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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Reginald F. Hamilton, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya L. Peeples, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

are struggling tofind a research advisor conceptualize this struggle as a direct reflection on their competence and worth.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant 2130169. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Council of Graduate Schools, “Ph.D. completion and attrition: Analysis of baseline program data from the Ph.D. completion project,” 2008.[2] R. Sowell, J. Allum, and H. Okahana, “Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion,” Washington, DC, 2015. doi: 10.1145/1401890.1402023.[3] R

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud

production Figure 1. The professional hierarchy Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 105managers overseeing the manufacture of war matériel and teachers following völkisch state-sanctioned curricula, which reflected the antisemitic provisions of the Nuremberg Race Laws.Hannah Arendt‘s comments on the ―banality of evil‖ apply equally well to this group as to thatvery efficient head of Department IVB4, Office of Jewish Affairs, Adolf Eichmann.5―Active supporters‖ included the academic class, who

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Track 2: Technical Session 4: Research- and Practice-Informed Insights for Recognizing Rurality in Engineering Education

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Malle R Schilling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

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Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy

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Engineering Ethics

on the subject of engineering ethics: “Even though religious people should honor the rule that they cannot offer their special revelations as the public evidence for their views, they can still reflect on the implications of such revelation within the bounds of the mainstream academy by talking about them conditionally. That is, it is perfectly legitimate to ask an academic question in the form of ‘if this religious teaching were true, how would Page 13.917.5 it change the way we look at the subject at hand?’”11While Marsden and I are both Christian, and candidly seek to encourage a Christian voicein scholarship

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

Authors

Stephanie Wettstein

represent just a few of the many ways jigsaw activities have been applied inengineering education.[8] Additional implementations span from single class exercises[9-12] tomulti-week projects throughout a semester.[13-16]Building on this foundation, this paper examines how alumni-led jigsaw activities influencedundergraduate chemical engineering students’ development of the three Cs. Through structuredteamwork and guided problem-solving, students engaged with real-world engineering scenarios,as reflected in one participant's comment: “It was a little eye-opening to see that a companysometimes doesn't want to save money as much as they are trying to [maximize spending] whilestaying in budget.” This response demonstrates how the activity encouraged all

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Le Shorn Benjamin, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Erik M Hines, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Diversity

following models prove to be most worthwhile: (a) coursework within engineering and acrossother fields, (b) experiential learning opportunities, (c) stand-alone programs for engineeringstudents and/or multi-disciplinary stand-alone entrepreneurship programs25, 29. Althoughdifferences in views exist, Hagvall Svensson et al., have provided two general routes for enhancingentrepreneurial learning30. Irrespective of the instructional model, these researchers recommendmaking learning more personal and more professional as key strategies for strengtheningentrepreneurial skill development among engineering students30.The nuances of an entrepreneurial engineering identity reflect yet another emergent topic inengineering education. A key component of this

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Allegra Frickel, Iowa State University

guide students and their mentors [16]-[20]. We mentioned that not only would the poster help them in their careers, but it would help us seek funding to continue the program. Interestingly, several of the students were genuinely excited about our desire to continue the program going forward, and they wanted to know how they could help. This was equally exciting for us to see. ● Reflections: In the final session, students talked about their projects and experiences. Most of the session was spent having various informal conversations. We also announced that each student would receive an additional $600, which was the remainder of the NSF funds.Mentor – Student InteractionAll of the faculty mentors were serving as

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2023 IL-IN Section Conference

Authors

Joey Reyes; Monica M. McGill

each of our subquestionsrelated to feasbility, one for implementation and one for practicality.6.1 ImplementationIn regards to Implementation, we set out to reflect on and answer the feasibility question: To whatextent can the process of classifying articles against the CAPE framework be performedsuccessfully?6.1.1 Degree of executionFor the most part we were successful in the execution of this process. Since the dataset wasrelatively small, we looked at both research articles and experience reports. We were able tosuccessfully categorize all of the articles in our dataset according to the CAPE framework and theresults showed us gaps in the research for this particular set of data. The high degree of executionin this pilot study showed us that

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO), Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

aggression. As researchers have explicitly stated that individual attitudes toward diversity, personal experiences, and the presence or absence of specific practices do not reflect diversity climate [28], evidence of this climate was limited to emergent themes from qualitative studies [67][75][83]. Thus, we also excluded papers based on autoethnography or findings relying on unique statements reflecting the experience of a lone participant. Cultural mosaic beliefs climate: perceived cultural diversity [30][31] is a recent addition to the climate literature. We included it in our framework due to the high proportion of international students in engineering doctoral programs. Perceived cultural diversity climate is defined as how well

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COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

withthese steps to maximize the positive impact while using CT to build solutions Figure 5. CT-Foundation-to-Creation ModelEarly childhood educators play an essential role in enhancing the CT experience and increasingstudent understanding of CT. Teachers need to determine HOT question types through solutionbuilding stage (Figure 6). An example of a question for the thinking step could be “I wonderwhat would happen if…?” An example of a testing question could be “Can you show me how touse it...?,” and a question for the self-reflection step could be “What was the most interestingthing you learned here?” An example question for the improvement step could be “What mightyou do differently next time

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Student Mental Health and Communities of Care

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

and enthusiasm,then students tend to reflect those emotions. Not surprising, if teachers show contempt or a lackof interest in a particular problem or body of research, students’ emotions of boredom, irritation,or anxiety surface [4]. If “both knowledge and emotion are inescapably matters of concern ineducation is one which has been reached by generations of teachers, parents, and educationistsfrom the time of Plato to the present day,” [5, p.229] why are discussing the importance ofemotions within the engineering classroom (and field in general) is still seen as taboo?Theoretical/conceptual frameworkSymbolic Interactionism To better understand the focal group for this study, we must explain the framework ofsymbolic interactionism that

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

population in order to collaboratively anditeratively develop solutions [1]. It provides individuals with a flexible structure for navigatingill-structured challenges [21] and generating creative and meaningful solutions [22]. When usingHCD, individuals focus on humans in the design journey by emphasizing with and understandingstakeholders, collaborating with them to explore and define problems [23], [24]. They alsoengage the stakeholders in iterative cycles of prototyping, testing, and reflecting to develop andsustain solutions [1]. HCD practices include documenting biases and assumptions, interviewing,identifying themes, communicating ideas, creating low-fidelity prototypes, and developing plansto bring final designs to the market [25], [26

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; John Gambatese P.E., Oregon State University; Jake Smithwick, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

reasons suchas: • “To stay current in the latest trends,” • “To keep the course relevant” • “Important to stay current with the industry”, and • “… the class should be constantly updated to reflect the trends in market shifts, labor forces, software and tools, and many, many more changes.”But not all comments regarding these changes were related to topic content. Of the 24individuals who stated that they update course content every 4 to 5 years, fifteen (15) providedsome explanation to that extent. From these comments, two (2) of the fifteen (or 13.3%),described reasons that relate to updates in the delivery of the course (“Means and Methods”) andnot course content. Similarly, from the 28 participants who stated they update

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macarena Becerra-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

their self-efficacy and perceived institutional support given a genderperspective. In light of the above the following reflections may be made given the literaturereview already reported on. Table 6. Results of the correlation tests by using spearman's coefficient of correlation for the total sample. SEf SB-g SB-i IS SEf CC 1,000 .503(**) .493(**) .083 Sig. (2-tailed) . .000 .000 .136 N

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2: Experiential Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marla Hilderbrand-Chae, University of Massachusetts, Lowell ; Shalain Iqbal Siddiqui; Chiara E. Ghezzi; Bryan Black, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Janna Jobel, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

to feelings of success, and the qualities of mentorship thataffected STEM identity.The research of Dou and Cian (2022) quantitatively determined the significant contribution ofhome support in self-recognition as a STEM person and in the development of a STEM identityin URM undergraduates [5]. In this study, the qualitative analysis of interviews from three highschool student interns, two parents and two faculty mentors reflect what is seen at theundergraduate level - authentic science lab experiences result in an increase in STEM identityand interest. The positive influence of direct faculty mentorship in a research experience alsomirrors what is seen in UREs. Two unique themes emerged from this study – the importance ofthe parent

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 4: Professional Preparation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Talha Bin Asad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Beyza Nur Guler, University of California, Irvine

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the effective use of scholarly articlesand engineering standards. The selected group of students performed significantly better andcited more sources compared to their peers without the information. The article notes that theimplementation of appropriate engineering standards has been specified by the American Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a key criterion for curriculum assessment.However, additional research is needed to increase the diversity and quantity of engineeringstandards used and reflected in student reports. In order to make engineering standards knowledge more accessible, Phillips et al. [13]proposed a free online program on standardization for product development that offersknowledge ‘beyond the textbook

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida; Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Steven Kuebler; Lakelyn E. Taylor, University of Central Florida; Eve Vazquez, University of Central Florida; Victor Milanes, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

structures. Faculty leaders regularly includedepartmental heads/chairs, undergraduate and graduate program coordinators, and chairs ofcurriculum committees. We recognize that faculty who do not have institutionally identifiedleadership positions may in fact function as departmental drivers of ERC when its themes arestrongly reflected in their scholarship, training, and teaching. But, for this study, our initiallyidentified faculty leaders have been current or recent chairs or directors of departments orprograms within the discipline and typically have held administrative leadership responsibilitieswithin their unit. We recruited leaders in their respective disciplines as these are the individualsthat are often responsible for implementing mandated

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kazi Imran, SUNY Poly (DO NOT USE; MERGED INTO SUNY POLY INST (ENG & ENG TECH); Jiayue Shen, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

4.1 0% (1 or 2) You employed the method with frequency typical of those teaching classes of simi- 71% (4 or 5) lar size and level of student motivation.Reflective and Integrative Learning Your Students Rating Suggested Action AverageEncouraged students to reflect on and evaluate what they have learned 4.4 6% (1 or 2) You employed the method more frequently than those teaching classes of

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haroon Malik, Marshall University; David A. Dampier, Marshall University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

core values, the institution can prioritize the skills and knowledge thatare most important to them and their audience, and design microcredentials that reflect thosepriorities. For example, if an institution values innovation and cutting-edge technology, itsmicrocredentials should reflect that by incorporating the latest trends and technologies in the fieldof data science. If the institution values hands-on, experiential learning, its microcredentials shouldinclude opportunities for learners to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world scenarios.Defining core values can also help to ensure consistency and coherence across differentmicrocredentials offered by the institution. Without a clear understanding of the core values andmission of

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Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Pamela J. Silvers, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

, and the proposal budget needs to reflect this significantinvolvement. [3]Services for prospective grantees have expanded over time and are now available for four typesof eligible prospective grantees: 1) colleges classified by NSF as new to ATE (two-year collegesthat have not received an NSF ATE award in 7 or more years or ever), 2) new-to-ATE STEMfaculty who have never been principal investigators for an ATE grant, 3) colleges/faculty teamsseeking a larger second grant from the ATE Program after completing a small, new-to-ATEproject, and 4) colleges/faculty teams whose first or second grant proposal submission to theNSF ATE Program was declined (not funded). Mentor-Connect recruits a team of fourindividuals from each college to work on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

. InSection 5.1, the students’ demographics are presented. Then, in Section 5.2, students’ reasonsfor choosing to participate are discussed.5.1. Participant DemographicsThe demographic characteristics of the year four participants were similar to those from the firstthree years. The class levels of participants for all four years of the program are listed in Table1. Notably, like in the prior year, all participants were sophomore year students or above.However, several students class level was not reflective of their years in college, due toAdvanced Placement and prior college credit. Thus, two students completing their first year ofcollege participated in the program (but were classified as sophomores). Table 1. Participant Class

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Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MC Forelle, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

parts of the university. Reflecting on the 1955 Grinter Report, Sheryl Sorby, Norman L. Fortenberry, and GaryBertoline suggest a need for a revolution in engineering education, writing: “Over the years, we educators have done some tinkering around the edges, such as adding in a capstone design project, or replacing Fortran with other programming languages – but the basic structure of the curriculum remains unchanged even though our students can now find information on their phones that might have taken us hours to track down in the library.”3There is no doubt about the need for technical training, but how engineering educatorsincorporate nontechnical skills also has an impact on creating a well-rounded

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Clement, Oregon State University; Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

questioning if she should bean engineer, which seemed to be a common feeling within her social circle. Today, as a recentgraduate, she explains that she sees engineering as a career and something that she is passionateabout, but not as an integral part of her because this status could change over time.Lastly, when reflecting on her identities within the context of civil engineering, Camille sharesthe following thoughts: “I think about when I was a kid, and I didn't see people who looked like me or who were like me. I wonder if I had met someone who was like me, would that have helped me? That makes me want to be that for someone else, I want to motivate people. You can't change anything if you don't start with yourself. I

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Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A Damas, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

acknowledges the unique experiences and identity development of male andfemale students who identify as Black. How they have achieved different stages of their racial identitydevelopment affects their STEM reflective identity, competence/ability, value/interest, and assimilationinto STEM culture [10]. Black males and females construct their STEM identities as they develop theirgender identities. Collins [10] notes how racial identity development and gender identity begin to formbefore the development of any STEM interest. The relationship between Black students' gender-basedracial identity and their interest and persistence in STEM is complex. Collins [10] places the gender-basedracial identity of a student in the center of the visualization to mirror

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Problem- and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marissa Christina Owens, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jasmine Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

hadcollected. This was followed by each team conceptualizing, designing, and testing theirprototype. Finally, in the fifth stage, each team had to give an approximately 10-minutepresentation. They shared their model, identified the materials they utilized for their prototype,and explained their solution to the problem. For the high-rise activity, during the presentation,the teams had to simulate an earthquake shake test to demonstrate the building’s ability towithstand a possible earthquake. Once every group had presented, the entire class reflected onthe problem and discussed each team’s prototype or model [10], [11]. Throughout the study, theteacher facilitated the learning through questioning and engaging in student discussions whilemonitoring

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons, P.E., University of Florida

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

interest in and/orconfidence in civil engineering as a profession. The name generator survey may includequestions like, "What is their name?" "What best describes their gender?" "What kind of work dothey do?" and "What best describes your relationship with them?" The participants wererequested to list at least five individuals who, in their opinion, had a significant influence on theirdecision to pursue a profession in civil engineering. Sociogram Participants were instructed to draw a sociogram that represented their alters for theresearcher. Network diagrams with nodes that symbolize individuals and ties that reflect theirconnections are referred to as sociograms [52]. The researcher gave participants the followinginstructions as

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6: Undergraduate and Faculty Research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Anthony M. Jacobi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sophie Wang; Kyriaki Kalaitzidou

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

undergraduates usually means slower rates of research progress which may beunacceptable for a tenure track faculty. Since this survey was at a predominantly undergraduateinstitution, it does not necessarily reflect what might be at a research university. The last fourtopics in the list are of primary importance at these universities [9]. Unless the institution valuesmentoring undergraduates, the faculty would see mentoring undergraduate students will not helpwith their professional development. Undergraduate research can result in publications but oftendoes not. These students need a great deal of supervision, flexibility in their schedule, andpatience on the part of the faculty mentor. The students often do not see the “Big Picture” of theresearch

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Experiential Learning : Global Models and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fangqing Yi, Tsinghua University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

third-partyplatforms are two widely used models at present in China2. In both modes, students completetraining sessions in real world engineering environment outside the universities. In the first modeof cooperation, universities use their previous cooperation basis to directly cooperate with theindustrial practice bases for jointly cultivation. While in the second cooperation mode, thethird-party platform integrates the demands of universities and companies to build a matchingbridge between the two parties. In this paper, two cases from China are selected to explore thecorporation under the two modes. The integration between university and industry to cultivateprofessional degree students in engineering is reflected in the key parts in the

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 1: #BlackLivesMatter: A content analysis of top engineering institutions’ responses to social-political activism

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

2nd, they provided access toeducational resources to help the community learn, support, listen, and act. On June 4th, theypromoted a series of events to organize and reflect on recent events. On June 5th, they released astatement publicly reprimanding students engaging in indecent behavior concerning GeorgeFloyd’s death and offered administrative leave to the community members that needed it. On thissame day, they tweeted about an event where the community can receive tools for anti-racistaction. This was coded as a solidarity statement, but they did more than sympathize with thecommunity; they publicly took a stance for justice and relieved the pressures of grievingcommunity members. On June 8th, they retweeted another town hall meeting

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 3: Forming and Fulfilling Expectations: Perspectives of Underrepresented Computer Science Doctoral Students

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Vidushi Ojha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raul Enrique Platero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beleicia B Bullock, Stanford University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Yvonnestruggled to find a compatible advisor, and felt that although it was clear that finding an advisorwas important, there was little guidance on how to go about it. She reflected that, in retrospect, itwould have been better to have a particular advisor in mind before applying to the program. Thus,in Yvonne’s case, even though she came in with expectations of graduate school based on priorexperience, these expectations were incomplete, helping her understand what needed to be done,but not how to do it.5.2 AdvisorsAdvisors tend to provide high-level guidance. Once in the PhD program, students often basedtheir expectations of what to do on the recommendations of their advisors, particularly regardingwhat big-picture steps to take to complete their