country of Trinidad and Tobago; I came to Oklahoma to study Mechanical Engineering at Oral Roberts University due to God. I am beginning a post-undergraduate career at Johnson Controls in Wichita Kansas on June 5th as a Mechanical Engineer 1.Miss Benitha Ndayisenga, Oral Roberts University I am a mechanical engineering major in my last year at Oral Roberts University, and my name is Benitha Ndayisenga. I have a keen interest in developing and upgrading mechanical systems, and I have been actively involved in several engineering projects during my academic career. The elbow project can enhance the learning chances for undergraduate mechanical engineering students. After graduating, I want to work in mechanical
. This experience has sparked my passion towards helping develop technology that has a meaningful real-world application, and further solidified my intention to pursue bioinformatics or computational biology in grad school and as a career. Spring 2022Evaluation ResultsThe Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline part of the Computing Research Associationevaluates the ERSP program every year. Their first evaluation of ERSP at UIC [6], showed thatERSP students had increased levels of experience with research, working with colleagues onresearch, analyzing data, and presenting research reports, six months after completing ERSP. Otherstudent measures such as self-efficacy and sense of belonging did not show a statistical
debilitating knee injury slowed down my semi-professional career, but I recovered enough to still win a number of championships and local tournaments. Its difficult to describe one’s entire life in a handful of words, but I’ve given it my best shot. Onwards and upwards has been my personal mantra throughout my academic and professional career. I now hope to continue my previous research in mechanical design while addressing the biggest problems in Engineering Education. My eventual goal is to address the ever-growing need of a better education system in Pakistan.Dr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech Dr. Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Through real
for early career staff, by applying traditional, proven hackathonprocedures, with the added element of inclusion.Students: The purpose of this event was to expose the next generation of the best and brightest tosolve sponsor relevant problems and evoke innovation, all while ensuring the growth of our hiringpipeline. This event was advertised using an internal tool tracking attendance, so students/staffwere credited as participants in the event on their JHU/APL resume. As an example of impact,pilot student participants noted that the experience allowed them to interface with staff and internsfrom different sectors, providing them an enhanced perspective of the work conducted atJHU/APL.Staff: Participating staff received the opportunity to
computing majors has increased overthe past decade and will hopefully continue to rapidly increase for the next ten years in order tomeet the upcoming demand for new computing-filled professional vacancies, progress increating a more diverse computing culture has been slow [2].The computing culture has a reputation of lacking in diversity. Within the United States (U.S.),the disparities in computer science education and careers are glaring. Blacks, Hispanics, NativeAmericans, Alaska Natives, and women are all underrepresented as compared to their relativeproportions of the national population [2]. Of particular interest, though some of these groupshave documented increases in their share of awarded computing degrees over the past decade,the
provide students with the opportunity to work in teams on a project in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Overall, senior projects are a valuable component of undergraduate education that helps students bridge the gap between theory and practice and prepare for their future careers. A senior project is an opportunity for students in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained throughout their academic career to solve real-world problems. The objectives of a senior project are to provide students with a platform to demonstrate their creativity, critical thinking, and problem- solving abilities while enhancing their technical knowledge and practical skills
componentof the Urban STEM Collaboratory, providing priority consideration to students within the cohortfor STEM Ambassador positions. The program engages undergraduate students in paid positionssupporting STEM teaching and learning with local school districts and community organizations.Ambassadors develop strong leadership and communication skills and deeper connections totheir disciplines all while getting paid and making a positive impact in the community. Theprogram has been successful in creating connections and a sense of community for theAmbassadors that has led to positive outcomes in both academic and career pursuits. Theleadership team is now exploring opportunities to extend these successes with other populationswhere a strong sense of
teaching academy where he studied learning behavior, course design, and teaching methods that cultivate engaging environments to meet learning objectives. He is actively involved with departmental curricu- lum enhancements to provide students with a high quality education experience and prepare them for a challenging and rewarding career in this field. His research interests include control systems, signal pro- cessing, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. Prior to joining Temple, Dr. Thomson held research positions at the Navigation R&D Lab, National High Magnetic Field Lab, and Applied Research Lab. His research in feedback control for nuclear magnetic resonance applications has a patent application published and
industry-recognized certificationsemployers highly value. NCCER's training and certification programs offer a valuable opportunity forstudents and professionals in the construction industry to enhance their skills and knowledge. Byintegrating these programs into academic curricula, institutions like Sam Houston State University canhelp prepare their students for successful careers in this field and provide employers with a skilled andcertified workforce.Agile - Industrial Engineering CertificationIn the past decade the Agile approach to technology development has spread rapidly, causingorganizations to invest in ongoing professional development for their workforce to be competitive andsurvive digital transformations. Though the start of Agile is
learned tocommunicate on a multi-disciplinary team by changing his diction and using less jargon whenworking with his teammates to improve communication.The other two pieces of the ELT cycle had much fewer coding instances. There were noexamples of abstract conceptualization coded in either transcript. Meanwhile, activeexperimentation was only coded in Perry’s interview. Perry explained how he could apply hiscommunication skills and further develop them in his professional career because he expects towrite technical reports in his future job. Also, when asked about interpersonal communication hehad practiced on his multidisciplinary team he stated that the skill “is really important when I getinto industry…I’m going to have to be working with
, facilities, and other resources to achieve the projectobjectives.Knowing the current state of students’ engagement and learning, which the validated survey willprovide, is vital information the curriculum review committee will work with in reviewing thecurrent curriculum and instructions used in the five Egyptian Partner Universities (EPU). Also,the survey outcome will help determine what pedagogical and learning workshops would beorganized to equip faculty with skills to better design engaging classroom experiences andoptimize student learning. Engaged students with better learning attitudes will become career-ready graduates prepared to solve the water crises in Egypt. This educational effort is sponsoredby the United States Agency for
educational approach offersseveral advantages. Learning to create custom antennas can be a cost-effective solution forstudents with limited budgets, enabling them to gain necessary hands-on experience withoutexorbitant costs. Through this process of hands-on experimentation, the students can gain holisticperspective that will allow them to develop a more profound understanding of the scope of theirwork and elements involved. Lastly, this encourages skill development that introduces complexdevices that have practical applications which can then lead to a career path that aligns with theirinterests or goals. Some students may become interested in expanding on the applications ofantennas, while others may be interested in the development, delving deeper
, test, and analyze. They want to solve problems. They thinkthat is all their engineering careers will involve. They tend not to value writing, no matter howemphatically we tell them it matters. So our aim was to improve basic writing instruction for first-year engineering students by faculty who don’t feel comfortable teaching or grading writing, butalso to lead students to appreciate the central role of writing as communication in their futureengineering careers.This project aimed to analyze the current state of writing in EGR 110 and design new coursematerials to address some deficiencies. As a Work in Progress (WIP), there is interesting data thathelped direct the materials we developed. Still, we have not collected data to determine if
efforts and their success.Keywords: data science education; contextualized learning; modular course materials; workforcedevelopmentIntroduction The integration of digital literacy and data has grown exponentially over the last 15 years [1-2] tothe point where the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projected careers in Computer Science (CS) fields werethe fastest growing [3]. A more recent study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, andMedicine conducted in 2018 [4] emphasized the crucial requirement for the improvement of data scienceskills. This is noteworthy, considering that North American high schools have experienced a 20-yeardecline in computer concept opportunities [5]. Students entering college between 2036-2040 are
expertsBy engaging in one-on-one mentoring relationships with students, faculty helped them buildmeaningful connections to their academic experiences and to the university. This kind ofrelationship fostered a sense of belonging, which is key in helping students stay in school andpersist to graduation. Faculty mentors provided guidance and support with academic, career, andpersonal issues, helped students stay on track and proactively address any challenges or issuesthat arose. They also provided information about academic and career opportunities, helpedstudents develop networks, and provided resources to help them succeed. Mentoring proved tobe a key motivator of retention and graduation for our students. This aligns with the literature
, including classes, exams, and studying which differed drasticallyfrom their high-school experiences [1,2].Often, students seek out informal peer-advising from friends and upper-class students at theirinstitution [1]. Informal advising happens peer-to-peer in the residence and dining halls, on thebus or even at the gym. On occasion, informal advising can lead students down an incorrect path,causing them additional stress and struggle during their academic career [2].Official peer advising programs ensure that students are getting assistance from peers who aretrained, ensuring that information is accurate and resource referrals are appropriate. No matterthe level of struggle, students who seek out peer-advising assistance report that they are
,this method of instruction does not encourage deep thought or investigation into the significanceof standards and standardization. The need for improved integration of professional standards inengineering education has been long recognized [1].The inclusion of standards in the senior capstone course is part of the ABET accreditationprocess for engineering programs [2], and many students begin to develop a deeperunderstanding of the importance of codes and standards through the capstone experience. Thecertificate program described in this paper is designed to develop this deeper understanding ofcodes and standards earlier in a student’s academic career. The certificate program focuses onthe role of codes and standards within the engineering
(Table4). Average Likert responses in pre- and post-semester self-reflection surveys for Fall 2021 and2022 indicate a significant (p<0.05), positive impact of the course on student sense ofpreparedness (+10-15%) and familiarity with academic programs (+32-40%), extracurricularopportunities (+32-57%), and career readiness strategies (+62%) at the end of the first semester.Student familiarity increased over the course of the FYS semester with respect to anunderstanding of the design thinking process (+69%), effective teamwork strategies (+18-23%),technical communication in the discipline (+27-36%), and academic integrity policies (+5-6%).Students’ overall sense of success averaged 3.9 out of 5 in both Fall 2021 and Fall 2022. Overallsense of
research methods that allow for deep investigations of constructs such as epistemic thinking, identity, and agency. Dr. Faber has a B.S. in Bioengineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. Among other awards for her research, she was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2022 to study epistemic negotiations on interdisciplinary engineering education research teams. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Developing an Ethnographic Observation and Reflection Template: An Example from Studying Epistemic Differences within EER
ability of scholarship, writing their career goals, and aligning their actions with their goals [12].Similarly, another facilitated peer-mentoring program with women faculty members yielded positiveimpact on academic skills and manuscript writing [14]. Another research involving junior doctors foundthat peer mentoring promotes psychosocial well-being by helping build support structures, building asense of community, and allowing the new interns navigate their professional environment.Related to peer mentoring is the use of accountability partners as a way of generating motivation towardsgoal achievement [17, 18, 19]. Accountability partners are based on the idea that having a peer partnercan influence one’s commitment towards a personal goal
some cases, they were personally impacted by them. For example,one student hadn’t previously considered engineering as related to social justice. She wasn’tinterested in pursuing a career in the technical-focused engineering field, but after seeing theconnections between engineering and social justice, she had a change of heart and wasreconsidering that decision: I also learned that engineering can involve social justice issues as well. Before, I did not think I would end up pursuing any sort of career in engineering because I never enjoyed the technical aspects of what was previously required. Once introduced to our project, I was intrigued to not only address modern sustainable food systems through methods
familial and academic experiences as being their most formative [1]. Indeed, one of theeffects of the updated ABET criteria implemented in 2000 was to call increased attention toengineering ethics in the undergraduate curriculum [2]. McDonald noted that while virtuespecifically cannot be taught, and must be wanted on a personal level, the ability to make ethicaldecisions is distinct from (though related to) virtue and is a skill that can be developed [3]. In2005, Dyrud [4] emphasized the importance of ethics in engineering education, and describedhow it can affect performance both in later courses and in future careers. Harris and co-authors[5] recommended that ethics should be introduced as early as possible and as many times aspossible, both in
full time careers averaging $60,000 up to $200,000 annually. Exit Survey and 5 Year Program Review Rover Alumni Responses Questions Did the technical skills learned help prepare 100% you for work in the industry? Do you feel like the interpersonal/teamwork 97% skills learned prepared you for the workplace? Was the Rover a talking point in your 100% interview process to be hired? If so, do you feel like being a part of the Rover helped you in acquiring your job? Table 1: Rover Project Exit Survey [5]Table 1 displays the outstanding
economics.Dr. Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Kaela Martin is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Campus. She graduated from Purdue University with a PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Her research interests in engineering education in- clude developing classroom interventions that improve student learning, designing experiences to further the development of students from novices to experts, and creating engaging classroom experiences.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical
participate in pre-collegerobotics may open a pathway for these students to enter majors and fields with lower femalerepresentation [4].Girls are shown to develop perceptions of engineering and opportunities in related careers veryearly in their education [5]. The Girl Scouts of America (GSA) is an organization that hasprioritized inclusion of STEM in their badge curricula [6]. GSA partners with Google for aprogram called “Made with Code” which encourages girls to get a head start on computerscience. Along with partnering with Google, the Girl Scouts have also introduced various STEMbadges for the Scouts to earn. Some of these badges include “What Robots Do”, “How RobotsMove”, and “Design a Robot.” These efforts are intended to promote gender
background and/or experiences. • The amount of work require for the out-of-class assignment for this module was appropriate. • The information in the module was related to my research area and/or future career. • This module was a valuable use of my time. Multiple Choice Select the statement that best represents your learning in this module: • I have seen all of this material before and do not believe I learned anything new. • I have seen some of this material before but learned to think more deeply about the topic in this session. • Most of
, particularly in the design thread of the ECE curriculum. Initial results are positive, andthe project is currently experimenting with different e-portfolio formats that can elicit howstudents are developing both functionings and capabilities. One major issue that is still beingworked out is how to have a single portfolio that covers all four years of the program. The initialexperiments are thus focused on having students address different prompts each year. In the firstyear students explore various functionings in the major and identify personally relevantfunctionings. In the second year the focus is on potential careers, extending the functioningsview beyond the undergraduate program. In the third year students focus on processes ofpersonal
.” (P1) Identifying Identify “I don't know the product, so to speak. So I don't even know Stakeholders anyone who how to explore the options, you know? And so literally the would impact first thing I do is find out as many stakeholders as or be possible in the process. And I just pull them all together impacted by in a meeting and force them to talk. It's less about me the project exploring the diverse options in this case. And this is what I mean by I moved to kind of a different phase of my career. I’m not exploring the diverse options. I’m sort of pulling diverse
is supported by NSF S-STEM #1833983. References[1] D. K. D. Alfrey and I. U. P. University, “CLEAR Scholars in Engineering: Academic, Career, and Leadership Development to Help Students with Financial Challenges Achieve their Full Academic Potential,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018, p. 5.[2] D. K. Gosser, M. Cracolice, J. A. Kampmeier, V. Roth, V. S. Strozak, and P. Varma-Nelson, Peer-led Team Learning: A Guidebook. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2001.[3] K. Goodman et al., “Launching the Urban STEM Collaboratory,” in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings, Virtual On line, Jun. 2020, p. 34894. doi: 10.18260
organization whose goal is to encourage high school, middle school, and homeschool students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology. It does this byholding an annual robotics competition where teams from local schools compete forplacement in the district, state, and national championships. DC BEST gets schoolsinvolved by providing them free of charge the supplies, the game field, the environmentfor competition and any technical help that they may need. For 2004, DC BESTprovided to the schools three events: Kick Off Day, Mall Day and Game Day. The KickOff Day event was held on September 18, 2004 at the UNT College of EngineeringResearch Facility, Denton, Texas; the Mall Day event was held on October 24, 2004 atthe