experience.Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts Lowell Dr. Hsien-Yuan Hsu is an Assistant Professor in Research and Evaluation in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Hsu received his PhD in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University and has a background of statistics ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023A Systematic Review of Instruments Used to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Entering Mentoring CurriculumAbstractMentorship has been shown to significantly impact students’ academic careers, research skills,productivity, mental health, and persistence in STEM fields. Recognizing this, many universitiesand research institutions
” of the course. a) Have new team member identify their “Big Rocks” b) Meet as a team to share and revise “Big Rocks”2) Share team values, organization, and processes3) Have new team member shadow classes4) Share material repository a) Course development documentation b) Syllabi, lectures, assignments, exams, activities c) Material from related courses5) Share logistical information a) Learning management site (e.g. Canvas, Blackboard) b) Consistency in grading between instructors, previous rubrics6) Help make connections with industry, guest speakers, university services (e.g., Student Advocacy and Disability Services, Technology Transfer Office, Career Services)7) Facilitate social events with new faculty
that utilize interdisciplinary approaches toward a better understanding of stem cell fate in the context of regenerative biomedical therapies. He is committed to the integration of research and education and has developed courses and programs that relate to entrepreneurship, service learning, and community engagement. He is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an elected Fellow of BMES, and Past-President of the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE). Awards and Honors include NSF-CAREER, Qimonda Professorship, Billingsley Professorship, IBE Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service, and University of Arkansas Honors College Distinguished
world” situations. 2. My civic engagement projects and activities caused me to improve my problem analysis and critical thinking skills 3. Through civic engagement I have improved my ability to work successfully with others. 4. My civic engagement projects and activities have increased my ability to communicate effectively. 5. I feel prepared to perform successfully in a new career because of what I have learned in my civic engagement experiences. 6. I can use experiences and knowledge gained through civic engagement as I apply and interview for jobs. 7. Civic engagement projects and activities help me to understand and appreciate people who are different from me. 8. I am committed to being involved in my community
, ed., Factors in the Underrepresentation of Women in Science and Engineering: A Review of the Literature, Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network (WEPAN) Report, 1994.[7] Harrington, S.M., Barriers to Women in Undergraduate Computer Science: The effects of the Computer Environment on the Success and Continuance of Female Students, 1990, Unpublished dissertation.[8] Seymour, E., “The Loss of Women from Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Undergraduate Majors: An Explanatory Account.,” Science Education 79(4), 1995, 437-473.[9] Cunningham, C., M. Pavone and C. Muller, Factors Influencing Women’s Pursuit of a College Science Major or Science Career: An evaluation of the Women in
participated. It is recommendedthat, at a minimum, PDF versions of completion certificates be provided whenever possible.References [1] Norman, N., Robinson-Bryant, F., & Lin, Y. Examining adjunct faculty needs via adistance pedagogical framework in higher education. Journal of Higher Education Theory andPractice, 20(10), 113-122. 2020. [2] Wynants, Shelli and Dennis Jessica, "Professional Development in an Online Context:Opportunities and Challenges from the Voices of College Faculty," Journal of Educators Online,v15 n1 Jan 2018. [Online]. Available: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1168955.pdf [AccessedApril 10, 2023] [3] McCarthy, A.M. and Garavan, T.N. "360° feedback process: performance,improvement and employee career
of online teaching strategies to ensurestudents receive an education that keeps pace with industry standards.ConclusionThe study emphasizes the need to find a balance between online learning and practical training toensure that students receive a well-rounded education. It highlights the importance ofimplementing innovative teaching strategies and tools to help students acquire the necessaryknowledge and skills for success in their careers. The recommendations provided in this study caninform the development of effective strategies for delivering high-quality engineering educationonline while considering the challenges that students face in online learning environments.Although this study has provided valuable insights into students
Paper ID #39250Unexpected Accomplices: Effective Mentoring between a Black and WhiteWoman Despite Historical Issues of Privilege, Power, and PositionalityDr. Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas Dr. Meagan Ita is a Research Scientist at Arvinas working to develop disease modifying therapies for neu- rodegenerative diseases. Her career passion is to develop novel biotechnologies and therapeutics to better understand human physiology with the goal of equitably extending healthspan, ideally at the intersection of healthcare and STEM education. Meagan has experience as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Engineering Education from The Ohio State
students. Itwill then be taught in Spring 2024 to the remaining ~400 engineering juniors. Feedback will begathered after the pilot and again after the full-scale instruction in order to tweak any issues thatmay remain. In addition to the two goals set out by the faculty at large of having the seniors passthe Engineering Economics portion of their FE and having more cohesive project managementwithin their Capstone teams, it is also the goal of the instructors of the course to have studentsappreciate the lessons of both and see the value in understanding that finances and teamcohesivity are critical factors in the success of engineering projects in their future careers.
M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University. Prior to coming to the College of Engineering in 2000, Dr. Scales was the Director of Instructional and Research Computing at North Carolina A&T where she led a university team to successfully launch their first virtual campus. She began her career working as a computer analyst for the National Security Agency. In 2018, Dr. Scales was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe to the Southern Regional Education Board for a second term. This board works with 16 member states to improve public education, from prekindergarten through post-secondary education. American
. Homero’s goal is to develop engineering education practices that value the capital that tra- ditionally marginalized students bring into the field and to train graduate students and faculty members with the tool to promote effective and inclusive learning environments and mentorship practices. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs Teaching Scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the
and co-moderated a Birds of a Feather session at SIGSCE 2022 virtually entitled: Mentoring a Women in Computing Club: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Dr. Villani presented a paper at ASEE 2022 in Minneapolis, MN entitled: Designed A (Re)Orientation Program for Women Computing Students at a Commuter College and Measuring its Effectiveness. Fall 2023 a paper entitled: An Early Measure of Women-Focused Initiatives in Gender-Imbalanced Computing programs were presented at CCSC Eastern Conference. Dr. Villani has been a Grace Hopper Scholarship reviewer, Dr. Villani was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013. Prior to joining FSC, Dr. Villani had a fifteen-year Computer Consulting Career in the
the data" (p.56). However, engineers are often more familiar with quantitative methods and summarizingtheir findings using numbers [2], which substantially limits the use of qualitative methods.According to Jackson, Drummond, & Camara [3], the goal of qualitative research involves"understanding human beings' richly textured experiences and reflections about thoseexperiences" (p. 22). As engineers have become familiar with qualitative methodologies [1-2],researchers have begun to explore different types of approaches to illuminate the humanexperience. It is clear that different engineers, engineering students, and engineering facultyexperience their education and careers differently, which modern studies have only begun todescribe [4-6
junior/early career faculty members.Quotes emhazise the areas of 1) a way to connect to senior faculty members in theirfields/colleges, 2) Searching and keeping mentors from outside their institutions, and 3)Searching for opportunities to learn obtain information for requirements of Tenure andPromotion. Andres, a Hispanic faculty member, mentions how important mentorship is fordeveloping as a scholar. “I think mentorship is very important. Being able to connect with a network of mentors, they have walked that path and can help them navigate some of the difficulties of the process is extremely important to me that will be absolutely number one.”Andres mentions how giving mentorship and the ability to help mentors is crucial
barriers to conducting engineeringeducation research. We also hope to shed light on specific barriers that academic collaborationsshould be aware of, and ways academia can support industry in conducting engineeringeducation research.Key words: industry involvement, research-to-practice, educational technologyIntroductionSome engineering companies develop products that are used by academia in two ways. In thefirst case, the company’s core product might be an industry tool that is taught to students in orderto build their skills for future engineering careers. In these instances, the company may havetheir own educational division dedicated to providing students and instructors with resources forlearning with or teaching how to use the products. For
Circuit Analysis in an Introduction to Engineering and Technology CourseAbstractThis work describes the introduction of circuit analysis in an introductory engineering coursetaken by first-year community college students. The students are following diverse career pathsmajoring in engineering, engineering technology, as well as students deciding on a major courseof study or pre-college students earning college credit. This one semester course gives a broadintroduction to the field of engineering as well as the engineering design process. Becausestudents come to the course with disparate prior academic experience, this can present achallenge when balancing the accessibility of the topic while at the same time introducing
University. His career experiences include industrial consulting and managing an outreach center. His research interests include Distance education qual ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Introduction In the Fall of 2021, many universities attempted to return to a semblance of normalcyafter a year and a half of COVID restrictions. This seemed an appropriate time to survey distanceeducation students about their experience, and how COVID impacted their decisions about theireducation. An online survey was sent to all currently enrolled distance education students (591students in all) in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology program at East CarolinaUniversity (ECU). In addition to several
the positive results of this implementation, we are planning to redefine some of the otherlaboratory activities to include in their development some gamification concepts that elevate thelevel of engagement of the students with the laboratory activities.The proposed laboratory activity is presented during the fall open house event of the universityto prospective students, they play the capture crosses video game and are motivated to pursue acareer in Engineering.References[1]Tiva™ TM4C123G Development Board (Online)https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/spmu357b/spmu357b.pdf [last access: Feb 27, 2023][2] I. Chiang, R Shinh, E. zhi-feng liu, and A. jun-yen lee, Using game-based learning andinteractive peer assessment to improve career goals and objectives
willing to listen to student’s feedback, and beingresponsive to incorporate the feedback in teaching. Scholars found students can show positivedevelopment when they develop a positive relationship with their instructors [8], and the faculty-studentrelationship is a key relationship related to emotions in teaching and learning in higher education [6].Second, by teaching with empathy, engineering faculty can create an inclusive and supportive learningenvironment, rather than a competitive and stressful one, to encourage students to see engineering as theirfuture career. For so long, engineering has been filtering students through the pipeline by offeringchallenging courses and high stakes grading policies without reflecting on students’ actual
AIChE.Madeline JoAnna Szoo, Northeastern University Madeline Szoo is a 3rd year undergraduate Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry major at Northeastern University. She has been involved in the Connections Chemistry Review program as a supplemental instructor for two years, she is the current President of the Northeastern University Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, and she is involved in undergraduate research in drug-delivery systems for the treatment of various cancers, stem cell differentiation protocols, and disease modeling with microphysiological systems.Dr. Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University During his academic career as a faculty member in engineering and the sciences at institutions
Programs Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Examining the impact of a summer engineering program on academic self- efficacyIntroductionThe economic future of the U.S. will depend on engineers, as they are critical in providingsolutions to the world’s environmental, medical, and technological challenges. However,fulfilling these roles will be challenging due to the lack of early access, STEM inspired educationfor underrepresented students, and the growing lack of interest in STEM careers [1], [2]. Thus, itbecomes immensely important to introduce students to these fields during their elementary andsecondary education, to
the home are only beginning to emerge(e.g., [11], [12]). Very few studies have investigated parent perceptions of children’s emotionalresponses (e.g., feelings of failure, frustration), and reactions to these expressions, in homeenvironments. Far less have investigated frustration or failure and parent responses within out-of-school STEM programs and learning opportunities that may shape their perception or interestin pursuing STEM learning or careers. Because the majority of parent-child time is spent inenvironments like the home, and many parents may act as supports or barriers to teaching andlearning during out-of-school time (OST), parent engagement in learning and reactions toinevitable emotional responses in their children may impact
increasing student interest in STEM careers to meet the increasing demands ofthe STEM workforce, researchers and policy-makers advocated for an integrated approach toSTEM education that led to curricular developments such as the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS) in the United States [1], [2]. The resulting increased demand to improve STEM education around the world has led tonew and varied models of integrated STEM instruction (iSTEM) [3]. Implementation and viewsof integrated STEM differ with regard to which of the STEM disciplines should be the focus,how many of the four STEM disciplines should be present and to what degree they should eachbe emphasized, the main purpose of learning in STEM, whether other non-STEM subjectsshould be
problems we work in class.Other verbal feedback on the value of the laboratory and student enthusiasm on doing theseexperiments from the comfort of their home is encouraging on improving and developing the labto a required level.The Conservation of Energy Lab was a great hands-on experience where I got to implement thefluid mechanics principles I learned in class into a real-life piping system. It was an incredibleexperience to use the equations of fluid motion to accurately predict losses due to frictionthrough the pipes... I was able to translate the technical knowledge gained in the class setting toan applicable setting which will better prepare me for my career in mechanical engineering.Example 2: Using the interactive remote laboratory
Paper ID #37943Core Curriculum Participation of Architecture, Engineering,and Construction ProgramsYilmaz Hatipkarasulu (AssociateProfessor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Core Curriculum Participation of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction ProgramsABSTRACTThe core curriculum is a required part of four-year degree programs in higher education. Thepurpose is to ensure the essential knowledge and skills needed for a successful college, career,community, and life experience and participation. In the United States, each state has a similarlist
given by a representative of the Penn StateElectro Optics CenterResultsResults and findings based on student response and engagement in both courses arediscussed:First Year Seminar ResultsStudent experience was gauged through the use of a focus group administered by a facilitatorfrom the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. The reportfor the focus group stated that students found the tours of labs and hands-on experiences to be ofsignificant value. After the course students were more enlightened on what a degree or career inelectrical engineering can consist of, and how it is related to other fields such as chemistry.Consensus among students was that prior to the course they were unsure what ”optics” meant as
for thejob market [11]. For this reason, education during these years is very important [1, 2]. However, as in otherlevels of their educational careers, due to a lack of motivation students sometimes fail to achieveadequate learning/program outcomes [1].In a study by Smilkstein [5], a group of college students was asked to list the stages of thelearning process. The students developed a six-step process, with the number one step beingmotivation. Motivation was considered to be the necessary foundation on which the other stepsfollow and build [1, 10]. Student motivation translates to the students' willingness to participatein the learning process. But it also concerns the reasons or goals that underlie their involvementor non-involvement in
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceResults and DiscussionData was collected from students who began their capstone course sequence in fall 2021 and fall2022. Figure 2 shows students’ participation rate in these sources of accidental competenciessince they began their college career. Students participated most in student organization, collegeclubs and co-op/internships. About 8% did not participate in any extra-curricular activities. Figure 2: Student participation rate in sources of accidental competenciesFigure 3 shows the distribution of students
include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Catherine Belk I am a doctoral student in the Engineering and Science Education department at Clemson University. I received my B.A. degree in Religion and my B.S. degree in Physics from High Point University in 2012. I received my M.S. degree in Medical Physics from East Carolina University in 2014. I have taught introductory physics lab courses at Clemson University. My primary research focuses embodied cognition, spatial abilities and student gestures.Ethan Hilton (Assistant Professor) Dr
. 3Introduction With rapid changes in technology comes the increased need to integrate newly developedsoftware programs into engineering education. It is critical for students to be exposed to softwarein order to be competitive in the job market and utilize it in their career. Programs, such as RStudio,are implemented in both classrooms and industry settings, and allow for problems to be solvedmore efficiently and reduce the possibility of computational errors. Instructors are facing difficulties in finding the right balance and means of integration whenintroducing these technologies. It is important for instructors to focus on teaching the fundamentaltheories of the course, while using software as a means for efficiency and exposure to