Paper ID #21258Assessment of the Impact of Summer STEAM Programs on High School Par-ticipants’ Content Knowledge and Attitude Towards STEAM CareersMr. Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Marcelo Caplan - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am involved in the community engagement programs and activities of the department. I am the coordinator of three outreach programs 1) the NSF-ISE project ”Scientists for Tomorrow” which goal is to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in community centers in the
illustrate that; DOE can improve tracking and shipping performance and improve item level of monitoring of valuable plants. (1) Data collection Appropriate statistical test for data analysis, for this study Design of Experiments (DOE) will be used.Data Collection and Data AnalysisThe data is collected in laboratory environment with minimal interference from external factorssuch as metal objects and interference from other antennas. For this experiment, the antenna andthe receiver were connected above each other on a wooden pole. Antenna height was fixed at 3.5feet from the ground. This set up has been shown in figure -3. When a tag is placed facing theantenna, its reading is taken for 20 seconds. All RFID readings are taken for to
communities ofpractice that focus on computer science excellence in cybersecurity. Students who receive S-STEM funds are asked to participate in workshops to build cybersecurity skills, held locally oncampus in collaboration with the Army Research Laboratory. Cybersecurity workshops aredeveloped by upper classmen and graduate students with collaboration from the senior researcherat ARL and the S-STEM advisor. “Students who get S-STEM seem to be excited about the finances, the financial aid is obviously is addicting, but they also feel excited about being in a group. The way we label it, the way we market it is that you're going to be pioneers in the cybersecurity department and that seems to excite them. Whatever we tell them
Paper ID #23948Development of a Cohort-Based Program to Strengthen Retention and En-gagement of Underrepresented Community College Engineering and Com-puter Science StudentsProf. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in
he is currently a Professor of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and development positions in industry. From 1991 to 2002, he was a Staff Engineer with Tellabs, Naperville, IL. Additionally, in 1991, he was with AT&T Bell Tele- phone Laboratories, Naperville; from 1988 to 1991, he was with R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Lisle, IL; and from 1985 to 1986, he was with Zenith Electronics, Glenview, IL. His interests include adaptive filtering, speech enhancement, wireless and wireline communications, and engineering education. Dr. Dunne is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and the ASEE.Paul Keenlance, Grand Valley State University c
Paper ID #18850Outcomes and Case Studies of Undergraduate Student Participation in Re-searchDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at
reflect the population as a whole. [1].The report continues to state that: While continuing to pursue increased knowledge and higher standards of excellence in teaching, research and innovation, two- and four-year colleges in Texas will need to consider more explicitly the primary reason most students attend college: to get a better job and achieve a better life. [1]A primary outcome of the 60x30TX initiative relevant to our discussion is the following: By 2030, all graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education will have completed programs with identified marketable skills: The marketable skills goal emphasizes the value of higher education in the workforce. Students need to
Paper ID #26709Discharge Coefficient ExperimentDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC Charles E. Baukal, Jr. has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an Ed.D., and Professional Engineering License. He is the Director of the John Zink Institute which offers continuing professional development for engineers and technicians. He has nearly 35 years of industrial experience and 30 years of teaching experience as an adjunct. He is the author/editor of 13 books on industrial combustion and is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents.Dr. Wes Ryan Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC Wes Bussman, Ph.D., is a senior research and development
engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com- petencies through teaching and one-on-one coaching. She is most interested in developing student knowl- edge of leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace.Dr. Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Lang is the Associate Director of the Engineering Leadership Research Program at Penn State Uni- versity. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus on Biomechanics from Penn State University. Dr. Lang’s previous professional experiences and
service, student government, andintramurals, for example. There are more than 140 student organizations and clubs that includethe following categories: sports (3), departmental (42), diversity/cultural (12), honorary (15),religious (9), social Greek (3), and special interest (24). It is believed that participation in suchactivities allows students to feel part of the campus community [14]. Nevertheless, at ourinstitution, most students cannot avail themselves of opportunities to participate inextracurricular activities.A different approach to getting students involvedGroup work in lecture courses can be used as a means of getting students to interact with eachother. Group work is common in laboratory courses, where, generally, data collection is
and data analytics and an ability to directly apply thesetools for practical engineering problems. These three courses are being taught in a collaborativeeffort by all authors listed in this paper. For each course, a principal instructor is in charge of theoverall management of the course and instruction of its main components. However, otherinstructors will teach one lecture about applications of this course in their area of expertise, sincethese topics are multi-disciplinary in nature. These three courses have been included in the civilengineering curriculum as technical elective courses that are offered to undergraduate studentsduring the junior and senior years. Collaborative class project will be incorporated into eachcourse, which has
, power system control, renewable energy resources and power electronics.Dr. Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Mingyu Lu received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Bei- jing, China, in 1995 and 1997 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. From 1997 to 2002, he was a research assistant at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2002 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Electromagnetics Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was an assistant professor with
stereotype endorsement (x-axis) and aself-conception (y-axis) as a function of whether students participated in collaborative learning. Dashedlines represent the 95% confidence intervals. Consistent with Table 1, the maximum value displayed forstereotype endorsement (x-axis) is 3.5.DiscussionA recent recruiting advertisement featuring female software engineer Isis Wenger resulted in a barrageof scrutiny on social media concerning whether or not Wenger actually worked as an engineer at theadvertised company. 4 Further, esteemed Nobel Laureate and biochemist Tim Hunt, recently made apublic statement that the “trouble with girls” who work in research laboratories is that they “fall in lovewith you and when you criticize them, they cry”. 24 These are
. Shehab, University of Oklahoma Dr. Randa L. Shehab is a professor and the Director of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She was recently appointed as Director of the Sooner Engineering Education Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in
Teaching, the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) and its precursor, the Society for the Promotion of EngineeringEducation, internalized an investigation tradition built on familiar practices such as survey research, sitevisits, and the enlistment of objective experts hired to carry out an investigation. During mid-century,however, internal fissures within the engineering profession and among the engineering schools causedthe primary decision-making authority to shift from ASEE to ECPD. With it, the voluntary traditions ofinvestigation and society-wide deliberation that characterized ASEE’s grand investigations gave way tothe more mediated conversations carried out within the particular governance structure set up for theECPD, which
background work, notjust in terms of literature analysis, but to understand the field requirement, culture practices, andcustoms of the region in which they will be working. These will not only help in getting workdone smoothly but establish long term relationships that build sustainability into the researchenterprise.II) Field research as a part of global researchField research is a qualitative method of data collection geared towards understanding,observing, and interacting with people in their natural settings2. Some of the most valuableinformation in the world cannot be found in libraries, papers or laboratories, but theseinformation is crucial and is available in the real place. Real place is a place where the action orwork is being done. There
. He has worked in the vibration test and measurement industry helping to drive new technologies to market and working with industry to meet their emerging needs. He is currently a Professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and controls. He is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects and interested in engineer- ing education research. Page 26.798.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 From ‘system modeling’ to
Paper ID #11971Adaptive Expertise and its Manifestation in CAD Modeling: A Comparisonof Practitioners and StudentsMrs. Elif OzturkDr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science and engineering education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in STEM
, we teach the students to fashion sentences onthe spot after planning and practice. Although the recommendation to students in all sections ofthis course is to speak extemporaneously, the textbook used in the regular sections advises thecreation and use of speaking notes.24 These speaking notes, which are described as condensedversions of a preparation outline, contain the following: key words or phrases for points, sub-points, transitions, statistics, and delivery cues (such as stage directions). Perhaps because of this recommendation of speaking notes, observations from a speakingcontest associated with the course reveal that the overwhelming majority of students read from ascript, rely on a stack of note cards, or read bulleted
Paper ID #11795The Development Process towards achieving a Framework for IncorporatingVirtual Teams into Projects in Engineering CoursesDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interests and the courses he teaches includes Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,Sustainability as well as research in the field of Engineering Education. He has over 30 conference and journal publications and has brought in over $500K in research grants to The California State University
endeavour. At first, one may betempted to categorize the enterprise of engineering and science into one that contains massivedistractions by the nature of their existing. For instance, the structure of universities, laboratories,industrial complexes, and even the clutter basement or garage of an armchair practitioner, cancontain reinforce thoughtlessness. Another example, is that the process of either science ofengineering, both of which being built upon previous works, in itself could engender humanpractitioners only concerned with furthering a particular line of work and not actively thinkingwhile undertaking such work. Page 26.1314.9
Paper ID #12655Summer Engineering Enrichment Program Results Exceed ExpectationsDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998-2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicks- burg
projects that include the layout optimization for wind farms, array design for novel wave energy conversion devices, optimization of collaborative power systems, the sustainable redesign of commuting bicycles, and the quantification of sustainability during the early de- sign phase. Dr. DuPont completed her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2013 in the Integrated Design Innovation Group, and her projects are currently funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Oregon State University, and Oregon BEST/Bonneville Power Association.Dr. Christopher Hoyle, Oregon State University Dr. Christopher Hoyle is currently Assistant Professor and Arthur Hitsman
decision making. He also contributed to data analysis methods and cost effective practices of highway construction quality assurance program. Dr. Uddin develops and implements innovative teaching strategies for engineering technology education in order to improve student engagement and knowledge retention.Dr. Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University Dr. Johnson is chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital Media at East Tennessee State University. He has been active with the American Society of Engineering Education for over 20 years. During that time, he have served in several capacities, including, but not limited to program chair, author, reviewer, committee member and is
academicculture to best align its curricular programs to make students aware about thepossibilities of using their engineering training to solve real-world problems.To address this challenge, NYIT applied and was selected as one of 25 universities thathave joined the Epicenter’s Pathways to Innovation program.8 This alliance enables us toengage with other schools on fully incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship inundergraduate engineering education.With the support of the Epicenter network, the SoECS is now capitalizing on the ETICto implement significant curricular changes, such as incorporating the Center’s advancedfabrication facilities across the curriculum to teach students about design and rapidprototyping. The SoECS is also organizing
Paper ID #17067WORK IN PROGRESS: Data Explorer – Assessment Data Integration, An-alytics, and Visualization for STEM Education ResearchJoshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University Josh Weese is a PhD candidate in the department of Computer Science at Kansas State University. Fo- cusing on education research, this experience comes from work as a graduate teaching assistant, various outreach programs, and time spent as a NSF GK-12 fellow. His downtime is spent in outreach programs aimed toward enriching local K-12 students’ experience in STEM, especially in computer science and sensor technologies.Dr. William H. Hsu, Kansas
Engineering, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology. His interests are in the microenvironment of the mammalian retina and engineering education. His teaching is primarily in physiology for both biology and BME majors. He is a fellow if the Biomedical Engineer- ing Society, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.Prof. Robert L. Murphy, Northwestern University Dr. Murphy is Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University where he holds the position of Director, Center for Global Health.Prof. Akinwale Oladotun Coker P.E., university of ibadanDr. Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria c
Academies Press Washington D.C. , 2008.6. Committee on Implementing Engineering Messages: Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action. National Academy of Engineering, Ed.; National Academies Pres: Washington, DC, 2013.7. Keynote for NSF graduate teaching fellows in K12 education program. http://www.engineerguy.com/white-papers/pdf/how-to-talk-nsf.pdf.8. Faligant, S. Nanodays 2015 Brings Big Fun. Opelika Auburn News, April 3, 2015, 2015.9. Haas, K. A Larger Look at the World of Nanos. Opelika Auburn News, April 7, 2016, 2016.10. Nsf Math & Science Partnership at Auburn University: Teacher Resources. https://www.auburn.edu/academic/cosam/departments/chemistry/outreach/MSP_AU_web/MSP-AU.htm
Paper ID #18528Application of Indirect and Direct Measures for Student Teamwork OutcomeAssessment within an Undergraduate Civil Engineering CurriculumDr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on infrastructure resiliency, transportation facility planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in capstone sengineeirgn design, engineering management
experience in systems engineering, program management, and product management. At Bell Laboratories, he worked as a Member of the Technical Staff on the concept formulation, develop- ment, introduction and operational improvement of commercial telecommunications services and then as the Systems Engineering Manager in the concept formulation, development, introduction and operational improvement of specialized communications systems for government and defense. He was Product Man- ager for a business communications product in the AT&T General Departments and Program Manager for development of advanced technology for the last mile in the AT&T Local Infrastructure and Access Management organization. He is a systems