overcome any obstacles that they might havefaced. This is evident when looking for reasons why engineering students drop out. To nosurprise, there are a plethora of pitfalls an individual can make, with no recognition of theinstitutional hurdles that act as gatekeepers in perpetuating the current makeup of engineering as“pale and male” [62, p. 9]. As listed by industry and blogger articles, reasons that students dropout of engineering programs include: poor work ethic, inability to deal with failure, and lackingthe engineering mindset [63]. It is common talk among engineers that when trying to explain the dearth of women andPOC in engineering, meritocracy is used to justify by stating things such as “they aren’t cut outto be an engineer” or
professional journey includes extensive experience in K-12 support services and fostering collaborative partnerships across sectors. Liliana is based out of Houston, and currently serves as a board member within the University of Houston Hispanic Alumni Network and on the City of Seabrook Ethics Review Committee.Dr. Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Over 25 years of experience as an engineering educator and administrator developing and funding programs for increasing the persistence and degree completion rates of STEM students. Particular expertise in creating mutually beneficial partnerships and proAndrea D. Beattie, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Andrea D. Beattie
4), which utilizedLikert scales to judge their performance and how well they believed the module was set up. Thequestions for each survey were determined through discussion with a science education facultymember.Statistics The mean and standard deviations were found for each question and rubric criteria, whichwere then plotted. The N of this module was 13.Ethics Statement Prior to the study, all participants signed the consent form included in Appendix 6. IRBrequest for exemption is filed to South Dakota State University (IRB-2024-27).Results Figure 2 represents the side-by-side comparison of the LEGO® and final prototype of eachgroup. Group 1 chose to build a bioreactor by stretching the scaffolds through a magnetic
argue and change their grades.While these features of traditional grading can be criticized for how they can impede studentlearning, we also want to balance the view that these features have their own reason in theeducation system. For example, summative grades are important for managing academicstandings, scholarships, and graduate school admission. One-off examinations are common inprofessional licensure processes (e.g., engineering ethics examination). The complexity behindgrading stems from the fact that grades are not just intended for student learning; they are alsoimportant for social and professional constructs [4].In response to the negative effects of traditional grading, ungrading has been advocated toremove grades entirely from the
individuals who identified as women and those who identifiedas men were interviewed, and participants represented both research and course based degreesand various levels of study. Students were recruited by departmental emails sent from theirengineering faculty and were given a $30- gift card to compensate them for their participation.Data collection activities during this study were approved by Ethic Review Boards at theUniversity of Toronto and the two universities where the case studies were conducted.Interviews were semi-structured in nature and took approximately 60 minutes to complete. Asinterviews were conducted in 2022, COVID public health restrictions mandated that allinterviews took place on Zoom. Transcripts were produced using third
essential for the creation of attitudesrelated to solving social problems as well as for developing the abilities that could help them. This vision has been appropriated for American engineering curricula considering thatengineering can have a humanistic approach through specific courses or methodologies, theassessment of their activities from a perspective of the ethics, and the reflection about therelationship between engineering and technology, including its impacts [8]. In that sense, themain objective is deconstructing engineering from a utilitarian perspective, based on effectivityand loyalty to institutions, to reconstruct it in a libertarian or communitarian perspective based
Traditional 4 5 15 38 389. Knowledge of professional and ethical MEA 9 26 46 14 6responsibility. Traditional 54 24 13 4 5 MEA 6 14 57 17 610. Ability to write reports effectively. Traditional 90 5 3 0 2 MEA 74 17 6 0 311. Ability to make effective oral presentations. Traditional 92 2 2 0 312. Knowledge of the potential risks and impacts MEA 6
AC 2011-1860: A STUDY ABROAD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:MENTORING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE AND TEACH6-12 GRADE STUDENTS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTSSteven L Shumway, Brigham Young UniversitySClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization LabGeoff Wright, Brigham Young UniversityRon Terry, Brigham Young University Ron is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholar- ship centers on pedagogy, student learning, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. Page 22.108.1 c American
of the graduate engineeringprocess and intended to address professional skills such as practicing effective time management,gaining familiarity with ethical issues and practices, and learning strategies for attending andleading meetings. We addressed these skills through articulating and modeling behaviors thatmay not, at first, seem to belong in a communication framework. For example, it might soundobvious, but we told students to bring their calendars and a notebook and pen to every meeting.We also created a form that incorporated both writing milestones and task-related milestones totrack progress and completion of task components and the entire task. Beginning in the secondsemester of the program, both the writing coach and the faculty
AC 2010-1860: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING A COMPUTERGAME TO BRIDGE A RESEARCH AGENDA WITH A TEACHING AGENDAKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Sharon Jones, Lafayette College SHARON A. JONES is a Professor at Lafayette College in both the Department of Civil
ofparticipation leads to a lack of community “ownership”, wasted resources and a discouragedcommunityIf the necessity of interdisciplinary work has been well established, the process by which it isaccomplished remains poorly understood. For example, in a textbook intended to guideengineering students in the design of community-based service-learning projects instructsstudents that “.. people should be involved in the engineering process. You should always knowyour community partner, your stakeholders …. and their needs and desires. Frame yourengineering project within these parameters, and work with these groups throughout the project.”The text goes on to talk about understanding the project from historical, cultural, ethical, societal,educational
• Cognitive Domain: Instrumentation, Models, Experiment, Data Analysis, and Design • Affective Domain: Learn from Failure, Creativity, Safety, and Ethics in the Laboratory • Psychomotor Domain: Psychomotor and Sensor AwarenessHigher-level learning3 will be planned into each module (see Section III.C.). The ‘Learn fromFailure’ area will be addressed via built-in failure experiences, where students will be providedjust-in-time help to address a problem. Audio/visual elements will be added to target theSensory Awareness area and therefore positively increase the impact of these experiences o theaffective and cognitive domains.49 Biomedical applications will be emphasized to increasestudent interest, optimize module re-use in ECE 772, and maximize
information from the Yes = 10 No = 0 REU homepage? 5. Do you want to see any additional Yes = 4 No = 6 information on the REU homepage? 6. Was it easier for you to select faculty Yes = 10 No = 0 mentors based on the information available on their websites? 7. Do you have any prior research experience? Yes = 4 No = 6 8. Have you taken any courses on how to write Yes = 6 No = 4 technical papers and make technical Page 15.1038.12 presentations? 9. Have you taken any courses on ethics? Yes = 6 No = 4 Table III: Results of Pre-Program
. Personallearning outcomes (Section 2) focus on individual students' cognitive and affective development, forexample, engineering reasoning and problem solving, experimentation and knowledge discovery, systemthinking, creative thinking, critical thinking, and professional ethics. Interpersonal learning outcomes(Section 3) focus on individual and group interactions, such as, teamwork, leadership, and communication.Product and system building skills (Section 4) focus on conceiving, designing, implementing, and operatingsystems in enterprise, business, and societal contexts.Rationale: Setting specific learning outcomes helps to ensure that students acquire the appropriatefoundation for their future. Professional engineering organizations and industry
Engineering Education”different way of designing/developing courses and programs. It called for involving allstakeholders (students, industry, faculty, administrators) in the design phases, having toreach a consensus in defining the graduating engineer skills, his/her competencies andvalues, as well as the desired learning outcomes. To enhance the learning experience,courses had to include hands on activities, industry projects and other non-traditionalexperiences, which emphasized skills development, like teamwork, ethics and effectivecommunication. Students had to learn to not only solve a problem in teams, but alsodefine and characterize the problem, to build a prototype, write a business proposal andmake effective presentations. Finally yet
, Newton’s solving concurrent spring Structure report, and Laws, statics simultaneous engineering constants discussion on systems of related issues cost modeling equations in satisfying indetermin- in engineering and control Matlab conflicting ate strutures ethics constraints finite elements economicsAs the table illustrates, a number of
sustainability factors. 2. Apply simplified model equations for specific applications using appropriate approximations. 3. Solve heat transfer problems using engineering calculations, simulations, and numerical methods. 4. Collaborate effectively as a member of an engineering team while considering ethical, engineering, and professional responsibilities. 5. Advance proficiency in professional communication. 9 Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering EducationStudent Design Solution ExamplesThe project design
academic year. It should be noted that one part of the ceremony has aninstructor holding a student‟s hand to help teach them how to draw. This is a very importantmoment in the ceremony as the students must use this knowledge with great care for thisknowledge can damage any community and is an important point to consider in theirprofessional ethics. The professors also tie a string to the students‟ wrists and sometimes neckwhile wishing them well in their studies. The string becomes a physical memory of the ceremonyand should be kept on for several days.Even though the respect from student to instructor seems less than before (especially in a largecity such as Bangkok) this tradition is still very strict in other regions of Thailand. It shows
in Industry & Technology Design of Experiments Problems in Business & Industry Semester 3 (Summer '10): Interpersonal Skills for Leaders Seminar in Technology Directed M.S. Project Semester 4 (Fall '10): Quality and Productivity in Industry & Technology Project Management in Industry and Technology Directed M.S. Project Semester 5 (Spring '11): Leadership and Ethics Strategic Planning and Marketing in Technology Directed M.S. Project
teams in the Design4Practice program at NAU for nearly ten years.Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University Bridget N. Bero is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University, where she has been since 1995. Her primary interests are engineering pedagogy, including ethics and design in engineering curric- ula, tribal environmental training programs, forest waste utilization, environmental management systems and international engineering. Page 22.1037.1 c American Society
school students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositionsthat will motivate more of them to consider STEM careers and will prepare them for success inpursuing those careers. More specific program objectives follow.Objective 1. All HSE participants develop and strengthen the eleven essential applied skills identified by U.S. employers in The Conference Board’s 2006 report, Are They Really Ready to Work? 3 These are the eleven skills cited in that report: critical thinking/ problem solving; oral communications; written communications; teamwork/collaboration; diversity; IT (information technology) application; leadership; creativity/ innovation; lifelong learning/self direction; professionalism/ work ethic; and ethics.Objective 2. HSE
as “it aids in teaching the skills that [students] willneed in the workplace.” 52 Providing a narrative in the form of a case study gives the teams someguidance on how to “communicate and work in teams, and especially to act ethically andcreatively.” 52 While this statement was focused on engineering activities, the case study providesscenarios of “what would you do if you were in that situation?,” and gives opportunities toexplore more realistic, complicated, real-life situations.Extending the application of the procedure The teaching strategy presented above has illustrated three major activities: (1) Reading thenarrative, (2) Analyzing the reading, and (3) Discussing the analysis within a design team. Theteaching strategy can be
needs of the stakeholders at aforefront, taking into account diverse social, cultural and ethical considerations. In today’sglobally competitive economy, it is more important than ever to develop effective design skillswithin the undergraduate years. However, before effective design learning experiences todevelop the skills necessary for human-centered design can be created, an understanding of theways in which students experience human-centered design is needed. This paper provides anoverview of a phenomenographic study that explores students’ understanding of human-centereddesign, presents the resulting outcomes space, and discusses the educational implications of thefindings.MotivationDesign has long been a core function of engineers
,and international projects in the engineering workplace. Research methods in studyingengineering practice included mixed quantitative and qualitative online surveys,interviews with practicing engineers, and case studies of engineering firms. We foundthat effective engineers value communication, problem-solving, teamwork, ethics, life-long learning, and business skills. Many of them note that their undergraduate educationdid not always prepare them well in these areas. Because of these two misalignments, wehypothesize that potential engineering talent goes underdeveloped at important stages ofeducational pathways as students move from high school to college. We believe thatincorporating these findings into an interactive special session would
member. The PAL coordinator isinvolved in the training of all PAL Leaders according to established guidelines and standards setforth by the SI Supervisor Manual published by University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).This training encompasses administrative details, ethical responsibilities, and instructionalstrategies for the PAL Leaders to employ. Additionally, the PAL Coordinator monitors theleaders’ activities and PAL sessions by helping plan the sessions and supervising theirperformance on a weekly basis.During the first week of each semester, the PAL coordinator holds weekly PAL leader meetings,as previously stated, to debrief PAL sessions, discuss interactions between PAL leaders andfaculty, and to review in class announcements and
discipline on the lives of others in the wider world, examine the ethics and philosophy characteristics of the discipline and their implications, and project themselves into the discipline while developing a sense of pride and humility related to both the self and the discipline. 24 Although it not always explicitly addressed, most engineering programs aim to have engineering have a strong identity as an engineer. Capstone and senior design projects are ways that traditional engineering programs develop identity, but providing opportunities earlier in the academic career may help to develop this earlier. Service learning and mentoring programs are strategies used recently, especially with