_________ ____ as well as for graduate students. From the university’spoint of view, having graduate students teach courses in the undergraduate programs allows forlighter teaching loads of full time faculty members as well as flexibility in teaching schedules.Moreover, the practice is beneficial for the graduate student because it offers them theopportunity to be the instructor over a class during their graduate studies. This hones variousskill sets that future employers would desire whether the graduate students pursue careers inacademia or industry. For the most part, however, the graduate students are not provided with thenecessary resources from the university to prepare them properly to oversee a course1. Thus, theuniversity and the graduate students
“products” of REU programs are the students. They should exit asummer REU program with a clear understanding of what researchers do, how research impactssociety, what their options are in pursuing research and higher education, and a toolbox of skillsthat better prepare them to succeed in related careers. A summer REU program should thus be aresearch “training camp” to prepare students to make informed choices about a career in teachingand research, and to prepare students for success in those fields, if that is their career choice. Assuch, the summer REU experience must feature three key parts: • Leadership of meaningful and valued research • Formal learning about graduate studies, the craft of research, and leadership • A positive and
members hone theirskills through hands-on learning and practice provided through collaboration with and outreach tocommunities both within and outside the university, from whom they receive mentoring andsupport. Recently, the JLLA sought to assess the effectiveness of the program by means of amultifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ), Journal Prompts and quizzes /testimonials withmixed preliminary results. While anecdotal evidence indicates the academy’s program is, indeed,succeeding in instilling leadership skills among engineering graduates, no formal study has yetbeen completed. By producing the research described here, the JLLA hopes to establish itsprogram as a model for LEAD division members for fostering the development of inclusive
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qualifications that distinguish him/her from the rest of the world, and make themworthy of high wages that are currently 5 to 10 times higher than those attained in the FarEast. The goal is not to go back to the days of heavy ECE enrollment, but to chart thecourse for a sustainable ECE curriculum that meets the needs of industry and continues tomove the US forward as a leader in a high-tech world. The change needed is twofold:macroscopic and microscopic. At a macroscopic level the change is largely related toenhancing the soft skills of the graduating engineer, while at a microscopic level, thechange is specific and is related to classical ECE study subjects. Underlying both aspectsof change are three key factors that are a must for all engineers
Paper ID #42406Extra Credit Analysis of Undergraduate Engineering StudentsTushar Ojha, University of New Mexico Tushar Ojha is a graduate (PhD) student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM). His work is focused on researching and developing data-driven methods for analyzing and predicting outcomes in the higher education space. He works as a Data Scientist for the Institute of Design & Innovation (IDI), UNM.Don Hush, University of New Mexico Dr. Hush has worked as a technical staff member at Sandia National Laboratories, a tenure-track professor in the ECE
their research networks.Career clarification and planningWIL provides valuable insights into career options and facilitates career clarification forstudents through their legitimate peripheral participation in a CoP (Zegwaard & Coll, 2011).Internships offered students the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in various workenvironments, allowing them to explore different career paths. As one student expressed,'they offer opportunities for trial and error' (S9). The majority of interviewees stronglyadvocate making full use of internship opportunities for career clarification.Access to the job marketPast research has found WIL significantly enhances graduate employment (Silva et al., 2018),a result this study confirms. Students reported
, the framework was also evaluated by peers andexperts at different times.Figure 1. Research approach and development of the framework 6Development of the FrameworkA team of professors of engineering education and graduate researchers from communication,education, and engineering developed this framework. Figure 1 shows the structure of thedevelopment of the framework. Before the development of the framework, the study hadcompared and mapped ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes and EAB Criterion 2: StudentLearning (p 15-16) Objectives to illustrate and visualize potential differences (Refer to Table 2).Overall, the ABET criterion emphasized abilities
furtheruse their perspectives for more informed intervention design.In this work in progress paper, the findings that are presented are a part of an ongoing NSFfunded project to understand how to get more Black male engineers to pursue advanced degreesin engineering and go into the engineering professoriate. Of the research questions that are a partof the ongoing work: 1) What factors influenced Black males to pursue graduate degrees inengineering? 2) What assets/strengths do Black males possess who persist or plan to continue inengineering beyond undergraduate studies? Only research question 1 will be explored in thispaper. This manuscript provides a brief review of the literature and overview of the study’smethodology. Findings are then presented
preexisting and unexpected research demands.We believe there is a considerable opportunity to continue engaging three undergraduate studentsin research as the project continues. The fourth graduated in Summer 2023.Applying Curricular Analytics Longitudinally. To our knowledge, there has been no systematiclongitudinal study of curricular complexity in engineering or other disciplines using theCurricular Analytics framework by Heileman and colleagues. Accordingly, several ambiguitiesemerged during data collection that required deliberations within the research team to decide theprudent steps forward. The original authors do not provide guidance regarding how to processdata beyond the most rudimentary situations. For example, the data entry for
Paper ID #38048Balancing Social, Personal, and Work Responsibilities forMinoritized Doctoral Students in EngineeringJerry Austin Yang (Student) Jerry A. Yang (he/him/his) is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at Stanford University pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a MA in Education. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin with a certificate in LGBTQ+/Sexualities Studies. Jerry is currently researching novel two-dimensional materials for conventional and quantum computing applications. In addition, Jerry’s research interestsinclude diversity
mentees achievehigher GPAs [6] and graduation rates [9] compared to students who do not have a peer mentor. There has been less research exploring the impact of the peer mentor role on peermentors themselves, however. First-generation students serving as mentors to first-year,first-generation students participated in a qualitative research study exploring the leadershipskills gained during their time mentoring students [13]. Mentors reflected on their experience inguiding students and how they exhibited exemplary leadership practices. Furthermore, mentorscan make a difference in student mentees’ academic experience by creating inclusive learningspaces [17]. One study suggests peer mentors reported gaining leadership skills necessary to
demonstrates the degree of student interest inin 1947 and still houses the unit operations lab as well Statistics on recent chemical engineering graduates chemical engineering classes start in the sophomore year and both technical and humanities areas.as some research labs and classrooms. The majority of two sections of required lecture classes are offered to allow The freshman year also includes a two-semester course Year Number of ChE Graduates % Femalechemical engineering activity takes place in White Hall
. in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University. Dr. Radloff’s interests are in understanding how to best support pre- and in-service teachers’ integration of interdisciplinary STEM instruction, as well as exploring related instructional variation across classrooms. His current work focuses on chronicling this variation and fostering the development of teachers’ computational thinking using robotics and applications of artificial intelligence.Michael Jin Khoo Michael is a psychological science graduate from James Cook University Singapore. He is currently working in Dr. Yeter’s Research Team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, including artificial intelligence literacy, computational thinking
Page 15.1028.9enrolled. Without exception, these students are fulfilling the degree requirements for a Bachelorof Science in Computer Science degree, with two of them focusing on the Gaming and SimulatedEnvironments track. Despite the fact that the degree is not accredited by ABET (due to the lackof specificity in the CS Fellows requirements), it is anticipated that CS Fellows, because of theirdrive and potential, will have transcripts that would satisfy ABET.We plan to track all CS Fellows through graduation, conducting a longitudinal study in thefuture.Bibliography1. Vegso, J., “Enrollment and Degree Production in US CS Departments Drop Further in 2006-2007”, Computing Research News, Volume 20, Number 2, March 20082. Lazowska, E
, creativity, self-confidence and post-graduation plan and 116 to academic support. The vast majority of the studies in this category were focused on disability services and academic support programs. These are now excluded but now become part of our future work.● Our future work will consist of finishing the study selection process and proceeding with the last steps of the framework, which include charting the data (incorporating a numerical summary and a qualitative thematic analysis) , and collating, summarizing, and reporting the results (identifying the implications of the study findings for policy, practice or research). Once we finish this work, we will move on to phases 2 and 3, which consist of
(such as workshop component orfacilitation), noting that some respondents listed multiple components. Feedback from each yearwas also used to guide small changes in subsequent years. We also note that the last question wasonly asked in the 2021 and 2022 workshop years, as in the 2020 year, there was an additionalPart 2 of the workshop where this topic was the focus and asked this question during the session.This study was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and was deemed “not humansubjects” research due to the way the anonymous data was collected.RESULTSWorkshop participants represented mostly graduate students, but survey respondentscame from all case studiesWhile graduate students, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and staff were
during the session.This study was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and was deemed “not humansubjects” research due to the way the anonymous data was collected.RESULTSWorkshop participants represented mostly graduate students, but survey respondentscame from all case studiesWhile graduate students, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and staff were invited to attend theworkshop each year, graduate students consistently made up the majority of the participants andsurvey respondents, and thus responses will primarily be indicative of the graduate studentexperience and value gained from the workshop (Fig. 1A). Faculty participation began at arelatively high fraction of total department core faculty in 2020, but declined over the
ReservationsThis case study described the collaboration between tribal high schools, five tribal colleges inNorth Dakota, mainstream universities, and engineering profession stakeholders. In this case,according to Padmanabhan, Pieri, and Davis [23], the programs were designed to not onlymotivate but also to guide and nurture through graduation. The program included componentssuch as Sunday Academy, High School Summer camps, research experiences, and scholarshipsfor Tribal College students and faculty. Engineering professional stakeholders contributed asspeakers, subject matter experts, mentors, and also as participants learning about culturallyresponsive approaches and asset-based practices. The noted outcomes were that a majority ofparticipating students
global context.From Penn State side, a critical piece of this initiative is the targeting of a diverse studentpopulation to include underrepresented and minority participants, as well as those with high-levels of demonstrated financial need. One important aspect built-in the program is providingscholarships to these students. Research has demonstrated that study abroad experiences improveretention and graduation rates, particularly for high-risk populations [3].2.1 Program ObjectivesThis program intends to create the opportunity for Penn State and UNI students to engage intransformative experiences by critically analyzing the role of engineering and scientificknowledge in Latin America through cross-cultural experiences in Peru, with these three
, perceive LearningCoaches as playing a more impactful role in their professional development. It is also possiblethat graduate students may have prior exposure to traditional mentorship programs, which couldinfluence their responses. While this study did not separate responses based on mentorshiphistory, future research could explore whether prior mentorship experience contributes todifferences in how students engage with or benefit from the Learning Coach program. The effectsize of this difference was small, indicating that while graduate students provided slightly morepositive responses, the overall perceptions of both groups were similar. Future studies couldexplore whether these differences are influenced by factors such as prior exposure to
in a second language, complete culture courses, and study or work abroad inaddition to their regular engineering courses 25-27; 4) specialized engineering courses thatconsider engineering problem solving in a global context but may not require students to travel28 ; 5) international research, internships and co-op experiences 29; 6) international servicelearning opportunities including Engineers without Borders and Engineers for a SustainableWorld 30; and 7) graduate research programs, typically funded by external agencies for thepromotion of international science collaborations 31. In addition, there are a variety ofexperiences that an individual might bring to the college setting (i.e., living in another countryprior to college, being a
. Similarly, participation by graduate fellows from multiple science andengineering disciplines expanded the network of faculty participating in additional rolesas research advisors.3. Results and Discussion To gage the success of the seminars and the impact of graduate fellows in theclassroom, we tracked school improvement data for the first two years of the project andused a 5-point Likert scale to compare general impressions from teachers and graduatefellows on how they saw the challenges of engaging students and the perceived barriersto testing new ideas (professional experimentation) in the classroom. The Likert scalevaried from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 ( strongly agree). Figures 1-3 show student achievement data and responses
, technology commercialization, startups, and technology licensing(Perkmann et al., 2013). Early research focused primarily on faculty members as academicentrepreneurs based on their expertise and access to research and commercialization resources(Bercovitz & Feldman, 2008). Studies have found that high publication counts and othermeasures of faculty excellence correlate with increased involvement in patenting and industrycollaboration (Perkmann et al., 2011). This suggests that faculty members are more likely toengage in technology transfer activities when they are recognized for their research capabilities,thereby bridging the gap between academia and industry.Over the past decade, studies have begun to recognize graduate students as a critical
education at the graduate level, these practitioners complete one—and often morethan one—master’s degree via the many part-time master’s program opportunities, both in-residence and online.Earning a terminal degree in engineering can enhance one’s technical skill set and increasedomain knowledge depth that puts a student on the path to becoming a subject matter expert.Until recently, completion of the traditional engineering terminal degree, the Ph.D., usuallyrequires enrolling as a full-time student, as the programs require attending on-campus classes,working on fundamental research, teaching, and fulfilling a program’s full-time residencyrequirements. This is not an option for many professionals given financial, family, and careerresponsibilities
faculty tostudent ratio for the department is less than 20. The smaller classes and close faculty-studentrelationships provides extra support needed by many students to complete their program of study atTWU. Texas Tech University (TTU), TWU’s partner in the current project, is a comprehensive state-supported university with approximately 25,000 students. The College of Engineering has 9departments, a current enrollment of approximately 2,300 undergraduate students, 500 graduatestudents, and 100 faculty members. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering currentlyhas approximately 525 undergraduate (B.S.) students and 90 graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) students, with21 faculty, 6 staff, and approximately $3.7 million in funded research
future STEM professionals to participate ininterdisciplinary communities. This is often discussed in terms of the need for future STEMresearchers to understand other disciplines and to be able to communicate their results to thepublic. Drawing on results of this study, we conclude that an interdisciplinary summer researchcommunity provides a genuine environment where students in a variety of different fields gainexposure to and interact with people from myriad disciplines. Personal gains from theseexperiences will benefit students whether they go on to graduate school or enter the workforce.Although it is a goal of our and many student research programs to guide students towardgraduate school, national data shows that most students who earn
Paper ID #22361Voices of the Millennial Generation: Connections Between Physics, ScientificLiteracy and Attitudes towards Future Space ExplorationMs. Danielle Roslyn Montecalvo, American University Danielle Montecalvo is a May 2018 graduate from American University in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in International Studies and Physics. She recently served as an intern on the Space Studies Board at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and for the Office of International and Interagency Relations at NASA Headquarters, where she worked on space policy initiatives and public outreach projects. In the
and the Resultant National Model for an Industrial Engineering Undergraduate CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the results of an extensive research study to develop a national model for anundergraduate curriculum in Industrial Engineering. A departmental reform strategy wasdeveloped and applied to reengineer the IE curriculum. The reform strategy began withidentifying the voice of the customer, including both industry and academic institutions whichemploy or enroll IE students after they graduate with their IE undergraduate degree. Theemerging topics and desired characteristics of undergraduate IE graduates were identified in anearlier research study. These emerging topics were used in a focus group to identify high-levelknowledge
B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. She has over ten years of construction and civil engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant. Dr. Simmons has extensive experience leading and conducting multi-institutional, workforce-related re- search and outreach. She is a leader in research investigating the competencies professionals need to compete in and sustain the construction workforce. Dr. Simmons oversees the Simmons Research Lab (www.denisersimmons.com), which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers who work together to