students to explore potential options for the capstone project, and to have theopportunity to get a good starting point for it, ahead of the capstone semester. In this paper, thesenior level courses specific to communication systems area of concentration within an electricalengineering technology program are discussed, their course content and the term projectsincluded, and how they offer venues to capstone project choices. The paper presents specificexamples of how these course projects gave students successful pathways for capstone projects.The course content that can be covered by the curriculum of an undergraduate technologyprogram is somehow limited, especially for a broad field such as communication systems, andbeyond the fundamental
a statistically significant positive long-term effect onparticipants’ perceptions of engineering. Overall, the study showed the benefits of usingnumerous role-models in the program (such as graduate students and faculty in STEM fields, andhigh school girls with STEM interests), reinforcing what many other programs have shown.Ivey and Palazolo12 conducted a study of an engineering outreach program that began in 2004,in Memphis. This program, a one-week session with an emphasis on girls from minority groupstraditionally underrepresented in STEM, was to increase the number of girls pursuing careers inSTEM fields. While only 10% of participants responded to the survey, results showed that 73%of the respondents changed their middle/high school
furtherinvestigated and/or explained in the second stage of qualitative research. However, it is crucial topoint out that contrary to certain misconceptions that view research on a linear path, this researchended up being an iterative use of both quantitative and qualitative instruments. The analyzed datafor this study include surveys, in-person and virtual classroom observations, teacher reflectionjournals, classroom artifacts, school policy documents, and semi-structured interviews with 37engineering faculty members, 2 provosts, 5 engineering college deans, and 2 students.IRBThis study is approved for study by the Purdue Institutional Review Board. This process wasconcluded by July 2022 through the IRB (Institutional Review Board) with approval number
recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Natascha Trellinger is a second year Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University where her interest in the
faculty at her Alma Mater in 2015, Robin has been coordinating and teaching the Cap- stone Senior Design program in Mechanical Engineering while pursuing graduate work in Engineering Education.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication
engineering disciplines, butnot very many recently that are specific to aerospace. How can engineering educationresearchers leverage research tools from other disciplines to conduct research in an aerospacecontext? Engineering education researchers apply research to link professional practice toclassroom practice in order to keep the classroom up-to-date or even anticipate the knowledgeand skills that engineers will need to be successful in their careers. Engineering educationresearchers also investigate how students learn, from preschool years all the way through lifelonglearning as adults. Because the uniqueness of the learner and context of learning influence eachother, researchers must pay attention to the learner, the content, and the
, and ethnic diversity. Among its 3100 undergraduate students,around 39% are recipients of Pell grants, and 29% are pursuing majors in STEM fields. Thecampus faces challenges as a significant number of students come from K-12 systems thathaven't adequately prepared them for college-level math and science. Additionally, manystudents work over 20 hours per week, often off-campus, and spend an average of 2 hours dailycommuting on public transportation.These circumstances contribute to lower retention and graduation rates, particularly affectingstudents from racial and ethnic minorities who are already underrepresented in the STEMworkforce. Notably, recent data shows that only about 45% of all majors manage to graduatewith a bachelor's degree
programs. Dr. Weese has been a highly active member in advocating for computer science ed- ucation in Kansas including PK-12 model standards in 2019 with an implementation guide the following year. Work on CS teacher endorsement standards are also being developed. Dr. Weese has developed, organized and led activities for several outreach programs for K-12 impacting well more than 4,000 stu- dents.Mr. Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University Salah Alfailakawi is a PhD student in Educational Technology (ET) Graduate Programs at Kansas State University’s College of Education. His areas of interest include social/cultural issues in ET, the impact of ET on learners and teachers, as well as pract
in the 21st century is one of the primary goals ofuniversity educators [1-5]. Enabling students to practice self-learning, to find solutions to designproblems that are sustainable, helping them recognizing that they are part of community are justa few of our educational goals. Energy and power engineering education has undergonesignificant changes over the last decades, together with an increased student interests into suchengineering programs. The issues surrounding this theme are also receiving significant interestsform faculty and quite often administration. Today electrical energy industry professionals arerequired to have significant techno-scientific capabilities, deep interdisciplinary understandings,and soft engineering skills, such
identities, social locations, and values are relevant to thiswork.First author (RSK) is an early-career contingent faculty member at Smith College, a privateliberal arts women’s college with one engineering degree program. They are a white-passing transperson of Chinese and European descent who lives and works on unceded Nipmuc and Pocumtucterritory. They approach this paper from the perspective of a new engineering educator whoseformal training is in mechanical engineering and who aspires to teach towards principles ofcollective liberation from systems of oppression and domination.Second author (JSR) approached this research from the perspective of an engineering educatorwho places a premium on interdisciplinarity and inclusion. She has taught
and even regenerative.Integral to this work is fundamentally and systemically changing who will want to become anengineer, graduate as a trained engineer, and pursue a career as a professional engineer; Black,Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are stillmarkedly underrepresented within engineering education at the undergraduate and graduatelevels.9 Additionally, it is imperative that the marginalized communities —who bear much of theburden and harm due to human-caused impacts on the planet— are able to and encouraged toshare their perspectives, knowledge, and lived experiences.10,11 Their leadership andcontributions must be sought, respected, and integrated into future technological and