(modified from [7] Figure G-1; dashed linesand elements in blue added by the author)The only explicit mention of listening in the BOK3 is in the discussion of communication, whichhas both cognitive and affective outcomes: In creating designs that benefit all, the civil engineer must be able to listen and convey information appropriately to diverse audiences. …When civil engineers communicate, they integrate multiple forms of communication appropriate for the audience, such as listening, observing, speaking, writing, as well as nonverbal, visual, and graphical communication. [7, p. 44]Despite the lack of explicit discussion of listening with respect to other outcomes within theBOK3, these connections are present. The professional
of a scientist. Scientists aim to observe, infer,classify, predict, and hypothesize [14], [15]. In this sense the scientific method is based uponconsidering all of the different factors and data to form a conclusion. Another important aspect ofscience is that the “Scientific method does not insure the satisfactory solution of the problem...anymore than it insures the construction of an adequate hypothesis for the research problem” (p. 238)[16]. This statement suggests that a scientist’s mindset is primarily focused on the problemdefinition stage of problem solving.The problem-solving mindset is also evidenced in an expansive range of disciplines through theiracademic writing. It is apparent in social sciences, such as psychology, through
, social constructions and hierarchies, historical background, andsocioeconomic status among other social constructs. As Anzaldúa explored her ownupbringing and lived reality, she deconstructed those spaces she inhabited where she faceddiscrimination and ambiguity to imagine and (re)shape a third space where new realitiescould exist [16]. Through a process of self-reflexivity, Anzaldúa explains, Nepantla becomesa (re)imagined space rather than a dichotomy of worlds [16]. Anzaldúa claims that Nepantlasoften emerge through writing – the writing that comes from deep and critical reflection thateventually leads to a process that catalyzes transformation.Nepantla is also a way to explore the world through lived experience and engage indecolonial
title and abstract were carefully reviewed to find studies pertaining to theexperiences of racially minoritized populations in STEM entrepreneurship. For exclusioncriteria, all results were limited to peer-reviewed journals published in English if they fit all otherrequirements and studied underrepresented populations’ experiences or perceptions in STEMentrepreneurship. There was no time period specified in the exclusion criteria due to the limitedamount of literature published in STEM entrepreneurship so all research regardless of thepublication date was considered. Once all inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to thisliterature review search and all duplicates were removed there were eight articles remaining to befurther explored
paper, asks students to put away their books, and writes amath problem on the blackboard, learners may expect that they are required to complete theproblem on their papers in silence and that they will be evaluated on their work. The gamelearners would assume themselves to be playing is the “test” game. By contrast, if an instructorintroduces a visitor from a nearby engineering firm and asks that visitor to present a dilemmafaced by her organization, learners may assume a very different kind of game – one in which thegoal is to solve a problem so that they can offer advice on how to overcome a real-life challenge.When novice elementary teachers are asked to complete an engineering design task, we mightexpect stability in an “engineering game
isn’t always easy. Female faculty in particular find that having fewwomen colleagues, unwelcoming search processes, and lack of development opportunities, to beinhibiting factors that influence the desire to pursue and enter tenure-track positions. Addressingthese issues calls for institutional transformation which requires senior administrative support, Page 26.756.4collaborative leadership, flexible vision, and visible action.3 External agencies, such as theNational Science Foundation (NSF), and a network of peer institutions can also influenceinstitutional transformation.3 Research suggests that females make career choices based upontheir
apparent from focus group data. First,holistic relationship-based learning was just as important to faculty as it was to students.However, faculty perspectives on student-faculty relationships were different than theperspectives of students, and limitations and qualifications to relationship-based learning werenoted. Faculty also noted the importance of peer relationships for STEM student success.Second, faculty were aware of and tried to accommodate and intentionally include students ofdiverse social identities, particularly low income and transfer students. Social identity was notnoted as a barrier to students’ success; rather as something to be taken into account in terms ofteaching and learning. Third, practical money-saving strategies were
underrepresentation of Black males is a persistentissue plaguing not only undergraduate programs but also the engineering profession as a whole,including those in faculty positions [10] [12].Many studies investigated the factors positively correlated with their academic persistence andsuccess to find a solution to the phenomenon of Black males’ underrepresentation in engineeringmentioned above. Research indicates that establishing an inclusive culture in the programenvironment that allows for adequate academic and social support networking is crucial to theirsuccess [11] [12] [13] [14]. Not surprisingly, various forms of mentoring, such as facultymentoring and peer mentoring, are found to generate a positive “vibe,” facilitating their sense ofbelonging and
, and suggests the additional challenges that could arise for those doctorallearners in interdisciplinary contexts.Journal clubs, list mediated examinations, and proseminars are three pedagogical approaches thathave been discussed in writings on doctoral education. Golde identifies the first two of theseapproaches, journal clubs and readings lists, as signature pedagogies by which differentdisciplines address goals of helping doctoral students learn to work with the literature [8].Journal clubs, which are common in medicine and biological sciences, are somewhat formalsettings in which individuals come together to discuss pre-chosen scholarly articles. Because theprocess of reading a single article is repeatedly made visible in the journal club
, Carnegie Mellon University Andrea Francioni Rooney is the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as an academic advisor for un- dergraduate students and works closely with faculty on the undergraduate curriculum. She also teaches professional writing courses for the department.Dr. Millard L. McElwee, Exponent Millard McElwee is an engineering and tech scholar who draws upon his education and industry experi- ence in electrical utilities, offshore mooring, and large-scale transportation systems to provide innovative solutions to various energy sectors. Millard is a licensed contractor (highways, roads, and bridges) in his
) 5. Synthesize and Integrate the Best Evidence into a Joint Position: The four members of the group drop all advocacy to synthesize and integrate what they learned. Each group creates a synthesis of what is now known; our experience is that they do not have difficulty with this, possibly because of the dual perspectives they have taken. They summarize a joint position to which both sides agreed. Subsequently, they (a) prepare a cooperative report with each member of the group selecting a topic supporting the synthesis and writing a paragraph supported by the research; (b) combine their paragraphs into a single paper and refine the flow of the paper; (c) present their conclusions to the class
revision focused on devisingdifferent ways to scaffold the introduction to the project. In the revision, students are introducedto the project with the TED talk “The Danger of a Single Story” by novelist Chimamanda NgoziAdichie. In the talk, Ms. Adichie explains that single stories about individuals most often lead tomisrepresentation. Next, students are asked to conduct a quick content analysis of their textbookby flipping through the pages of their textbooks while considering who is and is not representedin the images. Finally, students are asked to write their own Statics problem that reflects theiridentity. The example presented in the assignment was updated to a photo containing anexample of Statics in real life and a handwritten solution to
wellness skills. Each course is designed toprovide early exposure to concepts that are deemed to be critical to success in STEM fields, andthat will either level the playing field for low-income students or in some cases give them aprofessional edge. For instance, all Endeavour scholars receive two class sessions of career fairtraining (including résumé writing) in their first semester that is designed specifically for thisprogram, and then are required to attend a career fair within the first two months of school. TheEndeavour Program staff, in partnership with the Engineering Career Center, provide thestudents with padfolios, résumé paper, one-on-one advising, clothing assistance, networkingopportunities, and a dedicated check-in table at the
an important aspect of engineering practice during the second industrial revolution, which started in the late 19th century. Today, the importance of teamwork skills for engineers is codified in the ABET accreditation requirements (ABET 2021). Too often, we, as instructors, put students in teams and assume they will learn teamwork skills organically. As a result, the majority of students report at least one type of interpersonal problem on projects and many report reduced learning as a result (Wolfe et al. 2016). In most cases, we don’t learn about the problems until reading student peer evaluations or we don’t learn about them at all. Either way, the opportunity to correct the situations has passed and the damage is done. In
,” Commun. Teach., vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 116–129, Oct. 2008, doi: 10.1080/17404620802382680.[10] J. Gilmore, M. A. Maher, D. F. Feldon, and B. Timmerman, “Exploration of factors related to the development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants’ teaching orientations,” Stud. High. Educ., vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1910–1928, Nov. 2014, doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.806459.[11] M. Di Benedetti, S. Plumb, and S. B. M. Beck, “Effective use of peer teaching and self-reflection for the pedagogical training of graduate teaching assistants in engineering,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., pp. 1–16, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2022.2054313.[12] J. Agarwal, G. Bucks, and T. J. Murphy, “A Literature
biases, white privilege, cultural appropriation, stereotypes(i.e., the “angry Black man”), racial slurs (particularly the n-word), systemic racism, the mythof reverse racism, the criminal justice system, the struggles faced by black families, interracialfamilies, ally-ship, and anti-racism [2].Faculty and students at Texas A&M University felt compelled and committed to set aside the timeto meet and discuss Emmanuel Acho’s book and the societal events that led up to the writing ofthe work. A total of sixty of these faculty and students chose to use the video conferencing clientZoom to form a book club and conduct these discussions due to the looming COVID-19 pandemic.A diverse group of facilitators in science, technology, engineering, and
Stevens, as a part of a required sequential first-year writing course, all first-year students arerequired to participate in human subjects research. Alternative assignments are available to thosewho wish to opt out of participating in research studies, although only a small percentage (~2%)of students select this option. In Spring 2022, an adaptive expertise survey developed by Fisher& Peterson [7] (see Appendix 1 for survey items) was listed as one of the research studies in thesubject pool. A total of n=208 low-income first, second, third, and fourth-year STEM studentscompleted the AE survey, where low-income is defined by the Stevens Office of Financial Aid.Participant demographics for the low-income student survey population (such as
aqualitative paper outlining our student chapter experiences over the course of 2020’sunprecedented events. We also documented our writing experience, including future paper ideasand their anticipated project timelines, so that future officers will have a streamlined pathway topursue more involved ASEE conference papers.Chapter 3: Executing an informed pivot in chapter roles & responsibilities (June-December 2020)3.1 New strategies for increasing participation/engagementBased on feedback from our expert elicitation, we aimed to improve advertising of our chapter’sevents. Before the start of the academic year, we updated our website with current information(including our mission and values statements) and integrated a calendar on our homepage
rotations. Students who wereidentified as having weak spatial skills compared to their peers were advised to take a half-semestervisualization training course. The gender trends from the visualization assessment fit with past data, andadditional race and ethnicity trends in the data are presented. Male students who are not in underrepresentedminority groups generally performed the best on the assessment. The effectiveness of the spatialvisualization training course was determined by giving those students the same assessment again that all ofthe students took initially. Overall, the course provided significant gains in spatial visualization skills tothe students, consistent with past results with similar courses. This course was offered entirely
before thepenultimate section looks at the project outcomes and next steps. The conclusion incorporatesa set of recommendations for colleagues in similar situations wishing to improve theirinstitutional attrition rates. 4. Interventions & Actions 4.1 The Resource Study Pack & Tutorial SupportAn important part of the project was to put in place a number of bespoke learning and teachingresources. The most notable of these was a “Resource Study Pack” which the project leadersdeveloped based upon the academic profile of the sample. Each Resource Study Pack,comprised a number of ‘virtual’ resources for maths, physics and chemistry; it also providedinstructive guidance with regards to academic writing and referencing. A quiz on
content and evolution of their journal writing (details will bediscussed in a separate publication). In short, PIPELINES is an example of how different entities can work together towardsachieving their respective goals, all of which are focused on increasing a currently dwindlingengineering workforce in the U.S.Workforce Learning through STEM Design Experiences PIPELINES Navy design experience emphasizes collaborative, problem-based learning,with a focus on Navy STEM problems. Such activities support and encourage students todevelop skills, such as critical thinking and problem solving that are essential for academic andworkplace success. A survey of the literature reveals that engineering students leave their major
abroad,participants also increased their agreement that they have received positive feedback about tasksthey expect to need to perform in the future to succeed in an international research environment(Pre Mean=4.03, Post Mean=4.34).When asked to rate themselves against their peers on 12 items related to international researchskills, participants increased their self-rating on half (numbers bolded) and decreased their self-rating on the other half. The scale was from well below average (1) to well above average (5),with the average rating registering as a three. It should be noted that for all items on whichparticipants decreased their post-test self-rating, they never rated themselves below average. Allpre- and post-test means were still above
commonlyafforded minimal curricular choice and few opportunities to pursue a broad, balanced educationcompared to their campus peers. Exceptional, highly regarded and accredited engineeringprograms, while few in number, demonstrated the feasibility of highly flexible, customizable,and balanced programs. Though hypothesized that the low-choice, highly technical engineeringcurricular model may be a barrier to participation in engineering education, correlations betweencurricular choice/balance and educational outcomes had not been explored. In this pilot study,curricula and program outcome data were delineated for 21 engineering, math, natural science,and physical science degree programs (nine ABET-accredited, 12 non-accredited) at theUniversity of Colorado
curricular changes.Dr. Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University Rebecca Atadero is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, specializing in structural engineering. She conducts research on the inspection, management and renewal of existing structures, and on engineering education.Dr. Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University Christina H. Paguyo, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the College of Engineering at Colorado State Uni- versity. Her research interests focus on mixed methods approaches for designing and examining educa- tional environments grounded in research, theory, and equity. She has co-authored peer-reviewed articles published in the
ameliorate stigma with taking maternity leave, the policy states that “Faculty membersshall not be disadvantaged for compensation, promotion, or advancement because they have beengranted a tenure review extension. However, should the faculty member choose to revert tohis/her original timeline, this would be allowed. For this, the employee must notify his/hersupervisor in writing by March 30 of the academic year prior to the original tenure year. “The Benefits and Challenges of a Statewide ApproachThe statewide approach has a number of advantages, most specifically ● Key players at the top can encourage cooperation across the institution ● System focus provides a system-level platform to bring up issues of equity and fairness ● Project data
National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education at Purdue University Northwest. Dr. Tu’s areas of expertise are information assurance, digital forensics, cybersecurity education, and cyber physics system security. His research has been supported by NSA and NSF and published over 40 peer reviewed papers in prestigious journals and peer reviewed conference proceedings. Dr. Tu has over 14 years of col- lege teaching and research experiences in cybersecurity and digital forensics. Dr. Tu is a CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), & AccessData Computer Examiner (ACE).Mr. Tianyang Guan, Purdue Northwest University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Credential
mathematics, science, literacy,and engineering design. Teachers collaborate with peers and experts in engineering design,literacy, science, and mathematics education as part of a team moving through learning,development, and implementation cycles. This work is aligned with research in that is ongoing,content-focused, embedded in the work of teaching, and aligned with WV CSOs.National standards documents have made clear that mathematics is an essential tool for scientificinquiry, and science is a critical context for developing mathematics competence 11-12. Mutuallyreinforcing science and mathematics understandings while teaching either discipline is apragmatic and readily available interdisciplinary opportunity 13-14. A Framework for ScienceEducation
modular PM with a team leader [1], self-regulating PM[2], scrum for software engineering [3], a 2-phase senior design to emphasize the learning of PM[4], peer PM [7] etc. As Lawanto et. al. suggest “there is a benefit in interventions designed toimprove self-regulation for specific design strategies employed by engineering students inrelation to PM activities.”[2]Students still seem to lack the understanding of several necessary PM aspects even when theyreceive all the available tools and workshops. These management aspects must be exercised andmonitored regularly during the execution phase of the project. Some of these aspects are: ● what is the correct “duration” size of project plan tasks, ● how often should tasks be monitored and the
Shirpur campus and at College of Engineering Pune (COEP) as the founder head of the innovation Center. Dr Waychal earned his Ph D in the area of developing Innovation Competencies in Information System Organizations from IIT Bombay and M Tech in Control Engineering from IIT Delhi. He has presented keynote / invited talks in many high prole international conferences and has published papers in peer- reviewed journals. He / his teams have won awards in Engineering Education, Innovation, Six Sigma, and Knowledge Management at international events. Recently, his paper won the Best Teaching Strategies Paper award at the most respected international conference in the area of engineering education - Annual conference of
12 2 9 12 OS 12 0 10 16 OL 3 13 11 9 OS 9 0 12 16 OL 5 11 Total 156 89 67This paper will investigate student engagement with their instructor and with their peers, asassessed by end-of-course evaluations, in these 12 offerings of EGR 320L to see if there is anyvariability in student responses in online vs. onsite courses or between engineering vs. computerscience students. Before analyzing the student