way.These skills are not assessed by any direct measurement, but are nonetheless important forsuccess in an engineering career. They can usually only be achieved through practice andexperience.Service-learning (S-L) is both a form of experiential learning for students and a teaching tool forfaculty. Students in S-L courses partner with community-based organizations as a way to learnthe course material with a fresher and more informed perspective while meeting and servingcommunity needs. Faculty who teach S-L courses are able to integrate classroom andcommunity goals resulting in an enrichment of their course experience, lifelong communitybonds and engagement for their students, and strengthening local and global communities. In thecase of the
interpretability,although without achieving a simple structure [31] (see table 8).Table 8: Rotated Component Matrixa of the study of language attitudes among UNVundergraduate students, using Varimax rotation * Questionnaire items 1 2 3 h2 13. Learning Spanish is/could be a pleasant experience for .833 .274 me 4. I am interested in learning Spanish. .826 .701 15. Learning Spanish is useful. .814 .716 7. Being able to speak Spanish will help further my career .770 .527 8. The fact that Spanish are the largest minority group in .766
FYEstudents was studied by Dasgupta and colleagues [9]. They showed that female FYE studentswho were placed on female-majority teams felt less threatened and more positively challengedwhen working in groups than ones placed on female-minority or sex-parity teams. Additionally,it was observed that the female students assigned to female-majority teams expressed higherconfidence and enthusiasm, and they verbally participated more during the group work. Suchfindings presage increased retention numbers and career aspiration in engineering for femalestudents.In general, there are four approaches that are commonly used by instructors to formulate groups:self-enroll, random assignment, instructor-selected, and computer-aided formation. Eachapproach has
his or her proposal towin the grant, the project, or the sponsor. Considering this, games and contests become a naturalway for engineering students to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and information-seeking skills, which will all be of service to them in their future careers. In an earlier library contest at NYU’s Bern Dibner Library, called Project Shhh!, welearned that while students showed gains in information literacy skills and enjoyed the challengeof the competition, other factors contributed to whether students would participate in a librarycontest [4]. One of the biggest concerns was time: both the timing of the contest within thesemester, in regard to classes and exams, and the duration of the contest. In the
Technology, from Brigham Young Univer- sity. Gregg also does consulting in project management and leadership working with IPS Learning and Stanford University where he provides training for fortune 500 companies throughout the world.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a
, all from the University of Waterloo. Ada’s research and teaching interests include decision making under uncertainty, subjective probability, gender issues in STEM disciplines, design teaching, experiential and online learning, team processes, and expert vs. novice review in engineering design.Prof. Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo Oscar Nespoli is a Continuing Lecturer in Engineering and Mechanical Design in the Department of Me- chanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo). Oscar joined Waterloo following a 23-year career in research, engineering and management practice in industry and govern- ment. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering
classroom. Finally the obvious outcome of international service learning is the students getinternational design experience. The projects make it very easy for students to expose themselvesto international design codes and standards rather than the national and local requirements. Theycan interact with more engineers around the globe, and perform engineering services whereneeded. They are also exposed to other cultures and understand the real world problems andconstraints. This opportunity easily enhances students’ personal skills, and improves their abilityand confidence in dealing with bigger problems, and therefore prepares them for theirengineering career [40].Another important benefit for students is that the international service learning
mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark has a BSS from
; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, and engineering design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The
junior stage prior to actual project-work in the capstone course year. To support thispedagogical approach, a sophomore-level capstone course [5] aims to improve computer-lab basedexperimental skills of students on the verge of entering their senior year. Here, as in otherpublications, the importance of working in teams is instilled.By default, the concept of team-based learning [6] seems an obvious choice to groom engineeringstudents to be part of their professional careers. In addition to this, efforts have been done toincorporate a collaborative learning approach [7]. A dedicated method known as the meeting-flowapproach [8] to actively monitor progress and quality of project work shows promise in terms ofmaking students understand the
stipend ($2000) for their completed work.As charter school reform has continued to develop in New Orleans the need for improvingSTEM education and developing an introduction to engineering for all students still exists. Asrecently as August 2015, a joint report by New Schools for New Orleans and Public Impactentitled Ten Years in New Orleans: Public School Resurgence and the Path Ahead, discussed thechallenges remaining as New Orleans schools struggle with filling talent gaps in specificsubjects, grades and educator roles.26 There are notable teacher shortages in several areas forstudents requiring special education, English as a second language, career and technicaleducation as well as educators for the STEM subject areas. 26 It is suggested
involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to
for academicreasons, in a manner consistent with the stated academic standards and policies of the school. Inthose cases, we use the date their graduation was expected before expulsion.We examine interior metrics derived from the master dataset as follows. We used the actual orexpected graduation data, plus our data of when we were in contact with students, to establish thesemester of first contact. This parameter establishes when in their academic career they firstneeded our help. We also compile academic outcome data by cohort, in order to examine howdifferent cohorts respond to the services we provided under the two different organizationalmodels described here. We examine the data by both gender and race. Finally, we parse the databy
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