reasons why certain topics are more popular than others. 2. Conduct a demographic analysis of the students to find out if there is any connection between the groups they identify with and the module they choose. 3. Examine the impact of these DEI-themed modules in an upper division algorithms course taken by all students in the computer engineering track in our department.References: 1. National Academy of Sciences. (2011). Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads: The National Academies Press. 2. Handelsman J., Elgin S., Estrada M., Hays, S., Johnson T., Miller S., Mingo V., Shaffer C., and Williams J., “Achieving STEM Diversity: Fix the
Grant No.2306178. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendation expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] J. Trevelyan, “Transitioning to engineering practice,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 821–837, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2019.1681631.[2] Z. S. Byrne, J. W. Weston, and K. Cave, “Development of a Scale for Measuring Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Professional (i.e., Soft) Skills,” Res. Sci. Educ., vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 1417–1433, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11165-018-9738-3.[3] R. P. Aleman and et al, “Mind the Gap: Exploring the Exploring the Perceived Gap Between Social and Technical Aspects
intersectionality include [13]–[15]. Researchers who have exposure tothis area already will likely recognize that one Crenshaw citation [16] that is used to signal thatintersectionality is being considered. We ourselves are guilty of including just this citation as asignal that we are trying to do something more than just examining our population data, but wefall short when we do not prioritize reading and theorizing beyond that shallow attribution.We call on ourselves and our fellow researchers to recognize that intersectionality is an entirefield and one which we must approach with some humility. We encourage our fellow researchersto recognize (y)our own positionality and limitations, and know when you need to invitesomeone(s) else. We do want to caution
whiteheterosexual cisgender woman. The researchers also represent undergraduate student, graduatestudent, and faculty roles in a variety of engineering and/or engineering education fields. Thiswork is deeply rooted in the experiences of oppression and marginalization of the LGBTQ+authors in STEM and seeks to find ways to undermine the systems of oppression that havecaused harm to them and others.Methods This research used focus groups and individual interviews to explore the experiences ofLGBTQ+ STEM undergraduate students at a large R1 university in the U. S. southwest. Datacollection occurred in Fall of 2020. Interview and focus group recruitment was achieved using acall that was sent to out to all graduate and undergraduate students through
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, maintaining health, expressing humanity throughthe arts, and experiencing joy has been a major trend throughout human history. At the sametime, engineering has also been used for destructive purposes, including the development of toolsand processes that subjugate and inflict violence upon humans, other living things, and theenvironment. A critical juncture in the path that engineering has taken occurred during the 2ndWestern Industrial Revolution from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s. During this time,enterprises for capitalist accumulation of wealth and power came to dominate the field ofengineering and engineers became wedded to the interests of corporate capitalism. Today thelegacy of this shift persists. While there continue to be engineers
with small outdoor kitchens inuptown spaces.Conscientizaçao. This element of praxis is about “the development of the awakening of criticalawareness in a critical evolutionary process that is permanently unfinished, whose opennessenlivens our dialectical relationship with the world and beckons us towards emancipatoryfutures” [44]. After self-reflection on the material basis of consciousness (see above), our HESstudents begin developing critical awareness of what they can and cannot do to change thematerial conditions and social relations in communities they want to serve. From STS, theystudy case studies of “positive deviants” who have challenged the dominant structures andideologies of S&E and development [31, 45]. First, students learn
agencies.Objectives of the Work. Participants described the objective(s) of their work in ways that wecategorized as externally or internally focused objectives. Externally we identified fivesubcategories of objectives: complete a project successfully, design structures, restore power,supervise contractors’ performance, and control energy costs. Internally, we identified foursubcategories: improve equipment performance, develop standards, support and develop theteam, and manage and develop career (see Appendix 2, Table 3.2). For example, one of themajor objectives of the work was designing, building, and maintaining a regional energyinfrastructure for the purpose or outcome of delivering power to that regions group of customers.This objective was presented
generation of engineers inbeing successful and healthy members of society.Acknowledgements The authors thank the students in the two courses for their thoughtfulreflections about the mental wellness activity. The authors also thank the reviewers for theirdetailed feedback.References[1] R. Manderscheid, C. Ryff, E. Freeman, L. McKnight-Eily, S. Dhingra, and T. Strine, ‘Peer Reviewed: Evolving Definitions of Mental Illness and Wellness’, Preventing chronic disease, vol. 7, p. A19, 01 2010.[2] K. J. Jensen, J. F. Mirabelli, A. J. Kunze, T. E. Romanchek, and K. J. Cross, “Undergraduate student perceptions of stress and mental health in engineering culture,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2023. doi:10.1186
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the field of Nondestructive Testing examining metallic and composite structures for such things as cracks, delaminations, and stress concentrations. Dr. Woolard has been on the faculty at Randolph-Macon College since 1999 and has been department chair for the past 13 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Physics at a Small Liberal Arts College: Accomplishments and ChallengesIntroductionThe idea of adding engineering to the list of majors at liberal arts colleges is not entirely new.For instance, engineering at Swarthmore College dates to the 1870’s [1-2]. A century later, therewas a renewed recognition in the value of introducing
identity development.AcknowledgementsThis worked is supported by the Department of Engineering and King’s InternationalFoundation at King’s College London. The views expressed are my own.References[1] A. Godwin and A. Kirn, “Identity-based motivation: Connections between first-year students’ engineering role identities and future-time perspectives,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 362–383, 2020, doi: 10.1002/jee.20324.[2] A. Patrick and M. Borrego, “A Review of the Literature Relevant to Engineering Identity,” in 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2016, p. 26428. doi: 10.18260/p.26428.[3] M. S. Ross, J. L. Huff, and A. Godwin, “Resilient
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Engineering, 3) and comparing these tocontent from the new study that is publicly available. An additional aim of this article is to raiseawareness of the upcoming NAE report and encourage thought-provoking discussions about it atthe ASEE 2024 Annual Conference.IntroductionEngineering has long been characterized by the benefits it imparts on society. As early as the1800’s when American engineers began to delineate professional guidelines and codes ofconduct, engineering has been associated with “societal uplift” [1, p. 2]. Current day, theforemost engineering professional societies have similar mission and vision statements such as“advancing engineering for the benefit of humanity” [2], “engineered and natural systemswork[ing] in harmony for the
designed to create a space for students to try on a criticalmindset about technology in their classes, so they may eventually take that perspective into theirinternships and careers [7,8]. The first feature aims to heal the modern mind/body fracture byhelping students develop a sense of how bodies and emotions contribute to knowledgeproduction and engineering design. The second feature provides students with analyticalapproaches grounded in STS theory (e.g., locating power, interpretive flexibility,democratization of S&T, etc.) to ask questions about their everyday encounters with engineeringeducation and technology. The third feature consists of data collection techniques (e.g.,interviews, participant observation, visual representations, etc
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contexts, and perceived future outcomes. Withthat, and in relation to whether one identifies HC as active or passive, People of Color (POC) andmarginalized identities have operated in a world that is curtailed to and normalized/s theexperience of whiteness. Because of this, a POC woman might feel a HC that perpetuates andnormalizes the status quo of cisgender-heterosexual white male engineers as active whereas awhite male might identify a professor including nontraditional engineers of color into theircurriculum as active. HC can be identified as active or passive for different reasons based ondifferent identities. Through the lens of sociology and symbolic interactionism theory, passive is defined asindividuals who “receive society in a
which led me topiqued their reflect on the ethical responsibilities of engineers. …it teaches an important lesson ininterest: how a limited perspective can lead to unequitable technology.” “This class was unlike any other class, whether in college or high school, I have everStudent 4’s taken before. Prior to taking this class, when I saw EG or ENG followed by numbersreflection testifies on my schedule I expected to do critical thinking, but in a math, or science sense.to the viability of This class shifted that expectation drastically. Each time I entered this class,weaving critical especially later in the semester, I was challenged with new ideas of what it