Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 2.B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Alekhya Kusam, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Zheng Song, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Khalid Kattan, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

has over 20 of industrial experience. He is passionate about AI and its impacts in learning.Dr. Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than forty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intellig ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Generative AI for Automated Quiz Creation: A Case Study Venkata Alekhya Kusam, Zheng Song, Bruce Maxim, Khalid Kattan {alekhyak

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 11

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haya Alshayji, Pennsylvania State University; Deja Workman, Pennsylvania State University; Swapnika Dulam, Pennsylvania State University; Lauren A Griggs, The Pennsylvania State University; Dixon Zor, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher L Dancy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

, B. Vecchione, J. W. Vaughan, K. Wallach, H. D. III, and K.Crawford, “Datasheets for datasets,” Communications of the ACM, vol. 64, no. 12, pp. 86–92,2021. doi:10.1145/3458723[23] J. W. Creswell and V. L. Plano Clark, Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research,3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2017[24] A. Tashakkori and C. Teddlie, Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & BehavioralResearch, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2010[25] M. Fetters, L. Curry, and J. Creswell, “Achieving integration in mixed methods designs—principles and practices,” Health Services Research, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 2134–2156, Dec. 2013

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Suzanna Long; David G. Spurlock

altered the face of industryand methodology for conducting business. Outsourcing, downsizing, and other factors have ledmany individuals to consider academic options to restructure their careers. This work inprogress will explore these factors and discuss potential implications and research directions. Education is the key to fulfilling goals for advancement in most professional fields. It isbecoming more difficult for an individual without a college degree to rise through the corporateranks or command a high salary. In general, formal education is required for professionalsuccess. In addition, formal education, particularly the completion of a degree, showstrainability. Sometimes a degree is referred to as the union card that gives job

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division - Workforce Development and Curricular Innovations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Phil Centonze, FloridaMakes; Sam Ajlani, College of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

convinced that “Participate indeveloping existing & new products & and operations” is an important high demand skill formanufacturing technicians, but that skill is currently missing in their workforce. Only 12% of thecollege faculty considered this skill as a significant skill for their graduates to possess. For theother case: “3D CAD & printing/ prototyping” is extremely popular, 60%, among faculty but amoderate, 36%, at best priority among the manufacturers. Thus, in Florida, an industry identifiedskills need, “Participate in developing …” is not currently a priority for the faculty andsubsequently not incorporated regularly in the curriculum, while the State-wide faculty interestin “3D CAD & printing/ prototyping” is extensively

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Our experience to date confirms that the output can have substantial impact on thestudent’s company:• A “conventional” effluent treatment analysis, found previously un-recognised toxic hazards and the need for site management to review the resource implications of altering production processes.• A review of potential new product applications will probably save substantial costs by not taking what would have been a wrong direction.• That the “conventional” design reduced throughput & quality as it was duplicated on a world-wide basis, since “convention” was taken as “standard & best”, rather than what

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

each attendee teaches threeclasses while receiving guidance and feedback from his or her group and mentor team. Theworkshop is designed to review and demonstrate the best methods of teaching and assessment, tointegrate the latest in learning theories, and to provide ample opportunities for participants toapply and practice methods and theories. ETW has encouraged the development of a community Page 13.586.3of engineering educators passionate about teaching and learning in civil engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 20081

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

graduate ofthe program who is actively working in the construction management professionBased on student response and reflection by the course instructor on his experience with thisrestructured course, the instructor has developed a strategy for course improvement as outlinedbelow.  Add addition research questions to Assignment 1 - Construction Terminology and Accreditation.  Develop two “hands-on” classroom projects (Assignments 2, 4, 7, and 8). The first would be a traditional bid-build project similar to the Tektōn Hotel Plaza project, although a bit more complex (especially the change order). The second would be a design-build project where students would have to design a structure and then build it according the

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Charles McIntyre

responsibilities that are required for atypical construction project, i.e., construction documents and codes, material estimating, projectscheduling, procurement and delivery, actual construction, inspections, change orders, projectdelivery, demolition, and a final project report. The “revised” course was delivered during the2012 Fall Semester to sixty-five (65) students. Student feedback was extremely positive.IntroductionCurrent research within the engineering disciplines indicates that a first-year (freshman) hands-on course that emphasizes real-world design experiences can increase recruiting and retentionrates and provide the groundwork for future academic “learning” in subsequent coursework.3,8,14Within the engineering disciplines, there exists a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

can lead tomore open and engaged discussion. We designed the workshop to take 90 minutes in total,allowing time to “sell” the importance of inclusive climate, share research findings on climate atthe university, and offer ample time for interacting and sharing ideas. Two members of our teamtraded off presentation and facilitation duties, while taking detailed notes to capture themes thatemerged from workshop discussion. Participants received a folder with the case studies wediscussed during the workshop and a 1-page handout summarizing best practices for facultyretention, including immediate small steps chairs can take to improve climate.Module 1: Assessing Department ClimateThe workshop launches with a roughly 20-minute presentation defining

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

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Engineering Ethics

Change To achieve excellence in engineering learning and instruction today’s engineersnot only need to acquire all the skills of the predecessors but have to understand manymore and in broader areas. Faculty’s weakness in engineering practice causes a sizeablebreach between the lessons taught in school and what employers and customers expectfrom graduating engineers. Engineers design and create products and processes toimprove safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professionalduties. This definition was given by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) to substantiate ethics and professionalism engineers have to have.However, in doing the first part, engineers should give paramount

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Jennifer A Farris, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides Ph. D., Texas Tech University; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

, impact student engineering team collaboration processes and learningoutcomes. A quasi-experimental field study of partially-distributed teams composed ofundergraduate and graduate engineering students at Texas Tech University and California StateUniversity, Northridge.The authors expect the distance and the frequency of communication to be major factors thatcould impact student learning outcomes when the students are working on projects whichinvolve virtual teams.Although this research is focused on engineering students, it is expected to have broad industryimpacts as well, as industry projects also often use partially-distributed or even fully-distributedteams. Thus the research project will provide better “real world” training for both

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reis, Louisiana Tech University; Samira Fazel Anvaryazdi, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

classroom, mostfollow this simple formula: events that traditionally take place in the classroom such as lecturingand note taking are done outside of the class and are replaced with more practice exercises andindividual and group-based problem solving [1]. Active learning, where students are engaged inthe learning process through activities such as group-based problem solving or hands-onactivities, has been recognized as an effective means to educating students in comparison totraditional lectures with many independent studies showing improvement in student learninggoals [2]. By shifting the dissemination of class notes to a period outside of the designated classtime, the flipped classroom allows for students to have more meaningful interactions

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University

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Mechanical Engineering

, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes experience in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering edu- cation prompted Dr. Miskio˘glu to change her career path and become a scholar of engineering education. As an educator, she is committed to challenging her students to uncover new perspectives and dig deeper into the context of the societal problems engineering is intended to solve. As a scholar, she seeks to not only contribute original theoretical research to the field, but work to bridge the theory-to-practice gap in

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

this research was to explore the use of student internships as a means of benchmark-ing best practices in the construction industry while providing synergistic benefits for all stake-holders involved in the process. The objective was to design a model internship program involv-ing faculty, students, and participating companies that could actively introduce students to sys-tematic methods of inquiry and industry best practices while increasing their resourcefulness andvalue to companies during their industry experience. The model should also provide a platformfor engaging faculty by providing a means of gathering difficult-to-obtain data from industry thatcould be used for research purposes, and it should return that data in aggregated form to

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

– Distinguished Lecture: “Pipeline, Pathway, or Ecosystem – Do our Metaphors Matter?” Dr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University.19. G. L. Sills, P.E., M.ASCE; N. D. Vroman, P.E.; R. E. Wahl, P.E., M.ASCE; and N. T. Schwanz, P.E. Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures: Lessons Learned and Their Impact on National Levee Design and Assessment. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering © ASCE / May 2008, pg. 556-565.20. Foltz, Z., Kaur, A., Tushaus, W. H., Mikelson, C. S., Skalak, B. V., and Mina, M., The United States Energy Policy: As Determined by Non-experts. Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2012). American Society for Engineering Education.21. Beever, J., & Hess

Conference Session

Games & Competitions for Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Eric Shaffer, University of Illinois; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

research introduced a board game as an interactive instructionalmodule for undergraduate structural engineering students [14], [15]. This module was designed tointroduce students to multi-criteria disaster risk management concepts by placing them in decision-making roles where they must weigh competing objectives. The game proved effective inenhancing students' understanding of these concepts and fostering the entrepreneurial mindsetpromoted by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), which emphasizes creatingvalue, building connections, and cultivating curiosity, by emphasizing the impacts of engineeringdecisions, encouraging broader systems thinking, and provoking student’s curiosity of how to bestprepare their community for hazards

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, designedtop-down, incorporates a number of best practices, including spiral curriculum, a unified set ofcore courses, multiple pathways, inclusion of social issues and entrepreneurship, an emphasis onprojects-based learning, and capstone design projects. This paper provides a brief synopsis,comparison with other approaches, and multi-year retrospective on the program. The curriculumhas evolved rapidly from the original to its current state, including changes in requirements,courses, hardware, software, labs, and projects. The guiding philosophy remains unchanged,however, providing continuity of purpose to the program. The program has been highlysuccessful in meeting its desired outcomes, including: quantity and quality of enrolled students,ABET EAC

Conference Session

Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Meng Wang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne L. Skutnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. This commitment emphasizes the goals ofEducating the Engineer of 2020 [5] and reports from PCAST [1] by encouraging greatercollaboration between universities and local K-12 school districts. The Smart Grid summercamp is one of important summer programs that CURENT and RPI host, which also include a 2Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) exchange program and a Research Experiencefor Teachers (RET) program. RPI has a long history of holding ERC related summer programs,including the first one held in 2000 and funded by the Center for Power Electronics Systems.Such experience provides best practices to new camp coordinators and allows the sharing ofmany hands-on activities across multiple

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudha S Anilkumar, University of Delaware; Ruth Wilhelm, University of Delaware; Julie C Karand, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

hosting global design workshops. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 One Week in Cape Town Clinics: Reflections from an Undergraduate Engineering Experiential Learning TripBackgroundLow-resource, Global Engineering Design Experiences for Engineers: Undergraduateengineering curriculums in the United States aim to equip graduates with a variety of technicaland nontechnical skills. These often include an awareness of global issues and an ability todefine and design within project-specific constraints. Often, the regimented curriculum of anengineering degree does not include the flexibility to include these as a degree requirement [1].In the case of global engineering education, its

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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Diversity

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Student

Paper ID #20677Writing in the Disciplines for Engineers: Implementation and Assessment ofStudent LearningDr. Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University Jordan Trachtenberg received her PhD in bioengineering from Rice University. She has been passion- ate about STEM education and outreach throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies. Her broad teaching interests include teaching K-12 outreach programs in 3D printing and computer-aided design, mentoring undergraduate laboratory and design teams, and organizing graduate professional development opportunities in science communication. She works on collaborative pedagogical

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Evaluation Consortium University at Albany/SUNY; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

“significantly better learning outcomes than the traditionallecture/recitation approach”.In no field is the need for reform of educational practices more important than that of STEMcontent. Because of changes in K-12 education, STEM students are entering the collegeexperience with a background in hands-on constructivist learning; they are expecting and learnbest via hands-on technology supported, active learning. In addition, continued advances intechnology coupled with the needs surrounding a growing content base and real-world problemswithin STEM indicates that constructivist learning will best serve future professional demands.21st Century STEM graduates must be not only be well versed in today’s current content and © American

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Works-in-Progress room 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Francois Chamberland, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Arul Jayaraman, Texas A&M University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

learning within these constraints?BackgroundTexas A&M University is a large public institution and a member of the Association of AmericanUniversities (AAU). The College of Engineering is dedicated to achieving its mission ofEngineering Excellence at Scale through impactful education and research. It empowers studentsand faculty to excel in complex, multidisciplinary environments, fostering lifelong learning andadvancing knowledge. Creating an educational environment that supports student learning is acore priority and a guiding principle at our university, as it is at many academic institutions. Toachieve this goal, the college promotes the adoption of empirically validated teaching methodsand classroom best practices. Additionally, it is

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division: Innovative Pedagogy annd Student Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

the first week, abrief introduction to the evolution of Egyptian pyramids is presented, followed by a focusprimarily on the Great Pyramid (also known as the pyramid of Khufu or pyramid of Cheops) forthe remainder of the module. We brainstorm possible ways that the Great Pyramid might havebeen built, saving judgement on their likelihood and practicality until the conclusion of themodule. Some examples that usually come up include: aliens, ramps of various design, timetravelers, slaves, rollers, giant cranes, and levers. We try to grasp the scale of the project bycomparing the size of the pyramid’s footprint to our campus and its height to tall buildings in ourcity. For homework between the two classes on this topic, students read a journal

Conference Session

Underrepresented Populations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education; Randy Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; Tamara Sumner

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

younger youth andthe relatively slow uptake of this technology in formal and informal settings is the way UAVs areperceived as “toys” (see, for example, [13]), rather than as autonomous aerial vehicles with thepotential to revolutionize engineering curriculum [17]. We drew on these prior UAV outreachactivities to understand the types of activities that participants found to be engaging, such asaerial surveys, and to ensure that we were building on recognized practices for ensuring students’safety while learning in the presence of potentially multiple flying objects.Since our goal was to create a relatively long and in-depth STEM program, we also drew onresearch and best practices in STEM curriculum design. Within formal educational settings

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-5360: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES IN UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A HOME FOR ENVI-RONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERINGDr. Jennifer Mueller Price, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a professor of mechanical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has significant industrial experience as a Designer and is a licensed Engineer. She has taught design classes, including capstone, for more than 30 years. As she became interested in sustainability, she re- alized that students needed to learn about sustainable practices earlier in the curriculum in order to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #23599Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset Using the KEEN Framework for aDigital Communication System CourseProf. John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering, physics

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bret Van Poppel; Blace Albert; Daisie Boettner

nation in a technologically changing environment using mechanical engineering principles and practices. 3. Internalize the design process and develop creativity in problem solving. 4. Demonstrate the necessary leadership and teamwork skills to work in multidisciplinary team environments. 5. …prepare graduates for advanced study in mechanical engineering…and success at top mechanical engineering graduate programs. ABET focuses on output criteria while institutions determine the method of instruction tosupport their programs. Integrating the curriculum such that more opportunities for project-basedlearning exist strengthens any program seeking ABET accreditation.Project

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Molly M. Gribb; Elisabeth M. Alford

the connections betweenscience and engineering. Using Internet search tools, students located and listened to a storyfeatured on NPR’s Morning Edition, entitled "Flies Hearing." This segment is an engaging andunusual story about an entymologist and a mechanical engineer whose collaborative research onthe parasitic Ormia Ochracea fly led to improvements in hearing aid design. Students took notesas they listened to this rather vivid account of Ormia’s directional hearing system that allows it tolocate crickets to use as hosts for its offspring maggots. After hearing the sound of a maggoteating a cricket from inside out, students then heard the stories of the scientist and engineer whoworked together to understand the fly’s hearing apparatus and

Conference Session

Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Criterion 3 Student Outcome 5 [4]). Passow [5]surveyed ~2000 engineering graduates in 11 engineering fields at 2 years, 6 years, and 10 yearsafter graduation and asked them to rank the ABET competencies (a-k in 2012 [6]) in order ofimportance for engineering practice. Practicing engineers ranked teamwork, data analysis,problem solving, and communication skills as the most important competencies in theirprofessional experience. These skills were ranked significantly above the other ABETcompetencies surveyed (math, science, and engineering skills, experimental design, processdesign, ethics, impact, life-long learning, engineering tools, and contemporary issues). Morerecent studies similarly emphasize the importance of teamwork skills [7] as well as a

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raluca I. Rosca

race/ethnicity, butissues of age, nontraditional students, socio-economic status, first generation college students,and different styles of learning might need prompting from a facilitator to come into discussion.We can suggest a connection with the evolution from ‘design for the American with DisabilitiesAct’ to universal design. Indeed, teaching methods that ‘attract minorities’ are overall methodsthat engage and retain more of our engineering students.ConclusionsAs this author proved10, ETPP can be transferred to another institution, and it is a low-cost,good-impact way to prepare one’s engineering graduate students for the teaching aspect of theirfuture career. In particular, the participants reported that the diversity statement exercise