AC 2010-30: AN INVESTIGATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS' CAREER DECISION SELF-EFFICACYChandra Austin, Utah State University Page 15.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Investigation of African American High School Students’ Career Decision Self-efficacy Underutilization of minorities in science and engineering is a national problem 1. If Americais to maintain its global competiveness, we must educate our populace in high priority areas.African Americans continue to be hesitant to undertake the more rigorous math and sciencecourses that provide a base for preparation in engineering. Research states that this
AC 2010-1754: MODELING THE CAREER PATHWAYS OF WOMENENGINEERING FACULTY THROUGH ORAL HISTORIES ANDPARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHODSJordana Hoegh, Purdue University Jordana Gartner Hoegh, M.S graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in criminal justice. She then worked at Mutual of Omaha doing regulatory research and writing. Seeking better work-family balance, Jordana changed careers. In 2006, she received her Master’s of Science in Sociology from Purdue University. She is working on her doctorate in Sociology at Purdue focusing on identities, motherhood, and career. In 2008, Jordana joined the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) Group as a
jumping head first into theCalculus I course. Even if the material is a repeat of what students may have learned in highschool or another institution of higher learning, they have the opportunity to become very solidin the fundamentals and to earn a high grade in the course and therefore assist in getting theiracademic careers off to a good start. The Pre-Calculus course was taught and evaluated in mostlya traditional manner. Goulet3 shows significant success in developing and teaching a freshmancalculus sequence in an outcomes based manner. Future experiments may show benefits ofcombining outcomes based teaching approaches with the success predictor analysis detailed inthis paper
Session 1170 Pitt Engineering Career Access Program: Building a Pipeline for Success through Project CARE Sylvanus Wosu, Michael Lovell and Robert Goldbach1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15251/ 1 Research and Evaluation Consultant, Pittsburgh PA 15219AbstractThis paper gives an overview of the lessons learned in the first year of implementing the pre-engineering component of the Pitt Engineering Career Access Program (PECAP). PECAPintroduces a college curriculum to pre-11th and pre-12th grade high school students throughCritical and Analytical Reasoning Enrichment (CARE) activities. Project CARE
Paper ID #8815Career Self-efficacy of the Black Engineer in the U.S. Government WorkplaceMr. Scott Hofacker PE, US Army Dr. Hofacker is a recent graduate of The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research area is the career self-efficacy of racially underrepresented mi- norities in the engineering workplace. Dr. Hofacker is also the Concept Design and Assessment Focus Area Lead for the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He is responsible for the strategic planning of science and technology efforts
Paper ID #9165Graduate Student and Faculty Member: An Exploration of Career and Per-sonal DecisionsRachel McCord, Virginia Tech Rachel McCord is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests include engineering students use of metacognitive practices while studying in groups. Her advisor is Dr. Holly Matusovich.Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech Cory is currently a NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing a Masters in Industrial and Systems En- gineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering
Paper ID #9828High School Students’ Attitudes to Engineering and Engineers related totheir Career ChoiceMrs. Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo For almost 10 years I have worked as an assintant professor and since 2003, I have worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation in the Popularization of Science and Technology issues. Besides policy formulation and implementation of programs to popularize S & T, we give support to improve science teaching in schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Authorized by deads, I have dedicated most of time as a PhD candidate
An Alternate Route For a Career Related to Engineering Education: A Kumon Franchise Doreen Lawrence†, and Barbara Oakley†† † Kumon North America, Inc. Glenpointe Centre East- 5th Floor, 300 Frank W. Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ, 07666/ ††School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 48306 AbstractKumon North America, Inc. (KNA) is North America’s largest supplemental educationprovider. In studying the relation between KNA and engineering, it has been found thatnearly ten percent of all Kumon mathematics instructors have left successful engineeringpositions to run their own Kumon
Acting Out: Using Theater to Discuss Career Struggles of Women Faculty in Engineering Naomi C. Chesler, Leslyn Hall, Mark A. Chesler University of Wisconsin/ORC Marco International/University of MichiganAbstractIn a workshop for untenured women faculty in engineering, participatory theater exercises wereused to build community and facilitate a discussion among participants about their careerstruggles. Two key differences between participatory theater-based discussions and traditionalround table discussions are the physical enactment of personal experiences and the collectivebrainstorming for (and enactment of) problem-solving strategies. At the workshop, the
What Do I Do Now: Suggestions for the Frustrated Mid-Career Professional Bruce Reid The Pennsylvania State University Wilkes-Barre Campus Lehman, Pa. 18627AbstractLibrarians, like most professionals, may arrive at a stage in their careers whenthey start questioning themselves about their job satisfaction and importance. Thereasons are many, from not being challenged by their work to abrupt changes inthe workplace dictated by management and the economy. At this stageprofessionals may begin to feel unappreciated by management and not in controlof their work environment. In this piece I offer some
Session 3630 Changes in Perceived Learning Assessed in Stages from Mid-stream Academic through Professional Careers Anita M. Todd, Kimberly A. Barron and Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a new web-based senior exitsurvey in the College of Engineering at Penn State. The electronic format includes an adaptivefeature that accounts for the student’s major, and presents the respondent with both a corecontent and a department-specific component that together meet multiple assessment interestsand
Session 1475 Balancing Professional and Personal Life to Achieve Significance in an Academic Career William Jordan and Bill Elmore College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 71272AbstractWe encourage new engineering faculty members to seek significance, not just success. Successis often defined by numbers (numbers of publications, dollars of research funding, performanceon student evaluations). Significance is harder to define. We suggest that a
AC 2011-1100: INSPIRING GIRLS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM WITHA MENTOR-SUPPORTED ROBOTICS PROJECTSanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tabriz in 2004, followed by a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from Iran University of Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Her areas of interest are Control Systems and Robotics.Chris Macnab, University of Calgary Chris Macnab received his B. Eng. in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. He
technology toengineering students will motivate them to understand how technologies have influenced theevolution and emergence of modern society. More than the celebration of great achievements,the methods inherent to historical research teach engineering students useful lifelong learningskills. For example, the close reading of primary source documents, including patents, labnotebooks, or newspaper articles, can help engineering students understand not only the designprocess but also its relationship to its broader historical context. These are the same crucialthinking skills that engineering students must develop to succeed in their senior design projectsand postsecondary careers. Including enhanced training in library research skills in courses
engineering to K-12 teachers & counselors so that they can inform and advocate this important career to their students. Her research interests include gender equity in the K-12 Classroom, assessment of K-12 engineering education, curriculum development, and teacher professional development. Page 22.1171.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Preparing Counselors to Advocate STEM Careers: A Professional Development model for K-12 Counselors U.S. Department of Labor workforce projections for 2018 highlight that nine of the 10fastest-growing
Committee. Page 22.1456.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Myths of Race and Gender: The Engineering “Pipeline” Metaphor and the Careers of Female Deans of EngineeringIntroductionWho does engineering is important, since engineers are key contributors to the design oftechnologies that shape our world.1 While women have made significant gains in their proportionof degrees earned and their representation in the professoriate in the past 30 years, they remainsignificantly underrepresented in engineering.2 In 2009, women earned just 17.8% of the 74,387bachelor’s degrees awarded in
. Page 22.1653.4In the Fall 2009 semester, the investigators communicated with high-school and middle schooleducators and reached agreement on collaboration on InspireCT goals. Teachers at the highschool and middle school levels were engaged in conversation about how to introducecomputation thinking into their classrooms, discussing what would attract their students tocomputing careers and how their student could be vertically teamed with undergraduate studentsin meaningful software projects. Industry Professional Software Designers Collaborators and Developers Clients, Mentoring
AC 2012-3656: ART2STEM: DISCOVERY THROUGH DESIGN LINKSMIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TO STEM SKILLS AND CAREER PATHSMs. Sydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville Executive Director of Alignment Nashville (AN) since 2005. AN is a non-profit that supports K-12 education. She was formerly vice-president and dean of technologies at Nashville State Community College for 30 years. Rogers has led several NSF funded grants aimed a reforming teaching and learning. She is currently assisting the Ford Next Generation Learning Initiative as part of the national team.Ms. Sandra M. Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation Sandra Harris is the Program Manager for Art2STEM, a three-year grant that the National Science Foun- dation awarded
AC 2012-5235: THE IMPACT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCHEXPERIENCES ON UNDERGRADUATES UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCHPRACTICES AND CAREER TRAJECTORIESMegan E. Faurot, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDr. Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Eric M. Brey is an Associate Professor of biomedical engineering and Director of Undergraduate Re- search.Allison Antink Meyer, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDr. Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology Page 25.1308.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012The Impact of Biomedical Engineering Research Experiences onUndergraduate
AC 2012-3832: THE PATHWAYS TAKEN BY EARLY CAREER PROFES-SIONALS AND THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PATHWAY CHOICESMs. Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech and a graduate research as- sistant. Carrico is conducting research on early career professionals and their pathways as part of the engineering pathways study. Carrico has industry experience including as an engineering manager for General Dynamics.Ms. Katherine E. Winters, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fourth-year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a focus in
AC 2012-3533: WOMEN ENGINEERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FROM EN-ROLLMENT TO CAREER: A CASE STUDYDr. Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a Computer Engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in instructional technology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at the American University of Beirut. Her research interests include engineering education, ubiquitous computing using open source software, and online learning communities. Page 25.1482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012
AC 2012-3469: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR GLOBAL CAREERS: CUL-TURALLY DIVERSE DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND FORUMS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute Suzanne W. Scott is an Assistant Professor in the STEPS Program (Strategies for Team-based Engineering Problem Solving). She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Denver, an M.A from Washington University, and a B.A. from Drury University. She is a former Coordinator of the EPICS (Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence) Program at the Colorado School of Mines under the directorship of Dr. Robert Knecht, and has served as one of the Principal Investigators in the PI/CSM collaboration, ”Preparing Global Engineers,” on
AC 2012-5124: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICALAND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES IN THE CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGEAND CAREER SUCCESSDr. David I. Spang, Burlington County College David Spang is the Vice President of Academic Programs at Burlington County College in Pemberton, N.J. Prior to being named Vice President, Spang served as Dean of the Science, Mathematics, and Tech- nology Division. Spang holds a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering and a M.B.A. degree, with a concentration in innovation and technology management. Prior to joining academia, Spang spent nearly 20 years in R&D and business development.Dr. Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School Kathleen Spang has been a high school educator for
Session 2530 Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Students to a Career of Research in Engineering and the Sciences Ardie D. Walser Electrical Engineering Department of the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkAbstractWe wish to present a program designed to encourage pre-college students to major inengineering and to consider research as a career track. We will give a description of theprogram and how it was mounted. It is our objective in this presentation to demonstrate thata program tailored for our institution is flexible
Session 2653 STARTING OFF RIGHT: CAREER PLANNING & ACADEMIC ADVISING IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSE LIB CROCKETT, ACADEMIC ADVISOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON, SCABSTRACTClemson University’s General Engineering Program introduced several new career planningelements into its first-semester introductory engineering course in order to help students make aninformed choice regarding their major and ultimately their career path. By using the StrongInterest Inventory and career- related databases
Paper ID #41619Exploring Career-path Streaming through an Intersectional Lens: Race, Gender,and Engineering in the Canadian ContextDr. Andrea Chan, University of Toronto Andrea Chan is a Senior Research Associate at Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead), Institute for Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), University of TorontoDr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is the Associate Director of Research at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering and an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education (ISTEP) at the University of
Paper ID #43244Exploring the Influence of Identity Development on Public Policy CareerPathways for EngineersMiss Bailey Kathryn McOwen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Bailey is a student at Virginia Tech in the Engineering Education doctoral program. She has her bachelor’s in physics from Canisius University and bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from St. Mary’s University. Her research interests are in workforce development, continued education for engineering practitioners, alternative engineering career pathways, and engineering ethics.Dr. Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
role, she assists the organization with research, program evaluation, and data analytics.Ms. Esther Gonzalez Esther Gonz´alez is a PhD candidate in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC). Her research domains are organization behavior and diversity management. Her research is multidisciplinary and applies methods and fields in public policy, management, political science, and sociology. Upon completion of her Bachelors of Arts degree in International Development Studies at UCLA, she began a successful career in banking and finance at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. She has completed various post baccalaureate certifications through UCLA Anderson and the Harvard Business
Paper ID #42777Board 223: CAREER: Exploring the Intersection of LGBTQ Identities andSTEM Disciplines: A Qualitative Narrative ApproachDr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University Bryce E. Hughes is an Associate Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University. His research interests encompass diversity and equity in engineering education, with a focus on LGBTQ students. He was recently awarded an NSF CAREER grant to study the experiences of LGBTQ undergraduates in STEM fields. He holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in student development administration from
Paper ID #42856Board 222: CAREER: Engineering in Youth-led Technology-rich Settings:Promoting Belonging and Preventing HarmDr. Isabella Stuopis, Boston College Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Boston College in Human Centered Engineering program under mentorship of Professor Avneet Hira. Earned PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University under mentorship of Kristen Wendell. Interests: undergraduate learning, learning outside of the classroom setting, collaboration in engineering, learning assistants, makerspaces, broadening participation in engineeringKiana Alexa RamosCaitlyn HancockEmanuel Joseph LouimeDr. Avneet Hira