Social Components:All REU students are required to attend a weekly seminar program. Our 2004 program involvedthe following topics: • Membrane Science and Technology in the 21st Century (presented by the REU Director) • How to read a Technical Paper (presented by the UC Vice-President for Research) • Research Methods (presented by the REU Co-Director) • Intellectual Property (presented by the Director of the UC Intellectual Property Office) • Research Ethics (presented by the Director of the Emerging Ethnic Engineers program) • Post-Graduate Opportunities (presented by a new female Assistant Professor) • Critical Thinking (presented by the Associate Head of Chemical & Materials Engineering) • Mind Your Manners (presented by a
AC 2009-420: TWO PERSPECTIVES ON PEER REVIEWJulie Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp is Associate Professor of the Practice of Technical Communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School. She designs and instructs combined engineering lab/technical communication courses and a technical communication course for engineering majors. A communication consultant, she has clients in industry and educational and professional organizations. She has published and presented numerous articles on communication and learning styles, including for ASEE and FIE conferences. In 2004, she earned ASEE Southeastern Section's Thomas C. Evans Award for "The Most Outstanding Paper
evident that these skill sets, in particular entrepreneurially-minded education, arevaluable in preparing undergraduate engineering students to join the complex, technology-enabled, global 21st-century workforce [10]. In addition to integration into classrooms byindividual faculty members, programs like the NSF-funded I-Corps™ for Learning program (I-Corps™ L) have supported this shift in curriculum and aim to improve the scalability ofeducational innovations by leveraging the entrepreneurial mindset [10].The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) values EM for its potential to graduateengineering students who go on to “create personal, economic, and societal value through alifetime of meaningful work” [10]. The EM is often discussed in
AC 2012-3973: INVOLVING STUDENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL TECH-NOLOGY EXCHANGEDr. Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University Clifton Farnsworth received B.S. and M..S degrees in civil engineering from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Utah. He worked as a geotechnical engineer for eight years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University.Prof. Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University Mark Lords received B.S. and M.Acc. degrees in accounting from Brigham Young
, engineers and technicians to fuel the transition from macro- to nano-engineering will be a great challenge 1.One of the initial steps for the development of new curricula is a clear notion of the keyconcepts or habits of mind that will remain with a learner long after the actual learningexperience has ended. Wiggins and McTighe have coined the term “enduringunderstandings” for these essential, long-term outcomes 2. However, enduringunderstandings should not be the only focus of effective curricula; effective pedagogical Page 22.1038.2methods and learning strategies that help learners make sense of such concepts must alsobe incorporated. These pedagogical
own world views which have been developed and formed over their lifetimes [2]. Students'world views often differ greatly from that of scientists and engineers. Often, due in large part tothese differences, students emerge from our classes with serious misconceptions [3] -[ 7]. In recent years, a number of writing techniques have evolved that make use of variouswriting-to-learn strategies within the domains of engineering, mathematics, and the sciences [8] -[15]. The use of writing in introductory physics classes for non-majors may help students developtheir critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In addition, writing can help them identify andconfront their misconceptions about a specific topic in physics. Science classes in
provide useful orientationand analysis:• From Disaster to Discovery (1987) is a collection of live ABC news stories about Challenger, including background of all the astronauts, interviews with flight observers and McAuliffe’s students, and light analysis [24]. This is an excellent resource for bringing the disaster to life.• The Truth about Lies (1989) is an episode of Bill Moyers’ The Public Mind series that examines deception. It includes an extensive interview with Roger Boisjoly, a Thiokol engineer specializing in SRB seals and joints. A transcript is available online [25]. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for
Paper ID #37741Praxis in Preventing Depression through Classroom Activityby Prioritizing Authentic Interaction: A Theory of ChangeDavid Robert Bruce (Assistant Professor) Professor David Bruce has a multidisciplinary engineering background with extensive experience in clean energy technologies, in particular fuel cells and energy storage. From a technological standpoint Dr. Bruce believes that many of the environmental challenges facing society stem not from a technological constraint but from a gap in societal penetration. Assessing how technology integrates with society and asking questions about how people are
Session 3561 Teaching Students, Not Texts Scot Douglass Herbst Humanities Program, University of Colorado--BoulderContext “What works and doesn’t work?” in the integration of an engineering curriculum with thehumanities has been a question we’ve been asking since the fall of 1989 when the College ofEngineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, began a new andinnovative program of Humanities for Engineers. This program was made possible by thegenerous gift of an alumnus, Clarence Herbst, Jr. (Ch. E., ‘50). Now in its eighth year, theprogram
environment; however, students vary in their approaches and ability to acquiremetacognition [2],[5]. It is well established in the literature that metacognitive awareness ispositively correlated to favorable course outcomes [6]-[9]. Further, introducing students tometacognition and related concepts has also been shown to lead to improved learning outcomes[10]-[15]. Importantly, benefits have been observed with minimal interventions consisting ofsimply introducing concepts of metacognition to students [16].With the above in mind, a series of online resources was developed and deployed within a corefirst-year engineering course at the University of British Columbia, a large Canadian research-intensive university. The intent was to aid students in their
, and maintaining openness to listen to approaches presented by youngengineers, farmers, and exports from around the world.1.2 Introduction to the Internship ProgramInternational exchanges in Engineering are important and widely received as valuable [11, 12, 13].Over the last decade or more, there has been a surge in global programs as co-curricular andextracurricular activities for students on campus [14]. The need for global minded engineers isevident as industries have seized on globalization opportunities and it is now the norm to haveteams working across the globe. It is important for workforce development but also for humandevelopment that students learn to work on engineering project that are international and thatengineering programs
AC 2008-2856: NAVY OUTREACH: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONPARTNERSHIPDouglass Sugg, Navy Department Head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Corona, California Board member of several professional Measurement Science organizations.John Fishell, STEP Attorney and Counsel Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) Executive Board of Directors Page 13.921.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NAVY OUTREACH: The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ProgramAbstract:The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) is addressed as an
Paper ID #37811High Impact Practices in LEAP: an NSF S-STEMScholarship ProgramAfsaneh Minaie Afsaneh Minaie is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nanotechnology, Data Mining, and Databases.Reza Sanati-mehrizy (Professor)Janis P Raje (Technical Writer
Functional Representations in Conceptual Design: A First Study in Experimental Design and Evaluation Julie S. Linseya, Matthew G. Greena, Michael Van Wieb, Kristin L. Wooda, and Robert Stoneb a The University of Texas at Austin/ bUniversity of Missouri-RollaAbstractFunctional modeling is an abstraction technique intended to help engineering designers performconceptual design. Functions are constructs that describe a transformation between an input flowand an output flow. A primary characteristic of functions is their independence from thephysical aspects of a device or artifact. In this sense, functions are form independent
Development of Heat Transfer Laboratory Experiments Utilizing Student Design Teams Robert F. Harder, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering George Fox University Newberg, OR 97132AbstractTeams of students designed and developed experiments for a new four-credit course in heattransfer at George Fox University as a part of their initial laboratory experience. Over the pastthree years, students have developed eight experiments that cover a broad range of conduction,convection and radiation phenomena. The new heat transfer
. Page 9.927.19 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSAFETY The experiment has been designed for safety in mind, although human error can alwayscause injury. Remember the initial length of the springs before they are used in the systemsince any deformed spring contains energy. Care should be used to prevent the spring fromshooting away from the experiment as this might cause a soft tissue injury. The LabVIEW codemust run in its entirety to prevent any non-zero voltage from crossing the motor leads. Part ofthe LabVIEW code does account for setting the motor voltage to zero.PRE-LABORATORY
AC 2012-3558: SUCCESS OF JOINT PROGRAMS BETWEEN JUNIORAND SENIOR COLLEGESDr. Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New YorkProf. Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York Ardie D. Walser is a professor of electrical engineering and the Associate Dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York of the City University of New York. Walser is a former Divi- sion Chair of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of the American Association of Engineering Education (ASEE). He has collaborated in the creation and implementation of numerous faculty devel- opment workshops that have been held throughout the country. Walser has given many workshops and
facilitate and promote aninclusive atmosphere, faculty can also start with a small but impactful step- the act of activelylistening and thus validating students’ experience with an open mind [10].Story 3: ‘School above anything else’: The Human Aspect of InclusionWhen we asked Alice to describe engineering educational culture in general, she described theclassroom as having limited “robot-like” or impersonal interactions between students andfaculty. On the contrary, when asked to identify an aspect of the engineering college that wasinclusive, Alice drew a blank for a moment, then placed the students in extra-curricular studentorganizations as a bright spot for inclusion. The engineering classroom itself and her interactionswith professors were
Paper ID #18884Grade-a-thons and Divide-and-Conquer: Effective Assessment at ScaleMs. Brittany Ann Kos, University of Colorado, Boulder Brittany Kos is a PhD student at the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her primary work is in undergraduate Computer Science Education and studying student hackathons from a feminist lens.Dr. Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder Sarah Miller provides vision and leadership for the recruitment, retention, and success of outstanding and diverse students, faculty, and staff to the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. As
opportunity to lead an impactul Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Principles of Engineering (PoE) course, a project-based learning survey of the engineering discipline. Since the Summer of 2015 I have been privileged to work with the Texas A and M Sketch Recognition Lab (TAMU SRL) to evaluate a couple of online tutorial tools (Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)) currently under development, Mechanix and Sketchtivity, that provide immediate constructive feedback to the students and student-level metrics to the instructors. I presented on this work at the state and national PLTW Conventions and at CPTTE in 2016. I also spent 5 semesters beginning the Fall of 2015 taking online courses learning how to construct and deliver online courses
engage with others, regardless of who they are or what positions they hold, which was a problem for me going into this class. The course focused on the rebuilding of Christchurch after earthquake damage, which provided an opportunity to see how people addressed real-world engineering conflicts and solutions. Overall, I feel much more comfortable communicating with new faces and facing challenges with an open and focused mind.”Identify and discuss significant elements of the international host country’s history, culture,contemporary social issues, and/or contextual sustainable development goals investigated whileabroad. “Another thing that I thought was cool was the revival and interest in [indigenous
Paper ID #34546A Grounded Theory Analysis of COVID-19 Information and ResourcesRelayed Through University Webpages: Implications for a More InclusiveCommunityDr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri is an Engineering Educator and People Researcher. She currently heads Global People Research and Analytics at McGraw Hill, where she leads research leveraging employee data to generate data-driven insights for decisions impacting organizational Culture and Talent. Her research interests include assessing the impact and effectiveness of inclusion initiatives as well as employing in- novative, ethical and inclusive
Paper ID #23645Exploration of Expert and Novice Reasoning in Mechanics of SolidsMs. Johanna Paulette Doukakis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Johanna P. Doukakis is an Interdisciplinary Studies Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University as well as an adjunct professor at Drexel Univerisity. She received her BS in Civil Engineering and MS in Structural Engineering from Rutgers University. Her research interests focus on how expert engineers reason and how this can be used to better facilitate student learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploration of expert and
Paper ID #17555The Challenges and Lessons Learned in Establishing a Travel CourseDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Tech- nology (China), and the M.S. degree in Applied Statistics and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University. She is an assistant professor in engineering and technology at Western Car- olina University. Her research interests are statistical signal processing, diagnostics, and particle swarm optimization.Dr. Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University Dr. Paul Yanik is an
the management of technology. This is a long established practice,particularly in the training of doctoral students who will be studying the management of realengineering organizations, although it is underreported in the current periodical literature. Theusefulness of this technique to practicing engineers and engineering managers, as distinguishedfrom researchers, will be discussed as a basis for justifying its application to undergraduateengineering students who may have no present interest in a career in research. Particularattention will be given to two evolving areas: student choice of projects; student critiquing ofprojects.No justification is required for the choice of projects by the instructor; from experience, theinstructor can
SESSION 2330 The Learning Portal Richard L. Upchurch, Judith E. Sims-Knight University of Massachusetts DartmouthAbstractUndergraduate engineering education is experiencing a paradigm shift, from teacher-centered tostudent-centered pedagogy characterized by student teamwork and integrative curricula 1. Theresearch and experiences underlying this shift have revealed that effective learners not only learnactively, but they develop an awareness of their skills in learning, and engage in self-assessmentand reflection. Research in psychology has found that the
Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDuring the CIM workshop students perform a set of tasks such as installing and testing harddrives, network cards, video cards, upgrading memory and simple faultfinding exercises. TheCIM unit is an option within the ECU computing science degree requirements however it is afull credit unit. This unit has consistently been oversubscribed and attracts students bothfrom other faculties within ECU and from other universities within the Perth area. Studentson this unit have included IS management students, Multi-media students, 11 as well asstudents studying dance and drama. The lack of any mandated perquisites may have
AC 2010-323: ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH GREAT PROBLEMSBrian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brian Savilonis is a professor in Mechanical Engineering; he has been at WPI since 1981. His teaching and research is primarily in thermofluids and biofluid mechanics. Email bjs@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-5686.David Spanagel , Worcester Polytechnic Institute David Spanagel recently joined WPI in the Department of Humanities and Arts; his scholarship is in history of technology and science. Email spanagel@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-6403.Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Wobbe is Associate Dean for the First Year and associate professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She has
effort. It shouldbe an ongoing process integrated into the application development lifecycle. Security, like otherWeb application components, is best managed if planned at the initial phase of the applicationlifecycle. This strategy will help project managers and security professionals establish securitypolicies, conduct risk assessment, and address potential risks in a cost-effective manner. It Page 10.23.1ensures system architects design secure application infrastructure. It makes sure application Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005
CDIO initiative in aerospace engineering, contextualization isfound to be a compelling learning approach that goes beyond the regular educationalenvironments: “The evidence for adopting a contextual learning approach is compelling. This approach encourages students to choose specific careers and remain in their respective career preparation programs. Learning environments and experiences set in professional contexts open students’ minds, enabling them to become more thoughtful, participative members of society and the workforce. Moreover, a contextual learning approach assists students in learning how to monitor their own learning so that they can become self-regulated learners.”52 As a point of