Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, The College of New Jersey; J. Lynn Gazley, The College of New Jersey; Christopher Wagner, The College of New Jersey; Steven Schreiner P.E., The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour P.E., The College of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Group since 2010, working on a longitudinal study of over 200 graduate students in the life sciences.Her major research project, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded ”FIRSTS (Foundation for Increasing and Retaining STEM Students) Program: A Bridge Program to Study the Development of Science Identities,” examines mentoring relationships, identity development, and the role of outside-of-college commitments in persistence among students coming to STEM majors with limited financial support.Dr. Christopher Wagner, The College of New Jersey Dr. Wagner is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), where he has taught students at all levels of the curriculum

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Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Liang Wang, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University; 帅 王, the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

between authentic engineering learning and student engagement [35],professional identity or learning interest [36] , student-perceived learning outcomes [37], reasonableassumptions and problem-solving abilities [32], engineering learning self-efficacy [38] and so on.RESEARCH PURPOSEThe current study was situated in the engineering learning in communities of practice. Communities ofpractice were seen as an effectively collaborative learning situations with a group of learners sharingprofessional knowledge and common career enthusiasm. In our previous study, we found community ofpractice is an important engineering learning context and engineering learning happening in communitiesof practice usually focused on solving the authentic engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Carol Geary, Virginia Tech; Natali C. Huggins, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #40032Measuring the Impact of Extra-/Co-Curricular Participation onProfessional Formation of EngineersDr. Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - DEI and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; David Hicks; Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Lihua Zuo, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, theSBP objectives were to (1) increase motivation for engineering academic study, (2) reinforcepersonal commitment among students early in their engineering academic career to aid retention,(3) increase skill in areas with relevance to the study of Engineering, and (4) ensure effectivenessof programming to achieve these objectives amongst a primarily Hispanic/Latinx studentpopulation. In order to achieve these objectives, the program then selected the followingelements for implementation in the SBP:1) Introduce key skills necessary for engineering academic study.2) Introduce engineering design activities/skills, and a guided experience in a group design project as a precursor to student’s future capstone engineering design

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozgur Eris; Tori Bailey; Helen L. Chen

decisions about further participation in engineering after graduation? • EDUCATION: What elements of students’ engineering educations contribute to the changes observed in questions one and two? What do students find difficult and how do they deal with the difficulties they face? • WORKPLACE: What skills do early-career engineers need as they enter the workplace? Where did they obtain these skills? Are there any missing skills? How are people’s identities transformed in moving from school to work?The APS consists of four cohorts. Cohort 1 is a longitudinal study of student participants at fouracademic institutions. The same individuals are being studied from their first through third yearsin college

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Technical Session 1 - Paper 2: Challenging the Hegemonic Culture of Engineering: Curricular and Co-Curricular Methodologies

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Andrew Green, Florida International University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Newberry, Eds. Springer, pp. 203-216, 2015.[19] S. Secules, A. Gupta, A. Elby, C. Turpen, “Zooming out from the struggling individual student: An account of the cultural construction of engineering ability in an undergraduate programming class,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 56-86, 2018.[20] S. Secules, “Making the familiar strange: An ethnographic scholarship of integration contextualizing engineering educational culture as masculine and competitive,” Engineering Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 196-216, 2019.[21] D. Riley, “ Rigor/Us: Building boundaries and disciplining diversity with standards of merit,” Engineering Studies, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 249-265, 2017.[22] C. Seron, S

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

boundaries andcultural backgrounds, as well as across disciplines to successfully apply the results of basicresearch to long-standing global challenges such as epidemics, natural disasters and the searchfor alternative energy sources.”2 Clearly, the global preparedness of engineering students isbecoming an important educational outcome and is a natural extension to recent concerns by anumber of national commissions and scholars, who have also noted the impact of globalizationand the implication for continued U.S. economic leadership.3-5Hence, the purpose of our collaboration is to comprehensively study the various ways that wecan better educate globally prepared graduates given an already crowded curriculum.Specifically, we aim to better understand

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Enrique D. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Angela D. Lueking, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interest. Non-persisters tended to choose SME fields for reasons not related to the nature ofthe work associated with the major such as the influence of family members, high school 2  teachers, and others, for materialistic reasons, and/or through uninformed choices, such aschoosing engineering because they did well in high school math and science courses (p. 290).In their study, Matusovich and her colleagues found that women did not have a strongconnection between engineering-related values and their attainment value, or the value that anindividual places on an activity as it fits with one’s identity. The authors had suggestions on howto encourage students to persist in engineering by focusing on

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Bhavana Kotla; Lisa Bosman

Indian students [9]. Work-in-progress, n = 8 (5 female, 2 male, 1 Preliminary data N/A Pilot, Exploratory: non-binary), four students reported (1 month). Explore mental identified as White, two Data collected using a health experiences as Black/African survey. of engineering American, one as graduate students Asian/Asian American, [5]. and one as Hispanic/Latino and White. All are graduate- level students enrolled in various engineering disciplines. Exploratory: n = 13 (12 male, 1 The project was 4 Enhanced student ability Examine the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Henry Salgado, University of Texas at El Paso; Alexandra Strong, Florida International University; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Yamile Urquidi, University of Texas at El Paso; Valerie Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Ines Basalo, University of Miami

in educational change throughtargeted initiatives, such as student-centered support programs and the use of inclusive curriculathat connect to their students’ cultural identities [3]–[7]. Our research focuses on exploringmethods for amplifying the engineering educational change efforts at HSIs by 1) making visiblethe experiences of engineering instructional faculty at HSIs and 2) designing, implementing, andevaluating a leadership development model for engineering instructional faculty, thereby 3)equipping and supporting these faculty as they lead educational change efforts.To achieve these goals, our project team, comprising educational researchers, engineeringinstructional faculty, instructional designers, and graduate students from three

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, andimprove their own water filters. Figure 1(2) Catching the Wind (Mechanical Engineering)This module (Figure 2) guides students to learn about wind andthe ways engineers design machines to capture wind energy.Students explore different materials and shapes conducive tocatching the wind. For the design activity, students create theirown windmills that can lift a small weight. FElementary Pilot Study Results Figure 2The EiE modules were used in 13 New Jersey schools to assess the impact of grade appropriateengineering curricula for elementary students

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 26

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; SIDDHARTH SIDDHARTH, Plaksha University; Rukmani Keshav, Plaksha University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

). Some suggested using case studies for deeperunderstanding (“I think you could delve more into case studies and study them in a moredetailed way so as to get a broader scope of human ideologies, history and perspectives” -Student Q).Many students reported that they overcame their initial negative views of humanities whichthey used to previously find “monotonous” (Student R) or irrelevant to engineering. “Ithought humanities wasn’t very related to science and engineering, but I realise now that asan engineer it is very important to be aware about all these topics” (Student S).Quantitative Data Analysis Figure 1: Box plot for Survey QuestionsStudent Evaluations: The course was piloted for the first time with engineering

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne L Mundy, Texas A&M Kingsville; Sel Ozcelik, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

capstone design project, but will help build their identity as engineers and better preparethem for professional practice 41, 42. Research points to several contributing factors which play arole in improving student learning during engineering design experiences, including the impactof active, project-based, and hands-on learning methodologies, and the development of a sense ofcommunity and a peer support network23, 43-45. Cooperative learning approaches that are hands-on and interactive are particularly appealing to underrepresented students 46-49. First-yearengineering design was highlighted as one of six key areas in engineering education innovationat the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference 50. Pioneered in the 1990’s and implemented in severalNSF

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Eva Schiorring, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

training that uses an entrepreneur- ship model to teach participants to achieve scalable sustainability in NSF-funded projects. Past projects include evaluation of an NSF-funded project to improve advising for engineering students at a major state university in California. Ms. Schiorring is the author and co-author of numerous papers and served as project lead on a major study of transfer in engineering. Ms. Schiorring holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developing Resources to Support Comprehensive Transfer Engineering Curricula: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Hybrid

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University

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Civil Engineering

, ASMR, and several other professional societies. She is a certified distance education specialist and also practices and studies active learning techniques in engineering classrooms as well as the impact of climate on hydrology, water resources and related infrastructure.Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University I am currently a graduate student at South Dakota State University (SDSU) pursuing my MS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in Structural Engineering. I earned a B. S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at SDSU in 2016. I am currently employed by my graduate advisor, Dr. Suzette Burckhard, as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at SDSU. The responsibility for the

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering and fine arts students, and studies the impact of this and other courses using mixed-method approaches.Ms. Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, BoulderMrs. Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder School of Education Page 25.206.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Art for the Sake of Improving Attitudes towards EngineeringAbstract Since 2003, a course that incorporates art and engineering has been offered to mixed teams ofengineering and fine arts photography and video students at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The course

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

realistic instead of just theoretical like usual. I learned to interpret and construct fatigue models and study the life of a mechanical component.” “One of the main lessons learned was to begin the project as if the knowledge of the project is minimal. Make no assumption that the knowledge is already in your mind.” “This project is essentially the first practical project we’ve had in our engineering education that has taught us something about what the real world of engineering is like.”Students learned to be more organized from the start of a project, to make decisions faster, and tocomplete tasks in a timely manner (i.e., time management). Examples of lessons learned aboutthe value of teamwork are given below

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

yielded fivequalitatively different ways undergraduate engineering students experience the transition frompre-college to university engineering: Foreclosure, Frustration, Tedium, Connection, andEngaging Others.Utilizing the results of these interviews, we developed a quantitative instrument to explore therelationship between pre-college engineering participation and students’ transitions into first-year engineering programs at a larger scale. Results of the administration of a pilot versionshowed high overall reliability for the instrument as a whole, as well as high reliability for sets ofitems associated with the different ways of experiencing the transition from pre-college touniversity engineering.The results of this research will help

Conference Session

Use of Technology for Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Aurel Mathews

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Manufacturing

individual or much smaller lab group than the 3-5students pairing used this past term. Furthermore, majority of students (~80%) developed a specialinterest in the biomedical and micro manufacturing applications for this technology. Other applicationssuch as electronic cooling could be further discussed and emphasized to broaden the impact of thisexperiment.ConclusionImaging (both visible and infrared) of microfluidic devices can be used to study fluid flow and thermalphenomena in educational laboratories for undergraduate engineering courses. The experimentsdescribed here are representative of projects that combine microsystems, image processing, rapidprototyping, and instrumentation with various sensors in an integrated system. Microfluidic devices

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Charity Watson

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First-Year Programs

study focuses on thecorrelation between Kolbe ATM results and student performance in hybrid precalculus to determineif certain conative categories are particularly well-suited or poorly-suited to this course model. Wereport preliminary data from a Fall 2016 pilot study and discuss next steps to predict which studentsare “at risk” on the basis of Kolbe ATM results.Course Structure of PrecalculusCalculus is a common prerequisite for introductory courses in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Students who are not yet ready to take calculus must takeprecalculus in order to start the path towards a degree in a STEM discipline. The precalculuscourse at Clemson University is a pass/fail hybrid course in which students

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A. Weiss, Florida International University; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

from FIU.Dr. Monique S. Ross, Florida International University Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, designs research focused on broadening par- ticipation in computer science through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and disciplinary identity; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women (specifically Black and His- panic women) in computer-related engineering fields.Prof. Zahra Hazari, Florida International University Zahra Hazari is an Associate Professor

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nicole Gutzke, Cal Poly Pomona

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

® students are learning in this three-year program entail skills that engineering studentsare exposed to in college; however, the Femineer® students are able to learn the curriculum throughhands-on experience and become confident in these skills before entering college. A pilot quantitative study was completed with the Creative Robotics curriculum with eightschools, 173 participants, in the 2016-2017 academic year. Some of the findings from this studyshowed that 92% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that they “enjoyed participating in theFemineer® Program” and 81% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that they “learned to solveengineering problems in the Femineer® Program.” With the Creative Robotics curriculum, 78% ofrespondents

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

employing quantitative methods are likely of most interest to practitioners who wouldwant to evaluate the effectiveness of this pedagogical approach before implementation in theclassroom. As a means of identifying future possible frameworks for further investigation on theimpact of peer coaching on female engineering students, this study explores the followingresearch questions: (1) How does student opinion about coaching transform through this class?(2) What new or revised perspectives do students gain, as both coach and coachee? (3) How doescoaching equip engineering women for the transition to the workforce? Findings indicate thatstudents’ initial apprehension about coaching progresses into recognition and experience ofbroad potential impact

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Olivia Lang, University of St. Thomas ; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #15045Assessing The Effectiveness of an Engineering Summer Day CampMs. Alison Haugh, University of St. Thomas Alison Haugh is in the third year of her studies at the University of St. Thomas, Majoring in Elementary Education and STEM Education,while Minoring in Engineering Education. Her undergraduate Playful Learning Lab research is focused on expanding quality engineering education with an eye to under-served populations, including students with disabilities. Alison is the Lead STEPS (Science, Technology and En- gineering Preview program) curriculum constructor, lead trainer and lead on-site researcher

Conference Session

Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Yong Kim, University of Michigan; Szu-Tung Chen, University of Michigan; Jacqueline Hannan, University of Michigan; Hannah Larson, University of Michigan; Hyesun Chung, University of Michigan; Tisha Jain, University of Michigan; Maria Fields; Sheryl S Ulin, University of Michigan; Leia Stirling, University of Michigan; X. Jessie Yang, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

), 123-154.[5] Jeffers, A. T., Safferman, A. G., & Safferman, S. I. (2004). Understanding K–12 engineering outreach programs. Journal of professional issues in engineering education and practice, 130(2), 95-108. [6] Robinson, T., Kirn, A., Amos, J., & Chatterjee, I. (2023). The Effects of Engineering Summer Camps on Middle and High School Students’ Engineering Interest and Identity Formation: A Multi-methods Study. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 13(2), 6. [7] Gong, N., & Wang, J. (2016, June). ECE-GIRLS: High School Girls Explore Electrical and Computer Engineering Program. In 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. [8

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Educational Research and Methods

design AbstractThis paper seeks to present a systematic and thorough methodology to incorporate basic sixsigma principles for quality into engineering course design from the ground up. Six sigmaprinciples have been widely used in industry in conjunction with the basic philosophy of ‘leanthinking’ so as to achieve the twin goals of quality enhancement and cost minimization. Theauthors intend to extend an identical thought process to the field of education, beginning at thebasic course level in an engineering setting. The principal advantage of this extension is toincorporate voices of widely varying stakeholders including the community, industry,academicians etc into the basic course structure. Another

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Sabella, Chicago State University; Stephanie Barr, Chicago State University

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Educational Research and Methods

to this study. Because class size at Chicago State University issmall (approximately 20 students in introductory physics classes) we do not have the luxury oflarge N studies. We are therefore presenting results that support our claims but larger scalestudies would need to be done to strengthen our arguments. We believe that the use ofqualitative and quantitative research methods address some of the problems associated withsmall N studies. In addition, as mentioned above, interviewees were volunteers so the sample forour qualitative methods is not a random sample of students in the introductory class. We shouldalso note that the study presented is narrow – the student participants we work with are studentsat the urban comprehensive

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Dally; William L. Fourney; Peter C. Chang; Hugh A. Bruck; Dave K. Anand

, the success of the new curriculum is not Page 4.193.5 -5- Development of Integrated Statics and Strength of Materials Curriculum, Bruck et alguaranteed. Therefore, metrics have been proposed to provide a quantitative and qualitativemeasure of success.To measure success, one must first define it. In many cases, this definition can be found in thephilosophy that departments adopt in educating their students. For example, the philosophy ofUMD’s Mechanical Engineering department is to graduate students "... with the skills and theknowledge base which are necessary for success

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Paula Lynn Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Race/Ethnicity

averages for females, and at about half of thenational average for URMs, Table 1. Time to graduation and graduate rate by demographic groupare highly variable but indicative of equity issues for our engineering URM undergraduates.Persistence data for students who have declared engineering as a major by their second year arepresented in Table 2. While women tend to graduate from engineering in six years at a rateequivalent or higher than the total population, graduation rates for URM students within engineeringare consistently lower. Although a number of these students graduate from the University with otherdegrees, others choose to leave the University

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

will be designed based upon socialconstructionist theories using communicative prospective 11, which will reveal how femalestudents create, negotiate and shift their identities while selecting, studying and practicing inSTEM field. Research questions include: a) what do they think about graduate education; b)what does pursuing career in STEM field mean to female?; c) what messages are enunciate aboutSTEM discipline, and how does these messages differ at different points in a female’s life?; d)what were the initial factor(s) compelling females to choose STEM as field of study?; e) whatfeatures of STEM discipline seems enticing or dispiriting to females from pursuing educationand practice in these area?; f) what kind of guidance, mentoring, and