to use the program SolidWorks to create solid models ofsimple machines. They will translate their designs into kinematic models using a fuseddeposition of material rapid prototyping machine (Stratasys FDM1650) at the University, andalso build soap and wax models that emulate lithography and micromachining at the K-12school.The project also includes an assessment portion to assess its effect on the students. At thebeginning and end of the program, the students will fill out a questionnaire based on the Test ofScience Related Attitudes (TOSRA). The test is designed to assess changes in student’s attitudetoward scientific inquiry. An additional method of assessment, the review of students'comments in their personal portfolios, should indicate
details of the profession.4.3. Societal Values and MoralityThe study of the acceptable standards of a society is a component of schooling that is essential inhelping students to become contributing, responsible and ethically mature persons [20]. Humans,by their very nature, are moral beings. On a daily basis, it is necessary to confront decisions,choices and judgments that involve degrees of “rightness” and “wrongness” [19].Universities have a role in providing students with the “tools” necessary to improve theirdecision-making abilities [15]. The importance of this area of education can be obscured by itscomplexities. However, the Universities are, inevitably, a source of ethical education. The choiceis whether or not it will be an explicit
is Professor and Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Wesley Collier, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wesley Collier is a graduate student in learning sciences in the Epistemic Games research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on the Epistemic Network Analysis tool. He is interested in how games and simulations can be assessed using discourse analysis.Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
campus.Education in an international institution, laboratory or industry, studying /working alongsideglobal teams of scientists, engineers, industrialists, fellow students, transforms “an engineer” into“a global engineer.”Through the years, students have voiced how international projects havedeveloped their global skill sets and how they “grew as engineers.” In Chile, a University ofIllinois Civil Engineering student as early as 1993 with team members from Centro de AsistenciaTecnica (CAT) made a trip to an open pit copper mine in Copiapo. He was working alongsideChileans pouring concrete cylinders and conducting slump tests and at the same timeexperiencing a joint venture between Bektel and the Chilean government. To him, it was a lessonin life that
FoundationsQuestionnaire (MFQ) [1] and a novel instrument focused on the intersection of technology andethics developed by faculty at Duke University. With data collected in Fall 2020, we analyzedstudent survey data and found few significant results. In summary, the suite of developedmodules that are embedded into the first-year engineering design course should lead to thedevelopment of an ethical mindset at the outset of students’ engineering education.Overview of Ethics Education in EngineeringDespite a consensus that ethics is an important topic for engineering students, its incorporationinto undergraduate courses remains mixed [2] [3] [4]. Currently, the ABET Student Outcome #4in Criterion 3 requires that graduates have “an ability to recognize ethical and
of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland, in 2010. She is also a Chartered Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). She has been working in the area of inherent occupational health studies for more than 10 years. Her research studies also include inherent safety, multi-criteria decision making, and industrial hygiene. Page 25.557.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Engineering Students' Perception on Learning through
a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Students’ Learning in Statics Skills: Using Homework and Exam Wrappers to Strengthen Self-Regulated LearningAbstractStatics is one of the fundamental courses required for engineering students
AC 2012-5454: ENHANCING STUDENTS’ HIGHER-ORDER SKILLS THROUGHCOMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING USING SCAFFOLDING FOR CRE-ATIVE PROBLEM SOLVINGProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Dr. Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University Jianjun Yin, Ph.D is a professor of education in the College of Education at Jackson State University. His
diverse population offaculty to obtain material from the library and found that women, early career faculty, andfaculty from non-research universities are more likely to buy material from the library. Thestudy indicates that the launch of a digital library did not make a significant change on networkbehavior. In their study, they identified a core of 5 to 6% faculty members out of the wholenetwork who were not only active participants in the activities of the network but also adoptedleadership roles. Opinion leaders are considered important in the theory as they influence othersin the social system in their attitude towards adopting an innovation.The theory of diffusion uses social learning theory of Bandura as a way to describe how peoplelearn
would actout the roles of an entry-level engineer working on a problem located on ancestral landsintended to aid the local tribal community facing a particular resource-based problem.The participants were required to assess their knowledge of the scenario contents,describe a personal learning plan to better understand the situation and identify keyvariables that would impact decisions made about the situations within the scenario.These two additions to the summer program led to more emphasis on teamwork andleadership skill development to help students learn to communicate better, collaboratewith each other effectively and be more active in setting their own educational goals.These “beyond the curriculum” lessons were found to help students form
learningDBEL – Design-based engineering learningCAD – Computer-aided design 1 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionImproving the quality of education is motivation for many who pursue careers in academia, andtwo common topics that appear are active learning and student self-efficacy. Active learning putsstudents in a position where they are discovering knowledge on their own rather than passivelyreceiving information from an educator. Knowledge transfer through active learning strategieswhether it be design-based
how to develop the program, including the framework of the certification,the development process, market size, and business plan (estimated revenues and expenses)(Phase II).GSX conducted market research using various certification forms, accreditation options,psychometric best-practices, and feedback from key ASCE stakeholders. This included an on-line survey with over 3,000 responses, four focus groups (with 20 total participants), and 60individual interviews. The target audience for this research were practicing engineers,engineering students, engineering faculty, engineering owners/principals, insuranceprofessionals, facility owners, and other purchasers of engineering services.Some key findings of this research include: Most civil
students to chooseengineering as a career. With an emphasis on smart and connected cities, the SCR2 programprovides summer research experiences (eight weeks for students and six weeks for teachers).This paper presents our learnings and insights of the program for the past four years withevaluation findings. There have been 116 students and 44 teachers who have successfullyparticipated. The research program was conducted on campus in 2019, but due to COVID-19, theprogram was conducted online in 2020. In 2021 and 2022, the program was redesigned to behybrid, and six host sites participated. Despite the changes in the program, students' prowess wasenhanced by their teamwork and engagement in the projects. The post-program survey raisedconcerns about
obviously a Georgia citizen and a qualified and responsible engineering student; this makes it seem wrong ... for her to be denied an engineering education in her native state simply because she is a woman. On the other hand, Georgia Tech is traditionally a man's school. The majority of students, faculty, and alumni are opposed to coeducation.”30Under the influence of his wife and daughter (who both had technical interests of their own),Van Leer followed his personal inclination and started advocating for women's admission. Aftera series of attempts and failures, the board passed measure, admitting women under limitedconditions.31The gender gap in S&E induced the attention of government agencies. A
the leadership,communication, and cultural competencies increasingly required of today's high-tech workforce.The John Lof Leadership Academy (JLLA) is an innovative leadership program for engineeringgraduate students that was founded at the University of Connecticut in 2018 to create culturallycompetent visionaries in the field of engineering. John Lof Scholars develop their leadershipabilities through focused training, specialized workshops and seminars, and active learning. Runby graduate students from various departments based on a “for us, by us” program philosophy, theJLLA empowers its members to develop as leaders in their fields by aiming leadership trainingthrough the lens of each individual’s career and personal goals. Academy
that play an enormous role in their understanding of that world and their behavior in it.21 (p. 4)These models of the world provide us with the understanding necessary to make sense of ourworld and our experiences, and they shape the way we navigate aspects of our lives. Key toHolland and Quinn’s definition is the term “widely shared…by members of a society”, in thecase of this study we are looking to see what cultural models are shared among members ofUWest’s engineering and pre-engineering students. The shared nature is important, as it is whatallows one to make sense of the actions of others with whom we interact, serving as a commonframe of reference. For example, consider the cultural model of “studying”. When someone saysshe is
and in-depth at the middle school and high school levels.The sessions increase in duration and complexity through the grade levels, with elementaryyouth focusing on an invention for a user they know and have easy access to, to middle schoolprograms which provide the student a user or an invention scenario, and finally, at the highschool level, growing to a project inventing for a community with a particular need. At eachlevel of programming, business and community members can be called upon to act as users inneed of help. There is limited research showing business owners and community members are eager tobe involved in STEM learning that is situated in the real world and at their place of business
, and many people they care about, are members of the public that frequently comeinto some sort of contact with engineered things. There are a number of professional benefits enjoyed by engineers and ultimatelymade possible by broad adoption of a code of ethics. An example Davis offers, via ananalysis of Robert Lund’s decision to “think like a manager” rather than an engineer ishow engineers qua engineers are, due to their code, more empowered to reject anemployer’s request. Lund, then the vice-president of engineering at Morton Thiokol—the company responsible for the O-rings whose failure led to the Challenger disaster in1986—found himself in the unfortunate position of being pulled away from hisprofessional obligations by other
exist from one to another regarding sociability, learning,attention, mood, and other important mental functions [3] – is an important factor to consider.Researchers have begun to explore methods to include neurodiverse student populations tofurther increase diversity and enhance creative problem-solving in engineering [4]-[6][21][22].The inclusive classroom provides the opportunity for success for all students. Re-thinking and re-designing our courses and curricula to provide flexibility and accommodate students’ needs is ofvital importance. Thus, the re-design of the Statics course to accommodate neurodiverse studentshas the potential to be beneficial for all.With the accelerating change of pace in the 21st century, Cropley [7] stated that
’ funds of knowledge related to their students’ confidence in theirengineering performance, classroom belonging, and in graduating with an engineering degree.Samuelson & Litzler [18] utilized the concept of community cultural wealth, based on the workof Tara J. Yosso [19], which uses an asset-based approach to understand minoritized studentpersistence by examining different types of capital developed by students in their families andcommunities. Martin and Newton [20] combined the concepts of funds of knowledge andcommunity cultural wealth to connect together multiple forms of capital and wealth presentamong recent underrepresented and/or socially marginalized engineering Bachelor’s degreeearners.These forms of community cultural wealth have
aimed at increasing the number and diversity of students in pathways toengineering careers. This paper describes an effort to address these goals by adapting EPICS, anationally recognized project-based, service-learning university program, to the high school andmiddle school environments. Preliminary data from 60 high schools in 11 states with over 2200students indicates that this program is having an impact on students’ interest in and their views ofengineering. However, students’ academic and career choices are influenced by a number offactors. Building on previous studies which have investigated pathways to and throughengineering, this study uses Social Cognitive Career Theory to explore students’ experiences inthe program, and how these
small group sessions with students andemail between faculty mentors and scholars was used to improve communication. Additionally,six seminars were held with follow up discussions and student reflections. While the averagenumber of program activities in which students participated increased somewhat, the program teamwas concerned that these program-specific activities were having limited reach and impact. During the grant period, loss of the team’s clinical faculty member led to a reevaluation ofthe program structure, specifically the role of the cohort facilitator. In the academic year 2018/2019the program team made the decision to hire a graduate student to serve as the coordinator ofactivities and primary point of contact for students
Paper ID #42377Evaluation of Transfer of Learning in a Pre-College Engineering Short Course(Evaluation)Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University Jose Capa Salinas is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He did his undergraduate degree at Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja. His research interests include structural health monitoring, infrastructure inspection, drone applications, the behavior of steel and concrete structures, the effect of natural hazards in infrastructure, machine learning in engineering, student success, and difficult concepts in engineering. He is a member of
the major.” “The best features of this course were the thread presentations and the professors who spoke about their respective threads. That was very informative.” “I liked the spotlights of the different concentrations so we could understand the differences and hear from the teachers.”These student perspectives underscore the important of faculty thread representatives withinECE Discovery Studio. Thread experts are critical to achieving student-learning outcomes,including: • Students will build an understanding of the ECE curriculum threads and make a preliminary decision regarding their course of study. • Students will explore the broader field of electrical and computer engineering with respect
remotely are not fully meeting ABET course outcomes nor are they being adequately prepared for their internships and post-graduation jobs not having had the experiences normally obtained in the MET program. e. When classes started in person, Spring 21, for many of the students, it was the first in-person lecture they had attended in almost a year. Feedback from those students and their professors indicates teaching in person in a classroom is a much better, more authentic experience than remote instruction. Student feedback about in-person class and lab is largely positive because of the amount of interaction between students and faculty. f. I am concerned that
, suburban and urban, with some serving primarilyAfrican American and Hispanic communities. The motivation for the program was a survey of highschool math and science chairpersons to gain insight into the causes of low engineering enrollments inMichigan and to develop possible solutions. An informal assessment of the program was performed byteam members, and a more formal assessment process is being developed.I. IntroductionThe Gap between Engineering Graduate Supply and Demand: 1983 was the start of a twelve-yeardowntrend in full-time freshman engineering student enrollments in the United States. With theexception of 1988 and 1992, which saw minor increases, enrollments dropped an average of 3.3% peryear and by 1994, enrollments were down 22.4% as
(CCLE). The decision includes a commitment to remain engaged with thehigher education community as it builds solutions for interoperability and cross-systemcollaboration. UCLA intends to continue as a Sakai Foundation member and, as capacity isavailable, to work with others in the Sakai, Moodle, and IMS communities who are interested inworking on data, tool, and language interoperability solutions.The decision to converge on common solution is a response to faculty leadership in thearticulation of a vision for improving the student learning and the faculty teaching and researchcollaboration experience. The selection process was accomplished through the significant effortof many staff and faculty who worked on the CCLE Technical and Functional
college or university. Students must be employed in anMIET career field position. As part of the admission requirements, credentials, transcripts andevidence of course work shall be submitted for review and a personal contact will be made todescribe the evaluation process. There will be an application fee assessed each student to coveradministrative costs.3. Transfer CreditsTransfer of credits from other institutions will be reviewed on an individual student basis. Thestudent will be assigned an online advisor and the adviser will evaluate courses for content andapplication to the program. A maximum of 72 semester hours of credit or 108 quarter hoursmay be transferred from junior or community colleges accredited by a regional
in engineering. (Donaldson and Sheppard, 2007; Ohland et al., 2008) Page 14.631.4 22. Graduates Often Don’t Seek Employment in Engineering Today's college graduates think more about their "first job" than about a lifetime career choice. 60% of undergraduates anticipate having multiple jobs in different fields during their working life and students who complete a major in engineering are not necessarily committed to careers in engineering. Undergraduates' thoughts about career options can be swayed by a single experience such as an internship, interactions with faculty, or
efficacy of the program’s virtual activities.The results above demonstrate the ability of the EXPLORE Mobile Lab to affect change instudents’ engineering identity; however, the change is statistically significant following multipleinterventions rather than just a single intervention. This suggests that repeated outreach programactivities may have more of an effect on the students’ identification with engineering than asingle exposure. In the case study results, greater increases were seen in the recognition vectors.It is hypothesized that having the students work on the activity in a group, having the programfacilitated by an engineering faculty, and having the faculty member reinforce the idea that theydid an engineering task could be the reason