Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

included graduate and undergraduatestudents and a small number of faculty from the across the College of Engineering. It could beexpected that students experiencing a structured course on teaching in a discipline will be morelikely to pursue a teaching career, approach teaching in a scholarly way, and be a successfulteacher. However, there is little data available to support this hypothesis. This paper contributesto such data based on an analysis of a combination of course evaluations at the time of offeringand a survey of former students (course alumni). A qualitative analysis of written responses to a question regarding course impact on theirteaching was done for both responses received through end of course evaluations and alumnisurveys

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Lent; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer; Linda Schmidt

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Collective Efficacy 3 Social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994 6) hasbecome an influential approach to understanding academic and career behavior. SCCTwas designed to explain the processes through which people develop career andeducational interests, translate their interests into occupationally-relevant choices, andachieve varying levels of performance and persistence in academic and work

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

Alok Verma; Nima Fathi; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Donna Lang

high schools. Lack of student interest in technical careers can also beattributed to a lack of an integrated approach in teaching math, science, and technicaleducation. Lack of a strong foundation in math and science at the school level has led to large-scale flight and attrition from STEM-based career tracks in higher education. Engineering andengineering technology programs throughout the nation have observed declining graduationrates and quality of incoming students. To engage students’ interest in a technical career path,students must establish a link between the theoretical knowledge and its application to solvereal-life problems early in their learning experience. Project-based activities have a provenrecord as an instructional tool. The

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Eva Theresa Singleton, The Citadel Military College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

non-technical soft skills to producethe desired project outcomes. The Project Management Institute's Standard for ProjectManagement in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) Guide – SeventhEdition includes 12 principles to guide the behaviors of project practitioners toward successfulproject deliveries that create value. Introducing the project management principles to engineeringstudents will enhance their career skills by guiding the behaviors in future project environments.This one-week module was created to better equip engineering students with projectmanagement competencies within an undergraduate three-credit hour project management careerskills course. The module includes a lecture on the 12 guiding principles from the

Conference Session

Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College; Bekir Zihni Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

having sufficientfunds for college. Further, 63% of students indicated that they work an average of 27 hours perweek to supplement their income for college. Demographic, baseline, and survey data aided inwriting a NSF S-STEM grant to sponsor the creation of the Bridgemont STEM Scholars programto address issues of retention and enrollment in BCTC’s engineering technology and appliedtechnology programs.IntroductionIn 2011, the State of West Virginia projected that over 10,000 engineering and technician jobswill need to be filled by 20181. Most community colleges in West Virginia, however, do nothave the educational programming needed to transform the workforce from blue collaroccupations to STEM careers. Students throughout the state consistently

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 2

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sarath Chandra Kumar Jagupilla P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Elizabeth O'Connell, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Muhammad R Hajj, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

Society for Engineering Education, 2024Relation between Out-of-Classroom Engagement Activities and Student PerformanceSarath Chandra K Jagupilla, Elizabeth O’Connell, Muhammad R HajjAbstractIn this study, the relation between out of classroom engagement activities and studentperformances, measured through GPAs, for engineering undergraduate students in civil,environmental and naval engineering majors is assessed. Five different categories of events wereidentified– career development, community building, physical activity, academic support, andfield trips. Attendance at each event was tracked and academic performance after the semesterwith activities was analyzed. In AY 2023–2024, the department hosted twenty-oneundergraduate out-of-classroom

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

ASM Delowar Hossain; Zory Marantz; Djafar Mynbaev

140 CAN WE TEACH MODERN ELECTRONICS AT A TWO- YEAR ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM? ASM Delowar Hossain, Zory Marantz Djafar Mynbaevahossain@citytech.cuny.edu zmarantz@citytech.cuny.edu dmynbaev@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering Technology New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Abstract: Teaching electronics in career-oriented two-year programs is a challenge due to thepractical knowledge that must be

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yucheng Liu, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

help university teachers to improve the quality of seminar courses and make them more“useful” for college students.Keywords: Curriculum design, mechanical engineering students, senior seminar, classroominstruction, student feedbackIntroductionA senior seminar is a class that students take during their last year of study in college. The ultimategoal of the senior seminar is to prepare seniors for their careers by sharpening their employmentreadiness skills, helping them choose their career path and set career goals, enhancing theirawareness of school-to-career experiences, training them to engineer immediately upon graduation,and making them preferred candidates for jobs. It is an important class to prepare young peoplefor the next chapter in

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel E. Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D. Auger; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

     with multiple potential solutions (i.e., were we able to instill a “post-academic” mindset withinour students?). We specifically aimed to answer the following questions:(1) Do students perceive senior design as a course for credit or a project experience?(2) Do students perceive the 3 pillars of operation as useful/relevant to the capstone course?(3) Do students perceive the 3 pillars of operation as useful/relevant to their future career?(4) Do students feel confident that senior design will prepare them to be a working engineerwhen they graduate?We hypothesized that student's mindset (“academic” vs. “post-academic”) would be linked totheir perceptions of senior design (course for credit vs. project experience) and the three pillarsof

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holland Banse, Magnolia Consulting; Chris S Ferekides, University of South Florida; Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University; Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #37882Board 81: Electrical Engineering Faculty and Student Perceptions of aProfessional Formation Course SequenceDr. Holland Banse, Magnolia Consulting Dr. Holland Banse began her career in education as a preschool and prekindergarten teacher. Prior to join- ing Magnolia Consulting as a Senior Researcher and Evaluator, she was an IES Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Educational Psychology-Applied Developmental Sciences at the Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, a 2016-2017 AERA Measures of Effective Teaching fellow, and a recipient of the 2016 SRCD-Student and Early Career Council

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 6 Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Don Wittrock, University of Cincinnati CEAS Office of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Gibin Raju, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

years are always a critical time frame for cultivating students’ interest andpreparedness for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers. However,not every student is provided with opportunities to engage, learn and achieve in STEM subjectareas. Engineering topics are further excluded from curricula when the focus is on Science andMathematics. The Public-School District involved in this study has 35,000 students and 75% ofthem are from under-represented minority communities. Over the years, the schools offering ahigh school Algebra-based Physics course decreased as a larger number of schools faced staffing,scheduling, or other issues. The College of Engineering and Applied Science requires applicantsto have completed high

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Susan Amato-Henderson; Jessica Mariano; Pete Cattelino; Brian Hannon

others can also impact self-efficacy, although to alesser degree than both mastery experiences and vicarious experiences (Pajares, 1997).Interestingly, Bandura (1986) found it was easier to weaken self-efficacy beliefs throughnegative appraisals than it was to strength them through positive appraisals. Finally, the impactof physiological states on self-efficacy is akin to perceiving the anxieties and fears aboutcapabilities as indicators of a lack of ability to succeed – higher emotional arousal in thissituation will lead to lower confidence or self-efficacy (Bandura, 1997). Research within the educational arena has established a relationship between self efficacyand college major and career choice, particularly in science and mathematics

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akash Choudhary, University of Missouri; Donald Myers, University of Missouri; Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri; Mihir Gokhale, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial decisions and interest in entrepreneurship of the engineeringstudents who took it. This compares with earlier studies that have focused on the impact ofentrepreneurship courses on career decisions of students with management or other non-engineering backgrounds. This research is based on a survey of 122 engineering students whotook an entrepreneurship class offered by the University during the last 25 years.Students were asked to provide their perspective on the impact this course had on their career.They were asked how the course impacted their understanding and interest in entrepreneurship, ifit raised their awareness of this career choice, if it impacted the career path they considered, if itaffected the career they chose, if they

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Lasich, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

in1978. Starting with just a few students, it has grown to over 360 members and is the 3rdlargest section in the nation. In the fall of 2002, the new Society of Women Engineers(SWE) faculty advisor and the Executive Director for the Women in Science,Engineering and Mathematics (WISEM) Program recognized that the organization couldbe a vital resource in recruiting and retaining female students at CSM. They beganworking on developing partnerships with decision makers and key personnel in the areasof Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Admissions, Career Services, InstitutionalAdvancement and the Engineering Division. By doing so, they were able to secure boththe institutional commitment and the financial resources needed to provide prospectiveand

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Irvin Cooke Jr., Virginia State University; Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

serve as advisors and motivators to their children[5]. More than fifty percent of students enrolled in an engineering field if at least one parent orfamily member was an engineer [6].This study was grounded in the social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Social Cognitive CareerTheory (SCCT) was developed in 1994 by Robert W. Lent, Steven D. Brown, and Gail Hackett[7]. It is a theory that explains the three interrelated aspects of career development. The firstaspect is how basic academic and career interests develop. The second aspect is how educationaland career choices are made. The third aspect is how academic and career success is obtained.The theory incorporates interests, abilities, values, and environmental factors. SCCT is based onAlbert

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Tennessee, Knoxville, both in chemical engineering. His research interests include choice and decision making, especially relating to major selection, persistence, and career choice.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; John C. Kilburn Jr., Texas A&M International University; Jared Romeo Dmello, Texas A&M International University; Daphne Elizabeth Sanchez, Texas A&M International University; Alicia Segovia, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, including STEM. While MSIs attempt to bridge educationalgaps seen in these students with pre-college resources, first year mentoring, and tutoringsessions, awareness and participation in URE is not prevalent at a MSI. Participation in suchactivities, however, has been linked to improved career prospects and an increase in thenumber of students seeking graduate degrees. Past studies [1],[2],[9] have suggested that aninitial interest in STEM does not necessarily continue throughout undergraduate education witha higher number of students requesting major changes and/or prolonging their graduationtimeline. This paper proposes to identify current notions and perceptions surroundingundergraduate research of STEM students at a mid-sized MSI along the U.S

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Rae Tanner, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the First Year: A Mixed Methods ApproachAbstractFor any student in the first year of an undergraduate program, there are an overwhelming numberof decisions to make. One of the biggest of these is choosing what to study. This choice isinfluenced by many complex factors and is difficult to predict or fully understand. A betterrecognition of why a student opts into and stays in a major could yield a deeper understandinginto how students choose a major and what they expect from engineering careers. This paperexamines students who chose chemical engineering and completed a set of surveys administeredduring their first year of study. The surveys contained questions that were both quantitative andqualitative in nature. In

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering education community has further extended this concept toengineering-specific retention3-5 with similar findings. These studies and others indicate thathelping students to develop an engineering identity and community can be a strongencouragement to persist in engineering to graduation. In many ways, engineering colleges arewell situated to encourage academic involvement and faculty-student interactions for theirstudents, but they are less likely to address peer interactions and student involvement in social oracademic extracurricular activities.It stands to reason that finding effective methods to increase student involvement may benefitoverall retention. While students leave engineering throughout their academic careers, attrition

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

Professional Development Center for Educators, College of Education and HumanDevelopment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE4 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CAIntroduction Over the past twenty five years, the government and industry have called for heavyinvestment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education anddeveloped an impressive array of classroom and extracurricular programming designed toencourage young people to pursue STEM careers [1,2]. Despite these efforts, the vast majority ofcollege-bound high school students continue to pursue majors outside of engineering and otherSTEM fields [3]. Furthermore, there are high attrition rates – some approaching 50

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Vitaly Khaykin, Hampton University; Hoshang Chegini, Hampton University; Chandra T Oaks-Garcia, Time Out 4U, Inc.; Vadivel Jagasivamani, Hampton University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. His academic background is in thermal science of mechanical Engineering and his areas of expertise is in multi-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Dr. Chegini joined Hampton University School of Engineering & Technology as an associate professor in September 2002. Before joining Hampton University, he served as a faculty and chair of Mechanical Engineering department at K.N.T. University of Technology in Tehran, Iran for over 12 years. Currently he is working as a CO-PI on a research project funded by Department of Energy.Mrs. Chandra T Oaks-Garcia, Time Out 4U, Inc. Professional Biography Chandra T. Oaks-Garcia is a secondary technology teacher in the Career and

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the projects, 75% of studentsagreed or strongly agreed that men are less creative than women, and that math/science are moredifficult for women to learn than men. Following the project series, those percentages fellsignificantly to 26%, 7%, and 8% respectively. All genders improved their opinions of STEMsubject areas, with 74% falling to 9% of students agreeing or strongly agreeing that only nerdslove math and science. Other significant results were seen regarding perception of engineering. Before startingthe projects, 38% self-identified as performing best in math or science, split closely betweenmales and females. While these students were strong in the pre-requisite subjects for moreadvanced STEM courses and later careers, 60

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt; Greg Wilkins; Clay Gloster; Robert Lent; Linda Schmidt

Session 2330 Predicting the Academic Engagement of Women and Students at Historically Black Universities: A Social Cognitive Approach Robert W. Lent, Janet A. Schmidt, & Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park/Clay S. Gloster, Howard University/ Gregory Wilkins, Morgan State UniversityAbstractWe examined the utility of social cognitive career theory (SCCT) in predicting theacademic persistence goals of (a) women versus men and of (b) students at historicallyBlack versus predominantly White universities. Participants (487 students enrolled inintroductory engineering courses at three universities

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariesa Crow; Karen Butler-Purry; Noel Schulz

opportunities in their specifictechnical area. The paper will outline how these networking groups started, suggestions forothers and lessons learned.IntroductionUniversities have been working very diligently the last twenty years to increase the diversity oftheir faculty and students. William Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering,discussed how we would have a shortage of engineers early in the 21 st century if the engineeringcommunity does not reach out to women and minorities and encourage them to pursue careers inengineering1. One key issue in the recruitment and retention of women into engineering careersis to provide role models for them in their engineering faculty. Women students see womenfaculty who are pursuing professional and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

percentage of full professors responding was about 42%. Responses fromassistant professors increased from 19% to 21% while associate professor responses decreasedfrom 32% to 27%. The remaining respondents were instructors, lecturers, adjuncts, or some otherrank. Approximately 90% of the respondents were male. The mean years of faculty service in1999 was 15, 12 at the current institution. An overwhelming majority (>90%) had heard of theSUCCEED coalition or participated in one or more of its programs, likely overstating thefamiliarity with SUCCEED among the faculty population at large.Table 1 shows the number of teaching seminars, workshops, and conferences attended by therespondents in their careers and the number attended during the previous

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

changing needs. Target areas whichrequire attention include those which directly or indirectly affect the students: to keep thosecurrently enrolled interested in staying within the department, to convince undeclared majors toselect a degree and a career from Engineering Technology programs, to actively recruit highschool students and older nontraditional students currently working, and to improve the attitudeand professional development of faculty and staff, as well as curriculums. A timeline should beutilized to structure the execution of these ideas. Innovative methods for recruiting are discussed. Implementation plans need to bedeveloped which are directed to these target areas. When any of the goals are achieved via theretention and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas. Mark is also researches empathy and mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 consumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter &

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dowling, University of Southern Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

further learning’.4The research questionsIn 2006 a short online questionnaire was developed to explore the reasons for a large increasein enrolments in the Associate Degree in Engineering program at the University of SouthernQueensland. The aim was to gather information about the students in the program, whonormally work full-time in the engineering industry and study part-time by distanceeducation, their career aspirations, and the reasons why they chose to study the program. Ananalysis5 of the 247 responses found that 63% of the students had a career goal to become aprofessional engineer and were using the Associate Degree as a stepping stone to theBachelor of Engineering program. Surprisingly, less than 14% of the respondents intended topursue

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1187: AN EXAMINATION OF MENTORING FUNCTIONS INTHE CAPSTONE COURSEJames J. Pembridge, Virginia TechMarie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. Her research focuses on communication in en- gineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nation- wide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore design education

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College, Flint; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. He shifted to education after ten years of product design in the automotive field. Areas of interest and study are 3d printing, the design process, and engineering education. Page 24.1104.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Stimulating an Interest in Engineering through an “Explore Engineering andTechnology” Summer Camp for High School Students (Research to Practice)Strand: OtherAbstractAttracting a larger number of young people to Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) careers is critical to the United States being able to remain globallycompetitive. One