facing the engineering community totake advantage of the untapped talent among underrepresented ethic minorities and highlights thefact that these groups remain overlooked by current recruitment and retention approachesemployed by universities.This paper introduces the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP) at the University ofArkansas. This program is an engineering diversity recruitment-to-graduation initiative toincrease the number of underrepresented students entering and graduating from engineeringdisciplines. This program combines several piloted and proven recruitment and retentionstrategies into one cohesive program to recruit and retain minority students. The recruitmentstrategy is grounded in the education of students previously
Career outcomes. This paper reports both on baseline access, retention, andcareer data and a logic model associated with a comprehensive curricular reform resulting fromthe access, retention and career baseline data. As a result of this baseline data, the ERCeducational team has found innovative ways to infuse inductively based, situated curriculum andinstruction in addition to a student-centric outcome metrics into all aspects of the BMEcurriculum and associated laboratory experiences. These assessment measures build on theprinciples established in educational psychology and include pre and posttest BME conceptinventories, rubric-based laboratory assessments, BME efficacy measures and employersatisfaction measures. A comprehensive assessment
stateuniversities, making it difficult for faculty to provide optimum individual attention to students.Based on the overall need of increasing access to STEM careers and STEM student success,UTPA and STC submitted a proposal to the Department of Education. The project was recentlyfunded in fall 2008 over a two-year period under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act(CCRAA). The project, particularly focused on Hispanic and low-income students, is designedto increase enrollment, retention, and six year graduation rates in STEM fields at UTPA; toincrease enrollment, retention, and three year graduation rates at STC and the percentage ofqualified STC transfer students to UTPA (and other four year institutions) in STEM fieldsthrough strengthened pathways
department. Wefound funding to support our partnership from private corporations and foundations with similargoals; to improve the representation of African American, Latino, Native American, and femalesin engineering majors. SECOP focuses on introducing low income students to science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers and improving students’ contentknowledge in these topic areas. The goal of SECOP is to address the shortage of AfricanAmerican, Latino and Native American and female students studying science, mathematics,engineering, and technology at college level by introducing students to pre-engineering andadvanced mathematics classes early in their academic careers.The objectives of SECOP include:• increasing awareness of
typicalclassroom environment. The self-imposed challenge of going digital across all assignedcourses was in the hope that his classroom efficiency and effectiveness would be positive,and the transition from a business career and mindset to one of teaching and scholarshipwould be easier. Additional goals included increasing the opportunity and capability ofeasy and quick sharing of full course curriculum with fellow faculty, while reducing clutter(office and classroom) and grading times. Key to the framework was utilization of the LMSand its built in features, such as automated grading and tablet/stylus functionality. Alsoused were online tools for collaboration, industry supplied instructional materials, andlessons from massive open online courses (MOOC
withsystematized and readily accessible data on UD faculty diversity and satisfaction. Productsinclude up-to-date demographic data on representation, retention, promotion, etc.; a biannualfaculty climate survey and report; faculty exit interviews; faculty satisfaction interviews; andassociated social science research products.A second type of structural change that we employ focuses on institutional policies, procedures,and practices that effect faculty satisfaction and professional success. Examples include, but arenot limited to, P&T, mentoring, and family friendly policies such as stop-the-clock, dual career,and parental leave. Practices and policies are reviewed for clarity and equity; we developresources to increase their transparency; and, we
in established lab groups at the university.Using the Qualtrics online survey software, we conducted pre-experience and post-experiencesurveys of the participants to assess the effects of participating in this summer research program.At the beginning of the summer, all participants provided their definition of technical researchand described what they hoped to get out of their research experience, and the undergraduatestudents described their future career and educational plans. At the conclusion of the summer, apost-experience survey presented participants’ with their answers from the beginning of thesummer and asked them to reflect on how their understanding of research and future plansinvolving research changed over the course of the
in stretchable electronics, responsive material actuators, soft material manufacturing, and soft-bodied control. Dr. Kramer serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Soft Robotics. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Enhancing Student Motivation and Self-Efficacy Through Soft Robot DesignAbstractThis research paper evaluates student perceptual changes in engineering motivation and self
consortium incollaboration with a former Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) intern. Efforts by theconsortium included providing and evaluating interactive activities to the former RET intern’smiddle school students during a field trip to the university.BackgroundThere continues to be a significant disconnect between properly prepared graduates and thepredicted millions of jobs to be filled in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields [4]. Research on developing the engineering workforce often indicates the needfor early exposure to the field in order to increase awareness and interest in careers related toSTEM [3]. The result is a growing emphasis on developing K-12 instructional materials focusedon engineering concepts
leadership, career prep, health informatics, and technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Towards an Employability Model for STEM Majors: Engagement-Based, Service-Producing, and Experience-DrivenAbstractIn this theoretical work-in-progress paper, we present Employ-STEM, a mentored employabilitymodel for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors which integratesfoundational concepts of experiential learning to enhance students’ educational experiencesbeyond the classroom, develop employability skills, and culminate in employment. The premiseof this model is that, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, students benefit from three mainlearning opportunities
Northwestern University.DeDe Griffith, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College DeDe Griffith is the Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs at Northwest Louisiana Technical College. She earned a Master of Education degree in Higher Education Leadership Administration and Finance at the University of Houston where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Beginning with a career in engineering technology and transitioning to post-secondary instruction, she has more than 24 years of experience in community college technical education as both faculty and and administration.Cheri Greer, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Cheri Greer is Chair of the Industrial Technology Division and Department Head of the
family residence. Students are to adhere to instructions for bothprojects. This is especially important for the second project minimum where building standardsor codes are to be adhered to where applicable and emphasized by the instructor. In addition tothe lake cabin drawing, Quizzes and other assignments were also assigned but not considered forthis research. At the beginning of the Fall 2017 semester, students were to completequestionnaires related to their career choices in the construction industry and course relatedmajors/minors. Towards the end of the semester, a similar questionnaire was issued whichevaluated students’ experience in the course. The second questionnaire was designed todetermine whether or not students’ career choices
. Table 4. On-Campus Events ACTIVITY NOTES Career Day on Campus Career Fair targeting ET students; Quanta employees to present on company; QSWD Team to encourage students to apply for Internship Program / minimester course ETEC 1100 Department Quanta speakers on Campus for ETEC 1100 Dept. Speaking Engagement for both Speaker fall and Spring semesters Internship Program Info Meet with students to answer questions / encourage to apply for program Session Fall and Spring semesters Quanta-University Info session on Campus; Spring semester, Quanta speakers, representatives from Partnership Info Session QSWD Program to
), its first mixed-gender university [1]; its firstpublic women-only and the world's largest university for women, Princess Nora bintAbdulrahman University (PNU) [2]; and its first private women-only university, EffatUniversity [3]. In view of these initiatives, this paper serves as an extension of a previous study thathighlights the need in the kingdom for the participation of females in engineering highereducation [4]. The authors here present and justify engineering specializations where females areexpected to be most successful from both academic and career perspectives. First, an overview ispresented regarding the involvement of women in engineering higher education and the jobmarket in select countries. This is subsequently followed
students receive information indicating they are not right for STEM fromthose in their network with power, they are more likely to leave the field [12,13]. Research incomputing has shown how bias can influence whom identifies with computing careers andacademic pathways—indicating those who resemble the majority in the STEM fields (e.g.,Caucasian and Asian males) are more likely to receive feedback that they are right for the field,while others have interactions that indicate they may be more suited for another field.We view identities as fluid, and developed in interaction with others. Lave and Wenger’s [8]concept of communities of practice is also useful for considering how individuals who are part ofcollective practice can shape one another’s
presentations made by the guestspeakers from various industries, such as Southwest Research Institute, Boeing, Rackspace, andFirst Year Engagement Office at UIW. Their presentations emphasized the followingskills/attributes that students need in order to be successful in college and career: Time management – class attendance, planning, class assignments. Networking and communication – soft skills, participation in student clubs, gaining information about internships. Creativity and problem solving – applications of MATLAB5 used in industry by STEM experts.The outcome of the second objective was achieved by developing and implementing technicalsolutions to problems in computer programming, robotics, and presenting the
, andconclusions and next steps for the expanded use and further curriculum development at thesecondary level.Introduction and Background It is widely recognized there is a significant lack of understanding and desire to pursuecareers that involve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by a large part ofthe population in the US today. This directly translates to many students at the primary andsecondary educational levels often avoiding the consideration of STEM-related careers aftergraduation or even opportunities to further their knowledge in advanced mathematics and sciencewhile still in school. To ensure that the United States remains competitive on a global scale, it isimportant that this trend be changed. One way to do this
aspiring to be engineers, following the same career path astheir mothers. Could there be a subtle but real influence at home that mothers did not recognize?In a future study, authors intend to compare these results to those of other professions.3.6 System dynamics approach to studying women engineering professionalsThe Authors were intrigued by the survey findings and then proceeded to ask the question “whatcharacteristics lead a female individual to pursue a degree in STEM field or engineering inparticular?” And “why do women engineers have a high percentage of daughters aspiring to beengineers?” We explored possible answers to the question by using a system dynamics (SD)modeling approach. This modeling approach allows us to capture the
be attributed to(a) lack of awareness of the STEM-related careers after graduation (b) failure of the STEMcurriculum to inspire the students to develop the life-long passion for STEM learning (c)inadequate preparation and lack of resources for the educators to effectively deliver STEMteaching. Laboratory and project-based experiences delivered through outreach and partnership [1]-[9]between the engineering departments at Universities and the STEM schools can exploit thesynergy [10] between the two environments. In addition, the emphasis on structured, consistent,and constantly motivating project-based activities [11] across both the K-12 STEM educationsystem and the higher education (undergraduate/graduate) engineering degree programs can
underrepresented students in research-based experiences, and clarification or refinement ofeducational and career goals, as examples 1, 8.In an evaluation of an REU program, Bielefeldt observed significant gains in several key skillareas, including knowledge of research and graduate student funding, knowledge of researchdesign, and knowledge of research methods 2. Students who had limited experience with researchprior to participation in the REU program evidenced greater gains in skill development in areasrelated to research 2. Similarly, in prior research, Lopatto found evidence of several benefits ofundergraduate research, including improved understanding of the research process, facility withlaboratory and related techniques, and enhancement of
engineering and direct collaboration with healthcare professionals and busi- ness and regulatory partners. Bioinnovation graduate students participate in transformative biotechnology development in collaborative teams that link partners from Tulane’s Schools of Science & Engineering, Medicine, Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Business and Law. Additional business and regulatory training through local biotech incubators and accelerators as well as a summer internship at the US Food and Drug Administration help to sharpen student’s entrepreneurial acumen and prepare them for advanced careers as leaders at the interface of academia and industry.Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator
classroom management problems and students with abewildering assortment of academic and personal problems, doing what it takes to learn aboutand integrate into the campus culture, and finding the time to do all that and still have a personallife (Adam et al. 2008, Felder et al. 2012; Kember and Kwan 2000). It becomes more challengingto get established when the department or the college does not have the adequate resources tosupport the new faculty, and lacks a formal faculty development and mentoring program oncampus. There are some tricks of the trade—what I have learned from the literature and from mypersonal experience that will be shared in this article so that new E and ET faculty become moresuccessful in their careers. Some of the key issues
0.95 3.83 0.98 0.05 0.2710.Confident dealing with problems 3.77 0.99 3.88 0.83 0.14 0.7511. Adopting engineering approach 3.27 1.21 3.00 1.18 -0.23 -1.2812. Wish to be engineering major 2.84 1.53 2.35 1.42 -0.35 -1.9313. Professional identity 2.64 1.40 2.51 1.43 -0.09 -0.5414. Career identity 1 2.44 1.49 2.14 1.39 -0.21 -1.1715. Interests in opinion for engineers 2.64 1.44 2.35 1.38 -0.21 -1.2016. Belong to engineering
, providing critique and encouragement as necessary. Priorities alsoinclude acculturation and socialization to the library environment. More generally, the Universityof Toronto intrinsically mentors its librarians by requiring professional development activities asa condition for achieving permanent (tenured) status. The mentoring relationship has provenbeneficial for the mentors as well. Knowledge transfer and reflecting on career pathways canprovide perspective and motivation for experienced librarians. Additionally, the authors willpresent on areas for improvement and recommendations for future mentoring initiatives. Thediscussion will include a review of the research related to mentoring new employees, includingfindings that show a direct
the supervisor’s research lab. Since these graduate students are oftendoctoral students who may enter academia upon graduation, this mentoring experience is goodtraining for a future career in the professoriate.The nation clearly benefits from a more highly educated and qualified workforce, andundergraduate research programs have encouraged students to become more highly educated andqualified. REU programs have been found to improve students’ research skills, as well as skillsin teamwork and communications.3 Studies of REU sites have shown their positive impact onstudents’ enrollment in graduate programs.4-7 Massi et al.8 found that students who participatedin undergraduate research experiences, whether REUs or other programs, are three times
experiences to help their graduates excel in their future workenvironment” [1]. Despite this need, only few students are able to or willing to have a studyabroad experience. The 2013 Open Doors report from the Institute for International Educationshows that nationally only 3.9% of engineering students studied abroad during theirundergraduate career [2]. In addition, despite the growing awareness of the benefits of studyabroad by students, the challenges preventing students from studying abroad are numerous andcomplex [2]. According to the IIE Generation Study Abroad White Paper Series, the primarychallenges for many U.S. students can be grouped into to three overarching categories: cost,curriculum and culture [2] .This paper contributes to the body
colleges to undergraduate serving institutions and research-focused universities,both with and without engineering education degree programs.1 With such a wide range ofinstitutions being served with Student Chapters, it can be difficult to ensure that all needs are metand all Chapters have the same goals.According to the ASEE Student Chapter Mission,1 the general mission of Student Chapters is: I. To develop relationships with local schools (K-12) and aid them in fostering student interest in future careers and study in engineering and engineering technology II. To encourage engineering undergraduate students to continue their studies on the graduate level III. To increase the interest of engineering graduate students in
materials engineer to develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President).Dr. Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University Nicole M. Colston is currently an NSF Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) Fellow. Her interests in K-12 engineering education include engineer role models and early-aged ca- reer awareness. Her current work focuses on blending informal and formal engineering education in the context of climate adaptation and resiliency in rural communities.Prof. Tyler Ley
, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE Fellow and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Understanding How the 4.0 Guaranteed Plan WorksAbstractFor many students, a good college experience requires more than can be found in just theclassroom. Some student groups such as female, underrepresented minority, transfer students, orthose with unmet financial need can do very well in a college or university with just a littleencouragement and help. In fact, the National Science Foundation has been supportingscholarship
Paper ID #17847A Cross-sectional Study of Engineering Identity During Undergraduate Ed-ucationDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in