Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

. In the mid-1970s, David Kolb published works thatcategorized human learning styles and how they respond to various types of experientiallearning.2 At least three out of Kolb’s four learning styles benefitted most through “concreteexperience” and “active experimentation.”2 Furthermore, Schumann, et. al., reported that manystudents who leave engineering do so because of a lack of interest in the topics.3 In 2010, in aneffort to increase retention rates among engineering programs, the National Science Foundationsponsored a project called “Engage.”4 One of the three objectives of this project is to increaseretention by “Integrating into coursework everyday examples in engineering (E3s).”4 Also, asampling of recent papers that studied the

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering

Teaching Excellence, and is a fellow of the American Chemical Society. She is active in the American Chemical Society as a Science Coach and Past Chair and Councilor for the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering; in RadTech as a standing member of the Technical Con- ference Review Committee; and for Project Lead the Way as an Affiliate Professor. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) and the American Society for Engineering Education’s Virtual Community of Practice (VCP). She enjoys teach- ing chemical engineering and, as an alumna of FOEE and VCP, champions active learning principles and provides support for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Allen Henderson, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Bracken, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Stephen Harris, Community College of the Air Force

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Design in Engineering Education

data collection are useful and valid, they also constrain participants’ responses to fixedoptions in the case of Likert-type scales and multiple-choice questions, and to verbal expressionsin the case of open-ended prompts. Few examples of other types of reflection activities (e.g.,graphing, sketching) have been presented or studied in the engineering education literature. In this project, which is part of a larger investigation into high performance design teams, weexplored the use of graphing and other visual techniques for recording designers’ perceptions oftheir design processes and products. Our primary aim was to introduce greater richness into theevaluation of designers’ behaviors and outcomes as we posed research questions about

Conference Session

Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan; Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University; João Ponciano, University of Glasgow; Sajjad Hussain, University of Glasgow; Ala Al-Fuqaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Muhammad Ali Imran P.E., University of Glasgow

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

managed a European Social Fund Project in Women in Engineering contributing to widening participation and inclusion of women engineers, developed and ran world-class innovative aca- demic practice methods in Career Development, Employability and designed and managed staff workload models. Since 2014, Jo˜ao developed and led transnational education partnerships in several countries in south East Asia and led a group of institutions under the group Star Education based in Singapore as Executive c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #28870 Dean and Senior Vice President. His

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

young age, withelementary school females typically choosing science fair projects related to biologicalsciences and males choosing projects relating to a broader spectrum of science andengineering-related topics (Brickhouse, Lowery and Schultz8, 1999). Females typically takefewer math courses than do males, therefore limiting options in math, science andengineering programs (Eisenberg, Martin and Fabes19, 1996).Generally, males tend to rate Page 12.295.6math and science as being more important and useful than do female students (Stage et al56,1985).While the number of females taking these courses is on the rise, women typically haveless definite

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9857A Philosophy of Learning Engineering and a Native American Philosophy ofLearning; An Analysis for CongruencyMs. Christina Hobson Foster, Arizona State UniversityDr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

assessing engineering student learning. She has participated in a number of curriculum innovation projects and has been active in the engineering education research and assessment communities. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and was a Fulbright lecturer/researcher in Sweden.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 30

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Latimer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Lynn Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Clara Blue Templin, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Fennell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christie Stewart, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lesley Baradel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42510 My name is Clara Templin, and I am from New Orleans, Louisiana. In terms of my educational interests, I am very curious about sustainability and ways to get rid of existing plastic pollution. In my senior year of high school, I conducted my own research project to see how plants grow when fertilized with normal mealworm poop compared to mealworm poop from a styrofoam diet. I am interested in exploring more topics like this. I am a third-year student in Materials Science and Engineering at Tech, and I am minoring in Industrial Design.Jill Fennell, Georgia Institute of Technology Jill Fennell, the Frank K. Webb Chair in Communication Skills at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper, University of Georgia; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin R. Binning

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

insights into the potential importance of socioculturalinterventions within engineering classrooms to improve the engineering climate, engagement, andretention of women and Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous (BLI) students. INTRODUCTION This research paper investigates predictors of engineering identity at the beginning of afirst-year engineering course as part of a larger project to understand continued enrollment inengineering courses. Retaining interested undergraduate students in engineering tracks requires aclear understanding of the predictors and influences on continued enrollment in engineeringcourses. Particularly, the retention of women of all races/ethnicities, and students who identify

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Josephine Relaford-Doyle, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

teaching and uses active learning techniques to help students achieve an expert-like level of thinking. She guides students in bridging the gap between facts and usable knowledge to solve complex engineering problems.Prof. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and conservation.Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego Minju Kim is a

Conference Session

CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 1: A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic and Career Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, foster motivation and psychological growth. These psychological needs areautonomy, competence, and relatedness. Autonomy involves being and acting in harmony withone's integrated sense of self and values as well as feeling that one has ownership over one’sactions. In educational environments, autonomy is visible when learning environments offerlearners opportunities for choice, self-direction, and flexibility rather than imposing strict or rigiddirection and demands. Learners are thus motivated when they have choice in their academicpathways, courses, learning topics, classroom projects, etcetera based on their interests andaspirations. Competence involves mastering tasks and learning new skills and involves a sense ofaccomplishment derived from

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulette Beatty; Jackie Revuelto; Dianne Kraft; Carolyn Clark

institution has continued to cohort a number of their students for two or morecourses each semester after the FC pilot was institutionalized, in an effort to create Page 8.680.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and ExpositionCopyright ©2003 American Society for Engineering Educationenvironments that would better facilitate learning and provide greater personal supportfor students.The purpose of this study was to understand how both students and faculty experiencethese inclusive learning communities within the Foundation Coalition. The project wasconducted by a team of qualitative researchers made up

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Nadia Albishi; Peter Cavanaugh

educational reforms, and it has been shown that there are gapsKnowledge (TPACK) Framework’, ‘Transformational in the successful application of change management practices,Leadership Theory’, and lastly ‘Adult Learning Theories’. All notably during the implementation and further investigationof these theories also develop an alignment with the research phases of educational initiatives. Vision 2030, one of the mostquestions.recent projects, combines social and economic activities, with educators in dynamic cycles, and giving help and assets. Toeducation playing a crucial role [11]. summarize, there are extensive deterrents to the viable execution

Conference Session

Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Collette Patricia Higgins; Emily Joanna Kamp; Kenneth Stewart; Azadeh Bolhari, P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna N. Griffith, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas, Dallas; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Patrice Nicole Storey

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

M.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. His research interest includes decision quality, resilient design, set-based design, engineering and project management, and engineering education. During his time at the University of Arkansas, Eric has served as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or Senior Personnel on over 40 research projects totaling over $6.6 Million, which produced over 50 publications (journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, newsletters, and technical reports). He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) where he has served in

Conference Session

ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Joanna Li, University of Toronto; Jenifer Hossain, University of Toronto

project. McMasters (2006) highlights four clusters ofskills as being important to qualified engineers: foundational technical skills, professional,engineering, and business skills. Broadly speaking, there are technical and professional skills;and to combat the dualism embedded within these two domains, socio-technical skills are used torepresent the nature of engineering competencies (Faulkner, 2007). Another line of research1 https://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/C3_C5_mapping_SEC_1-13-2018.pdffocuses on how to facilitate the competency development of engineering students; andsummaries of some findings from this line of research can be found in two review papers(Ebrahiminejad, 2017; Shuman, Besterfield-Sacre, & McGourty, 2005

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Supporting the Development of the Next Civil Engineers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kelly Salyards, Bucknell University; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University; Julian Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Corinna Fleischmann, United States Coast Guard Academy; Tonya Nilsson, Santa Clara University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Carolyn Rodak, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Cassandra Rutherford; Cristina Torres-Machi; Dion Coward; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

served as a post-doctoral researcher at University of Massachusetts where he studied bite mechanics in bats and taught System Dynamics. Jul has a passion for research in biomechanics and education. He loves teaching finite element modeling, vibrations and all of the fundamental mechanics coursesCorinna Marie Fleischmann (CDR) CAPT Corinna Fleischmann is a licensed Professional Engineer with military, academic and research experience in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, coastal resiliency, construction project management and engineering education. CAPT Fleischmann is a career educator who has been a member of the US Coast Guard Academy (CGA) faculty since 2004 and served as the Civil and

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

, and elected university senate member. He has served as principle investigator on projects in biomimetic micro air vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems. In these research projects (and others) he advised several PhD and MSc postgraduate students to completion. Dr. Ward is also experienced in directing undergraduate student teams competing in the SAE Aero Design and Shell Eco-marathon competitions.He has authored a text book called Aerospace Propulsion Systems (Wiley, 2010) and over 50 journal and conference papers. Prior to 2006, Dr. Ward worked as an aerospace engineer with the US Air Force for 18 years, which included a special 4.5 year assignment to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in London

Conference Session

CoNECD Session: Day 3 Slot 2 - Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Jennifer M. Dorsey, University of Texas at Austin; Rebecca Hartley, Seattle University; Frank J. Shih, Seattle University; Joy Crevier, Seattle University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

What’s Next? From Analysis to ActionAbstractThis paper describes how data-driven examination of barriers to successful completion ofundergraduate engineering degrees amongst female-identifying and under-represented minority(URM) students at Seattle University has shaped the development of new policies and programswithin the College of Science and Engineering to better support students from underrepresentedor marginalized groups. This study is a continuation of a project in which we first analyzedgraduation data to extract characteristics that differentiate students who do or do not successfullycomplete degrees within engineering. We followed the data analysis with a survey to betterunderstand the experiences of students from underrepresented or

Conference Session

Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer L. Herman, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Lynn Hall, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; William Cohen, Ohio State University; James Edward Toney, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Alan Kalish, Ohio State University; Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

society through investigating community-based leMr. William Cohen, Ohio State University William Cohen is a Lecturer for the Fundamentals of Engineering program at The Ohio State University: a 2 semester course sequence for first-year engineering students focusing on programming in MATLAB, computer aided drawing in SolidWorks, and a semester long design-build-test project. William has also received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Ohio State.Dr. James Edward Toney, Ohio State University James Toney earned the Ph.D. in physics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 and the B.S. in electri- cal engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1984. He is a Senior Lecturer in the

Conference Session

Pre-College: Evaluation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah A. Lange, Carnegie Mellon University; Donna M, Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; Judith R. Hallinen, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Annette M. Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Alicia Angemeer, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Lynn Berard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #18921STEM in a ShoeboxDr. Deborah A. Lange, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Lange is a civil and environmental engineer, having obtained her BS from Penn State (1979) and both her MS (1982) and PhD (2001) from Carnegie Mellon University. At Carnegie Mellon, she has been the Executive Director of both the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center (1996) and Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research (2004.) Prior to joining the University, she was a consulting engineer responsible for the management of projects across the US as well as in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Currently

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick S. Harkness, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

registered professional mechan- ical engineer with 15 years experience as a practicing engineer. She earned a BSME degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a MSME degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education at USU. She is Principal Investigator for Online Learning Forums for Improved Engineering Student Outcomes in Calculus, a research project funded by the NSF TUES program. Her research interests include engineering student learning, distance engineering education, and alternative pathways to engineering education.Dr. Joshua Marquit, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine Joshua Marquit is an Instructor in the Psychology Department at Penn State

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

that would better Deleted: ,prepare the workforce to meet new demands. Mertens’ text shows some similarities to Deleted: whichdiscussions and facets entwined around the concept of the T-shaped professional. Although thepaper does not mention “T-shaping” specifically, it emphasizes the value of combining specialistknowledge with more general knowledge to get a comprehensive perspective on the factorsinfluencing decision processes or innovation projects. Disciplinary thinking is seen as limiting,because it tends to neglect the importance of competing values and motives. The key Deleted: ingqualifications mentioned in Mertens’ title facilitate the vertical transfer of ideas and help to

Conference Session

Promoting Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa R. Volpatti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alex Jordan Hanson, University of Texas at Austin; Jennifer M. Schall; Jesse N. Dunietz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amanda X. Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rohan Chitnis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alm; Alison F. Takemura, U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Diana M. Chien, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

TechnologyDr. Eric J. AlmDr. Alison F Takemura, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Alison loves wading into a good science story. Her first was her MIT doctoral thesis project, unlocking the gastronomical genome of a Vibrio bacterium. For some of the Vibrio’s meals, she collected seaweed from the rocky, Atlantic coastline at low tide. (Occasionally, its waves swept her off her feet.) During grad school, Alison was also a fellow in MIT’s Biological Engineering Communication Lab. Helping students share their science with their instructors and peers, she began to crave the ability to tell the stories of other scientists, and the marvels they discover, to a broader audience. So after graduating in 2015 with a

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

writing and speaking • Outcome 5: Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems related to professional and ethical responsibilities, including interdisciplinary approaches to said problemsOur three-pronged assessment scheme measured success of the learning outcomes through (1)interviews with a student focus group and with individual instructors; (2) written student surveys,including a short mid-semester evaluation and Elaine Seymour’s Student Assessment ofLearning Gains (SALG) protocol at the end of the semester; and (3) review of the onlinediscussion forum transcripts and the final research projects. Results suggest that studentssatisfactorily achieved Outcomes 1–3 but that adjustments should be made to the course to

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

importance of the need for diversity2 andpercentages of underrepresented students in engineering have increased over the past 20 years3.Yet, the current numbers of minorities and women in student populations are still well belowparity with their distribution in the U.S. population. Current and projected demographic changesand the economic realities of the global economy have resulted in mounting pressures to meetfuture demands for a workforce that includes engineers more representative of the diversitypresent in the U.S. population.As the 21st century proceeds, a growing number of students will come from ethnic, cultural, orgender groups not typically seen at high frequencies in engineering classes. Among the manychallenges this poses for the

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #6555Faculty Reflections on a STEAM-Inspired Interdisciplinary Studio CourseDr. Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicola Sochacka received her doctorate in Engineering Epistemologies from the University of Queens- land (Brisbane, Australia). She currently holds a research and teaching position at the University of Geor- gia where she transfers her expertise in qualitative research methodologies to a variety of research contexts at the intersection of social and technological issues. This includes engineering education projects con- cerned with transdisciplinary education, student reflection, and

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Blum, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hofacker PE, US Army

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Minorities in Engineering

billioncompanies spend annually on diversity programs to create opportunity and inclusion strategiesfor minority groups5,6, including black engineers. Organizations typically enter into diversityprograms for one of two reasons: legal obligation or fairness4. There are many case studies ofsuccessful organizational diversity initiatives, and multi-organization case studies aswell13,45,48,49,50,51,52,53,54. Organizational diversity efforts may manifest themselves in trainingprograms and employee feedback47; as components of performance evaluations, in the form ofinclusion projects, as social networking, as the responsibility of management, in the form ofmentoring systems, and in affinity groups45

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Kramer

succeed in their selected field of study16. When faculty adhereto traditional grading practices (such as the imposition of curves), they have a differential impacton women students. Faculty differ in their views of, strategies for, and success at creating an atmosphere thatfosters learning.12 The subject matter of projects and problems, the fit between pedagogical andlearning styles, and classroom "climate" have each been discussed as influences that affectretention, particularly the retention of students of color and women students. Faculty practicesfrequently mentioned in the retention literature include: the use of study and project groups,exam construction, time pressure on tests (and tactics for neutralizing it); incorporation