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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Sarah Catherine Lilly, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

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from U.S. universities: 2018.,” National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Alexandria, VA, 2019. Accessed: Jun. 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf20301/.[21] E. Seymour and N. M. Hewitt, Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. United States of America: Westview Press, 1997.[22] H. B. Carlone and A. Johnson, “Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 1187–1218, 2007.[23] R. L. Kajfez and L. D. McNair, “Graduate student identity: A balancing act between roles,” presented at the 2014 American Society of Engineering Education Annual

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Regina Palero Aleman, University of San Diego; Mireya Becker Roberto; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Diana Chen, University of San Diego Dr. Diana A. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She joined the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering in 2016. Her research interests are in areas of sustainable design, including biomimicry and adaptability in structural, city, and regional applications. Additionally, her scholarship includes topics such as curriculum development, contextualization of fundamental engi- neering sciences and integrating social justice into engineering education. She earned her MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, and her BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Jorge Jimenez, University of Pittsburgh; April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Morgan V. Fedorchak

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Student

second case, an abuse deterrentformulation was developed to reduce the likelihood of patients crushing a tabletformulation for snorting or injecting [33]. This example was further empathized withpublic data on disparities regarding prescription pain relief overdose deaths between menand women [34]. The focus for the third case was on women and birthing people fromBlack and Latinx communities. People from Black and Latinx communities facedisparities in unplanned pregnancies compared to White and Asian counterparts despitethe availability and implementation of long-acting contraceptives [35]. After the newcontent was introduced, students were then surveyed after the HD and SDOH module andevaluated for awareness, interest, relevance, familiarity

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Dolores Herrera; Claire Marie Leader, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Soham Patel; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Student

SummariesAfter a brief lecture presentation to introduce each DEI topic, members of the SDEI committeemoderated conversations between participants (faculty, staff, administration, and students) inbreakout rooms. The subsections below list action items related to DEI concerns in the builtenvironment industry, in the local community, and at the university that arose throughoutdiscussions between participants during sessions two through five of the Summer UnlearningSeries. As a note, the (#)’s following each bullet point indicates the associated SummerUnlearning Series session based upon numbering in Table 2.Designing the Built Environment • Exceed existing accessibility standards in Americans with Disabilities Act (4) • Cultivate relationships with

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Centrality of Black Identity for Black Students in Engineering: A Reflection on Methods and TheoryKeywords: Race/ethnicity, Black identity, undergraduate programsIntroductionThe recent emphasis on increasing the number of engineering graduates has been coupled withgreater concern about the lack of diversity in engineering fields. However, despite

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Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Paul Taele, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Christine A. Stanley, Texas A&M University; Seth Polsley, Texas A&M University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

around race, are facilitated and received. These all shed light on bothstudent and faculty perspectives regarding racial discourse in the classroom. We first reviewhow student learning is influenced by an inclusive classroom. We then discuss commonperspectives around having these difficult conversations. Finally we present ways that studentdevelopment, identity, and stereotypes can impact these faculty-facilitated discussions.Role of Inclusivity in Student Learning. Inclusivity plays a major role in student learning [1].Two representative examples from [1] demonstrate the effects of inclusivity in such studentlearning scenarios: 1. Professor discusses an article talking about the cost of illegal immigrants to the US Economy. Student 1

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 5 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Jerry Austin Yang, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Maximilan Kolbe Sherard, University of Texas at Austin; Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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specifically LGBTQ+-inclusive spaces thatuniversities, colleges, and students may spearhead – all with the intent of building a space andcommunity of LGBTQ+ people to feel safer on campus and share common experiences witheach other. Other studies have highlighted how inclusive spaces can also create tensions within boththe campus and LGBTQ+ community (Marine & Nicolazzo, 2014; Davis, 2018). For example, intheir study of nineteen LGBTQ+-inclusive spaces, Marine and Nicolazzo (2014) noted that on-campus LGBTQ+ centers can create tensions between the LGBTQ+ and trans* community.Through center naming, programming, staffing, and activism efforts, Marine and Nicolazzoillustrate how trans* identities can often be erased under the broader umbrella

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University ; Monique O'Connell, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

US (Lecture 2b) and on the development of computer engineering in 20thcentury Silicon Valley (Lecture 3). Adding the third and fourth lecture developed theprofessional identity component of the module and provided a more rounded historicalperspective on engineering practice. Lectures 2b and 3 continued the focus on the roots ofinnovation, but asked students to reflect on the continuing evolution of the role of engineers insociety and their own ambitions as engineers. Lectures 1, 2b, and 3 used case studies focused onindividual engineers, and in this iteration we used the case studies to reflect on a variety ofcharacter traits demonstrated in the careers and personalities of the featured engineers. Forinstance, Lecture 2b emphasized the

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Critical Conversations on Being Valued

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Minha R. Ha, York University; Jeffrey Harris, York University; Aleksander Czekanski , CEEA-ACEG

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

. heavy course load, particular ways of assessment andinstruction, projects that depend on teamwork, different starting levels in programming) that addlevels of stress. Learning to learn inevitably involves transformational change in the learner.Adults have a role to play in enhancing students’ resilience through failures and disappointments.In order to make engineering education an available option for a high school graduate, similaradult support and knowledgeability may reasonably be expected. John explains why an earlyplanning is essential: […] if you want to go into engineering, you had to think of this like years in advance, you had to start taking the courses, the right level courses, so if you want to go to college or

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Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

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Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering, engineering design theory and practice; conceptual change and understanding; and school- to-work transitions for new engineers. His current work explores a range of engineering education design contexts, including the role of power in brainstorming activities, epistemological and conceptual develop- ment of undergraduate learning assistants, as well as the experiences of recent engineering graduates as they navigate new organizational cultures. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploring Student Responses to Utility Value Interventions in Engineering Statics

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Julia E. Parker, University of Kentucky ; Keren Mabisi, University of Cincinnati; Carissa B. Schutzman, University of Cincinnati; Mark Crocker, University of Kentucky

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stress the importance of a) providing graduate students with tools and resources to helpthem establish a home, find a community, and get acclimated to their new environment; b)ensuring that these tools and resources act in conjunction with those provided by the universityand its departments; and c) striving to make these tools and resources inclusive by identifying avariety of cultural organizations [3, 5].The aforementioned set of best practices and recommendations were taken into account andintegrated in the development and deployment of the onboarding and orientation event for whicha description, assessment and outcomes are offered below (see Sections 3.1 and 4.1). However, itis worth noting that the literature is either scant – or completely

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Paper ID #32581Caregivers’ Multiple Roles in Supporting their Child through anEngineering Design Project (Fundamental)Dr. Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Learning and Edu- cational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines, (2) understanding the role of making and tinkering in formal and informal learning environments, and (3) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University College of Engineering; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Kiersten Potter, Student Engineers' Council; Jiacheng Lu; Lori L. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

implementation. Surveys were conducted pre-and post-training to assess the effectiveness of individual skill development and determine whatelements of the program should be continued. A final survey was conducted of students andmentors to assess the effectiveness of teamwork development. Participants reported increases indevelopment of individual skill areas over the course of the program. When rating their teamperformance, participants ratings were between somewhat agree and agree on the majority of theaspects of team performance assessed. Overall, participants had a positive view of theirexperience in the program. IntroductionEach generation of new engineering graduates has entered a workplace with roles

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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Heydi L. Dominguez, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Jacob Frederick Fuher, University of Michigan

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% 43% 21% Business Oriented (N=15) Content Knowledge (N=19) General Personal Attributes (N=276) Professional Skills (N=134) Specific Entrepreneurial Attributes (N=197) Figure 1: Frequency of Students’ Reported Entrepreneurial CharacteristicsConclusion and DiscussionEngineering as a field is constantly evolving, and so are expectations of duties and roles thatengineering students should be capable of performing upon graduation [14]. Driven by changingneeds, entrepreneurship education has been implemented in engineering curriculums by multipleinstitutions to

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

factor as “effort”, counts twice, and is more impactful on student achievement andsuccess. To this point, a systematic review on grit and academic achievement report “effort” havingthe largest effect size on academic achievement in grades K-12 [11]. In sum, gritty individualshave high grit scores which predict the individual’s retention to graduate with their degree. Graduating with a degree will be defined as a successful student outcome. This definitionwas adopted from a systematic review of student success for LatinX engineering students [13].Another construct associated with degree obtainment and retention is engineering identity.Engineering identity:Godwin [14] states that engineering identity consists of three constructs, 1

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Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Royce A Francis, George Washington University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rachel Riedner, George Washington University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

turncomplicates our ability to assess engineering judgement as a learning outcome or designeffective pedagogies to help students learn it. To address this gap, we present a review ofrelevant research to develop a working definition and identify links between engineeringjudgment, situated cognition, and identity production as a step toward informing engineeringpedagogy. We argue that the exploration of engineering judgment should be grounded at theintersection of decision making, cognition, and identity because, as the literature suggests,engineering judgment is reflected in the decisions engineers make throughout their work,depends on cognitive processes of both individuals and groups, and is embodied in authoritativeprofessional communication tasks

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 1 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

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Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Kim Bullington Sibson, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Rafael E. Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Program; Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformative DefenseScholarship for Service, Navy’s Acquisition Development Program, and more. Students alsolearned how to identify and evaluate the merits of professional engineering and technology jobpostings. 4. Engineering Identity: By far, students were most excited when they were introduced topracticing engineers, who were veterans themselves, whether on a field trip, or as guest speakers.The guest speakers were from various business and industries, e.g., Newport News Shipbuilding,Lockheed Martin, Smithfield Foods, etc. At some point in their presentations, all guest speakersmentioned that military veteran graduates were special. They made a point of saying that, whenthey hired a veteran

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Special Topics: Conscious Considerations

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Courtney Janaye Wright, University of Kentucky; Lucy Elizabeth Hargis, University of Kentucky; Ellen L. Usher, University of Kentucky; Joseph H. Hammer, University of Kentucky; Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Melanie E. Miller, University of Kentucky

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

, and the connection between the two. In this way, a deductive boundarywas set, and then data analysis within that boundary proceeded in an inductive manner.Data AnalysisThe analysis team consisted of two graduate students (counseling psychology PhD students) andtwo professors (counseling psychology professor, chemical engineering professor). The firstgraduate student was a cisgender, Black woman. The second graduate student was a cisgender,White woman. The first professor was a cisgender White man, and the second, a cisgender Whitewoman. The research team followed Braun and Clarke’s (2006) six steps for conducting thematicanalysis [17]. First, all researchers independently engaged in familiarization and immersion byactively reading and re

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

+ focus reading group for STEM students to further connect them with their identity, and is passionate about understanding and dismantling the systems in engineering that marginalize students.Prof. Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Rylander is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Harry H. Power Professor in Engineering and a William J. Murray, Jr. Fellow in Engineering. Dr. Rylander is a co-director, with Dr. Mia K. Markey, of the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Imaging Science and Informatics Portfolio program, a comprehensive imaging science training program for doctoral stu- dents funded by a Ruth L. Kirschstein National

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Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

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Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum and studies the impact of developed front-end design tools on design success.Ms. Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan Leah is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Space Sciences and Engineering. She served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Daly Design and Engineering Education Research Group focusing on engineers’ beliefs about social aspects of engineering work. She is currently pursuing a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at University of Colorado- Boulder.Dr. Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan Sara Hoffman

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Daniel Almeida, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Jeff Jones P.E., Cuesta College; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christina Sholars Ortiz, Cuesta College

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to increase the number of low-income, academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who begin theirengineering education at two Hispanic-Serving California Community Colleges; transfer to ahighly-selective, predominantly white public institution; and then are retained in and graduatewith a B.S. degree in engineering, and enter the STEM workforce or graduate program. Thebroader project also seeks to transform our institutions and the relationships between them toprioritize transfer student success via the utilization of the Essential Transfer Practicesframework created by the Community College Research Center at Teachers College and theAspen Institute [1]. The identified Essential Transfer Practices are designed to

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Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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previously did not care about theindustry in which he worked. It seems that he valued clean energy and was concerned aboutclimate change all along, and that his belief that industry does not matter was temporary (or notactually ever present), and may have served as a justification for choosing to participate in thatparticular internship which actually ran counter to his deeper values.Shift in the balance of responsibilities to the public and to one’s employerOver time, Corvin’s views on the relationship between his employer and the public were alsorefined. As a first-year student, Corvin believed that as an engineer “your duty is to do the bestfor the general public. Sometimes that will come at your own expense but you can put that aside.If you lose

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Women in Engineering

-Peñalvo and A. Bello and A. Dominguez and R. M. Romero Chacón, “Acciones, políticas y estrategias para el balance de género en el ámbito STEM: Resultados de una dinámica World Café,” Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS), vol. 20, p. 15, Dec. 2019. e-ISSN:2444-8729, Doi: 10.14201/eks2019_20_a31 Appendix – Students interview protocolObjectives. To know about general aspects of the program. Specifically, a) to improve attractionand access to the program, b) to improve retention and decrease attrition, and c) to promotetimely qualification.Participants. Female students from the first, middle and last thirds of the program.A. Greeting and thanking the intervieweeB. Data of the interviewee: Name, graduation year

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges part 2

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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Yushin Ahn; Karen Willis, Fresno City College; Deanna Craig, Clemson University

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Two-Year College

feedback from student participants during Year 1. We present the results of thementorship strategies by year and include feedback from both student participants and facultymentors in the sections that follow.Year 1 Mentorship FeedbackStudent participants from Cohort A responded to ten question prompts at the end of the fallsemester. All feedback that program participants provided was positive. The ESP was describedby participants as “very thorough” and acted as a “bridge that covered the gap between classroomlecture/lab and individual interests”. Participants reported that they felt invited into this uniquecommunity and that the program components fostered community. Some students raised concernsregarding social awkwardness and finding a balance

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Julie Dyke Ford, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Robin Ott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

work with diverse groups of colleagues on authentic projects; to interact with clients, vendors,and industry mentors; to report to faculty who adopted roles as supervisors or managers as wellas learning facilitators; and to see projects through full design cycles provided both familiaritywith the kinds of situations students experienced at work and strategies for overcomingchallenges and negotiating contexts.As with any study, of course, the findings here are limited by their contexts. Participants weredrawn primarily from a single discipline, though to date no differences have emerged whencomparing the mechanical engineering graduates to the engineering science graduates. Perhapseven more importantly, the study itself acted as an intervention

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Design Teams 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

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Design in Engineering Education

in thisarea [2]. Launched in 2014 and refined each semester subsequently, this training program isdesigned and delivered consistently with the literature on teaching workplace skills toundergraduate students.As a result, engineering students in the capstone course and business students in a businesscommunication course at the same university receive identical professional communicationtraining in teamwork skills, conflict management techniques, presentation skills, and teamleadership from the same communications instructor. The goal is to help students developprofessional skills considered essential by employers who hire new college graduates. Each year,the National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) Job Outlook survey

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CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

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Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University at West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

privileged beliefs and the impact on our top threeprogram goals to (1) illustrate the diversity of engineering, (2) engage students in human-centered activities that promote collaboration, and (3) nurture each students’ potential to becomean engineer.Researchers’ PositionalitySince critical reflection requires elements of self-reflection to interrogate ones’ belief system, itis important for us to provide positionality statements as the foundation of our analyticalperspectives.KaylaAs a Graduate Assistant in Engineering Education, I focus my research on improving the cultureof engineering to support the engagement of diverse learners. As a straight, cisgender, multiracialfemale, I recognize that although my racial and gender identities position me

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; Natalie Green, Michigan Technological University

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Systems Engineering

that extensive foundation focused on systems thinking and systems dynamics, including low fidelity modeling. Our new program's top-level goal lies in developing student competencies for effective systems thinking across a broad range of domains alongside the ability to express and test understanding within modeling software in the context of human-made systems. The program is a type of systems engineering program that appears to be emerging in some universities across the United States. The MichTech BSE degree program is an ABET-accredited degree program under the ABET general criteria. One role BSE fills in our college is to act as an incubator for new engineering degree programs. The systems engineering program we

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 2 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech; Natali Huggins, Virginia Tech ; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University ; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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satisfies these needs maynot be fully felt until much later than when the act of volunteerism occurred. This sense of valuing, orappreciation, seems to have a salient effect on the participants of this exploratory study. Additionally, theseveral “appreciation” interactions described by participants happened by chance, with participantsrandomly interacting with students in settings outside of the volunteerism scenarios.Future WorkGiven that this work is situated in a larger study, future work consists of analyzing the obtainedinterviews from students at the graduate level. Once the interviews have been coded using the VFI, weplan to look at the results within and between academic levels. In addition to looking at the results withinand between levels

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Mayra S. Artiles Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juan M. Cruz, Rowan University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC

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Minorities in Engineering

Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1–7.Cruz, J. M., Artiles, M. S., Matusovich, H. M., Lee-Thomas, G., & Adams, S. G. (2019). Revising the Dissertation Institute: Contextual Factors Relevant to Transfer-ability. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida.Curtin, N., Stewart, A. J., & Ostrove, J. M. (2013). Fostering Academic Self-Concept: Advisor Support and Sense of Belonging Among International and Domestic Graduate Students. American Educational Research Journal, 50(1), 108–137. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831212446662Devos, C., Boudrenghien, G., Van der Linden, N., Frenay, M., Azzi, A., Galand, B., & Klein, O. (2016). " Misfits between doctoral students and