resulted in the creation of three additional ILOs.The current version of our global competence ILOs includes 11 outcomes that are divided intotwo categories: knowledge (what globally competent students should know) and skills (whatglobally competent students should be able to do). The knowledge outcomes address behaviorssuch as students’ recognition of differences between their own cultural values or beliefs andthose of individuals in other cultures; recognition of how culture impacts professional fields inmultiple cultures; and recognition of differences in the impact of history, politics, and economicson decision-making in different cultures. The skills outcomes address behaviors such as students’ability to communicate in other cultures, their
tomeasure the level of student and faculty engagement in the course development process. Thispartnership includes two universities in the U.S., one in Puerto Rico, and one in Spain and is inthe final year of an NSF funded project to integrate sustainability into supply chain managementand facility logistics curriculum across institutional boundaries and international time zones.Lessons learned from the assessment are used to identify progress toward learning andpedagogical development goals as well as suggest measures for overcoming engagementbarriers.IntroductionGlobal strategies and skill sets are essential to meet the challenges of the modern businessenvironment. Engineering managers and other technology-based business professionals must
used to assess program impact atscale. We studied results from a series of surveys using two deployment modes with 94 youthwho participated in programs at an afterschool maker learning center. We found thatretrospective surveys that ask youth to reflect on shifts in their attitudes after completing aprogram are more effective than the same surveys deployed twice, pre- and post- a program.These results confirm input from youth interviews in which they expressed dislike of repeatingthe same surveys before and after a program and difficulty with answering self-assessmentquestions without a point of reference.1. IntroductionAfterschool maker programs provide opportunities for engaging youth in hands-on projects thatrequire creative problem solving
; integrate hands-on learning and create a fun,uplifting experience to empower young women. WOCSEC included 6 components: EngineerSpotlight Interview; Engineering Design Challenge; E-Moment of Empowerment; Design Lab;Interactive Forum and Panel; and College Readiness.Engineer Spotlight Interview - Each morning began with an Engineer Spotlight Interview with afemale engineer of color. The engineer acted in the role of a mentor and supporter, as they sharedtheir stories of resilience and success, along with aspects of their careers, such as their currentresearch, as well as how their job impacts society [7]. The interview was an optimal method tosuccessfully engage and inspire the students to recognize the diverse and fulfilling experienceawaiting them
Figure 5, it is evident that having lunchwith faculty and other students has the most impact. This may reflect similar attitudes ofstudents on mentoring. Although in theory ME students should be aware of applying for studentmembership of a professional society (ASME, SWE, NSBE, etc.), it is not clear to us how manyME undergraduate students actually are members of those professional socieites. Nevertheless,based on the surveys, joining a professional society is considered as also a very importantactivity to connect with other students (“Academic Integration” and “Belonging”). Figure 5. Percentages of individual community building activities having contributed positively to the five categories. 10 of the 25
– with the addition ofaviation engineering, chemical engineering and constructing engineering – from 1937 to 1947.However, the Japanese invasion did disrupt China’s fast development of industry and highereducation in the 1930s, and the negative impact on China’s engineering education was obvious.While Tsinghua’s faculty and students retreated from Beijing to Changsha and then to Kunmingwith a difficult long-distance travel, most of the laboratory equipment, including the wind-tunnel,were all left on campus in Beijing. Much though life at Kunming was terribly challenging, theinternational collaboration was never stopped. During the most tough times of 1940s, Tsinghuakept sending engineering faculty and students to continue their study and
describedopportunities to express their care and compassion for students in new ways and to seek joy intheir profession that can feel distant in times of overwhelm.For the post-workshop phase of the project, researchers are working with participants on how tobest stay connected and engaged as a cohort of participants engaging in an online community ofsupport. We initially created 4 small groups from the entire cohort and encouraged groups tomeet bi-weekly throughout the rest of the semester after the workshop concluded. This wasmore successful for some groups than others. The intensity of the responsibilities for teacherstends to ramp up throughout the semester and good intentions often cannot overtake the realitythat folks are inundated with tasks. The
-efficacyregarding ability to do engineering,6 and a better understanding and awareness of specificengineering disciplines.10 Even though these indicators are not directly tied to enrollments inengineering, these factors are generally perceived as pre-cursors to making an enrollmentdecision.Many recognize the devastating impact that the defunding of higher education has had on theability to educate students. Public universities across the US have experienced significantdecreases in their state budgets. Forty-seven states spend an average of 20.3% less per student onhigher education than they did in 2008, with some states cutting funding as much as 35%.11Such severe reductions have resulted in increased class sizes, a reduction in faculty positions
18:56:09, 2022, doi: 10.1186/s40594-022-00347-x.[13] S. Swartz, B. Barbosa, and I. Crawford, “Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms,” Bus. Prof. Commun. Q., vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 57–79, 2020.[14] P.-S. D. Chen, A. D. Lambert, and K. R. Guidry, “Engaging online learners: The impact of Web-based learning technology on college student engagement,” Comput. Educ., vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 1222–1232, 2010.[15] C. C. Robinson and H. Hullinger, “New benchmarks in higher education: Student engagement in online learning,” J. Educ. Bus., vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 101–109, 2008.[16] X. Du and A. Kolmos, “Increasing the diversity of engineering education–a gender analysis in a PBL
. defineservice learning as “an approach to teaching that meaningfully integrates classroom instructionwith practical community service” [7].Like the undergraduate research approach, service learning has been proved to be a productivetechnique as it improves education [8]. According to Boise State University (BSU) [9], thebenefits of service learning are: 1. Service-Learning is a high impact practice for student success. 2. Service-learning has a positive effect on students: 3. Service-Learning helps prepare students for the job market. 4. Service-Learning provides useful services in the community and communities report enhanced university relationsCombining Undergraduate Research with Service
University’s science credit requirements for many of thestudents.The implications of this particular demographic for the course design was that the contentprogression had to be made accessible to beginners. Science and mathematicsfoundations necessary for understanding of the material had to be explained to studentseither during the class time or as part of supplemental course materials. Anotherimportant issue to consider was the importance of motivating students initially andthroughout the semester about the topics of discussion.The overall goal of this course was to engage students in a scientific dialog about theeffects of our current US energy production and consumption methods on climatechange. It was also to explore the impact of dependence on
aids to enhanced student learning.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. David Reeping, University of Michigan
Engineering Students.” ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. SaratogaSprings, NY, October 22-25, 2008[3] Tinto, V. “Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on StudentSuccess.” Higher Education Monograph Series, Syracuse University, 2003[4] Gabelnick, F., J. MacGregor, R. S. Matthews, and B. L. Smith. Learning communities:Creating connections among students, faculty, and disciplines. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,1990.[5] Chen, K. C., & Schlemer, L. T., & Lehr, J. L., & Liptow, E. E., & Duerr, J., & Finger, H., &Cabanez, J. B., “PEEPS: Cultivating a Cohort of Supportive Engineering Students and Buildinga Support Team for Institutional Change,” Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference &
Paper ID #16494The Effects of Verbal Interactions on Individual and Team Performance inEngineering DesignDr. Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette Muhsin Menekse is an assistant professor at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, with a joint appointment at the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Dr. Menekse’s primary research investigates how classroom activities affect conceptual understanding in engineering and science for all students. His second research focus is on verbal interactions that can enhance productive discussions in collaborative learning settings. And his third
Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Dr. McKenna’s research focuses on understanding the cognitive and social processes of design, design teaching and learning, the role of adaptive expertise in design and innovation, the impact and diffusion of education innovations, and teaching approaches of engineering faculty. Dr. McKenna received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.Betty J Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Betty Harper is the director of Student Affairs Research and Assessment at Penn State. Prior to assuming this role, Betty worked in Penn State’s Center for the Study of
University. Duane is currently the PI on an NSF grant to provide online faculty development for community college STEM faculty. His research interests include factors that impact community colleges faculty view of their jobs. Page 12.377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Community College Teacher Professional Development: Year Three Data from an Online Graduate Certificate Program in Community College TeachingIntroduction and Project OverviewThe departments of Adult and Higher Education (AHE) and Mathematics, Science andTechnology Education (MSTE) within the College of
interdisciplinary engineering courseas a team training exercise. Communication patterns of the student teams are selected that modeleffective and ineffective behaviors. Positive and negative excerpts from actual studentinteractions are discussed as instructional vehicles for student training on teamwork skills and forguiding student understanding of simulation game dynamics.1.0 Introduction The ability to successfully work in teams is a crucial ingredient for success in theworkplace1. Researchers also report that team success in an academic setting is determined moreby the group’s ability to identify and overcome communication problems, than to handletechnical ones 2. Unfortunately, while universities know their students must understand
partnerships.Conclusions and Future WorkThe theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings of the study abroad course yield an excellentframework that supports the structuring of the critical learning community with criticalreflection. We anticipate that students will show gains in critical learning and culturally sensitiveengagement as they operate within the critical learning community. This expectation is theimpetus for future work as we seek to explore the extent to which students develop criticalconsciousness and cultural humility, and the impact of the various elements of the criticallearning community on students’ engagement with the design thinking for social justice process.We will share these findings within the context of the outcomes of students’ global
Paper ID #34736Differences in Perceptions of Instructional Support between U.S. andInternational Students Before and During COVID-19Dr. Ziyan Bai, University of Washington Ziyan Bai holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies with foci on higher education and mixed-method education sciences. She has over seven years of research and professional experience in the field of higher education. With a dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, she is committed to using qualitative and quantitive research to inform impact-driven decisions.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a
clear advantages to introducing open ended designto students earlier, including addressing the ABET Criteria parts e) an ability to identify,formulate, and solve engineering problems and h) the broad education necessary to understandthe impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.1It has also been shown that students’ intrinsic motivations in the design of a project can inspirefurther engagement in engineering. The procedure for creating the course materials and methodsof instruction are discussed, as well as student project results and a qualitative and quantitativeassessment of the course.IntroductionThe Cooper Union Summer Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program for highschool
, and as a result, experienced significant hurdles with the remote learning switch. In this paper, the impact of an internally developed smartphone application called KarmaCollab is evaluated alongside the incorporation of socialized teaching and course gamification. We will look at UC Davis Electrical and Computer Engineering laboratory courses and the impact KarmaCollab had on the online course format. The relationships between course grades, KarmaCollab app engagement, student self-reported sentiment via an end-of-quarter survey, and teaching staff interviews are presented to showcase interesting remote learning insights. Introduction The COVID-19
pipeline. The work in progress paper presents the engineeringdesign projects from e4usa that closely engaged students with disabilities (SWDs) as thestakeholders, and specifically focuses on the observations and experiences of e4usa teachers,e4usa student teams, and the SWDs who served as the stakeholders and the educators thatsupport them (e.g., special education teachers, paraprofessionals, speech-language pathologists,occupational therapists, families).e4usa CurriculumThe e4usa curriculum focuses on four main areas (or threads): Connect with Engineering,exploring engineering identity and an exploration of ‘engineering’ as a verb and a noun;Engineering Professional Skills, exploring written and verbal communication, projectmanagement, and
continuous data.Though cell phones and or SMS have been used in education to increase interactivity24-27, thereare debates about whether or not texting affects literacy28, 29. It is being considered an alternativeliteracy that is changing the way young people communicate30-32 and researchers are looking todesign for use in the classroom33. Instruction should enable students to connect their culturalnorms with mainstream expectations19. If instructors view IM, SMS, and CMC as a tool forteaching, engaging, and assessing students, instructors could capitalize on the current culturalbehaviors of students and interact with them at higher levels. Allowing for nuances of individualstudent communication style, identity, and recording behavior, tools that
undergraduatesAbstractThis qualitative research paper examines the meaning and enactment of critical thinking forengineering undergraduate students. Though critical thinking is considered an important topic inthe engineering community, research on the topic is limited to mostly measuring critical thinkingin the classroom and definitions used are not empirically based. Thus, in this paper we seek toprovide an initial exploration of what critical thinking is in engineering. We address thefollowing research question: How do undergraduate engineering students perceive and enactcritical thinking? Semi-structured interviews were conducted on the enactment of criticalthinking and analyzed using a thematic analysis. Main themes that arose from the interviewsincluded
Structural Equations Modeling,” Manag. Inf. Syst. Q., vol. 22, no. 1, p. 14, Mar. 1998.[8] S. J. Finney and C. DiStefano, “Non-Normal and Categorical Data in Structural Equation Modeling,” in Structural Equation Modeling: A Second Course, United States of America: Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006, pp. 269 – 314.[9] C. M. Cunningham and C. P. Lachapelle, “The impact of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) on students’ attitudes toward engineering and science,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, 2010.[10] IBM Corporation, IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows. Armonk, NY: IBM Corporation, 2012.[11] L. K. Muthén and B. O. Muthen, Mplus. Los Angeles, CA: Muthén & Muthén, 2012.[12] D. Hooper, J. Coughlan, and M. R
the STEM community as awhole who are engaged in improving the STEM pipeline. How does one develop a tool thatmirrors the diverse perspectives of stakeholders who are uniquely positioned to influence andsupport students in STEM?The answer lies with the community-based participatory mixed methods methodology of conceptmapping that was developed by William Trochim at Cornell University. Concept mappingmethodology innovatively engages the stakeholders through participation from outreach toconsultation to collaboration through a shared leadership. This methodology integratesqualitative and quantitative approaches in a multi-step democratic process of communityengagement and participation through research.This traditional research paper presents
throughoutthe US which includes incorporating deep and engaging mathematical content as well as the useof variations to traditional calculus courses (e.g., calculus for physics, stretched out calculus).In further research [9] in a national study of precalculus through calc 2 programs has shownthat course variations can help support student success outcomes, and level the playing fieldfor students with less mathematical preparation. Additionally, there is emerging evidence thatcourse variations that holistically target students with less preparation can support students indeveloping productive dispositions to mathematics [10]. Yet these previous studies which focuson national trends fail to capture the impact and implementation considerations of
work to understand the needs of communities with different cultural backgrounds from their own, both subtle or significant9; international community service experience beneficial in MTU D80 program 38,39 Understand the impact of Enhanced by working directly with a community 19,20,35,43; >95% of engineering solutions in a students engaged in a LTS capstone design experience self-reported global and societal context high awareness of the social impact of engineering, significantly [ABET1] higher than non-LTS project participants33 Understanding professional Enhanced on LTS
Community Attitudes Related to Telecommunications Cables Dr. Ibraheem A. Kateeb, Khaled F. AlOtaibi, Dr. Larry Burton, Michael S. Peluso, Dr. Evelyn R. Sowells North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA kateeb@ncat.edu, khaled_u2@hotmail.com, lwburton@ncat.edu, peluso72@gmail.com, es992760@ncat.edu, AbstractOne of the issues the Telecommunications industry faces is concern regarding aesthetic elementsof the networks. These aesthetic considerations impact both network performance andcommunity engagement with service providers. This paper will provide a survey and discussionof the aesthetic elements that relate to cable and
design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticc constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainabilityd an ability to function on multidisciplinary teamse an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityg an ability to communicate effectively the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,h economic, environmental, and societal context i a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j a