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The Methodological Promise of Narrative Inquiry for Exploring Student Veteran and Service Member Experience as "People in Relation"

Conference Session
Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
Paper ID #26052The Methodological Promise of Narrative Inquiry for Exploring Student Vet-eran and Service Member Experience as ”People in Relation”Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University (USU) and a registered professional mechanical engineer. Her research examines issues of access, diversity, and inclusivity in engineering education. In particular, she is interested in engineering identity, problem-solving, and the intersections of online learning and alternative pathways for adult, nontraditional
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How the "Needs of the Force" Impact Navy and Marine Corps Veterans' Decision to Major in Engineering

Conference Session
Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
program called, ”Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments.”Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education (with Susan Lord), Mentoring Faculty ofColor, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. She is past-VicePresident (2017) of the Pacific Sociological Association, and an appointed consultant to the AmericanSociological Association’s Departmental Resources Group. Fluent in both quantitative and qualitativeresearch methodologies, her research uses theories from interdisciplinary sources including cultural stud-ies, critical race, gender and feminist theories. Central to her work are questions of culture, power andinequality. She is affiliated faculty with the Department of
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Veteran Student Leadership Skills in an Engineering Technical Writing Course

Conference Session
Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
students in their own learning environment. (5) Challenge students to construct knowledge from their experiences.During sophomore year, engineering students take Technical Writing and Communicationswhere they are introduced to the fundamental principles of technical writing and use a project-based learning model.Taking the aforementioned points into consideration, the technical writing instructor andengineering faculty tried a new approach to add realism to the technical writing course content.The course recently implemented a team exercise with iFixit [13] where student teams of fourhad to troubleshoot an unserviceable item (laptop, kitchen appliance, smart phone, etc.) andrepair it. As part of the project, teams documented their written
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Institutional Agents' Roles in Serving Student Veterans and Implications for Student Veterans in Engineering

Conference Session
Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
program called, ”Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Departments.”Her co-authored books include The Borderlands of Education (with Susan Lord), Mentoring Faculty ofColor, and Beginning a Career in Academia: A Guide for Graduate Students of Color. She is past-VicePresident (2017) of the Pacific Sociological Association, and an appointed consultant to the AmericanSociological Association’s Departmental Resources Group. Fluent in both quantitative and qualitativeresearch methodologies, her research uses theories from interdisciplinary sources including cultural stud-ies, critical race, gender and feminist theories. Central to her work are questions of culture, power andinequality. She is affiliated faculty with the Department of
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Military-Bound and Veteran Student Views on Socially Responsible Engineering

Conference Session
Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Military-Bound and Veteran Student Views on Socially Responsible EngineeringAbstractThis research explored the perspectives of engineering students on the relationship betweenservice in the military and views of social responsibility as engineers, in particular professionalconnectedness or the obligation that an engineer has to help solve social problems or help othersusing their professional skills. Three research questions (RQs) were examined: (1) How does theprofessional connectedness of engineering students attending a military academy compare tostudents at other institutions? (2) How do engineering students with military aspirations
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