unique in that the teams are usually working on complex, ambiguous, and timeconsuming problems. When PBL is used students achieve many desirable outcomes. Several researchersat the University of Madrid4 found that PBL used in the design of electronic systems increased interestin electronics, increased academic performance, and produced better design solutions. In addition,situational factors were found to influence the outcomes of PBL activities for junior engineeringstudents5. These situational factors include the type of project selected, the learning of the individualstudent, and the ability of students to adapt to working under time pressure.Engagement is often cited as an important component of learning in PBL. In the Civil and
provides distinctlogistical and pedagogical advantages over semester-long study abroad courses. TheInternational Perspectives in Water Resource Science & Management (IPWRSM) course issteeped in over ten years of history in international experiences that have been provided to bothgraduate students and undergraduate students alike. Recognizing the need to expose students tothe international facets of the engineering and research workplaces, the IPWRSM course aims toprovide students with the international experience gained in a traditional study abroad coursewhile overcoming the obstacles to enrollment that result in typical under-representation ofengineering students. In addition to providing engineering curriculum, an opportunity to
assessenergy conservation opportunities. In addition, the students demonstrate the appropriate usage ofenergy monitoring and measuring equipment commonly used by energy specialists and energyauditors. The course is taught as a lecture-practicum with an emphasis on clean energy and energyefficiency both in class and in laboratory. In particular, the key energy efficiency topics arediscussed how they can be integrated into manufacturing coursework to include sustainabilityprinciples.1. IntroductionFusing U.S. innovation on green science and clean manufacturing is an environmental necessity.There is a need to instill sustainability awareness and concepts among undergraduate students, inorder to ensure that sustainable production will be achieved in the
-ranging academic experience in teaching construction. Prof. Romero is co-author of a book on megaprojects (in Portuguese) and has published extensively about capital projects.Luciana Debs Dr. Debs is an assistant professor at the School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue University. Her research is in teaching and use of new technology and the integration of design and construction. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Capstone Course – Proposing a New ApproachThe main objective of a capstone course is to enable students to integrate the knowledge gainedfrom pursuing a given degree program. The
Akua Oppong-Anane is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program at West Virginia University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, a master’s degree in Chemistry and a doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering Sciences. Her research areas are in solid and hazardous waste management, as well as teaching, advising and retention of first year engineering students.Dr. Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Xinyu Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University’s College of Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana
and a key requirement of the academic experience for all Speed School engineeringstudents. “Co-op” is an academic program that integrates classroom learning with workexperience in the student’s field of study. The co-op student works full time for this time period,is paid an hourly wage, and receives academic credit for each semester of co-op training. For thestudent, the co-op experience provides “hands-on” engineering experiences as part of theirformal education. For the employer, the co-op program provides access to a skilled, short-termcost-effective workforce, and equally important, the opportunity to evaluate and recruit potentialfull-time employees. The student begins co-op training in the fifth semester and worksalternating semesters
Elements” course intheir third year of study. For the last several years, students at the University of Texas at Austintake a redesigned course that combines hands-on projects within a traditional classroom formatof homeworks, tests, and lectures. Integrating projects into the curriculum is part of a larger,multi-faceted departmental effort called PROCEED (PROject CEntered EDucation)1, whichactively promotes projects across the mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum.PROCEED encourages instruction that integrates course projects in order to advance active,socially constructed learning that draws upon a student’s knowledge of theory and principles.That is, students in PROCEED-based courses are going beyond note taking, homework andtesting
developments and should give credit. Theindustry needs the integration of topics and skills to adapt from the academy, and academyupdates in the curriculum and things that cannot cover need an industry partner. Governmentmust create policies on how to fund Education and opportunities to implement changes interms of skills. Also, the accreditation body requires the ability to communicate effectively.Innovation, soft skills, and engagement come from diversity, which must be embraced forsolutions with more impact. Even when the workforce or students in academia possess allskills, if they do not feel included, problems may occur. Then, strategies for STEMengagement that consider underrepresented groups with social-economic backgrounds ordifferent
register as acohort for all of their classes, especially in the recommended Calculus course for the fallsemester. The course schedules are pre-made as part of the Summer Bridge Scholars Programand consist of an additional collaborative learning course taken for each regular Calculus andPhysics freshman course, as described in the following section.Supplemental Cooperative Learning Courses (SCLC) These courses are first-year SCLC in Calculus 0, I, II and Physics 0, I taken by the studentsalong with the regular course which is part of their curriculum (used to be Calculus 0, I, II, IIIand Physics 0, I, II in the quarter system prior to fall of 2012). All Bridge students enroll inSCLC. The SCLCs are one-credit courses, and the students meet twice
outcomes in an integrative learning community," Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 32, pp. 53-78, 2014.[29] M. W. Keyser, "Keyser, M. W. (2000). Active learning and cooperative learning: understanding the difference and using both styles effectively," Research Strategies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 35-44, 2000.[30] D. W. Johnson and R. T. Johnson, "An Overview of Cooperative Learning," [Online]. Available: http://www.co-operation.org/what-is-cooperative-learning. [Accessed 15 May 2020].[31] R. Lazarowitz and R. Hertz-Lazarowitz, "Cooperative learning in the science curriculum," in International handbook of science education, B. J. Fraser and K. G. Tobin, Eds., London, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, pp. 449-469.[32] R
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Domestic InternationalWhen looking specifically at what percent international applicants were represented in thesecategories, no overall growth was seen. The percentage of international PhD applicantsremained between 71% and 73% from 2016/2017 to 2019/2020. Likewise, the percentage ofinternational admitted applicants held steady from between 45% and 53%; and the percentage ofmatriculants between 53% and 57%.DiscussionRecognizing that a flourishing PhD program is an integral component of an institution’s researchenterprise and overall reputation, the
EducationThis project was supported by Engineering Education and Centers Division of NSF (Award No.EEC 9109794 & EEC 9727413).About the AuthorRAJ MUTHARASAN, Frank A. Fletcher Professor of Chemical Engineering at DrexelUniversity, is active both in education research and conventional engineering research. He hasbeen an active member of the Gateway Coalition team since 1993, and has served as co-directorof curriculum development team (upper curricula) and late as Governing Board member of DrexelUnivesity. He is a fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and his area of research isbiochemical engineering. Page 8.1077.7 Proceedings of
the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $12.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011. Ohland is Past Chair of ASEE’s
students find fascinating andthought provoking. The purpose of this document to provide teachers and studentswith a baseline knowledge, and an opportunity to physically work with one of theseinnovative substance. MR fluids have served as topics in a variety of curriculums. Influid power courses such as hydraulics, MR fluids have the potential to revolutionize Page 14.156.2the “valve” component that currently relies on interfacing electro-mechanical devices.In applied process control engineering curriculums, such as programmable logiccontrollers, MR fluids are easily activated and deactivated by controllers to maintainprocess set points. Using these fluids in
realities of professionalengineering. Manufacturing and engineering companies around the world have begun to buildvirtual products and processes that can communicate across the barriers of time, distance,discipline, and culture.In the metal forming area, these firms are finding that the return on investment from the applicationof virtual forming technology is one of the most exciting recent developments in computersimulation. So far, metal forming is still considered more of an art than science. This is due to thedifficulty of transferring the forming technology into a knowledge database for proper parametricmodeling and analysis using high-speed computational tools. Early adopters have alreadydiscovered that the integration of such software can
curriculum design framework to develop creative, hands-on activities geared at girls in grades 11-12 in a weekend outreach STEM event called “Reachingthe Sky”. The curriculum wanted to relate to the girls daily lives and show social relevance. Theprogram used an all-female team of both higher education educators and science, engineering,and mathematics undergraduate students to create and implement a variety of activities. Thestudy found that after the outreach program participants left with additional knowledge of STEMfields and were more likely to pursue a STEM career based on questionnaires that theparticipants took upon completion of the weekend event. By focusing on a primary context anddeveloping the curriculum around it the study was
curriculum was the development of an innovative project-based course entitled “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” (IME) which was firstimplemented in 1998. The course approach includes both active and collaborative learningtechniques. Teamwork ability plays an important part in the project. Overall IME aims toprovide first-year students with a really good start to their mechanical and processengineering program at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.This paper will describe some of the key aspects of the concept of the project-based courseIME. First-year students´ cohort data was analyzed in order to examine the possible impact ofparticipation in the project with regard to dropout rate and study success. Furthermoreimportant evaluation work
disciplinesin a course on Welding Engineering and Design of Welded Structures by:1. Creating courseware for use at the upper senior level and developing it further by taking advantage of recent innovations in scientific research and instructional technology;2. Laying the foundation for developing a new graduate course that provides for an integration and synthesis of mechanics, materials technology, manufacturing and design;CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTThe new course seeks to emphasize on the relationship between applied mechanics and materialsscience while teaching the science of welding and the total design of welded structures. As willbe evident from the course content, it is an interdisciplinary course covering areas of mechanics,materials science
recommending interaction during theteaching/learning process. Another empirical study on learning analytics was alsoinvestigated on Moodle to capture personalized recommendations based on log data [24].Learning analytics and deep learning approach were also implemented in MOOC platforms toincrease students’ engagement and provide a flexible curriculum, as well as an instructionaldesign [33], [38].6. ConclusionsThis systematized literature review conducted an investigation into the utilization of deeplearning recommender systems to support personalized learning environments that werepresented in previous research. A search of three databases yielded 409 articles, which werewhittled down to 20 articles that were read and annotated to generate
, 1998, pp. 70-76.39. Bommer, M, C. Gratto, J. Gravander and M. Tuttle, “A Behavioral Model of Ethical and Unethical Decision Making, Journal of Business Ethics, May 1987, pp. 265-139.40. Steneck, NH. 1999. “Developing Teaching Assessment Tools for an Integrated Ethics Curriculum,” Proceed- ings, Frontiers in Education 1999, November 10-14, 1999.41. Miner, M. and A. Petocz, “Moral Theory in Ethical Decision Making: Problems, Clarifications and Recommen- dations from a Psychological Perspective,” Journal of Business Ethics, 42, pp. 11-25, 2003.42. Shuman, LJ, ME Besterfield-Sacre, H. Wolfe, CJ Atman, J McGourty, RL Miller, BM Olds and GM Rogers “Matching Assessment Methods To Outcomes: Definitions And Research Questions,” American
research and design. The classes at SJSU in this combined department haveconsistently required the integration of comprehensive literature searches into their classprojects. The current curriculum of the College of Engineering has been designed withextensive input from industry and guidance from ABET (Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology). This curriculum reflects a strong component of criticalthinking throughout the engineering classes. The program objectives of each departmentcarry out this commitment. Page 7.491.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
their careers Five critical components 1. Project or research activity engaging a Grand Challenge 2. Interdisciplinary curriculum 3. Entrepreneurship 4. Global dimension 5. Service learning Simon GC Scholar Maggie Hoff working on potable water project in Peru Courtesy Martha AbsherProject Example: Revenue-generating Public Toilets in TogoDuke Prof. Marc Deshusses, Gates Foundation Grand Challenge Scholar: Conner Cotton
Simulation and Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 1995 SCS Western Simulation Multiconference on Simulation in Engineering Education, Vol. 27, Number 1, pp. 57-61.2. Patrick J. Starr, “An Integrated Introduction to Simulation Using Deterministic Models, Queuing Results and Jackson Networks,” Proceedings of the 1992 SCS Western Simulation Multiconference on Simulation in Engineering Education, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 235-239.3. Kelton, W. D., “Teaching the Classics of Simulation to Beginners – Panel Contribution,” Presentation for Simulation Education Track, 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, New Orleans.4. Nance, R. E. and R. G. Sargent, “Perspectives on the Evolution of Simulation,” Operations Research, Jan.-Feb. 2002
) resources do not always allow for TA’s to serve as collaborative assistants in theclassroom, which could alleviate faculty personality or language issues. Nevertheless, the authorsfervently wanted to expose their colleagues to best practices in active learning that couldtranscend the curriculum. Our belief is that unique contextual research performed at ouruniversity would present persuasive evidence that would encourage broad implementation ofactive learning methods. In an attempt to answer valuable questions posed by faculty, theresearch team (the authors) decided to investigate the following: • What level of instructional interactivity in the classroom most effectively promotes student learning: high-level interactivity, mid-level
® learning platform, the rich, collaborativelearning environment fosters a high level of interaction among students and academic coaches,and facilitates discussions that are thoughtful, reasoned, and reflective. The project managementprogram was established in 2002. Following the first six MBA courses, students complete fourcourses in project management. Each course is completed over an eight-week period in thepaced, asynchronous environment. This means that students post their assignments andparticipate in threaded discussions through Lotus Notes® databases. The fourth course isfollowed by an integrative comprehensive exam. We developed all four courses using fourtextbooks and a set of academic readings. The textbooks are as follows
data as a baseline dataset of studentswho did not benefit from experiencing a curriculum developed through a formal MBG trainingprogram. In our sample, the majority of our students identified as first-generation college students73% (27) in Spring 2022 and 74% (28) in Fall 2022. Since the institution is an HSI, with a veryhigh enrollment of Latinx students, we expected to see more representation of students whoidentified as Latinx. In Spring 2022, 62% (23) of the students identified as Latinx, while in theFall 2022 semester 74% (28) identified as Latinx. There were more male identifying students inour sample compared to female identifying students in both semester, Spring 2022 sample of malestudents 73% (27) and Fall 2022 sample of male
Paper ID #37193Understanding the Situated Workplace Practices and Habitsof Engineers Using Agile EthnographyTheresa Green Dr. Theresa Green is a postdoctoral researcher at Utah State University with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration, curriculum development, and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering.Angela Minichiello (Assistant Professor) Angela (Angie) Minichiello, Ph.D., P. E., is an
better poised to identify specific sites of interest that may lead to further study, such as thecomplex process involved in making since of social knowledge repositories in the context ofspecific problems.We hope building on this framework and method will help educators identify aspects of computeruse as part of problem solving activities that may need special instructional attention, as well ashelp students better manage cognitive load (e.g. by isolating certain computer skills andencouraging practice until they become automated). This will become increasingly necessary ascomplex computer tools continue to be integrated into engineering practice and subsequentlyincluded in the engineering curriculum. Rather than present the tools to students as
discussed.Bioengineering Curriculum at Rice UniversityThe Bioengineering undergraduate program at Rice University is designed to prepare studentsfor careers in the rapidly developing areas of biomedical engineering and bioprocessing. Theundergraduate educational program in Bioengineering has the goal of producing a new type ofbiomedical engineer, fully conversant with modern biochemistry and cell and molecularbiology.1-2 This type of biomedical engineer translates bench-scale scientific advances inbiological sciences into cost-effective new products and processes. New and innovative curriculain lecture and laboratory courses are being developed to educate bioengineers who not onlycreate new tissues and cell-based therapies but also deliver them at a cost
Candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fel- low in the Purdue University Engineering Education Program. As an undergraduate student at the Univer- sity of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Justin completed Bachelor’s degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Mathematics Education with an informal emphasis in engineering education. Through his in- volvement in the UNR PRiDE Research Lab and engagement with the UNR and Northern Nevada STEM Education communities, he studied student motivation, active learning, and diversity; developed K-12 engineering education curriculum; and advocated for socioeconomically just access to STEM education. As a Ph.D. Candidate with the STRiDE Research Lab at Purdue