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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
theundergraduate curriculum of these two majors is very similar, thereby facilitating thedevelopment of a cohort. We provide mentoring, cohort-building activities, and sharedcoursework early in the students’ academic careers to aid in the development of a cohortexperience for this group. Our program consists of four organized cohort interactions persemester: two networking events for strengthening the cohort community and two professionaldevelopment events to facilitate student successes.3.1 Mentoring ProgramThe ASPIRE mentoring program has three components: peer mentoring, faculty mentoring, andindustry mentoring. The interconnection of these components is shown in Figure 1. The ASPIREmentoring program attempts to ensure weekly mentoring while balancing
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert P. Van Til, Oakland University; Chris J. Kobus, Oakland University; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University; Sankar Sengupta, Oakland University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
university, no funds came from the S-STEMgrant.Industrial Internships.A unique feature of the PLM Scholarship program involved investigators working with severalcompanies to identify paid engineering internship opportunities (both summer and year-round)for the students. A large number of the students were placed into such internship opportunities atsome point during the program.The investigators received assistance on identifying internship opportunities from OaklandUniversity's Pawley Lean Institute as well as the university’s Career Services Office. Theinvestigators also worked closely with the university's Career Services Office to prepare studentsfor these internships (develop resumes and cover letters, mock interviews, etc.).Of the 50 students
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University; Edison Perdomo, Central State University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Fall Spring 100 Freshmen 2017 2021Second 4 3 4 3 3 4 7 4 Fall Spring 100 FreshmenTotal 8 6 8 6 7 7 142. Increase the retention of the ENE-WRM majors in the low-income community at CSUUSE4WRM targets an increase in retention of the incoming freshman and sophomoreUSE4WRM Scholars to 80%, junior level scholars to 90% and senior level scholars to 100%while expecting the scholars to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.3. Increase the career and graduate school opportunities to the ENE-WRM graduatesWe target ten
Conference Session
Construction Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University
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Diversity
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Construction Engineering
’ struggles with courses such as ‘Surveying’ that need advanced quantitative skills.Overwhelmingly, construction students had positive attitudes towards science and mathematics,and agreed that these skills are needed for career success.This study demonstrates the need for curriculum improvements that will strengthen the SL skillsof construction students. Furthermore, contributions add value to knowledge base necessary toadvance construction education research on scientific literacy skill development. Insightsprovided may be used to guide construction curriculum improvement, with increased emphasison quantitative skills for solving real-world problems. Strategies such as tutoring, mathematicslaboratories, and math placement tests could increase
Conference Session
Technical Session V
Collection
2018 FYEE Conference
Authors
Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University
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FYEE Conference Sessions
Paper ID #24459Embedding Core Skills in First-Year Engineering Students with Applicationsin Embedded System DesignDr. Michael Cross, Norwich University Michael Cross is a Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering teaching classes in the areas of circuits, electronics, energy systems, and engineering design. Cross received degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Vermont and began his academic career at UVM where he taught courses in the areas of analog and digital circuits, electronics, semiconductor physics, power electronics, and engineering design.Dr. David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich
Conference Session
Modeling, Inquiry, Engineering Literacy & Argumentation
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherina V. Tarnai-Lokhorst, Camosun College
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
: Girls and boys participate equally in Physics 11 classrooms in the Greater VictoriaRegion in British Columbia. Yet girls continue to comprise less than 20% of Physics 12classrooms and less than 15% of most engineering education programs. This active researchfocuses on diagnosing and mitigating the invisible barriers in Physics 11 that preclude youngwomen from continuing their studies in physics to the 12th grade and beyond. Three identifiedfactors for the persisting gender gap in physics follow. The first factor is rooted in stereotypicalbeliefs about engineering as a gendered career. The second factor arises from student beliefs thatthere is little new to discover in physics. The third factor relates to an inability to visualize howphysics
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Technical Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Samuel Alberto Acuna, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joseph E Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Joshua Daniel Roth, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
Wisconsin–Madison in 2015.Mr. Joseph E Michaelis, University of Wisconsin - Madison Joseph E Michaelis is a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences area at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His research involves studying interest in STEM education, focusing on the impact of learning environments, feedback, and influence of social constructs and identities. This research includes developing inclusive learning environments that promote interest in pursuing STEM fields as a career to a broad range of students.Dr. Joshua Daniel Roth, University of Wisconsin-MadisonDr. Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joseph Towles is a lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Doreen Aveni, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
fall, students take anintroductory freshman seminar geared specifically for WISE Honors students to get acclimatedto the rigors of college academic work. In spring of the first year, students take a seminar course,Opportunities in STEM and Beyond, which includes guest lecturers to introduce students to thebreadth of STEM research and discovery. Learning objectives include understanding thecollaborative, interdisciplinary nature of STEM and its worldwide relevance.Second year. The sophomore year expands on career and research and also emphasizesacademics. Society and Gender in STEM explores how gender impacts STEM and uncoversstereotypes and sources of underrepresentation in in the field. Research and Discovery in STEMfosters student capacity
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand
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Civil Engineering
andtheir mentors.A wide variety of mentoring topics have been analyzed in previous studies more specific toengineering and STEM subjects, and consideration of earlier literature reinforced the potential ofour trial to contribute to the experiences of undergraduate students. Research has explored thebenefits for young women of mentoring them into STEM subjects [9], the role of mentors inraising young women’s persistence [10] and their retention in engineering disciplines at a higherlevel [11]. A positive impact on career planning in STEM disciplines has also been found forstudents with disabilities [12]. Undergraduate students can mentor other students consideringentering the industry post-school [13] as well as their undergraduate peers [14
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
continuing GAANN fellows there are 6 URMs, andall of 14 continuing GAANN fellows are making timely progress toward their PhD degrees.The fruitful efforts at the doctoral level in the UTA Mathematics Department have been coupledwith efforts at the undergraduate level. There also have been efforts to establish strong links witharea middle schools and high schools and civic organizations, with the goal of helping middleand high school students learn about careers in the mathematical sciences and encouraging themto attend college. All such efforts have resulted in positive changes at every level, and the UTAMathematics Department was recognized nationally in 2013 by the AMS (AmericanMathematical Society) as the winner of the AMS Award for an Exemplary
Conference Session
ET Administrative Issues
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
school students and motivatethem to choose engineering/technology career paths as they enter their undergraduate degreeprograms. This paper presents an overview of and results from the two-week workshop hostedduring summer 2017. Included in this overview will be an outline of the buildingautomation/energy management experiential learning that was undertaken and how IoT wasintegrated into this important technology discipline. Examples of edge devices, sensors, wirelesscommunications, and IoT processes such as publishing, subscribing, and building sensor/actuatordashboards for IoT-based building monitoring and control systems will be provided. Evaluationdata, teacher feedback and anecdotal information will also be presented. In addition to plans
Conference Session
Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech
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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity
4 10. K-12 – Schools, Teachers, Administrators, Districts 11. Parents 12. American Citizens 13. Media 14. Other – stakeholder not specified Actions suggested to “Help girls recognize their career-relevant skills.” Recommendation broaden participation “Improve access to all postsecondary education” in in STEM. “Changing the context of test-taking to eliminate stereotype threat.” Decade in which 1. 1970 recommendations 2. 1980
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Lisa Ann Moyer, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a
Conference Session
Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Phelana Pang, Seattle Girls' School
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
 present and future.  Additionally, the underrepresentation of females in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been well documented [2].  It is crucial for girls who aspire to STEM careers to have access to learning environments that engage them in scientific and mathematical practices and that support a growth mindset.  Including an art component with the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) engages students in authentic problem­solving through creative design experiences [3].    Objectives In partnership with a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the University of Washington’s Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering
Conference Session
Technical Session I
Collection
2018 FYEE Conference
Authors
Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.
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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions
-generation student: “… and told me I wasn't good enough”)Students, overall, felt that on-campus student organizations helped bring liked minded peopletogether. However, students were overall split on the importance of these organizations to theircollege careers (general population: 49% yes, 51% no and first-generation population: 52.5%yes, 47.5% no). The first-generation students seem to have slightly stronger feelings on thestudent organizations than the general student population. Thirty-Six percent of the generalpopulation and 22.5% of the first-generation population were members of STEM organizationsand both groups felt these organizations were helpful. The general population wantedorganizations to focus on social / fun actives. The first
Conference Session
Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development
Paper ID #22538Engineering Students and Group Membership: Patterns of Variation in Lead-ership Confidence and Risk OrientationJames N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology James Magarian is an instructor with the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program and is a doctoral candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department at MIT. He joined MIT and GEL after nearly a decade in industry as a mechanical engineer and engineering manager in aerospace/defense. His research focuses on engineering workforce development and the college-careers interface.Dr. Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto Alison Olechowski is an
Conference Session
Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Kisha Renee Cunningham
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Instrumentation
of physics,chemistry, math, and computer science. This shortage have an impact on the quality of STEMeducation because schools have to accept teachers with less qualifications [2]. This discouragesyoung students from pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematicsupon entering college due to limited comprehension and exposure to these subjects [4]. Toaddress this critical need, XXX University in partnership with YYY College and the 6-12 schoolsystem designed/developed a comprehensive five week Summer Educational Internship program.This program targets rising college sophomores majoring in Science, Mathematics, andEngineering Technology to prepare them for teaching students in grades 6-12. Over a 5 weekperiod the
Conference Session
College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
R. Andrew Schaffer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; John Carlson, Red Gold
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Diversity
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College Industry Partnerships
MDTtrack are required for employee/students in both tracks, and the degree requirements then divergeat the upper division courses depending on the employee’s career track.SIA reviewed plans of study for Purdue Polytechnic’s existing BS degrees in EngineeringTechnology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology,Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Organizational Leadership and drew the MDT courseplan out of those degree programs. Each of those traditional degree plans holds value for SIA,and the company hires graduates from those programs, but for the company’s in-house employeedevelopment and career planning program, SIA prefers a more customized plan with elements ofthe degrees cited above. Thus, SIA worked with
Conference Session
Faculty Track - Technical Session I
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Robin McCann, Shippensburg University; Alice Armstrong, Shippensburg University; Bilita S. Mattes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
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Diversity, Faculty
strategic partnerships. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Social Enterprise Model for a Multi-Institutional Mentoring Network for Women in STEMSTEM-UP PA was launched through an NSF-ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation andAdvancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) grant with the missionof supporting academic women in STEM from a consortium of teaching-focused institutions inthe central Pennsylvania region. Unlike many ADVANCE grants awarded to large researchinstitutions, STEM-UP PA brings together women from teaching-focused regional colleges anduniversities who face similar challenges but are isolated in their small STEM departments. Thispaper focuses on the establishment and
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
their (a) identity as engineers, (b) valuing of engineering as a profession, and (c)feelings of self-efficacy. Argued here is the notion that students who are able identify importantneeds, and are imbued with the knowledge and design skills to develop a solution to the need,will feel more capable as engineers (self-efficacy), begin to see themselves as engineers(engineering identity), and increasingly value engineering as an important set of skills, body ofknowledge, and career choice. This idea is all important in view of other research suggestingthat some engineering education venues are advancing an ecology of social detachment, withever decreasing regard for social concerns [3]. In experimental terms, the curricular changes (i.e
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristin E. Sherwood, Stony Brook University; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
are the threebasic tenets of career development. Self-efficacy is seen as an ever-changing set of self-beliefsregarding specific performance capabilities that results from the complex interplay of personalbehaviors, interactions with other people, and environmental factors. Although the authorsagreed with Bandura [10] that performance accomplishments, vicarious learning, socialpersuasion, and psychological state influence and alter self-efficacy beliefs, they believed thatpersonal performance accomplishments are the greatest contributors to self-efficacy [12]. Peña-Calvo, Inda-Caro, Rodríguez-Menéndez, and Fernández-García [13] utilized Lent’s work [12] toexamine the perceptions of barriers and supports in a study of 811 sophomore university
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines
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Diversity
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Environmental Engineering
: Students’ Goals and JourneysAbstractThis qualitative study explored the journeys of students with environmental goals who startedcollege majoring in engineering, including students’ motivations to enter college majoring inengineering, their transitions through college, and how they viewed environmental issues as partof their future engineering careers and among the social responsibilities of engineers. Twelveengineering students with initially strong environmental interests were interviewed at the end oftheir first year of college; nine were initially majoring in environmental engineering (EnvE), twoin civil engineering, and one in mechanical engineering. These students spanned threeinstitutions and continued to
Conference Session
History of the Women in Engineering Division: Reflections from Past Chairs of the Division
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Noel N. Schulz, Washington State University; Sarah A. Rajala, Iowa State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
in teaching, research and service. She enjoys teaching electrical engineering and power engineering topics to students. In research and graduate studies, she has been very active having graduated 40 MS and 13 PhD students; published 160 papers and 2 book chapters; and brought in over $40 M in external research through individual and collaborative projects including an U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award. She is an ASEE and an IEEE Fellow. She has been active in the IEEE Power & Energy Society serving on the PES Governing Board for 12 years and President for 2012-2013. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education
Conference Session
Materials Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Materials
engineering. During his thirty years plus at Houston Community College, he has formed collaborations across the country that have provided the opportunity for HCC students to participate in innovative research and materials programs. A significant number of these students have completed their undergraduate education, entered and finished their graduate education, and transitioned to careers. Mr. Sheinberg has Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Texas (Austin) and University of Houston and a Master’s Degree from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Houston). He serves on numerous regional, state and national committees. He is married to Beth Finefield, and they reside in Kingwood, TX.Dr
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristin L. K. Koskey, University of Akron; Wondimu Ahmed, University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, The University of Akron ; Nicholas Garafolo, University of Akron; Benjamin G. Kruggel, University of Akron; Donald P. Visco Jr., The University of Akron
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
and mathematics, and helps them see therelevance to their everyday lives. Increasing middle school students’ interest in science inparticular is a strong predictor of later STEM career pursuit.The curriculum was designed around the Soap Box Derby® Mini-Cars that includes the use ofcomputer-aided design (CAD) software, virtual and physical wind tunnel testing, and 3Dprinting. Eighth-grade middle school science teachers participated in a one-week professionaldevelopment workshop to learn the software and how to integrate engineering into the force andmotion curriculum. They also engaged in ongoing professional development leading up to thelearning unit. The students were engaged in using technology (CAD Software, virtual windtunnel) to design
Conference Session
Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Nidaa Makki; Esther R. Wain-Weiss, Universtiy of Akron
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Graduate Studies
learning. Thus, any graduate studenttraining in teaching would need to be developed from within. Accordingly, we developed aprogram that had some of the important elements of those identified in other engineering teachertraining programs across the US, but did so in a way that was less resource intensive. Such amodel may be replicated by other programs without access to centers for teaching and learning.Our program started in the Fall of 2015.The stated goal of the program was as follows: “Train interested Ph. D. students in engineeringabout pedagogy and course delivery, perhaps in preparation for a career as a faculty member.”As students would eventually teach classes on their own at the end of the program, theexpectation was that this would be
Conference Session
Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University
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Educational Research and Methods
from NSF, including a CAREER award. She oversees the Simmons Research Lab (www.denisersimmons.com), which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of undergraduate and graduate students and a post-doctoral researcher from various colleges and de- partments at Virginia Tech who work together to explore engineering and construction human centered issues with an emphasis on understanding difference and disparity.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010
Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
criteria are met: learner self-reflection and the ability to successfullyconnect old and new knowledge.Technical writing and communication courseThe need for engineering graduates to improve communication skills, both verbal and written,has been emphasized in multiple disciplines for several decades. The American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) Vision 2025 suggests that “communications knowledge and skills areembedded in every civil engineer’s education and encourage their continued enhancementthroughout every civil engineer’s career” [7]. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) Vision 2030 states that mechanical engineers need enhanced skills, recommending thatengineering curricula be designed to produce performance parity between
Conference Session
Gender Track - Technical Session III
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Tim John Weston, University of Colorado, Boulder; Wendy DuBow, National Center for Women & IT; Alexis Kaminsky, Kaminsky Consulting, LLC
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Gender
high school and then considerpursuing a technology-related field in college. In the place of longitudinal data, researchers haveoften relied upon one-time measures meant to predict persistence with no follow-up evidence ofhow students’ intentions actually played out. In our study we examined how survey responses byhigh school girls predicted persistence three years later defined as being tech and computerscience majors [or minors] in college. We also examined other factors that may be influential inthat choice of major. A number of studies exploring field persistence from education to career have used theSocial Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model which holds that personal, behavioral, andenvironmental factors play a role in career decision
Conference Session
Architectural Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nibert Saltibus, Sam Houston State University
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Architectural Engineering
family residence. Students are to adhere to instructions for bothprojects. This is especially important for the second project minimum where building standardsor codes are to be adhered to where applicable and emphasized by the instructor. In addition tothe lake cabin drawing, Quizzes and other assignments were also assigned but not considered forthis research. At the beginning of the Fall 2017 semester, students were to completequestionnaires related to their career choices in the construction industry and course relatedmajors/minors. Towards the end of the semester, a similar questionnaire was issued whichevaluated students’ experience in the course. The second questionnaire was designed todetermine whether or not students’ career choices