hasspecific objectives that will support these goals. They are: (1) develop and maintain an effectiveliaison between BRCC and LSU; (2) utilize scholars to develop a peer ambassador/mentorprogram facilitating transfer success; (3) establish and conduct a pre-transfer academiccounseling program; (4) expand existing seminars to orient and integrate BRCC and othertransfer students into LSU and (5) invite BRCC math, science and engineering faculty toparticipate in ongoing Faculty Development.Activities of the program to date have included outreach, professional development, advising,and developing an overall assessment tool. All scholars participated in outreach activities thatconsisted of Peer-to-Peer talks at BRCC each semester and Shadow Days at LSU
, why he wanted to be a BME major, and how he now believed he had amisconception of BME: They have a biochemistry degree at the school I'm at. I'm in biomedical engineering and I guess when I got into it I thought it was more like that laboratory track where you work under somebody helping them do their research or whatever. But I think now that I've seen about half of it, I can tell its hardcore engineering which I was not expecting it to be. (Derek)Derek now faced the conflict of having an ideal future possible career that was no longerconnected to his present tasks. He described the curriculum as being a major factor in his choiceand his feelings of being stuck in engineering: I really wanted
Paper ID #42603Transition to the Civilian Workforce: Themes and Lessons from MilitaryService and CultureDr. Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University Alyson Eggleston is an Associate Professor in the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Director of Evaluation for the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Her research and teaching background focuses on program assessment, STEM technical communication, industry-informed curricula, and educational outcomes veteran and active duty students.Dr. Angela Minichiello, Utah State University Angela (Angie) Minichiello is a military veteran, licensed
experience at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. She is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is serving as a research assistant under an NSF-funded DR K-12 re- search project to promote integration of robotics in middle school science and math education. For her doctoral research, she conducts mechatronics and robotics research in the Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory at NYU.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in
Paper ID #21103Case Study of a Blind Student Learning Engineering GraphicsDr. Steven C. Zemke, Whitworth University Steven Zemke, Ph.D., has been involved in engineering design and teamwork for 40 years as a professional engineer, university professor, and researcher. He is a Professor of Engineering and Physics at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., and teaches physics and engineering courses. His current research is in how students learn engineering with a focus on creating more effective pedagogies. Prior to teaching, Dr. Zemke was a professional product designer for 20 years with an emphasis on mechanical packaging
discussions among international engineeringdirectors, peer institutions expressed interest in a network of Global Engineering Fellows. Aninternational network of Fellows could establish a replicable program framework, standards, anddesirable outcomes at universities across the globe. Such a network could lead the way inleveraging globally minded engineering students throughout the world towards a commonpurpose, uniting students who are equipped with the capabilities to lead and inspire the world.An international network would oversee: • Standards for organization, such as an ethos, course curriculum, participant prerequisites, program requirements, assessment, and partner responsibilities. • Coordination of an annual project to promote
, MA from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, and BA from Fordham University.Dr. Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh Scott Streiner is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department, teaches in the First-Year Engineering Program and works in the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Scott has received funding through NSF to conduct research on the impact of game-based learning on the development of first-year students’ ethical reason- ing, as well as research on the development of culturally responsive ethics education in global contexts. He is an active member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN
-socioeconomic students as an often understudied population. Justin has served as the ASEE Student Division Co-Program Chair and is a current Director of Special Projects for the Educational Research & Methods Division.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical
Programs. His duties entailed working with prospective freshmen and transfer engineering students. In 2018, he transitioned to the role of Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Clark School. His research interests transfer students who first enroll in community colleges, as well as developing broader and more nuanced engineering performance indicators.Ms. Shannon Hayes, University of Maryland, College Park Shannon Hayes currently serves as the Assistant Director of Transfer Student Advising & Admissions in the A. James Clark School of Engineering. Prior to working in the Clark School, Ms. Hayes served as an Academic Advisor in the College of Education at UMD, where she worked with
classes met on Saturdays for 2 or 3 hours of instruction for 5 weeks over the wintersemester. The emphasis was on hands-on experiential learning in a fun and relaxing environment. Wedrew activities from the ANS ‘Navigating Nuclear” curriculum as well as other related STEAM sites suchas NASA and DOE. Students who successfully complete d the classes were awarded certificates ofcompletion (Fig. 16). Instructors for these classes came from our STEAM faculty at our campus plus ourcollaborating universities as well as the nuclear industry and our local K-12 teachers. As pertains to ourcollege students, we had them participating in the outreach (Fig. 7), conferences (Figs. 8 & 9) and hopingfor rigorous summer internships to be identified with the
Project Ponderosa – Bridging Engineering Education to Vocational Training Dr. Scott Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768 and Dr. Chris Burns, Boys Republic, Chino Hills, CA 91709AbstractThe application of robotics and automation in industry continues to be an increasing area ofgrowth. Subsequently, this requires an increased demand for design engineering students as wellas knowledgeable users trained for equipment maintenance. However, this can becomeproblematic to adequately provide a realistic environment for both teaching design of roboticssystems as well as the maintenance. In recent years
Paper ID #41515Surveying the Landscape: Exploring STEM Instructors’ Selection Criteriafor Instructional MaterialsElizabeth Dawson, Northern Arizona University Elizabeth Dawson is earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Northern Arizona University. Her research focuses on the intersection of Open Education and academic libraries. Her interests encompass instructional library resources with an emphasis on STEM, library identity and campus leadership, and student belonging in the library. She is the Technical Services Librarian at Arizona Western College.Ms. Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Susan
optimizing complex systems using hybrid approaches combining heuristic methods and exact techniques from probability and operations research. The primary application areas of her research include designing and redesigning facilities to provide significant economic benefits for the US industries. Dr. Kulturel is also interested in pedagogi- cal research regarding entrepreneurship/STEM fields, such as professional skill development, innovative thinking skills, and gender differences in learning styles. She served as the President of the INFORMS- Women in OR/MS (WORMS), the Chair of INFORMS- Facility Logistics Special Interest Group, and the Chair of the ASEE Middle Atlantic Section. She is currently an academic member of
students.Additionally, there is a growing consensus that entrepreneurial competencies should be an integralpart of the industrial engineering curriculum. This integration helps to balance the demandsbetween traditional employment and entrepreneurial activities, promoting entrepreneurship as aviable career option beyond the confines of business schools [16]. The influence of collaborativelearning on entrepreneurship in higher education has also been documented. A study shows apositive and significant impact of collaborative learning on students' engagement inentrepreneurial activities, with indirect effects mediated by entrepreneurial culture quantified at28.29% and 6.6% [17]. This underscores the importance of collaborative learning as a tool toenhance
. She earned a Bach- elor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Science in Biology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Educational Psychology from North Carolina State University. Dr. White has served as an educator for 15 years at various levels and currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Student Success for the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agri- cultural and Technical State University. In this role she strategically develops and implements initiatives that promote the academic achievement and success of students within the College
towards a fuller understanding of self as an engineer within society, we can thinkabout scaffolding understanding in ways that integrate all aspects of self within classroom contexts. Wenote here that Enola’s own viewpoint on engineering education is less integrative of identity at themoment, so even if her professors asked her how they could change the curriculum to be more culturallyresponsive to her, she may not have a clear answer. Once again, we suggest thinking about this not as ablame for specific professors involved, but as a responsibility professors have to try to understand,scaffold, and structure class to support her development as an Indigenous student within engineering andall that entails.Implications for Broadening Participation
(STEM) field. Involvingundergraduate students in research will make them take more interest in studies and motivate them topursue graduate degrees. The undergraduate students at Pennsylvania State University where I teach getinvolved in research usually conducted in the summer period for an 8-week or 10-week duration. Thename of the program is “Multi-campus Research Experience for Undergraduates” (MC-REU) and it isadministered by the College of Engineering at Penn State.Similarly, there are many academic institutions in the United States that got involved with researchundertaken by undergraduate students. The goals of the undergraduate research programs are (1) topromote undergraduate students participating in research early in their academic
andinstructor providing real-time feedback gives the students a chance to integrate the exercises andtechniques.The presentation describes the concepts, building blocks, exercises and timeline necessary toachieve these steps in a limited time frame, how to assess progress, and how to contend with awidely diverse group of students working on very disparate topics of research. The furtherimplication of this effort is that multicultural students may be more effective in an increasinglydiverse environment filled with sudden, extemporaneous demands.General Background:Engineers and scientists are often perceived and portrayed as being both humorless anduncommunicative. While the former may be ascribed to a tendency to analyze rather thanimmediately react to
students to chooseengineering as a career. With an emphasis on smart and connected cities, the SCR2 programprovides summer research experiences (eight weeks for students and six weeks for teachers).This paper presents our learnings and insights of the program for the past four years withevaluation findings. There have been 116 students and 44 teachers who have successfullyparticipated. The research program was conducted on campus in 2019, but due to COVID-19, theprogram was conducted online in 2020. In 2021 and 2022, the program was redesigned to behybrid, and six host sites participated. Despite the changes in the program, students' prowess wasenhanced by their teamwork and engagement in the projects. The post-program survey raisedconcerns about
are connected (or short circuited). The two vertical columns at eachside are connected, and they are usually used as positive and negative power rails. If one flips overthe breadboard and looks at the metal connections, the student will have a better idea of howelectrical components should be placed on the board, in particular how an IC (integrated circuit,with multiple pins) component should be placed. Figure 1. Breadboard and illustration of connections.2 Mention of specific trade names is for reference only and not to imply exclusion of others that may be suitable.Using the NI myDAQ as an Oscilloscope and Controller with Bread Boarded CircuitsOften, it is necessary to integrate a breadboard with a simple
tutoring and peer-assisted learning (PAL) programs and provided pedagogical and academic success support to the General Engineering Learning Community. She is also co-developer of a framework of rigorously-documented, self-directed collabo- rative learning called Entangled Learning. Whisler has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.Dr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. She is the
students recognize and connect to their potential.Natalie Stringer, Clemson University Natalie Stringer is a senior at Clemson University, graduating in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Microbiology. She has worked at the Academic Success Center as an organic chemistry tutor for four semesters. After completing CRLA Level 3 certification, Natalie served the tutoring program in a mentoring capacity as well, acting as a liaison between her colleagues in the sciences and the Assistant Coordinator for Tutoring. Natalie will continue her academic career and research efforts at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine after her time at Clemson.Dr. Rachel K
’),could encourage them to view IE as an approachable field.Reflections from the IISE definition - IISE defines Industrial and Systems Engineering as “Adiscipline concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems ofpeople, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge andskill in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methodsof engineering analysis and design, to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtainedfrom such systems.” Per this definition of IE, this activity addresses the idea of designing asystem consisting of materials and people, improving the system to make it more efficient, andincorporating methods of engineering
TBLhave on team performance, compared to an offering of the course prior to implementation, and3) what effect does being a member of a high-performing team have on individual studentlearning in the course?BackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) takes cooperative learning to the next level by increasing the timeteams spend together and the expectations of team integration and performance. TBL differsfrom cooperative learning in that particular attention is payed to team formation, peerassessment, prompt feedback on individual and group performance, and group work (L. K.Michaelsen et al., 2002). Teams should be made up of 5-7 people and stay together for the entiresemester, group work should account for a significant portion of the course grade
graduatingfrom high school are prepared to take university level courses in math and science. In 2022, theACT composite results fell to the lowest values since 1991. This generation of students is moredistressed, disengaged, digitally distracted, and discouraged when compared with previouscohorts.The purpose of this project is to identify the challenges faced by students transitioning from highschool to college after the COVID-19 pandemic. For this study, we are focused on the transitionof first-generation students as they experience their first semester in college. We believe that theCOVID-19 pandemic has caused significant shifts in the struggles and needs of incomingstudents. For the analysis, first semester students enrolled in an engineering
engineering programs as a strength of their curriculum but is often not assessed for itsefficacy in teaching transferable skills. More work is needed to determine the connection between high-impact practices in the design classroom with direct evidence of students’ demonstrated learning [6]. Thisresearch aims to evaluate engineering self-efficacy in students who conducted rapid prototyping in designclassrooms. The assessment of engineering self-efficacy can help elucidate concepts of confidence intechnical skills, motivation, and mindset towards building activities.There are several different ways to introduce rapid prototyping into an engineering design classroom.Depending on the type of engineering being taught (e.g. electrical, mechanical or
Paper ID #15756Becoming Boundary Spanning Engineers: Research Methods and Prelimi-nary FindingsProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from
co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research interests include assessment of students’ misconceptions and how they change with instruction, K-12 curriculum development, the transition to college of students who wish to purse STEM careers, pre-college engineering, and the professional development of teachers. Dr. Sadler has won the Journal of Research in Science Teaching Award, the American Institute of Physics Computers in Physics Prize, the American Astronomical Society Education Prize, and the American Association
University of Delaware. He has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from introduction to engineering science and material and energy balances to process control, capstone design, and mathematical modeling of chemical and environmental systems. His research interests include technology and learning in various incarnations: electronic portfolios as a means for assessment and professional development, implementa- tion of computational tools across the chemical engineering curriculum, and game-based learning.Dr. Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware Allen Jayne is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. He possesses 28 years of
attitudes appear to make an impacton behavior including the ability to identify opportunities, make connections, and create value.These specific changes in attitudes and behavior point to the development of an entrepreneurialmindset. This experiences overall had a major influence on all three students’ career aspirations.None of these students had entrepreneurial-related intentions prior to college, which makes thefindings all the more interesting.Literature Review The reason for the strong interest to integrate entrepreneurship into engineering educationis it is widely believed entrepreneurship education can lead to the development of knowledge,skills, and attitudes that are in alignment with the ABET E2000 standards (Shuman, Besterfield