the engineering faculty. The resultssuggest a) supporting first-year undergraduate students as they, particularly women, have theirlowest grades in the first year, b) diversifying admission requirements to benefit from the largeapplicant pools in the most populated departments, c) improving international applicants’admission success rate, who are refused admission due to high tuition fees, d) enhancingdomestic students application rate, and e) learning from success stories in the faculty.Keywords: gender equity, gender parity, engineering, graduate studiesIntroductionThe small number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and morespecifically, in engineering, has been well documented during the last few decades [1], [2
: Research Question: How are leadership functions distributed in engineering design teams?Efforts to answer this research question will seek to determine and describe the distribution ofleadership task performance amongst members within design teams. If the distribution ofleadership functions is wide, then it is possible that the practiced behaviors for students can besufficient to meet the learning needs [54]. If there are gaps in the distribution, then educationalinterventions might be deployed to fill these experiential gaps.Survey developmentThe survey instrument must establish the leader – follower or leader – member relationship of therespondent to each team member. This will enable the study of the leadership networks
majority academic community [6].Second, the field of engineering contains a diverse set of areas and job types where diversegender disparities are apparent. Faulkner (2009) examined how some engineering tasks areperceived as feminine and placed gendered dualistic styles into six groupings: technical (i.e.engine design), social (i.e. working with people such as clients), hard (i.e. computer programing),soft (i.e. implementing safety procedures in the workplace), abstract (i.e. doing calculations), orapplied (i.e. running an experiment). The technical aspect is highly valued, associated withmasculinity and more fitting for men whereas the social aspect is less valued, referred to asfeminine and more fitting for women [10]. Pawley (2012) explained
Paper ID #14167Enriching Engineering Education with RelationsProf. Peter Goldsmith P.Eng., University of Calgary Peter Goldsmith is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Calgary. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. His research interests are in human-computer interfaces, control theory, robotics, mechanism analysis and design, applied and pure mathematics, and engineering education. Page 26.674.1 c American Society for
has worked in the areas of construction of infrastructures and buildings, failure assessment of buildings and bridges, construction accident investigations, forensic engineering, ancient buildings, ancient bridges, and the ancient history of science and engineering for over 40 years. The tools he uses include fault tree analysis, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.Dr. Michael Parke, The Ohio State University Dr. Parke has over twenty years experience in satellite based earth science research. He has been teaching first year engineering for the past eighteen years, with emphasis on computer aided design, computer programming, and project design and documentation.Ms. Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio
, Mining, Chemical Engineering, and Computer Scienceand Electrical Engineering. Within this group, there were 92 responses to the pre-test and 51responses to the post-test (total 143). There were 135 faculty participants so the pre-test responserate is 68 percent and the post-test rate is 38 percent. The natural science and mathematicsdepartments are Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Geography, Mathematics, Statistics andPhysics. There are 96 responses to the pre-test and 59 responses to the post-test (total 155). Therewere 150 faculty participants so the pre-test response rate is 64 percent and the post-test rate is39 percent. The social and behavioral science departments are Psychology, Sociology, andPolitical Science. This group returned 42 pre
ofthe research has focused on retention in college, since the attrition rate of minority students ismuch higher than that of their white counterparts[11]. In 2010, African Americans comprised5.9% of students enrolled in engineering programs[16] and in 2014 held only 3.5% of the totalnumber of engineering bachelor’s degrees[40], suggesting that collegiate retention is crucial.In “Designing for Success,” the Institute for Broadening Participation outlines 12 positive factorsthat influence student persistence (and, thereby, retention) in engineering[19]. Several of theseitems factor in before a student’s admission to college (i.e., adequate preparation for collegiateSTEM courses, afterschool/summer learning opportunities in K—12), occur in the
parameters; specifically the wallthickness of the can has to be strong enough for stacking purposes yet as light as possible forcost. Then, using “Increase the degree of an object's segmentation” heuristic, the wall of the cancould be redesigned from flat to corrugated to increase strength. In order for the TRIZ heuristicsto be employed, a base concept must exist and the specific characteristics that must be achievedidentified. The TRIZ manual suggests that the approach must be learned and practiced to besuccessfully utilized. The majority of the TRIZ heuristics do not overlap with Synectics orSCAMPER, as they are focused on specific engineering mechanisms (such as pneumatics),parameters, and related conflicts and trade-offs.The two other approaches
: graduate students of color learning and living in academia,” Int. J. Qual. Stud. Educ., vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 265–288, Mar. 2004, doi: 10.1080/09518390310001653907.[9] C. T. Amelink and C. D. Edwards, “EXPLORING THE SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES OF UNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS,” J. Women Minor. Sci. Eng., vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 357–379, 2020, doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2020032606.[10] E. O. McGee et al., “Black engineering students’ motivation for PhD attainment: passion plus purpose,” J. Multicult. Educ., vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 167–193, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.1108/JME-01-2016-0007.[11] H. Okahana, J. Allum, P. P. Felder, and R. G. Tull, “Implications for practice and research from Doctoral Initiative on
population ofengineers, it does suggest that such a bias may exist, and certainly indicates that there is thepotential for a diversity of interpretations.RQ 2. What—if any—effect does interpreting variability as “error” have on engineers’ decisionmaking when using data for design?Some participants, upon learning the observed variability was “error,” elected to change theirapproach from a conservative analysis to a more dangerous approach based on a central value(mean or median). While rare (2/24 participants), this phenomenon demonstrates the fraughtnature of a “non-communicative” stance to interdisciplinary communication. Statisticians whoinsist on using an endemic meaning of “error” in engineering collaborations without clarifyingterms open the
Paper ID #42829Development of a Climate Survey for Engineering Doctoral Students from anIntersectional Approach: First-Round Validity EvidenceDr. So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati Dr. So Yoon Yoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. Dr. Yoon received her Ph.D. in Gifted Education, and an M.S.Ed. in Research Methods and Measurement with a specialization in Educational Psychology, both from Purdue University, IN, USA. She also holds an M.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a B.S
Conflicting Models of the Product Life Cycle: Worldviews and the Design of TechnologyRICHARD DEVONProfessor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn StateUniversity. He was Interim Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program fortwo years, Director of the PA Space Grant Consortium, and founding Director of theEngineering Design Program. He teaches design, and researches and publishes on designeducation with current interests in Cloud computing platforms, global design, and rapidprototyping.RICHARD SCHUHMANNProfessor Rick Schuhmann has been a faculty member at Penn State since 1998 and iscurrently the Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development
engineered artifact is always ahypothesis which can be disproved by failure. “The process of engineering design may be considered a succession of hypotheses that such and such an arrangement of parts will perform a desired function without fail. As each hypothetical arrangement of parts is sketched either literally of figuratively on the calculation pad or computer screen, the candidate structure must be checked by analysis. The analysis consists of a series of questions about the behavior of the parts under the imagined conditions of use after construction…Absolute certainty about the fail- proofness of a design can never be attained, for we can never be certain that we have been exhaustive in
functions. This same student may become more open tostudying other aspects of polynomials and other functions. These techniques can provide a quickcheck of computer-generated graphs or be employed when a computer is unavailable orinconvenient. If we desire to recruit more students into the analytical and other sciences, weneed to discover better, easier and more pleasurable ways to present conventional math conceptsbefore attempting to accelerate curricula by moving advanced differential concepts into thelower grades.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Polynomials 3. Arithmetic operations on functions and their effect on curves Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 4. Elementary operations on curves and
. These techniques can provide a quickcheck of computer-generated graphs or be employed when a computer is unavailable orinconvenient. If we desire to recruit more students into the analytical and other sciences, weneed to discover better, easier and more pleasurable ways to present conventional math conceptsbefore attempting to accelerate curricula by moving advanced differential concepts into thelower grades.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Polynomials 3. Arithmetic operations on functions and their effect on curves Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 4. Elementary operations on curves and the algebra needed to produce them Translations, stretches, compressions and flips 5
orimmunocompromising health conditions and pregnancy), as well as levels of experience inworking within the COVID treatment area. Experience was important due to the often-changingprotocols, as the hospital adjusted policies as more was learned about the virus. This too was notunique, but typical of all emergency departments around the world, as guidance from the CDCand other health organizations evolved over time [10].For the four-room assignments, presented in Table 4, special protocols and changing policieswere not a factor, nor was preexisting health concerns. However, the four-room assignmentswere even more dramatic in the levels of consistency of personnel allocation. The charge nursesexplained that these assignments often correlated to levels of
Paper ID #39200Work in Progress: Efficacy of a Peer Mentoring Program forUnderrepresented First-Year Students at a Predominantly White InstitutionDr. Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University Dr. Kelyn Rola is a Research Professor in the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education in the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University. She is Director of the Thrive Scholars Program in the Lyle School, which supports historically underrepresented students in engineering and computer science during their transition to college. She received her Doctorate in Education Policy and Leadership at SMU with an emphasis
Paper ID #38933Understanding Faculty Perspectives of Interdisciplinary Graduate ProgramsMaya Menon, Virginia Tech Maya Menon is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She completed her under- graduate degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University and graduate degree in Robotics and Automation from Amrita University. Her research focuses on understanding how engineering education can empower young engineers to work toward a sustainable future, including interdisciplinary engineering education and faculty decision-making.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of
from an advisor, a department, or the university as a whole [34], [35].For example, participant 15 states that they feel “like I'm constantly needing to raise the barwhen it comes to research and work harder to maintain my relationship with my PI,” whileparticipant 38 shared that they “probably will have to leave the program because there doesn'tseem to be a "learning" culture at [University]. Professors only care about their research anddon't focus on being better teachers.” The External Pressures theme was applied with theWork-Life Balance - Negative theme for two participants. Participant 22 describes the struggle toreconcile work-life balance with external pressures as follows: “Finding the balance of takingcare of myself and completing
- mental Engineering and Teaching/Research Assistant at Moss School of Construction, Sustainability and Infrastructure, Florida International University. Her research interest includes Sustainable and resilient infrastructure, Engineering Education, and Sustainable transportation system.Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Training construction management students
. Additionally, these data show a counter-story to the commonmodel minority fallacy when Asian students are hypothesized to be plagued by systemic issuesless than other students of color and improperly aggregated with White students.2 Methodology2.1 Data CollectionThis work focuses on academic records of engineering students enrolled at a predominantlyWhite, mid-sized, private, Jesuit institution in the Midwest, herein described as the university ofinterest. The university has four engineering departments: biomedical engineering; civil,construction, and environmental engineering; electrical and computer engineering; andmechanical engineering. The university annually enrolls approximately 11,000 students withapproximately 1,200 undergraduate engineering
classes, assessment measures of both students and faculty, and the effects on student learning of increased reliance on teaching-faculty without tenure. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The benefits of writing machine-graded final exams to be capable of more nuanced feedback in large foundational mechanics courses.AbstractWe discuss an approach to multiple-choice exams that awards partial credit to students whomake minor common mistakes when calculating their numerical solutions, in order to promotemore nuanced feedback and grading. Assessing student performance in large
datagenerated from the plate heat exchanger along with typical values for overall heat transfercoefficient, individual heat transfer coefficients, effectiveness, and number of transfer units (NTU)in order to demonstrate that the apparatus is capable of producing data which follow the expectedtrends.2 Design of Plate Heat Exchanger Apparatus2.1 Design CriteriaThe primary goals identified for the design of the plate heat exchanger experiment were forstudents to be able to learn the principle of operation of a plate heat exchanger, and for them to beable to analyze the effect of flow rate and flow configuration (co-current vs counter-current) onthe performance of the heat exchanger. To achieve these goals, several design criteria wereidentified
socialize and network, leading to increased opportunities and learning outcomes. It just makes you calmer in stressful situations. Communication has made a positive imp nothing bad happened it distresses me Helps keep my mind level no overthinking Honestly, has me become more confident and relaxed about my thoughts. Helps me become more social Table 22. Overall, please rate how was your personal life affected using Nonmedical Marijuana. - Group detractor 5 0-5 0utof 10 passive 2 8 0utof 10 promoter 7 9-10 0utof 10 Table 23. Do you believe that marijuana is an addicting drug
peer, faculty, alumni or industry mentors, but can alsoinclude informal programs like student organizations, living learning communities, sharedworkspaces and woman-focused events. While formal mentoring can ensure a given frequencyof meeting or set of activities, much of the community experience is drawn from informalmentoring relationships [9].Studies evaluating interventions for women in engineering programs have shown great increasesin retention, attributing much of the success to an increase in self-efficacy [2], [15], [17].However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant shift in extracurricularactivities of all kinds. Typical closures included the elimination of face-to-face social activities,migration of coursework to
Paper ID #32614Initial Faculty Perceptions of Scrum for Departmental ChangeDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona BeachDr. Timothy A. Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Tim Wilson is chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.Olivia Elizabeth Roa, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Initial Faculty Perceptions of Scrum
Social Psychology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1243–1248, 2011.M. Rigoglioso, “Simple Interventions Bridge the Achievement Gap Between Latino and White Students, Stanford Researcher Finds,” Stanford Graduate School of Business, 19-Feb- 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/simple-interventions- bridge-achievement-gap-between-latino-white-students-stanford.N. Thomas and R. Erdei, “2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference,” Stemming Stereotype Threat: Recruitment, Retention, and Degree Attainment in STEM Fields for Undergraduates from Underrepresented Backgrounds American Society for Engineering Education, 2018. [Online]. Available: https
moreoften in their work. Students who discuss issues arising in disaster contexts such as public transitmentioned above in the classroom, connecting technical lessons to societal applications, are morelikely to make this connection outside of class [25]. If students routinely discuss social inequitieswhile in a supportive learning environment, they might be more likely to draw on this experiencein times of crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic.Response Differences across GendersA statistical association was revealed between responses including macroethical themes and thestudents’ self-identified gender, women versus men. Notably, other gender identities were notpresent at high enough frequencies to test. Women respondents were more likely to
andtraditional sciences referred to students in biology, chemistry, geoscience, and mathematicalsciences. The background and demographic details of mentees can be found in Table 4.Table 4. Demographics and background information of the mentees who responded to thesurvey. Number Percentage Gender Female 37 58% Male 25 39% Other 2 3% Major Computer and Information Technology Sciences 6 9% Engineering