thatintend to foster open communication, trust, and a willingness to solve problems, and (4) retakingthe survey to investigate if students perceptions have changed. Results of the study show that,through the interdisciplinary senior project and the structured activities planned, students’perceptions of each other’s disciplines, roles, and stereotypes changed, and they were able togain a better understanding and appreciation of each other’s disciplines, and work collaborativelytowards the project goals. The study, thus, shows the potential that incorporating sucheducational activities and experiences in students’ learning environment could positively affecttheir careers making them ready for the increasing trend of integration of designer and
grant funding over his career from NIH, NSF, AFOSR, and other sources. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Improving the Requirements Inspection Abilities of Computer Science Students through Analysis of their Reading and Learning Styles1. IntroductionDue to the complex nature of software development process, there is an increasing demand forskilled software engineers that is expected to grow more in future [1]. Students are expected tograduate with the necessary skillset for pursuing their careers in software industry. However,research [2] reports that students in academic settings mostly work on small scale projects andlack an exposure to industrial strength artifacts as well as team
consortium of engineering education).Nupur Kulkarni, Cares for the environment - I am a Certified Leed Green Associate. I enjoy spending my hobby time in Photography, painting and traveling. Ardent faith in ethical behavior and a strong desire to make a career in ’spaces and local mediums’ Graduating in June 2017 from Savannah School of Art and Design – Geor- gia (USA) in Architecture after B. Arch from S.P. Pune University. Technical Skills such as AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Coral Draw, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, V-Ray, and Microsoft of- fice. Participated in several competitions viz. Essay writing ’Pune, People, and Places’, Green School Competition by Ethos ’In Big Tree Paradigm’ - focused on
identified (by faculty as well asstudents).46 Damages included 6 broken windows, 4 missing books, and assorted missing officesupplies. 17 students were later ordered to pay $250 for not leaving the building when ordered.47 Figures 25 (above), 26, and 27. Students occupy the Engineering Library, Carpenter Hall, April 26, 1972.46 Figure 28. Protestors outside Carpenter Hall.46 Other disruptions to the building occurred in February 7, 1972, when Honeywell, a militarycontractor, came to recruit at the Career Center. Students chanted loudly outside interviewdoors.48Engineering Librarians After 1973Below is a listing of more recent engineering library
career in engineering. Brown and colleagues (2014) demonstrate the role of peer networks andsocial capital in interactive engineering classrooms. And Hilpert and Husman (2016) developed a measureof interactive engagement that describes the complex and adaptive ways students rely upon the social andintellectual capital of their peers to develop innovative solutions to engineering problems. These studiesprovide points of leverage for complex systems research to be integrated into studies of classroominteraction and collaboration, instructional strategy use, and how environment shapes student learning. Similar to the nature of learning environments, motivation, affect, and engagement are widelyaccepted to be composed of complex combinations
motivations for this include “accommodation” of student interests andpreferences in hopes of influencing student learning outcomes and team effectiveness, whileproviding an efficient and fair method of assigning students to project teams.3. Objectives, Assumptions and MethodologyIn the interest of understanding how team selection might impact project results in a capstonesetting, we collected and analyzed data on over eight-two capstone project teams over foursemesters. The data consisted of a combination of quantitative and qualitative parametersincluding academic performance, practical engineering experience, career interests, projectpreferences, personality, and technical skills used to assign individual students to project teamsover four
centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012.Hillary Elizabeth Merzdorf, Purdue UniversityTingxuan Li, Purdue UniversityMiss Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 From Standards to Classrooms: A Content Analysis of How Engineering is
by year in school.By examining many different possible models from the multiple linear regression analysis, twocandidate models were selected that can provide some insight. The first candidate model is amultiple linear regression with no interaction terms (Table 5). Student major is clearly animportant consideration. The model estimates that non-majors score about nine points lowerthan majors. Also quite significant was the year term. Earlier academic career students hadabout four points higher per year modeled scores. The gender effect is not as significant but theestimated effect is four points lower for women. The cohort coefficient is the least significant.Table 5: One candidate multiple linear regression model used to describe the
Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 16(3-4), 377-401.[12] Forsyth, D. R. (2009). Group dynamics. Boston: Cengage Learning.[13] Wilkinson, S. (1996). The factors affecting the career choice of male and femalecivil engineering students in the UK. Career Development International, 1(5): 45-50.[14] Huang, G., Taddese, N., Walter, E. (2000). Entry and Persistence of Women andMinorities in College Science and Engineering Education. Education StatisticsQuarterly, 2(3): 59-60.[15] Takahira, S., Goodings, D. J., Byrnes, J. P. (1998). Retention and performance ofmale and female engineering students: An examination of academic andenvironmental variables. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(3): 297.[16] Stephen, M. (2007). A study into the factors that
challenge to illustrate what kind of courses they would faceafter transferring to senior colleges. The latent variable method in discovering the presence ofinternal force in a physical situation would help STEM students to get a deeper understanding ofthe difference between a career in chemistry or one in chemical engineering. The latent variableapproach has been used in chemical engineering and there is an online free textbook by ProfessorKevin Dunn of McMaster University that describes it 1. The latent variable approach in industrialelectronics, brain computer interface applications, and structural equation modeling of powerquality event data in electrical engineering have been published 2, 3, 4. The application of the latentvariable approach in
and right motorsNational Instrument (NI) Multisim software provides the electronic circuit simulation platformwith virtual and practical components. The NI Multisim program is widely being used in industrialand academic fields in electronics, thus, training the students with the skills of the program willbenefit their technical career development. The circuit diagram of the project drawn in Multisimis shown in Figure 2. Multisim also allows the virtual simulation of the circuit, which helps fortroubleshooting errors and improving circuit design as well as giving the visual understanding ofthe circuit structure. Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State Berks Figure 2: Circuit
education courses as important to their future careers as engineers. J. Blake Hylton, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, j-hylton@onu.edu
critical that in cluster 2 had mid-level responses to interest, value, instructors and course designers develop flipped classrooms and perceived choice in programming tasks as well as with a specific focus on tying to student interest, identifying mid-level performance on an exam focused on value of the skills learned to future careers, and providing MATLAB programming. All other performance opportunities for student autonomy in the class. By pairing measures were similar between clusters. the flipped classroom with pedagogy linked to interest, value, Cluster 3 was comprised of 98 participants, or and perceived choice, instructors have
and science learning (pp. 331–352). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.[3] Settles, I. H. (2004). When multiple identities interfere: the role of identity centrality. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(4), 487–500. http://doi.org/10.1177/0146167203261885[4] Jones, B. D., Paretti, M. C., Hein, S. F., & Knott, T. W. (2010). An Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 319–336. http://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01066.x[5] Krathwohl. (n.d.). The Logic of Inferential Statistics (p. Chapter 19
lab, students were provided with a detailed hand out andneed throughout their engineering careers (e.g., lectures. Together, these delivery mechanisms providedFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6-8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-1information regarding conservation of energy, illuminance, simple arithmetic operations, plotting data in radar andluminous flux, radiant flux, monochromatic light sources, scatter charts, adding trend lines to scatter chart data, usingand power spectra density of visible wavelengths for the LINEST function to obtain coefficients from the trendincandescent
settings, people with little historyfunctional teams. The sooner students can begin to develop working together and from various disciplinary andgood team skills, the better. “Why do some students experience backgrounds come together to create somethingflounder on their initial job assignments after graduation, that hadn’t existed before. This diversity of perspectivewhile others move quickly up the career ladder? One brings with it the opportunity for unique combinations ofcommon criticism voiced by employers is that new hires do knowledge that could not have occurred separately. It alsonot seem to function well in a team-based environment.” [1] brings with it the risk of an inability to
University.Prof. Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy Nassif Rayess is an associate professor at University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), He teaches design, in- novation and entrepreneurship. He received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University and joined UDM in 2001. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Using Design Thinking Principles to Develop New Community Centered Engineering Educational Initiatives for High School Students (A Work in Progress)IntroductionThe pathways of a typical high school student towards careers in engineering are fraughtwith obstacles; chief among them is a misconception that engineering is a singularlytechnical pursuit devoid of human interests
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Middle school girls as “experts” to elementary students: A coding trial.The objective of this “work is progress” is to allow middle school girls to become the “experts”,rather than the students, in computer science and engineering outreach. The hypothesis is thatleading outreach will cause middle school girls to self-identify in STEM while acting as rolemodels for the younger students. Although the number of women in STEM fields has beensteadily growing, this has not been true in computer science. Over the past 20 years, thepercentage of women earning computer science degrees has decreased from 28% to 18%.i This isa problem not only because these women are missing out on a lucrative career
Professor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He earned a masters in Engineering Project Management from Eastern Michigan University in 2014. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?AbstractThe First-Year Initiatives for Retention Enhancement (FIRE) project
professional development program that includes targeted lab-based research experience focused on computer science (CS) and engineering aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and advanced lesson study • To build and maintain long-term collaborative partnerships between middle and high school teachers and the research community that positively impact student achievement and career paths. These programs have served middle and high school teachers and their students in urban settings. To date, we have served 70 middle and high school teachers and their 10,398 students (combined in seven years; 2010-2016). Accordingly, the programs have both broad-based anddeep impact on teachers and students.Impact focused assessment and
theirwork but also a broad entrepreneurial mindset with a clear understanding of the societalunderpinnings of engineering decision making and the need to address diversity [12-15].Additionally, the ways in which students can be engaged through the use of online educationalresources, and the corresponding use of online tools to assess student learning, have changed theways in which students can access educational opportunities as well as dramatically altered cost-of-delivery models of education [16].More broadly, data from industry suggests, and have been supported by recent Gallup surveys,that the attitudes, behaviors, and motivations (what one might call “mindsets”) of engineeringgraduates are increasingly important to their future careers
-STEM programs. Program Successes Weaknesses Insights for Future S- Element STEM Program GPA High GPA Difficult for students to Set minimum GPA at Requirement requirement made rebound if they performed 2.5 for Freshman students’ cognizant poorly during any retention and then 2.75 of the importance of particular semester, thereafter. academic especially early in their performance. academic careers (which is a particular problem at a
. Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, BerkeleyAida Marie MoralesMiss Sanya SehgalDr. Melissa L. Whitson, University of New Haven Associate Professor of Psychology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Three-Year Study of Adult Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstract Adult learners belong to a large group of individuals for whom lifelong learning is both adesire and a necessity and for whom career changes are or will be the norm. This topic is notexclusive to engineering, but impacts many STEM professionals. Adult learners also includethose who may have significant family responsibilities, medical issues, work obligations,returning veterans/active service military people, or
awareness related to success in biomedical engineering design problem solving?MethodsStudy participants were enrolled in a first year introductory biomedical engineering (BME)course that introduced the field through BME specialization introductory lectures, prospectiveBME career guest lectures, and team-based hands-on design challenges. This two unit courseconsists of one 50 minute lecture and a 3 hour discussion session focused on engineering designeach week of a 10-week quarter. There were 142 students enrolled in this introductory course.Study data collection occurred during two subsequent quarters, as illustrated in Figure 1. Allstudy participants were enrolled in the same lecture, however may have attended differentdiscussion sections
, J.C. 2005. “Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, 17(4), pp. 369-386.[2] Suresh, R. 2006/2007. “The relationship between barrier courses and persistence in engineering.” Journal of College Student Retention, 8(2) pp. 215-39.[3] Lumsdaine, M. and Lumsdaine, E. 1995. “Thinking preferences of engineering students: Implications for curriculum restructuring.” Journal of Engineering Education, 84(2), pp. 193-204.[4] Smith, T.Y. 2000. “Science, mathematics, engineering and technology retention database.” Research News on Graduate Education, 2(2).[5] National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 2011. Women, Minorities, and
Paper ID #19289Work in Progress: Assessing Motivation in Capstone Design CoursesDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education The Ohio State University. He joined the university in October 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industrial experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products using multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience
Paper ID #19058Work in Progress: Developing a Procedure for Identifying Indicators of ”Over-persistence”Dr. 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 recent recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ” Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel
methods for the human sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.Robinson, W. H., McGee, E. O., Bentley, L. C., Houston II, S. L., & Botchway, P. K. (2016). Addressing negative racial and gendered experiences that discourage academic careers in engineering. Computing in Science and Engineering, 18(2), 29-39.Settles, I. H., Cortina, L. M., Malley, J., & Stewart, A. J. (2006). The climate for women in academic science: The good, the bad, and the changeable. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30(1), 47-58.Smith, J. M., & Lucena, J. C. (2016). "How do I show them I'm more than a person who lifts heavy things?" The funds of knowledge of low income, first generation engineering students
, facility, and prior experience with programming. Research1 has shownbenefits in using tutorials via mobile and web applications to better engage students and helpthem learn at their own pace and level. The programming platform will be Matlab/Octave2 whichis a programming language initially developed for numerical computations. It is widely usedacross industry and academia and research institutions. Knowledge in Matlab/Octave is requiredin many of the engineering job openings, which makes it a very important technical skill that ourstudents have to master for a successful career as engineers.Knowledge of programming and specifically Matlab is a prerequisite for several classes taught atthe Schools of Engineering around the country and a Matlab
have been undergraduates at Rose-Hulman where they learned about the program. Thisfact points to a lack of publicity for the program. At present we have developed a brochure (seeFigure 1 below) and attend regional graduate fairs. In the future we will spread our fairattendance to the coasts and advertise through nationwide Korean-American societies. Theformer strategy will allow us to reach students who want to make a career with companiesoperating in Korea and the USA; the latter strategy will allow us to reach the large Korean-American community many of whom want to give their sons and daughters an ‘experience ofKorea’ as part of their education. Figure 1. Shows the dual MS degree program brochure developed by RHIT.SeoulTech has