has to rank hundreds or thousands of resumes to shortlist fewcandidates from either domestic or overseas universities. Educational institutions, therefore,should be proactive to response to industrial needs to ensure a good fit between their graduatingengineers and the global industry.Students normally will consider future employment prospect before choosing their careers andschools. Because of the high rate of engineering lay off in the US, bright students might avoid atechnical career and might choose non technical fields such as medical, law, or business.Forward looking educational institutions, therefore, should have attractive and quality programsto attract top students and almost guarantee employment to their graduates.Bridging between
computational methods vary based on intendedmajor early in an engineering student’s academic career. Ultimately, it is hoped that this studycan inform future studies related to what types of interventions might benefit students.IntroductionLearning to use computational tools is often difficult for engineering students. When thesecomputational tools require classic “programming” aspects such as a text-based interface and theuse of logic and syntax, assigned tasks can become particularly demanding and frustrating. Evenso, the skills associated with using computers to automate, simulate, and model differentengineering problems is increasingly critical for students and practicing engineers. For thepurposes of this study, “computational tools” are defined
. The department isinterested in skill levels, expectations of the program, motivation for entering theprogram and how they found out about the program. All of this information is importantfor use in retention studies. The second survey that student receive is at the end of theintroductory engineering course. At this point in their career they have been introducedto the profession and the department, to include some familiarization with ABETevaluation and what accreditation means for the program. The EGOs are evaluated basedon how the student feels the course accomplished its tasks. Obviously, the students havehad only one course and one course alone is not able to accomplish all the outcomes. Thenext student survey is at the end of the
Materials Science and EngineeringAbstractExperiences and opportunities in computer science allow students to build positive associationswith STEM and STEM careers. There is a need to provide students with opportunities incomputational and design thinking at a young age to increase interest and engagement in thecomputer science field. The Goldberg Gator Engineering Explorers (GGEE) is a donor-fundedsummer program designed to provide no-cost computer science-based experiences tounderrepresented middle school students to support the K-12 pipeline. The 2022 GGEE programwas held in six school districts across Florida and hosted over 110 students in 8 programsessions. The programs were four full-day or eight half-day sessions, depending on the
invited talk. Ishita served as the finance chair of the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and was the co-founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Department Graduate Students’ Organization. Her career objective is to pursue translational biomedical research in academia. Her leadership goal is to inspire and uplift women who lack opportunities for education, self-development, growth, and leadership.Mr. Vitali Maldonado, University of Arkansas Vitali is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Megan Wilkerson, University of Arkansas Megan is a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.Ms. Amanda Walls
countries, cultures, and academicbackgrounds.The motivation to recruit diverse teams may be summarized as being prompted from thesequestions: Why study an academic discipline that leads to careers in a global arena and notexperience working with people with experiences unlike you own? Why come to the US to studyand have this rich mixture of students with varying perspectives and not take advantage of theopportunity to work in diverse teams? How can the course projects address complex problems andprovide teams that are more similar to industry (and research) teams? How can this project meetthe ABET and AABI needs? The achievement of this is much easier said than done. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022
created newelectric vehicles, developed renewable energy sources, and have built a new globalcommunications network that is connecting people worldwide. Engineers are held to highstandards with their work, certainly higher than most other careers. But they should also beheld to high ethical standards, to ensure all their work does not harm people. Engineers arenow responsible for functioning of the whole world on a minute-to-minute level. Theymake the airplanes which fly all over, schedule our trains, make communications systemsand build the computers and their software to run our schools, hospitals, businesses andgovernments. They build the security that keeps our data safe from hackers. The role ofengineers is very important with profound
Paper ID #36225Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science andEngineering to StudentsProf. Rajpal S Sodhi, NJIT American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to StudentsAbstract:Students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools, who want to pursue a career inscience and engineering need a realistic introduction to these topics through hands onand meaningful experiments not normally available in schools. Author has developed aworkshop on Energy and Machines
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Visual Communication and Computer Information at Hazard Community and Technical College. Watts began her career at Appalshop, a non-profit media arts center located in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky, serving as a director, educator, filmmaker, and youth media trainer. For the last ten years, her work has focused on placed-based visual learning and distance learning methodologies to facilitate rural classroom equality. Watts is passionate about distance learning, accessibility, and Appalachia. She believes there is a classroom for everyone. Natasha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcasting and Electronic Media, with a minor in Appalachian Studies from Eastern Kentucky
University of West Virginia University of West Virginia Morgantown, WV 26506 Morgantown, WV 26506 robin.hensel@mail.wvu.edu emily.spayde@mail.wvu.edu Dustin Spayde Lane Innovation Hub University of West Virginia Morgantown, WV 26506 dustin.spayde@mail.wvu.eduAbstractEngineering technologists can help bridge a gap between engineers and technicians/operators inindustry. To prepare for careers, engineering technologists benefit from having extensive hands-on
the math and science courses and lower-level engineering courses allhave tutoring available in the center. Faculty and teaching assistants are required to have officehours, and students can seek out additional help from faculty and TAs during these hours. As forstudent organization participation, CEAS has numerous student chapters of professionalorganizations as well as special-interest student organizations involving engineering disciplines.The university also has other special interest student organizations. Students in the PECSprogram as encouraged to take advantage of all these opportunities.The activities available only to PECS program students are designed to give students an addedbonus to help them prepare for their careers (making the
Paper ID #33930Students Talk: The Experience of Advanced Technology Students atTwo-Year Colleges during COVID-19Dr. Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Director of FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and previously funded by the National Science Foundation. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into techni- cal career pathways; has produced award-winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post- secondary Career and
Engineering from the University of Michigan.Mr. Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan Jacob Fuher is an engineer working in the automotive industry. His academic and research interests in- clude Data Analysis, Optics and Network, Communication and Information Systems, as well as education. He plans to further explore engineering education research throughout his career. Jacob Fuher has earned a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.Ms. Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology Heydi Dominguez is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in
. Griggs explored novel techniques to investigate the intersection of diabetes and breast cancer progression. Dr. Griggs is now an Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program and Director of the Clark Scholars Program at Penn State University. In this role, Dr. Griggs drives initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups pursuing degrees in engineering and strives to foster a welcoming environment that celebrates culture and inclusion. Her passion lies in working directly with students, serving as an advisor, inspiring others through meaningful career discussions and helping others to gain confidence as well as succeed in their chosen degree fields.Dr
another fluid power course and students reported that they felt theirunderstanding and interest both increased due to the activities [9]. In yet another course,students completed interactive, competitive, and ungraded activities in class to enhance theirlearning of fluid power. Faculty involved in this course reported observing enhanced learning inthis redesigned classroom climate [10]. These studies and others demonstrate that methods existto increase learning and interest in fluid power at the undergraduate level [11].Exposing students to fluid power and engaging students in related activities in middle school orhigh school is important to increasing the number of trained workers in later years, as studentsbegin to choose career pathways during
Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition3. Do you think Capstone will be beneficial to your current or future career? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree N/A 5 4 3 2 1 04. Do you think the organization of the three capstone teams for the mosquito research themeseffective? Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree N/A 5 4 3 2 1 05. Did COVID-19 affect your capstone project Strongly agree Agree
into a totally new and novelworld of academic freedom! The student needs the “touch of a helping hand” of a senior professor whocan instill enough confidence and security in the heart of a newcomer. Without this helping hand thereis no mastery learning [10].The same is true when the student in the final year, finishing capstone courses, and needs professionalorientation from an experienced faculty member regarding the onset of a lifelong career path in future.This is not only on the technical gadgets but also a focus on the difference between the academia andthe industries in relation with time management, safety factors and cost analyses. A command andhence a control on each of these areas can only be achieved through mastery learning.The
Paper ID #33635NSF BEATS – Creating an Academic Innovation Ecosystem to Drive StudentSuccessMs. Catherine E. Douglas, University of California, Los Angeles Catherine Douglas currently serves as the Director of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) Program. For over twenty years she has worked on the pre-college and undergraduate levels to prepare students to pursue and succeed in STEM based majors and careers. She received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Norfolk State University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University.Scott
potentialway to address this issue and our NSF-funded IUSE project (DUE-1625378) has produced onesuch example as a career-forward, project-based approach to laboratory for general chemistry.Our curriculum involves teams of students working on Design Challenges (DCs) (Figure 1),which are scaled-down, developmentally appropriate versions of the National Academy ofEngineering’s Grand Challenges [7]. For example, students are tasked with recommending asubstance, concentration and volume for sequestering 5.0 gigatonnes (GtC) of CO2 for areservoir that Pacific Gas & Electric would submerge beneath the ocean floor. Using a chemicalsystem composed of CO2 from breath and alkaline solutions, they use a probe to measure theCO2, consider potential
activitiescenter, occasionally stopping in, especially if the girls were rambunctious. Ava’s father workedas security at the center and Katie’s grandfather often volunteered (Ava and Katie arepseudonyms). The families who came to the activities center were acquainted with each and withstaff. In addition to improved self-efficacy and lessened fear of failure in the girls, ourrelationships with families improved by attending and creating additional events. For example, Icreated a group called Women of Color in STEM. Female STEM professionals visited us andshared their personal and career journeys. The event significantly added and diversified the girls’STEM Career Interest. One girl changed her career goal from “teacher,” to “aeronauticalengineer.” Our
, 2021 Preparing the Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce using Collaborative Robots and Experiential Learning (Work in Progress)AbstractThe widening skills gap and shrinking workforce in advanced manufacturing is a critical national problem.One solution is to open the minds of schoolchildren to the joy of robotics in manufacturing to stir theirenthusiasm, with a larger goal of generating future career interest. This paper describes the application andassessment of a 7-week long after-school experiential learning program using collaborative robots thatintroduced 16 middle school students from underrepresented and underserved groups to robotics andadvanced manufacturing. Through pre- and post-surveys, students reported
college that incorporated several positivefactors of success identified by the Gallup Index [6]. The RS program worked to create anurturing and supportive environment for the students, similar to that provided by smallerengineering departments. The authors discuss the academic culture in Agricultural & BiologicalEngineering (ABE) and how it was a useful model when crafting a program for low-SESstudents [7]. All students were initially enrolled in the Exploratory Studies (ES) program, whoseaim is to help students determine a major that suits their career goals. The students then can worktoward their goal with necessary classes before they are able to move into the desired major.The RS structured pathway through the institution began the summer
, logistics, engineering technologyIntroductionThe use of standards in the aerospace industry is widespread. Standards are used for wideranging purposes such as heat treatment of forgings or glass cleaner. Standards are also used forprocesses such as reliability tasks, including a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). AFMEA is used throughout the product design schedule and is a tool, that if effectively employedprovides great reward to the design by reducing failures and decreasing life cycle costs.Just as engineering technology students in preparation for a career in aerospace should learn howto use other tools like an ohm meters, torque wrenches, and CAD programs, they should alsounderstand how to use process tools. Many aeronautical
Paper ID #32961What’s Next? The Future of Work for Manufacturing TechniciansDr. Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Director of FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and previously funded by the National Science Foundation. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into techni- cal career pathways; has produced award-winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post- secondary Career and Technical Education programs; and
be able to find a job once I got out of school because I had found most of the jobs that I found online they wanted years of experience so I figured why not graduate and have work experience so I can get those jobs.”The Bridge program itself provided students with unique assets through the experiential learningaspect. One student described that “engineers have very little design experience” and employerslook for experience. Therefore, the co-op experience that Bridge requires gives the cohort fundsof knowledge and advantages to navigate career options when they complete the program.ConclusionThrough this work in progress, we have found that although the Bridge program aligns withnational demographic averages of traditional engineers
) (15) (2.0) Q6. Your future academic plans? 4.8 17.4 66.1 9.1 2.3 (11) (40) (152) (21) (6.0) Q7. Your future career? 2.6 12.7 71.6 9.6 3.5 (6.0) (29) (164) (22) (8.0) Q8. Your financial well-being? 5.7 18.8 60.3 10.9 4.4 (13) (43) (138) (25) (10) Q9. Your psychological well-being? 21.7 30.4 40 3.9 3.9 (50) (70) (92) (9.0
an ARISE scholar in the Grainger College of Engineering. Sara performs undergrad- uate research in soft robotics and engineering education funded by the IDEA Institute at UIUC. Sara is interested in pursuing a career in Engineering Education as well as furthering her education upon gradu- ating.Dr. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science
Professor in Mechatronics Engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, respectively. In 2006, she resigned from her faculty job and came to Connecticut for family reunion. Throughout her academic career in Australia and Singapore, she had developed a very strong interest in learning psychology and educational measurement. She then opted for a second Ph.D. in Ed- ucational Psychology, specialized in Psychometrics at University of Connecticut. She earned her second Ph.D. in 2010.Dr. Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering and engineering and opera- tions management at the University of
will be encouraged to go into the interdisciplinary fields without feelingdisadvantaged compared to computer science majors. For instance, a student majoring in biologywill be more confident pursuing a degree/career in fields like biotechnology, bioengineeringwhich spans technology and biology after being introduced to computational thinking in abiology class [6]. Moreover, there has been a lot of effort by government and research agencies toencourage young people into STEM and technology careers. With this work of ours, we believeUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) will be doing its due diligence in supportingthese efforts. With this project, we want to take the initiative to start the CT pedagogicalmovement in our institution to
Mathematics andScience Education Network Pre-college Program (MSEN), a rural school district in NC, and thelocal advanced manufacturing industry began. The goal of this Innovative TechnologyExperiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project was to create community-basedengineering design experiences for underserved middle school students (grades 6-8) from ruralNC aimed to improve their cognitive (STEM content knowledge and career awareness) and non-cognitive (interest, self-efficacy, and STEM identity) outcomes, and ultimately lead to theirincreased participation in STEM fields, particularly engineering. The project leverages strategicpartnerships to create a 3-part, grade-level specific Engineering Design and Exploration coursethat engages middle