Paper ID #42704The Nexus of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Engineering Education:Unlocking Engineers’ Potential through Learning Experiences that CultivateSelf-Efficacy in Embracing New IdeasMs. Nada Elfiki, Stanford University Nada Elfiki was a Visiting Student Researcher in the Design Education Lab in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University from February 2020 to February 2021. Her research interests bridge innovative and entrepreneurial behavior with insights from psychology, focusing on neuroplasticty and mindset in educational development. Nada holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Management and
their habits of minds and frames of references. This paperexplored the extent of transformative learning experiences in a first-year engineering program ata midwestern (USA) institution. The study employed two instruments to assess transformativelearning: the Learning Activity Survey (LAS) and the Transformative Outcomes and ProcessesScale (TROPOS). The LAS assessed whether and to what extent the first-year engineeringexperience has led to a perspective transformation in the students. TROPOS evaluated students'overall transformative learning outcome, focusing on four subscales: social support, attitudetowards uncertainty, criticality, and transformative outcomes. Analysis of the LAS datafacilitated the categorization of students into four
Tech.Dr. Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University Rochelle L. Williams, Ph.D. is the Chief Programs Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers. She is a former Chair of the MIND Division and ASEE Projects Board.Dr. Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Alaine M. Allen is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities for individuals from groups historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) environments. She currently serve ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #40800Dr. Linda Vanasupa
Paper ID #40691S-STEM Partnerships Supporting Low-Income Engineering Students: ADescriptive Case StudyDr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Walter Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the director for research at the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation in the College
dynamics that occur at both curricular stages, however, can oftenbe challenging. Student population, course structure, project scope, timeline, and courseworkload are just a few factors that may influence how effective students are as team membersand what strategies instructors may use to promote healthy team dynamics.Previously, the implementation of an equity minded strategy for promoting healthy teamdynamics was explored in an introductory biomedical engineering (BME) course [1]. The use ofasset-based activities throughout the course provided introductory students with a mechanism toshare about their individual assets with their teammates and complete their team-based designproject through the lens of team member assets and interests. Student
Paper ID #40718Using a Collective Impact Approach to Establish a Center for Equity inEngineering Focused on Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Phase IDr. Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Teirra Holloman is a postdoctoral associate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Teirra received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and M.Eng. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University. Her research interests include organizational resilience; organizational change; diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in
Paper ID #43630AI. Truth, Prejudice, Technological Literacy, Education and TELPhEProf. John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He has special interest in education for the professions, especially Engineers, Teachers and Managers. He was the 2023 recipient of ASEE’s Lifetime Achievement Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 AI, Truth, Prejudice, Technological Literacy
Professor and Director of Engineering program at Simpson University. His teaching interests are in statistical quality control, manufacturing processes, engineering/project management, engineering economy and production and operations analysis. His research interests are in sustainable manufacturing, entrepreneurially minded learning and project based learning approaches in educationDr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty professional development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
, rubberbands, glue sticks, tape, a t-shirt, 2-liter soda bottles, and a “gold medal.”The primary goal for this challenge is to construct the tallest Olympic cauldron within a three-minute limit, considering criteria like speed, stability, strength, ingenuity, elegance, teamwork,and effort. Given the constraints on time, team size, and materials, this design challenge fosterscreativity and provides multiple opportunities to discuss aspects of systems engineering [3]. Byapplying design process knowledge, students engage in a learn-by-doing approach to emphasizea mindful application of design and building practices at the very start of their studies. Thelearning goals and objectives align with our introductory mechanical engineering course: ▪ Generate
ispossible to apply this definition to AI to a select subset in the category termed Theory of MindAI. The distinction between phenomenal consciousness and access consciousness would appearto be the difference between AI capable of decision-making, and one that is self-aware. Currenttechnology already exists for AI to automatically shut off in close proximity to humans, or tosignal malfunction that might pose a safety threat, for example, as part of common designpractice in the field of engineering safety [26, p 798]. Further studies might include specific casestudies of Theory of Mind AI demonstrating examples of collective identity altruistic behavior.While speculative future popular culture writings tend to lean heavily toward a dystopian futureof
San Carlos in Guatemala, and before that, an elementary teacher. His research centers on the intersection of bilingual/multilingual education and technology (in particular, Mayan languages), literacy programs in Indigenous languages, pedagogy of tenderness, and artificial intelligence for education.Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, LincolnMara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Mara Zelt is the program manager for the Schmidt Research and Extension Team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. In her role Mara is responsible for supporting the team’s outreach and research programs including the nationwide iAMResponsible project, a partnership of multi
Paper ID #42635Lessons Learned: Mental Health Initiatives for Engineering Faculty Impactson Faculty Well-beingMs. Shawna Dory, Penn State University Shawna Dory is a PhD candidate in the Education Policy Studies Department at Pennsylvania State University. She has a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology from Geneva College, and earned a master’s of education degree in Counselor Education, Student Affairs from Clemson University. Along with her role as a PhD candidate, she is also a research assistant in the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. Her research interests include gender equity and
Paper ID #41694Board 13: Work in Progress: Exploring Student Disposition in a FoundationalConservation Principles of Bioengineering CourseDr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr Jenny Amos is a Teaching Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is an AIMBE Fellow, BMES Fellow, ABET Commissioner and Executive Committee Member, two-time Fulbright Specialist in engineering education. Amos has over a decade’s worth of experience leading curriculum reform implementing robust assessment strategies at multiple institutions.Yael Gertner, University of Illinois Urbana
factors contributing to mental health issues among college students, thereis a notable gap in the literature regarding international undergraduates in engineering.International students, with their different beliefs, values, and expectations related to mentalhealth, may have different coping strategies, help-seeking preferences, and service utilizationpatterns. Among various factors, religiosity may influence their approach to coping, seekingassistance, and utilizing services. With this in mind, this study investigates the impact ofreligiosity on the mental health, help-seeking behavior, and service utilization of internationalundergraduate engineering students in the United States.Purpose/Hypothesis: This study explores the relationship between
]. KEENis a collaborative network of 61 universities dedicated to integrating an EM into technicalengineering education via entrepreneurial minded learning (EML) and the 3Cs: Curiosity,Connections, and Creating Value [4]. Through the 3Cs, EML develops and promotes skillsrelated to information gathering, concept connections, and product or service valuation. KEENhas emerged as an EML leader in higher education, supporting faculty members acrosspartnering institutions in the creation, implementation, and sharing of engineering and EM-focused course content.Although each of the 3Cs have varying applications within an educational context, each centeraround key ideas. Curiosity refers to one’s ability to explore new ideas and perspectives
Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned: Faculty Development Book Club to Promote Reflection among Engineering Faculty on Mental Health of StudentsIntroductionIt is a real difficult challenge walking through this world full of monsters when our own bodies and minds can be monstrous. - Sarah Rose CavanaghIn universities around the U.S., mental health issues are on the rise [1], [2], [3]. College studentsare at increased mental health risks due to major mental health problems manifesting during earlyadulthood [4], and significant life changes (e.g., changes in independence, environment, and socialsupport, academic pressures/competition) [5], [6]. While
skills taught.Additionally, students rated the effectiveness of research pedagogy in teaching the skills ofcritical thinking and decision-making significantly higher than expected. The study resultsprove that decision-making and leadership skills can be organically brought into engineeringwhen research design is used as a pedagogical tool for teaching about decision-makingexplicitly.IntroductionEngineering education in the 21st century needs to consider the future of work, which takesinto account the aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the role of automation [1].Educators need to keep in mind the rapid technological changes that are happening in ourworld today to align the engineering curriculum to real-world requirements. Learning
,and society.A key characteristic of traditional humanities courses is their reliance on teacher-directedcurriculum and lecture-based instruction [15]. This approach, while familiar to many humanitiesprofessors who report spending a significant amount of time on teaching [16] can be lessengaging for engineering students. More importantly, these traditional methods of lecturedelivery often fail to cultivate the essential “Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM)” required forsuccess in the modern engineering landscape. EHoM represents a set of core skills and mindsetssuch as systems thinking, adapting, problem-finding, and creative problem-solving thatdistinguishes engineers from other professions [17].Therefore, the use of PBL in teaching humanities
within the academy takes on acertain familiar cadence over time. One enjoyable part of this project was the opportunity totranscend familiar professional boundaries and to creatively engage with one’s stakeholders. Thedistributed workflow presented some challenges, as Mr. Barber noted in his commentary, andone thing to keep in mind is that students like Mr. Mohan likewise often have multiplecompeting demands on their time. A co-creation model requires patience, good humor, andsufficient “drawer time” to allow the product to germinate into an integrated whole.When adopting co-creation curricular development models, engineering faculty need to beprepared to check their biases and assumptions at the door. In my case, for example
tools. Contrary to my expectations, however, the experience turned out to be not onlyfun but also surprisingly informative, especially in terms of safety information that had nevercrossed my mind before.’In responding to the question, ‘Now that you have completed the lab – in what ways do you thinklearning how to use hand tools will benefit you in the future as an engineer?’Beginner:B2 – ‘As an engineer, sometimes I will have to design a physical object. Knowing how to use ahand tool could help me with design and actually building my idea out.’Expert:E1 - ‘Knowing how to use hand tools will be important for me as an engineer because it enablesme to bring my projects to life, allowing for me to create prototypes and ensuring precision. Andof
Paper ID #44184Understanding the Nature and Evolution of Sustainability Mindset in First-YearEngineering StudentsKrystal Colon, University of Puerto RicoAndrea Karola Rivera Castro, University of Puerto RicoDr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto Rico Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an is a Professor and Former Chair in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Dr. Santiago has over 20 years of experience in academia and
designed to create a space for students to try on a criticalmindset about technology in their classes, so they may eventually take that perspective into theirinternships and careers [7,8]. The first feature aims to heal the modern mind/body fracture byhelping students develop a sense of how bodies and emotions contribute to knowledgeproduction and engineering design. The second feature provides students with analyticalapproaches grounded in STS theory (e.g., locating power, interpretive flexibility,democratization of S&T, etc.) to ask questions about their everyday encounters with engineeringeducation and technology. The third feature consists of data collection techniques (e.g.,interviews, participant observation, visual representations, etc
developed using the entrepreneurial minded learning frameworkto train students on innovative thinking, enhance their curiosity about emerging technologies,and improve their abilities to connect engineering and managerial topics to address future worksystems issues with a value creation mindset.The learning objectives of this course are to:1. Apply appropriate industrial engineering tools or methodologies to solve work systems problems that may affect productivity or safety.2. Analyze work processes using work assessment tools and guidelines that help technical managers quantify or interpret the risks of unsafe operations.3. Discuss and analyze organizations’ work systems and propose strategies to improve the work system and modernize work
, entrepreneurially minded learning and project based learning approaches in educationBhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Technology, Leadership & Innovation, Purdue Polytechnic, Purdue University, Indiana, USADr. Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Adel Alhalawani’s teaching interests include engineering design, biomechanics, statics and mechanics of materials, biomaterials and design of manufacturing. His research has focused on bio-glass based adhesives for orthopedic applications and dental-based adhesives.Dr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research
promote innovation, collaboration, and anentrepreneurial attitude. The Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) approach encourages students to lookbeyond traditional solutions, be inquisitive, and view difficulties as opportunities [4]. Researchsupports the notion that EM can improve problem-solving abilities and lead to a morecomprehensive understanding of the subject matter [5]. Through Entrepreneurial Minded Learning(EML) activities, students are encouraged to explore, recognize possibilities, and create value, with © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencea focus on effectual thinking, which gives priority to adaptive and opportunistic approaches
the acknowledgement of implicit bias (Isaaac et al., 2023),understanding of microaggressions (Kim & Meister, 2023; Masta et al., 2022), and fostering asense of belonging through open communication (Sedgwick & Yonge, 2008; Campbell & Klotz,2021). Non-Cognitive development (Khine & Areepattamannil, 2016) includes factors such as aperson’s sense of belonging (Hoffman et al., 2002), their engineering identity development(Godwin et al., 2016; Rodriguez et al., 2022), their meaning and purpose, motivation (Schell &Husman, 2008; Kirn & Benson, 2015), mindset (Dweck, 2016), and social skills such as self-control (Maloney et al., 2012), patience (Schnitker, 2012), and mindfulness (Van Dam et al.,2010).What does it mean to
Paper ID #43768Work In Progress: But Wait! Design and Leadership Competencies Are MoreSimilar Than You Think!Dr. Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado Boulder Rebecca Komarek is the Associate Director of the Idea Forge at the University of Colorado Boulder. She teaches in the areas of education research, leadership development, and engineering design. She earned her PhD in engineering education with a focus on leadership development.Dr. Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Director of the Idea Forgeˆa C”a flexible, cross-disciplinary design space at University of Colorado
exercises with engineers in mind. • The focus was primarily on identifying ethical content for the medical instrumentation and biomaterials classes that presented ethical and character dilemmas. • Faculty members teaching these classes actively participated in the collaborative development process and attended a book club on ethics guided by the ethics expert to improve faculty comfort with ethical content and with teaching ethical concepts. 3. Initial Implementation: • The developed ethical modules and learning exercises were successfully implemented in both courses following the first summer. • The effectiveness of these
documentation can be captured. His current research is focused on developing higher reliability Technical Language Models (TLMs) which are essentially knowledge-graph backed LLMs that can pinpoint where information was drawn from within a complex information environment. He also works toward improving CS education, broadening participation in computing, and incorporating ethics into CS education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Directed Question based Framework for Teaching and Learning Ethics: A tool but also a Memorable Framework that Students can take Forward into their Professional Practice Udayan Das
Paper ID #44024Exploring Opportunities for Innovative Professional Impact: Implementationof a Multidisciplinary CourseDr. Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Keilin Jahnke is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Innovation, Leadership, and Engineering Entrepreneurship in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joe Bradley is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Bioengineering in the Grainger College of Engineering, a Health Innovation Professor and the Director of Engineering Education and