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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F. Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #9215How Students’ Informal Experiences Shape their Views of Engineering andAffect their Plans for Professional PersistenceDr. Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University Dr. Kerry Meyers is in her second year as the Director of the STEM College’s First-Year Engineering Program at Youngstown State University. Her career is focused on the development of common, project based First-Year Engineering experiences, beginning at the University of Notre Dame where she was also the Director of the First-Year Engineering Program from 2005-2012. Further, her research interests relate to Engineering Educational issues in the

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh

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Women in Engineering

particular, theyfound the use of case studies to be a valuable tool in promoting reflection on this sensitivetopic.33 After this initial implementation, the Stevens Institute of Technology outlined plans toexpand their training to upper classmen and graduate students; however, no further publicationson the dissemination of this workshop could be found. To our knowledge, there have been norecent reports of analogous workshops although the subject of SH remains of importance today.We therefore propose that offering SH workshops such as the one described within this study touniversity women across the United States will provide a positive atmosphere to educate femaleengineers on sexual harassment early in their careers.MethodsPlanning the Harassment

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program and Professor of Practice in Engineering Leadership. A graduate of Loughborough University and executive education at INSEAD, Simon began his career in advanced powertrain development and research at Ford Motor Com- pany. During his time with Ford, his assignments included leading engineering and cross functional teams as Vehicle Line Director, Director of Manufacturing Operations, and Director of Powertrain Planning and then Product Development Operations for all Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda and Volvo brands globally. Prior to joining Northeastern, Simon served as Director of the Ford-MIT Research Alliance

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WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

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Women in Engineering

University), why it is almost absent, as well as the different academic, job-related, and cultural justifications for this phenomenon. It also subjectively compares it with similar models existing in nearby gulf countries, as evidenced by the superior performance of female engineers in recent GCC engineering competitions. This paper finally proposes a plan of action possibly utilizing current education technologies that could be taken to promote engineering education in Saudi Arabia. Key words: Engineering, Education, Saudi Arabia, GCCIntroductionSaudi Arabian higher education currently holds in its 25 public universities1 one of the largestnumber of students in the Middle East, now exceeding an impressive

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University

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methods. Descriptive results are included in the discussion ofmethods and along with conclusions.Leadership in AcademiaManagement and leadership are two very different terms with different objectives that call upona different set of skills and methods. While there are varying definitions of each term, here,management implies managing resources and/or people. This might entail supervision, Page 24.885.3scheduling, planning, reporting, and more. Leadership requires moving (or leading) anindividual, group, or organization in a common direction through activities/tasks that underpin agoal or set of objectives. Much work and literature (articles and

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WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Women in Engineering

faculty advisor to the EDDP’s Engineering Club and the Society of Women Engineers student organization. She also teaches a career planning class for engineers and a first-year engineering course. From 2006-2008, she was the Director for the Preparing Outstanding Women for Engineering Roles–POWER– Summer Camp. Mrs. McCormick received her Masters of Science in Technology and Bachelors of Science in Engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI.Ms. Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch, Ed.D. Assistant Dean for Student Services Purdue School of Engineering & Technol- ogy, IUPUI Dr. Talbert-Hatch oversees the Student Services Office

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Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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 intended  to  reach  a  broader  and  larger  group.    ASEE’s  Diversity  Committee  has  also  added  a  link  to  the  WIED  Advocacy  Tips  webpage  and  plans  are  underway  to  regularly  update  the  Engineering  Dean’s  Council  with  updates  to  the  Advocacy  Tips.   Page 24.794.6Thus  far,  the  Advocacy  Tips  have  been  developed  by  the  [Institution]  ADVANCE  team’s  PI,  but  the  process  is  being  opened  to  include  tips  from  additional  sources.        Examples:  The  First  Few  Advocacy  Tips:    Advocacy  Tip  #1:  Many  men,  particularly  those  in  STEM,  lack  knowledge  of

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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Women in Engineering

opportunity toconnect with other women faculty was also valued. Assessment indicates that over halfthe women faculty report feeling more confident about professional abilities and moreassertive in advocating for career needs. Male faculty/administrators report beingfamiliar with issues impacting the success of women, as well as strategies that can beemployed to manage around these issues. Women faculty are less likely to report feelingisolated in their department/on campus. This paper will review the plan to transition tosustainable status at the conclusion of the project, including a report on the first year ofthat transition effort.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is in a medium-sized state university with an increasedemphasis on high-quality

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

. Page 24.997.14We have yet to develop the predictive model at this stage and plan to present it in the finalversion of this work.In future work, we also plan to look at ethnicity and race, and whether URMs also exhibit thesame behavior as women and white men (we suspect that is not the case). We also plan toconduct interviews, both one-on-one and in focus groups, to better uncover the rationales behindthese behaviors and results.Bibliography1. National Science Board’s 2014 “Science and Engineering Indicators”, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/2. Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen, D., Bogue, B., “Leaving Engineering: a Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1), 6-17, 2012.3. Ohland, M., Brawner, C

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Anita R. Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

Interest SurveyBased on interest expressed at the group’s initial meeting, a survey was conducted to determinethe group’s top priorities and interests. The survey results from the initial group of NTT facultyare shown below in Figures 1-3: Page 24.1019.4To support the NTT Learning Community survey, the authors (in collaboration with NCSU’sOffice of University Planning and analysis) evaluated the results of the NCSU COACHE surveyin order to more clearly define our group’s challenges and goals and to develop an awareness ofhow NTT issues in the College of Engineering span the University. The Collaborative on

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Sheldon Hochheiser, IEEE History Center; Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

means understanding the additional challenges that itbrings such as balancing professional and family life.Now, at this point in the project, my educational goals are still to finish myundergraduate education majoring in PNP but with the addition of a Children’s Studiesminor. I plan to pursue a doctorate degree in Child Clinical and DevelopmentalPsychology. Throughout my undergraduate and graduate education, I hope to participateis psychological research. In my career, I hope to be a Child Psychologist, providingcounseling services to children and families. Because of my personal goal to have afamily, I realize that to be successful in STEM, I will need to find a balance betweenprofessional and family life. I further hope to challenge the

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cate Samuelson, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Candice L. Staples, University of Maryland; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

academic experience, they have total autonomywith their social activities. A student-elected executive board plans monthly community-buildingevents. The events range from study breaks to tailgates. Recently, an effort has been made by the Page 24.872.3executive board to formalize a mentoring relationship between the first and second year students.The participation of Maryland in the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE) offers aunique opportunity to combine quantitative and qualitative data to understand the effectivenessof a LLC intervention. Taking a mixed methods approach, this paper delves into the kinds ofimpacts Flexus has had on

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WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark P.E., Aston University

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Women in Engineering

issues raised anddiscussed. A number of these are discussed below.In focusing on the influences impacting girls’ perceptions of engineering and applied sciencethe analysis identified two major underpinning factors: Educational; and Socio-Professional.Each one of these is now discussed in turn. - Educational FactorsIn planning how the interviews should be conducted the two teenage researchers reflectedupon their personal experiences of making the transition from Primary to SecondaryEducation. In particular, it was apparent that the way in which the girls were taught mathsand science at Primary School differed significantly to the learning and teaching approachesthey were later exposed to during High School. In keeping with the participatory

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WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Women in Engineering

the retention quiz illustrate thatthis E3 did not link students to actual previous knowledge and may have caused some confusionas the number of students who accurately answered the combined loading concept questiondropped by nine percent.These results would indicate the bicycle E3; the only one developed by the author, should eitherbe reviewed and revised or discontinued. Considering the time and effort involved in developingthis activity and in building the models, it appears it would have been a more efficient use offaculty time to first implement the proven E3s provided on the ENGAGE website14, includingthose described in Patterson’s17 booklets. Many of those E3’s also come with lesson plans,including concept development, additional

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WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

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Women in Engineering

formalize a process. There's always a formal process for communication in the workplace anyway. There's always some planning time, some meeting. You have to formalize that. (White professional)One reason that procedures may be so effective is that they influence future behavior rather thanharp on past problems. For instance, one professional noted that formal brainstormingprocedures “driv[e] the conversation forward” (White professional) by providing a means tohear from everyone in the group. Rather than focusing on interpersonal relationships, formalprocedures can provide a mechanism for hashing out ideas.By contrast, less than one-fourth of students (4/19) mentioned following formal procedures orestablishing ground rules as a means

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WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Nausheen PashaZaidi, The Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

course is more of a theoretical approach with computer simulation andanalysis. Both are core courses to be taken in succession. The overall aim of the STEPSprogram is to introduce and expose students to the engineering design process andintegrate a range of skills and competencies that will simulate project management andreal-world design activities in a professional engineering environment.Teams of students are required to respond to hypothetical client specifications bydesigning, managing and presenting technically feasible solutions rooted in real worldengineering problems. Teamwork, organization, planning, research skills, and problemsolving are essential for success in the STEPS courses. All students are actively engaged

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raquel Perez-Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Priya Radhi Santhanam, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

mentoring program, we plan to keep running it for years to come, increasingthe number of mentees and mentors as well as deepening our surveys and assessment analysis.References:[1] National Science Foundation (NSF): National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), Science and Engineering Indicators 2012—Chapter 2, Arlington, VA (2012). Available online: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c2/c2s2.htm[2] B. L. Yoder, Databytes: Women in Engineering, ASEE Prism November (2013) 17-18. Available online: http://www.asee-prism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Databytes-NOV2.pdf[3] L. Reha, M. Lufkin, L.Harrison, Nontraditional career preparation: root causes and strategies, National Alliance for Partnership in Equity

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Stefi Alison Baum, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

might includeencouraging nominations for awards where they might otherwise not be considered or noticeddue to busy schedules. This may also include encouraging and allowing for self-nominations.Faculty suffer from busy teaching and research schedules. Careful planning with detailedschedules may alleviate the biases that increase due to hurried processes. Sufficient time will

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WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Emily Olina Wisniewski; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Office Hours Tutoring24. Have you used these resources for any class in high school? _______ _______ _______25. Are you planning to use these resources for any class this semester? _______ _______ _______26. Have you used these resources for chemistry in high school? _______ _______ _______27. Are you planning to use these resources for chemistry this semester? _______ _______ _______General Conceptions of and Attitudes Towards this Semester in Chemistry28. Please circle how confident you are that you will do well in this class: 1 2 3 4 5(1=not confident, 2=little confidence, 3=some what confident, 4=confident, 5=very

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WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

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Women in Engineering

) indicate that mathematics score gapsbetween male and female students are negligible, if they exist at all.4This increase in female student attainment, however, has not significantly impacted middleschool and high school female student interest in pursuing education and a career in science andengineering. As discussed by the AAUW (2010), “a 2009 poll of young people ages 8–17 by theAmerican Society for Quality, 24 percent of boys but only 5 percent of girls said they wereinterested in an engineering career.”5 In 2006, just over 20% of first year male students plannedto major in engineering, computer science, or the physical sciences. However, according to NSFdata from 2009, only 5% of first year female students planned to major in these non