Scholarly Works, Department of Engineering Education

An intersectional analysis of the English-competency experiences of international teaching assistants

Agrawal, Ashish; McNair, Lisa D. (STAR Scholars Network, 2021-12-07)

International graduate students serving as teaching assistants constitute a major component of the teaching of undergraduate students at U.S. universities, particularly in engineering. Prior literature on these international ...

Understanding Data Science Instruction in Multiple STEM Disciplines

Snyder, Caitlin; Asamen, Dawit M.; Naseri, Mohammad Y.; Aryal, Niroj; Biswas, Gautam; Dubey, Abhishek; Henrick, Erin; Hotchkiss, Erin R.; Jha, Manoj K.; Jiang, Steven X.; Kern, Emily C.; Lohani, Vinod K.; Marston, Landon T.; Vanags, Christopher P.; Xia, Kang (2021-07)

As technology advances, data driven work is becoming increasingly important across all disciplines. Data science is an emerging field that encompasses a large array of topics including data collection, data preprocessing, ...

Operationalizing and monitoring student support in undergraduate engineering education

Lee, Walter C.; Hall, Janice L.; Godwin, Allison; Knight, David B.; Verdin, Dina (2021-10-08)

Background Supporting undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been a persistent need. However, assessing the impact of support efforts can prove challenging as it is difficult ...

Comparison of transfer shock and graduation rates across engineering transfer student populations

Smith, Natasha L.; Grohs, Jacob R.; Van Aken, Eileen M. (2021-10-20)

Background Increasing the persistence of engineering transfer students can help meet the US national priority of increasing the number of engineering graduates. Many transfer students experience a decrease in their grade ...

Higher Perceived Design Thinking Traits and Active Learning in Design Courses Motivate Engineering Students to Tackle Energy Sustainability in Their Careers

Milovanovic, Julie; Shealy, Tripp; Katz, Andrew (MDPI, 2021-11-14)

Engineers play an important role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations, which aim to provide a more sustainable environment for future generations. Through design thinking, creativity, ...

Mixed reality based environment for learning sensing technology applications in construction

Ogunseiju, Omobolanle O.; Akanmu, Abiola A.; Bairaktarova, Diana (2021-11)

With the growing rate of adoption of sensing technologies in the construction industry, there is an increased need for technically skilled workforce to successfully deploy these technologies on construction projects. ...

STEM doctoral students’ skill development: does funding mechanism matter?

Grote, Dustin; Patrick, Anita; Lyles, Chelsea; Knight, David; Borrego, Maura; Alsharif, Abdulrahman (2021-08-17)

Abstract Background A substantial monetary investment supports STEM doctoral students in the United States (U.S.) through a variety of funding mechanisms (e.g., fellowships, ...

Student perspectives on assessment: connections between self and society

McArthur, Jan; Blackie, Margaret; Pitterson, Nicole; Rosewell, Kayleigh (Taylor & Francis, 2021-08-10)

This article explores STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) student associations of assessment with individual achievement, becoming part of a discipline or profession, or developing an orientation towards ...

A multiple case study of an interorganizational collaboration: Exploring the first year of an industry partnership focused on middle school engineering education

Gillen, Andrew L.; Grohs, Jacob R.; Matusovich, Holly M.; Kirk, Gary R. (2021-06-23)

Background Calls to improve learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and particularly engineering, present significant challenges for school systems. Partnerships among engineering industry, ...

What Transferred from Capstone to My First Work Experience

Paretti, Marie; Ford, Julie; Kotys-Schwartz, Daria; Howe, Susannah; Ott, Robin (2020-08-30)

Handouts for engineering capstone design faculty and students highlighting what skills and practices transfer from the capstone experience to industry work.

Success Strategies: Words of Advice from New Engineers

Ford, Julie; Howe, Susannah; Kotys-Schwartz, Daria; Ott, Robin; Paretti, Marie (2021-11-02)

Why Invest in Capstone Design?

Paretti, Marie; Ford, Julie; Kotys-Schwartz, Daria; Howe, Susannah; Ott, Robin (2020-11-07)

This two-page handout summarized the critical learning engineering students transfer from industry-oriented capstone design courses to engineering workplaces, and highlights key features of these capstone courses.

Research Methods for the Capstone to Work (C2W) Project

Paretti, Marie; Ford, Julie; Howe, Susannah; Kotys-Schwartz, Daria; Ott, Robin (2021-02-24)

This report details the research methods (sites, sample, data collection instruments, data analysis, codebook, data profiles) for the NSF funded project "From School to Work: Understanding the Transition from Capstone ...

Success Strategies: Words of Advice from New Engineers

Ford, Julie; Howe, Susannah; Kotys-Schwartz, Daria; Ott, Robin (2021-11-02)

Person or thing oriented: A comparative study of individual differences of first-year engineering students and practitioners

Bairaktarova, Diana; Pilotte, Mary K. (2020-02-07)

Background: Engineering practice is meant to advance the human condition, yet curricula do not appear to fully promote the human-centered philosophy of engineering in implementation. The educational system may inadvertently ...

Illuminating inequality in access: Variation in enrollment in undergraduate engineering programs across Virginia's high schools

Knight, David B.; Grohs, Jacob R.; Bradburn, Isabel S.; Kinoshita, Timothy J.; Vaziri, Stacey; Matusovich, Holly M.; Carrico, Cheryl (2020-10-06)

Background Determining the root causes of persistent underrepresentation of different subpopulations in engineering remains a continued challenge. Because place-based variation of resource distribution is not random and ...