on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE Fellow and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three
Paper ID #14814The Development of a Measure of Engineering IdentityDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of
plans on pursuing a career in the automotive industry or manufacturing industry.Dr. John William Bridge, University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in
Technology (BCET) at ODU. His research has focused mostly on control systems (integration and testing) and the reliability and maintainability of complex systems. He has been selected as both a NASA and an ONR Faculty Fellow. He regularly teaches courses in Ma- rine Engineering and in Maintained Systems. Most recently Dr. Dean was on the Headquarters Staff the American Society of Naval Engineers. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology, from the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Additionally, Dr. Dean received an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Prior to is academic career Dr
quantifytheir undergraduate experience. Students are able to track their progress, design their ownacademic path to graduation, and develop their own enrichment activity plan that best fits theirspecific interest. The engineering portfolio also assists students to prepare their resume for jobinterviews and, when used as a tool for interviewing, the portfolio highlights tangibleexperiences outside what is normally found in transcripts and conventional resumes.Our approach focuses on capturing the entire breath of each student’s educational experience,while setting the foundation for students to build an open-ended self-guided career plan thatdraws from their skills, experiences, and achievements that comprise their engineering portfolio
UGresearch program could enhance the undergraduate experience of a large number of students andbetter prepare them for making an appropriate postgraduate choice (industrial R&D, graduateschool, etc.) that would lead to career success. In Armour College of Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, we havedeveloped and implemented a college-centered engineering Undergraduate R&D Program thatteaches students the art of conducting research using a comprehensive approach. The students areintroduced to research methods and concepts through a research course, and a series ofcompetitive research project opportunities is provided. In addition, students are required topresent their research findings at a college-wide research expo
College of Engineering experienced an enrollment growth of more than fifty percent, an increase of research expenditures from under $10M per year to more than $40M per year, and a growth of the faculty of about sixty percent. Over the same period, capital projects totaling more than $180M were started and completed.Bob P. Weems, University of Texas, Arlington Bob Weems is an associate professor in the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering at UTA, com- mencing his career in 1985 after completing a PhD in CS at Northwestern University. His present inter- ests are in algorithms, data structures, online computation, and preference-based matching. He served as the department’s associate chair from 2001-2010. He
Environment at Arizona State University (ASU). Currently, Kristen’s research is in the fields of measurement of adult learning in the built environment and how that relates to organizational change management. She is a lecturer and project manager at the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG), at ASU. Kristen has her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Construction Management, with an emphasis on Facilities Management from ASU. In her career, she has had the opportunity to work in the building industry for large international contractors, owners, consulting entities, and recently as an educator in the field. She has seen projects in the public, private, transportation, health, and manufacturing sectors. While
Paper ID #11950Communicating Advanced Manufacturing Concepts to Middle-school Stu-dents Using Lego-machines (Work in Progress)Mr. James Nowak Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Nowak is a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Class of 2015) majoring in Mechanical En- gineering. His research work includes 3-D printing on nano-composite materials and machining studies on bio-materials. He is passionate about inspiring local students to pursue engineering careers in ad- vanced manufacturing. James is the recipient of the 2013 Haas Student Manufacturing Award and 2014 Rensselaer Founder’s Award of Excellence.Mr
information.5 Finally, sequentiallearners tend to learn as the material is being presented in the classroom, whereas global learnerstend to struggle seeing the larger picture while learning new material. 5,6 Understanding thetypes of learning styles that students can have can help professors better align their classroomswith the students so that the students are successful.Teaching Styles in the ClassroomMaximum retention and understanding of the subject matter can be obtained when the teachingstyles of the professors match the learning styles of the students.7 Often, students are taught thematerial and tested on the material with little to no application to the real-world career paths.8Inductive and deductive teaching styles are the two overarching
engineering at a much higher ratethan men1,2. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE)3 reported that less than half of men leaveengineering, while two thirds of women leave the profession. Fouad, et al. completed alongitudinal study that included surveying 5,562 women who graduated with a bachelor’s degreein engineering1. The women that had obtained engineering degrees were sorted into threecategories: those that did not pursue a career in engineering after graduation (10% of the womensurveyed), those that left the engineering profession (27%), and those that stayed (60%) (doesnot equal 100% because of rounding)1. Although the absolute percentages reported by SWE andFouad, et al. are quite different; the relative percentages of women leaving the
good for their academic and future careers. • Students most enjoyed the interactive aspects of the project. • Students tended to use relatively simple and ubiquitous communication tools (e.g., Skype). • Teachers were motivated by the professional development opportunities and by the idea that the project would be good for their students. • Teachers also enjoyed the interactive aspects of participation, including the guest speakers (professional engineers and other STEM professionals)The above findings, however preliminary, show that the Global STEM Classroom®holds a great deal of promise for a larger-scale rollout. The Global STEM Classroom®is able to tap into students motivations and provide them with
• Corporate Donations• Professional Development• Scholarship Opportunities• Career Information & Exploration 4 Professional Development • Evening With Industry • Networking Reception • Weekly Meetings Summary Officer Structure 2015-2016 •1. National A strong&institutional commitment Regional Conference 2. DeliberateResult: • HighAn active, vibrant expectations SWE chapter regarding members’ thatprofessionalism is helping make a. Recruitment an environment at Mines that is more and more open, • Corporate Leadership Structure b
seminars, and industry visits • Participants agreed that the SURE experience was beneficial to their careers – 93.3% of graduate school attendees, and 88.2 % of non-attendees FOCUS 2-day graduate recruitment program to attract qualified URM students to pursue graduate studies at Georgia Tech • Supports attendance of 10/200 URM undergraduate students • Awards two $10,000 fellowships for currently enrolled PhD URM students5 Georgia Tech and Intel: Making a Difference • RISE Scholar • Summer Engineering Institute RA • Peer-2-Peer Mentee and Mentor • Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies. In addition to this work, she is interested in professional societies and how they support careers of their members.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in
courses that are seldom connected well to engineering. The quality of engineeringcourses is maximized with industrial support through field trips to their work sites.Career and Networking EXPO. Many companies have always sent recruiters to collegecampuses. Today, most companies understand that hosting a recruiting event on campus is notfree and colleges and schools are looking for additional fund raising opportunities. It is notuncommon for companies to pay $100-$500 or more to participate in a college career fair. AtThe Citadel, there is a college-wide career fair where some engineering companies participatewhen looking for other than just engineering graduates. The School of Engineering hosts anengineering only focused career fair with 40-50
NSF CAREER Award.Dr. Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University Dr. Nina Mahmoudian is Lou and Herbert Wacker Associate Professor in Autonomous Mobile Systems in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She is the founding director of the Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab). Her research interests include robotics, energy autonomy, system design, dynamics and controls. She is a recipient of 2015 National Science Foundation CAREER award and 2015 Office of Naval Research YIP award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Monitoring Motivation Factors for Middle School Students
to schools of higher education, and severalhave specifically enrolled in SJSU. Additionally, the SJSU students have benefitted fromthe direct hands-on help building their projects and the opportunity to teach youngerstudents.IntroductionHigh school students who are approaching graduation are often confused by theoverwhelming number of job/career options facing them, or the lack thereof. In manycases, the option chosen is based on their limited life experiences from family, friends,school, teenage activities, and society. Assistance should be offered at all education levelsto help students with career exposure, exploration, and career.This paper outlies an informal program where technically inclined high school students whoare drawn to
and multi-institutional research teams. Dr. Major is fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Society for the Psychology of Women.Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University Seterra is a doctoral student in the industrial-organizational psychology program at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Prior to entering her graduate studies, she received her BS in Psychology at the University of Montana and served in Peace Corps Per´u for 27 months and worked in human services in Portland, OR. She received her MS at ODU and is now pursuing her PhD. She currently works as a research assistant in the Career
, Industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science into a private University. The strategies presented inthis paper are focused on the Southern Region of Mexico. This region presents the lowest index ofhuman development according to United Nations results.Different problems have been faced by the attraction team since the opening of our university campusin 2003, ranging from funding to the difficult cultural issues such as the case when an Engineeringdegree is not considered as a women’s career choice in some regions of the country. The paper showsthe trends in several Engineering programs with a positive increase in the number of girls pursuing anEngineering major.Some of the best strategies are included along with the kind of
courses is equivalent to three courses in a four-year electronic/electrical program• A veteran student who successfully completed this course will get at most 6 units (two courses) if an evaluator/faculty is not familiar with military courses and method of delivery in a military setting. Cal Poly Pomona’s success with attracting veterans.Key success factors for veteran students:• Highest GPA.• Soonest Graduation (graduating within 2-3 years for transfer and 4-5 years for freshman)• Best prepared for productive career.• Best prepared for civilian life Cal Poly Pomona’s success with attracting veterans.Department responsibility:Department is directly responsible only for thesecond item in veteran successSoonest Graduation
, the critical shortage of IT workers would be non-existent.2 However, despiteabundant career opportunities in IT, women are not preparing themselves for IT careers.3,4“Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?” asks a July 2001report released by The National Council for Research on Women.5 The proportion of womenwho earn bachelor's degrees from American colleges and universities has been increasing. Thepast two decades saw the implementation of a variety of programs that succeeded in attractingmore women into the fields of science, engineering, and technology. However, the study alsoreported that much of the progress that women made in these areas had subsequently stalled oreroded. Of further concern is the National
are likely to be stronger in verbal abilitiesthan their staying counterparts. But their lack of ability to concentrate for long hours withoutmulti-sensory stimuli is perhaps the most challenging characteristic of this generation.We discuss the results of a comprehensive focus group study being undertaken at the Universityof Puerto Rico at Mayagüez among Industrial Engineering students from the freshmen to thefifth plus year. We concluded that a lot of attrition in Industrial Engineering education comesfrom a misconception of the IE field in general and of the effort required in engineering inparticular and therefore, we also explored the misconceptions or mistakes in their understandingof the career choice they made and suggest additional
fundamental research experience. Documentationrequirements beyond those typically used in co-op will be discussed including, tracking ofauthorship and presentation opportunities during co-op as well as written and oral presentationrequirements of the students following co-op experiences. Finally, methods of marketing thisprogram to attract talented HS students into engineering majors and ultimately research careers,will be discussed. Page 12.79.2
institutions realize thatresearch funding and publications are important, but there are many other things thatshould be included in their tenure dossier. These other things include the number ofstudents advised, teacher evaluations, faculty evaluations, and service, to name a few.Tracking down all the additional information can be very time consuming. However, thetime requirement can be reduced if work on the tenure dossier begins early in the facultymember’s career. This paper reflects the lessons learned from three faculty members, afull professor, an associate professor, and an assistant professor. The full professorserves on the department’s promotion and tenure committee. The associate professor hasrecently received tenure, and the assistant
professors and graduate students not only helps build a solid path through graduatestudents’ careers, but is also pivotal to the success of engineering education. As more graduatestudents assume teaching responsibilities, it is important that they are given the advice andguidance regarding sound educational practices.In this paper, a new teaching mentoring model used in an industrial engineering department isintroduced. A brief comparison with graduate teaching preparation approaches in other industrialengineering departments, colleges, and universities is provided. Feedback from departmentadministration, mentor & mentee, and students of the mentee are discussed. Finally, summaryresults of the current mentoring program and suggestions for
Foundation-funded institutions and national Information Technology professional organizations were the primary targets of this research. The national scans sought information from existing studies about new and emerging occupations and investigated activities occurring at colleges around the nation. Regional monitoring included observing classified employment advertisements for IT positions and analyzing employer requests from job fairs and college career centers. Local surveys included employer surveys, student surveys, and advisory committee meetings. National Research Results: The results showed that the fastest growing IT fields are web development and administration, e-commerce, and computer networking. The National
AC 2012-3462: LEGITIMIZING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDU-CATION: WINSTON PURVINE, OIT, AND THE ROLE OF THE ASEE,1946-1991.Dr. Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology After receiving a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Rice University in 1984, Mark Henry Clark decided to pursue a career in the history of technology, earning a Ph.D. in the subject at the University of Delaware in 1992. Since 1996, he has been professor of history at the Oregon Institute of Technology. He has also been a visiting faculty member at the University of Aarhus and the Technical University of Denmark. Page 25.888.1
). Page 25.930.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Mentoring Millenial Women in Engineering What research tells mentors about navigating the gender and generation gapMentorNet will present its findings on new communication styles among female collegestudents who are millenials (those born after 1980) and the implications for their career-focused relationships formed over electronic media, especially with mentors.The basis for these changes, our research suggests, stem from radical shifts in cognitiveand expressive habits powered by electronic media, including the ubiquity and power ofsmartphones, the Internet, social media, online gaming, and the number of channels andlayers
advice do these females offer to girls who want to pursue a career in engineering? 2. How adaptable are females in the engineering field? • What is the best part of being an engineer? • What challenges do females in the engineering field face? • What do the career plans and ambitions of these females indicate about their adaptability in the engineering field?Coding. Data analysis for this study followed Strauss’s and Corbin’s42 outline for groundedtheory research. The researcher analyzed data by immersing herself in the profiles of femaleengineers posted on the engineergirl.org website. Then, analysis began with open coding,continued with axial coding, and concluded with selective coding