professional responsibility among engineering graduates, while a variety of otherinterventions (e.g., service learning programs) have been developed to more broadly challengeengineering students to see themselves as socially engaged citizens and professionals.Nonetheless, there has been a surprising lack of research on development of social and ethicalresponsibility among undergraduate engineering students. Few studies have systematicallyexamined levels of ethical knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and commitments to socialresponsibility among large numbers of engineering students, much less examined how suchindicators change over time and are impacted (or not) by specific kinds of learning experiences.As a result, faculty, administrators, and
Engineering Inspiration: An Initial Investigation into the Impact of the Toy Adaptation Program,” presented at the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2016. Accessed: Oct. 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/community- service-as-a-means-of-engineering-inspiration-an-initial-investigation-into-the-impact-of- the-toy-adaptation-program[8] M. Y. Mollica, R. L. Kajfez, and E. Riter, “Toy Adaptation for Children with Disabilities: A Translatable Means to Engage Engineering Students in Community Engaged Learning,” Adv. Eng. Educ., 2021, Accessed: Oct. 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1309150[9] M. Y. Mollica et al., “Engagement in Practice: Toy Adaptation for Children
the practice of service learning in the communities, with all the challenges thatgrassroots engineering brings with itself, providing the students with the opportunity to learnfrom more experimented grassroots engineers’ practice; iv) on the feedback given by the team’sstaff on the individual and/or group performance.Most undergraduate students used to be granted an extension scholarship (from UFRJ) during atleast a part of the time they spent at Soltec’s activities. This financial support, in addition to thecompelling ideals of grassroots engineering, motivate undergrads in engaging at Soltec’sprojects. For the graduate students, participation at Soltec’s interventions is usually part of theirmain research project, building a strong
Paper ID #15901Android-Based Remote Robot Control SystemDr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several publications regarding to the research and educational projects.Mr. Md Hossain Shuvo, Alabama A&M University Graduate Student, Dept. of
schedules in fall and spring semesters. More details on creating theSTEP Cohorts can be found elsewhere [3].We survey students placed in cohorts at the end of each fall semester. A significant majority ofthe students reports in the survey that they have studied with other students in their cohortsoutside the classroom. Our graduating seniors have told us that the relationship they developedwith others students in the study groups which they formed during the first-year, carry over tosenior capstone design project.Factors Supporting Institutionalizing STEP at Western Michigan UniversityIn order to make lasting impacts to support student success in engineering, the best practicesidentified by projects supported by the National Science Foundation need
issues. Furthermore, the datasuggests a need for more accessible and comfortable channels for students to report and discussinstances of bias and discrimination.Senior Exit Surveys and Group Interviews:The senior exit surveys and group interviews at Chemical Engineering Department provide acomprehensive feedback mechanism for understanding the graduating students' experiences. Inhour-long group discussions, seniors reflect on the curriculum, departmental culture,extracurricular activities, and their experiences with the senior design project and mentors.From these surveys and interviews, several actionable suggestions have emerged: • Students find transport phenomena classes too theoretical and recommend integrating more practical
engineering (mechanics and computer programming – to classes ranging in size from 20 to 500+), sophomore and junior level courses on mass and energy balance applications to biological systems engineering, numerical methods, electric power and electronics for technology students, senior design, as well as a long-standing residential/online graduate course on the fundamentals of biorenewable resources and technology. He believes well trained, curious, thoughtful people are crucial to a university’s research effort, and similarly to the function and survival of society. For this reason, the overarching goal of his teaching is to impart the core content needed by the students, and to do so while encouraging inquisition and
graduation rates. Available at https://www.sariweb.ucdavis.edu/gradrates/CSRDE_Transfers_ForWebDisplay.pdf.[6] P. Golding, O.H. Salcedo, M.T. Pitcher, O.A. Perez, M. Olmos and T.Badillo, (2015) “Sharing Best Practices Toward Seamless Transfer of Engineering Students.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education’s 122nd Annual Conference and Exposition.[7] P. Wong and B. Pejcinovic, (2015) “Teaching MATLAB and C Programming in First-year Electrical Engineering Courses Using a Data Acquisition Device.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education’s 122nd Annual Conference and Exposition.[8] T.M. Bayles, (2016) “A Chemical Engineering Success Course for Transfer Students
rate than their peers due to unwelcoming environments, and engineeringeducators should tackle issues like heteronormativity and cissexism in the learning environmentto promote diversity among future practicing engineers. The past year of the project has beenfocused on finishing data collection for the first research aim, investigating the influence ofLGBTQ students' social networks on non-cognitive STEM outcomes, and securing data accessagreements for the second research aim, comparing STEM degree completion rates betweenLGBTQ students and cisgender, heterosexual peers. For this poster, we focus on the process of developing a qualitative, narrative studyexploring how LGBTQ STEM students experience discipline-based identities. Our
(education; engineering; public affairs; arts andsciences; food, agriculture, and environmental sciences; business; law). The OhioState EmPOWERment Program in convergent graduate training for a sustainableenergy future enrolls Ph.D. students studying any aspect of energy from degreeprograms any college in Ohio State and engages them in several curricular andco-curricular elements that are designed to dovetail with their Ph.D. degreeprogram requirements in ways that do not extend their time to graduate. TheOhio State EmPOWERment Program established at Ohio State an energy StudentCommunity of Practice and Engagement (SCOPE), a Graduate InterdisciplinarySpecialization (GIS), and an undergraduate Research in Sustainable Energy(RISE) summer research
areintended to inform faculty practice and understandings of systemic marginalization. Our primaryimplications will be for engineering education researchers of marginalization, to potentiallyincorporate our methodology to help create a more impactful and engaged research agenda. ProposalThis proposal is for an arts-based research and interactive poster session. Following therequested format of the interactive poster session particularly, we outline the following keyaspects of the proposal:Topic and Alignment with ECSJ Mission:The proposed interactive poster focuses on researcher and faculty roles regarding themarginalization of engineering students. First, we note that due to the efforts of many
Texas at Brownsville. After graduation, he was employed at sev- eral corporations including Pixera, a digital multimedia processing company in Cupertino, CA, 3COM, a networking and communication company in Schaumberg, IL, and Mercantec, an E-Commerce company in Naperville, IL. He has more than 40 publications in the field, and has served as a reviewer/moderator for several scientific and educational journals and conferences. He joined UTB in the Spring of 2000. His areas of interest include Imaging, Visualization and Animation, Networking and Cyber Security, Web Design, Computer Graphics, and Linguistics.Prof. Fitratullah Khan, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley Professor Fitratullah Khan has been teaching
alignment of academia with women and industry with men stems from both personalimpressions of the field and from women professors’ observations of their own students. Womenin our sample noticed that female students tend to, for the most part, choose academia aftercompleting their engineering degrees whereas men choose industry. Academia as a “femalespace” is encouraged by graduate advisors or general societal impressions of both what is bestfor women’s and what is best for men’s interests: “…The technical things. Men like more do the technical things compared to the academician they don’t really like to teach someone…but they [men] like to do practical, do hands-on, the industry…” - Tutor, Chemical Engineering, 9 Years5.2.3
: Engineering Inspired by Nature, Teachers’ Manual[15]: SAE A World in Motion: Pinball Challenge, Teachers’ Manual[16]: SAE A World in Motion: Jet Toy Challenge, Teachers’ Manual[17]: SAE A World in Motion: Fuel Cell Challenge, Teachers’ Manual[18]: Friedman, A.E., Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education, 2008,Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education: Washington, DC.[19]: Wiebe, E. N., Faber, M., Corn, J., Collins, T. L., Unfried, A., & Townsend, L. (2013, June).A large-scale survey of K-12 students about STEM: Implications for engineering curriculumdevelopment and outreach efforts (research to practice). In 2013 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition (pp. 23-59).[20]: Faber, M., Unfried, A., Wiebe, E. N., Corn, J
course will include further instruction and explicit feedback on writing.STEM engagement studyIn addition to assessing their competence in course material, students completed a questionnaireat the end of the course designed to measure whether their attitudes towards STEM had changed.Specifically, we were interested in whether students were more interested in STEM relatedtopics, and whether their career choices were impacted by taking the course. The results for thequestions on engagement for the 2018 cohort are shown in Figure 3. The 2017 cohort reportedresponses on a 4-point scale, and 2018 students reported on a 10-point scale, however, resultsfrom the 2017 cohort (not shown) mirrored the trends shown in Figure 3.Figure 3: Results from student
of Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Mesmer was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University. He completed his Ph.D. in August 2012 at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Mechani- cal Engineering. Also at the University at Buffalo, he completed his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2010) and a dual B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2007). His research has focused on improving the systems engineering process, particularly for large-scale complex systems. He uses his background in decision analysis, multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization, system/subsystem modeling, design theory, and value-based design to perform research
at graduation and to annotate the award on their permanent transcripts. Conducting a three-day “Summer Institute” to inform faculty of ways to integrate communication instruction into technical curricula. Participants learn to use innovative teaching tools and to design discipline-specific assignments and rubrics for each of four CxC communication modes.During the continuing development of the CxC program, assessment has been vital to validate itsacademic value and to demonstrate its importance in the professional development ofengineering graduates. This latter outcome is particularly meaningful, not only to our studentsbut also to budget-conscious public funding agencies. It was with the goal of improving the
employment opportunities of returning women may beimproved through different efforts like research, practice, policy, and evaluation. As a result of theconference, the advisory board and organizing team developed actionable recommendations for actionsthat industry, academia, non-profit, policymakers and government agencies, can take to strengthen thepipeline for (re-)entering into computing and technology domain [11-15]. In this paper, we present thequalitative and quantitative results on conference attendee’s satisfaction level and its effectiveness inidentifying appropriate resources to (re-)enter EmTech educational and professional pipeline.Objectives and Design of the ConferenceIn this section, we briefly discuss the objectives, design rational
underserved by the education and social sectors. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Endeavour S-STEM Program: A Multi-College Collaboration to Increase Engagement & Retention in STEMIntroductionThe United States has long held its position as the global leader in technological innovation andeducation. But that standing has been in jeopardy due to the shortage of domestic studentsgraduating in STEM. This concern has led researchers to investigate why graduation numbers areso low and also to propose ways in which STEM retention and hence graduation can beincreased. The data show that there are
management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and
Paper ID #30421Effects of a New Assessment Model on Female and Under-RepresentedMinority StudentsDr. Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University Geoff Recktenwald is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Geoff holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University and Bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from Cedarville University. His research interests are focused on best practices for student learning and student success. He is currently developing and researching SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning
solutions could progress toward developing final designproposals with more creativity. Gender-balanced teams with high conflict among teammembers could not generate an idea and create innovative final projects. For having moreinnovative solutions in design projects, Fila and Purzer [24] suggested that instructors avoidforming teams only on the basis of gender and that they facilitate teams during teamwork.Ertas et al. [14] tested the transdisciplinary (TD) pedagogy in undergraduate research teams.The authors investigated TD’s impact on the learning outcomes of male Caucasian and maleunderrepresented minorities students. This approach increased the engagement ofunderrepresented students in teams. Due to the engagement, collaboration, and support
Paper ID #40675Understanding Decision Processes Related to Pathways of CommunityCollege Engineering StudentsMr. Rene Alberto Hernandez, Virginia Tech Ren´e Hernandez, is a Salvadorean-American first-generation graduate student at Virginia Tech’s School of Education. He is pursuing his PhD in Higher Education with a cognate in Engineering Education. He has more than 10 years of K-12 and higher education experience which he leverages towards his pursuits of helping others find success in education. He has an evolving research agenda focused on pathways, policy, and how it shapes education and undergraduate engineering
who participate in Physics Jam are more successfulin physics than their peers who do not.This paper will discuss the successes, obstacles, and best practices in developing andimplementing this pre-semester physics preparation “bootcamp.”1. IntroductionThere is a large push from multiple directions to increase the number of students in the UnitedStates graduating with STEM degrees. Recent projections show that there must be a 34%increase of students graduating in STEM fields within the next decade to allow the US to remaincompetitive on the world stage. (1) There are numerous academic routes for students to enter aSTEM field. Due to the rising cost of traditional 4-year degrees, including a 40% increase intuition, room, and board between 2002
see future careeror volunteer roles and can become more engaged volunteers and citizens through service.Thoughts for future research could investigate: the possibility of future roles being tied to thecommunity and community partner, whether the type of service completed is impacted by theincoming identity status, and whether there is growth in identity during service.Campus Compact [11] is known for their studies in S-L, and this one contains a great summary ofwhat has made partnerships truly good and successful for all stakeholders. The paper walksthrough the process, the research, and the practicalities of how to build successful partnershipsand research in S-L. A set of great lists allow us to look for where we have done well or whatwe
talentedlow-income students entering the STEM workforce, the NSF S-STEM program has grantedawards to various type of institutions in order to advance our understanding of how “evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic andcareer pathways, and graduation in STEM of low-income students” [1]. To date there are anumber of publications that document effective practices and strategies to help talented low-income students succeed in different institutional and disciplinary contexts [2], [3]. Our projectbuilds on this literature by providing a combination of an academic scholarship and culturallycompetent mentorship for students at a Very High-enrolled Hispanic Serving institution (VH-HSI
engineering” due to their interest in pursuing medical, law, or any otherprofessional school. This program is not ABET accredited and preferable for students who do notintend on practicing engineering in the workplace, such as pre-professional degree students. Thesecond path is designed for “students who want to practice engineering around a focusedconcentration by combining or involving several academic disciplines. Both pathways involvestudents developing their plan of study or adapting a well-established plan of study and integratingtheir interests outside of engineering with various combinations of engineering disciplines.PositionalityTo illustrate the importance of providing context when situating research, I will share mypositionality as a
and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Water Resources. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts target ways to support and encourage diversity among students and how to create an inclusive learning environment.Dr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Dr. Carol Haden is Vice President of Magnolia Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned, small business special- izing in independent research and evaluation. She has served as evaluator for STEM education projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the William and Flora
oftechnical skills immediately transferrable to the workplace [9], [10], [11], [12].Current engineering education research on identity and sense of belonging has identified severalengineering mindsets such as technical narrowness, meritocracy, the perceived “value neutrality”of engineering practice, and the profession’s pervasive identification with corporate-militaryvalues which can directly and indirectly perpetuate inequities for engineering undergraduates [1],[2]. The razor-sharp emphasis on technical education at the cost of developing human-centeredengineers and the insistence that engineering is a value-neutral practice leads to what is known asthe socio-technical divide. The danger of this divide is that it reinforces deeply embeddedcultural
, where he is currently Professor. His research interests are in the areas of statistical signal processing and communications. Dr. Kozick received a ”2006 Best Paper Award” from the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Pres- idential Award for Teaching Excellence from Bucknell University in 1999. He serves on the editorial board of the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking.Dr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, in 2001. She is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Rowan University