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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Rani Warsi Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University; Jane Nicholson Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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vibration testing of full scale composite air vehicles.Dr. Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill B. Elmore, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Swalm School of Chem- ical Engineering. In his role as the Hunter Henry Chair, he serves as Undergraduate Coordinator for the chemical engineering program and Faculty Advisor for the student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His research interests include biotechnology for renewable energy and innovation Page 26.867.1 in engineering education through integration of problem-based learning across engineering

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EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

2006-588: GROWTH OF A YOUNG ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMYesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Yesim Sireli is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and also holds MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include business forecasting, decision analysis, customer-oriented product development, quality management, and technology management.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is the Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and

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NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalase Opanuga, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Mr. Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Perry is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His work contains a unique blend of engineering education and civil engineering projects. Dr

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Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Undergraduate Capstone Design: Inductively EnhancedAbstractThe Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy atWest Point, New York requires its graduates to complete an integrative, year-long capstonedesign during their senior year. One of the capstone projects available to the mechanicalengineering students in the department’s aerospace sub-discipline requires the design,construction, testing, and demonstration of a small, highly autonomous Uninhabited AerialVehicle (UAV) for a Department of Defense client. This particular project was added to the listof available capstone options in the fall of 2005

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, York College of Pennsylvania; Kelly Arcieri, York College of Pennsylvania

not often relevant to the student’s experience orsupervisors were uncomfortable or felt unable to provide an evaluation, i.e. “knowledge ofcontemporary issues” or “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context”. While employers were encouraged to discuss theassessment with students, there was no mechanism to provide them with a copy of the completedsurvey.In this paper, we will briefly describe the co-op program and how it fits into the curriculum andreview the literature on the benefits and challenges of work experience as well as thedevelopment of student work assessments. We will then explain the development of theassessment survey tool, how the questions were selected, and

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Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Barham, New Caney ISD; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #17731MAKER: Smart Packaging Machine Simulator for Teaching Ladder LogicProgrammingMr. Robert Barham, New Caney ISD Robert Barham has been teaching secondary math and technology courses for twenty years. Currently, he teaches engineering courses at Porter High School in Porter, Texas, some forty miles northeast of Houston. He is working with the local community college to articulate acceptance of high school robotics and au- tomation courses toward the requirements of an A.A.S. degree in mechatronics. Email: rbarham@newcaneyisd.orgDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Padgett

excellent designexperience at a level beyond what is offered in the academic curriculum. The first half of thispaper describes the competition, the club history and organization, and their vehicle. The secondhalf of the paper compares alternative forms of design education in the curriculum and discussesthe relative advantages and disadvantages of competitive teams like the Aerial Robotics Club indesign education. Competitive teams are clearly an excellent motivational tool and educationalexperience for the students who participate.The International Aerial Robotics CompetitionThe International Aerial Robotics Competition1 was created by Rob Michelson in 1991 when, aspresident of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, he wanted to create a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine Leigh Boice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher J. Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jasmine N. Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #29249Reinventing the InVenture Prize: Transforming a Year-Long InventionProgram into a Week-Long, University-Based Summer Program (Evalua-tion)Ms. Katherine Leigh Boice, Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine (Katie) Boice is currently a Research Associate at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). She received B.A. degrees in Psychology and Music from Emory University and an M.Ed. in Child Studies from Vanderbilt Uni- versity. Her research focuses on STEAM education and informal STEM learning opportunities in K-12 populations.Mr

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Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madasamy Arockiasamy, Florida Atlantic University; Sudhagar Nagarajan, Florida Atlantic University; Hassan Mahfuz, Florida Atlantic University; Michael R. Maniaci, Florida Atlantic University; Ishwarya Srikanth, Florida Atlantic University; Stephen Michael Castillo; Reinaldo L. Dos Santos, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Student-Centered Program to Increase STEM Interest through NASA-STEM ContentAbstractThis article is an evidence-based practice paper which is based on NASA Minority UniversityResearch and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy (AA) program implemented atFlorida Atlantic University (FAU). The program is focused on student-centered methodology forinfusion of NASA-STEM contents into the existing curriculum in middle and high schools. Thisnovel program aims to increase awareness and create interest in underserved minority students inGrades 6-12 for pursuing STEM fields. FAU has designed and embedded the NASA-STEMcontents into Florida’s existing Next

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Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

of goal functionsand ecosystem indicators. IN Eco Targets, Goal Functions and Orientors (F. Muller and M.Leupelt, Eds). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.Jorgensen, S. E. and Y.M. Svirezhev. 2004. Towards a thermodynamic theory for ecologicalsystems. Elsevier Ltd. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Haven, D.S. and R. Morales-Alamo. 1966. Aspects of biodeposition byoysters and other invertebrate filter feeders. Limnology and Oceanography 11(3):487-498.Kazanci, C. 2007. EcoNet: new software for ecological modeling, simulation and networkanalysis. Ecological Modeling 208(1): 3-8.Kazanci, C. and E.W. Tollner. 2008. Particle tracking: an integrated approach for solvingecological network models. J. Math. Biology (In Prep.).Matis, J.H., Patten, B.C., White

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Codie Wilson, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

enrolled ECEstudents are engaging in projects which often include wireless communicationsubsystems.To meet this need, the course Wireless Communications Systems was developed anddelivered. This course is intended to help ensure our students’ competency in theemerging wireless communications field for now and into the future. The courseconcentrates on wireless physical layer communication and builds off of a traditionalcourse in communications. Laboratories and projects are a fundamental component of thecourse.In this paper, we present an overview of the course topics and describe the areas covered.We also discuss what was left out due to time and complexity considerations. We furtherdescribe the laboratory experiments and how they integrate with

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

can empowerstudents to later advocate for safety considerations, especially when unlegislated, in theirorganization’s behavior and decision-making.3.2 Process-centric arguments: multidisciplinary awareness, collaboration, and safetycultureWhy teach engineering students about accident causation and system safety? Beyond theargument of the usefulness of specific lessons learned and technical content noted in the previoussubsection, teaching this subject can make an important process-centric contribution by “equip[ping] graduates with a broader perspective on their disciplines, in order to be able to look beyond the technical issues and integrate multidisciplinary safety considerations into their decision-making [later in their

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Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #8657Student Perceptions of Design Projects That Involve Developing Assistive De-vices for Elementary School Children with DisabilitiesDr. Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University Dr. Matthew T. Siniawski is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. He teaches the senior capstone design project courses and has recently begun mentoring students on the design of assistive devices for children with disabilities. One of his research interests lies in understanding how these Learning Through Service projects impact participating engineering students

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

to as the Atkins Report (Atkins et al., 2003) onCyberinfrastructure (CI), launched an NSF funded program towards the integration ofInformation technology (IT)-enabled systems, tools, and services to create a nationalcyberinfrastructure directorate. The premise was that integration of the multitude of tools andservices into a national cyberinfrastructure directorate would enable access to multidisciplinaryinformation for many individuals and groups that had previously been marginalized and therebyrevolutionize the way science is done. Specifically, the goals were to harness the full power ofcyberinfrastructure for discovery, learning, and innovation across and within all areas of scienceand engineering in the preparation of a workforce with

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University; Myra W. Curtis, Morgan State University

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First-Year Programs

Dr. Yacob Astatke completed both his Doctor of Engineering and B.S.E.E. degrees from Morgan State University (MSU) and his M.S.E.E. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a full time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at MSU since August 1994 and currently serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and instrumentation. Dr. Astatke has more than 15 years experience in the development and delivery of synchronous and asynchronous web-based course supplements for electrical engineering courses.Jumoke ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University DR. JUMOKE LADEJI-OSIAS is an Associate

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Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy D. Ropp, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen M. Belt, Saint Louis University

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Educational Research and Methods

Industrial Technology with a focus on curriculum and instruction for industry from Purdue University in 1998, and a B.S. in Aeronautical Technology in 1997. He is an FAA certificated Airframe and Powerplant mechanic and Private Pilot.Stephen M Belt, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Stephen M. Belt is an assistant professor in the Aviation Science Department at Saint Louis University. He is a certified flight instructor and commercial pilot. He received a PhD in higher educational adminis- tration in 2012 from Saint Louis University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Individual resilience as a competency for aviation professionals

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mechatronics.Offering a laboratory course over the Internet as a part of a regular program is a uniqueinitiative. Such an advanced technological curriculum has offered a unique careerpathway to students interested in advanced engineering technology through the full-timeprogram at Drexel, dual degree programs with community colleges, and 2+2+2 programsincorporating also high schools in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Furthermore, theproject will reinforce the ongoing initiatives to revitalize the regional manufacturingsector by providing highly skilled graduates to meet the demands of new advancedtechnologies.Acknowledgement The authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation (Grant No.NSF-DUE-CCLI- 0410719) for its financial support of the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College, City Colleges of Chicago

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

skills and showcase an understanding ofthe various engineering fields. Currently, majority of Engineering Speakers are recruited fromformer ESS students who successfully transferred, completed their bachelor's degree, and arenow in the field. Speakers are chosen according to their field of work, stories, and careers. Forexample, two mechanical engineers can speak in the same field if one is pursuing a doctorate andone is working in the industry.II.3. Industry PartnershipsAn internship is an experiential learning opportunity that integrates knowledge in the classroomwith practical applications [24]. For engineering students, an internship is a transformativeperiod and a gateway to personal and professional growth [25]. Internships are a high

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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ASEE International Forum

translate original texts in English, have consequentialmonologue and dialogue speech skills, understand oral speech (monologue and dialogue),active use most common grammar patterns, be able to speak in public: make reports andspeeches, have writing competences for written communication and publications. Regional geography, culturological information, day-to-day realities, and other dataare also included into the curriculum. It is not a question of entertaining, but an inner demandof the educational process itself. Students should master the skill of interculturalcommunication and cultural dialogue. To acquire the personal experience in linguoculturalcommunication students must be put into the situations where they can use the language as

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University; Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

, highlighted in bold throughout each section of the paper, and summarizedinto an infographic in Appendix 1, and checklist in Appendix 2. Strategies for addressing thehidden curriculum when connecting and participating in outreach programs will be explored,with an emphasis on understanding it and the implications for program design.Existing equitable design practices in higher education engineering outreach programsNational organizations promote increasing participation of marginalized groups in engineeringthrough numerous outreach initiatives, resulting in a rich landscape of academic reporting. TheNational Academy of Engineering's 2002 survey found over $400 million is spent annually onsuch activities [6]. This study focuses on post-K-12 education

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najwa Hanel, University of Southern California

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International

AC 2008-2298: ENGINEERING RESEARCH RESOURCESNajwa Hanel, University of Southern California Page 13.520.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Research and Resources The American University of BeirutAs a member of the University of Southern California Science & Engineering Libraryfaculty, I was granted a Sabbatical Leave in 2006 to study the engineering researchers’resources at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon (AUB). My sabbatical report waswell received by my colleagues at USC and elsewhere motivating me to enhance it andshare it with you. The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the history of an

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2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

Federation with a highly diversified industry base. However, this growth is threatenedby a lack of engineers to guarantee this innovative economy. A project of successivevocational training of engineers has been developed at Kazan National ResearchTechnological University (KNRTU) to meet this challenge. KNRTU is uniquely positioned toaddress this need. Firstly, it has a well-developed multilevel vocational training system thatincludes bachelor, master and postgraduate programs, as well as vocational retraining andfurther education for both lecturers and industry specialists. Secondly, it organizes an efficienteducational process integrated with the research conducted in its laboratories and researchcenters. Thirdly, it provides many networking and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Dennis

foundations course to integration of topicslearned throughout the curriculum. The author ascribes this change to the inclusion ofexperienced students in each group. The experienced individuals have ignited the thoughtprocess of their less experienced peers. In addition to better designs and better design reportsthe average on examinations in the course has risen by about 3 to 5 percent since the shift toexperienced design teams occurred.Course AssessmentStudents complain bitterly about the workload this design problem represents during the entiresemester. However, on the course end assessment they rate it as the most important aspect oftheir education in the geotechnical engineering sub-discipline. They specifically point out thatthe complexity of

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Menon, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, faculty continue to engage in interdisciplinarygraduate education, but limited research has explored what accounts for this engagement. Tothat end, this paper explores the perspectives of faculty recently facilitating an interdisciplinarygraduate certificate program at a large, public land-grant university to understand facultydecision-making related to interdisciplinary education.To explore this issue, we use Lattuca and Pollard’s model of faculty decision-making [4] toanalyze semi-structured interviews with five faculty members of a current NSF-fundedinterdisciplinary graduate program. The framework describes the three influences of facultydecision-making: individual, such as values and beliefs; internal, such as departmental cultureand

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Bala Maheswaran

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTo achieve success, other elements have also contributed. One component is an assigned pair ofCourse Coordinators from the Gateway Faculty who are responsible for conducting biweeklymeetings of all instructors and for managing any issues that arise concerning course curriculum,teaching media, physical facilities, and scheduling. In addition, there are now 5 faculty dedicatedto teaching freshmen who understand and enjoy the challenges of teaching these students intransition. All of the Gateway Faculty have attended teaching workshops and have won variousteaching awards. Their commitment to teaching and

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ET Web Based Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

each technology. It is obviousthat the type of an experiment, the knowledge level of the developer in LabVIEW and theInternet/Web, and cost are major deciding factors in selecting one method over another. Factorssuch as operational security and safety in an online experiment could also play an important rolein choosing one of these technologies.The development of new technologies such as VI server, DataSocket, and AppletView indicatethat that National Instruments and other companies are constantly improving upon Internettechnologies in LabVIEW or adds-on software systems to make the integration of theInternet/Web in LabVIEW applications as easy and smooth as possible. Therefore, it is evidentthat as these technologies evolve and become more

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Scott Duplicate Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

1founded in 1787 and located in Pittsburgh, PA. Students were surveyed during the Fall 2021semester, with the students attended the class in-person and also completed the survey in-person.While topics such as professional and academic integrity are taught, engineering ethics (includingethical theories, decision-making strategies, etc.) are not a focus. A brief description of the courseis as follows:“This course will provide an introduction to Excel and an introduction to design andentrepreneurship. In addition, we will address teamwork and professional integrity, bothimportant aspects of engineering. This is a team-based, hands-on course, in which most of ourclass time will be spent working in teams to solve problems and participate in discussions

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Temple; Cynthia Atman; Jennifer Turns

Session 1330 Students’ Conceptions of their Engineering Discipline: A Word Association Study Jennifer Turns, Jennifer Temple, and Cynthia J. Atman Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching Industrial Engineering University of WashingtonAbstractA goal of engineering education is to prepare students for professional practice by helpingstudents acquire important knowledge and skills as well as an overall schema of engineeringpractice. In this paper, we report on an exploratory study to investigate civil

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra J McCall, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Engi- neering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Un- til 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience working with public util- ity companies, a project management consulting company, and a software

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Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sebastian M. Pfotenhauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joshua Jacobs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Julio A. Pertuze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel T. Roos P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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International

-week lab rotations all over Portugal. This mobilitygives students access to the best teachers in the country, helps them build critical researchnetworks among otherwise rather isolated groups and department, and contributes to theformation of knowledge integration communities 18. One highlight of the curriculum is the „Bio-Innovation Teams‟ course, which is an adaptation of the popular „i-teams‟ at MIT 33. In thisclass, students assess the market potential and develop business plans for emerging technologiesin cooperation with companies. A recent study by Dori and Silva evaluated the learningoutcomes of the MPP modular course structure, concluding that it has raised student learningcompared to regular term structure, and has been instrumental