. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Character Development in the Engineering Classroom: An Exploratory, Mixed-Methods Investigation of Student PerspectivesI. IntroductionEthics education is an undisputedly essential part of engineering education. Society, industry,universities, and accreditation demand that engineering students be better educated to handle themany ethical situations that professional practice will require of our graduates. Whileengineering educators continue to explore how to most effectively prepare students for complexand nuanced ethical decision-making in their professional careers [1] – [8], traditionalapproaches to engineering ethics education have been largely limited to ethical reasoning guidedby
doctoral student who supervises her in her researchjob because he was patient answering her questions “I felt comfortable, it wasn't ever awkward, I neverfelt stupid for asking the questions”. In terms of her future career in academia, Creek explained that shewants a community of minds and practice. “We're setting up the work for future generations to finishwhat we started. It's supposed to be this huge exploration of life, and we're all in it together”. Creekexpressed in the final interview how she was surprised how much community and relationshipsmattered to her. She shared how she now understands that support networks were necessary to 11Dignity
ET in APSU offers ETAC of ABET accredited degree programs at the four-year bachelor's degree level. For people interested in gaining practical skills, this degree can bean ideal fit. With its focus on applications, it fits the person who has been in the workplace andnow needs a degree for advancement as well as others wanting a hands-on approach toengineering and technology [5]. The ET program prepares students for technical careers inmultiple concentrations (electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and mechatronics) in a widerange of applications and provides leadership in developing solutions to industrial problems [6],[7], [8]. The primary method of instruction for courses in the various concentrations in the ETprograms is based on the
ofinternational students. They found that the main reasons cited by foreign students for pursuingtheir degrees in the US were the higher quality of education, future career opportunities, thedesire to experience living abroad, the opportunity to work with specific faculty, and thepossibility of applying for residence in the United States [20]. This suggests that the UnitedStates is an attractive destination for international students who seek quality education, careeropportunities, and a path to residency.Language-related issues cause significant challenges for international graduate students,particularly for students from non-English speaking countries. English language challengescan hinder students' academic success and professional development [21
indrawing our conclusion. Nevertheless, this work has an added value as a basis for us toconduct more extensive research in the future. Additionally, academics will have a wideropportunity to explore deep learning to produce more novel educational solutions since ourstudy discovered that only a small number of studies had investigated the application of thisAI technology.References[1] M. King, R. Cave, M. Foden, and M. Stent, “Personalised education From curriculum to career with cognitive systems,” 2016.[2] T. J. Sejnowski, The deep learning revolution. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2018.[3] J. S. Groff, “Personalized learning: The state of the field & future directions,” 2017. [E-book]. Available: https://dam
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Design and directs both the UM Global Health Design Initiative (GHDI) and the Sienko Research Group. Dr. Sienko is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award and several teach- ing awards including the ASME Engineering Education Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award, UM Teaching Innovation Prize, UM Undergraduate Teaching Award, and UM Distinguished Professor Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Exploring Virtual Reality as a Design Observation Training Tool for Engineering StudentsAbstractDirect observation of design contexts allows engineers to collect detailed data in ways that are notpossible with other methods, and is therefore a key method in sociotechnical engineering
fundamentalconcepts, ability to retain knowledge gained, or their ability to apply these concepts to solve realworld problems in their future engineering careers [3]. Additionally, in recent years, 90% ofstudents have been found to use solutions manuals available online or on ‘homework help’platforms to complete homework assignments [4]. While the effective use of solutions manualscould potentially help students be more motivated, learn at a deeper level, and level the playingfield for all students, it can also pose a risk for some students who might not spend adequate timesolving the problem and merely copy from the solutions manuals.Engineering educators have used various techniques like active learning, gamification and game-based learning, hands-on in
qualitativecomments about each other at 4 points during the term. We tracked patterns of coded languageuse [27] amongst selected teams, and did a deep analysis of how coded language increased inintensity across the term. We also assessed how minoritized teammates indicated warnings oftheir marginalization. We have reported some analysis from these data elsewhere [27], [28], [31].Finally, we conducted a diary study during spring 2022, much delayed from our originaltimeline. We conducted in-person initial interviews with diary participants who were recruitedbased on their self-indicated identities as someone from a historically excluded group inengineering, using the device of a career journey map to structure the conversation. We thenasked them to reflect on
for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female fac- ulty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Anna Romanova, Winthrop UniversityPhilip NelsonDr. Siobahn Day Grady, North Carolina Central University Siobahn is the first woman computer science Ph.D. graduate from North Carolina Agricultural and
to pursue a career in structural engineering, practicing in the United States, focusing on seismic design and sustainability.Dr. Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Anahid Behrouzi is an associate professor of architectural engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. She has been involved with STEM education beginning in 2003 as a volunteer and summer instructor with the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. She has been engaged with undergraduate/graduate course delivery in the topic areas of engineering problem-solving as well as structural design and analysis at North Carolina State University (2008-2011), the University of Illinois at
their educators. Her research focuses on articulating frameworks for precollege engineering education.Dr. Darshita N. Shah, The Pennsylvania State University Darshita (Dipa) Shah is the Curriculum Director for Youth Engineering Solutions at The Pennsylvania State University. Dipa has spent her career grappling with the challenge of how to best design motivating and engaging curriculum materials for students across the K-16 spectrum that can be practically imple- mented across the rich variety of our nation’s educational contexts. Most recently, Dipa was the senior associate director with MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab where she facilitated workshops for campus educators on how to design curricular materials
(indigenous) culture, which I was not related to. It was not only learning the language but the whole culture, how they live their childhood, how they relate to the environment, with society in general… For the first time in my career, I detected how I could apply engineering in many more aspects than I imagined… The idea was to propose a project because they do not believe in the national government. They have their own community and their own laws. The idea was to propose a project to help the community… Most (indigenous people) could not read or write. So, they have political proposals from the current government, and we sort of advised them. (Student C, Colombian University)This experience increased
Paper ID #37895Virtue Ethics in Robotics: An ethics module to cultivatecharacter and ethical reasoningErin Henslee Dr. Erin Henslee is a Founding Faculty and Assistant Professor of Engineering at Wake Forest University. Prior to joining Wake Forest, she was a Researcher Development Officer at the University of Surrey where she supported Early Career Researchers publishing in the areas of inclusive researcher development. She has taught over 20 different engineering courses across a variety of institutions and departments. She has received teaching awards including WFU’s Innovative Teaching Teaching Award and
Paper ID #37930‘Socially Distanced Community Engagement’ –Teaching GISSite-Analysis during COVIDJessie Zarazaga (Sustainability & Development Program Director)Cindy Hua Hello! I am a Ph.D. student in Applied Science for Engineering at Southern Methodist University. My research interests center on how community-based STEM can impact learning patterns and interest in STEM careers. I am equally interested in how such learning can also become a tool for student voice. During my time as a Human Rights Fellow, I created a STEM education program, STEM+Z: Investigating an Undead Apocalypse, using aspects of popular
Paper ID #37976Addressing Learning Objective Gaps Between RateMonotonic Theory and Practice using Real-Time SimulationExercisesSam B Siewert (Associate Professor) Sam Siewert has studied at University of California Berkeley, University of Notre Dame, University of Houston and University of Colorado Boulder and has a BS in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science. He has worked in the computer engineering industry for twenty four years before starting an academic career in 2012. Half of his time was spent on NASA space exploration programs including the Spitzer space telescope, Space
biggest concern on the tools developed by academic research teams, such as APM andARMSIM#. In Summer 2016, we found that ARMSIM# cannot be installed on a couple ofWindows 10 computers due to a .net library error. Secondly, although the environment ofμVision is more complex than that of ARMSIM#, it is more powerful and has a better usabilityafter the learning curve. Thirdly, using a professional tool that is commonly used in the industrycan better prepare our students for their future careers. Table 2. μVision vs. ARMSIM# μVision ARMSIM# It is a professional tool released by ARM Ltd. It is a tool developed by a research group
’ futuresuccess in school, in their careers, and in life [5].PBL offers unique benefits to engineering students. One of the defining characteristics of PBL isthe use of ill-structured problems, which are problems that contain multiple viable solutions andsolution paths [3]. Ill-structured problems also contain uncertainty about which concepts andprinciples are needed to generate a solution, which requires students to develop higher-orderthinking skills such as the ability to initially identify and define the “correct” problem and setparameters for its solution [6]. In this way, with its focus on ill-structured problems, PBL helpsprepare students for tasks they will perform in their professional engineering careers.Another benefit of engaging engineering
engineering courses and enjoys working with his students on bridge related research projects and the ASCE student chapter.Benjamin Z. Dymond (Associate Professor)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, geotechnical site investigation and characterization, and teaching and learning in engineering education. He
information relating to the studentthought process, which can ultimately be incorporated into the algorithms of the CBL.Spatial visualization is the ability to think in 3 Dimensions (3D). Spatial visualization is used in awide range of careers [8] including architecture, engineering, biology, medicine, manufacturing,and art. Spatial visualization ability has been correlated to increased graduation rates [9] andaccomplishments in STEM ([8], [10], [11], and [12]). It has been shown that spatial visualizationis a learnable skill in adults [13] and children ([14], [15], [16]). A seminal study by Sorby [9] ofover 7000 students lasting more than a decade showed that spatial visualization trainingincreased GPAs and graduation rates among engineering
to recognize that junior researchers training in interdisciplinary settings are indifferent stages of learning their craft, have widely varying research and career goals, and workwithin the confines of research labs with shared access to limited resources. Possibilities to seekindividual experts and resources outside the lab are limited given their lack of wider network thatis rather associated with higher academic ranks and more experience (van Rijnsoever et al.,2008). This is not to say, however, that junior researchers do not have access to these networksthrough their senior colleagues, but collaboration nevertheless with restricted immediate accessto experiential knowledge and resources. Collaboration, therefore, becomes complex
the Learning Management System by Instructure,and also as a descriptor for a “canvas sheet” used as an assessment instrument. To emphasize the difference, we willuse “canvas sheet” or “ESJ Canvas” for the latter.individually and then convene for an overall assessment. In our educational context, we wantedto see how this set of ESJ tools could be used by undergraduate students who may be embarkingin research and careers that use and apply data sciences across various disciplines. The use ofthis toolkit is paired with student-generated proposals that students themselves practiceevaluating. As a result, students deployed this toolkit with both quantitative and qualitativeelements. This included the ability to ‘score’ or evaluate each criteria
aid in the development of professional skills and solving real-world problems.X. AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE1503794 and NSF ISS 1552288). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References[1] M. Itani and I. Srour, “Engineering students’ perceptions of soft skills, industry expectations, and career aspirations,” J. Prof Iss. Eng. Ed. Pr., vol. 142, no. 1, 04015005
moralimagination through service learning, “dramatic rehearsals,” and alternative job fairs. [8, p. 243].Zhu and Jesiek argue that engineering ethics needs to focus more on the pragmatic than theidealistic, especially because engineering is such a global enterprise. They argue that the maintrends in engineering ethics education “decontextualizes ethics practice from the situatedcontexts in which ethical theories are to be ‘applied,’ the sociotechnical realities of real-worldwork environments, and the broader social and political contexts of engineering practice” [9, p.667]. They emphasize the relational and communicative components of dynamic decision-making involving stakeholders that students need to understand to be successful in their careers[9]. In a
adolescents who are engaged with engineering specific curriculum aswell as with first-generation college students in engineering with success [15]. First-year studentsare academically under-trained and come in with a wide range of previous knowledge and skillthat is greatly influenced by their class background, social capital, race, gender, etc. Connectingtheir knowledge and experience to capital [16] within the classroom setting broadens inclusivityand promotes acceptance of a wide range of backgrounds within the institutional setting.Producing engineering students who are career ready and socially competent is a desired outcomefor all programs. It is crucial for programs to set the tone that learning how to engage with diversegroups via
from capstone designprojects to working in the industry showed that the existing engineering curricula in theparticipating institutions adequately prepare graduates for their professional careers [6].Since 2020, several studies have been published on the capstone project experience during thepandemic. Misra and Wilson stated that students' adaptation to the sudden change in learningexperience was noticed and acknowledged. Students showed resilience despite the challenges,but that may have come at the cost of their mental health [7]. Another study by Jamieson on theimpact of COVID-19 on Chemical Engineering Capstone students reflected that even with thissudden change in teaching modality, the course community preserved both the quality