content in a required course on engineering and research skills for first-year graduate studentsPOSITIONALITY STATEMENTWe acknowledge that the authors are all in varying positions of privilege. The university atwhich we are implementing this initiative is a primarily white, private institution in the UnitedStates. We are also located in a state in which such topics are relatively open for discussion ineducational settings. Although the authors hold different identities in gender identity, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and more, we are far from representative ofthe larger population and recognize the need for many more voices in this type of work.INTRODUCTIONEngineering and research have profound impacts on issues of
of the participants struggled to provide approaches to assessing the Page 25.614.12impact. This speaks to the need for more research in this area. However, among the few who tried, the use of a control group and experiment groups was the suggested approach. Others, however, reverted tometrics they think are most important when assessing the impact of a cyberlearning award. Many participants said that the metrics used to assess the impact of a cyberlearning award shouldbe based on the subject and the context (i.e
Paper ID #23357Impacts on Teaching Practices from a Solar Photovoltaic Institute FacultyProfessional Development ProgramDr. Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College Dr. Walz completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in Environmental Chemistry and Tech- nology, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Lab- oratory and Rayovac. His studies also included research with the University of Rochester Center for Photo-Induced Charge Transfer. Since 2003, Dr. Walz has taught chemistry and engineering at Madi- son Area Technical College, where he serves as the the Director
Paper ID #12969Teaching as a Design Process: A Framework for Design-based Research inEngineering EducationDr. Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University and currently a Program Officer in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Infor- mal Settings at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests include engineering education, mathematics education, faculty development and mathematics teacher leadership.Prof. Jill K Nelson, George Mason UniversityCraig Lorie, George Mason University
complete) project that they can seethrough from start to finish. Examples include analyzing a small dataset or doing initialbenchmark tests. More experienced students can often finish a Stage 2 project in a week or two,although the pace will vary depending on the project and what skills students need to learn. If ittakes more than two weeks for a student to complete stage 2, the mentor can sit down with thestudent and re-evaluate the project goals and adjust the pace if needed.The goal of Stage 2 projects is to give students more practice with the research methodologiesand workflows used in the lab, while also providing the mentor with further opportunities toevaluate the students’ abilities. Stage 2 projects should be designed such that students
Paper ID #18835Designing a Course for Peer Educators in Undergraduate Engineering De-sign CoursesMs. Gina Marie Quan, University of Maryland, College Park Gina Quan is a doctoral candidate in Physics Education Research at the University of Maryland, College Park. She graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include understanding community and identity formation, unpacking students’ relation- ships to design, and cultivating institutional change. Ms. Quan is also a founding member of the Access Network, a research-practice community dedicated to
mathematicsteachers from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands with workshops, teaching/learningstrategies and research experiences; improve student support research infrastructure, providestrong student support to increase retention and graduation; successfully transfer 40% of BSgraduates into graduate school; provide pre-college research activities for 1,008 students; impact1,200 economically-disadvantaged community members with careers in computing-related areas;and disseminate the Alliance’s model and best practices to other institutions in the Caribbean andnationwide.This paper will present the outcomes of the grant after one year of implementation in the areas ofpre-college research, Saturday research academy, and summer research program
transform existing undergraduate engineering education byaddressing the important issue of transfer between theory and practice. The research plan isguided by the research questions listed in Table 1. The focus of the present paper is thedevelopment of an instrument that can be used to help answer the first research question. Table 1. Research Questions for Overarching FHWA Project No. Research Question Do students who experience the Anchored classroom interventions demonstrate an ability to transfer fundamental engineering knowledge to applied bridge design? a. If so, how many Anchored courses must a student have taken to demonstrate a significant positive 1. correlation with their success in
a doctorate in engineering educa- tion. She previous conducted research in Purdue University’s First-Year Engineering Program with the Network for Nanotechnology (NCN) Educational Research team, the Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) Educational Research team, and a few fellow STEM education graduates for an obtained Discovery, En- gagement, and Learning (DEAL) grant. Prior to attending Purdue University, she graduated from Arizona State University with her B.S.E. in Engineering from the College of Technology and Innovation, where she worked on a team conducting research on how students learn LabVIEW through Disassemble, Ana- lyze, Assemble (DAA) activities.Dr. Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville J.C
Paper ID #30769Transforming an Engineering Design Course into an Engaging LearningExperience using ePortfoliosMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics and is now pursuing a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction through the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency (DELTA) program. She is interested in engineering design and lends her technical background to her research with the Collaborative Learning Lab, exploring how to improve ill-structured tasks for
SSKG:StudentSuccess (b) Individual: SSKG:iLink_REU Annotations: dc:source < https://ilink.cybershare.utep.edu/> dc:description “The iLink group provides research and training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students through multiple research projects funded by different agencies, organizations and industry partners.” Types: SSKG:UGResearchProgram (c) ObjectProperty: SSKG:impacts SubPropertyChain: SSKG:ReportedIn o SSKG:DescribesOutcomeFigure 3. (a) Description of the SSKG High Impact Practice class, (b) an example of anUndergraduate Research Program instance individual, and (c) an Object Property
underserved groups (p. 3). The survey conducted seeks to furtheradd to the literature on university makerspace promising practices, and gain more information onthe specific university-level (student retention, diversity and access) and student-centered(student performance, engagement, and grades) impacts that university makerspaces have onengineering and engineering technology education.MethodologyIn the spring of 2016, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) distributed anonline survey (see Appendix) to engineering deans (ED) and engineering technology deans anddepartment chairs (ETDC). The survey was designed by ASEE’s Assessment, Evaluation andInstitutional Research (AEIR) department. The survey consisted primarily of a series of
theoretical principles of technical tasks, they struggle withevaluating and synthesising real engineering problems due to a lack of actual experience1,2. Suchexperience can be gained through real-world engineering research projects, where creative andadaptive problem-solving is facilitated in a contextual learning environment3,4. Contextuallearning is especially important for natural resources, environmental, biological, civil and otherengineers who practice at the interface of the living environment (i.e. ecosystems)5.Industry depends on its ability to attract graduates with a deep technical and broad professionalskills base. Professional skills are considered an integral part of an engineers formal education asstipulated in the professional
Paper ID #24974An Asset Approach to Broadening Participation: Tips and Tools for StrategicPlanningDr. Adrienne Ann Smith, Cynosure Consulting Dr. Adrienne Smith is a social scientist by training and an evaluator in practice with over ten years of experience leading evaluations in the areas of STEM education, collective impact, and teacher prepara- tion. Adrienne started her evaluation career at top evaluation and policy organizations in North Carolina (Horizon Research and the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina) before founding Cynosure Consulting. Adrienne’s commitment to high-quality evaluation is born out of a
design of a university degree scheme using skill sets10.” In their research itwas evident that direct involvement of employers was needed to identify necessary skill sets.Their approach encompasses the full range of skills, both non-technical and technical in nature.This allows for a skill set that the graduates consider employable in terms that employers willunderstand10. The identification of these skill sets by employers to the university develops a clearpath towards the degree being sought. Such a path is then clearly articulated to prospectivestudents.Making it Work: How to EducateWhile many students are becoming aware that academic credentials alone do not secure jobs, notenough are making changes. “Some have not realized that graduate
since 1999. His research interests are in modeling and analysis of complex systems and processes, simulation and visualization, and their applications in manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and information systems. He teaches a number of courses in these areas at the under- graduate and graduate levels, and has developed several of these courses. He is currently leading the effort in designing a new undergraduate program in Data Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Indus- trial and Systems Engineers (IISE). He served in the Board of the Computer and Information Systems Division of IISE, serves as an Associate Editor of IISE Transactions on Healthcare System Engineering, and is an ABET Program Evaluator for
Public and Private Schools. Sociology of education, 1982. 55(2/3): p. 65‐76. 27. Rogosa, D., D. Brandt, and M. Zimowski, A growth curve approach to the measurement of change. Psychological Bulletin, 1982. 92(3): p. 726‐748. 28. Statistics, N.C.f.E., High School and Beyond: Sample Design Report, 1980: Washington D.C. 29. Morrell, C.H., L.J. Brant, and L. Ferrucci, Model Choice Can Obscure Results in Longitudinal Studies. The Journals of Gerontology, 2009. 64A(2): p. 215‐22. 30. Astin, A.W. and N. Denson, Multi‐Campus Studies of College Impact: Which Statistical Method is Appropriate? Research in Higher Education, 2009. 50(4): p. 354‐367. 31. Sanders, W.L. and J.C. Rivers, Research‐in‐Progress Report
through similar research experiencesand outreach events. The education leadership team and evaluators from these NSF-fundedcenters have formed a consortium to share information and resources in an effort to leverage thecombined expertise and resources.Consortium team members submitted, and were recently awarded, an NSF ERC Supplement tofund these collaborative efforts. The major focus of this supplement was to address the challengeof evaluating and standardizing instruments developed to measure the impact of education anddiversity efforts. As stated in Section 4.6 of the NSF ERC Best Practice Manual [7], “NSFrecognizes the importance of assessing the impact of all ERC University and PrecollegeEducation programs and the General Outreach to involve
the bottom of pages for the author’s signature, a witness’s signature, and a 2date of completion. Recently, as technologies develop, the use of electronic engineering 36notebooks has been a focus of research (in both engineering and science) , although they have 710never been fully implemented as standard engineering practice. A variety of electronic formats have been envisioned for documenting student design project progress examples of which 9 1112 13 14include online
Foot Specialists of Laredo.10f) MORE-Professional Development Program (MORE-PDP)The MORE-PDP is intended to enhance faculty teaching skills and abilities, and, therefore,improve the student retention and graduation rates in STEM majors at TAMIU. The 2013STEM-MORE Faculty Development Workshop was entitled “Writing Issues and Efficacy inSTEM Disciplines.” A total of 24 participants attended the workshop: 16 from TAMIU, 5 fromLaredo Community College, 1 from local high schools, and 2 Pre-Service teachers. Theworkshop had the opportunity for participants to combine their insights with best practicessupported by relevant research. Special attention was given to the use of writing in the STEMclassroom, focusing on assigning, assessing, and
rigorous assessment and tracking process and evaluate the impact of proposed interventionactivities on student and teacher outcomes.There are three key project activities to ensure the goals and activities listed above can be achieved:1) Investigate: research design to evaluate ethical research competency and self-efficacy; 2)Intervene: develop targeted learning/ training modules and use cases for undergraduates and highschool teachers; and 3) Instill: implement targeted intervention plan and learning modules onethical STEM research and practices in undergraduate and high school curricula.The first key activity will help in designing and developing a multidimensional approach to attainthe stated goals. The incoming freshmen are assessed to measure
Nation’s Urban WaterInfrastructure (ReNUWIt). Participants to date have been 69% female and 39% from historicallyunderrepresented racial or ethnic groups. Outcomes include participant skill-building,development of researcher identity, pursuit of graduate school, and pursuit of careers in STEM.Assessments include pre- and post-surveys (quantitative and qualitative), as well as longitudinaltracking of participants (n=97 over 7 years). Assessment results suggest this multi-campus siteachieves participant-level and program-level impacts commensurate with those attained bysingle-campus REU Sites.IntroductionEngaging undergraduates in authentic science and engineering research experiences is widelyaccepted as a promising practice for promoting
Minnesota, Dulut ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Experiences in Piloting a Program for Implementing High Impact Practices with Limited ResourcesAbstractIt is known that low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students in engineering andcomputer science have rates of retention and graduation that lag behind their peers. A growingbody of research has identified a range of high-impact practices and exemplar programs thathave been successful in improving outcomes for these at-risk populations. Some areas that thesepractices seek to address include: financial need, academic preparation, sense of community,confidence, and professional identity. The challenge of
AC 2012-5293: EXAMINING THE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES THATIMPACT GRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT ENROLLMENTDr. Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University Manoj K. Jha is professor and Founding Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infras- tructure Engineering Research (CATIER) in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md., USA. He obtained a Ph.D. in civil engineering with transportation special- ization from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2000; a M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Old Dominion University in 1993; and a B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Na- tional Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India, in 1991. He also attended the
interventions and etc[6].Still engineers will always have to have a strong analytical skill in order to perform in any fieldand they will use it to solve problems. That is what makes them problem solvers [7].5. Engineering EducationEngineering is a social unit, with significant decision-making power in the process ofdevelopment of society. The engineer is, above all, an opinion leader who builds his/her ideasfrom the benchmark set by their professional community.The academic knowledge must provide the basic foundation to get, keep, and progress on a jobto achieve the best results.Sustainability is another aspect when it is about the impact of engineering projects; so new andmore complex demands are arising due to the economic and social needs for the
Paper ID #28780Student practices developing needs statements for design problemsMr. Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan Robert P. Loweth is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Sciences from Yale University, with a double major in East Asian Studies. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies, jointly awarded by Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University in China. His research focuses on how undergraduate engineering students solicit information from stakeholders and use this information to assess
the University of Illinois at Chicago. Darrin performs research with the Bioengineering Experience for Science Teachers (BEST) Program as a Graduate Assistant. He has also worked as a high school biology and environmental science teacher for over 10 years. Darrin received his B.A. in Environmental Science from Denison University and an M.A.T. from National Louis University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building the Bioengineering Experience for Science Teachers (BEST) Program (Work in Progress, Diversity)INTRODUCTION With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013, the teachingof
intended to give credit to the body of scholarship and research on which a new practiceis built as well as make a case for legitimacy for new work. Most universities require researchand publication of their faculty for tenure and promotion. To be successful in this process, acandidate needs to show impact. This impact is usually heavily based on citation metrics. Whilethere is a push from some, such as those in the open scholarship movement to change thispractice and put value on other metrics of impact [3], it remains a heavy driver at most academicinstitutions, meaning citation practices have broad impact on who gets recognition in academia[4]. In addition, research that is more heavily cited usually is regarded as more impactful and ismore
of engineering and the process knowledge of engineering education? Manyengineering faculty, and much of the research, discuss this interface as occurring in classroomsand other formal education opportunities. Considering only formal education is limiting to ourunderstanding of the practice of engineering education and the impact of engineers on society;founding axioms, as discussed below, are a recurring theme in the translation of technicalliteracy. Jesiek et al.5 show the increasing use of the various models to discuss the connectionsbetween research and practice, including Stokes’ research quadrants6 and the more familiarresearch to practice cycle as adapted for and by the National Science Foundation during the timeof the Course
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Ethical Leaders in Engineering Research and Practice: Designing an Ethical Leadership ModuleAbstractRecent occurrences of high-profile ethical scandals in industry and the academy attest to the needfor strong leadership in upholding ethical standards and cultures in business and academicorganizations. Many engineering graduate students become leaders of research groups orindustry projects after finishing their education. While many institutions train their graduatestudents in research and professional ethics, such training tends to focus on students’ individualconduct. To date, few programs have explicitly sought to improve graduate engineering