Work in progress - aligning educational experiences with ways of knowing engineering: Understanding the engineering profession

Anderson, Kevin; Courter, Sandra

doi:10.1109/fie.2008.4720304

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“…This epistemic framework illustrates not only engineering skills and practical work, but the values and ways of thinking of engineers-what it means to become an engineer [11,12]. Professional education should arguably be reconfigured to not only focus on acquiring and applying skills and knowledge, but to consider what we want students to become [13].…”

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First-year students as interviewers: Uncovering what it means to be an engineer

Courter

Anderson

2009

2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

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A lack of understanding about engineering and its applications limits the number of undergraduates entering and persisting in engineering majors. Connecting students with practicing engineers is one way to address these problems. Research suggests this connection will help students become engineers rather than simply learn engineering skills. In this study, first-year engineering students interviewed practicing engineers as part of their technical communication course.Interviews were conducted either in-person or online through MentorNet. Students reported that the experience improved their understanding of engineering skills, values and ways of thinking. Students valued the direction the interviews gave them in their education and the advice the engineers gave them about practice. Students generally reported the interview as being the best part of the course, with some saying it was the best part of the semester or year. Both in-person and online interviews resulted in significant, reported learning outcomes for students. Results suggest that including interviews as part of first-year student curriculum in engineering will significantly improve student motivation and understanding of engineering practice.

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First-year students as interviewers: Uncovering what it means to be an engineer

Courter

Anderson

2009

2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference

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“…CareerWISE provides web-based training in interpersonal problem-solving skills to assist STEM women in getting the most out of their relationships with advisors and mentors. Engineers and scientists often identify themselves as problem solvers 16,17 and STEM students are usually exposed to problem solving techniques such as the scientific method, root cause analysis, and the engineering design process during their undergraduate curriculum. Jensen 18 and Ulrich and Eppinger 19 give examples of typical undergraduate engineering textbooks which include sections devoted to teaching the application of various types of technical problem solving.…”

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Improving Stem Doctoral Students’ Relationships With Their Advisors: Web Based Training In Interpersonal Problem Solving

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Kube

Yabko

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2009 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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She currently works as the lead research assistant of evaluation on CareerWISE, an NSF-funded project aimed at strengthening women doctoral students' persistence in STEM fields. She earned her M.S. in General Psychology from DePaul University, and she has BS degrees in psychology and sociology from Iowa State University. Her broad research interests include interpersonal theory and the examination of the interpersonal factors that may influence the well-being of gifted and perfectionistic populations. Erin Kube, Arizona State University Erin Kube is a first-year School Psychology doctoral student at Arizona State University. She is currently working as a graduate research assistant for CareerWISE, an NSF-funded project that evaluates persistence of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics doctoral programs. She has a BA in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Washington College. Her research interests include women's academic persistence, success, and self-perceived ability.

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“…Communication skills are essential to all facets of work and personal lives and continue to be emphasized among the "21 st century skills" as key targets for education 6 . In engineering and science, the importance of advanced technical communication skills is well recognized 7,8,9 although the incorporation of technical communication training is lagging 10 and instruction in interpersonal communication and problem solving is notably absent. A goal of the second phase of CareerWISE is to provide an online platform 11,12,13,14 for building effective interpersonal skills to assist in improving team communication, solving interpersonal problems, and strengthening professional relationships.…”

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Development of an Internet-delivered Communication Curriculum for Graduate Women in STEM

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Bernstein²,

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This paper details the process and development of the second major phase of the CareerWISE intervention: communication training aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills helpful to women as they navigate the varied interactions that may arise in mostly male environments. The CareerWISE communication training modules are organized in a hierarchical structure with three overarching categories: (1) Communication Elements, (2) Essential Skills, and (3) Advanced Strategies. The design protocol for module development employed a cyclical loop whereby content material was developed, piloted, and revised based on participant feedback. All of the CareerWISE communication training materials are interconnected, but also function as stand-alone pieces; this provides visitors to the site with a unique opportunity to engage the material for quick answers to vexing questions or to learn essential and advanced skills that may be used now and throughout the entirety of their careers.

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Work in progress - aligning educational experiences with ways of knowing engineering: Understanding the engineering profession

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First-year students as interviewers: Uncovering what it means to be an engineer

First-year students as interviewers: Uncovering what it means to be an engineer

Improving Stem Doctoral Students’ Relationships With Their Advisors: Web Based Training In Interpersonal Problem Solving

Development of an Internet-delivered Communication Curriculum for Graduate Women in STEM

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