Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

expectation(diversity within a peer network) is often established in first-year courses where diverse teamsare created to address the new ABET Criterion 3, Objective 5 (replacement of old Criterion 3,Objective D) of developing students with, “an ability to function effectively on a team whosemembers together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment(emphasis added by authors), establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.” [4] Creating aninclusive engineering and educational environment is critical to engineering’s continued success.Antonio’s findings demonstrate that if engineering education encourages and providesopportunities for meaningful interactions between diverse engineering students, engineeringeducation can

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University; Charles McDonald Cowan II, James Madison University; Robin D Anderson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Dr. Elise Barrella is an Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty Member of the Department of Engineer- ing at Wake Forest University. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she conducted research in transportation and sustain- ability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Dr. Barrella has investigated best

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Beth Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

this technology Provide any additional feedback you Free response haveIn this initial module deployment, collection of student feedback was somewhat limited in aneffort to keep the module similar in workload and structure to the other software options. Notwanting to deter interested students during the pilot test of this module, the feedback wasrestricted to a single online survey at the conclusion of the module. In future semesters,instructors plan to survey students both before and after completing the module (weeks 1 and 4)to investigate changes in perceived knowledge and attitudes about the technology. In addition,students will be asked to complete a short reflection about their experience during the module,whether they consulted

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, integrating knowledge, collaborating, and synthesizing learning into one’s own narrative as a portfolio [9]. Figure 5. Entangled Learning Design EL principles guided program design decisions, such c2017 Paul Treuer & Clemson University as planning for initial community-development and workshop programming during an initial Early FallMove-In period, as well as the structure and assignments of the study skills course.Our analysis involved a mixed methods approach to understanding students’ success. We usedquantitative data to evaluate utilization of services to support academic

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Nicola Brown

/­opportunities (Stage 4). The exhibition provides further opportunity to present their solutions andis focussed on visual communication aspects. The website included weekly updates which provided information on what was achieved duringthe previous week and what was planned for the current week. The weekly update also allowedgroups to use the website as a planning tool and as a record of their meetings but additionally it6 FALL 2017ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONUpdating Assessment Styles: Website Development Rather Than ReportWriting for Project Based Learning Coursesallowed staff to gain some insights into how the team was

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Julia Machele Brisbane, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Abigail E. Hines, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, Clemson University; lesteria Armoni Dunwoody, Clemson University; Khushi Patel, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Shannon Roberson; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Collegiate, Diversity

Paper ID #24988Familial Influences Affecting Student Pathways to Engineering at Two-Yearand Four-Year InstitutionsMiss Julia Machele Brisbane, Clemson University Julia Brisbane is a senior undergraduate student majoring in Bioengineering at Clemson University, and a full-time undergraduate research intern with the SC:SUPPORTED (Statewide Coalition: Supporting Un- derrepresented Populations in Precalculus through Organization Redesign Toward Engineering Diversity, NSF Award #1744497) project. She plans to obtain a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Dr. Eliza Gallagher, Clemson

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, and Curriculum Design Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Nick AuYeung, Oregon State University; Trevor Kenneth Carlisle, Oregon State University; Natasha Mallette P.E., Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

broader shifts in national accreditation standards. Wethen describe and critique elements of existing engineering cultures that might present challengestoward progress in creating inclusive and socially just teaming practices. Notably, we combinethese strands to develop a response to noted challenges and opportunities through the activities ofour Practitioner Learning Community (PLC).Institutional ContextAs described in Bothwell, Akkaraju, McGuire, Tran, & Zigler (2018a), Oregon State Universityhas recently taken a number of significant steps to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity, andthe College of Engineering (COE) has embedded a goal in its strategic plan to become a nationalmodel of inclusivity and collaboration. Institutional goals

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Rich Yonts, Teradata; Benjamin W Cashman, National University; Richard S. Clark, National University ; Brett Nieman

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

introduction to immutability of blockchains. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from https://bitsonblocks.net/2016/02/29/a-gentle-introduction-to-immutability-of- blockchains/2 Posey, B. (Aug, 2014) Redundant Cloud Storage Ensures High Availability. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/Redundant-cloud-storage-ensures-high-availability3 Concordia, U. (2018) Transcripts. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://www.cui.edu/studentlife/registrar/index/id/27224 Orcutt, M. (Nov 16, 2017). Blockchains use massive amounts of energy-but there’s a plan to fix that. Retrieved on July 20, 2018 from: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609480/bitcoin-uses-massive-amounts-of-energybut- theres-a-plan-to-fix-it/5

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

take in each iteration such that the workload in improvingflipped classroom teaching is manageable. Fig. 1 Iterative framework to improve flipped classroom practiceB. Initial design It is important to recognize that there is plenty of preparation work before offering a flippedclassroom course. These preparations are in two sets, preparation for the course materials andadapting the instructor’s role in the classroom. As indicated in Fig. 2, traditional lecturing uses inclass time for knowledge delivery and after class time for practice, while flipped classroom usespre-class time for students to learn fundamental knowledge and in class time for active learning.By comparing the two teaching strategies, a rough action plan on

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

D. Cenk Erdil, Sacred Heart University; Darcy Ronan, Sacred Heart University

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Computers in Education

they wereattempting to convey and recalibrate as necessary. Defining the boundaries and sub-fields of computer scienceand engineering would further address students’ epistemological qualifications and concerns.As they experience dimensions of these fields it is important for the students to be made aware of how they arereacting to these experiences, such as through reflection. Given that enjoyment and interest were the mostfrequently cited identity consideration, it would be tempting to design the course to maximize these pleasurableoutcomes. However it is easy to see how this could devolve into a curriculum that does not validly represent thefields. Rather, designers should plan experiences that are authentic windows into each field

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kyle D. Feuz, Weber State University; Linda DuHadway, Weber State University; Hugo Edilberto Valle, Weber State University; Richard C. Fry, Weber State University; Kim Marie Murphy, Weber State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

analyze the datacollected are discussed in Section II. Section III presents the results and findings. A discussion ofthe results is provided in Section IV. Related work is provided in Section V. Finally, ourconclusions and plans for future work are presented in Section VI. II. MethodsThe Data Structures and Algorithms class is a computer science course taught in the C++language. The course is composed of seven different modules and each of the modules cover adifferent set of topics. The amount of content and the time allocated to each module is similaracross all modules. Certain modules and topics tend to be easier for students to grasp than othermodules. Table 1 lists the core topics of each module. In each case, students are asked toimplement

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 3: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Sollitto, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

outcomes require the engineering graduates todemonstrate: an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences (Student Outcome3); and an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives(Student Outcome 5) [6].CONFLICT NEGOTIATION TRAINING The need for constructively negotiating conflict is especially salient among engineers, asengineers spend time developing projects requiring input from multiple and diverse stakeholders,offering feedback and corrections to ideas and plans, negotiating functional roles andresponsibilities, in addition to navigating the complexities of distinct personalities

Conference Session

Ethical Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A. Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas Tooker, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

working on theinstrumentation in order to complete it on time.What should John do? Choose TWO of the following: a. Have Rob sign a special waiver releasing the firm from liability b. Have everyone return back to the office and plan for a return outing the next weekend c. Have the remaining team members do what they can to complete the instrumentation, while Rob waits in the vehicle d. Have Rob work on something that has a very limited chance of doing him any harm e. Have Rob be fully involved in the instrumentation, even though he doesn’t have his hard hat, since the hard hat isn’t really needed f. Call the office and see if someone can bring a hard hat to the site later in the day

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

had to do withaiming, in various degrees, towards being an engineer, like “determined” or “hoping.” Table 2. Neutral responses to “I am ___ to be an engineer [at this university].” Response Sentiment N Going Ready 50 Ready 19 About 3 Planning 3 Already 1 Bound 1 Certain

Conference Session

Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assignments.For example, on the first assignment for CE404, the assigned review problems focused on axialbehavior, specifically tension, requiring only knowledge that students had learned in a previouscourse. While students worked on this assignment outside of class, the topics being covered inclass included steel manufacturing, basic material science, and structural plans reading. The datethe assignment was due corresponded to a lesson introducing steel tension member behavior.Thus, students were required to review prerequisite material about axial tension behavior beforeapplying that knowledge in class. In general, the concepts included as review problems on oneassignment were connected to concepts being applied to the current course material on the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Lightner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and awareness towards research are highly crucial for practitioners and should bethoughtfully planned. Relatedly, the health professional has demonstrated the success of formalactivities, such as workshops, dedicated to increasing awareness of research among practitionersin their fields (Goodenough et al., 2017; Weitzel & Robinson, 2011). In another study examiningTurkish nursing students, interest and use of research were positively correlated to the number ofcourses in research completed by the students (Gerçek, Okursoy, & Dal, 2016). Theimplementation of these strategies can aid in bridging the RTP gap for the wider community inthe future. For the engineering education research community, creating more opportunities that

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Matthew Neal Mutarelli, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University; Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

KEY3 to write the machine code into the onboard SRAM chip. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 till all the machine codes have been entered.A Platform for Class Project Implementation The WIMPAVR was primarily designed to be a teaching tool and project platform forstudents to understand the working of an AVR microprocessor core in the introductorymicrocontrollers course. The planned WIMPAVR instruction and project curriculum is similar tothe one implemented for the WIMP51 [1] and forms phase 1 of the microcontrollers course.Students are taught the WIMPAVR and its internal design. Students practice writing andexecuting simple ASM programs machine coded as discussed. Students then implement a projectin which they modify the current WIMP AVR

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bennet Thomas Krull, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Research Group at ISU. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on the use of renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce negative impacts of urbanization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability with Geographical

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew J. Ford, Cornell University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; Elizabeth M. Fisher, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

number of items was aggressivelyminimized by primarily focusing on the motivational constructs. The motivational subscales onthe MSLQ were deemed more important than learning strategies for supporting the goals of thebroader curriculum development project. Only two learning strategy subscales were used.Peer-learning was chosen because of its potential importance to planned curricular interventionsinvolving team projects and small-group work. Metacognitive self-regulation was chosen becauseof the relatively high correlation with final grade reported by Pintrich, et. al. [19] and theimportance of metacognition in active-learning settings. The metacognitive self-regulationsubscale was further shortened from the original twelve questions to six, as

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

scholarship dollars EACH semester, for the next 3.5 years (starting from the second semester of their first year (Spring 2020)! Students with a GPA of 2.5 or greater, can also be considered for this scholarship, pending approval by STRIDE instructors, who may have added requirements such as well-developed improvement plans for the spring term.Other changes:  There was an increase in the number of applications  Cohort 2 was doubled in number of sections, from one section to two sections  Cohort 2 was doubled in number of students, from 15 students to 29 studentsSTRIDE, what was done in year 2?STRIDE has a Program Lead and a Program Coordinator. The Program Lead is a facultymember from the

Conference Session

Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Win Gilbert Bruhl, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

discussed above. There is little, if any,subjective evaluation involved in the scientific method.The Engineering Design ProcessIn engineering curricula, many programs introduce students to an engineering design process.One description of this process is “a series of steps that guides engineering teams as we solveproblems. The design process is iterative, meaning that we repeat the steps as many times asneeded, making improvements along the way as we learn from failure and uncover new designpossibilities to arrive at great solutions.” This source goes on to describe seven steps: (1) “Ask:Identify the need & constraints”, (2) “Research the problem”, (3) “Imagine: develop possiblesolutions”, (4) “Plan: select a promising solution”, (5) “Create

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Glen Hordemann, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

merely hiremore STEM-focused teachers. There is a severe issue with the STEM educator pipeline. Just0.17% of high school students with an interest in STEM who take the ACT plan to pursue anoccupation or college major in science education. 3This issue is exacerbated in rural areas, for women, and for minorities. Rural and small towns lagbehind the suburbs and cities in science education. In the National Assessment of EducationalProgress, 12th graders scored 11 and 19 for town and rural students, respectively, and 29 and 41for city and suburb dwelling students 2 . African-Americans and Hispanics make up 14% and 13%of computer scientists and 14% of engineers, while women make up only 25% of computerscientists and 14% of engineers. A lack of quality

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Improving Student Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alison Cupples, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly applicable disagree agree applicable disagree agree Figure 7. Student responses to pre- and post- survey questions concerning their opinions on tutorials. Page 12 of 21Student Opinions on Non-Traditional Teaching MethodsGiven the increase in the number of flipped classrooms and on-line classes in STEM education,the surveys also gathered data on student opinions on these pedagogical approaches (for futurecourse planning

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University; Kathryn Ann Bartosik, Clarkson University; Pankaj Sarin, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

MBAonly but now I want to get an advanced degree in Materials Science and Engineering and anMBA and work for a start-up.Student #3: It gave me an idea of what I should do before I go to graduate school and what skillsI need to make my research fruitful before I graduate.Student #4: Taught me how to define a research objective and understand how to look forinformation.Student #5: Helped me realize the importance of the teaming of business and research. I will goto graduate school to earn an MBA and Masters in Material Science and work full time.Student #6: I plan to transfer to the undergraduate program at this university to continue workingon my research project from thus summer.Significant results from the REU programApproximately 28% of the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that will remedy the predicament. “If my grades aren’t as expected then the stress is definitely higher, however, I still generally take things one day at a time and I’ll create a plan to get my grades back on track. Sleep definitely suffers though.” “Motivates me to try harder but also damages my confidence which tends to decrease my performance.” “Trying to improve grades puts extra pressure to keep working hard.” “I need to maintain a decent GPA for internships, but I think I have enough of a buffer where this shouldn’t be a huge problem.” “If my grades are bad (C or D), then I get very worried and anxious about the class.” “I would be much more anxious to make up for them and study more.”Based on student responses, it

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tommy George, Harvard University; Alexander Seth Klein; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

task, further complicated by the introduction ofunfamiliar 3D modelling software, encourages a team of three workshop participants to worktogether.Divergent and convergent thinking. An additional frame for engineering design is as a decision-making process, the interplay of divergent and convergent modes of thinking [10]. Divergentthinking involves expanding from facts into a multitude of possibilities, and convergent thinkingleads to convergence of questions arising from these possibilities into new facts. Decisionmaking in the engineering design process involves divergent thinking for ideation of potentialrelevant parameters and solutions, as well as convergent thinking to narrow this solution spaceand plan and implement a design. Convergent

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Renee M. Desing, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

statements were added tothe Q Concourse on a separate tab in the Excel file and the following items were tracked: anoverall statement identification number, an identification number by source, its main topic, andits sub-topic. Table 1 depicts this structure as a recommended Q Concourse template withexample statements. Table 1: Q Concourse Template with Example ID Source ID Statement Topic Sub-Topic Source 1 1 I have a specific plan Career Career Insight Day & for achieving my Motivation Allen career goal. (2003) [36

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanne Baltazar Vakil, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

technology education was to teach “problem-solving” as opposed to skill development, theemphasis found in earlier studies [8]. Sanders [36] identified “modular technology education”and “technological problem-solving” as the preferred method to instruction over the project-from-plans method. The demographic shifts reported in the survey [36] noted a 10 percentfemale faculty count, “ten times the percentage reported two decades ago” and “one third oftechnology education students enrolled are female, about fifteen times the percentage of the early1960s.” Minority ethnic enrollment, approximately one fourth of those in technology education,similarly showed growth, up 18% reported since 1979 and students with special needs numberedapproximately 23% of

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, although writing a report and giving a technicalpresentation also have merit. Several participants also provided additional skills that theyconsidered vital, such as working well on teams, good communication skills, collaborative workethic, and networking. There were also a couple of project management skills highlighted, suchas task and risk estimation, planning and scheduling a project, and delegating responsibilities. Figure 2: Professional Skills for Mechatronics and Robotics studentsIndependent LearningThe workshop participants identified the following independent learning skills as key for astudent completing an MRE curriculum: perform an internet search for technical information,read and interpret a data sheet, perform a

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Awatif Amin, Johnson C. Smith University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

applied to the student retention problem. A data mining approach could be a mostworthwhile strategy for other practitioners and researchers planning to include many variablesalong with all levels of STEM students in the data set. Hendrix [19] found only one out of every2,352 dissertation abstracts included the search words “data mining” in a search of dissertationswith the key words “higher education” and “retention.”In this review, the relevant retention factors, organized in groups, concern students’ academicbackground, commitment behavior, and family background. Multiple variables within thesethree groups of factors are also part of the discussions.Method & ModelThe data mining method of analysis was a predictive classification process