, because of this mission, they face some distinctive challenges and any definition ought to reflect this”. “For social entrepreneurs, the social mission is explicit and central. This obviously affects how social entrepreneurs perceive and assess opportunities. Mission-related impact becomes the central criterion, not wealth creation. Wealth is just a means to an end for social entrepreneurs.” … “It is inherently difficult to measure social value creation. How much social value is created by reducing pollution in a given stream, by saving the spotted owl, or by providing companionship to the elderly? The calculations are not only hard but also contentious. Even when improvements can be measured
affirm pro-active choices around the social and technological trade-offs thatminimize adverse effects.6 Engineering educators can also invite students to critique innovationmodels of organizations like IDE and Practical Action. Through simulation, students can learnhow to identify problems faced by a community.44, 79 Furthermore, students can assess impacts ofinnovations in particular communities.28 Students who develop and critique communityengagement strategies in simulated learning environments may have greater opportunity toreflect on their own field experiences. Lastly, educators analyzing the field experiences oforganizations such as IDE and Practical Action can analyze field experiences of their own globalservice-learning
University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s AD- VANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose diverse projects and group members are described at the web- site http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was awarded a CAREER grant in 2010 for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using
for licensure. This position paper, “MandatoryEducational Requirements for Engineering Licensure,” was subsequently endorsed by eight otherprofessional societies and the Executive Board of the Engineering Deans Council, and thenpublished on a specially developed website.6 The position paper is included as Appendix A of Page 25.1361.2this paper.PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the key points of opposition presented in the ASMEposition paper, “Mandatory Educational Requirements for Engineering Licensure,” from twocomplementary perspectives: Validity of each specific point of opposition, based on objective evidence, logic, and
management and customers. While this is currently not a required seminar, it is open and encouraged for all interested students.Faculty Retreats As one can see, in response to the Product Development Summit, the programs began tomake a slow move towards creating a more formal focus in product development. In the Fall of2010, these changes were assessed and discussed in several faculty meetings. It was at this timethat a more drastic shift was considered. As previously discussed, the need for two separateprograms had steadily declined, and the programs were looking for a new selling proposition as Page 25.1071.5well. It was decided that as
more than one individual at an institution. Filling out oursurvey was often more than a matter of just a few minutes, so we believe that it is safe to assumethat we received only one response from an institution unless the responses were for differentprograms. Altogether we emailed to 90 institutions. In our email message we requestedrecipients to forward our message to any other colleagues that might be helpful in assessing thestate of practice in undergraduate Software Engineering education, so our message may havegone to recipients that were not on our email list.We gave our respondents the opportunity to identify themselves and or their institution but only5 (other than ourselves) identified themselves or their institution.We sent email to
regarding the current status of ETDsSeveral aspects of ETD access have been considered. Of these, the two primary considerationsseem to be the breadth or completeness of information accessible in the ETD format, and theimmediacy and ease of access with the ETD format.Availability: measured by breadth of information in ETDsIt is clear from the data presented in the charts that the ETDs restrict the breadth of informationavailable to researchers. Over 50% of the total ETDs produced at Virginia Tech, and nearly 40%of the Engineering ETDs from Virginia Tech, are either not available outside the Virginia Techcommunity, or are not available at all.When assessing the variety, comprehensiveness, or totality of information available, the ETDsdo not compare
engineering careers and curriculum is well-known. ABET lists“an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” as astudent outcome in its outcomes-based assessment of engineering curricula [1]. Early careerengineers often describe effective teamwork and interpersonal skills as the most importantcompetencies in their jobs [2, 3]. The formation of teams can significantly affect how well a teamworks together, and team formation and function have been studied in engineering curriculum fordecades [4–6]. Previous research has shown that teams are more effective when instructors createthe teams considering students
literature review,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019.41. H. H. Wang, T. J. Moore, G. H. Roehrig, and M. S. Park, “STEM integration: Teacher perceptions and practice,” Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J- PEER), vol. 1, no. 2, 2011.42. M. Sandelowski, “Whatever happened to qualitative description?” Research in Nursing & Health, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 334-340, 2000.43. S. Yasar, D. Baker, S. Kurpius-Robinson, S. Krause, and C. Roberts, “Development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers’ perceptions of engineers and familiarity with teaching design, engineering, and technology
obedience andpunishment (be obedient only to avoid punishment) to (6) universal ethical principles (sense ofjustice is more important than law). With the stages being associated with age, Kohlberg’sTheory assess the moral reasoning applied by individuals at these varying developmental stagesand how they increasingly consider the viewpoints of those around them when confronted moraldilemmas they are ill-equipped to solve. Hoffman’s [27] Theory of Empathy and MoralDevelopment works around Hoffman’s accepted definition of empathy as “the involvement ofpsychological processes that make a person have feelings that are more congruent with another’ssituation than his own situation” [27, pp. 30]. This theory offers the idea that one’s empatheticdistress
, “Characterization of Problem Types in Engineering Textbooks,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Aug. 2022. Accessed: Dec. 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/characterization-of-problem-types-in-engineering-textbooks[4] D. J. Treffinger, G. C. Young, E. C. Selby, and C. Shepardson, “Assessing Creativity: A Guide for Educators,” National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, Dec. 2002. Accessed: Dec. 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED505548[5] K. Kazerounian and S. Foley, “Barriers to Creativity in Engineering Education: A Study of Instructors and Students Perceptions,” J. Mech. Des., vol. 129, no. 7, pp. 761–768, Jul. 2007, doi: 10.1115/1.2739569.[6] S. R. Daly
settings to professional careers, they facethe imperative task of acquiring not only technical expertise but also hands-on experience andpractical insights to be effective in their engineering work. This experiential learningencompasses problem-solving, critical thinking, project management, effective communication,collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, adaptability to industry trends, and a profoundunderstanding of real-world constraints and challenges and therefore involves addressing variousethical dilemmas. In today's society, heightened awareness and expectations concerning ethicaland equity issues underscore the need to assess the preparedness of early-career engineers tonavigate this complex landscape in their professional journeys. To
values into equationsbut adjusting the equation itself to model a different phenomenon is much more difficult. Third,with the right software, ABMs can produce rich visualizations to help learners interpret and learnfrom the output of a model.1.3 Learning Theories: Model-Based LearningModel building is at the core of scientific practice [18], [19]. Modeling theory itself began as aninvestigation of how science works and has since grown into an educational theory of its ownwith many taking the stance that modeling should be at the core of science education [20]. Thegoal is for students to learn disciplinary knowledge while also gaining procedural knowledge ofhow to use, create and assess models.Our discussion of modeling in science refers to the
in ways that reinforce existing power structures. This underscores theimportance of critically assessing educational materials for their role in upholding or challenginghegemonic narratives within the engineering discipline and broader society–an avenue that wewish to explore further.From an STS perspective, policy is considered an integral part of infrastructure, as it shapes thecontext of the specific places in which scientific and technological work unfolds. Policies dictatewhat is built, how it is used, who has access to it, and the norms of its use and conversely, theconsequences of a lack of transparent policy around how spaces are regulated. Yet, policies alsomust be translated and performed, and those performances are in part guided
assess the extent to which students benefited from the learning outcomes, weconducted a survey at the conclusion of the study. The survey was given to everystudent who had participated, and it included both open and close ended questions. Toget quantifiable information about the students' perceptions of their learning outcomes,teamwork, and general satisfaction with the project, the closed-ended questions wereemployed. On the other hand, open-ended questions were used to gather qualitativeinformation on the experiences, difficulties, and recommendations for improvement bythe pupils. Using statistics and content analysis, the survey results were analysed, andcertain conclusions drawn. The results can be seen below in figure 15.The success of the
, “But it can also be the other way of, like, you feel like you belong. And so you have the power to exclude others from feeling like [they belong]; it goes both ways. But I'm not sure what inherently about feeling like you belong gives you power in a situation beyond just like the risk assessment changes. (S4)Finally, three of the four student participants pointed to their realization of having the power tomake people feel included, “I can also approach that, as here's this other female in engineering, who, I have the power to make them feel included. Especially as another female in engineering, even if it's just feeling included in women in mechanical engineering, that's great too. Then it's something
engineering-related expenditures and education impact or influence HBCUs' Research 1status potential? Moreover, the approach to answering the research questions was directly in linewith how Carnegie Classification® determined their ratings. Thus, the data used to assess theirdesignations was pulled and analyzed from varying national data sources and data provided atthe institutional offices. Four years for national datasets were included in this study so thatchanges over time could be captured.Results and DiscussionFor RQ #1: Which historically black college and/or university (HBCU) will obtain CarnegieClassification® R1: doctoral universities – very high research activity status first? Althoughvarious factors determine the rankings, key
about demonstrating engineering interest throughwatching YouTube videos to learn more about engineering topics and desires to improve theirproblem solving and communication skills, which they identified as important for doing well inengineering.Performance/ CompetenceIn order to talk about counselors’ assessed performance/ competence, it is first important todiscuss the skills they identified as important for being successful engineers. When asked what itmeans to be an engineer, participants gave both technical and non-technical characteristics. Onthe technical side, this meant analyzing and solving problems, developing solutions, andapplying base knowledge to the real world. Non-technical characteristics were bravery,communication, ethics
Catia Biochemistry White Woman Russia Chaaya Chemistry Indian Woman United States Chloe Chemistry White Woman United StatesData CollectionThe data for this study is composed of thirty-two semi-structured interviews. Each participantwas interviewed once per year, typically in or immediately following the spring semester. Theinterviews generally lasted between forty-five minutes and one hour and followed a protocoldevised for the broader UKSA project. The protocol sought to capture a wide variety of thestudents’ perspectives on the prior academic year, including reflections on their assessments,preferred class
Epistemology of Reflective Practice,” Teachers and Teaching, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 33–50, Mar. 1995, doi: 10.1080/1354060950010104.[38] H. Tse, “Professional Development Through Transformation: Linking Two Assessment Models of Teachers’ Reflective Thinking and Practice,” in Handbook of Teacher Education: Globalization, Standards and Professionalism in Times of Change, T. Townsend and R. Bates, Eds., Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2007, pp. 495–506.[39] C. Rodgers and V. K. LaBoskey, “Reflective Practice,” in International Handbook of Teacher Education: Volume 2, J. Loughran and M. L. Hamilton, Eds., Singapore: Springer, 2016, pp. 71–104. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0369-1_3.[40] M. L. Slade, T. Burnham, S. M. Catalana, and T