Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity Research

shall conduct themselves in a manner in which all persons are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. Engineers shall not engage in discrimination or harassment in connection with their professional activities. Engineers shall consider the diversity of the community, and shall endeavor in good faith to include diverse perspectives, in the planning and performance of their professional services. 32Recently, ABET adopted a new set of student outcomes which includes: “An ability to functioneffectively as a member or leader of a team that establishes goals, plans tasks, meets deadlines,and creates a collaborative and inclusive environment” [emphasis mine]. 33 Those of us inaccredited engineering

Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Jacklin Stonewall, Iowa State University; Michael Dorneich, Iowa State University; Cassandra Dorius; Jane Rongerude PhD, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity Research

promising strategies for engaging underrepresented students. For many instructors, especially those using TBL, peer assessments are integral to the classroom environment as tools for both monitoring team performance and ensuring accountability. However, concerns have developed regarding the fairness of peer assessments due to student biases. Research on TBL classrooms finds that women and students of color do not have the same experiences as their white male counterparts. Additionally, bias has been observed in peer assessment scores with respect to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. As more instructors recognize the benefits of teams and integrate them into their

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity Research

without the that data are gathered, and how they are interpreted [9].structured support of the PINC program. Here we present Therefore, the fact that only 2% of Yahoo employees arethe data collected during this two year period as well as African American and 4% are Hispanic—numbers typicaldetails about the Computing Application minor and of the tech world—is a problem that affects not onlyprogrammatic components that are having a positive underrepresented (UR) groups, but society as a whole [10].impact on student outcomes. The PINC program (Promoting INclusivity in Keywords— Computing