Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 27

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

.[2] T. R. Hinkin, "A Brief Tutorial on the Development of Measures for Use in Survey Questionnaires," Organizational Research Methods, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 104-121, 1998, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/109442819800100106.[3] T. R. Hinkin, "Scale Development Measures.," in Research in Organizations, R. A. Swanson and E. F. H. III Eds. San Francisco, California: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 2005, ch. 10.[4] A. Costello and J. Osborne, "Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis," Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, vol. 10, Article 7, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/jyj1-4868.[5] K. Popper, The Logic of Scientific

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Thuriya Rajkumar, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

liaisons and feedback from many faculty project mentors, a “how-to”guide was developed as a resource for liaison engineers. This guide includes an overview of theIntegrated Product and Process Design program, roles and responsibilities for variousstakeholders, a collection of best practices, and a frequently asked questions section.A checklist for faculty project mentors was developed as a companion to the liaison engineer’sguide. This checklist helps to build rapport between the faculty mentor and the liaison engineer,and informs the liaison engineer about the Integrated Product and Process Design programmilestones, travel dates, and available resources.1. IntroductionThe Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program1-4 is an innovative

Conference Session

Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Leonardo Andres Madariaga, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach / Federico Santa Maria Technical University; Marya H. Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010) Common Core State Standards. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/.13) Wendell, Kristen Bethke (2014) "Design Practices of Preservice Elementary Teachers in an Integrated Engineering and Literature Experience," Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J- PEER): Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 4.14) Tafur, M., Douglas, K. A., & Diefes-Dux, H. A. (2014). Changes in Elementary Students’ Engineering Knowledge Over Two Years of Integrated Science Instruction (Research to Practice). Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN.15) McCormick, M. (2014

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Robyn Fillinger, North Carolina State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies

past performance atthe designated graduate institutional site of retaining, graduating, and placing significantnumbers of LSAMP graduates into doctoral-degree programs. A plan for formally connecting asignificant number of newly matriculated LSAMP students, including master's degree graduates,to doctoral degree programs is expected.Successful projects must demonstrate substantive and formal connection to other NSF-fundedprograms, such as CREST, NSF research centers, Integrative Graduate Education and ResearchTraining Program (IGERT), Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Program (GK-12),and AGEP. Successful BD projects must ensure that a substantive number of first year BD

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Jasmine Cherelle Washington; Steven Howell Sims, Hopewell Designs, Inc.; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students for designing engineeringsystems in their post-graduation employment.References1. Ward, T. A. (2013). Common elements of capstone projects in the world's top-ranked engineering universities. European Journal of Engineering Education, 38(2), 211-218. doi:10.1080/03043797.2013.7666762. Systems Engineering Fundamentals., Ch. 11 Technical Reviews and Audits; App 16-a Schedules Defense Acquisition University Press, 20013. Agboola, O. P., Hashemipour, M., Egelioglu, F., Atikol, U., & Hacisevki, H. (2012). Assessing a Decade Old Capstone Senior Projects Through ABET Accreditation Program Outcomes. Procedia - Social And Behavioral Sciences,47(Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER-2012)North

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Kelli Frias

practices in academic mentoring: A model for excellence,” Nursing research and practice,vol. 2012, p. 3, 2012.[2] K.D. Kendricks, A.A. Arment, K.V. Nedunuri, & C.A. Lowell, “Aligning Best Practices inStudent Success and Career Preparedness: An Exploratory Study to Establish Pathways to STEMCareers for Undergraduate Minority Students,” Journal of Research in Technical Careers, vol. 3,no. 1, pp. 27-48, 2019.[3] M. Vandermaas-Peeler, P.C. Miller, & J.L. Moore, J. L., Excellence in mentoringundergraduate research, Washington D.C.: Council on Undergraduate Research, 2018.[4] L. Varghese, & L. Finkelstein, “An investigation of self‐efficacy crossover between mentorsand protégés within mentoring dyads,” Annals of the New York Academy of

Conference Session

Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

recruiting newparticipants, as well as provide an extended support system for building a culture around qualityonline course design. Maintaining these partnerships will be crucial to the overall growth andsuccess of quality design initiatives. The instructional designer can better connect to unsurefaculty members by sharing the successes of these champions and openly discussing the factorsthat are causing their hesitancy.Course quality reviews are showing positive results for participants of the FIOT program. Theyare also highlighting inconsistencies in quality design and where faculty may need moreextensive support that can inform future development of faculty development efforts. Thecurrent course quality process is based on a best practices

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

harnesses, virtual dashboards, and so forth. There wouldalways be an Aerospace Engineering plane or rocket project which needed electrical andcomputer engineering skills for data acquisition/analysis, communication, command and controlsystems.Beginning in the Fall of 2002, several significant changes, decisions and events occurred in rapidsuccession and have had a dramatic positive impact on the nature and quality of the senior designprogram in the ECE Department and throughout the College of Engineering: • The ECE senior design course context was changed to emulate a start-up enterprise • Over $40,000 in NCIIA funding was acquired to support certain types of senior design teams • The senior design course instructors across the

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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First-Year Programs

in both the public (as an educator) and pri- vate sectors before returning to postgraduate study and embarking on an academic career. As with many South Africans, growing up under Apartheid has had a profound impact on my worldview and life choices. This has included influencing the choice of a career in education, both as a practitioner and scholar. I cur- rently convene a postgraduate programme in Engineering Management and teach undergraduate courses in Engineering Management. I draw on multiple theoretical constructs for the design of learning contexts, including complexity and systems theory. My research is primarily focussed on student experience of learning events and student learning more broadly both in

Conference Session

Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experiences in order to promote student’s empowerment and engagement in sustainability and social change.Dr. Liesl Baum, Virginia Tech Dr. Liesl Baum is a Research Assistant Professor and Senior Fellow at Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Design. She is a former middle school teacher and spent seven years teaching in Virginia public schools. Her research interests and goals are to develop a frame of mind that allows for creativity to occur for public school teachers, university faculty, and students of all levels. She works with both university faculty and public school teachers to combine the arts, technology, and critical and creative thinking to teach content standards. Her research and work interests

Conference Session

Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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New Engineering Educators

Fortenberry assertthat while researchers and educators have developed a number of classroom and college-wideassessments – oftentimes in preparation for an ABET accreditation visit – no national assessmentexist to measure engineering student learning outcomes and the instructional practices thatsupport those outcomes[2].In response, CASEE has developed two surveys to assess the extent to which engineeringstudents are engaging in identified “best instructional practices” and are achieving certainlearning outcomes desired of engineering graduates. This paper describes the validation processof the E-FSSE survey and provides some preliminary analysis of that validation process.RationaleThe CASEE questionnaires were developed in a systematic and rigorous

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #12480Learning Through Service Engineering Faculty: Characteristics and Changesover TimeDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

Architecture and VLSI Design. His research interests include the areas of reconfigurable computing, mixed-signal and analog circuit design, and engineering education. Page 24.1023.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngaging undergraduate students in meaningful research experiences is considered a high impacteducational practice. Benefits for the students include development of critical thinking skills,career preparation, improved retention within STEM

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Richard Lesh, Indiana University

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Educational Research and Methods

: Putting it into practice. Berkshire, England: Open University Press, 2003.7. R. K. Yin, Case study research: Design and methods, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.8. P. Darke, G. Shanks, and M. Broadbent, "Successfully completing case study research: Combining rigour, relevance, and pragmatism," Information Systems Journal, vol. 8, pp. 273-289, 1998.9. J. W. Creswell, Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.10. M. A. Hjalmarson, "Learning from students’ responses to MEAs," in Models and modeling in engineering education: Designing experiences for all students, J. S. Zawojewski, H. Diefes-Dux, and K

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - DEI and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Rachel Koh, Smith College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion for professional practice consistent with theinstitution’s mission” [1]. Many in the engineering community recognize the need for developingengineering skill sets that address societal impacts within the design process. Not only shouldengineers be aware of the potential negative consequences of their designs, but they should alsoseek opportunities to create value and benefits for under-served populations.The body of research on social justice in engineering design is well documented [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Inparticular, human-centered design has emerged as a favored approach for students to approach thedesign process in capstone courses[7, 8, 9, 10]. Other best practices in engineering education topromote DEI

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS, Inc.; Bridget Ogwezi, ANSYS, Inc.

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

transferability of their skills, demonstrating that the criticalthinking and problem-solving abilities honed through FSAE projects were applicable acrossdiverse engineering contexts. Such experiences underscored the enduring impact of FSAEparticipation in cultivating practical engineering skills, enhancing graduates' effectiveness intheir professional endeavors.Suggestions for ImprovementSuggestions for improvement centered around enhancing access to experienced mentors andstreamlining resources for learning Ansys software. Alumni emphasized the value of learningfrom common mistakes and pitfalls, suggesting that a repository of best practices and casestudies in which things go wrong could aid in developing students' proficiency. Additionally,there was a

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lara Cristina Perez-Felkner, Florida State University; Chelsea D. Shore, Florida State University; Tarik J. Dickens, Florida A&M University; Mingchia Dawn Yang, Florida A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

fit, drawing on best practices and published research [22,23]. After a presentation and facilitated discussion, the eleven summer REU students were askedto “write a paragraph about how you are uniquely well-suited for success in materials science. Itcan be about your skills, interest, experience, perspective, values, or anything else.” Individualinterviews followed the subsequent week, between the developmental, research preparation andconceptualization period and the latter half of the summer, focused on execution. From weeks five through ten, students were tasked with executing their projects, underthe hierarchical mentoring teams of their graduate student and faculty mentor teams, which attimes included postdocs and additional, peer

Conference Session

Redefining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Lopes; Ivan Renteria Marquez, University of Texas at El Paso; Tzu-liang Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman, University of Texas at El Paso; Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso

competencies of future students tomatch SM needs [6]. Governments of countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore, all keyplayers in the Asian manufacturing market, are also pursuing SM technologies and researchers arecurrently developing maturity models for SM adoption. As evident from these initiatives, the need for SM learning infrastructure requires engineeringcolleges and technical schools to develop new curriculum to better prepare graduates for this new SMenvironment to support the reconfiguring factories and supply chains [8]. There is a clear need to focuson developing a SM curriculum specifically focused on skill sets and competencies needed for effectiveSM technology adoption and implementation to address current knowledge gaps

Conference Session

Career Development in Engineering: From Higher Education to Industry

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

be a tremendous resource totap; in combination with regular “full-time” faculty- who are, in most instances, the “research-type,” and who have not had the opportunity to practice engineering. Second, industry’sprevailing perception that engineering education does not prepare graduates adequately for thepractice. Therefore, from industry’s perspective, the quality of education for engineering practiceis seen as deficient. Third, blending practical experience in teaching design and design-relatedcourses is repeatedly emphasized by ABET, and by other engineering organizations, such asASEE.(2,3) Thus, directions for proper merging of professional experience with engineeringscience in design courses are a concern that comes up often in

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education · To integrate conceptual and theoretical knowledge with practice in the engineering and management professions.The structure developed for the program provided for a two-summer intensive experience forstudents majoring either in one of the five engineering departments at Bucknell (Chemical, Civiland Environmental, Computer, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering) or in Management orAccounting, with the goal of making available to Bucknell students a learning experience thatbridges the disciplines of engineering and management. The two summers of the program wereconstructed around on-campus course and project work for students who have completed theirsophomore year and an

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Joseph Dobmeier; Joseph Gehrke; Matthew Simones; Patrick Tebbe

andits associated HVAC system. The model was designed to incorporate data and specificationscollected from original design drawings, actual construction methods, equipment technicalsheets, building management systems, and experimental instrumentation. Setup of theexperimental rigs was a major undertaking in itself since temperature probes and data loggingequipment had to be attached to the buildings under rather inauspicious conditions.In this paper the UTC concept and research results will be briefly reviewed. Next, thecontributions of students will be outlined along with assessments of the project’s impact onstudents’ comprehension of the role of research in the industrial enterprise. Finally, specificexamples will be elaborated and

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

and taught in a required first-year engineering course that engages students in open-ended problem-solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implemen- tation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with realistic engineering contexts. She is currently the Director of Teacher Professional Development for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE).Dr. Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.45.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A First Take on an Individual Data Generation Assignment for

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University

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Educational Research and Methods

design. Prof. Chen served as the General Chair of 2015 IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, and as the Guest Editor of IEEE Trans. on Computer- Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems Special Issue on Design Quality and Design Closure: Present Issues and Future Trend”, 2005. He also served as the Guest Editor of the Microelectronics Journal on Quality Electronic Design, 2005. His research interests include VLSI circuit and system design, CAD methodology for VLSI design, and bioelectronics.Dr. Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University Tom Siller is an associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He has been a faculty member at CSU for 30 years.Dr. Anthony

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Dan Cernusca, North Dakota State University

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Engineering Economy

serves as an eMentor for the University of Missouri System and earned a Faculty Achievement Award for teaching.Dr. Dan Cernusca, North Dakota State University Dr. Dan Cernusca is an Assistant Professor of Practice/ Instructional Designer with the North Dakota State University, College of Health Professions. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu in Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include design-based research in technology- enabled learning contexts, technology-mediated problem solving

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

AC 2011-1633: THE CHALLENGE OF RETURNING: TRANSITIONINGFROM AN ENGINEERING CAREER TO GRADUATE SCHOOLDiane L Peters, University of Michigan Diane L. Peters is a postdoctoral research fellow in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan in 2010. Prior to beginning her doctoral work, she was employed as a design engineer in industry, working with equipment for the assembly automation and printing industries.Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Engineering and the Design Science Pro- gram. Her research focuses on teaching and learning design and innovation strategies in

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

learning and Engineering Education. She is an active collaborator and currently internal evaluator and assessment coordinator for multiple grants from the National Sci- ence Foundation and the Department of Education, including the UPRM Nanotechnology Center and the Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research at UPRM .Prof. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus Christopher Papadopoulos is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mate- rials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Me- chanics at

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Sánchez-Parkinson, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan; Amy J Conger, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the educa- tional success of students. She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, re-imagining traditional pedagogical practices and engaging students in intra- and intergroup dialogue.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for design innovations through divergent and convergent thinking as well as through deep needs and community assessments using design ethnography, and translating

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26025Board 114: Developing a Model of Disciplinary Literacy Instruction for K-12Engineering Education: Comparing the Literacy Practices of Electrical andMechanical Engineers (Fundamental)Theresa Green, Utah State University - Engineering Education Theresa Green is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration and improving diversity and inclusion in engineer- ing.Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Wagner

to Life-long Learning The adage "good grades are important" continues to be true for today’s new hires. Theexcellence demonstrated by students in the classroom is a traditional measure of a candidate’spotential success in job assignments. Although grades are an important issue, new hires mayalso be aggressively recruited if they have key skills and experiences gained through activitiesoutside the classroom. Students can obtain valuable experience and maturity throughcooperative education, summer internships, extra-curricular projects (e.g., SAE Mini Baja, SAEFormula Car, etc.), senior design projects, and research efforts with faculty members. Forinstance, the insight gained by working with experienced engineers during a summer

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Osterwood, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Jason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Koch, GTECH Strategies; Maureen Copeland, GTECH Strategies

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

respect of this on the part of the researchers has helped to create a moreproductive environment.In addition to research activities, three undergraduate classes at UPitt were integrated into theresearch and nonprofit activities. First, Dr. Landis, had her life cycle assessment class conduct acomparative LCA between conventional agriculture and GTECH’s low-impact urban farming.Students in this class applied what they had learned about LCA in a service-learning project withGTECH. Dr. Landis also involved GTECH in a project in her Design for Environment class;student teams were charged with two different projects: a) designing a composting system forGTECH and b) designing a low-impact irrigation system for GTECH. Most recently, a geologyclass became