more hospitals, shelters, and come up with ways to combat the natural disaster." In a similar vein, another student focused more on the "money [that] was put into the[disaster] response." This student explained their assumption in their response in that "morecapital investment leads to better resources available and shorter response time." This studentwent on to note that they would suggest best practices based on this monetary research and thensuggest improvements. A suggested improvement was to "allocate more money for immediatedisaster relief." In the more economic-driven suggestion, this student, as well as others, hadalready predetermined that a solution would be to increase the amount of money spent toalleviate the disaster's
theory.With this information in hand, a re-structuring of the Junior Project course sequence was started.The idea was to provide the standard software engineering curriculum with a MMORPG gamingtwist. The software engineering activities did not involve virtual worlds, and support for such anenvironment was out of reach of the researchers. The scoring mechanism was, however,relatively easy to emulate and adaptable to standard percentage scale grading. Adaptation wasdone in a sequencing of information introduction and designing point accumulation wherediscovery, trial and error, and continuous feedback on task outcome were the goals. Each stepalong the way involves the following components of MMORPG o farming gold, o buying
, joined group discussions, etc. via chat, teleconferences, videoconferences and other online means. Following sections described some effective & efficient useof e-learning tools specific to our institution.Need for improved engagement in online classesClassroom tools and technologies are means to engage students in online classes and henceimprove students’ learning. In 2008, a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Educationshowed that 97% of 2-year and 89% of 4-year public institutions offer distance-learning courses[4]. Also, according to new research recently released by the University of Wisconsin-Madisoninvolving about 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, an overwhelming 82% of studentssaid they would prefer courses that
Paper ID #28730Points of Departure. Understanding Gender Differences in FacultyTurnover Intentions at University of XDr. Robin O. Andreasen, University of Delaware Robin O. Andreasen (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science. She earned her PhD in philosophy and specializes in philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and in science and policy. A race and gender scholar, Dr. Andreasen is research director and co-PI for UD’s ADVANCE-IT grant.Dr. Shawna Vican, University of Delaware Shawna Vican is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
engineering identity as a sense of belonging, found thatgender and other social variables affect students’ power and status, which in turn affects theiridentification with engineering. Meyers and colleagues [25] found that students’ self-identification as engineers was linked to a sense of belonging to the engineering college, as wellas organizational recognition. In a survey study conducted in the Netherlands, Meeuwisse andcolleagues [26] found that quality faculty and peer interactions positively impacted students’sense of belonging.Previous research highlights the importance of both a sense of belonging and self-identificationas engineers for persistence in the major [22], [24]-[25], [27]-[31]. For example, Marra andcolleagues’ [29] investigation
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2018. There, she gained experience working as a graduate teaching assistant for computer aided engineering, biomedical engineering capstone design, and biomedical engineering introductory classes. She also served as a Grad- uate Teaching Fellow for the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering during the 2016/2017 academic year. Nicole is currently an instructional post-doctoral fellow in the Transforming Engineering Education Laboratory within the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Through this fellowship, she spent the 2019/2020 academic year teaching and assisting in curriculum development at Shantou University (Guangdong Province
design, exploring engineering boundaries for inclusive pedagogy, and sustainability and bio-inspired design in the built environment.Dr. Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas Laura Gelles is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Texas at Dallas within the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science where she is studying retention of undergraduate engineering students. She has extensive experience using qualitative and mixed-methods research in Engineering Education. Before joining UTD in September 2020, Laura worked at the University of San Diego on their RED grant to study institutional change efforts and redefine the engineering canon as sociotechnical. She has a background
, 2017Professional development workshop to promote writing transfer between first yearcomposition and introductory engineering laboratory coursesAbstractEngineering Programs and the Writing Assessment Center of Washington State UniversityVancouver conducted a 4 day summer professional development workshop for a group (n=12) offaculty and graduate teaching assistants, who instruct first-year composition and introductoryengineering laboratory courses. This professional workshop was designed to provideprofessional development on rhetoric and writing transfer, to build community of practice amonginstructors from English and engineering to share a passion for engineering students' writing, andto complete the writing transfer module draft so the participants can
, while others do not.Some projects are much more defined with proposals, schedules, and budgets as a part of theprocess to the final design. With all these skillsets on display this is a good place for faculty toidentify the potential needs and/or strengths of a student with an ASD. Most students with anASD solve problems in creative, unconventional ways12. The ambiguous project may be an areafor the ASD student to research and thrive, while some ASD students will appreciate the moredirected project with rules and requirements. However, the scope of the guided project may beoverwhelming if presented all at once. A large project assignment should be broken down intosmaller steps/assignments with varying due dates. For example, the instructor
students," Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 35-47, 2019.[3] J. Frischmann and K. S. Moor, "Bridging the gap–supporting the transition from high school to college," Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research,, vol. 7, pp. 1-10, 2017.[4] E. Schmidt and U. C. Bureau, "Postsecondary enrollment before, during, and since the Great Recession," U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, 2018.[5] C. Moller‐Wong and A. Eide, "An Engineering Student Retention Study," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 87, pp. 7-15, 1997.[6] American Society for Engineering Education
Colleges and Universities, has been the need for higher education toplace greater emphasis on helping graduates develop strong teamwork skills. Teamwork skillsare particularly necessary for professionals in the engineering fields where diverse groups mustwork together to solve complex problems. But how and in what context can those skills betaught? Once taught, how can these skills be assessed and how can faculty provide objectivefeedback to students when teamwork is often conducted outside the classroom? Based on thework of Patrick Lencioni and other leading authorities on teaming and organizationalpsychology, University of Houston – Downtown has developed a curriculum designed to teachstudents to be both good team members and to provide the
practicing engineer tobecome a project manager through a cohort-based professional program leading to a master’s ofscience in engineering management. eli2 support executive through communities of practicewhich provide a forum for executives to share challenges and best practices. This paper providesa detailed description of how eli2 intends to support the undergraduate student.Consistent with the overall eli2 mission, at the undergraduate level our goal is to transform theundergraduate engineer into a working professional. A new undergraduate student comes to theuniversity to become a new engineering graduate and professional. eli2’s role is to helptransform the students to lead their self and to act as professionals in the corporate environment.At
, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains.Ronald L Carr, Purdue University Ronald Carr is a Master’s and Ph.D. student in the Purdue University College of Education. He is currently completing his M.S. in Educational Studies/Gifted & Talented and working towards a Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology. He currently works as a research assistant for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE).Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University Nilson Martinez-Lopez is an undergraduate student in the Purdue University College of Engineering. He
industries and their social and environmentaleffects pose special ethical challenges for engineers seeking to work at the intersection ofcorporate interests, the welfare of communities, environmental sustainability, and professionalautonomy. Yet in interviews, practicing engineers routinely state that the most influentialtraining and mentorship in managing these competing demands takes place primarily on the job,after a student has graduated with an engineering degree. Our NSF-funded research project seeksto push back that training and mentorship to the undergraduate experience by introducingeducational innovations, informed by ethnographic research with practicing engineers. Thispaper reports on the preliminary results from a pilot project in a
. These issues tackle the reduction of water usage for crops, increasedefficiency on the farm, and a reduction of over planting and chemical use on crops. The studentsare exposed to equipment and topics most have never analyzed or contemplated in the agriculturesector. After announcing the five problems, the students are immediately curious about the issuesand enthusiastic about how they are going to develop solutions. The student teams select theproblem they want to solve for their project. The teams research the subject matter and makeconnections with a farmer to gain more insight about the problem. With this connection, thestudents determine the requirements for the project design and realistic constraints about theequipment. The students
. 75-91, 1997.[15] J. W. Creswell, A. C. Klassen, V. L. Plano Clark, and K. Clegg Smith, Best practices for mixed methods research in the health sciences. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health. 2011.
manufacturing au- tomation. As a student, she worked at Kimberly-Clark, Motoman, and Intel and gained experience in the areas of industrial automation, manufacturing, and sensors. As a professor she has grown an international reputation for BID process and pedagogy research and has given invited talks/webinars/lectures to SWE, INCOSE, NASA, and at universities in Canada, France, and USA. As a consultant, she leads practicing engineers and organizations through the process of taking inspiration from nature to solve problems.Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University Dr. Carpenter is Founding Dean of Engineering at Campbell University. She is the 2022-23 President of ASEE and one of the recipients of the 2022 NAE Bernard M
Paper ID #34445Complexity of Engineering Disciplines as an Engineering Gate Keeper?Exploring Literature Related to Students’ Selection of and Admittanceinto Engineering MajorsTyler Milburn, The Ohio State University Tyler Milburn is currently a Ph.D. student studying Engineering Education at Ohio State University where he serves as a Graduate Teaching Associate for the first-year engineering program. He is co-advised by Dr. Krista Kecskemety and Dr. Rachel Kajfez and his research interests include understanding how students apply to engineering majors and the experiences they face when they are rejected from an engineering
programs the validity of recentinterdisciplinary theory will be evaluated.A second area of investigation considers whether there is a particular compatibility betweenengineering and community development. This paper postulates that between humanitarianengineering and community development the synergistic effects for promoting the goals of eachare greater than would be possible independently.Finally, this paper proposes to extend the current knowledge about interdisciplinary work bysharing experiences gained through the pursuit of participatory research. These commonexperiences begin to outline best practices for educating engineering students who want toengage in sustainable international projects. An important conclusion is that a narrow focus
Education, Postsecondary Educational Leadership: Specialization in Student Affairs from San Diego State University.Prof. Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego Prof. Graeve joined the University of California, San Diego, in 2012, and is currently Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Ma- terials and Systems, and Faculty Director of the IDEA Engineering Student Center. Prof. Graeve holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Her area of research fo- cuses on the design and processing of
, 7 “Include design considerations appropriate to the discipline and degree level such as: industry and engineering standards and codes; public safety and health; and local and global impact of engineering solutions on individuals, organizations and society.” [18].NCEES recently passed a motion by a 45 to 20 margin to update their Position and PolicyStatement PS 35, Future Education Requirements for Engineering Licensure, to include4-yr ET graduates. The pathways to licensure are currently defined as: “A bachelor’s degree in engineering from a program accredited by EAC/ABET and a master’s or earned doctoral degree in engineering in the same technical area from an institution that offers EAC/ABET
, studentsparticipate in a two-course capstone design sequence during their senior year.Historically, a majority of civil engineering graduates find employment in southeastern Page 15.128.2Michigan. Over the last couple of years, however, a growing number of graduates are acceptingemployment with out-of-state engineering and construction firms. Additionally, many studentsare pursuing advanced engineering and business degrees.The Lawrence Tech website is located on the Internet at: www.ltu.eduB. Overview of BOK2The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), when it published Policy Statement 465 (PS465), Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional
Engineering Education 6.1 (2002): 91-100. Web. .[2] ASME, "Vision 2030―Creating the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York 2010.[3] Donnell, J. A. (2011). Why industry says that engineering graduates have poor communication skills: What the literature says. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,[4] Michael Alley & Kathryn A. Neeley (2005). Rethinking the design of presentation slides: A case for sentence headlines and visual evidence. Technical Communication, 52 (4), 417-426[5] Michael Alley (2013). The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag.[6] Nancy Duarte (2011). Resonate. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media.[7
related activities involve work- ing as a statistical consultant. She teaches courses in Research Methods, Inferential Statistics, Multiple Regression, Experimental Design, Program Evaluation, and Survey Methods.John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRobert Ricks Page 22.1244.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Residential Peer Mentoring Benefits Mentees: What about Mentors?AbstractWith support from the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. DUE 0622483), the Collegeof Engineering (COE) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) has implemented
role socialization on girls’ choice topursue STEM careers has been alluded to in the literature [28]. The impact of sociocognitiveinfluences on girls’ interest in STEM careers will be further considered in this study, as well theinfluences of K-16 education and early to mid-career experiences in the workplace.Data Collection Plan Page 23.966.4Based on the review of the literature, an in-depth interview protocol [25] was developed for thepilot study. For the pilot study, the researchers conducted two interviews spaced about a weekapart following an brief introductory conversation to introduce the study to participants. The firstinterview lasted
graduation, professional contact can definitely help them overcomegender related obstacles that they face while in college and later in the workforce.” In 2002-2003, eighty University of Kentucky students were matched with e-mentors.Residential Hall for Women in Engineering: The "WIE WING" is located on the first floorof Blanding III, one our residence halls. The purpose of this special community of femaleengineering majors is to provide them with a supportive environment that offers opportunitiesfor formal and informal interactions with faculty members and engineering advisors. Femalestudents have an opportunity to join study groups, take classes together and participate inactivities designed to enhance learning and exploration of career
engineersinto student projects as the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design.Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghH. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University H. Scott Matthews is a Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and En- gineering & Public Policy and the Research Director of the Green Design Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The Green Design Institute is an interdisciplinary research consortium at Carnegie Mellon fo- cused on identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of systems and helping businesses manage their use of resources and toxic
accessibility of engineering education for diverse students. Upon graduating, Castillo will be attending Arizona State University to pursue a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow.Brianna McIntyre Dr. Brianna Benedict McIntyre is a research associate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Her research focuses on understanding how hybrid spaces influence engineering students’ identity development, belonging, and agency in interdisciplinary engineering education. She leads the ASEE CDEI virtual workshop team
sophomore year, and ultimate graduation years later. The research question thatmight be addressed is: 1. How do curricular elements of a first year Cohort program impactretention of students through sophomore year and graduation? For now, while more detailedmapping of STRIDE activities to student performance and retention could be interesting,collection of aggregate performance data and reporting of Cohort activities is more practical, anduseful at this stage. It is also helpful to try and identify if there are differences in the impact onstudents from different disciplines. The present paper focuses on the impact on engineeringstudents versus that on non-engineering students.CONCLUSIONSThe engineering students in Cohort 2 of STRIDE – a First-Year
, the challenges include the high cost of technology, theneed for specialized training for instructors and students, and the limited availability of ARcontent. The article concluded with an emphasis on further research and development of ARtechnology in education. A few suggestions made by the authors include designing effective ARlearning environments, creating AR content that aligns with educational objectives, andevaluating the impact of AR on student learning outcomes. Overall, these papers demonstrate the potential of Mixed Reality in engineering educationand highlight the benefits of using these technologies for teaching and learning. They alsoidentify challenges that must be addressed to fully realize the potential of Extended