Paper ID #38481Oral Assessments as an Early Intervention StrategyCurt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is an Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego Saharnaz Baghdadchi is an Assistant Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. She is interested in scholarly teaching and uses active learning techniques to help students achieve an expert-like level of thinking. She guides students in bridging the gap
met. The assessment of the identified ABET performance indicators at the end of the semester were above the acceptable threshold and comparable with the in-person course. This experience demonstrates that through innovation, some of the engineering laboratory courses can be taught remotely without sacrificing any experiments.1. Introduction One of the most meaningful measures of an engineering program is for its graduates to be able to perform from the first day on the job. It is only through a fine interplay of the theory and practice that such an outcome can be achieved. Hence, it is imperative that when developing courses and curricula, we keep a theory to practice outcome in mind. What distinguishes the new graduates in
Past President and Wise Woman of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. She has received career achievement awards from ICA, NCA, the Central States Communication Association, and Purdue University where she was a Distinguished University Professor in communication and engineer- ing education (by courtesy) and Endowed Chair and Director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. Her primary research areas are organizational communication, career, work-life, resilience, feminist/gender, and design. Her grants have focused on ethics, institutional transformation, and diversity-equity-inclusion-belongingness in the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Sean M
Paper ID #39389”I haven’t really made those connections that maybe most would theirfirst year”: A qualitative study of the COVID-19 pandemic and studentsocial capital among 3 Cohorts of first-year engineering majors.Dr. Patricia Wonch Hill, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Hill is an applied sociologist, evaluator, and researcher whose primary scholarship is in gender, STEM and broadening participation in K-22 education and in professorate.Dr. Lance C. P´erez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lance C. P´erez is the Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he
Paper ID #38851Literature Exploration of Graduate Student Well-Being as Related toAdvisingDr. Liesl Klein, Villanova University Liesl Krause-Klein is a assistant teaching professor at Villanova University in their electrical and computer engineering department. She graduated from Purdue University’s Polytechnic institute in 2022. Her research focused on student well-being. She is currently in charge of curriculum for capstone projects within her department.Dr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Greg J. Strimel, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Technology Leadership and Innovation and program
for amental health concern. Follow up studies to better understand stressors identified unsupportiveand challenging training environments, time management issues, and high performanceexpectations as key sources of stress [9]. Students’ reported that relationships with family,friends, and classmates and health and wellness activities such as exercise, mindfulness, andmaintaining spiritual health were their primary coping strategies [9]. Although our students useddifferent words, the main themes identified in these studies are consistent with our experiences.Faculty experiences dealing with engineering student mental health have not been studiedextensively, but one paper surveyed 106 faculty and administrators and found that they felt
application of math and science, we mustprepare engineering students to carry out their work with these responsibilities in mind. One wayto do so is implementation of the Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) which cultivates the significanceof curiosity, making connections, and creating value. An EM promotes information gathering,inter-topic connection making, and constant valuation of an engineer’s product or service and theways in which it supports society. While an EM appears business venture-centered at firstglance, its support and application in the engineering classroom has been growing due to itsrelevance to the role engineers play today [8], [9]. For example, corporations have been callingon higher institutions to graduate more global engineers that
. Learn table/dining etiquette Financial Security 1. Can meet living expenses. 2. Can meet academic expenses Engineering Self- 1. Believe they belong in an engineering/engineering technology Efficacy program. 2. Believe they will be successful engineers in the futureFigure 1: Targeted and Self-Directed Learning Based on Research Variables and Knowles et al.'s (2015) Andragogical Concepts (Bullington et al., 2021)The next six sections break down findings by each of the project variables.CamaraderieParticipants responded that having opportunities to meet people like themselves, other SVMS,was extremely important. They explained that meeting like-minded peers helped
Paper ID #39868A Systematic Review of Research on Training Faculty on Well-Being in STEMProf. Renukadevi Selvaraj, The National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)Chennai, India Dr.S.Renukadevi, is the Professor of Education and Head of Centre for Academic Studies and Research at the renowned NITTTR, Chennai. She has 32 year of teaching Experience, of which 27 years at NITTTR, Chennai. She holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications and Doctorate in Computer Applications - Engineering Education with a PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling. Her areas of Expertise include Engineering Pedagogy
, specialized faculty support the instructors in each course. Elements supportingeach of these threads exist in each of the courses, increasing in maturity across the first threecourses, and culminating in application of these skills in the fourth-year course: Capstone Design.RQ2: What pedagogies appear to be more effective in advancing multiple learning objectivessimultaneously? To address this question, individual instructors are given the opportunity to engage withspecific pedagogies identified to support holistic engineers and EM: problem-based learning, the3Cs of entrepreneurially minded learning, value sensitive design, and story-driven learning.Problem-based learning is an approach to problem solving that is primarily student-driven and
journal of engineering education, 19(5), 657-662.13. Prince, M. J., & Felder, R. M. (2006). Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons, and research bases. Journal of engineering education, 95(2), 123-138.14. Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of engineering education, 93(3), 223-231.15. Shavelson, R. J., Ruiz-Primo, M. A., & Wiley, E. W. (2005). Windows into the mind. Higher education, 49(4), 413-430.16. Graham, R. (2018). The global state of the art in engineering education. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) New Engineering Education Transformation Initiative Report. Retrieved from http://neet.mit.edu.17. Wadsworth, Barry J. Piaget's Theory of
. Other NCA factors are less obvious than these and include meaning andpurpose in life, gratitude, mindfulness, engineering identity, sense of belonging and perceptionsof faculty caring. In this work-in-progress paper, we describe our ongoing work studying theimpacts of a large set of NCA factors on student performance and student thriving. Our past workshowed that most students can be grouped into one of four clusters, with each cluster having asimilar NCA profile or set of factor scores. These cluster assignments have a strong and lastinginfluence on student performance as measured by the grade point average (GPA). This studybuilds on the previous work through a longitudinal study of a subset of this sample and finds thatfive NCA factors change
Paper ID #38507Work in Progress: Knowing Our First-year Students, Meeting Them WhereThey Are, and Supporting Them for SuccessDr. Kathleen A Harper, Case Western Reserve University Kathleen A. Harper is the assistant director of the Roger E. Susi First-year Engineering Experience at Case Western Reserve University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from CWRU and her Ph. D. in physics from The Ohio State University.Dr. Kurt R. Rhoads, Case Western Reserve University Kurt R. Rhoads, Ph.D., P.E. is the faculty director of the Roger E. Susi First-Year Engineering Experience
) situated within the transfer transition, and one (Trying to Fit the Full-time Profile)situated at UMKC.MCC ObstaclesUncertainty about Engineering Major and/or UMKC referred to the reality that MCC studentswere often unsure of which major to select. Even if they selected engineering as a major, theysometimes struggled to select an engineering specialty. As study participants described: [A barrier is] the length of time that people can be spinning in the washing machine without deciding exactly what they want to do, without completing all the prerequisite coursework to get into a particular major … If you do a transfer major, you are basically taking general education classes, which both means that you can change your mind
Paper ID #37167Changing the Way We Educate to Prioritize Minority Students’ MentalHealth and Enhance Their Well-Being ¨Ms. Claudia Calle Muller, Florida International University Claudia Calle M¨uller is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). She holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Per´u (PUCP). Claudia has 4+ years’ experience in structural engineering designing reinforced concrete resi- dential and commercial buildings in Peru; 2+ years’ experience in entrepreneurship building a successful health coaching
(KEEN) for contributing to this work.One way that educators have eased the infusion of aspects of entrepreneurship education intoundergraduate engineering curriculum is through Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML). Forthis work, we use KEEN’s approach that focuses on attributes of the “Entrepreneurial Mindset”(EM) [3]. Broadly speaking, we define EM as a collection of mental habits that empower one toquestion, adapt, and make positive change that engineers possess and leverage in theirprofessional work. This mindset is applicable for engineers broadly, not only in the context ofentrepreneurial ventures and starting new companies.The increased integration of EM has pushed universities to evaluate its impact. While othershave developed holistic
that faculty need immersive training in cultural responsiveness, and that suchtraining is the lowest hanging fruit [3]. Furthermore, Mack and colleagues clearly document thebreadth and depth of the cultural disconnect between engineering faculty and their students,explaining that this problem cannot be fixed with a checklist, and instead call for the cultivationof mindfulness among faculty [4].One reason that attempts to change faculty behaviors fail may be how independently facultyoperate in the classroom. Any attempt to shift teaching practices cannot rely on top-downmandates, but instead needs top-down support with bottom-up encouragement from colleagues,accompanied by a shift in the overall culture of a college of engineering. By providing
asked the industry respondents what they thought were theprimary benefits of their engagement for the community partner. They noted that their oversightensures the project quality, and that the participation of industry members should provide thecommunity partners with a degree of peace of mind with respect to implementing the studentsdesigns. “The EPICS projects get some additional oversight from various engineers that are in industry. This helps ensure products are well thought through and safe for use by the community partners' intended users.” “The community partners would hopefully receive more polished, durable, and "professional" looking/functioning products that will last longer. Also the community
Paper ID #38759Lessons Learned from Offering in-Department Wellness ProgramsDr. Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Jacquelyn K. Nagel is an engineer, academic, and consultant. At James Madison University she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University, and her M.S. and B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical Engi- neering, respectively, from Missouri University of Science & Technology. As a multidiscipline engineer her diverse areas of expertise are bio-inspired design (BID), mechatronic systems, and
programs for engineering continue to grow in popularity among schools anduniversities, the corresponding curriculum that gets delivered to students has becomeincreasingly compartmentalized to each specific discipline. This shift has occurred naturally aseducational departments desire to highlight direct applicability of their education to theirdepartment label. However, much of the knowledge and many of the skills obtained in individualfields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) can be applied to variousother STEM fields. Yet, preconceived barriers between each discipline often create mental gapsin the minds of students that render their abilities to think of their education’s applicabilityoutside of the department they are
Connecting Mentor Partners forAcademic Success of Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics.”https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1930461 (accessed April 27, 2023)2. H. McDevitt. “Haley McDevitt.” https://www.haleymcdevitt.com/ (accessed April 27, 2023)3. David Sibbet, "A graphic facilitation retrospective," Adapted from presentation at theInternational Association of Facilitators The Art and Mastery of Facilitation–Navigating theFuture IAF Conference, pp. 16-20, 2001.4. A. Gonzalez. “A Mindful Way to Reflect: Rose, Thorn, and Bud.” mindfulschools.orghttps://www.mindfulschools.org/inspiration/mindful-reflection/ (accessed April 27, 2023)5. Karima Kadi-Hanifi, Ozlem Dagman, John Peters, Ellen Snell, Caroline Tutton &
the DIB and meetings with content-area experts led to the discoveryof five technical areas and nine non-technical professional skills that are highly desired in entry-level microelectronics engineers. The five technical areas include Radiation Hardening, System-On-Chip, Heterogeneous Integration and Advanced Packaging, Supply Chain, and Trusted AI.These technical areas represent high-need pathways and gaps in the existing microelectronicsworkforce. Additionally, nine professional skills were documented, including communication;diversity, equity, and inclusion; engineering habits of mind; leadership; lifelong learning; multi-disciplinary problem solving; professional and ethical responsibility; teamwork; andunderstanding solutions, impacts
Science (MAS) program, which involves system-based courses that evaluate domestic and international agricultural system resilience. Dr. Motschenbacher holds a PhD in Soil Physics (2012, Univ. of Arkansas), an MEd in Higher Education Administration (Middle Ten- nessee State Univ., 2007), and a BS in Agribusiness (Middle Tennessee State Univ., 2007). Academic po- sitions she has held include Postdoctoral Researcher in Biosystems Engineering (Iowa State Univ., 2013), Instructor/Adjunct/Assistant Professor of Practice of Soil Science (North Dakota State Univ., 2014-2022), and Associate Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning (North Dakota State Univ., 2016-2022). Within the past 15 years, she has designed and
[4]. However, the impact of direct mentorship-mentee setup is limited by the number ofexpert users, in this case, the three faculty members (a mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer, andan artist), and their available time to mentor other faculty. Our study was born out of a desire to quicklyincrease the number of faculty members who would be not only familiar with makerspace andcomfortable working with the array of available equipment, but who could also fully integrate the use ofthe space into their courses.Entrepreneurially Minded Learning & makerspacesEntrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) is about equipping engineering students to think likeentrepreneurs, not necessarily to become entrepreneurs. The goal of EML is to help
these areas, creating a challenging environment particularly forunderrepresented engineering students. To combat this issue, a video and activities weredeveloped to emphasize teamwork and inclusion. The video was created by two students whohad taken the course in the previous year. It presented background information, mindful teachingabout inclusion, some discussion of the students’ personal experiences in the course, and anintroduction to the activities. The three activities that were developed were (1) a communicationgame, which allowed students to practice clear and respectful communication, (2) a teamworkand collaboration game, which aimed to show that each member of a team had somethingvaluable to contribute, and (3) a reflection and
Paper ID #39191Board 399: The Freshman Year Innovator Experience (FYIE): Bridging theURM Gap in STEMDr. Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativ- ity levels. He also applies his research to the desDr. Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Arturo Alejandro Fuentes is a Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas Pan Amer- ican. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S
Paper ID #39231Work in Progress: Creating Effective Prompts for ”Teaming” SessionsDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co-director of the Consortium to Promote
Paper ID #38450Board 194: A Community-Driven Process for Developing NSF Review Pan-elistsDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, and the past editor of the Journal of
Trust Well 1H-9,” 2019.[2] United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), “Investigation Report: Organic Peroxide Decomposition, Release, and Fire at Arkema Crosby Following Hurricane Harvey Flooding,” p. 154, 2018.[3] United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), “Final Investigation Report Caribbean Petroleum Tank Terminal Explosion and Multiple Tank Fires Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (Capeco) Key Issues,” pp. 71–73, 2009.[4] J. Stransky, C. Ritz, C. Bodnar, E. Dringenberg, and E. Miskioglu, “MIND THE GAP! …between engineers’ process safety beliefs and behaviors,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2022.[5] United States Chemical
, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ParadigmsMotivation: Music and Fluency in Computing Levels of AbstractionThe notions of computer science as an art form itself and as a platform for creative minds toexercise new artistic direction have been intertwined since Ada Lovelace envisioned a futurewhere computer served as more than calculator machines.1 Her insight into the potential forcomputing machines stemmed in part from her dedicated study of the piano, singing, and as aharpist.2 Since music and the “fundamental relations of pitched sounds” may be quantified as ascience of the harmony of expression, she envisioned a computing machine that could composeelaborate pieces of music to any computable degree of complexity.While the extent