EED 511 601 Diversity & Social Justice in Engineering Education
3 Credit Hours
This course covers issues related to gender, race, class, sexuality, culture, and ethnicity as associated with recruiting, persistence, and retention for a diverse population of engineering students. In addition, this course will examine methodologies and pedagogies that can help eliminate barriers to success for these groups. The course will also provide insight as to the disparate impacts of structural inequities as related to access to resources for underrepresented populations across the various engineering disciplines.
Prerequisites
Graduate students or undergraduates with Senior standing. Degree or course of study in an engineering discipline or education with a focus on STEM.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to provide a framework that prepares students to lead and administer engineering education and related courses as well as co-curricular learning engagements that prepare students from underrepresented backgrounds to be successful in their chosen area of study. It seeks to provide a framework and ecosystem that will complement both formal coursework as well as experiential activities that build upon the stated engineering competencies in the various disciplines. The course will also examine engineering phenomena with an emphasis on ensuring equitable outcomes for historically disenfranchised groups.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply the requisite skills to become effective innovators and agents of change in engineering education.
- Distinguish between the adaptive and pedagogical challenges of engineering education.
- Describe the conceptual frameworks for implementing effective engineering educational practices.
- Develop and apply high impact practices to improve persistence and retention for underrepresented groups in engineering curricula.
- Create effective engineering education frameworks that cultivate a sense of community and belonging for all students.
Course Requirements
| Individual Written Assignments/Book Chapter Reviews | 20% |
| Journal Papers Reviews/Reports | 30% |
| Reflections/Reading Assignments & Summaries | 20% |
| Case Studies | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbooks
McGee, E.O. (2020). Black, Brown & Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation. Harvard Education Press. 978-1682535356. $32
Baillie, C., Pawley, A. & Riley, D. (2012). Engineering and Social Justice: In the University and Beyond. Purdue University Press. $48.75
Harvard Business Publishing Education Course pack. $TBD
Updated 03/18/2021