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Engineering Technology And Engineering Program Comparison Of Underrepresented Students In The Same Institution, Anne M. Lucietto, Lesley M. Berhan
Engineering Technology And Engineering Program Comparison Of Underrepresented Students In The Same Institution, Anne M. Lucietto, Lesley M. Berhan
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
Engineering programs include far fewer African American students than engineering technology students enrolled in four-year programs at universities offering both ABET accredited programs. Several studies show this contrast, suggesting that further research in this area is warranted. The rationale for the higher population of students consistently in one program over the other is generally unknown. While researchers study the engineering population, the engineering technology population goes relatively unnoticed. The effects of a student’s past and current environments in engineering technology are relatively unknown. Researchers developed a survey to gather data from underrepresented populations in universities that meet the noted criteria. …
International Experience Of Engineering Technology Students Learning About Renewable Energy, Anne M. Lucietto
International Experience Of Engineering Technology Students Learning About Renewable Energy, Anne M. Lucietto
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
Cultural exposure is said to be an enhancement to collegial learning. With this in mind, students in an engineering technology program were given the opportunity to go to Germany to a regional university, experience education in that setting, and visit sites dedicated to renewable energy. The students were given a two-week experience that taught them through both formal and informal means. Ultimately, students experienced curiosity, openness to different cultural norms, and were able to identify components of other cultural perspectives responding with their own worldviews. The researchers utilized the Miville-Guzman Universality Diversity Scale (M-GUDS-S) to assess pre and post activity …
Stem Educators: Who Are They?, Anne M. Lucietto, Liza Ann Russell
Stem Educators: Who Are They?, Anne M. Lucietto, Liza Ann Russell
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
Technical education or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education is often touted as the way for students to succeed, for corporations to move forward, and to gain prominence in the world economy. With all this promotion, do we know who is teaching these subjects to our students? This question urged researchers to develop a survey and distribute it to those teaching STEM subjects. The survey collected a variety of information, the results of the demographic section being reported here. The survey responses are from a population of STEM educators teaching at all levels, found to be male and generally …
Engineering Vs. Engineering Technology: Toward Understanding The Factors Infuencing The Academic And Career Pathways Of African American Students, Lesley M. Berhan, Anne M. Lucietto
Engineering Vs. Engineering Technology: Toward Understanding The Factors Infuencing The Academic And Career Pathways Of African American Students, Lesley M. Berhan, Anne M. Lucietto
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
In our preliminary study we conducted an online survey of students enrolled in four year engineering technology programs. The main objective of the survey was to gain insight into the students’ high school preparation, path to major, curriculum and institution, and future plans. The data was analyzed and summarized using descriptive statistics and other qualitative methods such as content analysis. We report on the results of the survey and outline how these results will inform the next phase of the research.
Engineering Education Research, Michael C. Loui, Maura Borrego
Engineering Education Research, Michael C. Loui, Maura Borrego
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
This chapter describes several aspects of engineering education research with an emphasis on how they might relate to computing education research. We briefly summarize the history of engineering education as a scholarly field, and we describe the current structures that support engineering education research: academic departments, scholarly journals, annual conferences, and professional societies. We identify the theories that often inform engineering education research studies, including theories of cognition, motivation, and identity. We explain how quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods have been used. We summarize the results of an illustrative selection of empirical studies across a broad range of topics, including …
Engineering Technology Students: Do They Approach Capstone Courses Differently Than Other Students?, Anne M. Lucietto
Engineering Technology Students: Do They Approach Capstone Courses Differently Than Other Students?, Anne M. Lucietto
School of Engineering Education Faculty Publications
Using data collected from students in engineering technology, engineering, and other areas such as computer science a comparison of student reactions to the capstone course are coded and sorted. Using content analysis methods, the researchers compare and contrast the various student groups and their reactions to assigned capstone projects. They are also able to assess student interaction with faculty and industry mentors. Researchers strive to learn more about these various student approaches to the capstone experience and to further our understanding of best practices in capstone courses.