can be relied upon. This requires moving students beyondrecording their calculations and numbers to presenting narratives that readers can understand andbelieve. Morrow [10], writing about data literacy, indicates “our minds do better with storiesthan with data. We need to empower people to share stories and communicate the results,analyses and insight found in the data” (pp. 47-48). However, these stories will need to be told toa range of audiences. This range of audiences is broadening as the practice of engineering ismoving increasingly toward interdisciplinary projects and global work and work teams [11],[12].The adage to know what you write can be perceived in two ways when examining writing inprobability and statistics. First, students
Francisco de Quito USFQ MiguelAndr´es is an Assistant Professor in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Uni- versidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University as a Fulbright Scholar, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engi- neering Education and Future Professoriate. MiguelAndr´es’s research includes sustainable infrastructure design and planning, smart and resilient cities, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global
focus on social justice inengineering. In environmental sciences and engineering departments, such as those at Universityof California (UC), Berkeley and UC Davis, courses on engineering’s impact on the environmentare being developed. UC Berkeley has a course called “Engineering, Environment, and Society”where students read scholarly works on social justice, examine case studies for impact andinjustice, and work with community clients on projects developing solutions to environmentalissues that disproportionately affect members of historically marginalized groups [20], [21].Hendricks et. al., provided the structure and objectives for their course “Science and Engineeringfor Social Justice,” as a blueprint for other faculty. Their course is
Paper ID #38720Poetry writing to enhance conceptual understanding of mathematicalmodels and approaches for inventory managementProf. Elif Akcali, University of Florida Dr. Elif Akcali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and an affiliate faculty member in the Engineering Innovation Institute at the University of Florida. She is an industrial engineer, a visual artist and an explorer of the interplay between engineering and the arts.Saron Getachew Belay Saron Belay is a Project Manager at Starbucks Technology and a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a
Paper ID #37505Work InProgress: Infrastructure Live! An Electric Experience on a SingleMobile ChalkboardLt. Col. Scott M. Katalenich, Ph.D., United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Scott M. Katalenich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Me- chanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, M.Phil. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (Alaska), Project
Paper ID #38901Student-led program to improve equity in Ph.D. oral qualifying examsMeredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology This author was an equal first author contributor to this work. Meredith Hooper is an Aeronautics PhD student studying under Professor Mory Gharib in the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). Meredith is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, leader within the GALCIT Graduate Student Council, and Co-Director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET). Her PhD research uses a combination of machine learning and
differential ZTE. Instead, a somewhat heuristic algebraic equation wastypically used to estimate the indoor air temperature variation or “swing”. This approach wasfollowed in pioneering projects such as the one resulting in the historically significant program,NBSLD, described in [1]. This program also introduced some significant heat transfer andrelated modeling methods. Another important pioneering effort, the BLAST program [2], used asimilar method. This observation is also confirmed independently as reported in [3]. Thesepioneering efforts evidently did much to lead to the practically significant and important nextgeneration DOE2 program (later implemented as eQUEST) as described in [4] and elsewhere.This programming approach was followed by the
limited in scope. They often recommended more reflectivepractice and formal instruction on reflection. A notable example of reflection integrationacross a course was Burden and Steghöfer’s [18] effort to link reflection across a softwareengineering project course. Reflection-in-action (during an activity) and reflection-on-activity(after the activity) were paired with both learning activities and assessments on a weeklybasis and included instruction on reflection. The aim of these researchers was not focused onthe students’ reflections themselves but on the demonstration of a model of reflective practicethat others might use.Diefes-Dux and colleagues [19] integrated weekly structured reflection in a first-yearengineering course. The driver for
Participation was less than 100% because some students were allowed to use prior work experience to earn theirinternship credit or substitute the internship with a capstone project. Internship participation has risen from 84% ofgraduates in 2015 to 96% in 2019.12 At MECC, the internship was not offered for credit (either as an elective or required) in the Electrical and CNCEngineering Technology programs.The challenges surrounding finding an internship were reflected in the MWCC InternshipSurvey. Finding an internship was by far the most difficult aspect of the internship. 78% of thewomen and 64% of the men reported that finding an internship was somewhat difficult, difficult,or very difficult. In comparison, 66% of white students, 59% of Hispanic
took in Fall 2022 and additional dialogues with Asian and Asian-American Studies scholars. Jerry identifies as a gay East Asian-American cisgender man andengineering PhD student whose engineering education research centers on the intersections ofengineering and social justice. In developing this work, Jerry, drew on his experiences as anengineering student and personal conversations with other Asian-American engineering studentsto further sharpen the theory. antonio engages this project as a Filipino American man, highereducation scholar, and formally-educated and formerly-practicing engineer. antonio’sperspectives are derived from those identities and experiences. Sheri engages this project as awhite female academic whose is formally educated
article is to bring students’ viewpoints to the forefront in order to initiate aconversation with other entities, which will aid in the future in the construction of a “cultureof wellness” [29-30] for all.4.5 PositionalityThe first author is a cis-female international graduate student from a South Asian countrystudying in the College of Engineering. She has been working on this project for the past fewmonths, intending to increase awareness of the university and the support programs andservices. As an overseas student, she is unfamiliar with the university system, which has ledher to learn more about university support from engineering students, whom she consideredexperts in this issue. This intent likely contributed to establishing rapport and a
; Wankat [9] noted thatcommunication skills were not a common area of weakness observed in incoming engineeringstudents compared to mathematics, science, or other general life skills, technical communicationhas been identified as a weakness of engineers leaving undergraduate programs and joining theworkforce [11]. The misalignment of skill deficits related to communication between whenstudents enter and leave engineering programs has led many engineering programs to take action.Many universities have introduced assignments and projects focused on technicalcommunication skills into courses across engineering curricula (e.g. [16], [17], [18]). Many FYEprograms have taken an active role in working to improve students’ technical communication -and
&M University. He is also the Assistant Lab Director at the Sketch Recognition Lab.Dr. Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University Dr. Thomas is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineer- ing at Texas A&M University. She is a member of the Engineering Education Faculty in the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation at Texas A&M. She enjoys project-based learning and incorporat- ing active learning techniques in all her courses. She received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2010, focusing on developing robotic motion planning algorithms and applying them to computational biology problems including protein folding. She continued this work as
Paper ID #32606The Merits of a Civil Engineering Certification to Validate Fulfillmentof the CE-BOKMr. Bradley F. Aldrich, American Society of Civil Engineers Bradley F. Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE is President of Aldrich + Elliott, PC an environmental engineer- ing firm and also serves as vice-chair of the Board of Professional Regulation for Engineers in Vermont. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Vermont. Over his thirty-five year career, Mr. Aldrich has held project management and leadership positions with a national general contractor and several engineering firms before
Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era.Dr. Clayton J. Clark II, Florida A&M University Dr. Clayton J. Clark II is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida Agricultural &
engineers are mostly likely tohave this attitude in the results section.MethodsThis section describes our process for classifying engineers according to their acculturationattitudes, as determined by their acculturation preferences, and exploring differences in theseattitudes based on their personal and job characteristics.Participants: Data for this study was collected as part of a larger research project administered inFall 2019 [46]. Nearly twelve thousand alumni who earned engineering degrees from a large,public university in the southwestern U.S. within the past 15 years were invited to participate inan online survey via an initial invitation email and two reminder emails sent over the course of atwo-week period. All participants had the
Berkeley’s public science center, where she evaluated STEM education programs for all ages. Several studies focused on expanding diversity, access, and inclusion in pre-college engineering education, with attention to changes in participants’ skills, attitudes, and career interests. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Education from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Museum Studies: Specialization in Education and Interpretation from John F. Kennedy University. Her Master’s Project focused on culturally responsive evaluation practices.Ms. Gennie Miranda, UC San Diego Gennie B. Miranda serves as the Director of Operations in the IDEA Engineering Student Center, Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, with
. Fast forward through coast-to-coast moves to Boston, San Diego and finally Rochester, Kathy spent many years in the fitness industry while raising her daughter, wearing every hat from personal trainer and cycling instructor to owner and director of Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio. Kathy draws upon these many diverse career and life experiences while directing WE@RIT. In the spring of 2020, Kathy earned her Master of Science degree in Program Design, Analysis & Manage- ment through RIT’s School of Individualized Study, combining concentrations in Project Management, Analytics and Research, & Group Leadership and Development. An unabashed introvert, Kathy enjoys reading and spending time with her family
York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Tech- nology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional en- gineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and
education and his areas of research include en- gineering design thinking, adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He is currently working on National Science Foundation funded projects exploring en- gineering design systems thinking and several GEAR UP STARS projects funded by the US Department of Education. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering education projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Macedo- nia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. American
me when I assign tasks for everyone to do, despite the fact I was elected teamleader. These are personal obstacles because there is nothing [that] I can do about them as afemale.” In this instance, the participant did not know how to change others’ behaviors in orderto fight a norm that women are undervalued in engineering.Avoiding. A few participants (n = 4) avoided HC. Minoritized women were slightly more likelyto use this strategy than majority women (4% vs 1%). A Hispanic/Latina industrial engineeringundergrad stated that she had “problems with team members due to lack of communication andrespect,” which she overcame “by analyzing if the team is a [good] fit for myself and doing abetter judgment for other teamwork projects.” The
Paper ID #34921Women Electrical Engineering Faculty: How do they Experience EEDepartment Climate and Promotion and Tenure?Dr. Dawn M. Maynen, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Dawn Maynen is the Project Coordinator/ Research Analyst for the Pennsylvania State Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research. She is responsible for client interaction, survey administration, data analysis and reporting of projects. Dawn is part of the Piazza Center research team responsible for mul- tiple publications and conference presentations. Dawn has a Ph.D. in Higher Education/ Student Affairs from Indiana University-Bloomington
personal experience for me to sharewith my students, which I did, and it had a very positive effect. I think the man who originallyasked the question even sent her a thank you note for taking the time to give such a thoroughresponse.Sometimes, somebody will say to me, or near-enough that I can hear, a comment which impliesthat women are differently-abled and that this explains some feature of their presence (or lackthereof) in engineering. for example, "women in the software engineering class tend to pickprojects that involve helping people because they're more nurturing than the men". "oh, I don'tknow Guy, don't you think they pick projects the same way most students do: which one will bethe easiest or most interesting?" (Guy is a generic
our knowledge-making in lived experience, dialogue, an ethic ofcaring, and personal accountability. It is tempting, of course, to design a large-scale study toaffirm, complicate, or deny the realities of our discussion here. And perhaps we will. Yet to doso would be to embrace an epistemological foundation that fails to serve this project well. Wework instead to answer a question: What kinds of foundational knowledge or interactions cansupport enduring relationships between Black women and white women? Or, what kinds ofrelationships are needed for Black and white women’s relationships to survive intersectingsystems of oppression?Allies --> Advocates --> AccomplicesAs might be obvious given our contemporary moment, the issues we’re
.Prof. Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington STEPHEN MATTINGLY is a Professor in Civil Engineering and the Director of the Center for Trans- portation Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. Previously, he worked at the Institute of Trans- portation Studies, University of California, Irvine and University of Alaska, Fairbanks. His most recent research projects address a variety of interdisciplinary topics including developing an app for crowd- sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transportation public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking physi- cal activity levels to travel modes
in Mathematics from International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.Dr. Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Evaluation and Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington. She works on the evaluation of several projects aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. She also conducts research on the social- psychological and institutional forces that contribute to the persistence of race and class inequalities in the United States. Emily earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from the University of Washington, and a BA in Sociology from Smith College.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington
drawings for fire alarm and automatic sprinkler systems, as well as construction design documents including fire protection reports, code equivalencies, and general code consulting for many projects across the nation and abroad. Additionally, she has valuable technical knowledge in smoke control analysis including the commissioning of smoke control systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering Student Perceptions of their Generic Skills Competency: An Analysis of Differences Amongst Demographics Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract Assessment and accreditation are an important aspect in
instructors have been shown to support greaterengagement, feeling of connected and belongingness to a part of the community, and enhancepersistence rates [12][13-14]. Finally, research also shows that student demographic characteristicssuch as age, gender, ethnicity, etc. have influenced students’ success in online courses [8][15-18].This study is a part of a larger NSF-funded project studying the persistence of students in onlineundergraduate engineering courses [19]. The Model for Online Course-Level Persistence inEngineering (MOCPE) framework, posited by this project, includes factors related to coursecharacteristics and individual characteristics [20]. Lee, et al. (2020) gives a complete treatment ofthe framework [20]. In this paper, we study the
provide input.Limitations The pre-constructed narratives limit these findings because there were constructed todepict their entire navigation towards public-inspired work. Therefore, the stories were notcreated to be analyzed in this paper. They were created to be disseminated to a broad, diverseaudience. This method limits the amount of information that can be extracted from theparticipants. It is also important to note that these personal experiences with public-inspiredscience were early in the students’ graduate career, and that many of the students continued toparticipate in other citizen science projects and later produced documentaries of their work(Battle, 2020; Kriss and Hockman, 2020; Patton, 2020; Purchase, 2020; Lopez, 2021
, University of Virginia Sarah Lilly is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education at the University of Virginia. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics and English and an M.A.Ed. in Secondary Educa- tion from The College of William and Mary. Her research centers on STEM education, particularly using qualitative methods to understand the integration of math and science concepts with computational mod- eling and engineering design practices in technology-enhanced learning environments. Prior to beginning doctoral work, she taught secondary mathematics for four years as well as created and implemented an interdisciplinary, project-based mathematics, science, and principles-of-technology