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That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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the areas of computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrol- ogy, engineering education, and international collaboration. He has led several interdisciplinary research and curriculum reform projects, funded by the National Science Foundation, and has participated in re- search and curriculum development projects with $4.5 million funding from external sources. He has been directing/co-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on interdisciplinary c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17016water sciences and engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 66

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Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Stephanie Jorgensen; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

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contribution, we focus on providing acase study of our story that features an Enhanced Innovation Schema (i.e., one centered on use of a“Group Genius Approach”, Sawyer [2]) that has been leveraged by this team. This schema allowsinterdisciplinary voices, equitable conversations, and logistic models to be integrated into theprocesses by which funding opportunities are generated (please see more below).To begin, we illustrate the motivation behind this work and offer related and relevant literature tosituate this schema within the extant scholarship on problem identification and innovation-drivenapproaches in engineering education. We then offer theoretical background regarding the two majormodels that have been adopted and adapted to create the anchor

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Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Z Mejia, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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) Practices Outside the Classroom Integrity of Practice [4] OC1 Have one-on-one conversations with students IP1 Acknowledge there is more than one way to teach OC2 Do outreach on campus or with K-12 students and learn OC3 Do Land acknowledgements IP2 Be aware that it is important to be intentional OC4 Do course preparation or revamping curriculum IP3 Acknowledge the educator’s role in normalizing OC5 Ensure building accessibility inclusivity OC6 Talk with other faculty as a site of inclusion IP4 Be flexible OC7 In grading, include meaningful comments IP5 Think

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath

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industry and academia. Through his research on product modeling, variant design, design-with-manufacture integration, standardized product data ex- change, as well as digital and virtual engineering he has made numerous contributions to the advance- ment of cross-disciplinary integrated design of complex engineered systems. At the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) he started spearheading research on Cloud-based Design and Manufacturing, now an emerging high-impact area in which he and his team stand at the forefront. A passionate educator, Dr. Schaefer also conducts research on design education, personalized learning, distance learning, and professional faculty development. His work has resulted in approximately 130

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. Richard Millman is the Director of the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) and Professor of Mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Mathematics. He was the President of Knox College (Galesburg, IL), Provost of Whittier College (Whittier, CA) and the founding Provost for California State University, San Marcos. He has twice served 2-year terms as a Program Officer at NSF, was interim chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Kentucky, and is the Principal Investigator and Project Director of ALGEBRA CUBED

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Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

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in the state of Louisiana.Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University BILL ELMORE, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Professor and Hunter Henry Chair, Mississippi State University. His teaching areas include the integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals.Walter Bradley, Baylor University WALTER BRADLEY is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. He has a B.S

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Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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. “Incorporating Diversity and International Awareness into an Introduction to Engineering Technology Seminar Course.” Proceedings, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2008, Pittsburgh, PA. (CD-ROM)13. Bowen, D., Ganjeizadah, F., Motavalli, S., and Zong, H. “Development of a new M.S. Degree in Engineering Management.” Proceedings, 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2005, Portland,, OR. (CD-ROM).14. Walsh, D. and Lanny, G. “The Development of a Biomedical Engineering Degree Program at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution.” Proceedings, 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT. (CD- ROM).15. Lewis, V.W., and Kauffmann, P. “Enhancement of a Civil Engineering Technology Curriculum by the Addition of a Minor

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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educational subjects. Most of the sessions were guided and led byexperienced faculty from the Education or Liberal Arts fields. There was a small numberof engineering faculty who would attend these meetings. In the early 2000’s, a Center forthe Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) was started for the entire campus bythe Dean of Academic Affairs, and a half-time position was created and staffed byAndrawis, a campus Electrical Engineering professor, who retired in 2013. For severalyears, she used workshops and seminars too stress SoTL as an area of research forfaculty, in addition to their professional field’s research. From Andrawis’s19 perspective,SoTL involves the integration of teaching with the scholarship of research. She furtherexplained

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Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Elizabeth Cudney, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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AC 2009-551: WHAT NEW FACULTY NEED TO KNOWSusan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology Susan L. Murray is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Murray received her B.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Her M.S. is also in industrial engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington. She is a professional engineer in Texas. Her research and teaching interests include human systems integration, productivity improvement, human performance, ergonomics, and engineering education. Prior to her academic position, she spent seven years working

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Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri; William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Management Program engage others through effective oral,technical and written communication evidenced by:• active listening• clarity and conciseness in presentation• an ability to adjust content and presentation style to audience• confidence and discernment in asking appropriate questions to obtain information vital to the project or task at hand.Professional Behavior: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program will continually grow in theirawareness and understanding of the societal, ethical, cultural, legal and political issues prevalent in an increasinglyglobal society.Integration: Drawing on proficiencies in the areas described above, Graduates of the Engineering ManagementProgram are able to integrate

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Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston

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. degree from Brigham Young University, a M.S. in Consumer and Home Economics Education from Utah State University, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Brigham Young University. Page 11.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student Self-Assessment: How Can It Be Used to Improve Instruction?IntroductionA significant change to the culture of higher education is a broad-based, long-term focus onassessment of student achievement, course and teaching effectiveness, and overall programquality. The increased importance placed on assessment is evidenced by the

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, innovative and novel graduate education experiences, global learning, and preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers. Her dissertation research focuses on studying the writing and argumentation patterns of engineering graduate students.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity and is the Inaugural Director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She obtained a B.S. in mathemat- ics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

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course as illustrated in Figure 2. Figure 2- MATLAB Marina WebpageAs part of this model, students were also instructed to post their questions online in a discussiongroup with the purpose of initiating 2-way communication hub for students and faculty toexchange ideas and ask and answer questions in an informal setting. Participation in this activitywas required and students were assigned participation grades based on each their activity. Theseonline discussions were necessary to help the faculty prepare a 15-minute lecture review which isan integral part of this hybrid model. The lecture review was incorporated to provide interactivediscussion between students and faculty inside the classroom. After the lecture

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Rummler, Technische Universität Berlin; Petra Nikol, Technische Universität Berlin

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arereflected and support for successful transfer, and application is provided. Learning contractsinclude learning goals and change purposes of course participants.Some transferable elements for adaptability of our concept to other existing programs orschools are a clear task-oriented description for the change agents’ profile in the profession-specific area, an integration of this position into departmental structures and professionalnetworks with other change agents, a permanent support and assessment of the change agentsby tailor-made and general didactic continuing education, the development and evaluation ofteaching projects in the change agents’ and the departments’ professional teaching field. Thismodel curriculum for change agents can provide

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New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

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, "An Effective Integrated Approach For The Teaching Of Power Electronics To Part Time Engineering Students," in 1998 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, 1998.[12] Y. Demirel, "Effective Teaching And Active Learning Of Engineering Courses With Workbook Strategy," in 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.[13] P. McCright and J. Larsen, "Coordinating Learning And Teaching Styles In Undergraduate Engineering Economy," in 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.[14] Mazer v. Stein, 1953.[15] Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use. 17 U.S.C § 107, 2010.

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New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

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excellence shallbe accomplished in a spirit of balance conducive to an equitable and respectful learningenvironment. Furthermore, advising has become a separate evaluation area in the new set ofrequirements. Responsibilities of the faculty advisors include: Developing and maintaining knowledge of University policies and curriculum requirements. Maintaining files to document academic progress for students who are assigned as advisees. Communicating to advisees the times and places where the faculty advisors will be available to meet with the student. Reviewing grade reports of that person's advisees and advising them of their significance. Assisting students in pre-registration, advising them

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That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #16800Using Failure to Teach DesignProf. Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities Rob Sleezer currently serves as a faculty member in the Twin Cities Engineering program in the De- partment of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He earned his Ph.D. in Microelectronics-Photonics from the University of Arkansas after graduating from Oklahoma State Uni- versity with degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.Prof. Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jacob Swanson is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Department of Integrated

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Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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technology) Theory and practice of management, use and integration of Spring MET30200 computer aided design systems, and related engineering (’16) (CAD in the 10 tools and practices are studied as they are applied in the enterprise) industrial enterprise. Emphasis is on course projects. MET40200 (Capstone Project management and system engineering methods are 4 project II) applied to solving an engineering problem.Notes. 1CGT16300/11000 contained the same

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Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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StateUniversity COE for more than a decade starting in 1993. During the study period, theCollege moved from a series of separate freshman courses to a dual offering of integratedcourse sequences in the Introduction to Engineering Program (IEP) and the FreshmanEngineering Honors (FEH) Programs. These courses were an adaptation of DrexelUniversity’s E4 curriculum undertaken by the NSF Gateway Engineering EducationCoalition. In 1988, the College’s retention rate to the junior year ranged between 40%and 50%. Retention rates of nearly 58% to almost 84% were achieved throughintroduction of the FIP and the FEH programs. They concluded: “Systematicallyexploring educational practices that improve retention and then integrating them into theplanning and

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University; Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University; Zachary W. Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University; Rida Y. Al-Hawaj, Seattle Pacific University ; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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curriculum should emphasize their value and reinforce theirimportance in students’ future engineering careers4. Instructors who teach team skills, or whointegrate effective team practices into the design of projects, can set student teams up forsuccess, maximize their learning, and enhance students’ ability to work on teams in the future.Teaching these skills can be challenging however, which led us to create a brief research-basedvideo that integrates research and theory relevant to engineering student teams, from the fields ofengineering education and Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, a field that studiesbehavior at work. The purpose of this paper is to provide a resource to educators who want tolearn more about the practices

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Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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AC 2009-785: PROMOTING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT USING INDUSTRYCONSULTING ACTIVITIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.992.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Promoting Faculty Development Using Industry Consulting ActivitiesAbstractFaculty development is a major concern for faculty, academic administrators and students.Through experience, the author has discovered that an important source of faculty developmentis industry consulting and training activities. From the individual faculty member’s standpoint,consulting can provide real world, work related experience and enhance teaching skills. Also,consulting can improve the faculty member’s expertise in

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Enhancing Teaching and Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

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similar strategies toincrease student engagement and encourage in-depth discussions without drastically increasinginstructor effort to re-format course content.IntroductionThere is a growing body of literature that supports an educational shift from being instructor-centered to student-centered, especially regarding science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) curriculum [14]. Student-centered learning (SCL) strategies have beenlinked to improved student learning and increased student satisfaction [1]–[3]. As a result, a largenumber of educational and governmental bodies have called for an increase focus on SCL inSTEM curriculum [1], and have even invested a significant amount of time and money towardthe research and development of SCL

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NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Sepideh Afkhami Goli, University of Calgary; Ehsan Mohammadi, University of Calgary; Fatemeh Sharifi, University of Calgary

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Paper ID #27563Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of a Large-Scale Flipped ClassroomImplementation with Multiple InstructorsRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Paul PhD student at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary where she also works as the Program Evaluation and Planning Specialist. She is the team lead for the faculty on all matters related engineering education including teaching and learning, curriculum development, Capstone design and engineering accreditation. Robyn just completed master’s degree in engineering education where she is looking at the impact of engineering leadership

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New Engineering Educators 3 - Grading: Grate or Great

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut

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Paper ID #30850Grading by Competency and Specifications: Giving better feedback andsaving timeDr. Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut Jennifer Pascal is an Assistant Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut. She earned her PhD from Tennessee Technological University in 2011 and was then an NIH Academic Science Education and Research Training (ASERT) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include the integration of fine arts and engineering, retention of women in engineering, and developing effective methods to teach transport phenomena.Dr. Troy J. Vogel, University

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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University-Long Beach

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integrated into onecourse in the engineering curriculum. This is an important course if the engineer is to beable to face the challenges of creating the competitive and innovative product of the future.A synopsis of the list of topics for the course is: 1. Design Repertoire 2. Generating a template 3. Identifying the variables 4. Finding the pre-conditions 5. Organizing the template into a database 6. Programming the database to generate new templates 7. Filling in the gaps; predicting what is missing. 8. Generating a higher level generic template 9. Determining the boundaries of the system 10. Final

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Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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, stimulate cross-disciplinecollaborations and serve all ranks. Faculty representing departments across the College eachcreated an at-a-glance ‘bio-board’, a one-page laminated pictorial summary of name, researcharea and current research project. Participants were divided into two groups positioned in pairsopposite each other on two sides of a long table and engaged in a controlled series of ten minuteresearch exchanges. The activity stimulated integrative and collaborative research conversations,built relationships across rank and disciplines, and resulted in the pursuit of collaborativefunding. Agency, national laboratory, and industry visits began in 2009. The COE Associate Dean ledfaculty on annual visits to funding agencies, national

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Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

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Ph.D in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, his M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She

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Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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. Steps such as thisappear to have an effect, particularly when used in conjunction with classroom discussions onacademic integrity. Kerkvliet and Sigmund12 report that harsh warnings against cheating givenright before a test reduce transgressions by 13%, including an additional proctor reducestransgressions by 11% and writing multiple versions of a test reduces transgressions by 25%.Harding suggests that cheating will be reduced for tests which are not convoluted, do notoverwhelm the students, don’t require memorization, allow reference sheets, address onlymaterial covered in class and can be finished in the allotted time30. Harding further suggestsallowing students 4 times the amount of time it takes the instructor to complete the

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Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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collectedwith the instruments described in this paper. To describe the others briefly:2) Sophomore Engineering Clinic I is an integrated course in which technical writing andengineering design are taught concurrently. Prior to 2004 the course always employed a Page 15.966.7semester-long design project. In 2004 the Sophomore Clinic team replaced the semester-long project model with a sequence of design projects of continuously increasingcomplexity. It was hypothesized that if this change was beneficial, students shouldperform better in subsequent courses (Sophomore Engineering Clinic II and capstonedesign courses) that involved substantial design content

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Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clint Armani PhD, Unites States Air Force Academy

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intentionalinvestment over the summer to orient and prepare new faculty members prior to their firstinstructional class with students. This strategy of integrating new faculty into the institution andof developing a classroom training environment has paid dividends with instructors havinggreater success during their first semester of teaching. New faculty members are given theopportunity to understand their role in the larger institutional outcomes, to learn best practicesand techniques, and to practice teach with their peers and mentors, allowing for refinement,before their first class. The department’s faculty development strategy has been recognized bythe Dean and shared with other departments as an exemplary approach to preparing faculty toteach. Written