].Survey Design and MethodologyThis research project was reviewed and determined to be exempt by our college’s InstitutionalReview Board (IRB). Our experimental setup consisted of two groups of students at a largeMidwestern R1 University, in an undergraduate, pre-capstone SE course. We utilized a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest hybrid between groups and within groups design for this study. Thecontrol and treatment groups consisted of successive cohorts of sophomores/juniors from CS andComputer Engineering, one section each. This SE course was a mandatory component of theiracademic progression towards earning their degree.The treatment group was taught using PI while the control group received instruction throughtraditional lectures. The
clubs andoutreach programs from the industry. The students also noted the importance of identifyingdiversity in the field, requesting early exposure to engineers from underrepresented groups at theK-12 level. This can involve outreach to elementary, middle, and high schools to highlightinspiring engineering projects from the industry and academics, exposure through field trips,more internships opportunities, and job shadowing to engineering companies or facilities. Theinability to identify or connect with practicing engineers is a concern. Addressing this willpartially alleviate concern some students have with the lack of understanding real-worldrelevance of engineering.ConclusionThis is a work in progress. We are hoping our final results from
include experimental geotechnics, numerical modeling, liquefaction assessments, and dam safety. She is also interested in issues related to women in engineering and has published numerous articles in ASEE conferences.Maribel Viveros, University of California MercedBianca Estella Salazar, University of California, MercedChangho Kim, University of California, Merced Changho Kim is Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Merced. He is participating in the ”Why, What and How” Calculus project as co-PI. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Interest & Engagement Tactics for Success 1
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minifigures. Inone study conducted with girls aged six to eleven, some girls preferred the look of the minidollsbecause of the different clothing options that they have, while others projected body image idealsonto the minidolls, claiming that they “could never be that skinny” [14, p. 258]. The lattercomment raises concerns about the target audience of the LEGO Friends minidolls. If girls arenot able to identify with the minidolls, they may feel excluded from playing with these toy sets.In addition, LEGO’s choice of introducing minidolls for the LEGO Friends sets instead ofusing the traditional, block-shaped minifigures may suggest to girls that their LEGO toys areinherently different and the original LEGO product lines aren’t “meant for them
that the results include summaries of data collected in Spring 22, which was alreadyexamined in detail in the previous publication related to this study [citation placeholder to avoidreveling author identity]. However, it is important to include a copy of this data to examine time-dependent changes. Overall response rates were low. This is particularly true of the Spring 23semester where a delay in IRB renewal for the project shortened the number of times eligible Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Sec on Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Educa on 5students were made aware of the survey leading up to data collection. Due to the small
Engineering Network (KEEN) activities [38], VentureWell [39], NSF I-Corps [40], and the celebration and glorification of capitalists such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Saviorism in the Global South frequently manifests as white saviorism, as exemplified by the work of Engineers Without Borders [41], missionary work, and many university service-learning projects. SE recognizes that there are no saviors. We each bring value to the community as we act together in kinship for transformational change.Critique of Mainstream Approaches to Systemic ChangeThere are several existing models aimed at addressing inequalities in the field, but they typicallyfail to address the neoliberal roots in which the structure and culture of engineering
and is responsible for designing, directing, and executing culturally responsive research and evaluation projects. She manages a portfolio of multi-year, mixed methods studies focused on improving educational and career opportunities, with a focus on historically underserved groups.Dr. Mark A Weiss, Florida International University Mark Allen Weiss is an Eminent Scholar Chaired Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Engineering and Computing, and Associate Director in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami Florida. He joined FIU after receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Princeton University in 1987. His interests
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answering the questions: Whatdoes previous research indicate about the experiences of student caregivers? and How does thatknowledge apply to recruiting and retaining undergraduate engineering students?A literature review on barriers and aids to CSt’ academic outcomes in the United States, which itsauthors believe to be the first literature review of the experiences of CSt, was published in 2022. Itfound barriers at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and policy levels that hindered CSt,concluding that the challenges that CSt face are systemic. This project expands upon their workby (1) including studies outside of the United States and over a longer time frame, (2) trackingCSt’s areas of study, (3) exploring CSt’s assets, challenges, and
evaluating specific characteristics of thementorship experience itself [7]. Other mentorship within engineering programs is designed to support career or industrymentoring, usually for upper-level students. While industry mentors focusing on technical andproject mentorship through capstone projects is sometimes considered mentorship [21,22],mentorship programs with less curricular integration often focus on broader career readiness.Industry mentors are sometimes expected to assist with helping students find internships and jobs[3] or to develop professional skills that aren’t usually taught as a part of the engineeringcurriculum [23]. Evaluation of these programs is often driven by surveys and may explore whichcareer-readiness topics are being
have the potential to be a very good student, and I just have issues getting there... Yes. I also would say I have a lot of different experiences than my peers. A lot of the people I’ve met, they either know nothing about engineering or they have done engineering before, but it’s more personal projects they’ve done or clubs they’ve been into where I have a very technical skill set. I don’t mean to brag, but honestly, I can build you anything you want… I could do that to where my peers have more of this theoretical knowledge about engineering, or they can code or things like that, their skill sets are pretty different because, honestly, most 19-year-olds could not just build you about
?MethodsContextThe first and second authors each taught two in-person sections of Ordinary DifferentialEquations in Fall 2019 and Fall 2021. The course was taught traditionally in Fall 2019 and fullyimplemented as an IODE course for the first time in Fall 2021. We began developing draft lessonplans in Fall 2019, starting with materials provided by NSF Project Award #1431641: TeachingInquiry-Oriented Mathematics: Establishing Supports. The same semester, we held conversationswith faculty who teach courses for which ODE is a prerequisite to identify content that is mostessential, and who recommended problems and activities that are more specific to engineering.In Spring 2020, we held mock lessons with previous ODE students to implement and thenmodify drafts
that should be noted. Specifically, one student mentioned thedifficulty of organizing peers together for group collaboration and working on projects. Manyonline students are non-traditional students, meaning they have full-time jobs, are married, havechildren, etc. Interacting with peers in online classes is crucial. However, for non-traditionalstudents', time is an important factor as they need to manage both their personal and professionallife. “Most of the posts they are not live. You're not real time, so you have to wait for a response and. I think if we can have a real time. This I mean discussions that allow you to have a real time communication. I think that'll be better. Because then you have to wait until they
and Project Management, Lifelong Learning)Survey results when presented numerically are presented as median, interquartile range (IQR)with ‘Not at all Important’ assigned a value of 1, progressing in increments of 1, to ‘ExtremelyImportant’ assigned a value of 5. Mann-Whitney U test was used for Likert Scale questions andFisher’s exact test for binary questions with α = 0.05. Unless otherwise stated, statistical analyseswere performed as two-tailed tests. Analyzed sub-groups include self-identified gender, age, andstudent type. Due to the limited sample size, two sub-groups related to age were used with 30years used as a cut-off point to identify younger and older survey respondents. For self-identifiedgender and student type, non-binary and
emphasis on Higher Education. Dr. Rola’s professional efforts focus on promoting equity, inclusion, and student success in higher education. Her research projects center on supporting traditionally underrepresented students in engineering, social justice education in predominantly White contexts, student well-being and thriving, gender inequities in STEM fields, and navigating the hidden curriculum as a first-generation student.Dr. Caitlin M. Anderson, Southern Methodist University Dr. Caitlin Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Physiology and Sport Management at Southern Methodist University. She is the Director of the Hilltop Scholars Program at SMU, an honors community for first-year college
term; and the use of heavily weighted high-stakes tests or project assignments whereone assignment’s score can make the difference between achieving an average grade or needing torepeat a course.According to Feldman [42], traditional grading includes a component that evaluates student’sbehaviors, often including timeliness, effort, and other behavioral measures. Often these expectedbehaviors make an assumption of life outside of the classroom which indirectly anddisproportionally affects students with part-time jobs, students with family responsibilities, andother non-traditional students.In an online interview with Cornelius Minor2 , he states: “One of the first aspects of truly inclusivegrading is understanding that the assignment doesn’t
administration. His research interests lie in engineering and science education, technology management, and wireless network systems. Memberships include ASEE, IAENG, IEEE TEMS, and IEEE EdSoc.Lisa Schibelius, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa Schibelius (she/her) rhymes with rebellious - is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech (VT). She holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering with an aerospace concentration from the University of South Alabama. Prior to beginning her studies at VT, she worked as an engineer for 4 years at Airbus in the retrofit of aircraft cabins with experience in project management, automation, airworthiness, and additive
, work reality, and projections? What aretheir expectations regarding physics teaching in their particular context? To what extentdoes the current format of physics courses meet these expectations? Therefore, this studyaims to analyze students' perceptions regarding developing a quarterly electricity andmagnetism course for an engineering program tailored to working students and deliveredonline.Previous studiesVergara & Zavala [7] studied the perception of a group of engineering students in an onlineevening modality for working students regarding flipped classroom materials provided forthem to prepare for synchronous sessions. Although these materials were generally well-received and evaluated positively, the students did not usually watch
assistant), professors may opt for assessments that are easier to grade, such as multiple-choice exams or assignments with clear-cut answers, instead of more time-consuming butpotentially more meaningful forms of evaluation, like essays or project-based assessments.My findings overall highlight a misalignment of priorities among faculty. This excessive focuson preventing dishonesty can overshadow efforts to address more impactful aspects of education,such as refining course content, developing innovative teaching strategies, and creating a moreenriching learning experience for students [33], [34].. Instead, faculty should also balance inemphasizing improving test design and preparation strategies, which can be more effective andbeneficial to
not see this as a systemsproblem.Financial barriers to internships and experiential learning. Experiential learning is a hallmark ofthe University’s undergraduate education, but access is very unevenly distributed amongstudents, with UR/US students reporting more barriers to access—such as the need for easytransportation to get to an internship or project site, and the inability to take do co-curricularactivities that are unpaid or after typical class hours, when they need to work. Uneven fundingacross schools and majors contributes to these barriers, making this an institutional barrier.Advising. This study treated advising as an institutional matter, and not as an “academic” matterbecause it happens outside of the formal learning
electro- chemical energy storage systems.Dr. Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles Corin (Corey) Bowen is a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University - Los Angeles, where she is working on the NSF-funded Eco- STEM project. Her engineering education research focuses on structural oppression in engineering sys- tems, organizing for equitable change, and developing an agenda of Engineering for the Common Good. She conferred her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in April 2021. Her doctoral research included both technical and educational research. She also holds an M.S.E. in aerospace
Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools. Tanya is currently a PhD candidate in the School of
prevalent in engineering projects. The Dramatistsseemed to have a consistent role-based infrastructure that different plays run atop of, each playassigning its own roles to actors and making its own demands of the different technical positions.I recognized this model as being analogous to an engineering administrative one: assigning aproject manager, a software lead, a senior developer for backend, etc. Still, the students I spoketo saw the structure as meaningfully distinct. This distinction is perhaps explained by somestudents’ inexperience with industry teaming structures. However, I believe more is going on.Perhaps, the particulars of the Dramatists’ system is flexible enough so as to encourage effectiveteamwork, whereas hierarchies on
across the United States. Tull is on the board of advisors for the PNW-COSMOS Alliance to increase the number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students who complete STEM graduate programs, and is a speaker on ”GRADLab” tour with the National GEM Consortium, giving talks across the US each Saturday morning during the Fall. Tull researched speech technology as former member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has co-authored several publications on achievement in STEM fields, and is a mentoring consultant for Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, and MIT. She co-leads the ”ADVANCE His- panic Women in STEM” project in Puerto Rico, and the Latin and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering
so that additional requests for retention data for newcategories or subcategories could be calculated in minutes. An undergraduate computer sciencemajor was hired at $10 per hour and spent about 25 hours working on developing the program.The hours include the time the student needed to learn the basics of Python.Python was chosen since a student group as part of a class project had recently used thislanguage to create what was called a “deficiency” report. This project allowed for reports onstudents who, for example, failed courses more than the allowed amount, or had a low grade pointaverage for too many semesters in a row, etc. Python is relatively easy to learn, and it is veryreadable so it is easy to maintain the program. This program
, and socially just. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and alumni are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She has received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of
Paper ID #43089Corsi-Rosenthal Box Learning Module: How Can We Make Clean Air Accessiblefor Schools? (Resource Exchange)Aaron Richardson, University of Connecticut Aaron Richardson studies and teaches with a focus on social and racial justice, accessibility, and creating relevant curriculum that will make use of students’ lived experiences and knowledge to help them bring their own personal meaning to their education and into the classroom. Aaron Richardson’s interest in the Corsi-Rosenthal Learning Module project revolved around accessible, relevant science and engineering education for students by using phenomena that