Asee peer logo
Displaying results 7081 - 7110 of 23327 in total
Conference Session
Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting
Tagged Divisions
Cooperative & Experiential Education
survey, the alumni of WPI’s program attributed elements of career and professionalsuccess to their project-based learning experiences8. These findings are not surprising, as theyare consistent with research that discusses employers’ reports of the abilities and skills neededfor success in the engineering profession. Furthermore, the study found that female alumnireported more positive impacts than males in 36 of 39 areas, suggesting that project-basedlearning could also be an effective strategy for attracting and retaining women in engineering9.Nonetheless, some engineering educators remain skeptical about project-based and experientialeducation, and initiatives to substantively engage engineering students in authentic work remainthe exception
Conference Session
Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kim Goodwin Roberts, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Two Year College Division
describe key components ofthe efforts, share feedback from our NC CC colleagues and transfer students, and discuss bestpractices for other institutions seeking to create or strengthen their ties with community colleges.Background and motivation Page 26.296.2American students are more and more utilizing the community college system as a steppingstone to access four-year institutions. While students seeking a variety of bachelor’s degreesbegin at community college, the pathway has become a particularly viable means for studentspursuing STEM degrees. In fact, a 2005 study estimated that 20% of engineering degree holdersbegan their academic careers
Conference Session
Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Farah I. Jibril, Qatar University ; Bassnt Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University; Mohieddine A. Benammar, Qatar University; Saud A. Ghani, Qatar University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
tools and application and having also total quality management diploma and being quality master holder dealing with all quality systems as documentation , CAPA management , RCA , facility maintenance and also ISO 9000/2008 expert in addition to being certified from Bernard Castle in UK as sterile area facility Design expert as per ISO regulations . Egyptian pharmacist graduate of 2007 who started my career as a research and development pharmacist in SEDICO pharmaceuticals in EGYPT for about 2 years dealing with new dosage forms formulation and then rotated to Methodology and stability department in which i dealt with dosage form analysis and innovation of new methods of analysis dealing with all laboratory
Conference Session
Materials Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
Learning Strategies from Spring 2014. For thestrategy of using contextualized hands-on classroom activities, 91% said it supported or stronglysupported their learning. For contextualized mini-lecture, 79% said it supported or stronglysupported their learning. Finally, for the statement, "Material I learned in this class will be ofvalue to me after graduation in career or graduate school," 86% agreed or strongly agreed.Overall, the key feature of contextualization of content in the web-enabled, engagement andfeedback pedagogy in the JTF project played an important role in enhancing student attitude,achievement, and persistence.Introduction The science of learning is moving forward rapidly, as described in How People Learn(HPL): Brain, Mind
Conference Session
Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rajeev K Agrawal, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech)
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
careers. The state’s universities produced21,191 STEM graduates in 2014, the 10th most in the United States according to the Departmentof Education. Between the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years, North Carolinauniversities produced the 10th most underrepresented minority graduates in STEM fields in thenation. My College Options and STEMconnector report 26.2% of North Carolina High Schoolstudents are interested in STEM compared to 25.5% nationally for 2013. Statistically, NorthCarolina is a model for increasing diversity in STEM fields, but a large inclusion gap remains inSTEM graduates. From 2009 through 2013, North Carolina universities produced four timesmore White engineering and computer science undergraduates than African American
Conference Session
Materials Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University
Tagged Divisions
Materials
and five local middle and high school teacherson campus for an 8-week research experiences working with different lab groups. Given therelatively small number of participants, we chose qualitative interviews as our primary source ofdata for assessing the effectiveness of this program.The participants identified numerous positive aspects of participating in the summer researchprogram. Students appreciated the sense of community they developed with both the otherparticipants in the research program and the other members of their lab groups. Although most ofthe participants did not report the summer research experience as having a strong influence ontheir decisions to pursue graduate school or careers involving research, they did report
Conference Session
Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Niño, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
the university experience is to enable students to transition from a life athome to an independent life as a young adult. Some research suggests that these are the mostformative years of a young adult’s life, where the choices, relationships, and careers paths thatone establishes has a “defining” impact on future life outcomes such as happiness, and earningpotential 6. Elements of the college experience can serve as an enabling role in this developmentprocess; experiences that challenge students to become aware of who they have been and whothey can become in life. As students become more aware of these core issues, they can becomemore active in the development of their current and future goals and aspirations.The National Academy of
Conference Session
Graduate Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
; Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and
Conference Session
Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jessica Lauren Sargent, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan R. Bayley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anna Veronica Walter, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
interest in engineering in general, and provide information onhow to pursue interests in engineering including eventual career paths. It is therefore crucial thatengineering students remain involved in the program to serve as role models and team memberswho are comfortable with the content knowledge applied in the activities. However, it is believedthat Access Engineering also could benefit greatly from leadership by those with experience inchildcare and education. With these considerations in mind, pre-service teachers were employedas leadership team coordinators (i.e., activity leaders), and engineering students were retained asleadership team (i.e., activity assistants).Novel Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers In addition to helping
Conference Session
Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cynthia Kay Pickering, Science Foundation Arizona; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona; Anita Grierson, Science Foundation Arizona; Anna Tanguma, Science Foundation Arizona
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
attract, inspire and retain more girls in STEM to make it the new norm. She has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US Patent # 7904323, Multi-Team Immersive Integrated Collaboration Workspace awarded
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Mary kocak, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Travis Griffin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
disseminated.Project Rationale 2 There are many ways in which students can pursue the goal of earning a four yeardegree in engineering. Traditionally, students enroll in courses and earn a degreeattending the same four-year institution. While this method is appropriate for many students,other paths are becoming increasingly popular. An alternative path is through the use oftwo year institutions as a mechanism for the completion of a four year degree. Today,many students are choosing to begin their college career at community colleges andtransfer to a four year institution after a period of time to complete their degree. The benefits ofstarting at a community
Conference Session
Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeffrey Buckley, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Tomás Hyland, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, Athlone Institute of Technology; Arnold Neville Pears, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
of education is likely tolead to a career in an engineering related field, there is a clear need to understand the factorswhich influence female students’ decisions to enroll in higher education engineering courses.There are many influences on students’ choices to pursue specific career paths. For example,how students conceive a particular discipline or career will influence this decision, as what theybelieve it to involve will likely affect their interest in engaging with it. In engineering, studentsoften have misconceptions regarding what it means to be an engineer and the Draw-an-EngineerTest (DAET) has frequently been used to investigate these misconceptions.Studies using DAET have found that young students typically conceive engineers
Conference Session
Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Leslie R. Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
this group there was not an obviousdifference between males and females. Research has shown that females prefer careers whichfocus on communal values, benefiting others [6]. The career paths of this group have alreadybegun as they are all engineering majors in their senior year. The author wanted to see if addingthe UN Sustainable Development Goals would increase the motivation for the proposed designsto have an added communal component. As can be seen in figure 3 there was no specificpreference to any particular goal based on gender. Contrary to the research which states thatfemales prefer disciplines with communal goals of collaboration and the ability to help others [7]the males in the class selected a wider range of goals than the females
Conference Session
Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Leslie R Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
of UN Sustainable Development GoalsOf the eight UN Sustainable Development goals selected by this group there was not an obviousdifference between males and females. Research has shown that females prefer careers whichfocus on communal values, benefiting others [6]. The career paths of this group have alreadybegun as they are all engineering majors in their senior year. The author wanted to see if addingthe UN Sustainable Development Goals would increase the motivation for the proposed designsto have an added communal component. As can be seen in figure 3 there was no specificpreference to any particular goal based on gender. Contrary to the research which states thatfemales prefer disciplines with communal goals of collaboration and the
Conference Session
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jessica L. Murphy Ph.D., Jackson State University; Dawn Bishop McLin, jackson state university
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
safety and education (events will be designed according to MS weather season) 13 b. Visit with area schools to inform about careers in Emergency Management, Meteorology, and Psychology (focusing on Disaster Mental Preparedness) c. Host additional community-based workshops and events 2) Educational training for First Responders, Emergency Management Specialists (public and private sector), and other specialists related disciplines a. Conduct virtual reality simulation training and table-top interactive activities b. Provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Certificate
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting; Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Michael A. Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
: Ambassador Girls Empowering Girls in the Field (Evaluation)Background of the EngineerGirl Ambassadors programThe purpose of the Ambassadors program is to develop a cadre of young women currentlyenrolled in high school who are equipped to engage middle school youth in engineering. TheAmbassador program is an extension of the programming developed and disseminated throughthe EngineerGirl website. The website was developed in 2001 as a mechanism for engagingyoung women in engineering and for providing them resources for understanding how to followan educational and career path in engineering. It was originally developed (and, in 2012,upgraded) with guidance from a Girls Advisory Board. The website evolved by adding an
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Joanne Baltazar Vakil, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
female enrollment intechnology education, Flowers surveyed 154 female ITEA members who expressed the need toimprove the enrollment and retention of female students by redefining the curriculum withoutsex bias, removing teachers who demonstrate gender bias, educating guidance counselors,changing school requirements, trying single-sex classes, and improving facilities to be moreattractive and dynamic [24]. In addition, the ITEA members suggested the establishment ofmentoring, promotion of active recruitment, and the dissemination of career information as ameans to improve awareness of a field that includes female students [24].In 1981, Dugger Jr. addressed the modification of industrial arts programs to serve special needsstudents by
Conference Session
2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Franz Allen Foltz, Rochester Institute of Technology; James E Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Roy W Melton, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Ren Liu
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Two-Year College
departments from two colleges –Engineering and Engineering Technology, the Enrollment Management and Career ServicesDivision, and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. Collectively, these eight departmentsoffer thirteen BS degree programs that are five-year programs with a mandatory cooperativeeducation component wherein students attend classes in Fall and Spring semesters in their firsttwo years. During the third and fourth years, students alternate between on-campus study andoff-campus co-op employment in industry. All students must complete at least 48 weeks of paidco-op employment. Each student finds co-op employment with help from an assigned co-opcoordinator in the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services [2].Each scholar
Conference Session
Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Annmarie Elizabeth Hoch, Tufts University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Rebecca Deborah Swanson, Tufts University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education
current research literature, identity is constructed in differentways. In engineering contexts identity has primarily been studied in undergraduate students andadults, in the contexts of career choices and retention of students within programs [5]. Sfard andPrusak [6] propose an idea of identity that is shaped around narratives. They posit that identitiesare the stories individuals and the people around them tell about themselves. Identities havemany facets, authors, and audiences. Self-perpetuating narratives of success and failure shapeidentity. Institutional narratives, such as success and failure in the school setting, are particularlyinfluential over the way a student may think about their identity [6]. Often, youth have troubledefining what
Conference Session
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
curriculum.The two engineering entrepreneurship sections each met for 15 hours during thesemester, and extra time was provided for meetings with success coaches and peermentors. The six main areas covered in the sections are detailed below: • Academic Success- study skills, time management, finding help for classroom material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics
Conference Session
Mathematics in Transition
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
applications ofinterest to middle school students. Although many wonderful resources are available thatprovide educators with a connection between engineering, science, mathematics, and real worldapplications, there is a need for development in support of inquiry-based engineering applicationtasks for the middle school mathematics classroom, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Integration of Project GoalsAt the same time, narrow views of what constitutes engineering have resulted in increasinglyreduced pools of students interested in pursuing engineering as a career, a decrease ofapproximately 2,000 students from 1991 to 2002 [2,3]. This is especially true among groups,including women and minorities, who have
Conference Session
Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
think that use of technology in 17 47 (5)the classroom is helpful for your 29 (4)understanding of a science subject? 12 (3) 12 (2)2. To what extend do hands-on activities 18 56 (5)interest you? 44 (4)3. Do you think that learning math and 18 89 (5)science in high school is important for 11 (4)your future career?Post-QuestionnaireTABLE 2
Conference Session
Professional Development Programs for Teachers
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
2006-1440: MATH AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD: CONNECTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLASSROOM PRACTICES VIA ANEMBEDDED RESEARCH INITIATIVEJanet Lumpp, University of Kentucky Janet Lumpp is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. She received her B.S.Met.E. and M.S.Met.E. degrees at Purdue University and a Ph.D. at The University of Iowa in Materials Engineering. As part of her NSF CAREER Award, she developed the concept of KEEP using microelectronics as a theme in math and science education and implemented the circuit project in middle school and high school classrooms. Dr. Lumpp teaches courses on electronic packaging, lasers, and
Conference Session
Community Engagement Division Poster Session
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jessica Drennan MSW, Centers for Disease Control ; Mary Y. Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean J Creighton, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
student cohort meetings, not having adedicated program coordinator, not offering group meetings to discuss resumes, careers,graduate school, or offer a poster conference. While it is typical at other NSF-funded REUprograms to have a program coordinator, each student in the AFIT Summer Research Programis directed through his or her own AFIT Faculty Advisor and has a unique experience. Anotherunique aspect of the AFIT summer program is that all students are required to work the samecore hours between 0900 and 1500 each day.The new paradigm that we present in this paper is novel and unique because we were able tofigure out a way forward to assess students’ experiences in 2012 and use this information to gainsupport and resources to upgrade future
Conference Session
Minority Student Success
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University; Meg E. Stentz, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering
Paper ID #8199Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’ Successin Engineering and Related STEM FieldsDr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is Associate Professor of Higher Education at The Ohio State University, where he also serves as Senior Research Associate for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, and holds courtesy appointments in Black Studies, Engineering Education, and Sociology. Recipient of a 2008 NSF CAREER Award, Professor Strayhorn studies issues of equity and diversity in education, broadening minority participation in STEM
Conference Session
Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Community Engagement Division
situations you mayencounter in your career” and “define sustainability, describe its importance to engineering, andidentify aspects of sustainability in civil engineering projects.” Because sustainability includesthe social pillar, this learning unit includes discussion of the impacts of engineering in a societalcontext. There are homework assignments associated with both the ethics and sustainabilitylearning goals. Both of these assignments included case studies. For their semester term papers,students are required to discuss non-technical and societal issues associated with a civilengineering project (i.e. the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the Three Gorges Dam). In-class thepredominant teaching style is lecture-based. Students taking this course in
Conference Session
Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University
Tagged Divisions
Graduate Studies
master’s and doctor- ate of engineering degree programs. In particular, he has positioned the department to conduct research and pursue entrepreneurial activities in civil infrastructure and service systems and broaden its traditional technological thrust to include more comprehensive interdisciplinary areas which include problems in human resource development, economic development and competitiveness, public health, biological pro- cesses, and environmental security. Amory, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has had a distinguished career which is noted for its breadth as well as its depth. His career has spanned professional practice, teaching
Conference Session
Standards and K-12 Engineering
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Hall School Stacy Klein-Gardner’s career focuses on K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly as it relates to increasing interest and participation by females. Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn. Here, she leads professional development opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for K-12 teachers and works to Identify and disseminate best practices from suc- cessful K12, university and corporate STEM programs for females. This center also leads a program for rising ninth- and 10th-grade girls that integrates community service and engineering design in