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Development of a Categorical Scoring Codebook for Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) Concept Maps Open
Recent curricular interventions in engineering education have focused on encouraging students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) to equip them with the skills needed to generate innovative ideas and address complex global problems …
Insights from a Multi-Institutional Virtual Engineering Education Graduate Program Showcase Open
This Evidence-Based Practice paper seeks to present results of a multi-institutional virtual graduate program showcase by presenting evidence from the perspective of the prospective students in attendance. Graduate programs in engineering …
A Multi-Institutional Assessment of Entrepreneurial Mindset Perceptions of Students Participating in Entrepreneurial REU Programs Through Concept Maps Open
Entrepreneurial mindset (EM) development in undergraduate biomedical engineering students ties to development of traits, such as innovation, designing for a customer base, and communication, that are highly valued for the development of ne…
Board 362: Reimagining Civil Engineering Graduate Programs: A Research-to-Practice Approach for Shaping Future Transportation Engineers Open
The existing curriculum and models for civil engineering graduate programs assume that graduating Ph.D. students will primarily pursue career opportunities in research or academia. However, the number of civil engineering Ph.D. graduate st…
Faculty Perceptions of Key Concepts in Degree Curriculum: Identifying the Role of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Open
Keywords: faculty, engineering, In recent years many universities have established initiatives specifically dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) on their campuses, including X University's establishment of…
Student Perceptions of an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Its Relevance to Engineering Careers Open
Development of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) has been a focus that has gained traction within engineering over the last decade. Thus, undergraduate engineering curricula have been modified to address EM development Curriculum modificatio…
Impact of Immersive Training on Senior Chemical Engineering Students' Prioritization of Process Safety Decision Criteria Open
Every year new safety features and regulations are employed within the process industry to reduce risks associated with operations. Despite these advancements chemical plants remain hazardous places, and the role of the engineer will alway…
Investigating Potential Gender Differences in First-Year Engineering Students’ Academic Motivation and Homework Submission Behavior Open
Previous studies have shown that there exists a difference in undergraduate students' academic motivation based on gender. Specifically, females have been shown to be more extrinsically motivated than their male peers in a university setti…
View article: Leveraging Algae to Inspire Curiosity, Develop Connections, and Demonstrate Value Creation for First Year Engineering Students
Leveraging Algae to Inspire Curiosity, Develop Connections, and Demonstrate Value Creation for First Year Engineering Students Open
This full paper describes a first-year engineering student design project that leverages algae as a system for building entrepreneurial mindset in students. In this project students represent engineers working for an algae biofuels company…
Workshop: Taking it to the Next Level...Game-Based Learning in Engineering Education Open
The use of games within engineering classes has steadily increased, as evidenced by increasing numbers of publications on their implementation and effectiveness. Games within engineering classes can take on a variety of different forms ran…
Work in Progress: Designing a Survey Instrument to Assess Graduate Student Motivation Towards Degree Completion Open
This work in progress paper describes the development of an instrument to assess graduate student motivation towards doctoral degree completion. Doctoral attrition rates in the United States have been estimated to be around 40% over a 10 y…
Work in Progress: Impacts of Engineering-Adjacent Participation On Identity and Motivation in Engineering Open
This work-in-progress research paper describes the beginning stages of a study exploring connections between students' participation in "engineering-adjacent" activities outside of class and their motivation to pursue their future engineer…
Board 419: Students use their Lived Experiences to Justify their Beliefs about How they Will Approach Process Safety Judgment Open
In the chemical industry, judgments related to process safety hold the potential to lead to process incidents, such as chemical leaks and mechanical failures that can have severe consequences. Many of these judgments require engineers to j…
Criteria Conundrum: Engineering Students’ Beliefs about the Role of Competing Criteria in Process Safety Judgements Open
This research paper focuses on comparing engineering students' beliefs and behaviors related to making process safety judgements. Despite emphasis on process safety education, serious health and safety accidents in the chemical process ind…
Work in Progress: Developing a Guide to Support Engineering Student Out-of-Class Participation and Professional Learning Open
This work-in-progress research paper describes the progress of a study exploring students' out-of-class, co-curricular participation and professional learning at one engineering college. Within engineering education, engagement in co-curri…
Work in Progress: Examining the KEEN 3Cs Framework Using Content Analysis and Expert Review Open
The KEEN 3Cs (Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value) framework for entrepreneurial mindset was developed by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) to guide curriculum development, faculty professional development, and stu…
Measuring Students’ Interdisciplinary Competence and Entrepreneurial Mindset based upon Exposure to a Holocaust Narrative Open
The engineering workforce requires engineers to possess a broad range of skills, including understanding how to create value and succeed in an environment where innovation and entrepreneurship can be key drivers of economic growth. One mea…
Exploring Engineering Students’ Decision Making Priorities in a Digital Plant Environment Open
Chemical process incidents often have devastating effects on the environment, the economy, and human well-being. While the chemical process industry acknowledges the importance of safety through the production of inherently safer designs, …
MIND THE GAP! …between engineers’ process safety beliefs and behaviors Open
His research interests involve studying engineering ethics and decision making and using digital games as safe
Work In Progress - KEEN Faculty Impact Study Open
is a student of engineering education at Rowan University.She has a special interest in issues of diversity and inclusion, especially as they relate to disability and accessibility of education.Her current research is focused on the adopti…
Surviving the Wilds of Academia: Personas Depicting Early-Career Engineering Education Scholars Role Crafting to Achieve Their Goals Open
Background: The increase in doctoral programs and certifications in the area of engineering education has led to an increase in Engineering Education Scholars (EES) on the job market. As EES seek to find the position that is the correct fi…
Application of concept maps as an assessment tool in engineering education: Systematic literature review Open
Background Concept maps are a valid assessment tool to explore student understanding of diverse topics. Many types of academic programs have integrated concept mapping into their courses, resulting in various activities and scoring methods…
Refining an Entrepreneurial Mindset Master Concept Map through Multi-Institutional Collaboration Open
Over the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the demand for the integration of entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into training of undergraduate engineering students.Although the engineering education field recognizes the impor…
Defining Academic Engineering Education Roles within the United States Open
Engineering education is an interdisciplinary research field where scholars are commonly embedded within the context they study.Engineering Education Scholars (EES), individuals who define themselves by having expertise associated with bot…
Early Career Faculty Transitions: Negotiating Legitimacy and Seeking Support in Engineering Education Open
Background: There is limited research exploring the experiences of engineering education scholars transitioning into faculty positions. It is an opportune time to explore these transitions because there is a growing number of scholars iden…
Using a Critical Incident-centered Transition Theory Framework to Explore Engineering Education Research Faculty Transitions Open
This research paper describes the development of a critical incident-centered analysis methodology based on Schlossberg’s Transition Theory to explore transitions experienced by engineering education researchers as they begin new faculty p…
Student Perceptions of Engineering Based Upon Board Game Participation Open
The current undergraduate populations within engineering institutions are not an accurate representation of the general population and, as such, we are missing perspectives that would benefit the overall progression of the field. One of th…
Board 70: Impact of "Algae Grows the Future" Project on Promoting Engineering Open
The Algae Grows the Future project uses algae-based experiments to promote careers in engineering to K-12 students/educators and engineering freshmen students. These experiments present engineering fundamentals and scientific principles us…
Work in Progress: Students’ Informal Reasoning when Approaching Classroom-based Scenarios Involving Diversity and Inclusion Issues Open
This work-in-progress paper will analyze first year students’ informal reasoning when approaching classroom based scenarios related to diversity and inclusivity. Overall, there is limited understanding of how informal reasoning informs dec…
Board 145: Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency among Early-career Engineering Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional Contexts: Developing a Framework for Faculty Agency Open
Alongside the continued evolution of the field of engineering education, the number of early career faculty members who identify as members of the discipline continues to increase. This growth has resulted in a new wave of roles, titles, a…