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Conference Session
Engineering Cultures and Identity
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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ASEE Diversity Committee
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Educational Research and Methods
. This paper drawsupon a subject-related role identity framework that focuses on students self-beliefs of theirinterest, performance/competence, and recognition within engineering. First, a pilot survey of371 first-year engineering students was conducted at three institutions in the U.S. during thespring semester of 2015. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to examine theunderlying structure of the piloted questions about studentsengineering identity. The developeditems were used in a subsequent study deployed in the fall semester of 2015 that measured morethan 2500 first-year engineering students’ attitudes and beliefs at four institutions in the U.S. Thedata on engineering identity measures from this second survey were
Conference Session
Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
Program for Post Graduate Studies in EngineeringAbstract - This paper describes a 5-year project in which we defined a gap in development ofprofessional skills in postgraduate engineering education, identified effective methods fordeveloping students’ professional skills, implemented a series of two required courses to developthem, and evaluated the effectiveness of the program. The courses content, assessments, teachingmethodologies, and outcomes are discussed in this paper. Our 5 years of program evaluation aresummarized. We describe how our program has been extended to multiple departments in thefaculty of engineering and evolved from the model of individual to joint classes and team-teaching. Finally, we discuss effectiveness of those modes
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Dina Verdin, Purdue University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
attitudinal profiles.This mixed methods study investigates the intersectionality of engineering students' personalidentities to understand: How do non-normative groups in engineering form an engineeringidentity and navigate a culture dominated by limited diversity?The focus of this paper is on the first phase this project, in which students' identities, motivation,psychological traits, perceived supports and barriers to engineering, and other backgroundinformation is quantitatively assessed. Pilot survey data were collected from participants enrolledin second semester, first-year engineering programs across three institutions (n = 371). We usedtopological data analysis (TDA) to create normative and non-normative attitudinal profiles ofrespondents. As
Conference Session
Engineering Cultures and Identity
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park
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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
sociocultural dimensions of engineering education.Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park Andrew Elby’s work focuses on student and teacher epistemologies and how they couple to other cognitive machinery and help to drive behavior in learning environments. His academic training was in Physics and Philosophy before he turned to science (particularly physics) education research. More recently, he has started exploring engineering students’ entangled identities and epistemologies.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth A Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto
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Women in Engineering
Questionnaire,” in The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment:Volume 2 — Personality Measurement and Testing, London, 2008.[22] J.L. Holland, “A Personality Inventory Employing Occupational Titles,” Journal of Applied Psychology, 42(5),1958.[23] J.M. Schuerger. (1995) “Career Assessment and The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire,” Journal ofCareer Assessment, 3(2), 157-175.[24] M.L. Galloway et al.. (1991). “Comparing the Cattell 16PF Profiles of Male and Female Commercial AirlingPilots,” Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting.[25] V.L. Nagarjuna and S. Mamidenna, “Personality Characteristics of Commerce and Engineering Graduates – AComparative Study,” Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 34(2
Conference Session
Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
specific to a first year Thermodynamics course, and aMechanical and Biosystems engineering program, demonstrate the aptitudes for lifelong learning.The analysis is guided by the research question that emerged from the data: What evidence ofstudents’ aptitudes for lifelong learning is found when students are encouraged to speak abouttheir learning experiences? The data are analyzed via hypothesis coding that was constructedusing the seven Dimensions of Learning Power from Deakin Crick et al.’s (2004) EffectiveLifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI)6, and the emergent codes of Becoming an engineer andAppreciation for lifelong learning. Through this pilot study, which has serendipitously emergedfrom these data, we propose to explore both the capacity and
Conference Session
Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
that areunder-represented in a specific field of study or profession relative to their numbers in the generalpopulation. In this work, the fields of study used to define an under-represented minority include Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Under-represented minorities do not necessarily havesimilar characteristics such as culture (family, ethnic, social), motivations, perspectives etc. For example,a Hispanic student who grows up in the inner city, is on free or reduced lunch, and lives in a governmentsubsidized home often has little in common with a Hispanic student who is raised in a financially stablehousehold in the suburbs. Additionally, an under-represented minority with immigrant parents may beraised in a cultural
Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University
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Mathematics
mathematics graduate students. As of Fall 2016, I will be an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
avoidance, and masculinity. A semi-structured interview is beingconducted in order to understand how engineering students define their disciplinary engineeringculture using Hofstede’s dimensions as the guide.An initial interview protocol was developed based on the answers that students provided in thequantitative study, the information collected on the systematic review of the literature, and alsoinformed by theory proposed by Bradbeer [51] and Nulty and Barrett [52]. The initial protocolwas piloted with 2 graduate students. Revisions were made and a pilot study was conducted were5 undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students were interviewed for one hour. Thepreliminary results were analyzed using the qualitative data analysis
Conference Session
Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering
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Educational Research and Methods
students in a traditional,lecture-based, engineering education experience no significant growth as self-directedlearners. Prior studies by multiple researchers indicate students experiencing PBLcurricula have experienced significant growth. These studies all used the Self-DirectedLearning Readiness Scale (SDLRS), a commercially available tool that has beenadministered to 120,000 adults and as been used in over 90 PhD studies.The researchers developed a qualitative study in an attempt to characterize how the PBLgraduates experienced self-directed learning. 27 PBL graduates were interviewed. Aphenomenographic methodology was used to determine how the graduates experienceSDL in their engineering practice.The result of the qualitative study is a set
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado - Boulder; Maia Lisa Vadeen, University of Colorado - Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D. , University of Colorado - Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado - Boulder
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
and challenges they perceive to negotiating this “dual” identity.Analysis of initial survey and focus group data indicates that students in this degree program doidentify as both engineers and teachers. Using a mixed-methods approach informed by currenteducation research—including quantitative and qualitative survey questions and small focusgroup analysis—we explore the ways in which students discovered the e+ teaching program andhow they envision integrating the two disciplines into careers. We are also interested in howengineering students incorporate what they learn in their engineering studies into the lesson plansthey design for secondary classroom students.BackgroundResearch on bringing engineering into the K-12 arena suggests that
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Practices in K-12 Engineering Education Curriculum
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Pamela L.B. Clark, PLB Clark Consulting LLC
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
College Rebecca Citrin is a presently employed as a Site/Civil Staff Engineer for Langan Engineering and Envi- ronmental Service. Rebecca graduated from Lafayette College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Environmental Science. She previously worked with Lafayette College and North Carolina State University faculty members on an NSF funded education project. Rebecca has conducted research on various informal K – 12 engineering education projects and has worked on devel- oping assessment methods for these projects. Rebecca has also organized various student events such as the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl and the Lafayette College STEM Camp, to both promote
Conference Session
STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel Jannette McFalls-Brown, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University
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Aerospace
one pre-collegiate engineering experience,such as science and engineering fairs or robotics competitions is correlated with an increase inengineering identity and retention. As expected, we found that these students are more likely toparticipate in engineering organizations, and plan to stay in engineering.Limitations and Future Work One limitation of this study is that it was given at only one university as a pilot. Some ofthe programs that we are investigating are highly selective, serving as few as eight students in ayear. In order to get sample sizes large enough for decisive results about individual programs,this study needs to be performed in aerospace engineering departments at multiple universities.In future studies, additional
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
lower diagonalshows p-values.* p < 0.05 VI. DiscussionThis study relies on previous work about the first-year engineering program at TexasA&M University. However, the findings of this study are expected to advance the state ofknowledge and understanding of (a) diverse pathways to and through engineering, and(b) the development of engineering-specific theories of how engineers are formed.A pilot study conducted in 2014-2015 showed that RATS and CFU scores on activitiesrelated to algorithmic thinking (AT) were significantly correlated with moderate to largeeffect sizes, ranged from 0.31 to 0.7315. This implies that students who already had beenexposed to algorithmic thinking seemed to perform better
Conference Session
Writing and Communication II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Annemarie Galeucia, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
clarifications as warranted. Mostly she took notes so that she could serveas a co-analyst of the transcripts and check the validity of the coding.We conducted one pilot study in March 2015 to refine the interview guide (see Appendix A) andthree focus groups during April 2015, after students had finished their senior projects.Participants in the pilot study shared majors and interests with those selected for the study, withone exception: pilot study participants were in their third year or first semester of their fourthyear of the engineering program and as such hadn’t experienced the same milestones as thosestudents participating in the study (fourth and fifth year engineering students). Pilot studyparticipants, for example, had yet to undertake their
Conference Session
Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
industries and their social and environmentaleffects pose special ethical challenges for engineers seeking to work at the intersection ofcorporate interests, the welfare of communities, environmental sustainability, and professionalautonomy. Yet in interviews, practicing engineers routinely state that the most influentialtraining and mentorship in managing these competing demands takes place primarily on the job,after a student has graduated with an engineering degree. Our NSF-funded research project seeksto push back that training and mentorship to the undergraduate experience by introducingeducational innovations, informed by ethnographic research with practicing engineers. Thispaper reports on the preliminary results from a pilot project in a
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University
Tagged Topics
ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council
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Women in Engineering
Paper ID #14811Dialogues Toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering Faculty to Promotean Inclusive Department ClimateJ. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University Dr. J. Kasi Jackson is an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at West Virginia University. Her research covers supporting women faculty in STEM, STEM education, gendered impacts on animal behavior research, and the representation of science in popular culture. She completed her PhD in biology, with a focus on animal behavior, and graduate certificate in women’s studies at the University of Kentucky. She is a Co-Investigator on a National Science
Conference Session
CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katelyn Elizabeth Gunderson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Jamie Ladge; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Cooperative & Experiential Education
programs. By using a qualitative interview-based approach, our goal was tofurther refine and build upon findings from the quantitative Pathways I study. Quantitativestudies do not allow for the more in-depth, nuanced accounts of human behavior that are likelyaccessible through qualitative approaches.4 Furthermore, Pathways I relied on a data poolcomposed predominately of male students and did not involve questions specifically regardingthe experiences of women. Extending interviews to include engineers in their first eighteenmonths as full-time employees serves to gain valuable insights into if and how co-op experiencesimpacted their decision to remain in their respective undergraduate engineering programs.Interview questions for the pilot study
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Holt Zaugg PhD, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Timothy L. Elliott, Brigham Young University; Kathryn L. Watkins, Brigham Young University; Meaghan Lynn Weldele, Brigham Young University; Quincey Cole, Harold B. Lee Library ; Lindsey R. Barnes
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Diversity
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International
Young University with other SA programs across campus.Description of College and Study Abroad ProgramBrigham Young University is a private, church sponsored university with approximately 33,000undergraduate and graduate students across 12 colleges within the university. The Ira A. FultonCollege of Engineering and Technology helps prepare more than 4,000 students in 10 degreeprograms. During the 2014-2015 academic year, 600 undergraduate students and 129 graduatestudents completed their degrees in the engineering and technology programs.In 2015, Brigham Young University sponsored 164 different international programs. Theseprograms sent 1,575 participants to 54 different countries and included students from most ofBYU’s 12 colleges. In 2015, the
Conference Session
Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University - Dwight Look College of Engineering; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; Cecelia Diane Lawley, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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Two Year College Division
highlights the Texas A&M Engineering Academies co-enrollment partnershipsbetween two-year institutions in the state of Texas and the Texas A&M University – CollegeStation College of Engineering (CoE). Students earn engineering course credits from the CoEbeginning with the first semester that they are admitted to the program. This unique co-enrollment model allows students to remain close to home, earning measurable progress towardscompleting a bachelor’s degree while simultaneously completing an associate’s degree.Programs are imbedded in the partnerships to help students develop an institutional andprofessional identity and adapt to the academic and social environment of Texas A&MUniversity. The US Census Bureau reported that as of 2011
Conference Session
Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jamie Bracey, Temple University College of Engineering; Gregory D Jones Jr, Temple University; Nadif Bracey, Morgan State University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
President of the Student Government Association, and a member of the MSU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. Active in community outreach, he is also President of SMOOTH, an innovative student organization fostering Black male achievement and collaboration across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures.Dr. Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University Keya Sadeghipour is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering and serves as the Dean of the College of Engineering since 2003. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Technology, UK which is now the University of Manchester. He has been involved in receiving over $7 M funding from various
Conference Session
Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David C. Fleming, Florida Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Aerospace
andcomputational methods for structural analysis. A summary of the fatigue and related fracturemechanics content included in some popular Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Structurestextbooks is included in Table A1 in Appendix A. It can be seen in Table A1 that the coverageof fatigue is cursory in typical Mechanics of Materials texts. Most aerospace structures textsinclude some coverage of fatigue topics, but still at an elementary level.A detailed, quantitative analysis of fatigue, requiring significant experience in techniques ofelasticity and study of the subject of fracture mechanics, is beyond the scope of undergraduatestudents and rightly finds a place among graduate studies in Aerospace Engineering. However,the importance of fatigue in
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jamie Bracey, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University; Carnell Baugh, Independent; Shawn Fagan, Temple University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
well understood that financial aid and academic supports are a large part ofthe retention equation, this study examines the impact of exposure to engineering math asa cognitive support on two successive years of freshmen that matriculated in Fall 2014and Fall 2015. This paper suggests that math remediation is critical, but must be done inan institutional context that successfully leverages student determination to succeed.The traditional faculty-led argument that “we are admitting poorly prepared students”could no longer serve as an explanatory factor, as the university’s undergraduate programadmissions had become increasingly competitive, and were generally more productiveyielding graduates. In the College of Engineering, SAT scores had
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho Ph.D., University of San Diego
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
project as there are fewdiscipline-specific studies of student veterans. We are considering the NASPA conference as avenue for future dissemination of project findings to a group of professionals (student affairsadministrators) who have extensive contact with student veterans.We have also begun developing the interview protocol for conducting individual studentinterviews. A similar qualification survey will be used for these interviews as was used for thefocus groups. Three pilot interviews have been conducted at USD and transcribed. We will usethe findings from our focus groups to further develop the final student interview protocol.Significant resultsFrom FIE15 PaperActive military and student veterans navigate engineering education in ways
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Justin L. Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Publication Type Journal, Dissertation, or Thesis Year Year of publication (as opposed to the year of data collection) State(s) State(s) where data was collected from Participants Participants involved in the study Research Focus Focus of the research study (e.g., abilities, motivations) Focus (narrowed) A finer categorization than above (e.g., students’ abilities) Research Methods The type of research conducted (e.g., Quantitative, Qualitative, Both) Sample Size Total sample size of PLTW-affiliated participants Internal Comparison Whether the study compared PLTW internally (e.g., by demographics) If so, what? What were the comparative variables used (e.g
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University; Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University; Catherine L. Bradford, Kennesaw State University; Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University; Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University; Scott Larisch, Kennesaw State University
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First-Year Programs
Consortium, host of the annual National Learning Communities Conference. She teaches the first-year seminar within learning communities and provides academic and graduation coaching for a group of students attending the university on state-funded merit scholarships.Dr. Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University Ruth A. Goldfine, PhD, is a tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of First-Year and Transition Studies at Kennesaw State University, a position she has held since 2013. She holds a doctorate in English and has been teaching in higher education for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Kennesaw State University, Ruth held a position as a Technical Editor at the University of Dayton Research Institute, where
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
. In future studies, a more qualitative researchapproach will be taken to complement the quantitative data in an effort to identify those criticalprogrammatic elements that impact URM students’ interest and self-efficacy in engineering ininformal learning environments. Moreover, we aim to explore the longitudinal impact of this typeof program on students’ decisions to pursue engineering studies. Moving forward, there are plansto use the knowledge gained from this study to update and package the lesson plans and activitiesdeveloped in the design course for broader implementation in other STEM-related programs.References1. PCAST. 2012. Engage to excel: producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology
Conference Session
New Trends in ECE Education II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Navid Khoshavi, University of Central Florida; Steven D. Pyle, University of Central Florida; John Edison, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida
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Electrical and Computer
is an iSTEM Fellow. He has developed 7 Computer Engineering courses which have been added to the UCF catalog as the sole developer, plus as the co-developer of 2 courses. He received the Joseph M. Bidenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE in 2008.Mr. Navid Khoshavi, University of Central Florida Navid Khoshavi is a Ph.D. student in Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer science at University of Central Florida. He engaged numerous students as a Graduate Teaching Assistant through providing visual aid to help student retention of abstract concepts, utilizing in-class activity to encourage students to put the concept into use and emphasizing critical concepts repeatedly to improve student
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Omoju Miller, UC Berkeley
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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
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Women in Engineering
work should be built. Appropriating the turtle in 1 It is important to note, this is the first CS course, since UC Berkeley has been tracking student course data, thathas ever achieved that feat.the LOGO programming environment gave children a way to think about the principles ofcomputation and the practice of programming.Design of an Inclusive CS0 CourseAt UC Berkeley, there are two separate ways a students can get a CS degree. They can either get aBachelor of Arts (B.A.) through the College of Letters and Sciences (L&S), or get a Bachelor ofScience (B.Sc.) through the College of Engineering. The major difference between the two tracksis that students who get the B.A. get to take breadth requirements that gives them exposure tomore
Conference Session
Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Todd Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hank Boone, University of Nevada - Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada - Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
Dina Verd´ın is an Engineering Education graduate student at Purdue University. She completed her under- graduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Her research interest focuses on the first-generation college student population, which includes changing the perspective of this population from a deficit base approach to an asset base approach.Hank Boone, University of Nevada - Reno Hank Boone is a Graduate Research Assistant and Masters Student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on First Generation engineering college studentsengineering identity, belonging- ness, and how they perceive their college experience.He is also on a National Science Foundation