Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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International

developing inPeru. The paper presents an overview of some of the international service activities currentlyunderway which have resulted in good participation, and exceptionally strong interest by URMstudents. Students will be surveyed as to their desire to integrate service in their careers andways that involvement in the club has fulfilled these desires. On outline of such a surveyinstrument is presented. Page 25.834.2Introduction Engineering student retention represents a significant challenge in engineering education.Only about one half of students who enroll in engineering will actually earn an engineeringdegree1. This challenge is further

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

high school students and teachers as they apply engineering design processes to technological problems. She is also the Principal Investigator of ”The Influence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students,” a program funded by the DRK-12 program at NSF. This exploratory study examines the influences that those MESA activities have on students’ perception of engineering and their self-efficacy and interest in engineering and their subsequent decisions to pursue careers in engineering. Page 25.856.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Investigating

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

project in 2004, recognizing that, although there aremany resources available to inform, motivate, fund, mentor, promote, and support minorities andwomen to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but finding theseresources is not easy. MIND Links gathers and updates each year links to resources in anorganized manner that is useful for parents, students, professionals, academics andadministrators. Special attention is paid to provide useful resources to every stage of forming theengineer, including • Exploratory and motivational stage: K-12, enrichment activities, competitions • Preparatory: scholarships, fellowships, rankings of undergraduate and graduate engineering programs, internships

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

they often lack the mentorship, educational opportunities, or role modelsnecessary to make this a realistic career path. The educational system further narrows theselection of students in engineering as most technologically rich courses are delivered in asequential manner with no active exercises or connection to the real world. This approach placeschildren who learn in global, sensing, visual, and active modes at a disadvantage and restrictsopportunities for diversity. Engineering outreach that provides interactive projects and addressesthe spectrum of learning styles can enhance both interest and diversity in engineering. A modelfor K-12 outreach teaching has been incorporated into an undergraduate engineering courseentitled, Structural

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

diploma)should be positively framed to express the school’s commendation. The task force also felt thatby their senior year, students should be aware of the job hunting process, proper interviewprotocol, and have a well-developed career plan. Finally, some type of exit mechanism shouldbe in place to gather feedback from the graduating students and an invitation to involve studentsas alumni should be made.Shea1 explains that universities have the responsibility to ready students for life after college:“Advising and counseling seniors through the job search process, providing some type of closureon the college experience, motivating alumni relationships, and evaluating experiences are someof the responsibilities institutions have in easing the

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Barta, Sweet Briar College; Bethany Brinkman, Sweet Briar College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

factors that contribute tothis phenomenon, including societal bias and the environment of the STEM classroom. As asociety, it seems to be a natural assumption that the subjects of math, science, and engineeringare traditionally “male” subjects. Research has been done to show how “stereotypes can lowergirls’ aspirations for science and engineering careers over time.”2 In order to eliminate societalbias, the environment and manner in which STEM subjects are taught to girls must change. “Ifgirls grow up in an environment that cultivates their success in science and math with spatialskills training, they are more likely to develop their skills as well as their confidence andconsider a future in a STEM field.”2 This project was designed to target

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

who have college degrees roughly doubled over the past three decades, as did theshare of those with some college education. Over the same time, the share of those attaining ahigh school diploma or less declined. Employment of college graduates is projected to growfaster than average from 2006 to 2016 [2]. Increasing demand for technological advances meansmore jobs for STEM workers. More STEM workers also will be needed to replace those who areleaving these occupations. Many highly skilled workers will retire, change careers, or move tomanagement positions over the next decade. Employers are expected to hire about 2.5 millionSTEM workers who are entering their occupation for the first time [3,4]. Along with near futurehigh demand for a well

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the last day to assess studentinterests and opinions. The survey contained the following questions, with a 5 pointLikert scale labeled as “not at all” (1), “slightly” (2), “somewhat” (3), “quite a bit” (4)and “very much” (5). Q9 and Q10 were only included on the post-camp survey. Page 24.754.5 Q1 I am familiar with the field of materials science and engineering. Q2 I understand the career opportunities in materials engineering. Q3 I want to study engineering in college. Q4 I want to study materials engineering in college. Q5 I want to go to UAB for college. Q6 I like to take things apart to see how they work

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

their curriculum while 52 % claimed BIM contentwas embedded in conventional courses 4. It is important to note that some programs have morethan one BIM courses. The same study also suggested that partnership might be the solution toadvancing BIM education as well as BIM staff acquisition in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction industry4. The process of BIM created new career paths for young professionals6.New positions such as “BIM engineer/BIM manager” became a choice for current collegegraduates and may become their future career path. While the industry, especially medium tolarge size contractors, is progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, structured BIMeducation at university level is slowly progressing. It is critical to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of design projects in first-year engineering courses, little research to dateexamines the effect of such courses on student motivation. Broad studies of retention inengineering education show promising results for women and other under-represented studentsin project-based courses2; however, engineering educators need a richer understanding of howspecific project-oriented pedagogies affect students’, and in particular women’s, motivations forengineering and their intended career plans. This study focuses on women because of theircontinued underrepresentation in engineering3, 4 and the need to ensure effective retention effortsin the midst of a movement to enact large-scale curricular transformation in engineering.To address this need, this

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Fleming; Kimarie Engerman; Ashley Griffin

institutional factors that are necessary for persistence in engineering? Using grounded theory,persistence factors have emerged inductively from the body of qualitative data (i.e. unstructuredethnographic interviews). The six persistence factors that surfaced were: (1) family influences;(2) financial motivation; (3) mathematics and science proficiency; (4) academic advising; (5)quality of instruction; and (6) availability of faculty. The findings of other researcherspertaining to these factors and their impact on students of color are highlighted below.Family InfluencesPearson and Bieschke1 found that family relationships influenced career development. Earlierworks by Ogbu2 and Leslie, McClure, and Oaxaca3 had considered the impact of familyinfluences

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

Document: 2004-2243Division: Emerging Trends in Engineering EducationPROFESSIONAL ENGINEER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAT THE COUNTY LEVEL: SETTING HIGHER STANDARDSFOR ENGINEERING PRACTICE Adnan Javed1, Gary Downing, P.E.2, Thai Tran, P.E.3, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi41 Boyle Engineering/University of Florida, 2, 3 Sarasota County Government, 4 University of FloridaABSTRACTOne of the most important decisions a young engineer can make early in his/herengineering career is to place oneself on a professional course and becomelicensed as a professional engineer (P.E.). The profession regulates itself bysetting high standards for professional engineers, and by law, many jurisdictionsrequire

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhanmin Zhang; Susan Tighe; Gerardo Flintsch; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

reason for the recentdecline in the number of North American students interested in pursuing careers in infrastructuremanagement. There was some disagreement about the real magnitude of the problem; however, Page 9.564.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringthere was consensus that the universities with the largest graduate programs in the field haveexperienced great difficulties in attracting domestic students. Two important points were raised: • There has been an overall decline in Civil

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Wankat

and summer programsinstead of a systematic reorganization of graduate education. Recent developments such aschanging ABET requirements and NSF education and CAREER grants have highlighted theimportance of formal training in pedagogy. Teaching, learning, and the scholarship of teachingand learning are central to the emerging discipline of engineering education. All engineeringprofessors can become effective and efficient teachers, assess student learning, and improveengineering education. And for professors interested in engineering education, this disciplinewill also provide a new career path.A Short HistoryThis short history is based on Grayson’s1 history of engineering education in the United Statesand Canada. Formal education in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Viviana Cesani-Vazquez; Maria Irizarry; Freya Toledo-Feria; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

fact that 80% of students at UPRM havesome kind of financial assistance, might explain why this question did not get a higherpercentage of positive answers. In Puerto Rico, students have a great opportunity to study anengineering career. All it takes is a good high school performance in math and doing well onthe College Board exam. Unlike many other school systems, math in Puerto Rico is arequired course through K-12. Page 10.753.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

-stepengineering design process to create and test an orange juice concentration process. KateZiemer, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, developed this unit where students arechallenged to provide good-tasting orange juice to Boston Schools for $0.15 a glass. This unit isdesigned to be flexible enough to fit into any teacher’s current curriculum and is divided intoactivities that can be run independently of the entire unit. The entire unit takes approximatelyfour weeks to run from start to finish and each kit costs approximately $100.The goals of The Great Orange Squeeze unit are to: - Involve student interest in an enjoyable and equitable way - Build a connection between engineering careers and helping society - Illustrate as

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

colleges and MSU-Bozeman dedicated to providing undergraduate research and scholarship opportunities for American Indian students in career fields of science, math and engineering. • Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP): MAP is a summer academic enhancement program designed for American Indian juniors and seniors in high school. MAP has been running for 22 years and has hosted over 300 students from all over the U.S. MAP is a six- week program that provides pre-college academic preparation, and offers students experience in a scientific-research laboratory. Eighty percent of students from MAP enter college. • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): The AISES student chapter at MSU was chartered

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Jessop

student.Each student comes with different strengths, weaknesses, background, and priorities. As amentor, it is important to recognize this so that you can define who they are and how best tointeract with them. Taking time to listen to the student and building this relationship carefully(Tips #1 and #2 above) play an important part of this definition process. When a new studententers my research group, I conduct a “mentoring interview” to learn about their career goals,prior experience, preferred management style, etc. Villarruel provides a helpful list of questionsfor this interview, examples of which are listed below:2 • What are your strengths? Tell me about the things that you believe you do well. • How important is it to you that you

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawna L. Fletcher; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

, SWE had been invited to participate in the leadership retreat, whichprovided an opportunity for personal bonding of students from SWE and CEMS. In this settingSWE events were coordinated with those of CEMS but not totally incorporated. One of thesuccessful events that the four organizations hosted, as a result of SWE’s participation in theretreat, was their invitation to include CEMS in the SWE sponsored “Evening with Industry.”This resulted in the CEMS/SWE sponsorship of the “Diversity Evening with Industry” or DEWI.VI. Diversity Evening with Industry (DEWI)The ASU Career Services hosts an annual “Career Fiesta” in the fall. This career fair session is auniversity wide event and draws a number of corporations to ASU to recruit candidates

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley P. Lipschultz; Jean Landa Pytel; Jayne Klenner-Moore

or careers. Instrumentssuch as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Birkman Method, Campbell Interest and SkillSurvey (CISS) ask students to answer questions about what they like to do, where they want tolive, what is important to them, etc. These may be starting points, but the difficulty is thatstudents that have selected to enroll in the College of Engineering have many similar skill setsand attributes. One of the most common reasons given by students for being in engineering is:"My high school guidance counselor said that I would be good in engineering because I wasgood in math and science". Such factors may separate the engineers from accountants, but theydo not differentiate among the engineering majors.Little information is available

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ray Price; Jonathan R. Dolle

by department, muchof the material in the course covers other areas as well, ranging from campus health services toweb page construction. This paper will first provide an overview of the content and structure ofthe Engineering 100 program from the perspective of a first year student, then from theperspective of a student facilitator, and finally from an administrative point of view. In addition,it is a goal of this paper to convey some of the educational philosophy that has driven thisprogram forward over the last six years and, in our opinion, made it so successful.IntroductionEach fall at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over 1,100 new engineeringstudents begin their careers as engineers. In their first semester, every

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 1692 Engineering Alive: A Summer Engineering Camp for Middle School Students and Teachers Laura J. Bottomley, Elizabeth A. Parry North Carolina State UniversityAbstractMiddle school is a crucial time for kids deciding on possible career paths. Especially in the stateof North Carolina, kids are expected to have their career decisions ready by the time they enterhigh school, so sixth, seventh, and eighth grade are critical times for contact with the fields ofengineering from a recruiting perspective. This paper describes a summer camp held

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

5. Use certifications to empower employees and careersFinancial 5. Make programs relevant to industry to encourage more funding 8. Industry must support educators who want to teach new technologiesPipeline 10. Industries should preferentially hire manufacturing graduates 13. Support career pathways that do not include collegeMany of these goals are less about developing new initiatives and more about taking advantage of efforts Page 25.374.5that already exist. Some of the successes to date are listed below. • Recently the (US

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Jude W.P. Patin, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

with information received from the industry representatives.Detailed feedback are collected through survey instruments form the companies that hire full-time employees or interns from the program. In addition, the program’s Industry AdvisoryCouncil annually reviews the content and delivery of the construction courses through theirCurriculum Committee. The student review elements include student evaluation of individualcourses, specially designed exit surveys for graduating seniors, and alumni surveys for thegraduates five and ten year into their careers. The paper also includes discussion about thechallenges of defining a common terminology for the different assessment elements and creatingthe data collection system using

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

nest,the question is what did we prepared them to do? Where might they go and what do wehope/expect them to do? Hence, the sequential process of program development is: • ABET Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad statements that describe the expected career and professional accomplishments of the first several years following graduation that the program prepared the graduates for. • Student Outcomes (SOs) constitute the body of knowledge of what students are expected to know and attributes they will have developed by the time of graduation such that they will have the capability to successfully fulfill the program objectives. • Program Curriculum is the last piece of the process and is developed to

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

pipeline into the STEM fields for low-income and/or minority, first-generation-to-consider-college, and rural students [2]. As of2007, 52% of the current STEM workforce had reached at least 50 years of age. TheBureau of Labor Statistics projects job growth of 22% for STEM occupations between2004 and 2014 [1]. Nearly all the major STEM groups are expected to have about the samerate of growth as the national average of 13%. Most of the highest-growth occupationsrequire a postsecondary education. Increasing the STEM workforce will be of particularimportance within the next decade as the U.S. is dealing with large infrastructure andmaintenance needs. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has stated that, over the course of anaverage career, an individual

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zdzislaw Kremens

knowledge and skills. Nevertheless, universities should not sacrifice depthof knowledge for current technical skills. By maintaining intellectual integrity, universities makeit easier for graduates to ensure a career in the long-term. Successful practices and experiencesfrom CSSU illustrate the possible ways to better respond to industry needs.I. IntroductionWhat can universities do to facilitate the increasing demand for Science, Engineering andInformation Technology workers? Why has the gap between the number of graduates and thenumber of openings grown dramatically during the last several years? Although these basicquestions are primarily directed to universities, the answers should come from all constituencies.Universities themselves are

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arturo Fuentes; Cristina Villalobos

, American Society for Engineering EducationThe University of Texas at El Paso is the second largest Hispanic educational institution in theUnited States. Over 67% of its approximate 15,000 students are underrepresented minorities,primarily Hispanic, and an estimated two-thirds are the first in their families to attend college.First-generation students are usually uncertain about their careers and university demands. Parentsand family members may also be uncertain about university requirements. At UTEP, a significantproportion of minority and non-minority students arrive at the university inadequately prepared todo college-level work, particularly in mathematics. Because many UTEP students find itnecessary to work to finance their college education

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel C. Jones

students. It was noted that engineering curricula should focus on Page 4.277.2 2developing these types of skills, recognizing that it is not possible to cram all theknowledge that a graduate will need over his or her career into four years of courses.Considerable discussion focussed on what kinds of mathematics are appropriate forengineering students currently. Some Congress participants argued strongly for thetraditional exposure to classical math – algebra, calculus, differential equations, etc. –because such exposure develops the ‘way of thinking’ that engineers

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly J. Hunter; James L. Hales

Session 2647 A Twenty-Year History: Perspective From the Past James L. Hales, Beverly J. Hunter University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown ABSTRACT All new graduates of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown are surveyed annually bythe Office of Career Services. The Engineering Technology Division has done periodic surveysof all its alumni. This paper examines the data collected through these instruments. Conclusionsdrawn from the results are useful in evaluating the effectiveness of the programs and in planningfor the future