to support their academic and social transition to college. To achieve thesegoals, the course curriculum emphasized career exploration, collaboration with peers, writtenreflections, and diversity and global learning opportunities.We identified with Yosso’s theory of “navigational capital,” which captures the knowledge andskills of underrepresented or underprivileged students that enable them to navigate institutionsand communities where a dominant culture prevails 27. Rather than taking a deficit approach (i.e.minority students need to be fixed), this study focuses on cultivating the strengths and assets offirst-generation and URM students to guide them toward success in engineering. In addition tosupporting these students, this course and
career, Mr. Aldrich has held project management and leadership positions with a national general contractor and several engineering firms before forming Aldrich + Elliott twenty years ago. He has served with distinction in the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) where he held the position of national President in 2008-2009. He is a registered professional engineer in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts and is a fellow member of both NSPE and ASCE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Case for a Master’s Degree for Civil Engineering LicensureAbstractFor nearly fifty years, different organizations and authors engaged in engineering practice
creating and using emerging technologicalsolutions to current and future energy needs. 1I. Introduction:Need for the programThere are almost 3 million jobs in the oil and gas industry the U.S (with 7 million related jobs inmanufacturing, transportation and support to utilities and energy production)1, as well as anadditional 3 million jobs related to the sustainable energy sector2, and this number is expected toincrease dramatically over the next five years with expanded use of biofuels and shale gasexploration leading the U.S. to energy independence. Moreover, career opportunities will bedriven by clean energy technologies such as solar energy, wind
years have rated ENGR 102 HS as “better than average” or “one of thebest” courses they have taken in high school (Rogers, J., Vezino, B., Baygents, J., & Goldberg, J,2014).Students in ENGR 102 HS are high school juniors and seniors who are at a critical point in theiracademic career. During this period, students turn their attention to college choice and considera subject in which to major. One of the key focuses of the course is to provide these students,who are standing at the edge of the PK-12 pipeline, with a broad view of engineering. A range ofhands-on activities and service learning opportunities are offered that demonstrate the diversetypes of work engineers do. While ENGR 102 HS teachers are offered training andencouragement in
have made in the course of their careers.Specifically, we ask: What do the pioneers feel have been their most important contributions and/or impacts in the field of engineering education? What can we learn about the significance of these contributions by examining them in terms of communities of practice?Data collectionSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 pioneers (in person, by telephone, or viaSkype). All interviews followed the same interview protocol, which included six requiredquestions and several optional follow-up prompts, allowing the interviewers to clarify or probemore deeply where appropriate. Most of the interviews (39 of the 47) were conducted bygraduate students or early-career faculty interested in
perception of littleopportunities for advancement. Conversely, a positive workplace climate also helps to explainwhy women stay in the engineering workforce.3,5For women in engineering careers, those who persist were found in one study to possess highlevels of self efficacy, to describe themselves in terms of their identity as an engineer, and to bemotivated by the innovations and challenges afforded by engineering. This study also reasonedthat those who persist possess an ability to adapt and thrive “despite working in a male-dominated culture characterized by difficulties associated with the workplace, includingdiscrimination”. In contrast to this, women who left the engineering profession were “less likelyto recognize options in navigating the
• Former database software developer in Silicon Valley • Conducts research both in computer science and in theoretical and applied statistics. • Particularly interested in the use of foreign labor in the U.S. computer industry. His article in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform on the H-1B work visa is the most comprehensive (99 pages, 300+ footnotes) academic work published on the H-1B issue.Questions and Answers (two to getstarted)1. Are we asking the wrong questions when we ask about STEM degrees? Are we lumping over-subscribed topics with topics under great demand? For example, the general impression is that Biology degree holders have a very tough time getting good jobs. At the same time, career fairs in
group.Individual student feedback also demonstrated the development of peer and mentorrelationships as a result of teamwork throughout the semester. The learning experience inthis course is expected to motivate the first-year students towards engineering andprepare them for future engineering design projects.IntroductionIn addition to knowledge developed through courses in the engineering program, it isnecessary to familiarize students with product design and the development process as it isone of the important competencies engineering students must develop throughout theireducational and professional careers. The desired learning outcome of this course was toprepare students for their engineering education and professional occupations.Knowledge and
community members, and university-based partners together to celebrate student projects, with the objective of increasing family awareness of STEM topics and career options for their children and providing family members with ways to engage with their children around STEM. Method Grade 3-5 students impacted by the project were surveyed before the projectbegan and after one academic year of implementation. Students responded to close-endedquestions that examined their attitudes around their understanding and interests inmathematics, science, and engineering, whether they have career aspirations in theSTEM field, their perceptions of their peers, teachers and family in support of
. His academic career includes several appointments in higher education in- struction, research, and administration. He is currently Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management at Georgia Southern University, where he recently received the 2015 Chancel- lor’s Service Excellence in Leadership Award. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer and actively participates with numerous professional organizations, maintaining an excellent reputation for quality, integrity and ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Longitudinal Study of Veteran Student Efficacy in the College of Engineering & IT @ Georgia Southern → Year
career in industry. Her research interests include interdisciplinary project and team-based learning to promote gender equality in digital literacy and human and social aspects of software engineering.Mr. Hunter Lovvorn, Mississippi State University Hunter Lovvorn is a Teaching Assistant at Mississippi State University where he is pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in computer security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Building Computational Thinking Skills Using Robots With First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThis research paper describes the transition of content in a first year experience (FYE) course
career talks in K-12classrooms. Although these programs are met with some anecdotal success, they do not globallyaddress the daily issues associated with traditional teaching methods in K-12 classrooms.Enrolment issues may be better addressed by engineering academics if their efforts were directedtoward providing research support in the evaluation of educational tools that may support highschool teachers in delivering content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional needsand to the diverse learning needs of the students. Teachers would then be better prepared toindependently deliver content in a manner that appeals to their daily instructional styles and tothe diverse learning needs of the students.Students in today’s K-12 space are
participants indicate that the mentoringexperience was of value to the student participants and was able to enhance their learningexperience. Further development will include extending the mentoring experience andbuilding upon the existing curriculum in an effort to effect change in student behavior. Introduction In the 21st Century, formal learning environments continue to struggle tointroduce underrepresented students to STEM content and career choices (Denson,Austin, Hailey, 2012). This issue is exacerbated when considering the combination ofunderrepresented student groups who live in rural parts of the country where access toinstitutions of higher learning and other resources is limited. Turning to
assessment practices in their curriculum through an online surveygiven to the same cohort of students in third year and fourth year undergraduate engineering.Keywords: Assessment practices, Design based learning, Students’ perceptions.IntroductionAssessment in higher education is a process of evaluating students curricular performancebased on learning outcomes using limited context of standardized rubrics. In this 21st century,students need to acquire career focused knowledge and skills expected by the industry. Tomeet those industry requirements and societal needs as a graduate, student’s level ofachievements have to be assessed appropriately. Academia has to develop changing qualityof assessment methods, which will fulfil the demand of new
learningoutcomes designed to prepare students for their academic and professional careers 2,3. Thesesame requirements also identify specific engineering problem solving abilities involving theapplication of disciplinary knowledge to analyze systems being designed. Research on howstudents approach a design illustrate many challenges they demonstrate when engaging in designactivities. For example, failing to identify the major requirements, define user needs, identifyingappropriate measures of success, failure to identify to pursue alternatives 4,5. Also, as studentstransition from high school to college they are unaware of the increase in complexity ofproblems they will solve and their need to work interdependently with others to meet thosecomplex
clear image of what a career in engineering is about. On otherhand, some effective (short-term) methods that can be used for attracting and retaining femaleand minorities in engineering include having minority and female faculty members to visit highschools to give presentations and motivate students to go into the engineering fields, offersummer opportunities for high schools students to work with faculty, and to implementrecruitment policies that identify minorities to be accepted into the engineering programs, etc.In the next sections we describe the particular efforts that have been implemented for attractingand retaining female and minority students and the description of the activities.Problem IdentificationWe investigated the race and
Paper ID #16799The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom: Panel ProposalMr. Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis Brad Henderson is a faculty in writing for the University Writing Program (UWP) at University of Cali- fornia, Davis. Henderson holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Professional Writing (MPW) from University of Southern California. Currently focusing his career on engineering communication and professionalism, he has worked as a design engineer and technical education specialist for Parker-Hannifin Aerospace and
Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 151M Link Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1240; Phone: 1-315-443-3401; Fax: 1-315-443-1243; Email: omsalem@syr.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016“Construction Regulations and Organizational Management” – A Case Study of a New Course Introduction to the Civil Engineering Curriculum at Syracuse UniversityABSTRACTThrough their careers, the Civil Engineering graduates may become project managers who willbe leading the engineering teams. For such purpose, they will need the outlooks, perspectives,and ways of thinking, knowing, and doing appropriate for professional practice
majors and career fields. The factors that havebeen studied fall into three broad categories: individual attributes(17-20), environmentalconditions(7,21-28), and learning pedagogy(19,23,25,29-31). The academic and career experience forwomen in STEM has been characterized by isolation, a lack of mentors, and a shortage of rolemodels(26). Faculty and peer interactions have substantial influence on the satisfaction andretention of students(2,3,32). Specific faculty influences include the frequency of interaction withfaculty, the quality of teaching by faculty and TAs, and the availability of female faculty and TArole models. Peer interactions affect the classroom climate and influence women’s confidenceand sense of belonging(29). Peer interactions
content they are learning. These lessons build foundational skills at the middle school level for students that may pursue engineering careers such as electrical, mechanical, industrial, and computer engineering. Summary of Electricity Modules Design Challenge – Students work in teams to design a working illumination system out of common materials (6th Grade) and circuitry components during a blackout caused by cyber attackers. Explore Research Topics/Projects – cyber attacks, atoms, electrons, neutrons, protons, conductors, insulators, batteries, electrochemical energy, cathode, anode, build homemade batteries, voltage, multimeters, circuits, series
them on being admitted to BME. ● Let the mentees know they can ask to meet with you or ask questions anytime. Let them know that you will initiate at least 4 meetings. ● Let the mentees know you are a resource for scheduling, learning about design, navigating the COE, career/advanced education opportunities in BME etc. In your meetings this semester, it would be valuable to discuss the following: ● Ask them why they chose BME and if their plans have changed to another discipline. ● Ask about their first few weeks here on campus (so we can gather info about the "Freshman" experience). ● Tell them about your research/design project/extracurricular activities. ● Ask
decided to change career gears from the industry to academia. Therefore, he pursued a Master of Science in Architecture degree focusing on design and energy conservation at the University of Arizona. Mohamed now is a second year Ph.D. student at Arizona State University. When not playing soccer, he spends his free time talking and reading about the sport.Prof. Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University Kristen Parrish is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environ- ment at Arizona State University (ASU). Kristen’s work focuses on integrating energy efficiency measures into building design, construction, and operations processes. Specifically, she is interested in novel design
directly from high school to mature, part-time commuterlearners with careers. This paper presents the approaches taken to develop this course fromexisting learning objectives for delivery in two very different settings, to diverse learners inmechanical engineering technology. Learning outcomes resulting from lecture and laboratoryinnovations are considered.IntroductionFrom the inception of baccalaureate engineering technology programs, faculty have struggled tofind the right balance between technical, professional, and general education in their four-yearcurricula.1 Implementation of legislated limits on credit hour requirements beginning in the1990s adds a further curricular constraint.2,3. Effective in 2013 in Indiana, baccalaureate degreecredit
Paper ID #16387Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engi-neering EducationDr. Julie P. Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science
economic development, this is unacceptable. It istherefore the responsibility of engineering educators to find a better way to shape the future of theengineering profession. This paper outlines the early efforts at integrating the topics of ethics,social justice, and social responsibility more directly into the engineering curriculum. This isapproached from the perspectives of pedagogy, curriculum development, and service learningopportunities. It is within this context that the authors hope to influence students’ awareness ofand connection to social and environmental issues as well as the ethical frameworks they developand carry with them into their professional careers. This paper centers around the creation anddelivery of a new introductory
in the educational sector in both live and online environments as an adjunct instruc- tor in computer technology for Greenville Technical College and as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Kris earned a B.S. in Management from Clemson University, a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Business Education from the University of South Carolina, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology and online learning from the University of Florida. Her research interests include implementation of digital learning solutions in technical and vocational education, development of career pathways utilizing stackable certificates, educator professional develop- ment in communities of
side of the vehicle (right). Figure 1: Innovative design – Iraq 2010Experiences such as these provide the problem-solving basis for pursuing and excelling at highlytechnical degrees. This innovative problem-solving fits nicely into Mumford’s[9] model ofLeader Characteristics on Leader Performance (Figure 2). Mumford’s model provides the linkbetween one’s environmental influences, career experiences, and personal and socialcharacteristics in determining their problem-solving ability and performance. Figure 2: Mumford, et. al.’s Influence of Characteristics on Performance[9]Applying this model to the veteran, we assert that the complex military environment as well asthe sometimes near-life-and-death
Paper ID #17553What Underrepresented Minority Engineering Majors Learn from Co-Ops& InternshipsDr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is a professor of higher education and director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University. Author of 10 books, more than 50 book chapters, and over 100 journal articles and scientific abstracts, Strayhorn is a former NSF CAREER grant recipient, reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Education, and one of the nation’s leading diversity scholars.Dr. Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise Dr
first-quarter seminars, which all incoming CS/M Scholars are re-quired to take, and a first course in computer programming taken togetherby most CS/M Scholars in their second quarter, a entire cohort is not likelyto take a class together again. To preserve connections among the cohort,we arrange a get-together each month of the academic year. These eventsrange from purely social gatherings to panel discussions with a career focus.We list some examples of our monthly get-togethers below. • A welcoming potluck exclusively for CS/M Scholars. This is where the continuing CS/M Scholars meet the new cohort. To encourage partic- ipation of the first year students, it is the faculty, staff and continuing scholars who volunteer to make
theemployers and clients, the Professional Engineers shall act in professional manners as faithfulagents or trustees for each employer or client. However, in this practice, the engineers areexpected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty, integrity, fairness and impartiality inprotecting the public health and safety in delivering professional services. To that end, engineersmust perform their professional duties in compliance with the highest principles of ethicalconduct. The Civil Engineering graduates, through their careers, will be involved in working inteams or managing projects where decision making will often be an inevitable part of theirresponsibilities. Therefore, there is an emerging need within the engineering education curriculaacross