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Engineering Technology Students - How Do They Compare To Other Stem Students?, Anne M. Lucietto

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

For many years, students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors were easily identified. However, since the realization that the US has a low number of students enrolled in STEM programs, great effort has been expended to encourage youth to pursue careers in these areas. Because of these broad-based efforts, the demographics of students moving into STEM are different from those in the past. There is a noted lack of diversity in students majoring in engineering technology; this is not as prevalent in other STEM fields.

Engineering technology students belong to a unique group. They are formally trained …

A Survey Of Women In Academia And The Role Of A Multidisciplinary Professional Society, Daniela Faas, Anne M. Lucietto, Gretchen L. Hein, Lucy Lenhardt, Christi Patton Luks, Beth A. Myers

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a global professional society of over 30,000 members with a mission to “Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity”1. SWE is an organization that is deeply rooted in industry. The founding members were employed by firms that are a result of the industrial revolution, and thus the focus of its membership is on those that work for industry, consultants, and often themselves. This focus has …

The Changing Role Of Professional Societies For Academics, Gretchen L. Hein, Daniela Faas, Anne M. Lucietto, Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, Diane L. Peters, Rebecca M. Reck, Mary C. Vestraete, Deborah J. O'Bannon

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

This research paper describes how professional societies provide services to their members with a focus on the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Professional societies fulfill many roles for their members. For underrepresented groups, the different roles become more important. Despite increasing numbers of women and other underrepresented groups in engineering academia, retention rates of women are still below the national average. Professional societies such as the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) may close the retention gap through community building. Not only do professional societies provide opportunities for networking and career building, but they also provide affirmation that there are others …

A Survey Of Types Of Industry-Academia Collaboration, Diane L. Peters, Anne M. Lucietto

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Collaborations between industry and academia are, when properly designed and managed, beneficial to both the industry partners and the academic institutions. Such collaborations may take place on both small and large scales, and may involve varying numbers of academic institutions and industry partners. They may also have different purposes, including both research-focused collaborative efforts and programs designed to connect undergraduate students with real-world projects to enhance their education. In this paper, the authors will provide a survey of different models of industry-academia collaboration in engineering and engineering technology. The paper will include both a survey of existing literature on the …

Identifying As An Engineering Technology Graduate, Anne M. Lucietto

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Engineering graduates identify themselves as a person formally educated in engineering, who belongs to a group of people practicing engineering. How does the person holding an engineering technology degree career identify? The lack of differentiating research between engineering and engineering technology graduates results in less knowledge about self-identification by the engineering technology graduate. Many believe that the positions held by engineering technology graduates further define their self-identity, as they are titled either engineers or technologists. Identity research focuses on career trajectory in the graduate student population. This focus places research in academia. Methods used to analyze early influences and their …

Systematic Review Of Engineering Technology Education Literature, Anne M. Lucietto, Eddy Efendy

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Few engineering technology education research publications exist; those that do are often viewed through the lens of the engineering education researcher. More specifically, engineering technology education is examined in the same manner as engineering education. The lack of rigorous research focusing on the education of engineering technology students may be the result of diverse engineering technology programs, and smaller research populations as compared to engineering and other STEM fields. Educators in engineering technology programs are challenged by this lack of discipline-specific rigorous research. The lack of engineering technology education research may be attributed to smaller numbers of engineering technology students …

Critical Thinking: Is That Going To Be On Test, E Shirl Donaldson, Anne M. Lucietto

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

The current generation of college students is a result of the “No Child Left Behind Act”. Educators at the university level are seeing the unintended result of high stakes testing in student attitudes towards learning and study. The K– 12 educational system in the US focuses on mastering tests and accruing points in a course, most often “teaching to the test.” These tests are standardized and critical to promotion and later acceptance into college. It is this activity that provides a basis for student perception of how learning and assessment take place. When these students are challenged with higher order …

Writing Proficiency In Engineering Technology Students And Skill Development In The Classroom, Anne M. Lucietto, Nichiole Ramirez

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Little work has been done to understand the engineering technology student. The work that has been done often incorporates engineering technology students into the larger number of engineering students. This masks information that would be helpful in guiding and working with engineering technology students. While this is important, work to further understand these students, we chose to begin by exploring the writing skills of the engineering technology student, developing on other work done in this area. The work place demands the ability to convey thoughts and concepts; however the academic environment is not consistent in the development of writing proficiency. …

How Professional Society Membership Is Affected By Returning Student Status, Anne M. Lucietto, Diane L. Peters

School of Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

In recent years, several research efforts have aimed to understand the issues surrounding engineering professionals returning to the academic environment for graduate degrees in engineering. This research focuses on a variety of issues: why they return, what they hope to do afterwards, and what their experiences are in the academic environment. While those are important issues, interaction with professional societies while in the workplace and pursuing graduate work are also of concern. Many engineering professionals, both in industry and in academia, value activities with these organizations while advancing in membership levels as they advance through their careers. Advancement may be …