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2. Are models better read on paper or on screen? A comparative study.
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El-Attar, Mohamed
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COMPUTER software development , *SYSTEMS software , *SOFTWARE engineers , *COMPARATIVE studies , *ENGINEERING students - Abstract
Is it really better to print everything, including software models, or is it better to view them on screen? With the ever increasing complexity of software systems, software modeling is integral to software development. Software models facilitate and automate many activities during development, such as code and test case generation. However, a core goal of software modeling is to communicate and collaborate. Software models are presented to team members on many mediums and two of the most common mediums are paper and computer screens. Reading from paper or screen is ostensibly considered to have the same effect on model comprehension. However, the literature on text reading has indicated that the reading experiences can be very different which in turn effects various metrics related to reader performance. This paper reports on an experiment that was conducted to investigate the effect of reading software models on paper in comparison with reading them on a computer screen with respect to cognitive effectiveness. Cognitive effectiveness here refers to the ease by which a model reader can read a model. The experiment used a total of 74 software engineering students as subjects. The experiment results provide strong evidence that displaying diagrams on a screen allows subjects to read them quicker. There is also evidence that indicates that on screen viewing induces fewer reading errors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Student Paper: Developing an Extensive Virtual Reality Environment for Learning Aerospace Concepts.
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Wright, Henry, Shekar, Siddharth Chandra, Giunta, Luke, and Gururajan, Srikanth
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RESEARCH papers (Students) , *VIRTUAL reality , *AEROSPACE engineering study & teaching , *ENGINEERING students , *LEARNING - Published
- 2022
4. Influence of using a pen-and-paper or computer-based approach on engineering students' self-efficacy during idea generation.
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Valentine, Andrew, Belski, Iouri, and Hamilton, Margaret
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SELF-efficacy in students , *SELF-efficacy , *ENGINEERING students , *ONLINE education , *PROBLEM solving , *CREATIVE ability - Abstract
Creativity is an important skill for engineers but many students face a lack of experience in idea generation, often compounded by low-self efficacy towards creativity. Providing students with online training modules has been suggested as one solution. However, the literature demonstrates using a computer can influence performance and self-efficacy in a different manner to using pen-and-paper. There is a current lack of research on whether computers may influence self-efficacy during idea generation tasks. Two experiments involving computer-based and pen-and-paper groups were designed. Groups were provided with templates that guided them through the process of applying an idea generation technique and were given sixteen minutes to generate ideas to solve a presented problem. Results revealed that students' performance was similar and using a computer does not negatively influence self-efficacy. This shows that students can engage in idea generation learning tasks using computer-based modes without negatively influencing performance or self-efficacy, suggesting an avenue for educators to engage students with building creativity skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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5. Waste Recycling Awareness in Saudi Arabia and Barrier Analysis Using ISM.
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Andejany, Murad
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WASTE recycling ,PAPER recycling ,AWARENESS ,ENGINEERING students ,WASTE management ,SUSTAINABILITY - Abstract
Organization, individuals, and families in Saudi Arabia need more attention on recycling in their daily waste. The average generated daily rate of municipal solid waste is 1.72 kg per capita and the yearly kingdom waste recycling is around 15 million tons. Saudi government set a goal to reach 30million tons per year by 2033. This study examines the awareness level of paper recycling for university students in Saudi Arabia. A survey model consists of 26 measures that concentrated in attitudes, actions, and beliefs, is used. Seventy students in college of engineering at University of Jeddah responded to the survey. Moreover, barriers of adopting recycling paper in Saudi Arabia is analyzed and prioritized using Interpretive Structure Modeling (ISM) software. The findings indicates that the current state level of paper recycling awareness in Saudi Arabia is considered low, the education system does not support this issue, and there is a strong agreement that recycling for individuals and families in Saudi is not easy due to the absence of facilities such as containers and poor infrastructure. Furthermore, it indicates that the barrier “lack of laws that support recycling paper” is considered as the most critical barrier and it influences the rest of barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
6. Non-directive team coaching in engineering education to strengthen teamwork competencies
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García-Galán, Ramiro, Ortiz-Marcos, Isabel, and Molina-Sánchez, Rafael
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- 2024
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7. Cheating in e-exams and paper exams: the perceptions of engineering students and teachers in Norway.
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Chirumamilla, Aparna, Sindre, Guttorm, and Nguyen-Duc, Anh
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ENGINEERING students , *STUDENT cheating , *ELECTRONIC countermeasures , *MIXED methods research , *ENGINEERING education - Abstract
A concern that has been raised with the transition from pen and paper examinations to electronic examinations is whether this will make cheating easier. This article investigates how teachers and students perceive the differences in ease of cheating during three types of written examination: paper exams, bring your own device e-exams and e-exams using university-owned devices. It also investigates perceptions about the effectiveness of some typical countermeasures towards cheating across these examination types. A mixed-method approach was used, combining questionnaires and interviews with students and teachers in the authors' own university. A total of 212 students and 162 teachers participated in the questionnaire survey, and then, a more limited number were interviewed to get a deeper understanding of the results. Six-different cheating practices were considered – impersonation, forbidden aids, peeking, peer collaboration, outside assistance and student–staff collusion and seven different countermeasures were considered – proctors, biometry, mingling, shuffling, random drawing, sequencing and broadcasting. Both students and teachers perceived cheating as easier with e-exams, and especially with bring your own device. They also thought some countermeasures would be easier to implement with e-exams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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8. The First Year of the Paper Engineering and Society: A Broad Overview of Engineering in Year One
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Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (1995, Palmerston North), Silyn-Roberts, Heather, and Fenwick, Richard
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- 1995
9. CALL FOR PAPERS: THE GAME, A GAMIFIED TOOL FOR TEACHING SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.
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NÚÑEZ-PACHECO, ROSA, VIDAL, ELIZABETH, TURPO-GEBERA, OSBALDO, and CASTRO-GUTIÉRREZ, EVELING
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TECHNICAL writing ,TECHNICAL writing education ,ENGINEERING students ,CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics) ,GAMIFICATION ,USER experience ,TRAINING of engineers - Abstract
This paper presents the evaluation of the alpha version of a gamified tool called Call for Papers: The Game (CfP:TG), specially designed for teaching scientific writing in the training of future engineers. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling was carried out with the participation of engineering students from a Peruvian public university. The short version of the user experience questionnaire (UEQ) was applied, and usability was qualitatively evaluated. The main results indicate that the Pragmatic Quality of CfP:TG is in the neutral range with a value of 0.729, and the Hedonic Quality receives a positive evaluation with a value of 1.089. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Comparison of On-line versus Paper Spatial Testing Methods.
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Veurink, Norma L. and Hamlin, A. J.
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ENGINEERING students ,CURRICULUM ,LEARNING Management System ,ENGINEERS - Abstract
Spatial visualization skills have been shown to be critical to the success of engineers and engineering students, and the assessment and remediation of those skills is growing in engineering curricula across the country. At Michigan Technological University, spatial skills of freshmen engineering students have been tested with the use of the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R) since 1993. This test has traditionally been administered with paper tests where students record their answers on a scantron form. Due to changes in university computing resources in the 2013-2014 academic year, the opportunity arose to test the freshmen through a Learning Management System (LMS). In the fall of 2014, over 450 of the engineering freshmen were administered the PSVT:R with the traditional paper test method, while approximately the same number took the test through the LMS. Testing half of the students with each method allowed for a comparison to be made between the two testing methods. This paper compares scores from the paper version of the test with scores on the on-line version of the test to determine if students perform equally on the on-line and paper forms of the test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
11. Providing project management knowledge and skills through scaffolding and project-based learning strategy
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Pokharel, Shaligram
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- 2023
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12. Procurement Of 150 Pages White Paper Spiral Bounded Short Note Books, 200 Pages White Paper Long Note Books, & Printing And Supply Of Course Material To The Engineering Students
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Purchasing ,Engineering students ,Books ,Legal fees ,Business, international - Abstract
Tenders are invited for Procurement of 150 pages white paper spiral bounded short note books, 200 pages white paper long note books, & Printing and supply of course material to [...]
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- 2020
13. Research Training: Unraveling the Research Methodological Design Challenge in Engineering Programs.
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Almeida Del Savio, Alexandre, Galantini Velarde, Katerina, Cáceres Montero, Ludy, and Vergara Olivera, Mónica Alejandra
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RESEARCH questions ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DESIGN research ,ENGINEERING students ,RESEARCH methodology - Abstract
Research training stands out as a means to develop generic competencies, potentiate lifelong learning (LL), and integrate initiatives for compliance with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), contributing to the development of a resilient society. Therefore, the constant promotion of a research culture within higher education institutions is an essential task for reducing the gap between scientific productivity and industry challenges and proposing solutions to real-life challenges. One of the main stages involved in any research process is the proposition of a methodological design: a detailed plan conceived and later developed to answer the research questions. Nevertheless, within the engineering context, even though a wide range of methodological designs are considered, these are not always explicitly stated in research papers, so at the undergraduate level there is an absence of more precise guidelines that allow a more concise orientation. Consequently, at this level, a challenge in research training is perceived. This provided a motivation: the development of a framework for the actors involved in research training at the engineering undergraduate level so that they can easily define the methodological design. In this context, the present research proposes a framework organized upon the two main phases of every research process: design and execution. The framework is expected to promote the proper use of research methodology among engineering students. Furthermore, the methodological design from 140 selected civil engineering papers from seven different knowledge fields is analyzed. Results show that 94.29% of the papers did not explicitly present the methodological design. It was concluded that there is an absence of it within the engineering field. Thus, a methodological design framework proposal for engineering students was developed to overcome this situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. In-class Paper Demonstrations and Experiments for Solid Mechanics Courses.
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Xu, L. Roy
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MECHANICS (Physics) -- Study & teaching ,CURRICULUM ,ENGINEERING students ,FRACTURE mechanics ,SCISSORS & shears - Abstract
Attending in-class paper demonstrations and performing experiments in solid mechanics courses are very effective ways for students to gain an understanding of the complicated concepts of mechanics. This paper explores a few applications of dogbone tensile tests, stress concentrations and crack kinking or mixed-mode fracture. Furthermore, this handy technique can be extended to other broader areas of mechanics education. Since only simple materials and supplies are used, copy paper, staples, scissors and a paper punching machine, students can repeat these typical mechanics experiments in future in other locations, such as in an office or at home. Therefore, this simple and effective technique can have a remarkable influence on the student's long-term career. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
15. "The theorem says...": Engineering students making meaning of solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations.
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Hernandez-Martinez, Paul, Rogovchenko, Svitlana, Rogovchenko, Yuriy, and Treffert-Thomas, Stephanie
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ENGINEERING students , *RESEARCH papers (Students) , *EXISTENCE theorems , *ENGINEERING education , *DIFFERENTIAL equations , *ORDINARY differential equations - Abstract
There is a need for further studies on students' learning of Differential Equations (DEs), especially in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. Research on the mathematical education of engineers shows a conflict between students' demands for practical, contextualized pedagogies and the need for abstract reasoning and appropriate use of mathematical results. Few papers focus on engineering students' interpretation of theorems and their use as tools in argumentation and problem-solving. This paper takes a sociocultural stance on learning and employs dialogical inquiry – a methodology rooted in Bakhtinian theory, newly developed for collaborative inquiry and qualitative data analysis – to investigate the meanings that senior engineering students made while working on a task designed to evaluate their understanding of Existence and Uniqueness Theorems (EUTs) of solutions of DEs. We identified two important epistemological disconnections that explain the difficulties that some of our students faced in making meaning of solutions of DEs and the EUT. • There is a need for more studies on the learning of Differential Equations (DEs). • Few research papers focus on students' meaning-making of theoretical results in DEs. • Dialogical inquiry methodology was used to analyze students' meaning-making processes. • Two epistemological disconnections were found that explain students' difficulties. • The use of warrants in students' dialogue was important in their meaning-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. A Concise Capital Investment Cost Model for Gas Turbine Systems Useful in Energy Systems Education.
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Jeter, Sheldon
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RESEARCH papers (Students) , *OPERATING costs , *SPARE parts , *ENGINEERING students , *EDUCATIONAL objectives - Published
- 2022
17. Student Paper: Engine Wash and Sustainability in an Engineering Technology.
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Seongjun Ha, Swastanto, Gita Andhika, Yother, Tracy L., and Johnson, Mary E.
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ENGINEERING technology education ,SUSTAINABILITY ,AIRPLANE motors ,ENGINEERING students ,CURRICULUM - Abstract
Aviation has become a trusted forefront and reliable mode of transportation for both people and goods. In recent years, the rapid growth of the air transport industries has also increased International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United Nations (UN) attention to sustainable aviation. In alignment with ICAO's promotion of sustainability actions and plans, this paper explores the impacts of aircraft engine washes, not only in terms of technical impacts but also environmental impacts. This paper describes the education environment and inclusion of engine washing technologies in courses. To enable students to more fully understand aviation sustainability, one way that might be effective is to combine practical and technical knowledge. Therefore, aerospace and aeronautical education environments need to teach students practical engine washing technologies and the sustainability impacts. This paper may be useful in educational environments as a starting point of including both practical and sustainability knowledge in courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
18. BUILDING BRIDGES: STRENGTHENING ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR RURAL CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS.
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P., LAKSHMILAVANYA and A., SREENIVASULU
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ORAL communication ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,CIVIL engineers ,ENGINEERING students ,CIVIL engineering - Abstract
Effective communication is pivotal to professional success in civil engineering. However, rural students often face unique challenges in mastering oral communication, especially in English. This study seeks to examine the challenges faced by engineering students from rural backgrounds when speaking English and the underlying reasons for these difficulties. This paper implemented specific tasks inspired by task-based language teaching methodology in the study of participants to analyze their speaking challenges and their root causes. The findings revealed that speaking English posed challenges primarily due to fear of errors, anxiety, shyness and low confidence levels. This paper proposes solutions, such as creating a supportive environment and promoting regular English communication, to address these issues. The research highlights the transformative impact of effective communication and calls for further studies to refine and expand these educational strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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19. Developing creativity and problem-solving skills of engineering students: a comparison of web- and pen-and-paper-based approaches.
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Valentine, Andrew, Belski, Iouri, and Hamilton, Margaret
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ENGINEERING education in universities & colleges , *ENGINEERING students , *PROBLEM solving , *TEACHING aids , *DISTANCE education , *YOUNG adults , *HIGHER education , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Problem-solving is a key engineering skill, yet is an area in which engineering graduates underperform. This paper investigates the potential of using web-based tools to teach students problem-solving techniques without the need to make use of class time. An idea generation experiment involving 90 students was designed. Students were surveyed about their study habits and reported they use electronic-based materials more than paper-based materials while studying, suggesting students may engage with web-based tools. Students then generated solutions to a problem task using either a paper-based template or an equivalent web interface. Students who used the web-based approach performed as well as students who used the paper-based approach, suggesting the technique can be successfully adopted and taught online. Web-based tools may therefore be adopted as supplementary material in a range of engineering courses as a way to increase students’ options for enhancing problem-solving skills. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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20. Lessons learned - Conducting an External Evaluation of a STEM Teaching and Learning Center (Lessons Learned Paper #1 of 2).
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Zappe, Sarah E., Cutler, Stephanie, Spiegel, Sam, Jordan, Deb, and Sanders, Megan
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STEM education ,EDUCATIONAL testing services ,STANDARDIZED tests ,ENGINEERING education ,ENGINEERING students - Published
- 2022
21. Predicting learning outcome in a first-year engineering course: a human-centered learning analytics approach.
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Castro, Laura Melissa Cruz, Tiantian Li, Ciner, Leyla, Douglas, Kerrie A., and Brinton, Christopher Greg
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LEARNING Management System ,ENGINEERING students ,ENGINEERING education ,VOCATIONAL guidance ,RESEARCH papers (Students) - Abstract
First-year engineering courses are relatively large with several sections; thus, it can be rather difficult for an individual instructor to recognize when a particular student begins to lose engagement. Learning management systems (LMS) (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace) can be valuable tools to provide a consistent curriculum across several sections of a course and generate data regarding students' engagement with course materials. However, a human-centered approach to transform the data needs to be utilized to extract valuable insights from LMS data. The purpose of this Complete Research paper is to explore the following research questions: What type of LMS objects contain information to explain students' grades in a first-year engineering course? Is the inclusion of a human operator during the data transformation process significant to the analysis of learning outcomes? For this, data from LMS is used to predict the learning outcome of students in a FYE course. Two predictive models are compared. The first model corresponds to a usual predictive model, using the data from the LMS directly. The second model considers the specifics of the course, by transforming the data from aggregate user interaction to more granular categories related to the content of the class by a human operator. A logistic regression model is fitted using both datasets. The comparison between predictive measures such as precision, accuracy, and recall are then analyzed. The findings from the transformed dataset indicate that students' engagement with the career exploration curriculum was the strongest predictor of students' final grades in the course. This is a fascinating finding because the amount of weight the career assignments contributed to the overall course grade was relatively low. Additionally, while both models produced adequate fit indices, the human-informed model performed significantly better and resulted in more interpretable results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
22. CLARKSON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS PLACE SECOND IN NATIONAL PAPER COMPETITION
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Aircraft design ,College students ,Mechanical engineering ,Aerospace engineering ,College faculty ,Aviation ,Engineering students ,News, opinion and commentary ,Clarkson University - Abstract
POTSDAM, NY -- The following information was released by Clarkson University: This past weekend, April 4-6, five Clarkson students from the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering traveled with MAE [...]
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- 2019
23. KULTUREL-KONAK AND KONAK HONORED WITH ASEE BEST ALL-ZONES PAPER FOR 2018
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College faculty ,Parks ,Ethics ,Universities and colleges ,Engineering students ,Conferences and conventions ,Engineering schools ,College students ,News, opinion and commentary ,American Society for Engineering Education - Abstract
READING, Pa. -- The following information was released by Pennsylvania State University - University Park:Two Penn State Berks faculty members recently were honored by the American Society for Engineering Education [...]
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- 2019
24. A Scoping Literature Review of Engineering Thriving to Redefine Student Success.
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Gesun, Julianna S., Major, Justin C., Berger, Edward, Godwin, Allison, Jensen, Karin J., Chen, John, and Froiland, John Mark
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ENGINEERING education ,ENGINEERING teachers ,ENGINEERING students ,UNDERGRADUATE education ,STUDENT development - Abstract
Background: The importance of thriving is well-established, but little is known about thriving for undergraduate engineering students. We introduce engineering thriving as the process by which engineering students develop optimal functioning in undergraduate engineering programs. Since thriving is currently underexplored in the engineering education literature, we investigated the larger body of literature on engineering student success. Purpose: We introduce the concept of engineering thriving to synthesize the largely discrete existing bodies of literature on engineering student success to bring together many different perspectives, methodological approaches, and findings that shape our understanding of engineering thriving. Our work on thriving unites disparate lines of research on engineering student success, challenges the assumption that addressing barriers automatically leads to success, and strives to change the way engineering education views student success. Scope/Method: We used the scoping literature review method to investigate papers on undergraduate engineering student success. Four databases were searched, yielding 726 initial papers that studied separate dimensions of engineering student success, such as academic, personal, cognitive, and behavioral. We integrated the relationships among these dimensions to develop an understanding of engineering thriving. Our final analysis included 68 papers after removing duplicates and applying selection criteria. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that an engineering student thriving includes multiple dimensions of success, involves cyclical processes of growth and adaptation, and consists of synergistic competencies that should ideally be studied together with as many other competencies as possible. These findings support the conclusion that engineering thriving can be understood as helping students manage constantly changing internal and external factors within the broader engineering education system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
25. Lessons Learned: Findings from an External Evaluation of a STEM Teaching and Learning Center (Lessons Learned Paper #2 of 2).
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Zappe, Sarah E., Jordan, Deb, Spiegel, Sam, Sanders, Megan, and Cutler, Stephanie
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STEM education ,CLASSROOM learning centers ,ENGINEERING students ,ENGINEERING education ,TEACHING - Published
- 2022
26. Learning method design for engineering students to be prepared for Industry 4.0: a Kaizen approach
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Hasan, Md. Zahid, Mallik, Avijit, and Tsou, Jia-Chi
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- 2021
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27. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS SHARE FIRST PLACE IN AIAA PAPER COMPETITION
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Aircraft design ,Aerospace engineering ,Engineering students ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Troy, NY -- The following information was released by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students each receive $1,500 for papers on design optimization By SCER Staff Two aeronautical engineering [...]
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- 2018
28. Evaluation of Final Examination Papers in Engineering: A Case Study Using Bloom's Taxonomy.
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Swart, Arthur James
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EXAMINATIONS , *ELECTRICAL engineering examinations , *ENGINEERING , *BLOOM'S taxonomy , *ENGINEERING students ,EXAMINATIONS, questions, etc. - Abstract
Questions are used to obtain information, stimulate thinking, and redirect reasoning. Academics in higher education use questions on a daily basis to stimulate thinking and reasoning in students. Final examination papers are used by academics to assess the retention and application skills of students. The assumption, however, exists that questions relating to application skills at universities of technology should start to dominate the higher academic levels in education, with a subsequent drop in questions regarding retention skills. These questions may be categorized as either higher order or lower order questions. This article attempts to distinguish between these two types of questions in light of Bloom's taxonomy, with similar concepts such as deep and surface learning being examined. The literature review is applied to an electrical engineering module titled Electronics, which serves as the case study. The results of this study indicate that a high percentage of the final examination papers dealt with the objective "Application," where students had to make use of numerous mathematical equations to solve various unknowns. The results also indicated that academics in electronics are using more lower order than higher order questions in their final examination papers. A balance is suggested between these two types of questions for various academic levels at universities of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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29. Career Certainty: Differences Between Career Certain and Uncertain Engineering Students.
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Schadl, Bernhard, Sheppard, Sheri, and Chen, Helen L.
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ENGINEERING students , *RESEARCH papers (Students) , *UNDERGRADUATES , *ENGINEERING , *STUDENTS - Abstract
To gain a deeper understanding of the career decisions of undergraduate engineering students, this research paper explores the differences between students who show a high degree of career certainty and those who are rather uncertain about what their professional future should look like. These analyses were based on a dataset from a nationwide survey of engineering undergraduates (n=5,819) from 27 institutions in the United States. The survey was designed with an interest in understanding engineering students' career pathways. For the purpose of this study, students were designated as either "career uncertain" or "career certain" according to their survey answers. Those two groups were then compared against a variety of background characteristics, past experiences and personality variables. The results suggest that career uncertain and career certain students do not differ on background variables such as gender, age or family income. However, when it comes to students' past experiences, the percentage of students who had already gained internship experiences during their time in college was significantly higher among career certain students as compared to career uncertain students. As expected, seniors were more certain about their professional future than juniors. Similarly, a higher percentage of career certain students reported talking about their professional future with other students or faculty members more frequently. Furthermore, career certain students were significantly more likely to show a higher level of innovation self-efficacy and engineering task self-efficacy. In addition, career certain students were more likely to have career goals that involved innovation and they also considered several job characteristics as more important than did uncertain students. On average, career certain engineering students were also more certain about staying in engineering one, five and ten years after graduation. Overall, the results of this research suggest that more hands-on experiences and fostering stronger beliefs in their engineering skills can contribute to undergraduates becoming more certain about their future professional careers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
30. The Academic and Personal Experiences of Engineering Technology and Welding Technology Students: A Literature Review.
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Vempala, Vibhavari and Mondisa, Joi-Lynn
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LITERATURE reviews ,ENGINEERING students ,TECHNICAL literature ,RESEARCH questions ,ECONOMIC forecasting - Abstract
Objective/Research Question: There is a growing demand for skilled workers in engineering and technology fields. However, the number of engineering technology degrees awarded is much less compared to engineering, and a high percentage of students in engineering technology do not persist beyond the first year. To meet the demands for skilled workers, it is important to understand the experiences of engineering technology students to identify factors that contribute to their matriculation and persistence. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research that exists on the academic and personal experiences of engineering technology and welding technology students. The research questions guiding this study are: (a) what are the academic and personal experiences of engineering technology and welding technology students at 2- and 4-year institutions? and (b) what are students' experiences with persisting in engineering technology? Methods: Using our research questions and predetermined inclusion criteria, we performed a literature review of relevant articles retrieved from Scopus and ERIC ProQuest databases. Results: We identify three areas of opportunities for future research examination: (a) experiences of students of marginalized populations in engineering technology, (b) how to leverage career and technical education and 2-year engineering technology programs to support matriculation, and (c) ways to address the negative stigma associated with engineering technology programs. Conclusions/Contributions: To meet the demands of the nation's economy and future workforce, it is important to further examine the experiences of engineering technology students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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31. A predictive model for classifying college students' academic performance based on visual-spatial skills.
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Min Ji, Jintao Le, Bolun Chen, and Zhe Li
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ENGINEERING students ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,EVIDENCE gaps ,SCIENCE students ,ACHIEVEMENT - Abstract
As the application of visual-spatial skills in academic disciplines, vocational fields and daily life is becoming more and more prominent, it is of great theoretical and practical significance how to make use of big data and artificial intelligence technology to conduct research on the relationship between visual-spatial skills and students' grades. This paper explores and analyses from the perspective of artificial intelligence, combining students' visual-spatial skills and students' specific attribute characteristics to construct an expert system, which defines the prediction of academic performance as a classification problem corresponding to the five categories of excellent, good, moderate, passing, and weak, respectively, and based on which a deep neural network-based classification prediction model for students' performance is designed. The experimental results show that visual-spatial skills plays an important role in the professional learning of science and engineering students, while the classification model designed in this paper has high accuracy in the grade prediction process. This paper not only helps to fill the gaps in the current research field, but is also expected to provide scientific basis for educational practice and promote the development of the education field in a more intelligent and personalized direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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32. A Conceptual Framework on Imaginative Education-Based Engineering Curriculum.
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Raza, Kashif, Li, Simon, and Chua, Catherine
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ENGINEERING education ,ENGINEERING students ,CURRICULUM ,EDUCATIONAL planning ,SOFT skills - Abstract
Traditional engineering education (Eng. Ed) has received criticism for restricting student learning and experiences to practical skills development while ignoring the significance of fostering cognitive skills that encourage higher order thinking, criticality, and self-reflexivity. Imaginative education (IE) has emerged as a consideration for replacing such skills focused engineering curricula with interactive, engaging, and student-centered pedagogical approaches. However, existing literature on the topic as well as Egan's (1997) own explanation of the five stages of understanding (somatic, mythic, romantic, philosophic, and ironic) are mainly focused on K-12 contexts, leaving limited resources and insights for higher education contexts. This calls for theoretical and practical expansion of the topic where development and implementation of IE-informed Eng. Ed for adult engineering students remain the focus. To respond to this call, this conceptual paper focuses on two main points. First, it attempts to unpack the theoretical underpinnings of the five stages of IE to understand what each stage means for educators and learners in higher education engineering contexts. Second, after outlining the challenges that traditional Eng. Ed is facing in a globalized world today and the initiatives from the field to address them, it discusses the promises IE can bring to make Eng. Ed more effective, inclusive, and relevant. Overall, the intention in this paper is to turn to the theoretical tensions that may emerge when considering IE as an approach to re-imagine and expand Eng. Ed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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33. Using Paper-and-Pencil Solutions to Assess Problem Solving Skill.
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TARABAN, ROMAN, CRAIG, CURTIS, and ANDERSON, EDWARD E.
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ENGINEERING students , *JOB skills , *PROBLEM solving , *COGNITION , *QUALITATIVE research , *QUANTITATIVE research , *TRAINING - Abstract
BACKGROUND Problem solving practice involving paper-and-pencil solutions is a common activity in undergraduate engineering training. This paper addresses three questions: What indicators of problem-solving skill are available in paper-and-pencil solutions, beyond a simple accuracy measure? Can these indicators distinguish between problem solvers in terms of their skill level? How can these indicators be used to improve the effectiveness of instructor feedback to problem-solving exercises? PURPOSE (HYPOTHESIS) Based on the published literature on cognition and problem solving, several indicators were hypothesized to signal knowledge and skill: an accurate free-body diagram, specification of assumptions, accurate expansion of key principles, strategic (forward) inferences, and checking equations and solutions. DESIGN/METHOD A mixed experimental methodology was applied that combined qualitative and quantitative analyses. The qualitative data was comprised of paper-and-pencil solutions and video recordings of participants while they solved problems. Frequency counts of skill indicators and grader-assigned scores comprised the quantitative data. RESULTS Statistical tests confirmed that the hypothesized indicators were associated with individuals' level of skill. However, reliable evidence for these indicators was only partially found in the paper-and-pencil solutions and could only be firmly established by including data from the video recordings. CONCLUSIONS The results show that paper-and-pencil solutions can be diagnostic of the strengths and weaknesses of problem-solvers. However, to provide useful and reliable feedback to students, these solutions must be supplemented with additional input, possibly through regular structured sampling throughout a course, or through more extensive use of computer resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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34. Modeling of student academic achievement in engineering education using cognitive and non-cognitive factors
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Al-Sheeb, Bothaina A., Hamouda, A.M., and Abdella, Galal M.
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- 2019
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35. Developing engineering students’ willingness and ability to perform creative tasks
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Pettersen, Inger Beate, Åmo, Bjørn Willy, van der Lingen, Elma, Håvåg Voldsund, Kari, and Johnstad Bragelien, Judit
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- 2019
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36. The paper beam: hands-on design for team work experience of freshman in engineering.
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Kalkani, EfrossiniC., Boussiakou, IrisK., and Boussiakou, LedaG.
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ENGINEERING education , *ENGINEERING students , *COLLEGE teachers , *ENGINEERING design , *ENGINEERING - Abstract
The present research refers to the assigning of a hands-on group project to freshman engineering students, evaluating their performance, and deriving conclusions on student benefits and educational advances. The research procedure included action plans for the instructor and the students, instructions to the students on performing the work, organizational instructions to the teams and reporting guidelines, and evaluation of the success of the project. The main outcomes refer to the team co-operation, the performance of tasks, the quality of results and the reporting effectiveness. The ‘paper beam’ project benefited the student’s learning and proved the need of complementary learning styles in teams, of the appreciation of quality performance and results, as well as of the accuracy in project details. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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37. The Experimental Contribution of Petrus Van Musschenbroek to the Discovery of a Buckling Formula in the Early 18th Century.
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Godoy, Luis A. and Elishakoff, Isaac
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EIGHTEENTH century ,ENGINEERING students ,PAPER arts ,BOOK industry exhibitions ,MECHANICAL buckling - Abstract
This paper concentrates on the work by Petrus van Musschenbroek published in 1729, constituting apparently the first study in the literature on column buckling. To understand the significance of Musschenbroek's contribution, we provide the combined personal, historic and scientific contexts in which he carried out his studies; he was the first researcher to deal with the failure of compressed elements as a new phenomenon. Most unfortunately, his name is not currently known except for a small circle of historians of science, whereas engineering students at present are told that buckling should be associated with the name of Leonhard Euler. We fully share the idea of Benvenuto stating that "Musschenbroek's experimental law is of considerable historical interest." The contributions in his 1729 book are shown not only to include his experimental work but Musschenbroek also devised a design procedure for column buckling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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38. Khan Academy Style Videos For Sophomore To Senior Aerospace Engineering Courses (Work in Progress Paper).
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Valasek, John, Fowler, Debra A., and Poling, Nate
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COLLEGE sophomores ,AEROSPACE engineering ,ENGINEERING education ,ENGINEERING students ,CURRICULUM - Abstract
Aerospace engineering students frequently encounter difficulty in their upper division courses because the course material is not only advanced but strongly specific to aerospace technical details, compared to the general engineering content of the lower division courses. Consequently students must learn many concepts and analysis techniques which are new to them. The objective of the work described in this paper is to improve student understanding and mastery and retention of specific technical theories, concepts, and methods as defined by specific ABET outcomes. The approach is to develop a series of Khan Academy style videos which are specific to aerospace engineering topics which students historically find challenging to understand and master. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
39. Integrating Research into the Undergraduate Engineering Experience.
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Lemley, Evan C., Stewart, James E., Gillispie, Aric M., Armstrong, Grant M., and Seay, Lillian Gabrielle
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CONFERENCE papers , *ENGINEERING students , *UNDERGRADUATES , *EMBEDDED computer systems , *EDUCATION - Abstract
At the University of Central Oklahoma we have successfully embedded undergraduate students in research projects; these projects often result in conference papers and other products with these students as lead and co-authors. Here we discuss our overall environment of embedding students early in their engineering curriculum through their senior design course. Our focus has been on exposing students to core research skills, open-ended problem-solving and design, and every possible venue for student practice of communication skills. The end result over seven years has been a strong string of senior design projects, research productivity, and employment and/or graduate school acceptance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
40. On an Upward Trend: Reflection in Engineering Education.
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Sepp, Lauren A., Orand, Mania, Turns, Jennifer A., Thomas, Lauren D., Sattler, Brook, and Atman, Cynthia J.
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ENGINEERING education ,SCHOLARSHIPS ,ENGINEERING students ,ENDOWMENT of research ,GRANTS (Money) - Abstract
In this paper, we are interested in exploring the question: how much explicit, named attention has reflection received in engineering education scholarship and how do we interpret these results? We conducted a systematic literature review of the ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) conference publications to better understand the role of reflection in engineering education scholarship through assessing the number of papers that involve reflection in some way. In our search, we categorized the publications by scope of reflection: the extent to which reflection is mentioned, and type of reflection: how reflection is being operationalized. As a result of our findings, it is evident that there has been a significant and recognizable upward trend in the explicit attention to reflection across the body of the ASEE conference publications. Understanding the trends of reflection across literature can help us further analyze its prevalence and importance in the engineering education community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
41. Roadmapping towards sustainability proficiency in engineering education
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Rodriguez-Andara, Alejandro, Río-Belver, Rosa María, Rodríguez-Salvador, Marisela, and Lezama-Nicolás, René
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- 2018
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42. Framing the Research and Engaging the Reader in Graduate Engineering Students' Abstracts.
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Bogdanović, Vesna and Gak, Dragana
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ENGINEERING students ,GRADUATE students ,SENTENCES (Grammar) ,STUDENT engagement ,CORPORA ,QUANTITATIVE research - Abstract
Writing an abstract is a challenging assignment for graduate students as it requires condensing all the extensive research into a few sentences, providing sufficient background knowledge, and presenting findings compellingly to the academic community. This study observes how graduate engineering students cope with writing their abstracts for their first published papers, with a specific focus on metadiscourse. The study is based on the learner corpus of 1,746 abstracts (117,535 words) written by non-native English speakers in English and Serbian during their Master's studies. The research follows Hyland's taxonomy, focusing on interactive frame markers and interactional engagement markers, together with metadiscursive nouns in order to uncover cross-linguistic patterns and pedagogical implications. The comparison of the absolute and relative frequency with statistical significance and log likelihood between Serbian and English sub-corpora demonstrates that students tend to use frame markers with greater frequency in Serbian abstracts than in English ones. Additionally, engagement markers, and especially directives, are used twice as often as frame markers in both sub-corpora, with a higher prevalence in English abstracts. Following the qualitative and quantitative analyses, the findings offer pedagogical implications related to the range of frame markers and metadiscursive nouns used by students to introduce their research aims and the range of engagement markers used to engage readers in their research and thus claim their credibility in academic writing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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43. Daniel W. Mead Student Paper Contest winners.
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Brennan, Rachel A. and Johnson, Darcie B.
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ENGINEERING students , *SCIENCE projects , *SCIENCE education ,COMPETITIONS - Abstract
Presents the science projects by engineering students recognized in the 1997 Daniel W. Mead Student Paper Contest in the United States. Participation of three universities; Projects presented; Scientific relevance.
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- 1998
44. Paper-Clip Case: A Practical Activity to Improve Statistical Thinking for Engineering Students.
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Viles, E.
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STATISTICS education , *ENGINEERING students , *STATISTICAL reliability , *INDUSTRIAL statistics , *REASONING , *PROBLEM solving - Abstract
In this article I present an activity introducing statistical concepts to engineering students to help them develop inductive reasoning and problem-solving skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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45. Taking Stock: An Analysis of the Publishing Record as Represented by the Journal of Engineering Education.
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WHITIN, KATHERINE and SHEPPARD, SHERI
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ENGINEERING education in universities & colleges ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SCHOLARSHIPS ,ENGINEERING teachers ,ENGINEERING students ,TECHNICAL literature - Abstract
The Journal of Engineering Education emerged in the engineering education community in 1993 as a continuation of the American Society of Engineering Education's journal, Engineering Education. The Journal of Engineering Education was to play a role in the broadening of engineering education culture by helping to bring the scholarship of engineering education to the same level of respect and recognition in the faculty reward system as traditional scholarship in engineering sciences. In doing so, the journal hoped to keep pace with and encourage the significant changes in engineering education needed to prepare for the challenges of 21st century practice. This paper discusses the engineering education environment as reflected in six years of papers published in the Journal of Engineering Education from 1996 to 2001. Topics of papers are identified, along with changes and trends in these topics during the six-year period. In addition, characteristics of particularly convincing papers are enumerated and discussed. This paper is offered as a summary and review of this six-year body of work on engineering education and should aid the engineering education community in reflecting on the success of the Journal in promoting and encouraging the scholarship of teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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46. Complete Research Paper: Implementation of an Introductory Module on Biogeotechnics in a Freshman Engineering Course.
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Larson, Jean S., Dalal, Medha, Savenye, Wilhelmina C., Zapata, Claudia Elena, Hamdan, Nasser, and Kavazanjian Jr., Edward
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ENGINEERING ,ENGINEERS ,ENGINEERING students ,INTERDISCIPLINARY education ,GEOTECHNICAL engineering - Abstract
This Complete Research paper describes a one-lesson instructional module introducing biogeotechnical engineering that has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of engineers and educators for use in freshman-level introduction to engineering courses. The primary aims in developing the module were to educate incoming engineering students regarding the field of biogeotechnics and motivate them to pursue it further. Expanding research and innovation in this emerging area requires providing students with an understanding of the principles of this new paradigm for developing sustainable solutions in geotechnical engineering applications. Field trials of the instructional module, which included pre-and post-assessments, were conducted in two sections of a freshman engineering course at a large southwestern university in the United States. Evaluation data were collected regarding student knowledge gains and attitudes. Both the overall gain in technical knowledge and positive attitudes toward the field of biogeotechnical engineering were reflected in participant responses. With the advent and development of this new field, this work represents a pioneering effort in the biogeotechnical engineering education space. Looking ahead, the study could contribute toward longitudinal research in understanding the best practices of interdisciplinary approaches to developing engineering instruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
47. Mapping Engineering Leadership Research through an AI-enabled Systematic Literature Review.
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Kendall, Meagan R., Handley, Meg, Novoselich, Brian J., and Dabkowski, Matthew
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UNIVERSITY research ,RESEARCH bias ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,QUANTITATIVE research ,META-analysis ,ENGINEERING students - Abstract
Research in engineering leadership (EL) has seen substantial growth due to the increased recognition that engineering students' leadership development is essential to their holistic development as engineers [1]. To support the continued growth of this nascent field, it is vital to examine its history and identify growth opportunities that accelerate EL development and broaden its impact. Identifying, codifying, and synthesizing the previous research in EL will provide crucial foundations for advancement and reduce the likelihood of redundant efforts [2]. A substantial portion of the research on EL is published through the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). In particular, EL thought leaders often publish through a division focused on supporting EL education, educators, and researchers, the Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD). This review explores how the focus of research in this field has evolved over the past 26 years within ASEE and identifies patterns in research populations, theoretical frameworks, and methods. Therefore, this research paper aligns with the Inform portion of the ASEE LEAD Division's Inform/Develop/Explore/Assess strategic initiative framework and describes our systematic review of key EL literature. Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled mixed-methods approach, modified from those outlined by Borrego et al. in [2], this systematic literature review is conducted on all papers published in the ASEE conferences' proceedings between 1996 and 2021 with the word "leadership" in the title. We also include all papers published through the LEAD division. Papers included must focus on EL and be available in a finalized state from the ASEE PEER repository. The systematic review employs both quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine the state of knowledge in the field. This analysis uses AI to quantize word frequency in the abstracts and then a cluster analysis of the resulting matrices. We then compare these clusters to an adapted version of Terenzini and Reason's college impacts framework of influences on student learning and persistence to identify potential areas for growth in the EL literature. We also map the clusters over time to explore the evolution in the research focus of the field since 1996, noting key events that may have contributed to shifts in focus. This systematic review of the EL literature is intended to advance knowledge of the field by categorizing prior work and detailing the evolution of research topics, methods, and populations. Thus, the results will expand future EL research by documenting the field's foundations, progression, and potential future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
48. VBL Collaborative: An Approach for Teaching Complex Transmission Line Problem Statements.
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Mergu, Rohini R., Shelke, Rupali J., Shetgar, Piyusha S., and Thalange, Asha V.
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TEACHING teams ,ENGINEERING students ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,EXPERIMENTAL groups ,DENTAL metallurgy ,EDUCATORS - Abstract
The educator's choice of techniques is intended to foster a strong love of learning. The different methods of learning can improve learners' abilities. The need of pupils to learn cannot be met by only conventional teaching. When pupils graphically answer the provided question, this is clearly seen. This paper studied students' performance for the graph based topic 'Smith Chart' for the course 'Radar and Microwave Engineering' for the third year of engineering students. Total 64 students of the same class considered for the experiment. Video based learning (VBL) is methodology is used in this paper. Total 64 students learn the said chart (Smith Chart) through videos. VBL along with collaborative approach is carried out for experimental group. The two group posttest is carried out. The two group post test results presented in the paper. The assessment is carried out w.r.to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Bloom's Level (BL). The objectives of the study are to introduce and make students understand Smith chart (BL: Understand, LO1); to determine transmission line parameters and impedance along the line (BL: Apply, LO2); to examine the effect of load variations on transmission line parameters. (BL: Analyze, LO3). The results w.r.to LOs and BL are presented in this paper for both control and experimental group. To assess the level of effectiveness of the intervention feedback is taken from experimental group. Almost 96% students liked the activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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49. Students’ view of Quantum Information Technologies, part 2.
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Wojtkowski, Marcin, Bartoszewski, Michał, Buchwald, Wojciech, Joachimczyk, Karolina, Kawala, Ada, and Romaniuk, Ryszard S.
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QUANTUM information theory ,ENGINEERING students ,INFORMATION & communication technologies ,QUANTUM computing ,INTERNET security - Abstract
The aim of the paper is to show how graduated engineering students in classical ICT view practically the advent of the QIT. The students do their theses in El.Eng. and ICT and were asked how to implement now or in the future the QIT in their current or future work. Most of them have strictly defined research topics and in some cases the realization stage is advanced. Thus, most of the potential QIT application areas are defined and quite narrow. In such a case, the issue to be considered is the incorporation of QIT components and interfaces into the existing ICT infrastructure, software and hardware alike, and propose a solution as a reasonable functional hybrid system. The QIT components or circuits are not standalone in most cases, they should be somehow incorporated into existing environment, with a measurable added value. Not an easy task indeed. We have to excuse the students if the proposed solutions are not ripe enough. The exercise was proposed as an on-purpose publication workshop, related strictly to the fast and fascinating development of the QIT. The paper is a continuation of publishing exercises with previous groups of students participating in QIT lectures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. Top-scoring engineering students fail in one paper
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Engineering students ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Byline: Amit Srivastava Panvel: About 20 students of Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics of Pillai College of Engineering, Panvel, are planning to register a complaint with the Mumbai University after [...]
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- 2013
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