mentee cannot find a desirable mentors, the programadministrator finds a suitable mentor for him/her and make the connection for the student. Tosupport the users, the system also has some built-in questions and resources for both mentees andmentors. Both mentors and mentees can utilize these resources during the mentoring process.Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the mentorship used to happen face-to-face but was then shiftedto virtual meetings. Furthermore, the system sends automated reminders to both mentees andmentors from time to time to ensure that the mentor-mentee conversations are timely andrelevant (such as about mid-term exam, Thanksgiving break, spring break, finals, career fairs,etc. depending upon the time of a semester).With respect
from these surveys were used to improve the workshops over timeensuring they met the needs of the families involved.MethodsFor this paper, we chose an autoethnographic approach. Autoethnographies allow for the first-hand examination of researchers’ experiences [31]. Others in engineering education have usedsimilar approaches to share experiences as graduate students (e.g., [32]), instructors (e.g., [33])and early career faculty (e.g., [34]). As researchers in these informal learning spaces, we werefascinated by the past work of others and interested in understanding the similarities anddifferences between our lived experiences in informal STEM learning spaces. Our goal was togenerate recommendations for others interested in working in this
attribute emphasized by industries and businessesfor a successful career in STEM fields. Nevertheless, the current scenario is that students inSTEM fields, with their increased demand for more specialized skills in fewer credit hourscombined with a lack of emphasis on writing from engineering faculty members, makeaddressing this need difficult. In addition, students in engineering fields often do not valuewriting skills and underestimate the amount of writing they will do in their careers. Hence, it isessential to understand and quantify the level of writing skills STEM students exhibit in theirtechnical courses so that mitigation efforts can be designed using commonly available resourcesto enhance this important skillset among the students
). Gaining an employment edge: The impact of study abroad on 21st century skills & career prospects in the United States. Institute of International Education.Green, M. (2020). Measuring and assessing internationalization. NAFSA: Association of International Educators Measuring and Assessing Internationalization. Retrieved from http://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/Internationalizing_Highe r_Education/Gl obal_Learning_in_General_Education/ (02/21/2020)Kiely, R. (2004). A chameleon with a complex: Searching for transformation in international service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 10(2), 1-17.Kolb, D. A. (1999). Learning style inventory, version 3. Boston: The Hay
sixth-grade student without a large fee. The program also built upon Annie’sgeneral interest in science and curiosity about engineering. By the end of the program, Angela(maternal caregiver) described how they as a family were thinking more like engineers as bothcaregivers had a career in social work. Angela stated, “I think the one thing it taught us,especially in our house is it's okay to try something and mess up, which I think is a hard lesson tolearn.” She provided an example of how they used a measuring tape and discussed how torearrange their patio furniture to maximize the space as opposed to “put[ting] it all out” andleaving it as is.The Hand family generated three initial problems before deciding to find a way to support andsecure
paper describes the requirements, procedures, benefits, and results to date in the development of a dual degreeprogram for engineering students from the Universidad of Monterrey (UDEM) and Nagaoka University of Technology(NUT), certainly the most successful program of its kind in Mexico because of its results and the peculiarities that had tobe resolved. It is also an example of collaboration with regional industry, because there is a great amount of Japaneseinvestment.In the fifteen years that the program has lasted, more than 100 students have graduated from Mechanical Engineeringand Information Systems careers, and more than 20 Japanese professors have visited UDEM to evaluate and enrich theprogram.The program consists of an intensive
Wisconsin.Kevin CooperBenjamin Reid Ben Reid is the founder and executive director of Impact Allies, which advances STEM education and careers through research, development, management, and evaluation. Federal-grant supported projects that Ben has been involved with through Impact Allies and colleges/universities over the past ten years include the categories of energy, electric vehicles, water, food, manufacturing, cybersecurity, control and data systems, land management, student/career pathways, scholarship programs, and grant ecosystems.Christopher Baechle Dr. Baechle holds a Ph.D. in computer science and has published over a dozen journal, book, and conference articles in the field of data mining and machine learning. Dr
Paper ID #36733Training the Trainers: Preparing Facilitators to ProvideProfessional Development for Engineers and ScientistsAstri BriliyantiJulie Rojewski Julie Rojewski, Ph.D. is Director of Graduate Career Development in The Graduate School at Michigan State University.Dirk Joel-luchini Colbry (Research Specilest)Kathleen Luchini Colbry (Assistant Dean, Engineering Graduate StudentServices) Katy Luchini Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of the NSF
) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Shifting to a Virtual Summer STEM Program for High School Students (Evaluation) Alison Haugh Nowariak, Annika Gehl, Gillian RoehrigAbstractThe number of STEM jobs is growing so rapidly that there are projected shortages of up to 3.5million STEM workers in the United States in the next five years. Additionally, STEM fields,particularly engineering, lack diversity with female students and students of colorunderrepresented in STEM majors and STEM careers. For example, while 25% of the U.S.population are people of color, this group only constitutes 11% of STEM professionals.Similarly, people of color represent 27
with a desire to dosomething positive about it. Regarding compassion within the context of service-learning (SL) andthe development of engineers generally, we ask: 1. Does the use of service-learning, development engineering experiences increase compassion in engineering students towards those for whom the design should benefit? 2. Does the use of these types of experiences increase professionalism and quality of effort in engineering students? 3. Do any potential gains in engineering student compassion and quality seem likely to continue into their careers?Previous work on compassion’s role in engineering service-learningThere have been many service-learning projects in engineering, as the discipline lends
solving opportunities versus traditional lecturing.For biomedical engineers (BME), the importance often holds greater weight given the nature ofthe field. As evidenced from the BME Council of Chairs meeting in 2019, academic surveyparticipants ranked statistics at the top of the list for importance to the career paths for BMEstudents [3]. Thus, it is critical for students to receive adequate statistics training and experiencein their undergraduate curriculum with focus on relevant applications. However, training inbiostatistics varies greatly from program to program. It can range from small elementsincorporated within multiple courses throughout a curriculum to full stand-alone statisticscourses or a combination. An evaluation of available degree
publications have appeared in a variety of journals, including Gender & Society, Social Currents, and Research in Higher Education. She is a co-editor of the volume, Intersectionality and Higher Education: Identity and Inequality on College Campuses (2019, Rutgers University Press). She is the author of Race, Class and Choice in Latino/a Higher Education: Pathways in the College-for-All Era (2017, Palgrave Macmillan). She is the recipient of a 2015 NSF CAREER award, investigating intersectional inequalities in STEM and non-STEM undergraduate pathways. From 2016–2020, she was a co-PI of the Life Sciences Mentoring Program, which matched incoming life sciences majors with near-peer mentors to provide mentoring training
Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Dr. Fletcher uses large-scale data sets to conduct research using mixed- methodologies focused her target populations. She is a 2022 NSF CAREER awardee for a project centered on developing a database using quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data on STEM professionals experiences beginning in K-12 to their current professional occupations. She is an elected steering committee member for EngineerGirl, the leading initiative for the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to increase the number of girls going into engineering. Her awarded grants include NSF RFE, NSF RAPID focused on COVID-19, Department of Energy (DOE) NNSA MSI Partnership Program grant and several corporate and
career at Cal Poly, Kevin practiced holistic design with Ove Arup & Partners (ARUP).Scott Mason FrancisBrent Alan Perkins (Mr.) Brent Perkins is a project structural engineer with Dudley Williams and Associates, P.A. in Wichita, Kansas. In 2000, Brent graduated from Kansas State University with both a Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Architectural Engineer. Brent is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas and a licensed Structural Engineer in the State of Nebraska. Brent is a Charter Member of the Structural Engineers Association of Kansas and Missouri and serves as a member on the National Council of Structural Engineers Association Basic Education Committee
questions regarding how theyviewed the climate of diversity and inclusion within their classes and the university at large.Multiple mentoring efforts were also started so that students received support in their collegiatecareers. With regards to inclusive pedagogy, the department faculty were encouraged to developrelevant examples for students’ career developments. These examples addressed diversity from aglobal perspective as well as domestic issues of inequality. With the grant approaching its end,there was increased efforts to make sustainable change within the whole university. Withbacking from the grant, faculty members received internal funds that focused on the develop ofinclusive pedagogy. This occurred twice during the lifetime of the
2022 Belize research participants.Evidence of EfficacyEvidence of efficacy discussed below are from quantitative post-participation surveys andparticipant tracking for ELCIR and a brief qualitative post-participation survey for the Belizeparticipants. External evaluation sought to understand the impact ELCIR experience had onparticipant learning, perspectives, educational and career goals, and orientation toward graduateschool. The academic unit at TAMU that sponsored the ELCIR/IRAP programming also soughtto quantify impact on participants. Their focus was learning specific to student’s degreeprograms, conception of and skill in research endeavors, leadership, interpersonal and technicalcommunication, networking, teamwork, self-management, and
of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Mitzi Desselles (Associate Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com S-STEM Summer, Sophomore Bridge: Successes of Two Cohorts and Experiences of our Year 5 CohortLouisiana Tech University has completed its fifth year of an S-STEM Scholarship Program toserve as a Sophomore Bridge for engineering majors
and prepare for success in their engineering majors and future careers. Hensel holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on STEM teaching in higher education, and B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Prior to joining academia, she worked with engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S. Department of Energy. She has over 30 years of experience teaching mathematics, statistics, computer science, and fundamental engineering courses as well as serving in several administrative roles within higher education. Throughout her career, Hensel has created a childcare facility at a federal research lab, coached middle school
for undergraduate students because theywill be responsible for managing systems after they graduate. Thus, they must excel in this subjectto shine in their careers after graduation. Many studies have been conducted to test the skill ofstudents with diverse educational backgrounds. Research conducted by [5] revealed that using astrategy known as a systematic way helps to increase the problem-solving and thinking capabilityof graduate students. This study also showed that after studying theoretical approaches and alsotheir possible implementation, students showed a considerable increase in systematic thinking aftera semester. To examine the impact of a simulation-based learning environment on elementarystudents, [6] proposed a system thinking
engineering curriculum. Therefore, the introduction of divergent thinking canbe met with resistance, especially if it is not related to and integrated into the engineeringcurriculum. If it is perceived as a different field, then students may not understand that studyingtheir ethical decisions will relate directly to their careers. To combat this, some instructorsapproach ethics from a convergent (cognitive) perspective and/or engage students by grabbingtheir attention (heroic actions, catastrophic events, fictionalized scenarios) that may not be aseffective at changing behavior due to taking too large of an imaginative leap.Preparation for ethical conflicts makes one more likely to act ethically [23], but most ethicaldecisions engineers face in
influences and motivates their learning. As engineering is a “practicing profession” [3]where theories from mathematics and physics are applied to solve real world problems,experience in a research lab can serve as a vital component of an undergraduate’s education.Through research, students learn how engineering knowledge and applications are created anddevelop skills that are not learned in their courses [4]. Engineering students report that engagingin undergraduate research greatly increases their technical skills and knowledge [5] and helpselucidate career goals [6]. Moreover, undergraduates report that their research experiencesdeepen their engagement in learning, amplify their motivation to learn, and increase independentthinking [7
Interest in Scientific Communication 5 Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree Expectations from experience 7 Very Likely, Likely, Unlikely, Very Unlikely Future career/education plans 11 Yes, No Reason(s) for participation 2 1-7 (Highly Dissatisfied to Highly Satisfied) Overall SatisfactionAnalysisOf the original 9 participants, 1 student completed only the pre- and mid-project surveys,disengaging from the project in the middle of the Spring term. Two (2) students completed thepre-, mid-, and Year-1 surveys and six (6) completed all 4 iterations of the survey. Graphs weregenerated to
studio model targets self-guided learning as ameaningful area of student growth and career developmentCapstone Course StructureThe capstone senior design program at the Colorado School of Mines is a multidisciplinary seniordesign program supporting 500+ students every year. Disciplines served within the program includeCivil Engineering, Computer Science, Design Engineering, Electrical Engineering, EnvironmentalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering. Our capstone program is well supported by diverse projectclients, including industrial sponsors, local community members and individuals. A small number ofgeneral 1-hour capstone lectures, focused on professional development skills, are offered over the two-semester course sequence. Classes are held
North Carolina State University.Madiha QasimMaura Borrego Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and a Senior Associate Editor for Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. She previously served as Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education, a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for
current attrition rates for undergraduate engineering degrees across demographics[5], [6]. While low self-efficacy of female students impacts career goals and retention in STEM,several interventions have been shown to positively impact student self efficacy and identity withthe engineering profession. Among these are internships, skill-building workshops, and hands-onprojects [6], [7].Additionally, engineering program accreditation emphasizes integrating collaboration andcommunication into undergraduate engineering education, and there is little question thatteamwork is an integral component in university senior capstone courses and first-yearengineering design courses. ABET requires that engineering degree-granting programsdemonstrate student
leadership summaries.Presentations Informed by Feedback: With thoughtful sequencing, more can be gleaned byhaving students reflect upon their graded work and deliver either individual or group presentations.This structure not only encourages student reflection upon any errors or inadequacies in the writtenreport that would otherwise have far less instructional value, but also allows the development ofboth critical thinking and professional communication techniques crucial to career success.By moving beyond the traditional format of instructional lab courses, instructors usedeliberative course design to foster student growth into complete workforce-ready engineers.Introduction and Course DesignIt is no secret to anyone involved in either engineering
In 2015, staff and faculty at Texas A&M University (TAMU) partnered with the YucatanInitiative Project (YIP), to create a program in Yucatan, Mexico where engineering studentscould develop their global mindset and gain research experience early in their college career,through a high-impact learning opportunity. The Engineering Learning Community Introductionto Research (ELCIR) Program was launched in the spring academic semester of 2015, throughthe joint efforts of organizations and institutions in Texas and Yucatan: • Access & Inclusion Program and its Engineering Success Program (tx.ag/TAMUAI) o Provides academic and peer support to economically disadvantaged first generation underrepresented minority
language data. Experimentation Understand principles of design for social science experiments. Hypothesis Design theoretical experiments for making causal inferences. Independence Develop an independent research program. Coding Apply coding skills in execution of research. Mentorship Build mentor/mentee relationships with graduate collaborators.hands-on experience developing an independent research program in preparation for researchfellowships, graduate school, and STEM research careers.4 Program RecruitmentMisinformation is an emergent electronic threat to national security, personal, and public health.Online misinformation regarding COVID-19, and its causative agent the SARS-CoV
his life as an entrepreneur, the guest speaker emphasized the constant need to be curious and to always make connections, to be innovative, and to create value throughout own’s career. He continued his lecture talking about Robert Kern’s and EML as a new way of thinking and doing, mentioning that it is not just about improving one's skills, but it is about a mindset. The guest speaker finished his lecture talking and encouraging the students to adapt to the future by investing in themselves, by being an intrapreneur, and a lifelong learner. He advised the students to start by identifying what is needed and identifying the gaps in their workplaces. The lecture ended with a Q&A session. The multitude of questions the
Paper ID #36466Creating online supports for at home making and STEMprojects during COVID-19 (Work in Progress)Adam Maltese (Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair for TeacherEducation) Professor in Science Education at Indiana University.Kelli Paul Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Amber Simpson (Assistant Professor) Amber Simpson is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching