Paper ID #23691WIP: Unpacking the Black Box: How does a Cultural Engineering StudentOrganization Support the Persistence of Students of Color?Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Tasha Zephirin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is an Executive Assistant for the National Association of Multicultural Program Advocates (NAMEPA) Inc. and has served as the Graduate Student Representative on the Purdue Engineering Advisory Council. Her research interests include exploring the role of noncurricular engineering education initiatives in the
higher numbers of disclosed disabilities, there is some indication that reporting is still not where it needs to be. The 2016 Healthy Minds Study suggested that up to 35% of students enrolled in higher education institutions met the criteria for at least one mental disorder in the prior 12 months [2]. This statistic indicates that the rate of reporting dramatically underrepresents the number of students in need of accommodation and demonstrates the importance of universal design in all classrooms to truly serve all students. Universal Design Principles (UDP) were introduced in 1997 in order to make space more usable for people with diverse abilities by a group of architects, product designers, engineers and environmental design researchers to
Paper ID #23550A Virtual Community of Practice to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion in STEM:Member Perceptions and Community OutcomesDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and is looking forward to serving ASEE as President in 2018-19. From 1998-2016, Stephanie was a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at Rowan. Dr. Farrell has contributed to engineering education through her work in experiential learning, focusing on areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical and food engineering. She has been honored by the American
schoolengineering outreach program for girls,” Journal of Women and Minorities in Science andEngineering, 15(2), 2009.[28] P. Sherman, and S. Luton, “Mind the Gap,” Quality Progress, 48(12), 62, 2015.[29] H. Matusovich, R. Streveler, and R. Miller, “Why do students choose engineering? Aqualitative, longitudinal investigation of students' motivational values,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, 99(4), 289-303, 2010.[30] Y. George, D. Neale, V. Van Horne, and S. Malcolm, “In pursuit of a diverse science,technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce,” American Association for theAdvancement of Science (pp. 1-24). 2001.[31] B. Bogue, B. Shanahan, R. Marra, and E. Cady. “Outcomes-based assessment: drivingoutreach program effectiveness. Leadership and
Paper ID #22165Engineering with Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Education throughIndustry Immersion and a Focus on IdentityDr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University. Her research interests include micro-scale molecular gas dynamics, micro fluidics, and heat transfer ap- plications in MEMS and medical devices as well as autonomous vehicles and robotics. She also holds the patent for the continuous trace gas separator and a provisional patent for the dynamic tumor ablation probe. She is passionate about Engineering
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
Paper ID #21474Tenure as a Closed System: Subconscious Behavioral Characteristics of Co-ercion, Groupthink, Bias and Inherent DiscriminationDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Dr. Springer currently serves as an Executive Director for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute lo- cated in West Lafayette, Indiana. He has over 35 years of theoretical and Defense industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr
Paper ID #23133Design Thinking in Engineering Course DesignDr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University Nicholas D. Fila is a postdoctoral research associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Industrial Design at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, design thinking, instructional design heuristics.Dr. Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University Dr. McKilligan’s
analysis for a pilotof the SUCCESS survey (Studying Underlying Characteristics for Computing and EngineeringStudent Success). This survey was developed to measure underlying factors that may influencestudent success including personality, community, grit, thriving, identity, mindset, motivation,perceptions of faculty caring, stress, gratitude, self-control, mindfulness, and belongingness. Wemeasure these underlying factors because each engineering and computing student admitted to auniversity has clear potential for academic and personal success in their undergraduatecurriculum from admissions criteria, however, while some thrive academically, others flounder.In this project, we ask, “Why is it that highly credentialed and previously successful
toooften face in U.S. classrooms. It posits that Laura engaged in activities that have similarities toengineering habits of mind and dispositions, yet her knowledge can potentially beunacknowledged or honored in engineering classrooms. At the core of this problem is the lack ofvalidation of the material realities of the adolescent. Often, the narratives of people of color areomitted from the engineering curriculum; thus, continuously reproducing social inequalities andacademic hierarchies. In engineering, particularly, the material realities of students of color–which are perceived as non-sophisticated epistemologies–are replaced by dominant discourses.The embodied knowledge, practices and forms of expression of Latinx youth have a place in
comments as the interview begins. She does not speak about her careerawareness easily, but does indicate that she might like being an engineer: “Because I like building stuff. I like building stuff…like when I got a crank car at Christmas”When she is asked if there is any reason she might have thought she couldn’t be a scientist,engineer, or mathematician, she agrees that this might have been at a time when she thought thatshe might not be able to pursue a science career, but she reports that it wasn’t the camp that changedher mind. It was herself. “Well, when I wasn't very good at math, but the camp did not change my mind. That was like pretty much the only reason I went to the camp because it was – because it was Science
Paper ID #23942Promoting the STEM Pipeline and Enhancing STEM Career Awareness ThroughParticipation in Authentic Research Activities (RTP, Diversity)Dr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science and engineering education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s
Paper ID #22319Social Network Analysis: Peer Support and Peer Management in Multidisci-plinary, Vertically Integrated TeamsJ. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, Georgia Institute of Technology; Doc- toral student in Education at Georgia State University, with a concentration in Research, Measurement and Statistics; Master of Education in Education Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.Dr. Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute
Paper ID #23808The Effectiveness of a Multi-year Engineering EnrichmentDr. Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Program Operations for the Center for Pre-College programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Hirsch has a degree in educa- tional psychology with a specialty in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research
design skills and concepts[2]. It not only helps them tomake connections between the classroom and the real world, but instructs them in vital skillssuch as problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and team building[3], [4]. Theseengineering “habits of mind” become part of a student’s mental toolkit, teaching them skillsnecessary to solve problems and derive meaning from their world[5]. These tools are beneficialto them regardless of chosen professions, and teaches them to function intelligently andthoughtfully in a modern technological society[4].In addition to becoming technologically literate and educated in the engineering habits of mind,youth must also see engineering as a viable career option. There is a growing body of
Paper ID #21409Integration of Global Competencies in the Engineering CurriculumMr. Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz is Academic Director in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Responsibilities include oversight of eLearning initiatives, working with high schools on engineering coursework, and academic oversight of the Master of Engineering program. Eugene serves as co-PI on an NSF sponsored Math and Science partnership grant and PI on other grants that examine the intersection of instructional technology and learning. Eugene also teaches professional skills
Paper ID #22168Work-in-Progress: Engineering Identity across the Mechanical EngineeringMajorDr. Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University Kathleen Cook, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Seattle University. Dr. Cook received her doctorate in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of Washington, with a minor in quantitative methods and emphases in cognitive and educational psychology. Her research has included classroom learning, person perception, health perceptions, and jury decision making.Dr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Assistant Professor in the department
Paper ID #241062018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Exploring Inclusive Spaces for LGBTQ Engineering StudentsKristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Boudreau is Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic In- stitute, where she also serves as Head of the Department of Humanities and Arts. Her training is in nineteenth-century literature, but for the past 9 years she has taught engineering ethics, first-year en- gineering courses, and humanities for engineers. She has also worked with
it was definitelystrange to change my mind.” But in her new major, “I really, really like what I am in now andsince I started my new major it’s been doing a lot more science and less computers which wasnever my favorite. …I decided I’m going to law school…” She stated that via environmentallaw she “can make a bigger impact.” She also discussed the she would be graduating a semesterearly (after 3.5 years of college), since her new major required fewer credits. She noted that shewas looking forward to getting to pick her classes in the final semester.Persisting in Original Engineering DisciplinesA large contributor to Tanya’s persistence in EnvE may have been her early mentoringrelationship with an environmental engineering faculty member. The
Paper ID #23558Assessment of a Global Engineering Outreach CourseDr. Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University Dr. Randy S. Lewis is professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from BYU and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. He currently serves as chair of the Education and Accreditation Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and as an ABET commissioner for accrediting engineering programs. He previously served in several national positions of AIChE. His research interests include biomaterials development, engineering
design, 4) increasedinterest in pursuing an engineering career, and 5) improved technological literacy [4]. With thesegoals in mind, the objective of this study was to examine how a newly developed instructionalmodel, known as Argument Driven Engineering (ADE), is related to changes in middle schoolstudents’ attitudes toward engineering and participation in engineering careers. This study ofengineering attitudes is important both for developing effective curriculum and pedagogy forengineering in science classrooms, and also for addressing nation-wide problems with diverserepresentation and participation in engineering degree programs and occupations.In 2012 the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a reportprojecting
Paper ID #21265Student Evaluation of Teaching in an Engineering Class and Comparison ofResults Based on Instructor GenderMr. Byron Hempel, University of Arizona Byron Hempel is a PhD graduate student at the University of Arizona, having received his B.S. in Chem- istry at the University of Kentucky and Masters in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Depart- ment at the University of Arizona. Working under Dr. Paul Blowers, Byron is focusing on improving the classroom environment in higher education by working in the flipped classroom. He is a University Fellow, a Mindful Ambassador, and Chair of the Graduate Student
details. Beth has her Master’s of Science degree in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology and her Bachelor’s of Architecture degree from Ball State University. Additionally, she continues to practice architecture through her own company, Muse Design. She enjoys the synergistic relationship between her role as a professor and her role as an architect, and believes that this hybrid provides real world practicality into the classroom on a daily basis.Mrs. Kathryn Elizabeth Roche, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Fostering Civic Identity in Architectural Technology Students through the Evaluation of Critical Reflection in Service Learning
each year and state. In these regressions, weuse underrepresented minority engineering share as an outcome, i.e., the proportion of engineeringgraduates in the state and year who do not identify as non-Hispanic White or Asian/PacificIslander. In our estimates we account for year and state fixed effects and control for a limitedvector of state-level covariates (racial composition of residents and the total number of graduatesin the state). We cluster standard errors by state. We emphasize that our methods are not suited forcausal inference, i.e., we cannot whether concentration affects the diversity of engineering degreeproduction. With that caveat in mind, our estimates indicate that states with less concentrationgenerally have more diverse
Engineering Education, 2018 International Experience of Engineering Technology Students Learning About Renewable EnergyCultural exposure is said to be an enhancement to collegial learning. With this in mind, students inan engineering technology program were given the opportunity to go to Germany to a regionaluniversity, experience education in that setting, and visit sites dedicated to renewable energy. Thestudents were given a two-week experience that taught them through both formal and informalmeans. Ultimately, students experienced curiosity, openness to different cultural norms, and wereable to identify components of other cultural perspectives responding with their own worldviews.The researchers utilized
working environment. Yes, I decided to as engineering first because, actually in my mind I never think about teaching. But after several month of I worked as engineer, and my mother said, “Your face looks stressed.” And going back late at night and overtime is on that’s all make a little bit difficult for the parents but for me, I think it’s normal…after several months I decided to marry, so my parents said, “You just quit the job and apply for academic.” - Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, 8 YearsA senior lecturer shared her experience of joining academia once it was time for her to getmarried: “I forgot to answer why I involved in education, the reason was, at that time I worked in a factory and
, while the Civil Engineering Professional is expected to exercise responsible in chargeduties and have acquired sufficient knowledge and experience to handle complex engineeringproblems, the Civil Engineering Technologist is presumed to have adequate knowledge andexperience to address well-defined problems, and more importantly, to possess specific and in-depth knowledge within at least one specialty area, knowledge that may go beyond that of theCivil Engineering Professional. With this understanding in mind, the CET-BOK identifies 17specialty outcomes that are unique to the role of the Civil Engineering Technologist. Theseoutcomes are formulated in the cognitive domain and for the most part have assigned levels ofachievement at either
500corporations and small start-ups. Others have served in legislative and agency leadershippositons at the federal and state level. These individuals felt strongly that their engineeringeducation prepared them to assume the diverse roles they were to later play as professionals, butmost also opined that they felt unprepared when confronted with their first leadership challengesfollowing graduation. The Engineering Leadership program at the University of Kentucky wasinitiated to address this.The program was established in 2007 through the support and active involvement of L. StanleyPigman, an alumnus of the College, and with the following goals in mind: 1. Program Goal 1: To develop a pilot program in the college for the enhancement of career
Bayer Material Science Library. She worked in Qatar for over five years as a Medical Librarian before her present position as an Associate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Is it worth it? Implementation of Electronic Lab Notebook Software amongthe STEM community at an American University in the UAEAmani Magid, MLIS AHIPAssociate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and EngineeringNew York University Abu DhabiAbstractScientists and engineers have been recording the results of their scientific findings andstudies via lab notebooks for hundreds of years to lay out protocols and track theirprogress. Most of this
educators'essay collection. Arlington, VA: Nation Science Teacher Association PressByrne EP, Desha CJ, Fitzpatrick JJ, and Hargroves K (2010). “Engineering education forsustainable development: a review of international progress”. International Symposiumfor Engineering Education. 14Caine RN ed (2009) 12 Brain/mind learning principles in action: Developing executivefunctions of the human brain. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.Canziani BF, Sönmez S, Hsieh J and Byrd ET (2012) “A Learning Theory Frameworkfor Sustainability Education in Tourism”. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism,12(1):3-20.Casti J and Karlqvist A Eds (1986). Complexity, Language, and Life