programs. However, after admission, the problem ofretention becomes salient for underrepresented minority groups (URMs) in academia 1 . As youngBlack engineers continue to enter advanced graduate studies, it becomes important to examine thefactors that impact how they enter and ultimately decide to leave the institution. In this work, weused the autoethnographic method to share our experiences and illustrate the issues faced by BlackPhD students at elite research institutions. We relate our experiences chronologically starting withthe expectations from peers once arriving on campus, moving into the expectation of solving auniversity’s equity problems, and ending with the mental burdens of coping with an unhealthywork environment. All of these
holds an M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a B.S. in Astronomy and Meteorology from Kyungpook National University, South Korea. Her work centers on elementary, secondary, and postsecondary engineering education research as a psychometrician, data analyst, and program evaluator with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workplace climate, and research synthesis with a particular focus on meta-analysis. She has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments beneficial for STEM education research and practice. Dr. Yoon has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education
-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024A longitudinal investigation of international graduate students’ first-year experiences inU.S. engineering programsKeywords: Attrition, longitudinal study, SMS, time series data, International doctoral students,EngineeringAbstractThe purpose of this full research paper is to explore international engineering graduate students’experiences in U.S. graduate programs through one year of short message service (SMS) (i.e., textmessage) survey data. Although international graduate students constitute a high proportion ofengineering students in
findings presented here are limited and preliminary, we found that the STEMsemester provided elementary PSTs with the opportunity to develop rich integrated STEMlearning experiences. We do note that more than half of these projects did not incorporateauthentic engineering design challenges. However, the projects that did include and centeredtheir lesson around an engineering design challenge had knowledge of the various steps of theengineering design process and a robust understanding of the impact of their topic locally as wellas globally. A future iteration of the STEM semester with this shared assignment would include amicroteaching session, where elementary PSTs could receive specific feedback from peers andinstructors about the engineering
sharedwith local teachers and the public. Examples course assignments are provided in Table 1.Table 1: Example projects completed by students in EF327/TPTE115 [adapted from 17] Project Description Examples Mini-Teach Students choose a topic and have 5 (1) An explanation of computer minutes to teach the class about their sorting algorithms chosen topic. Each student is provided (2) An overview of the with feedback from peers and instructors. engineering design process Community Students work in small groups to select (1) Think Like a Computer Outreach engineering-focused activities to use to
identify meaningful and recurrent aspects of disabled students’ experiences inengineering from the transcribed interviews. The second round of coding used pattern coding toorganize aspects of these experiences into sub-themes. Presented in this paper are aspects relatedto intersectionality within two of the co-researchers’ disabled identities. The research team employed multiple measures throughout the research process to buildtrustworthiness and quality (Tracy, 2010; Saldaña, 2016). During all stages of the researchprocess, we carefully reflected on our positionalities and how they could influence and/or biasthe work. We met multiple times throughout the data analysis and writing process to providediverse perspectives, interrogate our
group also included master’s levelstudents from the university’s engineering and computer science programs.Regardless of academic field or degree program, all students cited a fervent desire to thinkcritically about different career paths in a writing prompt issued on the first day of class.The instructional methods for CAR 551 combined practices of empowerment associated withstudent development [22] as well as recent scholarship related to teaching online [23].Furthermore, the course relied on insights from resources based on virtual feminist pedagogy[24]. The instructional goal was to promote an online culture that encouraged students toinvestigate social variables that can influence professional choices while learning collectivelyfrom peers
about us without us. Havingneurodivergent and neurotypical researchers collaborating on work focusing on neurodivergencehas been an exciting and effective way to explore our biases and subjectivities.Literature ReviewThere is a shortage of thorough research on the implications of neurodiversity in highereducation; however, research is fertile on the experiences of neurodivergent students in primaryand secondary school. Neurodivergent learners are often framed in unfavorable comparison totheir neurotypical peers, e.g., they struggle to focus in class, keep their possessions organized,follow instructions, and develop proficient writing skills related to their neurotypical peers [4].Of course, not all people who identify as neurodivergent learners
modules underwent weekly formative assessment practices.Following the completion of each module, students were requested to complete self-assessedlearning skill assessments, observation forms, and participated in several semi-structuredinterviews. In the context of this study, the responses obtained from students in modules that didnot include formative assessments were used as a point of reference, i.e., a control group.Out of three/four modules, at least two modules underwent extensive formative assessmentpractices such as active class activities in group, class quizzes and polls, homework assignments,lab activities, peer assessment. When students are required to write reports or design circuits,instructors provide formative feedback on early
disagreed nor agreed or strongly disagreed that theyhad a positive relationship with their research professor/mentor. Both ND and NT participantsresponded similarly to having laboratory peers who collaborate and support each other(Figure 3B). It is well documented that academia has an ableist problem; however, our dataindicate that ND students feel supported by their peers [4]. This is a very positive finding wheremost studies highlight the negative experiences of ND students [22].Figure 2: Research Demographics related to all participants (96 participants) separating outthe type of research conducted and whether the research was volunteer, credit-bearing, or paid.Neurodivergent participants had a larger percentage indicated strongly agree or agree
report on the initial design of a new subject within ourcoursework master’s program that teaches the techniques of hardware acceleration [5][6] to aninterdisciplinary cohort of engineering (electrical and mechatronics) and computing (softwareengineering and information technology) students. Much of the conceptual material sits squarelywithin the discipline of computer engineering, but recent trends in computer architecture [5][6]and limited exposure to the topic within both our engineering and computing curricula creates anopportunity to develop interdisciplinary competencies. Ideally, through formal teaching andlearning activities and associated peer interactions, students will be able to apply methods andapproaches from their peers’ discipline
, and compassionate, active listening, we havecome together to understand the concerns and needs of these varied viewpoints and come to aconsensus to create this work.INTRODUCTIONThe benefits of lecture capture in university education have been a somewhat controversial topic,with numerous studies falling on opposite sides of the debate. A recent review by Banerjeecarefully examined 71 peer-reviewed educational research articles, mostly in STEM fields [1].These studies document numerous benefits of lecture capture for individual students, includingimproved learning, higher academic performance, better work-life balance, the ability of studentsto complete and understand their own notes, overcoming language barriers, enhanced studentinterest in
and program leadership team have been continuously improving the course interms of structure, teaching materials, etc. since it’s first offered in 2018. Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is an Artificial Intelligent (AI)language model developed by OpenAI. Since 2018, it has gone through four iterations ofdevelopment, from GPT-1 to GPT4 [5]. When the authors asked how ChatGPT defined itself, itadded, “It is designed to generate human-like text based on the input it receives, specifically builtto understand and produce text that can mimic human writing styles across various genres andtopics” [6]. ChatGPT (GPT-3) made its public debut in late 2022, it did not immediately strikethe academic world as applicable but was more
” that would guide a department committee in(eventually) redesigning the curriculum: Problem Solving; Communication; Professional Identityand Ethics; Teamwork, Leadership, and Inclusivity; Information Literacy, Judgement, andCritical Thinking; Character Traits and Self-Directed Learning.As all readers will know, the Covid-19 pandemic caused many workplace plans and initiatives togrind to a screeching halt. This curriculum renewal initiative of the mechanical engineeringprogram at Ohio State University was no exception. Over the course of 2020-2022, slowprogress was made on writing specific program goals to match each of the six guiding areasdeveloped during the 2019 retreat. Next, progress was made on developing the student learningoutcomes that
close to $1M in research grants to study writing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a long-standing involvement in research concerned with the manufacturing of advanced composite materials (CFRP/titanium stack, GFRP, nanocomposites, etc.) for marine and aerospace applications. His recent research efforts have also included the fatigue behavior of manufactured products, with a focus on fatigue strength improvement of aerospace, automotive, and rail structures. He has been the author or co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed papers in these areas.Lurana Crowley, Washington State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Supporting First-year
recommend it toother undergraduates. This REU will continue to strive to: 1) increase the number of undergraduatesparticipating in research projects focused on cancer related research; 2) increase communication of bio-inspired science and engineering to undergraduate peers, faculty and general audience; and 3) diversifythe supply of scientists and engineers contributing to American industries and economics as a whole.to a diverse audience; 3) diversify the supply of scientists and engineers contributing to American industriesand economics as a whole. We expected at least 6 out of the 10 undergraduate students enrolled in ourREU site to come from institutions outside NJIT and at least 60% from institutions with limited researchopportunities. We will
positive team experiences on average compared to ND and maybeND students. Other course experiences and self-reported learning gains did not differsignificantly between ND and NT students. On the Fall 2023 post-survey, the ND studentresponses were generally similar to those of their NT peers. In FYED courses with significantteam-based work, extra attention to team formation and/or facilitation may be beneficial.Engineering faculty should consider both the assets and the challenges that neurodivergentstudents face.IntroductionIt is important that engineering attract and retain students from a variety of backgrounds in orderto both meet the needs of society by filling job openings and provide diverse perspectives thatimprove engineered products and
develop a detailed roadmap outlining project goals,timelines, and required resources. Advisors assist students in identifying potential fundingsources and provide guidance on writing grant proposals or seeking sponsorships. Recruitment isanother area where advisors play a crucial role, helping students reach out to potential teammembers and ensuring the formation of a diverse and inclusive group. In the training phase,advisors provide mentorship and knowledge-sharing opportunities, equipping students with thenecessary skills for successful project execution. Peer-to-peer training offers senior teammembers a chance to share acquired knowledge and experience from participating in the SIGwith junior team members. In the prototyping and deployment
thinking • Communicating with peers assists in either confirming evidence or critiquing ideas using evidence • Enables students to use their developing scientific, Consolidation/Integration mathematical, and technical skills with reading and writing like professional engineers TransferCase Study Development and Research MethodsThe purpose of the work described in this WIP is to create representations of engineering workand careers for elementary-age students through the use of engineering case studies. Through thedevelopment work described here and the ultimate implementation of
might be apparent to college students but not to elementary students [22].Another form of fixation is the students’ tendency to stick to their first design idea [23], [24],[25]. Students either stuck to their initial design idea throughout the whole design process orproduced presumably novel ideas yet with little deviation from the original. Luo (2015) noticedthat the first design ideas were the most frequently chosen by elementary students to furtherdevelop. Two other articles pointed to students resisting feedbacks from teachers and peers aboutimprovement on their design [24], [25]. In both studies, elementary students were asked toexplain their proposed design to the class and receive feedback from the teachers and their peers.The authors
Commitment of Community Collaborators in Engineering Education and Industry (Work in Progress) AbstractThe underrepresentation of neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with autism, in the field ofengineering has been well-documented. The inclusion of these diverse learners must involve innovativepathways to engineering instruction. Additionally, steps must be taken to ensure inclusion and success inboth educational and workplace settings through individualized supports and by effectively preparingeducators, peers, and employers. Engineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with Autism (ECIIA), anNSF-funded project, will employ virtual reality (VR) technology to engage more autistic high
policymakers. This study investigates these possible directions through a lens of majorestablished models of integrated STEM education. Although extensive research has been doneon integrating AI with STEM, work is lacking that translates this concept into concrete entrypoints for integration. To address this gap, this research uses a systematic literature review (SLR)approach focusing on preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) perceptions of AI in STEM education. Usingthe PRISMA model, we gathered related empirical, peer-reviewed articles published from 2020to 2024. Of the 250 initial studies, 26 met our eventual criteria. Content analyses of these surveysrevealed several aspects that may be used to further understand PSTs' perspectives on AI'sinvolvement and
belonging inengineering. The study found that classroom inclusion was the only significant predictor ofbelonging and could predict it positively to a moderate degree. Further, it was found that studentsin revised inclusive courses reported significantly stronger feelings of inclusion and belongingthan their peers in traditional courses. These findings suggest that systematic efforts toimplement neuroinclusive learning practices in engineering education may contribute to a senseof belonging for all students.IntroductionThe concept of neurodiversity, a term coined by sociologist Judy Singer [1], emerged asmembers of the autistic community challenged the predominant disability framing of autism andembraced the notion that diversity of minds is both
providing accessibleeducation to all [2]. It recognizes the need to make systemic and structural changes to theframework of a particular course, making it more engaging for all students while not tailored to aspecific individual [2]. UDL can be integrated into teaching in several ways, includingencouraging peer-to-peer learning with informal/formal discussions, using different instructionmethods such as interactive tools and visual aids, and being inclusive in assessment techniqueslike giving opportunities for do-overs [3].Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) is defined as “the inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploitopportunities” [4]. One can include EM in their instruction by focusing on integrating the threeCs of EML: curiosity about how
System using the Creation and Sharing File Store service for sharing your files with others in the Google File Systems with File Cloud Platform. Store Hands-on Lab 07: In this lab, you will practice using the GCloud CLI to create VMs, GCloud CLI Templates, MIGs, Buckets, and NFS sharing. Commands Hands-on Lab 08: In this lab, you will create a VPC network next to the default network Networking with VPC in your account. You will also create two peering VPC network and Peering connections. Hands-on Lab 09: In this lab, you will create a Cloud VPN that securely connects Networking with your peer network to your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) VPNs network through
students with motorimpairments may have difficulty using a keyboard or mouse to write code [10]. As a result, allthese students may require specific tools and resources tailored to the nuances of the field [10].Homing in on higher education computing curriculum, this research aligns with the growingemphasis on inclusive practices in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)fields [12]. Historically, STEM disciplines have grappled with, and are still grappling with,issues of diversity and inclusivity [12]. This literature review explores how accessibility isintegrated with STEM curricula, thereby contributing to the broader conversation on fosteringdiversity in education.Study OverviewGiven the continuously evolving landscape of
open-ended questions to gauge the satisfaction of learning outcomesof the course. We obtained a total of 30 pre- and 25 post-survey responses. We highlight a fewrelevant survey questions here and point the reader to Appendix A for the list of all questions. (a5) [Likert scale] I am confident in the ability of AI to solve the most complex problems in the world in the future.(a10) [Likert scale] I have advisers and/or role models in AI and CS (other than my parents). (b1) [Open-ended] What do you know about neural networks (write in one sentence without looking it up)? (b2) [Open-ended] What kinds of problems do people in AI work on? What kinds of medicine and healthcare problems do you imagine can be solved with AI?To facilitate
learning. o Effective feedback and continuous improvement. o Self-assessment and peer assessment in the engineering context • Module 4: Communicate, Disseminate and Socialize. o Reading, writing, and speaking in teaching contexts. o Writing to publish in engineering and be part of the engineering community as a teacher, student, and/or professional. o Engineering writing standards: norms, styles, etc. • Module 5: Science and Knowledge in Engineering Education o Scientific processes in engineering education. o Bibliographic bases and academic scientific research in engineering. o Open science in engineering education.DurationThe program will have a duration of 140 h
, knowledge, and confidence to meet industry demands. As Bil, Hadgraft, andRuamtham observe, the “…American industry needs the engineers who are able to solve openended problems and produce quality design work whilst engineers schools are producing greatscientist but average engineers”[4]. Studying student experiences and expectations providesinsight into their perspectives on the aviation industry and the skills they believe are valued most.Identifying common pitfalls and misconceptions can be a way to ensure students feel prepared toenter the workforce. Student expectations have been shown to affect performance even whentheir abilities are deemed to be on par with their peers. Students with higher expectations havebeen shown to have a higher level
another is creating patterns. For example, in module 4,students are asked to calculate the pi using the Wallis formula, which involves the addition of 1or more terms. Therefore, in the code, the user is asked how many terms they want to use tomake the calculation (e.g., 500), and the code will generate the output using the number of termsthe user provided as input (for 500 terms, the output is 3.14002068). Similarly, in module 5, for-loops, the student must write code that calculates the factorial of a number (they cannot use thefactorial function pre-defined in MATLAB; these series in module 6 are more complex becauseof the use of nested loops. The other kind of problem is patterns. In this area, students are askedto create different shapes