Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Woodrow Wilson Winchester III, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi, Robert Morris University; Rika Wright Carlsen, Robert Morris University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

a countermeasure, affords greater reflection, intentionality, and voice toconsiderations of inclusion within the design process. While Afrofuturism, in particular, aids thedesigner in identifying those salient “cultural retentions that blacks/African-Americans bring tothe technologies that they use” [20], its use supports decision making that affords a morecomplete and inclusive picture of ALL people within the technology design engagement.Afrofuturism, as such, is a design lens through which the needed motivation and actions be bothcatalyzed and operationalized in increasing inclusivity and thus equity within the culture andprocesses of engineering design.Moreover, the value of Afrofuturism extends beyond the considerations of the black

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Laura E. Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

% 8.6% 100.0% 84.6% 15.4% F/W 0 27 0.0% 15.4% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% Total 49 175 Table 5. Fall 2017 results for Physics I show that 89.8% of students received a grade of “C” or better as compared to 71.4% in the traditional sections. The increase of 18.4% is a larger improvement than the 9.1% improvement in the first year of implementation.Year 2 Course ResultsInitial results for Year 2 courses are presented in the following section. These results are reflective of thefirst semester of instruction using the flipped classroom approach and newly developed course materials.In addition, CSULA transitioned from a quarter system

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E. Foor, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

AsianAmericans), as well as persons with disabilities [1, 2]. We submit that it is time to reflect on thelanguage we use to discuss inequity in engineering education. Based on our research, that ofothers, and numerous conversations of the years, we propose a perspective and language shift forconsideration and discussion.Critiquing the status quo "Words are but pictures of our thoughts" - John Dryden [3]Consideration begins by examining the use of the label "underrepresented minority" as a tool ofoppression. For the past 100 years, engineering has been a domain of white, upper-class, able-bodied men [1, 4]. Students who do not identify within those historic norms of engineering areoften referred to collectively in educational policy and

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Akbarali Thobhani, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Diversity

courses formore than one semester term is recommended, as it appears to be beneficial to the program.Expanding the cooperation with possible new academic program developments such as a dualdegree [8] between the Environmental Engineering and Architecture Engineering is planned andrecommended. In order to seek student feedback, the design of a survey tool to be distributed to all students,declared or non-declared architecture minors, has been initiated. The short survey will reflect onthe six ARCH courses offered and will provide the basis for recommendations for futurerefinements of the minor program.References[1] Balogh, Z. E. (2012). Structural Engineering Masters Level Education Framework ofKnowledge for the Needs of Initial Professional

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gillen, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

(NSF) as a research grant (NSF-EEC-1647928) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.ReferencesBoynton, M. (2014). People not print: Exploring engineering future possible self development in rural areas of tennessee's cumberland plateau. (PhD Dissertation), Virginia Tech.Carrico, C., Matusovich, H. M., & Paretti, M. C. (2017). A qualitative analysis of career choice pathways of college-oriented rural central Appalachian high school students. Journal of Career Development. doi:10.1177/0894845317725603Carrico, C., Murzi, H., & Matusovich, H. (2016). The roles of socializers in career choice decisions for high school students in rural central appalachia: "Who's doing what

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

under Grant No.DRL-1657519. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions are recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation .References[1] E. Iversen, “Engineering Outreach on Campus,” Washington, DC, 2015.[2] C. Gartland, “Student ambassadors: ‘role-models’, learning practices and identities,” Br. J. Sociol. Educ., no. September, pp. 1–20, 2014.[3] A. V. Maltese and R. H. Tai, “Eyeballs in the fridge: Sources of early interest in science,” Int. J. Sci. Educ., 2010.[4] R. H. Tai, C. Q. Liu, A. V. Maltese, and X. Fan, “Planning early for careers in science,” Science. 2006.[5] M. B. Ormerod and D. Duckworth, “Pupils

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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test for reliability and validity.AcknowledgementsThe authors are very grateful for the interest and participation in our work from so manymembers of our School community – students, staff, and faculty. We also acknowledge thesupport provided by the National Science Foundation through grant EEC 1519467. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] M. Koretsky, M. Bothwell, S.B. Nolen, D. Montfort and J. Sweeney. “Shifting departmental culture to re-situate learning.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. New Orleans, LA, 2016, 10.18260/p.26183.[2] J

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Anetra J. Grice, Western Michigan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

performance. This IR report has been renamed from “Student Success Engineering” to “Students Attending Success Center Sites” to reflect adaption by other academic units on campus, including the tutoring centers of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics; and the Bronco Study Zone. Our STEP project has benefited from this collaboration because we can now see if CEAS students use any of the student success sites across campus, not just those offered by CEAS-STEP. Our academic advisors and faculty mentors can also view data via the tracking website, which helps when meeting with students who may be struggling academically.G. Maintain Regular Communication with Campus Collaborators – It is sometimes easy to stay out of contact with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

cohorts of 15 to 16 students.Student progress was monitored during Fall 2016, and in preparation for a less successfulsemester, a new activity was introduced for winter break 2016–17. SESMC purchased the bookMindset: the New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck [1]. This book was assigned asreading over the winter break and was the primary topic of discussion at the Spring 2017orientation meeting. The intent was to provide students with perspective when met with newchallenges, and tools to deal with them. Some key takeaways that students received from readingMindset and from the subsequent group discussions:  “Failing is not a reflection of my self-worth, it is merely an opportunity for improvement.”  “After reading this book I spent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Rachel Ann Baker; Thaddeus J. Milton, Purdue University; Joshua T. Yeggy

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

century.AcknowledgementsThis work was funded by a National Science Foundation EEC CAREER grant (1554057). Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthor and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] M. C. Thursby, “The Importance of Engineering: Education, Employment, and Innovation,” The Bridge, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 5–10, 2014.[2] J. Miller, “The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing Americas Potential,” Natl. Sci. Board Natl. Sci. Found. Rep. NSB, pp. 03–69, 2003.[3] D. E. Chubin, G. S. May, and E. L. Babco, “Diversifying the engineering workforce,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 73–86, 2005.[4] W. Wulf, “Diversity in Engineering,” The Bridge

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Ashis Nandy, Northern New Mexico College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Grant 1259993. Any opinions, findings and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of NSF.References[1] U.S. Census Bureau, “State and County Quick Fact”, USA, 2010[2] New Mexico Higher Education Department, “Annual Report”, NM, 2016[3] Greatschools, Inc., “Great Schools Review Report”, USA, 2018[4] Ariely, Dan. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions,Harper Perennial, 2010.

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Education MinorityScience and Engineering Improvement Program under Grant No. P120A140051. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education.References[1] US Census Bureau, 2016 Census Data for Kern County.[2] US Census Bureau, 2017 Estimated Census Data Nationwide.[3] California Department of Education, Data and Statistics website. Data for Kern High School District.[4] N. Gorgievski and et al., "Tablet PC: A Preliminary Report on a Tool for Teaching Calculus," The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 95-102, 2005.[5] C. Lysy, C. A. Romney, J. P. Paniagua

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Boklage; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Anna Montana Cirell, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

to make the decision not to participate in our study if they perceive a threat fromdisclosing their citizenship status.In sum, the combined lesson learned from these three issues (e.g., site access, participantrecruitment design, and the current political climate) are important, as the strength of the studylies in the data collected. If not sensitive to institutional barriers to data collection, valuableconnections to potential participants are lost. Without attention paid to the particularities of astudy’s target population, researchers may waste time recruiting a sample, which fails to addresstheir research questions and/or reflect accurate experiences of the study’s population of interest.If the socio-political climate of a research site

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Phillips, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

fundamentals to future technologies 2) Ability to solve open-ended problems with great complexity 3) Ability to work with a team with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.The current curriculum is recognized as successful in training students in the fundamentals ofEE, and has traditionally been the major emphasis of curricular discussions among faculty.Outcomes 2) and 3) are aligned with the identified shortcomings in training students withsufficient team skills, societal relevance, and cross-disciplinary content to prepare students fortoday’s workforce, and in directly promoting diversity. To achieve these student outcomes, thefollowing have been identified as goals for curriculum change: 1) Teach fundamentals that reflect current and future

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

BALRAJ SUBRA MANI, New Jersey Institute of Technology; I. Joga Rao, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

these RE copies as a form of fair use.” [3].According to Professor Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University, “currently, about 30 universitieshave integrated the method (of RE) into their teaching.”[4] Sheppard had a job at Chrysler, wherethe company sent her to mechanics school for three months where she learned to take thingsapart and rebuild engines, transmissions and brake systems, something she had not done as anundergraduate. She reflects how much one learns though the kinesthetic of touching stuff. “Thereality is that very little design is actually new design,” argues Sheppard, “good designers have acatalog in their brain of stuff-of mechanisms, of devices, of machine elements.” Dr. KwabenaNarh et al, NJIT, has reported the positive course

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Katie Shannon, Missouri S&T

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

that the insidetemperature was suitable for a puppy (less than 32 C) when the outside structure is “out in thesun” (exposed to a heat lamp) for 30 minutes. Several different types of building materials wereavailable for purchase for the students, including items such as cardboard, foil, foam core board,and other items. If students have completed a science section covering colors and their propertiesof absorbing or reflecting light (as have these middle schoolers), the project should reinforce thatsubject matter. A discussion on the concept of the flow of heat energy was also conducted priorto the project start. After the students tested their dog houses, they were given a chance to makedesign revisions based on their results. Students

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Anne Migler-VonDollen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

course express an intention to continue computer science education at a local community college. We found that many students enjoyed creating programs and were proud of their success in creating these programs. Based on written reflections. Many of our undergraduate student assistants state that they learned a tremendous amount from this experience. We also observe improved teaching and communication skills.1 Program OverviewOur four-week introductory computer programming course follows a university-style schedule:two ninety minute lecture periods per week along with a separate weekly two hour lab session.Lecturers from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), serve both ascourse designers

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Community Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory E. Triplett, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jenilee Stanley-Shanks, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lori A. Floyd-Miller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

of Institutions of HigherEducation [1]. As the 4th largest academic unit on VCU’s campus, the School of Engineering iscomprised of 2,000 students with demographics that reflect the diverse community in which itserves. The development of collaborations such as public-private partnerships and projects withlocal communities has been VCU Engineering’s essential ingredient for talent development, notonly because of well-established relationships with the business community, but also becausethese community partnerships give way to a continuum of college-bound students that translatesinto a sustainable diverse STEM pipeline. The desire to expand the number of public-privatepartnerships within the local community, however, presents both

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

context to the data. The memos will also capture researcher reflections anddecision-making processes during analysis. The memos may also provide details about thecommunity and participants.Preliminary ResultsThis work in progress is transitioning from secondary to final data analysis. At this point, thereare five categories which will help develop themes for this research. One category linksengineering as a cultural strategy to survive. Another category points to engineering as a processfor community development. A third category maps Tohono O’odham values to engineeringdesign traits. Two other categories are not directly associated to engineering but rather tocommunity self-perceptions as a result of engineering impacts.SignificanceQualitative

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Xiangyan Zeng, Fort Valley State University; Chunhua Dong, Fort Valley State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

engaging students in interdisciplinary /multidisciplinaryundergraduate research activities. This goal is also fully aligned with the Universitymission that states "FVSU mission is to promote academic excellence for theimprovement of the quality of life for the people it serves"Statement of SignificanceFor the first time, the computer science program at FVSU is planning to conduct a majoreffort to improve and enhance programming knowledge and skills of its students whileprogressing through the program, enhance retention and graduation rates, and engagestudents in enrichment programs. The significance of this project is as follows: 1. Enhance the course curricula of all CS upper level courses (3xxx/4xxx) to reflect the most current

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Symone Whipple, Kennesaw State University; Shelbie P. Prater, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

making apps isconsidered part of engineering”.Another participant indicated that the camp helped them to learn more about engineering. Hesaid:“I learned that there is a wide variety of engineering. I thought there was only, like, four parts ofengineering in the career section, but I learned that there is a lot more and they all do differentthings and it’s not just building stuff”.Another participant indicated a change in his understanding about how engineering can be used.He said:“I thought engineering was mostly math and like mechanical things but I didn’t know that youcan tailor engineering to business”.Shifts in Attitudes after Workshop CompletionResults reflect that participants’ attitudes towards engineering changed upon the completion

Conference Session

Internship, Co-Op, and Professional Development Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayla Powers, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company ; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #23905Exploring How Engineering Internships and Undergraduate Research Expe-riences Inform and Influence College Students’ Career Decisions and FuturePlansKayla Powers, Stanford UniversityDr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. Chen’s current research interests include: 1) engineering and entrepreneurship education; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Collection

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Christopher Peter Scianna, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

this outreach program isa focus on student engagement in the form of community service and service learning.In embarking on service learning in engineering, faculty at Northeastern looked at other hallmarkprograms and research to prepare. Bringle and Harcher define service-learning as “a course-based, credit-bearing, educational experience in which students (a) participate in an organizedservice activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflect on the service activity insuch a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of thediscipline , and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.”[2] There is a section in this work onfirst-year students, where there has been assessment showing significant

Conference Session

Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherina V. Tarnai-Lokhorst, Camosun College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

measures. In this way, teachers maximize studentengagement and creation of physics knowledge, building on what was learned in previousclasses. The purpose of this method is to allow students to play with applying physics knowledgein new relatable ways. The small groupsreport on their work by answeringdiscussion questions designed to guidetheir reflection on both the process and thelearning they acquired (Figure 2). In thefinal phase, which may occur in afollowing class period if the cohort needsmore time during the session for their teamwork, the teacher facilitates a large-groupdiscussion of the outcomes, generating Figure 1: Facilitating the discussion on student-based contexts

Conference Session

Hands-On Skills in BME

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

grades.Survey ResultsTo understand the students’ perception on the usefulness of the intervention, students in theexperimental group were asked to reflect on the modules in terms of their complexity, theireffectiveness as a learning tool and the ease of use of the step-by-step manual associated witheach module. A five-point Likert scale was used to measure the student responses on the threedimensions (Figure 4, n=103).When asked if the modules displayed an appropriate level of complexity, 62% of the studentsagreed or strongly agreed, 22% of the students responded in a neutral manner and 16% of thestudents disagreed or strongly disagreed. While these results suggest that complexity could beincreased in the available modules, it is important to note that

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

opportunities. In “reflexivity”, individuals observe social andeconomic arrangements in the environment, and through reflection, they are able see possibilitiesof new and creative social realities. They thus create opportunities rather than discover them. Despite calls for more qualitative research and specifically exploring the stories ofentrepreneurs to generate theories, there have been virtually no studies within engineeringentrepreneurship education that focus on analyzing the narratives of engineering studententrepreneurs. There is one qualitative study that looks at engineering students perceptions ofstudying entrepreneurship during a specific course or program (Taks, Tynjala, Toding,Kukemelk, & Venesaar, 2014). This study adopted a

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Snyder, Valencia College; Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

public community college. Theprimary mission of community colleges has not changed greatly, but there has been refinementthrough the years to serve the changing population and economy (Cohen et al., 2014; Hoffman etal., 2010). Community colleges are more agile and responsive to market demands on a locallevel, which can be seen by evaluating the technical degree landscape.Community college students are reflective of the region in which the college is located due tomost community colleges being commuter campuses. Further, a greater number of minority andlower socioeconomic students (SES) attend community colleges (Costello, 2012; Horn & Nevill,2006). Carnevale and Strohl (2010) report that bottom quartile SES outnumber top quartile SESby

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

noticed a higher level of responsibility entrusted to male students thanto female students. These hostile experiences often caused female students to question if theywould ever be taken seriously in the workforce or valued as an engineer. When reflecting ontheir working experiences, these women identified moments of extreme self-doubt that stand insharp contrast to the growing confidence and career satisfaction their male peers recounted (Case& Jawitz, 2004; Seron et al., 2016).It is important to note that while some accounts of this mistreatment in the workplace occurred instudies during the early 2000s, two were published in 2016, indicating this culture is consistentthroughout time and still relevant to women in engineering today

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Technological University; Thomas Singer, Sinclair Community College; Jamshid Moradmand, Sinclair Community College

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

also very promising.Participants were given the opportunity to add their reflections on the studio workshops. Askedabout what they liked the most about the workshop, a recurrent comment was that they enjoyedthe opportunity to interact with educators from other institutions and professionals in the field ofAM. Another major highlight was the usefulness of the hands-on aspect of the workshops,including the process of putting together the 3D Printers as well as the chance to design an objectof interest.When asked what they would recommend changing about the workshops, a few participantssuggested to (i) allocate more time towards the hands-on activities (ii) reduce the number of “talks”by presenters, and (iii) add a component of training related

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

=Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree, 6 = Not Sure) for participants to rate their opinion of experiences inSTEM majors at their HBCU. Survey items were developed to reflect the common reasons forstudent departure as outlined in the published text Talking About Leaving and the experiences ofsenior leaders on the project from STEM fields and at HBCUs [4]. To ensure the survey focusedon the intended areas and that the researchers engaged in a comprehensive approach, each surveyitem was aligned with a research thrust area and compared with the theoretical framework. Toaccount for differences in demographic information needed, two parallel surveys were createdfor each group (Group 1 and 2).Data Collection Data were collected from students (Group 1