up and execute STEM outreach activities to encourage young women tobecome more involved in engineering/technology fields. By setting up STEM programs offeredspecifically to young women, young minds are given an opportunity to get hands on experienceas to some of the duties of what a career in engineering could entail, helping clear awayconfusion regarding the field. Programs like these would also offer a kind of support systembetween fellow students and the teacher, helping encourage young women to stay involved in thefield. This paper describes such a program implemented in a University in Louisiana. Theprogram employs female students currently attending an engineering technology program at auniversity to teach young women from neighboring
Paper ID #18439Introducing Coding in Freshman Physics Laboratories using ArduinosDr. Carl K Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas Dr. Frederickson has taught physics at UCA for 22 years. He is the current department chair and is leading the development of a new Engineering Physics degree program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Introducing Coding in Freshman Physics Laboratories using ArduinosAbstractDuring the fall semester 2015 Arduino microprocessors were introduced into the second semestercalculus based physics laboratory. The
Paper ID #27075Measuring the Effectiveness of Videos for Concept Understanding in a FlippedEngineering ClassDr. Eliza A. Banu, University of Georgia Dr. Eliza Banu has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania and completed her Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University in 2014. Dr. Banu’s research interests are in biomechanics and developing innovative instructional materials and tech- niques. She is Assistant Editor for the Journal of STEM Education: Research and Innovation and affiliated with the Engineering Education Transformation Institute (EETI
Paper ID #21305Implementation and Assessment of New Techniques in Technical WritingDr. Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, Wash- ington State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018“Implementation and Assessment of New Techniques in Technical Writing”. Hani S Saad Associate Professor of ME/MET Eastern Washington UniversityAbstractTeaching technical writing to engineering students is a challenging task
Paper ID #21252’Is Someone in Your Family an Entrepreneur?’: Examining the Influence ofFamily Role Models on Students’ Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy and its Varia-tion Across GenderDr. Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan Prateek Shekhar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research into practice and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineer- ing from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of
Paper ID #24273Effect of Entrepreneurial Mindset on Funding Opportunities forFundamental ResearchSamarth Gupta, Purdue UniversityDr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Greg J. Strimel is an assistant professor of engineering/technology teacher education in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. His prior teaching experience includes serving as a high school engineering/technology teacher and a teaching assistant professor within the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. ©American Society for Engineering
beendeemed necessary (Cook & Campbell, 1979). Therefore, the assessment of the research center-based mentoring program described above was designed with these considerations in mind.2.2. Assessment of the present mentoring studyFirst, both the initial 4-year duration of the program and the fact that data is being collected atmultiple and regular intervals ensures the availability of longitudinal data that may in turn helpdetermine the amount of time it takes for mentoring effects to emerge and the length of time thatthese effects persist (Jacobi, 1991). Moreover, data is being acquired for both a treatment group –URM engineering students participating in the research center-based mentoring program tobroaden participation in engineering (BPE
Paper ID #14443A New Way to Help Students Improve 3-D VisualizationDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program and in 2004 he joined also the faculty at University of Texas at San Antonio as an adjunct professor. He has been involved with several engineering societies and became a member of the Two-year College Division of ASEE in 2002. His research interests are in alternative fuels
home.MethodsThe goal of our research is to shed some more light on the importance of some of the factorsdiscussed above for choosing engineering as a major and to examine their differential and uniqueeffects on the choice of women and men. With this in mind, we surveyed 806 freshmen andsophomore students at a public university, enrolled in biology, engineering and business classes,and asked them a series of questions about their choice of a major. Out of the 806 students whoparticipated, 752 provided complete responses to all survey questions and their demographics arereflected in Table 2. This institution is a public state university classified as R1(Highest researchactivity) by the Carnegie classification and offers a wide range of undergraduate
School of Mines Dr. Barbara Moskal is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Director of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation at the Colorado School of Mines. She is also a senior associate editor of the Journal for Engineering Education. Her research interests include: measurement, assessment, outreach, and diversity.Dr. Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University Dr. Jerry Dwyer is a professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center for Outreach, Research & Education (STEM-CORE) at Texas Tech University. He worked for many years in computational mechanics related to fracture, composite materials and
Paper ID #14124A Scaffolding Case Study for Teaching Engineering Problem Solving to Un-derrepresented MinoritiesDr. Morris M. Girgis, Central State University Morris Girgis is a professor at Central State University. He teaches undergraduate courses in manufactur- ing engineering. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Hannover University, Germany. His current research in engineering education focuses on developing and implementing new educational tools and approaches to enhance teaching, learning and assessment at the course and curriculum levels
Paper ID #11986Effect of Comfort Zone on Entrepreneurship Potential, Innovation Culture,and Career SatisfactionDr. Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley Ikhlaq Sidhu is the Chief Scientist and Founding Director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. Prof. Sidhu also developed and founded the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership. He received the IEOR Emerging Area Professor Award from his department at Berkeley. He has been granted over 60 US Patents in networking technology, IP telephony, and mobile computing. He was awarded 3Com Corporation’s ”Inventor of the Year” in 1999. Dr. Sidhu
Paper ID #12899The Impact of Federally Funded Scholarship Programs on the Success ofTransfer Students at a Public Engineering CollegeDr. David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst David M. Ford is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. He is also on the Faculty Advisory Board for the Diversity Programs Office (DPO) in the College. The DPO provides academic and non-academic support to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation among under-represented minorities and women.Dr. Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Paper ID #12820Tricks of the trade: Developing research fundingDr. Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Dr. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Departments of Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering. His research interests include computerized assessment systems, and the use of natural-language processing to improve the quality of reviewing. He teaches courses in the area of programming, computer architecture, object-oriented design, and ethics in computing. Page 26.1607.1
Paper ID #12652Operational Definition and AssessmentDr. Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Page 26.1207.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Operational Definition and AssessmentIntroductionDo you like assessment? We are glad to hear that because you are going to be doing more of it.Faculty are assessing student learning outcomes, departments are assessing faculty performanceand course outcomes, university administrators are assessing departments, and external agencies(private and
Paper ID #11095An Undergraduate Course in Intellectual Property LawDr. David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso David G. Novick, Mike Loya Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, earned his J.D.at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science at the University of Oregon in 1988. Before coming to UTEP he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute and then Director of Research at the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering. At UTEP he has served in a number of positions
AbstractStatistics data show that there is a huge gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) workforces in the United States. In order to encourage more women to work in theSTEM fields, the first step is to attract women to pursue the STEM majors. Robotics provides aneasy, fun, and exciting environment for young minds, while exposing them to technologies at thesame time. This paper describes our collaboration with an all-girl high school in offering theirstudents a year-long robotics workshop. The motivation of this collaboration is two-folded. Onone side, the school administration is interested in bringing engineering and technologies to theircurriculum, which is currently missing. From our side, we would like to motivate and
Paper ID #15708New Technology Commercialization: Non-Market Public Policy Strategiesfor Innovators and EntrepreneursProf. Deborah Diane Stine, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deborah Stine is Professor of the Practice for the Engineering and Public Policy Department and the Associate Director for Policy Outreach for the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). She was Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House from 2009-2012. From 2007-2009, she was a science and tech- nology policy specialist with the Congressional Research
students inSTEM fields, including those who changed majors within the STEM fields or out of the STEMfields, using anonymous surveys with a focus on gaining insight into why some female studentsleave STEM fields (particularly engineering). Data will be analyzed for recurring themes amongthe students in their experiences both positive and negative (e.g., moments they thought theywanted to quit, experiences that caused them to feel they could or could not achieve a STEMdegree, what changed their mind about staying, or what event caused them to switch to adifferent field). Though this research the authors’ hope to gain insight into why some femalestudents leave STEM fields and others stay. The goal of this paper is to correlate experiences ofthe
Paper ID #30475Measuring impact: Student and instructor experience using an online queueDavid Mussulman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dave is an Instructional Technology Facilitator with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Engineering IT Shared Services. He helps instructors select and integrate technologies into their courses to enhance student learning and improve course administration.Prof. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research
Paper ID #30712Successful Strategies for attracting more female students to EngineeringMajors in Emerging Economies: The case of Southern MexicoProf. Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Prof. Rodr´ıguez-Paz got his B.Sc. In Civil Engineering from Tecnologico de Oaxaca in 1993. He studied a M.Sc. In Structural Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey and got his Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Swansea in 2003 where he did research on Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics as a post-doc Research Officer. In August 2004 he joined Tecnologico de Monterrey at its Puebla Campus. He is a full professor of
AC 2007-1229: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING WOMEN IN COMPUTERSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: EVALUATING THE RESULTSDavid Keathly, University of North Texas David Keathly received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (Computer Option) from Oklahoma State University in 1984 and the M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering, also from OSU, in 1985. After 20 years of experience in developing military and commercial products, including a patent in image processing, as well as adjunct faculty assignments at Collin County Community College and the University of Texas at Dallas, he joined the faculty in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas as a Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor in
faculty director provided the vision that has shaped the Hinman CEOs Program into a nationally recognized program. In December 2006, Karen was appointed the director of the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program and she is heavily involved with setting up the program in preparation of its launch at UM in the fall of 2007. Karen also manages the business development activities of MTECH Ventures and oversees a cadre of educational programs and activities offered through the Clark School of Engineering designed to spur and support technology commercialization through education, networking and hands-on incubation. Karen has professional experience in both human resources and
instruction methods for young girls should provide opportunities forgirls to bolster their confidence with hands-on construction activities.IntroductionOne early exposure children have to engineering principals and design is through interactionswith construction models and building toys such as interlocking bricks, logs, and figures. Thecolorful, tactile objects awaken the senses and the mind, and promote motor, cognitive,emotional, and social development in children 1,2. Among all toy categories, building sets hadthe largest rate of sales increase at 16%, growing from $599.8 M in 2004 to $695.2 M in 2005 3.Building kits also expose children to the language of graphical assembly instruction, which isbecoming more ubiquitous largely because of
administrators were in attendance.References1. Engineering Workforce Commission, Engineering and Technology Degrees, 2002 (Washington, DC, 2002)2. Baillie, C., and Moore, I., Effective Learning and Teaching in Engineering, Routledge Falmer, New York, NY, 2004.3. Gardner, H. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books, New York, NY 1993.4. Gawthrop, P. J., and McGookin, E., “A Lego-Based Control Experiment,” IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol. 24, no. 5, p. 43-56, October 2004.5. http://www.bayerus.com/msms/news/index.cfm?mode=detail&id=EE4E0495-975E-C556- 347BA6CC8622947D, “Survey Reveals CEOs of 100 of the Fastest Growing U.S. Science and Technology Companies Fear Rising
AC 2008-124: TEACHING PART VISUALIZATION IN FIRST YEARENGINEERING COURSES: GENERAL SCHEME FOR PART VISUALIZATIONPROBLEM SOLVINGEgoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque CountryMikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country Page 13.1170.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Part Visualization in First-Year Engineering Courses: Methodology for Part Visualization Problem SolvingAbstractPart visualization is a fundamental skill in engineering. It refers to reading andunderstanding any technical drawing, interpreting different views of anobject/assembly which has been represented on a
activities based around middleschool math content standards and benchmarks. Engineering educators have dualpurposes in mind with K-12 service-learning projects. Thompson and Oakes notethat service learning pedagogy integrates engineering in societal context, includescommunication, employs cooperative and interdisciplinary approaches, and takesa holistic or global scope to problems. (Thompson and Oakes, 2006) Many ofthese qualities are attractive to both women and minorities in retaining them intechnology and engineering. K-12 service-learning projects also allowmeaningful outreach to take place, which will continue to feed the pipeline of newstudents into engineering fields
AC 2007-1945: ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (ALERT!);MODERN PHYSICS. AN UPDATEGerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology Gerald Rothberg is a professor of physics and a professor of materials engineering in the Department of Chemical, Biomedical, and Materials Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Page 12.170.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Active Learning Through Technology (ALERT!); Modern Physics. An Update Abstract In a previous ASEE presentation the author described first results in
AC 2007-67: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A FRESHMAN COMPUTERGRAPHICS COURSERafiqul Noorani, Loyola Marymount UniversityLouis Rodriguez, Loyola Marymount UniversityMichael Givens, Loyola Marymount UniversityDrew Christensen, Loyola Marymount UniversityJoe Foyos, Loyola Marymount University Page 12.1194.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Computer Graphics CourseAbstractThis paper describes project-based learning in a freshman engineering course entitled,Engineering Graphics and Design at Loyola Marymount University. The major courserequirement is to design and build a solid model of a real
2006-1665: PREPARING YOUR TENURE DOSSIER FROM DAY ONEMicah Hale, University of Arkansas Dr. Hale is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses in structural engineering.Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas Dr. Edwards is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses in environmental engineering.Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas Dr. Dennis is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering where he teaches courses in geotechnical engineering. Page 11.1021.1© American Society for Engineering Education