Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #3: Student Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaney E. Dietz, Northeastern University; Aidan J. Kane, Northeastern University; Courtney A. Pfluger, Northeastern University

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International Division (INTL)

begiven in the morning if we visited an offshore oil company later in the day. The combination of lectures,company visits, and travel required adaptation in every student to fully synthesize our learnings. Included in the program were language and history classes, taught one to two times a week bymembers of the Brazilian community. A prominent objective of the program was to immerse students in aforeign culture and allow them to appreciate the engineering curriculum in a new space. These languageand history classes allowed us to do just that. By learning the basics of Portuguese, we could acknowledgethose showing us generosity throughout the visits. A simple greeting and thank you went a long way, andin the end, the experience would not

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Didier M. Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Alberto M. Figueroa-Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Benjamin Colucci, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Rocío Juliana Sotomayor-Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Construction Engineering

design principles recognize that drivers shouldbe aware of the changes that will occur along their path with sufficient time to adequately reactto the changing environment. TTC zones could also include buffer spaces to consider the safetyof the workers and the integrity of the equipment that performs construction activities on thetraffic lanes. Positive protection devices can also be placed to provide workers appropriateprotection from the traffic that goes through the TTC zone. Future engineering professionalsmust learn to analyze road users’ behavior in the context of the work zone to decide the adequateprotection needed for the TTC to increase worker safety.Instructional VideosInstructional videos have become an integral part of higher

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #25464An Interdisciplinary Elective Course to Build Computational Skills for Math-ematical Modeling in Science and EngineeringDr. Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University Dr. Ashlee N. Ford Versypt is an assistant professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Okla- homa State University. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in ChE at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her B.S. at the University of Oklahoma. She did postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on developing computational models for multiscale tissue physiology and pharmacology

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New Media for Ethics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Valerie H. Summet, Rollins College; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

reasoningoutcomes, we turn to ways in which instructors can incorporate ethics into individual courses.Teaching students to analyze situations by applying normative ethical frameworks has long been avaluable strategy in ethics instruction and one which allows students to analyze a variety ofsituations they may find themselves in over the course of their professional careers. In response tothe need to integrate ethics education into a packed technical curriculum as well as facultytrepidation when teaching ethics, we present a series of readings designed to provide studentswith an engaging fictional scenario to serve as a basis for discussing ethical dilemmas in a contentdriven course.Science fiction has long served as a venue for writers to experiment with

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Frederick Doe, illinois institute of technology; Elana Rose Jacobs, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

essential for graduate students, especially for those who plan on pursuing a faculty career. Thevarious aspects of the graduate student role defined in this study is useful information forgraduate students to know about prior to providing one-on-one mentoring to undergraduatestudents. Third, mentoring program for graduate students have been developed, however, theywould benefit from integrating these findings into their curriculum. Therefore, academicinstitutions that are expanding or developing undergraduate research experiences should alsoconsider implementing programs to prepare graduate students to take on the role andresponsibilities that come along with providing one-on-one mentoring to undergraduate studentsin research.Bibliography1 Hu

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tori Bailey; Jonathan Gabrio; David Cannon; Helen L. Chen; George Toye; Larry Leifer

executive summary, is an ideal that we didn’t quite reach. Page 10.1438.7 Proceeding of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationExample 3: This last artifact is a couple of paragraphs from a representative capstone reflection on the course as awhole. The impact of reflection on this student’s learning lies primarily in how the student views the reflectiveactivities that were integrated into the curriculum throughout the academic quarter. Evidence of how reflectivethinking has influenced this

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2160: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATING HARD-WARE/SOFTWARE TRADEOFFS IN AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in the area of Embedded Systems Desgin and System on a Chip. She is also actively involved in recruitment and retention of females in engineering technology.Eric J Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology Eric Alley is a 2011 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Engi- neering Technology. His RIT career includes working as a teaching assistant for many core curriculum

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Reuben F. Burch V, Kansas State University; Hugh R. Medal, Mississippi State University

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Industrial Engineering

. Client companies can leveragethe advanced capabilities of graduate students to address business challenges and have theopportunity to interact with and evaluate potential recruits.The successful integration of open-ended client projects into a graduate course poses challengesfor all parties involved. Assessment of students’ experiences with such a project can guide futuredecisions about the structure of projects that best meets the needs of students, clients, andfaculty. This paper presents the results of a study of students’ experiences with an open-endedclient project in a graduate course. The study participants are master’s, doctoral, and advancedundergraduate students enrolled in graduate courses at two different universities. The content

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Princy L. D. Johnson, Liverpool John Moores University; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

development, possibly because (once again) they are so focused on the technicalrequirements of an engineering education. Next, there are no standardized teaching methodologiesor techniques available to teach creativity within the engineering leadership curriculum, despite awealth of general creativity techniques focused on specific creative activities, such as ideageneration. And finally, there has been little acknowledgement or push from either the professionalinstitutions or industries of the role of creativity in leadership development for engineers; withoutthis external recognition of its importance, it will be more difficult to persuade academicinstitutions to invest in creativity instruction within their engineering curricula.Exploratory

Conference Session

ERM: Mental Health and Wellness

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Luke Nyberg; Justine Chasmar, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marissa Tsugawa, Utah State University - Engineering Education

professional identity formation in a PBL curriculum. 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2016.7757387[23] Godwin, Potvin, G., Hazari, Z., & Lock, R. (2016). Identity, Critical Agency, and Engineering: An Affective Model for Predicting Engineering as a Career Choice: Identity, Critical Agency, and Engineering Careers. Journal of Engineering Education (Washington, D.C.), 105(2), 312–340. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20118[24] Knowles (1975). Self-Directed Learning. New York Associated Press.[25] Kerka, Sandra. (1994). Self-Directed Learning: Myths and Realities. Adult, Career, and Vocational Education.[26] Brandt, C. (2020). Instructing & Assessing 21st Century

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; David Zhao; Alexandra Danielle Kulich, Tufts University; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #25567Student Views on their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant EthicalIssuesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living- learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and

Conference Session

Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Zhengdao Wang, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #14692Alternate Assessments to Support Formative Evaluations in an AsynchronousOnline Computer Engineering Graduate CourseMs. Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University Ritushree Chatterjee is an Instructional Development Specialist working at Engineering-LAS Online Learning at Iowa State University. She did her undergraduate in Chemistry from Delhi University, In- dia and subsequently received her MS in Environmental Chemistry from Iowa State University. She received her second MS in Education with specialization in Curriculum and Instructional Technology and her Instructional Design certificate from Iowa

Conference Session

Measurement and Instrumentation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

). Stagl et al. 15 summarizecurrent work in team leadership research and find that “the totality of research supports thisassertion; team leadership is critical to achieving both affective and behaviorally based teamoutcomes” (p. 172). Hill 16, supports this position in her team leadership chapter. In thedevelopment of their integrative team effectiveness framework, Salas et al.17 assert that leadershipplays a central role over the lifespan of the team, claiming that despite the complexities of teamleadership, “most would agree that team leaders and the leadership processes that they enact areessential to promoting team performance, adaptation, and effectiveness.”17 Additionally, Salas etal.17 assert that team leaders play an essential role due to

Conference Session

WEDNESDAY PLENARY: Featuring Best Zone and PIC Papers & Corporate Member Council Keynote Speaker, Sponsored by EngineeringCAS

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samara Rose Boyle, Rice University ; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Reginald DesRoches, Rice University; Stephen P. Mattingly, The University of Texas at Arlington; Anne Nordberg, University of Texas at Arlington; Wei Wayne Li, Texas Southern University; Hanadi S. Rifai P.E., University of Houston

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Corporate Member Council

, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sus- tainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engineering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility and is a past member of the TRB Committees on Traffic Flow and Characteristics and Transportation Network Modeling. Stephen is also a member of the Ameri- can Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Anne Nordberg

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning in Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

for engineering classes,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53–57, 1999.[21] K. D. Dahm, S. Farrell, and R. P. Ramachandran, “Communication in the Engineering Curriculum: Learning to Write and Writing to Learn,” J. Eng. Educ. Transform., vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1–8, 2015.[22] V. Svihla, “Advances in Design-Based Research in the Learning Sciences,” Front. Learn. Res., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 35–45, 2014.[23] The Design-Based Research Collective, “Design-based research: An emerging paradigm for educational inquiry,” Educ. Res., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 5–8, 2003.[24] J. R. Gomez and V. Svihla, “Building individual accountability through consensus,” Chem. Eng. Educ., vol. 53, no. 1, 2019.[25] J. R. Gomez, V. Svihla

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

experiments. Two newly revised lessonswere devoted to the topics of IAP sources, material balances, and controls. The lessons discussed Page 25.57.3how IAP poses significant issues to human health and how it is often underemphasized incomparison to ambient air pollution. Cooper and Alley (2011) states that many people spendmore than 20 hours per day on average in an indoor setting. Since the course is the only airpollution course offered in the our curriculum, the aim of this assignment was to broaden thestudents’ knowledge of other environmental engineering focus areas while supporting theprogram’s major concepts and themes, as well as the ABET

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College; Alexander Genis, G I I, Inc.; Tony Midora, PMT, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

College. The outcome of the proposed project will bea hands-on laboratory course in which NDE techniques of parts and materials will be presentedand applied through real-life problems. NDE curriculum will be designed to fulfill Levels I andII NDE in theory and training requirements, according to American Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT ) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (2001). Once fully developed, theNDE laboratory will serve as a training center for engineering technology students, as well as forthe workforce of local companies, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and PECO Energy, withwhom Drexel has a rich history of partnership in terms of internships and researchcollaborations. Such educational laboratories are nearly non-existent in

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanru Xu, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ji’an Liu; YaXuan Wen; Lufan Wang, Florida International University; Yan Wei, Southern University of Science and Technology; Yiming Rong, Southern University of Science and Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

, an integrated approach examining structural, institutional, and actorcontextual factors with the view of gradual change, provides a powerful analyticalframework to fill such research gap. Based on an analytical review of policy documentsand scholarly research since the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949,this paper aims to investigate the structural and institutional factors that facilitate thepolicy shift to NEE in China’s HEE, and the intertwined relationships among thesefactors. The results of this research depicted the big picture of path evolution concerningthe policy shift to NEE in China’s HEE, thus contributing to the current gap in literatureregarding HEE in China as a socio-historical phenomenon.Keywords: New

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development: Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Tools

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

goals. For example,Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program established an integrated curriculumprogram to develop leadership characteristics and skills among engineering studentsthrough a cooperation with MIT Sloan Business School [6]. Royal Academy ofEngineering in the U.K. involves engineering students in leadership training by settingup Engineering Leadership Standard/Advanced Award programs [7]. The EngineeringLeadership Development Minor (ELDM) at Penn State University requires engineeringstudents to complete a minor degree through taking related leadership classes andobtaining corresponding credits [8]. Engineering leadership has been increasingly considered as a key aspect forengineers’ training [9]. Multiple definitions can be

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

process2 and not as merely a “production” of static written or recordeddata. In addition, students, just like some writers in industry, often perceive written documentsmerely as a means to an end (to further a process, leverage more funding, meet regulatordemands) rather than as valid ends in themselves.3What our SDP course, by so visibly and deliberately integrating the rhetorical and the technicalcomponents of the senior project, attempts to do is to provide a context, a “situation that definesthe activity of writing.”4 This approach seeks to move students’ thinking beyond “Oh, it’s just areport” or “just writing.” It seeks to help students perceive the writing products of the course(technical report and presentation) as a lively conversation

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

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Nuclear and Radiological

Engineering Technology must complete an Integrated TechnologyAssessment (ITA) requirement. [5] The ITA is driven by the program’s publishedlearning objectives. Students are required to demonstrate their accomplishment of eachobjective with individualized learning statements drawn from their own academic,professional, or life experiences. The resulting portfolios must also contain evidencesupporting these statements; examples of such evidence may include copies ofexaminations or laboratory reports, design drawings, citations from supervisors or peers,honors or awards, or similar documentation. It may also include videos of presentationgiven in class or on the job, and letters from professors or employers attesting to skills inthe particular areas of

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

feedback is necessary to help students further develop these skills and ithas been suggested such feedback is best when situated in the context of authentic engineeringtasks 3. We hypothesize that in such a context, students are more likely to take up feedback onprofessional skills because these skills will be viewed as an integral part of what an engineerdoes. There are two parts to providing students with feedback on these skills: (a) we first musthave a firm understanding of what it means to have professional skills in engineering, and (b) weneed to know how to effectively provide students with feedback on these skills.The case study described in this paper focuses on discourse as students receive feedback whilethey engage in an industrially

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

students), then integrate that advice into an action plan. • Students in a difficult circumstance are not always good at integrating and acting on advice. The UGO staff discovered that students often did not follow up with ODOS (which was always part of our advice), or if they did, subsequent follow-up with the UGO or ODOS was lacking. Students struggled to manage and act on the on-going conversations across the UGO and ODOS offices, especially when they are in a Page 26.1049.4 compromised state due to their circumstances. • ODOS was not near the engineering precinct. The ODOS offices are centrally located on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Tuchscherer P.E., Northern Arizona University; Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

secondary science teachers the tools to design and implement learning experiences for their students that are effective and authentic to the discipline. Much of this work has been centered on model-based inquiry and the integration of scientific practices in a supportive and structured way. He has been funded by NSF and other agencies to conduct research on preservice teacher education, undergraduate engineering education, and community partnerships in secondary education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining interventions to increase classroom community and relevancy in an early career engineering courseAbstractThe current NSF-funded project was

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schneider, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

Wesley, 1999.7. Gary Nutt, “Kernel Projects for Linux”, Addison Wesley, 2001.8. Eastman, E., “Exploring Linux as an Operating System in The CS Curriculum”, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, April 2006.9. Bower, T., “Using Linux Kernel Modules for Operating Systems Class Projects”, American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2006.10. “RTAI: a Beginner's Guide”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale - Politecnico di Milano, https://www.rtai.org/. Page 13.1350.11

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Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lupanow, Harvey Mudd College; Donald S. Remer PhD, PE, Harvey Mudd College

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Engineering Leadership Development

College,2016. Report. [Online]. Available: https://www.hmc.edu [Accessed January 30, 2018].[14] “Program Educational Objectives,” 2018. [Online]. Available:http://www.hmc.edu/engineering/curriculum/program-educational-objectives/ [Accessed January30, 2018].[15] R. E. Sturm, S. N. Taylor, and L. E. Atwater, “Leader Self-Awareness: An Examination andImplications of Women's Under-Prediction,” Journal of Organizational Behavior, vol. 35, no. 5,pp. 657–677, Dec. 2013. [Online] Available: Wiley Online Library, www.wiley.com. [AccessedMar. 9, 2018].[16] J. E. Froyd, P. C. Wankat, and K. A. Smith, “Five Major Shifts in 100 Years of EngineeringEducation,” in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 100, no. Special Centennial Issue, pp. 1344-1360,May 2012.[17] L

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

coaster project allows students to investigate and creatively apply their analytic skillsto an ambiguous, real-world problem that they are highly motivated to explore. It both reinforcesthe underlying curriculum and also helps students develop intellectually, as the project isdesigned to teach that dynamics isn’t so much about looking for the “right answer” as it is aboutchoices and simplifications made in modeling reality.Although roller coaster design projects have been used as the basis for entire undergraduatecourses and also in STEM activities for pre-college students, the author is unaware of a similarproject being included as part of a first course in dynamics. For this project, students in teams ofthree were tasked with designing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

as the thinning of the herd; students areconvinced to leave engineering programs because they cannot manage the academic workload.Attrition studies have concluded that most students that choose not to remain in engineering aredoing well academically and have GPAs similar to those students who stay in engineeringcourses [2,3]. These studies refer to outdated curriculum and a misunderstanding of howstudents prefer to learn [4, 5, 6].Project-based team learning is an essential practice used to modernize engineering curricula andhas been shown as a decisive factor in retention of students in STEM fields [1]. Working inteams brings along its own set of problems, however, studies by Oakley et al., indicate that thequality of learning is improved

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Askew; Cari-Sue Wilmot; Colley Hodges; Richard Bannerot

Session 1661 Teaching Technical Communications in an Introductory Design Course through Interventions from the University’s Writing Center Colley Hodges, Cari-Sue Wilmot, Robert Askew, Richard Bannerot University of Houston Writing Center/Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes the continuing and evolving relationship between the Writing in theDiscipline Program in the University of Houston Writing Center and the Cullen College ofEngineering. This specific project is an intervention into a sophomore design course inmechanical engineering that took place for the first

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vrishank Raghav, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #8129The LowCost Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Project: An exercise in learningacross disciplinesDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology This is a student-led paper guided by Professor Komerath. Dr. Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and director of the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed, plus 3 US Patents, and has guided 15 PhDs , 50+ MS and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division.Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia