. Additionally, she serves as the chair of the undergraduate subcommittee for the department’s Health, Equity, and Wellness committee and holds the position of president in the BMES student chapter at UC Davis.Saahil Sachdeva, University of California, Davis Saahil Sachdeva is a 4th-year undergraduate student in biomedical engineering at UC Davis. After completing his role as the 2024 Peer Mentor for the BME at the Health Campus program, he is now guiding the students to integrate their clinical immersion experience into their upcoming capstone projects. Saahil is also actively involved in research, including the development of a bone marrow microphysiological system under Dr. Steven George at UC Davis and an innovative
implementations use aspects of game design to improve student’sconfidence and in turn their academic performance [9]. A potential concern of an overly difficultescape room is a decrease in student’s confidence to succeed [10]. Although setting challengingproximal goals is also useful in developing self-efficacy [11]. One goal of this escape room wasto provide an additional opportunity for students to practice skills and use equipment before theybegin an open-ended project at an appropriate challenge level [12]. Since self-efficacy (i.e., task-specific and situational confidence) can be increased with authentic mastery experiences [11], theescape room provides an opportunity to practice or demonstrate mastery of laboratory skills. The escape room in
efforts and to improve the effectiveness of our activities.These institutions are assisting with our recruiting activities but also advising on our studentsupport and retention strategies. While these institutions are potential direct sources of Latinxand Indigenous students for the PFMPR BD program, they also engage with our project team toimprove our overall understanding of how to best serve students from these populations. Thesecollaborative relationships are vital to the well-being of students and success of the program. Wewant to ensure that the relationship is mutually beneficial.Strategy 3: Broad spectrum and digital recruitment activities. In addition to leveraging theinstitutional relationships described above, we will infuse LSAMP
. However, as a pilot, the sample limited generalizability; thecurrent study addresses this limitation. We used a national cohort that included multipleengineering disciplines (biomedical, mechanical, chemical, electrical, computer, aerospace),types of formal design projects (e.g., first-year, design-spine, senior capstone) and institutiontypes, including private religious; Hispanic-serving; public land-grant; and research flagshipinstitutions (N=449). We report sample characteristics and used confirmatory factor analysis(CFA) to provide validity evidence, reporting the chi-square and standardized root mean squareresidual as estimates of fit. We report Cronbach’s alpha as a measure of internal consistency.We found that overall, the CFA aligned with
oxidative stress in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. During her prior graduate and postdoctoral work in neurodegeneration, April mentored several undergraduate, graduate, and clinical researchers and developed new methods for imaging and tracking mitochondria from living zebrafish neurons. In her work for the EERC and Pitt-CIRTL, April Dukes collaborates on educational research projects and facilitates professional development (PD) on instructional and mentoring best practices for current and future STEM faculty. As an adjunct instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh since 2009 and an instructor for CIRTL Network and Pitt-CIRTL local programming since 2016, April is
students, especially students inunderrepresented minority groups who are likely to feel left out and not included in classroomactivities and group projects. The feeling of alienation could result in students developingdropout intention for an engineering/computer science degree.Research experiences are an excellent tool to promote and foster engagement among engineeringand computer science students. They provide an avenue to collaborate with faculty and build aclose relationship with their teachers or professors. Choosing to engage in research activities isconsidered a voluntary activity and conducting research gives a student the avenue or platform toexplore his / her ideas on inventions or discoveries to make a significant contribution to
STEM fields, Engineering in Education and Access to Post-Secondary Education. From August 2006 through February 2008, she was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering. She was Co-Pi of the NSF’s UPRM ADVANCE IT Catalyst Project awarded during 2008. From 2008-2016, she was Co-PI of the USDE’s Puerto Rico Col- lege Access Challenge Grant Project. From 2015-2018, she was the Coordinator of the UPRM College of Engineering Recruitment, Retention and Distance Engineering Education Program (R2DEEP). Currently, she is Co-PI of the project ”Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Academically Talented Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups into a Pathway to Successful Engineering Careers
implementtheory to practice and increase the likelihood of persistence. In particular, Vogelgesang, Ikeda,Gilmartin, and Keup (2002) report that students participating in service-learning projects in theirfirst-year of college, indicate higher levels of success than those that did not, including academicand personal development. The area of STEM and service-learning is an essential partnershipbecause of the opportunity for students to experience how they can make a difference togetherthrough improvement of lives and communities. In other words, the population of students inSTEM fields, lends itself to align with the primary purpose of service-learning at the institutionallevel. Research Purpose Enrollment of
engineering, chemical engineering, computer science engineering, as well as biology and chemistry programs at ASU. BME at ASU teaches a 8 semester wide medical device design tract that initiates the students in design, regulations, standards, IP and other aspects from day 1. Dr. La Belle has develop and courses and taught at the freshman, junior, senior and graduate level on these topics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Longitudinal Assessment of External Experts and Teaching Assistants as a Class ResourceTo help with instructor teaching and student learning in STEM courses, variousmethods such as two-way formative feedback, flipped classrooms, and project-based
students, mostly locals with a sprinkling of students from otherAsian countries and a rare exchange student or two from the West. Class size was around 700 persemester, split into two batches of about 350. I taught the first overview and ethical theoriesmodule for ten semesters in five years, in three two-hour lectures with slides. There weretutorials for batches of about twelve each, a few handled by me and the rest by tutors. Thetutorials enabled effort by and assessment of individuals and of small teams three or four strongfor a team project with ethical content at the end of the course. I enjoyed the whole experience.Group-A was culturally homogeneous and fairly cosmopolitan, with predictable engineeringbackground and broad exposure to Western
education that prepares them for career entry as well asfor future degree opportunities if they transfer to four-year degree programs.1Program OverviewIn 2014, the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) received a 3-year grant to host 10community college faculty members in research labs focusing on alternative energy, cybersecurity, wearable medical devices, green and sustainable manufacturing, and nanotechnology.Although these projects were mainly engineering based, CC faculty from all STEM disciplineswere eligible to apply and attend this experience, so as to have a broader impact on the STEMcommunity as a whole. Additionally, students majoring in engineering at a CC take most of theirgeneral requirements in STEM while enrolled at these schools
interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incorporat- ing engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the
District, Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University and the University at Albany through the Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She holds an advance degree in Educational Theory and Practice from the University of New York/SUNY Albany, with experience in teaching educational methods at the master’s level as well as an introduction to education courses designed to develop new interest in teaching careers. She has worked as an elemen- tary classroom teacher developing specific curricula for gifted and talented students as well as inclusion classrooms in a school district eligible for rural and low-income programs. Dr. Gullie’s experience and past projects qualify her for the position of
during the summer, and continue theirfellowship during the school year, when they are expected to work four hours a week. DERIfellows receive up to $200 to participate in a local scientific event and may also apply for a travelallowance based on financial need. Research mentors involve the high school student in theirongoing research. Each mentor receives a $500 travel grant to attend a scientific conferenceapproved by their faculty advisor.Program organizationMentors propose the projects, which are developed with a view to be challenging but appropriatefor a high-achieving high school senior, and that could lead to publishable results. Preferably,mentors are graduate students or post-doctoral fellows, but we also accept proposals from
and a lead of Area of Specialization Mecha- tronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufactur- ing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to the additive manufacturing training of active military. She is also part of the research team that leads the summer camp to nine graders that focus on broadening participation of underrepre- sented students into STEM (ODU BLAST).Dr. Otilia Popescu, Old
research questions are answered best through qualitative research methods, and thus wedesigned this research using standards common in qualitative research and in engineeringeducation to ensure a high quality project and to minimize potential validity threats [7]–[9].In this study, we visited and conducted ten observations at seven university-affiliated makerspaces,conducted semi-structured interviews with 67 engineering students, and conducted interviews withseven makerspaces managers, staff, and faculty affiliates. The makerspaces were embedded withinseveral universities that included minority serving institutions, doctoral universities, privateinstitutions, and public institutions. Student demographics are included in Tables 1 & 2. All
Paper ID #30116Analyzing Student Achievement to Measure the Effectivenss of ActiveLearning Strategies in the Engineering ClassroomSarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her role
movement organizing theories employed and the networks engaged bothinside and outside of engineering in order to achieve these goals. We then provide detailsregarding our organizing practices and the specific activities that participants engaged in duringthe week of action. Finally, we will share reflections on lessons learned about the process and itsoutcomes, with the expectation that conversation and feedback received from the broaderengineering education community will inform recurring efforts in this domain, and growparticipation in a social movement approach to change in engineering education.IntroductionThe #EngineersShowUp campaign is organized as part of the Relational Organizing/ActionResearch (ROAR) project, which explores the utility
scholarships to offset tuition costs.Second S-STEM Cohort 2015-2020The last academic year of the second S-STEM project started with 13 seniors spanningbiomedical engineering (4), chemical engineering (5), civil engineering (3), and computerengineering (1). Five of the seniors were women and 8 were men. Of the 13 continuing students,8 were directly admitted students while five were college-ready students. Two of the biomedicalengineering ‘senior’ students graduated at the end of the fall semester.Five new college-ready and one direct admit freshmen were recruited for the last year of theprogram. Three of the freshmen were male, three female, five Caucasian and one AfricanAmerican. One student was pursuing a biology degree, one electrical engineering
Programs are currently funded in Engineering.Most REU Sites are based at a single institution. This traditional model for REU Sites typicallyinvolves 8-12 participants per summer, housed in close proximity on campus, engaged inresearch projects united by a common theme. Having a unifying theme and developing strongcamaraderie are two aspects deemed critical to a successful REU program [3].A small but growing number of summer REU programs have operated as a single programacross multiple, geographically dispersed institutions. Multi-campus Sites offer access to abroader network of researchers, exposure to multiple institutions, and immersion in an extendedresearch community working towards common goals. However, operating a Site acrossgeographically
Women in MississippiAbstractThe NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC) strives to:generate interest and participation of women in computing; improve recruitment and retentionrates of women in undergraduate computing majors; and help post-secondary women make atransition to the computing workforce. Activities designed to engage girls and young womenwith computing, emphasizing computational thinking and cybersecurity knowledge andawareness, and to illuminate a pathway forward are hosted and facilitated through Alliancepartnerships.The authors will describe a project-based approach to facilitating learning among K-12 students.By engaging students at an early age, we believe we can promote the development of self-efficacy
, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of
Paper ID #18318Characterizing Student Identities in Engineering: Attitudinal Profiles of En-gineering MajorsDr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self
Programming [10] Mining Programming, Projects, Reasonable Analytical written programming homework background, Discrete problems, Midterm Math and Calculus and Final, Final Project, Open note/open book exams Columbia University Machine Learning
Estimation in engineering Engineering ethics Force vectors Force resultants Moment of a force Equilibrium Tension, compression, and shear of materials Engineering materials Factors of safety Stress and strain Buoyancy Overview of fluids engineering Properties of fluids Fluid flow Drag and lift forceThe course culminates with a short final project in which students work in teams. Students areassigned teams using CATME
Academic Affairs, Southeast Universityincharge of ad- ministration of the university’s teaching research projects for undergraduate programs, also undertook the national social science fund project, published a number of teaching reform papers in the core journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Field Programs to Accomplish the Learning Objectives for Engineering Courses: A case study of Road Surveying and Design Course at Southeast University, ChinaAbstractBackground: China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA)emphasizes advancing the learning objective requirements of the Chinese studentsmajoring in engineering disciplines to the
Paper ID #26988Board 40: Developing a Culturally Adaptive Pathway to SuccessProf. Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles Eun-Young Elaine Kang, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Computer Science of the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at Cal State LA. Her research interests are in Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Augmented/Mixed Realty, and Game Programming. She has served as prin- cipal undergraduate advisor for the Computer Science department for several years. Also, she has served as PI/Co-PI on multiple educational projects sponsored by NSF programs including NSF S
distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and with underserved communities. She is also a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department where she currently teaches a course Global Engineers’ Education.Ms. Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University Sneha is a student studying engineering at Stanford University. She is interested in understanding the role of education in solving pressing health and environmental issues. Through her experience in non-profit work, she has developed an interest in learning how to work with underserved communities to create sustainable solutions. Page 26.1294.1
Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), an ABET Program Evaluator, the Editor-in- Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Education, a
, softwareV&V course curriculum is being improved at author’s institution via a NSF-funded project. Thebasic objectives of this project are to improve software education to make it well aligned withacademic research as well as industry best practices. In addition, it is aimed that the coursematerial could also be used to enhance on-the-job professional training in SW industry settings,thereby helping to increase the pool of professionals with contemporary V&V knowledge andskills.The new course curriculum enhancement described in this paper is guided by academic researchand industry best practices that focus on four specific V&V focus areas: requirementsengineering, reviews, configuration management, and testing. Among many educational