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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Cervantes, Johns Hopkins University ; Sydney Danielle Floryanzia, University of Washington and Johns Hopkins University; Jackie Sharp; William Roberts Gray-Roncal; Erik C. Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

- of top academic and vested in their sistent connection to research laboratories success the university in line with national UARC modelCareer Student goals are re- Guidance to stu- Provide proven, skilledEmpowerment fined and dreams are dents in bridging candidates to intern 4 connected to action- undergraduate expe- and full-time hiring able plans riences to careers pipelinesin a STEM career, (2) commitment to succeeding in the program, and (3) need. Need is broad

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Mentorship, Retention, Minority Participation, and Examining the Experiences of Women

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felix F. Udo-Eyo, Temple University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

strategic interventions that may combat observed trends. The intellectual merit of thisresearch project is that it will provide a greater understanding of the disparity between minoritystudents and Caucasian students, as it relates to engineering colleges’ dropout rates, and will helpcollege administrators devise a comprehensive research-based plan that could enhance thepersistence and retention rates of underrepresented minorities within their institutions. The broaderimpact of this research is three-fold: it will (1) strengthen working communities and the nation’sworkforce, (2) advance racial equity and justice, and (3) lead to the building of an economy forall.IntroductionIn the U.S., the social and political climate of the 1970s, including the

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COED: Spotlight on Diverse Learners

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel A. Tillman, University of Texas, El Paso; Wei Yan, Texas A&M University; Song An, University of Texas, El Paso; Jeffrey Liew, Texas A&M University; Kien H. Lim; Lisa Garbrecht, University of Texas, Austin; Philip B. Yasskin

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

students withmathematical concepts necessary to learning spatial transformations and allied mathematicalrepresentations. The project will also provide the foundation for planned further research addinga language-processing component to an AI for high school students, which would be trained on alarge dataset of common high school math topics and language used by students. To ensurerigorous evaluation of the project, the research team will anticipate confounding factors so as tominimize their effects, and two learning conditions (AI-powered and non-AI) will be employedand compared with the same essential visualization and functional manipulation, thus advancinginstruction that applies across multiple STEM disciplines. The project will create a

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Engineering Economy Division (EED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

(50 to 100 mins) Assignments Week PM - Project Initiation, Integration and Change Management – 1 fundamental management Understanding and incorporating steps Stakeholder needs analysis, etc Week PM - Managing Systems and Trends and Benefits in Project Management HW -1 PM 2 IT Projects – Less rework and Improved productivity through defined roles and responsibilities and resource management Week PM – Strategic Planning, Project Life Cycles – Improved Project Cost HW 2 - PM 3 Project

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 2: Completing the engineering and computer science transfer pathway: Transfer students’ post-matriculation experiences through a four-year institution

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Michael Grote, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janice Leshay Hall, Florida International University ; Hannah Glisson

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #35598Completing the engineering and computer science transfer pathway:Transfer students’ post-matriculation experiences through a four-yearinstitutionDr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David B. Knight is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Special As- sistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of Research of the Academy for Global Engineering at Virginia Tech and is affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level

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Session 9 - Track 1: Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

improvement in the number &Not Weeding diversity of engineering graduates in thethem Out of US through use of recruiting, admissions, retention best practices.Engineering • Synthesize research & best practices to identify core initiatives that supportInitiative success • Identify programs that work for specific student audiences • Communicate evidence-based practices and partner with institutions to implement these. Action Plan• Four brainstorming sessions with national experts in Spring 2022 to identify successful programs and initiatives, as well as areas for improvement• Conversations with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Analia E. Rao; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Gregory Diggs-Yang, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

theirindividual education plans. In addition to the activities throughout the academic year, annualsummer bridge programs are offered to support bonding amongst S-STEM students at IVC andUCI. The summer bridge program also allows transfer students to experience the academicculture and rigor of a university through project- based teamwork, and academic successworkshops. Students are also actively encouraged and supported in pursuing summer research orindustry internships.Figure 1. S-STEM program activitiesPreliminary evidence for program efficacyTo examine the success of the program, in a first step we investigated whether the ‘UC IrvinePathways to Engineering Collaborative’ increased the number of community college studentswho successfully transferred

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Amy Richardson, P.E., Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Tech; Rene Alberto Hernandez, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #38318Board 223: Broadening Participation in Engineering via the TransferStudent Pathway: Findings from an S-STEM-Enabled PartnershipDr. David B. Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation and Director of Research of the Academy of Global Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems- level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veronica M. Catete, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Isabella Gransbury; Marnie Hill; Devin Jean; Brian Broll; Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt University; Tiffany Michelle Barnes; Shuchi Grover

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Curriculum for High School FemalesAbstractComputer Science (CS) Frontiers is a 4-module curriculum, 9 weeks each, designed to bring thefrontiers of computing to high school girls for exploration and development. Our prior work hasshowcased the work in developing and piloting our first three modules, Distributed Computing,Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). During the summer of 2022, wepiloted the completed curricula, including the new Software Engineering module, with 56 highschool camp attendees. This poster reports on the newly developed software engineering module,the experiences of 7 teachers and 11 students using the module, and our plans for improving thismodule prior to its release in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

racial and ethnic groups. The total number of women earning engineering graduate degrees represent roughly athird or less of the total students across all racial and ethnic groups between 2000 and 2019 [5].This low diversity in doctoral degree holders impacts faculty diversity [2]. Nationally, only17.6% of tenured/tenure track faculty in engineering were female, 2% were black or AfricanAmerican, and 3.7% were Hispanic in 2019 [5].Project Description In order to address this lack of representation in higher education engineering programs,the University of Massachusetts Lowell S-STEM program began with an initial plan to recruitthree cohorts of 8 low-income, high-achieving students (24 students total) who wish to pursue acareer in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Cardador; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Grisel Lopez-Alvarez, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Isabel Miller, University of Michigan; Hannah Chiou; Andrea J. Kunze, Delta State University; Sohee Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

career plans, and (4) peer influence—and identified considerations for educators and advisors in developing engineering curricula and program structure. [8] (2) How do women engineering students characterize, and show interest in, the technical vs. managerial career paths in engineering industry? Brief Overview of Findings: Analyses generated four key findings: (1) the majority of students expressed an interest in the managerial career path; (2) students associated the managerial career path with preferences for collaboration and holistic work, applying dual skills, and opportunities to have relational and organizational impact; (3) students associated the technical career path with preferences for

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

to feel comfortable with both their peers and their TA tobe able to recover from a setback quickly. 1. Student experiences a setback (lab does not go as planned). 2. Student looks to a) lab partner(s) or peers, and/or b) TA, and/or c) class and lab materials to decide how to respond. 3. Student's ability to move past the setback depends on whether a) others experience the same setback, b) others normalize setbacks, and c) they know where to look to help them troubleshoot. These factors impact whether they can effectively manage their frustration in the moment.Figure 1. Student Response to Setbacks in Lab Settings FlowchartConclusion To summarize, students’ ability to recover from

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Engineering Management Division (EMD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A Cross, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

struggle during thehardest period, but others even were helped during the same. This WIP paper analyzes literaturethat focuses on Organizational Resilience (OR) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). OR is“the organization’s capability to face disruptions and unexpected events in advance thanks to thestrategic awareness and a linked operational management of internal and external shocks” [2]. 3. MethodThe SLR approach used for this research considers the method used in [3]. The methodologyconsiders three different stages of SLR development. First, planning the review focuses on theidentification of the need for a review, the preparation of a proposal, and the development of thereview protocol. The second stage of conducting the review focuses

Conference Session

Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Louise Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Mackenzie C. Parker, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Award, The Nevada Women’s Fun Woman of Achievement Award, and the UNR College of Engineering Excellence Award.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of studenMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research focuses on engineering graduate students’ experiences and motivation centered on career planning and preparation

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

K. Estell was elected in 2016 as a Fellow of ASEE in recognition of the breadth, richness, and quality of his contributions to the betterment of engineering education. Estell currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as the Vice President of Professional Interest Councils and as the Chair of Professional Interest Council III. He has held multiple ASEE leader- ship positions within the First-Year Programs (FPD) and Computers in Education (CoED) divisions, and with the Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation, Interdivisional Town Hall Planning Commit- tee, ASEE Active, and the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Estell has received multiple ASEE Annual Conference Best Paper awards from the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mark Wong, Contra Costa College; Sergio Alexander Alvarez, Contra Costa College; Jonathan Alexander Canel, Contra Costa College; Phiroze Jhalman Duggal; Yesenia Rodriguez Moreno ; Daven Ng ; Nathalie Zaldivar; Chao Liu, Contra Costa College; Jeff Kamalian, Contra Costa College; Seti Sidharta, Contra Costa College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

identify the problem followed by therequirements analysis (Figure 3). Projects are divided into components. Students use their skillslearned from Engineering Design Graphics to create detail drawings for analysis. Team leads arechosen for each of the various components so that students have the opportunity to improveleadership skills and teamwork skills. During mentor meetings, the students report back onprogress made and challenges encountered for the various components, then the team reevaluatesthe plan and timeline. (a) (b)Figure 3: (a) Students discuss the design through the requirement analysis for a model rocketproject. (b) Another group of students readying their rocket for launch

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego

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Biomedical Engineering

help students understand the projectthey will work on over the summer and allow them to hit the ground running upon arrival to thehost labs. Examples of planned activities for this virtual training series are outlined in Table 1. Table 1: 10-week virtual training series – weekly 90-minute Zoom sessions Week Topic Homework 1 Welcome & Introduction to Sweden and Swedish culture (inside and outside of the lab) N/A 2 Genetics - DNA & RNA structure and function Reading 3 Genetics - Gene expression

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

energy. Assessment and evaluation activities are important aspects of this work, butrequire significant attention to capture the range of activities undertaken by very small cohorts ofinterdisciplinary students and faculty. Our goal was to develop a “sustainable” evaluation plan given ourobservation that programs often begin with very ambitious assessment and data collection goals thatdiminish over time. This paper is a case study that describes the rationale for our assessment andevaluation choices, and select results from these activities.INTRODUCTIONThe National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT) supports university efforts toexplore ways to equip master’s and doctoral degree students with the skills, knowledge and

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Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

that they showed the community plans of one highway that was still affecting them but went with another design. She described how often the initial plan was not exactly what they were going to follow through with.” 4. Act as faithful agent 10 [frequently misinterpreted the meaning on conflict of interest as conflicting interests among different groups in Tampa – e.g. commuters vs. locals] 5. Reputation by merit 0 6. Uphold professional

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

experience with online courses. We weresomewhat prepared when there was a need to move F2F courses to online courses as thepandemic started in early 2020.In spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021, all undergraduate F2F courses in our department weremoved online to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 infections. For DE students, thechanges in course delivery were relatively small. For many F2F students, taking all coursesonline was neither expected nor planned when they came to this college. Both F2F and DEstudents were also facing additional challenges and stressors, physically, mentally, andfinancially. It is important to find a way to make the online transition as seamless as possible.3. STRATEGIES OF MOVING COURSES ONLINEIn the classes I

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Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

provide a short answer response about their attitude towards theimplementation, how they feel the implementation could be improved, and whether they felt theimplementation was valuable for their learning.The results from the pre- and post- activity motivational surveys will be grouped by gender andanalyzed to determine if the BME LCDLMs were largely beneficial for the five areas of studentmotivation listed above, and specifically, whether female students had a disproportionate changein motivation compared to male students.CONCLUSIONS & FUTURE WORKIt was originally planned to have the BME LCDLM prototypes along with motivational surveysimplemented in the first-year Introduction to Chemical Engineering (CHE 110) class for the spring2020

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Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; Jeremy J. Brown, New Mexico State University; Miquela K. Gorham; Lorissa Humble, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Mexico State University. He completed his bachelor’s degree in 2018 and is set to graduate this summer after completing a thesis project on microaggressions amongst undergraduates in STEM using a focus group methodology. He has worked as a research assistant for the past two years on a grant sponsored by the NSF that explores URM success. He plans to apply to a PhD program for the Fall of 2021.Miquela K Gorham, Miquela Gorham is a graduate student at New Mexico State University in the Sociology Department. She also completed her Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology at New Mexico State University. Her research interest focuses on sociology of education, social inequality, and race and ethnicity.Miss Lorissa Humble, New

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner, North Carolina A&T State University; Hyung Nam Kim, North Carolina A&T State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Anticipation (academic “to-do”) - derived from narratives that speak to plans the participants make for improvement during this process or narratives that regard what they think will happen as they progress in their respective programs.  Problem-Solution Focus-derived from narratives that identify problems the participants may have encountered thus far and their plans to address or correct those problems.Once all data has been manually coded, all codes and data were entered into Microsoft Excel andHyperRESEARCHTM version 3.7.5. for further analysis. The analysis includes frequency ofobservations over time and a correlation evaluation with test of statistical significance

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy B. Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

systems mapping approach that can be used byfaculty developers and CTLs to engage faculty, students, administrators, and other stakeholders;2) highlight an example application of this systems thinking approach to student success andretention in engineering; and 3) explore potential benefits of systems mapping. The expectedoutcomes of this paper are to provide the reader an introduction to systems mapping via anexample application and prompt the reader to consider using systems thinking and systemsmapping in their faculty development and CTL planning or as an alternative way to gatherperspectives from faculty, students, and other stakeholders. Here, the focus is on using systemsmapping as a way to gather stakeholders’ perspectives to help identify

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

students, it is important to exploreand understand as much as possible about the many factorsthat can influence a student’s decision to stay or leaveengineering. At Virginia Tech we collect data while studentsare in enginering and also ask students who leave thecollege of engineering to complete an optional exit survey.Future plans for this work may include gathering morequalitative data to further unpack the significance of thedata. REFERENCES[1] First Year Experiences at Virginia Tech. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2017, from https://www.fye.vt.edu/[2] Jones, B. D., Ruff, C., & Osborne, J. W. (2015). Fostering Students’ Identification With Mathematics and Science. In Interest in mathematics

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

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Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

process, the instructorwill utilize skills and knowledge from previous projects to references the case study and invites students to critique theconstruct an immersive and interactive design process project with respect to the E4C design process. Utilizing aexperience emphasizing the human element of design. real-world example while explaining the design process givesStudents in the course will be introduced to a five-step design students a better idea of how the iterative nature of design andprocess originally developed by Engineering for Change analysis actually works in the field.(E4C) [9]. The steps are: a plan stage for team formation, The third phase of the course employs the

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sandra English, Cleveland State University; Hannah Rosen, Cleveland State University; Anette M. Karlsson, Cleveland State University

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Diversity, Veterans

Invisible Key actor in Diversity Planning Efforts in Higher Education," Planning for Higher Education Journal, V44N4 July-September {kjfnbvnbvbv{ 2016 [online]. Available www.scup.org/phe. [Accessed Nov. 8, 2017] • [3] The National Academies Press, "Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads," [online]. Available http://nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12984. [Accessed Nov. 8, 2017]Contact InformationSandra English, Sr. ManagerCenter for Engineering Experiential Learnings.l.english@csuohio.eduAnnette Karlsson, Dean for Washkewicz College of Engineeringa.karlsson@csuohio.eduHannah Rosen, Coordinator Engineering Student Programs

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Linda Lawson Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Charles Richard Murphy, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students, especially women and underrepresented minorities. Strategies includedhigh school STEM career majors and STEM College Academies that built on national models,such as Project Lead the Way; middle school STEM exploration activities and summer camps;high school Individual Graduation Plans; program revision to include secondary andpostsecondary faculty and student cooperative projects and mentoring using a technologyplatform for remote equipment and process diagnostics and collaboration; faculty development;and broad industry involvement in curriculum development, internships and co-op opportunities,scholarships, and Foundation support. The second project (Curriculum Infusion: A Modular andOnline Approach to Train Renewable Energy Technicians

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Carla Winsor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Diversity

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Biomedical

%); Undeclared Engineering (26%); Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering (14%); Engineering Mechanics/Astronautics (9%); Biological Systems Engineering(6%); Engineering Physics (6%); and Nuclear Engineering (5%)) agreed to participate and fund amulti-disciplinary hands-on design course. Last year, we analyzed student retention data overthe past three decades and correlated the data with the introduction to engineering course takenas freshmen. [1] Analysis of course-specific retention data did not clearly align with otherresearch suggesting a positive relationship between hands-on design and retention ofunderrepresented minorities. [2-5] Thus, we plan to implement and assess changes to coursestructure and curriculum to determine best practices to create a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

resiliency, transportation facility planning and design, high- way safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in capstone engineering design, engineering management, transportation engineering, geographic information systems, and land surveying. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Advancing Diversity Initiatives in the Civil Engineering Profession: Outcomes of an NSF S-STEM Grant at a Regional Undergraduate Teaching InstitutionA student scholarship and enrichment program was established in 2012 to help address thepersistent problem of underrepresented minority, female and socioeconomically disadvantagedstudents enrolled in civil engineering