Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

, sprayer engineers, and others on theenvironmental impact and corrective action to lessen atmospheric spray drift of appliedcrop protectants. Lesson plan topics were developed for modules with a progressive lineof thought including (1) overview of spray drift problem, (2) dosage transfer of atomizedmaterials (why we spray), (3) mass balance of applied spray material (how much is lost),(4) atmospheric transport (how droplets are carried away), and (5) best-managementpractices for reducing atmospheric transport. The presentation format was to link togethera series of shortened technical segments, with attention given to developing salienttechnical points in sufficient depth with enough overlap with previous and subsequentsections to reinforce course

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

University, SCAbstractIt is vital to guarantee that engineering graduates have learned essential skills required to excel ina dynamic technological landscape. Today the proliferation of low-cost, high-speed computingdevices offer opportunities for design and control of systems with varying levels of complexity.What this means in practice is that engineers increasingly need expert knowledge of variouscomputer systems and software. Computing expertise once considered arcane must now becomecommonplace. We develop a novel Machine Learning (ML) course, designed for allundergraduate engineering majors with appropriate programming and mathematics background,to take as an elective in their junior or senior year. The course introduces deep learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Niesha Douglas; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anna Sanczyk

] also noted that the majority of PhDs earned by Black students were concentratedin biological and biomedical sciences with considerably fewer in other science fields. In manystudies, the reporting of Black graduates was an admixture of Blacks from the US and abroad.Studies consistently report welcoming, supportive, and nurturing environments as the reason forHBCUs’ success in contributing to the representation of Black people in science [7],environments that were less focused on competitiveness [4]. Research [15] indicated that"HBCUs embody the best practices for educating students who are marginalized in otherlearning environments" and found that HBCUs “better foster[ed] academic and social integrationin science and engineering among Blacks

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

facility neighbors). In courses withauthentic design projects, particularly those that use a human-centered design paradigm, multipleopportunities for authentic listening practice are available.Ultimately, like many professional skills, listening is perhaps best taught in a cohesive approachthat is integrated through the curriculum. A single mention of listening in one course isinsufficient. When programs are integrating communication skills, teamwork/leadership, andethics/societal impacts as required learning outcomes for ABET, listening can be explicitlyidentified to students as sub-elements among these outcomes. For example, students couldpractice their listening skills in association with oral presentations by their peers. Traditionalstudent

Conference Session

Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Ellen Ko, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

“effective” practice is considered to be one that supports and better preparesstudents, especially those designated as URM, to score higher on these “objective” measures[11]–[14]. Less dialogue has invited instructors and administrators within higher education torethink whether these instruments, the measures themselves, may be imperfect and biased. Whilegrades have a strong place in the logistics and culture of higher education in the United states(see Appendix A and B for information on American grading practices), now is the time toconsider their flaws and limitations, as well as explore new grading practices that may reducetheir inequitable impact on students who are already marginalized in STEM disciplines.In this paper, I argue that the very

Collection

1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

O. Hawaleshka

own abilities andexpertise in the application of what they have been taught.General comments.The engineering education system thus produces a large number of B.Sc.graduates of very poor calibre in terms of modern engineering knowledge.Theyare versed by rote in many of the theoretical aspects of the subject matterbut are generally not exposed to practical knowledge nor problems of a11 synthesis 11 or open-ended nature. The government recognizes the deficiencies 109of the system and has instituted a series of "Professional QualifyingExaminations" designed to identify poorly qualified graduates. The passrate on these examinations that each graduate must pass before he canpractice as a Professional Engineer

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

Mechanical Engineering Technology,Electrical Engineering Technology or Mechatronics Engineering Technology majors.The mission of the Robotics concentration is to conduct world-class research and teaching to trainfuture generations of thinkers and creators.Robotics concentration students at [University Name] will be a part of an intellectually stimulatingenvironment where they will participate in project-based courses and are encouraged to make high-impact contributions to research.The undergraduate Robotics concentration is designed to help students meet their professionalobjectives. Each course in this concentration contains a significant level of robotics and automationprinciples for high-demand occupational areas. Students choose to use this

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Megan Diane Lavery, Engineering World Health; Benjamin Fleishman, Engineering World Health

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

presentation of the team’s workRole of the team facilitatorsA total of 7 facilitators worked with 3 to 6 teams. Facilitators were either engineering faculty (2),graduate engineering students (2), or professional engineers with at least 5 years’ experience (3).Two of the facilitators were in Lebanon, the rest were US-based. Facilitators met for 1 hour onceper week to coordinate activities and share best practices. The role of the facilitator was two-fold: to help the communication among the team, and to act as a technical mentor aiding the teamin the completion of their design project.Data CollectionThe purpose of this assessment project is to determine if a short-term, multinational, virtual teamexperience will enable students to work effectively as a

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

systems. As a tenure-track faculty member and Chair of the University of Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering department, he has developed a program of instruction that promotes student-lead design of assistive technology products for people with disabilities. The guiding principle is that student project work is more meaningful and fulfilling when students have the opportunity to experience interaction with real live ”customers.” Dr. Kleinke is currently the Director of the Graduate Engineering Professional Programs, emphasizing Systems Engineering and Graduate Product Development programs. In addition to academic work, Dr Kleinke continues his involvement in industry as he conducts seminars on innovation which are

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francois Michaud; Mario Lucas; Gerard Lachiver; Andre' Clavet; Jean-Marie Dirand; Noel Boutin; Philippe Mabilleau; Jacques Descoteaux

games; they can add pyroelectric sensors anddevelop a people-following behavior; they can make the robot look more like a small animal byadding a tail on a servo-motor or a disguise; they can add a leach to guide the robot; etc. It is upto the students to develop the capabilities they believe to be appropriate for the robot. Thisshould lead to a great variety of interesting solutions, making the best of the sensors and theactuators available, the processing capabilities of the microprocessor board and what can be donein practice, while still consider the social impacts of their designs. In accordance to cooperativelearning principles5, the competition is then much more oriented toward the challenge ofbuilding an interesting product for this

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Gally; Steve Chadwick; Randy Shaffer; Milton Cone; Jim Helbling

' diverseinterests, complicated enough to require design, and yet could be conducted by students with noengineering experience. It was decided that the best solution was to have two robotic projectsplus a few labs at the start of the semester that directly supported the projects. The first projectwas a semi-autonomous land vehicle that could navigate the two-dimensional course depicted inFigure 1 with a typical student design shown in Figure 2. This project allowed the students to Page 10.816.3become proficient with the Mindstorms® programming interface and provided experience withthe unpredictability of the real-world, particularly the impact of battery

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J. Gash P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Aaron Freidenberg, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher H Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M. Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

. These improvements to student learning are due, inpart, to the development of metacognitive and critical process skills. When coupled with masteryof technical content, engineers with stronger metacognitive and critical process skills can morecreatively apply knowledge. Creativity is a foundational requirement for innovation and recentliterature suggests that while engineering programs may be improving in developing creativity inengineering curricula, additional focus is needed to ensure graduates are properly equipped fortheir careers7,8. Innovative, creative, design thinking has been identified as one of four categoriesof engineering competence in the Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering(TUEE) initiative sponsored by ASEE9

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy; Salena Marie Bantz; Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy; Liam Scott Caro; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy; David Fournier, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Guard’s role as aregulator, operator, and inspector for current commercial vessels. Education about hybrid powersystems helps the Maritime Safety Center develop policy for future enforcement and preventionas this technology continues to develop. The design and build team for this project will developtechnical expertise in the field of FCHEV by building a system capable of switching betweenhydrogen fuel cell power and battery power. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have also found use in a variety of applications, as thecomparatively low energy density and limited practical range of EV power systems can be offsetby another power source. Concerns regarding climate change have only increased interest andinvestment in these systems. Companies

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

quantitative data aggregation.Dr. Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Jamie Gurganus is a faculty member in the Engineering and Computing Education Program and Affiliate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UMBC. She is the Associate Director STEMed Research in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). She also serves as the Director for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) in the graduate school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engi- neers, teachers, and the community at all levels (P12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate). A few of these key areas include engineering

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

teams is an important skill that students need to develop in Page 14.330.2order to succeed in engineering practice.1,3,4 This has led to increased use of pedagogy thatembraces cooperative learning and greater emphasis on group projects in various engineeringcourses. An important challenge of engineering professors is to group their students in a mannerthat will set the stage for effective learning. Many researchers have suggested criteria thatshould be used when instructors form the teams.18,22,27,28 Common strategies are to form teamsof three to five students with a heterogeneity of grades and/or abilities, and avoid isolatingminorities. Best

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Farid Breidi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jose M Garcia, Purdue University; Paul Asunda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Award for Employee Recognition, and induction into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, placing her among the top 10% of Purdue Graduate students. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge and contributing to technological innovation in XR control systems. Her professional aspirations include applying for an Assistant Professor position upon completing her Ph.D. This career trajectory aligns with her desire to leverage her accumulated experience and knowledge to mentor and guide emerging talents. A central component of her vision is inspiring and supporting aspiring scholars in pursuing academic and professional excellence, facilitating impactful change within our field.Dr. Farid Breidi

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bob Nelson, University of Utah

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Zemke, S. & Elger, D. (2006). Curricular elements that promote professional behavior in a design class. ASEEConference Proceedings, session 187.7. Seat, E. & Lord, S. M. (1999). Enabling effective engineering teams: A program for teaching interaction skills.Journal of Engineering Education, Oct., 385-390.8. Artis, S., Scales, G., & Griffin, O. (2006). From the classroom to the boardroom: The use of role play in graduateeducation. ASEE Conference Proceedings, session 1590.9. McKeachie, W. J. (2002). Teaching tips: Strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.10. Steinert, Y. (1993). Twelve tips for using role-plays in clinical teaching. Medical Teacher, 15 (4), 283-291.11

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

GroupsWhen asked about the main impacts of their grassroots engineering practices, all the threeextension centers described in this work (Soltec, ITCP/Unicamp, Pegadas, and Alter-Nativas)agree that students’ formation is (much) better served than the supported groups themselves. Thisusually does not mean that there was no impact or change on the assisted groups’ reality. Instead,it seems to indicate that what might last longer to these groups or their members are not the(socio-)technical solutions co-constructed, but things like the abilities they developed throughoutthe supporting process.Actually, it is not unusual for a GE team to support an enterprise, either a waste pickercooperative, a company recovered by workers or a Landless Rural Worker

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

hard, technical skills and advancing research in engineering sciences.Community and cultural activities have been performed in a voluntary, non-credit environment.Opportunities exist for these voluntary activities to be formalized into credit bearing learningexperiences that would be learning centered and increase knowledge retention. [10] The 2002 Project Kaleidoscope Report on Reports identified a consistent theme overseventeen years of reports: a vision of an environment where undergraduates develop anunderstanding of the role of science and technology in their world. [11] During that same timeperiod universities have seen the needs of their student change due to changing demographicsand diversity. Across the university curriculum we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Thistechnology is becoming a common practice in discrete part manufacturing industries. Studentswill measure the effects of the thermal status of the machine tool on the machining accuracy ofthe machine tool. Student teams conduct experiments to check calibration of the machine toolsusing Ballbar & LaserXL80 calibration equipment purchased through the NSF grant. Web-basedinteractive instructional modules and tutors are developed for each sensor and equipment usedfor course. MET204 & ET635 (graduate level). Quality Control topics at graduate andundergraduate level focus on the information technology aspect of the proposed project. Studentswill use design of experiments to investigate the effects of the cutting conditions on part

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keeshan Williams, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Center for Youth and Communities, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University. Available online at: www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=46. 7. E. Yu, M. Iskander, V. Kapila, and N. Kriftcher, “Promoting Engineering Careers using Modern Sensors in High School Science Labs,” Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education, 229—235, Springer, 2007. 8. D. Kee, Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: NXT, 2008. Available online at: http://www.domabotics.com. 9. D. Astolfo, Building Robots with LEGO Mindstorms NXT, Syngress Publishing, Inc., MA, 2007.10. S.J. Norton, C.J., McRobbie, and I.S. Ginns, “Problem Solving in a Middle School Robotics Design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis; Aaron Robinson, The University of Memphis; Stefano Alessandro Blasoni, The University of Memphis; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Michael Jacobson, Pennsylvania State University; William Taylor Schupbach; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Tony Chase, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-Purdue University Indianapolis Karen Alfrey is a Clinical Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Programs in the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. She has been a member of ASEE since 2003.Dr. Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #42482 Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao is the Associate Director of Research and Development at IUPUI CyberLab. Her team works on designing, developing, and implementing innovative educational technology tools

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Lakshmojee Koduru; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University ; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

judgments,” and “an ability to apply…,” essentially covering the gamut of cognitiveknowing, judging, and implementing. What is striking about these ABET goals for studentoutcomes is the coordination of engineering practices with a full range of social, cultural,environmental, and global considerations. ABET 3.1 an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors ABET 3.3 an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

other educators who are interested in adopting CPBL-beyond-Classroom to redesign their courses based on the learning needs of their own students. A. IntroductionThe ability to solve real-world problems and design systems or components under realisticconstraints are essential to engineering and computer science graduates, as both mandated byABET and highly valued in professional practice. To help students develop such valuable skills,project-based learning (PBL) has been considered as a useful pedagogy by many engineering/CSeducators. However, it is also recognized that PBL may not always function if not designed andintegrated in the curriculum appropriately [1-4]. This challenge magnifies at commuter campuseswhere students having difficulty

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker

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FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

., “Early predictors of career development: A 10-year follow-up study”, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70, 1, 2007, 61-77.[7] Budny, D., Paul, C. A., & Newborg, B. B., “Impact of peer mentoring on freshmen engineering students”, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 11, 5/6, 2010, 9. AUTHOR INFORMATIONBilly Baker Community Director, Elon University,Bbaker20@elon.eduDeanna Calder Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Deanna_Calder@baylor.eduMegan Harper Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Megan_Harper@baylor.eduZack Jackson Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Zack_Jackson@baylor.eduEmily Sandvall Associate Director for UndergraduatePrograms – Engineering and Computer Science

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

International Conference on Automation and Logistics. He was a Chair of IEEE SEM - Computational Intelligence Chapter; a Vice Chair of IEEE SEM- Robotics and Automa- tion and Chair of Education Committee of IEEE SEM. He has extensively published in reputed journal and conference proceedings, such as IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on SMC, IEEE-ICRA, and IEEE-IROS, etc. His research interests include engineering education, computational intelligence, intelligent systems and control, robotics and autonomous systems, and applied artificial in- telligence and machine learning for autonomous systems. He received the Best Paper Award in the IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (IEEE

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Student Development

Paper ID #8345Global Characterizations of Learning Styles among Students and Profession-alsKimberly Lau, University of California, BerkeleyDr. Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley Alice M. Agogino is the Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and is affil- iated faculty at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. She directs the BEST (Berkeley Energy and Sustainability Technologies/ Berkeley Expert Systems Technologies) Lab and co-directs the Berkeley Institute of Design, the Human-Centered Design course threads for under- graduates and the

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lonnie Welch; Karin Sandell; Chang Liu

Engineering Education”matter of a software engineering course. Providing an experience that replicates thewhole software design process becomes the challenge. The importance of embeddingcommunication across the curriculum in this way and building upon basic skills taught indedicated communication courses has been endorsed by a growing number of institutionsof higher learning that have formalized such programs (see for example, University ofPittsburgh, and their Oral Communication Center http://www.cxc.pitt.edu/).To address the goals of embedding oral communication toward the end of improvingstudent skills and understanding along with their recognition of the need to studycommunication topics, we attempted to explicitly teach communication skills

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engagement and Service Learning as a Pedagogical Practice in EngineeringDr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is Lead for the Connecting Us Team of the Board Strategic Doing Ini- tiative; a candidate for PIC III Chair; past chair of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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Civil Engineering

thesearch for a more effective approach to education has led researchers to explore other teachingtechniques that are less focused on the instructor2,11.Over the past 40 years, many teaching techniques have been developed, which tend to improveon the traditional passive method2. Most of the new methods are active learning techniques thathave some element of student engagement beyond the passive approach. Active learning is anumbrella innovative student-centered instructional technique that actively involves students inthe learning process4. Active learning can be achieved through activities that allow students to dosomething with the information that they are receiving, such as pausing in lectures for students toconsolidate their notes