alignment of academia with women and industry with men stems from both personalimpressions of the field and from women professors’ observations of their own students. Womenin our sample noticed that female students tend to, for the most part, choose academia aftercompleting their engineering degrees whereas men choose industry. Academia as a “femalespace” is encouraged by graduate advisors or general societal impressions of both what is bestfor women’s and what is best for men’s interests: “…The technical things. Men like more do the technical things compared to the academician they don’t really like to teach someone…but they [men] like to do practical, do hands-on, the industry…” - Tutor, Chemical Engineering, 9 Years5.2.3
in program opportunities or events. (Check all that apply)”. Table 4 represents theareas that participants could select in the survey. These items were directly related to the collegelevel faculty development initiatives implemented starting in 2008 and over the period of the sixyears surveyed.Table 4. COE faculty development survey areas of impact and effectiveness of programs Promotion and tenure ( progression advancement) • Promotion and tenure information (progression/advancement) • Preparing / planning a path for reappointment • Preparing / planning a path for promotion Scholarly Opportunities • Seeking cross-disciplinary collaborations • Preparing for sabbatical Funding and Research Development • Looking for research
of technology to teach in secondary classrooms.Ms. C. Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University Danielle is a fourth year doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She graduated Cum Laude from Mississippi State University with a Biological Engineering bachelor’s degree in May 2014, and Danielle was inducted into the Bagley College of Engineering Student Hall of Fame in April 2014. She is a current NSF GRFP Fellow. Danielle is also the standing Division Chair for the Student Division. Her research interests center around women and minorities in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Illuminating a Computing Pathway for
Engineering Students,” ASEE AnnualConference, 2016, New Orleans, LA.[8] Wright, L.A. and Moskal, B., “Including Children with Learning Disabilities in STEM: AnOutreach Program for Dyslexic Students (Research to Practice),” ASEE Annual Conference, 2014,Indianapolis, IN.[9] Meyer, R., “Frontloading the Core Curriculum,” Don Johnston Inc., 2006.[10] Inquire, “Pre-teaching,” National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, 1980.[11] Adams, J., “Frontloading-Increasing Critical Thinking and Focus,” Adams EducationalConsulting, October, 4, 2012.[12] Wilhelm, J., “Frontloading: Assisting the Reader Before Reading,” Commonwealth ofAustralia, 2002.[13] Van Note Chism, N., Douglas, E., and Hilson Jr., W., “Qualitative Research Basics: A Guidefor Engineering
, she worked as a reference librarian at Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and Central Piedmont Community College. A large focus of her day-to-day work and research interests lies in the fields of data informed decision making, information seeking behavior, and student library engagement and motivation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Assessment of the Impact of Library Instructional Strategies on Engineering Students’ Information Literacy Jeffrey McAdams, MLS (Co-Principal Investigator) Assistant Professor and Engineering Librarian, J. Murrey Atkins Library Rebecca Croxton, MLIS, PhD (Co
1, 2, and 3 . This ability can be used as a prognostication factor for achievement andattainment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 4, 5 . It is well documentedthat 3D spatial skills can be developed through practice. Sorby has shown that a course aimed atdeveloping the 3D spatial skills of first-year engineering students has a positive impact on studentsuccess, especially for women 6 . The research team has developed a semester-long online, spatialskills workshop. The content incorporates online resources related to mental rotation, 2D and 3Dspatial visualization, and abstract reasoning. An experimental group of female first-yearengineering students will participate in the weekly online workshop. To assess
first-year engineering.The intended outcome of this work is to establish a set of guidelines or principles that willinform the work of the first-year community at the instructional, advising, recruitment, andoutreach levels. This study will ultimately situate across factors for success in post-secondaryeducation (access, persistence, engagement, performance, graduation), with implications for boththe student, instructor, and administrator, to better align preparation, expectations and supportwith what students anticipate and actually face in their first-year.The principal research question leading this investigation asks: What experiences are reported aspreparing for (bridging) or limiting (acting as barrier to) success in the first-year? As
experience at K&A Wireless as a research associate in Albuquerque (USA). Additionally, he has profes- sional experience at Hitachi Automotive Systems America as an Intern in Research & Development in Detroit (USA) and Senior Product Engineer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Brazil. He served as the President of Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). Before joining SPEED, Claudio served as co-founder of the Student Chapter of the Brazilian Automation Society. Among his many achievements, his project was awarded the Best Student Initiative for Engineering Students pro- moted by Cengage Learning. He received the Leadership Award by ISTEC, and the Young Scientist Award supported by
impact students’ ethicalreasoning and decision-making abilities [15]. There is also evidence that programmaticorientations (e.g., entrepreneurship, business, and community engagement) affect students’ethical perceptions and decision-making [16]. In addition, research on a service-learning designprogram found that a human-centered approach utilized in that program helped students orient toethical considerations, motives, and decisions, yet the students tended to narrowly focus onethical concerns linked to interactions with users while struggling to explicitly see the salience ofethics for their day-to-day design work [17].Previous research continues to reveal novel insights about engineering students’ understandingsof ethics and social
context.Achievement of SAChE OutcomesThe next component of the survey asked participants to rate on a Likert scale whether they feltthat their institution’s UO laboratory achieved the eight SAChE outcomes and whether theirinstitution’s general chemical engineering curriculum achieved the same outcomes. Averagedresults are shown in Table 2. Although many outcomes show a large standard deviation inachievement across institutions, some trends are apparent. For example, the best-achieved(lowest-scoring) outcome both in the UO laboratory and across the curriculum is Outcome 2(characterization of the hazards associated with chemicals and other agents). This result might beexpected since many of the course outcomes and teaching practices discussed above focus on
persevering in STEM pathways is exemplified in the lowpass rates (40-55%) for additional core major requirements, such as General Chemistry andIntroduction to Programming. The lack of retention of STEM students in community collegesand the lack of growth of minority representation in the science and engineering workforce4demonstrates the need to develop strategic programs and practices that increase the number anddiversity of students succeeding in STEM.Skyline College, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA is a member of the CaliforniaCommunity College System and is a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. Duringthe 2014-15 academic year, the college enrolled 20,787 unique students, with white students asthe largest single group at
Paper ID #21615and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 480 K-12 teachers and 115 high school studentresearchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di-rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over1,000 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Fundamental—Determining Prerequisites for Middle School Students to Participate in Robotics-based STEM Lessons: A Computational Thinking Approach1. IntroductionIncreasing interest in the utilization of robotics in K-12 STEM education has drawn significantresearch interest and curricula development
succeed and “need to begrown via in-house training or experience” [Adcock et al., 2015]. For example, NASA developedthe Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) to provide “developmentactivities, training, and education” to more quickly cultivate systems engineers [Ryschkewitch etal., 2009].Universities have responded to the growing market demand for systems engineers in a range ofways, from adding or further emphasizing elements of systems engineering to existing courses(e.g., capstone design courses; see Chaput [2016]), to creating entire programs in systemsengineering (e.g., Stevens Institute of Technology). How effective are these efforts, how can theybe improved, and, can we identify a set of best practices in doing such
design of one of the required first-year engineering courses that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineer- ing contexts. She also focuses on the implementation of standards-based grading and teaching assistant training.Mr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a graduate research assistant at SPHERE (Social Policy and Higher Education Research in Engineering) and a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He com- pleted his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey
Research and Evaluation from Virginia Tech. Her research and scholarship are focused on exploring the implementation of mixed methods, qualitative, and arts-informed research designs in studies examining issues of social justice and educational equity. Currently, she is on a research team examining the impacts of an out-of-school STEM summer program for racially underrepresented youth. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #21947Dr. Glenda D. Young, Mississippi State University Dr. Glenda D. Young is a visiting assistant professor in the department of Industrial and Systems
including lead authorship of an invited article in the 100th Anniversary issue of JEE and for an invited chapter on translation of research to practice for the first edition of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. He serves as an Associate Editor for Advances in Engineering Education and on the Advisory Board for the Journal of Engineering Education. He was selected as a Fellow of ASEE in 2008 and of ASME in 2012. He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State, an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from RPI, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Creating Faculty Buy-In for Ethics
the revised rubrics showed several benefits, including easeand accuracy of assessment. Additionally, the authors suggest best practices for ensuringassessment alignment with ABET objectives by working backward from PI’s to write rubrics forassessment tools.IntroductionSince the introduction of ABET’s EC2000 criteria (Lattuca, Terenzini, and Volkwein, 2006),engineering programs have taken a wide range of approaches to assessment of Student Outcomes(Criterion 3). The research literature is replete with studies that present good assessmentpractices. However, it can be challenging to find the time to study the relevant research, choosethe best practices for one’s own program, and integrate those practices effectively, particularlywhen there may
not thefocus of most construction programs and are not discussed to a satisfactory extent in constructionclassrooms and laboratories, some students do not even have the chance to seriously consider thoseroles and even decide if they would prefer to work in those roles in the future. Unfamiliarity andmisconceptions about professional roles brings conflicts during practice and also increasesstudents’ doubts about their level of knowledge and capabilities [4]. Construction graduates havefound themselves working on transportation and infrastructure projects, instead of the typicalcommercial construction building projects that they are mostly prepared for through typicalconstruction programs. It is not uncommon to find students who have graduated
M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Associate Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies.Ms. Mayra S. Artiles
Paper ID #22104From Gateway to ’Pathway’: Mentoring-the-Mentors to provide Academicand Motivational Support for Struggling STEM MajorsDr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity (FAU) and a graduate faculty member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU.Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM do- mains, applying a learning sciences lens in addressing issues ranging from building elementary teachers knowledge and skill in teaching
-technical audiences are too significant to ignore. In this time of ongoing discord betweenscientists, policymakers, and the public, the ways in which scientists communicate with thoseoutside of their profession is critical to improving scientific literacy [14], [15]. As Chan [16]argues, “In order for the lay public to shape an informed opinion of scientific discoveries andcontroversial developments, it is critical that scientists can communicate about research and theimplications of that research to promote awareness, clarity, as well as to respond to publicconcerns. These are the abilities that are lacking amongst many new science graduates.”Currently, there is a dearth of research regarding undergraduate students’ creative explanationsin their
for anomaly detection. I worked on integrating machine learning algorithms on an embedded sensor systems for Internet of Things applications, which can identify anomalies in real time. Before joining ASU, I worked as Systems engineer for 4 years at Hewlett Packard Research and Development, Bangalore, India.”Erica S Forzani Forzani, Arizona State University Dr. Erica Forzaniis Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Program as well as joint faculty in the MechanicalEngineering Graduate Program in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and En- ergy at Arizona State University (SEMTE). Dr.Forzani also has a joint appointment with ASU’s Center for Bioelectronics & Biosensors (CBB) at The
in engineering, and applying their ownwriting and communication skills.Keywords—writing; writing studio; writing centerIntroductionThe call for engineering students to develop skills as writers and communicators has becomecommonplace. Engineering programs hear from their advisory boards and professionalorganizations of the importance of improving the written communication of their graduates[1], [2]. Educating students to become engineering writers, however, cannot happen in anyone course. Given the complexities of disciplinary writing and the number of audiences astudent will be communicating with once they enter the profession, a single course in writingis not adequate for students to develop as writers. Instead, research in writing studies
has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evidence-Based Practice: Student-Centered and Teacher-Friendly Formative Assessment in EngineeringAbstractStudent-centered teaching employs active
K. Shethia holds a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems and an M.B.A. from University of Houston. She is currently the Education Research Manager in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University.Rui (Roy) Sun, Rice University Roy Sun is an undergraduate majoring in mechanical engineering at Rice University with an expected graduation date of May 2018. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evaluating the Quality of Project Summaries for S-STEM ProposalsAbstractRice University received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hostworkshops designed to help faculty members at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs)develop competitive
survey contained both Likert-type and open-response items. Theresults from the survey show that attendees had a positive experience with the seminar. Forexample, they commented that“All of the topics were very interesting. I have used clickers prior and am less likely to use thosein the future, however I do use poll everywhere from time to time. I am interested in developEGN for my class and in using the best practices for active learning in large classes. Problem-based learning is a potential area of research for me.”“I recently went through several of the classes of professors who presented, so I experienced themethods described. I feel the most helpful was the lecture about problem based learning andmaking questions more like what students
offervaluable insight into potential best practices for teacher training programs. Other studies focus specifically on technology, as technology integration courses inelementary education curricula are not uncommon. In one course, project-based learning (PBL)was used to teach pre-service teachers engineering design and fabrication. Such project-basedapproaches allow pre-service teachers to personally engage with project-based learning, a pre-requisite for its use in their future classrooms [5]. Furthermore, the use of hands-on activities canpromote learning and a positive attitude toward the subject [5]. When using a closed-loop PBLmodel for an engineering design activity that also incorporated fabrication technology, it wasfound that
individually, in-class active andcollaborative learning (ACL) exercises, and problem-based learning (PBL) team projects withentrepreneurially minded learning (EML) components. However, all modules are intended tofoster a better student understanding of the theory, practices, and career opportunities associatedwithin the fluid power industry.Starting in the Fall of 2016, the authors developed the modules and implemented them inmultiple sections (taught by different instructors) of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanicscourses in three consecutive semesters (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017). Pre and post surveyswere conducted to gage the impact on student learning on the fluid power content before andafter the designed activities. Both direct and indirect
University in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997.Dr. Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Pamalee Brady is a Professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She teaches courses in structural systems, concrete, steel and wood design as well as structural engineering courses for architecture and construction management students. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly she worked in applied research at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois. She is a member of the Education Committee of the ASCE Forensic Engineering Division and an Asso- ciate Editor of the ASCE
theireducation. Although the cohort model serves as an effective social support for traditionallymarginalized students in this study, high impact practices (HIPS) such as these serve to put aband-aid on a leaky pipeline, ignoring the underlying systemic barriers in place.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, S-STEM grant#1356753. All opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of theNational Science Foundation.References[1] Yosso, T.J., “Whose Culture Has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of CommunityCultural Wealth,” Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(1): 69-91, 2005. [2] Jones, S.A. and Were, M. “Impact of the POSSE Program on the Academic Integration ofMinority