Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

the technological level of theirbusinesses to offset the loss of low skill level manufacturing work to foreign competition. As themanufacturing environment evolves, the level of education of the workforce will increase. To pre-pare for this change in the Grand Rapids area a new initiative was begun to increase the number ofstudents pursuing manufacturing education.The Articulation and Integration of Manufacturing Education (AIME) project [2] is focused onincreasing the number of students pursuing manufacturing education by streamlining the educa-tional process. The first goal of the project is to expand the number of high school graduateschoosing manufacturing careers. This begins in the middle schools when students are starting toform

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

. More effort is needed to raise women’sskills in mathematics, science, and technology if women are to be able to compete.This paper describes a pre-college science and engineering education program conducted everyyear at Penn State Altoona for middle school (7th and 8th grades) girls and their teachers. Theprogram is designed to address each one of the above mentioned skills. The objective of theprogram is to expose middle school girls to careers in science and engineering. In addition toproviding a detailed description of the program, the paper analyzes the outcomes of this program.Recommendations for further improving the effectiveness of the program are also given.I. IntroductionVarious research literature shows that women face numerous

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

these REU’s give students a tasteof research and some of the technical components of conducting research, technical skillsalone are not enough to be successful in a research or academic career. Researchexperience connected with leadership building experiences will give students a definiteadvantage as they continue through their graduate and professional careers. ThisResearch and Leadership Experience for Undergraduates (RLEU) grouped a set ofminority students on the verge of starting their graduate programs in a project to conductresearch in optimization with various engineering applications. The group consisted ofstudents with little to no experience in optimization, students from industrial, mechanical,and civil engineering backgrounds, and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Lewandowski; Carla Purdy

Session 2655 Training Future Professors: The Preparing Future Faculty Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati Gary Lewandowski, Xavier University, lewan@xavier.xu.edu Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati, carla.purdy@uc.eduAbstractIn the rapidly evolving fields of computing and electrical engineering, many graduate studentshave little opportunity to learn teaching skills necessary for success in an academic career or tobecome familiar with the benefits of faculty life. In the combined Electrical and ComputerEngineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanna Rose; Mariesa Crow; Susan Murray

university’s recruitment of female faculty since1985. UMR has hired 32 women in tenured or tenure-track positions during this 15-yearperiod. The women are in a wide variety of academic disciplines with the vast majoritybeing new PhDs beginning their career in academia. The many, approximately two thirds, Page 6.860.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationare in engineering or science disciplines. The analysis resulted in some interestingfindings.• Of the 32 women hired, 14 (44%) women have left the university and three (9%) others

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara L. Christe; Elaine M. Cooney

fields, femalefaculty must be present as successful role models. It is essential that faculty and administratorsunderstand the issues faced by working mothers to create an environment where success ispossible for all faculty members.Two engineering technology faculty members have some practical advice for “Professor Mom.”Set your priorities and live with them. Give your best to your family first. As successful menretire, they often wish they had spent more time with their family and less time at work. As“Professor Mom” (realize mothers are exceptionally prone to guilt), it is even more important foryou to be a crucial part of the life of your family. And, “Professor Mom,” give your smartest toyour career. Spend your time wisely and document

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Terri Estkowski; Mary Ann Bowman; Liwana Bringelson

] provide an extensive listof “Research Issues on Mentorship,” including, “What characteristics must individuals have to beeffective as mentors” (p. 484). Merriam [3] writes, “As yet, studies from educational settingsreveal no clear notion of how a mentor is different from an influential teacher and, if they can bedifferentiated, how pervasive mentoring is in this setting” (p. 169). Based on these suggestions for future study and the Bringelson and Bowman [4] mailedsurvey results, the following research questions were developed. For a woman engineeringfaculty member: 1. How prevalent is mentoring? 2. What are the defining characteristics of a good, effective mentor? 3. What functions does a mentor perform in a career

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanette Chipps, Montana State University ; Suzanne G Taylor, Montana State University; Nicholas Lux Lux, Montana State University; Elizabeth Nelson, Montana State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

. Geospatial skills represent an excellent opportunity for high school students to connect totheir local place and address local issues from a multidisciplinary lens1. Past camps andcurriculum show that introducing students to these skills increases students understanding ofclimate change, spatial and relational thinking2-4. We also aim to address geospatial careers sothat students can see the variety of careers that utilize geospatial skills across the state and thenation, particularly those connected to the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research and NSFEPSCoR as the funding agencies. We will highlight careers such as geospatial intelligence,geospatial engineering, forestry, and health geography.Theoretical and Curriculum Design Frameworks

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Allison Miles, Utah State University; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Samuel Shaw, Utah State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of Tennessee, Space Institute; B Grant Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Oscar Barton, Jr. P.E., Morgan State University; Catherine Kime, Utah State University; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering.Allison Miles, Utah State University Allison Miles is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University.Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University Hannah Wilkinson is a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Utah State University. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in from the University of Utah and an

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William G. Graziano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anna Woodcock, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1469: PERSON-THING ORIENTATION AS A PREDICTOR OFENGINEERING PERSISTENCE AND SUCCESSIda B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ida Ngambeki is pursuing a doctorate at Purdue University in Engineering Education with a concentration in Ecological Sciences and Engineering. She received her B.S. in Engineering from Smith College. Her research interests include motivation, interest, career choice, engineering and public policy, and sustain- ability.Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 22.32.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Demographic Analysis of Engineering Majors with an Interest in TeachingAbstractThis work describes a demographic analysis of student participation in teaching relatedprofessional development programming at a research extensive university. This programming isoffered through Tech to Teaching, an initiative at Georgia Tech designed to illuminate pathwaystowards K-12 and higher education teaching careers for students seeking out such careers.Nationally sponsored efforts to increase the STEM workforce in the United States have gainedrecent prominence through such programs as the Race to the Top. Therefore, it is vital that weunderstand the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

design, isolated traffic signals, and driving simulation.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University Dr. Shane Brown conducts research on cognition and conceptual change in engineering. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University, both in Civil Engineering. His Ph.D. degree includes a minor in Science and Mathematics Education. His master’s degree is in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Brown is a licensed professional civil engineer and has six years of experience designing water and waste water treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William W. Ryan; Tiffany Wiederstein; Danny King; Malcolm Fowler

college engineering programs. An answer to both questions has been found with thedevelopment of high school pre-engineering academies. The development of these academieshas brought K-12 educators, career tech educators, and university educators together to design apathway that uses the strengths of each partner to better prepare students for entry into, andsuccessful completion of, university engineering programs. The initial motivation for theseacademies was acknowledgement that the attrition level of students pursuing engineering degreesis far too high. That attrition rate is greater than 50% nationally. The rate in Oklahoma at someschools is greater than 60%. This attrition can be attributed to three primary factors: 1. Students

Conference Session

Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Gay Stewart, West Virginia University

Scalability & Sustainability, she previously served as Digital learning Coordinator, Principal, andAssistant Principal as well as Technology Integration Specialist and Teacher for Raleigh County Schools.Abstract Secure and Upgrade Computer Science in Classrooms through an Ecosystem with Scalability &Sustainability is an NSF-funded Computer Science (CS) educational Research-Practice Partnership whoseshared goal is to provide high quality CS educational opportunities to all middle school students in ruralRaleigh County West Virginia (WV) before expanding to additional districts. The project will help districtsmeet recent WV requirements that all K-12 students be exposed to a variety of CS experiences throughouttheir careers. Specifically

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Emily Dare, Florida International University

education. In particular, she is interested in supporting science teachers’ pedagogy while also exploring their beliefs about teaching and learning. As science classrooms shift towards integrated STEM approaches that include engineering design as a central component, this is especially critical. Additionally, Dr. Dare has a passion for working with K-12 students to understand how changes in classroom instruction towards these integrated STEM approaches impact their attitudes towards and beliefs about STEM fields. In particular, she examines methods that positively impact girls, which may increase the number of women pursuing careers in STEM-related fields where they are currently underrepresented

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jason Ostanek, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Esteban Soto Vera

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

) to an alternativeNSF REU delivered virtually, part-time, and over 10 months. The REU program context wasentrepreneurial development and applied energy research where participants were introduced to agraduate school like experience by simultaneously gaining entrepreneurial training via customerdiscovery interviews, market analysis, and patent research, and at the same time conducting labresearch within the energy field. As such, three learning gains categories were assessed:entrepreneurial competencies, career goals, and research skill development.The guiding research question is as follows: How do perceived learning gains (as it relates toentrepreneurial competencies, career goals, and research skill development) compare across atraditional

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Fan Yu; Johanna Milord; Sarah Orton; Lisa Flores; Rose Marra

YuFan Yu is a doctoral student at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies atthe University of Missouri-Columbia. Fan received her MS in Elementary Education Science anda graduate certificate in Curriculum and Instructions. Fan’s research interests include STEMeducation and UX design in learning technologies. She concerns about how learningtechnologies encourage students from underrepresented groups to study and work in STEMfields.Johanna MilordJohanna Milord is a Counseling Psychology Doctoral Candidate at the University of Missouri.She earned her Masters of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling. Her general researchfocus is marginalized populations’ attainment of their desired academic and career outcomes.Her most

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Debjani Sarkar

philosophy behind LaTeX as a typesetting and publishing software Understand the advantage of LaTeX over other commonly used text editors as MS Word Understand LaTeX commands, formats, fonts, and environments Understand the versatility and flexibility of LaTeX for creating bibliography, tables, mathematical equations, and for inserting figures Typeset technical reports such as a conference paper on LaTeX Typeset career-related document such as a resume and a cover letter on LaTeX Understand how to collaborate and share projects with co-authors, reviewers, instructors using Overleaf: a writing and collaborating toolTarget Audience:This workshop is designed for a diverse group of participants. These include researchers, K-12educators

Conference Session

Socioeconomic Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Dawn Anita Hunter, The University of Texas, Austin; Efren Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Socio-Economic Status

thenumber of African American, and Hispanic individuals becoming Science andEngineering professionals when compared to non-Hispanic Whites and Asians [3]. Thishas been linked to the disparities in exposure to technology both in the home andschool [4].Panelist 1 – Provides equal and equitable opportunities for underrepresented ethnicminorities and students with marginalized identitiesThe Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas (UT) at Austinestablished the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program in 1970 to promotethe recruitment and academic development of African American, Hispanic, and NativeAmerican students interested in pursuing careers in engineering. Since that time, EOEhas expanded its goals and now seeks to increase

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

program has had a positive impact onparticipants’ attitudes towards STEM majors, STEM careers, and STEM research. The one-yearretention rate of the first cohort is much higher than the baseline STEM retention rate at the startof the IUSE grant. The first cohort is also making satisfactory progress on completion of thecalculus sequence for their STEM majors and their academic progress mirrors that of the overallCSUB population.IntroductionCalifornia State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) is located in a region with low educationalachievement according to U.S. Census data (US Census Bureau, 2010). The high schoolcompletion rate and the percentage of the adult population with university degrees is lower thanthe national average. This leads to a high

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-447: GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND MENTOR BENEFITSOF THE PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY PROGRAM IN ENGINEERINGJin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology JIN-HWAN LEE is a post-doctoral research fellow in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He has been awarded the Rindsberg fellowship to prepare academic careers and joined Preparing Future Faculty program. His research and teaching interests include biosensors and microfluidic biochips for MEMS/NEMS applications.Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati CARLA C. PURDY

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, San Jose State University; Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Amy Strage

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide program that helps high schools better motivate and prepare students for the rigors of engineering education. Moreover, she supports the creation of high

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Amanda L Griffith, Wake Forest University; Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University; Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education at Purdue University. She also serves as a career consultant at Purdue University Center for Career Opportunities. Rose got a bachelor of science in electrical engineering focus on digital media, and a master of science in education in counseling focus on mental health. Her research interests are around students career development including interest development, major choice, career decision making, job search and hiring, career pathway, diversity issues in engineering, as well as students’ mental health.Ms. Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Alexandra Dukes is a graduate student in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering department with a concentration in

Conference Session

ETD Internet of Things (IOT)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

teachers are wellversed in math and science through their formal education, very few have experience and/oreducational backgrounds in engineering and technology. To promote STEM careers, a partnership among university engineering faculty,practicing engineers, and secondary schools is necessary; it is important to demonstrate to youngpotential STEM professionals the relevance of STEM activities. In addition to interacting withpracticing professionals, authentic experiential learning activities for students in secondaryeducation can promote STEM careers. Recently, the authors were awarded a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) grant as part of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students andTeachers (ITEST) program to develop such

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

females in science and engineeringIntroductionThe concerns of low numbers of women in STEM have led to studies on the attrition1 and theimplementations of programs for the female students2. Studies found that students who withdrawfrom STEM majors are less involved in extra-curricular engineering activities, have lowerengineering self-efficacy and career expectations, but higher anxiety1, 3. However, the averageGPA of women who withdraw from STEM is no different than that of others1. To increase theretention of women in STEM, solutions have been proposed by many studies such as facilitatingcommunities for females4-5, involving peer mentors6-9, and mentoring by faculty and/or womenengineers10.According to the American Association of University

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 23.735.7household tools. Top left to right: 1950’s office chair; early 1990’s office chair. Bottom left to right: 2000’s ‘green’office chair; late 1990’s office chair.AssessmentsStudent perceptions of sustainability concepts and applications were measured through pre- andpost-assessment surveys. This survey research was approved exempt under IRB protocol #PRO10010207 at The University of Pittsburgh and #1206007924 at Arizona State University.These pre- and post- assessment surveys were administered in all three courses, NDE, DfE, andGB, for a period of four years from 2009-2012. Formative, pre-assessment surveys wereemployed to collect information regarding students’ preconceptions and/or previous knowledgeof careers that integrate

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies, Student

theory of situatedlearning was used to identify and inform the ways in which being research mentors can preparethe mentors for their future careers, specifically in terms of how they are prepared to becomemembers of the communities of practice they aspire to join. The benefits for research mentorswere classified as follows: (1) benefits related to preparation for their future careers, such asstrengthening their technical skills and content knowledge, and developing and improvingvarious professional skills, and (2) benefits related to their current positions asstudents/postdoctoral scholars, such as receiving help with their theses or research projects.This study is part of a longer-term study to determine the effectiveness of this

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

were midway through a one credit course in which theywere expected to work in teams on various undergraduate research projects completed the MAEand were invited to participate in interviews about their experience in the course. The course ismandatory for first year SPECTRA students and the intent of the course is to support theconstruction of student cohorts, expose scholars to research, and to develop their skills asengineers. Survey results show that the students feel a high sense of belonging in theirSPECTRA course and are motivated by several career outcome expectations, the highest ofwhich was having job security and opportunity. Interview data suggests the SPECTRA studentsfind value in several aspects of the course including working with

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Splendido, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development.Prof. Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University Karen A. Thole is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Department Head of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.She was recognized by the White House for being a Champion of a Change in her efforts to help establProf

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Evelyn Abagayle Boyd, Clemson University and Colorado School of Mines ; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, JMP2 LLC; Bridget Trogden, American University

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Diversity

theirprojects in formal and informal settings, thus practicing and receiving feedback on theirdevelopment of professional career competencies or power-up skills6,7.Though industry professionals are heavily involved in the program, individual studentparticipation with industry is not guaranteed, and is dependent on the project the student pursues.In some situations, industry advisors are involved in the classroom. In others, students work sideby side with industry professionals on the projects (e.g. Students work with farmers in theCentral Plateau of Haiti for the aquaculture project8). Clemson Engineers for DevelopingCommunities projects expose students to expertise in the classroom and, as required; the facultyseek out involvement from experts around