Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6759Negotiating Masculine Spaces: Attitudes and Strategies of First-Year Womenin EngineeringDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CA- REER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on NSF . Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cate Samuelson, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of work they would be doing post-graduation, as well as the kind ofwork they would not be expected to do, and how the work related to and reflected what theywere currently learning in coursework. Further, they appreciated having the opportunity to applywhat they were learning in classes to real-life situations and problems. This provided them withgenuine problem-solving experiences that allowed them to develop additional skills that wouldbe useful in the professional realm, such as communication and collaboration skills.Stayers, in particular, described internships and/or co-ops as providing them with variousnetworking opportunities. In some cases, these relationships took the form of mentorships, wherethe engineering professionals advised