Student C. The findings suggested the community-basedparticipatory research project positively influenced the ECE students’ motivation inprofessional development, skill levels of problem solving, and interpersonalcommunication.Lessons LearnedThe engineering students identified some of the problems faced by children with ASDwho attended a special education school, worked out solutions to implement change,and reflected on the process. The service learning project improved the quality ofprofessional development for several reasons. First, action engagement improved thestudents’ domain knowledge of local work practice through personal involvement.Additionally, personal involvement by the students enhanced their emotionalunderstanding of some
degree from a program that isnationally accredited provides the students confidence in the quality of education they receive[5]. Accreditation status provides the opportunity to students to transfer their credits to otheraccredited programs or institutions, if needed and also signals the potential employers that astudent’s degree met the widely accepted standards relevant to his/her program [6]. For a highereducational institution and its programs, accreditation provides the opportunity for self-definitionand self-reflection, and opens the door for continuous improvement effort [7, 8].Savannah State University (SSU) is a SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)accredited higher educational institution. Southern Association of Colleges
educative assessment (8, 27) .This would include decisions on how to provideinformation on students’ strengths and their mastery of course material, as well asguidance on how to proceed with learning activities to insure compliance withdefined goals and how to improve students’ performance and their grasp of newmaterial. Students will eventually need reliable feedback on their performance thatallows them to move forward as learners and deepens their understanding of thesubject matter. This feedback could come from the instructor, their classmates, theirown self-reflection, or a combination of the three. (27, 28)Another important factor in the optimization process is to integrate the differentcourse components (learning goals, teaching/learning
, specifics of implementation in differentenvironments, and reflections on gender effects. In general, teachers perceive the InVentureChallenge as an engaging way of broadening participation in engineering, expanding thestudents’ experiences outside of the classroom, fostering teamwork and collaboration, andbuilding a partnership with Georgia Tech.Introduction and Guiding QuestionsMany studies have demonstrated the need for greater participation and increased diversity inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to sustain economic growth andmeet global challenges1. One important element in the STEM enterprise is the process of creativeinnovation—of reimagining problems and solutions in new and different ways and designing andproducing
opportunities for both revelation and reflection. Here we consider therole of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) within ABET, both in thepresent and historically, and examine how we came to inhabit our particular governancepractices within our present organizational structure. Governance refers to the decision-makingprocesses and procedures of an organization, formal and informal, official and unofficial. We areinterested in how power is mediated among stakeholders in these processes, who is given voice,and what is revealed about the values and self-understanding of the profession throughout.We employ organizational theory and historical analysis to trace the changes in governancestructures in ABET and in the wider engineering
was quite the opposite. Before 1998, SPIES had to a largedegree conformed to these negative stereotypes, even though no preferential entry programexisted, which ensured that their reputation among the broader campus community involvedconsuming copious quantities of alcohol and academic achievement that reflected barely passinggrades. There was an attitude that anything better than a C grade reflected poor judgment in thattoo much effort had been given to that particular subject, instead of the wider experience that theuniversity offered. After 1998, however, once the 5R Program leader engaged in extensive rolemodeling (including playing sevens rugby, paddling outrigger canoes, leading the war dance,running tutorials, and much more), he
is … about how their students are now looking at engineering and science… some of it is reflection …This method of evaluation can serve as a sort of post-test of how the teacher’s research experienceimpacted his/her teaching and the students’ engagement in the material. This is not to say REUsand RETs are models for how Broader Impacts could be measured as they also come with flaws.That is, Principal Investigators need multiple forms of evidence to suggest that REUs lead tostudents enrolling in graduate studies. Additionally, assessing the impact an RET and/or REU hadon its participants would require the Principal Investigator to embed this as a research question inthe overall project scope.Panel of Reviewers’ Knowledge of Broader
respondents, butmany of NACE’s employer members are involved in college recruiting.The hiring practices of the federal government also reflect perceived differences in work rolesbetween engineering technologists and engineers. The federal Office of Personnel Management(OPM) places ET under the same broad category, “All Professional Engineering Positions,” thatincludes those with 4-year engineering degrees (OPM, 2012). Technically, this means that somewith 4-year ET degrees from institutions accredited by ABET can be hired by the federalgovernment, but the OPM rules restrict hiring to entry-level jobs (GS-5, pay range $27k-$36k;those with “superior academic performance” may enter at GS-7).Some within the ET field believe that this OPM provision
) determine whether and how the militaryinfluences student veterans’ decisions to major in engineering. Our work provides insightsinto the timing of the decision as well as the extent to which military training and experiencesprovide a direct, or indirect, pathway into engineering.We highlight student experiences to advance knowledge about SVEs’ educational pathways onseveral fronts. Methodologically, our in-depth analysis allows us to capture the nuanced natureof SVE narratives that often remains hidden when using other approaches to studyingengineering education. Theoretically, we draw from Cognitive Information Processing theory tomore accurately reflect SVE decision making about majoring in engineering. Practically, theresults can inform military
Mechanical 5.12 Trevor M MPU Civil 5.52 Tucker M LPU Civil 5.48 Wynne F LPU Architectural 5.88In these semi-structured interview, students were asked questions about their college courses,significant events, thoughts on social responsibility, and how these are related to their views oftheir future profession as engineers. These questions had the general goal of eliciting thestudents’ reflections on their time in college overall and their intentions for a future in theengineering profession. One question in particular, Question 4, that was located somewhat
/InstrumentationAs part of project work, members of the leadership team selected two discipline related topics,Voltage Division and Thevenin’s Theorem, as circuit content found in at least one, if notmultiple courses, within each of the 13 collaborating institutions. The students consisted ofundergraduates enrolled in engineering courses; the unique audience represents students enrolledin HBCU colleges. The content or setting of use reflected “Introduction to ElectricalEngineering” (second semester freshmen level course), and other early electrical engineeringcourses. The selection of the two topics was made using the following process. A series ofquestions used in introductory level ECE courses was presented to representatives from all 13institutions at
clear: students need access to information and encouragement to pursue thatinformation if they are to successfully detect and resolve discrepancies through adaptation anddecision-making.Points of ImprovementGame Assessment. We found that the weekly reports were helpful in familiarizing the gamemasters with teams’ decision-making processes, and would like to continue this form of serialassessment. However, the prompts for these weekly reports should be more specific, and shouldalign with the learning frameworks identified in our analysis. We propose that in each weeklyreport, teams should be asked to reflect on the following: (1) What discrepancies exist betweenexpected and actual results of the previous week, (2) what strategies led to the
can reflect both professionally and personally; and thus can often offer experiential wisdom regarding the navigation of these two areas of life. This provision is optional and subject to the mutual interests of both faculty. 3. Miscellaneous other “lessons learned”: Additional insights may also be conveyed that would help the URM scholars achieve a fulfilling career in the engineering professoriate given more recent nuances (e.g., recently increased attention upon innovation and technology transfer in engineering academia, one of the enlisted emeriti faculty has notable expertise in “forecasting innovation pathways” for emerging technologies).In addition to periodic telecommunications, there is again a provision for the
larger variety of sources. The most typical data collection tool usedwas interviews in multiple forms—including semi-structured, one on one, and focus groups.Similarly, open-ended surveys were also used as a form of collecting qualitative participantresponses. Some unique forms of data sources were online blogs (Jafer, 2015), online forumposts and emails (Blaser, Steele, & Burgstahler, 2015), student artifacts (Gray et al., 2016), panelproceedings (Genalo et al., 2015), and reflective journals (Brewer et al., 2015). Through theseexamples, we see that in order to contribute to these divisions and the conversation on diversitywe can look beyond the conventional methods of obtaining information and incorporate noveldata sources. 4.7
data of first year students in college of identified community needs and (b) reflect on the serviceengineering. Considering the result of the study, the activity in such a way as to gain further understanding ofprinciple goal of this program is to increase the retention course content, a broader application of the discipline and anstatistics for engineering students. Each of these fellows enhanced sense of civic responsibility” [1]. Consideringhas been assigned to one engineering department. Using society’s needs, students are led in solving real-worldthe help of this graduate fellow in the Civil and engineering problems using the concepts of their engineeringEnvironmental Engineering
context of the student’s temperaments as determined by the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.Results are presented discussing the impact of team composition on both team and peer ratings.Literature ReviewEngineering curricula have been historically very technically focused, with larger classes focusedon a specific engineering topic1. This style of instruction does not accurately reflect anengineer’s job requirements, which often include multi-disciplinary problem-solving andworking in groups. Under recent ABET guidance, there has been an increased push for project-based learning that integrates complex, group problem-solving to better align with employer’sneeds2. There is a large body of research related to how to best select individuals for
have easy access to technology or the time to spend preparing forclass due to other obligations such as work.AcknowledgementThis research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, ornot-for-profit sectors. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed inthis paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the university.ReferencesBishop, J.L. and Verlager, M.A. (2013) “The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research” Proc. of 120nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE, Washington, D.C.Bishop, J.L., and Verlager, M.A. (2013) “Testing the Flipped Classroom with Model-Elicting Activities and Video Lectures in a Mid-Level Undergraduate Course
ScienceFoundation (2017) reflect college attendance at approximately the same rates for persons withand without disabilities, there are discrepancies in degree attainment between the two groups.Roughly 33% of people without disabilities hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to only14% for their counterparts with disabilities (Erickson et al, 2016). That report further shows theemployment rate for people with disabilities (35.2%) is less than half that of people withoutdisabilities (78.3%) (Erickson et al, 2016). Though the employment gap is smaller amongscientists and engineers (nearly 85% and 65% employment rates for people with and withoutdisabilities, respectively), there are still notable differences between the two groups. Thisindicates that
Department Head who sees this as the top priority.The traditional approach to measuring diversity in engineering involves counting racial andethnic minorities and women, while measuring gains in representation as reflected by thenumbers. We believe that this traditional approach needs to consider other important aspects ofdiversity, in addition to the traditional approaches, to maximize the inclusiveness within thefield. Decades of educational policy and practice have under-considered the existence of groupssuch as LGBTQ, poor, and disabled, thereby perpetuating exclusionary social patterns (Riley etal., 2014). Our multi-pronged approach to increasing diversity and inclusion begins withexpanding the fundamental definition of diversity to include
college levelduring the 2014-15 academic year. The number of student-hours of instruction delivered at thefour-year level was double that delivered by community colleges and may reflect a greater abilityto apply the technology or the need for greater depth of instruction at the four-year level.The gender data shows that females are a distinct minority in microcontroller classes and that theclass is composed mainly of students of Caucasian ancestry. Students of Hispanic andAsian/Pacific Islander ancestry make up a higher percentage at the four-year level than in two-year community college microcontroller classes.Interest in professional development workshops similar to those offered through the projectseems to remain high. Registrations are
used whenappropriate.In conclusion, whilst the first cycle of the Changing Futures Project has been immenselysuccessful, it is extremely resource intensive and would not have happened had the twoacademics responsible not had a personal desire to support students. No additional funding ortime was allocated to run the project which continues to be administered on a mixture of good-will and unpaid overtime! Despite this, the primary outcome of seeing the fortunes of some ofthe weakest students being turned around has been exceptionally rewarding. In reflecting uponthe project, ten key recommendations for institutions, colleagues and students are made:Recommendations for Institutions: 1. Financial Resources: Should be ring-fenced to provide a
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’ current major,mathematics progression, and overall academic progress during future terms. Additionalinterviews and follow-up with the participants will also be explored.AcknowledgementsThis paper is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1430398. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.BibliographyAlvarado, C., & Dodds, Z. (2010). Women in CS: An Evaluation of Three Promising Practices. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Milwaukee, WI.Charney, J., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Sofer, W., Neigeborn, L., Colleta, S., & Nemeroff, M. (2007
average 98.4%. It also can be seen from Table 2 that offsetsbetween different Shimmers are not a constant which reflects the intended random time delay atstarting the sensors.Strategies for Student Success and Project AssessmentThere were five research groups in the internship program, each consisting of one full-timestudent intern and three part-time student interns that were supervised by one SFSU graduatestudent and mentored by an engineering faculty. For this Civil Engineering group, severalsupplemental strategies were implemented to help students succeed in the program in addition tothose offered by the program. First, group orientation meeting was held in the first day of theinternship program to discuss the research direction and expected
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literature survey. A paragraph using a student’s own writing,instead of “copy and paste” from a textbook, would reflect the understanding. An extension ofthe assessment rubrics listed in Table 1 would be useful for a student to do self-assessment onhis/her undergraduate research project and paper writing. Such an assessment rubrics forundergraduate research paper writing has been used by us. The research paper writingassessment rubrics, Table 2, provides the criterion used in each deliverable. Assessment of theimprovement in research paper writing, which is part of the course outcomes in our independentstudy research course, showed a relative gain of about 50% with a small database (N = 5). Thecontinued implementation of the writing strategy in
students the benefit of my explanations, I opened a Q & A page on mywebsite. This worked so well that other students not in my tutorials (and tutors) would browseand ask additional questions by email, and I would respond to them also through the website. But Group-B had problems with the content. They understood and appreciated virtue ethicsfully, because it was rooted in morality based on religion and traditional social norms. There wasnear-unanimity on such issues as truthfulness, hard work, kindness, etc. Most of the Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments were reflected almost identically in the Koran, and paralleledBuddha's Eight-Fold path, and teachings of the Hindu Bhagavath Geetha. Even agnosticphilosophers Kant, Confucius and Laozi echoed
Education and Training Foundation (NEETF)/Roper Survey [11]. To ensure therewas no bias reflected from the instructors or the course material with regard to the students’environmental knowledge and attitudes, we administered the initial paper-copy survey during thefirst two lessons of the academic term. The post-course survey focused on the results from the endof the semester during the last week of the course, whereas the pre-course survey incorporatedresults obtained during the first week of the course.The twelve-question environmental knowledge survey linked to the first five themes covered inthe first course of the environmental engineering sequence, consisting of Earth as a System (ES),Strained Resources (SR), Energy (EN), Human Health (HH
? The audio recordings and subsequent transcript of the panel session were analyzed toidentify themes based on the duration and depth of conversation that occurred around a particularpoint. Detailed qualitative coding was not used in this work given the nature of the paneldiscussion and role of the panel moderator in shaping the conversation and moving the sessionforward. This work did not conform to a systematic process of qualitative inquiry and the resultsreported here may be considered anecdotal accounts provided by panel participants. This paneldiscussion focused largely on supporting SVSMs through their undergraduate education and intoETETE careers. Because some of the panel members also had graduate educational experiencesto reflect upon
contextrequires a more thoughtful approach, taking care not to make assumptions based on pastexperiences with non-American Indian students. Another pattern revolved around pedagogicalmethods; some proposed that teachers must take extra care to teach to various learning styles andmake curriculum content relatable to students’ lives, and others suggested that instructionalmethods should reflect a natural, traditionally-rooted learning style. A final common thread thatwas mentioned in two of the three groups was the importance of integrating technology intolearning in order to help American Indian students stay connected to the 21st century. This,however, can be tempered by poor connectivity in some rural nations.The final prompt asked participants to