for the Advancement of Engineering Education and focused on students’experiences as they move into, through, and beyond their undergraduate engineeringeducations.10 Data collection occurred during a four-year period at four U.S. institutions: a Page 14.360.3public institution specializing in teaching engineering and technology; a private, historicallyblack university in the mid-Atlantic; a large, public university in the Northwest; and a suburban,private university on the West Coast.Nominal, initial APS sample size was 160 students, approximately 40 at each institution, butexact sample size varied with year and data collection method. Although
2015Figure 2: A sample Reddit post as stored by the web-scraper bot.The scraped threads related to graduate attrition were gathered from the bot, which outputs as atext file that can then be analyzed through qualitative analysis techniques, such as content analysis.For our purposes, this initial corpus was then sorted by hand to remove any post not related tograduate student attrition, in case any keywords returned unrelated items.We then were able to analyze the resulting corpus through traditional qualitative and textualanalysis techniques. First, we sorted the corpus into posts related to engineering, STM (science,technology and mathematics) and non-STM. Of these, there were 28 discussions explicitly relatedto engineering graduate school
students, exploratory factor analyses identified an underlying factor structure of thescale with 38 items loaded onto one of five factors (Leadership Opportunity, Team Motivation,Engineering Practice, Innovative Changes, and Ethical Actions and Integrity), along with goodreliability evidence.I. Introduction “Our aspiration is to shape the engineering curriculum for 2020 so as to be responsive to the disparate learning styles of different student populations and attractive for all those seeking a full and well-rounded education that prepares a person for a creative and productive life and positions of leadership” (p. 52)1.As we face rapid changes in technology, society, and the world, the National Academy ofEngineering
engineeringstudents (approximately 400). EDC consists of several sections with each having about16 students and two instructors (engineering and writing). In the first quarter, all fourteams in a section work on the same project. The projects focus on universal design andcan range from designing assistive technologies for stroke survivors to newly designedfield-hockey sticks for the disabled.The IDP course is a two quarter sequence and is intended for undergraduate students atthe junior or senior level. The format is similar to EDC and focuses on team-baseddesign. Typically, enrollment is around 25 students per quarter. Furthermore, twoinstructors (engineering and writing) and a variety of advisors help oversee the studentteams.MI is a two-quarter sequence
demographics and outcomes in civil engineering in the United States.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 141(4), 2015.[9] T.Y. Smith, “Science, mathematics, engineering and technology retention database.” Research News on Graduate Education, 2(2), 2000.[10] W. Bastalich, S. Franzway, J. Gill, J. Mills, and R. Sharp, “Disrupting masculinities: Women engineers and engineering workplace culture.” Australian Feminist Studies, 22(54), pp. 385-400, 2007.[11] National Science Foundation, National
who’d submitted acommunity proposal around the topic of their respective choosing. The Office of FacultyDevelopment provided training for these selected facilitators, but otherwise left the running ofthe learning community to the facilitators and faculty. Each faculty learning community wasprovided with a small budget ($1500), was required to meet about every three weeks throughoutthe academic year, and was asked to provide a short report at the end of the year.The Flipped Classroom Faculty Learning Community, in particular, was proposed to explore thepedagogy of an inverted or “flipped” classroom and the technologies available to supportflipping. The community was facilitated by an engineering faculty member, and it attractedcommunity members
employed in the professionsand other non-engineering occupations did not. Additionally, graduates working in fields suchas informational technology, business, and the military tended not to perceive themselves asworking in engineering; nonetheless, many of these graduates self-identified as an engineer andhad plans to pursue engineering work in the future. Our findings demonstrate future researchdirections for the study of what it means to do engineering work. They also highlight a need forimproved career preparation, counseling, and development among early career engineeringgraduates and students.IntroductionSince a student earning an engineering bachelor’s degree no longer presupposes that he or shewill pursue an engineering job,1 finding ways
on student feedback) Small group work in class Students help shape the syllabus Student presentations; allowing students to occasionally teach the class Use of multimedia (new technologies, films, music, Tablet PC excluding PowerPoint) Use of space; consideration of seating arrangement in class Page 13.213.7 Use of examples relevant to students, Example: popular culture Visit local industry; tour a facility4.2. Data Analysis: Cultural Consensus AnalysisTo determine if agreement exists among engineering educators, we ran a cultural consensusanalysis using Anthropac, a commercially-available statistical analysis program.29 Output fromthis
commenced in 2007 with 192 graduates from the 2006 graduating cohort. Wemanaged to recruit around 60% of the overall graduating cohort from the faculty including civil,electrical, electronic, environmental, information technology, materials, mechanical,mechatronics, oil and gas, petroleum, resources and mining systems engineers. From the pilotstudy we found that at least two class appearances are needed in person to recruit a significantpercentage of graduating students. One group, software engineering, had no formal classes inthe last few months of their course so we resorted to e-mail, but without success. Theparticipation rate for electrical and electronic engineers is also less than the other disciplines forsimilar reasons. We also appeared at
2006-483: MEASURING ENGINEERING CLASSROOM COMMUNITY:LEARNING AND CONNECTEDNESS OF STUDENTSTodd Johnson, Washington State University Dr. Johnson is Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology. His primary teaching activity includes theoretical foundations of learning and instruction, educational statistics, educational measurement,assessment of learning, and program evaluation. He served as Co-PI on an NSF ?Bridging Engineering Education? grant called the CyberMentor (Mathematics and Engineering via New Technologies: Outreach and Recruitment) project. A major part of this grant was to promote and develop partnerships and interdisciplinary initiatives connecting education, engineering, K-12
Paper ID #19874Understanding Engineering Student Motivating Factors for Job Applicationand SelectionDr. Angela Harris, Stanford University Angela is currently a Fellow with the Thinking Matters program at Stanford University. Angela received her PhD in Stanford’s Environmental Engineering and Science Program (Spring 2015). Angela completed her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to coming to Stanford for her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Angela conducts research related to water, sanitation, and child health in developing countries. Angela has extensive experience
, and engineering teach- ing to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best
received her Masters in Education Technology Program at Purdue University. Her research interest focuses on engineering problem solving, cognition and instructional design. Page 15.28.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Framework for Using Graphical Representations as Assessments of Engineering ThinkingAbstractEngineers and engineering students often face the challenge of comprehending complex systemsbecause they are unsuccessful at recognizing major components in the system and therelationships between the components. Diagrams and sketches can facilitate their comprehensionand
helps connect industrial engineering students with industry leaders. For the last year, he has been working as an undergraduate researcher with the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group exploring the nature of student motivation in engineering mechanics courses.Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoDr. Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Ben D. Lutz is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is the leader of the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group at Cal Poly. His research interests include critical pedagogies; efforts for
Paper ID #30991WIP: Undergraduate Research Experiences Survey (URES) and EngineeringIdentityDr. Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia Caitlin D. Wylie is an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society in the University of Vir- ginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.Dr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & Society Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Educa- tion/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is particularly
2006-1368: COMMUNITY BUILDING AND IDENTITY DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH GRADUATE COURSEWORK IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONHeidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University Heidi Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education (ENE) at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE). She is the chair of the ENE Graduate Committee and she is a member of the Teaching Academy at Purdue. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from ABE in 1997. Her research interests include open-ended problem solving, evaluation of education technology, and first-year and graduate curriculum
AC 2012-5140: THE EFFECT OF STUDENT NARRATION ON SENIOR-LEVEL ENGINEERING CLASSESLt. Col. Donald William Rhymer Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Academy Donald Rhymer is an Assistant Professor and the Deputy for Curriculum in the Department of Engi- neering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. He is a 1995 graduate of the academy with a bachelor’s of science in engineering mechanics and holds both an M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has taught mechanical engineering for more than five years at the Air Force Academy and while his graduate research and teaching emphasis is in the mechanics of materials, he has just as high a passion for excellence in education
, Nuclear Engineering, IndustrialManagement, Nano science and Nanotechnology, Mathematical Engineering, Bioinformatics,Statistics, …The Engineering Bachelor’s program is divided in two subsequent phases. The first phase ofthe Bachelor lasts three semesters and is common for all engineering disciplines with theexception of the study leading to the degree in architecture.For the subsequent three semesters, this is the second phase of the Bachelor’s program, thestudents choose a Major and Minor discipline, that prepare the students for the subsequentMaster’s program. That way the Faculty of Engineering combines teaching a broad base ofscientific knowledge with educating very specialized technological knowledge and skills.The performed study took place
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014, after which he served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Aaron also obtained a master’s degree from MIT in 2010 and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2008, both in aerospace engineering.Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Associate Professor of Education, and Director and Graduate Chair for Engineering Education Research Programs at University of Michigan (U-M). Dr. Finelli is a fellow in the American Society of Engineering Education, a Deputy Editor of the Journal for
).Burke, R. J., & Mattis, M. C. (2007). Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: Upping the numbers. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.Carlone, H. B., & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44(8), 1187-1218. doi:10.1002/tea.20237Cass, C. A. P., Hazari, Z., Cribbs, J., Sadler, P. M., & Sonnert, G. (2011). Examining the impact of mathematics identity on the choice of engineering careers for male and female students. Paper presented at the Frontiers in Education Conference Rapid City, SD.Chemers, M. M., Zurbriggen, E. L
. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June, 2006. 8. Olds, B. M., Streveler, R. A., Miller, R. L., and Nelson, M. A. (June, 2004). “Preliminary Results from the Development of a Concept Inventory in Thermal and Transport Science.” Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT. 9. Reiner, M., Slotta, J. D., Chi, M. T.H., and Resnick, L. B. (2000). “Naive Physics Reasoning: A Commitment to Substance-Based Conceptions,” Cognition and Instruction, Volume 18, Number 1, 1-43. 10. Rowe, G., Wright, G., and Bolger, F. (1991). Delphi: A Reevaluation of Research and Theory. Technological
cycle. Our research question is organized by a five-step engineering designcycle (developed by Alan Cheville at Oklahoma State University). These steps are distilled fromthe ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) who judges the quality of auniversity’s degree program (key words are underlined): Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic science and mathematics and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a stated objective. Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis
Department of Applied Information Technology in the Volge- nau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. He studies the use of informa- tion and communication technologies (ICT) for engineering learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He is a co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Ed- ucation Research (CHEER), Cambridge University Press (2014). He can be reached at ajohri3@gmu.edu. More information about him is available at: http://mason.gmu.edu/˜ajohri3 Page 24.1110.1 c American Society for Engineering
the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is an affiliate faculty in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at both NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining NC State, Swann was the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There she co-founded and co-directed the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS), one of the first interdisciplinary research centers on the Georgia Tech campus. Starting with her work with CHHS, Swann has conducted research, outreach and education to improve how health and humanitarian systems operate worldwide.Julie Ivy
University, and PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Dr. Carrico is a certified project management professional (PMP) and licensed professional engineer (P.E.).Angela Harris, Stanford University Angela is currently a Fellow with the Thinking Matters program at Stanford University. Angela received her PhD in Stanford’s Environmental Engineering and Science Program (Spring 2015). Angela completed her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to coming to Stanford for her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Angela conducts research related to water, sanitation, and child health in developing countries. Angela has extensive experience in developing survey questionnaires
,through, and beyond their undergraduate institutions. Data were collected from students at eachof four institutions (pseudonyms are used here): Technical Public Institution (TPUB), a publicuniversity specializing in teaching engineering and technology; Urban Private University(UPRI), a private historically black mid-Atlantic institution; Large Public University (LPUB), alarge public university in the northwest U.S.; and Suburban Private University (SPRI), amedium-sized private university on the west coast of the United States.The APS uses a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods design, in which both qualitative andquantitative methods are employed to collect and analyze data. The integration of results occursduring the interpretation phase
Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Natascha Michele Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Natascha Trellinger is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She graduated with her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University where her interest in the teaching and learning aspects of engineering began. At Purdue, Natascha is a member of the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) and is particularly
to joining CRLT, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U-M. Her current research interests include examining the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance and assessing GSIs’ perception of their training.Dr. Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan Taylor Haynes is currently a teaching postdoc in the Chemistry Department while being involved with the REBUILD program at the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in 2014 working with Dr. John Montgomery at the University of Michigan working on the development of Nickel-catalyzed coupling processes. Prior to
benefits.As technologies advance, fields become increasingly interdisciplinary, and globalizationcontinues, the need for engineers to be adaptive experts continues to grow.169 The majority ofeducational programs develop routine expertise but fail to address adaptability.169-172 Other fieldshave attempted to ameliorate this deficiency by integrating training, specifically in unpredictableenvironments that offer opportunities to adapt by linking previous knowledge to currentsituations.173,174 Most adaptive expertise studies within engineering have been in bioengineeringand related areas63,74,99-101,103,104,175,176 and have employed the previously mentioned HPL StarLegacy technique,100,101,104,171,176 challenge based instruction,170 and design scenarios
researchers.This research paper starts by detailing our methodology, including our rationale, data collection,methods and limitations the first phase of our research study. Next, we present our findings andthen, following the classical grounded theory process, we compare them to other similar findingsin the literature. We close the paper with our conclusion, final remarks and next steps.Positionality StatementThe first author of this paper is a PhD student in engineering education, with a master’s inscience and technology studies and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Being immersed inboth engineering and humanities, he has come to appreciate and value different ways ofknowing and producing knowledge, hence, he considers himself a pragmatist. When it