Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Wait, Marshall University; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University

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towards degree programs, those completing IEP may be at an academic advantagewhen compared to students with a similar academic background but who do not attend anintensive language training program. By improving students’ ability to communicate in thelanguage of instruction, IEP-attending students can become better equipped to engage in thelearning activities that lead to academic success, such as critical listening, taking notes, readingtextbook materials, understanding class lectures, performing writing assignments, interactingwith English-speaking peers in group assignments, and seeking assistance from English-speakingfaculty outside of the classroom. Regardless of a student’s field of study, an improved ability tounderstand and communicate in

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Colorado School of Mines; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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AC 2007-1234: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? ENGINEERING STUDENTS'PERSISTENCE IS BASED ON LITTLE EXPERIENCE OR DATAGary Lichtenstein, Stanford University Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D., is a Consulting Associate Professor of Engineering at Stanford University, specializing in quantitative and qualitative research methods. His areas of intellectual interest include engineering education, community-based research, and education evaluation and policy. His extensive teaching experience includes courses on qualitative research methods (for graduate students), and on writing and critical thinking (for students ranging from high school to professionals). He lives in southeast Utah. He can be contacted at

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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before thepenultimate section looks at the project outcomes and next steps. The conclusion incorporatesa set of recommendations for colleagues in similar situations wishing to improve theirinstitutional attrition rates. 4. Interventions & Actions 4.1 The Resource Study Pack & Tutorial SupportAn important part of the project was to put in place a number of bespoke learning and teachingresources. The most notable of these was a “Resource Study Pack” which the project leadersdeveloped based upon the academic profile of the sample. Each Resource Study Pack,comprised a number of ‘virtual’ resources for maths, physics and chemistry; it also providedinstructive guidance with regards to academic writing and referencing. A quiz on

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; William Hughes, California Polytechnic State University

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the multiple natural known-relationshipswithin the learner’s development to promote a greater internal drive for learning.Over the course of a three-year period, three cohorts (totaling ~120 students) have participated inlearning experiences which have been designed according to the relationships in the Four-Domain Development Diagram. Engineering students in "learning experiences" designedaccording to the diagram report significantly higher levels of interaction with peers as learningcollaborators, greater use of integrative cognitive strategies during self-directed learning and ahigher degree of moral reasoning than comparison groups (these results are being publishedelsewhere). While it is not possible to establish a definitive cause

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gardner, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University

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points out the Foundation Coalition leaders regard their model as anevolving process.Colbeck4 draws on a broader academic tradition to develop an Institutional Process Model whichshe tests against experiences in the ECSEL Coalition. In this work, the processes that govern Page 13.1251.3institutionalization are categorized in three separate groups: regulative (administrative rules,budgetary constraints), normative (“peer pressure,” fear of “looking bad” to peers) and cognitive(being convinced that the change is “the right thing to do”). Among the conclusions in the studywas the result that the cognitive processes were the strongest of the

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University

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curricular changes.Dr. Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University Rebecca Atadero is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, specializing in structural engineering. She conducts research on the inspection, management and renewal of existing structures, and on engineering education.Dr. Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University Christina H. Paguyo, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the College of Engineering at Colorado State Uni- versity. Her research interests focus on mixed methods approaches for designing and examining educa- tional environments grounded in research, theory, and equity. She has co-authored peer-reviewed articles published in the

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas - Austin; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas - Austin

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extent to which educationalinterventions rarely meet the needs of all students. Depending on the level of engagement withthe sites (which may be extensive in the case of qualitative or site visit approaches), a multi-sitedesign can prompt researchers to write implications and recommendations that are relevantacross a wider range of local settings. Conducting studies across multiple sites allows educatorsand researchers to understand the conditions under which interventions are most likely topositively impact students.When multi-site studies are published in the peer-reviewed literature, certain details related toarranging for and managing the sites are often overlooked or removed for space considerations.Tradeoffs and failed negotiations are

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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learning, evidence of improved feedback practicescontinues to be missing [19]. For instance, a lack of alignment between formative andsummative assessment has been noted [20]. Performance based assessment has been extensivelystudied, in particular, the use of formative assessment tools such as rubrics to provide feedbackon student work [21]. However, rubrics are more commonly used on writing assignments, oropen-ended projects, such as design reports. Courses that emphasize content (i.e. facts, and theapplication of physical and mathematical concepts) are common in engineering curricula. Inmany engineering courses students are asked to solve closed-ended problems to demonstratetheir mastery of the material in these types of “fact and principle

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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understanding as well as additional educational outcomes. Theframework adopted for the activities presented in this study drew heavily on the Workshop Physicsmodel, the defining elements of which (Laws et al., 1999) are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Elements of Inquiry-Based Activity Modules (Laws et al 1999) (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative work (b) Use activity-based guided-inquiry curricular materials (c) Use a learning cycle beginning with predictions (d) Emphasize conceptual understanding (e) Let the physical world be the authority (f) Evaluate student understanding (g) Make appropriate use of technology

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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rankings. For the Team Draft 2and Team Final Response, teams revisit their procedure (using peer and instructor feedback) andwork with the larger historical data set.As with any MEA, students are not specifically instructed to use particular mathematical orstatistical methods. For discussion purposes here, Table 1 provides summary statistics of thedata to demonstrate what the student teams should have noticed about the data and referred towhen developing their own data sets to further test their mathematical models. Given the dataprovided at Draft 1, the student teams should have concluded that the mean alone cannot be usedto differentiate the shipping companies. The means are all within about 0.1 minutes (not enoughto make a practical difference

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Dixon, Concord Consortium; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis

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Paper ID #27504The Social and Conceptual Function of Uncertainty in Open-Ended Project-Based LearningColin Dixon, Concord Consortium Colin Dixon holds a Ph.D. in Learning & Mind Sciences from the University of California, Davis. He researches the development of STEM practices and agency among young people creating things to use and share with the world. He writes about equity and identity in making and engineering, the role of community in science learning, and how youth leverage interests and experiences within STEM education.Prof. Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis Lee Martin studies people’s efforts

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

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and past and present students, informalconversations and email exchanges. Permission for the research was formally obtained fromboth the University itself and interviewees. All interviews were recorded, transcribed andanalyzed. The software package N632 was used for this analysis.Initially, the research program focussed on re-writing the software. The prototype (written inPHP and using a MySQL database) had developed in an ad-hoc way and could not be readilymodified to handle the increased demands being placed on it. This prototype was replacedwith a new version of the software (written in Python and using a PostgreSQL database).Subsequently, the focus of the research program shifted to the implementation of the softwareitself and to the

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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of difficult concepts in engineering science.Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington CHRISTINE LOUCKS-JARET is a Technical Communication Specialist with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at the University of Washington, providing technical writing and editing services to the CAEE team. Tina has an MS in Technical Communication from the University of Washington. She is currently a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Society for Technical Communication.Dennis Lund, University of Washington DENNIS LUND joined the CAEE team in 2003 and is currently the Assistant Director. Prior to joining CAEE, he worked in a variety

Conference Session

Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Derek Wright P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrew J. B. Milne, University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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callEngineering Design Days, has been implemented in slightly different ways to engage the variouscohorts of students and to investigate best practices.Each instance is two days with no traditional classes, labs, or tutorials, where the students workin teams to design and build solutions to open-ended problems. These problems are designed tointegrate knowledge from across multiple courses. Students solve design problems by makingphysical systems using off-the-shelf components. The solutions are presented and tested in frontof their peers at the end of the second day.Students and course instructors from each implementation provided feedback through surveys,focus groups, and interviews. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and indicates anincrease

Conference Session

Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Maria L. Macik, Texas A&M University; James Kaihatu, Texas A&M University; Chelsea A. H. Bakenhus, Texas A&M University

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data from sources internal to the university. A mixed methods approach wasutilized for data gathering. Internal data collection included: faculty and student surveysregarding conceptual gaps, a student helpdesk survey, a student prerequisite survey, a studentsupplemental resources analysis, and student focus groups. Discussions with foundational mathand science faculty who taught courses supplemental to the engineering curriculum, alsooccurred to seek clarification of content and terminology taught (Fowler, Anthony, Poling,Morgan, & Brumbelow, 2014).Step 3) Gather data external to the university. External data was gathered from employers,advisory board members, and former students using electronic surveys. The CTT conducted areview of peer

Conference Session

Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Perry Weaver, University of Louisville; Marci S. Decaro, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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-stereotyped groups that results from awareness of the expectation that they will underperformrelative to their peers.6 Belonging can be domain-specific, and instruments for measuring belonging in specificsubject areas have been developed.12 For example, math belonging is associated with increasedconfidence in one’s own math abilities and belief in the utility of math. Good, Rattan, & Dweck7found that women who perceived a gender stereotype in their college calculus classesexperienced a drop in math belonging, and that drop predicted lower course grades and intent topursue math in the future. Information about belonging is provided by cues from students’ learning environment .7Thus, a learning environment that increases belonging by

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Direnga, Hamburg University of Technology; Bradley Presentati, Hamburg University of Technology; Dion Timmermann, Hamburg University of Technology; Andrea Brose, Hamburg University of Technology; Christian H Kautz, Hamburg University of Technology

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Paper ID #13219Does it stick? - Investigating long-term retention of conceptual knowledge inmechanics instructionJulie Direnga, Hamburg University of Technology Julie Direnga studied General Engineering Science at Hamburg University of Technology in Hamburg, Germany from 2006 to 2010. Specializing in the field of mechatronics, she received a M.Sc. degree in 2014. Since March 2014, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Engineering Education Research at the same institution.Mr. Bradley Presentati, Hamburg University of Technology Bradley Presentati completed a B.A. in English literature with an emphasis on creative writing in 2006 at

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Liu; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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been produced before, newproduct, very innovative. If there was any company that thought of the plan as recommendable,then it could be put into production. It’s an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, so for it beput into production, we needed to write the business plan in the start-up part, the final proposalwas a commercial proposal.”—Linda “When we finished the product…we had to change our thinking into, just as our teacher said,project management thinking, how we can better sell our product, presenting it to the audience,how we can introduce the product to those experts to catch their interests and how to present itsfunctions in a better way. Different ways of presenting can have very different effects.”—DavidFeasibility

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roxana Maria Carbonell, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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semester to the second semester. One of the essential institutional supports thatencouraged both professor and student engagement in the project was the funding used toemploy a teaching assistant (TA) familiar with the content of the course as well as themakerspace. From Spring 2019 to Fall 2019, Dr. Cook had thought that an overhaul of herproject would be necessary to generate more engagement and output from students. Instead ofthese large changes, researchers alongside Dr. Cook found that familiarity with the makerspace,prior experience with an open-ended project, and peer support for students seemed to producesuperior student engagement and output without vast pedagogical shifts.BackgroundIn recent years, substantial educational resources have

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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otherwise.Table 1. Essential Elements of Social Capital and Relevance to the Present Study Element Definition from SC Theory Application to REU research The availability of resources related to Pool of resources available in engineering, research, and graduate school to one’s social network, such as a student through contacts they made as a Availability economic, cultural, or human result of the REU program, including faculty capital members, graduate students, peers, guest speakers, among others Ease of access to resources

Conference Session

Examining Social Ties and Networks

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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of this critical year in undergraduate engineeringeducation is warranted, and advocate for a new perspective in analyzing the social and culturalenvironments of gateway engineering mathematics courses of the sophomore year - specificallyCalculus 3 for Engineers and Differential Equations & Linear Algebra. Our study seeks toidentify how students connect to various resources, peers, and content and to what effect as theynavigate the curriculum of these high-stakes prerequisites for subsequent major-specificcoursework. We study ethnographically the experiences of undergraduate students, graduatestudent teaching assistants, and faculty instructional staff as they traverse these courses, in orderto map out the social and cultural terrain upon

Conference Session

Care and Inclusive Teaching

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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&I intheir everyday teaching.In this research paper, we present the journeys of 12 college level educators who have beenidentified by peers in the engineering education community as individuals practicing inclusiveteaching. These stories are intended to complement a) research that identifies issues of Diversityand Inclusion in engineering and b) research that documents efforts to address these issues.Although there are many studies that seek to understand the issues and explore potentialsolutions to different D&I concerns, these open-ended interviews highlight stories from the threesub-themes. These sub-themes show that doing work to support D&I requires communitysupport, requires learning from experiences, either one’s own or from

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Philip Bell, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Bayta Maring, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University

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Academic Pathway Study17. CONDUCTING A YEAR-LONG RESEARCH STUDY: During the academic year Scholars are mentored (by both peers and experts) as they finalize and implement a research study. A variety of methods are used to sustain community and provide resources for moving studies forward (e.g., just-in-time presentation of content, work-in-progress meetings, invited experts across the community). A web-based “wiki” tool, Idealog, is used to build and support a community of practice culture among the Scholars, both during the Summer Summit and when they return to their home campus18,19. The Idealog is like an informal sketchbook in which Scholars have a shared space to capture information and inspiration in ways that

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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-engineering extracurricular activities and internship experiences, her m/c peer viewed suchactivities as encroaching on her limited time. We argue that a student‟s level of non-academicinvolvement is related to the importance she ascribes to professional and interpersonal skills inengineering. Implications for engineering educators and suggestions for further research arediscussed.IntroductionFindings from the recent Academic Pathways Study (APS) sponsored by the Center forAdvancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) have shown that intrinsic psychologicalmotivation to study engineering and confidence in professional and interpersonal skills are keypredictors of engineering seniors‟ future plans1. Sheppard et al. (2010) have also shown that,when taken

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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professional and personaldevelopment. A number of prompts were used to guide students to reflect on various aspects oftheir experience, including communication and teamwork, critical cultural incidents, andprogress on their engineering projects.A third component of the learning outcomes assessment of this experience involved the South Page 14.840.5African students. At the end of the program they were asked to write a short paper reflecting onwhat they had learned. Prompts were developed in collaboration with the ILLINOIS and UKZNsupervising professors and the educational specialist. Table 1 summarizes the assessments.Assessment Methods and Purposes

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Olin College of Engineering

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)  a single college or university within a country or an academic discipline.As our understanding of impactful learning evolves, many instructors are drawn to explorealternative pedagogies such as flipped classrooms, hands-on exploration, problem-based andproject-based approaches, case studies, peer instruction, and more. These and other activepedagogies can improve engineering student learning [2]. Effectively deploying any of theseapproaches entails a shift in curricular culture. Roles, activities, expectations, and artifactschange from one pedagogical approach to another, and so the underlying assumptions facultymembers make about teaching and learning must change as well.Faculty members undertaking such pedagogical modifications sometimes

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Sean Lyle Gestson, Oregon State University

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, textbooks, and peers [2, 4, 6]. Situatedcognition theory offers a theoretical framework for studying this education-practice gap inengineering. Situated cognition theory proposes that the social and material contexts whereinknowledge is learned and applied influences our ability to apply similar knowledge in newcontexts [7]. Engineering education often focuses on transmitting conceptual knowledge tostudents in abstract formats with the intent of providing students a fundamental understanding ofconcepts so that they can apply these concepts to unique situations in their future coursework orengineering careers [5, 8]. Situated cognition challenges this ubiquitous notion of concepts andour ability to apply conceptual knowledge within novel

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Coll Univ. 2013.5. Brownell JE, Swaner LE. High-Impact Practices: Applying the Learning Outcomes Literature to the Development of Successful Campus Programs. PEER Rev. 2009.6. Kuh GD. High-Impact Educational Practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter. Assoc Am Coll Univ. 2008.7. Wenzel T. Definition of Undergraduate Research. Counc Undergrad Res Q. 1997;17.8. Laursen S, Hunter A, Seymour E, Thiry H, Melton G. What is Known About the Student Outcomes of Undergraduate Research? In: Undergraduate Research in the Sciences: Engaging Students in Real Science. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 2010.9. Pajares F. Self-efficacy beliefs, motivation, and achievement in writing: A

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida

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Ph.D. in Me- chanical Engineering (Design Thinking) from Stanford University. Dr. Lande is the PI on the NSF-funded project ”Should Makers Be the Engineers of the Future” and a co-PI on the NSF-funded project ”Might Young Makers Be the Engineers of the Future?”Ms. Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida Amy Bumbaco is a PhD candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at University of Florida, USA. She is working on engineering education research as her focus. Her current research interests include first year engineering education, critical thinking, qualitative methodologies, and peer review. She received her BS in Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She founded an

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Miller, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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to think outside the book. Studentsare asked to find real life examples of the theories and equations learned throughout the courseand to present them to the class. For junior level courses, the topics are broad and oftensomething of personal interest. For senior level classes, the students are to talk to practicingengineers to find actual case studies. In all instances, the topics presented, utilize course theoriesand/or equations. Working in teams students prepare reports and “fun” presentations to be givento their peers. In a class wide competition, the winners are awarded a trophy and given theauspicious title of “The Big Drip” for Fluid Mechanics and “The Great Gear Head” for MachineDesign.IntroductionUpon graduation, young engineers