Paper ID #32543Academic Success and Retention of Underprepared StudentsDr. Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst
strategies that two graduate teaching assistants and threeundergraduate course assistants used to intervene in the groups’ work during four collaborativeproblem solving undergraduate engineering discussion sections. It also investigates how thesestrategies influenced the quality of students’ interactions in the groups. This study set out toanswer the following research questions:1) What were the strategies that the TAs and CAs used to intervene with the groups’ work?2) What was impact of these strategies on the quality of students’ interactions in the groups?MethodsDesign A qualitative exploratory design is used in this study [14], which is a part of a multi-yeardesign-based implementation project [15] that aims to develop tools to support
the need for more workin this area. Given this problem, this project builds on this need by focusing on Black womenengineering faculty-- a group that is one of the least represented among their colleagues. Theirunderrepresentation is partly explained by idiosyncrasies in their experiences that lead to varyingcareer outcomes; existing literature highlights four salient factors. Using Messick’s theory ofinstrument development as a methodological framework, the long-term goal of this study is to developthe Faculty Experiences & Outcomes Multidimensional Scale (FEOMS)-- a valid and reliableinstrument that examines the influence of mentoring, organizational climate, incivility, andperceptions of role expectations on career outcomes and jobs
My name is Berrak Seren Tekalp, I am from Turkey, and I am a junior in Industrial Engineering at Quin- nipiac University. I have a mathematics and a general business minor. Beginning in my sophomore year, I’ve done many academic types of research with my professors. In these projects, I have used advanced features within the IBM SPSS Statistics and Excel programs. I am a hard and reliable worker. I have been able to expand my communication skills, and through my time as an active member of multiple student organizations and engineering groups at Quinnipiac. I’ve led numerous meetings and club projects. I am comfortable with working in teams. American c
number of exam items. Competency No. of Items Proportion Professional Drafting Practices in the Workplace-Communications 20 5.00% Drafting Equipment-Media-Reproduction 25 6.25% Architectural Sketching-Orthographic Projection 15 3.75% Lines-Lettering-General Terminology 10 2.50% Mathematics and Geometry 15 3.75% Architectural Products-Styles-History-Identification and Terminology 25 6.25% Site Layout-Identifications and Terminology
study, we compare narratives shared by 36 potential role models and 29 mentorsin STEM and how those narratives might differentially impact the viewer based on their identity-based and culturally-situated themes. Our results suggest that, despite the many contextualdifferences (e.g., age, point in professional career, race, ethnicity, etc.), role models and mentorsshare many of the same kinds of narratives around their values and aspirations. However, theapparent differences are often identity-relevant, and the role models’ narratives generated deepemotional responses in the researchers as viewers. Future work will explore students as viewersbased on these results.IntroductionThis work-in-progress study is part of a larger project to facilitate
Demographics and Career Perceptions of Manufacturing (Work in Progress) Introduction While manufacturing continues to be considered the backbone of economic growth in theUnited States (Nadine & Gielczyk, 2018), manufacturers continue to express concerns related tothe availability of a skilled workforce to fill the projected workforce demands—3.5 millionavailable manufacturing jobs by the year 2025 (The Manufacturing Institute & Deloitte, 2015).The 2018 report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute revealed that manufacturingexecutives believe there to be three main factors contributing to this concern: (1) the retirementof the baby boomer population, (2) the shifting
part of a larger study to understand students’experiences within the Engineering Stress Culture (ESC) that examines student perceptions ofstress as part of engineering culture through the lens of social identity theory. We havepreviously described correlative relationships between measures of engineering identity,inclusion, and mental health problems for engineering undergraduate students [4]. In the currentwork, we seek to answer the following research question: How do engineering studentsdescribe the relationship between stress and engineering culture?Through qualitative interviews, the current project seeks to explore the characteristics of theserelationships and describe how students perceive stress as a part of engineering culture
personality andbehavior that may either be interconnected or may separately play a role in student success. Wealso know that specific behaviors such as forming study groups can have an impact on studentsuccess [14]. In the current work, we are attempting to tease out the unique factors andinterrelations between these various research approaches to identify the best path forward foreffective student interventions.Experimental Methods/Materials/Project ApproachAll first-time in any college (FTIAC) students in the College of Engineering and AppliedSciences were invited to participate in an online survey for the project. Students were invitedand the consent forms administered during the first two weeks of the semester by giving shortpresentations in
set aside after one section of ENGR2100 (in the same classroom) during which a tutor will be available to help students with theirquestions about MATH 1110 and ENGR 1002. Kuh [9] has made an extensive study of high-impact practices in education, including collaborative assignments and projects. A primary goalof the current project is to increase student usage of tutoring resources while also encouragingearlier formation of effective study groups within the ENGR 2100 cohort.MethodFor the Fall 2019 semester, 83 incoming students were placed in the PREP cohort by virtue oftheir math placement scores or math transfer credits. Seven of these were transfer students, threewere classified as continuing students, and the balance were first-time in any
could increase awareness that “ethical considerations are present in everyevent.”13 Hess also stresses that in addition to inserting practical engineering ethicsconsiderations into existing assignments, student participation in problem-based, communityengagement projects such as Engineers Without Borders15 reinforces “a holistic understanding”of engineering ethics.13 As students appreciate how ethics grounds their practice, theyunknowingly practice the ethics of care.16,17 They care for stakeholders and consider multipleperspectives. The promising engineering instructional practices and community-based learningcan be extended to computer science curricula.Currently, we are in a developmental phase for the instructional component on
toundergraduate students from the various STEM (aerospace engineering, electrical engineering,mathematics, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology, computer science, sociology, andpsychology), and non-STEM majors (political science, and English). The questionnaireadministration was repeated in Spring 2019 to students from the STEM and non-STEM majorswho had not responded in Fall 2018. The questionnaire included few additional items (gender.academic standing, GPA, design/project experience). These demographic items preceded theAT-20 items. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The studentswere invited to respond to the survey through their instructors who were provided copies of theinformed consent forms. The survey
characterization and modeling of their material properties. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Intersection of Race and Gender on Experiences of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Leadership RolesAbstractThis project explores the leadership beliefs, experiences, and knowledge/skills of undergraduateengineering students who have self-identified as having leadership experience at a Research Iminority serving institution for Asian Americans and Native Americans, as well as a HispanicServing Institution. Thirty-two undergraduate engineering students with self-identifiedleadership experience were recruited from the College of Engineering across
companies such as SIEMENS and for USAID projects.Dr. Natalie L. Shaheen, Illinois State University Dr. Natalie Shaheen is an assistant professor of special education at Illinois State University. Dr. Sha- heen’s research and teaching focus on equity and access for disabled students in technology-mediated K-12 learning environments.Dr. Anne Therese Hunt, I received my masters’ and doctoral degrees from Harvard University’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health, where I served on the faculty for twelve years before starting a research consulting company. There, I have been involved with research design and analysis on diverse projects at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Harvard Institute for International
students: worked onengineering design projects, participated in skill workshops, took math and science preparatorycourses, and team building activities. Additionally, the ECI scholars were provided with anupperclassman peer mentor.In 2019, with changes in funding and a new direction by the administration, it was necessary tochange the model of the ECI Summer Bridge program. Instead of a six-week program, the newmodel would be a five-day program that mainly focused on developing students’ math skills,teamwork, and ensuring students were acclimated to campus. The goal for the change was tocreate a shorter in-person interaction that was more cost-effective, while still providing similarmath placement and success outcomes.C. ECI 5-day Summer Bridge
adjusted to new ways of teaching, learning, andcommunicating online. Programs designed to support peer to peer connection becameincreasingly important as students grabbled with being disconnected from one another. Formany, this disconnection and social isolation negatively impacted their mental wellbeing andacademic progress [2] [3]. For existing programs designed to support student connection andengagement, operating in a socially distant, remote format made it challenging to meet theirgoals. The authors summarize their experience with adapting a makerspace peer mentoringprogram with a focus on the successes and challenges they experienced during the process.BackgroundThis project takes place at Western Washington University (WWU), a public
). Before joining MSU Mankato, Dr. Kim was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Purdue University, teaching courses in the thermal fluid sciences, and conducting research in nanotechnol- ogy. His research expertise and interests lie in the controlled synthesis of CNTs for thermal and biological applications. While at Purdue, he was actively involved in research sponsored by DARPA (Defense Ad- vanced Research Projects Agency) in the development of carbon nanotube (CNT) enhanced wicks for vapor chambers (Thermal Ground Plane Program), and in enhancement of thermal interfaces using CNTs (Nano Thermal Interface Program). Currently, his research activities are concentrated in the area of engineering
seen in students outside the stereotyped group [1]. For example, when African American collegeIndex Terms – HBCU,stereotype threat students are stereotyped as intellectually inferior when enrolled at predominantly White institutions of higher INTRODUCTION education, anything that reminds them of their race can Despite the projected growth of underrepresented significantly decrease achievement [10]. In theirstudents in science, technology, engineering and groundbreaking work, Aronson and Steele showed
Paper ID #243692018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6The importance of assessment of vulnerability for improving the robustnessof a computer networkMr. Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia Dilnesa Nukuro was born and raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Dr. Paul Cotae
about the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach in freshmen and sophomore STEM gateway classes in comparison to student performance in traditional lecture classes Goal 3: Strengthen STEM core academic performance in two key areas: retention and graduation Outcome 4. Increased retention of STEM majors at SJSU, CSULA, and CPP Goal 4: Facilitate a culture of transformative pedagogical change among STEM faculty at the three CSUs Outcome 5. Increased number of STEM faculty at the 3 CSUs who are using active learning in their classroomsTheFlippedClassroom For the FITW project, the FCM is defined as an active learning strategy that delivers
, and the abundance of intensive engineering projects lead to an unhealthywork-life balance and eventually lower levels of mental health for this population. To date, however,there has been no comprehensive study on the prevalence and types of mental health conditions thatafflict engineering students, or any data on whether certain disciplines within engineering may see agreater prevalence of certain mental health conditions among students than other disciplines.This paper presents the results of a one-year study performed at California Polytechnic State Universityto address the knowledge gap surrounding mental health across students in different engineeringdisciplines in higher education. For this study, the authors developed and administered
was supported over the years by research awards from the National Science FoundationDUE/STEP #1068453, DUE/STEP #0431642, and HRD/GSE #0225228, as well as byconversations with numerous colleagues on our projects (http://rise.oucreate.com/people/) and atmany conferences. Many of the examples of systemic racism, elitism, sexism, and otheroppressions are taken from the findings of those research projects. We are grateful, above all, forthe students who chose to share their experiences in engineering with us. References Cited[1] National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2017," National Science Foundation
participated European Union Projects in which she conducted series of professional development programs for in-service science teachers. Areas of research interest are engineering education, inquiry learning and evolution education.Dr. Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada Hasan Deniz is an Associate Professor of Science Education at University of Nevada Las Vegas. He teaches undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level courses in science education program at University of Nevada Las Vegas. His research agenda includes epistemological beliefs in science and evolution education. He is recently engaged in professional development activities supported by several grants targeting to increase elementary teachers’ knowledge and skills
Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative
. Sowells is the lead investigator of the Females in Technology (FiT) summer boot camp grant project for academically gifted low income rising senior and junior high girls for recruitment into the technology degree areas. She is also the co-PI of the Aggie STEM Minority Male Maker grant project focused on early exposure to technology to stimulate interest in technology of middle school minority males. Evelyn is not only outstanding in teaching and research, but also in service. She recently received the 2013 Chair’s Award for Outstanding Service in the Depart- ment of Computer System Technology and is a member of Upsilon Phi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education’s Electronic
, instructors lecturing to a camera, and power pointstyle presentations with a voice recorded over pictures and texts [10] & [11]. Most of the videosreported in the literature were produced by the course instructor [12], [13], & [7], with a fewmentions of student-produced content [13], [14], & [11]. The task of generating video-basedlecture content for a course can be a huge project that can exceed the time that the instructor hasavailable [15] while also meeting research and service expectations.Students watching a video may be reviewing pre-existing knowledge or they could be introducedto a new topic. Either way, these students are engaged in remembering previous knowledge andthen applying new knowledge, whereby their pre-existing
mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Widmann is a professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University and has served as a Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he coordinates the departments industry spon- sored senior project class and teaches mechanics and design courses. He also conducts research in the areas of creative design, machine design, fluid power control, and engineering education
beimplemented in the chosen course(s). During the two-year cycle, it is the departmental CCL’sresponsibility to implement the GenEd SLGs into the course(s) and assess the work with helpand support from full-time and part-time faculty members who are teaching the course(s). This isaccomplished by holding workshops (in-person or online), updating the syllabus, providingstudents with an assignment or project, changing or adjusting the topics covered in the course,utilizing rubrics, among other activities.Every semester, there is one Dean’s meeting for every School with all the CCLs invited toparticipate. During that meeting, the CCLs report on the progress and difficulties theyencountered. At the end of the two-year cycle the CCLs provide a final report
analysis. Ability to integrate the topic of structural analysis and design of individual elements and composed systems to the architectural design process. Ability to identify and assess the fundamental qualities of construction materials and systems, and determine appropriate materials and system for an architectural project. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet the desired needs within constraints incorporating structural stability and safety. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. Understanding of professional codes. Ability to communicate effectively and apply professional and ethical responsibility.Table 1 shows grading
paired F/T-LEARN cohort (FTIC students only for F-LEARN comparisongroup, transfer students only for T-LEARN comparison group); 2) first academic term ofenrollment is similar to the paired F/T-LEARN cohort; 3) declared as STEM in their first term(see Appendix A for a list of CIP codes that map to STEM majors for this project); 4) have notparticipated in another Living-Learning Community or other Enriching Learning Experience(e.g. honors in the major, National Merit Scholars, mentoring programs, etc.); and 5) have acumulative GPA similar to the F/T-LEARN cohort (high school GPA for FTIC; previousinstitution GPA for transfer students), which was done by computing the minimum andmaximum high school GPA or previous institution GPA for the F/T-LEARN