most impactful time toenergize students about careers in STEM is in K-12 settings. To emphasize and spotlight the importance ofbuildings on humans, along with providing an interactive learning experience for potential future STEMstudents, a five-day summer camp focused on multi-disciplinary building design was held at (insertuniversity name). The camp curriculum included hands-on, design-oriented projects from severaldisciplines: architecture, mechanical, structural, construction, sustainability, acoustics, and lighting. Inaddition, tours of several buildings on campus were conducted along with after-hours relaxation time forcampers. The implementation of activities and the well-designed hands-on projects not only increased thestudents
racialidentity. Collins [10] defines the external environment as the institution of schooling, the workspace, andthe career space in which a Black student in STEM is situated. This environment influences a Blackstudent’s STEM identity because it houses the academic interactions Collins [10] defines as themicrocosms that develop a STEM identity. The external environment should also reinforce a Blackstudent’s gender-based racial identity. However, Collins [10] identifies how external environmentstraditionally threaten a Black student’s gender-based racial identity by perpetuating a chilly STEMclimate through stereotypes and gender biases. Nevertheless, she points out the need for Black studentsto cultivate STEM identities in external environments that are
with axis of what and how: individual to group activities, and “domainspecific content knowledge” to “key design qualities.”Research MethodsTo identify common features and distinguish elements across courses, studied three designcourse sequences at [university]. Methods involved in the research included documentationanalysis (course syllabi, course descriptions in academic course catalog) [28, 29] as well asstudent and alumni feedback obtained through structured qualitative interviews. This qualitativeset of descriptions are augments to a larger research project surveying alumni of each course [31-33] with respect to its short- and long-term effectiveness such as impact on career andprofessional development, and big takeaways on effectiveness
to do with research outcomes, and the difficulty of “playing thegame” or “following the money,” aligning our research goals with those we know would havethe best chance of receiving recognition, funding, and career mobility. In our experience, wenoticed that this approach could limit how we frame the work in which we engage. I find myselfperpetuating and acting within this system regularly as an engineering education researcher,often questioning the “so what” of work I do, attempting to frame any work I do to the NSF’sgoal of developing a diverse, innovative body of engineers for U.S. global competitiveness.There are tangible benefits that are gained from these endeavors, but these underlying valuesdirectly or indirectly influence any
aremainly academic degrees and professional degrees. In terms of the research on connotation, somescholars have explored the difference between the training objectives of professional degree andacademic degree in engineering. Different from academic degrees, which emphasize advancedknowledge and top-notch research, professional degrees attach more importance to the closeconnection with engineering practice7. The professional degree is a kind of degree that takes Intoaccount academic, career-oriented and practical elements of training. From the perspective ofknowledge production mode, the knowledge production of academic degree is more centered ondisciplines and universities, that is, it is adapted to the traditional knowledge production mode I
, Srihari must take thepath of least resistance to protect her mental and physical health by requesting accommodationsfor her and her group. This is not a choice she would make on her own volition, which is also atheme she experiences when making decisions regarding her engineering career path as aninternational student. And another big part with the international status is I started off as an aerospace major. And when I was trying to make connections, talking about how I would, you know, go get a co-op or an internship, I was told I probably wouldn't because most aerospace engineering jobs are defense based. And since I don't have like, a green card or something like that in the country, it would be very difficult
Curitiba, Brazil; native communities in the Amazon in Villavicencio, Colombia; and underserved communities in Piura, Per´u. Dr. Santiago is passionate about providing experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is currently Co-PI of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on foster- ing Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students Latino(a) students and students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers; and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN that provides support and mentoring to female pre-college students. She is also a member of two advisory committees to the UTEP’s
. Waidzunas, “Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM,” Sci. Adv., vol. 7, no. 3, p. eabe0933, 2021, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe0933.[11] J. B. Yoder and A. Mattheis, “Queer in STEM: Workplace Experiences Reported in a National Survey of LGBTQA Individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers,” J. Homosex., vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 1–27, Jan. 2016, doi: 10.1080/00918369.2015.1078632.[12] E. A. Cech, “The (Mis)Framing of Social Justice: Why Ideologies of Depoliticization and Meritocracy Hinder Engineers’ Ability to Think About Social Injustices,” in Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities, J. Lucena, Ed., in Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Dordrecht
Preferences and/or interests (n = 9) STEM Family members (n = 4) Career path (n = 3) 8 Information before College preparation course (n = 3) coming to college Confidence in choosing a major (n = 2) Short videos regarding important topics and resources in college (n = 1)Results and Discussion(1) Challenges/StrugglesWhen students were asked to identify personal challenges and struggles they faced in the firsthalf of the fall semester, students discussed academic, personal, and
- personal behaviors and leadership for early-career engineers. She teaches engineering leadership and an engineering leader coaching course. Her research focuses on coaching skills, inclusive leadership, and career development.Ms. Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Imperfect Interventions for Speaking Up and Supporting Women in STEMKristen R. Moore, University at BuffaloMeg Handley, Penn State UniversityJessica Menold, Penn State UniversityIntroductionDespite numerous calls within engineering to broaden participation of racially and ethnically minoritized(REM) people in the field, racial diversity remains a systemic problem. Many engineering
itself — a key macro-objective of the course. Indications of this appear in suchcomments as: I really enjoyed it! Definitely an engineering discipline for me to think about possibly exploring! I didn't think I would be good at geotech but I'm glad I took the class because I love it and can see myself doing geotech as part of my career. I know so much about soil now! I go around thinking about all the soils I step on, what type they are, how saturated they are, how strong they are, and how they would drain or consolidate. Especially at the barn because it’s so muddy, I’m trying to think of ways to drain it better. Maybe installing wick drains would help
?” Results from the surveys werereported by Hopkins and Dong [10] and Kam-Biron et al. [7] and are synthesized here, in thecontext of preparing students for a career in structural engineering. ● Considering both surveys, 90% of practitioners considered 9 of the 12 core courses as necessary for students to complete; courses on structural analysis III: matrix analysis (85%), prestressed concrete (70%), and masonry design (87%) were viewed as necessary by fewer than 90% of respondents. ● The three most important subjects identified by practitioners were structural analysis I, reinforced concrete I, and steel I. In addition to the top three, practitioners stated that the list of the top five most important topics included two
engineering fields, and often topics of their achievements, goals, and motivationsflourished with these questions. Some students spoke about their current positions, while alumnaexplained what they currently do and how they wish to become a leader or see themselves asone. This was a core part of the interview that allowed women to develop more internal thoughtsabout themselves and their place in their career or program. Becca, who serves in a leadership role for the American Society of MechanicalEngineering (ASME) student group, mentioned how she felt her natural leadership tendencieswould serve her well in her future endeavors. She is hopeful that when she enters the workforceshe’ll gain skills and end up in her own leadership position. “I'm
example, the commontrend across reviewed studies was that they used a spatial visualization assessment (such as theRotations component in the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test, or PSVT:R , Mental Cutting Test,both of which are cited with examples by Sorby and Baartmans [9]) to measure the improvementof engineering students at some point in their undergraduate engineering careers. Literature wasexcluded if it did not illustrate how assessments measure spatial visualization development or ifit did not discuss how graphics and 2D/3D modeling curricula are developed. The area ofliterature we primarily wanted to understand is how spatial visualization skills are measured andpracticed in order to use the skills as scaffolding in 2D/3D modeling
engineering education isrelatively new [1]. To date, much of this research has focused on and/or included participantswho are Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and service academy cadets or military-affiliated students, such as military spouses and dependents [1]–[3]. While research conductedwith these populations is undoubtedly important, cadets and military-affiliated students havedifferent educational experiences than those who have served or are serving. Generally, existingresearch in engineering education has focused on questions of why military students choose themilitary and engineering as careers [4]–[7], how military student identities are negotiated duringthe transition between the military to school [4], [5], and the factors that
Paper ID #36986Design Argumentation on Multidisciplinary Teams: An Analysis ofEngineering Design Team Communication EffectivenessMr. Robert E. Curtis, Jr. P.E., Pennsylvania State University Mr. Curtis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and a Master of Science degree in Secondary Education from Mount Saint Mary College. He received his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in December 2022. His research interests include design communication by interdisciplinary teams. His professional career includes positions as an engineer
herself as the authority and as an influencer of Chloe’s career. Without intervention, there is no way for Chloe to trust Amanda as a colleague.As we have worked collaboratively, we have explored the kinds of structures of injustice upheld by whitefeminism within the academy. Our lived experiences suggest that white women within the academy areoften engaged in an ongoing struggle that in many ways parallels the historical struggles of white women.We turn to Schuller[5] again to describe them: ● White feminists “fight for the full political and economic advantages that wealthy white men enjoy within capitalist empire” ● “Approach...the lives of Black and Indigenous people, other people of color, and the poor as raw
Connecticut. In addition, Campbell-Montalvo is Co-PI on a $500,000 NSF grant that seeks to improve inclusion in biology education and biology education research through the Inclusive Environments and Metrics in Biology Education and Research network. Prior to her current role, Dr. Campbell-Montalvo was the Program Assistant for the National Institute of Health’s Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research program in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida.Mrs. Hannah Cooke, University of Connecticut Hannah Cooke is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Science Education at the University of Connecticut
importantinformation and knowledge essential to helping them to excel in engineering careers. Second, thethought of grades has a profound effect on student emotional and well-being. These are importanttopics for high education professionals to consider and help develop systems to address these areasaffecting student learning.IV.5 Question 5: How do you feel when you have high grades in your class?Figure 5 illustrates examples of the different emotions and feelings students have when doing wellacademically in a course. As evidenced by the chart, the students experienced low stress levels andgeneral mild feelings of nervousness, fear, and anxiety.Summary of Feedback and Guiding Question Five. For the guiding question, “How do you feelwhen you have high grades
disability, like panic anxiety disorder or anything like that, then it's going to affect a lot of people around me…So I feel like I've had challenges figuring out where these services are and if I could go to them safely…I do look at them on the website, but I just haven't had the courage to actually make an appointment, because it really scares me that if they do say that I have something or some kind of problem that my parents are going to be disappointed in me.Another fear was the belief that if they used the disability services center, their diploma would saythat they graduated with a disability, which would carry a stigma into their life and careers goingforward. This is an example of something that is likely not
factors and actors thatinfluence young women in deciding whether or not to study a STEM career [19] and [20].InstrumentThe survey was taken from [21] Quezada, Dominguez & Zavala (2020), a validatedSpanish version of the original work by [22] DeMonbrun et al. (2017) on the design andvalidation of an instrument to measure student response to instructional practices, betterknown by the acronym StRIP. Table 2 indicates the dimensions of the instrument validatedSpanish version adapted and included in the survey for the acoustic physic course.The StRIP uses a 5-point type of Likert scale for dimensions 3 and 4. Specifically, responseoptions for each item of these dimesions are: 1 = almost never (<10% of the time); 2 =seldom (~ 30% of the time
their initial desire. for medicine. She didn’t work hard enough to score well, and she didn’t get accepted into any programs she likes. She had no backup plan and ended up taking her dad’s suggestion to study engineering like her brother was already doing in Dublin. 3. Supernatural The student receives unexpected Her father, retired from the military, joined her for her entire first year in Aid help or advice regarding their Dublin, doing all the cooking, cleaning, ironing, and taking her to the career trajectory
senior biomedical engineering student at George Washington Univer- sity minoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She has expertise in micro and nanofabrication processes.Dr. Hurriyet Aydin Ok, GWU Dr. Hurriyet Aydin Ok is a senior research fellow at GWU Cyber Security & Privacy Research Institute (CSPRI) and teaches courses in E-Commerce Security and Augmented and Virtual Reality. Prior to GWU, Hurriyet was a member of the IT leadership team for over 24 years at the World Bank Group, and contributed in the areas of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, identity and access management, new technology infrastructure strategy, and IT learning and career development. Dr. Ok is the Founder of VRT-U, LLC, a
emotional and physical reaction. Faculty development programs concentrating on the various sources of improving self- efficacy shall consequently influence the Well-being of teachers.Problem statementThe significance of research on Well-being has substantially increased through the years.Well-being is a vast spectrum of our physical, emotional, intellectual, and socialamelioration. Research has focused on Well-being within various realms of careers. Manyconsider that Well-being is subjective and needs skills to attain overall Well-being
chemicalengineering graduate student, realized many low activation emotions when reflecting on his ownexperiences undergraduate organizations. Early on in his college career, Joshua recalls feeling anaversion to a minority serving organization because he felt it “wasn’t meant for someone with[his] background” being in good academic standing. Reflecting on this experience Joshuaexplains his thought process throughout the situation. I felt like, as black student myself, I came from an inner-city context where there weren't a lot of resources that we had. In a way that I wanted to do better and support my community, but I also wanted to get out of it. I didn't want to be [Joshua] from the hood. I didn't want to be seen like that, even
through teaching methods, policies, and culture change.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Patrice M. Buzzanell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and Endowed Visiting Professor for the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiao- tong University. Fellow and Past President of the International Communication Association (ICA), she served as President of the Council of Communication Associations and the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communica- tion Association. Her research focuses on career, work-life policy, resilience, gender, and engineering
, “Why do so many women who study engineering leave the field,” Harvard Business Review, pp. 1–2, 2016. [4] D. Brown, “The role of work and cultural values in occupational choice, satisfaction, and success: A theoretical statement,” Journal of counseling & development, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 48–56, 2002. [5] A.-L. Dicke, N. Safavian, and J. S. Eccles, “Traditional gender role beliefs and career attainment in stem: A gendered story?” Frontiers in psychology, vol. 10, p. 1053, 2019. [6] J. S. Eccles and M.-T. Wang, “What motivates females and males to pursue careers in mathematics and science?” International Journal of Behavioral Development, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 100–106, 2016. [7] E. S. Weisgram, R. S. Bigler, and L. S. Liben
Paper ID #33597Exploring the Team Dynamics of Undergraduate Engineering Virtual TeamsDuring the Rapid Transition Online Due to COVID-19Miss Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville In May 2021, Alexis completed her fourth year at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, earning a B.S. in Honors Industrial Engineering with a minor in Reliability & Maintainability Engineering. Beginning in July, Alexis will be starting her career as a Technical Solutions Engineer for Epic Systems.Ms. Sarah E. Norris, University of Tennessee, Knoxville I am majoring in Aerospace Engineering with course work in computer science
their effort. More recently, Dillon et al. described the intercollegiate coaching modelemployed by the KEEN Faculty Development workshops [7].Motivation and BackgroundIn seeking an institutional grant from the Kern Family Foundation in 2014, the TagliatelaCollege of Engineering at the University of New Haven embraced the value of its studentshaving an EM. Most of our graduates pursue careers in industry and the core faculty team thatled the institutional grant firmly believed that an EM would give students a competitive edge inthe job market in the near term, and make them creative go-to leaders within their companies as they progressed in their careers. Broadly embracing EML in all of our
career pathways, and (3) design as central to educa- tional and global change. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Faculty perceptions of and approaches for fostering engineering student motivation at Hispanic Serving InstitutionsAbstractThis research paper examines faculty perceptions of and approaches towards fostering students’motivation to learn engineering at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). By aligning learningexperiences with what motivates Hispanic or Latinx students, the resulting higher studentmotivation could increase the sense of belonging for underrepresented populations inengineering, ultimately improving student retention