interests include developing and teaching courses for an online professional masters program, courses in genomics and genomic technologies, and labora- tory experiences. Thickman performs educational research and continuous improvement activities toward the goal of improving student outcomes. Thickman also engages in online education and research in this area to improve access to bioengineering education for students at various points in their careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Teaching Genomics and Genomic Technologies to Biomedical Engineers: Building Skills for the Genomics WorldAbstractDuring the last decade, the cost of sequencing DNA has plunged
on input from industrial constituents will be conducted.It is expected that the development of these six modules will address the limited exposure tofluid power that current students of engineering and engineering technology programs have, thusallowing them to consider careers in the hydraulic fluid power industry. The initialimplementation of the proposed development will take place in the Fall semester of 2019.IntroductionFluid power industry has wide applications in the manufacturing segment across the globe, it is a$100 billion industry. This is an important component for the U.S. economy (i.e., roughly 25%of market share), with a ten-fold downstream economic impact for the top ten industries utilizingfluid power [1]. Its range of
their professional careers. Fives,Hamman, and Olivarez [11] further summarized that research indicating that factors associatedwith role ambiguity, lack of decision making power, and perceived lack of control contribute toburnout among these pre-service student-teachers.Contemporarily, higher education news highlights the burnout of graduate students. Wedemeyer-Strombel [12] discussed the personal sacrifice of graduate school in terms of lost relationshipsciting the immersive, exhaustive, and unyielding demands of graduate student responsibilities.The immersive, demanding, and sacrifice-oriented acculturation of graduate students becomesnormalized in higher education because advisors and faculty control much graduate students’professional
college students (FGCS) face considerable obstacles to college success,including a lack of role models in the family, a lack of familial mentoring and support, a lack offamiliarity with the college climate, and, generally, lower socioeconomic status [1-6]. They tendto be less academically prepared for college, and English is not their native language for a higherproportion than of continuing-generation college students (CGCS) [3]. However, in many ways,recent research suggests that FGCS are very similar to CGCS. They respond to the same factorsencouraging college persistence and success [7-8], and often demonstrate considerable “grit” inpursuing their undergraduate careers (9), a factor instrumental in undergraduate achievement.Indeed, Boone and
first-generationcollege students [9, 10].The CAMP-YES program design is based on the attributes described above, which are known topromote academic success, especially for under-represented groups. CAMP-YES is a S-STEMprogram funded by the National Science Foundation with a goal of preparing academicallyjjjjtalented, financially needy students to successfully transition to the workforce, graduate school,or create/work at a startup company. This diverse, cohort-based program has 124 junior andsenior STEM students (48% First Generation, 28% Women, 39% Hispanic, and 11% AfricanAmerican). CAMP-YES students choose from three career preparation pathways (Internship,Research, or Entrepreneurship Path) to explore their professional interests and make
intently to business leadersand understand the trajectory of change they are bearing witness to [12].” If business andeducation can work together, “schools will have greater placement opportunities for graduates,and students will have far more employment and career options [12].”The CTC’s BILT – which includes IT experts from national companies based in regions acrossthe US – convenes quarterly to discuss emerging industry trends and provide program guidanceto faculty attendees. The CTC has found that only through frequent regular meetings can astrong relationship develop between business and educators. Each spring, the CTC’s BILT usesa unique voting system to rank and update a list of IT knowledge areas that entry-level ITworkers need to know in
their division. The list above is the list ofconfirmed divisions that sent out the announcement. Participants completed a screening surveythat asked about their experiences submitting and publishing with JEE. Seventy-three potentialparticipants responded to the initial survey; 62 volunteered to be interviewed. Two additionaltargeted surveys were distributed to recruit a representative sample of experiences. The firsttargeted survey was distributed to authors who had published in JEE in the past five years. Thesecond targeted survey was distributed to early-career faculty holding positions in engineeringeducation departments across the United States. Survey respondents were a mix of Assistant,Associate, and Full professors as well as non-tenure
students about the modules or suggesting topics todiscuss in their advice, it was very interesting to see that so many of the points discussed in themodules were the focus of the advice that was given by the students that had completed theengineering program (see Figure 2). This highlights the fact that these are important skills andthat successful students may be able to identify and develop them on their own, however, givingall students these insights upfront can help them develop these skills earlier. Establishing theseskills early in their college careers can prevent some initial poor performance, which can lead todiscouragement and attrition. “The amount of time needed to do engineering homework is so much more than in high school. Make sure
, students must first be able (or know how) to communicatethis technical information. Efforts are being made to help students improve communication skills early in theirundergraduate career.[1] One of the ways to enhance technical communication skills is to teachstudents what a proper solution looks like early in their academic career. This work does notsuggest a specific format for a clearly communicating a technical solution; engineers often fallback onto a “Given, Find, Solution” format. We do suggest that with increase in class sizes andtherefore a demand for easier ways to assign and grade homework, one skill in particular isquickly diminishing; technical communication. Students who only work with online homework systems, or those
senior year of undergraduate programs, first year, andsecond year of graduate programs.The NSF GRFP written research proposals are valuable documents for engineering educationresearchers who study the ways in which graduate engineering socialize into the roles,expectations, and norms of their academic research disciplines. Because the fellowship programis open to only early-career graduate students, the written statements capture the languagepatterns and characteristics of students transitioning from being consumers of knowledge (at theundergraduate level) to producers of knowledge as graduate students. As part of a larger researchinitiative studying engineering writing and argumentation patterns of winners of the NSF GRFP,in this study, we seek
different disciplines, includingmechanical, electrical, and computer technology. This paper will present an overview ofcompetencies related to the career, as well as provide an overview of the relationship betweenmechatronics engineering and marine engineering. Introduction The Navy is steadily reducing the number of sailors manning each vessel. Since crewshave made up the largest fraction of the through-life cost of ships over the years, this personnelreduction requires more automated systems to keep the ships at sea and in total readiness,(Arciszewski, de Greef, & van Delft, 2009; Donaldson, 2013). To meet this need, industrialautomation systems are being investigated as replacements and upgrades for the military systemsthat have
Marine Engineering from Webb Institute. At ODU, Dr. Michaeli oversees the marine engineering curriculum, teaches courses in ship design and construction, and is actively involved in funded Navy research funded STEM initiatives to encourage students to pursue careers in naval engineering. For her contributions to ODU and Batten College of Engineering and Technology she was the College’s nomination for the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Research Mentor for 2014-2015 and is the University’s nominee for the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) Rising Star award for 2016.Dr. Paul Moses c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Developing a Distance Learning
footprint) andremains one of the pivotal courses that aids in shaping student the Leo Building (the 4-floor engineering building with a largeknowledge of the discipline. Due to its fundamental nature footprint).it is delivered early in the chemical engineering curriculum.Previous literature has reported the importance of the course, aswell as its reputation as a weed-out course due to the difficultyof the course concepts[1],[2],[3],[4] . However, this course alsooften represents the students first significant exposure to thefield of chemical engineering due to its placement in thecurriculum, presenting an opportunity to expose the breadthof career paths available to them. Felder and Rousseau’s text is commonly used for
among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Saving Pelicans: A STEM Integration Unit (CurriculumExchange) TargetGradeLevel:5-8 EngrTEAMSEngineering to Transform the Education of Analysis, Measurement, & Science Authors and Contact: S. Selcen Guzey Tamara J. Moore
problem solving,management of resources, and process planning. Manufacturing is important and has greatimpact on economic development. Thus, it is imperative to provide pathways for students topursue careers in the manufacturing field.This paper discusses the development and implementation of articulated college credit forholders of "Louisiana’s Fast Start Program C4M Certification for Manufacturing”. Thiscertification was developed by Louisiana Economic Development – Fast Start Program and isoffered by different technical and community colleges in the state. It requires the completion ofone year of training on manufacturing oriented topics to include: Introduction to Manufacturing,Tools and Equipment Used in Manufacturing, and Introduction to
’ experience in teaching transfer student populations has led to the development of fourmain objectives for engineering transfer programs. These four main objectives are the following:1) provide students with an entry point into an engineering pathway, 2) help students achievetheir goal of being accepted into an engineering bachelor’s program at a degree-grantinginstitution, 3) establish foundational knowledge and skills for students to achieve their goal ofobtaining a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and 4) help students develop career expectations toachieve their goal of being employed in an engineering-related career.Background on community college characteristicsAlthough engineering transfer programs may vary across community colleges, there are
. They are prompted to relate any obstacles they have faced. Many studentsdescribe family situations that have seriously impeded their academic career. They are alsoexpected to explain how the scholarship will help financially. If they have an off-campus job,they are to show that the scholarship will reduce their workload. In an informal survey of MESAstudents, the Director found that many students typically work 20 hours per week forapproximately $10/hour.The call for applications goes out in April. Information is provided to the students through theSTARSS website, the MESA/TRiO SSS STEM programs, and announcements by STEM facultyin classes. Students are to arrange for a letter of recommendation for a STEM faculty member bymid-May. The
. Throughout her career, Rachel and her team have provided education solutions for several industries including defense, life science, high-tech, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and construction. Rachel currently serves on the Board of Directors of INCOSE as the Director of Marketing and Commu- nications. In addition, she is on the Board of Directors for AUVSI New England. Rachel has a B.S. and M.S. in the life sciences, as well as an M.B.A. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Piloting Accessible Engineering Education OnlineAbstractMaking engineering education accessible to those without the ideal background has long been achallenge. Faculty are looking to admit students
mechanical engineering) was designed to provide an acclimation tocollege life, provide an introduction to engineering careers and promote self-confidence.Physics and Math topics were included in the theoretical part of the projects developed duringthe summer program to promote the student’s interest in Physics and Mathematics courses.The 2015 summer program impacted 67 students (34 mechanical, 18 computer, 8 industrialand 7 electrical) with a wide range of College Board scores, reflecting a variety of collegepreparedness levels. Students were divided in five groups. Each group was placed in adifferent classroom to work a hands-on project with an instructor and a student mentor.Groups were chosen to be multidisciplinary. To promote professional
to bealigned with the volunteer functions inventory 18:1. Values that refers to contributions to the society and helping people who are in need. This function was also associated to altruism 192. Understanding in which volunteerism gives an opportunity to learn, understand, practice, and apply skills. This function is related to the knowledge function.3. Career that serves to increase one’s job opportunities and consequently improve his/her career.4. Social in which an individual volunteers due to social pressure or to satisfy people in one’s social environment. Page 24.1364.55. Protective where volunteering is to reduce
concern or question expressed on pre-experience survey was: how can successfulwomen achieve work/life balance and have success in both family and career? Other commonconcerns expressed by participants on the pre-program surveys included: overcoming feelings of“inadequacy” or the imposter syndrome;1 how to speak up when silenced, interrupted, orignored; and how to negotiate for what participants need to be successful.The qualitative responses, both on the pre-program survey and from observations of discussionin the first session, suggest a deeper motivation for participating: many participants feel isolatedin their work. For the participants in this project, the presence of a structured and facilitatedprogram offered certain advantages over less
authored/co-authored over a hundred technical papers and reports during his career in private industry, government and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave transformations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education. Page 26.73.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramAbstractA Master of Science degree in Engineering with a Coastal Engineering concentration has beenapproved, students enrolled and several graduates are scheduled for
encouraged to join number ofdifferent clubs as part of their student activities to enhance their learning as well as gainknowledge for their career developments. Mechanical Engineering Technology Club wasestablished to support and encourage students interested in careers in mechanical engineering,discuss latest mechanical engineering technology and participate in student projects. Studentswhom have completed courses in 3D CAD modeling and rapid prototyping used 3D CADsoftware to first design go-kart body parts and then learned to print the parts using 3D printers.This allows the students to quickly check for design issues such as fitment, interference, andstiffness of the parts before finalizing their designs.DesignDue to limited metal fabrication
translation, butother projects have utilized students with no experience speaking Chinese. In one project,students traveled to China at the beginning of the semester to assess client needs by interviewingworkers, and on two projects, students did the bulk of the research, modeling, analysis, andprototyping at UD, but then traveled to the company location in Suzhou, China, to implement thesolution. In the case of students traveling to China, all expenses were covered by the industrypartner.Finding the right talent for employment at industry partners in China is especially challenging.During UDCI’s first year, a company information session and career fair was organized to bringtogether some of UDCI’s industry and education partners. About 150 students
scientific method used by scientists andengineers, wherein a hypothesis is tested and improved to generate a successful model. Thus,physics topics can be presented to this group in a style not only familiar to the students, butwhich will be recalled as they progress through their careers as designers.To aid in that endeavor, I met with the chairs of both design departments to identify those topicsmost useful to students in the field. Topics were chosen to include motion, forces, simplemachines, structure, stress and strain, waves, sound, light, heat, and energy. The course isdivided into weekly modules addressing each area. These students spend a significant portion oftheir training in studio, critiquing each other’s work and collaborating on
include gender in engineering education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education. Page 26.626.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing UnderrepresentationIntroductionDespite over thirty years of research and outreach to recruit and retain female engineeringstudents, women remain significantly underrepresented in engineering.1 While a large amount ofliterature has been generated on gender inequalities in faculty careers, no
curriculum to support students in math-based careers at the community college level for nearly 20 years. She has been Co-PI and PI on NSF grants that seek to increase the numbers of professionals in STEM with focused recruitments on the underrepresented minority populations. Page 26.949.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing Success and Retention in Engineering and other STEM FieldsIntroductionThe two prominent and related needs for solutions to climate change and more STEM andengineering majors, brought about the Science, Technology
large gains over pre-vious curricula 39 . Jara found that students in Automatics and Robotics at the Universityof Alicante significantly improved their efficacy and performance following a “learning bydoing” approach using a remote robotic laboratory called RobUALab 42 . Cannon positivelyreviewed a University of Minnesota robotics day camp for middle school youth designed toinspire minorities and women to pursue careers in STEM through hands-on learning 24 . Thiswork aims to provide additional support for these findings. This work is based on the hypothesis that in addition to engagement, the proposed ap-proach will also positively affect students’ academic success by boosting self-efficacy, theperceived ability to complete a task and reach
- Page 26.1156.2year college bottleneck courses within three weeks. Each team is required to prepare a poster,presentation, and report. Exposing undergraduate students to research projects early in theiracademic career has been demonstrated, with strong evidence of success, to improve student-persistence. The survey data from the first year SRP also supports this approach. 3. First Year SRPSRP is an integral part of the MERIT program. This activity was offered for the first time duringsummer 2014 to TAMU-K students in their freshman or sophomore year who had activelyparticipated in the EMT program and to community college students from South Texas. The totalnumber of students participated in 2014 summer was 24, which exceeded the proposed
and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is a Professor of Management at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches strat- egy and organizational behavior. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida and was on the management faculty at Clemson University. Prior to her academic career, she had a ten-year career in banking. Dr