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2. Latin American Women and Computer Science: A Systematic Literature Mapping.
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Holanda, Maristela and Silva, Dilma Da
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SCIENCE in literature ,SCIENTIFIC literature ,LATIN Americans ,WOMEN in science ,COMPUTER science ,QUESTION answering systems - Abstract
Contributions: The underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) majors has long been a focus of attention in many academic documents, the majority of them from the United States and Europe. There is, however, a lack of information about educational interventions (EIs) for women in computing in Latin America. The contribution of this article is to cover this gap and describe what researchers in Latin American countries have been publishing about the recruitment and retention of women in the CS field. Background: Many EIs targeting female students at different educational levels—K-12, undergraduate, and graduate—have been undertaken to increase the participation of women in computing in Latin America. However, descriptions of these activities rarely are included in international academic databases. Research Questions: This literature mapping addresses two main research questions (RQ) about the topic of women in computing in academic publications in Latin American countries: RQ1) what are the characteristics of the publications about women in computing in Latin America? and RQ2) what are the published interventions to recruit and retain women in computing in Latin America? To answer RQ1, six subquestions were created covering year, language, country of origin, document type, and professional track. Furthermore, for RQ2, two subquestions were created involving educational level and the use of software development with a female theme. Methodology: This investigation used the systematic literature mapping process. To achieve a broad coverage of papers, the following sources were included: Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, EBSCO, the proceedings of the Latin American Women in Computing Conference (LAWCC), and those of the Women in Technology (WIT) workshop colocated with the annual conference of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). The included papers were published in the last decade (2010–2020) and written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Findings: The literature mapping encompasses 197 academic documents, 48.2% of which were written in Portuguese, 28.7% in English, and 23.1% in Spanish. The papers originated from 15 of the 20 Latin American countries. Brazil and Costa Rica have the highest number of publications overall. The documents describe initiatives to increase the participation of women in computing majors that cover the entire educational spectrum, from K-12 to graduate programs, but papers targeting populations in higher education have started to appear recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Gender in 30 Years of IEEE Visualization.
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Tovanich, Natkamon, Dragicevic, Pierre, and Isenberg, Petra
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VISUALIZATION ,AWARD winners - Abstract
We present an exploratory analysis of gender representation among the authors, committee members, and award winners at the IEEE Visualization (VIS) conference over the last 30 years. Our goal is to provide descriptive data on which diversity discussions and efforts in the community can build. We look in particular at the gender of VIS authors as a proxy for the community at large. We consider measures of overall gender representation among authors, differences in careers, positions in author lists, and collaborations. We found that the proportion of female authors has increased from 9% in the first five years to 22% in the last five years of the conference. Over the years, we found the same representation of women in program committees and slightly more women in organizing committees. Women are less likely to appear in the last author position, but more in the middle positions. In terms of collaboration patterns, female authors tend to collaborate more than expected with other women in the community. All non-gender related data is available on https://osf.io/ydfj4/ and the gender-author matching can be accessed through https://nyu.databrary.org/volume/1301. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. New paradigm of engineering education: A conceptual paper based on observation.
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Somesh, B S and Purnima, K
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The traditional paradigm of engineering education is not well suited to handle the ambiguity & high rate of change the Industries are facing currently. Only 30% of theory learn't in class is applicable in Industry or in Career. Whatever may be the physical infrastructure the engineering Institutions provide, it is intellectual asset i.e., human resource (faculty members) are the most crucial factors in the engineering education process. With rapid globalization, Institution should prepare the students to become future Entrepreneurs. This paper tries to elicit information about the drawbacks of the engineering education from observation & aiming at giving inputs to prepare new strategies to cater to the needs of challenges of tomorrow in engineering education in order to gain competitive advantage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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5. Preparing ICT Graduates for Real-World Challenges: Results of a Meta-Analysis.
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Pazur Anicic, Katarina, Divjak, Blazenka, and Arbanas, Krunoslav
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,META-analysis ,CURRICULUM planning ,TEACHING methods ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,HIGHER education ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The information and communications technology (ICT) industry is making important contributions to economic growth both locally and globally. There is a high demand for ICT professionals that higher education institutions are still struggling to meet. An effective literature review is an important part of understanding the existing findings and issues in the education of future ICT professionals, and for planning future research directions. This comprehensive study presented here includes a review of 761 papers on the level of summary analysis and 155 papers in depth, according to ten research questions related to: curriculum design and delivery, knowledge and skills of future ICT professionals, teaching methods, collaboration between academia and industry, and future employment and career development of ICT professionals in the labor market. Based on the findings from a content and cluster analysis, the results indicate the need for a more holistic and strategic approach to the education of future ICT professionals, including career development support within formal processes of higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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6. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Plenary and Invited Papers from ICOPS-BEAMS 2014.
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Shiffler, Don, Schumer, Joe, and Jiang, Chungqi
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PLASMA gases , *PARTICLE beams , *NUCLEAR physics -- Congresses , *ENERGY density , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The 41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS14) and the 20th IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (Beams14) combined for the first time in 2014 as the IEEE ICOPS/Beams meeting. This scientific meeting took place from May 25 to May 29, 2014, in Washington, DC, at the historical Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Northwest DC. Participation included a broad range of scientific attendance, with a total of 566 researchers from 36 countries, with scientists from China, Russia, and Japan making the largest contribution to the international contingent. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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7. The Role of Prosocial Goal Congruity on Student Motivation in Electrical Engineering.
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Lameres, Brock J., Burns, Maxwell S., Thoman, Dustin B., and Smith, Jessi L.
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ELECTRICAL engineers ,ACADEMIC motivation - Abstract
Contribution: Prior studies on goal congruity show that students are more motivated to pursue careers that allow them to work with and help others and give back to their community (i.e., careers that afford prosocial value). This paper discovers this same pattern in electrical engineering (EE) and discovers that prosocial affordance beliefs are significantly associated with intensions to persist, while agency beliefs are not. Background: Goal congruity theory finds that people are more motivated to pursue a career if it aligns with values they endorse. This theory can shed light on why some students do not persist in EE because of the stereotype that the profession does not allow working with and helping others. Research Questions: This paper seeks to answer whether EE students perceive the profession as affording prosocial value, and to test associations between prosocial perceptions and motivation to persist in the field. Methodology: The first study in this paper was conducted on students in an introductory EE course ($n\,\,= 79$) that measured affordance beliefs about the EE profession and tested associations with intensions to persist. The second study compared affordance beliefs and trait endorsements held by students in the introductory level course with those in an advanced EE courses ($n\,\,=51$). Findings: Mediation analysis revealed that the more novice students believe that EE allows them to fulfill prosocial goals, the greater their persistence intentions (95% CI: 0.01 to 0.34). This analysis also showed that agency beliefs were not strongly associated with persistence intensions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. Various Interactive and Self-Learning Focused Tutorial Activities in the Power Electronic Course.
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Shahnia, Farhad and Yengejeh, Hadi Hosseinian
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ELECTRICAL engineering ,POWER electronics ,COMPUTER assisted instruction ,ENGINEERING education ,SCHOOL year ,STUDENT projects ,PROBLEM-based learning - Abstract
Contribution: This paper introduces the real-world limitations and non-technical aspects of power electronics (PEs) projects to students through innovative tutorial activities. Background: Many electrical engineering curricula offer a PE courses (PECs) for third- or fourth-year undergraduate students. Prior research on PEs education mainly focused on improving students’ experimental skills through developing practical experiments, laboratory activities, and problem/project-based learning. An instructional approach that instead employs real-world knowledge and skills is worth evaluating. Intended Outcomes: Students should be able to consider real-world technical and non-technical limitations when applying theory to design PE circuits and converters, and be able to select and carry out appropriate tests to troubleshoot circuits. Application Design: Prior research on engineering education emphasized the importance of introducing real-world limitations to the students as part of their curriculum. This paper suggests that the tutorial activities presented in a PEC can help students acquire skills in designing and troubleshooting a circuit or system according to desired technical aspects, real-world limitations, and available data. Findings: Evidence of the validity of this approach in a PEC at two Australian universities, over four academic years, is provided. Students receiving the new tutorial activities had percentage scores some 10–15 points higher than those who had traditional tutorials. Another evaluation reveals the students’ vibrant participation in the activities during the new tutorial sessions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. Cluster-Seeking James–Stein Estimators.
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Srinath, K. Pavan and Venkataramanan, Ramji
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GAUSSIAN beams ,BEAM optics ,GAUSSIAN processes ,SIMULATION methods & models ,VECTOR analysis - Abstract
This paper considers the problem of estimating a high-dimensional vector of parameters \theta \in \mathbb R^n from a noisy observation. The noise vector is independent identically distributed Gaussian with known variance. For a squared-error loss function, the James–Stein (JS) estimator is known to dominate the simple maximum-likelihood (ML) estimator when the dimension n exceeds two. The JS-estimator shrinks the observed vector toward the origin, and the risk reduction over the ML-estimator is greatest for {\theta } that lie close to the origin. JS-estimators can be generalized to shrink the data toward any target subspace. Such estimators also dominate the ML-estimator, but the risk reduction is significant only when {\theta } lies close to the subspace. This leads to the question: in the absence of prior information about \theta , how do we design estimators that give significant risk reduction over the ML-estimator for a wide range of \theta ? In this paper, we propose shrinkage estimators that attempt to infer the structure of \theta from the observed data in order to construct a good attracting subspace. In particular, the components of the observed vector are separated into clusters, and the elements in each cluster shrunk toward a common attractor. The number of clusters and the attractor for each cluster are determined from the observed vector. We provide concentration results for the squared-error loss and convergence results for the risk of the proposed estimators. The results show that the estimators give significant risk reduction over the ML-estimator for a wide range of \theta , particularly for large $n$ . Simulation results are provided to support the theoretical claims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. OMES: Order-Made Education System.
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Jiromaru, Taku and Matsuo, Tokuro
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Many private universities have a problem on the students' job hunting. When students get a job, they need to take the SPI examination. However, there are no effective support methods of job-hunting examination for low test-scored students. In this paper, we propose an education management support system called as OMES (order made education system) for paper test in job hunting. Our proposed system is used by instructor in the course. Each class contains multiple sets of lecture and exercise. The system searches for an appropriate exercise question for each student based on their knowledge and experiences. When students take an identical exercise question, traditional education methods have a problem like that students lose motivation to continue to learn because the exercise question is not fitted to each learner. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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11. Publishing in IEEE Transactions on Robotics [Turning Point].
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PERIODICAL editors ,ROBOTICS research ,REPORT writing ,SCIENCE publishing - Abstract
An interview is presented with Frank Park, editor-in-chief of the periodical "IEEE Transactions on Robotics." Topics discussed include the common topics of research in the field of robotics, how to write the scientific papers to be published in the periodical and the guidelines to convert the conference publications into the transaction paper.
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- 2014
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12. Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electrical and Computer Engineering Students.
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Rohde, Jacqueline, Musselman, Lisa, Benedict, Brianna, Verdin, Dina, Godwin, Allison, Kirn, Adam, Benson, Lisa, and Potvin, Geoff
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COMPUTER engineering ,ENGINEERING students ,ELECTRICAL engineering - Abstract
Contribution: This paper found that design experiences can foster engineering identity and belongingness for early career electrical and computer engineering students. Students had different interpretations of what it meant to be an engineer (identity) and their belongingness in engineering. This paper provides novel insights into how students may be developing identities and belongingness in engineering, both critical for student retention and success. Background: Design experiences are crucial for engineering students, both for developing academic competencies and allowing students to see how they can become engineers. Existing literature has mixed results with respect to the influence of team-based design experiences on engineering identity and belongingness. Research Questions: 1) How do design experiences influence early career electrical and computer engineering students’ identification and belongingness in engineering? and 2) How do these students describe what it means to identify as an engineer and belong in engineering? Methodology: The beliefs of electrical and computer engineering students were examined using mixed methods to understand the intersection of design experiences, engineering identity, and belongingness. Findings: Students interpreted their engineering identity and belongingness differently, particularly, with respect to how design experiences can shape these attitudes. Whereas students interpreted engineering identity through their performance and interest in authentic engineering tasks, they interpreted belongingness as a means of comparing themselves to their peers. The findings have implications for engineering education researchers, and design instructors, to foster ways of being and belonging in engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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13. On a Fractional Version of Haemers’ Bound.
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Bukh, Boris and Cox, Christopher
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COMPUTER storage capacity ,MATHEMATICAL bounds ,CHANNEL coding ,GRAPH theory ,LINEAR programming ,HAFNIUM - Abstract
In this paper, we present a fractional version of Haemers’ bound on the Shannon capacity of a graph, which is originally due to Blasiak. This bound is a common strengthening of both Haemers’ bound and the fractional chromatic number of a graph. We show that this fractional version outperforms any bound on the Shannon capacity that could be attained through Haemers’ bound. We show also that this bound is multiplicative, unlike Haemers’ bound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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14. Analysis of Students’ Ratings of Teaching Quality to Understand the Role of Gender and Socio-Economic Diversity in Higher Education.
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Gupta, Anika, Garg, Deepak, and Kumar, Parteek
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EFFECTIVE teaching ,HIGHER education ,SOCIAL status ,EVALUATION of teaching ,ENGINEERING education - Abstract
Contribution: This paper contributes to the literature by confirming the existence, in gender and socio-economic diversified higher educational environments, of differential evaluation ratings given by students to their teachers. Background: Women and low socio-economic classes have historically been under-represented, both as students and teachers. Various policies and measures are being put in place internationally to raise their standing, equity, and success as they progress in their careers. To be effective, the after effects of these policies must be investigated and understood. Research Questions: This paper addressed the question of whether gender and socio-economic differences, in both teachers and students, affect students’ opinion of their teachers in higher education, across a number of disciplines. Methodology: The research analyzed the differentials in students’ ratings of their teachers in five disciplines in the field of education. Data was drawn from student responses to the surveys conducted in a large Indian university at the end of each course unit. The survey questions elicit their perceptions of teaching quality in the disciplines of civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer science engineering, mathematics, humanities and social sciences. This paper analyzes 112 919 and 16 354 complete sets of student ratings, to study the gender and socio-economic diversity based effects respectively. Statistical multivariate and univariate general linear models were used to derive the relevant results and graphs. Findings: The study reveals the existence of socio-economic status bias, gender-typical behavior, gender-atypical behavior, and same-gender and cross-gender biases; these resulted in differential ratings in the disciplines examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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15. Unpacking Entrepreneurial Intensity and Individual Ambidexterity in Small Project-Based Enterprises: A New Perspective for the TV Drama Industry.
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Vicentini, Francesca, Peruffo, Enzo, Meissner, Dirk, and Mueller, Jens
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AMBIDEXTERITY ,DIVERSITY in the workplace ,TELEVISION dramas ,BUSINESS enterprises ,WORK experience (Employment) - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to show that individual ambidexterity affects performance in small project-based enterprises. This is consistent with a recent and prominent stream of research that investigates the characteristics of workers as antecedents of ambidexterity behaviors and their effect on performance. We also analyze the role of entrepreneurial intensity as an important context issue that hampers this relationship. We test our hypotheses in the context of Italian television drama series productions, which are small project-based enterprises, by analyzing the careers of 1736 project entrepreneurs who had been working in the industry from 1996 to 2010. Our results suggest that for project entrepreneurs, high diversity in work experiences positively affects the project performance. Moreover, we demonstrate that the industry tenure of project entrepreneurs lessens the main relationship, by reducing the positive effect of entrepreneurial intensity and limiting benefits of ambidextrous behaviors. Our findings allow us to add insights to the entrepreneurship research and individual level ambidexterity theory. First, we contribute to this stream of research by analyzing how the diversity of work experiences at the individual level affects project performance. In doing so, we overcome the prior literature, which limited analysis only to the project portfolio level. Second, we develop a framework that investigates the argument regarding whether and under what circumstances does individual level ambidexterity improve project performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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16. Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process.
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Michelfelder, Diane P., McCarthy, Natasha, and Goldberg, David E.
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PHILOSOPHY education ,ENGINEERING education ,SOCIAL impact - Abstract
This book comprises a selection of papers presented at the IPET 2008 symposium that took place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London in November 2008 and at the following workshop at the Colorado School of Mines. It is the second volume in a series that emanated from a workshop on Philosophy in Engineering that took place at the University of Delft in October 2007 and that began a continuing series of workshops named by the acronym IPET followed by the year of the workshop. Prior to that, there had been three significant publications that had illustrated the value of pursuing the relationship between philosophy and engineering, and engineering education. The success of this 2007 University of Delft workshop led to IPET 2008 being held at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. While the focus of both volumes is on engineering, necessarily many of the papers have implications for engineering education. It would be surprising if the three individuals invited to review this book were able to agree upon a conclusion. They did indeed have different views; this seems to be because their views differed of who was likely to read this book. A reader may infer the editors? intentions from the questions put to Mitcham, but it is harder to infer the intended audience. One of the reviewers takes the view that a collection of papers of the calibre presented will attract a like-minded set of readers, and so responded to the questions put to Mitcham with that group in mind. Another thought the book would be suited to engineering educators more generally, and as a result was effusive in its praise. The fundamental questions that need to be answered are ?What value do these papers have for engineering educators?? and ?What value do they have for their students?? While the editors have not focused on engineering and technological literacy, a number of chapters are of considerable importance to those who promote study in these areas. The chapters on peace engineering and the use of robotics in warfare are examples of this. Of the series of papers on the philosophy of technology adoption over the last two decades, some are summarized in Ch. 23 by Houkes and Pols. This chapter focuses on the designer?user system in terms of what the authors' call Rational Acceptance Technology (RAT), one aspect of which is control. They point out that in designing artefacts, designers hand over a measure of control to the users. RAT requires that the user has partial responsibility for failure. For instance, guarantees and insurance for domestic electrical goods are careful to note improper use as an exclusion from the guarantee. From the reviewers' perspective, the answer to the first of the questions put to Mitcham is that this volume contributes to the establishment of a philosophy of engineering. It now requires an authority to provide a synthesis of the numerous articles that have been published in this area with that in mind. A good starting point would be for the organizers of these and similar workshops to call for some focused review papers, to which the reviewers and readers of this book can look forward to with great anticipation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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17. A Quantitative Analysis of Self-Efficacy, Causal Attributions, Academic Performance, Personal Characteristics, and Life at University: An Engineering Education Outlook.
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Schirichian, Vitor Sabio, Grimoni, Jose Aquiles Baesso, and Vidigal de Paula, Fraulein
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ATTRIBUTION (Social psychology) ,ACADEMIC achievement ,SELF-efficacy ,ENGINEERING education ,UNDERGRADUATE programs ,BASIC education ,QUANTITATIVE research - Abstract
This article is an extension of a work in progress paper originally presented at the conference FiE 2020, Frontiers in Education by (Schirichian et al., 2020), as a result of Schirichian’s master’s in science dissertation. It studies the relations between academic performance, protection factors, life at university, and personal characteristics to understand how they influence students’ academic success in undergraduate engineering programs in Brazil. In this challenging environment, several students overcome these issues and graduate, which indicates that some protection structures allow students to face challenging situations and be successful in their studies. Current research studied the relationships between academic performance, self-efficacy, causal attributions, personal characteristics, and life at university, with a group of 30 students. Models were studied by combining the different variables and aspects evaluated in the research, and the findings show relationship between academic performance and: 1) self-efficacy, causal attributions, and personal characteristics (such as leisure activities, living with their parents, or college accommodations) and those who attended private schools during basic education; 2 protection factors self-efficacy and causal attributions with advancing in the program and the time of enrolment in the university; and 3) the dimensions initiation and persistence, success/internality and failure/internality, indicating that those who perceive themselves as playing a major role in their academic journey tend to have better outcomes. Further results show the influence of social inequalities, particularly for those students who declared themselves brown and who conducted their basic education in public schools (which are generally of lower quality than private ones in Brazil). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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18. ComSoc awards: Recognizing our colleagues [The President's Page].
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BYEONG GI LEE and POOR, H. VINCENT
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COMMUNICATION ,HUMANITY ,COMMITTEES ,MEMBERSHIP ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
One of the most important things we in the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) do is recognize the contributions of our colleagues to the field and to humanity. Such recognition comes from many quarters, from the Institute, from our Technical Committees, from our Chapters, etc. A major part of this activity involves our Society-wide awards, which are awarded based on nominations received from the membership and administered by the Com- Soc Awards Committee. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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19. Physically Disabled Students in Summer Undergraduate Research Environments.
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Schearer, Eric, Reinthal, Ann, and Jackson, Debbie
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STUDENTS with disabilities ,UNDERGRADUATES ,INQUIRY-based learning ,UNDERGRADUATE programs ,BACHELOR'S degree ,CHILDREN with disabilities - Abstract
Contribution: This study uncovered specific benefits, challenges, and facilitators to participating in undergraduate research for physically disabled students (PDSs) taken directly from students themselves. Background: Disabled students (DSs) earn bachelor’s degrees and gain employment in STEM careers at rates lower than their peers. The paradigm shift in undergraduate STEM education from lecture-based to inquiry-based learning is an opportunity to explore new options for including DSs. Little is known about designing inquiry-based learning settings for DSs. Research Question: This article seeks to increase the understanding of how to support PDSs in inquiry-based settings. Specifically, the authors documented the experiences of PDS in a summer undergraduate research program to uncover: 1) benefits they receive from participating; 2) specific challenges these students face; and 3) novel ways to facilitate participation. Methodology: The authors conducted semistructured interviews of five undergraduate PDS, who participated in a summer research program. The paper reports representative student responses across themes related to benefits, challenges, and facilitators of success in the program. Findings: The students enjoyed many benefits typically gained from undergraduate research, most notably career clarification. Additionally, the students experienced personal growth, including improved self-advocacy, increased confidence in their independence, and greater understanding of limitations. The main facilitator was the positive attitudes of research mentors. A principal challenge was the lack of knowledge about disability in peers without disabilities who participated in the program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. Predicting the Risk of Academic Dropout With Temporal Multi-Objective Optimization.
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Jimenez, Fernando, Paoletti, Alessia, Sanchez, Gracia, and Sciavicco, Guido
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In the European academic systems, the public funding to single universities depends on many factors, which are periodically evaluated. One of such factors is the rate of success, that is, the rate of students that do complete their course of study. At many levels, therefore, there is an increasing interest in being able to predict the risk that a student will abandon the studies, so that (specific, personal) corrective actions may be designed. In this paper, we propose an innovative temporal optimization model that is able to identify the earliest moment in a student's career in which a reliable prediction can be made concerning his/her risk of dropping out from the course of studies. Unlike most available models, our solution can be based on the academic behavior alone, and our evidence suggests that by ignoring classically used attributes such as the gender or the results of pre-academic studies one obtains more accurate, and less biased, models. We tested our system on real data from the three-year degree in computer science offered by the University of Ferrara (Italy). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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21. Using Mobile Application Development and 3-D Modeling to Encourage Minority Male Interest in Computing and Engineering.
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Ladeji-Osias, Jumoke O., Partlow, LaDawn E., and Dillon, Edward C.
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ATTENTION-seeking ,MOBILE apps in education ,THREE-dimensional modeling ,STEM education ,ENGINEERING - Abstract
Contribution: This paper shows that participating in a year-round program for African–American male middle school students (ages 10–14) can positively impact their attitudes toward STEM, their confidence in problem solving and team work, and their interest in STEM careers, but may not impact the interest in taking STEM classes to the same extent. Background: Increasing the number of under-represented minorities pursuing degrees in science and engineering through formal and informal learning activities has been a focus in the United States for many years. Efforts to diversify the engineering workforce have often targeted students in high school and college (ages 15–22), with varying success. Intended Outcomes: This program was designed to increase participants’ content knowledge, interest in STEM courses, interest in STEM careers, interest in attending college, and improve their attitudes about STEM. Application Design: Approaches used included: 1) introducing software tools that encouraged critical thinking, creativity and independent learning; 2) integrating engineering and software design processes; 3) providing projects that were age- and culturally-appropriate; and 4) using ethnically matched mentors. Findings: After almost two years in the program participants show improved attitudes toward STEM, more interest and career choices in computing and engineering, and increased interest in attending college. These findings suggested that summer and academic year programs can be effective for cultivating interest in computing and engineering careers, but their impact on interest in studying related subjects may need further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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22. A First-Order Logic Framework of Major Choosing Decision Making With an Uncertain Reasoning Function.
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Yu, Fang, Zhou, Qing, Lu, Xiaoshan, and Zhao, Sen
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DECISION making ,REASONING ,SEQUENTIAL analysis - Abstract
This paper proposes an auto-decision making system, knowledge-based major choosing decision (KMCD), which helps remote students choose their majors. It is built within a first-order reasoning system with an uncertain reasoning function. The knowledge of both students who want to choose their majors and who have finished their studies are used in the decision making process of the system. KMCD provides personalized suggestions to those students who want to choose majors. Both the learning abilities of students and the career prospects of majors are carefully analyzed on the basis of the knowledge in database. As these analyzing results are well utilized in the decision making process of KMCD, it can be expected that the students who take the suggestions will have a better chance to get graduated smoothly and start their careers successfully after graduation. A detailed description of KMCD is given, which shows that the system is actually a reasonable decision making framework with a capability of expansion of other knowledge which is supposed to be useful for major choosing. An experimental study on data of real college students is devised to justify the effectiveness of KMCD. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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23. How connections matter: factors affecting student performance in STEM disciplines.
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Ptucha, Raymond and Savakis, Andreas
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The weakening academic performance of U.S. high school students and the declining influence of the U.S. economy have been studied extensively. Several studies have pointed to the declining interest of U.S. high school students in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) disciplines. This paper investigates the connectivity aspects that affect a high school student's ability to excel academically. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), this paper analyzes the connections students have with their families, schools, friends, and community. Using these connections, this paper introduces an optimal prediction model named the Kalman-based Student Connectivity Model. By asking a student specific questions, this model can predict his/her cognitive reading and math performance on standardized exams. Further, this model can be used as a predictor on how modifying lifestyle choices or environmental factors may affect a student's performance in the STEM disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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24. Filling the Pipeline: Power System and Energy Curricula for Middle and High School Students Through Summer Programs.
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Chen, Chien-fei, Tomsovic, Kevin, and Aydeniz, Mehmet
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ENGINEERING education ,SECONDARY education research ,ELECTRIC power systems research ,HIGH school students ,STEM education - Abstract
A shortage of U.S. trained power and energy engineers has been predicted in the near future. One approach to solve this problem involves increasing the number of students choosing to study engineering, especially by exposing more students to engineering at an early age, even before high school. This paper presents the curricula and assessment of two summer programs for middle and high school students. We introduced electric and renewable energy concepts, engineering design, and MicroGrid related projects to the students. The survey results indicate that both programs improved students' levels of engineering knowledge, interest in learning and participating in engineering projects, and their intention to choose an engineering career; however, students' confidence in succeeding in engineering or science did not show improvement, which may impact students' willingness to choose engineering as a major. A positive attitude towards engineering among high school students had improved after the program but not among the middle school group. Improving the image of electrical engineering in general, and power systems engineering in particular, remains a challenge. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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25. FREEDM Precollege Programs: Inspiring Generation Y to Pursue Careers in the Electric Power Industry.
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Holbert, Keith E., Grable, Lisa L., Overbay, Amy, and Nzekwe, Brandon J. O.
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ENGINEERING education ,STEM education ,SCIENCE education research ,TECHNOLOGY education ,UNITED States education system - Abstract
An aging workforce and rapid growth in STEM-related occupations provide critical reasons to involve precollege students and teachers in science and engineering activities. Additionally, concerns about climate change and green energy sources provide motivation for students to pursue careers in the electric power industry. NSF-supported FREEDM ERC precollege programs address these issues through three components, which are described in this paper: 1) a Research Experience for Teachers; 2) a Young Scholars commuter program for high school students; and 3) weeklong renewable energy camps for middle school students. Assessment results for the first four years of the effort at four university campuses are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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26. Michael Sean Mahoney (1939-2008).
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Aspray, William
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HISTORY of computers ,AMERICAN historians ,COMPUTER science ,UNIVERSITY faculty ,HISTORY ,BIOGRAPHY (Literary form) - Abstract
From 1988, when he published his first paper in the history of computing, until his death in 2008, Michael Sean Mahoney was one of the leading international figures in the history of computing. This biography focuses on Mahoney's contributions to computing history and how he came to study this topic. His research in other areas of the history of science and technology is covered here only to the extent that it helps to explain the context for his work in computer history. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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27. The Use of Multimodal Resources by Technical Managers and Their Peers in Meetings Using English as the Business Lingua Franca.
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Raisanen, Tiina
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BUSINESS English ,COMMUNICATION methodology ,DISCOURSE analysis ,GESTURE ,ORAL communication ,COMMUNICATION of technical information ,CONVERSATION analysis - Abstract
Background: Engineers increasingly work and advance their careers in international business settings. As technical managers, they need management and technical skills when working with different stakeholders with whom they may not share a common first language. Studies have revealed that informal oral communication skills are of prime importance for global engineers who face challenges in building shared meaning and formulating clear messages in meetings with non-native speakers of English. This article proposes that studying the use of multimodal resources (spoken language, gaze, gestures, and objects) in meetings can unpack how work tasks are accomplished in business through different communicative strategies. Literature review: This paper focuses on engineers’ and technical managers’ needs and challenges in professional and intercultural communication where English is used as a business lingua franca (BELF) in multimodal meetings. While multimodal conversation and discourse analytic studies highlight the dynamic nature of meeting interaction, previous technical and professional communication and BELF research on multimodality is limited. Research questions: 1. How do technical managers use multimodal resources to articulate their ideas in BELF meetings with their peers? 2. How does the use of multimodal resources contribute to the construction of shared meaning in explanatory, consensus-seeking, and solution-finding communication? Methodology: This study reports on two case studies and multimodal discourse analysis of video-recorded meetings among technical managers and their peers in four companies. The use of multimodal resources is analyzed in explanatory, consensus-seeking, and solution-finding communication. Results and conclusions: In BELF meetings, assemblages of spoken language, gestures, tools, whiteboard, and documents contribute to constructing shared meaning. This study has implications for global professional and engineering communication. Future research should further examine multimodality in BELF meetings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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28. Organizational Conservatism, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Breakthrough Innovation.
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Choi, Byungchul, Ravichandran, T., and O Connor, Gina Colarelli
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PERSONNEL management ,CONSERVATISM ,DIFFUSION of innovations theory ,MIDDLE managers ,HUMAN capital ,TALENT development - Abstract
Organizational leaders routinely note the critical importance of human capital in enabling successful innovation outcomes. However, strategic human resource management (SHRM) practices, especially in large firms, often are not aligned with practices that facilitate breakthrough innovation (BI), where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk of failure are high. In this paper, drawing from the motivation–opportunity–ability (MOA) framework, we identify and delineate SHRM practices that are likely to affect BI outcomes in firms. These include career risk mitigation, extrinsic rewards (motivation), idea generation facilitation (opportunity), innovation talent development, and managerial ambidexterity development (ability). We theorize that while these SHRM practices may directly affect BI outcomes, these effects are likely to be modulated by the broader organizational context, specifically, the degree of organizational conservatism. We test our hypotheses using survey data collected from 79 U.S.-based multinational firms and find that first, the impacts of career risk, extrinsic rewards, and innovation talent development on BI outcomes vary with the firm's degree of conservatism. Second, developing ambidextrous talent among middle managers positively influences BI outcomes, irrespective of the firm's level of conservatism. Overall, our study provides a basic framework to understand how SHRM practices can be leveraged to influence innovation under varying degrees of conservatism in organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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29. Innovation Starts With Education: ICASSP 2019 Education Panel [SP Forum].
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Solo, Victor, Greco, Maria Sabrina, Mandic, Danilo, Djuric, Petar, Spanias, Andreas, and Bugallo, Monica F.
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The anniversary of a number of significant signal processing algorithms from the 1960s, including the least mean square algorithm and the Kalman filter, provided an opportunity at ICASSP 2019 to reflect on the links between education and innovation. This led ultimately to the proposal of some special sessions as well a panel session that would provide some insight, via a historical perspective, consideration of the current status, and an assessment of the emerging educational future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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30. Introduction to Special Section Honoring Dr. Clayton R. Paul.
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Holloway, Dr. Christopher L. and Ruehli, Dr. Albert E.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC compatibility ,SCHOOLS ,ENGINEERS ,VOCATIONAL guidance ,SILICON ,ELECTRICAL engineering - Published
- 2013
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31. The Orcid System [From the editor-in-chief].
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Kaplan, Lance
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EMAIL security ,SOCIAL security ,DATA security - Abstract
For those authors who have submitted papers recently, you may have noticed some changes in our submission process. As of July 1, IEEE now requires that all authors provide an ORCID at submission. ORCID is short for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, and it serves as a unique identifying number for a researcher so that the various electronic archives can properly attribute authorship of papers to the correct people. This can be thought of as a government identification number that persists for one?s lifetime (like a social security number in the US). It is being put in place to solve the entity resolution problem. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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32. Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of and Success in STEM: A Bibliometric Analysis and Topic Modeling Approach.
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Maphosa, Mfowabo, Doorsamy, Wesley, and Paul, Babu Sena
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,SOCIAL cognitive theory ,GRADUATION rate ,INTERNET publishing - Abstract
Contribution: This article lends empirical evidence to this research area of factors influencing students’ choice of and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Background: Understanding these factors is crucial as it informs recruitment and support interventions provided to students and constitutes a premise to improving graduation rates. The social cognitive career theory (SCCT) was used as a theoretical framework to provide insight regarding factors influencing students’ choice of qualifications. Research Questions: What is the state of research on the factors influencing students’ choice of and success in STEM programmes? Which of these factors have interested most researchers? What research themes are covered in articles investigating these factors? Methodology: This study followed the general bibliometric analysis workflow—study design, data collection, data analysis, data visualization, and interpretation. Data collection followed the preferred reporting items for systematic review and metaanalysis (PRISMA) guidelines. From an initial set of 408 articles, 179 related to the theme and were published in the Web of Science between 2004 and 2020. These articles were analyzed using the standard bibliometric metrics. Findings: Findings indicate that this research field is still growing. Thirty-two factors were identified and rated based using an objective assessment criterion. In addition, a classification of the factors is presented based on the SCCT. This study provides a theoretical reference for improving success rates for STEM qualifications and better understanding the theme. The study proposes a research agenda of what future research in the field should focus on, based on current gaps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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33. Client-Based Pedagogy Meets Workplace Simulation: Developing Social Processes in the Arisoph Case Study.
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Balzotti, Jonathan and Rawlins, Jacob D.
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CONCENTRATED study ,CRITICAL thinking ,GROUP work in education ,COMMUNICATION of technical information ,SIMULATION methods in higher education - Abstract
Teaching problem: Immersive pedagogies—including real-world or client-based projects, case studies, and simulations—have long been used to encourage student problem-solving, analytical thinking, and teamwork in professional communication. Building a connection to the real world has real challenges, however, for both instructors and students. How can we better prepare students for their future careers in our technical communication courses?Situating the case: This paper draws on three areas in the literature to situate the Arisoph case study: First, we discuss the work that has been done with client-based projects and the problems and challenges researchers have found with incorporating these projects into the classroom. Second, we discuss a newer model of workplace simulations, particularly focusing on the work done by Fisher and Russell. Third, we discuss the psychological theories of attribution and reattribution, which provided a foundation for our development of the Arisoph case study.How this case was studied: This paper describes the development of the Arisoph case study, an online client-based simulation course designed for engineering students to learn and practice technical communication. Course development and collection of instructor and student responses took place from 2010 to 2014.About the case: This paper details the development and implementation of the Arisoph case study, which brought the workplace realities of a variety of engineering professions into a classroom filled with engineering majors. The Arisoph simulation was designed to manage student attribution and reattribution, particularly to help engineering students connect the principles and skills learned in technical communication courses with their future careers. The Arisoph case study is a full-semester simulation, where students apply for work in a fictional company and fulfill different roles on professional teams. Each assignment during the semester is situated in the context of the simulation. The major projects for the simulation, however, come from a real client in the engineering field. This unique combination of simulation and client-based projects provides students with greater opportunities for successful reattribution.Conclusions: Initial student reactions to the course show an increased understanding of workplace communication and a greater motivation to produce the best possible product for the client. We hope that long-term studies will show significant carryover of those attitudes into students' careers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]- Published
- 2016
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34. Corrections to “A Software-Defined Ultrasonic Networking Framework for Wearable Devices”.
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Santagati, G. Enrico and Melodia, Tommaso
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SOFTWARE-defined networking - Abstract
In Section VI of the above paper , incorrectly numbered reference citations were introduced during the editing of the paper. The citations should be as follows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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35. Prediction of Engineering Identity in Engineering Graduate Students.
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Choe, Nathan Hyungsok and Borrego, Maura
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CONFIRMATORY factor analysis ,ENGINEERING students ,FACTOR analysis ,GRADUATE students - Abstract
Contribution: This paper shows that identification with engineering for engineering graduate students is positively and significantly predicted by engineering interest, competence, recognition, and interpersonal skills competence. Background: Prior studies of engineering identity on undergraduates identified several factors (e.g., engineering interest and engineering recognition) as positive predictors of identification of engineering. Engineering competence, achieved by participating in design projects, is a crucial part of students’ efforts to become more innovative engineers. Identity theory is used to understand undergraduates’ persistence in engineering, as students with stronger engineering identification are more likely to persist. More work is needed focusing on graduate students. Research Questions: Do engineering identity measurement frameworks studied for undergraduate students also apply to graduate students? Do they correlate with intention to complete the degree? What predicts the engineering identity of engineering master’s and doctoral students? Methodology: Interviews informed development and adaptation of a multi-scale survey instrument. Factor analyses identified four factors that relate to graduate engineering identity: 1) engineering interest; 2) engineering recognition; 3) engineering competence; and 4) interpersonal skills competence. Three sequential multiple linear regression models were used to predict engineering graduate students’ engineering identity. Findings: The final regression model, which includes student characteristics and the four factors resulting from confirmatory factor analysis, predicts 60% of the variance in engineering identity—substantially more than similar undergraduate engineering identity models. All four factors were significant and positive predictors of graduate students’ engineering identity. The engineering recognition factor in particular needed adaptation to emphasize peers and faculty members over family, although family remained important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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36. Using Studio Culture to Foster Epistemic Change in an Engineering Senior Design Course.
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Walker, Erica B., Boyer, D. Matthew, and Benson, Lisa C.
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CULTURE ,ENGINEERING design - Abstract
Contribution: This paper furthers understanding of how to use studio culture to develop instruction that supports learners’ epistemic development in the context of an engineering senior design course, with a focus on student development of epistemic frames. Background: Current capstone engineering design courses do not integrate the educational theories and practice of cognitive apprenticeship combined with studio culture. Combined, these can be useful constructs for developing instruction that encourages creativity and innovation in a situated, student-centered, and activity-focused environment. Prior research and evidence-based instructional methods from other non-engineering contexts were used to create an instructional environment that engenders epistemic change. Research Questions: How do instructional design methods based on studio culture impact the cognitive and epistemic development of engineering students in a Senior Design course? Methods: This exploratory case study examines the effects of instructional design methods based on studio culture to change an Engineering Senior Design course from lecture-based to activity-based instruction in a collaborative environment. The case study emerges from a design-based research intervention, and uses mixed methods data collection from multiple sources, including video interviews, classroom footage, and written debrief reflections. Data analysis applied an integrated thematic approach. Implications were developed through an emergent coding process. Findings: Cognitive apprenticeship methods used in a studio culture-based classroom provide learning experiences that benefit epistemic and cognitive growth for engineering students in a Senior Design course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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37. SciChallenge: A Social Media Aware Platform for Contest-Based STEM Education and Motivation of Young Students.
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Achilleos, Achilleas P., Mettouris, Christos, Yeratziotis, Alexandros, Papadopoulos, George A., Pllana, Sabri, Huber, Florian, Jager, Bernhard, Leitner, Peter, Ocsovszky, Zsofia, and Dinnyes, Andras
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Scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy. Still, enrolment rates in STEM degrees are low in many European countries and consequently there is a lack of adequately educated workforce in industries. We believe that this can be mainly attributed to pedagogical issues, such as the lack of engaging hands-on activities utilized for science and math education in middle and high schools. In this paper, we report our work in the SciChallenge European project, which aims at increasing the interest of pre-university students in STEM disciplines, through its distinguishing feature, the systematic use of social media for providing and evaluation of the student-generated content. A social media-aware contest and platform were thus developed and tested in a pan-European contest that attracted $> {{700}}$ participants. The statistical analysis and results revealed that the platform and contest positively influenced participants STEM learning and motivation, while only the gender factor for the younger study group appeared to affect the outcomes (confidence level – ${\text{p}}<.05$). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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38. The Role of CAS Concepts and Methods in EE Education and Professional Activities: Societal Challenges and Lessons Learned from Alfred Fettweis.
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Vandewalle, Joos
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Evolutions in technology and society and in particular the grand challenges of engineering require a proactive strategy and actions for CAS research and education. Indeed, these have a direct impact on the outcome of CAS education in terms of our EE graduates and on the outcome of CAS research and professional activities in terms of designs of devices, systems, services and deeper findings. Our students should have a growth mindset with skills and insights that support an evolving professional horizon of at least 40 years. The paper builds on the contributions and insights of Alfred Fettweis and other new insights in order to produce interesting avenues for dealing with the challenges in the areas of interest within the scope of the circuits and systems society. In particular the role of mathematics in EE education and research are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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39. Identifying the impact of the SPIRIT program in student knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward computing careers.
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Harriger, Alka, Magana, Alejandra J., and Lovan, Ryan
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Declining interest in computing programs nationwide presents a threat to America's security and limits potential for innovation across all domains. One way to address this problem is to remove misconceptions held by the nation's youth about computing, including information about how it positively impacts many subjects and showing them that applying computing can be fun and rewarding. One program at a Midwestern university accomplished this goal through a week-long, residential, summer camp for high school students to educate them about career opportunities and possibilities for people with Information Technology skills. Participants completed a variety of hands-on activities daily, along with listening to work experiences of computing professionals. Feedback collected from the student participants showed that in addition t o raising awareness about computing opportunities, the program increased youth interest in IT, prompted many to enroll in computing/engineering courses, and improved their performance in school. This paper shares details about the program and participant feedback to make a case for offering similar programs to correct the knowledge people have about computing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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40. The effect of university research experiences on middle level math and science instructors perceptions.
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High, Karen, Utley, Juliana, and Angle, Julie
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TERMS (Transitioning Engineering Research to Middle Schools) is a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project that targets the middle school teachers who teach the students most at risk for losing interest in science, engineering, and mathematics. As most students advance through middle school science classes, their attitudes toward science and math become more negative. The middle grades are a critical period for students, representing the period most beneficial to provide engaging academic opportunities. The TERMS project strived to develop curriculum and experiences for the middle grades by placing the teachers into a community of practice. The research component of the project was enhanced over three years; the teachers wrote research papers, developed research boards for science fairs, and gave research presentations. The program has improved teacher perceptions towards engineering research and teaching. This is evidenced by a survey that was adapted from one available to the RET network. The survey looks at the satisfaction with the RET experience, the extent that the faculty mentor met RET expectations, the success of the RET experience, the impact of the RET program on the RET personally, level of engagement, and learning experiences. Research results are provided from additional surveys that examine teacher perceptions towards research and science and mathematics teaching through the context of engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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41. Critical questions of engineering students by gender and ethnicity.
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Rodriguez, Armando A. and Anderson-Rowland, Mary R.
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Engineering and computer science careers are not well known to the general public. Most students studying these majors also have limited knowledge and information about their chosen area of study. In working with students over many years, the authors have experienced many questions from these students. As part of the evaluations for Academic Success Meetings, the students have been encouraged to ask questions about areas that they need to know more about. The questions tend to repeat themselves and fall into general categories. Not all students have mentors to answer these questions. Starting with the most important, the answers to all of these questions will go on a website that has been developed especially for transfer students under a National Science Foundation Step Award # 0836050. An initial 136 questions were presented to over 100 students. The students were asked to choose the 20 most critical questions to them. From this data, in an earlier paper, the top five questions were determined for students over 21 and the top five for students 21 and under, as well as by academic level. In this paper the similarities and differences in these critical questions by gender and by race/ethnicity are considered. The males and females in this study had two questions in common for their top five: “Why should I consider getting a PhD degree in engineering?” and “How do I choose a job?” The three race/Ethnicity groups of White, Hispanic/Latino, and Other/Unknown had only one question in common: “Will there be a job for me when I graduate?” Each of the three two-pair combinations had one question in common. The differences in critical questions by gender and ethnicity will also be discussed. The information determined here will help educators and advisors encourage potential and actual students in engineering and computer science. With this information they can focus their message by honing in on the critical questions of their particular audience. These questions and their answers can also be used for intentional advising. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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42. Maintaining lifelong, personal global-competitiveness.
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Sobey, Charles H.
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In August 2011, approximately 2.8% of US engineers and scientists were unemployed for more than 15 weeks. The corresponding percentage across all occupations was slightly over 5%. At the same time, almost 90% of recent engineering and science graduates from some top US research universities had job or school plans in place before graduation. The majority of these new-grads enter the workforce without years of industry experience. This paper presents five attributes of these new-grads that make them more hirable than some of the experienced technology workers they may be competing with. However, these attributes can be modified and adopted by the experienced workers themselves. Five actions are proposed for experienced engineers and scientists to take to recapture and maintain the global competitiveness that top US engineering and science new-grads have enjoyed, even during the recent difficult employment market. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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43. Creation of a robotics club in the Universidad Nacional de Asunción based on the experience of horizontal learning in the University of Buenos Aires.
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Cardozo, Gary Stephen Servin and Vera, Luis Miguel Sandoval
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In this paper we present the background, reasons, goals, materials and methodology proposed for the creation of a Robotics Club in the Facultad Politécnica of the Univerisdad Nacional de Asunción (FP-UNA) based on the experience of horizontal or peer-to-peer learning as seen in the Facultad de Ingeniería of the University of Buenos Aires (FI-UBA). Also we present the work that has been done since the club started in September of 2011, including meetings, competitions, current and past projects, workshops and lectures, all of them which have been organized by club's students. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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44. Outreach Program in Electrical Engineering: Pre-College for Engineering Systems (PCES).
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Momoh, James A.
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HIGHER education ,ELECTRICAL engineering education ,OUTREACH programs ,EDUCATIONAL programs ,SMART power grids - Abstract
This paper presents the outcome of a summer precollege engineering enrichment program. The purpose of the summer outreach program is to promote and expose pre-college students to electrical engineering concepts and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) topics as well as hands on research projects. The summer program is typically a six-week summer outreach program that attracts U.S. high school students and international students from abroad. Sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Science Foundation (NSF), the summer program is generally offered to underrepresented high school students who have completed their junior year of high school and for seniors who plan to attend universities in the fall semester in the area of engineering. The program has demonstrated the potential to attract and graduate talented youth, including college students as mentors, who later enrolled in advanced degree programs at college and university levels. This Pre-College for Engineering Systems is a residential program coordinated by the Center for Energy Systems and Control (CESaC), within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Howard University. CESaC hopes that this summer program can serve as a national model for increasing the number of underrepresented groups in electrical engineering and system. Based on the objectives and subsequent outcomes, the program can serve as a national model for increasing the number of underrepresented groups in electrical computer engineering with an emphasis in power and energy specialization. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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45. Women in Circuits [Guest Editorial].
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Wang, Alice
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At the International SSCC (ISSCC) 2018, the WiC Committee hosted the first-ever workshop, Circuits for Social Good, where women leaders highlighted how circuits were used to help address some of the societal challenges of today. The distinguished speakers included professor emeritus at Stanford and founder of Atheros Teresa Meng, Intel Fellow Nevine Nassif, and two invited speakers, associate professor at Imperial College London Esther Rodriguez- Villegas and cofounder of Imprint Energy Christine Ho. The workshop also had several roundtables, where students and conference attendees could meet experts from various fields, including machine learning, security, and Internet of Things, or explore careers in industry, academia, or entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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46. Identifying Core Concepts of Cybersecurity: Results of Two Delphi Processes.
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Parekh, Geet, DeLatte, David, Herman, Geoffrey L., Oliva, Linda, Phatak, Dhananjay, Scheponik, Travis, and Sharman, Alan T.
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DELPHI method ,INTERNET security ,COMPUTER science ,CONCEPT learning ,COMPUTER security ,COLLEGE curriculum ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper presents and analyzes results of two Delphi processes that polled cybersecurity experts to rate cybersecurity topics based on importance, difficulty, and timelessness. These ratings can be used to identify core concepts–cross-cutting ideas that connect knowledge in the discipline. The first Delphi process identified core concepts that should be learned in any first course on cybersecurity. The second identified core concepts that any cybersecurity professional should know upon graduating from college. Despite the rapidly growing demand for cybersecurity professionals, it is not clear what defines foundational cybersecurity knowledge. Initial data from the Delphi processes lay a foundation for defining the core concepts of the field and, consequently, provide a common starting point to accelerate the development of rigorous cybersecurity education practices. These results provide a foundation for developing evidence-based educational cybersecurity assessment tools that will identify and measure effective methods for teaching cybersecurity. The Delphi results can also be used to inform the development of curricula, learning exercises, and other educational materials and policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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47. Computational Creativity Exercises: An Avenue for Promoting Learning in Computer Science.
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Peteranetz, Markeya S., Flanigan, Abraham E., Shell, Duane F., and Soh, Leen-Kiat
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COMPUTER science education ,CREATIVE ability ,LEARNING ,STUDENTS ,TEACHING - Abstract
Computational thinking and creative thinking are valuable tools both within and outside of computer science (CS). The goal of the project discussed here is to increase students’ achievement in CS courses through a series of computational creativity exercises (CCEs). In this paper, the framework of CCEs is described, and the results of two separate studies on their impact on student achievement are presented. Students in introductory CS courses completed CCEs as part of those courses. Students in Study 1 came from a variety of programs, and students in Study 2 were engineering majors. A profiling approach was used to test whether the impact of the CCEs could be accounted for by differences in students’ motivated and self-regulated engagement. Overall, CCEs had positive impacts on students’ grades and knowledge test scores, and although there were differences in achievement across the profiles, the impact of the CCEs was generally consistent across profiles. The CCEs appear to be a promising way to increase student achievement in introductory CS courses. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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48. Seek for Success: A Visualization Approach for Understanding the Dynamics of Academic Careers.
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Wang, Yifang, Peng, Tai-Quan, Lu, Huihua, Wang, Haoren, Xie, Xiao, Qu, Huamin, and Wu, Yingcai
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EDUCATORS ,VISUAL analytics ,SOCIAL science research ,CAREER development ,OCCUPATIONAL achievement - Abstract
How to achieve academic career success has been a long-standing research question in social science research. With the growing availability of large-scale well-documented academic profiles and career trajectories, scholarly interest in career success has been reinvigorated, which has emerged to be an active research domain called the Science of Science (i.e., SciSci). In this study, we adopt an innovative dynamic perspective to examine how individual and social factors will influence career success over time. We propose ACSeeker, an interactive visual analytics approach to explore the potential factors of success and how the influence of multiple factors changes at different stages of academic careers. We first applied a Multi-factor Impact Analysis framework to estimate the effect of different factors on academic career success over time. We then developed a visual analytics system to understand the dynamic effects interactively. A novel timeline is designed to reveal and compare the factor impacts based on the whole population. A customized career line showing the individual career development is provided to allow a detailed inspection. To validate the effectiveness and usability of ACSeeker, we report two case studies and interviews with a social scientist and general researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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49. Remembering My Professional Life [Historical Perspectives].
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Francis, Bruce A.
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MECHANICAL engineers ,COLLEGE teachers ,CAREER development ,PARKINSON'S disease ,AUTOMATIC control systems - Abstract
Bruce A. Francis, emeritus professor at the University of Toronto and recipient of the 2014 Hendrik Bode Lecture Prize, shares some of his experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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50. Five Major Shifts in 100 Years of Engineering Education.
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Froyd, Jeffrey E., Wankat, Phillip C., and Smith, Karl A.
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ENGINEERING education ,SCIENCE education ,MATHEMATICAL models ,CURRICULUM planning ,ENGINEERING students - Abstract
In this paper, five major shifts in engineering education are identified. During the engineering science revolution, curricula moved from hands-on practice to mathematical modeling and scientific analyses. The first shift was initiated by engineering faculty members from Europe; accelerated during World War II, when physicists contributed multiple engineering breakthroughs; codified in the Grinter report; and kick-started by Sputnik. Did accreditation hinder curricular innovations? Were engineering graduates ready for practice? Spurred by these questions, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required engineering programs to formulate outcomes, systematically assess achievement, and continuously improve student learning. The last three shifts are in progress. Since the engineering science revolution may have marginalized design, a distinctive feature of engineering, faculty members refocused attention on capstone and first-year engineering design courses. However, this third shift has not affected the two years in between. Fourth, research on learning and education continues to influence engineering education. Examples include learning outcomes and teaching approaches, such as cooperative learning and inquiry that increase student engagement. In shift five, technologies (e.g., the Internet, intelligent tutors, personal computers, and simulations) have been predicted to transform education for over 50 years; however, broad transformation has not yet been observed. Together, these five shifts characterize changes in engineering education over the past 100 years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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