more active role in shaping theprogram’s direction, the authors decided to survey current and past student leaders to gatherfeedback on the program’s growth to date.Survey designFor this study, the researchers surveyed current and past OHI/O student leaders for threepurposes: (1) to determine why the students took on a leadership role within the program; (2) tounderstand whether being involved with the program shaped their college experience, helpedthem secure employment, or provided them with useful career skills; and (3) to test thehypothesis that participation in the leadership of the program led to transferable skills in theworkplace. This study qualified and was approved as Institutional Review Board (IRB)-exemptresearch.The research team
West Lafayette Dr. Karen Marais’ educational research focuses on improving systems engineering education. She is the author of several technical publications, including 20 journal papers and two book chapters. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2014. Dr. Marais has worked in engineering for two decades, first in industry and then in academia. She holds a B. Eng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of South Africa, and an S.M and Ph.D. from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020
the co-op employmenton the students’ behavioral traits and competencies and, in particular as it relates to employerbehavior and work conditions. On that front, research shows that socialization, mentorship aswell as a positive and nurturing work environment have a quantifiable effect on student well-being and development [4].The engineering curriculum at University of Detroit Mercy is designed to direct the studentstoward professional practice very early, requiring three co-op semesters beginning in the summerof their freshman year. The likelihood of professional success and, more importantly, the levelof satisfaction derived from a professional career are due, in no small part, to self-knowledge andto the use of that knowledge to place
Education, Champaign, IL: National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2012, pp. 24–30.[3] International Engineering Alliance, “Celebrating international engineering education standards and recognition,” Washington, 2014.[4] S. Borwein, “The great skills divide: A review of the literature,” Toronto, Ontario, 2014.[5] National Association of Colleges and Employers, “Career Readiness Competencies: Employer Survey Results,” 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.naceweb.org/knowledge/career-readiness-employer-survey- results.aspx?terms=employer survey skills. [Accessed: 07-Aug-2019].[6] J. Trevelyan, “Reconstructing engineering from practice,” Eng. Stud., vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 175–195, 2010.[7
electric motors and battery packs. The Vehicle Research Institute operates as a technology development center that provides undergradu- ate students with opportunities for career specific training and research. Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, EPA, Paul Allen Family Foundation, BP, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Whatcom Public Utility District, Boeing, Janicki Industries, Northwest Porsche Club, Danner Corp. and Fluke. Past supporters include the De- partment of Defense, Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru), PACCAR, Mazda, Ford, Bentley (parent company Audi), Alcoa, Conoco-Phillips, CNG Fuels of Canada, Chrysler, and DaimlerChrysler
and students were exposed toresearch collaborations in different STEM fields.Undergraduate research experiences have been shown to increase confidence, sense of belongingand prove a pathway to a scientific career for minority students, and the data indicate that mostof these students intend to continue on this path [20, 21, 22]. In addition to engaging students inresearch projects, the likelihood of women and minorities to continue in a scientific discipline isfurther increased if the problems have a valuable connection to society [23, 24]. Our real-worldproject topics were of high interest to the students who appreciated their practical, scientific andenvironmental importance. The cross-course disciplinary setup encouraged teamwork
. This resulted in a MSEd from Purdue University in Learning Design and Technology (LDT). This widely varied background prepared me well for my next big adventure. Beginning in August 2018, I accepted a role as the Texas A and M Professor of Practice for the Texas A and M Engineering Academy at Blinn College in Brenham. TAMU Engineering Academies are an innovative approach to providing the planet with more Aggie Engineers. I am a technology learner and have been a regular presenter at the state TCEA (Texas Computer Educator Association) convention and PLTW state convention each year. My career began with a B.S. in Telecom Engineering from Texas A and M. Upon graduation, my learning continued at MCI, Vartec
intermediate study, we redefined the comparison tofocus on students with longevity in the major, to avoid stigmatization of certain groups (e.g., firstgeneration students) who may be more likely to drop out of college early in their careers (Reyes& Nora, 2012). Our institutional research data request allowed for all students who had evermajored in the target major at one of the four-year institutions, and included course enrollmentand first time enrollment results (e.g., A-F, I, W) across 6 courses needed for the major. S-STEMstudents were identified by the institutional research office and they were indicated in adichotomous variable labeled “S-STEM.”Our comparison study was further refined to focus on students with initial success in the
advancedmanufacturing (AM) applications to increase their awareness and interest in tracking universitydegrees that give them career paths in AM.In the last few years, each summer the outreach program conveyed a dozen junior early-collegeand high-school students and two high school teachers in a ten-day program, full of activities andactive learning related to advanced manufacturing and 3D-printing. The main objective of thissummer camp is to give a limited number of students’ unique experience in both designingmodels and generate the 3D-print out of these models. 3D CAD solid modeling programInventor ™ is used for the training, since available for NCAT engineering students, andconsidered among the best programs available. The program is similar to PTC CREO
solarenergy related careers were very high.Figure 11. MRRT trailer is taken to STEM outreach and Engineering Technology recruitment events in various school districts in East Texas.Student Team Weekly Progress ReportsStudents working on the MRRT project are requested to regularly meet with faculty advisors forproject progress and brain storming meetings on Fridays during the semester of summer 2019.Weekly progress meetings were held every Friday in the laboratory where the MRRT projectwas developed. A student team leader was responsible to take meeting minutes and report themproject members in a technical report format. A set of sample progress reports for multiple weeksare exhibited on Table III. Table III. Sample
currently use active learning techniques andproblem-solving tasks in their classrooms. Instructors were asked to describe the process theyuse for creating tasks. The strategies described by the instructors were analyzed and grouped intoemergent themes. These themes are discussed in this paper and will ultimately be compiled into aguide made for instructors on how to create good problem-solving tasks for mathematics andengineering courses that heavily use mathematics. The goal is to enhance mathematics educationthroughout an entire post-secondary program to better prepare all students for their degreeprograms and careers, particularly in engineering.BackgroundThere are a variety of strategies for incorporating active learning into the classroom
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
Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Dr. Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph Andrew completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Management (Business) at McMaster University in 2006. In 2011, he completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster in the area of estimation theory
. Figure 2. Proportion of Tenets Referring to Data ManagementFigure 3. Proportion of Tenets Referring to Algorithms/Techniques Figure 4. Proportion of Tenets about Data, Algorithmic Bias, and Professionalism4. Teaching Ethics in Data ScienceBurton et al. state that “a good technology ethics course teaches students how to think, not whatto think, about their role in the development and deployment of technology, as no one canforesee the problems that will be faced in a future career” [20, p. 54]. In addition to teachingstudents to solve technical challenges, they need to develop skills to engage with ethicalchallenges arising from their professional work. A goal of teaching ethics is to equip studentswith the means to discuss, reason, and
had an average usefulness score of 3.65. Previous studieshave shown that engineering students are motivated by usefulness in situations where their workmay be useful to others or society in general[14], the usefulness of material to their careergoals[13,14] and usefulness to their future careers[13,14,22]. Studies done on motivation suggestthat a direct explanation of the usefulness, or utility value, of an assignment will improve theperformance of a student who is motivated by usefulness[22]. In this case, any explicit detailprovided on the usefulness was done so by the instructors and is likely to vary.Table 4: Statistical Comparison of the Top Performing Students and Low PerformingStudents All Students
Martin, IBM, General Electric, BAE Systems, and Celestica Corporation. He has 25 years of experience in these companies designing military and commercial power electronic circuits and as a systems engineer for airborne and land vehicle electrical systems. He is a licensed professional engineer. He also received a B.A in philosophy and a M.Ed. from the University of Vermont. Before becoming an engineer he was a high school mathematics teacher.Dr. Peter J. Partell, Binghamton University Peter J. Partell is an alumnus of Binghamton University and began his career as Associate Dean for Aca- demic Affairs and Administration in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2008 after serving as
meet challenges and successfully complete tasks[10]. It is important to studyself-efficacy in engineering as it has consistently been found to predict academic performance[11], [12] and career choice [13], [14]. Self-efficacy has been studied as both a task-specific setof beliefs (e.g., academic self-efficacy) [12], [15]–[19] or as a task-general set of beliefs (e.g.,generalized self-efficacy) [10], [20]. In this study, we chose to use Sherer et al’s generalized self-efficacy scale due to the open-ended nature of the mental health assignment used in the study.Additionally, some researchers suggest that improving generalized self-efficacy will alsoincrease task-specific self-efficacy [10], [21].According to Sherer et al, generalized self
://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/10-common-leadership-styles[18] Novoselich, B., Knight D., (2018). “Shared leadership in capstone design teams: Socialnetwork analysis”. Journal of Professional Engineering, Education, and Practice.” Vol. 144.Issue 4.[19] Özgen, S., Sánchez-Galofré, O., Alabart, J. R., Medir, M., & Giralt, F. (2013). Assessmentof engineering students’ leadership competencies. Leadership and Management inEngineering, 13(2), 65–75.Appendix: Interview protocols for student leadersWhat formative experiences in your life do you consider most important in your development as aleader? (If they struggle to identify any, suggest experiences in sports teams, school clubs, coursework, religious organizations, home
is the Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor of Practice in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. He has broad industry experiences, including over 35 years in all aspects of the telecommunications industry (sales, marketing, manufacturing, business de- velopment, and technical design), the creation of a telecommunications standard (SONET - Synchronous Optical Network) for the fiber optics industry that is still in use internationally over 30 years later, a wide variety of business experiences in international companies, and startup experiences. This has helped him lead a very successful industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to
meet the workforce demand for AI robotic drivenconstruction industry. This on-going research initiative develops cutting-edge immersive cloud-based training modules suitable for all facets of careers in AEC to improve the workforce’spreparedness towards a more automated workplace.Introduction and BackgroundIncreasing automation and AI deployment may be the most economically disruptive event sincethe dawn of the industrial age. According to the US Department of Commerce, 40% of existingUS jobs could potentially be automated within the next ten years [1]. The McKinsey GlobalInstitute estimates that by 2030, 60% of all occupations will use automated machines andintelligent systems in some way, and up to 375 million workers worldwide will be
Tables 1 and 2, the results maybe slightly skewed. At the end of the semester, we used the Student Assessment of LearningGoals instrument to collect anonymous feedback on various aspects of the course. Thisinstrument allowed us to know who had responded, but not which responses were connected towhich respondents. Student answers to the question 6.7.7, “HOW MUCH did each of thefollowing aspects of the class HELP YOUR LEARNING?... Meditation Exercises,” therespondents were fairly evenly distributed across the Likert scale (Table 3). This providessupport for the view that students will be able to use these exercises in their academic career andbeyond to be aware of and to manage their anxiety and mental health. Table 3
has also helped students achieve better performance in the Statics course, the firstfundamental course in civil and mechanical engineering programs.Institutional BackgroundCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), one of 23 campuses of the CaliforniaState University (CSU) system, was ranked number one in the U.S. for the upward mobility of itsstudents, according to The Equality of Opportunity Project (2017) [11], and the College ofEngineering, Computer Science, and Technology (ECST) serves as a valuable gateway for youthfrom minority groups in East Los Angeles to enter STEM careers. In Fall 2018, the College ofECST had 3093 undergraduate students, with 62.3% Hispanic, 15.4% Asian and Pacificislanders, 5.3% White, 2.5% African
is an Academic and Career Advisor in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Tech. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She earned her Masters plus thirty in School Psychology at Towson University. She worked as a school psychologist in the metro Washington D.C. area for five years and now serves as an Academic and Career Advisor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.Mr. Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Abram is a Ph.D. student in the Virginia Tech department of engineering education. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering (B.S.) from The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His re- search interests
, satisfaction with thelearning experience, acquisition of skills and competencies, persistence, attainment of learningobjectives, and career success [5]. These components can be used to define tangible goals forstudent success initiatives within dedicated student success departments, faculties, and individualclassrooms.Moving to the far end of the student success spectrum, a series of interviews with studentssuggests success is “not just of good grades and steady progress toward graduation, but a holisticsense of fulfillment. They want to become strong candidates for careers in their chosen fields,emerge as competent and trustworthy adults, look back on their time without regrets, and maketheir mentors and family members proud” [6]. This means
served as the Vice President for Community College Relations for Achieving the Dream, Inc., managing the Working Students Success Network, Engaging Adjunct Faculty, and other funded initiatives as well as leading Achieving the Dream’s teaching and learning programs and network-engagement activities. Prior to joining Achieving the Dream, Cindy served for more than 20 years in community colleges as an associate vice president for instruction, a department chair, and a faculty member. Cindy holds a B.S and M.S in education and began her career as a middle and high school teacher.Kate Youmans, Utah State University Kate Youmans is a PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University
is to address needs of acommunity, it lacks these two essential components of service learning. On the other hand, servicelearning and internship are both related to practical experience and both can be on- or off-campuswith collaboration with non-profit, government, or businesses entities. However, they are differentsince the latter is not concerned with community needs and is focused mostly on skills studentsneed for their careers. Moreover, typically internships are standalone unit-bearing activities whileservice learning is just one of the pedagogical tools used by an instructor in a course.A major challenge for any service learning practice is the fine alignment between learningoutcomes for the course and community outcomes [5]. The
recognizethis characteristic of engineering can lead to the dismissal of students’ everyday lives, and theimpact on the people of color who partake in engineering careers. Often, engineers andengineering educators fail to recognize the impacts of socio cultural practices in engineering,including those that emerge from transnational movements. In addition, the increase intransnational migration has propelled an anti-immigrant sentiment and socioculturaldisplacement from classrooms. That is, Latinx youth continue to be marginalized and excludedfrom educational opportunities that reflect and acknowledge their transnationalism.As a research group comprised of researchers and students from multiple cultural backgroundsthat are continuously underrepresented
Paper ID #29003A Construction Management Competition as the Basis of a CapstoneCulminating EventLt. Col. M. Scott Stanford P.E., US Air Force Academy Lt Col Scott Stanford is an Assistant Professor in the US Air Force Academy’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an active duty Air Force officer and career civil engineer. He has a B.S. and M.S. from Clemson University and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests are in construction management, project delivery, and engineering education.Dr. Joel Sloan P.E., U.S. Air Force Academy Col Joel Sloan is the Head of the
admittedly there are hurdles, such as the amount of direction each student or teamwould require in order to produce useful artifacts.The rest of the paper is divided into two parts. First, the author describes his own experience andrecounts lessons learned. The second part explores how these techniques might be applied tocourses in other areas of software engineering.2. A Case Study: Object-Oriented Design and DevelopmentEarly in his career, the author developed a course in object-oriented programming and conceptsof object orientation. The course in question is an advanced undergraduate and masters-levelcourse. About twenty years ago, he realized that students in the course could develop webapplications that were useful in managing the course. Early
, IEEE Globecom, IEEE ICC, and IWCMC.Dr. Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University Abd-Elhamid M. Taha is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering At Alfaisal University. His research spans radio resource management, Internet of Things (IoT) services, and modeling in networked cyber-physical systems. Abd-Elhamid is a senior member of the IEEE, and a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Early Career Researcher Award as well as several awards at Alfaisal University for distinction in teaching and research.Prof. Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University KoK-Lim Alvin Yau received the B.Eng. degree (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Petronas