Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
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- Creators: Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Eng Program
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In order to aid student learning of difficult subject matter in the Mechanics Project (CEE 210, CEE 212, and CEE 213), supplementary materials were created. The aim of these supplementary materials was to bridge the gap between nuanced concepts and address muddiest points around computing projects. The following problem areas were identified and addressed over the course of the thesis: boundary and continuity conditions, MATLAB programming, load resultant methods, report writing, and stress and strain. These areas of difficulty were identified by observing student success in the classroom setting and in office hours. The submitted material related to boundary and continuity conditions offers students with a reference to definitions of each condition, examples involving each condition, and an explanation as to the importance of segmenting a beam in reference to these conditions. The MATLAB coding and debugging material gives students do’s and don’ts, general tips, and informative flow charts to follow when debugging. These were created to improve students’ ability to code and to debug their programs. The load resultant method material provides an example illustrating the difference between the integral and resultant method. Additionally, this material provides common formulas utilized by the resultant method. The report writing document lists do’s and don’ts when writing a computing project. The document also illustrates the nuance behind each section of the report via examples and gives students practical suggestions to aid in their success in completing these reports. The final submitted material regarding stress and strain addresses the conceptual definitions, the uses of, and the special cases of stress and strain. The document also provides reference to current course materials that discuss stress and strain.
ContributorsBjelland, Aidan Drew (Author) / Hjelmsad, Keith (Thesis director) / Chatziefstratiou, Efthalia (Committee member) / Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Eng Program (Contributor, Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-12
Description
Minority women continue to be underrepresented in STEM fields and in STEM related degrees, leading to a lack of diversity in the research conducted and voices advocated for in STEM. To understand why there continues to be a lack of representation of minority women in STEM, I conducted a survey of approximately 20 high school girls who identified as minorities and had an interest in science and conservation to ask questions about their hesitancy to attend college and the different barriers they face. The results of this survey show that these minority girls have low hesitancy when considering applying to and attending college. The biggest barrier these girls face is cost, with 74% of respondents citing college expense as a source of hesitancy when considering applying to college. I then discuss possible interventions that would lead to an increase in the representation of minority women in STEM in higher education. I suggest that colleges and universities should highlight scholarships, financial aid, and programs available and that minority women are eligible for, or they should reduce the cost of tuition.
ContributorsClark, Amelie (Author) / Iacona, Gwen (Thesis director) / Gerber, Leah (Committee member) / Bisgrove, Daniel (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Eng Program (Contributor)
Created2023-12