sympathy responses and help; express insecurity, personal confusion or depreciation of himself Special Cloak own prejudices in the stereotype for personal benefitUsing this typology as a framework, functional roles that female engineering studentstake on in group working can be effectively and efficiently detected.MethodParticipantsPurposeful sampling was employed in recruiting female engineering students asinterviewees. In order to guarantee the diversity of samples in different contexts, wechose two schools which offered the course of Introduction of Engineering in a leadingChinese university H. School A is composed of mainly Chinese students and faculty,while school B is a school that is cooperatively run by
with a question of a similar level of difficulty istested. During the Winter and Spring quarters of 2013, two examination period options wereprovided to the students although there was Table 2: Number of students who sat in each exam session.only one section each quarter, which meanttwo different exams were used both quarters. Count ofThe results of these two examination periods Students Total Female Maleare denoted with an ‘a’ or ‘b’ in the results, Sitting for thee.g. W2013-a and W2013-b. Exam W2011
Seminar Seriesb c d Figure 1. Flyer and brochures from the first four years of the Seminar Series. (a) 2012- 2013 was a simple word document flyer, (b) 2013-2014 had an image of DNA generated by a faculty member and student, (c) 2014-2015 was a purchased image, (d) 2015-2016 was illustrated by an art professor at the University who will oversee future covers created by students and faculty.supportive climate, enhancing promotion and leadership, and increasing retention of womenfaculty in STEM. Support for a seminar series that would increase faculties’ networkingopportunities and allow a young female to take on a leadership role in the organization of theseries was in
both social and educational Use undergraduate students as leaders / organizers to foster engagement with near peersReferences[1] A. Evanoski-Cole, K. Catton, and B. Vermeulen, “Confidence of Undecided First-YearEngineering Students in Choosing Their Major and Implications for Retention,” 2017 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, June 2017.[2] R. A. Hensel, J. Dygert, and M. L. Morris, “Understanding Student Retention inEngineering,” 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, June 2020.[3] A. Osta, J. Kadlowec, A. Papernik, and A. Ferreira Dias-Liebold,“ Work in Progress:Studying the Factors Affecting Women Recruitment and Retention in Engineering,” 2020 ASEEVirtual Annual Conference, June 2020.[4] S. Chopra, G. R. Bertoline, and C. M. Laux
(0.069) Support * p <0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001One possible explanation of this result is that instructor contact may have a compensating effecton feelings of anxiety and discouragement among women. Female students may, in general, havenegative feelings about their engineering courses compared to male students, but when theyexperience meaningful interactions with TAs and faculty, these feelings may lessen. To explorethis possibility, instructor contact was organized into two (binary) categories: (a) high instructorcontact indicated by average Likert scale scores greater than 2.5; and (b) low instructor contactindicated by scores lower than 2.5. An independent samples t-test of gender
of autonomous vehicleSurvey QuestionsA survey was conducted to collect data right after students completed the workshop to evaluatethe content of the workshop. 169 female students participated in the Girl Scouts STEM DayElectrical and Computer Engineering workshops in the past two years and all of them took thesurveys. Following are the questions we asked students in the survey: Table 1: Survey Questions Computer Workshop Electrical Workshop 1. Did you learn something new during this 1. Did you learn something new during this activity? activity? (a) I learned a lot (a) I learned a lot (b) I learned some
engineer, and 75% reported having support for their engineering/computer sciencecareer goals.Pre-Conference SurveyThe pre-conference survey asked participants to provide information on their demographics,conference goals, and engineering student identity. Demographics: Participants were asked to provide information on eight demographicvariables: (a) major, (b) first-generation status; (c) financial aid status; (d) personally knowing anengineer; (e) having support for their engineering career; (f) ethnicity; (g) attending a 2-year vs.4-year college; and (h) year in college. Goals for the Conference: Participants were asked four open-ended questions regardingtheir (a) reasons for wanting to be an engineer; (b) reasons for attending the
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Paper ID #28612Managing Dual Academic CareersDr. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engi- neering. She is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining ECE Illinois, she worked at IBM Systems Group in Poughkeepsie, NY in z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests
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Ranking 4 or 5 The Speed Mentoring event 4.33 91.7 Team Building Activities 4.25 91.7 Tour A 4.67 100 Tour B 4.50 100 Tour C 2.08 00.0 Workshop A 3.42 58.0 Workshop B 3.83 58.3 Workshop C 3.50 50.0 Staying at the
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well as undergraduate female Engineering students. In this section, werepresent the data collection method, data analysis and results from each group segment.Part A: Undergraduate Female StudentsA survey was administered to students who have been involved in organizing and running theoutreach event for a year or more. The students cover most disciplines of Engineering, includingElectrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Civil and Computer Science. The first part ofthe survey consisted of 6 questions and was constructed to evaluate the event’s effectiveness indeveloping the following skills [7]: (A) leadership skills (B) understanding of Engineering concepts (C) self-confidence (D) communication skills (E) presentation skills
2 3.5769 0.59832 0.653 Lower-middle income 4 3.5769 0.4594 Middle income 13 3.6568 0.4675 Upper-middle income 16 3.6683 0.47478 High income 5 3.9077 0.19911 a. Kruskal Wallis Test b. Grouping Variable: Would you describe your family as: (Mark one)MotivationGiven the respondents’ self-rating of average as compared to their peers, the researcher wasinterested in identifying university-level supports respondents utilized when they encounteredacademic difficulties. The small student-to- Table 10faculty ratio of 1:10 at
completing graduation requirements. · Assess and evaluate information for personal use.Together, the Mentors and Mentees had the following shared responsibilities: · Set the mentoring agenda (discussing clear expectations and boundaries). · Practice honest communication and interaction. · Accept the “take it or leave it” option without fear of diminishing the helping relationship.Over the summer, the Peer Mentors participated in group training sessions involving reading,writing and discussion-based assignments in order to prepare to be successful Peer Mentors.Training materials used for the Peer Mentors included: • Students Helping Students: A Guide for Peer Educators on Campuses, F. B. Newton, S
indicate a useful aspect or takeaway of the training.Figure 1. Trainings were perceived well by participants in immediate post-training surveys. a) Extent ofsatisfaction of training content (n = 483), level of interaction (n = 484), facilitators (n = 487), and trainingoverall (n = 484). Percentages indicate the sum of “good,” “very good,” and “excellent” responses. b)Perceptions of amount of interaction (n = 490), level of content (n = 490), and length of training (n =485).Follow-up Survey ResponsesThe online follow-up survey was sent to the target population (graduate students, faculty, andstaff in the department) ~6 months after the last training. A total of 104 people completed thesurvey, 97 of whom participated in the training (although the
% 18% 15% 13% 10% 9% 5% 4% 1% 0% 0% A or A+ A- (3.5-3.8) B+ (3.2- B (2.9-3.1) B- (2.5-2.8) C+ (2.2- C (1.9-2.1) C- or lower (i.e., 3.9 or 3.4) 2.4
our findings. female 9% male 91% F IGURE 1 : S EX O F E NGINEERS I DENTIFIED A S E XEMPLARY L EADERS B Y E NGINEERING C OLLEAGUES We conducted a Chi-square goodness of fit test (non-parametric equivalent of a one sample t-test) and found a significant difference between engineers’ selection of exemplary leaders by sexX2 (1, N=148)= 99.78, p
1.05Parental Support College 1 80 29.50 (2, 58.82) College 2 22 28.77 High School 293 38.29 a Decision 7.52** College 1 80 26.24 b Orientation (2, 61.34) College 2 22 34.82 b High School 293 23.53 aAttitudes about 24.18*** College 1 80 21.40 b IT workers
studies originated at the UW under her guidance and were conducted atUW for a number of years before she and Susan Metz got the undergraduate climate surveyfunded through WEPAN for a national survey. The graduate climate survey was also the productof Dr. Brainard’s work; she began it because there was so little research on the topic.This research was funded in part, by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SBE-0123442. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.[1] R. M. Hall and B. R. Sandler, "The classroom climate: A chilly one for women?," Project on the status and education of women
another career of study mightadd to the depth of exploration of experiences.Students’ experiences from this study suggest that professors should be mindful when assigninggroup work, to ensure women, and women of color in particular, are not relegated toadministrative tasks. Institutions should be more inclusive of their representations of “whois/can be an engineer” in all courses and academic clubs, not just affinity based ones. It isimportant for all students, especially White males, to be exposed to an academic engineeringenvironment that is diverse and inclusive.References1. M. Estrada, M. Burnett, A. G. Campbell, P. B. Campbell, et al., “Improving underrepresented minority student persistence in STEM,” CBE- Life Sciences Education
following criteria: a) traditional track students,b) self-identified as female; and c) enrolled in an undergraduate program at the University ofMemphis. The researchers utilized a campus information system available to advisers to create adata set from the pool of traditional undergraduate students according to the three identified focusgroups (i.e., engineering majors, non-STEM related majors, engineering majors who left to enrollin non-STEM related majors). Accordingly, the researchers sent a recruitment email inviting theundergraduate students on the generated list to participate in the focus groups. A total of tenparticipants, divided over three focus groups, accepted the invitation to participate in the focusgroups. The participants were
and identification of barriers assists in identifying major opportunities foreffective change in policies, procedures and perceptions. Engineering continues to work closelywith Arts & Sciences faculty to share best practices; and the university is using the college’ssuccess in female-friendly recruitment as a proven foundation to achieve faculty diversity acrosscampus.Bibliography[1] Dougherty, F. Carroll, and Cheryl B. Schrader. (2005) “Professional Development Panel for Women Faculty:Pathways and Checkpoints.” June 15, 2005 live panel discussion portion, session 3292; CD-Proceedings of the 2005American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR.[2] Congressional Commission on the Advancement of
perception of STEM and their interest in life-sciences and themore caring/social improvement areas. The work on inclusive suggests the ideal situation is abalance of independence and teamwork, and individuality and inclusivity [53]. Perhaps, since webelieve learning is socio-cultural, if boys attend after-school STEM classes with girls thepercentages of boys who think girls belong in engineering could increase.References[1] J. H. Falk, N. Staus, L. D. Dierking, W. Penuel, J. Wyld, and D. Bailey, 2016.“Understanding youth STEM interest pathways within a single community: The Synergiesproject,” Int. J. of Science. Educ., part B, DOI: 10.108/21548455.2015.1093670.[2] L. Vygotskiĭ, and A. Kozulin, 1986. Thought and Language (Translation newly rev
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. 100 100 Counselors (n = 30) (a) Small (n = 32) (b) Advisors (n = 40) Medium (n = 26) Percentage in each category Percentage in each category 80 Both (n = 6) 80 Large (n = 18) 60
high-‐school level10. B. Overview of current studyThe study is focused on the follow-up survey of high-school girls who took extra classesin programming and programming related subjects. A large private Russian companyUnium, specializing in extracurricular pre-university education has provided us with thedata, which have been collected over 8 years. We identified the girls, who took classes inprogramming in addition to their school program and followed up with them toinvestigate whether they entered university for IT specialty and/or work in IT at the Page 26.1738.4moment. Those women who
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? Page 23.1214.6 4. a. Why don’t more women seek administrative positions? (Female group) b. In your experience, if you have offered a leadership position to a woman, what were the reasons she shared about why she did or didn’t take it? (Male group) 5. What are the advantages of being in a leadership role?Focus group resultsThrough the inclusion of the Chairs/Directors, Assistant/Associate Deans, and Deans, in focusgroups, some general information about titled leadership roles and differences between male andfemale leaders was obtained. Then, through the focus groups containing leaders in theirdisciplinary societies, more specific information about the value of involvement in suchorganizations was gathered. The
Engineering Survey developed as part of the Women’sExperiences in Colleges of Engineering (WECE) Project26. Response options used aLikert scale. Depending on the item there were either four or five response options; mostoften from strongly disagree to strongly agree. In instances that used five responseoptions students reported the frequency with which they engaged in certain behaviors.Key sections from the survey used in the analysis represented here were sections about(a) importance of items that influence the decision to remain in an engineering major, (b)a self-assessment of ability in different domains, (c) degree of encouragement or supportfrom parents, friends, and faculty members, (d) frequency of different measures ofengagement, and (e