their education and career paths. Withinthe frame of this study, contextual factors refer to mentoring relationships with faculty. Theresearch team interviewed seven Latine STEM doctoral students individually to understand theirperceptions and experiences regarding doctoral mentoring and relationships. Data collectionoccurred between Fall 2018 and Spring 2021 in two historically white institutions (HWI) and ahistorically Black college and university (HBCU) in the southeastern region of the US as part ofa larger study. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis(IPA). IPA revealed three themes, describing Latine STEM doctoral students’ perceptionsaround (1) social-emotional needs in day-to-day interactions with
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professoriate, there are fewer that includeelements that focus on the STEM workforce beyond academia. The North Carolina Agriculturaland Technical State University (N. C. A&T) is an active partner in the North Carolina AGEP,however, the BD (Bridge to the Doctorate), while supporting underrepresented minority (URM)students as they pursue a PhD, also supports the development of skills critical to career paths notfocused solely on the academy. The BD, while supporting the development of URM students asthey pursue a PhD in a STEM discipline, simultaneously focuses on career development andpreparation in the first two years of the PhD journey, thereby putting in place a solid foundationthat
schooldistrict than the pilot study. The data was analyzed using bivariate correlation techniques inSPSS, a statistical software package.The results of this study are that as a group, boys displayed higher confidence inperforming technology tasks, showed more knowledge of technology, were more likelyto consider technology work as fun and were more likely to consider technology majorsfor college compared to girls. However, both boys and girls agreed that teachersencourage boys more than girls to pursue technology majors and careers. There was astrong correlation between girls’ sense of control of their lives and choosing a technologymajor. Parents appeared to have a stronger positive influence in boys’ decisions to selecttechnology majors compared to
, media and marketing images may affect girls’ career choices in ways that steer girls indirections other than engineering. When planning the first-ever overnight engineering camp forhigh school girls hosted at Boise State University, the planning team decided to embracemarketing methods to create realistic images about engineering that are relevant to the lives ofgirls. The planning team represented a partnership among Micron Technology, the southwestIdaho Society of Women Engineers section, Boise public school staff, and Boise State Universityfaculty, staff and graduate students. The team defined four messages that formed the foundationfor curriculum development and communications with prospective participants: 1) Engineershelp the world; 2
empirical environments,exposure to industry problems and expertise, and establishing future employment connections forstudents as benefits[6-8]. Industry members cite access to new research techniques, developmentof new products and patents, generating knowledge and advancing technology by using facultyand student expertise, and engaging with potential employees [9-11]. Current literature offersevidence that partnerships generate benefits at both the macro level (organization) as well as atthe micro level (individual student/employee).Yet there appears to be some conflict with research and practice as evidenced by continuedconversations about career readiness of graduates, debate about the skills required for earlycareer success, and high attrition
: Qualitative Results from a Multi-Year SurveyAbstractWe identify and discuss themes that emerged from a study of undergraduates participating in asummer research program at Michigan State University. The goals of this study were: (1) toexamine the degree to which program participation diverted students from summer activities thatdid not further their academic or career goals; (2) to better understand students’ goals forparticipating in research; and (3) to assess student satisfaction with the research program.Students were asked to complete pre- and post-experience surveys; these two survey instrumentswere deployed during multiple summer programs over a four-year time period (2011-2014),resulting in four sets of pre- and post-survey data from more
an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won
-year collegein the Midwest funded for over 7 years. In a previous study we found that REU studentsinteracted more frequently with graduate students than their faculty advisor while in the program.In this study we examined more closely the role of the graduate student mentors and how itdirectly influenced the REU student experience. Two data sources analyzed in this study werepre- and post-program surveys and semi-structured interviews, both administered to the REUstudents. Three main themes emerged from the data, including: 1) Academics and Careers, 2)Teaching and Learning, and 3) Building Relationships. When examining the nature of these interactions, 75% of REU students reported havinginfluential experience with their graduate student
AC 2012-3398: INDUSTRY BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTRobert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University Robert Wayne Ford spent his first 37 years working in numerous trades, but always managed to move into leadership positions after a short period of time. After his father’s death in 1997, Ford ended his career on the road and accepted a supervisory position with a local manufacturer in Arkansas. In 1999, Ford was given an opportunity through the NAFTA agreement to get a degree from the local two-year college. During his endeavors at NPCC, he was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa and received the George O. Bierkoe Distinguished Member Award for his contributions to the Garland County Foster Parent Association. In May of
on student ability development and career paths. An undergraduatesurvey was distributed to freshmen and again to seniors. Students were also asked to report theirlevel of confidence in their engineering, science, professional and integrative disciplinaryabilities used in complex problem solving as well as career plans at each point in time. Inaddition, seniors were asked about their participation in global initiative activities includinginitiative choice, type of activities, length of participation, and motivations for choice. Thosewho engaged in exploration of a global initiative area reported higher self-efficacy forintegrative disciplinary and professional ability factors than non-explorers. Significantdifferences were also noted for
moderate success, so a more holistic approach must betaken to encourage women and underrepresented minorities to consider engineering orengineering technology as an attainable career goal. Outreach programs that focus only on thetargeted groups may not be doing enough.The Theory of Planned Behavior describes three main factors that directly affect a person’sintentions to behave in a particular manner, such as enrolling in an engineering or engineeringtechnology college program. Once a person intends to engage in an activity, s/he will typicallyproceed unless some mitigating circumstances arise. The three main factors affecting intentionsare 1) the person’s attitude toward the behavior or activity, 2) the perceived subjective normsregarding the
curriculum. Depending upon the school district, as students matriculate tohigh school, they may be afforded more choices from which they can begin to tailor theireducation towards the future career they envision for themselves. Students in school districtsoffering numerous curricula to select from face further complications in the selection of acurriculum of academic study. There are many influencing factors that affect the choice of theacademic curriculum that they select to pursue. At this point in their education, few students willhave full understanding of the numerous curricula and the different disciplines. Therefore, it isvery difficult for a student to make a highly-informed decision regarding the selection of thediscipline that he/she is
implicit stereotype of science as male (weak stereotyping among the women but strong among the men), even though they are both equally aware of the cultural stereotype. A key ongoing focus of his research is on the causal role that such varying implicit associations may play in shap- ing identities and contributing to perseverance in scientific studies and careers. Fred’s publication topics have included comparisons of web- and laboratory-based implicit cognition experiments, the relationship between implicit and explicit attitude measures, ethnic and gender differences in science graduation at selective colleges, and standardized testing in college admission.William H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is
Engineers hostsCareer Day for Girls, a one-day event for girls in grades 7-12 to get girls excited about science,engineering, and technology. Through laboratory demonstrations, interactive multimedialectures, and hands-on activities, girls meet positive role models (both female and male) and getto think about the possibilities they have for careers in the technical fields.Many Career Day participants and their parents expressed a need for a multiple-day programheld over the summer--a kind of engineering day camp for girls to get more information andexperience with engineering, and to form relationships with female engineer role models.Undergraduate members of the Society of Women Engineers at Northwestern Universitytherefore went about designing
opportunity toconnect with other women faculty was also valued. Assessment indicates that over halfthe women faculty report feeling more confident about professional abilities and moreassertive in advocating for career needs. Male faculty/administrators report beingfamiliar with issues impacting the success of women, as well as strategies that can beemployed to manage around these issues. Women faculty are less likely to report feelingisolated in their department/on campus. This paper will review the plan to transition tosustainable status at the conclusion of the project, including a report on the first year ofthat transition effort.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is in a medium-sized state university with an increasedemphasis on high-quality
, and they continued without specific length restrictions as long asstudents provided feedback on the questions. We analyzed the transcripts from the focus groupsusing an inductive approach to coding the data to uncover themes. Preliminary results suggest thatstudents discussed the following themes: educational outlooks, class applications, culturalinteraction and exchanges, cultural intelligence, career outlooks, skill development, and advice toother students. Our draft paper discusses preliminary results by comparing and contrasting the No-COIL, COIL, and COIL+ student responses.Keywords: Collaborative Online International Learning, COIL, Short-term study abroadprograms, Faculty led study abroad, Focus groups, Undergraduate engineering
traditional learningimpact on education, practicing Six Sigma at the college level also has significant impacts on thestudents’ future career development.
Paper ID #37761Do I need to know this?: A comparison of mechatronics program offeringsto industry expectations for necessary on-the-job skillsets.Nisha Raghunath M.S., Oregon State University Nisha is a fourth-year graduate student studying the effects of digital media quality on people’s percep- tions and judgments of said content, and has been a part of many interdisciplinary teams to broaden her skillset and research experience. She will be pursuing a career in industry after graduation, and hopes to continue evaluating how we interact with the technological world.Dr. Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University Dr. Karl
classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. She has examined different mechanisms of bringing engineering content and standards into the classrooms that led to a framework for quality K-12 engineering education. Dr. Moore’s team has developed several sets of instructional modules for elementary and middle school learners that employ engineering and literacy contexts to integrate STEM and computational thinking content in meaningful and significant ways. In 2012, she received a U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work
of a novel faculty teaching evaluation process with directengagement of student and industry review teams; (3) the launch of a new course series,Professional Formation of Engineers 1, 2, and 3 to provide electrical engineering students withprofessional skills and career development guidance to broaden their education experience andsupport them in better understanding their discipline and potential future careers; (4) Study ofthe impact of action-state orientation on student success. An overarching theme for the project isthat the new completely connected department model will engage all stakeholders in sharing theresponsibility to empower students to Take Responsibility to Understand Engineering (TRUE).INTRODUCTION The department of
zero-credit-hour course entitledBMEN 399: Engineering Professional Development as a requirement of graduation. Studentsmust participate in an approved high-impact engineering-centric experience or activity that iscommensurate with a junior or senior undergraduate level. Appendix Table 2 illustratesrepresentative high-impact experiences available to undergraduate students. To receive credit forthe high-impact experience, students must demonstrate proof of participation (documentationrequired varies based on the experience) and submit a two-page reflection assignment. Thereflection assignments from the cohort of students were analyzed for five types of engineering-centric activity experienced: career enrichment experience, clinical immersion
experiences outside of classrooms have an increasedinterest in STEM and a desire to pursue STEM careers [2]. Middle school years are prime years of career awareness, especially when students seeadults in STEM careers; it resonates with them and piques their interest [3,4]. Moreover, whenstudents engage in authentic hands-on activities and can see applications of STEM in their lives,it further motivates them to pursue STEM careers [3]. Therefore, keeping the research in mind,Introduction to Research and Innovative Design in Engineering (iRIDE) was initiated in thespring of 2019 for middle school students as an after-school extracurricular club followed by asummer academy to stimulate their interest in engineering. Using an asset-based
experiences, community cultural wealth, and examining URM student’s STEM career decision- making process and STEM identity development.Karla Alejandra Ayala , University of Texas at El Paso Karla Ayala is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Karla strives to get a concentration in Computer Engineering to be at the forefront on the integration of hardware and software for future technologies that can better enhance the user experience. Currently she is an undergraduate Support Assistant at the Under Graduate Learning Center in UTEP; where Karla serves as the Gaia Maker Space training team-lead, providing software
, and counseling a lessexperienced person (a mentee) to help them develop skills and realize their dreams (Eby et al. 2007; Kram1983). Professional development skills are the interpersonal skills acquired when continuing educationand career training within the workforce (Antley, 2020). Having these skills can help people develop newskills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and advance their careers. Mentorship is present in science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) contexts through operationalized careersupport (e.g., career guidance, skill development) and psychosocial support (e.g., role modeling) that iscatered toward mentee talent expansion (Byars-Winston, Dahlberg, 2019). Effective mentorship cancomplement other
knowledge-based economy. In order to achieve this goal Botswana has tocontend with two major factors; One is the improved teaching and learning of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics content (STEM) content (Kennedy & Odell,2014) and the other factor is the lack of women participants in STEM careers for Botswana(Koketso, 2015). With its combination of economic success and social development unique tomany African states, Botswana has been hailed as an African developmental state (Hillbom,2011). Consequently, Botswana lays claim to the continent’s oldest continuous democracy andboasts one of the world’s fastest growing economies. These factors contribute to a political andsocial environment conducive to technological advances and
Counseling and Educational Psychology New Mexico State University IntroductionIn the early 1980’s Congress requested that the National Science Foundation (NSF) provideeducational and professional development opportunities for people of color, women, and peoplewith disabilities pursuing a career in the sciences and engineering [1]. Although the number ofunderrepresented groups pursing degrees and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) is increasing – the number of people from underrepresented communities,such as Hispanic or Latino, as well as women, remains unequal [2].Engineering is a STEM domain in which underrepresented groups continue to remain
Theory states that students are more motivated to pursue a career when theybelieve the profession affords the values that they personally endorse. Goal-Congruity furthercategorizes value into two forms, agency (wealth, prestige, power), and prosocial (working withand helping others, benefitting society). In our study, we focus on the often-overlookedprosocial value. This type of value system is important for two reasons. First, with theubiquitous nature of technology in the modern world, the consequence of engineering decisionscan have a devastating impact on society, often in the aggregate over time. Considering thesocietal impact within the engineering decision making process can benefit the sustainability andaccessibility of new technologies
of industry advisory boards, career fairs, apprenticeship and student work experience programs. As a Dean, Mr. Abina manages multiple academic programs including Math, Engineering, Mecomtronics, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Machine Technology, Electronics Technology, Electricity, Engineering Drafting, Air Conditioning, Heating and Environmental Control and Office of Vocational Educational. His responsibilities include but not limited to program development and planning, capital and instructional budget review, evaluation of facilities and equipment, preparation of class schedules, supervision of organization and operation of vocational advisory committees, coordination of curriculum
nuclearenergy to raise awareness of nuclear power and its related issues in security, safety, and nuclearenvironmental protection.Course modules are developed to supplement a required freshman engineering course GEEN 100Engineering Design and Ethics (Introduction to Engineering). The modules give an overview ofnuclear engineering to students to broaden their career options. Two new elective courses arebeing developed. An engineering elective is for engineering seniors on nuclear energy andnuclear engineering. It is intended to prepare students for the workforce and/or graduate studiesin the nuclear engineering field. The second elective is for all majors, and it will focus on energyfor America's future, covering nuclear energy among other alternatives
Self-efficacy in the Prediction of Academic Performance of Engineering Students Chun-Ling Huang Mechanical Engineering Department Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 AbstractAs a result of the eruption of technological advances, careers in the fields of engineeringhave become areas of high employment opportunities and this trend is expected to remainstrong in the future (National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996). Engineering skillsare now considered basic tools for acquiring knowledge, managing systems, and solvingcomplex problems in our society. The influence of