Project Info
Formative analysis and improvement of sociotechnical thinking in a core EE undergraduate course
Stephanie Claussen | sclausse@mines.edu and Jon Leydens | jleydens@mines.edu
This project aims to improve the integration of technical and non-technical considerations into engineering problem definition and problem-solving. Starting with data analysis from the prior year, the undergraduate will have the opportunity to directly impact an undergraduate course within EE, learn more about how professors plan teaching for various learning outcomes, and further explore the interplay between the social and technical in engineering.
Elucidate the interdisciplinary nature of the project
This project spans engineering and the social sciences (education research; science and technology studies). In addition, it’s very research questions (how to better integrate social and technical considerations into engineering work) is also interdisciplinary.
More Information
http://inside.mines.edu/~kjohnson/EandSJ.html
Grand Engineering Challenge: Not applicable
Student Preparation
Qualifications
The student should be well-organized and able to work independently. They should be able to gather relevant information from publications, summarize it, and apply it to our project. They do not have to be an EE student to be successful in this project.
Time Commitment
20-60 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
The student will gain basic qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills. They will also gain the ability to design educational activities for use in a university setting.
Mentoring Plan
I will meet weekly with the student, and will often be joined by other members of our project team. The student will be required to send weekly summaries of our meetings and to list his/her action items for the week. I will also work with the student on submitting things like their poster for the Undergraduate Research Symposium and other potential publications.