. 1. Connection Plan – Future GR.A.D.S. utilized a ten-week connection plan that laid out the schedule with goals and tasks for each week. This connection plan included tasks for both the mentor and mentee regarding the goals, meetings, and surveys. For some tasks, email notifications were sent to the participants to remind them of the timeline. For other tasks, the platform also sent multiple reminders if the task went uncompleted. 2. Messaging Portal – The messaging portal allowed participants to communicate in a thread viewable in their connection. This single continuous thread is convenient for tracking. 3. Meeting Tracker – Participants were encouraged to link their calendars to their profile in the
and prototyping • EP3: Planning and interpreting experiments • EP4: Identifying knowledge gaps and obtaining information from disparate sources • EP5: Planning for technical failureEP1 captures the team aspect of engineering, which includes both the need for coordinatingteamwork and the need for effective communication across a team for a successful designoutcome. The inclusion of disparate knowledge is highlighted in the literature. For example,Trevelyan found that the most crucial skill reflected in high performing engineers is coordinatingmultiple competencies to accomplish a goal [3]. EP2 highlights an aspect of problem solving thatgoes beyond the application of domain knowledge to include creativity, analysis, and evaluation.This skill
institutions face the challenge of limited resources. Within this constraint, institutional head(s) of research and department chairs should consider the resources they have available for safety when considering or designing programs, and identify types of research that can be done safely with available and projected resources and infrastructure.• Recommendation 4: University presidents and chancellors should establish policy and deploy resources to maximize a strong, positive safety culture. Each institution should have a comprehensive risk management plan for laboratory safety that addresses prevention, mitigation, and emergency response. These leaders should develop risk management plans and mechanisms with input from
and industry working in a collaborative and profitable partnership to advance NASA mission 70 onsite partners (including 10 universities and over 45 companies) Developed culture of collaboration NASA Research Park: 2020 Campus Plan Proven business management and 2003 U.S. Government “Best processes Innovative Policy” national award Large-scale leases National Research Council Review, “new model of industry-government Google (42 acres 1.2M sf) partnerships
improvestudent learning within a large-scale, multidisciplinary capstone design course. The experientiallearning model is referenced while redesigning a course to ensure that planned activities give fullvalue to each stage of the process. The learning methodology is based on an existing educationalmodel which includes four basic stages; active experiences, reflective observations, abstractconceptualization, and active experimentation. Motivations for course transformation are basedon continuous course assessment which revealed improvement opportunities within studentlearning. Beginning in 2006/07, student-centered workshops replaced traditional lectures forinstruction of product design and development. An annual course assessment conducted duringthe
productive discourse withthose who are. For students with prior work in manufacturing, the course provides an insight into thespecifics of manufacturing applied to the aerospace industry. It gives them the opportunity to betterunderstand the close relationship that exists between the manufacturing environment and the product domainof the industry being considered.The Initial Plan The approach to be taken in the class was to combine lecture material with laboratorydemonstrations, field trips, and project work which emphasize specific topics that were being addressed.Being able to see and touch was an important goal. Video tape presentations and slides were to be used tosupplement lecture material. Additionally, team term projects and
of Industrial Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University. The secondauthor was given a laboratory, but the equipment in the laboratory was outdated. The two authors found thatthey had many mutual interests and thus the project described in this paper was born.Laboratow Development Plans Initially, in seeking funding for this project it was planned that this laboratory would support threecomputer science courses which address both specific guideline subject matter as well as supporting thephilosophy of the Role of the Laboratory as recommended by Computing Curricula 1991 a Report of theACM/IEEE-CS Curriculum Task Force [7]. These courses are: Computer Architecture, MicroprocessorSystems, and Robotic Sofiware Systems. It was
. Congress dictated that the partnerships would address the needs of industry, improveinternational competitiveness, and concentrate on the technological needs of small and medium sizecompanies. Funds were to be matched by the states or other entities and assistance would be given tostates in planning these services. Congress also stipulated that existing organizations serving industrywould become a part of the programs, thus avoiding conflicts with existing organizations. Starting with afew million dollars and three centers program MEP now has programs in 42 states and Puerto Rico. The 1996 federal portion of the program is $80 million, and this is more than matched by the nonprofitorganizations offering the technical outreach services. The
classroomlearning. Do you plan your own advising approach to guide your advisees and foster theirdevelopment?Academic advising is not just a clerkish support service; it is an integral part of the educationalprocess. The advisor's office, with its many systematic student contacts, is a powerfulmechanism for helping students realize their full potential. Academic advising has an impact onretention, academic success of students, and the students' career choice process.Many varied and important duties lay claim to a faculty member's time. Advising does not, andshould not, take a substantial time commitment. Advisors should have a sense of caring aboutthe students and the willingness to develop and follow good advising practices. They shouldreflect on their
academic integrity issues. Although thesestudents are not required to enroll in the credit-bearing seminar, some students still elect to takethe course due to interest.The Graduate Assistant Teaching Seminar had been in existence for at least ten years when thecurrent instructor began to teach it. However, substantial changes were made to the course inorder to better fit the needs of the students.The course proposes to meet multiple objectives. First, students should learn to engage instrategic course planning, by aligning various course components, including objectives,instruction, and assessment. Second, students should be able to write clear and conciseobjectives for a course they are teaching or assisting. Finally, students should be able to
. Page 14.990.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project Managers, Architects and Engineers, Oh My: An Interdisciplinary CollaborationAbstractThe Architectural Engineering (ARCE) Program at the California Polytechnic State University inSan Luis Obispo is creating a unique and novel interdisciplinary course where architecture,architectural engineering and construction management students collaborate to design and planthe construction of a building structure. The current plan is to develop a default interdisciplinaryexperience that can be taken by every student and then allow course substitutions for otheroptions as they are created. This paper reports on one of those other options
Science FoundationAdvanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) Manufacturing Centers and the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers (NAM) have partnered to implement strategies that canaddress the image of manufacturing as a viable and lucrative career path and reducefuture worker shortages. In response to NSF’s solicitation for planning grants fortechnician level education, the ATE Manufacturing Centers and NAM are developingregionally specific strategic plans to conduct broad and widespread advertising andinformational campaigns to recruit students into manufacturing careers. This planningeffort should ultimately address the need for institutions to more effectively develop life-long career and educational pathways for technicians, and encourage
industry or an academic client. There are a wide range of projects available tostudents, and all stages of the projects are completed from introductory information given by thesponsor, development of possible design concepts, selection of final concept, analysis andcompletion of final prototype. In the following paper, the capstone design project process ispresented from a student perspective, including a breakdown of the twelve-step process used bythe design groups, a course assessment from the student team, as well as details of a specificproject as it pertains to the various phases of design. The project involves the development of aretrocommissioning (RCX) test plan for evaluating an existing air handling unit (AHU) on acollege campus, in
school girls.The primary goal of the camp was to introduce more female students into STEM, especially, thefield of engineering through robotic projects and competitions, simple programming, guestspeakers, and STEM based field trips. There were 26 camp participants representing variousschool districts of San Antonio with a special emphasis of recruiting from underrepresentedcommunities. The camp was planned, coordinated, and directed by the authors who were also theprincipal investigators of the miniGEMS program. Additionally, five undergraduate researchassistants from the AVS Lab and three middle school teachers from the local school districtshelped with the prior planning and the entire management of the daily camp activities. The campwas
systems. Brent is currently in the process of completing his junior year of undergraduate study and plans to start his PhD immediately after graduation.Dr. Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College Dr. Phil McBride received a B.S. from the University of Arizona in 1986, a M.A.T. in 1989 from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Miami University in 2003. He taught high school in Northern Arizona for 5 years before moving to Eastern Arizona College in 1991 to teach chemistry. He was recognized by the EAC Student Association as the most admired faculty in 1993, received the Alumni Faculty Recognition award in 1996, the distinguished service award in 1997, and in 2008 received the Rocky Mountain
Engineering Education, 2020 An EML Project on Steel Beam DesignAbstractStudents get to know how to apply the AISC requirements for the design of steel beams in thefirst steel design course. This is usually done through straight forward and predefined problemsand parameters, which is not always the case in the real world. The current paper describes atwo-week-long project on the addition of a balcony to the new engineering building at OhioNorthern University. The purpose of the project is to help students get more familiar with thetypical loading and framing plans of steel structures, the design process, and improve theirentrepreneurial mindset by applying Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)learning objectives on
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Collaboration and Design Practices in First-Year Project-Based EngineeringFostering first-year project-based learning (PBL) environments helps to engage students inengineering design practices and broaden their participation pathways in engineering fields [1].PBL collaborative design activities provide unique opportunities for students to develop,negotiate, and finetune designs. These design activities represent several engineering procedures,from planning projects and improving a production process to developing new materials [2].However, the collaborative design process in PBL is not well understood. Although researchershave conceptualized engineering design process among engineering
college of engineering.When organizing a departmental or programmatic effort, logistical decisions can dominate andobscure the underlying organizing theory for the effort. Consistent with NSF’s calls for a greaterunderstanding of theories of change, we connect the explicit and implicit organizing philosophiesunderpinning the innovative approach to enacted institutional plans and approaches. We draw onHenderson’s theoretical models of Institutional Change in higher education to clarify the chosenapproach to transformation. We also draw on a complex systems perspective as a guidingphilosophy to conceptualize change in the interconnected human, institutional, and socialstructures of our engineering college, and on boundary spanning to address the
codebook includedthemes and subthemes from the matrix with examples of each code. Intercoder agreementstatistics were calculated using MAXQDA software and averaged a correlation of 97.3%.The findings indicate an emphasis on the following SEPs: (1) planning and carrying outinvestigations (2) developing and using models and (3) analyzing and interpreting data. Forplanning and carrying out investigations, the coded segments encouraged students to makeobservations to be used later for analysis. A few segments related to making predictions but nonethat asked students to plan an investigation or evaluate data collection methods. Anothercommon practice that appeared in engineering-specific units was developing and using models.For this practice, students
Paper ID #15568Enhancing Industrial and Systems Engineering Education through Academic-Industry AlliancesDr. Mark Angolia, East Carolina University Mark Angolia, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Industrial Distribution and Logistics degree program in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University (ECU). Prior to entering academia in 2005, he held industrial positions in engineering, manufacturing, quality, materials, and operations management for manufacturing companies within the automotive sup- ply chain. Dr. Angolia’s teaching focuses on Enterprise Resource Planning
guided by learningmotivation, metacognition (thinking about one's thinking, and knowing one’s learning beliefsand strategies), and strategic action (planning, monitoring, evaluating progress, and taking properaction)” 1,2,3. Most educational researchers agree that the self-regulation process is a cyclical process andincludes three major phases: (1) planning, during which learners set goals, make strategic plans,and judge their self-efficacy; (2) execution, which involves learner's performance and control oftheir learning efforts, and use of learning management strategies and self-monitoring; and (3)self-reflection, which involves the self-evaluation of mastery, causal attributions, and reactions tothe learning task and performance after
Figure 2. NFC-AR System in Pipe Installation8NFC-AR System in Delivering DirectivesOperational Directives Page 26.1524.5 Though the operational instruction works as a key bridge between a production plan and itssuccessful execution (or no plan failure), it has not received much attention compared to planning processes. Traditionally, frontline managers such as foremen use paper-based drawingsand specifications to deliver the operational directives. Crews are also instructed on safety andquality issues so that they are fully aware of those issues prior to execution. Figure 3 shows aprocess map for operational directives that is made in a traditional
look into theinherent value of STEM learning and provided them the opportunity to engage in businessdevelopment activities such as idea generation, fast pitch, design thinking and business planning.In addition, lean start up approach provided students ways to interview potential customers andquickly make pivots in their plan for delivering a product or solution to potential customers fastand efficiently. According to data collected in the project, such entrepreneurship practices wellenhanced the overall STEM learning experiences of students. As a design and development project, research questions in STEM-Inc frame formative datacollection and analysis to address aspects of the design that worked and others that requirerevision. Summative
bring students from across the country to auniversity campus for the summer. These students learn how to conduct real research in theirdiscipline by actually doing it, under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Many students whoparticipate in REU programs remember these programs long after the program is complete. TheREU experience of working with a faculty mentor on bona fide research is undoubtedly key tothe educational and career planning benefits that students enjoy. The best REU experiencestypically don’t happen by accident. They must be deliberately planned. Despite the importanceof this component of REU programs, minimal literature related REU social programs exists.This paper considers what makes a strong REU social program.1
capabilities of students, and (4) to work with developingcommunities on appropriate sustainable solutions to environmental problems.Three student teams, each composed of two American engineering students (oneundergraduate, and one mentoring Ph.D. student) and two Bolivian engineering students,partner with a Bolivian NGO and Bolivian community members to assess, plan, design,execute, re-assess, and communicate research related to a sustainable developmentproject for the community. The American undergraduate engineering students areselected from a recently started Certificate in International Sustainable DevelopmentEngineering program, the doctoral students from a Graduate Certificate in Sustainabilityprogram. The Bolivian students will come from the
Paper ID #5874Leading Through Difficult Conversations: Developing Students’ LeadershipCommunication SkillsDr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include techni- cal communication, assessment, accreditation, and the impact of pen-based technologies on learning and teaching. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of En- gineering Education, IEEE Transaction on
point it is important present objectives for students1 Develop a plan to build your wealth2 Prepare a Budget3 Try to save $10 per week4 Do not purchase anything on credit that you cannot pay for at the end of the month5 If you don’t have enough earnings than limit you’re spendingIf you are able to save $10 per week then in one year you will have $520 and in ten years$5200!How can you limit your spending? When you shop for food in a store ask if they have a card tosave money. Here are some examples of stores that have discount cards: Stop & Shop,Waldbaum’s, Duane Reade, Pathmark, Winn Dixie to name a few. If they do, fill out anapplication and use the card when making purchases. When you go into the store, ask if there isa circular and read
Confusing Scattered Mechanical Solid DirectsTrack & revise plan Disjointed Passive Supports Implement Change AssessesDocument Progress Incoherent Perfunctory Methodical Complete ComprehensiveIterate & Assess:Frequency Sporadic Methodical Consistent Continuous Parallel ProcessingReview previous cycles Seldom Most Recent Tries to extend Captures most Integrates allAssess design process Only moves forward After big st eps
Project (3)(CET 458) Planning and Scheduling (3)(CET 452) Approved Selection (3) Safety (2)(C ENG 454) Approved Selection (3) Senior Project (1)(CET 458) Open Elective(3) Approved Business Selection (3) Page 9.739.2 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Curriculum Innovation – Evolving the Educational Process SDCET’s success in employing its graduates is not an accident. On the contrary, it iscertainly at least in part tied to the well
as a working tool for understanding and improving performance and for guiding planning and opportunities for learning.To address these criteria, this paper proposes marketing strategies for curriculum implementationthat develop the awareness, advantages, and value of students, incumbent workers, andemployers utilizing the Information Technology program. Incumbent workers are those studentsthat have been out of school for a period of time and are place bound usually by occupations andfamilies. These strategies are unique for at least three reasons: · First, in the context of the traditional educational model, this strategy involves leaving the campus and meeting potential (industry) program users face-to-face and