Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Ann Vallie; Teri Ann Allery; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Karl Haefner, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Collaborative Team Member. University of Phoenix, M.A.e.d., Secondary Education, 2008 Grand Valley State University, B.S. Geology, 2004 Sagi- naw Valley State University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1988 Mr. Haefner is an engineering instructor at Cankdeska Cikana Community College, where he is actively working to build the Pre-Engineering Department. He assisted with writing the AMI accreditation report to the HLC, wrote several success- ful grants, and managed CCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum and Pre-Engineering Educational Consortium. In addition the Advanced Manufacturing initiative at CCCC has hired two undergraduates to run the 3-D/Scanner Laboratory. The aforementioned gives the students hands on training in

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Mischo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christie A. Wiley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mary C. Schlembach, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Heidi J. Imker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries

management discussions with instruction on citation and impact measures,publication metrics, and altmetrics.As a precursor to the instructional session, the librarian fills out a pre-data managementengagement checklist. This helps the instructor to better address the broader scholarlycommunication needs and familiarize themselves with the research focus of the particular group.The checklist is comprised of the following tasks and questions:Pre-Data Management Engagement WorksheetABOUT THE FACULTY MEMBERFaculty Member’s Name Primary Department Rank (Assistant, Associate, Professor,Specialized)Group websiteWhat is the main topic of the faculty member’s research?About how many undergraduates/graduate students/postdocs work with this faculty member?Can

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research inter- ests include the impact of metacognitive and self-regulated learning development on engineering student success, particularly in the first year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Converting Traditional Engineering Physics Laboratories into Self-Designed Student ExplorationsAbstractThis work in progress describes the initiative at University of Tennessee to redesign traditionalfirst year engineering laboratories into self-designed learning experiences for several topicsthroughout the semester. In the traditional laboratories students followed an explicit set ofprocedures to solve an

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne; Cassandra J McCall, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Leadership Development

/awareness of leadership in industry influencefaculty perceptions regarding the location - or absence - of teaching leadership withinundergraduate engineering curricula?Similarly, as another negative case, a faculty member expressed their view of an unwarrantedrole of leadership in engineering curricula. In response to item A1 (i.e., appropriate assessmenttechniques), the participant stated, “Leadership should be assessed by other leaders and not partof the grade for a course. Grades (in the current culture of students) do not resonate with'leadership'. The closest one should get to a grade is through specific communication aspects ofcourses.” In the faculty’s response, they state that “leadership should be assessed by otherleaders, (emphasis added

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

abilityto motivate them to learn, their ability to communicate effectively and their ability to use visualaids effectively. The largest gain was in the student motivation to learn and continue to learn,where the ratings increased by 0.5 points on a 1-5 scale! The authors of this study also pointedout immediate spikes in both student-faculty engagement and in student questioning upon usinga demonstration or physical model during class.10Educators have also found success in improving student learning through storytelling.Instructors will often bring in personal experiences from the field, relevant current events fromthe news, an infamous case study of a failure, or great success story to add something different orextra into the classroom

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neha Kardam, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Sep Makhsous, University of Washington

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and instructional support on engagement and motivation in the classroom while her engineering workplace research focuses on the role of relatedness, autonomy, and competence needs on persistence and fulfillment.Sep Makhsous, University of Washington ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Comparative Analysis of Natural Language Processing Techniques for Analyzing Student Feedback about TA SupportAbstractThis paper advances the exploration of Natural Language Processing (NLP) for automatedcoding and analysis of short-answer, text-based data collected from

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

environment created byan instructor speaking to a class for the entire period. The group exercises also helped to developrelationships between new group members in a semi-structured environment that could continue Page 12.1308.6to develop as the teams worked together outside of class. Specific industry-standard deliverabledocumentation was assigned and supported with lectures that contained numerous hands-onlearning and team activities. In-class exercises were used to keep the students engaged byforming teams and working examples on flip chart paper that could be viewed by the entire classand discussed at the end of each lecture. The assignment of

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Devi Kiran Kalla, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Manufacturing

incorporated in a DDM course offered in the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Program. This new course enables students to learn the theoretical aspects as well ashelp them understand the technological impact of DDM to the manufacturing industry. Thiscourse prepares them to deal with the newer developments and face upcoming challengeswhether they will be pursuing engineering careers of product designer, 3D printing professionals.In this course students gain hands on experience in AM processes, product designing, 3Dprinting, and were able to analyze the technology by using product life cycle approach.This newly developed course is successful in attracting a significant number of students. Thecourse helps us to serve the advanced manufacturing community

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Elliott, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

considered a loss of learning opportunity.To identify then mitigate the variables leading to unsuccessful group work, Barron [19] firstfound that the successful and unsuccessful groups had equal frequency of correct solutionproposals in the joint space. However, the successful groups had a higher number of acceptingand discussing responses with a lower number of rejecting and neglecting responses than the lowperforming groups. These findings indicate that co-construction relies on the ability of theindividuals to communicate their individual model(s) of the solution space and engage with theco-constructed space (i.e., discourse [18], [23]). Within small groups (two or more individuals),discourse relies on each individual’s mutual understanding of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech; Ingrid St. Omer, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

using an assignment to compare two cases ofcorporate neglect resulting in major damages, where one company paid a fine and the other didnot. The students’ essays enabled us to study their ability to exercise reflective judgementthrough these research questions: “How extensively can first year students apply the reflectivejudgement skills identified by King and Kitchener to the process of ethical decision making?”and “What aspects of the ABET Code of Ethics of Engineers are most meaningful to first yearstudents?”Sooner or later, nearly all engineers can expect to encounter problems in their workplace relatedto conflicting conditions, interests, and beliefs, for which there is no one correct solution, but avariety of available solutions from

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

institutions distinct fromstaff and undergraduate students. They are notably subject to elevated levels of stress associatedwith research, teaching, and publishing responsibilities as well as high levels of uncertainty withregards to advisor expectations, financial security, and career prospects [2]. The excessive levelsof stress and uncertainty around graduate school has contributed to a concerning mental healthcrisis, with one study identifying PhD students as nearly twice as likely to be experiencingpsychological distress than highly educated peers in the general public [3]. In graduate studentoriented spaces, negative aspects of academic culture are readily named and critiqued, especiallythrough online communities and anonymous online message

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

entrepreneurship and high degree of entrepreneurialawareness has been created on campus and in the Space Coast community. Two Florida TechStudent Entrepreneurs Clubs have been formed, affiliated to C-E-O (Collegiate EntrepreneurOrganization) and SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) respectively, with weekly meetings and arange of experiential activities. Some of the community-wide forums organized by the campus-based High Tech Business Accelerator such as the 4-session Intellectual Property workshop, thealumni entrepreneur panel discussion have seen record attendance from faculty, students and theSpace Coast community. The SBIR workshops conducted by the Florida-NASA BusinessIncubation Center and the Space Coast EDC drew entrepreneurs and inventors from

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

generates.Educators such as J. Patrick McCarthy and Liam Anderson believed that active learning provides studentsthe opportunity to learn material at a deeper intensity, while the traditional lecture provides theopportunity for students to learn only on a more superficial level6. They were interested in exploringeffectiveness more than interest, so two experiments were conducted using role-play and problem solvingversus the traditional lecture. Both of these courses were conducted in classes at the introductory level.Their results concluded that students retained material in class at a more profound level when engaged inactive learning than those who learned the material through the traditional lecture method6. However,other educators such as, Raines and

Conference Session

NEE - 3: Improving Homework and Problem-solving Performance

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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New Engineering Educators

specialized tools such as those for automatically grading coding assignments. Whileeach of these tools has the potential to reduce the time spent by instructors, providing effective,timely feedback to students should still be the focus. This paper reviews commercially available products that can assist or automatically gradeassignments and provide feedback to students. First, each tool is categorized based on features.The categories include plagiarism checking, assignment feedback and rubrics, and annotatingwriting assignments. These categories are selected based on their broad applicability to highereducation STEM instructors. Then the tools in each category are summarized based on publiclyavailable data and free trials. The goal of this

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Sabina Anne Schill, Florida International University ; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

time since pre-college engineering exposure has a significant impact on one’s intent topursue engineering as a degree [23].Implications for Practice Promoting authentic change for TGNC students cannot be done without critical reflectionon the system of engineering education. This begins with reflecting on how transphobic idealsand practices may appear in classroom settings. Examples include the use of binary genderedterms, deadnaming and/or misgendering students, and promoting heteronormativity inclassrooms. Pre-college stakeholders (e.g., teachers, administration) are encouraged to constantlyexamine their own privilege along with their preconceived and espoused notions about TGNCstudents. We urge those in advocacy and research roles to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

research and teaching assistant, and an instructor. His research as a Ph.D. student is in autonomous vehicles, engineering education, and K-12 education.Dr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students.Dr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design and Analysis of Automatic Control Systems for First-Year

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Paper ID #38906Research Data Sharing in Engineering: A Report on Faculty Practices andPreferences Prior to the Tri-Agency PolicyMs. Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Sarah Parker is an engineering librarian at the University of British Columbia where she also received her MLIS in 2014. She regularly promotes and contributes to open scholarship activities at UBC and incorporates her interest in open science and using open resources into her teaching. In addition to her liaison role, she aids in graduate student programming for UBC’s Research Commons and co-teaches the Science and Technology Information

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

A Web-based Electronic Book (eBook) for Solid MechanicsAbstractThe use of electronic media has been widely recognized as an effective and efficient tool indelivering course materials. Through electronic media, interactive and visual appealing mediasuch as texts, animations, graphics, simulations and sounds can be incorporated in theillustrations of engineering theories and concepts. The motivation of developing such media isto promote students’ interest in engineering education and perhaps have a positive impact on thequality of education. This paper presents an eBook in solid mechanics that is delivered via theweb (www.ecourses.ou.edu). The online eBook is intended to cover materials for a typicalintroductory solid mechanics (i.e

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

found in any engineering program and can be mappeddirectly to courses that are very similar from program to program.4 However, the “soft”outcomes raise some interesting questions. These soft skills as stated in the a-k Student Page 25.1246.2Outcomes include: (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomas Enrique Estrada, Elizabethtown College

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New Engineering Educators

perform yourown lecture.Bottom line: Use the pre-lecture stage as an opportunity to watch and learn from lecturers youwish to emulate.Focus area #4: The value of pre-lecture socializationWhile it might not be immediately obvious, lecturing is, fundamentally, a social activity: througha lecture, we are communicating with other people, transmitting a message we want them toretain. Furthermore, the more engaging we are, the more interested the other party will be, and,in turn, the more material they are likely to retain. We also need to pick up on visual andauditory cues from our students so as to, for example, pay special emphasis to parts of the lecturewhich are unclear or to lead a discussion on a topic.As with most activities, we are going to be

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kaylee A Dunnigan, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Amy Dunford, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

students to work on solve real-world problems.Design and problem-solving are the basis of engineering design, and with so many learningopportunities it is critical to determine what factors are impacting undergraduate students’engineering design ability [12-15]. This can help improve the layout of engineering curriculumand ensure that engineering students are professionally prepared to design a better world. In thisstudy, a survey was used in order to assess undergraduate engineering students design ability anddetermine which opportunities help them to develop expertise in design. The survey contained adesign scenario and a design canvas to guide students through the design ideation process. Thisdata was analyzed based on quantity, variety

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Kramer P.E., Ohio State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2013.[7] M. A. Hutchison-Green, D. K. Follman, and G. M. Bodner, "Providing a voice: Qualitative investigation of the impact of a first-year engineering experience on students' efficacy beliefs," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, no. 2, p. 177, 2008, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2008.tb00966.x.[8] M. Besterfield‐Sacre, C. J. Atman, and L. J. Shuman, "Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition in engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 139-149, 1997, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.1997.tb00277.x.[9] G. S. Stump, J. Husman, and M. Corby, "Engineering students' intelligence beliefs and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina; Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering at the University of South Carolina. She was the lead programmer for her high school FIRST Robotics Competition team at Blythewood (SC) High School and is currently vice president of the GamecockFIRSTers, a student organization that mentors high school students on the USC FIRST Robotics incubator team (Number 2815). During Summer 2008 she worked on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates project to adapt Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio to the FIRST Robotics Competition.Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina Donn Griffith is the Outreach, Recruitment, Retention Director for the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina

Conference Session

New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karen C. Davis, Miami University

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Engineering Ethics

:  fairness: attention to bias in data practices,  openness: transparent processes, community engagement, and responsible communication,  reliability: understanding of data and its provenance,  trust: building confidence in data practitioners using data and algorithms to maximize informed participation, and  social benefit: considering impact of work and minimizing harm. Table 2. Comparison of Principles [7], [8] non-maleficence social justice beneficence autonomy trust fairness x openness x reliability trust

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Phyllis R. Nelson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shailesh Sujanani, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jolly Kuo, Cal Poly Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #10564Improving Student Learning of Basic Electronic Circuits Concepts using Web-Based ToolsDr. Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu received his MS degree in 1991 and Ph.D. degree in 1995 both in Electri- cal Engineering from Southern Methodist University-Dallas, TX. He is currently a Professor and Asso- ciate Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona. His research interests include Digital Signal Processing applications, Digital Image Processing and Communication Systems. He has

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Benin, United States Coast Guard Academy; William Randall; Angela G Jackson-Summers, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #39689The Development, Assessment, and Advancement of a Student-Centered Cy-berRisk Management CourseDr. Joseph Benin, United States Coast Guard Academy CAPT Benin is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy (BSEE), having served as the Regimental Honor Officer and Chairman of the Cadet Standards of Conduct Board. He then served as the Electrical and Electronics Officer aboard the USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) completing his Engineer-Officer-In-Training (EOIT) qualifications. In 2005, he was selected as a member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff (PCTS) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. CAPT Benin focuses on the areas

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracee Gilbert, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

for designing student success practices, theS2ONA framework is focused on student experiences that the institution can impact. Therefore,pre-college characteristics and preparation are excluded from the S2ONA framework becausethey are beyond the direct control of the institution. Additionally, each of the theoretical perspectives (with the exception of theInvolvement/Engagement Perspective) in Table 1 focuses on attrition, retention, and persistence.Even though these perspectives provide a thorough understanding of the factors that explain whystudents decide to leave and/or stay in college, these theories fail to provide decision makers withan inventory of needs that should be met in order for students to succeed in college. Forexample

Conference Session

Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. For all of the ANSEP Precollege components, I asked about ANSEP scholarships,staff, peers, presentations or presenters, and community. I also asked about things that ANSEPfocused on like informing students about STEM jobs and careers, introducing students to theUAA campus, and Alaska Native cultural activities. I also asked students about when they knewthey wanted to go to college and go to college for STEM specifically. In interview schedules forboth Group 1 and Group 2, I also asked these participants why they applied to ANSEP. Thisindicated their initial motivations for applying to ANSEP.I also asked each participant about the self-determination theory elements of autonomy,competence, and relatedness. For autonomy, I asked participants

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Moriarty, National Science Foundation; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Elena Rose Yasinski, Carnegie Mellon University

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Women in Engineering

Page 23.836.8about what engineering is, and helped her to think about her future choices. While the number offocus group participants was small, this finding was important in that it speaks to the impact ofthe shadow program on the larger community of engineering students.Conclusions and RecommendationsThe pilot engineering job shadow program at Smith College matched 14 students with workplacehosts for a one-day shadow visit. As such, student shadows had the opportunity to experience aday in the life of an engineer, see how the technical skills and knowledge from class are appliedby engineers, and network with practicing engineers. Student participants wrote pre-visit andpost-visit reports, shared their experiences in a panel presentation to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie A. Mello

certain abilities. These abilities include areas that have not been traditionally addressedby ABET in the past. The criteria now encompass such things as:• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams• an ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility• an ability to communicate effectively• an ability to understand the impact of engineering in a global/societal context• a recognition of the need to engage in life-long learning• a knowledge of contemporary issuesThe practice of engineering, science and management is best learned by a student through aprocess of ’initiation into a tradition’ as an apprentice to a master 4. Such an approach toengineering education was anticipated by WPI over 25 years ago and has been enhanced by