University. She received her BS in Chemical Engineer- ing in 2014 and was involved in the Connections Chemistry Review program for over 5 years. Kristen is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, while working full time as an engineer in the Edison Engineering Development Program at GE Power & Water.Dr. Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University Paul A. DiMilla is an Associate Academic Specialist in Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Chemi- cal Engineering at Northeastern University. During his academic career at Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University, and Olin College he has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the BMES, a Searle
sometimes when I'm like I can't believe I suck at math, like why?” (1stinterview), “I guess career-wise maybe so I'm not very strong at math” (2nd interview), and thefollowing passage from the 3rd interview: I realized, like, one: I sucked at (ooh… gosh...). Um, you're probably gonna be sick of hearing me talk after this!... S: No no... R: 1- I suck at math. S: Ok... Page 26.1582.6 R: I don't suck, I was, was pretty weak at math. I didn't have natural. My sister has a lot more aptitude for learning math.The repetition of this theme, in both 1st and 2nd person speech, suggests that this is a
departure for making better informed decisions about the allocation of resources, educationalprogramming and support systems for first-generation Latina students in STEM professions. Thisresearch can begin discussion on the formulation of best practices about how to improveretention, achievement, undergraduate graduation rates, and career preparation of first-generationLatinas in engineering. This research may elucidates some of the reasons why Latinas chooseengineering in college and why they continue in engineering using Achievement Goal Theory(AGT) as the theoretical framework. Page 26.1291.8Research QuestionsIn this paper, we used the lens of
of numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American So- ciety of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers. Page 26.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Reaching Out to the Masses: Building Literacy About Engineering Amongst Non-Engineering StudentsEngineering literacy gained initial
in physical science.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively
engineering disciplines, butnot very many recently that are specific to aerospace. How can engineering educationresearchers leverage research tools from other disciplines to conduct research in an aerospacecontext? Engineering education researchers apply research to link professional practice toclassroom practice in order to keep the classroom up-to-date or even anticipate the knowledgeand skills that engineers will need to be successful in their careers. Engineering educationresearchers also investigate how students learn, from preschool years all the way through lifelonglearning as adults. Because the uniqueness of the learner and context of learning influence eachother, researchers must pay attention to the learner, the content, and the
from multiple assessors directly tied to the established criteria. Studentswere then given time to reflect upon, and then address, the comments received through theconceptualization and experimentation stages of the Cycle.In closing, the development of the cornerstone project described here has had an overall positiveimpact, as students appreciated being “given a chance to solve a real world, open ended problemthrough our coding which will be useful in both our college careers and our careers later in life.”Those interested in implementing a similar project at their institution are welcomed to contact theauthors for additional information.References1. D. A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development
Editor for both the Engineering Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Writing as a Method to Build Better Engineers: Examining Faculty Perceptions of Writing’s ImportanceAbstractWriting is a critical skill for professional communication, providing a way to develop and examineideas, and a method to test learning. When perceived as meaningful by the writer, writing isfundamental for identity formation in disciplines, such as engineering. The
ASEE and the IEEE.Emery DeWitt, Mentor-Connect/FDTCDr. Liesel Ritchie, Oklahoma State University Dr. Liesel Ritchie is Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events at Oklahoma State University and an Associate Professor in OSU’s Department of Sociology. During her career, Ritchie has studied a range of disaster events, including the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon oil spills; the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash release; Hurricane Katrina; and earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand. Since 2000, her focus has been on the social impacts of disasters and com- munity resilience, with an emphasis on technological hazards and disasters, social capital, and renewable resource
strategies• develop team-building skills• involve students in community activities• provide personal and professional developmentIt is the only course that has the ability to expose the students to the variety of engineering fieldsand explain the differences between engineering functions. This is often the earliest source ofinformation to help them decide which engineering career/job to pursue and motivates them towithstand the rigors of an engineering education in order to succeed and graduate. The toy/gameproject contributes significantly to the achievement of the six primary course goals detailedabove.The DoSeum has coordinated this project as a culminating public program every semester. Sincethe first iteration of this project, the
the degreeprogram.JH: I appreciate all of these insights. I would like to touch on two points. First, I would like toreference two studies supporting the argument that experiential education is optimal forpreparing students for ethical practice in their future careers. Second, I would like to add fodderto the iteration argument we have laid down regarding ethics.First, in light of one of our recent work [22], it is apparent that folks tend to teach ethics in amanner that is less experiential than Dewey (and we) would think ideal. Specifically, engineeringeducation seldom provides students with explicit opportunities to act ethically in real engineeringenvironments (which I define very broadly), let alone critically reflect; but is simply
are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Expectations in engineering programs – between social construction and internalized experienceAbstract:Prior research established that expectations play a significant role in students’ educationalexperiences. Academic and non-academic expectations can
participants before and after the training were almost constant, apaired t-test indicated that the times to take the pre and post diagnostic went down (from anaverage of 1000.41 seconds or 16.67 minutes to 678.39 seconds or 11.31 minutes) in asignificant way (p-value 0.0002203). This result may indicate that the students felt more familiarwith the type of questions and their level of difficulty during subsequent testing.Analysis of the qualitative results gathered through the ET exit surveys shows that 89% of theparticipants completed them, 50% of them reported that the training improved awareness aboutthe level of applicability of SVS to their careers, but only 21% expressed satisfaction fromimproving SVS vs. the work that was needed for this project
White B.A. in Education Male Jim 2 21 21 0 Career engineering teacher White B.S., M.A. in Social Male SciencesNotes: ateacher names are pseudonyms to protect confidentiality.Data Sources The project utilized teacher interviews, classroom observations, and implementationsurveys to explore STEM-ID implementation. Each of these data sources are described below.Classroom Observations Researchers conducted observations in purposively selected teachers’ classrooms eachsemester of the 2022-23 school year and during
. Judging by the significant success of manyinterventions, we would like to point to some that should be considered as a permanent changefor future Statics courses in general. For example, reflective practices such as the ones seen inGoldberg et al. (2015) and Goldberg et al. (2021) can provide healthy lifestyle changes tostudents that benefit them well in their student careers. The significance of the results mentionedis easy to assume and is only further established within the paper. We believe that implementingthese interventions more regularly can provide easier communication between students andteachers and future testing can better show this in other courses as well.Group work has shown mixed results and even the significant ones are not
about school and not have these other worries on your mind. Like, I havenever actually experienced it.Something I found challenging in my program is the expectation from professors who measuresuccess in a class by how much effort you put into it. I personally have always worked other jobsthroughout my entire university career. A lot of the times when my professors had office hoursor tutoring, they directly coincided with my work schedule. The only advice they give you if youneed help is that you have to go to tutoring or to come to office hours. I've been lucky to havesome accommodating Professors, but I think that culture, in the beginning, discouraged me morethan anything to seek out help. I knew since I wasn't able to meet expectations of
through a degree program include knowledge of critical sources andrelying on expertise and guidance from faculty advisors and others in mentorship roles [2], [3],[4]. Students must know enough about the epistemic paradigms, method modality, and existingdogma within their fields and disciplinary neighbors to be able to communicate, navigate, andcollaborate with others in their field [5], [6], [7] To develop novel information and push the fieldforward, students must be willing to challenge previously held beliefs and dismiss any taken-for-granted views of the world around them [8]. Kent and colleagues [9] contended that those in theearly stages of their research careers are prime catalysts and change agents in shifting systemicnorms in research
graduate students most of whom havecompleted an undergraduate engineering degree requiring the completion of a capstone teamdesign project. This experience can be pivotal in the transition from the role and identity of anengineering student to that of an engineer in training [20]. Metacognitive skills and experiencesfacilitate student development as students reflect on their experiences and make sense of it.Metacognitive skills and experience play a pivotal role in the liminal space where identitytransitions occur. GTAs have made a transition from undergraduate engineering student toengineer in training, engineer and/or graduate student depending on their career arc. Irrespectiveof their stage of engineering identity development, they are in the
-centered approach, and remind me to consider how important it is to be inclusive and equitable within STEM.” (AFS) ● “I think of why things were made the way they are and how certain people are favored over others when creating different systems.” (WGS) ● “This class has made me more aware of the many different ways technology affects society (and vice versa) and I will keep that in mind when pursuing my career in engineering so I am less likely
ability to flexibly handle difficult decision-makingproblems in engineering activities. In the University’s training objectives, it is explicitlystipulated that students majoring in science and engineering not only need to master scientificknowledge such as mathematics and chemistry, as well as basic engineering techniques, butalso need to understand the development trends of modern engineering [7]. To ensure that theyhave moral integrity and a sense of responsibility in their future careers, and can consciouslyprotect the environment and achieve sustainable development while considering economic andsocial benefits. The University also provides technical ethics and personal value orientationeducation to engineering students, requiring future
ChatGPT by first year studentson coding assessments, as well as students’ reasoning about why they choose to use (or not use)AI within an introductory engineering course. Future work could continue to characterizeproductive and unproductive usage of AI by first year students, or by students throughout theiracademic careers. As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, student proficiencywith the tool will likely change, inviting more study. Additionally, research could explorecurricular interventions to teach students how to use AI as a learning aid. We are also curiousabout the long-term impacts of ChatGPT usage on student learning trajectories (e.g. do studentsthat use ChatGPT for coding get hired at the same rate, how do they
highereducation [4]. STEM fields have been highly stratified disciplines historically and this persistsdespite concerted efforts to diversify them [5]. STEM occupations are both in-demand andhigher-paying [6], and thus represent a notable opportunity to address broader social inequitiesby facilitating greater economic mobility for socially disadvantaged groups. While colleges anduniversities have expressed increasing commitment to EDI in STEM in recent years [7], mostefforts are designed as individual-level STEM intervention programs (SIPs) aimed at “helpingstudents historically underrepresented in STEM to prepare for and graduate from STEMfields”[8, p. 2]. Examples of SIPs include: summer bridge, mentoring, research experiences,tutoring, career
Engineering Education 14 cutting-edge 3D printing technology enables students to bring their design concepts to life, fostering creativity and practical problem-solving skills. • Electric Power & Energy Conversion Laboratory: This laboratory caters to the intricate world of power electronics, power systems, renewable energy systems, and smart grid technology. Here, students engage in hands-on activities that explore the efficient generation, conversion, and distribution of electrical power, preparing them for careers in the ever-evolving energy sector. • Wireless Communications
within education for historically excluded individuals, with a particular focus on women in engineering and computing and STEM education at HBCUs. Additionally, Dr. Fletcher is researching economic equity, and the impact of finances on students’ success and academic persistence. She is a 2022 recipient of the NSF Early CAREER award and has received several awards at the institutional and national levels. Prior to academia, Dr. Fletcher served as the Director of Pre-college for the National Society of Black Engineers and worked for two Fortune 500 companies. You can follow Dr. Fletcher on Twitter @trinalfletcher and LinkedIn.Simone Nicholson, Florida International University I am a second year doctoral student at
course.Implementation of Mastery-Based Learning (MBL):An MBL course prioritizes depth over breadth, so begin by viewing your course in terms of theskills you want your students to learn and demonstrate—the key skills and outcomes thatstudents need to be successful in their future courses and careers. While these outcomes can spanBloom’s Taxonomy [14], in practice there is a limit to the number of skills students can beassessed (and reassessed) on, so skills based on the apply, analyze, evaluate or create outcomelevels are generally more appropriate. The goal of this section is to describe the process throughwhich we transitioned our traditional assessment course (fall 2022, Circuit Analysis) to amastery-based course (fall 2023) with enough details and tips
earn about 13.6% of bachelor’s degrees inengineering up from 7.0% in 2010 [1] but the Hispanic population in the U.S. has increased overthat same time period from a little over 35 million individuals (12.2% of the U.S. population) toover 62 million (18.8% of the general population) [4].The underrepresentation problem is not just about how many individuals from underrepresentedgroups (URGs) pursue engineering degrees but also about how many drop out along the waytoward a degree and career in their chosen discipline. Many studies have investigated the leakypipeline in engineering and other STEM fields and found that the drop-out rate among womenand minorities leads to disproportionate losses in URGs compared to majority populations. Forexample
responses were primarily derived from weekly submissions ofstudents throughout the course that correlated with the themes discussed during each week of thecourse. The final reflective essay encouraged students to reflect on the course and their learningin the form of a 1500–2500-word essay addressing a series of prompts about (i) the engineering profession (e.g. - ‘In light of upcoming challenges to humankind and biodiversity, do you think that the role of engineering, or the meaning of "engineer" or "professional", should change in the future?’); (ii) their ethical positionality (e.g. - ‘How do you see equity, diversity, and inclusion intersecting with engineering, both in general, and in your personal life/career
Department of Computer Science for the academic years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16. Furthermore, he was a shortlisted candidate for the UGC Teaching Award (Early Career Faculty Member). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Nurturing Student Innovation and Leadership through Student-Initiated Interest GroupsAbstractTo prepare students with strong technical skills and leadership abilities, the engineering facultyat the University of Hong Kong has established the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing (a.k.a. theHKU Inno Wing) and a program that supports student-initiated interest groups (SIGs) focused ontechnology and project-based learning. The SIG program
construction industry. Furthermore, the study aims to gauge students' overall learning experience, focusing on the course content's engagement, challenges, and practicality. Understanding students' perceptions is crucial as it directly influences their motivation, learning outcomes, and overall satisfaction with the course. ● Graduates' evaluation of the course's contribution to job placement: Another key area of interest is to evaluate the course's effectiveness from the graduates' perspective. This includes assessing how well the course has prepared them for their careers and its impact on their job placement. The study seeks to understand the graduates' views on the course's role in
, these professionals may not be aware of the impact oftheir disciplines, do not know how to help, or simply are not interested. For example, in 2016,Vargas-Ordóñez [5] found, in exploratory research, that Colombian chemical engineers do notconsider themselves as active agents in solving social problems like poverty, epidemics, orColombian armed conflict. Also, in a later study, this author found that students andprofessionals of Chemical Engineering from Bogotá and Manizales (Colombia) do not considerthey are trained in a humanistic approach during college their desire to help people [6] duringtheir professional careers. These results suggest that universities, technical institutions, andassociations, as engineering educational spaces [7], are