Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

James Gordon Walker, Seattle Pacific University, College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering Department; Gina Howe P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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Conference Submission, Diversity

technical aspects of an engineering career and foster a broadersense of life-long learning.Other important aspects of professional practice that support design include budgeting, teaming,diversity & inclusion, ethics, and project impacts. These are described below.Budgeting Money is a key aspect of a design. Funding for capstone projects is an area of significantvariation among capstone courses nationally [7]. In our program, a two-phased fundingapproach is used, which augments their communication and persuasive skills. Each team isallocated a baseline funding amount. They are informed that they will have an opportunity to“pitch their project to interested investors” for additional funding. These investors are, in fact,the university’s

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - I

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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suggestions for improvement. Based on the results of this research, the projectshould be expanded to incorporate content for other courses and possibly even other universities.An Augmented Reality Mobile application can be a supplement to traditional lecture materialsand allow independent learning, which can be especially useful during a pandemic. However, myresearch showed that the map and augmented reality portion of the app were less highly ratedand not as important as the practice mode which could be completed without walking aroundcampus.1 IntroductionDuring the best of times, computer science is thought of as difficult to instruct and to learn1,2 anddropout rates in introductory computer science courses are high2. Teaching today is made

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - II

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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externally.Tilly (1999) has noted that there is a lack of research in understanding the mechanisms forcorporations to enact reforms, including legal and regulatory requirements and leadership skillsactually enact change from the top. If employees indeed succeed in gaining more directinvolvement and participation in decision-making, how will such organizational change beaccomplished? What examples or best practices exist in the US or internationally?Amazon is known for having a tough and often punishing work culture that nonetheless,provides opportunity to create, invent, and “think big” (Kantor & Streitfeld, 2015). A degree ofsecrecy has also been identified as a trait of the company’s corporate culture. These twoqualities seem at odds with the