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Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Annie Wang

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #29177Preparing Early Career Biomedical Undergraduates through Investigationsof Stakeholder Needs: A Qualitative AnalysisDr. Christian Poblete Rivera, University of Michigan Christian earned a B.Sc. in biomedical engineering from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA) in 2012. He went to go on and received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA) in joint program with Emory University and Peking University in 2019. There he was a recipient of a Ford Fellowship, and received honors for his role as graduate teaching assistant. Currently, Christian is an

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #31500A First-Year Career Development Course: Securing and Succeeding in anEngineering JobDr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California, Davis Jennifer Sinclair Curtis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of Engineering at University of California, Davis. She is a Fellow of ASEE, AAAS and AIChE. She is recipient of AIChE’s Particle Technology Forum’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award, AIChE’s Thomas-Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems, ASEE’s Chemical Engineering Lec- tureship Award, ASEE’s CACHE Award for Excellence in Computing in Chemical

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-2426: BUILDING INDUSTRY/EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS FORTOMORROW’S WORKFORCE - TECH CAREERS: "I AM THE FUTURE"Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board Ms. Wilkins is Vice President of the Maui Economic Development Board and is Program Director of its Women Technology Project. An experienced advocate for workplace equity, served as National President of the Business & Professional Women’s organization in 2001. Appointed by the Hawaii governor to two terms on the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, she was Commission Chair from 1996 - 2003. Page 11.297.1© American Society

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Steven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-355: WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HINDER AND ASSIST THECAREER PROGRESSION OF WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignSteven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation Page 12.1616.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Workplace Environments that Assist and Hinder the Career Progression of Women in Information Technology AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the workplace environmentcharacteristics that hinder and

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Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

. Page 23.544.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Equipping an Army of Ambassadors: A Workshop Model for a STEM Career Speaker's BureauImmersed in a society that is dominated and driven by work, and vulnerable to social influencesof prestige and gender bias, children as young as five years of age begin to postulate what careerthey will one day have[1]. Young people tend to choose professions that are familiar[2], whethertraditions in their family, or professions that have been exposed to them through education andexperience.Most careers in STEM aren't quite as tangible and recognizable as say a teacher, fireman, orprofessional sports player[3, 4], and young women

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

experience designing water and wastewater treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, and how the concepts are embedded in contexts. Page 23.272.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 CAREER: Cognitive Models of Conceptual Understanding in Practicing Civil Engineers and Development of Situated Curricular MaterialsIntroduction Developing conceptual

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6810Development of an Interview Protocol to Understand Engineering as a Ca-reer Choice for Appalachian YouthMrs. Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, an M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.BA, and is a licensed professional engineer. Ms. Carrico has over 20 years of experience in engineering practice and has work as an engineering manager for General Dynamics. In addition to research concerning career choices for Appalachian students, Cheryl supports several K-12 STEM outreach

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K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ugurdag, Ozyegin University; Alpaslan Sahin, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6048A Robotics Summer Camp for High School Students: Pipelines ActivitiesPromoting Careers in Engineering FieldsDr. Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK Dr. Mehmet C. Ayar is a scientific programs expert in the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). He received his PhD. in Curriculum and Instruction with specialization in STEM education at Texas A&M University in 2012. His research is in ethnographic studies of science and engineering practice, curriculum development, design of learning environments and robotics activities. He offers a graduate course in METU on communities of practice. Dr. Ayar

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Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Luks; Laura Ford

Session 2213 Chemically Powered Toy Cars: A Way to Interest High School Students in a Chemical Engineering Career Christi L. Patton, Laura P. Ford The University of TulsaIntroduction College recruiting events can be disheartening for chemical engineering faculty. Largenumbers of students wait to talk to the science faculty about majoring in Chemistry, while veryfew consider Chemical Engineering other than as a respite from the crowds. Those few that stopto visit have one question: What is chemical engineering

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong; Yuen-Yan Chan, University of Hong Kong; Pok Yee Lee, University of Hong Kong

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International

AC 2012-5321: ENGINEERING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, PERCEP-TION, AND CAREER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSIN HONG KONG SAR, CHINAProf. Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong Peter Kutnick is Chair Professor of psychology and education, based in the Learning, Development and Diversity Division of the faculty of education at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include children’s social and interpersonal development within schools, attainment within classrooms (especially via effective group work), inclusion within early education, and school-based engineering education. More specific research interests include the use of within-class groups for learning and social inclusion, large- and small

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Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

Diversity in Faculty Careers: Formative and Summative Assessment in a “Preparing Future Faculty” CourseAbstractDoctoral students’ understanding of the diversity of careers in higher education is an importantcomponent of their career development. During their doctoral study, emphasis is placed onresearch and coursework. Additionally, doctoral students are mentored during this time byresearch-focused faculty. However, many faculty positions across the nation are not research-focused and it is important to provide doctoral students with an understanding of the diversity offaculty careers available to them. Preparing Future Faculty is a course designed to facilitatedoctoral students’ exploration of the diverse

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Douglass Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Elizabeth Gentry, National Conference of Standards Laboratories International

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

STEP Board of Directors. He served as the STEP Vice-President for more than five years and was named STEP President last year. STEP has a STEM Outreach mission to inspire students to careers in STEM fields.Mr. Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center Arman Hovakemian, Measurement Science Department Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Di- vision, is the Head of the Measurement Science Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, where he directs the technical operations of the Navy’s METCAL Program. The Measure- ment Science Department is the Scientific and Technical Agent for the Navy’s Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) program, Hovakemian attended California State University

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Curricular Issues in Computer-oriented Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Samuel Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ghassan M. Azar; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State Univeristy; Mohammed K. El-Bathy, Lawrence Technological University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Aiman Ghassan Baset

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Computing & Information Technology

science from Wayne State University. He also has completed all computer science courses and passed the proficiency exam of the Ph.D. program at Wayne State University. In addition to his academic experience, El-Bathy has more than 25 years of experience in industry, working in areas including software develop- ment, database design, and computer networking design, implementing projects across many technology platforms, DBMS, network topologies, and programming languages. As a practitioner of information technology, he reached the pinnacle of his career and held a Vice President position of the Department of Information Services for a $1.6 billion financial institution, providing leadership in applying and aligning

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Austin, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-30: AN INVESTIGATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS' CAREER DECISION SELF-EFFICACYChandra Austin, Utah State University Page 15.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Investigation of African American High School Students’ Career Decision Self-efficacy Underutilization of minorities in science and engineering is a national problem 1. If Americais to maintain its global competiveness, we must educate our populace in high priority areas.African Americans continue to be hesitant to undertake the more rigorous math and sciencecourses that provide a base for preparation in engineering. Research states that this

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1754: MODELING THE CAREER PATHWAYS OF WOMENENGINEERING FACULTY THROUGH ORAL HISTORIES ANDPARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHODSJordana Hoegh, Purdue University Jordana Gartner Hoegh, M.S graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in criminal justice. She then worked at Mutual of Omaha doing regulatory research and writing. Seeking better work-family balance, Jordana changed careers. In 2006, she received her Master’s of Science in Sociology from Purdue University. She is working on her doctorate in Sociology at Purdue focusing on identities, motherhood, and career. In 2008, Jordana joined the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) Group as a

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pravin Raut; Jonathan Lambright

jumping head first into theCalculus I course. Even if the material is a repeat of what students may have learned in highschool or another institution of higher learning, they have the opportunity to become very solidin the fundamentals and to earn a high grade in the course and therefore assist in getting theiracademic careers off to a good start. The Pre-Calculus course was taught and evaluated in mostlya traditional manner. Goulet3 shows significant success in developing and teaching a freshmancalculus sequence in an outcomes based manner. Future experiments may show benefits ofcombining outcomes based teaching approaches with the success predictor analysis detailed inthis paper

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvanus Nwosu; Robert Goldbach; Mike Lovell

Session 1170 Pitt Engineering Career Access Program: Building a Pipeline for Success through Project CARE Sylvanus Wosu, Michael Lovell and Robert Goldbach1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15251/ 1 Research and Evaluation Consultant, Pittsburgh PA 15219AbstractThis paper gives an overview of the lessons learned in the first year of implementing the pre-engineering component of the Pitt Engineering Career Access Program (PECAP). PECAPintroduces a college curriculum to pre-11th and pre-12th grade high school students throughCritical and Analytical Reasoning Enrichment (CARE) activities. Project CARE

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Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #9165Graduate Student and Faculty Member: An Exploration of Career and Per-sonal DecisionsRachel McCord, Virginia Tech Rachel McCord is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests include engineering students use of metacognitive practices while studying in groups. Her advisor is Dr. Holly Matusovich.Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech Cory is currently a NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing a Masters in Industrial and Systems En- gineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering

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Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9828High School Students’ Attitudes to Engineering and Engineers related totheir Career ChoiceMrs. Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo For almost 10 years I have worked as an assintant professor and since 2003, I have worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation in the Popularization of Science and Technology issues. Besides policy formulation and implementation of programs to popularize S & T, we give support to improve science teaching in schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Authorized by deads, I have dedicated most of time as a PhD candidate

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Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doreen Lawrence; Barbara Oakley

An Alternate Route For a Career Related to Engineering Education: A Kumon Franchise Doreen Lawrence†, and Barbara Oakley†† † Kumon North America, Inc. Glenpointe Centre East- 5th Floor, 300 Frank W. Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ, 07666/ ††School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 48306 AbstractKumon North America, Inc. (KNA) is North America’s largest supplemental educationprovider. In studying the relation between KNA and engineering, it has been found thatnearly ten percent of all Kumon mathematics instructors have left successful engineeringpositions to run their own Kumon

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Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Chesler; Leslyn Hall; Mark Chesler

Acting Out: Using Theater to Discuss Career Struggles of Women Faculty in Engineering Naomi C. Chesler, Leslyn Hall, Mark A. Chesler University of Wisconsin/ORC Marco International/University of MichiganAbstractIn a workshop for untenured women faculty in engineering, participatory theater exercises wereused to build community and facilitate a discussion among participants about their careerstruggles. Two key differences between participatory theater-based discussions and traditionalround table discussions are the physical enactment of personal experiences and the collectivebrainstorming for (and enactment of) problem-solving strategies. At the workshop, the

Conference Session

Re-energizing the Mid-Life Professional

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Reid

What Do I Do Now: Suggestions for the Frustrated Mid-Career Professional Bruce Reid The Pennsylvania State University Wilkes-Barre Campus Lehman, Pa. 18627AbstractLibrarians, like most professionals, may arrive at a stage in their careers whenthey start questioning themselves about their job satisfaction and importance. Thereasons are many, from not being challenged by their work to abrupt changes inthe workplace dictated by management and the economy. At this stageprofessionals may begin to feel unappreciated by management and not in controlof their work environment. In this piece I offer some

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Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Anita Todd; Robert Pangborn

Session 3630 Changes in Perceived Learning Assessed in Stages from Mid-stream Academic through Professional Careers Anita M. Todd, Kimberly A. Barron and Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a new web-based senior exitsurvey in the College of Engineering at Penn State. The electronic format includes an adaptivefeature that accounts for the student’s major, and presents the respondent with both a corecontent and a department-specific component that together meet multiple assessment interestsand

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Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Bill Elmore

Session 1475 Balancing Professional and Personal Life to Achieve Significance in an Academic Career William Jordan and Bill Elmore College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 71272AbstractWe encourage new engineering faculty members to seek significance, not just success. Successis often defined by numbers (numbers of publications, dollars of research funding, performanceon student evaluations). Significance is harder to define. We suggest that a

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1100: INSPIRING GIRLS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM WITHA MENTOR-SUPPORTED ROBOTICS PROJECTSanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tabriz in 2004, followed by a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from Iran University of Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Her areas of interest are Control Systems and Robotics.Chris Macnab, University of Calgary Chris Macnab received his B. Eng. in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. He

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

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Engineering Libraries

technology toengineering students will motivate them to understand how technologies have influenced theevolution and emergence of modern society. More than the celebration of great achievements,the methods inherent to historical research teach engineering students useful lifelong learningskills. For example, the close reading of primary source documents, including patents, labnotebooks, or newspaper articles, can help engineering students understand not only the designprocess but also its relationship to its broader historical context. These are the same crucialthinking skills that engineering students must develop to succeed in their senior design projectsand postsecondary careers. Including enhanced training in library research skills in courses

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Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering to K-12 teachers & counselors so that they can inform and advocate this important career to their students. Her research interests include gender equity in the K-12 Classroom, assessment of K-12 engineering education, curriculum development, and teacher professional development. Page 22.1171.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Preparing Counselors to Advocate STEM Careers: A Professional Development model for K-12 Counselors U.S. Department of Labor workforce projections for 2018 highlight that nine of the 10fastest-growing

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Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Committee. Page 22.1456.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Myths of Race and Gender: The Engineering “Pipeline” Metaphor and the Careers of Female Deans of EngineeringIntroductionWho does engineering is important, since engineers are key contributors to the design oftechnologies that shape our world.1 While women have made significant gains in their proportionof degrees earned and their representation in the professoriate in the past 30 years, they remainsignificantly underrepresented in engineering.2 In 2009, women earned just 17.8% of the 74,387bachelor’s degrees awarded in

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Software Engineering Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Joseph E. Urban, Texas Tech University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 22.1653.4In the Fall 2009 semester, the investigators communicated with high-school and middle schooleducators and reached agreement on collaboration on InspireCT goals. Teachers at the highschool and middle school levels were engaged in conversation about how to introducecomputation thinking into their classrooms, discussing what would attract their students tocomputing careers and how their student could be vertically teamed with undergraduate studentsin meaningful software projects. Industry Professional Software Designers Collaborators and Developers Clients, Mentoring