is crafted as an advanceddegree in the intended engineering field or in “a closely related field.” This closely related fieldcan be interpreted as a similar engineering field, but it can also be expanded to include otherfields like mathematics and science.The paper looked critically but objectively at the topic of mathematicians and scientists teachingengineering courses. It discussed the practices, advantages, and concerns associated with thisengineering education topic. Of course, the purpose of it is to promote engineering education.Introduction:Traditionally and logically, engineering courses at institutes of higher education have beentaught by faculty members who possess academic degrees in engineering among other requiredqualifications
inequities. In addition, she is interested in technology and how specific affordances can change the ways we collaborate, learn, read, and write. Teaching engineering communication allows her to apply this work as she coaches students through collaboration, design thinking, and design communication. She is part of a team of faculty innovators who originated Tandem (tandem.ai.umich.edu), a tool designed to help facilitate equitable and inclusive teamwork environments.Christopher Brooks, University of Michigan ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Analyzing Patterns of Pre-Semester Concerns in First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThis complete research
elements, consideringthe differing needs of those elements, and seeking design solutions to meet those needs equitablyare all crucial to the success of public infrastructure. Failure to understand these responsibilities… can result in a failed civil engineering solution that underserves all or segments of acommunity.” Further, “the application of DEI principles is neither “political” nor “liberalprogressive ideology.” It is a professional skill essential to civil engineering design for a diversepublic” [9].Given the new ABET CEPC and increasing social concern, undergraduate civil engineeringprograms are increasingly seeking ways to integrate DEI topics into their curricula. Examples ofcompliance provided in the ASCE Commentary document [10
matters concerning the coursesections, takes on 10% instructional responsibility.UGA courses are currently being taught in Beijing during the spring, summer, and fall terms.Each course offered onsite in Beijing spans approximately 15 weeks of instruction, followed byfinal exams. Similar to the MBB program offered in Athens, each UGA credit hour correspondsto approximately 750 contact minutes. The specific course calendar is determined collaborativelyby both institutions, ensuring alignment with official Chinese holidays and equivalence to theUGA calendar approved for the Athens campus.During the second year of the MBB program, students participate in a faculty-mentored researchproject. They work under the mentorship of a faculty member from the
toredefine engineering education, offering a new lens through which universities, departmentchairs, and faculty can prepare, evaluate, and train engineers for the challenges of the 21stcentury.IntroductionThe rising cost of college education and the accompanying increase in student debt over thepast decade have become major public concerns [1-5]. While a college degree can lead tomany benefits [6], the rise of online course providers such as Coursera, edX, MITOpenCourseWare [7] call into question whether the same knowledge and skills can be acquiredmore economically and effectively elsewhere [7-10]. As Rose [10] put it: “If college does not lead to skill gains, it is difficult to argue that attending college will lead to positive
, equity, andinclusion at a given institution [6–8]. Similarly, a literature review that predated the new legallandscape focused on the preparation of engineering faculty to address DEI issues [9]. It found apaucity of studies, leading to the conclusion that faculty DEI-related beliefs are not often studied.Synthesizing the studies that do exist, the authors conclude that most engineering faculty believethat DEI efforts are important, but they do not act on those beliefs due to lack of support. Worksurrounding perceptions of DEI as an intellectual movement, political issue, and/or target oflegislation (as opposed to the DEI-related climate or willingness to enact DEI efforts) are lesscommon (In other words, the literature explores faculty beliefs
Biomedical Data Privacy Issues and Solutions: An Interdisciplinary Graduate School Course Tatyana Ryutov, University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractThe course was developed for graduate students interested in exploring privacy concerns in healthcare, the currentlaw and governing regulations, and learning and applying the existing and emerging technologies to address theseconcerns. Biomedical data privacy is an interdisciplinary problem, and this course touches on issues inbioinformatics, computer science, law and policy, and ethics. This paper describes the design of our biomedicalprivacy course, the learning objectives, teaching materials and methods, the supporting learning
fact, it was the women who procured food fromthe Indians via bartering for calico or cash.Data Sources:• https://www.philipbouchard.com/oregon-trail/hunting.html• Schlissel, Lillian. Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey. New York, Schocken Books, 1982. 10 … AND ITS REPRESENTATION ISSUES Female Trope Male Avatar “A frantic wife” “you or the Missus”Embedded with conversations: Having “conversations” could only occur at forts, landmarks,and similar congregating points. In this version, at any one location you could rotatethrough
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the AAUP in 2009What is evident from the first three columns of the table is that there is a great deal of agreementamong the analysis of Lyken-Segosehe et al [2], the AAUP statement, and our universityguidelines, although the language is somewhat different. In the last column of the table are thestatements of our group of faculty on their written post-its. They were able to identify most ofthese elements as well. Numbered items in the last column mean that two or more groups offaculty identified that item, and a group sometimes used two phrases that we have put in thesame cell of the table. The most prevalent ideas among our faculty concerned fair grading, butrespect for individual students, transparency about course expectations, and the
integral partof many professional codes of conduct. Table 1 provides examples from three existing codes. organization[s] “CESER” principles • Protect, and where possible improve, the quality of built and natural environments. Engineering Council and • Maximise the public good and minimise both actual and the Royal Academy of potential adverse effects for [engineeers’] own and succeeding Engineering (2014) [5] generations. • Be aware of the issues that engineering and technology raise for society, and listen to the aspirations and concerns of others. • Engage responsibly with
and is foundational to the success of students.At the beginning of each quarter, new faculty should make it a point to discuss the diversity andinclusion statement with students during the first lecture and incorporate it into all course syllabi.Students should be actively encouraged to voice their thoughts or reach out to faculty membersindividually if they encounter any discomfort or concerns. New faculty member can try to engagein their classes to create a more inclusive environment by utilizing the following methods: • Generate a photo roster of all students, incorporating their preferred pronouns to respect individual identities. • Distribute an introductory questionnaire during the initial lecture includes a query about
sociotechnical issue, leveragingfundamental circuits topics, and introducing students to potential subdisciplines in their field.Research PlanWith a cohort of graduate students, we will develop a series of new modules. We will pre-piloteach module at a small private institution (University of San Diego), pilot it at a large publicresearch institution (University of Michigan), and then scale it to other large circuits courses.Our research questions include#1 How can graduate students apply proven course design practices to effectively integratesociotechnical issues into an introduction to circuits course?#2 What is the impact of the modules on students’ sense of social responsibility and their adherenceto normative cultural beliefs? How do these impacts
with customized EBIPs suited for theirunique teaching environments. Faculty who observed increased student engagement utilized real-world applications facilitated by extensive experience and institutional support. This study'sfindings point to the importance of adaptable teaching methods, emphasizing the need forinstructors to tailor EBIPs to their specific teaching contexts. These results underscore theimportance of individualized strategies for effectively adopting EBIPs into educational settings.IntroductionAs a part of the NSF IUSE project, this paper seeks to explore the limitations and successes ofengineering faculty implementing EBIPs. Although earlier research indicates a willingness andinterest among faculty to incorporate new
, forinstance, during a time of global pandemic. Amplifying the novelty here is the fact that theCollege of Engineering within which both the unit and this course reside is roughly 12 years old,which, of course, makes it unusually young compared with typical higher-learning institutionsaround the U.S. As a result, the faculty involved with this new course view their role as one ofhelping to cultivate a culture of engineering communication in this relatively young engineeringcollege. This paper describes the new course within the context of the larger UGA initiative andexamines the course’s rationale, its contents and delivery, stakeholder responses following nearlyfive years of activity, and areas for future development and
discuss this new technology amongst themselves. Some have begun integrating thetechnology into their classroom, while others are actively attempting to mitigate the effects of it ontheir courses. The rapid nature of the GAI disruption has led the authors of this work to explore howengineering faculty and students in higher education are perceiving this technology, particularlyChatGPT, in the context of engineering education. The authors of this paper developed a surveyinstrument and distributed it to faculty, staff, and students at Texas A&M University (TAMU),garnering over 1000 responses. The purpose of this work is to examine these responses, bothquantitatively and qualitatively, to ascertain how students, faculty, and staff perceive
quitechallenging. By the time I received news of the externship, most companies had already set uptheir summer internships and summer programs, and many did not have the capacity to expandtheir programs to accommodate an extra faculty member.A second challenge that I faced is that while the intent of the externship was to be in person in anoffice setting, many of the offices in the local tech sector are still predominantly remote. This isespecially true of the cyber security related organizations, as the pandemic caused manycompanies to hire remote workers who have never set foot into local business offices. This ischanging, and many software engineers are beginning to return to the office, but overall, it is notubiquitous.I finally ended up adjusting the
should be able to analyze complex issues,identify solutions, and implement them effectively.Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills: Faculty members value students who can thinkcritically and analyze situations from multiple perspectives. They encourage students to approachproblems in a systematic and logical manner.Adaptability and Innovation: Given the rapidly evolving nature of technology and engineeringfields, faculty members believe that students should be adaptable and open to learning newtechnologies and methods. They encourage an innovative mindset that allows students to staycurrent with industry trends.Communication Skills: Effective communication is considered a vital skill for engineers andengineering technologists. Faculty members
spring 2009, our faculty voiced concerns regarding discrepancies in the experiences thatstudents had performing research in different faculty labs, which is a sentiment also expressed byHolles and Howe [3]. Our department was interested in establishing general guidelines foractivities that all undergraduate research students should participate in. Examples includedcompleting a written report, oral presentation, literature review, etc. The department’sundergraduate committee discussed the issue and decided to split the undergraduate research forcourse credit experience into two integrated courses, with department approval, in May 2009.Fall 2009 was the first semester we required the 1-hour lecture component. The lecture sectionbrings together all
obtaining an EdD from Hamline University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Nursing + Engineering: Lessons Learned in Interdisciplinary Facilitator Dynamics for Faculty DevelopmentAbstractThis paper presents lessons learned from the first year of an interdisciplinary facultydevelopment team exploring the impact of a humanistic model for faculty development through aCommunity of Practice. We will share how our team dynamics would have improved had wegone through the Concerns-Based Adoption Model prior to implementing our programming tobetter gauge our own perceptions and what impact would look like among our participants.IntroductionIn many
Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned: Faculty Development Book Club to Promote Reflection among Engineering Faculty on Mental Health of StudentsIntroductionIt is a real difficult challenge walking through this world full of monsters when our own bodies and minds can be monstrous. - Sarah Rose CavanaghIn universities around the U.S., mental health issues are on the rise [1], [2], [3]. College studentsare at increased mental health risks due to major mental health problems manifesting during earlyadulthood [4], and significant life changes (e.g., changes in independence, environment, and socialsupport, academic pressures/competition) [5], [6]. While
Clinical/Professional (C/P)faculty face unique challenges in adjusting to and defining a new role. This paper presents thepersonal experience, collaboration, analysis, and lessons learned developed by three suchindividuals. It is intended to provide insights for communities concerned with the professionaldevelopment of those in similar transitions.For clarity, we use non-tenure track (NTT) as an umbrella term to describe faculty with full-timestatus, who are on limited-term contracts, are promotion-eligible, but differ from their tenure-track/tenured (TT/T) counterparts in that they are not eligible for tenure. For the purpose of ournarrative, we use “NTT faculty” when the generalized umbrella term is more appropriate, butotherwise we use “C/P
foregone conclusion, faculty have responded with varying degrees of enthusiasm,resignation, and denial. And as with most issues of pedagogy, there is lively disagreement amonginstructors about whether and how to use LLMs with their students [1][2], with some prohibitingLLM use and others swiftly integrating them into their course assignments [3][4][5].Lagging behind an enthusiastic integration of LLM-based course tools by some in highereducation is a serious discussion of ethical concerns and questions about LLMs themselves; thisfailure may stem in part from a reluctance to voice concerns in the face of institutionalenthusiasm and pressure to “fully embrace” LLMs or risk being labeled a “dinosaur” [1][6].Regardless of cause, this lack of discourse
and the goals of the new student feedback instrument. In addition, both student faculty responses indicated that it was hard to gauge the “inclusive” dimension in an engineering classroom. Similar issues with the student evaluation of teaching have been found in other previous studies [23-25]. The faculty concerns on the peer-review form were that the form may be used only in one class, and it would be hard to gage the overall course and the feedback would be the opinion of only one (imperfect) reviewer. Also, the time it takes to complete a peer review and who conducts a peer review were challenges. For the self-reflection form, the challenges were in the time it took to complete the form and that not all the questions seemed relevant to
, 2024 Faculty perspectives on undergraduate use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) assistance: A work-in-progressAbstractThis work-in-progress paper explores faculty perspectives regarding student use of GenerativeArtificial Intelligence (GAI) assistance tools, such as ChatGPT, to complete engineeringcoursework. A common debate in engineering and computer science exists about how facultyshould address GAI tools (i.e., prevent their usage in order to maintain academic integrity, teachstudents the new technologies, or establish regulatory guidelines in higher education). WhileGAI continues to disrupt traditional educational paradigms, its full impacts on teaching andlearning are currently unknown. Such work is
interactions between teams and limited influence beyond the boundaries of theirown teaching and projects. This issue raises an important question about the impact of the EIPon engineering departments in our institution: “How can we change the EIP to extend itsbenefits more broadly across engineering departments?”EIP participants’ suggestions to improve the engineering faculty members’ participation in thecommunities of practice1. Involvement of New FacultyMany faculty members emphasized the involvement of new engineering faculty to expand thecommunities of practice for teaching innovation. The members of the EIP team vary. Someteams have new faculty members. Nevertheless, the number of new faculty members isrelatively low in EIP teams. For instance
community-building such as what they feltwas provided by this workshop series. The Lecturers’ Community of Practice wasoverwhelmingly well-received by lecturers, despite the research team’s concern around itscondensed nature.The focus of this paper is on the intentional decisions made by the research and facilitation teamto provide a professional development experience catered to non-tenure track faculty. In thispaper, we also highlight what aspects of the workshop resonated with lecturers, particularly thosedesigned with lecturers in mind, and those unexpectedly helpful for the participants. This paperadds to the conversation on providing more workshops on inclusive teaching for NTT Faculty,who play a critical role in making our programs
feeling like I’m bending myselfinto a pretzel are the best for me to tackle.” Such concerns about genuineness may hint at abelief in an innate capacity for positive leadership, which research suggests is vastly outweighedby intentionality [16]. The faculty members’ desires for authenticity may also speak to theimportance of constructing one’s positive leadership in alignment with the core self, as well asthe ongoing need for support in actualizing new knowledge.Value and InstitutionalizationEven as some faculty grappled with practicing positive leadership principles in academia, theirassessments of the training program were markedly positive, with words like “well-done” andeven “fantastic” surfacing. Some participants, like Helen, recognized the
. Science and Engineering Indicators 2022,” National Science Board, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA., NSB-2021-2, 2021. Accessed: Jan. 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212[24] K. E. Foote, W. Li, J. Monk, and R. Theobald, “Foreign-born scholars in US universities: Issues, concerns, and strategies,” J. Geogr. High. Educ., vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 167–178, 2008.[25] N. P. Rita and M. Karides, “‘I have an accent, so people know I’m not from here’: a racial and ethnic analysis of international STEM faculty in Hawai ‘i,” Ethn. Racial Stud., vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 1873–1895, 2022.[26] R. Wells, “International Faculty in US Community Colleges.,” New Dir. Community Coll., vol. 138, pp. 77–82, 2007.[27] L
Year Engineering Experience committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team. Dr. Gerhart conducts workshops on active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, entrepreneurial mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is the new founding Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences at Merrimack College (MA). Previously, she spent 13 years at the University of New Haven (CT) where her last role included four years as Assistant