stand out that affected your choice to pursue engineering? This program? 18. Do you think being a woman will help your hinder your career as an engineer? Why? 19. Are male and female engineers equally rewarded for the same work?” 20. Do you think there are preconceived expectations of your performance because you are a woman? If yes, can you think of an example? 21. Do you feel you have to prove yourself as a woman? 22. Do you think female students are taken less seriously? 23. Do you feel like you’re going to be equally compensated? 24. As a female, do you feel that it hurts you’re chances of being an engineering/having an engineering future? 25. Do you plan on going to graduate school, working in
examples of how the content was applicable to the company. In addition, while the faculty member provided participants with feedback related to the course content, the executive was able to offer feedback and input on the quality of the presentation as it related to the company’s realities. A preparation meeting between the faculty member and company executive who would be co-leading the webinar was also a useful way for the two to align their plans, better understand their respective roles, and for the faculty member to be further educated about some of the specific challenges facing the company. Over time, the faculty members became much more attuned to the specific dynamics of challenges facing the
Paper ID #15882Using Focus Groups to Understand Military Veteran Students’ Pathways inEngineering EducationDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Chair and Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She formerly held two postdoctoral
for the first time. Other eventssuch as bowling and bubble ball soccer were held in the middle of each semester, with theintention of creating and strengthening relationships outside of the academic environment. Thehope in providing these opportunities for social interaction is that the students will feel a strongerconnection to the department and university, build stronger relationships with each other, andthrive academically and socially because they are having positive experiences. The plan is tocontinue to offer social activities at least once or twice per semester going forward.4. AssessmentProgram SuccessThe peer mentor program is in the first year of implementation. Preliminary assessment ofprogram goals was achieved through voluntary
substantially defines our senior class one year in advance,allowing for planning of technical electives and recruitment of senior capstone design projects.The educational setting is 2/3 flipped classroom environment where students prepare by readingand working problems outside of class and then work on problems during class and 1/3 lecturefor introduction of new subjects and delving into more difficult topics. Class is held twice weekly(M-W 1 hour 15 minutes) with a homework assignment due on Friday.Sometime ago when class sizes began increasing, we began to assign students, alphabetically,numbers starting at 1 to the number of students in the class. This number is placed in the upperleft hand corner of all assignments. This facilitates ordering of
Paper ID #14773Using the Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Construction Engineeringand Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an associate professor in the department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Building Construction Estimating, Heavy/Highway Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include Construction
administrative check-offs. Inaddition, the instructor may be familiar and comfortable with engineering or safety content, butquite uncomfortable with discussions of ethics, values and honor codes. It’s also going to bedifficult to create performance-based objectives to meet any sort of ABET requirement as anextension of Criterion 3.f (understanding ethics). In our limited experience with an experimentalclass, graduate students are surprisingly interested, willing to read course materials extensivelyand have provided encouraging feedback.12 We have limited concrete data demonstrating successbeyond the classroom at this point, but there are plans to assess the impact of the algorithm.SummaryThe literature suggests that while academics endeavor to teach
technology, etc.); demonstrate academic ability or potential; and demonstrate financial need, defined for undergraduate students by the US Department of Education’s rules for need-based Federal financial aid, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or, for graduate students, defined as financial eligibility for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN).”3History of NSF-funded scholarships in STEM:The following press release statement announced this new H-1B visa-funded NSF program onMarch 29, 1999: “The National Science Board…approved plans by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) to provide some $21 million to fund 8,000 one-year scholarships of up to$2,500 each to low
worked on water rights and quality projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. As a researcher and professional engineer he has been responsible for water quality monitoring and modeling investigations, water quality planning, pollution impact studies, and subsurface remediation efforts. Recently, Dr. Litton was a principal investigator of two studies focused on understanding the algae-induced depletion of dissolved oxygen in the San Joaquin River Delta. Current research includes evaluating wetland ponds for methylmercury removal in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Where is Everybody? Participation in Online Student
. Women discussedstereotypes at additional length in the open comments section of the survey.4. ConclusionsBased on the survey data we have concluded that the Industrial Distribution climate is overallpositive for both male and female participants. This is based on the fact that the majority ofrespondents reported satisfaction and did not report instances of gender stereotyping, internaldiscrimination, or internal harassment.Despite this positive climate however, the research has shown evidence that a glass ceiling ispresent for women in the industry. Additionally, men are less likely to acknowledge theexistence of this glass ceiling indicating that firms could benefit from succession planning,training, and consideration for women in the industry
al., SIIP was designed to focus on creating collaborativeteaching environments that enabled faculty to iteratively and sustainably innovate instruction.This environment was created by organizing faculty into Communities of Practice (CoPs) thatwould choose what innovations to pursue and evaluate their efforts to create those innovations. ACoP is an organizational structure that effectively spreads knowledge, decreases the learningcurve for novices, minimizes reenactments of failures, and promotes creativity11,12.The MatSE CoP is composed of one tenured and five tenure-track faculty who meet on a weeklybasis to discuss course administration, data collection, and future plans. The goal of thesemeetings is to develop a common set of resources
-based retrieval, supervised learning for regression-based time series prediction, andBayesian models for causal inference on the decision support end.Both informal assessment of the system and intensive user testing on a pre-release version haveyielded positive feedback. This feedback is instrumental in feature revision, both to improvesystem functionality and to plan the adaptation of the design of these two data explorationcomponents to other STEM disciplines, such as computer science and mathematics. Lessonslearned from visualization design and user experience feedback are reported in the context ofusability criteria such as desired functionality of the pattern inference system.The paper concludes with a discussion of the system as an
,internships, and job placement provide the students structural guidance for graduating withinfour years with good jobs. In summary, cross-cultural opportunities for professors as well asstudents can benefit not only developing countries, but also developed countries so thatinstitutions do not become too path-dependent. For future research, we plan to empiricallyextend this study to include teaching and learning in Korea and compare and contrast this toJapan and the U.S.References1. Nations, U., Word Investment Report. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2015: p. 258.2. Brynjolfsson, E.a.A.S., Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology Is Reshaping the Economy. 2010, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.3. Yin, R.K
includes student activities aimed at creating of a new not previouslyexisting and unknown product (including analytical research). Various categories ofemployees such as academics and research staff from the HSE departments and institutionseven external to the HSE can provide a project and course work. This work develops not onlythe professional but also universal and social student outcomes.Curriculum provides also such important educational element as internships and practices.The practice of students is part of the basic educational program and is carried out inaccordance with the educational plan and schedule of training process. Its main goal is toacquire the professional skills, to deep and consolidate the knowledge and outcomes obtainedby
honest dialog, where all responses are valued. Plan to let the data speak for itself and inspire action to achieve equity. 3. Identify systemic constructs that prevent or obscure inclusion. Multi-modal approaches, e.g., oral conversation, anonymous electronic polls, anonymous comments on uniform notecards, give all participants an opportunity to contribute. 4. Carefully reflect and choose colleagues who will adopt “champion” roles to support inclusion. Be sure that the audience includes people in positions of power in order to effect change in policies as appropriate. 5. Encourage the champions to be comfortable with their role. Champions can encourage of collegial behavior modification among those who are
cohorts, typically at least 10 students.Faculty-led programsFaculty-led programming is an essential component to campus internationalization plans aimedat making study abroad part of the academic culture and not the exception. Programs mayinclude faculty taking students abroad and delivering course(s) in the host country in which thestudents are studying. The abroad experience can be a continuation of a course taught on campusand/or a team taught course where U.S.-based and the host foreign country’s students aregrouped to work on a project during the semester and then come together at the end. Whateverthe iteration, faculty-led opportunities ease many traditional fears and significantly impact theinternationalization process. First, faculty who
, 2013, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/24/remarks-president- state-union-address17. Executive Office of the President President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (2011). Report to the President on Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, p.9. Retrieved September 25, 2013, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-advanced- manufacturing-june2011.pdf18. The Boston Consulting Group (2013). Majority of Large Manufacturers Are Now Planning or Considering ‘Reshoring’ from China to the U.S. Retrieved September 25, 2013, from http://www.bcg.com/media/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-14494419. Sirkin, H. L., Zinser, M., and
Engineering Ambassadors, who need advanced training beyond what weprovide at the workshop. We have started to address this by testing advanced training sessionsfor seasoned ambassadors at the workshop. We plan to continue refining this and creating onlinemodules to carry students beyond the workshop. Continuing collaboration and conversations among members after the workshop can alsobe challenging. The advisors and the Engineering Ambassadors are extremely busy and focusedon their program operations. Finding more ways for cross-university collaboration is animportant goal for the coming year. There is also a balance between letting member programsgrow and develop their own character, while also maintaining the trademarks of the
oravoid and react positively or negatively to a subject. In this case, the subject is geotechnicalengineering and the research question is whether PBL has a positive or negative effect onattitude. Because the concept of attitude is broad, its assessment requires a carefully researchedand planned survey which is why the ASCI survey was used. This survey has been vetted forreliability and validity, 11, 12.The two subscales measured by the modified ASCI are intellectual accessibility and emotionalsatisfaction. These broad subscales are necessary to capture many of the mental constructsrelated to attitude. As described by Bauer 12, 13, many behavioral aspects need to be addressed tounderstand the effect of ‘attitude.’ The survey is based on a seven
. Full descriptionsof the modules including procedures and presentations slides are available at AuburnUniversity’s MSP Website under teacher resources;10 lesson plans have also been submitted forpublication in the Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX). Both activities have been disseminatedin multiple formats including the SECME Summer Institute for teachers, K-12 classrooms,university open houses, and student organizations’ outreach activities. The use of everyday andnatural materials as well as the incorporation of art in the modules has made them accessible to adiverse audience.Why are Abalone Seashells so Strong and Shiny: This module was largely developed by achemical engineering undergraduate researcher with no prior background in
looking for images rather than by looking for words. Table 4 indicates the number oftimes that groups read images versus texts, as observed during group meetings as an indicated ininterviews about participants’ individual search processes using their Internet search historiesrelated to the project. “Google Image” was used as a search engine more often than “Google”was. (We did not notice the participants using any other search engines, such as Bing or Yahoo.)The following examples illustrate the participants’ search strategies.Members of Group One attended a school that did not have any wheelchair-accessible doors, andthey had designed a basic plan for a wheelchair accessible door. To estimate costs for their door,Miguel went to Google Images and
. By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. Generate, screen, and select promising design opportunities. 2. Organize, plan, and manage a long term engineering project within a team environment. 3. Identify and communicate the value of a design in terms of economic, professional, personal, and societal value. 4. Translate customer feedback into design specifications. 5. Utilize a systematic design process in order to bring a project to fruition. 6. Identify and utilize technical tools and skills needed to create a viable design solution. 7. Account for cost, value, and market implications at all stages of development. 8. Communicate design status and results to all
faculty to dedicate more of the in- class time for interactive problem sessions.IV. Faculty Experiences & Challenges To improve the student motivation and performance, we need to increase the student investment in the course [4]. We believe that the active-learning approach implemented using the flipped-lab format shows promise in enabling the students to become better “self-starters,” so as to better motivate themselves and their fellow classmates to take a more active role in their education. Oddly enough, that is also the most challenging part of this experience. The lab modules had to be well planned and organized with clear expectations of individual responsibilities. Getting the students to do some design work and
measurableresults.The capstone experience is implemented with two three credit hour courses: ENGR 400Engineering Capstone I and ENGR 450 Engineering Capstone II. In ENGR 400, students fromcapstone teams, formulate project specifications, develop a work plan and individual roles, andpotential design solutions.The project presented in this paper was sponsored by WCU’s Facilities and Managementdivision. The team members included one Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) major and another Electrical Engineering (EE) major.III. Capstone Project Objectives and Design StepsWCU’s Facilities Management department sought an opportunity to reduce operational costs andto reduce the energy use of its heating and cooling systems. The workhorse of these
personnel and the students.Program Structure and ResultsYouth Academy General ObservationsMost of the noticeable changes for the participants of the Youth Academy occurred in threedomains; namely affective, social, and academic/cognitive. This part of the article will discusssome selected observations that occurred in each of the before-mentioned domains.AffectiveThe affective domain includes feelings, values, appreciation, enthusiasm, motivations, andattitudes. Within the affective domain, the participants demonstrated significant growth. In thebeginning of the program, several sessions were planned to identify the Youth Academyparticipants’ perspective on life. During the sessions and one-on-one interviews, the participantsprogressed from not
other people and can communicate effectivelyCross-team effectiveness Shows they can work with people who have different skill sets and backgrounds than themUnderstanding of the role of *Planning, organizing, directing, and controllingmanagementUnderstanding the engineer’s Asking the experts when needed to solve problemsrole within the organizationAbility to resolve conflict Demonstrates the ability to end conflict with an effective resolutionUnderstanding Customer NeedsResearch Emphasis DefinitionIntuition The ability to understand something immediatelyAwareness Aware of what customers
residential building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works.Mr. Chi Xu, University of Florida Ph.D. in Civil Engineering University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (Begins in Jan
has been adopted.The use of the selected MCU platform which students have been familiar with prior to taking theDSP class offers promising benefits such as achieving additional learning outcomes (#4 and #7)and allowing students to practice more complex lab activities (e.g., Lab #4 in Table 3). In thepast, this level of lab activity complexity was not achievable due to the lack of sufficient timewhen the dedicated DSP platform was adopted for laboratory coursework. For the same reason,the additional learning outcomes #4 and #7 had been planned in the curriculum for several years,but only become attainable after the MCU platform was used.Figure 1 shows the relationships among the lab coursework and the targeted learning outcomes. Learning
and configurations, etc. reasonable is similar to actualreasonable configurations observationsconfiguration ofelements?Does the sketch Sketch shows little Sketch shows some Sketch demonstratesdemonstrate understanding, may be understanding, may understanding of subjectunderstanding of the chaotic in nature, show have one or two errors, matter through clear,subject matter? inappropriate labeling or but clearly shows knowledgeable, and correct element shapes thought and planning drawings
learning that peer-to-peer review encourages (Jones & Wheadon, 2015).The majority of research around ACJ has been centered in Europe (Hartell & Skogh, 2015;Kimbell, 2012a, 2012b; Seery, Canty, & Phelan, 2012) with recent efforts in the United States(Bartholomew, Reeve et al., 2017; Strimel, et al., 2017) and Australia (Heldsinger & Humphry,2010). While ACJ has been utilized in K-12 classrooms the majority of ACJ-use has taken placewith higher education, awarding bodies, and industry (M. Wingfield, personal communication,November 15, 2016). Collaborative efforts to use ACJ in international settings have recentlybeen undertaken with future efforts planned for international assessment research.Tools for ACJCurrently there are limited