) and culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP). Currently, K-12schooling in the U.S. lacks exposure to the appreciation and knowledge surrounding thecreativity, rewarding work, and positive learning outcomes associated with STEM related careers[1]. This lack of exposure especially limits females and people of color, both of whom arealready underrepresented in STEM fields [2], [3]. As such, while the need for improving thesuccess rates in STEM coursework is pertinent across all racial and ethnic backgrounds, it isespecially critical to address the needs of students from underrepresented and historicallymarginalized populations that are disproportionately less likely to pursue and persist throughSTEM-related degree programs [4]. Any reform
programs in the US within undergraduate institutions. As previously noted,programs included for analysis include ABET accredited EnvE and CivE programs whileexcluding others that may incidentally place students in EnvE careers such as GeneralEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering. The record presented here canbe used by academic intuitions to identify peer programs for individual program benchmarkingefforts. Further, prospective faculty may find such a list illuminating as much publicity is givento research-focused faculty positions in engineering graduate schools while less uniform data isavailable for teaching-focused faculty options. Finally, students who wish to pursueenvironmental engineering at a PUI due to the
education spans a variety of fields, including electronic hardware, software,and signals and systems. Therefore, the diverse learning outcomes of an undergraduate educationin ECE lay a strong foundational base that enables students to pursue lucrative careers intechnology in a variety of technical disciplines where there still exists a gap between the numberof engineering graduates and the increasing demand for talent by the growing technologyindustry [1] – [3].There have been significant efforts to improve undergraduate ECE education using holistic aswell as specialized approaches. The Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartments (RED) grant by the National Science Foundation has supported efforts introducingsystem-wide curricular
Paper ID #33250Resilience in the Home Office Through a Scaled-down MicrogridMs. Tessa Veurink, University of Pittsburgh Tessa Veurink graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electric Power. Her interests include renewable energy, sustainability, and electric power.Mr. Bradley G. Fox, University of Pittsburgh Bradley Fox is an electrical engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh. He is interested in power electronics and enjoys learning about a variety of other disciplines as well. He plans to start his career in industry in 2021 and grow as a
Paper ID #33385Teaching an Immersive Experiential Introductory Biomedical EngineeringCourse in the Land of Covid (AKA: An Old Dog Has to Learn New Tricks)Dr. Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University IEEE Life Fellow, AIMBE Founding Fellow, U.N.E.S.C.O. Academician. Director, Center for Rehabilita- tion Engineering, Science, and Technology (CREST), and Shulman Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (Retired) Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, SUNY Upstate Medical
. IntroductionMono-disciplinary solutions are falling short as we face complex issues (e.g. climate change,housing shortages, medical crises) in a globalized world where individuals with diverseexperiences and training work beyond disciplinary categories, often leading to expandedperspectives on daunting problems with socio-technical concerns [1]. As undergraduate studentsprepare for careers that will involve solving complex problems requiring input fromheterogeneous domains, they need practice working in interdisciplinary teams. However,students and instructors face challenges in these settings. Within undergraduate curricula, suchlearning objectives are often measured as individual outcomes in courses but accomplishedthrough teamwork. In these scenarios
in contexts in which they are expected to workwith others and devise solutions to complex problems relevant to the social community anddiffering fields [9]. This encourages students to develop abilities for effective communicationand teamwork, as well as applying ethical and social responsibility to their learning throughpractical applications. Lastly, networking competencies focus on broadening a student’s learningenvironment through multidisciplinary, multicultural, and international learning connections [9].The authors of this paper realize the importance of innovation pedagogy and believe thateducational models need to adapt and educate students to be innovative, self-driven learners tobetter prepare them for careers in an ever-changing
Paper ID #34586Learning Through Doing: Preservice Elementary Teacher Reflections on theEngineering Design Process (Fundamental)Dr. Matthew Perkins Coppola, Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Perkins Coppola is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the School of Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne. His research agenda centers on elementary and secondary preservice teacher preparation. While a lecturer at Towson University in 2014, he was inspired to research engineering design pedagogy in elementary schools after attending a talk by Dr. Pamela Lottero-Perdue. He began his career as a high school physics teacher
bilingual students. She has also contributed to the training and development of faculty in developing and evaluating various engineering curriculum and courses at UPRM, applying the outcome-based educational framework. She has also incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees.Edward
in shifting student bias towards inclusion in the three interventions. The mostpromising approach is student-led, where senior students worked to change the student culturedirectly.Introduction and BackgroundImproving diversity in STEM fields is an important goal and has been widely studied. It is well-known that students and professionals in STEM careers in the USA do not reflect the generalpopulation of the country [1]. For example, white men make up 31.6% of the general populationwhile they make up 51% of scientists and engineers. Black men make up 6% of the populationand 3% of the STEM workforce. The percentage of non-white and non-Asian people in the USAis 31.3% while the percentage of this sub-population working in STEM is just 12%. In
(computerassisted design) allows engineers (and students) to build and test virtual prototypes beforecommitting resources to physical prototypes (e.g., Klahr, Triona, & Williams, 2007). As K-12education seeks to provide the foundation for a generation of students who can pursue careers inengineering if they desire, students need to become familiar with and confident engaging not justin science and engineering practices but also to use physical and digital tools that facilitatesuccessful problem solving (Wang et al., 2011). A previous review of the literature identified keydigital technologies that teachers should incorporate and/or students should learn to use as part ofauthentic engineering opportunities (see Maeng & Gonczi, 2020). These include
. [45]–[48]Engineering is Advances in knowledge are so rapid that even the [2], [3], [24],constantly evolving. fundamentals of engineering are no longer fixed. [41], [45]–[48] Engineers need to continue learning throughout their careers to keep up with changes in technologies and the contexts in which they are used.Engineering is about Engineers solve complex problems by synthesizing [2], [3], [9],synthesizing and information and approaches from STEM and non- [24], [41]–[49]integrating knowledge. STEM disciplines.Engineering makes the The goal of making the world better for all people [2], [3], [41],world a better
Paper ID #34563 Soheil Fatehiboroujeni received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Merced in 2018. As a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Soheil is working in the Active Learning Initiative to promote student learning and the use of computational tools such as Matlab and ANSYS in the context of fluid mechanics and heat transfer.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic
%; IPEC switchers = 60%) ranked in the top 20% oftheir graduating class. However, these differing percentages for the groups clearly showdiscrepancy between the two IPEC groups: the IPEC switchers did not achieve academically as did Page 4.68.4their persisting counterparts.Understandably, based on their families’ level of education, students in all three groups indicatedthat they intend to pursue graduate degrees (comparison = 67%; IPEC persisters = 78%; IPECswitchers = 88%). It appears as though IPEC students in general have higher career aspirationsthan the comparison group, and the IPEC switchers have the highest expectations of all
have embarked(since the inception of project (January of 2006)) in an aggressive marketing campaign to informUCF STEM applicants and their parents of the benefits in participating at the EXCEL program atUCF (e.g., guaranteed housing, block scheduling, exposure to the applications of Calculus fromearly on in their college careers, tutoring and personalized attention at the EXCEL Center,amongst others). The details of the EXCEL marketing strategies to recruit students are discussedin later sections of this paper. In summary, EXCEL has received in 1142 applications (06, 07 and08) and has recruited 565 students into the program.To achieve the second objective, the EXCEL faculty have designed a carefully thought out setof educational activities
................................................................ 3 (12.5%) 15 (62.5%) 6 (25.0%) 0 (0.0%) Interpersonal challenges................................ 6 (25.0%) 15 (62.5%) 2 (8.3%) 1 (4.2%) Career/lifestyle challenges ................................ 10 (41.7%) 12 (50.0%) 2 (8.3%) 0 (0.0%) Other (please specify): (1) patience, (1) 2 (8.3%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 22 (91.7%) study habits ................................................................The Peer Mentors also reported their perceived level of positive influence on students theymentored (see Table 10). Overall, most of the mentors believed they positively influenced theirstudents “some” or “a great deal” with “personal challenges” (92%), “intellectual
. Sometime during the mid- to late 1940’s the directorship ofthe tunnel transferred to James Dwinnell, a 1939 graduate of the department who had joined thefaculty in 1941, and who later went on to a distinguished career at Boeing.Kirsten, the Professor By the late 1930’s and early 1940’s Professor Fred Kirsten was known for his strongviews on education. On May 26, 1936 the school paper reported on Kirsten’s “Guess your gradeand take no exams” policy. The “student choice” grading system started in the fall of 1935 andworked by allowing students to guess their grade to opt out of the grueling three-hour final exam.If their own estimates agreed with Kirsten, they did not have to take the final. “So far”, Kristensaid, “I have agreed with one
definitive and enforceable language in Criterion IV.C.3.j whichstated: An understanding of ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations in engineering practice is essential for a successful engineering career. Course work may be provided for this purpose, but as a minimum it should be the responsibility of the engineering faculty to infuse professional concepts into all engineering course work.24Five engineering programs voluntarily went through accreditation review using the EC 2000criteria during the 1996-97 and 1997-98 academic years.15 Another 104 programs were evaluatedusing the EC 2000 criteria during the transition years between the 1998-1999 and the 2000-2001academic years.15 At present, all ABET
students seethemselves as engineers by graduation. Recent programs include opportunities for students toexplore the different engineering areas. These start to address the Curriculum of Identity. Theynot only challenge students to determine how engineering complements their own personalinterests, they try to excite and support students so they enter their careers as confident,contributing engineers.Service learning and social action activities can also develop the Curriculum of Identity if theparticulars of the action arise from the students’ choices. It is imperative that the activity’sdesign, action plan development, implementation, and execution is entirely motivated by thestudents. Some schools are able to support students who are free to
recognitions include the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the 2011 Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics, the 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award, the 2012 IBM Faculty Award, an 2016 R&D100 Award, the OSA’s 2017 Adolph Lomb Medal , and the 2017 ACS Photonics Young Investigator Award.Mrs. Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Technical Communication Instruction for Graduate Students: The Communication Lab vs. a CourseAbstractCommunication skills are critical to engineers’ success in both academia and industry. Neverthe-less, a variety of factors keep engineering students from
share expertise with mem- bers of the community. She assists faculty with Broader Impacts strategy development for proposals, advises students who are interested in K-12 careers, and is responsible for the processes that support CMU’s policy for the protection of children. Judith served as an Adjunct Instructor of science education at Chatham University, a consultant to Pittsburgh Public Schools, and a project coordinator for science programs developed by the University of Hawaii CRDG. She has taught learners from age 3 to 93. She earned a BS in Psychology at Carnegie Mellon, an MAT from the University of Pittsburgh, and an EdD from the University of Pennsylvania.Prof. Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University
Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education.Dr. Debra May Friedrichsen , Dr. Debra Friedrichsen has an M.BA, an M.S, Ph.D. and several years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which she holds a patent. She has engineering education research focused on 1) feedback and 2) the propagation of educational innovations.Mr. Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell Phil Weilerstein is the President and CEO of VentureWell (formerly NCIIA). Phil began his career as an entrepreneur as a student at the University of Massachusetts. He and a team including his advisor launched a startup biotech company which ultimately went public. This experience, coupled with a
and/or in- crease energy saving behaviors. Dr. Lang’s current research interests focus on identifying, assessing, and developing key skills, knowledge, attitudes, and other intrinsic and extrinsic factors required for engineers to effectively lead others, particularly other engineers and across cultures.Dr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal
design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 All Games Are Not Created Equally: Differences in How Games Contribute to Learning in EngineeringAbstractReviews of game-based learning literature treat games as a unified
Paper ID #21233But How Do You Feel?Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and fulfilling customer-facing career, Mr