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ETD Curriculum
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Soumitra Basu, Fitchburg State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
personalinterests and bias does not affect thecontent development process. It is only their expertise that comes into the picture. If this conditionis not met, the curriculum development process will cease to benefit students and society at large).Relationship ArrayThe curriculum committee discussed, atlength, the relationship of needs andlearning objectives. The weights (1 – 3)reflect the consensual opinions (at thetime) of the faculty body, incollaboration with content experts, aboutthe relationship (weak = 1, moderate = 2,strong = 3, no relation = 0) between theweighted needs and the learningobjectives. Table 5 Relationship array in the Needs to Learning
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Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Helen Meyer, University of Cincinnati
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
force in an authentic way. Students carry many misconceptions about how things interact and move, and this (unit) will provide authentic opportunities to correct these (misconceptions).However, in her reflection on the unit, she did note that “the length of time needed for the designproject required significantly more time (over two weeks due to snow days) than is typicallyneeded to cover the topic of friction: 2-3 days.” Teachers continually need to assess whetheradditional time spent on a topic, even if student understanding increases, is worth the investment. Another middle school science teacher taught her students the properties of rocks, minerals,and soils by having them design eco-friendly paint by grinding rocks and
Conference Session
Getting Into Graduate School
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies, Student
highly valued within the field?  Is the recommender able to write a good reference letter (i.e., literate, coherent, topical)While an individual recommender may not meet all of these criteria, someone who meets few orno items on this list may not be the most effective recommender for you.How to Ask for a RecommendationWhen you ask for a recommendation, ask specifically: “Would you be comfortable writing me astrong letter of recommendation?”[4]. While most faculty and supervisors will agree to provide aletter, if you specifically ask for a strong recommendation then you may hear back that someindividuals do not feel they could write you the strongest possible letter for this particularopportunity. This is not necessarily a reflection on you
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kath Xu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andrea S. Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Women in Engineering
undergraduate declared female majors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2, 2A, and 2OE) by class year and class standing. All data taken from the annual October census (“Number of Women Students”).2It is very important to note that this jump at MIT does not reflect a national trend. In the​ ​Spring2017 Term at the Georgia Institute of Technology, women compose only 27.4% of the totalundergraduate mechanical engineering majors (“Enrollment by Major”), while women composed35.4% of undergraduates in the fall term of 2015 (Georgia Institute of Technology). For the2016-2017 academic year at the California Institute of Technology, women compose 40.9% ofthe total undergraduate population (Caltech), but only 34.8% of the total
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Assessment
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brittany Ann Kos, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
new weekly table that contained three activities named “Attend”,“View”, and “Read”, and two homework assignments named “Do” and “Write”. The Attend,View, and Read activities disseminated the course content through in-person events, onlinevideos, and textbook reading. The Do assignments were as a quiz or survey that had studentsanswer questions about the weekly activities and reflect on their immediate applicability. TheWrite assignments were one-page essays where we asked students to reflect on the weeklyactivities and to create a personal plan that would set themselves up to “Become a SuccessfulEngineering Student”. Students only received credit for the Do and Write assignments. The fullassignment schedule is attached in the Appendix.The
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
on student attitudes towards careers and research inSTEM and has increased their awareness of the skills needed for success in STEM careers.However, students seem to be less confident in the skills that they need for a career in STEMafter participating in research work. Further investigation is needed to determine the cause of theloss in confidence.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the Department of Education Minority Scienceand Engineering Improvement Program under Grant No. P120A140051. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education.BibliographyBauer, K., & Bennett, J. (2003
Conference Session
Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Andrew Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, WPI; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
that themost effective and socially responsible practices combine content, approaches, anddispositions from both the humanities and engineering, so they can navigate their waythrough the integrated space of these disciplines. Now in its second iteration, the courseoffers students opportunities to reflect on social justice and ethical issues whiledeveloping the qualities of compassion, empathy, and curiosity.Background and ContextSanitation is a Human RightInevitably, students and professionals must navigate the ethical labyrinth of imperfectoptions and make difficult human and design decisions. In “Humanitarian EngineeringPast and Present,” students are supported in their ethical decision-making by theknowledge that while sanitation is a basic
Conference Session
Engineering Leadership Development: Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Tools
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
thatexamines leadership transitions throughout the career trajectory of engineers. The first phaseinvestigated the engineering leadership transitions that take place during undergraduateeducation [17]. The current phase of research investigates the school-to-work transition ofengineering graduates, while subsequent phases will focus on the transition from technical tomanagerial roles, including the lifetime reflections on career trajectories of engineers who end upin positions of senior leadership.The current phase of the project analyzed the experiences of individuals as nested cases withinfour engineering companies. We used two main sampling criteria to select early career engineersfor the participation in the study: (1) they should have completed
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
students the opportunity to work withindustrial scale equipment. This experience will potentially help students to develop skill setsneeded for the automation field. Future directions include evaluating instructional effectiveness,identifying which aspects of the experience help students learn, and determining optimal timeframes for completing assignments.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced TechnologyProgram (Award no. 1304843). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. Trade in Advanced Technology Products
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Kate Fisher; Tiffany Rowlands, QESST
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
(PVSC), pp. 2389-2391. IEEE.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) underNSF EEC-1560031, as well as by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE) under NSF CANo. EEC-1041895. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of NSF or DOE.
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Catherine Mcgough Spence, Clemson University; Justine Chasmar, Clemson University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
. The reflection questions toassess SRL strategy use throughout the semester was altered from a previous study assessing theSRL strategies in an Industrial Engineering course3. The interview protocol to examine students’FTP was modified from a previous protocol used to analyze the connection between FTP andproblem-solving, as well as other task-specific, current actions5. This protocol was first tested forvalidity, including a pilot study with four undergraduate engineering students4. A secondinterview protocol was developed to explore the connection between FTP and SRL, as a follow-up to the first interview. Underlying theory and the advice of experts were used to develop thequestions, and the protocol was piloted with an engineering
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
-based learning wrapped up in Making-Based Learning. We have sharedlearning attributes of making; it could be a useful intellectual exercise to consider how suchvalues are amplified or lessened within an engineering learning culture. The concept of additiveinnovation is mentioned above. Can that be supported in K-12 and undergraduate learningexperiences? Is the current implementation more convergent and less exploratory in nature?The study of Makers, Making and Making-Based Learning is a ripe opportunity for theengineering education community to reflect on our approach to teaching and learning. Making-Based Learning may already fit into some aspects of the engineering curriculum, such as first-year Introduction to Engineering courses and project
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
based onMessick’s Unified Theory of Validity. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.[12] Spencer, D. (2009). Card sorting: Designing usable categories. Rosenfeld Media.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation award EEC-1564629. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do no necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Adaline M. Buerck, Saint Louis University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
location and trajectory of vehicles. Studentsuse these models to calculate the movement of two vehicles over a 5-second period. It isassumed that ∆𝑡𝑡 is 1 second. The instructor emphasizes that animations and transportationmeasures of effectiveness obtained from traffic simulation models are developed according to carfollowing models.Transportation measures of effectiveness (MOEs): In the next step, the instructor and studentsdiscuss indexes that could be used to quantify the quality of travel experienced by road users.Students are asked to reflect on their personal daily travel experiences and mention when theythink the transportation system is or is not working well for them. Through guided discussions,students typically list indexes such as
Conference Session
Engineering in Societal Context
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
, at the same time,always students, and modules that reflect rapid technological evolution can be plugged in asappropriate” (Allenby 2011, p. 4).MethodsLiterature review and project selection The authors began this research by conducting an in-depth review of psychology andbehavioral science literature to determine common cognitive barriers and biases that impactdecisions. A useful codex (Benson 2016) was found that groups 175 biases into four categories:too much information, not enough meaning, need to act fast, and what to remember. Using thisand similar lists as a starting point, the relevant literature was compiled into an annotatedbibliography of over 25 seminal works in the field involving recognized cognitive barriers torational
Conference Session
EET Papers 2
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University and Excelsior College; Shambhu Shastry, Excelsior College; Shou-Bang Jian, Excelsior College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
societal considerations, continuous improvement, and lifelong learning.Course ActivitiesThe Integrated Technology Course at Institution X consists of the following activities:Integrated Technology Assessment Report (resume & learning statements)Integrated Technology Assessment (ITA) report development and submission is an importantcomponent of this course, as it engages students in reflecting on their past academic and/or professionalexperiences, as well as the project developed throughout the course. To assist the student to complete thereport in a timely manner, the report is prepared in accordance with the outline listed in the syllabus.Each section of the report is formulated as an assignment posted within the course tools
Conference Session
Teaming & Collaborative Learning
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
with a familiar group of peers, whichseems to lead to a greater sense of community, based on reflection by course instructors whonoticed particularly close-knit groups. Administrators from each department worked to developinitial outlines and structures that would facilitate curricular overlap and connection across eachintegrated “trio” of classes. Instructors in each “trio” were expected to collaboratively exploreand implement effective ways of reinforcing and integrating concepts and curriculum from thecourse they were paired with in their own courses. The program was implemented for sixsections of each course during the Fall 2016 semester. Another six “non-integrated” sections ofthe introductory Design Thinking course were taught with the
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
engineering and physics courses. Likewise,coaxial cables are ubiquitous in today’s world and this experiment can illuminate studentunderstanding of this important technology and its limitations.AcknowledgementsThe views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policyor position of the United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or theDepartment of Defense or U.S. Government.References[1] Simoni, M., Fayyaz, F., & Streveler, R. A. Data Mining to Help Determine Sources ofDifficulty in an Introductory Continuous-Time Signals and Systems Course. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education conference and exposition. Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[2] Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied
Conference Session
Sustainability and Hands-On Activities
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa
Tagged Divisions
Energy Conversion and Conservation
estimations for practical designs. b) Cool Roofing New technologies are now becoming available to finish roofs that can divert incoming solar radiation that heat up the top floors of buildings. Conventional asphalt and tar shingle roofs are being replaced with ‘green roofs’: rooftop gardens that absorb sunlight and moderate rooftop rainwater runoff. However, green rooftops may not be appropriate atop all buildings, particularly those with steep roof slants, or where regular maintenance is problematic. Group B proposed the use of a ‘cool roof’ coating, which is a pigment or coating that reflects sunlight and insulates the top floor of a building from heat that would otherwise be transmitted to the upper
Conference Session
Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marilyn Barger P.E., National Science Foundation ATE Centers; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
creates a focused exposure to thecredential’s ascending skill acquisition expectations. This ET degree provides a statewide modelof industry credentialed curriculum plus the checks and balances provided within the FLDOEeducation structure. Both attributes assure the quality and consistence of manufacturingeducation in Florida.Table 2 summarizes an example of a single college's approach to a stacked credential pathway.The information was acquired from program documentation generated by Lorain CountyCommunity College in Elyria Ohio. The pathways presented reflect the options within weldingcareers and are representative of credential included curriculum programs. Additionalinformation about welding credentials is available from the NSF-ATE Center
Conference Session
Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions
Student
themotivation behind those decisions. An audit trail also provides an avenue for me to reflect onand communicate my role throughout my qualitative dissertation research. Qualitative researchis inherently interpretive 6,7, and my use of first person, active voice is intentional as itcommunicates the direct role the researcher plays as an “instrument” in qualitative research 4,7,8.My goal in writing a research audit trail as a conference paper is to communicate the “messiness”of qualitative research by using my own work as an example by which others can learn. Myintention is to be straightforward about the steps I took and decisions I made during my study asa way of restoring order to the messy research process. This level of transparency with
Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University; Don Heiman, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
environment. When the lab environment is enjoyable, learning is accelerated.In Fig. 2 on statement 1, 44% of students were neutral and 38% agreed that the lectures wereuseful. This could signal that more demonstrations would be helpful. On statement 2, while 25%of the students strongly agreed on the usefulness of the lab instructions, 31% equally mentionedas agree or neutral. This somewhat reflects our objective of having minimal “recipe” instructionsthat require significant student attention. Statement 3 on interactive learning and discussionsduring the lab, students strongly agreed and agreed by 63% and 31%, respectively. Indeed, this isgreat news. For statement 4, 38% of students responded as strongly agree and 50% of students asagree about their
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
= StronglyAgree, 6 = Not Sure) for participants to rate their perception of experiences in STEM majors atthe HBCU. Survey items were developed to reflect the common reasons for student departure asoutlined in Talking About Leaving and the experiences of senior leaders on the project, each ofwhich having years of experience at HBCUs.7 To ensure the survey focused on the intendedareas and that the researchers engaged in a comprehensive approach, each survey item wasaligned with a research thrust area and compared with the theoretical framework. To account fordifferences in demographic information needed, two parallel surveys were created for eachgroup.Data CollectionData were collected from students (Group 1) and faculty (Group 2) using surveys. The
Conference Session
Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Military and Veterans
approach may be to articulate credit based uponrank for enlisted military personnel and veterans. ACE performs occupational reviews, similarto program accreditation reviews, which recommends credit based upon rank. Ford, et al (Ford &Ford, 2015) described the disparity in the number of credit recommendations for the enlistedranks. “The amount of credit recommended by ACE increased with rank. Many of the JSTs for senior NCOs reflected work in multiple occupational fields during their military enlistment. JSTs of senior NCOs in the sample contained substantial hours of credit recommendations: averaging over 150 semester hours. Much of this credit was recommended in military specific areas such as Military Science
Conference Session
Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices
Collection
2017 FYEE Conference
Authors
David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University
Tagged Topics
Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission
motivating related to leadership) were mapped to it. Typical of outlinesprinciples behind the redesign involved integrally from older, introductory texts, the course was structured toconnecting the presentation and practice of both technical present a great breadth of topics. When reflecting andand professional engineering skills, introducing exercises commenting on the course, students expressed frustrationperceived as real-world and relevant, and refocusing the with a “lack of accomplishment” and “jumping around”—course on skills and principles common to engineers of all indicators of low self-efficacy beliefs. Further analysisdisciplines. This paper details a restructured curricular revealed that although many
Conference Session
Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yuetong Lin, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, University of Sharjah & Indiana State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
concept-mapping approach both reduces the cognitive load, andimproves learning achievements of the students. Triplett et al. 18 propose Concept-in-Contextmaps (CCmaps) to link a wide array of different types of information that reflect the organizationof content within a topical area in an introductory materials course.While concept maps are deemed to be a good tool to portray knowledge structure and diagnoselearner’s misconception, we are more interested in their integration with generic learningparadigms and in this regard, our research shows the combination of active learning strategy withconcept mapping has led to plausible results for student oriented learning. Tembe and Kamble 19have studied 414 concept maps from 207 basic school students
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University; Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
ways of thinking)” (p. 2). Theyimplemented a studio requirement each year, where project based learning, community service,and reflection are highlighted. Kellam et al.8 drew from student reflections and focus grouptranscripts in their evaluation of this long-term integration. Guthrie et al.6 used quantitativestudent self assessment and collected student comments to gauge the effectiveness of theirinterdisciplinary capstone design course. Rhee et al.9 in “A Case Study of a Co-instructedMultidisciplinary Senior Capstone Project in Sustainability” discussed a senior capstone coursewhere students engage together with specific shared projects, share classroom space and meetingtimes. Mentors from several engineering and non-engineering disciplines
Conference Session
Practices for Student Learning Engagement
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University; Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University; Lisa Karen Kenyon, Grand Valley State University
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, wasfounded. This journal is exclusively devoted to publishing works on the impact of servicelearning in engineering education. One issue in particular, Special Issue: University EngineeringPrograms That Impact Communities: Critical Analyses and Reflection, focused on communityimpact. Schools such asThis increase in project based and service learning has led to a need for students engaged in theseprojects to understand and address stakeholders who do not have a technical background.Zoltowski and Oakes (Carla B. Zoltowski, 2014) discuss this need as well as the need to developand maintain relationships with community partners. Additionally, the difficulty ofunderstanding conflicting priorities of
Conference Session
Qualitative Research Methods
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
; Douglas, 2008; Walther, 2014; Walther, Sochacka, & Kellam, 2013). There aredangers, however, that as qualitative research becomes more common the ways in which itis used fail to reflect quality approaches. One early work critiqued inconsistencies betweenespoused and practiced epistemologies in qualitative papers (Koro-Ljungberg & Douglas,2008). Other authors have critiqued interpretive methods, such as thematic analysis, forresulting in superficial descriptions of phenomena that do not provide meaningful insight(Jackson & Mazzei, 2012; St. Pierre, 2000; St. Pierre & Jackson, 2014) Another concern isthat the qualitative approaches described in papers and textbooks can become seen aschecklists that must be followed, rather than
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
scheduling S-STEM Scholar events where attendance to our S-STEM Scholars programs had to take into account that many of these students would haveexternal obligations that would conflict with organizing group activities.    Additionally, many of our S-STEM Scholar participants came from both an older part-timestudent population, and/or commuter student population that reflected the increasingly largerportion of the overall student body. It was understood that these students have a higher rate ofattrition from college than their more traditional (4-year) counterparts. However as documentedresearch has determined, the reasons for the drop-out rate is not as well understood unless wereview some of the potential causes [8]. According to the National