Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

UTAs aware of non-technicalteaching aspects and the dynamics of the classroom environment. The course covers fundamentalaspects such as FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) basics, Cybersecurity, andKognito, a practice-based digital learning tool to improve mental health and well-being ineducational settings [11]. Emphasizing the importance of soft skills, the training equips UTAswith social abilities for interacting effectively with students and recognizing potential challengesstudents may face. This is crucial given that UTAs often engage with students in their age group.Professors are actively involved in preparing UTAs, holding weekly meetings to ensure readinessfor leading lab sessions, and imparting skills to manage the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

largely accomplished. Figure 3: Race/Ethnicity of Post Survey Respondents (N=29) SA Agree Neutral SD Disagree N/ALearned from industry leaders about tech topics 64% 32% 4% 0% 0% 0%Gained technical skills from workshops 36% 32% 12% 0% 12% 8%Gained soft skills from workshops 40% 44% 8% 0% 4% 4%Learned about grad. school paths 36% 32% 4% 0% 4% 24%Learned about job opportunities 48% 36% 4% 0% 4% 8%Networked w/ leaders and peers in field 60% 32% 4