United States with morethan 11 thousand members. For more than 30 years, SHPE organized and hosted its premier, three-day leadership conference in the first week of August, known today as the National Institute forLeadership Advancement (NILA). As part of NILA, SHPE chapters send one of their electedrepresentatives, typically the chapter president, to be developed into a leader. After attendingNILA, the representatives, now leaders, would lead their chapter leadership and members towarda successful post-graduation transition into the STEM workforce (students) and career upward-mobility and positive impact within the Hispanic community (professionals). Throughout the first half of the past decade, NILA’s curriculum and overall design
the understanding ofentrepreneurship, alone may not be the foundation for the entrepreneurial leader’s survival.Character and difficult to measure traits, like passion and vision are considered factors thatempower individuals who faced entrepreneur specific challenges 21.A revival of interest in understanding the entrepreneur’s personal characteristics 22, 23 may be asmuch about a search for modeling the relationship between traits and situational motivation toventure growth as it is a response to a growing societal need for defining career success inengineering and science.A focus on entrepreneurial leadership in this study contributes to the renewed interest in theeffects of the entrepreneurs’ personality and background characteristics
clear that the lack of numbers of qualified students “entering” theengineering educational pipeline was the limiting factor in meeting the needs for the increasingdemand for engineers.The Navy Metrology Engineering Center has been a proactive and engaged partner in the STEPProgram since its inception. STEP is a 501C(3) non-profit corporation funded privately bypartner companies investing in the education of our youth in an attempt to raise the numbers ofhigh technology educated workers in our community. STEP’s primary mission is to “Inspirestudents to pursue careers in math, science, engineering and technology” through an innovative,proactive approach that engages students, teachers and the “educational system” to hightechnology companies
, correct answers to thefundamental buoyancy question on the Intuition Inventory increased from 38% to 100%, beforeand after the program.Other goals of DREAM include: encouraging students to take as many math and science coursesas possible in high school, informing students of the career paths and earning potential associatedwith obtaining an engineering degree, providing assistance with college applications, andoffering a consistent and supportive presence. In addition to providing a structured mentorshipfor AHS students, there are also significant benefits to Rice University mentors. Mentorsenhance their leadership skills and hands-on engineering problem solving, improve theircommunication skills, and often are introduced to new cultural and
to quickly create clarity around key issues to ensure that strategic plans are developed, executed and monitored for success. This clarity of vision is informed by her highly diverse career, starting as an exploration/development petroleum geologist, including a brief stint in education when she lived in Venezuela, and to the present day when her clients have ranged from a heavy equipment manufacturer to a discount brokerage and a biotech firm. Ms. Pyle holds a MBA degree from Averett University, a MEd. from the University of Houston, and a BA in Geology from Cedar Crest College. She has served on various boards including the Board of Directors for the Charlottesville Venture Group where she chaired the Business
Paper ID #20073Lessons Learned in K-12 Engineering Outreach and Their Impact on Pro-gram Planning (Evaluation)Dr. J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while his engineering education research interests focus on experiential learning at both the university and K-12 levels. Dr. Carroll serves as a voting member on ACI Committee S802 - Teaching Methods and Educational Materials and is Chair of the Career Guidance Committee for the ASCE
textbook and applied very easily. Adamwanted a challenge. He thought about how his father—a professor—was happy, and Adambegan to consider a career in academia. Eventually, he decided to apply to Ph.D. programs.Preparing for the GRE proved fruitful, as he was admitted to and attended his first-choiceinstitution. Adam was excited about the proposition of being an independent researcher butperceived obtaining a Ph.D. as a hurdle to his ultimate goal. He wanted to work on ill-defineddesign problems. For Adam, choosing a research lab was predicated on finding a facultymember engaged in integrated-circuit (IC) design work. He was less concerned about theparticular application as it was unlikely, in his view, that he would be able to craft
engineering; e.g. Engineers can have a positive impact on society. Professional connectedness 19 (5N) Costs-benefits: trade-offs associated with engaging in socially responsible 4 engineering or service; e.g. I would be willing to have a career that earns less money if I were serving society.1 (Number of the survey items that are negatively or reverse worded)Survey Distribution and Respondents. In fall 2012, a survey invitation was distributed toentering first-year students, seniors, and graduate students majoring in civil, environmental, andmechanical engineering at five institutions. In addition, in spring 2014 the
computer sciences compared to 8.9% of their counterparts without disabilities [1].Recent science and engineering graduates without disabilities have a 91% employment rate vs.89% for recent graduates with disabilities [2]. While the disparity in education and employmentbetween people with and without disabilities may not be alarmingly large in the early careerstages, the gap is much larger as people progress past their early careers. Only 65% of scientistsand engineers with disabilities are employed vs. 81% employment for scientists and engineerswithout disabilities [2].This shortage is especially concerning in rehabilitation engineering, where the need forperspectives of people with disabilities is necessary. In nearly 75 percent of people who
embody a shift in an entrepreneurial mindset, revealing how studentsultimately move forward with what they want to change in themselves and in the world. Theimportance of this shift is underlined by the fact that the next 10 years will bring more than abillion new young people to the global work force and their working lives are estimated to beeven more entrepreneurial than previous generations [5]. Personal characterizations (emotions and motivation) of the modern engineeringstudent have received limited research attention. Regardless of whether a student makesinnovation or entrepreneurial career their primary goal, this paper introduces discussion topreserve a path of sustainable well-being and fairness for men and women entering
review was conducted, focusing on what it means to becomea professional, and why becoming a professional is difficult, especially for students. Severaltheories were considered until one, an ontological approach called ‘ways of being’ was selectedwhich explains why students find it difficult to become a professional. Application of thisframework, in the form of a review of the literature of the engineering Ph.D. researchexperiences, identified the five ontological aspects that are most important for career preparationand should be measured by the assessment; viz. (i) working as a team member, (ii) exposure tocollaborator’s form of practice, (iii) exposure to relevant professional practice, (iv) modeling andsimulation tasks, and (v) practical
strategies of active learning, cooperativelearning, objectives and Blooms’s taxonomy. For Sustainability 96% of faculty agreed or stronglyagreed that the JTFD project has been successful in creating CoPs which support innovation,implementation, and open dialogue between colleagues.” For COI Spread of Innovation, 91% offaculty agreed or strongly agreed that “the topics discussed provided me with new ideas forimplementation and/or reaffirmed strategies I am currently implementing.” For Shift ofOwnership 100% of faculty agreed or strongly agreed that “the tools, strategies, and interactionsin the JTFD project would be of value to their future instructional practice and career success.”Overall, assessment using the DOI and COI change models demonstrate
career advice and other information needed to becomemore fully integrated into their respective engineering disciplines.As we discuss in this paper, the emphasis on faculty engagement as a determinant of success inengineering is especially crucial for underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students. Weprovide evidence of a population of Black engineering alumni who were able to navigate throughengineering curricula. Among the data obtained from these alumni, we explore the degree towhich support from professors was critical to allowing them to persist in these majors. In thesections that follow, we review extant literature on the topic of faculty support for Black collegestudents including those in engineering, describe our research method
Paper ID #12524Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teach-ers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)Ms. Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County Upon graduation from the University of Maryland, College Park with her masters in geotechnical en- gineering, Laura went to work for Baltimore Gas and Electric where during her career there she was responsible for substation and transmission line construction projects, relocation and installation of BGE facilities for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and for the Light Rail, and for improving service reliability. After
talented pullout program to experience STEM disciplines in a college environment tonot only inform the future mathematics and science classes they have and will have, but also tobegin the discussion on the importance of going to college and follow-on careers, especially inSTEM disciplines. The School of Engineering and Science and Mathematics work together toprovide four distinct one hour blocks of activities and interaction with discussion of how deviceswork (theory). The key focus is engineering and each student group of 25 students see two onehour blocks on engineering (civil and electrical). The students complete a reflection on the day-long experience and the teachers incorporate pictures of the activities the students experiencedinto future
curricular Units that will be implemented during the schoolyear but also work with the CEEMS project resource team. In CEEMS, an experienced resourceteam, consisting of three retired engineers and seven education specialists, takes on this role.While the whole 10 members of the resource team are collectively available to all the teachers,each teacher is assigned to two resource team coaches. Generally, one is an engineer and anotheris a seasoned educator. In addition, teachers in their first year of the program are assigned a thirdmember of the team—a Fellow, an engineering doctoral student who has expressed an interest inpursuing an academic career upon graduation and has participated in a Preparing Future Faculty(PFF) program that includes a
preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers.Mr. Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University E. Kevin Tanyi started his career in Oldenburg in East Friesland, Germany. There he earned his bachelor degree in engineering physics with a focus in medical physics and finished with honors. During a four- year sabbatical, he worked as a Call Center Agent and finally as a Web-programmer/ designer. Returning to his field, he pursued a Professional Science Master degree in applied physics at Towson University. There he carried out research in the fabrication and characterization (AFM, XRD, and four-point probe resistivity measurements) of colossal magneto resistant perovskite thin films. He also embarked on a
school and the number of new students.Five of the twelve programs, 41%, reported their local manufacturing industries were stable.Two programs, 16%, reported that the industry is growing in some areas and staying stable inother areas. Five of the twelve programs, 41%, reported their local manufacturing industrieswere shrinking. Figure 10 shows a breakdown of growing, stable and shrinking manufacturingindustries as reported by the participants in the 2007 MET survey.Ten of the twelve participants, 83%, implied their graduates are finding appropriate professionalemployment. One of the twelve participants, 8%, did not reply. The second part of the question,in the 2007 survey, asked what percentages of graduates enter careers or graduate programs
name a few. Presentvariables include college GPA, factors related to school environment, and student effort andbeliefs. Future variables include students’ beliefs about salary and work demands, careerattainment, and expectations related to marriage and family.3While student demographics and social history influence college choice, current research isincreasingly examining the effects of the college experience itself on students’ decisions relatingto their major and career. In particular, research into engineering persistence is examining theacademic environment—classroom instruction, social pressures, departmental culture, andinstitutional structure—to determine the extent to which these factors impact students generally,and in particular
stated, the purpose of the study was to examine the conditions relating to teacherpreparation and how they influence teacher effectiveness at DeVry University. Thisqualitative study, using the narrative case study approach, focuses on teaching practicesand preparation at the Chicago campus of DeVry University, a for-profit institution ofhigher educationThis study has implications for all for-profit university faculty and administrators, whoserve undergraduate, career-oriented students. The knowledge elicited from theperceptions and experiences of these instructors has implications to the future success ofthe teachers and achievement for the students at for-profit universities.Research QuestionsThe research questions for this study focused on the
3 4 grade N. of students 10 13 17 20 with survey records Education Bachelors BA and M.ED. Bachelors Bachelors (Sociology) (Political science) Certificate ESL — — ESL Other career Production Manager in Performing Arts dealing with light and sound design # of years as a 7 years 7 years 4 years 7 years full
coded into grad school, industry, undecidedbetween grad school and industry, and other. Any differences between leadership and non-leadership module students were assessed for all qualitative questions.ResultsChanges in confidence from first to third year reveal significant overall positive increases forleadership students in both professional and technical skills. Students in the leadership moduledid significantly better acknowledge the role that leadership plays in both teaching andengineering careers. This was also reflected in their qualitative data, which provided a deeperunderstanding for the benefit of leadership studies and service learning activities in students’undergraduate experiences. Qualitative data was otherwise split over the
include the role of motivation in learning engineering, construction of engineering identities, and faculty development.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore identity and interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Dr. Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech
andis only open to students pursuing degrees in science or engineering majors. The mission of theSEC is “to assist students in their transition to college and prepare them for their future academicand professional career by promoting: academic preparedness, professional development,interpersonal development, and community engagement”5. This year, approximately 400students at this institution were admitted to the SEC. Students participating in the SEC enroll inSEC specific sections of courses required for their major when available. This year SEC sectionswere available for two classes which also have honors sections and regular sections. SECsections of a class have the same academic requirements of regular sections, but all students inthe class
professional career, but slightlylower as cultural and personal growth experience (see Table 5). Participants valued theirinternships less as an opportunity to gain technical hard skills (61.3%), but more as anopportunity to apply their technical skills (67.1%) and to make professional contacts (75.5%).This assessment is partially supported by the gains participants reported in various skill sets.Ranking their skill gains on a scale from one to five, relatively few graduates reported impressivegains in hard skills, such as technical skills in their core discipline, mathematics, or computerskills. Nevertheless 60.2% of respondents reported significant gains in the ability to solvecomplex technical problems, and 71.6% returned with a significantly
for achieving educational goals of these participants as well as thelearners they engage in various learning experiences. This paper describes the critical principlesgoverning the design of an effective education and outreach program by a multi-site,geographically-distributed research center. These lessons will provide a framework for othersinterested in designing education and outreach programs at future large-scale research centers.IntroductionEducation, outreach, and training (EOT) programs are important to fulfilling the broader impactaims of large-scale research centers. These programs have the potential of attracting the nextgeneration of researchers to the field, increasing interest of K-12 students in pursuing careers inscience
truly student-centered approach with quality rather than quantity being anobjective at the undergraduate level, with much of the specialization in current programsdeferred to the graduate level and continued career-long learning opportunities.At the undergraduate level, we need to adopt a modern systems engineering perspective and do amuch better job of determining what really needs to be presented (and how to present it) in ourefforts to educate students to operate in a modern engineering environment, rather than merelythinking about what specific skills they may need in order to gain their initial job assignments, oras preparation for a graduate program in research. Instead of creating courses to meet specific(and too often parochial) needs
traditionally ill- prepared to function well in small, entrepreneurial companies where a breadth of knowledge and skills is more valuable than depth. Yet, job market growth in recent years has nearly all come from small companies, and most economists predict this trend to continue into the 21st century.”The large majority of current curricula, however, do not provide the benefits of an engineeringperspective to those who do not anticipate a traditional career in engineering. There are howeverprograms similar to ours including: • University of Rochester Bachelor Of Arts In Engineering Science - intended for students who, while not necessarily planning careers in the practice of engineering, may benefit from an
theopportunity to better understand how their education will be put into practice. Students are notrequired to attend the retreat and no credit is given for attending. The reputation of the retreathas grown among the students. Each year the retreat provides students with insights into theirprofession and their futures. Without question the retreat instills students with a respect for theirchosen profession and greatly motivates and stimulates them to pursue addition interests in theirstudies. This paper describes the retreat in detail, explains how the retreat has affected the livesand careers of the participants, and compares the retreat to other similar integrative experiencesoffered by other civil engineering programs.IntroductionIn the world of
AC 2011-2041: INTEGRATING COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION THROUGH-OUT COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CURRIC-ULAJanet E. Burge, Miami University Janet Burge is an Assistant Professor in the Miami University Computer Science and Software Engineer- ing department. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2005) and performed her undergraduate work at Michigan Technological University (1984). Her research in- terests include design rationale, software engineering, AI in design, and knowledge elicitation. She is a co-author (with Jack Carroll, Ray McCall,and Ivan Mistrik) of the book ”Rationale-Based Software En- gineering”. Dr. Burge is a recipient of a NSF CAREER Award for