Engineering Education from Purdue University, a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Mexico. Rocio’s current efforts focus on engineering faculty and graduate student development, with particular emphasis on the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices.Dr. Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Adrienne Decker is a faculty member in the newly formed Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She has been studying computing education and teaching for over 15 years, and is interested in broadening participation, evaluating tDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly
. Aggarwal has focused on socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity using human experiments, machine learning, and cognitive modeling. She is currently leading an interdisciplinary research lab, i.e., Psyber Security Lab at UTEP, that focuses on improving cyber defense by understanding human decision-making processes. At UTEP, Dr. Aggarwal teaches courses on Computer Security, Behavioral Cybersecurity, and Applied Computational Cognitive Modeling to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Aggarwal has strong interdisciplinary collaborations with various universities and such collaboration will be beneficial for this project. Dr. Aggarwal published her research work in various conferences including HFES, HICSS, ICCM
California San Diego & San Diego StateUniversity3 Associate Teaching Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California Irvine4 Teaching Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California San Diego5 Associate Teaching Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California Santa Cruz 2 AbstractLatine and Hispanic engineering students rarely see a faculty member whose background mirrorstheir own. The NSF AGEP (Alliances for Graduate Education and The Professoriate) HiringInterventions for Representation and Equity (HIRE) project
aculture focused on wellness should encourage this kind of learning rather than shame it.Diminishing the power of shame could contribute to an environment that participants commonlydescribed as cultivating wellness, like Jane outlined, “something where students feel as if theycan be vulnerable with everyone.” Vulnerability and Communication between members of thecommunity is characterized by open dialogue without judgement or fear of retribution. One wayto have these productive and positive interactions is by actively being vulnerable with everyone,even (or especially) when one person holds more power than the other, such as faculty and staffdo with students. For example, Jason imagined a situation where their students are comfortablewith
, we transitioned to a “one instructor, one voice”model in which the disciplinary faculty member was trained by the STS instructor in STS theoryand practice and was provided materials to work from. In this way, students learned technicaland sociotechnical content from one individual, often combined in a single day. This approachwas received favorably, with one student writing in their end of course evaluation: “The mix of intro engineering material with STS and career design lessons was very helpful in developing a full grasp of engineering and the socio–technical side without having to do full STS lectures and papers. … I just want to reinforce how beneficial this will be to encourage students to stick with engineering and be
program design andthe engineering profession more broadly (section 5).2.0 Background and MotivationIn Canada and many other countries, future engineers must complete an accreditedundergraduate program on their journey towards professional licensure [8]. Engineeringprograms must develop twelve graduate attributes in students, and lifelong learning is amongthem. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board graduate attribute definition for lifelonglearning is one’s “ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changingworld in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to theadvancement of knowledge” [9]. In the United States, the ABET outcome for lifelong learning is“an ability to acquire
, adding elements of convenience andsnowball sampling to the recruitment process. For the purpose of this study, the focus was placedon students who were frequent, dedicated users of Makerspaces, rather than casual users –ideally, these students were the most likely to have developed broad and deep skills associatedwith time spent in these spaces. Current industry professionals were recruited for interviews byconvenience, snowball, and criterion sampling utilizing existing contacts at the selectedMakerspace sites (typically faculty or staff formally connected to the spaces in an advisory oradministrative role). These contacts were requested to provide lists of recent graduates – alumniwho have since transitioned into professional roles – who were
orcourses on engineering ethics to instill ethical reasoning skills in the graduating engineers(Herkert, 2000; Hamad et. al., 2013). There are many examples of curriculum development forethics exposure of students from first to senior year and through various modalities to relateethics to the technical concepts of ethics (Rajan, 2017). Beyond basic discussion of ethics inclass, effective engineering ethics instruction needs to engage students, promote critical thinking,and translate theoretical concepts into real-world practice. Another consideration that needs to bemade is the spectrum between moral values and personal ethics on one end and professional andsocial ethics on the other end. This creates a need as well as an opportunity for a rich
it is more useful than a thesis because it's an intensely applied process.” Preparation for Insights into how the project prepares students for real-world engineering challenges, Professional Life enhancing future career skills by providing experiences that mirror professional (9) scenarios and decision-making. - “I was able to delve into a project that I hadn't evaluated before, which helped me improve my skills as a future engineer.” Skills Descriptions of personal development in critical thinking and decision-making, Development (3) highlighting the enhancement of collaborative skills and the ability to analyze problems from multiple angles for
Engineering Education at Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Teamwork Experiences in Collaborative Undergraduate Research (REU) Programs through Tuckman's Group Development TheoryAbstractBackground: Undergraduate Research Programs (URPs) provide students with opportunities toengage in authentic research experiences under the mentorship of faculty members. URPs areincreasingly recognized as an important component of undergraduate education, as they can helpstudents develop critical thinking skills, research skills, and teamwork skills. A notable initiativein this regard is the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) which
Group, MIT TechnologyReview 35 Innovators under 35 (China) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) GulfSouthwest (GSW) Outstanding Young Faculty Award. An Iterative Design Approach in Biomedical Engineering Student Group ProjectsAbstractThe engineering design process allows students to establish a step-by-step approach to solvingreal-world problems. This study explores the practical application of iterative design in aBiomedical Engineering course at The University of Texas at Austin. The innovations we haveproposed for the design process involve starting with the analysis of a current technology describedin a scientific article and improving the technology through multiple iterations using
in academic environments. Moreover, Roma currently holds managerial roles and leads Extreme Building, Road, and Bridge Construction PLC, contributing to construction projects in the Shashemene district of Ethiopia.Demitu Geda, Bule Hora University Demitu Geda is a graduate of Waliata Sodo University with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and holds a Master’s degree in the same field from Bule Hora University. Currently, Demitu is a faculty member, instructing electrical and computer engineering courses at Bule Hora University in Ethiopia. Her research enhances accessibility, quality, and equity in engineering education, ensuring inclusivity for all students irrespective of gender, religion
intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (PhD) and Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVa). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Preliminary Design of an Engineering Case Study for Elementary Students (Work in Progress)AbstractThe dominant stories about engineering in the media illustrate a field with a chronic shortage ofengineers and where “doing engineering” is about math, science, and building. Recent literaturereviews examining engineering practice and engineering careers provide a broader picture ofwhat engineers do
-fold: 1) to help further bridge the gap between teamworkeducation and the actual skills needed to perform on professional engineering teams; 2) developengineering leadership competencies among students; and 3) to test a unique approach tosimulate more professional settings in a classroom, with the intended outcome of increasingstudents’ confidence in project management and comfort levels with professional-style feedback.BackgroundThe three authors formed a single instructional team for an origami engineering course. Two ofthe three authors on this paper are faculty members in a civil engineering department at the samehome institution, a large, public R1 university located in the southeastern United States. One ofthem has expertise in
EthicsIntroductionIt is well accepted by both engineering education practitioners and researchers that developingethical engineers is critical for preparing engineering students to meet the obligations ofprofessional practice upon entering the workforce. Yet despite changing society contexts, and inan era where active changes are being seen in post-secondary engineering students (e.g., Sottileet al., 2021; Sottile, Cruz, & McLain, 2022) engineering ethics education largely looks the sameas it did a generation ago. This paper re-examines the question of engineering ethics educationwith an eye towards evaluating how students and faculty respond to relatively modernengineering ethical situations.Literature ReviewA Case for Case StudiesAs Martin, Conlon, and
to Foster Sustainable, Equitable, and Resilient Infrastructure ConceptsAbstractThis study aims to position active learning as a potential approach for teaching equitableresilience of infrastructure projects through online courses within construction curricula.Exposure to active learning methods can significantly enhance the problem-solving abilities ofconstruction management (CM) students, preparing them for complex technical challenges intheir future careers. Additionally, such interactive teaching strategies can help students retaininformation about advanced and practical concepts. However, in online learning environments,keeping students engaged poses a unique challenge. Unlike in-person classes
seminar seriesdeveloped to assist Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars with applying and interviewing foracademic positions. The seminar series, Seminar on Entering Academia (SEA), was offeredwithin the College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University to provide students withan opportunity for professional development to assist in their pursuit of faculty positions.Anecdotally, many Ph.D. students at this institution begin their careers with academia in mind.However, while the individual graduate programs in the college provide students with excellenttechnical training, Ph.D. students and postdocs receive little to no formal training on how toprepare for an academic position or how to approach the academic job market. This lack
were evaluated through surveys at the start, mid-pointand end of the program by an external program evaluator. Through these numerous surveys wedocumented student self-assessment of their change in knowledge and skills. After a year in theprogram most students (usually seven out of eight or eight out of eight) reported the programinfluenced their career area and their level of confidence pursuing a career area. Students as acohort dramatically increased their confidence in how to prepare an academic poster, participatein a professional meeting, plan a controlled experiment, engage in an effective mentoringrelationship, find an internship that matched their interests and explore graduate degrees thatinterest them. At the start of the program
Paper ID #44010Board 272: Examining the Catalysts and Barriers that Early-Career EngineersExperience to Their Adaptability at WorkDr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus Samantha Brunhaver, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her primary areas of research include engineering career pathways and decision-making, undergraduate student persistence, professional engineering practice, and faculty mentorship. Brunhaver is a mixed-methods researcher, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative
leadership and policy decision makers. NRT trainees and faculty visited with keylegislators and policy-making groups about water governance/water policy in Kansas. In spring2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 NRT trainees met with legislatures and policy-making groups aboutwater governance and policy in Kansas. NRT trainees were prepared to this activity during NRTSeminar where they had an overview of the state legislature and received tips on how tocommunicate with the legislators.To explore different career pathways and to create a professional community, the NRTleadership team established a team-based faculty and peer mentoring to provide vocationalcounseling and career planning for NRT trainee to pursue industry, government, and academiapositions and
personal computers or computers withstrong local computing power, who can now utilize any computer with internet access, such assystems at the public library, and be able to access their work or create their own projects.Giving students access to these tools and encouraging their use can promote confidence in theirskills through exploration of their features and industry relevant tools and applications that arehosted on the site.The AI section was taught completely in-person without members of the EQuIPD grant present,apart from one instructor attending the final section time virtually to watch and assist withpresentations of the chatbots. For this section, the camp organizers hired their own instructor,while curriculum was provided by the EQuIPD
Paper ID #42754Board 360: Reflections from Graduates on the Impact of Engineers WithoutBorders USA Experiences on Professional PreparationLazlo Stepback, Purdue University, West Lafayette Lazlo Stepback is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His current research interests focus on engineering ethics, the connections between personal morals and professional ethics, and how students ethically develop as engineers. He earned a B.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) in 2020.Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette Paul A. Leidig works in
developing an initial draft, we sought feedback from other members of our projectteam. Once we received their feedback we quickly shifted our approach to organizing thissurvey. In the following section we will discuss the major considerations that informed the nextversion of the survey. 6 4.2. Initial Draft Considerations The first consideration we made was question arrangement. Prior to the full round offeedback, we opened the survey with demographic questions that oriented respondents to thinkabout their role as faculty/staff within a graduate program interacting with graduate students. Wedecided to leave all remaining demographic
program improvement.Kristian Basaraba, University of Alberta Kristian Basaraba is currently an Instructional Coach for the SPARK-ENG (Scholarship of Pedagogy and Research Knowledge - Engineering) Program at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. Throughout his 20+ years of teaching he has taught all levels of high school science in both a traditional and outreach setting. He earned his Master’s of Science in Science Education from Montana State University where he explored the role that computer simulations have on students’ conceptual understanding of classical physics. Kristian is very active in the professional development community and loves to share ideas and methodology for what happens in his
educational laboratories. ▪ Personalized Education o A satellite campus is typically unique in providing small-class sizes, a true collaborative learning environment, and an opportunity for personalized education for students. The class and campus environment creates an opportunity for faculty to engage in academic activities that can lead to developing professional relationships with students. The small class sizes allow the faculty to know their students on a more personal basis, which can lead to increasing the motivation of students. Meyer [12] conducted a literature review and survey and discovered that departments offering small class-sizes
contributed to the development of an interdisciplinary grand challenges focused course and introduction to engineering course in both in-person and online (MOOC) formats at ASU. She is also actively involved in the ASU Kern project and Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), focused on students’ development of entrepreneurial mindset. Amy received the national 2019 KEEN Rising Star award from KEEN for her efforts in encouraging students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. She is also a member of the current interim Executive Committee for the international GCSP Network, and mentors schools to develop GCSPs as part of the GCSP New Programs committee.Dr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu
towards thehighest level of quality within research projects. This paper presents the approach of how auniversity team (professor and graduate students) collaborated with the National Society of BlackEngineers (NSBE) to conduct a longitudinal analysis of a summer engineering program fundedthrough an Early CAREER faculty award from the National Science Foundation’s EngineeringEducation Broadening Participation (BPE) program. According to the literature, there is a greatneed for longitudinal analysis of STEM outreach programs, especially informal ones, and supportstudents from historically excluded backgrounds. This paper contributes to the academia-non-profit partnership literature within the context of longitudinal studies by mapping out the
their own decisions or courses of action(i.e., where the stakes and tradeoffs are real to the learner). As one author describes it, theseapproaches “[allow] students to draw on their own experiences…to create a focal point andmeaning around abstract ethical concepts” [19, p. 1390].While the literature on experiential learning in engineering ethics has grown substantially inrecent years, extensions of this strategy into the realm of engineering leadership education iscomparatively rarer in published research. Our development of The Mystery Lab, therefore,leverages an opportunity to explore how the strengths of an experiential approach to ethicsinstruction can be applied not just to personal decision making, but to the collective behaviors
students tothe program. However, the program struggled with the historically high DFW rates in both theintroductory mechanical engineering course and Statics. Through a series of faculty meetings inAY 2018-2019, the program decided to emphasize the following two aspects in the introductorymechanical engineering course: 1) improving students’ interests in mechanical engineeringdiscipline and career, and 2) instructing foundational engineering principles to enhance students’success rate in Statics, a 2nd year course. Most students who pass Statics pass other 2nd yearcourses to enter the 3rd year.2.2 The Introductory Mechanical Engineering Course Contents in 2019 and 2020.Table 1 summarizes the course topics and the design project offered in-person
challenging but also presented lots of opportunities for personal growthand cross-cultural learning.This transition into an engineering education program involved immersing myself in the newly developedengineering education field. It was very different to what I had done as an engineer or what I had studiedin college. I had to attend very small classes, with a lot of discussions, in a foreign language. I facedseveral challenges as an international student, but they made me more resilient, I developedproblem-solving abilities and I learned to find different people for different types of mentorships andadvice I needed during that time.After completing my PhD in engineering education, I became a faculty member in a smaller engineeringeducation