. The lessons learned are presented and the ways that the experiential framework mayimpact our ET curricula are discussed. Our senior design project course is a 3-term core courseusually taken by the students during their terminal year in the ET program.Project Overview, Design Selection and SolutionSenior Design Project is a capstone sequence of three-quarter project-oriented design coursesrequired for all the BSET concentrations in Drexel University ET department, and is focused onplanning, development, and implementation of an original, innovative engineering projectincluding formal report writing, project documentation, group presentations, and projectdemonstrations and testing of working prototypes. The goal of these courses is for
. Page 26.1465.6Table 3 Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels of Cognitive Achievement for Course Objectives Focusing on Leadership Development Course Leader Com. Com. Com. Bus Team Self-dir. Public Project No. Course Goals ship Ethics Graph Oral Write Policy work Learning Policy Man. CIVL 317 7 - attitudes supportive of PE practice 2 CIVL 317 8 - leadership principles 2 CIVL 103 2 - ethical cannons, licensure 1 CIVL 205 4 - surveying ethical responsibilities 1 CIVL 210 3 - software ethics 3 CIVL 235
Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learn- ing. As a volunteer for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, Luchini-Colbry facilitates interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S.Dr
adopt principles only after they have been vetted within their peer group. 14‘The instructor’s role is no longer that of a teacher, but more a facilitator. Guidance for methodsof facilitation can be found outside of traditional academia in programs that are designed to buildhigh performance teams. Rohnke and Butler state that “the leader/facilitator doesn’t provide allthe answers to the group; primarily the participants learn from each other.” 15 The authors go on tocontrast leading versus facilitating by stating “leading the group – helping them to learn – orfacilitating – helping them to learn from each other.” 15Role-based learning also lends itself well into integration with problem based learning. Byintroducing students to an environment
before theproject, but used no gendered terms after the project, or included the term “she” when referringto engineers. For example, Sara described an engineer with the following words: I feel like she would try any material she thinks would work. She would also test it out a lot. She would write a lot of notes, so when other people look at her experiments or when she tries to show it to someone, she could show she did trial and error. And be like “This is why this is the best one I did, this is why I think it’s a better material to use.”Sara changed her perception of engineering as being male-oriented to a field were females arealso active participants. Her perception of engineering included activities where women
instruments (HPLC, UV,TOC,GC, KF—etc.) and also monitoring drug shelf life through both accelerated and shelf life stability programs. After which started at GlaxoSmithKline Beecham Egypt in which i was a laboratory senior analyst an- alyzing all dosage forms as finished products dealing with all laboratory instruments with very good experience on HPLC and GC in addition of GLP and GMP knowledge, SOP writing and audits carry out internally then i was promoted to a section head of validation and quality assurance for the pharmaceuti- cal industry for both Lactam and non-Lactam areas in which i was responsible for sterile and non-sterile areas qualification, validation and periodic verification dealing with process
of technology in the classroom provides an opportunity for studentsto interact more efficiently with information and peers in a learning environment. The interactiveteaching methods discussed in this paper relate to active, inductive, and problem based learning(PBL). Active learning is most generally defined as any instructional method of engagingstudents for the entire duration of the teaching contact time6. In addition to traditional homeworkand examination, active learning allows students to participate in collaborative activities thatpositively influence student attitudes and study habits for course material6. Inductive learningencompasses interactive instruction techniques including inquiry learning, PBL, project-basedlearning, case
the projects. Throughout my graduate studies I have worked with undergraduate engineering and business students, high school students, high school teachers, community college students and many more to aid in develop- ment of a well-rounded professionals. Mentorship is an integral part of the engineer I want to be, through giving back to my peers and fostering a community where we encourage each other to reach their full potential, I know that I am positively impacting my community. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #18171Catherine M. McEntee, North Carolina State University
questions, brainstorm solutions, or suggestnew ideas. These collaboration meetings are designed to form an informal collegiateenvironment between all involved. The relationship formed between peers and faculty has beenshown to be a critical factor for undergraduate students.9 During the first few weeks, the separateteams rarely meet outside of scheduled activities, but this begins to change between weeks 3 – 5.The collaboration meetings encourage the development of rapport between the participants andbetween the participants and the faculty mentors.An additional 30 minutes were reserved each week for professional development. Professionaldevelopment included: developing a research career, accelerating ideas to market, efficientposter designed for
, information technology architecture/engineering, and collaboration systems research. In September 2015, she joined Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) to lead the Girls in STEM initiative and translate her passion for STEM into opportunities that will attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert
Paper ID #21397Panel discussion on the History of the Women in Engineering Division: Re-flections from Past Chairs of the DivisionDr. Beena 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
. The joint case study grade is worth 10% of the final grade for ENGR 321. Each student writes a 700 word essay about the assigned topic and a 300 word essay about how the sophomore class can realistically contribute to solving the problem. Both essays require citations: at least five citations for the 700 word essay and at least one citation for the 300 word essay. Each group gives a five minute presentation, and then the entire class discusses the problem. When the joint case study debuted in Spring, 2018, class of 2020 sophomores investigated these elements of Hurricane Maria: how individuals have coped, political representation, electrical infrastructure, island finances, effect of climate change on hurricanes, and response
, 2].In engineering education research, belongingness is often investigated through the experiences ofwomen in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers [6, 7].Tonso found that “Women belonged only in the social arenas of Greek societies, not asengineers” [8, p. 365]. Women were excluded from the social activities in engineering availableto their male peers and thus had decreased perceptions of belonging. In a survey of 288undergraduate engineering students, Cech and colleagues [9] found that students, especiallywomen, who developed confidence in their fit with the engineering profession were more likelyto persist in engineering. Other studies have also shown that creating an alignment betweenwomen’s
, internet search, other college applications, etc.)? What struggles, barriers, or hardships Transportation issues, financial issues, working a job did you encounter that had an impact after school or on weekends, family duties or on your academic performance in responsibilities, extracurricular activities (sports, high school? band, etc.), societal expectations, legal issues, lack of stable home situation, lack of access to technology, other What helped you achieve success in siblings, friends, peers, extracurricular activities high school? (sports
. engineering The program has helped me feel more confident about my ability to do computer programming. The program has helped me feel more confident about my ability to record and analyze data. The program has helped me understand options for further education in science and engineering. The program has helped me understand options for future careers in science and engineering. Perceptions of the Please write three words or short phrases that best describe your program experience in the program. Which aspects of the program did you
theyengage with business and community facilitators to discuss how they will apply their learningtoward being effective principled leaders as they transition to the next phase of their lives [6].”Annually in the fall, senior students take part in a leadership day where they attend a workshop,often at local companies and interface with working professionals to work through a variety ofwork place issues and ethic case studies. These workshops include discussion of peer andsupervisor interactions, ethical treatment of customers and clients, individual ethical behavior inthe work place, and reporting of suspicious or fraudulent behavior.Engineering students participate in a two semester senior year design capstone experience, ethicsis again addressed in
Assistant in the Product Design & Development Lab at Texas Tech University. He has published multiple peer-reviewed publications and conference proceedings addressing the topics of Communication in Design, Creativity and Innovation, and Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exploring the Relationship among Gender Composition, Activity Structure, and Brainstorming Novelty AbstractIdeation is a critical stage in the engineering design process and has substantial impacts ondownstream decision making. As a result, a better understanding of the factors that positivelycontribute to
two of those scholars to participate in proposal writing activities. Further,several REU scholars have started graduate programs in materials science and engineeringnationwide, with two scholars starting their research at OSU and another scholar applying to ourgraduate program for Fall 2020. One of the significant impacts of this program was in groomingundergraduate engineering and science students to pursue interdisciplinary research with astrong-base in materials science and engineering. We believe that this is critical for developing aworkforce to address global grand challenges in energy, aerospace, medicine, environmentalsustainability and maintain technological leadership position of developed and developingcountries in the 21st
experiments, results, and problems encountered; 2) students had the opportunity toreceive feedback on their work from other faculty mentors in the program (not just their ownassigned mentor) in a collegial, low-pressure setting and to observe how scientific dialogueoccurs in practice; and 3) students had the opportunity to learn about what their peers in theprogram are working on, with the goal of giving them a better appreciation for the breadth ofresearch in the field. An additional goal of the check-ins was for the crosstalk that occurredbetween mentors (and students) in these group meetings also helped students to see commonthreads between the various research approaches and scales among the different projects.At the conclusion of the 10-week REU
started totake more leadership roles in the program, created their own student organization recognized byuniversity, organized and hosted leadership and professional development activities, organicallydeveloped peer-tutoring during daily study hour in the designated room, and teamed up with variousscience and technology events oriented towards regional public school districts.Eventually, data talks! Figure 3.1 shows from the S-STEM project reporting site shows the impact ofthe project. During the first four years of the project, we awarded a scholarship to 68 eligible andqualified students, with 55 of them graduated by Spring 2019. Among the 16 scholars in theprogram, six of them graduated in Dec. 2019 and the remaining will graduate in May 2020
students’ GitHub repositories and instantly autogrades their project checkpoints. This does not just let students get instant feedback about their progress, but also allows them to resubmit as often as they like before the deadline, which in turn incentivizes them to start early. 12. Constant feedback collection – The instructor introduced in the Spring semester a link that students can always access to provide their feedback anonymously about anything concerning the course. It consisted of a Qualtrics survey that has on box where they can write whatever they want and submit it. The instructor check their feedback once or twice per week and tried to address their concerns as much as possible
, engineers, ambassadors, or role models)directing affirming comments towards students or explicitly telling them they could be engineers[11], or in more subtle ways, like peers seeking one’s help with engineering.Gendered Engineering Identity Development. Though this paper primarily utilizes Godwin andcolleagues’ [8] work to conceptualize our emergent findings, other researchers have createdframeworks to focus on specific populations of students. Capobianco and colleagues et al. [2]focus on the formation of engineering identity in female students, identifying girls’ sense ofacademic identity, school identity, occupational identity, and engineering aspirations as shapingtheir engineering identities, with academic identity and engineering aspirations
for them. Even if they don’t get feedback from employers, there are peer advisors, faculty, staff, and alumni who are happy to work with them to provide input and support throughout their search.Theme 2: Finding the Right OptionsMany students reported that they chose Mechanical Engineering because of the breadth ofopportunities that it presented, then struggled to identify the opportunities that would be mostrelevant or most interesting to them. That issue was compounded by both the hidden job market(i.e.: small companies often don’t post and promote positions in the same way large companiesdo) and the lack of specificity in job postings, with second and third-year engineering studentsoften not having the base of knowledge yet to
, with stratification by gender to ensure diversity. In total, 14 studentsparticipated in the interviews, comprising 5 seniors, 5 juniors, and 4 sophomores. The absence offirst-year students notwithstanding, the selected participants offered a broad perspective acrossthe different stages of the chemical engineering undergraduate program.Data CollectionData collection for this study was conducted through comprehensive interviews with allparticipating students. These hour-long interviews were carried out by fellow undergraduatestudents who had not only completed human subject research training but were also directlyinvolved in this research project. The choice of peer interviewers was strategic, aiming to createa relaxed and relatable atmosphere
research projects, working towardssignificant findings, and delivering oral and written presentations of the results [19].On the other hand, research conducted within a laboratory is typically confined to hands-onexperiments and the subsequent writing of lab reports. The scholars pressed that this distinctionis crucial to avoid conflating the broader research experience with the specific activities carriedout in a research laboratory setting [19]. Such insights underscore the importance of recognizingthat research experiences can encompass various activities beyond traditional lab work,contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the research landscape thatundergraduates navigate.MethodsThe approach used in this study employed
and insights for the participants to consider whenworking with their students. Each session also included hands-on curriculum design time dedicatedto writing specific components of the curriculum modules. The workshops culminated with asharing session during which teachers could provide one another with feedback and suggestions.At the end of the summer program, the curriculum modules were submitted to the curriculumdevelopment expert assigned to this RET project for review. The expert reviewed the modules toensure that they aligned with program goals and state/national standards, reflected best practices,and utilized active, problem-based learning strategies to foster learner interest, engagement, andachievement. Lastly, continuous
three sections that: (1) asks students to write apaper on a treatment plan including an orthopedic implant for a provided patient profile, (2) createa presentation presenting this plan to the stakeholders, and (3) determine the biomechanicalproperties that the implant and any selected materials need to satisfy. Using a pre- and post-projectsurvey from two cohorts of students, we determined the effectiveness of the assignment andgauged the extent to which students believed that their demographics influenced their motivation.Demographic-based influences are defined here as whether students believe that they are moremotivated to be successful in their major based on their race, gender, community, etc. Our datademonstrate that EML scores, which is
student retention. To helpensure sustainability, we also introduced a community of practice with faculty teachingintroductory programming courses across the six California State Universities. We organized ouralliance using a collective impact model allowing for the flexibility of learning from our peers asfaculty colleagues, while developing customized curriculum with the same goal – servingmarginalized students better.This work is influenced by research documenting that early computer science courses can bechallenging for all students [2, 3]. And, while there are nationwide efforts to tackle the creation ofentry ways into computing that are welcoming for all students (CS4All), specific intention andfocus on the experience of historically
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value of tinkering, upcycling, and fixing objects using the resources in their surroundings. She graduated top of her class in a school with a predominantly Latine population. The story is different in college where she is often the only Latine student in her classes. There, she hides the competencies learned in her community as they do not look as cutting edge as the robotics and design examples in the models of engineering portfolios. Her ideas are powerful yet frequently misunderstood by her peers, most of whom grew up in affluent communities. During her last engineering design project, her team dismissed her ideas about how to design a low- cost but durable automatic seed plotter – despite her