for students [7]. Best practices in assessing teamwork supportusing tools like the “Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME)” toallow students to evaluate and reflect on team members [8].Shepard has noted that when students are interested in the subject area of projects, students tendto have higher satisfaction [9]. In non-discipline specific courses, it can be challenging to designa project that piques the interest of all students. Some, like Shepard, will opt for giving thestudents a choice of projects. Most professors do not allow students to design and choose theirprojects, as it can be tough to achieve engineering learning and grading rubrics can bechallenging. Even having a few options for students, can be a
are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The authorsacknowledge the students that participated in this effort and their work in termsof example images and data they provided for this paper. This material was included with thewritten permission of the students. Table I. Comparison of Fall 2017 and Fall 2018 student self-perceptions of learning as related to learning objectives (mean values are shown). Differential results are shown as mean (stdev). 2017 2017 2018 2018 Pre- Post- 2017 Pre- Post- 2018 Learning Objective
teaching assistant. The design project assignment wasworth 30% of the students’ final course grade.The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is an art and design school, also located inBaltimore, Maryland. The design project assignment was part of two separate 3-credit FYEcourses: Body/World/Machine, in which students (2 male, 14 female) explore the role of thebody, social space, and the media through intensive studio production in a range of formats, andPrototype/Situate/Fabricate, in which students (6 male, 12 female) create, represent, respond,and reflect on form, function, and structures in space. Each course met on Thursdays from 9am-3pm, and each had one instructor and one teaching assistant.The buildings in which the JHU MechE Freshman
is that women in academia are often seen as lessaccomplished and less capable than their male counterparts regardless of their achievementsand as a result, receive lower ratings [16]. Most evaluations do not reflect the faculty’sknowledge, clarity and organization, but show students’ attitudes towards the class andinstructor instead of information on teaching performance, resulting in some instructorsreceiving higher rating by offering students extra grades [14], [17].There are fewer studies conducted on minority faculty research, especially females and racialminorities, compared to studies on faculty evaluations [18]. Furthermore, females typicallyspend more time on teaching and advising, reducing the time that could be used for
[36, 37]. Furthermore, decision-making was mostly provided by thegroup leader which in the context of this group enhanced the group process. Unsurprisingly,team relationship obtained a higher score which reflects the group’s main trait of agreeableness. The Pearson correlation of the eight dimensions demonstrated various significantcorrelations. As figure 3 shows, purpose and goals were significantly and positively correlatedwith team relationship. Team relationship is related to how each member appreciates each other,listening to each other, communicate with each member and so forth. One interpretation for thesignificant statistically results within these domains is that the further members appreciate eachother’s input the more likely
have collectively achieved appropriate learningrequirements and met departmental standards. Example work from three representative students(good, average, poor) is included with an Embedded Indicator summary that provides anassessment of student performance and is mapped to reflect linkage with appropriate 1-22program outcomes and Bloom’s Taxonomy.Pedagogical Techniques Employed in CourseStudents learn more effectively by actively analyzing, discussing, and applying content inmeaningful ways rather than by passively absorbing information [13]. Various teaching andlearning techniques were employed to improve the student learning of key concepts inengineering management.To assist students with learning course material, each student was required
with 11% and 16%,respectively. Generally speaking, students felt that their capstone project helped them tobecome more resilient with only 6% of the LSS students disagreeing with this. The last questionin this section reflects their perception of the overall execution of the project which is highlydependent on how they approached and dealt with the changing challenges as the projectunfolded. 94% of the LSS students did not think that the way their capstone project wasexecuted was inefficient whereas only 60% of the non-LSS concurred.Regarding employability, 81% of LSS students agree or strongly agreed with their capstoneproject experience helping get the job they wanted. As for non-LSS students, only 18% agreedwith this statement. 87% of the
student-teams to reflect the real-world workingenvironment where most projects are done in a team. Teamwork also encourages innovation throughteam-member interactions.In the first capstone course, student teams research a project, gather initial data and define a project withclear objectives (Figure 1). Review and Approval by Instructor, Advisor, Program Director and Sponsor Capstone Course 1: Capstone Course 2: Team Proposal with Capstone Project objectives
the transcript of each interview or focus group. Researchers will also calculate the extent of match between AM educators’ perceptions and AM standards/certifications as well as use established instruments to measure the extent to which the new professionals report entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial intentions [28-30].Sampling NoteRural NW Florida is highly diverse, with over 30% of residents reporting that they are black,Hispanic, or of multiple races; the enrollments of the participating state colleges reflect theircommunities. Because an intent of this project is to increase participation in AM education andcareers, the research team will reach out to minority graduates and business owners forinterviews and focus
image from a web-based version of the original writing exercise described in [16].Figure 2: An image of the main problem page from the writing application. The text field where studentsenter their responses has been greatly reduced from the default size to facilitate presentation of the entirepage in the figure.Several notable changes have been made in transforming the writing exercise from how it isdescribed in [16] to its web-based counterpart. In the original writing exercise, after reflecting andreporting on their perceived understanding of the question and ability to answer it, students werepresented with the following question: “How will you start the problem and what prior knowledgedo you have to answer the question?” The initial self
teachers a chance to get to know eachother and to experience fun activities together outside the work requirements. Planned socialactivities also gave teachers an opportunity to process and make meaning of their work withothers outside of their lab groups.The teacher research projects selected for our program are listed in Table 1 below. The list ofinteresting projects reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the topic of computational thinking,while leveraging the diverse pool of faculty expertise at the university. After completing the 6-week (approximately 180 hours) summer research program, each teacher’s goal was to have asolid appreciation for the relevance of computational thinking practices as well as engineeringdesign principles connected
, design and policy for sustainable energy systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Use of Systems Engineering Principles to Improve Learning Outcomes in a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractAs individual engineering disciplines and applications mature, there is an increased need formultidisciplinary education and application competencies. As an example, a course on modernautomotive vehicles must now incorporate electrical propulsion in addition to mechanicalpropulsion to reflect the current state of the art. Systems engineering provides a framework forteaching a multidisciplinary approach in the design and analysis of these complex systems. In thisstudy, the hypothesis that
about ethics is to your overalleducation? 4.32 1.4Indicate how strongly you agree that the following statements reflect your ownperspective on ethics: rc I do not need to study ethics to do the right thing in my job 3.90 1.1 Ethics is an important part of my profession 4.42 0.88 rc Ethics has nothing to do with engineering 4.64 0.72 rc Ethics is not important in how others practice their professions 4.72 0.50 Ethics is an important part of my personal life 4.56 0.79 rc Values play no role in good
there are no failures in engineering, just opportunities for redesign. Engaging inthe engineering design process within education is intended as a way for youth to practiceencountering challenges and persevering through them to create a solution [4].Helping students learn about, and learn how to use, the engineering design process is a major aimof engineering education [5]. Engineering design is useful in practice because it allows studentsto make mental models concrete and offers time to make decisions, reflect, communicate, andcollaborate [6]. Additionally, understanding engineering design is important because the processis used by engineers in all professional fields [7]. Because of its prevalence among professionals,the process is key to
ParametersBased on frequencies of features (1) Sds - Density of Summits, (2) Str- Texture aspect ratio (3) Sal – Fastest decay autocorrelation length (4) Std – Texture direction of surfaceHybrid ParametersBased on a combination of frequency and height (1) SDq – Root Mean Square Surface Slope (2) Ssc – Mean summit Curvature (3) Sdr – Developed Surface Area RatioFunctional ParametersBased on applicability for particular functions (1) Sbi – Surface Bearing Index (2) Sci – Core Fluid retention Index (3) Svi – Valley Fluid Retention IndexTypical applications for various 3D parameters are shown in figure 22. Figure 22. Shaft Radial Lip Seal [12].Results and DiscussionThe following case studies reflect the very
: Responses reflected only one analytical property on the correct interval of independent intervals.The responses in this category indicate mistakes in application of two or more analytical properties in two ormore intervals.Inter-level: Participants were able to apply one or more analytical properties on the correct interval, which mayconsist of the combination of independent intervals; however, the combination of these intervals does not formthe entire domain. The responses in this category indicate application mistakes in only one analytical property ona certain interval.Trans-level: The participants in this category made no mistake in the application of the analytical propertiesthroughout the entire domain of the question. For example, a
analysis. Figure 3 shows the process was not capable nor potentially capable when compared to specifications of 80.0 ± 1.5 inches, as reflected by the capability indices Cp and Cpk values. It exhibits too much variation when compared to the tolerance of (3.0 inches) and is also off-target. Process Capability Analysis - Baseline LSL USL Process Data Overall LSL 78.5 Within Target * USL 81.5 Overall Capability Sample
how the SEP-CyLE cyber-learning environmentwould impact the performance of students when team formation is based around groups that areassigned to work on projects outside of SEP-CyLE. Also, we are working with courseinstructors to develop a larger set of LOs that would help overcome some of the knowledgedeficiencies of students and would enable increased usage of SEP-CyLE in introductoryprogramming courses.10. Acknowledgements:This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grants DUE-1225742and DUE-1525112. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.11. References:[1] R. Alex
components will enable a wide range ofcolleges and universities to train the next generation of nanotechnology engineers.AcknowledgementsThis project is supported by the National Science Foundation through the ATE program, AwardNo. ATE 1700695. Any opinions, findings, and recommendations expressed in this paper arethose of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References 1. Poole, Charles P., and Frank J. Owens, “Introduction to Nanotechnology”, Wiley, 2003. 2. R. Feynman,”There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom”, Engineering and Science, 23(5): 22-36, 1960. 3. Mongillo, John, “Nanotechnology 101”, Greenwood Press, 2007. 4. The National Nanotechnology Initiative – Strategic Plan, December
their engineering analysis as well ascharacterized the water tunnel for future experiments. In doing this, these students learned aboutstate of the art optical measurement techniques like PIV and PTV, giving them access toknowledge and training of methods used in industry through experiences not typically availableto undergraduate students in their coursework. These experiences are reflective of StudentOutcome (k), an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Each semester of the course culminates in the students formulating design documentation as wellas presenting their final designs and prototypes to a large group of students and faculty,addressing Student Outcome (g), an ability to
materialis based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number DUE-1519412. 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] D. Evenhouse, N. Patel, M. Gerschutz, N. A. Stites, J. F. Rhoads, E. Berger, et al., "Perspectives on pedagogical change: Instructor and student experiences of a newly implemented undergraduate engineering dynamics curriculum," European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017.[2] J. F. Rhoads, E. Nauman, B. Holloway, and C. Krousgrill, "The Purdue Mechanics Freeform Classroom : A new approach to engineering mechanics
(learning by applying information) and reflective learning (learning byexamining/manipulating information) [2]. At the same time, deeper learning is also achievedthrough peer-to-peer collaboration. To achieve this, students are paired based on experience andinterest, which helps keep them engaged throughout the course [3]. In this way, students mustbecome familiar with topics of less interest or familiarity, but also thrive by inevitably teachingothers topics they are familiar with, which also helps keep them engaged due to the confidencethey already have with the material they are assisting others with [3] and increases their ownlearning through teaching [4].While the teaching approaches incorporated into the developed course are suitable for
ConIAB Meeting co- IAB members are more involved in the Makes for a long day; faculty have tolocated and event. be 'on point' after the main eventimmediately Easier for them to carve out time for concludes.following event the event if it coincides with the IAB Industrial partners may have different Meeting. ideas regarding what senior design IAB members more bought into the should and should not be. process since the event is discussed in IAB members have little time to reflect depth at the IAB Meeting. or process the event so
societies and industries, especially in the high-tech industries. The evolution of modern technologies (mobile devices, Internet of Things, cloudcomputing, etc.) keeps bringing in challenges in system engineering education. Hands-onpractices may not be sufficient enough to educate engineering students to face the unknownand fast-paced competitions. Imagination should also be considered as one of the keycapabilities for the students to develop in system engineering education. Reflecting on thechanges of technologies, Taiwan governmental authorities (e.g., Ministry of Education, MOEand Ministry of Science and Technology, MOST) financially support some projects to addressdemands, challenges, and trends of the new educational technologies
and conditions vary bycrowdfunding platform and by project, but generally speaking contributions are considered eitheras donations or investments; to reflect this, contributors are referred to as “backers”.Crowdfunding campaigns for consumer products are quite common. Often these productsrepresent innovative but unproven designs, emerging technologies, or niche products with alimited but passionate consumer base, such as hobbyists or fans of a particular franchise. Somecampaigns represent products in the early stages of development seeking funding to enablefurther testing and refinement of the design. Others are more complete, soliciting funds toenable a production run. Because these projects are seeking investors, designers
% improvement inthe reduction of single department capstone programs over 11 years indicates that more workremains in order to achieve multidiscipline engineering capstone programs.This manuscript documents and reflects upon the University of Maine MET program’s progresstowards multidisciplinary capstone. These efforts were realized via two distinct avenues: (1) theintroduction of five MET projects having significant electromechanical components; and (2) theintroduction of an MET-EET multidisciplinary project. Both types of projects are reviewedwithin this work.2. Background2.1 Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) ProgramThe University of Maine’s MET program capstone spline consists of 2 courses ‒ MET 464 (2credits) in the fall semester, and MET 465
technical areas is very low, and thus, companiescan have an in-road into hiring our graduates. In addition, through the projects, companies getinsight into new technologies and process which are used to solve their problems. Thisinteraction is an important part of the NIU Department of Technology operations and we havedeveloped great relationships with many of the regional companies. This avenue between NIUand industry is expanding in the types of projects undertaken and the numbers of companies withwhom we work. Through industry interaction all parties win!References1. Fornaro, R.J., Heil, M.R, and Alan L. Tharp, A. L., 2006, “Reflections on 10 years of sponsored senior design projects: Students win–clients win!,” The Journal of Systems and
progressive educator John Dewey. John Dewey suggested that theprocess of learning was more important than goals or predetermined learning outcomes. Furtherhe suggested that if learning is to be successful it requires the learner to take an active role in thatprocess 3. John Dewey believed that “reflection involves not simply a sequence of ideas, but aconsequence—a consecutive ordering in such a way determines the next as its proper outcome,while each in turn leans back on its predecessors.” 4Evolution of Online EducationDistance education, defined as a method of delivering education and instruction to students whoare physically separated from the student, is certainly not a new concept. Today’s myriad ofonline education offerings, ranging from
authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. • Collaborative leadership throughout the project shared by administrators (e.g., department heads and graduate program directors) and other faculty members involved in the change initiative • Robust project design that presents a clear picture of the future, includes goals and objectives related to the realization of that picture, and has the flexibility to allow adjustments to new opportunities • Staff and faculty development opportunities for individuals to acquire new knowledge and skills related to issues
, anddisaggregating information pertinent to understanding and monitoring the participation ofunderrepresented racial/ethnic groups in engineering. AcknowledgmentsThis work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation award BPE-1647327. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References[1] J. T. Brown, “The seven silos of accountability in higher education: systematizing multiple logics and fields,” Res. Pract. Assess., vol. 11, no. 2017, pp. 41–58, 2017.[2] Office of International and Integrative Activities