Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

. Review the final report of the ASCE Experience Committee (July 2007). Recast the ASCE BOK experiential guidelines into a form applicable and acceptable to engineers of all disciplines, while ensuring full compliance with the intent of the BOK outcomes for civil engineers. If necessary, propose additional outcomes/guidelines that are essential for other disciplines that naturally accommodate/align with the career paths of civil engineers 2. Develop a matrix for attaining the elements of the generic experiential outcomes in an engineer intern’s pre-licensure career. If necessary and appropriate, identify those elements that may be unrealistic or unreasonable to attain in pre-licensure career

Conference Session

Professional and Regulatory Issues in Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V Nedunuri, International Center for Water Resources; Ning Zhang, Central State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

an engineering career. These neededareas include responsibility, critical thinking and work ethics. Two of the authors currentlyaddress this issue as an objective of a funded National Science Foundation grant (NSFAward#1565049). In Fall 2016, a FYS session was held by the second author mainly forengineering majors (environmental engineering and manufacturing engineering) and for otherSTEM majors addressing issues that are specific to engineering and other STEM careers.Appendix-A provides the assessment summary for this class. The authors will assess theeffectiveness of this course with respect to E&P in Fall 2017.The flagship course for teaching E&P, Environmental Professional Seminar, a one-credit hoursemester course is offered once

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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First-Year Programs

standards. Literature review showsthat academic success is linked to secondary education GPA and SAT or ACT scores.Literature review also suggests student success in engineering can be based on studentdemographics. These programs focus on students from primarily low income, under-represented ethnic backgrounds, and gender. These academic programs are somewhatremedial intended to improve student academic performance for success. Third, there arepre-engineering programs developed to improve student awareness as to the types ofengineering professions available through career exploration. These academic programs givestudents exposure to different disciplines such that they can decide what course of study isof interest. All of the information on STEM

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mein, University of Texas at El Paso; Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

choose between a career in professional baseball orengineering; with his father’s prompting, he chose engineering: “And so my dad maybe didn’twant to see me do that, to be working as a janitor. Which I am not saying anything, it’s a job atthe end of the day, but I had the opportunity to pursue a career so why would I not follow thatpath?” For Francisco, the decision to pursue engineering was a decision rooted in economicstability, which he referenced more than once in his interviews. The decision was also verystrongly influenced by his father, who was also an engineer; this will be explored in more detailin a later section.Two ME students, Elisa and Alfonso, also expressed career-oriented aspirations. In her account,Elisa emphasized her affinity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Workforce Development (ATE)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

: 1) the development of acertificate program in high value manufacturing; 2) offering professional development toworking professionals in the area of high value manufacturing; and 3) educating teachers aboutadvanced manufacturing with a goal of recruiting their students into manufacturing careers. Thiswork describes the lessons learned through each of the project aspects.The design of the High Value Manufacturing Certificate Program required close collaborationbetween both institutions. The issues that arose during this development process includedpersonnel turnover, approval timelines and processes, and agreement on the course content. Theauthors will relay how they navigated these issues to get the program created and approved.The creation

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Howard B. Rockman, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

”Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists,” IEEE and John Wiley & Sons, Publishers (2004) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Online Course on Intellectual Property for Undergraduates and Graduate Engineers and ScientistsIntroduction It can be said with a very high degree of confidence that all of the engineers and scientistsin our technology University classrooms at some point in their professional careers, will comeinto direct contact with the Intellectual Property Laws of this or other countries, and these lawswill have an impact on their extant projects. Whether using these Intellectual Property Laws toobtain exclusive rights covering their

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

increasenon-veteran engineering students’ knowledge base and professional interest in military scienceand technology careers. This paper presents the successful outcomes of a three-year longcurriculum development and implementation undertaken by the team of engineering andeducation professors and student veterans. The class focuses on experiential learning to engagethe undergraduate engineering students for a wide variety of topics introduced in other classes.The topics for the class are presented here along with the course learning objectives, qualitativeand quantitative assessment methods and results.IntroductionThis paper discusses the development of a veteran friendly, “Military Technology andInstrumentation” Mechanical Engineering course. Higher

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Kerry Greer, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

).Our research question is: what is the impact of adding women-associated “helping” disciplines(BME and ENV) on the percentage of women undergraduate students enrolled at an engineeringschool as a whole and within traditional disciplines at that school?BackgroundSocial psychology research distinguishes between careers perceived to meet communal goals—often defined based on their benefit to other people—and careers believed to align with moreindividualistic, agentic goals. This distinction is significant because a) there is a perceiveddisassociation between STEM fields and communal goals, and b) women are more likely thanmen to endorse communal goals3,4. The stereotypes women and girls hold about the nature ofengineering work, including the

Conference Session

Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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Diversity

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International

short study abroad course, called GO GREEN, on sustainable practices inbusinesses, industries and municipalities in Germany for the past 15 years. Over 150 studentshave participated in the course since its inception in 2003. A survey was conducted to determinewhat these students had ascertained from the course and to see if any of these students wereusing the skills acquired in this class in their work or daily lives. The survey, consisting of 23questions, was designed to determine how students have used the interdisciplinary subject matterof sustainability in their lives and careers after taking the course, as well as, questions about keyelements of the course. Some of the results of the survey will be discussed in thispaper

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

support from A Scholarship Program to Increase Retention in Engineering (ASPIRE):Improving Work-Study-Life Balance. The goal of the program was to increase retention ofsophomore and junior engineering students who show academic promise but are at risk of notcompleting their studies due to financial concerns and/or life-work-study balance issues. Inaddition to financial support, ASPIRE provided scholarship recipients with opportunities toparticipate in activities that contribute to persistence such as tutoring, faculty mentoring,conferences, presentations and career planning workshops. Sixty-one students have beenawarded scholarships in this five-year period.This paper examines the effectiveness of ASPIRE to help students alleviate financial

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Predrag T. Tosic, University of Idaho; Julie Beeston, University of Idaho

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #24012Designing Undergraduate Data Science Curricula: A Computer Science Per-spectiveDr. Predrag T. Tosic, University of Idaho Predrag Tosic is an early mid-career researcher with a unique mix of academic research, industrial and DOE lab R&D experiences. His research interests include AI, data science, machine learning, intelli- gent agents and multi-agent systems, cyber-physical/cyber-secure systems, distributed coordination and control, large-scale complex networks, internet-of-things/agents, and mathematical and computational models and algorithms for ”smart” transportation, energy and other grids. He is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Manufacturing Institute note that the U.S. faces a need fornearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs over the next decade due to baby boomer retirement. Twomillion of these jobs are likely to go unfilled, largely because young people do not view theindustry as a career destination [9].In addition, a recent national survey showed a decline in the number of undergraduate studentsmoving on to graduate school after graduation [10]. The Council of Graduate Schools has notedthat the U.S. must continue to develop highly skilled human talent through graduate school tomaintain its leadership role in global innovation and discovery [11].In addition to NSF, other federal agencies such as NASA [12], Department of Energy [13],Department of Homeland Security [14], and

Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, New York City College of Technology and the City University of New York; Diana Samaroo, New York City College of Technology and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Armando Dominguez Solis; Sandie Han, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

scholarship, (2) mandatory academic advisement, (3) career andgraduate school exploration, (4) undergraduate research or other extra-curricular opportunities,(5) cohort-strengthening high impact social support. Particular emphases are also placed onfemale and underrepresented minority (URM) students’ recruitment and retention in STEMfields.We recognize the importance of identifying strategies to employ that may potentially lead tohigher persistence of students, particularly of low-income students, in an urban STEM setting[2]. In thinking about how to best deploy resources, we formulated our multifaceted approachbased on a number of interventions that have proven to be effective. We have combined studentsupport programs and activities that saturate

Conference Session

Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, The Citadel; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #21520The Engineering Leader of the Future: Research and PerspectivesDr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Tanner, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

with whether those students eventually leaveengineering. We use this information to compare students who stayed in engineering againstthose who left using quantitative data on how certain and interested they initially were inengineering as well as qualitative responses describing why they switched disciplines or leftengineering.IntroductionAs STEM students and workers gain national attention, a growing body of research seeks toexamine why students choose to pursue STEM-based majors as demonstrated in many previousreports [1]-[4]. Supporting this growth, the National Science Board put together a reportexamining the STEM pipeline, the process of students moving from early education, throughhigh school and college, and into STEM careers [5

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brynn Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Noah Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Brett D. Gunderson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. These goals include: • Create challenging yet entertaining activities appropriate for the demographic, • Develop the students’ understanding of what engineers do, • Change negative attitudes about engineering careers and grow positive attitudes about the profession, • Build student self-confidence and critical thinking skills as they relate to engineering • AND; help students draw connections between their interests, passions and engineering professions [5].To achieve these goals, the team provided exposure to new ways of thinking about engineeringand design challenges. These after-school modules were designed to engage the students andmotivate them to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #17243The Impact of Fluid Dynamics Research on Undergraduate EducationAric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma Aric Gillispie has been actively involved in fluid dynamics research since 2012, writing and receiving several grants for his research and co-authoring numerous papers. Aric received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Oklahoma in May 2016, and will be completing his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering by May 2017. After completion of his M.S. he plans to pursue a career in academia either through continued education in a PhD program or by entering the workforce.Mr. Adam

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. These tests were administered by the teachers and then given to theresearchers for analysis. Overall, the researchers found that students in the treatment groupscored higher than that students in the control group on the knowledge tests and on theengineering career subscale; however, on the identity tests they found no significant difference.The researchers were also specifically examining the effects of group and sex on the post testscores. With respect to sex, the researchers found no significant difference between male andfemale students on any of the scales.Other studies have investigated the impact of well-designed professional development onengineering knowledge learning.[5] Practitioners and researchers question if students are able

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

the EBOKis to encourage ten identified engineering profession’s members and stakeholders to usethe EBOK to think about where they are and where they may want to go.The ECM describes, using a tiered structure, engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities(not attitudes) collectively referred to as competencies. Unlike the EBOK, the ECMcompetencies are not connected to a particular milestone in an engineer’s career and,even more specifically, are not linked to licensure. The ECM is designed to serve as aresource for practitioners and academics across all engineering disciplines.The paper then suggests aspects of the EBOK and the ECM capabilities/competenciesthat are not explicit in the CEBOK2 outcomes and ought to be at least considered

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Director for Finance and Administration, Center for Electromagnetics Research (CER), Northeastern University. Pub- lications/Papers: Reenergizing and Reengaging Students Interest through CAPSULE; A Novel and Evolu- tionary Method on Educating Teachers to Promote STEM Careers Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (IEEE ISEC 2011); and ”Implementing the Capstone Experience Concept for Teacher Professional Development” Jessica Chin, Abe Zeid, Claire Duggan, Sagar Kamarthi (ASEE 2011). Rel- evant Presentations: ”K-12 Partnerships” (Department of Homeland Security/Centers of Excellence An- nual Meeting 2009); ”Building and Sustaining K-12 Educational Partnerships” (NSF ERC 2007 - 2010 National Meetings

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Stacey D. Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Jamora Hamilton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #12931A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of DevelopingEngineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesDr. Julie P Martin, Clemson University Julie P. Martin is an assistant professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests focus on social factors affecting the recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented students in engineering. Dr. Martin is a 2009 NSF CAREER awardee for her research entitled, ”Influence of Social Capital on Under-Represented Engineering Students Academic and Career Decisions.” She held an American

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2015 An Approach to Teaching People Skills in Senior Design Project Courses Introduction The premise of this paper is that most engineering students are ill-prepared for the demands their careers will place on them to interact with other people one-on-one, within teams, and within organizations—organizations that are often global in character. The senior design project provides an opportunity (literally a last chance) for graduating seniors to recognize and develop people skills needed for success. Because the project is intended to simulate real engineering practice, the faculty member can observe each student’s people skill level in project context and at a minimum provide insights and coaching to each student in order to improve those

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Community Engagement Division

of creating a learning relationship in whichindividuals share their professional experiences with learners.1,2 Mentors are individuals withexperience and knowledge who are committed to support the advancement of the mentee. Thenature of the relationship can differ from one group to another due to possible differences in thecomposition of the mentoring group. However, a mentoring relationship is widely accepted toenhance career and personal development of the mentee. The relationship is typically informalsince the mentor does not act as a supervisor and since the mentor does not expect a financialreward in return. In an academic institution, the mentoring relationship is often misunderstood asa relationship involving academic advising

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

included to obtain feedback about their co-curricular activities and theenvironment of their undergraduate institutions. Another set of questions refer to sources ofencouragement that students might have had when deciding to attend graduate school. Thus far,the program has been tremendously successful in attaining its primary objective. Collectedoutcome measures have shown that 76% of the students who participate in the program attend Page 26.1538.2graduate school in engineering/science and 6% attend medical school upon receiving their B.S.degree.IntroductionA key factor for motivating students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in science

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and re- flective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Page 26.1608.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Tricks of the

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy K Tang, Stony Brook University; Pao-Lo Liu, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Charles R. Westgate Sr. P.E., Binghamton University; Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York, HQ

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

whichfaculty from multiple universities join forces to serve a unique online student body distinct fromthe traditional on-campus students. Thus far, our student body consists of mostly workingprofessionals seeking career advancement. Some are electrical or electronic technicians seekingthe degree for promotion. Some are intellectual property lawyers in different engineeringdisciplines seeking to expand their practice to include electrical engineering. There are yet othersseeking completion of their bachelor degrees that were interrupted by various life scenarios. Inthis paper, we discuss the triumphs and challenges of the program and outline how ourcollaboration across three universities and other partnership further enables us to leverage

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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College Industry Partnerships

sabbatical depends on at least three factors: (1) The situation in the applicant’s department,college, and university (staffing, and the institution’s emphasis on curriculum revision, newcourse development, and/or externally funded research); The availability of a site willing to hostthe faculty member, and perhaps provide funding for parts of the expenses of the sabbatical; (3)Career factors of the applicant. Such factors might include:  A shift in career emphasis  A research need (concentrated time, lab time or equipment access, collaboration, etc.) Page 26.1351.3  Time for learning a new topic or technique, for teaching or research

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs; James L Wilson, Texas A&M University - College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and data products developed by Fujitsu. Along with Yau Chow Ching, Rodney conceived (and wrote the standards for), the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) architecture, which served as the base for today’s North American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice

Conference Session

Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Sarah E. Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

understanding student learning, and make students responsible for own learning. Therewas a statistically significant improvement in students understanding their own learning frommid-semester to end-of-semester (p=0.028, nmid = 129 and nend = 162, error bars = standarddeviation).In terms of utility value, students viewed favorably the inquiry-guided laboratory’s ability to beof value after graduation (“Value”), be useful in their career or future career goals (“Career”),and help them see the relevance of the material to the real world (“RealWorld”) as shown inFigure 4 below. Further, there was a small but statistically significant increase in agreement thatthe inquiry-guided format allowed students to see the relevance of the material to the real world

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

include more practical applications by introducing the ArduinoUno microcontroller. A previous iteration of this course has been successfully taught for more thana decade using LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(R), but recently transitioned to using Arduinos tohighlight topics in the ECE discipline earlier in a student's career. The entire course was builtaround a team-based final design project to create a robotic system to achieve some task or gamechallenge. In the past, some of the design projects were bowling, basketball, hockey, soccer,building towers, spelling words, and doing math. In addition to design, some of the otherobjectives of the course were to provide an overview of ECE and teach teamwork andcommunication skills. Although this course was very