Paper ID #26700Board 111: STEM Curriculum for a Minority Girls’ After-School Program(Work-in-Process-Diversity)Ms. Henriette D Burns, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL Henriette is currently a STEM Fellow at SIUE STEM Center. She has worked at Johnson & Johnson, Ab- bott Labs, Baxter Labs, Tenneco, Monsanto, Frucon Construction, SC Johnson Wax and HP as a design engineer, a manufacturing engineer and a project manager. She holds an engineering degree from North- western University, an MBA from University of Oregon and a MiT from Washington State University where she is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Math
; Computer Science The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Ala Qubbaj is the Dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and the Principle Investigator (PI) for the UTRGV’s ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF); which focuses on increasing the representation and advancement of women in STEM fields. He is also the PI on an NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Dis- coverers in Engineering and Science) project/Symposium for ADVANCING STEM Latinas in Academic Careers. Prior to his Dean position, Dr. Qubbaj served as Senior Associate Vice President
al. (2016) pointed out that the university-basedentrepreneurial ecosystem is a complex network composed of individuals, projects,departments and units, and supports the realization of commercialization and entrepreneurship in the form of infrastructure, leadership support, education and training, financing and innovation culture. In fact, although some scholars have been discussing the university-based entrepreneurship ecosystem, they have not yet reached a consensus on its concept, but the elements of that ecosystem proposed by scholars also share some commonalities (Table 1). Table1 University-based entrepreneurial ecosystem dimensionsBuilding blocks for University
, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing Teaching Practices for Fluid Power Class with Interactive Learning Exercises and its Impacts on Students
of design isintended to capitalize on early design ideas, successful or not. However, this iteration requiresattention to features of the design and environment. One can imagine how an attentive studentmay enact design—with careful confidence building based on the results and lessons learnedfrom past project, the establishment of challenging goals and a strategy for approaching theproblem, monitoring throughout the project to ensure an appropriate trajectory, and reflection tosynthesize the experience afterwards. These aspects are among the constituent parts of Self-Regulation Theory, which was integrated with design to form the theoretical framework of thiswork.Self-regulation is “self-generated thoughts, feelings, and actions that are
thesetopics in-depth through in-class debates and an individual analysis of a topic of theirchoice. In the final team project, students design a science or engineering solution thatpromotes social justice.Students are introduced to topics in social justice through lectures, assigned readings,documentaries, discussions of current events, and guest speakers (Table I). Table I. Overview of Curriculum Week Topics and Class Activities 1 Introduction + Classroom expectations What does social justice look like? 2 Implicit Bias Representation: Who Identifies as a Scientist or Engineer? History of Sex/Gender and Sexuality in Science and Engineering 3 History of Disability in Science and Engineering
.,goals), and of strategies to achieve those goals, respectively. These three types of metacognitiveknowledge influence students’ approaches to academic work.Tasks, which refers to “problems” in our research project, can be defined in terms of threeinterrelated characteristics: task purpose, task structure, and task components (Figure 1). Metacognitive knowledge about task purpose refers to students’ perception about the underlying reasons for solving the problem; Metacognitive knowledge about task structure
Objectives [5]. Course assessment is also avery important first step towards ABET program assessment activities. Many educators reportedon the practices, strategies and tools they employed when assessing course learning outcomes.Meyer [6] reported on evaluation instrument selection and use of static versus dynamicthresholds in computer engineering courses. Sanders et.al [7] reported on assessment processesfor interdisciplinary capstone projects. Beyerlein et. Al [8] developed a framework to createefficient assessment instruments that can be used to assess capstone design courses. Rowe et al.[9] highlighted the importance of assessment at the freshman level, and reported on innovativeformative assessment used in a freshman level course with a focus
during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.Mr. Joseph F. Santacroce P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Girl Scouts STEM DayAbstractGirl Scouts STEM day is a program at Wentworth Institute of Technology to help 4th or 5th gradestudents explore STEM fields. The event is organized
education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, tends to be data-driven by leveraging large-scale institutional, state, or national data sets, and considers the inter- section between policy and organizational contexts. He has B.S., M.S., and M.U.E.P. degrees from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Holly 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
at the University of New Haven where she is currently teaching in the Tagliatela College of Engineering and coordinating a college-wide initiative, the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH).Jenna Pack Sheffield, University of New Haven Jenna Sheffield holds a PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona. Sheffield is currently an Assistant Professor of English at the University of New Haven where she also directs the Writing Across the Curriculum program. Her research in composition pedagogy and theory and writing program administration has appeared in publications such as Computers and Com- position International, Computers and Composition Online
colleagues reported the application of3D printing to enhance military education specifically augmenting military equipmenttheoretical education.3D printing has been used to augment learning in the fluid dynamics and aerodynamicsusing wind tunnel and related experimentation [4,5,6,7]. Matsson [4] and his colleaguesincorporated 3D printing in undergraduate engineering student learning process where ina NACA wing section was 3D printed and tested in a wind tunnel and aerodynamicresults were compared to CFD results using Ansys. They reported that the project was agood example of merging class room learning with practical example creating aneffective learning environment. Linke [5] and his colleagues reported on thedevelopment of including 3d printing in
, Purdue University Behzad Beigpourian is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. He earned his master’s in Structural Engineering from Shahid Chamran University in Iran, and his bachelor’s in Civil Technical Teacher from Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations.Mr. Frank
evaluating the impacts of program outcomes. Since joining the UOEEE in 2015, Dr. Cook-Davis has led research and evaluation activities for over 50 separate grant-funded programs or initiatives funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Agri- culture, National Institutes of Health, and The Kern Family Foundation. These projects have focused on the evaluation of student success, outreach impacts, innovative learning techniques, and STEM-related interventions and curricula.Dr. Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Dr. Adam Carberry is an associate professor at Arizona State University in the Fulton Schools of Engi- neering Polytechnic School
. In the 2017 Quadrennial Energy Review report, it isestimated that “…roughly 25 percent of employees [from the energy industry] will be ready toretire in the next 5 years” (Figure 1. Age Distribution in Electric and National Gas Utilities,2006-2014) [2].Figure 1. Age Distribution in Electric and National Gas Utilities, 2006-2014Forward-thinking leaders at many utilities understood this significant workforce demographicchallenge as early as the 1990s. They sought out creative ways to attract job-seekers to theindustry to help fill the talent pipeline and address this significant projected loss of experienced,knowledgeable employees. Electric utilities began targeting local STEM universities for bothattracting new talent and developing existing
electro-optics alone are a $10B industry, projected to grow to $15B overthe next ten years [1]. Military and Defense spending on electro-optics are only about 25% of theelectro-optics market [2]. This US Bureau of Labor and Statistics labels photonics engineers asStandard Occupation Classification (SOC) code # 17-2199.07 and groups them under theheading “Engineering, Other” which is a segment with a projected job growth of 5-9% annually[3]. The reports for average pay for an electro-optical engineer vary between to $90,000 to$100,000 per year [4,5]. This is a growing industry with ample job prospects for students whoelect to pursue degrees related to electro-optics. With the low cost of Arduinos and similar micro controllers, it is very
projects 37% growth in this need by 2022[1]. Others have described the need, more immediately, as the field having negativeunemployment [26] and the industry experiencing a “crisis” [27].The demand outpacing supply has resulted in jobs going unfilled or being performed byindividuals with less than the desired level of qualifications [26]. It has also resulted in startingsalaries that exceed even the higher-than-average salaries for computing graduates, with astarting salary of $116,000 per year for cybersecurity professionals in the Washington D.C. area,for example. At the time of this writing, approximately 30% of cybersecurity positions in theUnited States are unfiled: with 313,735 open positions, 715,715 filled positions for a totaldesired
engineering curricula. Mac Namara co-authored a book Collaboration in Architecture and Engineering released in 2014 and her research has been published in engineering and architecture education journals, nationally and internationally. She has received awards for innova- tive teaching from Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the American Society for Engineering Education. She also engages in design and design-build projects as a collaborator with her architecture students and colleagues. This work has been recognized with awards from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the Architectural Institute of America and the City of New York. c American Society for Engineering
University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a Certified Profes- sional Ergonomist. He has published over 40 journal articles, textbook chapters, conference proceedings, and industrial technical papers as well as presented in numerous national research conferences. He has been involved in 26 (22 as PI) industry and governmental supported research projects totaling over $1.5M, mostly in the maritime industry. Dr. Craig is the Director for the Mariner Safety Research Initiative at Lamar, the Associate Director for the Center for Advances in Port Management, and a University Scholar.Dr. Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University Hsing-wei Chu is Piper and University Professor and Chairman of
(Virginia Tech) on an NSF grant funded project that explores broadening participation of African Americans in Engineering and Computer Science. In addi- tion to her work at Virginia Tech, Chane´e is the co-founder and principal consultant of Foresight Strategy Solutions, a P-12 and Higher Education consultancy, as well as an independent researcher with San Fran- cisco based strategy and innovation consultancy Entangled Solutions. Her work is focused on supporting schools, districts, administrators, educators, policy makers, communities, and families in dismantling sys- temic barriers to education and social mobility in order to put in place innovative policies and practices that enhance social ecosystems and overall life
[5] partners engineers and social scientists to promote cultural, notjust curricular, change.In addition to these efforts, several schools have created Departments of Engineering Education(e.g., Virginia Tech, Purdue, Ohio State, Arizona State, Rowan, with others and more information) to focus on advancing engineering education research and practice. Recently, the NSFinitiated a new program that partners engineering educators with social/learning scientists toconduct education research projects; the Research Initiation in Engineering Formation program.However, even with a multitude of efforts, significant gaps in the research-practice cycle [6] stillexist: two specific gaps being 1) engineering education research’s struggle to permeate into
Paper ID #24797Board 107: Explaining Choice, Persistence, and Attrition of Black Studentsin Electrical, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering: Award# EEC-1734347- Year 1Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she
. This university level, dual enrollment course offershigh school students three units of credit towards an engineering degree. Unlike an AdvancedPlacement (AP) class, students who successfully complete the course receive a universitytranscript. In the ten years since the initial pilot, more than four thousand high school studentshave taken the course and of those, 2704 students have enrolled and received college credit. Witha nearly identical core curriculum as the semester long, ENGR 102 on campus course, the highschool program runs for a full school year and thus provides students with increased contacttime. Extra classroom time in the high school program allows students to participate in servicelearning projects, online modules and multiple
implementing collaborative projects withsimulation components as high impact practices into a Thermodynamics I course. The results ofthe present study have indicated that the implementation of such a collaborative project intosections of Thermodynamics I did not directly result in better performance on the specific pre-requisite exam problem. Further, it was observed that the amount of time that had passed since astudent had completed the Thermodynamics I course, did not impact performance on this examproblem. The method of administering Pre-requisite Exams is demonstrated and suggested as amethod which can be strategically utilized to uncover, describe, and assess the impact (or lackthereof) of specific perceived enhancements in the
; T State University (NCAT) Rookie Research Excellence Award. Under her mentorship, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s students have presented research posters at various NCAT Undergraduate Research Symposia resulting in her receiving a 2017 Certificate of Recognition for Undergraduate Re- search Mentoring. In 2016, her publication was recognized by the Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. Andrea has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several journals and conferences. In 2015, Dr. Ofori-Boadu established her STEAM ACTIVATED! program for middle-school girls. She also serves as the Executive Vice-President
Technology Brian is the Associate Director for the Center on Access Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), where he is often involved in various projects related to accessibility such as MUSEAI, Automatic Speech Recgnition, VisualSync and bilingual storybook apps to name a few. He is also an Associate Professor as the lead faculty in the Mobile Application Development program, and the Principle Investigator (PI) for the NSF ATE RoadMAPPS to Careers grant.Byron Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Byron Behm is a project coordinator/sign language interpreter for the Center on Access Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. His goal is to combine his passions for inclusive
Columbia University and the Cooper Union in New York City. She received her PhD from Columbia University in 2006, where her research focused on the mechanical and frictional properties of articular cartilage. Dr. Basalo ’s teaching experience includes Thermodynamics, Computer Graphics, Materials Science and laboratory courses. Since 2015 she has been actively involved in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s ”Redefining Engineering Education” strategic plan on educational innovation. As part of this plan, Dr. Basalo worked with 2 other faculty members to organize inaugural Senior Design Expo in May 2017, an exposition where over 200 senior students showcased their Capstone projects to the University of Miami
Paper ID #26492An Integrated Social Justice Engineering Curriculum at Loyola UniversityChicagoDr. Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Gail Baura is a Professor and Director of Engineering Science at Loyola University Chicago. While creating the curriculum for this new program, she embedded multi-semester projects to increase student engagement and performance. Previously, she was a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate In- stitute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges. She received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Long-Term Study of Software Product and Process Metrics in an Embedded Systems Design CourseIn response to input from advisory employers, market demands, and academic studies [1], manycomputer engineering programs have increased focus on embedded computer systems.Embedded systems form a rich application through which computer engineering education canbe made relevant. Embedded computer systems are a timely subject that is immediately useful tostudents in their senior capstone design projects. Furthermore, a large number of our computerengineering graduates currently use or design embedded computer systems in their jobs.A team-based progressive embedded systems
, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce emission impacts of buildings by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Students’ responses to flipping Applied Fluids from instructor- centered to a student-centered using PBL paradigmAbstractFluid