- force demographics, technology, and organizational structures. As director of the Simmons Research Lab, she researches competency development via education and training; interactions between humans and technology; and conceptualization of leadership in engineering. Supported by more than $7.5M in federal funding and with results disseminated across more than 100 refereed publications, her research aims to develop and sustain an effective engineering workforce with specific emphasis on inclusion. She has over ten years of construction and civil engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant; nearly 20 years of experience in academia; and extensive experience leading and
Paper ID #39243Transgender and Nonbinary Computing and Engineering Education: AWorkshop Experience ReportStacey SextonAmanda Menier, SageFox Consulting GroupRebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator and a director of SageFox Consulting Group. She has spent almost 20 years evaluating and researching STEM education projects from K-12 through graduate programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Transgender and Nonbinary Computing and Engineering Education: A Workshop Experience ReportExisting gender diversity Broadening
degrees with just one additional year, whereas a traditional MSE degreetakes usually two or more years to complete after the BSE. The combined degree program allowsacademically talented (high GPA) undergraduate students replace two of their three requiredundergraduate electives with graduate courses while also replacing their industry sponsoredsenior design project (capstone) with their Master’s thesis/project. With this, they are able toreplace up to 11 undergraduate credits with graduate credits thereby accelerating their graduatedegree while also reducing cost. The compressed timeline allows the scholars enter theworkforce a year earlier thereby maximizing their earning potential. This structure helps addressthe family pressure
reinforce the course's fundamentals and solve intractable and real-life problems.2 The EvolutionIn 2001 and 2003, NSF funded [14, 15] the first author's project to develop open educationresources (OER) [16] for a course in Numerical Methods, including textbook content,PowerPoint presentations, multiple-choice tests, historical anecdotes, real-life applications, andlecture videos. These resources were implemented and assessed to compare the traditional © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferencelecture course with a course where web-based resources were available to the students and wereused actively in and outside the classroom.A typical flipped
Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in construction engineering and management from UA. Her research interests include occupational safety and health, workforce training and development, engineering educa- tion, Building Information Modeling, machine learning and AI in construction, and construction progress monitoring and simulation. Dr. Song is leading research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and NSF to advance worker safety training and workforce development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023WIP: Assessing the Need for Mental Health Curricula for Civil, Architecture, and Construction Engineering: A Preliminary StudyAbstractThe mental health
prior work done in measuring spatialvisualization skills, our work involves contributions concerning international engineeringeducation.We are embarking on this project to develop a test from scratch rather than using existingassessment tools. Before making our own, we want to learn from previous projects what doesand does not work in existing assessment tools with a critical lens. Often, the tests currently usedin literature and the subsequent course or curriculum appear to result in score gains of studentsafter the intervention [3]. We are questioning whether this could be a result of the test notaccurately capturing the spatial visualization skills initially, whether this reflects ceiling/flooreffect in statistical data analyses, or if gains
-regardless of background [1]. With a projected increase in STEM jobs of 8 percent by 2029 (ahigher rate than non-STEM jobs [2]) there is a need to address the equitable cultivation of aSTEM workforce that is diverse and culturally relevant.In order to broaden the interest of young learners in STEM, many educators are including art intheir STEM activities (making STEAM the new acronym.) This inclusionary practice has thepotential to encourage a more diverse population of learners to become engaged in STEMpractices [3]. With arts-inclusive STEM programming, we prepare students to beinterdisciplinary collaborators who can add new perspectives to the increasing demand forinnovation.Even with governmental initiatives and inclusive practices to increase
. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. Prior to her appointment in ECE, Dr. Zoltowski was Co-Director of the EPICS Program. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her research interests include the pro- fessional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership. American c Society for
Engineering at Virginia Tech (VT). Tahsin holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and has worked as a manufacturing professional at a Fortune 500 company. As an Engineering Education researcher, he is interested in enhancing professional competencies for engi- neering workforce development in academia and beyond. He is actively engaged in different projects at the department focusing on teamwork and leadership competencies in engineering. Tahsin’s long term goal is to bridge the engineering competency gap between industry demand and academic fulfillment.Natali Huggins, Natali Huggins is a PhD student in the Higher Education program at Virginia Tech. She holds a master’s in public administration
Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) Rookie Re- search Excellence Award. Under her mentorship, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s students have presented research posters at various NCAT Undergraduate Research Symposia resulting in her receiving a 2017 Certificate of Recognition for Undergraduate Research Mentoring. In 2016, her publication was recognized by the Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. Andrea has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several journals and conferences. Dr. Ofori-Boadu engages in professional communities to include the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the
focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Candice Guy-Gayt´an, BSCS Science LearningDr. Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University Dr. Joshua Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Florida International University. His scholarly interests include facilitating the promotion of
Paper ID #32319High School Student Outcome Expectations on Postsecondary Pathways inTwo Regions of Virginia (Fundamental)Kai Jun Chew, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kai Jun (KJ) Chew is a PhD candidate in the Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education. In the past, he has been involved in the engineering education field by working with Dr. Sheri Sheppard, engaging in multiple projects, such as ABET accreditation, curriculum redesign and others.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly M. Matusovich is a Professor in the Department of Engineering
orneeded help. She always respected my opinion and listened to any problem I had.”)Giving and Receiving KindnessThose who give kindness reap benefits in their feelings of well-being [45]. So providing studentsopportunities to give kindness to others may be impactful. There are examples of this throughservice-learning activities [46] and through acts of intentional kindness [45]. An ideas that fitsinto more traditional engineering courses with team projects includes requesting that teammatesgive a few elements of positive feedback to their peers. In most engineering settings the normappears to be that good behavior is not commented upon because it is expected. That means thatpeople are more often given critiques or negative feedback. Intentionally
Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Canney currently works as a Senior Project Manager for Taylor Devices, Inc. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Using a Values Lens to Examine Engineers’ Workplace ExperiencesIntroductionThe development of a skilled and robust U.S. engineering workforce is more crucial than ever asnumerous social, environmental, and health crises unravel on a national and global stage [1]. Yet,productivity and retention remain prominent concerns for the engineering profession [2] [3].Studies have addressed these issues by focusing on the persistence of a “skills and knowledge”gap, noting how engineers’ preparation
, and selfies represented the lowest three categories. The topcategories show that engineering study abroad programs are more focused on engineers’definitive work via images of structures, bridges, campus infrastructures and designs,laboratories, factories, communal interventions through community projects, and thesustainability of nature, etc.). While the bottom categories do not present a significant attachmentto engineering, they account for the pride of students’ experience from visiting places, getting toexperience the heritage of host countries, and the institution’s prestige. When separated, someinstitutions produced a higher number of images in some categories than others. For example,MRU1 produced the highest number of images in the
specialization courses designed to meet students'graduation profile. Also, the curriculum includes four integrative courses, whose aim is toincorporate knowledge acquired by students from previous courses and integrate it into activitiesfor current projects and/or for use by companies out in the field. The last integrating course iscalled Degree Portfolio and culminates with the completion of the study program. This course isbased on multidisciplinary projects carried out by teachers of different specialties, finishing in anindividual examination before a commission composed of the course lecturers and externalevaluators who are invited exclusively for this process.Around 70% of college courses are specialized and are concentrated in the last 3 years of
alone.Kayla’s NarrativeOne of the reasons that I was drawn to the company was because the recruiters were explicitabout how important it was to have women working in engineering firms. A lot of companiesprobably say that, but I really felt like they genuinely meant it because they did have a lot offemale engineers working for them. My company took pride in hiring lots of female engineeringstaff. I had one supervisor, whose name is Amy and then her supervisor who I was also incontact with, Jane. They were the two primary people that I talked to.I was working on one project, primarily, and I would just do kind of the odds and ends on otherprojects. I worked on things that were not busy work, but also did not need critical engineeringskills, obviously
furtheruse their perspectives for more informed intervention design.In this work in progress paper, the findings that are presented are a part of an ongoing NSFfunded project to understand how to get more Black male engineers to pursue advanced degreesin engineering and go into the engineering professoriate. Of the research questions that are a partof the ongoing work: 1) What factors influenced Black males to pursue graduate degrees inengineering? 2) What assets/strengths do Black males possess who persist or plan to continue inengineering beyond undergraduate studies? Only research question 1 will be explored in thispaper. This manuscript provides a brief review of the literature and overview of the study’smethodology. Findings are then presented
(Mack et al., 2019).MethodThis participatory case study used iterative analytic practices. Author 1 has fourteen years ofexperience with the case at hand through multiple project evaluations and social science researchefforts, including 5 years evaluating the RED grant. Author 2 is a faculty member at Universityof Texas at El Paso in a social science department and led social science efforts with a team ofgraduate students locally, including course observations, interviews and focus groups withstudents, and participant observation in RED grant meetings. We employed Merriam andTisdell’s practice of intertwining data collection and analysis (Meriam and Tisdel 2015),utilizing constant comparative methods of meaning-making (Charmaz, 2006). First
motivation on the exam performance.Ahn et al. [3] investigated one component of the hybrid course format for the Mechanics ofMaterials course. The student’s interaction with online videos in terms of their video-viewingbehaviors was examined.Kazeruni et al. [4] focused on the comparing two different pedagogical approaches betweentraditional engineering and business school courses to develop complementary skills amongststudents by combining both approaches in a single course of Introduction to Nanobiotechnologyand Nanobioscience. The study lacked in showing the design of the instructional coursestructure, which could have proven beneficial for the faculty.A project-based approach was introduced for an aerospace engineering course that used thedesign
manages the day-to-day administrative and program functions of the graduate traineeship in rural resource resiliency for food, energy and water systems.Prof. Matthew R. Sanderson, Kansas State University Matthew R. Sanderson is the Randall C. Hill Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work and Professor of Geography and Geospatial Sciences at Kansas State University. Currently, he is working on several projects that examine co-evolving relations between humans and ecosystems.Dr. Rebecca Cors, Wisconsin Center for Education Research Rebecca Cors is a researcher and evaluator with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, UW- Madison, who focuses on science and nature learning, which often happens
-Car Competition Conference and Liberal Arts International Conference (LAIC). Her current research focuses on Designing Novel Electro-catalysts To- wards Selective and Robust Saline Water Oxidation and Reduction. She aspires to work as a chemical engineer in the oil and gas industry in Qatar.Rand Yehia Alagha, Texas A&M University at Qatar Rand Alagha is a Petroleum Engineering undergraduate at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She does research in different areas related to petroleum engineering all as part of the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP). In addition, she has done research projects that are interested in improving the students’ learning experience as part of the Transformative
, we strongly encouragethem to apply for many scholarships. We believe once they apply for one, they will not stopseeking new scholarship opportunities. They just needed that little push to encourage newexperiences.! Topic: Career Center Services Presentation and CAPSPurpose: Staff from these professional centers came to our class and introduced all their servicesand their importance. Job mine, Internships, Peer Career Advisors, Mocking Interviews, andfinally help with Resumes. For CAPS, the counseling center's stress workshops and theimportance of balancing outside school life for mental health.! Topic: Research Projects 1 and 2Purpose: As with all of our lectures, each of our projects has a unique purpose. The first projectwe asked for was a
inengineering is consistent within a national context. Although engineering programs are theprimary intervention of interest, discussions of STEM programs were also included to allow forarticles that do not separate engineering from science, technology, and mathematics. Theprograms’ approaches to fostering interests in engineering careers and retaining studentparticipants in STEM were studied.Research QuestionAlthough this research project fits within a larger goal of understanding how to prepareunderrepresented minority students to be engineering professionals, the research question for thisproject is concerned with how high school intervention programs contribute to underrepresentedminority student success in STEM. The research question is:What does
hero Dr. Robert “Bob”Moses created the successful Algebra Project to provide low-income and minoritized youth withaccess to college prep curriculum in STEM subjects like math (Wilgoren, 2001). He has a PhD inmath from Harvard University and experience teaching in New York K-12 schools (Wilgoren,2001). Dr. Moses believes “the demands of a high-tech age make math literacy as much an issuetoday as voting was in the Jim Crow South a half century ago” (PBS, 2002). A small number of programs across the nation matriculate significant numbers ofstudents from underrepresented and economically disadvantaged backgrounds into engineeringprograms. Some of the most successful programs are: Detroit Area Pre-College EngineeringProgram (DAPCEP), SECME
conditions. This work explores the relationshipbetween stigma of mental illness and help-seeking attitudes of engineering students usingresponses from an online survey from 79 students at two institutions. Results show a negativecorrelation that suggest that higher general stigma levels are associated with lower help-seekingattitudes. In addition, the relationship between students’ engineering department diversityorientation and help-seeking attitudes differed between those who had experiences with MHCand those who did not, suggesting that the perceptions of diversity orientation might also differamong the two groups. This is part of an ongoing research project aiming to characterize thedynamics of engineering culture and wellbeing through multiple
, learning, and motivation. Her work is published in Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Research on Adolescence, Contemporary Educational Psychology, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. She received a Spencer Foundation Grant in 2007 to examine academic prospects, interpersonal relationships, and social well-being of students in school districts with a high concentration of students of Arab and Chaldean origins. Recently, she received in- ternal grants from the University of Toledo to conduct mindfulness intervention projects with elementary school students and preservice teachers. She is also the recipient of the Fulbright Specialist Fellowship to pursue her
engineer to serve without the benefit of a team. The teams will be composed of people from all walks of life and serving many roles. Working and performing on a team is critical to providing solutions that will meet the high standards of engineering service. Self-Management: There is no doubt that the hardest person to manage is yourself. As an engineer, you will be called to manage and lead projects, teams, organization, etc. Therefore, an effective engineer must first learn to lead and manage themselves by reflecting on one’s behavior and experiences, managing one’s time, establishing personal goals
coursework. Students fail in programming classes at rates starting at 20%[3], [4] up to 50% [5]. Pair Programming suggests grouping a student with a peer, employing the“two heads are better than one” philosophy shown to improve the output of projects [6] andperhaps learning outcomes [2]. Students placed in teams may also gain the benefits of peerprogramming, while also providing more authentic industry working conditions and supportingABET student outcome (d), working in multidisciplinary teams [7]. This paper looks at howusing teams in the Bauhaus studio model impacts student outcomes within a programming-centric Honor First Year Engineering (HFYE) course at a large Midwestern research University.We will start by looking at how teams are formulated
transfer students to make recommendations on what theirsending and receiving institutions could have done to enhance their success or ease theirtransitions, we learned more about opportunities to improve transfer receptivity. Findings fromthis investigation further expand the small body of literature on engineering transfer students andtheir experiences with post-transfer transition processes.1,2,19,22,23,24,25III. Methods This study draws on data that were collected for a largescale study sponsored by theNational Science Foundation (Grant No. 1428502). That project focuses on the transfer processin engineering and seeks to enhance the opportunities for this pathway to serve as an efficient,effective, and inclusive mechanism for students to