the curriculum.In 1828, the Institution of Civil Engineers defined engineering as “the art of directinggreat sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man.” 1 By 1956, thisdefinition expanded beyond harnessing physical phenomena to include “application ofknowledge” and “design and production.” 2 What remained consistent however, was theidea that engineering is artfully disposed. This suggests a level of care and understandingthat conjoins thought and feeling. If the transformation of science and technology intoproducts and systems requires empathy or “emotional union,” 3 (i.e., the projection of selfinto objects) then the education and training of engineers should include an understandingof intuitive processing.Engineers must
resources in thedevelopment and operation of programs dedicated to facilitating the successful completion ofdegrees in these fields. Strategies such as creating project-based clubs and academic learningcenters support application of knowledge outside the classroom, contributing to experience withengineering and computer science content [1], [2]. Bridge programs, research opportunities, andstudent group centers add to academic confidence while strengthening ties to people within anacademic community [3], [4], [5], [6]. Retention literature is closely tied to that of Self Efficacy(SE) and the value of Albert Bandura’s research [7]. At the core of Bandura’s work is a person’sbelief they can repeatedly engage with something challenging and eventually
, and has co-authored the undergraduate textbook Intermediate Solid Mechanics (Cambridge University Press, 2020). He is dedicated to engi- neering pedagogy and enriching students’ learning experiences through teaching innovations, curriculum design, and support of undergraduate student research.Prof. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in
been funded by the Armand Corporation, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), the Engineering Information Foundation (EiF), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. She has also worked on projects to develop sustainability-related hands-on engineering activities for K-12 students through the Society of Women Engineers: Engineers in Training (SWEET) summer outreach program she developed in 2021. She currently serves as the co-Faculty Advisor for Mercer University’s student chapter of SWE.Dr. Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University Dr. Adaline Buerck is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of En- vironmental and Civil Engineering and the
, Kawakami et al. [9] require students, in a collaborativelearning environment, to design a boost converter from scratch, and fabricate and test it. Lamar etal. [10] introduced project-based learning (PBL) methodology in a Power Supply Systems coursethat covers switch-mode power supplies and power supply systems. Two projects were introducedin the laboratory session: the design and construction of a boost converter and the static study ofa DC – DC converter topology. Chu et al. [11] introduced project-based laboratory learning intheir Power Electronics and Drives course. To avoid potential safety hazards due to high mainsvoltage as well as mechanical hazards associated with motors, they introduced a project whichuses a programmable intelligent
4, 5, 6.The integrated STEM focus in our K-12 educator professional development (PD) project hasincreased the importance of knowing the degree by which K-12 educators are leveraging place-based or community resources for teaching and learning STEM. The effectiveness of anintegrated STEM approach is enhanced when teachers to think outside the classroom byconsidering use of place-based resources. Consistent with the work of others, we argue thatwhen teachers become aware of the local resources and opportunities, and align thoseopportunities to the curriculum 7, they can broaden the curriculum focus and more effectivelyintegrate STEM content using the local resources as context for teaching and learning. A place-based curriculum necessitates
analysis, traffic engineering, and transportation planning. He has been awarded two TAMU Department of Civil Engineering teaching awards: the Zachry Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1997 and the Dick and Joyce Birdwell Endowed Teaching Award for 1999. In 2001, he was honored as the inaugural holder of the E.B. Snead II Professorship at TAMU. Dr. Rilett’s field of research is in the transportation system analysis area and his specific research may be divided into two main areas: Intelligent Transportation Systems applications and large-scale transporta- tion system modeling. Dr. Rilett has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on over 30 research projects with total funding in excess of $25
government standards where 40% of NASA Space Programshad cost overruns of 100% or more, and some projects have cost overruns up to 400%.13While the space shuttle program was approved, there was not sufficient funding for a spacestation. So now what would a shuttle do? NASA still had to justify the shuttle to congress to get Page 24.1094.3funding for the project. NASA’s ambitious plan for the Shuttle included launching allgovernment satellites, including those from the department of defense, and commercial satellites,as well as NASA’s own satellites and other missions. Also, to garner additional political supportfor the space shuttle, NASA sought
toanything authored/co-authored by the thesis/dissertation authors (articles, book chapters orpublicly posted thesis/dissertation copies), since such “self-plagiarism” was outside the scope ofthis project. In addition, it quickly became apparent after data collection began that verbatim textmatches of seven words were so generic that it could not be reliably established that these wereindeed appropriated. Hence, for the purpose of this study, only text matches that were eightwords in length or longer were counted as copied. This means that theses and dissertations thatonly had copied phrases seven words or less in length were coded as having no copied strings.Finally, since this study focused on textual copying, copied figures or charts were also
Henry Ford’s Innovation Education Incubator project. Prior to joining The Henry Ford, Gangopadhyay served as executive director for the Plymouth Community Page 24.1217.1 Arts Council, curator of education, public programs and visitor services at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids, executive director of the Great Lakes Center for Education, Research and Practice and executive director of the Commission for Lansing Schools Success (CLASS). Gangopadhyay is heavily involved in several professional organizations. She serves as a reviewer on state and federal grant panels as well as a c
has been involved in research projects to develop, refine, and apply innovative assessment tools for characterizing student knowledge of sustainability. Her ultimate goal is to use this assessment data to guide the design and evaluation of educational interventions to improve undergraduate sustainability education. In the area of bioprocessing, Dr. Watson has experience using bacteria and algae to convert waste materials into high-value products, such as biofuels.Mr. Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch Joshua Pelkey is currently a product manager at AirWatch in Atlanta, GA. He completed his MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at GT and his BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He has conducted
research project on more effective teaching in core materials classes, the research questionhere is, "What is the effect on student learning and attitude of differing modes of feedback fromstudents' Muddiest Point reflections?" One method is to restructure the notes from a given classand place the set on Blackboard so the new notes respond to student issues raised in MuddiestPoints. This can reinforce class learning, clarify muddy points, and potentially assist in solvinghomework problems. A second method is with Class Warm-ups, which consist of a slide or twofor discussion at the beginning of the next class which can help clarify confusing or difficult-to-grasp concepts. Another method is to create Muddiest Point YouTube tutorial screencasts
Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers Attracting Girls to Computer Science project which aims to increase and diversify the student population studying computer science in high school. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF
Paper ID #6210Using Video to Tie Engineering Themes to Foundational ConceptsDr. Darshita N. Shah, Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT Darshita (Dipa) Shah is the Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). Dipa’s primary role is to assist in the development of curricular innovations on campus and to provide professional development around teaching and learning for graduate students and faculty. Before joining TLL, Dipa played an integral role in developing instructional materials for the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) project at the Museum of Science in Boston. Used by more
student epistemological development can provide needed insight into the beliefs thatstudents hold about engineering knowledge, how those beliefs relate to student understandingand success and how those beliefs and their relationship to understanding change as studentsprogress through school and transition into the workplace.Goals and Objectives The purpose of this project is to determine when conceptual and epistemological changesoccur for engineers on the path from undergraduate-student to early-career, practicing engineer.The project is also designed to explore how these changes occur and how they interact with eachother. In order to achieve this purpose, we are tracking two cohorts of students; one betweentheir sophomore year in college
Ecosystem Health SurveyAbstractThis research paper presents preliminary results of the Educational Ecosystem Health Survey(EEHS), a survey instrument designed by the Eco-STEM team at California State University,Los Angeles, a regionally serving, very high Hispanic-enrolling Minority Serving Institution(MSI). The purpose of the instrument is to quantitatively measure the health of the STEMeducational ecosystem from the perspectives of the actors within it. The Eco-STEM team isimplementing an ongoing NSF-funded research project aiming to change the paradigm ofteaching and learning in STEM and its aligned mental models from factory-like to ecosystem-like. We hypothesize that this model of education will better
is a pressing need to explore innovative approaches that promote activeengagement in research and other scholarly activities [1, 2]. By integrating hands-on projects,interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world problem-solving, engineering educators canbridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, fostering a deeperunderstanding and passion for discovery among students. Embracing emerging technologies,interactive learning platforms, and industry partnerships can revitalize engineering education,empowering students to not only grasp foundational principles but also actively contribute to thefrontiers of scientific exploration and technological breakthroughs [3].As concerns about environmental responsibility
Antonio, thus showing the transferability ofthe curriculum.IntroductionThe 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines’ report on UndergraduateResearch Experiences (URE) for STEM Students: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunitiesmakes over 50 references to teams and teamwork, such as the URE’s tendency to “emphasize andexpect collaboration and teamwork” [1]. The report does not contain systematic recommendationsfor team training among its numerous contributing sources. This absence may indicate that teamtraining measures do not keep up with the increased curricular use of team projects. In fact,students are often required to work in groups without adequate preparation and guidelines for suchinterpersonal interactions [2-9
Dang, Purdue UniversityMahdi Hosseini, Northwestern UniversityDongyang Li, Purdue University Dongyang Li is a second-year Ph.D. student in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His research focuses on the pedagogical innovations in teaching quantum to students in college. The project Innovation in Quantum Pedagogy, Application, and its Relation to Culture (IQ-PARC) is funded by the National Defense Education Program to promote a STEM-literate workforce by providing learning opportunities for youth to understand basic principles and applications of quantum concepts through a variety of both face-to-face and online activities. ©American Society for Engineering Education
Undergraduate Rural/NontraditionalStudent Pathways through Identity, Knowledge & Engagement (TURNPIKE) project is an S-STEM partnership between Polk State College (PSC) and University of South Florida (USF)Engineering. TURNPIKE aims to help primarily rural, non-traditional, and underrepresentedminorities (URM) community college students successfully transition from Florida communitycolleges to the urban USF Tampa campus.This project is dedicated to fostering equity in engineering education, actively addressing theequity gap. This initiative aligns with the broader national goal of producing well-educatedindividuals in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. It actively supports theretention and graduation of high-achieving students with
engineering degree programs.Undergraduate engineering curricula include engineering ethics through specialized courses andprogram-wide integration. While some engineering programs embed one stand-alone ethicscourse within a curriculum, other programs embed ethics modules across a few courses within acurriculum. Very few engineering programs weave engineering ethics across a four-yearundergraduate curriculum in a concerted and developmental way [7]. Engineering ethics taughtin stand-alone courses is usually offered within the first two years of study [4]. According toDavis [6], several engineering programs also embed ethical modules into technical writing andcommunication seminars, senior capstone projects, and introduction to engineering courses
developing engineering skills in biotechnology students through laboratory-focusedactivities that enabled students to engage with engineering calculations and practice drawingconclusions from experimental results [2]. Figueiriedo et al. implemented experiential learningactivities where students worked on industry-based projects; they found that students perceivedthat their teamwork and collaboration skills were the most improved [3]. Several studies havealso focused on the development of engineering professional skills including Alkan et al. whoexplored using experiential learning to improve scientific process skills in a chemistry class [4],and Wallen et al. who focused on improving research skills through a project-based tissue-engineering modules
experience is limitedto a single capstone project undertaken in their final year [13-15]. Despite the fact that engineering and scientific knowledge has grown at an astonishing rate overthe past century, engineering still only nominally requires 4 years of training (i.e., a bachelor’s degree) tobe able to enter and operate in the engineering workforce. For comparison, the number of years oftraining needed to practice law has increased from 4 to 7 and to practice medicine has increased from 3 to10 over the same time period. Given the breadth and depth of the technical knowledge students need tomaster, there are very few opportunities to incorporate additional non-technical material into mosttechnical courses, especially the engineering
application to object detection, tracking and pose estimation.Dr. Ola Batarseh, Dassault Systemes Dr. Ola Batarseh is Solution Architect Director in the Digital Transformation team at Dassault Systemes where she conducts internal projects to raise the model-based capability, competency, and capacity. She conducts regular client consulting efforts on enabling improved projects using model-based methods and analysis. She is an adjunct professor at UML where she instructs students from USAF, Raytheon, and other professionals in MBSE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking Skills in Engineering
a necessity. This is especiallytrue in STEM disciplines, where students often need to work in diverse environments upongraduation. Studies have demonstrated that STEM students find it challenging to work with adiverse population. This is juxtaposed with the reality that over 50% of STEM employers preferto hire interculturally competent graduates. As such, national agencies and higher educationinstitutions have been urging STEM faculty to integrate intercultural competence into thecurriculum. Through this study, we intend to showcase the integration of interculturalcompetence concepts in a first-year cybersecurity classroom. The pedagogical framework for thecourse is project-based learning. The Intercultural Knowledge and Competence (IKC
professions. Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University, where he currently teaches first-year programming and user interface design courses, and serves on the college’s Capstone Design Committee. Much of his research involves design education pedagogy, including formative assessment of client-student interactions, modeling sources of engineering design constraints, and applying the entrepreneurial mindset to first-year programming projects through student engagement in educational software development. Estell earned his BS in Computer Science and Engineering degree from The University of Toledo and both his MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of
implementation of scientific research projects at farms with diverse scales using diverse strategies to advance agriculture and environmental management.Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Language Fusion in the Lab: Unveiling the Translanguaging Strategies ofSpanish-Speaking Students in Biological Engineering Technology and ScienceBackground and research questionModern classrooms are a melting pot of cultures and languages, presenting teachers with thechallenge of explaining scientific and engineering concepts to a diverse student body. To bridgelanguage gaps, educators are turning to adaptive methods like 'translanguaging', which taps intostudents
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant by the USDepartment of Education. The project, entitled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering andSciences (SOLES), aims to increase the participation, retention, and success of underrepresentedand educationally disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. Amongthe strategies developed for this project is the Summer Math Jam – a two-week intensivemathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation for college-level math courses.This paper summarizes the results of the implementation of the Math Jam and its one-weekversion, the Mini-Math Jam, over the last four years.2. Incoming Student Interest and Level of Preparation for EngineeringCañada
background to go Graduates pursue advanced education, research, to graduate school and do research and development in science and engineering. Graduates have leadership and teamwork skills Graduates participate as leaders on team projects Graduates are aware of ethics and professional Graduates conduct themselves in a professional and responsibility in the workplace ethical manner in the workplaceLack of Alumni Involvement in Defining PEOsSince the PEOs pertain to achievements by recent graduates, the program alumni should beinvolved in writing and reviewing them from time-to-time. Most programs have an externaladvisory committee (EAC) that has some members who are program alumni. Hence using
Current Industrial Capability 40 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 Range, milesFigure 1. Electric GA Aircraft Transportation PotentialStudy ObjectivesThe principal objectives of this study are as follows: to develop an electric GA technologyroadmap to identify this new industry potential, and to explore the transition of such technologyinto operational and practical hardware applications. The investigation itself is limited to theformulation of first-order forecasting projections and the application of