at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars, and workshops and has developed courses, videos, and software packages during his career. Najafi has more than 300 refereed articles. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, public works, and Renewable Energy.Mr. Jack Cuilla, University of Florida Jack Cuilla is a freshman in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Florida. His academic interests include renewable energy, solar technology, residential power systems, and energy conservation. He is particularly focused on gaining
graduated with a B.S. C.S. from Grambling State University, M.S. C.S. from North Carolina A&T State University and a Ph.D. C.S. from Virginia Tech. Seals conducts research in Human Computer Interaction with an emphasis in visual programming of educational simulations, user interface design & evaluation, and educational gaming technologies. Dr. Seals also works with computing outreach initiatives to improve CS education at all levels by a focused approach to increase the computing pipeline by getting students interested in STEM disciplines and future technology careers. One of these initiatives is the STARS Alliance (starsalliance.org) with programs in K-12 outreach, community service, student leadership and
]. Additionally, accreditation bodies have underscored theimportance of preparing future engineers to tackle issues of prejudice, racism, and discriminationin their professional careers [5], [6]. Despite this increased focus, integrating DEIJ content intoengineering curricula remains a significant pedagogical challenge. This difficulty arises from acomplex array of influences and contextual factors, such as faculty personal beliefs andexperiences about teaching and learning [7], beliefs on student achievement and ability [8],specific job responsibilities and departmental culture [9], and their course- or discipline-specificpriorities and needs [10], [11]. Moreover, perspectives and conceptions of equity greatlyinfluence their teaching practices in STEM
Engineering EducationEngineering students normally learn how to become good problem solvers by the time theygraduate. However, it is not generally clear those students have learned how to assess the validityof their solutions. This is a key skill they need to learn, preferably before entering the workforce.A personal experience demonstrated the importance of this skill. Early in the author’s career inindustry, another young engineer ran a computer analysis and sent the results to a client withoutfirst showing the solution to a more experienced engineer. It turned out the solution did not makesense, but the young engineer did not have enough experience to recognize that. This wasembarrassing for both the young engineer and their company. This is also
; Acquire, apply and strengthen the design methodology and other high-level skill sets in a global context; Establish an international collaborative network; Explore global engineering career opportunities.At Stanford University, a capstone project in mechatronics was designed to involve internationalcollaboration with Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden31. The collaboration project was found topromote: Disciplinary learning skills; General skills, such as teamwork, team management and presentation techniques; Awareness of cultural differences and different educational systems; Self-motivation to meet the challenges internationally.D. Other long-term
projects, or team laboratory assignments to help studentsdevelop skills necessary for their professional careers. Teamwork skills have traditionally beendeveloped by exposing students to team activities without discussion of teamwork techniques. To someextent, this lack of formal instruction does produce results, but a better approach was undertaken at theUniversity of Dayton2 where student teams were instructed on teambuilding and leadership. Manyresearchers have struggled with the difficult task of assessing teamwork and other soft skills involved inmulti-disciplinary PBL teams. Plumb and Sobeck3 put together a framework for developing assessmenttools. They urge instructors to develop a rubric to track performance over time.Teamwork in PBL is
) demonstrated the impact of inclusive educationalprograms in STEM, where a seminar and toolkit provided students and early-career professionalswith a safe space to develop inclusive communication skills while highlighting the structuralbarriers that persist.This study aims to describe and highlight how a seminar focused on JEDI can strengthen theeducation of future sustainability minded engineers. Therefore, this work addresses the followingresearch question: how does a seminar focused on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion withina sustainability engineering program influence students' learning and understanding of JEDIprinciples in sustainability?In this paper, we share a descriptive study of student learning in a JEDI seminar offered within
feel that my teaching career is at a place where I can begin to reflect and Feeling ready to add improve on the past few years. reflection into • Reflection is very important as an educator to improve and learn from teaching practice previous iterations of courses.The CoP met once per month for 3 months to review literature, complete self-assessments, anddiscuss prior experiences. Each session focused on one of the reflection modes: (1) self-reflection, (2) reflection with colleagues, and (3) reflection with or by students, but discussioncrossed over. The group discussed the vulnerability of reflection and established norms for thegroup early on. The group committed to journaling about the experience to document
duringnormal business hours, students can either make an appointment to visit their admission advisoror contact them via email or a phone call.Upon admission to the University, students may contact their lead faculty to assist them inmaking appropriate decisions about their educational or career path. The lead faculty providesstudents the benefit of experience in professional practice and insight gathered from years ofexperience in the industry and/or in higher education. The lead faculty for the Computer Scienceprogram reviews student grades and their plan of study on regular basis to make sure they are Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American
attributes: problem solving,optimism, high tolerance for uncertainties, insightful, creative, and forward thinking. LylesCollege of Engineering at Fresno State, in partnership with the Lyles Center for Innovation andEntrepreneurship, is in the process of incorporating entrepreneurship concepts longitudinally inthe engineering curricula in various forms to enhance student experiential learning. We believeintegrating entrepreneurship in engineering education will help students better prepare forproductive careers as leaders in their profession.We have been exploring different ways of integrating entrepreneurship endeavors in theengineering curricula in order to promote student engagement and well roundedness. Throughworkshops and seminars on product
of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 24advanced educational experiences and exposure to a variety of career options through theirparents, relatives, family friends, teachers, school counselors, college recruiters, older siblings,etc. For the vast majority of students, however, this ideal situation is far from reality. Far toomany high school graduates are inadequately prepared for college. The problem is systemic andthe numbers are staggering. For instance the California Community Colleges Student SuccessTask
reflective of the diverseinternational student enrollment with economic and policy pool of applicants, consisting of 31.2% from Connecticut,influences at a Midwestern U.S. university using the Seasonal 35% from other United States states, and 33.7% international.Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) model. In order to maintain student privacy, all institutional recordsThe study discovered that tuition increases had a relatively were anonymized, or all personally identifiable informationlow impact on international student enrollment, suggesting was deleted. The dataset was also audited for regional bias,that factors such as academic reputation and career prospects and no statistically
such as MIT and Stanford integrate these modelsinto STEM curricula, fostering real-world application and skill development [19].A study by the National Academies of Sciences found that PBL students score 10–20% higher onproblem-solving assessments than those in traditional courses. Additionally, PBL promotesessential soft skills such as teamwork and leadership. As a result, IBL and PBL have becomecornerstones of modern education, equipping students with the skills needed for success in anincreasingly complex and interconnected world. By structuring curricula around inquiry andproblem-solving, educators can equip students with technical expertise and collaborative abilitiesnecessary for careers in science, engineering, and business. The graph
engaging in equity-focused curricular and instructional change efforts, as well as theimpact of newly designed courses on students’ and instructors’ experiences and learning. Thiscomprehensive effort will be needed to support refinement of the framework before we engageadditional partners beyond our home institution to further study and refine the framework indifferent institutional and disciplinary contexts.References[1] E. McGee & L. Bentley. The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students ReengineeringTheir STEM Careers toward Justice. American Journal of Education (Vol. 124): 1-36, 2017.[2] R. Hughes, J. Schellinger, B. Billington, B. Britsch, & A. Santiago. A Summary of EffectiveGender Equitable Teaching Practices in Informal STEM
set and the student will thenleading to infinite depth, causing the maximum recursion depth apply such good practice in his/her own programming. Suchto be exceeded. Once they realize this error, they can easily good practice will not only benefit students in this particularcorrect the code. course, it will also benefit their future career. As an example, in Fig. 2, we point out it is better to use len(die1) andB. Practicing New Skills len(die2), instead of using a fixed value 20, for better We can use CFT assignments to show students how to generality and
Diversity-Infused Faculty Professional Development Programs.,” Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice, vol. 23, no. 11, 2023.[12] S. P. Hundley and C. J. Keith, Trends in assessment: Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education. Taylor & Francis, 2023.[13] M. Castañeda-Kessel, I. V. Alarcón, and R. Berke, “Research Development & Early-Career Faculty: Catalysts of Change for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM,” The Journal of Research Administrators, vol. 54, no. 2, p. 105, 2023.[14] S. E. Zappe, T. A. Litzinger, S. Cutler, and I. Esperragoza, “Work-in-Progress: A Faculty Development Response to Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Engineering Curriculum
, planning investigations, and constructing explanations from evidence.Numerous studies have demonstrated that such pedagogies enhance students’ critical thinking,problem-solving, and conceptual understanding [10][11]. Moreover, inquiry-based approachesare a cornerstone of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which emphasize not onlycontent knowledge but also the practices of science and engineering [12]. Research comparinginquiry-based methods with more traditional, teacher-directed approaches indicates that whenstudents tackle authentic, real-world problems, they are more likely to develop the skills neededfor future STEM careers [13].Rural STEM EducationRural schools often confront challenges such as limited resources, geographical
meetings and discussions intwo field sites. The online participant-observations continued through July 2021. In August2021, the research associate left the university and our research team. One of the co-PIs, whowas at the same university as the PI and the AP Lab, was designated to resume the in-personobservations of the AP Lab.Positionality of the participant-observersThe two field sites in our study were observed by two participant-observers (PO1 at MHR andAP Lab, and PO2 at AP Lab). Both PO1 and PO2 shared demographic and experientialcharacteristics that enabled them to fit in as participant-observers. The observers wereresearchers and had extensive knowledge about and practice with the process of scientificinquiry. In their early careers, both
engineering students to make informed academic and career choices in their late adolescence and early adulthood. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Stigma of mental health conditions within engineering culture and its relationto help-seeking attitudes: Insights from the first year of a longitudinal study 1. IntroductionColleges and universities are trying to keep pace with the increasing mental health needs of students.However, it has been documented that students’ attitudes towards seeking help are still a barrier to the useof available resources, and such attitudes vary across student subpopulations, with engineering studentsbeing less likely to seek help for mental health conditions (MHCs) than
change and hope that one day I can encourage young children and teenagers to pursue post-secondary education. I have written two children's books that aim at encouraging young girls to seek a career in the STEM field. I also hope to provide better education and connections to students in third-world countries.Amira Tynise Williams I am an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso where I am earning my Bachelor of Science in Engineering Innovation and Leadership with a concentration and minor in Biomedical Engineering. My studies in Biomedical Engineering are fueled by my love of math and my physical therapy experience after I tore my ACL and meniscus. I was born in San Bernardino, California, but
in Japan and Malaysia and found that greaterethics integration in engineering curriculum correlated more positively to students attitudetowards ethics and their educational objectives for ethics being attained. We observed similaradvantages to having greater ethics exposure in our curriculum.Students found that the access to engineering-related ethics education within the engineeringcurriculum was limited, and the existing philosophy and ethics courses were interesting andexposed them to thought-provoking material. Still, students struggled to relate their philosophyand theology education to their careers in the engineering industry. In our work, we have foundthat dialogue drives expanding of the mind. A lot of the discussion, even on
which you ask a colleague at your internship site about her/his academic preparation, career path, and other questions about the biographical facts of this person. Conclude your video with a short segment in which you talk about how this person’s career path compares to yours or to that of someone else in the US. 7. Write a technical Create a glossary of 35–50 technical words or expressions in yourdescription! language of study that relate to your internship. Then write a detailed 250-word description of a technical process or object that is
industry and job aspirations. Students also gavetheir overall opinions regarding the integration of CSR themes into their coursework. By comparing theviewpoints of professors and students, we identify a new classification of teaching methods and how theyare perceived by students in order to help engineering educators better prepare students to critically reflecton the social responsibility dimensions of their future careers. 1I. Introduction Research has investigated how targeted instruction in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) hasaffected students’ knowledge and opinions about the connection between CSR and engineering
regularly volunteered at Eaton’s Power Systems Experience Center in Warrendale, PA designing electrical demonstrations. In his career thus far, he has contributed to 50+ articles in the general area of electric power engineering (emphasis on electric power conversion) and all of which have been published through the IEEE. Dr. Grainger is a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), and Industrial Electronics Society (IES) and is an annual reviewer of various power electronic conferences and transaction articles. Dr. Grainger is a Senior Member of the IEEE and served as the IEEE Pittsburgh PELS Chapter Chair over the last 3 years for which the section has won numerous awards
technicalwriting/ research methods course offered at Virginia Tech, the author notes that his department’sapproach to successfully preparing graduate students for their graduate student career and futureprofessional career is not common and initially met much resistance from faculty. In general,faculty considered the teaching of writing in the discipline at the graduate level unnecessarysince a writing course is decidedly un-technical and that students typically have had sixteen yearsof writing instruction prior to entering graduate school. Yet, his department could not ignore thatnative English speaking students and ESL students alike were not equipped to conduct researchand communicate that research in writing at what they considered to be graduate
) enay Purzer is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Exploring Connections between Engineering Projects, Student Characteristics, and the Ways Engineering Students
this model in the compressible flowclass with examples, students’ reflections and feedback. Students found this model to bedifferent and more effective than traditional graduate classes and were able to connect,apply, understand and appreciate the relationship between the complex mathematicalequations and the real-life applications. It was also found that creating a portfolio takes moretime and effort when compared to traditional exam based class and the workload might needto be reduced.I. Introduction Preparing graduate students to be successful in all aspects of their career has remained avelleity for many years in academia. Recent study finds that the perceptions of the students in theircompetence in the workforce does not align with
Paper ID #19677Investigating Engineering Students’ Understandings of Social and EthicalResponsibility: Coding Framework and Initial FindingsProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) 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. in Electrical Engineering from