withpersonal interests and values and that impact society, library tools, reference managementsoftware, reading research papers, crafting poster and oral presentations, writing technical reportsand statements of purpose for applications, and practicing technical communication. This paperdisseminates the resources from the class for reuse in similar courses or for training cohortsparticipating in summer research experiences for undergraduates.IntroductionMany universities promote experiential learning opportunities for students to apply their learningoutside traditionally required coursework. As one type of experiential learning, mentoredundergraduate research opportunities are common across engineering. A recent article by Westand Holles [1] provides
of organizations she is associated with. Learn more about Sreyoshi’s impact - www.ThatStatsGirl.com ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Preparing Engineering Students to Find the Best Job Fit: Starting Early withthe Career Development ProcessAbstractIn spite of the vast amount of literature that focuses on the need for significantly more science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates, the importance of a studentfinding a good career fit, and what makes a student employable, little research exists onundergraduate engineering students’ understanding of the process of how to find, qualify for, andsecure a preferred first position after graduation (FPAG). Likewise, it is important
enrolled in a STEM major during their first year: NO NO Took The Design of Coffee or Food Science Folklore and Health YES YES during their first year: Took a “core” STEM course during their first year before or YES NO while taking a non-core STEM course:For both groups, data was obtained for students graduating before pandemic-related remoteinstruction began (students graduating Fall 2019 and earlier) and for students that would havebeen impacted by remote instruction. Due to the constraints on the population studied of (i) beingin their first year when they took TDOC or FSFH and (ii) having since graduated from UCDavis, all students would have taken either of the
entering industry, and rather they should be equipped with the ability to develop life-longlearning skills that will allow them to gain the knowledge and skills required for their careers.The Theory-to-Practice gap is being studied in a variety of engineering areas, such as softwareengineering, computer science, and graduate-level engineering courses [5]-[8]. However, little to noresearch has been done to study the Theory-to-Practice gap in process safety. This study will focus on theTheory-to-Practice gap in the field of process safety, specifically on process safety judgments. Poorengineering judgment in process safety contexts has been shown to have substantial impacts on theimmediate employee, the company, and the surrounding community and
. Her primary research foci include graduate student and faculty development, graduate well-being, asset-based approaches to engineering education, and mentorship of women in STEM. Her background is in advanced manufacturing and design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Chemical Engineering Faculty Attitudes towards Evidence Based Instruction Practices and Growth MindsetJennifer S. Brown, Karen High, Mechteld V. Hillsley, Michael J. Janik, Stephanie B. VelegolIntroductionIn the Chemical Engineering (CHE) department at a large public R1 university, we are workingon changing the climate and culture of our department through a multipronged approachinvolving
family member at both sessions, andsecond session hosted around 40 people, illustrating the size of the community created by theprograms. An important outcome of the post-program mentoring sessions was for the students topresent their research at a regional or national conference. Students worked with their mentorsshortly after the summer program ended to determine the best fitting conference for their workamong the potential opportunities. These opportunities included the ERN conference, ArkansasIDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), the 2023 Membranes forViral Purification (MVP) Center annual meeting, and the 2023 MAST center annual meeting.Poster development and presentation practice sessions were held leading
principles, supported by the fundamentals of engineeringeducation research. Instructional faculty then formed the teams based on student preferences andother best practices for team formation [13], such as not isolating minoritized students whereverpossible.Projects were all internally supported. In other words, there were no external partners or mentorsfor the projects. Students on this project were mentored by the instructional team whose diversebackgrounds encompass instruction of several core ChE courses, research in the engineeringeducation domain, and experience in experiential learning. Additionally, this semester a graduatestudent instructor was added to the instructional team for an additional project mentor.Implementation of Experiential
are also expected to participate in seminars to practice oral communication skills.Seminar attendance was noted as a mandatory activity for 41% of the schools. These seminarsinclude presentations given by visiting faculty, which allows students to learn differentpresentation techniques that faculty use to convey information about their own research. Havingformal presentations amongst peers can help students learn what methods of presenting work anddo not work to advance their oral communication skills. Once again, the 2002 study did notexamine such requirements, and thus, we cannot adequately compare the progression of thisspecific curriculum.Exam Requirements Written and/or oral examinations are a key requirement for all of the schools
, no. 6, pp. 847-867, 2015, doi: 10.1002/tea.21221.[26] T. Fernandez et al., "More comprehensive and inclusive approaches to demographic data collection," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/25751.[27] A. B. Costello and J. W. Osborne, "Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: Four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis," Practical assessment, research & evaluation, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 1-9, 2005.[28] L. R. Fabrigar, D. T. Wegener, R. C. MacCallum, and E. J. Strahan, "Evaluating the use of exploratory factor analysis in psychological research," Psychological methods, vol. 4
the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and socialcontexts” require faculty to include content and experiences for engineering students todemonstrate their abilities in addressing these broader impacts. Our chemical engineeringdepartment has structured the core curriculum for the last 20 years in a series of six sequencedPillar courses (5-6 credits) [1], [2], [3], [4], five of them with a companion lab course (1 creditunit) [5], and the capstone process design course integrated with a course on Ethics and Safety (2credits). In order to directly and quantitatively assess the achievement of these student outcomes,competency is measured in a variety of required courses across our curriculum using variousassignments
Paper ID #37633Opportunity Gaps for Women in Chemical Engineering: A QuantitativeCritical InvestigationProf. Eric Burkholder, Auburn University Eric Burkholder is an Assistant Professor in the departments of physics and chemical engineering at Auburn University. He completed a PhD in chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology studying the physics of soft active matter. He then transitioned into STEM education research during his time as a postdoc at Stanford Univeristy. Eric’s research focuses on the intersections of assessement, problem-solving, and equity in the undergraduate and graduate STEM classroom
responsibilities of the UTAs, (3) how theUTAs were recruited and trained, and (4) preliminary assessment on their effectiveness.Course designThe three-credit hour course consists of two days of traditional lecture (50 minutes) and one dayin the lab (3 hours) and is typically taken during the spring semester of the junior year. Thelecture component of the course is dedicated to instruction on statistics, probabilities, andstatistical tools. The lab component of the class consists of a two-week experimental workshop(one day per week) during the first two weeks of classes and then three separate, four-weekcycles for the remainder of the semester. The experimental workshop provides students withtraining on all aspects of lab work including experimental design
teacher in the department from the Dean of Engineer- ing, Covenant University. Currently, Dr. Mosobalaje’s research interest is in petroleum data analytics (PDA) as well as the deploy- ment of machine learning (ML) tools to petroleum engineering applications. In research (and teaching, too), he leverages his proficiencies in open source platforms such as R and Python and associated libraries (ggplot, gstat, dplyr, scipy, numpy, matplotlib etc). In a modest way, his research products have helped to extend the functionality of some existing geostatistical routines. For his efforts, he recently received the Best Paper award in the 2020 International Conference on Applied Informatics, sponsored by Springer and
and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned her BS in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University in 2010, and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (also from Purdue) in 2015. She teaches several core engineering courses, including thermodynamics, separations, unit operations lab, and zymurgy, and her research has focused on understanding best practices for teaching and learning in these courses.Dr. Joanne Beckwith Maddock, Carnegie Mellon University Joanne Beckwith Maddock is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Toledo in 2013, her
programmes at UK universities. Before joining the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield, I worked as an educational consultant in China. Alongside research, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) in multiple labs in the Faculty of Engineering and joined a research group of inclusive research culture in the Department of Electronic and Electric Engineering.Dr. Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-in-Progress: Designing Inclusive Teamwork Activities to Improve International Master's Students’ Teamwork Skills in Chemical Engineering
Paper ID #43351A Novel Laboratory-Scale Pilot Plant StudyDr. Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University Robert Hesketh is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. in 1982 from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1987. After his Ph.D. he conducted research at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Hesketh has demonstrated an enthusiasm for engineering education and has contributed to the improvement of engineering education in many ways. Robert is a highly motivated professor in both undergraduate and graduate education and has received 12 education and 2
Criterion 3 Student Outcome 5 [4]). Passow [5]surveyed ~2000 engineering graduates in 11 engineering fields at 2 years, 6 years, and 10 yearsafter graduation and asked them to rank the ABET competencies (a-k in 2012 [6]) in order ofimportance for engineering practice. Practicing engineers ranked teamwork, data analysis,problem solving, and communication skills as the most important competencies in theirprofessional experience. These skills were ranked significantly above the other ABETcompetencies surveyed (math, science, and engineering skills, experimental design, processdesign, ethics, impact, life-long learning, engineering tools, and contemporary issues). Morerecent studies similarly emphasize the importance of teamwork skills [7] as well as a
cards andinvesting to see how these concepts have directly impacted those around them. These examplesand short life lessons have been positively perceived by students, especially nontraditionalstudents returning to college for a career change. It’s affirming to see discussion board posts andemails stating how relating this directly to their own experiences and showing concern for theirfinancial well-being helps students master and learn Excel in an engaging way. These sameconcepts and Excel techniques are also used during the economic analysis of a large chemicalprocess in senior plant design, however, it's more impactful to relate these concepts to students’current financial situation as occurs within the first-year course.Lessons Learned and
issues. Furthermore, the datasuggests a need for more accessible and comfortable channels for students to report and discussinstances of bias and discrimination.Senior Exit Surveys and Group Interviews:The senior exit surveys and group interviews at Chemical Engineering Department provide acomprehensive feedback mechanism for understanding the graduating students' experiences. Inhour-long group discussions, seniors reflect on the curriculum, departmental culture,extracurricular activities, and their experiences with the senior design project and mentors.From these surveys and interviews, several actionable suggestions have emerged: • Students find transport phenomena classes too theoretical and recommend integrating more practical
/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for- accrediting-engineering-programs-2022-2023/ , Accessed October 22, 2023. 2. Karwat, D. M. A., Eagle, W. E., Wooldridge, M. S., & Princen, T. E. (2014). Activist engineering: changing engineering practice by deploying praxis. Science and Engineering Ethics, 21(1), 227–239. 3. Herkert, J.R. (2000) Engineering ethics education in the USA: Content, pedagogy and curriculum, European Journal of Engineering Education, 25:4, 303-313. 4. Mitcham, C., Englehardt, E.E. (2019). Ethics Across the Curriculum: Prospects for Broader (and Deeper) Teaching and Learning in Research and Engineering Ethics, Science and Engineering Ethics, 25, 1735–1762. 5. Das, M., Roeder, G., Ostrowski, A
coveringsustainability issues within a particular sector of the chemical engineering industry of theirchoice, considering the social, economic and environmental impacts. Some examples of the finalproject topics include the pharmaceutical industry, the textile industry, metal manufacturing andrail transportation. Graduate students in the course were to prepare a report and presentationcovering sustainability issues related to their field of research. The graduate reports addressedthe material and energy requirements, human factors, sustainability challenges andrecommendations for improvement. The assignments and weight contribution of eachassignment are presented in Table 3. Table 3. Assignments and Weight Percentages for the Course Grade
Paper ID #44457Work-in-Progress: Introduction of a Computational TA Role to Support UndergraduateTraining in Computational Thinking Strategies for Chemical EngineeringApplicationsDr. Leah Granger, North Carolina State University Dr. Leah Granger is a postdoctoral researcher for Engineering Education and a course instructor for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at North Carolina State University.Mr. William Buren Parker, North Carolina State University William Parker is a graduate student at North Carolina State University working towards a degree in Chemical Engineering. He assists in this project as the
Paper ID #39622Using Senior Peer Mentoring for Experiential Learning of Core ChemicalEngineering TopicsDr. Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Castellanos is a full-time Principal Lecturer in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineer- ing at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. She has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from Chemical Engineering Problem Solving and Experimental Design Lab and Thermo- dynamics to Biochemical Engineering and Process Engineering Economics and Design II (capstone) and graduate courses. Her research interests include
Engineering, to develop the mindset of Engineering for One Planet (EOP)in students. In this project, lectures were given to students on the nine core values of EOP,including Systems Thinking, Environmental Literacy, Social Responsibility, ResponsibleBusiness and Economy, Environmental Impact Measurement, Materials Choice, Design Mindsets,Critical Thinking, and Communication and Teamwork. After students were given the trainingmaterials on EOP Framework after the midterm, including handouts, videos and one lecture on thecore concepts of EOP, three students formed a team to provide a two-page proposal on the scopeof the project and the alignment of the proposed project with the nine core values of EOP. On thebasis of the instructor’s feedback, each team
Foundation. The authors also acknowledge the Norm Asbjornson College ofEngineering’s Bryan Innovative Instructional Grant Program and the MSU Writing Center’sIntegrating Writing into STEM Grant Program for support. Special thanks to Writing CenterDirector Michelle Miley for meaningful discussions.References[1] C. D. Grant and B. R. Dickson, "Personal Skills in Chemical Engineering Graduates: The Development of Skills Within Degree Programmes to Meet the Needs of Employers," Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 23-29, 2006.[2] M. C. Paretti, L. D. McNair, and J. A. Leydens, "Engineering Communication," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. Cambridge: Cambridge
CHE LabAbstractA multi-dimensional survey was created and administered to better understand the change inself-perceived and actual student abilities in a CHE laboratory course between two differentstudent cohorts. One cohort experienced a traditional lab structure with a companion face-to-facelecture course (N=47), and the other cohort included pre-lab modules integrated with in-labactivities that served as intentional scaffolding for the student learning experience (N=18). Theoverall study was motivated by the desire to understand the impact curriculum revisions have onstudent experience and abilities, with the goal to improve the educational experience usingevidence-based practices. The guiding research questions driving this facet of the
. Most of them have onefoot in college and one foot in industry or graduate programs. They expect the course to providea bridge between the “two worlds”, or between “the past and the future”.The capstone course at our institution has been described elsewhere [3]. Essentially, it is a five-credit-hour course, offered twice a year in the spring term (two sections) and in the summersession (one section). Spring sections normally enroll 30-50 students, and less than 20 in thesummer sessions. One faculty teaches each section. Spring sessions may have one or twoteaching assistants (graduate students). It focuses on a team project for the design of acommercial chemical plant, with supporting lectures on process synthesis and design, equipmentsizing
systems. The year the class is taken was represented from a scale of 1-4, with 1representing the first year, and 4 representing senior year. So, if a particular class is taken as asophomore in half of the departments and a junior in the other half, it would be represented as a2.5.Data for master programs were taken from institution websites and public graduate studenthandbooks. If a school had multiple programs, such as thesis and coursework, only the thesisprogram was considered.Faculty information was taken from department web pages. For classifying professor positions,faculty ranks were classified as associate, assistant, or full, and either tenure-track or lecturer(e.g. professors of practice, and teaching professors).Teaching data was taken
won best paper at the Annual ASEE conference in both Design in Engineering Education Division and the Professional Interest Council 5 (PIC V) for her research in Inclusive Team-based learning. In 2023, she won the Northeastern Inaugural Global Educator Award for her impactful work developing and running international educational programs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-In-Progress: Integrating Sustainability Across the Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThe United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development represents a global commitmentto addressing the world's most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges with
lectures is what is best for their learning. Unfortunately,given that regular class attendance in and of itself is an equity issue, particularly for those withchronic illnesses and other disabilities, this practice of not recording often begs the question of“best for who or what populations?” Instructors must think about who they are including or notincluding by recording.Banerjee reconciles these seemingly conflicting conclusions by carefully delineating the benefitsto individual students of lecture capture as a supplemental resource (for which there isoverwhelming evidence) [2] vs. the aggregate impact on class attendance and performance whenstudents view recordings as a substitute for live lectures and in-class interaction [3]. Researchersagree