conducted a search for “handicapped doors.” Severalphotographs of wheelchair-accessible doors appeared on his iPad screen. He tapped on an imageof a door that appeared to be the most similar to the design that his group had in mind. When hetapped on the image, the website on which the image appeared was displayed on the screen. Hescrolled down the website skimmed it for information on the door’s costs. This exampledemonstrates how participants tended to use visual strategies, rather than written strategies, tofind information. Miguel could have typed “cost of average handicapped door” in a regularGoogle search engine, but instead he preferred to use a visual strategy that would result inimages rather than in words
any cohort of students, there are strengths and opportunities for growth. Weintended to build upon the ability of millennials to interact with information from a wide range ofsources that is available digitally and introduce them to the professional dogma of both the Armyand environmental engineering. The intent of our course is to leverage their strengths to furtherdevelop cadets’ “higher-order” thinking through the correct application of “mind models”, withinthe engineering process [9]. This higher level thinking is both doctrinal [12] and pedagogical [9]in nature. Using the doctrinal framework as a critical thinking tool combined with creativethinking and engineering design principles, we teach students to apply “practical thinking
Paper ID #23827Work in Progress: A Case Study Exploring Teaching Strategies Employed ina Cornerstone Engineering Design CourseMr. Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park Kevin Calabro is Keystone Instructor and Associate Director in the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 WIP: A Case Study Exploring Teaching Strategies Employed in a Cornerstone Engineering Design Course This work in progress (WIP) paper presents findings from the early stages of a case study that explores the teaching
feel confident in my ability to solve open-ended engineering design problems. 0.741 After developing a design solution, I can fairly evaluate whether it is working as 0.670 intended. I can set smaller, intermediate goals on design projects that lead towards a 0.492 successful end product. If someone gives me a very vague goal for a project, I can ask questions that will 0.438 clarify the project goals and objectives. Engineering Application I tend to create models in my mind or on paper of how a physical system will 0.560 work. I can apply engineering theory from my courses when designing solutions to 0.679 problems. I can reason out whether an engineered design, like a machine, structure, or 0.706 process
Paper ID #29208Goal setting as a means of improved mental health outcomes for materialsand mechanical engineering studentsDr. Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University Nicole received her B.S. in Engineering Physics at the Colorado School of Mines (’13) and her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (’18). She is currently a lecturer in the Materials Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. In addition to teaching across the curriculum, she studies mental health in engineering students and engages in
Paper ID #43102Board 196: An ’Inspiration Kit’ for Building a Culture that Fosters EngineeringIdentityDr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University. Dr. Han received her BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, her Ph.D. degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and her MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. Her current research interest focuses on soft robotics in medical devices, for which she recently received the NSF
Paper ID #42209REU Program Evaluation: A Valuable Tool for Studying UndergraduateSocialization in EngineeringDr. Caitlin D. Wylie, University of Virginia Caitlin D. Wylie is an associate professor of Science, Technology and Society in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.Mr. Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia Kent earned his PhD in Anthropology at the University of Virginia and is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society, School of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of VirginiaMr. Andy Wang, University of Virginia Andy Wang is an
engineering. Thereare practitioners who design and make decisions about events on a daily basis. Some of thejournals/conference venues where work is presented are more linked to academia, like ASEE.Within ASEE, presentations in the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) and the Womenin Engineering Division (WIED) may overlap with presentations in the Precollege Division(PCEE) and the divisions aligned with specific disciplines.There are journal /conference venues that engage more industry, like the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), etc. that also produce recommendations and workrelated to diversity. There are venues more tied
Paper ID #44597Factors Impacting Retention of Mothers in Engineering Careers:Flexibility, Bias, Balance, and Benefits of Social NetworkingDr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploDr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. ©American Society
as an individual agent [18], [21], [22]. Students exist in theworld of the classroom [18], [22], build emerging engineering identity [23], and bring their priorlives and understandings with them into the problem solving process. As each of these facetsfluctuates in a student’s mind, epistemic agency may appear to move between several sources.Something does not have to be an epistemic agent to be treated as if it were one. In the late1980s, Daniel Dennett described the intentional stance: when a person interprets an inanimateobject as having wants and beliefs [24]. Through the intentional stance, students can treatproblems as epistemic agents in the problem solving process. But why might they do this? In theculture of the classroom, students
Paper ID #49484Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe RecoilIndication System for Military ApplicationsDr. Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University Dr. Yousef Sardahi, an Associate Professor at Marshall University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research primarily focuses on control system design and multi-objective optimization.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe Recoil Indication
dichotomy of some kind betweensocial and technical thinking: “Yeah, I think I've definitely heard some people mention it, or it'sbeen explained to me in some way, but never with the term ‘engineering’ at the end of it”(00:11:06).Throughout the focus group, much of the discussion from Dorothy related social and technicalthinking to engineering design. Dorothy pointed out the importance of social impacts onengineering design and of designing products with everyone in mind. The idea that Dorothyrelates social considerations to engineering design and creativity shows that Dorothy possesses abasic sense of sociotechnical integration, a level of understanding likely also held by other first-year engineering students. One research team member noted during
Paper ID #39214Expanding, Improving, and Completing a Multi-College InterdisciplinaryB.S. Data Science Program with ConcentrationsDr. Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas Dr. Karl D. Schubert is a Professor of Practice and serves as the Associate Director for the Data Science Program for the University of Arkansas.Lee ShoultzShantel Romer, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Expanding, Improving, and Completing a Multi-College Interdisciplinary B.S. Data Science Program with ConcentrationsAbstractThis paper describes the roll-out, continuous improvement
Paper ID #34826Introducing Multidisciplinary Engineering in a Diverse InterdisciplinaryVirtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in RuralLouisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University Ahmad Fayed is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, a former member of the Experiential Learning team, and the Teaching Excellence Team at Southeastern Louisiana University. Ahmad holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and taught several engineering classes at multiple
Paper ID #38410Illuminating Contexts that Influence Test Usage Beliefs and Behaviorsamong Instructors of Fundamental Engineering CoursesKai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won
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feedback she received inicatedthat she did not fit a "technical mold." She decided to pivot into a field where she could leverageher social capabilities more. She further explained, So as opposed to really trying to force and change my mind about my technical side. I'm just gonna like lean into what I'm great at and do that, because that's what makes me happy. (…) If I could have went back and had a best case scenario, if I could have had a mentor or someone who like trained me on how to be good at both, as opposed to having to pick a path, I think that would have kept me staying in engineering as opposed to now I'm leaning into what people said I was good at and I'm going to Business School. I'm gonna be
/37940[26] NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering. Available:http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges.aspx retrieved on 1/7/2023.[27] UN Sustainable Development Goals. Available: https://sdgs.un.org/goals retrieved on1/7/2023.AppendixChange in Perspectives“I found it much easier to see connections between the three subjects and it enhanced my abilityto be both creative and innovative simultaneously.”“I would say that everything went well and has definitely made me adapt to think in a differentway.”“Being able to discuss and listen to all the unique ideas that were shared amongst my teammatesand peers allowed me to open my mind to all possibilities for various solutions.”“The interdisciplinary approach has opened my mindset toward
strong sense of connection to their disability identity that has continuedfrom high school and into college. And then when I got to college, I decided to just be very open about it and I'm very happy with that. I can't remember if I've mentioned it to all my teachers, but it's something I'm very comfortable being open about. Just saying like, okay, my mind works different[ly]. I need to be told very clearly what you expect from me.In this instance, January’s description also suggests that they began to develop as a self-advocateby explicitly telling their engineering instructors their needs to be academically successful (e.g.,articulating that they need clear expectations). Their advocacy was further highlighted in
does your identity relate to your experience in engineering education? 4. What’s one thing you wish was different about engineering education? 5. What’s one thing you would tell a person like you, or your professors, if you could?To gain an initial understanding of the experiences described by each participant, a member ofthe research team read through the transcripts, relistened to the recording, and noted standoutstories and moments of emotional salience. A narrative script was assembled by the researchteach according to narrative analysis and dissemination methods (Boklage et al., 2019; Kellam etal., 2015; Secules et al., 2018a) for participants with the following goals in mind: 1) preservingthe meaning, continuity, and emotional
minds study, 2013–2021,” Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 306, pp. 138–147, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.038.[3] A. Danowitz and K. Beddoes, “Mental Health in Engineering Education: Identifying Population and Intersectional Variation,” IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 257–266, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TE.2022.3182626.[4] A. Danowitz and K. Beddoes, "Characterizing Mental Health and Wellness in Students Across Engineering Disciplines", 2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, 2018.[5] Sanchez-Pena, M. L., & Ramirez, N., & Xu, X. R., & Samuel, D. B., "Work in Progress: Measuring Stigma of Mental Health Conditions and Its Impact in Help-seeking
Paper ID #40100Promoting Success through Building Community for Computer Science andComputer Engineering UndergraduatesProf. Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Dr. Harris is a Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. at Stanford University and has worked at Hewlett Packard, Nvidia, and the Technical University of Darmstadt. Before joining the UNLV faculty in 2014, she was a faculty member at Harvey Mudd College for ten years. Her research interests include embedded systems, biomedical engineering, and robotics
definition of first-year-in-engineering in mind to bettersupport engineering students during their matriculation year. Findings may also have value tosimilar programs who are interested in supporting students through peer mentorship. Furtherwork on this project will continue data collection and analysis to develop a full list ofrecommendations for engineering educators. References[1] T. L. Strayhorn, College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2018. doi: 10.4324/9781315297293.[2] “The Looming Enrollment Crisis,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 2019. Accessed: Feb. 09, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://store.chronicle.com
of which are summarized below, provided critical feedbackwhich has been incorporated in the final course revision.Sample comments:(F): “I believe it is important for students to consider gender, URM diversity, cultural andeconomic background differences, and overall inclusiveness during engineering design andtechnology development … I teach BME senior design, and we teach students that stakeholderanalysis is a very important part of bioinnovation. As you mentioned in the course description,the "missing voices" could lead to design failure. Your course can be useful for all engineeringstudents.”(F-URM): “I especially appreciate the topics outlined in the new learning objectives. Thefollowing are a few thoughts that came to mind. For your
Paper ID #39667Work in Progress: Exploring the Landscape of Stressors Experienced byDoctoral Engineering StudentsMr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His interests are centered around mentorship, mental health, and retention in STEM students and facultyJennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Jennifer Cromley is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses
three surveys are concerning,it is important to keep in mind that the effects of the GrOW initiative cannot be isolated. Mostparticipants attended only 1-3 events in the series. Other factors, such as societal and institutionalbiases and discrimination, may also be contributing to the participants’ decreasing feelings ofbelonging, anxiety, confidence, and preparedness. Despite these challenges, the program’s effortsto support and empower gender minority students in engineering were widely well-received, asshown through direct testimonials. By providing a space for these students to connect with oneanother and offering resources to navigate the unique challenges they may face, the program hasundoubtedly had a positive impact. It is essential to
Paper ID #33249Traditional Lecture Format vs. Active Teaching Format in an OnlineFreshman Engineering CourseDr. Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Nina Telang is an associate professor of instruction in the ECE department at UT Austin. She has taught a variety of courses in the ECE department at the freshman, sophomore and junior undergraduate levels that include 4 required (core) courses, and 2 elective (tech-area) courses. Her repertoire of courses is from a range of areas such as circuit theory, digital logic design, solid state devices, computing sys- tems, and embedded systems. Her teaching style
complete over a dozen projects on four continents. Shall’s work in this arena has been disseminated widely, including presentations at Third and Fifth International Symposia On Service Learning In Higher Education, lectures at Brown University, the University of Maryland, and the New School for Design, publications by the AIA Press and the University of Indi- anapolis Press and exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia, the Sheldon Swope Museum of Art, the Goldstein Museum of Design, the Venice Architecture Biennale and MoMA. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering Change: Addressing Need through Collaborative
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