for reflection, with reflection opportunities at multiple scales. In the secondinstance, the reflection logic shifts to event-based, and the footprint of the assigned reflection issignificantly reduced. The daily and weekly forms of reflection drop off, and two instances ofevent-based reflection (in the form of end of project reflection) show up as the primary form. Inthe third instance, the event-based (post-project) reflection is replaced by a temporal weeklylogic. This logic makes it easier for students to reflect on any thread of the class. Finally, in the“pivot” instance (instance 4), perhaps based on a sense that weekly reflection was too
report’s requirements were relaxed to provide autonomy to the students inthe Control Systems course, the last course in the sequence. Rhudy [6] assigned short writing inthe five dynamic systems lab projects, and the lab report assignments included a one-page report,abstract with 150-300 words, technical email, and graphical abstract. Walk [7] applied low-stakes writing assignments consisting of abstract writing, one-sentence summaries, headlines,directed paraphrasing, definitions, application cards, editorials, online discussion groups, letterwriting, personal response exercise, journals, poems, and memory matrix, in the EET365W labcourse. The student cumulative average assignment scores were improved through the low-stakes assignments in a
-49; 5 years White Family 9 Father & Daughter 50-54; 6 years White Family 10 Mother & Son 35-39; 7 years White Family 11 Father & Son 30-34; 7 years WhiteThe study occurred at a small science center in the Midwest. Children (K-2nd aged) and theirparents engaged in an exhibit entitled “Computing for the Critters.” After their engagement,children and parents were interviewed separately.Context: Computing for the Critters Exhibit“Computing for the Critters” was an exhibit designed for a larger STEM+CT project thatincluded school-based activities, at-home activities, and activities at a small
these students, 14 students were recruited. Student participants were askedto share information about their experiences as a first-year student in Seaver College, includingtheir challenges and struggles. Their techniques and strategies to overcome those challenges andstruggles were supplemented with the results from students who were not struggling or did notreceive midterm deficiency grades (n = 5) but rather thrived throughout the semester. For thesefive student participants, the authors received recommendations from professors. The semi-structured interviews were conducted in spring 2022, ranged from 9 to 36 minutes (M = 21.8, SD= 7.5), and were recorded and later transcribed using a third-party transcription service provider.This project is
, Directorate for STEM Education, National Science Foundation.John Skvoretz Jr., University of Florida John Skvoretz is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and, by courtesy, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recipient of the James Coleman Distinguished Career Award from the Mathematical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, his current research projects analyze social network data from various sources.Dr. Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, University of Connecticut Dr. Rebecca
these twovariables relate.Related workThe project involves measuring two desired outcomes of laboratory courses: self-efficacy andtroubleshooting ability. This section reviews previous literature on these two outcomes.The concept of self-efficacy states that a person with high self-efficacy, i.e., a strong belief intheir ability to succeed at a task, is more likely to succeed at that task than someone with lowerself-efficacy, even if the two people have the same underlying ability [2]. Increasing self-efficacy is thus a common goal of courses. Kolil et al. [3] studied students in chemistrylaboratories and identified four barriers to developing ESE: 1. Lack of conceptual understanding (CU) of the underlying phenomena, 2. Fear of
research is a stakeholder-ownedmeans by which to elicit community member needs. Participatory research has been conductedand examined in contexts of COVID-19, climate adaptation, neurodivergence, and many otherareas of research [14] - [16]. This approach translates into strategies that are developed bycommunity members themselves to address those needs. Authors of the book ParticipatoryResearch for Health and Social Well-Being state that participatory means involving peoplewhose lives are at the center of research in making key decisions of any research project,including decisions pertaining to the (1) focus of the research, (2) research questions, (3) methodof answering questions, (4) information to collect, (5) method of making sense of
formalcooperative learning groups are set up as a structured team with members depending on teammembers for success on the assigned project. The Johnson and Johnson model on socialinterdependence theory [5] incorporates 5 essential elements of co-operative learning: positiveinterdependence, individual accountability, promotive interaction, appropriate use of socialskills, and team evaluation. It is generally found that more well-defined cooperative learninggroups with strong positive interdependence work the best for student engagement and learning[9]. Collaborative learning refers to an active learning environment in which studentscollaborate in small groups towards a common goal [1], but groups are generally less structuredthan in co-operative learning
mechanics, structural engineering, and introduction to engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges.Dr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an associate professor of structural engineering at Northern Arizona University. ©American Society for Engineering
master’s of science degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University and her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in India.Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Mohamed Khalafalla Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University. His research focuses on risk analysis, alternative project delivery, and cost estimating for construction and infrastructure projects. Dr. Khalafalla has performed risk analy- sis and cost estimating related work for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Also, Dr. Khalafalla has
Paper ID #37226Engineering or Physical Sciences: How to Choose? An Exploration of HowFirst-Year University Students Choose between Studying the PhysicalSciences and EngineeringDr. Janna Rosales, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Janna Rosales works at the crossroads of the sciences and humanities, where she explores the intent, values, and needs that go into the decisions we make about technology. She teaches ethics and profes- sionalism in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She collaborates with the Memorial University-based MetaKettle Project, which studies the
Paper ID #39050An Investigation of the Effect of Number of Hot Spots on Taxi Time atU.S. Hub AirportsMr. Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Shantanu Gupta is a PhD candidate in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University with Dr. Mary E. Johnson. He earned his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and M.S in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette. Mr. Gupta is currently working with Dr. Johnson on the PEGASAS Project 33 – Augmented Weather Information Project (AWIP) as research assistant.Prof
formally taught to engineering students since thelatter half of the last century, either as engineering design or a discipline-specific version of it,e.g., mechanical engineering design, chemical engineering design. The inclusion of design asa core graduate attribute in engineering accreditation requirements [6] and the prevalence ofdesign courses (cornerstone, capstone, industry-sponsored projects) in engineering curriculaworldwide is a testament to the importance afforded to it by engineering educators. This isnatural, as design has always been the distinguishing feature of engineering practice [7, 8].Then, why is there a need for these courses on DT? It should be noted here that the term “DesignThinking” will only refer to formalized DT
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted
nature of semi-structured interviews, whichrequire participants to explain past events and may have incomplete information. In this study,we build on our previous work to examine engineering practitioners’ solution-mapping practicesthrough a think-aloud protocol, which allows participants to explain their thought processes morein-depth [34].Methods:The project was motivated by the following research question: - How do engineering practitioners generate applications of technology?Participants:Participants included 10 engineers who received degrees in engineering with work experience inmultiple disciplines including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, construction, andmanufacturing as shown in Table 1. All participants were recruited on a rolling
, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Project Director for multiple agencies includ- ing NSF, DOL, DOD, and Perkin’s Grant. His research interests include Industrial Automation Systems, VLSI, ASIC, and FPGA. Other areas of interest are Higher Education Leadership and Accreditation in- cluding ABET. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Rotary Wing Aviation Program to Facilitate Integration of Military Veterans and Service MembersAbstract: During the last decade, the commercial aviation industry has been increasingly affected bythe shortage of skilled pilots, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing (helicopter). In the
BS degree in Computer Engineering from Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. She also worked as a software engineer in Turkey on projects about implementation of a GPS (Global Positioning System) based vehicle tracking system. Dr. Aydin’s research is in the general area of wireless and mobile networks with a focus on transport layer issues including multihoming, SCTP, congestion control, and network coding. Dr. Aydin has mentored undergraduates and high school students on research projects that involve the use of Arduino boxes and Raspberry Pi’s in the context of Internet of Things. Dr. Aydin has been a vivid supporter of women in computing and increasing diversity in computing. She has been the co-faculty
), the work currently in progress, and the potential future direction. In addition, Iengage with some of the existing work on critical citation practice so that it can be madeavailable to the larger LIS community.This paper documents the efforts that have been put in place, so far, around implementingcitation justice education at UMD Libraries and potential future direction these projects couldtake. I focus on a partnership with the faculty and graduate students of the Civil andEnvironmental Engineering Department (CEE) who were receptive to expanding their scholarlycommunication practices to include aspects of citation justice.Critical CitationCitation is a mainstay of academia and the world of scholarly publication. Citing the work ofothers is
instructional design in diverse contexts. Before starting the Ph.D. program he has worked as an IT Project Manager, Business Analyst, Software Developer, and Trainer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Integrating Microlearning Instructional Approach into an Introductory Data Management Course Shamima Mithun Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan Computer and Information Technology Department Strategic Academic Initiatives IUPUI The University of Texas at Austin Indianapolis, USA Texas, USA smithun
globalexchange and dialogue of engineering education, and actively participate in theworld’s major engineering education accreditation system. Among the signatories s ofthe Washington Accord, the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and Australia have not onlysigned the Washington Accord, but also accessed important international engineeringeducation cooperation projects such as the Sydney Accord, the Dublin Accord and theSeoul Accord. With these projects, on the one hand, they can actively absorbinternational advanced engineering education concepts and practical experience; Onthe other hand, it actively attracts students from member countries to study andexchange in the country, and provides talent reserves for the development of thecountry. China has only
than two ‘daily’questions and no more than one weekly survey) based on our calculations for accounting formissing data.Data AnalysisThe future goal of this project is to generate a predictive multivariate model for graduate attritionusing time series analysis, in which it is crucial to understand how variables are correlated andhave characteristics over time such as trend, stationarity, and seasonality [34]–[36]. In addition,the decision-making process regarding degree objectives is extremely complicated andindividualized.To start this process, in this paper, we begin by investigating descriptive statistics. We exploreddata across meaningful groups of students, starting with the students’ “outcomes” at the end of theyear. For our analysis, we
Statistics [16] determined that in United States highereducation, there are over 1.5 million faculty. Of that number, 46% are part-time or contingentfaculty [17]. People of color and underrepresented ethnic groups make up only 10.4% of allfaculty appointments. Seventy-three percent of these 10.4% are contingent positions [18].Overall, 69.5% of teaching positions in higher education in the U.S. are contingent roles [14].More specific to STEM and engineering, 8.9% of full-time teaching faculty in United Statesengineering programs at 4-year colleges are contingent faculty [19]. Given these statistics, thefindings from both parts of the project have implications that far surpass Latiné/x/a/o contingentfaculty and can serve as a framework to address
between entrepreneurship and strategicthinking." Neostrategic management: an international perspective on trends andchallenges (2016): 75-93[26] QS Ranking 2022 - Canada - Results | UniversityRankings.ch,https://www.universityrankings.ch/results/QS/2022?ranking=QS&year=2022®ion=&q=Canada, Accessed: 2023-02-13[27] Systems Innovation Capstone Project - Institute of Health Policy, Management andEvaluation, https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/course/had2040y/?highlight=systems%20thinking,Accessed: 2023-02-13[28] INFO 4620 - Systems Thinking and Changemaking Studio - Acalog ACMS™,https://catalog.mtroyal.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=17&coid=30732, Accessed: 2023-02-13 © American Society for Engineering Education
,communication, and sociotechnical systems thinking—come together in engineering practiceand can be integrated simultaneously into engineering curricula. The three streams are definedbelow. 1. Engineering ethics: cultivating a practical and actionable understanding of professional and ethical responsibility in engineering students and practitioners 2. Engineering communication: developing communication proficiency in engineering students and practitioners 3. Sociotechnical systems thinking: taking a holistic approach that locates engineering expertise and projects in human activity in specific settingsThe central metaphor around which the model is constructed is the three-legged stool, whichmaintains its stability in challenging
Paper ID #37309The ”besTech” Technology Practice Framework for Early Childhood Educa-tionDr. Safia Malallah, Kansas State University Safia Malallah is a postdoc in the computer science department at Kansas State University working with Vision and Data science projects. She has ten years of experience as a computer analyst and graphic de- signer. Besides, she’s passionate about developing curriculums for teaching coding, data science, AI, and engineering to young children by modeling playground environments. She tries to expand her experience by facilitating and volunteering for many STEM workshopsJoshua Levi Weese, Kansas
Paper ID #37213Why STEM? The External Factors Influencing International STEMPostdoctoral Scholars’ Career DecisionDr. Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is a Professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Col- orado Colorado Springs. She earned a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas, a MS in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and a BA in Economics from Washington State University. She is engaged in several National Science Foundation-sponsored collaborative research projects focused on
2021: Finding Collaborators for Large Scale Student Perceptions of BME Research led by Nicole Ramo 2. October 2021: Building the Best BME Intro Course led by Alexis Ortiz- Rosario 3. November 2021: Entering Research Program: Aligning Advisor-Advisee Expectations to Form Effective Mentoring Relationships led by Yanfen Li and Hsien-Yuan Hsu 4. December 2021: BEEC Holiday Party led by Christine King and Yanfen Li 5. February 2022: Developing Projects for Senior Design Courses led by Christine King 6. March 2022: Teaching Thermodynamics to Biomedical Engineers led by Adam
receiving his degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland in 2009, he joined the Nonreactor Nuclear Division (NNFD) at ORNL as a fire protection system engineer and designer. In this role, he developed his skills as a system engineer overseeing the design, installation and modification of unique FP systems protecting special nuclear materials. To better his understanding of the additional hazards and specialized operations of NNFD, Mr. Landmesser earned a master’s degree in nuclear engineering. For the past five years, he has served as a design engineer and project manager for the Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) supporting new construction and modernization of existing infrastructure. In
) Annual student surveysrelated to project goals, improvement suggestions, and access to career development, c)Participant observation in S-STEM course activities twice annually, from 2019 to spring 2022, d)Participant observation at the Great Minds in STEM conference, an annual event held in personas applicable (2019) and virtually in 2020 and 2021, e) Participant observation in competitionssuch as hackathons and National Security Agency competitions, including participantobservation in Discord channels related to student participation, f) Eight site visits to the four-year institutions engaged in the grant, including course observation, informal participation inclub meetings and work meetings, formal and informal interviews with staff and
Paper ID #38088Thinking Systemically to Better Serve Engineering Students’ MentalHealth Needs: Policy and Process RecommendationsDr. Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University Kacey Beddoes is a Project Director in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at San Jose State Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Further information about her work can be found at www.sociologyofengineering.org.Dr. Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Andrew Danowitz received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2014, and is