cultivating inter-personal communication skills that would improve theexperiences of women working on design teams. Inherent in this endeavor is the belief that inter-personal communication and other “soft skills” can be taught, a perspective shared by others,such as those working to foster empathy in engineering courses [15].Capstone course structureThe first author is a civil engineering faculty member at the University of the Pacific where thecivil engineering capstone course is completed in one semester during the senior year, usuallyfollowing the mandatory co-op experience. Students work in teams and take on one of thefollowing roles: structural designer, geotechnical designer, water resources designer, orenvironmental designer. Each team has a
of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala hold a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different
Paper ID #25949Why Don’t Commuter-school Students Pursue Start-ups?Dr. David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso David G. Novick, Mike Loya Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Professor of Engineering Education and Leadership, earned his J.D.at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Computer and Informa- tion Science at the University of Oregon in 1988. Before coming to UTEP he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute and then Director of Research at the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering. At UTEP he has served in a number
computing community. ● Identity: Being an engineer or computer scientist is an important part of the student’s self-image. ● Teamwork self-efficacy: Confidence in ability to cooperate effectively with team members, and taking a leadership role when appropriate. ● Community Involvement: Participation in departmental and university-related study groups and social events. ● College life experience/student life expectations: Awareness of available support services in the college, opportunities for interaction with faculty, mental health and wellness, and effectiveness of academic support during the COVOD-19 pandemic.Most items used Likert scale response options, “Strongly Disagree” (1), “Disagree” (2), “SlightlyDisagree” (3
toexpect from biomedical engineers. Thus, engineering positions in healthcare which are, intheory, well-suited for biomedical engineers, are instead filled with engineers trained in moretraditional disciplines such as mechanical or electrical engineering [6]. In an effort to better understand these historically fundamental BME challenges, this paperseeks to explore BME identity. Identity, both personal and social, has been shown to play a rolein educational persistence and career decisions. Some studies have examined social identityfactors for representation and persistence in engineering but few, if any, have analyzedprofessional identity of biomedical engineers. Additionally, little has been done to analyze theeffect that social identity
its applied nature has aninherent and specific focus on problem solving. Engineers need to be/are educated to transferlearned principles into practice by way of designing solutions for various practical problems. It isthe centrality of problem-solving that inspired us to design our DBT course AME4163 – Principlesof Engineering Design with an explicit anchoring in multiple theoretical constructs that provide animmersive and authentic learning experience to our students while enriching their learnedoutcomes. Accordingly, the course is designed to embody the following essential components: 1. Internalizing the principles of engineering design and learning how to identify and develop career sustaining competencies. 2
the role of the faculty mentor [13],[15], [16]. Perez and Gong [17] found that the main factors impacting minority students’ accessto graduate school included cost, knowledge of available graduate programs, understanding ofgraduate study and research in general, and career relevance of the graduate degree options.B. Purpose of the StudyA main purpose of this study was to explore the impacts of undergraduate students' researchexperiences on their perceptions of career goals, graduate school, research knowledge and skills,and engineering career path at a Southwestern public research university in the United States(US). The following research questions guided this study. 1. How does the REU influence students’ career goals? 2. How does the
and technical programs to increase awareness of well-paying, available jobsrequiring vocational and technical training.3 Research indicates that, in order for the UnitedStates to retain its preeminence in science and technology, a million more STEM professionalswill be needed over the next decade.Key to reaching this goal is an increase in the retention of current STEM students. This can beaccomplished by training STEM faculty in an evidenced-based teaching method that keeps thestudents actively engaged in the STEM field.4 In addition, the results of a study that evaluated anumber of engineering curriculum projects, from small to large, determined that when done well,engineering projects are meaningful to a student’s personal experience. It
Moonbuggy Race. In 2012, the UAH Moonbuggy team won 1st place in the Moonbuggy race. Dr. Carmen is the UAH ASME student chapter faculty advisor as well as a Director of the North Alabama ASME section. Dr. Carmen has served as a National Science Foundation scholarship panelist, Department of Defense SMART scholarship panelist and as a delegate to the ASME Leadership Training conference. In 2010 and 2013, Dr. Carmen was named the Outstanding Mechanical Engineer in North Alabama by ASME. In 2010 she was awarded a NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) faculty fellowship – one of 5 senior design class instructors selected from around the country to participate in the program. As a result of the fellowship
afford, which is nice. A lot was just making it up, trying it out, and seeing what worked and what did not work.” (Hayley)Richard and Hayley’s ability to engage led them to learn new ideas and perspectives on how todesign.Invested & CommittedOur framework also highlights invested and committed student designers. In the context of ourframework, this category captures personal commitment to social justice and the sustainability ofthe design and processes. At the novice sophistication level, a student approaches design as asingular task without intention to apply what has been learned to a new situation. An awarestudent has a developing sense of social responsibility and ethics. They begin to explore theimpact of the design in the social
how a women’s support group in a computer science and engineeringdepartment can provide support for women in personal growth, social encouragement, andacademic exposure.Studies found that the top four influencing factors for whether or not young women decide topursue a Computer Science degree are: social encouragement, self-perception, academicexposure, and career perception [1]. Social encouragement can come from parents, friends,faculty/staff, or peer. It is a major factor in girls’ decision to explore and pursue career in STEMand computing. A support group provides an excellent vehicle for these factors by offeringworkshops, social events, outreach activities, and mentoring.In 2013, we started a support group WiCSE (Women in Computer
assigned a peer and faculty mentor that met with theparticipants individually.Results from this study document motivational factors of low-income transfer students that led tochoosing and pursuing an engineering degree. Such motivation can be traced to their earlychildhood, family, role models, faculty members, or personal achievement and goals. Such levelsof motivation can be improved over time with consistent support, guidance, and opportunitieswhere students can participate throughout their academic journey. Participation enhanced theirskills and level of engineering knowledge and provided an engineering toolbox. The participantsfaced numerous challenges and barriers while transitioning from a community college to a four-year university
apply feminist theories to engineering education.Ms. Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan Elizabeth is a graduate student at the University of Michigan studying Engineering Education Research under doctoral advisor Aaron Johnson. Her research focuses on weaving macro ethics into existing aerospace engineering curricula and institutional support methods for working class engineering students. Elizabeth earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2019 with foci in Biomed- ical Engineering and Applied Mathematics.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Fac- ulty member of the Engineering
. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research on ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in Chapel Hill, N.C. She is a certified program evaluator and a faculty development consultant. Brent received her B.A. from Millsaps College in
Joyce B. Main is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University. Dr. Main examines student academic pathways and transitions to the workforce in science and engineering. She was a recipi- ent of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine
engineering school is part of a liberal arts university, is fairlysmall, and has no separate departments within engineering. As with many liberal artsuniversities, students are admitted to the campus but do not declare a major until they aresophomores, giving them time to explore different courses and departments before declaring amajor. Approximately 100 students graduate each year with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) inengineering. Due to the high percentage of liberal arts courses that students must take, the BA isnot accredited in engineering. In order to gain more depth in engineering, students may opt totake an additional 9 courses to earn a Bachelor of Engineering (BE), which is an ABET-accredited degree. In 2017, 45% of those graduating with a BE
. Unfortunately,limited work exists on this group, but what does exist31 begins to highlight the complexchallenges African-American women face as they negotiate identities as engineering studentsand professionals.MentoringTo respond to the calls and tap into the talent of African-American women, African-Americanwomen must successfully persist in an engineering degree program and into graduate programs.While no single solution will address this need, research suggests that mentors are one verysignificant component. Work by Lichtenstein et al., notes that “positive interactions withengineering faculty role models can have a significant influence on students’ decisions to pursuegraduate study in engineering”1, and these interactions may be even more
affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2013-2014, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Dr. George T. MacDonald, University of South Florida Dr. George MacDonald is the interim Director for the Center for Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Measurement (CREAM) in the College of Education at the University of South Florida(USF). He is the Co-Principal
thefollowing topics: estimation, expected value and expected error in decision making, sampledistributions and sizes (e.g., significance, hypothesis testing, non-normal distributions), andgoodness of fit, including correlation coefficient, standard errors, and R2 [12]. The purpose ofthis exam is to test engineers’ overall competency across core areas of an undergraduatedegree in a given engineering discipline. IDE students are required to take the FE exam priorto graduation, and they are encouraged to take the “Other Disciplines” version of the exam.The IDE Program recently discussed ideas for how we could further help our students preparefor the FE exam, and each instructor was asked to evaluate the overlap of their course contentwith the applicable
SelectionWhile 122 students filled out the pre-survey, and 107 students filled out the post-survey, only 99students completed both the pre- and post-survey with no missing data. The top three factorsimpacting major decisions at the beginning of the semester for all students were job opportunitiesafter graduation, personal interest, and salary levels (Table 2). All three of these factors had anaverage importance level greater than 4 on the provided scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5(extremely important). While the influential impacting factors found in the literature vary, jobprospects and personal interest are most identified as top factors by other studies [4], [8], whichagrees with our results. The salary level, however, has not been
for queer folks, women, and people of color, through empowerment, collaboration, and co-development for a more equitable world. Shannon is also a Senior Graduate Facilitator and Lab Manager with the Center for Socially Engaged Design.Dr. Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan Erika Mosyjowski is the Research and Faculty Engagement Manager in the Center for Socially Engaged Design within University of Michigan College of Engineering. She earned a PhD and MA in Higher Education from Michigan and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She
conceptualized from a longitudinal study of a scholar’s program atthree different universities in the state of Nebraska. A department faculty member was part of amulti-year institutional professional learning community (PLC) that explored the scale-up andscale-out of this model. Based on their experience from the PLC, this model was used in thedevelopment of the department’s overall student services ethos and in the specificimplementation of two initiatives: 1) hybrid advising/mentoring model, and 2) peer-mentoringprogram. This practice paper provides an overview of the ecological validation model andpresents our approach to implementing these initiatives. We also reflect on challenges and futureopportunities including long-term sustainability and
peerinteractions as well as interactions with faculty members, and these interactions could encouragemore effective understanding of materials and exploration of topics. Second, liberal artseducation focuses on cultivating adaptive problem-solving skills based on critical thinking,collaboration, and effective communication. These skills make students valuable collaborators inengineering projects and afford them a smooth transition into professional life [3]. That means aliberal arts education can potentially lead to a successful engineering career.In the meantime, the integration of engineering education into liberal arts universities posesseveral challenges to the engineering faculty members. For instance, faculty members may lackthe knowledge needed to
little training, students are allowed to use tools andmaterials to create objects and complete projects, both personal and for class. Theinformal learning space is the perfect place for students to explore, push themselves anddevelop their ability to struggle through ambiguity, persevere in the face of challenges,and drive towards an end result. Through active participation in the space, studentsbecome part of the SIL community and culture, allowing them to learn fromexperienced members of the space and share their work with others, as they engage in avariety of making projects.The Mobile Makerspace Redesign ChallengeThe IDC on which this study focused was to redesign and improve the university’s newlyacquired mobile makerspace, to better meet
Paper ID #39784Motivations and Barriers to Participation in Community Outreach andEngagement among Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Stu-dentsSydney Donohue, University of New Mexico Sydney Donohue is a graduate student in the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico. She works as the Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Water and the Environment and the Intermoun- tain West Transformation Network. She holds a B.A. in Ecology from the University of Georgia.Dr. Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico Dr. Anjali Mulchandani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and
-curricularor both. Entrepreneurial Site and Data Collection Data was collected from an entrepreneurship program anchored in a large, Midwest,public research university college of engineering center for entrepreneurship (CFE). The CFEwas developed in response to student, alumni, faculty and administrative demands to address theneeds of educating engineering students for the changing economy. Both curricular and co-curricular experiences were supported by the CFE (Table 2) at different levels (i.e., staff,training, funding, mentorship, etc.). Curricular experiences included individual entrepreneurshipclasses and a formal 9-credit certificate program, designated the Program in Entrepreneurship.The formal Program in Entrepreneurship required
project designed toincrease the participation of people with disabilities in education and careers in engineering andimprove engineering fields with their perspectives and expertise. We are working withengineering faculty nationwide to (1) better serve a diverse student body that includes studentswith disabilities in engineering courses and programs, and (2) integrate relevant disability-relatedand universal design content into engineering courses.Starting in 2015, we will host a workshop each year with engineering faculty from across thecountry to discuss their approaches to achieving these goals. We will be drafting resources basedon these conversations and disseminating them widely through our networks of engineeringfaculty members, the
Paper ID #41767Preparing Students for Successful Industrial Collaborations in Engineering(Work in progress)Mr. Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong Mr. Ryan Chun Kit Chan is a Senior Technical Assistant in the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong after graduation. Before graduation, Ryan served as an undergraduate research assistant in Innovation Wing and has involved in the design and implementation of a world-record-holding robotic fish. Ryan received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong. Ryan’s research focuses on robotic
President of the Student Government Association, and a member of the MSU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. Active in community outreach, he is also President of SMOOTH, an innovative student organization fostering Black male achievement and collaboration across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures.Dr. Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University Keya Sadeghipour is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering and serves as the Dean of the College of Engineering since 2003. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Technology, UK which is now the University of Manchester. He has been involved in receiving over $7 M funding from various
higher rates of mental health conditions in engineeringand understand factors that influence students’ decisions to seek help. Wider scale studies andcross-institutional engineering-specific studies can provide additional evidence for understandingthe mental health issues faced by our students and how engineering education plays a role inthem and their ability to address such issues timely. Aligned with that objective, this studypresents an initial exploration of the relationship between the stigma typically associated withmental health conditions and help-seeking behavior of students. It is a first step toward a morethorough examination of the engineering culture and its effect on students’ mental health.Engineering culture and mental