Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 6 Design Pedagogy

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Olivia Seitelman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stella Stark, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; elizabeth west

offered a weekon Woodland Harvest Mountain Farm (WHMF) to college groups for alternative spring breaksfor more than ten years. west is also a former adjunct professor of sixteen years in Women andGender Studies at Appalachian State University. All student researchers report “loving” theirhome institution, Olin College of Engineering.Table 1. List of research participants from the case study. Name [pronouns] Role Institution Vanasupa, Linda Principal Researcher professor of materials engineering, [they/them/theirs or any] Franklin W. Olin College Phelps, Sally Associate Partner Director of Post-Graduate Planning, [she/her/hers

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ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Casperson; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

undergraduate students ofcolor in STEM are more likely to pursue graduate degrees when they are mentored by faculty in research[10–13].A scaffolded approach with research experiences embedded in the curriculum over multiple years (Figure1) can be particularly powerful, as more experienced undergraduate researchers develop skills and adeeper sense of research identity [14]. A summary of other recent studies focused on STEM identity forstudents is in Table 1.Prybutok et al. [15] found that mechanical engineering students had a stronger physics identity comparedto civil engineering students in upper division courses. Godwin et al. [16] determined that students whohave been in engineering for longer feel more confident. Patrick et al. [17] found that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P K Raju, Auburn University

research areas of acoustics, non-destructive evaluation, and case study development,while the Indian faculty team was highly skilled in modeling industrial problems in theirlaboratories and had excellent relationships with the two companies. We subsequently receivedan award from NSF to conduct an international research experience for students (IRES) project(OISE# 0623351). By combining the strengths of both academic teams, we provided five U.S. graduate(M.S./ Ph.D.) students with a comprehensive international research experience in both academicand industrial settings in India. A student from Auburn teamed up with another student from IITMadras to work in the area of thermal comfort and conducted a research project in partnershipwith

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

persistence and graduation rates for female and male engineering studentsAbstractRecent research has shown that, although stereotypes prevail about women’s attrition rates inundergraduate engineering, there is no gender gap in the persistence of engineering students tothe eighth semester of study. How “persistence” is measured, however, is of methodologicalconcern as we look at what constitutes success. “Persistence” is reported in the literature invarious ways as approximate measures of graduation, which is the ultimate goal.To examine the relationship between measures of persistence and graduation, analyses wereconducted using MIDFIELD (the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating EngineeringLongitudinal Development). The database

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas at Austin; Bobbie Bermudez, University of Oregon; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Laura J. Carroll, University of Michigan; Nicholette Marie DeRosia, University of Oregon ; Matthew Charles Graham; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas at Austin Madison Andrews is a STEM Education doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering master’s student, and graduate research assistant for the Center for Engineering Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University in 2017.Ms. Bobbie Bermudez, University of OregonDr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical En- gineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Borrego is Senior Associaate

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Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

graduate courses typically are scheduled to attract students whowork “full time” or close to full time. The potential to attract promising students to pursue a certain discipline of study is animportant motivating factor to target undergraduate and high school students or participation inresearch programs. For example, one may pursue high school students to attract them toundergraduate programs, or promising undergraduates to choose an area of concentration in aparticular field, or even to attract such students to graduate programs. In this regard, while“fundamental” or “basic” research may be more appealing to the academically gifted students,“applied” research is likely to be more appealing to others. This is NOT to state that

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Devanshi Shah, University of Georgia; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #33610Impact of Educators Changing Student Motivation: A Study of TransientFactor Correlation and OrthogonalityDevanshi Shah, University of Georgia Devanshi Shah is currently a PhD student in Engineering at the University of Georgia, under the advise- ment of Dr. Beshoy Morkos. She received her masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology in 2019. She graduated with her bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from India in 2016. Her research area is focused in design engineering and engineering education.Dr. Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University Elisabeth Kames is an Assistant

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TAC/ABET Related Outcome Based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette, College of Technology; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-56: LONG TERM ALUMNUS PERFORMANCE AND EVALUA-TION AFTER GRADUATION FROM A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRIDWEEKEND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN TECHNOLOGYMitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

collection There are three methods of data collection proposed in our study. First, we will utilizeinterview data collected during the participants' time as students in SPECTRA. Participants forthe pre-graduation interviews were recruited at the end of each semester via email. Those whoaccepted took part in a 30 minute semi-structured interview with at least one researcher. Theywere informed that information shared would be kept anonymous and that their participationwould have no impact on their program standing nor their receipt of scholarship. Second, data will be collected from LinkedIn. We searched the participants' names andfound those with active profiles (a profile was considered active if they had posted at least onceafter

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xia Wang, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Michael A Latcha, Oakland University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

varied between 3.3 and 3.94. Six out of the seventeen students fundedthrough the NSF were female. Four were graduate students. Two students knew how to speakMandarin, each in 2010 and 2012; none of the students knew how to speak mandarin in 2011.When selecting final participants, priority was given to those applicants who have no priorinternational research or travel experience. Among all the final participants, none of the studentshad prior research experience in China; only two students travelled to China for a short period oftime with family member at their childhood. One third of student participants never had anyresearch or internship experience, two students have the international experience of studying inGermany, and others either have an

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Paper ID #40340Retention of Female Minority Students in Bachelor STEM Degree Programs:An Exploratory Study of Five CohortsDr. Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology Elizabeth Milonas is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Systems at New York City College of Technology -City University of New York (CUNY). She currently teaches relational and non-relational database theory and practice and Data Science courses to undergraduates in the Computer Systems Major. Her research focuses on four key computer areas: Web: research on the mechanisms used to organize big data in search result pages of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #20271Engineering Technology Education in the United States: Findings and Rec-ommendations from an NAE StudyMr. Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Scholar with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washington, D.C. Greg currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded project ”The Status, Role, and Needs of Engineering Technology Education in the United States.” He is also study director for the Chevron-funded project, Guiding Implementation of K-12 Engineering in the United States. He was the study director for the NAE and National Research Council project

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Tiffiny Antionette Butler , Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ryan Nicole Meadows, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Director of Pre-collegiate Outreach Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Meadows works with K-12 S STEM outreach programs during the summer and academic year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building and Evaluating a Multi-tiered Mentor Program to Introduce Research to High School Women (Evaluation)AbstractWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed the Women’s Research and MentoringProgram (WRAMP) with the goal of encouraging more women to consider advanced degrees inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A multi-tiered mentor program hasevolved to place two local high school students in a graduate student mentor’s research lab

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

peiyun xu, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University, China; Weijia Zhang, Zhejiang University, China

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

specifically examinethe connections within the interdisciplinary teaching system, including comprehensivecurriculum emphasis, student-centered instructional practices, and interdisciplinarycompetence. Also, we explore the internal effect mechanisms by introducing the theory ofidentity to discuss the mediating effects of interdisciplinary identity and try to figure out howstudents describe themselves and are positioned by others in the role of being aninterdisciplinary learner. And we further explore the mediating effects of the threedimensions of interdisciplinary identity: interest, recognition, and performance.Design/Method This study uses a survey sample of 310 engineering graduate students in 3High-level Research Universities in China. Using

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

sponsor, in this case a public electrical utility,provides funding for equipment and for one or two graduate students. These graduate studentsserve on a typical research assistantship to enable them to afford to undertake their studies. Ateam of three undergraduates, seniors in their final year of study, were assigned to this project astheir senior capstone design project. The undergraduates performed much of the modeling andanalysis under the supervision of the graduate students. The utility’s interest is in identifyingnew technologies that benefit the ratepayers, as mentioned already in this paper, and inidentifying students who will be promising young engineers within their company. The successrate of undergraduates in obtaining job offers is

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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Environmental Engineering

collaboration among students interested in multipledisciplines (engineering, biology, biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, health, etc.).The end result is a project with multi-tiered benefits: the strengthening of inter-institutionalbonds between PCC and Cal Poly Pomona, the creation of a pathway for students to transferfrom PCC to Cal Poly Pomona, the training of undergraduate students with basic research skills,and the early fostering of both inter-institutional interactions and graduate studies interests. Allof these benefits are achieved in an environment that is inviting and engaging for young students,while at the same time fulfills curricular requirements.BackgroundThe literature is rich in studies that have demonstrated the

Conference Session

Potpourri - A Mix of All Topics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenna Elizabeth Stolzman, Grand Valley State University; Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

skills ofan undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student while also promoting graduate engineeringeducation. To achieve this, a three-credit undergraduate independent study was conducted wherethe research topic of interest was mitigating boundary layer separation, a topic covered in theundergraduate Fluid Mechanics course. Delaying boundary layer separation to improve airfoilaerodynamic performance can be achieved by passive techniques which include the use of vortexgenerators, rough patches, uniform suction/blowing, and dimpled surfaces. Dimpled surfaceshave been known to generate swirl by the creation of vortices thereby energizing the flow. It isbelieved that the generation of vortices and swirl can be used to mitigate boundary

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #11669Qualitative Research of Universidad de las Am´ericas Puebla’s Food Engineer-ing Course Learning OutcomesMiss Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Am´ericas Puebla I studied a degree in Business Administration. After I graduated from a Masters in Business Administra- tion with specialization in Marketing Services. Later I studied a Masters in Social Development and third Masters in Quality Education. I graduated a major in teaching skills for Teachers Telecundarias. Last July this year, I presented my doctoral dissertation with the topic of learning outcomes assessment in Ph.D. in Science Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

described STEMcommunity college study.3 The College Pedagogical Practice Inventory (CPPI): Refinement, testing, and use of theCPPI has been informed by measurement research of educational psychological researchers.31Specifically, the inventory was initially designed with the intent of enabling us to explorerelationships among the dependent and independent variables associated with collegepedagogical practices and to determine potentially predictive factors that relate to students’college going persistence and graduation. Content-wise, the CPPI contains the followingsubsections: (1) socio-demographic items that determine student background, personalstructures, non-college and precollege experiences and student history, (2) items related to

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ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Joanna Li, University of Toronto; Jenifer Hossain, University of Toronto

13 Total 121 In the article selection process, we included those articles with explicit research objectivesof better understanding undergraduate engineering students’ curricular, co-curricular or extra-curricular experiences that shed light on student development. We excluded those studies thatcollected empirical data from engineering students but aimed to better understand theeffectiveness of a teaching or assessment method or an educational intervention as we view thesestudies as primarily pedagogy-focused research. We also excluded those studies that focus on theexperiences of graduate engineering students or K-12 students. The selected 121 articles serve asa purposeful sample that represent the recent

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

sciences, biology, and urban studies. While support oraccountability groups are not a new idea, ACME strives to make this process systematic andfocused through a web-based system, ACME Online that allows members to post and track theirpersonal goals and comment on the goals of other members. Weekly forums are held to discussand provide constructive feedback on the content of and progress toward research goals as wellas discussion topics related to graduate school success including time management, preparing forqualifying exams, and advisor-advisee relationships. In another component of ACME, monthlylunch series are held to provide a diverse and supportive environment for graduate students topresent research ideas, problems, papers, or results, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-level summary of our most recent year of the study.Project OverviewUnderstanding graduate engineering student well-being for prediction of retention, is a three-year project with the guiding research question: What is the nature of and what are consequencesof stressors for graduate students? In the first year of the project, we conducted a longitudinalinterview and questionnaire study with a sample of 55 engineering PhD students. Analysis ofinterviews explored the top-rated (most frequent and most severe) stressors experienced by thosestudents, yielding many familiar stressors and some stressors more or less emphasized comparedto the broader stressors literature [14]. In the second year of the study, we developed the SDSQ-E, a measure of

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maral Kargarmoakhar, Florida International University; Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Student

' reported interest in pursuing a graduate degree.The research questions that guided this study are 1) Which social and programmatic experienceshave the greatest impact on students’ interest in pursuing a graduate degree in computing?; and 2)How does a student’s gender/racial/ethnic background and their participation in social andprogrammatic experiences impact students’ interest in pursuing graduate degrees? We answeredthese research questions using data from a survey conducted at three large public universities inFlorida which targeted students in computing fields (n=740). Data was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon rank sum tests, as well as logistic regression. The findings revealed that“presenting work to other students,” and “research

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Kim Lester, Virginia Tech; Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Thomas Carl Long, Virginia Tech

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International

and high school students in highly multidisciplinary engineering projects.Mr. Thomas Carl Long, Virginia Tech Tom Long serves as the graduate assistant for research and assessment as part of the Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering Dean’s Office. He provides support on research methodologies and performs assessments and evaluations on a variety of topics for the College. Mr. Long is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Research and Evaluation at Virginia Tech and currently working on his dissertation. His research focuses on the use of multi-level modeling of longitudinal data to show student growth in both cognitive and affective domains

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Capturing Our Stories in Our Voices: Constructing a Narrative Analysis Study of African-American STEM MentorsAbstract—To address the gap in research regarding the narrative experiences of African-American STEM PhD mentors in higher education, the narrative experiences of this populationwas examined using interviews and narrative analysis in a research study. This paper presentsthe specific details about one approach to constructing a narrative study analysis and the methodsemployed to capture and transform the stories of African-American mentors into informativenarratives about their experiences. This approach provides an example of how to effectivelyanalyze and present

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

] In fact, Seymour et al. (2003)reported in 2002 that students gain, to different extents, personal skills, professionalskills, the ability to think like a scientist, laboratory skills, clarification of career paths,enhanced career and graduate school preparation, and changes in attitude toward learningand working.[5] Another study, students’ responses indicated that the personal andprofessional skills they felt they gained through undergraduate research experiencesincluded skills concerning teamwork, leadership, time management, self-confidence, andinterpersonal skills.[4]While REUs have been quite successful, there are several barriers that might postobstacles for students with regards to participating in a REU. The biggest obstacle forREUs

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Debalina Maitra, Arizona State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

,” in Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education, D. Palfreyman and D. L. McBride, Eds., London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2007, pp. 93–113. doi: 10.1057/9780230590427_6.[21] D. N. Ugwu and M. Adamuti-Trache, “Post-Graduation Plans of International Science and Engineering Doctoral Students Attending U.S. Universities,” J. Int. Stud., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–21, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.32674/jis.v7i1.242.Appendix A5.1 Narrative 1: AuthorXI came to the United States as an international student from India to study a literacy education Ph.D.program at a midwestern Historically White Institution (PWI) high research (R2) university. I came froma heavily quantitative mindset due to my background in psychology in India

Conference Session

Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

students and broaden their career prospects. ExtendingEngineering Technology programs to incorporate a more comprehensive curriculum offersnumerous potential benefits for graduates and the economy. By providing students with a deeperunderstanding of their field and a broader skill set, these programs aim to better preparegraduates for the modern workforce. With a stronger educational foundation, graduates arepoised to secure higher-paying jobs and contribute more effectively to economic growth.Graduates seeking employment in modern industries must be proficient in advancedtechnologies. A deep understanding of these tools and techniques can be gained throughextended degree programs. By spending more time studying, students can explore

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Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

beneficial partnership with the community and has the following characteristics: clear goals, adequate preparation, appropriate methods, significant results, effective presentation, reflective critique, rigor and peer-review.” [14, p. 1]Based on the CES definition from Bloodworth et al. [14], education via CES is implied.Academic research in engineering often involves graduate students and undergraduate students,who will learn through the process. The students may be earning dissertation, thesis, orindependent study credits. Faculty and community members should also be expanding theirknowledge. Optimal CES recognizes the expertise of community members and academics, whereall members have the opportunity to teach and learn.The Urban Institute has

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, P.E., National Science Foundation; Alexander T. Grey, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

that sometimes made me forget why I did engineering”The program encouraged many participants to pursue graduate studies. Despite having lower-than-average GPAs, 43% of the REU participants are pursuing graduate degrees in engineering(26% PhDs, 17% MSs). This outcome signifies that the opportunity for neurodiverse students tolearn in a style that is more consistent with their unique strengths was positive.Key Lessons and Adaptations of Current ProgramThe main change in the program was modifying the research focus of the Site. Themultidisciplinary approach of the previous program stimulated discussion and provided acomprehensive overview of the interconnectedness of civil and cyber infrastructure systems;however, spreading students across