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Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

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Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and perceived importance of communication skills among engineering studentsIntroductionCommunication skills are critical for engineers to succeed in the workforce. Research on theskills that engineering graduates use in professional practice supports this idea [1-5], with onestudy even concluding that “technical abilities are a given, [whereas

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Harriet Paige Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #29510Leaving engineering: An examination of the reasons that influence BlackWomen to depart (Work in Progress)Harriet Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Paige Brown is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student and George Washington Carver Fellow at Purdue University. Her research interests include Black Women and Women of Color in engineering; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering; and K-12 engineering education of underrepresented minorities. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Paige was employed with the US government. She began her career as an

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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1430398.short-term summer intervention program would be effective in improving retention andacademic performance in STEM fields. The program ran for all four summers during the grantactivity period, from Summer 2015 to Summer 2018. The program paired small groups ofstudents with faculty mentors to complete a STEM project for two weeks (one week in Summer2015). Students also participated in a career workshop on the last half-day of the program.Students were considered “at-risk” if they were still in pre-calculus or earlier mathematicscourses at the end of the academic year. Grant personnel went to pre-calculus courses in Springterm to recruit participants. Faculty members teaching pre-calculus courses also sent emailsabout the program to their

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Lightner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. Participants on a non-traditional career track reportedgreater awareness of published research than those on a mid-career track. Engineering educationresearchers reported greater awareness, influence, and implementation of published research thanengineering education practitioners. Implications of findings, such as future directions and waysfor improving attitudes toward research in engineering education, are discussed.Introduction Over the past several years, the field of engineering education has been striving forchange at a systemic level (Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, 1999;Elrod & Kezar, 2017; Reinholz, Corbo, Dancy, Finkelstein, & Deetz, 2014). Many have pointedto research as the path by which

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NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

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Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society

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Paper ID #29345Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Physics: ThePIPELINE NetworkDr. Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society Dr. Crystal Bailey is the Head of Career Programs at the American Physical Society (APS) in College Park, MD. Crystal works on several projects which are geared towards marketing physics and physics career information to high school students, undergraduates, graduate students and physics professionals. Some of her principle projects include the Physics InSight slideshow, career events and workshops at APS annual and division meetings, the APS Job Board and Job Fairs, APS Webinars

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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Katherine L Walters, University of Georgia ; John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Uduak Zenas George, San Diego State University

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and not engineering or computersciences? Many research studies have aimed to answer this question in various ways, includingexamining women’s math and science identities [2], confidence and self-efficacy [3, 4],perceptions and experiences [5], and larger, structural issues [6]. This study aims to identifywomen’s main motivating factor to pursue an engineering undergraduate degree. We areinterested to find out how women are influenced to choose this career path, and what influencesthem.Introduction This study took place at the University of Georgia, United States, and focused onundergraduate women enrolled in engineering majors. The college of engineering has recentlyreceived national recognition for their diversity programs [7] and as

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

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Vemitra M. White, NASA Marshall & Stennis Space Flight Centers/ Texas State University ; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, DoD

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, creativity and interest in thepursuit of engineering careers. The two academies used mini-lectures and team-oriented hands-on projects to engage 43 student participants in different engineering disciplines and their designprocesses. College staff placed student participants in either the Batmen Academy or WonderWomen Academy based on their gender. Researchers gave each student participant a LikertScale survey to test their expectations and experience. The surveys provided insight intostudents’ knowledge of various engineering disciplines, their interests to pursue engineeringcareers, their interests to take more math and science high school courses post completion of theacademies, and their perception of the college environment. Further research

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Anna Maria Bateman, University of South Florida; Lynn Chisholm, University of South Florida

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Florida I am a second-year graduate student at the University of South Florida (USF) pursuing my Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction within the College Student Affairs program. As the Graduate Assistant for the Office of Internships and Career Readiness at USF, I hired, trained, and supervised the Career Readiness Badging Peers who are our Federal Work Study students within the office. I trained the students to grade, through the use of success rubrics and the ARISE model which was adapted from the RISE model created by Emily Wray from Full Sail University in conjunction with the COACH feedback method, student submissions within the Career Readiness Badging Program (CRBP). The CRBP is a platform on

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Olga Beatriz Rivera, Amgen Manufacturing Limited; Nolgie Oquendo-Colon, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Maria Angelica Velazquez, Montana State University

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recruitment, retention, and progression is presentedalong with their positive or negative impact. Finally, the model was revised once more toincorporate the results of an ADVANCE program carried out at a minority-serving institution.I. IntroductionWhile females around the world continue to advance to leadership roles, they still facediscrimination and are treated unfairly in many different settings; particularly, the ones inScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Females in STEM are mostlyunderrepresented and constantly face recruitment and retention issues. This phenomenon isaddressed as the “leak in the pipeline” [1] – fewer females over time advance to careers inacademia. Females in academia and many other engineering work

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Maureen C Smith, San Jose State University; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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challenges in being an engineering student shapingtheir identities. Fleming and colleagues’ results are consistent with those reported by Prybutok etal. who surveyed 563 engineering students to study the development of engineering identity asstudents progressed from lower-division to upper-division students [7]. Lower- division studentsscored higher on three aspects of engineering identity: math interest, engineering personalagency related to authority, and engineering global identity. They expressed a life-long interestin science and/or excitement in beginning their college engineering careers. Upper-divisionstudents scored higher on the physics recognition by others aspect of engineering identity incomparison to lower-division students. They felt

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New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

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David Gau, University of Pittsburgh; Deanna Christine Easley Sinex, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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medicalphysics research in cerebral metabolic pathways of oxygen, petro physics, and petroleum fluid character-ization of reservoirs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Implementation of a Future Faculty Development Program: Impact and Evaluation of Years 1 & 2AbstractDiversifying STEM faculty proves to be an increasing challenge for research universities. Thisconference paper will discuss the outcome of a future faculty discovery and developmentprogram. This program is a two-day program designed for underrepresented minorities (URM)doctoral and post-doctoral scholars interested in an academic career in engineering and within 1-2 years of seeking a faculty position. Participants experience structured

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

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Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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graduation, studentsparticipate in curricular and co-curricular activities with the goals of: (1) fostering feelings ofbelonging in engineering and institutional inclusion, (2) encouraging professional development,and (3) supporting academic achievement and student success. These goals are achieved byproviding: (1) opportunities for interaction between students and peers, faculty, and industrymentors; (2) major and career exploration opportunities; and (3) academic support and studentsuccess education in areas such as time management and study skills.AcES students participate in the GRIT, LAESE, and MSLQ surveys, as well as in focus groupsand one-on-one interviews at the start and end of each fall semester and at the end of the springsemester. The

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Karen J. Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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underrepresented students develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue

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NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

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Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

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Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Tommi Brooke Kenneda, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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assistant where she works with WV schools to inspire students to pursue a STEM career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 STEM Ambassadress Program (Research-to-Practice) Strand: OtherIntroductionIn this paper we describe our experience with our “STEM Ambassadress Program,” in whichfemale university students in STEM Background serve as the STEM Ambassadresses of femalehigh school students. The project is sponsored by American Association of University Women(AAUW) and NASA WV Consortium. The ambassadresses, who graduated from high schoolsrecently, will mentor high school girls in their high

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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David Hartenstine, Western Washington University; Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Regina Barber DeGraaff, Western Washington University

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humorous way while challenging the scientist stereotype. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Preparing Students for Careers in Computer Science and Math - a Report on a Current S-STEM ProjectThe CS/M Scholars Program, funded by an NSF S-STEM grant, supports studentsmajoring in computer science or mathematics at Western Washington University,a public comprehensive university. The title of the project is “Preparing Studentsfor Careers in Computer Science and Math.” Eligible students receivescholarships and are further supported with curricular and co-curricular activities.These include first-quarter seminars in math and computer science, regularprogram events focusing on professional

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University ; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Shelly Tan

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and Personal NeedsAbstractProfessional women in various fields often express issues they encounter in being able to accessquality materials to support professional and personal needs, as well as work-life balance. Bystudying a variety of modes through which these materials are generally obtained, includingconference participation, informal communication via social media, and utilization of networkingopportunities, several gaps were identified in available support for professionals. Professionalsfrom various backgrounds were also surveyed in order to better identify their needs in terms ofcareer development. Distributed through a variety of social networks including Facebook,Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as the Indiana Secretary for Career

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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won

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International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

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Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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knowledge-based economy. In order to achieve this goal Botswana has tocontend with two major factors; One is the improved teaching and learning of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics content (STEM) content (Kennedy & Odell,2014) and the other factor is the lack of women participants in STEM careers for Botswana(Koketso, 2015). With its combination of economic success and social development unique tomany African states, Botswana has been hailed as an African developmental state (Hillbom,2011). Consequently, Botswana lays claim to the continent’s oldest continuous democracy andboasts one of the world’s fastest growing economies. These factors contribute to a political andsocial environment conducive to technological advances and

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University

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postsecondary educational institutionsto better prepare them for a successful transition to postsecondary education and career [2]. Inaddition, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs, especiallyengineering and technology, in the United States are expected to grow nearly twice as fast asother fields by 2024 [3]. An increasing number of jobs at all levels require knowledge ofmathematics and science. Hence, STEM education is crucial to the ultimate success of our youngpeople. Several reports have linked K-12 science and math education to continued economicgrowth in the United States. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of both interested and adequatelyprepared K-12 students, especially among minority youth and young women [1

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Malcolm W. Daniels, University of Dayton; Amy Anderson, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston, Hamilton Township High School ; Megan Shepherd; Madeline Mock

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Merriweather(2014) report that careers that are perceived to help humanity with high levels of communityengagement may be more attractive to African American, Latino/Latina, Native American andfemales [5]. Engineering Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is an excellent way to help thoseinvolved in these experiences to understand how engineering, as well as other STEM careers, canhave a high level of community engagement, can be used to help humanity, require creativityand are personally rewarding careers. CEL provides the participants with a way to engage withthe community through learning opportunities that address critical community-identifiedinterests and needs, and sustaining reciprocal partnerships. This may be why CEL attractsfemales at a rate

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Kimberly Ren, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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artificial intelligence (ML/AI) technology can be biased throughnon-representative training and testing activities leading to discriminatory and negative socialconsequences. The enormous potential of ML/AI to shape the future of technology underscoresthe need to increase the diversity of workers within the field, with one group of untapped talentbeing women engineers. An unresolved contradiction exists between the trend of greater womanrepresentation in broader STEM fields and the consistently low numbers of women engineerspursuing careers in ML/AI. Furthermore, there has been a lack of tailored research investigatingthe potential causes of such under-representation. Professional Role Confidence has been shown to be a significant and positive

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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Erin J. McCave, University of Houston; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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search cycles (August 2017 toDecember 2019) to determine what academic job opportunities existed for early-careerengineering education researchers. Concurrently, interviews were conducted with seven early-career EER faculty members to get a more detailed understanding of their academic job searchand decision-making process. This paper captures the diversity of academic positions along withthe types of institutions to provide a starting point for individuals on their job search process. Italso provides an overview of the academic job search process timeline and professional andpersonal elements that can impact the decision-making process when selecting an academic job.IntroductionTo understand the academic job market that exists for engineering

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Harrison Douglas Lawson, Michigan State University; Amalia Krystal Lira, Michigan State University ; Alexandra A. Lee, Michigan State University; Minhye Lee, Daegu National University of Education; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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outcomes [18].Our internal (unpublished) assessments have also shown that math ACT score is the mostreliable predictor of student persistence among the standard admissions criteria. Specifically, weaddressed the following research questions: (1) How are college entrance exam scores and HSGPA related to achievement (i.e., GPA), persistence in engineering, and engineering career intentions at the end of college? (2) Are the relations of college entrance exam scores and HSGPA to achievement, persistence, and career intentions explained by initial levels and changes in engineering students’ self-efficacy?Aligned with social cognitive theory [9], we hypothesized that prior achievement would informstudents’ self-efficacy beliefs

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY

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of experience in the aviation and construction industries. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Unpacking the Elevator Pitch: Women’s Narratives in Engineering When you ask women how they became interested in engineering as a career path, they typically launch into an origin story, perhaps detailing their childhood hobbies, educational achievements, or mentors who encouraged them. The narrative often seems well-practiced, as if it has been honed to include only the most important information and sharpened through repeated tellings. In my ethnographic fieldwork with women engineers, I began to

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #28792A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in theInternship Search ProcessDr. Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder Katherine McConnell is a Senior Professional Development Advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work focuses on the integration of experiential learning, industry connections, and career-oriented education across the curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in the

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Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

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Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; John C. Kilburn Jr., Texas A&M International University; Jared Romeo Dmello, Texas A&M International University; Daphne Elizabeth Sanchez, Texas A&M International University; Alicia Segovia, Texas A&M International University

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, including STEM. While MSIs attempt to bridge educationalgaps seen in these students with pre-college resources, first year mentoring, and tutoringsessions, awareness and participation in URE is not prevalent at a MSI. Participation in suchactivities, however, has been linked to improved career prospects and an increase in thenumber of students seeking graduate degrees. Past studies [1],[2],[9] have suggested that aninitial interest in STEM does not necessarily continue throughout undergraduate education witha higher number of students requesting major changes and/or prolonging their graduationtimeline. This paper proposes to identify current notions and perceptions surroundingundergraduate research of STEM students at a mid-sized MSI along the U.S

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

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Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Social Sci- ences (ACBSS), and she teaches the first course in the minor series. This course covers the application of Python to current social science topics, as well as the use of programming in careers such as data analysis, user experience research, and econometrics.Morris E Jones Jr, San Jose State Univeristy Morris is retired from the semiconductor industry, and teaches Electrical Engineering, and General Engi- neering classes at San Jose State University.Dr. Belle Wei, San Jose State University Belle Wei is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San Jos´e State University (SJSU). Previous roles include: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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Scott Martin Hanson, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Paula Jean Comeau, North Dakota State University; North Dakota State College of Science; Megan Even, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Daniel John Luecke, North Dakota State University; Jean Ostrom-Blonigen, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Kelly A. Rusch, North Dakota EPSCoR and North Dakota State University

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instructor of the NDSU Pre-Engineering Education Collaboration (PEEC) during their sum- mer camps. Throughout her Ph.D. work and professional career she has focused on serving underrepre- sented populations through summer camps targeting Native American high school students, working with New American populations locally to engage them with the outdoors, and developing curriculum for sum- mer camps at regional tribal colleges. In the future, she will be working with faculty and local hospitals to develop a distance education curriculum to better meeting the needs of the NDSCS Emergency Medical Services program as they look to better serve students abroad.Ms. Megan Even, ND EPSCoRDaniel John Luecke, North Dakota State

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CPDD Session 1 - Generating Intellectual Excitement for Professional Learners

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Ben Bernard, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Course Delivery for Cybersecurity EducationAbstractThe need for quality cybersecurity education is growing rapidly due to a significant level ofcurrent unfilled demand, which is growing rapidly, for cybersecurity professionals [1]. Thisdemand was created and is driven by the ever-increasing rate of technology implementation inmission-critical roles throughout industry, governments, and society.Due, in part, to this need and for a variety of other reasons, numerous non-collegiatecybersecurity offerings have been launched [2]. Many of these programs promise to offer theeducation and career prospects of a 2-year or 4-year degree in a matter of weeks or months.While the focus is somewhat different and these programs do not offer the well