working to createopportunities to foster analytical and problem solving abilities among its upper divisionengineering students. CET seeks to provide Junior and Senior-level students with undergraduateresearch and industry workforce experiences to better prepare them for graduate programs andfor highly evolving and technology-based labor market. The literature has reported for more thanthree decades the substantial benefits for underrepresented minorities (URM) when engaging inURE. A myriad of recent publications substantiates the importance of URE including increasedconfidence in research and professional skills, enhanced preparation for graduate school, andgreater clarity on future career pathways [4], [5]. Using grant-funded equipment and
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Complete Research: Investigation of Sense of Belonging to Engineering in an Introductory LevelEngineering ClassAbstractThis paper presents the complete research results of an evidence-based practice investigating students’ senseof belonging in an introduction to engineering class. Studies have shown that student sense of belonging inthe classroom, major, and institution can positively impact performance in future engineering classes andoverall retention rates. Sense of belonging has been identified as particularly important to the retention ofunderrepresented minorities and females. This research project explores the effect of embedding smallinterventions designed to improve engineering pre
quizand a survey immediately following the assignment. Following this, after a waiting period of twoweeks, all students will be given an unannounced pop quiz about the Dayanta, with the resultsbeing compared between the groups to look at the impact of the interactive system on both short-term and longer-term memory. Given this heuristic study, the authors believe this research willcontribute to a better understanding of the use of 3D models and interactive media containingthem in undergraduate instruction.7. AcknowledgmentsThis research is supported by the Construction Laboratory for Automation and SystemSimulation (CLASS) of The Ohio State University. The authors wish to thank the ASEEreviewers, whose comments have considerably improved this
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, could be tasked to look for the presence of certain words or phrases and count theiroccurrence. Coding can even happen generally as a qualitative summary of, or quotation from,an artifact or portion thereof18. For such qualitative data, the course designer may wish to lookfor themes represented in the wording, rather than the trends we see in discrete data. If thisproves difficult, the use of grounded theory20 can help to elicit themes out of such attribute data.Validate the analysis The research data collected from an artifact analysis looks to obtain an objectiveperspective on course content, but does not necessarily provide an authentic look at the day-to-day practices in the classroom. The best source of relevant data on in-class
Engineering· Ability to design something that does not already exist.· In short – engineers are problem solvers.· Engineers develop new technologies to make life better or more enjoyable.· Engineers transform natural resources into valuable products.· Engineering seems to blend technical knowledge with creativity.· Engineering is the practical application of accumulated scientific knowledge. … I consider it to be as much of an art form as it is a science.· Engineers push society in new directions by applying the knowledge and technology at their fingertips.Goals of Engineering – Why do engineers do what they do?· To make life in general easier for the client (not necessarily society), whether that means designing a better ballistic missile or
communicate effectively h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j) a knowledge of contemporary issues k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. l) an ability to apply principles of engineering, basic science, and mathematics (including multivariate calculus and differential equations) to model, analyze, design, and realize physical systems, components or processes, and to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas.Student outcomes a
technical assistance in 9 support writing/editing code, understanding new software languages, and learning new software engineering concepts Idea Student used LLMs for creative tasks such as 5 generation designing a system, understanding/following best practices, and approaching complex problems Professional Writing Student used LLMs for communication 6 aid support assistance in emailing instructional faculty and writing assignments
three areas in whichengineering education must justifiably direct considerable attention.4 The Enterprise model, bydesign and in practice, requires a high degree of interaction among team members and betweenstudent team members and faculty advisors and industry mentors. Research establishes that theseinteractions are the most predictive measures of positive change in college students’ academicand personal development and satisfaction.1 The Enterprise program, as a core imperative foreducating engineers for the future, teaches and trains students for professional practice – withpractice understood as the “complex, creative, responsible, contextually grounded activities thatdefine the work of engineers at its best”.7The program, with its emphasis
University of Nairobi, a Master’s of Science in Probabilities and Statistics and a Ph. D in Educational Research Design and Statistics both from Michigan State University. His primary teaching responsibilities are in the graduate educational research courses, educational statistics, and educational program evaluation. His research interests are in the utilization of hierarchical linear models in analyzing school, teacher, and classroom effects on student learning outcomes. Professor Bagaka’s has also been involved in studies utilizing hierarchical linear modeling to identify the value-added indicators of school and teacher effec- tiveness on student achievement. His recent work on the role of teacher characteristics and
progressively striving for sustainable development.Consequently, industries, including engineering, manufacturing, and design, have adoptedsustainability practices [2]. Particularly manufacturing industries are becoming ever moreconcerned with environmental issues as modern socio-economic systems depend heavily on themsince it greatly impacts worldwide development and progress. This trend is anticipated to continuebecause of the increased demand for consumer products from a growing global population withrising living standards [3]. Hence they now consider the link between production processes andthe environment a key consideration when making decisions [2]. And implementing sustainablemanufacturing techniques inside a company may help it become more
: 10.1108/00907320610648789.[44] M. Phillips, A. Van Epps, N. Johnson, and D. Zwicky, "Effective Engineering Information Literacy Instruction: A Systematic Literature Review," The Journal of academic librarianship, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 705-711, 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2018.10.006.[45] A. M. Fiegen, "Business Information Literacy: A Synthesis for Best Practices," Journal of business & finance librarianship, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 267-288, 2011, doi: 10.1080/08963568.2011.606095.Appendix A: Business Faculty Recruitment EmailSubject: Libraries study on teaching in businessDear [First Name of instructor],The University Libraries at UB is conducting a research study on the teaching support needs ofinstructors in
regarded. Students can boast aboutworking within a team as well as the intense practical experience they acquired while working on thisproject. Outstanding team members are acknowledged and rewarded publicly. For example, during theNJIT senior design presentations, outstanding members of Highlander Racing are recognized.5. Bibliography[1] DARPA online documents. Located at http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp.[2] Special Issue on the DARPA Grand Challenge (Part 1), Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 8, 2006.[3] Special Issue on the DARPA Grand Challenge (Part 2), Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 9, 2006.[4] Sebastian Thrun et al, “Stanley: The robot that won the DARPA Grand Challenge,” Journal of Field Robotics
Transformation (NEET) Living Machines (LM) thread and is also the instructor for 20.051, 20.052 and 20.053 which are the three classes entitled ’Living Machines’ required by all students participating in the LM thread. Dr. Kassis’ research interests lie at the convergence of engineering, biology, and computation. He is particularly interested in creating engineering tools to answer difficult biological questions. Dr. Kassis has worked on a variety of interdisciplinary research projects from elucidating the role of lymphatics in lipid transport to designing organ-on-chip microfluidic models to developing deep convolutional networks for biomedical image processing.Mr. William Dickson, General Motors Will graduated with a
-curricular (includingservice learning), and study abroad is provided. We also discuss the presence and integration ofinternational students and scholars and international research opportunities that currently engagestudents, and conclude with some recommendations to enhance internationalization.Internationalization Efforts in the College of EngineeringCurricular ProgramsThe CoE accounts for about 16% of the total undergraduate student population at VillanovaUniversity. All undergraduate engineering students complete a minimum of six courses withinthe humanities offerings in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The CoE is driven by thecore belief that the engineering profession serves society best by improving the lives of people.The CoE mission
, process improvement, and technology diffusion.Dr. Dave Yearwood, University of North Dakota Dave Yearwood, Ph.D., CSTM is Professor Emeritus in the School of Entrepreneurship. Yearwood was a Graduate Director in two disciplines and also the past chair of the Technology Department at the Univer- sity of North Dakota. Dave has been teaching in higher education for 31 years at the undergraduate and graduate levels (Community College, Technology Department, and the Ph.D. program in Teaching and Learning). Yearwood’s two research interests are: 1. Electronic Pedagogy—the purposeful use of techno- logical tools in education to enhance teaching and learning; and 2. The study of control or semi-automatic systems for use in
pioneers. In this project, participating femaleundergraduate students pursue leading-edge STEM research. At the same time, the studentsidentify, select, contact, interview, and transcribe a new oral history for the entire career offemale distinguished leaders, whose research and career align with the students’ goals. Throughthis process, the students are simultaneously participating actively as researchers in agovernment institution, receiving one-on-one mentorship with distinguished female leaders, andpreserving a critical part of the historic record (the oral histories) at IEEE. One desired outcomeis that the students are motivated by these experiences to graduate with STEM degrees, whichthereby increases the retention of women professionals
research literature represented by several factors including negative interpersonal relations,subtle and overt denigration of ability, favoritism toward men and majority students, experiencesof sexism, gender stereotyping, and delegitimization [11-15]. Research found this chilly climateto be a more challenging issue for women and minority students in academia than factors such aslack of financial support, recruitment practices, or faculty representation [16].Studies around URM student persistence found faculty support kept students motivated to remainin their engineering degree [9, 10, 17-19]. The literature also revealed two recent studies thatfound that receiving academic encouragement increases student self-efficacy [20, 21].Encouragement is a
increasingly emphasized thecultivation of culturally-aware and globally proficient engineers. In a world that is becomingmore interconnected, there is a growing demand for engineers who possess not only technicalexpertise, but also essential professional skills such as global awareness, effectivecommunication across diverse groups, and adaptability. International programs, comprisingstudy, internship, research, and service learning abroad, offer a means to nurture engineers with aglobal perspective. Nevertheless, engineering students often face competing priorities, such asinflexibility in curriculum and the emphasis on practical experience, which can act as barriers totheir study abroad plans. International internships offer a unique opportunity for
of three or four on the project. In the first half of the semester, each team producestwo documents. One is an initial design report that defines the design problem and typicallyidentifies the customer needs, metrics, and specifications for the project. The other document is aproposal that proposes a design concept to prototype. In the first half of the semester, while thedesign teams proceed through the design process and write the report and proposal, the studentswho are in Writing as an Engineer study best practices for writing these documents and assumeroles as lead writers on their teams. Moreover, at least one week before each submissiondeadline, the students in Writing as an Engineer submit a team draft for a critique session
, literature, “no Toleration of languages; design for beauty; artmusic, religion, connections” ambiguities. and photography; creativelanguages, “avoid if Understanding writing. Engineering andcultures) possible” cultural impact, aesthetics. “Engineers without Ethics in general. borders.”Social Sciences “not technical” Critical thinking Experience with a variety of(economics, “not scientific” about social people: volunteer work; outreachsociology, “avoid if impact; to public and communitypsychology, possible” Economics of organizations; work with elderly, engineering
study used predictor variables that related skills, pre-college characteristics, and social integrations in order to predict attrition rates from theEngineering College at the University of Michigan.19 Research by Dr. J Fredericks Volkwein atthe University of Albany and Alberto F. Cabrera at the Pennsylvania State University focused onthe factors that most directly influence classroom vitality.20 Further research was performed atPenn State University in order to study classroom environment and teacher practices on studentsatisfaction in a first-year engineering design course. Factors that were studied included thefollowing: instructor interaction and feedback, collaborative learning, instructor climate, andpeer climate within the classroom
United States,very little is known about the experiences of undergraduate engineering students who come fromlow-income backgrounds or are the first in their families to attend college. The scant researchthat does exist about low income, first generation students (LIFGs) is grounded in a deficiencymodel, focusing on what these students lack. Our project breaks with the existing scholarship byidentifying the ways in which LIFG knowledges and experiences outside the classroom,including the practical knowledge they develop in their lives and at work, could offer innovativeways for all students to define, solve and design for pressing engineering problems. Throughethnographic and collaborative research with LIFGs at a public engineering university
undergraduate physics nationwidefalls below the need for it as judged by physics instructors themselves. This situation has apotentially greater impact upon engineering than on physics in as much as computation plays amore prominent role in engineering than it does in current physics professional practices. Inaddition, it is arguable that the ways in which engineers use computation are considerablydifferent, not only in practice but also in concept, from those of physicists. It follows thatengineering stands to gain from a greater presence of computation in physics curricula, but onlyone thoughtfully designed by a dialogue between both these communities.The analyses and conclusions in this paper are based on the perspective of an experimentalphysicist
Society for Engineering Education, 2021 ETAC ABET and EvaluateUR-CURE: Findings from Combining Two Assessment Approaches as Indicators of Student Learning OutcomesIntroductionThere is a growing national demand for qualified graduates in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM). Engineering Technology (ET) programs at community colleges andcolleges/universities play an essential role in meeting this demand through the preparation ofstudents who are well qualified to enter the technical workforce. Students enrolled in accreditedET programs conduct design projects that provide opportunities to apply content knowledge andgain valuable workplace skills. These course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)greatly
’ performance in concept tests more than any other form of instruction[3]. This has encouraged further creative hands-on active learning solutions for the field ofengineering education. Hands-on learning modules have been developed and have been shown to engageinterest, teach concepts, and improve knowledge retention for students [4, 5]. These modulesmake concrete what may have been abstract concepts, allowing students to connect theory withexperience. This paper describes the concept, design, implementation and results of a novel HeatExchanger Module (HEM) used in a junior-level thermal/fluids laboratory course.Concept The HEM is designed to enable students to experiment with, and to validate heat transferconcepts in a portable and cost
Paper ID #14631On Becoming an Engineer: The Essential Role of Lifelong Learning Compe-tenciesJillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba Jillian Seniuk Cicek is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education in the Department of Biosystems Engi- neering at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. She is a research assistant for the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education in the Faculty of Engineering. Her research areas include outcomes-based teaching and assessment methods and tools, student-cantered instruction (SCI), the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate
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PBL make it a promising approach to facilitateparticipants in robotic competitions for knowledge acquisition, hands-on practice, and reflectiveinquiry for both STEM and soft skills.MethodsImplementing PBL in both FLL and FTC provides a robust framework for engaging teams inreal-world problem-solving while integrating STEM education with teamwork, research, androbotics design. FLL served the team during their younger years from K to 6th grade, while FTChas been instrumental from 7th grade to the current 11th, offering a continuum of learning andskill development opportunities. Each competition season spans from September to March orApril depending on advancement levels (Regional, State, World Championship), lasting 5 to 7months. Both FLL and