approaches to teaching ethics. For many years, these programshave included an engineering ethics course as part of the first-year general education curriculum.Typically, the course covers normative ethical theories, a code of ethics, and three famous casestudies: The Challenger Disaster, SDI: A Violation of Professional Responsibility, and GilbaneGold. Students are assessed based on their report-writing skills, a method that can disadvantageinternational students. Additionally, senior students are expected to evaluate the ethical issues intheir capstone project designs. However, the generic approach to teaching ethics often results inless student engagement and superficial learning [11]. Graduating students are expected topossess in-depth knowledge
(EcoE) program. To establish this knowledge base,the committee first identified 13 example design projects (applications) on which a recent EcoEgraduate could be expected to work. Example applications included the design of a streamrestoration system and the development of a prairie restoration plan. Next, the specific tasks thatthe graduate would need to carry out to complete each design application, along with theunderlying knowledge or skills needed for each task were outlined. Additionally, the necessarylevel of learning for each knowledge area was qualified, ranging from simple recollection of factsto integration of knowledge across engineering and ecology to develop designs. Each applicationarea was reviewed by the committee and up to two
and security-related projects, they can prioritize companies.Intel Corporation, Analog Device, and NVIDIA are located in the US, but NXP Semiconductor isheadquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Asking participants to name four examples of chips that are mostly analog or digital in this test(Questions 12 and 13) might help evaluate their understanding and skill with semiconductortechnology. We can gather essential information about participant knowledge, experience, andpreferences regarding analog and digital chips by incorporating these kinds of questions. Radiotransceivers, image sensors, amplifiers, and temperature sensors are examples of analog chips.Microcontroller Units, Random Access Memory (RAM), Graphic Processing Units (GPU
Paper ID #41959Board 271: Evaluating the Effect of Multi-Attempt Digital Assessments onStudent Performance in Foundation Engineering CoursesDr. Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida Dr. Sudeshna Pal is an Associate Lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she teaches courses in the areas of system dynamics, controls, and biomedical engineering. Her current research interest is engineering education, with focus on blended learning, project-based learning, and digital and design education. Her educational research is supported by grants through
, implementation, and evaluation ofculturally relevant practices and programs in multiple areas for engineering students.Specifically, we sought to gather insights about culturally relevant practices experienced byvarious stakeholders, including students, faculty, and administrators, from the published articles.Our study addresses two central research questions: • What are the key characteristics of the existing literature on culturally relevant practices for Latinx students in the field of engineering and computing at HSIs? • How are culturally relevant practices aligned with the servingness of HSIs in existing literature? Conceptual frameworkFor this project, we utilized Garcia et al.'s [8
. Undergraduate teaching assistants are integral tostudent success in the course. As the first points of contact for students, they assist with contentdelivery, guide students through hands-on labs and projects, and deliver feedback onassignments. Effective undergraduate teaching assistants are peer leaders and mentors to first-year students; through these workshops, we seek to ground their leadership and mentorshipapproaches in principles of global inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access (GIDBEA).In this work, we outline the workshop curriculum. Scaffolded into three parts, the workshop isdesigned to provide the teaching assistants with the ability to recognize and confront bias amongindividuals and within teams, help them develop an
Research Scientist at the University of Michigan. He is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award at the University of Michigan; and serves as a PI/Co-PI on multiple projects funded by the National Science Foundation. He currently serves in editorial capacity for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, and Journal of International Engineering Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Unpacking Critical Socializers Impacting STEM Students’ Motivation at a Minority Serving InstitutionAbstractSocializers refer to the interactions and social influences that
-by or cars of the user’s presence during the day or at night.This point was emphasized at the Division of Homeland Security webpage on Halloween Safety,which stated “Children are twice as likely to be injured in a vehicle or pedestrian accident onHalloween compared to any other day of the year” [2].Figure 1. The Design Brief for the HIHOW project described the main challenge and itsrelated criteria and constraintsDiscussion and Results The following is a composite case study based on the teaching of the InterdisciplinaryEngineering Design module for three consecutive semesters from Fall 2022 to Fall 2023. Ithighlights content and selected topics in the module’s 10-lesson sequence, key pedagogicalapproaches and their impact on student
students' motivation topursue a career in microelectronics differ after this limited curriculum intervention?Literature ReviewThe Role of Interest in Career DevelopmentSocial Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) [9] is an overarching conceptual framework that guidesall of the decisions of the Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) project. SCCTemphasizes the role of relevant interests in career development. Within SCCT's Choice Modeland Interest Model, interest directly links self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and career-relatedchoices [9]. Because of this, many studies seeking to affect student's interest in engineeringcareers focus on increasing student self-efficacy and outcome expectations. In SCCT, interestsdirectly relate to choice
engineering.Maintaining epistemological uncertainty in engineering work is an inherent part of expansivethinking. As students make space for including social, political, and economic aspects inengineering work, they question what is valuable (what should be foregrounded) and how theycan include these aspects. By maintaining uncertainty, they explore new sociotechnicalimaginaries of what designs are possible, especially from the standpoint of equity and socialjustice. These uncertainties are not static and are not necessarily shared between all members inone group. At any given moment, students’ uncertainty may be raised, dismissed, ignored, oracknowledged (Jordan & McDaniel, 2014).MethodsThis study is part of a larger NSF-funded project to integrate
has been successful in obtaining funding and publishing for various research projects. She’s also the founder and advisor of the first ASEE student chapter in Puerto Rico at UPRM. Currently, she serves as Academic Senator and Faculty Representative at the Administrative Board at UPRM. Her research interests include investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in engineering sciences, especially for underrepresented populations (Hispanic students). She has studied the effectiveness of engineering concept inventories (Statics Concept Inventory - CATS and the Thermal and Transport Concept Inventory - TTCI) for diagnostic assessment and cultural differences among bilingual students. She has also
influencing success, satisfaction, and retentionfor students by focusing on assignment choice in a course using competency-based grading inundergraduate first-year Computer Science service courses. The project will build a frameworkusing the Self Determination Theory 1 to provide students the means to expand on their success,autonomy, and belonging, providing a path to greater student success, satisfaction, and retentionin Computer Science. The literature analysis 2 revealed several methods to examine that couldlead to improved retention in Computer Science and STEM classes. Further, there is also a needto improve other areas of curriculum development to alter or improve retention, and thereforesatisfaction and success, for students in service
theliterature sources, they sought the help of “The Google Doc” application, Eric Publications,Google Scholars, and other online literature sources. The researchers followed the guidelines ofdescriptive qualitative studies experts in academic writing and application technology. Studyresults reflect most of the academicians’ view that the Grammarly online application is verysuitable for use by writers because its usefulness is beneficial in tracking writing errors (Perdana,2021).NotionNotion is one of the AI tools that is used as an aid to writing. However, it can be used as an all-in-one workspace that allows students to organize and manage their tasks, notes, and projects. Itcombines the features of note-taking, task management, and project planning
Senior Leader – Global Crotonville Delivery. In this role Peter led the Crotonville learning experience delivery world-wide, including the Crotonville NY Campus and was responsible for a $85M operating budget. Peter led the 4-year ’Reimagining Crotonville’ Project, which focused on integrating the content, experience, and environment to create a transformative learning experience. Along with expanding and updating the entire campus, the $100M+ capital improvement project enabled more creative and impactful learning experiences. In 2016 he was appointed to lead a cross-functional, adaptive team to develop a contemporary working/learning environment in GE’s HQ in Boston Prior to his role at Crotonville, Peter had
DISCUSSIONThe first author led the efforts to conducted a preliminary data analysis for thisconference presentation and developed a visualization to describe trends that theynoticed in the data. On this slide, we plan to walk through the data analysis process:open coding, themes, visualization, and verification. Open coding was done withMAXQDA by a 4-author team, financial themes were identified by a 3-author team,visualization was done by a 3-author team, and preliminary verification was done by athree-author team. This big (and small) project has very much function in ‘stages’ andwe are still in a preliminary stage. 9 Preliminary Findings INTRODUCTION
environment.ImplementationThe proposed project plan for the ROPES program was implemented following a structuredtimeline and transparent allocation of responsibilities. The implementation process ensured theeffective execution of the outlined activities within the grant cycle. The project activities werealigned with the budget proposed, enabling the efficient utilization of resources to achieve thedesired outcomes.To begin, the Office of Admissions and Outreach along with the faculty participating in theprogram were responsible for recruiting selected students from partner schools to participate in theROPES program. This involved targeted outreach efforts and communication with the schools toidentify eligible students. The recruitment process took place in the fall of
concepts (so any school could implement)Table 1. Engineering Design Steps introduced by different discipline specific examples.The students were also asked to complete a team design project that addresses a need on campusand is larger than one day in class design experience. This design project was done in collaborationwith the Office of Disability Services (ODS). The director of ODS asked the students to rethinkthe design of a freshman dorm for a student with a physical disability (this could be hearing orsight impairment, or physical disability). The students were given information from potentialclients (current disabled students on campus) and also feedback on their initial prototypes fromODS
Paper ID #44476The Critical Success Factors of Transfer Student Success at a Four-Year UniversityDr. Jeyoung Woo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Jeyoung Woo is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil - Construction) in Texas. He has worked in the industry for nine years as a project manager, a corporate quality manager, a field engineer, and a designer. Also, he conducted several research projects about construction labor productivity, construction safety
Tsai4, Han Na Suh5, Bo Hyun Lee6, Anna Nguyen2, Andrew Lenway2, & Diana Mathis7 1 University of Missouri, Columbia; 2University of North Dakota; 3University of Denver; 4 University of Northern Colorado; 5Georgia State University; 6Ohio State University; 7Purdue University Engineering is critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, and the demand to fillengineering jobs is projected to grow over the next decade (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,2018). To meet this demand, efforts are needed to broaden the involvement of underrepresentedracial minorities (URM) in engineering. Latine are one of the largest racial/ethnic group in theU.S. today, estimated to comprise 19.1
, aiming for a UTA-to-student ratio of 1 to 20 in CS1, where students experience faculty lectures followed by practicalexercises.The authors of this paper created a study to determine if UTAs would be a critical componentthat increases the quality and inclusiveness of education for CS students. This study wasconducted at a public research institution and Hispanic serving institution (HSI) in theSoutheastern US region. The study included hiring UTAs and recruiting faculty to participate inthe project. During this process, the faculty and coordinator were focused on UTAs beingapproachable, patient, and willing to engage in a diverse learning community. The long-termobjective is to address the crucial need for computer science classes that maintain
societal contexts [7]. Theemphasis is on enhancing students' ability to confront social and ethical dilemmas in theirprofessional lives, acknowledging the crucial role that ethical decision-making plays inengineering practice.One approach is to integrate ethics and societal impact (ESI) issues directly into senior capstonedesign courses. This integration can be achieved through various methods, including dedicatedlectures, discussions, and project work that emphasize ethical decision-making in engineeringpractice. According to a 2016 national survey [8], 40% of engineering faculty include ethics andsocietal impacts (ESI) in capstone design courses. ESI topics such as professional practiceissues, safety, engineering decisions in uncertainty, and
project didn’t include many ideas from Many of $TeamMember’s ideas were used in our $TeamMember. project. Peer Effort $TeamMember didn’t put in as much effort as $TeamMember did more than their fair share of they should have. work for our assignments. Peer Quality $TeamMember’s work often needed to be $TeamMember’s work for our team was redone or wasn’t good enough. exceptional. Peer Reliability $TeamMember was often late, was distracted $TeamMember always showed up, responded to while we were collaborating, or was generally
-Champaign, is a North Carolina-licensed Professional Engineer, and currently leads an NSF project on recruitment strategies for engineering bridge and success programs. Her research interests include engineering education such as broadening participation in engineering, teaching technology innovations, and engineering entrepreneurship, as well as EEE discipline-based topics such as energy-water-environment nexus and sustainable biomanufacturing. Previously, Dr. Zhang was a Teaching Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Virginia University and has successfully led and expanded their summer bridge program for incoming first-year engineering students called Academy of Engineering Success (AcES).Dr. Lizzie Santiago
metacognition and self-regulation. She developed and continues to work on Engineering Moment, a co-curricular podcast project about the social role of engineering, and Vision Venture, a video series exploring students’ engineering identities, agency, and purpose after graduation.Stephanie Nicole Bartholomew, University of Southern California Stephanie Bartholomew is a student at the University of Southern California, majoring in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biological and Pharmaceutical applications. With a keen interest in the intersection of engineering and healthcare, she aspires to make a difference in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Beyond academics, Stephanie is deeply involved in campus leadership
. IntroductionEngineering curriculum frequently focuses on technical, analytical, and decision makingknowledge and skills, evident by the common focus of courses on math and physics principles[1]–[3]. Course problem sets and projects routinely focus on determining variables and solvingequations where there is one “right” answer [4]. However, engineering work is inherently bothtechnical and social [5], [6]. To address major problems of today’s world, engineering studentsneed to develop contextual and cultural competencies, ethical responsibility, and socialengagement knowledge and skills, as well as the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries[7]–[10]. Engagement in these skills, which we collectively call “comprehensive engineeringknowledge and skills”, are
as a psychometrician, program evaluator, and data analyst, with research interests in spatial ability, creativity, engineering-integrated STEM education, and meta-analysis. As a psychometrician, she has revised, developed, and validated more than 10 instruments beneficial for STEM education practice and research. She has authored/co- authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a co-PI, an external evaluator, or an advisory board member on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10
work on things not relevant to them, may be less likely to be interested inengineering. By extension, students may also be less likely to sign up on their own forextracurricular engineering activities such as clubs or summer camps. Early exposure to scienceand math is linked with students’ interest in engineering careers [11]. Though the survey used inthis evaluation has been used in research studies and evaluations of other K-12 outreach projects[12], those researchers have not focused on the survey’s questions about the personal factorsstudents consider when choosing a career field. In addition to early exposure, other studies havefound that students’ STEM career interests are influenced by their parents, teachers, classes, andSTEM
many international conferences.Shebuti Rayana, SUNY, Old Westbury Shebuti Rayana is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the State University of New York at Old Westbury (SUNY OW). She earned her PhD from the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. Before moving to the United States for higher studies, she completed BSc from Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Shebuti Rayana’s research is to build a safe and secure digital world with the help of cutting- edge Data Mining techniques. During her PhD, she was involved in several projects funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research
paper, we share details about the equity-focused, collaborative codebook, the use of the codebook in our current RPP project, lessons learned, and recommendations for improving the process in the future.Keywords: Research practice partnership, program evaluation, team dynamics, computer scienceeducation, qualitative1 IntroductionThere are many models for partnership collaborations focused on systems change. One suchmodel is known as Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs). RPPs have been used in several fields,including education, with the goal of working collaboratively towards implementing solutions todirectly address problems of practice [2]. In the context of K-12 computer science (CS)education, problems of practice often focus on