technological tools andbeing attentive to updates of those technological advances. These are very important since thesuccess of these resources in learning depends on their practical and appropriate use.Maybe the most advanced and established program in instructor training for COILexperiences in the world is the agenda of the Suny COIL Center of the Purchase Collegecampus at the State University of New York. This program was a pioneer and initiallydeveloped a COIL Course Orientation (CCO) of 5 weeks, introducing COIL designs and aseries of recommendations about what works and what does not in COIL [18]. In addition,this same center offers diverse training options for developing a COIL course for customizedor group online classes, support for planning
plan tocontinue and make it an integral part of the exams in the future.MethodsThree courses taught by the instructors were selected for adding partial credit during exams inthe Blackboard-based automated grading system. The courses were Thermodynamics (foursections), Engineering Statistics (one section), and Dynamics (one section). These are coursestaken in the student’s Junior year. Engineering Statistics is a required course for all engineeringmajors. Thermodynamics is required for Mechanical and Chemical engineering. OnlyMechanical and Civil engineering students are required to take Dynamics. In Thermodynamicsand Engineering Statistics, students did their homework assignments on Blackboard, whilestudents used Mastering Engineering for
into the BS program as required by grantfunding, students graduated from the program by 2021. Further, some students that started at theinitiation of the BS MCET program at the author's home institution in 2019 graduated by the Fall2022 term. One such academically talented student that began at the program's initiation andlater chose to become a student worker for the department has detailed her experience with theprogram to present as a coauthor of this work.Further ContextAs a result of defense restructuring in 2014 and 2015, Fort Campbell military base was requiredto cease operations of two of its major divisions [1], [2]. This reduction in personnel removedapproximately 5,800 soldiers from the base, spurring plans to create organizations
Christian Poellabauer, “Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Practice”, Wiley, 2010. 13. Akyildiz, Ian and Mehmet Can Vuran, “Wireless Sensor Networks”, Wiley, 2010. 14. Utah Code and Board of Regent’s Policy Statements Regarding UVU’s Mission and Role: Planning, Budget, and Human Resources, UVU Planning, Budget, and Human Resources, September 21, 2018. 15. 2. Information and statistics provided by the UVU Office of Institutional Research and Information – IRI. 16. Estrada, Kevin, and Devan Hone, “Efficient and Smarter Homes Through Presence-Based Control”, ECE 4800, Capstone Final Report, Spring 2021. 17. Froelich, Jason and Talmage Shumway, “Smart Homes of the Future”, ECE 4800, Capstone
hybrid delivery method did notwork for the instructors; we felt like we were not serving our students well. We also learnedsome new tools such as TinkerCad and tried new features of Blackboard. We plan to combineTinkerCad with a hands-on Arduino project in near future. We also plan to have one recordedsummary video for Introduction to Engineering every week for students with excused absences.Lastly, we noticed that students were more inclined to use virtual office hours. We will continueto schedule some online TA and instructor office hours to create more opportunities for studentswho need help with assignments.We expect the effects of pandemic to continue to impact our students’ performance and attitudein our classrooms. We also acknowledge
Although we are not fully sure of the project's goals, we are excited and proud to be on the team. Items Indicating the Storming Stage: 2 We are quick to get on with the task on hand and do not spend too much time in the planning stage. 7 The team leader tries to keep order and contributes to the task at hand. 9 We have lots of ideas but don't use many as we don't listen but reject before understanding them. 16 Many team members have their own ideas about the process and personal agendas are rampant. 20 The tasks are very different from what we imagined and seem very difficult to accomplish. 23 We argue a lot even though we agree on the real issues. 28 The goals we have
will inform and further develop our approach to and practices indeveloping PBL-oriented and STEM-integrated learning experiences in the next phases of theLabSTEM project, particularly concerning the composition of future problem-orientedSTEMlabs as well as in practicing physical, blended and hybrid models of facilitation in thelabs. Furthermore, the exploration and experimentation with co-created educational designs in2022 will initiate another iteration of exploration, reflection, and adjustment following theexperiences and needs of participating teachers. An emphasis is placed on supportive tools,guiding principles and templates for teachers to plan and communicate their intentions andeducational designs as well as on online resources to
diverse computational scientists and engineers directly into the technical arc of a course.We have found that both practices illuminate the synergistic relationship between technical rigorand the principles of DEI, and help students better understand both ideas from both domains.Qualitative and quantitative data collected over the course of a semester substantiate the claimthat these practices improve students’ learning outcomes and their sense of belonging in acomputational science and engineering environment.In the future, we plan to continue to investigate further opportunities for deep integration oftechnical rigor with DEI, including in graduate-level computational science coursework. We planto survey alumni from this course several years
curricula require MEP content inhigher education. Few construction professionals possess this expertise compared to thesignificance and long term benefits of good MEP systems. However, new constructionengineering students need to develop MEP skills and knowledge and eliminate knowledge gapsin complex work scopes. Construction engineering graduates are expected to work in an activeenvironment performing various tasks including planning, estimating, scheduling, and managingthe construction process. Many new graduates joining construction companies come fromconstruction or civil engineering programs and fewer come from mechanical or electricalengineering. Despite the importance of MEP trades in building construction, it is not easy forconstruction
applications, network devices, hardware, and even other machinery of a system. AsMaier observes, “Architecting, the planning and building of structures, is as old as humansocieties — and as modern as the exploration of the solar system” [22]. When viewed in thisgeneral context, engineering is more of a science, and architecting is more of an art. Or in moredetailed level, engineering is concerned more with quantifiable costs, architecting more withqualitative worth [22]. Or as per INCOSE’s SEBOK definition, “System Architecture is abstract,conceptualization-oriented, global, and focused to achieve the mission and life cycle concepts ofthe system” [23]. It is Architecture Description Language (ADL) which helps to describe theentire system architecture
. Buthow do well-developed spatial skills contribute to engineering student success? In previousstudies with elementary students, children with good spatial skills were able to create strategicsketches—sketches that accurately represented the problem and led to a correct answer. Poorvisualizers drew non-strategic sketches—these were pictorial in style and did not lead to correctsolutions. For example, when asked how many trees could be planted along a driveway that was15 meters long if they were spaced every 5 meters, high visualizers drew a plan view of a linewith an X spaced every 5 meters to arrive at the correct answer. Low visualizers drew a pictureof a tree. In this paper, we report on a study to examine the link between spatial skills and
, AR enables users to manipulate objects in thevirtual environment in an intuitive manner as what they did in the real world [5], which reducesthe cost of learning about how to use the application and makes seamless learning possible [12].For example, Januszka and Moczulski [13] applied AR for aiding product design and developmentof machinery systems by presenting design prototypes in AR. Students using AR were able to findand place relevant points in construction sites more than 60% faster and with significantly lesscognitive workload compared to when using paper plans [14]. Through case studies, Domínguezet al. [15] found that AR increased students’ motivation levels and academic performance in thefield of Architecture and Building
capstone project of a group offour undergraduate students. The capstone project started in Fall 2020, and it was completed inthe following semester of Spring 2021. The functions of the driving simulator have been testedand verified. The authors plan to advance the driving simulator by applying various data analysismethods, and for the next phase, the authors plan to continue the autonomous vehicle researchand development.Acknowledgements Authors would like to show thanks to the donor, Texas A&M Foundation, and department ofEngineering Technology and Industrial Distribution for the John Willis Capstone Endowmentthat supported this project. Thank Dr. Garth V. Crosby and Prof. Shane Dickson for teachingstudents through capstone
complex than the scope of acapstone project. This is the reason that the work for the research project needs to be brokendown to several components and some portions can be covered by multiple capstone projects.This requires careful planning because the capstone course has its unique requirements, whichmay not be consistent with that of the research project. In this paper, two capstone projects were carried out as a part of the building structuralanalysis research project [1-3]. The first capstone team designed and built a custom quadcopterthat could fly close to the building to find potential damage to the building [4][5]. The secondcapstone team designed and built an underwater robot to inspect the portion of a buildingstructures that are
, I highlight an additional ideological commitment that engineers have aparticular affinity for: efficiency. In my anthropological observations of the men and womenworking in semiconductor engineering, I was struck by the hyper-organization and planning thatpermeated engineers’ work and home lives. This is perhaps not surprising. Engineers’ role inmanufacturing is to evaluate and streamline processes, improve workflows, increase productionspeed, and eliminate waste. The Mann Report of 1918 [7] argued forcefully that “many of theburning questions of the time” lay in the field of scientific management and forecasted that itwould become a central goal of the engineering profession to develop expertise in finding timeand labor efficiencies in
from Clemson University and plans to graduate in May of 2024. Her major is civil engineering with a concentration in water resources. Her primary research interests include transfer students and graduate student development.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Stephanie Cutler has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She is an Associate Research Professor and the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center at Penn State.Dr. Karen A High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education department and joint appointments in the
their skills and their reported used of the online resources developed for the multi-course kit.Not all participants used the resources available on the website, so we conducted this analysisover the entire data set and over the 86 students who reported using the web resources. Questionsfrom the survey with significant correlations to the website use are shown in Table 5. We foundthat website usage had a negative correlation with analyzing data, oral communication, andworking with tools to build/fix things. As a result, we plan to expand the content on the website tosupport these topics. The main purpose of the website is to support the multi-course kit across theTable 3: Results of Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation with Self-Reported Usage of
manydisciplines. Aware of this trend, the department of Nuclear Engineering has included within itsstrategic plan the offering of a fusion engineering track.One of the first steps towards achieving this is the curricular design of a course aimed as anoverview of the many engineering aspects of magnetic nuclear fusion systems. Topics such asfusion power calculations, plant energy balance, magnetostatic calculations, microwaveengineering, neutronics and plasma-material interactions are introduced to the students. Topromote student engagement, the course was developed on a highly engaging online platform(TopHat), and the course included experiences aimed at connecting the knowledge gained in classwith real systems. These experiences including coding using
) Perspective use ofcontent within VR/AR space.Assessment of effectiveness planning Initial testing of the technology tools was conducted during EMCH 211 (Statics) officehours by the instructor of class section consisting of 100 students. An invitation for voluntaryparticipation was encouraged and 4 students participated in this preliminary study. Initialassessment included interactive 3D visualization of vector mathematics problems and a momentcouple example shown by the instructor on a computer tablet while explaining the topics. Thequalitative assessment of student’s satisfaction and perceived benefit was conducted via aninformal conversation. This allowed improving the current implementation of content byadjusting the 3D model features
support the developed curriculum, videos were professionally produced by GMU-TV. Thispartnership leverages the engineering and scientific expertise of the research team, professionalproduction skills and equipment of GMU-TV, and on-air talent of student researchers to explainthe content in a manner that is compelling for high school aged learners.The videos were intended to supplement written curricular content related to structuralengineering, aero/hydrodynamics, systems engineering, swarm dynamics, biologically inspiredpropulsion, and to support construction of the actual BLIMPs. At the time of this writing, eight often planned videos are completed, and are freely available via Vimeo, YouTube, and the programwebsite. The content, with links
Paper ID #36577The Influence of Engineering Curriculum Alignment on the Success ofTransfer StudentsDr. Marino Nader, University of Central Florida Marino Nader Marino Nader is an Associate lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering De- partment at the University of Central Florida and has been working on digitizing courses and exams, creating different course modalities. Dr. Nader obtained his B.Eng.,Dr. Harrison N Oonge, University of Central Florida Dr. Harrison N Oonge is an assistant dean for academic planning in the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Harrison
Central Florida Dr. Harrison N Oonge is an assistant dean for academic planning in the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Harrison leads articulation and the curriculum alignment effort of 53 gateway courses between UCF and DirectConnect partner institutions. Prior to joining UCF, Har- rison worked for three years at West Virginia University (WVU) as a project specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs and an adjunct professor in WVU’s College of Education and Human Services where he taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Harrison holds a B.A. in Education (Kenyatta Uni- versity, Kenya), a M.A. in Special Education (WVU), and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (WVU
work will examine performance changes as afunction of time and population size, as well as triangulating and supporting quantitative resultswith qualitative data. Another limitation of this study that could be addressed in future research isnon-respondent selection bias. We plan to extend the current work to look at additionalcomparisons with elements of Jensen and Cross’s original results not explored in this paper,including relationships between mental health, professional identity, inclusion, and demographicsfactors. Finally, additional work is needed to explore the similarities and differences between thestress cultures in project-based engineering programs and project-based computer scienceprograms.References [1] K. J. Jensen and K. J
criterion or another,suggesting an inverse relationship. This is similar to the aforementioned refinery fire [15].However, this is not always consistent with other industries that rely on practitioner decisionmaking. Multiple nursing studies have documented a relationship between patient care (safety)and hospital budget (productivity), where patient care declined when the hospital underwentfinancial pressure [27], [28]. A review of incidents in aviation found that poor management byair traffic controllers (leadership) can cascade into incidents for others in the aviation system,including the cockpit crew [29]. A civil engineering and construction management textbookpoints out that management’s preliminary planning (time and leadership) can save on
youranswer.” ”If I want to increase the voltage gain of xx amplifier further, what should I do? Howdoes that affect your amplifier’s other characteristics (swing, DC bias point)? Use LTSpice todemonstrate your plan.” ”Explain your design. Why did you choose xx over xx? If possible, useLTSpice to demonstrate your answer.” ”Why do we need to have this capacitor/resistor in thiscircuit? If we remove this component, what would happen?”In Fall 2019, the author assigned this combination midterm to EE343 students for the first time.Students were also required to build one of their designs in the exam as their midterm project.Unfortunately, the hands-on project portion was canceled for the Fall 2020 group due to theCOVID-19 concern.DiscussionThe exam
anasynchronous class that meets once a week that I already have the activities planned out for?”Unlike Al, Joe considered the student production of written explanations “frustrating.” His useof that feature in the context of independent homework, rather than in class, coupled with theCW’s lack of correct-answer feedback prompted student complaints. Joe could see the CW’sexplanation feature as theoretically valuable for the instructor, but limited.Role of CW Community of Practice in Trajectories of AdoptionAl and Joe participated in 6 monthly community of practice (CoP) meetings during 2020-21,presenting examples of student explanations from their courses to provide attendees theopportunity to discuss ways of building on student responses in the first
planning to do so in the nearfuture. Our goal is to design, develop, deploy, and evaluate the suite of instructional modulesand make them as effective and flexible as possible for employees with a wide variety ofeducation, experience, and job responsibilities. In addition, we want to design the modules sothat they can be adapted for use in 2-year and 4-year degree programs, helping prepare futureemployees to work in an organization that utilizes MBSE. It is essential for us to preparematerials that are well-aligned with the needs of organizations whose employees will be workingin the digital environment using MBSE.This research and professional development project, which is funded by the National ScienceFoundation, requires that the instructional
include workflow and supply chain disruption, new policy issues, and positiveimpacts including modern procurement planning, virtual working, and unique designconsiderations [12].Although the literature highlights some challenges that construction industry faces due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, there are still plenty of issues that need to be addressed. This paper focuseson these issues and investigates how the industry was affected by the pandemic from professionals’standpoint, and how the future of industry will embrace the changes.MethodologyAlthough construction has been deemed as an essential business during the pandemic, it has beenshut down from weeks to months in different states and at different times. The outbreak impact onthe industry may
medicine, business, and 1meteorological studies. Stix (2021) posited that an assessment of the state-of-the-art energy-efficiencylearning in AI would have value because it could ensure ethical considerations for future generations wherethe long-term cost of a technological solution can be flagged early in advance. Therefore, methodologiesand plans implemented now can impact the future due to global issues of uncertainty like climate change.The education system’s critical role in evolving the best practices in AI education across disciplines shouldnot be overlooked. As part of this work-in-progress (WIP), we developed a first draft of the pre-and-postsurvey instrument to disseminate to students
reflections Completeness of the reflections submittedTable 3Scenario 2 Prototype Playbook Structure Example Iteration Scenario: Students do not generate quick steps for feedback, even after specifically encouraged to do so Learners often take longer times before seeking feedback than prompted to A sense of delay and only making things available to the instructor right as the final product is due Reluctance to produce anything until it is completely talked out or they come to a clear and final plan Possible Struggles: Do not understand what is meant by an iteration or what we are asking for Significant misconceptions as to what is meant by iteration and/or