Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

an effort in theCollege of Engineering at the Ohio State University where the freshman engineering classeswere redeveloped into a combined course with hands-on laboratory elements2. Teamwork,project management, report writing and oral presentations were the main parts of this program.Recently, in their research, Smith et al. focused on classroom-based pedagogy of engagement3.The authors recognized that active and collaborative learning provides better ways for students tolearn by being intensely involved in the educational process. These learning methods can furtherbe implemented by encouraging the students to apply their knowledge in many situations. Thearticle, as illustrated in, also indicates the superiority of the problem-based learning

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Debra Gilbuena is a graduate student in Business Administration and Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research in the areas of solar cell development through thin film technology, business plan writing and engineering education. Debra has 4 years of experience including positions in semiconductor manufacturing, propellant manufacturing, electronics cooling and sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent and has provided international consulting. Debra was awarded the Teacher's Assistant of the Year Award for the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher's Assistant in thermodynamics courses. She has interests in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; James Corkins, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

general strategies have beenimplemented in specific ways in classroom inquiry activities that include: pair discussions18;writing activities and team collaboration19; laboratory experiments, team work and veediagrams20; and computer-aided learning21.While some aspects of conceptual knowledge about characteristics of materials at the atomic-scale are developed in chemistry and physics courses, other important atomic-scale andmicroscale structural features of materials related to macroscale phenomena and properties arenot presented. To understand the conceptual framework and associated mental models thatexplain and predict macroscale properties of materials, new content on atomic-scale andmicroscale structure is introduced in MSE classes. In one

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

-engineering subspecialties can be implemented in order to bestow great additional value to thenewly graduated engineer.Background:A faculty-driven, high-quality biomedical systems engineering concentration was implementedwithin an established and EAC-of-ABET accredited five-year interdisciplinaryelectromechanical engineering program1. Of note is that under EAC rules, the existingelectromechanical engineering program had simultaneously met the accreditation criteria forelectrical engineering and for mechanical engineering. The graduates of this program are trueinterdisciplinary engineers. A graduate of this program is as comfortable in tackling a thermo-fluid problem as he/she is comfortable in designing the electronic hardware and writing thecontrol

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, or an honors thesis) and to participate in the departmental and university- Page 14.685.4wide structured undergraduate research programs is another excellent way to increase thestudents’ sense of ownership of their research. Additional methods common to our laboratoryinclude applying for university-sponsored, undergraduate-specific research grants to defray thecost of the experimental work; being required to write a project report and/or present a poster atthe departmental level at the conclusion of the semester; and applying for departmental, college,university, or even nation-wide paper and presentation opportunities and awards. In

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

including the process of identifying the problem, designing the data collection method to address the problem, analyzing the results and making decisions. A low level response to this simply identified experimental design as an outcome. Situated Nature Place the laboratory experiment in the context of their future professional environments or scenarios. Communication/Documentation Develop written and oral communication skills and practice report (Comm/Doc). writing, including reporting results to clients

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ofstudy at the university, leading to long term and sustained contact over time. Faculty in thismodel get to know the students well and can provide the most relevant advice as needed becausethey know the students' abilities, their weaknesses, and what works well for them. The intimateand close contact allows the faculty member to write much stronger and more specific letters ofrecommendation for students when they apply for positions, graduate school admission, orscholarships, as well. Students get to know one faculty member well and this can enable them toknow the faculty more as a person than just an institutional representative. The strengths oflongitudinal advising are enhanced when combined with situational leadership approaches[8

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Foster, University of Toronto; Alexandra Heeney, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

procrastinate when making decisions and producing deliverables[25]. Thiscoupled with time constraints due to the large Engineering Science workload and the short Page 14.1216.10length of the term, cause many students to delay the writing until shortly before the deadline,leaving them with insufficient time for preparation of the final document and oralpresentation of the project. It is thus necessary to ensure that the course strongly guidesstudents through the desired, iterative design process. We have found that this is generallybest done by requiring interim deliverables, which force iterations in a low-stressenvironment where feedback is readily

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

described in the Journal of Engineering Education articleentitled ‘The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on GraduationRates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study.’(30) From surveys, students felt thatinteractions with faculty and peers were very important. This led to block scheduling sothat groups of first-year students take at least 2-3 courses together, i.e., integrating thefirst year in ‘connection modules’.‘New Programs Welcomed at Faculty Meeting’(31) from the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology News Office. A new undergraduate course in biological engineering willteach engineering entirely in the context of biology. Also, there was a merging of theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

lab 0 1 Project review grading with the rubrics 2 5 Contrast between student vs. professional culture 2 8 Giving constructive feedback 5 9 Too little time in lab to complete a project 0 15 Writing a team contract 0 20Table 6. Tallies of curricular factors ranked as “most helpful 3” or “least helpful 3” fordeveloping professional teamwork. Effect of Teammate’s Actions on the Professional Teamwork Most Positive

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

paper surveys,including classroom climate, teacher personality traits, student-to-student interactions, and eventhe day of the week or the time of year that students complete the assessment. Many of thesecomplicating external factors may be playing a much greater role than our program ininfluencing student attitude, which confounds the application of a straightforward quantitativedata analysis.Post-program attitude scores from our participating schools can be compared with each other andwith the results of the TIMSS study to provide a benchmark indicator of how our students’attitudes measure up to their peers, both locally and across the country (Figures 2 and 3). Datashown include the average post-program values from four questions in our “I

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers revealed that they saw engineering as beingless accessible to their students than teaching, medicine, law, and business. “It’s hard, andfemales and minorities cannot succeed in the engineering world,” is the prevailing attitude, thesurvey concluded. It is difficult to imagine that the teachers are not passing this viewpoint on totheir students.It is revealing to look at how engineering is viewed from the perspective of girls and the peoplewho influence them – teachers, school counselors, parents, peers, and the media. A recent studyby the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project (2005)3 indicates that these groups simply do notunderstand what a career in engineering involves. Engineering is just not on anyone’s career“radar screen.” The

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

teach this body ofknowledge. It concludes that civil engineering faculty must be scholars, effective teachers,practitioners, and role models. While true, there are a number of complex issues that arise suchas whether it is possible for one person to possess all of these attributes, whether such a modelbest serves the projected trends in civil engineering education, and whether these needs areapplicable to and can be enforced for non-traditional, non-university civil engineering programs.As a new committee (BOK-2) has formed to write the second edition of this document, theASCE Committee on Faculty Development is revising the “who should teach” chapter for thiseffort. This paper discusses some key issues that are relevant to the civil

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing ; Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

where you’re just like, ‘book work. Here you go. Write it down.’ This actually revved up my mind and made me want to work harder in math and science to make sure it all works.One 8th grade student described how the hands-on STEM-ID course aligned particularly wellwith her learning style: It's hands on and you don't have to sit at a desk all day and do computer work. It actually gives you a chance to experience things. You get to learn up close. I'm a visual learner. I learn from what I see and what I can touch and play around with and it helps me function very well to know that I can do my hands-on work.Finally, as detailed further below, in describing their favorite aspects of the course, manystudents

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kristin M. Sample-Lord, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

partnership with the Kern Family Foundation in 2007. That firstgrant supported implementation of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)initiative. Subsequent grants from the Kern Family Foundation have supported intrapreneurshipdevelopment and intercollegiate entrepreneurship opportunities, faculty training to attain the goalof including EML into at least half of the engineering classes in the College, and creation of anEngineering Entrepreneurship minor that can be attained during the school year or through asingle summer-intensive program.The training workshops for faculty at Villanova University are held each summer.Approximately eight faculty members from all four departments participate each year. At thetime of writing about 1/3 of

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

explained how receiving sucha grade triggers a probationary status on the student’s record by the Graduate School. And thenshe gave the faculty member what he really needed – the knowledge of what was a “typical”grade distribution for a graduate course, in his department. That is, she gave him a copy of thegrade distributions of other faculty in the department, in writing, for him to reflect on. Theassistant professor did a really good job of listening. He did not launch into explanations of whythe students had earned a grade of C, or act defensively – he listened. (Tactic 3), and did not takethe fact that the associate dean had called a meeting as a personal affront to his judgment (Tactic7: Do not take negotiations personally – emotions do not

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and uses of IPA. All of the authors of this study have proposed and utilized IPAas a methodology in nationally funded research studies, dissertations, or both. As such, all ofthe authors have found and defended the value of IPA for understanding a topic of interest inengineering education. In writing this work the authors hope to promote the use of IPA, whileproviding a transparent dialogue related to the critique of methodological changes. Given thegoal of promoting this methodology, the authors may not evaluate the methodological changesto the same level as someone who is critical or skeptical of the methodology. While theauthors attempt to set this aside and provide a critique grounded in the traditions of IPA, thepositionality of the

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

reportdemonstrating that the team has acquired in-depth knowledge in areas related to the health careinnovation. The final oral deliverables, with non-engineering peers of the students again inattendance, were given over two classes at the end of the semester.Wrap-up ProjectWith the final major project concluded, the students were asked to conduct one more project forthe class. In looping back to the first day when the students broke into small groups and playedvarious versions of The Game of Life, student teams were challenged to purchase a commonboard game of their choice and convert that game into a health care related game. The gamecould have opportunities for decisions, chance occurrences, various patient outcomes, diseaseidentification, etc. While this

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Goswami, North Dakota State University; Gursimran Singh Walia, North Dakota State University; Ganesh Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Mark E McCourt, Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

perception, spatial attention, and multisensory integration. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and given numerous contributed and invited talks. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the international journals NeuroReport and Vision, and is an Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Dr. McCourt is a regular reviewer for over 50 scientific journals, and has reviewed for major funding agencies such as NIH, NSF, AFOSR, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, the US-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation, the Canada Research Chairs Pro- gram, the Canada National Sciences and Engineering Council, and the Wellcome Trust. Dr. McCourt has received over $31M in competitive

Conference Session

Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Kim Lester, Virginia Tech; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Graduate Research Assistant on the VT PEERS project studying middle school students regularly engaging in engineering activities. Drawing on previous experiences as a mathematics and engineering teacher, her current re- search interests include studying the disconnect between home and school, with a specific emphasis on prekindergarten students. She will continue to pursue these research interests in the coming years with the support of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program. In addition, she dedicates her spare time to exhibiting at the Virginia Tech Science Festival and hosting several sessions for the Kindergarden-to- college (K2C) Initiative.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech Ashley Taylor is a doctoral

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Molly M. Gribb P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adel Nasiri, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

networking topics.Teams are collaborating across the UW System through the Canvas learning environment, whichhas recently been implemented at all campuses. Canvas “courses” have been created for each ofthe IoT modules, and “instructors” – those with read/write privileges – have been assigned.These instructors come from multiple campuses, with some from industry also participating.b IT/OT = Information Technology / Operational Technologyc MES = Manufacturing Execution System; ERP = Enterprise Resource PlanningUsing Canvas allows instructors to readily share and develop materials, and it will also facilitatedissemination after the modules are completed. The Canvas course modules in progress thus farare listed below. IoT Networking Protocols

Conference Session

Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Shannon N. Conley, James Madison University ; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

assigning the course grade. Fellow student evaluations(peer evaluation) are taken into consideration in evaluating individual students’ performance.Internet of Things (IoT) ProjectThe rapid increase and use of mobile technologies and wireless communications has opened thedoor for many smart home applications that monitor and control energy consumption. TheInternet of Things (IoT) has researchers investigating controlling appliances remotely in smarthomes. By utilizing the technology of IoT [15], the capstone team analyzed the main parametersthat should be taken into consideration when building an energy management system. Ourpartner, as a facility, is relatively large and presents unique challenges. The capstone team drewon previous work in this

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

managers who had the task of deciding whether or not to race a formula F1 car. The case study described a tense, high- stakes situation in which engineers were unsure of the physical limitations of the motor of the F1 engine under certain temperatures and offered many costs (in dollars, sponsorship losses, etc.) involved in pulling out of the race or driving. The class alternates between students discussing in groups of 4-6 and writing thoughts, calculations, etc. down on posters. Instructor brings the class together and runs through simple cost analyses on the overhead projector in Excel. Towards the end of the class period, Instructor has students take a vote on whether to race or not-race. He then tells the class that the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Department of Physics, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Elizabeth Lopez, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, California State University Fullerton; Bethany B Smith, University of California, Berkeley

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co- developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1800 times and his publications have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Prof

Conference Session

Engineering Social and Human Ethical Impacts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark L. Bourgeois, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

the crucial connection between public policy, medical research and health issues– connections which the student himself was not aware of before starting SRR. After discussing ethics in Boot Camp, a student in anthropology and peace studiesbecame taken with the profound ethical issues implicit in research conducted in the conflictzones of the world. As her SRR project she undertook to develop a novel framework forrecognizing and addressing these issues. This framework then became the basis of a peer-reviewed published paper. 10 A third project took the results of the student’s engineering research and, using asmartphone app, made them available in a clear and accessible form to practitioners. This toolallowed the construction of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Hixson, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theirspecific design project (e.g., doctors’ need for new surgical instruments). Using canvases in thisway also offers opportunities for peer learning, enhanced student-instructor interaction and just-in-time teaching. Lastly, we previously stated that canvases are often created by experts to modela real-world system and that capstone students operate somewhere between novice and expert.The process of creating the canvases as students, while not necessarily resulting in “expert”canvases, can help students as they take the next steps in their transition from novice to expertdesigners. Student-created canvases can be implemented in many ways, and we will providesome example cases illustrating how we’ve used student-created canvases in the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

major in one ofthe engineering specialty areas upon matriculation, or soon thereafter. Previous research hasshown that significant factors influencing choice of major for college students include (1)general interest subject; (2) family and peer influence; (3) assumptions about introductorycourses, (4) potential job characteristics, and (5) characteristics of the major. The student'sdecision on choice of major is often difficult because traditional university-aged students havelittle to no direct experience with the engineering profession or practicing engineers. Someuniversities confront this problem with a common first-year engineering experience, whereinengineering majors are given the opportunity to explore the specialty areas and make a

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Kyla McMullen, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

isolation, individualism, lack of financial support, insufficientfaculty interaction and other factors contribute to the lack of diversity in computing fields,particularly at the doctoral level3. Providing students with effective mentorship could assist inalleviating these circumstances and improve their willingness to continue in the computingsciences4. Additionally, developing ecosystems or networks that create, promote, and increasesocial capital of underrepresented students could factor into their ability to persist and transcendthese and other unfavorable experiences. In 2016, Charleston et al. revealed that parentalinvolvement, mentorship, counseling, and peer interaction can deeply impact self–efficacy andpersistence in students pursuing

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal RF integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Prof. Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Prof. Kia Bazargan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Has has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters related to FPGAs and VLSI computer-aided design. He received his Bachelors degree

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; J. Thompson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joerene Acerrador Aviles, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Johnson et al. write, “…there is nothing special about the waterthat stays in the pipe and that which leaks” [7, p. 342]. Still others note that careers are morecomplex than the “leaking only” action of the pipeline – some successful scientists may leaveand then return, or may find fulfillment in other fields [22]. As an alternative, authors haveproposed other models, such as Etzkowitz’s [23] “vanish box” in which underrepresentedstudents (women, in particular) tend to vanish from scientific careers, but reappear in careers thatcombine science with business or communication skills. Perna [24] also suggests a “multiplepathways” model, which has been picked up by advocates for minority engineers [19]. Perna’smodel allows for alternate routes within