thetraditions from which researchers have framed their studies. We identified twelve studies usingsearch terms such as “agency” and “engineering education” in available databases (EducationResources Information Center, Education, and Education Full Text) and ASEE PEER documentrepository. Most studies discussed are in the context of the United States; however, two studiesare within a South African context, and one is in a Norwegian context. Studies focused on K-12engineering education, and early career engineers were excluded based on the scope of this paperto synthesize the literature for undergraduate engineering education. We also found that thesestudies used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Once we identified studies thatused
. Thispaper resulted from the Fourth Future of Mechatronics and Robotics Education (FoMRE)Workshop held September 27-28, 2019 at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield,Michigan. This workshop was the final in a series of National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported academic and industrial workshops in a project that aims to define and promote theconcept of MRE as a distinct engineering discipline, build a community of MRE educators, andpromote diversity and inclusivity within the MRE community [2]. The project leaders write: “Our vision is that MRE will become one of the most impactful disciplines of engineering; attracting diverse and innovative students, graduating professional engineers who will design, develop, and
driven by the following research questions: 1. How does extant literature in management characterize intuition? 2. How does extant literature in management portray the value of intuition?Method & CodingTo answer our research questions, we conducted a systematic review utilizing recommendationsfrom PRISMA (2018) to guide our methodological decisions. The method and exclusion criteriawe used are summarized in Figure 1. To establish a reasonable scope for this project, we limitedour database searching to ERIC and PsycINFO. ERIC is a widely-used database for full-texteducation literature and resources, which is well aligned with our research in engineeringeducation. PsycINFO was also searched because of its vast coverage of peer
to create credible undergraduateengineering programs that maximizes access while also expanding the national STEM workforcehave struggled to balance professional skill sets with fundamental training in engineering in amanner that gives a distinct profile to each program. Our initial data indicate that U.S.universities continue to struggle to define themselves at this nexus.It is also evident that the various “structural” features that we reference in our study designfunction in complex, interdependent, and generally non-deterministic ways that approach thecomplexities of an ecosystem. For example, while much of the focus on professional skill sets—especially teamwork, communication (writing and presentation), and design—have occurredwithin
hole. Mom: OK. So this is down the hole. [Mom is writing the proposition given by Rose on the card]. Rose: [Rose is sorting the cards to find the next proposition on the right card]. Out [of] the hole. Mom: Hmmm… [Mom corrected Rose by stating “Out of the hole”] ...Rose continues to look for other cards to find the right propositions. Rose: In the trees… Over the water [Rose was not sure about the right proposition and wanted to confirm it with Mom. However, Mom was not sure either. Therefore, Mom needed to confirm the right proposition by looking at the story sequencing in the book] Mom: Let’s see…Let’s go back in the story…Let’s see what happened. [Mom found the correct
driven by a variety ofdifferent factors. Some individuals were simply the only individual working in a particularfunction and felt the lack of like others to collaborate with. Maureen expressed this feeling fromthe first day she walked into her job: “I was the only in-house developer. I didn’t know what I was doing and I had no one to help me. The first day, I walked in and they told me they promised five iPad apps in three months…” (Maureen, Women’s)In Maureen's case, feelings of isolation produced doubt regarding her ability to meet heremployer's expectations. Her isolation amplifies her job stress. In other cases, peers with similarjob descriptions were present in the work environment but the age gap between the early
Sukumaran, Rowan University Beena Sukumaran has been on the faculty at Rowan University since 1998 and is currently Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Under her leadership, the Civil and Environmental Engi- neering Program has seen considerable growth in student and faculty numbers. Her area of expertise is in micro-geomechanics and has published over 100 peer reviewed conference and journal papers including several papers on engineering education and the unique undergraduate curriculum at Rowan University, Page 26.1006.2 especially the Engineering Clinics. She has been involved in
Paper ID #27458Beyond Trial & Error: Iteration-to-Learn using Computational Paper Craftsin a STEAM Camp for GirlsColin Dixon, Concord Consortium Colin Dixon holds a Ph.D. in Learning & Mind Sciences from the University of California, Davis. He researches the development of STEM practices and agency among young people creating things to use and share with the world. He writes about equity and identity in making and engineering, the role of community in science learning, and how youth leverage interests and experiences within STEM education.Dr. Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum Corey Schimpf is a Learning
, stereotype threat, andfeelings of isolation, which can undermine their confidence and engender a fixed mindset [2][3].Such gatherings inspire women that they can be successful in pursing satisfying careers in atraditionally male-dominated field [4]. They boost women’s confidence, help them buildnetworks of peers and mentors to help them navigate difficult situations, and encourage them toassume leadership roles in changing the face of computing and creating transformativetechnologies [5][6]. Although not as well known as GHC, the ACM Richard Tapia Celebrationof Diversity in Computing (often just called “Tapia”) serves similar goals as GHC but for allunderrepresented minorities in computing regardless of gender.1 Tapia highlights the critical
opportunities for trainees to work on theircommunication skills within the design courses. Trainees may benefit from having more formalfeedback from professors and their peers when preparing for presentations to communitymembers or writing to government leaders. Taken together with trainees’ satisfaction andusefulness ratings, portfolio reflections provided further evidence that our courses helpedtrainees build knowledge and skills.While most students were satisfied with the design courses we offered, there is still room forimprovement in the courses. Feedback on the post-survey and course reflections suggests thatrequiring students to have completed prerequisites may help move the course along faster. Forexample, requiring a prerequisite in statistics
be flexible in order to accommodate countless opportunitiesfor independent study. In this instance, the students formed a small group and defined theproblem as earning a professional credential while still an undergraduate student, an achievementrather uncommon for their peers. They studied the fundamentals involved through mentorshipdiscussions with their advisor and reading about the history of ISI, the development of theEnvision rating system, and requirements for earning the ENV SP credential. They learned that,to become an ENV SP, they would need to take seven online training modules and achieve 75%or better on a 75-question, multiple-choice, open book, online exam [24]. They organized anapproach by backwards planning to meet course
systems, including SHR 1.1 programming, maintenance, and integration with other sys- tems Students should have proficiency in programming lan- guages commonly used in automation systems, such as SHR 1.1.1 Programming Skills Python, C++, or Java. They should be able to write, debug, and optimize code. Students should have an understanding of the hardware used in automation systems, including
student being unable to identify inequitable or culturally incongruent educational systems that are causing personal hardship but still 'fighting back' or being oppositional because of the hardship they are facing. When a student ismotivated by social justice and not critiquing social oppression(conformistresistance), they may act to address the hardships they and their peers face but continue to be unable to name or address the systems causing those hardships. This could look like a student creating study groups for struggling peersb ut not addressing the curriculum and classroom culture that causes their peers to struggle. In contrast, a student performingnot being motivatedby social justice but critiquing
increasing numbers and “a clear need andcall for critical global competencies, they remain lacking in college graduates and the workforce[11].” At the same time, study abroad programs are trending shorter. At the writing of this paper,64.9 % of students enroll in study abroad programs shorter than 8 weeks in duration [10].Historically, an entire semester abroad had been the convention for decades. This invites thequestion of whether and how practitioners can develop these requisite global competencies asshorter sojourns abroad undergird the paradigm.The extent to which participants acquire global competency during study abroad continues toelude researchers despite their best efforts. Assessment is a multidimensional challenge,complicated by limited
interests [12]. Thissignificantly impedes the sense of belonging of non-traditional learners and those whosepreferred communication mode is other than reading and writing. The purpose of this project wasto support engineering instructors in redesigning their courses to support and engage a broaderrange of neurological and cognitive functioning within students to support and promoteparticipation of non-traditional thinkers and problem solvers in the engineering fields. Thepurpose of this study was to investigate instructors’ conceptions of neurodiversity to provideinsight on the effects of the professional development on instructors. Additionally, it follows thatinstructors' views about neurodiversity affect the ways in which they support (or do not
author supported the firstauthor in writing and editing this paper.Results All pre-camp and post-camp survey items were compared between Camps #1 and #2 to see ifthere were any items with statistically significant differences. In the comparison of pre-surveysbetween the Nomination Camp and Self-Selection Camp, six items showed a statisticallysignificant difference change: 1. Engineers mainly work on machines and computers. (p = .012) 2. Engineers mainly work on things that have nothing to do with me. (p = .012) 3. More time should be spent on hands-on projects in science or technology activities in school. (p = .000) 4. I would like to (or already do) belong to a science or technology activities club. (p = .009) 5. How
andexperiment with communication algorithms through the writing of software. A diverse set ofSDR software frameworks and hardware platforms exists, many of which have been employed ineducational pursuits to individual advantage and disadvantage [5].The range of learning activities in which SDRs have been deployed mirrors the breadth of PBL.This has included use in guided laboratories for wireless communication subjects [6] up to largecapstone or senior design projects with a significant digital communications component [7]. Alsocommon are extra-curricular design competitions which aim to promote research or educationalobjectives by having teams from different institutions compete to design the best performingsystem for a common problem statement
Developing software applications (coding) Testing prototypes to failure Writing sensor/actuator interface firmware Taking risks with radical design ideas Designing/building integrated mechatronic systems identifying critical questions Building critical systems prototypesTo provide additional context, the course descriptions for Global Design and Smart ProductDesign are listed below in Table 4, along with word cloud visualizations showing wordfrequency. The Humanitarian Engineering course and Statics course are shared as well. Table 4: Course Descriptions (from [University] academic course catalog, with Word Clouds of word frequency Mechanical
both groupsMethodsStudents were approached during a recitation period for AERO 201 and presented with a briefintroduction to both the NUA2NCED Laboratory and the experiment itself. The recitation periodoccurred from 9:10 AM to 10:00 AM in a lecture hall seating approximately 40 students. Afterthe introduction, a total of 37 students opted to participate in the experiment.The experiment as administered is divided into three segments: a pre-survey, two exam-formatproblems, and a post-survey. All materials were accessed online; participants were provided aseries of internet links to direct them to each component of the study. Each participant wasprovided a single sheet of paper on which to write any scratch work necessary to complete
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the thought policing.This participant seemed in conflict with the ideas that were presented during thevignette-based HC survey and expressed frustration. He thinks that women do not gointo engineering only because they choose not to, which is related to the first conceptionthat systemic discrimination (a form of HC) is not an issue, yet the experiences andstatistics of marginalized individuals in engineering argue otherwise. The participantdoes not account for gender stereotypes and influences that impact women’s choices togo into engineering, such as the influence of family, peer groups, and societal/culturalgender stereotypes on the attraction of adolescent boys to STEM-related subjects andemphasis on their performance [48]. The participant
my classes. I can easily reach out to most people.”Values, Attitudes, and BeliefsThe focus group participants clearly expressed the attitude that CEE has played an enduring rolein the chemical engineering community, both historically and currently, with one participantdescribing CEE as a “needed place." Several participants expressed the value that CEE was auseful source of ideas for lessons, courses, and programs that faculty members can use ininstruction and share with colleagues. They also expressed the belief that the journal, as a peer-reviewed resource for content that is specific to the discipline, is used in practice, citing that, “itserves a really important role as both a research and a practice journal.” In addition, they
the historical focus on individual problem solving, it is traditionally expected that everyteam member strives toward excellence in all skills involved in the project, such as writing, oralpresentation, and analysis. However, in the collaborative problem-solving paradigm, there is ageneral understanding that students can contribute to projects in a way that is more tailored totheir skills and interests. By promoting this approach, a culture of collaboration, innovation andinclusion in engineering education and the profession is fostered. This shift in focus should alsoinclude flexible teaching and evaluation methods that recognize that different students learndifferently [14].A Theory of Change for an Engineering DepartmentThe NSF
with my time until the very end. I felt as though I started early enough but towards the end, I started to become rushed which is unpleasant when you want to do your best in the creation of this design. I would change the amount of work and the kind of work I will do in the session I work. At first, I was just doing the fun stuff like coming up with ideas and working on rough prototypes which left all the harder report writing for the end. In the future I would like to more evenly balance these two aspects of many projects.”4.2 Flexing the creativity muscleFor reasons such as the open-ended nature of this project as well as sufficiently structured stepsinvolved in the
characteristics that they believe are representative of anengineering educator. This adoption and emulation of attitudes, behaviors and practices – in allforms of linguistic and symbolic units – serve the purpose of being recognized as engineeringeducators by peers, mentors, professors, and those who are part of the world of engineering [38,39]. Thus, we posit that current discourses and practices of doctoral engineering students in theclassroom, as they engage in teaching, are a representation of the current culture of engineering.That is, doctoral engineering students enact overt and subtle behaviors learned and adopted inengineering spaces throughout their undergraduate and doctoral programs such as a sense ofsuperiority in their ability to solve
reference lists can be another way to discover other researchers from diverse backgrounds.AuditingAuditing citations at several points in the research process is important, especially as citationsoften change in the editing and peer review process. The UMD research guide to citation justicelinks to a basic spreadsheet template that can be used for in depth auditing [23]. Keeping trackof citation composition using a spreadsheet allows the audit to be in-depth and thorough,although it can be time consuming. Codes have also been developed to analyze the gender andethnic makeup of a bibliography and can provide an overview audit in a fraction of the time. It isimportant to keep in mind, however, that these codes are far from precise and are based
master’s was in engineer- ing education at UNESCO chair on Engineering Education at the University of Tehran. I pursue Human adaptation to technology and modeling human behavior(with machine learning and cognitive research). My background is in Industrial Engineering (B.Sc. at the Sharif University of Technology and ”Gold medal” of Industrial Engineering Olympiad (Iran-2021- the highest-level prize in Iran)). Now I am work- ing as a researcher in the Erasmus project, which is funded by European Unions (1M $ European Union & 7 Iranian Universities) which focus on TEL and students as well as professors’ adoption of technol- ogy(modern Education technology). Moreover, I cooperated with Dr. Taheri to write the ”R
be included,conducted by the instructor, to examine how the technology sector is developing mechanismsand procedures to avoid these types of failures – specifically by building diversity and inclusioninto the engineering design process. Student engagement and feedback will be enhancedthrough the use of online discussion forums (which can be asynchronous) in which students arerequired to comment on particular case studies and engage with their peers as they analyze thecauses of failure.Specific reading assignments for the DIV learning module include excerpts from "TheAlignment Problem" by Brian Christian (12), "Technically Wrong" by Sara Wachter-Boettcher(13), and “Race after Technology” by Ruha Benjamin (14). These are critically acclaimed
engineering education is directed towards teaching empathy as askill, Astin [24] conducted a comprehensive study to understand how the college experienceaffects students and, in particular, how faculty characteristics affect the experience of students.The study included 34 measures related to faculty characteristics, including type of teachingmethods, level of altruism, values, morals, and student orientation. Astin found that high researchorientation of faculty members had negative impact on student satisfaction. He found that thestudent orientation of faculty members had a number of positive effects on academic outcomessuch as degree attainment, self-reported growth in writing skills, critical thinking abilities,analytical and problem-solving
. Figure 2 SenseMaker dyad that probes the overall concept of thriving. After completing their narrative and a series of triadic and dyadic questions, andparticipants were also asked sentiment-based multiple-choice questions (MCQ) relevant to theirstory. One MCQ participants were required to answer was “If you could do so without fear ofjudgment or retaliation, who would you share this story with?” and were given the followingoptions: 1) Family 2) Instructor 3) Peers 4) Prefer not to answer 5) Other. A third of the participantsindicated that they would share their story with their instructor.Additional Analyses Pearson’s chi-squared tests were conducted on the quantitative data of the MCQ statedpreviously to determine if there were