Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

desperately needed beyond technical proficiencyand the ability to work in teams. Understanding business practices, creating an effective onlinepersona, and securing a solid financial future, for example, are competencies learned, at best,only through the motivation of an individual. At worst, students acquire such insight too late,after their careers are well underway.A key problem is that most students do not know where gaps in their knowledge exist. Especiallyin larger programs, the availability of mentors who can fill these knowledge gaps is limited.Furthermore, gaining a comprehensive understanding of such “life skills” requires time andeffort; unsurprisingly, the time required for mastering technical content assumes a morepermanent fixture in a

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Oregon State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

academic status of study participants Academic Status # of Respondents % of Respondents Freshman 58 32% Sophomore 8 4.0% Junior 3 2% Senior 1 0.5% Masters’ student 40 22% Doctoral student 72 39.5%Data AnalysisTo analyze data, the RStudio® programming statistical software was employed. Descriptivestatistics were computed for each item. Additionally, exploratory factor analysis was conductedfor items relating to subjective task value. Data analysis will be further discussed below, asmethods are integrated into the results section for ease of reading

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Grant A Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon H Sorge, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; M A Coleman, Indiana U Purdue U Indianapolis; Mary F. Price; Thomas William Hahn, IUPUI

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Engineering Ethics

sustainability. Previously, Justin worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Wel- don School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University where he created and refined ethical theory and learning modules to improve engineering students’ ethical reasoning skills and dispositions. Justin received all of his degrees from Purdue University, inlacing his PhD in Engineering Education, Master of Science in Civil Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Justin is the Program Chair-Elect of the ASEE LEES division and the vice chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Committee on Sustainability subcommittee on Formal Engineering Education.Mr. Grant A Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Jimmy Gitming Lee, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

. Through playing many different puzzles, students were exposed todifferent techniques, goals, and styles of puzzles. Synthesizing these ideas, the students werebetter scaffolded for making more complex and unique puzzles. The puzzles created with thisproject act as a starting point in the ideation step for future projects.Tabletop Escape RoomWithin the board game industry, developers such as Kosmos, Asmodee, and Spin Master createdan escape room experience contained in a small box. These games allow a team of players tosolve a series of problems from the comfort of their home while providing an experience similarto traditional escape rooms. We converted this product to a project for first year engineeringstudents by syncing the requirements for

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Arturo Olivarez Jr., University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso Aditya Akundi is currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) track. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2012. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufacturing and Green Energy Manufacturing. He is the current president of INCOSE UTEP student chapter along with being involved in UTEP

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

on more interesting complex problems. The expert beliefs are consistent with thetraditional way engineering education is structured. Students are taught the fundamentalprinciples first by direct instruction lecturing and solving lots of highly constrained problems onexams and homework sets. After they have “mastered” the core content, they are then allowed toattempt novel complex problems. The experts’ beliefs found in this study are consistent with thehierarchy of problem types in the mathematics curriculum described by Stanic and Kilpatrick(1988):28 Putting problem solving in a hierarchy of skills to be acquired by students leads to certain consequences for the role of problem solving in curriculum. One consequence is

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #15553The Development of Cross-Institutional Senior Capstone Design Project Col-laboration - A Pilot ProjectDr. Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University Nikhil Gupta received his Bachelor of Technology degree from Y.M.C.A. Institute of Technology, Haryana, India in 2008, Master of Science degree from North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, in 2010, and Ph.D from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, in 2014, all in Mechanical Engineering. He is cur- rently an Adjunct Professor teaching Senior Design in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also serving as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Center of

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

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Graduate Studies

Masters program. He currently works as a Digital Electronics Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation.Dr. Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia Wagdy H. Mahmoud is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at the Electrical Engineering Department at UDC. Mahmoud is actively involved in research in the areas of reconfigurable logic, hard- ware/software co-design of a system on a chip using reconfigurable logic, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital logic design, image compressions, digital signal processing, computer architec- ture, embedded systems, system on a chip, and renewable energy.Dr. Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia Research Interests: Dr. Zhang’s

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; April Tallant, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

education.Dr. April Tallant, Western Carolina University April Tallant, PhD, RD, LDN is from western North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Health Sciences from Western Carolina University (WCU). She completed her PhD at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She served as assistant professor for the School of Health Sciences at WCU for several years. She is currently the Associate Dean of The Honors College at WCU where she coordinates undergraduate research. Dr. Tallant is the recipient of the 2008 WCU Excellence in Teaching Liberal Studies Award and the 2012 WCU Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. She enjoys teaching transition courses and first year seminars, studying about food access

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

topresent?”5. The Case and the Role Play ActivityThe seminar provided is an elective course open to bachelor as well as master students of alldegree programs at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt. Therefore, one characteristic ofthe seminar is its interdisciplinary blend of attendees. The course is named “CO2-Emissions,Climate Change and Climate Policy”. It discusses a topic of special political interest in Germanyas the Federal Government decided for an exit strategy from nuclear power after the Fukushimadisaster in 2011. By the year 2022 all German nuclear power plants have to be shut down anddismantled. Concerning CO2-emissions the nuclear power is seen as a clean technology,nevertheless major groups of the general public are not in

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #15068Raising the Bar for Civil Engineering: Implications of the International En-gineering Alliance Graduate Attribute ProfilesDr. Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point and currently works as an education consultant. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

failure, and experiencing the iterative nature of the engineeringdesign process for themselves, teachers better identify with students. Second, the PD program isstructured such that teachers are accountable to create and implement engineering designactivities in their classrooms. Finally, teachers are supported and guided as they create andimplement engineering design modules. This is accomplished using resource coaches, engineersand master teachers, who guide the teachers through the process of creating and implementinglessons incorporating engineering design activities and provide invaluable feedback as teachersreflect on their own practice. Program evaluation focuses on teacher changes in instructionalpractices, student growth in content

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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New Engineering Educators

study focuses on how students majoring in engineering and computer sciencestudy and includes data collected from the following four institutions:• Private/Faith Based (Masters L): A small teaching institution in the Pacific Northwest of 3,238 undergraduates, whose mission emphasizes building graduates of competence and character by providing tools of rigorous learning and modeling a grace-filled community. This institution offers six engineering and computer science majors that are based on and informed by a Christian world view. Class sizes typically range from 15-20.• Research (RU/VH): A large research institution and flagship university in the Pacific Northwest which serves over 29,000 undergraduates and confers over

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

of the research interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting, renewable energy, microgrids, wave and turbulence, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education.Mr. Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso Bachelors of Science in Mech Engineering, Master of Arts in Political Science, currently pursuing PhD degree in Engineering Education. Director of Corporate Relations for College of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas at El Paso, and Coordinator for the Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

curriculum. All Bridge students enroll inSCLC. The SCLCs are one-credit courses, and the students meet twice a week for two hourswith an instructor dedicated specifically for the course. The students enrolled in SCLCs areprovided with additional instruction and time for problem-solving. This instruction requiresstudents to interact in heterogeneous groups of 3-4 to master the course material usingcooperative learning strategy23, 24, and grades are based on mandatory attendance andparticipation in the cooperative learning process. It further strengthens the learning communitybuilt in the Summer Bridge Scholars Program.NETWORKING The networking strategies include: academic assessment and monitoring program; monthlysocials; MentorNet; community

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katarina Larsen, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Johan Gustav Gärdebo, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #11993Tools for Transformation – How Engineering Education benefits from inter-active e-learning and the HumanitiesDr. Katarina Larsen, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology Katarina Larsen, researcher at KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Experience from teaching and course development in Engineering Education at Masters level and graduate courses level in areas of Organizational Studies. Ongoing research interests includes studies of institutional change, science and innovation policy, and sustainability in engineering education.Mr. Johan Gustav G¨ardebo, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Johan G¨ardebo

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd France, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hallmark of the model, can easily go off track as students pursue peripheral,fruitless ideas.13 Likewise, because learning in such an environment must be viewed asidiosyncratic – that is, students not only search for effective solutions down a myriad ofpathways, but may also comprehend observations entirely unique from one another – studentsmay not encounter and construct the “right” knowledge, as intended by the learning goals.21Though strong curricula in STEM fields should have a concentrated focus to provide students theopportunity to master key topics,22 project-based courses often require students to apply a broadspectrum of knowledge. Again, due to the open-endedness of the project-based learning model,there is little assurance students will

Conference Session

Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Lynne Morazes, Brandeis University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

theirexperiences in engineering.Figure 1: Model of Achievement Goal Theory41.Figure 1 presents AGT as conceptualized by Wentzel and Wigfield41. The two elements of Page 26.1291.6mastery and performance are bridged to create a framework consisting of four overallachievement goals: mastery-approach (MAp), mastery-avoidance (MAv), performance-approach (PAp), and performance-avoidance (PAv)41. When a MAp goal is adopted, individualstry to build upon their competence by striving to master the skill. Approach and avoidance arefundamental distinctions applied to various types of goals. In educational psychology, thecommon goal used is achievement goal, which

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, Freudenthal Institute, School of Education, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

analytic strategies in the study of engineering education.In this more critical understanding of situated learning, mastery of new knowledgeableskills is not the only or primary consideration in understanding learning. Lave andWenger [1] argued that “learning only partly— and often incidentally—implies becomingable to be involved in new activities, to perform new tasks and functions, to master newunderstandings” (p. 53). Particular knowledgeable skills take on significance and becomeconsequential only as part of systems of relations within a social community, andlearning “thus implies becoming a different person with respect to the possibilitiesenabled by these systems of relations” (p. 53). For example, Lave [15], describing thetailors

Conference Session

Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sneha A. Tharayil, The University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering as a rich context for integrated STEM learning. She is particularly interested in social justice and socially-conscious pedago- gies for teaching engineering to Pre-college students, especially those pedagogical strategies like project- based service-learning. Sneha holds her Masters in Education-Curriculum and Instruction from Cal Poly Pomona University, and her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from Azusa Pacific University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Framework to Guide the Implementation of Pre-College Service-Learning Engineering Curricula Sneha A. Tharayil, The University of Texas at AustinIntroduction

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Jae-eun Russel; Mark Andersland; Sam Van Horne; John Gikonyo; Logan Sloan

inthe course is to lead discussion sessions and to grade weekly homework assignments. Fundamentally, electrical circuits courses are about problem-solving. Nonetheless, engineeringcircuits instruction at most institutions has been lecture-based. Concepts and problem-solving strat-egies are introduced via lectures during class and students are expected to practice and master theconcepts and problem strategies outside of class. Therefore, if students make time outside of classto grapple with concepts and solve a variety of problems, they can be successful. Unfortunately,due to time constraints or the lack of timely help, students are asked to solve only homework prob-lems and a few practice problems. As a consequence, many students have a hard

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28930Is it Time for ASCE to Withdraw from ABET?Prof. Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler, P.E. Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE is Professor Emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil En- gineering from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. As an active duty Army officer, he served for 34 years in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He served as a member of the USMA faculty for 21 years, including six years as Professor and Head

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine Dornian, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #30272K-12 Digital Skills Programs as Preparation for Engineering Study: ASystematic Literature ReviewMrs. Katherine Dornian, University of Calgary Katherine Dornian is a Masters student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. Their interests are in the intersection of informal engineering educa- tion, digital skills, and diversity in engineering. They are currently looking at pre-university audiences and how the development of digital skills in under-represented groups in engineering can improve diversity as well as technology.Dr. Mohammad

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Eric Johnsen. Rodriguez’s doctoral thesis focused on high-fidelity computational fluid dynamic simulations of bubble dynamics near (linear) viscoelastic media. In 2012, he received Masters of Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University as a graduate engineering fellow. In 2010, Mauro earned his Bachelors of Science degree with honors in mechanical science and engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Rodriguez is committed to increasing Hispanic participation and success across all levels of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce pathways. He has served in several national leadership positions for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

atStanford. The primary objective of this exercise is to immediately challenge the student’steamwork, leadership, diversity, and communication skills with a low-threat competition, i.e., nograde is assigned, just bragging rights. The Launch Masters from the Fall 2006 Semester areshown in Figure 4 and the winning egg delivery system is shown in Figure 5. The studentsappeared to enjoy the competition as a precursor to forming the project teams, as evident in theirTDLC Workshop Assessments and end-of-semester interviews. Figure 4, Launch Masters Figure 5, Best Egg Delivery System Fall 2006 Semester Fall 2006 Semester

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

successfully implement new professionally-oriented engineering graduate education programs at the Masters of Engineering skills level throughout the country ─ through the Teaching Company Scheme (TCS) to stimulate nation-wide innovation ─ the UK government also tasked John Parnaby (Lucas Industries) to set up a committee to also consider improvement in engineering graduate education at higher levels to improve UK prosperity and competitiveness.7,8 The recommendation of this committee was that professional Doctor of Engineering (EngD) programs should be instituted in the UK by government as follow-on to the successful Masters programs developed in partnership between industry and universities. In its summary of

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

construction of the engineered device. The curricula have the ability to help teachers notonly teach required science content, but allow students to master standards-based science contentin a science reforms-based manner, through inquiry, active, and situated learning.Introduction: Design-based scienceReform efforts in science education emphasize a shift from teacher-centered to student-centeredclassrooms 1, 2. Students construct an understanding of the natural world in much the same waythat scientists do, through active engagement in the process of inquiry. Effective teachers exposetheir students to a variety of teaching strategies, engaging their students in different ways. Theactive process of learning involves both mental and physical activities

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

acknowledgement and then move to State 1 Page 13.481.16Default: Set the ERROR TYPE variable to State-Error, set the ERROR FLAG, wait or acknowledgement and then move to State 1The next step is to make a list of inputs required for the state machine. For this design, the inputsinclude the clock input, the enable input, the data input and the input buffer from the command-decoder task. When the input variable list is complete, compare it to the data flow diagramgenerated in the previous step to confirm that all input-data paths have been accounted for. Ifnot, make the appropriate additions to the data flow diagram and the master

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

performance index in this context asthe difference between the pre- and post tests results. The college Algebra results in 2003 showed that 16 out of 16students made improvements from the pre-test to the post-test. The most dramatic change was from a 12% to a 96%(84% improvement) and from a 0% to a 79% score (79% improvement). Neglecting the scatter in the data due to thevariability in the students’ high school level of preparation, the algebra pre- and post-test results show that 11 out of15 students in 2005 made significant improvements in mastering the subject matter with 35% improvement amongthose students who scored lowest on the pre-test compared to 25% improvement among those that scored highest inthe pre-test. This shows that the impact was

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experiences with managing undergraduate students.RAMP-UP also helps graduate fellows put their research into perspective. They learn to puttheir research in a more general context and to explain their work to people who are notnecessarily in their field of study. A white female graduate fellow in engineering elaborates: RAMP-UP allows me to explore new worlds (quite literally when I attended the ASEE Global Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and exposes me to many real world perspectives. So often, graduate students become masters of some very obscure topic and are not trained to see the big picture. In graduate school, I am not only becoming a master of one topic (renewable energy) but through RAMP- UP I am