focused on and explicit about the desired learningoutcome. For instance, such a case may present the scenario of a satellite antenna that did notdeploy properly due to a single technical flaw. The focus of this case narrowed and case may notlook beyond the lone conclusion related to the technical flaw. In contrast, an analysis of a casestudy about the Deepwater Horizon accident yields more insight into engineering design than asingle answer to why the failure occurred.The case study approach provides course participants with the opportunity to apply their criticalthinking skills to each scenario and exercise non-analytical insight as part of the design process.Ultimately, the methodology reinforces the practice of reflection upon past successes
waseither the same or even better compared to traditional and hybrid models. This fact almost lookslike a negative correlation between the students' feedback and their actual performance in theclass. During 2013-15 class offerings, there was more time devoted to the interactive activitiesbetween the faculty-students and students-students. This means that even less time was devotedto the theoretical material normally presented in the traditional lectures and students were"forced" to spend even more time studying. The reflection of this is the best students'performance - 83%/88%/80 average and 10%/8%/13.8% standard deviation in the final examsconducted during 2013-15 period. The grade distribution demonstrates that the number of A andAB students is
) between students’ use of representations in each stageand the respective scores. One exception was the configuration step, where the score was well correlatedwith the amount of representations used. The correlation resulted in a value of .52 (p-value = .002) for theconfiguration step. To evaluate the effects of each type of representation on this score, we performed amultiple linear regression. Equation (1) describes the model used to predict students’ score on theconfiguration step (SC) based on the numbers of images, plots, tables, equations, calculations, and charts.Results reveal a significant effect of the use of equations on this stage (p-value < 0.016). No other type ofrepresentation had significant effect. This fact could reflect the
Class by RaceDetermining New Admission RulesThe URS classes created in this study can be used to derive a new support system of admissionsat our University. Table 6 shows an example that illustrates how the URS classes can be used tosimulate the enrollment of underrepresented applicants. This example does not reflect ouruniversity’s standards or the ACT scores of our applicants and it is merely a hypotheticalscenario.Here we are assuming that our hypothetical university is currently using a minimum ACT of 27to admit all its applicants regardless of their URS classes. We would like to know how thisadmission policy can be modified based on the generated URS classes’ information. Table 6shows the modification process. First, for each URS class we
majoruniversities are lower: 20% at Ohio State,3 27% at UT Austin,4 24% at NYU,5 26% at UCBerkeley,6 and 28% at Georgia Tech.7 It is suspected that the low enrollment numbers are aresult of social issues and curricular policies. While social change is outside the scope of highereducation faculty control, curriculum changes can be used to encourage women as well as retainthem in engineering programs.There is evidence that certain curriculum practices are more enticing to women and motivatethem to stay in engineering. Strategies to attract women to engineering have included teamwork,service projects, and social impacts of engineering projects. These strategies reflect the higherpercent of degrees awarded to women in areas like environmental and biomedical
,identifying design requirements and functions for the expected solution, developing andevaluating design concepts, developing a baseline solution and project plan, and meeting theirproject plan milestones. Table 1 lists all the projects titles student teams pursued as part of thesecond project. They represent a wide range of applications, which reflect different studentinterests. Table 1. Project Titles Interactive Maps Bike Rack Drip Irrigation Automated Animal Feeder SeKure Bike Bust Stop Awning Smart Lifejacket F.L.O.P. Board-Based Transportation Lock Methane Collection Box
or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation. The authors also wish to thank the reviewers for their comments,which were helpful in improving the final version of the paper.Bibliography[1] P. J. Parker, M. W. Roberts and M. K. Thompson, "Work in progress — Assessment and pilot delivery of an introduction to infrastructure course," in Proceedings of the 2010 Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC, 2010.[2] M. W. Roberts, P. J. Parker, M. K. Thompson and B. A. Barnet, "Development of an Introduction to Infrastructure Course," in Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.[3] M. R. Penn, P. J
their experience.Summary and “Next STEPS”The reconstruction of the STEPS program was essential to recruit underrepresented students. Thenew format was well received and shows great promise. Key lessons learned in delivering thenew curriculum and key lessons learned in extending the population participating in the informalengineering outreach program will be incorporated in successive offerings of the program. Therevamped 2015 STEPS offering follows a 2014 STEPS offering in which the content anddelivery of STEPS was significantly updated to reflect current pre-college science andengineering education research. Specifically, engineering design, engineering practices,engineering habits of mind, and best practices for engineering career exploration
engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Flipped Solid Mechanics Course Designed Based-on the Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive (ICAP) FrameworkIntroductionAccording to Lage et al., “Inverting the classroom means that events that have traditionally takenplace inside the classroom now take place outside the classroom and vice versa”1. The wordflipped sometimes is also used for a classroom environment like this. A flipped (or
designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University Amy Trowbridge is a Lecturer in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU), focused primarily on freshmen engineering. She is also Director of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program at ASU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Assessing the Impact of Incorporating the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering as a
was administered todetermine skills gains and team accomplishments and to reflect on the participants’ experience inthe program. An alumni survey was administered six months after the conclusion of the summerprogram to check in on Catalyze teams.Survey questions were rated on a one-to-five Likert type scale with a 70% cutoff (a rating of3.5/5) to help evaluate effective program components. Surveys also included open-endedquestions to gather verbal responses to support numerical ratings. Numerical results wereevaluated against a 70% cutoff (3.50/5.00) with activities and ratings above 3.50 considered asevidence of program success for the evaluation of results. Results were presented by theassessment specialist and evaluated at a programmatic
learners work hand-in-hand withindustry experts, academic researchers, and data scientists to elicit the type of design behaviorsthat reflect real world engineering practice in the aerospace industry. This allows us to develop,test, and refine the instrumentation methodology, data architectures, analytics, and visualizationapproaches before interfering with the day-to-day work within an organization. In the context ofour work, a program called AerosPACE was developed not only as a senior capstone course, butalso to serve as a test bed.AerosPACE is an engineering education program developed by a large US aerospace company.The primary goal of this program is to bridge the gap between theory and application, (and tohelp students understand the
ofIllinois or to the topic of state machines in digital logic. Interviews with instructors of digitallogic courses are ongoing. Comparisons between the reasoning and problem solving approachesof students and instructors will be compared in future studies to enable comparisons betweenexperts and novices.6. AcknowledgmentsThanks to Lance Pittman for his help with collecting data and supporting analysis. This projectwas supported by the National Science Foundation under grant EEC 1429348. The opinions,findings, and conclusions presented in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation or the authors’ institution.References1 Juhl, J. & Lindegaard, H. Representations and visual synthesis in engineering design
). Using the focus group method in software engineering: obtaining practitioner and user experiences. In Empirical Software Engineering, 2004. ISESE'04. Proceedings. 2004 International Symposium on (pp. 271-280). IEEE.38. Martınez, A., Dimitriadis, Y., Rubia, B., Gómez, E., & De La Fuente, P. (2003). Combining qualitative evaluation and social network analysis for the study of classroom social interactions. Computers & Education, 41(4), 353-368.39. Mawdesley, M., Long, G., Al-Jibouri, S., & Scott, D. (2011). The enhancement of simulation based learning exercises through formalized reflection, focus groups and group presentation. Computers & Education, 56(1), 44-52.40. Natishan, M. E
thatisolated student performance on the specified outcomes. The rubrics used in the assessment ofoutcomes and corresponding evaluation results are independent from student grades. For thefirst assessment, the students’ ability to design an Internet-of-Things solution to a real worldproblem was measured. In the second assessment, the students’ level of attainment of ABEToutcome (h), the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions ina global, economic, environmental and societal context, was measured. The final assessmentpresented is an indirect measure, student surveys that reflect their opinions on the course andtheir learning.4.1 Assessment of Student Ability to Design an Internet-of-Things SolutionFor this first
, only 5% of B.S. engineering graduates have been AfricanAmerican and only 7-8% have been Hispanic.2Shoring up the leaky STEM pipeline, particularly for underrepresented groups, is of nationalimportance. The first two years of college are particularly important for STEM retention.1 Onestrategy employed by some universities to remedy the gap in retention rates is the creation ofsummer bridge programs.3. Research BackgroundResearch suggests this achievement gap does not reflect a difference in student ability but ratherstructural inequalities in K-12 educational experiences between students from high-performing,well-resourced schools and students from under-performing, low-resource schools.4 Studiesshow abilities, attitudes, and college
. Principles of Sustainable Development 2. Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 3. Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems 4. Managing Natural Resources and Sustainable Smart Cities 5. Green Infrastructure and Transportation 6. Green Buildings 7. Health & Livability 8. Smart Technologies for Cities & Buildings 9. Big Data & Smart Cities 10. Research Methods & Project PlanningCapstone Research Project– during the capstone research project the students will design andimplement a piece of research that will enable them to reflect on the knowledge and skillswhich they have learned during the taught modules and apply them to a real world problem orissue. This research may
tracking device, water transport and filtration device, educational toy or exhibit) had anegative impact on student interest in the engineering program. Another important considerationis the need to keep the attention of students from different engineering concentrations, as well as(in our case) a significant population of students enrolled in the College of Information &Technology. The latter group of students may have minimal interest or curiosity regardingengineering, and represent a challenge to win over their engagement in the class.There needs to be a balance between narrowing the scope of the assigned problem sufficiently toavoid students being unable to find a way forward, but having a sufficiently open-ended naturethat it reflects a
versa [1]The multitude of specific recipes for how to flip a class reflects the diversity of education: even abrief search through ASEE publications with the keyword ‘flipped’ yields more than a thousandpapers describing various flipped courses. Not surprisingly, a recent survey admits that There is a lack of consensus on what exactly the flipped classroom is. [1]Flipping a course requires at least 3 actions, which can be seen as disruptive innovations: (1) Decide which “events that have traditionally taken place inside the classroom” will be moved outside the classroom, and explain to students how they benefit from this move (2) Create the new teaching events outside the classroom to ensure that the student learning
a fictitious project executive committee for approval.2. Project Cost and Value Previously this lesson was titled “Project Budgeting.” We revised the lesson’s title to “Project Cost and Value” to reflect that: 1) in the end, project sponsors care far more about how much the project cost than its original budget; and 2) the most important monetary consideration for project managers is delivering owner/sponsor-defined value. In this lesson, we spend considerable effort discussing project value. Effective project managers have thoughtful, probing discussions with project sponsors of project value. Every project has deliverables, whether that be a facility, a product prototype, or functioning software. The goal, however, is to
fall 2014. Page 26.712.11Preparation of a research manuscript is a challenging experience that requires a lot of trainingand practice. In fall 2013, nine of the ten engineering students were able to individually generatea full research manuscript. However, skill level varied significantly. The results in Table 1indicate that overall, all papers matched expectations, with most values above 3.0. Allmanuscripts included reference lists, but the sources of information were not consistently cited,which is reflected in the score (3.33) in the analysis level. Analysis of results could have beenstrengthened by the use of existing knowledge to support
better than satisfactory ratings, respectively. Having limited number of offcampus bus services at SIUE was reflected on the survey as poor. The program coordinator atSIUE brought the issue to the attention of student affairs office to remedy the situation. The localmunicipality now offers improved services, especially on Sundays. Table I - Service component survey results1-not important, 2-important, 3-very important, 1-not satisfied, 2-satisfied, 3-very satisfied Rank Aspect Importance Satisfaction 1 Friendliness and helpfulness of the program coordinator at ITU 2.88 1.63 2 Friendliness and helpfulness of the program
would be attempting to search the ocean floor simultaneously on the same Page 26.774.8track, and they would not travel at the same speed or even at the same direction. The Boe-Botswere equipped with a secondary, forward-looking SONAR to detect the proximity of other Boe-Bots. The students designed and developed the software for proximity detection and collisionavoidance reaction of the Boe-Bots. Through experimenting with the SONAR sensors, studentswere exposed to the concepts of range measurement, resolution and noise. They learned toimprove the SONAR signals via mechanical adjustments, such as increasing the reflection area,and also some
, problem solving, and studentengagement during class using a structured behavioral observation protocol known as theTeaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP). Several of the traditionally-taught classsessions were also observed for comparison, with positive results noted. Also, a comparison ofstudents’ conceptual and exam performance in the two flipped sections versus the “traditional”section enabled direct assessment of the benefits of the new approach, with significantdifferences not being detected. Further assessment of the flipped “pilot” classroom includedstudent engagement, instructors’ reflections, and two perception instruments measuring students’overall experience in the class.1. Introduction and Literature ReviewNumerous
problem or opportunity is it? What is the potential impact (magnitude of change) if this challenge is addressed? Specify validation test protocols such as ASTM standard tests that you would use to determine the strength, fatigue life and other mechanical properties of your orthopedic device.Assessment of student work showed that students are comfortable with written assignments, butthe communication of an idea in terms of economic and social aspects was challenging. On theother hand, the survey results were inconclusive with regard to if there was an improvement in thestudent’s perception of their entrepreneurship skills. This may actually reflect that going into themodules the students were over-confident about in their
or concerns. 6. I learned a great deal in this class. 7. The presentation of course content helped me to learn this class. 8. The tests were fair. 9. The tests reflected material presented in lecture and/or assigned reading. 10. Tests and/or assignments were graded in a reasonable period of time. 11. I would recommend this instructor to other students if they wanted to learn this subject. 12. The lecturer for the course also taught this lab. 13. The lab sessions related to the lectures and improved my understanding. 14. The lab sessions were properly supervised for safety. 15. The lab instructor provided assistance when needed. 16. The lab instructions
: Scatterplot of Average Test Score vs. Class Participation PointsFigure 9 shows the average quiz score, compared to the total of all other points in the course.Both totals were adjusted to 100 points to simplify comparison. There is a surprisingly highcorrelation between the two scores (R = 0.59, P = 0.002). However, this probably reflects the factthat those students who skipped quizzes also tended to skip classes and skipped turning in someassignments. The fact that three students did very well in the quizzes, but got a “C” in the courseindicates that there is no clear cause and effect. Figure 9: Quiz Score vs. Total Non-Quiz Course ScoreStudents who participated in the questions with instructor feedback between attempts
do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Bibliographic Information Page 26.850.141. Klein, C., DeRouin, R. E., & Salas, E. (2006). Uncovering workplace interpersonal skills: A review, framework, and research agenda. In G. P. Hodgkinson & J. K. Ford (Eds.), International review of industrial and organizational psychology (Vol. 21, pp. 80-126). New York: WIley & Sons, Ltd.2. National Research Council. (2012). Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.3. National Association
. Age Group: {22 or under, over 22} 2. Gender: {male, female} 3. Under-Represented Minority: {yes, no} 4. Transfer Status: {admitted to engineering as a freshmen, transferred to engineering from a community college with an associate’s degree, other transfer status} 5. Pell Grant Recipient: {yes, no} 6. Combined Work and Credit Hours/Effort: {under 40, 40-65, over 65}The age categories reflect our interest in traditional vs. non-traditional engineering students, withthe traditional student starting college at age 18. The students in this course were juniors andseniors. The under-represented minority students consisted of Hispanic, American Indian,Black/African American, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students. The work and credit