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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Loewer; Ken Vickers; John Ahlen; Greg Salamo

different fields will work side-by-side, and around which ideas will flow freely, as a team effort produces the needed proof-of-principle. Equipment within the appropriate departments that could breadboard an idea under consideration will be brought to this table. Initially, such a table will exist in physics and in electrical engineering to focus the proposed effort in Nano and Microelectronics-Photonics. After the first two years the program will be evaluated, which will then indicate any value to expand into other engineering and science areas. These collaborative projects will enrich both the larger community and our own educational mission by integrating students’ research, creative work, classroom learning, and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Milin Shah; Guoqing Tang; Bala Ram

. Thesetwo modules are developed through a collaboration between the mathematics andindustrial engineering departments at North Carolina A&T State University under theNSF funded project “Enhancing Mathematics Courses through EngineeringApplications.”The first module addresses cost curves and optimization analysis related to the carreplacement problem and inventory control problem, and is incorporated in Calculus Iinstruction. The car replacement problem discusses how long to retain a vehicle of yourchoice before trading in or selling it for a new one, while the inventory control problem isto make a decision on how a retailer determines economically the quantity of a productordered from a distributor or manufacturer. Various cost components are

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rona Colosimo Warner; Paul J. Warner; Kim LaScola Needy

Session 2642 On the Initiation and Development of an Advanced Manufacturing Educational Program to Aid Displaced Workers Paul J. Warner, Rona Colosimo Warner, Kim LaScola Needy University of Pittsburgh, Department of Industrial Engineering AbstractThis paper presents a model based on classic project management and systems analysis that wascreated and utilized by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Industrial EngineeringManufacturing Assistance Center (MAC) to develop an accelerated manufacturing trainingprogram for displaced workers. The following

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

John Steven Aiken

instructional device that was proposedis a very simple device that makes it very easy to understand the Helix Linear Rotation Concept.I have included this proposal because it allows the mind to focus to crystal clarity, that a newfundamental electrical engineering concept has been discovered. It is not hard to imagine beingin an engineering class, listening to an exciting young professor explaining how the Helix LinearRotation Concept works, while demonstrating it with a helix motor demonstration device suchas one shown in the proposal. Page 5 of 11 DARPA: Project HELIX Project HELIX will introduce the new, state of the art, large scale, rotational electromagnetichelix motor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Gregory Mason P.E., zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

connection toindustry and through changes in the four essential areas of a shared department vision, faculty,curriculum, and supportive policies.During the last year of this project, we conducted an audit of our activities taken during the six-year project to identify which were most impactful for the culture building in the department andwere relatively easy to implement and adopt by other departments. We shared our audit processand results at the 2023 ASEE conference [1]. This audit process helped us identify ten significantendeavors, each of which included multiple activities. These ten endeavors include creating amission statement to drive culture change, fostering the new culture in retreats, improvingdiversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V Crosby, Texas A&M University; Maram H Alaqra, Sharjah Education Academy ; Pamela Simmons-Brooks, Texas A&M University; Morgan H. Krauss, Texas A&M University; Shelly Tornquist, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Texas A&M University, which included over eight years of research experience on STEM education. Having spoken widely on STEM education internationally and throughout the US, Dr. Alaqra has also been part of large-scale STEM education research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, and Department of Education. Dr. Alaqra’s research agenda has emphasized culturally relevant teaching and learning through designing culturally sensitive learning environments for students to improve STEM self-efficacies and interests. Research interests include: STEM education, culturally relevant instruction, STEM self-efficacy, community-based learning, and 21st Century skills.Pamela

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Scozzari, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the change and technology. The market will demandindividuals with these skills, competencies, and personal convictions to create the changesnecessary to achieve an environmentally sustainable future.Industrial designers apply specific problem-solving processes to develop ideas. Classmates andcolleagues inexperienced with design are unfamiliar with this style of development, such assketching ideas, making mock-ups, producing engineering and illustrative graphics, creatingmodels of a project, and problem solving methodologies applied. A specific area of difficultyexperienced by many students in this environment is honest verbal and written critique of ideasfor fear of criticism. The critique process is particularly challenging, as students from

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

learner. When the final focusgroup interviews were performed at the conclusion of the semester, students spoke on theirperceived level of engagement compared to other labs they have taken. Students were alsoqueried as to their opinion of the merit of two additional module topics for future development. The ultimate goal of this two year research project is to develop four modules forenvironmental sustainability. Two modules were developed for the first year of the research withthe anticipation of adding two more modules during year two. The spring 2010 modulesconsisted of: (1) Green Engineering Design and (2) Water reuse and recycling. The year twoactivities are being partially shaped by student input from the focus groups and will

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs

22.1353.6engineer. This One Minute Engineer presentation is designed to give students an opportunity toshow what they are interested in and to get used to speaking in front of a class. Students eachyear are given a design project and a research paper. The design project has always been a groupproject to enforce the importance of teamwork in engineering and give students a chance to workin groups. Topics of the design project have been unique each year, with topics ranging fromdesigning a racing team’s garage, to designing a “green” home system, to designing a solution tocleaning up the BP oil spill. The research paper has been a group paper based on the designproject, except for 2010 when the paper was changed to a different topic and made an

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

classes. Inthe first half of the course students become familiar with digital prototyping tools, both softwareand hardware. In the second half of the semester students work in multidisciplinary teams on aproduct design project. The project deliverable is a digital prototype of the product.Most engineering students are familiar with the parametric modeling software, AutodeskInventor. On the industrial design side, students are familiar with SolidWorks, a comparablesolid modeling software produced by Dassault and commonly used by industrial designers inpractice. The first part of the course involves them quickly converting to Inventor so that all areusing a common platform in the design project. Without that shared platform, communicationabout

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Management (CEEM) combines aknowledge base of not only energy management, but also the management of environmentalimpact. Based on benchmarking of other energy management certificates, feedback from anIndustrial Advisory Board, and advice from CEEM alumni working in the industry, the CEEMrequires successfully completing two 3 credit hour courses (45 meeting hours each) that includemultiple real-world projects, successful completion of a certification exam that is not simplymultiple choice, and 12 months of work experience or training in the energy management and/orenvironmental management field. Completion of these steps will properly assess a candidate'sknowledge and ability to apply the subject matter. The paper will explain the development of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheldon M. Jeter; Jeffrey A. Donnell

adjust to anotherset in professional practice or just continue to use the instructional set if no specific alternativeguidance is given. Further, once the set of standards is developed, they can readily be incorporated into aprocess of instruction on writing that is linked to the sequence of laboratory courses in thecurriculum. The writing instruction can be staged in such a way that the complexity of thereports correlates with the increasing complexity of the projects in the advancing courses. Theresult is an instructional program that challenges the students with higher levels of complexityand responsibility while acquainting them with the range of reports in everyday use.BACKGROUND One of the most common misperceptions about

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

to thecurricula, however, this is not practical; with 135 semester hours in our undergraduate curricula,our goal is to reduce, not increase the number of credit hours in the program. The strategy that weadopted two years ago was to link two “unrelated” single-semester design courses through acommon design experience, thereby offering an in-depth design experience to our soil and water-, processing-, biological-, and food-engineering students.This strategy was suggested by an invitation to compete in the Third Annual Padnos DesignCompetition. The Padnos Competition is open to senior design projects using innovativeengineering solutions to solve problems in an environmentally responsible way. Entries consistof a design report, executive

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

implies written or spoken analysis that will include a consideration of the student’s own responses to the culture or global issue, often involving comparison, and will demonstrate informed awareness. 3. Students will develop greater empathy and charity, and begin to gain a global perspective, by learning to see themselves from another’s point of view.Our new course addresses 1b) and both 2 and 3 of the numbered items above.A key component of this course, satisfying the GCA requirements, is a multi-phase activitycalled the “Small Helm Project.” This activity effectively engages students in a problem solvingapproach to ethical and/or technological problems in the global arena. The project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University

optimize the performance of a digital system depending on the application need (i.e., performance, power, size, or fault tolerance). LaMeres' research is sponsored by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Montana Space Grant Consortium, the National Space Grant Consortium, and the Office of Naval Research.Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education for 20 years. At MSU, she works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students. She also

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

the fundingthey seek. The perspectives provided are from one person’s experiences and not officiallyendorsed by any funding agency. The goal is to provide encouraging and tangible advice on hownew faculty can approach writing their first proposals and get them funded.The Top Ten Do’s & Don’ts to Earn Competitive Funding as a New Professor#1: Do over prepare the project idea and proposalPreparation is essential. Do an extensive literature search and include it in the proposal. Thisdemonstrates your command of the field and allows you to contextualize your own new, novelidea within the field. It is important to directly state how your proposed idea will contribute tothe knowledge in the field. Write frequently on the proposal, revise what

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David Elton, Auburn University; Gary Welling, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Pitts, Auburn University; Daniel Butler, Auburn University

AC 2010-518: USING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND LEARNING STYLESIN A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORYJames Hanson, California Polytechnic State UniversityDavid Elton, Auburn UniversityGary Welling, California Polytechnic State UniversityDaniel Pitts, Auburn UniversityDaniel Butler, Auburn University Page 15.1345.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Video Technology to Extend Learning Styles in a Geotechnical Engineering LaboratoryAbstractThis paper presents an update for an ongoing project that involves extensive use of videotechnology for classroom activities in a geotechnical engineering laboratory. Specifically

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendra Seniow, Oregon State University; Eric Nefcy, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1953: REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDENT MODEL DEVELOPMENT INVIRTUAL LABORATORIES BASED ON A COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIPINSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNKendra Seniow, Oregon State University Kendra Seniow is an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, the University Honors College, and the International Studies Programs at Oregon State University. In pursuit of her University Honors College and International degrees, she is investigating student teams’ use of models during completion of the BioReactor Virtual Laboratory project, how similar educational principles can be applied to international development projects and how participation in both these authentic activities helps develop stronger

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Katrien Kraft, Arizona State University; Laura Baughman, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

a Microsoft Word document on the project screen. It is a syllabus. She points out the various components of the robot project and when they are due. She summarizes each component quickly and says things like, “Remember you need to make sure to fill out this status report professionally. On every status report you need to identify all members of the project, whose laptop you will use, and when the code will be written.” She pulls up the report template and goes through each component. She says that each group member needs to fill out the status report on their own, so she can compare the reports for discrepancies. She then puts up a slide about the importance of good team communication. The

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Louise Yates; Maura Borrego

forms of active learning to varying degrees; approximately 50% of thefreshman class completes a design project in their introductory course.Like most science and engineering courses, the focus is on technical content, resulting indense courses with little room for the addition of societal context and other less technicaltopics. Thus, the decision was made to create a new interdisciplinary course for students Page 10.444.1from all engineering majors. The goal of the Engineering Freshman Academy seminars is Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Rothberg; Phil Barker; Aruna Palipana; Fiona Lamb

Session 2793 Developing a Standardised Evaluation Methodology for Computer Based Learning Materials Aruna Palipana, Phil Barker, Steve Rothberg, Fiona Lamb Faculty of Engineering, Loughborough University, UK / Institute of Computer Based Learning, Heriot-Watt University, UK / Faculty of Engineering, Loughborough University, UK / Faculty of Engineering, Loughborough University, UKAbstractThe UK-based EASEIT-Eng project (http://www.easeit-eng.ac.uk/) aims to encourage orenhance the usage of existing engineering computer-based learning materials by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Organ-izing the curriculum with hands-on, biomedically- related learning modulesABSTRACT The relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering emerged from informal collaborations be-tween engineers, physicians and life scientists, and is the fastest growing engineering discipline at mostuniversities. Chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers play an important and expanding role in thisburgeoning field because the fundamental core principles of each discipline are critical to biomedicalmainstays such as the design of artificial organs. This project introduces hands-on, biomedically

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8477Technical Design Reviews in CapstoneDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon is a tenured Associate Professor at East Carolina where he teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level. Previously he has held positions of responsibility in industry with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, Westinghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom and Wash- ington Group. Positions include project engineer, program assessor, senior shift manager, TQM coach, and production reactor outage planner. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Gretchen Anne Hazard, James Madison University; Matthew Swain, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sequence, students work to design and construct prototypesof human-powered vehicles for a client with cerebral palsy who lives in the local community. Aclient with cerebral palsy provides not only a real, client-based design experience, but also anopportunity requiring that the students develop a new customer persona differing from the“myself-as-the-customer” model; this process has proved challenging for many of the students.Ideally, by the end of the academic year, students should learn the importance of disassociatingthemselves from the customer as well as understand the ethical obligations associated with beingan engineer.A critical component of this sophomore project is the development of identity and communityamong a cohort of students. The

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Ganesh, University of Michigan; Carissa Yim, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #43071Sustainability-focused Digital Case Studies: Enhancing Engineering EducationDeepika Ganesh, University of Michigan Deepika is a second year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, School for the Environment and Sustainability. She specializes in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and is curious about informal education spaces, especially outdoor and digital spaces, and their role in contextual learning environments. Her most recent projects include program evaluation for the Next-Gen Scholars program aimed at first generation and underrepresented masters students in her department, and studying

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3 - Innovative Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Lahneman, Montana State University ; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Catherine M. Kirkland, Montana State University; Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University; Amanda Hohner, Montana State University; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University; Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University; Otto R. Stein, Montana State University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

(MSU) is entering its fourth yearof a five-year project to transform its environmental engineering undergraduate program withsupport from a National Science Foundation Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartments (RED) grant. The project team’s intent is to move away from a topic-focusedundergraduate engineering curriculum model, in which technical content is siloed into individualcourses, and few connections are made to broader social and environmental contexts or toprofessional practice. In its place, faculty are developing an integrated project-based curriculumthat intentionally builds students’ competencies in engineering and sustainability in a connectedmanner throughout their program of study.The project team comprises all

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

includesthe following: holistic, interdisciplinary approach to civil and environmental infrastructure prob-lems; collaborative research within and outside CEES that teaches valuable partnering skills; par-ticipation in CEES’s novel educational efforts, including integrated curriculum projects,multidisciplinary design experiences, team learning, team teaching, and K-12 alliances; a full yearin the classroom team teaching with a faculty member; and participation in new faculty seminarsand at least two educational methods courses. Table 1 below lists 10 measurable objectives takenfrom our GAANN contract, that we are using to track progress of the fellowship program. Ourbroad-based program exposes GAANN Fellows to all of the rigors associated with a

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dennis Audo; Seth O'Brien

”, and a piece of aluminumfoil no bigger than 18”x 18”. The foil can be ripped into smaller pieces if desired by the student,but no scissors are allowed. Students are asked to build a construction project from the materialsprovided, and they are given one hour to construct their project. All parents or guardians areasked to leave the room while the students are constructing their projects. All building projectsmust in some way relate to the construction industry. (Examples include: bridges, houses,skyscrapers, retail shops, etc.) After the one-hour time limit, students are then judged by collegestudents, industry persons and faculty volunteers. Each judge is given 3 to 4 students to review,usually in the same grade level. The judges are given a

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

of the instruments for assessing teamwork KSA. Broadly, teamworkassessment instruments can be categorized into two groups: peer evaluations and tests. Peerevaluations mainly focus on student projects and aim to achieve a fair summative evaluation ofthe individual contribution of each team member to project outcomes. Teamwork tests focus onmeasuring teamwork knowledge and/or personal traits, such as leadership, that are known to beimportant for teamwork. Teamwork tests are widely adopted by the industry for the selection ofteam members.1Existing instruments for assessing teamwork KSA do not include items to measure studentinterest for learning teamwork. Recently, we have proposed an assessment framework based onthe Model of Domain Learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Amarnath Banerjee, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Glen Miller

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

project on ethical andresponsible research and practices in science and engineering undertaken at a large publicuniversity in the southwestern United States. The objective of this research is to improveinstructor training, interventions, and student outcomes in high schools and universities toimprove awareness and commitment to ethical practices in STEM coursework. The paper willdescribe the progress made in several components of the grant: i) Preliminary analysis ofmeasures of ethical knowledge, reasoning skills, attitudes, and practices of several hundredundergraduate freshmen and seniors, correlated with demographic data based on data captured inthe first year of the grant; ii) Progress made in the development of the concept of “ethical self