majorsin higher education, engineering is a professional major (i.e., engineering bachelor’s degreeprograms prepare students for careers in the engineering profession; an engineering bachelor’sdegree is prerequisite for gaining employment as an engineer). With this understanding of theprofessional nature of engineering study, the traditional success marker of degree attainment wasconflated with the participants’ social mobility/career goal in this study. Based on the co-creatednarratives, it is clear that all participants desired to work as engineers. Moreover, 11 of 14participants indicated that degree attainment was a personal marker for success. Therefore, degreeattainment as a marker for success cannot be wholly separated from the social
Engineering EducationIntroductionThe transition from high school to college can present significant challenges for students, creatinga need for a strong support system. In modern engineering education, mentoring has emerged asan important component in supporting the growth and success of undergraduate students. It isgenerally recognized that relationships with faculty members impact student success[1].Mentoring has gained significant attention for its role in providing personalized guidance andfostering a sense of belonging within the community.Mentors play an important role in helping students navigate academic challenges and makewell-informed decisions[2]. Furthermore, the mentor-mentee relationship establishes a nurturingatmosphere dedicated to
dissertations.Data Collection. An interview protocol was developed and piloted with two recently graduatedreturners to test the strength of questions and understand the breadth of possible answers. Wemade minor changes to the interview protocol based on the pilot.Next, data were collected using semi-structured interviews organized by the protocol which isconversational in nature, covering the areas of previous writing experience, transfer of writingexperience, and personal perspectives associated with their transition in writing style (SeeAppendix A). The graduate student researcher interviewed each participant separately ininterviews that lasted approximately one hour. Interviews were audio-recorded.Data Analysis. The data were analyzed for emergent themes
specificcontent area, and micro-communities of practice as those reflecting collaboration of smallercohorts of STEM faculty, in-person and virtually.This study addresses the following research questions: 1) How do engineering faculty involvedin a community of practice engage in knowledge transfer? 2) How does knowledge transfer ofspecific evidence-based instructional practices occur in an engineering faculty community ofpractice?Conducted within a large research project aimed at exploring stages of pedagogical change, thiswork utilizes a qualitative methodology. Nine faculty in a first-year engineering departmentparticipated in hour-long semi-structured interviews exploring use of EBIPs and collaboration.Interviews were analyzed using thematic coding to
, andservice, typically in their third year. Such reviews are often part of contract renewal. They canalso be used to help junior faculty gain a deeper understanding of the P&T process andexpectations and to get feedback on one’s progress toward promotion. Utilizing pre-tenurereviews in this way, has the advantage of providing a mechanism that falls outside informalchannels of communication and is equally accessible to all.Our research explores UD faculty members’ experiences preparing for P&T – and, in particular,whether pre-tenure reviews (which are conducted in years 2 and 4 at UD) were useful forclarifying P&T criteria and expectations. As an exploratory study, we are first trying to figureout where people are getting their information
UnderstandEngineering (TRUE) initiative as part of the capstone design; d.) designing and implementingthe Professional Formation of Engineering (PFE) courses; e.) establishing Track-FocusedAdvisory Boards with industry-faculty-student members; and f.) Stakeholder (Student)Empowerment in the Faculty Evaluation process [4].In this study, the main focus will fall on the PFE layer (which consists of a series of classes takenthroughout an undergraduate’s engineering schooling to prepare students for the professionalengineering world) and the TRUE-Capstone projects (which are the culmination of the new EEdegree, in which undergraduate student teams will be formed to provide an engineering solutionto an industry-sponsored or community-sponsored project). A recent
that graduate students who identify as neurodivergentmay experience a lack of sense of belonging, an imbalance between work demands and personallife, and the development of mental health challenges such as anxiety and burnout. The fact thatstudents’ neurodiversity is invisible to others in the graduate school environment unless theychoose to disclose it may result in a dissonance between students’ sense of self and abilities. Thestigma associated with disability labels contributes a heavy cognitive and emotional load asstudents mask neurodivergent traits and navigate decisions about disclosure of theirneurodivergence.Masking NeurodiversityIn this analysis, we found that the neurodivergent students in this study exhibited behaviorsrelated to
barriers? 3) What has hada large impact? 4) What are the biggest challenges faced now and previously? 5) What are theoutcomes? The panelists described programs and initiatives they have led in their own careers tobroaden participation of underrepresented persons at every level of higher education(undergraduate and graduate student levels, faculty success, grant writing). They sharedsuccesses and pitfalls and highlighted high impact efforts that are replicable and sustainable.Breakouts provided opportunities to address issues raised by this outstanding panel, tobrainstorm collaborative ideas across institutions.On day 2, panel presentations from day 1 were reviewed and participants divided into breakoutgroups to identify 1-2 promising best
positive impact the program has made on their careers and personal lives. Pictures of actual MSPM students and graduates are incorporated into our advertisements and brochures. This practice has made the programs more relevant to interested employers and potential students. For example, when talking about the program, the faculty can identify the people in the pictures by name and note their position and accomplishments. The Advisory Tool, shown in Figure 1, is used extensively. The program core and elective course options, along with the graduate certificate programs, are placed on a single page. This enables each person is able to quickly grasp the path to graduation and completion of
denoted they teach graduatestudents (15.4%), or both graduate and undergraduate students (19.2%). The faculty membersinterviewed identified a range of roles including full professor (15.4%), associate professor(11.5%), assistant professor (7.7%), instructor (19.2%), lecturer (23.1%), and faculty (7.7%).Approximately 81% of the faculty members interviewed had worked for a small start-upcompany and 53.8% had worked in an “innovation” segment of a large company. A little over athird of those interviewed held patents. When asked if they have any close relatives (i.e.,parents, siblings, etc.) who are entrepreneurs, more than two thirds of the faculty membersinterviewed responded that they did. The most frequent family member listed was father (19
Page 7.592.2prospectus examination, admission to candidacy, dissertation defense, and time limitation. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. .Students and Faculty The students in the graduate space programs of the Department of Aeronautics andAstronautics are primarily U. S. Air Force officers. Approximately 10 percent of the students aremilitary officers from other services or allied countries, or are DoD civilians. The faculty iscomprised of approximately 50 percent military and 50 percent civilians. Most of the civiliansare permanent members of the faculty while the military faculty members generally have 4-yearassignments.Department Space Programs Space education
seeing and modeling the writing behaviors, methods, and self-regulation practices of other group members. To foster members' sense of self-efficacy in writing,the group provides an environment that encourages collaborative and vicarious learning. Writingabilities such as self-monitoring and self-evaluation can be developed using group feedback.Individually, members can enhance their writing skills by exercising human agency together.These social interactions make it easier for people to learn together.MethodologyThe graduate student writing workshop was designed as a peer-facilitated program, convening foreight hours, five days a week, over 10 weeks during the summer and three weeks during the winterfrom 2020 to 2022. The workshop was led by
drawn from the County School System andworked in partnership with university faculty members. The UMES STI provided awareness to theparticipants on transportation and STEM careers and encouraged them to consider transportation-related courses of study in their higher educational pursuits. The program provided opportunitiesfor participants, comprising of minority and underserved groups on the Lower Eastern Shore ofMaryland, to explore the many exciting fields in the Transportation Industry. The Instituteprovided an integrated program in Mathematics, Science, Communication Skills/English andRecreation as well as activities in Land, Air and Water Transportation. The DemographicSummary of participants showed that 94.6% of students completed the
given its title “Women, Naturally Better Leaders….”; 8 male students alsoread this paper. The reading prompts asked students to reflect on their personal strengths andweaknesses with regards to the leadership traits and attributes described in the paper. Thisprocess of metacognition hopefully allowed each student to develop self-efficacy aroundleadership (congruent with EVT), as well as personal plans for improvement. Many studentsspecifically planned to apply their leadership knowledge in the context of their upcomingcapstone design course.Summary and ConclusionsThis study began with an exploration of student opinions on the importance of leadership in theirfuture engineering career, relative to other knowledge/skills/attitudes. This is
AC 2007-355: WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HINDER AND ASSIST THECAREER PROGRESSION OF WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignSteven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation Page 12.1616.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Workplace Environments that Assist and Hinder the Career Progression of Women in Information Technology AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the workplace environmentcharacteristics that hinder and
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Reclassifying Teaching Methods based on a Comparison of Student and Faculty Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility in the ClassroomAbstract Though Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been identified as an important part ofundergraduate and graduate curriculum for the Mining and Petroleum Departments by both industry andprofessors, there seems to be a difference between student identification of CSR content that could indicatea difference in teaching styles and possible effectiveness. We know very little about engineering professors’experiences of teaching CSR to engineering students. Previous research has investigated how
structured with the assumption of a regular (i.e., 9:00-5:00) work schedule, similar to that of staff members, which did not coincide with the looser,more continuous work structure of faculty. STEM faculty members could not simply stopresearch, particularly grant-funded research, publications, mentoring graduate students,maintaining labs, and other responsibilities.In addition to not aligning with the work context of faculty careers, researchers have found thatother members of an organization, in academia and beyond, influence if and how an employeetakes leave49, 58, 61, 62. For instance, Blair-Loy & Wharton found that supervisors’ views ofparental leave had a substantial impact on employees’ decisions to take leave62. Furthermore,Kirby &
with the intention of empowering faculty to do this with their ownstudents. This exercise aimed to recognize from the outset that people arrive with different livedexperiences and values, and there can be a space created for people with different perspectives toshare ideas and have conversation on social and political topics. There was recognition thatfostering discussion and facilitating personal reflection with engineering students poses a greaterchallenge than other disciplines where students are regularly expected to engage in thesepractices. Therefore, the establishment of ground rules would be especially important in order toachieve buy-in from class members and create a space where all voices would be welcomed. Forthe purposes of the
many benefits related to teaching and learning strategies, participantsalso credit EESP with an early opportunity to “learn the ropes” of the academic career. EESPaddressed topics including the hiring process, mentoring, promotion and tenure, and writinggrant proposals. This brief section outlines one participant’s insight and experience. Amelia Regan, Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering, University of California at IrvineEESP provides invaluable information for graduate students and young faculty members whoneed to “learn the ropes” of academia. The truth is that an academic job is very different frommost other jobs. Despite the fact that young academics have spent years in school
entrepreneurial mindset as required student attributes for graduation. Oncerequired as learning outcomes, faculty would benefit from training on teaching these professionalskills and assessment methodology for professional skills development.The site has already added acquiring an entrepreneurial as a student learning outcome andteaches entrepreneurial mindset in stand-alone courses. Still, recent research suggests it shouldbe integrated into technical content. It seems dangerous to off-load these important professionalskills to be only taught outside of the engineering curriculum in either humanities or other stand-alone courses. A more integrated approach is needed. Engineering programs can consider addingentrepreneurial mindset to the engineering
A PDF with a sentence explanation ● EECS faculty or grad interviewing) a mentor of who you correspond with and students to discuss engineering about what as well either ● Internship skills or professional screenshot of an online thread or supervisors or senior development email and your personal notes from colleagues the interaction. ● EECS Career Center advisor meeting Completing A link to your portfolio site -EECS faculty or grad Professional Portfolio
diversity efforts because of the low numbers ofwomen in departments and a highly masculinized culture. Academia, in particular in theengineering and science disciplines, remains inhospitable to the representation, advancement,and inclusion of women.1,2 Many, if not most, diversity efforts focus on students instead offaculty. Arguments for a student centered-approach include the idea that the pipeline of possibleunderrepresented faculty members must increase in order for there to be successful recruitment.However, women tend to disproportionately drop out of the pipeline, so that fewer apply for jobsat institutions than are present in postdoctoral positions or graduate schools. Our work focuses ongendered dynamics in departments. Our goal is to
2006-2154: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING: PREDICTING STUDENTLEARNING AND SUCCESS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN CONTEXTOF FACULTY AND STUDENT TRAITSAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book
,more effective marketing is needed to show the connections between engineering and helpingsociety. 22Respected Influencers. These women were influenced in their decision by both family membersand a campus mentor who was particularly influential at Institution B.Family. Half of the women were influenced significantly by members of their families tobecome engineers. In our study, family members who were engineers showed these women thebreadth of the discipline, the job security and the ability to reach career and personal goals. My uncle’s an engineer, a chemical and a mechanical engineer, and if I graduate out of this program, I’ll be the first female chemical engineer in my family, and I think that’s really exciting for me
and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Mrs. Dee K Mooney, Micron FoundationJanine Rush-Byers, Micron Technology Foundation, Inc. Janine Rush-Byers has been with the Micron Foundation since 2006 as the university relations manager. Janine works with domestic and international universities to build strategic, long term partnerships fo- cusing on engineering programs, students and faculty members. The Foundation funds $5 million in grants annually around the world, including $2 million to universities. Janine holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Washington and
DaytonDr. Gul G¨ul E. Kremer received her PhD from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering of Missouri University of Science & Technology. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems. She is a senior member of IIE, a fellow of ASME, a former Fulbright scholar and NRC Faculty Fellow. Her recent research focus includes sustainable product design and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings.Prof. Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyDr. Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ann Gansemer-Topf is a Professor in Higher Education and Student Affairs and
)). Intended Audience and Size: To facilitate interaction, each of the four organizers will coach between two and four teams of three individuals (i.e., one student/postdoc, one junior/mid-career faculty, and one senior faculty/administrator). This yields a lower bound 24 participants and an upper bound of 48 participants (i.e., 1/3 each of student/postdoc, junior/mid-career, and senior/administrators). Workshop Organizers: 1. DanOerther,MissouriS&T,oertherd@mst.edu, https://people.mst.edu/faculty/oertherd/index.html,FellowAEESP,previouslyAEESPBOD member,priorworkshoporganizerin2017andin2019 2. AngieBielefeldt,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,Angela.Bielefeldt@colorado.edu, https://www.colorado.edu/even/people/angela
provides a strong educational experience via theorycombined with practice in a class/lab atmosphere. Dedicated faculty and staff are directlyinvolved in classes and labs, and each degree program culminates with a senior design or"Capstone" project, which is required for graduation. Capstone projects emphasize projectmanagement, technical deliverables, and multidisciplinary effort in team-oriented, long-termprojects. As a result of the heavy emphasis on practical, applied, and experiential learning,students who graduate from ISOE are well prepared for careers in all aspects of engineering. Theschool has more than 800 engineering students. In addition to modern classrooms and computerlabs, ISOE has fully equipped labs including a class 1000
design a curriculum and guides them through the process of developing a course in their field. • ENE 685 Engineering Education Methods (3 credit hours), provides students with a variety of techniques for teaching courses that are both engaging and effective. • ENE 687 Mentored Teaching in Engineering (1 credit hour), enables students to deepen their understanding of teaching and learning through feedback and reflection as they perform their regularly assigned teaching duties. • ENE 695 Succeeding as an Engineering Professor (3 credit hours), covers other skills valuable to faculty members such as writing proposals, selecting and mentoring graduate students, and managing projects.All four courses
Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst were polled as a follow up todetermine if attending Career day influenced their decision to attend the College of Engineeringat UMass Amherst. Data was entered and complied in an excel spreadsheet for organizationalpurposes.Data CollectionThe primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of WEP Career Day andexamine it as a possible model for success in recruitment of female students in the field ofengineering. Furthermore, this study will also explore and assess the perceptions of femalestudents and high school counselors of the WEP Career Day at UMass Amherst. The datacollected from this study is based on completed student and counselor/teacher evaluations.The student