; economics fluency 4. Communication Automation/robotics Business cycles 5. Computational thinking Business continuity Communication 6. Data analysis Cloud computing Company’s “brand” 7. Data backup and restoration College algebra Confidentiality 8. Data ethics Communication Continuous improvement 9. Data flow: origin to end user Controls Decision making 10. Data fluency/vocabulary Cyber-physical systems Entrepreneurship 11. Data management & storage Digital fluency/vocabulary Ethics 12. Data modeling Digital twins
% Male (%) 20% Total (%) 15% 10% 5% 0%Figure 3. Other factors impacting development of student's successful engineering culture(knowledge, practices, and values) during semester. Gender breakdown.Female students viewed their interaction with others as more important than malestudents, who viewed “real world experiences” as most important. Work in other courseswas seen as important. Personal characteristics and experiences follow and some may bevia extra-curricular activities, clubs, etc. Some of the personal characteristics includepersonal attitudes, work ethic, time management, self-management, other varied personalinterests, learning ability, etc
questionnaires was high, with all students engaging with the tool (N = 321) duringtheir projects and an average weekly student response rate of 92%. These compliance rateswere achieved because the weekly DEFT entries were required coursework assignments inthese classes.The iterative design process consisted of an evaluation of the system each semester, usingmixed methods. Observational data of student and instructor experiences with DEFT werecollected. Interviews and post-class surveys with students and instructors provided datatriangulation. The results of this research guided the development of each iteration of DEFTin time for the subsequent semester. Ethical approval for this research was granted by theHarvard University Committee on the Use of
engineer- ing. She is also staffing the Roundtable on Linking Academic Engineering Research and Defense Basic Science. She also co-edited a resource collection translating research on women in science and engineer- ing into practical tips for faculty members and worked on LinkEngineering, an online toolkit to support PreK-12 engineering education, and the Online Ethics Center, a website that supports ethics education and science and engineering. She earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology from Kansas State University and a B.A. in psychobiology and political science from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.Mr. Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Scholar (ret
Paper ID #28693Defining Workforce Development: Launching a Career from CAREERDr. Madeline Polmear, University of Florida Madeline Polmear is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research interests include workforce development and engineering ethics education.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in
a rare opportunity for these students toperform undergraduate research. The research theme for this program is energy: specifically,catalysis, energy storage, and biofuels due to the pronounced expertise in these areas at LSU. Amajor strength of this REU program is the partnership with the LSU Business & TechnologyCenter which provides the REU students with training in technology transfer fundamentals andhow to pitch scientific ideas to non-scientists. In addition to the entrepreneurship training, theprogram offers weekly seminars in ethics, effective presenting, applying to graduate school,industrial safety, and topical seminars related to three main research areas of the programs. Thestudents were assessed individually (weekly reports
a design challenge. Communication Communication is essential to effective collaboration and to understanding the particular wants and needs of a “customer,” and to explaining and justifying the final design solution. Attention to Ethical considerations draw attention to the impacts of engineering on ethical people and the environment. considerationsFor eight months, the Fellows met twice a month with the program manager. Through thesemeetings the program manager was able to build a comfortable rapport with the group allowingthem to have conversations around sensitive subjects such as race and gender in the world ofscience, technology, engineering and math. These meetings also allowed the
socioeconomic class and social responsibility. She is currently completing a book manuscript on the intersection of engineering and corporate social responsibility. She is the author of Mining Coal and Un- dermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014), which was funded by the National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2016 the National Academy of Engineering recognized her Corporate Social Responsibility course as a national exemplar in teaching engineering ethics. Professor Smith holds a PhD in Anthropology and a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degrees in International Studies, Anthropology and
Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (Purdue ’15). Her team, Beliefs in Engineering Re- search Group (BERG) utilizes qualitative methods to explore beliefs in engineering. Her research has an overarching goal of leveraging engineering education research to shift the culture of engineering to be more realistic and inclusive. Dr. Dringenberg is also interested in neuroscience, growth mindset, engi- neering ethics, and race and gender in engineering. In general, she is always excited to learn new things and work with motivated individuals from diverse backgrounds to improve the experiences of people at any level in engineering education
principles to propose novel and practical solutions to medical/human health problems 2. Ability to gain basic understanding of business, finances, intellectual property and regulatory matters 3. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities 4. Ability to communicate real-world scientific problems with bigger vision and offer solutions, as well as their impact, effectively to a diverse audience and stakeholders, both orally and in writing 5. Demonstrate moderate to high technical mastery in chosen research area, shown by the ability to identify an important scientific problem, formulate a hypothesis, and design experiments to conduct research and data analysis to test the hypothesis. The student
Paper ID #27026Board 67: Shame in Engineering: Unpacking the Expectations that StudentsCo-Construct and Live WithinDr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James Huff is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and teaches courses in design thinking and ethics. In the context of his research lab Beyond Professional Identity (BPI), he mentors undergrad- uate students, doctoral students, and academic professionals in using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as a qualitative research method to conduct psychological investigations on identity as experienced in and out of professional domains. He received
with younger people with different previous degrees or certifications. Some notedthat there is a need for veterans to come together and talk about these interaction issues anddifferent work ethics. In the military, they noted that if there are some problems, they do not losetheir job but instead get transferred to another. They also noted that not all veterans are the same:Navy veterans are different from Army veterans, etc., but still they have more common ground,and similar work ethic, than they do with the traditional population of students. They noted thatthey prefer classes that are attendance optional and more interactive. They agreed that whileprofessors are clicking through slides fast, it is hard for them to sit and watch a
improvements. water emissions. Tragedy of the Students play out Harden’s Tragedy of the One of our collaborations has developed a Commons Commons using gold fish. Students series of ethics games; one of which is a more discuss ethics of sustainability. Note, this complex version of the simple gold fish is a common exercise available in many module. versions. Page 26.8.4Summary of Critical CollaborationsThe collaborations that enabled a successful first two years of this program aresummarized in Figure 1. Drs. Parrish and Bilec
Wright State engineering programs. Moreover, it wasshown that EGR 101 had the greatest effect on the group termed ‘Support Seekers’, composed ofstudents with below median ACT math scores but above median high school GPA’s. The latterindicates greater work ethic and ability to persevere in engineering, while the former mayarguably indicate below median ‘ability’. Thus, the mitigation of ACT math score associatedwith the F04-F06 cohorts was due to the fact that the low ACT math students who enrolled inEGR 101 were predominantly ‘support seekers’, who had the work ethic and perseverancerequired to progress through the remedial math sequence before enrolling in EGR 101. On thecontrary, low ACT math students from the incoming cohorts of Fall 2007
-faculty and student-student engagement. Every effort was made to ensure thatthe speaker diversity reflected that of the REU students, so that students could envisionthemselves taking the speakers’ paths. Further student-faculty interaction was provided throughweekly faculty research seminars. Each week, one faculty member presented brief vignettes oftheir research interests to the group, enabling students to learn of other imaging related researchbeyond their own projects.In addition to the program-related activities, students participated in several University-wideenrichment events. These activities included a weekly brown-bag seminar series on topics suchas Ethics, GRE preparation, Getting into Graduate School, and Abstract Writing
the weakness oftraditional lecture-based learning modules which may quickly become out of date for rapidlychanging areas like NSNT without diligent attention from well-informed instructors. By its nature,PBL-structured case studies promote learning at the cutting edge of a discipline and thus are well-suited to the emerging NSNT field.A central premise in using the case study technique is that the process of learning is just asimportant as the content [12]. In general, students work cooperatively during case studies to answerchallenging questions or to evaluate complex ethical issues. For PBL-structured case studies,students are expected to investigate and learn necessary content in order to understand the contextof a case. This requires
political identity, social welfare, and perspectives ofdiversity. In reflecting on the personal impact of recent national events and how politicaldiscussions have or have not been integrated into their STEM courses, two themes emerged: 1)political awareness and 2) future-self impact. Findings revealed that first year engineeringstudents recognized the personal and social impacts current national events imposed on theirfriends, family, and society. However, students did not sense the significance of politicaldiscourse concerning the social impact and ethical practice of engineering. Our research showsthat limiting political discourse in the classroom and depoliticizing engineering spacescontributed to students dissociating the relevance of political
experiences:Communications, Work Ethic, Individual Identity, Life Experience, and Adaptation. Thesethemes were selected from the collective insights of the faculty members who independentlyreviewed the combined dataset. This analysis highlights the multifaceted challenges and learningopportunities students encounter when navigating the complexities of global engineeringenvironments. These themes are further defined in Table 4. Table 4: GES qualitative coding themes Code Coding Theme Definition 1 Communications Response includes major themes around spoken language, non-verbal communications, judgment/perception, temperament, and/or forced/informal
norms and behaviors thatmarginalize underrepresented students, further exacerbating their sense of exclusion andalienation [4]. Engineering's “hidden curriculum” covers things like professional norms,confidence-building, and ethics, taught indirectly in early foundational courses, makingadaptation difficult for transfer students [5].Mentoring has been identified as a valuable strategy for decoding the hidden curriculum andsupporting students in navigating the implicit messages and norms present in educationalsettings [3], [4], [6]. Mentors can provide guidance, share their own experiences, and offerinsights into the hidden curriculum, thereby helping students to understand and navigate theunspoken rules and expectations of the academic
not sign the consent letter to participate in the IRB-approved evaluationresearch.Evaluation MethodsEvaluation of the project consisted of a pre-post survey instrument focused on perceived self-efficacy in universal teamwork and research skills. This instrument was an adaptation of theResearch Self-efficacy scale [9]. Questions focused on things like the perceived ability to“engage in effective team practices,” “follow ethical principles of research,” “identify my ownstrengths within a team setting,” and “present research ideas in oral or written form.” This pre-post survey was augmented by weekly surveys aimed at understanding fellow engagement in theprogram. A final focus group was held with the project evaluator to further elucidate the
Medsker is a Research Professor of Physics at The George Washington University (GWU) and at the University of Vermont. He is also a Research Affiliate at George Mason University’s Center for Assured Research and Engineering. He is a member of the GWU Human-Technology Collaboration Lab, and Founding Director of the university’s Master’s Program in Data Science. Larry specializes in areas of artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, neural computing, information systems, physics, and STEM education. He is the author of four books and over 200 publications on neural networks, AI, and physics. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of AI and Ethics, Associate Editor of Neural Computing and Applications, and Policy
and the Achievers (i.e., high ACT students). This resultis not surprising, in that students with high ACT scores are typically in greater need ofmotivation than they are of academic ability. This is particularly true for the Purpose Seekers,who have plenty of academic ability but lack the motivation and work ethic required to deliver ahigh GPA. For those who ultimately graduated, the results of Figure 7 suggest that EGR 101provided (or at least contributed to) the motivation they needed.As shown in Figure 8, students who ultimately graduated in engineering indicated that EGR 101increased their chances of success in engineering (i.e., self-efficacy) more strongly than students
research as the catalyst for engagement, the TTE REU program hassupported 30 community college students from the California Community College System.During the nine-week summer program, each TTE participant is paired with two mentors, afaculty advisor and graduate student mentor, who oversee and guide the student in independentresearch activities, through regular research group meetings and one-on-one discussions. Outsideof their independent research projects, TTE participants are trained in research protocol,laboratory safety, and professional ethics; and participate in academic and professionaldevelopment activities to prepare for a baccalaureate degree and career in science andengineering. The TTE REU program also partners with the UC
includes coordinated professional development seminarson responsible professional conduct for engineers and research ethics, diversity awareness, aswell as the graduate school application process. Along with their graduate mentors theparticipants also become role models in a system of “each one-mentor-one”, interacting withhigh school teachers and students from a rural, underserved school district. Assessment resultsfrom program surveys indicate positive impact of mentorship, higher post-graduation careerchoices, and coordinated activities. Specifically by interacting with mentors female participantsindicated that they gained more self-confidence as researchers than their male counterparts.Index Terms: research experiences for undergraduates
most technologies, are oftennot chosen and implemented with all community members in mind [7]. The communities thathave been historically marginalized in STEM are often the same communities disproportionatelyharmed by climate change. Without explicit attention to sociotechnical concerns, climate tech islikely to further amplify these injustices. A central goal in this project is to help youth develop aninformed, analytical, critical stance toward technology. To do this, we draw on emerging work oncritical sociotechnical literacy [1], which is related to other recent calls for attention to ethic ofcare [8], compassionate design [9], and macroethics and ideology [10]. Recognizing that theeffects of technology are typically unevenly felt, and
engineering ethics, researchin an academic setting, and graduate education opportunities and application process. Thefreshman year programs implemented showed success in recruiting students for the S-STEMprogram, and can serve as a model for other undergraduate programs looking to enrich theexperiences of their undergraduates by providing a comprehensive, supportive, and career-relevant environment inside and outside of the classroom.1. IntroductionEngineering education is constantly evolving and changing to meet the current and projectedneeds of the engineering profession. In 2010 1 the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE) released a position statement proposing additional undergraduate engineering outcomes:Leadership, Risk and
-constructed with Validation with participants to ensure that research communities to build upon data represent participants’ existing work while remaining social realities on their own authentic to research participants? terms? Pragmatic Is the selected theoretical How meaningful are the study’s Validation framework a good fit for the results to the social reality under social reality under investigation (and other similar social investigation? realities?) Ethical Validation Is the study conducted Do the findings do justice to the social
evidence-based teaching practices. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Dr. Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University and co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute. His research examines a range of engineering education topics, including how to assess and repair student miscoDr. Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon Jenefer Husman, Professor in the Education Studies department at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on students’ motivation for learning in engineering contexts
naturaldisasters and the impacts of agriculture on water resources. The series of seminars - thesociological perspective, research methodology and engineering research and ethics inengineering, and technical workshops on remote sensing guided students how to prepare scientificproject and posters. Three posters were presented at the 62nd Annual Geomatics EngineeringConference at California State University at Fresno focused on the Creek Fire, Flooding in ValleyCommunities, and Decrease of Farmland in the Central Valley.Spring 2022 were designed to expend value in understanding the world we live in, and share withothers, from many different perspectives so that cultural norms, as well as cultural bias, can bebetter understood. To make a connection to
combination with a pair of engineering scenarios in both the pre-SET and post-SETinterviews. Pre-SET means prior to taking a class that involved SET training and post-SETmeans after taking a class that involved SET training. It is possible students may haveexperienced SET or other non-SET socially engaged content prior to or during the semester butwe did not collect that information.The SET content covered in the capstone course consisted of self-directed online modules thatcovered the following content: a variety of design processes, problem definition, conceptexploration, identity and power in engineering design, environmental context assessment, socialcontext assessment, and ethical decision making. Each of these online modules consisted of