camp with learning blocks creates a totally immersiveand engaging environment for the learner. At the same time, these learning blocks allowfor entrepreneurial concepts to be embedded inherently. The character traits of successfulentrepreneurs, as defined by state school standards, are adaptability, creative thinking,ethical behavior, leadership, positive attitude, and risk-taking.1 These character traits willalso be focused on in terms of outcomes.Mater ials and methodsEntrepreneurship and deeper learning outcomes have been a recent focus of industry andeducation with many new studies outlining how these skill sets can substantially changethe outcomes of students. Research findings demonstrate improved student outcomes,higher levels of
compare students’ metacognitiveresponses with those criteria that leaders in engineering and education have determined arenecessary for a sustained and successful engineering workforce. We have pulled the followingskills from the Engineer of 202014: strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity,communication, business and management, leadership, high ethical standards, professionalism,dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility, and lifelong learning. We can see from studentresponses that EPICS has impacted their practical ingenuity, creativity, communication, businessand management, leadership, professionalism, resilience, and flexibility from the followingstudent comments (and others previously listed): ● Practical ingenuity
habits of mind.Engineering habits of mind refer to the values, attitudes, and thinking skills associated withengineering and include systems thinking, creativity, optimism, collaboration, communication,and an attention to ethical considerations. Wing (2006) also connects computational thinking toengineering thinking, as she defines computational thinking as not simply programming but theoverlap between mathematical thinking and engineering thinking. Likewise, Barr andStephenson (2011) compare computational thinking capabilities across computer science,mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. For example, learning to implement aparticular algorithm in a computer science context would be analogous to following anexperimental
current professionalgraduate students of a university industrial distribution program, through industrial distributiontrade organizations and online networking or recruitment sites.All potential participants were emailed a link to an online study hosted by Qualtrics. The surveybegan with an introduction explaining that the purpose of the study is to identify genderperceptions related to the trends, challenges, and opportunities for women interested in orcurrently engaged in a career in industrial distribution. All survey questions were anonymouswith an opt-out feature if a respondent did not choose to answer. We received IRB approval priorto running the study, and all respondents were treated ethically. Of the original 293 participants,282
skillset and their entrepreneurial mindset in a year-long, real-world design project.Throughout the curriculum, professional skills such as oral and written communication,innovation, understanding constraints, sustainability, technical feasibility, customer value,societal benefits, economic analysis, and professional ethics are addressed with increasing depthas students develop their skillset.Course Overview The focus of this paper is the sophomore level EGE 2123: Entrepreneurial EngineeringDesign Studio course mentioned above. Specifically, in this course, students identifyopportunities for engineering design themselves within the context of the design theme“Accessibility in the Workplace”. The focus of this theme is to design and build a
, (c.2) An ability to apply realistic constraints within a system, environmental, social, political, ethical, health component, or process design. and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability EAC (d) An ability to function on (d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams multidisciplinary teams (g.1) An ability to produce written technical reports (g.2.) An ability to present oral reports EAC (g) An ability to communicate effectively (g.3.) An ability to apply graphical
engineering (Seymour et al., 1994). One aspect of the course focuses on theexperiences of women in the field, addressing experiences of sexism and gender discrimination,and the ways in which to promote gender equality in STEM fields. Throughout the second year,Flexus students develop an awareness of self through completing instruments such as theStrengthsQuest for leadership development, beginning to explore information about potentialcareer opportunities and professional development experiences. Other topics include ethics anddiversity within the context of engineering leadership development. The program incorporateslocal engineering-related field trips and visits from speakers, including research presentationsfrom faculty members and/or local women
’ attitudes are changing [11]: “focus on their own agenda” Agree 75% (2015) to 59% (2017) [11]. “behave in ethical manner” Agree 52% (2015) to 65% (2017) [11]. “leaders are committed to helping society” Agree 53% (2015) to 62% (2017) [11]. These trends indicate a decrease in self-centric attitudes and emerging “social optimism[11].” “The latest survey indicate that millennials feel accountable, to at least a fair degree, formany issues in both the workplace and the wider world [8].” This is supported by responses thatindicate that millennials feel more accountable than influential to protect the environment (59%feeling accountable to 38% influence) and social equity (53% feeling accountable to 33%influence) [11]. Like
STEM education: ASHE higher education report,” John Wiley & Sons, 2011.[19] Inroads Organization. (2016.). Home Page. Retrieved from Inroads: http://www.inroads.org/[20] M. Burke, “School-Business Partnerships: Trojan Horse Or Manna from Heaven?” NASSPBulletin, 70(493), 45–49, 1986.[21] C. Veenstra, “The Collaborative Role of Industry in Supporting STEM Education,” Journalfor Quality and Participation, 37(3), 27, 2014.[22] K. Kaufman, “The Company in the Classroom Principals’ Perceptions on How BusinessPartners May Support the Role of High School Education,” NASSP Bulletin, 2015.[23] N. Flynn, “Politics, Economics, and Ethics: Thinking Critically about School-corporateTechnology Partnerships,” University of Minnesota, 2006.[24] C. D'abate
Polit´ecnica de Ingenieria de Gij´on, as well as multiple internships in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work primarily investigates the effects of select emergent pedagogies upon student and instructor performance and experience at the collegiate level. Other interests include engineering ethics, engineering philosophy, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher academia.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and
, they are suitable for thecosine similarity algorithm. Lastly, the text-based messages posted by students in their studygroups are analyzed and compared based on the measure of TF-IDF (i.e., term frequency-inverse document frequency). TF-IDF is broadly used by the content-based recommendersystems to compare the similarity between two pieces of textual contents [17-18]. The morefrequently two students use the same set of keywords, the more similar they are considered. Itshould be noted that, in consideration of ethics, the content analysis of group discussions canbe disabled in practice. The instructor is enabled to select whether he/she prefers to place themost similar/different students in the same study group.Figure 7 illustrates the system
from different universities,undeclared first-year students, and a few students in different majors, including students from theSustainable Urban Environments degree program who are required to take this class during theirfirst or second year,The objectives of the Introduction to Civil Engineering course are 1. List the subdisciplines of civil engineering, identify types of projects that engage each, and understand the multidisciplinary nature of most large infrastructure projects; 2. Explain the overall role of civil engineers in design and operation of urban infrastructure, with understanding of the range of typical day-to-day tasks and responsibilities; 3. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of engineers to their
, lack of tolerance, and censorship among academic and publiclibrarians despite the Library Bill of Rights, which was created to guide collection developmentpractices. Harmayer’s study focused on the librarians’ preference of collections related to pro-choice over those representing pro-life. Quinn (2012) has addressed both the psychological andphilosophical reasons for bias. The latter is related to librarian’s commitment to an ethical codewhereas the former can be both conscious and unconscious. The banning and challenging ofbooks and media has also been an act of censorship whereby works on controversial topics areplaced on a list. Implicit behind this explicit and consciously biased selection of books is thecovert bias against target
, ethical research,proposal writing, presenting research posters/talks, and writing a research paper. The cohorts willbe required to attend 12 weekly meetings per semester during the year-long program in a varietyof settings, including conference room, laboratory, or the field depending on the topic of thatweek’s meeting. During these meetings, they will receive hands-on training in laboratory skillslike extraction techniques, separation techniques, and analytical techniques including nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). They will receive hands-on training in identifying plant species, planting/potting process,propagating plants and harvesting plant material.Objective 2: Develop a
institutions. Theseevaluations must be done based on engineering professional ethics. The evaluationrecords must be used for program improvement, as well as for substantiation for programtermination. There should be no room for opinions, feelings, and/or hiddenagendas. Therefore, a mutually agreed upon evaluation scheme must be designed at thebeginning and the principles of it must be entered in the MOU. Additionally, the MOUmust have a clause that would underline the consequences in case a party unilaterallyterminates the program without substantiation.Some of the critical areas where there may be pitfalls are listed below: 1. Memorandum of Understanding: Define the duration of the agreement, the conditions under which it will be renewed and
itself. As effective engineering leaders need to demonstrate effectiveness as engineersfirst, four skills needed to be an effective engineer are technical competence, interpersonal skills,work ethic, and moral standards [41]. One problem, though, is that because successful engineeringstudents demonstrate proficiency in a highly technical field, they consequently also tend to hold ahigh value for technical competence. Effective engineers, then, may not value the development ofskills needed for success as leaders.The Communities of Practice model then points to other important leadership outcomes that resultfrom participation in, and subsequent mastery of, a particular practice. While research indicatesthat some successful engineering leaders
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field. 4.28 3.56 0.72** I have the ability to integrate theory and practice. 4.20 3.84 0.36 I understand how scientists work on real problems. 4.40 3.52 0.88** I understand that scientific assertions require supporting evidence. 4.52 4.04 0.48* I have the ability to analyze data and other information. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I understand science. 4.36 3.88 0.48* I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.96 3.96 0.00 I have learned laboratory techniques. 4.32 4.00 0.32 I
information. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I understand science. 4.36 3.88 0.48* I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 3.96 3.96 0.00 I have learned laboratory techniques. 4.32 4.00 0.32 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 4.40 4.00 0.40 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 4.40 4.04 0.36 I have skill in science writing. 4.08 3.68 0.40 I
their own philosophies, heritages, and educational processes. Indigenous knowledge fills the ethical and knowledge gaps in Eurocentric education, research, and scholarship (p. 5).This excerpt from Battiste provides a better understanding of how Indigenous knowledge is notonly complementary to the Western conceptualization of science, but it is also a way of life.Indigenous knowledge does not separate the individual from the history, culture, andsurroundings (e.g., the context). Western science and knowledge, on the other side, try toseparate the object (science) from the subject (the scientist). Thus, Western science rhetoric hascreated a false perception of objectivity and neutrality while perpetuating the idea that science,and
work ethic and team commitment played a stronger role in overallsuccess. Moreover, several studies [7, 10, 11] found students in teams with a performance goalorientation (cf. learning goal orientation [12]) tended to divide tasks along gender-correlatedlines in ways that undermine individuals’ learning goals and reinforce minority status. In sum,students’ self-perceptions, their mental models of success in engineering, and how theyformulate their identities are critical to their persistence and success in engineering [13, 14].Women and under-represented minorities (URM, def. non-white, non-Asian) are often therecipients of subtle messages of non-belonging, thus creating an inhospitable environment whichinhibits the formation of professional
does not break ties using GPA,however, as its randomization takes precedence for the fair tie-breaking.junto can also be compared to CATME 5 , a software tool to make teams. CATME takes a moreindividual-centric approach, querying instructors to complete subjective surveys about theirstudents. Combining peoples’ schedules, work ethics, and interests with the survey data, CATMEprovides holistic teams, but requires many inputs. junto, in contrast, cares only about preferencedata, and optionally factors in student GPA while balancing teams. In the workflow for creatingcapstone project teams, junto provides a specialized option, tuned to its requirements.The scalability of genetic algorithms is an important factor in making junto a portable web
in his militarydeployment, and contrasted it to his undergraduate degree. My undergrad was in math. I wasn’t necessarily out working in a math based field, it was more a people management type of field… I think that West Point tailors its undergrad education to be broad… philosophy, ethics and psychology, people motivation, things like that…Chuck also spoke of leadership, with a reference to what he had learned in the military including“leadership development and sort of management class.”DiscussionIn some ways, military returners’ experiences match those of non-military returners; as with thegeneral population of returners, the degree to which they used their undergraduate knowledge intheir employment differs, and
in order to ensure topicality and the provision of adequate resources.In addition to technical or “hard” skills, recent graduates need – but very often lack – “soft” ortransferrable skills, including communication, leadership and teamwork [22]. Therefore, in thesubsequent spring semester students will receive training on key transferrable skills in a 3 credithour 600 level seminar course designed to integrate these skills with the research-related contentcovered in the foregoing 500 level course. This seminar course will train participants incommunication, teaching, funding procurement, entrepreneurship, management, teamwork,conflict resolution, mentoring, leadership, and outreach as well as ethics and research-relatedskills. All NRT
appropriate principles of construction management, law, and ethics, and; (i) perform standard analysis and design in at least one sub-discipline related to construction engineering.The average performance of students in CON 357 for each of the four course objectives ispresented in Figure 1. The offerings from 2013 through 2018 were made without anyconsideration for the use of OER, using only traditional materials. There is some minor variationin performance from year to year for these offerings. It was mentioned in the “Background”section that several variables, which are difficult to control, may have led to these variations.Among them are size of the class, institution, and timing aspects (e.g. day vs. night, one longweekly session vs. two
that scored low on the participantsurveys are areas the evaluation team felt that project leadership should revisit in future iterationsof the Young Scholar programs. Those included: • Students feeling like they designed and/or implemented their own investigation under supervision • Improving onboarding process. Students were sent journal articles and slide decks • Intensifying the review and discussion of research ethics at weekly meetings • Increasing utility and importance of the weekly meetings • Creating a deeper sense of community among the Young Scholars during the weekly meetings. As mentioned in the design-change section of the overview changes were made to improve these sessions and additional
Engineering; I teach microbiology (lecture and lab) to under- graduates and graduate students and do research on microbes in natural and engineered environments.Dr. S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware Professor S Ismat Shah has a joint appointment in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. He is also the Director of the Energy and Environment Policy Program. In addition to the STEM courses in his the Departments, he teaches policy and ethics courses.Prof. Sheldon Allister Hewlett, University of DelawareProf. Jenni M. Buckley, University of Delaware Dr. Buckley is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware. She received her Bachelor’s of Engineering (2001
understanding of the procedures and objectives. Inorder to keep students as engaged as possible, the labs are designed to only take ~ 1.5 – 2 hours,with efficiency increased by using prelab assignments to ensure that appropriate planning hasbeen completed prior to attending. In addition, a lab notebook is required to document allexercises with an emphasis on data integrity, and ethics of recording and presentation. Althoughanalysis associated with most lab exercises is done within the lab group, the analysis from fourexercises is done individually. Combined with individual effort from the lecture portion of thecourse, 50% of the grade is individual while 50% is team based. This helps to ensure thatstudents are not simply carried by their teammates.1
Corporations, States, education..The authors [p. 7] characterize this generation as: Wanting to find solutions to problems Knows how to use technology to do so Having a strong work ethic like Boomers Responsible and resilient like their Gen X parents Technologically savvier than Millennials (Gen Y) Describe themselves as: Loyal (85%), thoughtful (80%), compassionate (73%), open-minded (70%), responsible (90%)While individual studies are important in that they provide data for future comparison andunderstanding, by themselves, they are simply a snapshot in time. To truly understand cohortcultural change over time, specific ages of individuals within one cohort must be compared toages of
Paper ID #31749HuskyADAPT: A Project-Based Accessible Design Course (Experience)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and the Director of the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Washington. She designs and teaches courses involving universal design, technical communication, ethics, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She co-founded HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology), where she mentors UW students in design for local needs experts with disabilities. She also leads STEM