Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ying Lu; Vincent Singh; Steven Palmer; Sarah Bergstrom; Nicolai Ramler; Mikir Bodalia; Martins Innus; Jami Meteer; Contessa DuBois; Aleli Mojica-Campbell; Martha E. Sloan; Ashok Goel

Session 2532 Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Design, Modeling and Simulation of GaAs-Based High-Speed Integrated Circuits Ashok Goel, Martha Sloan, Sarah Bergstrom, Mikir Bodalia, Aleli Mojica-Campbell, Contessa DuBois, Martins Innus, Ying Lu, Jami Meteer, Steven Palmer, Nicolai Ramler, Vincent Singh Department of Electrical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractIn this paper, the research projects carried out by the ten undergraduate students selected forthe NSF funded undergraduate summer research site established at the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

usual, faculty would be certain to be teaching higher-ordercognitive skills. Instead of being on the receiving end of teaching, often passively, studentswould be more actively involved in learning and assessment.Skills Development over Time. The Chemical Engineering Department at West VirginiaUniversity was one of the first to implement vertical integration of design through thecurriculum. We first implemented use of a single design project for all courses taken in thesophomore and junior years in 1988.10,11 Since students move through our curriculum togetherand we only offer courses once per year, it is easy for students to work on one progressivelymore complex project over four semesters. The project counts as part of the grade for all

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nizar Al-Holou; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

technicians. In order toprepare students for these challenges, students must be taught using the latest technologyembedded into advanced hardware and software tools. The purpose of our project is toenhance student learning in digital logic design, using state-of-the-art software andhardware development tools. This purpose will be realized through a partnership amongthree universities in Southeastern Michigan and through collaboration with the AlteraCorporation [which will provide the necessary software and hardware.The project has four teaching objectives. These are:1) to enhance engineering education in the digital design area, particularly at the three partner universities [Wayne State University (WSU), University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael A. Magill

failure due to fatigue loading on cracked anduncracked structures, designing to prevent failure, analyzing stress corrosion cracking, andconducting ASTM standard tests. An outline of course topics and laboratory projects is includedin this paper along with detailed highlights of effective course activities. This paperdemonstrates that the topics of fatigue and fracture mechanics fit well with the mechanicalengineering technology (MET) curriculum and the MET student.BACKGROUNDThe course has two primary components: fatigue and fracture mechanics. This section provides abrief description of these two topics.The term fatigue, in the engineering sense, means the mechanical fatigue of materials. Allstructural materials (i.e. metals, timber, concrete

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

Page 15.1064.2some material that would relate more directly to attendees’ projects as well as allow attendeeswith similar interests to brainstorm, discuss, and give and receive feedback on the variousinnovative ideas. The goal was to provide support for attendees to develop the sophistication oftheir ideas over the course of the symposium. Overall, the intent of combined activities was toempower faculty who were already leading innovative change in their classrooms to becomeagents of change in their institution or in the engineering education community at large. Thisempowerment stems from the information provided as well as the supportive community ofpractice that developed among attendees. The intent and initial outcomes of the first

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-944: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A REVISEDINTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSEPhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Page 15.392.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development and Assessment of a Revised Introductory Engineering Course: Work in ProgressIntroduction GE1030 (Introduction to Engineering Projects) is required of all engineering students atthe University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and is taken by most students in their second semester.Students who enroll in engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville enter the GeneralEngineering Department, and do not matriculate into the degree-granting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Maria Oden, Rice University; Amber Lee Muscarello; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

delivering the lecture content ofthe design process using videos and other media, class time is freed up for concrete progress on ateam’s specific project with support of faculty.The first goal of this project is to create educational materials to transfer the delivery of contentregarding the design process to an out-of-class environment and to develop in-class activelearning modules that clarify, elaborate, and expand on critical design process topics. Thesematerials will be widely available for others to use.Currently, limited research exists on the impact of the flipped classroom model in engineering,mathematics, or science courses at the university level. Thus, the second goal of this project is toanswer the engineering education research

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles B. Owen, Michigan State University; Sarah Coburn, Michigan State University; Jordyn Castor

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

the tools are for blind students in Computer Science.There have been projects aimed at attracting blind students and, indeed, it was one of thoseprograms that got Jordyn excited about the major.2 However, there have been fewer efforts toprovide support for students once they are in a curriculum. Several projects have created customlanguages that are designed for blind and limited-vision users, such as Quorum3 and AudioProgramming Language (APL).4 However, few projects have addressed the problem of studentssucceeding in programs where they must use languages common in curricula, such as Java, C++,and Python. Existing tools generally follow the pattern of adapting a visual tool such asNetBeans or Eclipse by tacking on accessibility that speaks

Conference Session

Full Papers III

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

Engineering from Wright State University. FYEE 2025 Conference: University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland Jul 27Full Paper: A Framework for Engineering Problem Scoping Leading toMindful Engineering Problem SolvingIntroduction & Project BackgroundThe title of engineer is becoming increasingly synonymous with “problem-solver,” which isaccurate given the responsibly of engineers to actively participate in innovating solutions toresearch, industry, and societal challenges both small and large. To this point, widely recognizedand well-regarded institutions of higher education frame the field of engineering research andpractice as the world’s “problem solvers” on their college’s websites or home pages (e.g., [1],[2]). In the last

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizandra C Godwin, University of New Mexico; John K. Wagner, University of New Mexico; Benjamin Jose Aleman, University of Oregon; Elizabeth A Wentz, Arizona State University; Donna M Riley, University of New Mexico

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering graduate programs through her engineering education research. Prior to academia, Dr. Godwin worked for many Fortune 100 companies, including Intel Corporation.Dr. John K. Wagner, University of New Mexico Dr. John K. Wagner is a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) joint project between the University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, and the University of Oregon. His research interests focus on improving equity in higher education, and the impacts of technology on public opinion and political psychology. Specifically, Dr. Wagner’s research explores how to improve equity and inclusion by measuring latent support for exclusionary practices, and designing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Mackay, The Ohio State University; Jieun Hur P.E., The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia; Jennifer Brown, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

operaƟonsare key to sustaining the public health and safety and economic viability of a Smart System.We launched the Research for Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site to address the needfor training a future workforce that can develop smart soluƟons to enhance the resilience andsustainability of urban systems to ensure a high quality of life for urban inhabitants [4]. To meetthese workforce needs, we adopted an integrated approach to design the REU Site byintegraƟng the evaluaƟon framework for our project. We were intenƟonal to consider howprogram parƟcipaƟon would influence parƟcipants’ social capital related to graduate school.We were also interested to characterize the extent to which parƟcipants had the opportunity topracƟce professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. Knight currently serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025NSF IUSE: Advancing Student-Centered Teaching for Disciplinary Knowledge Building inEngineeringAbstractThis NSF-funded project (DUE2215989) investigated effective instructional practices in middleand upper-level engineering courses to enhance student learning. Using a participatory actionresearch (PAR) approach, we examined how exemplary faculty translate their teaching beliefsinto practice within disciplinary contexts. Participants identified by department heads asoutstanding instructors engaged

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo; Isabel Anne Boyd, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aaron Livingston Alexander, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

aims to understand and disrupt the ways in which socially constructed identities allow for the reproduction of social inequality, with a focus on understanding the ways institutions of higher education and other social structures challenge or uphold hegemonic environments in which majority populations accumulate power that harms students underrepresented in certain contexts.Ms. Isabel Anne Boyd, Georgia Institute of Technology Isabel is a first year Ph.D. student in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. She has conducted several mixed-methods research projects centered around diversity and inclusion in engineering and is passionate

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Technical Session 4: Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathryn Carson, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Yan, University of California, Berkeley; Ari Edmundson, University of California, Berkeley; Alexander Strang, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

experience with ongoing curricular sociotechnical integrationand its generative tensions for a team of instructors including STS, Electrical Engineering andComputer Sciences (EECS), and Statistics. The paper presents two case studies of sociotechnicalintegration in undergraduate technical courses that include practical exercises of applyingprinciples and techniques to real-world situations. In a junior-level data science fundamentalscourse, a multi-week course unit teaches students linear modeling and feature engineering byway of a real-world case study about the politics of predicting housing prices for property taxassessment. In a senior-level inference and decision-making course, students are asked tocomplete an integrative course project in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massie Kazemi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #47232BOARD # 175: A Novel Teaching Strategy for Integrating Freshman andHigh School Students in Introductory Mechanical EngineeringDr. Massie Kazemi, Wentworth Institute of Technology Massie Kazemi is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She is actively involved in STEM outreach projects and regularly mentors student research in mechanical and biomedical engineering. Her research interests include advanced manufacturing, biomechanics, multiscale modeling, materials characterization, and engineering education.Dr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Bhatt, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Lesa Begley; Ryien Hosseini; Deborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

initial posted deadline for specific types of assignments, theassignment will only incur a small grade deduction – students could still earn an ‘A’ on theassignment. We found that students submitting much later past the deadline (more than a coupleof days) struggle more than those who submit assignments within a reasonable period (within afew days) after the first deadline. The students themselves reported some struggles with timemanagement on some assignments because the flexible deadlines allowed them to fall too farbehind with no external penalty. However, the students also greatly appreciate a few extra daysleniency, especially on larger assignments like projects and assessments.In general, it appears that a good compromise between timely

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper P.E, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

has over 100 publications and holds two patents. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a licensed PE in the State of Colorado, a member of ASEE, a senior member of IEEE, and a senior member of SME. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com HORIZONTAL PROPULSION USING MODEL ROCKET ENGINES (PART B)AbstractThis paper describes a follow up project that provides the first-year engineering students withhands-on experiences while learning the applications of physics. In Fall 2021, this team projectused 6” or 8” long ash blocks with 2.5″x 2.5″ cross sections

Conference Session

EMD Technical Session 3: Measuring Engineering Management

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain, Arkansas State University; Joni Pintu; Alexandr Sokolov, Arkansas State University; Ziaul Haque Munim

enhance the performance of a system.Various aspects of management in systems engineering include planning and control, riskmanagement, configuration management, decision management, project management, qualitymanagement, and information management. Some of these techniques are performed individually;however, others may be applied collaboratively in a group setting. In this paper, we will assessundergraduate students' (UG) “systems engineering management skills (SEMS)” based on a newlydesigned valid, and reliable instrument. First, we assess why it is imperative to develop effectivemanagement skills for undergraduate students. Second, we introduce a newly developedinstrument that could appraise undergraduate students’ state of systems engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Kelley Dugan, University of Michigan; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Pollack

potential pitfalls, or things that might go wrong while addressing this problem?  How would you know if a solution to this problem was effective?Next, we present an example solution (presented in the form of a student project poster) for thesame problem and ask participants to reflect on the solution and offer critiques. Examplequestions in this portion of the interview include:  What are your first impressions about how the team addressed this problem?  What is something you think team did well with this solution?  What could the team have done differently?  Hypothetically, if the solution presented was ultimately unsuccessful, what might you assume were the key issues?After completing discussion of the first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Erin Carll; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Paper ID #38345Building S-STEM scholars' knowledge and skills throughtechnical and career-development seminarsKaterina Goseva-Popstojanova Dr. Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova is a Professor at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Her research interests are in software engineering, cybersecurity, and data analytics, as well as in higher education focused on these areas. She has served as a Principal Investigator on various NSF, NASA, and industry funded projects. She leads the B.S. in Cybersecurity program and serves as Academic Coordinator of

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyi Wang, Penn State University; Robert M. Leicht, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan L. Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

design and construction projects [1]. Many AE graduates areconfronted with these fragmentation problems in real-world construction projects, such as poorcommunication and lack of cooperative consciousness or experience [2]. Compounding this, the problemof fragmentation also exists in the education field that leads to certain consequences and a cyclic educationdeficit problem. Studies from researchers illustrate that most engineering students were taught technicalknowledge via isolated and, thus domain-specific courses with limited to no teaching of integratedapproaches. This limited educational focus causes a lack of knowledge and experience in collaboration forstudents entering the workforce [3]. Moreover, the education model of the AEC

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon K Harrison; Michael Alexander Phelan; Vahid Alizadeh; Aratrik Guha; Yah-el Har-el, Temple University; Ruth Ochia, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

quantitative requirements, identification of opportunities, performing analysis andsynthesis, generating multiple solutions, evaluating solutions against requirements, consideringrisks and making trade-offs for the purpose of obtaining a high-quality solution under the givencircumstances. [1] Therefore, engineering design is an important aspect of today’s engineeringcurriculum.For a majority of institutions of higher education, the engineering design courses start early inthe academic career and are meant to encourage first year students’ interest in engineering withfun, hands-on projects that require minimal foundational knowledge. Later in the undergraduatecurriculum, senior capstone engineering design courses are meant to give graduating

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omkar Gadakh; Luciana Debs, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Education, 2023 Analysis of Qualifications for Entry-Level Positions in Construction ManagementConstruction management graduates must possess a mixture of technical, soft, and technologicalskills in order to fulfill their job responsibilities as a project engineer, estimator, field engineer,etc. at the start of their career. There is a lack of information on the exact skills that are requiredof a recent graduate to occupy these entry-level positions in the construction industry. This studyanalyzed job listings in order to understand most common qualifications expected of graduatesand their most common responsibilities in construction. The researchers qualitatively analyzed agroup of 40 companies that

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Mottel; Lauren Shipp; Menansili Abraham Mejooli; Ghodeejah Higgins; Maleshigo Mabye; Hannah Christine Watkins; Kimberly L. Bothi; Kathryn Alexa Jackson; Julie Carol Karand, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

evolved over the years, becoming morehands-on and project-based to allow students to develop, innovate and learn from the designprocess [4]. However, many curricula still need to implement programs or courses for students toactively engage with global engineering and discover how cultures, settings, and ideologies canimpact engineering and design. There have been attempts to incorporate these concepts intohumanitarian engineering activities to help students consider marginalized groups and encourageempathy [4,5]. While these programs allow students to think about others, there is still a gap thatneeds to be filled for students to gain a global perspective on engineering design, especially inlow-resource settings. In 2018, Jesiek and colleagues

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tamaike Brown, State University of New York at Oswego; Bastian Tenbergen, State University of New York at Oswego

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

model the learningoutcomes for the course remain the same for all who enroll regardless of the mode of attendance. Our HyFlex SQA approach consists of lectures (in class, with video recordings), face-to-face activities, as well as group assignments, group projects, and exams all facilitated through anonline campus management system. During the lecture period, the instructor delivers content inthe form of lecture slides and writing on a whiteboard. This poses significant challenges for theinstructor, as the learning outcomes have to be delivered in different modalities, but with the samequality. This is particularly difficult in SQA courses, as these require instruction in formal methodsas well as systematic justification of engineering

Conference Session

Making in Design Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amin Malek Mohammadi, California State University; Amir Hajrasouliha, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Joseph P. Cleary, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jeong H. Woo, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Design in Engineering Education

developing campus digital twin through collaboration with companies such asAutodesk and Amazon Web Service (AWS). The presented pilot project results and discussionscan be used for larger application at the other campuses and communities, while addressing awide range of privacy, security, and ethical concerns.Introduction The global smart cities market is growing. From $99 billion in 2020 to almost $460billion in 2027. This is a global movement for improving the quality of life and tackling some ofthe most challenging issues such as climate change, by using information and communicationtechnology Universities have a critical role in growing implementation through training theworkforce with cutting-edge skills and knowledge and conducting

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

. Theapproach used is presented as a model for potential use by other programs in the future. Finally,the paper concludes with a discussion of potential changes to the model that could beimplemented in future REU programs, should there be a continued need to operate them online.2. BackgroundThis section provides a brief overview of prior work that provides a foundation for the presentstudy. First, a discussion of prior work related to project-based learning and experientialeducation is presented. Then, the current cybersecurity workforce need is discussed.2.1. Prior Work in Project-Based Learning and Experiential EducationREU programs inherently draw on prior work in project-based learning (PBL) and experientialeducation, as undergraduate research

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

to the first year Introduction toEngineering course at Arizona State University in order to promote the entrepreneurial mindset.The changes were made to the team-based hands-on design projects to involve customers usingthree different approaches including fictional customers, real world customers but no directstudent-customer interactions, and real world customers with direct student-customerinteractions. Preliminary assessment shows that all three approaches are effective at raisingstudents’ customer awareness, though the third approach which involves real world customer andprovides opportunities for students to engage with customers throughout the design process hasbeen found to be the most effective approach for instilling the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-funded projects [2]. A mailing postcard campaign was developed and implemented in 2013 (Figures 1 and 2). For example, for the 2014 freshmen cohort 4,161 postcards were mailed to the targeted groups in three different mailings throughout the year (April 2013, October 2013 and February 2014). This campaign has evolved to include e-blasts since 2014 employing both admissions and the marketing department.2. Enhance the activities and supports to achieve 90% retention. The goal to achieve 90% retention involved looking at the support services, intrusive advising and capitalizing upon upperclassmen to support the freshmen during their first year. As part of the program, the PIs become secondary academic advisors for the scholars. The

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Okere, Washington State University; Chris Souder M.S., California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #21027Making the Case for Temporary Structures as a Required Course and Rec-ommending an Instructional DesignDr. George Okere, Washington State University George is an assistant professor in the construction management program in the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University (WSU). Before joining WSU he worked for Kiewit Corpo- ration on various heavy civil projects. He received his PhD in Technology Management from Indiana State University with specialization in Construction Management. His research focus is in the area of contract administration on state DOT projects.Mr. Chris Souder MS