traditional boundaries of higher education. The resources that expanded their learning (guestspeakers, community projects, and internships) were mostly brought into the higher educationsetting by their instructors, and these “outside” resources were often linked to their expandingviews of engineering work is in the workplace. Also, some students learned that they could aligntheir engineering education with their life passions that were beyond what they originallythought was engineering. For these students, engineering education was more than a path to anengineering career, it was a strong foundation to potentially many different careers in the future.Findings 2: Newly Hired Engineers Learning Experiences in the Workplace EcosystemBeginning their
alumnifrom 2010-2020 (n=65) were surveyed in 2021-2022 to determine their perceptions of the classand its impact on their ethical principles and conduct. Responses were compared to a control groupof graduate students who were enrolled in the same department during the same time period whodid not take the class (n=68). The control group placed significantly higher value on technicalexpertise, salaries, and work on projects for perceived job satisfaction, compared to course alumni,who placed greater value on interactions with the people whose lives their work may impact(p<0.001). Course alumni also were also more likely to listen to members of the public outside oftheir field (p=0.040) in considering ethical dilemmas.IntroductionThrough their work
continuouslygraduates engineers who know how to build amazing projects but have nearly no concept of howthese projects will change the societies they are built within. Thankfully, in recent times, this hasbeen changing. As the power of technology in our modern world has grown to be undeniable, sohas the need to properly design, build, and regulate it. Across the nation, engineering programshave adopted more rigorous forms of engineering ethics education by embedding it in capstonedesign courses, introduction to engineering courses, or even by establishing separate coursesentirely dedicated to ethics in the engineering field [1]. Currently, one of the dominant paradigms for teaching engineering ethics stems fromreal-world case study analysis. In 2018
completed a project named "Aristotle" to find the components of aneffective team. The internal report concluded that psychological safety is the foundation ofeffective teamwork [7]. The report continued that after psychological safety is present otherattributes (team dependability, team structure & role clarity, work meaning/sense of purpose, andimpact of the work) begin to impact team effectiveness significantly [8]. However, teams needpsychological safety first.Other researchers correlated psychological safety with leadership through individualscollectively experiencing situations with shared expectations to create value. Psychologicalsafety measures team members' ability to take small risks when working with others [9]. A studyby Schaubroeck
to redesign and enrich their courses with CI projects, to the benefit of an estimated14,000 undergraduates. Funds were also provided for: 37 faculty development opportunities; 652students from all eight Colleges or Schools the opportunity to present their work at our annualResearch and Creative Inquiry Day; and, 35 students to publish their work in our Journal ofCreative Inquiry (JCI). Faculty who won EDGE course grants attended a multi-day workshop(“Camp QEP”) for support in developing their CI course. Camp QEP was hosted jointly byTech’s Office of Creative Inquiry and Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE),which was the predecessor to our current Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning(CITL).CITL and WorkshopsThe Center
2006 JEE special reports ”The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Discipline of Engineering Education.” He has a pas- sion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. Professor Imbrie’s expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and
the renovation of the Main and Weaver Libraries and construction of a newStudent Success District (SSD). This was a seven-year, $81 million project that connected MainLibrary, the Weaver Science-Engineering Library, Bear Down Gym and the new BartlettAcademic Success Center. The Dean of University of Arizona Libraries Shan Sutton said of theDistrict, which officially opened in April 2022: “The idea is, you’ve got cutting-edge innovativelibrary renovations connected to student services that were previously scattered all over campusbrought into one central location to make them easy to find and easy to use.” This paperdiscusses CATalyst Studios, considered one of the real gems of the SSD, but will begin with areview of developments in the realm
site characterization and the design and interpretation of idealized soil-profiles is acritical part of geotechnical engineering practice. In this classroom experience, students completeevery aspect of a geotechnical site characterization except for soils testing (typically wellcovered by a geotechnical lab course). Each student group is given a project site: layers ofcolored PlayDoh in a clear airtight box. Students then walk through the stages of sitecharacterization: background and web soil survey, field reconnaissance, boring layout, fieldexplorations, fence diagrams and an idealized soil profile. The instructor introduces each stepusing traditional PowerPoint slides to provide real life context while instructing students instylized scale
Paper ID #39889GIFTS: Making Research Experiences Meaningful through CriticalSelf-ReflectionPeter DeCrescenzo, University of Maryland Baltimore County Author is a doctoral student in the Student Affairs program at a public research university in the Mid- Atlantic. He serves as an Assistant Director to an NSF-funded project in order to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities who matriculate into and successfully complete high-quality degree pro- grams in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. His research interests are centered around
Paper ID #37682Instructor Profile in Global Shared Learning Classroom: Development ofCompetencies and SkillsPatricia Caratozzolo, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Mexico Patricia Caratozzolo received her Ph.D. from Universitat Polit´ecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona. She is a Full Member of the Institute for the Future of Education and an Assistant Professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She leads projects in Educational Innovation, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Flexi- bility, and the development of Social Oriented Interdisciplinary Skills in STEAM. Dr. Caratozzolo is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of the Executive
Center. Dr. Raz research and teaching interests are in understanding collaborative autonomy and devel- oping systems engineering methodologies for integrating autonomous systems. Raz’s research brings a Systems Engineering perspective, particularly inspired by complex adaptive systems, to information fu- sion and artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies that form the foundations of collaborative and integrated autonomous systems. Prior to joining Mason, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics where he taught courses in aerospace systems design and led research projects for introducing machine learning techniques in high-speed aerospace systems. He
) J. Geoff Knowles, PhD, Bryan College Jung Han, PhD, Purdue University Todd Kelley, PhD, Purdue University Abstract TRAILS is an integrated STEM education program designed to partnersecondary teachers in engineering technology education with science teachers toimplement integrated STEM curriculum. This year, an NSF scale-up grant wasfunded to continue research and implementation of the TRAILS project, TRAILS2.0. The continuation of this work is now expanded to include a collaboration ofpartners. The TRAILS 2.0 project will address the needs of diverse populationsin rural school settings. TRAILS seeks to impact underserved, underrepresentedstudents
pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently PI and co-PI on various NSF funded projects. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis and quantitative methods such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, and Structure Equation Model- ing. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, with a concentration in Research, Measurement, and Statistics, from Georgia State University.Dr. Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni Newton is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on
focus on alternative energy and power generation. Thisprogram had its first graduates in 2014. Since then, we have undergone a continual growthprocess for Capstone Design, consisting of efforts to better integrate real-world projects that havea strong alternative energy focus and that can prepare graduates to work in the renewable energysector. In the 2022/2023 school year, capstone faculty became aware of the US Department ofEnergy Solar District Cup [7], [8] competition and went through a process to integrate thiscompetition into the program's Capstone Design. Several challenges were encountered during theprocess, leading to the goal of this paper: to share an overview of faculty experiences integratingthis competition into Capstone Design
curricular updates to BME305L & BME306L that reflectsstudents’ comments on better preparations for these area core classes, measuring BME studentsuccess in research and industry careers in this sector, and assess improvements in BiotechnologyDesign I/II projects and ventures as a capstone design course.References[1] R. A. Linsenmeier and A. Saterbak, "Fifty Years of Biomedical Engineering UndergraduateEducation," Ann Biomed Eng, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1590-1615, Jun 2020, doi: 10.1007/s10439-020-02494-0.[2] D. Collias, R. Marshall, S. P. Collins, C. L. Beisel, and V. Noireaux, "An educational moduleto explore CRISPR technologies with a cell-free transcription-translation system," Synth Biol(Oxf), vol. 4, no. 1, p. ysz005, 2019, doi: 10.1093/synbio
ASEE and received the 2018 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. She is a coauthor of The Borderlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering. She is a co-Director of the National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Examining Scripts of Whiteness in Engineering EducationAbstractFunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Racial Equity in STEM Education Program,this project aims to deeply interrogate the influence and pervasiveness of Whiteness inengineering culture. While there has been substantial research into the masculinity ofengineering, Whiteness has received far less attention. We claim the centrality of Whiteness inengineering curricula
, technology policy, and law through the eyes of policymakers.Students work on public-facing projects in interdisciplinary teams applying strategic technologypolicy, regulatory concepts, and systems thinking to realworld policy issues to assist relevantpolicymakers in their policy decision-making process.Through the application of engineering systems principles (Figure 1), the use of systems design,and an understanding of sociotechnical systems, students in the MELP program will acquire theknowledge necessary for the understanding of policy and law as a system and how law, policy,and technology converge. Students will also develop skills for the analysis of complex systemsproblems, characterized by multi-stakeholder engagements reflecting the
associate in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, Logan, USA.Dr. Jonathan D. Phillips, Utah State UniversityProf. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education Kurt Becker is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. His research includes engineering design thinking, systems engineering, engineering education professional development, technical training, and adult learning cognition. He is currently working on a USAID funded project in Egypt, ”Center of Excellence in Water”, and Department of Education funded GEARUP projects in the area of STEM education related to engineering education. He has extensive international experience
. His research interests lie in creating equal opportunities for all students and developing research and teaching proposals in STEM-integrated education that promote quality, equity, inclusivity, and student-centered instruction. He also brings 18 years of experience in project engineering to his work, specializing in the design of stainless-steel equipment, stainless-steel piping, and welding. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Asset-based practices in a STEAM middle school: Lessons learned from teachers’ perspectivesAbstractThis NSF-funded study sought to explore the ways in which middle school teachers developedan understanding and appreciation for funds
Paper ID #38765Career Outcomes of New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for MinorityParticipation Graduate Student Activities Coordinators 1998 to PresentDr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the City College Black Studies Pro
,diverse, and equitable engineering leaders, educators, and researchers and to help bridge the gapbetween traditional academic graduate studies and the workforce demand for practical and appliedleadership skills.LEAD Division strategy priority: Inform.Key project objective: To assess the effectiveness of an innovative engineering-specificleadership group for graduate students. 1Project context: A study by the National Academy of Engineering identified technicalcompetence, business acumen, communication skills, leadership ability, and a global perspectiveas key skills for engineering leaders [1]. The development of graduate students’ leadership abilitiesthrough a
education.This paper draws from experiences of a multi-disciplinary research team studying researchingtalent management in the tech industry, including an engineering education research scientist,Industrial Organization (IO) psychologist, economists, and program and product managers topresent lessons from leading with science to understand, inform, and better employeeexperiences at a large private technology company. Through examples of two types of analysesthat the multi-disciplinary team has taken on (i.e., conducting experiments and content validationresearch), we exemplify how projects in industry leverage multi-disciplinary expertise. Finally,we provide recommendations for educators teaching engineers as well as training engineeringeducators to
Paper ID #39888Board 170: PADS – The Performance Assessment of Design Skills (Work inProgress)Dr. Cathy P. Lachapelle, STEM Education Insights Cathy is particularly interested in how collaborative interaction and scaffolded experiences with disci- plinary practices help children learn science, math, and engineering. Her work on STEM education research projects includes design, evaluation, and efficacy research. She also teaches the engineering of design for learning (Learning Engineering!) at Boston College.Ms. Elizabeth Parry, STEM Education Insights Elizabeth (Liz) Parry is a partner in STEM Education Insights, a woman
paper describes a recently awarded project comprising the design andimplementation of a Sustainability Engineering (SE) Minor at UPRM. We propose a posterpresentation to discuss our SE Minor plan and collect data about people’s perceptions ofsustainability in engineering.1. IntroductionAddressing "Sustainability" is an overarching challenge for the 21st century, requiring engineersto play a critical role. In the US, undergraduate degree programs that directly attend tosustainability are of two types: (1) interdisciplinary programs that do not grant engineering degreesand (2) environmental engineering programs that are vital but do not entirely address the holisticnotion of sustainability. However, based on our reading of "Strengthening
Paper ID #38381Examining first-year engineering programs’ impacts on sense of belongingacross genderDr. Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University Joe Brobst holds a BS in Biological Sciences, MA in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ed.D. in Edu- cational Leadership, all from the University of Delaware. Formerly a high school biology teacher, he is now an educational research and program evaluation specialist with experience on a broad range of projects funded by NSF, US Department of Education, ONR, and NIH and with participants ranging from elementary school to higher education. Much of his work focuses on broadening
- neering Department at the University of Connecticut. He is also the co-director of the Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute at the University of Connecticut; a nexus that connects the School of Fine Arts and the School of Engineering, to oversee new specializations and research projects in areas like entertainment engineering and industrial design. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a PhD from the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain, with a dissertation on Freehand Drawing in Industrial Design. He is currently finishing a second Master’s in Human Resources Management from Johnson & Wales
suitablecandidates for a curriculum focused on technological innovation. Undergraduate innovationprograms should create programs that cater to the student’s individual needs. In addition, Someinnovation programs require more resources and support to help students turn their ideas intoviable enterprises or businesses, which is another reason why many undergraduate programs needto be more effective and sustainable [1]. For example, a program might provide financial supportfor student projects but without mentoring, business development assistance, or networkingopportunities. It may be challenging for undergraduate students in some programs to continuedeveloping and building their ideas once the program is done. Hence, it requires committedleadership
. Students from other majors including civil engineering mayalso enroll. During the fall semester, students worked in (self-selected or instructor-assigned)teams of 4 to 5 students on a 10-week-long class project. The open-ended project requiredstudents to design an activity that would teach principles of water chemistry to K-12 students.The specifics of the intervention are described in [Bolhari and Tillema, 2022]. The first author ofthe paper was the instructor for the course.The timetable for the curricular intervention is depicted in Figure 1. The heart of curricularintervention was a 10-week class project where students were grouped up into thirteen teams(eleven teams of 5 students and two teams of 4 students). Figure 1- Timeline of
construction industry. The study results indicated that inadequate work-lifebalance could result in project delays, higher project costs, and a devastating effect on theemployees' mental and physical health due to demanding schedules. The study's findingscontribute to the architecture and construction engineering body of knowledge by promotingwork-life balance awareness among millennials and providing a pedagogical solution to fosterretention and satisfaction within such industries.Keywords: Work-life Balance, social sustainability, Construction Management Students,Construction Management CurriculaBackground and MotivationAccording to the United States of America Bureau of Economic Analysis report for the firstquarter of 2022, the construction
degree program at Western CarolinaUniversity. This ensures that students have primarily used their individual lab kits as part of in-person courses, rather than online courses. Students prior to the 2021-22 academic year wouldhave used their kits as part of remote courses, and not had access to traditional benchtopequipment, both of which might affect their perceptions of individual lab kits.The survey catalogued the types of activities that the student had engaged in with the M2K (labexercises, post-lab exercises, homework, projects both personal and for other classes). The M2Kdoes require installation and setup which is not required for benchtop devices, so the ease ofsetup was surveyed with a three-level Likert scale (easy, challenging