involved in providing engineeringservices to communities who are in needs. Firstly, the benefit is for the community that is servedby students, and secondly, students are encouraged to connect and reflect how their educationconnects to their professional career. Through the experience students feel better about theiractions and understand the need and therefore the impact engineers have on a community. Thisencourages them to learn more about their chosen profession, and feel more confident about theirachievements. Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in areal project where they are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the servicelearning is at the end, the students are giving back to
Paper ID #28522Comparing Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring for Direct Admit andCollege-Ready FreshmenDr. Teresa J. Cutright, The University of Akron Dr. Cutright is a Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron. She has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on environmental remediation techniques with over 20 years of experience conducting site assessments, soil characterizations and treatability studies for a variety of environmental contaminants. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA education grant and a NSF Scholarships for STEM education. Most recently she
Paper ID #242182018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Understanding How Engineering Identity and Belongingness Predict Grit forFirst-Generation College StudentsDina Verd´ın, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education and M.S. student in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She completed her B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship. Her
Paper ID #30698Faculty Perceptions of Industry Sponsorships in Capstone Design CoursesDr. Jen Symons, University of Portland Jen Symons is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering in the Shiley School of Engineering at the University of Portland. She is most passionate about teaching biomechanics and statistics for engineers. Her research focuses on understanding the causes of musculoskeletal injury and developing noninvasive mechanisms that prevent injuries and/or enhance performance in equine athletes.Ms. Kate Rohl, University of Portland c American Society for Engineering
do, it isimportant that they are aware of engineering and are open to future possibilities for themselveswith engineering. Page 26.760.13Bibliography[1] Supovitz, J. A., & Turner, H. M. (2000). The effects of professional development on science teaching practices and classroom culture. Journal of research in science teaching, 37(9), 963-980.[2] Guskey, T. R., & Yoon, K. S. (2009). What works in professional development. Phi delta kappan, 90(7), 495- 500.[3] Desimone, L. M. (2009). Improving impact studies of teachers’ professional development: Toward better conceptualizations
isneeded.The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) report [10] emphasizes that using a piecemealapproach to data science curriculum development may result in content coverage but also ‘lackeducational and cross discipline cohesion’. While programs need to address data science skills,they should also prepare students for the actual ‘data challenges they will face in their careers’[10]. The NAS report also calls out the need to include high impact educational practices such asfirst year seminars, undergraduate research, common intellectual experiences (common andintegrative core knowledge), writing intensive courses, collaborative projects and assignments,and capstone courses. Important findings to note within the NAS report [10] include enhancingthe
more accurate results). In this case, thefactors will be dependent. Such an analysis will be performed both at the beginning usingdomain expertise but also during the experiment analyzing the answers received and adaptingprior decisions.Step 3: However, not all categories have the same contribution. Therefore, the researchers hadto identify the relative relevance of the determined categories. For instance, the inputs from ajunior respondent being as relevant as the inputs from a senior level respondent need to bedetermined. A senior level respondent may be more experienced and have more knowledge inprinciple and current best practices of the field, but it may also be the case that a junior levelrespondent may be more aware of the emerging
Paper ID #37823Mediating Expectations: Understanding the Influence of Grades onProfessional Identity Formation in Undergraduate Engineering StudentsJackson Clyde SmithIlham KabirDr. Cassandra McCall, Utah State University Cassandra McCall, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. Her research centers the intersection identity formation, engineering culture, and dis- ability studies. Her work has received several awards including best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education and the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. She holds a Ph.D. in En
conclusions [12]. While natural processes act without political/social intent, people practice science within a social context that is immersed in cultures infused with political and social power differentials. The questions asked, priorities assigned, interpretation of data, and presentation of results are all deeply subjective. Conversely, SE respects and values varied ways of knowing and, therefore, the sharing of power over what and how engineers should research, design, and implement. ● Meritocratic: Meritocracy is the false assumption that the system as it currently exists is fair and just. The meritocratic narrative purports that equal reward is always provided by the system for equal effort within it and that the
session.As mentioned briefly the panelists in this panel are representative of different positions withinthe academic environment as well as diverse administrative responsibilities. Represented on thepanel are a lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, professor of practice and two fullprofessors. The administrative responsibilities of the panelists vary with their institution butinclude assistant chair to the department, undergraduate advising, graduate student advising,assisting with University Strategic Planning and Budget, Associate Dean for UndergraduateEducation and Interim Dean of the College of Engineering. The institutions that wererepresented by the panelists selected included four R1 research institutions with the other
underrepresented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is an Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneurship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the UM ASEE Outstanding Professor Award and the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award. Prior to
Paper ID #16325Pre- and Post-Class Student Viewing Behaviors for Recorded Videos in anInverted Sophomore Mechanics CourseDr. Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University Dr. Shawn P. Gross is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. He has as M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S.E. degree from Tulane University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on mechanics and structural design (reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, and wood).Dr. David W Dinehart, Villanova University Professor and Chairman
, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Under- graduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. She was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program at CU, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is currently the chair of ASEE’s Community Engagement Division and a member of the AAAS Committee on Sci- entific Freedom and Responsibility.She is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and
PBL. This approach is new, and data regarding its impact are notyet available.Undergraduate research opportunities early in a student’s program have been shown to support Page 26.1776.8STEM learning gains, particularly for minority students23. As the PI of the biology S-STEMgrant is the ECU’s Director of Undergraduate Research, several of the S-STEM students startedundergraduate research as sophomores and are continuing. Others began projects as juniors.Undergraduate research and living-learning programs are considered “high-impact” practices24.These are programs and practices that give today’s college graduates what are universallyunderstood
U.S. labor force (3.7 percent)[17].There is a gap in the literature in past studies to reflect the efforts to increase professionalcertification in the United States. According to [18], adopting professional engineering educationcertification has shown different nations how to manage the latest tendencies of scientific andtechnological advancements and further laid the groundwork for developing practicalprofessional talents. The author provides an example with required foundational courses for civilengineering majors is the fundamentals of designing concrete structures, however, there arecertain flaws in how it is actually taught, including strong teaching content, a single form, a lackof new technology combinations, and a lack of practical
and practice from mathematics, science,and technology. The term “design” is used because problem solutions typically require thecreation or modification of artifacts or procedures used by humans in dealing with the physicalenvironment.One common method in engineering design courses is Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach.PBL is a teaching method in which complex real-world problems can promote student learningof concepts and principles as opposed to direct presentation of facts and concepts. In addition tocourse content, PBL can promote the development of critical thinking skills, problem-solvingabilities, and communication skills. It can also provide opportunities for working in groups,finding and evaluating research materials, and life
2023 for all faculty represented an initial commitment to enhancing awareness of relevant issues. 5. To seek to employ best practices through frequent interaction with other institutions and to regularly assess the effectiveness of initiatives already being implemented. Initiative: Development of a School DEI Committee. Participation of faculty in professional conferences which include a DEI component. 6. To foster the culture of inclusion within the curriculum to ensure that all graduates enter the workforce with a heightened awareness of the value of operating in a diverse professional environment. Initiatives: The culture of inclusion is a focus of the first-year engineering program sequence of
knowledge regardingSTEAM subjects and potential future careers, then, it in necessary, to establish a workinginterpretation of what STEAM education looks like.In the quest to define criteria to what is STEAM education, the Scientists for Tomorrowinitiative explored existing programs with declared intentions to promote STEM or STEAMeducation. At Virginia Tech’s School of Education, Integrative STEM Education isoperationally defined as "the application of technological/engineering design basedpedagogical approaches to intentionally teach content and practices of science andmathematics education concurrently with content and practices of technology/engineeringeducation. Integrative STEM Education is equally applicable at the natural intersections
meeting, we spoke for a few minutes and told each other our 30-minute writinggoal. We then turned off our camera and audio, checking in with each other again at thepredetermined time, and repeating the process for as long as we had available to write together.Writing a PhD thesis (especially on social justice in engineering) can be one of the most isolatingtasks of graduate school and somehow, I turned it into the most community-based three monthsof my degree. Every few paragraphs, I got to talk to others doing similar research about what Iwas doing, I heard about what they were doing, the challenges they had had, and we gavefeedback and encouragement to each other. The learnings were often interconnected and thetheoretical foundations of my
including manufacturing and logistics will increase over the long term 5. It is important torecognize that the energy E&P operations are a special kind of operations that largely follow manufacturingprinciples and best practices. Further, out of 1.3 million expected new oil and gas jobs by 2020, Kimrey 6suggests that there will be high demand for such skillset as project controls, drafting and design, 1 procurement, project administrators, and data management due to the recent boom in oil and gas E&Ptechnology. Given this rapidly rising skills gap, there is a strong need for a structured and adaptive learningenvironment in high value manufacturing focused on the energy industry. Texas is
enter the relationship with unique identities and self-cultures that mustbe transformed, and boundaries crossed in the mentorship process. Such a mentorship culturalbridge is designed to relationally connect mentor and mentee to each other in functional andimpactful ways, with goals to discover more about each other’s culture, build relational trust andempathy, practice relationship building, improve cross-cultural communication skills, andprovide a pathway to improved understanding and valuing of differences. Moreover, thiscultural bridge should make graduate education mentorship a mutually beneficial effort andinspire mentees to be successful in a competitive culture of high expectations, such aspreparation for and success in a Ph.D. program
Seminar)* Graduate mentors/tutors* Peer mentor* Designated orientation sessions Welcome and kick-off programs COMPASS Tutoring Center* Living-learning community (block housing)* Undergraduate research experience**evidence based practices identified in the literature reviewTo meet the fourth objective (Research) of determining how Career Readiness and CareerDevelopment assessment results correlate to students selecting STEM and being successful inSTEM, instruments designed to register increases or decreases in career readiness factors areimplemented in a pre/post format for all participants and a control group.The remainder of this paper will detail the support, development and implementation of theCOMPASS LC. Specifically, (a) a comprehensive
ugly.Engineers are faced with moral dilemmas that need to be analyzed and which are not just amatter of feelings and preferences, but include rational and moral reasoning. Engineering ethicsinvolves more than simply teaching maxims: do not bribe, spy, or commit sabotage. It involvesissues related to safety, environmental impact, privacy, and military use, each of which containsmany potential moral dilemmas.Technology from the design phase to its implementation and use is not a neutral activity, whichhas not been properly recognized by engineers and engineering education, and which often ismissing in courses in which future engineers are taught to deal with ethical issues. Theaccreditation organization ABET identifies "an understanding of professional
Paper ID #16120Ergonomics Topics for the Undergraduate ClassroomDr. Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Industrial Engineering (IE) and Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, holds an MS Degree from Purdue University and a BS from Kettering University, formerly GMI-Engineering & Management Institute. She teaches courses in Work Design, Ergonomics, Statistics and various other Industrial Engineering classes. Her research is in the
of research andeducational collaborations not just within IEC but also between its MSI members and PWIresearch-intensive institutions. This is especially true since its member institutions serve a uniquepopulation of minority students. The IEC is developing the infrastructure and programs tofacilitate collaborations between faculty, students and staff in its member departments, based onlessons learned from the previous educational program and, more generally, on the Science ofTeam Science. It is also addressing how best to build a different type of team structure withPWIs, industry, and other external constituencies. For each type of partner, a process is beingdefined and tools are being addressed. The Inclusive Engineering Consortium (IEC
-widetheoretical assumptions (in relation to the settings), and analyze the symptoms that emerge. Welook at questions that bring meaning to volunteerism from a corporate standpoint, and whichinvestigate the social, political, economic, and civic implications for industry partnerships withthe educational system.Research InstrumentsThis mixed method study uses three research instruments to collect data: (1) pre- and post-survey, (2) a structured observation protocol, and (3) an exit interview protocol.1. Pre- and Post-SurveysThe pre- and post-surveys were designed to better understand the impact of skills-based Page 26.1508.6volunteerism on incumbent
Paper ID #45160Engaging Two-Year Students in STEM: A Professional STEM Society’s Effortsto Support Community College StudentsDr. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., is the Director of Research and Impact for the Society of Women Engineers. She is responsible for overseeing the research activities for the organization, including collaborative research projects with external researchers and dissemination of SWE research through academic conferences, the SWE Research website, and the annual SWE State of Women in Engineering magazine issue. She is the Principal Investigator for the NSF INCLUDES
-10-01. Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1).20. Verdin, D., Godwin, A. and Morazes, J. L. (2015), Qualitative Study of First-Generation Latinas: Understanding Motivation for Choosing and Persisting in Engineering Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.2462821. Sullivan, G. M., & Artino Jr, A. R. (2013). Analyzing and interpreting data from Likert-type scales. Journal of graduate medical education, 5(4), 541-542.22. Gliem, J. A., & Gliem, R. R. (2003). Calculating, interpreting, and reporting Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient for Likert-type scales. Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and
Paper ID #38814Preparing the manufacturing workforce for Industry 4.0 technologyimplementationDr. Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University. His research interests include automation, robotics, cyber-manufacturing and Industry 4.0; optical/infrared imaging and instru- mentation; micro/nano manufacturing; and design of technology for engineering education. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M University
this growing field. Lastly, due to thedifficulty of giving all students adequate time to practice programming on real robotic arms,there was a recognized need for lifelike and portable simulation software. Thus, a final aspect ofthis partnership was the development of such software at Michigan Tech. Titled RobotRun, thissimulation software is now available through open source licensing to assist students andindustry personnel in learning the basics of robotics programming.Results of Academic Programming and WorkshopsNearly three full years has now passed since the development of this academic programmingbetween Bay College and Michigan Tech, so initial data regarding enrollments, graduations, andworkshop participation is now available. During