FIU where she focuses on multidisciplinary research on sustainability, equity, resilient and sustainable post-disaster reconstruction, engineering education, circular economy, and well-being. Claudia holds professional credentials in LEED Green Associate for sustainable buildings and ENV SP for sustainable infrastructures.Miss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now
. Contrary to its importance and positive role in learning enhancement, flowvisualization is not commonly used in undergraduate fluid dynamics courses. Factors such as thecost of equipment, time-consuming setup, and limited space in wind/water tunnels have kepthands-on fluid-related projects relatively rare at undergraduate institutions.This project aims to develop a low-cost, safe, and portable flow visualization system, paired withan open-source program. This setup will be utilized for class experiments, student projects, anddemonstrations for outreach efforts.KeywordsFlow Visualization, Experiments, Classroom1 IntroductionFluid dynamics is often perceived as one of the most challenging subjects in the undergraduateengineering (Hunsu, Abdul
varying efficacy depending on the age atwhich the student lost vision and their own mental models and exposure to graphics. Students in the United States are entitled to reasonable accommodations under theAmericans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Many students withdisabilities are unable to access their education due to inaccessible courses and campuses [12].While most universities have a dedicated office to ensure disability accommodations, studentsand instructors report that formal disability offices do not provide adequate support [13]–[16].Improving inclusive instructional design is important for educational and disability justice. This research project was sparked by necessity when a BLV student
for a number of conferences and journals focused on engineering education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Leadership Capabilities Exploration and Development via an Experiential Leadership Course: A Work in ProgressObjective. This work-in-progress practice paper describes the assessment of learning and theleadership development of students enrolled in a self-directed course, Experiential Leadership.Students identify a formal, extended activity (such as serving as a club officer or working on acourse-based project team) that provides opportunity for leadership development. They write aproposal describing the activity, create a leadership development plan (LDP
experience for future applications in real-world engineeringprojects. Their engagement in the practical application phase, they gain hands-on experience inVR development and deployment strategies. This experience is crucial for their academic andprofessional growth, preparing them for future roles where VR technology is utilized, such as inengineering projects or research settings. 2- user students, who are the randomly selectedstudents throughout campus with various majors that will use the haptic gloves to performpredetermined tasks within the developed virtual environment. They participate in hands-ontraining and experimentation with haptic gloves to perform predetermined tasks. This practicalexperience allows them to interact with technology and
business coursework, has an employeradvisory board, teaches professional skills, and requires an internship. Research shows that whileengineering grads have technical expertise, they often lack the soft skills employers need, likecommunication, collaboration, and strategic thinking. Studies advocate incorporatinginterdisciplinary team projects, simulations, and emerging technologies into STEM curricula tosystematically build these skills [7]. Soft skills training also helps women transition into STEMcareers [8]. Comprehensive STEM education that develops leadership abilities alongsidetechnical competencies allows graduates to thrive in global corporations [9]. However, gaps insoft skills from education persist, pointing to a need for increased
that is engaging, interactive, and fun. This approachwas also compared with a research-centric group project that delved into establishing secure meth-ods for cyber-physical systems. The study indicates that a majority of students (77.4%) viewed theCapture the Flag Scavenger Hunt as a highly valuable learning experience.1 IntroductionStudying computer security is crucial in today’s interconnected digital landscape to safeguard sen-sitive information, preserve privacy, and ensure the reliable functioning of computer systems 1 . Anundergraduate (UG) course in computer security typically includes topics such as network security,operating system security, cryptography, software security 2 . Cryptography, a fundamental pillar
Paper ID #43269Examining the Motivations and Experiences of Transfer Students Participatingin an Undergraduate Research CourseShannon Conner, Clemson UniversityDr. 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 Engineering Education. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self-regulated
beprohibitively difficult with traditional prototyping methods due to budget constraints.Furthermore, they allow multiple users to simultaneously work together on different parts of thesame project, enabling faster development cycles, while significantly reducing cost overheadsassociated with hiring additional staff for a single project.Real-time operation is another important feature of HIL simulation as it enables accurate andtimely interaction between the simulated system model and the physical hardware under test. Inreal-time HIL simulations, the simulation cycle time of the system and controller models takesplace in step with the real-life sampling time, with minimal leading or lagging. The 2
(Vesilind, 2001, p. 409).This paper will utilize Zachary’s model for effective mentoring to understand the foundation ofsuccessful mentoring relationships. Zachary’s model describes effective mentoring as combiningthe elements of “reciprocity, learning, relationship, partnership, collaboration, mutually definedgoals, and development” (Zachary, 2011, p. 142). These factors will be explored throughout theduration of this project work.In order to better understand the faculty mentor experience within one-on-one or small-groupfaculty-to-student mentoring relationships in the undergraduate setting, this qualitative projectwill study a cohort of engineering faculty mentors of undergraduate engineering students at amid-sized research university in the
Seattle University, and a B.S. in general engineering from Gonzaga University.Emmanuel Tetteh Teye, Montana State UniversityNickolas Lambert, Montana State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 NSF CAREER: Exploring the Intersection of LGBTQ Identities and STEM Disciplines: A Qualitative Narrative ApproachAbstract The purpose of this poster paper is to present progress toward reaching the third researchaim of an NSF CAREER-funded study, using qualitative methods to explore the intersection ofLGBTQ and STEM identities. The overall project purpose is to explore LGBTQ students’engagement in STEM disciplines. LGBTQ students often leave engineering and other STEMfields at a higher
course is primarily hands-on, students take on the role of peer advisors for newstudents in the first seminar course. They actively participate in guiding and fostering advancedlearning and research in Engineering and Computing Education. These students are anticipatedto delve into more complex subjects related to teaching, research, and learning. The topicscovered in Engineering 397 encompassed the following (but not limited to), Completing aResearch project related to a topic around Scholarship, Research, Teaching and Learning(SoTL), Peer Mentoring and Team lead and facilitating one of the first seminardiscussions/lectures.In a more hands-on approach, students in this course act as peer advisors to incoming 396students, fostering higher-level
over recent decades, theyhave rarely been taken up. Only a select set of observers has imagined that critical attention tosuch roles is a necessary part of responsibly preparing professional engineering personnel; weinclude among these observers some communities within the ASEE and the InternationalNetwork for Engineering Studies (INES) and notably, the international organization,Engineering, Social Justice and Peace (ESJP). We support the thorough incorporation ofgeopolitical understandings into engineering training and focus here on one element of thiscritical engagement: experiences of national identity among engineering students, as part of bothhegemonic state-making projects and projects of resistance or revolution.The complex historical
critical needs identified by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) report on Building Capacity at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) is outlined.The proposed program, developed at Keiser University(KU) Flagship Campus, focuses onredesigning the curriculum to incorporate recent advances in emerging technology, attracting andretaining high-potential, low-income, and Hispanic students in engineering, and enhancingevidence-based student-centered initiatives to support degree completion and career success.Building upon successful STEM research projects, the session discusses the proposed revision ofthe Applied Engineering program at KU, introducing new tracks and certification programs. Theproposal is under review by the academic affairs review
how tolearn from the mistakes, errors, and struggles that occur within the process [1, 10, 12].Yet, while there is increased attention to inclusion of engineering in informal contexts [13-17],we have not come across any research or training materials that focus on how informal educatorsdo or should plan and handle ongoing, just-in-time support - particularly during moments offailure. Furthermore, trainings and professional development opportunities for informaleducators often include short-term experiences (e.g., two-hour workshop) grounded intraditional-focused lectures that reinforce teaching habits (e.g., transmission of knowledge) [18-21]. We heard similar examples from museum partners on this project who mentioned attendingconferences
Williams, University of Virginia Shaylin Williams is invested in identifying ways to improve the engineering education experience for future generations of engineers. As a McNair Scholar, Shaylin worked on chemical engineering projects creating thermal barriers for food packaging and studying soil remediation. Additionally, she completed an REU project in healthcare engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She earned a master’s degree in industrial and systems Engineering with a Management Systems Concentration in December 2022. Shaylin recently completed her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Mississippi State University, using Self Determination Theory to analyze freshmen and continuing Summer Bridge
andcreative thinking are still the most important skills for the workforce today. These same skills,however, have been highlighted as lacking in new engineering graduates as they enter theworkforce[2], [3].This lack of preparedness for real-world problems that students face upon leaving school leads tosignificant frustration for both employer and employee. Students find themselves intimidated totackle the large, boundary-less projects in the working world[4], [5] and unable to navigate largeprojects due to a lack of professional skills in areas like teamwork, project management, andbusiness management[5], [6], [7].The WEF 2023 Future of Jobs Report indicates that an estimated 44% of workers’ skills will bedisrupted in the next five years and six in
formulated toenhance racial equity within the department. Senior exit surveys and group interviews ofgraduating seniors were employed to capture their experiences and receive valuable feedback.Furthermore, the establishment of the ChemE Culture Club has provided a platform forcelebrating the diverse cultures within the department. The senior design course now includesmodules dedicated to global competency development and the incorporation of DEI statementsin senior design projects. Additionally, the sophomore thermo course features sustainabilityprojects, helping students understand the societal impacts of their engineering designs.This paper not only summarizes the current DEI efforts at UIC CHE but also highlights thechallenges and gains
represents a nuanced reason for students to use, or continue using, a makerspacethan previously researched reasons for using, including class projects [3] and architecture [4].Student staff are the brokers of the makerspace, so understanding their reason for using themakerspace is essential to understanding how students use the makerspace. Future work willfocus on the continuing to build the theoretical framework for interactions within universitymakerspaces through continued analysis and data collection from a wide variety of universitymakerspaces.Keywords: university makerspaces, community cultural wealth, higher education, engineeringeducationIntroductionA key component of makerspace culture is the people in it, in particular the student staff
served in several administrative roles. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Dr. Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University Dr. Xinyu Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University’s College of Engineering. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a North Carolina-licensed Professional Engineer, and currently leads an NSF project on recruitment strategies for engineering bridge and success programs. Her research interests include engineering education such as broadening
been taught four times since 2020, startingwith online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic and going in person during 2021, 2022,and 2023. The curriculum changed every year in response to the arrival of new instructors andhas exposed students to several civil engineering sub-disciplines, including structures,transportation, water resources, hydrology, geomatics, architectural engineering, andconstruction engineering. The course culminated in a team-based final project, aimed at bringingtogether the topics discussed throughout the week. Daily activities included lab visits, hands-onexperiments, active learning sessions, and lectures, conducted in active learning classes as able.Additionally, the course aimed to enhance graduate students
projects centered around mass timber, including (1) the development of mass timber modules in civil engineering curriculum, and (2) identifying opportunities for embodied carbon reduction in mass timber manufacturing.Christiana Kiesling, Michigan State University Christiana Kiesling is a graduate assistant at Michigan State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her research interests include mass timber curriculum for undergraduate structural engineering students.George H. Berghorn, Michigan State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mass Timber Structural Engineering Curriculum: Assessment of Current Teaching and Resource
in the context of higher education institutions in Latin America and theCaribbean, which are directly related to some advances in compliance with SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDG) number 4 on quality education of the countries of this region inthe SDG Index. The obtained data allow us to understand the existence of educational needsof university professors from Latin America and the Caribbean, who wanted to learn not onlyabout STEM and migration but also about the intersectionality of DEI with other minorities,such as black communities, natives, Hispanics in the United States, and LGBTIQ+.IntroductionSignificant efforts have been made to promote gender equality in higher education. However,addressing broader projects on Diversity, Equity
that most students are prepared to study programming at a CS 1 levelright away provided there are appropriate teaching and learning methodologies applied. At Loyolaand Saint Mary’s College the change to the prerequisite is coupled with peer tutoring; activelearning; project-based learning; and strong student support through academic advising, coursetouchpoints, and student success coaches. Evolution. There is an evolution in progress as far as what prerequisites are required tobegin a CS 1 programming course. As In a survey scan, we found that 30% of institutions havelimited or no prerequisites 1 required for students starting a CS 1. This no prerequisite approach isconsistent with our experience and the purpose of this experience report
Paper ID #41053Exploring Teamwork Experiences in Collaborative Undergraduate Research(REU) Programs through Tuckman’s Group Development TheorySakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her current research
ResearchIn order to get a baseline and rough draft of developing a research design for a larger project, thegraduate student, first author, developed a pilot study. Pilot studies have been useful forqualitative researchers to develop and refine a study’s research design, conceptualize theresearch topic, and interpret the findings and results [2,9]. Researchers have discussed theunderutilized nature of pilot studies and how they can help foreshadow research gaps andproblems [2]. Creswell and Creswell suggest utilizing pilot testing to refine questions andprocedures during the interview process [10]. Ismail et al. identify two major reasons as to whyquantitative research utilizes pilot studies more than qualitative research [11]. First, pilot
afterthe internship was completed. The overall objective of the larger project in which this work issituated is to expose Black and under-represented high school students to the exciting,interdisciplinary field of environmental engineering and science through the lens ofenvironmental justice. It is clear that pre-college out-of-school experiences with engineeringincrease students’ likelihood of entry to engineering majors (Godwin et al., 2016). However,many Black and underrepresented students do not obtain exposure to these fields in meaningfulout-of-classroom experiences.The representation challenges for Black and underrepresented students in STEM fields has beenwell-documented and will not be recited here. Suffice it to say that programs similar
Paper ID #44361Board 253: Emerge Scholars Program: Increasing Enrollment in EngineeringTechnologyMr. Garrett Powell Lee, South Florida State College Instructor of Engineering Technology at South Florida State College in Avon Park, FL ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Emerge Scholars Program: Increasing Enrollment in Engineering TechnologyOverviewIn 2022, an S-STEM project, titled Emerge: Preparing Students for an Innovative Future(Emerge Scholars Program) was proposed to NSF to try to answer one of the highest nationalpriorities in STEM education, namely, to increase
opportunity is contained in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill which containsfunding for projects focused on previously underserved communities, and reconnecting andrebuilding communities that were divided by transportation infrastructure decades ago and havelong been overlooked. Repairing inequities in infrastructure can allow affected communitiesbetter access to transportation, clean water, economic and community development, and resilientinfrastructure. As civil engineering educators, it is our responsibility to apprise students of thesepast inequities, instruct them in recognizing and understanding their impacts and improving thelives of all individuals that infrastructure projects affect.This paper aims to outline a framework developed as part
. The video hosting site also auto generated captions.Figure 2. Example of drawing from assignment. Students replicated the model and instructor gave VF on the submitted model.Data Collection and MetricsThis is a retrospective study, using data from four semesters taught by the same instructor (theUniversity of Miami IRB has determined that this study is exempt from review.) The traditionalcohort (Fall 2019 n=9 students) was taught using written feedback, while the VF cohort consistsof three classes (Fall 2021/Spring 2022/ Fall 2022/ n=4/11/20 = 35 total). Two sets of data werecollected from each cohort: analysis of student final projects and video file data.The final project in each class was similar, asking the students to create a model or