figure ofVictor Frankenstein in two different non-technical undergraduate courses in STS. In whatfollows, I begin with a brief overview of the two courses and how they engage with Shelley’snovel. Then, I summarize several themes drawn from the novel’s depiction of VictorFrankenstein that warn against unethical techno-science and that offer a negative model of apossible professional self. With Victor’s cautionary example in mind, students can constructcontrasting possible selves oriented toward values of socially responsible engineering practice.Teaching FrankensteinDiscussions of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein feature prominently in two courses I teach at theUniversity of Virginia, both of which are non-technical engineering courses in STS. The
3.87 0.88 which I set my mind. e) I will be able to successfully overcome any challenges 3.76 0.82 in an engineering design project. f) I am confident that I can perform effectively on many 4.09 0.89 different technical and nontechnical tasks. g) Compared to other people, I can do most technical 3.60 1.04 tasks very well. h) Even when things are tough in a design project, I can 4.13 0.62 perform quite well.The answers
Paper ID #40852Impact of AI Tools on Engineering EducationDr. Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Sofia Vidalis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering/Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. She received her Ph.D., Masters, and Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida.Dr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Rajarajan Subramanian is currently serving as an Associate Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction (SDCET) programs at
Paper ID #37986Mastery Grading in a Software Engineering CourseCarlos Rojas, San Jose State University Carlos Rojas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at San Jose State University. His current research focus is on applying computational, machine learning, and visualization techniques to the understanding of biological mechanisms and systems. Dr. Rojas received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees from UC Davis where his research focused on computational methods to compare 3D geometric shapes.Prof. Gina M. Quan, San Jose State University Gina Quan is an assistant professor in the Department
facilitating is needed for the heavy workload [20]. Additionally, when using team projects,PBL can be overused, and students can have a lower belief in their own ability to workindependently [19]. This further demonstrates the need to not overuse student engagementtechniques such as PBL [2], suggesting a balanced pedagogy approach should be taken.Looking at the examples and trends presented the questions are: 1. How does this translate to engineering technology? 2. How does this translate to a regional campus that historically has a large population offirst-generation students and commuter students?These are a couple of the many questions that come to mind when starting to look at theliterature when considering designing a FYET
the engineering major [25].Simultaneously however, students’ need to “escape” from the stresses of engineering also raisesquestions in our minds about the cultures of engineering. We wonder whether it is seemingly“right” that students are forced to “leave” and be something else separate from being engineersrather than being able to bring their holistic selves into engineering. Our work will explore andaddress the above claims and concerns amongst our broader participant pool. We hope to create ahypothesis about engineering undergraduate students' involvement in engineering-adjacentactivities, furthering our understanding of how these activities affect their motivations.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of
education for students to fulfill this call?In 1981, Andrei Sakharov – recipient of the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize – published a thought-provoking piece in the journal Nature. He reflected on the worldwide community of scientistsand engineers and how they possess a unique ability to comprehend the potential benefits andrisks of scientific progress [2, p. 1]. Sakharov envisioned that, because of their education andtraining, scientists and engineers would be mindful of societal issues and ethical questions.Ideally, through their professional formation, they should develop an awareness of societal issuesand ethical questions that lead them to ponder the positive and negative directions of progressand its possible consequences. Fast forward to today, and
.” 3. Thinking about your experience in the Engineering Management & Leadership course, in what ways was the description achieved? 4. What did you learn during the course that made the most meaningful difference in the quality and performance of your Design or other Project team? Why? How? 5. Please state the first concepts, tools, or activities that come to mind, if any, when you think about how you used or applied the learning from this course while you were working on your senior design or other university project this fall. 6. Looking at the handout we’ve shared with learning outcomes, please share any (short) stories you have of times you have used each or ways in which you expect to use each
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Paper ID #36458From website to work environment: Exploring minority undergraduateengineering students’ conceptualizations of engineering careersMs. Acaydia CampbellVenicia Castro VillatoroAngel Alexis Lopez, Florida International UniversityDr. Janice L. Hall, Florida International University Janice L. Hall is a postdoctoral associate in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and En- gineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). Her research focuses on en- gineering careers and workforce development as it relates to broadening the participation of historically underrepresented groups in
identify where the most heatwavedays occur. The final lesson of the module has students consider the question, “How does ahuman’s perspective influence a data visualization?” Teams write their own definition of aheatwave and then reflect on how they think their personal experiences may have influencedtheir definition (see Figure 4). After teams share their definitions and resultant datavisualizations, students reflect upon how human perspectives can influence the algorithms usedto produce data visualizations and ponder how adjusting the definition could support certainpoints of view. Students are asked, “As engineers who use data visualizations to frame aproblem, what do we need to be cautious about/mindful of?” (YES, 2023b). Fostering
Paper ID #40566Pedagogical aspects of teaching nuclear fusion engineering basicsProf. Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University Martin Nieto-Perez got his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Aut´onoma Metropolitana in 1997. He obtained a Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies for the 1998-2000 period, which enabled him to get his Master’s (2001) and Docotral (2004) degrees in Nuclear Engineer- ing, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He was a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory from 2004 to 2006. From 2008 to 2021
to the oil and gas arena. Worked for Shell, Altura, and Oxy until December 2019. Areas of experience, water floods and CO2 floods field performance and development, hydrocarbon storage caverns, CO2 source fields. The type of work I enjoyed the most was the development and implementation of plans to either improve field performance or expand field production. Nack for working with teams/groups of different backgrounds to achieve a common goal. Since 2006, first as a part-time instructor and after 2019 as a full-time lecturer teaching in the Petroleum Engineering Department at Texas Tech, the goal of my classes both sophomore and senior levels is to prepare young minds to become strong engineers capable of working
) and although BAC and BA stayed fairly similar in stock prices, TSLA dropped almost $80 a share leaving me with massive losses. Unfortunately, nobody could have seen Elon Musk deciding to buy twitter before buying this stock, so I do not believe this would have happened normally and probably would have taken the same route as BAC and BA. According to Figure 8, I would say there are no strategies involved in investing because everyone’s are just scattered and there is no real way of finding the best investment plan. Overall, this will be very useful to keep in mind in the future when making a lot of money from an Engineering job. I learned a lot from this exercise about how volatile the stock
Paper ID #38310Engaging Engineering Students through Environmental Data ScienceDr. Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific Dr. Mary Kay Camarillo is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. She has a PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis and is a licensed Professional Engineer in California (Civil). Prior to working in academia, Dr. Ca- marillo worked in the consulting industry, designing and overseeing construction of water and wastewater infrastructure. Her research interests include environmental impacts of energy
Paper ID #37196Sensemaking of Block Flow Diagrams in Chemical EngineeringProf. Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside Jiamin Zhang received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, and went on to com- plete her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. After completing a postdoc in physics and engineering education at Auburn University, she joined the department of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California Riverside as an assistant professor of teach- ing. Her teaching interests include fluid mechanics, soft matter, and engineering
Paper ID #39415Conceptualizing Program Quality in Engineering Education Ph.D. ProgramsDr. Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston Dr. Le Shorn Benjamin has amassed over a decade of experience in the field of education. Her career spans local and international borders and have included roles in educational research, program administra- tion, higher education accreditation and K-12 teaching. She is the recipient of the Robert Newby Award for Diversity Efforts, the Central Michigan University College of Graduate Studies 2019 Outstanding Dissertation Award, a Central Michigan University Department of Educational Leadership
leverage theories that speak to the gender-basedracialized experiences of Black students and the racialized nature of institutions. We aim to provideinsight into the institution's role in facilitating thriving for Black engineering students at PWIs.IntroductionThe experience of Black students in engineering programs at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) isrife with inequities in participation and racial stereotypes about ability and competence [1-4]. WhileBlack students navigate their way to success in engineering programs not created with them in mind,they often survive rather than thrive [5-6]. A literature review examining engineering student successfound that success is often defined as a collection of academic competencies that
solutions to identified problems.5. Research DesignThis 3-year project involving high school and middle school science teachers was hosted at theUniversity of Louisville. The project was themed energy, unifying the science and engineeringfields. During the six-week research experience, 10 new teachers each year were assigned anengineering faculty member on one of five energy-themed research topics, with two teachers perproject. Teachers also received support for developing curricula for the upcoming school year thatincorporated their research experience, in addition to engineering design integration, into theirteaching practices, with the NGSS standards in mind. This study was approved by the InstitutionalReview Board.Our primary objectives were
. Because best practices suggestlimiting course outcomes to six or under [7], [8] it is unrealistic to think that faculty canadequately assess all thirteen learning outcomes for engineering laboratories described in Table3. This report based on responses from faculty supports the notion that not all lab learningoutcomes are equally important and points towards candidates for a focused set of outcomes thatshould be more thoroughly assessed. Departments should be mindful when determining whichlearning outcomes are best-suited for the ChE laboratory courses, with consideration of whichoutcomes translate to ABET criteria as well as which outcomes can be taught and assessed inother courses. While this paper focuses on understanding how faculty perceive
. She is currently working with Dr. Marissa Tsugawa on Neurodiversity Research and Education. She believes that neurodiversity can help her better understand her younger brother’s condition (Asphyxiation) and respond to his basic needs because his mind works differently from everybody else’s due to which he unable to express his feelings and pain.kiana kheiriDr. Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University Marissa Tsugawa is an assistant professor at Utah State University focusing on neurodiversity and identity and motivation. She completed her Ph.D. in Engineering Education focusing on motivation and identity for engineering graduate students.Hamid Karimi, Utah State University I completed my Ph.D. in Computer
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Paper ID #39932Exploring Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding of PowerDynamicsKenya Z Mejia, University of Washington Kenya Z. Mejia is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington in the Human Centered Design and Engineering program. Her work focuses on diversity and inclusion in engineering education focusing on engineering design education.Hailee Kenney, University of WashingtonTiffany Dewitt, University of WashingtonDr. Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the
attributes of, “The ability to learn a new skillfairly quickly.” (Student-05). Being organized as in “staying on top of your tasks” (Student-03),along with having “a positive, upbeat attitude” (Student-03), and being empathetic, patient,collaborative, self-aware and ethical were also important attributes mentioned by students.Learning to manage one’s education. Students responded to the question about what they woulddo differently if they could start over in their engineering education. Most emphasized theimportance of joining organizations, clubs, and making better use of the resources offered by theschool and university (e.g., Career Services and advising). Some described the importance ofhaving an open mind and being more proactive about having a
. The 2022 results showed similar trends, with students including terms suchas "transportation," "hydrology," "technology," and "surveying" in their responses. The courseincreased students' awareness of the breadth of civil engineering each year.An analysis of the students’ responses whose interest in civil engineering increased showed acorrelation between their ability to relate their creativity with the one used in their work. Forexample, one student highlighted a module that helped them connect with their team and utilizetheir geometry and art-oriented mind. On the other hand, of the two students who showed adecreased interest in the field, one demonstrated creativity but remained interested in more arts-based areas. The second student's
the many facets of engineering and to help them see themselves as engineers andas belonging to the academic engineering community. Students in these courses come frommany different backgrounds, lived experiences, and STEM preparation levels. And inengineering schools where students are undeclared during the first year, these courses alsoinclude individuals with a large range of interests and aspirations. Meeting all of these differentneeds and challenges can be difficult.Previous studies have shown the educational benefits of team-based humanitarian engineeringprojects. Working on socially minded engineering projects demonstrates that engineers can doaltruistic and socially meaningful problem-solving, which has been linked to higher retention
to go intosimilar careers. I have several friends who want to go into engineering. And it just that it's goodto have like-minded people around you.”One final subtheme in this category is accomplished scientists and engineers. Most of theparticipants interviewed have been influenced to go into STEM discipline directly or indirectlybecause of the accomplishment of distinguished experts in the field of STEM. Others havestudied experts in STEM careers and are patterning their learning after them. One good exampleof this is a marked response by Participant 4 during the interview.“I know that he [Thomas Edison] invented the lightbulb, and I know it took him a long time. Andhe got close to giving up, but eventually, he found the right filament to
Paper ID #39917Board 84: The 2TO4 Project - Facilitated Transition from 2-Year to4-Year Engineering Studies (WIP)Dr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology
;E Department.The school’s mission centers around empowering girls to be confident, intellectual, and ethicalleaders who advance the world. With the school’s mission in mind, the CS&E Departmentdefined a curricular scope and sequence aimed at introducing the various disciplines ofengineering, focusing on engineering as a “helping profession” and cultivating students’engineering habits of mind and identity. The focus of this paper is to zoom in on a 2nd gradelesson that reflects the goals of the CS&E curricular scope and sequence.At the Primary School level, which includes grades K-5, the pre-transformed curriculumenhanced students’ knowledge of and skills with block-based coding and robotics. Building onthis strength, and after a
at the University of Maryland. She has expertise in physics education research and engineering education research. Her work involves designing and researching contexts for learning (for students, educators, and faculty) within higher education. Her research draws from perspectives in anthropology, cultural psychology, and the learning sciences to focus on the role of culture and ideology in science learning and educational change. Her research interests include how to: (a) disrupt problematic cultural narratives in STEM (e.g. brilliance narratives, meritocracy, and individualistic competition); (b) cultivate equity-minded approaches in ed- ucational spheres, where educators take responsibility for racialized