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Track 3: Technical Session 1: An Ecosystem of Support Initiatives for BIPOC, Women, and Domestic Graduate Students in STEM

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Andrew Edmunds, Clemson University; Melissa Smith, Clemson University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

participated in “CIMER – Facilitating Entering Mentoring” mentor training facilitated by certified Clemson university program coordinators. • Students are required to take a 1hr seminar course that covers tips for being successful in a PhD program.The B2D program at Clemson University is an example of how additional externalfunding can follow and contribute to a foundation of support for domestic, BIPOC,and women graduate students. B2D fellows now comprise a formal and informalnetwork of student support and mentorship across STEM disciplines and graduateprograms. Presenters will share successes, challenges and best practices. B2D Fellowsinclude STEM ALL IN Fellows and together they have created a community of

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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Marc Lockard, Lockard and White, Inc

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

giving them opportunities to develop and market their own intellectual property. • Retain the best and brightest undergraduate talent in the Brazos Valley region. • Use entrepreneurship to help undergraduates develop ethical and leadership qualities.This initiative, which has generated grant proposals to the NSF Partnership For Innovation andthe National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) E-Team programs, has as itsvision the establishment of an engineering incubator on the main Texas A&M campus to supportnew venture start ups resulting from the products developed by EET/TET undergraduates in theircapstone experience. These activities have, therefore, added another topic, Entrepreneurship, tothe ones indicated

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Engineering and Math Potpouri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Mathematics

Directorate, NASA KSC. Shaykhian has worked at KSC since 1986. He joined NASA in April 2000. He is a professional member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic (IEEE). He has a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), Melbourne, Florida. Ali teaches graduate courses at FIT, University College, Melbourne, Florida. Page 13.688.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Impact of Computing Power on Computing ScenarioAbstract Computing scenario over centuries/millenniums has been

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Kendra Rae Beeley; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11720Factors Impacting Retention and Success of Undergraduate Engineering Stu-dentsDr. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Lauren Woods

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Biomedical

. CIRTL has local programs that differ at each university, but also has programsthat can be accessed by anyone. CIRTL offers two 8-week MOOCs about teaching throughEdX that are designed for asynchronous engagement. The instructors of the MOOCs encouragethe formation of local MOOC-centered learning communities (MCLCs) of students enrolled inthe MOOC at each university, facilitated by a leader. CIRTL provides a MCLC facilitator’sguide to assist leaders. Second, CIRTL sponsors weekly “CIRTLcasts,” one hour sessions thatdo not require registration, and focus on many topics in teaching.There is considerable evidence from a variety of sources that teaching preparation is beneficial toSTEM graduate students. The most comprehensive study on the impact of

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Jeremy Paul Stringer, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

-communitypartnership.1 COEUR presents best practices that “support and sustain highly effectiveundergraduate research environments.” As described in COEUR, these practices focus on (1)Campus mission and culture; (2) Administrative support; (3) Research infrastructure; (4)Professional Development opportunities; (5) Recognition; (6) External funding; (7)Dissemination; (8) Student-centered issues; (9) Curriculum; (10) Summer Research Program;(11) Assessment Activities; and (12) Strategic Planning. This paper focuses on the summerresearch program and student benefits and student outcomes with the use of the seven benefitcategories2 described by Seymour et al. in 2003 are: (i) Personal/professional; (2) Thinking andworking like a scientist; (3) Skills; (4

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio William Sedas, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #14013A program to develop resiliency, self-confidence, intrinsic motivation, and asense of purpose in young adultsDr. Sergio William Sedas, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey Dr. Sergio Sedas is a professor at the Mechatronics Department at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. He is former head of the Mechatronics undergraduate program and founder of multiple hi-tech companies. For over 25 years he has developed innovative industrial robotic and vision systems for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Interested in innovating education, in 2010 he began to research the human brain and human behavior to determine how to improve

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Zheng, Beihang University; Ying Lyu, Beihang University

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

themotivations and interaction channels between the academia and industry, and intends toanswer to following two questions:1) For what purposes would universities and industry jointly involve in educational UIC to trainfuture engineers?2) What are the best practices of educational UIC in facilitating university-industry relations inChina?To address the research questions, we undertake an explorative case study in a highereducation institution (the authors’ home institution) in China, investigating the motivationmechanism and interaction channels concerning university-industry educational collaborationfrom both universities and industry sides at organization and individual levels. By taking thisdiverse perspective, our study contributes to the discussion

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NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bahram Roughani, Loyola University Maryland

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

forces that are democratizing innovation, • Why and how, do they democratize innovation, and • The most relevant forces from the student point of viewPeer Assessment: The last step also includes a peer-assessment about their reflection about Userinnovation module activities as described earlier.Connection with the rest of the course: The set of exercise for the User Innovation moduledescribed are designed to be completed during the first three weeks of the semester. Theformation of teams to work on team projects takes place during week four of the semester.Projects start during week five of the course, and it is used to practice the topics covered duringthe rest of the semester. This is designed to practice on how to launch a startup

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Sami Ainane, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

designed to provide students with learning experiences that instill a mindset ofinnovation and entrepreneurship in the next generation of Emiratis along with the related skills.The course was also intentionally designed in such a way as to promote student-centered, activelearning environments in higher education settings.The implementation of the innovation and entrepreneurship course discussed in this paper tookplace at a university that offers degrees in engineering and the sciences to approximately 1500undergraduate and nearly 400 graduate students. As an English medium university in an Arabspeaking country, nearly 100% of students have English as an additional language. Just over halfof the matriculated undergraduate students are female. Most

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques Richard, Texas A&M University; Janie Moore, Texas A&M University

. Strayer. How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task orientation. Learning Environment Research, 15:171–193, 2012. doi: 10.1007/s10984-012-9108-4.[13] Wenliang He, Amanda J. Holtonb, and George Farkas. Impact of partially flipped instruction on immediate and subsequent course performance in a large undergraduate chemistry course. Computers & Education, (125): 120–131, 2018.[14] Holly A Downs. Evaluation in stem online graduate degree programs in agricultural sciences and engineering. Journal of Case Studies in Education, 5, 2014.[15] Noemi Mendoza-Diaz, Bin Mai, Jessica Martinez, Sami Jabarkhail, and Deyanira Garcia. Face-to-face and online classes in a technology management program: A

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Fay Berig, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Diversity

challenges allows organizers toproduce a best-practice approach and enhance educational and personal performance amongparticipants. Opportunities for growth, learning and improvement lie within the obstacles andchallenges of innovation and pitch competitions. Further research will explore the best practicesorganizers utilize when dealing with these challenges while planning and running ICPs.AcknowledgmentThis research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant (DUE (2120936).Any opinions and findings expressed in this material are of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the NSF.References[1] D. P. Price, "Introducing University Pitch Competitions: An Analysis of the First Five Years," Journal of Higher

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell/Epicenter; Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group; Shelly Engelman, SageFox Consulting Group

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

education. She has designed, developed and managed degree, and certificate programs, and has experience as an online instructor, and mentor and trainer of other online instructors.Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group Thema Monroe-White is a senior evaluation and research consultant at SageFox Consulting Group. Thema worked as a researcher and evaluator in the areas of mental health, STEM education and commercializa- tion. She has taught in the K-12 environment, served as an instructor and invited guest lecturer for courses in leadership, statistics and cross-cultural psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Thema completed her Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology at Howard University and her

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-3951: WEAVING SUSTAINABILITY INTO UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICALMETHODS: A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVEMiss Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University Sarah K. Bauer is a junior civil and environmental engineering undergraduate student studying at the College of Engineering of Rowan University with a minor in mathematics. Bauer is a part of Rowan University’s Bantivoglio Honors concentration. She works as both a civil and environmental engineering ontern and an environmental engineering Research Assistant for the College of Engineering at Rowan University. She is President of Rowan University’s Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and Secretary of Rowan University’s

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Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

two main themes that had a major impact on the transition from an HBCU to a PWI fora Black engineering graduate student: expectations for/preconceived notions of graduate school,difficulties in the socialization process due to institutional culture.Expectations and preconceived notions of Doctoral program X developed his expectations for his doctoral program based mainly on the interactionsthat he had with his undergraduate research advisors, who warned him of the rigor of Doctoralprograms. This is consistent with the findings of Amelink et al., who identified interactions withgraduate students and faculty while enrolled as an undergraduate, and undergraduate researchexperience factors that impacted the anticipatory stage of the

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Miriam Kanini Peter

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Paper ID #39705Closing the professional skills gap for engineering graduates: Recenttrends in higher educationDr. Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University Dr. Ekaterina Koromyslova is an Associate Professor in Operations Management. She teaches several courses, including Operations and Supply Chain Management, Engineering Economic Analysis, and Re- search Methods in Management. She has several years of industry experience as an analyst-consultant for manufacturing companies and as a leading manager in supply chain and logistics. Her research inter- ests are in engineering education, including learner-centered

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Thuriya Rajkumar, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

liaisons and feedback from many faculty project mentors, a “how-to”guide was developed as a resource for liaison engineers. This guide includes an overview of theIntegrated Product and Process Design program, roles and responsibilities for variousstakeholders, a collection of best practices, and a frequently asked questions section.A checklist for faculty project mentors was developed as a companion to the liaison engineer’sguide. This checklist helps to build rapport between the faculty mentor and the liaison engineer,and informs the liaison engineer about the Integrated Product and Process Design programmilestones, travel dates, and available resources.1. IntroductionThe Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program1-4 is an innovative

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Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Gu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

issued a statement on sustainable development education thatstates in part “Engineering students should learn about sustainable development andsustainability in the general education component of the curriculum as they are preparing for themajor design experience” and that “…faculty should ask their students to consider the impacts ofdesign upon U.S. society, and upon other nations and cultures” [3]. Some engineering programshave used a national airport design competition in their education programs [4, 5]. Between 2007and 2017, over 40% of winning teams in the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs were comprised of studentsenrolled in undergraduate and graduate level degree

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AERO 2: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Stein, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Bonnie Swan, University of Central Florida (Program Evaluation and Educational Research); Seetha Raghavan, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

competency derives from working effectively in diverse and multicultural international environments [7]. Professionalcompetency is best defined by the ability to communicate and work in diverse teams effectively [6]. Colleges are answering the need for global engineers by offering its students various international experiences throughinternships, projects, study abroad and academic exchange, collaborative research projects, service learning projects abroad,and graduate-level international programs [9], [10]. A survey of international engineering programs reported on the types ofprograms available, their challenges, and best practices [11]. Student recruitment, program scaling, and assessment methodsare some of the major challenges faced by these

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Electronics and Communication Engineering from India.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneur- ship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the UM ASEE Outstanding Professor Award and the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award. Prior to joining the University of Michigan faculty, she

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oladayo John Akinpelu; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Mulugeta T Dugda, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Paper ID #38434Performance-Based Learning: An Innovative Approach toTeaching Engineering Thermodynamics in a Hybrid Learning EnvironmentOladayo John AkinpeluMr. Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University Mr. Alamu is a Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engi- neering, Morgan State University where he conducts qualitative and quantitative research works leading to development. He has participated and led severalDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

? Page 23.252.10 a. How are teaching innovations best measured? b. How do the current policies in COEN impact innovative teaching practices at BSU?6 How do the current policies at BSU impact innovative teaching practices in engineering? a. How much do you see faculty in COEN taking advantage of the CTL’s professional development (“10 for Tenure”) program? b. Virginia Tech has had a program for at least the past number of years called the “Faculty Development Institute,” where every three (maybe four) years, faculty can earn a new computer after they participate in 12 hours (or so) of technology or pedagogical training. Would you foresee this ever happening at BSU?7 Should

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO), Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

beframed on a strategically relevant outcome and/or process (e.g., innovation, safety, motivation,diversity, and so on [24][25]). Ehrhart et al. [26] observed that the focus on strategic outcomesand processes has significantly improved not only the validity of climate research but also theunderstanding of the contexts in which these climates occur. The processes and/or outcomesfocus can indicate specific practices and behaviors that may serve as interventions inorganizations to enhance performance in those areas [9][27]. Finally, general measures oforganizational climate that lack clearly defined constructs framed by a strategic interest havebeen categorized as useless, except for a gross description of the range of variation in anorganization [11

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

), 36 book chap- ters and encyclopedia articles, 118 refereed journal articles and refereed proceedings papers, and well over 200 other publications. He is lead editor of the National Science Foundation-funded book, Qual- ity Research in Literacy and Science Education: International Perspectives and Gold Standards (Springer, 2009). From 1993-2002 he served as the elected co-editor of the Policy Studies Journal through the Policy Studies Organization and chaired the Donald Campbell Award Committee (for outstanding methodologi- cal innovator in policy studies) for the Policy Studies Organization in 2002. He was a member of the 2013 Best Dissertation Award committee for the Information Technology and Politics section of

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the context of youth leadership programs, start-ups and innovation centers, and community-based initiatives. She is currently a Design Research Fellow and Lecturer at Olin College, with a focus on processes and frameworks for transformation in engineering education. Previously, she developed and launched the Energy Technology Program at Creighton University: an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in renewable energy and sustainable design. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engi- neering from Olin College and an M.A. from Creighton University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Conversation and participation architectures: practices for creating

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Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University; Andrew Ciotola, Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University; Daniel Mancusi, Bucknell University; Mark Yerger, Bucknell University; Adam B Gegg

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #14939The Bucknell Poetry Path App Experiment: A Collaboration Across CampusProf. Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University Prof. Thompson is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA. While his teaching responsibilities typically include digital design, computer engineering electives, and senior design, his focus in the classroom is to ignite passion in his students for engineering and design through his own enthusiasm, open-ended student-selected projects, and connecting engineering to the world around them. His research interests

Conference Session

Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaoye Ma, Tsinghua University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Haiyan Zhao

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #33256Visions of Engineers for the Future: A Comparison of American andChinese Policy Discourses on Engineering Education InnovationMiss Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University CAO Yi is a new PhD student at the Dapartment of engineering education in Virginia Tech with the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Case. She is also a research associate at the International Center for Higher Education Innovation(ICHEI), a UNESCO Category 2 Center situated in Shenzhen, China, on the premise of the Southern University of Science and Technology. With Yi’s a bachelor degree of Standardization of Engineering and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering, Art and Society

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Andrew Greenberg, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Ashley Brown

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

experiences within theEFRI_REM Mentoring Catalyst Initiative and identify best practices in mentorship training andcommunity building.Goals and Components of the Mentoring Catalyst Initiative The EFRI-REM Mentoring Catalyst initiative has three main goals, which are: 1) Providemeaningful and effective training of ERFI-REM faculty, graduate students, and post- doctoralmentors to impact the overall research experiences of their mentees; 2) Build a peer-mentoringcommunity for EFRI-REM mentors to share ideas and provide support for real-time mentoringissues; 3) Strengthen mentoring relationships between faculty mentors and their graduate andpostdoctoral mentees. There are four major activities associated with the EFRI-REM MentoringCatalyst

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering. One of thegrants funded entrepreneurial multi-university wireless senior design projects, while the othersupported a series of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department senior design teams withentrepreneurial commitment. Additionally, Florida Tech has been an active partner of the NSF-funded Partnership for Innovation - Center for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization (CENTECOM) along with UCF, USF and Florida A&M University. Theresponse to these grants has been extremely positive, with 7 of 13 entrepreneurial senior designteams in 2005 intending to launch businesses around their senior projects. Additionally, therewere twelve graduate E-teams presenting their business ideas at the EngineeringEntrepreneurship Business

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College

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Civil Engineering

applying standard problem-solving procedures, butthey must also have passion, adaptability and an eagerness to learn. Successful graduates need tobe innovators, effective collaborators in interdisciplinary and multicultural environments,excellent communicators, leaders, and lifelong learners1. Engineering education is not alone inneeding to rethink the educational strategies that best prepare students for success. Based uponresearch emerging from the learning sciences, Sawyer’s description of a successful collegegraduate (in any field) has much in common with the National Science Board (NSB) report.Sawyer writes that to be successful in the knowledge age, graduates will need to develop a deepand integrated understanding of complex subjects