faculty to help them write proposals and navigate the proposal preparation and grant management processes. She was a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her work operationalizing social capital for engineering education. More recently, Julie has encouraged the engineering education research community to embrace methodological activism, a paradigm whereby researchers intentionally choose methods for the political purpose of empowering marginalized populations. Learn more about her research team, Elevate, at juliepmartin.com.Deepthi Suresh I am a graduate student in biomedical engineering with a research focus in engineering education. I seek to improve the undergraduate experiences of other biomedical engineering students in ways
students [1]. Studies have shown that the adoptionof OER materials provides significant cost savings without sacrificing academic outcomes [2,3],and that students appreciate the variety and ease of access of the resources [4]. Additionally, OERsallow for more interactivity as well as having a smaller impact on the environment, reducing paperwaste [5]. Lastly, OERs were shown to have more positive impact on historically underservedstudents, international students, and low-income students [3,6].At the University of Prince Edward Island, an informal survey by the Student Union from Fall2022 showed that 94% of the nearly 600 students would use an OER if it were available, with 69%of surveyed students rating the quality as a good or very good
from conclusive due to pandemic impacts, they give us confidence that these changeshelped students and faculty weather the pandemic storm and provide us with innovations that wecan harness in a more normal environment.IntroductionProject-based learning [1] and cooperative problem-based learning [2] have long been preferredpedagogies of engagement in engineering curricula worldwide. They solidify interest inengineering, build knowledge, and provide opportunities for students to engage in self-motivatedlearning. All of these have been shown to improve educational outcomes substantially[3], [4].This paper will focus on first-year design courses. The recent literature has a number of reports ofadaptations in such courses [5]–[11]. A few of these
"Leading in Groups" segment ended with a debateexperience. Students were taught a debate format and engaged in a debate on whether theinternet diminishes personal communication skills. This experience offered anopportunity for students, in teams, to assemble an argument in a brief time, engage in ahealthy intellectual debate regarding the impact of technology on individuals and society,and practice public speaking skills.The final segment focused on ‘Leadership in Society’. It began with a talk on ‘Engineersand Public Policy’ addressing the leadership role that engineers play in the issues of theday, particularly concerning policy formulation where technology was at the heart of thematter. A session on ethics and leadership challenged students to
experiences and training.Dr. Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan Stephanie Kusano is an assessment specialist at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at University of Michigan. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, all from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include engaged learning and high impact practices, assessment, and learning analytics. Her teaching experience has primarily been with first-year engineering.Dr. Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan Tershia Pinder-Grover is the Director of the Center for Research on Learning in Teaching in Engineering (CRLT-Engin) at the University of Michigan (U-M). She
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY ASSURANCE PLAN FACILITATED BY STUDENT PROJECT TEAMS Carlos D Barreiro, Dr John L SchmalzelAbstractThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently mandated that each state create or updatetheir energy assurance plan (EAP), which describes how the state intends to respond to a varietyof possible disruptions to their energy supplies. During the fall of 2010, the New Jersey Board ofPublic Utilities engaged Rowan University to help draft the state’s EAP. To accomplish this, weintegrated the development of the plan as part of our Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic program.An initial team of five students developed a draft EAP within the 14-week semester constraints.Key
strategies to use in the classroom. His teaching philosophy includes building a strong learning community within each class and the use of high-impact practices to engage and challenge his students.Dr. Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural engineering topics for 17 years. He is a professor of engineering at Southern Utah University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Fighting “plug and chug” structural design through effective and experiential demonstrationsAbstractStructural engineering students are prone to conflating structural design with the ability to“plug-and-chug” prescriptive specification
produce them. Dr. Newell is a passionate instructor working on integrated systems thinking in course design and outreach-based student projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analysis of Student Motivation in an Introductory Engineering Technology Gateway CourseAbstract Student motivation has a large impact on information retention levels and overall studentlearning. Previous studies have demonstrated the higher a student’s intrinsic motivation, themore successful the student will be in the learning process. At the post-secondary level, studentinterest is often tied to expected career pathways and outcomes. This work explores studentmotivation in
,” “communicating and inspiring a shared vision with others,” and finally “enlisting,engaging and empowing followers.” Page 24.207.3Learning OutcomesThe course learning outcomes are explicitly given to the students before the class. They include Differentiate between leadership and management. Learn the fundamentals of leadership and the skills needed to become real and effective leaders. Learn lessons of leadership by listening to and asking probing questions from a select group of speakers who have served in various leadership roles in their careers. Interact and bond with other members of the class. Improve the class with your studies
impact that social interactions had on key decision points. 2. Data Logging from the Virtual Laboratory and Other Student Work: The virtual laboratories themselves provide useful quantitative data about the student’s solution path. A summary of all students’ interactions with the equipment and all raw data is available Page 14.564.6 through the instructor interface. A summative evaluation of the quality of the student team’s performance is also calculated. This feature allows the interactive aspects of their laboratory practice to be analyzed. In addition to their parameter choices, the timing of the runs
shortage to multiple factors, including demographic shifts,the retirement of the baby-boom generation, and not enough new talent pursuing engineeringdegrees [12]. ASCE suggests that the engineering sector may not have effectively advertised theprofession to attract students, leading potential engineers to pursue other careers. Even aftereffectively recruiting engineers, some companies struggle to retain them. The StructuralEngineering Engagement and Equity (SE3) Committee reported that 56% of respondents on anationwide survey considered leaving the profession to seek better work-life balance, less stress,and higher pay [14].Several studies have identified factors that are correlated with students not pursuing engineeringas a career. Some factors
focused on inte- grating design and construction and she is currently coordinating the Design and Construction Integration (DCI) major at Purdue University.Ms. Bhavya Rathna Kota, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) An enthusiastic Construction Management professional with an Architectural background. My research interests range from collaboration- communication to sustainability and BIM. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Gender Differences in Construction Management Students’ Sense of BelongingDespite significant efforts being made to recruit and retain women, construction is still a male-dominated
social responsibility of engineering (Harris Jr.,2008; Zandvoort et al., 2013). Many have championed a new paradigm for engineeringeducation that integrates strong, technical knowledge with real-world economic, ethical, social,and environmental concerns (Harris Jr., 2008;Volkwein, Lattuca, Terenzini, Strauss, &Sukhbaatar, 2004). Team-based projects and multidisciplinary applications that requirecollaboration with non-engineering students were also recommended (Volkwein et al., 2004).As engineering education moves to engage with the social context of engineering and the socialresponsibilities of engineers, it must focus on the way that students understand engineering ethicsand on whether and how engineering ethics will influence their
version. However,the grounding of attitude theory, in situated cognitive or behavioral reactions that expoundunderlying constructs, means that questions must target situated responses both to betheoretically valid and to generate engaged responses35. If the underlying constructs that definethe entrepreneurship divide hold true in student populations, items that elucidate the constructsthrough population-situated forms should deliver valid results16,32,35.Resituating modification to EAO were classified as minor, meaning removal or replacement ofone word or word/article pair (e.g. I believe that one key to success in business is to notprocrastinate was modified to I believe that one key to success is to not procrastinate) or major,requiring change
Human-Centered Design via Student ReflectionsIntroductionWith a worldwide pandemic threatening the health of all, now is the time to ensure that we, thecommunity of engineering educators, are actively providing the next generation of engineerswith the skills and motivations necessary to address grand societal challenges in meaningfulways. One "grand challenge" for the engineering education community that we put forth ispreparing engineering undergraduate students to meaningfully integrate stakeholders into theirdesign-based thinking, a domain of work that is preceded by many others [1-3] and which isostensibly an essential aspect of the design outcome of ABET program accreditation [4].To this end, in this study
design original experiments. Therefore, this project wasundertaken with the intention of giving students the opportunity to design, implement, andanalyze an original experiment. Towards this goal, students initiated two related sub-projects; thefirst was to design and implement an experiment on altitude’s impact on solar panels, andsecondly to assess student learning, motivation, and appreciation of experimental design andtesting based on their level of participation. The experimental portion of the project was conducted with an interest in identifyingavailable space for solar panel installment within urban settings for improved renewable energypractices. Solar farms built in unpopulated areas have gained popularity for local purposes due
difficulties. This kind of knowledgeof the pedagogy is important to maximizing the impact of instruction for all the students. Hiswork has led to the design of effective teacher questions as the guidance to collecting meaningfuland directed feedback from students. Similar to Mazur’s Peer Instruction, Dufresne et al.developed a technology mediated personal response system called Classtalk [9]. This systemfacilitated presentation of discussion questions, collected students’ responses and displayed theseresponses in large-scale lectures. They reported that students were engaged in active learning,and the overall classroom communication was greatly enhanced [9]. Since then many otherversions of technologies have emerge to facilitate these kinds of
Frank and Jean Raymond Foundation Inc. Endowed Associate Professor in Multidisciplinary Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She also serves as Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in areas, such as mathematics and physics, evaluating engineering identity and its impact on retention, incorporating non-traditional teaching methods into the classroom, and engaging her students with interactive methods
students’ survey data was analyzed for basic descriptive statistics of mean and standarddeviation. Table 1 show that on average the skills perceived to be of the highest importance byparticipants are math skills and critical thinking. The lower the score, the higher the importance.Critical thinking yielded a mean of 1.28 and math skills a mean of 1.34. The skill with the lowestperceived importance is writing with a mean of 2.28.Table 1Perceived Importance of Skills Skill n Mean SD Math 324 1.34 .855 Verbal Communication 324 1.66 .885 Writing 323 2.28 .951 Team Work 324
objectives, e. an ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team, f. an ability to identify, analyze, and solve broadly-defined engineering technology problems, g. an ability to communicate effectively regarding broadly-defined engineering technology activities, h. an understanding of the need for and an ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development, i. an understanding of and a commitment to address professional and ethical responsibilities including a respect for diversity, j. a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context, and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement
their respective project teams.The Discourse of HCD was evidenced in the language usage of students from this institution. Itis characterized by the framing of specific design considerations in terms of their impact on theuser; descriptions of the design process as highly collaborative and interdependent; and aconcern for the impact of their work on the greater community. Participants from this institutioncalled the organizations with which each team was paired “project partners,” furthering thesentiment that they were in collaboration with and service to an involved and invested party.The language use of Institution B’s participants evidenced a Discourse of Entrepreneurialism.This Discourse was characterized by an emphasis on not only a desire
percent ofparticipants who took the survey agreed that the experience helped them gain a betterunderstanding of career paths within their field of study. In addition, one hundred percent agreedthat the experience was worth the time to attend.Undergraduate Research and TravelAnother initiative of the STEP grant has been to implement an Undergraduate Research & TravelGrants program to support College of EMS students who are working on independent researchand/or who wish to travel to professional conferences. These high-impact practices are essentialto providing a rich college experience to students. Students who wish to receive support mustsubmit a proposal application, which is then reviewed by a committee. The committee hasdeveloped a scoring
identify the above characteristics. The panel will be guided through thelexicon of teamwork to better equip them on how to decide the most appropriate alignmentbetween game mechanics and teamwork skills.From this analysis, the research team will be equipped to catalog which games are best alignedwith the skills educators wish to develop or reinforce for their engineering students. Some skillsbeyond teamwork the games will be targeted towards are communication, effort coordination,adaptability, and risk assessment for decision making.IntroductionThe value of games in education has been established through educational games [1], gamesdesigned to teach a topic [2-9], gamification [10], and commercial games adapted to theclassroom [11-14]. Games are
, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace applications as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Investigating the
engineering students from five countries and five institutions. Thesestudents engaged in a nine-week internship focused on developing sustainable urban futures.They were specifically charged with addressing London, Ontario's housing shortage in line withprovincial objectives. Their mission was to devise actionable, sustainable solutions to facilitatethe construction of 47,000 housing units by 2031. This challenge required innovative thinkingusing entrepreneurial, design thinking and systems engineering approaches and a commitment tosustainability and social responsibility.The SSEF distinguishes itself from similar programs in great part through emphasizinginternational collaboration, development of cultural competence, and a focus on
Paper ID #29334What is Energy? Examining Engineering Students’ Conceptions of EnergyMadeline Nelson, University of San DiegoProf. Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego Dr. Gordon D. Hoople is an assistant professor and one of the founding faculty members of integrated engineering at the University of San Diego. He is passionate about creating engaging experiences for his students. His work is primarily focused on two areas: engineering education and design. Professor Hoople’s engineering education research examines the ways in which novel approaches can lead to better student outcomes. He is the principal investigator
. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(4), 344-351.Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. (2013). A meta-analysis on gender differences in mental rotation abilitymeasured by the Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R).Educational Psychology Review, 25(1), 69-94. doi:10.1007/s10648-012-9215-xSorby, S. A. (2009). Educational research in developing 3-D spatial skills for engineeringstudents. International Journal of Science Education, 31(3), 459-480.doi:10.1080/09500690802595839Study, N.E. (2011). Long-term impact of improving visualization abilities of minority engineeringand technology students: preliminary results. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 75 (2),2-8.
TTU. The visit allowed further development of the student exchange modelabroad program and signing of the letter of intent agreement. On March 2015, a TTU team visitUninorte to sign the student exchange agreement and to offer a presentation at Uninorte’sCatedra Europa international week event as the keynote speaker. Program DescriptionThe Uninorte-TTU Study Abroad-Research Experience is an eight (8) week summer programthat engages engineering students and faculty in a bilateral exchange that creates an academic-research-societal interaction linked to current society needs. Led by a group of faculty from bothinstitutions that share mutual research interests in Renewable/Sustainable Energy, the
data on Özturgut (2013)’s study and the review of relevant literature are: 1. International Student & Scholar Services Staff; 2. Academic Programming and Support, 3. Social and Cultural Engagement and Support; and 4. Financial Aid, Health Services, Religious Support, and Immigration Support [3].Although there are plenty of reasons to recruit international students including increasinginternationalization, bringing additional economic resources to campuses, helping train anddevelop future international leaders, among others; there is no simple model to recruitinternational students [3]. Research indicates that for a long time institutions have utilized agentsas one of the recruiting strategies, however, online marketing is now
international education fairs and recruitment events; 3. Partnering with other organizations for recruiting (colleges and universities, non-profit and governmental institutions, high schools, for-profit organizations); 4. Passive Marketing such as web advertising- online, brochures and booklets, and others; 5. Utilizing staff and faculty; 6. Utilizing alumni; 7. Utilizing agents; and 8. Snowballing or word-of-mouth [3]. Best Practices in Retaining International Students that emerged from the data on Özturgut (2013)’s study and the review of relevant literature are: 1. International Student & Scholar Services Staff; 2. Academic Programming and Support, 3. Social and Cultural Engagement and Support; and 4. Financial Aid, Health