(Why did you join your team?) that are aligned with the protocol questions informed bythe factor categories. Subsequent micro-coding teased apart the broader themes and providedresearchers with discrete data (friends/ peers, team success, type of technology, enhance career,etc.) for analysis.Data for this paper consist primarily of the responses by our student participants. In someinstances, we have included the actual question posed by the interviewer. That text is precededby the letter “I”. Student responses are generally preceded by a member designation assigned tothat participant. Due to the number of participants and because this analysis does not pivotaround questions of sex or race and ethnicity, we do not include student
this project and with their academic careers. It was something I knew, but didn’t know, if that makes any sense. (JJ-IV: 11)Students like Jennifer and Joshua are moving toward fuller participation2 in this engineeringcommunity of practice, and recognize their role in helping newer students feel confident asnovices in the community. Such mentorship is crucial to help more novices feel valued aslegitimate participants.Novice students often feel as if they have nothing to offer the group and no role to play in thecommunity. Without help from more expert participants, their learning will suffer, since they arenot recognized as legitimate participants. Lave and Wegner argue that for newcomers,participation in a community of practice provides
% of women drop out of engineering beforegraduation, many citing lost confidence, the competitive culture, and lack of interest inthe subject material as reasons [3]. As we look at the demands that will be placed onengineers in the upcoming century, traditional engineering methods will retain theirimportance, but engineers will also be faced with emerging problems that are morecomplex, multi-layered, and encompass a large number of disciplines [2]. Traditionallysystems courses are taught towards the end of an undergraduate career, but we proposethat explicitly integrating a “systems perspective” into an introductory course will offer amore honest view of modern engineering as well as significantly aid the student grapplewith the complexities
and curriculum), and organizational development (focus onstructure and process) [10].Faculty in purely teaching institutions (non-research environment) especially thoseteaching in technology-based and career-oriented programs, generally lag behind the paceof technological change in terms of their professional development activities due to theirnon-association with research activities. They face two major challenges: how toincorporate and teach new applications of new technologies in the curriculums they teachand how to maintain their professional currency.Therefore, in summary, the rapid pace of technological change mandates that facultyremain current in their technical areas of specialization as technology leapfrogs and newdomains of
walkways was most responsible for the disaster. Groups of students areassigned to take the role of the engineer, contractor, and other entities and must defend thosepositions. Case studies such as the Hyatt Regency collapse can reinforce the importance ofprofessional licensure by illustrating the responsibilities of the Engineer of Record.It is anticipated that the use of case studies with first-year students will positively impactretention, especially for those who don’t easily relate to engineering as a career, and will alsofacilitate career choices and emphasize the common ground of practice among students invarious engineering disciplines. Student surveys and performance are being recorded todetermine the effects of using case studies with
welldocumented in recent years. Using industry and academic input, ABET, Inc. firstpublished the “a-k” list of skills a decade ago, outlining the skills that undergraduatesshould attain in order to become effective engineers.4 In similar gestures, otherorganizations and publications emphasized communication, business acumen,interdisciplinary teamwork, creativity, life-long learning, and technical problem solving,and other non-technical skills as keys to career success. The National Academy ofEngineering, in The Engineer of 2020, described just such skills that education shouldemphasize, with a focus on the changing nature of engineering work.5 At theprofessional society level, The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)Corporate Membership
successand failure in a simulated environment so they can gain the necessary insights and wisdoms tomature as a SE, and yet not jeopardize the lives of others or compromise their careers. The initialtarget audience of the ExpAcc program is lead program SEs in the acquisition workforce who arerequired to effectively manage complex systems throughout their lifecycle from anacquisition/acquirer viewpoint in a typical program office. The initial focus is on maturing theseleads to prepare them for executive assignments.Computer Game Based EducationAn increasing number of practitioners and researchers are advocating digital games (also referredto simply as video games) as a promising form of instruction which can both engage students andstrengthen skills
22.991.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Krisys: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Recruiting and Outreach ToolIntroductionThe United States has seen declining enrollments in engineering and technology disciplines overthe past five years.1 This trend is of growing concern to engineering professionals and iscontributing to a recognized shortage of talent in the fields of science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM).2 The problem has led many funding agencies to promote STEMprograms in an effort to increase the awareness and value of STEM careers among today’s youthin order to boost recruiting and retention in these fields. As an example, in 2006 the
years of Naval service, Takeshi Jonathan Ei commenced undergraduate studies at Northamp- ton Community College in Bethlehem, Penn. He then transferred to York College of Pennsylvania and graduated with a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering in June 2011. Ei has interests in marine systems and power generation technologies and plans to pursue a postgraduate degree and a career in the field of commercial or military shipbuilding.Mr. Edward Miller Jr., York College of Pennsylvania Edward Miller received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in Aug. 2011 from York College of Pennsylvania. Miller is interested in power systems and renewable energy technologies. He plans to pursue a postgraduate degree, as
). letters, audience analysis; proposal7) Evaluate sustainability (environmental, social, economic, writing) technical) of given designed products. Professional Prep – Resume Skills,8) Identify and describe a variety of professional tracks in Internships, REUs, grad school, etc. engineering and develop a preliminary career plan. Technical Presentation Modules9) Apply a variety of strategies in facilitating a creative team (from slide design to delivery) environment and a healthy team dynamics. Individual and collaborative design10) Examine human interface analysis of given products. process
minor in engineering mechanics from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT. He spent 22 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and is a Flight Test Engineer graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School. Gibbons spent most of his AF career performing flight test on advanced aircraft weapons systems. His interests include thermo-fluid sciences, teaching, experimentation, traveling, SCUBA, and botanical sciences.Mr. Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy Philip Knodel is currently a senior at the U.S. Air Force Academy and will commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force this May. At the Academy, Knodel has studied to earn a B.S. in mechanical engineering for the past four
an Emeritus Professor of civil engineering at the University of North Dakota. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois with an emphasis in geothecnical engineering. During a 39-year career as an educator, he served on the faculties of the University of North Dakota, Ohio Northern University, and the University of Illinois. Phillips has been an active member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, serving as National President in 1994-95. He currently serves NSPE on the Board of Ethical Review, as a member of the Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee, and as Chair of the Council of Fellows Executive Committee. He served a five-year term, including Chair, of the North Dakota Board
from the National Science Foundation. She has been a program director for the Herff College of Engineering’s targeted outreach program, Girls Experiencing Engineering, since its inception in 2004, and also serves as a Program Director for the Transportation Engineering Careers (TREC) program for high school students. Ivey is the Faculty Advisor for the student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers at the university, is part of the ITE Transportation Education Council, and serves as the Past President for the West Tennessee Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Dr. Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis Rachel M. Best holds a B.Sc. (1994) in social psychology and sociology from the
AC 2012-3722: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-STYLED SHORT COURSESFOR A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING LABORA-TORY EXPERIENCEDr. Rick Williams, East Carolina UniversityDr. Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Loren Limberis joined the engineering faculty at ECU in Aug. 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at the College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in
, and review techniques for the development of high quality software. Ackerman has been active in either the ACM or the IEEE throughout his career. He is a Life Member of the IEEE. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of software engineering at Montana Tech of the University of Montana. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Dr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Sushil Acharya, D.Eng., Associate Professor of software engineering, joined Robert Morris University in the spring of 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With U.S. Airways, Acharya was responsible for creating a data warehouse and using
individual performance?And, 3) By learning about one culture in relation to the work of their internship, do students gainthe skills, attitudes and behaviors that are generalizable to other intercultural professionalexperiences?FindingsPre-Internship Survey: The pre-travel survey/focus group session was conducted in the spring of2011 with Group 2 after they completed the spring seminar series. Students felt that they showedabove average or superior growth in the areas of problem solving, team work, interpersonalcommunication, and self-awareness over the course of their education career at SyracuseUniversity. One of the essential ingredients to becoming culturally competent is self-awarenessand the engagement in opportunities to examine one’s own
forthe sake of the institution’s reputation, the desire to protect their most prolific and well-knownscientists, and the fear of being sued by the targets of bullying” 31 . Furthermore, the kind of negativerelationship between PhD student and advisor discussed in Narrative 3 can be a major contributingfactor to a students’ decision to either leave the PhD program or to complete the PhD programbut abandon a faculty career 32 . A 2018 Nature editiorial stated “[we] will never know how manypromising scientific careers around the world have been brought to a premature end because youngresearchers felt they could not continue to work under a bullying senior figure” 33 . Another author of this work had a very similar experience in their previous
advanced coursework of engineering students can be predicted by theiracademic performance in first-year courses [9]. In addition, these courses can help studentsidentify areas of engineering that interest them and guide their career choices [10]. Thus, thesignificance of the first-year engineering courses extends beyond mere academic introduction;they are integral in shaping the future academic journeys of aspiring engineers.Understanding how instructors' pedagogical knowledge affects their classroom practices iscrucial. Pedagogical knowledge includes a wide range of pedagogical strategies to effectivelymanage a classroom and engage students [11]. This includes the use of instructional strategiesthat accommodate diverse student needs, the design
the intersection of multidisciplinary system design optimization and emergent computing approaches including evolutionary computing and machine learning. He has authored over 300 papers and articles and co-authored/edited 4 books on structural and multidisciplinary optimization. A recipient of the AIAA’s Biennial Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award in 2004, Hajela is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, and Aeronautical Society of India.Prof. Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Luca Carlone is the Boeing Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Principal Investigator in the Laboratory for Information &
because they were more efficient at problem-solving. Additionally, to address bothtechnical and personal disagreements, interviewees said they were comfortable speaking openlyin meetings and after incidents occurred, indicating good psychological safety with teammates.We hope to use the results of this work to develop recommendations and best practices forstudent-organized engineering design project teams to provide a welcoming and effective learningenvironment for all students involved.IntroductionEngineering design teams are common in the industry, so students need to have experientialdesign team experiences to learn and develop critical skills needed for their careers. These skillsgo beyond the technical content in core engineering courses and
and clear referencing of each study participant.Regarding gender, the table shows 14% women (P1 and P12) and twelve men (86%). As foryears of experience, these range from 6 to 24 years, with an average of 13.6 years. Thisdiversity in experience provides a rich analysis perspective, including seasoned professionalsand those in the earlier stages of their careers. Finally, the current position of eachinterviewee reveals an interesting mix of roles within the construction sector. Thedesignations of each participant can also be seen in Table 1, ranging from "Technical OfficeManager" to "Project Manager," including "Construction Manager" and "TechnicalInspection Project Lead." Additionally, one interviewee (P14) representing a
potential for improving learningoutcomes for diverse students by helping them connect theoretical concepts with practicalengineering applications [28]. When utilized in introductory level engineering courses, project-based learning has been shown to be beneficial for student performance in subsequentengineering courses [28]. The social component of project-based learning has also beenobserved to be an effective tool in helping students develop and refine soft skills such ascommunication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking that will be very important to theirfuture success in a career [3].Assessment MethodsPre- and Post-Participation SurveysPre- and post-participation surveys were developed by the project’s evaluator based
finding himself, coming to terms with his engineering identity. So, I like to tell people that when I went to Germany, I had no idea what I wanted to do as an engineer. Going through my one year in Germany I walked out of there knowing exactly what I want to do. […] the biggest positive I got of going abroad was figuring out what I want to do as a career in my engineering field […]. It was the research what, like, sparked it. JD, originally reserved and not used to advocating for himself, then developed theconfidence to ask his internship supervisor whether he could work on a project related to hisnewly found area of interest: “At Siemens, I asked my boss, if it was possible for me to do somehardware tests
, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including tDr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela (Angie) Minichiello is a military veteran, licensed mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering.Dr. Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He
. He earned his PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His interests are centered around mentorship, mental health, and retention in STEM students and faculty. Additionally, he helps support the development of new engineering education scholars and researches quality in mixed methods research methodologies.Dr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering education research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering
technologies and environmental changes.Step 4: By having categories, considering the number of respondents per category was beimportant. For instance, all the respondents should not only be from industry – there should bea balance between industry, government, and academia. Based on these numbers, theconsensus building function is equipped to attach confidence levels to the categorymodifications. For example, if the curriculum is for undergraduates with the goal of makingthem prepared for industry and government careers, then perhaps a larger number of industryand government respondents should be emphasized / weighed / required (requested for input).However, if the curriculum is geared towards PhD students, then a larger respondent pool ofacademics
on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER
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