engineeringhas increased from 18% to 21% [2], [3]. This 3% growth over a nearly two-decade period isindicative of larger social issues among institutions regarding women and other marginalizedstudents [4]. This observed lack of women and racial minority representation in STEM degreeattainment ultimately impacts representation in professional fields, which could lead to increasedgender and racial labor market inequality [4]. Minority retention research in engineeringeducation spaces is conducted to increase STEM graduation rates, which could be used as a toolin socioeconomic mobility for minority members [5]. This work in progress paper presents the preliminary results of a qualitative research andanalysis project conducted with the goal of
African American women in engineering,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for culturally diverse teaching.Dr. Paras Mandal, The University of Iowa Paras Mandal is an Assistant Professor of industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas, El Paso. Mandal obtained a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary intelligent systems engineering. His teaching and research interests iSukumar Kamalasadan ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Power Engineering Curriculum Update with Situative Pedagogy and Concept Maps as Evaluation Tool V. Cecchi*, C. Smith-Orr*, P. Mandal**, S. Kamalasadan* * Electrical &
no harm,” meaningthat the best course of action is one that does not hurt others, even if it means doing nothing or a minorchange. Many of the ideas mentioned in this section are ideas that students learned about in theirintroductory design courses. Another student also mentioned how the idea of empathy can also connect tothe Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. Specifically, they talked about the practice of“examenitos,” or short contemplative reflections about their day, that allowed them to “practicemindfulness, gratitude, and reimagine our own experiences and conditions… all of which create a moreholistic brand of engineering (Mystical Mango).” Humanity. The idea of humanity is highly related to the idea of empathy
, designing a freshman programaimed at improving engineering self-concept is comparable to subduing the issue at its point oforigin. Having educators administering such mindful techniques to influence and buildengineering self-concept aims for the benefit of students. Improving engineering self-conceptamong freshmen requires that we educate future engineers to identify with the field, understandwhy their job is important for humankind, and have the motivation to persist in their career.ConclusionThe sampling of relevant research based on the set criteria for this systematic review resulted in16 papers that addressed the constructs of self-concept or self-efficacy. The analysis in this papercarefully delineated the features of these constructs into a
objective of the authors which is to increase retention rates inengineering education, enhance academic preparation, and to increase the number of minorities inSTEM fields and graduate school. It is important to note that the recommendations generated fromthe study are not intended to be firmly established practices but are provided as considerations andsuggestions that may be useful for faculty seeking to understand more about the nuances of hybridlearning. The information drawn from the study are topics that can be utilized to engage in anongoing dialogue about how to best serve students in various contexts. These research objectivesare believed to be attained by identifying, designing, and implementing effective pedagogicalmethods that will be
100,according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings [9]. This is a testament to the country'scommitment to providing a world-class education to its students.Diversity is one of the Canadian education systems’ most prominent factors. The country ishome to a wide range of universities, including large research-intensive institutions, small liberalarts colleges, and specialized schools. This diversity allows students to choose the type ofinstitution that best suits their needs and interests. Additionally, Canada's post-secondary systemis known for its focus on hands-on learning and real-world experience. Many institutions offerco-op programs and internships, which give students an opportunity to gain practical skills andexperience while still
Florida International Univer- sity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught several courses on design, sociotechnical contexts, and engineer- ing education. He runs the Equity Research Group which incorporates qualitative, ethnographic, partic- ipatory, and action-oriented research methods to examine and improve equity in engineering education contexts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Narratives of Identity Coherence and Separation in the Figured Worlds of Undergraduate Engineering EducationIntroductionOver the past decade, engineering education has
discipline and an institution for first-year engineering students?BackgroundA Brief Origin Story of ECE Discovery StudioIn Fall 2021, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering launched a reconfiguredundergraduate curriculum after several years of development— an intensive process thatinvolved a student needs assessment, a review of best practices in engineering curriculum design,collecting industry insights, an external accreditation review, and an inventory of the field’stechnical interest areas (TIAs) and courses [4]. Electrical and computer engineering are broaddisciplines with seemingly endless career paths, and the School’s undergraduate curriculummirrored this expansiveness. While this breadth presented opportunities for
. Boklage, R. D. Hartman, D. Yañez, and M. J. Borrego, "Impact of a Summer Research Program for High School Students on their Intent to Pursue a STEM career: Overview, Goals, and Outcomes," in 2020 ASEE Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual, 2020.[18] L. Bottomley, "Enhancing Diversity through Explicitly Designed Engineering Outreach," in 2018 CoNECD-The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, Crystal City, Virginia, 2018.[19] P. A. Ralston, J. L. Hieb, and G. Rivoli, "Partnerships and experience in building STEM pipelines," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 139, no. 2, pp. 156-162, 2013.[20] S. J. Ressler and E. K. Ressler
courses at his undergraduate institution. This workaffords him experience in understanding learning and assessment practices.Author 2 identifies as an Ashkenazi Jewish, heterosexual, cisgender male. He is an advocate ofLAs in the classroom and is interested in the broader ways LAs influence cultural practices inSTEM. He incorporated LAs into the instructional team for many of his classes and has been aLA pedagogy seminar instructor for multiple terms. This study has allowed him to grapple withthe broad experiences of the learners that he works with.ValidationQualitative research requires a methodology to ensure credibility and trustworthiness as theresearcher acts as a sociohistorical interpreter who co-creates meaning within the context of
”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Educationand Practice, vol. 144, issue 2, p. 0401800, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000359[3] B. Marcus, M. C. Ashton, and K. Lee, “A Note on the Incremental Validity of Integrity TestsBeyond Standard Personality Inventories for the Criterion of Counterproductive Behavior”,Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de lAdministration, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 18-25, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1235[4] B. R. Childs, J. E. Weidman, C. B. Farnsworth, and Jay P. Christofferson, “Use of PersonalityProfile Assessments in the U.S. Commercial Construction Industry”, International Journal ofConstruction Education and Research, vol 13, issue 4, pp. 267-283
design on formation of practicing engineersHuman centered design is a particular type of engineering design that is especially important fornovice engineers.17 It has been found to increase students’ motivation to persist in and graduatefrom engineering programs nationally and is of particularly importance for those who have beentraditionally underrepresented in engineering, as it engages them in experiences that often havepersonal or community focused relevance to them.18Research contextIn contrast to the remedial or discrete skill bolstering first year engineering program effortsprescribed by many colleges and universities, our research reports on a comprehensive first yearengineering program in which students enroll in a first year academy in
highly impacted by controversy and ethical considerations. It is imperative forcomputer science undergraduates to be prepared to face these issues as they enter the workforce.This paper describes how the design and pedagogical tools applied in a leadership course led togrowth in the ability of these students to effectively confront ethical issues and handlecontroversial topics. With U.S. Department of Education funding, an interdisciplinary,multicultural team of faculty, researchers, and evaluators implemented an equity-oriented pilotcourse in leadership for undergraduate computer science students. The site of courseimplementation was The University of Texas at El Paso, a Hispanic-Serving Institution with over85% Hispanics enrolled in
have been drawn to garner a series of best mentoring practices. Interviewquestions touched on several areas, including personal mentor experience, motivation andpractices as a mentor, structure of innovative programs, impacts and challenges of student ICPs,and suggestions to improve the student experience. Interviews were conducted remotely viavideo conferencing by two research team members, who were trained with uniform interviewobjectives and skills. Interviews were conducted independently at scheduled times and variedfrom 20-40 minutes in length. The complete recordings of the interviewee responses to thesequestions were transcribed into text and underwent an initial coding of analysis. We then focusedon analyzing our interviewed mentors
methods and in renewable energytechnologies. But by their very nature as electives, technical elective courses should not beteaching material that is expected to be learned by every student graduating from a particularengineering discipline. Requiring students to take several such courses may impact their abilityto take courses from other disciplines which may be beneficial to them in achieving theirpersonal career goals. Therefore, it is important for engineering programs to consider the resultsthey are intending to achieve by requiring students to take technical electives, how these coursesmay be impacting the overall education of the students, and what is an appropriate number oftechnical elective courses to require. It can be noted that ABET
experience teaching mathe- matics at the high school, engineering, and business bachelor levels, He has developed a comprehensive understanding of the needs of diverse student populations. He holds an iSTEAM certificate from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is currently pursuing his Engineering Education Graduate Certifi- cate at the same institution. His research interests lie in creating equal opportunities for all students and developing research and teaching proposals in STEM-integrated education that promote quality, equity, inclusivity, and student-centered instruction. He also brings 18 years of experience in project engineering to his work, specializing in the design of stainless-steel equipment
class. “Events that traditionally have taken place insidethe classroom now take place outside the classroom and vice versa [2].” Students are introducedto course material and concepts before class, allowing in-person class time for students to engagein active learning and problem-solving, utilizing the support of peers and the instructor. Studentacademic engagement, peer engagement, and faculty engagement have been identified as threekey components that positively impact student learning, academic performance, and retention.The flipped classroom focuses on these same engagement practices, and research findingssuggest there is “improved student learning and positive perceptions within the flipped classroom[3].”A well-structured flipped classroom
underrepresented backgrounds," Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol. 20, pp. 683-689, 2015.[12] C. Lau, J. Ford, R. J. Van Lieshout, K. Saperson, M. McConnell, and R. McCabe, "Developing mentoring competency: does a one session training workshop have impact?," Academic Psychiatry, vol. 40, pp. 429-433, 2016.[13] C. A. Martina, A. Mutrie, D. Ward, and V. Lewis, "A sustainable course in research mentoring," Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 413-419, 2014.[14] A. E. Greenberg, "Entering Mentoring: A mentor training seminar for REU mentors," in Best practices for Chemistry REU programs: ACS Publications, 2018, pp. 121-137.[15] C. Pfund, C. Maidl Pribbenow, J. Branchaw, S. Miller Lauffer, and J
standards are used during additivemanufacturing process development, and using standards during testing and evaluation ofadditively manufactured parts. Examples of standards covered include ASME Y14.46 andISO/ASTM 52900-21. The modules are applicable for all types of AM processes but focus moston material extrusion and powder bed fusion. We describe the process of designing the modules,guided by best-practices for online learning and a backwards design strategy, use of a variety ofonline learning technologies, and interactive course activities. The modules have been deployedinto the curriculum of several additive manufacturing-related courses offered at a large publicuniversity in the southwestern United States starting in Fall 2022. The impact of
issues beyond their technical content. As such,ethics education plays a crucial role in engineering licensure. The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) requirements in 2022-2023 require that students have: “anability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and makeinformed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contexts” [4].Engineers are responsible for designing and building structures, systems, and products that aresafe and effective, and they must do so in a manner that is ethical and responsible [5]. As aresult, engineering licensure boards require applicants to demonstrate a thorough understandingof
Paper ID #38057Board 202: A Preliminary Analysis of Identity Development in the FiguredWorlds of High-Achieving, Low-Income Engineering StudentsBethani Cogburn, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Doctoral candidate in Counselor Education & Supervision. Graduate Research Assistant with an NSF S-STEM sponsored program. Interested in creativity and equity in engineering education.Dr. Rachel Saunders, University of Cincinnati Dr. Rachel Saunders (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor of Counseling, responsible for serving as the track coordinator for the School Counseling Program. Licensed as a school counselor in the
commitment that increases competency. Ourinterviewees noted that mandatory training activities helped them to develop boundaries byencouraging them to engage with the “why” behind their boundaries. Understanding communitymembers’ motivations and experiences contributes to building an emotionally safe environment.A professional staff member in Residence Life their core motivation this way: I think having more intentional opportunities for us to express what’s useful in practice goes a long way, not only towards feeling heard and welcome and as a valuable part of Residence Life staff, but also towards making training the best that can be.In engineering, emotional safety and trust are critical components for successful
workfocuses on the flexibility of developing skills that will allow students to learn how to team (i.e.teaming skills), rather than on teambuilding exercises that promote the power of traditional rigidteam structures[1], [7].The overall objective of this work-in-progress is to propose the utilization of modern practices inteamwork and teaming education to effectively prepare chemical engineering students for achanging work environment that centers around collaborative activities. In the followingsections, we will detail our training model development as we have created lectures and practicalclass components focusing on the acquisition of teaming skills and the practice of effectiveteamwork in a Unit Operations laboratory course. The research question
University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 in chemical engineering both from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Karen’s educational research emphasis includes faculty development and mentoring, graduate student development, critical thinking and communication skills, enhancing mathematical student success in Calculus (including Impact of COVID-19), and promoting women in STEM. Her technical research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, and multicriteria decision making. She also has extensive experience in K-12 STEM education and program evaluation and assessment. She has held a variety of administrative positions: 1) Director of STEM Faculty Development
U.K. Marche comments, “Sharples’ intent was to urge educators to‘rethink teaching and assessment’ in light of the technology, which he said, ‘could become a giftfor student cheats, or a powerful teaching assistant, or a tool for creativity.’ ”Susan Agostino quoted Robert Cummings, “AI can impact every stage of the writing process –from invention to research, drafting, proofreading and documentation.” She went on to quoteFyfe who said, “Think about it as a partner, that we humans and AI computers are not doingthings the same way and aren’t good at the same things, either. Each has unique specializations.What are the kind of partnerships we can imagine [3]?”Beth McMurtrie commented, “It is critical, [scholars] say, to begin conversations with
practices. Yet, we find ourselves discovering new ways toupend those deficit-based modes of instruction, and we are continually striving to meet the needsof our engineering learners in our classrooms and curricula.The cultural foundations which engineering curricula, engineering colleges, and engineeringworkplaces all share can trace their roots to the early 20th Century. Frehill (2004) conductedarchival research and found that engineering was couched as a masculine space to “provemanhood,” ultimately creating unwelcoming or hostile environments for People of Color andWhite women through the present [Miller et al., 2023]. As a long-lasting consequence, typicalengineering curricula in the 21st Century are entrenched with hidden elements [Polmear et
student perception study was proposed toexamine the impact of continuing HyFlex instruction, and preliminary results from the spring2022 semester are presented here. The proportion of students trying to balance school and other obligations is substantial.The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that in 2020, 40% of full-time and 74% ofpart-time undergraduate students are employed, with 10% and 40% working 35 hours or moreeach week, respectively [1]. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 22% ofundergraduates are parents. Approximately 70% of these are mothers, 62% of whom are singleparents [2]. Approximately 44% of student parents also work full time and around half drop outof school without getting a degree
, Simulation, Qual- ity, Six Sigma, Operations Research, Simulation, and Application of System Thinking. For more than 25 years, he has given training courses in different companies and training courses for teachers in topics related to statistics and Six Sigma methodology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integrating companies and higher education in the teaching-learning process of Lean Thinking using Challenge-based LearningAbstractManufacturing companies constantly search for graduates who know more about LeanManufacturing to reduce waste and improve productivity. This paper presents a modelthat integrates teaching Lean Thinking in higher education within an organization’s fa-cility
emphasis on Medical informatics and Image Retrieval. Prior to joining as an Assistant Professor at Morgan State University in 2014, Dr. Rahman extensively conducted research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA for almost six years as a Research Scientist. He significantly contributed to research and development of the image processing, classification, and retrieval methods extensively used in the NLM’s Open-i Search Engine for biomedical literature. Dr. Rahman has good expertise in the fields of Computer Vision, Image Processing, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, and Data Mining and their application to retrieval of biomedical images from large collections. Since joining Morgan, Dr. Rahman also has
subject data.3.4 Project 3: The Marketability of Microgreen Kits and Increasing MicrogreenConsumptionThe primary aim of this graduate student project was to increase the consumption of microgreensin the United States. As a candidate of the MBA program, this student’s project aimed to answerthe research question, “What is the best way to create and fill a niche for microgreens?” Herproject included evaluating the types of microgreen kits sold on Amazon, test piloting a “homekit” targeting children in grade school to teach science concepts and introduce indoor gardeningto families. As part of the preliminary work, the student proposed interviewing stakeholders atvarious levels. Teachers, school administrators, local and national microgreen growers