Survey Course on Engineering Careers Improve First-Year Engineering Retention?AbstractWith a need for more engineers in the United States, there is a strong interest in student successprograms and curriculum changes that improve student retention. As a part of a research projectto study the modeling of first-year engineering retention at the University of Michigan, therelationship between enrollment in an engineering survey course on engineering careers andfirst-year retention was studied. Experienced faculty teach the course on career opportunities inthe engineering fields that are supported in the College of Engineering.The retention rate of students enrolled in this first-year course on engineering careers wascompared to
2006-242: A PROTOCOL FOR EVALUATING WEB-BASED RESOURCES TOINTEREST GIRLS IN STEM CAREERSKaren White, Purdue University Karen F. White is a graduate student in the Department of Organizational Leadership in the College of Technology, Purdue UniversityMara Wasburn, Purdue University Mara H. Wasburn is Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership in the College of Technology, Purdue University. Page 11.104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Protocol for Evaluating Web-Based Resources to Interest Girls in STEM Careers There is a quiet crisis
2006-813: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAREERS ANDLEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLSMargaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana Margaret Ratcliff is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University College of Technology in Columbus, Indiana and has been there since January 2005. Before joining Purdue University at Columbus, she spent 11 years in industry working mostly as a Product Design Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, and Structural Analyst. She earned a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University.JoDell Steuver, Purdue University JoDell K
Paper ID #17719Summer Research Program to Motivate Undergraduates for Careers in Un-manned Aerial SystemsDr. Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Subodh Bhandari is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona and the Director of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Lab. He received his PhD from University of Kansas in 2007. His current research emphasis is on increased autonomy of unmanned aerial vehi- cles (UAVs), UAV-UGV collaboration, robust and intelligent control, collision and obstacle avoidance system for UAVs, and developing capabilities for widespread use of
Paper ID #19332What Does Career and Personal Success Look Like? Engineering Students’Projections for Post-Graduation PlansMr. Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State UniversityDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply a design
Paper ID #19056Leveraging a Newly Developed Sophomore Design Course to Increase Stu-dents’ Career AwarenessDr. Cassandra M Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Cassandra Degen received her B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2012 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying mechanochemical reactions of a spiropy- ran mechanophore in polymeric materials under shear loading. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the
Paper ID #19066Measuring Students’ Subjective Task Values Related to the Post-UndergraduateCareer SearchDr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Brunhaver joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and
Paper ID #19212Minority Women in the Workplace: Early Career Challenges and Strategiesfor Overcoming ObstaclesNicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers Nicole Yates currently serves as the Senior Research Analyst for the National Society of Black Engineers. She graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s degree in Psychology and completed a thesis that focused on gender differences in reasons for switching from STEM to non-STEM majors. Her background is in research and academia.Ms. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Dr. Rincon joined the Society of Women Engineers in February 2016 as the Manager of
Paper ID #18688Physics Identity Promotes Alternative Careers for First-Generation CollegeStudents in EngineeringDina Verd´ın, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and M.S. student in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF). Her research interest focuses on first-generation college students, specifically around changing deficit base
extent that fourth year engineering students discuss helpingothers and society through their careers as an aspect of an ideal job or an aspect that would maketheir work rewarding. Hour-long, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twentyengineering undergraduate students near the end of their fourth year of college. These studentswere attending five different universities and pursuing six different majors (primarily mechanicaland civil engineering). Student responses, while unique to their personal situation, fell into fourcategories regarding their visions for a future ideal engineering career: (A) helping people andsociety was the most important component to their future engineering career; (B) helping peopleand improving society was
Paper ID #17643How to Shape Attitudes toward STEM Careers: The Search for the most Im-pactful Extracurricular Clubs (RTP)Dr. Fethiye Ozis, Northern Arizona University Fethiye has been working in CECMEE at Northern Arizona University since 2014. She has received her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from University of Southern California in 2005. Her doctorate work focused on modeling of bio filters for air pollution control. After graduation, she has been involved in K-12 STEM institutions both as a teacher and administrator. Her research interests include biotechnology for environmental issues, engineering education
Paper ID #19051Interns in the Wild: Using Structured Reflection and Interviews to Investi-gate Early Career Engineering PracticeProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and
Paper ID #19462Leading from the Bottom Up: Leadership Conceptions and Practices AmongEarly Career EngineersMr. Mike Klassen, University of Toronto Mike Klassen is the Assistant Director, Community of Practice on Engineering Leadership at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. He designs and facilitates leadership programs for engineering students - with a range of focus from tangible skill development to organizational leadership to complex social problems. Mike is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Higher Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
The Challenges of Developing Engineering Management and Leadership Curriculum for Students Planning RIPE Careers. David VanKleeck, Kazimir Karwowski, Tom Phalen, Gayle Moran, Cesare Wright, Jim Hennessey, *C. Fred Higgs III1,2 Rice University Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL) 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, 2Bioengineering Department Proposed ASEE LEAD Track: Work in progressIncreasingly, engineering leadership and programs are seeing broad ranges of students interestedin pursuing grand challenge and blue-sky type opportunities to ‘change the world
Paper ID #27536The Clinical Peer Mentors Program: Student Motivations, Skills and Knowl-edge Acquisition, and Influence on Career PathDr. Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan Rachael Schmedlen is Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education and a Lecturer IV in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chem- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University. Dr. Schmedlen has played a critical role in evolving and now leading the U-M biomedical engineering undergraduate curriculum, particularly the BME
implementation of Science,Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programs. Evelyn has worked in developing curriculum, training, and pro- viding professional development to diverse audiences in the education and out-of school time sectors. Through her work managing the Scientists for Tomorrow programs at Columbia College Chicago, and across partners, she has proven experience implementing programs for schools and community centers in Chicago and nationwide. Evelyn remains an active advocate for STEM education, and college & career readiness. She has collaborated in panels and led educator workshops at state and national conferences: The Annual STEAM Conference, CR Annual Career Conference, STEAMCON, The
Duke from the nonprofit field, where she evaluated and monitored implementation of county-wide early childhood programs. Her prior experience includes school-based social work, teen pregnancy prevention/positive youth development programming, and public health eval- uation.Ms. Medha Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Medha is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. As an advocate of gender diversity in STEM, she founded SheTEM, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit in 2017 to inspire young girls to take up STEM careers. She is passionate about exploring applications of Computing and Technology to address real-world problems. Her work in this area has been
Paper ID #28973An Evaluation of an Engineering Leadership Development Program on AlumniJob Placement & Career ProgressionDr. Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Lang is the Associate Director of the Engineering Leadership Research Program at Penn State Uni- versity. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a focus on Biomechanics from Penn State University. Dr. Lang’s previous professional experiences and research interests range from mechanical engineering facilities design to research that
EECS Department. His current research activities include nanomagnetics/spintronics, graphene electron- ics, nanophotonics, and nano-electromechanical systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Career Development Impacts of a Research Program on Graduate Student and Postdoc MentorsAbstract—This evidence-based practice paper explores how graduate students and postdocsbenefit from serving as mentors to undergraduate research interns. Utilizing three years ofqualitative data from 38 mentors, our findings indicate that mentors feel better prepared forfuture faculty careers as they gain skills in project management, supervision, andcommunication. This paper
Paper ID #31531Children’s Perceptions of Manufacturing Careers: Examining the Influenceof Industry-Public Education Initiatives (RTP)Dr. Greg J Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Greg J. Strimel, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Technology Leadership and Innovation and the coordi- nator of the Design and Innovation Minor at Purdue University. Dr. Strimel conducts research on design pedagogy, cognition, and assessments as well as the preparation of K-12 engineering teachers.Ms. Liesl Krause, Purdue University at West Lafayette Liesl Krause is a current Ph.D. student at Purdue University in the Polytechnic Institute. She
Paper ID #28637Clinician-engineer career bias and its relationship to engineeringdesign self-efficacy among Biomedical Engineering undergraduatesDr. William H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is also the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont. His
Paper ID #28910Developing a Model of Professional Agency Towards Change in EngineeringEducation for Early Career ScholarsDr. Courtney June Faber, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Courtney is a Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in the Cook Grand Challenge Engineering Honors Program at the University of Tennessee. She completed her Ph.D. in Engineering & Science Education at Clemson University. Prior to her Ph.D. work, she received her B.S. in Bioengineering at Clemson University and her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. Courtney’s research interests include epistemic cognition in the
Paper ID #30177Early Career and Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences as Catalystsfor More Impactful Community College STEM OpportunitiesDr. Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College Jared Ashcroft graduated with a BS in Chemistry from Long Beach State in California and subsequently attended Rice University, where he worked for Dr. Lon J. Wilson, developing carbon based nano-bio immunoconjugates for use in medical applications. After earning his doctorate in Chemistry from Rice, he moved to Berkeley California to work in Dr. Carolyn Larabell’s National Center for X-ray Tomogra- phy at the Lawrence Berkeley National
Paper ID #23218Establishing an Industrial Engineering Internship Pipeline for Data AnalysisCareers in Collegiate and Professional AthleticsDr. Glenda D. Young, Mississippi State University Dr. Glenda D. Young is a visiting assistant professor at Mississippi State University. She completed her doctoral work at Virginia Tech’s in the Department of Engineering Education. Her research include the role of university-industry partnerships in shaping student career expectations and pathways, the student to workforce continuum, and broadening participation in engineering. Dr. Young has worked as an Employer Relations Assistant
Paper ID #21495Examination of Future Construction Career Role Preferences and Identitiesof Construction StudentsMr. Dorail F. Porter, Associated General Contractors Undergraduate Construction Management student attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Executive Board member on the NCAT chapter of Associated General Contractors of America . Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Built Environmental ProgramDr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Andrea Ofori-Boadu is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Built Environment at North Carolina Agricultural and
Paper ID #21891Exploring Students’ and Instructors’ Perceptions of Engineering: Case Stud-ies of Professionally Focused and Career Exploration CoursesDr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research
Paper ID #22121High-Enrollment Mechanical Engineering Programs Meeting the Challengeof Career Advising Through a Seminar CourseMs. Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University Rachal Thomassie is a second year master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Engineering program at Texas A&M University with an emphasis on engineering education. She has over five years of industry ex- perience in mechanical design and systems engineering and over seven years of experience in academic affairs. She founded two mechanical engineering affiliated student organizations and a departmental Stu- dent Ambassador program. She also co
Paper ID #22466Promoting Academic and Career Success for Raleigh Future Scholars at NCState UniversityProf. Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University Leda Lunardi received the BS and MS from University of S˜ao Paulo (USP), S˜ao Paulo, Brazil, and Ph.D. degree from Cornell University. Currently she is a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, and engineering undergraduate student retention and graduation improve- ment. Her research has been mainly sponsored by the National
Paper ID #21337Student Career Decision Making Approaches and Development of Profes-sional Engineering TrajectoriesDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Nichole Ramirez is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue
Paper ID #22333Collaborative Research: Supporting Agency among Early Career Engineer-ing Education Faculty in Diverse Institutional ContextsDr. Erin J. McCave, University of Houston Erin is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. She joined the University of Houston after completing a postdoctoral/lecturer position split between the General Engineering program and the Engineering & Science Education Department and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University. Erin’s research interests include preparing students for their sophomore year, minority