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Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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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

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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Diversity

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of Puerto Rican institutions. The rubric for the joint case study is given in Table 1. Student assessments from the joint case study provide evidence for the evaluation of ABET Student Outcome (3): An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. For each Student Outcome, we determine if 80% of students have reached the two highest levels (out of four total levels) of several performance indicators.4. Faculty hiring practices – LUC screens all faculty applicants for an understanding of and commitment to social justice. Faculty search committee members rank applicants on a number of variables including “Evidence of Commitment to Diversity and Social Justice.” To further embrace social justice, the Director

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark R. Peters, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering classrooms. Our work was informed by the effortsaround personal development and discovery and personal inventory where students examine theirvalues and personal and career goals [11].Teaching Vocation in User Centered DesignOur first foray into integrating vocational education into the curriculum has been in User-CenteredDesign, a course taken by all engineering students in their second or third semester in college.This course focuses on the engineering design process with an emphasis on users. Unique to ourversion of user-centered design is that interwoven throughout the semester are issues of diversity,inclusion, and social justice. We highlight the importance of unequal power relationships,particularly relating to how engineers are

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Kari B. Henquinet, Michigan Technological University; Richard Jason Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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identifiable discernable milestones. Figure 1. Developmental stages of Self-Authorship (after [9]).Without an intentional intervention, most undergraduate students — and even college graduates— define themselves through external formulas, rather than self-authoring their beliefs [11] -[15] [9] [6]. However, evidence shows that with appropriate support, this can be changed. Thereare several types of experiences that produce higher degrees of self-authorship amongundergraduates [16] [17]. These include experiencing dissonance in academic settings, beingchallenged to evaluate knowledge claims and take ownership of beliefs, encountering diverseperspectives, and addressing tragedy or complex personal relationships. Also essential is

Conference Session

Engineering Communication I: History and Praxis

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Marcy Bloom Milhomme, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Lori B. Miraldi, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the group process talk, the topic proposal, andthe problem-solution talk (explained next).2. Researching an independent technical topic Students in the targeted communication course have the autonomy to choose a technicaltopic to explore for a sizable part of the semester. The student’s topic choice spans twoconnected talks; a topic proposal (3 – 4 minutes) followed by a problem solution talk (8 – 10minutes). Various in-class exercises, readings, and lectures are built into the course to helpstudents choose and research a topic that sparks a personal connection or interest. Students maychoose a societal problem followed by an engineering solution, or students may find aninnovative solution and pair it with a societal problem that the

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

-education requirement at a sister institution (Portland StateUniversity) where the present author co-taught for several years with three faculty members fromthe Philosophy Department. The title of the original course was “Knowledge, Rationality andUnderstanding.” It was initially designed by a faculty member from the Psychology Department,and had a strong emphasis on decision-making.The present author was hired in 2005 as a “quantitative person” at the graduate-assistant level tohandle the Statistics content as well as the three hour-long weekly discussion sessions. Duringthe next three years, the primary instructors either retired or passed away, with the present author(graduate assistant) as the main constant and an increasingly central role in

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #18926Survey Development to Measure the Gap Between Student Awareness, Liter-acy, and Action to Address Human-caused Climate ChangeDr. Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech Tripp Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research is broadly focuses on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. This includes education for sustainability, specifically, how student understanding and attitude towards

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B. Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

paper describes the survey results.Engineering students and faculty members in the audience were asked about theirperceptions of the educational value of the competition for both the competitors and theaudience members. They were also asked about their perceptions of the personalcharacteristics of the competitors. As this research project was funded through anInstructional Enhancement Grant, the goal was to examine the perceived educationalvalue of Idol. This examination aims to help identify ways learning and teaching are –and can be further – enhanced through Idol.Overall, the results of the survey pointed to an overwhelmingly positive response to thepresentation competition and the educational value it provides. The engineering studentsand

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Understanding Students' Narratives of Grand Challenges Scholars Program as a Nexus Between Liberal and STEM Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M Fry, Olin College of Engineering; Holly Nguyen; Gretchen Rice, Olin College; Sydney Ross, Lawrence Technological University; Sebastien Zenzo Selarque, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Bridgit Spies; Margarite Vaccaro; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David I. Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alison Wood, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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touched me that I eventually joined not just theprogram but also the GCSP steering committee.Nestled in the suburbs of Boston., Olin is often considered to be a bubble. With fewer than 90students in each graduating class, very few cultures have strong representation in the studentbody and it can be a challenging place to expand your worldview. Many students choose to studyabroad during their junior year but for those of us who are still on campus, there aren’t manyopportunities to engage with other cultures, particularly implied in the definition of MulticulturalCompetency within the GCSP framework. Olin's GCSP steering committee, that includesstudents and faculty, made a decision that one of the ways in which we can address

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. This is hugely significant and successful and surprising, asstudents in a projects course have lectures on prototyping, manufacturing, and other “cool”hands-on topics. For a large group of mostly 18-19 year-olds to show overwhelming interest inEngineering Ethics is a victory for the instructors.ConclusionsThis small study on ethics in a first-year engineering projects course provides insights toinstructors teaching the courses and leaves room for future exploration. One overall, broadtakeaway is that the Ethics lectures are popular and successful. The case study theme and layoutof the lectures captivates students’ interest and they are often able to make connections from themajor event to their own career as an Engineer.These Ethics lectures

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awards for her engineering education research. Dr. Borrego has developed and taught graduate level courses in engi- neering education research methods and assessment from 2005-2010. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is

Conference Session

Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

chose that discipline in the firstplace. For many students, this begins well before they even apply to a university. Students mightchoose STEM due to alluring job prospects, pressure or encouragement from family members, orthe recommendations of an instructor or counselor. Others might be following a passion forscience or math, or using their undergraduate program as an intermediate step in their journeytowards an advanced degree [3], [4]. Of primary interest for this analysis is the influence ofperson-to-person interactions that fostered students’ interests in STEM. These interactions can beparamount in initiating and developing students’ feelings of belonging within their eventualdisciplinary community.One approach to improving the retention

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Igor Kourkine

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

to be at the forefront of technologycommercialization. The situation is further complicated by the fact that about 45% of students inengineering MS programs are non-resident aliens, who are even less familiar than domesticstudents with the technology commercialization processes in the United States. Given thesubstantial number of graduate degrees awarded in the USA annually (Table 1), we think thatmore rigorous education in technology commercialization is not just beneficial, but it is Page 24.103.4necessary for graduate students’ career growth and the future success of technologycommercialization. This education should be designed to bridge

Conference Session

Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-technical audiences are too significant to ignore. In this time of ongoing discord betweenscientists, policymakers, and the public, the ways in which scientists communicate with thoseoutside of their profession is critical to improving scientific literacy [14], [15]. As Chan [16]argues, “In order for the lay public to shape an informed opinion of scientific discoveries andcontroversial developments, it is critical that scientists can communicate about research and theimplications of that research to promote awareness, clarity, as well as to respond to publicconcerns. These are the abilities that are lacking amongst many new science graduates.”Currently, there is a dearth of research regarding undergraduate students’ creative explanationsin their

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

developing a balance between personal and company/graduate school activities. Last,spiritual awareness is important for any student to realize there is more to life than what isphysically around us. The meaning and purpose of life is a question that everyone must face atsome point in their life. Ultimately, the student is responsible for being ready to face the worldat graduation. However, while the engineering programs cannot do everything to preparestudents for this event, engineering programs should do what they can to adequately preparestudents to make a difference when they graduate. This will increase the probability of thesuccess of the graduates who will then become productive members of society, ready to face itschallenges.IntroductionHow

Conference Session

Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

alltechnology, computer science and construction management majors. The course has been part ofthe curriculum for over a decade and had been taught by a faculty member from within thetechnology systems department; that faculty member might or might not have a background intechnical writing. In 2008, however, the Department of Technology Systems instituted a searchfor a full time technical writing instructor with a background specifically in technical writing.The person hired was, at the time, finishing a PhD in English with a concentration in Technicaland Professional Discourse. Coming from an English Department based program, the instructorwas well grounded not only in technical writing, but in areas such as rhetoric, discourse studiesand

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Paige Stanton; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Emily Sarver; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Susan K. Peterson, Marietta College; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines

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theyprogress through the undergraduate curriculum [1-2]. This has direct implications for thediversity of engineering students and workforces. Research with civil, environmental, andmechanical engineering students also finds that student perceptions of the connection betweensocial responsibility and engineering shape their decisions to stay in their majors, and thatwomen are more likely to leave engineering when they view those connections to be lacking andencounter decontextualized technical courses and unsupportive environments [2-3]. Engineeringeducators frequently invoke research findings that women and racial/ethnic minorities are moresensitive to social justice concerns and more likely to pursue engineering careers with an explicitsense of

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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process andthoughts of two researcher's conversation of key incidents related to positionality over time; (3)barriers and supports to exploring positionality; and (4) how this exploration influences theirrespective research. The personal exploration presented here is intended to serve as a startingpoint to ongoing reflexive work for each graduate researcher as a means of continuousdevelopment in their research practice.Background: The Self and SystemEach individual possesses intentions and perspectives that are unique to their personal paradigmor worldview. This basic set of beliefs guide ontological, epistemological, and methodologicalchoices and action [2]. These paradigms that an individual possesses can be a complex makeupof life experiences

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Enrique D. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Angela D. Lueking, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, happiness andsafety. The students were mentored by a faculty member whose background is inCommunication. The quality of student presentations was high, utilizing the assertion-evidencemethod of slide design.Data was collected to determine whether the following project objectives were met: 1) Studentsin the First Year Seminars will have a greater understanding of the possible careers inengineering as well as the engineering majors; and 2) Students will be more likely to defineengineering in terms associated with health, happiness, and safety. The data showed that thestudents had a very positive reaction to the Engineering Ambassador visits, although a largersample size would be necessary to more clearly understand the impact.Introduction and

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

gradually increases thelevel of vulnerability required so as to ease students from a context where personal affectiveexperience is uncommon. Begin with low-risk Open Sentences that allow for various levels ofcomfort. To take a real-world example from a sustainable design class exploring the design ofenvironments, beginning with an Open Sentence such as, “A place that I loved as a child…” issafer than “When I look at the world today, what I find most heartbreaking is…” Along similarnotes, beginning a feedback session with an Open Sentence that prompts positive feedback isoften easier for students, and cultivates greater openness to then progress to sharing criticalfeedback, such as, “When I reflect upon my experience working on this team, I wish…”In

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth A. Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

addition, we had informal conversationsabout the work that was occurring and how the chapter is run. Extensive fieldnotes were taken torecord these experiences and interactions.ResultsImpacts on StudentsEWB membership typically begins in universities, and students are often drawn to the servicelearning opportunity through activity fairs, club showcases, or similar campus-wide,extra-curricular events. As an organization reliant on its volunteers, a major goal is to impactstudents in such ways that they continue on as either faculty or professional members. For reasonswe will explore elsewhere, cultivating and sustaining faculty and professional members isparticularly challenging, given the realities of tenure and promotion expectations in the

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia; Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ofprogrammatic benefit of the University’s final year STS courses can be transposed to otherschools. It does require cultural acceptance of the validity of this type of training by faculty intraditional departments, and an embrace of diverse ways of knowing by the administration all theway from the Dean’s office to the Undergraduate curriculum committee. However, the pay-offin student learning and ability to function in diverse environments is more than worth it.International Standards: Exploring the Problems and Possibilities of Global InnovationCo-author Ku designed and implemented an STS-informed STEM course curriculum,"Standards in Action: A Global Perspective", which was funded by the National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST). The

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Brandiff Robert Caron, Concordia University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institutionalarrangements necessary to help students develop these skills have not yet settled into a widelyadopted standard. Many engineering programs have turned to STS to provide students withconceptual tool kits to think about engineering problems and solutions in more sophisticatedways. Some programs feature standalone courses on the sociocultural aspects of technology andengineering, often taught by faculty from outside the engineering school. Others incorporate STSmaterial into traditional engineering courses, e.g., by making ethical or societal impactassessments part of capstone projects. This work in progress paper draws on the research team’s personal experience to examinethe character of an atypical, but potentially very powerful, model: STS

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

fortriggering the formulation of an Engineering Ambassador role identity? Analyses reveal students’ substantial personal investment in their role as an engineeringstudent and an emerging ambassador. The decision to participate is often driven by personalinterests and experiences, and is tied to a deep sense of importance for the work. Similarly,choice of presentation topic is also often personal. Presentation skills reveal new courses offuture action; ambassadors describe increases in confidence and many report using the skillsimmediately. Opportunities to meet other ambassadors are singled out as a major benefit, andstudents use newly acquired programmatic knowledge to shape the role expectations at theirinstitution. Although not necessarily

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

faculty’s meticuloustutelage and veritable concern with the students under their auspices. They cared about and forus, and that has been shown to be an effective mediator of student learning.51,52 To suggestanything to the contrary about the faculty there or their effect on undergraduates’ level oflearning would be not only a misrepresentation but also an arrant insult to them and their efforts.One could point to this as evidence that Tulane did indeed ultimately offer a nurturingenvironment for its engineering students. That was true at the individual faculty member level,though it may or may not have extended above to the higher administration. Dwelling on this,however, misses the broader point.Initial impressionsThis narrative so far has relied

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

particular importance, since reflection is oftentimes new territoryfor engineering students [Arizona State University FG08, Bellevue College FG07, BellevueCollege FG10, Clarkson University FG01, all as cited in [14]]. Furthermore, there are indicationsthat a key factor in developing reflexive skills is the attitude towards and modeling of these skillsby mentors and faculty themselves [10][12]. Providing formative assessment on criticalreflection tasks seems to present an opportunity to model reflection for students [Georgia TechFG11, as cited in [14]].On a larger scale, Davis et al. [9], describe how multiple universities have used assessments ofreflection tasks to document ABET outcomes.It seems that the decision whether to assess or not assess a

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University; Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education research community in the U.S. has specified the nature of instructionalstrategies in retaining students in STEM-related courses, with a focus on an integrated STEMcurriculum designed to improve non-cognitive factors, such as interest, while developingpositive attitudes towards STEM [5][6][7]. Interests and attitudes in science develop early in astudent’s life, and it is important to develop these attitudes as they are motivators towardspursuing STEM fields and careers [8] [9]. More recently, the National Academies of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2017 report on supporting student’s college success hashighlighted the importance of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies and the evolvingneed for labor market recruits to

Conference Session

'Diversity' and Inclusion? Pedagogy, Experiences, Language and Performative Action

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Engineering students who had completed the WGS 250course in Spring 2018 or 2019 but had not yet graduated (N = 7) were invited to one of two focusgroup sessions held in February, 2020. The invitation included a description of the study and anassurance of confidentiality.Informed consent was obtained from the study participants in writing before any questions wereposed. Discussions were facilitated by one author and a faculty colleague, neither of whom hadserved as an instructor for any WGS class. Focus group facilitators provided copies of the WGS250 reading list as a way of reminding participants of past course content and providingreference points for specific reading and authors. In keeping with best practices for focus groupinteractions

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mona Ghali, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

university to employment represents a major transition with personal, economic,and societal implications. In recent years, the study of transitions has attracted renewed interest frompolicy makers and researchers in the light of changing labor market patterns, the diverse transitionpathways of young people, the transformation of professional knowledge, and an increasingdisjuncture between students’ academic training and the specific skillsets sought by employers [1, 2,3]. Yet very little is known about this transition in the field of engineering [4]. Most studiesconcentrate on the job readiness of engineering graduates [5, 6]. Fewer studies have explored howthe knowledge, skills, and experience that engineering students gain in university facilitate

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carroll Suzanne Seron, University of California, Irvine; Erin A. Cech, University of California, San Diego; Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Rubineau, Cornell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

in sociology at UC San Diego. Her research examines individual-level, cultural mechanisms that reproduce inequality, especially those pertaining to sex segregation in science and engineering fields. Her dissertation investigates the self-expressive edge of inequality, analyzing how gender schemas and self-conceptions influence career decisions of college students over time. She also studies the role of professional culture in wage inequality, cross-national beliefs about work time for mothers (with Maria Charles), and, in a Social Problems article, perceptions of inequality among high-level professional women (with Mary Blair-Loy). She earned Electrical Engineering and Sociology degrees from Montana State