panel, and a diversity, equity,and inclusion (DEI) reflective session. The peer support is extended at the end of the REUexperience, as students come together at one of the network sites to present their research andposters via virtual and in-person means; they also tour the facilities to learn more about thevarious aspects of research outside of their assigned REU site. Overall, students show an increasein the research skills gained throughout the REU program. The students are monitoredlongitudinally to learn more about their career paths after they exit the REU program.BackgroundThere continues to be a great need to encourage and prepare a diverse group of undergraduateengineering students to persist in their degree programs and, ultimately
that a fairly large percentage of our participants are first or second yearcollege students or come from a community college environment (about 20% overall). For thesestudents in particular the REU program is especially valuable in motivating participants topursue high education and STEM-related careers.(2)Research Skills and Professional Development:The multi-programming model of the REU site in Nanotechnology for Health, Energy, and theEnvironment provides students with considerable opportunity for skill refinement in researchtraining, professional development, and graduate school preparedness. As many of our REUparticipants (about 20%) have come from a community college environment in whichdevelopment of such skills is a greater challenge
EducationAbstract—Women and minortized groups share a common sense of belonging or, moreaccurately, lack of a sense of belonging in STEM, which exacerbates their underrepresentation inSTEM education and careers. Furthermore, an abundance of literature demonstrates that thisshared lack of belonging negatively influences their academic performance and persistence. Inengineering education specifically, research indicates that a lack of belonging contributes toundergraduate student attrition regardless of gender and race/ethnicity.Therefore, we proposed a project entitled “Promoviendo el Éxito Estudiantil a través de unSistema de Apoyo (PromESA): Promoting Student Success through a Social, Academic, andInstitutional Support System in Engineering Education
areas. Women's sense of belonging is crucialto higher education institutions, especially in highly masculinized careers such as engineering.It increases academic motivation and can influence their success in higher education.However, statistics worldwide show that the increase in the sense of belonging and, thus, inthe participation of women in STEM areas has not risen enough to reduce the gender gap. Inthe current research work, we present data collected over one semester in an EngineeringSchool at a large private university in Chile. Our main objective is to diagnose and analyzethe students' sense of belonging in social and academic areas, their self-efficacy, andperceived institutional support from a gender perspective. With a quantitative
their log-in time for each event (collected by Zoom andwith respect to the total duration of each event). Finally, we looked into the number of uniquevisits to the Share and Learn webpage [22] to assess offline engagement of the community withthese events.We also surveyed the participants on their perception of the Share and Learn event’s value totheir career, professional development, and teaching enhancement via an online survey after allof the events had occurred. Survey questions included the following questions listed in Table 1.These questions were used to assess research question 2, “what are the demographics of theparticipants of these events in terms of title, role, and institution?” In particular, a quantitativeanalysis of questions
outcome-based educational framework. She has also incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees.Prof. Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Professor Oscar Marcelo Suarez joined the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2000. He holds a BS in Aeronautical &
talent shortage.Recruiting the young generation to STEM and inspiring them to pursue related careers is crucial,but it is equally important to retain current STEM students and help them complete theirbachelor’s degrees successfully. In [1], two academic factors are identified that impact studentretention in engineering programs, namely: (1) difficulty of the curriculum and (2) poor teachingand advising. Engineering is known to be a difficult discipline. For the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering programs, students are expected toachieve several learning outcomes including an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complexengineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and
decade, education and training pedagogies and delivery processes havechanged dramatically. Currently, learners of all ages clamor for more flexibility in training. Thetraditional educational approach of full degrees in a discipline is being supplemented, and insome cases replaced, by shorter, focused training in specific skills sets. Micro-credentials areevidence of skills achieved and knowledge acquired. Stackable credentials resulting in micro-credentials are also on the rise. These offerings range from 100% on-line to a mix of face-to-faceinteractions over short periods of time (e.g., workshops that are 2 to 5 days). The delivery ofmost short courses, often advertised as fast tracking your career, preparing students to be work-force ready
Paper ID #40078Board 270: Engineering Faculty Members’ Experience of ProfessionalShame: Summary of Insights from Year TwoDr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James Huff is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Honors College Faculty Fellow at Harding University. He conducts transdisciplinary research on identity that lies at the nexus of applied psychology and engineering education. A recipient of the NSF CAREER grant (No. 2045392) and the director of the Beyond Professional Identity (BPI) lab, Dr. Huff has mentored numerous undergraduate students, doctoral students, and academic professionals from more
minor in Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ACBSS), and is a co-advisor for the minor. Additionally, she teaches the first course in the minor series, which covers the application of Python to current social science topics, as well as the use of programming in careers such as data analysis, user experience research, and econometrics.Jennifer Avena, San Jose State UniversityDavid Schuster, San Jose State UniversityWendy Lee, San Jose State UniversityDr. Belle Wei, San Jose State University Belle Wei is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San JosA©˜ State University (SJSU). Previous roles include: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State
chapters, proceedings, and technical reports. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creating a Pipeline of Future Engineers in Texas (Evaluation) (DEI) ABSTRACTIn Texas, the engineering program of study is one of multiple Career and Technology Educationpathways a school district may offer. The curriculum for these pathways can be adopted fromcommercial providers or locally developed by school districts. Project Lead the Way (PLTW)Engineering is a curriculum that can be adopted by schools in Texas to fulfill the EngineeringSTEM pathway. This study followed cohorts of PLTW students to determine what impact, ifany
Engineering Education, 2023 1 Connecting Classroom Curriculum to Local Contexts to Enhance Engineering Awareness in Elementary YouthProject OverviewThis paper reports on the year three findings of a National Science Foundation Research in theFormation of Engineers project focused on increasing rural and indigenous youth’s awareness ofengineering and engineering related careers. To reach this goal, we worked with elementaryteachers to connect the engineering activities taught in the classroom with local funds ofknowledge and local engineering opportunities (Hammack et al., 2022; Hammack et al., 2021).Each of the four participating
Award, The Nevada Women’s Fun Woman of Achievement Award, and the UNR College of Engineering Excellence Award.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of studenMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on engineering graduate students’ experiences and motivation centered on career planning and preparation
, and career traineeship inaerospace-centric fields. The streamlined process of recruitment and project-based learning incollaboration with NASA and other aerospace professionals has shown to be effective in trainingthe first cohort of undergraduate and graduate students during the first year of programimplementation.During the summer of 2022, 6 NASA interns and 6 summer Research Experiences forUndergraduate (REU) students participated in the 10-week summer program with professionaldevelopment (PD) program featuring project management, career planning, RCR training,self-reflection, and technical communication. Because research shows that STEM students citepositive mentoring experiences as the most crucial factor in their retention, we developed
-only 1 4 1 6 (18.2%) 4 Year / PhD 6 5 10 21 (63.6%)Our REU site did not have a focus on upper-division undergraduate students (i.e., juniors,seniors) and invited applications from students in all years of study. The intent was to provideresearch opportunities to students early in their education careers. This approach was successfulwith 54% of participants from lower-divisions (freshman, sophomore) and 46% from upper-divisions (junior, senior). The detailed distribution of participants by year of study across ourprogram’s 3 years are given in Table 3. A challenge of this recruitment strategy was that cohortshad students with a
engagement projects, evaluation tools and tech- nology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179Prof. Marcela Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Marcela Silva is the Academic Director at the Engineering Faculty of the Andres Bello University in Campus Santiago. She works as a teacher in the Construction Engineering career and supports innovation and entrepreneurship courses. She obtained a BacheloDr. Carolina Alvarado, California State University, Chico Dr. Alvarado is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Science Education at California State University, Chico. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics and a doctorate in Physics Education from
(e.g., theoretical, empirical, case study, etc.), student outcomes from therespective story-driven learning approaches tended to align across articles. Most commonly,outcomes tended to involve at least one of the following areas: 1) leadership and career skills, 2)well-being, 3) empowerment among marginalized groups, 4) self-concept clarity, 5) empathy andsense of belonging, and 6) learning skills and engagement. While the results from our analysisrevealed a relative paucity of story-driven learning in higher education, the conclusions show arange of positive impacts for students—highlighting the potential utility of story-driven learning. 2
a pathway from their undergraduate experience to graduateschool enrollment and ultimately graduate degree attainment [9], [10], and the STEM workforce[11], [12]. These areas of growth are often not the focus of STEM curricula but can have alasting impact on positive workplace outcomes [13].Further, the URFP partners with the university career center to align its objectives with theNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies toprovide opportunities for growth in STEM professional skills [14]. Fellows engage in activitiesto improve in the following areas: communication; critical thinking; equity & inclusion;leadership; professionalism; teamwork; and technology.Project ApproachThis project builds on
Instruments and IRB ProtocolThe pre- and post-survey is a critical component to answering the research questions posed in thestudy. The pilot survey implementation took place in the primary author’s engineering WaterChemistry course of Fall 2022 under University of Colorado Boulder’s Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB) protocol number 21-0473. The assessment tool was implemented before thecurricular intervention (week 5 of the course in September 2022) and was implemented againimmediately after the intervention ended (week 13 of the course in November 2022). This surveyis a combination of the Innovative Behavior Scale (Dyer et al., 2011), Very Brief InnovativeSelf-Efficacy Scale, Innovation Interests Scale, and Career Goals Innovative Work Scale (Scharet
Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002) in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Ms. Randi Sims, Clemson University Randi is a current Ph.D. student in the department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity. Her research interests center around undergraduate research experiences using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on education- ally based research projects with an emphasis on statistical analyses and big data.Kelsey Watts, Clemson University Kelsey Watts is a recent graduate of Clemson University. She is part of the Engineering Education Re- search Peer Review Training (EER PERT
create impact on female faculty’s identity. Traditionally, women areexpected to undertake a heavy burden of domestic work while playing the primary careprovider for educating and nurturing children in many cultures [5]. Women are much lesslikely aspired than men to develop career in masculine discipline if they anticipate futuredifficulties in pursuing and advancing careers [6]. Based on evidence suggested in theexisting literature, validations on whether women’s lower representation in STEM is causedby their obligations and unavoidable conflicts of undertaking multiple demanding roles andresponsibilities both at work and at home are valuable. More importantly, it is important toknow how female faculty of STEM perceive and negotiate their
change.Teachers play a significant role in helping students develop an awareness of, and interest indifferent career opportunities [1]. They also help shape a students’ self-efficacy and expectationswhich can have a significant impact on the student’s choice of careers [2]. Unfortunately, manyteachers either have little knowledge of the field of engineering or have misconceptions about thefield such as failing to identify engineering as a career that helps humanity [3-4]. EngineeringCommunity Engaged Learning (CEL) is an excellent way to help teachers understand howengineering, as well as other STEM careers, can have a high level of community engagementwhile using creativity to help humanity.For the 2022-2023 Global STEM cohort, RET participants engaged
opportunities ofengineering students are also constantly evolving [3]. Nowadays, engineering students arepursuing careers in more diversified areas that possess fluid work structures, and that requireengineers that are quick to adapt to change and effective at facilitating multidisciplinarycollaborations [3], [5], [10]. In this context, communication and teamwork are critical to thesuccess of early career engineers; these capabilities are a fundamental aspect of career growthand an integral trait of leadership [4], [10]–[12]. The ability to communicate effectively, todemonstrate teaming skills, and to work in dynamic teams is increasingly important, and must beconsidered a priority in engineering programs as they try to better prepare students for
, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from SRM University, India. Her research areas of interest are graduate student professional development for a career in academia, preparing future faculty, and using AI tools to solve non-traditional problems in engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Impact of first COOP experience on student retention and learning: A work in progressAbstractThis work-in-progress research paper examines the impact of the first COOP experience on engineeringstudent retention and students’ learning as measured by
required course for all engineeringmajors. As such, the faculty leading the program are still learning about the range ofbackgrounds, skills, and attitudes typical of their institution’s first-year students. The activitydescribed here serves two sets of intentions: 1) to collect baseline information for introducing students to engineering and buildingtheir confidence 2) to help instructors learn about their students’ backgrounds and attitudes to tailor thatintroduction from cohort to cohort.Speaking to the first motivation, new engineering students can be unsure about what anengineering career entails and are usually unaware of the breadth of available engineeringopportunities. Additionally, some first-year students have a narrow
provide a comprehensive review of college student mentoring research from 1990 to 2007.A key conclusion was that many mentoring studies have not been theoretically-based. Thisdeficiency had been recognized in a similar review by Jacobi in 1991. One consequence is a lackof common definition of mentoring in the literature. Another is difficulty in identifying the keycomponents of the mentoring relationship that are most critical in supporting students' academicsuccess. Crisp and Cruz point out that 'mentoring' may not be generalizable across studentpopulations (4-year vs. 2-year, majority vs. minority, different majors/career tracks, peer vs.faculty mentoring, etc.). Thus, continued investigation of potential links between mentoringattributes and
adecline in interest in STEM starting at age 11 [2]. A look at gender differences found that middleschool girls are much less likely to report interest in a STEM career than boys [3]. To counteractthis decline in interest, researchers have found a link between consistent engagement in anafterschool STEM program with an improved interest in STEM [3] [4]. However, attendance inan out-of-school (OST) program is often sporadic [5], and the duration of programs varieswidely [6]. Further investigation is needed on the amount of exposure to OST STEM as apredictor of interest in STEM, with gender as a moderator. This study explores this relationshipby examining a middle school STEM afterschool program serving a traditionallyunderrepresented group, low
Education, and director of the center for excellence in STEM education in the School of Engineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 P-12 Engineering Performance Matrices Where did They Come from and How can They be Used? (Research to Practice)IntroductionTo help remove barriers to engineering career pathways, foster a sense of belonging in the field,develop important skills for student success in any career they may choose, and ultimately createa transformed engineering workforce that can better serve the whole of society, it can be criticalto act early in the educational experiences provided
solutions in coastal communities. The minor is part of a more extensiveresearch, engagement, and education initiative at ODU to support adaptation and resilience forcoastal communities.The success of the minor will be measured through a combination of student performance andpost-graduation career paths, as well as through engagement with community partners to assessthe impact of students' work on coastal resilience. Ongoing assessment and evaluation of theminor's outcomes will ensure that it continues to meet the needs of both students and communities.New Course Additions for the Minor a. Managing the Climate Crisis i. Description - Managing the Climate Crisis is a course that provides a structured framework for developing
network of university resources, and guide students in the exploration and selection of amajor and career direction.360 Coaching builds on the Advising-as-Teaching learner-centered approach to advising atNorthwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science [4], andsimilarly aims to leverage a naturally developing community within our first-semesterengineering design course, EGR 101L – Engineering Design and Communication. While manyof our 360 Coaches are involved with our first-semester design course as either an instructor or adesign team technical mentor, this is not universally true; some of our 360 Coaches are notinvolved in our first-semester course. This is a distinction between our 360 Coaching programand