each year were surveyed. Participants were also asked for their CEE preferencessuch as which types of courses (technical, management, EH&S, legal, other) they would prefermore of and what was their preferred delivery format (face to face, hybrid, online). Thisinformation should be invaluable to those developing curricula and designing and deliveringcontinuing professional development for engineers.IntroductionThe need for CEE has been well-documented [1]. Continuing education is critical for workingengineers because of the breadth of processes and equipment they design and use and because ofrapid changes in technology [2]. For example, plant engineers take courses to learn how tooperate different types of equipment specific to their
maintaining transfer momentum - full-time student status was oneof the strongest predictors of transfer in an analysis of 2003-2009 data from community collegesacross the U.S., doubling the probability that a student will transfer to a 4-year program (LaSotaand Zumeta, 2016). While maintaining academic momentum is a factor in improving graduationrates, scholarships also allow for greater opportunity to engage in campus activities outside ofclass, increasing students’ engagement with their institution (Marra et al., 2015). Several studiesat the Community College of Baltimore County showed that targeted scholarship programs (likeNSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM))can increase the number of
underrepresentedgroups, particularly for women, Black students, and Hispanic students.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the instructors of these courses for their cooperation and supportof this study. We would also like to thank the 41 teaching assistants and section leaders whohelped distribute materials and did all the video showings. Lastly, we would like to thank thestudents who were enrolled in the course and participated in the study. There were many richdiscussions about the topics in these videos that cannot be captured by data or summarized in apaper.ReferencesBeilock, S. L. (2008). Math performance in stressful situations. Current directions in psychological science, 17(5), 339-343.Beilock, S. L., & Willingham, D. T. (2014
Department of Technology and Society. She is currently the Assistant Director of STEM Smart programs, which include programs S-STEM ASSETS, LSAMP, and NASA NY Space Grant. Lauren has had the opportunity to participate in many professional development programs, such as the first cohort of the Research Foundation Leadership Academy, and Research Foundation Mentoring Program. Lauren received her Master of Arts in Higher Education Ad- ministration from Stony Brook University in May 2017. Her current research analyzes the gender equity in higher education, with a focus of females in STEM. With her research background, Lauren is a Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) affiliated member, and instructs the course, Society and
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Paper ID #27132Impact of Research Experience Programs on National and International Un-dergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engi- neering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying
processes are always high and at stake. Thus, an engineer’s responsibility on livingup to the ethical standards and conduct have extensive risk. In this regard, educating the future engineeringworkforce (educational policy making) and establishing effective up-to-date policy making in theoperational aspects of engineering profession (professional policy making) are two important pillars ofsustaining the knowledge and practice of ethics in engineering profession.Regarding the professional policy making, US National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)establishes the code(s) of ethics for professional engineering guidance and compliance [3]. NSPE requiresengineers to perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to the
student interest and attitudes [17]. Interest in engineering has also been shown toincrease with outreach [18]. Additional work has shown that students participating in anengineering camp were more likely than control students to take STEM courses in high school[19].STEM identity describes the extent to which an individual sees themselves as a “science person”,“math person”, etc. [20]. STEM identity has also been linked to youth enrolling inpost-secondary STEM education [21]. Fit or belonging is also believed to be a factor in gendergaps in STEM enrolment, where explanations based on abilities, interest, and self-efficacy fallshort [22].While we list a number of possible constructs above, it is unclear which one(s) (such as STEMidentity and self
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in engineering use gender pronouns? 2) How does prior experience before moving to the U.S. influence their use of gender pronouns?MethodsGender pronouns workshopWe conducted a pilot study to collect exploratory data from international engineering graduatestudents who attended a gender pronouns workshop at a large research university in the Midwestwhere preferred gender pronouns are freely and commonly used. This one-hour workshopincluded a basic introduction to gender identities, an overview of traditional pronouns (e.g., he,she, they) and neopronouns (e.g., ze/hir/hir(s)/hirself), discussions about the importance of usingand sharing gender pronouns, and information about how participants could share their owngender identity. In
communication. Additionally, the authors identified supplemental themes such asprototyping (P), sustainability (S), project management and economics (PM), ethics (E), and theinclusion of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) issues.Introduction/MotivationThe purpose of this study is to explore and document types of projects implemented in first-yearintroductory engineering courses. Many engineering courses have well defined content and donot greatly vary from university to university. For example, many required, discipline-specific,junior-level civil engineering courses focus on the content covered in that discipline on theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Additionally, engineering faculty preparation oftencomes in their specialty
, students learned the importance forincorporating considerations of stakeholders into the design process and one particularmethodology for accomplishing stakeholder analysis.ReferencesAchterkamp, M. C., & Vos, J. F. J. (2008). Investigating the use of the stakeholder notion in project management literature, a meta-analysis. International Journal of Project Management, 26(7), 749–757. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJPROMAN.2007.10.001Afroogh, S., Esmalian, A., Donaldson, J. P., & Mostafavi, A. (2021). Empathic design in engineering education and practice: an approach for achieving inclusive and effective community resilience. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13074060Amekudzi-Kennedy, A., Watkins, K
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,andconclusionsorrecommendationsexpressedin thismaterialarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheNSF. References [1]Jolly,J.L.(2009).HistoricalPerspectives:TheNationalDefenseEducationAct,Current STEMInitiative,andtheGifted.GiftedChildToday,32(2),50–53. https://doi.org/10.4219/gct-2009-873 [2]Zeidler,D.L.(2016).STEMeducation:Adeficitframeworkforthetwentyfirstcentury?A socioculturalsocioscientificresponse.C ulturalStudiesofScienceEducation,11(1),11-26. [4] Riley,D.(2008).Engineeringandsocialjustice.SynthesisLecturesonEngineers, Technology,andSociety,3(1
point.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1607811. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Daniel Knight of the University ofColorado Boulder for his collaboration and support, as well as the graduate and undergraduateresearchers who participated in data collection and analysis throughout the project: TahsinChowdhury, Jessica Deters, and Christopher Gewirtz at Virginia Tech; Nicholas Alvarez,Sidharth Arunkumar, and Amy Tattershall at New Mexico Tech; Finn Giardine, Annie Kary, andLaura Rosenbauer at Smith
that have been voiced surroundingthem. While COVID prevented or hindered the implementation of most planned interventions,our findings thus far demonstrate that the recruitment and first-semester interventions aresupporting many of the students’ needs. However, we realize additional steps may better meetprogram participants needs as they transition into their graduate studies. By doing so, weanticipate an increase in the positive outcomes of the SEnS-GPS students’ GPAs, programretention, and graduation rates.References 1. T. Figueroa & S. Hurtado, “Underrepresented racial and/or ethnic minority (URM) graduate students in STEM disciplines: A critical approach to understanding graduate school experiences and obstacles to degree
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distribution of years at the institution in required upper-level courses. Many students at thisinstitution engaged in cooperative education, and this participation helps account for the studentswho had beyond four years of enrollment. A total of 129 students indicated that they were male(56.7%), 45 students indicated that they were female (19.7%), three students indicated that theywere a non-binary gender (1.3%), and the rest preferred not to answer. Students were also askedto report their self-identified race and/or ethnicity. A total of 141 students indicated they werewhite (49.0%), two students indicated that they were Black or African-American (0.9%), 15students indicated that they were Asian (6.6%), one student indicated that s/he was
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Student Group PortfoliosFigure 5. Overall Rankings for Student Portfolios and Rankings by Students, Instructors, and Practicing Engineers Notably, group 5’s work was ranked #1 by practicing engineers and #2 by students butdid not make the top-ten for instructors while group 6’s work was ranked very similarly by allthree groups. Group 19 was ranked #1 by the instructors, #3 by the students, but did not makethe top-ten for industry members while group 18 was ranked almost identically by all threegroups. These similarities and stark differences in perceptions of comparative quality
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of growth mindsets than their White peers,yet they also reported lower levels of fixed mindsets [13]. Said differently, Ge et al.’s [13] cross-sectional study showed that White engineering students demonstrate a higher predispositiontowards a growth mindset and a higher predisposition towards endorsing a fixed view of theirabilities. An exploratory study aimed at understanding the relationship between students’engineering identity and mindsets longitudinally found that both a fixed and a growth mindsetwere positive predictors of identity [14]. However, the authors did acknowledge that there may bemoderating effects not considered in the model, such as course difficulty, that may also helpexplain the positive relationships [14]. The studies
the percentage of thestudents who submitted each of the lab assignments, for one section of the lectures and onesection of the labs, with the same instructor. There was a total of 6 lab assignments during Fall2018 (F’18) and Spring 2019 (SP’19). Starting Fall 2019 (F’19), we introduced additional labassignments. In Table 1, we are providing the mapping of the labs used in F’18 and S’19, to thenew labs used in F’19, Spring 2020 (S’20), and Fall 2020 (F’20) for consistency. The labassignments are mapped based on the complexity of implemented designs, language constructsused, and level of tool skills needed. We will continue to use the names for new labs (1 - 8). Percentage of submitted labs
motivation and positive engagement [11], [28]-[30]. Onthe contrary, controlling teacher behaviors have been shown to lead to negative motivation typesand restricted engagement [31], [32]. Using structural modeling, Fortier et al. (1995) demonstratethe positive influence of perceived competence and self-determination on autonomousmotivations and academic performance [7]. Greene et al. (2004) illustrate linkages betweenautonomy support and self-efficacy, mastery goals, strategy use, and achievement [33]. Walkeret al.’s path model shows that self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation can predict meaningfulcognitive engagement, while extrinsic motivations predict shallow cognitive engagement [8].Although empirical research that directly links different
increased active learning in programs topromote student success. Improving students’ abilities in engineering graphics benefits theengineering field by establishing a larger prepared workforce. A limitation of this study is thatnot all metrics possess an equal number of responses which can enable a balanced comparison ofresults. Further limitations include the characteristics of the institutions at which the studyapplied. Engineering degree programs and communities vary across the nation. How studentsreact at these two universities may vary from how students at other institutions react to the samemodel.References[1] Mason, G. S., Shuman, T. R., & Cook, K. E. (2013). Comparing the effectiveness of an inverted classroom to a traditional
in an academic support program(ACADSUPP; 0=no, 1=yes). We operationalize belongingness in out-of-class experiences withthe sense of belonging construct (SENSE_BELONG; continuous) and a variable measuring thefrequency of students’ interactions with close friends at their college (FRIENDS; 0=twice a termor less, 1=one to two times a month, 2=at least weekly).Table 2Model components (and related construct [28]) and survey items [26], [27] Model components Item/s (construct or survey) Precollege characteristics & experiences Gender Sex of respondent; Survey choices: Female, Male Financial resources Parents’ income
the Science and Engineering Road Show mobile lab and creates programs for local youth to educate and entertain with hands-on projects to challenge students’ engineering and science skills.Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University at Qatar Tala Katbeh is a STEM Instructor and Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) where she applies her enthusiasm for engineering to create curricula and engineering courses for school students. Katbeh is currently also pursuing her PhD at Texas A&M University, having graduated from TAMUQ with a BSc and MSc both in chemical engineering.Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Hassan S. Bazzi is the senior associate dean for research and
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