AC 2008-1061: GENERAL TRENDS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION SUPPORTTHE PARTICIPATION OF WOMENJoye Jepson, Antioch University At the time this paper was written, Letha Joye Jepson was a student in Antioch University's Ph.D. Program in Leadership and Change. The research reported herein contributed to one of two required Individualized Learning Area projects. Joye is a computer engineer with The Boeing Company.Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering Norman Fortenberry is the founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering. CASEE is a collaborative effort dedicated to achieving excellence in
by a FAFSA. For continuedenrollment the student must keep at least a 3.0 GPA, have continued unmet financialneed, attend the seminars, and complete the assignments. In most cases all students, whosubmitted a complete application and who were qualified, received a scholarship. Thenumber admitted each year was capped by the money available for new scholarships andfilled on a first come, first served basis. If there were too many applicants, the statementof purpose was the main criteria used for selection as judged by the school’s scholarshipdirector and the CIRC/METS PI.Over the five years of the project 76 students took part in the program. The program hadan emphasis on women and underrepresented minority students and fifty (65.8%) of
counselors according to the guidelines identified byBlum & Frieze2 and by Boudria3. Further, capitalizing on the success of mentoring younger girlsby older girls shown in the BUGS project by Harrell et al.7, the event uses young women in twoIT careers in the convergence technology area to conduct the workshops; the workshop also usesthe adult teachers in the convergence technology program as lab assistants to assist the parents,teachers, and counselors in the event. Following the best practices for providing enjoyabletechnical experiences detailed by Nicoletti8 and Denner5, the event includes hands-on, funactivities. Throughout the half-day event, the young women leaders of the event highlight howthey have prepared for their jobs and how their
reported that “women werecomprised of approximately 52 percent of the U.S. population, African Americans 12 percent,Latinos 16 percent, Asians 5 percent, and all other racial-ethnic groups 3 percent” (p. 25).However, women (11 percent) and African American, Latino, and Native American males (7.4percent) only accounted for less than 20 percent of the engineering workforce in the U.S. in 2010(Byars-Winston, Fouad, & Wen, 2015). If these trends continue as we approach the middle of thetwenty-first century it could have a damaging impact on the United States’ skilled workforce.This is especially true since it is projected that by the year 2050 approximately half of the totalU.S. population will be comprised of people of color (Palmer, Maramba
Paper ID #23831Do Students Believe Girls Belong in Engineering? So What?Ms. Henriette D. Burns, Washington State University, Vancouver Henriette has worked at Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Labs, Baxter Labs, Tenneco, Monsanto, Frucon Con- struction, SC Johnson Wax and HP as a design engineer, a manufacturing engineer and a project manager. She holds an engineering degree from Northwestern University, an MBA from University of Oregon and a MiT from Washington State University where she is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Math/Science Educa- tion. Henriette’s research agenda is unveiling and understanding the identity of non
team at Kettering University, and to the Society of Women Engineers at Kettering.Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Prof. Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University Stephanie Wettstein is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department at
Paper ID #12638Honing Interpersonal Communication Skills for Difficult Situations: Evi-dence for the Effectiveness of an Online Instructional ResourceMs. Amy Elizabeth Dawson, Arizona State University Amy Dawson, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State Uni- versity. Amy is also a research assistant for the NSF funded CareerWISE project housed at ASU.Prof. Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University Bianca L. Bernstein, Ph.D. is Professor of Counseling and Counseling Psychology in the College of Let- ters and Sciences at Arizona State University. Dr. Bernstein is Principal Investigator
. Like I just learned the universal [coefficient] theorem and how it connects to my research project. Once I understand and can apply it, then I get it. I work twice as hard [as others] to understand, but once I get it then I really see the connection and it’s much easier for me. I have to see how it’s applied in a conceptual way for me to get it.Carina: Honestly, I'm a little lazy, to be honest, especially when it doesn't really interest me. Ifit's something I have to do and I know I'm not going to like it. I guess I come to the point where,if it's too much material to where is overwhelming just to learn one simple thing, its just toomuch, and I get lazy about it and I don't even want to pursue reading it.Jasmine: I prefer to work by myself
Immediate Past-President of WEPAN, was PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, a member of the mathematical and statistical so- cieties Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Pittsburgh
on co-ed groupprojects that showed that boys tend to take on more valued project roles and control access totools and materials, while girls end up in administrative roles [15], [16]. To evaluate the successof a single sex approach, researchers have examined single-sex after school programs and specialgirls-only programs within co-ed schools. For example, Fadigan and Hammrich [17] examined amuseum program for girls and showed that the program created a space for girls that supported apositive sense of self.On the other hand, there are practitioners and researchers that critique the idea of separating girlsby saying, for example, that girls need, eventually, to work in mixed spaces therefore it is best tofocus on their ability to navigate
faculty in an informal setting.This is one of the most popular events – it attracts 25-40 students, predominantly women, eachtime it is held. This event also attracts women students outside the department (typically 10students) as well as about 8-12 faculty and staff. Page 25.1483.7d) Dead week treats: This event is held the week before the final exam week in fall and spring.This event provides the women students with a small break from studying, test taking, and working on final projects. Food, refreshments and various stress-‐busting activities
barriers in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM academics, and 3. Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) – support the extensibility of materials, tools, research and practices that have been demonstrated as effective in increasing the participation and advancement of women in stem careers.WEPAN, the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, received an ADVANCE award from the NSF,called ENGAGE (Engaging Students in engineering through Instruction and Mentoring). This is thefirst year of this 3 year project, which will fund teams and minigrants from 10 universities each year.The grants will focus is training teams on best practices and disseminating them to their
participants’ engineering identity which is related to their educational andprofessional persistence [3] [4]. A review of the literature summarizing approaches torecruitment and retention of women and the role of engineering identity can be found in a priorpublication [2].Our current project studied the impact of the 2019 conference on various aspects of engineeringidentity in the participants through pre- and post-conference surveys. Our work draws heavilyfrom the following prior work, which indicates that identity in general, and engineering identitymore specifically, is a multi-dimensional construct that is influenced by many factorsand frequently dependent on context. Before describing influences in engineering identity, it isimportant to note
thescope of the engineering problems addressed. In our senior design classes, students are workingon the same problem across the two semester sequence. In ECE490, problems are defined ascase studies and can take anywhere from 30 minutes to two weeks. Giving students a largernumber of smaller projects allows us to provide them with unique experiences in our curriculum. Week Topic 1 Introduction to Engineering Design and Engineering Notebooks 2 Engineering Design Process 3 Identifying Problems and Needs 4 Identifying Requirements and Constraints 5 Specifying Requirements and Constraints 6 Brainstorming 7 Brainstorming 8 Preparation for Class Field Trip 9 Class Trip 10 Selecting an Approach
International Technology Education Association, American Society of Engineering Education, and WEPAN.John R. Duncan, Clemson University John Duncan is currently a faculty member in Clemson University. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Human Resource Education and has completed as Masters in Education (2001) and an MBA (1991). John has complete a broad base of statistical coursework ranging from basics to Item Response Theory and applied those skills in quantitative and qualitative research projects resulting in numerous publications and presentations at national and international conferences. The previous research includes the use of virtual
presenter in the areas of leadership, communication, professional development, and gender issues.Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines Candace Sulzbach earned her B.S. degree in Mineral Engineering (civil specialty) at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in 1981. She worked as a Project Engineer for Exxon Co., USA until 1983 when she returned to Mines to teach in the Division of Engineering where she is currently a Lecturer. Candace is a Center for Engineering Education faculty representative, serves on the CSM Alumni Association Board of Directors, and is the Faculty Advisor for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Tau Beta Pi, and the
. Our most important goal, however, is to urge the engineering and scientificcommunity to engage in an honest and substantive discussion of what is truly necessary if we areto level the playing field in higher education and harness all the potential in our young students.IntroductionThe Adelante! Project originated as a focused effort in 2003 from a group of dedicated veteranChicana Scientists and within the context of the annual meeting of Mujeres Activas en Letras yCambio Social (Women Active in Literature and Social Change -MALCS). This initial effortresulted in a book describing the career paths of nine Chicanas in STEM fields; the book wastitled Flor y Ciencia: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. The 2006 publicationof this
professional degrees. Prospective graduate students often perceive the lengthy time-to-degree and the rigid “path” for degree completion as limiting to their futures. Several discussants referenced the alternative options industry collaboration may provide, e.g., the Professional PhD, wherein graduate students would spend a more abbreviated period within the classroom and enter the field while being “co-mentored” by academe and industry to complete dissertation or research projects. ≠ Address impacts of climate issues on graduate students and education. Increasing the “visibility” of women faculty and fostering faculty-student interaction may help retain women graduate students. Developing cohorts
-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 2. Washington, D.C.10. Sorcinelli, M.D. and J.P. Near, Relations between Work and Life Away from Work among University Page 11.394.7 Faculty. The Journal of Higher Education, 1989. 60(1): p. 59-81.11. Bailyn, L., Breaking the Mold: women, men, and time in the new corporate world. 1993, New York: Macmillan, the Free Press.12. Drago, R., et al., Final Report of the Faculty and Families Project. 2001, The Pennsylvania State University. [online] http://lsir.la.psu.edu/workfam/facultyfamilies.htm: University Park, PA.13. Gappa, J. and S.M. MacDermid, Work, Family, and the
. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder Jacquelyn Sullivan has led the multi-university TeachEngineering digital library project, now serving over 3.3M unique users (mostly teachers) annually, since its inception. She is founding co-director of the design-focused Engineering Plus degree program and CU Teach Engineering initiative in the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. With the intent of transforming en- gineering to broaden participation, Sullivan spearheaded design and launch of the Engineering
in order to ensure a higher response rate. Our combined targetpopulation was approximately 1,609 undergraduate students with a gender breakdown of 53%women and 47% men in a broad range of undergraduate majors. 110 responses were received,including 59 STEM majors, 17 arts majors and 23 students who identified as having a major inneither of those categories. The overall response rate was 9.4%. Due to the limited scope of thisproject and the barriers to human subject access, the feasibility of our sample leaves our studysubject to sampling bias, making it difficult to generalize our results beyond the institutionsampled for this project. Variables This study included four dependent variables representing student interest in STEM
in a real negotiation process with professional and financial stakes. Undoubtedly, welearned many lessons throughout the process, including the need to construct a more concisesurvey instrument, and those lessons will inform our ongoing efforts to study this topic.Furthermore, with the complex nature of gender and negotiation, additional data collectionmethods should be explored to help us better understand what happens during negotiationprocesses and how gender factors into those processes.To that end, we have begun a second phase of the [name removed] project that entails collectionof different qualitative data. This phase began with a storytelling circle and methodologydiscussion held at a conference in January 2018 [17]. Analysis of our
) and projected (2016+)female enrollment in the orthopaedic residency class. “Baseline” represents model withparameter values reflecting our current program evaluation results. “Worst-Case” reflects worst-case assumptions for parameter values in terms of recruitment and retention in the orthopaedicspipeline. Considering the duration of our programming efforts (Figure 3), if we were to cease allprogramming immediately (2015), our past programming efforts would yield a peak diversity of27% female in 10 years (2025) before declining back to the 14% baseline within 12 years (2027).Similarly, if we were to continue programming only for 5 more years (until 2020), we wouldexpect an identical peak of 27% female within 10 years. This peak would
on managing creativity and innovation in the area of nano-enabled technologies.Prof. Bryan Douglas Huey, University of Connecticut ˜20 year scholar working with nanotechnology, especially the characterization of materials properties at the nanoscale by applying and advancing variations of Scanning Probe Microscopy.Dr. Leslie M Shor, University of Connecticut Leslie Shor is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She mentors an interdisciplinary research team working at the interface of chemical engi- neering, microbiology, and advanced manufacturing. Current projects in her lab are focused on gradient bioengineering for next-generation biofuel production
SREB-member states(Doctoral dissertation, TEXAS A&MUNIVERSITY-COMMERCE).San Jose State University (2015) https://bcme.sjsu.edu/BME%204%20Year%20PlanThe Economist (2012) “One State Two Systems”, August 11, 2012http://www.economist.com/node/21560290THECB (2014) Closing the Gaps 2014 Progress Reporthttp://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/5924.PDF?CFID=20361408&CFTOKEN=17353582THECB (2015)http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/Institutionsshow.cfm?Type=1&Level=1Tienda, Marta and Sullivan, Teresa, (2015) “Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project”http://texastop10.princeton.edu/project.pdf, http://theop.princeton.edu/US Census (2015) http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.htmlZweben, S., & Bizot, B. (2014). 2013 Taulbee
toreal life.” Another seconded this: “The field has moved so far in industry, that there is a huge gapnow….we could complete the cycle of student learning by having people from industry seed thenext generation of scientists with the skills that industry needs to move forward.” A limitation ofour study is that it only focused on women. A future research project could include interviewingwomen and men who have successfully made the transition to academia without attending anOn-Ramps workshop. Our findings have implications for alternative hiring and recruitmentpractices in higher education.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the interview participants. This work was supported by theNational Science Foundation under grants HRD-0819407
, medical students, andclinicians (orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, and general practitioners). Each programcan accommodate up to 40 students. Students are recruited through STEM non-profit affiliates,e.g., Project Lead The Way, Girl Scouts, and via social media and contacting large, urban schooldistricts. Students apply online through the program’s website and are selected based on thequality and composition of two essays. Academic performance, e.g., GPA, class rank, or APcoursework, is purposefully not considered in the application. Racial information is collected atthe time of application; however, it is blinding during the selection process and only analyzedafter students are notified of their acceptance to the program. Results of
barriers: putting knowledge & skills/techniques to work – what works bestfor you? Part 3 –Supporting colleagues/the next generation of engineers (engineeringstewardship opportunities). In addition to peer coaching sessions (5 total) and journal entries (8totals), the final grade was also based on class participation and a final project (chosen by thestudent based on their interests related to a course topic). Class was structured so as to be mostlydiscussion-based with students reading articles and completing assignments before class to aid indiscussion led by the instructor or a content-expert guest facilitator. The course was taught withthe Four Frames12 as an overarching lens to view topics such as imposter syndrome, stereotypethreat
Education 3. Society of Automotive Engineering PROPFESSIONAL SERVICE ABET Program Evaluator Member, Board of Advisors, Prince George’s Public Schools Project Lead the Way U.S. Representative for IJSO (International Junior Science Olympiads) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #17862Dr. Ali Bouabid c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 “Build it and they will come” Reversing the gender gap, women in the UAE enrolling in engineering programs and preparing for careers in the oil and gas industryAbstractThe low percentages of women studying
Paper ID #30545IMPROVED METRIC FOR IDENTIFYING FEMALE FACULTY REPRE-SENTATION INENGINEERING DEPARTMENTSDr. Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate civil & environmental engineering seniors.Dr. Sarah J Mobley P.E