Conference Session

Exploring Research Methodologies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech; Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech

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Student

otherindividuals might mine existing qualitative data does not exist. In this paper, we present such anoverview. We provide the example of how one existing qualitative data set was used for threedissertation studies. We show how each study had its own considerations for the use of that dataset, and how those considerations could help others identify whether a data set is useful for themwhile they are mining qualitative data.There are two main reasons that researchers should consider qualitative data mining. Seale[3]notes that secondary analyses like those that are performed through qualitative data mining arebeneficial to both the researcher and the research community in general, stating that, “It is botheconomical and ethical to analyze existing data

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Emmanuel Early, The University of Houston-Clear Lake; Jose Daniel Velazco, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Miguel Rosales, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Edgar Cantu, AutoSol Inc.

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Diversity

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Student

scavenger hunt. We also provided lunch andgave freebies to students. The BSC mentors gave a presentation as the initial event for the first day of the orientation. Itwas designed to help incoming students succeed at our university. Throughout the presentation,the BSC mentors discussed different personal techniques used to succeed at UHCL, gainedthrough practical and personal experience. Apart from the main ethical and professional points ofavoiding cheating, laziness, and procrastination, we shared very specific tips for various courses.We believe that with this presentation, we were able to give the students an insight as to what lifeas a university student is like. They learned about their professors before meeting them, aboutwhat courses to take