students from both programs, a focus on anintroduction to digital logic has superseded the goal of learning the fundamentals of electronics.PurposeThe purpose of this qualitative work-in-progress is to explore the development of a DE coursethat utilizes ubiquitous, affordable, and accessible, tools and practices to provide students with anauthentic, hands-on approach to learning and are applicable and relatable to students’ academicinterests and future career plans.Course BackgroundOne section of DE with 20-24 students is offered each semester and is taught by the sameinstructor. The course typically consists of an even mix of CST and ET students. Prerequisitesfor the course include Finite Mathematics or demonstrated equivalent competencies
institutions. Next, to identify job descriptions,organizational careers websites were accessed to identify current job openings. For instance, ifcompany X was identified, the Careers Section was reviewed from company X using thekeywords: Systems Engineer and Systems Engineering. Then, the job description was aggregatedto a data frame for analysis based on organization domain, roles, life cycle phase, tools, andmethodologies. Each indicator was explored using frequency distribution to derive such patterns. Figure 1. Methodology for systems engineering job description 1. Patterns in Systems Engineering RolesEmergent parents for activities were captured by using the roles defined by the SystemsEngineering Research Center through the
Question 57: Free-text response: Question 58: Was ECAC helpful in finding a BME job, internship or other BME career opportunity? Why or why not? Question 59: What were your career goals when you started in the BME program? Question 60: Did your career goals change? If so, when did they change, and how are they different now? Question 61: When you applied for college, to what other undergraduate BME programs were you offered admission? Question 62: Why did you choose UT Austin BME?Academic
Paper ID #37107Preparing Prospective Engineers for Artemis: Analyzing theEfficacy of MOOCs in a Specific Area of Expertise (WIP)Joselyn Elisabeth Busato Undergraduate Student Bucknell Class of 2024Elif Miskioglu (Assistant Professor) I am an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. I hold a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. My early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector
, and agency. Dr. Faber has a B.S. in Bioengineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. Among other awards for her research, she was awarded a National Science Founda- tion CAREER Award in 2022 to study epistemic negotiations on interdisciplinary engineering education research teams.Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo Lorna Treffert is a 1st year Ph.D. student in the engineering education department at the University at Buffalo . She holds both a BS and MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include facilitating diversity and inclusion within engineering education, epistemologies in
that pairing experienced with new instructors can provide successful mentoring and growthopportunities for both professionals [11],[16],[17].Meanwhile, a non-appreciated tradition in engineering academia is assigning teaching duties to a recentgraduate without any teaching experience. Studies have already shown that graduate students can besuccessful in a co-teaching role, plus they benefit from mentored experience towards a career in academia[8],[17]. As co-teachers, graduate students can potentially relate closer to the students in that classroomgiven how recently they endured through a similar learning experience for those topics. Moreover, thelimited experience of graduates can potentially be more beneficial to students as the questions
Advisor to the leadership at Sisters in STEM. Sreyoshi frequently collaborates on several National Science Foundation projects in the engineering education realm, researching engineering career trajectories, student motivation, and learning. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Fellow at the Academy for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech (VTGrATE) and a Fellow at the Global Perspectives Program (GPP) and was inducted to the Yale Bouchet Honor Society during her time at Virginia Tech. She has also been honored as an Engaged Ad- vocate in 2022 and an Emerging Leader in Technology (New ELiTE) in 2021 by the Society of Women Engineers. Views expressed in this paper are the author’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those
Epsilon Pi Tau (EPT), the 2018 CT Women of Innovation Award in the Postsecondary Academic Innovation & Leadership Category, the 2012 New England Board of Higher Ed- ucation Excellence Award for the State of CT and most recently, the 2020 HI TEC Innovative Program of the Year Award and 2021 ITEEA Special Recognition Award. In 2014, she was invited to the White House College Opportunity Summit recognizing leaders like Karen for their commitment to STEM education. She also serves on numerous local and national boards including the Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Society, Hart- ford High’s Pathway for Engineering and Green Technology, and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System
the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Clarkson University. Doug specializes in the development and application of optical diagnostic techniques for the measurement of fluid flows. He has applied these techniques to study problems ranging from the unsteady aerodynamics of airfoils modeled after the flipper of the humpback whale, to the motion of particle laden flows in pipes, to the aerodynamics of luge sled. Doug has also worked with graduate students and faculty to learn about and improve teaching throughout his career. Doug is currently directing a professional development group at Clarkson University for junior faculty and is a member of the ASEE Taskforce on Faculty Teaching
2 2 4.20 Development of technical 1 0 0 1 3 4.20 skills IRES Site program overall 0 1 1 0 3 4.00 Research project topic 0 1 0 2 2 4.00 Relevance to career 0 0 1 3 1 4.00 Networking opportunities 0 1 0 3 1 3.80 Opportunities for social 0 0 4 1 0 3.20 activities
also popularity used as a tool to increaseinterest in STEM education these days [1]. The gatherings of developers, designers,businesspeople, and other creatives are often brief occasions where they can work together tocreate fresh technology-based solutions. A hackathon is a computing technology focused eventwhich allows participants to become involved in building software-oriented projects. These typesof events also often include various activities such as workshops, mini-games, expert-panels,career fairs, and many more. Hackathons give its participants the opportunity to take theknowledge they have learned and apply it to creative ideas and applications whilesimultaneously encouraging collaboration with fellow participants. There are no
Colorado Department of Higher Education.Mrs. Amy Richardson, Virginia Tech Amy Richardson is a Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education along with an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College. She has been teaching math and engineering courses at comDr. Michelle D. Klopfer, Virginia TechDr. Saundra Johnson Austin, Virginia Tech Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin has dedicated her career to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belong- ing of elementary, middle, and high school students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Her research is grounded in the effective implementation of STEM cur- ricula
focuses on articulating frameworks for precollege engineering education.Dr. Darshita N. Shah, The Pennsylvania State University Darshita (Dipa) Shah is the Curriculum Director for Youth Engineering Solutions at The Pennsylvania State University. Dipa has spent her career grappling with the challenge of how to best design motivating and engaging curriculum materials for students across the K-16 spectrum that can be practically imple- mented across the rich variety of our nation’s educational contexts. Most recently, Dipa was the senior associate director with MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab where she facilitated workshops for campus educators on how to design curricular materials, implement evidence-informed pedagogies, and
the leadership,communication, and cultural competencies increasingly required of today's high-tech workforce.The John Lof Leadership Academy (JLLA) is an innovative leadership program for engineeringgraduate students that was founded at the University of Connecticut in 2018 to create culturallycompetent visionaries in the field of engineering. John Lof Scholars develop their leadershipabilities through focused training, specialized workshops and seminars, and active learning. Runby graduate students from various departments based on a “for us, by us” program philosophy, theJLLA empowers its members to develop as leaders in their fields by aiming leadership trainingthrough the lens of each individual’s career and personal goals. Academy
range of audiences as a student outcome [1].Research demonstrates that sustained, iterative practice in writing strengthens students’knowledge transfer and critical thinking skills [2-4]. Further, we know there is industry demandfor graduates with both technical and professional skills who can put those skills to immediateuse in their careers. [5-10]. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) defineprofessional skills as: “problem solving, teamwork, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, andproject management” [11]. From this research, we believe a co-teaching model bringing togetherengineering faculty and faculty with expertise in technical communication may improvestudents’ professional communication skills. Our hypothesis is
Paper ID #37460Expansion of Biomedical Devices in an Engineering DesignProject to Promote Student WellnessIsabel MillerSara Rose Vohra Sara Vohra is an undergraduate studying Bioengineering with a minor in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Her interests lie in education as well as medicine with a future career goal as a physician.Calvin CostnerKarin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and
Force and the Navy who do not choose a career in a construction field.Enlisted personnel who choose a construction trade skill first attend basic training for the specificservice. After successful completion of basic training soldiers and airmen who have contractedfor a construction trade skill -- electrician, carpentry-masonry specialist, plumber, engineertechnician, or heavy equipment operator -- will attend additional training related specific to thatskill. The shortest school is 7 weeks (Army Electrician and Plumber) and the longest is 17 weeks(Army Engineer Technicians). The Air Force has similar trade skills however their training isaligned with the national public sector construction trades apprenticeship programs. Air ForceProfessional
) Marisa K. Orr is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com NSF RIEF: Influence of Self-Efficacy and Social Support on Persistence and Achievement in Chemical Engineering Sophomores: Measuring
Paper ID #38247Virtual Communities of Practice: Social Capital’s Influenceon Faculty DevelopmentChiebuka EgwuonwuIsabel MillerKarin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post
Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education DiscussionThe engineering profession, especially mechanical engineering, continues to havedifficulties attracting females. The traditional assumption has been that young womenavoid careers in engineering because of their lack of interest in math or of confidence intheir math skills. This assumption is clearly questionable based on the large number offemale psychologists (63%) and biologists (43%) compared to female engineers (10%).3That study3 also indicates that women who are strong in math, and hence candidates forengineering careers, tend to seek careers in the biological sciences instead because “theyvalue working with people…and don’t
itprovides a basis for building communities. I will return to the idea of creating an SELaware classroom in part 5 of the framework.Part 1: Intentional Grouping Almost every career-oriented role requires collaboration skills; setting studentsup for success using intentionally created student-selected groups is an essential startto any culturally aware STEM classroom. Intentional grouping involves several differenttools that help teachers ensure student success. Brown, et al, write: “When teachers aremindful of the important aspects of group dynamics, such as size, ability, gender, andrace, and plan teams accordingly, every student—particularly those from marginalizedbackgrounds—is set up for success [5].” Teachers need to consider the
Paper ID #37961Board 169: Making Families Aware of Engineering through the PublicLibrary (Work in Progress)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Dr. Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington Jungsun Kim, Ph.D. is a research scientist at Indiana University at Bloomington. Her research focuses on how students can consistently develop their talent throughout their
interest (e.g.,[26], [27]). This decline is particularly pronounced in middle-school girls (e.g., [24]). Given thatengineering is perceived as a career for people who are good at math and science (e.g., [28]) and thedocumented drop in math and science interest, middle school girls are at a critical tipping point wherefuture outreach may be ineffectual. Once the troops were selected, the research team attended individualtroop meetings to ask parents to grant permission for their child to participate in the study. The minorparticipants provided verbal assent to the study prior to the initial interview. It is important to note thattroop members were not required to participate in the study to take part in earning the engineering badge;however, most
STEMeducation with industry for innovation. The objective is to prepare learners for STEM careers and to connectindustry through academia. In higher education, the critical learning skills are necessary to STEM educationand degree completion. There are retention efforts provided for the curricular support program that scholarshave contribute to motivation and outcomes of STEM interdisciplinary degree completion. Our efforts tosupport pre-college STEM education includes an understanding of college readiness and the learningenvironment using project-based learning (PBL). Hands-on experiences are general found to be successfulwhen integrated using PBL methods with industry. According to recent study, both intrapersonal andinterpersonal skills in PBL has
conference papers may be more suited to complete within one semester. Furthermore,team formation is critical to the success of the students. The NRT team formed the capstoneteams with student input after considering interest in final products, and student timeline tograduation. It is also important for teams to work on a topic of interest relevant to their researchand career goals, but it was challenging aligning team research topics with all students’ academicbackgrounds. To this end, the NRT team is examining how to make interdisciplinary research anintegral part of the graduate discipline. Finally, co-teaching interdisciplinary curriculum requires © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
professoriate career achievement through a five-year NSF awarded The Hispanic Alliance for the Graduate Education and the Professoriate on Environmental Sciences and Engineering (H-AGEP) program in collaboration with City College of New York and El Paso University, Texas. She has mentored undergraduate students with research projects through CUNY Community College Research Scholar Programs (CRSP) and Research Experience Undergraduate (REU). Dr. Seo has a research interest in the use of remote sensing technology applications to solve problems in the modeling of land surface processes, numerical weather prediction, and global climate models.Dr. Merlinda Drini, Dr. Merlinda Drini joined the Queensborough Community College
, which is more significant, and agreater desire for a career in the STEM field. The time restriction and lack of communityinvolvement were portrayed as the main challenges to the development of the approach. However,it is clear that the strategies could bring significant professional development for teachers on theSTEM approach, as well as the integration of the community, which consequently improveslearning, where everyone, students, teachers, and the community has the opportunity to realize theimportance of STEM education not only at school but for life in general 6. A study collected through questionnaires generating qualitative and quantitative resultswas placed. The study intended to demonstrate the knowledge and strategies organized
shows that decisions to pursue STEM in later careers are influenced by early exposureduring K-12 education [1]. This early exposure is also useful in understanding connectionsbetween coursework related to mathematics, science, and liberal arts. For example, a pilot studyfound that students who were introduced to neuroscience in the context of health sciencespossessed an increased knowledge and awareness of the growing concerns related to mentalhealth issues [2]. Another study found that students who pursued higher education in STEMreported having an early personal connection to their field through a family member or friendwith a career in STEM [3]. Students who lack such personal connections may also be drawn tothe field by shadowing a
students [1]. Students worktogether as a team to apply their engineering skills and gain field experience before embarkingon their eventual careers [2]. The open-ended nature of the experience allows numerous learningopportunities for practicing both technical and non-technical skills. While the primary emphasisof capstone design experience is justifiably technical competency, the non-technical aspects areequally important within engineering careers [2]. A structured training within the broad area ofprofessionalism is required to leverage the capstone design experience and better align with thecareer needs.Besides the application of technical knowledge, every capstone project relies on multipleprofessional skills to be successful. While
regular contributor to the Improve with Metacognition blog. Dr. Cunningham teaches a range of courses across undergraduate levels with spe- cialization in dynamic systems, measurement, and control. In his teaching he seeks to apply what he has learned from his research, spurring student reflection and metacognitive growth, so that they may become more skillful learners. Skillful learners are capable, independent, and adaptable thinkers who are able to succeed wherever their career paths lead. Dr. Cunningham has industry experience through 7 co-op expe- riences as an undergraduate student, 2 sponsored projects as a graduate student, and as a consultant after joining the faculty at Rose-Hulman. He holds B.S., M.S., and