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
including more voices fromAfrican American students in engineering at PWIs as we expand beyond this pilot study. Also,these findings are not necessarily limited to Black and African American students at PWIs;future studies could expand on our findings to explore other minoritized populations atinstitutions that were not designed with them in mind. A second limitation of this study is the fact that the results are preliminary and call forfurther study that aims to explore the cultures cultivated in different engineering programs atPWIs and how African American students navigate them. We plan to collect and analyze furtherdata to identify how students use their navigational capital to achieve this aim. Finally, this study looks at the
. According to the U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics (2017), that nationalaverage of STEM related occupations was $87,500 which is nearly double the average nationalwage of non-STEM occupations. The national commitment to promoting STEM excellence isevidenced by the State-Federal STEM Education Summit that was hosted last summer. The STEMEducation Summit convened a wide range of STEM leaders from all 50 states, five territories, andseveral tribes. The goal of the summit was to outline and develop a national STEM education planthat “will to help inform the development of the upcoming Federal 5-Year STEM EducationStrategic Plan” (p.3). To help support the initiative to enhance STEM education, the prioritizationof improving STEM education U.S. Department of
Hammarby Sjöstadsverk 2015 wastewater treatment Royal Institute of Technology Ocean farming research 2015, 2017 (KTH) research presentations Fossil-free bus fleets Automation in manufacturing Forest products engineering Biofuels and bioplastics Sustainable urban planning Urban Food Production Rosendal’s Garden 2017, 2019 Integrated forestry and wood and Iggesund paperboard/Holmen Group 2017, 2019 paper production Large scale extractive processes Kiruna Iron Ore Mine 2019 Climate change impacts on
’ Interest in Transportation EngineeringAbstractThe National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) was a week-long summer residentialprogram supported by the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department ofTransportation, and a college of engineering in a large university. The program engagedparticipants in transportation engineering topics with opportunities to interact with engineerswho plan and maintain transportation systems. 125 students entering grades 10-12 spent oneweek living at the university campus. Students participated in tours of transportation-related sitesnot normally accessible to the public including traffic management centers, airports, and activeconstruction sites. Students also engaged with faculty and toured campus
summer camp time can be in the middle of summer and may disruptthe summer schedule for the whole family. In addition, in the summer, faculty and high-school teachers have their own summer agenda. All of this needs to be discussed andprepared to find the best time for summer camp.ScheduleThe schedule of the summer camp should be planned carefully, especially in the case ofvirtual education. The aim is to keep the student focused on his activities, to make thepresentation clear and complete enough to make it clear and adaptable for all students.Type of studentsOur goal in this summer camp is to focus on minorities and women, as well as low-incomefamilies. At the moment, we are focusing on high school. The involvement of middle schoolstudents was
and the extent to which they view themselves as a “STEM person”. Slightly modified version of the Chemistry Motivation Questionnaire (Glynn & Koballa, 2005), which includes 30 items that measure the following six student factors: Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Self-Efficacy, Self-Determination, Goal-Orientation, Anxiety-Related Motivation. The Sense of Belongingness scale [8], which is part of the National Survey of Student Engagement, used by Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA and the Center for Post-Secondary Research and Planning at Indiana University. This instrument operationalizes "belongingness" in a number of different contexts, including
6 learningoutcomes and good gains in 8 learning outcomes (see Table 1).Unsurprisingly, student learning during the pandemic was measurably lower than pre-pandemic.Five learning outcomes were significantly lower for the students enrolled in 2020 than for thoseenrolled in 2019: how ideas from this class relate to other classes; drawing appropriate FBDs forgiven systems; interest in taking or planning to take additional engineering classes; confidencethat you can do statics work; and comfort level in working with complex ideas (see Table 2).To further assess the extent to which these significant differences can be attributed to differencesbetween the two courses, we modeled each learning outcome. The timing of when students wereenrolled in the
than a personalpassion for social justice. Although that is a commendable starting point, we also need to gainsolid grounding in literature related to critical race theory, developing White racial literacy, socialjustice in engineering education, liberative pedagogy, and culturally-responsive teaching andmentoring. While we have developed a basic foundation in these theories and frameworks, we willcomplete a more extensive literature review starting in summer 2021, which will guide our futurework. In parallel to a literature review, we will run four focus groups with students who completedthe social justice modules in both design classes to gain an understanding of their identities andinterests. We plan to refine our modules and implement them
College of Engineering as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator where she plans and organizes outreach activities and camps for students in the Fargo-Moorhead area.Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University Stanley Ng received his BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California Irvine and MS in Biomedical Diagnostics from Arizona State University. He serves as faculty and director of engineering programs at Biola University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering and STEM Education at North Dakota State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Innovation-Based Learning: A New Way to Educate InnovationAbstract – As seen in recent
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-binary options). Based on the initialscreening survey, 81 participants identified as White or Caucasian; 21 participants reportedidentities from countries located in Asia; 10 participants chose not to answer. The remainingparticipants identified racial or ethnic affiliations typically considered underrepresented inengineering, including Latinx, Hispanic, African-American, and Black, as well as regional (e.g.Middle Eastern) or nation-specific identities.Data CollectionAll participants completed an initial screening survey that captured demographic data (name,gender, self-described race/ethnicity), background (previous internships, current capstoneproject), and employment plans (industry sector, company size). Subsequent data collectionincluded
learningoutcomes (milestones accomplished such as publications, proposals, defenses); career plans(academic, entrepreneurial); additional educational constructs as determined by the pedagogicalexpert. Overall program learning is assessed via a rubric developed to assess the 5 DimensionsScale, Figure 5 [10] from the project leadership team, Scalability Committee, External AdvisoryBoard, and the Student Advisory Board. The evaluation logic model, presented below in Table 1,outlines the project goals, actions, key measures, and leading and lagging outcomes.While the ultimate goal of the project is to increase the number of innovations andentrepreneurialism of doctoral graduates, along with the proportion of degrees earned fromtargeted student groups, it is
during homework applications. This 7-minute time constraintwas decided upon originally to align with the desires of GenZ students for short bursts ofviewing, but also fit well into the 12-minute restriction which is required under softwarelicensing terms. It was discovered early in our pilot that a strict adherence to the 7-minutelimitation was too restrictive for many of the planned videos and would require the instructor toeither reduce the included material or to artificially separate the footage into two videos. Neitherof these points were considered sufficient to maintain the original, relatively arbitrary 7-minuteframework and we modified the concept to allow for single-topic review videos which weresimply as short as possible to cover the
leadership positions, wantingfunding to develop a new initiative, and/or simply seeking to earn recognition at graduation withuniversity approved honor cords. Peer mentors are also required to participate in two full-dayleadership workshops offered each spring. After being an active mentor for two years or more,most move up to “leader” status within the organization hierarchy. Leaders are given much moreresponsibility, such as assisting with the planning of the leadership workshops and presenting atconferences. These leaders play an integral role in developing the new mentors who join theorganization, mentoring the mentors themselves. A few methods to analyze the effectiveness of the peer mentor program at LSU havebeen undertaken recently [12
activity.” (Kerri, Ethnographic Eyes Chapter 2 reflection) “Knowing a students’ community can help you plan and deliver instruction because you will know more about a students’ background knowledge and what experiences they may or may not have had. It is also important to teach from the students' culture/view so they are able to apply what they learn in school, to what they learn at home (like how a student can connect the water sensor activity with farming/ranching at home).” (Jennifer, Ethnographic Eyes Chapter 2 reflection) “It is so important for me to understand different learning needs and to be able to provide instruction that will allow students to show me what they know in a way paper pencil
including gentrification and food deserts; the impact of policies and regulations on the built environment; understanding the impact of institutional elements on projects; and modeling of public perceptions. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #34350Liam Verses, University of Texas at Austin Liam Verses is pursuing a BS in Environmental Engineering and a BA in Plan II Honors at The Uni- versity of Texas at Austin. His current research focuses on macroethics in undergraduate engineering programs. His other academic interests include water and
difficultto navigate through the app and complained about designs and other minor issues. Ultimately, theproject was temporarily halted and a new application is currently being designed and developedwith the same objectives. It will only have a different framework and personnel on theproject.The new path for the project includes switching to React Native for cross-platform mobiledevelopment and a goal to create a functional product for evaluation for final exam review.Thischange also follows best practices in app development as described by Wardynski1 and wouldserve all students with a mobile phone 1 . Future plans would include creating a Professorfunctionality that helps the professor see the efforts made by the students and assign grades basedon
need to provide support, yet allow forfrustration, contrasts with what is often experienced during school when a teacher helps studentsfind and then rewards a correct answer. In WGG, making multiple attempts and engaging in aredesign was rewarded. The figure in Appendix A presents an example of the design challengeand assessment criteria used by youth to evaluate their design. Youth are encouraged to use theassessment criteria as they planned for their redesign.Learning Facilitators stressed that they found a connection between youth engagement and easeof use. Youth did not mind and often enjoyed complex design challenges. However, they wantedtheir learning about the challenge, using the technology and answering any questions, to beeasily done
other person who even if you are born in the US. I have met studentshere who have come here for summer programs, who have gotten their passports just becausethey were coming for the summer program. They experience afterwards is just unbelievable. It’slike someone has opened up a new world for them. So for me, the first thing everybody needs todo, and I plan to do it even for my children, is to internationalize their education.Table 1: Summary of the topics and questions discussed in each round table. Questions asked of the Panelists Sample of questions generated/discussed Roundtable One – The Uneasy Relationship Between Politics and Science Is there an uneasy relationship between When was the last time in history
bridge forMariabella to connect to engineering. In contrast, Mariabella discussed the value of working inthe more open design context, where the group took up her idea as a meaningful experience. Mariabella’s experiences offer insight into what it might take to engage more youth frommarginalized backgrounds in engineering. Designing and developing ways for youths’knowledge and experiences to not only be elicited, but also have an impact is one direction thatmay support more youth connecting with engineering. Borrowing from science education: …lesson planning for agency requires teachers not only to allow space for students to exercise control over their own commitments to knowledge, but also to imagine students as
top heavy and would ruin the integrity when the motors and blocks would move. Therefore, re- engineering these blocks to what would have been a great help in the process. Overall this project was helpful in learning new processes, thinking outside of the box, and problem solving. I had a great experience completing this project and have future plans to make the modular pieces self-configuring with sensors and other new technology. • Team Member #2: This project was very helpful for learning how industrial robots work. At the beginning, I spent time doing research about industrial robots which were SCARA, articulated, spherical, cylindrical, Cartesian, and parallel robot type. Each robot