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

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

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

Track 7: Technical Session 2: Taking it One Step at a Time: The Growth of a Program to Support the Doctorates of Tomorrow

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Travis Chan; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

identities and roles of mentors for rising minority doctoral students inengineering. The findings revealed that various individuals, including family members, informalundergraduate mentors, and peers, played significant roles in supporting the decision ofminoritized students to enroll in doctoral programs. These mentors provided different forms ofsupport, ranging from emotional encouragement to practical guidance, thereby influencing thestudents' academic and career trajectories. The study highlighted the importance of recognizingand leveraging the diverse mentorship networks available to minoritized students to promotetheir success in doctoral programs [8].Curriculum BuildingAccording to Should You Go to Graduate School? by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at

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

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda M. Gunning, Mercy College; Meghan E. Marrero, Mercy College; Kristen V. Larson, Mercy College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

collaborative notes [44], [46] Throughout the finalstages of analysis, the team reviewed collective comments to categorize codes and consideroverarching themes [44], [46]. These themes resulted in the findings described below.Triangulation and rigor were ensured through the use of varied data sources that capturedwritten, spoken, and performed moments in the process of professional development through thetwo courses [44]. Rigor was further established through prolonged engagement with theparticipants which allowed for continuous conversations, member checking, and peer debriefingalong the process of analysis and writing [45]. This participatory research approach amplified theparticipating teachers’ voices and created the space for an iterative process

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 1: Learning Aids

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Schawnery Lin; Yuxin Xu, University of Washington; Andrea Jacqueline Sequeira; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

notetaking as “a personalized, engaging method to spicing up your mundanenotes”, which correlated to her interview note of everyone having a unique “notetaking style.” Indescribing her artifact, Emily also noted the influence of her peers on her learning during theseminar. This artifact highlights Emily’s change of sentiment towards visual notetaking, fromconsidering her notes messy and never going back to review her notes prior to the seminar todescribing visual notetaking as “creative, rewarding, efficient.”Yifan was a second-year pre-science major student. Prior to the seminar, Yifan considered herselfa visual person, who learned information through writing instead of reading. She was interestedin the research process of visual design and saw the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

designassessment, development, and use. Phase 2 reports the findings from interviews and surveys of 98faculty members identified from Phase 1. Faculty members were asked a variety of questions aboutclassroom assessment practices in capstone design courses. Findings suggest uncertainty on the partof many faculty members concerning sound assessment practices, including writing objectives, usingappropriate assessment strategies, sampling material appropriately, and controlling for mis-measurement of student achievement. Based on the findings a variety of recommendations arereported in this paper.IntroductionThe quality of teaching and learning in programs preparing undergraduate students for engineeringpractice is a focal point of national interest1. Reasons

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

thedesired learning outcomes for these internships? Is there a way to assess those outcomes withoutadding a huge burden onto faculty and students?Internships are a type of “experiential learning,” similar in some ways to service learning.Internships were identified as a high impact educational practice in a recent Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities publication1. There are six student behaviors required byhigh impact practices thought to significantly improve student learning: 1. Invest significant time and effort 2. Demand interaction with faculty and peers about substantive matters 3. Result in an experience of diversity through extensive contact with people very different from themselves 4. Receive and respond to

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 4 - Undergraduate Student Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

H. Schwab, The Ohio State University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Anu Singh, The Ohio State University; Euclides Maluf, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Anu Singh, The Ohio State University Anu Singh is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed her M.Tech in Digital Communication and her B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering in India. Her research interests include self-regulation, metacognition, reflection, and argumentative writing in engineering.Euclides Maluf, University of Nebraska - Lincoln The author is an experienced Industrial Engineer with a minor in Occupational

Conference Session

Systemic and Policy Issues affecting Women Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

opportunities. … But what really pushed me was when I was in high school and I realized that scientists were studying us. And basically … there were a lot of environmental justice activists that were coming out and shouting that we were dying. …. And then the University of [DEID] came to my high school to recruit for a study of the health impacts of these chemicals. …. But they never came back and told us what the results were at all. That fueled me. …. I would one day face those researchers that did that study in my hometown and then they were gonna have to answer [to me]. …when I landed in higher education at the Ivory Tower I wasn't ready …. So I had to work triple, quadruple more than a lot of my peers. …. I realized that my passion

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Charles T. Armstrong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth J. O'Connor , Ketchum Change; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca L. Dohrman, Maryville University; Colleen Arendt, Fairfield University ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

from a previous comparative analysis10 of the aggregatedataset comprising interviews with 45 women and 24 men who participated in the study. Theseresults are discussed in the next section describing the background to the present analysis.Results from an inductive analysis of transcripts from interviews with 11 white male engineeringstudents and 14 students representing non-white racial identities indicate first that maleengineers’ experience mentoring in a variety of informal and formal settings. Second, maleengineers struggled initially to connect the concept of mentorship to their mentoring experiences.Over the course of the interviews, they were able to provide examples of specific individualsincluding family members, peers, teachers and

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas John Wallin, Cornell University; Marc James Murphy; Amanda Michelle Lorts Harding, Norfolk State University; Rabia Hussain, Norfolk State University; Sonny James Penterman, Cornell University; Vanessa Nicole Peters, Norfolk State University; Thejaswi U. Tumkur, Rice University; Quincy Leon Williams, Norfolk State University; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

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Student

teaching requirements, grant writing, and mentorship ofyounger students. Several recent studies have begun to analyze the skills needed for practicingengineers--many look at the desired attributes of a bachelor’s-level engineer, which haveinfluenced ABET standards, among other curriculum and program development 9,10. Fewerstudies have analyzed the critical knowledge, skills, and attributes of PhD holding engineers inacademia and industry, 9,11–13 however, it is clear that non-technical skills play a vital role incareer success for engineers in any career. Some of these include written and verbalcommunication skills, and ability to target communication for diverse audiences 12,13; ability toteach (formally or informally) peers, colleagues, or

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 15

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boni Frances Yraguen, Vanderbilt University; Elisa Koolman, University of Texas at Austin; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Katherine Fu, University of Wisconsin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

compared to that of the topic-quiz reflection. These results might beexplained by the fact that students were requested to write a 1-page reflection for both the topicquiz and DYOP. It is reasonable that for some levels to increase, others must decrease. Sinceproblems designed by students on the DYOP were of similar complexity as those they completedon quizzes, a decrease in percent coverage at the Understand and Apply levels indicates lessemphasis placed on engagement at these levels during reflection rather than less engagement atthem. Indeed, it would be difficult for students to engage at the Analyze level without first havingengaged fully in the Understand and Apply levels. The decrease in N/A (-20.6%), however, can beattributed to a decrease

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Allard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #48079A Survey of Task Planning: Pre- and Post-Assessment of a Project ManagementActivity in the Computer Science Senior CapstoneAimee Allard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Aimee Allard is a member of the Senior Design Center faculty in the Department of Computer Science at NC State. As the Communications Coordinator and an instructor in Senior Design, she works with students on writing- and communications-based milestones: task planning, documentation, reports, design strategies, presentations, and more. She is passionate about Senior Design because not only do students gain real-world experience

Conference Session

Examining Social Ties and Networks

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Her research focuses on methods to improve the teaching and learning of team effectiveness in engineering design courses.Dr. Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto Penny Kinnear currently works with the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto where she focuses on the development and delivery of Professional Language support for a highly student body. She has a background in applied linguistics, second language and bilingual education and writing education. She is co-author of the book, ”Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An in- troduction through narratives.” Her current research projects include a longitudinal study on professional identity development of Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Resch, University of Florida; Patriel Stapleton, University of Florida; Benjamin Rheault, University of Florida; Amy Wu, University of Florida; Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida

]. In Computer Science (CS), studentsoften don’t see how their “systems” classes, like Computer Organization, fit in with theirprogramming classes. This results in decreased engagement with course content, whichundermines student learning. Reflective writing is a pedagogical strategy introduced by Dewey[2] and extended by Schon [3] that has been found to increase critical thinking in students byallowing them to analyze their experiences for better understanding. Moon’s [4] theory oflearning and reflection in undergraduate education explores reflection as a way to guide a studentfrom surface learning (memorizing facts) to deep learning (integrated ideas and a holisticview)[4]. Reflection that promotes deep learning can help CS students realize

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem

and prevention, medical records, comparative outcomes research, and biomedical sciences. He has successfully published several peer-reviewed articles in biomedical sciences, physical medicine and rehabilitation, modeling and simulation of physiological signals, motion analysis, and engineering.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Emerging Innovations and Global Challenges on Curriculum Design: Case Study of Teaching Security in Embedded System Design Mohammed Ferdjallah1, Asad Salem2 1 Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University/ Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

initiative and translate her passion for STEM into opportunities that will attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and is currently a co-PI on the HSI ATE Resource Hub. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the course of the semester, the students were expected to submit a project proposal, meetwith the course instructor during office hours to discuss their progress, and bring in drafts oftheir two written deliverables for peer feedback. They received feedback on their design memosfrom other students in the semiconductors course. Their CSR summaries received feedback fromstudents taking the Corporate Social Responsibility course that same semester. The course is anelective that fulfills the humanities and social science graduation requirements forundergraduates. It primarily draws on social science research to develop students’ criticalthinking skills about CSR.   Appendix A contains the complete project assignment document. CSR was also

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

a wide range of engineering and real-world applications thatstudents might encounter as practicing engineers or as graduate students. Information sourceswere restricted to peer-reviewed published work such as journal articles, conference proceedings,and books. Students were directed to use the main engineering digital databases EngineeringVillage or Compendex, which provide comprehensive coverage of literature in all engineeringfields. Unsupported assertions or claims were a basis of rejection or grade reduction of theproject grade. The attainment level of the lifelong learning competency was assessed using twoperformance indicators. The first performance indicator comprised of measures of students’ability to recognize the attributes of a

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 23.227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment Based on the Principles of Discovery and MetacognitionAbstract Leading educators and scholars in the area of cognitive science agree that a newparadigm for assessment called a learning paradigm must be generated to observe, measure, anddocument the success of creative, new educational methods and practices. Educators haveunderstood the implications and

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Valerie E. Kerr, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K. Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Flexibility IP SCAFFOLDING Zone of Learner Assistance Learner Assistance Towards Independence OF Proximal Instructor Active Learning Peer Learning PLP Project or Exam INSTRUCTION Development Weeks 1-4 Weeks 1-4 Week 5 Student: Faculty ASSESSMENT OF • Non-technical core competency • Formative & summative feedback on model PERFORMANCE AND • Improved understanding of • Feedback on student interactions

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-205: STRATEGIES FOR CREATING AND SUSTAINING ADEPARTMENTAL CULTURELisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. Her research interests lie in the areas of teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, process design instruction, and the integration of writing, speaking, and computing within the curriculum. She has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including the John Wiley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware (2009), NCSU Faculty Advising Award

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Faculty Influences on Student Support

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayt Frisch, George Fox University; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

experience. Specifically, I advanced my knowledge of establishing a successful undergraduate research program. … Through the class project, I observed students learn how to collaborate effectively, which will be essential for future work tasks. Additionally, they benefited from knowledge-sharing during the collaborative process, providing a valuable opportunity for peer-to-peer learning. They also improved their presentation and writing skills. I also expanded my knowledge on how to spark curiosity among students and motivate students to think deeply about the relevance of the course material to their professional journey, and, most importantly, inspire them to explore the subject further through self-study."The strong positive feedback from

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

briefings. For example, the preliminary design report in this capstone course included 36distinct requirements or specifications. These requirements are easily adapted for use as gradingrubrics, ensuring completion of all required elements while allowing minor mistakes in technicalcontent, writing style, and formatting. (A list of specifications for each deliverable is provided tostudents via Canvas, an online learning management system.) Students are informed that masteryis approximately equivalent to earning 87% in a traditional grading system.The third step in implementing specifications grading is to define how course content masterymaps to letter grades. One option is to base grades on the number of learning outcomes mastered.However, this

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that better meets the client’s needs.Model Documentation: The model must be documented; typically students write a memo tothe client describing their model. The MEA is not only model-eliciting, but thought-revealing;i.e., the team’s mathematical approach to the problem is revealed in the client deliverable. Thisprocess enables students to examine their progress, assess the evolution of the mathematicalmodel, and reflect about the model. It provides a window into students’ thinking, which caninform instruction.Generalizability: The created model must be sharable, transferable, easily modifiable, and/orreusable in similar situations. It must be generally useful to the client and not just apply to the

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

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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

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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