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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Bradley Jenkins, St. Petersburg College

communication between the manufacturing sector and the community college sector at a state-wide level on workforce education and training issues. ‚ It seems difficult for manufacturers to know what competencies community college graduates bring, given the nine different manufacturing related degree options, varying course names and descriptions. ‚ There does not appear to be clearly defined positions (and career pathways) for A.S. and A.A.S. graduates to assume in the industry, and therefore, the level of compensation for such graduates is also unclear and/or unknown. ‚ There are new statewide guidelines both from the Department of Education and Workforce Florida that technical programs should be

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lahoud Hilmi, East Carolina University; Batts David, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

, network engineers are often managed in a fashion that drivesthem to job dissatisfaction and leads them to pursue other job opportunities. Thispaper covers some of the challenges that network administrators face and how“Theory X” and “Theory Y” affects their job satisfaction in addition to how anengineering manager can improve performance through job satisfaction.IntroductionNetwork engineering is one of the most dynamic and challenging careers in theInformation Technology (IT) industry. Network engineering has evolved in thepast few years due to the yoke of the IT industry and the globalization ofeconomy. As network engineers seek to provide better designs andimplementations of computer networks, they also have to take into considerationcertain

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

session. Workshops and tours include: • Inquiry and Notebooks • Mathematics Pedagogy • Standards • Integration of Science in the Elementary Classroom • Equity in the Classroom • Career Pathways in STEM fields • Power Plant Tour • Bioremediation Site TourThe curricular work session provide time for the teams of teachers to refine their lesson plansand ensure that their lessons are inquiry based and tied to the Standards. The lessons developedbased on the water recycle research experience include:Lesson 1) Water Dilemma Simulation Objective: Given a water dilemma scenario, the student will analyze the problem and determine a solution based on his/her given role by creating a t-chart with at least three advantages and

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

content testing –With support from teachers, Fellows create tests and quizzes that specify and measure lesson concepts. They use multiple choice, matching, true/false and fill- in-the-blank formats. Tests are administered pre- and post-instruction.‚ Student attitude surveys – All grades 3-8 students participating in the TEAMS program rate their level of interest in engineering and confidence in their knowledge of engineering as a career. Students rate their attitudes on five-point Likert-type scales. Surveys for elementary students use age-appropriate terms and questions are often read aloud.‚ Rating of Fellow teaching skills – Teachers, Fellows and ITL program staff provide feedback on Fellow teaching skills, including content

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul King, Vanderbilt University; Mark Richter, MaxMobility

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Biomedical

presented with the following course description: “Rehabilitationengineering is the application of technologies, engineering methodologies or scientific principlesto meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in areas that include mobility, communication,education, employment, transportation, independent living, and recreation. We will explore avariety of the current topics in rehabilitation research and development. Engineers from alldisciplines contribute to the field of rehabilitation engineering. There are no prerequisites for thecourse. Career options in this field include research and development, physical rehabilitationmedicine, technology development (e.g. wheelchair companies), technology prescription(clinical), and policy development

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

math activities in high school; AP courses taken in math and science; (b) Role Models: having a sister or brother in engineering, math or science; having a female math or science teacher (role model for women); (c) Support of significant others for the student’s choice of engineering as a major and/or career. Hypothesis 1: Women who enter fields that have lower proportions of women will have stronger academic backgrounds, greater exposure to more role models, and stronger support from significant others for their choice of such a non-traditional major or career. (2) Self-confidence: (a) General academic skills; (b) Math-science academic skills; and (c) Engineering-related skills and subjects

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

simply donot have sufficient resources for demonstration tools. Because visualization is key tounderstanding and modern physics so buried in the inaccessible subatomic world, the inability toget these tools is doubly crippling to teaching modern physics concepts. Finally, minoritystudents in Atlanta’s public schools are unlikely to see physical sciences as a career option.These students cannot visualize how science and technology affect their every day life or thefuture benefits they can derive by being literate in science. Most engineering fields, especiallyelectrical and mechanical, are based on modern physics, and one cannot expect students withoutexposure to these materials to choose engineering as a career.In this paper we describe an

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

As an adventurous adolescent, Paul grew up chasing severe thunderstorms across the plains of Kansas. And so he was quite excited after joining the Goddard Space Flight Center in July 1990 to learn that his first assignment was to prepare and install a suite of sensors on a DC-8 aircraft for an experiment to study typhoons. That fall while stationed at Kadena Airbase in Okinawa, Japan, he flew for the first time through the eye of a category 5 typhoon. That experience was the beginning of an exciting and fruitful career developing and deploying microwave remote sensors for studying Earth’s environment. Since then Paul has been the principal engineer responsible for the overall instrument

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Orndoff; Susan Blanchard

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-542: USING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE-LEARNING TOINCREASE ENGINEERING AWARENESS IN HIGH SCHOOLLisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of EngineeringCynthia Orndoff, University of MissouriSusan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University Page 12.1546.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Entrepreneurship and Service Learning to Increase Engineering Awareness in High SchoolAcademic preparedness is a fundamental concern for every educational system; elementaryschools must prepare students for middle school, middle school for high school, high school forcollege, and college for graduate education or a career in a chosen field. There

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university

global population depletes the existing naturalresources at a faster rate, many energy-based industries are rapidly exploring alternativeenergy generation and distribution avenues. The consortium will focus its efforts onpreparing the high technology alternative energy workforce by providing relevanteducation at the AAS, certificate program, and the BS degree levels both in the state ofArizona and Texas. The consortium partners of this project are currently serving a largepercentage of underserved minorities and will further assist and nurture these minoritygroups by preparing them for STEM careers in high technology industries. The energy field is becoming a major economic driving force in the State ofArizona, the nation, and the world

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

fellows were female and 52% were minority students – percentages that arewell above university averages for the primary partner university, North Carolina StateUniversity (NCSU). For more information about the demographic breakdown of the RAMP-UPprogram, see Figure 5 in the appendix. As a result of participation in this program, fellowsincrease their community involvement, improve their communication skills and explore manypost-graduate career opportunities.The National Science Foundation awarded the first GK-12 grants in 1999. Since then,universities have created dozens of programs across the country to improve student achievementwhile developing the service and communication skills of future scientists and engineers [7]. Dueto the hypothesized

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineering. Her research interests include STEM programming, career development and assessment.Demei Shen, University of Missouri DEMEI SHEN is a doctoral candidate in Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include social computing and motivation in web-based learning.Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri KELLY A. RODGERS, M. A. is a doctoral candidate in educational psychology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include motivational issues in minority student retention and the socio-emotional aspects of gifted minority adolescents

Conference Session

Two year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

studies indicate that some underrepresented groups are more likely to begin theircollege studies at a community college than at a four year institution. Students who studyengineering at a community college represent only a very small fraction of the total communitycollege enrollment, and like the general public, a large part of this student population seems to beunaware of the opportunities a career in engineering offers. This suggests that there may be alarge reservoir of students at the community college level that could be attracted to theEngineering Profession to meet anticipated shortages and diversity goals.Community colleges generally provide good quality, affordable, and easily accessibleeducational programs in a wide variety of

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

population are presented for discussion.BackgroundThe need to focus on effective Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)education is increasingly recognized as an urgent national priority. While there is an urgent needto ensure the adequacy of the US science and engineering workforce, college enrollment inSTEM disciplines is flat, particularly for women and minorities.Many high school students choose not to pursue STEM disciplines due to a number of factorsincluding: • Lack of understanding of the nature of STEM opportunities • STEM careers are seen as less relevant to society than medical or business careers • Perceived difficulty of the programs of studyThe University of Cincinnati is currently working with two all-girls

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

been out of school for 3-5 years or more, and the prospect of preparingfor and taking the GRE is daunting. One particular group of students strongly affected bythis requirement is the Corp of Engineer Army Captains at Fort Leonard Wood.2 Theseindividuals, if they meet admission requirements, are able to complete the MSEM degreewhile they are at the fort for career training. Many of these individuals are now coming tothis program straight from war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan, making it very difficult toprepare for and take the GRE. Overall, some potential students have simply said theywould not take the exam and planned to look elsewhere for their graduate education.These individuals are often indignant that as successful professional

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anilkumar Bhate; M.G. Prasad; Lex McCusker

An integrated Approach to Creating Student-Awareness, Pedagogy and Efficient Management of Multi-Cultural Teams in Engineering Projects Anilkumar Bhate, M.G. Prasad, Lex McCusker Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New JerseyAbstractTeamwork is an essential aspect of most engineering projects. Often the teams consist of memberscoming from diverse backgrounds, and such diverse backgrounds may lead to internal conflicts within theteams. Engineering students, many to become managers in their future careers, need to be educated abouthow to deal with the diversity in their work teams. Teams

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Peggy A. Johnson

are related to people working in legal, medical,and other professions. Engineers are rarely the topic of television shows and movies. Another reasoncommonly cited for the shortage of women entering engineering majors in colleges is the lack ofencouragement by high school counselors and teachers, relatives, and other influential people in the livesof young women (Johnson et al., 1992; Bix, 2004; Widnall, 2006). Other reasons for the shortage ofwomen in engineering may include climate, social value, and peer influence (Johnson et al., 1992). Based on a survey of 85 high school girls, the National Science Foundation (2005) found thatthere is a disconnect between motivating factors for high school girls in selecting a career path and

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management andSystems Engineering course offerings, as well as complementary innovative courses in Technical Page 12.630.5Marketing, High Tech Product

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovative idea generation have not been seen ascentral to the engineer’s role. However, to compete in a changing marketplace fraught withrapidly changing technology, shorter product life-cycles, downsizing and outsourcing, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show more Page 12.1339.5entrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Charles Coddington, East Carolina University; Paul Petersen, East Carolina University; Fonooni Hamid

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New Engineering Educators

). Page 12.1058.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mentoring New Faculty: How Much, How Often, and How?Abstract The Department of Technology Systems (TSYS) at East Carolina University hasimplemented a new faculty mentoring process to enable junior faculty members to learn fromsenior faculty members as they prepare for a career in academia. Five tenured professors andassociate professors in the TSYS department have recently established a new process to mentorfaculty members within the department who have begun not yet completed their initial tenureprocess at a major university. This process includes a series of workshops regarding academicperformance expectations during the early stages of an academic career. Our

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Richard Campbell, Baylor University

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Minorities in Engineering

is tofocus on first-generation college students because underrepresented minority students make up alarge percentage of first-generation college students.Many such students attend local community colleges because their limited financial resourcesoverride their choice of academic major. These students are confronted with limited academicchoices, especially in the engineering disciplines. Over the last four years, our university’sengineering program has developed several strategies for recruiting highly qualified students andincreasing retention rates. Additionally, one of the authors has been awarded two competitiveTexas Workforce Development Grants targeted at providing career-forming introductoryengineering courses in a distance-learning

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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First-Year Programs

andhow their personal career may be impacted.The above course adaptations are changes that could be made within the original course structurewithout adding work or changing the classroom time. Original discussions are now simplyreframed to consider global and cultural issues.One change that did add content is a discussion on appropriate technology. The new coursesyllabus takes a week to discuss the issues of appropriate technology and how engineers need toadapt designs for integration into needy societies. Over the two years that this new course hasbeen in place, guest lecturers have proven to be very effective in stimulating discussion andcritical thinking in this class segment.During the first year, JBU had the opportunity to have artisans

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anderson Prewitt, University of Florida; Wanda Eugene, Auburn University; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

culture that is at odds withAfrican-American students’ need to feel as though they are helping others and the need for acooperative educational culture15, 21. This perception affects both the tendency of Black studentsto choose engineering and often the ability of Black students to remain in engineering. Forexample, Powell21 states that there is “considerable evidence that today’s college students,particularly African-Americans and Hispanics, avoid majoring in science and mathematicsbecause societal cultural traits support unfavorable images of scientist and make the attainmentof a scientific career unrealistic.” Surveys of college freshmen and high school juniors showedthat African-American men expressed a greater interest in social service

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Klod Kokini, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

most faculty affairs, including recruitment, hiring and retention, promotion and tenure, awards, climate and diversity, and dual career issues. Professor Kokini’s research activities include the study of thermal fracture mechanisms and design of high-temperature advanced materials such as monolithic, precracked and functionally graded ceramic thermal barrier coatings. He also works on interdisciplinary research related to the biomechanical behavior of soft tissue implant materials and the biomicromechanics of ECM-cell interactions under the application of mechanical loads. He served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thermal Stresses (1995-1998). He was the Vice

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Bernard White, George Mason University

, including a lack of understanding and appreciation of curriculumrequirements for these majors and resulting career opportunities associated with a specificmajor. Because there is such a plethora of subject matter in the fields of computer science andengineering today, it is not surprising that many students today are confused and are unable toeasily identify a single major that covers all of their areas of interests sufficiently. Both highschool counselors and parents from whom these prospective students seek career-relatedguidance are confounded as well.Much of the declining interest in computing by the high school student can be attributed to theinability of the computer science professional to articulate its profession as little more

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

education of engineering students concentrates primarily in thescientific and design realms, and rightfully so as most engineers have to be very knowledgeablein these areas to perform their jobs well. But a disservice that this education provides is thatmany engineering students graduate without a good understanding of the non-technologicalissues that may impact their careers. Their education also often does not provide them with good Page 12.1405.2skills for communicating their expertise to non-engineers. ABET, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology, does try to have schools address these concerns by having theminclude effective

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

J. Oh; B. Kissick

increased as we did more and more projects together.How did we become co-mentors? Among four mentor types (traditional mentor, step-ahead mentor, co-mentor, spouse mentor),10 our relationship was strengthened by the co-mentor aspect. Our academic experiences (2 to 34 years) and ranks (assistant to fullprofessor) provided traditional mentor and step-ahead mentor. Traditional mentor is“similar to a wise and capable elder” and our library director served in that capacity.Step-ahead mentor is “analogous to a protective older sibling who smoothes the path forthe protégé.” Our group consisted of full-, associate-, and assistant professors, whorepresented hierarchical layers of academic careers, and were natural step-ahead mentors.However, being an all

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

improve this, including mentorship programs, a change in the nature of theengineering workplace to accommodate family needs, and creating a more collaborative andless competitive atmosphere in both the academic and industry sides of engineering.Much of the literature on gender studies in science, technology and engineering suggestsfemales enjoy and connect with these fields when they are placed within a human, social orenvironmental context. This paper demonstrates the why and how of this relationship,drawing ideas from gender roles and gender socialization. This paper looks at how moraldevelopment may impact a woman’s choice to pursue a career in the physical sciences,technology, engineering or math. In particular, the paper draws from

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Historical and current data indicate that the need for science and engineering careers isincreasing, yet the number of students choosing and completing traditional science degrees isdecreasing. The decrease in students choosing and/or being qualified to enter science andengineering fields is continuing even with the programs geared towards increasing awarenessand preparedness. The gap between students entering science and engineering (S&E) fields andgraduating to meet the S&E employment needs was first noted in the early 1990’s. Manyresearchers suggested that recruitment and retention into the qualitative science fields shouldinclude women and minorities to assist in filling in the employment gap. Since a large numberof women and minorities

Conference Session

Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

these fields, to summer enrichmentprograms, scholarships, fellowships, research opportunities, awards, leadership programs, andcareer advancement programs. This survey organizes these opportunities and resources,specially targeting those of particular interest to engineering students and engineering facultythroughout the lifecycle of their career, and provides links to internet sites containing furtherdetails. An analysis is done of possible areas of need not covered adequately by existingresources.Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and