26.1170.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Fundamental: Motivating Factors for Choosing Engineering among Minority StudentsIntroduction Minority populations continue to be underrepresented in the fields of science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM).1 Increasing the diversity in these fields must start with growingminority students’ interest in pursuing STEM undergraduate degrees. In 2009 less than sixpercent of undergraduate engineering students were African American, ten percent wereHispanic, and less than one percent were Native American.1 Klotz compares the need for diversity in engineering to the need for biodiversity in anecosystem in order to
interests include understanding how students become involved, stayed involved, and complete their major in engineering and STEM majors in general, particularly for students in underrepresented populations.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in
Paper ID #15276Effects of an Intensive Mathematics Course on Freshmen Engineering Stu-dents’ Mathematics Anxiety PerceptionsGustavo Moran, Clemson University Gustavo Moran is a graduate student in the Science and Engineering Education Department at Clemson University. He has a B.A. degree from the Instituto Tecnologico de Durango in Engineering Computing Systems and M.S. degree from CIMAV in Technology CommercializationDr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the
Paper ID #25014Seeding a Strategic Campaign to Address Root Causes of Inequity in Engi-neering EducationDr. Ellen Foster, Purdue University Dr. Ellen K Foster currently holds a post-doctoral appointment in the engineering education department at Purdue University. She received her doctorate in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechninc Institute in 2017, and holds her BA in Astronomy and Physics from Vassar College.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of
. Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas at San Antonio Robin Nelson is a Research Fellow at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She received her PhD from UTSA’s Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching with a cognate in Instructional Technology. Her research interests include engineering education, interdisciplinary hazards research, and development of TPACK in pre-service teachers.Dr. JoAnn Browning P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Browning was named Dean and David and Jennifer Spencer Distinguished Chair of the UTSA College of Engineering in August 2014. Previously she was a faculty member at the University of Kansas for 16 years, and served 2 years as Associate Dean of Admini
Paper ID #41627Why our Current Conception of Spatial Skills is at Odds with Equity inEngineering EducationDr. Kristin A. Bartlett, University of Kentucky Dr. Kristin Bartlett is an Assistant Professor of Product Design at the University of Kentucky. She has a Ph.D. in Technology from Purdue University, an M.S. in Industrial Design from The University of Houston, and a B.A. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Rice University. Kristin’s primary research interest is equity in engineering and design education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Why our Current
Regression, Experimental Design, Program Evaluation, and Survey Methods. Page 19.14.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 1 Engineering Leadership Development Programs: Universities Respond to Critical Needs in the US and InternationallyIntroduction In a world where technological innovation continues to accelerate, engineers need tocontinuously evolve and improve, just like the new technology they are developing. The need forengineers to be effective leaders and
innovate and solve problems effectively within the field. With the rapid evolution of technology and the dynamic nature of the engineeringlandscape, there is an urgent need for a pedagogical shift towards more interactive and engaginglearning environments. A growing body of research supports the transition to educationalmethodologies that provide foundational knowledge and foster critical thinking, creativity, andpractical problem-solving skills. Project-based learning (PBL) emerges as a potent alternative totraditional lab exercises, offering a hands-on approach that closely mirrors the complexities ofreal-world engineering challenges. PBL has been shown to enhance student engagement andbetter prepare students for the multifaceted nature of
domestic undergraduate students in focus in the United States higher education institutions. In addition, Mr. Halkiyo is interested in broadening the participation of engineering edu- cation in Ethiopian universities to increase the diversity, inclusivity, equity, and quality of Engineering Education. He studies how different student groups such as women and men, rich and poor, students from rural and urban, and technologically literate and less literate can have quality and equitable learning experiences and thrive in their performances. In doing so, he focuses on engineering education policies and practices in teaching and learning processes, assessments, laboratories, and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo has been
highly beneficial for that department and any technology developedwould reflect on the university at large.Initially, the search for research alignment began with the engineering librarian checking SciValand Scopus for Blue Origin as a research entity to determine if it existed in the database; if so,this would provide most publications associated with their company. Unfortunately, this did notexist (and still does not as of early April 2023), so more options were needed. Next, Scopus andWeb of Science were searched for “blue origin” in their default search options (title, abstractkeywords for Scopus and all fields in Web of Science). In October 2022 this yielded 112 resultsin Scopus and 89 in Web of Science, which were lower than expected
EducationAbstractThe vast scope of digital design and the cost associated with purchasing and maintainingspecialized lab equipment can pose a significant obstacle for pre-college students. This challengeis particularly significant for students from low-income and underrepresented minoritybackgrounds who often begin their higher education journey in community college programswith limited funding and access to engineering hardware. BEADLE, a project designed topromote equity in access to educational technologies, seeks to address this issue by providing anaffordable platform that allows students to remotely access industry-grade hardware to learn anddevelop their skills in digital design as a step towards pursuing advanced digital designcoursework in a
Paper ID #13654Valuing and engaging stakeholders: The effects of engineering students’ in-teractions during capstone designIbrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan Ibrahim Mohedas is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. His research focuses on the design of medical devices for resource limited settings, particularly related to the use of design ethnography in developing these technologies. He works in the Laboratory for Innovation in Global Health Technology (LIGHT
increasing student involvement.Dr. Sven G. Bilen P.E., The Pennsylvania State University - University Park SVEN G. BILEN,´ Ph.D., P.E. is Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State and Head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, innovation in design, teaching technological entrepreneurship, global product design, and systems design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developments in the Teaching of Engineering Electromagnetics for Improvement in Student Interest and
, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth is a professor at Cal Poly, SLO in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. She has been teaching for 22 years and has continued to develop innovative pedagogy such as project based, flipped classroom and competency grading. Through the SUSTAIN SLO learning initiative she and her colleagues have been active researching in transformation in higher education.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jane Lehr is Chair of the Women’s & Gender Studies Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity, San Luis Obispo. She is also an Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies, Director of the Science, Technology &
. Colleen Claire Naughton, University of South Florida Colleen Naughton is a doctoral student at the University of South Florida in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is advised by Dr. James R. Mihelcic. Colleen is also part of the Peace Corps Master’s International Program where she served and conducted research in Mali, West Africa for three years as a Water and Sanitation Extension Agent. Her research was focused on ”Monitoring and Evaluation of an Appropriate Handwashing Technology.” Colleen’s dissertation research involves a human and embodied material energy analysis of the Shea Butter process; mapping the Shea Butter belt using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to estimate the area and
Paper ID #31208Implementation of an Introductory Engineering Course and its Impact onStudents’ Academic Success and RetentionRezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois at Chicago Rezvan Nazempour is a graduate research assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is com- pleting her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and operations research at the Mechanical and Industrial En- gineering Department. She received her BSIE from Iran University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include educational data mining, graph mining, and machine learning.Prof. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at
Paper ID #28729Problem-based learning in K-12 engineering lessons: Supporting andscaffolding student learning (RTP)Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University Kimberly Farnsworth is Education Coordinator at the Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotech- nics (CBBG) a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC). She is currently a doc- toral student in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and has a M.Ed. from Arizona State University. Kimberly has over 25 years of experience in the fields of education and technology. Her research focus is on authentic learning environments in
with the WFU Program for Leadership and Character and many colleagues across the university. With inclusion being a core value, she is proud that the WFU Engineering team represents 60% female engineering faculty and 40% female students, plus 20% of students from ethnic minority groups. Her areas of expertise include engineering identity, complex problem solving across cognitive and non-cognitive domains, recruitment and retention, PBL, engineering design, learning through ser- vice, character education in engineering contexts, etc. She also conducts research in cardiovascular fluid mechanics and sustainable energy technologies. Prior to joining Wake Forest University, Olga served as a Program Director at the
Paper ID #22890The Distributed System of Governance in Engineering Education: A Reporton Initial FindingsDr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is a the current Chair of the ASEE Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation; Chair
Green Fund committee. His research interests are in Systems Engineering & Architecture, Complex systems, Systems testing and Application of Entropy to Complex Systems. Email: sakundi@miners.utep.eduDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different engineering and technology courses at undergraduate and graduate levels
Committee of Educational Researchers. She is the President of the Executive Committee and Member of the Network of Centers for Research in Mathematics Education (2014-2016). Since 2009, she has coordinated the faculty academy of differential equations in the Mathematics Department (ITESM Campus Monterrey). She is a thesis advisor and professor in the graduate programs of Education and Ed- ucational Technology and in the PhD program in Education at ITESM’s Virtual University School of Education Her interests are the teaching and learning of mathematics for future engineers through model- ing and technological applications and the construction of a bridge between the discipline of mathematics education and the community of
apparent that many of the existing biases in AIreflect a similar disparity in training data. While the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics) field has seen an increase in diversity in the past decade, it still retains largegaps in representation, with URM individuals accounting for 26% of science and engineeringbachelor’s degrees in 2020, and individuals that identify as female remaining underrepresentedin a variety of STEM majors [4]. These disparities largely originate in pre-college learning, withmany URM students not being guided to STEM focused pathways [5]. To combat this, URMstudents must be encouraged to follow these pathways, provided with more impactful learningopportunities, and given access to necessary tools and
the way inclusion is culti- vated in engineering through the implementation of novel technologies and methodologies in engineering education. Intrigued by the intersections of engineering education, mental health and social justice, Dr. Coley’s primary research interest focuses on virtual reality as a tool for developing empathetic and in- clusive mindsets among engineering faculty. She is also interested in hidden populations in engineering education and innovation for more inclusive pedagogies.Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Katreena Thomas is a graduate student at Arizona State University in the Engineering Education Systems and Design Doctoral program. She is a member of the
Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN).Andres Nieto LealAnthony Olukayode Yusuf, Virginia TechDr. Abiola Akanmu, Virginia TechSheryl BallDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Andrea N. Ofori-Boadu is an Associate Professor of Construction Science and Management with the Department of Built Environment within the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA & T). Her research interests are in partial cement replacement materials, delivery of sustainable built environments, and
Populations through Understanding their Challenges in Professional Engineering CertificationAbstractAs the population of the United States of America continues to be more diverse, educationalpedagogies must embrace the different components of diversity so that the workforce representsa diverse society. Construction and engineering education must foster the social sustainabilitycomponents of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion to better position our future workforce.In the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) profession, minorities, females, andunderserved communities are yet staggering in representation within the engineering andconstruction industry. In the United States
, project management methodologies, construction education, data analyt- ics, creativity and innovation, and emerging technologies. He is actively pursuing the development of educational techniques and methods in construction. He has developed construction-based simulation applications and strives to bring aspects of project management into simulation applications.Dr. Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University Tonya Stone is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MSU. Her research interests include multiscale materials modeling, mechanical behavior and characterization of materials, and modeling of nanomechanics/nanomaterials.Mr. George D Ford, P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. George Ford P.E. is the
engineering. On a community walk, she told me about a time in her middleschool STEM class where she had to build a marshmallow launcher. “Why would I want to dothat?” she rhetorically asked (Field Notes, 07/17/2018). At first glance, Mariabella appeared tobe disinterested in engineering. On her second day working with the community engineeringprogram, she offered, “I love people, but I hate technology” (Video Transcript, 07/18/2018). Yet,Mariabella participated in the community engineering program for two years, defining anddesigning toward community problems. Over time, we reflected on these collective experiencestogether, and she raised other engineering experiences in her life.Mariabella, an annoyed coder After working with Mariabella for
their undergraduate and graduate programs as insufficient, in comparison to nonSJPeducators (Table 2). Even fewer of the instructors who taught both social justice and povertyissues in their courses (n=110) felt that ESI education was sufficient, with 65% indicating that itwas not enough.Table 2. Opinions on whether engineering/computing students in their program receive sufficienteducation on the societal impacts of technology and ethical issues1 Undergraduate students Graduate students % SJP % nonSJP % SJP % nonSJP Response
Paper ID #35513Advancing Engineering Education Using a Teaching Focused Plan ForCreating an Inclusive ClassroomDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for
conducting research on innovative tools for engineering education in the Intelligent Structural Hazards Mitigation Laboratory at SFSU with Prof. Zhaoshuo Jiang, he also serves the community as the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the SFSU chapter.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the