Paper ID #18274Impact of a Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Research Program onStudent and Faculty Perceptions of CreativityMegan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University Megan Huffstickler is an Educational Psychology graduate student at Penn State who is interested in student learning in STEM fields.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Senior Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied
Paper ID #18746Engineering Leadership in a Chinese Industrial Context: An Exploration us-ing the Four Capabilities ModelDr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013.Miss Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Yu Hu is a graduate student at the
are discussedThe “Science of Team Science (SciTS)” is emerging as a research area to explore how large-scale research (initiated in the medical research context) endeavors can be best accomplishedacross multiple institutions and potentially hundreds of colleagues 1–3. The Science of TeamScience literature has high value in studying collaborations in engineering and particularly theways in which students learn to become collaborative members of their research teams. SciTSfindings have only recently been introduced in an engineering and graduate engineering studenteducational context 3. Most of these studies promote competency- or logistical- bases forsuccess: that by having the right conditions for success, all teams will be able to be
Sheppard. Her work focuses on fostering mindful awareness, empathy and curiosity in engineering students. Beth completed a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2010 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 2012.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity
stories as a group. The thematicanalysis section of the paper is useful when considering the larger implications of this research.For example, by examining how all participants reflect on their graduate school experience andwhat they wish would have been different, we can provide insight to current graduate studentsand their advisors. Graduate students might feel empowered to pursue a teaching opportunitydespite it taking away time from research, and advisors might consider different ways ofsupporting their graduate students to achieve their career goals.Six new engineering assistant professors, two females and four males, were interviewed as partof a larger research project exploring the pathway to and current experiences of faculty membersat
through the lens of social identity theories, the social cognitivecareer theory (SCCT) [15] combining with vocational choice and personality type theories.Studies to explore engineering career pathways mainly focused on two aspects: student careerplan/choices, and early career paths after graduation [16-21]. In this project, we define careerreadiness consisting of two parts—academic readiness and career knowledge. We will givespecial attention to indicators of academic readiness and career knowledge which includesdemonstrated career interests, choice goals, and choice actions according to the study in [22, 23]and SCCT theory. We select Woofound career readiness assessment tool as the assumptions ofthis study correlate with the preference and
dissertations.Data Collection. An interview protocol was developed and piloted with two recently graduatedreturners to test the strength of questions and understand the breadth of possible answers. Wemade minor changes to the interview protocol based on the pilot.Next, data were collected using semi-structured interviews organized by the protocol which isconversational in nature, covering the areas of previous writing experience, transfer of writingexperience, and personal perspectives associated with their transition in writing style (SeeAppendix A). The graduate student researcher interviewed each participant separately ininterviews that lasted approximately one hour. Interviews were audio-recorded.Data Analysis. The data were analyzed for emergent themes
and has a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.Dr. Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto Serhiy Kovalchuk is a research associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto.Dr. Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) estab- lished in 2010. Development of personal capability has been central to his work with engineering students for twenty-five years. In 2002 he established Leaders of Tomorrow, a student leadership development pro- gram that led to the establishment of ILead in 2010. He is also a Professor in the
of all employed college graduates, but they represent only 12% of those withcollege degrees working in engineering occupations. Minority women make up less than twopercent of engineering professionals[20].The study explores the external support systems that assist these women through the beginningstage of their careers; of particular interest is support provided by professional associations andwhether or not that support is adequate.Data is collected through one-on-one interviews of underrepresented minority femaleengineers who graduated from an ABET-accredited university with a bachelor's degree between2011 and 2015. The data collected is analyzed to identify patterns and themes aroundthe challenges that underrepresented minority female
of outreach and recruitment was the impact of studenttours. One student commented that a tour of the school and a conversation with a facultymember influenced their decision when choosing a major. Student tours are given daily oncampus and when a student is interested in architecture or architectural engineering, they visitthe school for a personalized tour. Each faculty member at the school is assigned a week duringthe semester to meet with interested students.Other comments noted other outside influences: growing up around construction, placementtests, visiting siblings in college, legos and other building toys, and, surprisingly, pop culture inthe form of a television character who is an architect.Bibliography:Archer, L., DeWitt, J
meeting together for the first time boasted rich conversations about course design,identifying what’s working well, and areas for improvement.There is an end of course survey filled out by students evaluating the course and the professoronce the online course is completed. After reviewing the breakdown of the quality-relatedquestion, we saw an increase in the average score after the faculty member participated in theFaculty Institute. The question looked at is “My overall rating of the quality of this course is”.The response is on a 5-point scale. Average Score Before Average Score After Participating in the Faculty Participating in the Faculty Percent Increase Institute Institute
Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include engineering design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), student preparation for post-graduation careers, approaches for supporting education research-to-practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Exploratory Study of Power Dynamics and Feedback in Design ReviewsAbstractA key event in many engineering and design learning environments is the design review, inwhich students present project work to solicit feedback from reviewers like instructors, peers,and outside visitors. Previous
OutcomesThree pillars of excellence support the expanded diversity and inclusion work effort for theBOLD Center: access, retention and performance (Louie & Sullivan, 2010). Expecting anddriving towards excellence establishes the belief and means to accomplish the new program’sgoals. Along with seeking excellence, really understanding our data became, and still is, aguiding principle for our work. We slowly came to realize our passivity in creating andmaintaining systems rather than actively seeking real change. The gaps in graduation rates andperformance (shown in Figure 3) demonstrated to the BOLD Center that instilling an excellencemindset in students, faculty and staff would be critical to realize any narrowing of these gaps.Seeking to praise
goal was to have these faculty participants agree to distributing the survey to theirstudents, the researchers saw a fruitful opportunity to engage faculty input beyond just sendingtheir students a link to the survey. Consequently, an adoption study was designed to explore themotivation of faculty members and their perception of the CSCE survey.Since previous research suggests that simply developing materials and demonstrating theireffectiveness will not result in widespread adoption [7], a subset of the research team wasdedicated to engage faculty to go beyond the passive role of dissemination and participate in theactive role of propagation. To serve as a guide for engagement with faculty, the sensemakingframework was used. Sensemaking is
students at Macalester College as one contributionto countering this blind spot. In developing this course, our primary interest was to give studentsat an early stage in their academic experience an introduction to engineering, whether they cameto college with the idea of possibly pursuing a career in engineering or whether they wanted toget a deeper understanding of the influence of engineering on the world in which they live. Forthat reason our orientation in this course was different from the orientation found in Bucciarelli’sand Drew’s proposal for integrating the liberal arts with engineering (2015). As we were notprimarily interested in preparing future engineers, our course was less technically(mathematically) focused. Our course was also
Paper ID #17806Engineering Technology Graduate Students: Roles Professional Societies Havein Their FormationDr. Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Dr. Diane L. Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical
science earn significantly more than students who major in the humanities andsocial sciences. Finally, high ability students have been found to shift to majors that result inmore profitable professional pathways and lower ability students shift to “easier majors”7.Student ability and their expectation of future earning potential were reported as importantfactors in the selection of a college major; however, these perceptions may have errors thatwould influence major change8. Social Cognitive Career Theory is based on the idea that careerdevelopment is a process related to self-exploration and choice, but that there can be barriers thatconfound decision making. For example an individual’s prior experiences and background(culture, gender, genetic
Paper ID #18637New Faculty Learning Community as Retention Tool for UnderrepresentedMinoritiesDr. Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Anne-Marie Lerner is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Her professional interests include inclusive in-class and out-of-class supports, investigat- ing effective teaching pedagogy for remote delivery as well as to nontraditional students, and education assessment. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008.Dr. Christopher Frayer, University of Wisconsin
. Eric plans to retire in 5 years.For each of the individuals above, indicate below ONE responsibility you recommend for them. Each person mustbe recommended to only one of the following responsibilities. Place the person’s first initial (A-E) next to yourrecommendations. ____ Advise incoming graduate students to help them find an advisor in their research area. ____ Act as Department Co-Chair for the upcoming academic year with a full professor. The Department Chair will be on sabbatical. ____ Be the faculty sponsor for the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). ____ Work with professors from the Materials Science Department on an NSF research project focusing on materials processing and
does. But there is every reason tobelieve that introducing a higher level of professionalism would enable young facultyto create and sustain a more powerful form of engineering education for the Region.The author draws on his own experience in the Region, as a faculty member and anadministrator, and looks forward to a new paradigm in engineering education thatwill lead to widespread reform, to ensure the vitality and currency of engineeringeducation in the Arab Gulf Region.Some Benchmarks of Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf RegionIn most Middle East countries we witness an increase in the numbers of: engineeringcolleges, students, and engineering graduates. This trend has continued for decadesand has exceeded expectations. But
graduates, co-op activities, and potential development ofcollaborative research programs. Unfortunately, adjuncts are marginalized by the academicsystems in place today; and their contributions to the academic process are undervalued. Next,the paper reports on the success story of an adjunct, a practitioner with good credentials, who“teamed-up” with a “full-time” faculty, in an attempt to bring the practice to 4 thyear students in ageotechnical/ foundation engineering class. The success achieved in meeting course objectives,as a result of practitioner’s role, was attributed, in large measure, to proper planning andcoordination that preceded course delivery. Plus, the willingness, experience and abilities of theadjunct in addressing the practice in
problems concerning the understanding of professional ethics (e.g., lack of ethical codeawareness) and students’ conduct (e.g., free-riding in teamwork activities). The ethical reasoning scale showed differences in the understanding of different subgroups.Moreover, the prevailing student type at the research site is the one that experienced moredifficulties to recognize how ethically wrong a potential issue was. By prevailing students, weare referring to a male youngster who graduated from a privately-fee paid school (see Table 8).Thus, future work might imply exploring deeply the dominant culture of the research site inorder to understand how personal characteristics shape ethical decision-making. Towards continuous improvement, most
Paper ID #17925First Generation Students’ Engineering BelongingnessMr. Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno Hank Boone is an Academic Success Coach at Nevada State College and a recent graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on First Generation engineering college students’ engineering identity, belongingness, and how they perceive their college experience. He also worked under his advisor on a project looking at non-normative engineering students and how they may have differing paths to success. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Nevada
Camp) which was supported by the University of Wisconsin-Stout STEPS program5. The initial offering of the STEPS Camp at the University of St. Thomas(UST) was driven by the desire to educate, motivate, and inspire young girls about the STEMdisciplines. For the first fifteen years of the camp, students were resided on campus and attendedclasses which culminated in model plane building. By 2014 the program's goals no longeraligned with reports which highlighted race, gender, and income disparities in STEM.Recognizing this, members of the engineering faculty determined that a camp that does notreflect the target demographic of students in its staff nor accommodate for low-income families,was an ineffective way to reach students falling on the
feeling less stressed andmore energized and including opportunities for personal interests (Dudovskiy 2013).ObjectivesThe intent of being efficient or productive is not complete without a framing in the context ofone’s goals in the short- and long-term. A faculty member’s work, whether they are early careeror at a later stage in their academic career, can fall into a reactive mode, rather than anintentional and proactive mode that supports one’s goals. In other words, one can becomecaught up in the day-to-day series of tasks, many of them calling for one’s immediate attentionand time, and delaying progress on long-term goals and complex projects.This paper presents a holistic framework that helps one make time management decisions andwork towards
tends to focus almostexclusively on distinctive professional responsibilities – that is to say, ethical issues that arecommonly presented by the immediate practice of the work typical of each. For undergraduates,this is professional ethics in an industrial or consulting context.1 For graduate students, whosetraining is preparation for a career in research, this is typically research ethics, implicitly in anacademic context.2 Thus, both construe the responsibilities of the engineer relatively narrowly.In particular, the concerns of each taper dramatically as the borders of the immediate work siteare crossed. While some focus is of course necessary and appropriate, the present narrowness hasarguably become unhealthily myopic, particularly
factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Ed- ucation Symposium and 2016 New Faculty
Ebony O. McGee is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and Development Group at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and she was a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is concerned with sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and participation among historically marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of racialized experiences and biases in STEM educational and
entrepreneurshipprogramming declines or may be completely lost.VentureWell, a not-for-profit that supports STEM innovators and entrepreneurs, has utilized itsFaculty Grants Program to provide seed funding to faculty champions to create courses andprograms that enhance student development of skills and knowledge associated with innovationand entrepreneurship. To foster lasting impact, the program sets the expectation that meritoriouseducational innovations will continue after funding ends. While this has occurred in most cases(over the last 5 years 72% of grantees' claim activities have continued, expanded or beeninstitutionalized), continuation of the program typically remains the responsibility of thefounding faculty members, an indicator that institutionalization
-of-class is to offer students theopportunity to self-identify through their names or pronouns. This helps set up a classroomenvironment where students feel more comfortable and welcome. One faculty member at RowanUniversity learns more about her students’ personal identities by using a poem activity to learnmore about the students, including their family background and important holidays. The facultymember also shares her background as an ice breaker activity.Introductory Engineering CourseThere are more course-oriented ways to incorporate diversity. Within a student’s undergraduatecareer, certain courses can explore engineering in the broader context. At Midsized NortheasternUniversity, the introductory engineering course was redesigned to