retention of the students that initially indicate engineering. Priorstudies have recommended focusing on efforts that would help to retain students. Ohland and associatessuggest “identify programming that retains the students who come to college committed to an engineeringmajor”7. The current study is focused on understanding the affective choices that first-year engineeringstudents make with regards to their major. The exploration and selection of an engineering major is oftena focal point of first-year engineering programs, and this experience has been found to be “polarizing,”either affirming a student’s plans to study engineering (or a specific discipline) or dissuading them alltogether8. Orr and associates conducted a large scale quantitative
, Purdue University Emily Schott is an Undergraduate Researcher working under Dr. Lucietto. She began working for Dr. Lucietto in the summer of 2018 as part of Purdue’s Summer Stay Scholars Program. She is a junior in Aerospace Engineering and is pursuing a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Emily is also a member of the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers Chain Reaction Machine Team and is helping to plan next year’s Amelia Earhart Aerospace Summit at Purdue. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering Technology Graduates: A Survey of Demographics and MentoringAbstractEarly in 2017, a team of engineering
, “Achievement, agency, gender, and socioeconomic background as predictors of postschool choices: A multicontext study,” Developmental Psychology, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1629, 2012.[12] N. Hillman, M. J. Gast, and C. George-Jackson, “When to begin? Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic differences in financial planning, preparing, and saving for college,” Teachers College Record, vol. 117, no. 8, pp. 1-28, 2015.[13] H. Al-Qahtani, S. Aqeel, H. Barnieh, A. Gouba, D. Hjeij, M. Salem, M. Zourob, B. Ahmed, G. Salama, and T. Kerr, “An Investigation into the Preparation of High School Students to Pursue an Engineering Career,” Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 102, pp. 340-351, 2013.[14] K. Hutchinson
arguments.Either we teach students to defer to the powerless and disempowered about their suffering, or theplot is gamed permanently in the favor of the status quo.In what follows we present our experiences with developing a specific lesson plan aimed atbolstering imaginative modes for an ethics module that has been implemented in a NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Next, we further clarifythe grounding in liberation as a complement to ethical, political, economic, and more familiarmodes of social thought. With that context set we then focus on the emergence of imaginalcapacity in struggles against oppression. Finally, the pilot curriculum is described and datacollection and analysis are discussed.2. LiberationWe shall
Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin.Dr. Rachel M. Korn, University of California, Hastings College of the Law Rachel Korn is the Director of Research at the Center for WorkLife Law, a research and advocacy organi- zation at UC Hastings College of the Law that seeks to advance gender and racial equity in the workplace and in higher education. Rachel is a Social Psychologist with a background in quantitative research meth- ods and survey design. Her research at the Center has primarily focused on studying the correlates and consequences of gender, racial, and class bias in
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.Mr. Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University Behzad Beigpourian is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. He earned his master’s in Structural Engineering from Shahid Chamran University in Iran, and his bachelor’s in Civil Technical Teacher from Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and
collaborativeand inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives”. The teamworkactivity was designed to align with the aforementioned ABET outcome. Students were requiredto watch a video about the importance of psychological safety in teams and complete reflectionquestions related to the video. The reflection prompts included: (1) Describe a setting where youwould be willing to admit mistakes when working with a team, (2) What can you do to helpestablish a team dynamic where mistakes are welcomed and recognized as part of the designprocess?, and (3) How important is psychological safely in engineering teams and why?.In an effort to further foster inclusive behaviors, students were exposed to the idea of implicitbias and were
2014. [Online]. Available: http://www.educause.edu/ecar.[4] D.S. Palmer. “A Look into the Planning Processes of Bring Your Own Device Programs in K-12 Schools”. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PN, 2017.[5] K. Ehnle. “6 ways to use students’ smartphones for learning”. December 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=528 [Accessed Feb. 8, 2019].[6] J.L. Woodworth, et al. “Credo Online Charter School Study”. Center for Research on Education Outcomes. 2015. [Online]. Available: https://credo.stanford.edu/pdfs/Online%20Charter%20Study%20Final.pdf [Accessed Feb. 7, 2019].[7] B. Jacob, “The opportunities and challenges of digital learning”. May 5, 2016
characteristics applied tothem on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree. Questions withasterisks are reverse coded. 1. Does a thorough job 2. Can be somewhat careless* 3. Is a reliable worker 4. Tends to be disorganized* 5. Tends to be lazy* 6. Perseveres until the task is finished 7. Does things efficiently 8. Makes plans and follows through with them 9. Is easily distracted*Demographic InformationIn addition, the following demographic information was asked. 1. What is your major? (AE, ME, EE/CE/SE, Other) 2. What is your age? 3. What ethnicity do you identify with? Select all that apply
different elements when it comes to defining asuccessful learning experience, it is important that educators keep that in mind when creatingassignments and evaluating group work.Future ResearchIn the future, we aim to conduct discussions with a wider range of students to get a broaderpicture of students’ perceptions. Getting a good number of participants from both collectivist andindividualist cultures in the discussions is also a key goal we have.We also plan to talk with a diverse set of faculty present in the campus and ask them about thebasis on which they form teams and whether or not they consider the aforementioned factorswhile building a team. We would also ask them their thoughts on getting directly involved tohelp resolve team
Paper ID #25073Identifying High Impact Activities in Stimulating STEM Interests amongHigh School Students (Evaluation)Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University Dr. Zhou is an Associate professor at the Engineering Department of Central Connecticut State University. Her research enthusiasm and expertise lie in quantitative analyses and modeling techniques. Recently, she has focused on issues of STEM education since planned and directed a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funded outreach program: National Summer Transportation Institute.Dr. Feng Wang P.E., Texas State University I am an Associate
included demonstration to reinforce STEM topics taught during theweek at respective schools where participants came from.The FC was an interactive forum that provides STEM education and parenting or caregivinginformation to any supportive adult role model(s) who interacts with the students. The FPinvolved parents/families as a partner with the ECSU site in the planning, design andimplementation of the NASA inspired curriculum. Parents/Guardians were provided STEMskills to engage them in supporting their children’s learning at home.Program Goals and ActivitiesThe Summer Academy program engaged students through hands-on learning activities,integrated modern educational technology tools and inquiry-based learning to reinforcescience and mathematical
their program we should consider introducing more projects starting from the firstyear since these students want to see where they will apply the knowledge they gain in class rightaway. 5. Future Plans There are many options available for implementing this kind of a project. Overall, thegoal is to spread the material throughout the course as much as possible so that the workload forthe students is not intense. It is also good for students to revisit and analyze their resultsfrequently so that it stays fresh in their minds. With this in mind, it may be desirable to introducesome concepts and calculations earlier. For example, students could begin learning about vehiclespeed and acceleration concepts prior to the force chapters
emphasize relevant topics beyond the fundamentalEngineering Mechanics course such as design considerations, potential sources of failure, costreduction, and areas of improvement within the structure or mechanism. To encapsulate thesignificance of real-word engineering applications, students were asked to analyze either the cranemodel or Baltimore-bridge model as a mid-term project. For such task, students were required totake measurements from the selected model, register the type of loads designated by the instructor,and utilize the mathematical techniques from class to analyze its behavior.In terms of incorporating such physical models into lesson plans, the instructor arranged the lecturesessions by introduction, inquiry, visual model
operating bases, and wide area monitoring and control systems for power grids. He is an active senior member of the IEEE. He founded and served as chair in the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Young Professionals Committee, and currently serves in the IEEE PES Power and Energy Education Committee, IEEE PES Long Range Planning Committee, IEEE Young Professionals Committee, and has previously served as the faculty advisor to the USMA IEEE student branch.Lt. Col. Christopher Michael Korpela, U. S. Military Academy LTC Christopher Korpela is an Associate Professor and Director of the Robotics Research Center at the United States Military Academy at West Point. An honor graduate from West Point, he earned his M.S
short phase-gate presentations (~5 minute presentations) to briefly discuss theprogress in their team project and get feedback from the instructor. Those presentations were notgraded and mainly were hold to keep the class and the instructor updated about each team’sprogress and get timely feedback during the semester on their project.Following iteration reviews, retrospectives were performed at the end of each spring. During theretrospectives, the team discussed two topics: “What went well in the sprint” and “What could beimproved”. The goal of the retrospectives was to create opportunity for the teams to inspectthemselves and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next sprint. Theretrospectives were done using online
level classrooms. For example, the NEED Project offers an entire curriculum of K-12 energy education lessons and projects [1]. The KidWind Project, meanwhile, developed a setof interactive wind energy kits [2] and, in collaboration with the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy, led the development of the annual U.S.Collegiate Wind Competition [3]. The website Sciencing has developed a tutorial for students tobuild homemade electric generators [4], and the website teacherstryscience.org has developed atutorial lesson plan around constructing a wind turbine generator [5]. The ElectricalConstruction & Maintenance magazine recently reported that a Florida high school student hasutilized these same
framework for teaching writing in thediscipline for engineering students [8]-[9]. These include pointing to technical and report writingattributes that should be emphasized, such as planning, clarity, simplicity, brevity, word choiceand more.There have also been several attempts to facilitate report writing by developing frameworks andapplications that guide and help students in preparing technical and scientific reports, both inengineering schools in the United States [10]-[11] and abroad [12].At our institution, we have an engineering department embedded in a liberal-arts generaleducation setting. Engineering students are required to take a wide core curriculum to integratetheir scientific and technical education in engineering. Still, to obtain
six groups of4 (approximately) members each. The instructor meets with each team individually and discusses theirquestions and explains to them how specific questions can be clarified and improved. Although, theentire activity from start to finish is carefully monitored by the instructor with continuous feedbackand grading of team-performance, independent team work and individual responsibility are alsoemphasized. This activity can be replicated in other CGT courses as well other disciplines. The resultssuggest that it can be an effective means to strengthen CG course pedagogy. This approach willfacilitate assessment of tactile learning methods in CGT course curriculum and help with a continuous‘Course Improvement Plan’. Ultimately this
that the lesson plan we were given was going to be fun. Our activity was to create a life jacket for a small army man. We did this by providing the students with sections of a pool noodle, scissors, and rubber bands to fasten the "life jacket" to the figures. The students designed and modified their life jackets multiple times and had an overall good time. I was able to conect with the students and they were excited to meet somebody new. Overall I had fun, though I was a bit stressed at first. 10 The activity for me was the spaghetti house, as an Student describes the engineering student in college, the students thought that it experience of meeting was very
engineers should be involved in its design or management. If they were, andtheir professional code of ethics was adequate and endorsed by the employer then the degreeof risk should be minimised provided they act as engineers and not business people as wasthe case with the Challenger disaster [7].As the discussion moves into the realm of regulatory requirements so it moves into the realmof technological literacy. It is clear from the ASH report and the Governments own expertgroup that the regulations were not fit for purpose. It also becomes clear that the failure ofEnglish society to protect the term “engineer” has contributed generally to the culture andconsequent deficiencies in the whole of the development, planning and construction
intervention. An example of this type of exclusion is a citationanalysis performed after an intervention with no baseline or other comparison. Overall, theauthors note the EIL literature frequently reports descriptive statistics, showing that data hasbeen gathered, but sometimes falls short of a full analysis that allows the researchers to drawmeaningful/well-grounded conclusions from the data. The authors plan to complete a fullanalysis of the papers identified for inclusion and publish the results in a journal article.References[1] C. Torgeson, J. Hall, and K. Lewis-Light, “Systematic reviews,” in Research Methods and Methodologies in Education, R. Coe, M. Waring, and L. V. Hedges, Eds. Los Angeles, CA: Sage, 2017, pp. 166–179.[2
power systems, in particular, electric machinery and electromagnetics. Robert has worked as a mathematical modeler for Emerson Process Management, working on electric power applications for Emerson’s Ovation Embedded Simulator. Robert also served in the United States Navy as an interior communications electrician from 1998-2002 on active duty and from 2002-2006 in the US Naval Reserves.Mr. Dekwuan Stokes, University of Pittsburgh Dekwuan is a senior electrical engineering major at University of Pittsburgh. He plans to enroll in the PhD program with a focus in power, as well as, achieve his MBA throughout the process. His career choice and long term goal is to become a professor and to start his own businesses
contacts such as faculty, student leaders, and industry professionalcontacts that they could utilize to succeed in their degree plan and later on, their career. The otherexperimental section type, Design Intervention, included a small design project and introductionto design theory, as well as Early Career Intervention. This work-in-progress sought to discoverearly data trends that indicate success of the modified introductory class. Early data suggests thatEngineering Technology (ET) students may prefer Design Intervention, and Engineering (ENGR)students may prefer ECI. Furthermore, under-represented minorities (URMs) in ENGR majorsmay prefer Design Intervention, women in ET majors seem to succeed after Design Intervention,and women in ENGR are
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-freshman undergraduate student in one of the designated student areasmentioned above.Which student did you meet? (full name, correct spelling) _____________________________________When did he/she first enroll here? ________________________________________________________Which classes is he/she taking this term? (names of classes, not numbers) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The ASCE student chapter is hoping to plan some new events this year. The club officers have requestedthat you suggest an event that you would like the ASCE to hold.Extra Credit
consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,environmental, and economic factors” [1].Teamwork: Students work in pairs often comprised of students from two different engineeringmajors. This mix of majors is an early effort to facilitate their ability to function effectively onmultidisciplinary teams. The student survey indicates that more than 75% of students felt that theexperience improved their teamwork skills and confidence. These results support the programrequirement to assess ABET student outcome 5, “an ability to function effectively on a teamwhose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment,establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [1].Communication
). Students use knowledge of MATLAB taught in the lectureportion of the course to design a game. Students choose one or more games from a provided listto design or invent their own. Each game carried a point value and students could exceed thepoint requirements for extra credit. Students then conducted two user interviews to determinerequirements for the game and created a team working agreement. Before coding began, studentscreated a flowchart, algorithm, or pseudocode draft. Students then coded their chosen game(s).Additionally, students created a project notebook including a project schedule, business plan,advertisement, and project pitch video. Software documentation was also prepared including auser manual. Students were given multiple class
University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. During these years, he has taught construction courses in several technical schools. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing team- work skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Analyzing Changes in the Individual Dimensions of a Behaviorally Anchored Scale for TeamworkAbstract
to allow students to directly generate diagrams and receivefeedback are also needed to more fully realize the potential of automated assessment to improvesystems thinking. Additional testing is planned with both engineering students enrolled inintroduction to engineering and non-engineers in a general education engineering literacy course.References 1. “Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering (TUEE) Phase I: Synthesizing and Integrating Industry Perspectives,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2013. http://tuee.asee.org/phase- i/report/ 2. G. Pearson and A. T. Young, Ed., Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology, Washington, DC: National Academies Press