Paper ID #37113Developing Deeper Student Mentoring Relationships: BlackEngineering Faculty Translating their Mentee Experiences toStudents (Research)Sylvia L. Mendez (Professor/Chair) Dr. Sylvia Mendez is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She is engaged in several National Science Foundation-sponsored collaborative research projects focused on broadening participation in STEM academia. Dr. Mendez’s research centers on the creation of optimal higher education policies and practices that advance faculty careers and student
collected between October 2020 and May2021. Before starting the interview, the research assistant explained the purpose of the researchstudy and obtained verbal consent for participation in the interview. Audio recordings from theinterviews were first transcribed using the Microsoft Office Suite transcription feature before beingedited by a research assistant on the project. The current study focused on two questions related toperceived stressors in engineering and alternative coping strategies to seeing help from a mentalhealth professional: 1. What are the main sources of stress that engineering undergraduates have experienced in their engineering training? 2. What coping strategies have students developed as an alternative to seeking
. 7]. This approach centers on methodological alignment, whichensures ”...that the research methods we use actually test what we think they are testing” [16, p.203].Here, we first provide an overview of the intervention, then describe our methodology for creatingthe ToI model centered on Capacity.3.1 Intervention OverviewTo address the need for more cybersecurity professionals [17–20], CSforALL recently launched anintervention (JROTC-CS Demonstration Project) in the U.S. to include Computer Science (CS) andCybersecurity (Cyber) as a part of the courses Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC)students (or cadets) take in their local high schools. Given the reach of these programs, this in-tervention has the potential to engage over
Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded best-paper award by ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course development. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, microwave absorber design, ferroelectrics, photovoltaics, THz sensors, signal integrity, and semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
Junior year because of my interest in water resourceengineering and sustainability, things I was not exposed to in my required coursework until theend of my junior year. On the team we worked together to help design improvements to anirrigation reservoir, which to me was a much more interesting project than the one I have todesign for my capstone course.Nonetheless, not all of my experiences with my peers have been positive. On design teams that Ijoined I sometimes felt as though some of the men on the team never seemed to listen to me.Working on a team where I did not feel valued was extremely frustrating. In classes, I almostnever ask my male friends for help or support if I can avoid it. If I do ask for help, they tend notto understand my
major and in the field [3], [4], [15], [21], [22].Women are known to be major contributors to creativity and innovation in the engineeringprofession [3], [4], [23]. Creative self-efficacy (CSE) within engineering curriculum has beenstudied as a part of student success in engineering education, and with respect to the retention ofwomen engineering students in the major [15], [24], [25]. Curricular and extra-curriculareducational experiences that involve project based learning (PBL) and spatial reasoning are anintegral part of engineering-centered curricula [26], [27], [20]. These experiences cultivate thecreative aspect of the industry and have been shown to increase spatial abilities. They have beenstudied with respect to encouraging students
exploration of the in/authentic experiences of Black engineering interns (Work in Progress)AbstractIn this paper, we discuss the preliminary results of a project that explored the effect of internshipexperiences on racial and engineering identity development for nine Black engineering students,four women and five men. Specifically, within this paper we highlight the narratives of threeparticipants and outline how their internship cultures affected the extent in which they couldauthentically be themselves in the workplace. This was done through an extension of Faulkner’sconcept of in/authenticity as a theoretical framework [1], [2]. To understand the experiences ofthe engineering students, our methodology followed steps
la Primera Generación (The x Florida First-Gen Family Guide)Literature ReviewHispanic ProgramsAs explained in the Methodology section, the literature focused on three different areas. First, welooked for any published Hispanic programs focusing on giving parents tools to support their children inschool and/or college. In this search, we found the Futures and Families program which was the parentcomponent of a small, experimental college access program and study known as the Futures Project inpartnership with UCLA (Auerbach, 2004). It was a bilingual outreach program that made informationabout college accessible to Latino parents with
Paper ID #37167Work in Progress: Faculty choice and reflection on teachingstrategies to improve engineering self-efficacySarah Lynn Orton (Dr.) Dr. Orton is an associate professor in Civil Engineering and is an active member of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Orton also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Missouri. She has participated in several programs aimed at improving undergraduate education. Her research projects have involved the use of carbon fiber reinforced polymers to
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Virginia and a M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineeirng from the University of Texas at Austin.Lindsey McGowen Dr. Lindsey McGowen is a Senior Research Scientist, Applied Social and Community Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University where she leads the Innovation Studies Lab. Dr. McGowen’s research focuses on program evaluation for cooperative science and technology programs, particularly the outcomes and impacts of cooperative research centers. With over a decade of experience, Dr. McGowen has pioneered work on program sustainability for cooperative research centers. She has served as the Director of the NSF-sponsored Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) Evaluation Project and as
Paper ID #36946The accuracy of self-assessment in engineering mechanicsAmie Baisley (Faculty) I have a Ph.D. in engineering education from Utah State University and a M.S. in structural engineering from Arizona State University. My teaching and research interests are centered around the second year mechanics courses and how changes in those courses can impact student learning and persistence.Keith D. Hjelmstad (Chair) Keith D. Hjelmstad is President's Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University and chair of the civil engineering program. He is founder and architect of The Mechanics Project, an effort
Paper ID #39050An Investigation of the Effect of Number of Hot Spots on Taxi Time atU.S. Hub AirportsMr. Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Shantanu Gupta is a PhD candidate in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University with Dr. Mary E. Johnson. He earned his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and M.S in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette. Mr. Gupta is currently working with Dr. Johnson on the PEGASAS Project 33 – Augmented Weather Information Project (AWIP) as research assistant.Prof
formally taught to engineering students since thelatter half of the last century, either as engineering design or a discipline-specific version of it,e.g., mechanical engineering design, chemical engineering design. The inclusion of design asa core graduate attribute in engineering accreditation requirements [6] and the prevalence ofdesign courses (cornerstone, capstone, industry-sponsored projects) in engineering curriculaworldwide is a testament to the importance afforded to it by engineering educators. This isnatural, as design has always been the distinguishing feature of engineering practice [7, 8].Then, why is there a need for these courses on DT? It should be noted here that the term “DesignThinking” will only refer to formalized DT
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted
nature of semi-structured interviews, whichrequire participants to explain past events and may have incomplete information. In this study,we build on our previous work to examine engineering practitioners’ solution-mapping practicesthrough a think-aloud protocol, which allows participants to explain their thought processes morein-depth [34].Methods:The project was motivated by the following research question: - How do engineering practitioners generate applications of technology?Participants:Participants included 10 engineers who received degrees in engineering with work experience inmultiple disciplines including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, construction, andmanufacturing as shown in Table 1. All participants were recruited on a rolling
, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Project Director for multiple agencies includ- ing NSF, DOL, DOD, and Perkin’s Grant. His research interests include Industrial Automation Systems, VLSI, ASIC, and FPGA. Other areas of interest are Higher Education Leadership and Accreditation in- cluding ABET. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Rotary Wing Aviation Program to Facilitate Integration of Military Veterans and Service MembersAbstract: During the last decade, the commercial aviation industry has been increasingly affected bythe shortage of skilled pilots, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing (helicopter). In the
BS degree in Computer Engineering from Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. She also worked as a software engineer in Turkey on projects about implementation of a GPS (Global Positioning System) based vehicle tracking system. Dr. Aydin’s research is in the general area of wireless and mobile networks with a focus on transport layer issues including multihoming, SCTP, congestion control, and network coding. Dr. Aydin has mentored undergraduates and high school students on research projects that involve the use of Arduino boxes and Raspberry Pi’s in the context of Internet of Things. Dr. Aydin has been a vivid supporter of women in computing and increasing diversity in computing. She has been the co-faculty
), the work currently in progress, and the potential future direction. In addition, Iengage with some of the existing work on critical citation practice so that it can be madeavailable to the larger LIS community.This paper documents the efforts that have been put in place, so far, around implementingcitation justice education at UMD Libraries and potential future direction these projects couldtake. I focus on a partnership with the faculty and graduate students of the Civil andEnvironmental Engineering Department (CEE) who were receptive to expanding their scholarlycommunication practices to include aspects of citation justice.Critical CitationCitation is a mainstay of academia and the world of scholarly publication. Citing the work ofothers is
instructional design in diverse contexts. Before starting the Ph.D. program he has worked as an IT Project Manager, Business Analyst, Software Developer, and Trainer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Integrating Microlearning Instructional Approach into an Introductory Data Management Course Shamima Mithun Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan Computer and Information Technology Department Strategic Academic Initiatives IUPUI The University of Texas at Austin Indianapolis, USA Texas, USA smithun
globalexchange and dialogue of engineering education, and actively participate in theworld’s major engineering education accreditation system. Among the signatories s ofthe Washington Accord, the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and Australia have not onlysigned the Washington Accord, but also accessed important international engineeringeducation cooperation projects such as the Sydney Accord, the Dublin Accord and theSeoul Accord. With these projects, on the one hand, they can actively absorbinternational advanced engineering education concepts and practical experience; Onthe other hand, it actively attracts students from member countries to study andexchange in the country, and provides talent reserves for the development of thecountry. China has only
than two ‘daily’questions and no more than one weekly survey) based on our calculations for accounting formissing data.Data AnalysisThe future goal of this project is to generate a predictive multivariate model for graduate attritionusing time series analysis, in which it is crucial to understand how variables are correlated andhave characteristics over time such as trend, stationarity, and seasonality [34]–[36]. In addition,the decision-making process regarding degree objectives is extremely complicated andindividualized.To start this process, in this paper, we begin by investigating descriptive statistics. We exploreddata across meaningful groups of students, starting with the students’ “outcomes” at the end of theyear. For our analysis, we
Statistics [16] determined that in United States highereducation, there are over 1.5 million faculty. Of that number, 46% are part-time or contingentfaculty [17]. People of color and underrepresented ethnic groups make up only 10.4% of allfaculty appointments. Seventy-three percent of these 10.4% are contingent positions [18].Overall, 69.5% of teaching positions in higher education in the U.S. are contingent roles [14].More specific to STEM and engineering, 8.9% of full-time teaching faculty in United Statesengineering programs at 4-year colleges are contingent faculty [19]. Given these statistics, thefindings from both parts of the project have implications that far surpass Latiné/x/a/o contingentfaculty and can serve as a framework to address
between entrepreneurship and strategicthinking." Neostrategic management: an international perspective on trends andchallenges (2016): 75-93[26] QS Ranking 2022 - Canada - Results | UniversityRankings.ch,https://www.universityrankings.ch/results/QS/2022?ranking=QS&year=2022®ion=&q=Canada, Accessed: 2023-02-13[27] Systems Innovation Capstone Project - Institute of Health Policy, Management andEvaluation, https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/course/had2040y/?highlight=systems%20thinking,Accessed: 2023-02-13[28] INFO 4620 - Systems Thinking and Changemaking Studio - Acalog ACMS™,https://catalog.mtroyal.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=17&coid=30732, Accessed: 2023-02-13 © American Society for Engineering Education
,communication, and sociotechnical systems thinking—come together in engineering practiceand can be integrated simultaneously into engineering curricula. The three streams are definedbelow. 1. Engineering ethics: cultivating a practical and actionable understanding of professional and ethical responsibility in engineering students and practitioners 2. Engineering communication: developing communication proficiency in engineering students and practitioners 3. Sociotechnical systems thinking: taking a holistic approach that locates engineering expertise and projects in human activity in specific settingsThe central metaphor around which the model is constructed is the three-legged stool, whichmaintains its stability in challenging
Paper ID #37309The ”besTech” Technology Practice Framework for Early Childhood Educa-tionDr. Safia Malallah, Kansas State University Safia Malallah is a postdoc in the computer science department at Kansas State University working with Vision and Data science projects. She has ten years of experience as a computer analyst and graphic de- signer. Besides, she’s passionate about developing curriculums for teaching coding, data science, AI, and engineering to young children by modeling playground environments. She tries to expand her experience by facilitating and volunteering for many STEM workshopsJoshua Levi Weese, Kansas
Paper ID #37213Why STEM? The External Factors Influencing International STEMPostdoctoral Scholars’ Career DecisionDr. Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Dr. Sylvia Mendez is a Professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Col- orado Colorado Springs. She earned a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas, a MS in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and a BA in Economics from Washington State University. She is engaged in several National Science Foundation-sponsored collaborative research projects focused on
2021: Finding Collaborators for Large Scale Student Perceptions of BME Research led by Nicole Ramo 2. October 2021: Building the Best BME Intro Course led by Alexis Ortiz- Rosario 3. November 2021: Entering Research Program: Aligning Advisor-Advisee Expectations to Form Effective Mentoring Relationships led by Yanfen Li and Hsien-Yuan Hsu 4. December 2021: BEEC Holiday Party led by Christine King and Yanfen Li 5. February 2022: Developing Projects for Senior Design Courses led by Christine King 6. March 2022: Teaching Thermodynamics to Biomedical Engineers led by Adam
receiving his degree in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland in 2009, he joined the Nonreactor Nuclear Division (NNFD) at ORNL as a fire protection system engineer and designer. In this role, he developed his skills as a system engineer overseeing the design, installation and modification of unique FP systems protecting special nuclear materials. To better his understanding of the additional hazards and specialized operations of NNFD, Mr. Landmesser earned a master’s degree in nuclear engineering. For the past five years, he has served as a design engineer and project manager for the Laboratory Modernization Division (LMD) supporting new construction and modernization of existing infrastructure. In
) Annual student surveysrelated to project goals, improvement suggestions, and access to career development, c)Participant observation in S-STEM course activities twice annually, from 2019 to spring 2022, d)Participant observation at the Great Minds in STEM conference, an annual event held in personas applicable (2019) and virtually in 2020 and 2021, e) Participant observation in competitionssuch as hackathons and National Security Agency competitions, including participantobservation in Discord channels related to student participation, f) Eight site visits to the four-year institutions engaged in the grant, including course observation, informal participation inclub meetings and work meetings, formal and informal interviews with staff and