Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, initiative, and leadership traits are developed.There is a critical need to build excellence1,2 and enable our best students to perform much betterthan their predecessors. The case study documents the progression of the students’ learning froma core engineering course, to the capstone design experience, and on to the intensely challengingenvironment of an international design competition.The open-ended course assignment involved the conceptual design of a missile defense systemfor the continental United States with particular focus on aerodynamics aspects. Students weredivided into teams of two and given six weeks to complete the assignment with mandatoryweekly reporting. Discussion and integration of course material was learned just in time to do

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahraa Nayef Krayem, Stony Brook University; Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; David Westerfeld; Richard Gearns, Stony Brook University; Kathleen Westervelt, Stony Brook University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #22383Pre-college Electrical Engineering Outreach: The Design of a Home SecuritySystem (Evaluation)Mrs. Zahraa Nayef Krayem, Stony Brook UniversityDr. Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University Angela M. Kelly is an Associate Professor of Physics and the Associate Director of the Science Education Program at Stony Brook University, New York. She attended La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, where she received her B.A. degree in chemistry, and completed her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in science education (2000 and 2006, respectively) and her Ed.M. degree in curriculum and teaching (2007) at Teachers

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

integrated the design process into the curriculum for each separate course, with specificfocus on certain stages of the design process in each course. Sustainability content in each coursefocused on energy, water, carbon, biodiversity, and food production in the context of global,regional, or local case studies. Design-based content includes project definition, exploration ofsolutions, proposal development, design validation, and reporting through oral and writtencommunication. To assess the first year of this new approach, we conducted pre- and post-surveysfor all students in the cohort. The surveys include content-based material to measure knowledgeattained, as well as perspectives on sustainability in engineering to observe any changes from

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Abhishek Kumar, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio

[2]. Thesequestions could focus on identifying the main research objectives, hypotheses, experimentalsetup, data collected, results, and suggestions for future research. This approach assists studentsin extracting key information and gaining a deeper understanding of the paper; ii) Collaboratewith an English literature class or integrate reading strategies into the curriculum to providestudents the guidance on how to approach technical papers, extract relevant information, andeffectively summarize the main findings; iii) The project could be extended to 7 weeks to givemore time for students to get deeper knowledge about the field.Reference[1] L.D. Feisel, and A.J. Rosa, “The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Naser Haghbin, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

modern engineering tasks [1][2][3]. This paper introduces an innovative PBL approach implemented in one-credit mechanicalengineering labs at Fairfield University. Our primary aim is to bridge the theoretical-practicaldivide by integrating PBL into the curriculum, thereby enhancing student engagement andequipping them for contemporary engineering challenges. The approach's implementation,outcomes, and pedagogical benefits are explored through a detailed case study, providinginsights into its potential to transform mechanical engineering education. The effectiveness of PBL in enhancing learning outcomes, fostering student engagement,and cultivating essential engineering competencies is well-documented. Research has shown thatPBL deepens

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren L. Linvill Ph.D., Clemson University; Meghnaa Tallapragada, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

seamlessly as possible within existing curriculum at the study institution. At this institutionstudents are required to complete an oral communication general education requirement. To meetthis requirement, the institution teaches a large number of traditionally taught public speakingclasses. These classes follow what could be considered a typical public speaking coursetemplate; the classes are standardized around a single text book, meet in person three hours aweek, and include introduction, ceremonial, informative, and persuasive speeches as well as agroup project (and at least one speech of the instructor’s choice). The integrated class wascreated to meet that same general education requirement, but specifically for engineeringstudents. The

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

,construction and landscape architecture students to complete the schematic level designof an actual building for a real client.The challenges in creating and executing such a course fall into three major areas:institutional, logistical and pedagogical. Institutional issues include university supportand concurrence from four different department heads. Logistical issues range fromfinding open time within the four schedules to offer the course and securing physicallocations for small and large group meeting areas to the seemingly mundane tasks ofensuring all students are in the correct location and finding common times for theinstructors to meet. Pedagogically, the course needs a unified and integrated approachthat must be agreed to and implemented by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

prevents students 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. Page 24.366.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Design  for  Impact:  Reimagining  Inquiry-­‐Based  Activities  for  Effectiveness  and  Ease  of  Faculty  Adoption    Standard  lecture-­‐based  educational  approaches  are  of  limited  effectiveness  in  repair  of

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

information technology.Introduction and BackgroundIn recent years, there has been increasing consideration given to integrated curricula by constructionengineering and management faculty and industry advisors. According to Hauck and Jackson5 eachproposal has tried to address core problems associated with an overly segmented curriculum and thelack of project based learning in different ways. A model proposed by Hauck and Jackson5attempts to teach construction management as a series of labs integrating the various constructionmanagement courses into an active, applied learning experience. Their integrated curriculumproposal for the construction management department is centered on the creation of seven project-based seminars. They are as follows

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Steven Nozaki, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Fredrick A. Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Engineering Accreditation Criteria, EAC, ABET, Inc. 2019[4] INFORMS Career FAQ webpage: https://www.informs.org/Resource-Center/INFORMS-Student-Union/Consider-an-Analytics-OR-Career/Career-FAQs accessed January 23, 2019[5] American Statistical Association Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs inStatistical Science https://www.amstat.org/asa/education/Curriculum-Guidelines-for-Undergraduate-Programs-in-Statistical-Science.aspx, accessed January 23, 2019[6] Schumacher, Carol S. and Siegel, Martha J. (co-chairs), Paul Zorn (editor). 2015 CUPMCurriculum Guide to Majors in the Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Association ofAmerica, Mathematical Association of America, 2015[7] Boettger, Ryan K. and Wulff, Stefanie, “Using authentic language

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

writing-intensive courses typically are taken in the first or second year,leaving engineering students without critical writing and communicative course supports as theymove beyond their sophomore year.In today’s changing engineering curriculum, there is an opportunity to use writing to supportengineering instructional goals and expected student learning outcomes. Evidence from aCanadian national survey of engineering graduates indicates that the need for technical writing iswell-understood—most recent engineering graduates who participated in surveys and focusgroups requested that more opportunities for engineering-based writing and presenting, coupledwith in-depth feedback, be provided to future engineering students [1].The implementation of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah Hammack, Montana State University - Bozeman; Nick Lux; Brock Lameres, Montana State University - Bozeman; Blake Wiehe, Montana State University - Bozeman; Paul Gannon, Montana State University - Bozeman; Miracle Moonga, Montana State University - Bozeman

onboth the challenging and rewarding aspects of the recent school year and (2) used Padlet, acollaborative brainstorming application, to begin sharing ideas for “a STEM curriculum for our2021/22 classrooms that is authentic in our communities.” The Webex session began with adebrief over the prior academic year during which teachers shared their experiences withimplementing an off the shelf engineering curriculum while dealing with COVID-19 protocols.Following the debrief over the previous academic year, we revisited the Padlet and shifted focustoward designing curriculum for the upcoming year. Between the four teachers, a total of twelveSTEM project ideas were submitted, offering teachers an opportunity to inspire one another asthey designed

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jess Everett

and CDROM, and through traditional outlets such as conferences, journal articles, and local and national media. Key elements of Sooner City, exactly as presented in the OU proposal, are given below(CEES 1998) · It is comprehensive. The design project starts in the freshman year and continues for the entire undergraduate civil engineering curriculum. · It is novel. We are not aware of any curriculum reform project that utilizes a common, four-year design theme. Sooner City builds on our own successes, and those of other institutions, with respect to integrated projects, yet it does so in a more economical manner. · It is flexible. The project does not lock an individual instructor or

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John W. Prados

features.The quantitative criteria require that an engineering curriculum include the equivalent of 1.0 yearof mathematics and basic science; 0.5 year of humanities and social sciences, not counting com-munication skills courses; and 1.5 years of engineering topics including a strong engineering de-sign stem that begins early in the curriculum and culminates in a major, integrative (capstone)design experience. The qualitative criteria require that the students’ educational experiences in-clude development of appropriate computer skills; development of written and oral communica-tion skills; understanding of the ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations in engineer-ing decisions; application of probability and statistics to engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Survey of Student ExperienceAbstractThis paper is a report on evidence-based practice in a first year engineering program forMechanical Engineering Students. We adapted a year-long curriculum called Living with the Lab(LWTL) that uses a project-based, hands-on instruction to introduce students to engineeringfundamentals, programming, sensors, controls and engineering design. While adhering to thespirit and much of the content of the original curriculum, we added material, created newhands-on projects, introduced a flipped instructional model for the first course in the sequence,and experimented with an alternative final project model. We briefly describe our key innovationsto the LWTL curriculum.Introduction of this curriculum has coincided with

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Victor Sinfield, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

cooperative, informal bank for the poor, institutionalized bank for the poor).In engineering, examination of case studies could shed light on what it means to beentrepreneurial in purely technical and conceptual contexts. Such an examination calls fortranslational activities that help unearth the mechanisms that embody the entrepreneurial method.These translational activities should synthesize and integrate entrepreneurship concepts intolarger frameworks, and illustrate how entrepreneurial principles apply across contexts.In this light, this paper provides a framework of entrepreneurship as a design philosophy, shownin Figure 1. Such a perspective describes entrepreneurship as a set of principles that areapplicable to multiple fields and problem

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aliya Mahmud, Georgia Institute of Technology: IDREEM Lab; Timothy Sawchuk; Ethan Hilton, Louisiana Tech University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education. As a member of the Integrated STEM Education Research Center (ISERC) at LaTech, Ethan’s primary research area is engineering design education with a focus on developing prototyping skills through both class-based projects and extra-curricular clubs, competitions, and activities. This includes a focus on hand-drawn sketches and how they are used as tools for generating ideas and visual communication, es- pecially when it involves the skill to generate quick and realistic sketches of an object or idea. He has also conducted research on the impact involvement in academic makerspaces has on students in engineering programs.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Associate

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Paige Evans, University of Houston; Peter Weber

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Technical Education (CTE) programs.However, mere availability of 3DP is not enough for teachers to fully utilize its potential in theirclassrooms. While basic 3DP skills can be obtained through a few hours of training, the basictraining is insufficient to ensure effective teaching Engineering Design Process (EDP) at the highschool level. To address this problem, this project develops an EDP course tightly integrated with3DP for preservice teachers (PST) who are going to enter the workforce in high schools.Engineering design process (EDP) has become an essential part for preservice teachers (PST),especially for high school STEM. 3DP brought transformative change to EDP which is an iterativeprocess that needs virtual/physical prototyping. The new PST

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Adam Sears, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)An integral component of the study was the examination of DEI efforts within the course toensure a diverse and inclusive educational environment. Efforts to create an inclusive classroomenvironment were complemented by curriculum development initiatives designed to reflect awide range of perspectives, ensuring that content was relevant and accessible to all students.Active recruitment strategies targeted students from underrepresented groups in engineering,fostering a richer, more diverse learning community. Furthermore, the deliberate formation ofdiverse student teams was pivotal in promoting multidisciplinary collaboration and knowledgeexchange, enhancing the learning experience. The involvement of a diverse array of

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

semester, IRE students complete anddeliver their PIPs as a part of their professionalism course. PIP not only has helped the studentsrecognize their professional strengths and weaknesses, it also helped students to track their pathto become engineering professionals.In this paper, we describe the IRE program, the curriculum and how PIP is integrated in thecurriculum, the students’ perspectives on PIP, and we will also discuss future improvement thatcan be made and the important learning outcomes for engineering students. At the end, weexplain how other entities could learn from this continuing professional development experience.2. Iron Range EngineeringIn the center of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range, an innovative, new model for

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea J. Andrews, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Batrouny is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. Her engineering education research interests include upper elementary engineering education, integrated science and en- gineering, collaboration in engineering, and decision making in engineering. For her Master’s thesis, she uncovered talk moves used by 4th grade students that fostered collaborative, disciplinary decision-making during an engineering design outreach program. For her dissertation, she intends to explore the ways in which team mental models function in teams of novice engineers and how novice engineers can be trained to collaborate more effectively on diverse teams.Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

employability or “soft” skills of potential hires before or during employment? How can AM programs assess whether students possess these skills? Where in the AM program curriculum should employability skills be integrated?2) What technical competencies are most lacking in recent AM graduates? How do employability skills rank against technical skills in the workplace?3) How have AM employers compensated for employees’ technical or employability skills gaps?4) What are the biggest challenges employers face in recruiting and hiring AM technicians for their organizations? How have AM rural employers overcome these recruiting or hiring challenges?In addition, further research might include an employer survey to ascertain employability

Conference Session

Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

multidisciplinary team setting where “(1) each team member serves in awell-defined role in the team; (2) each team member brings a particular expertise to bear insolving the problem; and (3) the scope of the problem is sufficiently broad that no one teammember could successfully solve the problem alone [8, p. 20].”ABET addressed the liberal arts through a professional component by requiring “a generaleducation component that complements the technical content of the curriculum and is consistentwith the program and institution objectives [6, p. 2].” ABET directed that program outcomesand student assessments demonstrate that some of the skills related to the liberal arts as having:(1) “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility”; and to (2

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 2: Program Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily M Wortman-Wunder; Miriam Howland Cummings Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Transactions on Professional Communication, vol. 51, (3), pp. 280-301, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2008.2001253[3] F. S. Carracedo et al, “Competency Maps: an Effective Model to Integrate Professional Competencies Across a STEM Curriculum,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 27, (5), pp. 448-468, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-018-9735-3[4] D. L. Linvill, M. Tallapragada and N. B. Kaye, “Training Future Engineers to Become Better Communicators: The Effects of Engineering-specific Communication Courses on Student Attitudes and Identity,” in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[5] S. C. Petersen et al, “Mini-Review - Teaching Writing in the Undergraduate

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Cole, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University; Michelle Tsui-Woods, k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University; Vanessa Ironside, k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

forsuccess. The overall experience focused on process and included opportunities forrehearsals, feedback, and ongoing enhancements. The projects required a final presentationto be delivered in a virtual conference at the completion of the program.The undergraduate mentors were an integral component of the curriculum design. Theyworked daily with the high school lab assistants and developed working relationships thatsupported student success through tutoring of physics course content, ongoing guidance onprojects and designing additional activities to further develop skills and areas of knowledge.STEM LeadershipThe Bringing STEM to Life: Work Integrated Learning program also works to address issuesaround STEM leadership by constructing work embedded

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

, Graduate Online Programs, Industrial & Systems Engineering, SupplyChain Management.Introduction and BackgroundThe increased importance of ISE is coming from the need to improve the efficiency in industriesand businesses, reduce wastes, optimize operations, and effectively integrate the components ofany system. Supply chain has an impact on every production sector. Reducing supply chainvulnerability due to unexpected or extreme factors while optimizing the performance indictors isnot covered only in SCM or operations management programs, but also in some ISE programs.Industrial & systems engineering is a broad discipline. A thorough ISE curriculum includestopics in production and manufacturing, management, ergonomics, operations management

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

George H. Sehi

being scheduled throughout theacademic year. They will emphasis not only the facilitation and delivery of the learning modules,but an understanding of how the modules are developed.Traditionally, individual curricular programs have tended to be separate, stand-alone entities.The conventional structure has been successful in educating students in specialized areas, but ithas inhibited an appreciation of the interrelationships among specialties. The new approachemphasizes increased integration across curricular boundaries (or barriers); within theManufacturing Engineering Technology program, the process is referred to as the “integratingmanufacturing experience.” It serves the essential purpose of demonstrating to the students theimportance of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Robinson; James Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter; Fei Bi Chan

), is primarily focused on application and integration of fundamentalengineering skills introduced in a prerequisite course ENGR 110. ENGR 111 houses SSoE’sCornerstone Project, and is extensively based in active learning pedagogy taking place in a largeuniversity makerspace, with the vast majority of class activities typically taught pre-COVIDthrough extensive hands-on pedagogical approaches.Although the ENGR 111 structure is the antithesis of an online pedagogical setting, courseadministrators were forced to redesign the ENGR 111 experience during the Spring and Summer2021 semesters to online delivery due to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of theuniversity makerspace was not feasible due to the close-proximity nature of

Conference Session

Technical Session 8 - Paper 1: Combining Forces: Putting Equity to Work

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Fatima Alleyne, University of California, Berkeley; Ricky Vides, University of California, Berkeley; Grace D O'Connell, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

to:CLICK1. Develop and direct bold large-scale initiatives that engage College of Engineering(CoE) (~300) faculty, (~240) staff, and (~6,000) students, and build literacy around,diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts CLICK2. Establish new programs based on promising practices that complement existingprograms CLICK3. Develop, design, implement, and evaluate professional, career, and skillsdevelopment trainings, workshops, and other activities that increase interactionsamong students, staff, and faculty to improve climate – one example is thedevelopment of an equity minded syllabi for faculty CLICK4. Support faculty in the integration of DEI principles in their teaching, research, andservice

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

expectations. Middle school studentsparticipating in appropriate mentoring activities are more likely to be interested in STEM areasand have a greater chance of choosing an engineering or technology related discipline whilepursuing higher education. Middle school curriculum-based classroom activities do not provideessential STEM related learning experiences and hands-on practice. Non-traditional settingssuch as through after school activities in community centers can provide the necessary impetus.Providing mentorship at such after-school centers by university students pursuing engineeringcourses can provide a useful resource that can build mutual confidence of both the universitystudents and that of the middle schools children. Robotics is an