techniques and theories derived from systematic research in the form of scientificknowledge20. From the standpoint of technical rationality, professional practice should be aprocess of selection of the best means and methods available to solve a given problem. Realworld problems however, do not present themselves in a well-structured manner, rather ascomplex and ill-defined situations where mostly a process of tedious problem construction needsto be performed well before starting to solve them19.Technical rationality, unfortunately, does not prepare professionals to act in situations ofuncertainty, and these are the situations which offer the greatest potential for results in areasinvolving the creation of new methods and processes which are the
participants were also asked to state whether they were a first-generation collegestudent. Twenty-six indicated that they were, 14 that they were not, and one did not reply. Thedistribution of gender, ethnicity, and racial identities within these two groups was similar to thatfor the entire cohort.Program ImplementationThe SBP was a 3-week program conducted virtually with 2-hour sessions each day. Theorganizing faculty decided to conduct the program virtually because of the COVID-19 conditionsat the time the SBP was conducted in July of 2020. The virtual platform utilized for the entireprogram was the Collaborate platform within the Blackboard learning management system.Participants received weekly stipend payments of $555 after every week of
Paper ID #12600Starter or Joiner, Market or Socially-Oriented: Predicting Career Choiceamong Undergraduate Engineering and Business StudentsMr. Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University Florian is studying Environmental Planning and Ecological Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His majors are Sustainable City Development, Renewable Energy, International Land Use Planning and Environmental Economics. He is also participant in the Entrepreneurial Qualification Program ”Manage&More”. This is a program of the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at the TU Munich (”UnternehmerTUM”) which
-- Systems International, www.dsiamerica.com[2] The home of MTS http://www.mts.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/library/dev_002085.pdf[3] Johnson, Tony (2005-2006), “Private communications,” MTS Systems Corporation, www.mts.com[4] Blakely, Mike (2005-2006), Private communications, BJG Inc. www.bjginc.com[5] Porf. Itani, Ahmad (2005-2006), Private communication, University of Nevada, Reno. Page 12.524.13
. Other special awards includebest teamwork, most innovative design and a sportsmanship award. Medals are given to each teammember, while the top placing teams each receive a trophy.3-D Printed Objects Designed by Student TeamsMaking provides opportunities to imagine, develop, and create technical projects from materials usinghand tools and sophisticated machines. It provides the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience, obtainpractical knowledge, demonstrate mastery, and further prepare for the future. One of the design challengerequirements is to use a 3D printed object as part of the solution. To provide some context, the solar ovenchallenge is used as an example. One student team designed a pair of forceps to lift the water cup beingheated
less stress throughout the course and perform better than their peersin the conceptual design phase.Keywords: Engineering Design Education; Maker Movement; Making Activities; MakerCurriculum.Introduction and Background:In the post-industrial era, market demands have required that organizations design, develop anddeliver products in ever-decreasing time frames [1]. To meet market demands, organizationshave capitalized on teamwork, as it is ideally suited to spurring innovation and creativity, as wellas generating and sharing knowledge [2]. These changes in industry have demanded thatengineering graduates be trained in more than just technical skills [3]. For these reasons,engineering programs have worked to incorporate cornerstone and capstone
create their own jobs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of Makerspaces on Cultivating Students' Communities of Practice a a Mohamed Galaleldin, Dr. Hanan Anis a University of OttawaAbstractThe Richard L’Abbé Makerspace at the University of Ottawa-Ontario, opened its doors tostudents in 2014 aiming to offer a creative environment that fosters interdisciplinarycollaboration and innovation. Since then, the Makerspace was incorporated in 10 coursesoffered at three faculties, held 250 workshops, 3 design challenges, and was used by more than3000 students. This
, students first completed a 3 week structured mini-project inwhich they learned basic concepts related to engineering design process steps, technical drawing,mathematical modeling, and testing. After that introduction to important concepts, students spenteleven weeks of the semester working through all stages of the design process from problemdefinition through building and testing a prototype in a team design project. The efforts made tointegrate EML into this course were all done in the context of the team design project whichfocused around the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges for Engineering(“NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering,” 2017). Grand Challenges Design Project The team design project that students completed
cultivates and unites multidisciplinary interests to studyadvanced structures and systems with application to hypersonics, space, propulsion, and energy.Participants engage in a 10-week experience, conducting graduate-level research under a facultymentor and alongside a graduate student teammate. In addition to the core research experience,HYPER incorporates a series of professional development seminars, technology training sessions,faculty mentor presentations, and social events.HYPER has seven core objectives: (1) technically prepare students for graduate school and/orresearch oriented careers, (2) escalate students’ abilities to simulate phenomena using multi-physics software, (3) improve participants’ oral/written communication skills, (4
semester will be described.BackgroundThe importance of increasing quality and quantity of engineering graduates in the United Stateshas been well documented1-3. Furthermore, there is extensive literature studying the retention andpersistence of engineering students4-7. The literature also includes studies focusing on retentionand persistence of women in engineering5 as well as retention and persistence ofunderrepresented racial/ethnic minority students8-10.There is also literature addressing the relationship of mathematics to success in engineering11,12.An area where substantial improvements can be made is with students who enter an engineeringmajor in college but need to first improve their foundation in mathematics before potentiallysucceeding
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025NSF ATE: Improving Electrical Engineering Education Structure by BridgingCTE, Community College, and University Programs through Hands-on Skills Integration: Year 11 1. IntroductionStudent engagement and retention in lower-division electrical engineering courses, particularlyamong first-generation college students, represent significant ongoing challenges. Minorityengineering students often have less exposure to engineering-related careers and applications.Studies indicate a substantial attrition rate in technical programs, with 40-50% of studentsdropping out during their first year [1]. This issue is further compounded among underrepresentedstudents, who are
several best paper awards and his co-edited volume, the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER), received the 2015 Best Book Publication Award from Division I of AERA. Most recently he served as a Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in ICT at Aalto University, Finland (2021). He is a past recipient of the NSF Early Career Award (2009) and received the University Teaching Excellence Award (2002) and Mentoring Excellence Award (2022) for undergraduate research at George Mason University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38320His edited volume International Handbook
includes development of a total of five Engineering Mathand Physics courses in proper sequence following contextualized delivery, active learningapproach, and student support structure such as peer tutoring and mentoring; 2) Providing upper-division students with paid Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) and also peer-tutoring/mentoring opportunities; 3) Preparing Engineering students for the future workforcethrough on-job trainings by providing internship opportunities. The project focuses on evaluatingthe effectiveness of active versus theoretical learning in early Engineering Physics and Mathclasses among Engineering majors.The paper describes the specifics of the project implementation; including the curriculumchanges along with the
degree in Biological Engineering, with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Processing Engineering. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Tiantian has significant research experience in instrument development and validation analysis. Her research interests lie in developing reliable and valid measures for assessing complex engineering competencies, such as systems thinking skills. More particularly, she’s interested in assessing engineering students’ socio-technical systems thinking skills during their design process. In addition to her work on instrument development, Tiantian is also passionate about exploring the experiences of international scholars in the United StatesShauna Adams
on real engineering challenges, (3) mastery-based learning and assessment, (4) and focused mentoring [1]. In Year 2, the project transitionedfrom a project-based learning to work-integrated learning model. In the second pilot semester,students will experience a 3-week pre-internship preparation session and spend 12 weeks in apaid internship while taking engineering coursework. With this transition, the team designed anew curriculum and created a new research plan to learn from the work-integrated learning pilot. The purpose of this poster paper is to describe the transition of an engineering programfrom a project-based to a work-integrated learning model. Based on this transition from Year 1 toYear 2 of the NSF grant, we discuss
student outcomes [1], as do licensing agencies such as the National Society ofProfessional Engineers (NSPE) [2] and professional societies such as IEEE [3].However, many engineering instructors have been educated with a deep technical focus, andthough many see the value of addressing sociotechnical issues, they have little experienceoutside of engineering and feel ill-equipped to integrate these topics in the curriculum. In thisproject, we aim to make it easier for engineering instructors to include sociotechnical issues intheir Introduction to Circuits courses by developing modules with detailed teaching guides andinstructional resources each emphasizing a different sociotechnical issue and leveragingfundamental circuits topics.MethodologyOur
-only 1 4 1 6 (18.2%) 4 Year / PhD 6 5 10 21 (63.6%)Our REU site did not have a focus on upper-division undergraduate students (i.e., juniors,seniors) and invited applications from students in all years of study. The intent was to provideresearch opportunities to students early in their education careers. This approach was successfulwith 54% of participants from lower-divisions (freshman, sophomore) and 46% from upper-divisions (junior, senior). The detailed distribution of participants by year of study across ourprogram’s 3 years are given in Table 3. A challenge of this recruitment strategy was that cohortshad students with a
includedisseminating research through the International Conference on Bio-Mediated and Bio-inspiredGeotechnics (ICBBG), sharing existing curricula through short courses and certificate programs,and continuing as the leader in biogeotechnical engineering.IntroductionThe CBBG EWD program goals include: 1) Aiding students to become proficient in desired skillsets with six core areas: communication, engineering success, career connections, mentorship,technical expertise, and inclusion and diversity, 2) Developing future professionals and scientistsin biogeotechnical engineering who are innovative and creative leaders, 3) Demonstratingdiversity, awareness, knowledge, and positive attitudes toward increasing opportunities andcareers in STEM and biogeotechnics for
very difficult find atime when everyone could meet. As the program grew, duplicate sessions were added. Currently,two 75 minute sessions on Thursday and two sessions on Friday on usually the same topic areheld every other week in order to accommodate all schedules. A couple of years ago, the fundingfor the lower division S-STEM scholarship program concluded, so those students no longertransfer into CIRC. However transfer students from an NSF STEP program (#0856834) do joinCIRC as graduate students.In summer 2015, a supplement of $119,999 was secured for this grant from NSF (#1060226).This grant, all in scholarship money, allowed scholarships to be directed to four HispanicServing Institutions. The institutions are community colleges with whom
, then a quantitative description of students’ community and sense of belonging at IRE.1.1 Iron Range EngineeringIRE students complete lower-division coursework at community colleges around the nation [1]. Studentsthen join IRE for one semester, named Bell Academy, on campus; this semester is focused on developingstudents’ professional, design, and technical skills. After this first semester, students earn their degreewhile working in a co-op and earning an engineering salary (average $21.5k per semester). Studentsremain full-time students through the co-op based learning format by taking 1-credit hour technicalcompetencies and design, seminar, and professionalism coursework. They also earn course credit forcoursework related to their valuable
Taskforces Concerning Critical Issues in US Undergraduate Education in the Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering (no. 3). National Science Foundation, 1989.[2] Y. Jia, T. Wang, C. Chen, and Y.-F. Jin, "Board 410: Tracing the Evolution of NSF REU Research Priorities and Trends," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2024.[3] L. Martin-Hansen, "Examining ways to meaningfully support students in STEM," International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 53, 2018.[4] Y. Jin, C. Qian, and S. Ahmed, "Closing the Loop: A 10-year Follow-up Survey for Evaluation of an NSF REU Site," in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN., 2022. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/41048
quantitative description of students’ community and belonging at IRE.1.1 Iron Range EngineeringIRE students complete lower-division coursework at community colleges around the nation [1]. Thenstudents join IRE for one semester on campus for preparation focused on developing students’professional, design, and technical skills. After this first semester, students earn their degree whileworking in a co-op and earning an engineering salary (average $21.5k per semester). Students remain fulltime students through the co-op based learning format by taking 1-credit hour technical competencies anddesign, seminar, and professionalism coursework, and earn course credit for coursework related to theirvaluable co-op experience by applying and further developing
excellence.Notably, the framework has three levels: (1) Registered Engineering Educator (REE), (2)Certified Engineering Educator (CEE), and (3) Leading Engineering Educator (LEE). The initialentry point is ASEE membership. We note that the REE level is foundational, while the CEElevel provides both flexibility in pathway and requires application of skills learned at the REElevel. The LEE level recognizes impact of an individual beyond their own classroom.During the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference, the Task Force utilized part of the ASEE Town Hallstructure to both introduce the draft framework in a broader way and receive additional feedbackon the framework. However, no new themes emerged based on this session, so the frameworkwas not modified.Additionally
engenderopportunities, while weaknesses foment threats.Theoretical FrameworkSocial management theoretical frameworks are approaches to management that focus on therole of social interactions and relationships in shaping organizational performance. Theseframeworks view organizations as complex social systems influenced by various internal andexternal factors, including power dynamics and communication patterns. In the context oflarge multidepartment STEM projects, they may be particularly useful in promoting projectsuccess.Sociotechnical theoryThe sociotechnical theory framework expresses the interdependency of an organization'ssocial and technical aspects to understand its design and performance. The social andtechnical aspects must be brought together and
servedas a consulting engineer on several freeway projects statewide. She was awarded a Masters in PublicAdministration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government as a result of her passion forpublic policy and technical background. Ms. Reyes is the author and contributing writer of more than20 academic publications with an emphasis on the social and cultural pedagogies of minorities in STEMenvironments. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-focused Experiential Learning to Increase STEM Student Retention and Graduation at Two-year Hispanic-serving InstitutionsAbstractWith support from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education
STELAR Center serves the NSF ITEST program’s grantees, as well as those interested inpursuing ITEST funding, by: 1) providing technical support that facilitates ITEST projects’success in developing and articulating innovative models for STEM learning environments; 2)synthesizing and disseminating ITEST projects’ findings nationally in order to inform andinfluence a national community of other stakeholders; and 3) broadening participation in theITEST community through outreach to individuals, organizations and communities not currentlyrepresented in the ITEST portfolio. By providing support to the ITEST community of practice,STELAR ensures that projects can build on prior learning, share best practices, and inform thebroader field of STEM
). An additional building activity was added this year.Students were placed into groups by their choice (bear, cat, duck, bison, lion, dragon, and skull)and given a paper mask to build as a group. The wintercrof 3-D masks (www.wintercroft.com)require significant spatial reasoning, manual dexterity and cooperation to construct as they areprinted on flat paper and must be cut, folded and glued into the final shapes. At the end of theexercise, a short debrief explored the most important factors for the team project. In November 2016, twenty students participated in a field trip to Applications EngineeringGroup, Inc. (AEGI). AEGI provides technical analyses and damage assessments for a widerange of vehicular, electrical, mechanical, material
Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN).Andres Nieto LealAnthony Olukayode Yusuf, Virginia TechDr. Abiola Akanmu, Virginia TechSheryl BallDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Andrea N. Ofori-Boadu is an Associate Professor of Construction Science and Management with the Department of Built Environment within the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA & T). Her research interests are in partial cement replacement materials, delivery of sustainable built environments, and
better accommodate and engage with our particular student population. This includes splitting the format into three different styles: 1) in-person with a live chat option so that students can ask questions while the facilitator talks without accidentally socially isolating peers via awkward language (see associated paper about this issue), 2) a synchronous online training session with the chat option facilitated by the research expert in order to answer questions and provide resources as the training occurs, and 3) a fully asynchronous training session broken into smaller videos that individuals can work through on their own time. Questions can be left by students to be answered by the research specialist. In addition
[15] and research self-efficacy [16]. Twelve of the30 statements in the engineering research identity scale showed significant changes; 28 of 40 items on theresearch self-efficacy scale showed significant changes. These findings, supported by qualitative dataanalysis methods informed through academic self-concept theory, are submitted to the EducationalResearch Methods division for ASEE 2024. As a highlight of qualitative findings to date, some main themesarising from the interview series with participants pertained to increased research interest and confidence,particularly oriented toward future graduate research programs; technical interest and confidence;presentation skill development; and technical communication competencies. These self