Paper ID #42369Weekly Professional Development Lunches to Build Community Among anS-STEM CohortCaroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University Caroline Cresap is a second-year chemical engineering major from Zachary, Louisiana. She is a Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science S-STEM SUCCESS Scholar with Ashtyne Monceaux. Along with her ASEE research, she is also an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Yang Xiao’s Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Science Laboratory. Caroline enjoys staying involved in her university and is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Honors Student
. I am excited about having the opportunity to become a better ENGR/ENGE researcher. In the future, I aspire to be an engineering education policy advocate and have plans to develop a research preparation consortium.Dr. Jeremi S. London, Virginia Tech Dr. Jeremi London is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, broadening participation and instructional change. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Work in Progress: Bridging the Gap in Doctoral Engineering Education: Critically Investigating Factors InfluencingPerformance Outcomes
students.Penny S EdwardsKatherine Mulholland, Clemson University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring Neurodivergent Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Proposed Mixed Methods StudyBACKGROUND STUDY TIMELINE RESULTS • Recent increase in enrollment of neurodivergent students enrolling in undergraduate engineering programs • Neurodivergent students in engineering
Paper ID #44125Examining Imposter Syndrome and Self-Efficacy Among Electrical EngineeringStudents and Changes Resulting After Engagement in Department’s RevolutionaryInterventionsMr. Jeffrey Luke Morrison, University of South Florida Jeffrey Luke Morrison is an undergraduate student pursuing his bachelors in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida with focuses in wireless circuits and nano-scale systems. He is an IEEE member and also a member of the USF Honor’s College. In addition to pursuing his EE degree, he is also pursuing a BS in Quantitative Economics and Econometrics.Dr. Chris S Ferekides, University
Paper ID #44337Team Dynamics in Student Engineering Design Teams: Correlations to WomenRetention and Careers in Mechanical and Motorsport ProfessionsBrigid McCormack, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Brigid McCormack, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Brigid McCormack is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo.Dr. Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jessica Swenson is an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo. She was awarded her doctorate and masters from Tufts University in mechanical
against MGUDS-S global competence scores, also using MATLAB.⚫ To propose methods for identifying key factors for enhancing levels of student engagement and satisfaction in group activities, in the context of international, collaborative workshop involving students from diverse backgrounds.During the online robotics workshops in AY2022 and 2023, the study's authors, Iwata andKimura, were undergraduate students in the Department of Engineering Science andMechanics at the College of Engineering at SIT, and had been serving as Student TeachingAssistants (TAs) on the Online Robotics workshop; they were then chosen to also be part ofthe team carrying out Slack-based evaluation. They worked under the supervision of thestudy authors, Prof. Nagasawa and
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maintaining transfer momentum - full-time student status was oneof the strongest predictors of transfer in an analysis of 2003-2009 data from community collegesacross the U.S., doubling the probability that a student will transfer to a 4-year program (LaSotaand Zumeta, 2016). While maintaining academic momentum is a factor in improving graduationrates, scholarships also allow for greater opportunity to engage in campus activities outside ofclass, increasing students’ engagement with their institution (Marra et al., 2015). Several studiesat the Community College of Baltimore County showed that targeted scholarship programs (likeNSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM))can increase the number of
from a variety of sources such as faculty members, counseling centers, andindustry professionals could be beneficial. Furthermore, to create a curriculum that has asignificant impact with measurable outcomes on a particular subject, it is essential to determinethe most appropriate delivery method for the target audience.References[1] American College Health Association (ACHA), “NCHA- II_Fall_2017_Reference_Group_Executive_Summary.pdf.” Accessed: Nov. 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/NCHA[2] Lipson, S. K., Zhou, S., Abelson, S., Heinze, J., Jirsa, M., Morigney, J., ... & Eisenberg, D., “Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy
to an over-representation of 104% (percent change) compared to anover-representation of whites by just 4.8% (percent change)” (p. 271). While this seems to be,and arguably is, problematic, as Pippert and colleagues point out, this could potentially be aresult of the aspirations of IHEs – by depicting greater diversity, more diverse students may wantto enroll, which will create more diverse campuses. To that notion, Gibbs [68] argues – and weagree – that “persuasive marketing” by IHEs is unethical, and that colleges should resistemploying such strategies.This concept of disingenuous marketing was reproduced in Henslee et al.’s 2017 mixed methodsstudy examining undergraduate, first-year student perceptions of the college viewbook at
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Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering
only to benefit engineering retention as a whole, but alsoto begin to close the retention gap for underrepresented minorities in engineering. Our resultssupport our hypothesis, suggesting that interdisciplinary studies are appealing to URMs and mayhelp alleviate the push-pull pressure by bridging engineering with careers they better identifywith. These interdisciplinary interventions have not yet been implemented or assessed for actualimpact on URM recruitment and retention.References[1] M. M. Camacho and S. M. Lord, “‘Microaggressions’ in engineering education: Climate for Asian, Latina and White women,” in 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Oct. 2011, pp. S3H-1- S3H-6. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2011.6142970.[2] A. J. Koch, P. R
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application.IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE-1832553. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. This research is part of the research “Building Bridges into Engineering andComputer Science” that is approved by the City Colleges of Chicago District IRB protocolIRB2018007.The researchers would also like to acknowledge Ahmed Sozzer, Dominika Panek, Zhiyi Zhu fortheir contributions.REFERENCES[1] G. Crisp and I. Cruz, “Mentoring College Students: A Critical Review of the Literature Between 1990 and 2007,” Research in Higher
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thechanging design. Finally, they note that providing students with contextual information beyond medicalneeds supported innovation. This suggests that teaching students to be socially aware of their role andwork as engineers beyond technical efficacy is important in developing their empathic design ability.Thus, Kong et al.’s [12] work provides specific instructional activities designed to teach students how toactively incorporate empathic tendencies into their design process.Eliciting Empathy Through Personal ReflectionWhile the instructional methods previously discussed are embedded in elements of traditional BMEcurriculums (design, teamwork, and ethics), Lunn et al. [13] and Morgan et al. [14] describe a standaloneBME course based on story-driven
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Table 3, we provide a summary of identified themes for each researchquestion and further describe these findings in the following sections.Table 3: Research Questions and Identified Themes. Research Question Theme(s) Present RQ 1: How do undergraduate students’ • Prioritizing engineering-related interpretations of course performance experiences and relationships as indicators influence the formation of their professional of engineering identity identities? • Being a student versus becoming an engineer RQ 2: How do undergraduate students’ • Decreasing influence of
develop my teaching skills without adding additional stress as other languages and other cultures. Teaching is sometimes stressful when we do not have preparation before starting. I surpassed the process and understood the role by myself." – AnyersonSruthi 's challenges led her to innovate in creating cultural awareness in her classroom, turningobstacles into opportunities for enriching the educational experience with diverse perspectives. "In overcoming cultural misunderstandings, I've learned to be more empathetic and patient, taking the time to understand different perspectives and finding common ground. These experiences, both supportive and challenging, have contributed to my development as an educator and
commitment is in place to sustain the implementation ofthe belonging intervention in first-year engineering classes. This continuous effort aims not onlyto validate the persistence of observed patterns but also to gauge the long-term effectiveness ofthe intervention in influencing students’ perceptions, self-efficacy, and overall experienceswithin the engineering curriculum.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the participants for sharing their stories. This material is basedupon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (2111114 and2111513). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience
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discussed the changes that would make them feel more welcome and includedwithin academia and their department(s) (cultural and/or infrastructural changes). They alsoprovided advice and recommendations to future queer and trans graduate students. The panelreceived overwhelmingly positive feedback, and the audience expressed their willingness andenthusiasm to learn and support queer and trans graduate students. Overall, the lessons learnedfrom the Queer and Trans Graduate Students Panel are as follows: 1) Provided an opportunity to inform about the specific obstacles that many queer and trans students experience in graduate education. 2) Contributed to the knowledge of designing, facilitating, and conducting a student experiences
women in engineering, though this type of study can enhancealready existing research. The capitals men and women utilize should be observed forresearchers to gain a better understanding of the different ways these demographics succeed inengineering.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1734347. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Additionally, this work is partially supported by the Clemson University CreativeInquiry program.References[1] S. L. Dika and M. M. D'Amico, “Early experiences and integration in the persistence
specifically invited to participatein the events, though all people were welcome. Invitations for the events were sent out 1-3 weeksbefore each event through graduate college newsletters and with the help of staff graduatecoordinators and student volunteers from each department. Flyers were also put up on noticeboards in the engineering buildings. Three surveys were conducted throughout the program: onejust after the first event in the series, one at the end of the Fall 2022 semester, and the last one atthe end of the Spring 2023 semester.The program targeted three categories of intervention: belonging (B), advice and support (A), andskills and opportunities (S). The belonging intervention sought to promote a feeling of belongingin the participants
anchored in achievement but requires more than a checklist of academicaccomplishments. Understanding engineering course content and being able to apply thatknowledge in other contexts was the main priority for each student interviewed.Theme 4: Social Connections with Peers (supplement)Connie did not attribute engineering inspiration or motivation to family members, but rather toher peers. When asked about the most helpful resource for engineering students, she said, For me, the most helpful was the classmate[s] because seeing other people’s perspectives and also a lot of my classmates had internships already, and so, being able to talk to them like, hey, what is this like? What do you like about it? What do you not like
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