Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

Collection

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

Authors

Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

4 10. K-12 – Schools, Teachers, Administrators, Districts 11. Parents 12. American Citizens 13. Media 14. Other – stakeholder not specified Actions suggested to “Help girls recognize their career-relevant skills.” Recommendation broaden participation “Improve access to all postsecondary education” in in STEM. “Changing the context of test-taking to eliminate stereotype threat.” Decade in which 1. 1970 recommendations 2. 1980

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Linda Lawson Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Charles Richard Murphy, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the state and regional level and an e-learning platformhosted by the College to provide dissemination of the resources for K-16 instructors and studentsboth statewide and nationally.B. Introduction:Each of the NSF-ATE projects at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College has worked closelywith other two-year colleges and with K-12 schools in the College’s service area along with K12systems throughout the state to develop and/or enhance the pipeline from K-12 into STEMprograms. The first project in this series of three (Diverse Engineering Pathways: CurriculumInnovation and Best Practice for Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of EngineeringTechnology Majors) was designed to promote access to STEM careers and provide courses forunder-prepared

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Anna Danielle Newley, Sonoran Schools; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Student

enjoyed coding and buildingteacher education courses before they are asked to integrate engineering potential to sway students towards STEM careers, there is only some States during the Spring 2016 semester. Lego robots (Figure 2). All of the participants decided to integratedesign to their science teaching. The aim of this paper is to document to emphasis in engineering in middle and high school. Conversely, at thewhat extent pre-service elementary teachers improve their nature of elementary level, engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Ann Jerome Clements, Jacksonville University; Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Anna Little, Jacksonville University; W. Brian Lane, Jacksonville University; Han Duong, Jacksonville University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

without a transfer to an AI, or majors in Mathematics, Physics orComputer Science. The project has 3 major goals: 1) improve the enrollment of students in engineering relateddegree programs at Jacksonville University, 2) improve enrollment of underrepresented groupsin engineering related disciplines at Jacksonville University and 3) improve retention throughgraduation or transfer to an affiliated institution in engineering-related disciplines. Programgoals are met through targeted support of the student in co-curricular and extra-curricular areas.Co-curricular Activities (Maria) MEPS program arranged a number of co-curricular activities and facilities for the students sothat the students can be better prepared for their careers. Career

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2012 EDI

Authors

Laura Steinberg

! Civic duty in action (scholarship in action); leadership skills; discipline; excellence; perseverance; indisputably, the team-work; frankness about vulnerabilities (PTSD); experience; most diverse institution in the country, etc5. Maximize long collaboration between engineering and government defense sectors: innovative technical research drives economic growth and national security DATA ABOUT:A. Engineering, aspirations for engineering, pipeline to engineeringB. Military servicepersons & separated veterans as postsecondary students? Post-9/11 GI Bill useC. Veteran student needs and supports in the academic context: their recommendations...D. Pathways: Educational and Career Findings: 4 Broad

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

change its curriculum. However, it gives programsthe flexibility to create programs that best meet local and regional needs. Over the long term,this will change the body of knowledge possessed by mechanical engineers, for not everyonewill have the same background in the two key areas.Professional SkillsProfessional Skills can be thought of as skills or career competencies which are often not taughtin the curriculum but that are practiced and acquired during the education process. They areconsidered “value-added” skills which are essential to a person’s career. Discussion ofprofessional skills begins by listing broad categories, such as Doyle [25] proposes. She lists thetop five mechanical engineering professional skills (applicable to all

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Bolton, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

that aims toidentify whether engineering identity and academic motivation are correlated to the extent thatone may predict the other. Engineers face challenges which can result in both failure andtriumph. Studying the source of an individual’s motivation in conjunction with how theyperceive themselves as an engineer may provide long-term insight into ways in which one canpositively enhance the other. Previous work suggests that establishing a strong sense of identityin the workplace can result in greater career motivation [1]. We hypothesize that a stronger senseof engineering identity correlates with stronger academic motivation, and that ultimately onemay be used to measure the other with acceptable validity and reliability. This connection

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Lisa Ann Moyer, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Assistant Professor of 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. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phelana Pang, Seattle Girls' School

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

 present and future.  Additionally, the underrepresentation of females in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been well documented [2].  It is crucial for girls who aspire to STEM careers to have access to learning environments that engage them in scientific and mathematical practices and that support a growth mindset.  Including an art component with the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) engages students in authentic problem­solving through creative design experiences [3].    Objectives In partnership with a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the University of Washington’s Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois; Dipanjan Pan

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Diversity

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Biomedical

also been recognized for his dedication to teaching in the College of Engineering (Rose and Everitt awards) and he is routinely nominated to the list of teachers ranked excellent at Illinois.Dr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Lecturer in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem based laboratories to enhance experimental design skills, developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol), and mentoring and guiding student teams through the senior design capstone course

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

Kam Ng

) Spending Authority $577,372K ILIR Defense Research Sciences (ONR Core, NRL, Navy Warfare Centers)—Primarily investments in basic research URI $18,092 that will increase fundamental knowledge, foster opportunities for breakthroughs, and provide technology options for future NWC Naval capabilities and systems. A portion goes to S&E NRL education, career development, and outreach ONR University Research Initiatives (URI)—Wide

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

-generation student: “… and told me I wasn't good enough”)Students, overall, felt that on-campus student organizations helped bring liked minded peopletogether. However, students were overall split on the importance of these organizations to theircollege careers (general population: 49% yes, 51% no and first-generation population: 52.5%yes, 47.5% no). The first-generation students seem to have slightly stronger feelings on thestudent organizations than the general student population. Thirty-Six percent of the generalpopulation and 22.5% of the first-generation population were members of STEM organizationsand both groups felt these organizations were helpful. The general population wantedorganizations to focus on social / fun actives. The first

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Joseph Cecere

activities in assisting theprogram, the university, and the students. Their memberships comprise of large and small firms,owners; state agencies; suppliers; associations; graduates current student; faculty; an architect, andeven an attorney & high school counselor. The board has over 20 members which may beconsidered large, but they operate like a fine clock piece. The member’s makeup is unique butnecessary for the board to achieve its mission.Some of the board’s activities include curriculum review; accreditation, financial support; diversify;cutting edge technology; outreach; networking; career support; and senior exit interviews. Each ofthese are a critical part of the program’s timepiece.This partnership has resulted in an excellent

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Margo Cousins; Brandi DeMont; Laura Suggs; Mia K. Markey

richresearch, regardless of their funding source, we sought to mentorship environment provides students with an in-depthfacilitate their identification with a larger, diverse student introduction to a career as a researcher and can thereforecohort. Criteria across the programs introduced challenges have a large impact on their identity as a scientist early into establishing a shared community, such as subsets of their undergraduate career, allowing them the time toAffiliated Scholars entering the summer program with adequately prepare for successful admission to andexisting social relationships. We will discuss specific completion of a graduate degree program. [2] By blendingchallenges and

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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Computers in Education

been spent explaining how microcontrollers work. 14 12 12 10 9 8 6 4 2 2 1 0 0 Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Figure 10: Assessment 3The fourth statement, “I hope to use the microcontroller skills from this class in my career”,received all positive or

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; jack esparza, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

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Minorities in Engineering

University – Corpus Christi in the Spring of 2008. Page 13.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Attracting Minority Students to Science and EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes a number of outreach activities to attract minority students toscience and engineering careers. These activities include presentations by guest speakers,tours of a NASA center for K-12 educators, workshops for middle school students, andhands-on demonstrations and experiments. The paper presents details about the activitiesimplemented during the last year. Results are briefly described.IntroductionStrategies employed to recruit and retain

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Arup Maji; Mahmoud Reda Taha

students 20 15 AE-RO Score 10 5 AE-RO 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 -5 -10 Student # Figure 6. AE-RO score of Engineering studentsRogers and Ohrn (2007) stated that Construction Management students tend to bevisually-oriented and critical thinkers rather than analytical thinkers. This personalitydifference could play a significant role in career choice and

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

groups.Advisement Organizational StructureAdvisement is a key factor in moving students successfully through any program,particularly for students who are at-risk. Good advisement is more than making sure thatthe student takes courses in the proper sequence. It is also a way to help students finddirection for both their career and their life. How this is accomplished varies frominstitution to institution, with different degrees of success. Assessing and evaluating thestrengths and weaknesses of an advisement protocol is imperative if schools ofengineering are to meet the new challenge of developing engineers that have the tools tocompete in a global market and who are conscious of the pros and cons of technology andhow it impacts the world as a whole.All

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Tondra Murray, Duke University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

forgraduates who can make immediate contributions.This paper will detail the types of skills and experiences that can best prepare engineeringgraduates for technical careers as identified through interviews with fifteen personnel managersfrom international technology companies. A taxonomy of behaviors to facilitate the move fromacademia to industry is subsequently described, and the activities that can support engineeringstudents in their transition are discussed.IntroductionThe results-oriented culture of industry requires graduates to consistently demonstrate their valuethrough the resolution of issues in support of business needs as well as client requirements. Ifnew employees begin their careers with a fundamental understanding of the corporate

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

portal, www.careerME.org, funded by the SME-EF.Of particular interest to the manufacturing community, but certainly relevant to anyoneconcerned about enhancing recruitment for STEM education across the board,www.careerME.org is a website designed to appeal primarily to young people in grades 11–14,providing positive information about careers in advanced manufacturing. While the pilot effortfocused on the southwest Ohio region, the NCME is seeking regional adopters nationally.The goal of www.careerME.org is to create an affordable, replicable website to promote careersin advanced manufacturing. In addition to the student population being targeted, the site alsoseeks to engage parents, high school teachers, career counselors, and college faculty

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

creation of a Mecomtronics Technology Program which addresses industry needs for amultifunctional technician, skilled in the areas of mechanics, computers, telecommunications andelectronics. The Mecomtronics program, by achieving a synergistic relationship between industryand education will emerge as a major alternative foundation for lifelong careers in a wide range ofrapidly evolving technology areas. Mecomtronics will not only provide students with the breadthand depth of education essential to the changing demands of career opportunity and growth, butwill demonstrate to industry the effectiveness of the Associate Degree as the base requirement forentry level technical positions. The Center is supported by funds from the National

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

degree more frequently prepares students for advanced careers in the academic/researcharena. A professional graduate degree in engineering will provide an engineer in industry a pathtowards either engineering management; or a deeper knowledge in a chosen specialty such asaerodynamics, structural mechanics, or computational fluid mechanics. Page 14.1078.23. Why is a Professional Graduate Degree in Engineering needed?A practicing engineer in industry requires a means to advance beyond the Baccalaureate degreeentry-level in engineering practice, besides work experience, mentoring by more seniorengineers, and in-house training. In today’s innovation

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College; Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

. According to the group BusinessRoundtable, a Washington-based coalition of leading U.S. corporations, the number of studentsin the United States planning to pursue engineering degrees declined by one-third between 1992and 2002. ("Business Coalition Focuses on Math, Science Careers," Aug. 10, 2005) TheBusiness Roundtable report also estimates that half the doctoral students graduating fromengineering colleges in the United States are foreign nationals and the National Science Board in2004 reported “a troubling decline in the number of U.S. citizens who are training to becomescientists and engineers…” 1At the same time the U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the number of jobs requiringscience, engineering, and technical training will increase by

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

, with more than 11million healthcare jobs and medical jobs…Medical employment and health care employmentwill account for about 13 percent of all wage and salary positions created between 2000 and2010. Medical employment and healthcare employment account for 9 out of 20 occupationsprojected to grow most quickly.”1 With strong advancement, job growth and likelihood ofstability, health care is a career area which has found increased focus of educational institutions.Headlines in a recent healthcare publication announced: “Biomed Shortage Persists, Takes Tollon Facilities.”2 This headline identifies the shortage in “biomeds.” This career has many titlesbut is generally best aligned in the educational environment with Biomedical

Conference Session

Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Samuel Darko; Gurcan Comert; Jessica Furrer, Benedict College; Andress Carter-Sims, Benedict College; Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College

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Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

), and HBCUs (Gasmanand Nguyen, 2014, Toldson 2018, and Toldson, 2019) represent a unique venue through which toreach a large population of such students. This research focused on increasing retention rates andimproving academic and career success in the STEM disciplines at an open-enrollment HBCUthrough a hands-on and mentorship-focused research program. We have utilized the “ScientificVillage” model, where students interacted as peers assisting, encouraging, holding each otheraccountable, and interacted with faculty mentors. Incorporating hands-on research furtherstimulated and engaged students to enhance interest in STEM curriculum and careers. This was avoluntary, three-year, mixed-method, hands-on research program that tracked a cohort of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines; Christine Liebe, Colorado School of Mines; Heather Thiry

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #32484CS@Mines: PATH Ambassadors to High Success, A Successful S-STEMScholarship ProgramDr. Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines Tracy Camp is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. She is the Founder and Director of the Toilers (http://toilers.mines.edu), an active ad hoc networks research group. Her current research interests include the credibility of ad hoc network simulation studies and the use of wireless sensor networks in geosystems. Dr. Camp has received over 20 grants from the National Science Foundation, including a prestigious NSF CAREER

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley Aldrich PE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kenneth H. Rosenfield, American Society of Civil Engineers; Marlee A. Walton, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28967Countering Threats to Licensure with ASCE’s Engineer Tomorrow InitiativeMr. Bradley Aldrich PE, American Society of Civil Engineers Bradley F. Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE, F.ASCE is a Senior Associate and former President of Aldrich + Elliott, PC an environmental engineering firm and also serves as vice-chair of the Board of Professional Regula- tion for Engineers in Vermont. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Vermont. Over his thirty-five year career, Mr. Aldrich has held project management and leadership positions with a national general contractor and several

Conference Session

Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #22538Engineering Students and Group Membership: Patterns of Variation in Lead-ership Confidence and Risk OrientationJames N Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology James Magarian is an instructor with the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program and is a doctoral candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department at MIT. He joined MIT and GEL after nearly a decade in industry as a mechanical engineer and engineering manager in aerospace/defense. His research focuses on engineering workforce development and the college-careers interface.Dr. Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto Alison Olechowski is an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael L Curry, Tuskegee University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and substantial societal benefits accrue from a scientifically literate citizenry.In recognition of these demands and benefits, the National Research Council (NRC) set forththree goals for K-12 STEM education [1]: increasing the number of students who earn advanceddegrees and choose careers in STEM fields, increasing the “STEM-capable” workforce, andincreasing science literacy for all students, regardless of career choice [1]. Broadening theparticipation of underrepresented groups underpins the first two goals. Teachers of K-12 STEM play a key role in meeting these goals; thus, teacher preparationand professional development are also greatly needed. A number of studies have demonstratedthat student learning benefits from highly

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Kisha Renee Cunningham

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

of physics,chemistry, math, and computer science. This shortage have an impact on the quality of STEMeducation because schools have to accept teachers with less qualifications [2]. This discouragesyoung students from pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematicsupon entering college due to limited comprehension and exposure to these subjects [4]. Toaddress this critical need, XXX University in partnership with YYY College and the 6-12 schoolsystem designed/developed a comprehensive five week Summer Educational Internship program.This program targets rising college sophomores majoring in Science, Mathematics, andEngineering Technology to prepare them for teaching students in grades 6-12. Over a 5 weekperiod the