thesis that studied how students learn to become changemakers. Upon completing her doctoral program, Caroline plans to work in the intersection between entrepreneur- ship, engineering, and education.Johannah Daschil Johannah Daschil is a senior engineering major minoring in political science and math at James Madison University. Daschil is a continuously curious individual who is always asking question of how and why. This curiosity has driven Daschil to explore the bridges between engineering and political science, par- ticularly the influence of gender in the decision making processes of both disciplines. Daschil currently works on a research project to understand how learning occurs in informal learning processes
generated in this leftmost column is displayed and available for modification in the centercolumn of the GUI. The center column is for development of the array components. An arraycomponent is a piece of the overall array developed on its own and then applied to the overallarray, in the rightmost column. An array component can be used to generate the overall array assoon as it is created or it can be modified through rotations and translations to achieve thedesired array orientation. A repeat function is also planned to be available, to repeat the samearray pattern multiple times (The repeat function is currently unavailable). These transformationsare applied separately to the array component until it is ready to be applied to the overall
microcontroller based mechatronic system for performing a particular task. Some of theseproject tasks included a control system for the four-storey elevator, a dispenser system for avending machine, centralized urban traffic control system, and a differentially steered two motorrobot drive.3 Student Response and Program ImprovementsProgram evaluation results by students have so far been positive. During the first year, the coursereceived an ‘A’ rating from all five students who participated; however, during the second year,when there were six students, one student was not happy with the microcontroller programmingtasks. One obvious reason that seemed to frustrate this student was the requirement to plan andwrite a fresh program for each module and each
local customs or culture [51]. Any required administrative or logistics coordination withthese groups must be known in advance. These aspects of humanitarian systems requires strongeducation in the area of system thinking, problem solving, politics, international regulations,humanities, logistics and social sciences.Exemplars on how to introduce curricula to address the complex socio-technical competencieswhich make up humanitarian systems are detailed in [30], [52], and [53]. In [30], the USMilitary Academy established a 3 course Core Engineering Sequence (CES) with 10 of 40lessons dedicated to systems thinking applied to ill-defined problems such as providing nutritiousfood to remote island inhabitants and determining a plan for handling the
inexpensively andquickly ordered and mailed to their homes. Consequently, most teams focused on developing anapp to address their chosen issue. Students were asked to develop and test their projects as muchas possible, but the lack of supplies combined with the pandemic severely limited the ability ofany of the teams demonstrate more than a proof-of-concept. Teams who were interested incontinuing to work on their projects were encouraged to enroll in a follow-up course resulting inparticipation in a Business Plan Competition at the end of the spring semester.Quantitative data on student course achievement included completion of the university’s onlinecourses in Basic Human Subjects Research and Responsible Conduct of Research, and individualquiz and
skills, and regulate their learning. On top of this,they must also learn to live on their own -- doing laundry, making their own meals, managingtheir finances, possibly finding a job and working, etc. For many students, college is the first timethey’re expected to be so independent.In this category, we teach students how to identify near-term goals that are mastery based ratherthan performance based, as stated earlier, and devise a plan to manage their time by trackingvarious aspects of their daily lives.Category 3: Learning Strategies, Test Preparation, Post Exam AnalysisMaking the transition from high school to college-level coursework is more often than not verydifficult. As a result, even very high-achieving students struggle in their first
feedback)Hispanic/Latino, 11% Multi, and 0.5% Native Monitoring Course Visits to “My Grades” Table of student gradesAmerican/Pacific Island. The ethnic distribution was similar Performance on completed assignmentfor males and females. Monitoring Learning Uses of a tool to organize a study session ProcessThe two course sections were taught by different instructors, Planning Downloads of Syllabus, schedule, exambut had identical syllabi, schedule, assignments, grading guides
undergraduate students to faculty advancement. She provides her knowledge and experience in the corporate sector as well as in education to the successful strategic planning and execution of the faculty development program.Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University Julie Simmons Ivy is a Professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Fitts Faculty Fellow in Health Systems Engineering. She previously spent several years on the faculty of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. She also received her M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a
incollege. Central among those are student involvement and interaction with campus groups andactivities [34]. African American students, in particular first generation students, face a numberof obstacles, from the lack financial planning and knowledge about the college process tofeelings of isolation upon arrival [35]. While at home, many of these students could rely onnetworks comprised of family and friends to help them navigate life’s rough terrains [36]. Incollege and away from home, however, in particular PWIs, these students become vulnerable dueto an absent or weak supportive and familiar network. For example, McKether et al. [35]showed that African American and Latino students either withdrew from the mainstreampopulation and hung out with
commit itself forcefully andvisibly to improving the diversity of the whole community.” Specific recommendations forfaculty diversity included developing a plan to increase gender diversity among STEM facultyand to increase the number of faculty of color across the university.The university president at the time increased attention to diversity by making it one of fiveguiding principles in the university strategic plan and creating the President’s Diversity Initiativein 2012. In 2014, the provost created the vice provost for diversity position, which is a full-timeadministrative position charged with overseeing diversity efforts for students, faculty, and staff.In 2016 a new university president was appointed. While it is too early to determine
research andacademic success. The survey shown in Table 1 summarizes the results for pre-and post-internship based on student motivation, expectations, and purpose for participating in theinternship. Table 1 results indicate that the largest motivation for participating in the ASPIRESengineering internship was to gain hands-on experience in research, be challenged intellectually,and clarify whether graduate school would be a good choice for them. The interns found theprogram to be most helpful in learning how to work with others to plan and conduct scientificexperiments, followed by talking to professors about science. The largest difference between pre-and post-internship survey was observed for gaining hands-on experience in research.Table 2
goal; constraints are requirementsfor the design; operators are primitive information processes that modify the design state; andepisodes are operators in a meaningful sequence. The TEAM includes ten operators – select,create, simulate, calculate, compare, accept, reject, suspend, patch, and refine – and six types ofepisodes – assimilate, document, plan, repair, specify, and verify – to create a picture of howmechanical design engineers of varying backgrounds and experience approach and solve designproblems [8]. Another attempt to study ideation processes was the work done by Nagy, Ullman,and Dietterich who developed a data representation for collaborative mechanical designimplemented in a computerized design history tool (DHT). This technique
"After Graduation" plans I can negotiate with my potential employer After an interview, I know how to follow up Post- Workshop I know how to dress appropriately for interviews Score I can connect with interviewers during an interview Pre- Workshop ScoreI
instructors, changes in student-outcomesover time, and demonstrate a means to evaluate how student learning aligns with non-technicalcriteria. This paper offers an initial evaluation of the strengths and limitations of the methodology,comparisons to past use of concept maps in education assessment, and offers next steps for thisresearch.2.0 Research DesignOne of the challenging aspects of any assessment is determining what are sufficient direct andindirect measures and how to incorporate both into a continuous improvement plan (CIP)7. Directmeasures such as tests and problem sets, which are used in most courses, coupled with indirectsurveys can lead to a “death by assessment” if they are not connected to a CIP focused onprogrammatic goals or if the
. A member of the Grand Portage Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Jordan obtained both his Masters of Community & Regional Planning and Bachelors of Media Arts from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque where he lives with his wife and three daughters.Mr. Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Asset-based design projects in a freshman level courseAbstractThis Complete Research paper describes how we identified diverse student assets and redesigneda first year course to develop professional engineering identity. Despite many efforts to diversifyengineering, first-generation college attendees, non-traditional students, and students
building methods.” • “I know it will be very helpful in my next job and later down the road in USACE.” • “It is something to keep in the back of my head for post-Army careers.” • “I expect its relevance to grow as I transition out of the Army in the future.” • “I believe that it will be valuable as an officer as well as in my career in the civilian sector. I also think that the opportunity to earn credentials as an Engineer in training while attending school is a great way to be more marketable in both the civilian and military sectors.” • “The credential is not as applicable in the military but if [students] plan on working as a civil engineer in the future it will be a great skill set to have
departments likely varies significantly by region,policy environments, and student and faculty demographics. Research is needed to advance ourscholarly understanding of cultural factors in engineering that impede and promote LGBTQequality, which in turn will allow us to contour the content and promising practices of Safe Zoneworkshops to be most effective for engineering audiences.Our mixed-methods research plan uses surveys of engineering deans, faculty and students as wellas ethnographic participant observations of a Virtual Community of Practice for LGBTQinclusion in STEM. The surveys and ethnographic research generate new knowledge andunderstanding of engineering cultures, which provides empirically grounded ways that the nextSafe Zone workshops
build the WID fundedSTEM tools. On average, there are 10-12 teams per year in the UAH Product Realization CDC.Typically, 3-4 teams per year work on STEM tool projects funded by WID. All STEM tools aredelivered to the K-12 classroom with complete documentation including an Operations Manual,Teacher Lesson Plan, Student Worksheet, and a Final Report that provides instructions forreplication of the STEM tool for use in other classrooms or schools. All STEM tools aredesigned with safety as a top-level requirement, and durability as a close second. The tools aredesigned to be used indefinitely and with minimal maintenance. The STEM tools are alsodesigned to be modular, such that parts and components can be easily replaced by the teacher.To date, 27
who have researched the same academic skill and are tasked to summarize and develop steps to implement the skill into their learning practice, using a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle model (more information in Appendix B). At this time, student teams also review and choose an infographic platform; 3. Student teams develop a draft infographic using their chosen platform. Draft is to be scaled to a 8.5”x11” paper size and printed in color for in-class peer review; 4. Feedback is generated from in-class facilitated workshop and returned to student team in order to finalize infographic and formally submit. A quality effort is incentivized by giving some extra points for the student favorite (top vote
while expanding our understanding of how students evolve to acquire expert-level design skills. The results inform leaders in engineering education and developers ofinstructional materials and curricula, as well as teachers and designers planning classroomstrategies, of initiatives in formal engineering education. The development of educationalstrategies are explored and developed through a workshop of engineering design educators tomove students along a trajectory towards expert design behavior. Table 1 presents an overview ofthe problem, approach, and potential outcomes of this project.Background and Significance of Related WorkThere has been a significant impediment in providing quantitative empirical evidence about thecognitive behavior of
learneddramatically shifted towards the above average and well above average categories after theimplementation of the 3D technology project. Another set of questions in which the majority of the students agree on their perceivedlearning is shown in Figure 6 for the first year and Figure 8 for year two. In this set of questions theagreement of the students was higher than 60% and lower than 70% for year one and between 80%and 82.6% for year two. Here we can see that the 3D technology project had a high impact in theareas of time management, engineering career awareness and planning, research methods andtechniques, critical thinking concepts, and unit systems and conversions. From previous research wehave confirmed the fact that engineering students
communicate effectively (orally and written);k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.BackgroundAdditive ManufacturingThe rapid prototype process allows the fast creation of products’ prototypes eliminatingconsiderable amounts of resources and time spent on the project when compared to traditionaldevelopment design methods1. In Additive Manufacturing (AM),a model initially generatedusing a three-dimensional Computer Aided Design (3D CAD) system, can be fabricated directlywithout the need for process planning. Although this is not in reality as simple as it first sounds,AM technology certainly significantly simplifies the process of producing complex 3D objectsdirectly from CAD data
, 2017 Introduction to Engineering Using Google Docs and Interactive Video in Support of an Online Flipped Classroom Approach John M. Santiago, Jr., Ph.D., Jing Guo, D.Eng., Kathy Kasley, Ph.D. and Pamela Phillips Colorado Technical University (CTU), College of Engineering, Colorado Springs, COAbstractThe College of Engineering (CoE) is expanding existing engineering courses to online deliveryfor adult students. The CoE has a strong commitment to maintain the student-centered focus,and active learning strategies that have enabled success despite the multiple external studentcommitments.The strategic plan leverages the experience of full-time faculty to jointly develop modules for afreshman introductory course
(though a few are seniors) to the design process and is similarly structured to otherengineering design curricula across the country. The class was split into groups, assigned todevelop one of three products (a portable desalinization device, a chainless bicycle, or a solartracker), and present their plans to the class and professor. The study focused on one group ofseven students, but collected interviews from an additional half dozen others. The methodscomprised classroom observation and fieldnotes, semi-structured interviews, and video-recordings. The study was approved by the university’s internal review board (IRB). Data for this portion of the study come from visual ethnographic methods such as videorecordings of group work
developmental experience for first and second year students. The environmentof both peer and administrative support has given students the opportunity to thrive in rigorouscoursework, develop confidence in their planning, organization, and leadership skills, andconnect their academic work to real-life applications of engineering. IntroductionThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), in a 2007 report titledCollege Learning for a New Global Century, highlights integrative learning as one of fiveessential learning outcomes for preparing students to address twenty-first century challenges.Integrative learning, “the application of knowledge, skills and responsibilities to new settings
seriously thinking about leaving this academic institution at the end of the semester for reasons other than graduation. (*) 2. I am planning to look for a new academic institution to attend for reasons other than graduation. (*) 3. I intend to ask people about new academic majors because I want to transfer out of my current major. (*) 4. I don't plan on being at this academic institution much longer for reasons other than graduation. (*)
demonstration of performanceexpectations with regards to the learning objectives (e.g., rubrics, exemplars), and students’feedback with respect to the learning objectives. The true potential of these systems to improvestudent learning can only be realized through the engagement of each student with theseelements, where engagement entails active awareness of course learning objectives (thestandards) and expected performance, planning to learn, accessing of feedback, and subsequentactions. Prior work has shown that instructors find the initial workload to create an SBG systemconsiderable [5], and students, unfamiliar with such systems, do not take as much advantage ofthe learning opportunities afforded by an SBG system as instructors would hope [6
[international community] had built this system, so then all of our plans kind of went up in smoke, and I think that was really frustrating to a lot of our members…I had my [local community] experience to know that these things didn’t always work out, and I think because I was a leader at that time, it was my job to tell everybody, “It’s okay,” and, “It’s going to work out,” and in the process I had to convince myself.For Nickie and for the other women, these ESPT experiences of failure became opportunities torespond – to get better at “doing”, to find an alternative way, to realize “Wow, I do need to knowthe answers” or to raise their own standards. Failure was an important part of engineering praxis– it defined the
equipment is a critical aspect in designing an experiment;however, in the past, hardware choices have been limited by the cost of the high-end equipmentused. Because of the wide range of inexpensive sensors that can be used with the Arduinoplatform, it is now possible to include a much more open-ended experimental design assignmentin the course. During the Fall semester of 2018, students were required to identify anexperimental application for one sensor (from a selection provided by the instructor). Each teamdeveloped a test plan that included: • an objective statement • definition of variables, including expected range and desired accuracy of measurements • an equipment list, including expected cost • an experimental procedure
problems and create value in marketplace through innovation. KEEN’sobjectives can be broadly described as follows 1. To stress on promoting critical skills, capabilities and experiences 2. Making entrepreneurship and innovation education a priority 3. Encouraging cross-curriculum and interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty 4. Following curriculum, student, faculty and community centered activities, for example business plan competitions in schools, seminars focused on technology, workshops and conferences. 5. Using situation-based learning environment such as case studies.The above efforts can together be summed up as building of an ꞌentrepreneurial mindsetꞌ.Entrepreneurial mindset, could be