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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Rizk, Duke University; William Ross Denton; Roxana Haas

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

engineering careers [3]. Respectfulteamwork can motivate, empower, and encourage students from all backgrounds to persistthrough challenges, and to continue pursuing engineering [4]. However, when teamwork andcollaboration is less respectful or inequitable, individuals (often women, racial minorities,members of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, etc.) may be discouraged tocontinue studying engineering due to the working environment [4]. Therefore, it is imperativethat early engineering classes foster inclusive and equitable standards of teamwork to ensurestudents of all backgrounds feel respected in academic collaboration. An environment of respectand inclusion is beneficial not only to the individuals in the team but also to the team as

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr., Oklahoma Baptist University

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payincreases. In some cases, employees have accumulated large pensions that may be payable inlump sums. Employees can simultaneously retire from one employer, take a large lump sumpayout, and then go to work for another employer, often at an increased pay rate.Another suggested cause is a desire for a better work-life balance. This includes burnout andsafety concerns regarding the pandemic for some professions like the medical [12] and educationfields [13]. Unsurprisingly, Ahmed et al. (2022) empirically found that job satisfaction wasstatistically significantly inversely related to job burnout [14]. Employees feeling burned outwere less satisfied with their jobs. A related possible cause is a desire for a change of life such aschanging careers [15

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

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disease on tissue- and joint-level mechanobiology. She has received many awards including the 2019 YC Fung Young Investigator Award and NSF CAREER Award, and was inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows in 2021. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022Thank you for joining us today for our presentation on Combining Forces, PuttingEquity to Work. My name is Dr. Fatima Alleyne and I am the Director of CommunityEngagement and Inclusive Practices in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley.Joining me today from UC Berkeley is Professor Grace O’Connell, the Associate Deanfor Inclusive Excellence and former Vice Chair for Equity in the MechanicalEngineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 11: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

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leveraging the power of PBL inteaching practices and projects with a focus on DEIJ, engineering educators can create moreinclusive and empowering learning experiences through projects that help all students thrive intheir engineering education and future engineering careers by fostering innovation, creativity,and excellence. Creating an inclusive learning environment, ensuring equitable access andsuccess, and promoting diverse representation and perspectives in project-based classes withinfirst year engineering courses are essential for retaining and preparing engineers who areequipped to address the complex and grand challenges of the 21st century.ConclusionComing from civil and environmental engineering backgrounds, the authors initially taught

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Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Vicente, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Wayne Gersie

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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valued or acted upon.The importance of department chairs in perceptions of climate is evident from both the facultyclimate survey data, as well as our qualitative research on the experiences of women of colorfaculty. A path analysis of predictors of faculty job satisfaction based on climate survey datafinds that for both women and men, effective chair leadership leads to greater career satisfactionvia access to internal academic resources and collegial relationships [13]. The role of the chair isparticularly important for women faculty, however, as perceptions of effective chair leadershipdirectly shape job satisfaction for women faculty. Turning to our interview data, women of colorin diverse departments reported that their relationship with

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Yunia Valentina Recaman, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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bibliographical review on the entry and retention of women in STEMcareers [8]. The study identifies several factors contributing to the low representation of womenin STEM fields, including a lack of female role models, which conveys the message that womenare not inclined or capable of pursuing careers in science or engineering. Moreover, the studyhighlights that simply increasing the number of women in these disciplines is insufficient. This isbecause many women in STEM have had to conform to a more masculine model to fit in andsucceed.Camps [9], also addresses this issue in her research, which involved interviewing women insenior management. She found that some interviewees sought to distance themselves fromfeminine traits, as they to work with men and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lufan Wang, Florida International University; Ruoying Chu; Fangzhou Xia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Zhuoxuan Li, Stanford University; Yan Wei, Southern University of Science and Technology; Yiming Rong, Southern University of Science & Tech

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imparts disciplinary knowledge to students, PBL is targeted to prepare students with theabilities to acquire knowledge and skills in an active, collaborative, and inquiry-based fashionthat crosses subject boundaries [1]. It not only improves knowledge attainment and learnerenthusiasm [2], but also trains students in skills and competencies that are required for theirfuture careers, such as teamworking, interpersonal communication, problem-solving,interdisciplinary learning, and critical thinking [3], [4]. For instance, over two thirds of 2,500graduates of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), which has been practicing a PBL curriculumsince the 1970s, reported that PBL has “much” or “very much” impacted their ability to solveproblems, function

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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He Shen, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Aren Petrossian; Joseph Anthony Vizcarra; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Mark Tufenkjian, California State University, Los Angeles

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and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external evaluator for seven NSF-funded projects. These include evaluation of two projects aimed at increasing participation in undergraduate research for students from minoritized populations and an ini- tiative to increase diversity in a predominantly white elite engineering college through collaboration with local community colleges. Eva is also evaluating an ATE project to recruit and prepare community college students for careers in bioscience and a project to train and support faculty to use Mastery-Based Grading in STEM courses. Past projects include evaluation of an NSF

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Raheleh Miralami, Mississippi State University; George D. Ford, Mississippi State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

TEAMWORK AS A CORE COMPETENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION Saeed Rokooei, Raheleh Miralami, George FordAbstract The specialization of careers in various industries has created a multitude of professional networks that demand close collaboration between parties when working toward a common goal. Additionally, the exponential growth of information technology has evolved with the workflows among various entities involved in a project. Therefore, professionals in various construction or engineering positions must work with their peers closely to form teams. As an interpersonal skill set, the ability to work in teams is gaining

Conference Session

The Challenges that Two-year College Students Face when Transferring to a Four-year College for Engineering and Engineering Technology Program

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sophia Isabela Barber, Pasadena City College; Sophia Isabella Ibargüen, Pasadena City College; Chloe Sharp, Pasadena City College ; Aaron Reedy, DataClassroom; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, Main Campus; Yu-Chung Chang-Hou, Pasadena City College; Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College

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Two-Year College

discussion about methodologies to improve thisconcerning situation is imperative.The Micro Nano Technology Student Scholars Research ProgramThe Micro Nano Technology Student Scholars Research Program (MNT-SSRP) is a remote,interdisciplinary, multi-component project, with the overall goal of increasing the number ofunderrepresented students, such as African Americans, Latinx, women, and veterans, that enter theSTEM workforce. The program stemmed from Pasadena City College’s Early Career UndergraduateResearch Experience (eCURe) program and is a component of the Micro Nano Technology EducationCenter (MNT-EC), which is located at PasadenaCity College and has both community collegeand research university partners [22]. MNT-ECis an NSF Advanced

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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Construction Engineering

inconstruction. Additionally, students also involved in extra-curricular activities of organizationssuch as the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)which is affiliated with the central homonyms association and serves as an interdisciplinaryplatform that encourages collaboration among university students and entices them towards aprofessional career in a growing and vast field of automation and robotics in construction.Different data collection methods, goals, and analysis used in the research are as shown in Figure2. Figure 2. Research overviewThe study utilized a statistical ordered probit regression analyses to determine the impact ofdifferent variables that increases the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Siya Paul Rimoy, University of Dar es Salaam; Divina Donald Kaombe, University of Dar es Salaam

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International

teleconferencing technologies and providing a means to sustain the collaboration during the academic yearOne of the factors that limit the success of some study abroad programs is the number of facultywho are interested in participating. Faculty may consider these programs to be a lot of work andtime spent may not align with other career aspirations. To remedy this, we solicited input andbuy-in from a range of individuals to ensure the program’s future, as well as to build “bench-depth.”While the explicit target audience was engineering majors, the program was also open to non-engineering majors with suitable STEM backgrounds. A major emphasis of the program was toattract currently under-represented students – female, first generation, and minority

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Chulho Yang, Oklahoma State University; Young Bae Chang P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Technology

issues. Graduates with an MSET degree will not only build theirunderstanding of leading-edge concepts in their technology arenas but will also become able tostrategically apply these concepts and technology at all levels of the industry.The MSET degree is designed to allow students to achieve their career objectives by offering aflexible, 30 credit hour plan of study in which each student chooses a focus area from thefollowing three areas.  Construction Management  Fire Safety and Explosion Protection  MechatronicsThe university’s approach of merging engineering technology with other areas of study such asproject management, engineering ethics, and financial studies allows the MSET students tocustomize their plan of study to branch

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

and interested in the social impacts of engineering. Women tend to have ahigher interest in people than men [6], higher prosocial motivations [19], higher communal goals[2], and more positive social responsibility attitudes [20, 21]. Studies have also noted high socialmotivations related to career goals among groups from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups[22-24]. Engineering students’ motivation toward public welfare and social responsibilityattitudes may decrease as they increase in rank during college [25, 26], a phenomenon Cechtermed a culture of disengagement in engineering education [25]. Differences in the publicwelfare, helping others, and/or social responsibility attitudes of engineering students have beenfound among students

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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Portuguese language classes and collaborate with University students in Brazilon a sustainable energy design project.Specifically, this international, faculty-led program focused on global sustainability issues andhow to produce innovate engineering solutions to these problems. Additional added benefits tostudents who participate in these international experiences are that they become more globallyaware and global citizens, more personally and socially aware, and strengthening their career andacademic choices [2,3,4]. The desired student learning outcomes of this program are:1. Understand and solve problems related to scientific engineering principles that governsustainable energy technologies.2. Understand engineering, socio-cultural, environmental

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lenz Kaspar Bayas, Boise State University; Lisa A. Giacumo, Boise State University; Chantel Early, Boise State University; Kendra Rishell Peterson, Boise State University; Arvin Farid, Boise State University; Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University; Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University

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Paper ID #33829Lifting an LI, FG, and/or UR Support Program Off the Ground duringCOVID-19: Successes and Lessons LearnedMr. Lenz Kaspar Bayas, Boise State University Lenz Bayas is an instructional design consultant interested in the intersection between race, culture, equity, and learning. Starting his career as a teacher with a focus on urban education, he has since transitioned into the corporate training field taking on clients in various sectors, including financial services, nonprofit, and higher education. Over the course of his career, he has grown to appreciate honing a systems view and taking a performance

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Regina Palero Aleman, University of San Diego; Mireya Becker Roberto; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Texas at Dallas within the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science where she is studying retention of undergraduate engineering students. She has extensive experience using qualitative and mixed-methods research in Engineering Education. Before joining UTD in September 2020, Laura worked at the University of San Diego on their RED grant to study institutional change efforts and redefine the engineering canon as sociotechnical. She has a background in environmental engineering and received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering

Conference Session

New Directions for Engineering Technology

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emily Rada, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

[5, 7]. Engineering graduates pursue careers in theoreticaldesign, and research and development [1]. Meanwhile, engineering technology graduates oftenenter construction, product design, manufacturing, or testing [7]. Figure 1. Hands-on Continuum for Engineering Technology [8].Despite the curriculum differences, graduates of ABET-accredited four-year engineeringtechnology programs in several states are qualified to become licensed professional engineerswith verifiable proof of competency [7, 9]. One earns licensure upon passing the Fundamentalsof Engineering (FE) exam and the Principles of Practice of Engineering (PE) exam through theNational Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCESS) alongside providingproof of

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Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Theresa F.S. Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

research that indicates that the need to supportengineering faculty in curriculum development efforts so that all identities are represented andfully integrated into the engineering curriculum, assignments, and assessments [33], [37], [38].This is critical because students who have minoritized identities are able to recognize that notonly is their own identity excluded from the curriculum, but also other minoritized identities,which can amplify these students’ sense of isolation and lack of belonging in the engineeringmajor and career. Designing curricula, assignments, and assessments that reflect diverseperceptions of engineers and engineering work can help cultivate the professional formation ofengineering identity and encourage students with

Conference Session

Design in Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna Ambrosio; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Deborah Hecht, Center for Advanced Studyin Education

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #34100Authentic Engineering Design AssessmentMiss Joanna AmbrosioDr. M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University Dr. M. David Burghardt, professor of Engineering, founder and co-director of the Center for STEM Research, has been the principal or co-principle investigator on 13 NSF projects primarily dealing with engineering in STEM.Dr. Deborah Hecht, Center for Advanced Studyin Education As Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Education, at the CUNY Graduate Center I am involved in a wide range of educational evaluations of funded and local projects. I also mentor graduate students interested in careers in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sumaia Ali Raisa, West Virginia University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering: The Role of STEM Interventions,” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 742–747, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.1353/csd.2016.0072.[9] N. A. Fouad, W.-H. Chang, M. Wan, and R. Singh, “Women’s Reasons for Leaving the Engineering Field,” Front Psychol, vol. 8, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00875.[10] J. Rohde et al., “Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electrical and Computer Engineering Students,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 165–172, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TE.2019.2913356.[11] S. Hurtado and D. F. Carter, “Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino Students’ Sense of Belonging,” Sociology of

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For Students to Know and Grow

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily Lauber, Microsoft; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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the discussion, the facilitator asked if thefacial jewelry led to certain assumptions by the students. It is important to keep a sense of humorin this discussion and the facilitator to be comfortable with hearing untrue or unfair stereotypesbased on their appearance. By keeping it light and laughing or agreeing with the assumptions,students feel able to be more honest in their biases about the facilitator. This kind of discussionmay be more difficult for students to have with an authority figure and so faculty may need to bemindful of this as they are preparing for such a discussion. Similarly, this discussion may bedifficult for faculty members whose career is subject to students’ evaluations. Future study couldexplore the effect of having a

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert S. Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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, Virginia Tech As the Assistant Director of Online Learning in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech Natasha provides college-level leadership for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of distance learning initiatives. Watts is the main point of contact for distance related issues within the college. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Natasha worked as an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Visual Communication at Hazard Community and Technical College. Watts began her career at Appal- shop, a non-profit media arts center located in the coal fields of Eastern, Kentucky, serving as a director, educator, filmmaker and youth media trainer. For the last ten years, her work has focused on

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wonki Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award; the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award; and the ASME C. D. Mote Jr., Early Career Award. In 2014 Dr. Rhoads was included in ASEE Prism Magazine’s 20 Under 40.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

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Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

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Diversity

Community: Launch Lab Case StudyAbstractSTEM students’ mastery of the knowledge, skills, and abilities within the silo of their academicdiscipline does not necessarily correlate to their early career success. Students who have becomeaccustomed to providing the “one right answer,” solving a problem using the “one correctapproach,” and collaborating only with peers in their major, may struggle to apply themselvesafter graduation. Unlike in school, in the workforce, performance will require context for howone’s work fits within the complex multi-faceted project-based goals of their organization.Furthermore, technical employees must be able to effectively communicate and collaborate withdiverse experts from other disciplines, such as business and the

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 2 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Lu Zhang, Florida International University

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on our future workforce. Therefore, STEM students willrequire an academic career that develops and nurtures their professional skills far beyondtechnical skills, thus ensuring success in such competitive work environments. This isespecially true for international, women, first-generation STEM students, andunderrepresented minorities in STEM education, who must overcome additional barriers tosucceed. To understand the current status, priorities and deficiencies in presentation skills, abenchmark survey was administered to 320 STEM students to understand theirunderstandings of presentation skills. Afterward, a pilot study measured students’communication skills development in two construction management courses, byimplementing a lecture-based

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven M. Beyer, United States Air Force Academy; Brian James Neff, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

digital pulse-width modulation signals sent to the robot and calculate the responsetime of the motors. Evaluation measures include a pre/post survey that measure student excitement in thecourse, intent to major in electrical and computer engineering, and understanding of the field.Additionally, an exit survey upon graduation evaluates student intent to pursue a career inrobotics. Lastly, registration data observes pre/post number of students in the major. Resultsshow significant increases in interest in the field of electrical and computer engineering, numberof majors, and student learning.Introduction Over the past ten years there has been a steady negative trend in the number of electricaland computer engineering (ECE) majors

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

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

Authors

Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno

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Diversity, Gender

%, and 4) for at least the last half centuryin the United States, health services baccalaureate degree programs have exhibited the highestfemale-concentration relative to other degree programs. Hence, the climate for male studentswishing to pursue a career in health services is an ideal comparison to be made to female studentsin engineering.For the purpose of this study, gender-balanced departments were defined as having female studentenrollment between 33 % and 67 % (between one third and two third) of the total enrollment inthat department. Six such departments were selected for this study with three from STEM fieldshoused in the College of Math and Science (CSM), i.e. Biology, Chemistry, and Math, andremaining three from non-STEM fields that

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuetong Lin, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, University of Sharjah & Indiana State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. It not only requiresdemonstration of solid domain knowledge, but also the application of knowledge in addressingreal-world problems. According to Chartrand et al. 3 , 69% of industry executives admit theyassess critical thinking skills in the selection process. Similarly, a report commissioned by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) finds that more than 75% ofemployers want more focus on five key career preparation areas: critical thinking, complexproblem-solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings 4 .Meanwhile, these studies indicate that 49% of employers rate their employees’ critical thinkingskills as only average or below average, and only 28% of employers rated four