Paper ID #43336Assessment and Impact of a Clinical Observations and Needs Finding Courseon Biomedical Engineering Education OutcomesMs. Jacquelynn Ann Horsey, University of Arkansas Jacquelynn is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas Thomas ”Hud” McGehee is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. While Hud’s primary research focus is on nanocomposite biomaterials for orthopedic applications, engineering education prevails as another area of interest. Hud plans to pursue higher education by utilizing his engineering
Preuss, EdD, is the Co-founder and Lead Consultant for Exquiri Consulting, LLC. His primary focus is providing assistance to grant project teams in planning and development, through external evaluation, and as publication support. Most of his workDr. Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Alexander graduated with a BS in Engineering Science from Trinity University, a MS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. He worked for 25 years in environmental engineering consulting befMr. Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Rajashekar Mogiligidda is working as a Lecturer in the department of Mechanical and
-routinized plans for mathematical education. students make and the need for problem-solving. flexibility in problem-solving. [46] Student-generated everyday examples Identified codes related to vector Limited direct relevance to for basis and their use of metaphors relations and characteristics in engineering students; more like travel and building in everyday examples. suited for mathematics understanding vector spaces. education. [47] Student reasoning about linear Identified hub concepts like More applicable to
education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a PI, co-PI, advisory board member, or external evaluator on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Intervention Research in Statics Courses: A Systematic Review ofASEE Publications from 2013 to 2023AbstractStatics is a foundational subject for many engineering students, exposing students tomathematics and physics of design and planning settings, which is vital for mechanical, civil,and aerospace engineers. This study systematically collected, analyzed, and reviewed the mostrecent 10-year ASEE conference papers about interventions in Statics courses. A total of 37papers were selected
College Student; and Second-LanguageEnglish Speaker. The survey also captured Gender; Sexual Orientation; Ethnic and Racialidentities, using National Institute of Health (NIH) definitions for gender, orientation, ethnicityand race. All identity dimensions included an option to “decline to answer,” and it was rarelyused. The fine-grained approach to demography here was in part motivated by plans to scale thesurvey instrument to a much larger project that leverages key Sociology expertise by members ofthe research team.d. Proximity to VeteransProximity to veterans correlated with the respondents’ personal connections to veterans.Respondents identified their immediate family contacts as well as their distant family oracquaintances. The data also
improvetechnician assembly and transportation time as well as reduce bulk on the system.During her initial work on the project, the plan was for her to design, develop, and test a newsensor enclosure. However, she found an issue with overheating of the sensor that wasunexpected both by her and her mentor. Her mentor then encouraged her to explore this issuefurther. This prompt to explore the unexpected problem provided Evelyn an opportunity to applydivergent thinking in troubleshooting the problem: “I remember when some of these issues started, specifically when the printed circuit board (PCB) started overheating, I immediately turned off the equipment and I had written down all my observations to see what exactly was going on, if there
lectures on the new topics, including entrepreneurship, market analysis, andSWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), were presented, defined, andexplained. As a result, the theme and subthemes align well with authentic learning experiences,allowing students to gain first-hand experiences of the constraints and challenges and to beinvolved in real-world topics or issues [58], [59].The individual student theme is within the primary control of the students yet can be influencedby the institution and instructor. A real-world project, on the other hand, is time-consuming forinstructors and students, requiring planning and structuring the curriculum and the activitiesassociated with this project. With unexpected challenges and
understanding of physical laws,which were developed at the macroscale, and the fundamentally different physics at work in thenanoscale [4]. Another challenge arises from the interdisciplinary nature of nanoengineering, po-tentially causing secondary educators to view it as a new science rather than recognizing it as asynthesis of various scientific and engineering topics [2]. Further, nanoengineering education islimited by the fact that expensive and sophisticated equipment, such as the Atomic Force Micro-scope (AFM) and the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), are needed to visualize materials atthe nanoscale. This limitation may restrict hands-on learning opportunities and necessitate care-ful planning to effectively educate a large number of students
, Taiwan since 2004, where he also served as the Dean of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2007 to 2009. Currently, he is the president of Tainan National University of the Arts. He has published more than 270 articles related to parallel computer systems, interconnection networks, path planning, electronic design automation, and VLSI systems design in journals, conference proceedings, and books.Prof. Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne Zhuming Bi (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, in 2002. He has international work experience
assumptions and learn how tohandle ambiguity.In order to support students’ problem solving, each student must write up an algorithm for theproblem by the end of the second week. The algorithm is a written plan for how they envisionsolving the problem. It includes a statement of the problem, a sketch of the physical system withTable 1: Four-week schedule for one cycle of homework problems in ENGM 380 Heat Transfer. Week In Class Due at Start of Class Tu Course Intro & Lecture (Cycle 1) Concept Inventory, CATME Team-Maker 1 Th Start HW1, HW2 25 Questions for HWs 1&2 (team) Tu Work day Team Contract
two reviewers. After COVID-19, many students still did not knowtheir peers, especially in larger-sized classes. The design review process is used many timesthroughout Project 1, so the goal is for students to become comfortable giving and receivingfeedback. Prior to the first design review activity, it can be helpful to plan activities to get themcomfortable talking to each other; such as ice breakers, solving problems with think-pair-share,or sharing their ideas with the instructor or TAs.Prior to the first design review, students need clear expectations about the review process and itsgoals. It is helpful to explain what makes a peer review useful, what makes it bogus (superficialor unhelpful), and examples of each; this can be presented in
aspects of that community.Regarding financial status, I would just say that I'm poor. I am one paycheck away fromeverything in my life being uprooted and not being able to pay all my bills, there not being anytype of security blanket for me or a backup plan for me.Q: What are some identity-related challenges you have experienced in engineering?When I was in high school, I never considered computer science. It was one of those majors thatwas reserved, in my mind, for super-smart people. Not people who are just going to do the workand work hard at it. That you had to be super gifted in math, and you had to love science to be inCS. I probably was slated towards business. I was in a marketing association for students in highschool and doing
design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct
inrelation to their career plans and self-perceptions of graduate students’ teaching skills regardingdetermining the efficacy of a teaching workshop, but prior studies have not investigated the generalself-perceptions of engineering PhD students regarding teaching [6-7]. Additionally, previousstudies [8-10] investigated the ways self-efficacy was constructed and developed in STEMgraduate and doctoral students. However, the focus of these studies lies on the shaping of self-efficacy, rather than the doctoral students’ perceptions of their abilities to teach. Regardingengineering instruction, there is always room for improvement. Proposals for improvingengineering education vary from improving teaching training to overhauling the culture ofacademia
about gender and thegender binary (per Caroline Perez and Cordelia Fine). Assignments in Race & Technologyinclude an “infrastructure exploration” [25] in which students plan and execute a local journeyinformed by readings from Langdon Winner, Rayvon Fouché, Simone Browne, and others, thenpresent their observations to their classmates in ways that facilitate further discussion. For thecapstone project in Race & Technology, students may choose to propose a redesign of either aspecific technology or a STEM curriculum, drawing on the course readings and discussions. Thereadings lists for both classes are included as Appendices A and B.The Gender & STEM course was developed and taught by Mary Armstrong, a scholar ofliterature and gender
technology (IT), computer engineering (CE), or data science (DS). We want toacknowledge that there may be other majors where students ultimately plan to pursue computingroles and thus will need to complete technical interviews, given the expanding subfields ofcomputing and the interdisciplinarity of majors. However, this work was intended as a pilot toprovide initial insight, and such expansion was beyond the scope of the currentinvestigation.In the paper that follows, we first present the background important for this investigation inSection 2. We then describe the theoretical framework that guided this inquiry in Section 3. InSection 4, we elaborate on our methods, describing the participants, the focus group, and thematicanalysis. The results of
, software, or any form of business, and they work to helpthe student make it a reality. I have had infinite help and support in creating a business plan,getting design ideas and suggestions, and will eventually be set up with interns to help build andimplement my recycling bins as soon as possible. Additionally, by sponsors and the universityproviding funding to ESW, we have been able to accomplish our projects to an extent that we canbe proud of. However, with the 51,000 student population and numerous clubs, the amount offunding is incredibly limited. This being a factor, requesting funding can become troubling and itcan be hard to get the funding needed to complete our entire plan. Culturally speaking, there arelevers and barriers as well. Being
aninstitution. Among the data, participants most saliently discussed pedagogies in engineeringclassrooms, curriculum and student workload, and cultural expectations. Most common wereopinions on Teaching Methods and Mindsets, meaning participants frequently discussed howinstructors approach education, course content, and various pedagogies and assessment methods.One idea was to provide students with realistic advice on planning and studying, as Liladescribed offering “little tips on how to do school, how to manage projects, how to be a person inthe class. And that took like five, maybe ten minutes.” Others mentioned how some standards inacademia can create tension between students, with Audrey providing further context: “I don'tthink it's something like
) immediatelyfollowing the midterm so that students could prepare for the oral exam.The controlled trial allowed for comparison of performance on written midterm 1 and midterm 2.The original research plan was to compare performance on midterm 2, with one group havingtaken an oral exam after midterm 1, and the control group not having taken an oral exam aftermidterm 1. However, using this grouping, there was not a large difference between the controland the intervention group. Since the research is exploratory at this stage, another grouping wasexplored to see if who administered the oral exam made a difference. The new grouping includedthe control group that did not take an oral exam (No OE1), the group that took the oral examwith the TA (TA OE1), and the group
wrestled with therole of corporations and entrepreneurial behavior on the development of technology: "I think STS did help me... look at it from a different perspective. Where, for example, on the Mars Landing, they are planning to,... Elon Musk, I'm pretty sure is planning to establish life there after the travel has been successful and there has been settlements made. And I think a combination of the values that I learned from STS and STS thinking helped me realize and question what would happen, like if America was to be the first country to get to Mars and establish successful civilization there, would the rules that the civilizations go by be the same as the ones in America? Would the civilizations make their own
under thelens of sustainability. Next, students implemented the concept of linear economy to assess the fate of themedical device and formulated a plan to make it more sustainable using circular economy [26].In the following week, students were instructed on lean manufacturing practices and where these principlesalign with sustainability. Students learned about working on an assembly line to increase productionefficiency, scrap reduction, and how mass production could be modified when considering overstocking,i.e., push vs pull systems and inventory management. They researched distribution methods such as B2B,B2C and D2C to determine when medical devices implemented which delivery routes. They exploreddisintermediation and how that can save on
are planned.4. ChallengesThere were various challenges experienced in all iterations of the camps. These can be brokeninto a few distinct categories: student recruitment, logistics and scheduling, and volunteerengagement.4.1 Student Retention and RecruitmentAll iterations of the camp were externally funded and were therefore free for the students. As theMSOE STEM Center has found with all free programs, this resulted in fewer students attendingthe camp than had signed up. This is disappointing to the organization providing the fundingbecause it means that the money they spent to have the faculty develop the content of the campdid not go as far as it could have.Student interest and understanding of the program was a secondary contributor to
the Virginia Military Institute in 2008 where he is now the Charles S. Luck, Jr. ’20 Institute Professor in Engineering. He is also currently serving as the department head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using Start-Up Questions to Effectively Prepare Engineers for the Fundamentals of Engineering ExamAbstractThe National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam is important to university students who plan to pursue a professionalengineering license, and civil engineering has the highest proportion of graduates that eventuallybecome licensed. An
Disagree Agree 1. I think this class is going to be boring. 2. I think class is going to be enjoyable. 3. I think that I am going to be pretty good at this class. 4. This is a class that I cannot do very well in. 5. I plan to put a lot of effort into this class. 6. It is important to me to do well in this class. 7. I am anxious about this class. 8. I feel very relaxed about this class. 9. I feel like it is not my own choice to do this class 10. I feel like I am taking this class because I have to. 11. I believe this class could be of some value to me. 12. I believe doing this class is important. 13. My teachers see me as a computer scientist. 14. My friends/classmates see me as a computer
both undergraduate and graduateeducation should reflect that change [1], [2], [3]. This commitment to a shift in the educationalapproach within MSE departments is highlighted in the strategic plan of the National Scienceand Technology Council’s Materials Genome Initiative, which posits that the next generation ofthe MSE workforce will need to master three competencies: experimentation, data management,and computation [4].MSE educators have worked to construct educational offerings that develop competencies in theareas identified by the Materials Genome Initiative. Several departments have developedcomputational courses or add-on computational modules for existing courses [5], [6], [7], [8],[9], [10]. However, while inroads have been made in
Reviews and Meta-Analysis(PRISMA) 2020 protocol to ensure the trustworthiness of our systematic literature review(SLR) study. PRISMA 2020 is the most up-to-date version of its predecessor, PRISMA 2009,which was formulated by Moher et al. [9] and specifically aimed to be used in healthcare-related research. This methodology provides guidelines for comprehensively documenting theentire history of systematic review work, starting from the initial planning phase to the finalfindings [10]. The primary distinction between the two versions of PRISMA lies in the factthat the most recent one has greater adaptability to other methods from various fields [11].Figure 1 depicts the SLR methods we performed in conducting this study. A detailedexplanation of