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provideda terrific foundation to encourage more robust discussions and sharing of ideas and conceptsacross the value stream. This unintended consequence also allowed for an increased exposure ofcourse topics to a broader spectrum across industry, which also inherently supportedengagement. This program was very appealing to employees who were interested in advancingtheir educational career goals and allowed them to learn about specific unique topics withouthaving to commit to a multi-year educational program of study. This program has had studentswith diverse job titles take courses such as: engineer, planner, contract administrator, costengineer, supply chain specialist, construction supervisor, fireman, electrician, and so on.InstructionAs Table 1
small, midwestern university. While the university itself is quite small,the engineering department is even smaller, with an average of only 25-30 incoming first-yearstudents each year. These first-year engineering students all enroll in one of two sections of anintroductory engineering fundamentals course (that includes both a lecture and a lab) thatfamiliarizes them with engineering concepts and tools they will use throughout their four yearsof engineering coursework and in their engineering careers. One section of this course wastaught by a professor who has taught this course for many years (Instructor A) and the othersection of this course was taught by a new faculty member teaching it for the first time(Instructor B). Since the goal is to
or groups, through the counseling relationship, to develop understanding of personal problems, define goals, and plan action reflecting interests, abilities, aptitudes, and needs. Counseling/Psychotherapy is the application of mental health, psychological, or human development principles, through cognitive, affective, behavioral or systemic intervention strategies that address wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology.” 12There are two points within this definition that are significant to the context of Ansanm. First, acounselor‘s role is to assist in understanding needs. Once these needs are identified andunderstood, the next logical step is to address how to meet those needs
Moving from STEM to STEAM: Broadening an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad ProgramAbstract:In order to encourage students to pursue STEM careers, and to broaden the perspectives ofstudents in STEM curricula with an infusion of the humanities in an effort to move toward aSTEAM model, a multidisciplinary team of five faculty members created a family of six six-credit courses for students with a variety of academic interests. Graduate students wereintegrated with undergraduate. Pedagogical techniques include face-to-face as well as bothsynchronous and asynchronous distance delivery, in addition to a faculty-led European studytour in each course. Courses in Intercultural Communication and Interpersonal
capable of developing new/better solutions.Undergraduate research is receiving more attention than ever before. Various studies try toinvestigate and propose methodologies to help the students benefit more from experience ofdoing research (Kardash, 2000; Kremer et al., 1990). Most of the students who are involved withresearch on their undergraduate studies, show more interest to continue researching and attendmore to graduate studies (Kardash, 2000; Laursen et al., 2010; Lopatto et al., 2010).Furthermore, for the underrepresented minority students and also women, it can provide theenvironment to interact more with the other students and scientists, helping them to thrive morein their studies and careers (Barlow et al., 2004; Eagan et al., 2011
Solvers, and 31.8% Engagers(Conti, 2009).25Different professions may have different learning strategy preference profiles. For example,Birzer and Nolan (2002) found that law enforcement had a distinctive profile compared to thegeneral population in a comparison of known population norms to the preferred learningstrategies of urban police in a Midwestern city.26 They found there were some differencesbetween those working in community policing environments and those who did not. Policeinvolved in community policing tended to be Problem Solvers. Ausburn and Brown (2006)studied career and technical education students and found that most were Engagers.27 To datethere have not been any studies to determine the ATLAS-defined learning strategy
. • Case Study “B”, based on gender, shows a difference between genders but this might be discriminatory to consider this as an entrance requirement. Suffice to say, we should start encouraging students of the minority gender to take curriculums that are predominantly the other gender. Eventually, no career should be naturally male or female dominated. • Case Study “C”, based on cultural differences, indicates that although students of different cultures start differently, they end up with little to no real difference in how they learn. Maybe, as they mature the slight differences disappear. • We must build into the admission exams, a test to measure emotional quotient (EQ) and must understand the
as 1operational leaders for first five years of their career. Later in their careers, some will have theopportunity to work as systems engineers and engineering managers, especially officers assigned to theCorps of Engineers and the Acquisition Corps. However, the skills we teach are critical for all branchesof the Army.In addition, we have some unique West Point constraints. First, our cadets choose their major in the Fallof their sophomore year and generally the second semester of their sophomore year is the first time theycan take a course in their chosen major. Also, with a maximum of 18 students per class andapproximately 150
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Engineering Scholars and is passionate about increasing the diversity and representation of fu- ture engineering faculty.Stephen Mark McBride, Purdue University Stephen McBride is the Assistant Director of Graduate Student Success for the College of Engineering. With a strong background in leadership development and career preparation, he received many of the highest honors in the National 4-H and National FFA Organizations. During his year of service as the Na- tional FFA Southern Region Vice President, Stephen was trained as a professional facilitator and keynote speaker while representing the National FFA Organization on his visits to more than 30 states and Japan. He is passionate
observed, but we are unable to conclude that the change isstatistically significant.1: IntroductionIncorporating career-related examples in college courses benefits students in a variety of ways.These range from providing students with authentic learning experiences aligned with specificskills and activities one would perform on the job, to a deeper learning and growing of students’interest in the study area. Examples can take the form of course content, real-world case studies,authentic assessments [1], and service-learning opportunities. In today’s world, instructors arecompeting for students’ attention with a multitude of engaging, if not distracting, activities likeperusing social media on smartphones. The more authentic and engaging the
experience. One of the modules offered as a part ofthe summer program is “Introduction to Chemical Engineering,” which aims to provide studentswith a preview of the exciting world of chemical engineering (ChE). The goal of the module isalso to raise awareness of various career possibilities in chemical engineering. Students work onhands-on activities and tours of research laboratories. One of the hands-on activities is that ofmini fluid flow experiments showcasing one of the most important topics in the realm of ChE:fluid flow phenomena.Improving the experiential learning of college-level students has gained special attention. Oneexample is the creation of a desk-scale kit on fluid flow, aiming to facilitate the understanding offrictional losses and
technicallyliterate. “Are we providing students with the intellectual skills and background they willneed to appreciate and continue learning about SME&T [Science, Mathematics, Engineering,and Technology] throughout their lives?”3 Much effort is underway to encourage students topursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. There is a growingbase of infusing these necessary skills and attitudes to pursue these avenues as careers. Thereis also much effort aimed at addressing the diminishing skills in math and many of thesciences. Technology is becoming more and more prevalent in todays classrooms. The skillsand knowledge necessary to utilize this technology is being provided to students. However,there is little effort to build a
Universitywithin time and budget constraints as some of the crucial skills that engineers must possess to besuccessful in the workforce.6The 21st century skills are a broad set of abilities that are essential for students to develop tosucceed in our current era7 and provide the nation with skilled STEM graduates. P21 frameworkfor 21st century learning is one of the models established to illustrate the adoption of 21st centuryskills in education.8 Within this framework for 21st century learning, there are four categories ofskills and knowledge that students should master in order to succeed in the workforce. These arecategorized as: 1) core subjects and themes, 2) learning and innovation skills, 3) technologyskills, and 4) life and career skills.8 Learning
Teamwork Efficacy, Attitudes and Interest: Insights on Their Relationships Kara Vance, Abdullah Konak, Sadan Kulturel-Konak Penn State Berks Gül Okudan Kremer Penn State University Park Ivan Esparragoza Penn State Brandywine AbstractStudents’ professional skills, such as teamwork, global awareness, ethics, and creative problemsolving, increase their likelihood for success throughout their education and career paths,especially in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM
. Perspectives from the Ordnance Burning Filtration Hood advising team: The filter hoodproject has been ongoing for the past two years. In each of these years, a team of four studentswas involved. Interestingly, nearly all (6 of 8) of the students working on the project are fromthe Naval ROTC program at VU. Based on this, it appears that this project is drawing fromstudents that have a potential interest in exploring a career in the broad area of energeticmaterials (as it may apply to careers in the Navy).The fume hood project does not have the overall popularity of the EOD robot project. Threepossible reasons exist for the relative lack of interest, which may motivate project choices in thefuture. First, the students do not have a background in
the material is important.Indeed, Felder et al note that students are motivated to study harder when they believe that theywill actually need to use the course concepts later in their careers.6 While the benefits of PBL are easy to see, it is usually hard to find effective projects toimplement PBL in engineering courses. There are some online resources with examples ofproject-based or problem-based learning assignments that focus on one or a few concepts7,8, butit is much harder to find projects that utilize a majority of the concepts taught throughout aspecific course. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a novel brewery design project for PBLin a heat transfer course. Each of the fundamental heat transfer concepts are addressed
in the classroom, so it is possible to discussparticipants’ experiences with direct bosses or professors without fear that their comments willbe transmitted to those bosses. As the author put it in the interview16, they were ‘people that youknow well enough but at the same time don’t directly affect you, [and] your career’.The inequality in representation of women and men in the engineering classroom was seen ashaving not only a detrimental effect on society, but also on people’s personal lives. A wish wasexpressed ‘to go home to your life partner and talk about your work and they would understandit.’ The male students commented, “Yeah, it’s comfortable to be in a guys-mostly classroom, butwhere are all the girls?” Conversely, the female
the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. He received his B.S. from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan, and M.S. and Eng.Sci.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. After a 20-year career in the semiconductor industry, he joined SUNY New Paltz in 2018 with research interests in stress-induced phenomena in engineering materials, microelectronics reliability, additive manufacturing, and interdisciplinary engineering education.Dr. Nancy Campos, SUNY New Paltz Nancy Campos is the Project Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation & Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY New Paltz. She received her B.A. in Art History, Ed.M
student’s points of view. Areas of future research will also be discussed.Review of Literature Most engineering schools use team based projects, or laboratory assignments to helpstudents develop skills necessary for their professional careers. Teamwork skills havetraditionally been developed by assigning students to teams. To some extent, this approach doesproduce results, but a better approach was undertaken at the University of Dayton[4] wherestudent teams were instructed on teambuilding and leadership. One of their suggestions was notonly to instruct, but to give students opportunities to work on teams where students refine theirskills as they mature though the engineering program. Many researchers have struggled with thedifficult task of
in the classroom, so it is possible to discussparticipants’ experiences with direct bosses or professors without fear that their comments willbe transmitted to those bosses. As the author put it in the interview16, they were ‘people that youknow well enough but at the same time don’t directly affect you, [and] your career’.The inequality in representation of women and men in the engineering classroom was seen ashaving not only a detrimental effect on society, but also on people’s personal lives. A wish wasexpressed ‘to go home to your life partner and talk about your work and they would understandit.’ The male students commented, “Yeah, it’s comfortable to be in a guys-mostly classroom, butwhere are all the girls?” Conversely, the female
. • Case Study “B”, based on gender, shows a difference between genders but this might be discriminatory to consider this as an entrance requirement. Suffice to say, we should start encouraging students of the minority gender to take curriculums that are predominantly the other gender. Eventually, no career should be naturally male or female dominated. • Case Study “C”, based on cultural differences, indicates that although students of different cultures start differently, they end up with little to no real difference in how they learn. Maybe, as they mature the slight differences disappear. • We must build into the admission exams, a test to measure emotional quotient (EQ) and must understand the
as 1operational leaders for first five years of their career. Later in their careers, some will have theopportunity to work as systems engineers and engineering managers, especially officers assigned to theCorps of Engineers and the Acquisition Corps. However, the skills we teach are critical for all branchesof the Army.In addition, we have some unique West Point constraints. First, our cadets choose their major in the Fallof their sophomore year and generally the second semester of their sophomore year is the first time theycan take a course in their chosen major. Also, with a maximum of 18 students per class andapproximately 150
, construction sitevisits and semester-long team projects. In addition to providing significant assessment data tofulfilling ABET accreditation requirements, the course is viewed as vital in preparing futureCoast Guard officers for successful careers as civil engineers in both Coast Guard and the privatesector after graduation.A unique course requirement is the application and coordination of several term projects withother courses. One of the design projects incorporates a cross-disciplinary design projectcoordinated with two other courses: Geotechnical Engineering Design and Reinforced ConcreteDesign. This combined project focuses on the complete design of a Coast Guard facility thatincludes a multi-story building, retaining wall, bulkhead, pavement
career pursuits in technology-driven fields. Future iterations will explore the balance between collaborative learning, hands-onactivities, and independent problem-solving to further support comprehensive skill developmentin pre-college STEM education.IntroductionThe rapid growth of technology-driven industries has increased the need for robust STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, particularly at the pre-collegelevel. In recent years, coding and computer literacy have become essential skills for students,laying the groundwork for future success in STEM fields. However, the COVID-19 pandemicdisrupted traditional learning methods, resulting in a swift transition to various online formats.This disruption created
and21st centuries, leaving their mark on human history with their levels of innovation and rapidprogress [1]. These fields have not only revolutionized the way we interact with the worldaround us, but have also become attractive career prospects, supplying high-paying opportunitiesand intriguing projects [2].Among the various branches of these disciplines, Computer Vision has recently garneredsignificant attention due to its ability to mimic human-like perception using computingtechnology. By employing algorithms and processing data, it enables machines to comprehendand engage with the visual world. This has broadened the use of computers in fields that aretypically reliant on human visual and processing skills such as transportation
Programs.B. Conference and Event TravelTo create a supportive environment, develop strategic collaborations, and identify resources forstudents interested in pursuing careers in Computer Engineering, the program’s directors and theGeorgia Tech ECE PhD graduate assistant will attend multiple conferences and events, includingthe National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) annual convention. At conferences, theleadership team will share with companies and graduate programs the collaboration betweenMorehouse College and Georgia Tech and identify resources to share with student stakeholders.The same goals will be achieved by attending the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA)STEM Conference in future years of the program. Also, the leadership team will
; Head Mounted Displays ne potential cause of early career burnout among nurses is the theory-practice gap. Within nurse training, the theory-practice I. INTRODUCTION gap describes the difficulty new practicing nurses encounter One of the Grand Challenges of Engineering for the 21st when translating the theories they learned in theirCentury is to enhance virtual reality (VR) technology to solve undergraduate classrooms to clinical practice as nurses. Thisproblems in our society [1]. Healthcare remains a huge cost gap is
Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections)current applications. We will answer questions such as “How does the Roomba robot clean thefloor in a house?” We will explore the economics of robots and their use as a tool to boostproductivity. The lecture topics will be reinforced with hands-on projects -- the students will useLEGO Mindstorms to explore robot construction and intelligence. We will analyze emergingtrends to develop our own predictions for the future of robotics. The projects will culminate witha design project where students work with a group to build their own walking robot. In theirfuture careers as business leaders, educators, physicians, etc. students will make decisions aboutrobotics; the course outlined below will provide the
pedagogical tool for allSTEM areas. In the classroom, robotics can easily be used to introduce a variety of mandatoryskills needed to pursue a variety of STEM career paths10-14. More specifically, a roboticsplatform advances students’ understanding of both scientific and mathematical principles12,15,develops and enhances problem-solving techniques12,15-19, and promotes cooperativelearning12,15,20. While robotics can be used as an interdisciplinary STEM learning tool, there isalso a strong need for industrial certification programs in robotics automation. As mentioned,robotics can be used as an interdisciplinary, project-based learning vehicle to teach STEMfundamentals21-23. Understanding the valuable role robotics education plays in helping