problems, making use of the knowledge and trainingacquired through the entire college curriculum, and demonstrating student readiness to enter thejob market or moving into research. These projects are often displayed at venues where judgesfrom academia and industry conduct evaluations to assess those achievements. Grading rubricsare generally based on the engineering approach, ability to reach a solution, specific designcontent, innovation, team performance, and presentation and communication skills. It hasbecome popular that these showcases turn into competitions, with prizes and recognitionsawarded to selected projects. In this study, we took an additional perspective on these capstonecourses and events by analyzing the composition of these
Paper ID #42441The Impact of the New DEI Landscape on Minoritized Engineering Students’Recruitment and RetentionJordan Williamson, CSEdResearch Jordan Williamson graduated with a BA in English from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests center on minority experiences in the American Education System.Dr. Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org Dr. Julie M. Smith is a senior education researcher at CSEdResearch.org. She holds degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and Software Development. She also completed a doctoral program in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. Her research focus is
the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program and has taught courses in Black Studies and Chemistry at the City College. At the NYC Alliance, he oversaw the day- to-day operation of the NYC Alliance programming across the 18 participating campuses at the City University of New York for 20 years. Dr. Brathwaite began his college education at Hostos Community College, received his BS in Chemistry from the City College of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chem- istry from the Graduate Center of CUNY. He served as a Chancellors Fellow, and conducted additional postdoctoral training at Weill Cornell in the Division of Molecular Medicine. ©American Society for Engineering Education
different dimensions of astudent-driven intervention on Black engineering student success and point to new quantitativemethodological approaches that may be used for any intervention to understand its impact onstudent success. Next steps to expand on this work include adding more academic history controlvariables, increasing sample size, and examining institution-driven interventions as variables. Thispaper would be of interest to engineering educators, student support practitioners, institutionalleaders, and all engineering stakeholders invested in understanding the broader ecosystem ofstudent support, especially for interventions that serve historically marginalized students
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 THE NEW YORK CITY LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE: A MODEL FORUNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS TRANSITION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAMS 2008 TO 2022AbstractThe NSF supported New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(NYC LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) at the City University of New York (CUNY) hadan objective to recruit and retain recent NYC LSAMP STEM graduates into a research/academiccareer that leads to the completion of a Ph.D. degree at CUNY or at other doctoral grantinginstitutions. Nine cohorts of the NYC LSAMP Scholars (110 participants) were supported atCUNY. Roughly 33 % of the NYC LSAMP participants were enrolled in
larger research pool on undergraduate students instead of graduatestudents (Holloman et al., 2020). This statistic speaks to the need to improve the support of Blackgraduate students in engineering. For this work, we envisioned a use-inspired approach where thetarget population, Black engineering Ph.D. students and their faculty advisors, along with recentBlack engineering Ph.D. alumni, become academic partners in co-creating a professionaldevelopment curriculum, procedures, and policies needed to equip individuals to be agents ofchange. For this paper, we will discuss ideations that were generated to propose a participatoryaction research for a recently funded grant whose goal will be to build inclusive and equitableengineering educational
teamwork and communication skills throughparticipation in the RC group meetings. Also, Engineering RC has a large number of students fromdifferent genders, countries and races that make it a good learning environment to increaseconfidence in mentoring students across diverse cultural identities and the relevance of theirracial/ethnic identity to mentoring.As a result of the group mentoring model, students were better equipped to change their projectwithin their field of interest or if a faculty mentor terminated their original project for any reason.Therefore, they could easily switch to new projects more closely related to their interests or careergoals. This approach helped students gain a broader perspective and develop a more diverse skillset
, New Mexico State University Dr. Catherine Brewer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at New Mexico State University.Dr. Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation Dr. Wendy Chi is director of ABC Research and Evaluation, specializing in education research and program evaluations of projects focusing on educational equity issues; specifically, the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields. Dr. Chi earned her PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Paulette Vincent-Ruz, New Mexico State University Dr. Paulette Vincent-Ruz is an Assistant Professor in Chemistry Education Research in the Chemistry
. A number of counselors were active in student organizations suchas the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers(SHPE), student engineering council, and the student org for minority engineering students. Oneparticipant described how, after encouragement from other counselors, joining the student orgsimpacted her: “I saw a whole new world to them [the student orgs]. It’s truly a friend group in these orgs. It’s truly people that support others and have fun, all that type of stuff. It’s less than just – because a lot of people, I know a lot of engineers that are just kinda running the game. So, they just join orgs to get the name… but these orgs, especially [identity
engineering and computing education and backend development.Jacob Underwood, Arizona State University Jacob is a sustainable civil engineering undergraduate student at Arizona State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work In Progress: Development of Customized Application for Neurodiverse Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineering college students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique challengesbeyond the rigor of the curriculum. Students with ASD may have sensory issues, communicationdeficits, and executive functioning challenges such as assignment organization and timemanagement [1]. At Arizona State University we have developed a program for
missions are much more focused on providing educational opportunities tolocal students who wish to pursue an education beyond high school. With a few exceptions,community college faculty seek external funding to develop new academic programs, improvecurricula and teaching, or implement student-centered professional development programs, oftenin partnerships with four-year institutions. Community college faculty's two main responsibilitiesare teaching and advising students. In this context, mentoring takes shape (Hensel, 2021). Forinstance, mentoring may occur in the classroom, the laboratory, and the office. In theirclassrooms, faculty uncover the hidden curriculum, introduce academic language, and promotethe notion of students becoming scholars
upon their cultural assets to overcome systemic barriers[Samuelson & Litzler, 2016]. Engineering educators are increasingly aware of these assets andare developing new, asset-based instructional approaches that recognize non-canonical skills andknowledge that students bring with them into the engineering classroom [Olayemi & DeBoer,2021; Jordan et al., 2019; Mobley & Brawner, 2019; Castaneda & Mejia, 2018], translating intoincreased retention of First-Generation students and Students of Color in the engineeringclassroom [Gonzalez & Wilson, 2020; Winkle-Wagner et al., 2020; Svihla et al., 2017] and intobroadened representation in the engineering workforce [Chubin et al., 2005]. These positiveoutcomes are underpinned by the
Paper ID #41650Summer Bridge Programs for Engineering Students: A Systematic LiteratureReviewDr. Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org Dr. Julie M. Smith is a senior education researcher at CSEdResearch.org. She holds degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and Software Development. She also completed a doctoral program in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. Her research focus is computer science education, particularly the intersection of learning analytics, learning theory, and equity and excellence. She was a research assistant at MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, working on a program aimed at improving equity
retention and persistence of students with financial need in STEMfields, research shows S-STEM programs increase students’ sense of belonging, self-efficacy,and science and engineering identity [35][38][39][40][41][43]. Students in BSU’s SEISMICprogram believed participating in the program increased their technical and transferable skills,aided in developing social and cultural capital, and played a role in increasing their self-efficacy[38]. Iona College, a Catholic coeducational institution in New Rochelle, New York where 99%of students receive financial aid, has an S-STEM program, DESIRE Scholars which servesChemistry and Computer Science students [41]. DESIRE Scholars receive a $6000 scholarshipeach academic year and are assigned a faculty
, 2024Strengthening Disaster Resilience Through Diaspora Engagement: A Study on Integrating Diaspora Communities into Engineering Education AbstractsIntegrating resilience into disaster management and harnessing the potential of diasporacommunities in engineering education curriculum is pivotal in equipping future engineers totackle the intricate challenges posed by disasters and their ramifications on diaspora populations.The construction industry has long grappled with a scarcity of skilled labor, which becomesespecially pronounced in the aftermath of disasters during the reconstruction phase. In theaftermath of a natural disaster, the active engagement of diaspora communities within socialnetworks can serve
through the world.What Are Some Practical Ways to Move Beyond the Research in Order to Support Engineeringand Computing Identity Development for Latina Students?Chicana feminism invites us, as engineering education educators, to step into consciousness in order toserve students. This means promoting identity development within and outside of the classroom byinvestigating the teaching and curriculum as well as advising and support changes needed to supportLatina students in these fields. In addition, this means empowering college leaders to act as catalysts ofchange and community building in order facilitate a multi-prong approach to enhancing engineering andcomputing identity development for Latina students.To fully embody this vision will
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Biome- chanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Senior Design, and Entrepreneurial Bioengineering. He is active in Engineering Education Research where he studies different mentoring strategies to ensure the academic and professional success of historically marginalized minorities. Further, he studies strate- gies for instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students as well as innovative approaches to teaching such as using virtual reality. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Work in progress: Investigating Historically Marginalized Group Disparities in Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurially Minded LearningMs. Mary Jia
Paper ID #40198Work In Progress: Exploring the Impact of a Mentoring Structure onFemale Persistence in EngineeringDr. Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida Dr. Kemi Akintewe is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Medical Engineering and the Director of the First-year Engineering Experiential learning at the University of South Florida (USF). Dr. Akintewe holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from USF, a Master in Materials Science & Engineering from the Ohio State University, and her Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York. Her research focuses on STEM
Paper ID #38269Indigenous Innovators: Creating Collaborative Student-EngineerInnovation Teams between Tribal Colleges and Research InstitutionsMr. Nicholas M. Bittner, University of North Dakota Nick is currently a Biomedical engineering student at the University of North Dakota since graduating with a associates in engineering from Cankdeska Cikana Community College located on the Spirit Lake nation. Utilizing the innovation based learning model found in his new department, he is spear heading an effort connect the Tribal colleges and Universities to forge long lasting and productive relationships.Ms. Rebecca Kennedy
mentees. In this paper, we discuss the design and implementation of the BP-AEmentoring program and show how we plan to expand and evaluate the program.IntroductionAerospace engineering is a relatively new branch of engineering that has plenty of momentumbehind it thanks to a booming commercial air transport industry, the popularity of technologiesthat rely on satellite technology, and the consistent needs of the U.S. defense and travelindustries. 2 Although the U.S. is a global leader in the production of aerospace and aviationtechnology and talent, it is facing increasingly stiff competition. As pointed out by recent reports,the increasing global competition is due to the aging of the current aerospace workforce and thefact that aerospace and
incorporate inclusive practices in the engineering curriculum which preparesneurodiverse students to achieve their full potential in the workforce. This work-in-progresspaper seeks to capitalize on the unique strengths of marginalized neurodiverse engineeringstudents. In this study, the innovation self-efficacy of engineering students who self-identify asneurodiverse is explored before and after a curricular intervention, which has been shown tohave the potential to enhance innovation self-efficacy, in an environmental engineering targetcourse. A previously validated Likert-type survey was used, which included the Very BriefInnovation Self-Efficacy scale, the Innovation Interests scale, and the Career Goals: InnovativeWork scale. Among the 47
) cognitive apprenticeship model has beendirectly applied to STEM studies because of its prioritization of cognitive skills, which is oftenrequired to engage in advanced problem-solving tasks common in STEM (Minshew, Olsen, andMcLaughlin, 2021). While each of these models as well as others has merit, they are limited intheir exploration of multiple mentor types especially as it pertains to the incorporation of anintersectional mentor. The LEGACY Scholars Program combines Walker et al.’s (2009) multiple apprenticeshipframework with a wedding model approach (e.g., old, new, borrowed, and blue) (Cox, 2015) tomentoring (Figure 3) that engages scholars, mentors, and members of the administrative team inauthentic dialogue to promote a culture that
environment that is perceived as "chilly" orunwelcoming for them. Growing research in engineering education has highlighted differences inwomen's educational experiences compared to men's. Women in engineering education havereported experiencing heightened levels of overwhelm due to the pace and workload of theengineering curriculum, reduced comfort in asking questions in class, lower confidence in theirabilities, and a diminished sense of belonging (Metz et al., 1999). The lack of diversityconcerning gender and race/ethnicity in engineering education influences the development ofbroader society. As such, we must make sense of the experiences of Latine engineering facultywho have persisted through the engineering pathway
) Research on classroom and school climate. In D. Gabel (ed) Handbook ofResearch on Science Teaching and Learning (pp. 493-541). New York: Macmillan.[13] Fraser, B. J. (1998a) Classroom environment instruments: Development, Validity, andapplications. Learning Environments Research, 1, 7-33.[14] Marquez, E., Garcia Jr., S. Creating a Learning Environment that Engages EngineeringStudents in the Classroom via Communication Strategies. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition. June 16-19, Tampa, Fl. Paper ID: 26093.[15] Marquez, E., Garcia Jr., S. Teaching Engineering Virtually: A Rapid Response to Address theAcademic Challenges Generated by COVID-19. 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference.March 24-26, Baylor University. Waco, Texas. Paper ID
Campbell-Montalvo is a cultural anthropologist who focuses on understanding how a range of people (including women, historically excluded racial/ethnic groups, and LGBTQIA+ students) are served in undergraduate STEM contexts, with an emphasis on engineering and biology. She is a postdoc- toral research associate in the Neag School of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Connecticut. In addition, Campbell-Montalvo is Co-PI on a $500,000 NSF grant that seeks to improve inclusion in biology education and biology education research through the Inclusive Environments and Metrics in Biology Education and Research network. Prior to her current role, Dr. Campbell-Montalvo was the
students and graduates have that limittheir possibilities of excelling in the Professional Engineering Examination and improvements tothe curriculum to increase the likelihood of success in the P.E. exam and address the poorpassing rate. The research analyzes large-scale perishable historical data provided by the PuertoRico examination board and Universities. This study will have two theoretical andmethodological contributions to the literature. It will: (1) advance our understanding to addressdiversity, equity, and inclusion issues related to our workforce and their success in theengineering and construction industry; (2) inform the literature on how to reform our educationcurriculum to accommodate the necessary tools needed to prepare minority
Paper ID #41216Supporting Undergraduate Engineering Students Who Are Primary Caregiversto Children: A Systematic Literature ReviewDr. Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org Dr. Julie M. Smith is a senior education researcher at CSEdResearch.org. She holds degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and Software Development. She also completed a doctoral program in Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. Her research focus is computer science education, particularly the intersection of learning analytics, learning theory, and equity and excellence. She was a research assistant at MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, working
agree or disagree with the following statements below. 1 (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) I can apply learning in a new context o o o o o (1) I wish to learn beyond the course o o o o o content curriculum (2) I can formulate questions and o o o o o generate own inquiries (3) I show more curiosity about the worldly o o o o o engineering problems (4) I enjoy
Paper ID #41507Employing the Rio Grande Basin as a Resource for Encouraging Hispanic-Americansto Pursue Engineering Education Work in ProgressDr. Daniel Tillman, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Tillman is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology, working primarily within the El Paso region of the southwestern United States. His research focuses on the implementation and assessment of innovative pedagogical approaches that address STEM inequities.Dr. Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso Diane works diligently to support minorities, especially women in STEM and preparing future educators to be STEM
an integrated modeling and testing environment.National Research 1 This is a book on the Panel on Undergraduate Engineering Education performed by the National Research Council. In Chapter 4 TheCouncil (1986) Curriculum, 3+2 curriculum is mentioned as a recent proposal for the engineering curriculum. The report considers 3+2 programs as experimental approaches to the professional model.Payton et al. (2012) 1, 2 Supported by statistical data, the study applies the Involvement, Regimen, Self-Management, and Social Networks (IRSS) theory to an early college program at Clark Atlanta University.Rockward (2002) 1 This document is a