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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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He Shen, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Aren Petrossian; Joseph Anthony Vizcarra; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Mark Tufenkjian, California State University, Los Angeles

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. Many of these students may not have opportunities forpractical engineering training without this course. In a survey conducted at the end of the course, studentsreported improvement in all of the following three areas: (1) knowledge and skills in and out of theirmajors, (2) self-efficacy in solving complex problems in diverse team settings, and (3) soft skills such asleadership, collaboration, and public speaking. Many students indicated the course offered very valuablereal-world experience during their engineering education. Students also commented that this courseexperience is challenging but inspiring and motivating for them to pursue engineering careers. Theirresponses to open-ended questions revealed a high level of engagement and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Khalafalla, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Tejal Udhan Mulay, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo Regalado, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Behnam Shadravan, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; David Akinsanya, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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education [2, 13].Previous studies have found that hands-on, design-oriented activities can increase students'engagement and interest in engineering [13, 23]. Several studies have examined the effectivenessof hands-on engineering technology summer camps in increasing the representation ofunderrepresented students in STEM majors. A recent study found that participation in a hands-onengineering technology summer camp was associated with increased interest in pursuing anengineering degree among underrepresented high school students [24]. Another study by DeanHughes [25] found that underrepresented high school students who participated in a hands-onengineering technology summer camp had higher levels of self-efficacy in engineering and weremore likely

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaoping Qiu, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Ting Liu

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kid. Although they can be talkative and make ill-advised jokes, the kids will find you a fun person if you run along with them instead of alwaysdiscouraging them. Kids like and respect fun people, which helps them pay attention to you moreas a mentor." An increase in scientific knowledge and development of character boost kids' self-efficacy in STEM and computing, which is the main purpose of this NSF-funded project. 13 ConclusionOur Mentor Corps program was developed to support teaching computational content for collegestudent mentors to collaborate with intermediate schoolteachers in the classroom