Policy with a specialization in social policy from the University of Maryland, as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her scholastic honors have included an Academic Achievement Fellowship, the John Portz Outstanding Student Award, induction into the Maryland Medallion Society, and Gemstone and Honors Citations. Kristen is currently president of the Maryland School of Public Policy's Graduate Women in Public Policy (GWIPP) and a member of the school's Policy Student Government Association.Nathan Myers, University of Maryland Nathan Myers is a research assistant with the University of Maryland's Office of Executive Programs (OEP), where
I do. This will definitely ensure that my students are comfortable with engineeringdesign process” (12masp, DR4, Y3). An upper elementary teacher indicated that she wasconnecting her work from the institute to a unit on space science, which was part of the regularof the grade level science curriculum: “I have the criteria and constraints template. I love this forso many projects! I will be using this in greater detail, as well as the other design planningtemplates later in the year. I have a giant floor map of Mars and was given four Thames &Kosmos remote-control space explorer machine kits. My students will work in teams to design,build, calibrate and test Mars rovers on the floor map” (JD, RT1, Y3). Another teacher indicated
to inspire human-centeredinnovation, the lead instructor presented material on how to design and implement a survey, andteams created a brief survey; the brief survey presented in the Appendix is an example of a team-designed survey. As a team, team members also created an interview protocol to learn about eachother. Each student interviewed at least one other team member and reflected on how theinterview had unfolded. Typical interview questions included, “What brought you to thisuniversity?”; “What activities are you involved in on and off campus?”; “What do you plan tomajor in and why?”; and “What are your long-term career goals?” Common interview reflectionsincluded, “I rushed through questions; I won’t do that next time”, “We should
in educational systems, will help with student retentionin engineering classrooms. Hence, diversifying the workforce results in a career path that is notrooted in the current patriarchal norms [3].In a post-secondary engineering faculty, that would mean the diversification of both faculty andthe student body to include more women and people of color. Creating a more inclusiveenvironment that stems from gender, race and ethnic diversity allows for new experiences andknowledge to be introduced [3]. Nielsen et al. highlight how gender diversity contributes to teamdynamics by enhancing creativity, decision making, and problem solving when compared to all-men research teams. This is largely due to the ability of women to recognize their
intervention is to focus on foundational engineering design “tools,”defined broadly as sites for mutual understanding and collaboration. These “boundary objects”[22] can serve as an opportunity for learning by both STS- and engineering-trained educatorswith the goal of achieving robust sociotechnical integration. This integration is to be achievedvia a sequence of three activities: First, an engineering-trained faculty member will demonstrateto our mixed faculty how they teach the tool to their students, including its conceptualfoundations (if relevant), application, and possible limitations or constraints to application.Second, an STS-trained faculty member will demonstrate to the group how that sameengineering design tool might be deconstructed and
specifically civil engineersTwelve of the 17 students were engineering majors and nearly all students expressed a strongintent to pursue an engineering career after graduation (4.29 and 4.12 scores on pre- and post-surveys). Furthermore, a majority (9 of 17) students were Civil Engineering majors. This mayindicate that the course was perceived as a civil engineering course (perhaps based on the courseidentifier code: CEE 409, and the published syllabus). One non-civil engineering majorexpressed frustration with engineering content, “I understand it's an engineering class, but thelength of time spent at San Clemente and Baths of Caracalla talking about cracks in wall. I'm notan engineer so I'll need to get over it.” However, comments from the non
requires students to develop a problemstatement of their own. Students evaluate global, personal, ecological, social, technological, andother diverse sets of problems to determine the focus of their project. Students are required tocreate a working prototype, though it is not expected to be as fully functional as the predefinedprojects. The final product is a realistic solution that can be described as marketable,manufacturable, and applicable. At NYU Tandon School of Engineering two types of OEPs are being explored for first-year curriculum. In the Fall of 2018, 13 groups, an increase from the 6 from previoussemesters, participated in free-choice open-ended design projects where students were taskedwith generating their own problem
management systems. She was a faculty researcher on a Business and International Education Grant funded by the Department of Education, completing projects on multimodal transport networks and international and global supply chain curriculum development. She completed preliminary work on global, multi-institutional collaborative student teams referenced in this proposal as part of the BIE grant award. Dr. Long is currently a co-investigator on a related Missouri DOT project and is an investigator on a sustainable waste water treatment project in EPA Region 7 funded by Missouri S&T’s Energy Research Development Center. Dr. Long has over twenty five conference and journal publications, is a
Page 12.1231.4scramble to get the necessary documentation in place before the fall start-up. Faculty membersengaged in research activities were also able to propose projects to advance their research efforts.Graduate students were able to work at a high level with an MSD team to leverage their thesisefforts. It was sometimes a challenge to get the attention of faculty members and grad students inthe summer months, as well. Once project proposals were submitted, the faculty coordinatorteam reviewed them for feasibility and modifications were made to fit the sponsor’srequirements and the college’s educational objectives. This required meetings by the coordinatorteam throughout the summer months. A change in process was needed to give the MSD
follow trendsobserved nationally. According to a survey conducted by Every Learner Everywhere, one of theemergent themes was that many faculty members indicated they learned lessons during theirtransition to emergency remote teaching that will inform their practice moving forward, whetherteaching remotely or in-person [1]. Since the teaching modality for the 2020-2021 academic yearwas highly uncertain at the close of the Spring 2020 semester, the instructors recognized thatmodifications to teaching strategies would be critical for a successful course for the nextacademic year.This paper is an evidence-based practice complete work that details positive and negativeelements resulting from the sudden transition to emergency remote instruction and
Paper ID #19648Multidisciplinary Design Projects in Engineering EducationAlireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler Alireza Yazdanshenas Mechanical Engineering student form the University of Texas at Tyler (Undergrad) Will continue my education to my last days. Born in Iran and Lived in Germany for an extended amount of time. Dual College athlete yet in love with Engineering. Hoping to compete in the 2020 Olympics in the Hammer throw.Mr. Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler Caleb Nehls was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Southwood Highschool in 2005. After
Knowledge does. Most curriculum leave untouched what ethical situations an engineer might face in the future, and the BOK is a great resource to learn about these circumstances before there are consequences. Not only do I think this is important for civil engineering students in general, but this is a topic that I personally feel I lack a thorough understanding of. The only class that has impressed upon me the important of making strong, personal, moral decisions in the future is my philosophy ethics class, which was not a part of my engineering curriculum.”As this assignment preceded the full case study, I hoped that this student might revise thisopinion that no engineering course asked him to consider ethical issues.By the end
- nois. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Keilin is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Dr. Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development and a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their educational experiences and how engineer- ing graduates transition into the workplace. He is especially interested in the
approach into the existing curriculum by creating aframework of educational and organizational components that integrates discipline-specificsenior design and special projects courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Byincluding graduate students as well as external advisors, we anticipate providing a level ofprofessionalism, experience and knowledge that would not be possible on an undergraduate-onlyproject, also giving context to the career aspects of Systems Engineering for all studentsinvolved.Project DescriptionThe Stevens project, which is design/build, has been conducted over two semesters and involved4 undergraduate sub-teams from Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Electrical& Computer Engineering and Civil
color, queers, nonbinary and trans people with disabilities.” For more information, visithttps://www.sinsinvalid.org/.Ableism is very much present in higher education settings. In his book, Academic Ableism,Timothy Dolmage [2017] provides an in-depth exploration of the history of ableism in academia,where disabled people have long been treated as inferior or faulty specimens to be studied, ratherthan as vibrant, valuable, contributing members of the scholarly community [40]. Althoughdisabled students and scholars gained a certain degree of legal protection in educational settingsunder the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, this protection did little to change thefact that post-secondary environments are designed for non-disabled
communityinvolvement and academic engagement said that connecting with important communitiesprovided them with a sense of belonging which improved their affective state and allowed themto re-engage in their studies. The authors’ findings point out the personal and academic relevanceof community-based involvement for engineering students.Finally Cynthia Finelli, Brian Burt and their respective research teams examined the impact ofengineering students’ curricular and co-curricular experiences on their ethical development 29, 34.Finelli et al. found that 88% of engineering students reported some kind of co-curricular activitywith an average of three activities per student. When they were asked about ethics, most studentsreported encountering ethical dilemmas
[12].Social capital can be considered to consist of resources such as information, influence, andreinforcement that support individuals who belong to a social network through purposive actions[31]. This ‘capital’ is generated through investment by individual members of the social network,such as participants and facilitators of a teacher PD, in building trust and creating channels formutual recognition and acknowledgement. The returns can be seen as resource exchange, creationof intellectual capital, and cross-functional team effectiveness [32]. Researchers have reported thatthe quality of teacher-student personal relations and teachers’ enthusiasm for science teaching areimportant indicators for effective teaching [17]. Theories championed
family members to check in with one another andshare important news that builds capital between members. Social capital is thought of as thecommunity resources and networks that individuals access from their communities or networks.An example of this might be the professional networks that people engage in and may leverageto identify career opportunities or other supportive resources. Navigational capital may manifestas someone having the proficiency and resources to maneuver effectively through society. Forexample, graduate students may receive advice or assistance from postdoctoral fellows aboutnavigating the job market. Aspirational capital encapsulates the dreams, goals, and vision of thepeople to whom you belong. An example of this could be
education.Goal 6: National Impact: Contribute to the national dialogue on educational bestpractices in technology education. Our Values Academic Excellence Professional Excellence Personal Excellence Inclusive ExcellenceAcademic Excellence ○ Students develop a lifelong love for learning and discovery not only in the classroom, but also through applied learning and co-curricular experiences.Professional Excellence ○ We send our graduates into the next stages of their lives equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively navigate their careers. ○ Students are enabled to be change agents in creating technology workplaces
in Fig 1), ECD projectshave been motivated by faculty and students desire to help, personal and career goals, desires tostudy and work abroad, and desires to solve problems and to gain hands on experience onimpactful work [1][2]. Since then, some scholars have called our attention to how the focus ofwell-intentioned ECD projects on technological fixes and deliverables tend to leave out criticalreflections of engineers’ motivations to be in these projects, and of the processes required tobuild trust and determine communities’ priorities and desires [3][4]. Unfortunately, these calls tocritical reflection in the ECD space are often overshadowed by the continued emergence ofmilestones and challenges (e.g., UN Sustainable Development Goals, NAE
Emily Macdonald-Roach is an MASc student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering identity formation, engineering culture, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering career paths.Ms. Saskia van Beers, University of Toronto Saskia van Beers (she/her) is a MASc. student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She holds a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on understanding how Canadian engineers reflect on the impact that their social location has had on their career.Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Why would
. Specifically, the NAE charges universities and colleges to prepareengineers that are leaders with strong globally focused communication, leadership andinterdisciplinary research and professional skills in diverse in engineering environments. This paper describes six universities’ response to this important NAE challenge. Thepaper will describe both curricular and pedagogical research and a measure of engineering globalpreparedness. In this study, engineering students received interdisciplinary globally focusedengineering education and then were assessed as to their preparedness to work in globalworkforces and research environments. An Engineering Global Preparedness Index wasadministered to assess this educational and research experience with a
, improve transportation systems (vehicles and infrastructure), and sparkdramatic progress in health care (genetics, proteomics, wearable and implantable microsystemsfor diagnostic and therapeutic use). This course explores the societal challenges that will befaced by our present engineering students during their careers and how microsystems can be usedto address them. As a two credit-hour course, the class meets once per week in a two hoursession; the basic format is an hour-long (invited) seminar presentation followed by an hour ofquestions and discussion. Seminar speakers have included former astronauts, experts ontransportation and global warming, and industrial and governmental leaders in the area of healthcare. Topics have included clean air
, nanomanufacturing, optical measuring techniques, and intercultural design.Dr. Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patrick Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue Univer- sity and was an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipient. Dr. Cunningham has industry experience through 7 co-op experiences as an undergraduate student, 2 sponsored projects as a graduate student, and as a consultant after joining the faculty at Rose-Hulman. He teaches a range of courses across un- dergraduate levels with specialization in dynamic systems, measurement, and control. During the 2013- 14
projectsand maker spaces provides an excellent opportunity for creating a diverse community.Program StructureThe MIH program was created by and is primarily run by students with the assistance of facultyadvisors. A core team of students and faculty make up the Executive Board. This Board meetsweekly to manage the day-to-day operations of the program, which include communicating withexisting teams and clients as well as implementing changes to improve the program. Whendeveloping and maintaining the MIH program, the collective mindset of this group is critical topreserving the culture and ethics of the overall organization. The members of the executive boardearn their position through involvement with MIH projects and active dedication to improving
and form relationships to arrive at asolution, for they cannot solve the problems alone. Obvious partners are the other team members,at first strangers but hopefully colleagues and friends as the term progresses. A successful teamlearns to see each member as a potential learning partner who both offers opportunities forlearning but also is a learner him/herself. Other learning partners can be outside experts that thegroups are encouraged to consult such as physicians, family members, faculty members,graduate students or post-docs working in labs as well as the faculty facilitator who guides thegroup. In providing a learning environment in which forming relationships is essential tosuccess, students are ideally moving from a model of learning
, understand different perspectives,assess decisions and consequences, and revise plans, actions, and options as required [5]. In itsmost recent revision, EAC/ABET now requires that students must demonstrate “an ability torecognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informedjudgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,environmental, and societal contexts” [6]. This requirement aims to prepare the students for real-life ethical dilemmas. However, the multifaceted, complex nature of this outcome--requiringstudents to consider “global, economic, environmental, and societal” attention with ethicalresponsibilities--means that programs must carefully consider their
Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) in 2015 and inducted as a charter member of the University of Arkansas Academy of Computer Sci- ence and Computer Engineering in 2017. He established an endowed faculty award in Computer Science, an endowed undergraduate scholarship in Chemical Engineering and an endowed undergraduate scholar- ship to attract under-represented students to Engineering to help establish the College of Engineering’s Early Career Awareness Program (ECAP). Dr. Schubert lives in Tontitown, AR, USA with his wife Kathryn, and son Tucker.Dr. Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas MANUEL D. ROSSETTI is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. He
methodologies they used. In both studies, the faculty team members metat least weekly with the student team members during all study stages to offer advice andprovide accountability for progress. The first, second, and fourth authors have collaboratedon previous reviews of methods within their own research experiences, driving them toconsider comparisons between approaches to research methods [16]. The first and secondauthors made mid-career transitions to partake in EER scholarship at an institution withoutmany formal EER resources. Thus, this research, and any work which provides resourcesfor new or learning EER scholars, is of particular value to them. The authors acknowledgethat their various stages of learning influenced their comparisons of
Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers Attracting Girls to Computer Science project which aims to increase and diversify the student population studying computer science in high school. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF