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Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eduardo G. Perez, Inter American University of Puerto Rico; Omar Meza Castillo, Inter American University of Puerto Rico
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First-Year Programs
mechanical engineering) was designed to provide an acclimation tocollege life, provide an introduction to engineering careers and promote self-confidence.Physics and Math topics were included in the theoretical part of the projects developed duringthe summer program to promote the student’s interest in Physics and Mathematics courses.The 2015 summer program impacted 67 students (34 mechanical, 18 computer, 8 industrialand 7 electrical) with a wide range of College Board scores, reflecting a variety of collegepreparedness levels. Students were divided in five groups. Each group was placed in adifferent classroom to work a hands-on project with an instructor and a student mentor.Groups were chosen to be multidisciplinary. To promote professional
Conference Session
Impact of Community Engagement on Students
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut (Beirut); Mohamad K. Naja
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
to bealigned with the volunteer functions inventory 18:1. Values that refers to contributions to the society and helping people who are in need. This function was also associated to altruism 192. Understanding in which volunteerism gives an opportunity to learn, understand, practice, and apply skills. This function is related to the knowledge function.3. Career that serves to increase one’s job opportunities and consequently improve his/her career.4. Social in which an individual volunteers due to social pressure or to satisfy people in one’s social environment. Page 24.1364.55. Protective where volunteering is to reduce
Conference Session
Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
concern or question expressed on pre-experience survey was: how can successfulwomen achieve work/life balance and have success in both family and career? Other commonconcerns expressed by participants on the pre-program surveys included: overcoming feelings of“inadequacy” or the imposter syndrome;1 how to speak up when silenced, interrupted, orignored; and how to negotiate for what participants need to be successful.The qualitative responses, both on the pre-program survey and from observations of discussionin the first session, suggest a deeper motivation for participating: many participants feel isolatedin their work. For the participants in this project, the presence of a structured and facilitatedprogram offered certain advantages over less
Conference Session
Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University
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Diversity
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Ocean and Marine
authored/co-authored over a hundred technical papers and reports during his career in private industry, government and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave transformations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education. Page 26.73.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramAbstractA Master of Science degree in Engineering with a Coastal Engineering concentration has beenapproved, students enrolled and several graduates are scheduled for
Conference Session
Robotics, Automation, and Product Development
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kee M Park, Queensborough Community College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
encouraged to join number ofdifferent clubs as part of their student activities to enhance their learning as well as gainknowledge for their career developments. Mechanical Engineering Technology Club wasestablished to support and encourage students interested in careers in mechanical engineering,discuss latest mechanical engineering technology and participate in student projects. Studentswhom have completed courses in 3D CAD modeling and rapid prototyping used 3D CADsoftware to first design go-kart body parts and then learned to print the parts using 3D printers.This allows the students to quickly check for design issues such as fitment, interference, andstiffness of the parts before finalizing their designs.DesignDue to limited metal fabrication
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
International
translation, butother projects have utilized students with no experience speaking Chinese. In one project,students traveled to China at the beginning of the semester to assess client needs by interviewingworkers, and on two projects, students did the bulk of the research, modeling, analysis, andprototyping at UD, but then traveled to the company location in Suzhou, China, to implement thesolution. In the case of students traveling to China, all expenses were covered by the industrypartner.Finding the right talent for employment at industry partners in China is especially challenging.During UDCI’s first year, a company information session and career fair was organized to bringtogether some of UDCI’s industry and education partners. About 150 students
Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
scientific method used by scientists andengineers, wherein a hypothesis is tested and improved to generate a successful model. Thus,physics topics can be presented to this group in a style not only familiar to the students, butwhich will be recalled as they progress through their careers as designers.To aid in that endeavor, I met with the chairs of both design departments to identify those topicsmost useful to students in the field. Topics were chosen to include motion, forces, simplemachines, structure, stress and strain, waves, sound, light, heat, and energy. The course isdivided into weekly modules addressing each area. These students spend a significant portion oftheir training in studio, critiquing each other’s work and collaborating on
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University
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Diversity
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Engineering and Public Policy
include gender in engineering education research, interdisciplinarity, peer review, engineers’ epistemologies, and global engineering education. Page 26.626.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Faculty Members’ Discussing the Role of University Policy in Addressing UnderrepresentationIntroductionDespite over thirty years of research and outreach to recruit and retain female engineeringstudents, women remain significantly underrepresented in engineering.1 While a large amount ofliterature has been generated on gender inequalities in faculty careers, no
Conference Session
Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karen M. Groppi P.E., Cabrillo College; Susan Tappero, Cabrillo College
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Diversity
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Two Year College Division
curriculum to support students in math-based careers at the community college level for nearly 20 years. She has been Co-PI and PI on NSF grants that seek to increase the numbers of professionals in STEM with focused recruitments on the underrepresented minority populations. Page 26.949.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing Success and Retention in Engineering and other STEM FieldsIntroductionThe two prominent and related needs for solutions to climate change and more STEM andengineering majors, brought about the Science, Technology
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ashley Guy, University of Texas at Arlington; Alan Bowling, University of Texas at Arlington; Panayiotis S. Shiakolas, University of Texas, Arlington
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
large gains over pre-vious curricula 39 . Jara found that students in Automatics and Robotics at the Universityof Alicante significantly improved their efficacy and performance following a “learning bydoing” approach using a remote robotic laboratory called RobUALab 42 . Cannon positivelyreviewed a University of Minnesota robotics day camp for middle school youth designed toinspire minorities and women to pursue careers in STEM through hands-on learning 24 . Thiswork aims to provide additional support for these findings. This work is based on the hypothesis that in addition to engagement, the proposed ap-proach will also positively affect students’ academic success by boosting self-efficacy, theperceived ability to complete a task and reach
Conference Session
Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
- Page 26.1156.2year college bottleneck courses within three weeks. Each team is required to prepare a poster,presentation, and report. Exposing undergraduate students to research projects early in theiracademic career has been demonstrated, with strong evidence of success, to improve student-persistence. The survey data from the first year SRP also supports this approach. 3. First Year SRPSRP is an integral part of the MERIT program. This activity was offered for the first time duringsummer 2014 to TAMU-K students in their freshman or sophomore year who had activelyparticipated in the EMT program and to community college students from South Texas. The totalnumber of students participated in 2014 summer was 24, which exceeded the proposed
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is a Professor of Management at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches strat- egy and organizational behavior. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida and was on the management faculty at Clemson University. Prior to her academic career, she had a ten-year career in banking. Dr
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers
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Civil Engineering
Long Island University, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commis- sioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David Jonathan Woehr; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University Misty L. Loughry is a Professor of Management at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches strat- egy and organizational behavior. She received her Ph.D. in management from University of Florida and was on the management faculty at Clemson University. Prior to her academic career, she had a ten-year career in banking. Dr. Loughry’s research focuses on teamwork and social control
Conference Session
Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics
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Diversity
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
the University of Colorado Boulder. Jacob researches brain-machine interfaces, neural prosthetic devices, and engineering education.Mr. Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics Brian Huang is an Education Engineer for SparkFun Electronics, a cutting edge open-source hardware and electronics education company. Brian started his career in engineering with wireless transport tech- nologies for ADC Telecommunications in Minneapolis, MN. While working at ADC, Brian volunteered at the Science Museum of Minnesota and quickly discovered a passion for teaching and working with students - especially in an environment that fostered and supported the ”wow” factor associated with in- quiry and discovery. In 2007, Brian left the world
Conference Session
Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Armanda Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
group,percentage of female and underrepresented minority participants (URM), and number ofparticipants (N). The values in parentheses indicate the percentage of those groups inthe general college of engineering population. Some organization names were changed topreserve anonymity of the institution.Team Purpose Females URM N (23%) (7%) (12%)SHLab Sustainable, human centered 48% 10% 170 designSociety of Women Stimulate women to achieve full 96% 5% 202Engineers (SWE) potential in careers as engineers (14
Conference Session
Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
TED talk What makes us feel good about our work? This talk is really focused on what people need to feel that their work is rewarding, and leads into a discussion of design careers, the relative importance of money as students make career decisions, etc.RESULTS:Impact of these changes will be measured and discussed in terms of three measurements –teaching evaluations, final exam averages, and student surveys. The authors acknowledgethat none of these tools are perfect assessment tools, but all can provide some insight. Thedata used will be from the two years prior to this change, and the two years since thechange.The same instructor has taught the course for the four years being considered. In the 2years before the change, the
Conference Session
Biomedical Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul A. Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Biomedical
Paper ID #16776Work in Progress: Reviving a Transport Phenomena Course by Incorporat-ing Simulation and Laboratory ExperiencesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Lecturer in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem-based laboratories to enhance experimental design skills; developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol); and mentoring and guiding student teams through the
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bart Taylor M.Ed., A&M Consolidated High School; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Dezhen Song
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
Paper ID #14539MAKER: From 2-D Projective Geometry to 3-D Object Recognition and 3-DPrinting Processes for High School StudentsMr. Bart Taylor M.Ed., A&M Consolidated High School A Dedicated career and technology teacher with fifteen years of experience in the classroom. Offer a proven track record of commended performance in teaching, and leadership, with a passion for educa- tion and a commitment to continually pursue student, school and district success. Experience includes classroom teaching, motivational speaking, district curriculum and instructional coaching, professional development planning/presenting, high
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
because Making is being championed by educational leaders across the country – aswell as the White House and President Obama himself – as a catalyst for developing interest andunderstanding in STEM. Indeed, if Making is to be acknowledged as a prominent pathway toscience and engineering careers, then it is increasingly problematic for it to be yet anothercontext in which the persistent underrepresentation of women and people of color tends to bereified – despite, of course, the fact that all communities and cultures have been engaged indesign and generative practices throughout history and circumstance.In seeking to contribute to the knowledge base about how to better engage underrepresentedgroups – and in particular, people of color – in Making
Conference Session
Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Professor Harriger’s current interests include application development, outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Prof. Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brad Harriger has over 30 years of experience teaching automated manufacturing and has authored/co- authored several related articles. Professor Harriger has served in several leadership roles with Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education, and is a founding mem- ber of an international Aerospace Automation Consortium, serving on
Conference Session
Biomedical Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carrie A. Francis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rachel L Lenhart, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason R. Franz, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University; Jarred Kaiser, Boston University; Joseph Towles PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Biomedical
in responsefollowing the event. Question 3 was not directly tied toan activity, requiring students to extrapolate from theirexperiences. The other two questions (2 and 6) wereanswered correctly by more than 80% of students atthe start.Student inspiration is more difficult to track, in partbecause we did not link responses from specificstudents between surveys. Hence, the lack ofsignificant change on these questions could represent asubset of students with increased interest and anothersubset with decreased interest, cancelling one anotherout. In relating biomechanics to careers, our activitiesmay have communicated the relevance ofbiomechanics to athletics, but in the future we plan tocreate clearer links between biomechanics andadditional
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
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Engineering Physics & Physics
Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Study on Enhancing Advanced Physics Laboratory TeachingIntroductory physics laboratory (IPL) courses are designed to educate students on general physicstopics, but they lack the experimental sophistication and experience required for their future. Onthe other hand, diverse and high-quality advanced physics lab courses must be made available toprepare students for future careers and advanced degrees. In a recent AIP report, Equipping PhysicsMajors for the STEM Workforce, the report's first aim was "Varied and high-quality lab courses."With this in mind, an Advanced Physics Laboratory (APL) course for upper division studentsshould provide the following. • Physical aspects – access to a wide
Conference Session
Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend; Qi Dunsworth, Penn State Behrend; Mary L Kahl, The Pennsylvania State University, the Behrend College
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Manufacturing
the workshops helped them understandmanufacturing systems and associated skills. What skills did you learn? What do you think about the workshops? Figure 7. Word cloud from student commentsIn the third set of questions, students were asked about their future career interest: (1) Do youhave a job offer? (2) Do you prefer to work in manufacturing? (3) Do you think soft skills are asimportant as technical skills? and (4) Do you think soft skills impact employee performance andproductivity? The results of these four questions are shown in Figure 8. The vast majority of thestudents perceive that soft skills are just as important as technical skills. All students agree thatsoft skills can impact
Conference Session
Architectural Division Technical Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Janet Fick, Ball State University; James W. Jones, Ball State University
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Architectural Engineering
authors are currently working in LEED Lab with two building projects: onefollowing the traditional path and one following the performance-based Arc Platform. Both haveadvantages and disadvantages. It is a balance between which is more beneficial for the students’education and which is more beneficial for the ultimate goal of certifying a building in LEEDO+M: Existing Buildings. The advantage of the traditional path is that it is the same procedure (and point structure)the students will be using in their future careers when working on the LEED certificationprocess. The skills and knowledge learned in this path are directly transferable, a fact that will bebeneficial to their future employers. By allowing students access to LEED Online they
Conference Session
Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther W. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Manish Kumar
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
StudentsAbstract Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs have been shown to promotepositive outcomes such as increased interest in graduate school and STEM careers for theirparticipants. Research has also shown how graduate students benefit from mentoringundergraduate researchers—namely they receive instrumental research support, improveteaching skills, and develop socioemotionally. Less research, however, has investigated the waysin which graduate students mentor undergraduate REU participants, and how the mentoring rolemay impact the graduate students. To address this gap in the literature, the current studyexamines the way in which graduate students mentor, and the impact of the mentor role ongraduate students participating in a
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Damian Ruiz, University of San Diego/San Diego State University; Vitaliy Popov, University of San Diego; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Danielle Gadbois
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
funded by the National Science Foundation (Awards #1826354 (RFE) and #1713547 (AISL)); one of these projects is developing a STEM summer camp that supports career pathways for Latinx students.Dr. Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University Alberto Esquinca is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education at San Diego State University.Danielle Gadbois c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Asset-Based Practices in Engineering Design (APRENDE): Development of a Funds of Knowledge Approach for the Formation of EngineersAbstractAlthough different scholars have offered several reasons behind why Latinx
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
progress paper discusses the Academy of Engineering Success (AcES), an NSF S-STEMsupported program, which employs known best practices to support and retain underrepresentedstudents in engineering through graduation. The goal is to graduate more students fromunderrepresented populations in an effort to ultimately diversify the engineering workforce.This paper describes this program’s unique implementation of a specific subset of retention bestpractices, such as facilitating (1) the development of both a feeling of institutional inclusion andengineering identity by providing opportunities for faculty-student and student-student interaction aswell as major and career exploration, (2) academic support, including support for the development ofbroader
Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Julián Iñaki Goñi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Dilab UC - School of Engineering; Hellen Massiel Fuenzalida , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile- Ingeniería UC- Dilab
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
effects caused by the lack of parental participation in university education,prior educational disadvantages, among other risk factors (Cabrera, 2001). To overcome thesechallenges, many initiatives with both private and public funding have been deployed. Amongthese, engineering schools in the US have developed educational programs to instill engineeringabilities while students are still in high school. These programs have been called pre-engineeringprograms.Academic studies have showcased the benefits of pre-engineering education. For example, thesetype of programs in K-12 are linked to higher self-efficacy in engineering (Fantz, Siller &DeMiranda, 2011), increases in pursuing STEM careers due to the early exposure to math andsciences (Raines
Conference Session
College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
McKenzie Caroline Lawry, Lipscomb University
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College Industry Partnerships
relationshipwith Trane in Nashville, TN. This relationship between theory at the college and practice at Trane began todevelop more heavily during the construction of the Fields Engineering Center on Lipscomb University’scampus. The Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering had a vision to make their new engineeringbuilding not only a place to host learning, but also an environment that could be used as a learning toolitself. Trane, as an engineering company with a local Nashville office that has employed Lipscombengineering students and graduates, found value in preparing students for their future careers throughexpanded learning opportunities in the classroom. The company saw a need for real-world experiments tobe conducted in a learning environment and