enrichunderstanding but also boost motivation and commitment to STEM careers [7].Finally, building an inclusive academic atmosphere ensures that students feel appreciated andencouraged, which is critical for overcoming feelings of isolation common amongunderrepresented groups [8]. This report investigates how ARROWS activities—structuredmentorship, immersive research involvement, and institutional support—help minority STEMstudents achieve better retention outcomes.As a core retention strategy, mentorship is an essential part of the ARROWS curriculum. Theinitiative connects participants with dedicated faculty mentors who give tailored help on bothacademic obstacles and personal development. To date, 15 faculty members from the College ofScience and
data science, bioinformatics, and applied computing for the social sciences.These programs are designed to provide students with both domain knowledge and computingskills to better prepare them for today’s increasingly digital world. To benefit from theseprograms, however, students first need awareness that these opportunities exist. Furthermore,students majoring in non-computer science/engineering fields are often not provided withlearning experiences that foster their self-efficacy in pursuing computing courses, thus limitingtheir future educational and career choices [1 - 3]. Students from historically marginalizedcommunities, shown to be enrolled at higher rates in community colleges than in 4-yearinstitutions, are particularly affected by
minor in Applied Computing for Behavioral and Social Sciences (ACBSS), and is a co-advisor for the minor. Additionally, she teaches the first course in the minor series, which 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.Jennifer Avena, San Jose State UniversityDavid Schuster, San Jose State UniversityWendy Lee, San Jose State UniversityDr. Belle Wei, San Jose State University Belle Wei is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San JosA©˜ State University (SJSU). Previous roles include: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State
areas of the United States have less access to computer science education and are underrepresented in computer science majors and careers. At the same time, many rural occupations such as agriculture are becoming reliant on technology, and there is a need for skilled computer scientists with a rural background and skillset to develop effective tools and software that can be used in those occupations. In addition, the values of grit, determination, self-sufficiency, and perseverance often studied in rural populations are also attributed to successful computer scientists. Given the need for rural students to participate in computer science careers, and the overlap in rural values and the qualities of good
and engagement in the STEM fields.IntroductionFor the last few decades, STEM programs have been underrepresented by minority students,primarily female students in higher education. Fields such as computer science and engineeringare where the absence of minority and female students is more noticeable; however, subjectssuch as biology, chemistry, and life sciences are more attractive to female students whenselecting a college degree and potential career paths [1]. To address this disparity and increasethe diversity of students in computer science and cybersecurity, especially underrepresentedminorities (URM) and women, it is necessary to create awareness and foster interest from anearly age [2]. Implementing effective STEM programs in the K-12
. He has also con- ducted a Faculty in Residency at Google during the summer of 2018 to learn more about this company’s culture, practices, and to understand the expectations for candidates (e.g. aspiring CS majors) who pursue career opportunities at this company and related prominent companies in tech.Abigail DinaMariah McMichaelTheodore Wimberly Jr.Lauren Brown Lauren Brown is a Morgan State University Research Assistant majoring in Computer Science.Krystal L. Williams, University of Georgia ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exposing Early CS Majors to Technical Interview Practices in the Form of Group-Based Whiteboard Problem Solving ActivitiesAbstract:Upon degree
for funding by NSF. He has also con- ducted a Faculty in Residency at Google during the summer of 2018 to learn more about this company’s culture, practices, and to understand the expectations for candidates (e.g. aspiring CS majors) who pursue career opportunities at this company and related prominent companies in tech.Theodore Wimberly Jr.Mariah McMichaelMiss Lauren Brown, Morgan State University Lauren Brown is a Morgan State University Research Assistant majoring in Computer Science.Abigail DinaKrystal L. Williams, University of Georgia ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Examining Psychological and Social Factors that Impact the Experiences and Representation of Black Women in
that these populationssubscribe to a complex shared group identity referred to as rural consciousness [9]. Whilenot yet adequately explored, there is also some evidence to support that, for intersectionalidentities, rural consciousness may play a larger role in decision making than gender, race, orethnic identities.In her landmark 2004 paper, Bridget Barron suggested that a learning ecology perspectivewas a useful mechanism for understanding how and why students engage in activities thatdevelop an interest in technology careers. She identified five contexts that support students indeveloping fluency in an interest like a computer science — school, peers, home, community,and distributed resources — and argued that students need support across
computing and included sample questions such as asking to what extent studentsagree that “I’m certain I can understand the ideas taught in computing courses.” These itemswere modified from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire [39]. We adapted theitems to specifically ask students about their beliefs related to computing and used the same 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree) as Matthews [40].Intent to Persist: Items for this construct measured students’ intent to persist, interest in computerscience careers, and perceived relevance of computer science to future/future time and content.These items asked students to what extent they were interested in taking more computer scienceclasses, interested in computer
highDFW rates. Our course redesign tackled these issues by integrating two key strategies:contextualized learning and the inclusion of undergraduate learning assistants (LAs) to foster apeer-supported learning environment.The first approach, contextualized learning, embeds computing concepts within real-worldengineering problems. By presenting engineering-focused challenges, students were able tobridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. This approach not onlyfostered deeper comprehension but also significantly increased engagement, helping students toconnect computing principles to their future careers. As a result, we observed improvements inboth retention and academic performance.The second approach involved the
Hispanics graduatefrom high school prepared to begin a STEM degree program or career [3][4]. This project aimsto overcome Hispanic students’ barriers by improving both cognitive and socio-emotionaloutcomes and enhance students’ informal learning communities by: (1) increasing participants’interest and engagement with mathematics and geometry specifically, (2) increasing participants’productive dispositions toward STEM subjects, and (3) enhancing the culture and broadeningparticipation in students’ informal learning communities. The after-school activities will bemodeled on the Math Circles which are a nationally recognized outreach program which allowsteenagers to investigate interesting and fun math concepts through inquiry-based learning underthe
Utah State University (USU). Her research focuses on the intersections of disability, identity formation, and culture and uses anti-ableist approaches to enhance universal access for students with disabilities in STEM, particularly in engineering. At USU, she serves as the Co-Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #47960Transition Services. In 2024, Dr. McCall received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant toidentify systemic opportunities for increasing the participation of people with disabilities in engineering.Her award-winning
example ofan external environment that impacts students can be seen through space exploration. Accordingto Collins [16], “Without pronounced personal interest, if they never see astronauts that looklike them nor understand how that career field will affect their innermost circle of friends andfamily, there is decreased value to that field of study for them” [16, p. 161]. Figure 1 furtherdemonstrates how these aspects contribute to a STEM identity. Figure 1. Black student STEM identity [16].MethodsResearch DesignThis study used a mixed-method methodology to explore students’ self-efficacy andperformance based on quantitative data sources (pre- and post-implementation surveys andqualitative sources (quality of participants
training instructors can seek.Best Practices Support Learning for EveryoneComputer Science student Imani explained that they feel motivated when the learning isinteresting, authentic, and engaging in the classroom: Trying to find like that value, they may put it in the syllabus or in the beginning like, hey, these are the learning outcomes. This is what you're gonna be learning from it. This is how it's gonna apply to your future career. So that might be some way they're trying to get that interest. Like, hey, this actually does matter.Here, Imani proposes a variety of best teaching practices that include creating well-defined,straightforward learning objectives in the classroom policy and stating how the learning
role model and a learnerincreases the likelihood that that model will raise the learners’ beliefs in their own capabilities11.Identity-based role models have been shown to influence career choice by providing anopportunity for learners to evaluate their own abilities and conception of what is possible forthem in the future, empowering learners to envision themselves in the place of the role model12.Expectancy-value theory states that learners are motivated to complete tasks that they believethey can complete and that they believe have value, including utility value for their future13,14.When students connect with an identity-based role model, their expectations for value and taskfeasibility may increase, leading to increased engagement
slow its inclusion into this field of study. This paper proposes the Dataying framework to teach data science concepts to young children ages 4–7 years old. The framework development included identifying K–12 data science elements and then validating element suitability for young students. Six cycled steps were identified: identifying a problem, questioning, imagining and planning, collecting, analyzing, and story sharing. This paper also presents examples of data decision problems and demonstrates use of a proposed Insight- Detective method with a plan worksheet for Dataying.IntroductionThe expected growth of data science careers worldwide over the next ten years means thatstudents of all ages
created largely by patterns of residentialsegregation and socioeconomic disadvantage [11].The integration of computer science into almost every discipline creates lucrative jobsand promising career opportunities. However, the field is still underpopulated and under-represented [12]. Specifically, one of the significant challenges and bottlenecks in the expansionof computer science education is the inaccessibility of highly qualified teachers in rural areas[13]. To help address the CS teacher deficit, Morrissey and Koballa et al [13] developed apreservice CS certification pathway, a testing option for CS professionals who want to transitionfrom industry into teaching, and a CS endorsement for teachers who are certified in otherteaching areas to
teachers from non-CSbackgrounds to introduce CS experiences and instruction into their classrooms to increase Latinxparticipation in CS. The program presented computer science and pedagogical content alignedwith the state’s high school CS teacher standards. It also assisted teachers in navigating thechallenges of implementing CS teaching in diverse classrooms.To support these goals, CS4SA designed and developed a professional development program thatincluded instructional materials, workshops, tutoring, coding camps, and campus visits, whereteachers observed presentations about university CS degree programs, deepening theirunderstanding of CS applications and career pathways. The instructional materials includedbooks on computer programming [1
Paper ID #46896Embodied Sensors and Digital Twins as an Introduction to MicroprocessorProgramming for Middle and High School Non-CS MajorsMs. Leslie Bondaryk, The Concord Consortium Leslie Bondaryk received the B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the M.S. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, both in electrical engineering. She is currently the Chief Technology Officer with the Concord Consortium, Concord, MA, USA. Over her career, Ms. Bondaryk has introduced new technologies to educational research and publishing projects across computer science, mathematics, engineering, and
resource for realtime student evaluation.Future WorkThe authors plan on implementing the In Class Datastorm challenges across all sections of ourprogram’s sophomore Data Structures class initially, and then all our freshmen classeseventually.We also plan on hosting our first day long Datastorm event in the near future. Our institution hassuccessfully held a similar event called Cyberstorm [7] at least annually over the last 14 years.Cyberstorm has shown great success in increasing the visibility of both our institution’s CyberEngineering program as well as the Cybersecurity field of our Computer Science program. It hasalso served to increase student and community engagement in the field, and encourage students topursue careers in these areas. We
underscores the necessity for students to acquireskills that complement AI, leveraging its capabilities to enhance their work. Concurrently, AI'spotential to automate current "nonroutine" jobs highlights the importance of AI education inpreparing students for a dynamic labor market. As of early 2024, the skill most in demand in jobpostings was artificial intelligence (0.56%), followed by machine learning (0.5%) [9]. In thiscontext, AI literacy is essential, equipping students to harness AI to improve efficiency andproductivity in their future careers [10], [11].Additionally, higher education must align current pedagogical practices with the changing waysof thinking, learning, and interacting resulting from people’s regular use of AI in
barriers to foster an environment where diverse and creative people are successful in the pursuit of engineering and computing degrees. Jean’s efforts have been recognized with numerous awards including the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award, the American Society for Engineering Education John A. Curtis Lecturer award, and the Bagley College of Engineering Service award. Jean earned her B.S. and M.S. in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, and her Ph.D. in engineering education from Virginia Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Initial Investigation of Design Cohesion as an IDE-based Learning Analytic for
personalize the learning experience, leading to adeeper understanding of subject matter, self-regulated learning, improved accuracy of studentdata analytics, and enhancement of essential skills for industrial careers. Supporting this finding,Chen et al. [9] observed a high performance on quizzes focused on assessing business students’ability to recollect and understand conceptual knowledge alongside a consensus on the use ofchatbots to foster higher-order skills such as critical thinking. Similarly, Hwang and Chang [10]highlighted the interactive feature of chatbots as a means of fostering deeper engagement withcourse concepts through conversations that go beyond text and videos.The utility of GAI for assessment has been explored with assessment
research community and to ultimately broaden participation. Dr. Villani is the co-advisor of the Supporting Women in Computing Club where she has mentored many women students in the program. Dr. Villani is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2012. Prior to joining FSC, Dr. Villani had a 15 year computer consulting career in the Risk Management and Insurance Industry.Dr. Nur Dean, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York Nur Dean is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Systems Department at Farmingdale State College in New York. She obtained her PhD in Computer Science from The Graduate Center, City University of New York and holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University in New
Studies and Hands-on Learning to Empower Non-Engineers to Excel in a Tech-Driven WorldAbstractThis paper presents an experience report on a new general education course designed to buildconfidence in students across all academic majors, most of which are non-STEM, in exploring,evaluating, and adopting emerging technologies for their future careers. The modular coursecombines case studies with hands-on learning activities that incorporate generative AI, equippingstudents to thrive in an era of rapid technological change. Results from pre- and post-coursesurveys show a marked increase in student confidence in achieving the course outcomes.Furthermore, module-specific surveys indicate positive student perceptions, highlighting
image generator, MicrosoftCopilot is available to all faculty, staff, and students with enterprise-level security and privacy.Courses and CurriculaKSU offers a number of degrees and certificates, each requiring students to take several coursesthat prepare students for technical careers related to artificial intelligence. These include: ● Advanced Intelligent Systems Programming (undergraduate certificate) ● Applied Machine Learning (undergraduate certificate) ● Computer Science (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy) ● Data Analytics (Master of Science, graduate certificate) ● Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems (Bachelor of Science, graduate
in full-stack development, database administration, and system architecture. He has contributed to several live projects across e-commerce, digital platforms, and enterprise systems. Kingsley began his career as an intern at NIIT and has held engineering roles at Infosys Digital Solutions and Bestrigo Digital and AI Agency. He is currently pursuing an advanced degree in Computer Science, with academic interests in software engineering, machine learning, and data science. Kingsley is an active member of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) and the Institute of Management Information Systems (IMIS), and is committed to using technology to create impactful, scalable solutions.Mr. Oluwafemi Samuel Ifesanmi, Morgan
the success of any technology depends on theend users [16], we must investigate learning technologies that characterize foundationalengineering courses to ensure effective implementation in preparing engineering learners forfuture careers. Furthermore, there is a need to develop and make available validatedinstruments for measuring technology acceptance-related factors towards a standardizedunderstanding of the literature.Presently, we observed adoption and acceptance to be used interchangeably in most of thereviewed studies and propose that a clear distinction be made by researchers in theirpublications. This distinction enables instructors to identify literature relevant to theirclassroom or institutional phase, yielding positive impacts
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biting in bats and monkeys, also using finite element modeling techniques. In 2010, he started his career teaching in all areas of mechanical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He loves teaching all of the basic mechanics courses, and of course his Vibrations and Finite Element Analysis courses.Mr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter P.E., University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer