serve society. Despite the wealth of 96 data and impressive advances in the field of engineering, experimentation also raises several 97 serious ethical, social, and public-policy concerns. Though scientists and engineers have often 98 maintained that their work is value free, they are now increasingly required to factor in diversity, 99 equity, and inclusion responsibilities as they plan to conduct their programs of research.100 Analytical tools from STS can help engineers better understand the sociotechnical systems of the101 profession, including how engineering impacts DEI.102 The course titled “How Engineering Impacts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” considers103 the writings of a variety of authors and a few films
should bepursued along with a formal policy and a plan to implement it.An opt in process was suggested where students would propose the four courses they wished totake along with a letter, addressed to their advisor, which documents a strong personal interest inthe proposed courses or a substantial connection to the mechanical engineering major. Studentswould then meet with their advisor to discuss the proposal and seek approval. The student’sadvisor would send the form to the Director of the Mechanical Engineering UndergraduatePrograms for final approval. In the semester immediately prior to graduation, students wouldmeet with the director to submit the university substitution forms which would replace thetechnical electives
nervousnessand frustration for the student. While most institutions teach thermodynamics and fluidmechanics as separate courses, some have recently integrated the two courses into a two-coursesequence, Thermal-Fluid Systems I and II. The Mechanical Engineering Department at TheCitadel was established in 2014 and adapted the integrated model of teaching courses as ablended two-course sequence. After teaching these subjects in this model for eight years (2014-2022) by many different instructors, the department planned to assess the effectiveness of thisteaching model. To support the department in making the right decision, the goal of this workwas to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the blended model for teaching thethermodynamics/fluid
2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferencesatisfy the contemporary industrial needs and at the same time prepare the students with moretheory knowledge and skills? • What are the gaps between current engineering curricula and industrial needs?As the faculty instructor of capstone projects, the author delightedly found that most of the studentscan apply the theoretical knowledge and skills they have learned, including executing thebenchmark survey, deploying a decision matrix to help them choose the plan, applying computer-aided design, using the 3-D printer to build prototypes, tracking the project progresses with Ganttchart, conducting failure analysis, etc., which is very promising to the faculty instructors. But, atthe same time, the
; Mantzavinou, A. (2018) Design thinking in development engineering education: a case study oncreating prosthetic and assistive technologies for the developing world. Development Engineering, 3, 166-74.11 Wurdinger, S., Haar, J., Hugg, R., & Bezon, J. (2007). A qualitative study using project-based learning in a main-stream middle school. Improving Schools, 10(2), 150–161.12 Boaler, J. (1998). Alternative approaches to teaching, learning and assessing mathematics. Evaluation and Pro-gram Planning, 21(2), 129–141.Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, PhDDr. Marjorie Letitia Hubbard is a member of the engineering and research faculty at the NorthCarolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM) in Durham, North Carolina. As an engineeringinstructor at NCSSM, Dr
differently depending on the expertise of the instructor:Even though the introduction materials -like the one shown in Figure 1, were less interacted withthan the other pieces of the assessment package, instructors said that they positively impactedtheir lesson planning. Instructors that have been teaching this class for several years used theintroduction documents to check the alignment of the new homework assignments with theirexisting teaching material. Two experienced instructors admitted to only having looked at theintroduction documents during the first week of class. One said he only opened the introductiondocuments at the beginning of the semester. Once he saw that what was in the document was thesame as what he had been teaching, he felt
modifications. Many other CCSSM were identified as potential additionalstandards that could easily be included in the reviewed activities. (Notably, a TeachEngineeringeditor (and co-author of this paper) was very receptive to suggested edits.) This suggests thateducators familiar with relevant learning standards and related content can utilize freely-available activity plans by leveraging their expertise when adopting material (though manyeducators may be averse to this due to a lack of formal training in engineering education).DiscussionWhile engineering is a natural fit for engaging students in math and science, actually doing socan be challenging. Consider the case of 48 middle school teachers that spent a year developing20 engineering design
promotion in role responsibility with attendant title, naturally create greater financialrewards for the individual as the individual’s demonstrated contributions to the companyincrease.Pre-Program Survey Results -To better understand the demand for the proposed Doctor of Technology degree, the DTECHleadership team administered a Qualtrics survey to past and current students (1999-2017) ofprofessional fee-based credit programs who have either graduated or are planned to graduate inthe spring of 2017. The survey asked each recipient to rate their interest in a new Doctor ofTechnology (D. Tech.) degree, as described in this paper, on a Likert scale of 0 to 5, where 0 =no interest and 5 = very interested.Of the 978 surveys sent, there were 334
initial part temperature and temperature vs. time data as the part is cooled from anelevated temperature. This can be done quite easily using an imbedded thermocouple and a dataacquisition unit. In this exercise the students are studying the transient heat transfer from theheated oven to the aluminum rod. The length and the slimness of the rod make it very difficult toimbed a thermocouple into the part. A novel approach to determining part temperature wasdeveloped building on the coefficient of thermal expansion experiment that they had donebefore. The temperature of the rod is indirectly determined using expansion data.The oven is first pre-heated to an elevated temperature, which becomes the ambient temperaturefor the test. The initial plan was
of understanding of theconventions of isometric projection may not have difficulty seeing all the answer choices asdifferent rotations of the model shape. More research is needed to understand how the lack of anatural 3D appearance of some answer choice shapes affects test outcomes. If researchers wantto continue using the PSVT:R to assess spatial abilities in general, a revised version with morerealistic, natural-looking projections may yield more accurate results. We propose making arevised version of the instrument using computer rendered shapes like the one shown in Figure 3,or like the rendered shapes used by Yue [14]. We plan to repeat this study with a larger numberof participants, as well as to develop and test a revised instrument
the COF-IMPRESS-Crecruitment, and advertisement plan to first-year and community college transfer students. Thepaper will also address the student eligibility and selection process, the recruitment of the secondcohort scholars, and finally the orientation program.I. Research Background:Research shows that the impact of financial aid on retention is more significant in STEM programsthan in other degrees because STEM degrees often take longer to complete [1]. Financial concernsand issues can erode the self-confidence of students and their willingness to remain in STEM [2].To reform STEM education, financial support is provided by a variety of external organizations,including disciplinary societies, education associations, resource networks
needed to understand the directionality of the relationshipbetween mattering and sense of belonging. Besides, future work is required to explore thecontextual nuances that might explain our finding, aiming to inform the design of furtherinterventions to promote equitable academic experiences in engineering education programs. Finally, this study is subject to limitations. Our survey was answered by a non-probabilistic sample, so its findings might not be generalizable for other student populations.Besides, further empirical analyses are needed to better understand the directionality of therelationship between mattering and sense of belonging. In these lines, we plan to apply themattering items in other contexts, aiming to estimate
tools to improve different aspects of students’ learning, such asimproving students’ motivational constructs [3] , better communication among theeducational stakeholders (e.g., students, teacher, and parents, etc.), and easy access to thelearning content, etc. [4]. Consequently, there has been an influx of educational applicationsavailable at software stores (e.g., Apple Appstore and Google Play store) used to delivercontent, facilitating students in planning for study [5], helping students understand thecomplex cognitive tasks (e.g., learning programming concepts; [6]), and working as astandalone personalized learning platform [7].Despite a consensus on the certain benefits of educational apps, there are concerns regardingthese apps' lower
phases in the project, allowing team members to select theapproach that best suits the goals and stage of the written product.Synchronous drafting requires the entire team to draft at the same time, potentially within ashared document. This model may look like the entire team working together face-to-face (inperson or in a web meeting), with a point person (or two) adding to the document while otherstalk out what should be in the document [13]. This approach is time-intensive, but it can workeffectively for the planning phase or parts that need everyone to provide input simultaneously.Alternately, students may opt for the divided approach, where everyone takes a specific sectionof a document and works independently to complete their assigned
central office was and... a lot more people were able to receive more help. That is what I mean by real world solutions.Are shifting realities in the future?One of the stages of Conocimientos that was not represented with the Mexican American womenstudents interviewed was the last stage, which is shifting realities. This could be due to the factthat all of the Mexican American women were still in the process of completing theirundergraduate education and did not need to move on from their learning experience at the timeof the interviews. Even though they were thinking of future plans of what to do with theirnewfound skills, they could not take complete action until they graduated. The MexicanAmerican women were still experiencing some of
departmental documents(e.g., strategic plans, mission statements, curricular sequences), semistructured interviews [23]with key stakeholders (e.g., administrators, staff, faculty, and students), and observations ofregular CAHSI Alliance network meetings. Based on past experience conducting research onorganizational culture in CAHSI departments [24], the research team anticipates ~90 interviewswith diverse stakeholders across all four departments will be conducted and supplemented withmeeting observation notes and document analyses. The research team will analyze the textgenerated through these forms of data collection through the constant comparative method [25]to identify patterns of similarities and differences in the corpus of interview transcripts
undergirds the relevance of theseprogramming efforts. At the same time, scholarship reveals almost no evidence ofimplementing computational tools such as MATLAB or Mathematica, in high schools.This suggests an opportunity for computational tools to be included within the broaderdiscourse of K-12 computing education. Future work includes an analysis of an NCMlesson plan embedded within a larger high school engineering curriculum. This type ofresearch will underscore the importance of focusing on NCM in secondary schoolsettings, thereby preparing high school students for post-secondary engineeringeducation.ConclusionThis work in progress paper provides an initial review on the subject of advancing theteaching and learning of numerical and
to sustainable development andcombating climate change with the Green Plan 2030, Singapore is in demand of engineers thatcan help spur research & development and provide innovative solutions to reach Singapore’sgreen goals. Singapore currently faces a shortage of engineering talents (Monk’s Hill Ventures &Glints, 2021), and thus needs to find ways to encourage students to enter the field of engineering.Not only does Singapore need to motivate students to pursue engineering, but Singapore mustalso ensure that graduates from the engineering fields eventually pursue engineering-relatedcareers. Although more than a quarter of graduates in Singapore are from the engineeringsciences, engineering remains one of the top two sectors that
. The authors have several future plans to developdifferent hands-on applications to make critical topics in statics more perceivable to students andcreate durable learning. Some of the hands-on applications are equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2D(Figure 7), equilibrium of systems with pulleys (Figure 8), and equilibrium oftriangular/rectangular plates in 3D (Figure 9). Figure 7. Example of hands-on application for the equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2D Figure 8. Example of hands-on application for the equilibrium of pulley assembly Figure 9. Example of future hands-on application model for the equilibrium of plates in 3DSUMMARYA moveable table was developed at Minnesota State Mankato workshops to allow staticsinstructors
literacy need engineering?Rise, Fall, and Rise again: A brief and close history of Technological Literacy at a technicalinstitutionThe NAE suggested guidelines surrounding tech literacy [1,2]. In response to these guidelines,one institution started a Minor of Engineering Studies in 2006 for non-engineering students.Separately and also in 2006, the initiative to offer Technological Literacy classes to students notin engineering fields arose in this same university. Shortly after the minor’s inception, its leadersconnected with the ASEE Technological Literacy Division. This interaction happened in ameeting during FIE 2007. The Engineering College plan for “Minors in Engineering studies”developed as a technological literacy program.This dynamism
and 8th digits when more detail is required in the definitions. In the 2020 Texas CIPcode structure [17], the construction programs may be classified under one of the followingcodes: • 14 – Engineering o 14.3301.00 – Construction Engineering • 15 –Engineering/Engineering Technologies/Technicians o 15.1001.00 – Construction Engineering Technology/Technician • 19 –Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences o 19.0604.00 – Facilities Planning and Management • 46 – Construction Trades o 46.0000.00 – Construction Trades, General o 46.0412.00 – Building/Construction Site Management/Manager • 52 – Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services o 52.2001.00
relates to the relevant flexibility on team meeting scheduling. Table 3: Topics generated for dataset Spring 2021 Topic Top Topic Words Theme Weight 0.44 good, job, team, work, great, group, Expecting Quality – improving assignments, helping track, making, keeping, improve, others improve. assignments 0.39 team, work, assignments, assignment, Dimension K, Keeping the Team on Track – planning, time, make, complete, part, teammates, monitoring teammates and making sure their work is tasks, finished on time. 0.31 team, great, work, teammate, group, Maintaining a
comparisonresearch. Such research endeavors to answer the question: “Do students learn better fromengaging with conventional media, or from playing games?” We plan on conducting a mediacomparison study with this modified Pong game by comparing a traditional section to a GBLsection using the game over the course of a semester. Specifically, we will conduct a randomizedcontrolled trial assessing conceptual knowledge acquisition on learning outcomes LO1) – LO5)using pre- and post-conceptual knowledge quizzes, before and after the instructional intervention(traditional or game-based).While we have developed a functional version of this modified Pong game in a Pythonenvironment, to facilitate its deployment in a classroom setting we are actively developing aweb
through an exam, wesee good levels of involvement for homework, and excellent engagement (anecdotally) with thecourse material through office hours and retakes.Specifications grading is transformative on a number of axes. The level of communicationavailable just in the course syllabus about what is important to the professor is a hugeimprovement over traditional grading schemes. The flexibility allowed is also remarkable. Itwould be difficult to adequately assess students who are attempting two completely differentsubject matters in a way that is both fair and genuine outside of a specifications gradingframework.As this work continues, we plan to develop a survey that can address both the effectiveness ofspecifications grading in this fluid
with our resourcecreation process and the next steps we plan on taking in this effort to support both materials andsimulation in the classroom.The key limitation in this work is the lack of feedback from students and academics. Our team hasmany members with higher education teaching experience, but very few of us are actively teachingnow. Because of this, we are unable to see the efficacy of these resources during and immediatelyafter development. We are always looking for feedback on the usefulness of these documents andin the future are hoping to collaborate with educators during the creation phase. If you are readingthis paper, you can access our education resources at www.ansys.com/education-resources. If youfind them useful in your
arises from the structure of work, this impacts on howa curriculum in technological literacy might be developed. There are counter scenarios aboutchanges in the workforce. The first, assumes that developments will continue as they do now;that is, as many people that are put out of work by technology will be replaced by technology.It is in contrast with that view of the future which argues that very large numbers of peoplewill be put out of work, and jobs will not be replaced. We should, therefore, plan for a life ofleisure [12]. Whichever view is taken there is a third perspective which is, that most of uswill experience redundancy, and not be able to obtain cognate work. It follows that if non-cognate work is available, how do individuals
. Here we want to highlight the work and calls to action from variousfields, including higher education and the social sciences, which argue to disaggregate the data ofAsian Americans [2][8].Initially, we planned to include this research question for this paper: how do Asian Americanstudents’ cultural identities intersect with their engineering identity? When reporting our findingsfor this paper, we could hardly find any evidence from the already small number of papersselected to respond to this research question. In other words, none of the nine papers selectedhave critically examined how Asian American students’ cultural experiences interact with theirexperience as engineering students. It is unclear how Asian students’ cultural values
, fellows develop knowledge about cross-culturalmentoring, promoting diversity in doctoral programs, and facilitating departmental dialog.Faculty fellows work within their departments to develop and implement sensemaking initiativeswith the goal to share information with faculty and to provide opportunities to learn and buildinclusive doctoral programs. This requires that the faculty fellows and the faculty in thedepartments/programs critically examine policies, procedures, practices, and department climatethat may serve to promote or impede the success of Ph.D. students from underrepresented groupsand develop an action plan to remedy existing barriers and enhance graduate program climate.Detailed information about the inception and organization of
, creativity, self-confidence and post-graduation plan and 116 to academic support. The vast majority of the studies in this category were focused on disability services and academic support programs. These are now excluded but now become part of our future work.● Our future work will consist of finishing the study selection process and proceeding with the last steps of the framework, which include charting the data (incorporating a numerical summary and a qualitative thematic analysis) , and collating, summarizing, and reporting the results (identifying the implications of the study findings for policy, practice or research). Once we finish this work, we will move on to phases 2 and 3, which consist of
curricula.This course can be offered to students with more diverse interests viz., VLSI design, neuralprosthesis, neural modeling, and machine learning. In future, we plan to introduce industrystandard hardware like Intel’s Loihi processor to implement the project. This will enabletesting ideas on neuromorphic hardware before implementing in dedicated silicon chipswhich can be more economic. 127. References[1] Mead, Carver (1989). Analog VLSI and Neural Systems. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA. ISBN 0201059924.[2] https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/neuromorphic-computing.html[3] D. Modha (2014). Introducing a Brain-inspired Computer TrueNorth's neurons to revolutionize system architecture. [4] B