career goals”.5Faculty from the civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs conducted one-hourmath review sessions in the evenings during the first 10 days of classes. All freshmanengineering majors take an Introduction to Engineering course in their respective major, soclassrooms were identified based on the sectioning of the Introduction to Engineering courses.The faculty member who taught the section was the lead instructor for the Math Review sessions.When an instructor could not be present in the evening, another instructor was able to substitutein for the session. Instructors worked problems or had students work problems on the board anddiscussed the solutions. Often when the session was over, students stayed in the rooms
joined the faculty of the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley in 2008, where he is now an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is the co-founder of Tweedle Technologies and Cortera Neurotech. Michel is a Bakar Fellow, was awarded a 2009 NSF Career Award and received popular recognition for this work in building interfaces to living organisms (MIT TR10, Time Magazine’s Top 50 Inventions of 2009). His current research inter- ests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Introducing Electronics at Scale with a
1 33.3work each week.Has given me more time to research career 10 62.5 1 20.0options.Has given me more time to research graduate 6 54.5 0 0.0*schools.Has enabled me to improve my grades or made 8 47.1 2 40.0it easier to maintain already high grades.Has enabled me to spend more time doing 7 41.2 2 40.0service learning or volunteering. a Percent of participants who indicated
-career librarians from traditionallyunderrepresented groups the opportunity to learn and apply skills necessary for leadership inacademic librarians; (2) a graduate research assistant (GRA) who holds a B.A. degree in Libraryand Information Science (LIS) and a M.L.I.S. degree, both from international universities, with apersonal interest in engineering and prior experience as a technical librarian, an “online chat withlibrarians” manager, and head cataloger, as well as experience as a university English instructor;and (3) another of WVU Libraries’ three “Diversity Resident Librarians” who holds an M.L.I.S.and a B.A. in Art and Visual Culture and is also nearing the end of her first year in this inauguralthree-year residency program.The students
consulting services across diversified industries. Her extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, marketing, operations, and leadership have left a lasting impact on overall business performance from start-up to turn-around situations. Ms. Pyle is recognized for her unusual ability to quickly create clarity around key issues to ensure that strategic plans are developed, executed and monitored for success. This clarity of vision is informed by her highly diverse career, starting as an exploration/development petroleum geologist, including a brief stint in education when she lived in Venezuela, and to the present day when her clients have ranged from a heavy equipment manufacturer to a discount
Paper ID #15847Blended Faculty Training: Modeling Learner-centered Pedagogy in a NewFaculty Teaching SeminarDr. John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007 and was appointed as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow in 2015. His engineering career spans a variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. He earned his Doctorate in Education and is currently the Associate Chair of the Civil Engineering, Construction
careers is widely recognized.In 2009, Sabongi12 evaluated how well BIM had been implemented in the undergraduatecurriculum by collecting data from construction programs taught by members of the AssociatedSchools of Construction. Wong et al.8 in 2011 studied the status of BIM education in severalcountries/regions and reviewed several approaches to incorporating BIM into CM curricula.Becerik-Geber et al.13 in 2011 investigated the level of BIM integration into architecture,engineering and construction (AEC) curricula.Clevenger et al.14 describe the approach taken by the CM department at Colorado StateUniversity to promoting BIM-enabled learning. Lee et al.15 propose a guideline to leverage BIMin CM undergraduate education. Furthermore, Dossick et
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Professorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Ju- nior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2011). Dr. Davis is the past chair of Auburn’s Women in Science and Engi- neering Steering Committee (WISE) and the faculty liaison to the College of Engineering’s 100 Women Strong Alumnae organization which is focused on recruiting, retaining and rewarding women in engi
, though, was planned to be spent developing and testing engineering designactivities for use in the participants’ classrooms. This focus is in line with Custer et al.’sfindings that design concepts are the ones science teachers report being the easiest to incorporateinto their existing curricula.3Reasons for Taking the WorkshopAs the inaugural workshop offering, it was important to check the alignment between theinstructor’s goals for the week and those of these experienced participants. This was done viaclass discussion. The two most common goals were engaging more students and helpingstudents know what engineering is. As one teacher put it, “Many of my best students are tryingto decide between careers in medicine and engineering. They know what
project tools made available to them to overcome logistical barriers. Freeresponse answers and direct observations show that freshmen gained valuable insights into theiracademic and professional trajectory from the seniors. Seniors gained an appreciation for how anemployer might regard their resume, and for methods of management of “employees”, whereas,up to this point in their academic careers, they had only experienced team dynamics on teams ofequals. This method of inter-cohort project development has led to significant returns for seniorsand freshmen alike.IntroductionIn general, developing a connected, communicative, and active society of students and facultywithin a department is an important aim for college educators. Several lines of
Paper ID #16491Collaborative Learning Eliminates the Negative Impact of Gender Stereo-types on Women’s Self-ConceptDr. Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association Dr. Jane Stout is a social psychologist with expertise in quantitative methods, and social science and education theory. She directs the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP), which is the Computing Research Association’s research and evaluation center. Her research currently focuses on understanding the perspectives of underrepresented individuals in computing career tracks.Dr. Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association Dr. Burc¸in Tamer
interest. Not all of our students are interested in thismaterial or plan to follow a career where this work will be performed. Additionally, it wasobserved that in several cases the courses that would be augmented were electives. While thiswas viewed as a plus in that only those students interested in the material would enroll in thosecourses, it was also seen that the material would be “buried” in courses whose title didn’t clearlycommunicate that software engineering methods and skills were strongly present in the courses.Approach 3: This is a hybrid of options 1 and 2. In this option a “Software EngineeringEmphasis” track is identified. This track will be available to both EE and CompE students.Software engineering topics are added or
courses in the Computer Network Systems and Security degree. Mark holds a Master’s in Career and Technical Education (Highest Distinction) from Ferris State University, and a Bachelor’s in Workforce Education and Development (Summa Cum Laude) from Southern Illinois University. Mark is a retired Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines) and served and taught as part of the Navy’s Nuclear Power Program. Mark is active with SkillsUSA and has been on the National Education Team for Mechatronics since 2004. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Creating Pathways to Stackable Credentials in Robotics: Meeting Industry Needs by Manufacturing a Community College and
influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Ethics Case Study in Environmental EngineeringAbstractThe April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion was an engineering and environmentaltragedy that led to the loss of 11 human lives and has had far-reaching environmental andeconomic impacts, the full extent of which is difficult if not impossible to calculate. In 2015
incorporate the constraints of global health technologies within engineering design at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is the recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, a Teaching Innovation Prize from the UM Provost, and a UM Undergraduate Teaching Award. While at MIT, she was a winner of the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition.Grace Louise Cravens Grace Cravens is a junior undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying Industrial & Operations Engineering. She is from St. Joseph, MI, and has worked for Sienko Research Group since 2013.Ms. Linh Huynh c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Evaluating best practices when
, diversity and inclusion programs, and accreditation. He also provides leadership in identifying and developing opportunities for students to grow through experiential learning, professional development, and leadership training; with the ultimate goal being to equip students with competitive advantages in pursuing future careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiences Moving from Residential Camps to Nonresidential Day CampsIntroductionThe need to build the nation’s STEM workforce has been documented by many and justified onthe basis of national need1,2 as well as on the basis of the personal opportunities provided througha STEM career.3
Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URAs) for the womenhonors students.Introduction - RISER program interventions for improving early retentionRetention of freshmen female engineering students associated with any of the honors programs,or taking the honors version of EF, was a concern at the time the proposal was submitted. In2010 this group was low in total number but the percentage of these women leaving engineeringduring their freshmen year was high. The PI’s believed that one reason for this was that most ofthese young women were concerned about their career path having a clear connection to beingbeneficial to society. The RISER URA program was initiated for these students to buildmentoring relationships with faculty members, senior researchers
areimportant, their real-world relevance, and how it will impact the students’ future career in engineering.Project Based Learning (PBL) is an alternative method that is an inductive pedagogy, which begins witha real world problem or observation. In addition to the potential for improved student outcomes withinductive learning, the real world nature of PBL modules can lend itself for engineering design experiencesthat may also include broader Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML). The goal of this project was to introduce a PBL module with a real world scenario into“Biomechanics” courses that cover the theory and methods for solving dynamics problems. In addition tolearning the related angular kinematics concepts, this project required students
undergraduate engineers2 that mayset the foundation for increased leadership practice throughout their careers.13 Senior-level,capstone design courses have routinely been a common venue for teaching engineeringprofessional skills,6 to include engineering leadership.14 Little is known, however, regardinghow students enact leadership within these formative experiences; scholars assert adequatemodels of engineering leadership do not exist.15 In the context of design, observing andunderstanding a phenomenon is often a necessary pre-cursor to developing tools to supportstudents and practitioners.16 The leadership differences investigated in this study may helpinform future models of engineering leadership. Engineering students entering military careers
corporatesponsor and was heavily tied to real industry needs. By working with corporate mentors studentsbecame better acclimated to the engineering profession through the use of engineering acumen,and problem solving techniques. This opportunity allowed students meaningful early exposure tothe engineering discipline and helped to shape their understanding of the field. This engagementprovided a basis for future skills needed for project based learning such as capstone coursework[7].Among the major University partners for the Summer Bridge Program are the Math and ChemistryDepartments, the Learning Center, University Library, Career Services and the Writing Center.Each of these provide unique services that benefit the program. For instance, the Math
wrote the standards for), the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) architecture, which served as the base for today’s North American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice
5-year STEM strategic plan, community colleges are proposed to play a key role in recruiting and preparing future scientists and engineers, especially among students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. Through a grant from the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program, the STEM Center was established at a community college in Northern California. The STEM Center integrated all STEM student support services within STEM academic study. Through leveraging multiple grants, the STEM Center provides a set of comprehensive student support services, including study groups, tutoring, STEM-specific academic counseling and career exploration, and information on internships and scholarships. The
of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for Administration at the University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environ- mental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a ded- icated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs
spaces in engineering education, there is aneed to track students as they progress through their college career. Data was collected fromthree courses that have an emphasis on engineering design and promote the use of universitymaker spaces as part of the curriculum: Intro to Engineering Graphics, Creative Decisions andDesign, and Capstone Design. These courses are tailored to students from the freshmen,sophomore, and senior year, respectively. Since the courses cannot be taken simultaneously, theyensure that we can track the same students throughout their undergraduate education. Themethodology for collecting the data will change when the approaching junior year as there are noengineering design courses that can be taken only by juniors
teams isa common practice in higher education. The benefits of student teams are many, including improvedlearning and enhanced teamwork skills (Elliott & Higgins, 2005; Willey & Freeman, 2006). Team skillsare critical for engineering students, since they will likely work in teams throughout their careers. As withindividual student work, it can be used to improve learning, it can also help teams form a common vision.Two motivations are given for using PA and SA in teams. The first is to encourage all team members tocontribute equitably, since typically all team members receive the same grade regardless of individualcontribution (the so-called “free loader” effect) unless peer-assessment is included in grades. Whileinstructors and
, blended approach that is followed makes the atmosphere much more positive withthe majority of the student leaving the course convinced of the value of electronics and theirability to use what they have learned in their careers. Nearly all prefer the time they get to spenddoing hands-on activities rather than listening to lectures on topics they previously did not careabout. Student response varies but probably the most eloquent description of the advantage ofblended learning with lectures, homework, etc. flipped from what they usually experience camefrom a student in Fall 2014. “…EI was perhaps the most well-put-together engineering class I'veever taken at RPI. It's the first time I felt like my learning style was catered to (especially theonline
Assessment at the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University and before that Asso- ciate Director for Statewide Secondary Career Technical Articulation Agreements within the Ohio Board of Regents. In addition, Dr. Narui currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal for LGBT Youth and Journal for Diversity in Higher Education and has been actively presenting her research on Asian and Asian American lesbian, gay, and bisexual college students. She has been published in the Journal of Homosexuality as well as presented her research at the Association for the Study of Higher Education and American Educational Research Association national conferences.Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Adithya
specific interests in human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, assistive-technology, and accessibility.Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology
, Socioeconomically Disadvan- taged Engineering Students, Latino Studies in Engineering and Computer Aided/Instructional Technology in Engineering.Dr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management
development of new palladium-catalyzed reactions for the stereoselective synthesis of carbocycles and heterocycles that are common subunits in biologically active natural products. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engaging Students in Authentic Research in Introductory Chemistry and Biology LaboratoriesAbstractEngaging students in research early on in the college experience may help reduce the number ofstudents who drop out of STEM after experiencing one of the gateway courses, such as theintroductory laboratory courses. Typical introductory laboratories do not show students thenature of scientific careers, the application of science in everyday life, and how