Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

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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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

concept-mapping approach both reduces the cognitive load, andimproves learning achievements of the students. Triplett et al. 18 propose Concept-in-Contextmaps (CCmaps) to link a wide array of different types of information that reflect the organizationof content within a topical area in an introductory materials course.While concept maps are deemed to be a good tool to portray knowledge structure and diagnoselearner’s misconception, we are more interested in their integration with generic learningparadigms and in this regard, our research shows the combination of active learning strategy withconcept mapping has led to plausible results for student oriented learning. Tembe and Kamble 19have studied 414 concept maps from 207 basic school students

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

; Douglas, 2008; Walther, 2014; Walther, Sochacka, & Kellam, 2013). There aredangers, however, that as qualitative research becomes more common the ways in which itis used fail to reflect quality approaches. One early work critiqued inconsistencies betweenespoused and practiced epistemologies in qualitative papers (Koro-Ljungberg & Douglas,2008). Other authors have critiqued interpretive methods, such as thematic analysis, forresulting in superficial descriptions of phenomena that do not provide meaningful insight(Jackson & Mazzei, 2012; St. Pierre, 2000; St. Pierre & Jackson, 2014) Another concern isthat the qualitative approaches described in papers and textbooks can become seen aschecklists that must be followed, rather than

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

scheduling S-STEM Scholar events where attendance to our S-STEM Scholars programs had to take into account that many of these students would haveexternal obligations that would conflict with organizing group activities.    Additionally, many of our S-STEM Scholar participants came from both an older part-timestudent population, and/or commuter student population that reflected the increasingly largerportion of the overall student body. It was understood that these students have a higher rate ofattrition from college than their more traditional (4-year) counterparts. However as documentedresearch has determined, the reasons for the drop-out rate is not as well understood unless wereview some of the potential causes [8]. According to the National

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Dixon, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Jenny Vi Le, Ohio State University; Carlos E. Castro, Ohio State University; Madith Barton, Ohio State University; Olivia R. Richardson, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. FindingsAnna’s View: Designing Possibilities and Confronting Constraints 8 Conversations with Anna, whether they took place in curriculum planningsessions or in the context of reflecting on the smART project, were characterized byoverflowing ideas. She often responded to planning questions by offering new ideas, andwhen students undertook many of the art-infused engineering projects, she would proposenew, related projects or ask for advice on how she could implement similar activities inher science classroom. She was often interested in how origami, an art form with whichshe had prior experience, could be used to teach other content, such as mathematics

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony McClary, New Mexico State University, College of Engineering; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Steven J. Stochaj, New Mexico State University; Luis Antonio Vazquez Ph.D., New Mexico State University; Karen Trujillo, New Mexico State University ; John Kulpa, New Mexico State University; Germain Degardin, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. – 9:00 p.m. Reflective/Down Time 9:00 p.m. Lights out/ Bed TimeCurriculumThe NM PREP high school curriculum was designed by the Engineering New Mexico ResourceNetwork (ENGR-NM) staff utilizing feedback provided by the participating engineering facultymembers. The ENGR-NM leadership team met with members of the engineering faculty toidentify activities and to discuss the science behind them as a means of introducing students tothe various engineering disciplines offered by the college. Each department provided an activitythey thought would best engage students, while providing them with some of the technical skillsneeded to be successful future engineering students. A dry-run of the activities

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Michelle Hatfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Heather Elizabeth Lyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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International

internationalresearch activities that might help them to be successful if presented with future opportunities.From the quantitative data, it also appears that participants may have identified areas ofweakness or research skills on which they needed to continue to work. For instance, participantsdecreased in their self-rating of their ability to create and deliver effective academicpresentations and ability to find and synthesize relevant sources for their research projects; thiscould possibly indicate that students originally overestimated their abilities and corrected theirestimation as they reflected on their actual research experiences.One particular finding deserves further exploration. When asked to rate whether their“Understanding of how cultural

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

15-311. Arlington, VA. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/. Accessed April 1, 2016.7. Valencia, R. (2015). Students of Color and the Achievement Gap: Systemic Challenges, Systemic Transformations. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.8. The STEM Connector, 2012-2013, Annual Report: “Where are the STEM Students” Executive Summary, pg.12. This number (8.65 million) does not reflect people in who are “self-employed” in STEM fields. If “self-employed” is included, the number of people employed in STEM fields in 2012 is 14.9 million, and is projected to reach 15.68 million by 2018.9. Jolly, E.J., Campbell, P.B., & Perlman, L. 2004. Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, RBIS’s provide a useful example for the research team to reflect on how toimplement diversity and inclusion concepts into engineering education. The results of theBorrego et al. study suggest that knowledge of RBIS alone does not ensure effectiveimplementation14. The details and nuances regarding the context were a barrier to facultysuccessfully implementing a new pedagogy and achieving the anticipated student outcomes. Thissuggest that our research should gather data not only about faculty knowledge of diversity andinclusion concepts, but also explicate the details of translation and the role of context. Also,according Maruyuma and Morena15 faculty may feel prepared and comfortable to addressdiversity issue in the classroom but that does not

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Lacksonen, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Scott Springer P.E., University of Wisconsin, Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Diversity

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International

pro bono work, changing designs with input from communities, etc. Finally,some questions from the ethnocentrism scale developed by Neuliep and McCroskey26 wereincluded. This survey measures attitudes towards cultural differences and will be useful in seeingif students grow in their knowledge of and attitude towards the differences they encounter whendesigning engineering solutions in a different culture. Finally, basic demographic information(race/ethnicity, gender, etc.) was collected.Through the administration of the survey, students submitted responses to a set of promptsasking them to reflect on the curriculum and their perceptions of humanitarian engineering andhow those perceptions changed as a result of the curriculum. A total of 69

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

better when space andbandwidth exist for team members to reflect on how well they work together. A prerequisite forcollaborating productively is to purposefully design and facilitate a robust learning environmentwhere people recognize and work to decrease their own biases. While overt forms ofdiscrimination and bias exist, there are implicit forms of discrimination and bias as well. Tomediate implicit bias, for example, Project Implicit (2011) is a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary initiative that uses research and practical tips to help people recognize where theyare subconsciously treating people differently and enacting discrimination. When educatorsorganize curricular and co-curricular experiences for students to reflect on their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rajeev Darolia, University of Missouri; Cory Koedel, University of Missouri; Junpeng Yan, University of Missouri; Jean Felix Ndashimye, Univesity of Missouri-Columbia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Degree reflects degree acquisition in sixyears. Graduation rate is overall graduation rate, regardless of major, for students in each subgroup.A greater proportion of male students (21%) major in engineering compared to female students(3%). Column 2 suggests that even though men enter engineering at higher rates than women, theymay also have relatively lower graduation rates in engineering. Only 12% of men and 2% ofwomen who graduate with bachelor’s degrees do so in engineering. The graduation rate for allmajors in column 3 lends some support to this. Men’s graduation rate of 56% is lower thanwomen’s graduation rate of 62%. These reported graduation rates, however, are for all studentsregardless of major. We examine more closely these trends in

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Heidi Lynn Morano, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

designprocess, from opportunity identification to ideation to prototype testing, will reflect insights thatare both innovative and responsive to actual user needs and desires.​9 To initiate this user-centered, empathetic design approach, students engage in anaccessibility simulation exercise on the first day of class designed to foster greater understandingof the everyday experiences of people with disabilities. In this exercise, students break intogroups and engage in multiple simulation activities including: 1. Mobility impairment in which students ambulate using either a wheelchair or a walker, 2. Dexterity impairment in which students place braces on both hands that limit range of motion, 3. Vision impairment in which students

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Trevor Parrish, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. page to any appendices are included. adequate. is minimal. Summary or Conclusions Conclusions are well thought out, Generally, conclusions are Conclusions are inconsistent with Conclusions are inconsistent with data in report stated very well, and understandable consistent with data in report. data in report and reflect limited and reflect limited knowledge of report content. based on data presented. knowledge of report content.g.2. CPI #1: The student shall be able to present technical information in a logical manner and

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Bloom’s Taxonomy Krupczak Proposed Remembering Survey Familiarity (knowing Understanding Focus content and context, understanding methods used) Applying Create/Apply Facility (applying, becoming comfortable) Analyzing Critique/Assess Fluency (critiquing, Evaluating Reflect appreciating

Conference Session

MET Papers 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Nan Yao, Beihang University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

approach mimics industry/job environment where students will have limitedtime to solve problems but still more than just one hour typically allowed in academia. Inaddition, additional stress induced by the presence of instructor is eliminated and reflects workenvironment in industry, as one would expect in most cases that supervisors would not bemonitoring employees as they solve problems. Although there may be occasions where studentswould have to solve problems quickly, one would not expect that to be applicable to cases whichwould require lengthy calculations which would be common for design problems involvingsystems dynamics.The students are asked to sign University Honors Code at the beginning of the semester. If thestudents do not sign the

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

defining sustainability or answering objective questions (e.g., multiple choice).Assessments of design skills capture higher-order cognitive processes which may require bothconceptual and procedural knowledge; for example, students applying sustainable design to theircapstone projects. Assessments of beliefs, attitudes, or interests reflect self-knowledge and aremore indicative of motivation to perform sustainable design or act sustainably, rather than ademonstrated ability to do so.Accordingly, the research questions guiding this review were:1. What tools are available for assessing students’ (a) conceptual knowledge, (b) design skills or application of knowledge, and/or (c) beliefs/attitudes/interests related to sustainability?2. Which fields

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park; Felicia James Onuma; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

ExperiencesResults The study revealed distinct pathways between, and in some cases, even among native andnon-native students. While the majority of respondents were exposed to some level of rigor intheir respective curricula, the participants had diverse reflections about the rigor of the classesthat they took. Some participants also had more detailed remarks about a particular instructor orexperience that inspired an interest in STEM. This experience seemed to be more salient forsome respondents than the rigor of their science and mathematics courses. In this section, wepresent interviewees’ perceptions of and about their STEM-related classes. Participants’reflections are presented individually, beginning with the three native students: Ben, Carter

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Fernando Del Carpio, Universidad ESAN; Nancy Matos P.E., Esan University

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Diversity

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International

definition wasextensive and was reflected in the summer bridge, FISE House, faculty mentoring over fouryears, the week spent with Habitat for Humanity, and the month-long Peru trip. The details ofthis initiative is explained below.International Educational Experience: PeruThe research to determine if the study abroad parameter is a significant factor in achieving high-percentage rates (> 90%) in graduation is limited [12, 25]. Surprisingly, this parameter is rarelyapplied to underrepresented students who are less likely to travel abroad [11, 12]. Most of thePathways Fellows who participated in this project had not traveled abroad before, and 8 out of 10indicated that funding was a critical determinant of whether they would have traveled or not

Conference Session

They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prewitt Penno P.E., University of Dayton; Roger J. Crum, University of Dayton; Eddy M. Rojas, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International

reflected upon while abroad;• researching and discussing aspects of Florence to be explored and studied as students of engineering;• learning practical information about the program (housing, classroom logistics, packing, health and safety guidelines, cultural norms, and program policies and procedures while abroad);• learning specific information related to class schedules and content;• discussing how to integrate the study abroad experience into academic majors and career goals.During this pre-departure course, students are required to view William Whyte’s documentary,The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces4, and read John Stilgoe’s Outside Lies Magic: RegainingHistory and Awareness in Everyday Places5. These two works address

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

mentors, they made more use of officehours when tutoring was not offered or when the hours conflicted with their schedules.Overall, student ratings for tutoring and SI improved from Fall 14 (the first semester in whichCOMPASS students provided feedback) until Fall 15 (see Figure 1). Ratings declined somewhatin Spring16, which appears to correlated with the fact that fewer students were attending tutoringsessions. It also likely reflects the loss of the SI program after the first year.Figure 1. Student Ratings of Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction Tutoring/SI 100% 90% 80% Extremely  important 70% Very  important

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Pradip K Bandyopadhyay, Penn State University (Berks Campus); Mark Johnson, Pennsylvania State University ; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Catherine Cohan, The Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the Entrance to Major process at the beginning of the junioryear (i.e., enrollment in a specific major). Secondary outcome measures are retention in STEMmajors and retention at the University. This research is generously funded by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF IUSE #1525367). Please note that any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The Intellectual Merit of this research is two-fold: examine variation in Engineeringretention for three models of bridge programs and produce a series of workshops on Engineeringbridge leadership, funding, and sustainability strategies for Engineering summer

Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

and following those changes in strategy.Data Analysis Through deep immersion in the culture and data, themes and connections to theAdaptable Learning model were generated 18. Focused coding 20 was conducted to identifyinstances where participants engaged in appraisal statements. Using contextual clues, theseappraisal examples were then classified as mastery or performance mode examples. Thedescriptions of events developed reflect a discussion of observed learning and study sessionstrategies and observed utterances of appraisals that occurred before and after changes instrategy.Results These findings focus on descriptions of events from the two selected observations. Thefirst observation represents mastery intention evidenced by

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

identify systematicallyparticular aspects of latent diversity that are most important to understanding student success andchallenges in engineering through a national survey of first-year engineering students andlongitudinal qualitative data collection.AcknowledgmentThis work was funded by a National Science Foundation EEC CAREER grant (No. 1554057).Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Chubin DE, Babco EL. Diversifying the engineering workforce. J Eng Educ. 2005;94(1):73-86.2. National Science Board. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential. (National

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

movingforward/being stalled in the engineering undergraduate pathway.This perspective shift is further reflected in Sara’s statement that Pre-Calc students are “notthrilled” to be in a course “below where they need to be starting,” which is a surprisingly deficit-based statement about where the Pre-Calc students are in relation to their peers who areapparently superior by virtue of their initial positions (Calculus I or beyond) in the mathsequence. Sara’s words partially confirm Liza’s belief, presented above, that Pre-Calc is a“weed-out” class designed to filter out those who are not worthy of proceeding through theengineering math curriculum and in conjunction, engineering degrees. Again, this is incongruouswith the initial goals of the GS Program

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

leader.” – Asian American EngineerA few participants indicated that they had worked as interns or during college for certaincompanies. They reflected on the importance of the support that they had received from theircoworkers, as well as the value of having that work experience when it came time to look for a jobafter graduation. “As I was going to school, I was also working full-time at the CAD designers. I worked in the industry another four years prior to working as an engineer. My coworkers were willing to help me with homework. My employer was very acceptable and very supportive of me going to school, so they allowed me to work out hours to make up those hours.” – Asian American Engineer “I started off

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Chicago

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

families are invited to one of SfT’s partner institutions, including theMuseum of Science and Industry, The Field Museum of Natural History and the PeggyNotebaert Nature Museum.The question the SfT initiative explores is if there are changes in participants’ and out-of-school time organization leadership’s attitude towards STEAM, as well as a gain in contentknowledge. To study this question, participants are given a survey gaging their attitudes andknowledge about STEAM before and after each module. Additionally, all instructors arerequired to complete Activity Journal Logs after each of their class sessions. These journalsallow instructors to reflect on their classes and help to identify where they needed moresupport from the SfT initiative

Conference Session

Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

experiments and assignments. This sample and the teamingenvironment reflected several similarities to the first-year engineering programs for which thisinstrument was intended. An email introducing and containing a link to the online survey wassent to all students during the final days of the course. Response rates were extremely low (≈7%) due to the timing of the survey and lack of in-class announcements. However, the fewresults that were obtained demonstrated that students would identify others outside of their teamsand even their sections, through use of the free-response questions.The final version of the survey consisted of a cover letter describing the purpose of the researchand data collection, a prompt asking the students to indicate all

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

began as a week-long residentialexperience, with counselors and mentors leading more of the workshops than faculty. Theworkshops are less technical than those offered at the high school level, but reflect the broadintroduction to multiple engineering disciplines and computer science. The program also advisesparticipants how to prepare for future studies in STEM. Middle school is a critical age for youngwomen where self-confidence and perceptions of others have a big impact on actions anddecisions. A well-known study has shown that young girls have gendered perceptions of STEMeven as middle school students [8]. By reaching the girls at a younger age, the program aims toincrease the STEM pipeline and encourage more young women to explore and

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

large universityin the Midwest with more than 3400 graduate students spread among 13 different engineeringprograms. This sample size, though small, is sufficiently large for quality qualitative work in thisinitial exploration.33 This small sample size was also a reflection of the limited population ofreturners. A potential list of students was initially identified through Graduate School records,sorted by the number of years between the BS or MS degree and when the students started theirPh.D. With those criteria, only 29 domestic engineering students at the University met ourdesired conditions. We emailed these students to invite them to participate in the study andscheduled interview times with those who responded. The demographic data for our

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

,  implement  integrated  water  resources  management  at  all  levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate  6.6  By  2020,  protect  and  restore  water‐related  ecosystems,  including  mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes  The next section begins by explaining the theory of change underlying the USPCSAW project and guiding its activities. It then introduces the project components and describes their alignment with  the  Water  SDG  targets.  The  subsequent  section  presents  the  multi‐level  assessment approach and results. The final section discusses the challenges and successes of the USPCASW project  with  particular  reflection  on  the  benefits  of  having  a