Paper ID #15170Shared Leadership in Mechanical Engineering-Centric Capstone Design Teams:A Comparison of Military and Civilian Engineering ProgramsLt. Col. Brian J Novoselich P.E., Virginia Tech Brian Novoselich is an active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His is a former assistant pro- fessor at the United States Military Academy and will return to the department in the fall of 2016. His research interests include capstone design teaching and assessment, undergraduate engineering student leadership development
cohortsAbstractThe capstone course sequence in an engineering or engineering technology program bringstogether all elements of the curriculum into a comprehensive learning experience. A team ofstudents works together, combining the topics learned during their undergraduate coursework tocomplete a substantial design project. Design courses can be uncomfortable for many studentsbecause of the open-ended nature of the requirement, leading to many questions such as “Are weon the right track? Do I have the right answer? Are we approaching this the right way?” Due totheir unique experiences, student veterans in engineering are well positioned to enable theircohorts to overcome these challenges. The military experience teaches veterans to becomeproblem-solvers
Technology (BCET) at ODU. His research has focused mostly on control systems (integration and testing) and the reliability and maintainability of complex systems. He has been selected as both a NASA and an ONR Faculty Fellow. He regularly teaches courses in Ma- rine Engineering and in Maintained Systems. Most recently Dr. Dean was on the Headquarters Staff the American Society of Naval Engineers. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology, from the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Additionally, Dr. Dean received an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Prior to is academic career Dr
The “What Graduates Can Do” (WGCD) statements that support this areoutlined as: 1. Demonstrate the willingness and ability to learn independently. 2. Engage successfully in deliberate self-directed and collaborative learning experiences. 3. Pursue self-awareness and embrace the responsibility for personal intellectual development. 4. Pursue knowledge in areas of personal or professional interest.8ABET CriterionLifelong learning is a required academic and developmental goal of many universities and for allABET accredited engineering programs (ABET Student Outcome i: a recognition of the needfor, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning).9 However, of all of the goals and outcomes ofan academic curriculum
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Pittsburgh, PA. 34. Hamilton, S., & Meyer, F., & Klosky, J. L., & Hanus, J., & Hart, S., & conley, C. (2010). “A “Global” Curriculum To Support Civil Engineering In Developing Nations: The Final Result.” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Louisville, KY. 35. Hart, S. D., & Klosky, L., & Hanus, J. P., & Meyer, K. F., & Toth, J. A., & Reese, M. (2011). “An Introduction to Infrastructure for All Disciplines.” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Vancouver, BC. 36. Hart, SC, Klosky, JL, Katalenich, S
Paper ID #15882Using Focus Groups to Understand Military Veteran Students’ Pathways inEngineering EducationDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Chair and Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She formerly held two postdoctoral
, andprofessional identity formation in a specific field of study. The reintegration of a prior militaryexperience and identity into a new, emerging professional career and civilian identity is asignificant area for further research. Our study intends to address this void in the existingliterature by investigating the role of military experience and identity in student veterans’ careerchoice in engineering and how they envision the engineering profession as an ideal pathway fortheir integration into civilian society. MethodsResearch Design The present study employed a phenomenological research design. The phenomenologicalapproach is widely used in social research in order to explore people’s experience in