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Disability, Neurodivergence, and Sense of Belonging in STEM: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariah Arral, Carnegie Mellon University

accommodation is to request copies of notes and/or recordings fromlectures. These can come in the form of written notes, slides, and/or recording from 1) theprofessor and/or 2) a notetaker that is another student present in the class.31 The second optioncan and does lead to students being forced to disclose their disabilities to both the professorand their peers to obtain accommodations.31 As was previously mentioned, disclosing disabilitystatus should be a personal decision, and not one predicated on obtaining an accessibleclassroom experience. Additionally, providing notes, slides and/or recordings can assist morethan just the disabled students (Curb-Cut Effect).56 Uploading notes is a small but impactful wayto support students with disabilities.8

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Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Louise Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Mackenzie C. Parker, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

context.This work uses this operationalization of interest with the understanding that both interest andidentity are not static, rather participants write and rewrite their personal narrative of who theywere, are, and want to be as they evaluate their changing interests [29], [30], [33], [37]. Weextend the current understanding of interest to move beyond the “strength” of an overallengineering interest to include a more nuanced, disciplinary approach. Primary interest refers tothe initial engineering major that engineering students declared when they started their program.When considering how interests change, this establishes a starting focus for participants.Additional disciplinary interest is used to delineate interests that are beyond students

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

]. While other participating institutions did the same, including the author of thispublication [1], the authors went on to publish a peer-reviewed article on their findings [18]. Intheir study of business faculty teaching needs, Ireland, Thompson, and Bourke found threethemes: textbooks and course materials, the role of technology and motivation. They also foundthat the concepts of “time as a barrier and the desire to improve” as additional themes that werewoven through the discussions of the other three main themes. This paper was based on findingsfrom the same multi-site study the author of this paper participated in with business faculty atUB. What is worth noting is that the Ireland et al. paper also included Computer Science facultyin their

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

design competition revealed increasedsatisfaction amongst students, faculty, and industry partners. Following this, the TRUE modelwas adopted as part of the capstone design.In the summer of 2020, only two types of capstone projects were encouraged: (a) TRUEprojects and (b) Student-initiated projects that were reviewed and approved by a facultycommittee through a proposal system. By Spring 2023 (as of the writing of this work-in-progress paper), all capstone design projects in the department of EE have been converted tofit the TRUE project model, which means all capstone projects are real-world projects withindustry/community sponsors/partnerships. While this significant shift has been driven byanecdotal experiences shared by various stakeholders

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Supporting the Capstone Experience

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

a mixture of existing and new technical skills that are applied to projectsof varying complexity with some level of correlation to real industry applications. The mostcommon form for capstones in engineering are team based, some of which are single disciplinewhile others are multi-disciplinary. Literature on capstone studies have documented how toformulate teams, team group dynamics, and team peer surveys. Given new technologyadvancements, an area for continued study are strategies for how to have student teamscommunicate, collaborate and manage their designs with technology. This paper presents a seriesof trends over a 10-year span on how multi-disciplinary Architectural Engineering (AE) teamscollaborated, interfaced and communicated

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University ; Gavan Alexander Sarrafian, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering.This career may vary drastically from their peers in terms of industry, specialization, project scope, orexpectations. The purpose of this study is to analyze the breadth of job responsibilities within a wide range ofmechanical engineering positions in order to gain an understanding of the typical activities a mechanicalengineer is expected to complete in the field.This study analyzed 923 job postings collected through the job search and posting site “Indeed.com”, duringa one-week period in the summer of 2020. The jobs represent various industries, geographic locations, andposition titles. Design activities were used as a guiding framework to develop an ontology of engineeringactivities. This study developed an increased understanding of the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samuel Douglas Bast; Trinity Borland, Wartburg College; Murad Musa Mahmoud, Wartburg College; Cristian Gerardo Allen, Wartburg College; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

CollectionStudents’ Pre and Post SurveysOn the first day of the engineering camp, the students completed a pre-survey that includeddemographic information and the STEM-CIS (Career Interest Survey) based on the work of Kier,Blanchard, Osborne, & Albert [9]. The STEM-CIS consisted of 44 questions that took the formof a 5-point Likert scale from ‘Strongly Agree’ to ‘Strongly Disagree’. The 44 questions weredivided up into four sets of 11 questions based on the four areas of STEM. An example questionwas “I am interested in careers that involve engineering”.Based on the work of Talton and Simpson [10], four more questions were in the pre-survey in theform of a 5-point Likert scale that looked into peer perceptions of science. An example questionwas, “My best

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

toosmall to be SL. Thus, the use of SL as aneducational tool, especially in higher education,is to both to teach and to serve in equal measure. Figure 1. Conceptual diagram explaining theConsidering a broad sampling of SL in STEM uniqueness of service-learning (SL).education as provided in peer-reviewed literature, SL has shown beneficial outcomes particularly withregard to the types of learning objectives that have generally been more challenging to achieve in traditionalengineering coursework. These objectives include instruction in ethical responsibility, engineeringsolutions in a global context, and contemporary issues5. SL has documented effectiveness for instructionin related ideas including effective learning of sustainability6, broadened

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College ; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering faculty to form a partnership to createdynamic lesson plans that promote inquiry in the classroom. The stigma very often placed on themath and science classroom is that the content is difficult and uninteresting. By providingmultiple professional development sessions, constant communication with the engineeringprofessors, and peer review with other teachers within the program, teachers developed lessonplans that helped not just one, but all teachers interested in bringing engineering to life in theirclassrooms. When presenting math or science content at the middle and high school level, these initialexperiences could potentially be the catalyst to drive students toward a career in these essentialfields. The goal of persuading

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

contentcategories, particularly those not highlighted in the VPA, but also to trace the logic or structureunderlying the respondent’s answer.A. Participants Page 12.321.4 3The expert data used for this study came from a subset of four responses (n=4) purposefullyselected from a pre-existing pool of responses of 19 experienced engineers. The original 19 areexperienced practicing professional engineers who were identified by their peers at work asexpert designers. All participants initially completed a screening survey, indicating theireducation and employment

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, and a NASA Adminstrator's Fellow. Dr. Demoz has published more than 50 peer reviewed papers and numerous conference papers and reports. He still serves on student committees and advises graduate and undergraduate students continues to lecture in Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Instrumentation, and Aerosols fr graduate students.Paul Mogan, NASA Paul A. Mogan is a Project Manager at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Earlier in his career with NASA Mr. Mogan was an instrumentation systems design engineer and managed a lab that developed instrumentation technology. He began his NAFP tenure in 2005 during which he developed and taught a course in Biomedical

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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New Engineering Educators

experience of one of the GTA’s who was involved inleading 3 of the 45 workshops. The GTA taught the first workshop on the early mornings ofWednesdays (8:00 to 9:50 am), and the second and third on Friday mornings, the second beingearly in the morning (8:00 to 9:50 am), and the third being right after (10:00 to 11:50 am). In the1-day time gap between the workshop taught on Wednesday and workshops taught on Friday,the GTA, if possible, modified the instructional delivery process of the activities, with theobjective of improving the learning outcomes. The modified instructional delivery was based onthe GTA’s reflections, peer suggestions, and students’ feedback. Course modifications are, ingeneral, in accordance with the literature on human/student

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

, cooperative learning, andrecruitment of under-represented groups in engineering; it also leads to better retention ofstudents, and citizenship (3), as well as helping meet the well-known ABET criteria (a)-(k) (4).Astin et al. (5) found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that S-L had significant positive Page 14.1055.2effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinkingskills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy,leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of aservice career, and plans to participate in

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

school student such as doing chores around the house and yard,cutting into study time.The reality that things are different for a freshman engineering student may first occur for thosein an Honors College. Honors Students may be enrolled in a “Human Events” class and assigned300-500 page books to be read and discussed in rapid order. This interesting, but timeconsuming, exercise soon competes with keeping up in Calculus, Chemistry, or maybe Physics.An English class may also require a lot of reading and writing time. In comparing theiracademic load with other majors in Honors, the student soon learns that there is a disparity. Tolearn the material in their classes takes much more time than most other majors. The courses are

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

; ≠ Provision of a rich variety of experiences with peers and adults; ≠ Space and time for talking, food and fun; ≠ Field trips; ≠ Allow students some choice of activities; ≠ Flexibility with respect to enrollment and attendance; and ≠ Effective outreach to families about the program. To reach out to the families of potential participants in our bioengineering club, parents wereprovided with information about the new program, including specific details regarding thebioengineering topics we planned to introduce. In addition, the middle school teacher devotedsome time during class to discussion of the club with her students, with particular emphasisplaced on the fun, hands-on nature of the planned activities, as

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Arizona State University. Before she became an assistant professor in the fall of 2004, she was a lecturer in the College of Technology and Applied Sciences, an appointment she held for five years. As a tenure-track professor, Dr. Harris has been published in several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Harris is the 2005 recipient of the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) grant, and her paper "The Personalization of Data for Print and e-Commerce" is nationally and internationally published for industry professionals and academics in higher education. Her paper, "The Leap from Teacher to Teacher-Scholar: the Quest for Research in Non-Traditional Fields" (Harris &

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman MDesRCA IDSA, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign; Baigalmaa Batmunkh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

. The main purpose of the reflective writing assignments was to understand studentperceptions of the influence of multidisciplinary collaboration on design, as well as to documenttheir experiences using digital prototyping tools.SurveyThe online survey was conducted during the final exam period, after the final designpresentations. Participation in the survey was optional. The survey consisted of eleven questions,seven of which were multiple choice, while the remaining four were descriptive. We asked theparticipants to rate the usefulness of the 3D CAD software, 3D printing and 3D scanning in themultiple-choice questions. The descriptive questions asked the students to describe theirexperiences using the 3D CAD tools, as well as with

Conference Session

Technology and Design in Engaging and Analyzing Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

creator and creation does not provide an explanation for the view thattechnology itself is neutral, that morality is only apparent with use: a pen, for example, can beused for good (writing) or evil (a weapon). According to this argument, the artifact itself has noinherent value, and morality only emerges with use.In the 1960s, University of Toronto professor and media theorist Marshall McLuhan wrote agreat deal about the interaction of media and humans. For McLuhan, a “medium” is anything thattransmits information; a light bulb, for example, is a medium that transmits information in theform of light. “Media” and “technology” are synonymous.2McLuhan provides a convincing theoretical counter to the separation argument: all media, hedeclares, are

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Rechkemmer, University of Michigan; Maya Z. Makhlouf, University of Michigan; Jennifer M. Wenger, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKilligan, Iowa State University; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Design in Engineering Education

statement challenged students to “Design a way for individuals without lotsof skill and experience skiing or snowboarding to transport themselves on snow.” The Snowproblem was adapted from prior design research.21,22 The problem statement included a shortbackground context, a needs statement, and an ideation goal. The language of the problemstatement was carefully crafted to be neutral in the sense of not encouraging either moreincremental or more radical ideas. The full problem statement is provided in Appendix A, and afuller discussion of the reasoning behind the structure of the problem statement can be found inour prior writing.13 Table 1. The framing strategies Incremental

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Dore; Rodrigo Arturo Ramos, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Monai Stinnett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

and Sheet Metal Forming. Dr. Matin has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Dr. Matin is the recipient of NSF MRI award as a Co-PI. Dr. Matin worked in Automotive industry for Chrysler Corporation from 2005 to 2007. He Joined UMES in August 2007. He is affiliated with ASME and ASEE professional societiesMonai Stinnett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Monai Stinnett graduated in December 2014 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in General Engineering Specializing in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Monai is currently enrolled at University of Maryland College Park Master Program pursuing in Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Environment. She wants to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jake Alexander Levi, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

included in the communitypartnerships with two main foci: middle school robotics leagues and a community makerspace.Two surveys (Pre and Post course) helped to identify initial impressions and changes in students’(1) understanding of community partner’s geographic location, (2) impressions of location, (3)propensity to frequent a business in that location, and (4) knowledge of actual persons residing inthe community. Students were asked to write reflections after S-L site visits which acted asassessments of their growth in understanding of course concepts. The reflections were also usefulto see the students’ perception of professional growth and their perception of the community andtheir impact on it.Initial surveys indicated that news and word of

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

started to embrace my work a bit more this week too. I had my first time where I was writing this document and got so into it that I forgot I was at work. It's getting better every week. [Eddie, Week 3]Length of response (measured by word count) was variable across participants, but less so acrossweeks with a single participant. That is, different participants provided different length responses, butthose who initially wrote longer responses continued to do so throughout the study. In any case, ifclarification was needed on a given response, the email format used for data collection provided aconvenient mechanism for following up and asking for more detail. In such instances, participantsoften responded with clarification within a

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

: Offers a structured methodology for organizing a class with emphasis on constructing an outline, board notes, and out-of-class activities.6,7 (See Fig. 2)VI Writing: Covers fundamentals of making written presentations using the chalk board, vu-graphs, and Powerpoint slides.8VII Speaking: Illustrates effective use of the voice and demonstrates how to stimulate positive emotion using drama, music, humor, and spontaneity in the classroom.9VIII Questioning: Illustrates different student questioning techniques and discusses effective strategies for their use.10IX Teaching Assessment: Covers student, peer and self-assessments and separates myth from fact regarding their usefulness. Introduces

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline C. McNeil, University of Louisville; Erin Lynn Gerber, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Mary Elizabeth Mills, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

. Gerold Willing, University of Louisville Gerold (Jerry) A. Willing is an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Louisville. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University. Dr. Willing’s expertise lies in the development of complex fluid systems for practical applications and char- acterization of their properties and stability. He has additional interests in water utility infrastructure materials and their impact on water quality, electroactive hydrogels, soft-lithography techniques, Peer- Led-Team-Learning, and development of a students engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

demonstrations [31]-[34], etc. Theengagement methods used at this stage usually depend on the subject/topic to be instructed, andon the instructor himself/herself.ExploreExplore focuses on what students can find out in a lesson. This stage can promote a studentcentered and constructivist approach in learning. In this stage, the instructor may act as the facili-tator and the learners may assume a more participatory and moving-forward role in their ownlearning. To achieve this, the instructor should give opportunities to students to work togetherthrough group work or pair work. Peer teaching or tutoring can also be incorporated in this stage.ExplainIn this stage, the instructor takes a more direct role, and the learners are to expect more instructionsfrom

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

project management,including intensive communication with developers and potentially dealing with intricatepersonality issues.In addition to the difficulty to provide students with opportunities to exercise management skills,it could also be challenging to provide students with the experience of being managed andmaintaining a professional and productive relationship with a manager. Computing curriculatypically have students develop software artifacts on their own or in a team of peers, but studentsrarely work closely with a manager.To address the above issues, we established a collaboration between a senior-level softwareengineering course on SPM and a sophomore-level computer science course on introduction tosoftware development (ISD). The

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

to mentor students. I love helping them find great answers to challenging problems. (R68)3.3 Challenges in Capstone DesignResponses to the question “What are your biggest challenges regarding capstone design?” grouped intofourteen categories as shown in Table 4. The three most common categories are discussed followingTable 4. Table 4 - Categories and Content Themes Regarding Challenges in Capstone Design Category # Resp. Content Themes (n=364) (in descending order of frequency) time in general; increasing class size; instructor time needed; other student Workload/ commitments; workload; time spent reading, writing

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for total number of comments written, teachers can write no comments or more than one comment) Teachers have gained experience 23 22% EDP & Poster related workshops/seminars 22 21% All Aspects of the Summer Program 18 17% Resource Team Support Given During Development, Revision, Implementation, and Review of the Units 16 15% Technology, Supplies & Materials Provided through the Project 7 7% Topic or Nature of the Unit Ideas and

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

andClaudia) run away from home and hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NewYork City (museum). While they are there, they encounter all sorts of problems (e.g.,running out of food and money, finding a place to sleep at night), and eventually have tosolve a mystery.In this classroom, the teacher, Ms. M., had read over half of the story aloud to the classbefore stopping to do an engineering activity. As Ms. M. read the story in the weeksprior, she had her students reflect on the problems the main characters were facing andcollectively list the problems on a large piece of chart paper in the front of the classroom.She then had students write down the problems they wanted to solve as engineers for thecharacters, and grouped the students based

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Carlye Anne Lauff, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Mark Rentschler, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jenna McWilliams, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

DepoliticizationA number of authors have argued for the value of understanding the discipline andprofession of engineering as a culture4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Cech,2 expressing this perspective,writes: Engineering, like other professions, is not just a collection of knowledge, skills, and practices grouped into a set of jobs. Professions have rich and historically- rooted cultures that are built into and around their knowledge, skills, and practices. Professional cultures are the sets of beliefs, myths, and rituals that give meaning to the intellectual content and practices of a profession. (p. 69)Cech goes on to argue that integral to engineering culture are its “cultural ideologies,”that is, “ways of understanding society and