mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland, College Park Jen Bishop is the Assistant Director - Outreach and Recruitment for the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering, where she draws upon her 10+ years of STEM and Maker education experience to inspire future engineers. Jen has a Bachelor’s degree in
course higher. Engineering majors are likely to have been higherachievers in high school (due to the advanced math and science background required foradmission to most programs) and not used to making lower grades or struggling to do well.Succeeding in engineering generally requires that students quickly become expert timemanagers, adept at self-motivation and focus, efficient and fast learners, and largely focused ontheir studies to the exclusion of most everything else. These high-pressure situations leave littlemargin for error and often do not provide students with the time to adjust to college and learnthese types of management skills that are needed to be successful. Therefore, engineeringmajors are particularly vulnerable and likely to
Paper ID #43531Development and Implementation of K-12 STEM Outreach Programs in Industryand Academia: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons LearnedDr. Jennifer A. Warrner, Ball State University Jennifer Warrner is an assistant professor and internship coordinator in the Department of Construction Management and Interior Design at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.Dr. Joe Bradley, University of Illinois 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 Entrepreneurship in the
Paper ID #41464From Service to Engagement: Outcomes from the Implementation of MultiyearHuman-centered Design Initiatives Across Engineering Courses to ImproveBoth Community-Partner and Student OutcomesDr. Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Dr. Adithya Jayakumar is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). He received his Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from OSU.Dr. Patrick John Sours, The Ohio State University Dr. Patrick Sours is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Engineering for Sustainable Development and
Paper ID #43419Engineering a Bridge Across Cultures: Insights to Support Dialogue withEngineering Professionals on Ethical and Social Design ConsiderationsMs. Tiffany Smith, NASA Tiffany Smith serves as NASA’s Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) and Director of the Office of the Chief Engineer’s Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL). Ms. Smith is responsible for managing NASA’s APPEL Knowledge Services learning and development program, providing strategic communications and continuous learning to project management and systems engineering personnel, and overseeing knowledge services across the agency in
course.Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University Patrick is a lecturer and PhD candidate in Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering. Patrick received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University with a minor in Humanitarian Engineering. Patrickˆa C™s graduate research focus is internatDr. Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University Dr. Adithya Jayakumar is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). He received his Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from OSU.Mrs. Rachel Marie Tuttle Rachel serves as the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars Program Manager and an Engineering Unde- clared Academic Advisor at The Ohio State
Assistant Director for the EPICS program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He received his bachelor’s and master of science degrees in biomedical engineering from Purdue University. He spent five years as a development engineer in the medical device industry, designing a number of commercial medical devices and generating ten patents before returning to West Lafayette to help lead the EPICS program. In his ten years with EPICS, he has developed extensive experience in the administration of community-engaged design programs. As part of the leadership team, he has led the EPICS program to be recognized with numerous awards, including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award and
engineering design curriculum within the College of Engineering. Currently, teaches and coordinates these courses as the Director of the Entrepreneurial Engineering Design Curriculum.Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University Matthew L. Cole, PhD is Interim Dean in the College of Business and Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University, and the chair of the Lawrence Tech Assessment Committee and the Institutional Review Board. He served as Director of Lawrence Tech’s Psychology Program from 2009-2011. He is a strong proponent of inter-disciplinary research collaborations at Lawrence Tech and manages the annual Research Day and Presidential Colloquium. Dr. Cole, a graduate of Cleveland Institute of
extent does the program increase a trainee’s intentions to pursue a research or innovation-related career? o To what extent does the program increase a trainee’s preparedness to perform professional skills related to obtaining a job?To address the evaluation questions, we gathered data from surveys and student reflections. Thebaseline/post-survey assessed research skills (e.g., problem identification, hypothesisconstruction, research design, data analytics, products), socio skills (e.g., ethics, socioeconomicimplications, policy/regulatory challenges, dialogue), professional skills (e.g., leadership,teamwork, and management), communication skills (written, translational, and presentation),community
, we have found that community-partnered capstone design projects like thesemust be part of a broader community partnership ecosystem in the engineering college oruniversity, such as the ExSJ, which provides mechanisms such as summer scholars programs,independent studies, and courses to help with community partnering, problem identification, andearly stages of co-ideating solutions.Though less ideal from a theoretical standpoint, we have learned that putting a project into thecapstone design course before it has already gone through this process leads to frustration andpoor execution. We discovered this by trial and error. For instance, the waste-upcycling projectwould have benefited from several more community visits before being introduced
for Engineering Education, 2023Engagement in Practice: Collaborating with University Extension on Game Jam Workshops toexpose middle school aged learners to basic programming conceptsBackground & Motivation Land Grant Universities have a foundational mission to serve the communities and geographies inwhich they are embedded. Increasingly, this mission includes cultivating young adults who can contribute tothe economic growth of a region and preparing individuals for democratic citizenship in their communities.Scholar practitioners at Iowa State University’s School of Education, College of Engineering, and Extensionand Outreach Office collaborated to design and evaluate a workshop aimed at addressing these twinimperatives
that engineers “are aprimary vehicle through which the means of production is accomplished,” while overwhelmingly“engineers do not control the means of production because they are beholden to the desires ofmanagement, CEOs, shareholders, the market, etc.” [5]. Overwhelmingly, US engineering laboris concentrated within large corporate organizations, leading some such as Goldman to describeengineering as a “captive profession” unwillingly ensnared in corporations [6] and others such asDavis to claim, “the relationship between engineering and certain large organizations, like thatbetween the heart and the body, is symbiotic … it is their natural habitat,” [7].David Noble asserts a more active role of engineers, particularly engineering managers
, this pedagogy often takes a form illustrated by a Modelof Project-Based Community Engagement [4] and has been growing in popularity for capstonedesign courses and other applications [5,6]. Previous findings have shown significant benefits fromcommunity-engaged learning experiences in developing a broad range of skills that are critical forengineers [7], including teamwork and communication [8], becoming self-directed and life-longlearners [9], and developing design skills [10]. However, there have also been calls for additionalresearch on the perspectives of community partners as well as holistic assessments of programs[11].Within this space, Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is one of the largest players, with5,600 student participants
Engineering (HE) minor program atThe Ohio State University is designed to equip future engineers with skills beyond technicalexpertise to prepare them to address such challenges was the foci of this effort. A multi methodapproach was taken to explore to investigate potential impacts of student curricular pathways andexperiences in the HE minor program on students' intercultural competence, using quantitativedata provided by pre and post student results from the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)and qualitative insights from semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and course artifacts.While a longitudinal research effort is underway, the preliminary findings presented herehighlight that students completing the HE minor experienced increased
areas of CAD, geometric and solid modeling, machining and CNC, engineering design and ethics, and machine design.Prof. Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University Jill Davishahl is Associate Professor and First Year Programs Director in the Engineering + Design department at Western Washington University. Jill’s teaching, service, and research activities focus on enhancing the first year student experience by providing the foundational technical skills, student engagement opportunities, and professional skill development necessary to improve success in the major. Her current research focuses on creating inclusive and equitable learning environments through the development and implementation of strategies geared
Paper ID #38004Advancing Student Perspectives through Bi-Institutional HemisphericCollaboration in Humanitarian EngineeringProf. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver 1st author: Aaron Brown is a professor and program director at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology. He has directed much of his work towards a focus in the areas of Appropriate Design, Humanitarian Engineering and Humanitarian Technology. Dr. Brown has worked on projects that help marginalized or vulnerable people all over the globe in such locations as Costa Rica, the Dominican
as “a co-design process between academics and practitioners, where research isintentionally applied to a development challenge, and embedded in the research project from thebeginning so that the result is a tested solution adapted for use as a product, practice, or policy.”While the concept has a longer history in the health sciences and in commercialization oftechnology, RT remains undertheorized and underapplied in engineering, especially inengineering for community development programs. In this paper, we will review the literature onRT to identify barriers and opportunities for the development and implementation of RT ingraduate engineering education, especially for those students interested in communitydevelopment. Then we will present
Paper ID #41476Navigating Transformational Resistance: Exploring Humanitarian EngineeringStudents’ Capacities for Addressing Systemic Causes of Infrastructure ServiceDisparitiesMs. Emma Sophie Stine, University of Colorado Boulder Emma Stine is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she is researching student experiences before, during, and after attending a graduate program in humanitarian engineering, focusing on how these experiences influence career goals and outcome expectations. She is interested in how these goals align with social justice movements, including if and how
communities.Darren Wang, Stony Brook University Darren Wang is currently a freshman at Stony Brook University pursuing a B.E. degree in biomedical engineering. He was involved in the Robotics Team of John Jay High School in Wappingers Central School District, NY, as a founding member and the club president for three years (2019 - 2022) where he designed and coordinated the Dream-Think-Create (DTC) program in collaboration with faculty and students at SUNY New Paltz. The DTC program works to increase interest and prowess in engineering among highschoolers. His recent research interests include developmental biology, biological manufac- turing, and additive manufacturing.James M. Amodio, John Jay High School, Wappingers Central
Program Assistant for the National Institute of Health’s Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research program in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida. Her new book, The Latinization of Indigenous Students, comes out spring 2023 with Lexington Books.Todd Campbell, University of ConnecticutChester ArnoldDr. Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut Maria Chrysochoou is a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut.Byung-Yeol Park, University of ConnecticutPeter C. Diplock ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Community
community assetsAbstractEducation research in rural communities often delivers a deficit perspective on professionalopportunities for teachers and students, regularly underscoring the challenges of recruiting andretaining a college-educated workforce in rural spaces. Recent literature in rural education urges thecultivation of a positive outlook: recognition of what existing community assets can provide to ruralresidents in order to combat “rural outmigration.” In this paper, we discuss curricular developmentand participant perceptions during an asset-focused, community-based engineering design program,“DeSIRE” (Developing STEM Identity through Research and Exploration). As a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for
Sustainability and Development Program in the Lyle School of Engineering at SMU. Working across the boundaries of urbanism, landscape mapping, and public engagement, Zarazaga explores ways to connect culture and community to site. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 On Community-Based, Environmental Justice-Oriented Curriculum for STEM Learning Cindy Hua, Dr. Jessie Zarazaga Southern Methodist University, Lyle School of EngineeringIntroductionChallenges of the 21st century are interrelated: global environmental threats, binary thinking,polarizing discourse, and the erosion of caring for our places and others [1], [2], [3
Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010. doi: 10.4135/9781446221853.[10] S. Laursen, C. Liston, H. Thiry, J. Graf, and B. Schulz, “Article What Good Is a Scientist in the Classroom? Participant Outcomes and Program Design Features for a Short-Duration Science Outreach Intervention in K-12 Classrooms,” 2007, doi: 10.1187/cbe.06.[11] R. C. Tillinghast, D. C. Appel, C. Winsor, and M. Mansouri, “STEM Outreach: A Literature Review and Definition,” in 2020 9th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Aug. 2020. doi: 10.1109
Paper ID #43945FAU Hack-a-Thons: An Introduction to Computational and Hardware, LogisticalSkills, and Intense Training for Outcomes-Based Learning for DevelopingInternet of Things ProductsCharles Perry Weinthal Currently Seeking a PhD. in EE Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering EECS Lab Manager 2015- STEM & Robotics Mentor 2012- PV / EV-racingDr. David Jaramillo ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 FAU Hack-a-Thons An Introduction to Computational and Hardware, Logistical Skills, and Intense Training for Outcomes Based Learning for Developing
and incubator for Engineering for Sustainable Development. Thus the facility will contribute to the cross-pollination of project ideas, designs and a common knowledge foundation. However, as involvement in Humanitarian Engineering programs grows, the Lab will need to adapt and have additional areas for students to learn and engage.[1] Guttentag, Daniel A. 2009. “The Possible Negative Impacts of Volunteer Tourism.” InternationalJournal of Tourism Research 11 (6): 537–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.727.[2] Thompson, Julia D. 2017. “Transactional, Cooperative, and Communal: Relating the Structure ofEngineering Engagement Programs with the Nature of Partnerships.”[3] Paterson, Kurt, Christopher Swan, and David Watkins. 2016. “Going
to do! For example, how to help; understand if I can be useful or not, and I need to stand aside so as not to get in the way. And, above all, to have prior knowledge before something happens” (Eva).However, considering the importance that the Ocean Engineering program attributes to risks anddisasters (in relation, for example, to coastal engineering design criteria), many studentsindicated that the experience in the course launched their deep awareness of disasterrisks—reinforced later with other courses: “In fact, well, the course helped me to learn about things that I have to be careful about in case of an earthquake or tsunami. For example, what most impressed me was that you have to be careful with subway
experiences prepare students for their senior year and allow them towork on these projects as part of their senior design project increasing their chances ofcompleting the development and deployment of the project by the time they graduate.A Better Plan: Courses IntegrationFrom the previously mentioned lessons learned, we decided to integrate the community projectswith some of our core Computer Science courses to start the initiative of Project-Based ServiceLearning. We selected the following courses: COSC 2355 (Database Management Systems),COSC 3354 (Web Application Programming), COSC 4352 (Software Design and Engineering),COSC 4381 (Data Analytics), and ENSC 4311/ENSC 4312 (Senior Project I and II).These courses require an open-ended course project
Paper ID #42408Work in Progress: Quality Indicators for Community-Engaged Education,Scholarship, and ResearchDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program includes an IDE BS degree accredited under the ABET EAC general criteria and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Bielefeldt’s research includes community engagement, engineering ethics, social responsibility, and
, professional development for graduate students, curriculum innovation in computing, and service-learning.Prof. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, engineering education, engineering leadership, and professional identity development.Mr. Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University
Paper ID #37883Board 54: How a Civic Internship Impacts Student Professional DiscernmentDr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Dr. Kerry Meyers holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (B.S. & M.S. Mechanical Engineering) and is specifically focused on programs that influence student’s experience, affect retention rates, and the factors that determine the overall long-term success.Dr. Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame Associate Director for Research, Center for Civic Innovation Dr. Wood received her M.S.and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds her B.S. from Purdue University