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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #32583Virtual Femineer R Program: Engaging K-12 Students and Teachers in Re-moteSTEM Instruction (Evaluation)Dr. Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Dr. Rigden is the Director of Outreach Programs and the Women in Engineering Program for the College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. In her position, she secures funding and provides several different outreach programming events to engage K-12 female students to pursue STEM majors and/or careers. Dr. Rigden’s research focus is the STEM pipeline from K-12 to college and career for underrepresented mi- norities. Her teaching

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Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

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Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaoye Ma, Tsinghua University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Haiyan Zhao

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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 M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Dr. David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David B

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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Corrine M. Schwarting, Iowa State University ; Kent A. Crick, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University; Elise A. Frickey, Iowa State University; Madelyne Losby, Iowa State University; Lisa M. Larson, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

identify as Latino/a, Black, Native American, or Alaska Nativetogether make up 27% of the U.S. population age 21 and older but hold only 11% of science andengineering positions [2]. Relative to other fields of engineering, electrical and computer engineering lag behindwith women making up 19% and 18% of undergraduate degrees awarded, respectively.Underrepresentation of women in engineering majors and subsequent industry positions beginswith an individual’s choice to pursue this career field [3]. Difficulties in recruiting and retainingfemale-identified engineering students have been explained by availability, or absence, ofenvironmental supports such as assistance in male-dominated teams [4] and positiverelationships with advisors and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

thus suggests that theuse of supplemental resources is a support effort that continues to privilege already privilegedgroups of students rather than supporting minoritized students. Similar results were reported byBoone [18] and McLoughlin [34], who note that first-generation and female engineering studentsmay experience self-doubt when they believe they are given additional help and/or resources overmales. Instructors’ practice of connecting course topics to future career options more supportedmajoritized men’s belongingness in the classroom than minoritized women’s belongingness (β =-.43, p < .000). This could be due to what type of future career options are being presented tostudents by instructors. Godwin & Potvin [9] discuss

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1981 North Midwest Section

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William A. Bares; David A. Rogers

information aboutthe life and work of the professional engineer in order to obtain morefrom their studies, to make adequate career planning, and to carry thesebenefits into their professional practice. One way to affect this isthrough an orientation to electrical engineering course. Erlandsen [l] reviewed dozens of university catalogs and found thatonly about 50% of the engineering programs offered something like an engi-neering orientation course. Further, study of the last several years ofthe IEEE Transactions on Education will reveal very few articles on sucha course. It seems as though very few people are motivated to contributein this area perhaps due to the lack of professional compensation forsuch efforts.History Probably many

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Stanley G. Burns

Offer post-baccalaureate engineering education opportunities to engineers employed on the Minnesota Iron “Range” Provide expanded opportunities for faculty in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering to engage in applied research and development activities with the private and public sectors Enhance UMD engineering faculty career development and retention. Expand opportunities for external research funding from the private and public sectors.EXTERNAL FORCESAnother major driver in offering an MEng degree is recognizing that there are changes loomingon the horizon with respect to professional engineering licensure and

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Ryan G. Rosandich

North Midwest Section Conference Observations from academia2: The current mechanical engineering curriculum is not successfully attracting and retaining women or minorities. New graduates forget much of their technical education shortly after graduation, and use little of it during their professional careers. Many faculty members have less than five years practical engineering experience. Engineering faculty members are often very narrowly focused on their areas of specialization and tend to emphasize technical depth in their courses. Most BSME programs appear to be preparing students for graduate school and research-oriented careers rather than engineering practice, and this is out of

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

at Lafayette College has graduated more than 900 majors overits 50-year history. These graduates have gone on to careers in a wide range of roles in a varietyof industries. While the major requirements have evolved over time, the core principles of theprogram – articulated in the program’s founding documents as “Society needs moreliberally-educated persons with technical backgrounds” – have not. Thus, as the programcelebrates its 50 years of educating sociotechnical citizens, and as society grapples withall-consuming sociotechnical problems – climate change, systemic racism, and pandemic spreadand disruption – we are endeavoring to understand how our alumni see themselves and how theirsociotechnical education has contributed to their

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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

individually in year 1. In years 2 and 3,some REU participants worked in group settings. In year 4, all REU participants worked in groupsettings while each group of REU participants were required to submit an additional team projectreport discussing the social impacts of their projects. Table 1: REU participants’ post survey results (data shown in percentage) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4Overall experience (Excellent/Very Good/Good) 67/22/11 64/27/9 55/36/9 60/20/10*Interested in going to grad school 67/33/0 73/18/9 46/54/0 60/40/0(increased/same/decreased)Interested in research career

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University. Dr. Main examines student academic pathways and transitions to the workforce in science and engineering. She was a recipi- ent of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

development of profound personaltraits associated with a career [3]. However, this is not as simple as it seems as universities arenow challenged with providing non-standard curriculum offerings because as explained byPassow “engineering curricula whose graduates will thrive in practice must developcompetencies beyond the traditional emphasis on “math, science, and engineering knowledge,”and possibly beyond ABET’s eleven” [4]. As access to education increases and continues togrow throughout the nation, competition for both education and jobs is rising; thus, making itmore difficult to fill these spots.In the U.S., engineering and computing programs usually follow a 128-credit bachelor’s degreerequirement. With state legislature playing a major role

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Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michael P. Rathslag, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brittany R. Van Vleet, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering

also has led multiple curricular initiative in Bioengineering and the College of Engineering on several NSF funded projects.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge

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Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

commended.Moving to academia from industryMoving to academia mid-career from industry is a major career change with both benefits andchallenges. First, it’s difficult to find academic institutions that appreciate and would even considerhiring an engineer from industry who has not published in an academic journal since graduate school.However, some institutions do value and require industry experience; though if published research isnot on the CV then teaching experience must be, particularly for a teaching focused campus.Once the switch has been made from industry to academia, the new professor can bring some greatpractical insight and real-life examples into the classroom. Undergraduate engineering studentsappreciate a professor who can tell them first

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University; Kyle Raburn

on student preparation. In engineering education, there is significant discussion on whatfirst year introduction content is most appropriate and useful for students in their academic andprofessional careers. In addition, how that content should be delivered is also of interest. Someengineering programs provide a conceptual framework of content to be delivered to newstudents. Other engineering programs may provide an interface platform for students to connectwith practicing professionals to learn about their future careers. Some programs provide contentthat is computational-based, which exposes first year students to relevant calculations that areused in later courses. Additionally, there are some programs that incorporate elements of

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Ahmed Hasan; Tariq Khraishi

applications of mechanical engineering, while describing the science and mathbehind them. The objective of this course is to introduce engineering early career students to thevarious fields and sub-disciplines of the mechanical engineering profession. The paper describes themotivation behind creating the new course, the different components and structure of the course, aswell as provide evidence of student activities and survey data from their participation in the course. Introduction Engineering students spend the first 1-2 years taking pre-engineering classes with littleexposure to actual engineering related courses that form their conceptualization on what areengineers do in their careers. During

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

feel better preparedto work on real-world problems and has improved their understanding of the design process. Inaddition, the survey data shows that working on real projects helped the students learn design.IntroductionThe Jonsson School has implemented UTDesign EPICS based on the successful EPICS modelfrom Purdue University described by Coyle et al1. EPICS is a new project-based design course atThe University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) that utilizes a service-learning model, engages studentsin hands-on real-world projects early in their academic careers, and teaches them human-centereddesign thinking concepts. Through UTDesign EPICS, non-profit organizations partner withmultidisciplinary teams of UTD undergraduate students to solve technology

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Marina Miletic; Vanessa Svihla; Eva Chi; Jamie Gomez; Abhaya Datye; Pil Kang; Yan Chen; Sang Han

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2Outstanding Team Member, Outstanding Oral Presentation, and Outstanding Writing badges areearned by faculty review and evaluation of student work (including current and prior CATME peerevaluation). A panel of three faculty evaluate the Teamwork, Oral Presentation, and Writingperformance of current seniors across the previous three years of their academic career. Badges areawarded based on outstanding performance according to course and project rubrics which identifyexceptional skills in

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Roli Varma

is of a women-friendlyfield, as it offers lucrative jobs, high salaries, professional careers, indoor office workingenvironments, and economic independence. This paper challenges the masculinity of computingfields in the U.S. from the experience from India. IntroductionIn the United States, women are under-represented in computing fields. Science and EngineeringIndicators1 noted that in 2015, women earned a mere 18% (9,209) of bachelor’s degrees incomputer science (CS), which is less than (14,431) of what they earned in 1985. Between 2000and 2015, the proportion of master’s degrees earned by women declined in CS (33% to 31%). In2015, women earned less than one-third of the doctorates in CS. In the

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Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chuck Huff

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Engineering Ethics

. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette 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 M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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John Robert Schedel Jr., United States Naval Academy; Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy

Paper ID #243562018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in theEngineering ClassroomCmdr. John Robert Schedel Jr., United States Naval Academy John Schedel is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is a career Naval Officer, having served 22 years as a Navy SEAL and as an engineer- ing professor. He enjoys teaching a variety of undergraduate engineering courses related to structural engineering, mechanical design, project management, and economic forecasting

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Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas G. Westfall, Virginia Tech; James Edward Taylor; Serena Lise Emanuel, Virginia Tech; Mathew Verghese, Virginia Tech; Nick Falls, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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real-world research projects with team members from multiple disciplines hashelped these undergraduates to gain experiences outside their own disciplines. This has aidedthem in developing diverse skill sets that are described in terms of: interdisciplinary experiences,links between their classroom learning and lab experiences, academic and professional skills,impacts of faculty and graduate mentoring, and impacts on academic and career decisions.1. IntroductionIn order to tackle the multifaceted problems of the 21st century, industries often engageemployees from multiple disciplines to solve a single problem. Although, industries haverecognized the need for interdisciplinary collaborations, the departmental structures in collegesand

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Milgram, Natl Inst for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Teacher magazine. Recent presentation highlights include: U.S. Department of Education, Moving STEM Forward in the Career, Technical and Adult Symposium; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Challenging Technical Privilege Symposium Panel; and, Engineering for Kids Conference (Keynote Presenter). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Broadening Participation of Female Students in STEM: Significant Outcomes in Less Than One YearAbstractThe WomenTech Educators (WTE) Online Training has cracked the code to broadeningparticipation of female students in STEM in as little as a semester. Six of seven collegesparticipating in the Spring 2015 WTE Online

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Make It!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

interest in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers through the emerging field of soft robotics. Thisproject will advance efforts of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers(ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase students' motivationsand capacities to pursue STEM careers by exploring the inspiration that soft robotics mightafford. Results of this project will include the development and testing of our soft robotcurriculum which has the potential to broaden participation. Specifically, this project will test thehypothesis that the implementation of soft robot design experiences improves learning,motivation, engineering self-efficacy and interest in engineering careers as

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Jochen Seely, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ; Karl M. Kapp, Bloomsburg University; Larraine A. Kapka, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Community College Steve Wendel serves as Director of the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME), originally established as a National Science Foundation Center of Excellence in the NSF Advanced Technological Education Program, the NCME provides leadership development for deans, program chairs, faculty and other educational leaders in manufacturing and engineering technology. Steve is also the Director for the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Affiliate in Ohio. PLTW-OH has grown to over 400 programs nearly 190 school districts across Ohio preparing students for STEM career and college endeavors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Virtual Online Tensile Testing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Evelyn C. Brown

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

offour graduating class cohorts, it was expected that the award would benefit 24 total students.In addition to providing scholarship funding for engineering students with outstanding potentialand demonstrated financial need, this program also encouraged the development of a supportnetwork for these students. Many of the students receiving the award were first generationcollege students, and ensuring that they felt welcomed and supported was important to retainthem at the university.One of the main components of the students’ network of support was connecting them with localindustrial partners to showcase the types of careers the students could aspire to upon graduation.Since many of the students at East Carolina Unviersity were raised in towns

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jung Sook Kim, Ohio State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. 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.Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University Ebony O. McGee is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and Development Group at Northwestern University. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and she was a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Diana Karen Chen, Arizona State University; Jorge Luis Roldan

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Educational Research and Methods

document analysis and semi-structured interviews.Participants’ portfolios were reviewed in their original form, either as a written document or as adigital portfolio containing written content. Each portfolio analyzed in this study contained adescription of all or most of the GCSP experiences. For each component of the program, theportfolio asks students to describe what they did, what they learned, how it relates to their GrandChallenge theme, and the value of the experience to them in terms of their career. The semi-structured interviews were 60-90 minutes long, and focused on the participants’ experiences inthe GCSP. In the interviews, students were asked to discuss how and why they joined theprogram, describe their experiences, and what they

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Caymen May Novak, Oakland Unversity

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Oakland University(OU) has been organizing a research experience for undergraduates (REU) program that hasbeen successful at recruiting underrepresented undergraduates in engineering – women inparticular. Funded through the National Science Foundation REU program, this summer REUprogram focuses on automotive and energy-related research projects. The Automotive andEnergy Research and Industrial Mentorship (AERIM) REU program at Oakland University aimsto engage participants in rewarding automotive research experiences that excite and motivatethem to pursue careers in scientific and engineering research, and seeks to address thenationwide problem of the under-representation of women and minorities in the sciences,technology, engineering and math

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily A. Bovee, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis is involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She has been involved in NSF-funded research in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a Fellow of ABET, ASEE, and AIChE.Dr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech, where he began his biomedical research career in

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ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

also a predictor of future career choice [8]. Within engineering, self-efficacyis a predictor of motivation [9, 10]. Both in school and out-of-school experiences can build self-efficacy in a domain. Students who engaged in pre-college engineering hobbies showedsignificant gains in self-efficacy [11].In this work-in-progress paper, we investigate students’ self-efficacy through their statements inan informal interview context. Self-efficacy is generally assessed through self-report measures.Surveys are most common, but interviews are also an established and useful method for self-efficacy and related constructs [12].Our research question is an exploratory one: what are the forms of self-efficacy in making thatstudents develop and express during