Conference Session

Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

for these projects. Emaazelaborated, But when it comes to external funding for education research, there are few agencies or opportunities for us to get funding, get connected to the network of engineering education research… such as ... that is a real challenge. This is one thing [Emaaz].Hiring professors with EER background was a challenge and hence most Indian universitiescollaborate with international universities in conducting EER however these collaborations are notvery fruitful considering the accessibility of the international experts is limited. Emaaz explainedthis, career progression when I refer to in my institution how many people can my institution afford to have in engineering education research? Is a question of

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Katie Schneider; Amy Martin; Terri S. Hogue

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

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

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

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

socioeconomically just engineering education.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering (by courtesy) at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the prac- tice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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

Authors

Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

influence – often negatively – their pursuit of careers in engineering and computerscience [2], [5]–[9].While at one time, computer science was seen as a profession that was both welcoming and open todiverse membership [10]–[15], this vision was either never realized or quickly lost [16]–[19]. Culturaland gendered expectations (what everybody `knows` and commonsensically `performs`, but fewactually think about) that have been part of the lived reality of this technological society seem to havefound their way into computer science, and it is not working in everybody’s favor. Faced with claimsthat computer science’s `face` as stereotypically white or Asian, and male, is somehow reflective of asort of evolutionary inevitability – `that’s just the way

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria R. Young, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Madeline A. Gilleran, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

educational resources that provide detailed information about best practices or facultymentors with in-depth expertise on these topics [4]. Further, because students frequently engage in designactivities outside of the classroom and at different points in their academic careers, novice design practitionerswould benefit from on-demand access to training materials and hands-on learning opportunities coupled withreal-time feedback regarding performance to practice these challenging skills.We have designed, implemented, and researched a learning block model that combines an online learningplatform with face-to-face practice and real-time evaluation. Each learning block consists of five distinctcomponents. First, students complete a ‘Prior Knowledge

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

expe- rience. I plan to continue on a path of lifelong learning as I hope to obtain a graduate-level education in the future. My engineering identity and career are underpinned by a hunger for knowledge and a desire to serve.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

into other ventures (POED 5c) (carry-forward) Figure 4: Table outlining the changing questions asked in the ‘Current Status’ section of the MII surveys. In each question, linked to a particular POED, we assess student confidence in the utility of that POED in the short-term. In the second section of the survey, we ask students to rate agreement as it applies tothem individually, of ten statements tied to particular knowledge of design using the same five-point Likert scale as the first section. As in the first section of the survey, a preamble promptsthe students completing this section to consider how their knowledge may be applied in the long-term (capstone, their careers, etcetera). Unlike in the first section, however

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

science. Most students, 89%, are domestic students, and the majorityare from Midwestern states. The university maintains an emphasis on “career-focusedprofessional education” and prepares students for participation in “an active, global society” andmotivates them “toward a life of significance and worth.” The 2015 class containedapproximately 40% first-generation students, with an average composite ACT of 21, and anaverage SAT of 937 (critical reading and math combined). The course was part of a pilot program called the First-Year Engineering Academy(FEA) that was designed for students entering as engineering majors but considered ‘moderatelyat-risk’ due to math placement in trigonometry. Due to their need for additional mathdevelopment

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

independentlearning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Holistic Mentoring Through Sharing an Entire Course Built on the ExCEEd ModelAbstractFaculty mentoring is a process/activity that can occur early, mid-career, or even whenadministrators are returning to a teaching role. Mentoring can take on numerous forms to includeclassroom observation, discussions on content within a course, philosophical discussion overwhat content to include and how it can be best delivered, formal/informal review of coursecontent, review of individual lesson notes, sharing a syllabus and text, and the sharing of lessonnotes, homework, exams, design problems, and study guides or any portion of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Xiafei Yang, University of Virginia; Sitong Wang, Chongqing University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, theirpractice and belief systems. Your What you think Chinese Your Answer Chinese students students’ Answer before class would answer answer After class 1. What is engineering ethics? 2. Do you think engineer ethics mean individual virtue? Why or why not? 3. How do you define a successful engineer? 4. Does ethics education contribute a successful engineering career? 5. Who is your role model in engineering? 6. What are the top 3 most important qualities of being an

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Gulf Region at the start of their academic career, and argues thatthe introduction, early on, of “well thought out” professional development strategiesof engineering educators would raise their self-confidence as teachers and help inequipping them with the tools they need in disseminating knowledge in theclassroom. This does not mean that learning and teaching does not go on in Region’scolleges of engineering; I think that a great deal does. But there is every reason tobelieve that introducing a higher level of professionalism would enable young facultyto create and sustain a more powerful form of engineering education for the Region.The author draws on his own experience in the Region, as a faculty member and anadministrator, and looks

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.109.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Service-Learning Project in Digital Media Designed to Develop Professional SkillsAbstractIn well-developed instructional programs, professional skills such as business writing, teamorganization, project management, and oral presentation skills are built into courseworkthroughout the curriculum. Because of limitations of the classroom environment, theseexperiences only simulate those encountered in the field, making it difficult for students toappreciate the importance of these skills in their career preparation. In the Digital Media (DIGM)program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), students often see professional skillsaspects of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentin Razmov, University of Washington

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

studentsreceived from instructors and peers, as well as questions aimed at capturing student perceptionsof what had worked well and what had not.Among the encouraging results are that students almost unanimously report feeling betterprepared for industry careers after taking the course. They also increasingly come out with aheightened appreciation for the value of incremental project development and of many of the“softer” (non-technical, human) issues in engineering. In contrast, the main aspects that ouranalysis identifies as needing further improvement are the choice of course readings, as well as astronger emphasis on quality assurance practices and techniques for dealing with ambiguity –both aspects that students tend to find unfamiliar and unnatural

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1468: TEACHING 101: INITIAL CONVERSATIONSElizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Elizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and 10 years as an advocate for Women in Science and Engineering. She has been a contributor to Engineering Education conferences, and an advocate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since the early 1990s, and is currently a member of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education executive.Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at the University of

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applications of the use of computer technology in the classroom. Instructional equipment, including a miniature roller coaster setup, laptop computers, data acquisition apparatus and software, is supplied to the schools.‚ In-class roller coaster design units taught by college students in 8th grade technology and HS physics classes where all students benefit from the data acquisition, mathematical modeling and design experience.‚ Extra-curricular programs for disadvantaged youth that include activities based on the roller coaster project and sessions to provided students and parents with information on college and career preparation in STEM fields and the financial aid and the college admission process.‚ Additional events to get

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education

release, and the Three Mile Islandnuclear reactor near melt-down.Causes related to personal ethics include the immoral actions of people that contribute tocatastrophic failures. This type of cause is usually opposed in the engineering curriculumthrough the study of engineering codes of ethics and case studies to help students clarifythe moral responsibilities inherent in their chosen career and to apply them faithfully.Causes related to societal evil include the political and economic contexts in whichmodern technology operates that contribute to engineering disasters. While some of theseissues are dealt with in the context of engineering ethics, often they are better dealt within liberal arts courses which intentionally raise the consciousness

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering Programming at Northeastern University. These juniors each have had 3 cooperative learning experiences, working outside the university in IE and have taken a strong interest in Motivation and Learning in Engineering Education, undertaking this research above and beyond their course and career work.Alison Reppy, Northeastern University Brittany Damon and Alison Reppy are 5th-year students in the 5-year Industrial Engineering Programming at Northeastern University. These Seniors each have had 3 cooperative learning experiences, working outside the university in IE and have taken a strong interest in Motivation and Learning in Engineering Education, undertaking this research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Fleming, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Vedant Jain, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology

[13], and general and career interest in science and enjoyment in science, adaptedfrom Fraser [14]. Next, the participant was given a very brief introduction of the Linear AxisRDS and instructed in how to “think aloud” [15] as they performed the tasks. The participantwas then given a list of tasks to perform. The list consisted of three tasks that covered most of thefunctionality of the Phase I Linear Axis RDS: Task 1: Select and simulate the controller. Generate model. Task 2: Select and emulate the controller. Generate model. Task 3: Go back and implement a pre–existing controller.The participants were occasionally prompted during the process with questions like “what areyou thinking right now?” and “what is going on in

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

. ¬ ENGL I and II, and HUM-SS I and II, are typical composition courses and humanities or social science electives, respectively. ¬ Circuits I and II, and Physics I and II are calculus-based. ¬ Computer Programming (CMP PGM) is a course on computer-based engineering problem solving. ¬ The courses E & ET I-IV could be designed to keep the students engaged throughout the curriculum. These would play a significant role in reinforcing the CDIO philosophy, in advising/retention and career planning, in clarifying the differences in the academics of E and ET programs, and in helping the students identify their strengths and interests; the sequence gives opportunities to cover topics in innovation, creativity & design

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-2241: CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPIC INVENTORY: STRATEGIC TOPICPLACEMENT AND RESULTING STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITYAdrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Adrienne Minerick is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Technological University. Since joining MSU, Dr. Minerick has taught the graduate Chemical Engineering Math, Process Controls, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Freshman Seminar, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nhut Ho, California State University, Northridge; Robert Ryan, California State University, Northridge

from faculty, the 2001 ABET review, theMinority Engineering Program, industry, alumni, graduating seniors, and otherstakeholders, have sought to impart design concepts and related computational tools atthe lower division to improve student preparation for the senior design capstone courseand their future careers. These changes resulted in a mechanical design sequence ofcourses (shown in Figure 1) that comprise of the freshman orientation course ME101, theone-year sophomore design sequence ME286AB, the junior-level machine design courseME330, and a year of senior design. In this paper, this sequence will be referred to as thedesign-stem sequence. ME101 Intro ME286A ME286B ME330 ME486A/B to

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-307: ANALYZING RIGOR AND RELEVANCE IN SCIENCE ANDMATHEMATICS CURRICULADoug Kueker, Vivayvic The Instructional Design and Curriculum Evaluation Lead for Vivayic, Inc. Prior to joining Vivayic, Inc., in September 2006, Doug worked for the National FFA Organization as a Project Management Specialist. In his professional career, Doug has led and participated in more than 25 national curriculum design, development, implementation, and evaluation projects. He received his M.S. Ed from Purdue University in December 2007and holds a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Science Education from the University of Missouri. Address: 69 Eagle Crest Road, Lake Ozark, MO 65049 Telephone: (573) 286-0597 E

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Aerospace

engineering technology students in the Engineering TechnologyProgram. Thus the senior computer, electrical and mechanical engineering students endtheir academic careers by teaming to conduct an engineering analysis, design, prototypefabrication, test and reporting of a “product” or engineered system. On occasion, severalof the groups will also team with business (senior) students who are responsible forproducing a Business Plan resulting from their objective examination of the businessviability of the Capstone “project/product”.Ultimately the results of these capstone projects provide evidence to the students of theirmastery of their individual disciplines as well as their ability to work in dynamic groupscomposed of seemingly diverse engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Thomas Griffith, North Seattle Community College; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University

reinforce the theory withlaboratory exercises and projects.A model for serving place-bound students in high demand fieldsEWU will offer an EE degree to place-bound students in Seattle and Spokane. In both places,industry is experiencing a shortage of electrical engineers while people in the area, bound bycommitments to their family and community, are seeking education that will lead to a satisfyingprofessional career. This need for a match between industry and a future workforce is hardlyunique to Washington State or electrical engineering. Employers will continue to experience aneed for a highly educated workforce. The potential workforce is no longer typically young andable to move easily for education. Instead, these future employees may be on a

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Brown, Chippewa Valley Technical College; Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired); Jeffrey Fancher, Western Wisconsin Technical College; Walter Hedges, Fox Valley Technical College; Terry Fleischman, Fox Valley Technical College; Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College; Richard Lokken, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Thomas Martin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Daniel Merkel, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired); Michael O'Donnell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Terry O'Laughlin, Madison Area Technical College; Mark Porubsky, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Robert Steker, Waukesha County Technical College; Timothy Tewalt, Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Engineering Technology

Instructor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC), where he teaches courses in DC/AC circuits, digital circuits, electronic devices, logic design and FPGA design. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1967 with majors in Semiconductors and Logic Design.Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired) KENNETH W. EXWORTHY, P.E., holds a BS (EE) from MTU and an MS (EE) from MIT. He worked in many diverse areas of electrical engineering for 25 years. The last 20 years of his career were spent teaching industrial instrumentation and electronics at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). During that time he also consulted

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections

Conference Session

Continuing Education for Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

these difficulties and survive in this maelstrom of indecisiveness anduncertainty? What is the role of the institution in assisting young faculty inovercoming the initial hurdles at the start of their journey?The paper addresses issues and concerns that beset the majority of young engineeringfaculty in the Arab Gulf Region at the start of their academic career, and argues thatthe introduction, early on, of “well thought out” professional development strategiesof engineering educators would raise their self-confidence as teachers and help inequipping them with the tools they need in disseminating knowledge in theclassroom. This does not mean that learning and teaching does not go on in Region’scolleges of engineering; I think that a great deal

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David Adam Banks, University at Albany - SUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

reforms that help to realize the democratic possibilities of engineering.The language of peace in these reform proposals prioritizes engineers’ social responsibilities tothe safety, health, and welfare of humans and the Earth over that of war and corporate profit.21 22This approach includes everything from practical advice on career paths and how to declineworking on ethically dubious projects, to more structural critiques of engineering firms’relationships to state violence. One of the most influential efforts to scale the language of peaceinto engineering education and profession is George Catalano’s 2004 proposition to modify theABET Criterion 3, which deals primarily with student learning outcomes such as “ability todesign and conduct

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship-related Factors Teachers consistently discussed how they valued teaching engineering andentrepreneurship to their students, but their reasons for valuing this content differed. One highschool teacher noted the importance of teaching students about understanding your customer andrecognizing that business decisions entail constant risk analysis and cost-benefit tradeoffconsiderations; his reasoning behind the value of entrepreneurship education focused on specific,practical considerations within a business setting. An elementary school teacher noted thatlearning about entrepreneurship can prompt a variety of career interests, possibly ones thatstudents had not previously considered; her value on entrepreneurship education relates