Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamima Mithun, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Xiao Luo, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

design different mentoring activities for the freshman vs. sophomore course? 2. Is there any difference in students' perceptions towards mentoring between the freshman and sophomore courses?We conducted literature and pre-course surveys to answer our first research question. Based onour survey outputs, we designed course-specific mentoring objectives. For the Freshman course,our main objectives were assisting students to i) explore computing career opportunities, ii) builda sense of belongingness, self-efficacy, and computing identity, and iii) transition to computing.On the other hand, for our sophomore course, our main objectives were assisting students to i)strengthen belongingness, self-efficacy, and computing identity, ii

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Britney Russell, University of Connecticut; Antigoni Konstantinou, University of Connecticut; Ayah Abdallah, University of Connecticut; Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Professional Development Course Series for all engineering graduate students. Assanah’s research focuses on synthesizing hydrogels to mimic the mechanical behavior of the brain matter and investigate the cellular response to injury. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Cultivating Scientific Communication Skills through Professional Development Course Series for the Graduate CurriculumBritney Russell, University of ConnecticutBritney Russell is a doctoral student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Universityof Connecticut. She was a teaching assistant for the First Year Experience, ScientificCommunication, and Engineering Internships and Careers in Industry courses that

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Investigating the Need for Forensic Engineering Graduate Program to Meet the Growing Workforce Demand AbstractForensic engineering is a growing career choice in the civil engineering discipline for theevaluation of structural failures and poor structural performance of houses damaged in a naturaldisaster, deteriorating infrastructure, and maintenance of the built

Conference Session

Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heather Doty, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware

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Faculty Development Division

Delaware Shawna Vican is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. An organizational sociologist, Dr. Vican in- vestigates the adoption and implementation of new employment practices and corporate social behaviors. Across her research, Dr. Vican explores how organizational policies and practices, managerial behavior, and workplace culture shape individual career outcomes as well as broader patterns of labor market in- equality. Her current research includes a qualitative study of corporate diversity management strategies and a series of mixed-methods projects on diversity in the academic workforce.Dr. Robin

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maureen C Smith, San Jose State University; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

challenges in being an engineering student shapingtheir identities. Fleming and colleagues’ results are consistent with those reported by Prybutok etal. who surveyed 563 engineering students to study the development of engineering identity asstudents progressed from lower-division to upper-division students [7]. Lower- division studentsscored higher on three aspects of engineering identity: math interest, engineering personalagency related to authority, and engineering global identity. They expressed a life-long interestin science and/or excitement in beginning their college engineering careers. Upper-divisionstudents scored higher on the physics recognition by others aspect of engineering identity incomparison to lower-division students. They felt

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

AbstractThis paper explores what elements and concepts should be included in a pre-college, widelyavailable digital course designed to better guide, inform, and prepare high school studentsinterested in pursuing a career in engineering. The purpose of the course is to provide a digitaltool for exploration by high school students and their advising network as they seek to gain abetter understanding of what an engineering education and career entails. As the investigationhas progressed, the potential benefit of developing separate courses for “guide and inform” and“prepare” is appearing. This paper will focus on the development of the comprehensive coursewith the understanding that there is potential for a separation by themes tuned to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Naderman, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18645STEM grown Master’sLisa Naderman, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Lisa Naderman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2014 with a Masters of Science in Project Management through distance learning. She began her career at UW-Platteville working in Prospective Student Services as a recruiter, while taking on the roles of assistant women’s basketball coach and associate lecturer for the Health and Human Performance Department. Naderman is currently working in the Distance Learning center as an advisor for the undergraduate programs and student services coordinator. Naderman’s

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the high schoolstudents attending the institutes. Discussion on the selection process and the group dynamicsduring the workshops will be discussed as well. Given current trends in enrollments at ourinstitutions and the fact that most of the budget for these activities is coming from state agencies,the eventual effect of these activities as recruitment activities will be discussed as well.IntroductionThe United States of America is a country that thrives on technological advancement. We havean insatiable appetite for the latest technology and do not mind spending billions of dollars eachyear to satisfy our yearnings. Unfortunately, we are not as passionate about encouraging ouryouth to pursue careers in engineering and technology. The gap

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa Kottmeyer, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

-Riddle Aeronautical University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lessons Learned: Student Perceptions of Successes and Struggles in One-year Master’s Programs in EngineeringIntroduction:In recent years, more condensed graduate programs (such as one-year Master’s programs) haveemerged to better enable students to expand their understanding beyond the undergraduate levelto aid in potential career advancement. However, limited research has been conducted tounderstand how the student experience in these programs compares to more traditional graduateprograms and the motivators that influence students to enroll in these new programs.One of the few studies exploring one-year Master’s

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

of Technology (RIT) are raising the bar for universities nationwide. One move, which isthe focus of this article, is RIT’s Annual “Future Faculty Career Exploration Program.” Thisunique program furthers RIT’s diversity efforts by bringing students nearing the end of theirdoctoral studies and postdoctoral assignments to Rochester to receive the “RIT treatment.” Sincethe program’s inception in October of 2003, more than 150 scholars have been invited to attendthe annual program. The program has become so widely acclaimed that 185 and 235 applicationswere received in the past two years, respectively, to fill 27-30 allocated slots. This level ofresponse clearly demonstrates the interest of young scholars and their desire to visit the academyfor

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

also to retain women andgirls in these disciplines. Young women entering colleges and universities in the areas ofscience, engineering, and technology are disadvantaged by their lack of computer experienceand, we hypothesize, other technology experience as well.4 They appear to have career goals thatare not as well defined as those of their male counterparts, and often lack confidence in theirabilities.5,6 They may also encounter college and university classes that are unfriendly to them,impeding their learning. The absence of women faculty and mentors both within the classroomand outside of it, few women peers in their classes, and the lack of supportive networks cancreate a “chilly climate” for women in non-traditional fields. It is during

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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Minorities in Engineering

through Social Cognitive Career Theory(SCCT) which argues career aspirations, and the steps taken to attain them (e.g., earninggraduate degrees), are primarily due to the dynamic interaction of personal factors (i.e., personal Page 24.228.2self-efficacy, outcome beliefs, and personal goals) and the person’s environment7. Student socialintegration and involvement in on-campus organizations have a significant impact on collegestudent aspirations and persistence. Studies indicate minority STEM majors who successfullygraduate are twice as likely to have had high levels of social integration at their institution1.Similarly, minority students attending

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Akins

Session 2347 Partners in Recruitment and Retention Leah M. Akins, Ph.D. Dutchess Community CollegeAbstractIn the past, recruitment was often left to admissions offices and attrition was an accepted aspectof technical curricula. However, due to the dwindling or perhaps stable but low enrollment intechnical fields nationwide, new attitudes towards these issues are necessary. In the Mid-HudsonValley of New York State, the Technology Career Paths – Hudson Valley partnership wascreated for the recruitment and retention of students in the community college

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1478: EXPLORING THE MOTIVATIONS FOR MIGRATION AMONGENGINEERING STUDENTSIda B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ida Ngambeki is pursuing a doctorate in Engineering Education with a concentration in Ecological Sci- ences and Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.S. in Engineering from Smith College. Her research interests include motivation, interest, career choice, engineering thinking, engineering and pub- lic policy and sustainability.Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of

Conference Session

Achieving Diversity in the CE Faculty

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Mattei

(Guice, 2001). Add to thesepressures the "usual" pressures of acquiring research and funding, publishing scientific articles,service, and acquiring tenure. A graduate student finishing work on an engineering doctorate maynot find that academia is a very attractive career choice. In 1997, 12% of the science andengineering doctorates were awarded to women. Blacks earned 3% and Hispanics earned almost4% of all science and engineering doctorates. Accordingly, the pool of potential female andminority engineering educators is very small. Should it be important to the profession that thesefemale and minority doctoral students be retained in academia as engineering educators? Why?How?This paper will first explore one reason why it is important to have a

Collection

2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Kristin Giglietti; H. Rex Gaskins; Marcia Pool

to these programs is needed to create and foster existing interest thatcould lead to STEM careers. Additionally, it has been shown that student’s interest in STEMbegins decreasing in middle school, thus hindering the pathway to a STEM career. Through thisprogram, we aim to increase access to STEM fields by exposing elementary and middle schoolstudents from low-income and underrepresented (UR) communities to STEM career pathwaysthrough hands-on activities and continued mentorship. The activities will be offered incollaboration with community partners (e.g., YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters) to facilitatestudents’ engagement in STEM beyond the classroom. By offering this program, we aim to (1)inspire continued interest in STEM and (2) strengthen

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Dionne Gordon-Starks, College of Engineering, Drexel University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

career in higher education has included roles in financial aid, admissions, and academic advising. She currently advises Mechanical Engineering students in their first three years, and provides leadership for the administration of UNIV E101 across the college. She also coordinates the Engineering Leader- ship Scholars program, which is a peer mentorship and leadership development program for College of Engineering students.Ms. Dionne Gordon-Starks, College of Engineering, Drexel University Dionne is a Senior Academic Advisor with the College of Engineering at Drexel University. A proven leader with a passion for providing quality academic and career advising for both traditional and non- traditional learners, she

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education, 2018 The Effect of Engineering Summer Camps on Middle School Students Interest and IdentityIntroductionA persistent problem in engineering is an insufficient number of students interested in pursuingengineering as a college major and career. Under enrollment in engineering is highest forunderrepresented groups [1]. Student interest in engineering at the K-12 level has been shown topredict whether students of all backgrounds pursue engineering as a college major and career [2,3]. Middle school is a critical time where student interest, identity, and career choices begin tosolidify [4, 5]. Social cognitive scientists [6, p. 79] have developed a framework based on socialcognitive theory [7] for understanding

Collection

2014 ERC

Authors

Rose Wesson

Photo Processes Sumanta AcharyaNew Emphases In CBET Advanced Manufacturing: Bio Manufacturing, Processing & Devices (Burka, Chang, Hamilton, Olbricht, Sambanis) Metabolic Engineering & Synthetic Biology for advanced manufacturing (Srienc) Brain and Neural Engineering (Esterowitz, Sambanis) Water-Food-Energy Nexus (Cooper, Hamilton) Strengthening CAREER program (all PDs) 6Faculty Early Career Development(CAREER) Program Supports junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through  outstanding research  excellent education  integration of education and research ~$220M NSF investment

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Klein, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #26206The Next Generation for Manufacturing Competitiveness?: Children’s Per-ceptions as Shown Through DrawingsMs. Liesl Krause, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Liesl Krause is a current Ph.D. student at Purdue University in the Polytechnic Institute. She is currently funded through the Purdue Doctoral Fellowship. She has research interests in student career perceptions and student mentorship in graduate school. Liesl graduated from Villanova University in 2016 with her Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and graduated from Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomed- ical Engineering in 2018 with her Master’s.Dr

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tandra Tyler-Wood, University of North Texas; Daniella Smith, University of North Texas; Karen R. Johnson, University of North Texas

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

), perceived organizational support and occupational commitment (Fouad, Singh, Capaert,Chang, & Wan, 2016). To encourage more girls to consider engineering as a career, it isimportant to understand and track attitudes towards STEM and a STEM career. Determiningwhen and if attitudes toward STEM differ between girls and boys is critical if we are tomaximize opportunities for girls to participate in a STEM career. Current studies suggest paradoxical findings: although STEM professionals arepredominantly male, girls generally achieve higher grades in (k-6) mathematics classes whencompared to boys. Higher grades in the early grades in school indicate ability for success inmathematics studies, a strong precursor of success in STEM careers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

explored why some engineering alumni who co-founded or started a company in the pastmay no longer have an entrepreneurial interest. A logistic regression was conducted to explorewhat variables were the most important in predicting a student’s intention and interest inpursuing entrepreneurial activities.Three research questions guided this study: 1. How do engineering alumni with high intentions and high interest in pursuing entrepreneurial activities compare with peers with low entrepreneurial intention and interest in terms of demographics, career-related characteristics, self-confidence and interest in technical concepts and problems? 2. What factors influence alumni’s interest in and intention to pursue

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, read books, take children to museums, and interact with their child on adaily basis. Background knowledge of a particular subject, such as science orengineering, has the ability to affect how they interact with their children potentiallyimpacting what main concepts the children will learn1. However, many adults andchildren alike have a minimal understanding of engineering5.Several empirical studies have shown that parents play a significant role in theoccupational aspiration and career goal development of their children6-8 and that a child’sinterest is significantly impacted by the parent’s viewpoint9,10. Magnuson and Starr(2000) asserted that preschoolers’ knowledge about occupations and perceptions aboutthe world of work are shaped by the

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Suzanne L. Berliner-Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

grants focusing on professional development, curriculum, and assessment. In addition, he is a member of the assessment committee for chemical engi- neering. Page 25.846.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Middle School Students to Engineering and the Engineering Design ProcessAbstractMiddle school is an important time for students to begin thinking about future careers becauseproper academic preparation for college must begin early for students who choose to enter thefields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy McGrann, State University of New York, Binghamton; Wayne Jones, State University of New York, Binghamton; Susannah Gal, State University of New York, Binghamton; Andy Cavagnetto, State University of New York, Binghamton; Dan Brennan, Broome Community College - SUNY; Thomas O'Brien, State University of New York, Binghamton

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/engineering related field (63%).Further, 65% identified new career possibilities since participating in the Go Green Institute. Analysis of the pre and post assessment data indicates that a statistically significantdifference in performance was detected. Specifically, the mean raw score increased over theinstitute timeframe and the standard deviation around the mean decreased. These data present thepossibility that the students, in aggregate, demonstrated a slightly high level of mastery whenmeasured against the same standards pre and post, and that the group as a whole came closer tosharing a common core of understanding of the content as illustrated in the fact that there werefewer low scores on the post than on the pre-assessment and that

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen; Robert Strangeway

for students in its Electrical Engineering andElectrical Engineering Technology programs, which addresses these challenges. Studentsare exposed to a variety of topics in a multitude of fashions.This paper describes the objectives of this class and the methods of coverage. Assessmentof sessions for each individual topic within the course clearly indicate that students notonly realize the value of professional education before graduation but also their desire tolearn more about professional life after graduation.Course description and objectivesThe following excerpt from the official course description clearly indicates intent andlayout of the course. The professional development course (GE300) is “designed toprovide career guidance to

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathy Garza Sears, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

become Future FacultyAbstractAn alliance was developed among three Midwestern universities to increase the number ofunderrepresented minority (URM) students receiving doctoral degrees in the science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. To achieve this goal activities encompass thethree areas that include recruitment, retention, and enrichment. Recruitment initiatives focus onstrategic partnerships, discipline-based events, student collaborations, summer research programsand visitation programs. Retention objectives are directed at scholars, tutoring, summer transitionprograms, and a faculty mentoring network. A primary goal of the Scholars enrichment programis to encourage Scholars to pursue careers as faculty members

Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Linda S. Hirsch

engineering skills and informing them about careers in engineering so they realizethe value of pursuing a career in engineering and the importance of obtaining the properacademic background to study engineering in college. The Center for Pre-College Programs atNew Jersey Institute of Technology provides a variety of such summer programs. One of theprograms, sponsored by ExxonMobil and the Harris Foundation, the ExxonMobil Bernard HarrisSummer Science Camp (EMBHSSC), recruits 5th, 6th and 7th grade students from traditionallyunderserved and typically underrepresented populations who in addition to not being introducedto engineering in school are less likely to be exposed to engineering outside the classroom.The academic curriculum for EMBHSSC, aligned

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Roth, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38236Characterizing Perceptions of Engineering Intuition Based on Experienceand GenderMadeline Roth, Bucknell University Madeline (Maddi) Roth is an undergraduate student with majors in Neuroscience and Psychology and a minor in Education.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Jocelyn Bennett Garraway, University of Detroit Mercy

reducing barriers to entering such fields. The program aims to provide on-ramps toa range of careers across disciplines (mechanical, electrical, software, etc.) requiring differentlevels of educational attainment (4-yr university, 2-yr college, apprenticeships, etc.). In the firsttwo years of the program, there were 97 qualifying graduates with nearly half going on to study aSTEM discipline in college and over a quarter choosing to major in engineering or computerscience at a 4-year university. Of the qualifying graduates, 55% were Latinx, 5% were Black,and 37% were Arab American. Preliminary data shows the program correlated with a modestincrease in STEM career interest and students perceived the program to help them prepare fortheir future