Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Moore; Mary Raber

- CommunicationsWe currently offer three one-unit communication-intensive courses in the Program: ENG 2962 - Communication Contexts ENG 3962 - Communication Strategies ENG 4952 - Complex Communication PracticesCommunication Contexts is the only course required of students pursuing the EnterpriseConcentration or Minor; the course is also open to any student on campus as fulfilling a GeneralEducation distribution requirement. Our goals for the sequence of communication courses are todevelop an integrated series of professional development, engineering and technicalcommunication, and collaborative writing environments. For example, we have redesigned theENG 2962 - Communication Contexts course from a text-analysis-writing course to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

lecture, the stu-dents’ role is essentially limited to note taking. Therefore, in this type of learning environmentthere is little or no use of • computers in or out of the classroom; • team work; • writing skills; • hands-on or laboratory experience.On the other hand, the low level of interaction between instructors and students makes the over-all learning environment in which the students are placed a familiar, non-demanding and, there-fore, comfortable one. Page 4.335.22.2 The Interactive Dynamics CourseSimilar to a traditional dynamics class, Interactive Dynamics uses traditional “chalk-and-talk”lectures 40–50% of the time. It

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

Page 7.653.3on teaching programming in the context of the introductory course. We had chosen to use theVisual Basic programming language as it would enable the students to write a Windows basedprogram, and most macro languages were based on Visual Basic.Business - Engineering students need a sense of business. The sponsors of the engineeringschool made this clear, and we tried to expose the students to business issues.To meet these challenges we designed a statics course with the following “novel” features. 1) Assignments which required analysis and explanation. 2) A series of open ended laboratory assignments. 3) A series of computer assignments to complement the laboratory investigations and allow the students to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Integration of Engineering and/or Technical Rigor with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Pauline Muljana

field thantheir women peers accounting for only 19.8% among those who earned the engineering degree[1], [3]. By 2021, there was only a 2.4% increase in the total number of women graduating froman undergraduate engineering program [63]. Students of color are also underrepresented in theSTEM fields [1], [4], and their attrition in the STEM programs is likely to occur (e.g.,Latino/Latina/Latinx, African Americans, and Native Americans) [1], [5].Existing literature documented that men students’ high self-efficacy and low mathematical-related anxiety may be two of the factors driving their persistence in STEM courses [6] - [13].Self-efficacy, defined as “individual judgments of [one’s] capabilities to perform given actions”[14, p. 207], has been

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

TechnologyStudies (STS). Throughout the fall 2019 semester, I began to question the ways in which I hadbeen recruited and channeled, as a woman with an interest in science and math, into studyingengineering. Upon taking an introductory STS course, I was introduced to reflecting criticallyabout engineering as a field of study. This led me to enroll in a graduate seminar, EngineeringStudies, which provided me with a much deeper introduction to STS-inflected studies ofengineering, including engineering education. During this time, my professor, along with apostdoctoral fellow, were co-PIs for a study of student experiences in engineering education andhad already convened a group of undergraduate students who were in the process of interviewingtheir peers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston; Catherine Horn, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

student engagement and academic success measures (such as retention) hasbeen well-established in the literature (e.g.,[3]), the program was designed to create a smalllearning community experience for students who would be less likely to demonstrate highengagement with the university, the curriculum, their instructors, and their peers. There are manyreasons why low-income students might show low-engagement levels. One reason is that aschool and/or family obligation requires them to work a significant number of hours each week.It is difficult to attend football games or join a sorority when you are working 20-40 hours aweek off-campus. Engagement is a luxury that many low-income students simply cannot afford.The Endeavour Program was designed to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut; Arash E. Zaghi, University of Connecticut; Connie Mosher Syharat, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

programs remain extremely low. The emphasis on conventionalpedagogical methods in engineering programs, coupled with a deficit-based approach that isfocused on the remediation of weaknesses, does little to foster the unique strengths ofneurodivergent students. In addition to the obstacles posed by traditional education system, thestigma related to a disability label leads many neurodivergent college students to neither discusstheir diagnosis with peers and professors nor obtain academic accommodations that may helpthem to persist in a challenging learning environment.To address these challenges and realize the potential contributions of neurodivergent individualsto engineering fields, a research project funded by the Engineering Education and

Conference Session

Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

wasformative, conversations centered on how to use the information for improvement. Formativefeedback from instructional coaching provided a roadmap for improvement, and helped move theconversation away from final, summative evaluations of teaching ability that are commonly apart of performance reviews. Feedback was specific and timely.Professor K (see Table 3) asked, “Could you write a letter for my P and T case about my partici-pation in the grant and observations?” K’s unit head was very receptive to including such a letterin the promotion dossier. Observations made by a trained professional using the RTOP instru-ment are a reliable supplement and possible replacement for peer observations that are often usedto support the promotion and tenure

Conference Session

Makerspaces

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Stephanie Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

commented that it might be useful to find ways thatassessments could be built into the courses such that they do not conflict with the final projects.Despite the difficulties the staff members believed that quantitative tools could be useful andcomplement qualitative assessments. They stated that sometimes it is difficult for youth toexpress themselves through online writing. Additionally, some youth are not as expressiveduring public events such as the showcase. While anecdotal information from the youth parentsand peers showed positive outcomes, capturing these using structured, detailed methods wouldbe useful. Thus, the staff expressed that with better assessment tools and procedures, surveys orquestionnaires could still be useful in this

Conference Session

Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hindolo Michael Kamanda, University of Georgia; Davis George Anderson Wilson, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

contribute to students’ stress andanxiety, and have been shown to impact achievement and retention. This study uses ethnographicmethods to investigate how expectations are socially constructed in engineering programs andhow students’ come to internalize these expectations. Data was collected in ten focus groupswith a total of 38 participants at two universities with different institutional characteristics. Thequalitative analysis drew on constant comparative methods and proceeded from topic coding ofsources of expectations to interpretive coding of mechanisms in which students internalizedexperiences. More specifically, sources of expectations were identified as academics, superiors,peers, extra-curricular, and from outside the major. The rich

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Tyler Combrink, University of Oklahoma; Lindsey McClure, University of Oklahoma; Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

described through this metaphoricframework. Our students instruct the new collegians to: • set the college stage early by knowing their desired major and being adequately prepared to pursue that major; • engage a supporting cast of peers, patrons and programs to become thoroughly involved in their academic careers; • accept the role of director by assuming academic responsibility including improving time management and study habits, and • anticipate and overcome critic’s reviews in the form of external grades and internal doubts.The data suggest differences in advice given by male and female students and students fromdifferent classifications (i.e., lower division students versus upper division students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

each group to switch among peer learning vocabulary and conceptquestions, exploration of materials properties, recall type self-quizzes or web investigations. Inaddition, the materials within the applications are conceptually contained so that whileexploration and higher order connections are still encouraged, the students will not beoverwhelmed or have no contextual basis for judgments. The multi-media format of the iPodTouch will also allow applications that accommodate different student learning styles. One of thegrand challenges of engineering (National Academy of Engineering) is to advance personalizedinstruction/learning methods and there is no reason that collaborative groups should not be ableto customize their own learning

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of S&E bachelor’s degrees were awarded to women in 2018—women’srepresentation varies greatly by field and women are still underrepresented in S&E occupations”[1]. While representation of some student populations has seen an increase in the past decades(e.g., Latinx/Hispanic students have seen an increase in share of Science and EngineeringBachelor’s degrees awarded from 8% in 2008 to 12% in 2018 [1]), others have been stagnatingor declining (e.g., Black and African American students changing from 4.7% to 4.3% from 2008to 2018 [1]).Underrepresentation affects students’ ways of experiencing engineering education and practiceand creates unique sets of challenges compared to their majority-representing peers. Experiencessuch as “cold

Conference Session

ERM: Student Professional Development: Professional Skills and Moving Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Joyce Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

, orathletics [1]. These extra-/co-curricular experiences encompass a significant part of many students’times as undergraduates [7]. In the 2018 National Survey of Student Engagement, 66% of seniorundergraduate engineering students reported weekly participation in co-curricular activities, and91% of survey respondents reported having held a leadership role in a student organization at somepoint during their time as undergraduate engineering students. Through these experiences, extra-/co-curricular participation can provide opportunities for students to practice skills in authenticenvironments [8]. By participating, students can connect to networks of peers and mentors [9],[10], increase sense of belonging in their discipline [10], [11], facilitate

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christine Clark; Ed Jorgensen; Tiberio Garza, Florida International University; Norma A Marrun, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Valerie L. Taylor

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

studentcohort model (for each incoming group of students) and also providing supports to buildcommunity across cohorts as well as including students’ families in their college experiences,our program aimed to increase student satisfaction and academic success. We recruited twocohorts of nine incoming students each across two years, 2019 and 2020; 69% of participantswere from underrepresented racial or minority groups and 33% were women. Each participantwas awarded an annual scholarship and given co-curricular support including peer and facultymentoring, a dedicated cohort space for studying and gathering, monthly co-curricular activities,enhanced tutoring, and summer bridge and orientation programs. Students’ families were alsoincluded in the

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Resources

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Drinkwater, Duke University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

should join, and any differences between the two.The research questions that guided this study were: RQ1: How do undergraduate engineering students perceive the amount of time spent engaging in engineering clubs? RQ2: Why are undergraduate engineering students motivated to join engineering clubs? RQ3: What are the perceived benefits of engineering club participation?Students are motivated to join engineering clubs to find community with peers [3], applyknowledge to real-world settings [4], prepare for their careers [5], develop new skills [6], [7],and pursue personal interests [8]. Design clubs (both competition and impact-focused teams)provide additional opportunities to practice the design process [9], manufacture parts

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

compassionand empathy with respect to education (numbers identified in Table 2). A Web of Science search[48] found that the term empathy (or empathetic) was a much more common idea in highereducation and engineering than compassion, which in turn was much more common thankindness. Papers that resulted from the search on kindness and education were generally relatedto PK12 or medical settings (nursing and medical school). The pre-college papers tended tofocus on teaching kids and students to be kind in their behavior toward peers and more broadly.This had a focus on fostering kindness in pupils among an array of prosocial behaviors,sometimes included with social-emotional education. The medical school settings tended tofocus on teaching future

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Harindra Rajiyah, California State University, Sacramento; Lorenzo M. Smith Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento; Susan L. Holl, College of Engineering & Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

August of 2011, Dr. Smith accepted a position as associate dean in Oakland University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Smith has published over 40 articles across various dissemination venues, including peer re- viewed journals and conference proceedings. His sponsored research activities are supported by a variety of sources: William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Energy (through the USAMP), United States Au- tomotive Manufacturing Partnership, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group, Pacific Northwest National American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Audrey Bowden, Vanderbilt University; Monica Farmer Cox, The Ohio State University; Tahira N. Reid, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

2010 Annual Conf. and Expo., Louisville, KY, USA. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/advance-peer-mentoring-summits-for-underrepresented-minority-wo men-engineering-faculty​. [Accessed: 07-Mar-2021].[2] “National Institute for Faculty Equity.” Serc.carleton.edu. ​. [Online]. Available,: https://serc.carleton.edu/facultyequity/index.html​. [Accessed: 07-Mar-2021].[3] “2019 Symposium.” Arlnetwork.org​. [Online]. Available: https://arlnetwork.org/symposium/2019/​. [Accessed: 07-Mar-2021].[4] D. Bell, “Who’s afraid of critical race theory?,” ​Univ. of Illinois Law Review​, pp. 893–910, 1995.[5] K., Crenshaw, N. Gotanda, G. Peller, and K. Thomas, Ed., ​Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Long Duy Nguyen P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

. A meta-analysis of 225 studies in undergraduatescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses found that “averageexamination scores improved by about 6% in active learning sections, and that students inclasses with traditional lecturing were 1.5 times more likely to fail than were students in classeswith active learning”4.Many student-centered approaches have been introduced to foster active learning. Theapproaches that can be employed to engage a larger number of students include graffiti walls,inside-outside circles, think-pair-shares, quick writes, physical movement, and student responsesystems5. Among them, the use of student response systems (SRSs), also known as audienceresponse systems, personal response systems and

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

complex to modelthoroughly, so the LCA software was critical for the quantitative analysis; the size of the teamallowed good coverage for all aspects of the product. The students were required to identifytheir specific roles within the team, complete the analysis, and present the analysis in reportformat as well as a 20 minute presentation to the class. To encourage teamwork within themultidisciplinary project, the assessment of the students was based on several components. 40%of the project grade was given to the project team as a whole for the written report and oralpresentation, 40% of the grade was based on the individual roles that the students assignedthemselves on their team, and 20% of the grade was based on the students’ peer assessment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Constance M. Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash E. Zaghi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

HyperactivityDisorder (ADHD) possess significant creative and risk-taking potential, they have remainedhighly underrepresented in engineering programs. Past studies have indicated that students withADHD have an extremely high risk of academic failure and dropout, and are more than twice aslikely than their peers without ADHD to leave university. Traditional engineering programs arefailing to attract and retain neurodiverse learners, and thus do not benefit from these students’high potential for creative thinking. The disconnect between the traditional educationenvironment and the abilities of students with ADHD is not unique to higher education. In fact,high school students with ADHD have significantly lower GPAs and are over eight times morelikely to drop out

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield; Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

mentoring.Dr. Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES: (2017-Present) Associate Professor for the STEM Affinity Group, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University, Bakersfield. Duties included teaching responsibilities in Undergraduate Biology. Additional duties included grant writing, manage- ment, and evaluation. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Include teaching and learning cognition skills, informal learning environ- ments and strategies, and science/technology curriculum design/implementation/evaluation.Mrs. Stephanie Salomon, California State University, Bakersfield c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

at whichthey are opting out of academic math and science classes and , often unknowingly, closing theiroptions for engineering in post-secondary education. As such, the primary target group identified Page 26.772.6became girls who had the aptitude for STEM subjects but who were not choosing STEM coursesin grade 10. The secondary target was the girls’ key influencers: parents, teachers, guidancecounselors, and peers. The overall program was later named WEMADEIT.Members of the partnership took on projects that played to their institutional strengths in fieldsoutside of engineering. For example, Western University led the development of teacher

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

11 55 Page 26.816.10 Table 5. Attributes of Value for the GE+ Community Top 6 Attributes Valuable for Highly Valuable GE+ Community n % Faculty Accessibility 15 75 Career Counseling 15 75 Upperclass Student Mentoring 14 70 Common Classes 11 55 Peer Tutoring 10

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

faculty andtextbooks to tell them what to do [9]. To transition towards independence and interdependence intheir learning and as a result in their ability to advance in their professional field, students needto gain such skills as persistence, positive attitude towards learning, ability to organize andmanage time effectively, seek resources and help with their learning, collaborate with peers togain new knowledge, assess their own work and work done by others, as well as develop and useeffective strategies to conquer new topics or deepen knowledge of familiar topics [16]. In otherwords, they need to develop self-directed lifelong learning skills.It is challenging to teach these types of competencies and skills in a classroom, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

University, Pittsburgh, PA. He has a Ph. D. in Materials Engineering (1998) and Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (1999) from Uni- versity of Wollongong, Australia and holds Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) degree from Pune University, India (1985). He has worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Carnegie Mel- lon University, Pittsburgh (2001 – 2003) and BHP Institute for Steel Processing and Products, Australia (1998 – 2001). Dr. Manohar held the position of Chief Materials Scientist at Modern Industries, Pitts- burgh (2003 – 2004) and Assistant Manager (Metallurgy Group), Engineering Research Center, Telco, India (1985 – 1993). He has published over 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and

Conference Session

Track: Faculty - Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Faculty

methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in spring, 2014. Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT (2007) and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia (2010). Alexandra comes to FIU after completing a

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum - Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Cindy Waters, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

-in Help Tutoring and study Academic help Provided for students Center for all students groups through center; writing help in Engineering LLC staffed by TA’s for minority student office center and Women in STEM help with early- LLC for common curriculum high failure Peer mentoring also Engineering college science and classes. includes tutoring in the offers Structured engineering courses small mentoring Supplemental

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

National Science Foundation has called for additional pathways to and through engineering programs, and returners represent one such pathway3. 2. Returners bring a different perspective to their graduate work as well as their post- graduate endeavors than their direct-pathway peers. They have experiences in a variety of contexts, which often includes previous work in academia, industry, military, or government in addition to their graduate work, which may influence their research and research outcomes18. Research and theory describe the connection of ideas from across various contexts as an important source of innovation4. 3. Returners contribute to the diversity of the university community. Diversity has