engineering and construction industry lags behind other professions in theirdiversity, equity, and inclusion of women and racial-ethnic minorities [11], [12]. Researchindicates a significant factor deterring underrepresented minorities from pursuing construction-related careers is the lack of a sense of belonging. An individual’s perceived sense of belongingwithin a particular space can be influenced by the physical materials or “artifacts” within theenvironment. A study by Burgoon, et al. [11] suggest artifacts (e.g., art, signage, photographs)with exclusionary nonverbal messaging about “who is valued and who belongs” within aconstruction school may decrease students’ sense of "fitting in,” and reduce retention of womenand racial-ethnic students in
. Engineering practice for me became as much about interaction withthose individuals and collaborators as the technology itself. Leydens and Lucena present aframework in their book Engineering Justice [5] that establishes methods for integrating criteriain courses such that the human factors rampant in engineering practice are present in engineeringeducation. This was the missing link for me when I was a student preparing to apply forinternships, jobs, and try to formulate an idea in my mind concerning how a career inengineering might materialize and be fulfilling.Research approach and rationaleThe focus of the field observations in this study was the creation of knowledge through themutual understanding of the instructional faculty and students within
education framework [39]. In this project-based learning, the student's competencies and skills were significantly enhanced, which wasthought to benefit them in their future careers. Furthermore, a study about biomimicry, aninterdisciplinary design thinking approach that answers engineering issues by takinginspiration from nature, explored the understanding and perceptions of biomimicry amongundergraduate and high school students from different countries [40]. The findings revealedthat students had limited knowledge of its applications in engineering and required moreassistance in developing their ideas into prototypes using a top-down approach, also referredto as problem-driven method or indirect biomimicry that involves using biological systems
, and effective learning approaches in engineering and the development of an interest in STEM topics in K-12 students.Brock Barry Dr. Brock E. Barry is the Director of Civil Engineering and Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point where he has been part of the faculty since 2009. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10 years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects
key scopes: service-related knowledge, strength relatedknowledge, detailing knowledge, code/standard knowledge, and materials knowledge. Only three coretopics were offered above 75%. They were: ultimate flexure, ultimate shear and elastic stresses. These threetopics are key to understanding this type of structural system and thus must be included in a course. In addition to seeing the topic breakdown (Figure 1), approximately 10-15 industry experts thatregularly attend the Penn State University Career Fair were asked what topics should be covered from anindustry perspective. Common reoccurring trends in these informal discussions included: Load balancing and equivalent stresses due to their usefulness in conjunction with their
membrane, nucleus,vacuoles, and cytoplasm. The students were also taught choreography for a poem about cells,Mabie, McGill, Huerta ASEE 2023then how to program a virtual character to dance the choreography that they learned. Findingsrevealed that students’ CT skills increased significantly between the pre- and post-test andstudents were engaged in and enjoyed the learning process.Playton et al. conducted a case study focused on whether increasing student exposure to STEMintegrated with CS (STEM+C) positively impacts their attitudes, interests, engagement, andknowledge of CS careers [41]. Rural fourth graders (n=34) were given 18 contact hours over ayear with three inquiry-based STEM
instruction -- as a facilitator of learning first day of class. as opposed to an authority figure Content This section contains strategies for ❏ Have a diverse set of readings and guest embedding inclusive teaching principles speakers representing varied demographic into the content of the course. These perspectives (gender, race, ethnicity, career path, strategies are aimed at enabling all academic path.) students to feel engaged with the content
Paper ID #40409Agrivoltaics: A Team-Based Analysis of Solar Energy and AgriculturalModelingDylan Marcus Tobey, University of Pittsburgh Dylan Tobey is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Mechanical Engineering, with interests in sustainability and economics.Dr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Tony Kerzmann’s higher education background began with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Duquesne University, as well as a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, Dr. Kerzmann began his career as an assistant professor of
involveintense identity exploration and a period of planning for the transition to a career and adulthood[1]. When coupled with the demands of rigorous academic coursework and requirements, thisperiod of development can present significant psychological challenges. Indeed, mental healthconcerns have been increasing on college campuses, as students report more symptoms of stress,depression, and anxiety [2], [3]. This is concerning given the evidence of the link betweenmental health during college and students’ academic achievement, retention, work-ethic, andsocial well-being [1], [4]. Perhaps more alarming is the fact that suicide is the second-leadingcause of death on college campuses [1], [5].Seeking help from mental health professionals is one way
Ruby[13] are not addressed, as the projects have neither been completed, nor have they publiclyreported on the research outcomes. Future research should evaluate what worked and hadmeasurable effects on student educational outcomes and what did not work and how the contextinformed the results.Conclusion The primary goal of these programs from the onset was to make early computingeducation accessible to kids all across the nation in order to promote further CS learningthroughout student’s educational careers. The expectation for many of these RPP programs wasthat they could potentially serve as first contact initiatives for kids in rural and urban areas wherequality CS education is less accessible from a younger age, but that did not
same authors and others describethe importance of connecting with industry partners to align disciplines and industry to oneanother. However, it was found that both needs could be addressed by connecting to industrypartners more fruitfully. Specifically, both stakeholders can provide to each other’s needs in theform of funding, training, and provision of career pathways to students. Having described the broadscope of engineering education as it relates to NDM teaching and learning, I now move to a morein-depth discussion of ideas.6. Discussion of ThemesIn this section, I wish to take a step forward and dig deeper into the themes of the many works Iread and reviewed. Specifically, I hope to target the issues I have found out about NDM
is to bean expert in this area, rather than letting novices construct this knowledge independently. Byhelping students develop in real-time the tacit knowledge necessary to succeed in a skill, career,or position, an expert can cultivate the proper behaviors and skills. A trade-off withapprenticeship models is their commitment to a long-term relationship between the novice andexpert, rather than the shorter-term learning models described above.Course OverviewThe Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) facility at Rice University hosts courses aspart of the first credentialled engineering design minor in the United States. One of the requiredcourses in the minor is ENGI 210: Prototyping and Fabrication. This course introduces studentsto a
assignment would need to be amenable to social distancing, adaptableto a return to remote learning, while also being valuable for students learning and skill building.Moreover, the project should fulfill various course learning outcomes, including training studentsto thrive in 21st century careers that require ample digital collaboration.The InspirationThe course project was inspired by Wired Magazine’s video series called “5 Levels” [27]. Thetwelve episode series invites experts in a wide range of areas – from laser physics to musicalharmonies to sleep science – to explain an advanced topic to five audiences (a child, teenager,undergraduate, graduate student, and colleague). The videos include sequential discussions withan individual from each
of the topics. How well the instructor 6.67 7 7 6.47 7 7 6.64 7 7 promoted and meaningful learning experience. The positive attributes of AE 401 in the SRTE comments remained the ability to watch theshort segmented videos ahead of time and review the examples as often as needed with voice over.Students also commended the course organization (notes, topic flow, and Canvas website) in theirability to navigate it. While it was busy at times, the project put the context of the class intoperspective and connected students to content they are likely to see in their careers. In terms ofimprovements, one piece of advice was to keep writing out the variable form of the equationsbefore doing
multiple STEM disciplines. She enjoys observing the intellectual and professional growth in students as they prepare for engineering careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Home-Based Cantilever Beam Experiment for Civil Engineering Undergraduate StudentsAbstractThere is a growing concern in engineering fields during the ongoing pandemic regarding howstudents will be able to achieve one of the major learning outcomes: an ability to conductappropriate experimentation (away from campus), analyze, interpret data, and useengineering/scientific judgement to draw conclusions. Experimental Centric Pedagogy (ECP) hasbeen shown to
NUStage, Northeastern’s student-run musical theater organization.Ms. Alexis Pathwick-Paszyc, Northeastern University Alexis is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in bioengineering at Northeastern University. This is her first year working with the Connections Chemistry Review Program. Additionally, she is working as a COE Undergraduate Program Assistant. She previously worked as a co-op student for the College of Engineering as the COE Undergraduate Upper-class Tutoring Coordinator and Supervisor.Dr. Paul DiMilla, Northeastern University During his academic career as a faculty member in engineering and the sciences at Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity, Olin College, and Northeastern University, Paul A. DiMilla has
ofreal-world experience as a factor in the ENGINE student experience is not surprising. Similarly,given the generally important role that faculty and teaching assistants (TAs) play in studentlearning as well as the importance of grades to undergraduates, the emergence of instructionalsupport and assessment as factors in the capstone design experience is also justified. Andfinally, the fourth factor, task value serves as an indication of students' motivation to participatein the ENGINE capstone experience. Task value draws from expectancy-value theory and hasbeen demonstrated to be a distinct contributor to academic engagement and effort [26, 27] aswell as educational and career aspirations [28].RQ2: Was there a difference in student perceptions
societies [18], and industry sectors [19]. Collaborations from thesestakeholders support the translation of novel DDS from laboratory or “benchtop” research through commercialization, clinical trials and regulatory bodies and onto the patient, or “bedside” [20]. As a multidisciplinary field, researchers have contributed to engineering curriculum by developing drug delivery courses to engage engineering students with varied interest in medicine and the desire to pursue biomedical careers in pharmaceutical industries, research intensive institutions, and medical schools [21]. Historically, students enter this course with prior knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals, and are instructed by bioengineering and chemical engineering
Assistant Pro- fessor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, Beaver, She has previously served as an assistant professor and program director, or psychologist and international student services and career coordinator at universities. She has had presentations in teaching and learning, prevention, and multicultural coun- seling and teaching. Clinically, she has provided individual, group, career, and couples therapy to clients age ranging from 3 to 74 at counseling centers, community mental health agencies, and group and private practices.Kris McLain, Pennsylvania State University Kris McLain is a dual-title PhD candidate in Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research lies at the
leadership development, performance management, competency development and people analytics. She integrates her research in Engineering Education with prior background in Human Resource Management and Engineering to understand better ways to develop STEM workforce both in universities and companies.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S
Washington State University (2013-2014) and George Mason University (2014-2017). Throughout his career, his primary responsibility as a faculty member has been teaching students, for which he aspires to provide them with a quality and enjoyable experience.Dr. William A. Kitch, Angelo State University Dr. Kitch is Professor and Chair of the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. Before starting his academic career he spent 24 years as a practicing engineer in both the public and private sector. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, California and Texas American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Make
, George had a distinguished 31-year career at Ford Motor Company, where he held numerous positions as Chief Engineer of multiple vehicle lines (Expedi- tion/Navigator, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car, and Ranger), several engineering leadership positions in automotive interiors and exteriors, and possesses operational experience in product design, manufacturing, and business & technology strategy. George has also been a very active mentor and coach, both in industry (serving on multiple personnel development committees and special projects to enhance organizational competency) and in academia (serving as the Ford Executive Champion for University of Michigan Student Teams, and Ford lead re- cruiter for
—creating space for both declared and undeclaredcomputer science majors and minors. This is important for early computing undergraduates whomay need to see computing in a less depoliticized context that is clearly connected to the socialjustice to persist in the field. From an institutional and curricular standpoint, an electivedesignation reduces any illusory competition with other subject areas of computing. While late-career academics may have the authority among their department peers to bring such a courseinto the core, the elective designation supports early career academics who may not be supportedto make such a proposition. Thus, the elective designation settles for not exclusion from “core”computing curricular knowledge to be more
collaboration was extended to include peer observations from contentspecific teachers outside their campus using a non-directive approach to observations [25].AMP! focuses on in-service 8th and 9th grade teachers while the goal of having them inspire,motivate, and encourage students. The impact of training teachers is amplified, as one teacherover a ten-year career can interact with thousands of students. Excellent teachers have studentswho perform better on tests, are more likely to attend college, enter jobs with higher salaries, aswell as have fewer social problems [26,27]. Among the multitude of school factors, teacherquality is the most influential in student outcomes extending beyond their academic years[28,29]. Yet, despite their vital
STEM persistence for underrepresented minority students attending predominantly white institutions. Journal of Career Development, (2023), 50(1), 87-103.[12] D. Chakraverty, A cultural impostor? Native American experiences of impostor phenomenon in STEM. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 2022, 21(1), ar15.[13] E. O. McGee, P. K. Botchway, D. E. Naphan-Kingery, A. J. Brockman, S. Houston, & D. T. White, Racism camouflaged as impostorism and the impact on Black STEM doctoral students. Race Ethnicity and Education, (2022), 25(4), 487-507.[14] J. L. Mondisa, J. Millunchick, C. Davis & D. Koch, The University of Michigan's M-STEM academies program: Examining the social community of future engineers. In 2016 IEEE Frontiers in
theirresponses to each of the questions below. Each response has been included in exactly the formthat each panelist provided, and then all responses are summarized for each question.Question #1 – For what reasons are you an ally or advocate for women in engineering-relatedfields?Panelist #1: For anyone who is underrepresented in their chosen career, it is very hard toovercome imposter syndrome and to advocate for oneself within existing and perceived powerand privilege structures. It has been shown that until there is a critical mass of thoseunderrepresented (around 1/3), these issues exist. This means that for women to not only advancein engineering (and ultimately achieve critical mass), they need allies and advocates to help themnavigate the
success and well-being of other STEM students. She is currently working on other researches that would help understand the decision-making, and thinking processes of STEM students. Mercy has had the opportunity to work with great minded STEM scholars and researchers in the course of her career and has been exposed to real life experiences that have shaped her perspective on the relevance of STEM professions. Mercy is currently mentored by Dr. Andre Ofori-Boadu who has tremendous achievements in the STEM profession as a resourceful scholar and a researcher. Mercy has a learnt a lot from Dr. Andrea in the little time she has worked with her and still hopes to learn some more. Mercy is determined to find out possible ways
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—also influences the course of human action. Those of low self-efficacy are easilyconvinced of the futility of effort when they come up against institutional impediments, whereasthose of high self-efficacy figure out ways to surmount them.” These mechanisms can be used inthe classroom when designing student projects/activities; and due to the broad-reaching benefitsof increased self-efficacy, providing students early in their university careers with experienceswhich target its development has been a priority of the authors for over a decade.The remote teaching environment poses several challenges in implementing these mechanisms,however. A key element of a mastery experience is that it must be challenging, wherecompleting the task successfully