identity differbetween students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. We first ran bivariatetests (t-tests) to see if the values of our four dependent variables differed by LGBQ status, TGNCstatus, and STEM major. We then ran a multivariate regression to test all of these threeindependent variables together, controlling for a set of college experiences known to relate toscience and engineering identity. The first four t-tests compared the four dependent variables—interest, recognition as ascientist, recognition as an engineer, and performance/competence—by whether students areSTEM majors. T-test results are presented in the following table. Keep in mind that interest andperformance/competence were adapted to accommodate
Paper ID #26852Board 85: Engineering Prosocial Engagement in Electrical & Computer En-gineeringDr. Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Mon- tana State University (MSU) and the Director of the Montana Engineering Education Research Center (MEERC). LaMeres is also the Boeing Professor at MSU where he is responsible for initiatives to im- prove the professional skills of engineering graduates. LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of computer engineering. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of
Paper ID #37118Research in Progress: Engineering Research for Indigenous EngineeringTechniquesMs. Jeanette M. Mueller-Alexander, Arizona State University Library Has been a Librarian for over 40 years specializing in cross-disciplinary database searching and retrieval of scholarly articles. A special interest has always been retrieval of research about or by Native Americans.Alexander Soto, Labriola National American Indian Data Center Alexander Soto (Tohono O’odham) is director of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center at Arizona State University (ASU) Library. Under his leadership, the Labriola Center has
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another in public conversations about thetradeoffs involved in these projects, thereby modeling communication across disciplinarydifferences for the students.This process will be facilitated by an additional component of the course design. The authors areexploring a collaboration with an engineering program in Rwanda, and will use this course as anopportunity to challenge students to design payload concepts that account for Rwanda’s uniquetopography (mountainous terrain make roads unreliable), size (only 160 miles across at itswidest), and stage of development (strong economy and growing infrastructure). Having aconcrete case in mind will encourage students to focus their solutions, thereby increasing thechances that their concepts survive beyond
experience and learning.AcknowledgementsThis work was funded in part by a grant from NEO Performance Materials.References[1] P. Northouse, “Leadership: Theory and Practice,” All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors, Jan. 2010, [Online]. Available: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/103[2] H. W. J. Rittel and M. M. Webber, “Dilemmas in a general theory of planning,” Policy Sci, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 155–169, Jun. 1973, doi: 10.1007/BF01405730[3] M. R. Kendall, D. Chachra, K. Gipson, and K. Roach, “Motivating the need for an engineering‐specific approach to student leadership development,” New Drctns Student Lead, vol. 2022, no. 173, pp. 13–21, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1002/yd.20475.[4] R. L. Martin, The opposable mind: winning through
Paper ID #15867Engineering Survivors: Students Who Persist in Engineering Through anAcademic SetbackDong San Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dong San Choi is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; choi88@illinois.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering Survivors: Students Who Persist in Engineering through an Academic SetbackAbstractThis work in progress is a qualitative study that explores the academic experience ofundergraduate engineering students who
Paper ID #37343Board 225: Building a Culture of ”Engineering with Engineers”Prof. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University. Dr. Han received her BS degree in Material Science and Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, her MS degree in Electrical Engineering and her PhD degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California. Her research interests include micro- scale molecular gas dynamics, micro fluidics, and heat transfer applications in Microelectromechanical
, Engineering, and EntrepreneurshipAbstractCreative minds often times have innovative ideas for designing products and services that maylead to successful businesses but these potential entrepreneurs often need an outside perspectivefrom practitioners trained in business and engineering that can analyze potential ideas, performengineering economic analyses, and help construct business plans to help entrepreneurs proceedin a fiscally responsible and systematic manner. Engineering economy is at the center of eachand every business decision made in today’s fast paced business world. Whether it be a rate ofreturn analysis, payback analysis, net present worth analysis or a host of other engineeringeconomic analyses, the ultimate
Paper ID #12921Black Male ”Buoyant Believers” in Engineering and Engineering-RelatedFieldsDr. Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University Dr. Leroy L. Long III recently earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineering Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He earned his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at OSU and his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University. He has been a Graduate Teaching Associate with the First-Year Engineering Program and a Research Affiliate with the Center for Higher Education Enterprise at OSU. He has also served as
sciences (e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering, etc.) All of these activities share a common goal of creat- ing curricular and pedagogical structures as well as academic cultures that facilitate students’ interests, motivation, and desire to persist in engineering. Through this work, outreach, and involvement in the com- munity, Dr. Zastavker continues to focus on the issues of women and minorities in science/engineering.Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools Berke is interested in the ways that role play may cause the body to shift the mind building, empathy and perspective. She has used acting as a tool to cultivate empathy for the immigrant experience, to improve
Paper ID #19966Lessons Learned: Strategies for Creating and Mentoring Diverse GraduateStudent CommunitiesKatherine Elfer, Tulane University Kate Elfer is a Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University. She researches novel fluorescence strategies for point-of-care diagnostics. While at Tulane, Kate has co-founded the a graduate student group, Women+ in Science and Engineering, and is currently the president of the graduate student government. She is also on the board of two New Orleans STEM Education non-profits. After graduation, she will seek positions that allow her to continue mentoring and
identity affords more experiences withwhich diverse individuals can identify20 and feel welcome as participants (i.e., “engineering isfor me, too.”). Similar to the BME example, an engineering identity that values both social andtechnical dimensions presents more values and premises with which individuals can identify thusleading to more “whole-minded engineers.”Research & Development PlanThis NSF-funded RFE study utilizes a design thinking approach to develop solution(s) thataddress our three interrelated objectives: to better prepare engineers for today’s workforce, tobroaden understandings of engineering practice as both social and technical, and to createand sustain more diverse and inclusionary engineering programs. We are involving
Paper ID #16487Preliminary Analysis of Spatial Ability Improvement within an EngineeringMechanics Course: StaticsSteven David Wood, Utah State University - Engineering Education Steven Wood is a junior in the Civil Engineering program. After finishing his BS he plans on completing a MS in Civil Engineering. In addition to studies, he is a teacher’s assistant and he teaches a recitation class for the Statics course. His Interests in the field of engineering are public transportation, specifically in rapid and heavy rail systems. His research interests include spatial ability, learning styles, and gender differences in
solution based on strengths and weaknesses anddecide whether their solution is good enough to meet the criteria and stay within the constraintsor if they need to use the feedback to redesign their solution. Our research looks at the intersections of solution generation and argumentation (i.e.,EBR). With the above frameworks in mind, we undertook our research on the question: Whatinitiates the need for middle school students to use evidence-based reasoning while they aregenerating a solution to an engineering design problem in a STEM integration unit?MethodologyThis research follows the naturalistic inquiry methodology25,26 with lenses of STEM integrationframework21, A Framework for Quality K-12 Engineering24, and Toulmin’s Argument
engineer.” Femalestudents, however, often had a different experience, as this response illustrates: Funny story there… the guy driving the shuttle found out I was in engineering. He goes, "Wait, you're an engineer?" And the implication was you're a woman studying engineering, and I was very, very surprised that that happened…when I got off, I was walking by [a student] who's my friend, and they were hanging out there to wait for the [campus] shuttle. And I was like, "The guy was absolutely shocked that I was a female engineer. He couldn't handle it." I mean, because he repeated that a few times. He's like, "You're a woman studying engineering." I mean, it's just mind-blowing for him, and it was mind
opportunities for building teacher capacity in engineering education.23 Each teacherreaches hundreds if not thousands of students over the course of their career. However, very feware trained to teach engineering content, design or habits of mind, creating a large need foraccess to high-quality, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned engineeringcurriculum and the accompanying professional development (PD) coaching. Most K-12 teachershave no experience teaching engineering concepts or design. Getting comfortable with designand computational thinking takes practice, and our goal is to increase educators' confidence andability, and in turn grow students' interest and identity in engineering. To offer teachersaffordable and accessible training
Paper ID #21180Spatial Skills Training Impacts Retention of Engineering Students – DoesThis Success Translate to Community College Students in Technical Educa-tion?Ms. Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Susan Staffin Metz is the Executive Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a long time member of the Stevens community serving as execu- tive director of the Lore-El Center for Women in Engineering and Science and in 1990 launching WEPAN (Women in Engineering Proactive Network), a national organization
of changein the development of engineering education (EE). This event is subsequently followed by theannual congress of WEEF (World Engineering Education Forum), which is organized by IFEES(International Federation of Engineering Education Societies) and other partner organizations.Apart from the GSF, our principal event, we organize forums on national levels, such as theIndian Student Forum (ISF) or the Argentinian Student Forum (ASF), as well as regionalworkshops on an annual or provisional basis.The goal behind our work as a students’ organization is to connect like-minded people andstudent leaders who are eager to implement changes to their EE environment. These studentsmay also be interested in sharing opinions and co-constructing
published in several congresses and he has organized more than 30 congresses around the world. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering Adventure for Young GenerationsAbstractThe Education Research Team of COPEC – Science and Education Research Council -has designed and implemented the K12 School Adventure Plan for a city, with the goal ofproviding better and effective knowledge for young students, especially those who willnot enter a University. The main goal is to help encourage more bright young minds topursue careers in engineering or technology, by providing K12 students, from publicschools of the city, knowledge about sciences and research methodology in a way that itwill
nature of engineering practice? As engineeringeducators, our responses to these questions often emphasize contextualization. Efforts toencourage engagement with public welfare, sociotechnical thinking, or social justice amongengineering students often begin - and sometimes end - with illuminating the broader context ofengineering practice and problems. For socially minded engineering educators, contextualizationis nearly always a virtue.This paper analyzes and critiques practices of contextualizing engineering. Based on a qualitativecontent review of recent engineering education literature, we first describe and classify differentmodes of contextualization. In some cases, contextualizing means adding personal context oralternative perspectives
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, and Kacey Beddoes. "Team effectiveness theory from industrial and organizational psychology applied to engineering student project teams: A research review." Journal of Engineering Education, 102, no. 4 (2013): 472-512.12. Vygotsky, Lev Semenovich. Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Harvard University Press, 1980.13. Tien, Lydia T., Vicki Roth, and J. A. Kampmeier. "Implementation of a peer-led team learning instructional approach in an undergraduate organic chemistry course." Journal of Research in Science Teaching 39, no. 7 (2002): 606-632.14. Pazos, Pilar, Marina Micari, and Gregory Light. "Developing an instrument to characterise peer-led groups in collaborative learning
Paper ID #40028Engineering Global Competencies through Study AbroadDr. Patrick Tunno, Pennsylvania State University Patrick Tunno is the inaugural Director of Penn State’s Center for Global Engineering Engagement and an Associate Teaching Professor. He has overseen and continues to lead the development and expansion of diverse international initiatives. Under his leadership, the college has established an award-winning Global Engineering Fellows Program, launched Penn State’s first 3+1+1 program for international stu- dents to pursue a one-year master’s degree, and initiated new interdisciplinary faculty-led study abroad
Choi, University of Southern California Helen Choi is a Lecturer at Engineering Writing Program at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. She teaches Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers and is the Co-Chair of the USC Academic Senate Campus Climate Committee. She is a former corporate attorney, licensed to practice in New York and California.Cheyenne Gaima American c Society for Engineering Education, 202112With the research about the roles of affirmation and storytelling inSTEM success and community-building in mind, we created Re-Engineering Engineering Education (RE3) program in whichundergraduate engineering students are hired and trained to
, educators havetried to design curricula that foster this associative learning —which, we know from our ownexperiences, is how we learn best outside of the classroom. Twenty-first century engineeringeducators have been mindful of ABET’s EC2000 student outcomes a-k, including ethicalunderstanding, the ability to communicate effectively, and “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context.”2 Engineering educators who struggle to help students achieve these ABETlearning outcomes might consider working together with liberal arts faculty to integrateengineering with humanities understanding. What the environmental historian William Crononwished for liberal arts
Paper ID #37015Community Perspectives on Chemical Engineering EducationMilo D. Koretsky, Tufts University Milo Koretsky is the McDonnell Family Bridge Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and in the Department of Education at Tufts University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in chemical engineering.Dr. Lisa G. Bullard, P.E., North Carolina State University, Raleigh Dr. Lisa Bullard is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She
Paper ID #32217Designing a new holistic engineering programDr. Julia D Thompson, University of San Francisco Julia Thompson is an Assistant Professor at University of San Francisco. She has a passion for integrating the soul’s work into the engineering design process and technology. She is driven to help students, and people in general, look at technology as a pathway toward healing of earth and unjust social structure. Julia did her undergrad in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley and her PhD in engineering education at Purdue. Her research interests focus on how engineering design practices impact the relationships that
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