Paper ID #40868Mapping and Impact of Digital Learning Tools Designed to SupportEngineering Pre-Transfer StudentsDr. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kristin Frady is an Assistant Professor and Founding Program Director of the Human Capital Education and Development Bachelor of Science with a joint appointment between the Educational and Organi- zational Leadership Development and Engineering and Science Education Departments. Her research focuses on innovations in workforce development at educational and career transitions emphasizing two- year college and secondary STEM and career education, educational
, career services and employers are also reviewed.Lastly, documented feedback from students is also provided that give their perspective on theprogram.Introduction:In the fall of 2011 Lawrence Technological University launched a new Bachelor of Science inRobotics Engineering degree. This degree is currently managed and administered in the A. LeonLinton Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Tech, and was done so because themechanical engineering department has the most experience at the university with administeringnew engineering programs, has the most faculty involved in robotics research, and was formally Page 24.1195.2asked by the
persistence in STEM fields. We return to these constructs throughout this paperin developing strategies for educators to create more inclusive STEM classrooms.Table 1: Defining Common MetricsTerm Functional definition NotesIdentity For a given subject, identity is a “Science career aspirations in compilation of level of interest, self- eighth grade (i.e., early assessment of competency, and how identification) strongly predicted much recognition one feels with regard physical science bachelor’s to it10. degree attainment several years
methods that can extract these nuggets.We are in a new era in modern information technology - the “Big Data” era. In March, 2012, theU.S. Government announced a “Big Data Research and Development Initaitve” -- a $200 milliondollar commitment to improve our ability to “extract knowledge and insights from large andcomplex collections of digital data.” Government agencies such as NSF, NIH, and DoD areinvesting hundreds of millions of dollars toward the development of systems that can help themextract knowledge from their data.The career potential for our graduates continue to blossom in this field. A recent study releasedby Gartner projects that in 2013, “big data is forecast to drive $34 billion of IT spending,” with atotal of $232 billion to be
thinking skills andintroduces students to open-ended problems with multiple solutions [3] a vital skill for earlycareer engineers [17]. Undergraduate research has been discussed as a potential avenue toimprove the retention of women and underrepresented minorities in engineering and address theshortage of diversity in STEM [18], [19], [20]. Other benefits of engaging in undergraduateresearch include boosting students confidence, enhancing cognitive and technical skills,improving computational skills and research writing skills, clarifying future career or educationalpaths, and providing insight into the process of knowledge creation [21], [22], [23], [24], [25].Apprenticeship Model of ResearchApprenticeship as a concept of learning was developed
specific practices of inclusive pedagogy that faculty might implement to fostergreater belonging in their classrooms.Faculty play an important part in students’ sense of belonging. Rainey et al. [30] found thatwomen “were less likely to feel a sense of belonging” when compared to men and that womenstudents broadly did not feel as though their instructors wanted them to succeed (our previousresearch [3] echoes some of these claims.) However, when faculty emphasized their availabilityand willingness to help students with questions and cultivated an atmosphere of mutual respect,all students experienced a greater sense of belonging [30].In a recent study of early career engineering students [31], students’ self-efficacy and belongingwere examined
thedesign context alongside the technical dimensions, leading to more meaningful solutions [27].Design and project-based learning also offer opportunities for students to engage more fully withtheir education, bringing more of their capacities and personal values to their coursework.Offering coursework that leverages students “funds of knowledge” has been shown to engage agreater diversity of students [28] and supports career preparation beyond what most engineeringprograms offer [29], [30]. Such coursework can also foster student belongingness in engineering[31], [32], particularly important for women and minoritized students [36], and positive peerrelationships [33], [34].Given the diversity of approaches tosociotechnical integration, Smith et al
future‐time perspectives. Journal of Engineering Education, 109(3), 362–383. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20324Godwin, A., Potvin, G., Hazari, Z., & Lock, R. (2016). Identity, critical agency, and engineering: An affective model for predicting engineering as a career choice. Journal of Engineering Education, 105(2), 312–340. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20118Hoffman, M., Richmond, J., Morrow, J., & Salomone, K. (2002). Investigating “sense of belonging” in first-year college students. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 4(3), 227–256. https://doi.org/10.2190/DRYC-CXQ9-JQ8V-HT4VIsaac, S., Kotluk, N., & Tormey, R. (2023). Educating Engineering Students to Address Bias and
from the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) requires that curriculum include application of the “principles ofsustainability, risk, resilience, diversity, equity, and inclusion to civil engineering problems,”application of “an engineering code of ethics,” and application of “professional attitudes andresponsibilities of a civil engineer” [1]. The importance of these criteria is reflected directlywithin the preamble to ASCE’s Code of Ethics, which provides four fundamental principles forengineers to govern their professional careers, the first being to “create safe, resilient, andsustainable infrastructure” [2]. The importance of sustainability, both within civil engineeringeducation and the civil engineering profession, is well
of Arts degree in International Development Studies at UCLA, she began a successful career in banking and finance at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. She has completed various post baccalaureate certifications through UCLA Anderson and the Harvard Business School; most recently, she completed her MPA at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and MBA at Cornell Tech. She has published in multiple academic journals including ASEE, ROPPA, and APPAM. Additionally, her scholarly work has been featured in Forbes magazine. She believes that research can inform diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs to one day have a workforce that is representative of the society it aims to serve
, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. ˘ in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes experience in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering
departmental freshman curricula, retention related activities are oftenevaluated at this level. The University of Arkansas (U of A) is no different and has an ongoingeffort to increase its six-year graduation rate through improved retention. In addition, the U of ADepartment of Mechanical Engineering (ME) is trying to better understand its six-yeargraduation rate by first focusing on the retention of students during their freshman year. For the sake of comparing retention data internally and externally, some commondefinitions need to be established to foster uniformity. A freshman is universally defined as aperson who is going to college for the first time in their academic career and who is considered afull-time student with regard to the
in their home countries. For StudentH, astudent from NYCU, for example, the situation improved when he discovered that the topicscovered in the course were closely related to their major and future career as an engineer.During the interview with Shawn when the semester ended, he said: “I would say this courseis quite useful in retrospect. I can easily connect the topics explored back to the real worldand current geopolitics.”12Cultivating “global competency” in a divided worldClearly, NYCU students became more active after the instructors made it clear that classroomperformance would also affect their final grade during the one-on-one sessions with eachstudent. However, the disparity in classroom participation between students from NYCU
to have a large number ofparticipants from many institutions contributing atthis in-person conference in this pandemic era.Our mission is to showcase the latestdevelopments in engineering education andstrengthen partnerships among engineeringeducators in the region. We are committed to bringing together the best talents fromour engineering community and fostering their growth. This is an ideal forum to interactwith engineering educators and to listen to the methods of educators in otherinstitutions as well as to listen to undergraduate and graduate students’ research. Wehope that this regional conference on engineering education will inspire and motivateour younger generation to pursue a career in engineering fields that uplift our worldand
in a Learn by Doing Mechanical Engineering Program Using Industrial TrainingEquipment............................................................................................................................................................................ 519Student Engagement in STEM Careers Early on through Engineering Clubs at a Middle & HighSchool: Teacher Practices from the Trenches ........................................................................................................ 519Cause of Gordonia amarae-like Foaming in an Incompletely Nitrifying Plant: 3.5 Year Study ........... 520Multidisciplinary Robotic Arm Project
in civil engineering. 4. In what ways can you contribute to equity 4. Discuss the ways that DEIR issues might affect you and justice issues? personally in your future career and work. Your response should be 250-500 words. Your response should be 250-500 words.The resource use by different demographic groups in the course in 2022 is summarized in Table4; both similarities and differences are evident. The most popular resource among both male andfemale students was the NSPE reading. However, among URM students the ‘engineering moreequitable communities’ video was the most popular. ‘Whistling Vivaldi’ was significantly morepopular among female students in the course compared to males. The
-12 Mathematics. Tina later earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Kean University and has recently completed Seton Hall University’s Executive Doctorate in Education, k-12 School Adminis- tration. Prior to assuming her current role as Assistant Superintendent of Innovation & Systems, Tina had a long and rewarding career in the Newark Public School system. Serving as a mathematics teacher, Gifted and Talented Staff Developer, Mathematics Resource Teacher/Coordinator, Instructional Technology Su- pervisor, Vice Principal and finally, Director of Mathematics, she introduced a number of partnerships, initiatives, programs, and opportunities to benefit the children of the
beliefs about math, English, science, and social studies. Other research interests of hers include the formation of career aspirations, the school- to-work transition, and the differential participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields based on social identity groups such as gender and Racial/Ethnic identity.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
was a professor at Bellevue University (Bellevue, Nebraska) for 26 years. She is an officer in the Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) and Engineering Management (EMD) divisions of ASEE, and also active in the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership
free ofgender-based discrimination.29 Moreover, an educational institution that provides career andplacement services has an obligation to ensure that employers who use campus facilities torecruit students for employment also abide by relevant nondiscrimination laws in theirrecruitment and employment practices.19 Usually, a statement assuring that the employer doesnot discriminate, signed by an appropriate employer representative, will suffice for thesepurposes. However, when confronted with evidence that an employer has not lived up to itsnondiscrimination obligations, an educational institution may have to take corrective actions thatcould include banning the employer from recruiting on campus or terminating a co-oparrangement with that
understand how changes in classroom instruction impacts their attitudes towards and beliefs about STEM fields. In particular, she is looking at methods that positively impact girls, which may increase the number of women pursuing careers in STEM-related fields where they are currently underrepresented.Dr. Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota Dr. Roehrig is a professor of STEM Education at the University of Minnesota. Her research explores issues of professional development for K-12 science teachers, with a focus on beginning teachers and implementation of integrated STEM learning environments. She has received over $30 million in federal and state grants and published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book
Paper ID #16242Observing and Measuring Interest Development Among High School Stu-dents in an Out-of-School Robotics CompetitionJoseph E. Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison Joseph E Michaelis is a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences area at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His research involves studying interest in STEM education, focusing on the impact of learning environments, feedback, and influence of social constructs and identities. This research includes developing inclusive learning environments that promote interest in pursuing STEM fields as a career to a broad range
expectations for this sector’s workforce, all ofwhich impacts the development and implementation of technician education programs. The needfor industry involvement and workplace-based learning also presents challenges for workforceeducators of any discipline.In addition to these factors, companies involved in the renewable energy sector are increasinglymultinational in scope; international corporations such as Abengoa, BP, First Solar, GeneralElectric, Hitachi, Hyundai, Iberdola, Mitsubishi, Nordex, Novozymes, NRG, Panasonic,Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, Trina, Vestas, and Yingli are just some of the influential globalleaders in this industry. As a result, professionals entering careers in the renewable energy fieldneed to be prepared for work in the
Statics. The engineering learning community model integratedmathematics and engineering, and additionally through Problem-Based Learning (PBL) providedreal world application experiences for students. The goal of the program was to increaseretention of first year engineering majors by creating a community of learners that would formstudy groups early in their academic career, and use PBL to integrate mathematics and physicsinto practical engineering applications that increase student engagement.Two learning communities linked the courses of Fundamentals of Engineering with twofreshman mathematics courses pre-calculus and Calculus I. The key elements of the EngineeringLearning Community model were: 1) the emphasis of the goals of the learning
, was designed to expose primarily science and engineeringmajors to types of professional writing common to their fields. The course rationale was asfollows19: The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is an invaluable life skill, as well as one of the biggest indicators of an individual’s future success. Strong English writing and speaking skills will help students planning to study or work in the U.S. succeed in their courses and later in their professions. While this course alone cannot guarantee successful English communication skills (students must practice for the rest of their academic careers to graduate with those), it can at least set students on the road to developing
theirundergraduate degree.At the University of Waterloo, student grades are awarded based on a 100% (100 point) scale. Ahistogram of the participants’ cumulative academic averages is provided in Figure 4. A student’scumulative academic average is the arithmetic mean of all of the student’s course grades in theircurrent program of study up until the current point in his or her academic career. In this paper,this term will be used synonymously with GPA. For graduate students, this value only includescourses taken within the student’s current graduate program. Since the interviews wereconducted during a Fall term, an exception was made for freshmen students that had not yetcompleted a full academic term. For these three students, only their midterm averages
research engineering position at Shell Westhollow Technology Center he returned to the University of Dayton to pursue an academic career. His research interests are in fluid flow and heat transfer and he has taught the Unit Operations Laboratory for 11 years.Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington Prof. Pozzo’s research interests are in the area of soft materials and nanotechnology. His group focuses on developing structure-function relationships for a variety of nano-structured materials having applica- tions in materials, alternative energy and separations. Prof. Pozzo obtained his B.S. from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA
Paper ID #8145Successfully Publishing New Technology-Level Text MaterialsMr. Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You Acquiring, developing & promoting technical textbooks & references – hard copy & digital/ other media – since 1974; previously for Charles E. Merrill (now Pearson), Delmar & West (both now Cengage), Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Career Education & Industrial Press. Current role is as free-lance (independent) editor, placing would-be authors with 2 commercial academic publishers primarily. For Industrial Press, I acquire technology-level full length textbooks & help authors
Paper ID #6567The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – According to theAuthorities, What’s the Difference?Dr. Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers Dr. Thomas Lenox is the executive vice president of Professional and Educational Strategic Initiatives for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Dr. Lenox has over 43 years of experience as a leader, team builder, and manager in diverse professional and academic environments. During his 28-year military career, he spent fifteen years on the engineering faculty of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point