students would benefit from moredeliberate, distributed practice with measurement and data acquisition [1]. Second, themeasurement and data acquisition activities were much more hands-on than the statisticscurriculum, creating very different energy and engagement in the class throughout thesemester. We wanted to modify the course to address these two concerns but decided to takea more holistic approach to the redesign.This paper outlines our comprehensive approach to redesigning Data Analysis. We not onlyconsider changes to the assessments and activities of the class, but we also re-evaluate thelearning objectives in the context of program and college level goals and students’professional careers. We utilize a curricular priority framework to
can succeed in aSTEM career (mean = 4.45, SD = 1.63). These findings suggest that while students may feelneutral about their social connections within the classroom, they do perceive a positive impact ontheir overall academic engagement and motivation when they feel included and supported withinthe academic community.9Table 3- Sense of Belonging Measures Peer Panel A Support Std. Variables Observation Mean Min Max Dev. Peer Help
, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #48650Dr. Oludare
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]).The significance of lightweight design extends beyond its technical applications; it embodiesa philosophy of maximizing efficiency and innovation, which are valuable skills in any field.The rationale for targeting students of this age group, particularly those who may not yet beinclined towards a technical education, is twofold. First, early exposure to complex conceptshelps demystify science and engineering, potentially sparking interest in STEM subjects(science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Second, the skills developed throughunderstanding and applying the principles of lightweight design ̶ such as analytical thinking,problem-solving, and creativity ̶ are universally applicable and crucial in a wide array ofacademic and career
political systems value it positively for aligning these values with economic development based onproductivity and efficiency. Accordingly, it has caused high technological development but also a cultureof disengagement where engineers self-consider aliens to the socio-political context (Cech, 2013). On the contrary, arts, humanities, and social sciences have been charged with the stereotype ofbeing costly and inefficient, and their aims are usually not seen as clear or valuable. This phenomenon isusually evidenced in nations that value economic progress or link it to social development, which havefocused on solving society’s problems through mostly engineering-related projects, developing strongengineering career paths, and overlooking
in engineeringprograms, an example of this is mentioned by Rojas Mesa et al., when they presented theresults of a study conducted at the National University of Colombia, based in Bogota, andnoted that 72.35% of the students of the engineering faculty withdrew between the first andfourth semester of their career [7].MethodologyTo identify which characteristics of STEM experiences are developed in educationalinstitutions, a critical literature review [7] of experiences or research in the STEM area wasconducted. For this purpose, this review unified the search based on three major criteria forour search algorithm: (a) using keywords in English and Spanish such as STEM, education,and schools; (b) ranging the search period within the last seven
FrameworkWhile there is no one definition of Computational Thinking and its components that is generallyaccepted across all disciplines and contexts [5], it is generally agreed that CT practices arevaluable not only for those interested in careers related to computing but also for everyoneengaging with the ubiquitous computing of modern society. The K-12 Computing ScienceFramework [6], a joint work by computer science education organizations including ACM,Code.org, and CSTA, highlights that while computer science offers “unique opportunities fordeveloping computational thinking,” CT practices are also “explicitly [...] and implicity”referenced in the standards frameworks of other disciplines, such as math and science.Simultaneously, various education
to pursue engineering as a future career more so than non-First-Generation students. Items D and P in Table 5 represent the “Positive” and “Negative” elements of the Social Capital dimension. Item D prompted respondents about their having a group of older working professional friends who offer them advice about challenges in engineering while Item P prompted respondents about their having a sense of being on their own when it comes to their engineering pursuits. Table 6. Item analysis between White Students (n = 47) and Students of Color (n = 26). Italicized items and means have been negated; and italicized, bolded font indicates a result with statistical significance. White Students Students of
Past President and Wise Woman of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. She has received career achievement awards from ICA, NCA, the Central States Communication Association, and Purdue University where she was a Distinguished University Professor in communication and engineer- ing education (by courtesy) and Endowed Chair and Director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. Her primary research areas are organizational communication, career, work-life, resilience, feminist/gender, and design. Her grants have focused on ethics, institutional transformation, and diversity-equity-inclusion-belongingness in the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Sean M
Paper ID #33385Teaching an Immersive Experiential Introductory Biomedical EngineeringCourse in the Land of Covid (AKA: An Old Dog Has to Learn New Tricks)Dr. Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University IEEE Life Fellow, AIMBE Founding Fellow, U.N.E.S.C.O. Academician. Director, Center for Rehabilita- tion Engineering, Science, and Technology (CREST), and Shulman Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (Retired) Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SUNY Upstate Medical
in shifting student bias towards inclusion in the three interventions. The mostpromising approach is student-led, where senior students worked to change the student culturedirectly.Introduction and BackgroundImproving diversity in STEM fields is an important goal and has been widely studied. It is well-known that students and professionals in STEM careers in the USA do not reflect the generalpopulation of the country [1]. For example, white men make up 31.6% of the general populationwhile they make up 51% of scientists and engineers. Black men make up 6% of the populationand 3% of the STEM workforce. The percentage of non-white and non-Asian people in the USAis 31.3% while the percentage of this sub-population working in STEM is just 12%. In
. [45]–[48]Engineering is Advances in knowledge are so rapid that even the [2], [3], [24],constantly evolving. fundamentals of engineering are no longer fixed. [41], [45]–[48] Engineers need to continue learning throughout their careers to keep up with changes in technologies and the contexts in which they are used.Engineering is about Engineers solve complex problems by synthesizing [2], [3], [9],synthesizing and information and approaches from STEM and non- [24], [41]–[49]integrating knowledge. STEM disciplines.Engineering makes the The goal of making the world better for all people [2], [3], [41],world a better
and/or in- crease energy saving behaviors. Dr. Lang’s current research interests focus on identifying, assessing, and developing key skills, knowledge, attitudes, and other intrinsic and extrinsic factors required for engineers to effectively lead others, particularly other engineers and across cultures.Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal
Paper ID #21233But How Do You Feel?Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and fulfilling customer-facing career, Mr
co-directs Project EPIC, an NSF-funded project since 2009 that investigates how members of the public make use of social media during times of mass emergency. Professor Anderson leads the design and implementation of a large-scale data collection and analysis system for that project. Prof. Anderson was a participant in the first cohort of the NCWIT Pacesetters program, a program de- signed to recruit more women to the field of computer science and encourage them to pursue their careers in technology. As part of his Pacesetters efforts, Prof. Anderson led the charge to create a new BA in CS degree at CU that allows students in Arts and Sciences to earn a degree in computer science. This new degree program
of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; 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.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research
earning1.” (p.34)Learning communities help students make the sometime difficult transition from high school tocollege. By the 1990’s, universities across the country were experimenting with various types oflearning communities. The learning communities including residential communities can all varywidely in structure and involvement with faculty and staff. Alexander Astin5 defined learningcommunities as: Such communities can be organized along curricular lines, common career interests, avocational interests, residential living areas, and so on. These can be used to build a sense of group identity, cohesiveness, and uniqueness; to encourage continuity and the integration of diverse curricular and co-curricular
continuing effort to assess the degree to which a particulareducational intervention (see description of the ASCEND program below) can be successful inenabling participants to practice and demonstrate STEM-linked abilities applicable to careers insustainable design and development for the emerging green-tech economy. An initial review ofdata collected during a two-year pilot quickly led to the realization that attempts to evaluate theeffectiveness of the intervention and assess learning outcomes would be limited by the kinds ofinstruments readily available. Instruments including exit-interviews and surveys that rely onretrospective participant “self-report” data can be helpful for evaluating changes in participants’assumptions, attitudes
education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), student preparation for post-graduation careers, and innovations in research-to-practice.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She researches cross-disciplinarity ways of thinking, acting and being; design learning; and engineering education transformation.Dr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is
(B.S.) in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica. Dr. Rojas is also a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Michigan. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Rojas has led numerous research studies in modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes; engineering education; and construction economics. He has served as prin- cipal investigator or co-principal investigator in more than 20 different projects. These studies have been sponsored by government agencies and private sector organizations such as the National Science Founda- tion, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Army, the KERN Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the New
, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created
Paper ID #42151Accountability, Ownership, and Satisfaction: An Innovative Approach toTeamwork in Engineering EducationSydney Kropp, University of OklahomaDr. Doyle Dodd, University of Oklahoma Industrial & Systems Engineering Capstone Coordinator ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Accountability, Ownership, and Satisfaction: An Innovative Approach to Teamwork in Engineering Education Abstract Teamwork skills are essential for engineers to be successful in their careers. Engineersoften work in teams to solve complex problems. Unfortunately
higher education research. The types of transitions include Transition as Induction (T1), Transition as Development (T2), and Transition as Becoming (T3). 1, Transition as Induction, describes the pathway that students take by moving into higherTeducation. This often describes the transition from high school to college, but other circumstances could be considered. Students who experience this type of transition must navigate the structures, systems, and policies of the institution. From here on out, this will be referred to as “Transition to the University.” T2, Transition as Development, describes students' life stage and their transformation from one identity to another (i.e., major, career, etc.). Students who
global challenges requires collaborationbetween diverse individuals. However, STEM careers remain inaccessible to individuals withdisabilities, who make up 29% of the U.S. population but account for only 3% of employedscientists and engineers [2], [3]. Unequal access to and satisfaction in STEM jobs for disabledpeople are worse for those also holding intersecting minoritized identities such as gender, race,ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ status when compared to white, non-disabled, heterosexual men [4].Inequalities in access to STEM jobs can be caused by systemic barriers–such as the absenceof accessible facilities and curriculum adaptations, and the presence of societal biases–thatexclude people with disabilities from training needed for STEM fields [5