Education a year later. Her re- search interests include exploration of marginalized engineering students’ experience, hidden identity, student mental health and wellbeing, and student support in engineering and computing education.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International Univer- sity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on engineering and education, including courses on engineering design, systems in society, and learning theories. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the
the engineering andICT curriculums. How can a method be developed to optimize this limited amount of time? Animportant issue involves preparing students to think about what is occurring and preparing to themthink about what is occurring and what is about to occur next, in the world around them. Studentsare thrust into a complex and continuously changing technological world that is not of their makingand yet it is a world to which they must become calibrated in as rapid a fashion as possible in orderto become effective professionals. Required courses within a curriculum prepare students for whataccrediting institutions think is necessary for students to navigate and be successful in professionalexistence, once they have graduated. The already
cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Minoritized Student Audio Narratives to Influence Faculty’s Empathic Understanding: Learning from Sophie and EnolaAbstractBackground: Undergraduate engineering education is a critical moment for student experiences andbroadening participation, yet many minoritized students experience it as unwelcoming, unsupportive, orexclusionary. Engineering faculty have
receive are high compared to many other workers [43]. Given that salaries andbenefits are the ‘bread-and-butter’ issues that unions have traditionally bargained most intenselyover, engineering unions have the unique opportunity to focus their bargaining power towardmaking improvements within the broader communities impacted by their work. Bargaining forthe Common Good is an offensive bargaining strategy which seeks to organize with communitypartners for contract demands which benefit and invest in the wider community as a whole, notjust the bargaining unit of the union, expanding notions of the participants, processes, andpurposes of bargaining [44, 45]. Bargaining for the Common Good campaigns also center racialjustice in their demands
-curricular experiences and their effects [3-5]. Most of the literature hasindicated that engineering students would benefit from co-curricular activities that includedprofessional skill development (e.g., leadership, critical thinking, communication) and broadenedstudents’ career choices [6, 7]. A research focus on engineering identity and its development asan important issue receives increasing attention in higher education [8-9]. Rodriguez et al. [10]point out that engineering students might choose to leave the field due to a lack of identificationof themselves as future engineers. Existing studies have shown that the experiences ofengineering students within co-curricular activities influence students’ engineering identityformation and
sources and ensuringthat it is used properly. Leeder [21] also specifies lateral reading as a standard practice studentsshould be encouraged to use as part of any research process, noting that this habit will makestudents more discerning consumers of information in general, not just in the classroom.Meola’s suggested lateral reading approach [41] is to teach students about peer and editorialreview, guide them through in-depth comparisons of web-based and peer-reviewed sources, andhelp them understand what corroboration means. This method has been effectively incorporatedin STEM courses, including a physics class [42]. However, instructors have noted that thisapproach requires more in-depth, time-consuming class instruction than a checklist [43].A
concept below: By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well- matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning. An irreducibly complex system cannot be produced directly (that is, by continuously improving the initial function, which continues to work by the same mechanism) by slight, successive modifications of a precursor system, because any precursor to an irreducibly complex system that is missing a part is by definition nonfunctional. An irreducibly complex biological system, if there is
and point BParticipantsEngineering student participants were recruited with campus flyers and an in-classannouncements in related engineering courses. Participants were required to have taken a juniorlevel hydraulic engineering course or successfully completed the module on headloss within thatjunior level hydraulic engineering course. Participation was voluntary and participants werecompensated $20 for the hour-long interview. Data for 16 engineering students were collected.The 16 students were either at a junior or senior class level pursuing a civil engineering degree.Of those 16 students, 11 students were male, and 5 students were female.Data CollectionData was collected during an hour-long problem-solving interview with engineering
: Preliminary evidence from the Concept Assessment Tool for Statics (CATS)IntroductionAssessment, specifically assessment for the development of curricula and evaluation of students’performance with respect to ABET accreditation requirements, has been an important aspect ofengineering education. Therefore, engineering educators need to implement rigorous assessmentpractices in their courses that are both valid and reliable, in a manner that would allow them tohave the necessary evidence to improve students’ learning.1 Engineering concept inventories(CIs) have been developed with the intention to be used by faculty to assess students’understanding of specific concepts. Unfortunately they have been used primarily to assess
Engineering Education, 2014 Thorium Fuel Cycle for a Molten Salt Reactor: State of Missouri Feasibility Study Yoonjo Jo Jo Leea, Matthew P. Simonesa, John C. Kennedyb, Hakan Usa, Phillip F. Makarewiczb, Janese A. Nehera and Mark A. Prelas, (a) Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, (b) Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MOAbstract This paper was generated as part of a course on advanced nuclear fuel cycles supportedthrough a curriculum development grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Comission. The coursewas graduate level and required a research component. The students in the course chose the topicof “Thorium Fuel Cycle for a Molten
ways.For navigational capital, faculty spoke about understanding the importance of equipping theirstudents to navigate their educational landscapes and environments. They understood thatstudents need to be taught how to navigate both their professional and cultural environments tothrive. At the same time, they saw that their role as including the creation of classroom structuresthat are fair and universally designed (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) to break down the barriersthat limit some students from succeeding. As a faculty, it is my obligation to be accommodating to any need from the students and provide a fair opportunity for success, where success is defined by, for example, course outcomes, and not by my beliefs or
ways.For navigational capital, faculty spoke about understanding the importance of equipping theirstudents to navigate their educational landscapes and environments. They understood thatstudents need to be taught how to navigate both their professional and cultural environments tothrive. At the same time, they saw that their role as including the creation of classroom structuresthat are fair and universally designed (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) to break down the barriersthat limit some students from succeeding. As a faculty, it is my obligation to be accommodating to any need from the students and provide a fair opportunity for success, where success is defined by, for example, course outcomes, and not by my beliefs or
electrical engineering at the University of North Dakota. Prof. Johnson has been an electrical engineering faculty member at the University of North Dakota since 1988, and he served as the department chairperson from 1999 through 2005. Prof. Johnson earned his B.S.E.E. at UND in 1959 and his M.S.E.E. at Iowa State University in 1962. His teaching experience varies from numerous MBA courses to a variety of engineering courses including circuits, electronics, robotics, image processing, and senior design.Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota Doug Olsen is a Project Manager for the Center for People and the Environment at UND, where he has led the student and faculty development
concernregarding ineffective instructional time results in them resorting to what they are most familiarusing, non-digital resources.A related theme was the limited prior experience students had with specific technologies and thespeed with which they could use them. One teacher (T8) succinctly indicated on her survey that abarrier to technology integration is “Children having [insufficient] background knowledge ofhow to use them.” This was problematic in that teacher’s eyes because of the time it takes forstudents to become sufficiently acquainted with technology to use it effectively. As T2explained, “I tend to come across challenges when students do not have enough time to becomefamiliar with the software.” A third teacher (T19) expressed how even
experiences of undergraduate en- gineering students and engineering educators. In addition to teaching undergraduate engineering courses and a graduate course on entrepreneurship, she also enjoys teaching qualitative research methods in the Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD program at ASU. Recently, she and her colleagues pub- lished a book, Transformative Teaching: A Collection of Stories of Engineering Faculty’s Pedagogical Journeys. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Understanding how Novice Indian Faculty Engage in Engineering Education ResearchAbstractUnlike engineering research, engineering education
Julie P. Martin is the Director of the Engineering Education Transformations Institute at University of Georgia. Julie is a Fellow of ASEE, a member of ASEE’s Hall of Fame, and the editor-in-chief of Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.Dr. Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University Dr. Douglas is an Associate Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on improving methods of assessment in engineering learning environments and supporting engineering students.Prof. Eric Holloway, Purdue University Prof. Eric Holloway currently serves as a Professor of Engineering Practice in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He also holds a courtesy faculty
experiences as student leaders that helped shape them intosuccessful and respected engineering leaders.For example, clear communication is essential to effective leadership. In industry, engineersoften must be able to communicate their ideas or solutions with clients, they must communicate aproject’s goals and vision to collaborators, and they must communicate with peers on teams toaccomplish goals. Their experiences as leaders in NSBE and SHPE helped the participantspractice all of these communication dynamics. Furthermore, many participants describedexperiencing first-hand the consequences of poor communication when working within theorganizations. For example, some participants spoke of miscommunications resulting in conflictbetween themselves and
affect job satisfaction.43 Theaffective organizational climate refers to relationships between people within a department andinstrumental organizational climate refers to access to resources, information, and promotion.Essentially, gender discrimination on an interpersonal level and on a more tangible, resourcelevel can influence women faculty’s perception of their department and their work satisfaction.“Thus, the literature on workplace climate suggests that those environments that are sexist ormore hostile toward women create an undesirable work atmosphere that is tied to poorer workoutcomes, whereas positive climates and effective leadership foster good work outcomes.”38SEXUAL HARASSMENTIn 2003, a meta-analysis of the reported incidence rates
can engage in advanced ethical reasoning that considers multiple perspectives[15], and provide more effective contributions to complex, sociotechnical problems [16], [17].Our current work seeks to share our insights and recommendations for adapting three differentdata generation methods for the purpose of eliciting complex belief sets to enable reflexivity.Reflexivity is largely internal- while reflexive practices can be facilitated with external support,the individual must choose to engage deeply with their own beliefs and assumptions to practicereflexivity [6], [18]. Thus, collaborative methods are critical for reflexivity because surfacingbeliefs and engaging in sensemaking around beliefs must be done internally (but may besupported
, specifically, on mining “the wealth of expertise, ideas,and latent insights that lies scattered across or deeply embedded in . . .organizations” and“capitalizing on those intellectual resources—using existing knowledge to improve performanceor combining strands of knowledge to create something altogether new” (p. 1). The authors drawtheir conclusions from examination of practices and outcomes at BP Amoco during the 1990sand focus primarily on a manager named David Nagel as a case study in T-shaped management.Where the report from the British Computer Society focuses on the need for T-shaped managersand the means for developing them, Hansen and Oetinger’s treatment of the topic shows T-shaped management in action at the level of individuals and an
skills into the curriculum through direct curricular activities and, moreimportantly, through co-curricular and extracurricular activities where students obtain realexperience practicing and honing their professional skills.The focus on the development of students who can effectively utilize a set of professional skillsis not surprising, given that the global economy is currently situated within a knowledge-basedcontext [8] where professional skills are critical to business success [9]. For example,Moldoveanu and Narayandas [9], note that organizations across a wide variety of industriesrecognize and value professional skills necessary for survival in today’s complex knowledgeeconomy. Professional skills are valued at all levels and are no
interacting with them. For example, Brandy recalled,Because, we have to think about our hair. Then, of course, I'm sure you know the negative stereotypesassociated with getting angry. It's like even when I'm blatantly disrespected, I still have to keep my cool,which has happened. I've had someone questioned my intelligence, I've had a professor call me an angryblack woman, I've dealt with a lot of stuff being at LPU. But I still have to figure out how to keep a calmface in the face of adversity. Especially, because I don't want it to reflect badly on myself or anyonecoming up after me. Because, I know it's not necessarily my job to represent for my race. But at the sametime, people do tend to have interactions with people and go throughout their
learningand developing process skills and capabilities that are increasingly intertwined with core researchand development in industry sectors (e.g., health care, construction, automotive) most importantto the country’s economic future [1]. AM is essential to the U.S. economy because it is the mainpipeline for new products and productivity-enhancing processes.In response to the growing global competition, many manufacturing companies are in the processof adopting advanced manufacturing technologies to improve their business operations. Recentadvances in machine learning, biotechnology and materials science are creating newopportunities for global competition in manufacturing based on scientific and technologicalinnovation. Though the United States
simulation discussed above specifically focuses on dougong and templeconstruction specifically, the educational principles that it employs can be applied to othersimilar subjects as well. The main draw of the model and the IDS is that it can be used todemonstrate the construction techniques of dougong more effectively than previous literature onthese types of components. The first reason for this is that the three-dimensional models allowstudents to piece together the final appearance and details of most dougong, allowing them topicture the overall outcome of the process more clearly. The second reason is that the animationsand sequences provided by the IDS can help students follow the process of the dougongassembly more easily than previous
diverse students maychoose engineering disciplines other than environmental engineering at a higher rate.IntroductionThe Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) made an initialeffort to count environmental engineers in 20041. That study sought to determine if demographicinformation for environmental engineers, including students, faculty, and practitioners exists, if itis accurately collected, and if it is effectively reported. The evaluation showed thatenvironmental engineering demographic data is available, but with two main limitations. Thefirst limitation is that the most comprehensive sources for environmental engineeringdemographics data for students (American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and
design teaching team. Her teaching and course development focus on creating interactive learning activities at the intersection of design, leadership, teamwork, and identity formation. Her research focuses on methods to improve the teaching and learning of team effectiveness in engineering design courses.Mrs. Liz A. Kuley, University of Saskatchewan Elizabeth Kuley is a graduate of civil engineering at the University of Saskatchewan and currently com- pleting a Masters of Science studying the retention of engineering students at the University of Saskatchewan.Robyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn is a Master’s student researching engineering leadership education at the University of Calgary. She graduated from
given.The littleBits activity could be improved by including more assistance from the mentors. Thementors could offer a few suggestions to the groups that needed a bit more encouragement.Nonetheless, the goal of this activity to help the girls develop their confidence in independentexploration with hardware was achieved. Figure 7: Participants engaged in littleBits activityDesigning an Electronic Greeting Card:During the final activity of the day, the group returned to the Maker’s Space. The girls learnedabout batteries, polarity, conductive materials, LEDs and DC motors. They were also taught howto solder. They were then challenged to use their own creativity to design an electronic greetingcard.The activity started with a
Paper ID #21386Military Veteran Students’ Pathways in Engineering Education (Year 4)Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a BS from Cornell University and the MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr
University. Before his full-time appointment with EAFIT, he served as Engineering Director for a chemical company for 7 years. His research interests are focused on the practice and teaching of process design, simulation and control and also on faculty and institutional development through engineering education research.Ms. S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette S. Zahra Atiq is a PhD student at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Her research interests include: computer science education specifically on teaching computer programming to undergraduates and how to improve their learning experiences. She is also interested in understanding student behaviors and performance in
Paper ID #12035Going Globally as a Russian Engineering UniversityDr. Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University Julia Ziyatdinova graduated from Kazan State Pedagogical University in 1999. Her major areas of study were foreign languages and she finished her University course with honors and qualification of teacher of English and Turkish. She continued her training and obtained PhD in Education degree in 2002. The topic of her PhD study was titled ”System of Character Education in the US Schools: Current State and Trends for the Development”. She also received additional minor degrees