Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo D. Koretsky

Experiments as important elementsmissing in OSU’s undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. Even though many studentshad, in fact, taken introductory statistics, they were unable to apply it in an industrial setting. Inresponse to this input, a 1 credit elective course, Chemical Process Statistics, was introduced inFall 1996. It was offered again in Fall 1997. The initial course offerings were well received(3.77/4.00 and 3.91/4.00 on student evaluations). The intent is to integrate this course into the ChEcore as a 3 credit course.This course provides a brief introduction to the use of applied statistics in the chemical processindustry. Whenever possible, concepts are introduced through examples. Industrial data has beenprovided by Merix and

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Granlund

existing product, material or process. Students were askedto describe their idea in a business letter and forward it to industry for evaluation. Insome instances a response from industry was actually received by the students concerningthe feasibility of their ideas. We feel this contact with industry so early in theireducational career was very exciting for the students and may aide in student retention inthe major.The paper also briefly describes an instructional module entitled Design for Manufacturethat was also used in ED&G 100. This module was used in teaching studentsfundamentals of engineering design and design for manufacture. The module wasdeveloped by The New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technology Education(NYSCATE). In this

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Felipe Patarroyo, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Gerson Beauchamp, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Electrical and Computer

and M. Gonzalez, "Integrating Control Concepts in an Embedded Systems Design Course," IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 1273-1278, 2013.[13] R. Streveler, K. Smith and M. Pilotte, "Aligning Course Content, Assessment, and Delivery: Creating a Context for Outcome-Based Education," in Outcome-Based Education and Engineering Curriculum: Evaluation, Assessment and Accreditation, K. Mohd Yusof, S. Mohammad, N. Ahmad Azli, M. Noor Hassan, A. Kosnin and S. K, Syed Yusof (Eds.)Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, 2012.[14] G. P. Wiggins and J. McTighe, Understanding by design, ASCD, 2010.[15] J. McTighe and R. S. Thomas, "Backward Design," Educational Leadership, 2005.[16] J. D. Bransford, A. L. Brown, R. R. Cocking and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University; Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of the 21st century," IEEE Engineering Management Review, vol. 37, no. 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 38, 2009, doi: 10.1109/EMR.2009.4804347.[2] D. H. Cropley, "Promoting creativity and innovation in engineering education," Psychol. Aesthetics, Creat. Arts, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 161–171, May 2015, doi: 10.1037/aca0000008.[3] "Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education American Society for Engineering Education." https://www.asee.org/member- resources/reports/CCSSIE (accessed Feb. 26, 2021).[4] F. O. Soares, M. J. Sepúlveda, S. Monteiro, R. M. Lima, and J. Dinis-Carvalho, "An integrated project of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; David D. Clark; David W. Rosen

(Mistree, et al., 1990) • A computing environment in which a number of computer-based tools are integrated: The DSPT Workbook (Allen, et al., 1989) which is being transformed into the Design Learning Simulator (Turns, et al., 1995)In this paper, we focus on describing the process for converting information that characterizes theneeds and requirements for a product into knowledge about the product. This process isembodied in a part of our Design Learning Simulator.1.1 Implementing the DSP Technique: ME3110 Creative Decisions & DesignME3110: CREATIVE DECISIONS AND DESIGN is the first design course in our curriculum and isrequired for every ME student. Product realization, over a 10 week quarter, is the focus of thecourse

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chirag Variawa; Susan McCahan

which is an approach that takes into account the widest possible user base.There are many successful examples of this approach applied to products such as kitchenequipment or ATM machines.More recently the principles of Universal Design have been re-interpreted in the context ofeducation; first at the elementary levels and lately for secondary and higher education.3,4,5 Theprinciples can be applied to the learning environment at every level: curriculum, courses,classroom space, course materials, and university systems in general. The goal is to create alearning environment that is accessible to the widest variety of students without compromisingacademic integrity.In a limited way we can say that academic integrity, in this sense, is defined by

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Jeffrey C. LaCombe, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

highlights the need for identity to be developed and maintainedthrough the engineering curriculum. The foundational work of Gee [9, p. 99] frames identity asbeing strongly influenced by interactions with others and defines identity as “being recognized asa certain ‘kind of person’ in a given context.” The recognition as a certain “kind of person,” inthis case as an engineer, is important in identity development [1], [3], [10]–[12], andopportunities for recognition to occur must be purposefully integrated into engineeringeducation.The individualistic culture of engineering [13], paired with its current content-centric curriculum[14], [15] may not easily facilitate opportunities for the development of an engineering identitythrough recognition. An

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Beverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

partnership between two well-established programs at Butler University and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technologyat Indiana-University Purdue-University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The EDDP allows students tostudy at Butler University, a small private school, which is known for its quality science,humanities, social science, fine arts, and professional programs and also have access to ABETaccredited engineering programs at IUPIU, a large state school.Completion of this program results in two degrees from both institutions. This program is not a3-2 program where students are expected to transfer after three years to an engineering school tocomplete their studies. The EDDP has a curriculum that integrates engineering, science,mathematics, computer

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Aiden James Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh

. In 2003 they established their Center for Sustainable Innovation as the University’scenter for sustainable research and education. Since its inception, various programs have focusedon integrating sustainability into the curriculum, furthering research into sustainable technologyand solutions, and setting up sustainability projects to serve marginalized communities within thesurrounding area. The center also provides students with resources and programs on campus thatpromote sustainable practices within the Pitt community. Students wishing to further theireducation in sustainability can earn an undergraduate certificate in sustainability. Open tostudents of all disciplines, they learn about sustainable design, life cycle assessment

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Leicht, Pennsylvania State University; Ziyi Wang, Pennsylvania State University

Paper ID #37842Capstone Redesign: Engaging stakeholders to find thebalance between individual and team learning outcomesRyan Solnosky Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated BAE/MAE degrees in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Dr

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Two year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

since 1987. He was the Campus Coordinator for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 12.1449.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Need for a Quality Control System for Community College Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper is based on a collaborative effort between the National Academy of

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

% to women3. In order to maintain its competitive advantage,inspiring and preparing more children to become engineers has become an imperative mandatefor the US.As we consider how to inspire and prepare children to become engineers, many efforts have beenundertaken to include or integrate engineering in K-12 classrooms, such as the Museum ofScience’s Engineering is Elementary curriculum, Project Lead the Way, and EPICS High. Page 23.747.2However, it is important to consider not only formal settings but also informal settings.According to the LIFE Center, children only spend approximately 18.5% of their waking timeinside classroom environments

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Brina J. Blinzler; Veera B. C. Sajjanapu

ProcessingIntroduction and MotivationAn urgent need exists for standardizing NLP citation formats in academic publishing and studentwork. Additionally, there is a need to establish a standard of quantifying the amount of humanverses machine development of these published and student works. Here the focus is naturallanguage processing of text generation, image generation, video generation, and audiogeneration. In this context the user enters an initial text or phrase and the tool generates thedesired content. Examples of these NLP tools include DALL-E2 [2], GPT-4o [3]. There are alsotools that generate images, and video from initial images (SORA) [4]. These higher-level toolsare not included in this paper, but are the natural next step in citation

Conference Session

ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maartje E.D. Van den Bogaard, Delft University of Technology; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Joanna Millunchick, University of Michigan

faculty expectations andpretty much independent of individual student orientations." [1, p. 14] The model incorporatesthe normative contexts present in institutions, such as the curriculum, and formal and informalsocialization processes, such as interactions between students and faculty, within these contexts.This study operationalizes teaching and learning activities in an emergency online curriculum asthe normative context and analyzes students' experiences with interaction, integration, andlearning.3 – Research DesignOur data are drawn from the qualitative phase of an explanatory sequential mixed methodsdesign [2] in which we explored students' online learning experiences during COVID-19. Wefirst administered a survey based on earlier work [3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; ROBERTO G DIMALIWAT; Peter Weber, University of Houston; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado Boulder; Christy Miller, University of Houston

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering education, design and manufacturing, automation and robotics, machine learning/deep learning, computational optimization, and mariner and offshore safety.ROBERTO G DIMALIWATPeter Weber, University of HoustonMs. Dua Chaker, University of Colorado Boulder Dua Chaker is a Senior Project Engineer at TeachEngineering- a free online collective of K-12 STEM resources – within the National Center of Women & Information Technology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dua graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. With a career spanning over a decade, Dua has been an integral part of the TeachEngineering team since 2011. She leads the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Mariaeugenia Salas Acosta; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Bonnie L. Angelone, Rowan University, Department of Psychology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the simplicity to be built bystudents over the course of five semesters. The work is designed to test two hypotheses: 1. A long-term design project that integrates knowledge from multiple courses strengthens student knowledge retention. 2. A large-scale design project requiring tools from many courses improves student problem-solving and design skills.By integrating five semesters of the mechanical engineering curriculum into a cohesive whole,this project has the potential to transform the way undergraduate education is delivered. Beforeand after testing is being conducted to assess: a) Change in retention between courses and b)Change in student problem-solving and design skills.Students at Rowan University have built almost all

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has been the pattern in U. S. education. The developers of theStandards propose that fewer topics be taught to a deeper conceptual level, so that studentsdevelop an understanding of the big ideas, which can then be applied to other areas. Oneemphasis of the science Standards is on teaching science as a process of inquiry, honoringstudents’ prior understanding of the natural world around them and building upon that byallowing students to investigate questions they themselves frame. When teachers and schooldistricts develop their science and math core curriculum around the Standards, a more coherentprogram of instruction emerges; equity for all students and excellence of instruction areachievable

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

Center led by North Carolina State University. For her individual and collaborative contributions to engineering education, she has received several university and national. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. She has held several leadership positions in the American Society for Engineering Education, including president in 2010-2011.Ms. Carolyn A Vallas, University of VirginiaDr. Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University Dr. Meghan McGlinn Manfra is an assistant professor of social studies education at North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on digital history, technology integration, and action research for the professional development of teachers. She is a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Anchalee Ngampornchai; Patsy Moskal, University of Central Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

Foundation. In 2011, she was given the honor of being named an Online Learning Consortium (previously Sloan-Consortium) Fellow. She has co-authored numerous arti- cles and chapters on blended and online learning and is a frequent presenter at conferences and to other researchers. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Teaching Dynamics Using a Flipped Classroom Blended ApproachAbstractThis paper presents the results of a pilot study performed on flipping an undergraduatefoundation course in engineering into a blended or mixed-mode format. A blended instructionalmodel integrates face-to-face instruction with online

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 7:Beyond Math Readiness: Understanding Why Some Women Pursue Engineering

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Tech Engineering Education; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Tech

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40715Beyond Math Readiness: Understanding Why Some Women Pursue Engi-neeringOlivia Ryan, Virginia Tech Engineering Education Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and a Master’s student in Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include understanding curriculum barriers in engineering related to mathematics.Dr. Susan Sajadi, Virginia Tech Susan Sajadi is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech in the department of engineering education. She has a BSE and MS

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

industrially integrated NSF workshop on Novel Process Science andEngineering conducted at Rowan University. We believe that reaction engineering comes alivewith students conducting innovative experiments in a laboratory setting. Students are able to seethe catalyst; measure gas phase concentrations and flowrates; and use these measurements to Page 4.117.1examine at least 6 principles of reactor design.IntroductionThis experiment explores the area of heterogeneous catalysis using the automotive catalyticconverter which is the largest market for heterogeneous catalytic reactors. Autocatalysts havebeen placed in approximately 225 million of the world’s 400

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2005 GSW

Authors

Yavuz S. Tunc; Malur N. Srinivasan

then “sculpt” it into the nanomaterial [20]. Examples of this technique arelithography/etching and mechanical attrition (ball milling). To form the final product withnanostructure the assembly and synthesis may be done sequentially, such as ball milling andsintering, or in by integrating assembly and synthesis [20, 22].Characterization of NanomaterialsSophisticated techniques are necessary to characterize nanomaterials. These include X-raydiffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning tunneling electronmicroscopy (STEM) and others, with which many mechanical engineering majors may not befamiliar.Planning and Teaching the CourseA course containing the above topics may be taught as an elective for senior-level

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Jeffrey Collins; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University; Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University

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Architectural Engineering

). The Implementation of BIM application in University Teaching: Case Study of Construction Management Program, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings[5] Ku, K., Taiebat M., (2011), BIM experiences and expectations: the constructors' perspective, Int. J. Constr. Educ. Res. 7 (3), 175–197.[6] Joannides, M.M., Olbina, S. and Issa, R.R.A. (2012), “Implementation of building information modeling into accredited programs in architecture and construction education”, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 83-100.[7] Ghosh, A.; Parrish, K.; Chasey, A.D., (2015), Implementing a vertically integrated BIM curriculum in an undergraduate

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel Jones

will end with a graduation exam.The International Center for Entrepreneurship of MoldovaThe ultimate goal of the projects supported financially by the Soros Foundation Moldova and theEurasia Foundation is the creation an International Center for Entrepreneurship in the Republic ofMoldova and the development of an entrepreneurial spirit in Moldovan society. With EurasiaFoundation support, plans call for the following: an elective course entitled “Organization andadministration of the private business” added into the curriculum at the Technical University ofMoldova and its affiliated technical colleges throughout the country; the organization of managerialinternships; and the creation of opportunities for cooperation with partners from the

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Abu Rashid; Joko Sutrisno; Scott Cooper; Alan Fuchs

. A lesson plan is presented forincorporating novel pedagogical strategies for the introduction of concepts related tomacromolecular self-assembly. Also included is a survey which provides data on studentpreferences in the areas of in-class lectures, student class presentations, and other learning tools.IntroductionThe topic of self-assembly is an interesting one that can offer engineering students a new way oflooking at their curriculum. The topic itself is broad enough that many examples can be offeredand used in a variety of educational settings, depending upon the needs of the instructor. Thepedagogical challenges associated with engineering education and of the manner in which thepolymerization mechanism and self-assembly can be used

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11902Faculty Perspectives on Benefits and Challenges of Hybrid LearningDr. Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University Dr. Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu is a lecturer in the department of Civil, Construction and Environmental En- gineering at Iowa State University. Her background is in Curriculum and Instruction, and her research interests include online learning, hybrid learning, and technology integration in higher education.Dr. Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University Charles T. Jahren is the W. A. Klinger Teaching Professor and the Assistant Chair for Construction Engi- neering in the Department of Civil

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineering Technology

aspect is that in most of the cases, students have discovered thesetools and integrated them into their toolboxes. Faculty and universities should also be on thelookout to integrate these tools into the curriculum by listening to students and their needs.IntroductionA large number of current engineering and engineering technology instructors grew up in an erawhere embedded systems development was extremely expensive and inefficient. You were eitherworking at a medium to large company which could afford tens of thousand dollars in equipmente.g. oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators, compilers, assemblers, memory andmicrocontroller programmers or you had access to similar equipment available at the university.In the worst case you were in a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Weiss, University of Maryland- College Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

this, the faculty contacted the CEE subject specialist librarian looking to partner oncreating an integrated requirement to include diverse voices in graduate research with the hope ofexpanding the requirement to the entire department. I am now transitioning into this subjectspecialist role and exploring how to continue the critical citation work. In this section I proposethe shape the CEE critical citation graduate requirements can take, the methods and tools that canbe used to support such a requirement, and my role as a librarian in continuing this work.The approach taken to integrate critical citation practice into graduate requirements is importantto consider. It would be difficult to have rigidly specific requirements that are uniform

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brown; Patricia Click

August 1998): B8.Matthews, Roberta S., James L. Cooper, Neil Davidson, and Peter Hawkes, “Building Bridges Between Cooperative and Collaborative Learning,” Change 27 (July-August 1995): 34-38.Myers, Chet, and Thomas B. Jones. Promoting Active Learning: Strategies for the College Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.O’Loughlin, Jim. “Questioning the ‘Success’ of Collaborative Learning,” Socialist Review 27 (Winter-Spring 1999): 29-47.Ostheimer, Martha W., Kenneth C. Mylrea, and Edward M. Lonsdale. “An Integrated Course in Fundamental Engineering and English Composition Using Interactive and Process Learning Methodologies,” IEEE Transactions on Education 37 (May

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

’ Page 13.633.8intention to major in engineering as freshmen and their actual commitment to the major. Threeitems were developed to assess students’ level of commitment to majoring in engineering whenthey entered the institution and explore the factors that either caused doubt about majoring orconfirmation of their decision to continue with an engineering major. The data collected fromthese questions in APPLES1 showed a pattern of results in which students’ decision-makingabout their major appears to be much more fluid than what one might have assumed. Althoughthe results of these analyses are ongoing, the integration of findings from both quantitative andqualitative APS methods represents a valuable contribution and perhaps a useful model for