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skills that would properly equip graduate TAs for success in theclassroom and their future careers. The course filled an urgent need in the Bioengineeringgraduate curriculum while the design and content of this course empowered participants toachieve the course learning objectives. Through this course, participants developed an increasedmastery of pedagogical theory and practices, including active learning, inclusive teaching, andmore. Further, through the final project, participants solidified their knowledge by applyingcourse content to their own areas of interest. In the future, we plan to evaluate both the efficacy of the course and the longer-term impacts ofcourse participants as graduate TAs within the broader bioengineering community. We
) focusing on, and utilizing, the assets thatexist in communities through collaboration with teachers, schools, and community-basedorganizations and, (2) creating pathways of access to information about green technologies, post-secondary educational opportunities, and STEM careers. The STEM Learning Ecosystem model[2] makes the “dynamic interaction among individual learners, diverse settings where learningoccurs, and the community and culture in which they are embedded” (p. 5) explicit. Thatinteraction, however, does not imply universal coherence among the views, assumptions, andpriorities of all stakeholders. During the design of the afterschool curriculum, the authorsinterviewed the high school teachers who would be implementing the program
and application of computational chemistry toward basic and applied studies for renewable energy and sustainability, and in 2017 he received and NSF-CAREER award. He also has interests in curriculum development for enhancing access to engineering curricula, and he currently serves on his school-wide DEI advisory committee. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022A Diversity Index to assess college engineering team performanceA Diversity Index for assessing college engineering team performanceAbstractWe have developed a Diversity Index (DI) to better quantify the impact of eight traditionallyunderrepresented demographic categories in chemical engineering
students for innovationcompetitions and their upcoming careers as well as catalyze their entrepreneurial minds forfuture success. Based on a series of interviews with experienced mentors of innovationcompetitions and programs, this paper presents a set of best practices for mentoring studentinnovation teams.IntroductionInnovation competitions and programs encourage students to think creatively and innovatively,solve complex problems, develop professional and technical skills, and improve communicationand teamwork skills. Hackathons, pitch competitions, design challenges, startup competitions,and entrepreneurship programs can be considered innovation competitions and programs, whichhave been known to have many important benefits for undergraduate
failure mechanisms at the micro-scale. In 1998 he received a NSF CAREER award to study thermal barrier coatings and was later active in studying dura- bility of solid oxide fuel cell materials. After one year at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics in Holzkirchen, Germany, in July of 2015, Dr. Walter joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. At UCI Dr. Walter teaches regular MAE classes and helps to manage the senior projects program.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an assistant professor of teaching in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of
undergrad courses throughout his undergrad- uate and graduate student career. His research interests include manufacturing systems optimization and production management as well as engineering education.Prof. Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University Kevin Cook is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University with primary teaching responsibilities supporting the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program. He also serves as the Curriculum Coordinator of the Mechanical and Industrial Engi- neering Department, supporting curricular activities of the MET, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Management Systems Engineering programs. Mr. Cook holds a B.S. degree in
the scienceprofessions, researchers have identified an enduring strong association of science as a disciplinefor men [4]. This association of gender and career field also impacts young people before theycommit to a career path: middle schoolers have parroted the assumption that engineering is acareer for men [8].The Media and Women in STEMThese disciplinary norms and perceptions are reflected in the ways in which, and if, women inSTEM are portrayed in art, media, and popular culture around the world [3, 7, 9, 10, 11]. Themedia reflects the truth of underrepresentation in STEM [7, 10]. Of the 391 most popular STEM-themed YouTube channels, only 32 hosts presented themselves as female [9]. In acomprehensive study of entertainment media
Institute of Technology in Chicago. Dr. Rahman has worked as a chemical engineer at a urea fertilizer factory, after which he pursued a career as a software developer in the securities industry. He worked for 13 years at the Chicago Stock Exchange developing real-time trading software. Since receiving his Ph.D. in the year 2000, Dr. Rahman pursued a career as an educator and taught at Illinois Tech, University of West Georgia, and finally at Clayton State University. Dr. Rahman is passionate about teaching and cares about student learning. His research interests include computation linguistics, bioinformatics, and computer science education. American c
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
.[11] R. M. Stwalley III, "Definition, mission, and revitalization of cooperative education programs," in ASEE 2006 Chicago Proceedings, 2006.[12] G. Bolton, "Narrative writing: reflective enquiry into professional practice," Educational Action Research 14, no. 2, pp. 203-218, 2006.[13] M. Haddara and H. Skanes, "A reflection on cooperative education: from experience to experiential learning," Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education 8, no. 1, pp. 67-76, 2007.[14] R. M. Stwalley III, "Professional career skills in senior capstone design," in ASEE Capstone Conference - Columbus, Washington, DC, 2016.[15] R. M. Stwalley III, "Assessing improvement and professional career skill in senior capstone design through course
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