Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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soft skills for engineering research and practice? Metrics such asretention, persistence, and self-efficacy beliefs, among others will be measured longitudinallyusing institutional statistics, performance reports, self-report surveys, and validated instrumentssuch as that developed by Lent for self-efficacy [1].The L-CAS ComponentsThe L-CAS model includes four major components: Background Experiences, Belonging,Formation, and Growth. Each component includes interventions designed after successfulpractices cited in the literature and credited to impact self-efficacy beliefs, persistence, andacademic success.The background experiences component takes into consideration socio-demographic and familyvariables identified to affect student’s self

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Jacob Allen Cress, University of Dayton; Patrick W. Thomas, University of Dayton

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communication activities informed by industryco-curricular partners. Central to contemporary pedagogical approaches such as problem-basedlearning and entrepreneurially minded learning is an aim to engage students in authenticexperiences which integrate technical knowledge with workplace skills connected toprofessionalism, communication, collaboration, and leadership. This aim, however, is oftendifficult to incorporate into the design of engineering curricula, which frequently separatetechnical learning from “soft skills” coursework in interpersonal, professional and technicalcommunication. Recognizing this persistent divide, this paper reports on a descriptive case study[8], [9] employing a backwards design approach to integrate professional

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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Mohsen M. Dorodchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Aileen Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Erfan Al-Hossami, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandria Benedict, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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class. Some possible reasons for thesecommon problems are a lack of time management skills (such as procrastination), study skills, orsoft skills. Figure 1: The various dimensions of scaffolding.We argue that one goal of active learning, especially in introductory courses, should be helpingour students develop these proper skills. We hoped that our scaffolding methods would help toaccomplish this by ultimately enhancing students’ soft skills and decreasing the occurrences oflate and missed submissions. Therefore, we decided to use this indicator as our primary metric tomeasure the improvement of our multidimensional scaffolding techniques.We have broken down our scaffolding techniques into various dimensions as shown in

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Cognitive Skills Development

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Bria M. Booth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Creative team member for her local childrens theater. Her passion for STEAM is shown in her interest in soft skill-developement in engineering students.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskio˘glu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes experience in infectious disease and epidemiology

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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learning,reflection, and peer-to-peer instruction. PLTL was originally developed to focus on teachingtechnical skills [2], but, in our initiative, it was modified to teach soft skills, such as teamwork,leadership, effective communication, among others. Peer leaders were selected among volunteerstudents.A program for LIATS was recently established in the College of Engineering to address thedifferences between the performance of low-income students when compared with the generalengineering population. A cohort of ninety-two (92) students, ranging from 1st. to 3rd. year ofstudy participate in the program. The purpose of this program is to increase retention andimprove graduation rates of students from economically disadvantaged communities as well

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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took the path less traveled to ensure I had a differentiated value proposition as a job candidate -- namely to hone my soft skills and business acumen in concert with the highly advanced technical skills I acquired... This combination proved invaluable toward taking the step from engineer, to engineering sales, to growing and selling a start-up, to ultimately starting my own venture capital firm.Claiming to be unconventional or nontraditional positions these alumni as differing from the normsin engineering. However, the quantitative data showing the prevalence of various career pathwayssuggest that these norms may be more of a shared expectation than based in reality.Discussion and ConclusionsIn this paper, we