Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Covington, California State University-Northridge; G. Michael Barnes, California State University-Northridge

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Educational Research and Methods

between progress on class related activities that the student reported in thesurvey and the project grade that the student ultimately received. There was no correlationbetween the survey and exam grades. The second study was an experiment using two sections ofone class of lower division Computer Science students. The experimental group reported timespent on projects and lecture preparation in periodically administered surveys and the controlgroup did not. The study showed that the experimental group achieved significantly higherperformance on all project grades and on the exam grade during one time period compared to thecontrol group. We discuss the use of our results in Computer Science and Engineering and theneed for replication and

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

notable exceptions,including Smith College’s “Engineering for Everyone” course, Wellesley’s “Making aDifference Through Engineering” and Hope College’s “Science and Technology in EverydayLife” (see the “Engineering-Enhanced Liberal Education Project” on the ASEE website foradditional detail), courses focused on engineering and the engineered world and accessible to awide array of undergraduate students are not widespread in the liberal arts college environment.There are many reasons for this, ranging from lack of faculty expertise, tools, and design spacesto philosophically-related suspicions that engineering is a theoretically impoverished and/or “tooprofessional” field of study, as well as the idea that the everyday technological world as a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freya Willicks, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Kathrin Schoenefeld, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Frank Hees, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Communication Science, she has been working at the IMA/ZLW & IfU Institute Cluster since 2003, from 2008 to 2010 as man- ager of the Business and Research Division: Knowledge Management. In 2004 Anja Richert completed her degree in Communication Science with a distinction at the RWTH Aachen University. In December 2007, she gained her doctorate in the field of e-learning, likewise with a distinction. In the years 2010 and 2011 she received the International E-Learning Award (IELA) for the projects ROLE and RELOAD with the e-learning solutions developed under her leadership. Furthermore, she is a lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University for a course on learning and work habits (compul

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Markus Klatzer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Clemens Müller, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Daniel Reifer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann

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Engineering Physics and Physics

is manager of HM&S IT-Consulting and provides services for Automotive SPiCE, ISO 15504+33000 and CMMI in the role of assessor and instructor. He performed more than 100 process assessments in software development departments for different companies in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for an automobile supplier. On Fridays, he is teaching computer science introductory and programming courses at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Investigation of the transition from order to chaos using a numerical

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Brandon Marroquin, Sam Houston State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

motions.The implemented prototype has the ability to move in 4 axis directions with 4 servo motors. Thevoltage across variable resistors is not completely linear rather a noisy one. Capacitors are used acrosseach resistor to filter out this noise, as shown in figure 1. This voltage represents the control positionand is fed into four ADC channels of Arduino to get corresponding digital values. The Arduino UNOADC has a resolution of 10 bit, means it maps input voltages between 0 and 5V into digital valuesbetween 0 and 1023; in other words, 4.9mV per unit. This project is very helpful for beginners whowant to make a robotic arm with low cost.Objectives Create artificial arms for different inhuman situation Motivate new students in robot

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacey V. Freeman, Boston University; Sandra Lina Rodegher, Boston University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

College of Engineering. In this role she seeks to develop mechanisms for engaging diverse populations and creating cultures of inclusion. She is also a Senior Sustainability Scientist and was previously a Senior Program Coordinator for Sustainability in Science Museums at Arizona State University (ASU). She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability Science from ASU and an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of New Haven c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Developing a Research Agenda for the Engineering AmbassadorCommunityProject GoalsThe overarching goal of the project includes three-phases in order to create a shared researchagenda. This project is bringing

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #28821Development and Insights from the Measure of Framing AgencyDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological Engineer- ing Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revo- lutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education

Conference Session

Computing Technology Applications-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Antoni Gelonch-Bosch, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Jeffrey Reed, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

standards have become a catalyst for technological innovation because of theway standards are defined. Standards become a tool to coordinate efforts of various stakeholderswhile preserving competition. They are necessary to ensure diversity, compatibility and facilitateworldwide commercial deployment and evolution. A company can take benefits of economies ofscale, build or strengthen collaborations, and participate in the standardization process to imposeits technology and grow its business. The potential of standards to spur economy and impactsociety is apparent more than ever in the increasingly globalized world. Standards developed bythe 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a consortium of several standard settingorganizations (SSOs) that

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

their biomedical engineering (BME) hires. TheBureau of Labor Statistics projected BME to be the fastest growing engineering occupation from2016 to 2026 with a predicted employment growth of seven percent [1], and the World HealthOrganization highlighted regulation and standards of medical devices among the BMEdisciplines required for careers in industry and government [2]. It was also contended that qualityengineering concepts that include device regulation, standards and safety engineering may beeven more important than product development (design) in BME education [3]. In preparationfor an institution-wide curriculum revision, in May of 2014 we conducted our own survey of theBME stakeholders consisting of our program alumni, typical employers

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy

decision to fund an engineering project, merger, acquisition, orto provide venture capital to an entrepreneur comes down to using the basic principles learned inengineering economy. This paper discusses the evolution of an engineering economy curriculumand the birth and success of a business and engineering student group that grew out of theengineering economy course that has grown from six to over 70 active members in just twoyears. All students in the student group completed the engineering economy course assophomore or junior engineering students and have gone on to serve as financial advisers for thecurrent engineering economy students, sponsor company case competitions, and most recentlyserve as consultants in the local community to help

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Statics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Raich, Lafayette College

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Mechanics

courses, while stillproviding students with the opportunity to learn the FE modeling and analysis skills needed to besuccessful in subsequent courses and in design project work. The change also increased theexposure students have to computational engineering tools, which is a stated desire of ABET andour departmental external advisory boards.This project studied the effectiveness of the approach taken to integrate FE modeling andanalysis content into four sections of Strength of Materials. The sections had studentenrollments of 20, 22, 30 and 18 and were taught by two different faculty members. The addedcontent was constructed with the following objectives: a) improve the student’s understanding ofspecific stress, strain and deformation topics

Conference Session

Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD; Judit Györgyey Ries, The University of Texas

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NASA Heliophysics Ambassador.Dr. Judit Gy¨orgyey Ries, The University of Texas Judit Gy¨orgyey Ries is a Research Associate at the University of Texas/McDonald Observatory, and at the Center for Space Research. She received her undergraduate Astronomy degree at the E¨otv¨os University in Hungary. She has an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a PH.D. in Astronomy from the UT at Austin. She has worked with the McDonald Observatory Lunar Laser Ranging, and in 1997 she joined the Small Solar System Objects project conducting astrometry for orbit determination of Near Earth Asteroids candidates. She is also collecting and analyzing light curves to determine physical characteristic. She is also actively involved in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Tadd, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan; Elaine Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

a M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2001) from the University of Toledo and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University (1997). Prior to entering graduate school in 1999, he worked as a Project Engineer and a Process Engineer for Pilkington, Inc. in Ohio and Michigan. Throughout graduate school and beyond his research has focused on catalysis. He has extensive experience preparing, testing, and characterizing heterogeneous catalysts in addition to experience with supercritical fluids. Dr. Tadd has authored and coauthored 18 papers and presentations in catalysis and catalysis integration, and holds a patent for a control methodology for hydrocarbon reforming reactors. Concurrently with his

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell D. Nickolson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

learning projects, as our campus is one of the nations leaders in suchproject types. It is however uncommon for the design students to be placed on projects that askthem to step outside their comfort zone in terms of social economic interaction with communityresidents/partners. Asking them to set aside their personal biases to apply their design skills to aproject that would create a usable space for those that are afflicted with Sickle Cell, as well as aworking environment for those that provide much needed social services to them. This three-partstudy saw our students study three options: • Renovation that would connect the two adjacent facilities currently being used by the agency. • Designing proposals for a new structure one

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

creation of effective lesson plansthat would introduce engineering disciplines to middle and high school students and provideopportunities for hands-on experimental design. Rather than work with schools that already hadestablished STEM programs, we looked at schools without STEM programs where math andscience teachers were interested in using engineering principles and concepts as a practicalapplication of their content area.The Engineering Ambassadors collaborated in planning lessons that addressed math and sciencecontent with an engineering application. The educators focused on grade level math and sciencetopics while the engineers considered hands-on projects that could enhance the math and sciencetopics.During the first two years of the

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Nasser Alaraje; Vincent Druschke; Mark Highum; Joshua Hooker; Mark Kinney; Scott Kuhl; Aleksandr Sergeyev

. Robotsare increasingly used across industry sectors to improve production throughputs whilemaintaining product quality. The benefits of robotics, however, depend on workers with up-to-date knowledge and skills to maintain and use existing robots, enhance future technologies, andeducate users. It is critical that education institutions respond to the demand for roboticsspecialists by offering courses and professional certification in robotics and automation. ThisNSF sponsored project introduces a new approach for Industrial Robotics in electricalengineering technology (EET) programs at Michigan Tech and bay de Noc Community College.The curriculum and software developed by this collaboration of two- and four-year institutionsmatch industry needs and

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University at West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #31120Empathy in a Service-Learning Design CourseNusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, PURDUE UNIVERSITY Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh is a Continuing Lecturer in the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She received her Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University Fort Wayne, and received her Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After working as a software engineer in industry, she returned to academia as a lecturer and she is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Matthew Burns; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Elizabeth Quinn, Northeastern University; Alice Smith; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #30442Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-College General Engineering Program(Evaluation)Dr. Duncan Davis, Northeastern University Duncan Davis is an Assistant Teaching Professor in First Year Engineering. His research focuses on using gamification to convey course content in first year classes. Mostly recently, he has implemented a series of escape room projects to teach engineering to first year students through the process of designing, prototyping, and building these play experiences.Mr. Matthew BurnsDr. John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University Dr. Sangster is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven; Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #30494Results of Integrating a Makerspace into a First-Year Engineering CourseDr. Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven Stephanie Gillespie is a lecturer at the University of New Haven in the Engineering and Applied Science Education department. She previously specialized in service learning while teaching at the Arizona State University in the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program. Her current teaching and research interests are in developing study skills and identity in first-year engineering students and improving retention rates. She acts as the faculty liaison for the University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University ; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Joseph Arthur Brobst, Old Dominion University; Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Educational Partnerships, Old Dominion University Joe Brobst holds a BS in Biological Sciences, MA in Curriculum & Instruction, and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, all from the University of Delaware. Formerly a high school biology teacher, he is now an ed- ucational research and program evaluation specialist with experience working on a wide range of projects sponsored by organizations including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Of- fice of Naval Research, U.S. Department of Education, and Corporation for National and Community Service. His areas of interest and expertise include broadening participation in STEM higher education, K-12 STEM teacher professional development, and preservice

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Austin Hart; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Jordan Cashel-Cordo, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

important aspect of teaching this course is gettingstudents familiar with the steel frame and common connections which are used in theconstruction of a frame. This paper presents the construction of a steel frame sculpture withdetailed beam to column and column to footing connections. This frame was constructed as astudent project completely on campus. American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)motivates faculties and students nationally to design and built a steel sculpture for theiruniversities by providing construction plans for them. Although the authors used AISC’s idea tobuild the steel sculpture, the sculpture presented in this poster is not built the plan provided byAISC. A tree shaped sculpture was drafted in SketchUp and the sculpture

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Thought

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Javiera Espinoza von Bischhoffshausen, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students and practitioners of different levels, we present an initial exploration intowhat distinguishes these different foci when solving complex engineering problems.Participants and Data Collection. Data presented in the current paper are drawn from ourteam’s larger study, which includes interviews with 46 engineering students and practitionersabout their lived experiences solving complex systems thinking. Participants for these interviewswere recruited on the basis of several selection criteria, which we collected in a brief screeningquestionnaire. All participants were asked to identify an experience they had working on acomplex project, defined broadly as any project that had multiple potential solutions and forwhich there were multiple

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

followed by theparticipants as emulation of real-world design activities. This is a novel approach thatwas developed by the authors. The course curriculum encompassed the followingsubjects in the following sequence: • Introduction to Animatronics and Robotics • Introduction to Engineering and Product Design • Project Management • Team Work Basics • Concept Development • Artistic and Industrial Design • Materials and Manufacturing Process Selection Page 11.1178.2 • Mechanism Design and Assembly • Actuators, Sensors, Controls • Controllers and Programming • CostumingAfter welcoming events, students were given an

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

current students and staff. Forexample, telecounseling is one means of facilitating the interaction among incoming students,current students and nuclear engineering staff. Prior to or during new student orientation,students interact with the department’s freshman student adviser and student ambassadors. It isan opportunity for incoming students, and parents, to become familiar with the department, itsservices, facilities, research projects and career trends. In conjunction with the College ofEngineering orientation program, the department engages in its own orientation to satisfy theseobjectives. As important is the introduction of students to the professional society, the AmericanNuclear Society. Freshman students join the student chapter for

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Lynn LaVallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Eric Asa, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

students who have chosen scientific fields as career choices. Historically,undergraduate research has not always been considered to be important or even practical, but inthe wake of educational research showing that authentic, inquiry-based projects help studentsimprove in math /science skills and also help students to maintain interest in science fields2,3,4.Many broad-based funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) andNational Atmospheric and Space Agency (NASA) have found it germane to fund programsaimed at providing STEM-based research at earlier stages in students’ education. Indeed, overthe past 15 years, many graduate programs have come to expect undergraduate applicants tohave some experience in undergraduate research

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

Page 8.992.1“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”survival skill sessions. Activities incorporate learning basic computer skills, the hands-onexperience of taking apart and rebuilding a computer, and learning how to use the electroniccommunication services at UM. Faculty mentors and RISE Scholars in Track Two provideintroductions to their laboratories and research projects. Participants, their faculty mentors,parents, and selected campus guests are invited to attend a concluding celebration luncheon. Atthis event, the students make team presentations related to issues they might encounter in the

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3702: GRANTSMANSHIP AND THE PROPOSAL DEVELOP-MENT PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OFPROGRAMS FOR JUNIOR FACULTYDr. Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta- tion Office of Strategic Research Development. She has B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineer- ing (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she started working on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently, she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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International

this paper.PreliminariesAt one of the legal predecessors of the Centre for Teacher Training and Engineering Educationof Budapest Polytechnic, at the Institute for Engineering Education, an electronic syllabuspackage of four modules was developed in 2004 as a result of a project supported by ”Apertus”Public Foundation (project leader: Dr. Péter Tóth). The objective of the project realised underthe leadership of one of the authors was the development of an electronic syllabus package withunlimited availability in space and time together with accompanying methodological aids in thetopics of education technology and multimedia. The main areas of the application for thesyllabus package are teacher training and in-service teacher training as well

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Brent Nelson, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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International

benefit a community, they must also provide a quality engineering experience to the students that are involved. 3. International Design/Capstone Projects: International experiences may be integrated with departmental senior design/capstone programs. In this model, groups of students are assigned projects that have international content. In some cases, the students are teamed with students from foreign institutions. 4. Internships and supervised group projects: In these programs students work in carefully- selected international organizations as employees for 3-6 months, or under the supervision of a faculty member for shorter one-month group projects.Learning OutcomesLearning outcomes for international

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the