Paper ID #37453Work in Progress: Are Project Teams Actually Developing ProfessionalSkills?Emily Buten, University of Michigan Emily (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Research program at the University of Michigan and received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton. She is inter- ested in researching individuals’ development from students to professional engineers. She is particularly interested in studying experiential learning settings such as co-op and internship programs and diverse student experiences in those settings.Jack Boomer Perry, University of Michigan .Dr
Paper ID #41526Capstone Projects for Self-Efficacy, Skills, and Successful CareersDr. Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center. She holds a PhD in Educational LeadershipDr. Fiona Levey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Fiona Levey is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She teaches materials science and thermal
Paper ID #48169WIP: Building Buy-In for a Campus Wide Interdisciplinary Projects ClassMr. Benjamin Edward Chaback, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Benjamin (Ben) Chaback is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. He uses modeling and systems architecture to investigate undergraduate engineering education and is working towards creating sustainable systems for student success. Ben is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Council on Undergraduate Research and is a facilitator for the Safe Zone Project and the Center for the Improvement of Mentored
Paper ID #48533Analyzing student motivations in joining and persisting in Engineering ProjectExperiencesDr. Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Dr. Adithya Jayakumar is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). He received his Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from OSU.Yuvraj Singh, The Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work In Progress: Analyzing Student Motivations in Joining and Persisting in Engineering Project ExperiencesIntroductionVoluntary out-of
Paper ID #46331Exploring Engineering Students’ Learning Experiences After Participatingin a Mastery- and Project-Based Learning InterventionDr. 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 of experience studying, teaching, and working alongside engineering students and faculty. Sophia is a former Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and with this background, she is passionate about connecting research
Paper ID #39941Student-centered design: A capstone design project of a batch vacuumevaporator for food science students by a multidisciplinary team ofengineering seniorsDr. Philip Jackson, University of Florida Dr. Philip B. Jackson earned B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Florida. He is currently faculty in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida where he leads the Game-Based Learning and Digital Experiences Laboratory (GLaDE)Emily Hope FordAllison Kathleen PorrasAndrew John MacIntosh
Paper ID #47285INdustry Sponsored Projects InspiRing Engineering Success (INSPIRES):Designing an Experiential Learning Course for Second-Year Students (Workin Progress)Dr. Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University SHAWNA L. FLETCHER, PhD ITDE, MS BME - Director of Project Teams and Experiential Learning within the Engineering Academic and Student Affairs (EASA) Department at Texas A&M University. She has mentored/advised engineering student project teams to attend statewide, national and international competitions for over two decades. Her expertise in directing programs and teaching include positions at Arizona State
George Mason University George Mason UniversityAbstractIn a field where many entry-level jobs require one or two years of experience to qualify,students are finding it difficult to enter the technology field upon their graduation. This isespecially true when they did not work while going to school, or did not participate in aninternship prior to their graduation. Our Experiential Learning (EXL) program was created duringthe Spring 2021 semester, and focuses on two types of projects – Business ProcessImprovement (BPI) and Cyber Security (CySec). This effort has been popular with our studentsand industry participants resulting in 79 students completing the program across 25 projectsthrough 20 different industry
government organizations to provide value for them whilelearning about innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper presents the framework of theprogram and analyzes the feedback from the major stakeholders. The program started with agenerous donation from an alumnus to support programs that help to break the silos in academia.Consequently, the SSP, piloted in the fall of 2021 with business and engineering students, nowincludes students from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton. Thestudents have their regular course loads and, in addition, put in 10 hours of work each week byworking on projects for the entrepreneurs. The students are paid from the program’s fund.During the 2021/22 academic year, the students’ work helped to
professionalmasters’ workplace readiness in China, each of which exemplifies a major approach in organizingthe practical studies for professional master’s students in engineering: The first case examines a“practice base,” a broker institution that connects students to companies that are committed to theeducational objectives determined by the participating universities. In the second case, theuniversity provides a list of options for practical studies, each linked to a partner company, forstudents to choose. This paper adopts the double case study method, focuses on how universities and partneringinstitutions negotiate common interests and ensure the sustainability of the partnerships throughpractices of matching students to projects, articulating
as a transformative force in higher education, fundamentallychanging how students engage with knowledge. While often simply defined as "learning bydoing," experiential learning encompasses a rich variety of approaches including project-basedwork, community engagement, design challenges, laboratory investigations, and problem-basedlearning. What distinguishes these educational experiences is their open-ended, authenticnature—they provide structured scaffolding but lack predetermined solutions or pathways,mirroring the complexity students will encounter in professional practice.The impact of experiential learning in engineering education is particularly significant, as itbridges the persistent gap between theory and practice. Research
chapter atUND.Kiley House, University of North Dakota Kiley House is a first-year student in the Biomedical Engineering B.S. program at UND.She is also pursuing a minor in chemical engineering.Mckenna Matt, University of North Dakota Mckenna Matt is a second-year student in the Chemical Engineering B.S. program atUND and is also pursuing a minor in biomedical engineering. She is a member of the Society ofWomen Engineers and the Chemical Engineering Chapter at UND.Abstract: Innovation-based learning (IBL) is a classroom structure that lets undergraduate studentschoose their own focus in projects while relating it to the core principles of the course. It takes ahands-on approach, allowing students to work on projects that have an
, embedded systems, and industrial communication networks, he brings a unique blend of academic and practical expertise to his research and teaching. Dr. Ma is a Certified ScrumMaster® and has pioneered the use of Scrum practices in engineering education, creating innovative curriculum models such as the ”Tiered Educational Scrum Model” and ”Mini Scrum” for student-centered project-based learning. His work aims to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students through active learning approaches. Dr. Ma has also authored multiple publications on integrating agile practices into engineering education, presented at major conferences such as IEEE Frontiers in Education and ASEE Annual Exposition.Dr
officialpolicy or position of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Department of the Army,Defense Health Agency, or the US Government.Introduction This project will advance middle school student math and sciences progress through itsinnovative use of non-invasive personal and familial data collection and analysis. Usingaccessible technologies such as: non-contact infrared thermometers with memory function, pulseoximeters with Bluetooth that painlessly clip on to your finger, electronic digital calipers, andhousehold tools including tape measures, students will learn to collect and analyze their personaland familial health-data. Using laptops and tablets with MS Excel software, students will uploadtheir data and explore it with simulation and
field: engineering education, interdisciplinary education ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring an experiential learning project:A case study through Kolb’s Learning TheoryAbstract: China has advanced the reform plan of “Emerging Engineering Education” since 2017. 1457teaching reform projects involving over 300 universities under the “Emerging Engineering Education”initiative have been approved. In this context, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)has actively participated in engineering education reform based on experiential learning model. This studyinvestigates the impact of experiential learning programs on the
the School of Engineeringoffice of Student Resources and Services. The Career Launch utilized a matching algorithm that matchedstudent’s interest with the host preferences/job description. Students were matched and were very diversewith majors in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communications/Journalism, Computer Science, Forensic Science,Computer Information Systems, Computer Science and Engineering and Digital Media. Students selectedfrom the FWS program had no such algorithm for matching (all majors were accepted) and consisted of aninterview followed by a selection by the host office. The assignments were guided by the student’s major andinterest. The paper will present the recruitment, selection, project operation, timeline, management
interests include transfer student information asymmetries, threshold concepts, curricular complexity, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work In Progress: Influences of Team-Based Activities on Engineering Students' Identities and Careers in University and Co-op Settings AbstractThis work-in-progress (WIP) paper describes preliminary analyses for a qualitative study aboutthe impact of team-based project participation on two constructs: (1) engineering students'professional identities and (2) career goals. In this paper, we describe how we are leveragingexisting data from
during their internships. He also suggested that the participantsfound the most significant useful construction skills that applied to the students’ career includedsafety, project management and construction graphics as career skills necessary to enter theconstruction industry by the respondents.Internship ProgramsIn academia, there are many different approaches to providing an internship experience for thestudents. There are some construction management programs that have a formalized internshipprogram where students are required to intern at a company for a specified number of hours.Other universities may offer an un-structured internship program where the students intern with acompany as an elective class. At XX University, the internship
student lead for the Grand Challenge Water Science Communication fellowship at UNM.Dr. Alex Webster, University of New MexicoMr. Timothy L. Schroeder Tim Schroeder is the Project Director for the STEM Gateway Program at the University of New Mexico. In this capacity, he oversees student support programs designed to improve student achievement rates in STEM for Hispanic and low-income students. PriorDr. Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico Dr. Anjali Mulchandani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environ- mental Engineering at the University of New Mexico. She leads the Environmental Resource Sustainabil- ity group, which studies themes related to environmental and water
, Engineering and Science (ELATES) Program.Elizabeth Generas, Wright State University Elizabeth Generas is an external evaluator for education and social justice projects. She completed a graduate certificate in Program Evaluation from Wright State University, where she is also a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Organization Studies program.Dr. Leanne Petry, Central State University Dr. Leanne Petry is a Materials Engineer and Professor in the College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture (CESTA) at Central State University (CSU). Her expertise lies in analytical and materials characterization techniques, including microscopy, spectroscopy, chromatography, and electrochemistry. Her research focuses on
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2015. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, as an Assistant Professor in 2018. His current research interests include robotics and controls, with a focus on UAV design, navigation, control, and LiDAR-based SLAM.Dr. Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong Dr. Chun Kit Chui serves as the Director of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Innovation Wing aims to unleash students’ creativity by entrusting them to spearhead ambitious innovation and technology projects that will shape the future. The iconic facility is located at the heart of the campus, offering 2400m2 of space with
fellow in the Industrial & Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan, where she also received her B.S.E. in 2015, M.S.E in 2017, and Ph.D. in 2019 from the Mechanical Engineering Department. As director of the Human Instrumentation and Robotics (HIR) lab, she leads multiple lines of research in engineering dynamics with applications to wearable technology for analysis of human motion in a variety of contexts ranging from warfighters to astronauts. In addition to her engineering work, she also has an interest in engineering education research. As a doctoral student, she led a project aimed at improving the under- graduate educational experience by systematically incorporating sensor technology
the academic year, allows sophomores to seniors the ability to participate in one offour different tracks: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industry, Research, or EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS). Students spend one day a week in meetings learninggeneral topics: user-centered engineering design, engineering ethics, project management,teamwork, technical presentations, etc. Depending on the track students select, they wouldparticipate in additional technical skill sessions to assist with their specific projects. The sessionsare designed to provide instruction in various technical topics directly related to their project orinterest. Student groups meet outside of the normal meetings to work on their projects as a teamand/or with
bolster students on their pathway to degree completion. Additionally, co-curricularlearning opportunities are particularly important for students from underrepresented groups asthey provide opportunities for students to build their sense of scientific identity and grow theirnetwork [6].PSU is partnering with Portland General Electric (PGE), the Bonneville Power Administration,several electrical equipment manufacturers, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs(CTWS) on two IRA-funded DoE projects to create our Power Engineering Internship (PEI)program. The PEI will provide engineering career development pathways within the regionalelectric utility industry and help ensure that federal investments in the electric utility industryadvance the
University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a certified teacher who taught PK-3 to 12th grade for 16 years. She is currently an Education Specialist in the Klesse College of Engineering & Integrated Design coordinating the NSF NHERI REU, NHERI GSC, and NHERI Summer Institute, with the NSF NHERI Education Community Outreach. She previously worked as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for the NSF TRESTLE project supporting active learning course transformation across engineering courses, the NSF Computer Science Grant CS4SA, the COEHD’s integration of technology across the education preparation program, and coordinated the Power-Up Learning Conference. Her research interests include supporting self-efficacy and growth
difficulties. Communication Facing communication barriers strengthened students’ belief in their ability to and coordinate with diverse teams and resolve conflicts effectively. This growth in Collaboration interpersonal skills contributed to their overall confidence in navigating professional environments. Taking Many students built self-efficacy by stepping into leadership roles, taking ownership Initiative and of projects, and addressing challenges proactively. These experiences validated their Leadership ability to lead and make impactful decisions under pressure. Technical Skill Mastering new tools, software, and technologies allowed students to build confidence Development in their technical
Classroom: A Missing Piece in Transitioning Students from Academia to the WorkplaceIntroductionCurrent approaches to engineering education incorporate learning experiences to develop theproblem-solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills needed in the modern workplace.These skills are cultivated through increased exposure to real-world scenarios and challenges,and practiced during group projects, internships, and capstone experiences. While significantattention has been devoted to bridging the gaps between engineering theory and practice,classroom learning and workplace realities, and individual vs. teamwork, one crucial area thatremains under-recognized is the development of effective supervisor-subordinate
negativelyshift students’ subjective judgement of their own ability. The research question was: To whatextent does participation in undergraduate research affect students’ self-efficacy and confidenceto succeed in undergraduate level academia/research? The Grand Challenges UndergraduateWater Science Communication Fellowship was created at an R1 Hispanic-Serving University inthe American Southwest in 2022 and is offered annually in the Spring semester. Students werepaired with a mentor who is conducting a water-resource related study at the University of NewMexico and were tasked with creating a communication project based on the mentor’s work.Example communication projects include infographics, songs, paintings, posters, time-lapsegraphs, 3-D models
Paper ID #47354Applied Experiential Learning: Benefiting First Year Students and Co-opEmployers with Student Developed Lesson PlansEric Dino Andrews , E.I.T., BPR Surveying Eric Andrews is a recent Civil Engineering graduate from York College of Pennsylvania (YCP), currently working at BPR Surveying, where he designs stormwater management systems for site development projects. During his time at YCP, Eric served as an academic tutor for three years, a teaching assistant, and an active member of the YCP ASCE Student Chapter. He also co-founded the YCP Surveying Team and the Sustainable Solutions Team. Eric completed
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