Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Susan Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educational leadership from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Prior to her work in higher education, she spent 15 years as a middle school math teacher and high school career program administrator. Page 11.1017.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Preparing for Emerging Technologies: A Grassroots Approach to Enhancing K-12 EducationAbstractIn the summer of 2004, Tennessee Tech University joined a partnership that included five,mostly rural, Tennessee county school systems to assist them with the development andimplementation of a program called “Preparing for Emerging

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, the devices that could be made fromthese materials and the high performance subsystems that could be made through a combinationof these materials and devices.This research was by its very nature interdisciplinary, with the separation between science andengineering blurring at the micro scale and disappearing at the nanoscale. This created naturalpartnerships across departmental boundaries between individual faculty members and smallresearch groups. What was lacking to the faculty working in these turbulent boundaries betweentraditional departmental emphases was a method by which their students could optimize theircurriculum in support of their career preparation. Their students had no method to take career-based coursework from different

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; brigette elizabeth prater thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

University. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer and 17 years of academic experience as a professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of civil engineering, me- chanical engineering, and engineering technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Foroudastan has also served as Faculty Advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In addition to

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

and languages (a warm welcome, a caring gesture, shared laughter, etc.).” (A2)Educational outcomesIn addition to preparing students for cross-cultural communication and increasing their culturalawareness, the Pavlis Institute has an immediate impact on students’ education. The Pavlis Institutebroadens students’ horizons beyond a traditional STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) education. While undergraduate degrees in engineering, the natural sciences, or otherSTEM fields might offer a student excellent career prospects, they often lack instruction oncommunication and leadership skills. This leaves students with an excellent understanding of their fieldbut a lack of preparation for leadership roles. Even though

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

national level activities have broad transportation foci. The American Association of StateHighway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has a Transportation and Civil Engineering(TRAC) program that offers computers and related transportation focused software to elementaryand secondary schools. TRAC volunteers, typically transportation engineers from the statetransportation agencies. At a basic level, TRAC is a program designed for integration intoscience, math, and social studies classes. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsors Page 8.449.1a variety of programs on workforce development, including construction career programs

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

engineers, as well as thecultural, social and economic aspects of practicing engineering abroad. Students also studyhistoric innovations and modern technology and how different cultures shape how engineering ispracticed. By giving students a taste of an international experience and increasing their comfortlevel with global travel, the program intends to promote additional, more extended internationalacademic experiences such as international internships, study abroad programs, or other faculty-led programs. RSAP also allows students the opportunity to make initial contact with an industryor university in another country to further their student experience or career prospects. First-year students apply to the program and are selected based on

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

laborthere have been a number of highly publicized lay-offs. These stories have created an incorrectimpression in many parts of American society that manufacturing is leaving. Even before this,manufacturing employment did not have the luxury of a positive image as illustrated by theNational Association of Manufacturers report [1] that surveyed students and teachers. When asked to describe the images that they associate with a career in manufacturing, student respondents quickly and consistently offered phrases such as "production or assembly line work" work in a "factory" or "plant" that is "repetitious," "boring," "tedious," "dangerous," "dark" and "dirty." They felt that manufacturing required "hard work" and "long

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; C. Ray Diez, University of North Dakota; Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University; Wen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences; Shu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education

Tagged Divisions

International

discrimination and themale-dominated occupation, the pressure of difficult trade offs between family and personalresponsibilities when females engage in technologic work, most of the female people are notwilling to pursue career in technology 20-21. So females will be affected by the factor includingthe stereotyped impression of STEM workers by the society, no early preparations for theoccupations in related with STEM, sex discrimination and role conflict. Davias 22 found thatdue to the significant lower interest in science by females, not many girl students will choosescience as their life-long career. Also recognizing the fact, AAAS included the gender intoProject 2061 with a hope that it could enhance their positive attitude toward science and

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Chris VanArsdale, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

traditionalmale traits and is male dominated, women often attempt to assimilate by disqualifying theirfemininity and by matching the male styles of behavior12.Survey Version 1In the first survey, we asked respondents to rate the relative importance of various attributes(including hands-on ability) for new engineering hires. Our list of nine attributes looks similar tothose compiled by various engineering organizations, including the NAE. The surveys wereadministered to exhibitors at an engineering conference in October 2008 and to recruiters at an Page 15.149.3on-campus career fair in February 2009. Respondents rated the nine traits on a scale of 1

Conference Session

Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Students to Pursue Graduate Research at an Undergraduate-Focused InstitutionAbstractA course was created with the goal of enhancing the visibility of the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment graduate research program at a university containing high-quality seniorundergraduate students. The course includes standard lectures where graduate students presenttheir research to undergraduate students, and specialized lectures on library resources andacademic careers. This course was designed to motivate undergraduate students to remain attheir undergraduate institution for a research-based graduate degree, to improve communicationskills for existing graduate students, and to supplement ABET criteria not frequently seen in corecourses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

career expectations and analyzing how theycompare to, and differ from, engineers not involved with the organization. By doing so, theresearch will provide actual evidence for the perceived benefits of organizational involvement.As a relatively unexplored area of study, there is no comprehensive theory that examinesengineers involved with PBSL or EWB-USA specifically. Therefore, we draw on the work doneby Jacquelyn Eccles and colleagues on expectancy-value theory23. The theory claims that peoplemake certain choices due to their traits, experiences, expectations, and subjective values (such asidentity and goals), and it claims that actions influence future choices in a cyclical pattern.Eccles has used this framework to show why women make

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shakira Renee Hobbs, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture?(EEC 1232772), and is senior personnel on an NSF-funded grant entitled Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (i-Corps-L). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010)and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineeringfrom Purdue

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

-representation is analyzed by researchers11 of female education in Saudi Arabia and the SaudiMOHE12 as pertaining to the “historical socio-economic” factors11, higher education policies,stereotyping, gender-related household responsibilities, career-related conditions, politics, andthe “role of researchers in society”12 in Saudi Arabia . Such gap is also described as accountingfor the near non-availability of engineering-related careers for females, mostly due to thecommon notion that complete segregation is required between males and females in such a male-dominated workplace. Until today, such factors force many parents who are open or enthusiasticto their daughters acquiring degrees or jobs in various engineering fields to mainly having toresort to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi

Oregon to network, share resources, and collaborate on Page 10.667.4 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” projects that will increase the number of girls in STEM educational programs and careers in Washington and Oregon. 2) Making Connections [12]: is another project run by the Women's Center at the University of Washington. The program serves socio-economically disadvantaged high school students in the Seattle area by promoting college enrollment and offering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Glenn Wrate; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

increased emphasis on developing the professional skills of ourgraduates.Curriculum modifications include a greater focus on microprocessor based systems, interfacing,signal processing, and material science. Core electrical engineering topics are introduced duringthe freshman year and include both lecture and laboratory experiences. The curriculum hasretained its broad range of content topics and its traditional strong design and laboratory focus.The curriculum changes are intended to provide the breadth and depth of technical knowledgeand the professional skills that will enable our graduates to: enter industry with immediateproductivity, pursue changing career opportunities, adjust to life-long technological changes, andpursue graduate school

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Physics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James McNeil

Physics and an M.S. in a traditional engineeringdiscipline, and (3) a vigorous marketing effort that emphasized the advantages of a course ofstudy that offered a solid foundation in physics concepts and math literacy coupled to a wide mixof applications and practical hands-on experiences. The general applicability of physicsfundamentals along with great curricular flexibility have allowed our Engineering Physicsdegree to become the "Universal Donor” degree for post-graduate studies in science orengineering. While contributing to our growth, these reforms have presented special challengesto our assessment/feedback program with so many different curricular and career paths for ourstudents. This paper describes the program and discusses our approach

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Fouad; Tarek Rizk; Fouad Fouad

undergraduate and graduate levels. The objective is to graduate engineers who are familiarwith the construction industry and have a better understanding of the role of the civil engineer inthe construction process. Courses offered include project management, project planning,contracts, bidding, estimation, and other topics that are of importance to construction.As a means to provide an incentive to the student, a certificate in Construction EngineeringManagement is awarded upon the completion of a required number of credit hours. Thecertificate prepares the undergraduate civil engineering student for a career in the constructionindustry. For those students who are not interested in a career in construction, the certificateprovides them with sufficient

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Melvin Corley

really been fulfilling its stated purpose.This paper describes changes that have been made to help the course better achieve itsobjectives.The first change was to bring in a number of outside speakers who could relate their real worldlife experiences to those of the students. On a regular basis, we now bring into our classspeakers who give presentations on the following topics:! Experiences the engineer will face early in his career (by a recent graduate).! Experiences the engineer will face by the time he reaches mid career (by someone who has graduated 10-15 years ago).! Financial planning by a certified financial planner.! Intellectual property presentation by the university’s director of intellectual

Conference Session

TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Goff; Hugh Rogers, University of Central Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

educational system moreefficient as well as more productive. As part of this more global effort, Florida implemented astatewide transferable Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in 2000 for twelve (12) career fields.Previously, the A.S. degree was considered to be a terminal degree and a course of study where astudent could obtain significant workplace skills in a particular discipline with only the mostnecessary supporting general education requirements. The paradigm shift to define A.S. degreesas transferable also outlined the criteria for the community colleges to define Associate inApplied Science (A.A.S.) degree as a terminal degree.Most of the community college program and degree programs have been restructured, and effortsare beginning

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bowman

engineering laboratory setting if the experience is hands-onand involves personal exploration. It also became clear that their perception of what electricalengineers do was changed to the point where they would consider electrical engineering as aviable career option.Undeclared engineering students make up about 20% (about 100 students) of the incoming classat RIT. These students have comparable academic credentials to the general engineering studentpopulation. The College of Engineering offers five engineering programs (Computer, Electrical,Mechanical, Microelectronic, and Industrial) and Electrical Engineering usually attracts less than15% of these students. Freshmen and sophomore experiential courses, which are viewed as notrequiring a major time

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

are acutely aware of the need to heavily recruit, especially inunderrepresented groups. Most universities have outreach activities, largely focused on highschool, and in recent years, middle school students. But outreach often involves a short visit,with a high level overview of the potential careers in engineering and science. There is anenormous opportunity for engineering schools to help fill the void in science instruction byserving as science, math and technology resources, and demonstrating through example thenatural integration of core curriculum subjects. 2 These objectives can be achieved throughextended outreach commitments and community service programs.The role of the university:The university’s role in matching the skills of the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

compete for a slot, take a college course and attend workshops thatshowcase STEM majors. Students earning a B or higher in their college course are automaticallyaccepted to Penn State Behrend. In 1996 a one day event was started for 7th and 8th grade girlscalled Math Options Career Day. Last year 38 and 243 students respectively attended theseevents. Also during this time period, engineering faculty would visit public schools as requestedby teachers. It was in 2006 that Penn State Behrend‟s outreach program blossomed. The majorityof the events developed focus on middle school and high school females. Students participate invarious hands-on activities that demonstrate to them how they could positively impact thesociety and community by choosing a

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Alef, Rochester College; Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

and sustainable program.Introduction:Let’s assume that you are an organization whose technical leadership sees the necessity inestablishing and maintaining a technical continuing education program (TCEP) for its workforcein order to effectively and efficiently achieve its strategic technical goals. Further, let’s assumethat this technical leadership also sees the necessity to assure career path plans and processes thatintegrate with the development and retention of a valued workforce that will benefit from theknowledge derived by such a TCEP. These two assumptions help build the foundation for thesuccessful creation and continuation of a TCEP that will add value to the organization and theemployee. Without this dual benefit to the employee

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 25.110.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Successful 4-Year Academic Scholarship Program for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science Non-Transfer Students and Graduate StudentsAbstractThis paper describes a successful four-year academic scholarship program for upper divisionengineering and computer science students funded by a National Science Foundation’s S-STEMgrant that ran from Fall 2007 through Spring 2011. Scholarships of $2,000 per semester weregiven

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Robert W. Nowlin, Retired

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

as a Staff Engineer at Acoustic Technologies Inc. in Mesa, Ariz. He holds one patent and is the author and/or co-author of numerous papers. He is a senior, life member of IEEE and a member of ASEE. Page 25.138.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Advising Engineering Students to the Best Program: Perspective, Approaches and ToolsIntroductionOur present era is characterized by an almost an infinite number of choices, ranging from icecream flavors to vehicles. The situation is no different for those pursuing careers in engineeringprograms

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

EXCEL Scholars Program of undergraduate research at Lafayette College.Potential modifications and enhancements will be presented which are proposed to enablethe program to meet the changing needs of the students and graduate schools. Theinformation contained in this paper will serve to inform other institutions considering theinitiation or expansion of a program of undergraduate research.I. IntroductionMany factors affect an undergraduate engineering student’s decision of whether to jointhe workforce or pursue graduate studies and a research oriented career upon graduationfrom college. For example, the strong economy in recent years has created a hugedemand for graduating engineers. This in turn has resulted in enhanced

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Desrosiers; John Rivera; James Gregory; Don Baggert; Lloyd Heinze

professional nature • about the degree plan and related career opportunities, • about the selection of courses for each semester, • about the process or system rules for registering for classes, adding classes and dropping classes, • about pre-requisites and co-requisites for classes, • about avoiding bottlenecks that might delay graduation or interfere with success, • about how to optimize academic success, and • about how to deal with life problems that develop along the way.An experienced, seasoned academic advisor will be knowledgeable about all of theseitems, will know their own limitations, and will refer special needs to other professionalsin the system.To complicate the advising problem, course availability changes as course

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk H. Schulz; Noel Schulz

percentages of the undergraduate population are first generationcollege students. Their personal and family aspirations are to get a baccalaureate degree and finda good job. Many of these students know very little about graduate school as a career option. Infact, often they have many misperceptions and incorrect information about attending graduateschool.In an effort to determine why students choose to go graduate school, a survey was developed andcirculated to graduate students in engineering at Michigan Tech. This paper summarizes theseresults, and gives some of the initiatives that the authors have used in an effort to recruitadditional students in the graduate program at Michigan Tech.I. IntroductionAs universities make more and more partnerships

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahammad Najafi; George Yang

indicated that industries demand better-educatedmanufacturing workforces. The Northwestern Missouri area did not have a single postsecondaryvocational technical education program in manufacturing that could produce the neededtechnicians or technologists for local industries. A two-year manufacturing engineeringtechnology program would fit right into Missouri Western State College’s career-orientededucation. Upon the approval of the Missouri Coordination Board of Higher Education, theprogram started in 1998, and within two years, collaboration with local industries had beenestablished. Articulations with area technical schools have been going smoothly especially in theareas of facility usage and continuing education for students. Student-body growth

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Janaki Rao; B.K. Darshan

majority under private management, often have remote locations with poor accessibility, poor facilities for girls with no provisions for waiting rooms or even toilets, and poor protection against sex greedy male onslaughts of different gradations. These factors are strong deterrents in seeking engineering education for the daughters of middle class families.3. PROBLEMS OF ENTRY INTO SERVICE : The few women who mange to acquire engineering qualification have a greater hurdle in securing a deserving job, since feminine sympathy and professional dividends are mutually exclusive for the employer. The reasons are as follows. (i) Lady’s career is linked up with her marriage and