purpose of plans and how to assemblethem. Structural Steel Design is a required course for fourth-year students in the CivilEngineering Technology program. It involves the design of structural members and frames andtheir connections in steel structures. Topics include principles of structural design and the codeof ethics in engineering practices, structural loads and systems, steel grade and shapes, steelframing and deck design, tension members, compression members, non-composite beams, beam-columns, column base plates, bolted connections and welded connections.The EOP framework provides guiding principles for engineering educators to incorporatesustainability concepts into their courses. The aim of this study is to integrate the EOPframework
, gain a minimum of four years ofworking experience, and pass two intensive competency exams to earn a P.E. license from theirrespective state's licensure board. One of the main goals of enforcing a P.E. license is to ensureengineering graduates follow ethical responsibility to protect public health, safety, and welfare.Currently, every state regulates the practice of engineering to ensure public safety by grantingonly Professional Engineers (PEs) the authority to sign and seal engineering plans and offer theirservices to the public [10].Historical data to regulate engineering practices in the United States dates back to the early1900s when the state of Wyoming established licensing requirements in 1907 [10]. The country'swestward expansion
semester. This includes them attending one lecture/discussion of their peers. ● Team lead and facilitate one 396 discussion/lecture. Students will plan and facilitate a topic in 396 that will be approved by the instructor.After completing ENES 397 and a research project, students will earn undergraduate CIRTLassociate certification.Course outcomes for these seminar-like classes were aligned with the mission of CIRTL toinclude Teaching as Research, Evidence-Based Teaching, Learning Communities, and LearningThrough Diversity. These outcomes can be found in Appendix A [8].Methodology for assessment:In this small case study, qualitative methods were used to assess the effectiveness of the seminar.Three stages were used to gain
example in Figure 4(b) is a typical detection problem toillustrate the use of Bayes’ theorem in a binary communication system to calculate posteriorprobability of 𝑃[𝐴|𝐵] based on the prior probability 𝑃[𝐴] and the conditional probability 𝑃[𝐵|𝐴].The instructor plans to cover the Bayes’ theorem and walk through this example problem in class.In the pre-class quiz problem shown in Figure 4(c), students are presented with the setting of thisexample. However, they do not need to do any actual calculations, but to focusing on interpretingsome of the key probability notations that will be necessary for solving the in-class problem. Thispractice of translating the word descriptions of probability-related information into mathematicalexpressions is
for agri-PV solar panel racking systems. Panel placement should optimize (a) growing conditions for seasonal crops (e.g., dappled light, optimal temperatures), and (b) efficient power generation (e.g., angle of panels). Students learn mechanical and electrical engineering as they design mobile PV structures. ● Planning fall and spring garden beds in the Sonoran Desert. To collect, analyze, and report on agri-PV data, students must be able to recognize parts of plants. However, they often struggle to differentiate between flowers, flower buds, fruits, and leaves. Students arrange parts of plants collected from native species in the Sonoran Desert, as well as food crops cultivated by
‘first edition’ of a studio project later in the term. This is important to noteas previous design days events were stand-alone events and missed a critical opportunity for thestudents to reflect on their learning and improve their designs. While this dual change of being1 While AE has never given out grades based on the work produced during Design Days, there have been occasionsin other engineering programs where a participation grade was awarded.fully in-person once again, and the planned integration into a design studio project marks 2022 asunique to the previous years, it benefitted greatly from the design days immediately preceding it.The first benefit from previous AE design days’ online and hybrid activities was the addition ofmultiple
version of the PSVT:R administeredto first-year engineering students at a mid-sized, public university in the United States. We usean exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the number of latent variables being measuredby the instrument in our data. We determine the number of latent variables to be one, with goodreliability, which is consistent with the paper-based instrument. In future work, we plan to use aconfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to show evidence of validity of the computer-based PSVT:R.Introduction It is well-established in literature that spatial skills are strongly correlated with academicsuccess in STEM. In particular mental rotation (MR) has been shown to correlate with coursegrades and retention in engineers [1
facilitators created diverseteams by grouping students with contrasting Emergenetics profiles and demographics. Theresulting teams were made up of students of varying backgrounds, genders, majors, experiencelevels, and thinking and behavioral preferences.Strategy SessionOn their assigned day, one to three teams assembled in a conference room approximately onehour prior to the escape room activity for a planning session that included a brief lesson on howto strategize as a team. Each student was given a pad of paper and a pen while each team wasgiven a flip-chart-sized paper and several markers of varying colors. First, students were asked tolist 4-5 personal perceived strengths and 2-3 perceived weaknesses that they brought to the groupthrough the
the weekly planning meeting with the facilitators and the professor throughout the semester, also meeting weekly with the PLUS program coordinator and fellow PCs to engage in a variety of professional topics.VI.Methodology: In this study, we use a quantitative approach to analyze the data and investigate the impact of SI/PLUS on student performance. In the future, we plan to use a mixed methods approach by codifying qualitative survey responses for deeper analyses. Three forms of quantitative data were collected: 1. SI Attendance: Attendance data was documented by the SI leader at the start of each session and reported to the Learning Center, where the SI Coordinator maintained a database that connected with the
identifyingsituations where students perceptions vary. This can lead to various misconceptions. Overcomingthese misconceptions is very critical to success in restructuring the knowledge base of thestudents.Secondly, exploration. This phase is for the participants to begin planning a study that will enablethe knowledge necessary to overcome the misconceptions in phase 1.Thirdly, explanation. In this phase, the student is trying to collect the data throughexperimentation, then make the necessary data summaries that will enable him or her toovercome misconceptions. The new knowledge gained through experimentation must beintegrated with other experiences stored in their knowledge base so the sum is useful forexplaining other observed phenomena.Fourthly, action
Talk w/ grad faculty Senior Year Decide grad advisor Complete Acc MS coursework Start undergrad research Continue undergrad research 2nd Semester Junior Year Final Semester Senior Year Develop Course Plan Apply for Graduate School File Acc MS paperwork End Figure 1. Accelerated BS/MS Flowchart © American Society for Engineering
introduction quadrant contained information neededby the audience to understand the motivation for the project. This included relevant backgroundinformation to identify a salient problem and the innovation of the student’s project. The methodssection outlined the plan to accomplish the previously discussed innovation, including detailsabout necessary data to be collected and equipment to be used. Results presented key data, andconclusions/future work summarized key points and future directions.At the first meeting, graduate students presented the structure of the quad slide and provided atemplate for the students. The students also spoke briefly about their advisor, their advisor’s fieldof study, and any basic details about their project they were
curriculum and the robotics kits into their mathematics and scienceinstruction. The professional development included information and hands-on experiences in theMedibotics program to enhance their STEM instruction. The curriculum was developed as away for students to apply classroom lessons to real-life problems. Teachers also receivedinstruction on how to develop standards-based lesson plans as the curricula is aligned withcontent standards in science and mathematics.The Virtual Medibotics project was developed to create and implement a fully on-lineprofessional development program that would enable STEM teachers to access the Mediboticsteaching resources online and implement the Medibotics program in their classroom [12].Through the utilization of
) Grant (DUE 2120936). Anyopinions and findings expressed in this material are of the authors and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the NSF.References[1] D. McKenzie, "Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition," American Economic Review, vol. 107, pp. 2278-2307, 2017.[2] C. C. Y. Kwong, P. Thompson, and C. W. M. Cheung, "The Effectiveness of Social Business Plan Competitions in Developing Social and Civic Awareness and Participation," Academy of Management Learning & Education, vol. 11, pp. 324-348, 2012/09/01 2012.[3] S. Kulturel-Konak, "Overview of Student Innovation Competitions and Their Roles in Stem Education," in 2021 Fall
andtime-consuming tasks like data collection, floor cleaning, building components production,building components assembly, material handling, construction surveying, and monitoring2. Thefocus of research in the field of robotics is shifting from controlling a single robot towards multi-robotic systems that work together, especially heterogeneous systems2. These types of systemspromote better performance, broader space coverage, and improved energy utilization, specificallyin aerial-ground systems3. Controlling an aerial-ground team of robots requires precise high-leveltask planning and robust and fast coordination mechanisms. In the studies2, 3, a decentralizedapproach was chosen for the applications because it gives the best performance when
students (linking to relatedness). The assignment had two parts- a plan and an and are they willing and able to reduce those gaps for future students? implementation. Five weeks into the spring semester, members from each team used one of their - How do first-year AE students feel about teaching aspects of their group project, “Teams recurring meetings to present their plan and get instructor feedback on each tool idea. Their plans Teaching Engineering”? And can some of the reasons they like the project be traced back
humanitarian engineering topics in research. Currently, she is investigating the connections between humanitarian engineering projects, professional formation, and views of diversity and inclusion.Courtney Deckard, Lipscomb UniversityHannah Duke, Lipscomb University Hannah Duke is an undergraduate student in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. Hannah is studying mechanical engineering and plans to continue on to graduate school, following the completion of her undergraduate degree, to get a master’s degree in Architectural Design. She is currently researching the effects of humanitarian engineering projects on views of diversity and inclusion and professional development.Makenzie CohnNatalie
presented in this paperpoint to many students describing relatively good psychological safety, to explore how studentdiversity and participation on specific teams impact the results, we further analyze andcontextualize the survey data and will conduct future research using interviews. In particular, weare interested in exploring how psychological safety and team culture are related and howminoritized students experience working on diverse teams. We plan on using these findings toimprove inclusivity on student-organized teams and to promote awareness of concerns related tostudent psychological safety among project advisors.Literature ReviewTeam formation and function has been studied in engineering classrooms for decades [3–5].Some research also
programs were taught by adjunct faculty in the early days of the program. When theday mechanical engineering program started, the string of adjuncts who had taught the eveningcourse were not available to the new full-time day instructor. As a result, the author developed anew, three credit version (per the ME academic plan) of the course with little outsideconsultation. About a year after the formation of the day version a full-time faculty membertook over the evening cornerstone/intro course which resulted in more opportunity forcollaboration and sharing of resources between the versions. This change provided goodcontinuity between the introduction course and subsequent courses in the programs. Further, therigor of the evening course was further
, it has been difficult to prove the benefits of field trips to both the students and thefield trip hosts [13]. In order to reap the benefits of field trips, previous studies emphasize theimportance of preplanning [13-15]. When planning a good field trip, many instructors match theobjectives of the field trip to the topics that the students are learning in class [16-18]. Onecommon intended benefit of an engineering or technology field trip is to give students exposureto a specific industry and the subjects discussed in class [16], [17]. Field trips are also used inintroduction courses to give the students hands-on experience with the unfamiliar subject [18],[19]. Numerous studies have found other benefits of field trips, including enjoyment of
career-development activities to bolster their readiness for post- graduation. 3. Be exposed to a wide variety of career options in STEM. 4. Learn details about graduate school. 5. Broaden their scientific network through multiple means. 6. Demonstrate scientific communication. 7. Acquire and demonstrate scientific knowledge in materials science. 8. Demonstrate competency in scientific ethics. 9. Develop and plan for participation in an outreach/broader impact activity. 10. Develop a sense of belonging in their role as a citizen in the scientific community.Program Structure and BackgroundPenn State University has a long-standing summer research program for undergraduates inmaterials research that has been supported by a
competitive edgein STEM [6].The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the traditional residential REU experience atuniversities and colleges, halting many plans for summer undergraduate research. Studentslost jobs and internship opportunities. With a whole cohort of students and faculty at risk, theComputing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) researchers realized that theAffinity Research Group model [7] could be migrated to the virtual environment, providingfaculty and students with research experiences and opportunities that would otherwise be lost.During the summer of 2020, supported by a NSF grant, 51 students and 21 faculty participatedin a virtual REU (vREU) 8-week experience. The results from this work have been analyzedand are shared
thinking embeddedin the course activities (e.g. screencasts)? What were these changes?TAs and instructors pointed out that flexible structure in facilitating activities like prototyping,sketches, and cardboard design allowed students to think different aspects of the needs ofstakeholders. As observed by a TA, “before students think of stakeholders as “barriers” inengineering but now they integrated or internalized the needs of stakeholders in their designs, theimportance of the product and thus beginning to see stakeholders not as a barrier but a mediumto inform their plans and that describes more about empathy and digging deeper on the whyquestions.”Table 4. Students’ perception of systems thinking as perceived by the instructors and TAs
continues to be a challengeirrespective of the learning environment, either face-to-face or remote classrooms. Hence, educators haveto continue to find ways to strengthen team-work and team building among the students.IntroductionSeveral studies show that engineering students across educational levels are motivated in alearning environment that incorporates active learning instructional practices. Lesson plans thatemploy experiential learning activities that relate with the students’ daily lived experiencesincreases the interests of engineering students [1]. Teaching high school students engineering ischallenging because many things contend for the attention of the students. The attention span ofmost high school students today is short due in part
midwestern university to betterunderstand the immediate impact of the pandemic on retention of women in engineering.Review of LiteratureSelf-efficacy can be defined as “an individual’s perceived level of competence or the degree towhich she or he feels capable of completing a task” [8]. In an academic program, self-efficacyimpacts choosing a plan of study that aligns with a desired profession that you anticipate joiningafter obtaining your degree. In this way, self-efficacy has direct impact on the recruitment ofwomen into engineering programs of study, as women must first see themselves as a successfulengineer before committing to an engineering major. Additionally, self-efficacy is demonstratedin individual courses, as students choose classes and
process is divided into three phases: identification, planning, and implementation, with eachphase producing a deliverable [24]. Phase 1, the identification phase contains steps 1 - 3 of theevaluation process. This phase centers on understanding the evaluation program and its overallpurpose, leading to a statement of work (SOW). Next, phase 2, the planning phase contains steps4 - 6 of the evaluation process. This phase explores the program in more detail, deciding on datacollection, methods to use, and furnishes an evaluation proposal for the SEnS-GPS leadershipteam to review. Once the internal evaluation project proposal is approved, the evaluation teamconducts phase 3, the implementation phase. This final implementation phase contains
fashion designs that were desirable to clients. This skill is relevant to engineering as engineers consider clients’ specifications when planning designs.Later publications from this project expanded this work by elaborating on these findings andexploring other facets of Latinx youths’ funds of knowledge,11 for example, by focusingprimarily on funds of knowledge obtained in the context of workplaces.12Other scholars have offered different frameworks for understanding engineering-related funds ofknowledge. For example, building from Smith and Lucena’s research on first-generation, low-income undergraduate engineering students,13, 14 Verdín et al. created and validated surveymeasures to identify the
spring quarter events.January and March events were in person and attendance was not recorded (orange star).Our biggest challenge following the shelter-in-place orders was to adjust a larger event originallyplanned for April: a half-day symposium entitled "Teaching to Engage the Multi-PerspectiveClassroom", centered around themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our planned formatconsisted of 2 talks followed by a lightning talk session with 4 speakers that would segue into apanel. It was already clear in April, after just one month working virtually, that “Zoom fatigue”was a very real phenomenon, now well-documented as the particularly exhausting nature ofvideo calls [7,8]. Therefore, a full-day event would not be a preferable format. We
/Planned: For our department, a final document (oral/writtencommunication) is required for the internships/research experiences that receive credit. To helpthe students obtain more content for their meetings, I started requiring the students taking theinternship and undergraduate research courses to perform the required presentation for this workat a chapter meeting. This provides a formal situation for the presentation; however, the studentaudience can be viewed as friendly. This approach then allows younger students to see futureopportunities while learning from the internship/research experience. Not every faculty specifiesthe chapter meeting for the document, but involving several faculty can quickly fill the meetingslots.For the current ABET
” says about the “I”) develops identity and can explain their What narratives do superstar elementary past and future actions [5]. teachers of engineering construct about their Figure 2: Model for Conceptualizing Teacher Professional Identity BIBLIOGRAPHY engineering teacher professional identity? RESEARCH PLAN 1 National Academy of Engineering, Building Capacity for