students were expected at the student workshop and there was only oneworkshop planned with 8 different problem-solving methods and an expected 5 participants permethod. This would have resulted in a significant sample size to assess each method andcompare the participants both individually and as a group. Because of scheduling conflicts, theactual turnout was 11 students total, leading to the addition of the second workshop which washosted for the practicing engineering group. A comprehensive list of the ideation methods whichwere going to be introduced in the presentation were Chindogu, Mind Mapping, Biomimicry,Rapid Ideation, Problem Definition Process, SWOT Analysis, and What, So What, Now WhatAnalysis. Because of the small number of
, metal machining, and design for manufacturing ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: A Correlation Analysis of Engagement of First-Generation College Students in EngineeringIntroductionIn the college environment, students engage in a variety of educational activities. They askquestions in class, have discussions with peers and faculty, study in their preferred way, and doall of these with the goal of a degree in mind. These types of engagement, along with manyothers, are key components of students’ education.Previous research on first-generation college students shows that first-generation students acrossall majors engage less than their peers and perceive the college
Paper ID #38826Attracting Black Students to Undergraduate Engineering Programs: A RapidReview for Broadening ParticipationMicaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Micaha Dean Hughes is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology program in the Teacher Educa- tion and Learning Sciences department at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include community-engaged approaches to educational equity and access in STEM education, college recruitment and K-12 outreach practices for minoritized groups in STEM, mathematical identity development for rural adolescents and young adults, and
3.87 0.88 which I set my mind. e) I will be able to successfully overcome any challenges 3.76 0.82 in an engineering design project. f) I am confident that I can perform effectively on many 4.09 0.89 different technical and nontechnical tasks. g) Compared to other people, I can do most technical 3.60 1.04 tasks very well. h) Even when things are tough in a design project, I can 4.13 0.62 perform quite well.The answers
Paper ID #44464Encountering Axiology: Engineering Graduate Students’ Experiences withValues in an Engineering Research CenterMr. Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University H. Ronald Clements is an engineering graduate student at Purdue University.Alexander V Struck Jannini, Purdue University Alex is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is interested in furthering the use of motivational theory in engineering education research, and investigating how departmental culture can affect students’ persistence. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Encountering
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three surveys are concerning,it is important to keep in mind that the effects of the GrOW initiative cannot be isolated. Mostparticipants attended only 1-3 events in the series. Other factors, such as societal and institutionalbiases and discrimination, may also be contributing to the participants’ decreasing feelings ofbelonging, anxiety, confidence, and preparedness. Despite these challenges, the program’s effortsto support and empower gender minority students in engineering were widely well-received, asshown through direct testimonials. By providing a space for these students to connect with oneanother and offering resources to navigate the unique challenges they may face, the program hasundoubtedly had a positive impact. It is essential to
engineering Ph.D. students is 60%, compared to 55% for HispanicAmericans, 53% for Asian Americans, and 47% for African Americans (Kerlin, 1995). In 2008,the Council for Graduate Schools reported a quantitative study tracking attrition and persistence,noting that graduate attrition in engineering is between 24%-36% for men and women inengineering, respectively (Sowell, 2008). More recently, in 2015, Sowell, Allum, and Okahanareported data disaggregated for graduate engineering men and women of color, noting alarmingstatistics for most traditionally underrepresented groups, including that ten-year completion ratesfor African American engineering graduate students, are only 48% (Sowell et al., 2015). Withthese statistics in mind, it is not unreasonable
contribute to a sense of STEM identity, andthereby retention, in URMs [39], [52]. In addition to providing opportunities to socialize withother like-minded students, this would provide students with the opportunity to receivementorship from faculty members, which is tied to higher engineering persistence [32]. Asindicated in Figure 2, all participants expressed interest in interdisciplinary research.Similarly, we suggest that universities join forces with industry partners to offer and effectivelymarket interdisciplinary internships, especially towards URMs. Internships have been shown toincrease retention and graduation rates for engineering students [53], particularly URMs [54],making them a promising setting for interdisciplinary collaborations
, further cementing the importance of such experi-ences towards stronger teamwork and problem solving skills [5][10].With these educational shortcomings in mind, we decided to join the effort in providing experien-tial learning to first and second year students and become student-teachers by designing and lead-ing the Introduction to Electrical Circuit Design and Introduction to 3D Design & Fabrication FirstYear Design courses. Our motivation was to address the aforementioned issues by giving lower-division students a glimpse into professional engineering practice that we had accrued through ourdiverse experiences both inside and outside of academia and our preliminary results show we aresuccessful [9]. By working to scaffold the development of
for amental health concern. Follow up studies to better understand stressors identified unsupportiveand challenging training environments, time management issues, and high performanceexpectations as key sources of stress [9]. Students’ reported that relationships with family,friends, and classmates and health and wellness activities such as exercise, mindfulness, andmaintaining spiritual health were their primary coping strategies [9]. Although our students useddifferent words, the main themes identified in these studies are consistent with our experiences.Faculty experiences dealing with engineering student mental health have not been studiedextensively, but one paper surveyed 106 faculty and administrators and found that they felt
Paper ID #42562An Autoethnography of the Student Experience Solving an Open-Ended StaticsProblemKatelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Katelyn Churakos is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Law and is expected to graduate in December 2025. After graduation, Katelyn plans to pursue employment in the mechanical engineering field, preferably in project management.Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkDr. Jessica E S Swenson
Paper ID #41600What No One Tells the (Future) Assistant Professor: Uncovering HiddenCurriculum for FacultyDr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. She is the principal investigator
initially considered medicine as an option, although changedhis mind to engineering after taking a physics course in high school. He also attributes thisswitch to there being a number of engineers on his mom’s side of the family and the “prestige orchallenge of the major”. Additionally, Micheal chose engineering because he thinks it is aninteresting way to make society better; he has hopes of going back to Senegal to start a school or“helping as much as [he] can”.Michael's parents had acknowledged that he excelled in math and science and encouraged him tolook into attending a large engineering intuition in the southeast where they thought he “couldget in [and where] he should go” for school. He applied to two other institutions, but afterrealizing
Paper ID #37793An Approach to Understanding Problem Solving Using Multiple SolutionMethodsMr. Hao Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hao Li is currently a PhD student studying Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Rice University.Dr. Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anette (Peko) Hosoi is Associate Dean of Engineering and the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Me- chanical Engineering, at MIT. She received her PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago and went on to become an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT Department of Mathematics and at the Courant
has become a transformative force to reshape the way we live, work, and interact. Fromenhancing road safety to revolutionizing healthcare, robotics offers novel solutions to a diversearray of challenges and has evolved from an idea in science fiction to become a reality integral tothe human experience in the twenty-first century. This paradigm shift underscores theimportance of preparing young minds for contemporary life and future innovations through theexploration of robotics as robotics is one of the most widespread interests among children andteenagers. These facts further contribute to an uptrend of introducing robotics into STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curricula at an early age, aiming tocultivate robotic
Paper ID #37913Reflections on the Process of Growing into Faculty: A CollaborativeExperience in Being ApprenticesMr. Duncan H. Mullins, State University of New York, BuffaloAraOluwa Adaramola, Purdue University, West Lafayette AraOluwa Adaramola is a graduate student in the Chemical Engineering PhD Program at Purdue Univer- sity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Reflections on the Process of Growing into Faculty: A collaborative experience in being apprentices By: Duncan Mullins a