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response when the task was framed as “draw an engineer” vs.“draw yourself as an engineer.”AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the children who participated in this research study andthe SEEK mentors and site coordinators who worked with the children and supported our datacollection. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science FoundationDivision of Research on Learning under Grant Numbers DRL-1614710, 1614739, and 1615143.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Wealso would like to thank Christopher Wright for their feedback and input on earlier versions ofthis
institutional progress.With each year, the summit improves and has growing interest across the United States. Byfocusing on the experience of past participants of the summit, the blueprint will continue to beimproved and ultimately transferrable for others to implement for years to come.AcknowledgmentsWe sincerely acknowledge Dr. Dannette Gomez Beane, Dr. Catherine Amelink, Dr. Jack Lesko,Dean Karen DePauw, and Dr. Christian Matheis for their key roles in the creation, development,and execution of the HBCU/MSI Research Summit.ReferencesBrinkmann, S., Kvale, S. (2014). InterViews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing, SAGE.Ghee, M., Collins, D., Wilson, V., & Pearson, W. (2014). The Leadership Alliance: twenty years of
transfer to a STEM major. While the NSF S-STEM grant specifically focuseson the impact of LIAT students, this population encompasses a fully representative population,one that we aim to carry over to the entire College of Engineering, something that has been anarea of concern and growth for STEM majors/colleges everywhere. Within the two cohorts,underrepresented minority students account for 38% of the total student population, the femalepopulation is 44% of total population, and roughly 38% of students in the program are identifiedas having high financial need through their Pell eligibility.The GEARSET program was designed as a defined pathway to Engineering for students who didnot fulfill the standard admissions criteria for the college of
very different results.Trina’s efficiency started off as the best, but had a steep decline from 2015 to 2016. Sharp’sefficiency was never near the top but did not have that steep decline despite being the same typeof panel. Further investigation will be done into the loss of data for certain months as well as theeffect that cleaning has on the efficiency of our solar panels.5References 1 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NY-Sun Annual Performance Report through December 31, 2015, Final Report (March 2016), p. S-1 2 Kaya Laterman, “Is New York Ready for Solar Power?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 30 Sept. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/realestate/is-new-york-ready-for-solar
EDC graduate track was approved. With MCEDC, her main duties have included student advising and academic program development. Recently, she co-developed the curriculum for the new Minor in Global Engineering offered by the CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science starting in fall 2016. Ms. Sandekian earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder, a Spe- cialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, and earned her Ph.D. in the Higher Education Student Affairs Leadership program from the University of Northern Colorado in 2017. c American Society for Engineering
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conclusion of the course. Interviews were semi-structuredwith questions focused on students sharing the experience of intercultural growth. Students wereasked to recount and interpret specific experiences of intercultural growth. Phenomenologicalhermeneutic analysis is underway with discussion to be provided at a future date.The students’ responses on the pre-trip survey indicate not only a strong desire to learn aboutdifferent cultures, but also an awareness of a lack of intercultural competence in their lives. Forexample, one student states, “I hope that this experience continues to expand my horizons andhelp[s] me develop a better worldview.” Another student states, “I like to think that I amproficient at nonverbal communication, but I now
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finding that job, including salarynegotiation and networking. They suggested that internships and co-ops s also be mandatory, asshould one-on- one counseling with a technology career counselor for every student. They alsonoted that guidance in the job hunt was available while they were students, but not offered post-graduation.Ten of the engineering technology graduates stated that they had issues with potential employersbecause they had an engineering technology degree. The comments received in support of theseanswers included large corporations don’t value engineering technology and engineering degreesthe same; some had to explain engineering technology was a “real degree.” It was noted that ifthey hadn’t interned at the company first, the
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors wish to thank the STRIDE team and survey participants fortheir engagement with this study.References [1] M. Credé and N. R. Kuncel, “Study habits, skills, and attitudes: The third pillar supporting collegiate academic performance,” Perspectives on Psychological Science, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 425-453, 2008. [2] A. Godwin, “Unpacking Latent Diversity,” in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017. [3] J. J. Lin, P. K. Imbrie, K. J. Reid, and J. Wang, “Work in progress—Modeling academic success of female and minority engineering students using the student attitudinal
industry. Dominant first year engineering programs create team-based fundamental engineering courses to develop students’ ability to work in a team. Thenumber of foreign students studying at American higher educational institutions is consistentlyincreasing and they possess unique cultures influencing the study and experience of domesticstudents. In this study, we focus on teamwork and peer assessment behaviors of multi-culturalteams as compared to domestic [U.S.] teams in a large Midwestern first year engineeringprogram. Our research question is: do teams containing one or more international student(s)have, on average, different peer rating behaviors from teams containing only domestic students?We find significant peer evaluation differences in
Paper ID #28083Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in anIntroductory Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer Mullin, UC Davis Jennifer S. Mullin is a faculty member in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 WIP Paper: Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in an Introductory Engineering CoursePrior to matriculation, first year engineering students at UC Davis, a large public university,declare majors in one of the eight academic departments offering
extending beyond ourfirst goals of STEM exposure and engagement.References[1] S. Rogers, S. Harris, I. Fidan, and D. McNeel, “Art2STEM: Building a STEM Workforce at the Middle School Level,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, BC, June 26-29, 2011.[2] M. Bright, “The Importance of Early, Consistent Exposure to STEM Fields,” Huffington Post, May 5, 2017. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-importance-of-early-and- consistent-exposure-to_us_5908e6b1e4b03b105b44bcdf[3] S. Oberoi, “The Economic Impact of Early Exposure to STEM Education,” Committee for Economic Development, June 21, 2016. https://www.ced.org/blog/entry/the-economic- impact-of-early-exposure-to-stem-education[4] H
experience working in engineer- ing teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years teaching mathematics, statis- tics, computer science, and freshman engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first year engineering students with a high-quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and academic support to facilitate their transition to university life and to prepare them for success in their engineering discipline majors and future careers.Dr. Melissa Lynn Morris, West
., change in knowledge) often uses some proxylike course grades or performance on a particular project or exam to ascertain student knowledgechange. Utilizing course or project/exam grades may contain bias not only because there issometimes no baseline metric upon which to determine prior/exogenous knowledge, but alsobecause such grades are normally a) not anonymous to the instructor(s) and b) can be affected bythe instructor’s own grading biases.Changes in attitude toward a given topic or engineering in general is valuable knowledge, giventhe effects of student perception on graduation rate [16] and eventual employment [17] as well asless easily measured variables like satisfaction in engineering and creativity in the discipline.There are multiple
thestandard deviation values decreased at the end of the term – thereby suggesting that the scatterwas more clustered at the end of the term. Whereas, the scatter was more varied at the begging ofthe term – suggesting that the incoming students had disparate skill sets.end of term student commentsStudent end-of-term comments in written evaluations were very positive - with the studentsindicating that the greatest benefit to them came from exposure to the Instructional TeamTeaching effort, which provided effective, supportive weekly monitoring and mentoring.references[1] Ulrich, K. T., & Eppinger, S. D. (2008). “Product Design and Development”. 2004. NewYork: McGraw-Hill.