Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

personal life and professional practice of graduates will be interlaced regardless ofhow hard educators try to disconnect the two. Maxwell [5] stated "one of our problems is thatethics is never a business issue or a social issue or a political issue. It is always a personalissue." If ethical decisions are ultimately personal, even when connected to the workplace,exploration of the statements made by Helmer and the subsequent reactions can help studentsunderstand and develop a balance between professional ethics and personal views.A fundamental feature of professional practice is compassion. This perspective is uniquebecause students may report that technical ability would be the cornerstone of an occupationalidentity. How is compassion defined

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy III

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Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

., teaching but not tenured or tenure-line) currently listed on the departmentalwebsite, none are women. Similarly, in Bioengineering, none of the non-faculty teaching stafflisted on the website are female. This can lead to a delegitimizing of the academic purpose andauthority of SEEFs due to unintended gender bias, and less emphasis on the organizationalculture capital (the shared sense of identity, norms, values and trust) and role models needed forundergraduate students to develop an engineering identity. This includes students seeingthemselves as a future educators or in an academic role such as a faculty member, which is a keyaspect of supporting diversity within the undergraduate population [36], with 41 percent of the1,525 students within the

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson, Sam Houston State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

paper describes an effort to replicate best practices at Sam Houston State University in theimplementation of a cross-disciplinary course designed to provide students from diversedemographics with a more effective ramp into undergraduate research. The specific aim of thecourse was to provide students from diverse backgrounds with a curriculum designed to buildcommunity, introduce students to research faculty, and to counteract a perceived lack of researchreadiness. The student learning goals for the course included providing opportunities for studentsto: study key historical examples of excellent research; interact with faculty researchers whoperform projects across the STEM disciplines; and to explore the similarities and differencesbetween

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET

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Lei Xie, Texas State University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

engineering technology for elementary students Abstract Mentoring is being prevalently used in higher education. Traditionally, these programsare unidirectional that includes forward knowledge transfer. The internal mechanism of howto form an effective mentoring relationship between mentors and mentees is unclear. This pilotstudy focused on Person-Environment (P-E) fit perspective and zeroed in on how the mentor-mentee relationship affect mentees’ self-efficacy. We conducted semi-structured interviews withthree mentees to explore how P-E fit affected their self-efficacy. This qualitative study is a pilotstudy, future data collection and analysis will continue

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Shelly Tan, Purdue University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

for manystudents. Especially as experiential learning becomes increasingly prevalent in curriculum designand further emphasized as an important educational tool, engineering technology is beginning togain traction as both a career path and a field of study, particularly among those seeking to spendless time in the classroom. For instance, in 2014, there were over 34,000 students who graduatedwith 2-year engineering technology degrees, versus 4,409 students who graduated with 2-yearengineering degrees, even though the number of graduates with 4-year engineering degreesremained substantially higher than those with 4-year engineering technology degrees [1].As this growth continues, it is increasingly evident that more research needs to be done

Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

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Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Anthony T. Cahill, Texas A&M University; Ricardo Eusebi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

andelectromagnetics, and at least one engineering chemistry course. Finally, all freshman take threetwo-hour engineering courses that are designed to prepare students with a diverse set of skills aswell as to ensure that they can make the best possible decision when choosing engineeringmajors. From an extra-curricular standpoint, the students are given multiple opportunities to learnabout the different engineering disciplines and how they relate to different industry sectors. Infact, many students fall into the trap of directly relating their desire for a specific engineeringmajor to the industry sector that is really driving their interest. For example, a student may havean interest in a career with NASA so they immediately gravitate to aerospace

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York; Scott C. Dunning, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

sabbatical or otherwise on leave should also belisted. The program will need to supply a curriculum vitae for each person listed in the tables.Thus, plan ahead and gather these documents during the semesters prior to the visit. Trackingdown an adjunct used once months later to obtain their CV can be very challenging.The accreditation team members are likely to visit classrooms to both observe teaching andspeak with students. Think about course scheduling in advance, ensuring that key subjects willbe available during the weekdays most likely utilized for a visit. If a group of students, sayseniors, will not have classes during the visit days, consider planning a pizza party or othergathering to offer evaluators the opportunity to meet with these