employed in the professionsand other non-engineering occupations did not. Additionally, graduates working in fields suchas informational technology, business, and the military tended not to perceive themselves asworking in engineering; nonetheless, many of these graduates self-identified as an engineer andhad plans to pursue engineering work in the future. Our findings demonstrate future researchdirections for the study of what it means to do engineering work. They also highlight a need forimproved career preparation, counseling, and development among early career engineeringgraduates and students.IntroductionSince a student earning an engineering bachelor’s degree no longer presupposes that he or shewill pursue an engineering job,1 finding ways
. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil is an assistant professor of industrial engineering and engineering and operations man- agement at the University of New Haven. Her research interests include use of statistical methods and lean tools for quality and process improvement, and use of information technology in operations management. Her work is primarily in manufacturing and healthcare delivery operations.Dr. Cheryl Q Li, University of New HavenDr. Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven Jean Nocito-Gobel, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of New Haven, received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has been actively involved in a number of
Paper ID #12954Incorporating Sustainable Engineering Design Principles into Senior DesignProposalsDr. Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo Ding Yuan received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in industrial automation from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China, in 1998 and the Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, in 2006. She is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo.Dr. Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is chair of the Department of Engineering at Colorado State
Century, which undergraduate programs areadopting as evidence of continuous improvement in fulfillment of ABET, Inc. (formerly know asAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) Criterion 5 6,7. Roughly one-third ofASCE civil engineering outcomes, correlate with development of professional skills.Development of professional and leadership skills has been shown to improve through thecollege experience 8. Leadership principles covered in the curriculum have proven to makeimprovements in student development and studies have indicated faculty interaction also has apositive effect 8. Assessing student obtainment of fundamental professional skills and leadershipconcepts at lower levels of Blooms Taxonomy within the classroom is relatively
to thebelief that one can make a difference through engineering problem solving and is in support ofone’s perceived ability to engage in personal involvement in local, national, internationalengineering issues and activities towards achieving greater global good using engineeringmethodologies and approach. Engineering Global-centrism is the third subscale. This refers to aperson’s value of what is good for the global community in engineering related efforts, and notjust one’s own country or group. It refers to one’s ability to make sound judgements based onglobal needs in which engineering and associated technologies can have impact on globalimprovement. Finally, Global Engineering Community Connectedness is the last subscale. Thissubscale
in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2011. In the fall of 2011, she took a position as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in the College of Engineering as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty with a focus on chemical engineering. She teaches the first year courses where are Engineering Design and Engineering Problem Solving. She also teaches senior Chemical Engineering Process Controls. She runs a faculty led international summer program to Sao Paulo, Brazil which focuses on Alternative Energy Technologies and Brazilian Culture.Dr. Richard Whalen, Northeastern University Dr. Richard Whalen is a Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a core
Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields
engineering student identity development and engineering student global preparedness. She completed her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University in 2014 and a certificate in Engineer- ing & Science Education in 2012. She completed her B.S in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2003.Dr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and also research about engineering global preparedness and engineering innovation. She also has research expertise in STEM K-12 and in STEM assessment. She
animatronics. In the fall of 2011, Jos´e became an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University, where he now teaches various courses in solid mechanics, mechatronics, and first-year engineering.Prof. Robert Gettens, Western New England University Rob Gettens is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the First Year Engineering Program at Western New England University.Prof. Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University Dr. Anthony D. Santamaria completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Davis specializing in nuclear imaging of transport phenomena in fuel cell and battery technology. While completing his engineering
Paper ID #12232Ongoing Development and Evaluation of an Engineering Service CourseDr. Michael Foster, George Fox UniversityDr. Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University Page 26.1202.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Ongoing Development and Evaluation of an Engineering Service CourseAbstractGeorge Fox University has a service-learning course required of all engineering programgraduates. The course began in 2010 as a one-credit per semester, four-semester sequencestarting
Paper ID #11642Peer-led Team Learning in Early General Engineering CurriculumDr. James E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Dr. Gerold Willing, University of LouisvilleThomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville
learning environment. Instructional methods used in undergraduatecivil engineering courses at The Citadel are presented and discussed. Active learning techniquesand student enrichment activities include: clicker quizzes, in-class group activities, classexamples, application of technology, hands-on field experiences, community service projects,and professional skills development. Student performance data and results from semester-longactive learning applications are tabulated and analyzed to explore effectiveness and applicationinsights. In addition, use of structured student enrichment activities are reviewed and tabulatedwith regard to purpose, use, relevance, and outcomes.Vision for Civil Engineering GraduatesAn emerging vision for the civil
masculine culture may not functioneffectively in gender-diverse teams.17 These same factors are likely at play in limiting thediversity of engineering competition teams.Major technology and engineering based companies recognize diversity as beneficial and arecommitted to building a diverse workforce. To achieve those goals, many companies activelyidentify and recruit candidates with diverse backgrounds. For example, Boeing holds recruitmentactivities at minority serving institutions and advertises job opportunities through various media.ExxonMobil reaches out to potential candidates through outreach programs and companypartnerships with diversity organizations, such as the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and theNational Society of Black
of students with technology besides desktop computers, PDA’ s and cell phones are now alsobeing used in many institutes. A study [4] showed that a PDA-based quiz is more efficient compared to a paper-and-pencil basedone in terms of the time it takes to finish the quiz.____________________1Assistant Professor, Engineering and Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 9343, Building/ Office: Science 107 B, Southern Arkansas University,Magnolia, Arkansas, 71754 (corresponding author), Email: mkahmed@saumag.edu, Phone: (870)-235-42942Adjunct, Mathematics and Computer Science, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, Email: kjahmed@saumag.edu3 Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, 110 Falmouth Hall, University of Massachusetts
Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 281Since the 1990s, water managers modeled water allocations and transfers to address concernsabout water availability vs water demands of the regions served 3. Water allocation reductionshave required local agencies to find ways to reduce Southern California’s dependence onimported water. Most efforts have been directed to the management of groundwater basins forwater production and water storage, and to the use of advanced water treatment and wastewatertreatment technologies for the reclamation of water that would not otherwise be available
to joining CRLT, she earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the U-M. Her current research interests include examining the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance and assessing GSIs’ perception of their training.Dr. Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan Taylor Haynes is currently a teaching postdoc in the Chemistry Department while being involved with the REBUILD program at the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in 2014 working with Dr. John Montgomery at the University of Michigan working on the development of Nickel-catalyzed coupling processes. Prior to
as project manager and mentoring first-year engineering students. I have a lot of drive to uphold integrity and ethics in my work and actions, and I hope to be in a position where I can empower the disenfranchised and underprivileged.Mr. Thomas Atcheson WareDr. Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education James Madison University Dr. Foucar-Szocki is Professor of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education at James Madison University and Coordinator of Grants, Contracts and Special Projects in the College of Education. She holds degrees from San Diego State University, SUNY, College at Buffalo and Syracuse University.Dr. Justin J Henriques, James Madison University
Paper ID #11470Engineering Students’ Perceptions of the Future: Exploratory InstrumentDevelopmentAdam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in
including the need of a problem for a solution, user including data on We would need to make needs and customer sure all toxins can pass expectations, perceptions and through the membrane and relevant desires. anything that needs to stay engineering in the blood does not get fundamentals and • Gather or filtered out technology, and reference relevant feedback from engineering users. fundamentals and
Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education and the recipient of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a
very first semester and immediately take onprojects that are challenging, and most importantly, relevant to the students themselves. Thepreliminary results are encouraging and indicate that an early focus on research can positivelyimpact a students’ academic and professional prospects.The Importance of Undergraduate Research for Freshman- and Sophomore-LevelEngineering StudentsThe advantages of undergraduate research have been well-documented. Some of the mostconsistently-found benefits include increased retention rates and a higher likelihood of pursuinggraduate education1,4,6. Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering (STEM) fields seem tospecifically benefit from engaging their students in research and inquiry-based projects, since ithas
graduating fromcollege with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees. This issue isparticularly germane to the State of Washington where 50,000 jobs will go unfilled by 2017 as aresult of the job skills gap.1 Despite awareness of this need, populations that are underserved inengineering are a largely overlooked demographic. We have an opportunity to make a differenceright here in Washington, where in 35 percent of school districts more than half of the studentsreceive free- or reduced-price lunches.The Washington State Academic RedShirt (STARS) Program, based on the University ofColorado’s GoldShirt Program, aims to increase the number of students from economically- andeducationally-disadvantaged backgrounds who graduate with
Paper ID #11349Use of a Rube Goldberg Design Project for Engineering DynamicsDr. Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout Devin Berg is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the B.S Manufacturing Engineering pro- gram in the Engineering and Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. Page 26.1639.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Use of a Rube Goldberg Design Project for Engineering DynamicsIntroductionRube
experiences.His projects involve studying student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becomingengineers, problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. inBiomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineeringand Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University.2) Melissa Jurkiewicz is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Science Education at UNR. Herresearch focuses on teachers’ formative assessment practices in a variety of contexts withinscience classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Biology and a M.A.T. in secondary scienceeducation from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in Science Education from theUniversity of Georgia.3) David Crowther is the
engineering design processes. Thecourse activities build student confidence, skills and exposure with 3-D modeling software(Solidworks®) and 3-D printing technology. This practice comes in the form of team-basedproject assignments from designing / building a ‘Pod’ for Digilent’s Analog DiscoveryTM ® tofunctional decomposition of a photovoltaic lamp where each team is responsible for theirfunctional component and integration with all of the other teams. The final project includes theidentification of an important global, societal, environmental and/or economic problem whiledesigning a small scale solution to some aspect of it. This meets an ECE curriculum need toenhance students’ awareness of and interaction with ABET outcome ‘h’ and provides one
includestudents from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors.These articles were published in 1 conference proceeding and 6 journals: ASEE conferenceproceeding (9), Journal of Engineering Education (6), European Journal of EngineeringEducation (1), International Journal of Engineering Education (1), International Journal forService Learning in Engineering (1), Journal of Women and Minorities in Science andEngineering (1), The Journal of Higher Education (1), Research in Higher Education (3).Table 1Summary of Research on Engineering Student Out of Class InvolvementAuthor/Year Article Source Research Types of Participants Methods
explore engineeringconcepts, to investigate solutions to problems too complex for hand solutions, to analyze andpresent data effectively, and to develop an appreciation of the power and limitations of computertools. Students are introduced to such ideas as interpolation, curve-fitting, and numericdifferentiation and integration, through applications areas such as data analysis, imageprocessing, communications, position tracking, basic mechanics, and system modeling.The Engineering Models sequence was required for all incoming first-year engineering andengineering technology students starting with the 2012-2013 academic year. Lectures, recitationactivities, homework assignments, exams, and projects were common across all sections, thoughsome
-solving skills.39 Faculty may alsoinfluence student gains in general education when emphasizing higher-order activities.40 Theprinciple of faculty affecting problem solving and cognitive development may mean facultyinfluence critical thinking specifically. However, counter to this principle, one study foundlecturers in humanities conceptualized critical reading very differently from their students.41Therefore, this leads to an area for further study within both disciplines.A specific concept of identity that is important in engineering is that of engineering identity. Onestudy found that students defined engineering as improving or helping the world, using math,science, and/or technology, solving problems, and applying knowledge.32 The last three
Paper ID #11547Design of an extended engineering curriculum to increase retention and eq-uityProf. Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria Diane Grayson is Extraordinary Professor of Physics at the University of Pretoria and Director: Institu- tional Audits at the Council on Higher Education, which is responsible for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa. She designed the ENGAGE program when she was academic development manager in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria. ¨Dr. Erika Muller, University of Pretoria, RSA Dr Erika M¨uller
Paper ID #12113Teaching Teamwork: A Training Video Designed for Engineering StudentsMadeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University Madeleine Arvold is a second year industrial-organizational psychology master’s student at Seattle Pacific University. Madeleine is interested in organizational and team cultures, and particularly on the effects of those cultures on the attraction and retention of women in the technology industry.Mr. Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University Steven D. Mow is and Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. student at Seattle Pacific University. He has four years of formal leadership and