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Career Decisions and Faculty Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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-curricular andextracurricular activities and to take greater advantage of on-campus academic and careerresources. Through this engagement, students may be more likely to meet potential socializerswho can stimulate and expand their career planning. Engineering programs can also liaise withemployers to make sure that job exploration and career mentorship are an explicit component ofco-op and internship programs, in addition to impressing upon industry personnel the impact ofindividual, one-on-one interactions with students on student career decision-making.Engineering faculty particularly have a large platform with which they can influence students’decisions, as they interface with students as professors, academic advisors, club advisors, andresearch

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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best with his opening slide captioned “Do I really look like a guy with aplan?” Despite this initial apprehension of coming up with a long term plan, the students foundthe assignment personally rewarding.One revelation from the odyssey project was the vast career opportunities that an engineeringundergraduate degree provides. Universities and career centers have could potentially use thisfindings in organizing career exploration fairs for undergraduate engineering students, exposingthem to different career opportunities after graduation.Barriers to SuccessThough all the students anticipated success after graduation in their odyssey plans, they alsodiscussed barriers to this success. The barriers to success could be categorized as intrinsic

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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]. Family obligations, travelfor work, and problems with poor health for either the student or a family member are othersignificant external factors[15]. Students may find their expectations of what the course wouldentail differ from the reality[16]. Problems with a heavy courseload, unsatisfactory teaching, ordisenchantment with the course material are also cited as factors in course withdrawal decisions[17, 18] . Gender and transfer student status have shown value as predictors of course withdrawalwith females and transfer students having a higher risk of course withdrawal[19]. Studentsconsidering course withdrawal have been found to frequently seek advice from personal contactsrather than academic advisors[20].The time to graduation with

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Austin, Utah State University

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students: Are there urban/suburban differences? Journal of Career Assessment, 1999. 7(3): p. 227-237.27. Hollingshead, A.B. Four factor index of social status. 1975; Available from: http://www.yale.edu/sociology/faculty/.28. Rubin, D.B., Inference and Missing data. Biometrika, 1976. 63(3): p. 581-592.29. Batista, G. and M. Monard, An analysis of four missing data treatment methods for supervised learning. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 2003. 17(5/6): p. 519-533.30. Betz, N.E. and K.M. Taylor, Manual for the career decision self-efficacy scale and CDSE-short form. 2006.31. Crites, J.O., Career maturity inventory. 1 ed. 1978, Monterey, CA: CTB/McGraw-Hill.32. Taylor, K.M. and J. Pompa, An examination of the

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), and student preparation for post-graduation careers.Dr. Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Dia Sekayi earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, an Ed.M. in the social foundations of education, and a Ph.D. in the sociology of education with foci on qualitative research and urban edu- cation from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to her nearly 20 year career as a full-time faculty member, she taught mathematics and science in a small private elementary school. Dia has pub- lished refereed journal articles, books, and books chapters on various topics in the sociology of education. Dia’s current scholarly

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernhard Schadl, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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todifferentiate between career certain and uncertain students.In conclusion, the career uncertain students are significantly different than their careercertain counterparts with regard to some of their background characteristics, personality,future career goals, as well as school and work experiences.6. Implications and LimitationsThere are a number of implications that our study suggests to support students to becomecertain (or at least more certain) about their professional future. First, students should beencouraged to take advantage of internship opportunities where possible. In addition,engineering departments should consider how advising systems can foster faculty-studentconversations about possible career options for graduates with an engineering

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Di- vision Apprentice Faculty Grant. She has also been recognized for the synergy of research and teaching as an invited participant of the 2016 National Academy of Engineering

Conference Session

Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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interdisciplinary graduate education and is the Director of an NSF-NRT Program. He is author/co-author of over 170 journal publi- cations, 25 conference proceedings and has given close to 75 invited talks at international and international venues. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Non-Academic Career Pathways for Engineering Doctoral Students: An Evaluation of anNSF Research Traineeship Program Our evidence-based practice paper examines non-academic pathways, which arebecoming increasingly common for graduate degree recipients, particularly those in STEMfields. However, career preparation by academic institutions, faculty, and advisors tends tooverwhelmingly focus on academic career pathways

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-408: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT PERCEP-TIONS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DECISION TO ENROLLErin Crede, Virginia Tech Erin D. Crede is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech, where she also completed her B.S and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Her doctoral research focuses on the social aspects of graduate education in engineering departments with internationally diverse populations using a mixed methods approach.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Philip M. Reeves, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #11165A cross-sectional study of engineering students’ creative self-concepts: An ex-ploration of creative self-efficacy, personal identity, and expectationsDr. Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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have significance. Itdepicts her as a passive actor whose fate is determined by an outsider with the power to open ornot open doors at junctures along the career path. These “doors” also represent critical junctures Page 15.882.7along women’s career pathways. A shut or open door changes the direction or course of one’scareer path.Another participant explained that while in graduate school she had one mentor who “facilitated”her career goals and mentor who “obstructed” her career goals. The student is a passive actorcontrolled by faculty who influence and direct her through graduate school. Unlike therandomness of doors opening or closing for

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Rachel Reed, Calvin College; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College; Neil Carlson, Calvin College

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, since those who do not enjoy or thrive in that culture do notsucceed to continue on to graduate school and become engineering professors.Within the existing literature on retention, we could not find a suitable survey instrument whichwould allow identification and correlation of contextual factors related to retention of students inengineering. Furthermore, no existing instruments were available that would adequately andrelevantly explore retention (and lack thereof) among diverse educational settings. In order tooczkok|g"qwt"wpfgtuvcpfkpi"qh"vjg"rtkoct{"kphnwgpegu"qp"uvwfgpvuÓ"ejqkeg"vq"uvc{"ykvj"qt"ngcxg"engineering programs, an instrument is needed that specifically ogcuwtgu"uvwfgpvuÓ"rgtegrvkqpu"of contextual factors. This article documents

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mitikaa Sama; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Paper ID #19066Measuring Students’ Subjective Task Values Related to the Post-UndergraduateCareer SearchDr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Banerjee, Purdue University; Alice Pawley, Purdue University

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AC 2010-839: INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY: A RESEARCH METHOD TOINVESTIGATE THE WORK-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN FACULTYMEMBERS IN STEM DISCIPLINESDina Banerjee, Purdue University Dina Banerjee is a post-doctoral researcher in the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group. Her primary responsibility is the study of the career-related experiences of the women and minority faculty members of the STEM disciplines of Purdue University. She graduated with her PhD from Purdue University in May, 2009. After her admission in Purdue University in 2002, she graduated with her third Masters with sociology major in 2004. Her areas of specialization are gender, work and occupation; development and social change

Conference Session

Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A Revelo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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personal journeys as engineers. That [The older SHPE student’s] motivation translated into their school as well, into them being engineering students, and to their professional development, and you could tell every single one of these people here, these guys are going to accomplish their education, accomplish their career. –Manolo I quickly started to see the benefits of SHPE...most importantly hearing what other Latino engineers were like, and how they got there, hearing their story. –AnthonyNurturing an engineering familia Within SHPE students found more than friendship and collegiality, they found a familia(family) of engineers. The students discussed the strong ties that connected them to their peers

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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responses, we do not wish tosuggest that these are the “wrong” career experiences. Career pursuits entail a number of unknownvariables that may result in undesirable outcomes, and recognizing discontent may be a first stepto finding career interests that are more enriching.Future work from this project will include expanding the analysis to other engineering major. Wealso plan to interview faculty members and students to understand their perceptions of careerpreparation and potential career pathways leading from an engineering degree.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the Purdue University Davidson School of Engineering, whosePipeline Center funded this project. This work was also supported by the National ScienceFoundation (DGE

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Denton, University of Texas, Austin; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Whitney Wall Bortz, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech

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the next generation of faculty: Graduate school as socialization to an academic career. The Journal of Higher Education, 73(1), 94 – 122.Austin, A.E., & McDaniels, M. (2006). Preparing the professoriate of the future: Graduate student socialization for faculty roles. In: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Volume 22, p 397 – 456.Blume-Kohout, M.E. & Adhikari, D. (2016). Training the scientific workforce: Does funding mechanism matter? Research Policy, 45, 1291 – 1303.Burt, B. (2014). The influence of doctoral research experiences on the pursuit of the engineering professoriate (Doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan).Carlone, H.B. & Johnson, A. (2007). Understanding the science

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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AC 2010-118: SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS THAT RECENT ENGINEERINGGRADUATES EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACESamantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a second year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include engineering education and design for manufacturing. She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University in 2008.Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a Fellow with the iFoundry project in the College of Engineering at

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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advanced engineering degree, in lieu of an MBA, law or medical degree, or a non-engineering M.S. • The decision to apply for admission to certain M.S. or Ph.D. programs at certain universities. • The decision to enroll in a specific program.Batson, Merrit, and Williams4 highlight the role of the faculty member in recruiting studentscurrently enrolled in B.S. programs in engineering and the sciences to be full-time graduatestudents. Many students never get to the first stage in the process of attending graduate school:they never consider graduate school! Many good engineering students never consider graduateschool for themselves because no one ever encourages them to consider graduate school.5Reichert and Absher6 believe the main

Conference Session

Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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, mismatched expectations for what theirgraduate school experience would be like and conflicting personal and professional identitiesinfluenced their decision process. Peters and Daly [15] studied engineering students who returnedto graduate school after working for a time, showing that the utility of the degree was a majordriving force in persistence. The decision to stay in the degree was viewed through an analysis ofcosts, saying that “the question was not whether they could successfully complete a graduatedegree program but whether it was worth doing” (p. 262). A more comprehensive model of theattrition decision process was developed by Berdanier et al. [16]. The GrAD model not onlyexposed the major factors in engineering graduate student

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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planned major). What’s next for you? (Or, if not planning on becoming an engineer, explore why they’ve made this decision.)3. What do you imagine yourself doing on a day-to-day basis? (Or, if not planning on becoming an engineer: What do you imagine engineers do on a day-to-day basis?)4. What would you say it takes to be a good (insert student’s career choice)? How are you at (insert characteristics student mentions)? Are there things about yourself that you think you need to work on to become a successful (xxx)?Entire interviews, not just responses to the questions listed here were analyzed. In case study-based research, triangulation of data sources is an important aspect of qualityresearch 36-39. In addition to semi-structured

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Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University; Jade Moten, Florida International University; Sung Eun Park, Florida International University; D'Aundray James Adams, Florida International University

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campusculture [9], [10]. In these studies, campus culture considered (1) classroom experiences, (2)faculty-staff relationship, (3) institutional support services, (4) peer interactions, (5) studenteffort to learn, (6) goal development and management, and (7) institutional commitment. As aresult, we integrated these components of campus culture into our understanding of institutionalclimate to ground our data collection approach and provide a helpful framework for uncoveringways in which institutional climate can impact how a Black HBCU undergraduate engineering orcomputing student navigates their post-graduate planning and decision-making.Identity and SuccessUnderstanding how an institution’s culture and climate support students’ personal identities is

Conference Session

Studies of Shifting In-person Courses to Online and Students' Online Behavior

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Whitehead, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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fully online or return to campus for a hybrid learningenvironment in the fall 2020 semester. Approximately 10 percent of students chose the fullyonline option for the fall 2020 semester. The university released safety guidelines for in-personand hybrid events, such as approval requirements for student organized events, maximumnumber of attendees, and restrictions on outside visitors. These guidelines were updatedthroughout the course of the semester as county guidelines changed.Data Collection Our research team comprised two graduate students and one faculty member. Theresearch team members each have research and work experiences related to student support andservices. The Institutional Review Board at this institution approved our study

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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both environmental and personality factors. The studyuses measures based on career theories such as Social Cognitive Career Theory, which has usedextensively to explore vocational choice in engineering. These theories will be supplementedwith measures of social influence and personality to explain disciplinary choices. In addition,this study considers the climate students are exposed to in the various engineering disciplines.IntroductionPrior research with the MIDFIELD database (a National Science Foundation fundedlongitudinal database containing records of undergraduate students at ten US institutions) hasconcluded that at an average of 57%, the rate of retention to eight semesters in engineering ishigh compared to other disciplines 1

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

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that class, and what I tried last year to do, which I was much more satisfied with personally, though my evaluations didn't change that dramatically, is to focus the entire class on a particular topic.”At some point in their careers, all three described using teaching workshops as a source forgathering information. Nathan and Fay reported attending these workshops more often whenthey were at an earlier stage in their careers. Fay was more involved in workshops for femalefaculty in engineering on an ongoing basis. Ted enjoyed attending teaching workshops and statedthat he continues to attend teaching and creative teaching workshops. Ted explained one of hisreasons for participating in workshops, saying “But [Faculty member

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Erin J. McCave, University of Houston

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integration of critical incident technique [10] andSchlossberg’s Transition Theory [11–13] to create “incident timelines” capable of examining thetransition of early career engineering education researchers into new faculty positions.Studying transitions is particularly difficult for several reasons, which is why it requires a novelapproach. First, asking questions after-the-fact may not elicit information about how people wereexperiencing a situation in the moment, as people often forget or distort events. Second, peoplemay be reluctant to share certain information, particularly in a situation where interviews wouldeither be conducted by another faculty member or a graduate student. Third, the significance ofan event can be misunderstood if not

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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returning students may feel out of place or unwelcomedin their graduate programs1, 5. An earlier qualitative study of engineering doctoral returners bytwo members of our team7 supports these findings and suggested returners face a number ofcosts, including those related to finances, balance of work and personal responsibilities, theirlevel of academic preparedness, and adapting to the cultural environment of engineering PhDprograms.Despite these challenges, having extensive prior work experience before pursuing PhD workmay prove to be valuable for returners’ academic work. Returners have a wide range of pastpersonal and professional experiences, which may include work in education, industry,government, or the military, that can inform their

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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, 1996). Because original items were not specificallydeveloped for the target population, we interviewed several key informants to provide context onengineering graduate students’ experiences as they related to their engineering and researchidentities. The key informants were one PhD engineering faculty member, one PhD postdoctoralfellow, one PhD engineer in industry, and four PhD and two master’s students. All intervieweeswere either employed by or alumni of the same large public research university. Some of theinterview questions were “do you consider yourself an engineer?” “do you consider yourself aresearcher?” and “describe a moment when you felt you were doing well in engineering? Whatcontributed to this success?”The initial 81 items were

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Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Md Nizamul Hoque Mojumder, Florida International University; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University

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. SNA allows students to examine how they participate in an informalatmosphere by equal participation [4]. Bruun et al. explored how self-reported studentinteractions can be viewed as meaning-making processes and use this to understand howquantitative measures that describe the position in a network, called centrality measures, can beunderstood in terms of the interactions that occur in the context of a university physics course[5]. Applying social network analysis (SNA) to measure student experiences, Dou et al. found acorrelation between the role of the students in their social network classroom and enhancedproduction of self-efficacy [6].Social media has been an immense influencer for making decisions nowadays [7], [8]. People arenot only

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert P. Loweth, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum and studies the impact of developed front-end design tools on design success.Ms. Leah Paborsky, University of Michigan Leah is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Space Sciences and Engineering. She served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Daly Design and Engineering Education Research Group focusing on engineers’ beliefs about social aspects of engineering work. She is currently pursuing a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at University of Colorado- Boulder.Dr. Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan Sara Hoffman