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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Dr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Stephanie Cutler has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She is an Assistant Research Professor and the As- sessment and Instructional Support Specialist in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State as well as a co-founder of Zappe and Cutler Educational Consulting, LLC. Her primary research interest include faculty development, the peer review process, the doctoral experience, and the adoption of evidence-based teaching

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

. For the team tosucceed, one or more students must develop mastery of each subject. Moreover, the team canprovide a learning environment and a social setting that promote peer instruction and offeropportunities to develop mastery.In this paper we describe a two-year program aimed at promoting self-efficacy amongundergraduate engineering students at Trinity College. The goal of this work was to develop andevaluate a new framework for developing mastery, to test and evaluate our framework, and tosuggest areas for further investigation. In our study, the independent variable is the teachingmethod, and the dependent variable is self-efficacy. As a method to address the self-efficacyissue, we propose individual or small group mastery projects that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University; Samantha N. Cruz, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

space as well as at least eight engineering students who used themakerspace. Researchers specifically aimed to include women and individuals fromunderrepresented groups in the sample. Student participants were recruited via individualrequests, mandatory engineering courses and/or were recommended by the makerspacemanagement.Data analysisAfter interviews were conducted, they were transcribed and coded with recommendations fromSaldaña [10], which included: 1) utilizing broad codes for the preliminary coding stage, 2)repeating codes to find patterns in the data, 3) developing broader codes and categories, 4)writing analytic memos for insights that occur, and 5) reducing codes through code mapping(i.e., reorganizing and condensing codes to create a

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4: Assessing Success in Mathematics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danielle Marie Fredette, Cedarville University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

unusually large population of students who were homeschooledwhen they graduated from high school (about 1/5 of students university wide and 1/4 of studentscurrently enrolled in the School of Engineering and Computer Science). In this paper, I investigatethe retention rate and calculus readiness for homeschooled students entering the School ofEngineering and Computer Science as compared with their non-homeschooled peers.In this study, I hypothesized that homeschooled students might have a different likelihood tosucceed in engineering school compared to their non-homeschooled peers. The results of the datastudy support this hypothesis and suggest that homeschooled students are more likely than othersto succeed in engineering school, with retention in

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; H. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

assessments intended for the public (which many are). Learning how peer review is done, and the role of critical feedback, is a critical piece of the standard process. This means both writing peer reviews and reading/ comprehending existing reviews.Study MethodThe research involved study over a 2 year period. We asked faculty who taught a full-semesterlife cycle assessment course that used our textbook as a resource to participate and eleven facultyat different institutions volunteered. These institutions included eight doctoral, highest researchlevel universities, and one each of doctoral - higher research, doctoral - moderate research, andmasters institutions. The courses included mostly courses for graduate students but

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

instructors. These benefits caninclude increased learning gain3,4, flexibility5-15, increased interaction with peers and theinstructor6,8,9,12,13,16-22, improved professional skills20,23, and increased student engagement andpreparation9,13,25,26. Based, in part, on the potential benefits identified in previous studies, ajunior-level transportation engineering course was converted into a flipped format. This paperaims to investigate student perspectives on various components of the course. In particular, thefollowing research questions will be addressed. 1. Are students prepared to take a flipped course? 2. What are student perspectives on a flipped transportation engineering course?Course DescriptionCE 355: Principles of Transportation

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

worked individually. The instructors walked around the roomto check on student understanding and ask and answer questions.For both Engineering 82 and Math 45, all PowerPoint slides and tablet writing shown in thecontrol section were contained in the video watched by the inverted section. For both courses,all students completed the same problems that students in the control section completed ashomework. In Engineering 82, students in the inverted section completed specified problemsduring class meeting time (and turned them in at the end of class) and turned others in ashomework. In Math 45, students in the inverted section used in-class time to work on anyproblems from the homework assignment and turned in all of their work as homework. As a

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Shannon Walton, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

academic potential, and the ability for transferadmission. ETS scholars could renew their scholarships for up to three semesters (approximately2 years) if they demonstrated progress toward their degrees and maintained a minimum 2.75cumulative grade point average (GPA). Students who fell below the requirements were placed ona one-semester probation period and received a counseling session with their academic facultyadvisors to discuss academic difficulties.In addition to the scholarships, ETS participants attended the Success Seminar Series along withstudents participating in the TAMU Engineering Living Learning Community (ELLC). TheELLC housed students in a common dormitory, conducted seminars, provided peer-tutoring, andfacilitated networking

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

. Examining the pattern of instructor and student activity during the observed class (seeTable 1) suggests that these activities were both active and well-aligned with the learningoutcomes. For example, the instructor only spent a small portion of class time lecturing (20%)and addressing students as a whole group (24%). Instead, he directed students to work in smallgroups, where they spent the majority of class time (76%). The instructor assigned five grouptasks during the observation and spend his time monitoring students’ work (56%) and interactingwith small groups (56%). Students, in turn, spent most of class discussing with their peers (68%)and engaging in Level 1 activities (64%), such as calculating and following procedures, andLevel 3

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, & Curriculum Design Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

responsibility? And when you have identified an issue or area, give it a short title, write it down on the paper provided and sign it. Leave some room at the bottom for others to sign [up to attend] [4].”In our event, our facilitator incorporated this prompt into their introductory comments; a more detaileddiscussion of facilitation is provided in later sections of this paper.Use of Open Space/Unconference in Engineering Education Unconferences have been used in engineering education research to bring experts together andleverage their collective expertise to achieve research goals. Examples of unconference structures inengineering education include the PEER Collaborative [6], which was designed as a vehicle for assistantprofessors

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Curtis R. Taylor, University of Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

isolation on campus and other challenges related to their successful transition into theuniversity. Over the years, many strategies have been implemented in efforts to address thesechallenges. These strategies have included peer counseling, faculty, and corporate mentoring,targeted academic support programs, need-based financial assistance, centralized academicadvising, and student transition support. The projected shortcoming of students completing thedegree program create an urgent need for diversity within the field; it is critical to increase effortsto provide first-year and underrepresented students with the academic, social and transition supportneeded to promote their success.The purpose of this research is to introduce the Successful

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Anat Caspi P.E., The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology; Heather A. Feldner, University of Washington; Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Shawn M. Rundell, University of Washington; George Zatloka, Design Research Consultant; Jennifer Mankoff, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, project-based learning but also gives students opportunities to develop the ability towork in a team to accomplish self-assigned responsibilities; give and receive peer critique; anddevelop empathy. A common reason for student interest in the course is motivation to make apositive contribution to society. Table II. Representative comments from student reflections on HuskyADAPT course “…it was wonderful to work on a project that individuals have a real need for. Many of my design experiences have involved hypothetical end products that don't necessarily benefit its potential users.” “I really enjoyed the difficulty of the challenges presented to me in this project. Most engineering challenges are very deterministic and straight forward, whereas

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

of Florida campus would be intimidating to any student unfamiliar with sucha large academic system. I considered myself lucky at the time because I had at least attended apredominantly White middle and high school. But nothing can prepare one for the vastness of theadministrative process of financial aid, finding your way around campus and such large numbers of Whitepeople.IsolationI was a loner growing up. I was considered a “nerd” by my peers and rarely interacted with crowds ofpeople unless I was cheerleading. I credit this character trait for the struggle I experienced socially-in andout of class. I simply had a hard time letting people know me. Because of the pain this isolation causedme, today, I look for these individuals when I visit

Conference Session

Capstone & Senior Design Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Quinn Alexander Parnell; Turki Arif Aldulaijan, Michigan Technological University; Kerry O'Conner

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Engineering Technology

engaged in undergraduate research,which in-turn derives more responsibility and teamwork. Second, it provides the students withthe opportunity to learn different styles of technical writing following required formatsassociated with various journals and conference proceedings. The last but not the least, itsignificantly improves graduates portfolio that while looking for the job can "bring to the table"more than their competitors - applicants.Technical Content of the ProjectTo integrate a PLC with HMI to control a chemical mixing plant a Senior Design team of 3students was formed in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School ofTechnology at the Michigan Technological University. The plant uses various normally open andnormally

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kyle F Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. and the University of Illinois

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

was used to help students makeprogress in their projects. These weekly consultation meetings gave the students more time withthe course staff and their peers, increasing their sense of relatedness, and allowed them to receivemore personalized and faster feedback than the previous model of grading, increasing their senseof competence. By trading grading hours for weekly consultation hours, we also did not increasethe TAs’ time commitment in teaching the course. To further support students’ autonomy, we also developed a formal petition process Page 23.347.8through which students could petition to change any component of the course. A few

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Seth William Adams

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Engineering Technology

participating in undergraduate research, in the middle of the secondsemester the team led by the faculty prepares the paper to be further submitted in one of theengineering journals or conference proceedings. In the author's opinion, this experience shouldbecome an integral part of any capstone project since it derives an additional benefits previouslynot included in the capstone environment. First, this requirement makes the students to fill themproud to be engaged in undergraduate research, which in-turn derives more responsibility andteamwork. Second, it provides the students with the opportunity to learn different styles oftechnical writing following required formats associated with various journals and conferenceproceedings. The last but not the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of minority students [8]. Different from typical PBLsetting, CPBL is more focused on the creation of a friendly learning environment that is lessintimidating to minority students. The key features of CPBL include: 1) A series of small in-classprojects that are simple enough for students with limited background knowledge but collectivelyserve as a ladder to build up the students’ design skills progressively; 2) Fostered peer-collaboration to help build up students’ confidence to complete the projects; 3) Timely help andimmediate feedback from the instructors. Since the peer collaboration and student-professorinteraction are key to the success of CPBL, the projects are typically conducted in the class

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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First-Year Programs

implementations of web logs in academia reportgroup blogging as well.One of the main drivers of the popularity associated with blogging in academia is its potential to Page 25.620.2create or enhance a highly engaging learning environment3 that promotes interactivity amongstudents and in some cases the instructors. Its general use varies based on course needs; someresearchers report using blogs to (1) gather/share resources, (2) share opinions, ideas andexperiences, (3) exchange hyperlinks, (4) enable peer review, (5) provide instructor feedback, (6)encourage reflective learning, (7) report course news and updates, (8) improve writing skills, and(9) serve

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

Education, 2010 Evaluation of PeerWise as an Educational Tool for BioengineersAbstractThere is a need to develop, validate, and widely implement tools that incorporate proveneducational strategies including collaborative learning, active learning, and peer tutoring.PeerWise is an innovative, web-based system in which students create multiple-choice questionsand answer those created by their classmates. Creating the question bank, rather than justaccessing an existing one transforms students from passive recipients to active learners. Theobjectives of this study were to characterize the use of PeerWise in a lower divisionbioengineering course and to measure its efficacy in improving student learning. Students whoused PeerWise performed

Conference Session

Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriel Harley, IUPUI; Daniel Baldwin, IUPUI; Wanda Worley, IUPUI; Tresler Thurston, IUPUI; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

• Dating networksStudent Engagement: Definitions and MeasurementsWhile most college instructors have heard the term “student engagement” and would likely agreethat engaged students are a positive reflection upon their teaching strategies, a consensus on itsdefinition is difficult to determine. A common definition of student engagement, however,evolves beyond the mere transmission of information from instructor to student and moves intothe realm of active learning. As Williams and Chen write, Common characteristics associated with active learning include the use of higher level thinking and engagement of students in activities that encourage exploration and subsequent evaluation of their involvement. The emphasis on skill

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

. Page 24.190.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Applying Self-authorship Theory among Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students in U.S. InstitutionsAbstractDespite a large representation of Chinese students in U.S. engineering doctoral programs, thesestudents are understudied compared to their U.S.-born peers. In this study, we applied self-authorship theory among Chinese engineering doctoral students in U.S. institutions. Using thistheory, we try to understand the Chinese engineering doctoral students’ development towardsself-authorship. Focusing on sixteen participants who had been identified to exhibit self-authorship in the epistemological dimension through prior research

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Krogmeier; Mustafa Kamasak; Maribel Figuera; Luis Torres; Jan Allebach; George Chiu; Edward Delp; Charles Bouman; Catherine Rosenberg; Lynne Slivovsky

website. Communications II INDIVIDUAL: Deadline for having a design notebook. 5 Wireless Systems I INDIVIDUAL: Review of design notebooks. 6 Printing in a Wireless World 7 Wireless Systems II 8 Physical Layer Communications I INDIVIDUAL: Self assessment and peer evaluation. 9 Physical Layer Communications II TEAM: Progress report. INDIVIDUAL: Review of design notebooks. Midterm 10 Midterm Project Reviews presentation. 11 Multimedia Applications for Wireless 12 Cellular Technology 13 Multimedia

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

Patterson11 HBDI Interpretation Middleton12 Handling Conflict and Peer Evaluation Graham13 Conceptual design using Pugh method; invention disclosure Phillips/Leamy14 History of engineering and computer science Snyder15 Discussion of 7 Habits assignment; time management. Shelnutt16 Curriculum purpose and structure Snyder17 Project Update Graham18 Introduction to Civil Engineering Graham19 Jobs, salaries, and graduate study

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Bryden

; communicated to peers and broader our academic lives,audiences; recognized, accepted, cited,adopted, or used by others. In other words, that • give more responsibility for learning to 6 the student, andit made a difference.” This scholarly work canvary in that it can include teaching, research • set measurable teaching goals,activities, and professional practice. However, establishing plans to meet these goals,it is required that “evidence that a significant and reviewing progress towards theseportion of a faculty member's scholarship has goals.been documented (i.e., communicated to andvalidated by peers beyond the university).”6The

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald C. Rosenberg, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Systems Engineering

competitive peer comparisons.The self-assessment report data provided documented evidence of significant growth in oralcommunication skills for almost every student. Furthermore, the data provided insight into waysfor the instructors to improve the students’ experiences in subsequent course offerings.Introduction: course context and goals for student learningThe recent impetus to rethink our national policy for engineering education originated with theNational Academy for Engineering report Educating the Engineer of 2020.1 As Redish andSmith expressed it: “The increasing importance of technology in our modern economic systemand the increased globalization of scientific and technological ideas, development, andproduction have focused national

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sketchpad drawing tool. Students can manipulate and illustrate their own designs within the system. WISEngineering records all student data, so these initial ideas can be referenced at a later time. TheFigure  2.  Engineering  design  cycle  aligns  with  project  steps  for  explicit  navigation. design portfolio allows students to collect any of their work from the project unit and compile it into anelectronic portfolio that can be shared with both peers and instructors. This feature

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Leroy Long, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Taylor Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

, lower- and upper-level humanities literature courses, and honors seminars on the intersections of science and society. Her scholarship of teaching and learning, in the areas of writing, reading, and critical thinking, has been published in InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching and College English Association Forum.Chad Rohrbacher Chad Rohrbacher is an Associate Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach FL. He is currently embedded in the College of Engineering. His research interest include assessment of student learning and faculty peer observation to improve teaching and learning. © American Society for

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Eric Sakk; Chukwuemeka Duru; Frank Efe; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

learning techniques in classroom to teach introductory programming courses with a goal to improve the retention rate in the CS department. Dr. Rahman has published a book, two book chapters and around seventy articles in peer-reviewed journals and confer- ence proceedings, such as IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, etc. and presented his works in numerous conferences and workshops, such as ICPR, CBMS, CLEF, CIVR, HISB, SPIE, BIBE, IEEE FIE, etc. His current research is focusing on Crowdsourcing and Deep learning techniques and their application in medical fields, especially for retrieval and diagnostic purposes. Pursuing continuous financial support

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Megan Keough, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

moremanagerial and writing tasks (Strehl & Fowler, 2019). This type of behavior was only observedin non-technical tasks.Male Perceptions of Engineering TeamsTo understand team dynamics, researchers may ask male students about their experiences andobservations on sexism in their teams. In one study, male engineering students were seven timesmore likely than female engineering students to agree that their male peers treated female peersin engineering as equals (Osborne, 2008). This suggests that male students are less likely toobserve inequality in their own contexts and in their own teams, and they likely do not believethey play a part in gendered behavior and discrimination in engineering teams. Another studyobserved a man who had described himself

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities. In the 2012-13 academic year the unmet need for the average Wartburg student was $18,770 the $10,000 scholarship provided by the ACES program significantly reduces this.  Cohort formation provides a support structure in a community of like-minded scholars with diverse backgrounds. Creating a small community in which students feel comfortable and supported has been found to increase students’ overall satisfaction with college [1] and retention in STEM fields.  Mentoring connects students with peers, faculty, and alumni who can share experiences and direct them to resources. Effective mentoring has been shown to improve academic performance [2], improve retention rates for women and