similar experience after meeting with queer engineering graduatestudents: “I can be you know a grad student within engineering uh, and be queer, like otherpeople have done it before me”. Here both participants were able to see people who heldidentities as professionals in STEM while simultaneously asserting their queer identity, thuschallenge the expectation that success in engineering is tied to heterosexuality. These examplesof queer dominant figures served to empower students, as Bailey states: “it just feels more comfortable to see that like um people who identify similar as me is like actually doing pretty well in the academic field and they're able to speak their minds and uh and it's okay so that gives me that kind of courage
thriving in engineering Level Example(s) of What Thriving Example Indicators of Thriving the Level Means at this Level (Summary) Micro Individual Individual • Motivation [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], Empowerment [41] • Academic performance [42], [43] • Confidence [39], [44], [45] • Mindfulness [46] • Self-awareness [47] • Creativity and innovation [48
, and diverse minds” (Holmes, 2018, p. 140).Learning how to design solutions to real-world problems is one of the cornerstones of anengineering student’s formation. From the industrial to the everyday settings, engineers play aninfluential role in how the tools, objects, and systems we interact with daily are designed. Yet,during their engineering education, quite often students experience a disconnection between thesocio-technical aspects of engineering design and the more technical courses in their curriculum,which can lead students to favor a view of engineering as a neutral discipline and put lessimportance on the human-centered aspects of design (Loweth et al., 2021; Miska et al., 2022). Inturn, when applying their knowledge to create a
module, and an art piece drawn by a student who chose The CulturalDiversity within Engineering module.Looking Through the Eyes of DiversityInspired by Katherine JohnsonDegrading, shameful, undeserving.The words burn through me.Overlooked, excluded, forgotten.To them, I am unworthy.But in my mind, rockets soar through the sky andinto space.Computing for Nasa, but to little avail.Separated by a wall of ignorance.Only my equations slip through the cracks, my namestill unknown.Stories untold, ideas lost.They are blind.Only the generations to come would know my worth.Guided by my hand, trajectories are tracedthrough the stars and imprinted on the moon.A living computer, molding the future to come.Struggling to break down the wall of inequity, in
, if atall. Yet, not wanting to embody the problematic stereotype of the engineer as a top-downplanner and solver of people’s problems, she set on the quest to understand how to“decolonize my mind as Shrestha proposes in her paper [30]. That is the ability to humblemyself and come from a mindset of collaboration rather than omnipotence like many of ourpredecessors.” Also, drawing on STS histories of engineers doing community development inthe 1960s [31], she “liked the idea of Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) having no ColdWar political agenda when they distributed tools and applications of engineering techniques toaid communities who reached out to them. This made their work more accessible to anyonewho needed it although they fed
Paper ID #38069Story-Driven Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature ReviewDr. Ariana Turner, Georgia Institute of TechnologyHye Yeon Lee, Georgia Institute of TechnologyProf. Joseph M LeDoux, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Joe Le Doux is the Executive Director for Learning and Training in the Department of Biomedical En- gineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Dr. Le Doux’s research interests include narrative and inclusive pedagogies and practices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
Paper ID #38993Cultivating ”global competency” in a divided world: A collaborative autoethnographyof the cross-border curriculum designYiXiang Shawn Sun, National Taiwan UniversityDr. Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia Dr. Sharon Ku has dual background in physics and STS, specializing in the sociology of scientific knowledge, standardization, and science policy in the US and China. She works closely with scientists and engineers from academia, government and industry. Dr. Ku received her PhD from History & Philosophy of Science, Cambridge University in 2010, and is currently an assistant professor at Dept. of
). I havelimited experience with qualitative research, and kept this in mind while interperting the resultsof our study. I tend not to think about how my identity is affecting my interpretation of datawithout prompting. As a non-engineer, educator, and social scientist, my biases are that empathyand critical thinking are integral to the development of deep-thinking. Career-focused beginningstudents are unlikely to take a critical look at the field of they have just entered, and need to seeexamples of this. I attempted to assist with data analysis and interpretation as the project hasbeen implemented.Michael Laver: I am a forty-nine year old white, cis-gender male from Indiana, currently livingin Rochester, New York. I received my bachelor’s
professional [1]. With this in mind, the authors embarked on a (re)vision to anexisting multidisciplinary capstone course to develop a truly integrated approach to writing in thedisciplines [1] with the development of sociotechnical engineers in mind.This paper shares how the authors have found opportunities to meet these professional needs byintegrating a faculty member with a Ph.D. in English and background in writing pedagogy andtechnical communication as a member of the instructional team alongside the course’s existingengineering faculty. We will share the modifications made to the course, the rationale for thosechanges, and some of the preliminary data regarding student perception of the development ofboth their collaborative and technical
Paper ID #39634Mediation and Maintenance in Engineering Professional Work Practices:Findings from a Utility CompanyRussell Korte, The George Washington University Russell Korte, PhD. studies the social, cultural, and professional systems in organizations and higher education, along with their effects on learning and performance. This work focuses on the professional education and socialization of engineering students, the work of practicing engineers, as well as the prepa- ration of professionals for their future careers. Dr. Korte is an Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Learning at The George Washington
Paper ID #42974Small Shifts: New Methods for Improving Communication Experiences forWomen in Early Engineering CoursesDr. Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Jonathan Adams is an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition and the writing program administrator at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. His research on rhetorical theory, infrastructure, and communication pedagogy informs his teaching of courses in rhetoric, composition, and technical communication in engineering.Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottBrian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
Paper ID #44325Sociotechnical Integration as Programmatic Foundation in Engineering: CurriculumDesign and ABET Assessment ProtocolsDr. Chelsea Salinas, Colorado School of Mines Chelsea Salinas is a Teaching Professor at the Colorado School of Mines where she focuses on program development in the design engineering space, teaching design thinking strategies, user experience and systems modeling.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines Dean Nieusma is Associate Professor and Department Head of Engineering, Design, & Society at Colorado School of Mines. ©American Society for Engineering Education
identities, which previous research showed was important for successfullynavigating STEM as a female student (Rice & Alfred, 2014). All three women enthusiastically acceptedtheir place amongst like-minded scientists, engineers, and mathematicians and thrived in academicsettings that were supportive of their own interests and professional goals. For instance, Esperanzaexpressed how it felt to be in a community of engineers as a first-generation student. “I did that summerprogram here through the multicultural program and I just fell in love with the community. And all theother kids that I met, like I hadn’t really found a group in high school that was interested in engineering.And so, to come here and find a group, of multicultural people
Paper ID #40074The Person behind the Mann Report: Charles Riborg Mann as an Influentialbut Elusive Figure in Engineering EducationDr. 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 has served twice as chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is co-director of the Communication Across Divisions initiative. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Person Behind the Mann
Paper ID #42171”I’m Not Like a Human Being”: How the Teaming Experiences of AfricanAmerican Females Reveal the Hidden Epistemologies of Engineering CultureKaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno Ms. Thomas is a doctoral student at University of Nevada, Reno in Engineering Education. Her background is in structural engineering. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Southern Methodist University. Her research focus is in epistemology and epistemic injustice.Dr. Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Cross is currently an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering
broadnature of engineering (e.g., [36],[44],[46],[47]). With this in mind, the male students in our studywho took more than one sociotechnical course may have gained a better understanding of thebroader aspects of engineering, helping them to obtain a more holistic view of engineering,which leads to an increase in their sense of belonging in engineering. However, among femalestudents in our study, sense of belonging in engineering was not influenced as much by theirunderstanding of the broad nature of the field. This finding is surprising given that otherresearchers have determined that female students tend to place more importance on the socialand contextual aspects of engineering than their male peers [21]-[23],[50]. Thus, we wouldexpect that as
this way, futurework will allow for development of targeted interventions aimed at improving help seeking in theundergraduate engineering student population.References[1] S. K. Lipson, E. G. Lattie, and D. Eisenberg, "Increased Rates of Mental Health Service Utilization by U.S. College Students: 10-Year Population-Level Trends (2007–2017)," Psychiatric Services, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 60-63, 2019/01/01 2018, doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800332.[2] D. Eisenberg et al., "The Health Minds Study: 2014 Data Report," 2014.[3] D. Eisenberg, Lipson, S. K., Heinze, J., Zhou, S., Talaski, A., & Patterson, A, "The Healthy Minds Study: 2021 Winter/Spring Data Report.," 2021.[4] D. Eisenberg, M. F. Downs, E. Golberstein, and
engineers. In many cases they fell into a trapas freshmen when some evil force behind the curtain told them that they were not creative andcreativity was a strange item practiced by those characters in departments like Theatre andEnglish. Over the years all incoming junior mechanical engineers at Michigan State Universityhave been writing poetry, not to punish them or to drive them to the dark side, but to allow themto widen their perspective on the world in which engineers inhabit with other people who are justas creative as they.Yes, all people have an enormous amount of creativity. It simply takes a gentle push orsometimes a swift kick to open their minds to their creative selves. Writing poetry can be afascinating and creative endeavor that
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
Engineering Education, 2024 Design Iterations as Material Culture Artifacts: A Qualitative Methodology for Design Education ResearchAbstractStudying design processes requires the researcher to move with the designer as they negotiate anaction-reflection cycle comprised of a multitude of relationships, including the designer’srelation to themselves, to human and more-than-human others, and to the beliefs, values, andassumptions that design us every day. This paper’s goal is to introduce a qualitative methodologyfor studying the complex relationality of design, particularly (but not exclusively) in anarchitectural design education context. This methodology has theoretical and methodologicalunderpinnings in Process Philosophy and
University. His specializations include qualitative methods, post-secondary transitions, and academic writing.Dr. John Carrell, Texas Tech University John Carrell is Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Texas Tech University Honors College. He received his doctorate in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University and his research focuses on enriching engineering education through the humanities.Michael Scott Laver, Rochester Institute of Technology Michael Laver received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette in 1996 in both history and psychology, and his Masters and PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. He is currently a professor in the
Paper ID #37894Hidden Curriculum and Emotions: Do Active or Passive Perceptions of theHidden Curriculum Affect Students’ EmotionsDr. R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida Dr. Downey has been a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida since 2021. His current research is focused on determining how engineering students respond to hidden curriculum as well as how Latinx contingent faculty experience workplace inequities in engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Dr
Paper ID #40004Collaborating Alone: The Role of Technology Infrastructure in ScientificProblem-Solving PracticesNandini Sharma, The University of Texas at Austin Nandini is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication Studies at UT Austin. Her re- search interests are interdisciplinary and motivated by her formal engineering education in Computer Science (B.E., Punjab Engineering College, India), Information Science (MSIS, School of Information, UT Austin) and a decade of professional experience as a software and usability engineer in the software industry. Her research explores how technology design and
colonialism can be perpetuatedthrough engineering.To address this gap, I designed course lectures and shared resources that could speak to howpower dynamics and systems of oppression impact engineering design. A critical considerationfor me was the belief that discussions around topics such as race, gender, class, etc. should not berelegated to one week focused on “equity.” I was worried that relegating all equity- and justice-related content to one week would devalue it in the minds of students and perpetuate the idea thatall the other content in the course was neutral or apolitical. My course had two full weeksdedicated especially to gender and colonialism in the course. In addition, most of the other weeksincluded concepts, ideas, and examples
event a success. Many havecontinued to create additional opportunities for education, public dialogue, and impact in their respectiveenvironments. Considering these indications that the program was a success, this study’s research objectives aremeant to draw from that collective experience and provide insight for engineering educators designing similar skill-sharing events between engineers and students and professionals from other disciplines, especially those stemmingfrom a specific need to take a multi-sectoral approach. With that in mind, this study of that program, as well asreflections on this interdisciplinary collaboration and measures of the program’s impacts, was a valuable opportunityto examine our research questions and derive
Past President and Wise Woman of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. She has received career achievement awards from ICA, NCA, the Central States Communication Association, and Purdue University where she was a Distinguished University Professor in communication and engineer- ing education (by courtesy) and Endowed Chair and Director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. Her primary research areas are organizational communication, career, work-life, resilience, feminist/gender, and design. Her grants have focused on ethics, institutional transformation, and diversity-equity-inclusion-belongingness in the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Sean M
we have toreach people on a deeper intellectual, emotional, and moral level. . . A candid sharing ofperspectives on race—grounded in facts. . .leads to greater awareness and action” (p. xviii).Throughout The Conversation, Livingston offers research findings and imaginative analogies thatare relevant to the discourse on diversity in engineering. In a similar vein, Jonathan Haidt in TheRighteous Mind: Why Good People Divided by Politics and Religion (2013) presents a socialintuitionist model of persuasion that explicates the underlying processes by which socialinteraction “sometimes leads people to change their minds” (p. 55). Together with rhetoricaltheory, social psychology provides us with available resources for persuasion that could be
Paper ID #42788Investigating Student Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion to Guide MakerspaceDevelopmentDr. Aubrey Wigner, Colorado School of Mines Aubrey Wigner is an assistant professor at the Colorado School of Mines where he teaches engineering design, entrepreneurship, and systems design.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines Dean Nieusma is Associate Professor and Division Director of Engineering, Design, & Society at Colorado School of Mines.Catherine Chase Corry, Colorado School of MinesJulianne Stevens, Colorado School of Mines ©American Society for Engineering Education