challenged to find real solutions to real problems in differentsectors of a real community. This project-based learning approach involves problemidentification as well as solution development, testing, and reflection. These projects enhance theprofessional and social development of the cohort participants. They enhance life skills such astime management, responsibility, collaboration, motivation, leadership and work ethics anddevelop a sense of belonging among the freshmen.Engineering for People Design ChallengeThis group project is conducted in collaboration with Engineers without Borders-USA everyspring semester. It invokes the engineering design process, and students are able to utilize civilengineering and construction management principles
studentswithin the classroom if multiple paths are made available to help master the content of thecourse. On the simplest level, this may take the form of asking students what content was unclearat the end of a lecture, and sharing responsibility for the learning of the material by spending afew minutes clarifying those concepts before the period ends. An examination of the function of content suggests that it is ethical to teach less contentin favor of spending a small portion of student energy on self-reflection, helping them to developas learners. When tangential conversations occur about the applications and implications ofcontent in a lecture, instructors recognize these conversations for the valuable learning momentsthat they are, while
issues and understand howinterdisciplinary instruction affects students’ ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems,communicate effectively, appreciate the impact of planning and engineering solutions, anddevelop understanding of ethics-related factors. The effectiveness of integration of PBL andimmersive technologies is measured with pre/post surveys related to the above outcomes and theresults indicate increased technical and collaborative skills in students.The authors in [42] work with graduate and undergraduate students to develop a web-based 3Dvisualization and cluster computing system for disaster data management, resource distributionand communication between local authorities and disadvantaged populations affected by adisaster
tools and skills in software engineering, such as versioncontrol and software architecture design.1. Goals. As a result of successfully completing SoftDes, students should be able to: - Write intermediate-level code in Python using functions, classes, and external libraries as appropriate. - Design and implement a simple software architecture (a few hundred lines at most) of a few components that interact to achieve a specific purpose. - Use version control, documentation, and unit tests to aid in the long-term maintenance of their software projects and allow others to extend or build on their work. - Use clear, precise, and well-reasoned arguments to reflect on the ethics of the use of software in different
will be presented in aggregate to individual ERCs toavoid rank-ordering the ERCs.Optional modules are also under development to expand insights and provide flexibility forindividual centers. The optional quantitative modules include measurements that are not amandatory requirement from NSF (e.g., engineering identity, engineering ethics) or apply only toa specific subset of the ERC population (e.g., RET experiences, mentorship experiences formentors, etc.). TEEC will also make recommendations for existing measurements on otherassessment topics to provide support and guidance to all ERCs to help meet their diversifiedevaluation requirements. All optional scales can be added to the baseline set of categories whiledisseminating the instrument to
for educational man- agement and Social Assistant. Currently, she is a teacher at the Andres Bello University in undergraduate programs such as Ethics, Society and Work, Social Responsibility and Effective Communication, and in graduate programs such as Communication for Management and Managerial Skills. Her research area is Higher Thinking Skills, in particular, the early detection of levels of Perspective and Abstraction, in students and teachers, through the use of machine learning algorithms.Mrs. Lilian Pamela San Mart´ın Medina, Universidad Andres Bello Mag´ıster en Docencia para la Educaci´on Superior.Dr. Margarita Ercilia Aravena, Universidad Andres Bello PhD in Educational Planning and Innovation
sense of competition appeals to many underrepresented populationsin engineering.Engineering discourse is a discursive complex [4] that is made up of several types of engineeringdiscourses – scientific discourse of engineering, the management discourse of engineering, andother possible discourses such as ethics [5]. Engineering discourse includes the collection ofwords, visuals, and narratives through which engineers communicate [6]. The collection ofwords used includes the steps of the engineering design process and terms such as criteria andconstraints for elementary school students. The engineering design process is an example of anengineering design routine that contributes to engineering discourse [7]. It is an explorativeroutine which is
are introduced to success strategies, including time management, study skills, learning styles, and test-taking strategies. There are engineering projects designed to motivate students to become active learners, responsible students, and ethical engineering professionals. Each student will learn what to expect from his/her studies as an engineering major. All Engineering LLC scholars are enrolled in the same section that includes students in the general FAMU and FSU population. From 2015-2018, the students were enrolled in the faculty liaison’s section of the course. This allowed students to interact with the faculty in a formal academic setting, as well as the informal academic setting during the
them, even if they seem contradictory initially. A summary of the fourframes can be seen below in Table 1. Human Structural Political Symbolic Resource Metaphor Factory/Machine Extended Family Jungle/Arena Carnival/Temple Organizational Excellence Caring Justice Faith Ethic Rules, Formal Individuals with Different Culture & meaning roles, Goals, needs, feelings, interests found in: metaphor, Policies
, “Entrepreneurship assessment in higher education: A research review for engineering education researchers,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 107, no. 2, pp. 263–290, 2018.[18] J. Saldaña, The coding manual for qualitative researchers. SAGE Publications Limited, 2021.[19] E. McGee and L. Bentley, “The equity ethic: Black and Latinx college students reengineering their STEM careers toward justice,” Am. J. Educ., vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 1–36, 2017.[20] N. Duval-Couetil, A. Shartrand, and T. Reed, “The role of entrepreneurship program models and experiential activities on engineering student outcomes.,” Adv. Eng. Educ., vol. 5, no. 1, p. n1, 2016.[21] F. Wilson, J. Kickul, and D. Marlino, “Gender, entrepreneurial self–efficacy
grounded theory approach [17]. A key aspect of grounded theory for this study wasto conduct the literature review after defining the themes in order to remain true to the inductiveprocess of grounded theory without biasing our findings [17, 19].Data CollectionAs a data source, we accessed the publicly available interview transcripts from the CambridgeHandbook of Engineering Education Research: Updated Perspectives (CHEER-UP) 2020 virtualsummer seminar. Even though the seminars were recorded and are publicly available – thus notrequiring ethics approval – Dr. Johri and all authors were given the opportunity to opt-out andremove their presentation transcripts from this study. One author opted out, and thus a total of31 answers transcripts were
, "Ethics and the Development of Professional Identities of Engineering Students," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 383-390, 2005.[28] National Science Foundation, NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STATISTICS DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES, "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering," National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, 2019.[29] C. Rozek, Ramirez, Gerardo, R. Fine and S. L. Beilock, "Reducing socioeconomic disparities in the STEM pipeline through student emotion regulation," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , vol. 166, no. 5, pp. 1553-1558, 2019.[30] G. M. Bettencourt, C. A. Manly, E. Kimball and R. S. Wells
and assistance with the consent of the instructor, and maintain cordial and working relations amongst the members. Instructors also should , give feedback on how each group is performing, and insure adherence to accepted standards of: ethics, social responsibility, and safety.Success in implementing active learning is attributable, in large measure, to: proper planning,dedication and care shown by the instructors, as well as their abilities and foresights. Experienceis definitely a major factor. A proper start for instructors wanting to try active learning versustraditional methods of delivery is to step into it gradually, seek continuous feedback fromstudents who are directly involved, and
than relevant to industrial design experiences [26]-[30]. Traditionalcurricula have limited potential for real-world project-based learning opportunities in comparison tointegrated curricula and co-curricular activities. Furthermore, some research [5], [31]-[34] suggestsaligning pedagogy to authentic industry related/driven projects enhances employability [35].Fisher [36] commented that co-curricular activities present an opportunity for students to developprofessional skills that include teamwork, ethics, communication, life-long learning and the socialimpact of engineering. Research on the higher level impact on student involvement in specificco-curricular programmes show favourable development of professional and technical skills [37]-[40
) - ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making. One of the most important provisions of the UCC is that it allows students whosuccessfully complete core curriculum courses at one institution to transfer (up to) the entire setof completed courses to another public institution of higher education without the need to repeatany core courses. Students who transfer without completing the whole (42-SCH) core curriculumalso receive credit for each of the core courses they satisfy. Although the studies included in theCUC may vary by institution, every higher education institution's core curriculum in our statemust consist of 6-SCH of Foundational Component Areas. These courses are the focus of oursharing
with an aim to adopt a more responsible view ofsocial and environmental concerns. The proposal was submitted to and funded by VentureWell, anorganization that supports, trains, and aids science and technology innovators in building networksand securing resources to solve societal problems.(4.2.1) The ChallengeThe T-shaped style engineering model requires training in societally-responsible approachesincluding sensitivity about concerns that affect nature, such as the environmental pollutiongenerated by the development of new technology. Members of the RFRG piloted a PIT through therevitalization of a course centered on professional ethics supported by a Quality EnhancementProgram (QEP) proposal from our university [28] which focused on case
Paper ID #32255Ada Lovelace: First Computer Programmer and Hacker?Dr. Erica Haugtvedt, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Dr. Erica Haugtvedt is an assistant professor of English and Humanities at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. She received her Ph.D. in British nineteenth-century literature from Ohio State Univer- sity in 2015. Erica Haugtvedt works on Victorian popular fiction, transfictionality, seriality, and media history. Her publications include ”The Victorian Serial Novel and Transfictional Character” (Victorian Studies (59.3: 2017)), ”The Ethics of True Crime: Fictionality in Serial Season
. The new space, MIL, is openly branded as a “Safe Space”(by use of AIChE & ASEE branded Safe Zone signs). To warrant such a claim, the MIL issupervised by faculty with extensive diversity and inclusion training, who has had years ofexperience addressing related issues, should they ever arise. Additionally, inclusion training andconflict resolution is part of the curriculum of the courses taught in MIL, as well as theprerequisites to these courses. Each course in this space is also guided by a class diversity andinclusion statement, in which it is made clear to the students on the first day that inclusion is akey part of professional engineering ethics and is expected in our classrooms and laboratories.Furthermore, care is taken to signal
ecology goes back to C. Everett Hughes [13], symbolicinteractionists, and the theories advanced by the Chicago School of Sociology. Within the historyand sociology of science, derivative ideas about the ecology of knowledge and its organizationalimplications may be found in the works of Charles Rosenberg [14] and Susan Leigh Star [15].See also [16].to their specific situation. Given the absence of a unified professional vision, engineeringeducators may also need to remain cognizant of the moral and ethical dimensions of their work,and pursue change initiatives aligned with the needs of their own student body, and other locallydefined interests.2. The Epistemic culture3 of engineers, and how this influences their educational reformsIf the
years and older [6, 7]. Despite the extended timeframe for degreecompletion, SCS students have shown a strong commitment to completing their degree withexceptionally strong work ethic and engagement [8], while prior work experience provides SCSstudents with a valuable perspective that the career switch allows to recover losses in theirprofessional development [9]. A number of critical environmental supports/resources and barriers/demands cansignificantly affect the academic success of engineering students [5, 10]. Traditional and SCSundergraduate students typically face different combination of environmental supports/resourcesand barriers/demands. This is due to the intrinsic differences in the professional development thatboth groups
innovator who initiates significant changes with new ideasduring problem solving, experiments, etc. [16]. The Control orientation focuses on the“managing process” aspect of leadership. An individual will act as a coordinator who wouldcontrol projects, monitor the progress and develop control and checkpoints [16]. The Competeorientation focuses on the “producing results” aspect of leadership. An individual in this aspectwill act as a producer who communicates the team goals, emphasizes hard work ethic andclarifies priorities [16]. Collaborate Create Control Compete Figure 1. Leadership Orientations and Roles from the CVF
with work assignments and deadlines is needed • Communication has improved over the 1st term • As a team they can accomplish more as individuals, with different skills to contribute • Shared desire to improve leadership and technical writing skills • Team mates do not want to be pigeon-holed into one work task • Seeing prototypes and the space in person changes perspectives and ideas vs. on paper • The educational and community aspects of the project are important to all teammates • The students care deeply about doing a good job on this project Persistent themes from the 2nd set of self-reflection questions • Communication has improved, but still needs work • Teamwork ethic has improved as a whole, but some think
in Table 1. Table 1: CIS 375 ABET Student Outcomes and Course OutcomesABET Outcomes addressed in this course:• Outcome 1 – Ability to analyze complex computing problems and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.• Outcome 2 – Ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs with respect to public health, safety, and welfare keeping into consideration, global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.• Outcome 3 – Ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.• Outcome 4 – Ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, with consideration
had hoped for, and studentresponse to the courses has been positive. To assess our goals more rigorously, we havedeveloped a set of rubrics which we have described in detail. Results of the initial assessment arepositive and have provided insights that we will use to improve the Cornerstone courses. Forexample, we will insist on more formal planning of testing, and better presentation of prototypetesting results. We will also emphasize the difference between debugging and testing, which areoften confused by students. In the future we also plan to expand our discussion of the designprocess and to introduce topics on ethics in engineering.The novelty of our approach is in: 1. Introducing a project-based design course sequence in the sophomore
engineering practice. The ABET accreditation criteria for engineering programsoutlines required student outcomes which prepare graduates to enter the professional practice ofengineering [21]. We believe human-centered design activities can directly benefit at least thefollowing three criteria, quoted here: • An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors • An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences • An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed
incredible benefit of research experience, and will often volunteer to work in a research lab, however volunteer students will often lose interest and/or prioritize other tasks ahead of volunteer lab work, so we do recommend paying research students. o Lab equipment – this could be as basic as protective eyewear and lab coats, and as expensive as outfitting a dedicated work station for the student researcher. o Training – students will need to be trained on everything from how to clock in and out, to safety procedures, to keeping a log book, to using specialized equipment in the lab, to research ethics. Most, if not all, of the required training may be viewed as not
student experiences,” Journal of Hispanic HigherEducation, vol. 5(3), pp. 258-287, doi: 10.1177/1538192706287916, July 2006.[25] L. Z. Schlosser, H. Z. Lyons, R. M. Talleyrand, B. S. K. Kim, and W. B. Johnson,Advisor-advisee relationships in graduate training programs. Journal of CareerDevelopment, v ol. 38 (1), pp. 3-18, doi: 10.1177/0894845309358887, 2011.[26] L. Z. Schlosser and P. F. Foley, “Ethical issues in multicultural student-facultymentoring relationship in higher education,” Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership inLearning, v ol. 16(1), pp. 63-75, doi: 10.1080/13611260701801015, February 2008.[27] W. Wright-Harp and P. A. Cole, “A mentoring model for enhancing success in graduateeducation,” Contemporary Issues in
COVID-19 pandemic on scientists," Nature, Human Behavior, no. 4, pp. 880-883, 2020.[59] P. Vincent-Lamarre, C. R. Sugimoto and V. Larivière, "The decline of women's research production during the coronavirus pandemic," Nature Index, 2020.[60] E. Corbera, I. Anguelovski and J. Honey-Rosés, "Academia in the Time of COVID-19: Towards an Ethics of Care," Planning Theory & Practice, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 191-199, 2020.[61] M. Alvarez, "On a Knife’s Edge," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 May 2020.[62] R. K. Anderson, "Preaching to the Choir: University Diversity Committees as Affective Communities," Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 51, no. 1, p. 47–65, 2019.[63] A. Barlow, C. Betensky, R. S. Buurma, S. Kahn and T
Paper ID #32211The HBCU/MSI Research Summit: Building Relationships and Exploringthe Process of Inter-Institutional Partnership Between a PWI and HBCUsand MSIsYousef Jalali, Virginia Tech Yousef Jalali is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He re- ceived a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering. His research interests include interaction between critical thinking, imagination, and ethical reasoning, interpersonal and interinstitutional collaboration, diversity, equity, and inclusion, systems thinking, and chemical en- gineering learning
Completed for Learning Outcomes Outcomes 23.7% 60.5% 15.8% 0.0%9. Future WorkBased on success and student interest in this approach, the persistence of COVID-19 and needfor distance learning this spring, the new design has been repeated in spring 2021. An effort tocollect a second sampling of pre-course, mid-course, and post-course data has been repeated todetermine if results are repeatable. The original design was taught by another instructor, so theonly way to obtain a control comparison would be reversion to the older approach, away fromthis new approach described here. However, this only seems ethical and viable if studentssupport this approach and it is unlikely that this