Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Bailey; Ozer Arnas

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education and photovoltaic devices. The completeTable 2. Summary of ME 472 Topics listing on all 40 lessons presented in ME 472Subject Lessons is listed as Table 3.Advanced Thermodynamic Analysis 7Gas and Steam Power Cycles 5 Over the course of the semester, two guestCombustion 3 speakers from different Army ResearchPower Cycle Components 1 Laboratories visited the class to offer theirVCRC 1 viewpoints and present their currentAbsorption Refrigeration 2 research

Collection

2023 PSW

Authors

Helen Choi

3ameliorate some of the isolation of engineering graduate students and provide aplatform for students to "cultivate an academic identity, wherein they try on the identityof disciplinary expert and peer mentor." [7] explains how the social networking functionsof GWCs can be further developed via the implementation of a communication fellowsprogram whereby graduate fellows develop discipline-specific communicationsresources and programs for their home departments.Ultimately, GWCs attempt to prepare engineering graduate students to entercommunities of practice [1]. For engineering graduate students, according to [1], suchcommunities relate to students' "laboratories, programs, the wider academic field,working groups, informal cooperation, or

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #8969The PhD Advising Relationship: Needs of Returning and Direct-PathwayStudentsMs. Erika Mosyjowski, University of MichiganDr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Engi- neering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research focuses on idea gen- eration, design strategies, design ethnography, creativity instruction, and engineering practitioners who return to graduate school. She teaches

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Community Engagement Division

, earthquake loss estimation and risk analysis, engineering education, and informal education. On this project she is helping to develop K-16 materials to complement the exhibits and expand the learning opportunities. Page 23.1010.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Public Works as Vehicles for Engineering Education and OutreachAbstractAmerica is built on small and large feats of public works engineering that, although often takenfor granted, affect almost every aspect of our daily lives. So how can we celebrate these marvelsof utilitarian infrastructure and use them to teach

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence L Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 23.1335.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Scale Models to Promote Technological LiteracyAbstractThe use of technologies by humans is nothing new. In actuality, humans have utilizedtechnologies of

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey N Phillips, Hanover College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #41563Lessons Learned from the Use of Active Learning Strategies in UndergraduateMechanical Engineering CoursesDr. Jeffrey N Phillips, Hanover College Launched Hanover College’s Engineering program in 2018 after working for more than 30 years in R&D organizations in the energy industry. Currently teach Mechanical Engineering and design-related classes at Hanover. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned from the Use of Active Learning Strategies in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering CoursesAbstractActive learning strategies, defined by one

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Ahmad Fayed; Mohamed Zeidan; Ephraim Massawe; Mehmet Bahadir

Agreement Program. This program aims to enrich college curricula to raiseawareness of the role of standards and standardization in science, technology, engineering, math,law, public policy, business, and other related or multi-disciplinary fields, [14]. To increase theawareness of engineering and engineering technology, national organizations, such as JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, adopted the inclusion of engineering and engineeringtechnology educations in the early stages of education including K-12, [15], utilizing the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS) [16]. To further foster engineering education in the earlystages of education (K-12), many states and organizations adopted engineering and engineeringtechnology education

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Oludare Owolabi

knowledge andconceptual understanding to real-world problems or situations where the instructor directs andfacilitates learning [1]. According to Wurdinger and Carlson, 2010, [1] the classroom,laboratory, or studio can serve as a setting for experiential learning through embedded activitiessuch as case and problem-based studies, guided inquiry, simulations, experiments, or art projects. Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUAccording to University of Texas at Huston, Learning Sciences [2] when students are givenopportunities to learn in authentic situations on campus or in the community like those providedin internships, field placements, clinical experiences, research and service-learning projects

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama; Lisa LaCross, University of South Alabama

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

Engineering (ICSE), Executive Director for Gulf Coast Environmental Equity Center (GCEEC), Director for the Solid Waste Sustainability Hub, Director for the Gulf Coast Center for Addressing Microplastics Pollution (GC-CAMP), and Director for the Sustainable Asphalt Materials Laboratory, as well as the founding faculty advisor for the Society of Sustainable Engineering. He teaches a mixture of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Dr. Wu is a committee member for Transportation Research Board (TRB) AJE35 and AKM 90, a member of American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE), as well as an editorial member for

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi C. Manimaran, Department Chair, Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University; Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

(BUET), Bangladesh. Afterward, he received M.S. from South Dakota State University and Ph. D. from the University of North Dakota, both in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Haider joined the Department of Engineering Technology team at Austin Peay State University (APSU) as an Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2021, where he teaches courses in Communication Systems, Electrical, and Electronic Circuit Fundamentals. He also serves as the concentration coordinator for the AAS and BS programs in Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technology. His research interests lie in the broad fields of Biomedical Signal Processing and Brain–computer interface (BCI), including Image processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine

Conference Session

Session 4 - Track 2: Inclusive Innovation: Reframing STEM Research in COVID-19

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Tamara N. Hamilton, Syracuse University ; Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University; Chelsea Bouldin

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

engineering students. In 2022, Tamara received the Key Contributor Award from NSBE Region 1 for her continued efforts in supporting students in engineering. Tamara received her bachelor’s degree in Afro-American Studies and a master’s degree in Education Leadership and Policy Studies with a specialization in Higher Education, both from the University of Maryland, College Park. Tamara is a doctoral candidate in Higher Education at SU where she serves as an adjunct instructor teaching classes on identity development and the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, spirituality, and social class. Her research interests include broadening participation in STEM, identity, diversity, equity, inclusion

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 2: Postcard Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Nagel, James Madison University; Kelly Sadel; Melissa Aleman, James Madison University

learning or that they were doing ‘busy work’ [2, 10]. Peer networks were impacted asface-to-face interactions were limited, if existent at all [1, 2, 6, 8, 11].Instructors and students were expected to quickly adapt during the initial onset of the Covid-19pandemic [1-11]. This switch to ‘Emergency Remote Teaching’ pushed technology developmentfor delivery of course content through online platforms [2]. The use of software, such as Zoom,highlighted knowledge gaps and brought about technology management challenges as thepandemic continued [2, 4, 6]. Our own experiences included learning platforms for onlinewhiteboard work, student collaboration, video editing and production, interactive class notes andtexts, and creating informal ‘online hallway

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Alexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd College; Kobe Mia Rico; An Nguyen, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #32936Engineering Identity, Slackers, and Goal Orientation in Team EngineeringProjectsYaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd CollegeAlexandra Loumidis, Harvey Mudd CollegeMiss Kobe Mia RicoAn Nguyen, Harvey Mudd CollegeDr. Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College Laura Palucki Blake is the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Harvey Mudd College, where her primary role is to coordinate data collection, interpretation and dissemination to support teaching and learning, planning and decision-making across the college.Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Spencer is an assistant professor

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

received his BS and MS degress in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Jeff has also worked for the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Southco, Pall Filtration, and as a Teaching Assistant at RIT. His thesis and duties at RIT focused mainly in the area of Robotics. He can be reached at coolwebb@gmail.com.Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology MARK SMITH is Director of the Multidisciplinary Design (MSD), Product Development (MPD), and Manufacturing Leadership (MML) programs at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to joining RIT, he spent nearly 20 years in medical electronics R&D. Mr. Smith has an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-823: PATHWAY PROGRAMS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNICSTUDENTS FROM PRECOLLEGE TO THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati Ohio, USA. He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

Hydrogen-proton membrane transport proteins and her pedagogical research is in the area interactive teaching and learning strategies for any size classroom.Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida PATRICE M. LANCEY earned her B.A. from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, in 1974, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in 1979 and 1996 respectively. She joined the University of Central Florida in 2001 where she serves as Director, of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support. Dr. Lancey coordinates the university wide Institutional

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that resulted in the 2014 report, STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research. He was the study director for the project that resulted in publication of Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? (2010) and Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects (2009), an analysis of efforts to teach engineering to U.S. school children. He oversaw the NSF-funded project that resulted in the 2013 publication of Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action and the 2008 publication of Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering and was co-editor of the reports Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing

Conference Session

Informal Engineering Education with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Latricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Javon Marcell Adams, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26407Evaluation of the Impact of a STEM-focused Research Program on MinorityHigh School Students’ Self-Efficacy and Interest in STEM Research and Ca-reersDr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University Dr. Tameshia Ballard Baldwin is a Teaching Assistant Professor working jointly in the College of En- gineering and in the Department of STEM Education within the College of Education at North Carolina State University. She earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering from North Carolina State University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Johnson, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Pauline Entin, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University of British Columbia, Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Optimization with CWSEI, 2008—2011 Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2011—2017 Lecturer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, January 2018 – presentDr. Pauline Entin, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2018-present, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, 2014-2018, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Associate Dean for Aca- demic Affairs, 2010-2014, College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Assist/Assoc/Full Professor, Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, 2001-2018

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovative solutions.30,31Experimenting has historically been core to engineering and engineering education, as is evidentby ABET’s learning outcome specifying that students should be able to “design and conductexperiments”.32 As a result, laboratory instruction has long been a staple of engineeringeducation. In Crismond and Adams’ (2012) Informed Design Teaching and Learning matrix, theability to conduct valid experiments was identified as a key design ability.33 From theperspective of engineering students, experimenting has been depicted as supplemental to andreinforcing of the general theory learned from lecture or a textbook.34 Therefore, the connectionbetween experimenting and innovation within engineering seems direct and pervasive.The

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11881Communication Among Undergraduate Engineers on a Self-Directed TeamDuring a Product Decision MeetingMr. Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jared Berezin is a Lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication (WRAP) team within the Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jared teaches in a range of communication-intensive courses at MIT, including Product Engineering Pro- cesses, Computer Systems Engineering, Managerial Psychology, and Science Writing for the Public. He has also been a science writer for Dana-Farber Cancer

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, Brookhaven National Laboratory, European Southern Observatory (Chile), Simula Research Laboratory (Norway) and the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. Christine works closely with Penn State University faculty Michael Alley (The Craft of Scientific Presentations and The Craft of Scientific Writing) and Melissa Marshall (TED, ”Talk Nerdy to Me”) on these courses. Christine is also the director of the Engineering Ambassadors Network, a start-up organization at 25 plus universities worldwide that teaches presentation skills to undergraduate engineering students, particularly women and underrepresented groups in engineering. These Engineering Ambassadors develop valuable leadership and communication skills, which

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Connie Della-Piana

undergraduate education (i.e., courses, curriculumdevelopment, laboratories, and co-curricular activities in undergraduate STEM programs) is aninstitutional responsibility.5 Current directions include efforts to develop strategies fortransforming institutional practice – moving institutions and programs from a historical teachingcentered environment to student-learning centered environments.6, 7 & 8In response to the “shifting” landscape of concerns, the Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE)project at The University of Texas at El Paso, with support from the National ScienceFoundation, has developed and implemented a comprehensive model of undergraduate educationin STEM.9 & 10 The components of the model include an entering students program

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-79: EXPERIENCES OF USING FORMULA SAE AS A CAPSTONEDESIGN PROJECTJennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Jennifer Bower Dawson is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses in Machine Design, Controls, and Capstone Design. She earned her MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University where she worked on the design and testing of spacecraft hardware for Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle. Her academic interests include robotics, sensor design, precision engineering, and service learning in engineering education.Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Stephen

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

incorporate best practices from the National Science Foundation’s Engineering EducationCoalitions.1 Among these best practices was the “Implementation of ‘engineering up front’: theexposure of freshmen to hands-on, real world engineering practice early in their undergraduateeducation, ranging from ‘professional level’ laboratory facilities to realistic design projects.”2Two freshman courses designed to provide students early exposure to engineering concepts werecreated. Both were six-credit courses. The first, ICEE 1010 (ICEE stands for IntegratedCollaborative Engineering Environment), was taught in three one-hour lectures and three two-hour lab sessions per week. Topics included graphics, introductions to mechanical and electricalengineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

because they recognize that they will be nobetter prepared the second time than they were initially. If the course is required for an ETdegree (as it is in most cases), it can effectively serve as a barrier to successful completion oftheir chosen program of study in the same way a moat encircles a castle. A teaching institutionwhich does not provide a reasonable transition to the material in its introductory courses risksalienating a sizeable portion of its potential enrollment. When students can’t climb the castlewalls, a drawbridge across the moat should be offered to provide the access they require.Struggling students will endure an additional setback. By the time many realize the gravity oftheir situation, the semester deadline for adding new

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Long

“learning takes place inside the learner and only inside the learner”. However,Simon also recognizes that “whether from books or people, at least 90% of what we have in ourheads . . . is acquired by social processes, including watching others, listening to them, andreading their writings”9. The RCS takes into account this socially distributed nature of learningby building an optimal environment for research learning to occur. The learners’ knowledgeconstruction process is aided by an environment of distributed cognition in which participants atall levels—experts, mentors, accomplished novices, and novices—teach and learn from eachother1. The RCS addresses both the learners’ cognitive development and the development ofcommunications abilities in a

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

university education. Perhaps this is most clearly evident in the type ofengineers certain companies employ and perhaps the statistics on employment may show a biastowards employing graduates from particular institutions in specific industry sectors. Educators have reported on the benefits of experiential, hands-on, student-directed learning[1-4] and the effects of design courses in engineering [5]. Engineering educators have used field Page 24.1198.2trips, laboratory investigations, and interdisciplinary activities that enrich and extend thecurriculum [6, 7]. Such designing of authentic experiences into courses and curricula are

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

S Claudina Vargas

A language-infused approach to introduce Dominican high school students to the logical process of designing experiments to construct knowledge K-12 Education (Curriculum Integration) SClaudina Vargas Complex Systems Optimization Laboratory, Northampton, MA 01060 E-mail: scvargas@cosola.org1Abstract: This work reports on the results of a discovery project designed to introduce Dominican highschool students to research concepts. The curriculum uses the ubiquitous water rocket to submersestudents into the logical process of formulating hypotheses and designing experiments to constructknowledge. The curriculum is

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; William Bassichis, Texas A&M University; Jacque Hodge, Texas A&M University; Donald Maxwell, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1117: HOW DO STUDENTS IN A PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEARENGINEERING CURRICULUM PERFORM IN A SOPHOMORE ENGINEERINGMECHANICS COURSE?Jefferey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development at Texas A&M University. He was Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, one of the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions and now serves as Project Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning Communities,” a project sponsored by the NSF Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program.Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University Xiafeng Li is a PhD student of computer science at Texas A&M