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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Ortega, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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), aims to enhance the freshman experience forincoming students by developing key academic success skills. The program is developing self-transformation skills in freshman mechanical engineering students to help them overcomeacademic and professional challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. FYIE participantsare taking two courses simultaneously: Introduction to Engineering (Course A) and LearningFrameworks (Course B). In Course A, students will complete a 6-week engineering design project,and in Course B, they are completing a 6-week academic career path project. During these parallelprojects, timed interventions demonstrate the analogies between the engineering design processand the academic career pathways project. The objective is for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Y. Tran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Debapratim Ghosh, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Samuel Harford, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

questions Please tell me about your Do you feel like your family How prepared did you feel major. or your peers view you as a when choosing your major? future [insert major occupation]? Did you ever change your Is there anything about your Did you attend any major? friend group or upbringing orientations or that you think influenced sessions to explore career your major choice? options? Would you say you feel Did finances or job security Did you look into

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE

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Two Year College Division

Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathway; curriculum development and reform; and professional development for technical teachers and faculty. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from the University of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technology for water purification. She has over 20 years of experience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high

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Academic Issues

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Session 1460 Are Current Engineering Graduates in the US Being Treated as Commodities by Employers? Russel C. Jones World Expertise LLC and Bethany S. Oberst James Madison UniversityAbstractThe employment scene for professionals of all sorts becomes more volatile with eachdecade. In engineering, graduates of past generations could reasonably look forward to alinear career trajectory characterized by upward mobility and advancement. A

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Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Segalewitz

currently available Web technology while reinforcing the University's missionof “connected learning.” The course outcomes align to meet many of the department's goalsincluding developing scholarship and critical thinking skills, leadership and team building;problem solving and decision-making, professional ethics, and communication skills. Thisone-credit hour course contains exercises and discussion in professional ethics andintegrity, goal setting, effective learning, early career development, networking, Universitypolicies and procedures, and an introduction to engineering technology disciplines. Bykeeping the class size relatively small, these tools are presented in a collaborative mannerthat facilitates active learning and stresses critical

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

industrial engineer in the aeronautical industry. Ann is a licensed professional engineer. Page 24.1134.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students' selection of topics for a professional development courseIntroductionTo be successful in their careers, engineers need to be proficient in both technical andnontechnical skills. ABET's student outcomes reflect both of these categories. Five of theeleven a-k student outcomes1 can be considered predominantly technical: (a) an ability toapply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Rust, Western New England University; Steven G Northrup, Western New England University

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Biomedical

no statistically significant changesbetween student responses on the post-course and one year survey regarding knowledge,confidence in developing solutions, and interest in pursuing further studies or careers in globalhealth. Additionally, student comments on the one year survey reflected high levels ofenthusiasm for the subject and provided insight into the impact of the experience on the studentsover the period of one year.BackgroundRecently, there has been significant interest amongst engineering programs regardingopportunities that develop and enhance the global perspectives of undergraduate students. Thisinterest is in part to address ABET student outcomes criteria 3h (the broad education necessaryto understand the impact of engineering

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert

Another Look at the Freshman Engineering Course Robert I. Egbert Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri State University AbstractThe curriculum in most engineering programs includes some type of freshman level coursedesigned to introduce new engineering students to the various engineering career fields open tothem and to introduce these students to the different university resources available to help themmake a successful transition to university life. Some programs expand the freshman engineeringcourse to include topics such a teamwork, professionalism and ethics, and

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

paper will discussthe advantages and disadvantages of each technique as well as what we have learned by introducingmethodical changes in these techniques over the past several years.IntroductionMany first year engineering students face the dilemma of choosing which engineering discipline fits hisor her interests and career goals the best. Because of this, it is common for engineering schools to have acourse early in the curriculum to introduce engineering students to each of the engineering disciplines.The choice of engineering discipline can have a very important effect on the futures of these students.This poses a daunting task to the instructors of these courses: How does one portray as many disciplinesas possible in an unbiased fashion, and

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tyler Moser; Rungun Nathan; Barbara Mizdail

Undergraduate Research Experience in First Year Seminar courses – A student’s perspective Tyler Moser1, Rungun Nathan1,2, Barbara Mizdail1 1 Penn State Berks, Division of Engineering, Reading, PA 2 Corresponding Author: rungun.nathan@psu.edu Engineering careers have changed significantly in the new millennium. While engineerstraditionally work in teams to address pressing issues, new fields and the rapid development ofthe internet have required engineers to apply never before seen magnitudes of information to newproblems. This requires the ability to rapidly grasp

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

paper will discussthe advantages and disadvantages of each technique as well as what we have learned by introducingmethodical changes in these techniques over the past several years.IntroductionMany first year engineering students face the dilemma of choosing which engineering discipline fits hisor her interests and career goals the best. Because of this, it is common for engineering schools to have acourse early in the curriculum to introduce engineering students to each of the engineering disciplines.The choice of engineering discipline can have a very important effect on the futures of these students.This poses a daunting task to the instructors of these courses: How does one portray as many disciplinesas possible in an unbiased fashion, and

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Track 3: Technical Session 5: Work In Progress: Understanding Servingness for Minoritized Students in Introductory Computing Courses at a Hispanic Serving Community College

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

interdisciplinary research projects focused on institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects, visit http://sarahlrodriguez.com/Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antarjot Kaur is currently a Ph.D

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Edwin Odom; Don Blackketter; Larry Stauffer; Steven Beyerlein

Less Common FunctionsRecruiting High School OutreachAdvising Career Planning/PlacementTutoring Student Organizations/Leadership DevelopmentScholarships International ProgramsAcademic Standards MentoringTransfer Articulation Honors CoursesDiversity Programs Freshman Programs/OrientationA common theme of all these engineering services centers seems to be elevation of learnerefficacy, especially among prospective and pre-engineering students. Components of learnerefficacy that need special attention are (1) realistic life

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cayla Lenore Anderson, Clemson University; Dhaval Gajjar, Clemson University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-college level sincestudents primarily make career decisions during this time. CTE curriculum is implemented invarious schools, including Title 1, to develop knowledge for students regarding technical careers.The construction, engineering, and management (CEM) curriculum is a type of CTE curriculumdesigned to educate pre-college level students about careers in the construction industry.Knowledge opportunities about the construction industry can contribute to a workforce shortage.Research suggests a shortage of future workforce in the construction industry within the nextdecade or by 2040. Assessing the CEM curriculum at the pre-college level is needed tounderstand how the current state of CEM education impacts current workforce trends. Based onthe

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston; Lakiesha N. Williams, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

participants with an improved skill set for entry into a facultyposition. The project has completed three, two-week summer intensive professional trainings thatprovided participants with skills for entry into a faculty position and recently started the thirdyear of mentoring.The first summer intensive professional preparation was held at The University of Akron and had13 ACADEME (Advancing Career in Academics with Diversity and Mentorship in Engineering)Fellows from The University of Akron, universities in the same geographical region, and fromthe collaborating institutions. Modifications to the advertising approach were successful;yielding applicants from across the country and increased participation. The second summerprofessional preparation held

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduate students developing research experience and for helping these studentsto include graduate education in their career goals during their formative undergraduateeducation. Some past research had observed about 60% increase in participants eventuallyattending graduate or professional education as with our goal in the program (e.g., [1], [2], [6 -13]). Sadler and McKinney [10] noted undergraduate students’ increases in graduate educationinterest, building research skills, and confidence in research. One study found that students, whoparticipated in REUs, came to value the role that the faculty mentor played [12]. Richard et al.[13] found that first-year students tended to value acquiring new skills in their engineeringcourses. However, upper

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-1537: LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERINGGRADUATES: PERCEPTIONS OF WORKING TIMEJames Trevelyan, University of Western AustraliaSabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia Page 13.857.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Longitudinal Study of Australian Engineering Graduates: Perceptions of Working TimeAbstractA longitudinal study of a single cohort of university engineering graduates is providing detailedinformation on the early career of Australian engineering graduates at a time of unprecedenteddemand for engineers. The graduates respond to web-based surveys every 2 or 3 months and asub-sample provide

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Ikenna Q. Ezealah, Clemson University; Christopher Ciuca, SAE International; Meghan M. Stoyanoff, SAE International

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

). Her research and experiences include implementation of digital learning solutions, development of career pathways including educator professional development, and analysis of economic development factors impacting education and workforce development. Kris earned an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in Education Technology from the University of Florida and also holds business and teaching degrees from Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. Kris has previously worked as a professional corporate trainer, as an instructor at a two-year institution, and as a career and technology education teacher at the high school level. Kris and the CUCWD/CA2VES team aim to develop an exchange which will help

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette / Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia; Ruth A. Streveler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Audeen W. Fentiman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Harsh Wardhan Aggarwal, Purdue University; Sayan Biswas, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University; Brandon S Coventry, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University; Abdel-Rahman Hassan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret L McNamara, Purdue University; Smirti Nandan Paul, Purdue University

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Student

studentsAbstractThe job of a college engineering faculty member is multifaceted. Faculty are not only expected to teachand conduct research but also to write proposals, consult, network, engage in administrative duties, andthe list continues. The relative importance and time allocated to these different functions vary accordingto the nature and focus of the institution and the interests of the faculty. However, engineering graduatestudents aspiring to careers in academe are not usually trained in the multiple facets of the profession. Asa result, when they become faculty members they often struggle to find ways to balance the parallel andmany times competing demands of these functions.This paper examines the professional development plans of six engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Penny Rheingans, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Lee Blaney, UMBC; Marie desJardins, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; E. F. Charles LaBerge, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Susan Martin, University of Maryland; Carolyn Seaman, UMBC; Gymama Slaughter, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Technology (CWIT) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is currently on sabbatical leave as a Visiting Professor in the College of Computing and Information Sciences at Northeastern University. She received a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of North Car- olina, Chapel Hill and an AB in Computer Science from Harvard University. She established an interna- tionally recognized visualization research program supported by over $9,000,000 in external funding as PI or CoPI, including the NSF CAREER award. Dr. Rheingans has over eighty peer-reviewed publications, including the NIH/NSF Visualization Research Challenges report, published in 2006 by IEEE. Dr. Rhein- gans co-chaired the papers program for

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Vitae, developed by the Careers Research and Advisory Centre in the UK; itselements, how it was validated, and how it is utilized. For example, the Vitae framework“articulates the knowledge, behaviors, and attributes of successful researchers” [1] as a basis forguiding graduate students to customize a unique professional development program based ontheir individual background, experiences, and career aspirations. It recognizes that each facet ordimension in the framework has multiple levels of attainment which are achieved progressivelyover time. Finally, the paper discusses the issues for graduate programs in engineering in the USrelated to adopting or adapting frameworks like the Vitae RDF as a mechanism for being moreexplicit and consistent

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Mayo P.E., RePicture Engineering, PBC; Carolyn Voter, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #25354Board 15: Introducing Students to Engineering by Helping Them RePictureTheir WorldLynn Mayo P.E., RePicture Engineering, PBC Lynn Mayo holds a M.S. in civil engineering from Stanford University and a B.S in civil engineering from Bucknell University. After working for over 30 years as a civil engineer, she became CEO of RePicture Engineering, PBC. RePIcture Engineering is dedicated to increasing interest and diversity in engineering by telling the stories of engineering projects, engineers, and organizations. Through the RePIcture.com site, we are helping students discover careers shaping the future and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

minorities inengineering disciplines. However, very little has focused on the issues faced byunderrepresented minorities who pursue a graduate degree or the need for effective mentoring ofpost-docs and faculty in engineering to attract and retain them to pursue academic careers.Women and ethnic minorities usually do not persist in academia because they frequently receivelower salaries, heavier teaching loads, less research support, and serve on more committees thantheir male counterparts. Although these disparities are more pronounced at the faculty level, thisleads to higher attrition rates at every level of career their development, starting at theundergraduate level.This paper will present our approach and preliminary results of a National

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Allison Nicole Garza, Rice University; Stephanie M. Herkes, Rice University; Nicholas W. McClendon, Rice University; Aaron Layne Sharpe, Rice University; Brent C. Houchens, Rice University; Kurt Jonathan Kienast, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(VFI), was adapted for usewith DREAM Mentors. The 7-point Likert scale, 30 item VFI assesses six functions potentiallyserved by volunteering: Career, Social, Values, Understanding, Enhancement and Protective. Page 25.951.2Previous research has shown that the individual scales of the VFI possess a high degree ofinternal consistency (i.e., the items of each scale relate to one another) and are stable (responsesto the scales are consistent over time) (Clary and Snyder, 1999: 157). The internal consistency isverified here for use with DREAM Mentors. The VFI is informative about the motivationsthemselves and their importance to respondents (Clary and

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1650: STEM PROFESSIONALS WITH CLASSSharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education Sharon Bendall started her career as a professional physicist at IBM’s T.J. Watson Laboratory but early on switched her focus to physics education. She is an Adjunct Faculty member of the San Diego State University Physics Department and a Senior Scientist in SDSU’s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. As a nationally recognized materials developer and leader of professional develop- ment, she has been the PI or co-PI on many NSF grants in science. She has developed and implemented numerous content and pedagogical workshops for K-12 teachers, and is a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jessica Kaminsky, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA ; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. As a result, this research will consider an extendedSTEM pipeline that includes both undergraduates and professionals, recognizing the importanceof not only recruiting but also retaining diverse genders in STEM.Social cognitive theory proposes that self-efficacy and expected outcomes form the basis forprofessional identity and motivation. This research will test social cognitive theory as aframework for attracting diverse groups to engineering. Specifically, it proposes thatparticipation in EWB-USA changes the expected outcomes of engineering—from Dilbert to theengineer of 2020. In addition, it provides career scaffolding that helps members navigatecareers. Both of these aspects are hypothesized to be particularly attractive and beneficial

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Pope, Utah State University; Cassandra McCall, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

engineer, and the thought of pursuing anengineering career was very intimidating. As I continued into graduate school and intoengineering education research, I found myself fascinated by student career pathways andprofessional formation. I conduct this work to gain a better understanding of this process andhow to help facilitate it in others so they can enter the engineering workforce as confidentengineers.Theoretical FrameworkThis study is grounded in social identity theory (SIT), which implies that membership in a group– in this context, in engineering – is constructed through comparisons of values and behaviorsthat members make between themselves and members of other groups [6], [7], [8]. Groupmembers use these comparisons to partially define

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

success, retention, transfer, graduation,and academic/career pathways of low-income and high-achieving students. This project alsoseeks to advance understanding about the effect of evidence-based, context-specific interventionsto ensure success for STEM program students in open-admissions universities. The frameworkof this project is to study and address several institutionally identified attrition points including:(i) high attrition of first- and second-year students, (ii) slow pace of students to matriculation intothe Civil and Mechanical Engineering programs, and (iii) low participation and completion ratesof women, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation students. In addition to thescholarship award, several approaches have been

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Paige Trubenstein, Angelo State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

perceivedsupport from family members and friends, level of motivation to pursue a STEM career, andstudent experiences at the university. Variables of interest focused on sex, ethnicity, and STEMmajor status. Results and implications are discussed in the following manuscript.Introduction The significance of underrepresented women entering STEM (science, technology,engineering, and mathematics) fields and careers is critical for extinguishing the long-lastingnegative stereotypes around women and minorities in the field [1]. Both women and racialminorities have historically been the lowest group to be involved within the STEM fields andhave been so for several years [2]. Prior work suggests that women are less likely to seek andobtain STEM degrees

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

outreach efforts have not prompted increased enrollments in the courseworkrequired to pursue an IT career, most notably the mathematically rigorous computer sciencecurriculum. In 2002, the Advanced Placement (AP) assessment for computer science recordedthe lowest female participation rate of any AP discipline, with girls accounting for only 10% ofthe test takers for the advanced exam.6 “In secondary schools across the nation, a repeatedpattern plays out: a further increase in boys confidence, status, and expertise in computing and adecline in the interest and confidence of girls.”7 The multiple applications of technology thatattract girls to their use do not seem to have the same effect on their interest in developing anddesigning technology as it