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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

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Pranav Bhounsule, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Cynthia Lima, University of Texas at San Antonio

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35749 Coding Camp for Middle School Girls Helps Improve Awareness of Science/Engineering Careers and Pathways Pranav A. Bhounsule* Lorena Claeys, Belinda Harmon, 842 W. Taylor St. Cynthia Lima, Emily Young University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 UTSA Circle, Chicago, IL, USA 60525 The University of Texas at San Antonio pranav@uic.edu San Antonio, TX, USA 78249AbstractAlthough jobs and career opportunities in computer science continue to grow rapidly, womenconstitute only 28% of the

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Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company; Archana V Kulkarni; Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj; Jennifer M. Thomasson, Cummins Inc; Alexa Davis; Demario Robinson; Malavika Panicker; Elizabeth A. Spratt; Tina Henselmeier; Nora Guzman; Arul Antony; Sonya Ware-Meguiar; Danielle Fawbush, Cummins Inc.; Daniel J. O’Connor, Cummins; Kenneth Francis; Jennifer G. Warrenburg

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. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 36140IntroductionWhile the United States has in the past been a pioneer in the development of technological marvelsand engineering breakthroughs, in today’s day and age, there is a shortfall of qualifiedprofessionals taking up careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)professions. According to the 2009 report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress[1], the proportion of students who are proficient in Science drops from 32% in 4th grade to 21%in 12th grade, leading to a lesser than desired proportion of students planning to pursue STEMmajors in college. This number further dwindles

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Rashmi Deodeshmukh, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 36132 Work in Progress- STEM engagement for middle and high school young women- Implementation, Challenges and Lessons learned Rashmi Deodeshmukh* Fay Barber-Dansby Purdue University Purdue University rdeodesh@purdue.eduIntroductionWomen make up about 22% of students pursuing and completing Engineering or Technology degrees inthe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Analysis of data showed thatonly about 6% of these degrees were awarded to women of color who are about 37% (in the 18-24 yearsold range) of the total

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Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jiansen Wang, Purdue University

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baccalaureate engineeringprogram must include “an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” [1]. Therequirements for accrediting baccalaureate engineering technology programs assert that graduatestudents must have “an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadlydefined technical and non-technical environments” as well as “an ability to function effectively asa member and a leader on technical teams” [1]. Specifically, in aviation programs, according tothe Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), both baccalaureate and graduate degreesmust demonstrate that graduates are able to “work effectively on multi-disciplinary and diverseteams” and “communicate effectively, using written and oral

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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COVID-19. On the other hand, virtual labs, remote controllabs, or video-based labs are good alternatives when students cannot perform the laboratory tasksin person. [8[. Remote laboratories allow the implementation of experiments through theinternet, whereas video-based activities provide a step-by-step overview of a real lab. In thisway, students can visualize the whole experimental process and its environment through a video.Zhai, Wang, and Liu provide examples for some of the above labs in electrical engineering [8].In March 2020, Columbia College Chicago decided to close the campus following the lockdownpolicies and health concerns. Faculty received instructions to transform their courses from in-person to remote learning. One of the