Conference Session

Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simone Nicholson, Florida International University; Trina Fletcher, Florida International University

of a Black feminist? Black Feminism is all about creating asociety for “the least of them”. I want to have this at the core of my scholarly works and interestsin engineering education. My scholarly interest surrounds environmental practices, engineeringeducation, Black studies, and women’s and gender studies.Positionality #2As a Black female graduate of an HBCU who participated in a National Science Foundationfunded STEM program (HBCU-UP), I can speak first-hand to the impact that experience has hadon my career and life. As a first-generation college student who left high school with a 2.9 GPAfrom a low-SES family, the odds were stacked against me out the gate. However, myundergraduate institution, like most HBCUs with STEM academic

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

running multi-disciplinary, PBL-based design courses are discussed.IntroductionIn 2005, Friedman published The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century,where he describes the rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace that existstoday1. Friedman makes a strong case for the need to better prepare for this marketplace.However, the engineering and engineering education communities were aware ofFriedman’s “Flat World” well before the book was published. In the 1990’s, it had beenobserved that engineering graduates needed improvement in real-world skills such asdesign, teamwork, and communication, as well as a better understanding of howengineering projects fit into bigger pictures2,3. These skills are significantly differentfrom

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Jayson Paul Mercurio, Canada College; Kevin Yamada; Jose L. Guzman, Canada College; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Alexander Choi, Canada College; Ayesha R Iqbal

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Diversity

students in engineering to conduct leading edge research athigher education research laboratories. This paper covers the summer 2017 Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) research project. The research project consisted of four communitycollege interns, a graduate mentor, and faculty advisor from the sponsoring four-year universityto design a real-time live digit recognition system (RTLDRS) using Nvidia’s Tx1 in theBioelectronic Research Laboratory.The 2017 summer ECE project aimed to develop a robust fast training neural network (NN) forlive digit recognition utilizing industry standard deep learning software. The NN model would beimported to Nvidia’s Jetson Tx1 for real time live digit recognition (RTLDR) on the go. Thestudent interns used a

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto ; Nadine Ibrahim, University of Toronto; Rahim Rezaie, University of Toronto; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Murray R. Metcalfe, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #21976Alternative Approaches to Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory Experi-ence for Low-income NationsKimia Moozeh, University of Toronto Kimia Moozeh is a PhD Candidate, graduate research and teaching assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She received her Hon. B.Sc. in 2013, and her Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2014. Her dissertation explores improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate engineering laborato- ries by bridging the learning from a larger context to the underlying fundamentals, using digital learning objects.Dr. Nadine Ibrahim, University of Toronto Nadine

Conference Session

NEE - 3: Improving Homework and Problem-solving Performance

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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New Engineering Educators

platforms, which extend or compliment the LMS features and allow the instructorto provide their desired feedback. This paper summarizes the features of eight additional toolsthat can be used to expand feedback and assignments in engineering courses.References[1] M. D. Svinicki, and W. J. McKeachie, McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014.[2] S. Navaee, “Application Of Technology In Engineering Education,” Portland, Oregon, 2005.[3] G. M. Nicholls, W. J. Schell, IV, and N. Lewis, “Best Practices for Using Algorithmic Calculated Questions via a Course Learning Management System,” New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016.[4] A. Jones

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 30

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Latimer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Lynn Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Clara Blue Templin, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Fennell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christie Stewart, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lesley Baradel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

equity and K-12 STEM outreach. She aspires to further her studies in educational research and evaluation or instructional design in graduate school to continue making a positive impact in these areas.Dr. Mary Lynn Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology Mary Lynn Realff is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia and also Cox Faculty Fellow, Co-Director of the Center for Women, Science, and Technology, and a Fellow of the Center for Deliberate Innovation. Dr. Realff (GT BS Textile Engineering 1987) has served on the faculty at Georgia Tech since 1992 and is currently leading the Effective Team Dynamics

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

a worthwhile endeavor for learning andmaintained positive beliefs about their skill development. However, the students’ perceptions ofthe course’s potential impact on personal values remained relatively the same. This suggests thatthe curriculum was effective considering its course outcomes. Ultimately, this paper provides anexample for curriculum design and evaluation that may help frame service-learning courses inthe future and encourage future research on attitude change in similar contexts.BackgroundIn 1979, Robert Sigmon defined service-learning as an educational approach reliant on“reciprocal education” achieved through interactions in the community [4]. Other early uses ofthe term described service-learning as a learning experience

Conference Session

Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaoye Ma, Tsinghua University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Haiyan Zhao

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

characteristics and careerchoices of engineering graduates, … as well as the characteristics of those with non-engineeringdegrees who are employed as engineers in the United States.” Authors of the report sought tosustain the supply of competent engineers in the US by investigating “the engineering education-to-workforce pathway.” Around the same time that the NAE study was conducted, engineeringeducators and policy makers in China were engaged in a series of conversations aimed atrenewing China’s engineering education for the next thirty years. These conversations laid thegroundwork for the Emerging Engineering Education (3E) initiative, announced officially by theMoE in 2017 and followed by waves of funded engineering education research and

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Li Coffman, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

classstructure and teaching practices allows researchers and instructors to determine how to augment aclass for a clearer and easier learning experience.There are many related articles that focus on at least one of the domains of learning for engineeringstudents; however, most have different focuses or are not directly applicable to this paper’sresearch. For example, many related studies were testing or creating a tool used to evaluate a class'sability to teach with one or more of the domains, versus testing how to better teach one or all ofthe domains or discover how students learn with each domain [8-13]. One of these studies createda teaching template for schools so they are more aware of what engineering students should learnduring their capstone

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenshen Pong; Tim Le, San Francisco State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

theoretical valueand discuss the deviations. Both labs (Engr 302 and 430) comprise an open-ended projectwherein students use their findings to design and build experiments for a specific purpose.What is Currently Missing from the Civil Engineering Curriculum?In order to be prepared to enter the civil engineering profession upon graduation, undergraduatesmust acquire: (1) depth of knowledge; (2) proficiency at engaging in teamwork; (3) experience inworking with open-ended problems; and (4) a holistic approach to problems and to careerdevelopment (Sabatini 1997). It is imperative to incorporate hands-on research intoundergraduate teaching and curriculum development. Students learn best through hands-onexperimentation, which allows them experientially

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Davis; Craig Hoff

sufficient time for extensive, hands-on work. Theintroduction of engineering practice into these courses would be very limited. Forexample, students can be given assignments which require them to study professionalstandards.Laboratory experiments are often combined into specific laboratory courses wherestudents tend to be given detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to use the laboratoryequipment and calculate the results. This approach is not the best way to learn thematerial, since (a) the lecture and the lab are not presented at similar times and (b) it doesnot accurately reflect the reality of professional engineering practice. Further, thelaboratory experiments used in these courses often are intended simply to illustratefundamental

Conference Session

Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny L Lo, Virginia Tech; Kacie J. Hodges PE, Virginia Tech Dept of Engineering Education; Wm. Michael Butler, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

means to better prepare students for industry. He is a Senior Member of AIAA and a member of ASEE. Michael is also a co-inventor on two patents relating to air vehicle design.Prof. Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. She is the Course Coordi- nator for one of the three first-year engineering courses offered by the department and also teaches in the graduate program. Her interests include assessment and pedagogy. Within ASEE, she is a member of the First-year Programs Division, the Women in Engineering Division, the Educational Research and Meth- ods Division, and the Design in Engineering Education Division. She is also a member of the Society of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

responsibilities of the UTAs, (3) how theUTAs were recruited and trained, and (4) preliminary assessment on their effectiveness.Course designThe three-credit hour course consists of two days of traditional lecture (50 minutes) and one dayin the lab (3 hours) and is typically taken during the spring semester of the junior year. Thelecture component of the course is dedicated to instruction on statistics, probabilities, andstatistical tools. The lab component of the class consists of a two-week experimental workshop(one day per week) during the first two weeks of classes and then three separate, four-weekcycles for the remainder of the semester. The experimental workshop provides students withtraining on all aspects of lab work including experimental design

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Fadali; Michael Robinson

,life science, physical science, biology, chemistry and physics to determine how they addressedthe following three research questions: 1. Do the science textbooks use science conceptualknowledge and mathematical applications to make applications and connections to society? 2.Do the science textbooks use the science and/or mathematical knowledge in technologicalapplications? 3. Are any applications of engineering principles and design included in thelaboratory activities and the problems and questions within and at the end of the chapters? Sixolder edition science textbooks were compared to the newer textbooks for length and use ofmathematics. The results indicate that the newer texts do a good job in addressing questions oneand two but fall

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

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Industrial Engineering

Engineering (2003- 2007), Director of the graduate program in Industrial Engineering ( August 2012 – August 2014), and she is currently the IE Department Head. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrated Curriculum Design for an Industrial Engineering Program in Latin AmericaAbstractThe Industrial Engineering Department at Universidad Icesi led a systematic review of theIndustrial Engineering (IE) undergraduate program curriculum. Universidad Icesi at Cali,Colombia is a private institution recognized among the best universities in the country. Thecurriculum review and design was conceived as part of the IE undergraduate program’scontinuous improvement process and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddhant Sanjay Joshi, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Preeti Mukherjee, Purdue University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; James C Davis, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

modeling framework, does not account for the interaction between components asit aims to individually immune components susceptible to known threats. As a result, it fails toaccount for threats that may materialize when components of a system are connected with eachother [21]. Furthermore, prior research in systems engineering shows that decomposing a systeminto components and analyzing each component separately (as done in STRIDE and other threatmodeling frameworks) limits the solution designers’ ability to understand how the overall systembehaves [31], [32]. Hence, along with component-level analysis, threat modeling frameworksneed to incorporate system-level threat analysis as well. Currently, to the best of our knowledge,none of the approaches

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Freedom Institute of Technology; Pamela Allison Phillips, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theapplications of fundamentals. Alternative teaching pedagogies become urgent and important.This paper reviews the experiences and preliminary results of combining the flipped-classroomtechniques and embedding EML in the EE221 course. Traditional lectures have been replaced byflipped-classroom practices, and labs have been modified to integrate EML fundamentals. Thepreliminary results from courses survey and grades show positive feedback.Literature Review of Flipped-classroom and EML in Engineering Education  Flipped-classroomIn traditional education, instructors provide lectures in classes, and students play a passive roleand are responsible for listening and note-taking [3]. To maximize their understanding [3]research suggests that students need

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

/Self_Plagiarism_and_Double_Publication43. Weigart, P. (2009, July). On “best practice rules” of publishing and their erosion—A cause for concern. Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning & Policy, 47(3), 237-239.44. Romano, N. C. (2009, July 1). Journal self-citation V: Coercive journal citation—manipulations to increase impact factors may do more harm than good in the long run. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 25(1). Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol25/iss1/545. Monastersky, R. (2005, October 14). The number that’s devouring science. Chronicle of Higher Education, 52(8), A12.46. Rosenweig, M., & Schnitzer, E. C. (2013, October). Self-plagiarism: Perspectives for librarians. College & Research

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Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Gannod, Arizona State University; Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(ASUP), we have adopted a highly iterative, immersive approach to teaching softwareengineering. This approach, dubbed “The Software Enterprise”, is a four semester coursesequence taken by juniors and seniors (and in some cases graduate students). The coursesequence leads students through “Tools and Process”, “Construction and Transition”, “Inceptionand Elaboration”, and “Project and Process”. By the conclusion of the Enterprise sequence,students have an appreciation for the role of software process, the challenges of softwaremaintenance, the impact of open source, the pros and cons of off-the-shelf software integration,business considerations in building software, and other practical aspects of softwaredevelopment. Table 1 summarizes the topics

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

properties of materials. Page 23.1019.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Rationale for a Required Course on Signal and Power Integrity in Computer Engineering Curriculum AbstractTwo aspects of digital systems are digital logic design and digital circuit implementation. Theformer is a standard required subject in an electrical and computer engineering curriculum. Thelatter is usually taught as a senior elective or more often as a graduate class. While the formerhas become simpler, easier and more abstract, the latter has become more analog, moreintegrated

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan G Mobasseri, Villanova Univeristy; Liesl Klein, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Edward Stephen Char Jr., Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #40331Challenges in Designing Complex Engineering Problems to Meet ABETOutcome 1Dr. Bijan G Mobasseri, Villanova UniveristyMs. Liesl Klein, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Liesl Krause-Klein is a assistant teaching professor at Villanova University in their electrical and computer engineering department. She graduated from Purdue University’s Polytechnic institute in 2022. Her research focused on student well-being. She is currently in charge of curriculum for capstone projects within her department.Mr. Edward Stephen Char Jr., Villanova University BS EE Villanova University 1996 MS EE Villanova

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University; Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

populations, teaching practices, and community college students. Her dis- sertation will be a Phenemological case study on community college students in a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Program.Mr. Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University Alireza received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida in 2015. His previous industry experience includes engineering roles at DPR Construction, Jabil, GE Aviation, and Stryker Communications. In the Fall of 2016, Alireza began pursing a PhD in Power Electronics at North Carolina State University. He is a recipient of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department’s Merit Fellowship (2016) and the NSF Graduate Research

Conference Session

Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

Paper ID #33989A University-State College Collaborative Project for Hispanic StudentSuccess in STEMDr. Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University Ali Zilouchian is the founding of a $4.5 Million Dollars grant from DOE entitled: ”An Articulated Com- munity College-University Framework for Increasing Graduation Rate of Hispanic and Low-Income Stu- dents in Computer Science” to be completed by 2021. Professor Zilouchian was presented with 2017 FAU President’s Leadership Service Award for his contributions in research and community engagement efforts at FAU. He has published more than 160 book, book chapters, scholarly

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Carter; Sarah Rajala

, recognizing their responsibility to protect the health and welfare of the public, and to be accountable for the social and environmental impact of their engineering practice.4. To establish an educational environment in which students participate in cross- disciplinary, team-oriented, open-ended activities that prepare them to work in integrated engineering teams.5. To offer a curriculum that encourages students to become broadly educated engineers and life-long learners, with a solid background in the basic sciences and mathematics, an understanding and appreciation of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, an ability to communicate effectively for various audiences and purposes, and a desire to seek out further educational

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

: Application, Level 4: Analysis, Level 5:Synthesis, and Level 6: Evaluation. Only three of the 24 outcomes require Level 6 as the lowerbound acceptable level of achievement: Design, Technical Specialization, and Professional andEthical Responsibility.“The [bachelor of science in civil engineering] BSCE has been treated as the defacto terminaldegree for practice for over 100 years.”6 With the BOK2, successful attainment of the level ofachievement necessary for each outcome also relies on experience gained through a master’sdegree, or approximately 30 semester credit hours of graduate-level studies, as well as pre-licensure experience. Although the “fledgling engineer” is the one responsible for ensuringachievement, many entities are expected to assist

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jamison IV, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

extracurricular activities to help hone engineeringstudents’ entrepreneurial skills and encourage ideation. However, there remainfew co-curricular opportunities for students to develop an entrepreneurial skillsetand practice entrepreneurial thinking. In particular, opportunities are rare forstudents to merge entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) with the high-levelsubject-, project- and collaboration-based learning approaches typically seen insenior-level elective courses. Developing the entrepreneurial mindset will serveour students well by preparing them to be more impactful engineers.We have developed, implemented and assessed a framework for integratingEML into senior-level elective courses via an Ideation Project. In the affectedcourse

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jacob Roarty

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Schools of Engi- neering, The Polytechnic School. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred Univer- sity, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research investigates the development of new classroom innovations, assessment tech- niques, and identifying new ways to empirically understand how engineering students and educators learn. He currently serves as the Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems and Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and an associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia; Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University

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Student

academia, most will facebalancing substantial research, teaching and service requirements. Yet, a graduate educationtypically focuses predominately on preparing students to lead research projects, without an emphasison development of pedagogical skills. Especially in engineering fields, graduate students may notautomatically be required to teach, receive pedagogical instruction, or engage in other careerdevelopment aspects beyond research. The exact reason for this is unclear but may be linked tounderestimating the positive impact of teaching by graduate students. Yet, there appear to beconcrete benefits for both the graduate students and the students taught by them. In fact, manygraduate students are interested in teaching and would like to

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

for Engineering Educationtheir research with a larger labor force, Departmental support, and extended exposure to thecapabilities of potential graduate students. What has been learned as a result of this experience isthat undergraduates are capable and highly motivated partners in research projects and in theconception, design, implementation, and operation of complex aerospace systems.ConclusionsThe CDIO capstone innovation represented one of the first efforts of the Department ofAeronautics and Astronautics to develop an aerospace product from concept to operation in thefield with a group of undergraduates working within the framework of a formal course. Theinnovation had some clear successes. Team interaction clearly evolved from a faculty

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

, presses, metal cutting machinery, etc., or to an automotive lab) to demonstrate how the load bearing components are assembled in those devices (including an understanding of the role of their function and form). 4. Engage students to do research on an existing engineering case study and present it to the class for discussion. This method helps both in motivating and involving students to learn the subject well as it applies to real-world. It also helps to relate design with current and contemporary issues and how the overall design of a component or a system impacts the society as a whole. This is one of the most powerful methods of innovative instructions. 5. Bring industry speakers to make presentations on a