application. To provide empirical support forour ideas and implementation, we present both quantitative and qualitative assessment datacollected from students using focus groups and survey. The goal of the assessment was tounderstand student motivation and to document students’ experiences working as a part ofinterdisciplinary teams.IntroductionEngineers are often motivated by the desire to have a real world impact through their work. Thisdesire is present not only among practicing engineers but also among engineering students andfaculty. Over the past couple of decades, engineering faculty members across institutions haveleveraged this motivation to design courses and experiences for students where they can make apositive impact in the life of
Paper ID #22684Enhancing Learning by Assessing More than Content KnowledgeProf. Renee Cole, University of Iowa Dr. Ren´ee Cole is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Iowa. Dr. Cole earned a B.A. in chemistry from Hendrix College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry from the University of Okla- homa. Her research focuses on issues related to how students learn chemistry and how that guides the design of instructional materials and teaching strategies as well on efforts related to faculty development and the connection between chemistry education research and the practice of teaching. She is a PI
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. Based on a research survey, we analyze whether studentsprefer ebooks or print editions. Comparisons are done across disciplines, level of the student(freshman to graduate), whether the student owns a laptop / desktop / tablet, student workcommitments, financial needs, and age; among other factors. Some professors give the option ofusing the ebooks, while others do not. Students may or may not know about the availability ofebooks for their courses and this may impact their decision to choose either option. Students maymake decisions to purchase ebooks or print edition based on cost, readability, availability, andability to take notes, impact on the environment, ease of use, logistics and the level of the usageof the book in a given course
Engineering Education ETD 345Cybersecurity Skills for Manufacturing TechniciansThe term “cyber hygiene” has been coined to help organizations and the public understandcommon cybersecurity threats and how best to avoid them. One definition of cyber hygiene is “areference to the practices and steps that users of computers and other devices take to maintainsystem health and improve online security. These practices are often part of a routine to ensureidentity safety and other details that could be stolen or corrupted” [3]. There are many onlineresources to help individuals and organizations of all sizes understand the risks and implementbest practices for their
is optimizing lean manufacturing in drug administration process. He is actively involved with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University In February 2021 Dr. Huang-Saad joined the Bioengineering faculty at Northeastern University and be- came the Director of Life Sciences and Engineering Programs at The Roux Institute (Portland, Maine). Dr. Huang-Saad has a fourteen- year history of bringing about organizational change in higher educa- tion, leveraging evidence-based practices at University of Michigan. She created the U-M BME graduate design program, co-founded the U-M College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship
possible and may be used to improve the existing braking systems. However, thissystem, as built, cannot achieve the performance required by the current braking standards. Besides the major milestones and project design, we will describe the lessons learned and assessmentof this project throughout the academic year. The educational impact of such project is assessed as well,focusing on the interdisciplinary nature of the approach.1. Introduction 1.1. Educational Context Capstone projects are a graduation requirement for our Engineering Technology program at DrexelUniversity. The capstone course sequence consists of 3 quarter-based courses, 3 credits each course, thatstudent need to complete during their senior year. During these
. Criteria for ABET ETAC Accreditation, III. Design an Assessment Process, IV.Analysis of the Approach, and V. Best Practices. The paper concludes with summary andrecommendations for future work.I. Overview of the Engineering Technology ProgramHistoryManufacturing in the state this engineering technology program is offered has continued to growin productivity and add value by automating processes and focusing on high-value productionactivities. Due to the automation, job roles in manufacturing have become more important forproduction and require a higher level of skill sets. For example, many traditional roles can bereplaced with the robotics coordinator. These high-skill jobs pay well, offer exceptional benefitsand high-tech environment. The
conferences. He served as a vice chair of the ASME IMECE technical committee on Composites and Heterogeneous Materials and currently serving as a Chair. He is the faculty advisor of the Sooner Powered Vehicle (SPV) Challenge team at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Saha has won numerous awards including Best Paper Award, Junior Faculty Research award, Faculty Performance Award for Research, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, and Special Doctoral Research Assistantship Award.Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Dr. Zahed Siddique is currently working as an Associate Professor at the School of Aerospace and Me- chanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest in Engineering Education are in
Preparation of exhibition material• Slides• Content• What to put in and not to put?III. MAPPINGThe RAII course was designed to promote and develop the ABET skills (g) the ability tocommunicate effectively, (i) the recognition of the need for continuous learning, and (f) theunderstanding of the ethics and professional responsibility. In this section we present the initialanalysis of these ABET skills.A. RAII and Ability (g): Ability to communicate effectivelyFollowing the studies by Pimmel [16], the best way to acquire the "professionals" skills are to:(a) provide opportunities to practice the skill, (b) give frequent feedback and (c) have structureddiscussion activities.The design of RAII allows students to formally immerse themselves into the
sufficient design experience to be involved in design tasks with higherlevel of difficulty. As a practicing engineer, by virtue of his obligation to public safety,Brad found it difficult to continue to perform design tasks that he was not confident hecould do well. On the other hand, Brad wished to prove himself and show his employerthat he was doing his best to perform the design tasks he was assigned because he had alegitimate interest in preserving and promoting his own career. Between these twoconflicting desires, Brad is caught. As a fresh out of college young engineer, Brad wasfull of hope for a bright future and thought that an easy way out of his dilemma could beachieved by talking to his supervisor to ask that his design be reviewed and
engineering. Sergio received his professional degree in industrial engineering at the University of Chile and his Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Michigan.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is an Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneurship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the
instructor is available once a week (8 h) tohelp the student solve exercises and explain physics concepts to clarify his/her doubts.Challenges and needs: It is important that the of instructor support schedule is is readily availablewhen help for the freshman student is needed. Moreover, students are sometimes ashamed and donot seek help. The results show that the best practice was attained when a specific topic wasscheduled for attendance instead of by ways of arbitrary advice.Video classesCharacteristics: The results show that the best practice was attained when short video lessons(about 5–10 minutes) were made available to students through video systems like YouTube6,7.Steps for implementing video classes: a short video about a specific Physics
thinking results in the development of a sound technical solution thataddresses customer needs, is feasible from a business perspective, and has societal benefit. It is difficult to develop the many professional skills needed by today’s graduates withinthe framework of engineering programs that are crowded by technical requirements. A creativeapproach is to utilize online learning modules. There are several advantages to the onlinelearning modules over the development of more traditional classroom content: • A large number of students, ideally all engineering students, can be required to complete the modules thereby having broad impact • The modules can be easily shared with other institutions for deployment • The modules can
for the RPGplayers. While playing the game, a message is received from an old friend murdered instructing you tolook for the killer with a reward of money and life insurance in return[11].2.2. Category 2: One Player GameThis category involves the games played by one person where the individual would be tested based onthe understanding of cybersecurity concepts introduced in the application. Gestwicki et. al [9] conducteda research on the observations and opportunities in Cybersecurity education game design and identifiedCyberProtect as a medium of learning with a very rich pedagogical content. The game developed byCarney Incorporation was created for the Defense Information Security Administration. It is usuallyplayed in rounds with the
Resources [10], • Additively Innovative Virtual Lecture Series [11]. Although coalition members developed a number of AM best practices [12-20] the coreof this paper is the evaluation of TTS as a unique tool for AM education. Overall, TTS is alearning approach designed to give hands-on instruction to AM instructors [3-4]. Webinars andMOOCS were also used to teach content and engage with AM educators. TTS sessions were heldbefore and during the Fall of 2019 in several states. Evaluation of the TTS was ongoingthroughout their delivery. The main coverage points of TTS-based AM learning were as follows. • Build your own printer, operate it, print some entrepreneurial parts and learn the key maintenance steps
men, such as heavy equipmentthat many women couldn’t move without assistance, and made recommendations to be moreinclusive in designing research and classroom experiences. They made note of toxic personalitiesthat contributed to chilly climates within certain programs or in certain subsets of those programs.They also heard at least one serious example of gender-based discrimination toward a professorthat severely impacted the opportunities for female students in the department and, consequently,required the institution involved to investigate thoroughly and take necessary correctiveaction.17,18,19,20,21NASA grouped together its analyses of family-friendly policies, sexual harassment and safety, thusanalyzing in a broad way the ancillary, but
there isn't existing knowledge within the company. Graduates should also be familiar with basic measurement practices. Engineers that cannot operate a caliper or micrometer correctly as basic engineering tools degrade confidence.• Validation processes are a critical knowledge gap. Most manufacturing processes require validation for new installations. Statistical evidence of machine capability is required for this process. In the growing technical manufacturing of our state this is critical for manufacturing engineers (all medical, lithium-ion battery, most automotive, etc). It is generally a best practice of manufacturing engineering as a means of documenting your process as being ready for production.• Basic and
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provide a sophisticated period to implement integratedenvironments for teaching/learning systems. It is in fact a way to reduce the evasion ofengineering courses, showing a glimpse of what it is to be an engineer and the wide varieties ofopportunities worldwide.COPEC - SCIENCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COUNCIL PERSPECTIVEThis is an organization of about 18 years of existence a multi-disciplinary organization that is aleader on advance science and its application to the development of technology serving society.It started its activities sixteen years ago and since then this organization has made a majorcontribution to the development of science and education, working to increase the best practicesin several research fields.Integration activities
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project managers (PMs)from each international team and a research project. The chapter is advised by two facultymembers and one graduate student, who oversee technical decisions, provide projectmanagement support, and coordinate group finances for international travel and constructionexpenses. International projects are also advised by technical mentors in industry who approveconstruction plans and accompany students during travel.Project overviewThe chapter’s work in Malawi has been active since 2014, with six borehole wells drilled in fourrural communities in the Sakata region outside Zomba. There are also plans to partner with twoadditional communities over the next five years. EWB-UD’s work is coordinated through a localnon-governmental
-appropriate literature and assessment activities designed to measure the children’s learning to atarget audience of LHS visitors, children ranging in age from 4th to 5th grade who visit themuseum. This final project has enormous potential for learning for both the undergraduatestudents and the younger children. The undergraduate students are given the unique experienceof determining how engineering lessons can be most effectively presented while the youngerchildren are exposed to interesting engineering research and applications in a format that isdesigned to attract and hold their attention. The lively interaction between undergraduates andthe visiting children is a rare opportunity for a diverse group of youth to interact with Universitystudents
skills andthe skills students acquire. Alves et al. [23] also present positive results based on the criticalreflection of industrial engineering faculty who work with active learning.Therefore, to get to know a panorama of excellence in teaching industrial engineering,strategies seen in the labor market can also be approached in universities. Benchmarking, forexample, allows comparisons between institutions to increase productivity and accelerateinnovations in the productive environment [24]. In the case of universities, it is possible tofind out what educational institutions are implementing and researching to increase the area'seffectiveness, directing engineering teaching based on the best practices adopted by otheruniversities and ensuring
elective for both seniors and graduate students. The curricula of these coursesdevote a considerable amount of time to students, developing an understanding of fundamentalsin highway design, traffic flow theory and traffic control. Thus, in my recent developedtransportation engineering course, computer micro-simulation tools are applied to provide ainteractive learning environment and engage students’ motivation in experiments and knowledgeconstruction. The course, covering an entire semester, is divided into two stages. The first half ofthe semester is to create a simulation learning environment for students to learn traffic modeltheory and control methods, while during the second stage, the students work on a real-lifeproject using traffic
. Journal of Developmental Education, 23(2), 2-4, 6, 8. 10. Boylan, H. R. (2002). What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education. Boone, NC: National Center for Developmental Education. 11. Engel, C E (1991) Not Just a Method But a Way of Learning, in Boud D and Feletti, G (ends) The Challenge of Problem Based Learning. London: Kogan Page. 12. Magill, S. L., & Herden, R. P. (1998, October). Using educational outcomes and student portfolios to steer management education. Journal of Management Education, 22 (5), 567-90. 13. Keefe, J. W. (1991). Learning style: Cognitive and thinking skills. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 14. Keefe, J. W
classroom and stilladdress the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) mandated by the Texas curriculum.One of the five centers is the North Texas STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)Center (NT-STEM Center). The NT-STEM Center is a partnership of Texas A&M Universityand several Texas Independent School Districts that promotes STEM education by researching,creating, and providing information on best practices for innovative teaching and learning.The focus of the NT-STEM Center is to work specifically with urban schools whose studentpopulation is composed primarily of at-risk students, from low income and minoritybackgrounds. The specific goals and objectives of the NT-STEM Center include: (1) raisingachievement levels in Math and
interpretations regarding cognitive processing (i.e. global versus analyticprocessing). Research studies have found that the elements of sound, light, temperature, design,perception, intake, chronobiological highs and lows, mobility needs, and persistence appear to bebiological in nature. Sociological elements as well as motivation, responsibility (i.e. conformity),and the need for structure are thought to be developmental in nature.The PEPS consists of 100 questions on a Likert scale. This instrument uses a standardizedscoring system that includes scores that range from 20 to 80. The scale is further broken downinto three categories. These categories are referred to here as Low, Middle and High. The Lowcategory represents standard scores in the 20 - 40
Paper ID #13961What is global preparedness? Arriving at answers in collaboration with stu-dent engineers working with underserved communities globallyDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary
Campus. Heather teaches courses in human-centered design, com- puter science, human health and longevity, and information and communication technologies for global development. Her research interests include exploring the potential of interdisciplinary education and effective collaboration to solve complex global issues; developing novel, low-cost, and effective health- promoting and health-restoring devices; and innovating in the areas of biotechnology, human longevity, and digital health.John K. Bennett, Inworks; University of Colorado - Denver c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Inworks: Making Things that MatterAbstract Inworks is a new initiative of