. Additionally, he has worked for the Federal government, served on foreign language faculty, and led multiple study abroad programs. Tunno earned an M.B.A. at SDA Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) and a Ph.D. from Penn State, with his research focused on the development of global competencies through study abroad programs.Angela Rothrock, Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University Robert Rabb is the associate dean for education in the College of Engineering at Penn State. He previously served as a professor and the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at The Citadel. He previously taught mechanical engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received his B.S
Melton and Joe Tranquillo, “CONNECTIONS: What do we mean?,” KEEN Cards, Engineering Unleashed, Aug. 25, 2021. https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/1448 (accessed Mar. 11, 2022).[7] Bill Kline and Doug Melton, “CREATING VALUE: What do we mean?,” KEEN Cards, Engineering Unleashed, Aug. 25, 2021. https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/670 (accessed Mar. 11, 2022).[8] S. R. Brunhaver, J. M. Bekki, A. R. Carberry, J. S. London, and A. F. McKenna, “Development of the Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment (ESEMA),” Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, Accessed: Apr. 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://advances.asee.org/development-of-the-engineering-student- entrepreneurial-mindset
Paper ID #36974Creating a Blueprint for Success in First-Year ComputingProf. Frank Kreimendahl, Wentworth Institute of Technology Frank Kreimendahl is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Data Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is focused on teaching computer science fundamentals and building stronger resources for student learning. He aims to bring interest and competence to algorithm-driven problem solving in the classroom.Durga Suresh-Menon ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creating a Blueprint for Success in First-Year
“Develop ways to give back to your community,” ZJUI improved their abilitymore than the Grainger sections in 2021, but no significant difference was identified by semesterwithin each section. Finally, there were no significant differences between the two universitysections regardless of semester when it came to the learning outcomes “Ask compellingquestions” or “work in diverse teams.”4. Summary and Conclusions COIL courses were first implemented in Fall of 2020. Through continued implementationand improvement of this survey tool, a stronger sample set can be constructed to betterunderstand the impact that COIL projects in engineering courses have on student learningoutcomes. The Cultural Competency Scores were likely higher in the pre
for prototyping, the ability to iterate designs quickly, as well asdeveloping some of the teamwork and workplace professionalism skills associated with projectwork typically found in industry.Freshman and sophomores studying engineering benefit a great deal when they network andbond through the shared experiences of project work. Community college students, in particular,exhibit improved retention and graduation rates as a result of building a shared sense ofcommunity [3], [4]. With their commuting status and typically heavy part-time job workload,community college students don’t often socialize outside of class, which leads to isolation bothsocially and academically. Project based learning can help this by promoting a student’s sense ofself
Directorate in Rome, New York, under Linked Data experts Nicholas Del Rio and Timothy Lebo. His dissertation centers around the use of ontologies and NLP to enrich the research process, with a use case in software development life cycle provenance.Dr. Omar Ochoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDr. Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Frederick is currently a Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Human Factors and Systems Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dr. Frederick received her Ph.D. in 1991 from the University of Rochest ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Microelectronic
welfarehas also become critical to ensure solutions being developed not only support end users but alsoaddress the problem as identified by end users [2], [5]. Moreover, beyond applying the technicalknowledge gained in the coursework, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)highlighted that graduating engineering students must know how to “work as part of teams,communicate well, and understand the economic, social, environment, and international contextof their professional activities” [6, p.1]. Stemming from this point is the need to instill societalperspectives into graduating engineering students so they holistically understand the impact oftheir products locally and globally [7].With the scope of engineering expanding past the
research and educational activities – reflecting the values, beliefs, and ways ofthinking that lead toward sustainable development in the context of engineering and engineeringeducation. The Minor will be highly informed by best practices for user-centered design,introducing opportunities for self-reflection, trial and error, and action-taking through a student-centered project-based learning approach that recognizes that students are in transition toadulthood. A robust stakeholder engagement process will be undertaken to align activities withgoals, involving three undergraduate mentors per year as co-designers and co-facilitators.Although the Minor will be open to all students with basic qualifications, unlike traditional minorsthat require
in 2014, Dr. Rahman extensively conducted research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA for almost six years as a Research Scientist. He significantly contributed to research and development of the image processing, classification, and retrieval methods extensively used in the NLM’s Open-i Search Engine for biomedical literature. Dr. Rahman has good expertise in the fields of Computer Vision, Image Processing, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, and Data Mining and their application to retrieval of biomedical images from large collections. Since joining Morgan, Dr. Rahman also has been actively involved in basic educational and instructional re- search by infusing several interactive and active
specific to teamwork orcommunication in the programming class, beyond mention of building a resume or digitalportfolio. The CLOs may need to be specifically revised to promote student awareness andpractice of communication and teamwork through computation.The skills listed in Figure 2 were emphasized during the ideation and development of thesecourses, and the survey results suggest that they were also communicated to most students. Notethat we are not examining student competency here, but rather focusing on their experience ofthe program. These data establish a meaningful baseline by showing that most students saw astrong connection between the Engineering+ coursework and the key skills emphasized by thecurriculum designers. Additionally, in
participation in makerspaces is ascribed to early childhood experienceswith making [72]. Unsurprisingly, societal pressures and work-family conflicts experienced bywomen students in face of choice goals exist across geographical boundaries (e.g., in Japan, [38];in Thailand [62]; and in Canada [50]).Similarly, different cultural backgrounds enable students to develop cultural resources withintheir communities and apply these resources to their university experience [73]. Familial capitalsupports marginalized students to pursue humanitarian engineering through encouraging storiesand role models [74]. First-generation students also gain funds of knowledge from their familiesand communities regarding tinkering, perspective taking, and reading people [75
into implications forstudent support. The lack of support and resources for Black and LGBTQ+ students at this HSIuniversity could be supported by counterspaces such as NSBE and oSTEM, which are importantsites of community-building and professional development for Black and LGBTQ+ students,respectively [2], [22]. Such counterspaces help marginalized students to lessen the overlapbetween their identity and being an engineer, allowing them to be more vocal and secure in theiridentity.In light of the intersectionality present in these narratives and in all student experiences, Seculeset al. [24] spoke to similar challenges of supporting multiply marginalized and ‘small n’ [25]populations within student support. Although Christina identifies as a
degree program. Their difficultiesmay be due either to a lack of preparedness for previous classes (stemming from their technicalcollege or from Clemson itself) or to not fully understanding what would be asked of themwithin the course before registration. In addition, they share struggles relating to their Clemsonprofessors. Positive impacts come from their experience at Clemson and their direct SPECTRAinvolvement. Examples of these benefits include building skills, participating in undergraduateresearch, creating and having a community with fellow students, and developing their identitiesas engineers and computer scientists. Undergraduate research is a highly valued aspect of theSPECTRA program. The students work closely with graduate students
projects; 10 out-of-class hours to attending two seminars in adepartmental lecture series and completing assignments; and 35 in-class hours to addressingknowledge and skills that build the student’s capacity for completing their capstone projects.The PFE course sequence is available to students beginning in their second semester of theprogram, and students can take the PFE course sequence through their junior year. Students arenot required to take each PFE course consecutively. The same instructor teaches all threecourses, ensuring that the courses follow a logical progression of skill development. Courseenrollment is increasing each semester, as students now entering as freshmen have the courses asrequirements for graduation. Objectives for each
with Disabilities: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach and Toy Donation,” presented at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2019. Accessed: Oct. 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/engagement-in-practice-toy-adaptation- for-children-with-disabilities-engaging-the-community-through-educational-outreach-and- toy-donation[10] M. Y. Mollica, H. Feldner, A. Caspi, K. M. Steele, and D. G. Hendricks, “Toy Adaptation in Undergraduate Education and Outreach: An Initial Examination into Participant Experience and Perceptions,” in American Society for Engineering Education, 2017.[11] M. Y. Mollica, H. A. Feldner, S. Israel, A. Caspi, K. M. Steele, and D. G
dealing with while teaching.We eventually recognized that our teaching skills would improve over time and needed to makespace for growth and give ourselves grace during this process (11 DM, 12 DM). Interacting withstudents this semester helped us to realize the urgency and need to drive change and innovationin higher education because it affects students’ lives and future opportunities.DiscussionAs mentioned above, we discovered that teaching is a complicated set of skills primarily learnedthrough practicing teaching. We grew and developed in very unexpected ways through thisprocess. We found new things about teaching. We learned about the vast array of skills requiredfor teaching and were able to begin building our teaching toolbox. We learned
technology byfocusing on recruiting, retaining, and graduating low-income female students.The PWS model is based on a Project-Based Learning approach to help students developtechnical and professional skills through real-world project experiences under faculty mentorshipbuilding a successful pipeline to the workforce from the college. The PWS program supports 2-cohorts of incoming students (2021 N=10 and 2022 N=9) through scholarships, coursework, andprojects mentored by faculty from computer sciences and engineering. Students have participatedin a 1-credit hour course each semester focusing on building and supporting students’ growthmindsets and recognition of the importance of grit through the examination of two books, CarolDweck’s Growth Mindset
Crushed Dreams: Faculty Perceptions of Discrepancies Between EngineeringAcademics and Students’ Future CareersAlexis CapitanoAlexis is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering and pursuing a Masters of Science in STEMEducation with planned graduation in December 2024.John CookKathryn Johnson © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Crushed Dreams: Faculty Perceptions of Discrepancies Between Engineering Academics and Students’ Future CareersAbstract: This paper summarizes the findings from a qualitative analysis of how faculty view gapsbetween the curriculum in which they teach and the profession in which their students are likelyto be employed. The data – a set of transcribed, anonymized
program.The UofM ModelOur VIP program leverages these best practices from the well-established VIP model and adaptsit to address unique aspects of our university’s community and interests. Specifically, theprogram includes first-year students and focuses especially on building an inclusive researchculture within the college. It employs a tiered mentoring approach and activities that preparestudents for research and foster networking. The long-term goal of the VIP experience is tocreate a research culture and community in engineering, and eventually across STEM disciplines,that is inclusive and supportive of students from diverse backgrounds. An additional focus is toshowcase the value of diversity in research and innovation through the program. Both
. She is currently the William and Elizabeth Magee Chair in Chemical Engineering Design and leads the process design and first year design teaching teams. Her current research focuses on sustainable engineering design and leadership, the engineering graduate attributes and their intersection with sustain- ability, competency based assessment, learning culture, engineering identity and continuous course and program improvement.Dr. Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Lucas Landherr is a teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in comics and engineering education.Dr. David L. Silverstein, P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein
Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver Dr. Maryam Darbeheshti is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is the PI of a recent NSF award that focuses on STEM identity at Urban Universities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 “I’m not a big English person but I liked this class”: Lessons from aCollaboration between the School of Engineering and the English DepartmentAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper describes a two-semester STEM-focused Englishcomposition sequence developed as part of an Engineering Learning Community (ELC) at apublic urban research university. To create a course that achieves the goals of the standard two
Paper ID #36739BYOP: ”Bring Your Own Project”: How student-driven programming projectsin an introductory programming course can drive engagement andcontinuous learningDr. Udayan Das, Saint Mary’s College of California Udayan Das is a computer science professor with over a decade of experience teaching computer science. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 BYOP: "Bring Your Own Project" How student-driven programming projects in an introductory programming course can drive engagement and continuous learningAbstractEngaging students who are unsure about
faculty mentoring ofSTEM students [13]; d) seminars and informal meetings with STEM researchers andprofessionals, women and URM included, to develop a professional STEM identity. Becauselittle is known about structural factors that foster STEM identities, this project explores studentperceptions of the effectiveness of program interventions in supporting their persistence andsuccess. The project is particularly concerned with generating useful knowledge about academicsuccess, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students[6, 7, 8] that could be replicated elsewhere.Project SEER: Supporting, Engaging, Empowering and Retaining New Scholars in Science,Technology, Engineering and MathematicsThrough this project’s
Arts and Sciences from Three Rivers Community College.Dr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University and an ASEE Fellow member. As a mathematician and computer systems analyst, she collaborated in engineering teams to support energy research before entering higher education where she taught mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering courses, secured over $5.5M to support STEM education research, led program development efforts, and served in several administrative roles. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and
, scholarships provided studentswith more time to pursue resources, such as mentorships and internships, which helped themdevelop their skills and provided them with networking opportunities. c. intentional community-building activitiesIntentional community-building activities can help retain undergraduate students by creating asense of belonging and connectedness among students. The program accomplishes this through aweekly 1-hour seminar that includes various activities including resume critiques, mockinterviews, discussions with engineering professionals, and a book report assignment. Inaddition, students participate in an annual 3-Day start-up weekend hosted by the university’sinnovation hub. The students form teams with others from across the
. Minor’s honors include the LBL Materials Science Division Outstanding Performance Award (2006 & 2010), the AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award from TMS (2012) and the Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America (2015). In 2023 he served as President of the Microscopy Society of America. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Integrating programming-based modules into a materials characterization laboratory course to reinforce data science and scientific writing Abstract The interdisciplinary nature of materials science and engineering (MSE) asks under- graduate majors in MSE to