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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Granados, California Polytechnic State University

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. Michael Crowson, "Influences on cognitive engagement: Epistemological beliefs and need for closure," British Journal of Educational Psychology 76 (3), 535-551 ( 2006).7 Marlene Schommer-Aikins, "Explaining the Epistemological Belief System: Introducing the Embedded Systemic Model and Coordinated Research Approach," Educational Psychologist 31 (1), 19-29 (2004).8 Ulrich Trautwein and Oliver Ludtke, "Epistemological beliefs, school achievement, and college major: A large-scale longitudinal study on the impact of certainty beliefs," Contemporary Educational Psychology 32 (3), 348-366 (2007).9 B. K Hofer and P. R. Pintrich (eds), Personal epistemology: The psychology of beliefs about knowledge and

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Concannon, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri

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that individuals are self-reflective, and evaluate their decisions throughouttheir course of action; therefore, behavior is premeditated and is guided by intentions 3. Aperson’s decision upon a course of action is interrelated to his or her emotions, biological events,cognition, and environmental events. Self-efficacy influences behavior through fivemechanisms. A person’s level of self-efficacy determines his or her: a) goals; b) persistence inthe face of obstacles 1; c) strategies to attain goals; d) emotional responses; and e) selection ofenvironments 3.Self-efficacy theory proposes six sources for an individual’s self-efficacy beliefs. These sourcesare: 1) a person’s successes and failures (mastery experiences); 2) a person’s ability to

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

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some reason. So it had a good math background, and science and I was in Spanish and things like that so I felt really prepared.Mathematics and science scores earned in transition supports their perception. None earned lessthan a B+ in calculus I-IV and physics I in their TT course work. Their enrollment in transitionalinstitutions and accumulation of TT hours is less about gaining a grounding in basic math andscience skills but more a result of administrative issues accompanying the enrollment ofinternational students, the uncertainties of being an exchange student, satisfying languageproficiency requirements, and the relative cost of credit hours at a community college versus afour-year research institution. Interviewer: Why

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salil Desai, North Carolina A&T State University; Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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nanofabrication processes. Page 13.717.4 (a) (b) (c) Figure 3. Infrastructure exposure to students (a) Ultra high speed camera (b) 5-axis precision stage (c) Customized inkjet system5. Program EvaluationThe Intel Undergraduate Research program was evaluated based on qualitative feedback fromstudents, faculty and program administrators. Students reported their research findings at weeklymeetings to faculty mentors. Also an end-of-semester report was required for studentsparticipating in this program. The results of their research were presented at the NC-LSAMPconference

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cecil Shy, Prairie View A&M University; James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Veda Brown, Prairie View A&M University

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. Page 13.1097.6Bibliography1. National Science Foundation, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Undergraduate Program” NSF02160, October 2002.2. David Clarke, “Practice, Role and Position: Whole Class Patterns of Participation”, Patterns of Participation in the Classroom, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 21-25, 2003.3. K. Haimes Korn, G. Crossley, “On Student-Centered Learning and Active Participation,” Available online: http://writing.fsu.edu/?q=node/587, May 2007.4. B. Lewis, “Foster Responsible, Ethical Behavior, Through Class Meetings,” Student-Centered Learning: Community Circle, online: http://k6educators.about.com/od/classroommanagement/a

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Sweat, Prairie View A&M University; Teasa Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Brandon Green, Prairie View A&M University; James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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not turned in. Enrichment Advisors are also required toattend a mandatory weekly meeting. Additionally, Enrichment Advisors are subject to randomattendance by the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator of weekly tutorial sessions. Therandom attendance by the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator serves as training andperformance enhancement opportunities for Enrichment Advisors.ResultsInformation gathered from the Fall 2007 Enrichment Program is shown in figures 1-4. In Fall2007, we studied and watched 2 courses as students participated in the Enrichment Program.According to Figure 1, students mid-term grades percentage ranged from 4% to 57%, where 8%received an “A”, 12% received a “B”, 57% received a “C”, 19% received a “D”, and 4%received an

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Callie Ruben, Arizona State University

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students with at least a 3.0 GPA had a GPAof over 3.5. The top three NACME students had GPAs of 4.08, 3.98 and 3.87. Two of thestudents with low grades tried to carry too many hours.An interesting observation is that through the first three cohorts of the Academic Success Classthe students all seem committed to the class and earned an A. In the fourth cohort one student Page 13.136.11chose not to complete the assignments and received a B in the course. In this fifth cohort, onestudent received an A- and two students received C’s for their work in the class. All three ofthese students had a semester GPA below a 3.0 and the two C students earned

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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engineering: an REU site experience, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, (2006).15. J. Garcia, L. O. Hall, D. B. Goldgof, and K. Kramer, A parallel feature selection algorithm from random subsets, Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Machine Learning and the 10th European Conference on Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases, Berlin, Germany, September 18-22, (2006).16. M.A. Labrador, J. Wolan, G. Centeno, A. Kumar, G. Mullins, and R. Schlaf, A research initiative to close the gap between undergraduate and graduate school in engineering, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, (2004).17. S. Barbeau, M. A. Labrador, P. Winters, R. Pérez and N. Labib Georggi, A general architecture in support of

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Brandon Green, Prairie View A&M University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Teasa Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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members. 6. Demonstrate the basic principles of research and teamwork. Page 13.1028.4The following are samples of the activities included in the scavenger hunt: 1. Free Fall a. The Great White Roller Coaster Ride the Great White and pay special attention to the zero-g roll that follows the first and tallest vertical loop. 1. Note your sensations going over the large hilltop. Do you feel heavy or light? 2. How long do you feel this way? 3. Draw the shape of the hill as seen from the side. b. The Shamu/The White Whales and

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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in Science and Engineering, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p.60.[8] Planty, M., Provasnik, S., and Daniel, B., "High School Coursetaking: Findings from the Condition of Education2007." U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2007).[9] Barrows, H.S., A Taxonomy of Problem-based Learning Methods. Medical Teacher, 20, 481-6, 1986.[10] Milter, R. G., and Stinson, J. E., "Problem-Based Learning in Business Education: Curriculum Design andImplementation Issues." Educational innovation in economics and business administration: The case of problem-based learning, G. Gijselaers, Tempelaar, S., Keizer S., ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, London. 1993.[11] Duffy, T.M. (1994). Corporate and Community Education: Achieving

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; jack esparza, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

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presentation, “Space Exploration-AnAstronaut’s Perspective,” was held on November 16, 2006 and was attended by morethan 100 people. The guest speaker also visited the Early Child Development Center(ECDC) on November 17 where he talked to students and answered their questions. Fig.1 shows two pictures taken at these events. Fig. 1 (a) The audience at the presentation (b) The speaker addressing ECDC studentsThe second presentation, “NASA Careers and the Future of the Space Program,” washeld on April 16, 2007. More than 100 people attended this presentation. The speakeralso participated in evaluating a presentation on April 17th by students preparing tocompete in the “Students Today, NASA Tomorrow

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University

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of the ACM, 47(7).4. Fleming, L., Engermann, E., & Griffin, A. (2005). Persistence in Engineering Education: Experiences of First Year Students at a Historically Black University. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon.5. Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.6. Brainard, S., & Carlin, L. (1998). A Six-year Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Science. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4).7. Marra, R., Bogue, B., & Schuurman, M. (2005.) They Come and They Go -- An Instrument for Assessing Why

Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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them by b and a may be selected. The probability of selecting the next node j(j ∈ {a, b}) may be obtained from 3 × P( j ) + Ln ( j )P ′( j ) = (2) 4 where P(j) is the probability of selecting node j as the next node and Ln(j) is theparameter indicating the instantaneous status of the ant queue for the corresponding inputport at node j. This relation is the same relation as (1) when Nk = 2 and α = 1/3. To obtainthe value for Ln(j), we make use of Tables 2 which is based on the warning signal of“buffer full” of each link (w_full). Each buffer of the router has a status signal which isw_full. When the number ofempty cells of the buffer is less than a certain value, w_full

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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AC 2008-134: SURVIVING ENGINEERING: FROM A MINORITY FEMALEPERSPECTIVEJacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc. Page 13.1125.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Surviving Engineering: From a Minority Female Perspective Jacquelyn R. Mobley, P.E.Abstract – As a practicing female under-represented minority in the field of engineering, I have wonderedwhat I could do to help in the retention and development of minority and women engineering students. Ihave always felt that I represented a unique perspective as one who has lived through the struggle andsurvived. This paper highlights my struggles

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NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

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AC 2008-2015: THE NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM(NAFP): BENEFITS TO THE HBCUS/MISMohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University Page 13.1247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP): Benefits to the HBCUs/MIs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Minority Institutions) Mohammad A. Alim,*,1,3 M. D. Aggarwal,2 Benjamin G. Penn,3 and Ashok K. Batra2 1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Alabama A & M University P. O. Box 297, Huntsville, Alabama 35762, U.S.A. 2 Department of Physics, Alabama A

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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AC 2008-1145: PREPARING MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PASSTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONGoang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University Dr. Goang-Shin Liaw is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Alabama A&M University located in Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently a NASA Administrator’s Fellow, Cohort 10. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering for more than sixteen (16) years and as Interim Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology from 1990 to 1992. Dr. Liaw has been heavily involved in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for many years. He has planned, directed, and executed more than ten research projects at Alabama A&M University

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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AC 2008-1874: ECAP: A RECRUITMENT-TO-GRADUATION PROGRAM FORUNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERING STUDENTSCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is the Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity, including the ECAP program.Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas Dr. Shannon Davis is the Assistant Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. She has conducted research in the area of education policy, school-based interventions, minority

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Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division

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AC 2008-753: LESSONS LEARNED FROM MINORITY COMPUTATIONALSCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTXiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University. She is also principal Investigator of the DOE High Performance Computing Research and Education project.Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University Dr. Z.T. Deng is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University.George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division Mr. George Seweryniak is currently the DOE program manager for the research and education projet

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Thomas Carter, University of Arkansas

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AC 2008-1866: A BRIDGE TO SUCCESS: TRANSITIONING MINORITYSTUDENTS THROUGH AN ENGINEERING SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity, including the ECAP program.Thomas Carter, University of Arkansas Mr. Thomas Carter is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Engineering. His area of expertise is working with students as a mentor, assisting them with

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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periods. Before stating Sarkovskii theorem which is afundamental2 theorem on periodicity, we need to define the Sarkovskii ordering ofintegers.Sarkovskii order of integers The following order of all positive integers defines theSarkovskii‘s order; here a <= b indicates that a precedes b in the order:3 <= 5 <= 7 <= 9 <= . . . <= 2 . . . 3 <= 2.5 <= 2 . . . 7 <= 2.9 <= . . . <= 22.3<= 22.5 <= 22.7 <= 22.9 <= . . . <= 2n.3 <= 2n.5 <= 2n.7 <= 2n.9 <= . . . <= 24 <= 23<= 22 <= 21 <= 20.That is, we start with the odd numbers in ascending (increasing) order, then 2 times theodds, 4 times the odds, 8 times the odds, . . ., and at the end we list the powers of 2 indescending

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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can also provide bettercustomer match, particularly due to the increasing numbers of women in other professionsforming a growing percentage of the engineering customer base, and can provide a range ofdifferent approaches to problem solving.References[1] M. B. Ormerod, “Subject preference and choice in co-educaitonal and single sex secondary schools,” Brit. J.Educ. Psychol., vol. 45, pp.257–267, 1971.[2] N. Ananieva, “Women and science in Bulgaria: The long hurdle-race,”in Women in Science: Token Women orGender Equality, V.Stolte-Heiskanen, Ed. Oxford: Berg, 1991, pp. 95–118.[3] W. D. P. Stewart, et al., The Rising Tide, A Report on Women in Science, Education and Technology: HMSO,1994.[4] J. B. Parrish, “Women continue to rise in the

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Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gonzalez-Barreto, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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of Critical IndicatorsThe execution of the students in our institution could be summarized using several criticalindicators in a single graph. Bar graphs for a subgroup of five critical indicators are shownFigures 4 and 5. These CI are: First Year Retention Rate, Graduation Rate, GPA in all Mathcourses taken, GPA in all the Spanish courses taken, and GPA in all the English courses taken.These indicators, for the school under consideration, are presented against the median for allschools to establish a comparison between the schools. In Figure 4, an actual school, labeledSchool A, showed above median behavior for all indicators. Figure 5 presents a case, School B,for which certain indicators are well below the median for all schools. By

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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obtain feedback specific to Page 13.1173.5their research project regarding the literature review and formulation of the annotatedbibliography. The Investigation seminars provided in the 2007 SURE program exposed studentparticipants to the fundamental component “critically evaluate the work of their peers”for successful research, expressed by Lilja[3]. The documents supplied to the students tocomplete the Investigation seminars are located in Appendix B of this study.Documentation Seminar The Documentation Seminar was conducted in a single one hour workshop during thesixth week of the program. The aim of the workshop was to teach students how to

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Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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between the institutions. It is imperative that community collegesand universities collaborate to develop a seamless transfer process for these students.1 Walser, A. D., Karim, M., “Developing a Joint/Dual Program and It’s Impact on Underrepresented Engineering0Students”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Session No. 3270.2 Adelman, C. 2005, “Moving Into Town-and Moving On: The Community College in the Lives of Traditional –ageStudents. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of education3 Tobolowsky, B., “Improving Transfer and Articulation Policies”, ERIC Digest (ED416934), 1998. Website URL[http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC], site accessed January 5, 2004.4 Morphew, C. C

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Leite, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina

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), the VARK questionnaire for learning styles/preferences (12), as well as demographicdata. The study will be carried out during Spring 2008. Data collected will be analyzed andready for presentation during the ASEE Annual Conference.Bibliography[1] Mannix, M. (2001). Getting it right. Prism, 10, 14-20.[2] Goold, A., & Rimmer, R. (2000). Factors affecting performance in first-year computing. SIGCSE Bulletin,32(2), 39-43.[3] Young, B. J. (2000). Gender differences in student attitudes toward computers. Journal of Research onComputing in Education, 33, 204-213. Page 13.171.3[4] Carter, J., & Jenkins, T. (1999). Gender and

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Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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(a) improve the higher-level cognitive-based problem solving skills of the students, (b) improve persistence of students to stay in engineering programs, and (c) improve the team-working skills of students. These three goals (a)-(c) are the measurements to assess student learning via case studies. 2. HU has its own needs for case studies. Each semester at HU, Introduction to Engineering is offered to students from School of Engineering and Technology, and School of Business. More than one session is given. And a typical session of this class has thirty students, two thirds from Business department, and one third from Engineering departments. A concern whether

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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students from Garfield High School to participate inSERENADES researches in summers.6. AcknowledgmentThis work was partly sponsored by The NASA Minority University and College Education andResearch Partnership Initiative (MUCERPI) in Space Science under the project ID NRA 03-OSS-03 Page 13.1133.10References 1. CSULA SERENADES Laboratory Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/serenades 2. A. Alegre, J. Estrada, B. Coalson, A. Milshteyn, H. Boussalis, and C. Liu, “Development and Implementation of an Information Server for Web-based Education in Astronomy,” The Third IEEE International Conference on Engineering Education

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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Course,”American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.[2] King, B., McCausland, H. and Nunan, T. (2001) “Converting To Online Course And Program Delivery: TheUniversity Of South Australia Case Study,” International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning: 1, 2.http://www.icaap.org/iuicode?149.1.2.7[3] Mehrabian, A., Alvarado, K., and Nahmens, I., (2007). “Application of Technology in Project-based DistanceLearning,” EISTA 2007, Orlando, FL.[4] Nunan, T. (2000). “Exploring the concept of flexibility,” In V. Jakupec & J. Garrick, J. (Eds.), Flexible learning,and human resource development (pp. 47-66). London: Routledge.[5] Bates, A.W., & Poole, G (2003). Effective teaching with technology in

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Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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AC 2008-2675: IMPACT AND RESULTS OF MINORITY ENGINEERINGSTUDENT ADVISING AND MENTORING FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENTTokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University TOKUNBO OGUNFUNMI, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He earned his BSEE (First Class Honors) from Obafemi Awolowo University, (formerly University of Ife), Nigeria, his MSEE and PhDEE from Stanford University, Stanford, California. His teaching and research interests span the areas of Digital Signal Processing (theory, applications and implementations), Adaptive Systems, VLSI/ASIC Design and Multimedia Signal Processing. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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is given to improving the recruitment andretention of women and underrepresented minorities in the Seaver College of Science andEngineering. Developing methods to recruit students normally falls under the auspice ofthe admissions office on a college campus but the admission office goal is to recruitstudents to apply to the university, not within targeted majors. In order for engineeringdepartments to recruit the best and brightest students they must find innovative andefficient methods to reach out to the high school community. The Seaver College of Science and Engineering at LMU wanted to do more toimprove our chances of recruiting underrepresented students. To accomplish this goal westarted a high school community outreach program