Paper ID #30929A Tale of Two Universities: An Intersectional Approach to ExaminingMicroaggressions Amongst Undergraduate Engineering Students at an HBCUand a PWIMeghan Berger M.A., North Carolina A & T State University Meghan is a PhD student in the Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Counselor Education pro- gram at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Her broad research interests include exploring the experiences of marginalized groups and multicultural competency in counseling. In the clinical setting, she focuses on culturally relevant therapeutic interventions with African-American and
Paper ID #30993Engagement in Practice (EIP): Differences in Perceptions betweenEngineering and Art Students in an Interdisciplinary Service-LearningProjectDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Her research interests include engineering education, swarm robotics, statistical signal processing, and swarm intelligence.Prof. Mary Anna LaFratta, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University Mary Anna LaFratta is an artist, designer and design and arts educator in graphic design in the School of Art and Design at
Paper ID #29546A comparison of the renewable energy and energy storage sectors inGermany and the United States, with recommendations for engineeringteaching practices.Dr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include STEM Education and the Impacts of Technology on Society. Within the realm of STEM Education, she has done a variety of work in areas including teaching the entrepreneurial mindset, competency-based learning, self-regulated learning, transdisciplinary education, integrating the humanities into
Paper ID #28658I graduated, now what?: An overview of the academic EngineeringEducation Research job field and search process.Dr. Erin J McCave, University of Houston Erin is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. She joined the University of Houston after completing a postdoctoral/lecturer position split between the General Engineering program and the Engineering & Science Education Department and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University. Erin’s research interests include preparing students for their sophomore year, minority student engineering
Paper ID #31217Elements of Good Problem-Solving Tasks in Thinking ClassroomsMr. Nathaniel Rossi, Arizona State University Nathaniel Rossi is an undergraduate student studying for a B.S in Mechanical Engineering Systems at Arizona State University.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. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research
Paper ID #30306It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and I Need a Job: A QualitativeExploration of Mid-Year Engineering Students’ Future Possible CareersDr. Catherine McGough, Minnesota State University, Mankato Catherine McGough is an Assistant Professor at the Iron Range Engineering Bell Program through Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She received her PhD in Engineering and Science Education in 2019 and a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2014 at Clemson University. Her research interests are in undergrad- uate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineering problem solving skill development and
Paper ID #28612Managing Dual Academic CareersDr. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engi- neering. She is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining ECE Illinois, she worked at IBM Systems Group in Poughkeepsie, NY in z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests
Paper ID #29106The Community-Engaged College: Grand Valley State University’s Industryand Community Partnership ModelCasey Thelenwood, Grand Valley State University Casey Thelenwood is the Assistant Dean for the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing. Casey received her B.A. in Education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, her M.Ed. from Grand Valley State University, and is currently pursuing a MBA degree. She is a Certified Research Administrator through the Research Administrators Certification Council.Dr. Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State
Paper ID #30763An Informal Learning Program as a Replicable Model for Student-Led,Industry-Supported Experiential LearningJulia Armstrong, The Ohio State University Julia Armstrong is the Director of the OHI/O Informal Learning Program at the Ohio State University (OSU). She combines engineering (BS ECE), public teaching of gifted education (M.Ed.) and industry experience (PMP, CSM) to grow the offerings and strength of the program and build rapport with the industry partners. She uses her diverse interests and skills to bridge the gap between curricular education and skills of the working professional. In 2018, Armstrong
, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessment of Cybersecurity Competition Teams as Experiential Education ExercisesAbstractThis research paper presents initial work on characterizing the educational value of cybersecuritycompetition teams to their student
. Mountrakis and D. Triantakonstantis, “Inquiry-based learning in remote sensing: A space balloon educational experiment,” J. Geogr. High. Educ., vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 385– 401, 2012.[7] N. Mathers, A. Goktogen, J. Rankin, and M. Anderson, “Robotic Mission to Mars: Hands- on, minds-on, web-based learning,” Acta Astronaut., vol. 80, pp. 124–131, 2012.[8] R. Fevig, J. Casler, and J. Straub, “Blending Research and Teaching Through Near-Earth Asteroid Resource Assessment,” in Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 2012.[9] S. R. Hall, I. Waitz, D. R. Brodeur, D. H. Soderholm, and R. Nasr, “Adoption of active learning in a lecture-based engineering class,” in
, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Research Experience for Undergraduates Social Programs: A Key Ingredient for SuccessAbstractThis evidence-based paper assesses strategies for Research Experience for Undergraduates(REU) social program success. REU programs
departments in the school of engineering. These interviews werequalitatively analyzed and coded using thematic analysis [6], [7]. The five lessons learnedpresented below represent preliminary findings of a larger analysis on the politics, processes, andpotential involved in institutional change.Lessons Learned(1) Not all faculty members consistently felt included, nor invited to the tableSome of the faculty members felt that they were already engaged in this type of work, but did notconsider themselves to be a part of this concentrated institutional change effort. These includedboth faculty who were already involved with individual initiatives that align with this changeeffort and also new faculty who were hired with this change initiative in mind
people with different forms of expertise working on multiple facets orcomponents of the project. To ensure a diverse sample in terms of personal andacademic/professional background, we were also mindful of a number of diversity criteria in ourrecruitment and selection of participants, including in participants’ level and type of engineeringexperience, field of engineering, and sociodemographic traits such as race, ethnicity, and gender.Students were recruited from two universities – one a selective public research university andanother regional public university. Professional engineers were recruited locally from a varietyof industries. Interviews were conducted in person and lasted approximately 60 to 90 minutes byone member of our research
an asset-based perspective to recognize knowledge that is often ignored [13], [14].This framework has largely supported primary and secondary educators’ efforts to create culturallyrelevant pedagogical practices by leveraging students’ lived experiences (see [15]–[17]. Forexample, the work of Mejia and Wilson-Lopez [18] captured how Latino/a adolescents leveragedtheir engineering-related funds of knowledge to create a solution in a design project or in problemsfaced in their everyday lives. Their study found that high school students’ funds of knowledge canbe relevant to engineering bodies of knowledge, skills, and habits of mind such as systemsthinking, scientific or mathematical knowledge, production and processing [19], [20]. The
Paper ID #29487Lessons Learned: Teaching and Learning Academy Workshop to promoteAsset-based mindset among STEM facultyDr. Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Daniel Galvan is Director of Acceleration Initiatives and Student Engagement in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. He has an extensive background in facilitating asset-based approaches towards teaching through equity-minded workshops in community colleges, public, and private four-year institutions. He received his BA in Soci- ology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, his MA
Paper ID #30869Four Complications in Designing a Validated Survey to Gather Informationon Student Reactions to Reflection ActivitiesKenya Mejia, University of Washington Kenya Z. Mejia is a second year PhD student at the University of Washington in the Human Centered Design and Engineering program. Her work focuses on diversity and inclusion in engineering education focusing on engineering design education.Dr. Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering
attributesand professional competencies found in entrepreneurially minded engineers [20]. The doctoraldissertation research of Dietrich (2012) was able to quantitatively distinguish between engineersand entrepreneurially minded engineers in both behavior and mastery of professional skills in theworkplace [21]. Research by Pistrui et al. used the TTI TriMetrix® DNA assessment suite todefine and establish a measurement model of undergraduate engineering education learningoutcomes associated with professional competencies (soft skills) development [22].TTI TriMetrix® DNA assessments are used by organizations for professional development andsocial science research. The TTI TriMetrix® DNA assessment suite is designed to increase theunderstanding of an
Paper ID #29726Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of University Students’ Ability toRelate Calculus Knowledge to Function GraphsDr. Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University Emre Tokgoz is currently the Director and an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics and another Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing at the University of Oklahoma. His pedagogical research interest includes technology and calculus education of STEM majors. He worked on several IRB approved pedagogical studies to observe under- graduate and graduate mathematics and engineering
many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as
Paper ID #28742Composite Materials Courses in ColombiaIng. Esteban Maya, Universidad del Valle Esteban Maya Mu˜noz. Mechanical Engineer with a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Universidad del Valle, has focused his research work on propulsion systems, particularly in topics related to hybrid rocket engines combustion and numerical simulation. However, structural analysis has been also part of his professional development as an engineer and the application of composites to structures has open his mind to new frontiers showing his ability to adapt to different branches of applied engineering. Actually
,10 students left engineering/computing majors or the university altogether, and others did notrespond to invitations to participate in the interviews. In addition, four students transferred toother universities but continued to participate in the interviews. Student pseudonyms are used inthis paper. Students were compensated $100 per interview and $10 for taking the online surveys.There are a variety of limitations to keep in mind when interpreting the results of the study. Thestudents interviewed may or may not represent ‘typical’ engineering students. These studentswere initially attending four doctoral-awarding institutions, thus the full spectrum of institutiontypes were not represented (such as liberal arts focused, bachelor’s or
:“I chose the route of meeting with an academic advisor because I don’t feel like I know exactlywhat I would want to do quite yet. I have a general idea that I want to do entrepreneurship orfinance, but I don’t have a specific path in mind.”However, students who chose connecting with a student organization had a clearer idea about themajor/career they wanted to pursue and expressed a desire to explore those interests, whilegaining relevant experience for their future careers. One student said:“I chose this activity because I am interested in mechanical engineering and I wanted to join aproject team that would meet this interest.”Regardless of the chosen activity, many students indicated an interest in making connectionswith mentors and peers
alwayskeeping in mind that an effective solution must create value for someone in society.To tackle this challenge, the University of New Haven developed a series of 18 e-learningmodules covering a broad set of topics mapped to attributes of an entrepreneurial mindset. The e-leaning modules were integrated within regular engineering and computer science courses in ahybrid format (on-ground and online), providing a supplement to topics generally included inthose courses. The e-learning modules are open source, developed with funding from the KernFamily Foundation. Over the past four years, the e-learning modules were deployed outside theUniversity of New Haven at 55 other institutions by 77 faculty. In this paper we present theperceptions of over 1500
date, students and faculty involved in the program come from mechanicalengineering (ME), civil engineering (CE), electrical engineering (EE), computer science (CSC)and computer engineering (CPE).The current resources available for the lab include a microgrid with its renewable energy sourcesand a utility scale 4.5 MW single-axis tracker solar farm [2] that was built on our campus.Although the primary role of the solar farm is to produce electricity, around 25% of the campusdemand, it was built with research opportunities in mind so a tremendous amount of data comingout of the field is available to us. This data includes information about every inverter, everytracker, every transformer and the weather conditions, including irradiation and total
Paper ID #29422The Napkin Sketch Pilot Study: A minute-paper reflection in pictorial formCapt. Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy Jes Barron is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from West Point (2009), a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University (2015), and a Master of Science degree in Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering from Colorado School of Mines (2018). He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. His research
Paper ID #29775Learning to talk the talk – Preparing students for success duringinternships through communication workshopsDr. Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky Sarah Wilson is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Rowan University in New Jersey before attending graduate school for her PhD at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Sarah conducted her thesis research on the production of the anti-cancer compound Paclitaxel (Taxol) through the use of plant cell cultures from the Taxus Yew Tree. Throughout her time
Paper ID #29427Comparing Students’ Solutions to an Open-ended Problem in anIntroductory Programming Course with and without Explicit ModelingInterventionsDr. Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Kelsey Rodgers is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She teaches a MATLAB programming course to mostly first-year engineering students. She primarily investigates how students develop mathematical models and simulations and effective feedback. She graduated from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University with a
Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Session 10806[11] A. Guerra, R. Ulseth, and A. Kolmos, PBL in Engineering Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum Change, Sense Publishers, Springer, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2017.[12] J. E. Mills and D. F. Treagust, “Engineering Education – Is Problem-Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer,” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, The Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Inc., pp. 2 – 16, 2003.[13] L.S. Vigotsky, Thought and language, Cambridge, MA: M.I.T Press, 1962.[14] L.S. Vigotsky, Mind in society, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.[15] A. Kozulin, “Vygotsky’s theory in the
Paper ID #30003Software Support for Materials-related Active LearningDr. Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc. Kaitlin is currently an Education Fellow with the Granta Education Division at ANSYS. She received her PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign under Professor Paul Braun. Her research was split: focusing on manipulating eutectic material microstructures for optical applications and examining how en- gineering outreach programs influence participants’ self-perceptions of engineering and self-confidence. Her interests lie in materials education and STEM outreach.Dr. Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta Currently