Engineering from Purdue University. Prior to attending UT, she worked as a chemical engineer for an industrial gas company.Dr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas, Austin Maura Borrego is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research
a member of the University Research Council before pursuing doctoral studies. Prior to joining ADDU in 2008, Ms. Soledad was a Senior Team Lead for Accenture, where she worked on and managed systems maintenance and enhancement projects.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Associate Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes
College of Engineering Student Success Strategic Plan. In developing thestrategic plan four organizing themes emerged: messaging, structural, support, and community.Table 1 provides details of the strategic plan themes.B. Strategy DetailsThe structure chosen to improve student experiences and performance in the college includedelements as given above in Table 1. Details are provided below.B.1. Messaging ThemeThis theme concerns how the college messages about engineering to various audiences. Thisincludes the type of work engineers do, studying engineering, preparing for careers inengineering, the nature of engineering work and its impact, and how engineers intersect withothers in society to drive progress and prosperity. In this regard, the 2008
majors, including Electrical and Computer Engineering students. Multiple factors contribute to retention issues, such as poor teaching and advising, the difficulty of the engineering curriculum, and lack of motivation resulting from poor connections to the engineering community. Statistics indicate a large drop in the continuation rate between the first and third years among Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) students. As students encounter increasing course difficulty in the early stages of their programs, they often lack motivation to persist because they have weak connections to their majors and potential careers in STEM. The Summer Interdisciplinary Team
professional development on negotiation skills,a glimpse of the life and career of ECE faculty members, information on different types ofschools, tips on how to prepare for a successful academic position interview, and opportunitiesfor networking with over 300 department heads and 40 peers. In response to a post-workshopsurvey, students reported that they particularly valued the networking opportunities withdepartment heads and peers provided by this unique opportunity to bring students and chairstogether at the ECEDHA conference. Participants’ interest in postdoc and faculty positionsincreased after the workshop with more of an increase in interest in faculty positions. Those whoresponded to a second survey six months later reported that they
engineering. Among the courses, we identify differences in the extent to which theclasses of students: 1) improved in defining CSR and identifying historical trends in itsdevelopment; 2) broadened their understanding of stakeholders to include oppositional groups;3) believed that CSR would be relevant to their careers as engineers; and 4) considered thattraining in CSR had enhanced their interest in engineering ethics more broadly. We offerpreliminary thoughts on the main causes of those differences, including course content andcontext, instructor background, and length and depth of the CSR modules. Finally, we concludeby tying our research back to the existing work on engineering students’ attitudes and learningabout social responsibility to
images that show diverse people workingtogether on interesting projects, and emphasize the wide variety of careers in computing. Provide“talking points” for those who come in contact with prospective majors, such as advising and2 NCWIT’s NEXT Award recognize ES-UP client institutions for excellence in successfully implementing ES-UPrecommended strategies and demonstrating sustained progress in increasing the representation of women in theirundergraduate computing programs. 6 Recruiting and Retaining Womenadmissions personnel, and make sure they understand and can effectively communicate about thereality of computing and the
. Allie Parrott Lora Leigh Chrystal Iowa State UniversityA WiSE approach: Examining how service-learning impacts first-year women in STEM 2 Introduction Women are drawn to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields with apurpose to “change the world” and the opportunity to engage in a meaningful STEM experiencesearly in their academic career can serve as a strong recruitment and retention tool (Carlone &Johnson, 2007). Service-learning is one vehicle to offer intentional, high impact, and meaningfulexperiences for students in STEM. Service-learning provides a space for students to
-Development Activities These activities are designed to build professional skills.Many are led by UD faculty or staff. For example, UD COE faculty have hosted WIE brown-baglunches on topics including communicating in the STEM workplace, handling rejected papers orproposals, implicit bias, and impostor syndrome. We have collaborated with our university’sOffice of Career Services to provide workshops on preparing professional resumes andinterviewing for jobs. We have partnered a number of times with UD’s Office of InternationalStudents and Scholars (OISS) to provide a workshop for international students on the visaprocess after they graduate1. Finally, while most WIE activities are focused on grad students, wehave assembled panels for undergraduates on
art facilities.One of the more effective ways to increase knowledge about science, technology, engineering,and math (STEM) careers is to increase the knowledge of teachers. As part of a National ScienceFoundation Advanced Technological Education project, a group of high school teachers wasoffered the opportunity to work in advanced manufacturing labs with engineering faculty. Theseprojects included additive manufacturing (AM) of ceramics, surface characterization of AMmetal parts, and surface alteration. The teachers were tasked with developing lesson plans whichincorporated the advanced manufacturing concepts that they had learned.As part of the assessment of the program, teachers were given pre- and post- research experiencesurveys
Paper ID #21673Normative and Non-Normative Engineering Student Experiences in Navigat-ing the Cultures of EngineeringMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Ms. Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue
continuing education initiatives for the Center; grant writing, program development and management; and conducting outreach to K-12 students. She additionally manages the West Region Transportation Workforce Center (WRTWC), a resource center serving a ten- state regional network of transportation organizations, workforce advocates, and educational institutions to communicate best practices, catalyze new strategic partnerships, and leverage resources to enhance the transportation workforce at all levels. In that capacity, she also serves as the Associate Director for the National Transportation Safety Career Pathways Initiative, part of a national consortium supported by the Federal Highway Administration to develop career
infrastructure. In this study, survey find-ings were used to address the following research questions: 1. What are civil engineering students’ views on: a. The most and least important infrastructure components? b. Impact of infrastructure revitalization on their future careers? c. Current condition of the infrastructure? d. Willingness to consider non-traditional solutions to infrastructure challenges? 2. Are there regional differences in students’ views of infrastructure (comparing students in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West)? 3. Are there gender differences in students’ views of infrastructure? 4. How do students’ views of infrastructure change as they progress through civil engineer
successful career in journalism and mar- keting, Graham launched Bigger Pie Strategies, a marketing company formed in 2010, and co-founded Serious Soft Skills, an education and training company, in 2017.Dr. Tobin Porterfield, Towson University Dr. Tobin Porterfield is an active business educator and researcher. While he has an extensive profes- sional career in supply chain management, in 2007 he earned his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Logistics from the R.H. Smith School at the University of Maryland. Since earning his Ph.D. he has focused on teaching and research. He has taught around the world and presented his research at regional, national, and global conferences. His work has been published in journals including Team
implemented in this study. Theobjective was to create a game that incorporates both visual and kinesthetic learning styles toteach middle school students about engineering, while keeping the material engaging. How wellthis objective was met was assessed by its ability to effectively introduce engineering principles,engineering careers, and the valuable role women serve in the STEM fields, measured through aqualitative analysis of student responses to a provided worksheet. This study addressed thefollowing research question: is game-based learning an effective means of introducingengineering to middle school students?MethodsGame DesignThe goal of “A Tour Through Four”, the engineering board game the research team designed,was to introduce middle
for Summer Term students.2. Develop the high performing Summer Term team members for programmatic, enrollment and financial success, and for their professional and career growth.3. Develop and maintain symbiotic partnerships with schools, colleges, department, student life and administrative units, in partnership with summer deans, for creating future programs and infrastructural excellence.4. Develop streamlined, systematic processes for research, program development, program management, operation, communication, data gathering and analysis, information dissemination, budget management, and event management. February 8, 2018 25
torange of technical expertise, as shown in Table 1 on absorption, and heat transfer, and complements lecture courses best meet their personal and career goals. As mentioned, many The Engineering College offers five ABET accredited covering these topics.previous page. Expansion of the College of Engineering led students use this flexibility to pursue minors, but others use it
, P.E. Bhumi Mevawala, Student Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Angelique Tucker, Student Rowan University Amanda Basantis, Student Glassboro, New Jersey, USA Elizabeth Beatty, Student jahan@rowan.edu Joseph Egan, Student Abstract- Engineers on Wheels (EOW) is a mobile diverse opportunities for engineering, science, and technicalengineering outreach program sponsored by Rowan careers—and they are more likely to see these careers asUniversity. Each semester, a group
curriculum coach of the University of Dayton’s NSF RET program as well as a full time technical math teacher at Greene County Career Center. Brett is involved in multiple levels of education including the Ohio Department of Education, teaching a math methods course to new teachers in alternative certification programs, and managing a small curriculum and professional development organization.Prof. Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Depart- ment, Wright State University. Currently involved in outreach to middle and high schools STEM teachers through the ASM-Materials Camp for Teachers program as well as engaging students in
projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engineering Connections in a Native American Community and CultureAbstractThis Research Work in Progress investigates
degree that serves the needs of local industry.Each successive step provides students access to advanced credentials and associated higherwages, allowing an individual to progress along a career pathway. Students taking advantage ofthe stackable credential track from one of the ATCs through WSU will obtain the technical skillsnecessary to be employed by a northern Utah manufacturer as an automation technician andeventually as an automation engineer. Each stage of the pathway directly supports economicgrowth in the manufacturing industry cluster in Northern Utah.The pathway was constructed by evaluating the courses in the IAT certification program fortechnical content. Coursework in the certification program offered technical skills, but
Colorado, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Union Graduate College (now Clarkson University) in New York.Dr. Trish Wonch Hill, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Trish Wonch Hill is an applied sociologist who collaborates with scientists across STEM disciplines to investigate how to spark STEM career interests during childhood and adolescence. She is particularly interested in how to find STEM pathways for youth who belong to historically underrepresented groups (girls, rural youth, race/ethnic minorities). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Evaluation on Engineering Identity of K-12 Youth Using the Engineering Ambassadors Network (Evaluation)Abstract:The
Davis through a series of interventions andwraparound services. This initiative improves preparation and increases participation, resulting ina new generation of promising STEM talent and leadership that can secure our nation’s future inengineering, science and technology. Avenue-E is designed to be a flexible model that can bereplicated.The primary objectives of the Avenue-E Program are to: • Increase the pool of diverse students qualified to transfer into engineering or computer science programs at UC Davis from partner community college districts • Implement targeted programs and services throughout the students’ higher education careers • Evaluate success by developing evidence-based best practices for moving students from
, the students are losing their study interest andencountering career insecurity. Understanding the linkage between theoretical and practicaltraining, in 2012, Saigon Institute of Technology (SaigonTech) introduced the first SRobotcontest. The purpose is to create a programming playground for high school students and tonurture their interest in the field of Information Technology (IT). With the efforts to tackle thetechnical and organizational problems, SaigonTech's SRobot contest has achieved great successthanks to the governmental support from the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union and Ho Chi Minh City,Department of Education and Training (DOET) and from the student contestants. SaigonTechlooks forward to building SRobot into a prestigious place for
scientific perspective and uninhibited curiosity.BCA also strives to shows students that scientific careers and research are feasible and beneficialto all, shown through activities regarding research projects conducted by their peers. Being a partof BCe2, BCA had the unique opportunity to view different projects conducted by BCe2,allowing the students to be fully immersed in student-led research projects and see theday-to-day lives of STEM professionals. This in itself can be a deciding factor in career directionand higher education choices [3]. When students are surrounded by those who have anappreciation and value for STEM fields, students are more likely to choose a STEM-relatedcareer and feel more connection to how they can contribute. Being
expressedincreased interest in attending college, increased interest in majoring in engineering, anappreciation of soldering as a useful skill, and recognition of how specific physics concepts wereapplied to electrical engineering design. Qualitative data allowed the researchers to elicitthematic elements of student impacts, including appreciation of hands-on tasks related topotential engineering careers, novelty of using circuit boards for a practical technological device,and self-efficacy in creating and building designs as part of a team effort to maximize deviceefficiency and performance. Future science and engineering curricular efforts may leverage thesefindings to replicate and design similar curricular activities for secondary
Paper ID #22011New Mechatronics Education InitiativesDr. Marilyn Barger, National Science Foundation ATE Centers Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Founda- tion and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways; has produced award winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post-secondary
various national and regional conferences, with work appearing in The Science Teacherand on TeachEngineering.com, and has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Argument Driven Engineering in Middle School Science Classrooms: A Growth Curve Model Analysis of Engineering Attitudes (RTP, Diversity)AbstractThe goal of this study was to examine how the use of a newly developed instructional model isrelated to changes in middle school students’ attitudes toward engineering and participation inengineering careers. Although the literature shows that much has already been
Strengthening Community College Engineering Transfer ProgramsAbstractBroadening participation in engineering among underrepresented minority students remains a bigchallenge for institutions of higher education. Since a large majority of underrepresentedstudents attend community colleges, engineering transfer programs at these community collegescan play an important role in addressing this challenge. However, for most community collegeengineering programs, developing strategies and programs to increase the number and diversityof students successfully pursuing careers in engineering is especially challenging due to limitedexpertise, shrinking resources and continuing budget crises.This paper is a description of how a small engineering
, students will be prepared topass the patent bar examination and become certified to practice patent law before the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office. Hence, graduates of the ESIP-Project will have new career optionsincluding choices for becoming patent engineers and patent agents, in addition to traditionaltechnical career choices.This paper includes an overview of the three-course sequence, as well as evaluation results of theimplementation of the first course. A survey was designed by the investigators and implementedpre and post course. The survey included three constructs: Knowledge of IP Concepts, InnovativeProduct Design, and Careers in Patent Law. Following reliability testing procedures, studentresponses to these constructs were compared