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Technical Session 12 - Paper 3: Increasing Minority Student Applications to STEM Graduate Programs: Lessons Learned and Outlook for a New Program

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Kingsley Nwosu Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mandy J Wright, Fields Wright Consulting; Mike Ekoniak, Youngstown State University - Rayen School of Engineering

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do you plan to study? What kind ofresearch interests you?" And "Who are you? What is your story?" With peer review,revision plans, and ultimately pulling the writing together into a polished statement;with a day long closing institute in September. 20 Program Design 2021: Adapting and Changing Mid-Stream ▪ GRE scholarships ▪ GEM Grad Lab ▪ NSF GRFP workshop ▪ Graduate school research & personal statements workshops ▪ Monthly asynchronous group workshops ▪ By mid-summer, completely asynchronous, individual & small group ▪ Graduate school research, personal

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 4: Living, Learning & Growing Together: Engineering Your World

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Ana M Dison, University of Texas at Austin

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create a partnership with the College of Natural Sciences to develop and deliver bias and inclusion workshops and training across the colleges for students, staff, and faculty. She continues to be active in service to the UT community working with peer and professional mentoring programs. She presents to numerous groups on a variety of leadership, inclusion, and career-focused topics. A member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) since 2006, Ana completed a three-year appointment to the WEPAN Board of Directors as Communications Director. Ana received the Eyes of Texas Award in 2011, the University’s Outstanding Staff Award in 2012, and the Cockrell School of Engineering Staff Excellence Award. After

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 3: Forming and Fulfilling Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

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Vidushi Ojha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raul Enrique Platero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University

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-structured interviews allowed us to gather student perspectives on a variety of issues that theyconsidered to be relevant. In this paper, we present the analysis of the interviews. Our analysisfinds that students had three primary sources from which they deduce what they are expected todo, and how to do it: research experience prior to beginning their program, their PhD advisor, andtheir peers. Each of these sources helps students understand different kinds of expectations, withadvisors providing primarily high-level guidance on what tasks to accomplish, and peers helpingeach other with lower-level tasks. Many students began the program anticipating more hands-onsupport from their advisor, and instead found themselves relying more on their labmates

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 3: Increasing Academic Success for Underrepresented Minority PhD Graduate STEM Students Through Self-Advocacy Education

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Carmen M Lilley, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Gregory V Larnell, University of Illinois at Chicago

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health disordersand decreased physiological health is well known [1-3], evidence-based practices of supportsystems specifically for minoritized graduate students to reduce the effects of climates ofintimidation are not common. Indeed, researchers have found that minoritized students “wouldbenefit if colleges and universities attempted to deconstruct climates of intimidation [4].” In a comprehensive study of Latinx graduate students in STEM at a Hispanic Servinginstitution found that “Faculty mentors played a greater role in their success compared to theirnon-Latino peers. In addition, Latinos/as were also more likely to use support services on campusthan their non-Latino/a peers” [5]. The same researchers also found that it was of

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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gender identities that have been historically underrepresented in engineering programs. Using participatory action research (PAR) and qualitative research methods, this study explores whether engaging students in a series of focus groups can help disrupt negative teamwork interactions and encourage inclusive student engagement with team projects in an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering class. All participants in this study are engineering students at a college of engineering in New England, and include 6 undergraduates in the focus groups and two undergraduates (one junior, one senior) who served as peer facilitators. This work-in-progress paper describes the process and challenges associated with recruiting participants, training student

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Technical Session 10 - Paper 2: Lived Experiences and Literature Reviews: Leveraging Experiential Knowledge in STEM Education Doctoral Studies

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sharetta M. Bufford M.Ed., Clemson University; Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Matthew Voigt, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University

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are multiple factors thataffect the experience of graduate students as they transition from their previous identities to therole of researcher and scholar. Our review of the literature paired with our personal experiencessuggest that there are several factors that affect these three aspects of graduate student identitydevelopment. First, students are more likely to develop a stronger graduate student identity when theyfeel more competent in their disciplinary and writing skills (Burt, 2014). In a study thatinvestigated the impact writing had on graduate student identity, graduate students shared thatthey often feel ashamed of their work and compare themselves to their peers (Del Toro, 2017).Students were afraid to share their work in

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Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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,contract grading is associated with building equity and inclusion [9]. However, not all authorsagree on the merits of contract grading [10].Contract grading has been used more often in writing courses and is notably promoted by AsaoInoue [1,9]. In examining existing literature, there are very few examples of contract grading inengineering courses [11]; no published articles from the United States were found. However,contract grading is especially applicable in process-oriented courses, and it may increase studentaccountability since they know the requirements at the onset of the class. In addition, contractgrading systems where students can repeat an assignment that falls below a threshold (i.e.mastery learning) may be advantageous for students in

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

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Felicity Bilow, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University

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yield what we think are the most interesting findings from the entire study.Question 1 asks students about the impacts of the course itself (ES220 or BR200); results areshown in Table 2. Student responses reveal three major findings. In both classes, a higherpercentage of females reported that their sense of belonging in engineering was positivelyimpacted by the class they were enrolled in compared to their male peers. In addition, a greaterpercentage of both male and female students in the sociotechnical class responded that theirsense of belonging had been positively affected by the class relative to males and females in thetechnical class, with the increase more pronounced for female students. Table 2. Breakdown of Student Responses to

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Student Success and Interactions

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Michael Sekatchev, University of British Columbia; John Graeme Dockrill, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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pathology as a method of improving student’s knowledge andlearning. After randomly splitting a class of 62 students (32 experimental, 30 control), theexperimental group students were asked to write, answer, and explain 60 multiple choicequestions covering different topics over the length of the term (Shakurnia 2018). Both groupscompleted identical multiple choice pre- and post-tests, and experimental students were surveyedon the question creation activity (Shakurnia 2018). The experimental group achieved on average10% higher grades on the post-test, but the students noted that question writing is unfamiliar andunpopular as a learning strategy (Shakurnia 2018).Students in their second year studying general pathology were assigned to create 4

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Technical Session M5A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Sean P Brophy, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); John H Cole, Purdue University; Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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shown that most first-year engineering programs include programming orcomputer tools courses in their first-year curriculum [1]. Many challenges occur in teachingcomputing and computer tools in first-year engineering education courses. Students’ preparationand prior experience vary significantly. Students demonstrate difficulty learning the concepts incomputing and applying those concepts to writing code in a specific language [2][3]. Forengineering students, there can be a disconnect between the learning outcomes desired byinstructors and students’ perception of the connection of writing code to their future profession.This disconnect can impact engineering students’ performance to write code. One of our majorlearning outcomes for our students

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Mark R O’Shea, California State University Monterey Bay

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to ensure that their contentknowledge and instructional practices keeps up with the changing base of knowledge andpractices needed for effective classroom instruction. Our experience with providing web-basedprofessional development programs for teachers can serve as a model for distance learningprograms for teachers, where they can enhance their content knowledge and instructionalpractices, and also network with others.Two professional development programs are described that are responsive to teacher isolationfrom peers during a pandemic. Lessons learned from these programs can serve as a frameworkfor the implementation of teacher professional programs during a pandemic or even after apandemic.IntroductionBy its very definition, a

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Technical Session 4 - Paper 4: Developing a Strategy to Include Financially Disadvantaged Undergraduate Students into Graduate Engineering Programs

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University

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a student encountering other students with diverse backgrounds, it does notguarantee a high-quality interaction. Gurin et al. [1] discuss two other forms of diversity:informal interaction diversity and classroom diversity. The former involves interaction withdiverse students outside of the classroom, and this is where most meaningful interaction happens,while the latter involves learning about diverse people and interacting with such peers in theclassroom. Informal interaction diversity and classroom diversity generate the impact oneducational outcomes, but structural diversity is required for the other two to exist.Piaget [3] states that encountering diverse students results in differing perspectives and equalityin relationships, and both

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Rashmi Deodeshmukh, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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theworld of work and education vis-a-vis guest speakers and interaction with university faculty. This paperpresents the implementation of the pilot and discusses the initial findings, challenges and lessons learned.MethodologyThe program activities were designed to emphasize self-efficacy and belonging and will be describednext. Faculty researchers developed partnerships with local organizations working with young womenwith a focus on women of color, in grades 6-12th. Based upon partner scheduling and the academiccalendar a twenty week/year program was developed. Students will attend an in-person session (two and ahalf hour duration) every other week, with take home materials the week after. The hands-on exercises arebased on peer reviewed

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Holly Maribeth Plank, University of Pittsburgh

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uneven ground rather than shorter than their peers disrupts Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 3deficit-based thinking in education.4The point is that simply throwing resources at underrepresented and racially minoritized studentsin engineering does not equate to liberation. Liberation involves understanding structural racismand other isms are the problem (in this analogy, the uneven ground) and barriers (the fence) likecultural stereotypes13 need to be dismantled.Underrepresentation is often intersectional.14 Students with dis/abilities are oftenunderrepresented in STEM and engineering.15 Universal

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tina Powell, The Orange Public Schools; Devonii L Reid

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. Guided App Projects help students build an app in Xcode with step-by-step instructions whileallowing students try out parts of code with without having to build an entire app from the beginning toaccelerate their coding Swift skills. Xcode Playgrounds helps students learn key programming concepts asthey write Swift code in playgrounds—an interactive coding environment that lets them experiment withcode and see the results immediately.Unit Summary:  Unit 1: Getting Started with App Development  Unit 2: Introduction to UIKit  Unit 3: Navigation and Workflows  Unit 4: Tables and Persistence  Unit 5: Working with the Web  Unit 6: Prototyping and Project Planning

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

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

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© 2022, American Society for Engineering Educationparties, thereby playing a central role in developing new innovations. 21 Although designed forpracticing professionals, within education it has been successfully used as a framework forpromoting technical writing skills22 and for thinking creatively in organizing proposal (AKAelevator) pitches in various engineering design projects. 23, 24MVPFrank Robinson first conceived the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in 2001 as a visual form ofcustomer engagement designed to maximize return on risk. 25 The process became popular whenfeatured in Ries’ book The Lean Startup26 and is considered an essential step in the Lean Startupmethodology. This step focuses on the software development team getting a working

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 2: Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Curricula

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Richard Blackmon, Elon University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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revision focused on devisingdifferent ways to scaffold the introduction to the project. In the revision, students are introducedto the project with the TED talk “The Danger of a Single Story” by novelist Chimamanda NgoziAdichie. In the talk, Ms. Adichie explains that single stories about individuals most often lead tomisrepresentation. Next, students are asked to conduct a quick content analysis of their textbookby flipping through the pages of their textbooks while considering who is and is not representedin the images. Finally, students are asked to write their own Statics problem that reflects theiridentity. The example presented in the assignment was updated to a photo containing anexample of Statics in real life and a handwritten solution to

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 3:Uncomfortable Conversations with Faculty and Students in Zoom: Experiences with diversity and inclusion spurred by police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S.

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Christine A Stanley, Texas A&M University

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biases, white privilege, cultural appropriation, stereotypes(i.e., the “angry Black man”), racial slurs (particularly the n-word), systemic racism, the mythof reverse racism, the criminal justice system, the struggles faced by black families, interracialfamilies, ally-ship, and anti-racism [2].Faculty and students at Texas A&M University felt compelled and committed to set aside the timeto meet and discuss Emmanuel Acho’s book and the societal events that led up to the writing ofthe work. A total of sixty of these faculty and students chose to use the video conferencing clientZoom to form a book club and conduct these discussions due to the looming COVID-19 pandemic.A diverse group of facilitators in science, technology, engineering, and

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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Stevens, as a part of a required sequential first-year writing course, all first-year students arerequired to participate in human subjects research. Alternative assignments are available to thosewho wish to opt out of participating in research studies, although only a small percentage (~2%)of students select this option. In Spring 2022, an adaptive expertise survey developed by Fisher& Peterson [7] (see Appendix 1 for survey items) was listed as one of the research studies in thesubject pool. A total of n=208 low-income first, second, third, and fourth-year STEM studentscompleted the AE survey, where low-income is defined by the Stevens Office of Financial Aid.Participant demographics for the low-income student survey population (such as

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Technical Session 8 - Paper 5: Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in STEM Fields

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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-secondary levels.Prof. Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology Joe Le Doux is the Executive Director for Learning and Training in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Dr. Le Doux’s research interests in engineering education focus on the socio-cognitive aspects of highly interactive learning environments, inclusion and peer jus- tice, and the impact of story-driven learning and personal narratives on students’ empathy, self-concept, and identity. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Cultivating Inclusivity: A Systematic Literature Review on Developing Empathy for Students in

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 1: Transformational Resistance and Identity Development: A Case Study of an Asexual Woman Engineer

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Vivian Xian-Wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University; Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University

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with visibleidentities is simpler, marginalized people with invisible identities also seek community [1] [2] [3][4]. One such group of invisible marginalized people in STEM are LGBTQ+ engineers, whonavigate a chilly, heteronormative climate in higher education [5] [6]. Additionally, prior studieshighlight how students with multiple-marginalized identities face more barriers than those withone or fewer marginalized identities [7] [8]. Students resist this chilly climate and can overcomethese barriers by forming communities of support, gaining power within the department, andinteracting with peers to create a more inclusive culture [2]. Resistance to this environment canbe influenced by the visibility of students’ marginalized identities [1

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Technical Session 9 - Paper 1: The New Normal: Student Perspectives on Supportive University Policies during COVID and Beyond

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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populations (e.g., Black, Latinx, first-generation students,community college transfer students) [5]. Some of these students enter the university withexisting mental health concerns; others develop mental health challenges during college. Awide range of backgrounds and factors can influence a students’ mental health and wellbeing:living and financial conditions [6], academic preparation [7], student-faculty interactions [8],food insecurity, and family responsibilities [3], and peer relationships [9]. These stressorshave wider impacts on student success [3]: a decrease in a student’s wellbeing can negativelyimpact their educational experiences, leading to academic dissatisfaction, resulting indecreased academic performance or attrition [10]. A

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Amy Voss Farris, Pennsylvania State University; Anna Eunji Kim, Pennsylvania State University

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these sessions and instructor andresearcher fieldnotes. The first author of this manuscript was the primary instructor, the secondauthor was a teaching and research assistant. Written artifacts from the TCs include theexplanations of Quick, Draw! [13] and a conceptual draft of one lesson plan using one of fourAI-related resources that we had introduced during the workshops. The TCs were also asked torespond to short reflective writing prompts regarding the reason why they chose a specificactivity in the lesson plan, how the activity they described in the lesson plan allows students toaccess the learning goals, and how TCs perceive applications of science and technology asimportant or relevant to students’ lives or to TCs’ work as

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Values, Modules Lab 10, 10b 11 (11/5-11/9) Writing Functions, Scope Lab 11, 11b 12 (11/12-11/16) Functions and use in top-down/bottom-up design Lab 12, 12b 13 (11/19-11/20 ) Systematic Debugging Lab 13, Team Project assigned 14 (11/26-11/30) Topic TBD 15 (12/3-12/5) Last exam Finals Week NO FINAL Team Project due MethodsThe new engineering course's curriculum redesign was already complete. The purpose of this workwas to establish a pilot program to

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Technical Session 11 - Paper 1: Using Utility Value Interventions to Explore Student Connections to Engineering Mechanics Topics

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Isabella Grace Sorensen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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educators have sought to increase student motivation and success is through theuse of Utility Value Interventions (UVIs) (Hecht et al., 2020; Hulleman, Kosovich, Barron, &Daniel, 2017). UVIs typically take the form of short writing assignments that prompt students tothink about course content and the relationship that content might have to their own lives orgoals. UVIs have been used in STEM education as well as other disciplines to increasemotivation and a growing body of research has demonstrated positive student outcomes. Forexample, Hulleman et al. (2017) used UVIs in an introductory psychology course anddemonstrated their positive impact on interest, expectancy for success, and subsequentperformance. Relatedly, Kosovich, Hulleman, Phelps

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 5: Navigating the academy in the absence of graduate disability accommodation policies

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

D. C. Beardmore, University of Colorado Boulder

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synonymously in the literature; however, postgraduate can either refer to aperson who has earned a high school diploma or who has also earned a collegiate-level degree.Graduate students and undergraduate students often follow different paths in the academicenvironment. They serve divergent roles, face separate challenges, and have differentexperiences. Graduate students face obstacles beyond the classroom—in their ability to meetwith advisers, attend conferences, and develop social support from their peers—thatundergraduate students may not face [3]. Even in the classroom graduate students may beexpected to meet different expectations than their undergraduate counterparts. This may includea greater volume of reading and reading assignments provided

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Technical Session 3 - Paper 1: For Us, By Us: Recommendations for Institutional Efforts to Enhance the Black Student Experience in Engineering

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Katreena Thomas, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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institutions the opportunity toinquire about the Black experience from Black students without the stigma of asking suchquestions in large groups with people unfamiliar with that experience. With respect to graduatestudents, the lack of palpable sources for professional development influenced therecommendation for graduate community spaces to prioritize writing retreats, peer mentoringand other activities critical to advancing students in their doctoral studies [11]. Participants at PWIs gave recommendations about inclusion which they believed wouldimprove if there were more Black faculty hired in engineering programs. The overall reasoningto increase Black faculty was for mentorship and guidance as they navigated spaces that weren’tinclusive

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Equity and Ethics in Engineering-II

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

James Gordon Walker, Seattle Pacific University, College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering Department; Gina Howe P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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design Another vital part of the design process is communicating the design. As mentionedalready, the teams write specifications documents, conduct weekly standups, participate informal design reviews, present to the industrial advisory board, and draft many engineeringdocuments. The “Quad Chart” [2] is yet another required communication product that the teams mustprepare, which is beneficial for both engineering presentations as well as presentations to non-engineers. This gives the students practice communicating with brevity and impact. Thematurity of this Quad chart evolves throughout the year as the project matures, and teams adjustit slightly for various audiences. Toward the end of their projects, the engineering

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Technical Session 10 - Paper 3: Bridging the STEM Gender Gap through Women-focused Outreach

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Isabel A Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs, University of Tennessee Knoxville ; Jalonda Nakay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Marcel Brouwers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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  Findings Collection analysis research September‐October  August‐early  2021 October‐November  September 2021 2021 Data collection will  Statistical analysis of  continue throughout  survey data spring and into fall  Survey sent to all  2022 Write up

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 5: Need for Change: How Interview Preparation and the Hiring Process in Computing Can Be Made More Equitable

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Monique S Ross, Florida International University

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the fact that I haven’t had an interview yet with another woman who’s inmy field. All of them have been guys.”Several of the females also noted being the only one in their department, and that they may havebeen talked down to, or given different tasks than their peers. While they did not often directlylabel the sexism or racism they encountered, they also did not always feel that the field wasinclusive. Many were uncertain what could be done to improve the situation, however, studentssuch as Deanna (a Black female) suggested companies take the time to ask: I think it would, what’s one thing that could be really insightful is just...the very few that are in computing that are from diverse groups, I think if communication was with