Paper ID #46452Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering EducationDr. Yunus Do˘gan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yunus Do˘gan Telliel is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is in the Humanities and Arts department and has collaborative faculty appointments in the Interactive Media and Game Development program and the Robotics Engineering department.Mr. Matthew James Lydon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Convergence Research in Graduate Engineering Education Yunus
Paper ID #48306Teaching Mechanical Properties of Materials through CrochetDr. Sarah A Goodman, Georgia Institute of Technology Sarah A. Goodman is a Lecturer in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Georgia Tech. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she taught MSE at Stevens Institute of Technology for 2.5 years. Her teaching and research interests include the use of active learning in graduate courses, applying the funds of knowledge framework to teaching materials science, and helping students develop a sense of community and belonging in the field of engineering. Prof. Goodman has experience teaching 4th
Paper ID #47432BOARD # 344: Community Tech Press: Sixth-grade youth expanding engineeringthrough critical multilingual journalism (DRK-12)Dr. Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University Chelsea Andrews is a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University, at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO).Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Education at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices of engineering learners from all backgrounds and at
Paper ID #49243Integrating Design Futuring into Engineering EducationDr. Maryam Heidaripour, University of the Pacific Maryam Heidaripour is an Assistant Professor of Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific. She holds a Ph.D. in Design from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA in General Management from the University of Tehran. She also spent two years as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Informatics. Her research interests include design strategy, new venture development, and exploring future interactions with advanced energy
the Needs of All Learners”, ASCD, 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2014.[5] Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.[6] J. van de Pol, M. Volman, and J. Beishuizen, “Scaffolding in Teacher–Student Interaction: A Decade of Research,” Educ Psychol Rev, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 271–296, Sep. 2010, doi: 10.1007/s10648-010-9127-6.[ 7] Simon, H.A., The Sciences of the Artificial, 3rd ed., Cambridge, Mass.s: MIT Press, 1996.[8] Sheppard, S.D., “A Description of Engineering: An EssentialBackdrop for Interpreting Engineering Education,” Proceedings (CD),Mudd Design Workshop IV, Claremont, Cal.: Harvey Mudd College, 2003[ 9] K. Warwick, “Cyborgs,” in Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, R. Chadwick, Ed., Academic Press
usually pull things off even if they look really horrible."Through the program, Quinn came to see their persistence as central to both surviving adversityand succeeding in engineering. This capacity to endure and adapt resulted in a renegotiation ofpersonal identity and Quinn’s ability to visualize themselves as an agent within an engineeringworld: "Well, it's something that I would like consider if I could do like college definitely... It's something that I would like keep in mind in future jobs."For Kai, the discovery of their engineering identity was rooted in the unexpected parallels theydrew between engineering and artistry: "The non-linear nature surprised me... It takes a lot of creativity to be able to generate a
interdisciplinary, blending environmental, economic, and social considerations. Learning about it early-on encourages students to think across traditional boundaries. 3. Responsibility: Engineers play a crucial role in creating sustainable solutions for global challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and pollution. Starting this conversation early prepares them to take on this responsibility. 4. Innovation: By understanding sustainability from the start, students are more likely to innovate and design with a sustainable future in mind, leading to more environmentally- friendly and socially-conscious engineering practices. 5. Career Readiness: As industries increasingly prioritize sustainability, having a
, presents a solution to address HD by trainingengineers to understand HD and create engineering solutions to approach them [6], [7].However, not all engineering solutions have equity in mind. For example, some pulse oximeterscannot accurately detect oxygen saturation in darker skin tones [8]. This highlights theimportance of ensuring that future biomedical engineers are aware of HD. In undergraduate BME education, students learn how to apply engineering principles andmethods to address problems in the healthcare system. To prepare a BME workforce ready tosolve modern-day healthcare problems, topics of HD should be accessible in the undergraduatecurricula. Across the nation, faculty are incorporating HD into their courses, as evidenced by
Paper ID #45806Exploring Undergraduates’ Experiences of a Two Day Quantum SummerSchoolNicholas Dang, Purdue Engineering EducationDr. Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Muhsin Menekse is an Associate Professor at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering Education and the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Dr. Menekse’s primary research focuses on exploring K-16 students’ engagement and learning of engineering and science concepts by creating innovative instructional resources and conducting interdisciplinary quasi-experimental research studies in and out of
Paper ID #46314Programming as an Engineering Tool in K-12: e4usa+Programming. Introducingthe Purple ThreadDr. Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis Kenneth Reid is the Associate Dean and Director of Engineering at the R. B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of Indianapolis. He and his coauthors were awarded the Wickenden award (Journal of Engineering Education, 2014) and Best Paper award, Educational Research and Methods Division (ASEE, 2014). He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award (2013) for designing the B.S. degree in Engineering Education. He is a co-PI on the ”Engineering for Us All
Paper ID #48812WIP - UDL in STEM Higher Education: A Synthesis Literature ReviewAutumn Cuellar, Utah State University Autumn Cuellar is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education. Her undergraduate and master’s careers were both in Computer Science. She believes that everyone can achieve their goals, regardless of physical ability. This is why Autumn strives to make engineering accessible for everyone.Dr. Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University - Engineering Education Marissa Tsugawa is an assistant professor at Utah State University who leverages mixed-methods research to explore neurodiversity and identity and motivation
Education, 2025 Impact of An Engineering Task on the Development of Middle School Students’ Engineering Design Practices (Fundamental)AbstractThe 2020 ASEE Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning outlines concepts, practices, andhabits of mind to promote engineering literacy for graduating high school students. However,how these practices develop over time and what is appropriate for students to learn at differentgrade levels has not been determined. This study examined the development of middle schoolstudents' engineering practices through an informal, distance-learning engineering program.Ninety assessment videos from 30 students across three engineering design activities wereanalyzed using a qualitative research design. The
tointegrate the values of individuals into a net aggregate public value [14].In this current article, we report on the use of nursing theory to help to inform the engineeringdefinition of “health”. In particular, we explore the interface of “human” and “natural” andconsider health as a complex concept that includes the body, mind, and spirit of people as well asthe breadth of natural ecosystems upon which humanity depends.An existing module in an existing course was modified to include two theories from nursing. Thecourse, “Introduction to Environmental Engineering” is part of the degree requirements forstudents of civil engineering, architectural engineering, and environmental engineering at theMissouri University of Science and Technology, a large
earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. Prior to joining ODU, he was a Senior Researcher at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and a Research Assistant Professor at the Advanced Research Institute (ARI) at Virginia Tech. His research interests include cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence (AI), trustworthy AI, next-generation networks, and engineering education.Charles Lowe, Old Dominion UniversityDr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty
the same exact thing I just did, I'll call them out for it and I'll say, "I literally just said that. You're just ignoring me.“ (Sandra) 13Sexist comments & attitudes limit women ability to createreliable networks of support in engineering for their MH.So that's one of the things that I can't really talk to my engineering friends aboutbecause they have expressed that I'll automatically get a job because I'm awoman. I do think it does give me an advantage, not because I'm just a woman, butbecause diverse minds bring diverse ideas to solutions. And that's something thatcompanies want, they want people with different mindsets. And I have that because Iam a woman in a
Paper ID #47631Digital Engineering: Leveraging AI to Improve Communication SkillsDr. Neil Littell, Ohio University Dr. W. Neil Littell is an Associate Professor at Ohio University within the Russ College of Engineering in the Department of Engineering Technology and Management. Dr. Littell created and is the current director of Ohio University’s Master of Science in Project Management degree. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Digital Engineering: Leveraging AI to Improve Communication SkillsAbstractEngineers must engage with
Paper ID #46899NSF DUE: Everyday engineering: Leveraging craft to deepen engineeringdesign and spatial visualizationDr. Anna Keune, Technical University of Munich Anna Keune is Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Design Technologies and TUM-IAS Rudolf M¨oßbauer fellow at the Technical University of Munich. Anna’s research and teaching stands at the intersection of learning sciences and design. Anna investigates high and low-tech educational design technologies to advance knowledge about STEM learning, transforming what counts as participation and expanding who participates. Her research
to the (un)sustainability of the planet; it is unclear whether these feelings are bestcharacterized as despair, anxiety, and/or fear. The interviewees connected emotions to theirsustainability teaching practices in a variety of ways. This included role modeling for studentsbeing mindful of their emotions when discussing sustainability, showing that there are positivesteps that can be taken, making learning interesting and fun through games, and empoweringstudents to be a piece of the puzzle in creating change. The results speak to the importance ofconsidering emotions when designing teaching approaches related to sustainability.IntroductionThere is generally strong consensus that it is important to educate engineers to contribute
young minds, providing over 300 hours of instruction. His dedication to equitable education extends to developing initiatives that engage students from all backgrounds, and his efforts have earned him the Chancellor’s Excellence in Citation Award at Syracuse University. In addition to his academic duties, Dr. Yung is an active leader in promoting humanitarian engineering, emphasizing the importance of socially inclusive and sustainable engineering solutions in his teaching. He has collaborated on various projects aimed at addressing the needs of marginalized communities and has led numerous outreach activities to expose high school students to biomedical engineering. Dr. Yung’s contributions to education and outreach
Paper ID #48280Being and Becoming an Engineer: How Generative AI Shapes UndergraduateEngineering EducationDr. Clay Walker, University of Michigan Dr. Walker is a Lecturer III in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering Technical Communication Program. He regularly teaches first-year, intermediate, and senior writing courses for students in all engineering disciplines, but especially Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering. His research focuses on the interplay between identity, experience, and agency in language and literacy practices, with a focus on style and the development of expertise in AI
Paper ID #47878Evaluating the Teaching Perspectives of Engineering and Non-EngineeringGraduate Students in a Shared Training EnvironmentDr. Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology Jacqueline (Jacki) Rohde is the Assessment Coordinator in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests are in sociocultural norms in engineering and the professional development of engineering students.Dr. Emily Grace Weigel, Georgia Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Evaluating the Teaching Perspectives of Engineering
chemical. I don't know about chemical engineering, but circuits feels less useful for Civil engineers to know.” “Remove it from the [sophomore] series.” “It was taught very well, I just don't think it is all that relevant to industrial engineering.”The perceived value of Circuits is very low in the minds of many students, especially those notmajoring in electrical engineering. Therefore, the focus of this work-in-progress paper is toassess the impact on the perceived value for the non-electrical engineering students in a pilotversion of Circuits during Fall Quarter of the 2024-2025 academic year. The pilot sectionincorporated strategic components intended to increase the students’ perceived value of thecourse.Overview of
discipline has agreater percentage of graduates from minoritized racial/ethnic groups (19.2% for CPE comparedto 17.2% for all engineering fields in 2023) [2].A premise of this project is that course syllabi should be understood as value-laden rather than asneutral-by-default objects [3] – and that syllabi matter as part of efforts to broaden participationin this field. Syllabi have the opportunity to be innovative, equity-minded and accessible [4] orto reproduce values of exclusion. We can also consider whether syllabi are “student-centered” or“instructor-centered”. As noted in the CUE Syllabus Tool: For some faculty members, the syllabus is a guide that outlines what learners should expect in a course and clarifies what is expected of
. (2021). Exploring the social and cultural dimensions of learning for recent engineering graduates during the school-to-work transition. Engineering Studies, 13(2), 132-157.Martin, D. A., & Polmear, M. (2023). The two cultures of engineering education: Looking back and moving forward. In Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities: Have Their Conversations Come of Age? (pp. 133-150). Cham: Springer International Publishing.Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.McGinn, R. E. (2003). “Mind the gaps”: An empirical approach to engineering ethics, 1997– 2001. Science and Engineering Ethics, 9, 517-542.Mural
Paper ID #46269WIP: Identifying the Pre-college Engineering Experiences of our First-YearEngineering StudentsBrian Patrick O’Connell, Northeastern University Dr. O’Connell is an associate teaching professor in the First-Year Engineering program at Northeastern University. He studied at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2006 then worked in industry as a Mechanical Engineer working on ruggedized submarine optronic systems. He returned to academia in 2011 at Tufts University planning to work towards more advanced R&D but fell for engineering education and educational technologies. His research now focuses on
, 2004. 39(4): p. 213-223.20. Layton, R., M. Ohland, and H.R. Pomeranz, Software for student team formation and peer evaluation: CATME incorporates team maker. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007: p. 12.1286.1- 12.1286.5.21. Saldaña, J., The coding manual for qualitative researchers. 2015, Los Angeles, CA: Sage.22. Konopasky, A.W. and K.M. Sheridan, Towards a diagnostic toolkit for the language of agency. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2016. 23(2): p. 108-123.23. Svihla, V., J.R. Gomez, and M. Crudo, A., Supporting agency over framing authentic design problems. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 2023. 17(1).24. Kirn, A. and
- minds/how-to-create-custom-ai-chatbots-that-enrich-your-classroom[18] Y. Ai, M. Baveja, A. Girdhar, M. O’Dell, and A. Deorio, “A Custom Generative AI Chatbot as a Course Resource,” in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Portland, Oregon: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2024, p. 46433. doi: 10.18260/1-2--46433.[19] S. Abdulla, Y. Al Hamidi, and M. Khraisheh, “Creating and Implementing a Custom Chatbot in Engineering Education,” in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Baltimore , Maryland: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2023, p. 42801. doi: 10.18260/1-2--42801.[20] H. K. Kim et al., “ChatGPT and Me: Collaborative Creativity in a Group Brainstorming with Generative AI,” in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference
Libraries Dean’s Innovation Grant, enabled the research team todetermine how the STEM library and engineering liaison can better serve CENGR faculty andstudents.The guiding research questions for this project are:1) What liaison services and resources are needed to best meet the needs of Engineering studentsand faculty?2) How can we better support PBL within engineering degree programs?3) How can the UNT Libraries’ engagement with CENGR students and faculty be improved?With these questions in mind, the research team developed surveys and conducted interviews withthe goal of answering these questions and informing future directions for the engineering liaison.Each survey was designed to gather insights specific to its audience, and rigorous data
Paper ID #45590Engineering Students’ Perceptions and Preparedness for GlobalizationDr. Shazib Z Vijlee, University of Portland Dr. Shazib (Shaz) Vijlee is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Portland’s Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas (Austin). He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle). He has held various positions in industry (Boeing Phantom Works) and government (Sandia National Labs and Air Force Research Labs). Dr. Vijlee has been at the
Paper ID #45534Reflections on Artificial Intelligence use in Engineering CoursesDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took aDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past twenty-one years teaching mechanical engineering at four different colleges. He started at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the