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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M Frank, Queen's University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6447Web-based audience response system for quality feedback in first year engi-neeringDr. Brian M Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he has taught courses in electronics and wireless systems. He is the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, and the Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science where he works on engineering curriculum development, program assessment, and developing educational technology. He is a co-founder of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

toeasily visualize the components /assemblies in 2D. Now, CAD should be called computer-aideddesign, which becomes an essential tool to aid engineers during engineering design. But inphase II, 3D modeling and drawing associatively in the digital form are only geometries ofcomponents and the assembly. It is obvious that the mechanical behavior of two components,which have same shape, but one is made from steel and another is made from wood, will be quitedifferent. Nowadays, we are in phase III of the CAD, in which the constitutive equations ofmaterial can be assigned to the 3D modeling in the CAD software. When the finite elementanalysis is integrated into the CAD systems such as SolidWorks Simulation, the constitutiveequation of materials

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International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Bing Mu, University of Rhode Island; Lars Olav Erickson, University of Rhode Island; Iñaki Perez-Ibanez, University of Rhode Island

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Diversity

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International

is Director of the French International Engineering Program and Professor of French at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on scientific and professional literature of eighteenth- century France. In addition, he has published on the teaching of French and on the role of experiential education in the language curriculum. His work has appeared in journals including The French Review, Australian Journal of French Studies, Online Journal of Global Engineering Education, and Symposium. His textbook, French for Engineering, was published by Routledge in 2018. ˜Dr. Inaki Perez-Ibanez, University of Rhode Island I˜naki P´erez-Ib´an˜ ez (PhD in Spanish, University of Navarre; MS in Computer Science and

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Engineering Libraries Technical Session 1: Library Services

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Lisa Dunn, Colorado School of Mines; Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University

a nominal working relationship with some of the entities,through individual contacts and research workshops offered by the Scholarly Communicationslibrarian. An important aspect of a boutique model pilot will be evaluating researcher needs inthese centers and departments in more depth, then ensuring that services offered are flexibleenough to meet those needs. The team will also need to consider the scale of the program thatcan be offered without overburdening limited staffing resources.Outward ScanMines has two lists of peer institutions that are typically used internally for comparison. The firstgroup of 10 institutions represent peer comparisons from the Integrated Postsecondary EducationData System (IPEDS) [26]. The second group of 13

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ETD - A Technology Potpourri III

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Trueba, Texas State University; Anthony Torres, Texas State University

geography,” Journal of Geography, vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 47–59, 01 1999, doi: 10.1080/00221349908978860.[8] L. ChanLin, “Technology integration applied to project-based learning in science,” Innovations in Education & Teaching International, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 55–65, Feb. 2008, doi: 10.1080/14703290701757450.[9] D. Davenport, “Experience using a project-based approach in an introductory programming course,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 443–448, Nov. 2000, doi: 10.1109/13.883356.[10] A. R. Bielefeldt, “Pedagogies to Achieve Sustainability Learning Outcomes in Civil and Environmental Engineering Students,” Sustainability (2071-1050), vol. 5, no. 10, pp. 4479– 4501, Oct. 2013, doi: 10.3390/su5104479

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Don Nix, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas ; Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

or STEM degree.The program also provides students with opportunities to excel academically by integrating honorsprogramming opportunities and resources.Recruitment and Selection of CandidatesThe NSF award notification was received in December 2017 with the grant beginning in January2018, thus the recruitment cycle, which normally begins the preceding August was shortened byfive months. Nevertheless, although a quality pool of candidates was identified. The PTG teamworked with the Office of Admissions, which provided a comprehensive list of University ofArkansas applicants who met the PTG recruitment criteria (intended major in an NSF S-STEMapproved STEM field (engineering and physical sciences, but not premed), high school GPA of3.5+, ACT 23

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #19929Improving Non-Electrical Engineering Student Engagement and Learning inIntroductory Electronics Course through New TechnologiesDr. Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout Kenan Baltaci is an Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department. He received B.S. in electrical engineering degree from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity in Turkey. Following, a master’s degree and doctoral degree in industrial technology was granted from University of Northern Iowa.Dr. Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin, Stout Andy S. Peng is an assistant professor with

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Matos, Clayton State University; Tamara Pearson, Clayton State University

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Mathematics

Mathematical Association of America. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi as well as the MAA.Dr. Tamara Pearson, Clayton State University Dr. Tamara Pearson is currently an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Clayton State Uni- versity in Morrow, Georgia. She received her bachelors of science in Mathematics from Spelman College in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and instruction from the University of Florida in 2003. Page 23.720.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Improving Student Understanding and Efficiency

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Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Aerospace

AC 2007-1340: EVOLUTION OF A CLASS IN SPACECRAFT DESIGN:EXPERIENCES GAINED OVER A DECADE OF TEACHINGMichael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder Page 12.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1/25/2007 4:25:00 PMEvolution of a Class in Spacecraft Design: Experiences Gained over a Decadeof TeachingAbstract.Spacecraft Design at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a project-based approach to thedesign of an unmanned spacecraft mission, focused at the senior and graduate level. Teams ofstudents produce a Concept Study Document and series of oral presentations for a hypotheticalNASA

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Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Keeler, Oregon State University; Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Ying Cao, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Data Analytics for Interactive Virtual LaboratoriesIntroductionWe have previously described the development and implementation of a set of InteractiveVirtual Laboratories (IVLs) in thermodynamics.1 Each IVL provides a set of activities to addresstargeted threshold concepts2 via actively engaging students in a series of actions. The IVLsprovide a less

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Where questions about educational missionand values are skipped over, assessment threatens to be an exercise in measuring what'seasy, rather than a process of improving what we really care about.2. Assessment is most effective when it reflects an understanding of learning asmultidimensional, integrated, and revealed in performance over time. Learning is acomplex process. It entails not only what students know but what they can do with whatthey know; it involves not only knowledge and abilities but values, attitudes, and habits Page 12.289.5of mind that affect both academic success and performance beyond the classroom.Assessment should reflect these

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FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janaki Isabella Perera, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

knowledge and skills gained through project work.11Clearly, this construct is complex; as such, many institutions and instructors use a modulation ofPjBL by either reducing the temporary scope of the projects or utilizing a few but not all of itsaspects (for example, Heitmann (1996) differentiates project-oriented studies from project-oriented curricula based on the length and integration of the projects into the main subject.)However, simple inclusion of PjBL elements or, for that matter, other effective pedagogicalpractices in an institutional toolkit does not make a program or a specific classroom successful;of critical importance in such programs and classrooms are the instructors’ epistemologies orunderlying personal beliefs about teaching and

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Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thaddeus Milton

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, that has worked well enough to be considered valid, and therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems [p. 17]Often, these patterns of adaptation and integration implicitly lead students to believe that, to bean engineer one must “look like an engineer, talk like an engineer, and act like an engineer” [24,p. 355]. Engineering culture implicitly imposes a set of prescribed attitudes, mindsets, andbeliefs that students are expected to take on in order to be an engineer. Succeeding inengineering would involve integration into the culture of engineering, a process that requiresidentifying

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Computers in Education 7 - Modulus 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University - Commerce; James Nelson, Texas A&M University; John Romero, Texas A&M University

more cyberrange labs (experiential learning).Conclusions and Future WorkIn this article, we presented our work on the development and evolution of an introductorycybersecurity course, CSCI 310 Cybersecurity, that integrates multiple active and experientiallearning modalities in addition to tradition learning. We described our pedagogical approach andour embedded processes improvement life-cycle that guided our course improvement andevolution through three course offerings between Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 at the Texas A&MUniversity System - RELLIS campus. The presented course is built around enacting students’agency, experiential learning, empowering diverse skills sets, and collective learning. Wepresented some observations on the learning

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Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Design Graphics

solutions is dependent upon their ability to manipulate objects (either physically orvirtually). In this paper, we offer preliminary evidence on the comparison of tactile to virtuallearning as perceived by our students and share instructional issues that students feel either helpor hinder their ability to learn.1 IntroductionGiven that there are numerous ways to define engineering design, it follows that there are manypedagogical approaches to teaching design. While most agree that “design, above all else,defines the difference between an engineering education and a science education” 1, design Page 23.1105.2experiences in the curriculum are

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Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naqaa Abbas, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Patrick Linke; Mary Queen, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

as they learn effective and relevantprofessional communication skills in the field of engineering. We also discuss the steps forwardto make this collaboration a model for other courses in our curriculum at our institution.IntroductionStrong writing skills are crucial for competitiveness in STEM fields. Clear and cogent writingand communication skills are critical competencies as identified by ABET (Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology) [1], and the National Academy of Engineering [2]. Today’ssuccessful engineer must master more than one competency (see figure 1), includingcommunication and writing skills, which comprise between 20%-40% of an engineer’s workday:writing project proposals, memoranda, business letters, and e-mails

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Oliver Sitton; Neil Book

withcalculators. Of course, it is important that each student understands the assumptions andprocesses contained in each routine. Class time must be devoted to training the students to usethe routines and this requires special classroom facilities, however, the training exercises are anopportunity to switch to active learning mode. Development of routines across the curriculum isthe most effective means of providing the suite. Both MathCAD and Matlab have been used todevelop a suite of routines. In both cases, a considerable portion of a summer was devoted toadapting a number of existing routines and creating additional ones to form a suite of consistent,integrated routines.Individualized exams are a necessity when students have networked computers. Also

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Rhoads, The Ohio State University; John Schrock, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

learners’ beliefs, monitoring, and control of test-enhanced learning. Educational Psychology Review, 33(3), 823-862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09578-2[42] Bjork, E. L., & Bjork, R. A. (2011). Making things hard on yourself, but in a good way: Creating desirable difficulties to enhance learning. In M. A. Gernsbacher, R. W. Pew, L. M. Hough, J. R. Pomerantz (Eds.) & FABBS Foundation, Psychology and the real world: Essays illustrating fundamental contributions to society (pp. 56–64). Worth Publishers.[43] Soderstrom, N. C., & Bjork, R. A. (2015). Learning versus performance: An integrative review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 176-199. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1745691615569000[44] Kirk-Johnson, A

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Problem- and Project-Based Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaa Jaber; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Khairul Mottakin; Zheng Song, UMDearborn

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

get a more accurate measurement of their workload. Additionally, we wantto collaborate with instructors of other courses to see if our findings about what makes feedbackhelpful for PBL can be applied to other fields as well.References [1] Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss. Reinventing project-based learning: Your field guide to real-world projects in the digital age. International Society for Technology in Education, 2022. [2] Jacek Uziak et al. A project-based learning approach in an engineering curriculum. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 18(2):119–123, 2016. [3] Mary C English and Anastasia Kitsantas. Supporting student self-regulated learning in problem-and project-based learning. Interdisciplinary journal of problem-based

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Matthew Rhudy

motivating for engineering students. Laboratoryexperiences can also be effective in developing creative problem-solving skills and usingcommunication2, which has been identified as a critical skill for modern engineers3. Criticalthinking is an important skill in any discipline and is often refined through well-designed writingassignments4. Writing exercises incorporated within technical courses have been shown to beeffective in improving critical thinking among engineering students5. Specifically, short writingassignments can be implemented within upper level engineering courses to deepen studentunderstanding of concepts6. These assignments, while considered within some upper levelcourses, are not commonly implemented within laboratory courses

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Reviewing Methods for Educational Research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khondhaker Al Momin, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma; Tahrima Rouf, University of Oklahoma; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

articles?Background and related workSocial media integration into engineering education has become a popular research topic inrecent years. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram offer a range ofcommunication and collaboration opportunities that can facilitate learning and enhance studentengagement. This literature review provides an overview of the existing research on the use ofsocial media in engineering education, examining the benefits and challenges of incorporatingsocial media into teaching practices.Several studies have identified the benefits of incorporating social media in engineeringeducation and found that the use of social media can improve student engagement and increasecollaboration among students [16-18

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Concurrent Virtual Sessions

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christoph Matthies, Hasso-Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany; Thomas Kowark, Hasso Plattner Institute; Matthias Uflacker, Hasso Plattner Institute for IT Systems Engineering

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International Forum Virtual Presentation

consequence, educators have includedpractical projects in their software development course designs, recognizing the need tolearn about the human (i.e. cognitive and social) aspects of software engineering.9 Thesepractical projects are able to complement lectures and teach a different set of skills. Kroppand Meier11 introduced the Agile Competence Pyramid model, differentiating various levelsof these agile skills and rating them in importance. Agile values are considered to be mostimportant in their model by being on the top of the pyramid. However, the authors notethat this level of the model “is mostly completely neglected” in current course programs.In order to address this issue in an integrated approach, we have developed the softwareengineering

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EMD 2: Issues in Engineering Management Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Jon Monacelli; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Management

].Viewing Engineering Education Through Our LensesIn order to demonstrate how each of the four lenses applies to engineering education, we haveselected the example scenario where practicing faculty within an engineering program are notadopting new educational change provided by theoretical research [5, 9, 24]. The contextualinterplay in which we apply our theoretical lenses is directly related to types of practice andinnovation to emerge [25, 26]. Further, integrating our context of practice and theoretical basis atthe outset supports the decision-making processes of individuals working in the field [5, 26].Thus, this section begins by illustrating the use of each of our four lenses in the context ofengineering education. This is followed by

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Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University; Loretta Driskel, Clarkson University; Erin Blauvelt, Clarkson University; Laura Perry, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

consideration? Another hypothesis was that the ethical dilemmaspresented increased students’ integration and appreciation of the biomedical engineering fieldregardless of comment modality.Biomedical engineering ethics can certainly be taught face-to-face, in a hybrid setting or com-pletely online — but how well? Did ethics instruction suffer depending on modality? Our con-clusion seemed clear — It didn’t matter especially if each method employed a blended learningmanagement system like Moodle or other similar platforms. An instructor receives qualitativefeedback in the classroom (i.e., a sense of how students are responding). Data from off-linegrading of responses can be assessed and quantified. In sum, the major consideration broughtabout by a switch

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Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

hands-onexperience and enough information to implement the program at their institution.After an OIT faculty member attended the Starting Student Space Hardware Programs workshop,OIT started its balloon program in 2002-03. One of the original goals was to encourage amultidisciplinary program that involved students, faculty, and staff. It was envisioned thatprogram participants would be involved through class-related and extracurricular projects andfunctions. Another goal was to provide a vehicle for carrying out outreach that would in someway address NASA’s educational mission. Approximately 26 students, faculty and staff wereinspired and took up the call.As mentioned previously, OSGC supports programs that impact university curriculum with

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

language in discussing theirteaching and teaching decisions which had implications for their “ability to make explicit andjustify decisions relating to professional practice”, which Young and Irving described as“integrity of practice.”The bottom line is that exploring educator decision-making represents a promising approach wayto address the research questions driving the paper assuming we can find an appropriatemethodology. The next section describes our use of the Critical Decision Method approach togain information about teaching decisions and subsequently explore the role of learnerinformation in those decision processes.MethodsIn this section we first present the theoretical basis for the interview protocol and the process weused to analyze

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

professional engineer’s license to teach upper level engineeringcourses. This study concludes that there are no uniform state licensure laws and civilengineering faculty who teach the same upper level courses in different states are subject todifferent licensure requirements. Unlicensed faculty with significant design experience whoteach design courses do not comply with licensure laws in Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri,Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.Two recommendations are offered to resolve the inconsistencies in the professional societypolicy statements, accreditation criteria, and state licensure statutes.IntroductionProfessional engineering (PE) licensure is an integral part of the

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

, provides service to additional students, and consolidates student/industry involvementthus providing the students with career and leadership development skills. Students in theseprograms outperform their peers and standout in job/internship interviews due to their tangibleexcellence.The SPSD student support is based on ‘standards’ identified by industry representatives ascritical for success. As a result of completing activities that are in line with these standards,students gain career development experience, workforce preparedness, and academic success.Upon achieving the standards, successful SPSD students improve their potential opportunities inSTEM careers, including the option of attending graduate school to pursue an advanced

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Faculty Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron; Linda T. Coats, Mississippi State University; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Debora F. Rodrigues, University of Houston

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Faculty

. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA ed- ucation grant, two NSF Scholarships for STEM education and a NSF collaborative research grant to host 1.5 day workshops to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities that in engineering.Most recently she and her colleagues were awarded a NSF collaborative research grant to host summer profes- sional training and academic year activities to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities in engineering academia.Prof. Rebecca Kuntz Willits, The University of Akron Rebecca Kuntz Willits is the Margaret F. Donovan Endowed Chair for Women in Engineering, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lin Wang; Si Ma; Haifeng Yan

Developing a Practicum Plan for Undergraduate Students in Railway Design and Operation Major of Transportation Engineering Lin Wang, Si Ma and Haifeng YanSchool of Transportation & Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaAbstractBecause of the increasing complexity and advancements in the area of railwayindustry, there is a growing demand for graduates to be specialists with systematicviews, specialized skills and innovative abilities. This paper presents an overview ofthe present typical arrangements of practicum curricula in railway design andoperation major in transportation engineering education for the rapid development ofrailway industry in China