researcher at the Playful Learning Lab in the Department of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com STEM Identity Development for Under-represented Students in a Research Experience for UndergraduatesIntroductionIn addition to advancing scientific knowledge, National Science Foundation (NSF) EngineeringResearch Centers (ERC) have a primary focus on Engineering Workforce Development. Indeed,the number of STEM jobs is growing faster than non-STEM jobs with projected shortages of upto 3.5 million STEM workers in the United States by 2025 [1]. Additionally, it is important tonote
]).PurposeThe purpose of this research project is to develop an understanding of our community’srelationships and interactions with data, as well as to advocate for the validity andtrustworthiness of small numbers research. The research question guiding this study is: Throughan analysis of qualitative, engineering education manuscripts published in 2019, what is ourcommunity’s relationship with data? We ask this question to begin understanding the EERcommunity’s most recent qualitative research trends, as well as to determine how the calls formethodological diversity have been answered and if small numbers research is part of thisdiversity. To uncover the community’s relationship with data, we will consider the followingquestions: How do we create data
’ interest in engineering and to help themchoose a specific engineering major in the future. Naz and Lu [9] reported a summer STEMcamp for high-school girls to help them learn about fundamentals of science and engineering ina project-based setting. Miller et al. [10] emphasized the role of robots in solving problems asa motivator for girls in a summer program. Faber et al. [11] created a multi-year engineeringprogram to help inspire middle and high school students to pursue a career in STEM, and toacademically prepare them to succeed in college. Stansbury and Behi [12] presented a curriculumfor a summer robotics program, which culminated in a robot battle-bot competition and a robottalent show. Rahman et al. [13] discuss the fundamental requirements
Paper ID #38212How We Teach: Material and Energy BalancesLaura Ford Dr. Laura P. Ford is an Associate Professor in the Russell School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, separations, mass transfer, senior labs, and applied controls. Dr. Ford advises the Engineers Without Borders - USA chapter and the refining technologies joint industry project. She has three degrees in chemical engineering: BS from Oklahoma State University and MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Janie Brennan Janie is a Senior
. Theseinteractions can propagate professional beliefs and attitudes that our graduates instill and furtherpropagate. Thus, faculty may be re-enacting attitudes that they learned through their ownexperiences as students. Therefore, their beliefs might bring insights into elements that have beenpersistent in the engineering education narrative.In this work in progress paper, we use the model of engineering thriving to analyze interviewswith four engineering faculty and analyze the transcripts using inductive and deductive thematicanalysis. This study is part of a larger project to contribute to the efforts to evolve engineering’scurrent culture of hardship and suffering to one that recognizes health, wellbeing, and thrivingpermeating essential academic spaces
, P, P+I intro to stability, pure integrator, scale factors 9 7-Matlab simulation of position control equations into models, frequency domain analysis 10 8-Cascade control of position inner velocity loop, outer position loop, tune FF, w/o FF 11 9- Ball on Beam system modeling 12 10-Matlab frequency domain analysis tools, root locus phase and gain margin tools 13 Project demos and grading 14 Project
Paper ID #37945Factors Influencing the Choice of the Industrial EngineeringUndergraduate ProgramDanilo Leal (Professor) Doctor in Statistics, Master in industrial engineering, Master in Management (minor in Finance) and Commercial Engineer, professional experience in evaluation projects and management control focused on budget control and provides several types of reports. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and coordinator of the financial and economic track at Andrés Bello University, in Viña del Mar. Currently Director of Industrial Civil Engineering & Industrial Engineering. Excellent
Paper ID #36679Configuration and Use of Lightboard System in OnlineEnvironment: Lessons Learned During COVID 19 PandemicGeorge Okere George is an associate professor educator, and heavy highway chair (endowed position) in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati (UC). George has over 23 years of construction industry work experience, and 11.5 years of which was with Kiewit, where he worked on various heavy civil projects. He received his PhD in Technology Management from Indiana State University
implementing PID controllers, andgoing beyond basic theories with advanced concepts. The rationale for developing the system closelyfollows the motivations of Dalton, Stutts, and Montgomery [1]. The application of the apparatusdescribed in this paper differs from their efforts by focusing more on the tuning practices of the controlsystem than on the design of the hardware. Where assignments described in [1] include analoghardware design, the system proposed here already assembled and ready for use. Students will useMATLAB and Simulink in similar ways to [1], but they can implement their theoretical designs insoftware instead of hardware. Furthermore, in the development of this flywheel project, it wasobserved that projects of this nature allow for the
include engineering students’ understanding of ethics and social responsibility, sociotechnical education, and assessment of engineering pedagogies.Dayoung Kim (Ph.D. Candidate)Lazlo StepbackCarla B. Zoltowski (Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. Prior to her appointment in ECE, Dr. Zoltowski was Co-Director of the EPICS Program. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her
’ SRLand providing the instructor with immediate feedback on the course that the practice wascontinued when the course returned to face-to-face modality in fall 2021. This paper focuses onthe results collected in fall 2021.Engineering graphics courseThe engineering graphics course covers freehand engineering drawings, and fundamentals ofcomputer-aided design (CAD), CATIA V5-6R2020. Face-to-face classes were offered threetimes a week and lasted fifty minutes each to fulfill the requirements of the three-credit-hoursemester-long course. Table 1 lists the topics covered in each week. After week 12, the last twoweeks were dedicated to students’ final project. There were no more course topics orassignments given. Figure 1 shows selected CATIA work
Professor) Assistant Research Professor: My current responsibilities are managing National Science Foundation-funded engineering education projects. The focus is on graduating more underrepresented students and low-income students in Engineering.Aaron Mattingly Dr. Aaron Mattingly is currently the Assistant Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program at The Pennsylvania State University. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Vriginia Tech and Ph.D. at the University of California, San Francisco. He is passionate about equity and inclusion in STEM and supporting those underrepresented in the field.Tonya L. Peeples Tonya L. Peeples is the Penn State College of Engineering Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and a
inhibitfeelings of belonging and GEI development. Peer and research advisor attitudes, research labcomposition and communication influence the development of engineering identity providingopportunities for intervention to improve belongingness in engineering communities [26, 27, 29].Similarly, research experience and belonging to a research lab give students an opportunity todevelop their engineering identity and sense of belonging within engineering [30]. Courses,internships, and research in graduate education directly contribute to specific engineeringidentity constructs by supporting student development in interest, competence, and recognitionwhich are all key components of graduate engineering in-group identification [31].Goals of the Current Project
the next section, we discuss thekey element used to build the data science learning community between the MDaS scholars: theMDAS Data Science Bootcamp.The MDaS Data Science BootcampA key component of the MDaS project is the exposure of the student participants to the field ofdata science and the methods/techniques used within data science. To fulfill this goal, theproject has a bootcamp that constitutes a series of units on data science related materials.The purpose of the MDaS Bootcamp is to provide instruction on data science concepts tostudents within the MDaS program and to form a cohort of students that share the sameexperiences, understand each other’s goals, and form a learning community during the project.The intention of the peer-to
progress describes a pilot to incorporate critical reflection activities, completed byindividuals and by teams, during the implementation of design activities in an early-career,project-based learning context. As described in full below, critical reflection has beendemonstrated as a high-impact practice that can deepen learning and cultivate a productivefuture-oriented mindset [1]–[3]. Thus, activities that incorporate reflection into projects havegrown in use and garnered increased attention in engineering education for their transformativepotential [4]–[6]. Further, consistently engaging in reflection on learning as a community has thepotential to develop environments and classroom cultures that value student growth andcommunity [7].Critical
Paper ID #36442The SO-What Analytical Analysis for Virtual Decision TeamsRashmi Mohansingh Solanki Master's student at Arizona State UniversityChad Kennedy (Graduate Chair of TEM Program) Chad Kennedy’s experience spans entrepreneurship, engineering research, project management and advanced technology application in industry. His expertise stems from spending the last 25+ years working in the field of engineering. His early career began working in various engineering design, testing, and astronaut training capacities at NASA Johnson Space Center. After, Kennedy joined the start-up, VI Technology Inc., an
Engineering Education at Purdue, studies how to improve the quality of classroom assessments and evaluation of online learning in a variety of engineering education contexts. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology and a M.A. in Educational Studies, with focus on school counseling. She is a co-PI on the SCALE project, leading the evaluation and assessment efforts. She recently received an NSF award to study engineering instructor decisions and student support during COVID-19 and impact the pandemic is having on engineering students. She also recently won the prestigious CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study increasing the fairness of engineering assessments. In total, she has been on the leadership
-Schwartz et al. [15] describe Hands On Wednesdays (HOW) at Worcester PolytechnicInstitute (WPI). Students move in small groups and perform activities such as measuring reactionforces and comparing them to theoretical calculations. Sarker et al. [16] provide details of a low-cost experimental setup to complement virtual learning. The model is similar to one of theexperimental setups of WPI [15] and the experimental cube of Davishahl et al. [13]. Philpot et al.[17] present two specific games to help students achieve proficiency and confidence in acompetitive yet fun environment. Sadowski and Jankowski [6] describe a didactic tool forvisualizing forces in a truss for architecture students. Fadda and Rios [18] describe a scalabledesign project for
participants were selected for this paper to highlight their technicalexperiences [8], [9]. We find that technical projects in internships make a significant impact onrecognition, thereby either increasing or decreasing students’ engineering professional identities.Theoretical Framework This study seeks to deepen knowledge related to the Performance/Competence, Interest,Recognition (PCIR) framework of engineering professional identity (EPI) by explicitlyelucidating recognition during internship experiences as a key influence on FGLI students. In thePCIR model, the construct of recognition is defined as how others perceive a particularindividual, in this case, an engineering student, as an engineer [8]. Particularly, Scalaro et al.define
Range Engineering (IRE) BellProgram, which is an upper-division, co-op based, engineering program. Bell is based on theaward-winning IRE, project-based learning program [10], where rather than gaining projectexperience through industry projects completed in student teams on-campus, students gaindesign experience in engineering co-ops. In the Bell Program, students complete lower-divisioncoursework (first- and second-year coursework), typically at community colleges across thenation. Students then complete their B.S. in Engineering in 2.5 years in the Bell Program. Thefirst semester focuses on preparing students for co-ops through the development of their design,professionalism, and technical skills. Students continue completing coursework while
Paper ID #37710Online Learning During Covid-19 in a Making CenteredEngineering CommunityKelly SadelMelissa Wood Aleman (Professor) Dr. Melissa Aleman (Ph.D. University of Iowa) is Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University and has published research using qualitative interviewing, ethnographic and rhetorical methods to examine communication in diverse cultural contexts ranging from multicultural families to engineering education and makerspaces. She has advised undergraduate and graduate students in autoethnographic, ethnographic, and qualitative interview projects on a wide- range of topics
supremacist, andsettler colonial logics and structures. Dominant forms of engineering education today function toreinforce these interlocking logics and structures, exacerbating existing societal inequities bydistorting life-giving relationships to land, labor, and lives in ways that are incommensurablewith decolonial projects. Put another way: the long-standing societal inequities on whichEuroAmerican capitalism relies are sustained by engineering education as we know it.Within the United States, colleges and universities are the primary sites for the reproduction ofdominant engineering education. As such, engineering education researchers within colleges anduniversities exist at a critical junction capable of shifting dominant engineering education
ofinformation [30, 31]. From there, five best practices of podcasting were presented and elaboratedon in the lecture. Students were encouraged to provide examples of how they had or had not seenthese best practices done in their homework assignment. This conversation was followed up byintroducing students to campus technology and support resources. Students were encouraged totake advantage of library technology and support resources to ensure that their project wassuccessful. Next, podcast formatting options, project management suggestions, and copyrightlaw for finding outside content were discussed in detail. This lecture ended with tutorials of thesoftwares Audacity and Garageband for the creation of podcasts [32].Podcasting and Science Communication
. Each engineering kit guided families through an engineering design process– identifying a task or problem, research, plan/design, create, test, reiterate, and communicate.Each kit included low-cost materials (e.g., straws, electrical tape, LED lights), a child guide, anda facilitation guide with built in supports such as optional open-ended questions andtroubleshooting tips. See our project website at (blinded) for access to the kits and guides. As anexample of an engineering problem, families were tasked with the following: It is challenging for stray animals to survive extreme weather conditions. Your task is to design a prototype of an animal house that will help stray animals survive extreme weather conditions
technicalengineer has also evolved into a “team-player entrepreneur” [3, pp. 2], someone who can provideengineering solutions in a much broader context.Another important facet of educating the modern engineer is exposure to interdisciplinaryexperiences and projects. Like EM, the term interdisciplinary has many varied definitions [9].One common definition of interdisciplinary competency is “a process of answering a question,solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequatelyby a single discipline or profession” [4, pp. 3]. Other descriptions state that “interdisciplinarityhas often been characterized – and implicitly defined – as borrowing; researchers or instructorsborrow concepts, theories, or methods from one
valuable to an electrician as well as to an electrical engineer.The dual enrollment courses further seek to scaffold the students’ academic preparation byintegrating assignments and content related to what they are learning in their math, science, andlanguage arts classes. The engineering applications can help motivate the students to learn theacademic content, while the inquiry-based nature of the curriculum can help provide insight. Wehave observed many existing technical elective courses offered in high schools to follow a modelof project-based “doing” rather than project-based “learning.” The students follow a series ofsteps laid out in a manual and produce a cool project, but they don’t necessarily understand whatthey have done and wouldn’t
Saint Vincent College. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, a Diplomate Water Resources Engineer, a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His current professional service includes the ASCE Committee on Education and the ASCE Civil Engineering Program Criteria Task Committee.Wayne R Bergstrom Wayne Bergstrom is a Principal Engineer at Bechtel Infrastructure and a Bechtel Fellow. His technical focus is on heavy civil and earthwork engineering for Bechtel’s major infrastructure projects throughout the world. Bergstrom received a Ph.D. in civil/geotechnical engineering from the
4INVENTION EDUCATION: POSITIONING YOUTH AS AGENTS OF CHANGEstudents as mentors who, with the support of classroom teachers and community partners, deliverinvention-specific programming scaffolded to grade levels (elementary, middle and high school),where youth engage in invention by utilizing human-centered design themes to frame STEMactivities, having a team-based, open-ended invention project, and learning the steps in theinvention process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test). The first step in human-centereddesign is for the inventor, designer, or engineer to empathize with a user in order to better definea problem from the user’s point of view. Then the inventor applies STEM concepts and practicesto ideate (brainstorm) solutions and
student. Many first-year students do not yet understand the connection betweencommunication skills and their future engineering careers [3], but implementing WID activitiescan help students better understand the connection.WID activities can range in size and complexity from students writing a short explanation of acalculation up to students developing a full technical report about a project or experiment. Whenlooking for effective ways to incorporate writing into ENGR 101, we knew it would be importantto show the students how writing is essential in engineering, not just talk about it. Therefore, wedeliberately integrated writing throughout the semester with a variety of assignment types.Student comments on anonymous end-of-the-semester course
resources and research practices ● Providing consultations to biomedical engineering faculty, researchers, and students at each stage of the research life cycle, on topics such as research data management, scholarly publishing, grant development, and research integrity ● Partnering with faculty by actively contributing to research proposals and projects, curriculum development and delivery, and evidence-based decision makingThe size of the Biomedical Engineering program has increased and that has resulted in the BMEliaison librarian having an opportunity to focus more on the design of 100 level classes.Connections between the library and the BME department have always been strong, but now theapproach is more