Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of the Center for Ad- vanced Computation and Telecommunications and formerly Associate to the Dean for Research and Grad- uate Study at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from New York University, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of NewYork, and a Ph.D. in Acoustics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduation he became an Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development
, professional-track faculty who are evaluatedprimarily on their teaching. EIF are often not on a tenure-track but may be on a promotion track,depending on their department and institution. The career trajectory toward EIF positions isvaried, and those varied academic and career experiences of EIF can enrich students' classroomexperiences. Over the last twenty years, there has been an increase in the number of professional-track faculty in higher education. This increase is attributed to the need for subject-matterspecialists who can bring extensive content knowledge and, in some cases, industry experienceto the classroom. With the rise in the number of faculty in these roles and the number of postedpositions for instructional faculty in engineering
career domain before potentially committing to a permanentposition following graduation. Co-op is highly valued by all as it provides employers with a talentpool typically unavailable to most companies and provides students a strong competitive edge infinding quality employment after graduation. The Co-op faculty work directly with employers andstudents to identify placement opportunities that meet the needs of businesses and students alike.MethodologyFor this study, data were collected from three groups: first-year students enrolled in Cornerstone,senior-level students enrolled in Capstone, and the College of Engineering Co-op faculty. Under fullIRB evaluation, this study obtained Northeastern University’s IRB approval #22-11-45. Co-opfaculty
helping students engage indiscussions of engineering research’s impact on society. However, we have yet to find anexample of an introductory level course that discusses these topics geared toward theprofessional development of graduate engineering students within a broad range of career andresearch interests. Thus, we sought to develop a course that would help graduate studentresearchers understand the terminology around inequities and justice; interrogate well-knowncases of engineering research across a range of applications, technology, and higher educationbias and discrimination; reflect and discuss how their own research areas impact society; andform a plan for how they may address or actively prevent potential injustices. The course
slow its inclusion into this field of study. This paper proposes the Dataying framework to teach data science concepts to young children ages 4–7 years old. The framework development included identifying K–12 data science elements and then validating element suitability for young students. Six cycled steps were identified: identifying a problem, questioning, imagining and planning, collecting, analyzing, and story sharing. This paper also presents examples of data decision problems and demonstrates use of a proposed Insight- Detective method with a plan worksheet for Dataying.IntroductionThe expected growth of data science careers worldwide over the next ten years means thatstudents of all ages
understanding of the research process. Theseopportunities can be incredibly effective, particularly in the encouragement of students to attendgraduate school or otherwise further pursue careers in STEM fields [8], [9]. Hence, REUprograms have been promoted in recent years as a method of creating a sustainable pathway tograduate school [9]. Literature shows that undergraduate research is strongly associated with improvement ofthe undergraduate education experience [10], [11]. Specifically, participation in undergraduateresearch decreases attrition rates [12] and increases rates of graduate education [13] for allstudents, particularly underrepresented and minoritized students. In addition, undergraduateresearch scholarship is related to the
, they may not have declared amajor by the time they take ME 220. The department wanted to convince students that learningengineering principles would be valuable throughout their academic experience and beyondgraduation, no matter their major or career aspirations. DFME also wanted to give studentsexposure to more facets of engineering beyond statics and mechanics of materials by incorporatingsome engineering design into the class. This was intended to pique student interest in the subjectwhile some are still deciding on a major. The Department hoped to encourage more students tostudy engineering. Furthermore, the team anticipated that teaching the students innovation, criticalthinking, and decision-making skills through the design lessons and
system) categorizes Mann as “highly influential,” yet itappears that the most extensive account of his life is a brief biographical sketch in the 1922-1923edition of Who’s Who in America [Marquis, 1922]. That sketch forms the outline of thechronology presented here. Mann was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 12, 1869, shortlyafter the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862 and the creation of “the land-grant institutions thatgave basic shape to the U.S. approach to engineering education” [Akera, 2017, p. 1].His career followed a typical path for the first 25 years. He earned an A.B. from Columbia in1890 and an A.M. in 1891. In 1896, he received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Berlin.He married in June of that same year and took a position
in their home countries. For StudentH, astudent from NYCU, for example, the situation improved when he discovered that the topicscovered in the course were closely related to their major and future career as an engineer.During the interview with Shawn when the semester ended, he said: “I would say this courseis quite useful in retrospect. I can easily connect the topics explored back to the real worldand current geopolitics.”12Cultivating “global competency” in a divided worldClearly, NYCU students became more active after the instructors made it clear that classroomperformance would also affect their final grade during the one-on-one sessions with eachstudent. However, the disparity in classroom participation between students from NYCU
in civil engineering. 4. In what ways can you contribute to equity 4. Discuss the ways that DEIR issues might affect you and justice issues? personally in your future career and work. Your response should be 250-500 words. Your response should be 250-500 words.The resource use by different demographic groups in the course in 2022 is summarized in Table4; both similarities and differences are evident. The most popular resource among both male andfemale students was the NSPE reading. However, among URM students the ‘engineering moreequitable communities’ video was the most popular. ‘Whistling Vivaldi’ was significantly morepopular among female students in the course compared to males. The
beliefs about math, English, science, and social studies. Other research interests of hers include the formation of career aspirations, the school- to-work transition, and the differential participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields based on social identity groups such as gender and Racial/Ethnic identity.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
widelyrecognized, as is the emphasis on study abroad to build these abilities. Traditionally, studyabroad programs have been viewed as playing a significant role in preparing students forinternational careers. How program participants perceive the development of globalcompetencies through the lens of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory is limited in the literature.A qualitative research study the Pennsylvania State University employed participant interviewsto identify the components of the Como, Italy Cross-cultural Engagement and TechnicalPresentation faculty-led study abroad program for engineering students that were most relevantto developing global competencies. In addition, the factors that helped and hindered theacquisition of this skillset were
Engineering Doctoral Student Retention from an Organizational Climate and Intersectional Perspective: A Targeted Literature Review of Engineering Education Literature The National Science Board has declared that the long-term vitality of the U.S.workforce relies on the full range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)career pathways being available to all Americans. This declaration was premised on theincreasing diversity in the U.S. population [1] and the need for multiple perspectives to thecomplex problems faced by society [2]. Thus, the National Science Foundation, the NationalAcademies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the American Institutes of Research, andthe Council
, where programs excel, and where programs may fall short [27], [28]. SDT providesuseful information about students' holistic experiences, as opposed to traditionally reported gradesand retention rates after SBP participation.By looking at current and past SBP participants' perceived competence, autonomy, and relatednesswithin the context of engineering programs, one can better understand what is helping or hinderingstudents in the pursuit of engineering degrees and careers. I have found that freshmen expresscommon sentiments and share some similar experiences in the SBP, but those experiences may bedescribed differently for students with different SDT scores or different K-12 experiences (RQ1).More specific SBP components contributing to
engineerbefore going back to school and pursuing engineering education. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Because of the privilege Iexperience as a white person and the sheltering of experiences that my privilege offers, I haveundergone a massive amount of learning to identify systems of oppression embedded in theculture that may limit others in the profession. My goal with my research is to explore norms inengineering to understand and identify systems of oppression embedded in the culture that maylimit marginalized communities in the profession.Author 2: I am a gay, white, able-bodied, cisgender man with tenure in Engineering Education.My work centers on the ways we create change in engineering
chemicalengineer, revealed what he knew about PFOA toxicity and corporate document shredding. Aself-described “company man,” Evers was responsible at DuPont for developing new uses forfood packaging coatings, earning $250 million for the company over the course of his career. Hiscomments were delivered at a press briefing arranged by the Environmental Working Group(EWG) and were accompanied by internal documents from DuPont; EWG later released them tothe EPA, the FDA, and the inspector general of HHS [38]. Although Evers worked for DuPontfor 22 years, he was no longer able to maintain silence: “my personal convictions do not allowme to not tell what I know. I've thought and prayed hard about this” [39]. Like manywhistleblowers, Evers waited until he left
questioning if she should bean engineer, which seemed to be a common feeling within her social circle. Today, as a recentgraduate, she explains that she sees engineering as a career and something that she is passionateabout, but not as an integral part of her because this status could change over time.Lastly, when reflecting on her identities within the context of civil engineering, Camille sharesthe following thoughts: “I think about when I was a kid, and I didn't see people who looked like me or who were like me. I wonder if I had met someone who was like me, would that have helped me? That makes me want to be that for someone else, I want to motivate people. You can't change anything if you don't start with yourself. I
Paper ID #38786Equipping Our Students for Future Financial SuccessDr. Scott R. Hamilton, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Scott Hamilton is a Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has both a MS and PhD in civil engineering and a Masters in engineering management from Stanford University and a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is a retired US Army Corps of Engineers officer who has had assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. During his military career he spent over 10 years on the faculty at the US Military
of Factors Affecting Women Participation in Managerial Positions in Selected Public Organizations in Jimma Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia,” 2015.[15] S. Cheryan, E. J. Lombard, L. Hudson, K. Louis, V. C. Plaut, and M. C. Murphy, “Double isolation: Identity expression threat predicts greater gender disparities in computer science,” Self Identity, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 412–434, May 2020, doi: 10.1080/15298868.2019.1609576.[16] C. M. Jagacinski, “Engineering Careers: Women in a Male-Dominated Field,” Psychol. Women Q., vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 97–110, Mar. 1987, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471- 6402.1987.tb00777.x.[17] B. A. Karanian, A. Parlier, V. Taajamaa, and G. Monaghan, “Engineering Emotion : Students tell Stories about
scenario is well described in a written manner withwell-defined constraints such that there exists a singular “correct” answer [3]. In order to moreeffectively prepare students for careers within the field of engineering which necessitates thatgraduates have the ability to generate solutions to ill-structured problems, the ABET EngineeringAccreditation Commission (EAC) [5] has emphasized the importance of integrating such ill-structured problems within civil engineering curriculum. ABET EAC has identified complexproblem solving skills (Outcome 1) as one of its defined learning outcomes. Specifically, thisincludes the “ability to… solve complex engineering problems by applying principles ofengineering, science, and mathematics.” Concurrently, ABET
from student services will be concerned about my situation At least one member of the career/program management team will be concerned about my situation At least one staff member will be concerned about my situationThe short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (known as SWEMWBS)was used to measure mental well-being (see Table 3), which was proposed by Clarke et al. [10]and validated by Bass et al. [48]. This version consists of seven ordinal items that investigate thefrequency of different mental well-being indicators of the respondent during the last two weeks,related to the two dimensions of mental
and Environmental Planning, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.3 Assistant Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Casilla Postal 17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.* Correspondence: Miguel Andrés Guerra, MAGuerra@usfq.edu.ecAbstractWithin education, one of the main challenges is to quantify student learning; Traditionalexams are one of the most used methods in construction majors to try to measure theknowledge acquired by students in a specific subject related to the careers of civil engineerand architecture, however the results obtained by these exams can be affected by the stressand anxiety levels of the students at the time of take an exam, reduce
fundamentals applicable to both researchand in practical careers; 3. Student education should be constructed around the way studentslearn best and must be both effective and engaging for the current era; and 4. Student educationshould empower them to think more effectively and learn more effectively by themselves.The principles of the program are realized through the program curriculum and pedagogy in thefollowing ways: Students in each thread learn how to assemble, operate, design, and test newtechnologies. Students engage in interdisciplinary R&D in cross-departmental teams, includinghands-on project work, applying state-of-the-art methods and technologies. Thread instructorsapply a variety of pedagogical approaches and instructional tools, and
which gender [19].Negative stereotypes can lower girls' aspiration to have a science or engineering career while agrowth mindset fosters their interest and achievement in math and science, which is critical forwomen to persist in STEM [1], [3]. Students’ choice of STEM disciplines and courses is heavily influenced by their teachersand parents and they are more likely to engage in STEM activities if they have had engagingexperiences of STEM activities in their classrooms [20]. As ‘the success or failure of the STEMmovement will depend on the acceptance and buy-in that schools and teachers give to theintegration of these four disciplines in an already crowded curriculum’ [21], both preservice andin-service teachers play an important role
Scholars to promote health and wellness during the doctorate and in academia. It is her desire to see more students complete the doctoral process and make it to the finish line.Dr. Lealon L. MartinVeronica J. Oates, Tennessee State UniversityDr. Saundra Johnson Austin, Charis Consulting Group, LLC Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin has dedicated her career to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belong- ing of elementary, middle, and high school students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Her research is grounded in the effective implementation of STEM cur- ricula in urban middle schools. She has published and presented on STEM education and organizational change. Dr
using the Engineering Design Process (EDP)within the context of the accomplishments and mindset of Da Vinci. The course exploredengineering mechanics and design topics concurrent with applying physics topics in anengineering laboratory. A qualitative analysis was performed using a new reflective tool,PhotoVoice. The purpose of the assessment was to better understand the impact of the course onthe student vision, the operation of the course relative to what they have encountered in theireducational careers, and student-perceived learning outcomes. Analysis of student reflectionsrevealed themes of “Changed Perspectives,” “Engagement in the Classroom,” and“Brainstorming Benefits” when describing the impact of the course on their career visions
forindividual engineers to prepare for their professional careers. The approachable writing style andreflective nature of the content make this text ideal for any level of engineering student, but it isparticularly salient for first- or second-year students.Giving Voice to Values (GVV)The GVV curriculum was pioneered by Mary Gentile, former professor with the University ofVirginia School of Business, for application in business. GVV takes an “action-orientedapproach” to values-driven leadership.11 We selected GVV for the Engineering Ethics coursebecause many graduating engineering students will one day step into leadership roles in businessorganizations. A significant body of GVV content is delivered by Gentile as pre-recordedmodules, developed for a
to complete their 62.50% degree in 4 years Figure 7: FTIC students who anticipate graduating on timeThe students that anticipated to complete their degree on time reported that they wouldaccomplish that goal by (a) studying hard, passing their classes, and working hard; (b) taking asmany courses every semester as possible, such as 4 courses per a regular semester and 3 insummer, and not skipping semesters; (c) following their undergraduate major map andcompleting the required curriculum; (d) planning and managing their time efficiently; and (e)working with an advisor to create a career path and following the roadmap the
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn- sylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring the Viability of Agent-Based Modeling to Extend Qualitative Research: Comparison of Computational PlatformsAbstractThe purpose of this methods paper is to identify the