promote greater retention of Black engineering students?Project GoalsOur project aims to highlight the policies and practices that contribute to increased persistenceand graduation as well as attrition for Black students in EE, CpE and ME. In the end, we hope tomake actionable recommendations for a variety of stakeholders regarding best practices forensuring retention of Black students in these majors. We employ a mixed-method approach toexplore our research questions.The quantitative dimension of our project employs the power of large population sizes availablein the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development(MIDFIELD), which includes 10,929 Black students (8072 men and 2857 women) who haveever
Paper ID #34160Decades of Alumni: What Can We Learn from Designing a Survey to Exam-inethe Impact of Project-based Courses Across Generations?Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s
with and persuade others of theirdesign choices, often balancing a variety of concerns such as political issues, economicconstraints, technological limitations and environmental concerns. This involves justifyingtradeoffs and prioritizing different aspects, a hallmark of argumentation. In addition, engineeringresearch requires significant evidence-based argumentation for new designs to be accepted andfor the adoption of innovative practices. As such, argumentation is deeply embedded into theinformal and formal practices of professional engineers.The Role of Arguments and Argumentation in Engineering EducationArgumentation theory has been used in science and mathematics education research over the pastfew decades but has been largely
data is the importance of offering widely varying supportservices and inter-departmental collaboration to combine the strengths of all parties involved.References1. M. Hock, et al. (2014). Tutoring Programs for Academically Underprepared College Students: A Review of the Literature. Journal of College Reading and Learning. 29. 101-122. 10.1080/10790195.1999.10850073.2. D. Xu, et al. “EASEing Students Into College: The Impact of Multidimensional Support for Underprepared Students.” Educational Researcher, vol. 47, no. 7, Oct. 2018, pp. 435–450, doi:10.3102/0013189X18778559.3. M. Estrada, et al. "Improving underrepresented minority student persistence in STEM." CBE—Life Sciences Education15.3 (2016): es5.4. C. A
it had the unfortunate impact thatassignment questions with more scope for students to make decisions were shifted later in theterm as this type of question is much easier to write for functions than for arrays. This also meantthat students had less practice with programming questions requiring the use of their judgement.The course project in MTE121 was scaled back significantly, becoming closer to a two partassignment rather than an open-ended design project. Accordingly, the weighting of theassignments and projects changed in the course syllabus (assignments increased from 10% to19% in 2020, and the project decreased from 15% to 6% in 2020)2.2.2 AssignmentsThe most significant change to the weekly assignments for 2020 was the shift away
providing remote technical assistance that includes students, faculty andprofessional mentors volunteering expertise to assist with humanitarian projects in developingcommunities. This paper provides an overview of the program design with an emphasis on the verticalintegration of projects across undergraduate and graduate engineering programs. Details on the curricularaspects of the program as well as a participatory framework that includes depth and breadth of opportunityis provided. The motivation for this paper is to demonstrate best-practices in engineering service-learningwith the objective of highlighting the role of academic institutions when engaging with humanitarianorganizations internationally. The design and execution of the
. Academicadministrators must therefore understand a complex network of dynamic factors that relate tostudents. Time, health, past and present experiences, future goals, life or work circumstances,and expectations for success are all factors that influence student learning [7]. Many of thefactors influencing dropout at master's degree are factors beyond student control, such asunforeseeable personal, health, or financial problems [8]. However, these factors do not explainall cases. Some of these factors are individual and personal, while others are institutional [9].Focused research is necessary to understand the factors that influence low early graduation rates.A literature review shows that there are practically no studies that analyze late graduation
perceived appropriateness? 4. What are teachers’ rationales for (a) integrating or (b) not integrating specific digital technologies? Literature ReviewEngineering, Technology, and Science: Natural Integration Opportunities for PositiveOutcomesFor decades, educational researchers have espoused integrated science instruction as a means toincrease student engagement, interest in science, and achievement (e.g., Roth, 2001). As a result,many different commercial curricula (e.g., Engineering is Elementary, Project Lead the Way,Lego Robotics) and open-source software (e.g., WISEngineering) exist to facilitate integratedinstruction. Further, design-based, project-based, and problem-based learning can
for Success (ECLIPS) Lab. His research focuses on contemporary and inclu- sive pedagogical practices, emotions in engineering, competency development, and understanding the experiences of Latinx and Native Americans in engineering from an asset-based perspective. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State Uni- versity. Prior to this appointment, she was an Associate Professor in the School of
undergraduate research, which is one of fivehigh-impact practices found by Brownell and Lynn to improve engagement and retention incollege students [10]. We support 10 students to participate in summer research each year andencourage our Scholars to seek summer research opportunities in other schools.The third component provides funding for up to 10 students each year to attend professionalconferences such as The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing, The GraceHopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and other conferences that students haveexpressed interest in. Attending a professional conference is an effective approach to recruit andretain students, particularly URSs in computing majors [11], [12].In the rest of the paper, we share
Mechanical Engineering and the Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation and Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He holds a BS degree in civil engineering from USMA (2001), and MS and PhD degrees in civil engineering from North Carolina State University (2011 and 2019). Brad is a licensed Professional Engineer (Missouri). His research interests include sustainable infrastructure development, sustainable construction materials, and engineering education.Col. Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy Colonel Aaron Hill is an Assistant Professor and Design Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a
Fall of 2015 taking online courses learning how to construct and de- liver online courses. This resulted in a MSEd from Purdue University in Learning Design and Technology (LDT). This widely varied background prepared me well for my next big adventure. Beginning in August 2018 I became the Texas A and M Professor of Practice for the Texas A and M Engineering Academy at Blinn College in Brenham. Texas A and M Engineering Academies are an innovative approach to providing the planet with more Aggie Engineers. I am focused on enhancing the high school through first-year college experience and am an engaged member of the Texas A and M IEEI (Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation). My foundations were
The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationGiven this importance, industries report that students graduating from technical programsare generally not well prepared for the writing requirements of the contemporaryworkplace 1. Industries naturally have their own set of terminology committed to thespecific requirements and situations exclusive to their form of business. Communicatingeffectively within an industry is a direct result of an individual’s ability to understand anduse the industry’s vocabulary and communication practices. Effective writtencommunication skills can assist in the acquisition of sought-after contracts and clients aswell as assist in maintaining
; and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. His teaching focuses on sociology of education, inequalities in education, educational evaluation and policy analysis, research methods and designs, and statistics and evaluation.Uriel Lomel´ı-Carrillo, The University of Texas at San Antonio Uriel Lomel´ı-Carrillo is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Demography at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Prior to his doctoral program, Lomel´ı-Carrillo worked as a statistician and research assistant for the Survey of Migration at the Northern Border of Mexico. Lomel´ı-Carrillo’s research interests include demographic methods, mortality, spatial demography, and the Mexican War on Drugs. He has presented his
education.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt P.E., University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning
Paper ID #34494Bringing Together Engineering and Management Students for aProject-Based Global Idea-thon: Towards Next-Gen Design ThinkingMethodologyValeriya Yudina, Higher School of EconomicsYulia Skrupskaya, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsProf. Victor Taratukhin, SAP Silicon Valley and University of Muenster Victor Taratukhin received his Ph.D. in Engineering Design in 1998 and Ph.D. in Computing Sciences and Engineering in 2002. Victor was a Lecturer in Decision Engineering and Module Leader (IT for Product Realization) at Cranfield University, UK (2001-2004), SAP University Alliances Program Director
experiences within theEFRI_REM Mentoring Catalyst Initiative and identify best practices in mentorship training andcommunity building.Goals and Components of the Mentoring Catalyst Initiative The EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst initiative has three main goals, which are: 1) Providemeaningful and effective training of ERFI-REM faculty, graduate students, and post- doctoralmentors to impact the overall research experiences of their mentees; 2) Build a peer-mentoringcommunity for EFRI-REM mentors to share ideas and provide support for real-time mentoringissues; 3) Strengthen mentoring relationships between faculty mentors and their graduate andpostdoctoral mentees. There are four major activities associated with the EFRI-REM MentoringCatalyst
andits associated HVAC system. The model was designed to incorporate data and specificationscollected from original design drawings, actual construction methods, equipment technicalsheets, building management systems, and experimental instrumentation. Setup of theexperimental rigs was a major undertaking in itself since temperature probes and data loggingequipment had to be attached to the buildings under rather inauspicious conditions.In this paper the UTC concept and research results will be briefly reviewed. Next, thecontributions of students will be outlined along with assessments of the project’s impact onstudents’ comprehension of the role of research in the industrial enterprise. Finally, specificexamples will be elaborated and
- fort. A graduate of Purdue University (PhD 2016), his research focuses primarily on reducing barriers to the learning process in college students. Topics of interest include computer science pedagogy, collabo- rative learning in college students, and human-centered design. Of particular interest are the development and application of instructional practices that provide benefits secondary to learning (i.e., in addition to learning), such as those that facilitate in learners increased self-efficacy, increased retention/graduation rate, increased matriculation into the workforce, and/or development of professional identity.Mr. William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina I am an undergraduate at the University
and similarly structured large-scale STEM research centers. This projectseeks to take up this challenge with a direct, conscientious effort to address this need and combatcurrent limitations facing ERC evaluation.The project aims to broadly impact practice within the engineer-formation system by providing anew approach to measuring the effectiveness of education and diversity programs within andacross ERCs. The goal of the project is to enhance evaluation for not only individual ERCs, butmake it possible to expand and compare across all ERCs. The suite of evaluation tools includes amodularized quantitative instrument, online instrument disseminate platform, set of qualitativeprotocols, updated NSF ERC Best Practices Manual document, and a
higher quality written project reports should be implemented infuture traditional courses.While this research was taking place, educators gathered to discuss best practices. BME IDEA(alliance of professors teaching design in Biomedical Engineering departments to improveinstruction) hosted a session on Teaching Capstone Design in a Remote Model at their annualmeeting in 2020. They identified strategies for teaching capstone design remotely, which includehelping students build strong, supporting teams; lowering expectations on the prototypes anddeliverables; considering alternative ways of grading such as the three-level scale: high pass,pass, and no pass, with the letter grade requiring that students try again, implemented by Dr.Ann Saterbak at
with engineeringbackgrounds (a postdoc and a tenured professor) and is sustained by contributions from guestspeakers from a variety of other fields, including education, cognitive psychology, technicalcommunication, visual art, interdisciplinary studies, and media/communications. Given theiradditional roles in course design and research on the project, two of these guests are coauthors onthis paper along with a graduate research assistant and a museum educator who provided VTStraining workshops at our university over the past few years for our core team and otherinterested faculty, postdocs, and students. As part of a larger study funded in part by the NationalScience Foundation (see Acknowledgments), this paper reports ongoing work to
Australasian Association for Engineering Education and 9th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum (p. 358). Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2003.[15] D. Chachra & D. Kilgore, “Exploring gender and self-confidence in engineering students: A multi-method approach,” Research Brief. Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1), 2009.[16] C. L. Colbeck, A. F. Cabrera, & P. T. Terenzini, “ Learning professional confidence: Linking teaching practices, students' self-perceptions, and gender,” The Review of Higher Education, 24(2), 173-191, 2001.[17] K. Szelényi & K. K. Inkelas, “The role of living–learning programs in women’s plans to attend graduate school in STEM
Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education Department (ESED) at Clemson University. Prior to this Dr. Karen was at Oklahoma State University where she was a professor for 24 years in Chemical Engineering. She received her B.S. in chemical engineering from University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 in chemical engineering both from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Karen’s educational research emphasis includes faculty development and mentoring, graduate student development, critical thinking and communication skills, enhancing mathematical student success in Calculus (including Impact of COVID-19), and promoting women in STEM. Her technical
Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at
effective teams. As we moved online, we held information sessions for the instructors.We shared the information, ideas for how to move ahead and best practices. It seemed that beingable to process together was as important as the content shared in these sessions.While the pandemic caused disruption in many projects, it also provided motivated students towork in creative new ways. A benefit of the move to online is that the students could not tinkerand figure things out, but instead had to thoroughly plan and execute their projects. It presentedthe opportunity for students to engage in more analyses. Test plans were developed. Design forFailure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) is a part of the design process in normal times andthese analyses are
specifically in engineering [3]. A diverse, inclusiveengineering labor force has the potential to address a wide range of societal needs and togenerate more innovative technological products and solutions for the 21st century [4-8].However, to make the engineering workforce more inclusive, it is necessary to first understandbarriers to persistence in engineering disciplines as well as practices and activities that could beleveraged to promote the retention of women or other underrepresented populations. The relationships between self-efficacy and gender are well-documented in the literature andself-efficacy has been suggested as a factor that impacts the persistence and perseverance ofwomen in undergraduate engineering programs [9-12]. Other
Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A study of alumni of the Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime leadership development courseABSTRACTOver the past two decades there has been abundant discussion, research and subsequentpublication about the need for leadership skill development for both newly minted and seasonedengineers. The calls have come from both engineering practice and academic communities, andthe expectations have been codified by ABET for engineering academic preparatory programs.But there is a dearth of information about whether, and how, this education has been of value tothe graduates and their organizations. This study documents the results of a survey of alumni ofseveral post-graduate
mentor-led study sessions continues, so does the pursuit of creating aframework for best practices of peer mentoring programs that may be used by other institutions.AcknowledgementThe authors acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation under the grantnumber DUE-0942270.References1. “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future,” National Academy of Science, Washington DC, National Academies Press, 2005.2. “Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5,” National Academy of Science, Washington DC, National Academiy Press, 2010.3. “Science and engineering degrees: 1966–2006 (Detailed Statistical Tables NSF 08-321),” National Science
possess [17].We are seeking to understand how a unique co-op based engineering program, designedspecifically for increased access, impacts the experiences of participating students. Additionally,we are using CCW and funds of knowledge to understand what assets students bring into theprogram and their co-op jobs, and how they gain from participation in the program itself. Ourprimary research question is: What assets do students in a co-op based engineering programbring to that program, and what assets do they gain from participation in the program?Background of the Bridge AcademyThe Bridge Academy presented within this WIP is a two-and-a-half-year (five semester) upperdivision engineering program, designed for off-campus students. It is housed in