at Purdue University. Her research interests include vocational choice in engineering, human-artifact interaction, and engineering and public policy.Ms. Brook Sattler, University of Washington Brook Sattler is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Her dissertation focuses on mechanisms for supporting engineering student development, specifically self-authorship. Page 25.621.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exploring the Reasons for Collaboration and Cooperation among Graduate Student
. Most new Ph.D.’s who join faculties have only beenprepared to work on a research problem someone else has defined. They are expected to figureout for themselves how to plan a course, teach it effectively, assess the learning of their students,define their own research problems, identify and approach potential funding sources, form aresearch team of graduate students and possibly faculty collaborators, write successful proposals,carry out the research, disseminate the results, balance the competing time demands imposed byteaching, research, and service, and integrate themselves into their campus culture. Page 7.668.1 Proceedings of the
effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 “I came in thinking there was one right practice”: Exploring how to help graduate students learn to read academic researchAbstractIn the fall of 2017, an engineering educator with many years of experience offered a course toincoming doctoral students. The course was focused on helping the students explore approachesto reading published scholarship and develop their own scholarly reading practice. The coursewas taken by a student who documented her experiences in a reflection journal. Against thisbackdrop, this paper uses
are discussedThe “Science of Team Science (SciTS)” is emerging as a research area to explore how large-scale research (initiated in the medical research context) endeavors can be best accomplishedacross multiple institutions and potentially hundreds of colleagues 1–3. The Science of TeamScience literature has high value in studying collaborations in engineering and particularly theways in which students learn to become collaborative members of their research teams. SciTSfindings have only recently been introduced in an engineering and graduate engineering studenteducational context 3. Most of these studies promote competency- or logistical- bases forsuccess: that by having the right conditions for success, all teams will be able to be
system in Taiwan and manyprograms in education reform have been conducted recently. Among these reforms, the international cooperation hasreceived extensive attention from the academia and the government. There are many ways to conduct internationalcooperation such as personnel exchanges, participating in conferences, holding seminars and working on jointresearch projects. The people involved in these activities could range from undergraduate students, graduate students Page 10.1300.2to faculty members. Among all these activities, personnel exchange is probably the easiest and most popularprogram to implement. For most
Paper ID #12091The Science and Engineering Postdoc Experience through the Lens of Limi-nalityIrene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development. Page 26.1575.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Science and Engineering Postdoc Experience
Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient
of identifying speakers, alumni, and faculty that provided career advice,any recurrent issues and themes among their students and inspired interesting research possibilities for theregardless of the course they were enrolled in. This strategy capstone class (CSC 698; fall 2016, spring 2017). We alsowas repeated twice over the course of the semester. After hosted a poster session of 698 projects, which was thenthese workshops, the mentors met to discuss and vote on
Diversity ScholarshipAbstractRecently, white supremacists rebranded as the “alt-right” have waged a national media campaigntargeting critical education scholars, including STEM education diversity research and ourcommitments to equity, inclusion, and social justice. Many campuses have been besieged bywhite supremacist activity seeking to incite violence and attract media attention.In this climate, many of today’s students are encountering conversations around difference,power, and privilege amid a flurry of alt-right propaganda, exposed in a new way to overtlyracist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, or ableist ideas through newmedia. This is a high-stakes, low-safety environment for all learners, presenting
. students involved are exposed mostly to the practice ofprofessionals in industry and other universities, not with those in government.Collaborator InteractionsThe interaction among the collaborators also plays a role in the engineering Ph.D. studentresearch experiences. For example, the collaborators’ interaction frequency affects the type ofrelationship that faculty and students develop with collaborators, and tends to be in one of thethree categories: infrequent, intermittent or recurrent [42]. Research with industry partners,including ERCs, tends to have more frequent and deeper relationships [6, 43]. Theserelationships are often attributed to the fact that many of the industrial firms want to hire studentsafter graduation [44]. Typically
infrastructure for recording portfolios, amethodology to dynamically record and analyze those data collected in response to learningenvironments and learning conditions is essential for the development of students’ creativityin learning. A sound analysis on learning portfolios and exploring those links among learningbehaviors will substantially lead us to discover the factors that motivate creativity andobtained findings can be used by educators for teaching, guidance, and assistance.Therefore, this study explores two analytic factors: learning behavior and cognition portfolioin light of the theory of creativity development. According to the instructional outline andlearning objectives of the engineering curriculum, in this study we introduce the
[Shannon] was very cooperative throughout the semester and rightly understood the importance of the effort I am putting from busy graduate schedule…She tried hard to make up the education she was lacking for the research. Based on this I felt she was very helpful for the research and also showed the correct attitude.Generally Drake takes an evaluative tone of his mentee Shannon, as he calls her attitude“correct” and her understanding “rightly” to indicate alignment with his expectations as asupervisor. By describing her education as “lacking” and explaining the importance of his effortsin the research mentoring relationship in the context of his busy graduate student schedule, he ispositioning himself as superior to Shannon
engage with these materials. It is primarily a call toconsider how students engage in their college experience, and to search for proper tools that canbe deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Within cooperativeactivities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefit all other groupmembers. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shown that positive peerrelations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonal relationships promotedthrough cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial to today’s learning
management.Ms. Jennifer Nichwitz, University of Dayton I am currently an Industrial Engineering Technology student at the University of Dayton. I have com- pleted coursework in topics such as project management, engineering analysis, and human factors in manufacturing. My past professional experiences have included a cooperative education at an automo- tive manufacturing facility and an internship at a sustainable technology start-up in South Africa. During my time at the University of Dayton, I’ve participated in collaborative online learning classes with inter- national universities and had the privilege of working with Professor Appiah-Kubi on his research into online collaborative learning techniques
AC 2011-2296: EXPLORING COLLABORATIONS WITH NON-METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY COLLEGES TO GRADUATE MORE ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS WITH BACHELOR’S AND GRADU-ATE DEGREESMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a
a visiting research scientist in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, visiting faculty in the Center for Entrepreneurship, and a visiting Fellow in the Center for Education and Research in Information Security at Purdue University.Dr. Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Justin L. Hess received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education along with his Master’s of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering. Justin is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Education Research Institute at IUPUI. Justin’s research interests include developing pedagogical strategies to improve STEM students’ ethical reasoning skills; exploring the role
research associate at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Carbon Composite Materials Research Center. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Examining the Impact of Interpersonal Interactions on Course-Level Persistence Intentions Among Online Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractThis research paper examines the influence of interpersonal interactions on the course-levelpersistence intentions of online undergraduate engineering students. Online learning is increasingin enrollment and importance in engineering education. Online courses also continue to confrontissues with comparatively higher course dropout levels than face-to-face courses. This
a short period.Also, in many cases the industrial activities can be extended into a thesis or dissertation topic.For the faculty member, it provides exposure to the current issues within industry, providesexamples for the classroom and sometimes provides funding for research projects. This paperwill highlight several recent examples of how graduate internships have enhanced the company,students and faculty in the collaboration. It will discuss dos and don’ts for developing thegraduate internships. Impressions by several graduate students will also be included.How we are exposed to the industryNormally college students learn about companies through career fairs. Career fairs allowstudents to meet with a company’s representatives. These
international student with no proficiency in the primary language ofinstruction, and more students from the graduate level. The proportions of female studentsthroughout the three years are about the same.Method Qualitative research seeks to derive meanings and insights from unstructured data.During the process of analysis, researchers examine raw data sentence-by-sentence andassign nodes to each data unit according to the nature of the content. Nodes with similarnatures are subsequently grouped together in order to formulate concepts and then categories,which may serve as the basis of new theory.1 The data for this paper were derived from transcripts of all the collective meetings anddiscussions among the teachers throughout the three years. In
Session 2553 A Lab for All Seasons, A Lab for All Reasons David F. Ollis North Carolina State UniversityIntroductionWith NSF SUCCEED funding, we initiated six years ago a laboratory in which newengineering students would use and take apart familiar consumer electronics and householddevices(1). These future engineers, in teams of two or three, would move through a series ofroles with each device assigned: READ an explanatory chapter to learn history and principles, USE the device to verify functionality and operability, DISSECT and reassemble the device to view
undergraduate degrees. In addition, how do youevaluate transdisciplinary work that evolves based on the problem context or solution, and lacksdisciplinary bounds? Literature documents case studies and lessons learned fromtransdisciplinary research projects, but there are few frameworks for transdisciplinarycompetencies in graduate education. One example from Lotrecchiano et al. [3] outlinescompetencies for translational collaborative efforts in human health research.The Innovations at the Nexus of Food Energy and Water Systems - Educational Resources(INFEWS-ER) is an NSF-sponsored educational program dedicated to providing training tograduate students in the skills they need to participate effectively on transdisciplinary teamsdesigning solutions to
cooperative” with their interactions (Table5). As such there is a need for “mutual respect among the members” of the committee to ensurethat meetings are productive and that the dissertation work continues with the full support of thecommittee. While “diverse disciplines” was listed in the top 4 for overall committeecharacteristics, panel feedback from earlier rounds indicated a split view on having a committeewith diverse disciplines. Several participants saw the benefit in a committee with diversedisciplines as a way to refine the students’ knowledge, identify gaps and oversights in the study,and explore the research as a whole from different perspectives. This opportunity led to making
,although they will take longer to graduate. The implications of this study can be used byadministrators and educators to understand differences in how co-op affects diverse studentpopulations, especially those from underrepresented groups. The research will also inform co-opprogram policy making.IntroductionSince the creation of the first cooperative (co-op) education program at the University ofCincinnati in 1906, programs have been affording students the opportunity to gain industryexperience before graduation. That program that would serve as one of the most widely acceptedinnovative teaching and instruction techniques in engineering education 1 2. Co-op programs arepartnerships between academia and industry employers who hire students for
facilitate teaching and learning by providing opportunities for interactivediscussions, sharing resources, and fostering engagement among students, the use of SMP ineducation also raises concerns about its potential adverse effects, such as distraction, privacyissues, and cyberbullying [15]. This research paper aims to examine the current state of socialmedia use in engineering education, including the benefits, challenges, and potential risksassociated with its use. It will also address the primary research question, "What are the currenttrends of social media platforms usage in engineering education?" The paper uses several sub-research questions listed below to explore and classify the articles being reviewed. This studywill also explore the ways
the purpose of securing a job and performing well incorporate environments. In addition to certain technical skills, essential 21st-century skillsinclude communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. A well-known learningtheory that helps students learn these skills is cooperative learning. Cooperative learning positsthat when students collaborate within teams to solve complex problems, their creativity andcritical thinking skills are improved as a result. Implementing cooperative learning in the pastseveral months has been challenging due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden shift fromface-to-face to online instruction, has left a void for newer pedagogical approaches to teachteamwork. In this full paper, we investigate
toinclude members that represent the broadest range of diversity in expertise and thinking styles.While research providing evidence on how this would directly correlate to enhanced success forstudents in their professional world post-graduation is lacking, it is well within reason topresume that students with skills in collaborating in an interdisciplinary project-based teamwould have an advantage in the workplace. Students would likely benefit from an improvedability to work with others that do not share their background, an increased tolerance whendealing with people outside of their field of expertise, and greater skills for communicating andshowing patience when working with others who lack understanding. Another perceived benefitis an
is an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Cal State LA. Joseph is an undergraduate research assistant, the Vice President of CSULA’s Robosub team, and he recently began an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Outside of engineering education, his research interests are in the field of trajectory planning and control for potential future Mars exploration aircraft.Mr. Jorge Diego Santillan, California State University, Los Angeles AUV Mr. J.Diego Santillan is an Electrical Engineer employed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cur- rently pursuing his Master’s in Computer Engineering. Diego acted as the President for the Robosub team as well as the senior design team lead for the same project in
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research demonstrates that professional skills, such as teamwork, projectmanagement, cultural awareness, leadership, and interpersonal communication, are still lacking inour graduating students [7, 8], and, in turn, are slowing their career advancement. For this reason,university engineering programs, as well as professional societies in engineering [9, 10], haveidentified the teaching of such professional skills as a goal. Unfortunately, despite this growingand collective interest in professional skills, studies [3, 11] continue to show significant gapsbetween what students are taught in the classroom and what they need to know to succeed inprofessional engineering practice.There is well-established research that professional skills are
may be transferred to the next group of Capstone DesignStudents if they wish to accept this project.References:[1] Land, E. A., Marcus, M. L., Abugaber, A., Greenbaum, N., Saltzman, J., Dayal, R., Hong, S., & Hunt, J. (2013). The HOAD Research Group Development Process: Hand Opening Assistive Device for Stroke Victums and the Neurologically Impaired International Journal of Engineering Research & Innovation, Spring/summer 2013, 5(1), 12. http://www.IJERI.ORG.[2] Land, E. M., Marcus, M. L, Abugaber, A., Dayal, R., Greenbaum, N., Hong, S., Hunt, J., Saltzman, J. (2011). A Visiting Associate Professor’s Collaborative Research Experiences among Students, Faculty, and Industry, for a Hand Opening Assistive