A first year engineering student survey to assist recruitment and retention

Anderson-Rowland, Mary R.

doi:10.1109/fie.1996.569988

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“…Proximity and cost were also important in the choice of the MIDFIELD schoolall but one of these students attended the MIDFIELD school in their state of residence -but potential future earnings caused them to consider the MIDFIELD school's reputation as the flagship engineering school in its state as well. Anderson-Rowland reports similar reasons cited by transfer students attending Arizona State University, which, like these MIDFIELD institutions, is the flagship engineering school in Arizona [15]. This decision did lead some to choose to live apart from their families or to commute long distances, but in those cases, they felt the added value of the higher quality engineering program was worth the dislocation and inconvenience.…”

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“…The decision to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering was not something that most older students planned all along, unlike many younger students who pursue engineering degrees directly out of high school [14], [15] or the younger students pursuing the transfer pathway who are part of the current study [16]. Unlike many younger students, this group in general has experienced the effects of the "Great Recession" first hand and has found that the knowledge and skills that they had depended on up to the point of entering the engineering transfer program were no longer enough for them to support themselves, and often their families, in the lifestyle that they desired.…”

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Motivations and experiences of older transfer students in engineering

Brawner

Mobley

2014

2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings

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Non-traditional students older than traditional college age (18-24) face particular challenges in the demanding engineering curriculum. In this qualitative study we explore the unique aspects of their motivation for studying engineering, prior experiences, and impact of family life on these students. We find that job opportunities were the primary motivation for most of the students to pursue an engineering degree and prior work experience in the field was a factor in major selection for many who chose electrical or mechanical. Proximity and cost were primary reasons for choosing the transfer pathway and the sending and receiving institutions, although reputation was more often cited as the reason to choose the receiving institution. Students with families received significant motivation and support from them, but also faced unique challenges, including commuting or living apart. These factors limited their ability to integrate into campus life and develop a support network with other students. These students cited a number of advantages of returning to school after years away, among them a laser focus on their goals, practical technical experience that their younger classmates lack, and general maturity.

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Section: A Decision To Choose a Bachelor's Degree In Engineeringmentioning

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Motivations and experiences of older transfer students in engineering

Brawner

Mobley

2014

2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings

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“…In doing so, there have been numerous studies conducted analyzing the student body, recruitment, retention, and attainment of minority students 4,5,6 .Such studies, however, tend to focus primarily on students of color or female students. The studies regarding faculty of color focus on the importance of faculty mentoring, pedagogical practices, and faculty development 7,8,9 .…”

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African American Women in the Academe: A Comprehensive Literature Review Through the Lens of Intersectionality

Ross¹,

Fletcher²,

Cox³

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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A first year Engineering Education doctoral student at Purdue University. Ms. Trina L Fletcher, Purdue University, West LafayetteTrina Fletcher is an Engineering Education doctoral student at Purdue University. Her research focus includes process excellence and total quality management (TQM) methodologies as a way to improve engineering related activities within industry and education. She is also interested in research around recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities and women in STEM. Prior to Purdue, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with informal STEM community and outreach projects. She holds a BS degree in Industrial Technology and a MS degree in Engineering Management. Hispanic student numbers rose from 3 percent to 13 percent, Asian/Pacific Islander students rose from 2 percent to 6 percent, and the percentage of Black students rose from 9 percent to 14 percent. However, the faculty demographic has not kept pace with the increase in URM enrollment. The percentage of URM faculty has remained flat over the last 20 years, hovering at just a little over 5 percent.Researchers, educators, and practitioners believe that in order for students to succeed academically, they need role models and mentors with whom they can identify. Racial and ethnic diversity has both direct and indirect positive effects on the educational outcomes and experiences of students. The campus climate improves when the diversity of the student population matches that of the faculty. Students from majority groups equally benefit from learning and exchanging ideas in a multicultural environment, offering a wider range of research and a broader representation of alternative perspectives. Therefore, the shift in American demographics over the next ten years changes the question from whether colleges and universities want to support diversity in their faculty distribution to how colleges and universities will accommodate this necessity.Thus, this is a review of the literature on one demographic in engineering academe, the African American woman. African American women are at the intersection of two of the most pervasive prejudices in this country: racism and sexism. This review will unveil some of the unique challenges African American female engineering faculty due to the intersectionality of race and gender. In order, to increase the numbers, the engineering education community must first fully understand the barriers these women face.

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“…Such programs can be designed to increase engineering enrollment, diversify engineering, educate future generations, teach the teachers, or to improve the quality of the undergraduate engineering experience [1]. Such programs are increasingly important to recruitment efforts, as many as 50% of students have made the decision on a college major by their junior year of high school [2]. Examples of outreach programs include the K-12 Engineering Education Programs (KEEP) Seminar Series for high school juniors and seniors, which invited high school students to observe research presentations by scientists and engineers to better understand the possibilities for career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) [3].…”

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Purdue Mission to Mars: Recruiting High School Students to a Polytechnic College

Turner¹,

Webster²,

Reynolds³

et al.

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This paper presents the development and implementation of an integrative half-day recruiting event targeting high school students that combines elements of four degree programs: Organizational Leadership, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Computer Graphics Technology. During the workshop, students engage in active learning: Purdue New Albany is transformed into an aerospace design think tank and high school students are transformed into Polytechnic interns. The interns are then presented with a challenge: A new form of bacteria has possibly been identified on Mars and soil samples must be collected for analysis. However, the next shuttle launch is in 3 hours and the robotic equipment has to be ready! Student teams work with faculty mentors to design, test, and retest robots that can navigate the surface of Mars and collect a soil sample for analysis. Through this integrative experience, students work in teams to learn and apply new skills in leadership, engineering technology, and computer graphics. The impact of the recruitment event is assessed via pre and post surveys of students' attitudes towards the degree options based on Likert style assessments.

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A first year engineering student survey to assist recruitment and retention

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Motivations and experiences of older transfer students in engineering

Motivations and experiences of older transfer students in engineering

African American Women in the Academe: A Comprehensive Literature Review Through the Lens of Intersectionality

Purdue Mission to Mars: Recruiting High School Students to a Polytechnic College

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