the traditional faculty advising role. These staffmembers provide guidance on study plans, pre-requisites, and other logistical degreerequirements to help facilitate graduation, but often do not develop deep human relationshipswith students the way a faculty-advisor relationship can develop [18]. A recent study by Gauleand Piacentini [19] found that female Ph.D. students in chemistry paired with female advisorswere both more productive and more likely to become faculty themselves. This seems to be aninteresting strategy to combat the under-representation of women in science and engineering andbreak the cycle of attrition of female students. The researcher has plans to pilot the genderpairing of advisors for the Fall 2023 cohort of
. Students in the program take three courses before the beginning of their secondyear. One of these three courses is the Professional Planning with Spatial Visualization coursewhich implements the Sorby’s Developing Spatial Thinking curriculum. This paper addresses thequestion: What are the effects of the spatial thinking curriculum on the spatial abilities of low-income sophomore summer scholars?Students take the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R) and theRevised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test (RMPFBT) as a pre- and post-assessment for thisprogram. The PSVT:R is traditionally administered as a pre/post assessment of spatialvisualization in engineering majors. In this work, it was chosen to assess knowledge
8- RightsThe tool is designed to provide examples and suggestions that can be used by instructors to addeach of the three pieces of each dimension to their classroom practice. Translating the ethicaldimensions to questions allows instructors to more easily think through the tool, since the timeinvolved in course planning is often a limiting factor to whether an instructor successfullyintegrates new ideas into their classroom practice.Using the toolIn the course of either creating or revising a course, an instructor can work through the eightdimensions, considering the questions and the examples provided to find ideas for their owncourses. Not every course will incorporate all eight dimensions. An initial goal of one or twochanges is a
the first research project, the participating ambassadors will employethnographic methodology to examine “weed-out” [25] culture in engineering education, with aparticular focus on how the structure and environment of barrier courses contribute to theoppression of marginalized engineering students. The ambassadors plan to leverage the JEDIAmbassador Program to initiate conversations with professors in which they share their findingsand advocate for students’ educational needs. The ambassadors involved in the second researchproject will conduct a series of in-depth interviews with LGBTQ+ engineering students tounderstand the extent to which they feel safe to be their authentic selves in engineering spacesand how their experiences in CEC have
attendance of each SI session was58%. Figure 1. SS students attending and SI session.Two peer mentors in their second year were selected to lead the SS students through the SIsessions. The peer-mentors were chosen from a group of students who completed a pilot versionof the SS Program the previous year. Weekly meetings between the peer mentors and theinstructors of the math and engineering courses were used to plan the following week’s SIsessions according to need. Common session types included: ● HW - Informal open-ended sessions where students met on one floor at the University Library designed for study groups. Peer mentors were in the room to answer questions and guide the SS students when needed, but did not actively lead content
pharmacy technician based on her looks alone. Theinteraction would have been different if the pharmacist was a different race, and even a differentgender. I would have most likely asked if they were the pharmacist and not the pharmacytechnician if the pharmacist had a different identity. After my comment, I immediatelyapologized for my assumption and explained that I didn’t know any of my coworkers yet andwasn’t sure who to talk to.”“In my engineering entrepreneurship class, we were tasked with creating a product or service andcreating a business plan that we would be pitching to actual leaders in businesses. This projectincluded financials, marketing, and prototyping. I found myself leaning towards the prototypingphase of this project as it had
more about the role of technology. Both the internet and wirelesscommunication have been enabling technologies, especially in funds transfers. Students alsorequested fewer restrictions on the choice of loans. This might be accomplished by removing therequirement that they complete the loan amount. That would enable them to invest in largerloans.Future PlansIn the future I plan to start this project earlier in the semester, so the students can get morefeedback on the repayment of their loans. It would also be helpful for the students to conductsome research on the borrower’s country, especially with regard to the economic conditionsaffecting potential borrowers. I also plan to include more connections to cash flow analysis.DiscussionThis
. Thetraining is online and provided by a well-recognized organization, EverFi. Training forundergraduate students is optional. For faculty and staff, the University has set in place arequired DEI Training Component for performance plans, which can include EverFi training,among other activities.The NC State College of Engineering desired to provide additional attention to the importance ofdiversity for engineers. Desiring to maximize effectiveness, in-person training was selected,despite the difficulty of enforcing a required in-person training for thousands of students. As afirst step, a diversity, equity, and inclusion module was designed for use during new studentorientation. This module consisted of a 45-minute session led by engineering DEI
-oriented curriculum model on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) as an important solution to theenergy problem, and training talents with relevant skills and qualities have become a key part oftheir overall energy strategy. Based on Taylor Principle and PDCA Cycle Theory (Plan, Do,Check, Act), this paper proposed a “Student-centered Inquiry” RES course model together withthree reference templates for the design, teaching, and evaluation processes of the course.In 2020, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) received a grant from the U.S. DOE under itsMinority, Education, Workforce, and Training (MEWT) program to implement a comprehensiveeducation and training program to strengthen STEM education and increase the pipeline ofqualified workers, especially
positive effect in solving puzzles in the pirate game.4 DiscussionWe have presented the design of two games that have found success in the classroom to helpunderstand university level linear algebra curriculum. The games were designed to work with anexisting inquiry oriented curriculum and demonstrated that games can be successfully integratedwith inquiry oriented pedagogy. In the next steps we plan to run a mixed-methods basedproficiency measuring study that looks at students of linear algebra from multiple demographics(novice/experienced; undergraduates/pre-service teachers) and collect data on decision choicesmade in both the bunny and pirate games. We are particularly interested in learning how thedecisions evolve with game repetition and if
, andOccupational Therapist multiple times throughout the project. The student Team incorporated theCustomer feedback into their subsequent design and fabrication planning. While the student Teammet formally with a faculty “Manager” for a formal Weekly Meeting, the overwhelming emphasiswas for the student Team to reach their own designs, experience their own failures and successes inearning their own know-how, resolve their own communications and scheduling conflicts, and torespond to customer critical comments of prototype product performance. The students rotated boththe Team leadership and the project planning on a weekly basis to give each member multipleopportunities for experiencing how a project is managed.The collaboration of the Engineering and
composite member, (2) elasto-plastic deformation of an axially loaded rod, (3) torsion of acomposite shaft, (4) torsion of a bar with a square cross section, (5) bending of a composite beam,and (6) bending of an elasto-plastic beam. The models of the listed problems are presented in thesame order they are planned to be used in the course. The studied problems were selected fromR.C. Hibbeler’s Mechanics of Materials text7, since this is the text used at Georgia SouthernUniversity to deliver the Mechanics of Materials course. It should further be stated that in thisproject the simulation files were developed in a manner that they can easily by modified to generatethe solution of variety of other problems. This greatly extends the utility of the
. The exosystemrequires her to be involved in one of the systems, and not involved in the other system, forexample, when a student joins a large organization where they interact in some of theorganization’s spaces but not in all of them. The macrosystem requires the student to speak aboutthe culture or overall system that affects her or how she plans to change the culture. Finally, thechronosystem would involve the student speaking about how their capitals have changed. In thatinstance, it would be common for capitals to appear in both the chronosystem along with anotherring. For example, if the student used their friend group to discover different majors, but thendescribed how she tapped into another friend group to decide on a minor that
surveys will be taken to understand how the faculty understand their positionality, what they have learned during their participation in the professional development experience, and how they plan to continue the work beyond the professional development experience. A few faculty will also take part in an interview where they will be asked in greater detail about their experiences in the professional development experience and their viewpoints on the teaching and learning experiences of MS in STEM. To answer the third question, the students of the participating faculty will be asked to complete their course evaluations which will include questions that inform the work of the grant to measure the extent to which their
Organization. (2020). Global progress report on water, sanitation and hygienein health care facilities: Fundamentals firs[5] Baquedano, F., Cheryl, C., Ajewole, K., & Beckman, J. (2020). International food securityassessment, 2020-30. Electronic Outlook Report from Economic Research Service| 2020 (GFA-31): v+ 74 pp 4 ref.[6] Debnath, K. B., & Mourshed, M. (2018). Challenges and gaps for energy planning models inthe developing-world context. Nature Energy, 3(3), 172-184.[7] Debnath, K. B., & Mourshed, M. (2018). Challenges and gaps for energy planning models inthe developing-world context. Nature Energy, 3(3), 172-184.[8] P. Polak, Out of poverty: What works when traditional approaches fail. Surry Hills,Australia: Read How You Want, 2010.[9
ranked values of the program, asreported by students, are learning from industry mentors, making friends in the program, as wellas learning from academic mentors (Fig. 5). During the intense three-week training, the firstbarrier students faced was to collaborate with a team of students with diverse backgrounds,interests, and grade years, both online and in-person. This requires students to quickly learn andmaster team capabilities, to take initiatives and be bold, be able to motivate and inspire others, aswell as to plan ahead and allocate resources and time smartly. The unique mentoring system withacademic, industry, and onsite mentors addressed the challenge commonly faced by PBLmentors, where the three mentors serve as the three pillars to
- Adj Server - Noun Autonomous - Adj Optical - Adj Concrete - Noun Intelligence - Noun Analog - Noun Biomechanics - Noun Pollution - Noun Window - Noun Order - Noun5. LimitationsWhile in this work we only used four different departments, we plan to expand our analysis toother departments from other colleges, where we might find even more prominent differences instudent enrollment based on gender. The outcomes of this study will inform and guide futureresearch that is needed within departments.Our filtering might have disproportionally affected the courses remaining in the BMEdepartments, which in general have fewer enrolled students. There are less courses in thatdepartment that
concepts are reintroduced or reframed from previous chemical engineering coursesfor the context of the material at hand. Further, this course serves as a cross-disciplinary electiveacross multiple programs, with previous enrollment having included students fromcivil/environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and integrative engineering.The Spring 2022 instance of Atmospheric Engineering and Science comprised of 3 seniors, 8juniors, 8 sophomores, and one first-year student. With the exception of two junior students,whom were environmentally-focused integrative engineering students, students in this instanceof the course majored in or planned on majoring in chemical engineering. Though first-yearstudents are broadly discouraged from taking
students’ feedback onthe corresponding ACCESS program activities. The evaluation of the impact of ACCESSactivities on students’ success is presented in Section 5, followed by the description of thelessons learned and future plans in Section 6. The concluding remarks are given in Section 7.2. Awarded ACCESS scholarships and contribution towards increasing the annual enrollment of students in the B.S. and AoE in CybersecurityTo be able to achieve the first objective, the ACCESS project team carried out a wide range ofrecruitment activities to reach high school students and current WVU students at differentacademic stages. To increase the diversity of the applicant pools and subsequently among therecipients of the ACCESS scholarship, the
STEM. Craftingmitigation plans aimed at student success should be research based and implemented to welcomeand benefit all students. Researchers have worked to identify predictors of STEM persistence,both before matriculation and after. A student’s level of academic success before matriculation isa strong predictor of STEM persistence. These predictors include standardized test scores andtaking calculus in high school [9], [10].Research has found that, after matriculation, a student’s likelihood to complete an undergraduatedegree was linked to a student’s level of academic and social integration. Tinto [11] definesacademic integration by a student's academic performance and their perception of their ownacademic experience. Therefore, it
-down>10) Taking into account students’ skills, abilities, and interests in helping them <6-option <6-option choose courses. drop-down> drop-down>11) Knowing the student as an individual. <6-option <6-option drop-down> drop-down>12) Encouraging students to assume responsibility for their education by <6-option <6-option helping them develop planning, problem-solving, and decision-making drop-down> drop-down> skills.Part 2: Please read the following 18
tasks. It “involves solving problems,designing systems, and understanding human behavior” [3], all part of daily routine like trying tofigure out how to dress up or what to do when the water pipe in the bathroom breaks. Theseexamples involve identifying the problem and thinking of the best possible solution, breaking theoriginal problem into smaller tasks, reformulating the problem in a way it reminds us ofsomething we are familiar with, planning, learning, and developing an action plan in the presenceof uncertainty [3].Wing [4] comments that one of the most important aspects of CT is the concept of abstraction todefine patterns previously identified, generalize, and do a parametrization. The capacity toabstract is precisely what will allow
. This study showed apotential for black women to effectively identify with CS. One reason could be due to the natureof CS and the variety of spaces it provides to accommodate one’s interest. Moreover,establishing settings in CS that foster the equity and inclusion of black women may be vital toimprove representation. Aforementioned, support systems and mentorship opportunities couldassist in this effort, which could promote increased representation of black women inadministrative, managerial, and related positions of leadership in CS that could further motivateyounger black women to aspire to pursue careers in this field.To expand upon this study, it is the plan to explore specific problems and hurdles that racial,institutional, educational
ability to gain the perspective of thetarget audience. By gathering feedback from a broader range of participants, event organizerscan gain more accurate insights into visitor experiences and perceptions, which can inform futureevent planning and development that aligns with the target audience perspective. Thepreliminary results of the meme analysis show that meme creation has great potential as a way toexplore participants thinking, particularly for demographic groups that have a history of non-participation (teenagers and historically marginalized populations).Figure 2: Examples of memes created.In summary, the visual method used in this case study is the creation of memes by participants asa form of data collection and evaluation. The
collectively to gain ameaningful understanding of sociocultural phenomena reflected in their autobiographical data”[32, p. 23-4]. In our case, the autobiographical materials are our past experiences as women inengineering as well as the panel discussion transcript. The sociocultural phenomena we arestudying is the panel topic, the role of women in building diversity, equity, and inclusion inengineering.We plan to follow the iterative process outlined by Chang et al. [32] for conducting acollaborative autoethnography: data collection through both individual writing and reflection andgroup sharing (i.e., our panel discussion and subsequent meetings); and individual data review,coding, group meaning-making and theme search. Specifically, we plan to
Engineering department. Coordinator of final year projects in the department and an enthusiast of Innovation.Dr. Justin J. Henriques Justin Henriques is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Univer- sity. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in systems engineering, a masters in urban and environmental planning (M.U.E.P.), a B.S. in applied science, and a B.A. in pJoseph Towles, Swarthmore College Joseph Towles is a Lecturer jointly appointed in the Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering De- partments at Stanford University. Joe completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Joe also completed a research post-doctoral fellowship in the Sensory Motor Performance Program at the
from Sharif University of Technology, and a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Tabriz University. Her research interests focus on mental health and wellness in engineering, retention of engi- neering students from underrepresented groups, engineering student interactions with peers and faculty, and system thinking and system analysis. Dr. Gholizadeh has also work experience as an educational data analyst and strategic planning project manager.Prof. Ed P Gatzke, University of South Carolina Ed Gatzke is currently the Faculty Principal for the Green Quad Living and Learning Center at the Uni- versity of South Carolina. For eight years he served as the faculty advisor for the USC Engineering and Computing Living and
examinedfour cohorts of students for three semesters: (a) fall 2018 sophomore students, (b) fall 2019sophomore students, (c) fall 2018 junior students, and (d) fall 2019 junior students. Thesophomore and junior students’ persistence was tracked over a period of three semesters— thusthe pre-COVID-19 cohorts (i.e., fall 2018 cohorts) did not have their education disrupted overthis time frame (fall 2018 to fall 2019) by COVID-19 while the COVID-19 cohorts (i.e., fall2019 cohorts) did have their education disrupted in spring 2020. Next, due to our large sample,we were able to break down and examine student persistence rate by student demographic groups(i.e., gender, financial need, first generation status, and race/ethnicity).Plan of Analysis We
Paper ID #36943Teamwork Perception in Engineering Programs through the Lens of Genderand RaceDr. Raheleh Miralami, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an assistant professor in the Building Construction Science program at Mississippi State University. His professional responsibilities include project planning and management as well as architectural design practice in private and public construction and engineering firms. He has taught in architecture and construction programs since 2006. Dr. Rokooei’s primary research interests include simulation and serious games
after working atDr. Jin Ho Jo Dr. Jin Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renew- able Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmen- tal justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce the negative