Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

decisions is also a concern, which is reflected in the ratingsfor the “Analysis” criterion. Students often fall in love with modern computational tools likeFEA and don’t pay enough attention to fundamentals. Use of basic tools like free body diagramsto obtain the design loads on a part is critical for proper mechanical design; the FEA results froma beautifully meshed part means nothing if the boundary conditions are not realistic.Looking past the numbers, it was interesting to see the types of design experiences that are nowavailable to our students as they move through the curriculum. Since the author has taught seniordesign for a number of years, this project review process made it abundantly clear that the newdesign stem of courses will continue

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

International

Key Findings-to-DateThe survey yielded 1,027 “usable case” respondents reflecting the following demographicprofile: 70% English; 30% non-English; responses received from all languages except French 80% Male; 20% Female 50% between ages of 40-60; balance over other age ranges 46% Academicians; 40% Practitioners; 10% Students; balance preferred not to answer Aerospace (17%); Computer Science (13%); and Electrical/Computer (13%) are largest Engineering Discipline response categories 64% reported having graduate-level Engineering degreeTop Attributes by Role, Importance, and ProficiencyEarly-Career Professionals: Importance and Proficiency Attributes by Importance Attributes by

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett Ph.D., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; V. Raju, VIT University; Winston F. Erevelles, St.Mary's University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

‘advancedmanufacturing’ in broad yet specific terms. It has long been known in the business communitythat establishing a ‘standard’ is essential to the growth of a technology and of the industries thatparticipate in that technology. The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering defines thestandard for advanced manufacturing topics, and provides a body of knowledge concept withwhich all those engaged in advanced manufacturing education can align. The image of manufacturing needs updating to reflect the wealth of opportunitiesavailable, the critical role that domestic manufacturing plays in our economy, the skills needed,the ‘clean’ nature of modern advanced manufacturing operations, the significant benefits thatmanufacturing provides to society and the

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Motto, Virginia Tech ; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

process and assessment of teams 19-22 However,much work remains to advance our understanding of how students learn to effectively functionon teams and best practices on how faculty can facilitate the team learning.The Importance of engineering faculty beliefs and practicesIn their review article considering the “ABET professional skills,” including teamwork andcommunication, Shuman et al. 23 ask the question, “Can they be taught?” and their answer is “aqualified yes” (p. 51). Noting, for example that the teaching delivery strategy required is not thetraditional lecture format, but rather one that leverages strategies such as active learning andcooperative learning. The extensive body of research on communication pedagogy, moreover,reflects the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ghulam H. Bham PhD, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

data that reflected students’ knowledge of highwaydesign as derived from their day-to-day experience as drivers rather than from a highway designexperience. Finally, the survey ended with a set of four questions targeting students’ perceptionson the driving simulator as a learning and design tool. Students had to indicate their agreementon statements that proposed the driving simulator to be: a) an engaging highway design tool, b) agreat tool for analyzing highway design, c) an effective tool for testing highway design, and d) amotivating tool for learning highway design. For these perception questions students used aLikert evaluation scale ranging from “1” for strongly disagree to “5” for strongly agree.The exit survey included all of the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

notrequired that they actually submit the solutions to Innocentive, but most do so as well. A rubricused to grade the submitted assignments is shown in Table 2. The rubric clearly is orientedtowards the graphics and communication aspects of the design project, reflecting the intendedlearning outcomes of the introductory course.DiscussionThe Engineering program at UPEI is very small, and currently only serves the first two yearstowards a degree program that is ultimately completed at Dalhousie University through a long-standing transfer relationship. Students have historically had an excellent track record for beingpractical, and able to excel in capstone design projects after transfer. With a first-year intake ofonly 55 students, our student numbers

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, U.S. Air Force Academy; Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; William J. Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

waste of time. 35% Figure 6. Course Reflection, Fall 2011.Motivational Challenges"Electrical Engineering?" "Electronic Systems?" "We have to take an engineering course? But,I'm an English major." "Why should I care about engineering?" These are common reactionsfrom students on Lesson 1 of this 40-lesson course. Indeed, these are valid questions. So duringLesson 1, each instructor is challenged to convince these students that this course is relevant.Then, during every succeeding lesson, they continue to motivate the students to learn and to beinterested, not just regurgitate information. Unless a student is motivated to learn the material,the information presented is unlikely to be committed to

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Natalie Gedde, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

programs being used this semester.” – Current Student Assistant Page 25.1026.8When asked what skill they felt the improved most upon, many of the survey respondentsindicated they improved their technical skills, communication, teaching, or their ability toexplain things multiple ways: “I became much better at helping others look at problems in new ways.” – Former Student Assistant “My ability to connect and explain problems to someone who did not have as strong a technical background.” – Former Student AssistantSeveral of the post graduate survey respondents were able to look reflectively at the experiencegained from their

Conference Session

Lessons Learned through Community Engagement of Engineering Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robert Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

by the seemingly rigid nature of the “gates” - knowing that engineeringdesign is more flexible in its iterative process. Looking back, the instructors made the mistake ofassuming that students understood well the engineering design process and could operate wellwithout this linear structure.Assessment of the course was provided via open-ended written reflections. Students indicatedthat the documentation requirements were overwhelming the service and design aspects of thecourse. In spite of their frustration with the documentation, students indicated that they valuedthe service aspect of the course.The instructor’s assessment mirrored that of the students. The focus of the course was incorrect.In the pursuit of providing resources to help

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Techniques(s)Students Improve learning outcomes. Average grades. Qualitative assessment of selected assignments. Improve affective outcomes. Current (e.g. SIR-II4), existing (e.g. TDS22), & custom instruments. Improve recruiting & retention. Course enrollments & major/minor counts.PIs & Develop & refine PAs. Quarterly activity reports, peer review, interviews.Project Improve faculty affective outcomes. Reflection, interviews.Team Enhance PAs (e.g. with Quarterly activity reports, peer review, interviews

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

25.1122.4surrounding the bridge and the many others like it? Upon reflection, it is less clear where theblame lies; society selected that person to lead, and the politician holds a degree in law from avery well-respected institution. The politician learned what we (those charged with providing anadvanced education) had deemed important: an introduction to science, likely very little onengineering as a discipline, and almost certainly little or nothing about infrastructure.To explore this further, the authors searched for infrastructure courses offered to undergraduatesnot taking a technical degree and came up largely empty-handed. Though the engineeringcommunity is clearly moving to provide infrastructure programs related to civil engineering,sustainability

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Basha, University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

better reflects theneeds of industry. In fact, it is well-recognized that modern engineering problems are difficult tosolve within the scope of a single discipline and require individuals and teams to possess adiverse skill set and the ability to effectively integrate those skills to solve a problem1,2.Engineers who can cross the boundaries of traditional disciplines and integrate existingknowledge and create new knowledge are increasingly being sought1.The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration is particularly relevant in graduate engineeringeducation where research experience is paramount to development and integration of knowledgeand skills. The need for interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering education and research isdriven by

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T. Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Aaron J. Homiak, Geisinger Health System; Alexander Hallden-Abberton, Bloomsburg University; John R. Pulaski

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-conceptStudents’ Response and evaluationAt the end of the course, a student survey was conducted to evaluate the educational outcomes ofthe project. The survey included the following questions: 1. How did the senior design project (SDP) reflect on your learning process? 2. How did the SDP reflect on you ability to reason and make quick intelligent decisions considering the time constraint imposed? 3. Did the SDP provide a venue to expand your learning and apply the knowledge gained in the program to solve real world problems? 4. Was the short time constraint imposed a motivating challenging experience 5. Did the PDR and CDR report writing and presentation has added value to the SDP learning outcome 6. How well

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

years prior to summer 2006 are incomplete, so those data are not included inthis analysis.Applicant TrendsAs depicted in Figure 1, our state and national recruiting efforts implemented for summer 2009resulted in an increase in the total number of applications as well as the number of applicationsrepresenting non-Texas A&M institutions. These trends reflect the shift in recruitment effortsfocused on non-Texas A&M students. Our goal is not to decrease the pool of Texas A&Mapplicants, but to increase the pool of non-Texas A&M students. Figure 1 Applicant Institutional Representation. 160 140 Number of Applicants 120

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

cooperative learning. These approaches go beyond traditional lectures typical of ArtHistory classes. Students in art appreciation classes consider the visual arts from multipleperspectives including concepts, interrelationships and relevance to different disciplines and witheveryday life. Many strategies support and reinforce critical thinking that is essential to alldisciplines including systems engineering.The following examples illustrate some of the active and cooperative learning techniques15. 1. Affective Response - provides an emotional or evaluative response to material. Students look at works of art and note the reaction/response they have to the image/artwork. They reflect on what they see and what has been discussed regarding

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Connell, University of Missouri, Columbia; Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

work by all students and for the convenience of rearrangingclassroom desks into tidy squares for group work. Both classes were given instruction, during afull class period at the beginning of the semester (with regular reminders throughout thesemester), on what was expected of them during group work. Those expectations included: 1-following a simple problem-solving scheme, which included brief individual reflection, briefgroup brainstorming to decide a solution approach, and then interactive work with discussion Page 25.1241.4until the problem is solved; and 2- using good interpersonal team skills, which includedspeaking, listening, and peer

Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N. Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

: modifying and extending thecourse objectives; assessing and appealing to students‟ super linksa; using various short papers asgauges of students‟ understanding and as concept reinforcements; assigning journal questions;estimating students‟ critical thinking skills; administering quizzes, tests, and projects; requiringreports and presentations by the Honors Students; and emphasizing writing as an instructionaltool. Course Objectives. The math professor and the writing center instructor firstcollaborated to develop course objectives reflecting the higher-level thinking and learning skillsdemanded by critical thinking. They stated such objectives for both the topics to be covered andfor critical thinking skills specifically. Both sets

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

because of increased use of surveys in general through web-based forms39-41. Steps were taken to account for differences between the sample of responses and the overall population. This adjustment weighted cases based on the population and response distributions by gender, discipline, and race/ethnicity within an institution as well as varying response rates of a campus so that the sample reflected the overall population of undergraduate engineers from the sample of institutions. In addition, missing data were imputed based on procedures recommended by Dempster, Laird and Rubin42 and Graham43 using the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software (v.18). To reduce data from survey

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

meet or addresscriteria equally as well. Children (and adults) often champion their own ideas, withoutadequately considering designs of others or without conducting “objective” analyses.To encourage students to analyze their various solutions objectively and determine which bestmeets the challenge’s criteria, EiE design challenges aim to have students collect both qualitativeand quantitative data during testing. Materials ask students to reflect upon the needs of the designand assess how well each solution meets it. Thus, instead of children’s preconceptions,popularity, or perceived “smartness” driving decisions, more objective and impartial data areavailable to be considered.EiE strives for quantifiable tests: presenting results as a number

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

items that exhibited strongest correlations reflect students’ evaluation of the cost and benefit of pursuing an engineering degree. Results of the quantitative analyses suggest that students’ persistence in the major may be related to their perceptions of the cost and benefit of the engineering degree. (Table 2) Page 25.665.7 Table 2: Post-Survey Items Moderately Related to: I Don’t Care for This Career Survey Item r* The rewards of getting an engineering degree are not worth the effort. 0.61 I expect that engineering will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

of Learning Styles25 as shown inTable 1 is composed of four dimensions: active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, andsequential/global. Active learning tools are designed to meet the needs of students with a rangeof learning styles. Particular approaches to teaching often favor a certain learning preference.Therefore, it is important to incorporate a variety of teaching approaches. This index can assistinstructors in creating active learning modules that impact all student learning styles effectively. Page 25.752.7 Table 1. Learning styles categories.Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the secondary students.Deeper learning is promoted by the formal reflective activities built into the HSE programthrough these poster and presentation requirements because these activities promotemetacognitive gains. They offer opportunities for both coaches and students to assess theirprogress in terms of the larger picture of a long-term project instead of just day to day gains;that is, they impose divergent thinking. Additionally, the Expo campus visit has the criticallyimportant function of making the university accessible to the secondary students. From the artifacts created for spring Expo, we see trends toward an improved abilityof students to communicate technical information and an improved understanding of the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Moving toward a system of learning outcomes assessmentDuring the 2009-2010 academic year, the English department drafted course and programoutcomes that reflected the then ongoing conversation about revising the core curriculum. Thegoal of drafting the new outcomes was to write them so that they both align with the newoutcomes based core document for eventual implementation into the new core curriculum, andcan also used to assess and improve the program in the meantime.The new learning outcomes for ENL 1310:Students will: • Demonstrate an ability to read actively, analyze, question, and respond to readings. • Recognize the importance of audience for their writing: identifying their audience, evaluating its needs, and applying those needs

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

was an unknown quantity to ourstudents, a disproportionate number of women M.E. students enrolled in it, both graduate and undergraduate.Since then it has been so popular with both male and female students that it fills up immediately, and itsdemographics reflect our student population. The hypothesis that women might be influenced by the aestheticsof mechanical engineering is supported by recent work by Cheryan et al, 30,31 who found that women instereotypically male environments (containing ‘Star Trek’ posters and soda cans) , either physical or virtual,were much less interested in computer science careers than women in environments that conveyed ‘ambientbelonging’, such as water bottles and art on the walls. We summarize our

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Leigh McFarland Kendall, Tufts University; Kristen Bethke Wendell Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

helper madeit much easier for her to manage teaching the unit for the first time, and she structured herclass time around when the helper would be available in order to maximize her assistancewith the LEGOTM materials.Student journals. Another tool introduced by the experimental curriculum was the useof student Engineer’s Journals, which provided opportunities for students to share theirprior knowledge about a topic at the beginning of a lesson, record data frominvestigations during the lesson, reflect upon new ideas at the end of a lesson, and planfor their execution of the design challenge. Beyond helping students organize their work,teachers found the journals helpful for organizing instruction. For example: I mean for me [the journal

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

instructor wants to use more of the features available, instead of downloading questionsthey can integrate the use of clickers or have students log in and answer ConcepTests andinventories on their laptops or smart phones (either in-class or for homework). If instructorssolicit responses via laptops or smartphones, they can prompt short answer explanations andconfidence follow-ups in addition to the multiple choice answers. Such written reflection isperceived by students as helpful12 . These more involved features require students to interfacewith the site; the student interface is described in the next section.For faculty, the results from assignments are aggregated, tabulated and archived for later use.They are also downloadable in MS Excel format

Conference Session

Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford Univeristy; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

impact offaculty-mentored learning versus online learning conducted with freshmen at MIT [6].At the graduate level, the Delta Design game has been used as a tool to teach graduate studentsreflective practice. Instead of using a real problem, instructors chose to use the Delta Designgame to because it is easier to control the amount of training each student receives and levels theplaying field since no student has outside knowledge of the challenge. Additionally, theinstructor can control the focus of the game such that if the students are having difficulty creatinga viable structure, he or she can draw their focus back to reflective practice by changing thevalues of constraints to make the task easier [4].Details of the RedesignThe Delta Design

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University; Eric M. Lui, Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

. Globalengineers should possess cultural sensitivity and knowledge, as well as the interpersonal skills, toadapt within a variety of cultural contexts and with people that differ from their own experiences.A positive attribute of this intercultural literacy is that designs and solutions are no longer boundwithin the technical domain, but should be reflective of the engineer’s cultural understanding andinterpersonal competence. Working closely with the Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) and incollaboration with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Syracuse University,the authors have successfully designed and implemented an innovative program to providestudents with distinctive skill sets to enhance their capacity as global civil engineers in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

number of skills reflected in this framework may appear large, these skills areintegrated into six-week learning units so that students experience them as necessary tools foraddressing STEM-design challenges rather than as a panoply of items to be learned and checkedoff of a list. Concepts related to engineering practice are woven throughout the course and, asappropriate, addressed in depth through unit projects. The engineering design process is“discovered” by the students at the beginning of the course and applied in subsequent units. A Page 25.533.13handful of engineering skills and habits of mind are introduced in each structured

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

should be inherent in the engineering profession suchthat any project can be seen as service to a community. Academic institutions carry theresponsibility of teaching engineering students not only technical skills but also professionalskills that relate to social responsibility, such as an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility and of the global and societal impacts of engineering decisions. Teachingtechniques such as project-based service learning (PBSL) could increase a student’s awareness ofsocial responsibility due to the community engagement (typically with underserved populations)and the reflective aspect inherent in PBSL. This study presents pre-post data from an assessmentof engineering students’ development of social