jobs. One participantresponded with the following: I came to this job with kind of an open mind. I didn't really know what exactly I wanted to do after college, so I pretty much took the mentality of I was up for anything, job-wise. And this was kind of the first and best option that came around to me so I took it. I didn't really know what to expect, but from what my professors told me, just [the] engineering professional world in general is that you have to, like communicating with people that aren't engineers is a big thing and, you know, it certainly is in my job. – Jeff, Data Set 2In this quote, Jeff talks about having not really known what to expect upon started his first jobpost-graduation and
offering ofeSMART in Spring 2020, ninety-four students across multiple academic programs registered andcompeted.Another goal of the eSMART is to engage the large number of freshman engineers on theGalveston campus. With this in mind, all teams must use the Lego EV3 controller and Pythonprogramming to control their vehicle. Because our freshmen students take a Python programmingcourse in their first semester, this allows them to participate and use their newfound knowledge tosupport the team. The Lego control brick and motors were the only forms of propulsion control &power allowed for their sea-going design, not a standard choice given that these modules are notwaterproof and seaworthy.This paper describes the competition in detail, including
EM — fostering curiosity, connections and thecreation of value. An entrepreneurial mindset will allow engineers entering the workforce tocreate personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work [1].This goal to teach engineers about EM is focused on transformation of the minds and hearts ofindividuals, an invitation to become co-investigators in a nationwide experiment. Facultydevelopment has become one of the four core strategies in this mission. The others includebuilding thriving communities, working with affiliate organizations, and considering emergentideas that surround higher education. Faculty development aligns with all three of the other corestrategies.One important aspect of the EU faculty development
Paper ID #17980Work In Progress: Methodological Considerations for Constructing Nontra-ditional Student Personas with Scenarios from Online Forum Usage Data inCalculusDr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an assistant professor the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State Uni- versity (USU) and a registered professional mechanical engineer. Angela earned a BSME degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a MSME degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Engineering Education from USU. Her research examines issues of access, diversity, and
to learn in an engineering senior design experience11,12,13.The objective of the study is to identify if external validators and teachingassistants are useful in identifying students’ proficiency in specific areas such asinnovation, prototyping, and design. In order to generate a comparablebenchmark, the instructor scored students using an interactive design challengewith the same metrics in mind. We hypothesize that students’ design challengescores would be similar to both external validators and teaching assistants scoreson the gamma prototype. This comparison can help determine if externalvalidators and teaching assistants can accurately assess student’s capabilities andskills in a project-based learning course. This would further
, while the Civil Engineering Professional is expected to exercise responsible in chargeduties and have acquired sufficient knowledge and experience to handle complex engineeringproblems, the Civil Engineering Technologist is presumed to have adequate knowledge andexperience to address well-defined problems, and more importantly, to possess specific and in-depth knowledge within at least one specialty area, knowledge that may go beyond that of theCivil Engineering Professional. With this understanding in mind, the CET-BOK identifies 17specialty outcomes that are unique to the role of the Civil Engineering Technologist. Theseoutcomes are formulated in the cognitive domain and for the most part have assigned levels ofachievement at either
Paper ID #30292Gender Stereotypes: Historical comparison of female students’ beliefs oncareer, marriage, and children (1935 versus 2019 populations)Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Associate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue Uni- versity. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer conducts research and leads retention activities including administration of the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs and the teaching of the Women
500corporations and small start-ups. Others have served in legislative and agency leadershippositons at the federal and state level. These individuals felt strongly that their engineeringeducation prepared them to assume the diverse roles they were to later play as professionals, butmost also opined that they felt unprepared when confronted with their first leadership challengesfollowing graduation. The Engineering Leadership program at the University of Kentucky wasinitiated to address this.The program was established in 2007 through the support and active involvement of L. StanleyPigman, an alumnus of the College, and with the following goals in mind: 1. Program Goal 1: To develop a pilot program in the college for the enhancement of career
Moral Mind: How Five Sets of Innate Intuitions Guide the Development of Many Culture-Specific Virtues, and Perhaps Even Modules,” in The Innate Mind, Vol. 3, P. Carruthers, S. Laurence, and S. Stich, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 367–391.[19] J. Haidt, The Righteous Mind. New York: Vintage Press, 2012.[20] M. Martin and R. Schinzinger, Introduction to Engineering Ethics, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009.[21] R. J. Baum, “Ethics and Engineering Curricula,” Hastings on the Hudson, 1980.[22] B. Stappenbelt, “Ethics in engineering: Student perceptions and their professional identity development,” J. Technol. Sci. Educ., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 86–93, 2013, doi: 10.3926/jotse.51.[23] J
Robotics BS in Electrical and Professionals in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Engineering Industry Machine Learning Figure 5. MSET Curriculum and focus areasFigure 5 presents the overview of the proposed MSET degree with Mechatronics and Robotics asan option. The MERO program is designed to keep the diverse student population at theuniversity in mind. The student from both the Electrical and Mechanical engineering disciplinescan enroll in the curriculum as well as the engineering technology students. All the courses willbe delivered both in traditional face-to-face and online formats.Students need to complete 30 credit hours to earn the MSET degree
be argued that they tend to emphasize therole of ethics in the life of the individual engineer rather than the ethical implications ofengineering as a profession, as a force that shapes and affects society. Given the role oftechnology in the modern world, it is crucial to bear in mind Herkert’s distinction between“microethics” and “macroethics.” [3] Macroethics, as Herkert defines it, is the study of the ethicsof the profession of engineering, of engineers as a whole. It seems self-evident that we mustinclude the macroethical view in ethics education, but this view is difficult to emphasize incertain pedagogical modalities. Many ethics pedagogies focus on the role of the individualengineer, particularly case studies that analyze issues such
listen toothers with an open mind) and Q21 (work on collaborative projects as a team).In addition to the survey questions, participants were asked to respond to five prompts(Q31) about various outcomes of the project. In response to the prompts, one studentsaid: “collaborating with different people from different technical backgrounds is thebiggest advantage of the program in giving students the ability to learn from peoplewith different perspectives and gain a wider view of engineering”. Another studentwrote: “gaining valuable teamwork and management skills in a setting where themain objective was shared by many”.Effective Communication: To evaluate development with respect to effectivecommunication, participants were asked to rate their growth
Paper ID #27792An Interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/AgricultureSciences, Chemical Sciences, and Engineering Students (iREP-4-PACE) atMinority InstitutionsDr. Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University Sharan Asundi, a native of INDIA, is a Ph.D. from University of Florida working as an Assistant Profes- sor of Space Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU). Currently, he is engaged in several teaching and research activities, largely focused on furthering the Space Systems Engineering Program at ODU. He has
to pursuing a career in engineering through career planning strategies. The classroom/advising intervention is anticipated to take approximately 2 to 3 weeks. The proposed timelinefor the phases is summarized in Table 2. A detailed explanation of each of the interventioncomponents, the rationale, and motivation will be further discussed in the sections below. Figure 1: Implementation order of Engineering Pilot Program Classroom InterventionTable 2: Proposed timeline for phases Phase Estimated Activity goals duration Phase 1 1 to 2 weeks Students will develop engineering habits of mind, engage in engineering practices and learn to source and apply
Paper ID #33978Work in Progress: Promoting Equitable Team Dynamics in an IntroductoryBiomedical Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis Jennifer Choi is currently an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biomedical Engineer- ing (BME) at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrat- ing engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum, and playing an active role in the senior design course. She has interests in engineering education, curricular innovation, as well as impacting the community through
did not know what to expect in terms of thisparticular project relating to education—however, I was open minded and prepared to engagemyself in whatever the project encompassed. The major reasons why I applied for this researchproject were because of my strong interest in interdisciplinary work, my desire to learn aboutnew things, and because I wanted to gain experience in more ‘hands-on’ research, in contrast tothe more theoretical and abstract type of work that I had done in the past.”Q2. Confidence in Success.A2. “When I first began this project, I was a bit nervous about mylack of knowledge in engineering preventing me from bringing anything valuable to the table.Not only was I ignorant in many engineering principles (such as Dynamics
: Chile and United States,” in Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World, C. Murphy, P. Gardoni, H. Bashir, C. E. Harris, and E. Masad, Eds. Dordrecht: Springer, 2015, pp. 189–211.[9] J. Haidt, The Righteous Mind. New York: Vintage Press, 2012.[10] J. D. Greene, Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap between Us and Them. New York: Penguin Books, 2014.[11] M. H. Bazerman and A. Tenbrunsel, Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It. Princeton University Press, 2012.[12] J. Haidt and C. Joseph, “The Moral Mind: How Five Sets of Innate Intuitions Guide the Development of Many Culture-Specific Virtues, and Perhaps Even Modules,” in The Innate Mind, Vol. 3, P. Carruthers, S
methods.Modeled after industry practices, this course sequence includes design sprints, projectmanagement, risk assessments and mitigation, formal design reviews by the course instructors,and presentations to industry professionals. Each cross-functional team includes a mix ofelectrical, computer, and mechanical engineers. All teams consist of students of differentethnicities, genders, and ages. Teams are formed with diversity in mind, but also based on eachstudent’s expressed project-type interest. The instructors then lead the students through problemidentification, project ideation, and development into an appropriately scaled design that is bothchallenging and doable.Much of the course is focused on team building and processes, conflict management
, many ‘traditional’ engineering students will enter careers where their work intersectswith military interests. Lucena describes how engineering education has consistently beeninfluenced by the defense needs of the United States since World War II [29]. Students mayactively seek military-related jobs, or more likely, will find themselves in them. A recentNational Academy of Engineering (NAE) report analyzed STEM workforce concerns of the U.S.Department of Defense (DOD), in terms of the ‘defense industrial base’ and DOD civilian andmilitary employees [30]. Many new technologies are developed with military funding orpotential military applications in mind, as acknowledged in a recent NAE report [31].Military issues in relation to engineering have
Paper ID #11298Learning from Experiences: Examining Self-Reflection in Engineering De-sign CoursesJennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering Jennifer Wegner is an Assistant Director in Engineering Student Affairs at the University of Michigan, with responsibilities including student organization development, leading unit strategic objectives, and supporting university and college co-curricular initiatives. Her teaching and facilitation experiences in- clude a mentorship/leadership course, LeaderShape R , first year seminars, and a university course on social psychology in residence settings. She is a
Paper ID #26025Board 114: Developing a Model of Disciplinary Literacy Instruction for K-12Engineering Education: Comparing the Literacy Practices of Electrical andMechanical Engineers (Fundamental)Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education Theresa Green is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration and improving diversity and inclusion in engineer- ing.Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State
Paper ID #34443Raising Awareness of Diversity and Inclusion in One-shot InformationLiteracy ClassesDr. Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University Anamika Megwalu, Ph.D., M.L.I.S., is the Faculty Director of Library Instruction & Assessment at San Jose State University (SJSU). She is also an instructor for the Computer & Software Engineering De- partment at SJSU’s Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. She is a library liaison to a number of engineering departments. Besides liaison and collection development responsibilities, she collaboratively develops, and implements assessment activities for continuous
context of the subjects of their coursework.Research indicates that if students understand the real-life context of a problem, they are morelikely to retain their knowledge. John Bransford chronicled this in his book, How people learn,Brain, Mind, Experience, and School.4 Real-life context, stories, and personal interactions helpframe this in engineering economy courses. Textbook author, William Sullivan, in his 2008 papersaid, “Developing examples and exercises that are interesting, engaging, and provide context is achallenging problem for courses with students enrolled from a variety of majors. Yet, we knowthat without proper context to their discipline, students will not find relevance or understand whythey should care to learn engineering
human conduct. ISLO 5: Quantitative Literacy A "habit of mind," competency, and comfort in working with numerical data. ISLO 6: Integrative Learning An understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co- curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizing and transferring learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus.It was already been stated that Department of Engineering Technology at SSU offers CivilEngineering Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology programs, which are
Bayer Material Science Library. She worked in Qatar for over five years as a Medical Librarian before her present position as an Associate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Is it worth it? Implementation of Electronic Lab Notebook Software amongthe STEM community at an American University in the UAEAmani Magid, MLIS AHIPAssociate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and EngineeringNew York University Abu DhabiAbstractScientists and engineers have been recording the results of their scientific findings andstudies via lab notebooks for hundreds of years to lay out protocols and track theirprogress. Most of this
focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains on the financial health of a company. She has published her research in Journal of Business Logistics, International Jour- nal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management and peer-reviewed proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate
put a human face on the problem, maybe people will be more interested insolving it.” And, third, it enables students to address a range of “soft skills” such ascommunicating to a wide audience, coordinating work within a team, evaluating ethics, andconsidering the broader societal implications of the project. 5.1. Useful StrategiesAll students deserve an opportunity to fully participate in the diversity and inclusion activitieswithin a civil engineering classroom. However, many engineering students are introverted; theymay feel uncomfortable speaking aloud regarding a topic that is subjective or controversial.Further, students require adequate time to absorb the material and respond in a mindful manner.The following summarizes five
limited by the cultural attainment of the faculty who are leading the course.Guzek, Paterson and Archer (2012) used multiple assessment tools including qualitative analysis,the Readiness Indicator derived from the Miville-Guzman University-Diversity Scale (M-GUDS) and IDI in their research on undergraduate and graduate international communityengagement programs. The researchers report on the motivations of engineering studentparticipants and find that most engineering students will benefit from intercultural competencytraining.Shen, Jesiek and Chang (2011) employed the M-GUDS short form in their study. Theirrecommendations for engineering courses included faculty should be mindful in providingengineering students with experiences that develop
of certain scenarios and acquired by experiences[17]. In other words, he posits that affect is interwoven with all human decision-making.Immordino-Yang and Damasio [18] describe this large overlap between emotion and cognitionas “emotional thought” and consider its educational implication. After observations of brain-damaged patients, they concluded knowledge and reasoning detached from emotionalimplications are of little use in the real world. Therefore, we believe engineering ethics educationshould also appreciate importance of emotion.A few studies have acknowledged the importance of incorporating emotional aspects in ethicseducation. For example, Kretz advocated student empowerment for morally activated minds andhearts [19] and
Paper ID #11205Improving Undergrad Presentation SkillsDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon is a tenured Associate Professor at East Carolina where he teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level. Previously he has held positions with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, Westinghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom and Washington Group. His work expe- rience includes project engineer, program assessor, senior shift manager, TQM coach, and production reactor outage planner, remediation engineer. He gives presentations as a corporate trainer, a teacher, and a motivational