overlap in their courses and share the same learning outcomes in the first- and second-year mechanics courses. This paper shares in detail the methods in which the mechanics courseswere redesigned and the influence of a women teaching team on the students. End-of-termcourse evaluations were used to assess the success of the projects as well as enhance futurecourses. This paper aims to investigate and comment through multiple cases, the ways in whichthe diversification of a teaching team at the University of Waterloo in an undergraduateengineering classroom affects both the delivery of the course material and students’ perceptionof learning.BackgroundResearch has found that the lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering and math(STEM
security, information technology, business,and manufacturing. Community colleges often train students to meet workforce demands. Inaddition, they prepare some students to transfer to 4-year colleges.Northeastern University recently received an NSF grant for an REU site. The site recruitscommunity college students from the greater Boston area with the goal of preparing students toeither join the workforce or transfer to higher education. The REU site, called REU Pathways,focuses on smart engineering with four research themes: artificial intelligence and machinelearning, smart infrastructure, smart materials, and smart health. The program is guided by twoof the grand challenges of the National Academy of Engineering: personalized learning
years are always a critical time frame for cultivating students’ interest andpreparedness for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. However,not every student is provided with opportunities to engage, learn and achieve in STEM subjectareas. Engineering topics are further excluded from curricula when the focus is on Science andMathematics. The Public-School District involved in this study has 35,000 students and 75% ofthem are from under-represented minority communities. Over the years, the schools offering ahigh school Algebra-based Physics course decreased as a larger number of schools faced staffing,scheduling, or other issues. The College of Engineering and Applied Science requires applicantsto have completed high
experiencefor students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) majors. These programsmost often select the top undergraduate students to perform research at prestigious universities.The REU that is the topic of this paper takes another approach in order to broaden theparticipation of community college students in STEM majors and careers. The NanotechnologyREU with a Focus on Community Colleges brings the top students from local two year campusesto a top-tier university for a 10-week research internship. Students traditionally underrepresentedin STEM fields including minorities, females, first generation to attend college, andeconomically disadvantaged are targeted for participation in this REU program. Each REU internis matched with a
, The Behrend College. Dr. Ashour received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors and Ergonomics and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural recipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include data-driven decision-making, modeling and simulation, data analytics, immersive
Paper ID #39749Faculty Perception of the GRE as a Graduate Admission RequirementAnimesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh was born in Tripura, India, and raised in a liberal modern ”brown” military upbringing. He prefers the pronouns ”He/They” and considers himself a creative, sanguine, and outgoing individual. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Technology focusing on Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University. He is now a part of the Engineering Education Transformation Institute as a Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Racheida Lewis. His research is in Engineering Education, focusing
Paper ID #31503Examining the Needs of Adjunct Faculty in a Distance Education Frameworkin Higher EducationDr. Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Dr. Federica Robinson-Bryant is an Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s World- wide Campus. She is the Program Chair for the Master of Systems Engineering program in the Depart- ment of Engineering and Technology. She is also Past Chair of the ASEE Systems Engineering Division and is serving in other capacities throughout the ASEE community.Dr. Narcrisha Norman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Dr
to assist incoming freshmen cope with first year mathematics classes. She developed teaching modules to improve students’ learning in mathematics using technology.Dr. M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University Dr. M. Javed Khan is Professor and Head of Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, M.S. in Aero- nautical Engineering from the US Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.E. in Aerospace Engineer- ing from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering. He also has served as Professor and Head of Aerospace Engineering Department at the National University of Science and Technology,Pakistan. His research interests
UHCL. She is also the Program Chair of the Information Technology program. Her research interests include Computer Forensics, Security and Graphics.Prof. Norman H. Liebling, San Jacinto College I have a ”B.S. in Mathematics” from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a ”Master of Science in Engineering Management” from Northeastern University and a Ph.D. (ABD) in Computer Science from the University of Houston (Main Campus). In addition, I have completed graduate courses at San Jose State University in mathematics and graduate courses in business at the University of Houston (Clear Lake). My teaching experience spans over 40 years. This including teaching computer science and computer information technology at San
lifting hooks and then they loaded their lifting hooks until failure. The students comparedthe actual load during failure and the estimated failure load. This hands-on activity proved to bea positive learning experience for students.5. AcknowledgementThis research was supported by Northwest Nazarene University.6. Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen, S. (2008, June), Using Lego To Teach And Learn Micromanufacturing AndIndustrial Automation Paper presented at 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. https://peer.asee.org/31242. Ferry, W., & Otieno, A. (2004, June), Development Of A Low Cost Laboratory System For TeachingAutomation System Integration In The Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum Paper presented at2004
Paper ID #29991Changing 3rd World Lives Through STEM Education in HondurasDr. Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University Dr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty at Morehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolis from 2016 to 2019. He has completed Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management from Michigan Technological University in 2008. He has an extensive teaching background with a total of 18 years of the academic experience at five different universities. He has always been praised by students and
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Parents’ Perceptions of STEM Education in Black ChurchesAbstractThe purpose of this research study is to explore the feasibility of an educational program focusedon science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) delivered in an innovativeinformal learning environment: Black churches. In this initial phase we will identify and examineattitudes, beliefs, perceptions and misconceptions of parents about STEM and STEM pathways.We will also seek to identify elements that parents would like to see in a STEM educationcurriculum. The overall goal of EPICC STEMulation is to equip church leaders and parents fromunderrepresented backgrounds with the tools to deliver STEM content that is
/country comparison, Lie Jie revealed: “we were introduced to few of theirengineering majors, and one of those majors was fashion engineering, which I had never heardof. This shows just how behind the U.S. is compared to China in a lot of technological areas.”Charlie on the Spain/Morocco track expressed his take and indicated: “students could alsoengage in a design and engineering embedded course. This opportunity was not given to usduring my high schooling, and I was assured that my classmates were equally shocked to hearsuch a co-op.”RelatabilityRelatability accounts for international students’ expressions of issues that focus on how theyrelated their experiences during the study abroad to their prior experiences in their homecountries as well
authorrecorded his lectures as videos and archived them on YouTube – a popular online repository formultimedia content. Based on this archive, created over several years, the author implemented aflipped classroom model for an experimental offering of a course in Aerospace Engineering. Thearticle discusses the need for a flipped classroom, the approach, and its impact on the students.KeywordsFlipped classroom, Archival education, Under prepared students, YouTube archives1. IntroductionIt’s been acknowledged by industry, government and academic institutions that science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce development is crucial forprogressing U.S. economy and standard of living (Landivar, 2013). One of the major thrust areasin
Paper ID #28742Composite Materials Courses in ColombiaIng. Esteban Maya, Universidad del Valle Esteban Maya Mu˜noz. Mechanical Engineer with a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Universidad del Valle, has focused his research work on propulsion systems, particularly in topics related to hybrid rocket engines combustion and numerical simulation. However, structural analysis has been also part of his professional development as an engineer and the application of composites to structures has open his mind to new frontiers showing his ability to adapt to different branches of applied engineering. Actually
faculty’s (1)inflexibility, (2) lack of understanding, (3) arbitrariness to accommodation decisions, and (4)repeated refusals related to granting student requests for accommodations. Sub-themes are represented through a composite narrative of interwoven co-researchers’quotes. ‘Maya’ was formed as the persona to articulate the impacts of these collectiveexperiences through a single person. Maya is a fourth-year undergraduate engineering student atSouth Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.) who identifies as disabled. Maya speaks abouther journey through the disability accommodation process. Through this journey, she mustnavigate faculty’s reactions, including their unwillingness to provide and lack of understandingof disability
learning, and has continued in this modality in Fall 2020 and Spring2021 with limited hybrid offerings.Online instruction, which has grown in popularity in the last decade in the US, requiresthoughtful instructional design, delivery and assessment, especially when student populations areunderserved or at-risk, such as at SJSU. In the College of Engineering at SJSU, 16% of thestudents are Hispanic/Latinx, 25% are Pell Recipient and 23% are First Generation Students.Online instruction (also called online learning, distance learning or e-learning) is different fromteaching in-person, and requires skills and expertise that are generally not part of facultymembers’s education and experience. Use of technology, which is of paramount importance inonline
Engineering Education, 2024 Ethics Case Study Project: Broadening STEM Participation by Normalizing Immersion of Diverse Groups in Peer to Near Peer CollaborationsAbstractTo successfully broaden the participation of underrepresented racially minoritized students inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), students from all demographic groups mustroutinely work together in STEM as a cohesive community. A Mutual Benefit Approach (MBA)is a way to create longstanding partnerships between members of the community, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGO) to develop equitable opportunities for students from alldemographic groups to engage together in STEM. One of the primary objectives for MBA is toprovide a continuous series of
computational models of invisible processes in physical systems (e.g., [8]). As argued by Gupta and colleagues [9], a more complete engineering education alsodemands a deeper focus on the “macroethics” of engineering, including the social, ethical, andpolitical impacts of engineers’ scientific and technological pursuits. However, children and manyadults rarely conceptualize their interactions with machines in ways that are consistent with thecomplex and dynamic nature of machine learning systems [4], [5]. While mechanistic reasoningis often used to account for thinking about the behavior within systems, we also apply amechanistic lens to think about ethical dimensions of the sociopolitical contexts in whichmachine learning systems operate. We
majors, including Electrical and Computer Engineering students. Multiple factors contribute to retention issues, such as poor teaching and advising, the difficulty of the engineering curriculum, and lack of motivation resulting from poor connections to the engineering community. Statistics indicate a large drop in the continuation rate between the first and third years among Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) students. As students encounter increasing course difficulty in the early stages of their programs, they often lack motivation to persist because they have weak connections to their majors and potential careers in STEM. The Summer Interdisciplinary Team
Dynamic Design series of engineering modules for NASA’s Genesis mission. He holds a Master’s degree in Secondary Science Education from University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX.Dr. Alexandra Gendreau Chakarov, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Gendreau Chakarov received her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the Uni- versity of Colorado Boulder in 2020 where she examined how to integrate computational thinking into middle school science curriculum using programmable sensor technologies as part of the SchoolWide Labs project. She continues this work on the SchoolWide Labs Project as a research associate where she serves as the computer science and computational thinking specialist.Prof. Tamara Sumner Sumner
(ROKET) (#EEC-1300370 and #EEC-1009496)was a multidisciplinary RET in the Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN), an NSFfunded Engineering Research Center (ERC) at the University of Arizona (UA). ROKETsupported 50 teachers from Native American schools in a 6-week summer research experienceover a 7 year period in labs in the College of Optical Sciences and the College of Science.Applying theories of American Indian identity development to teacher development, the goal ofthis program was to increase cultural awareness in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) classroom curriculum and build professional mentoring relationships totransform Native American classrooms and pique the interests of Native American youth towardSTEM
of TUES project to revamp the sophomore-year experience at the college of engineering (esucceed.calstatela.edu) and the Director of the First-Year Experience (FYrE) program at ECST. He has also developed an open access, web-based audience response system (educatools.com).Dr. Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her BS in metallurgy and materials science from Columbia University, and her MS and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University. She previously served as faculty, chair and Associate Dean at San Jose State University’s
Bs and Ms in Systems Engineering at the University of Lagos Nigeria. I co-founded STEM- Ed Africa, a social enterprise involved in developing student’s problem solving abilities in STEM.I am currently an engineering education graduate research assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Prof. Jennifer DeBoer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jennifer DeBoer is currently Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on international education systems, individual and social development, technology use and STEM learning, and educational environments for diverse learners. American c Society for Engineering
the museum visitors. Two groups of students have undergone this program sofar. Our summative and formative evaluations and student self-assessments indicate significantknowledge gains in all team and technology skills emphasized in the course. Student alsocommented positively on their own personal growth in assignments submitted to the museum.Though we have not tracked them officially, we believe that most of the first year’s graduateshave joined STEM programs.Background:The demands of academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programsmay dull students’ enthusiasm and destroy their academic self-concept (ASC) and confidence.However, the popularity of science museums around the world is a notable testament to
Paper ID #32696The Road to Strengthening Two-year Hispanic-Serving InstitutionParticipation in the NSF ATE Funding ProgramMs. Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University Cynthia Pickering is a retired electrical engineer with 35 years industry experience and technical lead- ership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology architecture/engineering, and collaboration systems research. In September 2015, she joined Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) to lead the Girls in STEM initiative and translate her passion for STEM into opportunities that will attract, inspire and retain more girls in
suggested that “65% of schools offering a master’s inengineering management required GRE scores as part of the application [9].” According to theETS website, the GRE is “accepted by thousands of graduate and business schools worldwide,”although an exact percentage is not given [4]. A study conducted by Klieger et al. in 2017 sentout a survey with several questions regarding the use of the GRE in the admissions process formultiple areas of study including the Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM)field, as well as the social sciences, arts, and humanities fields. From the responses, “72% ofrespondents indicated the GRE revised General Test is required for all candidates, 18% said it isrequired, but could be waived in some circumstances, 4
, where he leads the Ne ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #40680Dr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE) Dr. Andrea N. Ofori-Boadu is an Associate Professor of Construction and Construction Management with the Department of Built Environment within the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA & T). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Challenges and Opportunities to Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the Professional Construction
Paper ID #41637How SocioTechnical Learning Broadens Participation in STEM by DevelopingSelf-Efficacy within Work-Based Experiences: Work in ProgressMs. Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University Cynthia Pickering is a retired electrical engineer with 35 years industry experience and technical leadership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology architecture/engineering, and collaboration systems research. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Socio Technical Integration Research at Arizona State University, where she leads the research advancement team for the School of Manufacturing
, materials for energy applications, and educational technology. He has published his work in more than 15 prestigious journal articles and presented numerous invited talks and conference presentations throughout the world. His current research involves nanoscale structure property exploration through microscopy, and effective use of educational technology in the undergraduate physics classroom.Kevin D Croyle, Clarion University Of Pennsylvania c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Individualized Learning Through Computer Based Tutors Vasudeva Rao Aravind and Kevin Croyle Department of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics