Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University

approachesPhase 1: Integration of ethical-epistemic analysis within the undergraduate research environment.For this phase, I will study 5 students per semester across 2 semesters within the undergraduateresearch environment. These students, majoring in any domain of engineering, will investigate theethically complex topic of climate change adaptation, focusing on qualitative thematic coding ofclimate adaptation plans for 15 megacities.The training regimen for participating students comprises a multi-step thematic analysis, adheringto established best practices [34], [35]. The process initiates with familiarization with the climateadaptation plan texts, facilitated by transferring these documents into the Atlas.TI software forsystematic analysis. Drawing

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

and graduationrates, better academic performance, more student involvement, and more frequent andmeaningful interactions with faculty.Although students’ aptitude in engineering used to be linked with their persistence rates,engineering education has begun to change. Research suggests that students who leaveengineering are often in good academic standing and performing well in the classroom.7Educators are seeking to understand student retention as it relates to advising, counseling,learning communities,8 mentoring,9 tutoring,10 and programs designed for women and otherminority students.11 12 These “high-impact” practices are often linked with higher studentperformances, learning, and development.13, 14 A report by Kuh (2008) recommends that

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Morris, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, P.E., Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

students learn how to useSiemens Teamcenter (as the main source for PDM), and then must employ Teamcenter tomaintain the integrity of the DT throughout the remainder of the semester.The motivation for the project stems from Clemson University’s Virtual Prototyping of GroundSystems (VIPR-GS) Center, who, in partnership with the United States Army Ground VehicleSystems Center (GVSC), aims at “developing innovative virtual prototyping tools for designingthe next generation of on- and off-road vehicles” [12]. The research project includes fabricationof several differential drive vehicles which are used for validating research in autonomy, energymanagement, propulsion, and digital design. These vehicles, such as the one shown in Figure 5,are designed

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

computer engineering students. With a keen understanding of meeting ABETrequirements, while engaging students throughout their four-year academic experience, focusingon distinctive and innovative efforts, this University established three pillars in teaching ethics.Teaching ethics will not become a stale singular event, it must remain as lively and dynamic asthe broad term encompasses. With this approach, UPJ best prepares engineers for success in thereal-world. Students graduate UPJ with firm, grasp of Electrical and Computer Engineeringfundamentals, technical proficiency, a keen understanding of engineering ethics, and theimportance and impact of their work in a variety of contexts, including but not limited to,environmental, social, and

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Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Click; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

. Page 8.272.1“engineering schools …are increasingly out of touch with the practice of engineering…many of the students who make it to graduation enter the workforce ill-equipped for thecomplex interactions across many disciplines of real-world engineered systems…What’sneeded is a major shift in engineering education’s center of gravity, which has moved notat all since the last shift, some 50 years ago, to the so-called ‘engineering science’model…Engineering is creativity constrained by nature, by cost, by concerns of safety,environmental impact, ergonomics, reliability, manufacturability, maintainability…To besure the realities of nature is one of the constraint sets we work under, but it is far fromthe only one, it is seldom the hardest one

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University; Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Nur Dean, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Moaath Alrajab, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Arthur Hoskey, Farmingdale State College SUNY, New York; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

research community and to ultimately broaden participation. Dr. Villani is the co-advisor of the Supporting Women in Computing Club where she has mentored many women students in the program. Dr. Villani is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2012. Prior to joining FSC, Dr. Villani had a 15 year computer consulting career in the Risk Management and Insurance Industry.Dr. Nur Dean, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York Nur Dean is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Systems Department at Farmingdale State College in New York. She obtained her PhD in Computer Science from The Graduate Center, City University of New York and holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University in New

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Barbara Olds; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

graduate attributes, CSM now sought to continue itsreform by incorporating a design-across-the-curriculum program, systems courses, andintegrated humanities and social sciences programs. Assessment and continuousimprovement of the reforms were to be implemented alongside the new courses andphilosophy. Additionally, the research team sought funding to enhance the university’sOffice of Teaching Effectiveness; in requesting funding for this office, the investigatorsanticipated exploration of best pedagogical practices to implement with the reformedcurriculum.At its heart, this proposal focused on improving learning by improving teaching, with theintention that reforms at CSM could serve as the model for excellence as institutionsacross the nation

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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International

, UVA nursing students, and students from hydrology, chemistry, environmental microbiology, and nursing from UNIVEN. Engineering students receive and share an intimate, interdisciplinary, applied education with their peers from different educational and social cultures. UNIVEN faculty and students enroll and come to UVA to participate in EVSC 105 – The Ethics, Protocols, and Practice of International Research.8 South Africa Developing Sustainable Solutions for Impoverished Communities in South Africa: A Student Centered & Service Learning

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Holander Gleixner, San Jose State University; Katherine Casey, SJSU College of Engineering; Jared T. Tuberty, San Jose State University; Sanela Latic; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students.37,38,39,40,41In designing EXCEED, several models were adapted 42,43,44 including our own experiencesadministering a summer residential program. 45For example, at the University of Memphis, Russomano et al. were awarded the STEM TalentExpansion Program (STEP) grant by the National Science Foundation to decrease their attritionlevels through Best Practices. One of the practices they focused on was a summer transitionprogram, the Mathematics Bridge Bootcamp; a two-week event that provided information onSTEM courses and careers, offered opportunities for networking with STEM faculty,professionals and peers, and provided participants context and instruction for mathematicalskills

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

study returning graduate students in engineering master’s programs.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for design innovations through divergent and convergent thinking as well as through deep needs and community assessments using design ethnography, and translating those strategies to design tools and education. She teaches design and en- trepreneurship courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on front-end design processes.Ms

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Northwest; James B. Higley P.E., University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

students.Whereas an industrial relations specialist is helpful with many aspects of developing industrypartnerships (ie: bringing awareness of job opportunities to students, providing a single point ofcontact for local industry to connect to the college), it was found that the best method to increaseindustry sponsored projects was to have faculty connect directly with industry partners. Thiscreates an avenue for sharing of specialty expertise areas for problem solving. To this end,specific College of Technology faculty have been tasked with the responsibility to connectdirectly with industry and identify viable projects that students will work on under the tutelage ofa faculty expert.In addition, a new facility called the Center for Innovation and Design

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5477: PORTFOLIOS TO PROFESSORIATE: HELPING STUDENTSINTEGRATE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH EPORTFOLIOSDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, com- munication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the cur- riculum in statics courses; a a CAREER award to explore the use of e

Conference Session

WIP II

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

David Kriesberg, University of Maryland College Park; Evan Hutzell, University of Maryland College Park; Richard Blanton, University of Maryland College Park

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

Paper ID #49828WIP: Building Supportive Campus Communities Through the MakerSpaceInitiativeMr. David Kriesberg, University of Maryland College Park David Kriesberg is a Mechanical Engineer and educator with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He currently serves as the Instructional Fabrication Lab Manager for Terrapin Works at UMD, where he oversees hands-on engineering education and supports student innovation through advanced fabrication resources. In addition to his managerial role, David teaches ENES100: Introduction to Engineering Design and ENME272: Introduction to Computer-Aided

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

have formeda collaboration to develop a new vision of engineering education called the CDIO Approach(www.cdio.org).3 CDIO is designed to deliver the knowledge and skills needed by industry. Itprovides an education stressing engineering fundamentals, set in the context of the Conceiving,Designing, Implementing, and Operating process. The goals of the CDIO approach are toeducate students who are able to: ≠ Master a deeper working knowledge of the technical fundamentals ≠ Lead in the creation and operation of new products, processes, and systems ≠ Understand the importance and strategic impact of research and technological development on societyThe CDIO approach identifies and implements 12 Standards of Effective Practice

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Tech University; Michael Allen, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to learn and understandmaterials in an effective manner. Many have asked what type of an individual it takes toparticipate in online learning. Social learning theories tell how new innovations can inhibitlearning or increase learning for a student16.Students in distance education settings perform as well or better on assignments, class activities,and exams when compared to on-ground students. Nevertheless, students must maintainpersistence and a clear focus to succeed in a distance-learning situation. Self-direction, a passionfor learning, and strong individual responsibility are important influences on achievement. Thereare also indications that distance education works even best for more mature, motivated, andwell-organized

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Elizabeth S Hart, University of Dayton; Laura Kozuh Bistrek, University of Dayton; Shaquille T. Tensley, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

kits focused on engineering design and innovation and incorporated some ofthe researched based, best practices for encouraging females in engineering as describedabove.46, 47 To complement the activity modules/kits resources were developed for teachers tohelp them to connect activities to academic content standards. The activity instructions andsupplementary materials are housed on a website so that they can be freely accessed and used byanyone wishing to engage in engineering outreach. Additionally, parent information resourceswere included on the website to empower the parents to continue the engineering conversationwith their children. This paper will focus on the outreach activities/kits.A majority of the outreach activities and kits for

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn J. Smith; Bethany Bodo

set of succinct, hyperlinked Concept Engines (CEs)forms the intellectual heart of ADL, giving the learner the best of knowledge as well asinformation. The CEs are the hubs of ADL, providing natural starting points for knowledgesearches, and natural integrators of knowledge. They open exciting avenues of DL research, anda new way of integrating technical knowledge between the classroom and the research leadingedge. The beginnings of ADL are in use by students and researchers today, linking to the detailedtechnical content of over 70 courses across engineering and science, and to a superset of DLresources worldwide. Assessment of the impact of ADL is underway to determine its impact onboth graduate and undergraduate learning. The paper

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

2022-2023 academicyear, a pilot decision matrix will also be developed to aid faculty and instructors to furtherpromote and support the implementation of inclusive practices in engineering classrooms. Thecontinued refinement of the menu and creation of both the website and decision matrix are thenext steps in the development of an inclusive classrooms toolkit that can be used across allengineering classrooms and curriculums.Introduction and Background Minoritized and underrepresented students have historically experienced prejudice anddiscrimination within and outside of their classrooms, negatively impacting their educationaloutcomes. In 2018, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports that in terms ofcollege

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia George-Williams, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

at SMU. Working across the boundaries of urbanism, landscape mapping, and public engagement, Zarazaga explores ways to connect culture and community to place. Using GIS and participatory community mapping, she explores the impact of civil and environmental choices on the design of the sustainable city. Trained in architecture and urban design, her research spans education and practice, working on the integration of community research into project based learning. Her work overlaps areas of GIS mapping, global sustainable urbanism, design and cre- ativity. She undertook a Fulbright in Valpara´ıso, Chile, to investigate, and map, devices of landscape as inspirations for the orders of community space

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Jason Babcock, Whatcom Community College; Tommaso Alessandro Vannelli, Whatcom Community College; Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

positive impacts. This paper intends to share findings from the threecohorts of students served by the SEECRS program, and to identify how findings can be utilizedto inform similar support structures at STEM support programs going forward.MethodsThe SEECRS project relies on both formative and summative evaluations from an externalevaluator that includes student surveys and student focus groups. This paper intends to share outintermediate findings of a much larger investigation that will utilize hierarchical linear modelingto analyze the impacts of the program on three cohorts of students when compared to a peergroup not enrolled the SEECRS program. The research group, is currently collecting retention,success (GPA), graduation, and transfer data

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University; Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

several other organizations for a total of more than $2 million. His current research interest focuses on rural community engagement for transportation projects, road user cost, sustainable design and construction for knowledge based decision making, and engineering technology education. He also con- tributed to data analysis methods and cost effective practices of highway construction quality assurance program.Dr. Uddin is a proponent of project based learning and developed innovative teaching strategies to engage his students in solving a real-world problems and prepare them with skills and knowledge that industry requires. Dr. Uddin is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TRB and CRC. Dr. Uddin is active with ASEE engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew C. Hurt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert C. Deadman, Ivy Tech Community College; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel O. Lybrook, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

, Ruud de Moor Centrum, Open University of the Netherlands.21. Wessner C.W., & Wolff, A.W. (Ed.). (2012). Rising to the Challenge: U.S. Innovation Policy for Global Economy. National Academies - Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century. Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council.22. Wilson, Z.S., Holmes, L., deGravelles, K., Sylvain, M.R., Batiste, L., Johnson, M., McGuire, S.Y., Pang, S.S., & Warner, I.M. (2011). Hierarchical mentoring: A transformative strategy for improving diversity and retention in undergraduate STEM disciplines. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 21(1), 148-156.23

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Allameh; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

globalization of science and industry to unanticipated levels. A study willbe conducted to examine innovative methods and practices undertaken by engineeringschools across the United States and to create curricular paradigms such as the GlobalEngineering College (GEC) or virtual engineering college. The findings of this studywill include the challenges these institutions face exploring and implementing theinnovative concepts that they have undertaken.IntroductionHigher education institutions across North America and Europe have started a number ofinitiatives to increase the overall effectiveness of engineering education and to preparestudents for today’s global economy. These initiatives vary in scope and range from asingle course in an engineering

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa M. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

knowledgesharing and collaboration among computer science researchers in virtual communities to identifyand address potential undesirable consequences of their work. By sharing best practices anddeveloping new solutions, researchers can help computer scientists use their research for societal 4good. Finally, IT #7 leverages faculty social networks to expand the impact of the research ethicstraining program, promoting a culture of responsible research across disciplines and institutions.Theoretical FrameworksSimilar to the findings in the motivation section above, there are two groups of theories ortheoretical frameworks used by these institutional

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Miley, Montana State University; Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Liz Kovalchuk, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

in engineering, and applying their ownwriting and communication skills.Keywords—writing; writing studio; writing centerIntroductionThe call for engineering students to develop skills as writers and communicators has becomecommonplace. Engineering programs hear from their advisory boards and professionalorganizations of the importance of improving the written communication of their graduates[1], [2]. Educating students to become engineering writers, however, cannot happen in anyone course. Given the complexities of disciplinary writing and the number of audiences astudent will be communicating with once they enter the profession, a single course in writingis not adequate for students to develop as writers. Instead, research in writing studies

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Collaboration Between Institutions

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Littrell, Tennessee Tech University; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas Singer, Sinclair Community College; Ed Tackett, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

Resources [10], • Additively Innovative Virtual Lecture Series [11]. Although coalition members developed a number of AM best practices [12-20] the coreof this paper is the evaluation of TTS as a unique tool for AM education. Overall, TTS is alearning approach designed to give hands-on instruction to AM instructors [3-4]. Webinars andMOOCS were also used to teach content and engage with AM educators. TTS sessions were heldbefore and during the Fall of 2019 in several states. Evaluation of the TTS was ongoingthroughout their delivery. The main coverage points of TTS-based AM learning were as follows. • Build your own printer, operate it, print some entrepreneurial parts and learn the key maintenance steps

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Rogers gives EC2000 implementers collective a grade of “F,” for failing to identify alimited number of performance indicators for each outcome. Based on personal observationsfrom accreditation visits, the author shares this opinion. While this is likely the most difficultelement in creating an effective assessment plan it is also the most important because it requiresfaculty to collectively decide what are appropriate measures of student learning.Like most new undertakings, much can be learned from studying the success and failure ofothers -which approaches constitute best practices, and which assessment methods should beavoided. The good news is that it is up to faculty and administrators to develop and implementassessment plans that fit

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Homework More Efficiently and Effectively." Chemical Engineering Education 53.2 (2019): 100-100.[21] A. Singh et al. "Gradescope: a fast, flexible, and fair system for scalable assessment of handwritten work." Proceedings of the fourth (2017) acm conference on learning@ scale. 2017.[22] Y. Zhang, R. Shah, and M. Chi, "Deep Learning+ Student Modeling+ Clustering: A Recipe for Effective Automatic Short Answer Grading." International Educational Data Mining Society (2016).[23] J. Sandland and P. Rodenbough. "Strategies for Assessment in Materials Science and Engineering MOOCs: Short-Answer Grading Best Practices." Open Education Global Conference. 2018.[24] A. J. Veale and T. S. Craig, "Design principles for final answer

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso

number of positions including as Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Associate Provost, As- sociate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Studies and Research, and co-director of the Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce. His research focuses on interactive systems, especially human interaction with intelligent virtual agents, and on interaction in support of innovation. He served as General Co- chair of the ACM Conference on Universal Usability 2000, Program Chair of ACM SIG-DOC 2003 and General Chair of ACM SIG-DOC 2007, and organized SIGCHI’s series of events in Natural Language Interfaces. He has authored or co-authored over 120 refereed publications and over $16 million in funded grant proposals

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dara R. Fisher, Harvard University; Aikaterini Bagiati, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sanjay E. Sarma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-curricularmultidisciplinary design program established in 19954. Through this program, student follow afive-stage approach to an engineering design project to respond to the needs of a communitypartner such as a museum, school, community center, or another service organization4. As aresult of participation in this program, students report that they develop skills in leadership,communication, and project planning, as well as an increased resolve to pursue a degree inengineering4. Other studies of engineering co-curricular service and development projects –such as Borg and Zitomer’s research on student solar water pump projects5 or Amadei,Sandekian, and Thomas’ model for undergraduate experience in sustainable humanitarianengineering design6 – have shown positive