biomedical materials. Dr. Harding earned B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (1995), a M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (1997), and a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (2000) from the University of Michigan. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the online journal Advances in Engineering Education, is Materials Division Program Chair for the 2009 ASEE Annual Meeting, and ERM Program Chair for the 2010 ASEE Annual Meeting. Dr. Harding has delivered several invited presentations on ethics in engineering curricula
Paper ID #18597How Do Engineering Students’ Achievement Goals Relate to their ReflectionBehaviors and Learning Outcomes?Miss Damji Heo, Purdue University Damji Heo received B. A. degrees in Educational Technology and Psychology from Ewha Womans Uni- versity in 2012 and M. Ed. degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014 respectively. Currently, she is doing her Ph. D. in Learning, Design, and Technology program at Purdue University since 2015 and a graduate research assistant in School of Engineering Education at the same university. Her main areas of research interest are learning
. It’s already clear thatthe interactions between self-efficacy, activities, gender, team dynamics, learning environment,and larger social environment are complex. While the results here are in general agreement withprevious studies regarding academic self-confidence and how it is affected by gender and overthe course of the engineering program, there is a significant amount of work yet to be done tocontinue to explore how different measures of self-efficacy relate to tasks undertaken (masteryexperiences), and how they are affected by larger factors such as gender schemas. In particular,analysis of semi-structured interviews is beginning to provide a more nuanced view into howstudents view their teaming experiences and may provide insight into
the need to implement programs in the first year that expose students to real-worldengineering applications and relevance since such programs are designed to promote interest inengineering.References1. Matusovich, H. M., Streveler, R. A., & Miller, R. L. (2010). Why do students choose engineering? A qualitative, longitudinal investigation of students' motivational values. Journal of Engineering Education, 99, 289-303.2. Iskander, E. T., Gore, P. A., Jr., Furse, C., & Bergerson, A. (2013). Gender differences in expressed interests in engineering-related fields ACT 30-year data analysis identified trends and suggested avenues to reverse trends. Journal of Career Assessment, 21, 599-613. doi: 10.1177
Paper ID #25372Work in Progress: Survey Development of Factors Related to EngineeringGraduates’ Career PathwaysMs. Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jacqueline A. Rohde is a second-year graduate student at Purdue University as the recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Her research interests in engineering education include the development student identity and attitudes, with a specific focus on the pre-professional identities of engineering un- dergraduates who join non-industry occupations upon graduation.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an
motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies. Matusovich has authored a book chapter, 10 journal manuscripts and more than 50 conference papers.Ms. Mitikaa SamaRohini Abhyankar, Arizona State University Rohini Abhyankar is a first year graduate student at Arizona State University’s Engineering Education Systems and Design doctoral program. Rohini has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from University of Delhi, India. Rohini has over ten years each of industry and
AC 2011-407: THE USE OF INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES TO REPAIRSTUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO HEAT, ENERGY AND TEM-PERATUREMichael J. Prince, Bucknell University Michael Prince is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. His current research ex- amines the use of inquiry-based activities to repair student misconceptions in thermodynamics and heat transfer. He is co-director of the ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute. Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837. E-mail: prince@bucknell.edu.Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, with research interests in engineering education
overallresults and analyzed the wording, key phrases and key words in their explanations, to create aninitial concept inventory specific to telecommunications.This concept inventory will allow instructors to prepare their instructional material and tune theirdidactic approaches to meet specific student need - some of which may be related to culture andexperience.IntroductionThe context of this work is an engineering technology program that offers telecommunicationsand networking courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The vast majority ofundergraduate students are American, whereas the graduate students are largely from India. Overthe years, the authors have observed (anecdotally) that each of the two groups of students facedifferent
Paper ID #9343From the mouths of students: two illustrations of narrative analysis to under-stand engineering education’s ruling relations as gendered and racedDr. Alice L Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education with affiliations with the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program and Division of Environmental and Ecological En- gineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering (with distinction) from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s
AC 2010-1467: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ACADEMIC ANDSOCIAL INTEGRATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FACTORS RELATED TOPERSISTENCE IN ENGINEERINGJustin Micomonaco, Michigan State University Justin Micomonaco is a doctoral candidate in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University. His research interests include organizational development and various aspects of undergraduate education including living-learning communities, teaching and learning, and preparation of faculty in STEM.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Page 15.1267.1© American Society for Engineering Education
2006-1442: THE QUALITY OF SOLUTIONS TO OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMSOLVING ACTIVITIES AND ITS RELATION TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENT TEAMEFFECTIVENESSTamara Moore, Purdue University Tamara Moore is a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received both her B.S. in Mathematics/Mathematics Education and M.S. in Mathematics Education from Purdue University in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Before pursuing her doctorate, Tamara taught high school mathematics for seven years. Her research interests include curriculum development, the learning of complex problem-solving, teamwork, integration of engineering into the K-12 classroom, and operations research.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University
describe: • contents and assessment modes for each course; • preferred teaching methods for each course; • description of the process of multiple course integration and interaction; • specific support and supervision of the new students; • integrated projects; • other elements to incorporate in the first year, such as internationalization, soft skills (personal and relational), etc.The following figure shows how the 120 credits four years curriculum of our engineeringprograms were distributed before and after the implementation of the new programs. The oldprograms started with a 30 credits common year of mathematics and science courses followedby a block of 60 credits (2 years) of engineering courses coupled with
and ethics (and the values that underlie these).Finally, it's also noteworthy that, as evidenced by the career pathways of the alumni interviewed,many graduates do not actually pursue professional engineering jobs. Thus, more research isrequired to either re-define the type of professionals the engineering science program trainsand/or to assess the applicability of using signature pedagogy with respect to engineeringscience.One limitation with respect to the methodology is related to the use of signature pedagogies asthe theoretical framework. The framework was used as a lens to analyze interview data; but theinterview questions were not originally rooted in this framework, and therefore the interviewsmay have missed opportunities for
another student success advantage; namely, they encounter less complexcurricula.IntroductionOver the past few years we have developed a number of metrics for quantifying the complexityof academic program curricula.5, 7, 11 This has led to the development of a curricular complexitymetric that directly relates how the structure of a curriculum impacts a student’s ability to progressthrough that curriculum to graduation. We refer to the general study of how program curriculaimpact student academic success as curricular analytics. Research in this area demonstrates thataccording to these complexity metrics, engineering programs tend to be among the most complexcurricula at a university. This is attributed to the large number of prerequisites that
Paper ID #25843Assessment of Program-wide Curricular ChangeDr. Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico Dr. Marina Miletic served as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for eight years. She taught Senior Design and Unit Opera- tions among other courses and helped establish one of the nation’s first week-long Chemical Engineering summer camps for girls. Her research has focused on promoting concept-based learning in the class- room, developing Chemical Engineering video lectures, studying the efficacy of remote web-controlled Unit
Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Anne M. Spence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMBC and holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland - College Park. During her twelve years as an engineering educator, she has developed curricula, directed programs to increase the recruitment and retention of women in engineering, and developed hands on engineering programs designed to foster an interest in engineering among elementary, middle and high school students. She manages a number of NSF grants related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and serves as the director of the Project Lead the Way
Paper ID #12226Defining and Assessing Global Engineering Competency: Methodological Re-flectionsProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan
, beliefs, self-regulation, and achievement.Min Tang, College of Education, Learning and Cognition Program,Florida State University The research interests of mine are: 1) to understand teachers’ pedagogical practices and the potential effects of those practices on students’ critical thinking and epistemic beliefs in engineering domain, 2) to quantify epistemically-related emotions that occur during the epistemic activity, 3) to explore the best pedagogical practices to improve the efficiency integrating classroom project-based learning and students’ real-world problem-solving practice. I have MS degree from Florida State University in Curriculum and Instruction and BA degree from China Nanchang University in English
common knowledge in the field of engineering education that numbers of women andminorities obtaining engineering degrees is far below their representation in the U.S.population[1]. Many studies have sought to discern reasons for lack of representation of womenand minorities in science, mathematics and engineering degree programs. Studies related tominority students point to, among other factors, lack of pre-college academic preparation,financial difficulties, barriers related to being first generation college students [e.g. 2, 3, 4] and socio-cultural factors [5]. Studies related to female student underrepresentation in S&E fields havesuggested that women leave not from a lack of academic ability, but among other reasons,because of socio
. SAT scores and programming concepts post-test scores were thebest predictors of course grade. The paper also presents results related to the impact of priorcollege experiences on engineering major retention rates.1. Background and PurposeA new Department of Engineering Education (EngE) was created within the College ofEngineering (COE) at Virginia Tech in May 2004 to improve engineering pedagogy. The EngEis responsible for conducting a year long freshman engineering program (also called GeneralEngineering (GE) program). Approximately, 1200 engineering freshmen join GE program everyyear. Another primary mission of the EngE department is to carry out rigorous research in thearea of engineering education and support the research agenda as
Paper ID #8586Advanced Student-Centric Learning Practices in Applied Engineering Pro-gramsProf. Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University Prof. Ben Radhakrishnan is currently a full time Faculty in the School of Engineering, Technology and Media (SETM), National University, San Diego, California, USA. He is the Lead Faculty for MS Sus- tainability Management Program. He develops and teaches Engineering Management and Sustainability Management graduate level courses. Ben has taught Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special interests and research include teaching methods (specifically
statement. Inaddition to the demands on students that all engineering programs share, this application processconstitutes additional performance pressures for the students. At the same time, the program hasa legacy and current culture of collaboration between students, a strong cohort sense andidentification with the major and institution.The small, teaching-focused university offers five engineering degree programs which enrollapproximately 250 students. Although the curricular plan of the engineering programs is, inmany ways, similar to the programs at the research-intensive university, the institutional cultureat this university is characterized by a holistic focus on the development of whole persons,particularly in relation to faith and
/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies.Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University Dr. Stephanie G. Adams is the Department Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member
experience in curriculum development in K-12 and creates material for the Technology Student Association’s annual TEAMS competition. David has co-authored two texts related to engineering, Principles of Applied Engineering for Pearson-Prentice Hall and Introductory Engineering Mathematics for Momentum Press. His research interests include: model/method transferability, threshold concepts to inform curriculum development, information asymmetry in higher education processes (e.g., course articulation), and issues in first year engineering.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech Ashley Taylor is a doctoral candidate in engineering education at Virginia Polytechnic and State Univer- sity, where she also serves as a program
Arizona University Jennifer Johnson has been working in higher education for over 10 years on various projects related to STEM student recruitment and retention. Her education is in Mechanical Engineering, which after five years working in industry, she applied towards several entrepreneurial ventures. As an advocate for underrepresented and non-traditional STEM students, Jen’s years at Northern Arizona University working on grant funded programs supporting these students have been very rewarding.Dr. Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University Augsburg College, Chemistry, B.S., 1999 University of Colorado—Boulder, Organic Chemistry, M.S., 2002 University of Northern Colorado, Chemical Education, Ph.D., 2008
devoted to foundational courses in math and science [9]. In thisprogram, students take physics, chemistry, calculus, computer science, a liberal learningelective, a first year humanities course, and an introductory design course. In addition, studentstake two non-credit bearing professional seminars that introduce the various majors as well asintroduce discussion topics related to specific issues of their engineering disciplines. As theybalance their course workload, students begin to conceptualize whether they belong within theengineering program. From the interview transcripts, there are two important formalexperiences which first year students use as measures to determine if they belong in theprogram: 1) academic performance in courses and 2
AC 2009-356: ADAPTING ANTI-PLAGIARISM TOOL INTO COURSEWORK INENGINEERING PROGRAMJeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport Jeongkyu Lee received a B.S. from Sungkyunkwan University in Mathematic Education and an M.S. from Sogang University in Computer Science, both of Seoul, Korea in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Before he pursued his doctorate, he worked as a database administrator for seven years with companies including IBM. In fall 2002, he entered the Doctoral program in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. After he received Ph.D. degree in summer 2006, he joined the Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering at University of Bridgeport, CT as an
IEEE and a recipient of the IEEE Millennium medal. He is also active in the IEEE Control Systems Society most recently serving as the general chair of the 2008 Conference of Decision and Control CDC 2008. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Characterizing the Complexity of Curricular Patterns in Engineering Programs Gregory L. Heileman, Ahmad Slim, Michael Hickman and Chaouki T. Abdallah {heileman,ahslim,mshickman91,chaouki}@unm.edu Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of New MexicoAbstractEngineering programs tend to follow common patterns
. Agnes d’Entremont is an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her technical research in Orthopaedic Biomechanics is focused on joint motion and cartilage health with a particular concentration in pediatric hip disorders and MRI-based methods. Her teaching-related interests include team-based learning and the flipped classroom, as well as diversity and climate issues in engineering education.Mr. Navid Shirzad, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, UBC Page 26.813.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Gender and Personality Type Influence in
tended to focus on localimpacts which had been emphasized in CCLI, while strengths were more closely related toTUES emphases on transformation and broad impact at multiple institutions. Evaluation andassessment remain prominent weaknesses to be addressed, along with dissemination andinstitutionalization.This paper informs prospective PIs of program expectations, provides baseline data forevaluating recent and future changes to the program, and allows program officers to reflect onprogram and policy needs. In the broader context of studies on change in engineering education,this study documents shifting values of peer reviewers and engineering educators to increasinglyemphasize approaches that will broadly impact and transform how future