these constructs. Lastly, we will utilizepreliminary insights to develop and test a model of ethical becoming. These insights will berefined through the data integration step and will subsequently be tested by identifying researchhypotheses and evaluating those hypotheses with specific quantitative methods.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1737157. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] ABET. (n.d., 01/18/19). Accreditation policy and procedure manual (APPM), 2019-2020. Available: https://www.abet.org
theirresearch, as evidenced in Respondent 3’s wording, “Believing in an idea and bringing it to life.” Finally, we asked participants to tell us what they would like us to change about thecontest if we to run it again. Two of the respondents gave us no feedback and one wrote “Notsure.” However, two of the respondents gave us helpful advice. Respondent 3 indicated that weneeded to provide more opportunities to find teammates. While the contest was open to bothindividuals and teams, in a semester-long project which requires research, a well-organized teamhas an advantage over an individual. Moreover, learning to work effectively within a team onproject management is an important skill for engineering students to learn. Respondent 5 wantedmore
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uses 2 bands, and it applies the reactive handoff approach to each of the two channels independently. The rest of the assumptions are the same as in the notes. Comparing the duplexing (sharing the resources between access point and user terminals) mechanism of 802.11 and 802.22, what is/are the main difference(s)? i. Derive the expression for pm under this scenario. ii. Find the mean SU session time in this case.Laboratory experiments: One of the key assessments of this course were the virtual laboratoryexperiments spread throughout the semester. There were three such experiments based onsimulation of some real life application of the concepts being covered in the course. They weredeveloped using USRP software
original ideas, including those on cognitive conflict triggering learning in children werefurther elaborated and expanded by various learning scientists and applied to K–12 as well as col-lege education. For instance, Doise and Mugny 4 conducted various studies about how cognitiveconflict impacts learning. Their work showed that the other learner(s) who held the conflictingviews did not need to be physically present, as long as the learners in question saw the conflictingviews as being those of peers. While triggering cognitive conflict is possible even without en-gaging with peers (e.g., via refutation text 5 instead), combining it with peer-interaction has majoradvantages. First, interaction with peers encourages the student to verbalize the
innovation, suggested to be as in The Functions of the Executive.1 Become acquainted with this human-action based approach promulgated by Holger Thuesen beginning in the 1950’s and subsequently by Paul Torgersen since about 1962. 3) Systems Thinking, suggested to be as in Systems Engineering and Analysis.2,6 Consult this 5th Edition Pearson book and access the no cost supporting materials offered on www.a2i2.com. 4) Finally, note that the general theme and objectives of this paper are being promulgated by the international honor society for systems engineering, showcased on www.omegalpha.org.II. Extending Capital Investment Decision MakingWithout a doubt, capital investment analysis (capital
perspectives of the questioner46. It is,however, necessary to recognize that the topic is jointly explored between the researcherand the interviewee45. It is just that the researcher must “bracket” his or her views toprevent imparting beliefs onto the interviewee47.ValidityVerification of a phenomenographical study is addressed through the generalizability ofthe work and the role of the researcher(s). Validity can further be addressed through theuse of quotes from the participants in the analysis as opposed to only the interpretationsof the researcher. In this study, quotes were extensively used to put the words of theparticipants’ front and center for the reader to interpret their thoughts.The intent of the study was to provide knowledge for others
psychographic measures developed in this study reveal nuances in student values ofsustainability and global citizenship, highlighting the importance of constant revision ofeducators’ understandings of student understanding in order to graduate informed and dedicatedstudents who will engage in, design for, and implement sustainability in their future careers.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for theirsupport of this work under the TUES program (grant number DUE-1245464). Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. Beane, T.P., &
donated to K-12 schools, or educationalcenters, in both nations. STEM tools are hands-on, interactive products that convey educationalphenomena associated with STEM fields, and that properly align with age and grade appropriatetopic(s). Since 2009, UAH CDC teams have produced numerous STEM tools that have beendonated to K-12 schools and science centers. Examples of the previously designed STEM toolsare shown in Fig. 1.Figure 1. UAH capstone design class STEM tools-clockwise from top left: dyslexic braindisplay, fatigue and beam bending apparatus, pulley system, velocity/motion tracks, mechanicaland solar energy race track (photos courtesy of C. Carmen)MethodologyAt the start of the international partnership, UAH and CPUT CDC instructors aimed to
’s, Dan quickly discovered the necessity of creating competitive product advantages to sustain a business model. These early marketplace experiences and highly competitive interactions inspired Dan to identify and create several new technologies for his employers leading to the application for his first three patents for these products before the age of 30. After 12 years of progressive responsibilities in managing several businesses as an employee, Dan launched his own Product Design consultancy: Consul-Tech Concepts. Dan describes his design methodology as Differentiation by Design R , a product design process that discovers the unseen activity based user needs and product requirements, seeking to reveal
it with common mechanicscalculations to determine an experimental parameter.Depending on the nature of the flex period, the class may meet in the regular classroom oranother facility such as a specialized classroom intended to facilitate group work, or adepartment laboratory. Depending on the activity, students may work individually or morefrequently, in groups of varying sizes. Page 26.780.5 Table 3 – Flex Period Schedule for Semester Flex Meeting Exercise/Activity Topic(s) Period #a # 1 3 Small group work including simple Engineering Measurements and
, community,or other source, contextual listening has a broader meaning. It refers to A multidimensional, integrated understanding of the listening process wherein listening facilitates meaning making, enhances human potential, and helps foster community-supported change. In this form of listening, information such as cost, weight, technical specs, desirable functions, and timeline acquires meaning only when the context of the person(s) making the requirements (their history, political agendas, desires, forms of knowledge, etc.) is fully understood [19, p. 125].Although students in IFCS did not engage with an actual community, the posing of the tankproblem underscored the value of listening to a community to
of the fourinstitutions. These styles are characterized by the student’s desire to begin a task alone and thenevolve into a different mode of studying as the task progresses toward completion. We call thefirst of these two Start alone styles: Start alone, End together. This pattern of studying tends tofocus on a formal agreement among students to come together at a preset time(s) to discussdifficulties, compare answers, and engage in other benefits of collective effort. The secondvariation, Start alone, End almost together, while similar in philosophy to Start alone, Endtogether, tends to be more casual and less structured. In this pattern of studying, studentstypically agree with a group of other students to begin a task on their own, and
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study, we are defining “informal engineering programs” as activities, resources, andevents that occur outside of a school setting, which children can engage in alone or with others,on their own time outside of school. Such programs may be self-regulated, assisted by a parent,or led by an informal educator (e.g., a camp counselor).The Informal Pathways to Engineering StudyTo answer our research questions, we created a longitudinal study following 60 middle schoolstudents in two states. 10 of these students are not traditionally schooled. 8 students are currentlyhomeschooled by their parent(s) and 2 students attend virtual public schools and have instructorswho are not their parents. (We defined homeschool students as students who do not attend
communication as their 1particular mode of autopoietic reproduction” (p. 3) As leading systems theorists Capra andLuisi[9] described: [Because] communications recur in multiple feedback loops, they produce a shared system of beliefs, explanations, and values – a common context of meaning – that is continually sustained by further communications (p. 308).Applying this theory to systems of higher learning, we argue that the social life (or “culture(s)”)of engineering colleges and departments is maintained by a network of communications fromwhich messages or stories emerge that reflect this “common context of meaning”. What, then,are these
experience,perception, cognition, and behavior.1 For this model to be successful the learner must: activelybe involved in that experience (concrete experience), reflect on that experience (reflectiveobservation), conceptualize the experience (abstract conceptualization), and apply what waslearned to new experiences (active experimentation).1Experiential learning is a component of education that “emphasize[s] the central role thatexperience play in the learning process.”1 As explained by Hey, Van Pelt, Agogino, andBeckman, some areas, such as practical and teamwork skills that are important in engineeringdesign education, are best taught through experience instead of through formal lectures.5In that regard, experiential learning has many benefits
efforts to change instruction in STEM education.Acknowledgements This paper is based on research funded by the National Science Foundation under Awardnumber DUE 1245194. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.This research is conducted under our university IRB protocol 4532.References[1] Association of American Universities (AAU). (2006). National Defense Education and Innovative Initiative: Meeting America’s Economic and Security Challenges of the 21st Century. Washington, DC.[2] Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. (2012). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM education
3 11 0 Other(s) [fill in = In-class discussion; exam 3 11 0 questions on NSPE code of ethics]The next question on the curricular survey asked faculty how they assessed students’ knowledgeof ethics and/or societal impacts of engineering in the course. The survey presented nine optionsfrom which respondents could select multiple choices; results are summarized in Table 6. Foreach course, 0 to 4 of the assessment methods were indicated, with a median of two. The mostcommon assessment methods were individual reflective essays and individual assignmentsgraded with a rubric. The options that the survey provided for this
because when an engineer frames a problem, s/he gainsownership of the problem; having such ownership affirms her/his identity as an engineer. Thus,we sought to connect student assets to problem framing as a means to support a growth mindsetwherein diverse students view themselves as already having the capabilities to participate in thedesign process.Next stepsThere have been calls for more research specifically looking at how, when and why certaingroups—including Hispanics and Native Americans—initially choose and then persist inengineering.8 This research begins to address this call. Simply identifying engineering assets andnot acting on them will do little to change student persistence. This study represents a first step ina longer research