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Enhancing Teaching and Research

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Balsam Albayati

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New Engineering Educators

, 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, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.Dr. Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D., Director of Program Effectiveness for the Entrepreneurial Mindset initiative at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He is

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Studies of Classroom Assessment: Exam Wrappers, Equitable Grading, Test Anxiety, and Use of Reflection

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

survey, were developed using variouslearning models, such as Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive and affect domain, and Dee Fink’sTaxonomy of Creating Significant Learning Experiences, to ensure we captured multiplelearning opportunities. Students give answers by choosing their level of agreement on a likertscale for each of the items. Our items ask about expected learning outcomes such as “I betterunderstood what had been confusing about a topic” and “I understood how the topics in thiscourse can be applied to the real world,” which relate to course content knowledge andknowledge relevant to their careers. Additionally, our items ask about novel potential learningoutcomes such as “I realized the skills I gained [in this context] will help me in my

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Candyce Hill, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #32451Entering Research Online: Developing a Virtual Course to SupportExperiential Education for Undergraduate Research AssistantsMs. Candyce Hill, Michigan State University Candyce is an academic advisor in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU). She holds a Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration from MSU and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Judaic Studies from the University of Michigan (U of M). Before coming to MSU, Candyce worked as a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma and then as a career adviser at U of M.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 50 publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu.Dr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

career goals. These assignments were typicallycompleted at the end of the semester, and perhaps as a result of that, the quality of theassignments was often quite varied; it was clear that many students did not put much thought oreffort into these activities, or did not even bother to attempt them.A few years later, Clemson’s Center for Workforce Development produced a series of onlinemodules with a similar goal of helping students learn about the various engineering disciplines.The General Engineering department required the first-year engineering students to complete themodules as a part of the first-semester course requirement. The modules allowed the work to bespread across several weeks and provided students with flexibility due to its self

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Design Teams 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

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Design in Engineering Education

analyzeswhich career readiness competencies employers value most in their new college hires [3].Employers rank each competency as more than essential, essential, or somewhat essential in thesurvey. In the Job Outlook 2019 Survey, employers ranked critical thinking, oral and writtencommunication, teamwork and collaboration skills, and professionalism/work ethic as more thanessential competencies in new hires [3]. While the training in this project did not address thecritical thinking competency, it addressed the other top three skills cited in the NACE survey:oral and written communication, teamwork and collaboration skills, and professionalism/workethic.Recognizing that we had two groups from distinctly different disciplines that shared a

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Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2021ABSTRACTThe session will report on the success of the last four years of implementing a collaborative DOEproject between two state colleges and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) university with acombined 140,000+ undergraduate students. The session will also report the revision of aSystemic, Evidenced-Based, and Student-Centered (SE-SC) framework as initially designed in theDOE project. The original SE-SC framework aims to maximize the number of academically-talented, Hispanic students who complete their AS degrees at State Colleges and transfer to a 4-year institution to complete their B.S. degree and are career-ready to enter engineering andcomputer science (ECS). The revised SE-SC framework addresses

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

a greater percentage than working engineers.As to persistence in engineering, a number of studies [1], [2], [4], [5], [14] found that students’abilities, perception of abilities, especially in mathematics play a big part. Another largecontributing factor to persistence is student aspirations and how well the discipline – or moreaccurately, their perception of the discipline – lines up with their career aspirations and personalinterest. To improve retention, engineering programs need to ensure that students recognize howtheir career aspirations and personal interests align with their chosen field early in their studies.Toward this end, an accurate picture of student interest is needed.Study PopulationThe authors teach an introductory course

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; L. Eric James, Iron Range Engineering; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson

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Two-Year College

Paper ID #30167The Missing Third: The Vital Role of Two-Year Colleges in ShrinkingEngineering Education DesertsDr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now a professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State Uni- versity, Mankato, where she is helping build the Bell Engineering program, and the managing partner of Kaizen Academic.Dr. L. Eric James, Iron Range

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Mechatronics and Robotics II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani, Columbia School of Social Work; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Center for Research on Fathers, Children, and Family Well Being and is now the Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and Academic Affairs. Dr. Jethwani has decades of experience in developmental research, program development and evaluation. For the past ten years, she has evaluated several projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. These projects aim to engage middle school, high school and college students, and their teachers, in robotics and cyber security activities. Findings have identified strategies to better engage female and minority students in STEM related activities and careers. Dr. Jethwani holds a BA from Barnard College, an

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 3 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Christina Viau Haden, Lehigh University; Marci J. Levine, Lehigh University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

sustainability. ● ● ● ● ● ● 3https://studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/content/prelusion This is a clip from our website describing the Lehigh preLUsion experience. Here we see a group of preLUsion mentors and it reads “Can’t wait to get your Lehigh career started? Be a part of preLUsion!” A few key points are that 1. This is a pre-orientation, 3

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Critical Conversations on Being Valued

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

Paper ID #34872Your Views Can Be My Views: Understanding Differences in Paradigms Heldby Traditionally Marginalized Students in EngineeringQualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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., friends, family members who work as engineers) of information about engineeringpractices, because such experiences can provide opportunities for students to try on theseidentities. If most of their course-based experiences are passive, or highly constrained problemsets, they won’t have this opportunity. In contrast, opportunities to make design decisions cansupport professional engineering identity [37].Identity development is socially negotiated [27-29], meaning students benefit from working withothers on authentic and meaningful tasks and from being part of a social community of engineers[38]. It also means that engineering identity is contextualized by students’ perceptions ofengineering careers and their potential contributions as engineers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Clark Hain, Mansfield Public Schools; Wendy Christine Turek; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Science Foundation, his research was highlighted the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism Magazine. He received a CAREER Award in 2016 to study the significance of neurodiversity in developing a creative engineering workforce.Miss Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut Alexandra Hain is a PhD student at the University of Connecticut studying structural engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2015 from the University of Connecticut. She has an interest in engineering education and served as the program manager for the REU Site: Research Experience in Cyber and Civil Infrastructure Security for Students with ADHD: Fostering Innovation during summer 2016

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter

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) education in the United States (US) was initiated between womenrepresenting academia and industry. The industry contingent provided financial support andmentorship to the academic side that resulted in undergraduate engineering student teamsdesigning and building educational products for use within primary and secondary educationschools with the goal of encouraging younger students to pursue careers in STEM fields. Due toan aging workforce at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the USDepartment of Defense (DoD), and the US Aerospace Industry, as well as the need to improvediversity in STEM jobs, the need to grow the US STEM pipeline is critical. This national priorityis informed by the fact that advancements and innovations in

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and building chain reaction machines. He has appeared on many TV

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Kathleen Hennessey, The University of Arizona; Rebecca Primeau, University of Arizona

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First-Year Programs

to connect to moreacademic support (2); (3); (4). By providing a physical environment for students in engineeringmajors to live, our program has historically allowed students to make academic and socialconnections early in their college career, which better supports their persistence. In recent years,students in the Engineering Leadership Community have taken multiple classes in the samesections together, including a one-credit academic success course and their introductoryengineering lab. This method uses Tinto’s learning community model, helping students to makeconnections between courses with their peers (1).The additional elements of service-learning and project-based learning have brought theresidents of the Engineering Leadership

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M3A: Learning in Context 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Hyunjae Park, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

: Job/Career/ case 1-b 29 25 25% Opportunities CASE 1-B 21 29 case 1-c 13

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning experiences in their Master’s program using two open-ended questions.Participants cited that their work experiences supported their technical skill development, andalso their professional skill development, which participants believed contributed positively totheir ability to work in groups in school. Participants who were in industry the longest alsoindicated that their work experiences helped them to think critically about coursework in termsof best benefits for their career needs and interests.Introduction and BackgroundFor the purposes of this study, work experience is defined as time spent at a job in theparticipant’s field, whether paid or unpaid. This can also include internships or co-op workexperience. Educational experience is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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LeAnn E. Faidley, Wartburg College; Christine A. DeVries, Wartburg College; Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

,of one of their ACES service projects. ACES students also earn a Leadership Minor where theypractice leadership as “taking responsibility for our communities, and making them betterthrough public action” as described by that program. Under the supervision of the PI’s, theACES cohort completes community engagement projects each year that allow them to applytheir STEM knowledge and their leadership skills. The cohort’s weekly meetings give time formentoring programs, career development opportunities, and supervised project work.In order to meet our objectives the proposed program is based on well-established methods (seeFigure 1 for implementation schedule):  Scholarships make college accessible and allow more time for educational

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Remy Lequesne, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Elaina J. Sutley, University of Kansas; Matthew F. Fadden, University of Kansas; Chris Melgares, University of Kansas

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involved in undergraduate place and what an ARCE’s career path can of your University organizations related to look like. experience so far. ARCE. Summarize the topical areas ARCEs work Describe which ARCE Describe your favorite in, providing some details on each of the student organizations are classes. sub-areas of ARCE. available at the institution. Describe the

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An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

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Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the Chair of PIC IV and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. She has more than 150 publications, mostly on the recruitment and retention of students in engineering, especially women and underrepresented minority students.Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University BIANCA L. BERNSTEIN, Ph.D. is the Principal Investigator of a major research grant from the National Science Foundation upon which the work reported here is based. The grant aims to improve persistence among women in science and engineering Ph.D. programs, and includes Drs. John Horan

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Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hamid Hadim, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert Ubell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

. Page 12.739.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Feasibility of a Fully Online Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degree for Non-Traditional LearnersAbstractAlthough there are a number of online degrees available online today from some of the mostrespected educational institutions in the US, very few of these are accredited undergraduateengineering programs. Of interest here is an online program specifically designed and developedto address the many mid-career employees and non-traditional students who have yet to earn anundergraduate engineering degree, especially those in business and industry and at militaryinstallations. In this paper, we present the results of a study which seeks to address how

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Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Baker, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. degree from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University.Richard Berkey, Michigan Technological University Rick Berkey works in Michigan Technological University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, as a Senior Research Engineer II/Project Manager. In this role, Rick acts as a primary point-of-contact for the identification, planning, and coordination of industrial-sponsored Senior Design and Enterprise projects. Prior to working for Michigan Tech, Rick spent twelve years in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and consumer products industries, working for Honeywell, Dana Corporation, and Applied Technologies, Inc. His career progressed through positions in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

AC 2007-781: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE ME COURSES:CREATING AND VALIDATING TOOLSElise Amel, University of Saint Thomas Dr. Amel is an Associate professor at the University of St. Thomas. Professor Amel is trained as an industrial/organizational psychologist. Her most recent research, however, is in the area of conservation psychology, understanding people’s reciprocal relationship to the rest of the natural world. Her expertise includes survey development, psychometrics (reliability, validity, utility), data analysis, as well as environmental and feminist issues in psychology. She is interested in how gender affects career choice. She believes strongly in the scientist-practitioner

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

sophomore engineering students’academic experience and engineering identity. Finally, a broad range of divergent and parallelviews shed light and provide insights about diversity and its impact on their potential careers astold by a cross section of sophomores from around the United States; yet, these data are notmeant to generalize beyond the population from which it was taken. This paper contributesimportant knowledge to the growing body of literature in engineering education and diversity.IntroductionBurgeoning research on diversity in engineering consistently reveals that engineering strugglesto keep pace with trends in the increasingly growing global marketplace1. Numerous ideas havebeen put forth as to why student attrition among some groups

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Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the PIC IV Chair and a frequent speaker on career opportunities in engineering, especially for women and minority students. Page 13.305.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Community College Transfer Engineering Students: Does Gender Make a Difference?AbstractIn many universities, little attention is paid to transfer students, especially community

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Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

engineering Page 13.339.6 ‚ Increase retention levels for first year women engineering students. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education ‚ Improve the level of preparation of women going into engineering careers by showing them ways to handle the unique challenges that they may face.To build and continue the mentoring relationships formed in the We’re in Motion program, theManagement Team designed a series of fusion experiences and the resulting program is namedKate’s Community (in

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

participants. However,with respect to the goals of the program, it is successful at what it does—enabling participants toacquire a degree of interest, proficiency, and understanding of the requisites for engineering.Therefore, the student returns to high school with a much better understanding of what is offeredat the University of Louisville with respect to engineering and what they need to do to be readyto pursue such a career field.Other opportunities for further research include the outcomes data analysis of the program pre-and post- survey information. Although post program surveys were always an integral part ofINSPIRE, it was not until recently that a validated assessment tool for pre-engineering programin the form of a pre- and post-survey

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engaging Freshman Experience – Key to Retention?AbstractIntroducing freshmen to engineering is easy, right? Or is it? Current freshmen studywhile listening to an IPOD, texting or IMing their friends, etc. So methods used byfaculty should be effective – measuring the tolerance of washers, building a circuit on abreadboard, etc. Those students not interested in these types of lab experiences should notbe engineers, right? The University of Texas at Tyler chose to try something new whilelooking to improve retention of freshmen and provide valuable content like engineeringconstraints early in an engineer’s academic career. First the history of engineering isintroduced so that students better