university.Research designTo address the purpose and the hypotheses in this research, the authors utilized an onlinestandardized instrument to measure sustainability knowledge from undergraduate, master, andPh.D. students. Using random stratified sampling, this study used a random error of 10% and aconfidence level of 95%. The data was collected from undergraduate and graduate studentsenrolled in engineering programs, between December 2022 and February 2023. The studentstook the sustainability literacy test voluntarily and the application was not subject to anyadditional grade in the course.The instrumentThe instrument utilized in this study was the Sustainability Literacy Test, Sulitest, a worldwideopen online platform designed to enhance and evaluate SL
information on schools,parents and students often rely on school rankings as they contemplate which institutions to applyto. One study revealed that up to sixty percent of some student populations cited a school'sratings as being an important selection criteria.25 Graduating high school students from uppermiddle and upper class families tend to rely more heavily on these types of rankings in selectingwhere they will apply16, 26 and which schools they will visit. In addition, researchers have foundthat the number of applications to a school increases when a school moves up in a ranking,showing that parents and students are affected by the rankings.27 Some claim that the proliferation of “early-decision plans” whereby students must indicatetheir
. “Just get over it or just get on with it: Retaining women in undergraduate computing,” in Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation, J. M. Cohoon and W. Aspray, Eds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006, pp. 204-237.[10] Biggers, M., Brauer, A. and Yilmaz, T. “Student Perceptions of Computer Science: A Retention Study Comparing Graduating Seniors with Cs Leavers”, Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, New York, NY, USA, 2008, pp. 402-406.[11] Tierney, W.G. The impact of culture on organizational decision-making: Theory and practice in higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Pub., 2008.[12] Ellsworth, J.B. Surviving change: A survey of
Research Seminar Presentations, Journal of Higher Education Research and Development, 23(2), 115-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436042000206618.47) Starke, M. C., 1993, Retention, Bonding, and Academic Achievement: Effectiveness of the College Seminar in Promoting College Success, Annual Conference of The Freshman Year Experience, Columbia, SC.48) Bennett, M., 2019, Who’s Afraid of Postgrad Study? – Mastering Common Concerns, https://www.findamasters.com/advice/blog/2071/whos-afraid-of-postgrad-study-mastering- common-concerns. (Accessed August 2021).49) Hensel, E., and DeBartolo, E., A Graduate Seminar
. Page 26.1433.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Students' Experiences with an Open-ended Client Project in a Graduate CourseIntroductionMuch research by the engineering education community concerning student projects has focusedon undergraduate students' experiences with open-ended client projects, for instance, in capstonedesign courses. Comparatively fewer studies have examined graduate students' experiences.Projects with real clients provide benefits for both the students and the company. Students gainexperience applying the course content, have the opportunity to build skills for solvingunstructured problems, and gain exposure to potential employers
health disordersand decreased physiological health is well known [1-3], evidence-based practices of supportsystems specifically for minoritized graduate students to reduce the effects of climates ofintimidation are not common. Indeed, researchers have found that minoritized students “wouldbenefit if colleges and universities attempted to deconstruct climates of intimidation [4].” In a comprehensive study of Latinx graduate students in STEM at a Hispanic Servinginstitution found that “Faculty mentors played a greater role in their success compared to theirnon-Latino peers. In addition, Latinos/as were also more likely to use support services on campusthan their non-Latino/a peers” [5]. The same researchers also found that it was of
AC 2011-964: USING TABLET PCS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIESTO REVEAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT THINK-INGJUDITH V. GUTIERREZ CUBA, UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMRICAS PUEBLA Science, Engineering and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for
majors since 2005. She has established entrepreneurship capstone, global en- trepreneurship, and women and leadership courses and initiatives at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to her work in academia, Nathalie spent several years in the field of market research and business strategy consulting in Europe and the United States with Booz Allen and Hamilton and Data and Strategies Group. She received a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, an MBA from Babson College, and MS and PhD degrees from Purdue University. She currently serves on the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in the role of Vice President for Research. She is also a Senior
Paper ID #45043Impact of Math Placement on Persistence and Time to Graduation In EngineeringDr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gray received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2002 and 2010, respectively. David came to the VT Engineering Education Department in 2018, and served as ADH for Undergrad from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Gray’s research focuses on undergraduate research experiences, disciplinary identity development.Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic
) use methodsthat permit direct investigation of the question; 4) provide a coherent and explicit chain ofreasoning; 5) replicate and generalize across studies; and 6) disclose research to encourageprofessional scrutiny and critique. The report discusses each of these principles and how theymay be applied to education research. In this paper, I explore these principles as applied to education research in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. I draw parallels and contrasts withengineering disciplinary research to illustrate the common and unique features of research withinthe education context. Finally, I offer a preliminary article review guide based on the principles.Introduction During the late 1990s
-Diderot (France), and a research-oriented MAS degree in Lexicology and Multilingual Terminology, Translation Studies from the University of Lumieres - Lyon 2 (France). He provides lectures on communications and project management in academic institutions, and has a passion for writing and multi-cultural psychology. Page 13.649.3© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Graduate and Undergraduate Design Projects Utilizing a Virtual Product Life-cycle Management (VPLM) Environment “An Answer to the Test of Leadership
, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University Cheryl Cass is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University where she has served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs since 2011. Her research focuses on the intersection of science and engineering identity in
learning and an ethnographic study of a citizen science student community.Mr. Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan Matt DeMonbrun is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include college student development theory, intergroup interactions, and teaching and learning practices and how they relate to student learning outcomes in engineering education.Dr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas, Austin Maura Borrego is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the
MIT and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com First-Year Engineering Living-Learning Communities Improve Four-Year Graduation Rates at a Small Private UniversityAbstractThis complete research paper assesses the long-term benefits of first-year student participation inan Engineering Living-Learning Community (ELLC) at a relatively small private university.Prior research on ELLCs has examined short-term results such as first-year student engagement,academic performance, and retention, but relatively few studies have reported data on long
, withindustry as active partners.Participation in a classroom experience with case-based team research will produce technicallycompetent, well-rounded individuals, and will provide them with important skill sets and insightfor addressing current issues facing industry. These graduating engineers – with a broaderunderstanding of environmental and economic issues in manufacturing – will have greater valueand marketability in the workplace, and may contribute to informed decisions influencing futurecorporate strategy.3. Integrating Case Studies in Engineering EducationThe role of interdisciplinary and team related activities is becoming increasingly evident inresearch, engineering and other fields of practice and study 2. One of the dominant
Paper ID #24755Work In Progress: A Thesis-based Option for Enhancing Pedagogy in Engi-neering Economy at the Graduate LevelDr. Priyadarshan A. Manohar, Robert Morris University Dr. Priyadarshan (Priya) Manohar Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Grants and Research at the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science (SEMS), Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA. He has a Ph. D. in Materials Engineering (1998) and Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (1999) from University of Wollongong, Australia and holds Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) degree from
3.The success of our newly established online MS program depends to a great degree on theperceptions and attitudes of the current students. The majority of the research in online educationhas focused on determining whether students perform as well in online classes. Comparisons ofonline and face-to-face lecture formats indicate that on average, students perform at least as wellin classes with an online component 4,5,6. However, we are unaware of any research that hasexamined two groups of students (distant education and on-campus students) who are doing thesame exact course. This study was motivated by our desire to determine the perception andattitude of the graduate students towards our online courses. Specifically, we wanted to assess
Intelligence and Machine Vision MERO XXX* Advanced Communication MERO XXX* Mobile Robotics Thesis MERO 5000 Thesis Research (6 hours) Creative Component MERO 5070 Directed Studies (The MERO 5070 course is used for a creative component. A report (a “mini-thesis”) must be submitted, prepared in the style of an MS thesis, but not submitted for Graduate College approval.) * Planned courses to be included in the near future.The students, based on their research interests and preferred area of expertise, can chooseelective courses. The elective courses in Table 6 can be grouped into four categories, as shown inFigure 4. They are 1) control systems and industrial automation, 2) advanced manufacturing, 3)industrial and mobile robotics, and 4) artificial
Paper ID #39043Work in Progress: Evaluating Teaching Self-Advocacy to HistoricallyMinoritized Graduate Students in STEMProf. Carmen Maria Lilley, The University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in studying the effects of the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity on the professional formation of engineers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Work in Progress: Evaluating Teaching Self-Advocacy to Historically
AC 2007-1423: ACTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING IN A GRADUATE COURSE ONMODELING AND NUMERICAL METHODSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way
AC 2012-4314: APPLYING THRESHOLD LEARNING THEORY TO TEACHSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE IN POST-GRADUATE ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONDr. Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology Cheryl Desha is a lecturer in sustainable development in the faculty of engineering and science (School of Earth, Environment and Biological Systems), Queensland University of Technology. She is also a Principal Researcher in the Natural Edge Project (TNEP) research group, a non-profit academic network for research, education, and innovation for sustainable prosperity. Desha graduated in 1999 from envi- ronmental engineering and worked for consulting engineering firm Arup for four years, also undertaking work placement within the
degree of relevance of each CM graduate course on a scalefrom 1 (not relevant) to 5 (very relevant). TM 594 (Research Methods in Technology) and CM595 (Applied Research in Construction Management) were excluded in this study due to theproperties of the two courses. Table 3 summarizes the result of descriptive statistics from thesurvey.As stated above, MDS analysis was performed to visually explore the relationship among allgraduate courses and detect some implied dimension hidden in the minds of the students. Thisanalysis is certainly based on the assumption that the higher the correlation coefficient isbetween two evaluated courses, the higher similarity is between the two. Derived Stimulus
engineering,we explore the potential for similar outcomes for international engineering graduates. Byfocusing on IEG participants’ perceptions of a cooperative work term component as one aspect Page 22.132.5of a university-based qualifications recognition program in which they were enrolled, we soughtto learn how IEGs incorporate this information to achieve a fuller and more successfulintegration into the engineering profession, as well as what barriers still lie ahead.The site for this study was the Internationally Educated Engineers Qualification Program (IEEQ)at the University of Manitoba. The University of Manitoba is a research-doctoral
Vehicles). Third, is the integration of hybrid vehicle education into theMS Graduate Specialization in Automotive Systems Engineering.I. IntroductionOSU researchers have been involved in research related to control system and drivetrain designaspects of electric hybrid-electric vehicles for the past six years1,2,3,4,5,6. The graduate educationprogram described in this paper represents the culmination of these activities into a formalprogram, and builds on previous educational activities in mechatronics design7,8,9,10. One of theprincipal objectives of the OSU GATE program is to incorporate the latest developments in HEVtechnologies into a novel curriculum emphasizing creative interdisciplinary thinking, mechatronicdesign techniques, and the latest
Paper ID #45189Introducing a Virtual Dashboard to Benchmark and Monitor EngineeringGraduate Degree Retention Trends at Penn StateDr. Enrique D GomezCatherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering
Paper ID #21683Ethics and Societal Impacts in the Education of Chemical Engineering Un-dergraduate and Graduate StudentsDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the ABET assessment coordinator in her department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Ms. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder
develops support tools in self-study for students participating in engineering drawing courses. Her research interests include exploring innovative teaching methods and addressing challenges to improve the overall quality of education toward sustainable education.Anne HambyJelena Pokimica, Boise State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 IGE: Transforming STEM Graduate Education: Enhancing Identity, Belonging, and Reducing Impostorism through StorytellingGraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hastraditionally emphasized technical expertise while often overlooking the importance of fosteringa sense of belonging and professional
during training to prevent any unprecedented biases from beingperpetuated by the model. We examine and evaluate the potential for such inferred biases byinvestigating the following research questions:RQ 1: How has the affirmative action ban impacted demographic diversity in graduate computerscience education?RQ 2: What are the independent features that may increase the likelihood of a positive ornegative decision?RQ 3: What are the intersectional attributes that may lead to bias in the model?By studying these questions, this paper aims to demonstrate how potential inferred biases can bediscovered before applying machine learning models to automate admission by analyzing trendsand distributions in the data, clustering, subgroup discovery, and
, itneeds a comprehensive dialysis of the forms and mechanisms of the internal qualityassurance in engineering education within American colleges and universities.2. Literature Review2.1. Research StatusSince the establishment of engineering education accreditation system, the research topicsgenerally include accreditation organization, accreditation standards, accreditation procedures,accreditation effectiveness, and comparative study.1 However, some scholars have alsopointed out the shortcomings of the existing researches, for instance, the research content isnot systematic, the research method is relatively simple, and the researches lack specificperspective.2.1.1. Research on Stakeholders of Quality AssuranceWith the in-depth development of
from TLT, the mostsignificant similarity between the two frameworks are seeing learning as transformative andpotentially troublesome. The term “concept” does not necessarily have to be interpreted in thenarrow sense of a scientific concept. For example, in the current study, social justice is not aconcept in the same sense as gravity or complex numbers are concepts in engineering; rather itrepresents a way of seeing the world. We are interested in how engineering students might passthrough the threshold and begin to think like a socially and environmentally just engineer.Approach and Curriculum team findingsThe project comprises two major components, i) curriculum mapping, ii) pedagogicalimplementation and action research. In this paper we are