for the 2019 summer cohort as to whatneeded to be cut from the schedule to accommodate a 6-week versus 10-week research program.It was decided that REM students would not need to prepare or present a research paper; instead,we asked that they only prepare and present a poster to capture their research. There were alsosome professional development topics that were either cut from their schedule or given in ashorter timeframe, especially with respect to writing research papers and pursuing differentcareer pathways.Design Element #1: Forging connection between theory, research, and application. Theprogram was designed to help deepen participants’ understanding of the connection betweentheory, research, and application, making them better
connected-automated Vehicle Technologies, Transportation Data Analytics, and Alter- native Fuel Vehicles. Dr. Bhavsar has published in peer reviewed journals such as the Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technology, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment and Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Dr. Bhavsar was pre- viously a postdoctoral fellow in a connected vehicle research program in the Glenn Department of Civil c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #18938 Engineering at Clemson University, where he worked on
project that will look good on theirresume, and assist landing a post education job or entering graduate school. For example, oneselected topic was “Forecasting Ford Motor Company (USA) Sales”. This project wasimplemented in R and used historical data, regression models, and a neural network. A secondtopic was an “Analysis and Model of Firearm Policy to domestic violence”. This project wassearching for a longitudinal relationship between changes in firearm policy, and changes indomestic violence rates. The project was implemented in Python. During the semester, studentsmeet at least every two weeks with an adviser, write a proposal, perform algorithm and codereviews, and provided demos of data collection and analysis progress. The class concludes
recommend it toother undergraduates. This REU will continue to strive to: 1) increase the number of undergraduatesparticipating in research projects focused on cancer related research; 2) increase communication of bio-inspired science and engineering to undergraduate peers, faculty and general audience; and 3) diversifythe supply of scientists and engineers contributing to American industries and economics as a whole.to a diverse audience; 3) diversify the supply of scientists and engineers contributing to American industriesand economics as a whole. We expected at least 6 out of the 10 undergraduate students enrolled in ourREU site to come from institutions outside NJIT and at least 60% from institutions with limited researchopportunities. We will
writing, interview preparation, career fairs, etc.). 11. I regularly interacted with STEM students who planned to apply to and attend graduate school. 12. I regularly interacted with STEM students from different demographic groups (e.g., different races, genders, ages, etc.). 13. I received helpful information about STEM-related opportunities (e.g., research, academic, professional, etc.) from my student peers. 14. Overall, I was empowered by my professors' commitment to my academic success. 15. I had a STEM faculty member whom I considered as my mentor. 16. Overall, faculty members encouraged me to make connections with my classmates.Select-All-That-Apply and Multiple Choice Items: 17. Which of the
,performance, and value beliefs. A qualitative analysis showed that students mainly chose topursue a baccalaureate degree in engineering due to the financial reward, family influences,faculty support, and early childhood interest. Furthermore, students’ motivation to continue topursue an engineering degree was attributed to prestige, engineering experiences acquired,financial and academic support, faculty and peer support, and gain of engineering knowledgethroughout their academic journey.Implications of the study were: a) a set of small samples of data was analyzed, and b)examination of students belonging to a specific cohort. This cohort was provided with financialand academic support to navigate through their studies. Future studies could consist
newexperiences and learning opportunities; these abilities can be improved over time and areinfluenced by the connection students make with the learning experience (Kolb & Kolb, 2005).Both environmental and individual factors affect young women’s connection to learning in theclassroom, including differences in learning styles and the ability to connect relevance to thematerial being taught (Kulturel-konak et al., 2014).Several factors contribute to the problem of retention in engineering, including cognitive factorssuch as GPA and SAT math scores; non-cognitive factors like interactions with peers andprofessors; individual characteristics like family educational background, gender, and ethnicity;institutional characteristics like environment, type
atintersections, including the combination of ideas from multiple contexts9. However, returnersrepresent a relatively small proportion of engineering PhD students and the limited researchabout their experiences suggests they may face particular challenges in their doctoral studiescompared to their direct-pathway peers (students who pursue a PhD shortly after theirundergraduate education). In an effort to learn more about returners’ perspectives, experiences,research, and approaches to engineering problem solving, our team designed and implementedwhat is, to our knowledge, the first large-scale mixed-methods study comparing returning anddirect-pathway engineering PhD students. We draw on Eccles’ expectancy-value theory (EVT),which describes achievement
positive team experiences on average compared to ND and maybeND students. Other course experiences and self-reported learning gains did not differsignificantly between ND and NT students. On the Fall 2023 post-survey, the ND studentresponses were generally similar to those of their NT peers. In FYED courses with significantteam-based work, extra attention to team formation and/or facilitation may be beneficial.Engineering faculty should consider both the assets and the challenges that neurodivergentstudents face.IntroductionIt is important that engineering attract and retain students from a variety of backgrounds in orderto both meet the needs of society by filling job openings and provide diverse perspectives thatimprove engineered products and
marginalization in engineering settings, specifically focusing on students’ hiddenor non-apparent identities that their peers or professors are unaware of or maybe do not understand. Forrecruitment, we adopted an intentional nationwide strategy. We conducted 21 zoom interviews withstudents, each lasting 45 to 90 minutes and representing a variety of marginalized identity groups.As a way to establish rapport during the interview, we utilized a scaffolding strategy of showing aniceberg or identity wheel [14] containing many identities, including the concept that some identities aremore visible and/or apparent. In contrast, depending on context and person, some are less visible or non-apparent. Some prompts for all participants included: 1) How do you
institutions distinct fromstaff and undergraduate students. They are notably subject to elevated levels of stress associatedwith research, teaching, and publishing responsibilities as well as high levels of uncertainty withregards to advisor expectations, financial security, and career prospects [2]. The excessive levelsof stress and uncertainty around graduate school has contributed to a concerning mental healthcrisis, with one study identifying PhD students as nearly twice as likely to be experiencingpsychological distress than highly educated peers in the general public [3]. In graduate studentoriented spaces, negative aspects of academic culture are readily named and critiqued, especiallythrough online communities and anonymous online message
unpreparedness.Even so, faculty believed that scholars would benefit from a math “conditioning” mini-courseand academic support in the form of tutoring, supplemental instruction sessions, peer teaching,and science seminars, both with regard to academic success and self-confidence.Math Boot Camp: “Math Boot Camp” in an intensive mini-course designed to refresh students’mathematics knowledge and increase fluency so students feel equipped and confident in futurecourses. Mathematics preparedness is the single best predictor of college performance in science,and rigorous high school math courses benefits college biology, chemistry, and physics.15, 16Students whose coursework includes advanced mathematics such as Trigonometry or Calculusare the most likely to be
Research Based on the need to graduate more underrepresented Engineers, the literature, andresults of the Toys’n MORE project, the Sustainable Bridges project seeks to address threeresearch questions.RQ1: Can the retention gap in Engineering between underrepresented transfer students andnative students (those who stay at the same institution for four years) be reduced/eliminated byadditional support through the junior year for regional campus students who plan transfer toUniversity Park?RQ2: What is the size and quality of the first year academic social network (i.e., campus peers,faculty, and staff) for (a) racially underrepresented University Park students who bridge atUniversity Park, (b) regional campus students who bridge at University
that’s certainly how we do things at home. So he’s been home since then. – Nelson’s mom When I was a young adult I was in a church where people were primarily home schooling. And I was in it long enough to see the long-term results. And what I saw was the flexibility that we had, and I liked the product. I was there are enough that I could see the kids grow into high school and I thought, “Ah, these kids are very well rounded. They’re not very peer-dependent.” What we wanted to get away from was the peer issues. – Alexander’s mom …if I’d wanted to enroll him in kindergarten the following year when he would have turned five in August, the cut off was August 1st, for the age. So he would have
develop a detailed roadmap outlining project goals,timelines, and required resources. Advisors assist students in identifying potential fundingsources and provide guidance on writing grant proposals or seeking sponsorships. Recruitment isanother area where advisors play a crucial role, helping students reach out to potential teammembers and ensuring the formation of a diverse and inclusive group. In the training phase,advisors provide mentorship and knowledge-sharing opportunities, equipping students with thenecessary skills for successful project execution. Peer-to-peer training offers senior teammembers a chance to share acquired knowledge and experience from participating in the SIGwith junior team members. In the prototyping and deployment
majors—Bioengineering,Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. Each major represents a single case with whichwe will conduct within- and between-case analysis. We are using this methodology tosystematically examine how and why elective track choices become gendered duringundergraduate engineering education, and what the career implications might be for women. Inparticular, we are collecting multi-year, and multi-level (institutional, educator, and student)archival, survey, and interview data relevant to educational tracks and track selection as well ascareer attitudes and decisions during undergraduate engineering education. We are examininghow personal factors (e.g., interests and beliefs), relational factors (e.g., peer) and
including recent books Lesson Imaging in Math and Science and Effective Content Reading Strategies to Support Scientific and Mathematical Literacy. Dr. Pugalee has also worked with multiple STEM special education projects including the current IES project 5E Model Professional Development in Science Education for Special Educators and the NSF Project, Developing a Systemic, Scalable Model to Broaden Participation in Middle School Computer Science that focuses on computational thinking in science and mathematics. Dr. Pugalee served as part of the writing team for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations series and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Great Tasks. Dr. Pugalee has more than
instruc- and graduate students. Of this total, female students make uption support, and a team project. The personal/ profes- 30% (Office of Institutional Research) of the student enroll-sional development occurs through networking opportu- ment at the undergraduate level and graduate level.nities and college-readiness workshops. The cross-cul- The annual research expenditures for the COE exceedstural development occurs through early establishment of 11.8 million dollars. As such, the COE is home to distin-community and accountability with peer mentors. Activ- guished research centers including the National Scienceities are held throughout the academic year to continue Foundation's
pipeline in three areas including gifted education, special education, and urban education.Ms. Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Barriers to Persistence of Engineering Students with Disabilities: A Review of LiteratureAbstractUndergraduate student retention is dependent not only on academic aptitude, but also on non-academic factors, which include the ability to integrate fully into their academicenvironments. Non-academic factors are likely to more significantly impact the success ofstudents with disabilities compared to their peers who do not have disabilities, especially withinscience, technology, engineering, and
,this program is engineering discipline specific, open only to incoming students enrolled in thefall semester, and it is closely tied to the first engineering course offered at the university. Bootcamps at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and University of Washington (UW)are similar, but they focus on Math and Writing or Science and Math respectively [15], [16],which means that students will not necessarily meet others in their major.All incoming freshmen engineering students are encouraged to apply to E-FIT, which is designedto suit students of all ability levels. Currently, there is space for 132 students (approximately20% of incoming engineering students) to participate, but the program plans to be available to allincoming
addition, Hu and colleagues find that students who participate in undergraduate research havegreater interactions and relationships with their faculty, improved writing and communicationskills, and enhanced critical thinking skills [2]. Moreover, summer undergraduate research hasalso been found to support these outcomes, with Lopatto finding that such programs supportnetworking skills and professional development for students [3]. Due to these findings, TheCitadel initiated the Undergraduate Research Office in 2016 and the inaugural The CitadelSURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) program in the summer of 2017. Notethat this program is not quite the same as typical REU programs where students come frommultiple universities to work on one
@purdue.edu.Dr. Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Ms. Aayushi Sinha, Purdue University I’m a undergraduate student studying mathematics and statistics who is interested in analysis of data. Working on this paper will give me a good idea of how to analyze data and what goes into writing a research paper.Mr. Trenton Thomas Hasser, Purdue
Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. D. Patrick O’Neal, Louisiana Tech University D. Patrick O’Neal is an associate professor in the Biomedical Engineering program which is part of the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Prior to moving to academia in 2005, he served as PI on industrial nanomedicine-based development projects supported by NSF, NIH, and NIST funding. Given a research focus in biomedical optics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in basic and clinical cancer research, nanomedicine, and applied electro-optic instrumentation. Based on experiences instructing courses like Biomedical Engineering Senior Design and his ongoing involvement with the medical
efficient supply chain for urban water projects. Jessica has worked for many successful consumer product companies including Unilever, and Georgia Pacific. Currently, Jessica is completing her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University to focus on practical methods of corporate outreach in STEM for minority communities. In her free time, writes children’s books, teaches yoga to children, and enjoys her family.Dr. Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Mary Pilotte is Associate Professor of Engineering Practice in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. She is an instructor for Multidisciplinary engineering course- work, and is
Commitment of Community Collaborators in Engineering Education and Industry (Work in Progress) AbstractThe underrepresentation of neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with autism, in the field ofengineering has been well-documented. The inclusion of these diverse learners must involve innovativepathways to engineering instruction. Additionally, steps must be taken to ensure inclusion and success inboth educational and workplace settings through individualized supports and by effectively preparingeducators, peers, and employers. Engineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with Autism (ECIIA), anNSF-funded project, will employ virtual reality (VR) technology to engage more autistic high
belonging inengineering. The study found that classroom inclusion was the only significant predictor ofbelonging and could predict it positively to a moderate degree. Further, it was found that studentsin revised inclusive courses reported significantly stronger feelings of inclusion and belongingthan their peers in traditional courses. These findings suggest that systematic efforts toimplement neuroinclusive learning practices in engineering education may contribute to a senseof belonging for all students.IntroductionThe concept of neurodiversity, a term coined by sociologist Judy Singer [1], emerged asmembers of the autistic community challenged the predominant disability framing of autism andembraced the notion that diversity of minds is both
providing accessibleeducation to all [2]. It recognizes the need to make systemic and structural changes to theframework of a particular course, making it more engaging for all students while not tailored to aspecific individual [2]. UDL can be integrated into teaching in several ways, includingencouraging peer-to-peer learning with informal/formal discussions, using different instructionmethods such as interactive tools and visual aids, and being inclusive in assessment techniqueslike giving opportunities for do-overs [3].Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) is defined as “the inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploitopportunities” [4]. One can include EM in their instruction by focusing on integrating the threeCs of EML: curiosity about how
students with motorimpairments may have difficulty using a keyboard or mouse to write code [10]. As a result, allthese students may require specific tools and resources tailored to the nuances of the field [10].Homing in on higher education computing curriculum, this research aligns with the growingemphasis on inclusive practices in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)fields [12]. Historically, STEM disciplines have grappled with, and are still grappling with,issues of diversity and inclusivity [12]. This literature review explores how accessibility isintegrated with STEM curricula, thereby contributing to the broader conversation on fosteringdiversity in education.Study OverviewGiven the continuously evolving landscape of
and solution for the mass of mixture/solution3 Students drawing their own Determining the filtration devices concentration of a solution4 Providing labels and Determining Writing numerical expression measurements for filtration saturation of a for saturation devices solution5-6 Students give feedback and Materials that receive feedback from peers filter out bacteria on their drawings7-8 Students design and evaluate Deriving flow rate ratio for their filtration devices selected materials in the
developed for the Resilient Control Systems class.Dr. Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory Craig Rieger, PhD, PE, is the Chief Control Systems Research Engineer at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), pioneering multidisciplinary research in the area of next-generation resilient control systems. In addition, he has organized and chaired eight Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) technically co-sponsored symposia and one National Science Foundation workshop in this new research area, and authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. Craig received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and a PhD in Engineering and Applied