statistics and simulation modeling. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Mapping ASEE Engineering Leadership Development Research through an AI-enabled Systematic Literature ReviewAbstractResearch in engineering leadership (EL) has seen substantial growth due to the increasedrecognition that engineering students’ leadership development is essential to their holisticdevelopment as engineers [1]. To support the continued growth of this nascent field, it is vital toexamine its history and identify growth opportunities that accelerate EL development andbroaden its impact. Identifying, codifying, and synthesizing the previous
ambitious goal requires not only a technicaleducation, but also that we develop in our students the initiative, determination, courage,teamwork, and leadership skills needed to leverage their technical skills. Most engineeringuniversities now recognize the importance of effective teamwork and leadership skills, yet thereremains an unmet need. Additionally, the engineering profession itself is undergoing profoundchanges [1].Historically, MIT has developed in its students the capabilities needed to leverage their technicalacumen by means of close industrial collaborations that gave students both technical know-howand a practical understanding of how to thrive as leaders and teammates.However, in the post-World War II period, as the pace of
will help us as engineering educators facilitate meaningful leadership developmentopportunities for our students and alumni, ultimately enhancing their capacity for social, professional, andorganizational impact.KeywordsEngineering leadership, resistance, survey research, personal and professional barriersIntroductionEngineers Canada (EC) and the US based National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have beencalling for engineers to lead since the early 2000s [1-4], arguing that we will enhance globalcompetitiveness at the national level by preparing engineering students to drive change, notsimply solve technical problems framed by others. While this argument may be compelling toprofessional engineering associations advocating for enhanced
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work In Progress: Developing an Instrument to Measure Mentoring Experience’s Impact on Leadership Development among Engineering Graduate Student MentorsIntroduction This work-in-progress (WIP) paper introduces an instrument to measure the impact ofexperiences serving as mentors on leadership development among Engineering graduatestudents. Leadership is a key component of engineering career success [1-2]. Engineeringgraduates are reported to lack leadership and other professional skills entering the industry,which resulted in them spending much working time to advance these professional skills [3-4
developmentprograms [1] and an emerging body of literature has explored how engineers develop as leaders.In 2015, an engineering leadership research team at the University of Toronto set out to examinehow engineers lead through professional practice [2]. This work used grounded theory to developa professionally contextualized description of three engineering leadership orientations that wasprofessionally relevant. The research team mobilized their findings by integrating a sub-set ofsurvey questions into an undergraduate engineering leadership course through the EngineeringLeadership Orientations (ELO) inventory [3].While the ELO inventory has helped students identify their own orientation to leadership, itdepends on archetypal embodiments of leadership. How
, and additive manufacturing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Use of Interactive Digital Tools in Product Design and ManufacturingIntroductionResearchers identified a spectrum indicating the level of involvement of the real and digital(virtual) worlds as illustrated in Figure 1. At the edges of this spectrum are the real and virtualworlds and anything in between is considered Mixed (or Hybrid) Reality [1]. Extended Reality(XR) is the term encompassing AR, VR, and MR. Figure 1. Reality-Virtuality Spectrum [1]Virtual Simulation, Augmented and Virtual RealityThis section of the paper describes VS, AR
andresources needed for development of the course. Finally, we share lessons learned so thatindividual modules or the full approach could be adapted for use at other institutions.1. IntroductionAs professionals, engineers are obliged to contribute positively to human welfare through theirprofessional work in an ethical and socially responsible way. To guide engineering practice,professional codes of ethics have been formulated by many professional engineeringorganizations throughout the world [1-3]. Future engineers--students--need to be well-versed inethics, codes and regulations, and socially responsible engineering practices right from theirstudent tenure, so they can be successful in their careers.In the student academic space, in the absence of
Powered by www.slayte.com 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exhibition Minneapolis, MN | June 26-29, 2022 Practical Use of the Civil Engineering Body of KnowledgeIntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), as the recognized authority on the civilengineering profession, has been at the forefront of efforts to protect the licensure and authorityof civil engineers and to uphold civil engineers as leaders in our changing world. In 2004, ASCEcompleted the first edition of “The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge” (CEBOK1) [1] toauthoritatively define the domain of civil engineering – a practice common among otherprofessions. ASCE has revised the CEBOK twice since
, and a current list ofHispanic-Serving Intuition members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities andthe National Center for Education Statistics.Systems engineering job descriptions were extracted using two keywords: Systems Engineer andSystems Engineering. Data were collected from June 2021 to August 2021 for a total of 25INCOSE CAB organizations. The analysis resulted in a total of 150 job descriptions from domainsincluding defense, aerospace, engineering solutions, automotive, and healthcare.MethodologyTo create an aggregated reference dataset for the analysis of job descriptions, the framework inFigure 1 was implemented. The initial step is to identify what organizations offer systemsengineering jobs. It has been
connectivity of problem elements andforms of knowledge. Educator reflection after looking at and discussing the concept maprevealed ways in which the problem engagement may differ from the perceived design intent.Implications: We consider the potential for the proposed method to support design andfacilitation activities in problem-based learning (PBL) environments. We explore broaderimplications of the approach as it relates to 1) facilitating a priori faculty insights regardingstudent navigation of problem solving, 2) instructor reflection on problem design and facilitation,and 3) supporting problem design and facilitation. Additionally, we highlight important issues tobe further investigated toward quantifying the value and limitations of the
,nitromethane and gasoline engines was built for this purpose. The primary drivers for this effortwere cost, precision, ease of use and repeatability.A. Thrust Stand Design, Fabrication and Forces Analysis The first designs were sketched on paper and reviewed by the Professor in charge of theAirCRAFT lab at Saint Louis University. Then, the design was digitalized and modeled in SolidWorks. Each part was machined and assembled following the design. Preliminary design sketchesare shown in Figures 1 and 2. The digitalized version of the device is shown in Figure 3. Figure 1: Preliminary design sketch of the thrust stand Figure 2: Preliminary design sketch of the thrust stand apparatus, side view
-year programs in engineering andtechnology providing capstone experience to students (1-4). An open-ended engineering designand product development problem with constraints provide sufficient challenges to students indeveloping skills in all aspects of engineering, including project management. In this regard,projects sponsored by industries are a boon to students and colleges. Often, industries support theirprojects with funding, materials including access to their experts (5-7). Now, it is up to studentsand project advisor(s), prudently use this opportunity, to deliver a successful project. This can beachieved with hard work and dedication by project teams. Several documented research shows thatfriendly rivalry among competing teams produce
managementskills. Finally, the validation and reliability assessment of the instrument was performed followedby multiple group statistical analysis.Keywords: Management Skills; Engineering Education; Systems Engineering; Undergraduate Students.1. IntroductionRecent years have seen the tremendous development of management as a science. The scientificproperties of management have been distinctively strengthened by the contribution of managementscientists. They have developed many mathematical models for making effective decisions.Management principles are rigidly based on empirical phenomena, systematic classification, anddata analysis. These principles are applied to real-life situations and help practitioners to analyzeand solve problems and forecast
theuse of heat, pressure, or combined[1]. The welding processes are executed using a mechanizedmachine like a robot or human; in the latter case, it is called manual welding. Despite the increaseof robots in the welding industries, manual welding is still a must for many industries such asshipyards and constructions. However, manual welding is one of the most challenging processesto pass from one welder to another as it requires trainees to spend a tremendous amount of timelearning welding skills and synchronizing hands with eyes. In addition, the training processrequires a lot of investment, such as time, teachers, welding raw materials, welding gas, and otherconsumable materials[2,3]. Moreover, training should be performed with proper
then deployed theirdata acquisition modules in two locations within our CEE department with the goal of offeringguidance to the department about the use and/or traffic through its spaces. Computer vision-based and WiFi-enabled smart cities technologies can be the most informative, but since theycapture users’ personal information they may elicit public opposition. Conversely, PIR sensorsare anonymous and privacy-preserving (Akhter et al., 2019). The choice of using PIR sensors forour project provides students two takeaways: !1) users’ perception is an important considerationfor engineers, and (2) the “best” solution is not always the most suitable solution. Moreover,when designing their data acquisition module, students also had to account for
onSustainability. Each student team present their paper at the conference, which is typically anaudience of over one thousand people. Only about 10% of our first-year engineering students(who are honors students) have the opportunity to engage in hands-on design projects for the First-Year Engineering Conference, and these honor students are part of The Art of Making: AnIntroduction to Hands-On System Design and Engineering[1] class. This is an experiential learningcourse at our institution in which multidisciplinary teams of students apply design thinkingmethods to frame and tackle open-ended real-world problems of their own choosing, inventsolutions, and build and test tangible prototypes. These students have the opportunity to work inour custom created
implementation details of the summer program and theevaluation results are presented in this paper.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and computing-related jobs aregrowing fast in Alabama. Thirty-four of Alabama’s 40 Hot Demand Occupations requiresecondary and postsecondary STEM education [1]. Between 2017 and 2027, STEM jobs willgrow by 9% in Alabama, while non-STEM jobs will only grow by 5% [2]. Furthermore, theSTEM and computing-related jobs along the gulf coast are a lifeline to Alabama. Labor marketprojections indicate a growing gap in the supply of qualified employees in the STEM fields, suchas computer technology and advanced manufacturing [3].Although a number of engineering and computing curriculum integrations
, and one two-item scale which assessed students’ confidence in onlineengineering learning. Data analysis for the open-ended questions was guided by the theoreticalframework - Social Cognitive Career Theory [1] that explores how context, person factors andsocial cognitions contribute to career goals, interests and actions. A phenomenological approach[2] was conducted to understand the experience of these students. Open coding and axial coding[2] methods were used to create initial categories then themes related to students' concerns andchallenges. Data from the two-item scale was evaluated using descriptive statistics: means,standard deviations, and ranges.Four main themes with separate sub-categories emerged from the student responses: 1
adequately address modern engineering problems, engineers must generatesolutions that attend to stakeholders, context, and impacts across scales, in addition to beingtechnically sound [1],[2]. Thus, engineering is fundamentally a technical and social discipline[3], [4], [5]. Socially engaged engineering skills include those needed to gather environmental,economic and stakeholder information and use it, combined with an understanding ofpersonal/professional identity and team dynamics, to holistically serve clients and societythrough engineering work [16]. Socially engaged engineering skills are vital for the future ofengineering and they are recognized as just as necessary as traditional technical skills of the field[6], [7], [8]. Despite the
Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) project described in this paper isgrounded in our understanding of the realities of professional practices. Engineers must be ableto construct and participate in sound judgments that balance complex, competing objectives orconstraints, and they must simultaneously produce recognizable engineering identities thatenable them to articulate and justify those judgments to others through a variety ofcommunication mechanisms, including writing. Consequently, the objective of our project istoinvestigate the ways students produce engineer identities in written artifacts through which theyexpect to be recognized as engineers. We divided the project into two phases: Phase 1 involvingsemi-structured interviews designed
questions are summarized by the two major goals of this project: 1)characterize expert engineering intuition (RQ1, RQ2 and RQ3), and 2) design an instrument tomeasure engineering intuition (RQ4). Work undertaken and completed on this project over thefirst two years has characterized expert engineering intuition using interviews of practicingengineers and led to the design of a survey instrument to measure the engineering intuition ofengineering students.BackgroundLiterature from the fields of nursing [1], management [2], and expertise development [3] suggestintuition plays a role in both decision-making and expertise development. Academic models todate in engineering education fall short of defining or describing how to develop intuition.Expertise
referred to as scholars) whowere selected in two cohorts based on academic talent and financial need. All aspects of theCREATE program are designed to offer a supportive, student-centered environment to aidadjustment to college life challenges and help the scholars achieve their best academicperformance. The objectives of CREATE are: (1) To implement a scholarship program built onevidence-based curricular and co-curricular best practices that supports low-income,academically talented students with demonstrated financial need through successful programcompletion; (2) To conduct a mixed-methods research study of the effect of the implementedevidence-based practices on the self-efficacy and engineering identity of the cohorts to contributeto
empowersthem to handle the ambiguity inherent to navigating and solving engineering problems. As aresult of this short course, engineering educators developed a unique metacognitive activity fortheir context utilizing a backward design process by identifying the workshop participant’sintended results, the evidence necessary to measure the result, and the learning experience toenable the intended results. The goals of this short course were to 1) enhance the education ofengineers through explicit metacognitive training and focus on instructors because of their long-term and multiplicative impact on current and future engineering students and secondary impactson their colleagues. Furthermore, 2) to fit the needs of stakeholders and improve access to
changes are also presented.Keywords: STEM Education, Women in Engineering, NSF S-STEMIntroductionThe Culture and Attitude (C&A) program was initiated in 2010, with the goal of improving thenumber of women engineering students graduating from South Dakota Mines (SD Mines). SDMines is a STEM-focused university located in Rapid City, SD. The C&A program was partiallysupported by two National Science Foundation S-STEM awards [1], [2].In 2010, 17.8% of students in the United States graduating with an engineering degree werewomen, and in 2020 that percentage increased to 23.1% [1]. While there was a slight increase inwomen's participation during this time frame, this demographic is still underrepresented in USengineering education. The program
undergraduate student and faculty member’s experiences in engineering education.Susannah C. Davis (Research Assistant Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Consequential Agency of Faculty Seeking to Make Departmental ChangeBackground and purposeOver the past decade, much attention has focused on change-making efforts, especially thosefunded by the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments program. Studies on such effortspoint to the importance of change teams having sufficient authority to bring about the changethey envision [1-12], as well as the capacity to recognize and contend with
their future classrooms. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 45(3), 321-338.Bauer, J., & Kenton, J. (2005). Toward technology integration in the schools: Why it isn’t happening. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 13(4), 519-546.Chiu, J. L. & Linn, M. C. (2011). Knowledge integration and wise engineering. Journal of Pre- College Engineering Research, 1, 1-14.Curts, J., Tanguma, J., & Peña, C. M. (2008). Predictors of Hispanic school teachers' self- efficacy in the pedagogical uses of technology. Computers in the Schools, 25(1-2), 48-63.Drenoyianni, H., & Selwood, I. D. (1998). Conceptions or misconceptions? Primary teachers' perceptions and use of computers in the classroom. Education and
temperedtheir explicit stereotyping.Introduction and BackgroundGender stereotyping is present in many Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) settings, with negative consequences for those who are the targets of these negativestereotypes [1]. It can lower representation of women in STEM fields and careers [2] - [7] and,for those who remain, can result in an accumulation of disadvantage in advancement in thesefields [8]. This is particularly true when women are severely under-represented in a field, such assome engineering sub-fields and computer science [9].Several decades of recruiting women into STEM educational programs and workplaces withoutaddressing the negative climate have not produced a successful shift in retention in these
, Computer, and MechanicalEngineering (EE, CpE, and ME, respectively) to answer the following questions: 1. Why do Black men and women choose and persist in, or leave, EE, CpE, and ME? 2. What are the academic trajectories of Black men and women in EE, CpE, and ME? 3. In what ways do these pathways vary by gender or institution? 4. What institutional policies and practices promote greater retention of Black engineering students?Major Activities for Year 4During Year 4 (March 2021 – February 2022), the project team has continued to collaborate toaccomplish the research goals. The research team has engaged in deeper analysis of ourquantitative data from the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating
students’ neurocognition,and how this relates to learning, can lay the groundwork for novel advances in engineeringeducation that support new tools and pedagogy for engineering design.Introduction and BackgroundEngineering design is an iterative process that requires the co-evolution of both the problem andsolution spaces [1], [2]. Tools and techniques that help students explore the problem and solutionspaces in new ways can aid in their educational development as design engineers. Conceptmapping as an educational tool tends to focus on measuring students’ ability to think insystems [3]. Much research has focused on how to develop concept mapping as an assessmenttool for student learning [3], [4]. For example, one assessment approach is to count
developed twelve modules working closely withinstructors and their teaching assistants for six undergraduate courses.We identified and coded primary data science concepts in the modules into five common themes:1) data acquisition, 2) data quality issues, 3) data use and visualization, 4) advanced machinelearning techniques, and 5) miscellaneous topics that may be unique to a particular discipline(e.g., how to analyze data streams collected by a special sensor). These themes were furthersubdivided to make it easier for instructors to contextualize the data science concepts indiscipline-specific work. In this paper, we present as a case study the design and analysis of fourof the modules, primarily so we can compare and contrast pairs of similar