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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

PCs and interactive teachingapplications have proven to be effective in increasing student engagement and supporting teacherinstruction. More importantly, leveraging these technologies, innovative teaching methodologiescan be developed to improve lecturing efficiency and facilitate assessment. This paper presentsan on-going project in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University thatfocuses on revamping the teaching of computer science and engineering courses by incorporatingtablet PCs and modern educational technology into the classroom. The goal of the project is toenhance student and teacher interaction, improve teaching effectiveness, and increase students’interests in course content.In this paper, we describe the

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Environmental Engineering

working with sanitation treatment systems in the developed and developing world. Bothofferings of the case-study module involved two team assignments, a small-scale case study of acommunity in a developing country and a major semester-long design project focused on a U.S.community, as detailed in the sections that follow. The nontechnical content was intentionallyintegrated into the course using a case-study approach. This section summarizes the design andimplementation of the instructional activity.Course Instructors. To support student learning with respect to both the technical andnontechnical issues, three instructors collaborated on case-study module implementation. Thefirst instructor was the environmental engineer involved in developing

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Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

methodologies and expectations within specific engineeringdisciplines is an important first step in developing a curriculum that enables engineers to workacross those disciplines. An instrument that supports the analysis of a Faculty’s progressiontowards this end is a valuable addition to the engineering design educator’s toolbox.Introduction and MotivationThe goal of this project was to design an instrument to assess the student perception ofengineering design and how it evolves through courses and over time. The instrument design wasinformed by examining four capstone design courses from across the Faculty of Applied Scienceand Engineering at the University of Toronto; more specifically, from the disciplines ofChemical, Electrical & Computer

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Buchanan, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Winstead, University of Southern Mississippi; Anton Netchaev, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Allee, University of Southern Mississippi

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Engineering Physics & Physics

measurement of H2 concentration in the purge gas. A commercialH2 sensor will be characterized for use as the real-time sensor and H2 concentration as anindicator of the effectiveness of the purging process, thus enabling the minimizing of heliumwaste. A test apparatus for water and liquid nitrogen flow research was retrofitted to provide formeasurement of hydrogen in a helium flow stream. Results are currently being compiled but willbe presented in the final paper, as well as the overall process and activities related to studentlearning.Student InvolvementThe project was the result of collaboration between the programs of Physics and ElectronicsEngineering Technology. Students participated in the design, specification, acquisition, andinstallation of

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yann-Hang Lee; Sethuraman Panchanathan; Gerald Gannod; Forouzan Golshani; David Pheanis; Ben Huey

Abstract The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University has deployed a novel infrastructure for a concentration track in embedded systems that combines important aspects of academic content with the latest in research and industrial practices. The concentration track emphasizes fundamental issues such as the balance between hardware and software and the respective trade-offs of building embedded systems. It is realized through the use of formal course work and hands-on experience that is channeled through a capstone project implemented as internships.1 IntroductionRapid proliferation of embedded systems in a wide range of consumer and

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Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano; Willie Ofosu

manner 2.Antennas are used for fixed and mobile transmissions in both terrestrial and spacecommunication applications. Many different types of antennas are in use today in avariety of applications. Every antenna in use has been designed based on specificationsthat make it suitable for a particular application. TelT students are exposed to basic Page 7.319.1characteristics that are common to all antennas such as gain and radiation pattern.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education.This project was sponsored by the Minority Office

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Maurizio Manzo; Huseyin Bostanci

process, and familiarize theparticipants on the instrumentation and control aspects that have broad applications includingnuclear. The workshop featured carefully developed lectures, as well as lab/in-class demonstrationsand a hands-on project involving parts integration, coding, and testing. Thus, besides disseminatingthe fundamental knowledge on nuclear power, the workshop had appealing and meaningful elementsthat educators can use to encourage students towards STEM field in general. Following theworkshop, educators implemented the modular lessons into their curriculum, and reached out adiverse student population in North Texas at high, middle, and elementary school grades at theirinstitutions

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #5753The Design of a Leadership Development Programme for Women Engineer-ing Students at a South African UniversityDr. Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa I have been involved in academia for the past 17 years after spending eight years working in various manufacturing industries. I hold qualifications in Operations Management and Business (MBA and DBA). I am currently the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering at the NMMU in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I am also the Project Leader for wela (women in engineering leadership association) which falls

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Thomason, Mansfield ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jay Michael Rosenberger, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Vishnu Sharma Kaipu Prabhakar Sharma, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Rahsirearl Dominick Smalls, Everman ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Jocelyn Sigler M.Ed., The University of Texas at Arlington; James Hovey

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

Paper ID #42370Training Teachers to Employ Design and Analysis of Computer Experimentsfor Research on Sustainable Building DesignMrs. Laura Thomason, Mansfield ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington Long time middle school teacher who is still on a quest to continue in my personal education. I participated in the RET project with UTA last summer and while I learned so much, the experience allowed me to impact my classroom teaching. Currently, I teach at Jerry Knight STEM Academy in Mansfield, TX. I get to teach advanced 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in multiple STEM electives.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

of engineering, science, and mathematics deep learning concepts and their practical applications in engineering. 2. apply engineering design to produce Students analyze engineering problems and solutions that meet specified needs with apply suitable deep learning models to consideration of public health, safety, and address them. welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. communicate effectively with a range of Students develop collaboration and audiences communication skills through group projects and presentations 4

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

University. This evaluation was conducted as away to provide participant feedback to the Innovations Process faculty in order to benchmark thecourse. As a unique course funded by a USDA Higher Education Challenge grant this projectallowed the faculty of the interdisciplinary course to reflect on the first year of the project anduse feedback from the students of that year to make changes for future years.Student participants in the Innovations Process course are placed in interdisciplinary teams andchallenged to solve a real-world problem in partnership with a local (Oklahoma) sponsorcompany. The participants combine engineering, business and communications skills to developa prototype, budget analysis and a comprehensive communications plan with

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

  9% III. MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS  4% IV. MATERIALS, METHODS, AND PLAN READING  10% V. BIDDING AND ESTIMATING  17% VI. BUDGETING, COSTS, AND COST CONTROL  10.5% VII. PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND CONTROL  16.5% VIII. CONSTRUCTION SAFETY  7% IX. SURVEYING AND PROJECT LAYOUT  2% X. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION  18.5% At the author’s university the AC exam has been used as an assessment tool for nearly 10 years. Theperception was that an established standard exam would bring benefits to

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2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

  9% III. MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS  4% IV. MATERIALS, METHODS, AND PLAN READING  10% V. BIDDING AND ESTIMATING  17% VI. BUDGETING, COSTS, AND COST CONTROL  10.5% VII. PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND CONTROL  16.5% VIII. CONSTRUCTION SAFETY  7% IX. SURVEYING AND PROJECT LAYOUT  2% X. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION  18.5% At the author’s university the AC exam has been used as an assessment tool for nearly 10 years. Theperception was that an established standard exam would bring benefits to

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

design. Theuse of spaghetti bridges in introduction to engineering courses has been done before; however,only one bridge is typically done per student team. Requiring the students to design more thanone bridge and loading each to failure has a greater impact on student learning by forcing thestudents to understand the consequences of the differences between their bridges. A descriptionof the design project and the results from implementing the project in improving the impact onstudent learning and the appreciation of engineering are reported.IntroductionThe construction and subsequent loading to failure of a spaghetti bridge is detailed in Karweit1.In this seminal work, the benefit of a “virtual lab” (www.jhu.edu\virtlab\bridge\truss.htm)2

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Edward Smaglik; Terry Baxter; John Tingerthal P.E.; Chun-Hsing Ho; Mark Lamer

increased by 46 percent and itis projected to increase by an additional 15 percent by 2021, resulting in larger demands onfaculty and other resources1. This resource imbalance presents the opportunity to explorealternative approaches to course delivery with the aim to simultaneously improve the studentlearning experience while more efficiently utilizing classroom space and faculty time. Onepromising method for doing this is to move the acquisition of content knowledge out of theclassroom, leaving classroom time for the assimilation of that knowledge2. This is known as the‘inverted’3 or ‘flipped’4 classroom that relies on ‘blended learning’5,6 techniques. Such methodshave been historically called ‘hybrid courses’ when online learning management

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Ernesto A B F Lima, University of Texas at Austin

computational tools toreal-world applications. Since 2022, the course has transitioned entirely to BME-focused examples,such as modeling population dynamics, analyzing biomedical images, and implementing cellularautomata for disease modeling. Student feedback highlights increased confidence and relevance,while project topics showcase a deep engagement with BME-related challenges. IntroductionProgramming and computational thinking are increasingly recognized as essential skills in the 21stcentury, offering innovative solutions to complex problems across diverse fields. Computationalthinking transcends mere programming; it involves reformulating complex challenges into problemssolvable through computational

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest David Cartwright Sr., Marshall University

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Diversity

for Engineering Education, 2025Work in Progress: A two-way learning street: Near-peer college students enhance highschool after-school STEM club opportunities.AbstractThis work-in-progress paper presents a novel way of teaching college and high school studentsby pairing groups of high school and college to help the high school students create a year-longcommunity-based research project (CBRP)as a requirement for the Health Science TechnologyAcademy (HSTA) in two high schools in West Virginia. The college students assist, teach, andguide the high school groups in organizing their CBRPs. Both peers and students learn thescientific method, survey and experimental design, data collection and cleaning, statisticalanalysis tools, presentation

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 6: Engineering in the Home

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington; Lauren Penney, Indiana University-Bloomington; Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

focuses on how students can consistently develop their talent throughout their educational experiences and how parents, school, and community support students, s ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in Engineering Activities at Home (Fundamental)AbstractWe began this project with three goals: (1) engage families in engineering activities, (2) increasethe awareness of kids and caregivers as to what engineering is, and (3) increase children’ interestin engineering. We focused on caregivers and home environments because of the important rolethat at-home experiences with STEM play in triggering interest for many

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AEE Journal

Authors

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

solve problems, using the technicalknowledge developed in their professional career, it has been considered that these skills make iteasier for them to reach results that involve the solution of mathematical problems, or those relatedto science, through the use of technical skills, research or analysis and synthesis. In this sense, theacademia seems to have placed the emphasis on hard and technical skills, while, non-technical ones,have been left in a secondary stage in the case of engineers, ignoring their role on their professionaldevelopment. This project proposes a model that will bring together more than 180 engineeringstudents and 4 university professors, by involving them in a real challenge that they might solve bymeans of their

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner, North Carolina A&T State University; Hyung Nam Kim, North Carolina A&T State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

’ continuing in school, class, and their research project despite encountering obstacles.  Isolation/Loneliness (Academic Disconnect) - derived from narratives that speak to participants’ difficulties with family and friends lack of understanding about what it is they are doing and/or having the time to talk to or associate with family and friends.  Extant Knowledge-derived from narratives that speak to participants’ discussions about things they knew prior to joining this research study that may help them with their research project/dissertations.  New Information-derived from narratives that speak to what the participants have learned in various courses each week.  Future

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech – Savannah. He was also the Founding Director of the Systems Realization Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Farrokh’s current research focus is model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncertainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid and robust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University; Erica J. Lewis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

solutions. This process ensures that students take ownership of their project as anengaged team. It allows students to strengthen their problem-solving and collaboration skills.The interdisciplinary teaching team models the teamwork skills the students are learning. Theaim is to promote interdisciplinary learning, foster teamwork, and improve student engagement.Other course objectives are to develop students’ creative problem solving, empathetic designpractices, communication skills, prototyping skills, and ethical reasoning. Students are expectedto become proficient at the empathetic design process as well as interdisciplinary communicationand teamwork. Creative problem solving, ethical reasoning, and realization of a product throughprototyping

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

– rather than simply developing their stores ofknowledge about their profession [6, 7]. We bring this discussion into the context of engineeringeducation by showing how contemplative dialogic processes can impact the formation ofengineering students.Undergraduate engineering education often involves hands-on and team projects, but discerningwhen and how to critically reflect on conversational skill development can be a challenge. Wepresent conversation architectures as potential solutions that complement existing practices andapproaches in engineering education. Conversation architectures are our umbrella term forcommunication and participation structures designed to scaffold the creation of reflective spacewhere students can focus on

Conference Session

Perspectives on Service Learning: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Pierce, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette 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. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, Federal Aviation Administration-CNI Airway Syatems Engineering Organization; Igor Ilic, University of Central Oklahoma; Jonathan Ryan Adams; Neil Peery, CNI Aviation

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Instrumentation

describes how student research and industry projects can benefit through jointuniversity-industry collaboration by introducing new technology for replacing inefficient andoutdated systems and software. This research project involves development of a fullycustomizable, user-defined hardware-software suite for automated signal routing with an openended functionality profile. This intelligent switching system can be customized and employed inany industry where there is a need for programmable, timed, and/or simultaneous routing ofanalog or digital signals between devices. Potential applications of these automated switchingsystems include, but are not limited to: demarcation points, test floors, redundant backupsystems, remote maintenance, etc. This

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Nancy Anna Newsome, CEISMC - Georgia Tech; Marcela Nicole Moreno, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of educators and educational researchers who are exploring how to integrate science, mathematics and engineering within authentic school contexts and researching the nature of the resultant student learningMike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology Mike Ryan is research faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Mike has expertise in the design and use of project- based learning (PBL) to facilitate standards-based learning. - Mike is the Co-PI for the NSF-funded project Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering and Robotics (SLIDER), overseeing curriculum design, teacher learning and research strategy. The project

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Heather Marie Sapp, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

of the first year engineering experience, authentic projects and assessments, and P-12 engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work In Progress: Developing Single Point Rubrics for Formative AssessmentIntroduction This Work in Progress describes initial efforts at Ohio Northern University to develop rubrics forassessing student work on a client-based term project in an introductory programming coursesequence. Initially, traditional analytic rubrics – where each criterion contains a descriptor foreach level in the performance rating scale – were used in a summative fashion to providefeedback. At face value, rubrics of this variety are convenient

Conference Session

Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyona Sharunova, University of Alberta; Mehwish Butt, University of Alberta; Jason P. Carey, University of Alberta; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi, University of Alberta

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Mehwish Butt, University of Alberta Mehwish Butt, BSc., is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Her research area lies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Processes, Product Development and Evolution, Design interface across disciplines, and identifying the commonalities of design concepts across disciplines.Dr. Jason P. Carey, University of Alberta Jason P. Carey, PhD., PEng., is a Professor and Associate Dean of Programming and Planning, in the Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Alberta. He is a collaborator of the Transdisciplinary Design Education for Engineering Undergraduates research project. Dr. Carey research interests are in

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Tobias Ortega-Knight, University of the Virgin Islands; Charles Huang Chen, Michigan State University; Danny Lynch, University of the Virgin Islands; Kathleen Anne Fitzsimons, Michigan State University; Crystal D Alton; Juan L. Mena Lapaix, Michigan State University; Joshua Drost, Michigan State University; Garrett Kohler

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Student

Page 23.580.2describes the structure of the EnSURE summer program, which was the broader context for thisstudy, and the process of developing the self-study.Summer Program Structure and Prior ResearchEnSURE is a 10-week program coordinated by the College of Engineering at MSU. Applicationsare open to undergraduates from any major and institution, and at any level of experience, with a3.20 minimum GPA. Faculty members submit a brief research project proposal and select theirown research assistant from the applicant pool. During EnSURE, students engage in full-time,faculty-mentored research in one of six Engineering departments. In addition, students participatein weekly professional development seminars designed to help them prepare for

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bowa George Tucker, UMass Lowell; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

; Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is currently the associate chair for Undergrad- uate Education in CEAE and has served as the ABET assessment coordinator since 2008. She began incorporating service-learning (SL) projects into the capstone design course for environmental engineer- ing in 2001. This began her journey to determine how to rigorously assess the learning outcomes for students who worked on SL projects as compared to other types of projects in the course. Her engineer- ing education research interests include students’ attitudes and knowledge about sustainable engineering, engineering ethics, and attracting and retaining women in engineering.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt