realistically andgenuinely. Doorn & Kroesen [15] outline three classes of objectives for using role-play scenariosassociated with their past use: 1) teaching communication skills, 2) teaching ethics (referred to asmicro-ethics), and 3) broadening students’ perspectives (referred to as macro-ethics). Dependingon the goals of the activity, and the way that the case is developed, an RPS may attempt toachieve one or more of these goals. The RPS activity is a collaborative event that allows students to explore differentperspectives in a scenario and help shape a multifaceted approach to thinking about a topic [12],[13]. Students are actively engaged through the activity as they are tasked with interacting withothers on a deeper level than just
ethical concerns in the future [3], [14], [15].It is thus critical to understand the extent to which engineering students feel prepared by theirengineering education to handle ethical issues related to AI. In this project, we focus on theperspectives of engineering master’s students in ECE. Traditionally, most research on ethicaltraining in engineering education has focused on undergraduates. That perspective is important,as undergraduate education is the gateway for most engineering practitioners, but engineers withgraduate-level education are more likely to go directly into organizational leadership positionsand be engaged in high-level technical decision-making. As such, understanding their exposureto the ethical concerns of AI in their
sources to provide theoretically-grounded guidance fora set or subset of the categories. Then the two researchers engaged in multiple iterations ofanalyzing the artifacts and categories and conducting coding comparisons. In particular, oneresearcher read, and reread, each artifact and the associated categories, modifying the categoriesby collapsing or expanding them. Then both researchers conducted coding comparisons using asubset of the artifacts, discussing any differences and modifying the definitions of the categoriesas needed to reach consensus20. Finally, one researcher analyzed all of the artifacts using theresulting category list and definitions. Figure 1: Example Student ResponseLimitationsConsidering the
Paper ID #37495Board 262: Effects of an Intervention on Student Self-Efficacy andIntegration in Chemical Engineering SophomoresBrad Cicciarelli, Louisiana Tech University Brad Cicciarelli is a Distinguished Lecturer in the chemical engineering and mechanical engineering departments at Louisiana Tech University. He earned a B.S. from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. from M.I.T., both in chemical engineering. He teaches a variety of courses, including material and energy balances, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and numerical methods.Dr. Timothy Reeves, Louisiana Tech UniversityMrs. Catherine Hendricks Belk, Clemson
recognizesigns of student distress. While instructors are open to supporting student mental health, they feeltheir primary role is to connect students in distress with mental health resources or services [12],[13], [14]. It has been reported that most college educators have had some level of training relatedto student mental health, but their confidence in their ability to navigate conversations aboutanxiety, depression, or general stress remains low [3]. In engineering, faculty development trainingon mental health has been limited to brief informational sessions on what mental health resourcesare available on campus, with no time spent on how to recognize, discuss, or refer students indistress [3]. Consequently, the engineering education community is
resources that might be helpful but not listed, faculty membersmentioned a range of resources, including 'fundamental research training,' 'engaging localbusinesses and faculty startups,' 'taking classes beyond the ones directly related to one'sresearch,' and 'training in taking care of students’ physical and mental health, mindfulness,scientific writing, oral communication, and healthy interpersonal interaction communication.'Thus, the faculty members acknowledge that resources both within and outside the academicrealm are needed to support doctoral training.In short, limited access to industry-specific knowledge was perceived as a significant obstacle.Follow-up and answers to open-ended questions revealed additional challenges such as
programs, all located in Historically Black Colleges and Universities(HBCUs), reveals five factors that encourage female persistence. The HBCUs were selected forthis analysis due to the relative homogeneity of their student populations, which helps to reducethe impact of confounding factors on the analysis. In addition, they have managed to besuccessful with limited resources; the identified factors reflect institutional will and missionrather than economics and therefore are more universally adoptable. The results, obtainedprimarily through document review, are verified via triangulation with other data sourcesincluding interviews and representative sources from the literature. The success of these sixprograms in enabling female undergraduates to
talk about a particularcovering the engineering fundamentals and problem topic, such as fluid mechanics. In addition, the facultysolving, the students are engaged in two group projects speaker was introducing himself to the students by furtherenhancing their creativity and hands-on skills. One is a talking about his/her area of research. This gave students anterm project, similar to the ones assigned in previous opportunity to get to know the faculty, their area ofyears. The additional project proposed at the freshman expertise, and foresee a chance to develop a relationship forlevel was on reverse engineering. The paper provides potential undergraduate research opportunity during theirdetails of
often unable to connect the use of technology to a learning experience [6], therefore,instructors must be willing and able to make those connections for them. Construction facultymust seek ways to actively engage Generation Z students [7] in ways that these tech-savvystudents prefer to learn. Unfortunately, construction academics continue to struggle to define aclear path regarding how technology can be used in the classroom [4] which could be a detrimentto the learning experience [8]. Moreover, the utilization of technology in a constructionmanagement classroom can be cumbersome if there is not a well-thought-out plan to do so, andthe instructor is not aware of the impacts (good or bad) of introducing new technology.The incorporation of one
women students, andprovide a natural forum for successful women engineers to return to campus and provide arealistic and positive picture of engineering as a career for women. Ro and Knight 30 claim thatwomen students, who participated in non-engineering clubs or activities reported greaterimprovement in fundamental skills, contextual competence, and communication skills than men.Those women students, who participated in engineering clubs for women or underrepresentedminorities reported greater improvement in communication skills than men, although theimprovement was lesser than for those who participated in non-engineering clubs or activities.Johnson and Sheppard28 found a mixed impact of such organizations on retention rates
learning.Our contention is that a junior level course should promote the transition of students frominstructor-led learning to self-directed learning and a first step in this direction could beachieved through the habitual use of self-reflection. The question is, to what extent dostudents at this academic level engage in deep reflection on their learning? The purpose ofthis study was to determine the metacognitive strategies student in a junior level introductionto process engineering course employ when they have had little to no prior formal experiencewith reflection on their learning in their engineering coursework. Knowledge of students’metacognitive strategies could help instructors identify the need for formal instruction onreflection.II
Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Prof. James A. Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and
establishing an undergraduate researchframework. Approximately 200 students are enrolled in the four undergraduate-only engineeringprograms.The IE program at QU, consisting of 45 students, follows a project-based curriculum where eachIE course culminates in a real-world project. Over a 15-week semester, students engage in hands-on learning during the first 12 weeks, followed by two weeks dedicated to final projectsinvolving client site visits. In the 15th week, students present their analyses andrecommendations, forwarding the final report to the industry partner.The alignment of the university's strategic emphasis on sustainability, community impact, andindustry partnerships with SCE's collaborative approach sets the stage for an
. Page 11.1404.2 As with any other academic program, program evaluation is an essential component forprogram success and continuation. Commonly used evaluation measures: retention, grades, andengagement where used, however, the impacts of this LLC were more complex than thesequantitative tests could measure. Combining both quantitative and qualitative measures providedopportunities for not only triangulating the results but also providing supporting evidence andpossible explanations for the retention, grades, and engagement results. The qualitative datacollected also provides additional insight into whether the program was received by the studentsas it was intended.Limitations Students in the Teniwe LLC self-selected into the program
technical knowledge they canstill be limited in their ability to apply it1. Some studies suggest that engaging students in Problem Based Learning (PBL) activitiescan improve students’ motivation2 and work readiness1. While there is much literature andresearch regarding implementation of work-related capstone courses for engineers, most of these Page 24.1083.2focus on the logistics of setting up the program, and not the conceptual underpinnings of how tomake it an effective work-related experience for each individual student3,4. There is bothdocumented and anecdotal evidence for the fact that when many engineering employers think ofwork-ready
’ problemframing through teaching an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering design contexts. Therefore,this paper aims at getting P-12 engineering education educators engaged in the discussion aboutthe effectiveness of teaching entrepreneurial skills and thinking in engineering design contexts interms of its influence on students’ cognitive ability in problem framing. As part of the effort, inthis work-in-progress paper, we discuss the importance of problem framing in engineeringdesign and then identify P-12 students’ lack of ability in problem framing through presenting thedata of elementary and secondary students’ cognitive processes for an engineering design task.Also, we suggest an instructional idea for improving students’ problem framing, which
State University (LSU).LSU‘s annual High School Teacher Engineering Awareness Program (HSTEAP), a one-weekintensive professional development institute, aims to improve and support high school STEMeducation. This mixed-methods study measures the impact of this professional development formathematics and science teachers‘ efficacy in engineering, design-based learning, STEMresearch and technology, and their ability to teach those principles to their students. Programorganizers and curricula professionals developed an innovative curriculum thematicallyaddressing the National Academy of Engineering 21st Century Engineering Grand Challenges,and facilitated the HSTEAP community to: a) create and implement engineering design-basedprojects, b) identify
AC 2012-3188: THE DIGITAL CARNIVAL: OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROLEOF GAMING IN STUDENT LIFE AND COMPUTER SCIENCEDr. James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University James Palmer is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. His research concerns the use of language and visualization to solve problems and improve computer science education.Dr. Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an Associate Professor of computer science at Northern Arizona University. His research interests fall within the broad area on ”Groupware Support for Online Groups,” with active research in portal-based tools to support distributed scientific communities, groupware tools to support small, distributed engineering design
-curricular programming. An abbreviated version of the survey can be found in Appendix I.Questions have been minimally revised to avoid references to specific MSU programs andlocations so as to be of greater value to the reader. The goal of analysis and evaluation was toprovide information on student perception of the CoRe Experience, its positive impacts, andopportunities for improvement. We asked 33 questions of persisters and 31 questions of leaversabout their perceptions of the first-year engineering curriculum and residential program. Thesurvey was conducted by the College of Engineering through the office of the Assistant Dean ofStudent Advancement and Program Assessment. The survey results were analyzed by that officeand by the Center for
better and deeperunderstanding of engineering concepts and practices through realistic projects [10, 11]. Writingexperience also promotes students’ academic engagement, and providing students with formativefeedback on their writing can improve their mindset, belonging, and perseverance in college [12,13]. Effective oral communication can build student’s self-confidence and enhance theirconnections and inclusions with peers and faculties. Creating a supportive learning environmentthrough practices like engagement and providing opportunities for positive interactions amongdiverse peers can further promote students' sense of belonging [14].Research SignificanceWhile industry increasingly values engineers with strong technical skills and
describe findings from the student reflections, and thenwe provide results from our pre- and post-surveys. We are focusing specifically on these twodata points with the understanding that our observations and the information from the mid-termchat are woven into the way we made sense of this data in particular.ReflectionsIn effort to answer our research questions, we identified themes from the student reflectionsrelating to following (1) Engineering Identity and (2) Sense of Belonging. Throughout thequarter, we noticed that many students reference their families, communities, and engagement inphysical and social activities surrounding their work as important aspects of who they are asengineers. We considered these themes connected to students
Criterion 3: Student Outcomes: an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams an ability to communicate effectively the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contextIn addition, it met several of the course objectives. Examine current automotive and robotic manufacturing methods used in the United States and Europe. Identify current and future trends in manufacturing and technology. Analyze the global impact manufacturing and technology has on society and the environment. Identify technology-based ethical issues and conflicts. Evaluate the impacts of a discipline-specific technology observed
completed and doublecheck for ergonomics. Figure 4: Welding and Ergonomics TestingMetricsOf the 216 women currently enrolled in Mechanical and/or Aerospace Engineering,roughly 18 are participating in one of the two groups; 16 in the all-women group, figure2, and two in the co-ed group, not shown. Last year only one female engineering studentparticipated in the motorsports projects. Approximately 8.3% of the total number ofwomen engineering student are engaged in the projects and almost 90% of participantschose to work in the all-women group. An increase from 0.5% to 8.3% female Page 11.50.5engagement is a very significant result in just
own alternative route. Similarly, Trisha’s advisor echoed this action inrecommendations regarding her program, “He told me, ‘It’s good for you to be [a] teachingassistant for your resume [and]... future’ [but] I wasn’t on pressure…it was up to me.” Ratherthan stating what tasks should be accomplished during her doctoral program, Trisha’s advisorexplained what was available and reasons why it would be beneficial for her to engage in them,but again the decisions were hers to make. Toward the end of the interview, Trisha shared thather advisor explicitly emphasized autonomy with an explanation of its importance to her futuresuccess. “He always says to me that, ‘You are a Ph.D. student, this is your research. I can only
variation remained between programs, and industry experience was asignificant predictor of participation (p = .01). The addition of the control variables reduced theunexplained variance at the student-level by only one percent, but reduced it by 20 percent at theprogram-level. These results suggest that these individual student characteristics and programdiscipline make small contributions to differences in student experiences within schools, but thatthey have a more substantial impact on the differences in students' level of co-curricular activityacross programs. As can be seen in Table 2, gender was not a significant predictor on any of theoutcomes, and pre-college ability was a significant influence only on participation in internshipsand
collaborative learning compared to their normalexperiences in large classes with one instructor in conventional, analytically driven courseswithout peer support. The sample consists of 172 undergraduate students who responded to thepost-course survey open-ended questions. Active military and Veteran students represented 61%of the respondents.The peer learning activities embedded in their online course were facilitated by a paid peerleader that completed training to prepare them on how to communicate effectively, showempathy, and engage non-traditional students. The participants had three to four peer ledactivities per 9-week course that allowed them to increase interaction with others in the samecourse as well as a peer leader that had recently
the social contexts of engineering and develop ethical and professional responsibilitiesduring their undergraduate training. Concerns also persist about the moral and ethicalcommitments of engineers once they enter the workplace, as underscored by a number of recentethics scandals involving engineers and technology. The education of ethically adept engineerstherefore remains a pertinent issue for the engineering education community. Yet there remainsrelatively little research on how students’ prior experiences shape their ethical perspectives.Specifically, there is a lack of understanding of the role of pre-college and early collegeexperiences and other influences in shaping first-year engineering students’ views on ethics.This paper reports
graduate education for more than 15 years. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com GradTrack Scholars: A comprehensive online mentoring program to build community and prepare the next generation of underrepresented minority graduate students (Work in Progress)AbstractEnrollment of Black or African American and Hispanic doctoral students is low compared toother races/ethnicities in doctoral programs in the U.S, 4.3% and 8.4% respectively [1]. Previousprograms that focused on increasing representation of underrepresented minority (URM)students in graduate school show that early outreach
Disengagement by Minoritized Students. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access. https://peer.asee.org/work- in-progress-perception-of-the-culture-of-disengagement-by-minoritized- students 6 Sue, D. W., Bucceri, J., Lin, A. I., Nadal, K. L., & Torino, G. C. (2009). Racial microaggressions and the Asian American experience. https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/aap/S/1/88/ 7 Trytten, D. A., Lowe, A. W., & Walden, S. E. (2012). “Asians are good at math. What an awful stereotype” The model minority stereotype’s impact on Asian American engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(3), 439–468. 8 Trytten, D., Lowe, A. W., & Walden, S. (2009). Racial Inequality Exists
Paper ID #25320Leaders as CoachesDr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com