accreditationto include a deeper focus on social impact, cultural responsibility, and ethical considerations[19]. In addition, many professional societies and organizations have updated their missionstatements and core value statements to focus on promotion of socially just education and action,often with emphasis on improving diversity, creating a more inclusive culture, and increasingequity. For example, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) diversity statementprofesses that SME is “commit[ed] to promoting diversity and inclusion of all within ourcommunity” and “believe[s] that diverse perspectives and talents are essential withinmanufacturing research” [20]. Similarly, the Society of Women Engineers lists “inclusiveenvironment” as one of their
Studentsthrough Enhanced Mentoring and Summer Research Programs”, 124th ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017[10] R. Whalin and Q. Pang, “Emerging Impact on Graduation Rates/Times From A SummerEngineering Enrichment Program”, 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis,IN, June 2014[11] J. Volcy and C. Sidbury, “Developing a Summer Bridge Course for Improving Retention inEngineering”, 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 2013[12] E. Perez and O. Castillo, “Summer Immersion Program for First-Year Engineering Studentsas a Strategy to Increase Retention: First-Year Results”, 123rd ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016[13] Hunter, Mary Stuart, et al. Helping
for Education and Outreach for NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium at The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research. She has over 30 years education experience including classroom teaching, as a 4-H and Youth Extension Agent for the Texas Agri-life Extension Service, managed a USDA Science and Literacy grant for underrepresented and un- derserved youth, and provides space education programs for teachers at students in her current position with Texas Space Grant Consortium. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State Univer- sity, post-graduate work at Texas A & M University and a Masters in Education from The University of Houston. American
Paper ID #28576How to Be a Graduate Student (Before I Forget): A Collection ofExperiential WisdomDr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International Univer- sity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on engineering and education, including courses on engineering design, systems in society, and learning theories. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of engineering
graduate education areto (1) break the traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach to graduate STEM education by creating andvalidating a PLM that is inclusive to all students and (2) propagate our engineering education researchinto practice by generating the knowledge to extend this innovation to other STEM graduate programs.The Personalized Learning Model (PLM)Seeded by a shared vision across SSOE and guided by experts in engineering education, we are piloting,measuring, refining, and institutionalizing the PLM for STEM Graduate Education (Figure 1). Recognizingthat a program with "pointwise" personalization (i.e., a single course or professional development focus)will have a modest impact, we propose a personalized learning model that permeates
. Specifically, two of the authors sought toconduct research related to the development and assessment of augmented reality as aninstructional technology to improve student learning. Understanding the many facets ofconducting research on instructional technologies was best suited to a cohesive training program.Therefore, the primary author chose to complete a 6-month continuing education program inInstructional Design and Technology at his home institution. The program consisted of fourasynchronous courses that were scheduled around the authors' existing work obligations. Inaddition, two of the authors participated in a number of networking and faculty developmentworkshops hosted by their institution's Department of Academic Technologies. The
Paper ID #11657”Leaning In” by Leaving the Lab: Building Graduate Community throughFacilitated Book DiscussionsDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing
counterparts.Many industries, including Advanced Manufacturing lack sufficient skilled labor to meet theirlabor needs.This paper presents an innovative program (TRANSFORM) which seeks to address these twoproblems: lack of meaningful employment for BA graduates and the lack of a sufficient numberof graduates with the essential technical skills to fill advanced manufacturing positions.TRANSFORM has been developed to equip BA graduates with skills essential for a financiallystable career in advanced manufacturing. The central research question is how to accomplish thisvision? The paper discusses a project currently funded by NSF that aims to answer this researchquestion.This paper presents the elements of the program: targeted advanced manufacturing positions
approaches for developing an identity to their impact onengineering identity development. This research paper investigates the difference in students’engineering identity, engineering performance/competence, engineering interest, recognition inengineering, and affect towards six professional engineering practices in two differenceengineering departments: a traditional program that implicitly supports engineering identityformation and a non-traditional program that explicitly supports engineering identity formation.Survey data was collected from a total of 184 students (153 from the traditional department and31 from the non-traditional department). Using independent samples t-tests, results show thatengineering identity was higher for students in the
designs on a 20-foot runway. Figure 6: (a) Girls are working on completing their pair of shoes. (b) The winners of the shoe contest Over a period of the first two days of the camp, the girls worked to learn the biomechanics ofthe human foot and where pressure points lie. Armed with that information, the girls were askedto create a shoe that would be comfortable, practical and fashionable. Looking down the runway,12 teams competed for the best shoe, wearing their newly-made projects while walking a 20 footdistance in front of judges, who are female engineers. The shoes were judged on a variety ofcriteria including appearance, fit, cost to build, and structural integrity. Girls were able tochoose between a flat or high-heeled shoe. Some were
. Her primary research foci include graduate student and faculty development, graduate well-being, asset-based approaches to engineering education, and mentorship of women in STEM. Her background is in advanced manufacturing and design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Chemical Engineering Faculty Attitudes towards Evidence Based Instruction Practices and Growth MindsetJennifer S. Brown, Karen High, Mechteld V. Hillsley, Michael J. Janik, Stephanie B. VelegolIntroductionIn the Chemical Engineering (CHE) department at a large public R1 university, we are workingon changing the climate and culture of our department through a multipronged approachinvolving
Paper ID #27445Positionality: The Stories of Self that Impact OthersCynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech ynthia Hampton is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She also serves as program and student support for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED). While at Virginia Tech, Cynthia has directed summer bridge programs, led peer support initia- tives for underrepresented groups, and served on various commissions, committees, and research groups focused on student support, organizational change, graduate student policy, and culturally responsive evaluation
, Blackstudents face a higher attrition rate compared to their peers of other races [4]. Given these starkstatistics, the retention of the Black population in graduate and undergraduate engineeringprograms becomes imperative for establishing a diverse and robust workforce [8], [10].The systemic and cultural racial biases inherent within educational institutions contribute to themarked dearth of Black students in engineering doctoral programs. Even as research begins tounravel the experiences of Black Ph.D. students in engineering – from motivations and persistenceto encounters with racial microaggressions – the disparity remains, underscoring the need fordeeper exploration. This group has additional heterogeneity [11], particularly overlooking
with a background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Water Resources. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts target ways to support and encourage diversity among students and how to create an inclusive learning environment. Professional interests include undergraduate research opportunities, service learning, STEM outreach
University In February 2021 Dr. Huang-Saad joined the Bioengineering faculty at Northeastern University and be- came the Director of Life Sciences and Engineering Programs at The Roux Institute (Portland, Maine). Dr. Huang-Saad has a fourteen- year history of bringi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Factors Influencing Academic Researchers’ Motivation for Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship: An Overview of the LiteratureAbstractThere is a significant movement at research universities to catalyze faculty and graduate studentinvolvement in the commercialization of university-based discovery, an activity often referred toas “academic entrepreneurship.” This is driven by the
interest inresearch on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technologies. Undergraduate students from 2- and4-year institutions are involved in a multidisciplinary research projects at the Cal Poly Pomona.The REU site supports 10 students for 10 weeks of summer research per year, with the projectsfocusing on research on the Dynamics and Control of UAVs, Obstacle & Collision AvoidanceSystem for UAVs, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and Flight Testexperience. Another goal is to attract students from community colleges to STEM programs at 4-year institutions and encourage the participants to pursue their studies for graduate degrees.This paper presents an overview of student activities, lessons learned so far, and the
. Specifically, we note the ways in which tension occurred during the use of interpretative phenomenological analysis in engineering education research and how our process of addressing these tensions transfers to other cultural contexts [11]. 2. Making Sense of Missingness. This paper collates best practices regarding missing data, e.g. checking amounts of missingness and when to practice data imputation. In addition to detailing the missingness analyses conducted within this project, it also acts as a resource for others in engineering education and provides R code for other researchers to use [26].Future WorkAnalyses of Phase 2 data are continuing, with an ultimate goal of producing a testable model topredict and
astudents’ sense of belonging, and how that sense of belonging subsequently influencespersistence and achievement [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31] . Large and ongoing efforts havebeen initiated to address specific shortcomings of academic cultures to address problems in asense of belonging for many of these identities and intersectionalities [32], [33], [34]. In additionto institutional support programs and structures, individuals who identify with visible minoritygroups will often seek to foster social networks to bolster their sense of belonging [35].There has been a recent decline in ACT and SAT scores nationwide, pointing to a pervasivedecline in math readiness in the United States [36]. Research indicates that this factorsignificantly impacts
Paper ID #25480Board 20: Engagement in Practice: First Year Students as ”Engineer for aDay” for Middle School StudentsDr. Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College Dr. Carlson worked as a water resources engineer for 10 years prior to earning her doctorate, contributing to improved water management in communities within the United States, Middle East, and Singapore. She has been a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) since 2002. Dr. Carlson’s research interests are broadly characterized as ’how civil engineering impacts public health’, and include storm water man- agement, modeling environment/engineering/social
Science Achievers, and ACS Project SEED. She’s been invited back do pharmaceutical engineering research with Research Experience for Teachers at NJIT every summer for the last 8 years now, with her Project SEED students. In 2008 one of her research students became a Science Talent Search Finalist. He also won best in category awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair two years in a row. In 2010 she was named a Society for Science and the Public Teacher Fellow, and served on the Advisory Council for Intel ISEF since 2012. Marie currently teaches three levels of engineering courses, that she designed, and coaches students doing science research projects for competitions.Dr. Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey
. The students worked as a team on every single design stages; they discussed the best practices to innovate in the conveyor mechanical system; 3D modeling of design for the parts was required (Figure 1), and the fabrication and assembly process of their own designs was an enriching experience for the students (Figure 2). Once the parts were fabricated, the product assembly process demonstrate to the students the importance of teamwork, as the final product was created
agreement.Miss Daniel’le April DeVoss, Northern Arizona University Daniel’le graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering degree from Northern Ari- zona University and is currently an E.I.T. at a civil engineering firm. She is interested in the applications of biological and chemical processes to reduce the environmental impact of industrial practices. She is ac- tive with The Society of Women Engineers, and has a deep interest in broadening participation in STEM, especially for underrepresented minorities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Mixed Method Approach to Evaluate Sustainability Thinking among the Next Generation of Civil and
founding partner of UJB Solutions, LLC, a consulting company in production planning, for two years. He previously held faculty appoint- ments at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the University of Pittsburgh. His current research inter- ests are in software engineering, geographic information systems and data analytics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Broader Impacts of NSF Funded Project on Software Engineering EducationAbstractThe body of knowledge appropriate for undergraduate software engineering programencompasses both theoretical and practical aspects. The knowledge areas (KA) in the 2014IEEE/ACM Software Engineering Curriculum
a 10 hour per week commitment of research from undergraduate students. In addition toresearch hours, students are required to attend monthly professional development sessionsfocused on best practices in research, program deliverables, and community building. Exampletopics include maximizing your research experience, communication, research ethics, academicwriting, poster design, and an overview to graduate school. At the conclusion of the program,students are required to present their research as a poster and write an associated researchabstract.To apply for the program, students connect with a faculty member and write a short 1 to 2 pageresearch proposal describing the type of work they will be doing, the importance of the research,and a
participated in a build activity as partof the course.For the 2012-2013 academic year, Purdue University was added to the cohort; additionally,graduate students at the University of Washington who were also Boeing employees joined theprogram. Student participation almost doubled to a total of 16 undergraduate students and 3graduate students. While a design-build-fly activity was desired, it was determined to be toodifficult to achieve in this second project iteration. Instead, a design-build-test framework waschosen as an intermediate step on the way to a collaborative full design-build-fly activity.In order to avoid repeating the same student project every year, the project’s leadership teamsearched for a test activity template to best fit with the
received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineeringin 1993 from the University of Michigan. Joe began teaching at California State University, Chico in1998 after a 14-year career with General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. His research inter-ests include biobased and biodegradable polymers, recycled plastics, marine biodegradation testing, andanaerobic digestion. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessing a Summer Engineering Math and Projects Bootcamp to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates in Engineering and Computer ScienceThis complete Evidence-Based Practice paper discusses the efforts made to increase four-yearand six-year graduation rates of students
Paper ID #32815Study of Organizational Knowledge Retention Practices in the UtilitiesEric G. Barnfather Jr., Purdue University at West Lafayette Eric is a Graduate Research Assistant working under Dr. Lucietto, pursuing his Master of Science in Engi- neering Technology at Purdue University, where he also received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Eric began his assistantship in the summer of 2020 at the local Utility plant working to update the operator training program and to create training simulations within the automation software. He is interested in power at the utility and national
Paper ID #42739Work-In-Progress (WIP): Exploring STEM Undergraduate Research SkillsDevelopment in Interdisciplinary ProjectsAbdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Abdulrahman Alsharif is a research assistant for the Engineering Education Department and a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech.Dr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gray receieved his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2002 and 2010, respectively. Much of his graduate
Paper ID #13710Incremental Self-Assessment Rubrics for Capstone Design CoursesProf. James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia Professor James Trevelyan works part-time as a Winthrop Professor in the Mechanical and Chemical En- gineering School at The University of Western Australia, Fellow of Engineers Australia, and also practices as a mechanical and mechatronics engineer developing new air conditioning technology. His main area of research is on engineering practice, and he teaches design, sustainability, engineering practice and project management. He is well known internationally for pioneering research that
, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the evaluation, design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of various teaching learning and assessment initiatives. Lisa teaches undergraduate courses in engineering & society, and graduate courses in engineering edu- cation. Her research interests include teaching and assessment practices in engineering. Lisa also serves as Associate Director for the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Prac- tice (ISTEP) in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, which serves as a hub