tangible products with some engineeringcomplexity as the learning goal of a course. Both because of more available and accessibledigital fabrication tools and a rise on maker-based pedagogy, such educational approaches areprogressing past just learning experiences that are project-based but more and more one canrealize a functional and desirable product (in addition to the underlying technology). This greateravailability of rapid prototyping and maker spaces can support these types of learningexperiences, allowing student teams more access to holistically imagine, design, and morereadily build their solutions. The more authentically these learning experiences can be curatedand staged by instructors, the more meaningful and useful such courses can
Paper ID #41622Work in Progress: Project Teams’ Structure Impacting Students’ ProfessionalSkill DevelopmentEmily 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 University of Dayton. Her research focuses on individuals’ development from students to professional engineers. She is particularly interested in studying co-op/internship programs, professional skills development, and diverse student experiences in experiential learning settings.Jack Boomer Perry, University of Michigan
Paper ID #41174The Relationship between Mental Health, Professional Identity, and Perceptionsof Inclusion in Project-Based Engineering ProgramsDr. Lin Chase, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lin Chase is an experienced executive with an extensive track record in the successful application of artificial intelligence technologies in complex business environments. She has spent thirty years developing emerging software and telecommunications technologies in the commercial world. Lin earned a B.S. in Physics and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. She was then awarded the NATO/NSF postdoctoral
University of Nigeria, Nigeria and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Currently, His research focus is in the field of Computing and Engineering Education where he is involved with investigating team-based computational projects using qualitative, quantitative, and artificial intelligence-based tools. He is also involved with developing and redesigning a Team-Based transdisciplinary graduate course under the Purdue University EMBRIO Innovation Hub Grant project, where He has contributed by applying computational fluid dynamics methods in the development of partial differential equation (PDE) models to implement cell cytokinesis. His ongoing Ph.D. research broadly investigates teamwork interactions and
Bridgeport received funding fromthe National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institution program in 2022. The project, calledProject Achieve, aimed to foster, engage, and retain underserved and underrepresentedundergraduate men and women, with particular emphasis on Hispanic students in engineering andcomputer science majors. As a part of the project, a multi-disciplinary effort among faculty inmechanical, electrical, computer engineering, and computer science designed an undergraduatecourse, Introduction to Scientific Research, based on the evidence-based Affinity Research Groupmodel, one of the signature models in the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions(CAHSI) Network. This 2-credit yearlong course offered undergraduate
) program, aimed at promoting undergraduate research. Theprogram offers students the opportunity to engage in voluntary research, receive stipends, andaccess paid residency dorms. It contributes to academic growth and practical experience,enhancing communication skills, presentation abilities, resilience, teamwork, and problem-solving capabilities.The program spans eight weeks from June 1st to July 27th. Students are required to dedicate 20hours per week to their respective research projects and attend weekly seminars organized by thedean's office on important topics such as responsible conduct of research training, intellectualproperty rights, regulatory aspects of research including Institutional Review Board (IRB) andInstitutional Animal Care
research paper synthesizes findings from two research grants studyingHyFlex instruction in a first-year design course. “HyFlex” is a method providing students with autonomy toparticipate in person or online and, in many cases, fluidly blends the two based on the instructor or students'individual needs. While HyFlex is not new, it has become more feasible since COVID, as technologies haveimproved and cultural acceptance of remote work has evolved. Our two funded projects have resulted in avariety of specific research studies that are published in papers. This research paper follows a compilationmethod to review and synthesize multiple findings, sharing each as data sources and draw conclusions acrossthe larger set of results with implications for
[6] and fill in the gap of knowledge access during thesummer [7,8]. Hands-on projects and workshops with industry experts [9] increase students’ self-confidence, and site visits to authentic examples of engineering introduce students to the socialsectors that leverage STEM knowledge [10], helping to develop self-confidence and STEMidentity formation.The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a three-week STEM summer campconducted on the university grounds by the engineering faculty and a undergraduate and graduatestudents mentors on middle school students of grades 6, 7 and 8. Participants were selected torepresent a broad range of both demographics and genders. The camp is designed to promoteSTEM identity development by
. He aims to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency by interventions, counseling, pedagogy, and tool selection to promote DEI. In addition, he also works on many research-to-practice projects to enhance educational technology usage in engineering classrooms and educational research. Siqing also works as the technical development and support manager at the CATME research group.Amirreza Mehrabi, Purdue University I am Amirreza Mehrabi, a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Now I am working in computer adaptive testing (CAT) enhancement with AI and analyzing big data with machine learning (ML) under Prof. J. W. Morphew at the ENE department. My
for a mixed-methods project focused on the connections between engineering students’ experiences workingin teams, their team disagreements, and their engineering identities. First, we describe the largerresearch project that this effort is a part of. Then, we share the process we used to develop aninterview protocol to gather qualitative data for this project and the subsequent analysis. Finally,we present preliminary findings from our qualitative analysis.MethodsThis work is a part of a two-year. mixed-methods project which has gathered quantitative datavia a survey instrument and qualitative data via student interviews. The survey instrumentincluded measures of teamwork behaviors, disagreement, and engineering identity to exploreconnections
research at the graduate level. However, studying creativity at thegraduate level is essential because creativity is required to generate new knowledge throughresearch. This study seeks to address the gap in knowledge about graduate-level creativitythrough a thematic analysis of five semi-structured interviews with engineering graduatestudents. These interviews are part of a larger mixed-methods research project with the goal ofcharacterizing the creative climate of graduate-level engineering education. In the interviews, weasked participants about their creative endeavors, how they define creativity, and theirperceptions of creativity within engineering. We used Hunter et al.’s (2005) creative climatedimensions as a theoretical framework to
Engineering, an ABET-accredited project-based engineering education program of Minnesota State University, Mankato. She enjoys helping student engineers develop entrepreDr. Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Yuezhou Wang is an associate professor in both Iron Range Engineering and Twin Cities Engineering programs. His leading teaching competencies are in areas of materials science, structural analysis, finite element modeling and dynamic systems. He has a broad range of research interests. His technical research focuses on multiscale modeling on mechanical behavior of nanofibers and carbon nanotube materials. In the area of pedagogical research, he is interested in using learning analytics tools to
Paper ID #42465The Impact of Diaries and Reflection on Self-Assessments of Learning in aFirst-Year Undergraduate Engineering Design CourseSerena Mao, Harvey Mudd CollegeDavid Chen, Harvey Mudd CollegeMagdalena Jones, Harvey Mudd College Magdalena, a senior at Harvey Mudd College studying Computer Science and Mathematics is dedicated to working at the intersection of many fields. This project was a treat to work on and she is very proud to have been a part of it!Aye Mon Htut-Rosales, Harvey Mudd CollegeDr. Laura Palucki Blake Laura Palucki Blake is the Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Harvey Mudd
Alliance from the collaborators’ perspective, using the Getting Equity AdvocacyResults (GEAR) model to frame the interview protocol. Fifteen collaborators participated insemi-structured interviews, which were analyzed based on the four foundational components ofGEAR. Key findings indicate that the absence of a clear governance structure, siloeddecision-making, and communication challenges impacted the early phase of the project. Thestudy emphasizes the importance of inclusive collaboration in conducting equity-focused workand provides insights for other Alliances seeking to promote diversity and equity in STEMfields. Implications for the Alliance include adopting the GEAR approach more widely, forminga working group to address communication
. However, as a pilot, the sample limited generalizability; thecurrent study addresses this limitation. We used a national cohort that included multipleengineering disciplines (biomedical, mechanical, chemical, electrical, computer, aerospace),types of formal design projects (e.g., first-year, design-spine, senior capstone) and institutiontypes, including private religious; Hispanic-serving; public land-grant; and research flagshipinstitutions (N=449). We report sample characteristics and used confirmatory factor analysis(CFA) to provide validity evidence, reporting the chi-square and standardized root mean squareresidual as estimates of fit. We report Cronbach’s alpha as a measure of internal consistency.We found that overall, the CFA aligned with
challenges they will address(Leijon, Gudmundsson, Staaf, and Christersson, 2022). Since problem-based learning has been effective in learning and improving CT skills(Ulger, 2018), it is always recommended to be utilized within the projects and assign-ments of engineering education. Based on these definitions, the challenging feature ofproblems can impact the student’s critical thinking though they are completely dif-ferent concepts. That is our main motivation to investigate this issue and recommendapproaches to distinguish these two terms for instructors and students of computer andsoftware engineering courses. In this paper, we are looking for answering the followingresearch questions (RQ): • RQ1: Do students know the difference between the
Paper ID #39024Approaches to Evidencing Intra-Team Equity in Student CollaborativeDesign Decision-Making InteractionsDr. Andrew David Moffat, University of Michigan Andrew Moffat is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, working with the Engi- neering Education Research Unit and Center for Academic Innovation on an NSF-funded project to assess the effectiveness of Tandem, an in-house software platform designed to support and nurture teamwork skills in undergraduate engineering students. Andrew has a background in education research and evalua- tion, having previously worked on a project at the
Paper ID #38108Work in Progress: Re-Interpreting Engineering Laboratory LiteratureThrough the Lens of Cognitive LoadGregory Wickham, Harvey Mudd CollegeMatthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Spencer is an associate professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. His research interests include hands-on learning, MEMS, ultrasound imaging and circuit design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Re-interpreting Engineering Laboratory Literature Through the Lens of Cognitive LoadAbstract -- This WIP theory paper argues laboratory and engineering project classes
understanding of student experiences across sites ofwork, and to protect students in meaningful ways.IntroductionConducting research that involves students is fraught with ethical and justice concerns: are thestudents being coerced? Are the students worried that they’ll be punished for something theysay? Will students feel pressured to participate? These questions are amplified when the studentsat hand are from marginalized and minoritized groups and when those students are asked tospeak about their experiences within the classroom. Scholars across engineering education havebuilt projects that report out on student experiences, and all of these implicitly or explicitlysuggest that ethnically and racially minoritized (ERM) students experience trauma
research projects centered around diversity and inclusion in engineering. She will begin a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Fall 2024. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-in-Progress: Describing the Epistemic Culture of our Research Teams from Ethnographic ObservationsIntroductionIn the field of engineering education, our research teams are foundational to promoting change inengineering. These teams seek to address complex problems that require interdisciplinarysolutions. Many of these teams work across disciplinary boundaries and include individuals fromdifferent disciplinary backgrounds
Paper ID #38522A Comparative Literature Review: Comparing Approaches to TeamworkAssessment in Engineering Education in the US and ChinaMiss Yi Cao, Virginia Tech CAO Yi is a Second-year PhD student at the Department of engineering education in Virginia Tech with the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Case. She has been working as research assistant at the International Center for Higher Education Innovation(ICHEI), a UNESCO Category 2 Center for two years. She did several researches related to project-based learning, teamwork assessment and comparative education research.Dr. Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech Dr. Qin Zhu is Associate Professor
Paper ID #41053Exploring Teamwork Experiences in Collaborative Undergraduate Research(REU) Programs through Tuckman’s Group Development TheorySakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her current research
students due to location and timing constraints. Thisdisproportionately affects rural and disadvantaged communities. Although project-based learninginitiatives have been implemented, particularly in design areas6-8, and some institutions haveintroduced lab courses like Georgia Tech’s ME21109,10, such student-focused activities accountfor less than 20% of class time in engineering education11. The predominance of didactic, lecture-based teaching methods11 underscores the need for instructional approaches and assessments thatcan be deployed in traditional lecture-based courses that enhance student outcomes and preparethem for real-world scenarios, highlighting a need for deeper learning experiences. Authentic Learning Assignments12,13 might
is an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition and the writing program admin- istrator at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. His research on rhetorical theory, in- frastructure, and communication pedagogy informs his teaching of courses in rhetoric, composition, and technical communication in engineering.Elizabeth Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Fostering Educational Equity in EngineeringAbstract: This is a research paper. Students in introductory engineering courses face challengescommunicating and integrating their ideas in team projects. Often these challenges with
Engineering education plays a crucial role in shaping the next generation of engineersand scientists (Agrawal & Harrington-Hurd, 2016; Brothy et al., 2008). Given its importance,research studies have sought practical ways to improve engineering education practices acrossmultiple dimensions (Crawley et al., 2007; Litzinger et al., 2011; Pizarro, 2018). Among theseefforts, there has been a long-lasting and ongoing focus on project- and team-based learning inSTEM and engineering education research (Felder & Brent, 2016; Kolar & Sabatini, 1996;Wankat & Oreovicz, 2014). Researchers found that project- and team-based learning practiceslead to favorable learning outcomes and behaviors, as well as effective cognitive and non-cognitive
needs. As such, program leaders must work to (1) provideeffective, accurate, and personalized support; and (2) provide information and recommendationsfor curricular developments and resource management. Both efforts rely on a strong foundationof data to inform decision-making. As such, this paper describes the quantitative portion of alarger mixed-methods project, from which the authors identified initial baseline conditions ofstudents’ academic performance in the focal course and revealed potential influential factors asrevealed in a logistic regression model predicting the likelihood of a student to receive a passinggrade. Future plans for educational data mining beyond the focal course are discussed. This worksuggests some opportunities for
course, in which one of the learning objectives was the ability to workeffectively on a team to complete a semester-long design project. Data were collected fromapproximately 90 participants in each of two fall semesters and 50 participants in each of twospring semesters, for a total of nearly 280 sets of responses. Study variables were the fourTuckman team development stages.The questionnaire was administered at the 75% completion point of the semester, where it wasexpected that the teams would have approached the Performing stage, or were between Normingand Performing. The questionnaire results revealed that student teams were operating accordingto the Norming and/or Performing stages, which could be an indication of face and contentvalidity
concept, bond with their peers over a sense of pride, or seek outresources to combat isolation.In this study, we designed a semi-structured interview protocol to explore undergraduatestudents’ perceptions of emotion in their engineering education. We interviewed 20 mechanicaland human factors engineering undergraduate students at a private university in the northeasternUnited States. We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis of interview data to address thefollowing research question: In what ways do emotions and learning intersect within theengineering education contexts of problem set sessions and makerspace project work?Conceptual FrameworkThis study is grounded in the emotional configurations perspective [10]. In this perspective
many knowledge sources, practices, andmethodologies that inform how they design and conduct research and their future orientations inthe discipline. Both graduate student researchers co-designed with the end user to developprojects or products [1]. Graduate student researchers in engineering education constantly designresearch studies, tools, and environments with their advisors, peers, and other researchers.However, opportunities to co-design engineering projects with learners and educators are lesscommon for engineering education graduate students. Yet the work that graduate studentresearchers develop can influence K-12 educators and students and vice versa. Thus, graduatestudent researchers must have experience working with learners and
).Dr. Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University Ibrahim H. Yeter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education (NIE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). Additionally, he is the Director of the World MOON Project, the Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education, and the upcoming Program Chair-Elect of the PCEE Division at ASEE. His current research interests include STEM+C education, specifically artificial intelligence literacy, computational thinking, and engineering.Shamita