impact of a user’s prior knowledge and the reflections of first-year engineeringstudents on differing results were also assessed.The results of this study indicate that designing a product display or interface is still centeredaround a population stereotype, but the population takes many forms depending on the productor interface. When an open-ended prompt is provided, such as, “draw in how you consider the[gear selections] should be positioned for [an auto transmission] Neutral (N), Drive (D), Low(L), and Reverse (R),” the multitude of responses becomes overwhelming to designers. Theinfluence of cultural shifts, since the original study, was evident within our responses as well.Multiple responses highlighted how modernization of technology may
disparate contexts and perspectives.2. improve the ability to apply engineering design concepts to solve problems in the real world.3. improve the ability to make reflective judgment through independent and critical thinking4. improve the ability to make and act on the moral or ethical judgment in the engineering design process5. improve the ability to function effectively on a team.6. improve the ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiencesThis course is designed to achieve the learning outcomes listed above by assigning studentsdesign activities and projects. Table 1 shows the detailed descriptions of the teaching methodsused for each learning outcome. Table 1. Teaching methods for each learning outcome
, engineering has a diversity problem in terms of who is in the workforce andwhose voices are being heard at the engineering table. Because of the largely homogeneousengineering population, the designs the field produces also fail to reflect a wide range of culturaland linguistic competencies. When not confronted with diversity, the training of engineers tendsto leave out broader social issues [5], [6], [7], [8]. And to be clear, these issues are not simplymatters of social justice; researchers have argued that the inclusion of traditionallyunderrepresented voices and the development of sociocultural competency in engineering is aneconomic and national security imperative [1].The importance of considering various perspectives and broadening
, and students are given specifications to which they must adhere while devising asolution. This method requires students to apply theoretical knowledge obtained throughcoursework and lectures to solve a given problem as specified by the instructor. In some cases,the instructor may provide a model design solution that the students can reference as they devisetheir own answer to the provided prompt [5]. Professors act as facilitators of this process,guiding students to resources where appropriate and providing students with the tools necessaryto shape their design approach.This model progresses through three main stages: the development of a prototype, testing andredesign, and then reflection on the task, culminating in the creation of a report
students’perceptions of and reflections on the skills developed throughout the courses taken throughouttheir undergraduate engineering curriculum. Students in a senior design sequence were surveyedduring each semester of the course about their perceptions of senior design and the skills andprevious courses that were most relevant to design. The study was conducted within a large,public, MSI over the course of five semesters of the Mechanical Engineering Senior designsequence. Relationships between particular course groups and the skills students perceived asimportant for design were found. The results demonstrate that students perceived EngineeringCore Courses, Engineering Design Courses, and Engineering Track Core Courses as important inpreparing them for
or likelyfuture jobs within the firm (due to a lifetime employment culture, Lorriman, 1986), whereas self-marketability was observed to be more common amongst American engineers.3. Cultural values underlying problem-solving and creativityShifting lenses to the specific educational goal of fostering creative design capability, there is arise of creativity research in engineering design education, as reflected in growing research incurriculum design (Zhou, 2012), creativity-facilitating intervention (Hawthorne, et al., 2014) andcreative behavior and cognition (Toh & Miller, 2014). However, we lack a deep understandingabout different, and possibly conflicting, cultural beliefs and practices around creative problemsolving amongst students
. Figure 1. Flow Diagram for Study SelectionWhat types of assets do students bring into engineering programs? What are implications ofasset-based approaches to engineering, engineering design process, and design pedagogy?Different student groups hold different assets in the form of cultural wealth and/or funds ofknowledge. Here, we summarize (see Table 1) assets by student subpopulations and theirimplications to engineering and engineering design education. Neither the student subgroups northeir corresponding assets and asset categories are meant to be exhaustive in nature. Thesummary in Table 1 reflects evidence found in the literature and are only meant to be illustrativeand of practical value to engineering educators.Table 1. Summary of assets
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the team’s stated goals clear from the beginning? How successful do YOU think the team was in achieving its stated goals?IQ15. Considering all your activities (academic, social, work, family, etc) at the time, what priority was your project work, and why?Proposed Data AnalysisWe will use an inductive-deductive thematic analysis approach to our data analysis [20]. Usingthe literature on teaming and psychological safety, we will create a preliminary code book. Then,based on the interview data, we will update the code book to reflect ideas and concepts that arisefrom the data.Expected ResultsBased on the literature review, we expect to find themes related to psychological safety, includingpersonal characteristics, past experiences
; Sexuality Knowledge Community. Alex has an expertise in facilitation of training programs as well as performing institutional scans and program reviews. He has worked with higher education institutions, non-profits, and for-profit organizations on their inclusion efforts. Alex believes that authentic dialogue, reflection on our identities, an understanding of our history, and direct and consistent action are key to creating a more inclusive environment. Alex graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from the University of Hartford and completed his Master’s Degree in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Administration at Springfield College. He currently serves as
presentation from an earlier student team for the same CSR projectassignment.The literature regarding teaching presentation skills to students includes Stuart’s case study [8],which reviewed techniques used in a graduate presentation skills class. Stuart suggested thatthese techniques be adapted to presentation classes for undergraduates as well. Her class utilizedtechniques such as video recording of student presentations for later review by the student, peerrehearsals, and assessments of PowerPoint slides. Stuart’s graduate class established twofundamental rules for student presentations. First, every aspect of the presentation's preparationand delivery should reflect respect for the audience, and second, student presentations need to be"carefully