” [4, p. 218].Thus, belonging to the engineering community of practice compels students to acquire the culturalnorms, values, and behaviors appropriate for this community. Such norms may encompassstudents’ knowing what it takes to act like, be recognized as, and establish a sense of belonging asa competent member of the community [5], [6].A sense of belonging and identity are inextricably intertwined, reciprocally support and informeach other. Hazari et al. [7] found that for women physicists in their senior year (i.e., fourth-yearor greater), a sense of belonging supported their identification as a physics person. In comparison,a study by Verdín et al. [8] found that identifying as an engineer supported sense of belonging inboth the
givesevidence that there is a considerable correlation between motor skills and math learning.Another theoretical framework we found related to designing embodied cognitive tools forlearning math was proposed by Nathan and Walkington [32]. Their theory is called groundedand embodied mathematical cognition (GEMC), which utilizes action-cognition transduction(ACT) to explore how body movement facilitates mathematical reasoning. GEMC suggeststhat the actions of participants can act as inputs that can guide the cognition-action systemtoward related cognitive states. Unlike the framework of embodied design, which focuses onmovement only, GEMC emphasizes language to direct movements. Nathan and Walkingtondesigned a game called The Hidden Village as an
engineering as a professional wayof being [9] whereas Huff et al. discusses the importance of identity development in early careerengineers [10]. Initial findings from the open-ended questions from the questionnaire fromthematic analysis of the responses are analyzed fully in [2].Though not necessarily foundational to this work, the authors find inspiration from three otherstudies with similar objectives. First, Cech discusses an idea that beliefs of professional work canimpact intra-profession activities in the workplace [11]. Cech reflects that the engineeringideology of technical/social dualism may have a role in the gender wage gap in the field. Inrelation to this study, could involvement in HEPs cause students to reconsider their
organizations. Rodolfo has taught multiple courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and he is well versed in the scholarship of teaching. His efforts in leading the Sustainable Buildings program were recognized with the 2019 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design. He has also worked as a project engineer, consultant, and safety inspector in the industry. He believes that educating the next generation of professionals will play a pivotal role in sustainability standard practices. In terms of engagement, Dr. Valdes-Vasquez has served as the USGBC student club's adviser and the ASC Sustainability Team's faculty coach since 2013. He is currently serving as a CSU President's Sustainability Commission
leastfour levels for the meaning of peace.5 At the most fundamental or literal level, note thedefinition used by Ancient Romans who defined peace, pax, as absentia belli, or theabsence of war. At the next highest level of meaning, the analogical, many believe thatpeace is more than the absence of war but also requires the presence of justice. In thisconception, a society in which one group oppresses another lacks peace even in theabsence of violence, because the oppression itself constitutes evil. At the third or morallevel, peace refers to a harmonious balance between human beings, the rest of the naturalworld, and the cosmos. Peace does not necessarily have to be something the humansmight achieve "some day" but rather can be created and expanded
school classrooms, and also on advancing the use of knowledge building pedagogy in higher education. His most recent article (2013) is entitled ”Tasks and Talk: The Relationship Between Teachers’ Goals and Student Discourse,” in Social Studies Research and Practice.Prof. Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, is professor of physics and civil engineering technology at Springfield Technical Community College. She focuses on developing meaningful educational strategies to recruit and retain a diverse student body in engineering and designs innovative learning environments at all levels of the engineering pipeline
Systems theory integration of those entities to form a coherent whole. This balance produces the system identity (uniqueness) that exists beyond the identities of the individual constituents. Coordination Providing for interactions (relationships) between constituent entities within the system, and between the system and external entities, such that unnecessary instabilities are avoided. Communication The flow, transduction, and processing of information within and external to the system, that provides for
appropriately.D5: I feel prepared to address interpersonal tensions that arise between my coworkers.D6: I know how to balance the interests of my employer, myself, and the public, and how to explainmy decisions.Furthermore, survey results are organized based on the level of exposure to ethical education inhigh school (see Table 2) and demographic attributes (see Table 3).As shown in Table 2, in general, the students with greater exposure to ethical education in highschool showed higher self-efficacy than those who were “never or once” exposed to ethicaleducation. A t-test on difference in mean scores (Occasionally & Frequently versus Never & Once)at 95% confidence level showed significant difference for multiple self-efficacy questions. Forexample
and authenticity. In later sections, wepresent our findings using extended representative quotes from Alice’s story.PositionalityThe first author, Kali, identifies as an international, cis-female graduate student in the College ofEngineering and Computing from an Asian country. She has been working on this project for thelast six months as part of her graduate research, exploring student experiences that are oftenhidden or misunderstood by faculty and peers within the classroom. As an international student,she shares an identity with the participant, which likely contributed to establishing rapport and atrusting relationship with the participant.The second author, Secules, identifies as a cisgender White man, working as an engineering
, Expectancy theory [6], (2) self-efficacy [7-8], (3) extra-curricular learning [9],and (4) social role identity theory [10-11]. (1) Valence, Instrumentality, Expectancy theory (VIE) [6] was used in several studies asa framework for understanding undergraduate students’ motivation to participate in engineeringoutreach. This theory proposes that motivation arises from the interaction among elements ofvalence, or value of an activity, instrumentality, or the connection between an activity and theindividual’s goals, and expectancy, or the individual’s perception that the activity can besuccessfully performed. Switzer and Benson [12] used VIE theory to examine changes inundergraduate engineering students’ motivation as a result of participating in
clear to the author that if this subject had to make an impact in studentsunderstanding and interest in the field of aeronautical engineering, it cannot be done through conventionallecture-based model. On the other hand, the fundamental theories cannot be overlooked in the interest offocusing on applications. This paper documents an endeavor to achieve a balance between those two byfollowing McLaren’s [6] suggestion that the theory informs practice but experiential and practicalknowledge can be employed as a means to understanding and interpreting that theory. The objective is toapproach a math-based Aerodynamics class from a context of application, student-centered (SCEL) andinstructor-centered experiential learning (ICEL) at the same time
engineers face. We review recent empirical work on theethics of care and the role of empathy in engineering. Campbell (2013) asked howengineering “professors can teach students to care”. Other work (Walther et al. 2012;Hess et al. 2014) has begun to build a background of how we could begin this integration.We suggest that these approaches are more consonant with design approaches and hencefamiliar to engineering faculty. Engineering ethics can then integrate seamlessly intoengineering education.This paper considers a combination of the philosophical principles of pragmatism and theethic of care as a broad framework for integrating ethics in undergraduate engineering.Such an approach would integrate ethics into the teaching of engineering in a way
Engineeringstudents, from three different cities in the country.Study aims being to identify factors considered relevant by the student body and which wouldhave to be included in a School of Engineering committed to gender equality. The former willenable, in the near future, to determine existing gaps between what students expect and whatthe School of Engineering currently offers. This will allow focusing strategies that worktowards a reduction of said differences, harnessing the capacity of the school to promotegender equality. The study undertaken which used a mixed methodology, may constitute aframework for other institutions or Schools of Engineering seeking to address gender equalityin the engineering area.Bibliographic reviewGender would be the roles
making thingsdifferent, we aim to “make a difference.”36, 37, 38 This approach makes social (power) relationsand social structures vital to students’ design process, but does so without displacing thecentrality of material interventions or negating the potential of material innovation to catalyzesocial change.39 By applying STS methods and concepts in analyzing the social structuressurrounding design processes and outcomes, we do not displace material, localized interventions.A subtle balancing act is needed to move between the local, material intervention and the manylayers of interaction it has or is likely to have with other elements in the complex systems intowhich the local intervention fits.40While STS scholars tend to be more fluent with
Page 14.317.7appears to be an endless task.Clark7 in follow on research outlines in detail the take off of entrepreneurial universitiesin the USA and cites Stanford as a good example. Stanford became the motheruniversity of silicon valley in the 1930s and supported the development of electronicsfirms such as that formed by Stanford graduates William Hewlett and David Packard.Clark6 describes the resulting Hewlett Packard company as the classic university spin-off. The university supplied materials and a physics lab for a 50% interest in futurepatents. Ties between the university and firms were close and collaborative. Theuniversity opened its classrooms to local businesses. Marginson11 believes that the IvyLeague universities in the USA are
defining sustainability or answering objective questions (e.g., multiple choice).Assessments of design skills capture higher-order cognitive processes which may require bothconceptual and procedural knowledge; for example, students applying sustainable design to theircapstone projects. Assessments of beliefs, attitudes, or interests reflect self-knowledge and aremore indicative of motivation to perform sustainable design or act sustainably, rather than ademonstrated ability to do so.Accordingly, the research questions guiding this review were:1. What tools are available for assessing students’ (a) conceptual knowledge, (b) design skills or application of knowledge, and/or (c) beliefs/attitudes/interests related to sustainability?2. Which fields
delivered in September/October 2013 over an 8-week period (with a 2-week extension for final assignment submissions). Our team wascomposed of three core faculty in different engineering fields (chemical, environmental, andmechanical/design), a faculty member from theater (who also served as an acting coach), a teamprocess coach (psychology), an instructional designer, several university technical staff wholiaised with Coursera and managed contractual issues, and a mix of graduate and undergraduatestudents from engineering and education who assisted as staff with many tasks along the way.3.1 Levels of Student EngagementStudent engagement and retention are major issues in the current MOOC context4. In particular,the low percentages of enrolled
purpose of this section is to provide a criticalperspective on how this decision affects the overall alignment between the research objectivesand the IPA methodology.As previously discussed in this paper, IPA is a powerful tool for unpacking individual livedexperience of some phenomenon27. This experiential reality need not only be accessed throughconducting interviews, as noted above. Focus groups, diaries, and other techniques have beenused to collect IPA data28,29, but any technique must be carried out with the central question ofwhether or not the tool elicits the desired social reality, in this case, individual livedexperience of graduate student identity. As put by Walther and colleagues2, data collectionoccurs with the underlying
something well or not was alsobased on how much prior exposure you may have had/not had to the topic.Third, interest and anticipated performance also seemed related to elective track selection.Students based their elective selection on personal interest (how interesting they found the topic),and how much they enjoyed previous courses in a particular specialization area (e.g., hardwarevs. software or biomechanics vs. therapeutics). Related to the second theme, however, interestalso appeared related to how well one performed in a particular course.A fourth theme to emerge from the wave 1 student data was that approximately fifty percent ofinformants had some plan to pursue managerial roles, rather than purely technical roles post-graduation. Some
research focuses on exploring and understanding engineering learning environments. He harnesses these insights to propose solutions that encourage the creation of safe and inclusive educational environments conducive to learning, professional development, and innovation. His research interests include graduate student mentorship, faculty development, mental health and well-being, teamwork and group dynamics, and the design of project-based learning classes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An exploration of how faculty advising influences doctoral student psychological safety and the impact on work-related outcomes AbstractFaculty advisors perform a vital role in doctoral
withstudents who overcame social identity barriers.Our research also revealed that having a key relationship with a person acting as a mentor, suchas faculty, employers, family, peers, etc. was integral for students in even deciding to enroll atAugsburg or to apply to the AugSTEM Scholars program. The majority of students explainedthat they learned about the scholarship or made the decision to apply based on personalconnections. Flyers, e-mails and other passive forms of communication alone may be lessinfluential for recruitment. Students valued personal conversations in which they felt their skillswere validated, and they were personally encouraged to participate or shown a pathway intoSTEM. Relationships also played a role in connecting students to
students operates the robot; competing innumerous matches over a two or three day period to earn ranking points and ultimatelyqualifying for higher level (state or world) competitions.The 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season was filled with excitement, a challengingcompetition design, FIRST Stronghold, and many talented youth, mentors, and leaders. Part ofthe excitement is the opportunity to drive the robot in competition. Unfortunately, this privilegeis usually reserved for just a few students due to the nature of the competition. Different teamsview the roles and responsibilities of the drive team through their own lens. Drive teamcomposition is defined by the game rules each year. In 2016, the game called for four students tomake up one
, where both mentors and mentees are building competence andenhancing problem solving skills [9].Research questions. This research study examined the impacts of the mentoring experience onjunior and senior STEM students serving as peer mentors to first-year female students. To buildupon prior work in the STEM mentoring field, the overarching research questions were: How didservice as a peer mentor to first year female students impact the women serving in these roles?How did mentoring service facilitate leadership development among junior and senior mentors?Conceptual FrameworkMuch of what is known about self-efficacy and its role in persistence of behavior is based uponthe research of Bandura, who distinguished between both efficacy expectations
Internet Marketing and Advertising, 2012.21. Karanian B.“Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Balancing Act in Engineering and Science,” ASEE Global Colloquia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007.22. Karanian, B. et al., “Open Process Team Collaboration: Story Parallels from an Academic Team to theStudied Start-Up,” ASEE, San Antonio, TX, 2012.23. Kelley D. and Kelley T. “Creative Confidence,” Crown Publishing Group, 2013.24. Kolmos A. "Future Engineering Skills, Knowledge, and Identity,” Engineering Science, Skills, andBuilding, 165-185, 2006.25. Langer E. J. “Mindfulness,” Merloyd-Lawrence, 1990.26. Leifer L. J. and Steinert M. “Dancing with Ambiguity: Causality Behavior, Design Thinking, and Triple-Loop-Learning,” Information Knowledge Systems Management, 10
internet, but you are only hurtingyourself by using them” is often perceived as allowing unethical behavior so long as the studentdoes not find a harm, in fact a benefit, from searching out solutions to homework problems. Theauthors posit that it is effective to provide initial ethics discussions of situations where studentshave had personal experience and can easily see themselves in the alternate role. Thisimaginative leap, though small, is posited as necessary before a student is expected to acceptrelational identities that are more removed from their personal experiences.Reflection on how classroom cheating relates to office culture and how similar office culturenorms can lead to actions that would be perceived as unethical in a different
, learning, motivation, and other concepts underpin many diversity efforts and are tied to positive outcomes, there are minimal examples available in the literature that purely explore the theories from the perspective of Black women and their identity in the context of STEM. Womanism, a theoretical perspective grounded in the experiences of Black women across the diaspora has the opportunity to inform STEM education efforts that focus on Black women in an exciting and informative way. Presently, there is a gap between this critical, yet often absent social science theory and STEM education research and practice. Through the experiences of eight Black women in STEM disciplines at various levels (e.g. current students, graduates, or working
semester can be converted to Braille, but the work usually takes between a few weeks to several months to prepare. Printed handouts prepared during the semester can be accessed using technology such as the text- to-speech conversion software, described in a following section, if provided to the students in electronic form. The suitability of these software systems for the individual must be determined on a case-by-case basis by a disability counselor. b) Equations, commonly found in textbooks on technical topics, are more difficult to render in Braille. An equation that can be written in a single line of text may require an “expanded format” Braille rendering, using larger-than-normal sheet sizes
-based and all-class discussion activities that draw upon criticalquestions of applying these concepts. In so doing, we intend to help students think and behave asprototypical engineering leadership practitioners. IntroductionThe typical engineer spends the majority of his or her career either in a team or in managementand leadership roles1. Even entry-level engineers are expected to function well as team membersand exercise leadership as appropriate to a role. One can therefore consider the practice ofengineering as a triad composed of technical competence, management, and leadership with noclear dividing line2. For these reasons, companies seek graduates with leadership skills 3. However,industry offers
at both undergraduate and graduate levels [9]. Justifiably, studiesthat attempt to understand and support “international students” have had more traction focusingon Chinese and Indian students, outnumbering studies involving students from other countries[10], [11]. While this work builds on previous studies to improve the likelihood of the success ofinternational students in engineering in the US [12], [13], it also problematizes the generalization.Using a generic term like “international” glosses over the many subtle, complex, and varieddifferences that exist between and even within subclasses of international students. Consequently,this paper focuses on a subset of international students – it briefly discusses the literaturesurrounding the
Paper ID #11568Development and Implementation of a Pathway Assessment Model for theASPIRE ProgramDr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into