three sections that: (1) asks students to write apaper on a treatment plan including an orthopedic implant for a provided patient profile, (2) createa presentation presenting this plan to the stakeholders, and (3) determine the biomechanicalproperties that the implant and any selected materials need to satisfy. Using a pre- and post-projectsurvey from two cohorts of students, we determined the effectiveness of the assignment andgauged the extent to which students believed that their demographics influenced their motivation.Demographic-based influences are defined here as whether students believe that they are moremotivated to be successful in their major based on their race, gender, community, etc. Our datademonstrate that EML scores, which is
. Particularly, these research opportunities have immediate and long-termbenefits [1], [2], [3]. According to studies conducted by Russell, 53% of undergraduate studentspursing STEM related careers are involved in some form of research activity before matriculation[4], [5]. In this regard, studies reveal that participating in such venues is beneficial towardsdeveloping technical, communication, and leadership skills [3], [6]. In a study conducted by theNational Science Foundation (NSF), 88% of its respondents, which held undergraduate researchpositions, reported significant development in structuring a research project, 83% of itsrespondents expressed greater confidence in research and professional abilities, and 73% attestedawareness of a graduate
between international anddomestic students can both enhance international students’ well-being while concurrently bene-fitting domestic students’ cultural awareness and respect for diversity [3]. When students feellike they belong in the classroom, they are more likely to be motivated to learn [4]. They feel in-vested in their education and are more likely to take ownership of their learning. The sense of be-longing plays a crucial role in teaching and learning, as it is a fundamental aspect of creating apositive and supportive learning environment. When students feel a sense of belonging in theclassroom, they are more likely to engage in the learning process, take risks in applying the disci-pline knowledge, and develop positive relationships
programs as exemplary; those programs were announced on the NAE website. 1A virtual workshop was held in May, 2021. In addition to presentations from the exemplary programs, theworkshop covered topics of the higher education admissions system, admissions for transfer and 3+2programs, research on admissions, and the benefits and consequences of using artificial intelligence anddata science tools in recruiting, admissions, and retention. Breakout sessions covered questions about thesystem of state, institutional, and engineering school policies and how they interact to affect admissions;future research needs, and considerations about how new technologies fit into the system. The workshopagenda is designed to encourage new collaborations and
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currently working on Terahertz generation using Lithium Niobate crystals. He has published over twenty peer-reviewed journal articles, and two book chapters. Dr. Ummy has presented his research to several international conferences. In addition, he has three U.S. Patents. He is a Co-PI been sponsored by DOE, NSF and CUNY Strategic Investment Initiative (SII). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Exploring Engineering Technology: A Multi-Disciplinary, Project-Based Introductionto Engineering TechnologyAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper presents 'Exploring Engineering Technology,' amulti-disciplinary, project-based course designed to introduce new and prospective engineeringstudents
thecomputing field and how that might propel women into the STEM workforce.3. Conference Attendance to NYCWiC’22This section provides details about the spring 2022 conference attendance planning, logistics,and decision-making process to provide the readers with a better background and context.The New York Celebration of Women in Computing (NYCWiC) conference (https://nycwic.org)is supported by the parent organization ACM-W and is annually organized to support theacademic, social, and professional growth of technical women in New York area. Compared tothe international Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC, https://ghc.anitab.org), the ACM-W regionalcelebrations connect technical women in a particular geographic area. NYCWiC is one of themost successful ACM-W
their work life. Industry practitioners can help immenselyby adopting more inclusive language toward professional skills and providing internshipopportunities to incorporate these skills for students to gain real-world experience.Tags: curriculum, professional skills, real-world experiences, “soft skills,” workforcedevelopment1. IntroductionIn 2011, at the ASEE annual conference, the Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)Division ran a conference session titled “They're Not "Soft" Skills!” [1] with the tagline,“There’s nothing "soft" about these difficult skills.” This session was hardly the first time thiscase had been made. Since that session in 2011, over ten years ago now, a casual search on theterm “soft skills” on the ASEE PEER
Table 3. As can be seen from thetable, there were 7 female participants, 20 male participants, and 2 LGBTQ participants. Most ofthe students participating in the survey were from under-represented minority groups since thesummer bridge programs target these students' participation. With most students of non-Hispanicorigin, there were 15 black or African American students, 6 multiracial, 1 Asian, and 5 whitestudents. There were only 4 international student participants, and most of them were domesticstudents. Only two students had a different route to college. The rest of the 27 students wereplanning to join college without any delay after completing high school. The sample alsoincluded 6 first-generation students, meaning that none of their
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Paper ID #35538Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged UndergraduateStudents into Graduate Engineering ProgramsDr. Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University Sanjivan Manoharan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State Univer- sity. His research areas include engineering education, nucleate pool boiling, aerodynamics, and turbo- machinery.Dr. Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University Dr. Choudhuri worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Technical Service Division of Caterpillar Inc. for two years. He developed Virtual Manufacturing (VM) strategy and tools
important take-aways included (1) the multi-disciplinary nature of engineering, (2) that engineers require both technical proficiency as well as professional skills (particularly teamwork and communication), (3) engineering involves more than just technical work, (4) making ethical decisions, (5) the importance of accountability and responsibility, (6) the impact of engineering on society and sustainability, and (7) EDIA, a point that squares with their thinking included a (1) a commitment to engineering for sustainability, (2) ensuring EDIA and social responsibility in engineering work, (3) a strong sense of ethics, and (4) being able to communicate, and a topic that is still circling included (1) ethics and making a decision that balances
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in Nigeria” was awarded the best DEI paper in the International Division of ASEE at the 2023 Conference. He is the Founding President of the African Engineering Education Fellows in the Diaspora, a non-governmental organization that leverages the experiences of African scholars in engineering education to inform and support engineering education policy, practice, and pedagogies in Africa. His research revolves around the professional development of STEM educators and researchers in low-resource contexts for which he employs culturally relevant pedagogy and the contextualization and validation of measurement instruments with a keen interest in sub-Saharan Africa.Tierney Harvey, University of OklahomaHaley Taffe
determine internal consistency. Detailsof the analyses are included in the sections that follow.RESULTSPost-Graduation PlansRoughly 83% (50/60) of first semester EESI students indicated intentions to enter the STEMworkforce within six months after graduation (Figure 2). Just over half of the respondents(~52%, 31/60) indicated they intended to enter a STEM master’s or doctoral program; ~43%(26/60) of first semester students indicated they planned to do both – enter the STEM workforceand a STEM graduate program.As shown in Figure 3, the data reflects that self-reported Pell Grant recipients were roughly 1.2times more likely to express the intention to enter the STEM workforce after graduation thantheir peers who did not receive Pell Grants (89%, 23
, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding institutions and associations. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Gender Equity in Higher Education Institutions: Analysis of Student Perceptions in an Engineering School in ChileAbstractThe commitment to gender equity in a higher education institution is justified from an ethicaland human rights perspective. Fostering gender equity within professional education enriches thediversity of perspectives and experiences on campus, enhancing academic life and promoting amore inclusive and tolerant environment. In the
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Platforms and Robotic Arms for Experiential Learning and Research in Indoor and Outdoor Settings” Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE2024, August 25- 28, 2024, Washington, D.C.3) Mitra, M., Nagchaudhuri, A., Pandya, J., "Experiential Learning for STEM students in Sustainable Robotic Agriculture", Publication in the Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education's Annual Conference, June 23-26, 2024, Portland Oregon.4) Hunter, J., Pinkett, G., Ngolle, C., and Persad, A.H., “Innovative Human-Operated Planetary Surface Exploration Smart Tool for Artemis Lunar Mission”, 75th International Astronautical
is held threetimes a week, with each session lasting 50 minutes. This 3-credit course is available to sophomorethrough senior-level students and is primarily offered to aerospace and mechanical engineeringmajors, and open to students from other departments seeking an engineering elective. This coursemay serve as a prerequisite for advanced courses in heat transfer, propulsion, or energy systems.The course emphasizes problem-solving skills, applying theoretical principles to real-worldengineering scenarios. The microlearning approach was employed to divide complex problemsinto smaller, manageable segments, facilitating their integration into the interactive features ofNearpod.Examples of Nearpod Activities ConductedThere were around 15 "Live
to turn down orders due to a lack of available skilled workers atall levels (according to Verein Deutscher Ingenieure [1]).Unfortunately, these analyses have almost forgotten about the sociological conditions as decisionfactors for students, as Pfennig [2] states. Fislake [3] and Heine [4] add that these developmentsare merely a result of the cumulative effect of individual decisions. As a result, despite interest,talent, and a positive self-image of expected technical skills, there is a lack of enthusiasm for STEMcareers and studies.To address the problem, policymakers, business, academia and civil society are attempting toaddress the STEM skills gap through a variety of activities to promote sustained interest intechnical careers and to
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their reactions to the world are in their control. 2. Building an Internal Foundation - where an individual develops a philosophy of how they will react to changes in the world. 3. Securing Internal Commitments - where an individual now lives by their philosophy.These three elements are transitioned by each of us in the respective order (though there is noguarantee of the transformation occurring), and from Baxter Magolda’s work, this transformationis, typically, started in college, but is not necessarily completed after graduation.The idea of this aspect of intellectual transformation parallels our progression from “PotentialEngineer” to “Future Engineer”, but allows for the transformation to have more defined steps thata student
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Behaviors 0 2 (1.5) 11(8.2) 52 (38.8) 69 (51.5)Equity and Inclusion 0 5 (3.7) 15 (11.2) 56 (41.8) 58 (43.3)practicesWellbeing practices 1 (0.7) 12 (9) 41 (30.6) 51 (38.1) 29 (21.6)Socially responsible beliefs 3 (2.2) 23 (17.2) 34 (25.4) 43 (32.1) 31 (23.1)and practicesEmotions understanding and 5 (3.7) 25 (18.7) 33 (24.6) 42 (31.3) 29 (21.6)managementThe survey sheds a light on faculty members’ support of students across different areas ofgrowth. faculty members’ support was highest in technical knowledge and skills where 85faculty members (63.4%) expressed that they always supported their students
described best as the ‘contagion effect.’ The contagion effect is thephenomenon whereby a high-profile act of violence can result in many more threats and acts ofviolence [3]. Contagion analyses of social media trends show that increased news stories ofveteran suicides, for example, are associated with overall increases in suicide attempts andideation [4].Not surprisingly, some veterans have internalized these popular culture tropes. In a 2016Veterans Well-Being Survey performed by Edelman Intelligence [5] a highly respected globalmarket research firm, only 34% of veterans report that they believe veterans are an asset in theworkplace. Only 37% of veterans report that it is important to view veterans as assets in industry.While negative stereotypes
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identities, in academia, developed and ran asummer educational access program supporting local first generation and/or low-income (FGLI)high school students hosted at a well resourced university with an espoused commitment tocommunity engagement, equity and inclusion. Originating from conversations with faculty ontheir struggles with recruiting high school research interns in an equitable manner that did noterase the presence of underrepresented students, the two students demonstrated, to relevantfaculty for their work, the potential to leverage the university’s resources and communitypartnerships to support local FGLI high school students in gaining access to these researchopportunities. Despite their extensive efforts over the course of two years
fabrication considering the manufacturing technique being used. This is thefirst exposure to detailed part drawings.Fabrication - Given stock materials, teams fabricate the parts required to complete the marblelift. The posts, stairs, and base are typically made on the miter saw, holes on the drill press, andface plates and cams are made on the laser cutter with the assistance of lab interns. For manystudents, this is the first use of shop tools or digital fabrication techniques. Students are allowedto make mistakes and re-fabricate parts as needed. It is common to learn their measurementswhen laying out parts for fabrication may have been inaccurate or unrealistic.Figure 3 – Picture of Marble Lift FabricationInspection - Students inspect a