Paper ID #19162Teams and Team Building at Baylor University: Why Should We Do This andWhere Should It Occur in the Curriculum?Dr. Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University Ken Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. He received his B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. After serving as USAF pilot in KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, he completed his DPhil in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom and returned to the USAF Academy
research results.4. References[1]. Xiaobin Le, Masoud Olia, Ali Moazed and Richard L. Roberts, “Design a new set of strength labs for the course of Mechanics of Material,” the 2016 ASEE annual conference, June 26- 29, 2016, New Orleans, LA, USA.[2]. Yeh, C., “Undergraduate Research Projects For Engineering Technology Students”, the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.[3]. Nambisan, S., “Involving Undergraduate and High School Students In Research: Opportunities, Challenges, And Rewards”, the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.[4]. Ekenseair, A., & Bayer, C., & Phillips, M., “Impact Of Integration Of Undergraduate Students In An Engineering
project impacted students’ motivation.Specifically, the tangible feedback experienced from the mechatronic project was associated with“why” and “what” was motivating to the students. While not necessarily unique to mechatronicprojects alone, these tangible experiences are a hallmark of project-based learning, which hasbeen found to motivate students [23], [24]. Figure 2. Frequencies and word cloud of word stems used by students when indicating What aspect(s) of the mechatronic project were motivating (bar chart illustrates only terms with frequencies ≥ 5).3.2. LimitationsThe results from our Wilcoxon rank-sum and our Binomial Exact tests are contradictory: themedian difference results suggest that our
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Erbas A, Okur S. Researching students’ strategies, episodes, and metacognitions in mathematical problem solving. International Journal of Methodology. 2012;46(1):89102.2. Osman SA, Mohd Salleh; Mohammad, Shahrin; Mokhtar, Mahani. Integrating Pertinent Elements of Critical Thinking and Mathematical Thinking Used by Practicing Civil Engineers in Grounded Theory Analysis. Journal for Social Sciences Research. 2015;8(3).3. Schoenfeld A. Learning to think mathematically: Problem solving, metacognition, and sense-making in mathematics. In: Grouws D, ed
Paper ID #18599University Library Services to Engineering Summer CampersJulie Arendt, Virginia Commonwealth University Julie Arendt is a Science and Engineering Research Librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to coming to VCU, she was a science and engineering librarian at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She received her M.S.I. from the University of Michigan and her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. In her research, Ms. Arendt is interested in the relationship among library services, open access, and scholarly impact.Dr. Rosalyn S. Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University
is the “end all, be all” solution to improve retention and graduation rates, but itis an excellent tool that can assist in improving engineering persistence.6 References[1] X. Chen, “STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields (NCES 2014001),” National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 2013.[2] E. F. Redish, “Discipline based education and education research: the case of physics,” Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 21, 2000.[3] E. Longfellow, S. May, L. Burke, and D. Marks-Maran, “They had a way of helping that actually helped’: A case study of a peer assisted learning scheme,” Teaching in Higher Education, vol
relevant standards, developing and writinglesson plans, and using effective, research-based teaching strategies. The preservice teacherswere given a template for writing lesson plans (see Appendix B), and as a class they reviewedthe template and example lessons prior to writing their first lesson.The lesson plan format used in this course began with the aim of the lesson, or what thepreservice teachers will be teaching about, a lesson standard, and the lesson question(s), of whichthe students will be able to answer by the end of the lesson. Following this, the preserviceteachers described the learning objectives (what students will be able to do) and the assessmentfor each objective. The next section prompted the preservice teachers to reflect on
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model shows thebenefits this model incorporated into students’ learning.Introduction:With the advancement of the internet, the use of online modules as a form of learning has beendeveloping fast over the past decades. Some universities go with full online courses and othersgo to blended learning solutions. A flipped classroom is one way that allows for blendedlearning. Flipped classroom models have been widely used as an effective method to change theinteraction of the students and the instructor during lectures. Students learn the material at theirown time and at their own pace, and come to class prepared to interact and solve problems withthe instructor (R. Pierce and J. Fox , 2012; J. L. Bishop and M. A. Verleger, 2013; G. S. Masonet al
the requirements of self-reflection at the end of each small lab project.Perhaps this new component will be able to call up students’ metacognitive ability and find iteasier to form higher-level and conceptual understandings based on their actual experiencesusing ROS for robotics design.Acknowledgments: Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant no. 1708085ME129), NationalNatural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 51305001).References 1. Subbian, V., Purdy, C. C., and Beyette, F. R., UnLecture: A Novel Active Learning Based Pedagogical Strategy for Engineering Courses, Proc. of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2014.2. Rios, E. F., Khan, A. S., and Padgett, D
students making up theaudience appreciate this change as well. However, regardless of any increase in personalenjoyment it is important that assigning the AE format in an effort to liven up presentationsessions does not negatively impact students’ improvement in their presentation skills; therealistic possibility of a failed teaching experiment is a concern held by the author anytime whenintroducing new pedagogical method(s) to a course.This work describes the incorporation of oral presentation assignments using the AE model intodifferent sections of a senior ChE Unit Operation laboratory course. The objectives of this workare to: 1) determine if student presentation skills development is altered by assigning the AEmodel – in particular, if
paper is on engineering economy courses rather than the smallernumber of current texts, we have chosen not to develop a table with details of today’s texts. Wewill note however that White, Case, and Pratt (2012)’s third chapter is on borrowing, lending,and investing. The personal finance material in the 12th edition of Newnan’s text is similar to the1st edition. The only significant content additions were brief sections on student loans andretirement accounts. However, the 13th edition by Newnan, Eschenbach, Lavelle, and Lewis(2017) has been heavily influenced by our work on this topic. Other current texts are similar tomost texts in Table 1—personal finance focuses on the time value of money for saving, loanpayments, and retirement
part of the Florida Department of Education, Florida has created as Statewide CourseNumbering System (SCNS). This system articulates a common courses numbering system to beused by the colleges and universities in the state. The SCNS specifies the level at which thecourse is taught and the topics covered in each course with the same number. Courses with thesame number are guaranteed to transfer to institutions offering a course with the same coursenumber. According to their website, the SCNS was created in the 1960’s and “is a keycomponent of Florida's K-20 seamless system of articulation. The system provides a database ofpost-secondary courses at public vocational-technical centers, community colleges, universities,and participating nonpublic
46 Wednesday 23 40 21 Thursday 48 48 47 Friday 24 48 24 Time Morning 26 63 45 Afternoon 95 97 69 Evening 24 0 24 Instructor B 24 40 0 D 26 24 44 F 23 0 23 KD 24 24 0 S 24 24 0 V 0 24 24 WA 24 0 23 WE 0 24 0 Y 0 0 24In the present study we adapted a belonging intervention developed by Walton and
integration into the scientific community. Journal of Educational Psychology. Vol. 103, No. 1, 206-222. 3. Lent,R.W., Brown, S.D., & Larkin, K.C. (1986), Self-efficacy in the prediction of academic performance and perceived career options. Journal of Counseling Psychology.Vol. 33(3). 265-269. 4. MacPhee, D., Farro, S., Canetto, S. (2013) Academic Self-Efficacy and Performance of Underrepresented STEM Majors: Gender, Ethnic, and Social Class Patterns. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2013, pp. 347—369. 5. Bandalos, D., Yates, K., & Thorndike-Christ, T., (1995). Effects of Math Self-Concept, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Attributions for Failure and Success on Test
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) to students and teachers whowish to master basic skills so as to enable focus on higher-level thought in math and computing.II. BackgroundGaming has become one of the most popular pastimes in world. In 2016, the EntertainmentSoftware Association surveyed over 4,000 U.S. households and found that 63% of householdshave at least one person who plays video games for at least 3 hours a week [5]. This amount is anincrease from the same study done in 2015 which found 42% of households had a gamer [7].Furthermore, Granic found that 97% of American children and adolescents play games for atleast one hour per day in the United States [9]. Since the first video games were released in the1950’s [10], games have improved on the visuals, storyline, and
system anddepending upon its severity or frequency of occurrence an annunciator on the dash will light up(the infamous “Check Engine Light”) to warn the operator. The code(s) will be available on theOBD interface for diagnosing and servicing. The cure for the problem is for the repair technicianto replace the sensor or use the code or codes to troubleshoot the problem and narrow the causeof the problem down to a specific part or system and to replace that part or system (i.e. swap outthe bad part(s)). Unfortunately, if the problem is intermittent or possibly caused by a faultywiring harness or by an evolving mechanical defect, solving the mystery of what is causing theproblem can become extremely vexing. To determine the cause of various
measureable benefits. These benefits include increased confidence andinterest in science and engineering pursuits. Students also acquire a meaningful understanding ofthe engineering design process, and particularly its iterative nature. The communitycontextualization has been observed to provide further benefits by making the relevance ofSTEM a central feature of the student engagement. Further study is needed to determine if thisalso facilitates communication between students, families, and community members, positioningthese students as STEM ambassadors able to relate the value of engineering to their community.References1Kosovich,J. J., Hulleman, C. S., Barron, K. E., & Getty, S. (2015). A Practical Measure ofStudent Motivation: Establishing
. The 10-week experience has been shown to facilitate anunderstanding among participants of the influence that socio-cultural norms can have on theresearch process and international collaborations to design solutions.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant N0.1261162. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect on the views of the NationalScience Foundation.ReferencesFleming, L. N., Burrell, J. O., Patterson, W., Fredericks, A. C., & Chouikha, M. F. (2012).Impacting engineering students’ global perspectives: The research abroad experiences ofAfrican American undergraduates. Paper presented at
materials and/or processes prior to taking action. Students should operateequipment only under close supervision and should not remove any safety guards. Goodventilation is required in the room for these activities. Furthermore, use of a fume hood ispreferable if available.Combinations, enhancements, and more math opportunitiesBy designing or choosing the mold style and part geometry they like, students’ motivation tolearn and express their creativity will be enhanced. The mold can be as simple and common assomething from daily life, like a cookie cutter, cup with lids, or lunch box. For two-part moldsused for chemical foam and expandable foam bead, a vent hole is required. For chemical foam,the vent(s) must be on top during the process so the foam
Security Gaps”, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, 2013.[2] B. Wingfield, “Power-Grid Cyber Attack Seen Leaving Millions in Dark for Months”. Online at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-01/cyber-attack-on-u-s-power-grid-seen-leaving-millions-in- dark-for-months.html, 2012.[3] R. Rantala, “Cybercrimes Against Businesses”, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2008.[4] S. Baker, S. Waterman and G. Ivanov, “In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyber War”, McAfee, Santa Clara, California, 2009.[5] A. Lipovsky and A. Cherepanov, “BlackEnergy Trojan strikes again: Attacks Ukrainian electric power industry”, Online at http//www.welivesecurity.com/2016/01/04/blackenergy-trojan-strikes-again
Leonard C. Nelson College ofEngineering and Sciences of WVU Tech. Purpose of the event was to familiarize high andmiddle school students with cutting-edge technologies and to inspire them in science andengineering fields. Hundreds of students attended the event and had a chance to see the completesystem. This project has enabled one grant proposal and several other grant proposals are inprogress.Bibliography1 Venkata, Subrahmanyam S. and E. Keith Stanek, Walton W. Cannon, and E.C. Dubbe. An Innovative Electric Power Curriculum at West Virginia University. Morgantown, [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4321234.2 Kasten, Donald G. and Ali Keyhani, Stephen A. Sebo, and Neal A. Smith
operational definitions, sampling, andreproducibility of measurement between two or more assessors [12]. Good operationaldefinitions are needed to ensure consistent measurement and evaluation over time. Whileincluded in the Engineering Student Outcomes, ABET does not define multidisciplinary teams(d), contemporary issues (h), life-long learning (i), or modern engineering tools (k). Since ABETdoes not define these terms, it is up to the program to define them in the context of their uniquePEOs and identify indicator(s) appropriately for consistent decision-making (otherwise risk TypeI or Type II errors). Care should also be taken not to combine assessment data from differentlevels of maturation of student knowledge, skills and abilities. “Scores” for
: An Inclusion Equation. Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (eds B. M. Ferdman and B. R. Deane): John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 205-2288. Theodorakopoulos, N., & Budhwar, P. (2015). Guest editors' introduction: Diversity and inclusion in different work settings: Emerging patterns, challenges, and research agenda. Human Resource Management, 54(2), 177-197.9. Kezar, A., Gehrke, S., & Elrod, S. (2015). Implicit theories of change as a barrier to change on college campuses: an examination of STEM reform. The Review of Higher Education, 38(4), 479-506.10. Gay, G. (2010). Classroom practices for teaching diversity. Educational Research and Innovation, 257-279.11. Kezar, A. (2011). What is the best way to
to the U.S. and during their first three semesters incollege. Only 20% of students in Wang et. al.’s study followed the Culture-shocked or 1Consistently distressed paths, exhibiting high levels of psychological distress and academicdifficulties with language and communication such as the ones mentioned above 8. The recent findings from Wang’s study challenge the common perception that all East-Asian students greatly struggle with adaptation to U.S. academic system and bring awareness tothe diversity among Chinese students enrolling in U.S. universities. They point to student’sprevious experiences, before starting college, as one of the
how it is accomplished; Issues with classful addressing • Objective 6: Understand Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR). o Important concepts/knowledge: Rules for CIDR address allocation regarding the size of the block and the beginning of the address; What it means by “an address falls on the boundary of the block size”, and how to determine it? Notation for a CIDR network in w.x.y.z/s format; How to calculate quickly the CIDR subnet mask • Objective 7: Understand IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT). o Important concepts/knowledge: Ranges of private IPv4 addresses; Key ideas behind NAT (what the NAT box would have to do); Limitations of
projects (e.g., dropping balls to determine theheight of a stairwell and using shadows to calculate heights).Citations 1. “Science and engineering indicators 2004,” National Science Board, May 2004 [Online]. Available: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/, last accessed May 25, 2009. 2. M. Yilmaz, J. Ren, S. Custer and J. Coleman, "Hands-On Summer Camp to Attract K–12 Students to Engineering Fields," in IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 144-151, Feb. 2010. 3. S. Huang, C. M. Degen, M. D. Ellingsen, M. D. Bedillion, and K.H. Muci-Kuchler, K. H., Investigating the Impact of an Outreach Activity on High School Students’ Attitude Towards STEM Disciplines Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference
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its objectives, i.e., summatively assess it.Feedback should consist of sharing information with an author [17], rather than directingchanges. The author should be left free to act for him/herself on using the information,depending on the situation. If the author has received multiple reviews, for example, theymay give conflicting advice. Or, the author may not have the necessary background orsufficient time to make involved changes suggested by a reviewer.Good feedback provides the amount of information that the author can use, rather thanthe amount that the reviewer would like to give. A reviewer who gets carried awaydescribing what (s)he knows about the topic may overload the author with moreinformation than can easily be used. Voluminous