Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea Cefalu, Lafayette College ; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

collaborationwith elementary school professionals measure the success of these goals. Collaborators includestudents and faculty from a college level civil and environmental engineering class and student,faculty, and administrators from two different elementary schools. Research is conducted withelementary school students and teachers and college faculty and students enrolled in specifiedcommunity-based learning and research courses at Lafayette College. These courses are part ofLandis Center for Community Engagement-sponsored program, Connected Classrooms.Connected Classrooms partnerships pair college classrooms with elementary school classrooms.College faculty and elementary school faculty collaboratively determine where the academiccontent of their

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

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Construction

), BGSU’s performance fellconsistently below the national average. The reasons for this decline, according to programfaculty, staff, and students, included marginalization of the capstone course in the curriculum,lax enforcement of course prerequisites, inconsistent exam weighting, and student apathy. Thesubstandard results appeared not to be due to insufficient student engagement outside of theclassroom, given that the program offers three cooperative education opportunities, inter-collegiate student academic competitions, and an active industry advisory board. Rather, itseemed that there was room for improving student engagement in program coursework.Student engagement is associated with student retention (Astin 1993, 1999) and may help

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Villalta-Cerdas; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

chair of the department to assistantprofessors and lecturers in engineering) and one educational research faculty (from thedepartment of chemistry). The course design process started with a literature review onengineering bridge courses to understand prior work, followed by surveying current engineeringfaculty to propose goals for the course. The designed team met weekly after setting the coursegoals over two semesters. The design process was initiated with backward design principles (i.e.,start with the course goals, then the assessments, end with the learning activities) and continuedwith ongoing revision. The work herein presents this new engineering bridge course’s goals,strategy, and design process. Preliminary student outcomes will be

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

and non-technical dimensions of engineering and transformingengineering education so that it more effectively prepares graduates for workplace success.Previous research suggested that interest in “Engineering and …” permeates ASEE and isconcentrated in but not limited to the division most closely associated with the topic. This paperdescribes a transferable method that combines quantitative and qualitative methods to identifyareas of convergence using papers published in the Leadership Development (LEAD) and theEngineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENT) as evidence. These areas of convergenceare: (1) program design and effectiveness, (2) individual capabilities (including traits andthinking tools), (3) teams and groups, and (4

Conference Session

Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangshin Park, University of Utah; Reza Kamali-Sarvestani, California State University, San Marcos; Jairo Giraldo, University of Utah; Hamed Nademi, California State University, San Marcos; Masood Parvania, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

employability in a dynamic and evolving job market.Moreover, CPS education fosters critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative skills, which areessential in addressing the interdisciplinary and complex problems of the 21st century [19].Thus, the addition of CPS modules in electrical engineering education is not only beneficial butimperative for preparing students to meet the demands and challenges of their future professionalcareers.ConclusionsThis research emphasizes the importance of understanding student perspectives through surveysto effectively integrate CPS modules into electrical engineering education. The findings reveal aclear demand for CPS knowledge among students, highlighting its relevance to their futurecareers and the engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Bernard White, George Mason University

of issues that are fueling the need for non-traditionalprograms as well as approaches that some institutions are taking to address the changing needs.We examine how the pool of students available for various types of majors is affected byprogram requirements for more traditional majors and examine the impact that non-traditionalprograms and their degree requirements are having on this pool. We conclude with a summaryof some of the types of challenges and opportunities that will continue to present themselves toprogram designers and administrators.2. Reasons for Declining Student Interest in Engineering and Computer Science MajorsFewer high school graduates are selecting computer science and engineering majors for anumber of reasons

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, San Jose State University; John R. Haughery, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Failure rates in engineering –does it have to do with class size?ABSTRACTNot everyone is meant to be an engineer, but more could be. The failure rate for engineeringstudents is unparalleled at San Jose State University. A staggering 40% of students inengineering do not make it through the first year and of those who make it, 30% would fail inmany of its fundamental courses. Engineering is not, nor should it be, an easy program.Traditionally, many researchers have argued that the primary reason why students fail in thesecourses is a lack of preparedness for the high level of academic rigors in engineering. While theaverage college course requires 2 hours of outside study for every one

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto; Ginna Paola Castro Castaño; Mileidy Alvarez Melgarejo

. gave a method for rationally tackling a real world problem and initiating a creative solution. (Fidalgo- A methodology that allows Madrid, España The effectiveness of the CBL method to Blanco, García- applying the CBL within the encourage cooperative work was observed. Peñalvo, and context of the subject “Computing Students share information, interact and Sein-Echaluce and Programming” of the Degree collaborate with each other, through the 2017) in Energy Engineering. discussion forums associated with each stage. (Yang

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Abaté; Ramesh Gaonkar

sessions . And inaddition, trainees undergo performance reviews twice a semester, conducted by all of theirmanagers. (Based on student feedback, it appears that they highly value these performancereviews.)Learning Community:Nationwide, the first-semester attrition rate in technology programs is around 50% (Internetsurvey); this figure is similar to the data reported at the Fall, 1997 New York State EngineeringTechnology Conference at Morrisville, NY. At our college, attrition exceeds 60% of the enteringclass. There are many reasons for such a high attrition rate, but they tend to fall primarily intotwo broad categories: academic and social maladjustments. There are many research studiesthat have examined the issues of retention (persistence), and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

practices. Outcomes such as intention to stay orleave engineering along with reasons for doing so will be measured and related to measuredclimate variables.8. SummaryIn this paper, we have described progress in the second year of our RED efforts in CBEE inwhich we have worked to re-situate instruction and learning to create a more inclusive,professionally-based learning environment woven throughout both curricular and co-curricularexperiences for students. Within our design-based implementation research approach, it isdifficult (and perhaps unwise) to specifically envision how the activity systems in CBEE will betransformed by the end of this five-year project. We do, however, aspire to compiling, assessingand evaluating evidence over time that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

P. Kelly Joyner; Teresa Larkin-Hein

college science courses and has argued that typicalclassrooms are "…competitive, selective, intimidating, and designed to winnow out all but the'top tier' … there is little attempt to create a sense of 'community' among average students ofscience" (p. 9). Hence, a traditional science classroom may present potential barriers that couldinhibit learning for some students. The active process of writing may provide one non-threatening mechanism through which students could reduce or even remove these barriers tolearning. Tobias 17 also indicates that writing can serve as a means to help students relieve theiranxiety and help them unlearn models and techniques that have proven scientifically unsound.This paper describes a novel technique for infusing

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Byron Garry; Suzette Burckhard

) should:1. Pose significant questions that can be answered empirically2. Link research to relevant theory3. Use methods that permit direct investigation of the question4. Provide a coherent and explicit chain of reasoning5. Replicate and generalize across studies6. Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critique11The National Science Foundation has funded engineering education coalitions that have lookedspecifically at teaching of engineering. One was the Center for Advancement of EngineeringEducation (CAEE). Their final report from 2010 states that engineering faculty need to beeducators who are capable of using the research on the student experience. “This involves notonly preparing tomorrow‘s educators with conceptions of

Conference Session

Faculty Development Round Table

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Ines Basalo, University of Miami

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

acrossa curriculum, there exists an opportunity to engage instructional engineering faculty ineducational reform and broadening participation efforts. However, research is limited on theeffectiveness of different faculty development models for these faculty. Through the analysis ofsurvey data, the findings suggest that the workshop series described in this paper provided avenue for community building among participants and exposure to new techniques and ideas.Overall, this paper makes visible the experiences of these instructional faculty. Specifically, thefindings describe how the workshop supported instructional faculty to take strides towardsimproving the learning experiences of their students. The results have the potential to inform

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott E Steinbrink, Gannon University

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Community Engagement Division

place for admission of new freshman students throughthe fall of 2016. At present, co-PIs are considering opportunities for weaning the SEECSprogram from NSF funding over the next four years. The university has promised to continue toprovide funds equal to NSF-granted funds to all continuing SEECS students at that time, butfollowing the graduation of freshmen admitted in 2013, SEECS funding will need to be replaced.In the interest of distancing the SEECS program from federal funding while also ensuring the Page 23.211.14continued existence of the program, several avenues need to be explored. Among those avenuesare: seeking corporate sponsorship

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

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Women in Engineering

creating a student-centered classroom context as a tool to enhance thelearning process. In this work, we explore the specific tactics used to achieve this goal.We begin the paper with a brief review of the tenets of feminist pedagogy. We then explore therelationship between engineering education and feminist approaches to teaching. Next, wedescribe our research method and data analysis from our study of how engineering faculty Page 12.1611.2describe effective teaching approaches. We conclude with a brief discussion of the implicationsof pedagogy for engineering education. 12. Feminist Pedagogy-what

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova

,hydroelectric and atomic power engineering, space exploration and so on. Russianengineering has long lasting traditions, creativity,and inventive enthusiasmtogetherwith excellent educational programs, talented faculty, scientists, and engineers. Russian engineering education traditions are:  Integrated academics and research; Technical universities put emphasis on collaboration between scientific researchers and faculty, where high ranked and experienced scientists share their practical knowledge with future engineers through lectures and seminars, and faculty members are encouraged to participate in research activity in the field of their expertise. Such educational approach creates environment for a

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia - University of Victoria, Canada; Stephanie Celis Gallego, Universidad Icesi; Ivonne María Suárez, Universidad Icesi; Juliana Jaramillo JJO, Universidad Icesi; Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi; Alvaro Pachon, Universidad Icesi; Diego Antonio Bohorquez, Universidad Icesi; Lina Marcela Quintero P.E., Universidad Icesi; Isabel Echeverri, Universidad Icesi; Lady K. Castillo; Cesár Augusto Cuartas Rodríguez, Universidad Icesi

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Mathematics

as institutions and student families. One important reason for thissituation is that the national education system does not focus on the development of STEMcompetencies. As a result, the motivation of engineering students in mathematics courses iscontinuously hampered because of deficiencies in prerequisites. This paper reports partial resultsfrom a project conducted in collaboration between mathematics and engineering at UniversidadIcesi, in Colombia. The project involves the Algebra and Functions, Linear Algebra, Calculus I,and Probability Theory (Statistics I) courses. The main objective of this project is to supportmathematics instructors in the process of improving student learning, by continuously reflectingon the effectiveness of the

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan Krishnan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yaxin Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

Council (SSRC). From 2004-2007, Professor Sudarshan served on the faculty of the School of Architecture and ENSAV- Versailles Study Abroad Program in France. He has been a recipient of the ”Excellence in Teaching Award” and has been consistently listed on the ”UIUC List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent/Outstanding by their Students” for architecture and civil engineering courses.Ms. Yaxin Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ms. Yaxin Li is currently a Ph.D. student (Building Structures) in the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her Ph.D. research focuses on the geometric and structural design of deployable structures. She obtained her M.Arch degree from UIUC and B.Arch

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Ezzell

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Engineering Management

recommendation processconnected either people or organizations based on their personal preferences once the data hadbeen entered into the system. Social science research has revealed that people build socialrelationships with each other, and these relationships may help them locate either information orservices more effectively. Wan et al. (26) found that a collaborative group-learning environmentin which students could express their thoughts, voice their opinions, and share their experienceshad a positive outcome.Thus, incorporating teamwork and communication skills into the core curriculum of allengineering and technology programs is essential for success. McDonald (27) emphasizes that itis clearly important that faculty consider incorporating

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linköping University, Sweden

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

communication and other workplace skills as described in [18]. Writing togetherwith other students as well as to read and discuss others students’ texts are also considered tocontribute to strengthen writing ability. Only 3% see a strict peer-to-peer-review as way toimprove writing skills. Based on the teacher-student discussions and the discussions amongteachers, the author expected the students to be more positive to the cooperation within andbetween student groups. The reason for this will be investigated further.When the students’ responses are linked to the theories initially presented, concordance appears.Although the survey is limited, certain things are highlighted. It is valid for, among other things,the students’ awareness of need for this

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

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Electrical and Computer

Peking University, Beijing, China. Dr. Zhao also received a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1998 at University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Zhao joined CSU faculty in 2004. He is currently serving as the director of the Master of Science in Electrical c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #25637Engineering, and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of EECS, the ABETcoordinator for the BS in Computer Science Program, and a member of the faculty senate at CSU. Dr.Zhao has authored a research monograph titled: ”Building Dependable

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Christina White, Columbia University; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-805: DESIGNING INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM & TEACHING:INVESTIGATING INNOVATION & OUR ENGINEERED WORLDAustin Talley, University of Texas, Austin Austin Talley is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin, a Cockrell Fellow, and a licensed Professional Engineer. His research focus is in design methodology with Universal Design and engineering education. He has received his B.S. from Texas A&M University and M.S.E. from The University of Texas at Austin. Contact: Austin@talleyweb.comChristina White, Columbia University Christina White is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Lacey Prouty; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

, programimplementation will (rightfully) be challenging, if not impossible. Cooperation via an outreachfocus group, for example, with a school district at the point of initial program development andgrant proposal can be an integral part of the process. Initially, curricula must be examined andprospective areas for engineering content addition must be identified initially.Clear communication between district administrators, teachers, graduate students, and outreachproject representatives is crucial in the process of successful outreach development. Clearly,problems most often develop where the communication ties are weak or nonexistent. It shouldnever be assumed that project information will naturally disseminate to reach all partiesinvolved; direct

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisabeth Sanchez; Alejandro Lozano; Victor Mucino

this program and by providing meaningful, innovative and exciting opportunities for industry and professionals in the field. • To get academia (faculty, research associates and students) closer to industry, and to explore technology development opportunities in collaboration with international institutions. Page 6.426.3Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education 3 This program also provides a vehicle to Industry and its practitioners to

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sadie Miller; Donna Riley

involved project is the product of collaboration among faculty who teach courses Page 9.643.5in global development engineering at several schools. The project was developed last summer at Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringa workshop hosted by MIT. Students are asked to design a crutch for a 12-year old child who haslost part of a limb in a land mine accident. Design and societal/individual considerations here aremore inter-related. For example, the

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-Teacher Identities: In addition to identity issues regarding area of specialization amongthe teachers, similar concerns were noted among the facilitators. As specified previously, the fourdedicated facilitators for the PD were graduate students and postdoctoral researchers inengineering fields. However, as the PD progressed, the facilitators began to develop a greaterappreciation for the work done by the teachers. This illustrates an effective, bidirectionaloperationalization of social capital with facilitators and teachers learning from one-another.For each of the aforementioned themes, Table 2 below provides examples of key issues affectingteachers during the PD while Table 3 provides examples of changes induced and observed in boththe

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mary Cardenas

server, as well as linkfiles from the web. eCAT was one of the ELNs used in the Electronic Lab Notebook pilot study12at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This study involved academic researchers, mostlygraduate students, in fields of science, engineering, and medicine. A significant finding in thereport is that the users found two features of most use: the ability to add data and link files. Thesimple drawing tools in eCAT were not deemed very useful by many of the users. Although thefile structuring functions of eCAT may not be necessary for simpler undergraduate laboratories,given that practicing engineers found this useful, eCAT may be a good option for upper-levellaboratories and students involved in undergraduate research.Sophomore

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

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First-Year Programs

strategies including inquiry-based learning, case-based teaching, problem-based learning,project-based learning, collaborative learning, and integrated curricula are described below.Inquiry-based learning is based on the investigation scientific or engineering questions,scenarios or problems. Those ‘inquiring’ will identify and research issues and questions todevelop their STEM knowledge or solutions, guided by an instructor. Inquiry-based learningactivities are designed for students to investigate, apply prior knowledge, examine, broadenconceptual knowledge, and to assess the growth of developing new knowledge.36,37,38,39 Inquiry-based learning is most effective when students are able to make a connection between theirlearning and real life

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seth Bates; Patricia Backer

assists the students inlearning and applying the subject matter in a consolidated fashion.The three courses in the minicurriculum require students to work in groups during the laboratoryexperiments, project development and execution and oral presentation. This will developproblem-solving skills and will foster cooperation, communication skills and ability to worktowards a common goal. This is consistent with the research conducted by Behm and others18“Connections across Cultures: Inviting Multiple Perspectives into Classrooms of Science,Technology, Math, and Engineering” and funded by the National Science Foundation.Prototype for this ProjectIn the prototype stage from 2002 to 2004, we developed a minicurriculum uniting programs inIndustrial

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University; Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

’ learning.IntroductionCollege provides boundless opportunity to a student in his/her personal, intellectual and socialdevelopment. Among different connections that a college student can make, research shows thatstudent-faculty relationships are the most crucial connection within a collegiate community(Duberstein, 2009). A sense of connection with a faculty member helps students feel like theytruly belong at the institution. When students feel connected to the campus community, they aremore often retained and excel academically, creating a winning situation for everyone. Facultymembers who understand the learning needs and interests of their students can appropriatelytailor assignments, expectations, and conversations.The center of this faculty-student relationship is