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Returning Students In Engineering Education: Making A Case For “Experience Capital”, Michele L. Strutz, James E. Cawthorne Jr, Daniel M. Ferguson, Mark T. Carnes, Matthew Ohland

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Students returning to college are not generally studied, where most of the research on non-traditional students is focused on individuals returning to earn their undergraduate degree. There are, however, many students returning to receive graduate degrees as they pursue new directions in life by interest or economic necessity. Undergraduate students with experience have clear educational related goals, practical approaches to problem-solving, and high learning motivation.Returning graduate students are expected to model similar behaviors. These individuals bring a lifetime of personal and professional expertise, which we identify as “experience capital.”A review of the literature reveals that capital has been pondered since …

Exploring Curriculum Flexibility And Compliance Through The Use Of A Metric For Curricular Progression, George Dante Ricco, Matthew Ohland

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Integrating Children’S Literature Into Occupational Learning About Engineers, Brianna L. Dorie, Monica Cardella

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

At a very young age, a child has the ability to formulate ideas regarding the occupation of a lawyer, a nurse or even a doctor. However, studies have shown that most children have limited information regarding engineers, and the lack of knowledge can often perpetuate into adulthood(Cunningham et al., 2005; NAE, 2002). Augur et al. (2005) found that “occupational aspirations and expectations of children undergo dramatic development changes during the elementary years, as well as resisting change in other respects.” This means prior to school education,children have already formed their perception of occupations and that stereotypical attributes have already been …

Engineering Children's Literature: Development Of An Engineering Storybook For Young Children, Brianna L. Dorie, Monica Cardella

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

While the notions of doctor, teacher and firefighter are ubiquitous in young literature,there is a lack of engagement about engineering (Holbrook et al., 2008). Picture books are a compelling medium for introducing concepts to children at a young age. Story books have the ability to present new information, increase stimulation of the imagination, and deliver messages both moral and social. In a school setting, story books have been shown to impact kindergartener’s mathematical achievement when produced in tandem with a mathematics unit (Keat & Wilburne, 2009). However, there have been little to no studies regarding the impact of engineering literature …

Doctoral Students As Course Instructors: Three Engineering Teaching Assistants' Socialization Experiences, Irene Mena, Heidi Diefes-Dux, Brenda Capobianco

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

The purpose of this study was to explore and understand the types of socialization experiences that result from engineering graduate teaching assistants‟ (TAs) roles as course instructors. Socialization refers to an individual‟s process of becoming a part of a group. In the context of doctoral education, socialization can be a complex area to study, largely because there are many roles and groups for which graduate students can be socialized.

Using situated learning, more specifically the communities of practice literature, as the theoretical framework, this study looked at how three doctoral engineering TAs, with experience as course instructors, become members of …

Exploring The Motivations For Migration Among Engineering Students, Ida Ngambeki, Demetra Evangelou Dr, Matthew Ohland, George Dante Ricco

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Students often graduate from a major other than that in which they first enrolled. A large proportion of this migration happens within engineering with students moving from one discipline of engineering to another. This movement between disciplines sometimes happens several times. While there has been extensive examination of why students leave engineering,very little research has looked into why students leave one engineering discipline for another.Longitudinal data collected from several engineering colleges has shown that there are definite trends within the movement of engineering students.This study examines the reasons for some of these trends using a unique approach which combines both …

Facilitating Teaching And Research On Open Ended Problem Solving Through The Development Of A Dynamic Computer Tool, Matthew Verleger, Heidi Diefes-Dux

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Model Eliciting Activities (MEAs) are realistic open-ended problems set in engineering contexts; student teams draw on their diverse experiences both in and out of the classroom to develop a mathematical model explicated in a memo to the client. These activities have been implemented in a required first-year engineering course with enrollments of as many as 1700 students in a given semester. The earliest MEA implementations had student teams write a single solution to a problem in the form of a memo to the client and receive feedback from their TA. For research purposes, a simple static online submission form, a …

Developing A Global Real Time Assessment Tool For The Teaching Enhancement Of Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants, Nathan Mcneill, Jeeyeon Hahn, Asawaree Ajit Kulkarni, Monica F. Cox

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Model Of Students' Success: Important Factors Of Student Persistence In Engineering, Jien-Jou Lin, Qu Jin, P.K. Imbrie

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Growing Pains: Chinese Engineering Education During The Late Qing Dynasty, Nathan Mcneill, Sensen Li, Junqiu Wang

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Asee Student Members’ Needs Analysis: Implications For The Asee Student Constituent Committee, Daniel Bumblauskas, Ana Torres-Ayala, Matthew Verleger

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Are Simulation Tools Developed And Used By Experts Appropriate Experimentation Tools For Educational Contexts?, Alejandra De Jesus Magana De Leon, George Bodner, Sean B. Brophy

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Rube Goldbergineering: Lessons In Teaching Engineering Design To Future Engineers, Shawn Jordan, Nielsen Pereira

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Hands-on learning experiences and interactive learning environments can be effective in teaching K-12 students. Design, in essence, is an interactive, hands-on experience. Engineering design can be taught in the classroom using innovative hands-on projects, such as designing and building serve to teach design, promote creativity, and provide opportunities for hands-on problem solving, in addition to giving students experience working in cooperative teams. In turn, these experiences could encourage students to consider future careers in engineering and science.

This paper explores findings from data collected during the authors’ recent experience teaching a group of fifteen 4th – 6th grade students enrolled …

Lean Six Sigma Principles In Capstone Aeronautical Engineering Technology Courses, Sergey Dubikovsky, Mary E. Johnson

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Decision Making In First Year Engineering: Exploring How Students Decide About Future Studies And Career Pathways, Ida Ngambeki, Odesma Dalrymple, Demetra Evangelou Dr

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

The number of students enrolling in engineering has declined steadily over the last fifteen years, and the number of engineers joining certain fields in engineering has decreased even more drastically. A number of studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between students’ interests and abilities and their persistence in engineering. It is therefore logical to assume that students who choose a major which makes the best use of their skills and engages their interest, are more likely to not only stay, but also thrive in the field of engineering which they choose. Students who make a poor choice, because of incomplete …

"... A Good Imagination And A Pile Of Junk.", Shawn Jordan, Robin S. Adams

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

The engineering workplace is placing more emphasis on teamwork in interdisciplinary environments, out-of-the-box thinking, creative engineering, and brainstorming. These skills are taught to varying degrees in standard engineering curriculums, and often the most fruitful opportunities exist for students to learn in venues outside of the classroom.

This paper will show how building Rube Goldberg machines is a fantastic way for learners from various disciplines to get hands-on project experience in a team environment. Intense brainstorming and work sessions result in inventive and unique machines that are fascinating for both participants and spectators to watch. In addition, students have opportunities to …

Quantum Dots: Bringing Nanoscience And Engineering Into The High School Classroom, Shanna R Daly, Lynn Bryan, Emily D Wischow

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Artificial Intelligence Methods To Forecast Engineering Students' Retention Based On Cognitive And Non Cognitive Factors, Jien-Jou Lin, Alexander Malyscheff, P.K. Imbrie

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Impact Of Feedback And Revision On Student Team Solutions To Model Eliciting Activities, Matthew Verleger, Heidi Diefes-Dux

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Helping first-year engineering students to embrace the iterative and open-ended nature of engineering problem solving is a challenge when their prior learning experiences have focused heavily on achieving a correct answer in a single attempt. In this paper, the authors will present a case study of student work from the Fall 2007 implementation of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) to demonstrate the impact of the iterative process of feedback and revision on the quality of student products. They will also discuss some of the future research questions resulting from the iterative process used with MEAs.

Professors’ Instructional Approaches And Students’ Perceptions Of Nanohub Simulations As Learning Tools, Alejandra De Jesus Magana De Leon, George Bodner, Sean B. Brophy

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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The Chemical Engineering Environment: Catalyst Or Inhibitor To Students' Confidence In Success?, Mica A. Hutchison, George Bodner, Deborah Follman

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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The Undergraduate Research Experience As It Relates To Research Efficacy Beliefs And The Imposter Phenomenon, Mica A. Hutchison, Deborah Follman, De'jeune Antoine

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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Shaping The Self Efficacy Beliefs Of First Year Engineering Students: What Is The Role We Play?, Mica A Hutchison, George Bodner, Deborah Follman

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

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