. Some certainly identified the technical content and prototyping aspects ofeach course sequence experience; more affective aspects of the courses were identified too.An open-ended question was asked about if one were to create a project-course anew, whataspects would the interview participant suggest retaining from their experiences, either being inGlobal Design and/or Smart Product Design.One identified the balancing act between the technical aspects and more broad takeaways: “There's a balance, right, for an engineer or for someone who's sort of technical? I think project-based courses, you learn a lot. You definitely need to begin to express that you'll use later on in the world, but the balance is sort of to not lose sight
the course.From these observations and interviews, a graduate industrial design student completed fivepersonas and an associated journey map, with oversight from the industrial design associateprofessor and engineering education postdoc but independent from the remainder of the team.Personas took the “engaging” perspective, which incorporates background and psychologicalcharacteristics with one’s relationship to the focus area [3], in this case, engagement with thecourse material. This type of persona is intended to present a well-rounded picture of theindividual, balancing real data and imagined users to help build empathy for the users representedby the persona. In this case, each persona represented a different type of engagement within
stated that “There is a need forprofessional engineering graduates who are “rounded” and not just technical boffins -manyof the existing graduates do not have strong “soft” skills. Graduates entering industry havetechnical knowledge that is largely theoretical, and industry needs to invest considerably toclose off the knowledge gap between principles as taught and codified knowledge as used inindustry1.” The US Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) have saidthat-“students should develop higher order thinking skills of analyses, synthesis andevaluation2.” Students have felt that sometimes they do not see the relevance of what they aretaught to real-life practice. Hence there is a need to transform the way 21st century
underrepresented in computing. Her research focuses on social climate, identity/belonging, faculty adoption of teaching and curricular practices, and sustainable organizational change. She advocates changing social and educa- tional environments so that all students can develop a sense of belonging, not on changing students so that they fit into unwelcome environments. She presents on how to get girls and women into computing education from high school through graduate education and how to retain in the field. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Increasing Women’s Participation in Undergraduate Computing and Engineering with Systemic ChangeIntroductionThe Extension
because when an engineer frames a problem, s/he gainsownership of the problem; having such ownership affirms her/his identity as an engineer. Thus,we sought to connect student assets to problem framing as a means to support a growth mindsetwherein diverse students view themselves as already having the capabilities to participate in thedesign process.Next stepsThere have been calls for more research specifically looking at how, when and why certaingroups—including Hispanics and Native Americans—initially choose and then persist inengineering.8 This research begins to address this call. Simply identifying engineering assets andnot acting on them will do little to change student persistence. This study represents a first step ina longer research
. Student persistence is facilitated by mentors [3], [4], [5], [6], rigorous curriculum, and multiple opportunities to engage in real-world work contexts. 3. STEM identity is created through real-world experience in and connections to the STEM workforce; STEM identity is a strong and leading indicator of retention and advancement in the STEM workforce [7]. 4. Experience with STEM innovation as an undergrad fosters entrepreneurship and innovation after graduation [8]. 5. International experience as an undergrad facilitates preparation for the global STEM workforce [9].project contextTIP enrolled undergraduate students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department(ECE) at Texas Tech University (TTU). Funding
). Page 13.827.9There was no relationship between school site and plans for studying math in college.Racial/ethnic background only had one significant association with outcomes, as students whowere grouped together in the “other” category were more likely to report plans for studying mathin college (however, this included a wide variety of monoracial/ethnic identities and most ofthese students were enrolled in the exam schools so this might simply be confounded with schoolsite). Maternal education level was not associated with STEM college aspirations. For every one point higher rating on grades compared to peers, students were 30% lesslikely to report plans to study math (OR = 0.70). For every one point increase in science self-efficacy
careers and workplace experiences of affected librarians. In fact, Riley-Reid cites aconsiderable statistical gap between the majority-to-minority ratio among students and the sameratio among librarians. She has listed a number of helpful tools to make workplace morefriendly to librarians from diverse backgrounds, which include a welcoming climate, balance ofwork and life, communication channels, networking, mentoring, professional development,support for research. Of these tools, networking and communication are vital components ofcollaboration across campus units—one of three categories of diversity initiatives, which includelibrary collections, and recruitment (Koury, 2018).Supporting Institutional Goals for DiversityThe role of libraries in
-educated women have increased their share ofthe overall workforce”1. The gender gap in STEM employment is not an anomaly; it reflects thedisparity in the relative numbers of men and women pursuing STEM education, of which the K-12 years, particularly high school, are this paper’s focus.Female high-school students are more likely to aspire to attend college than are their malecounterparts, and young women enroll in college, persist, and graduate from it at higher rates aswell2. So why does this STEM-specific gap exist? This paper employs the tools of “genderanalysis” to address this question.Gender analysis provides a framework for thorough analysis of the differences between women’sand men’s “gender roles, activities, needs, and opportunities in a
Engineering Workforce Development Director for CISTAR, the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. Her research focuses on how identity, among other affective factors, influences diverse students to choose engineering and persist in engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes
%) 24 (50%) 312Understanding your professor'sexpectations 5 (20%) 6 (12.5%) 4Differences between undergraduatecoursework and graduate work 5 (20%) 6 (12.5%) 998Isolation 3 (12%) 6 (12.5%) 154Expectations from family andobligations to the community 1 (4%) 6 (12.5%) 353GROUP TOTAL 25 48The group of First Year/New/Incoming Graduate Students produced 25 (4.8%) of the 518 toptweets data set. These responses generated 48 “likes” during the hacking activity. A basicanalysis of the
-based educational strategies across the engineering curriculum. As part of a"Sounding Board" of potential adopters, faculty will provide guidance, review componentsof redesigned courses, and participate in a series of workshops highlighting a variety ofproblem- and project-based instructional strategies1, 2.A “Test Bed” will act as a venue for the visible redesign of existing courses in ways thatemploy authentic learning and assessment activities--where students do real-worldengineering in the classroom. The redesigned courses will also help students inbound intotheir community of professional practice 3, 4. Project mentors drawn from a localprofessional engineering organization will help students to complete projects, and onlinewebinars/live
School ofmoving forward in their respective BME curricula. Engineering, the UT International Office, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Leibrock Professorship and theA second important observation was the relevance of the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering (UT Austin).timing of this abroad learning experience in the students’ JRC is supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.education. The majority of the enrolled students were in the KRD is a coauthor for the textbook used in the course that issummer separating their second and third years (of four) in the the subject of this paper. In this role, he receives
feeling underrepresented or undervalued inengineering. Majority and minoritized group participants employed this strategy similarly (7% vs10%). Women noted that they did not want to perpetuate the norm of being undervalued to otherwomen engineers and that they preferred to be a representative of women in courses and jobswhere they knew they were underrepresented. These women joined together in affinity groups inorder to help other women. Women engineers also sought representation of other women insuccessful roles, such asbeing given awards at professional engineering conferences. Forexample, a White, environmental engineering graduate student noted that “…it is rare to seepracticing women engineers as examples either as guest lecturers or
at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #38393Case study on engineering design intervention in physicslaboratoriesJason Morphew (Visiting Assistant Professor)Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz (Graduate Student) Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz is from Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. He is an identical triplet, was raised with his brothers in the small town of Hormigueros. He picked up on interests in origami, music, engineering, and education throughout his life. With a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a certification to teach high school mathematics in Puerto Rico, Kevin has shaped his path to empower others in his learning process. He is currently a Ph.D
this data serves as an effective reminder that there is still much work to be done inincreasing the participation of Blacks in STEM, it fails to distinguish between native and non-native Blacks. The failure to differentiate between these two populations of Blacks in the datacomplicates the ability to ascertain the degree to which diversity goals in STEM fields havealready been addressed, as well as the amount of work that will be required in the future to meetthese goals. If indeed one population of Black undergraduates are persisting and graduating inSTEM fields at rates disproportionately higher than the other population, then a concerted andwell-directed effort is necessary to ensure a comparable level of success among the latterpopulation
computer industry was understandable. Even with expanded computer use in ElectricalTechnology, at times the students in one or both options dropped low enough to make fillingupper division classes, especially electives, difficult. This resulted in electives being offered lessfrequently to assure the classes had enough students to be offered.On the positive side, about half of the ELT majors were working in the electrical or the controlsystem field while pursuing their baccalaureate degree. This group of students normally alreadyhad an associate degree. While this resulted in a need for major classes to be offered as eveningclasses, the working students acted as very positive role models for the rest of the class. Theworking student also provided a
suggested for low female graduation rates include,lack of female engineering role models, misconceptions of what it is like to be an engineer, andhaving fewer technical problem-solving opportunities through K-12 compared to males. Lack ofconfidence is another critical issue that results in female engineering students switching majors.Therefore, designing and developing policies to tap into the potential of women and theircontribution in this vital sector, requires understanding of how gender is related to participation,and success.Historically, in the development field, societies were viewed from a deficit perspective, as opposedto strength. Societies were classified as developed, under-developed, and least developed; or firstworld, second world
task affords students practice in managingtheir literacy skills and negotiating between reading, writing, and speaking. Becausethese activities occur within real world constraints, comprehension is better understoodby students as a fundamental anchor for production. Students focus on language learningas collaborative praxis. Misidentifications (i.e. morder used to translate “to bite” whenreferencing mosquitoes) were clarified as a group when individual results werecompared in class, where speculation on a probable translation became an exercise incultural nuance. Page 12.1155.12As they moved from acts of synthesis and interpretation to translation
graduate studies, Sherri taught civics to middle school students in Somerville, MA. She earned her B.S. from Cornell University in Industrial and Labor Relations, and her M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University Ethan Danahy is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department Computer Science at Tufts Univer- sity outside of Boston MA, having received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007, all from Tufts. Additionally, he acts as the Engineering Research Program Director at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), where he manages educational technology
as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of
the responsibilities that come with that role. One way to address this apparent shortcoming is to continue to refine the design of the stand-alone course, finding a better balance between the design task and the ethical considerations thatweave through it. We noted above that we placed a great deal of trust in the structure of the workin the course, and in the scaffolding we provided, to prompt students to connect design decisionswith ethical values. The self-reported data suggest this trust was not altogether misplaced, but thatwe may need to do more to foster an understanding of role responsibility and its importance in ourstudents’ future careers. It is also possible that the mixed results reflect a more general problem with stand
staff,student staff, and/or peer mentors, who will all likely have different roles and responsibilitieswithin the course. To quickly introduce your staff to course objectives, staff duties, and staffexpectations, we strongly encourage the adoption of a course "field guide.” In such a guide, youmay want to begin with a brief welcome and overview of the course goals. A course motto (forexample, “Always challenged. Never frustrated.”) can set the tone. Information regarding theoperational hierarchy of the course staff can then be provided. This is especially important for astaff that may include multiple instructors and teaching assistants at both the graduate andundergraduate levels. Everyone should know and feel comfortable with the process of
do they influence students’ development as future professionals? • How are assessment criteria used to understand and improve student success? • How are institutional priorities, requirements from the state and the regulatory bodies, and instructors’ idiosyncrasies balanced as disciplinary knowledge is delivered through a course offering? • How does student autonomy related to course selection, sequencing, pacing, and assessment criteria influence student engagement and/or student success? What role do students’ backgrounds play in shaping these aspects of their academic experiences?This paper analyzed a single engineering technology curriculum at a single university while alsohighlighting the
: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of Accomplished Chemical Engineers for Transform- ing Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning
loafing and theinterplay between individual competence and group action has been studied for almost a century,it is unclear how the expressed desire for collaboration, and students’ preparation for bothcollaborative skill and individual disciplinary knowledge, might be effectively fostered.Bucciarelli19 has previously argued for the inherently social nature of engineering andengineering practice, so it is important to understand how social dimensions of learningenvironments may contribute to the professional identity formation of students (e.g., 20).Project-Based Learning and Ill-Structured ProblemsProject-based learning (PBL) is an instructional and pedagogical paradigm based on a socialconstructivist understanding of learning, wherein a student
,supplementary learning, over reliance concerns, ethical concerns, detachment from traditionallearning, and lack of critical thinking development. The evolution from GPT from version 3.0, to3.5, to 4.0, which involves a significant improvement in language processing capabilities andscope of knowledge resulting in more nuanced context-awareness, including text and imageprompts, will also be considered in this study. By drawing from student assignment samples,class discussions, and user feedback, a comprehensive overview of the challenges, benefits, andthe pedagogical implications of ChatGPT in this first-year course will also be discussed. As theChatGPT technology evolves, a balanced approach that harnesses the potential of this technologywhile
between acts that are cheating and actsthat are unethical but not cheating14. Minichiello et al. suggest that greater ethical training ofstudents starting their freshman year may help to align students convictions regardingmisconduct11 and hits on ABET General Criterion 3 Student Outcomes (f) which is “anunderstanding of professional and ethical responsibility22.” This may have the added benefit ofpromoting not just an individual’s understanding of the issue, but also creating a culture in thecommunity which looks down on cheating.Simply expecting students to do the ethical thing appears to not be working and thus faculty andinstitutional involvement is needed. Amongst engineering students, results have shown that only21.6% agree that it is their
Period, Replacement, Sensitivity Depreciation Individual and Corporation Income Taxes Minimum Cost of an Asset Public Projects, Investment, and Decision making Inflation and Global Economies Page 25.287.3 Accounting Reports (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow)2.3 Student AssessmentStudent assessment was based on the following tasks: Seven assignments at 100 points each = 700 points (58% ) Seven case studies at 50 points each = 350 points (29%) Final comprehensive exam = 150 points (13%)for a total of 1200 points (100%) assessment.3. Course DeliveryThe course delivery consisted of various