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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cynthia Howard-Reed, The Pennsylvania State University; Erin A Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

research opportunities • Awareness of the possible benefits of research experiences • Awareness of cultural norms associated with scientific research • Perceived barriers to interactions with faculty • Financial and personal barriers • Assessment of mentorship and preferences for the “best” students • Unconscious societal biasTo help reduce these barriers, many universities have created undergraduate research officesdedicated to helping students find research opportunities. Typically, you will find engineeringstudent research offices in spaces near the Career Services Center, Office of Research, in theindividual Engineering Departments, or students are referred to a centralized university office.However, to break down

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Anna M. Mostoller, Elizabethtown College; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

mastery-based course structures.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Her expertise is in education and workforce development in science and engineering fields. She has particular interest in access to and equity in engineering education and practice. She studies the experiences of underrepre- sented students in engineering classrooms, the transition to first jobs and the ”early career” for women in engineering, and the trajectories to senior leadership in technology settings.Ms. Anna M. Mostoller, Elizabethtown CollegeDr

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Caroline Bolton, Bucknell University; Caitlyn Aaron

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #32427Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Approach to MeasureEngineering IntuitionDr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskio˘glu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tongjie Ju, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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International

doctorate degrees are similar, and themost important one is to solve practical problems. Hawkes [5] pointed out that,engineering doctoral students usually have observed the problem of practices for sometime and wanted to find solutions to make things work better in their work places.Professional engineering doctorate degree programs provide them with the opportunityto develop a doctorate with an industrial applicability [6]. In addition, enhancingemployability and career prospects is what engineering doctoral students expect.Students hope to develop and update their skills through the professional engineeringdoctoral training [7]. Additional motivations include expanding current connections inboth industry and academia, hoped-for changes in career

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nick Lux, Montana State University - Bozeman; Blake Wiehe ; Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University - Bozeman; Brock J. LaMeres P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Paul Gannon, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Pre-College Engineering Education

end. Although she was atfirst concerned about teaching STEM, especially under COVID constraints, she soon foundpassion for both teaching and learning STEM material. Because the engineering curriculum shedelivered included considerable focus on computer science, and more specifically, in coding, shewas exposed to a STEM discipline that really ignited her passion and validation for her chosencareer. Simply put: This experience served as a career affirmation event that we want all PSTs toexperience during their teacher education trajectory. Kristina also experienced the true power ofcollegial and collaborative relationships during her time in practicum. Holly routinely revisitedthe best-practice research in teaching with Kristina, and those

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer

Stein, University of California, San Diego Works as the Project Development and Outreach Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego.Prof. Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego Truong Nguyen is a Distinguished Professor at UCSD. His current research interests are video processing and machine learning algorithms with applications in health monitoring/diagnosis and 3D modeling. He received the IEEE Signal Processing Paper Award for the paper he co-wrote with Prof. P. P. Vaidyanathan on linear-phase perfect-reconstruction filter banks (1992). He received the NSF Career Award in 1995. While serving as department Chair (2014-2019), Prof. Nguyen and several faculty and

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University-Bloomington; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University; Traci Aucoin

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Pre-College Engineering Education

biomedical engineering from Saint Louis University. She is currently an NSF/ASEE I-PERF post-doctoral fellow in a biotech start-up and hopes to continue her career by combining her passion in biomedical engineering and healthcare as well as in education reform in engineering.Mrs. Traci Aucoin Traci Aucoin is currently the Lafayette Parish School System GEAR UP Project Director. She has worked in education for 30 years and has been a part of the GEAR UP initiative for seven years. She began her career as a high school biology and physics teacher before she moved into higher education where she served the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in numerous capacities for over 20 years. She served as Director of the Alumni

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Nick Hudyma, Boise State University; Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller P.E., Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

as to thecontent of their coursework and neither of these goals are easily met in large-format courses thatserve all majors [6].Students desire a community of peers and faculty as well as a sense of belonging [7] within theirmajor. Belonging can be developed in many ways, but a core piece of belonging is knowing whatyou belong to. When students understand what they are studying, they can connect their input(academic effort) to an output (degree attainment, career) that reflects their values and self-identity now and, in the future, [8]. A large contributing factor to programs not being able to helpstudents make connections is a lack of major-specific courses available where students can findand spend structured time with peers/faculty in

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Eric Marsh, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

withdigital badges starting with our initial exploration of their viability.Early explorationThe initial motivation for our exploration of badging was our perception that students aremissing out on key skills that would serve them well in their careers. Early benchmarking alsoshowed the success being enjoyed by other programs such as work at Purdue University [8] andthe work of other schools like Robert Morris University [9]. Our particular departmental cultureled us to survey the 12 members of our industrial advisory board. This group was evenly split onthe idea of offering badges. Reasons cited against the badging effort included: 1) manycompanies already offer extensive in-house training on relevant but non-technical skills, 2) it isnot clear if

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Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to electricity 2. Energy generation, transmission, and distribution 3. Energy and electric circuits 4. Energy efficiency 5. Introduction to renewable energy 6. Fundamentals of Solar Electric Circuits 7. Economics of Renewable Energy & Career Path in Renewable Energy 8. Social, Environmental, and Political considerations for Renewable Energy SystemsSeveral materials have been sent to the students including: an electric circuits kit, solar cells, adigital multimeter, energy-efficient bulbs, and an energy monitoring device. The contentpresented during the workshops followed the best practices for energy education includingcontent from the US Energy Information Administration[13], US Department of Energy[14], andthe National

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years of experience teaching mathematics, statistics, computer science, and first-year engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first-year engineering students with a high- quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and academic support to facilitate their transition to university life and to prepare them for success in their engineering majors and future careers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Educating the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts1.0

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Stephen Patchin; Cody Kangas; Jamie Lindquist

Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferencetheir families, brings STEM education outside the classroom and school day hours, andcelebrates informal learning and innovation.Meeting the ChallengeIn 2004 Michigan Technological University conducted its first annual YES! (Youth Engineeringand Science) Expo at Chrysler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This STEM career awarenessevent brought together industry, institutions of higher education, and government to participatein the event. The goal: inspire middle and high school students to explore education and careersin engineering and science. The program moved to Ford Field in Detroit with K-12 attendancegrowing from 5,000 students in 2004 to over 15,000 in 2008. YES! Expo event format

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

instruction and group worthy tasks, productive struggle, mathematics-scienceintegration, mathematical modeling, and literacy foci as fitting together in a seamless whole thatallowed instruction guided by this perspective to naturally incorporate these effective practices.Connected to this was the challenge of acquiring and implementing that complex perspective.IntroductionRising Above the Gathering Storm identified the need to “encourage more US citizens to pursuecareers in mathematics, science, and engineering” [1]. Teachers Engaged in STEM and Literacy(Project TESAL) was designed to strengthen the STEM educational and career pipeline inAppalachia. Difficulties attracting students to STEM careers are enhanced in Appalachia andWest Virginia (WV) [2

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Adena Moulton, Digital Harbor Foundation; Shawn Grimes; Stephanie Grimes; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation

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Pre-College Engineering Education

include a section on interests towards STEM careers. Interest ineach topic is measured using a series of 8 to 11 self-reported Likert style items (Table 2). Eachitem has to be rated on 5 levels ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree”. TheSTEM Careers survey consists of 12 items that are rated across 4 levels of interest, ranging from“Not at All Interested” to “Very Interested”.After reviewing the contents of each survey and taking into account findings from previousresearch that shows youth prefer short assessments [6][7], we decided to only deploy surveysrelating to two topics relevant to DHF’s learning objectives. These included the Technology andEngineering (9 items) and 21st Century Skills (11 items). The original paper survey

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Trinity Borland, Wartburg College; Ripken Gehrig Holst, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

when STEM careers are set to grow by 12.6%over the next 10 years, 5.2% faster than other occupations (Burke, 2019).Additionally, STEM is facing a diversity crisis with a lack of representation from women andsome races. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up only 15.9% of the totalengineering and architecture workforce (Employed Persons by Detailed Occupation, Sex, Race,and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, 2019). This creates an issue, as STEM peer contact correlateswith STEM retention among females (Hilts, Part & Bernacki, 2018). Further, according to theBureau of Labor Statistics, whites make up 79.3% percent of the total engineering andarchitecture workforce (Employed Persons by Detailed Occupation, 2019). Minorities

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Marina Shapiro

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

StudentsIntroductionSignificant educational equity gaps exist in STEM fields for underrepresented minority (URM)students who live in the San Joaquin Valley. For this paper, URM students are defined as non-white and non-Asian, though it is recognized that there are subpopulations of URM studentswithin each of these non-URM groups. Some equity gaps present themselves as differences inacademic achievement between underrepresented minority URM students and non-URMstudents or women in STEM fields and arise due to numerous academic and social factors.Significant factors for attrition are perceptions about careers in the STEM fields, poorexperiences with the academic culture and teaching pedagogy, and declining confidence due todemanding curriculum. One study shows that

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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First-Year Programs

Successful Engineering Careers,” sponsored by NSF DUE.Dr. Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Dr. Jimenez is a professor at the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department in the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). He earned his B.S from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Do- minican Republic in 1986, M.S. from Univ. of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in 1991, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1999. His current teaching and research interests include design, characterization, and rapid prototyping of information processing systems, embedded cyber-physical systems, and engineering education. He is the lead author of the textbook Introduction to Embedded Systems: Using Microcon

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K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sabina Anne Schill, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

gainedsupport and insider knowledge of their department, and mentors gained communication andinterpersonal skills. Dennehy and Dasgupta’s [10] research concluded that female peer mentorsseemed to increase belonging, confidence, and motivation of female first-year mentees.Mentoring can provide different functions, commonly separated into the categories ofpsychosocial support (i.e., encouragement, counseling, role modeling) and career / instrumentalsupport (i.e., skill-building, evaluating, acknowledging achievements) [7, 8, 10]. Additionally,mentoring can be either formal (structured / intentional) or informal (developed organicallybetween the mentee and “a more experience[d] individual with whom the mentee has regularcontact” [7, p. 37

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Design Across Curriculum 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Design in Engineering Education

three departments in the Frank H.Dotterweich College of Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville have incorporatedengineering design instruction and hands-on design projects in the last two years as part of NSFgrant award #1928611. A primary objective of this grant is to increase the retention andpersistence of minorities in the engineering programs by incorporating high-impact enrichmentactivities into courses early in the student’s academic career. A logical course to include high-impact activities for first-year students is the introduction to engineering courses in thedepartments, which are titled “Engineering as a Career” (GEEN 1201), within the Frank H.Dotterweich College of Engineering.This work presents the approach used for a

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Orla LoPiccolo M. Arch, PDip (CM), Architect, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

Architecture peers. Bycomparison, this is one year longer than engineering technology graduates pursuing a ProfessionalEngineering (PE) license. This time lag places BSc Architectural Engineering Technologygraduates who plan to pursue architectural licensure at a disadvantage, and may affect theenrollment, retention, and graduation rates for this type of program. The objective of this paper isto compare course offerings of a four-year B.Sc. Architectural Engineering Technology Programto NAAB-accredited five-year Bachelor of Architecture programs, examine qualitative feedbackfrom students regarding the Architectural Engineering Technology Program and their career goals,and assess the continuing viability of the architectural engineering technician

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

programming course. Students often began their engineeringprogram knowing only that they were good at math and science, yet not knowing what anengineering career entails. As students may apply for a particular major as early as completion oftheir second-semester courses, weekly lessons exploring one of the many offered majors wasincluded as a component of their first-semester experience to drive informed decisions regardingchoice of major.The committee came forward in March 2017 with recommendations, which were immediatelyfast-tracked to support a fall 2018 rollout: • The first-semester course in engineering, for all students, was a newly developed computer programming course using Python and integrated various calculus and physics

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker

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FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

with one’s major, and the probability of classroom environment allows for deeper, moreretention within the major. Specifically, the study wanted to transformational conversations to occur between first-yearexamine the factor of peer mentoring with the development students and the Peer Mentors about college life andof a student’s professional identity, or an attachment and academic success in engineering. Allowing Peer Mentors toidentification with one’s chosen career path [6]. Reference co-teach opens the door for more focused conversation and[5] concluded that the rigorous nature of STEM majors and creates another opportunity to reiterate curricular topicscourse work can make the development of professional

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Diversity

theknowledge of STEM in Elementary and Middle School students.KeywordsSTEM, Elementary, Middle, methods, technologiesIntroductionAt the elementary school level, STEM education provides an introduction to the STEM as wellas an awareness of STEM (California Department of Education, 2014). For middle schoolstudents, STEM allows students to begin the exploration of STEM-related careers. Finally, forthe high school, STEM prepares students for successful post-secondary education and beyond1.Among the four areas of the STEM, the research in technology and engineering education inelementary and middle schools is less mature because those subjects are not as commonly taughtin K-12 education. The nature and potential value of integrated K-12 STEM education are

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Brett Doudican, University of Dayton; Ahsan Mian; Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #20323Prof. Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Depart- ment, Wright State University. Currently involved in outreach to middle and high schools STEM teachers through the ASM-Materials Camp for Teachers program as well as engaging students in the school class- room setting with demonstrations and presentations that motivate students to choose STEM careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Collaborative Community-Based Research Experiences in Materials and Manufacturing (Work in Progress)ABSTRACTThree regional institutions of higher learning are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

pursuing their own research inengineering education thanks in part to NSF’s support of CAREER awards that work to furtherthe ambitions and success of new researchers. Clearly the relatively small investments made byNSF in engineering education have given birth to what is becoming a well-established researchcommunity.Although the engineering education research (EER) community is growing and becoming moreestablished, it still relies heavily on Federal sources, primarily NSF, to support much of itsactivities. Thus like all other disciplines, EER is affected by the relatively flat Federal funding forresearch in recent years. Since policy makers are continually making choices between how tobalance funding between competing needs, it is important for

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

revised theories or laws; 3. the collecting ofinformation about a particular subject. 1 Research has been known as a term connected toacademia on the graduate level in pursuit of attaining post bachelor degrees which consequentlyindividuals gain a wealth of knowledge while hopefully improving their field of study.Undergraduate research has been studied for over the past few decades by many of educatorsbecause of their acknowledgements of the drive it gives undergraduate students to pursue agraduate degree and/or a career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). 2Key research –based organizations like the National Science Foundation invested in initiating apilot program in 1987 known today as the Research Experiences for

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Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

websites to identify and select an engineering educationprogram that supports their diverse interests. Traditional disciplinary engineering curricula areoften perceived as limiting for some students. However, multidisciplinary engineering orinterdisciplinary engineering education programs provide opportunities for students to pursueengineering as a career that aligns with their interest, career goals, and a space to establish a senseof belonging. Prior studies have broadly examined what influences students to select engineeringas a major; however, little work has explored what influences students in their decision making totransition to an interdisciplinary engineering education program. In this work-in-progress paper,we describe our preliminary

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M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw P.E., Valparaiso University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

encountered circuits.applications in their discipline often struggle to draw This natural progression first prepares students withconnections between the theoretical concepts from their necessary skills that are applicable to any engineeringintroductory courses and those specific contexts in which discipline and then with more specific tools that are relevantthey might apply those concepts in their future careers. in any ECE area of focus. Students may then later specializeAs such, these students frequently struggle with relating within their field by strategically choosing technical electiveto their courses and may become discouraged or doubt courses in the last two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

ability to consciously and deliberately monitor and regulate one’s knowledge, processes,and cognitive and affective states” [1]. Metacognition is key to developing self-directed learningskills that are foundational to ABET’s required “ability to be a life-long learner.” Self-directedlearning is also necessary for an effective work career, yet it is rarely integrated into engineeringeducation [2].In our IUSE NSF project, we are studying the development of metacognitive and self-directedlearning skills of students and graduates of the Iron Range Engineering program (IRE). IRE is aninnovative, problem-based-learning (PBL) engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota, wherestudents explicitly engage in activities to become aware of and develop

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Instruction for K-12 Engineering (Work in Progress)IntroductionEfforts to diversify the engineering workforce are informed by the fact that engineeringcontinues to remain a White, male-dominated profession [1]. Underrepresented students leavescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in middle school, highschool, and in undergraduate programs [2]-[4] at a disproportionate rate compared to their Whitemale colleagues.In order to broaden participation and provide equitable engineering education forunderrepresented students, better approaches are necessary to support these students’ pathwaystoward STEM careers. One approach for encouraging diverse participation in engineering isthrough disciplinary literacy instruction (DLI