Educationrepresented minority students have had less access to computer technology, came from highschools with limited resources and less well-prepared teachers, and belonged to a lowersocioeconomic class. Still, most under-represented minority students had been doing quite wellin their courses, receiving A or B grades. The finding of this gap between actual and perceivedabilities in mathematics and computing is in contrast to the generally accepted view that under-represented minority students are excluded from science and engineering education because oftheir lack of mathematical skills7,12,13.4. Acquiring a Taste for a Geek FieldAll students, of both minority and non-minority backgrounds, had similar impressions aboutcomputers and the typical CS or CE
: 606 A. I learned the basics of this topic; B. The training was organized in a way that I could understand it easily ; C. I think that the training was difficult to follow; D. I believe that I have a foundation to learn more about this topic; E. I believe that the handout was useful. They answered these questions using the following scale: 1 2 3 4 5Completely disagree neutral completely agreeQuestion C was reverse coded to ‘I think that the training was easy to follow’ during analysis. Since wehad small numbers of participants, we utilized non-parametric statistics for the analysis
. and Patrikios, N., “RFID Implementation Framework in Supply Chain”, 2008, RFID in Operationsand Supply Chain Management – Research and Applications, pp. 3-11.4. Visich, J. K., Li, S., Khumawala, B. M, “Enhancing Product Recovery Value in Closed Loop Supply Chainwith RFID”, 2007, Journal of Managerial Issues, 19, pp. 436-452.5. Wong, C. Y. and McFarlane, D., “Radio Frequency Identification Data Capture and its Impact on ShelfReplenishment”, 2007, International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 71–93.6. Fosso Wamba, S., Lefebvre, L. A., Lefebvre, E., 2006, “Enabling intelligent B-to-B Ecommerce Supply ChainManagement Using RFID and EPC Network: a Case Study in Retail Industry”, ACM International
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bystudying the current state of wind engineering tracks within civil engineering programs offeredworldwide and identifying their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). Toachieve these objectives, this research (a) analyzed the different civil engineering programs thatinclude wind engineering tracks offered worldwide and identified the academic institutions thathave academic expertise and equipment including atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) windtunnels, a fundamental tool for the research and study of wind events; (b) conducted a survey toall WE faculty and students doing research on these topics at Florida International University togather information on the courses offered and the intention of the course, as well as informationon
, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1272087912?pq-origsite=gscholar.[5] C. Frank, J. McGuffee, and C. Thomas, “Early undergraduate cybersecurity research,” J. Comput. Sci. Coll., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 46–51, 2016, Accessed: Sep. 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3007235.[6] V. P. Janeja, C. Seaman, K. Kephart, A. Gangopadhyay, and A. Everhart, “Cybersecurity workforce development: A peer mentoring approach,” in 2016 IEEE Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), Sep. 2016, pp. 267–272, doi: 10.1109/ISI.2016.7745487.[7] P. Deshpande, C. B. Lee, and I. Ahmed, “Evaluation of Peer Instruction for Cybersecurity Education,” 2019, doi
inproximity and relationship. The paper will seek to answer one main guiding research questionand two sub-questions: 1. Does the proximity and relationship with the community partner affect the manifestation of empathy in students on service-learning design projects? a. How is empathy manifesting on service-learning projects? b. What factors contribute to the manifestation of empathy in students working on service-learning design projects?ContextThe EPICS program engages students in long-term partnerships with local, regional and globalcommunity partners [6]. Undergraduate students from all engineering disciplines and othermajors across the university earn academic credit within their respective plans of study
data-driven, or in other words, we allow themesto emerge from the data. Subsequently, we allow the research question to evolve through thecoding process. For thematic analysis, we draw on Braun and Clarke’ framework (2006) [16],which includes six phases (a) familiarizing/reading all data, (b) generating initial codes, (c)identifying initial themes, (d) reviewing and refining themes, (e) defining and naming thethemes, and (f) producing the report.Analysis and DiscussionThematic analysis of the data that captured transfer student experiences generated 17 initialcodes (548 coded text segments), from which four major themes emerged: universitycharacteristics, department academics, department support services, and student affectiveelements. Figure
pre-calculus in Fall 2022 (so failed to place into Calculus1 or higher) and did not have strong participation in the course or completion of basic reflections,homework, or lab assignments. At the end of the semester, the students who earned a D or F in thecourse had a lower engineering identity, feelings of belonging at the university, and feelings ofbelonging in the course in comparison to students who earned an A, B, or C in the course. Theresults indicate that in the local context there is still further work needed to best support the needsof students with respect to their math skills as they transition into college.INTRODUCTIONMuch has been written about the challenges that many college students encounter with math, andthat math is
design based on data, engineering judgment, available resources, design, and time and cost constraints. Interim Report 4 Final Design: This report will include a detailed narrative of the process of modeling, designing, prototyping (if needed), and testing the final selected design for meeting the requirements of the project. b. Final Report: The students will compile all interim reports into one final report that includes a summary of the design, design requirements, and specifications. The final report will also address lessons learned and document conclusions and recommendations, Further, it will contain references and appendices that include all detailed design
evaluating the impact that forming identity and managing access into makerspaceshas on student collaborative and independent efforts.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by the National Science Foundation through Award No. DUE 1432107and 1431923. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of National ScienceFoundation.ReferencesBarrett, T., Pizzico, M., Levy, B., Nagel, R. L., Linsey, J. S., Talley, K. G., . . . Newstetter, W. (2015). A Review of University Makerspaces. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.Berger, P. L., & Luckmann, T. (1966). The social
Courseware (equivalent to a digital textbook, plus software for the various platforms) isdelivered via Git, a popular Distributed Version Control System (DVCS). The Courseware hasevolved with each offering of the course, incrementally improving each time, similar to theconcepts articulated in [16]. The Courseware resides in an instructor-only repository, and thecontent is incrementally released to students, via a second repository for students that is usedonly for the duration of the semester term. Each week (a) the solution to the previous week’sassignment, (b) new textbook content for the current week, and (c) the current week’sassignment are incrementally released to the students. The textbook content is written withMarkdown [17], a simple text
X Support of Faculty Prof Development XProgram Educational Objectives X PROGRAM CRITERIAConsistency PEOs w/ Mission X Compliance with X XProgram Constituencies X APPENDICESProcess for Review of PEOs X Appendix A – Course Syllabi XCRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES Appendix B – Faculty Vitae XStudent Outcomes X Appendix C – Equipment XRelationship Outcomes to PEOs X Appendix D – Institutional Summary XCRITERION 4. CONTINUOUS IMPROVE The Institution XProcess and Outcome Assesmnt
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“Critical Engineering Challenges”, I thinkit is problems in today’s society. I thought I would be working in a team of 3-4, working onsome sort of project that saves gas. I thought I would be doing lots of planning & engr. des.work.”Q2. Confidence and Success.A2. “Having an idea that I will be working on a motorcycle mademe a little scared due to my lack of motorcycle knowledge. I felt that I wouldn’t be THAT greatat building/machining b/c I’ve done only a little work with mechanical engineering. I did havesome confidence because I helped build a tricycle in engr. des. when I originally had no tricycleknowledge. I had about 50% confidence.”Q3. Faculty Mentoring. A3. “Initially, I thought I would be spending all my time with theresearch advisor
gates, b) using a 16 to 1 Multiplexer(MUX), and c) employing an 8 to 1 MUX. Each part was worth 5 points. The mean score onthis section 12.5 out of 15 points, while the median was 13.75. As the class average was above80%, we can consider this result to indicate satisfactory proficiency overall. A second example(1P) involves the behavior of a sequential logic element: the JK flip-flop (FF). Given a diagramof the JK FF with a negative-edge triggered clock input, and a timing diagram showing the pulsetrain waveforms for the clock, J and K inputs, the student was to predict the output of the JK FF.On this item, students scored an average of 4.35 out of 5 points. Again, the average above 80%appears to indicate satisfactory proficiency.Circuits 2
1848 affect yearly U.S. gold production? use of iron require? A. Doubled B. Tripled The Industrial Revolution started in UK with C. Increased more than 50 times 1. The two principal resources of the
sparked their interest. Then there was a largegroup discussion on these careers. The final question for this section was: How would you sharewith students about what you have observed in these exercises?Big Idea 4: Success in mathematics and science is not based on innate ability. The objective ofthis section was to dispel stereotypes about math and science achievement. Though brief, thiswas the weakest portion of the workshop that needs further refinement. Almost through with theworkshop, this exercise invited the participants to get out of their seats to stretch a bit. Thefacilitator designated three areas of the room as A, B, or C, and posed statements shown in Table5
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23.1180.2on participants including (a) higher achievement and improved productivity, (b) more caring,supportive and committed relationships, and (c) greater psychological health, social competenceand self-esteem. Furthermore, they propose that the reasons for these positive results are basedon working relationships where participants can supplement each other‟s weaknesses or gaps inknowledge and skills 9. Marra and Bogue 9 also found that participants were able to combinetheir knowledge, experience and expertise to create a new understanding of problems in order tohelp each other achieve a desired goal. This collaborative partnership philosophy describes therelationship between the Women in Engineering programme director and an educationalassessment
, it does not provide any explanation of the analysis steps. As with SPICE, it can be used to verify students’ abilities, but not for teaching analysis or for tutoring purposes. B. Learning systems integrated with textbook-style resources. This category of learning tools has seen rapid growth and adoption in the past decade. From a teaching and learning perspective these tools are among the most powerful. For example, Mastering by McGraw Hill [20], Wiley Plus [21], and ZyBooks [22]. These tools typically have links into textbook materials or are embedded within textbook resources. Some of these systems include related studies reporting improved grades [23]. However, available systems do not provide detailed step-by-step
their role and identity as anengineer. This view of these two role identities fully overlapping is shown in Figure 3b. Thesetwo different views can both be represented by the RIDES framework. (a) (b)Figure 3: RIDES Framework used to Represent Engineering and Researcher Role IdentityInteractions as Partially (a) or Fully (b) Overlapping In contrast, some engineering doctoral students may not view their engineering identityas distinct from their other role identities, but may view their role identities as researcher,educator, and student as subsets of their identity as an engineer in that they are an engineering-researcher, an engineering-educator, and an engineering
-STEM majors. Though these students move into the STEMdisciplines, many leave STEM prior to degree completion. Beggs, Bantham, and Taylor4suggested that there are basically four categories of factors that influence the career decisionmaking process. Included in these are the (a) influences of other individuals (family, friends,teachers) or media, (b) rewards of the job (extrinsic and intrinsic), (c) fit and interest in the fieldand (d) characteristics of the major/degree (ease of coursework, faculty reputation, exposure tointroductory material). The researchers implied that students made career decisions based not oneducation about the options and assessment of their personal values, interests and beliefs, but oninfluence and assumption
1 − dσ1 / 3 − eσ τ = ]1.06η − 1.03(1 - η)_ 4 in g/cm3 3.1975 − aσ − bσ − cσ 1/ 3 where σ = 647.27 – T a = -0.3151548, b = -1.2003374 x 10-3, c = 7.48908 x 10-13 d = 0.1342463, e = -3.946263 x 10-3 Temperature (T) in KelvinsSpecific Volume 1 in m3/kg v? τSpecific Heat cP = 0.0571 + (3.7234)η + (1-1.02η)(.93)(a+bT+cT2+dT3+eT4) inkJ
% 81.52% 31.71 College GPA 1 35.717 35.7174 0.000 PT 1 84.352 84.3517 0.000 Gender 1 4.740 4.7395 0.029 Error 125 23.705 0.1896 Total 128 144.531Odds Ratios for Continuous Predictors Odds Ratios for Categorical Predictors Odds Ratio 95% CI Level Level A B Odds Ratio 95% CI College GPA 23.5598 (3.9198, 141.6068) PT
response that reflected the student’s good-faith effort to becorrect [25].The final course grade was assigned based on how many assignments earned a passing score andhow many “E” scores were earned on quizzes. Table 2 describes the requirements to earn aparticular base letter grade (A, B, C, etc.). All requirements for a grade had to be met in order toearn that grade. A course grade of “F” was earned if the requirements for a “D” were not met. Agrade checklist was also provided to students to help them track their progress.Table 2: Course Grade Requirements To earn Accomplish the following: this grade: A Earn passing scores on 15 quizzes, including at least 11 "E" scores, AND earn passing scores on project report
avoltage level shifting device, such as MAX232, which converts the signals to and from thedesignated voltage levels defined in physical medium, and the physical medium is the RS-232connector and cable. In the Bluetooth model shown in Figure 2(b), the medium control layerconverts the bit stream via the Bluetooth protocol stack and transmits them thought the RF signal.Thus, the Bluetooth SPP protocol can be treated as a wireless serial port. Figure 2. Original and Bluetooth serial ports Most Android devices have a built-in Bluetooth module and the Android platform supportsthe SPP protocol. It can be paired with another Bluetooth device. There are many inexpensiveBluetooth serial adaptors available, as shown Figure 2(c
of two cameras as shown in Figure 1. The cameras with focal length f are aligned such that their x-axes are collinear and their y- and z-axes are parallel. They are offset along the x-axis by a baseline distance b. The location (X,Y,Z) of point P is computed by comparing the locations of the projections of P onto the two image planes, (x1,yl) and (xr,yr). Because of the geometry of the cameras, the left and right projections of P will appear at the same row and but at two different columns. The columnar distance in pixels is referred to as the disparity, d. Using simple camera geometry8, fb Z
. Page 9.1072.4Figure 1. Computer Simulation of a Simple Generator Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education To measure the effectiveness of these different teaching methods, a student survey wasadministered towards the end of the semester. All responses are tabulated below with briefinterpretations.1) Please give the following: a) Your Major------ b) Your GPA------ c) Years in college------ Table 2. Student Population and GPA Major Number of Students Years in college GPA IT