, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kirsten Davis is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education and an M.S. student in Systems Engineer- ing at Virginia Tech. She is the graduate assistant for the Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, a global engineering course and study abroad program for first year engineering students. Her primary research fo- cuses on the design and assessment of global engineering programs, but she also studies the development of systems thinking skills in engineering students.Kirsten was recently awarded the Harold Josephson award for professional promise in international education by the Association of International Education Administrators.She holds a B.S. in Engineering &
is worth to mention that it was a really difficult task to organically integrate engineering,technological, and economic competencies into unified information blocks with interactiveeducational materials and practical cases derived from the experience of Russian enterprises.The emphasis on the interactivity of the learning process and the integration of real examplesof project implementation helps students to develop the proper motivation, research activityand real interest in the subjects studied. All these factors contribute to the development ofeducational environment in which students at a certain stage of training become theparticipants in real projects. They learn to analyze effectively their strengths and weaknesses,the technologies
to their major field of study under the mentorship of a faculty member. Allstudents strongly agreed with the statement, “this program helped me to increase my knowledgeProceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Educators 5in a specific research field” and they split responses between strongly agree and agree on thestatement “this program helped me to improve my research skills.” Furthermore, the studentswere asked questions about the value of scientific research and how this experience impactedtheir future decisions to attend graduate school and their overall academic career. Most of thestudents
therapeuticapplications, which are frequently referred to as BioMEMS or Biomedical Microsystems.Biomedical Microsystems research includes biological, biomedical, biochemical, andpharmaceutical analysis and synthesis using MEMS-based microsensors and microsystems. Atthe University of Cincinnati the state-of-the-art emerging MEMS and BioMEMS research wasintegrated within the graduate and undergraduate electrical engineering curricula. For the pastthree years a novel course Introduction to Biomedical Microsystems was offered. In these firstthree course offerings, enrollment has spread beyond the initial target audience of theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and now includes students from mechanicalengineering, environmental engineering, computer
and development has been supported in numerous studies 1-4. REU programs in particularhave been shown to support participating students’ involvement in research experiences andprojects, exposure to a simulated graduate school environment, and development of research-based skills 5-7. REU programs have also been shown to provide a refining experience in terms ofstudents’ beliefs and goals regarding the pursuance of graduate education 1. Seymour andcolleagues, for example, reviewed published studies and proceedings examining the impact ofundergraduate research experiences and found that such experiences provided benefits in severalareas 8. These included increases in research interest in specific research areas, a greater presenceof
Mentoring AbstractThis study introduces Lamar University’s AddreSsing the Gulf Coast REgion’s GraduatioNRaTe Crisis in Mathematics and Computer Science (ASCENT). The main goal of ASCENT isthe rapid graduation of outstanding mathematicians and computer scientists by providingscholarships and extensive academic support to community college students who transfer toLamar University (LU) and to current upper level LU students to complete bachelor’s degrees inmathematics or computer science in a timely manner. The academic support includes SummerBridge and Enrichment program, undergraduate research, multi-level mentoring, and post-graduate placement. The ASCENT program targets talented “at risk” students who
thecontext of international STEM graduates who is crucial in addressing workforce shortages in theU.S. While existing literature has explored general trends in Gen Z employment behaviors, thereis limited research focusing on international graduate students in STEM fields, especially thosefrom Asia and India, who contribute significantly to the U.S. economy. Gen Z faces severalbarriers in finding jobs that align with their skills and aspirations. However, their specificemployment preferences and retention factors remain underexplored. This study investigates theemployment priorities of international graduate students from a U.S. regional university in theMidwest, focusing on factors that will keep them in or chase them from an organization. Thestudy
thesynergistic effect of combining study-abroad opportunities with research experiences, leading toreported improvements in self-perceived research skills, personal growth, and the developmentof valuable professional connections among underrepresented minorities.The present study aims to provide program history, lessons learned, and future directions of aresearch abroad activity. Programs such as this are designed with the specific goal of enrichingthe undergraduate experience and bolstering the attainment of associate and bachelor's degrees,as well as facilitating progression into graduate studies in STEM fields for URMs. While thenumber of short-term research study abroad programs has been on the rise, there remains adearth of research exploring
their ethical judgment processes. He is also interested in cultivating educational environments that are inclusive and free of harassment.Elizabeth Moschella-Smith (Research Scientist) Elizabeth Moschella-Smith, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at the University of New Hampshire’s Prevention Innovations Research Center (PIRC). She graduated with a Ph.D. in Social Psychology and a M.A. in Justice Studies from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Moschella-Smith has over seven years of experience collecting, managing, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and utilizes mixed-method and longitudinal designs in her research. Her research focuses on factors that promote resiliency and growth in trauma survivors
AC 2010-1964: TEACHERS AS SCIENTISTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OFOUTCOMES FOR AN RET PROGRAMLisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa C. Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Benson teaches first year engineering, undergraduate research methods, and graduate engineering education courses. Her research interests include student-centered active learning in undergraduate engineering, assessment of motivation, and how motivation affects student learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance student learning. Her education includes
Paper ID #14786Racial Microaggressions within the Advisor-advisee Relationship: Implica-tions for Engineering Research, Policy, and PracticeDr. Brian A. Burt, Iowa State University Brian A. Burt is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University. He studies graduate stu- dents’ learning and achievement, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM fields. He also examines the institutional policies and practices that influence students’ educational and work- force pathways. His research, writing, and teaching and advising directly relate to his personal journey as a collegiate student
graduate research project. The means by which thissmall scale undergraduate research project served as a microcosm of graduate school researchwill be conveyed. Page 11.628.3 Figure 1- The Research on Research Concept Layout.Fundamentals of the Research on Research ProgramThe program invited faculty and undergraduate students from any department in the university toform partnerships. Four groups were from the College of Engineering and six from the Collegeof Arts and Sciences. The field of study of the participants and their faculty, along with theirfundamental research question, are shown in Table 1. As shown in Table 1, each
Research Data Librarian at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He is inter- ested in engineering information, data management in the physical sciences and has published extensively in the library literature. Page 26.1154.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Minding the gaps: Comparing engineering research output and library holdings at four large universitiesAbstractThis study compares serial subscriptions and holdings of conference proceedings at four largeacademic engineering libraries in Canada to determine where researchers are publishing
authors. To strengthen this work, post-graduation surveys of former students andemployers is critical to compare this course to prior offerings. Additionally, with only 12 groups and a totalof 33 students, all from the same university and same course offering, the conclusions and implications thatfollow should be viewed as the result of a preliminary and focused investigation. A larger study is neededto broaden the implied scope of this work. Finally, incorporation of other existing assessment tools andstrategies could aid in triangulating and validating these results within a broader context33-35.Conclusions and ImplicationsAs other researchers before, the authors of this paper found that an open active inquiry project, while morechallenging to
An Explorative Structural Equation Modeling of Grades for Engineering & Technology Educational Research Todd Holden, Vazgen Shekoyan, Sunil Dehipawala, George Tremberger, Jr, David Lieberman & Tak Cheung CUNY Queensborough Community College Physics Department 222-05 56th Ave Bayside NY 11364AbstractStructural equation modeling (SEM) has been used to probe the aspects that concerncausative hypotheses/elements contained in engineering and technology educationalresearch datasets; and to study the potential causal relationships. The grades in remedialcourses (reading, writing and high school math), college math, first physics course andgraduation GPA are used
An Explorative Structural Equation Modeling of Grades for Engineering & Technology Educational Research Todd Holden, Vazgen Shekoyan, Sunil Dehipawala, George Tremberger, Jr, David Lieberman & Tak Cheung CUNY Queensborough Community College Physics Department 222-05 56th Ave Bayside NY 11364AbstractStructural equation modeling (SEM) has been used to probe the aspects that concerncausative hypotheses/elements contained in engineering and technology educationalresearch datasets; and to study the potential causal relationships. The grades in remedialcourses (reading, writing and high school math), college math, first physics course andgraduation GPA are used
NSF ATE grant #1445841Overview of the Research Study:The goal of this NSF ATE research project was to investigate, analyze, and disseminatethe student success of up to 27,000 students who have completed at least one NSFCREATE consortium-funded course and to better assess the impact of over 12 years ofNSF ATE Center funding. In 2016-2017, the research analyzed the significant progress todegree and retention and certificate and degree attainment by community college. Thiswas reported at ASEE 2017. In the 2017-2018 research, a case study will be examined onthe on the 12 years of progress in transferring and graduating students from over 20community colleges to a California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) programwhich was developed
Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University MAURA BORREGO is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. Investigations of interdisciplinary graduate programs nationwide are funded through her NSF CAREER award.Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University JENNY LO is an advanced instructor in the Department of Engineering Education
Paper ID #25905The Shift from the Two- to Four-Year Institute: How Research ExperiencesImpact Community College StudentsMrs. Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University Megan Patberg Morin is a third year Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University. She is currently studying STEM education with a focus in Technology, Engineering, and Design. Her undergraduate de- gree is in Middle Childhood Education focusing on Math and Science from the University of Dayton, and her Master’s is also from NC State in Technology and Engineering Education. She currently works as Graduate Assistant in the Education and Workforce
(Kenneth Boorom, JamesBuffenbarger), SCP (John Rosato), and Zilog (Timothy Carns). Numerous others have availedof guest lecturing opportunities. Student evaluations have consistently indicated that thepractical experiences provided by these instructors were highly valued.III. The HART projectThe following is a small research project that has been chosen as an example of the novel waysof interaction that are being encouraged as part of the graduate studies in the College ofEngineering. The anticipated impact on graduate curricula and student skill sets is alsodiscussed.The project was initiated in the Fall of 2000 as a 2-dimensional modeling venture of vapordrying processes in high aspect ratio trenches (HART) in a semiconductor
studentsparticipating in Study Abroad before graduation from project partner sites.In the past twelve years (2008 - 2019) over 250 students participated in research experiences inover 30 different countries. Programming began with students participating in Sweden in 2008,followed by Colombia in 2009, Austria in 2010, the Netherlands in 2010, Brazil in 2013,Morocco in 2015, China in 2017 and Japan in 2018. Students conducted research in the areas ofMaterial Science, Economics, Water Quality, Environmental Science, Public Health,Biodiversity, Neuroscience, Transportation, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Ethno-Botany.The paper describes the inception and development of the Colombia based programs, in
types: engineering students (81%:48/59), engineering faculty and/or staff (17%: 10/59), and other (3%: 2/59). The “Other”category is of particular interest and is the result of two studies which analyzed communicationnetworks within online, openly available engineering platforms that were not restricted toengineering students or faculty/staff. Outside of the other category, there is an emphasis in theresearch on undergraduate engineering students over research considering engineeringfaculty/staff. Further, within the records including student participants, only 19% (9/48) of thosestudent-specific studies included graduates. Interestingly, however, the degree-path-completionspecific categories do not have a relative emphasis, contrasting our
Paper ID #7401Teaching for Transfer in Engineering High School Programs: A Study inProgressDr. Fred J Figliano, Troy University Fred J. Figliano is currently teaching pre-engineering courses in a high school setting. He is also an adjunct professor in the school of education at Troy University. Prior to his current positions, he graduated with a Ph.D. and an M.A.E.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Technology/STEM Education from Virginia Tech. As part of the graduate program in Technology/STEM education, he has taken part in courses to inform himself of STEM foundations, pedagogy, trends and
. effort to maintain competitiveness in the global marketplace. Continual technological innovation in industry isrecognized worldwide as the principal driving force for competitiveness and economic prosperity. Withoutdiminishing the importance of scientific research, it is now evident that continual technological innovation isprimarily a needs-driven creative professional practice requiring engineering leadership.Following a review of graduate engineering education and needs assessment studies of graduate engineers inindustry, it is now clear that a transformation in graduate education is needed to improve U.S. technology innovationand competitiveness in the worldwide economy. As a national priority, the educational investment in the
development activities. Thiscase study addresses the question whether digital badge programs are effective in addressing thestated needs of preparing undergraduate students for a highly versatile and multi-dimensionaltransportation workforce within the constraints of limited time and motivation for the involvedstudents. Over the course of last year, the program has recruited 100+ students across an array ofdisciplines who have demonstrated engagement in activities for primarily three badges:Transportation Awareness and Engagement, Transportation Research, and Transportation CoreSkills. The program has resulted in an increase in participation in various engagement, research,and experiential learning activities. Through qualitative and quantitative
Paper ID #21948Sustaining a Study Abroad Program at Scale: What Motivates Faculty Mem-bers to Engage in Such Programs?Dr. David B. Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in the De- partment of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of International Engagement in Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering edu- cation can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive.Dr. Holly
andoperating robots2.” Both of those definitions were proven to be true as I progressed throughoutmy experience.I was reluctant to enroll for the Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE)class my sophomore year, which paired me with a great graduate mentor to conductundergraduate research. The main focus of GLUE is to provide undergraduate students with areal-life perspective of graduate research and encourage students to pursue a degree beyond thecompletion of their undergraduate studies. Upon its completion, the class allowed me to take thefollowing knowledge from it: gain research experience as well as technical writing andpresentation skills, learn about the application process for graduate school, gain information
Paper ID #43363Promoting Transfer Students’ Success through Articulation Agreements: AnEmpirical Case Study in Mechanical EngineeringAnna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine Dr. Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist within the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. In her research, she aims to understand how students’ motivation and interest in the STEM fields can be fostered to secure their educational persistence and long-term career success. Trying to bridge the gap between theory and practice, she is currently involved in an NSF-funded project aimed at fostering the persistence and
who pursue, andgraduate with Baccalaureate Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM). Since its inception in November 1992, over 17,500 baccalaureate degrees have beenawarded to underrepresented minority students at CUNY. International Research (IR)experiences are increasingly seen as important components of the High Impact undergraduateactivities that lead to graduation, and continuation to graduate study. This paper will emphasize 1) how elements of the approach integrate into the NYCLSAMP program operations, 2) the university sites research facilities/activities 3) participantrecruitment, 4) pre-departure activities and 5) models for campus wide participation. Thepartnerships were formed over a ten year span
University. She worked in the Jackson Public School System as a Teacher’s Assistant for ten years before joining Jackson State University in 2005. Her current research interests are the importance of building strong foundations by enforcing the need for early preschool education and engineering education.Mrs. Josie H. Latham, Jackson State University, Undergraduate Studies and CyberLearning Ms. Josie H. Latham serves as the Coordinator of Intervention Services in the Department of Under- graduate Studies and CyberLearning at Jackson Store University. She earned her MA in Sociology from Jackson State University in 1992. She worked as the Executive Director of the I.S. Sanders YMCA for six years and Vice President of