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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Dina Verdin, Purdue University

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attitudinal profiles.This mixed methods study investigates the intersectionality of engineering students' personalidentities to understand: How do non-normative groups in engineering form an engineeringidentity and navigate a culture dominated by limited diversity?The focus of this paper is on the first phase this project, in which students' identities, motivation,psychological traits, perceived supports and barriers to engineering, and other backgroundinformation is quantitatively assessed. Pilot survey data were collected from participants enrolledin second semester, first-year engineering programs across three institutions (n = 371). We usedtopological data analysis (TDA) to create normative and non-normative attitudinal profiles ofrespondents. As

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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avoidance, and masculinity. A semi-structured interview is beingconducted in order to understand how engineering students define their disciplinary engineeringculture using Hofstede’s dimensions as the guide.An initial interview protocol was developed based on the answers that students provided in thequantitative study, the information collected on the systematic review of the literature, and alsoinformed by theory proposed by Bradbeer [51] and Nulty and Barrett [52]. The initial protocolwas piloted with 2 graduate students. Revisions were made and a pilot study was conducted were5 undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students were interviewed for one hour. Thepreliminary results were analyzed using the qualitative data analysis

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho Ph.D., University of San Diego

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project as there are fewdiscipline-specific studies of student veterans. We are considering the NASPA conference as avenue for future dissemination of project findings to a group of professionals (student affairsadministrators) who have extensive contact with student veterans.We have also begun developing the interview protocol for conducting individual studentinterviews. A similar qualification survey will be used for these interviews as was used for thefocus groups. Three pilot interviews have been conducted at USD and transcribed. We will usethe findings from our focus groups to further develop the final student interview protocol.Significant resultsFrom FIE15 PaperActive military and student veterans navigate engineering education in ways

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan

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American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.41. Pierrakos O., M. Borrego & J. Lo, (2008b). Preliminary Findings from a Quantitative Study: What are Students Learning During Cooperative Education Experiences? Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.42. Sawyer, R. K. & Greeno, J. (2009). Situativity and learning. In Robbins, P., & Aydede, M. (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition (pp. 347-367). New York: Cambridge University Press.43. Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M. et al. (2005). The ABET “Professional Skills” – Can they be taught? Can they be assessed? Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1): 41-56.44. Singer, S. R

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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boundaries andcultural backgrounds, as well as across disciplines to successfully apply the results of basicresearch to long-standing global challenges such as epidemics, natural disasters and the searchfor alternative energy sources.”2 Clearly, the global preparedness of engineering students isbecoming an important educational outcome and is a natural extension to recent concerns by anumber of national commissions and scholars, who have also noted the impact of globalizationand the implication for continued U.S. economic leadership.3-5Hence, the purpose of our collaboration is to comprehensively study the various ways that wecan better educate globally prepared graduates given an already crowded curriculum.Specifically, we aim to better understand

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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yielded fivequalitatively different ways undergraduate engineering students experience the transition frompre-college to university engineering: Foreclosure, Frustration, Tedium, Connection, andEngaging Others.Utilizing the results of these interviews, we developed a quantitative instrument to explore therelationship between pre-college engineering participation and students’ transitions into first-year engineering programs at a larger scale. Results of the administration of a pilot versionshowed high overall reliability for the instrument as a whole, as well as high reliability for sets ofitems associated with the different ways of experiencing the transition from pre-college touniversity engineering.The results of this research will help