computer, mobile, and information technologies to advance healthy and successful aging in elderly and underserved populations. He has successfully led research projects in the areas of telehealth/mobile health (m-health), home health care technologies, personal health records, and design and development of biomedical instrumentation, including wearable medical devices. He is a recognized biomedical researcher with prior funding from NIH, NSF, FDA, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Defense, and other organizations. He also serves on grant panels for NIH, NSF, FDA, and the editorial board of several engineering journals. Dean Tran has over 20 years of experience in academic administration, curricular innovation
curiosity. Some students expressed that theypreferred assignments where multiple answers could be considered correct, especially in groupor collaborative settings. Removing the need to find a single correct answer reduced studentstress and provided more autonomy in the project. Other students stated that they appreciatedhaving clearly defined goals in a project as it gave them more structure. This was especially trueon graded assignments. “I like projects more. They're less stressful because you get to like, one, do something you want to do, if it’s like, an open-ended project. And two, you don't have to worry about like, being wrong kind of, cause like, it's bigger than just the answer to one question.” “That depends
Paper ID #39813Understanding Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students Who ViewDegree Attainment as ”Transactional”Mr. Matthew S. Sheppard, Clemson University I earned my B.S. in Industrial Engineering and my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering; both at Clemson Uni- versity. I have several years’ experience as a Manufacturing Engineer supporting process improvements, machine design, and capital project management. Now, I have entered into the Engineering and Science Education PhD program at Clemson University with hopes of teaching hands-on engineering principles to students in Appalachia after graduation. The focus of my
listening to music.Dr. Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Malinda Zarske is the current Chair of the ASEE Board of Director’s Commission on P-12 Engi- neering Education and a faculty member and Associate Director of the Engineering Plus program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She teaches undergraduate engineering core and product design courses. Her primary research covers the effects of intrateam segregation on engineering teams and the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity and perseverance in P-12 through undergraduate engi- neering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs: Does
project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Audio for Inclusion: Broadening Participation in Engineering Through Audio Dissemination of Marginalized Students’ NarrativesIntroductionThe transformation of engineering culture towards inclusion is a key objective in the retentionand professionalization of a diverse engineering workforce. Faculty are key stakeholdersimpacting that inclusion because of their prominent role in shaping students’ underrepresented
students were available to answer the students' questions. Figure 4a: Circuit diagram of the RC Figure 4b: Circuit connection on the experiment breadboard of the RC experimentFigure 4c: Pictorial representation of the ADALM 1000 output result for the RCexperimentComputer ScienceComputer systems are at the foundation of major breakthroughs in information and communicationtechnology (find any paper and cite here). At the heart of these systems lies digital circuits, whichnecessitated the expansion of the ECP project to the computer science department. The objectiveof the carefully curated experiments is to drive down the concept of digital circuits by giving thestudents practical and hands-on
engineeringhas increased from 18% to 21% [2], [3]. This 3% growth over a nearly two-decade period isindicative of larger social issues among institutions regarding women and other marginalizedstudents [4]. This observed lack of women and racial minority representation in STEM degreeattainment ultimately impacts representation in professional fields, which could lead to increasedgender and racial labor market inequality [4]. Minority retention research in engineeringeducation spaces is conducted to increase STEM graduation rates, which could be used as a toolin socioeconomic mobility for minority members [5]. This work in progress paper presents the preliminary results of a qualitative research andanalysis project conducted with the goal of
projects have included the study of heuristics as education tools, and academic makerspaces as opportunities to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering. *Both authors contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.August Kohls, Carnegie Mellon University August Kohls is pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his MS in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022 and his BS in Electrical Engineer- ing from the University of Cincinnati in 2020. His academic research focuses on fabricating novel nano- material integrated microdevices for cancer and viral diagnostics. His other personal research projects include investigating methods
passion project. My energy for this project stems for the deep desire to alter the stigma of mental illness in higher education. Your path does not need to be direct. There are opportunities and learning experiences in each segment of your journey. These moments are valuable, they help to make you who you are, and they help you grow. Make sure to take them with you.297 I was diagnosed with autism as an adult. When I was married, we saw coping mechanism mental illness/autism under represented/parent 77.78% someone about me after one of my kids was diagnosed. It’s harder to coping mental under represented diagnose in adults, because I
, and in engineering education, focusing on mindset. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using Self-Determination Theory to Guide Mentoring Activities for Underrepresented Students in Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractSelf-Determination Theory (SDT) posits that when three basic psychological needs-competence,relatedness, and autonomy-are met, individuals will be intrinsically motivated to support theirown personal growth and well-being. Using self-determination theory to inform practice, theSelf-Determined Critical Mass of Engineering Technology Scholars (SD-CoMETS) project atRIT seeks to build a more diverse student population through the
Paper ID #34059What I Wish My Instructor Knew: Navigating COVID-19 as anUnderrepresented Student - Evidence Based ResearchMs. Zaniyah Victoria Sealey, University of Georgia Zaniyah Sealey is an Undergraduate Student majoring in Computer Systems Engineering, at the Uni- versity of Georgia(College of Engineering). She is set to graduate in 2022 with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Systems Engineering along with a certificate in Informatics. She was recruited for the project through the National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) where she currently serves as Secretary. Her current research and general interests include
Choosing Self Care and Preservation: Examining Black Women STEM Faculty’s Decision to Pursue Entrepreneurship Education ProgrammingAbstractDespite recent STEM diversity initiatives, there still exists structural barriers on who can pursuetheir STEM aspirations. The lack of diversity in STEM fields hinders individual self-actualization and economic advancement as well as STEM innovation efforts. Notably, Blackwomen remain underrepresented in STEM higher education and academic entrepreneurship. Thegoal of this project is to increase the understanding of the entrepreneurship-related experiencesof Black women in STEM higher education. Specifically, we examine how the erasure andmarginalization of Black women in STEM academic entrepreneurship
SENCER/NYP, and Long Island Community Foundation ”Removing Barriers and Strengthening STEM capacity at Suffolk County Community College” grants, Dr. Foley served as the STEM Coordi- nator for all SCCC NSF STEM Scholars on three campuses. Dr. Foley has also served on national grant projects involving curricular reform for chemistry education. Her experiences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Suffolk County Community College, and Brookhaven National Laboratory has enabled her to focus upon the adaptation and implementation of innovations in classroom learning and undergraduate research through curricular innovation and technology based software for the community college application. Dr. Foley is a
Paper ID #33383Broadening the Middle School Computational Thinking Interventions Be-yondBlock ProgrammingDr. Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. Dorodchi has been teaching in the field of computing for over 30 years of which 20 years as an educator. He has taught the majority of the courses in the computer science and engineering curriculum over the past 20 years such as introductory programming, data structures, databases, software engineering, system programming, etc. He has been involved in a number of National Science Foundation supported grant projects including Scholarship for STEM
projects, and can createcommunities for students. To ensure positive impacts to students, much more research is neededto improve these spaces making them effective for all students. Network analysis enablesproblem understanding and solution generation at a systems level. A systems-level analysis of anetwork of industries, for example, (as opposed to designing each industry individually) was ableto reduce the overall environmental impact of all industries in the network without increasing the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Conferencecost of the network (thereby maintaining profits) [1-3]. Similar system-analyses of waterdistribution networks and power grids
engineering students as they engage in communicating their ideas to a range of stakeholders. She studies teamwork and team-based peda- gogy, with a focus on inter-team communication and equity. She is one of the Faculty Innovators behind Tandem, a Center of Academic Innovation tool for supporting students working in teams. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using Student-Faculty Collaborative Lectures to Teach High Level Hydrodynamics ConceptsAbstractIntroduction to engineering courses are increasingly team-based and project-based, with studentteams designing and building real-world things. A popular project for introductory
(summarized, by priority, in Table 1, below) include innovation;engineering education best practices; preparing students using a hands-on, project-based approach; integrating the traditional lecture format and laboratoryexperiences into a seamless “class-lab” format; strong professional developmentand service learning components; and an emphasis on a broad base of core skills,complemented with depth in focused concentrations: mechanical engineering(manufacturing focus) and chemical engineering (pharmaceutical focus). The initialconcentrations reflect regional and state engineering employment opportunities,the university’s historic strength in the health sciences, a forward-looking view ofengineering in the 21st century, and a desire to attract a
multiple teaching and advising awards including the COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 5 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 600 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful ac- creditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs. Dr. Darabi has been the
University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for the 7-12 grade levels. Dr. France is also heavily involved in de- veloping and facilitating the Introduction to Engineering course sequence at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder where his research focused on pre-engineering education and project-based learning.Dr. Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University Dr. DiBerardino is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. His teaching and research interests are in first-year engineering, dynamic systems, and musculoskeletal biome- chanics. c American Society for Engineering Education
has shown that using a written feedback process instead of an oral question andanswer (Q&A) feedback process increases fluency and usefulness of comments in anintroduction to design course, E4, at Harvey Mudd College.1 This study further examines writtenfeedback in the same setting and quantifies the degree to which students of different gendersbenefit from providing and receiving written feedback compared to oral feedback. The peerfeedback process is examined for design review presentations during a preliminary conceptualdesign project for first and second year college students in a conceptual design course. Theauthors of this study are able to note the differences in these topics as a function of the gender ofthe commenter. The study
thatwork experience helped students recognize the importance of the ability to collaborate withothers. There was an increased appreciation of the importance of the ability to explain ideas toco-workers who might have a different or no technical background. Students also felt that workexperience contributed to their boldness in stating opinions and asking questions about aspects ofgroup work as well as of professors. This differed from their undergraduate experience, wherethey did not ask for clarification from either fellow students or professors. Work also taught thedifference between teamwork as experienced in the workplace and group work in school.Students who had not had work experience tended to approach projects which were meant to be agroup
on engaging students of all ages in hands-on, innovative engineering education, especially focusing on several outreach projects reaching groups otherwise underrepresented within the STEM fields. Jenna is also leading the University’s STEPS (Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer) Program, developing the curriculum, leading the staff, and working as the primary researcher. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The Effect of Gender Groupings at an Engineering Summer Camp on Increasing Engineering Knowledge and Confidence The Effect of Gender Groupings at an Engineering Summer Camp on Increasing Engineering Knowledge and ConfidenceIntroductionThis paper
Paper ID #20036Performance by Gender on University Placement Tests in Mathematics andSpatial SkillsMr. Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University For the current academic year I am a visiting scholar at Ohio State University with my home institute being Dublin Institute of Technology where I am a lecturer in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. AT OSU I am working on a research project that is investigating the relationship between spatial ability and problem solving in engineering education. Before joining academia I worked in industry as a chemical engineer and control systems engineer and those are the topics
; but produced less than half thedegrees awarded to UC students. The UC are producing 2.5 times more degrees with half of thenumber of students enrolled [1].Research QuestionThe multiple phases of the research and critical lens used in the analysis provided a morecomplete understanding of the research question. The characteristics of the participants of thestudy allowed for the research question to be examined to understand the intersection of the firstgeneration status and gender. The hope is that understanding how women experienceundergraduate engineering programs at public state universities, the broadest impact onparticipation can be made. The goal of this project is to look at various stages of a woman’seducational journey in engineering
firm, and the director of Missouri’s Dam and Reservoir Safety Program. Since 1993, he has been at the University of Evansville, serving as department chair for the past 21 years. He continues to work as a consultant on projects involving the design and construction of new dams, modifications to existing dams, and the investigation of dam failures.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He returned to school to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech followed by research work at the Turner- Fairbank
, 2]. Training students to develop design thinking and skills will allow them to enterprofessional practice ready to participate in the challenge of infrastructure re-design. Indeed,ABET requires that students have “an ability to apply engineering design to producesolutions…” upon graduation [3]. Perhaps the most effective way to guide students indeveloping design skills is through engagement in real-world projects. Furthermore, providingauthentic design experiences in a supportive educational environment that encourages successcan build self-efficacy (one’s beliefs in their ability to achieve specific tasks), which in turn fuelsmotivation to succeed as an engineer [4]. Promoting engineering self-efficacy is a promisingstrategy for retaining
Paper ID #28862A Replicate Study: Adoption of a STEM Outreach Program in KuwaitMrs. Safia Malallah, Kansas State University Safia Malallah is a web developer, artist, and Ph.D. candidate at Kansas State University. She obtained her master’s degree in computer science from Montana State University in 2017. Her research is centered around metamorphic relations ranking for reducing testing costs in scientific software. Safia’s research interests expanded to include computer science education after observing the influence computer sci- ence has on her children. Her current research project is examining methods of teaching
Historically Black College/University (HBCU) and 2) a Predominantly WhiteInstitution (PWI). The study’s analysis examined microaggressions in the context ofundergraduate engineering programs at both sites, an HBCU and a PWI. The results suggestedthat a higher frequency of microaggressions took place at the PWI than the HBCU. The mostfrequently identified microaggressions included disjointed race and gender dialogue, hiddenlanguage, projected stereotypes, an ascription of intelligence, silence, and marginalization. Thepaper aims to increase awareness of the prevalence and varying types of microaggressionsexperienced between the sites. These results may influence policies and educational practices tomeet the needs of underrepresented minority students
designing and implementing technology-infused learning environments that provide youth an opportunity to learn about themselves, others, and to gain insight into interpersonal dynamics.Dr. Jessica Sperling, Duke University Dr. Sperling leads the Applied Research, Evaluation, & Engagement area of Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute.Megan Gray, Duke University Megan Gray is a Research Analyst in Evaluation and Engagement at Duke University’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI). She serves as a project manager and researcher for both qualitative and quanti- tative evaluation and research efforts, in partnership with community-based programs as well as campus- based initiatives. Megan came to
and engineering design and for increasing the diversity and inclusion of engineering education.Dr. Rucha Joshi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rucha received her BS in Biotechnology from Kolhapur, India and thereafter came to Vanderbilt Uni- versity to work on her MS developing smart bio-materials for drug delivery applications. A biomedical engineer with expertise in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, Rucha is now pursuing post-doctoral research in biomedical engineering education. She is passionate about STEM pedagogy, design thinking, project-based learning and educational entrepreneurship.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette Patrice M. Buzzanell is a Professor in