years of engineering and project management experience with a large variety of local, state, and federal projects and facilities. In addition to teaching civil engineering courses, Paul has assisted with engineering service projects in the United States, Uganda, Bolivia, and Guatemala. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Co-ops are Great! but What are the Final Numbers Telling Us?AbstractThis paper discusses the results of an engineering cooperative program for over a three yearperiod. At York College of Pennsylvania (YSP), students are required to pursue three co-opopportunities over the course of their four year academic schedule. Many faculty and industrypersonnel are familiar
education system.This paper looks across three qualitative studies during the work-based experiences (WBEs) ofeleven undergraduate computer engineering and information technology systems students fromgroups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. In this paper, WBEs are defined as paidengagements for students as they work on solving real-world problems, while performing tasksand projects in partnership with an employer or community partner. Three types of WBEs arerepresented: internships (Study 1), apprenticeships (Study 2), and company employees (Study 3).All three studies used the Socio-Technical Integration Research (STIR) methodology which hasbeen established in 80 studies worldwide and over a dozen peer-reviewed publications. As amethodology
internship programs, and provide a roadmap for highereducation institutions and industry partners to collaboratively design internship programs that arerelevant, effective, and aligned with the evolving needs of both the industry and its futureprofessionals.KEYWORDSInternship program, Construction industry, Comparative analysisINTRODUCTIONInternships have been widely recognized as an important learning method in higher engineeringeducation. It can expose students in real-life work environment, and help them to integrate thetheoretical knowledge learned in the classroom with best practices in the industry [1]. This isparticularly necessary in practical fields like construction [2]. The complexity of projects and thedynamic nature of the work
programs that involved students in the on-going activities of the institution andacquainted them with older professionals, who could potentially serve as mentors, wereincorporated into the sequense of recommended activities [11], [17]. Since today’s collegestudents are deeply motivated by large scale problems and environmental issues [18], significanteffort was expended in helping them to select broad, diverse faculty-directed projects orientedtoward the Grand Challenges for their initial research team experiences, where possible [19]. Asrising sophomores, the RS students participated in the Louis Stokes Alliance of MinorityParticipation (LSAMP) program [20], becoming team members within an experimental laboratory,directly participating in the
program has diversified in terms of faculty, staff, funding sources, partner universitiesetc. to facilitate STEM retention and matriculation. Figure 1 shows the diversity in funding partnership whichhas allowed for the inclusion of various facilities, companies, faculty, staff. projects and student groups. Duringthe summer, students are partnered with laboratory principal investigators (PI’s), graduate mentors and researchassistants to assess, explore and contribute to real world engineering problems. Notably, students’ maininstitution of enrollment while participating in this program includes institutions across the U.S., withconsistent consideration to Minority Serving Institutions (especially Historically Black Colleges andUniversities) and
- credential frameworkAbstract The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the largest university-basedresearch center in the state of Maine, employs hundreds of undergraduate and graduate studentsevery semester. These student employees work on various governmental and industry-fundedprojects, with many focusing on the formulation and testing of new composite materials andstructures. The ASCC provides design, engineering, and hands-on experience that these studentswould not otherwise obtain during their formal university degrees.As part of the greater university, the center also provides training for students to performresearch on projects sponsored by the university, but not directly administered by the ASCC. To recognize
workshops to prepare for a career in the natural hazardsengineering and research community.Students also attend their respective labs and research spaces in person and work with facultyand staff at their assigned site to conduct authentic research work. They are assigned anexperienced faculty mentor and other mentors who can help them whenever they need additionalguidance during their research projects. The structure of the mentoring is inclusive and providesmentorship as student needs help. Before beginning research, students and mentorscollaboratively complete a mentoring form outlining the goals of the project, the milestones forthe summer, resources available, communication preferences, and other elements aimed toprovide inclusive mentoring of
Electra.aero, an electric aircraft startup. While working at electra.aero, she expanded upon her dissertation research by leading a team of undergraduate interns to manufacture and flight-test a demonstrator vehicle for the Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS). At Greenway College, Annick is integrating her passions for teaching, mentoring, and hands-on engineering experiences to develop and teach Greenway’s reimagined engineering curriculum, which centers sustainability and project-based learning.Dr. Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College Sophia Vicente (she/her) is currently a Postdoctoral Associate with Elizabethtown College and the Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability. She has over 6 years
placements are significant for shaping students' pre-professional identity. Research hasalso shown that participation in WIL provides opportunities for students to engage intransformative learning that shape professional identity formation (Trede, 2012). Bothfacilitating and impeding factors in implementing WIL have been studied (Choy & Delahaye,2011; Jackson, 2015; Patrick et al., 2008).Despite the amount of work carried out on the effect of WIL internships, there has beenscarce research on WIL internships implemented in a TNE situation. One such rare study wascarried out by Bilsland et al. (2019) on a group of business undergraduate alumni on thevalue of internship electives in a TNE project in Vietnam. WIL of French engineeringeducation has
Paper ID #38661Supporting the Development of Professional Competencies and EngineeringIdentity at ScaleDr. John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan John Callewaert is Director of Strategic Projects in the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Engineering, University of Michigan. He previously served as a program director with the University of Michigan’s Graham SustainCassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan Cassandra (Cassie) Jamison is an Assistant Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Depart- ment at Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ). Her research interests
Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her
their professionalnetworks, and improve soft skills such as time management and teamwork [7]. It is clear thatemployers recognize those benefits: a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges andEmployers shows a projected 22.6% increase in interns hired in 2022, by far the highest increasein at least a decade [8].Our work focuses on experiential learning in cybersecurity, a field that is experiencing rapidexpansion in the labor market and shortages of qualified professionals. Between 2013 and 2021,the number of open cybersecurity positions worldwide increased from 1 million to 3.5 million[9]. This demand for professionals is not being met: in the U.S. it is estimated that there are onlyenough qualified applicants to fill 68% of the
and attainmentwhile also improving overall satisfaction amongst students and employers who are involved inwork-based learning programs. One of the ways to achieve this is through the strongcollaboration of academic staff and faculty. They work together to provide resources and focuson students’ development of communication skills and other transferable skills throughout theirwork-based learning experience [5] in conjunction with their technical learning.Iron Range Engineering (IRE)Iron Range Engineering is an upper-division (i.e., last two years of undergraduate education)engineering program, which started out as a project-based learning program [7]. The programhas evolved into a work-based learning model where full-time students typically
Science in International Management from the University of Liverpool and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Management Studies from STENDEN University of Applied Sciences. Lana is the recipient of the 2021 Best Impact Project award in TAMUQ’s Dean Leadership Academy and the Best Dissertation award for her undergraduate studies.Dr. Saira Anwar, Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, Texas A&M University Saira Anwar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Anwar has over 13 years of teaching experience, primarily in the disciplines of engineer- ing education, computer science, and software engineering. Her
that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. Imbrie is nationally recognized for his work in ac- tive/collaborative learning pedagogies, teaming and student success modeling. His engineering education leadership has produced fundamental changes in the way students are educated around the world. Imbrie has been a member of ASEE since 2000 and has been
, students can concentrate on those areas andnot feel overwhelmed by all 12 competencies. Those chosen focused competencies are used onthe student Dashboard to show them their development progress and in the Opportunities tohighlight specific experiences that correspond to their chosen areas.Opportunities and ReflectionIn Spire, “Opportunities” are meaningful experiences during which students can practice andgrow their competencies. While there are some course-related opportunities, most areexperiential learning opportunities such as participation on design or competition teams, studyabroad or research abroad experiences, research projects, presenting on campus or at aconference, and so on. There are over 70 created by staff, and students are also
, Mankato. Kaitlyn received her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2017. She strives to support and guide students throughout their education so they can be highly successful in their professional careers.Mr. Andrew Lillesve, Minnesota State University, Mankato Andrew Lillesve is originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration both from Michigan Technological University. Since 2011, he has worked at Iron Range Engineering, a program under the Integrated Engineering Department at Minnesota State University Mankato. There, he has held the roles of Coordinator, Project Mentor
having participants engage in a number ofexperiences, building their network and connecting to a variety of possible employers and careerpathways.3.3 Micro internshipsAmong the most intensive of WIL experiences offered were the micro-internships which pairedparticipants with industry employers to gain additional insight into and experience with theworkforce. The structure and organization of micro-internships varied across organizations andparticipants. For most, the micro-internship operated mainly as an intensive job shadowing andmentorship experience with participants virtually embedded in the mentor’s activities; for a fewparticipants, the micro-internship also involved working on small projects and presenting anddiscussing results with
first and second year-specific Complete six-hour Serve as an EPAL for at EPALs, additionalcriteria synchronous training; least two semesters. responsibilities (planning Participate in training to events, scheduling, serving as develop, communication, points of contact for projects). active listening, leadership & soft skills; Observe EPAL sessions Serve as an EPAL by volunteering to be a peer adviser, staffing events and making classroom presentations.Additional Complete BUILD Training Prior completion of EPALs
categoryscores made fromthe participants’responses.Results and Future WorkThe author has used this activity in a few different quarters, but not yet formally studied if ithelped learners implement better weighted decision matrices in their later projects or if it workedbetter than other activities. Anecdotally, and through informally reviewing related assignments,while it led to good classroom discussions, there are areas for improvement.For example, having results from a form processed and presented just seconds after they aresubmitted may be impressive or grab attention, but it may also be a distraction from the actualcontent or learning objectives. During one session using this form, the first question was abouthow the slides had been made rather
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the primary focus is directing students toengage with the tool to reflect on their experiential learning activities such as project teams,study abroad or research so they can build a story bank of their growth and development toprepare for interviews or other employer interactions. In the business school, the tool isintegrated into the undergraduate curriculum, and students achieve different levels of eachcompetency through the courses they take, with some direct interaction with the tool. Lastly,public health has fully integrated the tool with a masters program, where students use the tool toexplore the pathways to different careers as they gain proficiency in various skills, and much ofwhat happens in the tool is automated through the
beenassigned to teams focused on battery energy storage systems, operations, transmission planning,asset management, and risk management groups. Each of the interns has been involved withmultiple engineering projects, including distribution and transmission systems modeling, systemplanning impact studies, transient analysis, commissioning and testing, load hosting studies, anddeveloping risk models for photovoltaic and wind power assets. The interns are also learning touse utility software packages and data management systems, including CYME, PowerWorldSimulator, and Pi System.Assessment MethodsThe former “a through k” SOs have been supplanted by new “1-7” SOs. Our team has developedan assessment method using these new SOs that enables measurement of
evaluator on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring the Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’Personality Attributes and Their Transformative Learning in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program Exploring the Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’ Personality Attributes and Their Transformative Learning in Short-Term Study Abroad ProgramsAbstractLiterature has consistently pointed to the significant role of personality in students’ decisions toparticipate in study abroad programs. Studies have highlighted how such experiences areimpacted by key personality traits
first-year students. The PME initiative thus aims to foster a collaborative learningenvironment that benefits both the graduate students and the engineering first-year population. Thegraduate student-led presentations promote the exposure of first-year engineering students to alarge diversity of engineering disciplines and research projects at the [R1 institution] whileexpanding their knowledge of future career possibilities and research opportunities at the [R1institution]. Hence, this research aims to assess the success of the PME module in achieving its intendedobjectives by evaluating its level of influence on graduate student’s understanding of their researchthrough the process of presenting it to an undergraduate first-year
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engineering program, we canidentify potential pathways towards an engineering career for neurodiverse individuals andidentify ways to better support neurodiverse students in their pathway to graduation.Co-Op Based Program Context[Program X] is a co-op based engineering program. Students typically complete their first twoyears of engineering curriculum at community colleges from across the nation, transfer toProgram X where they complete a semester that consists of taking technical courses, completingan industry project in collaboration with industry partners, and attending professionaldevelopment seminars and workshops, and complete the last two years of their degree while inpaid engineering co-op positions [3].In addition to programs to develop