student success; and (c) cultivate more ethical future scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Devyn Elizabeth ShaferDr. Brianne Gutmann, San Jos´e State University Brianne Gutmann (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at San Jos´e State University. She does physics education research with expertise in adaptive online learning tools, identity-responsive mentoring and community
, equity, andinclusion issue directly and individually to give the best chance at leveling the opportunities foreveryone.The Climate Survey Report for a survey conducted in 2021 and published in 2022 in our Schoolof Engineering calls on members to “Seek out opportunities … to educate yourself about theexperiences of people with backgrounds and experiences different from your own, particularlygroups who are marginalized in engineering,” and for faculty to “Bring diverse perspectives toclass through the examples you use, the practicing engineers and projects you highlight and byallowing students some flexibility in helping you identify some of these examples and topics forreal-life applications of course material” [8]. This project was designed to
National Science Foundation projects in the engineering education realm, researching engineering career trajectories, student motivation, and learning. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Fellow at the Academy for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech (VTGrATE) and a Fellow at the Global Perspectives Program (GPP) and was inducted to the Yale Bouchet Honor Society during her time at Virginia Tech. She has also been honored as an Engaged Ad- vocate in 2022 and an Emerging Leader in Technology (New ELiTE) in 2021 by the Society of Women Engineers. Views expressed in this paper are the author’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of organizations she is associated with. Learn more about Sreyoshi’s impact
-called Western countries as a reference point to emulate. And the governments had heavilyrelied on human resources trained in Western countries, in particular the United States, whoserved as the main engine of production and dissemination of advanced scientific knowledgeand technology (Choi 1999). ICT fields from infrastructure to human resources were a focusof development policy for the future (Ko and Kang 2014). Viewing that the IT infrastructure,the industry, and human resources had had a tremendous success in terms of quantitativeexpansion, in 2010 the government launched a project to cultivate “IT Elites” or “IT Talents”at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It was a 10-year-long educational program aimed atcultivating global leaders in
transdisciplinary, undergraduate curriculum at a largeresearch university in the U.S. The research conducted for this evaluation led to several insightson how students in this program are being socialized to carry out cross-disciplinary, team-centered learning projects. As part of the non-academic partnerships, this includes participatingin learning activities that train students to employ methodological tools and schematics forconducting research on complex problems that are borrowed from business and industry. Suchpractices are viewed by the faculty and administrators of this program as curricular pathways fortraining the next generation of transdisciplinary thinkers and innovators, which, in addition tolarge funding gifts, is one of the reasons why this
Department at Georgia Tech.Ms. Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Isabel recently graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering with Honors. She has assisted with several qualitative and mixed-methods 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.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her
level is not, in and of itself novel. A simple Google Scholar search willgenerate over 24,000 citations elaborating upon such efforts. Peer-reviewed research on thistopic can be summarized into categories of innovation and specialized project development -including industry involvement (Goldberg, Cariapa, Corliss, et. al., 2014); professionalpreparation, and attribute/competency development (Hotaling, Fasse, Bost, et. al., 2012); andcapstone best-practices, pedagogy and assessment approaches (Newell, Doty, & Klein, 1990;Behdinan, Pop-Iliev, & Foster, 2014). Noticeably, however, the presence of recent innovativescholarship in this area appears scant.Looking back however to 1990, Newell, Doty, and Klein suggested that anecdotally, there
applications. She is passionate about creating positive change within her communities and being a compassionate scientist and leader.Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology Meredith Hooper is an Aeronautics PhD student studying under Professor Mory Gharib and Co-Director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET). Her PhD research uses a combination of machine learning and experimental techniques to investigate optimal modes of propulsion, spanning interests in both bioinspired propulsion and classical aviation. In her role as Co-Director of CPET, Meredith works closely with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach to coordinate and lead a variety of workshops, speakers, discussions, and more
described here explores these current or baseline faculty attitudes as capturedby a survey sent to both department and college of engineering faculty members.The survey includes validated instruments on culturally responsive teaching, department climateand culture, psychological safety, climate for innovation, and feelings of community as it relatesto the goals and activities of the department transformation project, and perspectives, specificallyfrom computer engineering department faculty, on their personal alignment with andcommitment to the department vision, perceived and anticipated barriers to departmentaltransformation, and current priorities within the context of the project goals. This survey is partof a larger mixed method approach to
research involves examining different types of homework problems in undergraduate engineering science courses, the intersection of affect and engineering identity, and improving the teaching of engineering courses.Courtney Burris ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Addressing Engineers and Stakeholders Social and Institutional Power in a Human-Centered Design Capstone CourseIntroductionAs trained professionals, engineers have well recognized areas of expertise. Such expertise oftentranslates into expert power in their professional practice. Expert power can be defined as theability to influence other people, decision-making, and project planning and/or project outcomesbased on the
Engineering & Society, University of Virginia. Before joining UVA. she was a research fellow at National Institutes of Health, and worked for Drexel University as assistant research professor.Dr. Jongmin Lee, University of Science and TechnologyDr. Sean Michael Ferguson, CSUCI This paper is a joint project of Drs. Sean Ferguson, Sharon Ku, Jongmin Lee, and our amazing RA Yixiang Sun. Sean Ferguson was Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society’s Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Program at the University of Virginia from 2014-2022. He currently has been working with a team at NYCU in Taiwan and UST in Korea to run a global virtual classroom. In addition, with collaborators at California State
over recent decades, theyhave rarely been taken up. Only a select set of observers has imagined that critical attention tosuch roles is a necessary part of responsibly preparing professional engineering personnel; weinclude among these observers some communities within the ASEE and the InternationalNetwork for Engineering Studies (INES) and notably, the international organization,Engineering, Social Justice and Peace (ESJP). We support the thorough incorporation ofgeopolitical understandings into engineering training and focus here on one element of thiscritical engagement: experiences of national identity among engineering students, as part of bothhegemonic state-making projects and projects of resistance or revolution.The complex historical
University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. His research focuses on wicked problems that arise at the intersection of society and technology. Rider holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability from Arizona State University, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Harvard Uni- versity and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from University of New Hampshire. Before earning his doctorate, he has worked for a decade in consulting and emergency response for Triumvirate Environmental Inc.Andrew LiRebecca Jun, University of Virginia
Riddle Aeronautical UniversityKatrina Robertson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityTrey Talko, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Small Shifts: New Methods for Improving Communication Experiences for Women in Early Engineering Courses Abstract: This paper outlines methods and initial data from an educational intervention based on previous research published at ASEE. Students in introductory engineering courses face challenges communicating and integrating their ideas in team projects. Often these challenges with team communication fall along gendered lines, where women students experience marginalization in team settings. This paper builds from previous research in the field of engineering education which integrated
Society (STS) joined forces with the Chair of the Engineering Department atLoyola University Maryland (LUM) to radically transform the university’s introductoryengineering course. The former contributor arrived at the project having spent several yearsexperimenting in the classroom with various pedagogical strategies intended to historicize forengineering students the political, social, and economic context in which they (and those whocame before them) have lived, learned, and worked. That the complementary interests and skillsof a recent STS PhD and a seasoned Electrical Engineer would converge on the same problem(i.e., How to place engineering in context?) and at the same moment in time (i.e., mid-2022) maybe fortuitous. More likely, though, it
unfamiliar organizational context and negotiatereal world engineering projects with escalating complexities and uncertainties. Career resilienceplays an important role in early career engineers’ identify transition from students to professionals,yet current literature examining the career resilience of engineers is rather limited, and the samplesof resilience studies were largely confined to engineers in North America. Based on interviewswith 16 early career engineers in China, this paper presents a grounded theory analysis of thedevelopment of career resilience for recent engineering graduates at the workplace. The studyfound that perceived mini-crises, supporting resources, and positive adaptation are the threeladders of career resilience for
in Environmental Engineering. Her participatory research on environmental risks in rural Colombia was conducted under the NSF-supported ”Responsible Mining, Resilient Communities” project. Gibson earned dual B.S./B.A. degrees in Biological-Agricultural Engineering and Spanish Language from the University of Arkansas and served as a Fulbright scholar in Mexico.Dr. David A. Butler, National Academy of Engineering David A. Butler, PhD, is the J. Herbert Hollomon Scholar of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and is the Founding Director of NAE’s Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering program. Before joining
26 30–60–minutequalitative interviews during the 2023 Fall semester to understand the students’ institution–specific experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Additional interviews with students, faculty andadministrators will be conducted during the 2024-25 school year.During this project, five student research assistants conducted semi-structured interviews withtheir fellow students. The interview data collected was analyzed and used to help createsuggestions for practices that might lead to a diverse and inclusive culture in our newmakerspace. By discovering what individual students and stakeholder groups value and expect ofan inclusive makerspace the research team was able provide guidance to campus leaders and themakerspace director to
ofNorthern California) but now is part of a nationally coordinated effort (through NCSEA,National Council of Structural Engineers Associations) with many chapters in many differentstates. To learn more about this work and to glimpse the strengths and weaknesses of theinitiative, I interviewed past and current leaders of SE3 from SEAONC, reviewed materialsavailable on their website, and looked at some internal resources that were shared with me. Iinterviewed ten people between April 2022 and August 2022 via zoom. I have kept theirquotations anonymous and sent a draft for their review, to be sure that no unwanted identifyingmarkers remained. Prior to this work, I contacted the UCLA Institutional Board of Review aboutthis project, explained my research
professors at Triune University, developed an introductorymechanical engineering design course that attempted to integrate themes from Frankenstein intorobot design projects [3]. The principle aim of the course was to provide a vehicle for students“to experiment with connecting engineering and the humanities” [3]. To facilitate thisconnection, students were tasked to develop designs for robots that related to themes in MaryShelley’s Frankenstein. As they read the novel, students reflected on certain passages theythought could serve as thematic inspiration for robot design concepts. In their reflections,students included a sketch of the concept design along with an explanation of its connection to aparticular theme in the novel. After analyzing the
, whicharguably have more daily use than their calculus or physics skills which might not appear to have as muchuse in daily life. Reflection.The next idea that was covered was reflection. The individuals that chose to shareabout this idea had fairly similar comments. Reflection gave people time to think about “how am Ipositively contributing to society and how can I use engineering to positively contribute to society(Skipping Orange).” An example of the most notable projects being a wind turbine project that was givenas an assignment in a reflection session and again during a class. In the first case, students were asked todetermine which areas on a plot would be the most ethical to place an anchor to not disturb thecommunity, and then the second
/technical dualism have included revising stand-alone ethicscourses and adding more social components to previously purely technical courses, such asdesign courses [6-9].Research in this space is still identifying what to expect of students and how to support deeperengagement in sociotechnical topics. This is being investigated through, for example, analyzingstudent interviews and focus groups [10-13], in class whole-group discussion [7, 14], andstudents’ written work [15]. Here, we build on this research base by looking at small group in-class discussions.This study is part of an NSF-funded research project to implement and study integratingsociotechnical components throughout a first-year computing for engineers course. In oneiteration of the
metacognition and self-regulation. She developed and continues to work on Engineering Moment, a co-curricular podcast project about the social role of engineering, and Vision Venture, a video series exploring students’ engineering identities, agency, and purpose after graduation.Stephanie Nicole Bartholomew, University of Southern California Stephanie Bartholomew is a student at the University of Southern California, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biological and Pharmaceutical applications. With a keen interest in the intersection of engineering and healthcare, she aspires to make a difference in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Beyond academics, Stephanie is deeply involved in campus leadership
Paper ID #39243Transgender and Nonbinary Computing and Engineering Education: AWorkshop Experience ReportStacey SextonAmanda Menier, SageFox Consulting GroupRebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator and a director of SageFox Consulting Group. She has spent almost 20 years evaluating and researching STEM education projects from K-12 through graduate programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Transgender and Nonbinary Computing and Engineering Education: A Workshop Experience ReportExisting gender diversity Broadening
public, are recognizing the critical need for the ethical production andmanagement of AI. As a result, society is placing immense trust in engineering undergraduateand graduate programs to train future developers of AI in their ethical and public welfareresponsibilities.In this paper, we investigate whether engineering master’s students believe they receive thetraining they need from their educational curricula to negotiate this complex ethical landscape.The goal of the broader project is to understand how engineering students become public welfare“watchdogs”; i.e., how they learn to recognize and respond to their public welfareresponsibilities. As part of this project, we conducted in-depth interviews with 62 electrical andcomputer engineering
been discussionin the literature on the lack of flexibility or empathy from engineering faculty [12], there has beenlittle else on the influence that faculty and staff might have on student’s beliefs about seeking helpfor their mental health. Therefore, this work highlights how both explicit and implicit messagingfrom engineering faculty and staff influence student beliefs about seeking help for their mentalhealth.MethodsData reported in the present manuscript are derived from a larger mixed-methods project that usedthe integrated behavioral model to explore undergraduate engineering students’ mental healthrelated help-seeking beliefs [11].Recruitment and ParticipantsAs part of a comprehensive study on engineering undergraduate mental health
. Eddington, Kansas State University Sean Eddington (Ph.D., Purdue University) is an assistant professor of Communication Studies at Kansas State University. Sean’s primary research interests exist at the intersections of organizational communi- cation, new media, gender, and organizing.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Pur- due. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in
interdisciplinary backgrounds and commitmentsto critical pedagogy made space for new possibilities beyond traditional engineering approaches.Our redesigned course had a new structure. After an introductory week, Mondays were reservedfor lectures, Wednesdays for small group discussions, and Fridays for activities. Assignmentsincluded three reflections (15%), two discussion preparation assignments (10%), three debates(15%), a team project (20%), and a final examination (40%). I elaborate further on the coursestructure and assignments in the following sections of this paper. Overall, the course redesignaligned with four ideas from Teaching to Transgress: creating a community of learning,transgressing against objectivity and apoliticism in engineering
education is understood to beinherently valuable, institutions continue to inadequately center the inclusion, retention, andthriving of engineering students from historically minoritized groups. The intentionaldevelopment of critical consciousness in engineering students may be one important tool foradvancing this greater project. Holly [10] proposes that “CC presents itself as a useful concept tobetter understand why these efforts have not been successful in transforming the quality ofexperiences and statistical representation of people [from] groups that have been marginalized inengineering throughout history.” The elusive goal of “broadening participation in engineering”may in fact be strongly supported by the development of critical
literature on the topic. Abetter understanding of engineering problem-solving mindsets – and possible alternatives from adifferent field – could shed light on engineering teaching, learning, research, and practice.MethodsThe paper is based on analysis of interview data that was collected in 2021 at a public universityin Western Canada. As part of a larger project, this paper’s third author conducted semi-structuredinterviews with faculty and postdoctoral researchers from both the School of Engineering andSchool of Education. As can be seen in the Appendix, interviewees were asked about theirperceptions of macroethics and social justice, their research, and local contexts in sessions thatranged in duration from 30-90 minutes. Seventeen faculty and