draws from multiple theories of motivation and other affective factorssuch as agency and identity, and that includes “Big Five” personality constructs, was used tocollect data from sophomore, junior and senior civil engineering students at a single institutionover a two-year period. Prior studies have focused on the instrument’s latent constructs, and thisanalysis examines how some of the constructs influence each other. Specific latent constructs ofgoal orientation, agency (students’ beliefs that their career in science or engineering can lead topositive effects on the world), future time perspective (FTP), and personality type were selectedfor secondary data analysis based on existing theory about relationships between motivation,goal setting
Paper ID #33840Predicting Interest in Engineering Majors: The Role of Critical Agencyand Career GoalsHeather Perkins, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heather entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after com- pleting her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. In Spring 2021, she defended her dissertation and began a post-doctoral research position at Purdue University. She has par- ticipated in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confidence, their influence upon womens’ performance in
arerecruited to participate. All participants, whether male or female, are being taught the importanceof encouraging women to pursue engineering careers. The program emphasizes recruiting,retaining, graduating, and transitioning to work utilizing existing student support structures, aswell as new opportunities, proven to increase retention of engineering students.The project has four major objectives: 1) provide students with scholarships to minimizefinancial-related challenges that slow successful academic progress; 2) engage students withEngineering Faculty and Industry Partner Mentors; 3) create a community of students whoparticipate in activities with a service or outreach emphasis; and 4) facilitate student participationin undergraduate research
] without considering theimpact that other identities may have on the engineering experience, although some findings doindicate that gender and race are factors in attrition and persistence [23]–[31]. Outside of engineering, researchers have investigated the impacts of gender identity [32]–[36], racial identity [37]–[40], and even religious identity [41] on students' experiences inuniversity and future career goals. These studies recognize the multiple identities that studentsmust navigate the world with. Their experiences are complicated even further when they havemultiple marginalized identities (e.g., female, people of color, and LGBTQ in a predominatelyWhite, hetero, male setting) [5], [42]–[45]. The school environment, in this case
identity over time, especially “for those early intheir academic career,” that are referred to as intellectual, institutional, and network strands ofidentity [14]. The intellectual strand of identity describes growing knowledge of engineering,which often includes hands-on skills. The institutional strand of identity describes recognition asan engineer by external entities, like academic departments or professional societies. Thenetwork strand of identity describes the development of a network of collaborators and mentors.Identity trajectory suggests that long-term group projects (section 2.1) are particularly salient toidentity development because they weave together all three strands of identity: long-termprojects are an opportunity for
Paper ID #32717Exploring Student Responses to Utility-value Interventions inEngineering StaticsMr. Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Lorenzo L. Ruiz is a 4th year Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Throughout his undergraduate career, he has completed internships in various fields being exposed to manufacturing operations, business systems, and continuous improvement environments. He is currently working to- wards a career in technical project management. He has served three years on the board of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers which
Paper ID #33283Rethinking Engineering Education: Lessons from the Learning Experiencesof Early-career EngineersMiss Yike Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Yike Li received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Nanjing Agricultural Uni- versity of China (2019), and is studying for a Master’s degree in Higher Education at SJTU. Her research interest includes early-career engineers’ learning experiences and entrepreneurship education.Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research
Paper ID #35036A Combined E-Portfolio and Microcredentialing Tool for EngineeringIdentities and Career PathwaysMr. Shivam Jindal, New York University Shivam is an alumnus of NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Computer Science Education. He served as the Vice President of Tandon’s Undergrad- uate Student Council and is broadly interested in education and equitably providing students with more opportunities.Dr. Jack Bringardner, New York University Jack Bringardner is the Assistant Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is
Paper ID #33532Understanding How Social Agents and Communicative Messages InfluenceFemale Students’ Engineering Career Interest From High School to FirstSemester of College (Fundamental)Ms. Yue Liu, Arizona State University Yue Liu is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Systems and Design program within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.Dr. Dina Verd´ın, Arizona State University Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineer- ing at Arizona State University. She graduated from San Jos´e State University with a BS in Industrial
methods for engineering education research, diversity in engineering education, and technical communication in engineering.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clem- son University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National
tennis coach in Dallas ISD for 10 years. During his tenure at Pinkston high school in West Dallas, he became an advocate for the cause of access and inclusion in STEM education for all students. He founded the first STEM club in Dallas ISD and encouraged his students who were mostly from underprivileged families to aim for college education and careers in STEM fields. Aamir’s research interests include equity in STEM education and infusion of open source hardware and software in STEM classrooms through Internet of Things (IoT) Technology. Aamir is also interested in expanding the academic research opportunity to undergraduate students in in-service teachers in K-12. Aamir is an Aggie Research Leader and is active in
Paper ID #33717Practicing Engineers’ Definition of Their Expertise: Emergent Themes andFrequency by Gender Identity and Role Change into ManagementCaroline Bolton, Bucknell UniversityDr. Elif Miskio˘glu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskio˘glu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector
Education, 2021 The Stated and Hidden Expectations - Applying Natural Language Processing Techniques to Understand Postdoctoral Job PostingsAbstractThis paper represents recent work applying natural language processing (NLP) techniques to gen-erate insights on postdoc experiences from the job postings in engineering and computer science(CS). Postdoctoral positions are one of the important components of the academic career pipeline.It offers significant educational and professional opportunities, however, limited research has beenfocused on postdocs, especially in the field of engineering and CS with significant gender dispar-ities in postdoc and faculty positions. In this work, we explore NLP techniques to analyze the jobpostings for
education research, and career design. Her areas of investigation include: Indige- nous initiatives in engineering education; student culture, diversity, perspectives, identity, and learning; instructor pedagogical practices and belief-systems; epistemological tensions in engineering education; and engineering competencies in engineering practice. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Entering the Discipline of Engineering Education Research: A Thematic AnalysisAbstractIn this study, we used classical grounded theory and thematic analysis to develop a frameworkto help us understand the process that academics go through to
research in engineering education in areas of sustainability, resilience and fuel cell education.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and
’ effectiveness.IntroductionHaving high-level talent has always played a key role in economic progress. The top performersin the Bloomberg Innovation Index, including Japan, the U.S., and Taiwan [1], have also placedvalue on doctoral education. Japan has revealed its vision to improve career prospects for youngresearchers. The U.S. issued guidelines to support University-Industry Cooperation (UIC). InTaiwan, universities receive funds for research and development (R&D) management.However, cultivation of doctoral-level talents across the country has recently faced severalchallenges, including a downward trend in doctoral student enrollment [2]-[3], a high dropoutrate in doctoral programs [4]-[5], and delayed graduation among the doctoral students [6]-[7].In addition
only attended to in preparation for career fairs and interviews. In this study, weexplored the role of reflection on students’ abilities to communicate their engineering experiencesin professional terms. Students participated in formative reflection about specific professionalcompetencies scaffolded around engineering problem typology (EPT). We conducted mockinterviews (MI) pre-/post-PT based professional competency reflection with undergraduateengineering students. Analysis showed statistically significant improvement in MI evaluationscores. Through qualitative analysis of interview transcripts for the teamwork interview questionwe identify specific features of student responses that changed from pre to post mock interviews.The findings from
fellow, a Sandia Campus Exec- utive fellow, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellow. She was a Churchill Scholar at University of Cambridge where she received an MPhil in engineering, and she has a BS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2018, the American Society of Engineering Edu- cation named Dr. LeBlanc one of its ”20 Under 40 High-achieving Researchers and Educators,” and she received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2020. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Studying the Formation of Engineers: A Case Study of a Higher Education Learning
prepare them for collegeeducation and careers in STEM.Although several initiatives are undertaken across several states to promote STEM literacy, therestill exists a lack of STEM graduates and skilled workforce that is necessary to run the economy.For example, a total of 1.8 million bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 2015–2016, of whichonly about 18% were in STEM fields. In particular, women received lower percentages ofbachelor’s degrees in STEM fields compared to men (36% vs. 54%), and this trend was observedacross all racial/ethnic groups (NCES, 2019). There is a growing demand for STEM skills acrossvarious sectors like computer science, aerospace, agriculture, clean energy, life sciences,advanced manufacturing, etc. The U.S. Bureau of Labor
students [1]. Students worktogether as a team to apply their engineering skills and gain field experience before embarkingon their eventual careers [2]. The open-ended nature of the experience allows numerous learningopportunities for practicing both technical and non-technical skills. While the primary emphasisof capstone design experience is justifiably technical competency, the non-technical aspects areequally important within engineering careers [2]. A structured training within the broad area ofprofessionalism is required to leverage the capstone design experience and better align with thecareer needs.Besides the application of technical knowledge, every capstone project relies on multipleprofessional skills to be successful. While
c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Toward an Understanding of the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity, Gender, First-Generation Student Status and Engineering Identity at Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsAbstractUnderstanding how students of different demographic backgrounds differ in their earlyengineering identities can help inform educators’ efforts to facilitate engineering identitydevelopment. This work contributes to this understanding with a quantitative exploration of theways that race/ethnicity, gender, and first-generation status work together to impact engineeringidentity among 656 early-career engineering students at a public Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSIs) in the Southwestern
the basic concepts taught in thecore STEM courses is a strong contributing factor to student attrition. Strategies to improvelearning experiences in STEM courses by all students at colleges and universities are thereforeneeded so that they persist in the STEM career pipeline. A group of STEM faculty members at aHistorically Black University is committed to this important need through the far-reaching use ofVirtual Reality (VR) in its STEM courses and investigating its impact on learning outcomes,engagement and persistence in STEM.The two big questions that continue to be examined by STEM education experts are: (a) Why dostudents change their majors from a STEM to a non-STEM major? and, (b) Why do studentsstruggle with STEM concepts leading
noteworthy that limited studiestook the detailed approach of understanding students' perspective of their learning needs, e.g.[15], expectations in the courses, e.g. [16] and academic challenges [17] that may hinder theirprogress in STEM courses, or future decision of a STEM career. Furthermore, most of thesestudies used a survey approach to understand students’ perspectives and experiences and lackeddirect interaction with students. The purpose of this work in progress study is to understand detailed students'perspectives about their challenges in post-secondary STEM classrooms. More specifically, wefocused on understanding which challenges or factors hindered students' progress in changingtheir perception about future STEM career options
understandhow students who enter the university with different levels of preparation navigate through theircollege careers through a social capital lens, focusing on their networks, and sense of identityand belonging within engineering. As part of the program, students are expected to meet withfaculty and peer mentors, broadening the pool of potential contacts they might turn to whenfaced with an engineering decision. After the first two years of the program, this paper exploresthe experiences of nine students to understand how their social networks have changed via theName and Resource Generator instrument, an instrument that is designed to understand studentnetworks and access to engineering-related social capital via self-reported networks. This
Definition Example Condition Preparedness for academic competency arising from a Funding •• Readiness combination of personal maturity Specified Career Goals • and favorable environmental Familiarity with Advisor conditions. An external stimulus for which an Coursework •• individual lacks the skills, Qualifying
and studied for over a decade. Continuing HIP research, however, isstill needed across varying activities and institutional contexts because HIP take different formsand are employed based on learner characteristics as well as institutional priorities [6]. Kuh [6]identified eleven high impact educational practices (HIP) as shown in Figure 1. Six of thesepractices (i.e., global learning and study abroad, internships, learning communities, seniorculminating experiences, service and community-based learning, and undergraduate research)have been reported by students to provide personal and practical, career-related gains in additionto support for deep learning of academic content [7]. Based on their demonstrated ability tosupport student personal
items quantifying 16 latent non-cognitive constructs: 1). Academic motivation (AMO), 2).persistence (PST), 3). mastery learning goal orientation (MLG), 4). personal achievement goalorientation (PAG), 5). deep learning approach (DLA), 6). surface learning approach (SLA), 7).problem-solving approach (PSA), 8). implicit beliefs about intelligence and person as a whole(IMB), 9). self-worth in competition (SWC), 10). self-worth in other’s approach (SWO), 11).social engagement (SCE), 12). teamwork (TWK), 13). decision making in college major (DMC),14). fit with major/career (FIT), 15). occupational confidence (OCC), and 16). curiosity andexploration (CEI). The second column in Table 1 shows the number of items in each construct,ranging from 3 in SWO
Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Institutional Supports for Student Experiential Learning in Hybrid/Remote Learning ContextsAbstractStudents’ experiential learning in out-of-class involvements encompasses a significant part oftheir engagement and professional development in college. The covid-19 pandemic haschallenged the delivery of these experiential
not see the relevance of such coursework in advancing their studiesand careers. Students generate coursework motivation when they see the relevance to their careers.Coursework overload could have a negative effect on academic success, especially among first-year students, because they might develop overwhelming feelings. Also, faculty must be aware ofthe diverse background of E/CS students, which means that some students are less equipped tohandle overloaded coursework than others.Academic achievement is also a marker for persistence, admission, and further studies in agraduate school in an engineering major. Academic achievement is powered by a students'deliberate practice, willpower, interest, love of learning [11]. Over the recent years
Paper ID #32668Quality Improvement Using a Stage Gate Approach in EngineeringProgrammes and CoursesDr. Calvin Sophistus King, MCET Heads Outcome Based Education division of the college. Is responsible for implementation and review of outcome based approach in programmes offered. Teaches engineering at the first degree level.Dr. Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership Dr. V. KOVAICHELVAN is the Director of TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership, the Corporate University of TVS Motor Company Limited, India. The Institute focus on holistic development of talent through career lifecycle with focus