This afternoon, Jessica Deters will share her research on a comparative case study "Investigating Student Experiences of Engineering Culture During Covid".
Jessica Deters joined the the College of Engineering at UNL this fall as an assistant professor after stints as a graduate fellow with the Academy for Global Engineering and a graduate research assistant at Virginia Tech. Her areas of research include dimensions of engineering culture in multiple contexts (e.g., across countries, during times of stress), equity, diversity and inclusion in engineering, and engineering culture and its impacts on students.
Title:
Investigating Student Experiences of Engineering Culture During COVID-19: A Comparative Case Study
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid shifts to engineering education, causing changes to course formats and student experiences. This research seminar will detail the findings of a qualitative study that used the lens of engineering culture to investigate undergraduate mechanical engineering student experiences at two institutions - one in the United States and one in South Africa - during the pandemic. By investigating engineering culture during a time of stress, this research identifies the most salient features of engineering culture that remained constant through the pandemic as well as the features that changed due to the pandemic. Further, the global comparative aspect of this work highlights which features of engineering culture are universal and which are influenced by national context. Overall, this research aims to inform future educational responses to disasters as well as future change efforts in engineering.
Date: Thursday, 9/28, from 2-3pm
Place: 109 Bessey Hall or via Zoom at https://unl.zoom.us/j/212107342
Meeting ID: 212 107 342
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