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Exploring Engineers’ Understanding of Uncertainty

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 21:53
In Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Research Scholars

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There are long-standing examples of how engineers’ education in probability and statistics has not been sufficient. This work presents a novel theoretical framework to help teach and study statistical variability. Using this framework, we developed an interview guide and deductive coding scheme to use in interviews with engineering students. Early results from these interviews support our initial hypothesis of a slight induced variability bias.

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Implications of Engineering

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 12:32
In Arts Humanities Social Sciences Capstone Projects

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I researched the etymology of the word engineer and the social implications of that. I wrote three insights from this, and made a visual timeline/collage that provides the context.

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HIRo FA21 SAG Final Report and Reflection

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Friday, January 7, 2022 - 15:24
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A final report and reflection on the Human Interactive Robotics Lab's research progress during the Fall 2021 term.

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SAG Final Report and Reflection for SHPE Convention 2021

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - 14:21
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Soft Sculpture Tools: A Look into Femininity and Masculinity

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 14:51
In Arts Humanities Social Sciences Capstone Projects

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Throughout history, activities performed by men and women have become so gender specific that the objects people use to perform these tasks have become emblems of gender identity. In the same way that tools and construction came to embody masculinity, sewing and knitting have come to embody femininity and women. As a student in engineering, a male-dominated field, I have spent four years enduring shocked looks and confused questions from strangers, friends, and family when I tell them what I study. I was introduced to crafts like sewing and knitting as a young girl and have created many things with them. As an engineer I have used wrenches, hammers, and screwdrivers to create. This piece explores the juxtaposition of these feminine hand crafts with common tools that are typically emblems of masculinity.

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  • uncertainty (1)
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