lead to business and academicpartnerships, career opportunities, and continued friendships. Relevant to the projects, iterationand diverse perspectives can be encouraged through observing actions, overhearingconversations, and impromptu training [9].Ending a hackathonCompetitive and high-pressure environments are frequently documented deterrents to beginnerand non-male participants [3]. Though prizes are not primary motivators for participants at civichackathons [15], the competition itself with collaboration instead of antagonistic settings stillincreases excitement [3]. While some hackathons have eliminated prizes altogether [4], analternative is creating theme-based awards such as Hope’s "The Healthy Communities Award"and "The Information
peers, the students had the opportunity to develop peer support and stronger interests and motivations for learning. Note that in addition to gaining technical knowledge, the students also learned team collaboration, which is essential not only in course and capstone projects, but also in their future career.(3) Hands-on and real-world oriented: The summer program encouraged the students to solve problems that are practical, meaningful, and with real-world implications. With the help of the faculty mentors, the students had the chance to tinker and dabble various prototypes until the perfection of the final product is reached.(4) It was offered online instead of face-to-face: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our campus was
[9,14]. Isolation also has important career consequences: those who are not well-integrated socially among their classmates and co-workers are more likely to miss out on2 This definition, and my operationalization below, includes under the “disability” umbrella people who themselvesmight not identify as having a disability (e.g., someone with leukemia). The case for doing so is the sharedexperiences of socially- and environmentally- produced exclusions that persons within that umbrella often share[15].3 Per National Center on Disability and Journalism guidelines (https://ncdj.org/style-guide/), I use person-firstlanguage (i.e., “persons with disabilities” rather than “disabled persons”) when talking about individuals withphysical and/or
a loose relationship with connections established by individual faculty orstaff members without formal ties. These individual connections have now grown to includesignificant National Science Foundation (NSF) scholarships in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (S-STEM) grant known as Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access, GrowingEngineers (ENGAGE). This creates a partnership between the institutions to support studentsuccess through pre-transfer, during transfer, and post-transfer stages. This is done byminimizing economic barriers and supporting student development in five areas: academic,engineering transfer/career path, personal, connection, and professional. ENGAGE is alsodesigned to create sustainable change so that our
their career in industry. The second sectionfocused on grasping a general understanding of either ethical reasoning or global awareness,depending courses that the faculty member taught the prior academic year. Section three askedquestions associated with the barriers and challenges associated with teaching a Pathways Course.Section four asked was designed for non-Pathways faculty and sked about their knowledge of thePathways program. The fifth section asked about the faculty member to reflect on the Pathwayscourse they had taught or briefly talk about any future plans for the course. The last question askedhow ethical/global awareness factored into their teaching more generally. 5. Results and Discussion 5.1.Incentives When
wideruniversity population of undergraduate students, from different majors ranging from theMechanical Engineering Technology program, Industrial Technology program, Career andTechnical Education teacher program, and Mechanical Engineering program students at ODU.This course is a part of manufacturing concentration for MET students. The course curriculumincludes an overview of various AM processes. It explains how AM enables the creation ofcomplex geometries from the bottom-up, without many of the constraints of traditionalmanufacturing methods such as machining, molding, and casting and commonly taught machinistapproach CAD modelling methodology. This paper discusses the development andimplementation of AM course and provide recommendations for
the Sloan Foundation and his team received for the best paper published in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008, 2011, and 2019 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for
MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants
active learning strategies. Findings indicated that collaborative learningand problem-based learning seemed to be the most commonly used strategies followed by cooperativelearning and concept tests. Interestingly, concept tests, peer instruction, and 1-minute paper were threestrategies about which the participants had the least knowledge.In the follow-up interviews, participants indicated that they mostly learned the aforementioned usedactive learning strategies through the university level workshops they attended. One of the participantswas a teaching assistant for a professor who was the pioneers of active learning engineering during theirgraduate studies, and that impacted their teaching career in the long run. Being able to observe
material is consistent with their future career (Wigfield, 1994; Wigfield &Eccles, 2000). The interest component is based on how students perceive course topics andinstructional methods, interesting (Hidi & Ann Renninger, 2006; Renninger, Hidi, Krapp, &Renninger, 2014). Further, the success component is formed on expectancy for success(Wigfield, 1994; Wigfield & Eccles, 2000). This component reflects students’ self-efficacy aboutthe coursework (Bandura, 1986). The caring component is based on students believes thatinstructors care about their success and well-being (Noddings, 1992).Motivation can be perceived as a student’s intention and engagement in learning as student’saction (Christenson, Reschly, & Wylie, 2012). In other
for students to imagine the interactions between the important metricsand how the entire system operates. The computer game Factorio, was used as a simulation tool tohelp students visualize and measure the interactions and verify optimization algorithms that werereviewed as part of the lesson plan. The lesson plan was developed for use as stand-alone onlinemodules for students to work through on their own. IntroductionIt is often difficult for students to see how the theory that they are presented in classes applies to thesituations they will encounter in their careers. Research has shown that perceived abstractness oftheoretical concepts and separation of those concepts and the students’ experiences
Education in Control Systems," IEEE, Vols. T4E-23, 200312. Lee, Kok-Meng, Wayne Daley, and Tom McKlin. "An interactive learning tool for dynamic systems and control." Proc. of International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 1998, pp 71-76.MATILDA HOMatilda Ho is currently pursuing a Master’s in Systems Engineering and Management at the University of Texas atDallas. She was a member of the student team in the paper as an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. Shehas previously participated in research across civil and mechanical engineering labs, and hopes to continue her career inindustry. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference
are impossible to duplicate in the classroom. Communicating withpeople in industry, coping with unexpected problems, and working with specialized tools are justa few examples. This research project has exposed students to a renewable energy source andthe significant economic benefits of using energy wisely and efficiently. It also gave the studentsan idea of the importance that further development of renewable energy technologies has forsociety. With these newly gained experiences, the students involved will now be better preparedto face the many challenges that they will face in school, in their careers, and beyond.AcknowledgmentsThis work has been supported by a grant from the State of Minnesota through the MinnesotaOffice of Energy
Academic Integrity in the ClassroomAuthor: Dr. Steve SternbergAffiliation: Chemical Engineering, University Minnesota Duluth ssternbe@d.umn.eduThis paper will explore issues of academic integrity (AI) in the classroom: Define several meanings of academic integrity Explore how and why students cheat Describe techniques to enhance student integrityThe work is based on personal observations and informal discussions with many studentsthroughout my career as a student and as an instructor.Academic Integrity is a term used to describe the expectation of honest, open, and responsibleconduct while engaged in scholarly activity - be it research, teaching, service
attempt to presentmaterial that has applications to other specialties and career fields. The order of materialpresented here we feel is quite convenient to the learning process; of course, other arrangementsare certainly possible.The course begins with a review of uniform plane-wave propagation in a vacuum and inisotropic lossy media. This model of propagation adequately describes radio propagation after awave has left a transmitting antenna and before it reaches the receiving antenna. It also is a closecousin of propagation along a transmission line. A detailed understanding of these simple casesis very valuable to the future practicing engineer or researcher. The process of study includesMa e e ai i he i e a d phasor domains (which
presentation (propaganda) ofwhat software engineers do for a living and the career outlook, salary and placement rates.Following this presentation, the students were given free time to continue with their projects.About 15 percent of the groups satisfactorily finish the lab this second day without any out ofclass time. The other groups required or choose to put in additional out of class time. It isobvious that some groups put in substantial time to go far and beyond just satisfying therequirements. One such example will be demonstrated at the conference. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section ConferenceConclusions and ObservationsOverall the faculty has been very happy with the outcomes of this Software Engineering
to system safety culture improvement. In thepresent study the taxonomy categories are not only adopted to analyze the cognitive processinglevel that this kind of development may provide. The present study also adopts the taxonomy asa scripting guide for the students. Students from diverse disciplines enrolled in environmentalhealth and safety program were asked to add to each of their response to the survey questions alabel that is based on one of the cognitive process categories in Bloom's taxonomy. Questions weasked were for example: what motivates and inspires the students who are attracted to theprogram, what types of careers do they plan to follow, and what specific issues are important tothem?This modified taxonomy attempts to account
break apurposeful life. Practiced effectively, they augment the virtues distinctive to an individual, thusgrowing character and agency for the better good. Given the centrality of technology today,engineering students will help shape our future, significantly. Yet often they lack theprofessional skillset to reach the greatest promise in their careers and as citizens. How canprofessional skills be developed through experiential practice? Blurring the line between artand science offers one route via creative engagement: playing in a conductorless orchestrawhere students practice leadership, teamwork, and communication week-in and week-out. Theonly conductorless orchestra in the world composed of engineers currently resides at OlinCollege of
Paper ID #343372020 ETI Annual Summer School: Data Science and EngineeringProf. Steven R. Biegalski, Georgia Institute of Technology Steven Biegalski is the Chair of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Program at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has three degrees in nuclear engineering from University of Mary- land, University of Florida, and University of Illinois, respectively. Early in his career Dr. Biegalski was the Director of Radionuclide Operations at the Center for Monitoring Research. In this position Dr. Bie- galski led international efforts to develop and implement radionuclide
interactions. The primary capital of Enactusis its active student base who propagate Enactus’ brand and realize its vision of a “moresustainable world” [4]; hence, student motivations within the organization affect its essentialcharacter. Enactus’ goal of fostering a community-centered business environment presumes acommunity-centered motive; however, the drive to gain resume-building experience concurrentlyarises. This career oriented motive has been articulated by both students and the organization tobe a principal factor in choosing to join Enactus.Enactus’ organizational structure prioritizes student exposure to a wide range of positions. Thepotency of Enactus’ allure as an opportunity for practical application and resume strengtheningnearly
want inthe engineering graduates they employ; and (3) the non-technical skills are recognized asessential to career success in engineering. As the title of this paper indicates, the historical narrative presented here is provisional.Nonetheless, it provides a high-level view and the beginnings of an understanding of thefactors that contributed to increased use of the terminology “soft skills.” The documentaryevidence cited here is deserving of deeper analysis. It should be possible to identify the authorsand publications that have been important in the discourse on “soft skills.” Additionally, thispaper has skirted both the debate over what should replace the hard-soft distinction and therelationship between the scholarly and popular
university’s maker space. On a small scale, the goalwas to expose the students to engineering and the university, but on a large scale, the goal was toexpose these students (many of whom are first-generation) to the opportunities available in college.PartnershipDe La Salle North Catholic High School (HS) is a private college preparatory high schoolproviding education to underserved students from the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Theschool offers standard math and science courses but does not have the resources or facultyexpertise to offer any engineering curriculum. The school focuses on college and career readiness.In fact, the students all participate in a corporate work-study program. Participation in the programmeans that the students attend
the faculty at Kettering University for 18 years, eventually earning the position of Associate Provost. In addition to her work in academia she has served in industry and government. She is a four-time gubernatorial appointee to the Michigan Truck Safety Commission and, as commissioner, served as chair for two terms. She also chaired the Driver’s Education Advisory Committee and the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee for the Michigan Depart- ment of State—work that resulted in new legislation for Michigan. She began her career as an engineer for General Motors Truck Group and has been nationally recognized in higher education as both an Ameri- can Council on Education Fellow and a New Leadership Academy Fellow
of BME topics and their motivation to learn BME related content were classified as very important. All students reported that they felt that the information provided by the BME course would be very important to their future career.• Learning Strategy – Critical Thinking: In terms of learning BME related topics, students reported many strategies that require critical thinking. They reported that developing their own ideas based on course content and evaluating the evidence before accepting a theory or conclusion was preferred. They also reported questioning what they read or hear in class and thinking or possible alternatives.• Learning Strategy – Self- Regulation: Students reported using many effective self
future work in assessing teacher confidence inteaching soft robotics and engineering design as well as the impacts of teacher-delivered softrobotics curricula on students. Future measures may include teacher self-efficacy, studenttinkering self-efficacy, and STEM identity as methods to probe the impact of the curriculum onteachers, students, and classrooms either in person or virtually.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Office of Naval Research (award # N000141912386), NationalScience Foundation (award #1830896) and the Tata Trusts through The Lakshmi Mittal andFamily South Asia Institute.References 1. G. Potvin et al., “Gendered interests in electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering: intersections with career outcome
, “The Pipeline Is Leaking Women All the Way Along,” Science, New Series, Vol. 260, No. 5106 (Apr. 16, 1993), pp. 409-411 [10] Patricia Gándara, “Strengthening the Academic Pipeline Leading to Careers in Math, Science, and Technology for Latino Students,” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Volume 5, Number 3, July 2006 222-237.[11] ASEE Diversity Recognition Program (ADRP), https://diversityrecognition.asee.org/, ASEE 2019, retrieved December 2, 2019.[12] Goldin, Claudia, and Cecilia Rouse. 2000. "Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of "Blind" Auditions on Female Musicians." American Economic Review, 90 (4): 715-741.[13] Banaji, M. R., & Greenwald, A. G. (2013). Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People. New
first offered within the Cockrell School of Engineering and adapted based on audience. Role play scenarios and examples were customized for undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff. ______Reviewer comments: • Are these workshops voluntary? Are there thoughts making it mandatory campus wide?Depending upon the setting, workshops are required or voluntary. For example, some workshops are presented within classes and thus are required for students (participation grades, attendance, etc.). Other workshops are embedded into existing structures such as grad student orientation. Some of the workshops are currently being embedded into classes and thus will be required of all students at various stages throughout their college career
enrollment levels inengineering programs have been from 17 to 22% between 2002 and 2016 [2]. A betterunderstanding of gender differences in early-career pathways will help develop a futureintervention to encourage women to enter and stay in this field.The current study was conducted as part of a broader NSF grant investigating how counterfactualthinking about “what might have been” may serve as an intervention tool in promoting academicsuccess for engineering students in their first-year courses. Additionally, we pursued exploratoryanalyses to investigate other dimensions that may correlate with academic success. The analysespresented here explored the relationship between gender, regret, and academic performance. Theinitial findings of the current
garner feedback from the wider engineering education communitythat engages equity and diversity work.References[1] W. H. Robinson, E. O. McGee, L. C. Bentley, S. L. Houston, and P. K. Botchway,“Addressing negative racial and gendered experiences that discourage academic careers inengineering,” Computing in Science & Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 29-39, 2016.[2] D. Riley, A. Slaton, and A. L. Pawley, "Women and minorities in engineering,"in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research Cambridge, UK: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2014, pp. 335-356.[3] S. Appelhans, T. De Pree, J. Thompson, J. Aviles, A. Cheville, and D. Riley, “From ‘LeakyPipelines’ to ‘Diversity of Thought’: What Does ‘Diversity’ Mean in Engineering Education?,”in
Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #28172Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science FoundationCAREER award to examine the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 20211Welcoming Student Veterans to Engineering: An Interactive Session for Faculty and AdministratorsCATHERINE E. BRAWNER, RESEARCH TRIANGLE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTSCATHERINE MOBLEY, CLEMSON UNIVERSITYSUSAN M. LORD