Paper ID #40280GIFTS: Undergraduate Student Professional DevelopmentMiss Niamh Williams, The Engineering Lab The Engineering Lab provides a Makerspace and Resource Room for all College of Engineering students, focusing on first-year engineering students. We collaborate with the College of Engineering, as well as schools throughout the state of North Carolina, to further Engineering Education.Dr. Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Leah Bug has over 35 years of experience teaching both formal and informal K-20 STEM education, with over 20 years in designing and providing teacher professional
research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10+ years including serving as Chair from 2017-2019. Dr. Matusovich is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Advances in Engineering Education and she serves on the ASEE committee for Scholarly Publications.Dr. Wayne Gersie As the inaugural Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Michigan Technological University, Dr. Wayne Gersie is responsible for providing vision, strategic leadership, and thoughtful change management for campus diversity, equity, inclusion
Paper ID #39270Inspiring and Including Diverse Students with an Industry Energy ProgramEmbedded into a Summer Research ExperienceDr. Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University Dr. Denise M. Driscoll is currently the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at a National Science Foun- dation Engineering Research Center called CISTAR (Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources) in Purdue’s School of Chemical Engineering and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences in Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences. Her experiences as an aca- demic, diversity consultant, and administrator over
environment to be less supportiveoverall [1]. In terms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors,studies have also found that first-generation students are 6% less likely to complete a degree inthese fields compared to their continuing-generation peers [2]. Research focusing on theengagement of first-generation college students in engineering is a topic that has not been widelyexplored up to this point. Because of the present battles that first-generation students face, moreresearch on their engagement is essential to aid them in achieving their educational goals.This work-in-progress (WIP) research utilizes the National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE) as the main data collection instrument [3]. This survey is 40 questions
Paper ID #38284Work in Progress: Sensory feedback in electric circuit laboratoriesMr. Brian E. Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering Brian Faulkner’s interests include teaching of modeling, engineering mathematics, textbook design, and engineering epistemology.Dr. Daniel Maguire, Valparaiso University Daniel Maguire is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University. His teaching and research interests include adaptive control systems, active noise and vibration control, signal processing, and instructional methods for signals and systems.Jennifer Marley, Purdue University at West
Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and a deputy editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining ASU he was a graduate research assistant at the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.Dr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor - Engineering Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in practice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University
Lab in the Department of Mechanical En- gineering at Stanford University. She has been involved in several major engineering education initiatives including the NSF-funded Center for the AdvanProf. George Toye Ph.D., P.E., is adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. While engaged in teaching project based engineering design thinking and innovations at the graduate level, he also con- tributes to research in engineering education, effectDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He
Paper ID #36907Using Adaptive Comparative Judgment to Holistically Assess Creativity ofDesign Solutions: A Comparison of First-Year Students and Educators’JudgmentsDr. Clodagh Reid, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest PhD in spatial ability and problem solving in engineering education from Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest. Graduated in 2017 from the University of Limerick with a B. Tech (Ed.). Member of Technology Education Research Group (TERG).Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at the University of
Paper ID #37211Board 282: Examining the Community of Practice in the NSF RED ProgramDr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is the author of Making Changes in STEM Education: The Change Maker’s Toolkit (Taylor & Francis, 2023), a research-based, practice-focused guide to achieving change in STEM. Begin- ning in 2012, she served as a founding team member of the Making Academic Change Happen (MACH) Workshop that serves faculty, administrators, and graduate students as they pursue their change goals. She is Principal Investigator on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED
Paper ID #38272Board 426: Using the ARCS Model of Motivation to Design 9–12 CS Cur-riculumDr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor and Director of Engineering Education division at New Jer- sey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in practice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern
meet increased professionalresponsibilities. Specifically, these include increased technical, policy and regulatory skills;expanded professional skills; the ability to identify opportunities for improvement; and theability to work effectively in a globally connected and interdisciplinary work environment. Toaddress the increasing demand for engineering professionals to have advanced education, PennState University developed a new Master of Engineering degree to prepare STEM professionalswho are versed in policy and law systems and the way emerging technologies interact with andenter these systems. The Master of Engineering degree in engineering, law, and policy (MELP)will enhance the key attributes of an engineer: solidly grounded, technically
Paper ID #38240Board 407: The SD-FIRST Program – Impact on First-Generation StudentsDr. Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Cassandra (Degen) Birrenkott received her B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2012 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying mechanochemical reactions of a spiropyran mechanophore in polymeric materials under shear loading. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the South
reporting of fields of study andprogram completions. “Engineering/Industrial Management” was moved in 2000 from CIP 14(Engineering) to CIP 15 (Engineering-related Technologies/Technicians). In so doing, the federalgovernment changed engineering management from an Engineering field of study to anEngineering Technology field.The fact that this change occurred in 2000 is well documented. What is not available is why thechange was made. There are several important reasons that the engineering managementcommunity should attempt to reverse this change. This paper explores a strategy for how torequest and influence a return to CIP 14. Making the change will not be easy.We recommend the return of most engineering management programs to CIP 14.3001, the pre
the Chairperson of the Chemistry Department for six years. She serves as co-PI on several federal grants, which include NSF S-STEM and NSF HSI-IUSE grants. With a doctoral degree in Biochemistry, Dr. Samaroo’s research interests include drug discovery, therapeutics and nanomaterials.Viviana Acquaviva, New York City College of TechnologyDr. Armando Dominguez Solis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Accomplishments and Challenges of a NSF S-STEM Supported ProgramIntroductionThe NSF S-STEM SEER: Supporting, Engaging, Empowering and Retaining New Scholars inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics project (#1930437), builds upon lessonslearned from two successful NSF S-STEM grant
Paper ID #37038Case Study: Encouraging Faculty Adoption of New Grading SoftwareDr. Ben Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Ben Mertz received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He spent 7 years as a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University before joining the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman as an Assistant Professor in 2018. His research interests in Engineering Education include teaching teamwork skills and implementing non-traditional content delivery
Paper ID #38884Learning through PBL with Emphasis on People, Process, and ProductAcross CoursesDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, PhD is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Dr. Lande directs the Holistic Engineering Lab & Observatory. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work
research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Middle School Student Connections Between Engineering Contexts and STEM ContentAbstractIntegrated STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) curriculum can potentiallyincrease student motivation because it provides a real-world context, promotes learning, andstimulates “higher-order” thinking. Curriculum developers designed the integrated STEMcurricula for middle school students to utilize a problem-based learning approach in a science-focused lesson. Designers developed the curricula to incorporate STEM connections from allareas
particular, thearchetypal figure of Victor Frankenstein offers students a model of a negative “possible self” thatcautions against rogue engineering practices. The paper analyzes themes from Shelley’s novel asthey were used in courses in science, technology, and society (STS) to foster ethical reflection onthe perils of practicing irresponsible, presumptuous, unaccountable, and biased techno-science.IntroductionMary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is widely regarded as a foundational work of early sciencefiction that cautions against misguided and unethical science and engineering. As such, the novelshould be poised to help engineering undergraduates cultivate moral imagination and acommitment to socially responsible techno-science. Along this line, a
Civil & Environmental Engineering. His work contains a unique blend of engineering education and civil engineering projects. Dr. Perry’s current work centers on understanding how students transfer their knowledge between engi- neering school and work. This is supplemented by his role in developing assessment techniques for two NSF-funded projects focused on the incorporation of virtual and mixed reality technology into civil engi- neering education. In addition, his past civil engineering research investigated the behavior of wood shear wall structures under seismic loading conditions. Dr. Perry’s expertise in both the engineering education and civil engineering domains provide him with a unique skillset that
, including the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), theNational Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF), all agreethat social responsibility is a vital component of an engineer's professional formation.[7]–[9]. They emphasize that social responsibility must be a guiding and transformativeexperience in the education of engineers. Social responsibility refers to an activity or actionwithin science and technology that is socially responsible if it satisfies certain ethical principles,and socially irresponsible if it does not satisfy those principles [10].” In a sense, socialresponsibility goes beyond the ethical obligation engineers have to society and the environmentby including agency towards
Paper ID #37858Engagement in Practice: Promoting Environmental Health Literacy to RaiseAwareness of Antibiotic ResistanceDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he served as head of the Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engagement in Practice: Promoting
conceptinventories and to understand what sociocultural norms and lived experiences are represented inthose contexts, which have implications for fairness. The overarching research question is: Whatsociocultural norms and lived experiences are dominant in the context of concept inventoryquestions?Literature ReviewConcept Inventories Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators and educationalresearchers commonly use concept inventories (CIs) to assess students’ conceptualunderstanding of foundational topics by asking students about the topics in everyday, out of theclassroom contexts [2], [5]. Globally CIs are used to assess students’ conceptual understandingof specific subject areas and study the effectiveness of curriculum
training, workforce development, and engineering education. Through these research topics, Raissa has been publishing papers for peer-reviewed journal and conference pro- ceedings. Also, she is part of Dr. Siyuan Song’s research lab, the Safety Automation and Visualization Environment (SAVE) Laboratory, which integrates technologies and education themes to improve build- ing performance and safety engineering.Dr. Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama : Dr. Siyuan Song is an assistant professor and the director of the Safety Automation and Visualization Environment (SAVE) Laboratory in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineer- ing at the University of Alabama (UA). Prior to joining UA, she was
tosocial justice education being part of the introductory engineering education experience. Theresults of this study provide insight into the impact of integrating social justice into engineeringcoursework and can help provide rationale and support for creating new or updated intersectionalcurriculum. This work may be of interest to faculty and programs looking to integrate socialjustice into the first-year engineering experience.Literature ReviewUnderstanding the role and relevance of social justice to the engineering profession is animportant but often overlooked component of engineering education. Engineers, being on theforefront of technological change, have tremendous impact on creating change that benefitssociety. Furthermore, the profession
careers. Alex received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2015 where he studied combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines and also served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow.Dr. Ashley Lytle Ashley Lytle is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Lytle earned her PhD at Stony Brook University, New York, USA. Her research explores how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping imDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark
forengineering students.The composition of the classes targeted by each of the global engagementinterventions, as described above, is shown in Table 1. Table 1: Target populations for global engagement interventions Global Engagement intervention Required / Student Class Elective Grade EnrollmentInternational case study Required Soph., Jr., 10-15 Engineering Technology & Sr.Multi-national student teams Required Sr. 120 - 140 Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical EngineeringCOIL project
Paper ID #36783Exploring Student Learning Experience of Systems Engineering CourseDeveloped for Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering GraduatesDr. Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Aditya Akundi is currently affiliated to the Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Department, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Com- munication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). and a Ph.D. in Electrical and
Environmental Engineering acknowledges that most practicing environmentalengineers acquire the necessary knowledge through completion of graduate studies, however thegrowing need for trained environmental engineers also led to the creation of undergraduatecurricula [11], [17]. The format of the BOK was modeled on the Body of Knowledge generatedby the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for CivE. The EnvE BOK centers around 18Outcomes in three categories: Foundational, Enabling Knowledge and Skill, and Professional.AAEES and the BOK for EnvE assist in the evaluation and accreditation of EnvE programs inthe US.2.3 ABET AccreditationThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the major accreditationbody for engineering in the
Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Anand’s research interests lie in combining hands-on Maker skills with an entrepreneurial mindset and value creation, aiming to develop practical solutions for real-world problems. He is enthusiastic about innovation in engineering education, design thinking, prototyping, program development, crafting inter- active curricula, and bringing ideas to fruition. With over 8 years of experience in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Anand possesses a solid background in Innovation and Entrepreneurship education, Additive Manufacturing, and Digital Fabri- cation technologies. He has taught lectures and workshops on advanced subjects to more than 1000
workforce” and increase federal funding for research &development in this sector. This identified need is compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and theweak bio-infrastructure [5] to support the production of mRNA vaccines, monoclonal antibodytherapies, and cellular testbeds for validating the activity of biologics. As careers in biotechnologyindustry and research increase in the past five years [6] with growing student interest, we addressthe need to improve the MCTE track within biomedical engineering education. The rapid technological advancements in the MCTE field require concomitant curricularchanges formed on a student-centered pedagogical approach that emphasizes hands-onengagement with research and deliberate practice in biological