Benefits of Statics Concept Mapping in Career Cognition
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Minneapolis, MN
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August 23, 2022
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June 26, 2022
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June 29, 2022
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- Page Count
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15
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--40968
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https://peer.asee.org/40968
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417
Paper Authors
Paris Weber University of Washington
Undergraduate mechanical engineering student at the University of Washington Tacoma. Set to graduate June 2023. Doing undergraduate research with Heather Dillon and Seung-Jin Lee on the benefits of concept mapping in statics courses as of May 2022.
Seung-Jin Lee University of Washington
Seung-Jin Lee, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at the University of Washington Tacoma. His research focus is on the life cycle sustainability of emerging technologies, such as transportation, biofuels, green buildings, and consumer products. His tools of research include life cycle assessment (LCA), industrial ecology, material flow analysis, energy efficiency, market diffusion models, reuse and recycling, and sustainable development. Prior to his current position, he was an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Heather Dillon University of Washington
Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma, where her research team is working on renewable energy systems, solid-state lighting, energy efficiency in buildings, fundamental heat transfer studies, and engineering education. She is the Chair of the Council on Undergraduate Research Engineering Division and recently served as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education at the University of Calgary. Before joining academia, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer working on both energy efficiency and renewable energy systems.
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop a classroom project module that supported students in developing conceptual understanding of topics in statics, and building awareness of career value creation in engineering. The module developed includes a sequence of concept mapping activities that students complete that includes both technical topics and entrepreneurial mindset topics. The concept mapping activities were collected from students and scored using traditional and holistic approaches. The students completed a survey at the end of the concept mapping activities to provide insights about their experiences. The concept mapping for technical topics was found to be a useful formative assessment tool for students to connect concepts in the course. The value creation career results were compared with prior studies of engineering students who developed concept maps based on entrepreneurial mindset, and found to be very similar. The results indicate that this type of simple concept mapping activity can have benefits for students early in their engineering coursework to reflect on mindset and technical knowledge.
Weber, P., & Lee, S., & Dillon, H. (2022, August), Benefits of Statics Concept Mapping in Career Cognition Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40968
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