Paper ID #33198Value of Experiential Experiences for Diverse Student Populations WithinEngineering DisciplinesDr. Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, PE joined the Minority Engineering Program team in the fall of 2007 as Recruitment and Retention Analyst. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Biological Engineering (ABE), MSABE, and PhD ABE from Purdue University. Carol has more than 14 years in diversity work with considerable background working with the Women in Engineering Programs at Purdue. In her current capacity as Recruitment and Retention Analyst for the
beneficial involvement. Threshold theories of studentinvolvement predict diminishing or negative returns at higher levels of involvement. These studieshave measured level of involvement as either number of activities or number of hours involved inactivities [58], [63], [64]. These studies fit nonlinear functions of involvement with respect ofacademic outcomes, finding that at high levels of involvement the benefits leveled off or evendeclined slightly. Vetter et al.’s [17] findings about the significance of quality of involvement overquantity of involvement echo these findings, concluding that “co-curricular programs andactivities are of greatest benefit when they encourage students to engage more deeply… only oneor two meaningful co-curricular
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in Fig. 1. Fig. 1. Design Thinking Process.The first step in our design thinking process is empathetic understanding and ethicalconsideration of the human problem being undertaken. Empathy is the process whereby thedesigner understands the needs, experiences, and motivations of the person(s) they are designingfor (end users) and the stakeholders. Both emotional and cognitive empathy play a role in thisstep. Empathy can be achieved by various actions and activities. This includes observation,immersion, direct interaction with the end- users and stakeholders, reading, and storytelling [38]- [42]. Through this the designer develops a deeper understanding of the people and issuesinvolved. Ethical
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, employer partners, and students (or interns)as they collaborate in experiential learning programs. The platform was created in collaborationwith experiential educators worldwide and was integrated into the intervention in 2018. Theintervention leverages Practera to: • mediate the three-way relationship between an employer partner, the educator, and the student/s. • provide the educational scaffolding to empower students who have not previously worked on employer projects with the skills and perspective to successfully contribute in a work environment—especially when navigating as a remote worker. • provide the educator with real-time learning analytics designed to unearth collaboration issues, track each
discussion posts indicate that the design andimplementation of this course was effective in meeting the established learning goals andsupporting students’ experiential education experiences in research. Although we hope toincorporate some in-person activities into future offerings of EGR 193, the bulk of the coursewill likely remain online to provide flexibility for students who are pursuing a wide range ofresearch experiences. One important adjustment to future online offerings of this course will beto integrate more opportunities for students to receive encouragement and positive reinforcementfrom their peers and the instructor. As noted in the discussion of week 3’s recommendation letterexercise, the asynchronous nature of this course meant that
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formalized as part of communitybenefit packages agreed to by advocates of proposed telescopes and representatives from thelocal community [1]. Opposition to the observatories has existed since the 1960’s when thegovernor and legislature, enthusiastic about development, set aside land for construction.Protests, demonstrations and litigation challenging previous and proposed construction of newtelescopes in Hawai‘i have focused on environmental protection and the sites selected as beingsacred to natives. For example, controversy over choosing Maunakea for the site location of anew Thirty Meter Telescope emphasizes that this is considered the most sacred mountain of theNative Hawai‘ian religion and culture. Yet a local workforce is also highly desired
, statistical analysis, simulation processes, optimization techniques, and risk analysis at the strategic and network management level. Among his research sponsors are the National High- way Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP), Metropolitan Transportation Commission in California (MTC), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organiza- tion (MPO), and the City of El Paso. His academic work is documented in more than 100 publications in peer- reviewed national and international journals, conference proceedings, books, and technical reports. Dr. Chang also serves as the Chair of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, and Vice President of isMARTI in the U. S Research Coordinator
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. For the initial cohort, the programdevelopers expected that the process would be primarily related to the number of applications.After our research results showed Cohort 1’s success was more dependent on personalconnections with a company, networking with companies was given a strong focus throughout2020. Networking was a stronger focus in the training for Cohort 2 students and they had greateropportunities to connect with companies through Bell Program sponsored career fairs. Part ofthis research will look to identify if the program changes made from the first research resulted intangible improvements for Cohort 2 co-op placement.III. Research StudyResearch QuestionThe research question focuses on the second cohort of students for the
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