Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University

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Diversity

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International

]. As a result, global engineering courses and projects have grown rapidly.There has also been a simultaneous growth in engineering students looking for ways touse their engineering skills in service of improving the lives of those less privileged thanthem. Young students are eager to apply the engineering skills they are acquiring, toengage with these problems. This is echoed in the study conducted by Oberst and Joneson the megatrends in engineering practice, which identified social imperative as one ofthem [3]. As such, there has been a call for engineering educators to create opportunitiesfor students to learn how “engineering is an integral part of societal change” and be ableto accept “responsibility for civilization’s progress” [4].A set

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Turk; David Gattie

own problem using instructor criteria thatgears the student toward identifying a community need for disadvantaged individuals. Thispaper reports on the framework for this effort and the results for Fall 2001 and Spring 2002.IntroductionIdentifying needs and improving the quality of life for society are paramount in the ethicalresponsibilities of an engineer. Freshman students entering an engineering curriculum aretypically drawn to the program based on the lucrative and professional aspects of the field itself.However, as society becomes increasingly dependent on technology and as the hard sciences ofengineering become more integrated with the soft science aspects of politics, economics andcultures, there is a increasing need for students to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Butler-Morton, Rowan University; Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Eduardo Rodriguez Mejia M.Sc, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

% growth rate in new engineering faculty opportunities over the next 10 years, not keeping upwith the rate of Ph.D. engineering graduates [2]. As a result, graduate students will need to seeknon-academic roles in industry or the government upon graduation.As part of a research study funded through the NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE),we are seeking to build upon an existing transportation engineering graduate program throughthe integration of a research-to-practice model based upon cognitive apprenticeship. As part ofthis model, we include practical experiences that we believe will prepare students for non-academic roles while maintaining the program’s current level of scientific rigor. We willevaluate the success of the new graduate

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Taratukhin, Stanford University; Yury V. Kupriyanov, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Jörg Becker

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Corporate Member Council

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College Industry Partnerships

company would prefer to get the right students in the rightcourses and does not want to teach the somebody, who wants to be an SAP consultant infuture, software testing technologies.The students as well as university and industry representatives state that the joint educationalprogram shows high practical applicability, as it was specifically designed to teach new ITtechnologies. The interviewees also mentioned that in comparison to the joint-programstructure, the university curriculum is out-dated and no longer meets the fast changingrequirements of the IS field. The joint program is strongly seen as an opportunity to close thisgap.During the interviews we have also analysed the satisfaction level of the students whoparticipate in the courses

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

democratic society charged with making long-term decisions on these emerging technologies. The course, Science, Technology and Public Policy (ASET 101) is a 3 credit, non-lab sciencecourse. It is a required course in the Applied Science and Engineering Technology curriculum,but also fulfills the science general education requirement at the institution, and so appeals to abroader audience than those specifically in the curriculum. In addition, the course is open tohigher level developmental students as well as high school students through a dual enrollmentprogram, thus providing an opportunity for students to explore science, technology and relatedsocietal issues early in their academic career. Students who are still deciding on academic and

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

, absorption, reasoning and then the evolution of knowledge ([5], [6], [7], and[8]).In engineering, management, biomedical engineering and information technology, theapplication of these learning methodologies bring students into situations that combinelaboratory experience with real-world business environments, creating integrated andcomplex systems in which specific problems must be solved. Although thisinterdisciplinary, open-ended nature makes PBL interesting and engaging, it also poseschallenges to instructors and students that differ significantly from standard classroomlearning ([1], and [12]).Our approach mirrors real-world issues as closely as possible in an open source,networked virtual classroom, i.e. on the students' laptop monitors by

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Roger A. Schmitz; Mark J. McCready; Mark A. Stadtherr; Joan F. Brennecke; Wallace B. Whiting; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

curriculum, the typical student hasgrasped a large set of fundamental concepts, and he or she can apply them, more or less adeptly,to the understanding, analysis, and design of processes. Increasingly, such students are madeaware that engineers must assess and be accountable for the environmental impact of theirdesigns. Nevertheless, many graduating chemical engineering students have little more than alayman’s understanding of the workings of the natural world and of the consequences ofhuman/industrial disturbances – even though the same fundamental concepts underlie both thenatural and man-made processes.The objective of this course is to give the students an appreciation, in a technical sense and froma chemical engineering perspective, for the

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Angie M. Harris, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jasmine Alysse Pope

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First-Year Programs

their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal on Engineering Education.Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University Margaret Hobson, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Director of Strategic Research Development for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a state-wide research agency of the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meg West, Ohio State University; Meagan Eleanor Ita, Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Pennsylvania in 2020. Meagan conducted research on the biomechanics and physiology of chronic pain for her doctorate degree and has experience teaching undergraduate first-year engineering and mid-level biomechanics courses. Meagan is currently working with the KEEN partnership at OSU, integrating her interests in STEM edu- cation, entrepreneurial partnerships, and community engagement. Meagan values authenticity, connection with others, & integrity and prioritizes these values as an educator, bioengineer, and scientist.Laine Rumreich, Ohio State University Laine Rumreich is a graduate student studying Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. She completed her undergraduate research thesis in the

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel C. Lieber, P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

from an engineeringstandpoint. In addition, use techniques to compare the sustainability performance of variousalternative solutions. The module content comprises sustainable designs, performance indicators,strategies, etc.[7] . Sustainable manufacturing can be categorized into four; Responsive ProductStrategy (RPS), Lean Practices (LP), Supply Chain Restructuring (SCR), and SustainableMaterial and Design [8]. Considering the possible effects of environmental issues on a business'soperations, financial performance, and reputation, as well as incorporating this knowledge intodecision-making and planning processes, constitutes integrating environmental risk intocorporate strategy. This may involve recognizing and evaluating environmental hazards

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Byron A Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Taylor Chesson, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

retain a higher percentage of students in the major because of this first-yearexperience in mechanical engineering.KeywordsFirst Year, Retention, Course DesignIntroductionThe curriculum design for an ME program can vary significantly with respect to the upper-level MEtechnical discipline content; however, the first and second years are frequently dominated by courses thatmeet general education requirements for a given state as well as the required number of hours inmathematics and/or sciences that support the major for ABET accreditation. Since 2000, our program hasundergone both minor and major redesign due to a variety of circumstances:  reduction in the number of credit hours for the degree, from 136 to 128 credit hours, driven by state

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devika Patel, Stanford University; Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University; Sarah Salameh, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #14141Rethinking Technocentrism: Case Studies of Three Engineering Students’Social Sciences Approaches to the Sanitation CrisisMs. Devika Patel, Stanford University Devika is a third year undergraduate at Stanford University studying Mechanical Engineering: Product Design. She is an undergraduate researcher at the Kometsky Global Collaboratory, where she is looking at working with taboos in hygiene and sanitation in engineering contexts.Mr. Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University I am an undergraduate majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in education at Stanford Univer- sity. Apart from design and

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristopher Lengieza, Weitz Golf International; Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc.; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

Construction Institute.Jennifer Caffrey, Pennoni Associates Inc. Jennifer M. Caffrey is a Staff Engineer currently working on commercial, institutional, and municipal land development projects for Pennoni Associates Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2002 from Lehigh University and is presently working on an M.S. in Engineering Management from Drexel University. During the summer of 2000, Ms. Caffrey participated in the initial golf facility design through the Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) summer internship program. In the fall of that year, she utilized the Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) program to continue gaining experience in planning

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Student Growth

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Melanie Amadoro, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

faced with similarcircumstances in future. 1IntroductionEffective academic advising is a crucial parameter in determining student success, retention, andtheir overall educational experience. It creates a positive feeling among the students, regardingtheir college, faculty, and future prospects. Academic advising has evolved over time to becomean integral part of the higher education process. With the expansion of curricular opportunities,significant increase in the number of undergraduate non-traditional students and the increasingemphasis being placed on student recruitment and retention by the universities, the academicadvisor is today seen as an integral and unique contributor to any

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

.Interaction between academic engineering programs and industrial partners showed that capstonecourses can create useful business products, produce corporate-ready students, and provideexperience for faculty in future curriculum development13.However, there are little efforts in designing interdisciplinary courses or projects to promoteundergraduate students in engineering in research. Integrating the multidisciplinarytechnologies, informatics, and the corresponding real-life applications is an important stimulatingapproach to promote the interests in research of undergraduates in engineering. This paper willintroduce a project based approach based on multidisciplinary undergraduate research projects.Student learning is enhanced and the research

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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Aerospace

integration rules one exotic cases over and over,to concentrate on meaning of a physics problem and/or on variants of it. We are also no longerlimited to trivial examples that work. Students are invited to play with physics they learn thatreal life examples normally do not lead to closed formulas. They can even visualize the resultsand different approximations and they also learn to judge the solutions. They are introduced tothe multitude of mathematical tools, each with their own advantages and disadvantages andprecise applicability. We attempt to devise an instructional approach to promote students’understanding of these problems and to support them in forming associations between problemfeatures and solution methods. The approach is to use

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two-Year College

ofdiscipline specific and inter-disciplinary student-centered learning materials (courses, modules,laboratories, and simulations) in the technologies used to implement generic IoT applications andtechnology specific IoT applications. This activity will include: the development of innovativelaboratory and simulation materials using low-cost computing platforms and interactive real-timesimulations that are integrated together to mirror real world applications, the incorporation ofindustry and workplace skills into the developed curriculum materials, and the creation of severalcertificate programs in – IoT Systems Field Technician, (2) the broad dissemination of thesematerials through collaboration with existing NSF ATE Centers that have complementary

Conference Session

Innovative, Engaging Pedagogies for Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael F. Young, University of Connecticut; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Joshua Bourne Reed

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Engineering Ethics

development and engineering ethics education. His funded research explores the nature of global com- petency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of en- gineering students. Dr. Streiner has published papers and given presentations in global engineering ed- ucation at several national conferences. Scott is an active member in the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) both locally and nationally, as well as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).Joshua Bourne Reed, Josh Reed is an engineering masters student at Rowan University working for the Experiential Engineering

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hanson

industry. A primary component of CE1413 is an individualexperimental test program designed by the students. The project has been successful incapturing student interest in civil engineering and has helped reach department goals associatedwith outreach education, recruitment, and retention. The content of CE1413 and theexperimental project is described. How the new course format fits into the entire curriculum isdiscussed. The manner in which the project interfaces industry and research is detailed. Thebenefits of this project to the department are identified. Student assessment of the program andfuture directions for the project are briefly presented

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

engineering and engineering technology programs. Of particular interest was the enhancement of networking and mutual respect among students enrolled in the traditional engineering and engineering technology programs, which do not share a significant amount of common curriculum. 4. Better recognize and appreciate the connection between theory and applied engineering. 5. Further develop and refine communication and formal presentation skills to the various project stakeholders. Particularly, enhancing the ability to understand the needs of a specific audience and generating communication tailored to the expectations of that group. 6. Gain an understanding of system lifecycle management concepts and requirements

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University; Nigamanth Sridhar, Cleveland State University; Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Reality - Build and integrate the LAMPI UI for Microsoft HoloLens • Alexa - integrate Amazon Alexa into the lamp (including adding microphone and speaker) and create an Alexa Skill to control LAMPI • Google Home - integrate Google Home into the lamp (including adding microphone and speaker) and create a Google Home integration to control LAMPI • Building Enchanted Objects [28] for student campus life (weather, laundry, campus transportation) • Extend Locust.io, the tool used for HTTP load testing in the course, to load test MQTT • Build a light-based alarm clock with LAMPI • Build an SMS interface for LAMPI with Twilio • Build an IFTTT integration for LAMPIThe Final Project grading rubric has 4

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederic-Charles Krynen, Stanford University; Carl E. Wieman

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

made during a four-week period inwhich they design and build a physical device—a candy dispenser in the control course and astamping machine in the intervention course. A set of metrics of performance were comparedwith those of students in the control offering prior to the redesign of the course. 1IntroductionIn 2015, Stanford University’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)curriculum underwent significant restructuring [1]. The program was altered to be comprised of aset of core classes and a set of concentrations in which students could choose to specialize. In theprocess, ME102 - Foundations of Product Realization was created. An introductory course to therelevant fields, ME

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

3. The research project aids in an understanding of Temple’s urban setting Goal 4: The homework both quantitative and qualitative, the labs, and the research project develop students ability to analyze and interpret data. Goal 5: The entire curriculum, especially the lectures, develop students’ ability to identify and solve problems. The course design also follows the format suggested in the NaturalScience/Technology guidelines. Assessment follows multiple methods with significantwriting exercises; experiential learning through labs and demonstrations. Competenciesinclude: student understanding of engineering problem formulation, the role ofquantitative measurement, inter-convertibility of

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

educational subjects. Most of the sessions were guided and led byexperienced faculty from the Education or Liberal Arts fields. There was a small numberof engineering faculty who would attend these meetings. In the early 2000’s, a Center forthe Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) was started for the entire campus bythe Dean of Academic Affairs, and a half-time position was created and staffed byAndrawis, a campus Electrical Engineering professor, who retired in 2013. For severalyears, she used workshops and seminars too stress SoTL as an area of research forfaculty, in addition to their professional field’s research. From Andrawis’s19 perspective,SoTL involves the integration of teaching with the scholarship of research. She furtherexplained

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Gretchen Scroggin, University of Arkansas; Latisha Puckett, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

rigorous for a one-credit hourhonors course, and we wanted the integration of the any new assignments not to be toocumbersome for the instructors.These objectives led us to requiring honors students to complete a LinkedIn Learning Pathway asa part of their additional honors coursework. LinkedIn Learning was selected due to itswidespread popularity as an online educational platform [3-5], offering a diverse array of coursesspanning business, technology, creative skills, and more [6]. Moreover, our university providesaccess to LinkedIn Learning at no cost to students. Students also earn certificates for completingthe LinkedIn Learning pathways and display these certificates in their LinkedIn profiles.The purpose of this paper is to share the

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

has conducted research in bioadhesion; she is currently studying development of integrated approaches to using computation tools to support technical problem solving throughout the curriculum. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation, is an ABET IDEAL Scholar, and is a member of the ABET Board. She leads the assessment and evaluation efforts in her program. Page 12.548.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Direct Assessment MeasuresIntroduction Engineering programs have recently completed or are in the process of preparing for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

., Tavener, S., Voss, K. Armentrout, S. Yaeger, P. and Marra, R., 1999, "Using Applied Engineering Problems in Calculus Classes to Promote Learning in Context and Teamwork," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 12d5-14.3. Barrow, D.L. and Fulling, S.A., 1998, "Using an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Improve Freshman Calculus," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference, Seattle, WA.4. Hansen, E.W., 1998, "Integrated Mathematics and Physical Science (IMPS): A New Approach for First Year Students at Dartmouth College," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 579.5. Kumar, S. and Jalkio, J., 1998, "Teaching Mathematics from an Applications Perspective," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

and live LEWAS data, watershed-specific case studies, and virtual tours ofthe LEWAS watershed. By using an HTML5-driven web interface, the OWLS interactivelydelivers integrated live and/or historical remote system data (visual, environmental,geographical, etc.) to end users regardless of the hardware (desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone,etc.) and software (Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, etc.) platforms of their choice.We have built upon a prior study that used the expectancy-value theory of motivation to showthat exposure to live watershed data via the LEWAS increased students’ levels of motivation. Apilot test of the OWLS has demonstrated positive learning gains in engineering seniors and wasoverwhelmingly viewed by students as having helped

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexandria Muller, University of California, Santa Barbara; Liliana Garcia, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ron Kevin Skinner, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation; Danielle Harlow, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Pre-College Engineering Education

whoparticipate in engineering activities have an increased understanding of science, engineering andtechnology [9]. A study by Yoon and colleagues [10] found that students in classrooms thatintegrated engineering concepts into the curriculum performed better on written assessmentsmeasuring student knowledge of science, work of engineers, the engineering design process, andtechnology than those who did not participate in an integrated classroom environment. Englishand Mousoulides’ [11] study found that elementary students who were exposed to engineeringwere better prepared for high school and college-level coursework and had a greater appreciationfor how their learning of STEM topics in school connected to the real-world. Unfortunately,teachers express

Conference Session

Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

, andprofessional identity formation in a specific field of study. The reintegration of a prior militaryexperience and identity into a new, emerging professional career and civilian identity is asignificant area for further research. Our study intends to address this void in the existingliterature by investigating the role of military experience and identity in student veterans’ careerchoice in engineering and how they envision the engineering profession as an ideal pathway fortheir integration into civilian society. MethodsResearch Design The present study employed a phenomenological research design. The phenomenologicalapproach is widely used in social research in order to explore people’s experience in