University (Fort Collins, CO, USA). She has experience working as a graduate teaching assistant for computer aided engineering, biomedical engi- neering capstone design, and biomedical engineering introductory classes. Nicole’s engineering education interests include active learning, metacognitive thinking, and the use of technology platforms. Her doc- toral research is focused on the material properties of spinal cord tissues to contribute to the understanding and treatment of spinal cord injuries.Jasmine Erin Nejad, Colorado State University Jasmine Nejad is a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program at Colorado State University (CSU). She completed her B.S. in Biochemistry and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at
children using different of engaging students of all ages, especially minorities andrepresentations and helps them to learn and practice traditionally excluded groups [3]. The target students for ourthe concepts using a “hands-on” approach. Further, use experiment are all African Americans and are amongst theof multiple representations supports the learning needs least likely to have access to and benefit from CS withoutof diverse learners, considering the grades and ages of intervention. Considering the ages of our population and thethe participants. Specifically, we present CS concepts to notion that CS concepts tend to be abstract, we employed astudents in three formats: 1) using
phases of the study that led to the Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report. Dr. Rochelle received her B.S. in physics from Spelman College and both her M.Engr. in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from Southern University and A&M College.Dr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna currently serves as a Manager of Research & Innovation at SHPE. In this role, she oversees the design and development of the Equipando Padres program as well as graduate and advanced students programming. An industrial engineer by training, before joining SHPE, Dayna was a faculty
Paper ID #26456SISTEM: Increasing High School Students’ Engineering Career Awareness(Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Schetema Nealy, University of Nevada, Las VegasDr. Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Erica Marti completed her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Education from UNLV and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to graduate studies, Erica joined Teach for America and taught high school chemistry in Las Vegas. While her primary research
Paper ID #42184Lessons Learned: Summer Book Club to Promote Reflection among EngineeringFaculty on Mental Health of StudentsLuis Delgado Jr., Penn State University Luis R. Delgado Jr. is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. He has a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and earned a master of science degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Public Policy from Penn State. Along with his role as a Ph.D., he is also a graduate research assistant at the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn
standardized math scores to pass college math courses and graduate with bachelordegrees. The summer bridge has proven to be an effective retention tool for incoming studentsin technical fields (e.g., Lang, 2001; Schrader & Brown, 2008). A typical summer bridge is a 4-to 6-week residential program where incoming first-year STEM students review math and otherentry level courses. It resembles the college environment where students are exposed to technicalskills needed to succeed in a STEM major. Best practices for retention in STEM fields includesummer programs, research experiences, professional development activities, academic support,social integration, and mentoring (Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion ofthe Science and
Comfort with Ambiguity aimed to build community and a sense ofpsychological safety in the course through mindfulness and was conducted by our teachingassistant based on her own work [31].The Impact Gap Canvas Workshop [19] guides students through a structured exercise that helpsstudents to gather knowledge on the current understanding of the problem, solutions that havebeen tried, and to work through the current gaps.The Workshop on Interview Skills introduced best practice for conducting expert interviews aswell as ethical considerations.The 5Rs Workshop helps students to elucidate the Roles, Relationships, Rules, Resources andResults of their system and to create a summative map [19]. This map is used in a Peer Feedbacksession.The Team Check-in
Paper ID #12714Theorizing can contribute to marginalized students’ agency in engineeringpersistence.Mr. Stephen Douglas Secules, University of Maryland, College Park Stephen is an Education PhD student at UMCP, researching engineering education. He has a prior aca- demic and professional background in engineering, having worked as an engineer and project manager in building acoustics consulting firms for 5 years prior to becoming an educational researcher. His research interests include socio-cultural dimensions of engineering classrooms.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Research
, and Master’s and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. Dr. Das teaches a variety of courses ranging from freshmen to advanced graduate level such as Mechanics of Materials, Introductory and Advanced Finite Element Method, Engineering Design, Introduction to Mechatronics, Mechatronic Modeling and Sim- ulation, Mathematics for Engineers, Electric Drives and Electromechanical Energy Conversion. He led the effort in the college to start several successful programs: an undergraduate major in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems Engineering, a graduate certificate in Advanced Electric Vehicles. Dr. Das’s areas of research interests are modeling and simulation of multi-disciplinary engineering problems
Paper ID #41867Building Collapse: Tackling the Construction Quality Gap in NigeriaMr. Muritala Hassan Ayinla Mr., University of Central Missouri Muritala Ayinla is a second-year graduate student at the University of Central Missouri. He is pursuing a master’s degree in technology management. He is a seasoned storyteller, researcher, communication scholar, writer, content creator, and award-winning journalist. While practicing journalism, Muritala has embarked on an array of investigative reporting and human interest stories, especially the recurrent incidences of building collapses in Nigeria. He won the Nigerian
. The new cybersecurity educational initiatives build on existing strengths and aimto produce work-force ready cybersecurity experts and increase the prospects of enhancedeconomic development for West Virginia. WVU is designated by the National Security Agencyand Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in bothCyber Defense Education and Cyber Defense Research [5]. The B.S. degree and AoE inCybersecurity started to enroll students in fall 2018. As of spring 2019, a total of 19 studentswere enrolled in a cybersecurity field of study at WVU, including: 4 students pursing the B.S.degree in Cybersecurity, 6 students pursuing the dual major in Computer Science andCybersecurity, and 9 students pursuing the AoE in
’ exposure and obtain a real-world experience in a STEM laboratory, Dr.Berrett’s and Mr. Frazier’s concept was put into play. They sent their best and brightest nativestudents to the Logan campus to work with STEM faculty performing researching the summer.They proposed the basic following structure: • 16-20 students for four weeks – students working in pairs. • Rotation through 8-12 laboratories or lab experiences. • Students stay on campus housing. • Hire graduate student facilitators from the Logan Campus to coordinate efforts.Anticipated Outcomes: By allowing participating students to get beyond their introductory levelcourses and be mentored and trained in a short intensive experience, it was believed that theywould find
. As illustrated in Figure 1, the focus ofthis problem-based activity is to promote students’ learning in the core concepts related toHyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTP over SSL. The learning objectives for thisparticular activity are: (a) review firewall, network design and web server configurationprocesses; (b) identify differences between HTTPS and HTTP; (c) migrate a website from HTTPto HTTPS; (d) acquire, activate and install certificates; (e) identify potential vulnerabilitiesrelated to data security; (f) define best practices related to HTTPS implementation; and (g)delineate optimal encryption method. Figure 1 presents the MEA.Once the learning objectives were identified, the next step in the process was to apply the
, and maintains a portfolio of NSF and private grants to support STEM and CTE pathways in the region.Christopher Russell Christopher Russell is the Information and Engineering Technologies Project Manager at Northern Vir- ginia College. His research focuses on developing novel methods of integrating digital fabrication into formal and informal STEM instruction. Currently, he manages two NSF ATE awards - Makers By Design, a design thinking professional learning program for interdisciplinary groups of educators, and Product Design Incubator, a summer-long entrepreneurship program for community college students.Antarjot Kaur ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building Data
the College of Engineering. With her background in industry, she is keenly aware that the sector-wide academisation and de-contextualisation of engineering education is leading to an engineering sectorthat struggles to relate theory to practice. Patricia teaches creative design modules that give students tools and techniques (Human-centered design, VR collaborative design tools) to find their own brand of creativity in engineering design, while prompting students to consider how their individualprivilege and biases impact on their design decisions.Dr. Catherine Groves , Swansea University A Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Catherine draws on over 20 years
situation, coupled with the growing demand for a technically skilledlabor force, business leaders, policymakers, educational institutions, and activists haveresponded by crafting numerous outreach campaigns to appeal to women to becomeengineers. For the most part, there has been a tendency to see any effort to recruit womento engineering as positive, with little consideration given to the manner in which suchcampaigns are designed to achieve their goals. In this paper, I offer a critical examinationof three prominent outreach strategies and how they present ideas about how best toengage women in engineering. I argue that the messaging in all of these programscharacterizes women as a homogenous entity, without considering questions of
Paper ID #38679Renewed Hope: Utilizing Freirean Pedagogies to Enhance MulticulturalSTEM ClassroomsCassandra Puletapuai, Colorado State University Cassandra Puletapuai is a construction management graduate research assistant, graduate teaching assis- tant, a doctoral student at Colorado School University in the School of Education in Education, Equity, and Transformation focusing on Construction Management. Her research interests include sociocultural and participatory action research practices that connect both the individual’s and industry’s vision for beneficial and tangible outcomes and increasing multicultural
University. She spent 12 years teaching secondary science and engineering in Oklahoma, and is a 2014 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.Dr. Nick Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology
students to choose engineering and persist in engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical
increasing numbers and “a clear need andcall for critical global competencies, they remain lacking in college graduates and the workforce[11].” At the same time, study abroad programs are trending shorter. At the writing of this paper,64.9 % of students enroll in study abroad programs shorter than 8 weeks in duration [10].Historically, an entire semester abroad had been the convention for decades. This invites thequestion of whether and how practitioners can develop these requisite global competencies asshorter sojourns abroad undergird the paradigm.The extent to which participants acquire global competency during study abroad continues toelude researchers despite their best efforts. Assessment is a multidimensional challenge,complicated by limited
better understanding of therelationship between CSE, beliefs about creativity, and the lived experiences of undergraduatewomen engineering majors will lead to strategies for educational reform that will benefit allstudents, increase pathways for female students into the engineering major, and contribute to thesuccess of women engineering. Methodology and Instrument A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used for this study [30]. This two-phase methodology was best suited to this research because synthesis of the quantitative surveywith the themes discovered from the qualitative data analysis lead to answers to the researchquestions. In this sequential explanatory design, the quantitative survey
presentation of the team’s workRole of the team facilitatorsA total of 7 facilitators worked with 3 to 6 teams. Facilitators were either engineering faculty (2),graduate engineering students (2), or professional engineers with at least 5 years’ experience (3).Two of the facilitators were in Lebanon, the rest were US-based. Facilitators met for 1 hour onceper week to coordinate activities and share best practices. The role of the facilitator was two-fold: to help the communication among the team, and to act as a technical mentor aiding the teamin the completion of their design project.Data CollectionThe purpose of this assessment project is to determine if a short-term, multinational, virtual teamexperience will enable students to work effectively as a
emerging themes. rustworthinessTReporting on the quality, credibility, and validation of qualitative research is the best practice to ensure the study's trustworthiness[47]. In engineeringeducation, Walther et al.[48]provide validation strategies to ensure the quality and trustworthiness of qualitative research. heoretical validation of a study should reflect the complexity of the lived experience underTinvestigation. This can be validated through the use of an opposing case analysis. As can be seen in the findings, different factors had opposing narratives emerge. Considering alternative or opposing perspectives is particularly important to ensure the reliability of a case study[43]. Communicative validation of
research question that drives the current study as well as our related efforts is“What are the best practices in developing educational interventions that work to counteract theretention issue in STEM?” At the current stage of our work, this overarching research question isnarrowed and divided into three main parts for our initial study. In particular, for our subject poolof current undergraduate students in mechanical engineering at LMU, we focus on the followingthree questions: (1) “What leads to their academic success in mechanical engineering?” (2)“What are the primary obstacles that they face?” (3) “What more can be done to help themsucceed?” In addition, underlying the previous three research questions is a fourth question,which concerns
facility neighbors). In courses withauthentic design projects, particularly those that use a human-centered design paradigm, multipleopportunities for authentic listening practice are available.Ultimately, like many professional skills, listening is perhaps best taught in a cohesive approachthat is integrated through the curriculum. A single mention of listening in one course isinsufficient. When programs are integrating communication skills, teamwork/leadership, andethics/societal impacts as required learning outcomes for ABET, listening can be explicitlyidentified to students as sub-elements among these outcomes. For example, students couldpractice their listening skills in association with oral presentations by their peers. Traditionalstudent
to (a) begin to acquire an understanding ofconstruction hazards grasp difficult technical concepts and; (b) understand how safety sciencechanges over time as a project is observed and lessons are learned; (c) analyze the impacts oftechnical decisions on the execution of the project; and (d) appreciate the importance of ethicalconsiderations in the design and construction decision-making process. Case studies are alsouseful in the education of the engineer and construction manager since they provide anopportunity for students to appreciate the problems of stakeholders to the construction process[21]. Other researchers have integrated case studies into engineering curriculum for differentpurposes [4, 16]. These include: Introductions to
educator, engineering educational re- searcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for stu- dent professional development and training. In addition, she has developed unique methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and engineering makerspaces. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineeringIntroduction We analyzed participants’ experiences with hidden curriculum (HC) in engineering, orthe unacknowledged, unwritten, and often
, and B. F. Bigelow, “Factors Impacting Hispanic High School Students and How to Best Reach Them for the Careers in the Construction Industry,” Int. J. Constr. Educ. Res., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 82–98, 2016.[3] C. L. Menches and D. M. Abraham, “Women in Construction—Tapping the Untapped Resource to Meet Future Demands,” J. Constr. Eng. Manag., vol. 133, no. 9, pp. 701–707, 2007.[4] V. Francis, “What influences professional women’s career advancement in construction?,” Constr. Manag. Econ., vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 254–275, 2017.[5] V. Francis and A. Prosser, “Career Counselors’ Perceptions of Construction as an Occupational Choice,” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., vol. 139, no. 1, pp. 59–71, 2012.[6] W. Ahmed
strategies to enable small communitycollege engineering programs to support a comprehensive set of lower-division engineeringcourses that are delivered either completely online, or with limited face-to-face interactions. Thebiggest challenge in developing such strategies lies in designing and implementing courses thathave lab components. This paper focuses on the development and testing of the teaching andlearning resources for Engineering Graphics, which is a four-unit course covering the principlesof engineering drawings, computer-aided design, and the engineering design process. The paperalso presents the results of the implementation of the curriculum, as well as a comparison of theoutcomes of the online course with those from a regular, face-to
professor at Texas A&M - Commerce before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for gen- eral aviation research known as PEGASAS and is Associate Head for Graduate Programs. Her research interests are aviation sustainability, data driven process improvement, and aviation education.Dr. Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles Yilin Feng is an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. Her research interest is in airport simulation, operation, management, and aviation education