Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

 expressed  in  this  material  are  those  of  the  author  and  do  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  of  the  National  Science  Foundation.         VI. REFERENCES[1]   Halloun,  I.A.  and  D.  Hestenes,  The  initial  knowledge  state  of  college  physics  students.   American  Journal  of  Physics,  1985.  53(11):  p.  1043-­‐1048.   Page 23.299.4[2]   Schell,  J.W.  and  R.S.  Black,  Situated  Learning:  an  inductive  case  study  of  a   collaborative  learning  experience.  Journal  of  Industrial  Teacher

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

how those attitudes may reflect the choice of major.Engineering Students at the University of San DiegoAt many universities, students apply to a specific major, and the admission criteria may changewith the major. Furthermore, enrollments in some majors may be capped. In these cases, highschool performance, or SAT or ACT scores are often used to determine which students areadmitted. Where engineering programs have restricted admissions, this can mean that studentswith high grades and test scores, but modest aspirations to become engineers may be admittedover highly motivated students with lesser academic credentials. While the characteristics ofstudents in the differing programs can be compared, the differences that are identified

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Ware; David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College; Harvey F. Silverman, Brown University

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Engineering Ethics

excited about asserting and defending theirviewpoints during the lecture, and it is not uncommon for students to continue conversationswith the lecturer after the lecture is concluded.The vast majority of classes appear to reflect a spectrum of moral/ethical sophistication amongthe students – ranging from those who have clearly given considerable thought to the generaltopic of ethics, to those for whom the subject of ethics is relatively undeveloped. Such adiversity of familiarity with ethics may be somewhat reflective of ethical awareness among thepopulation at large. There was only one instance of a lecture in which the vast majority ofstudents in the class, as reflected in their discussion comments, clearly exhibited a striking lackof

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the null hypotheses. Thismixed-methods approach was used to be able to: 1) determine whether certain measures thatcapture aspects of identity were significantly different across variables (e.g., views of self versussuspected views of others), including time (i.e., pre- versus post-teaching) and people (e.g.,classroom versus enrichment teachers); and 2) create more open-ended opportunities forparticipants to reflect on survey responses and to capture the range of perspectives about teacher-of-engineering identities across participants. The first of these goals is the work of quantitativetools like items on the survey used in this study; the second is the work of qualitative items onsurveys and within interviews. The author and a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Faculty to Student Engagement in Engineering”, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2008. 3. Heller, R., Beil, C., Dam, K., and Haerum B., “Student and Faculty Perceptions of Engagement in Engineering”, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2010. 4. Chang, R., Richardson, J., Banky, G., Coller, B., Jaksa, M., Lindsay, E., and Maier H., “Practitioner Reflections on Engineering Student’s Engagement with e-Learning”, Advances in Engineering Education, Winter 2011. 5. Smith, K., Sheppard, S., Johnson, D., and Johnson, R., “Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices”, Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005. 6. Bjorklund, S. and Fortenberry, N., “Measuring Student and Faculty Engagement in

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

contribution towards effective innovative solutions and practices in SMEs.This research is an exploration and reflection of the innovation experience of a regionalmicro-manufacturer through embedment of the researcher in a specific micro-manufacturing firm as a case-officer from a regional university. The case studyinvolved learning and discovering the obstacles and barriers for innovation, seeking andproposing ways to reduce them, and improving the overall innovation process withinmicro-manufacturers in regional areas. The firm was founded and owned by anindividual based at the regional township located within a 50km radius fromToowoomba in Queensland, Australia. The operation started off as a commercial flowergrowing business focusing on organic and

Conference Session

FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

training model involves: (1) practice with an activity like a student,(2) exposure to the research-base and/or theoretical underpinnings, (3) practice with interpretingstudent work, and (4) reflective comparison to an expert.16 These four training modelcomponents map to four professional development (PD) phases.Phase 1: Complete the Activity as a Student. Two to four weeks prior to the start of the semester,TAs are provided with the set of documents that the students will see as the MEA unfolds inclass. TAs are asked to solve the MEA individually. Once the TAs create their own solution tothe MEA and post it to the online MEA management system18, they are provided with copies ofthe I-MAP. The TAs are then asked to apply the MEA Rubric to their work

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

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Minorities in Engineering

pool in science andengineering,16 which includes underrepresented populations. In fact, if the talent pool amongunderrepresented minority groups in STEM were more fully developed, the troubling shortage inthe U.S. STEM workforce could be reconciled.16 AAs and LAs are among the fastest growingracial and ethnic groups in the United States, yet they are the most underrepresented in STEMfields.17Engineering has long grappled with diversity; developing a diverse talent pool for theengineering labor force that looks very different from the one that exists today is a major issuefacing higher education.14 Race and gender are two of the most important identity markers inU.S. society and reflect much of the diversity that is needed for the STEM

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Lemanowski; Ellen Yezierski; Arlisa Labrie; Bettie Smiley; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland

a fun and light-hearted discussion on other examples of miscommunication between men and women. Theparticipants enjoyed this activity and many requested additional information on the comic stripIX. Case StudyThe case study activity was designed to allow teachers to critically examine a classroomsituation, consider issues of gender equity, and reflect upon how this applies to their ownpractice. The participants read Wikel’s 4-page chapter entitled “’Girlspeak’ and Boyspeak’:Gender Differences in Classroom Discussion” from Gender Tales 10 . The case involved a maleteacher who invited a researcher into his classroom to examine the discussion dynamics and theseemingly different way boys and girls participated in his social studies classroom

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

D.J. Marshall

twenty-one yet still old enough to join the army.These are but a few of the perspective shifts that a student can undergo when exposed to Romefor longer than a two-day tourist blitz, and is what I consider to be the most valuable educationthat a sophomore from Indiana can be lucky enough to receive.ConclusionThe effects on students can be immense. One student described how he felt upon returning toIndiana as like “ having received an honor, something I will be proud of for the rest of my life”.Another student reflected that it was the “first time in her life that she had to consider why herway of thinking might not be just the only way, but maybe not even the best way”.These students would probably have had a successful life even if they didn’t

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Wicks

location of the used receiver. The author assigns studentsto develop a solution for this problem of intersecting spheres in a graduate levelEngineering Analysis course.5. Air Navigation and Traffic Control and Pilotless Aircraft Radio based radio navigation system have evolved from homing on a single beacon totriangulation with multiple beacons to LORAN which was a ground based ranging systemwith limited coverage to the satellite based GPS with continuous worldwide coverage. Airtraffic control has been radar based starting with passive reflection to active transpondersthat respond to a radar signal with a signal of identification and altitude. The GPS has made all prior navigation systems obsolete. It should also make air trafficcontrol

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

schooling.Hispanics are more likely to be unemployed, to earn less, and to live below the poverty line.3Some of this achievement gap reflects low levels of education among many Hispanic immigrantsbut that is by no means the entire problem. The U.S. born Hispanic males average only 12.0 yearsof schooling.4 Why do the immigrating Hispanic and the U.S. born Hispanic hesitate beyond ahigh school degree? One possible answer may be the Hispanic belief which assumes financialfamily support from their children once they are sixteen. A common response to a Hispanicdeclining scholarships for higher education is the lost of income that Hispanic brings to the familybudget.Hispanic students drop out of the “educational pipeline” at a relatively high rate, both

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek A. Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

: 88 116 142 218science to non-science based majors. Data are intentionally divided into Fall and Spring semesterto reflect a campus wide trend in general education enrollments. Lower division courses typicallyhave higher enrollments in the Fall semester and lower enrollments in the subsequent Springsemester. Total Fall and Spring enrollments have consistently increased each year indicating ageneral enthusiasm among the non-major student population for a technology-based course. Onecan observe that the majors taking the course are retained in subsequent semester. For exampleRadio, T.V. & Film students make up a consistently strong percentage of the course enrollmentevery semester. Student

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Reel; Christine Allard; Deborah Kaminski; Linda McCloskey

Challenger (a questioning, risk-taking person).Students are given the option to complete a survey to identify the role they play on theirdesign team. The results are compiled and discussed in small groups. The theory is tiedto behaviors that students have witnessed on their own teams. This exercise stimulates Page 8.687.9self-reflection and helps students to see themselves and team member in a different andmore positive light. Finally, the results of discussion are shared in the large group. Tuckman’s stages of team development [7] (Forming, Storming, Norming andPerforming) are described in detail. As a forming exercise, students are asked tocomplete

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Tufts Center of Engineering Education and Outreach. Hynes received his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 2001 and his Ph.D. in engineering education in 2009 (both degrees at Tufts University). In his current positions, Hynes serves as PI and Co-PI on a number of funded research projects investigating engineering education in the K-12 and college settings. He is particularly interested in how students and teachers engage in and reflect upon the engineering design process. His research includes investigating how teachers conceptualize and then teach engineering through in-depth case study analysis. Hynes also spends time working at the Sarah Greenwood K-8 school (a Boston Public School), assisting teachers in

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

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International

each year to meet global collaborators, competitors, and leaders through an intensely immersive learning experience that goes beyond classroom studies. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven J. Yelton P.E., Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Roger Bowles, Texas State Technical College, Waco

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Engineering Technology

seeking to collaborate, and hinders studentrecruitment. To improve cohesiveness and shared understandings, 30 industry representatives and educatorsgathered for a two-day retreat in April, 2011, to explore the future of this branch of engineeringtechnology that supports medical equipment involved in patient care. The main goal of themeeting was to identify a discipline name that could be easily understood by members of thepublic, in contrast to the current widely-varying titles. The group members determined that aunifying name for the discipline should be healthcare technology management. This title doesnot reflect the possible job-level names that may be identified or adapted in the future.This paper explores opportunities presented as the field

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

between 4 to 8. Page 25.701.6 6Responses to question 8 are shown in figure 8. This question, “do you think morebackground in physics would have helped you to better understand the machine sciencecircuit concepts?” reflects the students’ view regarding the physics background neededfor this work. The majority of the students, about 64% felt that additional physicsbackground was not needed to deal with new and more challenging physics concepts.The responses to the last survey question, #9, “how many elements in the following listwere you familiar with before doing the

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University; Wayne Patterson, Howard University; Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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International

reflection, to describe the benefits of learning while abroad. Education is Page 25.720.2the first step. Accordingly, students must become educated about what is relevant in the countryof the research site. Next, through action, they must apply this knowledge to their experiences  ASEE: International Exchange Programs in Engineering  abroad. Lastly, reflection occurs as students write about and discuss the information they learnedand action they engaged in during the abroad experience. Braskamp, Braskamp, and Merrill(2009) 5 found that after participation in one education abroad program, students had significantgains in their relationships

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University; Stephanie M. Beard, Louisiana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, and skills on a scalethat will meet the need. Although some traditional engineering faculty workshops havehad positive results as reported by Felder and his colleagues, 2, 7, 8 several investigatorshave identified some important issues with the short-term, face-to-face model. 6, 9, 13Specifically, such workshops do not allow time for faculty members to go through thetransitions from awareness to action, 9 can cause an adversarial relationship between thepresenter and the participants, 6 and do not encourage participants’ motivation andcommitment.13 The inadequacy of existing faculty development models is reflected in: 1)the slow adoption of engaging, active-learning methods that have been systematicallytested and shown to improve student

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

and outside the classroom. The Appendix is a table that summarizes the suggested teaching strategies and themotivation theories that support each strategy. The strategies were determined through a processof reflection and discussion amongst the authors about common engineering TA responsibilities.We also reflected on how motivational theories can help TAs understand the reasons behind andthe power of common teaching advice. Because previous work on motivation theories in the classroom has focused on theactions of faculty, this primer will particularly emphasize how engineering teaching assistantscan promote motivation within the context of typical teaching assistant duties: organizing adiscussion section, interacting with

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

and enjoyed a high-school program based on Alice who ultimately choseto study non-computational disciplines because they found the detail-work associated with the dramaticprojects mundane. MPCT‟s design reflects an understanding that effective career selection includes a matching both ofpractitioners‟ natural inclinations (proclivities) and aptitudes with the principal activities required for aprofession. MPCT‟s activities are designed to provide analytical challenges typical of STEM professions andto motivate additional inquiry. MPCT‟s design is substantially motivated by observations that students‟ perceptions of and deficiencies inmathematics both contribute substantially to avoidance of and attrition from study of computer science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

learning skills into the learning experience14. Active, integrative project-based learning is needed to replace the passive lecture-based instruction that is so common in ourclassrooms 9, 19, 7, 15. Engineering students are increasingly being asked by potential employers todemonstrate “soft” skills (such as problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills) inaddition to their “hard” technical skills. Reflecting these expectations, the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering Education adopted new accreditation criteria, which identify in Criterion 3 (a)through (k), eleven outcomes expected of engineering graduates1.Faculty and administrators across the nation have come to reassess the values of variousinstructional methods, seeking the best ways to

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudesnecessary for future civil engineers. Two key areas associated with the BOK was adefinition of expected performance levels by these new engineers through Bloom’staxonomy2 as well as the addition of four new outcomes focused on additionalprofessional topics and discipline depth. Very quickly it was determined by mostprograms and ASCE that the discipline depth could only occur at the Master’s level. Theadditional professional skills above what even ABET3 EC2000 requires reflect greaterrecognition of the importance of the development of professional skills at the time ofbachelor’s level graduation. How/Where are these supplementary professional topics tobe included in the current curriculum?The ABET3

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Auzenne; Jeanne Garland; J. Phillip King; Ricardo Jacquez

-supported opportunities, and 3) year-round advising support on career opportunities. This paper focuses on the challenges we faced indeveloping and maintaining the META program and presents the positive outcomes, such asstrengthened industry and community college relationships, engaging student activities, studentinternships, and the increase of students entering SMET fields, particularly civil engineering.The paper reflects plans for sustainability by further collaborations with our community collegeand industry partners.IntroductionRepresenting a joint effort of New Mexico State University, Santa Fe Community College(SFCC), Luna Community College (Luna CC), and five regional civil engineering industrypartners, the Minority Engineering Transfer

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elias Faraclas; Catherine Koehler

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Validation Analysis In the final step before the results are realized they are carefully examined to ensure that:(1) the objectives are met; (2) the constraints satisfied; (3) and the solution is complete. This isalso the portion of the process to reflect on whether the made decisions were good ones. Is thecurrent solution the most elegant, the most powerful, and the most appropriate? Is there a betterway yet to do it? Depending on the results of this phase, the product will enter what is known asthe “redesign” or “refinement cycle” where the best possible solution is further perused.Communication

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Council of Sections

. Figure 2. Most common student prediction of deflected shape. (a) (b) Figure 3. Actual deflected shape once instructor applies load to the model in the classroom. (a) If students predict right end will go down, instructor creates this situation. (b) If students predict right end will go up, instructor creates this situation.The instructor then introduces the concept of metacognition. Since their prediction didnot work out well, they should reflect on why they thought it was a good prediction.There was something they assumed or had previously experienced that suggested theirprediction; what was it? Why was their assumption poor, or why did their previousexperience not serve well in this

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

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Engineering Management

a total systems perspective. Extrapolating tomanagerial implications one might conclude that Systems Engineering and EngineeringManagement disciplines could make a significant contribution in resolving the “sustainability”debate in higher education.IntroductionThe purpose of this applied research is to: 1) Explore the emerging emphasis on the triple bottomline as organizations strive to survive in this turbulent decade; 2) Use relevant literature and theauthors’ practical experience to suggest a conceptual framework that could guide organizationsthrough a revolutionary process that involves disruptive or discontinuous changes to processesand business models; 3) Reflect implications of these sustainability transformation onEngineering

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Grant; Julie Trenor

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Educational Research and Methods

. Constructivism, the perspective used by this study, embracesthe idea that the participants can actively make meaning of their various critical experiences withfamily members and relate how those experiences influenced their academic decisions aboutengineering.17Methodology Once the research questions were formed, a methodology was selected. Strauss andCorbin state that qualitative methods can be used to better understand any phenomenon aboutwhich little is yet known.18 FGC students, especially those majoring in engineering, are not wellstudied and are known to face unique academic challenges.19 Further, qualitative studies yieldresults that are reflective of the descriptive experiences and feelings of the participants.20 To better

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

participants.Some of the evaluation questions were updated in the final year to reflect the possibility thatstudent motivations for participating in the program were altered by the economy.The theme of the program was “Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering,” which was Page 15.949.2selected by the PIs due to the emphasis on experimental research by the majority of faculty in thedepartment. The theme was also chosen because hands-on research is appealing to engineeringstudents3 and can be a useful retention mechanism.4,5 The research laboratories that participatedin the program were the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the Laboratory for Micro