Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2011 Views of Diverse Groups of International and American Students Concerning Business, Cultural, and Ethical IssuesAbstractUniversity programs have a growing number of students from all around the world, making itimportant to consider the perspectives of these students to maximize their learning experiences.As manufacturing and business activities and operations become increasingly global, theopportunity for interaction with these students gives all of our students, including traditionalNorth American students, the opportunity to learn about other cultures and their impact onbusiness and business ethics. It is far too easy to assume mistakenly that all students view class topics from the traditionalCanadian

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-intercept & their standard deviations), which will also be covered during the prepcourse. Collectively, these activities will not only enhance students‟ understanding of theconcepts and improve their problem solving skills in chemistry, but it will also teach studentshow best to study the sciences, integrate concepts, and learn scientific thinking.Genetics and ethics are both logic-based disciplines uniquely integrated in the day-to-day workof genetic researchers. Given the history of the eugenics movement, it is imperative that ethics isintegrated into introductory genetics courses as a core part of a whole rather than an afterthoughtor add on. It is critical that high school students‟ initial genetic research experience involve thedevelopment

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

over the years as a natural evolution...Diversity 1.0 was about compliance and abiding by government regulations. Diverity 2.0 revolved around ethics, morality and social responsibility. Today, Diversity 3.0 is about business integration and globalization...and, ultimately, producing increased employee productivity and new revenue streams. 27Whether competitive anxiety is the basis of diversity reform efforts, or invoked by diversityadvocates because they believe it to be so for corporate leaders and economic policy makers, it isnonetheless a priority which subordinates inclusion to performance and productivity. Sufficientindustrial productivity, or profits, are of course culturally determined and have not

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A Broom, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Wendy Lynn Klassen, University of British Columbia, Okanagan ; Carolyn Labun, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

are reinforced by mass media9 and by curricula and in class activities that may notinclude girls’ preferred learning styles,3 which centre around collaboration and relationships3.Students hold views that scientists are men,7 that males are better at STEM fields8 and havenegative notions of females in these fields.1As students view STEM fields to not encompass collaboration, connection, and care,2 asignificant number of girls choose not to go into them for careers.5 However, these conceptionsare questionable as the STEM careers, for example the field of engineering, in fact requirecollaborative work, which is embedded in an ethic of care. The researchers conceptualize care ascollaborating with others in the development of solutions to societal

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

course was developed by STEMfaculty at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and at South Texas College(STC). This course was implemented for the second time during the summer in 2010 asone of the first ever college courses that qualified junior and senior high school dual-enrollment students take at STC. This new course covers most of the material required inthe Introduction to Engineering course at STC; besides that, challenges with hands-onactivities have been added in order to engage, motivate, and encourage students to pursueSTEM career. Some of the topics studied in this course are engineering professions, datapresentation and graphing, ethics, engineering economics, units and conversions, andrenewable energy. To limit the class time

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-242: WRITING CHALLENGES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSIN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYJoy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is an Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision and Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet. She regularly teaches graduate courses in Leadership and Ethics and the Directed MS Project for the MS in Technology program at PUC.Jana Whittington, Purdue University Calumet Jana Whittington has a Ph.D. in education with a specialization in instructional design and online learn- ing. Additionally Jana has a MA in studio art and humanities, BFA in painting, and AA in graphic design. She has taught a variety of courses for 15+ years

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

): 1. Professionalism/Work Ethic (80.3%) 2. Teamwork/Collaboration (74.7%) 3. Oral Communications (70.3%) 4. Ethics/Social Responsibility (63.4%) 5. Critical Thinking/Problem Solving (57.5%) 6. Information Technology Application (53.0%) 7. Written Communications (52.7%) 8. Diversity (52.1%) 9. Lifelong Learning/Self Direction (42.5%) 10. Creativity/Innovation (36.3%) 11. Leadership (29.2%)• HSE student participants are strongly motivated to pursue STEM careers, are more likely to enroll in and complete post-secondary education and training in STEM, and enter the STEM workforce in greater numbers than do non-HSE

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

entrepreneurs instead of just workers, the outlook of engineering could bepromising and rewarding. The last cause that should be addressed to make sure that engineeringgraduates know what exactly it means for them to practice engineering throughout the realworld. The university faculty need to instill not only book smarts, but also working under timeconstraints, correcting problems without assistance, dealing with the increasing amount ofpolitical pressures, ethical training, and understanding their obligation to the general public asprofessional engineers. Each course should have its own practical contents in place to helpstudents grow in each one of these categories and help them become well-rounded graduates.Due to this, it is only natural for the

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

really get thechance to interact or look outside of your program.”As far as mentoring experiences, she believed that to have someone who is ready to help andguide you by providing the insights into different available options is of great importance. Shesaid:“[I would like] someone who has the time and the patience to work with someone. Because thereare mentors who are they’re really good in their field, and they’re good at what they do, butsometimes they just don’t have the time or the patience to work with different students.” Page 22.678.6Beside the readiness to help, she also suggested that personal match of work ethics was veryimportant in

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Contribution Award as well as the ”Excellence in the Use of Technology ” (research) at EIU. His publications include: ”Ethical and Social Consequences of Biometric Technologies in the USA”, ”Technology in Central America and the Impact on CAFTA” and ”Design of an Industrial Control Laboratory” amongst others. Dr. Chinchilla has been awarded numerous grants and serves in numerous departmental and university committees at Eastern Illinois University.Mr. Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology Page 22.697.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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Minorities in Engineering