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Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Joel N. Swisher, Western Washington University

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Two Year College Division

electric utilities and producers of goods ranging from semiconductor chips to potato chips. He earned BS, MS and PhD degrees in the School of Engineering at Stanford and is a registered Professional Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Title: Advancing Training Pathways for the Renewable Energy WorkforceAbstract: Renewable energy careers are emerging at an unprecedented pace and skill setsassociated with energy technology cut across both traditional and emerging industries. Energyproduction, distribution, infrastructure support, and consumption are significant components ofNorthwest Washington’s economic and workforce development. Given these trends, BellinghamTechnical College (BTC

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne D. Vernon, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

understanding and a disposition that a student builds across thecurriculum and co-curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences tosynthesizing and transferring learning to new, complex situations within and beyond thecampus”10, 11. The Integrative Knowledge Portfolio Survey was designed “in order to create apedagogy and technology to help students know and articulate what they have learned”9, 11especially valuing how they learn and implementing this in their career choices11. Pizzolato’sSAS is the first tool of its kind to assess self-authorship quantitatively. The capacity to assessself-authorship quantitatively can help institutions create and implement new practices by havinga tool that could be used for assessment. Prior to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Lunt, Southern Utah University; John S. MacLean, Southern Utah University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, engineers, and mathematicians to the southern Utahregion. Since its inception in 2012, S-STEM program participants majoring in science,engineering, and mathematics disciplines have engaged in an interdisciplinary learningcommunity that has included faculty mentorship, peer mentorship, undergraduate researchopportunities, and career and graduate school workshops. Participants have been awarded $5000scholarships per school year, which have allowed many to decrease their extracurricularemployment responsibilities and increase their focus on their studies. These engagement andfinancial benefits have supported a population of students whom the university has traditionallystruggled to retain. The program’s goals are currently being met, and the program

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California - Irvine; Robert M. Cassidy, University of California - Irvine; J Michael McCarthy, University of California - Irvine; John C. LaRue, University of California - Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California - Irvine

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First-Year Programs

, significantly improved student retention, motivation and satisfaction of theengineering curriculum6.We report on the initial and continuous development of a two-quarter first-year engineeringcourse titled Introduction to Engineering, spanning Fall and Winter quarters, to provide studentsa basic understanding of the engineering design principles and various disciplines. In addition,the concepts of product development, project management, technical communication, teamworkand professional development are integrated into the course simulating “real-world” scenarios tobetter prepare our students for career paths in industry. An additional component focused onentrepreneurship was integrated in the course during the Winter quarter.Course DevelopmentTo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

for curriculum, pedagogy, and projects. Middle and high schools have historically facedchallenges introducing engineering into the curriculum in an inclusive and authentic manner.Because these students are still flexible about their career decisions3,4, programs that peakinterest can still influence students’ college and career plans. An inclusive approach could havesignificant impact on the diversity of the engineering workforce.A large public university implemented EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) forundergraduates in 19955,6. The approach has been successful in preparing students professionallyas well as addressing compelling needs locally and globally. The program has also shown that itis an inclusive approach to

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Student Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Student

environment with the internship? 3) How well do the TWC course objectives position students for success after graduation?All engineering students at The Citadel must take a TWC course, typically during the sophomoreyear. The course uses a variety of assignments and projects that exercise basic tenets of technicalwriting and communications to include: audience, purpose, brevity, clarity, simplicity, etc.Students are assessed on writing, speaking, and visual communication requirements. As part ofthe grade, the students must accomplish a number of tasks and assignments that directly andindirectly contribute to their ability to earn an interview and eventually be hired as an intern.Each semester at The Citadel, there is a Career

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandra Vinogradov, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-646: ENHANCING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF AND INTEREST INMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAleksandra Vinogradov, Montana State University Dr. Aleksandra Vinogradov has extensive academic and industrial experience in mechanical engineering. Her academic career has been dedicated to teaching and research. She has taught a variety of courses in materials engineering, engineering mechanics, mechanical vibrations, engineering analysis, and finite element analysis. She has supervised award winning student projects in mechanical design. Dr. Vinogradov’s research interests are in the area of materials. Her recent research focuses on the performance and properties of piezoelectric polymers, durability of

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Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

that those students with a more positive perception of active learning techniques ingeneral will also likely find the activities used in the course to be positive.2. What is the relationship between students’ perceived relevance of course and their perceptionof active learning?We hypothesize that students who perceive the course to be more relevant to their future and ofgreater interest to them will be more likely to endorse principles of active learning. Many of thestudents in the class are planning careers in industry as opposed to academic positions. Wehypothesize that students who have a greater interest in teaching will also likely feel morepositive about teaching strategies that have an active component.3. What differences exist between

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Brunette, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; paula rayman, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; meg bond, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Lu Yuan, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Women in Engineering

expectations, which limit women’s scientific careers; d. Discrimination, which has compromised the opportunities and needs for scientist women due to the issues related gender, race, ethnicity, etc.; e. Work family balance, which has forced scientist women to balance between work and family; f. Practices and policies, which drive the changes for women in the STEM fields; g. Job design, detailing the job content, supervisor and co-worker support, and women’s roles, etc.; h. Organizational factors, which include different kinds of organizational issues surrounding scientist women’s development; i. Quality of working life, describing job satisfaction; j. Evaluation

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

evaluate the range of career options.I never took the battery of assessment tools used to help students narrow down their career choices. I wasnever presented with career choices. I had choices??? This was a failure on the administration’s part totrack my progress, recognize my potential and desire to gain the necessary information and providecompetent professional career guidance. I strongly believe that this was an injustice that went unnoticed.And I wonder how many other highly capable individuals go without proper guidance at such a crucial timein their lives. COLLEGE YEARS: THE ACADEMIC PRISONGetting acclimated into the University of Florida environment was very difficult my first academic year. Inoticed right away that

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Society of Engineering Education conferences. Dr. Padmanabhan is a member of ASEE. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University Dr. Robert Pieri is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in North Dakota State University. He served as the Chair of the department from 1996 through 2002. Prior to coming to NDSU, ten years of his teaching career were spent as an instructor/professor at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Dr. Pieri has a ten-year involvement with the American Society for Engineering Education and has served as a co-chair for ASEE’s new Engineering Educator Division. Dr. Pieri has worked with the tribal college

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2032: OUTREACH WITH GAME DESIGN EDUCATIONDavid Schwartz, Cornell University After finishing his dissertation in Civil Engineering and writing two textbooks as a graduate student in 1999, Cornell's Computer Science department made an offer David I. Schwartz couldn't refuse. Schwartz has made a career in researching and developing new curricula and educational technology. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with faculty and staff to build the Cornell Library Collaborative Learning Computer Laboratory (CL3) and the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC; http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu). CL3 currently hosts Cornell's new game courses, which now belong to a new

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cameron M. Ford, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida ; Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

impact student persistence and career choices in the STEM fields.Prof. Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos received the Diploma in EE from the National Technical University in Athens, his MS degree and Ph.D. degree in EE from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, in 1981, 1983 and 1986, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of EECS at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. From September 2011 to June 2012 he served as the Interim Assistant Vice President of Research at the Office of Research and Commercialization. Since July 2012 he is serving as the Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. His research interests

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; LaTricia Townsend

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to transform the research and Page 23.59.3development of these assessment instruments into a model for effective guidance of innovativeSTEM educational practices in both formal and informal settings.MethodThe initial goal of the survey instrument development process was to develop an instrument thatmeasured changes in students’ confidence and efficacy in STEM subjects, 21st century learningskills, and interest in STEM careers. The STEM attitudes and careers sections were adapted froman evaluation of women-in-engineering program10. The careers section was further developedusing the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook11

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

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Manufacturing

keeptheir programs attractive as viable educational and career pathways.As policymakers continue to try to revive the economy, newly proposed educational policies atthe federal, state and local levels are largely tactical rather than strategic, if policies exist at all.This paper will examine manufacturing education policies and their impact on the sustainabilityand growth of manufacturing programs. Key aspects of manufacturing programs will bepresented including student recruitment and retention, faculty and curriculum development, andlaboratory and programmatic costs.The current interest and discussions surrounding support for manufacturing, although wellintentioned, are not the result of proactive manufacturing policies but rather of a belated

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Miquela Trujillo, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Isabella Acevedo-Rodriguez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Participation (AMP), were brought to higher educationinstitutions – including NMSU and NMT – to encourage collaboration between minority studentsand faculty on research projects, in an effort to promote the pursuit of a graduate education. TheNew Mexico AMP program was initiated at NMSU, intending to tie the higher educationinstitutions together and supporting students at each of them. This paper will discuss the historyof the New Mexico AMP program in detail, discuss student experiences, and provide statisticaldata on outcomes. This post-secondary STEM program’s goal is to recruit students early in theirundergraduate careers and integrate them into a working research lab. Engaging minoritystudents in STEM research early in their academic careers

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University; Debra L. Valencia-Laver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Elizabeth Ann Lowham, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students for a wide range of careers in professional fields thatcombine skills and interests in engineering, the arts, technology, and culture. As part of a quartersystem, the LAES program requires 52 quarter units (hereafter referred to as simply “units”) ofgeneral education, 40 units of Science and Mathematics, 34 units of Engineering, 24 units ofLiberal Arts, and 8 units of study abroad coursework. LAES students also take 16 units ofservice-based learning combined with their senior project work. Our graduates have successfulcareers as game designers, media developers, sound engineers, and technical writers, to namejust a few. For more information on advising and Engineering/Liberal Arts course selection,please refer to the following web page

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Two Year College Division

) Page 23.251.3Graduation and Career Placement. Within each phase of student development, our research goalsand objectives are summarized in Table 2.Table 1 Enrollment Retention Rate (%) Graduation 2009 2010 2011 2008- 2009- 2010- 2009 2010 2011 09 10 11Total 70 79 91 71 73 72 12* 15* 18*Men 60 68 78 73 71 82 12* 13* 15*Women 10 11 13 80 80 75 0 2* 3

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Ramsey-Idem; Sally Pardue; Kristine Craven

, teachers, guidance counselors, andschool administrators. This introduces the adults to the engineering career, the benefits of acareer in technology-related fields, and the requirements a K - 12 student must complete prior tobeing accepted into a typical university engineering program. This program has been a success and there are plans to expand it into a day camp formatand/or a residence camp in the future.IntroductionWhy is it that female students do not see engineering as a worthy profession? In many cases,girls are discouraged from pursuing science and/or engineering either outright or through thewords and actions of those who have the greatest impact on their choices early in school. Thosewho do choose engineering usually have a

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Meredith Knight; Christine Cunningham

) Though the concepts are theoretical, the implications are concrete. The messagesstudents gather from years of socialization influence their attitudes about science andmath, their self-efficacy beliefs, their choice of coursework, and even their future careerplans. Girls begin to form negative attitudes about their abilities in science, especiallyphysical science, as early as second grade [12]. Sex role stereotypes have negativeimpacts for both men and women. Men who choose non traditional careers in nursing andelementary school teaching often are regarded with a critical eye. Similarly, women whocontinue onto careers in non-traditional fields such as science and engineering arenegatively stigmatized [13]. A student who is interested in

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

Session #1630 Educational Objectives and Expectations for Post-Graduation Achievement Kimberly A. Barron, Robert N. Pangborn, Sang Ha Lee, Thomas A. Litzinger and John C. Wise College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the evaluation of survey data collected from almost 1,300 Penn Stateengineering alumni who graduated in the years 1995 to 2000. Analyses were conducted todetermine if there are differences in the respondents’ perceptions of their education based on theinitial career path chosen, namely, full-time

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Wentzheimer; Jennifer VanAntwerp; Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

Session 1471 An Optimal Engineering Education: The BSE at a Liberal Arts College W. Wayne Wentzheimer, Gayle E. Ermer, Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan1 AbstractHow best do we educate an engineer whose career could last over 40 years? This paperexamines the structure of the BSE program at Calvin College, a comprehensive liberal artscollege in the Midwest. This engineering program emphasizes breadth, contextualization, andnormative design.For several decades, most engineering

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”MOTIVATION FOR THE PROJECTWhile the number of science and engineering jobs is projected to grow modestly in the nextdecade, fewer students are choosing to enroll in engineering programs.1 In order to recruit morestudents, they must be made aware of the benefits and opportunities that an engineeringprofession would provide. Second, they must take challenging upper level math and sciencecourses necessary to prepare students for college programs. The need to increase both theawareness of and interest in career opportunities in engineering can be addressed, in part, bydeveloping supplemental

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

bring richness and depth to our understanding ofthe benefits that first year students accrue from participating in MentorNet.I. Women Students in Engineering and Early ExperiencesEngineering has stubbornly remained a field where women continue to be severelyunderrepresented. Engineering is the career aspiration that still shows the greatest differencebetween the number of men and women as they begin their undergraduate years.1 Nation-widedata show that women earned just 18.6% of undergraduate engineering degrees, 20.3 % ofmasters engineering degrees, and 12.3% of engineering doctoral degrees in 1998.2Consistently, research shows that this discrepancy is not due to a lack of motivation, ability, oracademic preparation of women students.3,4

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WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering; Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University; Pirjo Helena Putila

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Women in Engineering

girls enjoy studying ICT, most of them refuse to consider ICT as a career choice9-11.Earlier research12, 13 emphasizes that family connections in the field of science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) have a positive influence on women‟s career choice. Theimportance of role models is commonly noted as another positive factor in recruiting process6.It should be noted, that the countries covered in our background comparison are limited todeveloped nations, thus leaving wider cultural considerations out of the scope of this paper.In this study, we examine the pathways on which the female students land into some of themost male-dominated programs in our university. The approach for our study was toinvestigate the statistics covering the past

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

successful career in industry, of particularinterest is how contextualized, hands-on, collaborative learning contributes to their self-confidence and persistence in engineering. While research has indicated that active learningactivities and cooperative experiences foster deeper learning and have an impact on persistencein the engineering workforce, there is limited empirical evidence of women’s professionalpersistence and self-confidence as a result of this type of educational experience. Preliminaryfindings from a validated survey instrument, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), theAcademic Self-Efficacy (ASE), and the Professional Self-Efficacy (PSE) are presented. Keyfindings of what these women learned and appreciated, insight into the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Orthlieb

newtechnological tools and the drive to solve persistent and difficult problems, and simultaneously a means ofadvancing the professional, disciplinary and institutional careers of faculty who enable and superviseundergraduate student researchers. This paper is about how networking among engineering faculty involved inundergraduate research can serve to advance both their educational effectiveness and personal career interests. Networking is a trendy and overused word. Nevertheless, it properly describes the variety and extent ofcontacts and connections used by faculty who are successful at conducting research with undergraduates. Mucheffort goes into establishing and maintaining such connections, and few faculty members start off with a skill

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Cole; Jerome Tapper

Page 3.229.1six responses were received from supervisors. Finally, a group of part time (evening) students (1)were asked to complete a similar survey. The part time students are adult students who hold fulltime jobs. Hence, they are familiar with the workplace and know why they are going to schooland what they hope the degree will do for their career. We wanted to learn how similar theirresponses were, compared to the alumni responses and if current evening students could providea proxy for our alumni in future surveys. A total of 133 responses were received from EETstudents, including 74 alumni and 47 current part time students. RESULTSTo characterize the

Conference Session

Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

(Oxford UP 2017). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 “Moral Weirdos”: Effective Altruism and Empathy in Engineering EducationAbstractPublic attention to the effective altruism (EA) movement—in which utilitarian moral calculationsare applied to career choices, seeking to maximize the good of an individual’s work—hasexploded over the last year. Unfortunately, that attention is currently monopolized by the scandalaround FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, EA’s highest-profile champion. At first glance, EAappears broadly consonant with broad trends in engineering education dedicated to applyingengineering work toward global human problems. Indeed, “EA for Engineers” seems

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marah C. Lambert, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dilara Yaya Bryson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Edith Gnanadass, The University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

. claimed, we “continue to see theways power and oppression afford opportunities to some (in this case, boys and men) whiledenying them to others (girls and women)” as they (try to) progress through their STEM journey[2, p.170]. Therefore, it’s important to support women enrolled in graduate programs and,coincidentally, support their career trajectory by understanding how underlying power dynamicsand oppression may contribute to this underrepresentation.It is important to support women through their journey after entering a STEM program [3].Mentoring has been found to support students’ success in the STEM field. In general, mentoringexperiences have been found to positively correlate with one’s “academic self-concept” (i.e.,“students' perceptions