Paper ID #30167The Missing Third: The Vital Role of Two-Year Colleges in ShrinkingEngineering Education DesertsDr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now a professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State Uni- versity, Mankato, where she is helping build the Bell Engineering program, and the managing partner of Kaizen Academic.Dr. L. Eric James, Iron Range
Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new
modern educational evaluation [8].” Thekeywords “college student assessment” and “college student evaluation system” were searchedin a core database called “Web of Science”, and then 224 articles emerged, including 90 journalarticles and 131 proceedings. Finally, 47 related articles were screened out. In summary, relatedliteratures mainly involve the following aspects: 1) Investigation on evaluation of collegestudents’ comprehensive quality. “Mohl.G. proposed the concept and method of innovativeassessment of student quality. He emphasized the immanence of student quality and pointedout the inadequacies of traditional assessment methods and the need for innovative assessment[10].” “McMorran noted in an article that a student evaluation system
Central Florida, a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology.Ms. Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters Ms. May is currently the Lead Program Executive for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. In addition, she is the Program Executive for the MAVEN mission launching to Mars this year, Mars Technology, and Mars Sample Return. She leads budget and review processes and supports the Division Director in technical decision making. Prior to joining the Mars program, Ms. May held a number of positions enabling NASA science missions, including Special Assistant for Strategic Planning at Headquarters
three consecutive offerings (2000-2002) of a course in control systemsin the undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering program. The research dealt withefficacy of hypermedia-assisted instruction and the relationship of learning styles, hypermedia andachievement20. Student participation in the study was voluntary, and all participating studentswere asked to sign an informed consent letter. The students were not exposed to any risks orreprisals for refusal to participate in the study. Each year the participating students were asked tocomplete the ILS questionnaire to assess their learning styles. Participants’ names were identifiedfor cross-referencing purposes.Some ILS questionnaires were also collected from engineering professors. They
Domestic Undergraduate Research Experiences1. IntroductionThis paper presents the results of a study that examines how international and domesticundergraduate research experiences affect the intercultural maturity of students in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This question is timely given theincreasingly multinational nature of research collaborations. In its 2014 Science Indicators, theNational Science Foundation (NSF) reported that 35% of U.S. articles published in 2012 wereinternationally coauthored, up from 32% in 2010, with U.S.-Japan coauthored papers comprising7% of this total. Internationally coauthored papers in science and engineering now comprise one-fourth of all papers worldwide.1 The percentage of U.S
this vision byenabling adaptive, scalable frameworks that simulate educational systems and facilitate person-alized, competency-based learning experiences[9][12].These methods resonate with the PFEprogram’s objectives of leveraging technology-driven innovations to enhance career readinessand competency development.The Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) program at the University of South Florida(USF) exemplifies this philosophy, providing students with a structured pathway to developcritical competencies essential for engineering careers. Originally developed as part of anNSF/RED award [5], the PFE program has evolved over several years, addressing gaps inengineering education by introducing an individualized PFE Qualification Plan (QP
Paper ID #47340A customized process to document and create consensus between faculty advisorsand their engineering graduate studentsDr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc´on, University of Florida Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc´on is Chair and tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. A PECASE awardee, she has led multiple pioneering efforts in engineering education including multimodal methods in engineering education using sensor technologies and biophysiological tools, hidden curriculum, mentoring, active learning, professional identity, among others
the Information Technology space and around two and a half years of experience in the Energy Technol- ogy space. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Energy Systems, at the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW. His research interests include energy management, power system analysis, and renewable integration.Dr. Jayashri Ravishankar, University of New South Wales A/Prof Jayashri Ravishankar is a Scientia Education Fellow and Associate Dean (Education) in the Fac- ulty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. Her teaching and research interests include power system modelling, analysis and control, renewable energy integration, smart grids and micro grids. Jayashri has
have also taken ethics courses, but it is hard to match the suite of engineering andenvironmental ethics concepts that Nature and Human Values covers, such as water in the West,environmental justice, and the socio-political impacts of digital technology or human geneticengineering. This study compares the standard 4 credit hour required course to a “short form” 2credit hour version that was piloted in the Fall 0f 2021 with incoming students who had eithertaken composition 1 and 2 at another college or who had taken AP language and gotten a 5 onthe exam. We want to understand the efficacy of this class in teaching the ethics content of thecourse as well as the outcomes of developing research skills, engaging in the writing processcompletion
Impacts of an Engineering Research Experience for Teachers on Classroom Integration of STEM Concepts in Grade 6-12 ScienceAbstractThe main objective of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) ResearchExperience for Teachers (RET) Site: “Inspiring Educators in Rural America through Research”is to provide an authentic research experience to practicing middle and high school science, math,and technology teachers. It is our goal that from this research experience the teachers can takeback to their respective classrooms knowledge, and content which they will readily share withtheir students. After completing three summer sessions and subsequent workshops of our RETprogram, we feel very confident in endorsing this model of
next generation’s products and processes must be designedwith sustainability deeply embedded. Further, issues such as sustainable water and greenconstruction, the MSI’s major focus areas, impact large portions of both the developing anddeveloped worlds. As a result, engineers must include sustainability as a fundamental designconstraint, both for the well being of future generations and for the US to remain economicallycompetitive. According to Thomas Friedman [2], “green technology is emerging as the mostimportant industry of the 21st century.” He warns that [if nothing is done]: “Wait a decade, whenwe’ll have to import our green technology from Beijing, just as we have to import hybrid motorstoday from Japan.”The University of Pittsburgh’s
Paper ID #15034Promoting Research and Entrepreneurship Skills in Freshman EngineeringStudents: A Strategy to Enhance Participation in Graduate and EnrichmentProgramsMr. Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati GREG L. SAYLOR, is a Ph.D. candidate in the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati Ohio, USA. His research interests include the use of advanced oxidation technologies to degrade toxic pollutants that threaten water supplies, as well as the toxicity implications of these treatment technologies. He is the recipient of numerous scholarships, most notably 2 from the American
Paper ID #12312Aesthetics of Design: a Case Study of a CourseMs. Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Boulder Katherine Goodman is currently a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder in the ATLAS Institute, working toward a Ph.D. in Technology, Media, and Society. Her research is in engineering education, with a focus on fluids and design courses. She holds a B.S. in mathematics and a masters of professional writing. She has previously worked as a technical writer and project coordinator, and as an instructor in composition at the University of Southern California and the Community College of
meaning and relevance of Page 24.429.2the data the students acquire in the laboratory.A significant body of literature is available in engineering education journals and conferenceproceedings addressing the issues of modernizing teaching laboratories to take advantage of newand emerging educational technologies. Many of these papers can be categorized as either (1)projects incorporating multimedia elements to create on-line materials to facilitate the delivery oftheory instruction while retaining a significant “hands-on” component,1-13 or (2) projects inwhich virtual or remotely operated laboratories suitable for distance or totally on-line
. 937–949, 1990.20 M. Zeilik, "Concept Mapping," [Online]. Available: http://www.flaguide.org/extra/download/cat/conmap/conmap.pdf. [Accessed 15 December 2013].21 E. Plotnick, "Concept mapping: A graphical system for understanding the relationship between concepts," ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, Syracuse, NY, 1997.22 J. M. T. Walker and P. H. King, "Concept mapping as a form of student assessment and instruction in the domain of bioengineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 92, no. 2, p. 167–179, 2003.23 J. L. Daugherty, R. L. Custer and R. A. Dixon, "Mapping concepts for learning and assessment," Technology and Engineering Teacher, vol. 71, no. 8, p. 10–14, 2012.24 S. Klassen
Paper ID #8608Competitive Placement of Engineering Students on Multiyear Project TeamsDr. Harold R Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at UIUC in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the Engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuit Anal- ysis, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he supervises students in the Communications Technology Group on the credited Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) track and those participating vol- untarily via the Collaboratory for Strategic Parnternships and Applied Research. His on-going projects
Open to all studentsFirst-Year Engineering Projects (3 Free elective (3 credits)credits) GoldShirt student choice Hands-on, team-based design course Encouraged to select outside of engineering Integrated with first-year engineering students throughout the collegeEngineering for Society (3 credits) The Meaning of Information Technology (3 Writing and critical thinking course credits) Small section GoldShirt-only course Writing and critical thinking course Page 22.754.7 Small section course open to all students
, andcollaborative learning. Owolabi et al [1] described experimental-centric pedagogy as aninstructional approach emphasizing hands-on, experiential learning to enhance studentengagement and understanding. It involves active participation in experiments, problem-solving,and real-world applications, aiming to foster critical thinking, creativity, and practical skills. Thisis one of the emerging active learning strategies that have received national and internationalrecognition for its impact on learner’s motivation, self-efficacy, and cognitive development [2],[3], [4].Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education requires a deep understanding of thephysical and natural aspects of existence, living organisms, and intricate biological processes
to create opportunities for students to apply abstract principles learnedin the other portions of the class.PjBL is mostly employed in ETU’s Engineering and Design courses, while the Physics courseexhibits some components of PjBL and Mathematics utilizes very little to no PjBL strategies. Asemi-structured, open-ended, in-depth interview protocol was employed with twelve students andnine faculty. “Purposive” sampling was employed and the students interviewed were “matched”to those selected in other sites in terms of gender, major, and performance.17 Three of theinterviewed students and two faculty were female. Using grounded theory, the data were codedand narrative summaries were written based upon emergent themes.18 Validity and
Paper ID #47272Exploring Creative Productivity: Development of an Engineering CreativityAssessment Tool (ECAT)Dr. Zeynep Gonca Akdemir-Beveridge, University of Connecticut Zeynep G. Akdemir-Beveridge is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Connecticut. Her current research focuses on exploring the creative productivity of engineering students and promoting strength-based approaches in engineering education to better support neurodiverse learning profiles in STEM/engineering learning environments. Her doctoral research centered on K–12 curriculum development specifically tailored to quantum information
Education, 2025 Integration of Nearpod to Promote Active Learning in Undergraduate-level Thermodynamics CourseAbstractThis instructional initiative in the format of a full paper highlights compelling teaching techniqueswith the integration of a web-based technology tool, ‘Nearpod’, in undergraduate-level, non-coding, engineering course ‘Thermodynamics’. This course integrates engineering concepts withquantitative problem-solving techniques. This study prioritizes evaluating students' experienceswith Nearpod rather than analyzing its impact on academic grades.An active learning classroom is essential in creating a dynamic learning environment that infusesengagement and interaction, self-assessment and reflection
Arkansas.Seyram Wisdom Kwame, University of Arkansas Seyram W. Kwame is a master’s candidate in Operations Management in Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Seyram got his BSc from Regent University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Seyram is the Emerging Technologies graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Mullins Library under the Engineering and Honors College librarian, Jay McAllister.He’s passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Retention and Graduation of Chemical Engineering Undergraduates at the University of
Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT, and her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sabina has research interests in the areas of K-12 engineering education, mentoring, and identity development.Dr. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Dr. Medha Dalal is an associate director of scholarly initiatives and an assistant research professor in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She holds a PhD from Arizona State University in Learning, Literacies and Technologies with a focus on engineering education. Her research interests span four related areas: democratization of engineering education, ways of thinking, engineering curiosity among pre-college students, and
symposiums, as well as in scientific journals. From 2017 to 2020 he served as Director of the Civil Engineering program at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey Campus Quer´etaro and as professor of the Structural Engineering area at the institution and since November 2020 he leads the Department of Sustainable Technologies and Civil Engineering at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey Campus Quer´etaro. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Construction site visits during pandemic period and their use in postpandemic timesAbstractDuring the years 2020 - 2021, students and lecturers have faced academical challenges like noother generation before them. One of the most important changes was the inability ofattending
. student in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio, currently in his second year of study. He earned his Master’s degree in Mathematics Teach- ing from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico and his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Merida, also in Mexico. With 11 years of experience teaching mathe- matics at the high school, engineering, and business bachelor levels, He has developed a comprehensive understanding of the needs of diverse student populations. He holds an iSTEAM certificate from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is currently pursuing his Engineering Education Graduate Certifi- cate at the same institution
engineering programs [3] , [4] , or as virtuallabs focused on manufacturing technology and closely related to industrial applications [5] .Most recently, remote laboratories and project became a necessity due to the global pandemic.This paper describes an effort to adapt two existing first-year engineering projects to a remoteformat. Engineering Techniques (ENGR-111) is a highly interactive engineering course takenby all first-year engineering students. The main course objectives are to help with transition tocollege, to better understand the engineering profession, and to develop basic engineering andcommunication skills. When done right, this course should get students excited about theengineering profession and about the university’s engineering
faculty of UNL, he served as Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Geotechnical Department Manager at private engineering firms. Dr. Williamson was an instructor of Construction Engineering Technology at Kansas State University (KSU) for nine years. Prior to his time at KSU, Williamson was an Engineering Associate for the Kansas Department of Transportation. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Engagement in Practice: A model for community partnership in an infrastructure capstone courseAbstractIn the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, capstone design faculty in the Department of Civiland
activities forstudents to design and build their own soft gripper. This paper details the soft roboticscurriculum adapted for 6-8 year old children. These materials will allow other girl scout troopleaders to instruct similar lessons to earn these badges. We also present initial survey responsesfrom the girl scout participants. Surveys captured the students' drawings and perceptions ofrobotics and who builds robots. Survey responses will inform the use of soft robotics in grades asearly as elementary school. We aim to evaluate an alternative robotics curriculum that isspecifically designed to create inclusive robotics spaces for girls with the goal of reducing thegender disparity in STEM and traditional engineering majors.IntroductionDespite
peers as importantsources of support. Indeed, there are a few studies that find peer STEM support to be predictiveof students’ engineering identity [6], [11]. There is also emerging evidence of the positive effectsof peers’ supportive climate on students’ decision to pursue STEM majors [21].Yet it is important to recognize that peer support may differ depending on the gender of thesource, such that young women may perceive more support from other young women their age.We note that while some research finds that young women’s choices are particularly influencedby peers who are also young women [28], [29], there is also evidence that in some instances,peers that are girls may be perceived to provide less support for girls’ STEM aspirations [30