Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Leite, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS, 34 p.[9] Kennedy, H.; & Parks, J. (2000). Society cannot continue to exclude women from the fields of science andmathematics. Education, 120, Spring 2000.[10] Hazzan, O.; Dubinsky, Y.; Eidelman, L.; Sakhnini, V.; & Teif, M. (2006). Qualitative research in computerscience education. Proceedings of the 2006 SIGCSE Technical Symposium, 408-412.[11] Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84,2, 191-215.[12] Fleming, N.D.; & Mills, C. (1992). Not another inventory, rather a catalyst for reflection. To Improve theAcademy, 11, 137-155

Conference Session

Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

institution. Both facts reflect the preponderance ofstudents who either attended high school or who have immigrated with their family since highschool to within 45 miles of the two primary sending institutions. Page 13.815.7TT students are a highly urban population with access to numerous institutions that meet variedneeds and schedules attended high schools in urban/suburban communities [7]. Ten of 11 ASAMstudents with TT hours are from urban/suburban communities. Of these10, nine attended highschools located within ten miles of the two primary sending institutions in the metro- area, which in turn are 15-30 miles from our receiving

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

want companies to think we were turning out inferiorengineers.” He did not want me to reflect a negative light on the Department and risk losing their research Page 13.1125.4grants from companies like Dow Chemical or DuPont.Because I didn’t know any better, I believed him. I never told a soul what he said to me for about tenyears. My Mom still doesn’t know. I remember spending a good hour or two sitting on this hill every daycrying and praying to God to get me out of this prison of a program. It was a very humbling time of mylife.I must say that if it were not for my faith in God, I would have succumbed to a deep depression and

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Concannon, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

that individuals are self-reflective, and evaluate their decisions throughouttheir course of action; therefore, behavior is premeditated and is guided by intentions 3. Aperson’s decision upon a course of action is interrelated to his or her emotions, biological events,cognition, and environmental events. Self-efficacy influences behavior through fivemechanisms. A person’s level of self-efficacy determines his or her: a) goals; b) persistence inthe face of obstacles 1; c) strategies to attain goals; d) emotional responses; and e) selection ofenvironments 3.Self-efficacy theory proposes six sources for an individual’s self-efficacy beliefs. These sourcesare: 1) a person’s successes and failures (mastery experiences); 2) a person’s ability to

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

environment).CurriculumAs in any academic program, the development of a cohesive curriculum is important, particularlywhen the program extends across departments, learning environments and academic institutions.The perspective of the community college on curriculum and the transferability of courses can bequite different from that of the 4-year institution. During the process of developing anarticulation agreement, it is not unusual for the community college to ask for a number of corepre-engineering courses (e.g., calculus, physics, chemistry, Engineering Design) that thecommunity college student could use to transfer into the engineering (and computer science)program/s at the 4-year institution. These core courses are selected so as to reflect the

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, April 2007) (All, October 2007) (October 2007) (October 2007) Figure 1: A Comparison of AAMU, Alabama, and National FE Exam Pass RatesAn impact of the low pass rate of the FE exam is the depiction of poor performance by ourstudents. It not only affects their career development but also compromises the program'scredibility. The consequence of this weakness was reflected during our most recent ABETevaluation. As a result, finding ways to improve the pass rate has become a major issue.3. Actions TakenTo correct any misconceptions amongst our students and to stimulate their awareness of theimportance of engineering licensure in their profession, the faculty of the department has beenundertaking a series of actions

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

13.1320.7 level based upon the analysis of the pre and post questionnaire results. The reasons could be o Students did not have time to do the research work on the case studies. o Students had so many things going on when it was near the final exam week. o Students were overwhelmed by the questions during the question session of the presentation. o Post questionnaires were taken right after the presentation. Students might not have time to reflect on their responses towards Engineering after questions asked by the instructor and other teams.In conclusion, the results obtained at HU

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Callie Ruben, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Page 13.136.3student with the will can earn an A in the course by doing the required assignments.From the sophomore year on, NACME students meet six times a semester for a 50-minutemeeting. The students meet in a well furnished conference room and are served refreshmentsafter the first semester to help make them fell special. Each semester begins with a review of the4.0 Plan16 (developed by Donna O. Johnson) and a discussion by the students on the Planincluding what works especially well and a new resolve to stick with the plan the whole nextsemester. Students often reveal that their GPA for the semester is a direct reflection of how wellthey stayed with the 4.0 Plan. Speakers are brought in from academia, career services, and allareas of