knew each other and shared similar family values,conflicts did not have a negative effect. The collaboration that emerged in these events wasstrong and everybody helped in the ways they could. This sort of relationship is what made AVEFrontera seem like a big family. We know each other, we understand each other, and we arealways there for one another.Developing ownership among first-generation college studentsA collaboration with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley produced the FIESTA (FamilyIntegrated Education: Serving & Transforming Academia) project, funded by the NationalScience Foundation. This allowed families not only to visit a university campus but to presenttheir experiences in the classroom through the form of interactive
everyday ingenuity. This project positioned bothparticipants and the author as co-designers of a workshop prototype, targeting younger MexicanAmerican youth as our future users.BackgroundGrowing up as a quiet kid in Mexico, I loved spending my free time assembling and paintingmodel airplanes and one day, I decided to make my own. I built the cylindrical body of the planeby experimenting with a discarded soda bottle and papier-mâché, a crafting technique I hadlearned in school to make piñatas. I used a few leftover materials and a couple of common tools.I made the wings from cardboard and used some leftover paint to match the design of a Mexicanairline. When it was finished days later, I beamed with pride at my creation and my parentspraised my
Paper ID #43367Board 423: What Drives You? Exploring the Motivations and Goals of Low-IncomeEngineering Transfer Students for Pursuing EngineeringAnna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine Dr. Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist within the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. In her research, she aims to understand how students’ motivation and interest in the STEM fields can be fostered to secure their educational persistence and long-term career success. Trying to bridge the gap between theory and practice, she is currently involved in an NSF-funded project aimed at fostering the
,graduate students excel academically and become well-equipped for seamless transitions intotheir prosperous careers in the professional setting.Scientific communication is emphasized in undergraduate engineering programs but receives lessattention in graduate programs. Undergraduate engineering curricula prioritize the developmentof technical writing and presentation skills. These skills are integrated into coursework likecapstone projects and senior design and are standard across engineering disciplines in almost allinstitutions. In contrast, resources for developing communication skills in graduate programs areoften limited [2,3,4] and need to be more structured than the undergraduate level [5], making itchallenging for students to convey
, the home assignment wasdesigned to encourage continuous engagement with GAI, integrating it into the conceptual design of theirfinal course projects. The primary goal of this study was to delve into design creativity regarding the use ofGAI for design, guided by specific research questions (RQs): RQ1: Does GAI enhance student creativity in conceptual design? RQ2: How does GAI influence student creativity in conceptual design? To assess the impact of GAI on students' creativity, we applied several methods. Firstly, wegathered students' perspectives via an open-text survey questionnaire administered after the homeassignment. Additionally, we analyzed the creative artifacts produced by the students for the assignmentusing
“effort to understand the way they [people] do thingsand why, their physical and emotional needs, how they think about [the] world, and what ismeaningful to them.” Other scholars have offered principles or beliefs to guide an empathicdesign methodology [7,9], wherein the principles span the entirety of the design process. Indeed,while Empathize is the first aspect of the d.School model, the team emphasizes an iterative andnon-linear design process, highlighting the role of empathy throughout one’s design process.In the context of engineering, the ways in which empathy manifests within design may varybased on the goals of a design project or the phase of the design process. This study builds on ourprior work establishing this theory with an
of technical projects that empower the next generation of engineering students.Francisco Osuna, The University of Texas at El Paso Francisco Osuna is a Software Engineer with a Master’s in Computer Science from The University of Texas at El Paso with over 15 years of experience designing and developing robust software systems. Francisco spearheaded the design and development of Engage, a groundbreaking student success information management system that has been adopted by over 25 national academic institutions. This project alone has transformed academic administration by streamlining processes, reducing reporting overhead by an impressive 95%, and delivering on-time results through meticulous project management.Angel
Paper ID #41428Work in Progress: Design and Preliminary Results of a Survey to ExploreRelationships Between Faculty Mentoring, Engineering Doctoral Student PsychologicalSafety, and Work OutcomesDorian Bobbett, University of Michigan Dorian is a 1st-year Engineering Education Research Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2023. Dorian currently works with Dr. Karin Jensen at the University of Michigan on projects related to mental-health and well being and mentoring at the graduate student level. She was previously involved in
knowledge andsociocultural issues in their field. For example, Franquesa [42], who obtained a Bachelor’sdegree in computer science engineering and a Master’s degree in sustainability, implementedservice-learning activities where students fixed and updated old (and sometimes broken)computers for local communities; Holloway [43], who was the department chair in Electrical andComputer Engineering and the director of an institute bringing policy-side perspectives on powerand energy, offered a class on global energy issues; and Bielefeldt [44], who holds a PhD in civilengineering and is interested in sustainability and social responsibility in engineering, employedtwo case studies consisting of a controversial local water supply project and Hurricane
better way than the traditional lecturemethod that could get through to more students and keep students engaged with the material.Something of an epiphany occurred while talking with a Computer Science colleague about theinability to keep students engaged in class. The colleague asked, “have you heard aboutPOGIL?” “What’s POGIL?”, was the natural reply.POGIL stands for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. The POGIL Project, a non-profitorganization dedicated to widening the use of POGIL, describes this pedagogy as “a student-centered, group-learning instructional strategy and philosophy developed through research onhow students learn best” [3]. The key element in POGIL is the use of worksheets, or “guidedinquiries” that students work
: • describe the trends of scholarship in engineering; • demonstrate understanding of the research lifecycle in engineering publications; • critically evaluate data management planning through case study review of an engineering project plan; • compare scientometrics rankings of engineering publications and conferences to quality markers; • contrast and evaluate the methods of evidence synthesis and original research; • compare the implementation of evidence synthesis research methods and standards in engineering scholarship and disciplines; • develop a draft paper publication; o prepare a research pitch or proposal
Paper ID #42084Work-in-Progress: Pursuing STEM/STEAM Certification as a Method forMaintaining an Integrated STEM/STEAM Learning EnvironmentTalia Capozzoli Kessler, Georgia Institute of Technology Talia Kessler, MSPP is a research associate at The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech. As a research associate, she works on research and evaluation projects centering on K-12 STEM education. She has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgia Tech and is currently studying towards a PhD in Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University.Keisha Simmons, Georgia
placements are significant for shaping students' pre-professional identity. Research hasalso shown that participation in WIL provides opportunities for students to engage intransformative learning that shape professional identity formation (Trede, 2012). Bothfacilitating and impeding factors in implementing WIL have been studied (Choy & Delahaye,2011; Jackson, 2015; Patrick et al., 2008).Despite the amount of work carried out on the effect of WIL internships, there has beenscarce research on WIL internships implemented in a TNE situation. One such rare study wascarried out by Bilsland et al. (2019) on a group of business undergraduate alumni on thevalue of internship electives in a TNE project in Vietnam. WIL of French engineeringeducation has
, students must demonstrate a variety of skills, competencies, and attitudesto meet course outcomes, enabling a truly multidimensional learning experience.Learning is supported through lectures, guest speakers, case study discussions and activities, butalso through a major project in which student develop a system map of a complex problem.Examples of problems explored include responsible lithium mining in Chile, the transition toautomation in manufacturing, or improving transit access to underserved communities. Theemphasis is on problem definition rather than solution, giving students the opportunity to explorethe problem space in depth. Over the course of a semester, students work in teams to developsystems maps that incorporate both the technical
, leading its engineering study. Sheppard has contributed to significant educational projects, including the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education and the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Her industry experience spans Detroit’s Big Three: Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. At Stanford, she has served as faculty senate chair, associate vice provost for graduate education, founder of and adviser to MEwomen, and leads the Designing Education Lab (DEL), which aims to revolutionize engineering education. Her achievements have earned her numerous honors, such as Stanford’s Walter J. Gores Award and the American Society for Engineering Education’s Chester F. Carlson and
school students participated in a week-long summer camp thatfocused on electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts and practices. The five-daysummer camp consisted of hands-on activities, tours of different laboratories in ECE disciplines,and a group project that spanned the whole week where students built circuits using theSparkFun Inventor’s kit. During the group activity, the students were organized into eightgroups, and each group was mentored by an undergraduate mentor who facilitated thecollaborative hands-on activities. The middle school students completed validated and reliablepre and post-surveys adapted from the Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey andthe Group Work Skills Questionnaire Manual. The S-STEM survey is
Engineers: The Promise of Theoretically Informed Empirical ResearchTheoretically informed empirical research on the behaviors needed in the workplace hasgenerated actionable insights that can inform engineering pedagogy. Here we give two examplesof large research projects that gathered rich ethnographic data, through interviewing andobserving engineering practitioners in workplace settings, and used theoretical frameworks fromthe humanities and social sciences to describe those behaviors in terms that connect them todisciplinary knowledge and make it clearer how they can be developed in classrooms andcourses.In “Value Creation in the Engineering Enterprise: An Educational Perspective,” Trevelyan andWilliams (2018) report on research and analysis
usually expect a level oforganization, especially in the case of the in-class or summer research experience. A plan ofaction will be put into place, whether at the beginning or at each subsequent meeting betweenmentee and mentor or the group of mentees and mentor. For example, in a paper comparingmentor/mentee perspectives in an REU, Annie, a sophomore Engineering student says, “In thefirst couple of meetings, we met and discussed our project goals, objectives, and we formulated ahypothesis for our research.” [4, p. 4]. Of course, in the case of the extracurricular/personalexperience, it should not be expected that a mentor will provide organization to theundergraduate researcher, but may advise a possible plan of action without further
, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Virginia TechCurricular Problem. Developing communication skills that target non-technical audiences,particularly the general public and community stakeholders impacted by mining operations.Solution. Integrating a communications-based “Sustainability Project” into a sophomore levelcourse on leadership, ethics, and responsible mining. The project consists of two deliverables: awritten op-ed and an Oxford style debate.8Educational Environment. Virginia Tech’s Department of Mining and Minerals Engineeringinitiated its “Writing and Communications Program,” in the mid 1990s to develop critical spoken,written, and visual communication skills that its graduates will quickly rely upon early in theircareers
in the outdoors, and went through an abridged version of the first three steps ofthe design thinking process. By the end of this session, they had defined a problem anddetermined one solution from a structured brainstorming session. The second session wasdedicated to fabrication of their solution using makerspace equipment, with help frommakerspace staff members. During the third session, students received feedback from anothergroup and had the opportunity to revise their designs before they presented the final product atthe summer camp open house at the end of the week.This paper will discuss the collaboration between the College of Engineering and the makerspacelibrarian, as well as detailed information on the goals of the project, the
to Foster Global Competence via Interdisciplinary LearningAbstractABET accreditation for engineering and technology programs expects that students consider andtake professional responsibility for the impact of public health, safety, and welfare, as well asglobal, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors in engineering decisions. Toaddress these objectives, the engineering professor, Dr. Yanjun Yan, taught three types ofcourses in the past: (1) an on-campus, first-year seminar course in project-based learning forengineering and technology students; (2) a faculty-led trip offering a single engineering course in2018; and (3) multidisciplinary co-led faculty trips with a sports management professor in
Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University Swapana S. Jerpoth received her B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology, India in 2017, and her M.Tech degree in Petrochemical Engineering from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, India in 2019. SMr. David Anthony Theuma, Rowan University I am a recent chemical engineering graduate of Rowan University looking for employment in the chemical manufacturing, project engineering, or engineering consulting industries. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #43351Sean Curtis, Rowan
only enhance problem-solving skills but also fosterinnovation and creativity in finding solutions to complex engineering problems. Engineers rarelywork in isolation in the professional environment. They are frequently part of multidisciplinaryteams where collaboration is vital for problem solving and project completion. In addition totechnical expertise, engineering demands strong interpersonal, leadership, and conflict-resolutionabilities. In the classroom, teamwork fosters the development of technical as well as soft skillsthat are essential for success in the workplace [1], [2]. Teamwork also exposes college studentsto diverse viewpoints and concepts, fostering creativity and ingenuity [3], [4]. It helps studentsappreciate the variety of
engineering problems for example. Two examples of an ICA are given inFigure 1. In total, there were 21 ICAs given throughout the semester in the traditional design. Inthe new design, that is currently being worked on, this will need to be reduced to about 15.The design of the course for the scope of this work had class time being consumed by lecturesand ICAs while the project, homework, and FYAs all being completed outside of class. Thisplaced a significant amount of unnecessary stress on new students who were alreadyoverwhelmed and overcommitted. This paper focuses on how the course was traditionally taughtin a fall semester and narrows in on how content was delivered and how ICAs were completed tobetter implement ICAs in the course redesign
Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London. He was formerly a Research Tutor at OCMS, Oxford, and formerly a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, a Recognized Independent Centre of Oxford University. He is also the Founding Director of Samvada International Research Institute which offers consultancy services to institutions of research and higher education around the world on designing research tracks, research teaching and research projects. His first book The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo: Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion was published by Routledge, Oxon in 2017. For more information, please visit: https://plaksha.edu.in/faculty-details/dr-brainerd-princeDr. Siddharth
solution should follow a specific format, such as filling specific fields in a table and/or preparing a presentation for 5 min to explain the solution. We used this kind of assignment in a Machine learning course. • For group project assignments, students are required to present either a research idea or a programming project. The presentation is presented in-person for on-site courses. In the case of online courses, two different approaches are available. The first approach involves organizing a Zoom meeting where students present their work and respond to questions. Alternatively, the second approach entails recording the presentation with their voices accompanying each slide. Other group
a 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. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and conservation.Dr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Faculty Experiences and Learning Through
communication, cross-disciplinary communication, and material science. Each ofthese dimensions are presented through discourse among team members working on a humanaugmentation project with the aim of allowing students to consider how each of these dimensionsplays a role in a design project and a design team. To create that discourse for the problem-scoping dimension, as an example, the case studies found in open-access engineering casestudies libraries were appropriate for elementary students but not for the topic of problemscoping. As a result, the discourse was based on both accounts of professional engineers engagedin problem scoping found in design research and a collaboration with a professional engineer torefine aspects of how problem scoping
completing experiments related toelectric and electronic circuits. Most of these modules are combined with a computer that servesas an interface between the module and the user, providing a complete set of measurementinstruments such as voltmeters, current meters, signal sources, power supplies, etc.This work proposes an alternative for online students to perform the complete set of experimentsoutlined in the syllabus in a real-life environment, using actual components and instruments tomeasure realistic conditions, thereby enabling accurate data analysis. In this regard, online andface-to-face sections will complete the same labs, achieve the same learning outcomes, and beassessed similarly.Literature ReviewThere are multiple documented projects
engineer. This project uses Kotter’s change theory and Acker’s inequalityregimes to identify and examine signature practices and change strategies within and across sixexemplars. While previous executive summaries focused on the signature practices informed bythe interviews with faculty and staff, this year’s executive summary will characterize theinstitutional values and commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This effort will informfuture efforts to understand the intent-to-impact gap by comparing the institution's values tostudent’s lived experiences.IntroductionSubstantial investments and programmatic efforts have been dedicated to advance diversity,equity, and inclusion (DEI) in STEM disciplines and organizations for underrepresented