authentically prepare students for a career in engineering. Research suggests that students willlearn more and be more engaged throughout the problem-solving process when they are workingon problems that they feel are authentically relevant to the engineering field [11]. Whendesigning these problems, it is critical to carefully consider the specific objectives and type ofproblem that best fit each project. De Graaff & Kolmos [12] suggest considering a series ofquestions when determining the objectives for work in PBL, including (but not limited to): wherewill the project lead, what goals does it fulfill, and what should students learn? These questionsshould help the problem designer identify key student learning outcomes that should behighlighted
providethe very best of one’s capabilities. Good engineering ethics is an important component to theprofessional careers of engineers; however, the focus of our engineering education does notprovide the necessary exposure to engineering ethics education as it should. “An engineer’sconduct (as captured in professional codes of conduct) toward other engineers, towardemployers, toward clients, and toward the public is an essential part of the life of aprofessional engineer, yet the education process and professional societies pay inadequateattention to this area.” [1] Truly, developing ethical engineers goes beyond classicalpedagogical approaches. Certainly, to develop an engineer’s desire to practice goodengineering ethics requires an approach that
awareness, engineers’ academic and career decision-making, and ways to effectively facilitate more diverse, inclusive, and equitable engineering environments.Kelley E Dugan Kelley E. Dugan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her current research focuses on exploration of design process models, assessment of socially engaged engineering skills, and assessments of systems thinking skills. Her research interests include complex problem solving, front-end design practices, and design behavior for sustainability. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Prior to starting graduate school, she worked in the consumer appliance industry for
investigatesubpopulation differences in MH distress and MH related help-seeking perceptions.Help-seeking behavior in college studentsIn the broader college student population, it has been hypothesized that the most effective way toincrease MH help seeking behaviors in college students is to change their self-perceptions andattitude toward professional MH services [8]-[10]. Research has also examined help seekingbehaviors of students in self-identified high-stress academic programs (e.g., law [11], medicine[12], [13], nursing [14], dentistry [15], [16]). In these studies, the most significant factors for notseeking help for MH concerns pertained to perceived stigma(s), fear of disclosure, and perceiveddetriment to academic and/or career success; students in these
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undesirable design behaviors,like skipping research to inform problem understanding [2], devaluing important sources ofinformation, like interviews [31], [32], and prototyping without intent [33]. Thus, in thisresearch, we recognize that design problems and projects engaged by students during theirundergraduate careers may not provide a full view of engineering design, and thus result inmissed opportunities to develop important competencies in the context of design problemframing/solving.Taking into consideration the importance of problem framing, the impact of problemunderstanding on students’ framing of a problem and observed differences in how studentsallocate and engage in problem scoping activities, we seek to explore the potential utility
. Nonlinearity and feedback can add substantial effort to analytical work and mathematicalmodeling, so these may be more likely to be simplified at the problem understanding stage.While not all problems, as they are framed, may contain all the dimensions of complexity discussed here,a critical aspect of contending with complexity is understanding that problems or topics can be reframedto reflect greater or lesser complexity [36].ConclusionThe problems our engineering students will face as they move into professional careers are becomingincreasingly complex [4]. Complexity science offers concepts, theories, and frameworks for making senseof the real-world problems and systems [5], [9] but has received mixed attention in engineering education[4], [11] and
problems. Many students felt as though this structure helped prepare themfor graduate school and their future careers, as many engineering employment opportunities focus oncompleting small and large-scale projects. The independent and relaxed nature of the course wasmentioned in various interviews. Engineering is known for academic rigor, and students participating in thecourse explain that they appreciate a course focused on research and progress rather than stressing overgetting the grade they need. Finally, students felt that the connections made ( within their project teams orwith other individuals they were introduced to throughout the course) are valuable for their learningprogressions and for creating a positive learning environment.Future
teamworkinteractions; and 4) more equitably balancing the liaison responsibilities and workload of otherteam members.Collaborative Departmental Internship Partnership & CLIR FellowEfforts to increase the library’s integration into the CoE’s educational and research environmentsand to support the library’s strategic plan to evolve and engage user centered services led topartnering with faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the recruitment andhiring of a Council of Library and Information Resources (CLIR) fellow to study energy socialscience, with position support funding from CoE. The CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship is amutually beneficial career development program that offers recent PhD graduates the chance tobe an active collaborator at
teaching and administrative positions within the University of Wisconsin System, including Assistant professor, Associate professor, Associate chair, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. During his career path, he has had several publications, presentations, awards, grants and honors. Dr. Hussein served on several programs and societies, like the Cooperative Academic Partnership Program and Wisconsin Mathematical Association. He currently serves as Chief-in- Editor for the Journal of Mathematical Science & Computer Application. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Proposed Engineering Accredited
begins a video, intuitively realizing thatmotion attracts attention. Multiple pump examples in the video convince Phina that pumps are bothreal and important to her career. During the video Phina, like her brother Joe, is a little concerned aboutconnecting to her friends via the internet, something psychologists call the fear of missing out (FOMO).However, Phina knows the benefits of focusing her class attention, usually for a 20 minute span andknows she will be able to access the internet between classes. This change in attitude from highschooldays, is prompted by the intellectual intensity of engineering school.After the video, the professor encourages the students to try to answer each other’s questions. About20 minutes into the hour, the
Figure 6. Student opinions on teamwork and leadership statementsAll the student comments from the surveys as well as from the Fulbright office’s anonymouscourse evaluation are provided below.“I really loved this course especially Dr. Yan's motivation and excitement in teaching. Dr. Yantruly did put gasoline to my already burning passion and ambitions about building a career inthe field of engineering. In the beginning, we were really unopened students (speaking from myperspective) only taught to do work like machines and work things out by ourselves with little tono help from our professors, it definitely was weird the first two lessons while we got used toactually having the right to share our opinion even if it was wrong, to be heard and
the vacancy. One of the challenges she feels she faces as arural teacher is in getting students interested in exploring new topic areas or career ideas as manyare expecting to work on family farms after graduation.Participant 3 works in a community of 2,000 residents located approximately 50 miles from thenearest urban center. The school district pulls from a wide geographic area and enrolls 4,500students in K-12. The community is located on an Indian reservation and student demographicsare 57% Native American, approximately 10% other non-white, and 30% white. The entirestudent body qualifies for free or reduced lunch and the region suffers from a 30%unemployment rate. He teaches 8th grade math in the middle school (grades 5-8), which has
department chair can help prevent untenured faculty from accidentally participating in an activity that would not benefit their career significantly.During the FLC: • Require specific deliverables throughout the FLC to keep FLC members constantly engaged. The last deliverable should be due before the stipends are distributed to help ensure compliance. Holding a showcase event at the end of the FLC also can help ensure faculty complete the deliverables in a timely manner. • Tap into existing experts on campus to give talks and demonstrations, and to provide feedback. The experts can be staff (e.g., from the university’s faculty development center) or other faculty. • FLC members should receive feedback throughout
Technology I conduct research in diverse areas of engineering education from professional skills, to writing, to gender and ethics. I also maintain a structures laboratory to conduct full-scale structural component testing and field investigations of highway bridges.David A Saftner (Associate Professor) Dr. David Saftner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He earned a BS from the United States Military Academy and an MS and PhD from the University of Michigan. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Saftner spent five years as an engineer officer in the US Army and serving in Missouri, Colorado, Kuwait, and Iraq. His areas of research include beneficial reuse of waste soil material
Factors and Ergonomics and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural recipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include data-driven decision-making, modeling and simulation, data analytics, immersive technologies, and process improvement. He contributed to research directed to improve design and engineering education. Dr. Ashour currently serves as a Technical Vice President (TVP) on the Technical Operations Board (TOB) of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).Ashley Seamon Ashley Seamon is a
instructed the task force toreach a consensus on their recommendation so that she can forwards with making this decision.Each of you has been assigned one of these roles as members of Trisha’s task force and todayyou are meeting to present your personal recommendation and why you suggest that and thendiscuss as a team to come towards some kind of consensus on your recommendation to Trisha.Appendix B: Role-Play Scenario – Participant RolesSteve Smith is a Vice President in the Information Technology Software and Services (ITSS)group at AHU and has recently moved to AHU after a successful career in the industry. In hislast job as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a small company he successfully led themigration of their legacy software to a cloud
impact onstudent learning outcomes. In AY17-2 there were five course outcomes associated with theEV310 Aquatic Science course. The next iteration of the course was held in AY19-1 whichallowed for the inclusion of a service-learning project completed within the constructs of a NewYork State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) data collection initiative.The purpose of the initiative was to involve communities in the collection of real data from theHudson River while promoting an interest in STEM careers to school aged children. Therefore,the initial AY19-1 project design integrated both service learning and community outreach byinviting local elementary school aged children to perform data collection methods alongsideEV310 students
enormousdisruptions to global education systems, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190countries [9]. Students pursuing careers in disciplines like science and engineering, where in-person laboratory experiences are valuable to their preparedness for jobs in the industry, havebeen impacted severely by the disruption of COVID-19 [10], [11].Following the unprecedented disruptions caused by the pandemic, governments of manycountries took several extraordinary measures, including the closure of schools, publicgatherings, large and small businesses, social distancing, and campaigns to build healthawareness, in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic [4], [6], [7], [9].Moreover, as in-person learning ended for many schools, many
University's Biomedical Engineering Department (Shantou, Guangdong, China) and an instructional post-doctoral fellow for the University of Michigan's Transforming Engineering Education Laboratory (Ann Arbor, MI). Her educational research interests include the evolution of students' perceptions of biomedical engineering and career goals.Martell Cartiaire Bell Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the University of IowaEmma Treadway (Assistant Professor) Emma Treadway received the B.S. degree in Engineering Science from Trinity University in 2011, and her M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2017 and 2019, respectively. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department
University of Connecticut, respectively. He worked for nine years in the industry as an engineer/manager in India and Bangladesh before starting his graduate study in the US. He started his career as a faculty member in 2019 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie in the field of concrete technology with a focus on finite element modeling of ultra high performance concrete. He is also interested in educational research. He is presently working on redesigning the Soil Mechanics course, which incorporates inclusive teaching practices considering the experience and needs of neurodivergent learners. This project is a part of an NSF-funded IUSE/PFE:RED grant. © American Society for
presented which provide context for how teachers implemented VR in their remotelearning environments. The two primary research questions for this paper are as follows: 1. What insights can usage data and teacher case studies reveal about student learning with VR following the COVID-19 outbreak? 2. What insights can students provide with their use of VEXcode VR?Prior WorkLearning computer science, similar to subjects like biology and chemistry, helps to teachstudents about the world around them while also teaching them foundational skills that can beapplied to a wide range of careers and opportunities for innovation. However, learning toprogram can be difficult for many students, with some estimating that 10 years is needed to turna novice
BMES Education Committee. In 2021, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and as President-elect of the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE). Awards and Honors include NSF- CAREER, Qimonda Professorship, Billingsley Professorship, and IBE Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service.Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany*, University of Arkansas Dr. Mostafa Elsaadany is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toledo. Dr. Elsaadany teaches Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and
Joshua Cooper is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan in Professor Rachel Goldman's research group. He studies solute incorporation in semiconductor alloys such as GaAsN, GaAsNBi and ZnTeN primarily by ion beam analysis techniques. Joshua is also a member of the University of Michigan's Materials Science and Engineering Outreach Team. The MSE Outreach Team puts on events including demonstrations and labs that are designed to expose grade school students to fundamentals, topics, and career info in the field of materials science and engineering.Tathya Amar Shinde Tathya Shinde is pursuing a Master's degree at the University of Michigan. He advised by Dr. Pena-Francesh and works on polymeric systems for soft
providing proactive advice along the way. • COACH students by imparting knowledge from their careers on similar projects that show similarities and reassurances. • LISTEN and question by acting as a catalyst simply by being there while making them think on their feet. • PROMOTE practice through providing access to materials that they need. • ACCEPT and confirm by providing experiences and feedback that help develop students' confidence and identity as practicing engineers. • MEDIATE by guiding/being the "3rd person" through difficult interpersonal, personal, and technical problems.From an AE perspective, Figure 5 shows the frequency of how many programs employ thesementoring styles [29] that are utilized
that the institution would serve me outside of providing mewith the opportunity to learn my chosen discipline. Higher education was a vehicle in which Icould make my family proud while pursuing my professional goals. In my undergraduate career Iattended a PWI and at the graduate level I attended a HSI where both universities weregeographically located in predominantly Caribbean populations. In each space my racial makeupwas never the leading demographic of the institution. Thus, my personal expectations of howthese universities would serve and represent me was low. Now as an administrator in educationaltechnology, I have come to understand the inequality that the Black diaspora still faces in theAmerican educational system. These inequalities
challenge for Alex, as they had previously used theseitems to engage their class in discussion, as well as offer them hands-on experience working withthe devices they will frequently encounter in their professional careers. Without the opportunityto pass these objects around a classroom space, Alex determined that building an annotatedphoto-deck would be the best way to give students an equal opportunity to engage with thesedevices, as mentioned in the Sp21_01 Behavior quote in Table 3.This challenge persisted across all three semesters of data collection, and Alex indicated thattheir solution was not ideal (marked by the Sp20_03 quote “...there were things that were left outof my class...”), but they were able to begin to make significant progress
. RationaleThere has been a common understanding that novice instructors (first-career teachers) who teachfundamental engineering concepts tend to explore and try different ways of teaching more thanthose who have accumulated years of teaching experience to facilitate student learning effectively[1]. Part of this exploration has been to adapt and use existing conceptual assessment instruments.However, the context in which the concepts are situated within the engineering area of expertiseis often varied in terms of how abstract or clear they are for students, posing another layer ofdifficulty for novice instructors [2]. As much as it is crucial to examine inaccuracies in students’ 1understanding of these
canbe used to answer many different research questions, e.g. are there differences in outcomesbetween traditional heat transfer courses and heat transfer courses that focus on developingproblem solving skills? It can also be used as an assessment tool for various engineeringdepartments to decide whether their undergraduate programs are adequately preparing studentsfor the workplace. Improving our ability to measure problem-solving is an important step in beingable to improve the way we teach problem-solving to undergraduate students and prepare themfor engineering careers. We hope to encourage other educators to use this assessment in theircourses to measure how well they are preparing their students to solve real-world