Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teach- ing practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and identity in engineering. Page 26.1545.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Impact of Personal Interactions on the Experience of African-American Males on Multiracial Student Engineering TeamsAbstractTeam projects in undergraduate engineering programs

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Joe Bungo, ARM Inc.

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #8095ARM Developer Day: Engaging Engineering Students through Targeted Hands-On WorkshopsDr. Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres received the B.Sc. degree with honors from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, the M.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, and the Ph.D. degree (as a Fullbright-CONACYT scholarship recipient) from Texas A&M Uni- versity, College Station; all degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1990, 1996, and 2002, respectively. From 1988 to 1995, he worked in a telecommunications

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Clark, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

partnersalso served as resources during the semester, and as evaluators during the end-of-semester designshowcase. This work seeks to better understand the impact of this experience on students. This iscurrently being investigated through quantitative and qualitative measures, including theEngineering Design Expectancy Value Scale (EDVES) and focus groups. Additionally, the workwill inform further research regarding this and other community-inspired design projects.Introduction & BackgroundEngineering programs often seek to provide their students with authentic experiences in theirengineering curriculum. Beyond broad calls for authentic experiences (e.g., [1], [2]), theseexperiences have been found to be broadly beneficial to students. In one meta

Conference Session

Fostering Diversity and Innovation in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ERIKA JUDITH RIVERA PE. , Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #44173Strengthening Disaster Resilience Through Diaspora Engagement: A Studyon Integrating Diaspora Communities into Engineering EducationMs. ERIKA JUDITH RIVERA PE. , Florida International University Erika Rivera is a Licensed Professional Engineer with a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus and two Master’s degrees one in Engineering Management and a Master in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. She is currently a Ph.D. Student in Florida International University, in Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Krishnanand Y Maillacheruvu, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

. Page 20.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Impact of International Collaboration on the Learning EnvironmentAbstractIn this paper, the impact of scholarly and pedagogical exchanges in Denmark-Norway-Sweden,Egypt-Jordan, and India are presented. Direct measures including student exit interviews,indirect student measures as well as anecdotal evidence and assessment data such as employersurveys clearly shows that the study-abroad experience is significant to all stakeholders.Employers get quality employees with the cultural awareness and the needed understanding ofthe global dimensions of their future profession. The impacts of administrative, timemanagement, and policy decisions on the

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

23.374.3students while in school, as well as after graduation.Students are also encouraged to participate in Collaborative Learning Groups, designed to fostercollaborative and peer learning in key mathematics, science, and computer programmingcourses. A collaborative group enables students to develop a small supportive community ofpeers, that helps bond them to the broader social communities of the college while engagingthem more fully in the academic life of the institute4. Freshman engineering students areorganized into study groups based on common technical courses. Each group is facilitated byupper-class students proficient in the subject matter, who provide structure to the session andensure that problem solving progresses at a reasonable pace

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

’ cognitive styles. Our aim is to createguidelines and methods that will help engineers increase that flexibility by learning how todeliberately engage in ideation using different approaches. The project uses experimental studieswith pre-engineering and engineering students, at various stages in their educational programs,testing each factor’s impact on their approaches to solving design problems.In this paper, we focus on the development of a sustainable foundation for our investigations ofthe factors impacting ideation flexibility. We present our basis and vision for this foundation, andillustrate some of our preliminary findings through case studies.What is ideation flexibility and why is it important in engineering?Concept generation, or ideation

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly A.S. Howard, Boston University; Jacob William Diestelmann, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tsu-Lun Huang; Lauren E. Aneskavich; Kevin Cheng; Benjamin Bryan Crary, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jean DeMerit, UW–Madison; Tam Mayeshiba, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy K. Schiebel, Edgewood College; Susan C. Hagness, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer P.E., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy E. Wendt, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

toevaluate whether students’ self-reported social cognitive beliefs towards math and sciencediffered by membership in either the pilot curriculum or a comparison group. This study is partof a larger endeavor to understand the impact that engaging with the engineering-basedcurriculum has on student beliefs about, exploration of, and interest in STEM-relatedoccupations generally, and engineering-related occupations specifically. This paper will focus onsocial cognitive outcomes only, based on surveys completed by participating and comparisonstudent groups before and after instruction using the pilot curriculum during the 2012-13academic year.Theoretical & Empirical FoundationsEmerging from the application of Bandura’s social cognitive theory5,6 to

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

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First-Year Programs

(Introduction to Engineering, Introduction toEngineering Profession, and Fundamentals of Speech Communication). TLC faculty membersclosely worked with each other to coordinate teaching and learning efforts that reflect the goalsof the developed nanotechnology track.This paper presents the components of the developed and implemented TLC program includingdetails of the courses and assessment data, showing the impact on freshman engineering studentsin nanotechnology education. Comparative assessment data show, 20% higher freshmanretention in the TLC cohort than the traditional group, which highlights the impact of the TLCprogram on freshman engineering students in nanotechnology education. Data also shows thatthe TLC (three courses) has guided over 75% of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

objectives. In addition, the program outcomes are to encompass thefollowing eleven outcomes specified in Criteria 3. (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Community Building in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; James Pellegrino, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Cody Mischel, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Lewis Wedgewood, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Vikas Berry, The University of Illinois at Chicago

theimplementation.This paper describes the integration efforts, the data sources, and results from two differentsemesters: Spring 2021 and Fall 2021. Our preliminary results suggest that the intervention hasan impact on engineering identity development and broadens students' understanding of whatchemical engineering is. The findings of this study will help to reveal effective principles ofindustrial engagement for the evolving field of chemical engineering. The results can help otherinstitutions to build and maintain industry-faculty relationships that assist in the professionalformation of engineers.IntroductionWith the broadening of the chemical engineering field, the gap between academia and practicalunderstanding of the industry has increased [1-3]. This

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2 - Community Engagement without Frontiers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leidig, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); William Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Steve Crowe

of EWB-USA, the largest community-engaged engineering education organization inthe United States, but has since evolved into an independent non-profit which works with anumber of partners in addition to EWB-USA. It has 15 permanent staff across three officesthroughout the portions of the country where it focuses on implementing projects. The team iscurrently coordinating approximately 75 active projects and partnering with over 40 student orprofessional chapters of EWB-USA. EWB Guatemala's programs primarily focus on civilinfrastructure design and construction within their areas of expertise in water supply, bridge, andschool building projects. These projects engage a wide set of stakeholders and seek to balancethe interests of multiple

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pnina Ari-Gur, Western Michigan University; Peter Thannhauser, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Roman Rabiej, Western Michigan University; Daniel M. Litynski, Western Michigan University; Marwa M Hassan, Louisiana State University; Jeff Johnston, Muskegon Community College; Tyler Bayne

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

State University. Mr. Johnston would like to thank Dr. Ari-Gur for including him in this project, which will benefit, both students at Western Michigan University and Muskegon Community College.Mr. Tyler Bayne Page 26.1536.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Impact of 3D Virtual Laboratory on Engineering EducationAbstractThe virtual lab project aim was to address the need for a hands-on component in sophomoreengineering classes, without the cost-prohibitive physical laboratory. The success rate in engineeringcourses at this level is pretty low, and the idea was to

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odon Musimbi, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

attitudes with respect to community service than did students and that only minordifferences existed based on participants’ age and gender.The current research builds from this prior effort. In Bauer et al., data were collected in theMultidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory, EGGN250, a sophomore level course in the fall of2004. This course was selected because it was required of all students and it preceded the courserequirements within the Humanitarian Engineering minor. In other words, the existence of theminor and the courses associated with that minor would not yet have impacted the students’attitudes. Using the same instrument, data was collected in the spring of 2007 in a senior levelcourse, a time period when most of the original student

Conference Session

ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yareni Lara-Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University; Sarah Vigmostad, The University of Iowa; Desen Ozkan, Tufts University; Amanpreet Kaur, University of Pennsylvania; Courtney Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Nicole Jefferson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

marginalized students in engineering. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com WIP: ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity: 90 Day Equity ChallengeAbstractThis is the second of four WIP papers in a series on the ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity(YIRE). The major tenets of this initiative can be described by three pillars. The pillars arefocused on engaging engineering and engineering technology students, faculty andadministrators in colleges of engineering and engineering technology, and P-12 parents andguardians. This paper focuses on the first of these three groups.The Engineering Design Teams Pillar is home to the 90-day Equity

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

for implementation the best solution.Ultimately community engagement includes the researcher working with the communityto implement, co-own, and disseminate the results of the solution.In the current study exploring the results of a case study of a new module on antibioticresistance, the United States Department of State served as the primary stakeholder –identifying the major problem and selecting the solution for implementation. None theless, this project provided an opportunity for students of engineering to engage in realworld learning (i.e., problem-based / serving learning).Thus, while many forms of community engagement often aim to unearth problems andco-design solutions in a partnership between the researcher/scholar and thecommunity

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carl W. Luchies, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

research on the impact of course transformation on student learning. Dr. Luchies also conducts experimental and modeling research focused on the biomechanics and motor control of human movement. He has studied the effects of healthy aging and pathology on human balance, motor control, and movement variability.Dr. Molly McVey, The University of Kansas Dr. Molly A. McVey is a post-doctoral teaching fellow at the University of Kansas School of Engineering where she works with faculty to incorporate evidence-based and student-centered teaching methods, and to research the impacts of changes made to teaching on student learning and success. Dr. McVey earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Russell Pearce, Whatcom Community College; Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University; Kordel J. Clarks, Student Representative - Whatcom Community College

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Mechanics

at Whatcom Community College since 2012, giving lab support to physics, engineering, and geology, as well as teaching the occasional physics class. Russell’s interests include cre- ating hands on learning tools that encourage active engagement for Physics and Engineering students, and developing classroom demonstrations that confront student misconceptions and create classroom conver- sation.Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University Todd Haskell is a cognitive scientist interested in learning and the development of expertise, especially in STEM fields. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. In previous projects Dr. Haskell has worked on understanding how chemistry

Conference Session

Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne E. Leak, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

givethem advantages in STEM as early as high school, such as engaging in upper-level mathematicsopportunities and developing mathematics identities important for engineering [3].However, support systems offer substantial benefits for low-income students in academicallyrigorous fields like engineering [4]. Specifically, resources such as professional development,incentives, and community building interventions have demonstrated success in reducing barriersand promoting success in underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM, furtherreinforcing the need for community building [5]. Programs that fostered a sense of belonging,supported students through challenges, and kept students on consistent academic trajectorieshave had increased retention

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Taylor Joy Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Leroy Long III, Sinclair Community College - Dayton; Jenna Korentsides, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Joseph Roland Keebler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

traditional engineering casestudies, which tend to be generalized and focused on community impacts, and personalnarratives as told by both the engineers and individuals impacted by the scenario. Others haveused documentaries or reports to help students contextualize real events or challenges or to givebackground to case studies. More recently some faculty have created narrative based games thatexplore ethical considerations inside a professor-generated story based on the science of spaceexploration and colonization [11]. When considering narrative pedagogy, students and professorsmay share their personal experiences through essays concerning particular engineering problems[12]. Narrative ethics uses stories to explore ethical issues and possibly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Hazel Marie, Youngstown State University ; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Emily C. LaPorte; Khalid Oladeji Bello, University of Louisville

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Columbia, 2016.[2] A. P. Carnevale, N. Smith, and M. Melton, "STEM: Science Technology Engineering Mathematics," Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/stem/[3] L. Cancado, J. Reisel, and C. Walker, "Impacts of a Summer Bridge Program in Engineering on Student Retention and Graduation," Journal of STEM Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2018.[4] D. Wood, A. Gura, and J. Brockman, "Critical Findings in the Development of the Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem," in American Society for Engineering Education proceedings: ASEE, 2020.[5] D. Wood, A. Gura, J. Brockman, A. Rayna Carolan-Silva, S. Boukdad, and J. C. Alarcon

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

examining datacollected over the course of a two-year study, which took place in two urban middleschools in Columbus Ohio. The study was part of a community engaged (O’Meara &Rice, 2005; Boyer, 1996) initiative that united a large land-grant university (The OhioState University), the two schools, and several community partners (Columbus CitySchool District, Beta by Design (an Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit education organization),and the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). Together, the partners compared theimpact of a conventional approach to teaching engineering content and skills to a visualart-integrated approach, which was focused on the medium of origami (the Japanese artof paper folding) and the biomolecular subject of DNA origami. As the

Conference Session

WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda Diekman

diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development.Andrew Katz (Assistant Professor)Adam Maltese (Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair for TeacherEducation) Professor in Science Education at Indiana University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Collateral Damage: Investigating the Impacts of COVID on STEM Professionals with Caregiving ResponsibilitiesAbstractNumerous reports have showcased the negative impacts of the pandemic on women in theworkforce—especially those in STEM and with caregiving responsibilities—and the ways inwhich COVID-19 has

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

their comments asthe basis for follow-up questions. Fourth, teachers can ask questions with a high cognitive level,or questions that move beyond basic recall and enable students to engage in bigger questionssuch as why and how something has occurred. Fifth, and most importantly, teachers canencourage students to contribute their own questions to the conversation. Student-generatedquestions had the greatest impact on whether or not a conversation would become dialogic orwould stay monologic. In Nystrand’s research, the presence of just one student question raisedthe rate of a dialogic spell by 200%.Although Nystrand’s study has broad application to Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, it was conducted in history and

Conference Session

ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Engineering (PACE). She also manages program evaluations that provide actionable strategies to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. This includes evaluation of NSF ADVANCE, S-STEM, INCLUDES, and IUSE projects, and climate studies of students, faculty, and staff. Her social science research covers many topics and has used critical race theories such as Community Cultural Wealth to describe the experiences of systemically marginalized students in engineering. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com WIP: ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity: Impetus & VisionAbstractThis is the first of four WIP

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

learn about phases other than the one they were assigned to investigate? 3. To what extent did the jigsaw session foster students’ perception of the need for individual accountability and support peer learning?MethodsWe present a balanced approach to threading a community-based, entrepreneurial designchallenge throughout the semester, focused on algal biofuel production. Participants includestudents (N=61) enrolled in a sophomore-level Chemical Process Calculations course at a largeminority-serving research university in the American Southwest. Students worked in teams onhomework assignments and design challenge deliverables. We divided the class into three largeteams, each focused on one of three production phases (i.e., growth

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

in the general sense, but rather on student understanding of physics. Such research requires an in-depth knowledge of the subject as well as access to students, which means that it can usually only be carried out by physicists working in physics departments. The findings form a rich resource that provides insights into how students learn physics. When teachers apply this information and document the results for others to use, cumulative improvement in instruction is possible.Broadly, discipline-based education research seeks to marry deep knowledge of the disciplinewith similarly deep knowledge of learning and pedagogy. More specifically, within theengineering community, the ultimate aims of such research

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

colleges at GVSU to support student success as they move through the general education courses and into the professional programs. She is the PI of a NSF-STEM award to provide scholarships and high impact practices, like faculty mentoring and undergraduate experiences, that have increased student retention, graduation rates, and admission to graduate schools. Page 22.618.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing Graduation Rates Through High Impact Activities: Experiential Learning, Engagement, Mentoring, and Scholarships Paul D

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

wereencouraged to submit FEDC fabrication requests rather than machining parts themselves due tothese protocol constraints.Design Self-Efficacy and Project Feedback Survey InstrumentIn the final three weeks of each semester, the second-semester senior design students are invitedto participate in an online engineering design self-efficacy and project feedback survey. Thesurvey is voluntary and has no impact on the students’ grades.The Carberry Design Self-Efficacy Instrument was used to measure the students’ beliefs in theirdesign abilities. The 36-item survey has been validated for content, criteria, and construct [18].It considers the four task-specific self-concepts of self-confidence, motivation, expectancy ofsuccess, and anxiety towards the task

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Its Impact on Faculty and Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia F. Kerst, University of Michigan; Hanna Pfershy, University of Michigan, Engineering Education Research; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

Professor of Education, and Director of Engineering Education Research at University of Michigan. Her research areas include student resistance to active learning, the impact of the classroom space on teaching and learning, the use of classroom technology to increase student learning and engagement, and faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices. She recently led an international initiative to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research. Dr. Finelli is a Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education, Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Education, and past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of ASEE. She founded the Center for Research on Learning