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WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College

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Women in Engineering

 grouped  into  4  recurring  themes:    1)  Engineering   can   be   largely   trial-­‐and-­‐error   and   not   necessarily   math-­‐intensive.   2)  Engineering  is  highly  demanding  in  terms  of  attention  to  detail.  3)  Engineering  can  have  a   very   large   impact   on   society   4)   Engineering   can   be   an   isolating   discipline   for   the  practitioner.    Suggestions  on  how  this  insight  might  be  used  to  attract  and  retain  more  female  students  to  engineering  are  provided.             Page 24.463.2Introduction

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, UAE University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

hands of the instructor to deviseexperiments and projects (instructional activities and materials) to achieve the course outcomes.Whetton [1] stated that most important professing of a professor involves his thoughtful choiceof reading materials, assignments, activities and most of all learning objectives. This ispronounced even more in this course because the instructor has to choose few experiments and aproject from a wide variety of mechanical engineering applications. The objectives, instructionalactivities and material and the assessments he develops have to be in alignment. Students at theUnited Arab Emirates University normally complete their Bachelor’s Degree in MechanicalEngineering in ten semesters. They take the Design and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Ali Ghobahi Katamjani, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

from literature. The set of relevant programs isselected and an efficient set identified. The efficient and less efficient programs are compared. Page 24.465.2Efficiency in higher educationThe demand for higher education is increasing significantly [1]. The world today is facingchallenges that motivate the growth of technology in every aspect of life [2]. From 2000 to2010, the number of full-time undergraduates increased by 45% and the number part timeundergraduates increased by 27%.Although the number of engineering BS degrees increased by 5% in 2012 and MS degreesincreased by 6%, there are still unmet needs. Each year over 500,000 new

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Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron M. Cramer, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

(including exam-based assessment of outcomes and student self-assessment) as well as anecdotal evidence of how well this challenge is being met are discussedand analyzed. In particular, the performance of electrical engineering students and students fromother engineering disciplines is compared for the various course outcomes. Lessons learned fromoffering this course are presented. I. IntroductionNew challenges associated with power and energy and a rapidly retiring workforce have createda great demand for power and energy engineers from across engineering disciplines[1]–[4]. In2010, the Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) was established with funding from theDepartment of Energy to respond to these challenges[5]. A motivating

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, Texas Tech University; Haileyesus Belay Endeshaw, Texas Tech University; Ricardo Cruz Lozano, Texas Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Forthis reason the following research question was developed: Is incorporating uncertainty inengineering design important? To help answer the research question the following specific aimsare formulated: 1. Assess the importance of incorporating the topic of uncertainty in engineering design. 2. Assess the current practice of teaching uncertainty in engineering design. 3. Propose elements of teaching uncertainty in engineering designThe scope of work is to: • develop a survey instrument to address the stakeholders pertaining to three aspects of teaching and learning engineering design: importance of the topic of uncertainty in design, the current practice of teaching design and the way forward. • identify top, ABET

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven M. Yalisove, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Materials

the same syllabus as all of the othersections of the course which was identical to what we have taught in previous years. Thesyllabus was broken down into lectures and there were already learning objectives written foreach. Some topics take several lectures and other take a single lecture to cover. Class sessionswere held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Hence, we decided to eliminate lecture eachWednesday and use active learning methods exclusively that day. We gave traditional lecturewith occasional active learning activities (about 10% of each lecture) on Mondays and Fridays.Class demographics: The class consisted of 40 Aerospace, 5 Computer Science, 55 ChemicalEngineers, 1 Civil, 3 Electrical, 3 Engineering Physics, 3 Engineering First

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 24.470.2overlap with each other. Furthermore we have designed low cost hardware based on industry-standard components that enables students to own virtually all of the required course material.This encourages experimentation outside of the traditional laboratory environment, especiallysince students have 24/7 access to the laboratory space and equipment. Figure 1. Students working and learning in the labThe class is structured with a weekly assignment which consists of 2 components: an in-labexperiment and a larger project. The Monday lecture reviews last week’s experiment and project,typically beginning with a brief on-line quiz aimed at a summary assessment of the previousweek's activities. This provides us

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazeel Khan, Miami University; Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Figure 1 illustrates thecourse sequence for students in the MME program. Figure 1. Diagram of the required MME courses. Circled courses have been included in the ComEx studios. The selection of the courses with which ComEx studios would be associated was guidedby the following criteria: 1) The learning modules would be used by all students in the program. 2) The nature of the course should present opportunities for an experimental-simulation analysis approach to problem solving. 3) Courses would be selected based on their content featuring some common characteristics and then grouped into one of four categories (Fluids and Thermodynamics, Materials

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Systems Engineering

Dabbawalla system, Boeing 787 Dreamliner production, and X-plane designcompetition.Case StudiesIn this course, several case studies are discussed in class lectures, and used in assignments and ina term project. The purpose of having multiple case studies is to offer SE students an effectiveway to understand global business and engineering operations, systems and engineering issues,and how market competitions influence systems design through real industry cases. Cases beingused in this course are listed as follows: 1. Boeing 787 Dreamliner production delay case 1,2 2. X-Plane (X-35/X-32) fighter design competition case 3 3. Mumbai India Dabbawalla system case 4 4. Apple Store case 5. iPhone/iPad value distribution case 6

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery L. Loo, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa T. Ngo, University of California, Berkeley; Cody K. Hennesy, University of California, Berkeley; Brian D. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Jean McKenzie, University of California, Berkeley

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Engineering Libraries

educationthat helps conceptually frame the elements of an online degree program. This view recognizesan interaction of parts, technologies, actors, and other elements that are at play for any distanceeducation program. The six components of this framework underscore the many relationshipsthat need to be considered in instructional design (Table 1).Table 1. Elements of the systems view on distance education1 1. Content sources, the people or organizations who teach content knowledge and provide the program 2. Program/course design to organize the learning materials and activities 3. Delivery of the courses through media and technology 4. Interaction between students, instructors, and support personnel to facilitate learning 5. Learning

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Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

wenjuan wang, Beihang University ; Ming Li, Beihang University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Jian Yuan, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

hoped that this work represents a step towarddeveloping a more nuanced historical-cultural approach to defining and resolving problems andcontemporary challenges in Chinese engineering education and professional practice.Historical ContextThe late 19th century and early 20th century was a significant period for engineering education inmany parts of the world. For instance, countries such as the U.S. and Great Britain experienced amovement away from work-based modes of education (e.g., apprenticeship) and toward moreformal modes of education.1-2 Additionally, the rise of the engineering sciences started aroundthis time, with older hands-on and craft methods replaced by greater emphasis on mathematicalmodeling and scientific analysis.3 This trend

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

) whodid not participate in the summer engineering enrichment program. Additionally, although thedata are limited, it appears that SEEP engineering students with ACT Math scores from 20-25achieve a greater retention rate (by about 12%, 14%, and 23% for 1 year, 2 year, and 3 yearsrespectively) than their classmates with ACT Math scores of 17-19. Many summerbridge/enrichment programs with various objectives/approaches (mostly aimed at increasingretention of engineering majors) have been implemented [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12].Most of the programs appear to have a nominal length of 2-4 weeks which is likely due toprogram cost and sustainment of funding sources. To the best of our knowledge, none have beenundertaken for the full 10

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Utah State University ; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

during the first three years (2009-2011) indicate that significant barriers toretention continue to exist for students enrolled in the program. Student achievement datashowed that the rate (52%) at which students were unsuccessful (final course grade of W, D or F)in distance delivered sections of Calculus I was not only alarmingly high, but was also nearlydouble the rate (28%) for students in traditionally taught (face-to-face) sections. Moreover, onuniversity administered end-of-course student evaluations, distance sections scoredapproximately one full point lower (on a scale of 1-poor to 6-excellent) than traditionally taughtsections in ratings of instructor effectiveness (4.10 distance | 4.91 traditional) and overall coursequality (3.96

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mohamed Salah Gallow, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

environment. Sustainability measures have become anecessity for enhancing human health and the environment. [1] Researchers and policy makers arelooking for ways to incorporate sustainability into the construction industry on a wider scale. Forinstance, the U.S. Green Building Council, one of the leading non-profit organizations promotingsustainability in the building and construction industry, has developed the LEED rating system,which provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurablesolutions for green design, construction, operations, and maintenance. [2]The SRCD course will address sustainability of concrete from a life cycle perspective. The fourkey stages concrete goes through during its life will be covered. These

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sarvagya Vaish, Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

would be awarded the bid. This entire manual process of project-team assignment had thefollowing drawbacks:1. Too much burden on faculty to compile the necessary information from their students and share with other faculty (section instructors)2. Narrow window of opportunity for students to learn about projects, form teams and submit their projects bids3. Logistical issues involved with matching teams and projects. The process was cumbersome and not transparent to students. This would often lead to lack of motivation.In order to aid the process of making project-team assignments and to support the realization ofmultidisciplinary Capstone Design projects from across schools, the Office of the Director ofDesign & Innovation (DDI) in

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Manveer Mann; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Daniel L. Dickerson, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

engineering and fashion curriculum might add a new perspective into fastfashion knowledge to both of these two diverse students groups. One of the applications ofreverse engineering in clothing industry are 3D body scanners. In Figure 1, four kinds ofmeasurements are shown which reveal much about body shape and clothing fit: volumes, surface Page 24.479.4areas, linear measures (circumferences), and slice areas (cross sections)14. The solution used fordeveloping a sizing system for clothing industry with a body scan technology was based on asoftware which was originally developed for the automotive industry, where 3D scanning isextensively used in

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shreya Kumar, Michigan Technological University; Linda M. Ott, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

published in SDE 1, Proceedings of the First ACM SIGSOFT/SIGPLAN Sym- posium on Practical Software Development Environments, April 23-25, 1984. In addition to teaching at Michigan Tech, Dr. Ott taught Advanced Software Engineering at Siberian State Aerospace University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia as a Fulbright Scholar. She also taught Ethical and Social Aspects of Computing at Beijing Normal University - Zhuhai in Zhuhai, China. Dr. Ott is currently Michigan Tech’s lead person in the efforts to increase the number of female undergraduates in computing as a member of NCWIT’s Pacesetter organizations. Page 24.480.1

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Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Lesley Eva Bristol, Maui Economic Development Board; Graham R. DeVey, Maui Economic Development Board

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and over 45,000students across the state of Hawaii through a specially designed ad hoc science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) integration approach as termed in The Status and Nature of K-12Engineering Education in the United States.1 IEI is a place-based, culturally competentProfessional Development (PD) program that educates K-12 teachers and their students onrenewable energy solutions—a highly relevant issue in the state—and builds STEM skills andmethods through student-focused inquiry learning.Current uncertainties of K-12 engineering education in the United States STEM education and technological literacy are fundamental in the digital era. In recentyears, educators and policy makers have reached a consensus that the

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Stephen Heindel, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

Page 24.482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Energy Scavenging - an Introductory Engineering ProjectIntroductionFirst year engineering courses come with a wide range of objectives and configurations.However, it is quite common that they include a hands-on project of some kind. A recent work-in-progress attempting to develop a taxonomy for first-year engineering programs has noted fouroverarching possible categories for what is covered in these courses: 1) professional skills (e.g.,teamwork, communication), 2) engineering skills (e.g., mathematics, programing, graphics), 3)orientation to the engineering profession and 4) orientation to the particular university/program(including

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F. Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

(ASEE) Survey of Engineering andEngineering Technology Programs has identified North Carolina A&T State University(NCA&T) as one the leading producers of African American B.S. level engineers and among thetop three leaders for producing BS level African-American female engineers[1]. This designationis often pursued by many prominent universities, such as Georgia Institute of Technology,Prairie View A&M and Florida State/Florida A&M, resulting in these universities alternatingbetween the top for rankings for the last five years[1, 2]. The numbers of Under-RepresentedMinority (URM) engineering students continue to remain low in comparison to therepresentation in the general population[2].Despite efforts to increase the diversity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

equipment. They expand on thecase study concept by including skills-based problems that can be used in place of traditionalhomework problems but written in the context of the real-world environment, as well asadditional design problems based on design methods and actual solutions at real facilities. Thispaper will highlight the final version of the Engaged material. This will include key points of theassessment data and focus group results obtained since last year. A secondary purpose of thepaper will be to discuss how this Phase 2 research has spawned several other pedagogicalresearch questions (i.e. possible new Phase 1 research). Three specific areas will be highlighted:1) a compare and contrast study of engagement and motivation in engineering

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

(percentage correct on all exam problems) and participation(average usage) is shown in Figure 1 for School S and Figure 2 for School P, both for Fall 2012,since only these data were available in the timeframe of this paper. First, there is indeed a verywide distribution of participation: the participation for School S had a mean of 65% and standarddeviation of 21%, while the participation for School P had a mean of 68% and standard deviationof 21%. For School S, one can view students as falling into three groups corresponding the fourquadrants in the plot. Students in the upper right completed more activities in the resource andtended to have higher exam scores. Students in the upper left completed fewer activities in theresource but still tended to

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Blum, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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Educational Research and Methods

mission of delivering the Bachelor of Science degree mandated by Congress, and areoutlined in its mission statement to “educate, train, and inspire men and women to becomeofficers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation”. 36 Current literature has established a strong linkage between the level of engagement andeducational outcomes relative to traditional measures such as GPA, social leadership, andpersistence.1, 16, 17 However, the military academies of the United States have established desiredoutcomes that have a notably different focus than those of a traditional civilian institution ofhigher education. The military academies, and the Air Force Academy specifically, haveformulated an overall

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurlovleen K. Rathore, Texas A&M University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

exceeds the Global, K-12, Retired and Life membershiptypes within ASEE; a significant change from 2011 when the membership had surpassed onlythe Life membership type.1 Students comprise between 1% (Engineering Technology) and 22%(Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee) of the division memberships,which is substantially less than the 83% student representation within the SD in June 2013. Themajority (88%) of divisions have less than 11% student members. These statistics could beattributed to a number of factors, including interest and a lack of student-specific programmingby each of the ASEE divisions.The population of ASEE student members represents an obvious group of potential futureprofessional members of ASEE. It is critical

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy W. Melton, Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shanchieh Jay Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

commitment appropriate to zero credithours, lab facility access, etc.), of the freshmen in spring, the set of needs in Table 1 emerged forthe project.At the beginning of winter quarter before the project was offered to freshmen in spring quarter,faculty associated with the project recruited upper-class students (mentors) to serve two vitalroles over the course of the project:· assist faculty to plan the project during this quarter, and· mentor freshmen enrolled in the project during the next quarter.The group of mentors included a representative of each year level except freshmen. Throughoutthe planning quarter, faculty and mentors met together once or twice a week to evaluate projectconcepts and then to define the project.At the first meeting

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Daney, Downingtown Area School District & Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

findings and recommendations, allowing students to share their findings andrecommendations both locally and globally. Providing a learning opportunity that focuses on thecurrent data center energy usage challenge, and the emergent technologies being used to addressit, will connect students to a deeper understanding of the inner workings of the data center and itsplace in modern society.I. IntroductionEnergy literacy plays a vital role in K-12 education; future generations need to developbehavioral patterns to eliminate or reverse harm to the environment and maximize the use ofavailable energy resources. The definition of energy literacy1, though vague, encompasses theknowledge of (1) available energy resources, including advantages and

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Atkins Pruet, STEMWorks; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

practice, and provides entry points into a community ofpractice” (p. 1). We present our narratives here as starting data points that illustrate how threeparticular people reflect upon, define, and practice their spiritualities as engineering educators.M: In terms of method, this project started as a question over pizza, salad, and the clamor of C’ssmall children: what did it mean to pursue “engineering education as a spiritual vocation”? It wasa conversation that went late into the night and kept resurfacing in subsequent dinner meetingsand stolen-moment hallway conversations. After several months, we finally recorded andtranscribed one candle-lit, mid-winter dialogue in my kitchen, using that as an opportunity toreflect on our many hours of prior

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Jordon Gilmore, Clemson University; Karen Burg, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

by the student’s science and engineering identity and his/herparticipation in interdisciplinary research.  Underrepresented minority science and engineeringundergraduate students participated in a National Science Foundation: Emerging Frontiers inResearch and Innovation – Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) program for 1 semester.At the end of this research experience, students (n=10) were given an identity “pre-survey”. Afollow-up identity “post-survey” was given the first week of fall semester following varioussummer activities in which students participated. Domain-specific interest survey items revealedsignificant differences between science and engineering majors when the topic was engineering,for both pre-survey and post-survey

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, provides them with the confidence-building collegecampus experience, exposes them to myriad technical disciplines with the hope of keeping thesestudents engaged and encouraged in their pursuit of college preparatory coursework.The design and implementation of Engineering Camp is guided by the following desiredoutcomes for participants: 1) increased academic capital and sense of belonging 2) increased confidence in their abilities and potential in STEM fields 3) increased level of commitment to pursue studies and careers in STEM after participationProgram Organization and Implementation: a How-to GuideThe typical timeline for planning Engineering Camp starts in the previous summer withreserving on-campus housing and classroom space. In early