Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

novel therapeutic radiation delivery methods for cancer treatment and utilized lock-in thermographic techniques for imaging photovoltaic cells.Frank Dreher, Duke University Frank M. Dreher is a senior at Duke University, pursuing a dual B.S.E. in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. He has previous tutoring experience at Watts Montessori Elementary School in Durham, NC, and is currently investigating the effectiveness of teaching basic engineering principles to middle school students. His research at Duke includes experimental diagnostic ultrasound development and atomic force microscopy development. He sings in a campus a cappella group, plays on the Duke Club Soccer team, and is a founding

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Victoria Beth Sellers, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

participants (n = 10) developed skills to cope with HC. “Developingskills” means that participants develop academic skills, such as taking courses, learning to solveengineering problems, practicing soft skills, or pursuing interests as a way to negotiate someaspect of their personal and engineering identity. Majority and minoritized women used thisstrategy similarly (6% vs. 5%). For example, a Hispanic/Latina industrial engineering graduatestudent noted that because she was an honors student, a tennis player, and worked, she “learnedto organize and manage my time and your tranquility in a cost-effective way to achieveeverything successfully.” This participant aligned her skills and identity to match normativeengineering skillsets, so she developed

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

fostering more connections to the industry stakeholders,integrating curricula, and enhancing the overall faculty experience (Besterfield-Sacre, Cox,Borrego, Beddoes, and Zhu (2014). A positive classroom experience can lead to furtherinteractions with a professor, which is especially important when considering that students aremore likely to seek advice from a professor than a peer when attempting to determine the bestpath toward success in an engineering course (Meyers, Silliman, Gedde, & Ohland, 2010). Inother words, if undergraduates have had a valuable experience during lectures, they may seek outthese same instructors for assistance after class (e.g., office hours); they may also be more likelyto want to talk to these instructors about

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Institutions(CEI) and the chartered engineer designation (C.Eng = P.E in the U.S) and qualification, andthe drive. They led the authorities to make the courses more “scientific” with correspondingchanges in the level of mathematics required, one consequence of which was the move to anall graduate profession educated in full-time courses. Scientists […] is characterized by high intelligence dissociated from artistic concerns and sensitivities. This cool intelligence is linked with strong individualism in personal and political realms. Second, there is clear lack of interest in people on the part of the scientist. A good deal of self-control is implied by the description of the scientists as self-sufficient, rational, persevering, and emotionally stable

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

full research paper is to explore how first-year engineering graduatestudents’ goals change over the course of their first academic year in their graduate programs.While existing literature indicates that the first year of graduate school can be challenging, it iscritical to student socialization as they become familiar with the expectations of their disciplineand research domain. Individual goal setting is also very important to overall academic and careersuccess during this time. However, it is unclear what goals engineering graduate students havewhen entering their programs or how socialization may shape those goals. This study uses thetheoretical framework of Future-Time Perspective, specifically the extension component, toexplore what n=4

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

would have been mentors are now competitors in anincreasingly tough job market. On top of all this, new engineers face competition from offshoredesign centers and foreign engineers immigrating to the U.S.If junior engineers want to compete in this fast-paced, competitive job market, they have to beproductive on their very first day. To be productive, they have to be able to create complex, solidcode quickly. Experienced engineers accomplish this using their personal collection of tips,tricks, and shortcuts that they have picked up over the course of their career. New engineers donot have this luxury. What they need instead is a design methodology that will take the place ofthe tips, tricks and shortcuts. Thus presents the basic point of this

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.D

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Gerhardt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

ways of knowing and doing typical of their disciplines. To this end, his research asks about the long-term implications of graduate student and faculty AI use for the nature of knowledge and knowing writ large.Dr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Andrew Katz is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He leads the Improving Decisions in Engineering Education Agents and Systems (IDEEAS) Lab. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Automated Analysis of Knowledge Types in Computer Science Textbooks: ANatural Language Processing Approach to Understanding Epistemic ClimateIntroductionCurricular materials, such as textbooks

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Audrey Bowden, Vanderbilt University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Tahira N. Reid, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Data not available 11/4/20 Black in Engineering Engineering Change Podcast Data not available Spotify 12/18/20 Black In Engineering ASEE CDEI 150 registrations 7/26-29/21 Black in Engineering Social ASEE 2021 Distinguished Data not available Justice Movement LectureCall To ActionIn the wake of significant interest around improving the climate for Black Engineers at academicinstitutions, the members of Black in Engineering quickly recognized the potential role theycould play in advising institutions on recommended courses of action. The group felt that it wasimportant to respond; in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilo Andrés Navarro Forero P.E.; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

fronteras Colombia. Currently tenured-track Professor teachin Systemic Thinking, Systems Dynamics, and Project Management courses at Sergio Arboleda University. Member of the Humanitarian Engineering group of the same university.Dr. Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego Dr. Odesma Dalrymple is an Associate Professor and Faculty Lead for the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice, in the Shiley Marcos School of Engineering at University of San Diego. Her professional pursuits are focused on transforming engineering education and its public image; making it more inclusive and socially connected. This mission is partially actualized through her research, which that explores the wealth of embodied knowledge

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Stephanie G. Wettstein, Montana State University; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Christina Keenan Remucal, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #25597How Faculty Advisers and Counselors View their Role in the SWE Organiza-tionDr. Alexa Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy Alexa Rihana Abdallah is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Detroit Mercy. She earned both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan.Dr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Peters teaches courses in the dynamic systems and controls area, and is faculty advisor to the SAE/GM AutoDrive Challenge

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Frederick Meyers, The Ohio State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

andpublished a text based on his lectures.vThe United States Military Academy (USMA) became a pioneering center for graphics in theUnited States. Christian Zoeller brought engineering drawing classes to the Academy in 1807.Another faculty member of the USMA, Claude Crozet, introduced descriptive geometry to theAcademy in 1816. By 1821 he translated Monge’s work into English. Crozet is also creditedwith introducing the blackboard and chalk for the teaching of graphics.5 Other authors continuedwritings in English in the 19th century.Two major improvements stimulated graphics in America in the latter half of the 19th century:the Alteneder family established a factory in Philadelphia for manufacturing drawing instrumentsand blueprinting was introduced at

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Mejia, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Israel Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Phanit Pollavith; Adriana Trejo, Roosevelt High School; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math. CSULA faculty train fellows through apreparation course and workshops in order to improve communication, collaboration, andteaching skills. Furthermore, a strong partnership between CSULA, LAUSD, local industry, andminority serving organizations such as Great Minds in STEM and MESA has been established inorder to achieve program goals. Broader impacts include increasing the number ofunderrepresented minority students who pursue college degrees and careers in STEM and tostrengthen the research and teaching skills of the graduate fellows. At the time these demonstrations and activities were performed, the program consisted ofeight fellows

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Technology

operating point for small electronicenclosures. These include the graphical technique used here, manual calculations to determine Page 15.37.3the flow impedance curve and of course CFD analysis. Each of these methods has its’advantages and disadvantages. For small devices that fit on a flow bench it is always nice to haveactual test data either to plot and use for fan sizing or for validation of a model. Coad10advocates actual testing even for larger systems. He discusses the advantages of testing for flowsin something as large and involved as an air conditioning system for a building. This exercisefocuses on the empirical method of gathering data

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Inventive Thinking & Student Beliefs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Emily Dringenberg, The Ohio State University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

combining the humanities and social sciences with STEM education to create a unique learning experience for students.Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University Jeff joined the field of engineering education after receiving his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engi- neering from Rowan University in May 2019. He conducted research as part of his senior design course on the analysis of Process Safety Decision MakingDr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Dr. Bodnar is an Associate Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game- based learning in undergraduate classes as well as innovation and

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

acontemporaneous context. The Scientists for Tomorrow initiative was developed and is nowimplemented following this framework.Education in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - has receivedgrowing attention over the past decade, with calls both for greater emphasis on these fieldsand for improvements in curricula and instruction within and across them. Multiple reportsand research support the premises that improving STEM education can lead to a generation ofmore qualified personnel able to direct and propel the “nation’s innovative capacity.” [1]Despite the increased attention to STEM/STEAM in policy and funding arenas, there remainssome confusion about STEM/STEAM, its individual subjects, the combination of its subjects,and even what

Conference Session

Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Harpenau; Evelyn Ann Kaelin; Meg Piechocki; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

years in Manufacturing she decided to pursue her passion of being a leader by completing a M.S. in Technology, Leadership, & In- novation from Purdue University. Thinking outside the box and looking at different perspectives is what sets a leader apart. As leaders are faced with obstacles that become their responsibility to overcome. It’s in these moments that the reaction and allowances made for change and progress are center stage. It is this skill to overcome and push forward as part of a team that drives continuous improvement. Evelyn is passionate about the prospect of intertwining leadership with hard and soft skills to make continuous improvement within herself, her team, her company, and the world around

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of diversity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She is Co-Director of the National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI). Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is among the first to study Latinos in engineering and coauthored The Bor- derlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering. Dr. Lord is a Fellow of the IEEE and ASEE and is active American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

the table even though they are all important. The six competencies with identicallevels were: ≠ Conduct his or her activities ethically, ≠ Communicate clearly with others in the course of his or her activities, ≠ Undertake continuing professional development activities sufficient to maintain and extend his or her competence, ≠ Meet all legal and regulatory requirements and protect public health and safety in the course of his or her activities, ≠ Recognize the reasonably foreseeable social, cultural, and environmental effects of activities generally, and have regard to the need for sustainability, and ≠ Comprehend and apply local knowledge specific to the jurisdiction in which he/she

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Gad M. Ghada, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Katrin Terstegen, Cal Poly Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, behavioral problems, and technical problems. Contractual problems are usually relatedto delayed payments or unclear contractual terms, which transcend the mere technical aspects ofthe project execution. Technical subjects involved in the project, such as engineers and architects,are instead accountable for behavioral factors, such as the hesitancy to check for constructability,completeness of the technical documentation, and poor communication among project teammembers. Delayed instructions from architect or engineer are also technical problems that couldcause possible conflicts with the contractor.Design Build (DB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods are increasingly been adoptedin the construction industry, with the purpose of improving

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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ASEE Headquarters

architect or engineer are also technical problems that couldcause possible conflicts with the contractor.Design Build (DB) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods are increasingly been adoptedin the construction industry, with the purpose of improving interactions between all differentparties involved in the project into a process that collaboratively integrates the abilities andperspectives of all participants. This would ultimately lead to enhancing project results andmaximizing efficiency throughout all phases of design and construction [1]. DB, specifically, hasexperienced increasing popularity in the construction industry ultimately for its recognizedbenefits, including overall reduction of project cost and completion time, compared to

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Martha Nanette Harrell, Arkansas Tech University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #28701From degree to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO): A frameworkfor consideration.Dr. Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Wendi M. Kappers has a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Central Florida (UCF). Her thesis work explored how educational video game effects upon mathematics achievement and mo- tivation scores differed between the sexes. During her tenure at Seminole Community College working as a tenured Professor and Program Manager of the Network Engineering Program, she was Co-PI for the CSEMS NSF grant that explored collaborative

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Sadaf Amna Sarwari

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #39567Sense of Belonging in the Cybersecurity Field of StudyDr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineer- ing and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University and an ASEE Fellow Member. Throughout her career, she has supported engineering teams as a mathematician and provided complete life-cycle man- agement of Information Systems as a Computer Systems Analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy; taught mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering courses and served in several adminis- trative

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Benegas; Rick Covington

A Cognitive-Based Approach for Teaching Programming to Computer Science and Engineering Students Covington, R. and Benegas, L. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 913301. IntroductionAn issue receiving attention in the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum over the pastfew years has been the high failure rate in the freshman programming course. This coursegenerally corresponds to the ACM/IEEE course designation CS1. It is normally an introductorybut fast-paced and challenging course for students who have not previously studied computerprogramming (programming novices), but who do have a minimum level of mathematicalmaturity (students who are

Conference Session

Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tryphenia B. Peele-Eady, Ph.D., University of New Mexico; Tahira Reid, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

learning experiences. This analysis focuses on two sessions of the Summer Intensive Research Institute (SIRI)– year one, online in 2021, and year two, in person, in 2022. Over the course of eight weeks,students participated in a range of activities at a historically Hispanic-serving research-intensiveuniversity (HSRU) located in the American Southwest and a predominantly white institution(PWI) in the Midwest. Eighteen students participated in the program between the summers of2021 and 2022, engaging in activities aiming to introduce students to the logistics of applying tograduate school and getting them excited about pursuing graduate studies in engineering andpersisting in related workforce fields. Of these 18, a small subset of six

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline McDermott, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Janet Beagle

, Jackie is enthusiastic about supporting both prospective and current graduate students in their education and she has a specific focus on increasing the diversity of future engineering faculty and community.Janet M Beagle Janet Beagle, Ph.D is the Sr. Director of Graduate Programs for Purdue University’s College of Engineering where she leads all aspects of graduate education from recruitment through graduate student success. She also guides new degree development, policy and process improvement, and special initiatives for the College’s 14 academic units and more than 4600 graduate students. Formerly Purdue’s Director of Graduate Admissions overseeing five campuses and more than 100 graduate programs, she has worked with

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather Yates, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Amy Lewis, Oklahoma State University; Irish Horsey, Kennesaw State University

]. Mentoring by non-familyconstruction professionals has also been recommended as an effective recruitment tool [2 and 4], howeverresearch revealed that this type of mentoring has a small impact on individuals in under-representedgroups to decide to enter the industry [5]. Despite this, many schools and associations have createdprograms (e.g., the Architecture, Construction, Engineering [ACE] mentoring program) aimed to increasewomen’s interest and participation in construction degree programs [6].Others assert that colleges and universities have not made enough of an effort to recruit women, despitetheir acknowledgement of the need to increase minority enrollment to meet industry demands [2 and 7].In their study of schools with construction

Conference Session

Making in Design Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danielle M. Saracino, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kelly Sadel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

solve hands-on challenges. Through engaging in makerspaceactivities, students develop improved self-efficacy and self-esteem, while becoming members ofa greater community [1-3]. While makerspaces are espoused as being a benefit to students inmany ways [1, 4-10], they require large monetary investments, ample space, and significantplanning and management—a fact noted at both Big City U and Comprehensive U studiedherein. While there are many resources on the development of a makerspace [11], very littleconsiders how and if you should integrate the makerspace with the Universities’ curricula.Our previous work investigated the breadth of learning and the interaction of competencies forwomen students in makerspaces. Through iterative qualitative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

lookat students’ confidence. While none of the questions in the interview protocol specifically askedabout confidence, the topic did arise naturally in the course of the interview conversations.Students reported that specific experiences in either their education or work experience led totheir level of confidence. We conclude, therefore, that confidence was constructed based oninternal perceptions of experiences, and not on external validation of a student’s abilities orskills.IntroductionIt has been widely acknowledged that confidence is a factor in students’ success at all levels,including in graduate study. Students who lack confidence may not persevere throughdifficulties, as they do not believe that they can overcome them. Multiple studies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University; Sean M Eddington, Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engi- neering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His research background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue engineering, and engineering ethics. He is committed to developing effective ped- agogies for ethical reasoning and engineering design and for increasing the diversity and inclusion of engineering education.David Torres, Purdue University David is a third year doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University pursuing a PhD in Organizational Communication with a minor in data analysis and research methodol- ogy. His research interests reside at the intersection of organizational

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 13.1.2design courses5 6 7 8 9. Most are team-based, but their scope is limited to the particular course andprovides students with a place where they can apply small amounts of their classroomknowledge.Outside of the classroom, opportunities for students to explore interdisciplinary environmentsexist in a variety of competitions, such as FIRST Robotics, concrete canoe competitions, lunarmodule competitions, etc. This paper will show how building Rube Goldberg machines is afantastic way for learners from various disciplines to get hands-on project experience in a teamenvironment. Intense brainstorming and work sessions result in unique and inventive machinesthat are fascinating for both participants and spectators to watch. In addition