Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City Colledge of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

short of women engineers in the work place. Many femalestudents lose interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at an early age.How to encourage and retain female students’ interest in STEM is a challenge faced by manyeducators.The paper describes our collaboration (Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)) with an all-girl high school to setup a robotics workshop. The high school administration is interested inbringing engineering and technology as a new component to their curriculum. From our side, weconstantly seek outreach opportunities to prompt STEM and attract more girls into the STEMfields. After meeting and discussion with the high school administration, a robotics workshopwas developed. The workshop was a year-long

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

constructed, unmonitored or untrained in group dynamics, the endresult may be that any marginalization underrepresented students experience in the classroombecomes magnified.20 Women students discussed this issue during interviews, havingexperienced relegation to administrative duties by the group, exclusion from the group and/orappointment as leader of the group often resulting in an excessive workload. Faculty and TAsneed to be aware of and implement effective group management skills.Category 2: Improve curriculumContinue to integrate relevant applications into the curriculum: Many interviewees enjoyedclasses that included hands-on experiences, problem-solving activities and real-life examples. Infact, their enthusiasm for hands-on activities and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Sheryl Elaine Burgstahler, University of Washigton

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

disability-related topics was important for preparing the nextgeneration of professionals: ● “Engineering is all about innovation and making structural change on a variety of levels, I think it is imperative students entering the field have this background.” ● “I think accessibility should be integrated into the curriculum, to build better technologies and conscientious students.” ● “Adding AT (assistive technology) to the school’s curriculum would be an excellent way of assuring future educators/students are knowledgeable and well trained in the discipline. My knowledge has come mostly from sources outside of any curriculum

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

have an efficient but not necessarily supportive function.5 If we Page 11.1265.2consider the alternative to traditional college lecture halls, collaborative learning research hashighlighted the distance between faculty and students in institutions of higher education: thefragmentation of curriculum, the detached and impersonal lecture style and routinized tests.8These foster a system that reinforces students who are passive learners, yet simultaneouslyambitious and competitive toward their classmates. It is this competitive classroom atmospherewhich has often left women feeling more alienated.2,3,4 Unfortunately, these dynamics constitutethe

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sruti Modekurty; Judy Fong, UC Davis; Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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Women in Engineering

interactive way. Within the curriculum andvarious activities, we wanted to incorporate general themes females face in STEM fields,especially in the Computer Science community. For example, some of these themes include:breaking gender stereotypes, dealing with peer pressure, having an interest but lackingresources, etc. Different from the majority of other camps, this camp has unique teachingstyles, structures, and learning which extends beyond the duration of the one-week camp.2. Integrated Computing and STEM EducationThe UC Davis C-STEM Center aims to transform computing, science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (C-STEM) education in both formal and informal K-14 programs throughintegrated learning, guided by two key objectives: Close

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

. modern educationalstrategies or gender-sensitive concepts. Courses can be designed that are based on project-oriented collaborative work, encouraging students to acquire social competencies, presentation ornegotiating techniques. Also mentorship programs comparable to those in the US can beestablished, supporting a close connection between students and academic staff. This can lead toa better integration of undergraduates into research and business processes and thus additionallymotivate students.However, despite these opportunities, many universities in Germany still try to simply converttheir old curricula into the new format without adapting the contents to the new module-basedapproach. A complete re-design of a curriculum is a rare exception

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

incorporate research and hands-on exercises up-front inthe curriculum, instead of just lectures and theories.[8,43,51] Additionally, the curriculum andfaculty should reference diverse populations in the examples used; women and minorities shouldbe incorporated into references, lectures, readings, and other course work.[8]Diversity in ExperienceFinally, enhanced global awareness and experience are critical if the U.S. is to maintain an equalfooting with the rest of the world in engineering. Many countries are working on ensuringquality engineering education and diversification. Global awareness would ensure anappreciation of different cultures and business practices. To guarantee that the U.S. remainscompetitive, STEM fields have to be seen as

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Hailey, Utah State University

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Women in Engineering

freshmen and in Fall semester 2005 only femalestudents selected the course. The seminar was one credit hour, met once a week for an hour, andwas not required for any engineering major. Course goals were to: 1. provide a variety of speakers who share their knowledge and experience about the many career-options available in engineering, 2. provide information about internships from career placement and planning specialists, 3. discuss the ways in which women integrate their professional and personal lives, 4. provide information and strategies for the academic and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in engineering, 5. develop a community of learners among peers with similar academic and career goals.After completing

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

activities organized by ASME was to incorporate gender equityresearch into the Essential Teaching Seminars that are given by ASME for engineering faculty. Current effortshave utilized several on-going ASME activities including the Department Leadership Workshop scheduled forthe spring of 2007 and the Department Heads Forum in the fall of 2007. Topics to be addressed at these andother ASME meetings include the following: • Creating an effective teaching climate in the classroom; • Creating a supportive/effective climate in your department and how to get your colleagues to support this effort; • Effective hands-on pedagogy; and • Enhancing diversity through curriculum reform.These activities are being developed to improve faculty

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Jessica Ivy, Mississippi State Universitt; C. Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC), partnering with stakeholders throughout the southern US to leverage, strengthen, and create awareness of existing programs and create new programs for young women in computing. Sarah holds a BS in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems from the Mississippi University for Women and a master’s degree in computer science from MSU. She earned her PhD in computer science from the University of Memphis.Ms. Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Jessica Ivy, Mississippi State Universitt Dr. Jessica Ivy is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at Mississippi State University. Her research focuses on the integration

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

cohesion, collaboration, and communication, while widespreadpreference for Marginalization can result in weak workplace culture that lacks goals or missionand lead to low employee job satisfaction, engagement, and retention.By contrast, when most employees adopt an Integration attitude, the chances of diversitybecoming an accepted feature of the overall workplace culture are expected to increase, leadingto the multiculturalism of values, beliefs, and ideas that spawn creativity, innovation, equity, andinclusion [19]-[21]. Thus, maximizing the likelihood that engineers bring or are encouraged todevelop an Integration attitude to their jobs seems like the best approach for increasing thediversity in the engineering workforce. We will determine which

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

show math’s relevance to their lives and community.[26]High quality after-school, weekend, and summer programs have been shown to strengtheneducation and career aspirations.[27] However, scheduling and recruiting constraints often limitparticipant enrollment. Programs are most effective when implemented within the schoolsystem, preferable integrated into the existing curriculum.[2, 15] Similarly, programs thatintroduce girls to science, math, and engineering through experiencing the creative, community-oriented aspects of engineering problem solving, within a supportive, team-based environment,will give them a more positive and inviting impression of engineering studies and careers.This paper provides a descriptive analysis of an outreach

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica F. Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25688A Mixed Methods Analysis of Goals and the Impact of Peer Mentoring forParticipants in the WISE Honors ProgramDr. Jennifer A Gatz, Stony Brook University Public STEM education teacher of AP Biology and AP Research for Patchogue-Medford School District. Ph.D. in Science Education from Stonybrook University, 2017. Research affiliate at Stony Brook Univer- sity’s Institute for STEM education evaluating persistence, motivation, social and academic integration of women in science and engineering at the undergraduate level.Dr. Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University Angela M. Kelly is an Associate Professor of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

of the importance of engineeringdesign’s integration with society, in our critical review we found it was mostly grand statementsbeing made in the introduction and conclusion, without much real substance in the meat of thepaper. This was most prominent in A4’s paper. The second paragraph mentions the importanceof covering “social issues like the environment” (A4, p.83), and in the conclusion they concludethe students “have shown significant progress in […] developing an appreciation of theengineering involved in creating wealth for society” (A4, p.90). Whereas, during the textualanalysis of the remainder of the paper, there were almost no other codes for society.This is again evident in A1, where the second sentence of the paper states

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Buck, Jackson State University

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Women in Engineering

Educational institutions are increasing their efforts to integrate females into non-traditional technical programs. Adjustments, such as curriculum and recruitment andretentions efforts, are being made to ensure that females feel welcome and a part of theprogram’s standard regimen. Industrial Technology stands at the vanguard of successfulparadigms that prepare females in such non-traditional areas as managerial and technicaldegree programs. Marshall (2000)26 contended that the common goals of IndustrialTechnology programs are to increase enrollments and to offer a curriculum designed toprepare students for management and technical careers. O’Meara & Carmichael (2004)34added that emphasis should be placed on both recruitment and retention efforts

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sumaia Ali Raisa, West Virginia University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

is engineering classroom, with an inclusive curriculum havingclassroom-based interventions, we will focus on organizational diversity promotion factor asan indicator of climate perception.Our proposed model based on the literature review is as follows:Figure1: Proposed Model (showing the relationship of Perceived climate, sense of belongingand engineering identity based on gender)Current StudyThis study sits within a larger study designed to help all engineering students develop aninclusive professional identity. In addition to having excellent technical skills, students withan inclusive professional identity [23] seek out diversity in teams, leverage diversity toimprove team dynamics and outcomes, and consider a wide range of potential

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

by a graduate of a course or program. Using this approach, the STEPSteam was able to ensure that curriculum design, content, delivery, and assessment wasbased on an explicit identification of the integrated knowledge, skills and values neededby both students and society.The learning outcomes for the STEPS courses (STEPS I taken in Sophomore 1 andSTEPS II, taken in Junior year) require that students: ≠ Demonstrate competency in applying the steps of the engineering design process to solve open-ended problems. ≠ Demonstrate ability to present design solutions in oral presentation and written reports. Page 14.963.6 ≠ Practice

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1296: THE ENGINEERING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: A PROPOSEDMODELNadia Kellam, University of Georgia Nadia Kellam is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Her research involves an integration of systems and engineering ecology with engineering education, resulting in a deeper understanding of student learning through a complexity lens. In particular, she is developing the Ecological Inspiration for Engineering Education research program, which involves an innovative approach of borrowing concepts from healthy, ecological systems and applying these to engineering education systems. Ecological concepts such as distributed cognition, systems

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

achieve success.Gender and Cultural Contextuality in the ClassroomSome scholars using surveying data and focus group information have found that while womenthat are both academically and intellectually capable, they lack confidence in their abilities in S& E.6 Reasons for lack of self-confidence included feelings of isolation, negative experiences inlaboratory classes, lack of role models and a cold classroom climate.9In short, current curriculum and teaching practices may leave women in a position where theydon’t “see” themselves in engineering. Classroom examples don’t include them, and for womenof color, the same examples may also be of an exclusive cultural context as well. The picture offuture engineers and scientists seems to be one in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Mario J. Leone, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

serves as a basefor learning how to build a circuit where errors in creating the circuit can be easily corrected. Page 26.605.5 F E C B A DFigure 1: An LED Circuit with (A) LM555 Timer Integrated Circuit, (B) 1.8MΩ Resistor,(C) 270Ω Resistor, (D) 22KΩ Resistor, (E) LED, (F) 10nF capacitor, with wires connectingthe electrical components on the breadboard.The 555 IC was placed between the bottom and top half of the breadboard, and the capacitor wasplaced towards the top of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Jason Silverman, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

reform needed thatconnects creativity to engineering in an atmosphere that welcomes diversity. Introduction Engineering is a creative and diverse profession integral to the sustainability of a rapidlyevolving economy, and a field where the diversity and perspectives of women engineers isessential [1], [2], [3]. This study examined the creative self-efficacy (CSE) of undergraduatewomen engineering majors, their beliefs about creativity, how they describe themselves ascreative, and their lived experiences that influenced them to choose engineering as a career path.ABET [4] highlighted the significant connection of creativity in engineering curriculum to theengineering profession. The creative

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

gap between astandard engineering curriculum and the engineering workforce, however recent researchindicates that there are still significant gaps in the skills required to be a successful professionalengineer and what skills are gained through the undergraduate curriculum and co-ops12. Severalof the skills not addressed by co-ops are –  applying interpersonal skills in managing people  gaining leadership skills  managing the planning and organization of project tasks  conveying ideas o verbally o in formal presentations.Thoughtful integration of the Collegiate Design Series can provide an opportunity for women todevelop these skills critical to success in engineering academically and

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2011 engineering education include spatial visualization, the use of learning management systems for large- sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first-year engineering environment through the use of collaborative learning, problem- based learning (including design-build projects), classroom interaction, and multiple representations of concepts. He has his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from The Ohio State University and he earlier re- ceived an M.S. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a specialization in Operations Research also from The Ohio State University. Address: Engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

specialization courses designed to meet students'graduation profile. Also, the curriculum includes four integrative courses, whose aim is toincorporate knowledge acquired by students from previous courses and integrate it into activitiesfor current projects and/or for use by companies out in the field. The last integrating course iscalled Degree Portfolio and culminates with the completion of the study program. This course isbased on multidisciplinary projects carried out by teachers of different specialties, finishing in anindividual examination before a commission composed of the course lecturers and externalevaluators who are invited exclusively for this process.Around 70% of college courses are specialized and are concentrated in the last 3 years of

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng.); Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Women in Engineering

Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Drexel, among others. In collaboration with other College of Engineering faculty and staff she co-teaches a sequence of classes for the Paul Peck Scholars Program. Alistar received her B.A. from Drew University and Master’s from Duke University.Dr. Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.) Alisa Morss Clyne is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with a courtesy ap- pointment in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Clyne is director of the Vascular Kinetics Laboratory, which investigates integrated mechanical and biochemical interactions among cells and proteins of the cardiovascular

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Katherine C. Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

ofengineering both as a field of study and a field of work. North Carolina State University has had inplace a Women in Engineering Program (WIE) for 15 years and a Women in Science (WISE) Livingand Learning Community for seven years. This WISE community has played an integral role in thestrategy to increase the percentage of women in the College of Engineering through both recruitmentand retention. In addition to WISE, certain other select recruitment strategies have also been put inplace, such as a bridge program for incoming female students, a revision of recruiting materials, andothers. This paper will describe some of the assessment data collected to determine the effectivenessof these strategies with regards to both recruitment and retention of

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College

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Women in Engineering

introduced an extrinsic performance goal that enhancedthe undergraduates’ motivation, but left us able to answer our research question: what are thesimilarities and differences between women and men undergraduates in their intrinsic motivationto perform K12 outreach?MethodsOutreach Project Our study focused on an outreach activity performed in one mid-level course (Strength ofMaterials) within the ABET-accredited general engineering curriculum at a small (less than2,000) private regional liberal arts college. The course had an enrollment of 22 students spanning10 sophomores (45%), 11 juniors (50%), and 1 senior (5%), including 16 men and 6 women(27%). To expose undergraduates to outreach, all undergraduates enrolled in the Strength

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen White, Purdue University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

programs include a substantial website component. TheBEST initiative15 argues that while websites may have some beneficial effects, they wouldbenefit more from increased curricular integration of science, technology, and math. To beeffective, web-based materials must direct the target audience to the resources, or alternatively,exhibit a strong interest in the subject in order to seek them out.16The Gender & Science Digital Library (GSDL) project has addressed the needs of teachersseeking to provide an “interactive collection of high-quality, gender-equitable science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources for K-12, higher education(community college and university), women's studies, teacher preparation programs, andinformal

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Beheler, Collin County Community College

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Women in Engineering

: Basicbooks.2. Blum, L., & Frieze, C. (2005). The evolving culture of computing. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 26(1): 99-109.3. Boudria, T. (2002). Implementing a project-based technology program for high school women. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 26(9): 709-722.4. Chirot5. Denner, J., Werner, L., Bean, S., & Campe, S. (2001). The girls creating games program. A Journal of Women Studies, 26(1): 90-99.6. Durkheim, E. (1973; orig. 1925). Moral education. New York: The Free Press.7. Harrell, P., Walker, M., Hildreth, B., & Tyler-Wood, T. (2004). Mentoring BUGS: an integrated science and technology curriculum. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 23(4), 367

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sagit Betser, University of California, Davis; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis; Rebecca Ambrose Ph.D., University of California-Davis

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

about“people” an act of giving significance to the story in the context of participating in the program.Across the interviews, every girl described her interest in making and all but one described activeinvolvement in different modes of making. Some of the girls described making at homefollowing specific YouTube channels or as a mutual interest with a family member. For others,making was an integral part of their school as they participated in maker classes or followed atrack in school. Eight girls described a specific STEM discipline as one of their career options.Half of the girls who came to the program described learning about the program from asupportive teacher who encouraged them in pursuing their interest in making.At the same time