attached to neighboring letters to form a word by using interlockingfeatures that were hidden when viewed from the front. Additionally, each letter was comprised oftwo separate pieces that were connected using visible features. To provide an additionalchallenge for the students, each letter was machined from a different material and each piece wasfabricated three times to demonstrate the concepts of mass production and interchangeabilitywith other parts. Pairs of students were responsible for the design, tool path generation, andfabrication of each piece. The project has taken approximately one month and has beensuccessfully completed during two offerings of the course.IntroductionIn design and manufacturing courses in an engineering curriculum
statistically significant differences: Project work had stronger positive impacts onengineering majors when compared to non-engineering majors and on alumni who completedoff-campus projects when compared those who completed on-campus projects. Kruskal-Wallistests identified areas where impact either changed or remained stable over time. Findings providea unique perspective on the long-term impacts of project-based learning.IntroductionThis paper provides an overview of an evaluation study of the impact of formal project work forstudents who graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in science and engineeringmajors between 1974 and 2011. WPI has featured a project-based curriculum since the early1970’s. While there have been many studies of
apply the knowledge and skills required for researchand cooperative work, emphasizing the conscious and explicit development of skills. Designatedby the U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) as a promising and practical strategy to increasepost-secondary success, PLTL is a model of instruction for introductory STEM courses thatintroduces a peer-led workshop as an integral part of the course. In PLTL, a student who waspreviously successful in the course is recruited to lead students in weekly workshops to problemsolve and discuss course content. PLTL is known for its ability to help minority students succeed[14, 15, 16]. As a Signature Practice, PLTL is used in introductory CS courses [17, 18, 19].CAHSI’s Fellow-Net [7] is a powerful strategy to
[26], advises an alternative approach to validity and reliability. He believes theterms ‘reliability’ and ‘validity ’are too strict and restricted in the context of interviews. Inreplacement, he names four characteristics: Credibility, Confirmability, Transferability andDependability. He goes on to suggest that, ‘it can be helpful to minimize issues of legitimacy andcredibility by carefully collecting the same information from everyone who is interviewed’ [26].After the raw data from the interviews and problem-solving session has been collected, audioand video recordings will first be broadly explored and integrally (i.e. not modified from theoriginal recorded version) transcribed.Data AnalysisThematic analysis Transcriptions of the
Paper ID #12525Example of Academia / Industry Professional Organization Engagement inSTEM Outreach ActivitiesDr. Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M UniversityDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC Charles E. Baukal, Jr. has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an Ed.D., and Professional Engineering License. He is the Director of the John Zink Institute which offers continuing professional development for engineers and technicians. He has nearly 35 years of industrial experience and 30 years of teaching experience as an adjunct. He
Paper ID #23233Work In Progress: Using Current Crowdfunding Projects as Case Studies toEnhance Students’ Understanding of the Design ProcessDr. Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College Derek Breid is an assistant professor of Engineering Science at Saint Vincent College. His interests in- clude integrating active learning techniques into classic engineering courses, and studying the mechanical behavior of soft materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work In Progress: Using current crowdfunding projects as case studies to enhance students’ understanding of the
of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan Kathleen H. Sienko is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan (UM). She earned her Ph.D. in 2007 in Medical Engineering and Bioastronautics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, and holds an S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronau- tics from MIT and a B.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Kentucky. She co-founded the UM Center for Socially Engaged
seeking help related to mental health.Interview questions were grounded in the Integrated Behavioral Model, which recognizes theimportance of the perceived barriers and facilitators associated with mental health related help-seeking. Researchers used Braun & Clarke’s thematic analysis to identify emergent themesrelated to engineering students’ mental health help-seeking beliefs. Six major themes wereidentified: 1) An unsupportive engineering training environment creates stress, 2) Difficult workand time constraints create stress, 3) Supportive input from others promotes help-seeking, 4) Iftime is limited, mental health is a lower priority, 5) Students operate on a suck it up mentalityunless they’ve reached a breaking point and 6) Help-seeking
at the beginningof the module.4 For instance, for “Knowledge Processing”, students received the followingdescription: “[l]ocates, evaluates, integrates, and applies knowledge to support hypothesis.Assesses the accuracy of conclusions in literature.” The grader assigned scores on a scale of one(novice) to five (distinguished) and provided detailed feedback for the rating. The students thenviewed the detailed feedback on Canvas as well as their progress towards mastery through the“Outcomes” feature that is a colorimetric indicator of mastery.4For this study, the instructor graded all of the team reports for the Winter 2019 (W19; n=3)offering as well as an analogous number of reports from Spring 2018 (SP18, n=3) using both theTRAD rubric from
. Safety concerns form an integral part of electronic design andtest, and were enforced throughout this workshop. Upon placement of the fan blade on the motor(M1), and closure of the slide switch (S1), the fan spins and the lamp (L1) turns on. The light helpsprotect the motor from getting the full voltage when the slide switch is closed. A part of the voltagefrom the battery source drops across the lamp and the rest drops across the motor. The participantsremove the fan and notice how the lamp gets dimmer when the motor does not have to spin the fanblade. The parallel circuit using the lamp and fan is shown in Figure 14. In this connection, the lampdoes not change the current to the motor (M1). The motor starts a little faster than in the
Paper ID #39566Implementation of Actionable Gamification Design Framework in Machin-ingTrainingKrzysztof Kamil Jarosz, Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Research Assistant at RIT SMRGTrisha Gard-Thompson, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)Chao Peng, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Chao Peng is an Associate Professor of the School of Interactive Games and Media in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology. His research areas include but are not limited to virtual reality, gamification, high-performance graphics, and 3D interaction.Dr. Rui Liu, Rochester
learning of technical skills and cultural skills, and improved methods of blended learning and others. He works in the open educational resources area. He is Leader of an Innovation Group in Education in the UPM. He is Executive Director of OCW UPM Office and member elected of the Board of Directors of the OpenCourseWare Consortium. He is the author of many papers in engineering education, and he is a member of the Steering Committee and Co-chair for Europe of Frontiers Education Conference (FIE) and member of IEEE RITA Editorial Committee. He is IEEE Senior Member, Past Chairman of the Spanish Chapter and, as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society, he is currently Chair of the Distinguished
could be incorporated into an engineering capstone or senior designcourse and some have potential for freshman introduction to engineering course work (e.g.,exploration of the infrastructure types as an introduction to careers in engineering or a review ofthe Game Changers to showcase engineers as problem solvers and innovators). Use of theFailure to Act studies as part of life cycle cost analysis in engineering mathematics, design,and/or economics courses within an engineering program provides hands-on, real-worldexposure to applications of these concepts. These can be used to help meet or enhance ABET-accredited curriculum goals to “prepare students for engineering practices while incorporatingappropriate engineering standards and multiple
specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties in- clude assessment, evaluation and research for the ITL Program’s and BOLD Center’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder
and software simulations. Along the same line, students inthe treatment groups were surveyed about the advantages of implementing design-project in theircourse. Figure 5(b) shows the students’ agreement percentages regarding the followingquestions:Q1: Working on the design project, it encouraged me to see and relate the course subject mattersto real-life examples.Q2: The design project gave me an opportunity to exercise creativity.Q3: The design-based project helped me to remember the design-process and decision makingtools learned in Freshman and Sophomore engineering courses.Q4: The design-based project enhanced the course curriculum. 100% 93% 85% 87% 80
. Under these circumstances,it would be unlikely that we as a professoriate would respond to the voiced desire for a non-elitist application of higher education. Page 5.576.10Perhaps we could never seem to bring ourselves to accept self-pacing for students (includingthose who take too long), because the claim of our expertise was always open to potentialembarrassment if someone were to finish our course too quickly (like Jack London, and hisagreement with the Oakland school district). However, the efficacy of self-regulation is also animportant goal in many PSI courses and in our undergraduate curriculum in general. This,however, carries an
Raju, P.K., "Impact of Della Steam Plant CD-ROM in Integrating Research and Practice", 1998 North American Case Research Association, p. 118.9. Sankar, C.S., Raju, P.K., Kler, M. (1999), "Crist Power Plant: Planning for a Maintenance Outage", Business Case Journal, 5(1&2): 122-145.10. Raju, P.K., Sankar, C.S., Halpin, G., and Halpin, G., “Dissemination of Innovations from an EducationResearch Project through Focused Workshops,” Journal of SMET Education and Research, 3(3&4): 39-51,July-Dec. 2002.’11. Raju, P.K., Sankar, C.S., Halpin, G., Halpin, G., and Good, J. “Evaluation of an Engineering Education Courseware Across Different Campuses,” Frontiers in Education 2000 Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2000
this is typically done through grading after they submit their lab reports. • Students are not given an opportunity to fail. If we want them to be creative and try out Page 23.198.3 different solutions then failure should be allowed and not be disproportionately penalized. • In general, we felt that over the years we have erected artificial barriers between lecture and lab, while in reality we should strive to integrate the labs and lectures. • Many of our past labs were hands-on in the name only. We should strive to make lab experience as authentic as is practicable.II. Active learning in classroom and
Integrated Program for University-industry Collaboration. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 102, 386-391. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.753.22. Okudan, Gül E., Mohammed, Susan, & Ogot, Madara. (2006). An investigation on industry-sponsored design projects' effectiveness at the first-year level: potential issues and preliminary results. European Journal of Engineering Education, 31(6), 693-704. doi: 10.1080/03043790600911795.23. Gnanapragasam, Nirmala. (2008). Industrially Sponsored Senior Capstone Experience: Program Implementation and Assessment. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 134(3), 257-262. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2008)134:3(257)24. Franchetti, Matthew
2006-1335: INFORMATION VISUALIZATION APPLIED IN PRESENTING SOMEFUNDAMENTAL POWER SYSTEMS TOPICSPeter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg PETER IDOWU obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Toledo, Ohio in 1989. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio and is currently an associate professor of electrical engineering at The Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg.Gordon Brinton, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Gordon Brinton is currently a graduate student enrolled in the Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering program at The Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg.Harley Hartman, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Harley
includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Page 24.1133.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students’ Perspectives on Homework and Problem Sets in STEM CoursesIntroductionHomework is an integral part of virtually every university-level course, and a critical componentof the learning experience for students. It is the main
, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) William (Bill) Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has held courtesy appointments in Mechanical, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is a registered professional engineer and on the NSPE board for Professional Engineers in Higher Education. He has been active in ASEE serving in the FPD, CIP and ERM. He is the past chair of the IN/IL section. He is a fellow of the Teaching Academy and listed in the Book of Great Teachers at Purdue University. He was the first
mental models and tools by presenting and tackling moreill-defined real-world problems so that there is a natural transference of learning and practicetoward the students. This work provides an opportunity for educators, curriculum designers, andresearchers in this field to innovate instructional design and create methodologies to interrogate,pinpoint, and remedy potential misconceptions, which may be largely influenced by students beingunable to have a tangible outlet for which they can apply their learning of abstract and intangibleengineering concepts.Keywords: electrical engineering, electric circuit concepts, misconceptions, real-world electricalphenomena 1IntroductionOne of the goals of
Paper ID #15547Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive ApproachesDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learn- ing in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a
administrators at SHS, and have obtained their supportskills in computer programing with a major computer languagessuch as Java and Python. SLO 2: Students will develop simple and buy-in. The team is confident about delivering a user-software programs integrating core concepts of computer science, friendly app that provides a rich experience to students ofincluding lists, stacks, queues, trees, tables, graphs, recursion, SFSU by the end of next term.iteration, sorting, search, and hash table. SLO 3: Students will CatGen: This project is focused on developing andemonstrate basic skills in setting up database applications by educational web application for an introductory geneticsapplying core concepts of
Paper ID #18530Research Experiences for Teachers in Precision Agriculture and Sustainabil-ityDr. Bradley Bowen, Virginia Tech Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech in the School of Education’s Integrative STEM program. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master’s of Civil Engineering and an Ed.D. in Technology Education from N.C. State University. Using both his high school and industry work experience, Dr. Bowen specializes in professional development and outreach for integrative STEM education for K-12 educators.Dr. Alan R. Kallmeyer, North Dakota State University Alan Kallmeyer
-making and agency in migration,and the ways in which their positive identity development rested on having access and thereforecontrol over paid, and both career- and professional identity-building work opportunities.According to authors in this review, the instability displaced students experience as they developtheir professional identities was even more threatening when students are enrolled inengineering. This was primarily due to the culture of engineering and its focus on efficiency andrigor in the curriculum [31], evidenced by an “efficient and cost-effective transfer of a certainamount of content in a lockstep process” [77] (p. 258). Engineering plans of study are designedfor students in inherently stable situations, and for students like
higher-level problems [14]. Havingknowledge about AI systems will be vital for the evolving employment market of computerscience graduates [1, 14]. Creating correct prompts to ChatGPT is a crucial factor in receivingquality results, this is an area where instructors can assist the students if they take the time tolearn how to use the tool properly [6]. There is a consensus that ChatGPT will be integrated withcourses in the future; however, instructors must reassess their approaches to student assessments[16, 17].Ethics and AI Platforms:According to Pazzanese's 2020 analysis, the rapid integration of AI into numerous industries hasintroduced new ethical issues, such as workforce displacement, data privacy, and humanautonomy [18]. Furthermore, the
Paper ID #42024Inclusive Teaching Practices in Engineering: A Systematic Review of Articlesfrom 2018 to 2023Rajita Singh, University of Oklahoma Rajita Singh is a junior at the University of Oklahoma, where they are pursuing an English major with a minor in Psychology. Passionate about the improvement of education in all fields, they are involved in multiple projects centered on researching pedagogy. Their most recent involvement has been in engineering pedagogy, where they bring their writing skills and synthesis abilities.Dr. Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma Dr. Kittur is an Assistant Professor in the Gallogly
not satisfy either need. • Torus Attractor: Individuals rely on routine, predictability, and structure to maintain a sense of control over their lives. They categorize and organize everything to avoid the discomfort of the unknown. • Strange Attractor: Individuals exhibit open-mindedness and adaptability, embracing the potential for change and growth. This approach allows for continuous learning and flexibility in navigating an unpredictable world.Chaos Theory of Careers also integrates the concept of spirituality into career development,recognizing five key dimensions: • Connection: Feeling a sense of belonging to something larger than oneself, whether it be community, the world, or a spiritual force