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Conference Session
Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University
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Diversity
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Engineering Management
groups to solve problems [1]. Collaborative learning has been describedin college level courses in various forms [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. Educators employing collaborativeor cooperative learning methods reported greater student satisfaction with the learningexperience [4], [5], reduction of anxiety [7], and concluding that student performance wasgreater than individual students could have achieved working independently [2], [6].In a comprehensive metaanalysis of 225 studies comparing student performance inundergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses when usingtraditional (lecturing) methods vs. active learning, the results were overwhelmingly in favor ofactive learning [8]. For example, the results of this
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Burcu Ozden, Pennsylvania State University; Andrei Blinkouski, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew A. Fury, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Kagan, Pennsylvania State University; John Majewicz, Pennsylvania State University; Laura McGhee, The Pennsylvania State University; Zafer Hatahet, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
, and ethnic diversity. Among its 3100 undergraduate students,around 39% are recipients of Pell grants, and 29% are pursuing majors in STEM fields. Thecampus faces challenges as a significant number of students come from K-12 systems thathaven't adequately prepared them for college-level math and science. Additionally, manystudents work over 20 hours per week, often off-campus, and spend an average of 2 hours dailycommuting on public transportation.These circumstances contribute to lower retention and graduation rates, particularly affectingstudents from racial and ethnic minorities who are already underrepresented in the STEMworkforce. Notably, recent data shows that only about 45% of all majors manage to graduatewith a bachelor's degree
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Pallavi Singh, University of South Florida; Luis Miguel Quevedo, IEEE Educational Activities; Grisselle Centeno, Florida Southern College; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Liliana M. Villavicencio, University of South Florida
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
Table 5: Stakeholder Requirementsstrategies, the MRC lab will cultivate an educational setting that prepares graduates to makemeaningful contributions as soon as they enter the workforce.This approach to the design, of the MRC Lab reflects a multidisciplinary perspective, integrat-ing aspects of mechatronics, robotics, and control to create a dynamic environment for learningand innovation. Here, students, researchers, and practitioners can engage in practical problem-solving, collaborate across disciplines, and develop new technologies and solutions focused onrobotic dexterity and precision.Furthermore, the Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) for the MRC Lab, as detailed in Table6, are defined and related to the stakeholder requirements. They are
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Boni Frances Yraguen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adam Steinberg; Carol Subiño Sullivan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lance Matthew Crawford
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Diversity
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Faculty Development Division (FDD)
creating inclusive learning environments that support all students success. Dr. Subi˜no Sullivan earned her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Indiana University in 2012 and had taught courses in anthropology, near peer mentoring and teaching and learning in higher education at multiple institutions in the US.Lance Matthew Crawford ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Rapid Change to Refined Teaching: lessons learned and lasting impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on how we teach engineering.Authors: Boni F. Yraguen, Lance M. Crawford, Carol Subiño Sullivan, Adam M. SteinbergAbstract This research paper will assess the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on learningstrategies
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Panagiotis Skrimponis, New York University; Nikos Makris, University of Thessaly; Karen Cheng, Columbia University; Jonatan Ostrometzky, Columbia University; Zoran Kostic, Columbia University; Gil Zussman, Columbia University; Thanasis Korakis, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
University as a research assistant. His research interests include designing specialized hardware to accelerate applications on advanced FPGA platforms, developing network and communication algorithms on modern USRP/SDR platforms and prototyping ultra-low power nodes for IoT applications. Currently his main focus is on power consumption and performance optimizations for mmWave and THz communications. As part of the ’COSMOS educational team’, he designs exciting and interactive problem-based STEM learning experiences for K–12 students and teachers. The team organized a teacher professional development program, using wireless communications and NGSS to create hands-on engineering lessons and promote STEM. He was part of one
Conference Session
NSF Grantees: Diversity 1
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
students. Participants from the students’ homecommunities indicated that there were few opportunities for students to learn more aboutengineering careers and provided suggestions for how colleges and universities could be moreinvolved with students from their community. Phase 3, scheduled for Spring 2020, will bring thefindings from Phases 1 and 2 back to rural communities via two participatory design workshops.These workshops, designed to share our findings and foster collaborative dialogue among theparticipants, will enable us to explore factors that support or hinder transfer of findings and toidentify policies and strategies that would enhance each community’s ability to supportengineering as a potential career choice.Project OverviewDespite
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bjorn Kjellgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ; Luis Ballesteros-Sánchez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Diversity
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International
,and graduates will rest on a very weak foundation and much make-believe.Previous European projectsThere are previous initiatives that have focused on the assessment of international mobility ofstudents, some examples are: Mapping Internationalisation (MINT), Indicators for Mapping andProfiling Internationalisation (IMPI), Erasmus Mobility Quality Tools (EMQT), Certificate forQuality of Internationalisation (CeQuInt), Reforming Dual Degree Programmes forEmployability and Enhanced Academic Cooperation (REDEEM), Memo©, Mapping UniversityMobility of Staff and Students (MAUNIMO), International Medical School 2020. The maineffort among them has been to assess the quality and effects of internationalization actions andmobility. All of them have
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
opportunities for research, in-class projects, creative and analytical thought, and real world problem solving. That said, I never felt nearly as comfortable in the Math department as I did in Engineering. “  “Don't discount the positive effect of the TA problem sessions (both attending and becoming a TA later in school).”  “Having everyone from the secretary to the janitor encouraging you makes more of a difference than you might think.”  “I can't say enough good things about the flexible, interdisciplinary focus and the unique worldview it provides students, and I would guess that this strength is a key reason the student body is so diverse.”  “Hands-on projects, machine shop, and team
Conference Session
Design Teams 2
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jeanne M. Homer, Oklahoma State University; James Beckstrom, Oklahoma State University; Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
experience working on collaborative teams, particularly with students of other disciplines.Educators might incorporate industry collaborative organizational structures, but while there aresome aspects of collaboration used in industry that faculty can incorporate, often those modelsare complicated by the need to achieve academic goals. The potential benefits ofinterdisciplinary teamwork include development of communication skills and the incorporationof and exploration of a multi-layered, more creative solution from different viewpoints, whichneed to be balanced with students’ acquiring and incorporating new material and carving time forassignments that demonstrate student outcomes for accreditation. As the College of Engineering,Architecture, and
Conference Session
International Division (INTL): Inclusive Global Engagement
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ana Maria Porras, University of Florida; Daniel Suarez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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Diversity
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International Division (INTL)
instructors participated in a 5-week training program facilitated by the Office of GlobalLearning at the University of Florida in the Spring of 2023. The version of the Virtual Exchangedescribed here was executed during the Fall of 2023.3. LEARNING OBJECTIVESThe student learning objectives for this virtual exchange were: 1. Design a biomedical engineering solution tailored to a specific global health problem. 2. Explore multiple perspectives on engineering and global health. 3. Communicate effectively across different cultures. 4. IMPLEMENTATION For 7 weeks, 20 graduate students fromUF, and 12 undergraduate and 2 graduatestudents from PUJ collaborated to identify a Beforespecific health problem
Conference Session
Professional Papers
Collection
2025 ASEE Southeast Conference
Authors
Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; George D Ford P.E., Mississippi State University; Read Allen Robertson, Mississippi State University
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Diversity, Professional Papers
, "Attracting Students to Construction Education Programs: An Exploration of Perceptions by Gender," International Journal of Construction Education and Research , pp. 179-197, 2017.[8] S. Michalowski and A. Newman, "Understanding the Low Male Participation Rate in College Now," The City University of New York Research & Evaluation – Collaborative Programs , New York City, 2008.[9] M. Guy, K.-A. Hughes and P. Ferris-Day, "Lack of awareness of nursing as a career choice for men: A qualitative descriptive study," Journal of Advanced Nursing , pp. 4190-4198, 2022.[10] N. Olmedo-Torre, F. S. Carracedo, M. N. S. Ballesteros, D. Lopez, A. Perez-Poch and M. Lopez-Beltran, "Do Female Motives for Enrolling Vary According to STEM
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
solutions could progress toward developing final designproposals with more creativity. Gender-balanced teams with high conflict among teammembers could not generate an idea and create innovative final projects. For having moreinnovative solutions in design projects, Fila and Purzer [24] suggested that instructors avoidforming teams only on the basis of gender and that they facilitate teams during teamwork.Ertas et al. [14] tested the transdisciplinary (TD) pedagogy in undergraduate research teams.The authors investigated TD’s impact on the learning outcomes of male Caucasian and maleunderrepresented minorities students. This approach increased the engagement ofunderrepresented students in teams. Due to the engagement, collaboration, and support
Conference Session
INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors
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Corporate Member Council, Diversity
-of-the-arttechnologies in its industry and setting a new trend with their global products. From theacademic program perspective, the partnership has provided real-world experience to ourstudents, relevant advice on emerging industrial trends in workplace, and a professional networkfor our faculty and students. From the industrial partners’ viewpoint, they can encourage neededcurricular renovations, leverage an academic program’s research and development expertise, andgain direct access to the most motivated and capable graduates for potential employment.IntroductionDue to ABET accreditation requirements and the increasing emphasis to include professionalpractice in the education program, most engineering departments are actively seeking
Conference Session
Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hua Chai, University of New South Wales; Huiye Yu, University of New South Wales; Kuthsav Thattai, University of New South Wales; Jayashri Ravishankar, University of New South Wales
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Diversity
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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion
university-industry collaboration happens among researchers, there is a growing trendof universities inviting industry panels to participate in curriculum design to make thecollaboration more impactful for students. [8] explored the program advisory boards (PAB) forengineering degrees through interviews with heads of programs at one technical university inSweden. Although the main expectations of this type of university-industry collaboration areon planning, content, implementation, and assessment, programs expressed varying opinionsabout the contribution PAB brought. The needs, wishes, and suggestions of the industry areconsidered, however, the extent of collaboration was confined by university regulations andquality assurance systems. [9] took a
Conference Session
Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Aerospace
a semester that is already packedwith other course requirements and activities. With other priorities demanding student andfaculty time, realizing interaction between industry experts and students in design courses may ormay not be achievable. Research to understand the value of expert interactions may informeducators as to the pedagogical value and provide support for including these activities in designcourses.In this paper, the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Design Competition wasselected for three reasons: 1) interaction with experts is part of the competition requirements, 2)winning design proposal packages are available on a website for the ACRP Design Competition[1], and 3) the authors have participated in the
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 1 - Sustainability & Environmental Justice
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michelle Henderson, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo, University of California, Berkeley; Ruthmae Sears; Katherine Ann Alfredo, University of South Florida; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South Florida
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Diversity
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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)
equitable development within a particular community. Theredesigned curriculum provides broader educational training to address environmentalengineering challenges, meets community identified needs, and considers the impacts of structuralracism. Collaborations between university researchers and community leaders and members ledto an expansion of community-based research in civil and environmental engineering. This projectstudies the impacts of the new curriculum on student perceptions of racism and justice and onfaculty interest and capacity for catalyzing additional curricular and co-curricular change. Initialcollaborations from the community-based research have included diverse communication tools toshare information with and about the community
Conference Session
Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Monsuru O Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Calsey T Nez, Navajo Technical University
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)
shouldalso explore the program's weaknesses from the students' perspective and utilize prompts to identifyopportunities for continuous improvement.AcknowledgmentsThe authors acknowledge support from NASA Cooperative agreement 80NSSC19M0227 (NAMER),NSF Awards -2122195 (VENTURES) and -2126060 (IMMERSE), and NNSA DE-NA0004018(PAMER).References[1] Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, "Doctor's Degrees Conferred by Postsecondary institutions, By Race/Ethnicity and Field of Study: 2017-18 and 2018- 19," 2021. [Online]. Available: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/2020menu_tables.asp. [Accessed 28 03 2023].[2] National Action Council For Minority in Engineering, Research & Policy, "Trends in the U.S
Conference Session
Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Oleksandra Sehin, Texas State University; John Wade Partain, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato; Damian Valles, Texas State University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; George Saltsman, Lamar University; Rosario Davis, Texas State University
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Diversity
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International
non-technical skills, the dataalso shows a slight change from ‘extremely important’ reasons and ‘somewhat important’reasons in two categories related to workplace learning, specifically: (1) gainingtechnical/engineering skills and (2) learning how to be a leader in the dynamic workplace. Thissuggests that by participating in the bootcamp and working together with cross-cultural teammembers in assigned projects, some students recognized that success of the projects depends notonly on the technical skills but also on how well they communicate their ideas to othercolleagues and how cooperative they are in accepting other opinions as well.Learning and ExpectationsFigure 6 shows that among the expectations that were ‘extremely important’ for
Conference Session
UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
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Diversity
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Aerospace
lot, and generallyrequires that the student have some other means of support. Finding such students is not simple.Retaining such students is a challenge, especially as some may have started a summer without ajob, but may eventually obtain employment which reduces or eliminates the time they candevote. Added to this, the often-encountered aura surrounding the word “research” may causeanxiety among students who lack peers or role models. Undergraduate students may considerresearch something “only graduate students do” [12].Described herein is the origin, genesis, recruiting, management, and execution of a pro bonoundergraduate research team study, the supervision and motivation of the students, and a fieldtrip and “team-building experience
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Catalina Cortázar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
Higher Education. She has created qualitative and quantitative instruments for outcome assessment in enginering education. She has also evaluated policy efforts towards engineering diversity and undergraduate research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Using a Peer Evaluation tool to explores minority bias at a Freshman-level Engineering cornerstone courseThis Work in Progress (WIP) paper explores the use of a peer evaluation tool to analyze ifminority biases exist when students evaluate their peers at a Freshman-level EngineeringCornerstone course. In 2002, this course was created partly in response to the particular emphasisin the use of methodologies that favor
Conference Session
Technical Session 13 - Paper 4: Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory
Collection
2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)
Authors
Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida
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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity
for use with theMMRE. The research question was addressed with one-way multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA). When disaggregating the groups by gender and URM status, one-way analysis ofvariance (ANOVA) was used because the bivariate correlations among constructs were low(<0.2). The participant pool was a convenience sample of 169 undergraduate students whoelected to take a lecture course titled General Chemistry for Engineers during the Fall semesterat a large public research university in the southern United States and provided informed consentfor the research. In parallel and without prior knowledge, participants self-enrolled in alaboratory course where two-sections represented our comparison and intervention conditions,one using
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Engineering Design and First-Year Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
MD B. Sarder, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Mayyas, Bowling Green State University; Mohammed Abouheaf, Bowling Green State University; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)
practical ideas and classroom units for the upcoming school year. 2. Conducting research and expanding knowledge in robotics courses. 3. Spending significant time in a lab environment to solve problems and inform curriculum development. 4. Creating engaging content for students. 5. Learning from experts on specific topics and collaboratively creating materials for their classes. 6. To experience 3-D design and delving deeper into the process and implementation. 7. Exploring logistics and supply chain automation.Among the potential avenues to improve classroom instruction, educators included the following: 1. Identifying learning objectives, planning specific learning activities, and starting with a broader perspective
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 2
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenna Wong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)
Lawrence National Laboratory focusing on com- putational analysis for nonlinear seismic analysis of Department of Energy nuclear facilities and systems. After joining SFSU in 2016, she established an active research lab at SFSU with a diverse group of under- graduate and Master’s level students. For her engineering education research, she is interested in exploring how to use technology such as virtual reality and 3D printing to enhance student engagement. She is an active member of ASCE, ASEE, and SEAONC.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University Zhaoshuo Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineer- ing. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Chelsea Cefalu, Lafayette College ; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College
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Diversity
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Community Engagement Division
collaborationwith elementary school professionals measure the success of these goals. Collaborators includestudents and faculty from a college level civil and environmental engineering class and student,faculty, and administrators from two different elementary schools. Research is conducted withelementary school students and teachers and college faculty and students enrolled in specifiedcommunity-based learning and research courses at Lafayette College. These courses are part ofLandis Center for Community Engagement-sponsored program, Connected Classrooms.Connected Classrooms partnerships pair college classrooms with elementary school classrooms.College faculty and elementary school faculty collaboratively determine where the academiccontent of their
Conference Session
Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)
and non-technical dimensions of engineering and transformingengineering education so that it more effectively prepares graduates for workplace success.Previous research suggested that interest in “Engineering and …” permeates ASEE and isconcentrated in but not limited to the division most closely associated with the topic. This paperdescribes a transferable method that combines quantitative and qualitative methods to identifyareas of convergence using papers published in the Leadership Development (LEAD) and theEngineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENT) as evidence. These areas of convergenceare: (1) program design and effectiveness, (2) individual capabilities (including traits andthinking tools), (3) teams and groups, and (4
Conference Session
Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, San Jose State University; John R. Haughery, Iowa State University
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Diversity
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New Engineering Educators
American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Failure rates in engineering –does it have to do with class size?ABSTRACTNot everyone is meant to be an engineer, but more could be. The failure rate for engineeringstudents is unparalleled at San Jose State University. A staggering 40% of students inengineering do not make it through the first year and of those who make it, 30% would fail inmany of its fundamental courses. Engineering is not, nor should it be, an easy program.Traditionally, many researchers have argued that the primary reason why students fail in thesecourses is a lack of preparedness for the high level of academic rigors in engineering. While theaverage college course requires 2 hours of outside study for every one
Conference Session
Faculty Development Round Table
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Ines Basalo, University of Miami
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Diversity
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Faculty Development Constituent Committee
acrossa curriculum, there exists an opportunity to engage instructional engineering faculty ineducational reform and broadening participation efforts. However, research is limited on theeffectiveness of different faculty development models for these faculty. Through the analysis ofsurvey data, the findings suggest that the workshop series described in this paper provided avenue for community building among participants and exposure to new techniques and ideas.Overall, this paper makes visible the experiences of these instructional faculty. Specifically, thefindings describe how the workshop supported instructional faculty to take strides towardsimproving the learning experiences of their students. The results have the potential to inform
Conference Session
Architectural Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sudarshan Krishnan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yaxin Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Diversity
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Architectural Engineering
Council (SSRC). From 2004-2007, Professor Sudarshan served on the faculty of the School of Architecture and ENSAV- Versailles Study Abroad Program in France. He has been a recipient of the ”Excellence in Teaching Award” and has been consistently listed on the ”UIUC List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent/Outstanding by their Studentsfor architecture and civil engineering courses.Ms. Yaxin Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ms. Yaxin Li is currently a Ph.D. student (Building Structures) in the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her Ph.D. research focuses on the geometric and structural design of deployable structures. She obtained her M.Arch degree from UIUC and B.Arch
Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linköping University, Sweden
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Diversity
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
communication and other workplace skills as described in [18]. Writing togetherwith other students as well as to read and discuss others students’ texts are also considered tocontribute to strengthen writing ability. Only 3% see a strict peer-to-peer-review as way toimprove writing skills. Based on the teacher-student discussions and the discussions amongteachers, the author expected the students to be more positive to the cooperation within andbetween student groups. The reason for this will be investigated further.When the students’ responses are linked to the theories initially presented, concordance appears.Although the survey is limited, certain things are highlighted. It is valid for, among other things,the students’ awareness of need for this
Conference Session
Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
-Teacher Identities: In addition to identity issues regarding area of specialization amongthe teachers, similar concerns were noted among the facilitators. As specified previously, the fourdedicated facilitators for the PD were graduate students and postdoctoral researchers inengineering fields. However, as the PD progressed, the facilitators began to develop a greaterappreciation for the work done by the teachers. This illustrates an effective, bidirectionaloperationalization of social capital with facilitators and teachers learning from one-another.For each of the aforementioned themes, Table 2 below provides examples of key issues affectingteachers during the PD while Table 3 provides examples of changes induced and observed in boththe