instructors and the students considered the course to be successful and worthwhile.IntroductionIn light of its heritage and mission, Loyola University Maryland places a strong emphasis on theliberal arts, even as it offers professional programs in many areas, including computer, electrical,materials, and mechanical engineering. Recently, the institution has undertaken an initiative todevelop courses at the boundaries of different academic disciplines. The intent is to challengeboth students and instructors to explore connections and synergies that might otherwise gounnoticed when the subjects are treated in separate courses. With this in mind, the authorsdeveloped and taught—for the first time in Fall 2019—a pilot undergraduate course that
engineering students who are innovative and risk-takers and who think beyondtraditional engineering approaches. In fact, many institutions of higher education offer courses andprograms that are specifically designed with this goal in mind. While initially the main objectiveof entrepreneurship education was encouraging students to create new ventures, more recentlythere has been a shift in focus to a broader concept which emphasizes entrepreneurship as a wayof thinking and behaving [1]. A student with this mentality would not only be successful indeveloping startups and ventures but can also take the creativity and self-confidence to any otherjob in industry or academia.Developing an entrepreneurial mindset and building self-confidence can (and should
context. Adaptive expertise, orthe ability to apply prior knowledge to novel and open-ended problems, is critical in respondingeffectively to design challenges.9 Students must be able to think creatively throughout the designprocess.10,11 Problems that students face in the engineering workforce are far more complex, andfar less structured, than those they typically encounter in educational contexts, and there has beena call for an increased emphasis on problem-based learning in engineering classrooms to bridgethat gap.12Recognizing that this ability to solve complex problems calls on a host of interrelated skills,Lucas & Hanson propose a “habits of mind” approach in educating student engineers. Thesehabits of mind are organized into six
Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Elementary Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 25 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE and IEEE Fellow and PAESMEM awardee. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Use of Engineering Notebooks in an RET
affirmingtheir advisor took an active role in ensuring their success in students' expectations of academic advising and itsengineering at 86 percent. Comparing co-advising to faculty- importance in their lives” [5]. Crookston asserted thatonly advising model, each group had a higher percentage of advising is a form of teaching [6]. With these twoaffirmation. These metrics, along with other data analysis, holistic definitions in mind, it might be evident howsuggest adopting elements of a co-advising model may improve pairing students with an instructor in the first-yearthe advising experience for URM engineering students. Keywords—academic advising
Paper ID #31187Integrating Professional Skills and Leadership into an UndergraduateEngineering ProgramDr. Harold Ackler, Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University Dr. Harold Ackler is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and En- gineering at Boise State University. He teaches advanced undergraduate laboratory courses and manages the senior capstone program in the Micron School. He received BS and MS degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and his PhD degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997), all in Materials Science and
Paper ID #31028A Situative Understanding of the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices(Fundamental)Mr. Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Richard J. Aleong is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his M.A.Sc. and B.Sc.E in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. His research interests are focused on integrative thinking and design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational development to support students’ personal and professional learning and growth.Dr. Robin Adams
Paper ID #28850A systematic review of student entrepreneurial failure in engineeringeducationDr. Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Thomas Katona is an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). He works in the BioMedical Engineering Department and has a joint appointment in the Orfalea College of Business. Before joining Cal Poly, he worked in startup companies in the LED and LED lighting industry. His roles in industry included leading product development teams, business development, and
‘how’ typically results in a methodological solution, rather than a solution that conveys understanding. Asking ‘why’ instead of ‘how’ has resulted in a better understanding of the reasoning behind things, as well as an increased awareness of the methodology.” • “Contextual understanding is the greatest strength a senior engineering studies (EGRS) major possesses and while other Engineers are trained to problem solve with their design goals in mind, EGRS majors are taught to go beyond the straight-forward analysis and consider other, non-technical factors. EGRS look towards social, economic, and political factors (among others) to fully comprehend the problem at hand. In doing so, EGRS majors
-exposed to the topics. This basic recollection, however,illuminated the lack of mathematical readiness to excel at the Precalculus level where basics arenot addressed and the content moves quickly to conceptual understanding with the need to applyone’s mathematical understanding.At Methodist University it was determined we required a solution that would 1) address theimpact of beginning the mathematics sequence in College Algebra on the Engineering Programand 2) address the need for a brief review of the basic mathematical concepts taught in CollegeAlgebra to be included in the beginning of more advanced courses. In researching possiblesolutions, we had to keep in mind the size, capabilities, and restrictions of our small institution.The
Paper ID #31929A Comparison of Succeeding Mission-Critical Mechanical EngineeringDesign/Fabrication Projects.Dr. Russell L. Rhoton, Baker College Dr. Russell L. Rhoton is currently a Professor and the Director of Engineering at the Jackson campus of Baker College. Dr. Rhoton took his doctoral, master’s and bachelors’ degrees from Eastern Michigan University, and taught there for many years prior to coming to Baker College of Engineering. His research areas are materials modification by use of energetic plasmas, and design of processing equipment. American c
replacements in the mostly White STEMprofessoriate and workforce. They critique the common claim that underrepresented minoritiesare an untapped resource to improve capitalism as it ignores other reasons such as personal andprofessional efficacy. Building on their past research, they provide the following example toillustrate the experience of a Black engineering student in the United States:RUNNING HEAD: Manufacturing pathways “…as a student, if you have a bad experience and you don’t feel like your presence is even wanted, never mind improving the situation, you want out of the environment, because it’s toxic. So take a person like me – I could do a lot of good around here. I don’t want to be here. Not because I don’t want to
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are available for this task, the Draw-an-Engineer-Test (DAET) has been used in many studies because of its ability to discern the tasks andenvironments that make up the work of an engineer in students’ minds. Part of the usefulness ofthis tool is that it allows for interpretation of students’ thoughts about the use of math andscience in engineering, the role of gender and collaboration, and what an engineer does(Capobianco et al., 2011; Chou & Chen, 2017; Farland-Smith & Tiarani, 2016; Newley et al.,2017). The current study uses the modified Draw-an-Engineer-Test (mDAET) (Thomas,Colston, Ley, DeVore-Wedding, Hawley, Utley, and Ivey, 2016), which expands on the DAETby increasing the number of drawings collected and providing a specific
Radford University. She received her doctorate in instructional design and technology from Virginia Tech.Dr. Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech Marlena McGlothlin Lester is the Director of Advising for the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She leads the undergraduate advising team and oversees the advising process for all General Engineering students. She is responsible for the development of a hands-on, minds-on orien- tation model for all first-year engineering students, the creation of a comprehensive engineering major exploration tool, Explore Engineering, and enhancement of the academic planning resources available for first-year engineering students. Marlena strives to transform the
Incorporated. His disciplinary specializations include signal processing, acoustics, and wireless communications. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Thinking Entrepreneurially about Your CareerAbstractThis Work-in-Progress paper outlines an approach that a faculty member can utilize to takeownership of their career. Although many full-time faculty, whether mid-career, tenure-track, ornontenure-track, do not think of themselves as entrepreneurial, it is imperative that one isentrepreneurially minded (EM) to succeed in academia. The tasks that a faculty membercompletes each day: teaching, obtaining research dollars, managing and recruiting students
Paper ID #30184Development of Employability Skills in Engineering Disciplines throughCo-opMs. Haaniyah Ali, York University Haaniyah Ali is a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student from York University, class of 2020. She has worked on engineering co-op education research projects since September 2018 and presented her first paper at a conference in June 2019. She is passionate about understanding the co-op education system, to provide the best experience for students. She is also very involved in her school community and works with students and faculty alike to improve community engagement.Dr. Jeffrey Harris, York
world to make new things.”Methods Focus Group Protocol. We developed a semi-structured focus group protocol to gain insightsinto the content, character, and complications associated with efforts to develop Research EngineerIdentity (REI) among graduate students in general and students from underrepresented groups inparticular. Before the focus groups began, we facilitated a “twenty statements test” to elicit the salience ofself-meanings associated with being a research engineer. Participants were asked to write down the firsttwenty things that came to mind in response to the following question: “As an engineer that conductsresearch, I am someone who…”. Next, we briefly informed participants about the overall goal of the study
mind a potentialexplanation. If women did feel threatened by stereotypes of women being less capable, theymight also avoid confirming the stereotype by avoiding saying no to tasks. Stereotype threat as aframe for these time-management challenges is also supported by its paradoxical nature: womenface more time management challenges perhaps because they try to avoid the stereotype of beingless competent.These scenarios also bring to mind these questions: How valued is the engineering woman’stime? How hard do these women have to work to prove their value? The previous research intothe engineering workplace would suggest that women must work harder to prove the value oftheir work if engineering is seen as “gender inauthentic.” Another way to frame
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Paper ID #32154Developing a substation design curriculum for electronics engineeringtechnologyMr. Filipe Santos Araujo, Pittsburg State University Filipe has received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the Universidade Salvador, Brazil, with an emphasis in power systems. He is currently pursuing his master‘s degree at Pittsburg State Uni- versity in Kansas. He has worked in different areas: 3G and 4G telecommunication expansion projects in Brazil, automation of a truck assembly line in Indiana, and substation design in Kansas City. He is currently a graduate teaching assistant at Pittsburg State University
yourself.ExplanationWe are doing a study to determine how to get more engineering professors involved in inclusivepractices. We are exploring the idea of professors using inclusive teaching methods to helpstudents succeed in ECE classes. We are defining inclusive teaching methods as initiatinginteractions with students in class or office hours intended to improve their capacity, interest, orbelongingness in engineering (as defined on the tip sheet). In other words, inclusive teachinginvolves bringing typical mentoring strategies into the classroom on a smaller scale. The tipsheet gives many examples of these strategies. • So that we can get your understanding of the definition, what are some examples that come to mind when you think of inclusive
Paper ID #29757Work-in-Progress: Novel Ethnographic Approaches for InvestigatingEngineering PracticeProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabo- ratory (GEEC) research group, and received an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michi- gan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D
universities included “Goal Ball Machine,” and “A’sfor April Hall.” The mascot for Braxton Tower, where the Engineering LLC is located, is a bull.Therefore, the competition was dubbed, “Running of the Bulls.” Students can see how their peersthey live with, both on their floor and on surrounding floors, are performing academically. Thispositive reinforcement will, hopefully, encourage the students to also celebrate their ownsuccess. Participation in this event is entirely voluntarily. Assessment is derived from theparticipation from each floor. Weekly updates keep the event fresh in the minds of students.Each semester, a spreadsheet is created to track grades from students, including the following:floor, first name, last name, class title and number
Paper ID #32044Addressing Global Food Security through First-Year Engineering ServiceLearning ProjectsMiss Alexa L. E. LittmanMr. Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon UniversityMs. Elisabeth Patricia McAllisterMasen Andrew CollinsDr. Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University Robert J. Michael, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor in the Mechanical Department at Gannon University, obtained his B.S.M.E. degree from Akron University where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He joined the faculty at Gannon University in the Fall of 2013 as an
courseprepares students for a profession,” Educational Technology Research andDevelopment, vol. 53, no.1, pp.65-85. Mar. 2005.[15] B. A. King and S. Magun-Jackson, “Epistemological beliefs of engineeringstudents,” Journal of Technology Studies, vol.35, no.2, pp.56-64, Win. 2009.[16] B. A. King and S. Magun-Jackson, “Differences in engineering students' beliefsabout knowledge across educational levels,” Conference paper for the EducationDivision's 2011 ASQ.[17] W. G. Perry, Forms of ethical and intellectual development in the college years:A scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.[18] M. F. Belenky, B. M. Clinchy, N. R. Goldberger and J. M. Tarule, Women's waysof knowing: the development of self, voice and mind. New York: Basic Books, 1986
toacknowledge that there are likely other factors that influence female student retention in engineering. Forexample, the unwelcoming climate that women face in the engineering through micro-aggression andimplicit bias is a factor. A more thorough investigation student perception of different majors is neededto show correlation between perceptions of majors at the current setting.Note1. It’s also important to note that the numbers listed above assume binary gender options. The numbersand results can vary slightly, keeping in mind that some of the numbers might change when gender nonbinary students are included.2. There might be some overlap with these numbers. So for example, a small number of students might bea part of the HES, have taken the ENGR
Paper ID #30296Repurposing of a Nuclear Integrated System Test Facility forEngineering EducationDr. Hector E. Medina, Liberty University Dr. Medina is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.). He obtained a B.Sc. in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and both an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechani- cal and Nuclear Engineering from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to graduate school, he worked in the oil industry and 7-12 education, in his native Venezuela and Aruba. Since 2012, he has published and presented about forty articles in peer-review journals and conference
development lifecycle, and the business of medical devicesas a whole. The Biodevelopment mission is to reduce or remove regulatory barriers andfacilitate and accelerate the development and translation of scientific research discoveries andbiomedical device innovation into commercially viable products that can help people in need.The four-part platform of the Biodevelopment program is depicted in figure 1. It has beendesigned with three objectives in mind: 1) advance regulatory and translational science in themedical device industry; 2) establish and optimize multidisciplinary research collaborations andclinical operations to accelerate translation of innovative medical devices; and 3) cross train andequip engineering students, clinical researchers
2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Engineering Ethics as an Expert Guided and Socially Situated Activity Magdalena G. Grohman, Eun Ah Lee, Nicholas Gans, Marco Tacca, and Matthew J. Brown The University of Texas at DallasKeywordsEngineering, Ethics, Expert, Situated Cognition, Activity, Social Responsibility Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual