STEM 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Post Pre Figure 7 2024 Summer Program Pre- and Post-camp Career SurveyWhile participants reflect on their interest in pursuing a career in engineering, what is morerelevant is their engineering self-efficacy [10]. Participants often believe they can pursue a careerin engineering or STEM more than they did before attending the summer camp. Participantswere surveyed about their belief in their abilities to attain a career in engineering or STEM. Weexamine participant response in a pre-participation and post-participation
measurable parameters and detailed technical constraints. After using CAPCHAT, the updated requirements included specific tolerances, power consumption limits, and environmental stability ranges, providing a more robust and professional framework for their designs. Marketing requirements also evolved to reflect a clearer understanding of scalability, non-intrusive installation, and adaptability to varying environmental conditions. These enhancements demonstrate CAPCHAT’s effectiveness in refining student work and guiding them toward higher-quality deliverables. Figure 1: Student Survey ResultsFigure 1a: General usage of CAPCHAT. Figure 1b
crucial role in the sustainability of UIC. If either party is dissatisfiedwith the results of the collaboration, it can diminish their enthusiasm and potentially lead tothe termination of the partnership. In teaching-focused UIC, a key output is whethergraduates meet the needs of enterprises. This importance was highlighted in one of the interviews: “The lack of motivation among enterprises stems from the fact that the talent trained by universities or their research outcomes often fail to meet industry needs. To address this issue at its root,we need to reflect on whether there is any misalignment in the objectives of talent training in universities, especially for engineering degrees. If we train students well and ensure
and by leveraging aconstructivist theory framework, students are able to shape their own learning and gain confidencein their creativity, problem-solving skills, and engineering design abilities.Trainers also received benefits from participating in Ignite. As one senior undergraduate Trainerin the 2021-2022 Ignite program majoring in biomedical engineering shared, “[Ignite] hasreinforced the importance of biomedical engineering to me personally and also shown me just howmuch variety there is in biomedical engineering.” This reflects how even senior undergraduatestudents with multiple years of experience of BME coursework have been able to solidify theirinterests across BME by participating in curricula development as well as serving as
education and career phases.All 38 HEEE invitees were asked to complete the pre-event survey, and we received 24responses, reflecting a response rate of about 63%. Given the nature of the event and invitationlist, all participants had some level of interest or experience related to promoting or studyingengineering ethics in university or workplace settings. Of the 24 respondents, 14 were mainlyaffiliated with academic institutions, including faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students.Another seven were employed in or recently retired from the private sector, and two heldpositions in the public sector. Disciplinary backgrounds and affiliations ranged widely amongthis group, including individuals with engineering and non-engineering degrees
expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theofficial policy or position of USMA, the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, orthe U.S. Government. Reference to any commercial product, process, or service by trade name,trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, neither constitutes nor implies endorsement,recommendation, or favor. 12[a] [b] [c] Figure 7: [a] Dr. Klosky sharing his excitement for the exercise as Cadets diligently solve the problems in the “classatory”; [b
sizes.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE-IUSE-2116226. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References [1] Autodesk Inc., “The Essentials of IoT for Modern Engineers,” https://www.autodesk.com/industry/manufacturing/resources/mechanical-engineer/iot- internet-of-things-essentials-for-engineers, 2016. [2] W. Mahmoud and N. Zhang, “Disrputive technologies: An educational prespective.” 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington DC. [3] A. Huderson, E. Peiffer, S. Shamsi, F. Plazaand, and E. Collins
, frame rate, distortion, and providing only planar data capture. However, it had thebenefit of being portable, familiar to use, and readily available. The video captured was analyzedusing open-source software1 to extract information about the position or orientation of objectsvia optical tracking. Variation two used a precision motion capture system consisting of eightVicon Vero 2.2 cameras and reflective markers for position tracking with a mean error of 0.017mm, as per the manufacturer2. The tracking data captured by this system was provided tostudents as a set of position coordinates and orientation of the rigid body or rigid bodies for laterprocessing. The benefits of using the Vicon system were that it provided high-precision data withfewer
that the rising anti-DEI sentiment and recent executive orders and legislation bring additional obstacles not addressed in this study. Acknowledgement This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2121950. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] D. J. Nelson, “Diversity of science and engineering faculty at research universities,” in Diversity in the Scientific Community Volume 1: Quantifying Diversity and Formulating Success, ACS Publications, 2017, pp. 15–86.[2] O. M. Longe and K. Ouahada, “A Literature Review
(CCDC) exemplifies this methodology,employing multidisciplinary strategies to bridge the gap between technical expertise andcommunity engagement. Its emphasis on green infrastructure, such as living shorelines, raingardens, and restored wetlands, reflects a growing recognition of nature-based solutions assustainable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional gray infrastructure (Bowes et al., 2019;Karegar et al., 2016).2.2 Coastal Community Design Collaborative (CCDC)Our academic program, the CCDC has developed and followed a program focused on identifyingand developing design solutions based on suites of flooding interventions for urbanneighborhoods to increase resilience in the face of escalating flooding. The program has beendeveloped as a
ecosystem model presents a holistic perspective,viewing education as an interconnected system where multiple factors influence student success.Instead of assuming a fixed route, the ecosystem model accounts for both bottom-up and top-downinteractions that shape student experiences. Bottom-up interactions reflect students’ choices,engagement with their institutions, and interactions within their networks. Top-down interactionsinclude institutional structures and policies, both formal and informal, that influence studentmigration, retention, and overall experiences [10, 11].By situating students within an ecosystem, this approach helps institutions identify patterns ofstudent progression, better understand the diverse experiences of non-traditional
outreach, and program planning. Over the years, she has worked hard to be recognized as a leader in excellence and impact in a rural setting. Mrs. Perkins-McClellan serves as the Co-Director of the Ohio Code Scholar program, an initiative by the Ohio Department of Higher Education that is aimed at developing electronic and coding skills for K-12 students in southern Ohio. When not immersed in her professional pursuits, Amy enjoys watching her daughter play competitive softball, golfing, and cruising, reflecting on her well-rounded and compassionate approach to life.Dr. Ayanna Howard, The Ohio State University Dr. Ayanna Howard is the Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University and Monte Ahuja Endowed Dean’s
teachingundergraduate courses at the research sites formed the potential participant pool. They wereemailed explaining the purpose of the study and inviting them to participate. All who expressedinterest in participating were recruited. IRB approval was obtained before emailing theparticipants. Data were collected in the form of semi-structured interviews. The interview protocolprobed the participants to reflect on the mathematical concepts used in the engineering coursestaught by them, the readiness of students to apply these concepts, and how they respond tostudents’ math readiness. They were also asked for general recommendations on improvingstudents’ math readiness. These interviews were conducted by the first author. As of writing thispaper, we have
methods used to deliver the content to non-majors, reflections on the course’s success and failures, and results of student surveys that alsoindicate areas of success and failure.IntroductionOne of the main elements of the common curriculum at the University of Denver (DU) is a seriesof elective courses which cover “Scientific Inquiry: The Natural and Physical World” (SI-NPW).If a student is not an engineering or science major, they must choose one series while attendingDU. Many of these electives are given by the School of Natural Science and Mathematics(NSM), but one series of courses was offered by the Ritchie School of Engineering andComputer Science (RSECS). This paper describes the first course of a three-part series ofcourses that was
on the data reported in Part A it is unlikely that many of these students had adedicated space in which to work.When looking at where students obtained materials for building projects, students eitherpurchased the materials new themselves (14 of 42 students ranking as #1) or by salvaging,repurposing, or upcycling materials from non-college sources (11 of 42 students ranking as #2).The significant reliance on upcycled or salvaged material may reflect both resourcefulness andfinancial constraints. While environmentally beneficial, this approach might limit the quality orprecision of prototypes compared to using new materials. This again looks to equity as 60% ofstudents reported self-funding their projects with an average of $50 spent per
-proving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program under Award Numbers DUE-1562773(Florida Gulf Coast University), DUE-1525112, DGE-2114911, and CNS-2246004 (Florida Inter-national University). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cyber Florida or theNSF.References [1] Steve Morgan. Cybercrime To Cost The World $10.5 Trillion Annually By 2025, Nov. 2020. https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybercrime-damage-costs-10-trillion-by-2025/ [Online] (Accessed Dec. 2024). [2] Cayley Wetzig. 5 Alarming Cybersecurity Facts and Statistics, Nov. 2022. https://thrivedx.com/resources/article/cyber-security-facts-statistics
courses have positive relationships with ECE 301, suggesting that strong performancein these courses is associated with success in ECE 301. Notably, cumulative GPA exhibits thestrongest correlation with ECE 301 performance. In contrast, the relationship between students’high school information (e.g., SAT Math scores and AP count) and ECE 301 is weaker. This is un-surprising, as high school academic information is temporally distant from ECE 301 and reflects amore basic level of knowledge. Consistent with this, subsequent feature importance analyses (Fig-ures 6 and 8) confirm that these two high school features are among the least influential predictorsof ECE 301 performance.Prediction and AnalysisFor this analysis, we sampled students with
, stories, by design, are full of interesting dialogs, different characters, plot twists,and cultural elements, making them quite interesting and engaging. This aspect was mentioned bystudents repeatedly in the post-survey and students also expressed they enjoyed the virtue andethics teaching modules in the anonymous end-of-course evaluations (administered by theuniversity). Many students also noted the stories helped contextualize the virtues and gave themgood examples that they can reflect on when they need to make ethical decisions in their futurecareer. Stories from traditional culture have the added benefit of teaching students interculturalcompetencies (i.e., the ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and actappropriately
) identifying any behaviorally ingrained actions that leadto that behavior, and (3) consciously switching to a new, more effective behavior. Practice withnew behaviors in the classroom, along with conscious reflection, can prepare students to morereadily adapt to the workplace environment.3. RealnessAs discussed above, differences in the school and workplace environments present challenges forstudents making the transition from one to the other. Relevant differences exist, for example inthe nature of problems addressed [9] and the socio-technical performances required [4]. These,and other differences, contribute to the issue of “realness” in the educational experiences.Realness is defined here as the degree to which assigned work has a direct and
or learn,exploration and questioning, openness, and innovation. The provided definitions reflect atraditional understanding of curiosity as a drive for knowledge, primarily centered on individualgrowth and intellectual exploration.The themes that presented in post-workshop responses were quite similar to the pre-workshopresponses, but they tended to be more in-depth. Discovery, exploration, and openness themespersisted. Responses also included a shift toward appreciation curiosity in relation to broadersocietal or collaborative contexts.Connections - Themes between the pre and post-workshop responses remained consistent.Themes included collaboration (relationship connections, diverse perspectives), integration andsynthesis (connections
wide range of potential applications andterminologies related to digital twins, reflecting their interdisciplinary nature and varyingimplementations across engineering fields. For example, terms like “cyber-physical systems” and “model-based systems engineering” were included to capture research that might not explicitly use the term“digital twin” but aligns conceptually. Lastly, to ensure temporal relevance, we reviewed scholarly workspublished between 2014 – 2024. When searching the databases, various methods were applied to identify the most relevant articlesbased on the search strings and the coverage of initial results. For Google Scholar queries, the databasesearched the entire article for the presence of the search string
STEM) Univ. of North Dakota – B.S. Fully remote with Required “Dozens per Mechanical, Civil, Chem, Elec occasional lab discipline” (exact data Eng. (Distance) [10] intensives not published)3. Results SummaryIn summary, various references show that instructors can elevate the quality of fully remotecapstone courses by establishing consistent communication practices, thoroughly integratingsponsors, adapting assessment rubrics to reflect ABET’s culminating design outcomes, andaddressing motivation challenges. Sclater et al. [5] demonstrated that online collaborativedesigns is feasible if instructors pay special attention to tool readiness
school. On average one of every three Early Discovery participants(34%) enroll in a graduate program, a result that is slightly greater than the national average at20-30% of all engineering undergraduate students [14]. The experiences and reflections sharedhere on the three program formats provide a foundation to increase access to graduate educationthrough sustainable programmatic structures, including centering the current program format oncommunity building through mentoring. Understanding programmatic nuances will not onlyinform administrators but also has the potential to increase the achievement of all undergraduatestudents, especially students from different backgrounds.References[1] M. Newsome, “The odds are stacked against Black, Latino
(SLOs) in their courses. This ensures that assessment results reflect the instructors' observationsof students and their classroom performance. The assessment process must be conductedperiodically to facilitate continuous improvement, and it must be managed by the instructorsthemselves. This program follows two assessment cycles: Cycle A for odd academic fiscal years(2021, 2023, etc.) and Cycle B for even academic fiscal years (2020, 2022, etc.). Any outcomesnot achieved in a particular cycle will be reassessed in the subsequent cycle. To promotecontinuous improvement, feedback from instructors and student evaluations is incorporated intofuture course offerings. These changes will be documented in the Self-Study report, and theplanning guides
educationinstitutions [3]. Accordingly, students’ 21st century skill levels often do not correlate with levelsof academic achievement [4]. It is therefore unsurprising that education researchers [3,5] andorganizations [6,7], both general and STEM-focused, have called for substantial changes tocurriculum, instruction, and assessment to increase alumni’s career readiness.Two major approaches for developing students’ career readiness during their undergraduatestudies are research experiences and work-integrated learning [1]. Both approaches are forms ofexperiential learning in which students get to apply their knowledge, reflect on their work,engage in abstract conceptualization, and experiment, thus covering all four bases of learning [8],and both approaches
important component of a modern-dayclassroom, and that instructors ignore it at their, and their students’, peril.The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect theofficial policy or position of the United States Air Force Academy, the Air Force, the Departmentof Defense, or the U.S. Government. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. PublicAffairs Number: USAFA-DF-2025-268. US Air Force Academy IRB Approval:FAC20250011EReferences [1] Jason Christopher, Adam Parks, Vipul Sharma, and Michael Maixner. Power plant analysis with mathcad. In 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, pages 13–987, 2008. [2] Vincent E Dimiceli, Andrew SID Lang, and LeighAnne Locke. Teaching calculus with
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused onhealth, wellbeing, and sustainable infrastructure [25]. It shows how different parameters likeparticulate matter, and volatile organic compounds reflect and define the intricate interplay ofindoor environmental quality on academic precincts into a whole range: indoors is confined to justone school. This monitoring brought air quality patterns that would significantly affect the healthand comfort of its occupants [8]. For example, particulate matter concentrations usually tend toincrease during occupied hours, indicating a direct relationship between human activities andindoor air quality [13]. This connects with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) in highlightingthe
of tracking techniques that compromise user privacy.They highlighted how cookies could be leveraged for persistent tracking and underscored the need for sophisticated detection andblocking techniques.In the context of cybersecurity, recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have shown promise in identifying patterns within datathat might indicate security risks, including malicious cookies. One such approach includes the use of Large Language Models(LLMs) like GPT2 6 and T5 7 for analyzing cookie metadata to identify potentially harmful cookies by matching wildcard patterns.Wildcards are used in cookies to generalize groups of cookies with similar data attributes, potentially highlighting patterns incookies that may reflect security or
frequently used byinvestigators to assess teaching practices in the STEM field. The TPI was initially designed tocover a broader range of STEM teaching practices in a time-effective way [14], and this time-effective characteristic of the TPI can be the reason for its wide application in STEM highereducation teaching practices assessment research. Considering that time is frequently reported asone of the most essential resources for faculty [15], identifying an instrument that provides aquick determination of STEM teaching practices can be critical to implementing an assessmentinvestigation. Besides the time argument, papers that used TPI justified their decision based onits self-assessment characteristic that could allow participants to reflect on
expressed in this paper are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References [1] A. Ehrmann, T. Blachowicz, G. Ehrmann, and T. Grethe, “Recent developments in phase- change memory,” Applied Research, Jun. 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200024. [2] R. Azevedo, J. D. Davis, K. Strauss, P. Gopalan, M. Manasse, and S. Yekhanin, “Zombie memory: Extending memory lifetime by reviving dead blocks,” in Proceedings of the Inter- national Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2013. [3] H. Luo et al., “Write Energy Reduction for PCM via Pumping Efficiency Improvement,” ACM Transactions on Storage, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1–21, Aug. 2018. [4] J. Fan, S. Jiang, J. Shu, Y. Zhang, and W. Zhen