Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Laboratory for education and training; c) train faculty to teach core courses in theAAS PLT program; d) perform outreach activities to local high schools to promote the newprogram; e) educate 30 or more students or workers by the end of the project.The period for the NSF grant is July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015. To support achievement ofthe project objectives the PI developed a set of activities and a time table for each activitytogether with responsible personnel. The activities that have taken place since the beginning ofthe grant are described below.a) Formation and Meetings of the Program Advisory BoardOne of the first activities was to form an Advisory Board to guide the new program throughoutits development phase and continue with future

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

were identified. These were grouped into elevengeneral and exhaustive categories (as seen in Figure 2). Second, information sources were talliedfor each user requirement in order to determine: 1) the total number of distinct informationsources teams planned to use versus the number they actually used to develop user requirementsand engineering specifications, and 2) the types of information sources that contributed to eachuser requirement/engineering specification pair. The interview transcripts were qualitativelyanalyzed using an iterative inductive coding strategy to identify the prominent themes thatemerged during the interviews13. Established guidelines for theme identification were used toanalyze the data14. Coding was iterated until

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

”approach of Wiggins and McTighe3. Even though the course instructor felt case-based learningand improvement to desk study learning would be important elements, this course design processwould help set an appropriate amount of learning in these elements. After careful considerationof curricular priorities, the following course learning objectives were identified: Students should be able to 1. demonstrate understanding of basic applications of geology to civil/environmental engineering 2. classify/rate rocks, minerals, and rock mass systems using standard methodology, 3. apply use of a geologic desk study model of a site 4. interpret the results of geologic explorations 5. discern anticipated subsurface

Conference Session

Simulations and Project-Based Learning II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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Engineering Technology

educators bringgeometric programming into the classroom as most of the literature on geometric programmingdoes not focus on the development of design relationships and cost ratios. Other problems,which are more complex, have been developed for riser design in casting, inventory models,furnace design, Cobb-Douglas Profit function, metal cutting economics, liquid propane gascylinder design, journal bearing design, and gas transmission pipe line design. This technique has many similarities to linear programming such as primal and dualsolutions, but has the advantages over linear programming in that:(1) A non-linear objective function is used;(2) The constraints are non-linear:(3) The objective function can be solved using the dual formulation

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University

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Civil Engineering

Education, “Experiential education is aphilosophy that informs many methodologies in which educators purposefully engage withlearners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, developskills, clarify values, and develop people's capacity to contribute to their communities.”1 TheExperiential Learning Theory (ELT) highlights “experience” as a key role in the learningprocess.2 The ELT process is an integrated cycle of gaining knowledge through a ConcreteExperience (CE), upon which is the basis for Reflective Observation (RO), followed bygathering these reflections through Abstract Conceptualization (AC) to develop inferences andgenerate new experiences of Active Experimentation (AE).2

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

topic and software operation. By forming a social, collaborative environment, the Girls CREATE program encouragesfuture interest in science, engineering, and technology through the strengthening of creativewriting skills. The instructional material is intended to teach the students how to identify, plan,solve, and portray solutions to the types of problems scientists and engineers encounter inpractice using a hands-on, three-dimensional building approach. By utilizing modern technologyand software, the program’s curriculum includes projects designed to prepare students for theirfuture academic careers and teach them about the role of technology in society.List of Engineering Topics: 1. Environment: e.g., air pollution, recycling, clean

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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International

, and • numerous elective courses in engineering ethics at various institutions, and adopted an across-the-curriculum approach which seeks to address the limitations of the required course model by spreading engineering ethics instruction throughout the engineering curriculum, e.g., in introduction to engineering courses, sophomore engineering science courses, junior discipline-based courses, and senior design experiences.As a result, the ECE program took the following steps to satisfy this outcome:II.a.1. The assignment of ‘Ethical Decision Making Scenarios’ in the freshman course ETCS105 “Career Discovery”II.a.2. students are required to enroll in several specific ‘Discovery Core Curriculum’ courseswith “Ethics

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Zhong, Shandong University/Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Yuzhe Zhang

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Electrical and Computer

significant long-term impacts on both professional development ofelectrical engineering students and the educational and technological progress of the countriesconcerned.I IntroductionGlobalization has become one of the hottest topics of electrical engineering education.Reference[1] notes, "since education is one of the fundamental strategies to address most globalchallenges, it is important to identify the most effective educational materials, curricula, anddistribution media for global education as well as institutional arrangements to acceleratelearning." Electrical Engineering Education of China has been reformed in the past decade tobetter meet the needs of the ever fast developing electrical industries in China. Especially afterChinese

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Erik R. Wright PE, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Evan Hansen

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Civil Engineering

test run will be presented as they becomeavailable.The GIC pilot program incorporates Likert and free-response surveys to gauge whether the GICmet the perceived student learning outcomes. The results of those surveys helped to address theproposed research questions. The proposed research questions are: Does the GIC meet itsproposed educational objectives? And, does the GIC meet the previously identified gap incompetition based learning activities for civil engineers?Literature reviewThe problems faced by engineers are no longer purely technical. The problems faced now fallinto several categories. As Hart and Spittka 1 discussed in 2013, purely technical problems,where a solution can be optimized, are being joined by wicked, social-technical

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, teaching with technology, and classroomassessment techniques. To-date over 600 individuals from more than 200 different academicinstitutions have attended the ExCEEd program.[1-3] Over each of the past five years, I haveserved as an Assistant Mentor, Mentor, and/or Instructor during the workshop.During the ExCEEd teaching workshop, a series of demonstration classes are provided by theinstructors for the participants. Instructors are hand-selected to deliver an example class in amanner that embodies the principles associated with the workshop. For many years, one of thosedemonstration classes has been delivered by Dr. Al Estes, Professor and Head of theArchitectural Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San LuisObispo

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

13 page delivery in response to Dean specific questions.  2013, March 9, Sticking a Fork in It – Dean announcing intent to benchmark ProSTAR  2013, April 19, Evolution of ProSTAR – Delivered a 44 page document to benchmarking committee kick-off meeting1  2013, July 22, Final committee report sent to Dean2  2013, Aug 1, Dean improvement request  2013, Aug 6, 19 page improvement response to Dean3  2013, Sep 16, Meeting on ProSTAR improvements with Dean  2013, Sep 21, Addendum (13 pages) submitted to Dean; full combined 96 page document submitted4  2013, Oct 14, Final Dean actions and recommendations meeting5AnalysisThe first delivery to the benchmarking review committee was a 44 page document

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

is a very simple, systematic, and easy to implement approach. Google Forms isan integrated web-based application that facilitates the design of online surveys, questionnaires,and quizzes with a user-friendly application programming interface (API) as illustrated in Figure1. Figure 1- Google Forms Designer APIA Google Form is shared via email and all the collected responses are organized in a GoogleSpreadsheet stored in Google Drive. The benefits of using Google Forms over any othersurveying software or online survey applications are as follows: Page 24.649.31. Google Forms has a modular structure which makes

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margo Cousins, The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E.

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Biomedical

identify common best practices and areas for futureimprovement.Methods To study the externship practices of similar training programs at other universities, anadaptive questionnaire was created to collect information (see Figure 1 and Appendix A). Theelectronic survey was constructed with a web-based survey tool and distributed through email toprincipal investigators (PIs) of 44 training programs currently funded in the 2013 fiscal year byNIBIB under the T32 mechanism. Based on the public abstracts of the training grants, the 44grants include 33 predoctoral programs, 4 combined pre- and postdoctoral programs, and 7postdoctoral programs. Figure 1. Electronic Questionnaire Sequence

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

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

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

understanding of growth13. In our study, we simultaneouslyconsider assertions from multiple models and look to rich data sources in order to betterunderstand the various elements of the fellowship program we developed. A key idea in our fellowship program was facilitating self-identification as both aprofessional and valued colleague with meaningful expertise. A long line of scholars (e.g.,Dewey, Piaget, Flavell, Perry, and others) have conceived of epistemological shifts throughstages in which students engage in reflection and growth15 and eventually construct theiridentities as they transition into adulthood. Baxter-Magolda16, building on Kegan’s work,explored the processes of self-authorship, based on three fundamental questions: 1) who am I

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

development.Through this study, we hope to better understand graduate student role identity by examiningstudent perceptions in three fields—education which is typically teacher focused, engineeringwhich is typically research focused, and engineering education which is a hybrid between thetwo roles—and to contribute to research focused on improving efforts in preparing the futureprofessoriate.1 Our goal is to answer the following research question: How do graduate students conceive of and rank professional role identities, including those of researcher, teacher, and lifelong learner, in terms of their current and future actual roles, expected roles, and desired roles?In order to address this question, a survey was developed, distributed

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Michael Hutchison, University of Illinois

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

theirlevel of abstraction [1]. They can be in the mind (internal) or they can be physicallyperceivable (external). Internal representations are private in nature and stimulate internaldialogue and reasoning about one’s geometric problem solving and design thinking. On theother hand, external representations are public in nature and they form the basis forscaffolding internal dialogue and communicating graphical concepts [2]. Externalizationscompensate for the limitations of inner representation and are the synthesis of graphicalsymbols. They can be elaborate, precise, detailed descriptions of a design entity, whereasothers can be abstract in nature, varying in consistency, lacking scale and appear hurried.External representations take various

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

chemistry are guiding the development of the nextgeneration of materials, products, and processes. Natural and bio-based materials are emergingas a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastics, especially in both automobile and packagingapplications. For example, a major problem in maintaining a healthy environment is wastedisposal. Petroleum-based plastics were developed to provide durability and resistance to variousforms of degradations due to fungi and microbial agents.1-4 They are a part of our everyday lives.According to the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), over 200 million tons of plastics aremanufactured annually around the world. Of that, 26 million tons are manufactured in the UnitedStates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Farhan Qazi

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

provideelectricity in the aftermath of disasters for emergency relief and to remote areas having no accessto the grid. It will also discuss the advantages of community solar and solar microgrid fordisaster resilience. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of these technologies inengineering education and integrating them in programs related to solar energy and disaster &emergency management.IntroductionAccording to recent reports, 1, 2 the number of natural disasters worldwide has steadily increasedsince 1970s. It is also reported that the number of natural disasters is the highest in NorthAmerica with tornadoes, hurricanes, severe heat, floods and even drought. When a disasterstrikes, the whole infrastructure including electricity shuts

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

technology faculty indelivering such an initiative? What form should it take?Clues to answer the first question were found from a literature search and a survey of area highschool counselors and teachers, community college technology program directors, careerservices liaison, four-year administration, and faculty. Observations of the survey data (Table 1)as reported in a 2010 paper1seem to indicate the respondents felt that their understanding ofengineering/engineering technology ( the ‘E’ and ‘T’ of STEM) as being lower than theunderstanding of Math/Science (the ‘S’ and the ‘M’ of STEM). The responses seem to indicatethat there is a greater need for the involvement by engineering/engineering technology programsin STEM education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project: 1. ShapeOko 2: Presently five ShapeOko 2 desktop CNC machines8 are deployed with two additional ShapeOko 2 CNCs under construction. The ShapeOko 2, shown in Figure 1, is an open source, x-, y-, z-axis, moving gantry design developed by Edward Ford9. An aluminum extrusion MakerSlide10 rail and carriage system is used for both the axis struc- ture and precision motion guide-rails – thereby reducing material use and costs. The drive system comprises a total of four stepper motors (dual motor x-axis). Timing pulleys and belts are coupled to the rail and carriage gantry to generate smooth motions. The ShapeOko 2 can be purchased as individual parts or in several self-assembly kit options from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Athos Chariton Petrou, SUBY at Buffalo

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

waves created by a dipole antenna, and modulationand demodulation of EM waves (see Figs. 1-3).The participants of the workshop have performed hands-on and virtual labs during the first partof the day and then produced a written report with the analysis of the conducted experiments inthe afternoon. Each day was closed with the discussion about the experiments and the way howto improve the developed labs.At the end of workshop the assessment of experiments and accompanying applets was done. Theassessment data will be used for improvement of the newly developed course - especially forupdating the hands-on as well as virtual labs.The participants highlighted the positive effect of synergy of educational tools, i.e. “combinedaction” of the two types

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

main problems isto provide hands-on experience to students. This is because students can only use designsoftware to complete their homework and lab problems without being able to touch PLCs or wireladder logic diagrams. In this paper, the authors develop a virtual laboratory to help DE studentsgain hands-on wiring experience in the automation control classes. The developmentsignificantly shortens the gap on the issue of hands-on experience between on-campus studentsand DE students. To increase the performance of safety and effectiveness, on-campus studentscan also take the advantage of using the software before implementing their laboratory works orsubmitting homework problems.1. IntroductionAs DE programs become more prevalent, and as the

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

too far from being true in undergraduate education in the United States wherein students arememorizing their way through most of the curriculum. In an US News and World Reportarticle2, “High School Students Need to Think, Not Memorize”, an Advanced Placement biologyteacher is quoted “Students go through the motions of their lab assignments without graspingwhy, and ‘the exam is largely a vocabulary test’”.David Perkins3, co-director of Harvard Project Zero, a research center for cognitivedevelopment, and senior research associate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, pointsout several observations in his article on “Teaching for Understanding”. (1) “The student mightsimply be parroting the test and following memorized routines for stock

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sketching and the use of manipulatives, along with other haptic or hands-on activities, has been shown to increase the spatial skills of university level engineering andtechnology students who scored below the expected mean on the Purdue Spatial VisualizationTest (PSVT) [1]. Previous research also indicates that students entering into the STEM fields tendto have higher haptic abilities than the population as a whole. In one of those studies, a sample ofover 200 freshman engineering students was found to have haptic abilities at one standarddeviation above the mean expected for neurotypical adults over the age of 18 [2] .Even though research indicates the presence of above average haptic abilities for those self-selecting into the engineering and

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

objectives. In this paper, we 1) present brief descriptions and key revision points ofindividual subsystems, 2) identify key technical knowledge required for a successful design ofthe subsystems in reference to specific Electrical and Computer Engineering course contents, 3)briefly describe how the HARD 2013 is being used to develop further research opportunities andattract new members (primarily sophomores and freshmen) to undergraduate research, as well asthe strategies to prepare new members to play key roles in future research opportunities, and 4)present and discuss assessment results on how these extracurricular project activities facilitateimproving the student learning outcomes defined by the ABET (i.e., “a through k” student-learning

Conference Session

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

Collection

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

to all university major areas, only 5% of Brazil´s undergraduatestudents major in engineering compared with 6% in the U.S., 12% in Europe, 20% inSingapore, and 40% in China19,41. Figure 1 shows Brazil‟s position in an Organization forEconomic Co-operation and Development (OCED) international comparison of engineeringdegree holders per 10,000 inhabitants in 2011, in which Brazil is far beyond more developedcountries38,46. Brazil 2.79 Turkey 3.84 United States 5.22 Canada 5.37 Switzerland 7.44 Mexico 7.67 Germany 8.04

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

apprenticeship. The standard qualifications fora general practitioner became those of the Apothecaries and the Surgeons. This meant that aqualification was available to medical schools and encouraged their development in Londonand other cities of the realm. In 1818 Charing Cross Hospital was created as an integratedmedical school and hospital. Armytage [1, p 169] considers the 1815 statute to have been oneof the most significant of the century. The implications for engineering were certainlyprofound because a precedent was established whereby persons seeking to establishthemselves as a profession could seek a charter that would enable them to licence those theyexamined who were successful independently of the universities.1.3. Although University

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

enrolled in such fields in the years 2008-2012 as compared to almost296,000 males, i.e. an almost 1 to 10 ratio, with an average 1% annual increase according tothese official figures. Furthermore, throughout the years 2007-2011 only 4,000 female engineershave graduated from Saudi universities versus almost 66,000 males, i.e. an almost 1:16 ratio, yetwith an impressive average annual growth rate of 6.1%. This gap is further amplified whenconsidering the number of female students studying abroad throughout the years 2008-2012,totaling 3,300 versus 81,500 males, i.e. an almost 1:25 ratio, yet with a very impressive averageannual growth rate of 48.0%. Justifications. As with the US and Gulf models previously discussed, such under

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, University Corporation for the Development of Internet-Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Hispanic/Latino population.Preliminary Results The wide variety of issues discussed in the literature but related to the misrepresentationof Hispanics/Latinos in engineering called for a categorization of themes. Three themes emerged Page 24.668.2 1from this preliminary analysis: (1) The problem: Hispanic/Latino misrepresentation, (2) Thepossible causes, (3) The possible solutions. The following paragraphs describe these themes. The first theme emerged as a thorough explanation of the lack of representation. Almostall reports and