Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #5858Educating for Evidence Based Decisions in Engineering: The view as Librar-ian and InstructorProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, in- cluding Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Anuradha Nagaraj, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Srivenu Seelam, Texas A& M University-kingsville; Ali Pilehvari, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Page 15.411.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Web-Based Self-Teaching and Assessment Module for Chemical Engineering Microchemical SystemsAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported an undergraduate curriculum reformproject in chemical engineering with an overall objective of developing a web-based educationalresource for teaching and learning. One aspect involves the development of InterlinkedCurriculum Components (ICC’s). These are web-based learning sites that aim to strengthenstudent knowledge in the fundamental

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Kai Hua Zhuang, Brave49; Mojgan A Jadidi P.Eng., York University; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Evan Hu, Brave49

& Mina, 2021). However, being a note-taking practice aimed atimproving memory recall, sketchnotes do not incorporate narrative storytelling, making itdifficult to follow for those who did not participate in the event where the notes were taken inthe first place.Visual Verbal Integrated (VIVID) Thinking (Roam, 2011) is an approach to communicationand visual thinking developed by business visualization expert Dan Roam. Built on thetheory that for most people, verbal communication is linear and reductionist whereas visualcommunication is holistic and synthesizing, VIVID Thinking describes a number ofcommunication rules that integrate visual and verbal elements to improve communicationand catalyze ideation. In many ways, VIVID Thinking is very

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Freeman, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; Grant Sharpe, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning attracted a broad range of students and a conscious decision was madeto structure the organization such that a multidisciplinary approach was nurtured andencouraged. The faculty quickly recognized the value in this unique approach to engineeringeducation and integrated this pedagogical evolution into the curriculum as an alternative Page 11.818.2component of the senior design project. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2006, American Society for Engineering Education Students from several departments in the School of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

research experience for teachers program: Impact on perceptions and efficacy to teach engineering. in American Society for Engineering Education. 2009. American Society for Engineering Education.53. Autenrieth, R., et al. Enrichment Experiences in Engineering(E 3) for Teachers Summer Research Program. in American Society for Engineering Education. 2009. American Society for Engineering Education.54. Miller, B. and T. Moore, AC 2008-1141: IMPACTS OF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS ON CLASSROOM INTEGRATION OF STEM CONCEPTS IN GRADE 6-12 SCIENCE. age, 2008. 13: p. 1.55. Klein-Gardner, S.S., M.E. Johnston, and L. Benson, Impact of RET Teacher-Developed Curriculum Units on Classroom Experiences

Conference Session

Systems Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Widmann

involves the design, testand construction of a solution to an industrial sponsored problem. In their SeniorCapstone Experience the students will also be working in teams. As taught by the author, the ten weeks of laboratory experience focus on thecompletion of two team-based projects: one involving the design, building and testing ofa small electric-powered machine and the other a “paper” design of a complex systemrequiring the integration of sub-systems designed by different teams. The use of teams isconsidered essential not only to the successful solution of the problem at hand, but to givestudents experience working on teams to create successful designs. It is widelyrecognized that teaming skills and experience are desired by the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hajrudin Pasic; Gregory G. Kremer; Bhavin V. Mehta

. Introduction One of the benefits of ABET EC2000 which will be realized long before most schoolsactually go through the new accreditation procedure is that it forces departments to do a criticalreview of their courses and curricula. In the Mechanical Engineering Department at OhioUniversity we are in the process of an internal review of our curriculum and courses, includingreexamining course objectives and conducting student and faculty assessments of how well thecurrent courses fulfill the learning objectives. The Engineering Mechanics classes (Statics and Dynamics) serve as the gateway into theengineering curriculum, and as such they have a large impact on an engineering student’s

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

, Firefox, and Apache.Because the objectives are curriculum dependent, it would be helpful to review thecurriculum within which our cryptography course evolved.Our Applied Cryptography ClassOur College is a small college within a large university. In addition to other goals, ourapplied security program is designed to prepare students to provide enterprise securityassessment and evaluation. Expected job titles for our graduates include securityinvestigator, manager, and auditor.The scope of the applied cryptography class includes cryptographic services required tosecurely store and transmit confidential information. It also includes relatedcryptographic services such as those that provide integrity, authentication, andnonrepudiation. Specific topic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Carter; Catherine Brawner; Miriam Ferzli; Eric Wiebe

demonstrating the importance of lab reports to the undergraduatescience and engineering lab experience, instructors are likely to minimize their use. Lab reportshave been replaced with fill in the blank labs, reports that are worth only a token number ofpoints towards a final grade, or excluded altogether. The LabWrite project has been developingonline support materials to promote and support undergraduate lab report writing. A NSF-CCLIfunded project, LabWrite is a web-based tool containing both static pages and an interactive tutordesigned to support the lab report writing experience from before the student enters the labthrough reviewing the graded lab report. Integral to LabWrite is a set of training materials for labinstructors, both faculty and

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, wire-guided switches, motors and other equipment to design, construct, and controlrobots to maneuver in a 3-4 foot deep pool. This paper will explore the impact of the project onthe students, specifically, changes in understanding of the key science concepts embedded in thecurriculum and changes in knowledge about, and attitudes toward, engineering. It will alsoexplore gender differences in attitudes toward the engineering aspects of the curriculum and inthe pedagogical strategies embedded in the curriculum, including hands-on learning and groupwork.Theoretical FrameworkRobotics has been demonstrated as an effective vehicle to teach STEM concepts at many levels.The theoretical foundation for using robotics in education has been put forth by

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Viacheslav Adamchuk; Gwen Nugent; Bradley Barker; Neal Grandgenett

gain experience with GPS-based navigation and data collection.Year 2 is dedicated to various indoor and outdoor activities integrating the technologies andexploring their potential in the world of agriculture and natural resource management. Eachactivity consists of an introductory large group activity, prescribed exercise and an additionaloptional challenge.The LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit (LEGO Systems, Inc., Enfield, Connecticut) has been selectedas the main robotics platform. The unit has three output and four input ports. Our activities usethe output ports to operate electrical motors (two for maneuvering and one for a mechanicalmanipulator), and the input ports are used to equip the robot with sound, ultrasonic distance, lightreflectance and

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

growing pressure to include ethics throughout the curriculum is an issue that Page 25.193.2needs to be carefully studied. I am not personally convinced that incorporation of ethics requiresdevelopment of specific courses in order to increase the awareness on this subject. Nevertheless,considering the some universities, under the pressure of ABET assessment, are putting increasingdemand in this area, it is important that before this becomes another "imposed upon" assessmenttool we take a fresh look at why there is a necessity to incorporate this topic in the format of acourse.ResponseThe authors agree with the reviewer’s comment.CommentI believe

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J Cox, University of North Florida; Lawrence K. Mao, University of North Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

laboratory equipment has been found to be robust and durablegiven being subjected to undergraduate students performing hands-on experiments of complextheories often for the first time. An overview of some of the experiments which have been used Page 26.833.5in the curriculum in various course offerings is provided in Table 1. Table 1: ECP Systems Experiments [1-3] 205 210 220 System Identification X X X Rigid Body PD and PID Control X X X Disturbance Rejection

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2384: A DIRECT METHOD FOR TEACHING AND ASSESSINGPROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSAshley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov is Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology at Washington State University. She specializes in program assessment and has extensive experience in the assessment of engineering education. She has co-authored a number of journal articles and conference proceedings on engineering education, including Integrating Problem-Solving Skills Across an Engineering Curriculum: A Web Resource, 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, 2002.Carl Hauser, Washington State

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and laboratory content for Tech 167—Control Systems in line with theories of effectiveness in web-based instruction1,2,3 2. Develop multimedia lecture materials for the teaching/learning of Tech 167—Control Systems using WebCT4 Page 12.286.2 3. Revise the laboratory activities to integrate an electronics kit (consisting of data acquisition hardware) so that students can complete them following the model established by Wang5 4. Adapt the curriculum materials in line with research on learning styles of women and minority students 5. Integrate LabVIEW and Multisim in the Tech 167 class to provide the students

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl A Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

within its real-life context, especially when the boundariesbetween phenomenon and context are not clearly evident” (p. 18). For the present study,the case is defined as the work and experience of the student groups as they engage in thedata analysis tasks embedded in an integrated STEM unit.Setting. The students, teachers, and curriculum in this study were selected from teachersparticipating in the EngrTEAMS: Engineering to Transform the Education of Analysis,Measurement, and Science project. This project provides professional development andyear-long support to teachers as they first learn principles of effective STEM integrationand then develop their own integrated curriculum to be used in their classrooms. Forty to50 teachers per year

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

“lesser” engineers who are sometimes classified as engineering technicians in industry (a designation typically reserved for an associates degreed individual).  The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam will be a required component of graduation for MET students. Note, to sit for the FE in Colorado, a student must be graduating from an ABET accredited program. We will have to wait until after successful accreditation in 2015 to implement this requirement.  Differential and Integral Calculus are introduced early in the curriculum to allow ME and MET students to be co-enrolled in the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nowak Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Daniel A Kaczmarek, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Johnson Samuel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

develop an outreach (a) curriculum around these LMT units and to also train middle-school teachers in the design, building and testing of LMTs. These efforts are aimed at ensuring wide-spread dissemination of these LegoTM-based manufacturing education modules. Our team is also currently working closely with local middle-school and high-school teachers to develop a LegoTM-based curriculum for manufacturing

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Sun, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Microcontroller Curricula Developments and Assessments.” In Proceedings of 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24 - 27.12. Morgan J., and J. Porter. 2015. “Modular Integrated Stackable Layer (MISL): An Academic– Public Sector Partnership for Rapid Prototyping and Development” In Proceedings of 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 14-17.13. Barrett, S., C. Hager, M. Yurkoski, R. Lewis, M. Jespersen, and Z. Ruble. 2008. Undergraduate Engineers For Curriculum and Laboratory Equipment Development: A Freescale S12 Microcontroller Laboratory Trainer. In Proceedings of 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22-25.Biographical

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

ContextBeginning in the Fall of 2014 we instituted a major curriculum update in Electrical andComputer Engineering at the University of Virginia. Our basic three-course sequence of"Circuits," "Electronics," and "Signals and Systems" was replaced by a new sequence,"Fundamentals 1,2, and 3". Our approach focuses on a learning studio technique with highlyintegrated laboratory and lecture components [3],[4]. In each successive course, many of thesame topics are covered, and at an increasing depth of understanding. This approach has beenshown to increase learning of complex topics while minimizing the cognitive load at each phase[5].A substantial portion of this approach is a tightly integrated lecture-laboratory approach, i.e., alearning studio; our

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn Pfeifer Pfeifer Reitz, The Pennsylvania State University; Sonia Delaquito, Pennsylvania State University; Janelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

habits and pleasures of good scholarship. Thecommon read used in the FYS class is Atomic Habits by James Clear. Working with a familiarfaculty member and one of the same student mentors from Engineering Ahead, the first semesterstudents explore the expectations of personal integrity, level of effort, and civility on a universitycampus. In addition to providing academic support for their entry level mathematics and sciencecourses, an additional curriculum component of FYS is career exploration. Throughout thecourse, students refine their resume and communication skills and take part in the largeruniversity career fair. Further, this course provides several opportunities for students to visit localindustries and extend collaborations with alumni

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of targetedprojects with each touching on a handful of topics.1A potential pitfall arises when courses with a specific but disparate collection of topics designedto meet the needs of subsequent courses are presented to students without proper framing. Thiscan give the impression the content is encyclopedic in nature – part of a collection of knowledgewithout sequence that can be picked up or disregarded. This problem resembles concerns withproject-based learning. The primary concern with project-based learning is that it runs the risk ofneglecting topics that make up an essential sequence of knowledge and skill acquisition inengineering education.2While project-based instruction runs the risk of leaving knowledge gaps across curriculum, it

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

are the in the areas of construction materials and emerging technologies for the construc- tion and design industries.Mr. Brian Giltner, Murray State University Lecturer in the Institute of Engineering at Murray State University. Mr. Giltner is also a practicing civil and structural engineer with over 28 years of experience.Ms. Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University Melanie McCallon Seib is the Director of Education Abroad at Murray State University, where she has collaborated for office growth and study abroad program curriculum integration for nearly 17 years. She spearheaded creation of faculty recruitment, training, financial, and support structures at MSU to enable innovative faculty to build project

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

methodology is the future potential for external auditorassessment and comparing to best practices of other institutions.Total Quality Management (TQM) - In 1992 the IME Department used a combinations ofseveral of the tools to develop a new manufacturing engineering curriculum. “Voice of thecustomer” from QFD, affinity diagrams, and interrelationship charts were used with excellentresults2. Kaufman also proposes a more comprehensive approach to TQM for educationalplanners called QM+1.Quality Function Deployment (QFD) – QFD is an excellent, efficient approach for identifyingthe “voice of the customer” and designing an efficient system around their requirements. QFDhas been widely adapted ever since for use in government, education, and the non-profit

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Mirabolghasemi, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Conferences, p. 8.744.1-8.744.6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--11461.Kmiec, D. (2004) ‘Teaching Engineering Communication: A Novel Vertically-Integrated andDiscipline-Conscious Curriculum’, in Society for Technical Communication Annual ConferenceProceedings.Lepek, D. and Stock, R. (2011) ‘Alternative Lab Reports, Engineering EffectiveCommunication’, in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings. 2011 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC: ASEE Conferences, p. 22.157.1-22.157.8.Available at: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--17438.Lin, S.-Y. et al. (2014) ‘Peer Evaluation of Video Lab Reports in an Introductory PhysicsMOOC’. arXiv. Available at: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1407.4714.Linsky, E. and Georgi, G

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Audrey Boklage, Arizona State University ; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Joshua M Cruz

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

this research project focusing on key works that emerged fromthe study, and implications that emerged for practice.IntroductionIn the concluding chapter of the influential research compendium How People Learn,1 the editorsrecommend increased focus on research that elucidates “how student interests, identities, self-knowledge, self-regulation, and emotion interact with cognitive competence” (p. 280). Inengineering education, we have often considered emotion as a by-product of learning, but recentdevelopments demonstrate that emotion is an integral and central part of learning.2 This researchbuilds on the developments in neuroscience that point to the critical role of emotion in learningand decision-making.3,4In engineering education there has

Conference Session

Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

foundational experience for all of our engineering students that setsthe tone, expectations, and trajectory for their future engineering work.References[1] J. Nagel, R. Nagel, E. Pappas, and O. Pierrakos, "Integration of a Client-based Design Project into the Sophomore Year," presented at the ASME IDETC/CIE 2012, Chicago, 2012.[2] R. Nagel, O. Pierrakos, J. Nagel, and E. Pappas, "On a Client-Centered, Sophomore Design Course Sequence," presented at the 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[3] R. L. Nagel, K. Gipson, and A. Ogundipe, "Integrating Sustainable Design and Systems Thinking throughout an Engineering Curriculum," in Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainable Development, K. D. Thomas

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon O'Brien, Manhattan College; J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

dissecting problems in this manner,through cognition of underlying principles and patterns used in working towards a solution.To this end, two student populations with similar GPAs were assessed over consecutive years.The first group (Group 1) participated in the standard curriculum, while the second group (Group2) participated in the standard curriculum with the addition of the Reverse Engineeringassignment. This assignment was executed between the second and third exams of the semester.To establish the “pretreatment” condition, scores from the second exam were compared betweenboth groups. Statistical hypothesis testing indicate that there is no significant difference betweenthem (i.e. Group #1 mean = 78.32, while Group #2 mean = 81.94). In

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

microcontroller course has a broad rangeof sophomore-level prerequisites, it can serve as an integration point of these prerequisites andshow students how these prerequisites are inter-related so that students will hopefully organizetheir previous compartmentalized knowledge into a coherent structure. This course alsoimproves the progression of the students’ laboratory experiences. In particular, theprogramming, instrumentation, component, and circuit experiments of their sophomore andfreshmen years are now followed by the system- and design-oriented experiments. We also hopethat, by engaging students from distinctive backgrounds, students will communicate with eachother and appreciate the diversity and merits of each other’s disciplines.IV

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Roy Thackeray, Utah Valley University ; Susan L. Thackeray, Utah Valley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

Paper ID #37034A Novel Interdepartmental Approach to Teach Cross-FunctionalCollaboration in Software EngineeringDr. Lynn Roy Thackeray, Utah Valley University I hold a doctorate degree from Northeastern University in technical curriculum development, teaching and leadership. The focus of my research was on leadership, the learning sciences in the Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. The title of my dissertation is Women in Computer Science Phenomenological Analysis that explores common factors that contribute to women’s selection and per- sistence in Computer Science as an academic major. My