goal of this project was to create hands-on educational equipment that introduces engineering principles tomiddle school students, especially girls. This module allows the girls to work in teams and requires problem solving.However, the module is non-competitive and allows the girls to feel a sense of accomplishment. The purposes ofthis project were to foster interest in math and science and encourage engineering as a future career.3.3 - Pi Tau SigmaCentral to the infrastructure of ProCEED is Pi Tau Sigma, the National Mechanical EngineeringHonor Society. ProCEED is unique in that it is the only student run curriculum program of whichwe are aware. ProCEED expands the numerous activities Pi Tau Sigma already engages in forthe benefit of the
investigate the experiences of GTAs in engineering by exploring howGTAs' feelings of autonomy relate to the types of teaching decisions they make. Teachingexperiences in graduate school may influence graduate students' career paths, so exploringmotivation and decision making can allow universities to better support graduate students.This study aimed to answer the following research questions: 1. How autonomous do graduate teaching assistants feel in their teaching duties? 2. How do graduate teaching assistants‟ descriptions of their teaching decisions relate to their perceptions of autonomy?Background and Situation in the LiteratureThe employment of graduate teaching assistants, or GTAs, has been largely motivated by thedesire to allow
revisedobjectives required a fundamental shift from a numerical list of minimums (i.e. number of hoursteaching, number of PhD faculty in department, etc.) to an open list of objectives that eachinstitution could then tailor to their specific programs. Institutions are also now required toprovide assessments that “identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the achievement ofprogram outcomes and program educational outcomes” (p. 2) [1]. Program education objectivesare the overarching statements that define the career and professional achievements expected ofthe program graduates, and program objectives are the more narrowly defined descriptions ofwhat students are expected to know and be able to do by graduation – the skills, knowledge, andbehaviors
received a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, in 1998. She served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama from 1998 to 2002, when she moved to Arizona State University. In 2008 she was promoted by ASU to Associate Professor. Dr. Husman has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, has served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learning and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants
for this settingshould be considered in the curricular approach.Two important issues to consider are the retention and interest of students in the engineeringprogram, which are directly related to the curriculum's focus and outcomes towards preparingeach enrolled student for a career beyond graduation [9-10]. By proposing a new design coursewhich combines the instruction of design theory with principles of emerging technologiesapplied towards a relevant design problem, it is argued that students' perceived significance ofthe topics and relevance towards career applications are enhanced. As a result of completing thiscourse, the students will practice the design process, be able to explain and discuss the emergingtechnology, be able to apply
director of the IMPACT LA NSF GK12 Program. Page 22.1613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Digital Images to Teach Abstract Math and Inspire Students towards Careers in Computer Science and Engineering1. Introduction Abstract mathematical concepts are often difficult for high school students to understand.Students are often adept at learning how to solve specific math problems but have a difficult timeunderstanding how they can relate to the real world. In response to this, math teachers try tocome up with engaging, real-world examples to not only allow
disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers inSTEM fields. Among the strategies developed for this project is the Summer Math Jam – atwo-week intensive mathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation forcollege-level math courses. This paper summarizes the results of the implementation of theMath Jam and its one-week version, the Mini-Math Jam, over the last two years.2. Incoming Student Interest and Level of Preparation for EngineeringCañada College is a member of the California Community College System, and is one of threecolleges in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD). It is one of onlytwo federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. TheCollege opened in 1968, and is
. Page 25.340.2Research on STEM education and underrepresented minorities and women may serve as anexample for the significance and impact of authentic learning experiences and the need for morereflection: Data show that STEM fields are not as attractive to underrepresented minorities andgirls. While reasons differ, girls are turning away from science/math as early as third and fourthgrade and for the ones persisting, the current climate provided by STEM curricula produces ahigh level of anxiety and low self-efficacy.4,5 Similarly, engineering is considered more object-oriented than people-oriented.6 As a result, many students who are interested in careers related tohelping people may not pursue an engineering-related field, but instead go into
Page 25.347.2enjoys a unique relationship with employers in business and government as suppliers ofmotivated and educated students in exchange for paid on-the-job learning experiences. Theimpact of co-op education on engineering students has been examined by many professionals.For example, Blair et al.3 results indicated that engineering students who completed a three-semester co-op education program earned higher GPAs than non-coop students and earned morein terms of starting salaries, but took two semesters longer to complete their undergraduateprogram. In addition, at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW): 94% of Co-op students persist to graduation 91% of Co-op graduates land career-related jobs within 1-2 months
designed as a pre-test instrument for additional CIRP surveys administered at keypoints during the undergraduate career. Sections of the freshman survey include behaviorsestablished in high school, academic preparation, college expectations, peer and facultyinteractions, values and goals, and financial concerns. Social engagement measures areincluded in questions about frequency of social interactions and activities, e.g., socializing withfriends and participation in student clubs during high school, importance of college’s reputationfor social activities in selection of college, and expectations for participating in extracurricularactivities in college
arestudying in various degree programs of science, engineering, education, and business. Theenrollment data indicates that the 90% of the students are Hispanic and over 50% of them arefirst-generation of college students. Therefore, a significant number of first-generation collegestudents do not get the academic support from their family members. Table 1 represents theenrollment data based on students’ profiles from fiscal year 2008 to 2011. Therefore, the studentsneed to rely on the teachers and mentors for their success in their college career. Page 25.457.2 Table 1. Enrollment statistics based on students’ profile
AC 2012-5365: A CHARACTERIZATION OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOREFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN COMPUT-ING EDUCATIONDr. Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University Gerald C. Gannod is a professor of computer science and software engineering and Director of the Mobile Learning Center at Miami University. He received M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees in computer science from Michigan State University. Gannod’s research interests include mobile computing, software engineering, enterprise systems, digital humanities, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Gannod received an NSF Career Award in 2002.Miss Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University Kristen M. Bachman is a Computer Science graduate student at Miami
severalfields. For instance, students graduating from technology majors such as computer network andsystem administration, electrical engineering technology (EET), computer engineeringtechnology, and audio production must have at least a basic understanding of moderncommunications principles, since they will be working with electronic/computer systems anddevices in their careers. Traditional undergraduate communication courses have focused onanalog transmission systems, which can be coupled with a fairly simple laboratory component.The emergency of modern technologies to support new services in cellular telephony, Internet,and data networks in general, has changed the focus from analog to digital systems, making datacommunications an essential area of
exposureto the material to solve the problems. Since College Algebra students are at the beginning oftheir mathematical careers, it is not surprising that they lack the mathematical sophisticationneeded to teach themselves the material using only the textbook.The workshop students appeared to avoid the dip in mathematical confidence experienced bythe students in the traditional section. Whereas students in the traditional section agreedsignificantly more with the statements “It scares me to have to take mathematics” and“Mathematics is harder for me than for most persons” at the end of the semester than beginningof the semester, the workshop students had no statistically significant change in their agreementwith these statements. This lends mild
skills and teachstudents during their first year in college how to practice independent problem solving methods.This procedure requires deep thought, time, discussion and risk taking; these are all skillsbeneficial for careers in engineering and computer science. For this reason, peer mentors do nothave solution manuals. The peer mentors act as facilitators who work with students to solve Page 25.188.3problems methodically while encouraging critical thinking, as opposed to supplying answers toquestions. Learning problem solving skills in a group will inevitably raise the confidence levelsof the students early in their college career. These
to around 400 students through laboratories, seminars, short courses anddemonstrations.Support of the University mission The SEI directly helps UPRM’s mission of preparing students to contribute towards asustainable society and also in the never-ending mission of preparing rounded professionals, witha holistic perspective of their careers and their professional responsibility to society. In particularthe SEI is aligned to the following institutional goal “To provide excellent service that willcontribute to the sustainable and balanced development of our society.” The SEI modules as a group address all 9 university’s student learning outcomes, thusproviding a context to deepen general education skills (as seen on Table 1). By
”, “always use a check list and criteria”,“be especially careful about the interaction between the students and the teacher” and “watch outfor clues from when the students may have trouble following the teacher and how you improveupon that”. In answering the question, “do you plan to be a college teacher as a career goal?” in theposttest, 67% of the students said yes! Page 25.1436.8Conclusion and ReflectionThe instructor of the course integrated a peer observation project because students asked formore than one observation of their teaching. Initially one observation by the instructor wasprovided to each student who was teaching; and no observation
andpreparing them for either graduate school or industrial careers.“During the first years of engineering when students are building their engineering skills, it isimportant to provide context and background to some of the sustainability issues surroundingus,” says Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Smitesh Bakrania11. “So, I make a consciousattempt at discussing these issues and some of the challenges that we are currently facing andthose that we will be facing in the near future. This is done through complex discussions, videos,and homework assignments. Using the Wind Turbine Clinic activity, we discuss a potentialsolution where engineers play a critical role in addressing sustainability.”11Rowan University’s College of Engineering exposes
challenge for mostcolleges and universities nationwide. Unlike their Asian and European counterparts, careers inmath and science are not the first choice for the majority of American high school students.According to the report Rising above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America Page 25.1065.2for a Brighter Economic Future, 38% of all South Korean undergraduates receive their degreesin natural science or engineering. In France, the figure is 47%, in China, 50%, and in Singapore,67%. In the United States, the corresponding figure is only 15%4. Cleary, if the U.S. is tomaintain its competitive edge in the global economy, the pipeline of
activities. A few highlights from the Fall 2011 survey in Table 1 showed 80%to 90% of students felt their learning was supported by teaching strategies of team-based problemsolving, discussions, and hands-on activities. Affective factor results from the Personal Impact sectionfound that the percentage of students who agreed was: 1) 65% who felt instructional strategies in thecourse were more motivating than those in other classes; 2) 77% felt material learned will be of valueto them after graduation in career or grad school; 3) 92% felt the course helped them see the relevanceof engineering to real-world needs; and 4) 67% would recommend the course to a friend. Thesestrongly positive changes demonstrate the impact the remodeling materials and
number of competitively selected professors from U.S. and international universities to key elements and the business realities of industry by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths. They will leave the program with an understanding of Boeing's business including its research needs, with an improved understanding of the practical application of technical and business skills and with a network of contacts within Boeing and among their faculty peers that can form the basis of long-term relationships. There have been 149 university participants since the establishment of the program in 1995.”The
allocated to teaching-to-learn sessions based on a recent enrollment of 24students (2 students per team * 2 teams per 50-minute session), although some students requestto deliver a session on their own. Spring 2012 enrollment in ECE 571 is currently at 42 students,which will require an adjustment in the relative amount of time allocated to these experiencesand perhaps the way in which they are administrated.As a side note, the static topics in this course are chosen from a broader listing that takes variousforms depending on the published source. Table 1 contains three listings of subject areas relatedto biomedical engineering that were obtained from the course textbook,2 the biomedicalengineering career guide published by the IEEE Engineering in
feel an obligation to discussdifferent types of academic and career options, particularly as he finds things that he enjoys inhis other classes. His (at least temporary) selection of engineering probably has as much to dowith his older brother (who is finishing his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering).However, my son’s learning style (he is more abstract random than concrete sequential) maymake engineering a difficult field. As his mentor, I need to be mindful that his academicprogress and ultimate career may take him in different directions. This means that these areasshouldn’t be neglected, and as his mentor, I need to have diverse interests. Consistent with thisidea, when his theatre class was discussing Hamlet, we rented and
the success of researchers in academic 2settings . We believe that in an undergraduate level, it is not realistic to expect many of ourstudents to pursue advanced academic careers. Quite to the contrary, it is our conviction that amajority of undergraduate students perceive their undergraduate degrees as intermediary stepstoward a career in the industry. As a consequence, we decided to base the skills our students needto succeed on the requirements of the engineering industry. Valuable skills sought after incandidates for industry jobs are strong communication skills (oral, written, and computer),problem solving and critical thinking skills, an ability to manage and make sense of large amountsof data and information, and an ability to
assistance was given to you 99 (86%) 50 (82%) 11 (10%) 9 (15%) from the School?8. Have you been to career counseling at the 7 106 4 (7%) 55 (90%) University? (6%) (92%)9. Were you provided enough academic support from 82 (71%) 50 (82%) 25 (22%) 9 (15%) professors?10. Were you aware of the workload involved in
- Page 4.230.7engineering in the early 1990s, from which some of them graduated, were in place as a result ofthe pipeline. Students also analyze more recent engineering education reforms such as systemicreform through the Engineering Education Coalitions. By making visible images of educationreform that engineering faculty face, the main goal here is to help students understand disputesand struggles among their professors over education reform while helping students constructalternative pathways into their engineering careers.20th century U.S. Through case-studies in 20th century history of engineering, we show studentsthe origin of a key divide in contemporary engineering, between design and manufacturing. Thisis the best example in the U.S. of
regional entities.It may also decrease the popularity of engineering and science majors and careers among incomingstudents and the pool from which to recruit research assistants.In some cases, such schools are in the shadow of flagship research institutions and are not even"supposed to" be aspiring to be research institutions; this may be reflected in the state fundingformula as well as general public perception. A misconception that high-level laboratory researchand instruction cannot be performed at such schools may develop not only in the region or statebut also in the university administration and faculty. Faculty may begin to feel that it’s not worththe effort. This is particularly prevalent with senior faculty who have attempted research
Session 2260 Quality Assessment in Engineering Education – Indicators of Progress Andrzej Krasniewski, Roman Z. Morawski, Jerzy Woznicki Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology Warsaw University of Technology1. INTRODUCTIONFast political, social and economic changes have significantly affected the functioning ofacademic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. The most essential factors that determine anew environment in which academic institutions operate are substantial budget cuts andunattractive career prospects for university employees.For example, in Poland as a result
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Early Career Faculty Award.Wilson Oswaldo Torres, University of California, Berkeley Wilson Torres is a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in biology from Stanford University as well as a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania. He is interested in increasing access to healthcare through intervention design. Some of his work includes creating smartphone-based skin sensitivity measurements and clothing centered assistive
excerpts.We hypothesize that the focus of the interview excerpts on the question of departmentalbelonging excluded talk of motivations because the question asked whether a student belonged,and most students then explained why they felt that they belonged. The interview did not includeany follow-up questions about why a student had chosen to seek belonging or how much theyhad sought out opportunities to belong, which are questions that would likely elicit moremotivations-oriented responses. Nor were questions focused on students’ paths into computerscience or their potential future careers in computer science, both of which could also draw outtalk of motivations.DiscussionWe note how our diverse sample of students from HSIs of varying types influenced