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Exploring Engineering EducationHeidi Diefes-Dux, ENE Graduate ChairASEE Student Chapter – November 15, 2005

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Take a minute…

What are three questions or concerns you have about educating

future engineers?

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Complex Question in Need of a Research Base

What knowledge and abilities do our engineering graduates need to possess to be leaders in the 21st century?

How will we approach educating our students so that they acquire the necessary knowledge and abilities?

How do we assess students' development of these abilities?

How should engineering participate in informing and reforming the K-12 pipeline?– About the knowledge and abilities that are needed to be successful

in engineering?

– About the opportunities and potential of careers in engineering?

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Answering the Complex Questions

The Department of Engineering Education is about finding research-

based answers to these kinds of questions!

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ENE is Making History!

Department of Engineering Education (ENE) established in April 2004 with goals to:– Forward the First-Year Engineering Program to preeminence– Establish a coherent research base focused on student learning and

learning environments by developing a graduate program– Establish a research-based K-12 Engineering and Outreach Program

World’s first graduate degree programs in Engineering Education approved in February 2005 by ICHE

First ENE Graduate Cohort Admitted in Fall 2005

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ENE Research Thrusts Science of learning engineering

Differences due to gender, race, ethnicity (diversity equity)

Problem solving, design

Innovation and creativity

Social and global issues

Experiential learning (e.g., service learning)

Learning for life

Technology- and communication-enhanced pedagogies

Assessment methods

Research capacity building

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ENE Graduate Education Philosophy

"What is the purpose of doctoral education? […] to educate and prepare those to whom we can entrust the vigor, quality, and integrity of the field.”

We call such a person a “steward of the discipline."

The Carnegie Foundation

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Overview of the ENE Ph.D. Curriculum Engineering Technical Coursework (15 cr. hrs)

Research Preparation Coursework (12 cr. hrs)

– Education Research Methods

– Education & Learning Theory

– Instruction & Curriculum Development

Engineering Education Coursework (10 cr. hrs)

– Bring Knowledge of Education to the Engineering Context

Graduate Level Elective (3 cr. hrs)

Thesis Proposal & Defense

Demonstration of Achievement of 10 ENE Graduate Competencies Purdue Engineering Education

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Demonstration of Achievement of 10 ENE Graduate Competencies Synthesize Knowledge

Create Knowledge

Communicate Knowledge

Think Critically and Reflectively

Apply Engineering Education Principles to the Solution of Instructional or Curricular Problems

Demonstrate Engineering Skills

Engage in Professional Development

Participate Actively in Profession

Explain and Critique Education Policy

Teach Engineering

Portfolio Development

Select an Artifact Reflective Narrative

– WHAT? - The artifact and why it is included in the portfolio

– SO WHAT? – Your person growth related to the artifact

– NOW WHAT? - What you will do now based upon your personal growth and future goals

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Overview of the M.S. ENE Curriculum Curriculum Under Development

Expected Emphasis

– Engineering Technical Coursework

– Research Preparation Coursework

– Engineering Education Coursework

Thesis Defense

Portfolio Development

– Demonstration of Achievement of ENE Graduate Competencies

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Funding Opportunities

Fellowships

Research Assistantships– Talk with individual ENE faculty

– To gain experience, consider engaging in ENE research in Spring and / or Summer 2006

Teaching Assistantships– First-Year Engineering Program

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Potential Careers for ENE Graduates

Schools– K-12, community colleges, universities

Non-Profit Organizations– Foundations and government agencies

For-Profit – Education research and testing organizations, corporations

Job Types– Faculty members, researchers, assessment or accreditation

coordinators, policy makers, program officers, corporate trainers, directors of teaching/learning centers, diversity programs, outreach programs

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ENE Graduate Courses – Spring 2006

ENE 695B – Theories of Development and Engineering Thinking– 3 credit hour– Students will study fundamental theories of development and

knowledge construction and their impact on pedagogy and research of engineering “thinking”. They will explore behaviorist, interactionist, and sociocultural theories of development.

ENE 695C – Problem Solving & Design for Diverse Learners – 3 credit hour– Students will learn about engineering students’ educational pathways,

issues of attraction and retention in the major, the impact of diversity upon the learning environment, and the ways in which students are brought into a fundamental feature of the engineering profession – design and problem solving.

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ENE Graduate Courses – Spring 2006 ENE 590 – Special Problems in Engineering Education

1-3 credit hour

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/ResourcesFor/graduates/590

– Engineering Undergraduate Teaching and/or Curriculum Development Practicum

– ENGR 100 Cross-Cultural Communication & Diversity Paper Analysis

– Technology in the Classroom - ENGR 106

– Gaming Software for Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Outreach

– Longitudinal Study of the Impact of the Summer Mathematics Bridge Program

– The Impact of the Engineering Learning Environment on Student Self-Efficacy

– Internet-Based Distance Education

– What could design learning look like?

– Investigations into multidisciplinary thinking and learning

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ENE Graduate Courses – Fall 2006

ENE 695A – Seminar in Engineering Education– 1 credit hour

– Students have an opportunity to interact with one another and with members of the engineering education community at local and national levels.

ENE 595A – Introduction to Engineering Education – 3 credit hour

– Students are introduced to the field of engineering education. Emphasis is placed on students’ development of a personal identity within engineering & engineering practice, teaching engineering, and the scholarship of engineering education.

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Application to ENE Graduate Program

Graduate School Requirements:

http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions/– Transcripts

– GRE Test

– TOEFL Test - for degree-seeking whose native language is not English

– Recommendation letters (3)

– Statement of Purpose

ENE Requirements:

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Graduate/– Engineering Education Supplemental Application Form

– Curriculum Vitae

– Engineering Education Research and Teaching Statement

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American Society for Engineering Education

Purdue ASEE Student Chapter

http://engineering.purdue.edu/ASEE

ASEE National Society

www.asee.org