. Analternative hypothesis is that there are more women and minorities starting civil or structuralengineering studies now than there were in the past, so the graduate student diversity willincrease as these students continue through the pipeline. However, nationwide data shows that, ifanything, women and minority representation among students in science and engineeringdisciplines has decreased slightly over the past 10 years2,5, making this hypothesis unlikely.Table 1. Demographic data obtained for university students and faculty in civil (C) and/or structural (S)engineering. FACULTY UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE STUDENTS
inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors wish to thank the STRIDE team and the interview participantsfor their participation in the study.References[1] The United States Department of Education, “Stem 2026 A Vision for Innovation in Stem Education,” U.S. Dep. Educ. Work., p. 55, 2016.[2] D. P. Giddens, R. E. Borchelt, V. R. Carter, W. S. Hammack, L. H. Jamieson, J. H. Johnson, V. Kramer, P. J. Natale, D. a. Scheufele, and J. F. Sullivan, Changing the conversation: messages for improving public understanding of engineering. 2008.[3] N. S. Foundation, “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2017
activity conducted over two consecutive course periods, students, in teams, choosefrom a list of articles about different types of technologies, such as a bridge, a GPS app, airconditioning in office buildings, and airbags. Many of the articles were non-academic includingsome blogs. Our intent here was to push students to not only be able to discern the key points theauthor(s) raise(s) and what information and evidence (or lack thereof) is used to support theirclaims, but also critically consider what the stance of the author is and how this might havecolored his/her assumptions and viewpoint.After evaluating the article as a whole, students are asked to analyze the technology itself andcreate a single presentation slide to summarize their
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theindividual students’ roles. CATME is a short, web-based survey that collects and analyzes self-and peer-evaluation feedback. A behaviorally-anchored rating scale is utilized to assesscontributions of each team member in five areas based on the team effectiveness literature (Ohlandet al., (2012)23. The grade for each team-based component is multiplied by the CATME factor foreach student and that is the score entered for the student. As such, if a student does not pull his/herweight, s/he is penalized by the rest of the team and gets a lower grade than the rest of the teammembers. Conversely, if a student goes above and beyond the norm, s/he is recognized by theteammates and gets a higher grade than the original team score.It should be noted that
and recognition influenceachievement and interest, especially for girls and women.26,30-36 The preference for empatheticwork appears to help women maintain their identities, not merely adopt the identities ofmen.3,4,37-39Interest. The National Research Council identifies interest as a critical factor in predictingfuture engagement in STEM.40 Studies focused on girls in STEM indicate girls lack interest, notability.4,41 Interest may have a larger influence than academic achievement on choice of STEMas a career.42,43 Fewer and fewer students have been choosing to major in scientific fields atsecondary and university levels.44,45 In some areas, such as mechanical and electricalengineering, the number of women has declined since the 1960’s.46
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undergraduateengineering programs? Do first-generation students’ funds of knowledge shift or change as theyassimilate to their undergraduate engineering programs? We believe that future work in this areawill significantly improve retention for first-generation students within engineering and open waysfor them to feel like they fit in engineering.Table 3. First Round of Data Extraction for Primary SourcesTitle/Author(s) Source Purpose of Study Type of Study Setting/ Data Collected Summary of Findings PopulationAntonellis (2013). ProQuest This research was intended as Qualitative
, which indicates that race and races are theproduct of social thought that “invent[s and] manipulate[s]” what can be considered “pseudo-permanent characteristics” for race when convenient by the dominant race, and are “retired”when no longer convenient [8, p. 8-9]. For example, there have been a wide list of categories andcharacteristics used to measure race in the United States that have changed over the years. Peoplecould not self-select their own racial category in the census until after 1960 – instead, they wereassigned a race based on phenotypical and linguistic features that conformed to the censustakers’ conceptual models of race [13]. In some parts of the US, race was assigned primarilybased on skin color and this determined what
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and build the "Bombe," a machine that was successfully used by the United States during the war to analyze and “crack” encoded communication messages from the German Naval Enigma machine. While Desch’s work and contributions to the design and manufacturing of such machines led him to be awarded the Presidential Medal for Merit by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, it was not until 1992 that this work was declassified. 8|P a g e In this interview, Anderson discusses her life and career, such as the difficulties of being a woman in the STEM fields. Although not of a STEM profession, she provides encouragement to continue
work should be built. Appropriating the turtle in 1 It is important to note, this is the first CS course, since UC Berkeley has been tracking student course data, thathas ever achieved that feat.the LOGO programming environment gave children a way to think about the principles ofcomputation and the practice of programming.Design of an Inclusive CS0 CourseAt UC Berkeley, there are two separate ways a students can get a CS degree. They can either get aBachelor of Arts (B.A.) through the College of Letters and Sciences (L&S), or get a Bachelor ofScience (B.Sc.) through the College of Engineering. The major difference between the two tracksis that students who get the B.A. get to take breadth requirements that gives them exposure tomore
about your engineering workplace experiences. • Tell me about critical moments for you related to engineering. What experiences have tended to draw you towards, or push you away from, engineering? Phase 2 • What led you to your original degree ? • Does anything tempt you to leave your position as ? • Could you describe in as much detail as possible your present work environment? • What is the worst work environment you’ve ever had? What made it “the worst”? • What do you see as barrier(s) to advancement in your present workplace
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DiversityCommittee members and delegates whose hard work and dedication have truly impacted ASEEand the engineering environment. We especially thank Kristen Constant for phrasingsuggestions.References[1] C. Herring, “Does diversity pay?: Race, gender, and the business case for diversity,” American Sociological Review, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 208–224, 2009.[2] N. M. Carter and H. M. Wagner, “The bottom line: Corporate performance and women’s representation on boards (2004-2008),” Catalyst, vol. 1, 2011.[3] S. Devillard, W. Graven, E. Lawson, R. Paradise, and S. Sancier-Sultan, “Women Matter 2012. Making the Breakthrough,” McKinsey \& Company, 2012.[4] B. L. Yoder, “Engineering by the Numbers,” in American Society for Engineering Education
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top researchers across the country. It is preciselythis type of success that ADVANCE grants like ours are designed to foster. Supporting thesuccess of women faculty increases the success of us all. We are thrilled to have been one ofthe catalysts of this effort.” It is the hope that the events that have been created will serve asa model for students, new faculty, and other universities to pursue their passion, collaboratewith colleagues across departments, and engage with the community to create a rich,dynamic, and energizing academic culture.References:1. Anderson, W.A., U. Banerjee, C. Drennan, S. Elgin, I. Epstein, J. Handelsman, G. Hatfull, R. Losick, D. O'Dowd, and B.M. Olivera, Science education. Changing the culture of
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things.Methodological overview The methodological approach for this project came about via both theoretical (literature)and practical considerations. While the cultural construction literature tends to emphasize theoryand analysis, we tried to assemble a robust and consistent methodological approach to investigatecultural construction in a particular setting. In McDermott’s early writing at the time of his datacollection (1970’s) he aligned himself methodologically with three primary traditions:ethnography, ethnomethodology, and discourse/interaction analysis17,18,19. As an investigation ofculture, the work relies on ethnographic methods and approaches, such as the incorporation ofmultiple qualitative data streams, ethnographic field noting20, and one
characteristics: sickness, feeling dreador lack of satisfaction, feeling doubt and lack of confidence, or being polite or cautious.Individual participants also mentioned difficulties due to feeling shy and avoiding meetingpeople or feeling lazy.Language caused a great deal of stress. In first year:there is a lot of Irish people, and the teachers speak quickly and sometime we can'tunderstand it, but we try to focus in it and we take the main point from what he say (...)When I was in my country, I [took] these subjects, in my language. And it was really,really easy, in Oman, in my country, to do these subjects. But here because I understandthe calculation things, but when he speak[s], I didn't understand it. But I tried tounderstand it.During third year, a
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rubric gradingcan be good assessments for students and their work, but other forms of assessment may showevidence for growth. Blogs and other reflections could help assess student progress [20]. As theCEE Department increases its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the faculty will strive todiscover multiple avenues to improve the current curriculum.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underIUSE/PFE:RED Grant No. 1632053 and EEC 1539140. Any opinions, findings, and conclusionsor recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science FoundationReferences[1] S. Hooker and B. Brand, " College knowledge: A
reflection and response. Thesereading responses were short, sometimes as brief as only a few sentences, and were to besubmitted online before the first class session that week. Instructors gave individualizedfeedback on those responses. The readings were from many sources: journals, magazines,academic studies, blog posts, company websites, etc.; and covered various topics related todiversity in engineering from multiple perspectives. These readings included Cech andWaidzunas’s research on LGB students in engineering fields [15], Smith and Lucena’s researchon low-income first-generation college students in engineering [16], Cheryan et al.’s research on“ambient belonging” in computer science [17], and Fouad and Singh’s work on factors thatexplain why
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