Paper ID #30819Program: Study DesignMs. Rebecca Balakrishnan, University of Manitoba I am a career development professional with 8 years of experience working with post-secondary students at University of Manitoba on all aspects of career exploration, planning and job search. This takes a variety of forms, including one-on-one appointments, facilitating workshops, and writing resources. Recently, as part of my Master of Education in Counselling Psychology thesis, I have collaborated with faculty in the Faculty of Engineering to integrate career development activities into the Biosystems Engineering curriculum.Dr
research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and perceived importance of communication skills among engineering studentsIntroductionCommunication skills are critical for engineers to succeed in the workforce. Research on theskills that engineering graduates use in professional practice supports this idea [1-5], with onestudy even concluding that “technical abilities are a given, [whereas
asystematic review of literature on the impact(s) of involving undergraduates in engineeringoutreach with a particular focus on studies that report on the impact on the undergraduatestudents. Supporting this effort is the NSF EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research(EAGER) program.Introduction In response to the need to increase interest and persistence in STEM careers, manyuniversities have created organized outreach initiatives. Engineering outreach by undergraduatestudents takes different forms but can include leading summer camps, teaching afterschoolprograms, conducting classroom presentations, and hosting engineering fairs and competitionson colleges campuses. The focus of evaluation efforts for K-12 outreach programs is typically
practice, and the intersectionality of multiple identity dimensions. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in STEM, intersectionality, teamwork and communication skills, assessment, and identity construction. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student centered approaches such as culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Cross’ complimentary professional activities promote inclusive excellence through collaboration.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and
theyprogress through the undergraduate curriculum [1-2]. This has direct implications for thediversity of engineering students and workforces. Research with civil, environmental, andmechanical engineering students also finds that student perceptions of the connection betweensocial responsibility and engineering shape their decisions to stay in their majors, and thatwomen are more likely to leave engineering when they view those connections to be lacking andencounter decontextualized technical courses and unsupportive environments [2-3]. Engineeringeducators frequently invoke research findings that women and racial/ethnic minorities are moresensitive to social justice concerns and more likely to pursue engineering careers with an explicitsense of
Professor and Founding Chair of Experi- ential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Farrell has contributed to engineering education through her work in inductive pedagogy, spatial skills, and inclusion and diversity. She has been hon- ored by the American Society of Engineering Education with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning, and she was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland).Dr. Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education Rocio Chavela is Director of Education and Career Development at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE
with each other in a substantive way, strengthening the cohort, and supporting retention. - Providing structure for learning library, writing, and presentation skills, etc. - Introducing how professionals handle concepts of politics, tact, and negotiating across boundaries. - Providing an experiential learning environment to understand how politics, both personal and professional, can interact with technical solutions, leading to improvement or disruption in the lives of all. - Starting a discussion about United Nations Sustainable Development Goals early in the careers of engineering students.Certainly, students will see these
, Virginia Tech As the Assistant Director of Online Learning in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech Natasha provides college-level leadership for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of distance learning initiatives. Watts is the main point of contact for distance related issues within the college. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Natasha worked as an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Visual Communication at Hazard Community and Technical College. Watts began her career at Appal- shop, a non-profit media arts center located in the coal fields of Eastern, Kentucky, serving as a director, educator, filmmaker and youth media trainer. For the last ten years, her work has focused on
multiple identity dimensions. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in STEM, intersectionality, teamwork and communication skills, assessment, and identity construction. Her teaching philosophy focuses on student centered approaches such as culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Cross’ complimentary professional activities promote inclusive excellence through collaboration.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in
Bangladesh). She also works on better understanding undergraduate engineering student interests, behaviors, development, and career choices related to innovation and entrepreneurship. Harris earned her Ph.D. (2015) and M.S. (2010) in Environmental Engineering from Stanford Univer- sity. She also received her B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2009).Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied
majors.Background and ObjectivesRetaining students in STEM majors has remained a stubbornly difficulty issue for the collectiveSTEM education community to address. Studies vary, but typically report that only roughly halfof all students who enroll in science and engineering persist to the completion of their degree [1].For underrepresented minority students, the estimates are even lower, ranging from eighteen totwenty-two percent [2]. Addressing this issue begins with the moment that students arrive oncampus, as their first year can lay the foundation for their experiences as they proceed throughtheir undergraduate careers. However, understanding the reasons that students might choose toleave their initial discipline requires an examination of why they
their own pace. iGens use the internet a lot andspend time learning on sites such as You-Tube, Wikipedia, and Kahn Academy. They state that90% of online content has been created in the last 2 years so this trend will be growing. iGensconsider education as a means towards their eventual career. Practical experience is importantand 79% of iGens think educational programs should integrate internships. While iGens’ IQ isincreasing, the creativity quotient of this generation has been decreasing since 1990. In a survey,84% of parents and 79% of teachers think there is not enough time allocated in schools todevelop creativity. If students do not get exposed to creativity in elementary and high schools,then creativity will not be there for the
and conferences could be the driver of assurancein the field. It presents an opportunity for academics and practitioners to critique and share theirmodels in journals such as the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering, and DevelopmentEngineering, or could be managed by HEENA or other organisation.Professional practiceCurrently, the number of students seeking employment in traditional HumEng fields of aid anddevelopment far exceeds the demand. This calls into question the relevancy of curricula thatprepare students for this path, in turn creating an opportunity to expand the current offerings anddiverse career paths in HumEng. As students translate their experiences with HumEng into atraditional workplace, the principles and practices may
the learning objectives for the real-world computersimulation described in [21, p. 332]. Other objectives include budgetary and time constraints,teamwork, and “large industrial-scale chemical processes” [21, p. 332]. Professional standardsare one element of the real-world examples discussed in [22].Career preparation is another common element in papers describing real-world activities. “Real-world examples tie material to future jobs,” writes Campbell [23, p. 3]. The fact that “all foursenior student interns received engineering job offers before graduation” was noted as anoutcome of the solar charging design project described in [24]. Bridging the gap betweentheoretical and practical knowledge, where presumably practical knowledge is the
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endeavors. However, examining vocation can provide a frameof reference for individuals that seek to live their authentic selves while engaging in a particulartrade or profession, including those outside of religious settings. Vocational decisions involvenot only thinking about a career, but also about the community, discourses, values, andrelationships that encompass the quest for meaning and purpose in life. Thus, the integration ofvocational education in engineering curricula can be very transformative for students as itencourages them to reflect on, and even reconcile, their values and their engineering identity.Research indicates that certain aspects of engineering education curricula, such as thedepoliticization of engineering and the myth of
, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a
publicuniversity with an articulation agreement with an out-of-state university. Our private institutionhas a significantly lower acceptance rate and a higher graduation rate than the pubic university Itaught previously. The lower acceptance rate is a result of admitting students with higher gradepoint averages and higher college admissions test scores. The lower rate has less, albeittraditional retention issues. Unlike the public university, the private institution does MTBIpersonality preference testing, but the purpose is to help identify potential career paths.The department’s retention issues occur at the end of the first semester and at the end of thesecond year. The preprofessional program is two years long. During the first year, the studentsare
alone in Berlin, wrestlingwith general relativity. “Whenever he felt that he had come to the end of the road orfaced a difficult challenge in his work,” said his son Hans Albert, “he would takerefuge in music and that would solve all his difficulties [1].” Though Einstein neverbecame a professional violinist, it is believed that art made him more creative.Another famous example is Leonardo da Vinci, who is widely considered as one ofthe greatest painters of all time. He started his art career in his teens. When he was 14years old, he became an apprentice in a workshop in Florence and remained intraining in painting and sculpture for six years [2]. Apart from art, his areas of interestincluded mathematics, engineering, anatomy, geology
student survey is reflective qualitative remarks from individual commentssubmitted after course completion. The individual comments were in the form of an open endedessay with the writing prompt framed with three questions: What are the things you reallyappreciated about the course or things that could have be done better, what are the concepts thatyou learned that you think will help you in your continued career at Fulbright (and beyond!), andwhat are the things that surprised you that you learned about yourself through your time inCreating & Making.Students wrote between 500 to 1500 words for their personal reflections and the information wasthen compiled and evaluated as to congruence with the breakdown of elements in active learning
departments, despite being considerably smaller than most andlacking its own degree program. Faculty in CES participate in the administrative operation of theuniversity just as faculty from other departments do. Their position between engineering and thehumanities and social sciences has also enabled CES members to easily interact with colleaguesfrom across the university, to take on administrative roles that have normally been reserved forsenior faculty, and to consistently advance up the career ladder. Finally, CES has been able tofacilitate frequent interdisciplinary discussions and initiatives within the university.Accreditation The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) specifies 12 attributes whichgraduates of accredited
different types of belonging and different supports of belonging, in classroom and out-of-school learning spaces, can serve to foster STEM- related identities and career aspirations in Black youth. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Double Bind of Constructionism: A Case Study on the Barriers for Con- structionist Learning in Pre-college Engineering EducationIntroduction In the United States, constructionist learning theory (i.e. constructionism) has been one ofthe dominant paradigms underpinning pre-college engineering education both out-of-school andin-school. Historically grounded in mathematician Seymour Papert’s research with the educa
the genderdemographic).Situating the researchersVanasupa: I am a white-looking female engineering professor who identifies as male. My whitetransgender state has come with unearned benefits and disadvantages during my engineeringeducation journey. While often the only female in my courses of white males, I honestly did notquestion whether I belonged since I felt like “one of the guys.” Over the course of my career, Iinternalized the cultural narrative that I was “less than” my male peers. I often encounter themasculine norms above in the culture of engineering education – in what is valued (or notvalued); in the language, habits, and ways of interacting that are accepted as “normal,” in theworkplace behaviors that are deemed “unprofessional
studentengagement and creativity. The ideas students came up with were often trivial andunimaginative; they were frequently oriented toward individual use and addressed problems ofno greater significance than that of minor inconvenience. For example, each semester wouldyield various designs for collapsible backpack umbrellas, automated erasers for dry-erase boards,and novel charging methods for personal electronic devices. Equally problematic was thatstudents struggled to see the value of the patent application assignment to engineering practice.On course evaluations they frequently voiced that it was difficult to appreciate the project’srelevance to a career in engineering especially as they were unlikely to become inventors orpatent attorneys. Further
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