research work the studentsconducted and may not be directly relevant to the education theme, but they represent a sample ofthe writing the student prepared at the end of the internship.2. Literature Review and Best Practices There are many works published on research internship as a vehicle for improving engineering education [4-11]. The target population for research internship varies from high school students [4], to undergraduate students [5], graduate students [6], and faculty [7]. A common observation in all these works is that internship experience does improve the educational outcome for the participants. When it is targeted for high school students, it can assist in increasing diversity in STEM disciplines by encouraging female
to be significantly smaller than we had imagined them to be. Finally, a lot of our design was influenced by you, both by your enthusiasm for the garden, and by you suggestions on what would best suit the academic curriculum of the students.” (Marina Predovic, CBED Student)Marina explains how a meaningful connection offers undergraduates the space to practice andapply what they are learning in the classroom back on campus; moveover, how partnerships cansupport the creation of engaging educational spaces that offer inclusive learning opportunities forall participants.From the course instructor’s perspective, it is always rewarding to see how students progressthrough the quarter, build their team dynamics, manage
practical and intellectually appropriateresearch design?In this paper, we consider one such idea: The prevailing stigma of research conducted on smallpopulations in research on equity. Whatever its source or however explicit (or not) its ideologicalorigins, disregard of the “small n” population as non-meaningful reproduces a marginalization ofstudents. It also casts particular human experiences as aberrant by virtue of statistical rarity. Butmost profoundly, researchers’ definition of small or large “ns” reiterates the value or necessityfor established categories (say, racial demarcations, or binaries of ability and disability), whilewe instead believe that critical reflection on categories is necessary for any address of power andprivilege. Our
knowledge aboutstudent choices regarding graduate school. We considered these things when making ourdecisions about which faculty to approach, which course to try, and what the research curriculummight look like for integration of undergraduate research experiences as part of a pilot program.Applied Ergonomics and Work Design (IE271) is a second-year, required, introductory humanfactors course that covers the basic concepts of ergonomics and work design impact. It is threecredits, taught in two sections during the spring semester, by two industrial engineering facultymembers. Both faculty members are highly involved in research, and both emphasize the samefundamental concepts and content in their sections. Historically, both faculty members
9.7%, Asian American women earned 18.5%, andWhite women earned 61.3% [3]. In turn, the American Council on Education [4] has delineated aneed for academic leaders to develop policies and best practices to promote diversity in STEM.Engineering doctoral programs are a type of organization, and the continuation of students inthese programs through Ph.D. completion can be viewed as an issue of organizational 2commitment or member retention. From this perspective, an organizational climate measurementcan guide researchers and leaders in better understanding the climates affecting the experiencesof students from underrepresented populations, such as
26.726.4commitment for indigenous communities. She articulates “an indigenous research agenda”focused around conducting community research, tribal research, and “Insider/Outsider” research,which talks not just about the subject of study and the methods by which researchers approachthe study, but how making just choices in our collective designs has the potential to subverthistorical research practices that have their roots in colonialism. For Tuhiwai Smith and others inthis movement, justice is at the heart of their research endeavors in order to counter hegemoniccolonial narratives about indigenous and subordinated people. So, put plainly, to do otherwise isto ignore decades of critical research decrying the flaws of research done with a
a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Mayra is currently a research assistant for the NSF funded program the Dissertation Institute where she studies the motivation of underrepresented minorities in doctoral engineering programs. As part of her long-term goals, Mayra desires to continue researching graduate education practices in student support. Her current research focuses on understanding the advisor selection processes practiced in STEM and the role of department and faculty in facilitating doctoral student success. Mayra also conducts research on underrepresented populations in doctoral engineering programs for which she was recognized and inducted to the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor
in postsecondary STEM courses,” J. Postsecond. Educ. Disabil., vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 317–330, 2011.[41] K. Terras, J. Leggio, and A. Phillips, “Disability accommodations in online courses: The graduate student experience,” J. Postsecond. Educ. Disabil., vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 329–340, 2015.[42] K. Reardon, K. W. Bromley, and D. Unruh, “The promise of Universal Design in postsecondary education: A literature review,” J. Postsecond. Educ. Disabil., vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 209–221, 2021.[43] “The Center for Universal Design,” NC State University College of Design Center for Universal Design. [Online]. Available: https://design.ncsu.edu/research/center-for- universal-design/. [Accessed: 23-Apr-2023].[44] B. Chen, K. Bastedo
with and persuade others of theirdesign choices, often balancing a variety of concerns such as political issues, economicconstraints, technological limitations and environmental concerns. This involves justifyingtradeoffs and prioritizing different aspects, a hallmark of argumentation. In addition, engineeringresearch requires significant evidence-based argumentation for new designs to be accepted andfor the adoption of innovative practices. As such, argumentation is deeply embedded into theinformal and formal practices of professional engineers.The Role of Arguments and Argumentation in Engineering EducationArgumentation theory has been used in science and mathematics education research over the pastfew decades but has been largely
Content Access, Jul. 2021. Accessed: Feb. 06, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/a-leadership-development-ecosystem-for-engineering-graduate- students[7] R. Paul and L. G. C. Falls, “Engineering Leadership Education: A Review of Best Practices,” presented at the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2015, p. 26.634.1-26.634.11. Accessed: Feb. 06, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/engineering-leadership-education-a-review-of-best-practices[8] H. Yu and J. Zhu, “The Design and Implementation of Engineering Leadership Programs: A Comparative Study,” presented at the 2016 ASEE International Forum, Jun. 2016. Accessed: Feb. 06, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/the-design
national educationalservices on a regular basis. For twelve consecutive years ISU has been ranked by PrincetonReview to be among the ‘Best in the Midwest’ [9], and in 2015 ISU was listed to be amongnation's ‘Best Value Colleges’ [10] by the same organization. The predecessor program of MET,mechanical design technology had been offering degrees and producing quality graduates since1978. This program was academically strong and had been continuously accredited by NationalAssociation of Industrial Technology (Presently Association of Management, Technology andApplied Engineering) with no major deficiencies. In 2008 COT applied for an ABETaccreditation for the MET program and the accreditation was granted in fall 2009. Sincelaunching the MET program
university-based entrepreneurship and innovation programs. Brent’s expertise also includes the design and leadership of impactful collegiate engagement programs for universal learners.Mr. Eric Prosser, Arizona State University Eric Prosser is the Engineering and Entrepreneurship Librarian with the ASU Library. Eric is the liaison to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and provides research services for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students along with instruction in critical analysis and information literacy, including the legal and ethical use of information. Eric has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Harvey Mudd College, a Master of Information Resources and Library Science from the University
and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames, where he has been since 2008. His research interests are in adaptive computing systems, reconfigurable hardware, embedded systems, and hardware architectures for application specific acceleration. Jones received Intel Corporation sponsored Graduate Engineering Minority (GEM) Fellowships from 1999-2000 and from 2003-2004. He received the best paper award from the IEEE International Conference on VLSI Design in 2007. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Designing a Course Together: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of a Cross-Functional Team Course Design Project in EngineeringThis work-in-progress research paper
the context of youth leadership programs, start-ups and innovation centers, and community-based initiatives. She is currently a Design Research Fellow and Lecturer at Olin College, with a focus on processes and frameworks for transformation in engineering education. Previously, she developed and launched the Energy Technology Program at Creighton University: an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in renewable energy and sustainable design. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engi- neering from Olin College and an M.A. from Creighton University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Conversation and participation architectures: practices for creating
directly addressed needs she had identified in her industry experience and her plansfollowing her PhD directly related to the outcomes of her research work2. For those returnerswho decide to return to a position outside of academia in industry or government aftercompleting their PhD, their past experience likely enables them to advance in their careers morerapidly to higher positions with greater impact than their direct-pathway peers are able to do. Inaddition to returners’ rich work experience, they represent a largely untapped source of potentialengineering graduate students. The National Science Foundation has called for additionalpathways to and through advanced engineering programs5. Engineers with advanced training arecrucial for success in
Paper ID #29546A comparison of the renewable energy and energy storage sectors inGermany and the United States, with recommendations for engineeringteaching practices.Dr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include STEM Education and the Impacts of Technology on Society. Within the realm of STEM Education, she has done a variety of work in areas including teaching the entrepreneurial mindset, competency-based learning, self-regulated learning, transdisciplinary education, integrating the humanities into
126 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 17 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 100 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 60 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,500 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Mounted Smartphones as a Platform for Laboratory Education in Engineering 1. IntroductionRecent years have witnessed pervasive adoption of smartphones in our
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courses. H´ector has taught various engineering courses and is invested in showing learners he cares about them and their future success. He creates a space where learners can feel safe to experiment, iterate, and try different problem-solving approaches while encouraging learners to be critical of their professional practice so they create effective, holistic solutions that work for a broader range of individuals.Sage Maul, Purdue University Sage Maul (they/them) is a third year PhD student in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Sage’s research explores structural factors on student experiences for disabled students and in electrical and computer engineering courses. Sage graduated with a Bachelor’s
program structure and activities are designed to prepareundergraduates for research work with the ultimate goal of retaining students in science,technology, engineering, and math fields as well as preparing them for graduate school. Thisevidence-based paper demonstrates an effective hybrid-model (virtual and in-person) researchprogram for undergraduate students over a five-year period across a network of eleven (11) siteswithin the continental U.S. Through mixed methods research, a longitudinal case study showsevidence of 100% retention of the *105 REU alumni in the engineering and STEM field; 9% ofthe REU alumni are enrolled in an engineering PhD program; and diversity measures includeparticipation from 53% females, and 25% first-generation
aerospace industry with the Boeing Company initially as a design engineer and then later in systems engineering. At Missouri S&T, she teaches a variety of courses emphasizing Project Management and Financial Management for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Her research interests focus on engineering education with a special interest in Service Learning and project management. Schuman is also the Departmental Experiential Learning Coordinator. She has developed her undergraduate project management class into a Service Learning class where the students work with area communities on real projects that benefit both the communities and students. c American Society for Engineering
condition: as long as thefaculty member has 18 graduate hours in engineering specifically. Further, as can be seen fromAppendix 1, several universities without any ambiguity state that engineering faculty membersmust have a degree in engineering. However, most universities require a Ph. D. degreespecifically in the intended field of engineering. Nonetheless, they leave the door open for a Ph.D. degree in other engineering fields by modifying the requirements clause to read: a Ph. D. inthe specific engineering discipline or “a closely related field.” This can be open forinterpretation and might even be intended for or extended to mathematics and science degrees.This points to seemingly diametrically opposing practices. Both practices have their own
program where they designed virtual creatures while considering biomechanics [14].ENA allowed researchers in these projects to quantitatively analyze how components ofKnowledge, Skills, Identity, Values, and Epistemology were related within the communities ofpractice – even in complex learning spaces. This success illustrates the potential of using ENA inpractice-based learning contexts as well.Study ContextTo assess the potential for using ENA and the five epistemic frame elements to analyzepractice-based learning, a preliminary study was carried out at Iron Range Engineering – anABET-accredited upper division engineering program that implements practice-based learning.After completing lower division coursework at a community college, students
Professor of Process Engineering at Universidad EAFIT (Medellin, Colom- bia). Juan holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University and an M.S. in Process En- gineering and Energy Technology from Hochschule Bremerhaven. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses for more than 10 years, Juan has over 6 years of experience as a practicing engineer, working mostly on the design and improvement of chemical processing plants.Dr. Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jennifer Benning is an Instructor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech.Dr. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Natalie Van Tyne is an
. Participantsfound it difficult to extend their goals because graduation was so far away and there were fewopportunities for reflection within their programs. Implications from this work will help students,faculty, and administrators begin conversations about student goals and encourage students toengage in reflective practices to determine the value of the doctoral degree for them along withwhether their courses and research align with their goals.INTRODUCTION & LITERATURE REVIEW Attrition is high in engineering graduate programs. The 10-year completion rate forengineering PhDs is only 60% depending on the discipline [1], with attrition rates at approximately35% for women, 24% for men, and as high as 57% for African American engineering
the impact of theproject. This study will help others in planning similar experiences for engineering undergraduatestudents.The purpose of this REU Site was to encourage talented undergraduates to enroll in graduate school byexposing them to research and increasing their interest in graduate research. In this case study, first thebasic approach adopted to plan the REU Site and associated activities are presented in its first section,followed by a detailed description of the projects executed. In the end, evaluation proceduresused, the lessons learned, and the outcomes from the whole experience are summarized. One of thestudents commented on the technical writing skill that he gained from the REU experience and felt thatwas very useful in his
Universidad Panamericana from 2009 to 2016. Full time professor and researcher at Engineering School from 1997 to present. Faculty Advisor for international student contests like Imag- ineCup by Microsoft and SAE Aerodesign from 2009 to present. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A A first-year design experience based on SAE Aero Design contest to support ABET learning outcomes and engineering vocation in freshmen student Felix Martinez-Rios Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Ingeniería, México
in STEM fields,particularly engineering and technology, the more gender-stereotyped fields. But what exactly isit about role models and mentors that influences females’ decisions to pursue careers inengineering and technology, especially while still in secondary school?Research indicates that role models who fit stereotypes of engineers or IT may actually turn bothfemales and males off to the fields. Additionally, for females with lower self-confidence, rolemodels who were both extremely attractive and highly competent academically were also notnecessarily the best exemplars due to their negative impact on females’ perceived self-worth –why should they even bother trying? [16], [17], [18], [19] Interacting with a tangible exemplarwho
understanding is key to the successful design and implementation of higher education adjacent programming at industry partners. Ashleigh completed a BS in Biological Engineering at Kansas State University where she worked in the Women in Engineering and Science program. In this role, she witnessed the incredible impact targeted support and guidance can have for STEM students. She then completed an Med in Higher Education Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research at Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas is SHPE’s Chief Research & Innovation Officer. She has over 25 years of expe- rience as an engineering
conversation shifts about the content). By determining whether the codebook istransferable in the same context, we can provide evidence for its robustness and application inengineering educational contexts. Figure 1 shows an overview of the research process includingthe summer study. Figure 1. Overview of the research design.4.1. Research Context – TikTokTikTok is a popular, video-based social media platform where users create short video clips thatdescribe or show their experiences as a form of expression and has unique community interaction[60], [61]. TikTok, gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic [60] and continues to beone of the top apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play (as of February 2023