class named “Actuators and SensorsApplication in Robotics” in the department of MET at the New York City College of Technologyin which there are three levels of robotics classes 15,16. In this class, the students are assumed tolearn the applications of popular sensors and actuators and study wireless communication devicesand protocols. Then, they can synthesize the knowledge of fundamental STEM, the introductionlevel of robotics, and design to develop a complicated project. As discussed above, the classmainly focuses on how to understand the theories through practical applications indirectly insteadof how to deliver the theories directly. The educational aim specializes in robotics technology toprepare for career-based classes and laboratories
broader impact of the research programto date will also be discussed.Out-of-Class Intervention ActivitiesInterview with the DeanAdapted from work at the University of Michigan [5], first-year engineering students attend alive (either in-person or virtual) interview with the Dean of the College of Engineeringmoderated by an engineering faculty member or administrator. In this interview, the dean isasked questions about their career, some of the teams in which they have participated, the valueof diversity on teams, and how implicit bias can affect a team and their product. This activity isdirectly related to our second goal: appreciate how diversity strengthens engineering andcomputer science.The purpose of this interview is to have an
about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences,” Contemp. Sociol., 1997, doi: 10.2307/2655673.[15] A. Battle and A. Wigfield, “College women’s value orientations toward family, career, and graduate school,” J. Vocat. Behav., vol. 62, pp. 56–75, 2003, doi: 10.1016/S0001- 8791(02)00037-4.[16] J. L. Meece and D. P. Courtney, “Gender differences in students’ perceptions: Consequences for achievement-related choices.,” in Student perceptions in the classroom, D. H. Schunk and J. L. Meece, Eds. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 1992, pp. 209–228.[17] M. Inzlicht and T. Ben-Zeev, “A threatening intellectual environment: Why females are susceptible to experiencing problem-solving
strategize this way. Pre-tenure faculty or graduate students would not be wise to contact some track coordinatorsbecause, depending on the conference, this can get early-career scholars blackballed or labeled as“difficult,” especially white women and scholars of color. Similarly, early-career scholars cannotalways risk withdrawing a paper that has been accepted for publication simply because thereviewer doesn’t accept their methodological or linguistic choices.Second, the power of the reject in most cases (as in this one) is that it is a coalitional move—thepurpose of a reveal is to seek out others who might be willing to work with you to replace unjustbehaviors, procedures, etc. In this case, the lead author was able to reveal directly to
the stereotypes experienced.This study has limitations that should be noted and used to provide future studies with researchdirection. First, this data has been collected through self-report measures. Despite the datacoming directly from the source (the individual), there is still a risk of the participant choosingnot to explicitly report all experiences. Additionally, this data was collected from various pointsin students’ academic careers, which could influence their perspective and experiences. Futureresearch would benefit from data collect via methods other than self-reporting, as well as anextended timeline of data collection (possibly following students through all years of theirundergraduate career).ConclusionThe engineering workforce
pairs are encouraged to attend the events with their mentor, but itis not required. Each event has about 40% to 45% participation. In the Fall of 2019, there were44 mentor pairs, and, in the Fall of 2020, there were 50 mentor pairs. This indicated a 14%increase in program participation.Literature Review A literature review was conducted on existing research to explore the lack of women inengineering, the impact mentoring programs have on women in engineering, and the impact ofCOVID-19 on college students. As of 2019, there continues to be a significant underrepresentation of women in theengineering fields with only 13% of engineering careers held by females [6]. One of the mainreason’s women leave the STEM field or switch to a
evidence that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and female students are more likelythan racial majority groups and men in engineering/STEM majors to transition to non-STEM degreeprograms. Scholars cite several individual and institutional factors that impact BIPOC student success inengineering/STEM, including: 1) Interest in a non-STEM career (Carpi et al, 2013); 2) Negativeinteractions with faculty (Figueroa et al., 2013); 3) Engagement with peers on campus (Strayhorn et al.,2013); 4) Pre-college preparation (Figueroa et al., 2013); and 5) Campus climate (Palmer & DuBord, 2013).Research on undergraduate engineering education reveals similar challenges, including disinterest in thefield, loss of self-confidence, classroom climate
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first programming experience • A Likert-scale to rate their programming skills • Their previous programming/computer science experiences • Which programming languages they consider themselves minimally proficient in • Whether they have used an online programming tutorials or resources (such as Code.org, Khan Academy, etc.) • A Likert-scale to rate whether they would like to take more computing courses • A Likert-scale to rate if they believe the skills taught in their FYE course will be useful in their life and/or career • A Likert-scale to rate if they know how to use programming to communicate with others and/or other programmers • How many times they have seen the MCS1/SCS1 assessment beforeResults and
learning and knowledge assessment systems. Currently, he is involved as a knowledge engineer in various private and publicly funded projects. Dr. Iseli holds a PhD and an MS in electrical engineering from UCLA and from ETH Z¨urich, Switzerland.Ms. Tianying Feng, University of California, Los AngelesDr. Gregory Chung, University of California, Los AngelesZiyue RuanMr. Joe Shochet, codeSpark Joe Shochet has been developing award-winning interactive experiences for 25 years. In 2014 he co- founded codeSpark, an edtech startup to teach kids the ABCs of computer science. His career started at Disney Imagineering building virtual reality attractions for the theme parks and designing ride concepts. Joe was a lead designer and
experiences develop essential skills needed tosucceed in the ever-increasing global marketplace and are appreciated by prospective employers.Also, students with international educational experiences have increased awareness of careeroptions and a clearer idea of their career goals [8,9]. Braskamp [1] suggested that study abroadexperiences enhance global learning and development, which has become the core of holisticstudent development.One of the most important goals of any study abroad program is to broaden students’ globalperspectives and train future leaders to be more effective, respectful of other cultures. Studieshave demonstrated that these programs have the potential for nurturing a global citizenry ifeffective pedagogical techniques are
lab projects. The assessment also involves the averagescores for this test. Both the lab reports and tests are graded over 100 points. These grades willthen be converted to 0-4.0 scale for comparison purposes.The program will also use a selection of qualitative and quantitative measures from the list belowto measure the impact on students’ careers and employer satisfaction. We will performassessment using one or more of the following of qualitative and quantitative measures forevaluation of the entire RET program: ● Student feedback through end-of-semester student evaluations and other targeted student surveys on using the equipment asking students to rank different aspects of the course and labs; ● Employer feedback through
Shiloh James Howland is a doctoral candidate at Brigham Young University in Educational Inquiry, Mea- surement, and Evaluation. She received a master’s degree in instructional psychology and technology as well as a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in geology. Her current research interests are in educa- tional assessment and measurement.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and
Physical Assurance and Inspection of Electronics (PAINE), and the ACM Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI). He serves on the State of Maryland Cybersecurity Council and the National Academy of Sciences Intelligence Community Science Board Cybersecurity Committee. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including He is the recipient of multiple awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, IBM Faculty Partnership Award, National Semiconductor Faculty Development Award, and the General Motors Faculty Fellowship Award. He is currently a senior member of the IEEE and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor societies. American c Society for
, Tianjin University Hu Dexin graduated from Institute of education, Tsinghua University in 2019 and received a doctorate in management. At present, he is an associate professor of School of education / Institute of new engineering education, Tianjin University. His main research directions are higher engineering education, education policy and evaluation, graduate education, etc.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to
Paper ID #30386promote opportunities for all students to pursue education and careers in Science Technology Engineer-ing and Mathematics (STEM). As an individual researcher, an administrator and as a leader in the stateand national community, Dr. Peeples has made an impact on improving access to STEM careers throughpersonal commitment, local partnerships, institutional leadership and effective collaboration. Dr. Peeplesis biochemical engineering researcher and served as Associate Director of the UI Center for Biocatalysisand Bioprocessing and on the coordinating committee for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) traininggrant in biotechnology. As a Professor, she has mentored a diverse group of high school, undergraduateand graduate students
of the most important fields in engineering and science with profoundimpacts and many applications in other non-engineering fields. This course is a pre-requisite forseveral core courses in mechanical engineering as well as many elective courses. This is a vitalcourse for students’ degree completion and their overall career success. The author has utilizedsome modern and innovative pedagogical approaches in teaching Thermodynamics, includingflipped classes, active learning, research-based teaching [14], and integration of simulationsoftware tools [15-16] to help students with different learning styles.After implementing these approaches, particularly the flipped class model, and attending severalfaculty learning communities (FLCs) about
communities in our city through research, training, and communityengagement. The importance of involving undergraduate and graduate students in all stages ofthis work, as well as creating career opportunities for them, is emphasized.BackgroundUrban universities have an increasingly important role in the growth and development of citiesand their communities. According to the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, in the pastquarter century urban universities have recognized the many challenges facing their cities andhave increased their engagement efforts to address pressing community issues [1]. In the processof expanding their community engagement, universities are providing opportunities to studentsto broaden their education, be involved in real
engineering in 46 episodes of approximately 10 minuteseach. Over the course of the series, the origin of each branch of engineering was discussed,followed by discussion of core concepts of conservation, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heatand mass transfer, materials, statics, safety and ethics. The series then described applications ofthe different engineering fields, including robotics, genetic engineering, and signal processing, aswell as specific extensions of core engineering fields, such as transportation and geotechnicalengineering. The series concluded with an explanation of engineering design, careers inengineering, and the future problems to be solved. The authors of this paper were part of the collaboration in the development and
those that are targeting an applied career in industry. METstudents in the ABET accredited program at NJIT take similar courses to their MechanicalEngineering (ME) counterparts with the reduction of specific math courses that would be neededfor a theoretical background utilized in ME graduate studies. Please see the ME (Click Here) [5]and MET (Click Here) [6] curriculum differences described on our University’s website. Thetheoretical or intensive math-based ME courses are replaced with MET key courses that are moreapplied in nature. This includes mechatronics, which has been seen to be a key course for appliedengineers entering the industrial workforce. There are different focus areas that can be taken in amechatronic education program, namely
the NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (I-3) project, and co-principal investigator for Engineering Modeling and Com- putational Research (EmCoR) REU at NCA&T. Marcia is also the program director for the College of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program. She has served as councilor for the Council on Under- graduate Research (CUR), and member of its Broadening Participation Task Force. Advisory participation on STEM-related boards include the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), the NIH Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) program, the NIH Research Intern- ships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program, the Institute for Broadening
/ reputation/ career. Affirmations can also help break down barriers betweenthe student and staff/ faculty when students hear that their worth is valued and recognized.In the participants own words, they have learned new ways of being and conversing with students: “This course was life changing. It has changed how I relate with other people. I feel much morecomfortable having difficult conversations with students and am learning to identify change talk.I have heaps still to learn and practice, but I feel confident that I will keep improving my skillsover time.” “It completely changed the way I think about and approach conversations withstudents.” “Discovering a better method to have awkward conversations.” “I still need to practicemy skills, but it
affirming, inclusive, and diverse education program that helps preparestudents to face the complex challenges they will meet in their post-graduation careers” (VirginiaTech Graduate School, 2019). A depiction of the alignment of course topics and the inclusionand diversity requirements can be found in Appendix A.Building on these two purposes, the following learning outcomes were developed for theGSSME course: 1. Developing effective interpersonal communication skills 2. Establishing and maintaining professional relationships 3. Dealing with personal differences in multicultural environments 4. Advancing equity and inclusion in professional environments 5. Developing responsible and ethical professional practices 6. Developing
onlinewithout the standard use of pencil and paper sketching. Upon closer investigation of the data, male studentsimproved more than female students did. Further study is needed to determine if these results arerepresentative of typical trends and how the training could be modified to result in more equitable outcomesfor all the students.IntroductionDecades of research has consistently shown that spatial skills are one of the strongest predictors of futuresuccess in STEM coursework and STEM careers independent of math and verbal ability. Wai et al. [1] andShea et al. [2] reviewed numerous longitudinal studies with many thousands of participants to concludethat spatial skills are critical to developing expertise in STEM. Additionally, visualization
thereal Arduino.4. DiscussionThe goal of this project was achieved. Rather than classroom-based lessons, this program was meant tobe fun as well as a one-week learning experience for the students. Therefore, no pre-tests or post-testswere given or deemed necessary. Hence, only a qualitative study was done of the students’ experiencesin the workshop. This introduction to a STEM field that they may not have experienced previouslywould hopefully increase their interest in considering a STEM career in the future.[4]The participants were surveyed before and after the workshop. Prior to this workshop, 75% ofthe students had little or no programming experience and only 4 students had experience with atext-based programming language. Over 80% of the
technology graduates-- graduates endowed with public policyskills, yet fully adroit in the latest and emerging technology, defining a contemporary needed role for thegood of the society. However, with a paucity of such talent (and jobs) available today, it’s crucial to growthese new career pathways which are destined to be in high demand 5-10 years from now. [2]Among its various charters, the PIT-UN is managing new curriculum introductions and courses acrossuniversities by first building awareness through various outreach programs. It’s time to reshape theengineers traditional role into an expert where constant private sector innovations will face competenttechnical staff with public policy skills.Figure 1 shows the PIT-UN first phase, high-level
and tion to HOME Program students. Student support for theFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 - 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-1 Session W1AHOME Program includes peer and faculty mentoring, schol- 3. Provide participants with pre-college academic ex-arships, internships, co-ops, and mentoring. posure, career preparation and networking opportunities The impetus for launching the HOME Program was to re- 4. Provide structure and opportunities for a sense ofcruit students
collaborative within the NSF-funded National Girls Collaborative Project which brings together girl-serving organizations across Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that are committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Currently, Paige is serving as the Immediate Past President for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Paige earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial and systems engineering and B.S. in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Title: Exploring the incorporation of diversity and inclusion curriculum in engineering
Proposal Submitted in 2016”. Accessed 12-20-16.http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EAC-Side-By-Side-Criteria.pdfAtadero, R. E., Paguyo, C., Rambo-Hernandez, K.E., & Henderson, H. L. (2017). BuildingInclusive Engineering Identities: Implications for Changing the Temperature of EngineeringCulture. European Journal of Engineering Educatio (online first)Dasgupta, N., Scircle, M. M., & Hunsinger, M. (2015). Female peers in small work groupsenhance women's motivation, verbal participation, and career aspirations in engineering.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(16), 4988-4993.Greenwood, J. D. (2009). The Disappearance of the Social in American Social Psychology. NewYork, NY: Cambridge University Press.Finelli, C
particularly enable a more diverse group of students to leveragecreativity and innovation toward success in engineering careers; 2) discover specific learningmodels that involve both STEM university students and pre-service teachers in order to developteamwork, self-efficacy, communication, and identity formation in the Maker environment; 3)pilot instruments to measure the impact of such programs on students’ self-efficacy,communication, and identity formation and 4) understand to what extent students who use themaker space for a class project become regular users of the space. This paper reports on theprogress and findings from the first year of implementation. Maker Space user log in data will beanalyzed as will preliminary results of student