content is suited for the novice or the expert (or somewhere in between); thus the expertwould get an explanation of configurational-bias sampling methods (a “deep” topic) that iscouched in the language of partition functions, sampling bias, and Fortran, while the novicemight access an explanation of the same topic presented by analogy to the problem of seating a Page 3.63.7group of ten people versus two at a restaurant. The point to realize is that depth is notsynonymous with degree of difficulty, or complexity.Our plan is ultimately to include all topics of practical relevance in molecular simulation, and todo so to a level of depth and
design-related curriculadevelopment and implementation activities of the various Engineering Education Coalitionssponsored by the National Science Foundation2.The Recent Curriculum RevisionIn 1998 the Stevens faculty started implementation of a revised engineering curriculum to buildupon the experience with the Design Thread, to strengthen the core sequence and to providebetter alignment with ABET Criteria 2000. The revision had its origins in an Institute-widestrategic planning activity that, for the Engineering Curriculum, reaffirmed the core valuesassociated with the Stevens tradition of a large, broad-based core while allowing foraccreditation in various engineering disciplines.Curriculum Development ProcessThe curriculum revision was a
for computer engineering skills bystudents, employers, and graduate schools. This paper will discuss the motivation formaking a change in the curriculum, describe the curriculum options identified includingthe advantages and disadvantages of each option, describe the chosen degree programand the plan for implementing it, and outline the challenges that are expected during theimplementation.I. IntroductionThere are a number of developments, both external to and internal to Lafayette College,which drove the decision to develop and approve a four year combined BSECE degree[1]. First, there has been a rapid proliferation of technology in the form of computers andcommunication systems throughout society and in engineering in particular during
practices. LRPO will be prepared to respond professionally, should anincident occur.”Section 4.3 covers Planning. It outlines the mill’s commitment to maintaining procedures toidentify environmental aspects of its activities and products, to determine associatedenvironmental impacts, and to consider these when setting environmental objectives. Itestablishes the mill’s commitment to establishing and documenting environmental objectivesand targets for each relevant function within its operation. Finally, this section describes themill’s commitment to creating detailed environmental management programs which address itsenvironmental objectives. It is supported by four EMSPs which provide details for implementingthe planning function. The four EMSPs
principles, a program was proposed and ultimately approved by Rockwell(Allen-Bradley). In summer of 1991, 24 visitors (including three faculty from Czech TechnicalUniversity) participated in the first program, fully funded by Rockwell. Various MSOE faculty,typically selected from the electrical engineering and school of business graduate program ,conducted the four week program. Some lectures and facility tours were conducted at localRockwell facilities by their personnel. Students were housed in the MSOE dorms. Topics wereoffered in two or three hour blocks, some requiring two or three blocks; the project was thedevelopment of a business/manufacturing plan for a hypothetical product. For the project,students were divided into small teams of five or
agency. Since our lastregional accreditation ten years ago, the NCA had embraced a continuous improvementphilosophy, and our department was in the process of implementing an assessment plandeveloped over the past year and a half.From our perspective it would be easy. We would be able to make small adjustments to ourassessment plan developed for the NCA, collect our program information, and sail through theaccreditation process with a N.G.R. (next general review).Euphoria LostIt turned out to be a much bigger problem than we had initially thought. There are manydifferences between what NCA wanted and what ABET required. In the assessment programsthat the University developed for NCA, the departments were primarily concerned with whatstudents were
a result, one should feel free to write down all kinds of new ideas. They can include • ideas for new products, software, or devices; • ideas for new procedures for manufacturing and marketing; •solutions to major problems confronting human society; •predictions about the future, or how one would like society to be; •plans for your education, career, family; •insights to personal problems; •activities you would like to try, such as new hobbies, sports, or places to visit; and •themes or topics for assignments and essays.In short, IMS provides a framework which can help individuals shape a notebook into a
product in mid-January, late May or early August. As such, educators must plan tocontinue student involvement in the Tiny Chip process into the following semester. Directstudent evaluation of their own projects offers a wealth of opportunities to enhance the totaldesign process. We have found students often benefit more from the identification of a designinconsistency than they do from a perfectly working chip. In addition to the pedagogical benefits of student executed testing, NSF requires reportingon the results of testing on all sponsored Tiny Chips within three months of receipt of devices.Testing for both functionality and speed, and comparison with simulation are all desired elementsof these reports.7 Electronic mail is the
of technical information. Mymentor also provided me with a critique of my teaching, which I have included with my tenuredocumentation. As I told him, I plan to use him as a mentor-for-life, and request his servicesthroughout my career. Page 3.409.4Schmahl: I met with my first semester mentor, a full professor from the School of Business, sev-eral times for lunch and we visited each others classes. Although I learned much from him wenever really “clicked” and seemed to run out of things to talk about. For the second semester, acolleague of mine from within the School of Applied Science did provide very valuable advice aswell as friendship. We
study on using a mini project in structural material testing to address ABET student outcomesAbstract: This is a case study manuscript exploring the potential of a mini-project centered arounda civil engineering course to satisfy several of the student outcomes outlined by ABET. Themini-project was developed to help students meet specific objectives based on Bloom'staxonomy. Students were expected to utilize the materials learned in the Structural materialslecture and lab to come up with a plan to test the effect of a pozzolan/supplementarycementitious material (SCM) on the properties of concrete. The student groups worked on fivedifferent mixes, investigating the effect of two different pozzolans: fly ash and
and weakness, identifying employee training needs,identifying gaps in employee performance, and reducing the grievances of employees [2]. Thereare three general types of appraisals: confidential, open, and semi-open / semi-secret. Aconfidential appraisal does not include the appraised employee in the appraisal process [3]. Foran open appraisal, the appraised employee achieves self-awareness by being made aware ofstrengths, weaknesses, contributions, and shortcomings. This method of appraisal is reflectiveand involves the establishment of a plan of action [3]. A semi-open / semi-secret appraisalincludes the appraised employee at the beginning of the process and later removes theirparticipation until they receive their final rating [3].The
and potential for automated grading.They were then asked for their perception and feedback on their learning environment. It was shown thatthe interactive and visual nature of the modules engages a high level of spatial cognition and criticalthinking among students while preparing the students with a cutting-edge software skill.Zhang et al. [4] studied approaches that improve the students’ problem-solving skills in civil engineeringand construction management education. They used a teaching-learning experiment in a civil engineeringeducation program by role-playing with a real-world project using the procedures of the BIM ProjectExecution Planning Guide and process mapping. Their results based on the surveyed students showed thatthis
cognitive theory (Bandura 1989): • People have the capacity to create internal beliefs and models, plans for action, and testing complex ideas; • Behavior is goal-oriented and seeks to accomplish a task; • People are self-reflective and able to analyze their experiences and thoughts; • People can control their own behavior and actions; • People learn by observing others; and • The environmental events, personal factors, and behaviors interact together.People’s beliefs about their abilities are primarily informed by the following: • Performance experience – a task can be accomplished because it was successfully achieved previously, • Vicarious experience –the task can be accomplished because someone else
Paper ID #41130Exploring Sleep Health in Construction Students: A Pilot StudyDr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an associate professor in the Department of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State University. His professional responsibilities include project planning and management as well as architectural design practice in private and public construction and engineering firms. He has taught in architecture and construction programs since 2006. Dr. Rokooei’s primary research interests include simulation and serious games, project management methodologies, construction education, data
Undergraduates (REU) program hostingstudents from universities outside of Arkansas. The LSRM program mirrored the 10-week REUsummer schedule with the addition of monthly mentoring sessions after the full-time summerexperience ended (Figure 1). This structure took advantage of the ability to maintain contact withthe students after the program ended that traditional REU programs lack. These sessions weredesigned to extend the mentor-mentee relationships formed during the program and provide careerawareness and professional development sessions. These sessions included presentations fromspeakers and tours of local industry planned with input from the students. The program expectsthat continuing to support the community and relationships formed will result
2’s message to bird 3 6. Panda then shares bird 1’s message to bird 4 7. Bird 4 flies to snail 2 8. Bird 4 passes on the message to snail 2Discussion prompts: 1. Break down the delay caused by Panda – how much of it is because of waiting? 2. Can we categorize the different sources of delay? 3. (optional to use if time permits) How does Panda deal with messages from different sources going to different destinations?The implementation of the activity was done in-class as an activity for a planned duration of 25minutes, with the following breakdown. 1. 5-minute setup: Students first form groups of 3-4 students. They are first given the time to read the scenario, followed by a check-in to ask for clarifications. 2. 5
adapted from “Engineering InstructionAction Team (E-IAT): Improving Teaching Methods in Engineering” [1] Flipped Classroom Instrument Lecture-Based Classroom Instrument Section A: Prior to classroom observations Section A: Prior to classroom observations The observer reviews the course material on The observer reviews the course material on the course LMS, meet with the instructor to the course LMS, meet with the instructor to discuss the approach to the course, student discuss the approach to the course, student challenges and issues, and plan for observed challenges and issues, and plan for observed lessons lessons Section B: Flipped Classroom
have developed an interactive game that allows players totinker with the effects of their decisions. In particular, the game allows users to investigatebranching decision paths, a key component of APE [3]. The basic premise of the game is that theuser must make driving-related decisions that modify the probability and consequences of anaccident. They may play the game any number of times to see how their decisions change thechances of each outcome as well as the outcome itself. In this paper, we have included anexample of typical gameplay progression, as well as our plan for evaluating learning outcomes.The development of this museum exhibit was motivated by a larger initiative to increase thepublic knowledge of engineering risk assessment and
schedulingavailability. They used the structure of the quarter-long class projects experienced in ENGR 115to base their planning, research, and design work on. This process helped promote “self-starting”skills in the students by giving them the responsibility of identifying an engineering problem ontheir own and leading their own task accomplishment such as team formation, work distribution,and work plan development. One of the teams focused on automating bedding distribution to the rooms of the hen houses.They began by researching different types of bedding materials suitable to chickens in small tomedium scale egg farms and created a summary of the pros and cons to each potential materialbased on purchasing cost, ease of distribution, functionality in
. Then, the week’s designated topic was covered for the remaining 45-50 minutes.As this first cohort consisted of younger high school students, the content was primarily gearedtoward the engineering disciplines and painted a general image of the college applicationprocess. An example lesson plan showing the structure of a seminar (from the first meeting) isshown below, with subsequent meetings following a similar format. Topic UT Austin Engineering Program Overview Learning After this session, students will: Objectives: ● Get to know their Cockrell School student mentors. ● Recall important facts about UT Austin’s Engineering Program. ● Become familiar with engineering
]. Internationalstudents contribute academically, socially, culturally, and economically to UK universities,and their growing numbers have magnified the need to understand their experiences in UKhigher education. Challenges such as English proficiency, financial stress, culture shock, andacademic environment have been reported among international students [16]. Wheninternational students develop their engineering identity, it is one part of a multi-faceted storyin which they are also developing their understanding of self in a different culture andcontext.Research AimsThe aim of this paper is to present ongoing work on the module design and planned datacollection in the context of international undergraduate students’ macroethical andengineering identity
, and severalstudents participated in focus groups after the module. These results are still being analyzed.Recruiting a Cohort of Sociotechnical Electrical Engineering Stars (SEES)We are recruiting a cohort of EE graduate students, Sociotechnical Electrical Engineering Stars(SEES), from across the USA to assist in developing new modules. We sent out information onhow to apply to the SEES cohort in Fall 2023 to multiple divisions of ASEE, the IEEE EducationSociety, our Advisory Board, and other individuals in our network. Interest in the SEES cohortis high, as we received more than 40 eligible applicants by the deadline. Our next steps involveselecting the cohort (we had originally planned for four students in the SEES cohort, but we arehoping
-STEM programincluding, a late start date, problems with the use of Pell grant eligibility as a measure of low-income status, and the use of student essays in selection of scholarship recipients. Challenges ineach of these areas are discussed and mitigations or changes made are presented. The presentationwill be beneficial to similar programs in planning their recruitment efforts with a focus on retentionand addressing the challenges associated with implementing an S-STEM program in the first year.1.0 IntroductionThe Angelo State Engineering Scholars (ASES) program, initiated through the support of theNSF S-STEM initiative, aims to improve the enrollment, graduation rates, and workforceintegration for low-income engineering students. Launched
20.3 Academic Involvement 14.5 16.3*Note. N- 12; * p < 0.05Given the COVID changes to the planned intervention, qualitative results also point tobelongingness as a key factor in supporting students’ academic success and professionaldevelopment. As a result of their participation in this program, the group developed professionalrelationships with peers and faculty, and belongingness within the university community. SeeTable 3. This psychological connection made possible by this program, in turn has supporteddegree completion and job placement success.Engineering students in the cohort completed valuable internships while in the program (7placements) gaining valuable skills training and improving their
planning and execution of special projects aimed at evaluating and aligning educational standards to curricula, ensuring the delivery of high-quality STEM lessons and activities to K-12 educators nationwide. She currently manages the publication process, guiding authors to submit and publish high quality resources. Dedicated to advancing engineering education, Dua has co-authored several academic papers and presented at numerous conferences, including the National ASEE and NSTA Conferences.Christy Miller, University of Houston ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Support Teacher Course Development through TeachEngineering Standards
data!• I appreciated getting to share space with such knowledgeable folks, and being able to ask so many questions about the data• shared resources• Everything was great. I had minimal knowledge of the database and R, and I walked away with a solid plan to create some meaningful research and a start on writing the code to analyze the data. Being able to ask questions to experts in real-time was invaluable, and I appreciated that a prior participant came to share her experience!• Talking about the ins and outs of the data set.In response to what was the least valuable part of the workshop, six participants had no responseor said “nothing.” Others said• I felt everything was fairly valuable. Again, I have minimal R
[3]. This previous work focuses on the how-to parts ofconvening the task force, determining goals, and describing challenges. In this paper, we focuson two specific efforts within the DEI Task Force: a DEI Scholars Program, and a DEI ElectiveOption which is an outcome of the DEI Scholars Program.The DEI Task Force regularly convenes to tackle immediately pressing DEI issues within thedepartment and to develop a longer-term plan for improvement and change for all mattersrelating to DEI [website link]. Every semester the makeup of the DEI Task Force changes as newDEI Scholars join, others graduate, and faculty and staff are added. This evolution of the TaskForce itself has led to an evolution of the type of projects we address and also the way
thematic analysis to determine themes across and within the reflections,responses, discussions, and conference panels [30].Preliminary ResultsThus far, an emergent theme suggests that many of us initially gathered (and continued to gather)because we felt alone and isolated; it was surprising and heartening to discover that we were notalone and that cultivating community with other neurodivergent people was possible inengineering education. Vocal participants reinforced a similar theme in an overflowing panelsession at ASEE 2023. Our initial plan for the session was to split it into panelist stories (60minutes) and synthesis (30 minutes), with an optional ‘futures thinking’ activity at the end if timeallowed. We intended to split the time into
catalyst for student learning [5].However, only a small portion of the literature considers a use beyond institutional learningspaces. Those that do refer to ePorfolios as an online personal environment for lifelong and life-wide learning [6], a bridge between the life project and university, or a metacognitive activity todevelop personal and professional life plans [7]. The paradigm of Life Construction [8] used indevelopmental psychology, and the new concept of Life Design [9] relate to new ways ofthinking about career development. These conceptualizations offer the opportunity to examinethe use of ePortfolios in the building of a student’s Life Project. A life project is a frameworkthat demonstrates one’s plans for the future, key orientations
. To satisfy this goal, we offer differentgeneral engineering courses. Most of our students (~80%) enroll in Introduction to Engineering Ior Honors Introduction to Engineering I. Students who are under-prepared in math and do nothave necessary prerequisites for the first semester of 8-semester engineering degree plans areenrolled in Fundamentals of Success in Engineering Study [1]. We also have a small group ofstudents (~10%) who are well ahead of the requirements and are offered to take a special sectionof Honors Introduction to Engineering I course along with the optional Honors ResearchExperience and Honors Innovation Experience courses [2]. All general engineering coursesmeet twice a week for lectures and once a week for a drill section