at-risk) grades varied from slightly over 1.4grade points (more than the difference between a B- and an A at our institution), to essentiallyzero for a large science course that enrolls many non-engineering students. It seems noteworthythat even some of the “easier” courses found on the upper half of the listing have fairlysignificant gaps between the grades earned by R1 and R7 students.Table 2: Average course grade point earned (CGP) and standard deviation (4 point scale) by riskgroupings for 26 core courses. Ordered by highest to lowest projected grade earned by R4grouping. Color: yel = core eng course; blu = core sci.; grn = core math course; brn = othercourse; lt red < 2.50. Course ID n R1 R3 R4
circuits; learning from failure; andcreativity in problem solving.Remote online learners working independently on circuit labs and out of sight of the instructorare liable to encounter overwhelming difficulties and may be unable to resolve anomalousmeasurements. To mitigate these challenges, a guiding philosophy was adopted to A) keep labssimple to the extent possible; B) aim to provide “fault proof” activities, and C) rely on the use ofcircuit simulation and other virtual lab opportunities for a greater proportion of the activities.Alongside the content, a set of support resources for online learners was also developed,including a set of studio video tutorials produced by a former student of the class, a discussionforum for posting questions and
- 35948963353&partnerID=40&md5=94cc9419e80c6857a266086613cdfd896 Adams, R. S., & Fralick, B. (2010). Work in Progress - A Conceptions of Design Instrument as an Assessment Tool. In 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Washington, D.C.7 Mosborg, S., Adams, R., Kim, R., Atman, C. J., Turns, J., & Cardella, M. (2005). Conceptions of the Engineering Design Process : An Expert Study of Advanced Practicing Professionals. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (pp. 1–27).8 Atman, C. J., Kilgore, D., & Mckenna, A. (2008). Characterizing Design Learning Through the Use of Language : A Mixed-methods Study of Engineering Designers. Journal of Engineering
impulse-momentum module wasmodified to utilize hand held load cells to push avertical plate mounted on the wheelchair (figure2). A laser sensor was used to measure positionand thereby derive velocity. Volunteers fromclass were recruited to perform thedemonstration and data was gathered real-timeon LabviewTM software. Again, momentummeasured was lower than predicted by thecalculations, due to rolling resistance.As part of the grant project this module wasconverted into a video format on youtube.comso that other schools can use it. In 2017 the Figure 2. Impulse momentum module.module in physics will be done with the videoand the outcomes measured again. The video is available at: https://youtu.be/xpbp9hfFIjk. b) F = ma module in Dynamics
learning outcomes shown as %Post/%Pre for responses at each level of Bloom’sTaxonomy (Anderson and Krathwohl 2001) 2 P P A. Recognize B. Understand C. Apply D. Analyze E. Evaluate F. Create Demonstrate Examine and break Present and defend Compile information Exhibit memory of understanding of facts
., Bellmore, J. R., Bountry, J. A., Connolly, P. J., Shafroth, P. B., & Wilcox, A. C. (2016). Synthesis of common management concerns associated with dam removal. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 52(5), 1179- 1206.
of the Engineering Graphicscourse. The online section was taught by the engineering instructor (Professor A) who developedthe online course. The face-to-face course was taught by an adjunct instructor (Professor B) whowas teaching the graphics class for the first time. The two instructors used the same PowerPointlectures to deliver content to students. For the online class, the PowerPoint slides were presentedin pre-recorded lecture videos, while the PowerPoint slides were presented by the instructorduring class time for the face-to-face section. The same laboratory exercises with the samelaboratory handouts were given to students in both sections, with the F2F students completingthe labs during class session with assistance from the
human and material resources.References 1. Kanter, D.E., Smith, H.D., McKenna, A., Rieger, C., & Linsenmeier, R.A. (2003). Inquiry-based Laboratory Instruction Throws Out the “Cookbook” and Improves Learning. Pages 8.712.1-12. Proceedings 110th ASEE Annual Conference2. Gupta, T. (2012). Guided-inquiry based laboratory instruction: investigation of critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and implementing student roles in chemistry. Graduate Thesis, paper 12336, Iowa State University.3. Newstetter, W. C., Behravesh, E., Nersessian, N. J., & Fasse, B. B. (2010). Design principles for Problem-driven learning laboratories in biomedical engineering education. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38(10), 3257-3267.4
improvestudents’ sense of each course’s relevance and transferability.For the purposes of this portion of our research, we have focused on end-of-semester responsesto two sections of the overall survey: 1. The Perceived Knowledge Transfer Scale or PKTS (see Appendix A), which measures perceptions of a course’s relevance and transferability on a 7-point Likert scale.15 2. The Learning Climate Questionnaire or LCQ (see Appendix B), which measures students’ perceptions of learning autonomy in the classroom on a 7-point Likert scale.16, 17The Perceived Knowledge Transfer construct asks students how clearly or strongly they connectthe content of the course to learning experiences in other
team. End-of-semester writtenreflections in response to a set of open-ended questions have helped us to capture the key pointsstudents are taking away from the course, as well as their self-identification of how well they aremastering different aspects of the design process.2 We have obtained IRB approval to usehomework submissions and end-of-semester reflections from consenting students as part of ourassessment data for the class (Spring 2016: 104 students; Fall 2016: 78 students).Overall, the course has thus far been well-received by students, with very strong final courseevaluations. We analyzed the end-of-semester student reflections to determine, among otherthings, which aspects of the course they most liked and disliked (Table 2a, b), as
Engineering. Two scholars fromCohort 4 graduated and nine scholars were retained in LSU Engineering.Overall AssessmentIn order to assess the effectiveness of the Pathway Scholars program and the experiences oftransfer students, questionnaires were developed and distributed to students. These questionnairesqueried demographic information as well as information regarding students’ choice and feelingstowards the experiences they have had within an engineering program. Further, the questionnairesallowed for the assessment of anticipated hurdles upon entering the four-year university system.Responses were compared between existing Pathway scholars attending LSU (Appendix A) andthose students anticipating transfer into the college (Appendix B). Another
Paper ID #18887Forget Diversity, Our Project is DueMr. Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University - Engineering Education Raised in South Florida, born in Mexico. Half Colombian and half Mexican; proud MexiColombian. H´ector earned his MS in Computer Engineering and is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education, both from Purdue University. His research interests are in investigating the experiences of LGBTQ+ students in engineering, tapping into critical methodologies and methods for conducting and analyzing research, and exploring embodied cognition.Mr. Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno
technical discipline. (Please note: continued discussion of the datasets will be performed. For example, the research team has already defined a CREATE student as a student who has successfully completed a CREATE course. Therefore, only data from students with grades of A, B, or C will be analyzed as a completer. The research team is in agreement that students who did not satisfactorily complete a course did not benefit from the successful learning that we are trying to trace into future wage increases and educational attainment). (Meuschke, Alfano, Sando, Feb. 2016)3. Request for datasets from Cal PASS Plus. The data was requested to be returned in aggregate. We have requested that they strip out the unique ID used by Cal- PASS
searching. Prerequisites: CSCI 1370/CSCI 1380 (or CSCI 1387) or consent of instructor.CSCI-3333 Algorithm and Data Structures: This course is a continuation of data structures topics covered in CSCI 2380. Content includes theoretical topics in algorithmic efficiency and complexity, along with abstract data types, including graphs, networks, trees, and priority queues. Search topics, including hashing, trees, external search trees (B-trees), and sorting algorithms including external sorting are introduced and compared. Computational complexity topics include the class P and NP, NP-completeness and reducibility, NPcompleteness proofs, and
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voluntarily participate in the survey. This means that the survey participantswere actually representative of over 30% of Materials Engineering majors if thefreshman class is not included. They were asked to consider assignments pertaining tothe Materials Engineering major and technical elective classes. The full survey is shownin Appendix A. Questions 5 – 12 of the survey refer to a typical assignment from atechnical course. Questions 14 – 17 of the survey focus on learning efficacy, wheresurvey respondents are asked about their preferred method of submitting a givenassignment (shown in Appendix B), and whether the assignment submission methodaffects retention of information from the given assignment.One consideration that was not part of the survey
b) Universal Studios: Harry Potter Land c) Seaworld d) Florida Swamp Figures 1a-d: Sample mini golf holesTwelve mini golf holes were made as part of the overall MiniGolf course. For three days, thecourse was open to both the campus and community for play. Over 100 faculty, staff, studentsand community members completed the entire course, including a group of nearly 50 middleschool students and teachers that coincidentally happened to be visiting campus. Every hole wasexpected to maintain playability over the course of the three days. While some minorbreakdowns (mostly microcontroller wiring failures and power failures) did occur, every holewas playable for the
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image or images comes to mind when you think of engineers or engineering? 4. In your view, what is science? What is its purpose? 5. Do you agree with the statement “engineering is applied science? Why, or why not? 6. In what way are science and engineering similar? 7. What are the differences between science and engineering? 8. If two engineering firms are given the same job (to design a new cell phone), would the product be more or less the same? Why, or why not? 9. Please answer the following three questions based on the statement here. Imagine that another bridge is going to be built over the Colorado River. a. What do engineers need to consider in the process in planning this? b. What component(s) of this task will be
references. 3. Course instructors were encouraged to share the project topics selected by students with other EET faculty to get their input on complexity levels. 4. The reporting requirement was reduced by 50% for the succeeding two terms. Summary and ConclusionsThe inclusion of a hardware design component to the existing capstone course titled IntegratedTechnology Assessment (ITA) at Excelsior College was a result of (a) student evaluations of the courseand (b) suggestions from an ABET-ETAC reaccreditation visiting team. The EET faculty, EET facultyadvisory committee, and industrial advisory council members deliberated on the suitability of thishardware component in an online
photograph below theText Box there is another view of St. George’s Church from a different perspective. On thebottom right of the History Screen there is a Next Button that takes the learner to the DimensionsTab.Figure 4: Multi-Media Graphical System Physical Dimensions Tab Screenshot. (B&W 3D Photo[12])The Physical Dimensions Tab shows a black and white image of St. George’s Church and a textbox listing the physical attributes and dimensions of St. George’s Church and trench thatsurrounds it. Like the other Tabs, the Dimensions Tab has a “Back” and a “Next” button locatedat the bottom right hand of screen. The “Back” Button returns the learner to the previous Tab inthe sequence, which is the History Tab. The “Next” Button takes the learner to
submissions. Out of those 8736 problems, 163 (1.9%) were not submitted. Five studentsaccounted for the majority -119, approximately 73% of the 163 missing assignments. Incomparison, the traditional paper-based assignment had the same problems but distributeddifferently (with part a, part b etc.) resulting in 7700 possible problem submissions. Out of these7700 problems, 433 (5.6%) were not submitted. In this case, six students accounted for asignificant portion of the missing submissions. To further evaluate the data the missingsubmissions were divided into five categories. The first category was assignments missing oneproblem in the assignment, in other words, the student skipped one problem when trying to solvethe homework assignment. The remaining
Paper ID #17793Following in the Footsteps of Distinguished Leaders in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Narratives of the Next Generationof Young People Preserving key Oral Histories of our Societal HistoryMs. Kelsey Morgan Irvin, University of Missouri, Columbia Kelsey Irvin is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She is studying youth emotion dysregulation and how its physiological presentation correlates to depression.Ms. Elizabeth Hiteshue, Bain & Company Elizabeth graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2015 with a degree in Systems Engi
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Student EP1 0 Confidence Score Student EP1 0 Risk Score (a) (b) Scatterplot of Student EMP Independence vs Student EP1 0 Independence Score Scatterplot of Student EMP Persistence vs Student EP1 0 Determinatination Score
. This, and subsequent efforts, will help to illuminate barriersto overt reflective practice and mechanisms for developing productive reflective practice. Whatemerges from these studies will provide a foundation for our future work investigating changeefforts at our institutions that aim to positively impact faculty and engineering students’ value ofreflection as a professional engineering skill and their associated reflective practice withinteaching, learning, and engineering work.AcknowledgementThis material is based on work supported by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley CharitableTrust through funding of the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education(CPREE), a collaboration of twelve educational institutions http
to explore how therepresentation of women and Underrepresented Minority (URM) students and historicallyunderserved groups will be increased in an engineering department by deploying a multi-prongedapproach. Our definition of diverse student populations includes both visible differences such asgender and racial minorities, but also includes invisible differences such as poor, LGBTQ,disabled, veterans, and others. The approach includes curricular and extra-curricular reform,which is targeted at the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department at Rowan andincludes: a) Radically changing admission standards to promote excellence; b) Enhancing the perception and understanding of diversity and equality among students, faculty
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Engineering Subject Centre. Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre. ISBN 978-1-904804-741 6. Yorke, M. and Longden, B., 2007. The first-year experience in higher education in the UK. The Higher Education Academy. Available from www.eacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/research/surveys/fye 7. Frey, D., 2007. The Importance of Freshman-Year Projects. MIT Faculty Newsletter, Volume XIX, No. 4.Appendix A: Course Redesign Effectiveness SurveyQ1ExportCustomizeHow much did the redesigned 'Foundations of Engineering'course increase your interest and enthusiasm about STEM education?Answer Choices– Responses
consortium of engineering education).Nupur Kulkarni, Cares for the environment - I am a Certified Leed Green Associate. I enjoy spending my hobby time in Photography, painting and traveling. Ardent faith in ethical behavior and a strong desire to make a career in ’spaces and local mediums’ Graduating in June 2017 from Savannah School of Art and Design – Geor- gia (USA) in Architecture after B. Arch from S.P. Pune University. Technical Skills such as AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Coral Draw, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, V-Ray, and Microsoft of- fice. Participated in several competitions viz. Essay writing ’Pune, People, and Places’, Green School Competition by Ethos ’In Big Tree Paradigm’ - focused on