methods and in renewable energytechnologies. But by their very nature as electives, technical elective courses should not beteaching material that is expected to be learned by every student graduating from a particularengineering discipline. Requiring students to take several such courses may impact their abilityto take courses from other disciplines which may be beneficial to them in achieving theirpersonal career goals. Therefore, it is important for engineering programs to consider the resultsthey are intending to achieve by requiring students to take technical electives, how these coursesmay be impacting the overall education of the students, and what is an appropriate number oftechnical elective courses to require. It can be noted that ABET
Taganrog Institute of Technology of Southern Federal University, Russia (1999). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Pilot Study of Gen Z Graduates For Successful Employment on the U.S. Job MarketAbstractOrganizations face several challenges in retaining skilled talent due to the unpredictable jobmarket and the rise of Gen Z employees. Studies reveal that this generation, born in or after2000, is likely to change at least ten to fifteen jobs throughout their careers and tends to stay at asingle job for less than three years on average. Then, highlighting the importance ofunderstanding the factors that influence job retention among Gen Z, particularly within
over the past three years. Most of thesestudies investigated opportunities of how these new tools support students’ learning, from first-year students [5-7] to senior capstone design [8-10]. Some explored ways to enhance writing[11, 12] and other critical skills [13-15]. Many examined potential ethical issues and urged thatcaution must be applied while adopting AI into instruction [7, 16 – 19]. However, few of theseefforts really encouraged or engaged students to prepare themselves for their careers [20-22],although the expectations and requirements for future engineers from the workplace havealready been significantly reformed [23, 24].Contrary to popular belief, college students do not necessarily show the expected sensitivity tonew tools
does not do enough to prepare students for their careers. Sorby expresses thisgoal of engineering education as follows: “It is time that we as educators take a long, critical look at ourvalues and curricula to ensure that we are preparing students for careers that exist today and for futurecareers” [2]. Sorby is aligned with many who believe that less emphasis on theory and more emphasis onspecific tools and problem-solving strategies would be more beneficial for career readiness.The Grinter Report should be commended for its willingness to ask difficult questions of itsrecommendations including the question of career readiness. When considering the broad curriculum itrecommends, the authors ask themselves: “would the employer be pleased with
work of practicing engineers, as well as the preparation of professionals for their future careers. Dr. Korte is an Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Learning at The George Washington University where he combines his practical experiences of work in education, business, and industry with his research and teaching in professional education, professional practice, and the social foundations of work. He has published on topics ranging from organizational socialization (onboarding), workplace learning, organization studies, social science, and philosophy. He also works on a variety of topics supporting his students’ work on decision-making, the meaning of work, and social connectedness in school and the
literate and economically competitive national citizenry [6], [9],[10], and even about the formative effect that post-secondary education can have on career pathsand life satisfaction [11], this study focuses specifically on how students choose betweenengineering and the physical sciences. We seek to investigate what factors guide their choice,including their prior knowledge and/or opinions about the differences and similarities betweenengineering and the physical sciences. Eventually, we aim to help to answer the larger question:How can post-secondary education systems (and even K-12 systems) better advise studentsinterested in engineering or the physical sciences to choose the academic and professional pathsthat align well with their values
has a unique set of experiences. Theyoungest author has thirty years of experience in engineering education, the oldest oversixty. Over our careers we have served on committees, participated in strategic planning, andused technology to reshape our classrooms; in hindsight much of this work seems to be acomplete waste of time. We come to these debates not just as scholars, but as people whosecareers have been devoted to the advancement of engineering education, and who are at points inour careers where being retrospective comes naturally. This is both a privilege and a limitation,as our deep involvement can make it harder to see beyond established norms or challenge theorganizational status quo; we are seeking to expand our scope.At this time
activities, lives, and careers. So, theimmediate response to these essentials: ✓ Directing more effort to enhancing informed decision making on technological issues [1]. ✓ Enhancing informed decisions furthers social justice and the common good [1]. ✓ [Technological and engineering] decision making can be interpreted broadly [1].is a qualified yes … yes, we are doing them … though aside from visible curriculum elements inthose institutions that have adopted technological and engineering literacy in their academics, theeffectiveness and discernability of the work of the division is just not in a way that is formallyand measurably discernable.So, what should we do; why should what we do be taken seriously; how can a uniformtechnological literacy
tools for learning and practice (textbooks, homework, projects, etc.) and evaluations ofmastery (midterms and finals). Though ineffective teachers were undesirable, successful studentsknew how to learn for themselves by reading the textbook, by notetaking from both book andlecture, by practice on homework and projects, and by mutual sharpening through work withother students. Their undergraduate professors provided the “intervention of a single coherentand personal authority to direct the [student’s] will at its beginning … for it to be self-directingafterword” [10]. The authority of the “sage on the stage” provided the influence and the will toobey that motivated developing engineers toward graduation and future careers. These
are sufficiently similar for Bruce Seely to have characterized the history ofengineering education as “reinventing the wheel” [3]]. Alan Cheville thought the periodicitywas of the order of a decade. He cited a statement in the 2018 National Academy ofEngineering report on Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineersthat was more or less identical with the conclusion of the 1918 Mann study of engineeringeducation for the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (later ASEE) and its’associate institutions [4]. A British historian P. L. Robertson writing of the shipbuilding andengineering industries in the nineteenth century repeated complaints that the quality ofapprenticeships was poor and should be supported by
end in mind.Disinterestedness in any work or effort as originating in a sincere intention of service to thework itself, freeing man for genuine creativity to fulfill what the work itself demands. It is avirtue that entails not being dominated by one’s own interests such as pay, career advancement,or any other interest apart from doing high quality work. [12]Truthfulness includes “the love of the truth and the will that truth should be recognized andaccepted,” noting also that tact and kindness are necessary ingredients and that there are certaincontexts where the whole truth should not be divulged. The practice of truthfulness as a virtueentails making good on promises already made even in the face of confusion, temptation,adversity, or the
, by election, or by being designated as successor. Other offices are filled in principle by free selection, and candidates are selected on the basis of ‘technical’ qualifications. They are appointed not elected. 5. The system also serves a career ladder. Promotion may be by seniority or achievement. 6. The official is excluded from any ownership rights in the organisation, and is subject to discipline and control in the conduct of his office.Exhibit 4. The Bureaucratic organisationAt the time of these studies it was held that the majority of firms were of the mechanistic typewith some moving to a more organic structure. It also seemed that there was some room formovement from the strict requirements of the role in relatively closed systems
University Dr. Edwige F. Songong is a fervent advocate for STEM education, driving innovation and excellence. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and her MS from Pittsburg State University. Dr. Songong has an extensive educational background in Mathematics, Physics, and Technology Management. Her multifaceted expertise extends beyond academia, with a profound dedication to nurturing the next generation of STEM professionals. As a native of Cameroon, her international perspective on the problem of females Gen Z gives a unique fresh outlook regarding life, career, and social issues. Through her leadership and mentorship, she empowers students to explore, innovate, and excel
. She is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Prior to her academic career, she spent more than 10 years ad- vising Fortune 500 clients on the design of customer interfaces at Deloitte Consulting and Morgan Stanley & Company.Sabrina J. Bierstetel, Franciscan University of Steubenville ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Assessing Resilience as a Virtue in Learners: Development of a New Instrument for Academic Resilience.Abstract:Resilience is a learner disposition that serves as an aspect of the virtue of fortitude. Whilemany measures exist that examine resilience, few do so in an educational context.Existing scales of academic resilience
explore and cultivate a positiverelationship between digital technology and daily life, which in turn has the potential to benefitindividuals' health and well-being.While technology-life balance has been traditionally focused on promoting work-life balance inindividuals whose careers involve extensive digital technology usage [2]-[5], the ability tobalance digital technology and daily life is an essential skill needed to navigate the complexitiesof modern society. Current research on the topic has investigated the impact of digitaltechnology on society, public life, and individual behaviors and experiences; notablyphysiological and psychological health [2], [3], [6]-[21].However, there is a lack of comprehensive information and education on
-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16. Furthermore, he was a shortlisted candidate for the UGC Teaching Award (Early Career Faculty Member).Dr. LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong Lei Yang is a lecturer of Innovation Academy of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing under the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. Before that, he worked as a Research Officer at Centre of Transformative Garment Production from 2021 to 2023 and as a postdoctoral fellow at Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Yang received his Bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. degree from Dalian University of Technology in 2012 and 2018, respectively. Dr. Yang’s research interest includes
skills because they affect how oneworks or interacts with others, which also aids in furthering the career. These skills include workethics, oral and written communication skills, teamwork skills, and problem-solving and criticalthinking skills.The PETE Program at TAMUQ worked internally with the Office of Advancement and theWriting Center at TAMUQ to prepare and implement an enrichment program that equipsstudents with all necessary soft skills before graduation. The enrichment program includes reportand scientific paper writing, presentations, and workshops. Workshops are delivered ascomponents of courses or separately. The program extends from the sophomore year to thesenior year. The reason for this is to introduce the skills in the sophomore
political systems value it positively for aligning these values with economic development based onproductivity and efficiency. Accordingly, it has caused high technological development but also a cultureof disengagement where engineers self-consider aliens to the socio-political context (Cech, 2013). On the contrary, arts, humanities, and social sciences have been charged with the stereotype ofbeing costly and inefficient, and their aims are usually not seen as clear or valuable. This phenomenon isusually evidenced in nations that value economic progress or link it to social development, which havefocused on solving society’s problems through mostly engineering-related projects, developing strongengineering career paths, and overlooking
score End-phase Reliability P5 Horizon Incentives Smart-contract clause cooperation rate8 Future Research Agenda1. Class-to-Career Tracking.Run follow-up surveys or brief exit interviews with graduates six and twelve months intoindustry placements. Ask a simple question set—“Did you recommend any trust-relatedsafeguard (e.g., rate-limit, stake-slashing) in real code reviews?”—to check whether PD-based lessons survive beyond the classroom. Even two cohorts will show whether the virtueswe claim to teach actually travel into practice.2. Lightweight Cross-Cultural Replication.Instead of large
the subject and facilitates faculty learning communities and is the co-author of ”Studying Engineering – A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Evaluation of the Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools among First-Year Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractGenerative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, are freely available to anyone,including college students. Some perceive these tools as a game changer for higher educationbecause they can enhance student learning experiences in various ways. The integration ofgenerative AI tools in higher education has the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning
between students and recompression cycle must be to help students learn the their instructors. Instructors (or designed and analyzed, a subtlety “correct” way to analyze. textbook authors) in this mindset are which otherwise easily • Students and early-career authorities who have the right confounds the inexperienced engineers are easily confused by answers to help easily confused analyst” [17] (pg xxii) certain engineering topics. students. This, however, is only one way of viewing the dynamic
Synthesis of Findings 4.3 Results for RQ2: Ethical Discussions 4.4 Results for RQ3: Evaluating Stakeholder Involvement 4.4.1 Analysis Framework 4.4.2 Evaluation of Stakeholder Involvement in Selected Articles 4.4.3 Synthesis of Findings 4.5 Results for RQ4: Stakeholder Perceptions5. Discussion6. Limitations7. Conclusion1. IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront, which is a signal for considerable changesacross career fields and our daily lives in the era of rapid technological evolution. As AIbecomes a necessary element of the modern workforce, the imperative to teach students thefoundational AI skills and competencies has never
Engineering Education, 2024 13 2024 ASEE Annual Conferenceworld [24], then engineers need to understand the wants and needs of stakeholders, but they alsoneed to think beyond present circumstances and imagine the future of their engineered productsand systems. Engineers will face business, personal, and professional challenges in their livesand careers, and after defining and understanding the problems, and for whom they matter,engineers need the integrity to practice honestly and fairly.Just as an ethics course does not aim to tell someone how to act in all situations, a socialfoundations of engineering course does not aim to