-hours and istaught as a 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour laboratory session each week. In addition, severalcommon 1-hour meetings are held each semester where all students come together for a requiredprogram activity. During a typical academic year, the program sees approximately 370 students.Program Objectives and Outcomes:The program incorporates 5 learning objectives and nine course outcomes (Table 1), which arecontained on the syllabus for the students to purview and gage their progress. Further, courseoutcomes are mapped to ABET criterion 3:a-k (Fig. 1) and are used in the course assessment tomake refinements to the curricula.Assessment Processes and ToolsProgram curricula are assessed using a variety of tools, including: • personal web-based
and has been distributed among theinstructors to complete at the end of the semester. Student evaluation of the course at the end ofeach semester is used as feedback on course delivery and instruction. Other feedback from coursecoordinators is compiled in the planning guides which helps gather more evidence-basedevaluation and offer recommendations for improvement. Other information collected from theinstructors includes curriculum worksheets with information about their classes such as coursenumbers, lecture/lab schedule, and delivery modes. They also upload the syllabus to the sharedOneDrive folders.VI. Strategies and Best PracticesBased on the results and feedback from the implementation of the assessment process, the authorsbelieve that
paper describes integration of Tablet PCs into a required first semester freshman yearengineering course called EngE 1024, "Engineering Exploration." Assessment results from in-class clicker-based responses and online course exit surveys are presented to assess theeffectiveness of Tablet PC-based instruction. Problems encountered and plans for futureenhancements are also briefly discussed. A summary table showing Tablet PC related instructionactivities in various other academic programs is also presented.2. EngE 1024, Engineering Exploration – BackgroundEngineering freshmen at COE are required to pass two freshman engineering courses duringtheir 1-year long freshman engineering (also called General Engineering (GE)) program. Thefirst course is
work ethic appropriate for the engineering profession. Page 9.919.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe syllabus is a coordinated mix of introduction to engineering fundamentals, includinggraphical representation, statistics, and economics, and introduction to computer tools used tosolve engineering problems, specifically MATLAB (a computational tool and interpretedprogramming language used by engineers), Excel, and UNIX. The course consists of two 50-minute lectures and one 2-hour
focusareas. These may be focused on specific courses or on more overarching ideas. Page 23.594.11Technology Aspects: All VCP meeting are being conducted using the Internet conferencingsoftware Adobe Connect. In addition to the weekly meeting, the VCPs interact through a web-portal that will host assigned or recommended readings, organizational information, and theparticipants’ products. It also will provide a highly interactive component where participants canpost questions or ideas and have the group engage in an asynchronous discussion about them. AnASEE technical support is managing this site, which uses the online collaborative toolkit
curriculum for teaching an introductory course on data science in flipped classroom format. An earlier grant dealt with designing the aforementioned visualization software. He has taught various courses in the computer science curriculum, including one that he developed and im- plemented called ”Databases for Many Majors.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Formative Self-Assessment for Customizable Database Visualizations: Checkpoints for LearningAbstractA formative self-assessment opportunity has been added to database visualizations, which aredesigned to introduce students of many majors to fundamental database concepts. Instructors cancustomize the example and
major parts. Part 1was demographic information (4 questions). Part 2 was the main survey consisting of 33questions. Topics surveyed in the main survey included: efficacy and structure of department-level developmental programs, responsibilities for faculty development, developmental areas,developmental best practices, frequency of mentorship, time allocated to mentorship, juniorfaculty developmental goals, Academy-level knowledge repositories, mentorship in the fivefaculty domains, classroom observation, scholarship, course directorship, and academicpromotion. Parts 3 and 4 were two separate “follow-on” surveys that asked questions regardingfaculty recruitment, new faculty integration and training, and more specific questions concerningtopics
have a follow up session synchronously within the team for the mentor and assistant mentor to answer participants’ questions and highlight the important aspects of the assessment worksheet. ● Seminar X - Building Interpersonal Rapport (Synchronous). This seminar was recommended to be delivered synchronously. The slides should be modified for remote delivery. As discussed in the Questioning Seminar above, slides on DEI should be added. It would also be beneficial to recommend DEI related statements in the instructor’s syllabus. For the participants who will be teaching remote or asynchronous classes, the instructor should demonstrate how to properly create rapport in the online environment
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, or a PhD in Engineering. The course isoffered to students both in person and through distance education (fully online). The coursemeets once a week in the evenings for 150 minutes. Throughout the semester the course focuseson the drivers of changes to the channels and floodplains through time. The course coverstechnical theories governing fluvial geomorphology, river hydraulics, and sediment entrainment,transport, and deposition, as well as analysis of various aspects of channels numerically andusing different software platforms.The course is highly technical but integrated with concepts of sustainability. Integration ofsustainability content aided the course in two ways: 1) this content helped to
teaching. • Design of an effective class: students will be able to establish learning outcomes, align assessments with course outcomes, align activities and assignments with course outcomes, and prepare an effective syllabus. • Creation of a productive learning environment: students will be able to promote a civil and engaging learning environment and embrace diversity in course planning and activities, use concept maps and other visualization tools, and develop self-directed learners. • Active learning techniques: students will be able to implement flipped classroom approach and create active learning opportunities in lecture courses. • Technology in teaching: students will be able to understand the
teaching Water Resources Engineering is licensed and has years ofpractice experience. We meet regularly to develop my syllabus and discuss specific content orgeneral best-practice design questions. Through these interactions, my mentor provides me withpractical context of water resources engineering. In developing an Appropriate Technology forDeveloping Countries course, I worked with an alumnus who has over 40 years of civil andenvironmental engineering consulting experience and many years as an Engineers WithoutBorders mentor to develop course content. Given that most faculty members do not have practiceexperience equivalent to 40 years, this model may be beneficial even when faculty members arethemselves licensed professional engineers. Not
: Transferable Skills via an Inclusive Professional Framework for Faculty, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 53:5, 48-55, DOI: 10.1080/00091383.2021.196315816. Grunert O’Brien, J., Millis, B., & Cohen, M.W. (2008). The course syllabus: A learning- centered approach. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.17. Handelsman, J., Miller, S., & Pfund, C. (2007). Scientific teaching, New York, NY: W. H. Freeman and Co.18. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/dch.3040819. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00091383.2021.1963158?journalCode=vc hn2020. NSF INCLUDES: Report to the Nation. National Science Foundation. Alexandria, VA 2018.21. Aspirealliance.org. 2022. Aspire. [online] Available at: https
Association forComputing Machinery; and the listserv of the Professional & Organization DevelopmentNetwork in Higher Education, POD@listserv.nd.edu, the professional organization for facultydevelopment experts. More than 25 individuals shared ideas. Occasionally the online contactwas followed up with a phone call.Often, teaching assistants are assigned by the faculty member’s department. Whoever assignsthem may solicit recommendations from the faculty teaching the course. Sometimes theinstructor is given a budget and allowed to hire any qualified student. In this case, it is a goodidea to hire a student who has taken the course in the last year or two, preferably from the sameinstructor. This is because the students in the class can better build
national airspace, collision avoidance/deconfliction, and UAS flight operations. He has worked closely with industry partners such as the Boeing Company, Insitu, Aerovel, Hood Technology, and the Washington Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation to implement academic technologies onto deployed platforms. Dr. Lum teaches both undergraduate and graduate course on automatic control, flight mechanics, modeling and simulation, mathematical tools for engineers, sensors and actuators, and other controls related courses. He has been awarded the department’s ”Instructor of the Year” award twice (2012 and 2013). He is also the faculty advisor to the department’s design, build, fly team. He has served as an adjunct
Paper ID #26720Writing Across Engineering: A Collaborative Approach to Support STEMFaculty’s Integration of Writing Instruction in their ClassesRyan Ware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ryan Ware is a PhD student in Writing Studies primarily interested in cultural-historical theories of writ- ing and learning to write. He is part of an interdisciplinary team that focuses on helping STEM instructors integrate writing into their courses, and that helps departments integrate writing across undergraduate curricula.Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Nicole Turnipseed is a PhD student in
, she also participated as an invited expert in an online official meeting organized byone of the local authorities in Buenos Aires. At this meeting, she shared some observations andinput for future policies based on her research. (1.3)E-waste workers and general public: In an attempt to popularizing "expert" knowledge -that isusually confined to governmental, scientific, and academic spaces- and respond to the e-wasteworkers' questions and interests, Schlezak developed workshops for them and gave lectures inacademic courses. She addressed topics such as e-waste management, chemical risks, andprevention measures. During the development of the thesis, she presented in two differentrecycling facilities in Buenos Aires with more than 37 workers
theirproject with their normal course work. For one particular student, the prompts were not includedon any syllabus or course contract and therefore not important enough to be bothered with. Infact, from these team visits, it was observed that the one team which had included the reflectiveprompts in their course contract had regular responses. The final observation made was that theteams were recording how their designs were changing through technical reports and evenonline blogs. Access to all these records to use for data collection was given. The quality ofthese reports varied from student to student, but they mainly dealt with technical andprofessional aspects of the project, outlining travel agenda, constraints, and specifications.Some students
declared an engineering major but had intentions to transfer to anengineering major the following spring semester. This was a 1-credit hour, online and in-personhybrid class, technologically managed by a Learning Management Software (LMS).Over 700 students enrolled in the course, and our instructional team consisted of one Instructor,one graduate TA, and two undergraduate TAs. This paper reports evidence-based practice oftwo assessment methods, Divide-and-Conquer and Grade-a-thons, that we used to successfullyevaluate a large-enrollment course with small grading staff. The coursework was divided intotwo types of assignments: weekly homework and a final report.The design of the course was based on content that had been previously implemented at
inadvanced courses. Summer Bridge is an opportunity to engage students in a strong foundationalalgebra curriculum to ensure precalculus readiness by their first semester of postsecondaryeducation—that is, their first fall with the STEM Core. These math courses also aim to build cohortcohesion and community by delivering them with a learning community cohort model. All butone of 12 sites offered non-credit math courses for the Summer Bridge. This allowed for flexibilityin delivery and an ability to “meet students where they are.” For example, at Evergreen ValleyCollege, the math professor began with a syllabus, but spent much more time than expected onfactoring because students lacked understanding and practice in that area—critical for success inthe
statements of research and teaching plans − Being ready for likely interview questions • Starting a research program 1.5 hr − Identifying funding sources and writing successful proposals − The NSF CAREER program − Attracting graduate students to your research program • Planning and teaching the first course 1.5 hr − ABET and learning objectives − Preparing a syllabus − Active learning • Success strategies for new faculty members (based on the work of 0.5 hr Robert Boice[2000]) • Open discussion 0.5
material. The students are, in fact, entirelyresponsible for their own learning experience. The professors assume roles as non-decision-making mentors, allowing the course to evolve according the self-organization,leadership, and priorities of the students. Working from a rudimentary syllabus, studentswork both independently and in collaboration to identify problems, initiate and conductprojects, and discuss results. Horner and Matson confirm that the leaderless classroom isa radical educational method, and that its effectiveness is driven by its tripartite nature:“Students must take charge of the content studied and learning process employed whilealso experiencing what it is they’re trying to learn…As students are immersed inunfamiliar roles, the
) Planning the Course Prepare a set of instructional outcomes Develop a syllabus to communicate course goals Establish a clear policy that is consistent with the instructional objectives Provide feedback about students’ performance with respect to grading policy Conducting the Course Plan a productive first class session, describing the relevancy of the course Establish ample office hours, and be available for them Respect students’ time in the classroom Distribute copies of key theory, leaving gaps for students to complete Utilize alternative methods for delivering course material Set realistic expectations for students and encourage questions Face the student audience, and speak slowly and clearly Assess the
Paper ID #37498Teaching Post-Tension Concrete Design: Leveraging PracticalIndustry ExpertiseRyan Solnosky Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated BAE/MAE degrees in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Dr. Solnosky is also a
Page 8.467.2collaboration library instruction may not be closely focused on course syllabus. In addition, the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society from Engineering Education 2examples and assignments may not integrate with engineering assignments. To be judged by thestudents as worthwhile, library assignments must directly address the immediate needs of thestudents. In many cases, librarians address general skills or a particular set of resources. Themethodology and the resources are used to advance the concept of life-long
conference papers and book chapters.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Rowan University. His research primar- ily concerns multi-scale geomaterial behavior under coupled processes across various time scales, with emphasis placed on microstructure characterization, constitutive model formulation, and computational geomechanics, for applications in geological storage and energy geotechnics. Prior to joining the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan, he worked in the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. At Rowan, he teaches courses in geotechnical engineering and ge- omechanics. He is a recipient of James S. Lai
framework of an individual lesson. Forinstance, the syllabus is a basic building block of course construction. Even experiencedteachers seem to have issues related to the syllabus that they are interested in exploring withother teachers. Active learning, classroom assessment techniques, motivation, and learningstyles are other topics addressed in this 15-hour workshop. The workshop also includes time for Page 12.850.5participants to initiate discussion of challenges that they are experiencing in their ownclassrooms. In this way, the workshop is, in part, molded to the desires and predilections of theparticular group.According to a study done by the
to adequately prepare them for the FE exam. 2) As shown in Table 5, the weighted coverage is not sufficient to ensure a high passing rate on the exam. It is our belief that the engineering program should achieve a weighted coverage of at least 80%, or in general we should not allow greater than 1.5% lost coverage in any one of the thirteen topical areas. Applying this criterion, 8 of the 13 topical areas are inadequately covered in the engineering curriculum. 3) The inadequate coverage stems from two sources. First, the material is just not being covered. This is the case for the Engineering Material and Properties FE topical area. Second, the course syllabus gives little indication that the
students in howto give professional presentations, choose/read academic journals, and write a proposal andmanuscript via a series of assignments.Assignment DescriptionEarly in the course, students practice four aspects of the research communication process usinggenre analysis [13]: 1. Reading a technical journal paper and learning the function of each portion (abstract, introduction, methodology, observations, analysis, conclusions, citations, etc.), 2. Defining the key components of effective research communication, 3. Preparing a professional presentation, and 4. Identifying the process of writing a journal paper.Students then review the syllabus to determine what topic is scheduled on a specific day and selectthe day that interests
number of students who can succeed onthe first attempt through the course without lowering the standards needed to pass. In theredesign effort for that course, I've added a number of demonstrations throughout the semester toclarify common misconceptions.[5] None of these demos have been hands-on because of thelarge numbers in my classes each year (around 500).As 3D printing has become available on my campus and available at prices that students canreasonably be expected to afford, I have begun looking at what can be done in basic mechanicscourses for students to have hands-on demonstrations.Current Project:My Statics syllabus includes area moments of inertia by both integration and by compositebodies (the additive/tabular method for composite
/technical societies also provide appropriate continuing education courses in electronic forms – see, for example the offerings of the IEEE.• Open courseware – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made a major commitment to sharing its expertise in engineering education by posting on the web materials from each of its courses, in its OpenCourseWare project. Materials posted for each course typically include syllabus, readings, calendar, lecture notes, tools and projects. Downloading of appropriate materials and adaptation to local needs can be a significant aid to engineering faculty members in developing countries.• Virtual exhibit – As noted above, the WFEO Committee on Capacity Building plans to