, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management and
and outsourcing, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineering Page 11.1189.5and Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the
Number of Jobs, 2014 22,100 Job Outlook, 2014-24 23% (Much faster than average) Employment Change, 2014-24 5,100Johns Hopkins University has been offering part-time master’s degree programs for workingprofessionals for over 50 years, and in biomedical engineering for almost 25 years. Our goal is toprepare professional engineers for careers in biomedical engineering by supplementing theirundergraduate education with the necessary molecular, cellular, and systems physiology, as wellas analytical problem solving to tackle today’s health care challenges. Since many of ourstudents are interested in changing their occupation, it is critical to provide them with the hands-on skills needed to
points of note relating toeach table is given 3.1 Drivers & Barriers to Studying EngineeringIn seeking to identify what students expect from university, the survey began with a focus onwhy students select to study engineering. Based upon the literature and taking account of thefindings of studies previously conducted by the paper authors, three sub-themes were used toframe the questions: social drivers: individual and personal drivers: career & employmentdrivers. Figure 3 provides an overview of the percentage of students who either agreed orstrongly agreed with the statements outlined.Figure 3: Factors influencing students’ decisions to study engineering (Drivers) My reasons for choosing to study engineering at ALL
. Department: The mission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to educate students, within a caring Christian environment, in the discipline of mechanical engineering. Our graduates will be equipped with the fundamental technical, communication, and teamwork skills to succeed in their chosen careers. They will be empowered by innovative problem-solving creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. They will be motivated by Christian ideals and a vocational calling to improve the quality of life worldwide.Religiously affiliated colleges and universities are a consideration for many parents and studentswhen deciding on which school to attend. Forbes published its rankings of the 20 best religiouslyaffiliated
. Green. All of the students were either Juniors (n=8) or Seniors(n=2) and all had completed pre-requisite engineering coursework with Ms. Green the previousyear. Student responses to a career interest item on the survey taken at the beginning of theschool year indicate that the students began the course with a strong interest in engineering. Allthe students who completed the survey listed an engineering field among their career interests,with students expressing specific interests in civil, mechanical, geospatial, aerospace, andchemical engineering. Several students listed multiple engineering fields among their interestsand five students listing engineering as their top career choice. Six students reported that theyplan to major in engineering
paper will discuss results from the semester-long course including student feedback, abilityof the students to apply their fundamental knowledge to areas outside of the traditional aerospacedomain, and the ability of students to use this knowledge in their career choice selection.1 IntroductionThe aerospace engineering department at Texas A&M University focuses primarily on traditionalapplications of aerospace engineering: airplanes and spacecraft. While research in aerospaceengineering has become more diverse in recent years, applications beyond spacecraft andairplanes have not filtered into the curriculum. As a result, students see available careers limitedto these traditional areas, including military technology and space exploration
/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduateof North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988.In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the Universityof Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1998.She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Science Foundation’s mostprestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American So-ciety of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves onthe National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers
research projects and internships. Objective 1.2 Develop an applications library (real examples of STEM principles for instructional practices) as a resource for faculty to support relevant curriculum by presenting industry-relevant competencies, techniques and images that meet predetermined learning outcomes. Objective 1.3 Strengthen career pathways throughout, and partnerships between, regional higher education institutions, secondary schools, and industry partners. Activities will include the creation of advisory committees, student work-based learning activities, and job placement support. Focus will be on job placement and
educational emphasis in nuclear power.This paper summarizes and evaluates the outreach and recruiting efforts for a focused group ofstudents who meet or exceed the selection criteria set forth by the funding agency.The workforce development program was designed to increase awareness of nuclear powerrelated degrees and employment opportunities in those fields through its recruitment andadvertisement campaign. Our recruitment efforts are focused on Western Carolina University’s(WCU) junior and senior students who demonstrate commitment to a career supporting thenuclear industry in the near term. These students have already shown promise in scholarship andacademic success. Sophomore students are also considered in case the applicant pool from juniorand
benefit of teamwork is the chance to develop new interest. At first, I had no idea with this problem, but when other members discussed it and asked teachers, I realized I don’t know the answer either. The problem is worthy to explore. It’s good and interesting to try and learn new things.” —— KaroIdentify future career directions or job typesAs mentioned before, PBL provides a simulation of real engineers’ work, which could influencestudents’ decisions of future career directions. As reported by Ida, she got work-related experienceand developed interests in working as a project team through PBL. She found her future careerdirection and she was on the right way to become an engineer by equipping herself with professionalcompetences through
with the high schoolSaturday sessions. The undergraduate and graduate mentors participated in discussions andworkshops covering topics such as being a role model in the lab; promoting a “growth mindset”[12 ] and incorporating inclusive pedagogy when mentoring [13]; what “success” means andwho decides; examining different identities [14]; and leveraging the mentoring experience whenapplying for future career jobs. During these sessions, the mentors reported the desire to run theworkshops for the high school students themselves and they also helped design the futureiteration of WRAMP.Meanwhile, the feedback from the WRAMP high school participants demonstrated the desire tohave more interactions with the mentors and other WRAMP participants. As
rural, westernportion of the state. Agriculture is an important industry in Oklahoma, according to the OklahomaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in 2015 Oklahoma was characterized by 1,231square miles of water areas and ranked eighth in the Nation for acreage dedicated to farming [8].The State has careers in research and development, commodity production and distribution, andfertilizer manufacturing. Aerospace and defense are also big contributors to jobs in the stateprovides over 143,000 direct and indirect jobs; Tinker Air Force Base, the world largest aircraft-maintenance complex, is based in Oklahoma City. The ability of UAS to reach remote locations and cover long distances can provideimmeasurable support to the agricultural
liked the format of group activities. Some of them are interested in pursuinga graduate degree and/or career in environmental engineering because project relatedactivities provided them a good exposure and generated greater interest.IntroductionUndergraduate civil engineering students usually are required to participate in a laboratorycomponent of environmental engineering classes. It provides them opportunity to learnvarious measurement techniques for basic environmental parameters that are covered inintroductory environmental engineering class. It is not common for students majoring in civilengineering to have a comprehensive exposure to environmental engineering andopportunities to implement and experiment with the knowledge gained in
Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Auburn University. He is currently working as a research assistant to Mark L. Adams in the STORM Lab. His current research focus is in quantum engineering and introducing quantum systems to high school and undergraduate students.Prof. John Y. Hung, Auburn University John Y. Hung is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Johnson Controls, Inc., in the field of digital controllers for commercial building automation systems, and also worked as a consultant in control systems design. Hung is a Fellow of IEEE, and serves on the IEEE Board of Directors. He
approach to engineering education despite guiding literature that suggestsan andragogical approach may be more appropriate.3 Students who experience only a pedagogicalapproach to learning may be ill-equipped to independently navigate the larger engineering bodyof knowledge because they may see faculty as gatekeepers to learning. As the body of engineeringknowledge increases at more rapid pace, students must continue to learn to stay relevantthroughout their careers. ABET acknowledges this reality through their student outcome (i) whichrequires students to recognize the need to and engage in life-long learning.2 More appropriately,faculty may need to assist students along a transition from pedagogical to andragogical learningthroughout the
, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Leadership Award in 2010. At the University of Alabama, Fridley has led efforts to establish several new programs including new undergraduate degree programs in construction engineering, architectural engineering and environmental engineering, a departmental Scholars program allowing highly qualified students an accelerated program to earn their MSCE in addition to their BS degree, the interdisciplinary ”Cube” promoting innovation in engineering, and the
question throughout all of education, is a question posed by students irrespective ofage, socio-economic background, aptitude or course subject is, “When are we ever going to use this?” Theresponse that is oft provided typically references some a future class or an ultra-specific career. The strugglethat K12 teachers have faced over the past few decades is well documented. What is less documented, ishow collegiate level faculty can leverage the knowledge and experiences of these K12 teachers. Theconstantly evolving pedagogical best-known practices within K12 science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) exist to alleviate the underlying problem: students generally fail to see the relevance,cross-cutting ideas, and real world connections
engineering education, and promoting women in engineering. Her technical work and research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, mixed integer nonlinear programing, and multicriteria decision making. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017How Many Hats Do You Wear: Building Research Capacity for STEM FacultyDevelopment WorkshopAbstractExpectations for faculty members in the 21st century are high: Early career STEM faculty are expected toestablish a sustainable research trajectory, a teaching practice, and a leadership role all while pursuingtenure success. Many colleges and universities have established faculty development programs, butthere remains a deficiency in
students’ study skills and habits, their thoughts on program diversity and inclusivity,experiences with faculty, the sense of community of the program, and demographic informationincluding parents’ education levels and careers, high school classes and exposure to engineering,and engineering activities outside of school.We found that there were significant differences between men and women, and mechanicalengineering and design students. For men and women, these differences were present in the areasof certain engineering skills, engineering identity, innovation task self-efficacy, engineering taskself-efficacy, engineering identity, major fit, and major perception. For mechanical engineeringand design students, these differences were present in
expected, supportservices have a tremendous role in helping students be successful. We discuss some of the mostcommon student support services and provide recommendations for optimizing theireffectiveness.BackgroundAccording to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in STEM occupations grew by 10.5percent between May 2009 and May 2015, compared to a 5.2 percent net growth in non-STEMoccupations; the electrical engineering industry is projected to grow by 11 percent from 2014 to20242. This growth rate provides an opportunity for universities to draw on new sources of talentto feed the pipeline to STEM careers; a popular choice being community colleges, which areuniquely positioned to provide a talented and diverse pool of transfer students
engineering and visualizing data,staff from SU Libraries instructed on downloading and using citation management software, andstaff from the SU Writing Center assisted workshop participants on revising and editing researchabstracts.Figure 4. The schedule of events for the retreat. While the title was “PhD Skills Retreat,” we also welcomed master’s students to participate. Names and locations redacted for the blind review.On the third day, the retreat began in the afternoon with a research pitch competition. Theparticipants had 3 minutes to “pitch” their research topics to senior-level graduate students andstaff from SU Career Services. The panel scored all participants, and the top three pitches weregiven prizes. A panel discussion on time management
-driven, with anyrelated social implications as tangential to their work, at best. Of particular relevance to thisstudy is the finding that low-income and underrepresented minority students tend to drop out of 4STEM careers when those careers are not highly connected with their communities and broadersocietal issues [18,19]. Martin [20] provided commentary upon the importance of finding personal meaning inone’s work and how such meaning can give way to “intelligibility and value.” Individuals whocan link what they value with what they do bring a heightened sense of commitment andmotivation to their efforts, likely resulting in greater productivity and pride in product. ThoughMartin speaks
EvaluationAbstractThe FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) stagedat the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) supports undergraduates in various scientificresearch endeavors with the intent of increasing the number of ensuing student enrollment inengineering graduate programs or pursuit of engineering industry careers. Students hail from avariety of colleges and universities across the United States, from institutions with large, well-established science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) programs to small ornonexistent STEM programs. The main criteria for acceptance are (i) U.S. citizenship orpermanent residency and (ii) a grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or higher. This REU is uniquein that it
in Washington and Califor- nia, and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Perspectives for New Civil Engineering Majors (The Role of Technology)AbstractThis research examines how today’s incoming civil engineering student must prepare forhis or her college career. Student perspectives from the bookends of the academicexperience – from current freshmen to seniors – are uniquely gathered and disseminated,and their personal experiences are closely examined. The use and impact of technologyand the role that it plays is also studied. The guidance and insights shared and
professionaldevelopment opportunity. The workshops will be offered to all undergraduate engineeringstudents at one medium size university. In the workshops, participants will engage in facilitatedguided reflection exercises designed to elicit their thoughts and descriptions about who they areand their purpose in their engineering studies. Participants will be asked to write a personalstatement on how they see themselves in their studies and how they envision the person theywish to become in their future career. Page 26.742.2This paper presents the work in progress of this research study, highlighting the researchapproach, methods, and design. Future plans
Electronics Engineering Technology program went through a change infocus, a major curriculum revision, and a name change. The Electronic Systems EngineeringTechnology (ESET) program, as it is now named, has a strong focus on embedded system-basedproduct and system development3 and prepares students for long-term careers that cut acrossmany industry sectors including automotive, energy, oil/gas, communications, medicaltechnology, semiconductor and quality-of-life. In fact, the value proposition of offering anexperiential learning-based degree that prepares students for careers in electronics-based productdevelopment has proven to resonate well with both transfer and freshman students and has had asignificant impact on recruiting and outreach. In
. Page 26.492.9 Figure 7. Former students/employees who have moved onto careers in healthcare. In afew short years, the center has helped students bridge the gap from academia to industry. Page 26.492.10 Question 1: Understanding of healthcare systems and their problems 20 15 Sample size = 19 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Question 2: Understanding of how I.E. can be applied to health
career Current 10 1.50 0.527 opportunities in your subject I am confident about teaching the Previous 8 3.38 0.518 0.029 application of my subject to everyday Current 10 2.90 0.316 life During the last 12 months, how much Previous 8 51.63 47.848 0.0231 PD have you participated in for Current 10 2.80 6.546 interdisciplinary collaboration (hours) *Significant at α = .05 1 Did not pass for equality of variances; therefore Satterthwaite method was usedTables 2-4 report the results of the statistical analysis when comparing the results of the pre- andpost-program surveys for the current
an assistant editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learn- ing and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman