course content as theylearn. The projects have been carefully selected and designed to support the program learningobjectives. The careful selection and integration of projects to meet specific learning objectivesis an aspect of an effective inductive learning pedagogy called Challenge Based Instruction. A positive and supportive learning environment is essential to effectively accomplishing thelearning objectives that the curriculum and pedagogy is intended to support. The ultimateobjective of the PREP program is to prepare students for and motivate them toward highereducation particularly in STEM fields. The university setting is an ideal environment for theprogram. Exposure to college students, STEM faculty, campus laboratory and research
status reportTo date, the TORCH curriculum is in final revisions however the program is in operation inselect locations with data being collected from those sites. For the intervention experiences thatare a part of the informal engineering and science aspect of the program has collected some datato date from student participants, parents, and member facilitators. Early results have someinteresting findings regarding students understanding of engineering, math and scienceperformance and interest in attending college in a STEM discipline, yet have not yielded enoughstatistical data for publication purposes.STEM community training programs have had several target populations and curricularoutcomes. An ACT program conducted in October of 2009
Paper ID #33372The Benefits of an Engineering Field Trip for Women StudentsDr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Dr. Kerry Meyers holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (B.S. & M.S. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Assistant Dean for Student Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She is committed to the betterment of the undergraduate curriculum and is still actively
demographic of student. Dues made this case, arguing that the functions andbackgrounds of two professions, drafter and analyst, have converged into the ‘modern designer’with a bachelors degree in either engineering or engineering technology.? If this is the case, thecourse itself should require some divergence from the one engineering faculty participated in asstudents.Course Overview and StructureThis paper discusses an undergraduate course in finite element analysis which was only recentlyadopted for a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) curriculum. The BSE is a practice-oriented, flexible program which includes a “core” set of required foundational courses in math,science, and engineering, but also allows students flexibility in choosing 30
competencies is teaching biomimicry or bio-inspired designin an engineering curriculum.Our research addresses the gap in resources for effectively teaching engineering students how toperform bio-inspired design by creating instructional resources based on Concept-Knowledge(C-K) design theory. C-K theory is known for integrating multiple domains of information andfacilitating innovation through connection building. We used this theory to create lectures, in-class activities, assignments, rubrics and templates that scaffold the discovery and knowledgetransfer processes involved in using natural designs to inspire engineering solutions.To assess the learning impact of our C-K theory instructional resources, we conducted astatistical comparison of student
desired characteristics that learning objects need1. Theyare complete unto themselves to allow a student to easily apply them. Diagrams can be rathercomplex, or assessments of minimum size appropriate for their use. Objects may be as short as asingle tutorial or a complete lesson. Language is not a barrier because schematics use a symbolicrepresentation. Furthermore, cost is nearly zero with the help of free simulators or demos.Nevertheless, teachers and students need detailed descriptions of their contents to quickly locatethem in a network.The Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Standard represents an important step towards fosteringthe construction of a new generation of artificial intelligence-based Web Learning systems2.Learning object metadata
, and an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from Brigham Young University.Susan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems Technology program at University of Houston. She is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), active in the Engineering Technology Division, and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). She is also a past Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology.Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston Luces M. Faulkenberry is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Electrical Power Technology program at University of Houston. He earned a B.S. degree in Physics from University
for crowd- sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transportation public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking physi- cal activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sus- tainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engineering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board
produce a functional vision software system as specifiedby the course instructor.This paper introduces an educational software tool that allows the student to create theirsoftware robotic vision system. The tool consists of an integrated development environment(IDE) where the student practices with the different methods and parameters and learns whatcombination works best for their purpose. While this may appear like a common imageprocessing tool, it’s quite different in that the tool only performs the basic methods studied inthe course. This includes image histogram plots, the image threshold operation, low and high-pass Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) based filters, 3x3 mask convolution, Hit-Missmorphological transform, Hough transforms to detect
AC 2012-4143: AN UNUSUAL PARTNERSHIP: TRANSPORTATION EN-GINEERING OUTREACH AND SPANISH TRANSLATION PROGRAMDr. Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University Rema Nilakanta is the Program Coordinator of the K-12 outreach e-zines Go! and Vamos! at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Iowa State University and a master’s in German from Rice University, Houston, Texas. Nilakanta’s research interest lies in the study of technology in teaching and learning, especially in the area of designing online learning systems. She has worked extensively with faculty and teachers in STEM and non-STEM fields, students, and tech developers to research and
program.Post-surveys were collected online after the conclusion of the summer program. Sixteen teacherscompleted the pre-survey. All seventeen teachers completed the post-survey. Analysis of pre-and post-surveys evidenced change in teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards engineering in theK-12 curriculum. The survey uses 4 point Likert scales with no neutral point that requireteachers to respond to items such as “I can define engineering” on a 4 point Likert scales where1=Strongly Agree, 2=Agree, 3=Disagree and 4=Strongly Disagree or indicate confidence in their“ability to integrate engineering into their curriculum” where 1=Not Confident, 2=Confident,3=Confident and 4=Very Confident.The first question on the pre- and post- survey asked teachers about
Paper ID #13976Engineering to the Rescue! Using Engineering to Teach Fifth Grade PhysicalScience (Curriculum Exchange)Mr. Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Aran W. Glancy is a Ph.D. candidate in STEM Education with a focus on mathematics education at the University of Minnesota. Aran is currently working on supporting elementary and middle school teachers in integrating science and mathematics through engineering design. Additionally, he is investigating modeling within K-12 mathematics classrooms, and is also interested in enhancing mathematics education through the integration of science, engineering, and
AC 2011-335: USING AN EXTENSION SERVICES MODEL TO INCREASEGENDER EQUITY IN ENGINEERINGElizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering Elizabeth T. Cady is a Program Officer at the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC.Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington) Dr. Norman L. Fortenberry is the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). CASEE facilitates research on and deployment of, innovative policies, practices, and tools designed to enhance the effective- ness and efficiency of systems for the formal
: Integrating Robotics in School Curriculum. 2012.7. Grandgenett, Neal, et al. “Robotics and Problem-Based Learning in STEM Formal Educational Environments.” Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning: A New Technology for Learning 94 (2012).8. George, Sébastien, and Pascal Leroux. “Project-based learning as a basis for a CSCL environment: An example in educational robotics.” First European Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (Euro-CSCL 2001). 2001.9. Ramos, Fernando, and Enrique Espinosa. “A self-learning environment based on the PBL approach: an application to the learning process in the field of robotics and manufacturing systems.” International Journal of Engineering Education 19.5 (2003): 754-758.10
teachers are excited and engaged in the data analysis process. Others strugglewith quantitative skills, leading to the presentation of some of the modules as a recipe fordownloading and graphing data rather than an inquiry into climate change problems or solutions.Similar wide ranges of quantitative skills have been observed in our undergraduate students.19These observations point to the need for students at any level to have strong fundamental STEMskills in order to approach engineering analysis projects. At the same time, our design of suchexperiences must recognize the breadth of capabilities with built in alternative approaches forteachers to integrate real-world earth and energy system projects in their class rooms in a waythat they are
Paper ID #18856Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Stu-dents and Future EmployersProf. Troy Harding, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus Professor Computer Systems TechnologyProf. Thomas E. Mertz, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus Thomas Mertz is an associate professor at Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus, in the School of Integrated Studies. He has taught computer science for 36 years and has previously published in the areas of computer architecture, Java programming, undergraduate curriculum, and academic outcomes assessment. You may reach him at tmertz@ksu.edu.Dr
Drexel Engineering Curriculum (tDEC). Fourmain features of this curriculum are curricular integration at the lower level, emphasis onexperiential learning, teaching by engineering faculty in the lower curriculum and therequirement of interdisciplinary (ID) courses in the upper curriculum. Previouslyvarious authors from Drexel have reported on the first three features (ref). In this paperwe address our progress on the ID courses in the curriculum.Motivation. We expect new engineers of the 21 st century to work in a team environmentwhere the team members may be of different discipline. Furthermore, the undergraduatepreparation at Drexel is designed to include integrated courses in the upper curriculumsomewhat similar to the freshman
into courses (Peer Instruction, Project-based learning), is responsible for TA training (preparing next generation faculty), serves as faculty advisor to student or- ganizations, hears cases of academic misconduct as a member of the Academic Integrity Review Board, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for diverse students at UCSD by serving on the faculty advisory board for the IDEA Student Center. Her research is focused on engagement strategies for large classrooms and the development of K-16 curriculum in earthquake engineering. Page 26.1015.1 c American
critical thinking abilities they needto responsibly navigate and contribute to an AI-driven world.1. IntroductionArtificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force across industries, redefining theworkforce and global problem-solving approaches, from healthcare innovations to environmentalsustainability efforts [1], [2]. Just like integrating computer science understanding and skills intothe curriculum has gained momentum in recent years, so is true for AI. Students need to betterunderstand how the technology works and how to use it properly. Despite the need for studentsto understand how AI works, disparities in Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) AI educationpersist. This leaves many students unprepared to navigate an AI
Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Robotics Engineering M.S. DegreeAbstractThere is an increasing demand for creative scientific, engineering, and management talent tomeet national needs. We believe that the best way to educate professionals for leadership roles isin a unified multi-disciplinary curriculum. This paper describes one such program, a Master ofScience degree in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, whose goal is toprepare men and women for technical leadership in the robotics industry and research inrobotics.The program, launched in fall 2009, develops competence in electro-mechanical-computationalsystems and an awareness of management systems. It constitutes a multi-disciplinary
successful in securing federalfunding for and implementing a number of relevant programs, employing forapproximately a dozen years an integrated model for the first two years of undergraduateengineering education3,4,5,6,7,8. This has reaped significant rewards in student success,retention, and satisfaction.Faculty expectations in the college for teaching, research, and service vary fromdepartment to department. Tenure-track/tenured faculty typically teach three to sixcourses per year and are generally expected to contribute to two to four proposals peryear (at least some of which can be as a co-PI). One to two publications are expected peryear, in general, as well as reasonable production of PhD and master’s students.Teaching and research are both
changes to the department curriculum and course structures,departmental interactions and community-building efforts, departmental mentoring efforts,student recruitment, department recruiting efforts, and departmental partnerships withcommunity colleges.Due to the overlapping nature of the individual program goals and the department’s efforts tocreate broad change, adhering to the Program Evaluation Standards of utility, feasibility,propriety, and accuracy (Yarbrough et al., 2011) necessitated taking a comprehensive evaluationapproach. This approach would enable an understanding of not just individual programs, but alsoallow us to gain an understanding of the ways in which the department was, and was not,changing as a whole.Researchers have noted
Illinois and California, directing research, business develop- ment, operations, quality assurance, sales and marketing. Ann is a licensed acupuncturist, holds an MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a BS in Nutrition from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine. In 2010, Ann co-founded Point of Health Acupuncture and owns Birdhouse Acupuncture, both health and wellness businesses. Ann received her BS in Biology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Optimizing the Integration of Computational Thinking into a STEM Curriculum for a Minority Girls’ After-School Program (prek-12, Work-in-Process-Diversity
current research being done by undergraduatesin silicon technology is being integrated into an EE electromagnetics course to provide a look ata contemporary technology. Information on obtaining course materials is provided.I. IntroductionSmart communications technology is currently implemented in a variety of applications rangingfrom smart antennas to wireless LANs. The current research in this area encompasses manyaspects of antenna, receiver and system design. Microelectronics technology is the only meansavailable to fit the ever-increasing amount of system functionality in an increasingly smallerphysical footprint. An understanding of microelectronics components for use in a mixed signalenvironment (analog, digital, RF) will be required for
assumed tobe interwoven across the curriculum. The capability and maturity of engineering students inthese areas are seldom formally assessed.This paper proposes an Engineering Education Capability Maturity Model designed to improvethe process of tracking, assessing and improving engineering students’ capabilities in these oftenneglected areas across their undergraduate years. The Engineering Education CapabilityMaturity Model is an adaptation of an integrated process improvement model used in softwaresystems engineering, called the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Model-based processimprovement uses a model to guide the improvement of an organization’s processes and aims toincrease the capability of work processes. Process capability is the
AC 2011-1540: INTEGRATING A NONTRADITIONAL HANDS-ON LEARN-ING COMPONENT INTO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS COURSESFOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked 12 years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.David Fritz, VA Tech
Paper ID #35890Proposed Curriculum for a Multi-Campus Educator Training CourseDr. Christoph Johannes Sielmann P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver Dr. Sielmann is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of British Columbia in the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering supporting both Mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams. His research interests including multi-campus instruction, decolonization in engineering, and engineering ethics.Dr. Casey James Keulen, University of British Columbia, VancouverMs. ANGELA Mercy RUTAKOMOZIBWA American
the museum of science in Boston. On theMiddle School Level: “Building Math”5, a modular curriculum for grades 6-8 mathematicsstudies that integrates math concepts, algebraic reasoning, and engineering through anengineering design challenge in a realistic story context. Additionally, on the Middle Schoollevel: “A World in Motion”6, developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers Foundation,brings math and science principles to life in the context of an engineering design challenge formiddle school students through highly interactive and innovative learning experiences thatincorporate the laws of physics, motion, flight, and electronics. And on the High School level:“Engineering the Future”7, developed by the Museum of Science in Boston, is a
Paper ID #19902Engineering Technology Curriculum Development using a Seven Step Back-ward Design FormalismDr. Soumitra Basu, Fitchburg State University Soumitra Basu, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Technology at Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts. Dr. Basu has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada, an Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State, an Mas- ter’s degree in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, India, and a Bachelor’s degree from BIT Mesra, India. His areas of interest are Green Manufacturing, Industrial
universitieshave started offering both graduate and undergraduate courses in Lean Manufacturing.Physical simulations are often an integral part of these courses. Simulation based Leanenterprise concepts have been introduced in an undergraduate course in mechanicalengineering technology program at Old Dominion University. Results show increasedstudent participation and better understanding of Lean concepts. This paper examines the use of simulations as a pedagogical tool and studies theirimpact on student learning in an undergraduate engineering technology course. The paperalso discusses the assessment process to measure the impact of simulation-basedinstruction. An attitudinal survey has also been developed to assess the impact of thetraining