Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

leadership for the purpose of developing upper-divisionactivities, particularly in terms of curricular expectations. It has also been challenging to assessvalue added by these activities, since students come into our program with a wide variety ofleadership experience.To arrive at a working definition of leadership that would best serve our purposes, we made it afocus for our annual meeting with our Industrial Advisory Board. We asked this group ofprofessional and industrial leaders to list leadership attributes and expectations that are importantin their organizations. These were compiled and further refined to produce a list of attributes thatconstitutes our functional definition of leadership. This list is shown in Table 1. This list ofleadership

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric C. Huang, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

1b. For the sophomore class as a whole entity (i.e., mentees plus control group A),pairwise t-tests showed the responses between assessments were different (p < 10-3), indicating Page 25.499.3that self-perceived interaction levels between sophomores and upperclassmen increased foreveryone. However, comparing mentees with control indicated that the net changes were notstatistically different between the groups. Table 1a. Self-perceived interaction levels with juniors on a 1-5 scale, with a “5” indicating high interaction. First Second

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

will outnumberwhite males at 30.1%1,2. Comparison of 2000 and 2010 data in Table 1 shows the percentchange of 43% for Hispanic American, 12.3% for African American, and 5.7% for Whites.In order to make significant progress in increasing the educational attainment of all students andfor the U.S. to meet its workforce needs, there is an urgent need to address disparities ineducational opportunity and achievement among Americans. The high school graduation rate hasdecreased for all racial and ethnic groups over the past two decades, and differences betweenracial and ethnic groups persist. A growing number of high school students drop out of schoolcompletely. For high school graduates, 73% of whites, 56% of blacks, and 58% of Hispanicsenroll in

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Terrance R. Mayes, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Minorities in Engineering

academicresources. This paper summarizes the results of a pre- and post-survey designed to assesswhether the program met its goals. Noteworthy survey results include a 50% difference in thestudents’ awareness of campus resources, a 28% difference in feeling a sense of community withUCSD, a 20% increase in understanding what an engineer does and a 14% increase in preferencefor seeking assistance from others. First quarter GPA data for the students participating in theprogram was compared to those that did not participate. Underrepresented minorities whoparticipated had a 10% increase in GPA, and students who were 1st generation in highereducation had a 4% increase in GPA.1 Introduction The retention of historically underrepresented minority (URM

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, Kansas State University; Emily Wilcox, Kansas State University

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Minorities in Engineering

University, apredominantly white institution, developed a program designed to increase communication andinteraction between multicultural engineering students and the general engineering studentpopulation. This program, Making Choices, was presented to Introduction to Engineeringclasses within different engineering disciplines to encourage students to engage in activediversity interaction. We defined active diversity interaction as seeking out opportunities andchoosing to interact with students outside the groups in which they normally networked. Duringthe activity, students interacted and discussed (1) underrepresented populations in engineering,(2) the need for diversity in engineering, (3) interaction opportunities, and (4) the benefits

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College

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Minorities in Engineering

other programs. As one of the fastest growing areas,computer networks is experiencing a dramatic need of professionals with solid foundations andpractical hands-on experience. This need has been reflected, to some extent, into the curricula ofcomputing degrees such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information EngineeringTechnology, and others, where computer networks is now unquestionably included. Forexample, the curriculum guidelines for undergraduate degree programs in InformationEngineering Technology of ACM and IEEE Computer Society consider networking as a pillarfor any modern program 1. Page 25.149.2Despite these recent

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Minorities in Engineering

promising internship program involvingstudents, faculty, and community members. This unusual network of support has sustained¡Vamos!, injected it with new perspectives and energy. Further, this initiative has helped raisethe awareness among non-transportation student interns about transportation as a field of studyand for career opportunities.1. IntroductionThe transportation community is presently facing a perfect storm from a workforce developmentperspective. It is estimated that 40-50% percent of those currently employed in transportation areslated to retire in the next 10 years1, 2. As the baby boomer generation retires, a smaller hiringpool due to slumping birth rates in the 1980s is left to fill the void3. Moreover, the labor forcegrowth rate

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

-class training offer these reasons: 1. Students do not always take advantage of the career center for a variety of reasons. Maybe they have a heavy schedule and are pressed for time. Maybe they think they do not need the training. These doubting students often do not realize what they lack. Only after in-class training do they discover what they did not know and needed to learn. 2. Particularly in large schools, sometimes career centers cannot offer intensive training to everyone. For example, some years ago, a career center director spoke to my class and encouraged students to take advantage of the center’s mock interview training. Thinking I was being helpful, I offered extra credit for this activity. About

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

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Minorities in Engineering

, quality engi-neering/assurance, customer satisfaction, design/development, engineering education, and project man-agement. Sweets has successfully project managed more than 100 worldwide projects/programs thatresulted in meeting customer requirements, industry announcements, more than $100 million in savings,and more than $1 billion in revenue. He matrix managed a team of more than 200 engineers in ninedifferent countries. He has excellent interpersonal skills and is highly motivated, flexible, an effectivecommunicator, goal oriented, and skilled in team building. Page 25.1280.2 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadgee Mar González García, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Laura Isabel Nieves, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Paola Beatriz Pacheco, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Rosaurelis Joanne Marín, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Minorities in Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Development of a Spanish Version of the Statics Concept Inventory (CATS)IntroductionConcept inventories (CIs) are criterion-referenced tests designed to evaluate whether a studenthas an accurate working knowledge of a specific set of concepts.1 Typically, CIs are organizedin a multiple-choice format that addresses a single idea in order to ensure that they are scored ina reproducible manner. The purpose of CIs includes ascertaining (a) the range of whatindividuals think a particular question is asking and (b) the most common responses andmisconceptions to the questions. In its final form, each question includes one correct answer andseveral

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Eyassu Woldesenbet, Southern University and A&M College

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

. Page 25.1337.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Role Model Affect and Its Effect on Underrepresented Minorities Pursuing Doctorates in Engineering Education1. BackgroundRegardless of race or ethnicity, engineering education began to see a decline in enrollmentbeginning in the early 1990’s. To address this concern, among others, ABET adopted theEngineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000), which introduced a new paradigm in engineeringeducation.1 The new paradigms in engineering education went beyond the need to keep studentson the cutting edge of technology, but required students to have interpersonal skills, beinquisitive and innovative, and most importantly, possess inter

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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Minorities in Engineering

it for possible fund-raising efforts for selected student organizations.1.0 INTRODUCTIONAgricultural needs and environmental concerns are of utmost importance in the rural setting of UMESand its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and has been the motivation behind the “Precision Agriculture”project on campus [1]. Precision farming practices have allowed integration of geospatial informationtechnology which has helped improve nutrient management and crop yields on campus. Theenvironmentally friendly paradigm of the project is synergistic with the “green” initiatives of UMES andUniversity System of Maryland (USM) and has led to the cooperation with UMES dining services andphysical plant to produce bio-diesel from used cooking oil. Processed bio

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Mechanics course that agreed to participate in the MentoredLearning Environment met regularly with the tutor for approximately 9 weeks. All but one ofthe students participating in the tutoring passed the course and all of the participants (includingthe student that failed) experienced improved performance as a result of their effort. Oneparticipant asked that the program have mandatory attendance so that family demands to workinstead of study could be thwarted (work to support family vs. study to achieve self-improvement is a common conflict that students in this program have to resolve). Thedistribution of grades for participating students was: A(0), B(3), C(2), F(1). The student thatfailed showed improvement in understanding concepts

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

disciplines of engineering to their students, with the goalof preparing them for the practical, real-world experiences they will encounter in theirprofessional life. Though much of the field includes anecdotes and teaching strategiesthat educators have tried and “worked”, not as much has been done to examine specialpopulations, in particular Deaf engineering students. Most of the research in this areafocuses on the interface between the Deaf student and educator. One study examines theeffect of using sign language interpreting, real-time text, and both [1]. Here, the authorsconclude that providing real-time text produced significantly higher performance fromDeaf students, and that the combination did not produce any greater benefit. Anotherpaper

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 25.1043.3the sample, 326 Caucasian students, 12 Foreign National students and 3 students who did notspecify either of these categories.To assess these students, the LAESE (Longitudinal Assessment of Engineering Self-efficacy)-aninstrument created, tested, and validated to measure self-efficacy, inclusion, and outcomeexpectations8-was administered. Figure 1 shows a summary of the subscales measured by theLAESE instrument. The questions relating to each subscale were designed to identify thesupports and barriers engineering students encounter while pursuing an engineering degree,which ultimately determines their engineering self-efficacy. The expected outcome would be tosee an increase in subscale averages as a student progresses through

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

continue todevelop in those areas long after the end of the RLEU.1. IntroductionFor over a decade, the number of research experiences for undergraduates (REU) hasincreased about 70% across STEM disciplines among research institutions, teachinginstitutions, and community colleges with the aim to increase the number of studentsseeking to earn graduate degrees.[1, 2] By exposing students to the research setting and tohands on research experiences, students are more likely to pursue graduate careers, have Page 25.1123.2a greater enhancement of important cognitive and personal skills, and have a facultymember play a crucial role in the career decisions.[3,4

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

communications and signal processing. Funded and published numerous times. Page 25.1127.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Retaining Minority Students in Engineering: Undergraduate Research in Partnership with NASAAbstractRetaining underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) is an essential step for increasing graduation rates and for meeting the demand fordiversified and qualified STEM graduates. This demand has increased dramatically in recentyears, especially with the retirement of baby boomers [1]. Therefore, the nation is

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Robert Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

theory1 was devised by Meredith Belbin to measure the performanceof groups and identify common Team Roles; from studying over 200 teams at HenleyManagement College, UK, he observed individuals appeared to demonstrate a set ofcharacteristics consistently in a group exercise.Belbin asserts that the team roles are not equivalent to personality types, and that unlikepsychometric tests used to sort people into personality traits, the Belbin Self PerceptionInventory (SPI) scores people on how strongly they demonstrate behavioural traits commonlydisplayed in team roles. (See Table 1) A person may and often exhibits strong tendenciestowards multiple roles and typically two of these roles will feature strongly, a “primary” and“secondary” role. Equally

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

pipeline challenge [1] and revises the solution based on another year’s data whichfurther validates the approach proposed. The solution proposed was revised based on three yearsof summer bridge program data to minimize the cost for solving this national challenge. The previous solution drew from the population of high school graduates with Math ACTscores from 17 to 25 inclusive. We have modified the approach to only use the population ofhigh school graduates with Math ACT scores from 20-25 inclusive; eliminating the 17/18/19ACT score group because, after three years of performance data from the summer engineeringenhancement (bridge) program for first time freshmen, it was demonstrated that the first andsecond year retention rate for

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Page 25.1212.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Summer Enrichment Workshops for Promoting Engineering EducationAbstractThe paper describes the two summer enrichment workshops that were conducted during in thelast two years. The workshops provided high school and middle school students with a realisticand engaging introduction to engineering. The participants had the opportunity to 1) learn aboutengineering fields through hands-on problem-solving

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

rate of over 70% in the past years, and hasreceived several awards including the ABET 2010 Claire L. Felbinger Award forDiversity, for the extraordinary success in achieving or facilitating diversity andinclusiveness in the technological segments of our society.1. Introduction:There is broad consensus that U.S. competitiveness in an increasingly global economicenvironment relies on getting more Americans interested in and sufficiently prepared forSTEM-related jobs. The STEM workforce accounts for more than 50% of the nation’ssustained economic growth [1]. Reports by NIH, NSF, the Department of Education, andthe U.S. Department of Labor corroborate that our nation needs to increase the supply andquality of future STEM workers by improving the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Amithraj Amavasai; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

conceptswere correct but incorrect calculations in one step resulted in a failing grade. By breaking aproblem into steps and concepts and rewarding success at each step, students were encouraged tocomplete a problem and ask for help if they did not remember an abstract concept or equation.This paper describes a method for rewarding students for levels of knowledge during the finalexamination of a transportation engineering course.Kolb’s learning style theory 1 identifies four types of learning styles: (1) Concrete Experience(feeling), (2) Active experimentation (doing), (3) Reflective Observation (watching), and (4)Abstract Conceptualization (thinking). While every student has some component of each of thesefour learning styles, there is usually one

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

related issue of rigor can influence Page 22.1714.2student writing at the graduate level.Technical Writing versus Scholarly WritingGenerally, engineering and technology undergraduates come to graduate education withexperience primarily in technical writing skills. Although not everyone will agree with thisdefinition, technical writing has been described as a marriage of the task of effectivecommunication with the task of technical communication.1 The mechanics of writing (i.e.,format, structure, grammar and syntax), and the technical substance (i.e., analysis andinterpretation) are both important, so that the results of scientific inquiry are

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

discussing their own country’s ethicaldifferences. Each case study also included a written analysis. In addition, each student wasassigned a research paper covering the cultural aspects of ethics and professional responsibilities.The same group of students composed both classes. Six of the students were from Minnesota,one from Florida, and one each from Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Nepal and Nigeria. Page 22.1661.3In the Ethics course, we discussed topics ranging from reckless neglect of worker safety (NorthCarolina poultry plant fire and the Imperial Sugar plant explosion) to unsafe design of theworkplace (SL-1 nuclear reactor explosion in Idaho

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wes Stone, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

portion of the laser micromachiningresearch complemented the courses he took as an undergraduate, the exposure to lasers andpiezoelectric materials provided a broader exposure to the field. The ET students in this programare exposed to sensors that use piezoelectric materials, but they do not get the opportunity tomachine those materials in the laboratory. Page 22.1652.3Overview of Laser Machining CenterAcquired from Oxford Lasers in England, the Oxford Lasers Micro-Machining Center (seeFigure 1) was introduced for precision machining and part marking of materials ranging frompolymers to high-tech super-alloys. Figure 1: Oxford

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina White, Columbia University; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin

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Minorities in Engineering

support… engineering…and scienceeducation programs at all levels‖1; yet, half a century later, problems of access, achievement, andequity for females and ethnic minorities in these fields remain, resulting in a lack of diversity inengineering2-3.OverviewIn this paper, we consider a study with the goal of obtaining insights into diversity issues,including potential approaches for addressing diversity inequity4-14 (Fig. 1). This multiple-methods study is comprised of a survey of participants whose primary composition is as highereducation students currently studying engineering. The multi-question survey gathersanonymous demographic information and relative interests in humanitarian engineeringexperiences from 110 persons which consist of different

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

theyserve (all income ranges, high populations of students from underrepresented groups).Variations among the school types and school districts lead to differences in how HSEimplementation evolves at these schools, and the differences are likely required in order toproduce successful and sustainable implementations. The flexibility of the HSE program to beimplemented in the best manner for the host school is a strength of the program. The basicformula for an HSE implementation is illustrated in Figure 1 by a schematic diagram thatemphasizes the team (student) focus of the program and how the basic HSE operating model isgrounded in a surrounding multi-base support system formed by partners from industry, highereducation, and the local community. HSE

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

selected to conduct the study; atotal of 187 students (58% female) completed the modified DAE test. The drawings and open-ended responses were analyzed following an inductive data analysis approach. Four maincategories emerged to describe the data: 1) engineers in action, 2) characteristics of an engineer,3) gender, and 4) work context. Our findings indicate that the majority of participants in thisstudy perceive engineers as male individuals that perform activities related to the constructionand oil industries.IntroductionIn the 2009 results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Mexicanstudents experienced a setback in the scientific literacy indicators, and even when a significantimprovement in the mathematics scores can be

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

be scientists and engineers for two days and to interact with graduatestudents on a college campus. In addition, the summer camp provides graduate fellows anopportunity to practice conducting activities with kids and communicating science andengineering to a broader audience. IMPACT LA is a National Science Foundation (NSF)Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK12) Program that partners graduate fellowsconducting master’s research in engineering and science with math and science middle and highschool teachers in the East Los Angeles (East LA) area.1 During the year, the graduate fellowsare visiting scientists and engineers, bringing their research into the classroom. The summercamp is the culmination of the summer workshops that are

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

causes. Hence, a survey tool was developed with possible causes for low enrollment ofminority students in technology, particularly minority black students, and shown in Table 1. Thesurvey tool was circulated among the minority students of Engineering Technology departmentat AAMU. The students were asked to rate their responses on a scale of 1 – 4. The studentresponses were compiled, averaged and presented in Fig. 1. In this figure, the horizontal axisdenotes the item number for various causes as described in Table 1, and the vertical axis denotesthe average rating for that particular item.Table 1. Survey Tool for possible causes of low Enrollment of African American students in Technology & Construction.Survey Tool for causes of low