Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Gwen Blosser, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

. Goldieblox rests on the idea thatwomen have superior verbal abilities, but need special help to be good at building, whenshe writes on her website: “ By tapping into girls’ strong verbal skills, our story +construction set bolsters confidence in spatial skills while giving young inventors thetools they need to build and create amazing things.” 36 Researchers have demonstratedthat the notion of women as exceptional in verbal abilities is questionable. For example,looking at women and men, Hyde and Linn (1988) determined in their metanalysis that,“the magnitude of the sex difference in verbal ability is currently so small that it caneffectively be considered to be zero pg (64).” 40 Nevertheless, cognitive differences arewhat Goldieblox bring to the

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

. Page 26.616.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Bait-and-Switch: K-12 Recruitment Strategies Meet University Curricula & CultureAbstractThis paper uses the metaphor of engineering bait-and-switch to characterize the misalignmentbetween educational approaches of major K-12 engineering initiatives and traditional higher-education engineering programs. We argue that this misalignment is the result of divergentunderlying educational logics. While K-12 engineering education is notably inclusive, “baiting”student interest with context-driven, open-ended problem solving, higher engineering education“switches” toward an exclusive, abstract fundamentals-first

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin I Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Women in Engineering

vibrational spectroscopy. Rohit has been at Illinois since as Assistant Professor (2005-2011), Associate Professor (2011-2012) and Professor (2012-). He was the first assistant professor hired into the new Bio- engineering department and played a key role in the development of its curriculum and activities. He later founded and serves as the coordinator of the Cancer Community@Illinois, which is to become a unique technology-focused cancer center. Research in the Bhargava laboratories focuses on fundamental c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #19986theory and simulation for vibrational

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carroll Suzanne Seron, University of California, Irvine; Erin A. Cech, University of California, San Diego; Susan S. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Brian Rubineau, Cornell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

, received more attention thanthey necessarily desired, exposed the culture of the dominant group by creating a “contrast”effect, and experienced assimilation into the group in gender stereotypical ways.4,8 “So tokensare,” Kanter writes, “ironically, both highly visible as people who are different and yet notpermitted the individuality of their own unique non-stereotypical characteristics.”8 What isperhaps relatively distinct about engineering is the longevity of the token status of women atvarious stages of an engineering career.1,12,15 Today, the longevity of tokenism is a distinguishingcharacteristic of engineering at both school and work.ii Page

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Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

in researchprojects related to women in engineering, in both the professional workplace and educationcontexts. What is unusual about this particular research group is the widely varying disciplinebackgrounds of the members. The group comprises professors in feminist economics, sociology,education and civil engineering. The collaboration has faced numerous challenges in terms ofgeography, methodology, availability, finding a common language and understanding, differingpractice in the various disciplines with respect to writing for publication and what grants count.This paper identifies four inter-related themes that have emerged from our reflections on ourexperience of gender-based multidisciplinary research.IntroductionMultidisciplinary

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Jaime Allen Fawcett, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #12741Help Seeking Among Undergraduate Men and Women in EngineeringDr. Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon UniversityJaime Allen Fawcett, Carnegie Mellon University Jaime Allen Fawcett recently completed her undergraduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University in De- cember 2014 where she received a degree in Professional Writing and an additional degree in Creative Writing. Her research interests include pedagogical practices, educational policy and cultural attitudes that influence learning and development for students with specific learning disabilities.Dr. Beth A Powell, Tennessee Technological University

Conference Session

Panel Discussion: Off the Record

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Janelle Brown; Lynn Lubamersky, Boise State University; Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

and the audience, will inform monologue development and effectiveness,and will address questions arising from participation in this experience. Our ultimate goal is towrite a play featuring monologues about individual women scientists that may be performed invarious venues by independent groups and that would be developed as part of a larger fundedresearch project. By presenting stories about these women’s accomplishments in a dramatic andaccessible form, we hope to educate, enlighten and inspire.Panel FormatThis moderated panel will explore how narrative and story can be used to convey research-basedhistorical and scientific information about women whose contributions to engineering andscience changed fundamental paradigms of human

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, and university levels. She is actively involved in the academic alliance for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (www.ncwit.org), served as a co-chair of the Birds of a Feather session and on the Program Committee for the 2006 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference and serves on the Curriculum Writing Committee for the ACM SIG Information Technology Educators (www.sigite.org).Alka Harriger, Purdue University Alka Harriger joined the faculty of the Computer and Information Technology Department (CIT) in 1982 and is currently a Professor of CIT and Assistant Department Head. The CIT

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Haungs spe- cializes in game design, web development, and cloud computing. He is the developer of PolyXpress (http://mhaungs.github.io/PolyXpress) – a system that allows for the writing and sharing of location-based stories. Dr. Haungs has also been actively involved in curriculum development and undergraduate edu- cation. Through industry sponsorship, he has led several K-12 outreach programs to inform and inspire both students and teachers about opportunities in computer science. Recently, Dr. Haungs took on the position of Co-Director of the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (LAES) program. LAES is a new, multidiscisplinary degree offered

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amy Monte, Michigan Technological University; Kerri Sleeman, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-977: FOUR YEARS OF HELPING UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTSSUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGGretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University. She received her BSME at Kettering University in Flint, MI and her MSE at Purdue University and Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University. Prior to pursuing her master’s degree, she worked as a mechanical engineer at General Motors Corporation. Gretchen teaches first year engineering courses and Thermo/Fluids for non-Mechanical Engineers.Amy Monte, Michigan Technological University Amy E. Monte is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

technical writing, effective presentations, teaching techniques, and leadingresearch groups.10 Although great resources exist, there is a need for a program that assists in thedevelopment of faculty application materials at the University of Illinois. To address the aforementioned issue and shortcomings of established programs, the Graduate Page 26.88.2Committee of the Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at Illinois developed the Illinois 1Female Engineers in Academia Training (iFEAT) program. iFEAT is a multi-month programwith seminars and panel

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddie Jacobs P.E., University of Memphis; Amy L. de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Wesam M. Salem, University of Memphis; Yonghong Jade Xu, University of Memphis; Shelby G. Roberts, University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

empathy affectschoice of major. At this writing final interviews are wrapping up and the results are being coded.Though this work is still in progress, a discussion of some preliminary findings of our qualitativestudy are given.The following sections of the paper go into detail regarding the methods used and the resultsobtained.MethodsThe Quantitative InstrumentA survey instrument was constructed that measures the following. 1. Empathy based on Baron-Cohen’s Empathizing/Systematizing Quotient 2. Perception and choice of majors 3. Perception of empathy of students and faculty 4. Knowing an engineer 5. Demographic informationBaron-Cohen has hypothesized that empathizing and systematizing are two fundamental waysthat people interact with

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

the education accommodates the multidisciplinary interests of women in a special way: in the content arrangement particular emphasis is put on integrating natural and life science aspects. The bachelor course “Natural Sciences in the Information Society” is exemplarily described in the appendix. • Master program Students have the opportunity to join a Master program that leads to the "Master of the Natural Sciences in Information Society". Since the Bachelor program offers a broad basis in the natural sciences it is also possible to join other Master programs from the natural sciences (i.e. astrophysics or nanotechnology).The theoretical fundament of this program is provided by

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omoju Miller, UC Berkeley

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

semester at the UC, Berkeley. CS10 has a class size of approximately200+ students each semester, while CS61A has an approximate class size of 1000+ students.Participation in both classes are continuously growing at the university. As of the writing of thisstudy, CS10 has a near 50-50 gender breakdown between male and female students, whileCS61A’s gender breakdown is approximately 34% female and 66% male.ParticipantsThe participants that were part of this evaluation came from CS10 and CS61A. These weremostly undergraduates whose demographic skew strongly towards White and Asian students.Surveys were conducted with 882 participants, while interviews were done with 24 participants.Participants where recruited for the interviews based on their

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

upon many factors: institutional privilege, institutional influence, personal privilegeand influence, resources, wealth, education, and connections. Community colleges lack thekinds of access and opportunities afforded to students at 4-yr institutions. This is a race, class,and gender issue on both institutional and individual levels.Merriam Webster defines access as “permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass toand from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing.” [14] The founders ofPVWIS considered access not an end unto itself but a fundamental building block of inclusionand equity. The need for community college women in STEM was connection to professionalsand industry; to mentors and role models; to a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

with active learning pedagogies on student learning, and effective strategies for increasing gender diversity in STEM disciplines.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Bailey teaches courses and conducts re- search related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an engineering textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in over 250 institutions. Dr. Bailey is the Principal Investi- gator (PI

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15210The Changing Role of Professional Societies for AcademicsDr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in STEM programs and underrepresented groups in engineering.Dr. Daniela Faas, Harvard University Dr. Faas is currently the Senior Preceptor in Design Instruction

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Women in Engineering

professionally.However, the Collegiate Design Series is historically very heavily male-dominated, andparticipation is not an avenue traditionally pursued by females. Leadership opportunitiespresented to female participants are often limited as few of the females feel confident enough tolead such a technically embedded, hands-on team of male peers – who are usually moreexperienced in the technical and hand-on applications of the Collegiate Design Series and assuch are more comfortable to assume and keep leadership roles. Often female participants arerelegated to more traditional female roles on the team – writing the technical report ordeveloping the cost report and as such they are often denied the opportunity to foster andimprove the critical skills identified

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton PE, University of Maine; Amy Fried, University of Maine ; Mary Madden, University of Maine

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Women in Engineering

Maine. She is also the co-leader of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network. Fried’s political science research largely focuses on the history and political uses of public opinion in the United States. Her major works include ”Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion,” (Columbia University Press) and ”Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation, and the Making of Public Opinion Professions,” (Routledge). Fried provides analysis to a wide range of media outlets. She also writes a biweekly column for the Bangor Daily News, where she also blogs (at pollways.com) on politics, public opinion and public policy.Dr. Mary Madden, University of Maine Mary Madden, Ph.D., is the Director of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #33830Women in Construction Engineering: Improving the Students’ Experiencethroughout their CareersIng. Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Marcela Silva is the Academic Director at the Engineering Faculty of the Andres Bello University in Cam- pus Santiago. She works as a teacher in the Construction Engineering career and supports innovation and entrepreneurship courses. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Construction from the Pontificia Universi- dad Cat´olica de Chile and a Master’s degree in Educational Management from the European University of Madrid. Her passion for learning

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

, anddemonstrated deeper understanding of subject matter. They found that service-learning is moreeffective over four years and that the messiness inherent in helping solve real community-basedproblems enhances the positive effects  (Eyler & Giles, 1999).Astin et al. found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service-learning had significantpositive effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills),choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after college. In all measures exceptself-efficacy

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University; Hamed Dhafi Alsharari, Saudi Elecrtonic University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

is a public female university, yet it does not currently offer anyengineering degrees. However, very recently (as the authors were in the process of writing thismanuscript) a royal decree was issued (February 6, 2018) to establish a college of engineering atPNU [30]. KFUPM (King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals), one of the most reputedpublic universities in the kingdom, is currently being approached to make available a girls’section in the university, and offer degrees in petroleum and excavation engineering [31]. Indeedmany Saudi girls do aspire to become engineers in this field, and many travel to earn suchdegrees from other countries. Public responses regarding this issue is that the university currentlyoffers studies

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an engineering textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in over 250 institutions. Dr. Bailey is the Principal Investi- gator (PI) for the RIT NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant. The goal of this large-scale ($3.4M), multi-year university-level organizational transformation effort is to increase the representation and advancement of women STEM faculty. At the university level, she serves as Senior Faculty Associate to the Provost for ADVANCE and co-chairs the President’s Commission on Women.Prof. Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sruti Modekurty; Judy Fong, UC Davis; Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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Women in Engineering

as this leadership camp. 2.1 Reconfigurable Modular Robot Technology Most commercial robots are developed for special applications. Lego NXT10 and Vex11 robots are mainly designed for engineering and robotics programs as well as afterschool programs. The capability of NXT is rather limited, especially for learning Algebra and other math subjects. For example, a Lego NXT set has over 500 parts. Many math classes have 30 or more students and would require each student to have their own robot for personalized learning. This would lead to the math teacher managing over 15,000 parts. As another example, writing a Page 24.250.3 program to move two

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11738Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocatesfor Gender EquityDr. Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University Dr. Genalo is a University Professor and Associate Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He is a Fellow of ASEE and has run the NSF Grantees Poster Session for nearly 20 years. He is a former chair of DELOS and the Freshman Programs Constituent Committee (the year before it became a Division).Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-2235: CAREERWISE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE FORGRADUATE STUDENTSErika Murguia, Arizona State University Erika Murguia Blumenkranz is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. She earned her Master’s degree in Quality and Productivity Systems and her BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. Her personal research interests are focused on the dynamics of workforce protocols in manufacturing environments and supply chain management. Erika has worked as a research assistant on the CareerWISE project since October 2008 and her role has been recruiting

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Page 26.812.4spoke highly of her Dean’s ‘strict’ and ‘elaborate’ evaluation of department heads every fewyears, thus highlighting significant variability across departments. In actuality, this university  does have some training for department heads. However, as we discuss below, there arereasons to question the assumption that training is the answer.Originally, we set out to write a traditional higher education article based on our findingsfrom the storytelling circles, focusing on the ways in which heads had shaped the careers ofour participants. While conducting research for the literature review however, the literatureitself emerged as a significant topic that warranted analysis in its own right. The structure ofthis paper is therefore non

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Sherry F. Abernathy, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University ; Brenda S. Faison Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

members within their program of study. What made this workshop design different is the participation from each entity in the alliance and their knowledge about technology programs. The objectives for the workshops are accomplished by the following activities: 1. The students joined American Toastmasters or similar organizations which assists them with soft skills and helps them with their writing skills and public speaking. 2. Students received job training through practical lab assignments and real life applications. The students then present discoveries and are evaluated by their peers, industry, faculty, and advisory board. 3. Increase students’ technical

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

explained how receiving sucha grade triggers a probationary status on the student’s record by the Graduate School. And thenshe gave the faculty member what he really needed – the knowledge of what was a “typical”grade distribution for a graduate course, in his department. That is, she gave him a copy of thegrade distributions of other faculty in the department, in writing, for him to reflect on. Theassistant professor did a really good job of listening. He did not launch into explanations of whythe students had earned a grade of C, or act defensively – he listened. (Tactic 3), and did not takethe fact that the associate dean had called a meeting as a personal affront to his judgment (Tactic7: Do not take negotiations personally – emotions do not

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Dawson, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Kerrie Wilkins, Arizona State University ; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #12638Honing Interpersonal Communication Skills for Difficult Situations: Evi-dence for the Effectiveness of an Online Instructional ResourceMs. Amy Elizabeth Dawson, Arizona State University Amy Dawson, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State Uni- versity. Amy is also a research assistant for the NSF funded CareerWISE project housed at ASU.Prof. Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University Bianca L. Bernstein, Ph.D. is Professor of Counseling and Counseling Psychology in the College of Let- ters and Sciences at Arizona State University. Dr. Bernstein is Principal Investigator