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- Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville
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contrast, students with a weak connectionbetween their engineering-related identity and the activities in which engineers engage showedcontinual renegotiation of their commitment to engineering. Many students’ decisions aboutmajoring in engineering are malleable and that this flexibility even continues up to the point of Page 25.437.2choosing a job (or other opportunity) after graduation [2].Research into the undergraduate preparation of engineers has largely been focused on how toretain students in the major, and several studies over the years have identified reasons thatstudents migrate into other majors or interventions that might increase
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- Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry
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- Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech
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AC 2012-3832: THE PATHWAYS TAKEN BY EARLY CAREER PROFES-SIONALS AND THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PATHWAY CHOICESMs. Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech and a graduate research as- sistant. Carrico is conducting research on early career professionals and their pathways as part of the engineering pathways study. Carrico has industry experience including as an engineering manager for General Dynamics.Ms. Katherine E. Winters, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fourth-year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a focus in