the forefront and expect facultyto be positive role models. When they experience a cultural climate that deviates from thisexpectation, it can lead to negative social/emotional experiences which may lead some toquestion their decision to pursue engineering as a career path. The students leading the workshowed a deep commitment to sharing the student voice however, they also experienced anemotional impact due to the uncertain and challenging nature of the work. Overall, they reportedthis as a rewarding yet challenging experience through which they learned about thecomplexities involved in navigating change and advocating for an inclusive culture. Thedepartment benefited from hearing the student perspective as has inspired them to develop
. IntroductionInstitutions of higher education have long sought ways to meet the needs of the workforce.Research shows that there is a shortage of qualified STEM graduates in the workforce.1, 2, 3 Researchfrom the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (2022) indicates that K-12 studentsare not well-prepared to enter into STEM degrees. This is likely one factor in the lack of STEMgraduates from 4-year institutions. Due to this lack of entry into the pipeline to STEM careers, thosethat choose this path need to continue to graduation. Studies show that there is more attrition inSTEM fields than in other fields.5A challenge faced by the majority of institutions of higher education is student retention. Typicalmodels that institutions of higher
Paper ID #40780Examining how Graduate Advisors in STEM Support Mental Health amongBlack and Latinx Graduate WomenDr. Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of Radical Investment in Strategic Solutions towards Equity (RISSE) Consulting LLC and an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is an NSF Early CAREER award recipient whose research broadly focuses on advancing equity, access, and wellness in STEM.Stephanie Marando-Blanck, University of MassachusettsPavneet Kaur Bharaj, California State University
Collective Orientation score and positive interview data was collected from thediverse population that participated, which varied in year, major, race/ethnicity, and gender. Thisstudy shows VTS can be a powerful, free, low-stakes tool to help increase team cohesion andefficiency in any course.IntroductionThe ability to work in teams is a vital skill for engineers when designing for and responding todesign challenges in their professional careers; however, developing this interpersonal skill isoften insufficient across the curriculum as there is a lack of consensus among instructors on howto teach teamwork skills to undergraduate engineering students [1]. For example, it is commonfor engineering design classes to engage in group work that provides a
Education 1increased research career interests and strengthened students’ confidence, self-guidedcapabilities, and research skills, while additionally supporting the development of workshopmaterials, simulators, and related content that provide valuable resources for others planning todevelop an undergraduate curriculum to teach self-drive and networked vehicle development.IntroductionElectric, automated, and connected vehicles represent a leap in mobility with the potential forincreased efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Such vehicles will reduce emissions, alleviatecongestion through optimized routing, and minimize accidents caused by human error
, aviation, safety, and human factors. Professionals21 representing public and private sector transportation organizations are invited as speakers to22 these summer camps to discuss career opportunities (9–12). These programs are hands-on, and23 students gain real-life experience working with faculty. Aelong and Aelong (12) described the24 programs delivered in Delaware and Vermont and evaluated the students’ attitudes about the Page 24.1402.525 programs both quantitatively and qualitatively. Both of the programs were described as a26 resounding success based on the participant responses. In some instances, undergraduate
Page 24.1404.8 Figure 3: Percentage of returning students for each workshop as a function of time.had attended one or more workshops since the program’s inception. Two of the participants weretransfer students who had limited exposure to the topics taught in their respective workshops.The need for supplemental instruction is recognized. One transfer student indicated, “I need tolearn MATLAB for courses next semester and basically throughout [my college career] so that gapis there. The school I used to go to did not teach it [MATLAB].” Another student expressed theneed for supplemental instruction from a different perspective: I learned MATLAB in my freshman course called Engineering 101: Introduction to Computer
Societyof Manufacturing Engineers; The Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes by ASME; Engineering TinyNano World by Allegro Productions; Nanoparticles and Mega-fears: Debating the Risks ofNanotechnology by La Compagnie des Taxi-brousse; Nanotechnology by DiscoveryCommunication; and Upgrade Me, and From Micro to Nano by Films Media Group.Guest Lectures will be organized, bringing experts in the field into the course modules. Guestspeakers may include project investigators, senior personnel, NAC members, and invited guests.A major observation by Hispanic leaders on how Hispanics will succeed in STEM careers is thatthey need more Hispanic role models in the STEM fields52. Many people related to the projectrepresent minority groups, such as Dr. Fazarro
Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He has his Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy (1994), and his Master of Science (2003), Degree of Engineer (2003), and Ph.D. (2011) from Stanford University all in Mechanical Engineering. He has authored/co-authored papers in Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Heat Transfer, along with Engineering Education.Lt. Col. Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Floersheim graduated as an Engineer officer from the United States Military Academy in 1989. He has served in the U.S. Army in the United States, Turkey, Bosnia, Germany and Iraq during a career spanning over 24 years. He holds a PhD in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving her PhD, she spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Her academic career began in 1994 when she became an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1999, she accepted a position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech where she was promoted to Professor in 2003 and was recognized as the William S. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2005. In 2006, she was appointed and continues to hold the position of Head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University
Paper ID #9982Student Perceptions of Project Mentoring: What Practices and BehaviorsMatter?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 com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com
Engineering Education (ASEE) since 1995; and has served in leadership roles and on committees for the Division since that time, as well as for the K-12 Outreach Division. He has also served in various leadership roles in disciplines related to Career and Technical Education. Dr. Clark is recognized as a Distinguished Technology Educator by the International Technology Engineering Education Association. He currently consults to a variety of businesses, educational agencies and organizations.Dr. Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University V. William DeLuca, Ed.D. Dr. DeLuca taught middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate level technology education in his 30 year career as a teacher and researcher
students in power generation careers. Students that find careers in coal powerwill be able to directly benefit from this, while students who focus in alternative power careers,for example solar, will gain a sufficient understanding of coal power to perform comparativeanalyses and engineer alternative forms of power such that they can integrate with, andeventually replace, coal use.Coal power educationCurrent educational shortcomings Although coal is an old and seemingly established form of power generation, there is stilla need for new graduates with technical skills applicable to coal power. For the past severalyears, power education in general has been lacking5, and most of the momentum in new powereducation has been in alternative power
wasadministered to industry hiring professionals to determine what factors they believed woulddetermine student success in the industry. This survey contained nine multiple choice questionsand five open response questions. Participants in the survey were selected during theconsecutive spring 2012 and fall 2012 semesters at a university program offering an accreditedfour year construction program which did not require internship participation as a necessary partof curriculum fulfillment. The participants served as the main hiring source for these students.They attended career fairs, submitted job opportunities to the department for posting on thestudent list serve, spoke to students on campus during class sessions about their work, and heldinformal meet
Paper ID #6517Succeeding as Engineering Majors: Cultural Ecology Theory and Percep-tions of Within-Race Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Engineering Skillsand Work EthnicMs. Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University Jennifer O. Burrell is a senior research associate for the Howard University Science, Engineering, & Mathematics (HUSEM) Education Research Center. Her research focuses on identifying and better un- derstanding factors that contribute to the participation and success of students in STEM education and careers. She has expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research and program evalua
experimentation.15Systems Thinking DefinitionsWasson states that in general, engineers spend four years obtaining an engineering degree thatmay have an industrial “hands-on” life span of five to ten years, which is approximately 25% ofan average career.16 At that point, they become team leaders, systems engineers, managers, et al.,which place more emphasis on system engineering leadership, acquisition, and, managementskills. They continue to build on their foundational domain engineering discipline knowledgeand experience throughout their careers. However, anecdotal evidence and estimates suggestthey spend from 50% to 75% of their total career-hours, on average, collaborating with othersconcerning the engineering of systems ... for which they may have no
study provides an excellent example of incorporating historicallymarginalized groups within engineering. Their study documents the academic career of low SES,multi-ethnic, female student named Inez and her struggles in engineering where she is often castas an outsider.Another way that the margins of engineering might reshape our understanding of the center liesin the alternate pathways into engineering such as late-entry, after matriculation. Survivalanalysis is not well suited to capture the full experience of students like Inez or othermarginalized groups, but can be used to analyze alternate pathways like late entry. In so doing,our understanding of who composes the engineering student center shifts us toward a moreinclusive and complete
asunderstanding that safety, health, and public welfare considerations supersede the loyaltyand faithfulness to one’s employer.This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the inclusion of videos in an appliedethics course namely engineering ethics by examining the video experience of ethicsstudents in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University ofBeirut. Effectiveness was not measured in terms of grades or performance but in terms ofachieving the course objectives which most importantly include a good understanding ofethical concepts and relating them to real life in order to be able to apply them in thefuture in ones career. The course objectives that were tackled by the shown videos arelisted below and listed again
Paper ID #5708Transatlantic Interaction with European Project SemesterDr. Duane L. Abata, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Abata has worked in academia for over thirty years at universities and with the Federal government around the country. He began his career at the University of Wisconsin, served as Associate Dean and Dean at Michigan Technological University and then at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. as program manager in the Engineering Directorate. From 2003 to 2004, Dr. Abata was President of the American Society for Engineering Education. Following his appointment at NSF he
Paper ID #7735Water and Wastewater Technician EducationMs. Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the interim director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Jana has served in various management capacities throughout her career, spanning the private, regulatory and academic sectors. Jana has experience in drinking water and waste water treatment, storm water and watershed management, public health and safety, and solid waste management. She holds a master of science degree in Geoscience from Western Kentucky University, and conducted research for her master’s thesis
benefit from an entrepreneurial mindset by being encouraged to thinkoutside the box and acquire a propensity toward action. Bridging the gap between the classroomand the workplace with real-world applications, projects, and partnerships with businesses, andpromoting teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration to model the kind of multidisciplinarywork that is common in real-world engineering projects is the key to their overall success.Collaboration with business leaders that includes linking up with established businesses to exposestudents to real-world engineering challenges and career options is another vital part for thestudents’ continued success.Instructors of engineering courses could incorporate an entrepreneurial spirit into their
, sophomore) and require the students to learn the basics ofprogramming and Arduino syntax, while occurring early enough in the student’s career that theyare introduced to these exciting topics while still discovering their interests [3].In contrast, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students typically learn C/C++ from theComputer Science department before later learning how to use with a focus on low-levelprogramming of embedded systems [4]. Many ECE departments lack a course with a low barrierto entry that introduces the exciting topics covered in Mechanical Engineering’s mechatronicscourse. Although there has been debate in the academic community about the effectiveness ofusing Arduinos to teach embedded programming, many universities have
exercises, aiming tofamiliarize students with mechanical engineering concepts, curriculum, and career prospects [8].South Dakota School of Mines and Technology introduced systems engineering to applystudents’ systems thinking and engineering skills to their buoyant boat design and fabricationprojects [9]. Auburn University and Hampton University took a slightly different tack,employing case study in their introductory course to engage students with the discipline. Theyincluded four case studies, the STS 51-L (Challenger) case, Della case, Lorn case, and MauritiusAuditorium Design case, [10] to engage students with complex engineering problem-solving andenhance students’ higher-order cognitive skills [11]. Each mechanical engineering programadopts a
University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Vandana Pandey, Morgan State UniversityDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State Universit
211 51,438 7.68 EducationEducational Methods, Pedagogy, and 71 99 70,152 3.35 Curriculum DevelopmentEducational Data Analysis, Learning 69 127 38,364 -10.22 Analytics, and Research MethodsProfessional Skills, Career Development, 67 119 39,956 -8.98 and Industry EngagementComputer Science, IT, and Cybersecurity 61 97 26,338 -16.69 EducationRemote, Online, and Novel Educational 50 121 26,108 -3.17 EnvironmentsEthics, Professional Responsibility, and 41 58 17,374 -12.75 Social
faculty, operate assupervisors, model collaboration, and provide experiences that influence undergraduate students’academic trajectories and career outlook [2], [3], [4], [5].Unlike other forms of mentoring, graduate student mentoring often lacks guidance or formaltraining [6], [7], [8]. Despite this, however, the impact of graduate student mentoring is criticalto their mentees' future academic and career trajectories [4], [9]. Much of the research literaturehas reasoned that two main goals of effective graduate student mentoring in engineeringeducation are guiding undergraduates in technical research and laboratory techniques andproviding mentees with social support [3], [9], [10]. These goals hold true for graduate studentsand postdoctoral
author was astonished to learn directly from one of the top IE school’spresentations (faculty) at the IISE Annual Conference [21]. To be fair, some faculty might havenever worked in industry or did any consulting work in his/her career, they may not have theproper training or experience to collaborate and work directly with the industry leaders.For the industry sponsors [13,14,15], they usually determine the project charter and the expecteddeliverables at the beginning of the semester. Unfortunately, without much interaction with thefaculty mentor, some sponsors might even treat the student team as an unpaid, remote internor co-op. Often, the sponsors could change the objective and deliverable in the middle of thesemester [19,20]. Hence, it
Asia has a small population, and Singapore has a mere 5.92 million people [12]. Morethan five thousand engineering degrees are awarded annually to people in Singapore [13], and withthe country expecting only 9% to 18% of its citizens in STEM and engineering careers [14], theseengineers must be focused and capable. There is an increasing demand for engineers in Singapore,with salaries rising to encourage talent to enter the employment market [15]. It is a fair assumptionthat the demand for engineers will increase in the future with technological advancements. Thisimplies action to take place in the present that brings about educational innovations to inspireengineers to stay in the market and provide the technical expertise that ushers the
to big University campusesAbstractThe primary purpose of a Satellite-University campus structure is to make higher education easilyaccessible to a diverse group of students in remote locations. The satellite campus aims to providethe same wholesome College / University experience as any other large University campus. Thecollege experience is one of the most exciting and transformative times in a student’s life. Thestudents not only look forward to a quality education in a discipline of their choice, but also get toexplore their true calling in terms of gaining, understanding, and honing their skillsets towardstheir dream career, while cultivating strong dependable relationships with their fellowcollegemates. The Satellite-University campus
professional development programs for STEMaudiences.Introduction and Project GoalsThe CyberAmbassadors pilot project (NSF Award #1730137) developed, tested and refined highlymodular, customizable curricula to help the cyberinfrastructure (CI) workforce build the communications,teamwork and leadership skills necessary for success in interdisciplinary, computationally-intensive work[1]. Cyberinfrastructure refers to both the physical hardware, computing and communications resourcesrequired to create the types of advanced computing systems commonly referred to as “supercomputers” aswell as to the individuals who have the skills and expertise to develop and maintain these resources.Cyberinfrastructure is an emerging career field, whose initial members