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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Cernusca; Douglas R. Carroll

solving, applications of dynamic modeling for learning of complex topics,and the impact of epistemic beliefs on learning with technology.DOUGLAS R. CARROLLDr. Carroll is a Professor at the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science &Technology-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning two national championshipsand publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awards in his career. His researchinterests are composite materials, solar-electric vehicle technology, and educational research. Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Carol S. Gattis; Edgar C. Clausen

students entering the engineeringdiscipline.1 Most 6th, 7th and 8th grade students do not know what engineering is, and do notrecognize engineering as a viable career option. Furthermore, research tells us that women andminority students are drastically underrepresented in the engineering fields.2 To more effectivelyprepare students in their pursuit of an engineering degree, students should be encouraged to takethe appropriate math and science sequences that now typically begin in middle school or juniorhigh, so that ultimately they will have the math, chemistry, calculus and physics that preparesthem for an engineering major.In 2005, the College of Engineering and the College of Education and Health Professions at theUniversity of Arkansas formed

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

time. The comments aregiven below for each question:Question 1: What were the strengths of this course? “It’s a very good intro into the tools of the trade.” “Provides an awareness to the practical areas of my career.” “Great projects.” “Practical knowledge that can be used in life. Good instructors.” “I think one of the best things was the experience of the instructors. Also loved making projects.” “I liked the open ended creative project.” “The practical application was by far the best part.” “The strengths were the hands on/eyes on experience that we received. “ “It gave a preparation and good tool in dealing (with) my senior design project.” “Provide information and knowledge about

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Daniel T. Bennett

those especially from COL Eugene Ressler andfrom Dr. Anita Gandolfo and COL Barry Shoop)REFERENCES1 Felder, Richard M. (1988) Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education.Engineering Education, 78(7), 674-681 w/ June 2002 preface.2 Brown, Bettina Lankard. (2003) Teaching Style vs. Learning Style. Myths and Realities, No.26; Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) – Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, andVocational Education.3 Felder, Richard M. (1993) Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles inCollege Science Education. J. College Science Teaching, 23(5), 286-290.4 McKeachie, W.J. (1995) Learning Styles Can Become Learning Strategies. The NationalTeaching and Learning Forum, Volume 4, Number 6, pp. 1-3.5 Schroeder

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conferenceproceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for variousresearch projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, loadand energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment anddesign, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation,atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education. 58 Introduction to the EMC/EMI Education into the Engineering Technology (ET) Curriculum through Course Assignments and ProjectsAbstractModern electronic and electrical systems engineering

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Keith M. Gardiner

, automotive and energy industries are exceptionally busy making forecasts outto 2030 and even, in some cases, to 2050. In fact, the bulk of their products possessremarkably lengthy life cycles customarily accompanied by Greenhouse Gas (GHG)emissions. So as we consider engineering education for the next decade, why not stretchand aim our discussions and projections for a couple of decades or more? Where will ournation and the world be in 2031? What will be the issues, opportunities, pressure points,problems, requiring our best engineering solutions both nationally and globally over thishorizon? The engineers that we are educating today should be engaged in the productiveperiods of their careers. What should we be doing today to prepare them adequately

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Mizdail

. Larson, Janelle M., Stephen M. Smith, David G. Abler and Carolina Trevelli, An Economic Analysis of Land Titling in Peru, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 42(1):79-97, 2003.8. Waks, S. and Sabag, N., Technology Project Learning versus Lab Experimentation, Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 333-342, Sept. 2004.9. Boyer Commission (1998), Reinventing undergraduate education: A blueprint for America's research universities. Stony Brook, New York: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.10. Nicholas Basta, Opportunities in Engineering Careers, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2003.

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

K. A. Narh; R. N. Dave

researchexperience, reasons for choosing to participate in the NJCEP REU program, any honors and awards, andhow the experience could benefit an applicant in relation to his or her academic interests and career goals.To us, the statement of goals is, perhaps the second most important criterion in our selection process, thefirst being the eligibility condition. The final selection procedures, that assured diversity, were based onthe statement of goals, the candidate’s GPA from the college transcript and when all things were equal,their gender and ethnicity. Although not easy, in the end, we exceeded our recruitment goals of 10students as well as diversity percentage. In fact, because of the high quality of the applicants, we decidedto take 11 instead of 10

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Erdogan M. Sener

construction materials, systems and construction operations classes so that we cover composite materials, CFRP laminates, etc.• We have enough use of the software that has proved to be of essential for construction graduates to build upon further in their respective careers in the future.Is what we are doing an adequate response to the expectations? Probably not, but given theinherent resistance to change and comfort associated with the traditional, it is to be expectedthat the pace of change will be slow. To name a few items, we are still lacking adequatecoverage for:• Environmental issues and basic environmental engineering concepts.• Being able to enter the 4-D CAD area and its implementation.• Underground surveying and the

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carlos Bertha

think, and the fact that Aristotle put ethicsin the realm of practical wisdom should certainly sit well with them.There is a sense that college courses in ethics follow a similar distinction: some are “theoretical”in nature (typically taught by philosophy departments), some are courses in “applied” ethics(taught by other departments). In the former, emphasis is placed on discussing the variousethical theories (deontological, utilitarian, virtue ethics, etc.). The latter takes a field, say,medicine, and seeks to apply ethics to that field; that is to say, a course in medical ethics seeks todiscuss ethical dilemmas—in the form of “case studies”—that medical doctors encounter in thecourse of their careers and, perhaps, seeks to empower the would

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Aturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

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Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award inAturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Aturika Bhatnagar is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in Industrial Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication, as well as a Master of Engineering degree in Industrial Engineering and Management. Her research is in the area of engineering education and focuses on the development of instruments and advancements in

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Longstreth, Rowan University; Vincent Sambucci, Rowan University; Alex Thomas Siniscalco, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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andtesting for accuracy.By completing this project, we anticipate that students will learn more about the soft roboticsfield, or possibly pursue this field for their career. Based on our own experiences as studentdesigners, we think this project will enable students to use engineering training and their creativethinking to design their soft robotic fish as well as incorporate other objectives such as havingvarious fin designs, measuring the forces required to propel the fish, and flow visualization. Byacquiring a small list of materials, this project can be easily replicated and adapted by instructorsin a classroom setting. This would be a great project for undergraduate engineering students toexpand their knowledge of basic design principles, soft

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Y Heil-heintz; Jacob Wojcicki, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University

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for engineering undergraduate students. The four phases listed above areimplemented to help students pace their progress on this project. While the primary studentaudience for this project is sophomore mechanical engineering majors, the project may also appealto chemical, electrical, and civil engineers at a similar point in their academic careers. Prior studentknowledge on electricity, magnetism, and 3D modeling is helpful but not required as it can beintroduced by the instructor. However, students might not be familiar with all of the concepts usedin soft robots. Proof can be found in [3], “A pneumatic clamp makes it easier for people with motordisabilities to safely wield kitchen knives. Prostheses utilize shape memory polymers to

Conference Session

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University; Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, Saint Louis University; Raymond LeBeau, Saint Louis University; Gary Bledsoe, Saint Louis University; Susheel Singh, Saint Louis University; Huliyar S. Mallikarjuna, Saint Louis University; Scott A. Sell, Saint Louis University

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replace all five of those courses with a single common introductory class. And as acommon course, one of the goals is to provide incoming students with information and experiencesto help them choose their major or at least confirm that they want to continue in their selectedmajor. At present, this goal is carried out in two ways. First, six class meetings are devoted to themajors; each major has one dedicated class period with each section: the Major Day. Typically, aMajor Day involves an overview of the major through a review of the curriculum and a discussionof career options. Then, the bulk of the time is spent in a hands-on design activity that illustratesaspects of the major (for example, building prosthetic hands to do a task in biomedical

Conference Session

Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mona N Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

inneighborhood revitalization projects, students gain real-world experience, develop practicalskills, and build meaningful relationships with the community and with professionals andorganizations involved in the project. Furthermore, students have the opportunity to see thetangible results of their efforts, motivating them to pursue careers in civil engineering with acommitment to make a positive impact on society.This paper describes the framework developed for neighborhood revitalization projects,emphasizing the community engagement initiatives and student involvement efforts.Additionally, we discuss the methodology developed to assess the success of this program andhow we plan to integrate community-based projects into the engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Broadening Perspectives in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muritala Hassan Ayinla Mr., University of Central Missouri; MariEtta Joleen Watson, University of Central Missouri

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

sector over the researcher’s 20+ year career in Nigerian media.Inputs such as building developers or merchants, artisans, engineers, bricklayers, block makers,government regulatory agencies and other experts in the industry as well as the victims ofbuilding collapse were included. The researcher’s published works and experience along withsecondary published works were gathered and analyzed to formulate the thematic concept of thisstudy [11].Collapsed building Cases: Nigeria’s casesNigeria stands as the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous globally.Situated in West Africa, it thrives with a diverse population distribution that mirrors its richcultural heritage. With an estimated population of 229,152,217 by the UN

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo

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being part of largerorganizations. Many professional engineering organizations, e.g., IEEE, ASME, AIChE, ASCE,NSBE, SHPE, etc., offer opportunities to engage and lead during undergraduate study as well asthroughout a person’s career. In this contribution, I summarize and examine several iterations ofa goal-setting and leadership-development workshop focused on student chapters. Theoverarching objective of the workshop is to lead participants through exercises to help buildgreat student chapters. Specifically, AIChE students at a regional conference, STEM studentsand advisors on the author’s home campus, and student chapter advisors at the AIChE AnnualConference participated in different activities centered upon the entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret A Hunter, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University; Richard J. Puerzer, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Computing/Engineering (W-SPiCE) was utilized as an incentive for women to enter the school as first year students and continue past their first year. The program focuses on learning about five degree options available to them for future careers, devoting one week of instruction and design to each area, with five different faculty leading the activities. A stipend of $2500 is awarded to the participants. The program is limited to no more than 15 students per summer who have demonstrated academic proficiency in their first year. Measure of Success: The proportion of women undergraduate students increased from 20.9% in Fall 2019 to 23.9% in Fall 2022. Improvements can be seen from 2021 to 2022 when the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jessica R Gladstone, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Zhengyan Ye, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Parth Shastri, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Aizhan Daukenova, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Shiyu Sun, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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in educationin general--students do not achieve the scores they desire on homework, quizzes, and exams.Thus, the ability to navigate and respond to failure as an opportunity for growth and learning is akey component of the engineering enterprise. However, engineering education research is sparseon how students respond to failure.Research on response to failure has been extensive in workplace settings, in which there is a verywide range of negative and positive responses to failure, which include emotional responses(denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, shock, fear, renewed dedication, increasedsusceptibility to stereotypes, blame, shame, despair, changes in interest, reassessing career,reassessing self-perceived ability) and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

implementation details for this intervention.2.1 Learning to Read Academic PapersIn terms of how to read scientific papers, there is a small set of research papers related to the topicbroadly in the domain of graduate education, reading groups, literature searches, and focus paperson how to teach this skill. Reading comprehension is a broad topic in K-12 education andhigher-education research but is beyond the scope of this work. As for information on how to readscientific papers, there are some online articles such as “How to (seriously) read a scientificpaper” (Accessed January 10th, 2024 - http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/03/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper).From a graduate engineering education perspective, Jenkins et al. [17] in their

Conference Session

Charting Inclusivity: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Technology in Engineering and Computing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatima Glovena Fairfax, Duke University; Jabari Kwesi, Duke University; Elyse McFalls, Duke University; Reagan Lenora Razon, Duke University; Alexandra Thursland, Duke University; Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University; Brean Elizabeth Prefontaine, Duke University

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Athena Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female faculty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #43790 Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame

Conference Session

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / Universidad EAFIT; Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

that does not have a tangible product as an outcome or answer, and sometimes struggleto relate concepts that, while important, are more theoretical to their intended majors and careers[1]. In the authors’ experiences, foundational engineering courses that cover non-technical skillssuch as problem solving, teamwork, communication, recognition of holistic issues, and otherimportant transferable skills are especially prone to this challenge of engaging students whocome into the discipline expecting engineering to look more like the more concrete math orscience courses they are familiar with from their prior studies. Community engagement projects,also commonly referred to as service-learning projects, are one way that instructors facingsimilar

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Floyd Ausburn; Lynna Ausburn

, Rinehart & Winston, 1954.3. E. Dale, Audiovisual Methods in Teaching. New York: Dryden Press, 1969.4. L.J. Ausburn and F.B. Ausburn, Effects of desktop virtual reality on learner performance and confidence in environment mastery: Opening a line of inquiry. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 45(1), 54-87, 2008.5. F.B. Ausburn and L.J. Ausburn, Sending students anywhere without leaving the classroom: Virtual reality in CTE. Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers, 83(7), 43-46, 2008.6. R.E. Mayer, Multimedia Learning (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.7. D. Lewalter, Cognitive strategies for learning from static and dynamic visuals. Learning and Instruction, 13, 177-189, 2003.8

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunil Dehipawala; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz; Chantale Damas; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

, as discussed above, to topics other than the Bohr atommodel.The student performance on the client- contractor simulation had been assessed as satisfactory (>75%) for the participated students. The rubric displayed in Figure 1 was followed. Studentfeedback includes observed non-participation, indifference, and enthusiastic attitude variations,which bear similarity to the grade histogram. The non-participation attitude could be attributedto a narrow mindset such as those focusing on taking the professional engineering exam as a firststep in their Professional Engineer career pursuit. The indifference attitude could be attributed toshyness as well as the traditional rote learning academic experience. A recent 2014 study onacademic

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

growing demand in this field4. While industrycertification programs are available5, they tend to emphasize memorization and repetition over adeeper cognitive framework or understanding. It can be quite challenging to prepare students forIT careers in this rapidly evolving field, or to integrate these offerings into a more traditionalundergraduate engineering curriculum. More hands-on experience is desirable, since studentsmust be prepared to deal with not only existing security threats but also new and increasinglycomplex exploits which emerge more frequently each year. However, students require a secure,isolated environment in which to practice their security skills without risking damage to thecampus data centers or servers on the Internet

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

Engineering DisciplineA subject that is broadly seen as being relevant across all engineering disciplines is ‘projectmanagement’, since the ‘project’ has become the way in which engineering organizations dotheir work4. As such undergraduates and graduates from engineering programs are invariablyexpected to have functional knowledge and skills in project management (PM) 2. A well-designed engineering curriculum should go a long way to preparing the future project managersinvolved in various engineering careers. Providing sound education to students and practitionerscan alleviate project failures. Engineers can be taught a baseline set of modern projectmanagement theory as well as practical tools and techniques that can be applied to both large

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Grant Crawford; Elizabeth Bristow

variety of projects in locations across theworld. Members have the opportunity to travel but need not do so in order to make valuablecontributions to their chapter's project.ConclusionOur experience is only one example of how a few engineers can make a significant impactbeyond their normal scope of influence. We took the knowledge and skills that we havedeveloped in our careers and used them in a capacity we had never anticipated. When asked,“What did you do with your summer vacation?”, in 2009 we can honestly say that, “We made adifference.” If asked, “Was it worth it?”, the answer is a resounding, “YES!”AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

AJ Almaguer

 (DAST). The test was administered before and after the 10 week program to gauge the ideas and preconceptions about science and engineering held by our mentees. By comparing the results and identifying key themes and trends in the students' drawings, we were able to qualitatively judge the impact our outreach program had on attitudes about technical careers. Mentors also developed their own forms of assessment and reported the results as part of their final project. ResultsThe achievement of mentor and mentee learning objectives is used to quantify the success of the BEAM program. The various assessment activities (mentor survey, draw a scientist test, final projects, etc) implemented provided a vehicle for qualitative and quantitative outcomes

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David Lanning

Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 220classes at Embry-Riddle (perhaps unfortunately), although students are encouraged to repeatclasses in which they receive a grade of D.Students with such transcripts are clearly at-risk. While only one of these students from theAutumn 2008 semester is currently on probation, the author knows enough about the rest of thesestudents to predict that at least three or four are rapidly nearing serious academic trouble, or arelikely to be leaving the degree program shortly. There are additional students from the othersemesters who also appear to be nearing the end of their academic career. However, we

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dan Tenney; Naif Jalal

. Online Class in Business, Career, and Technical Education,"[11] J. K. Eastman and R. Iyer, "Interactive Technology In The Digital Education Review, vol. 12, pp. 34-43, 2010. Classroom: An Exploratory Look At Its Use And Effectiveness," [32] H. J. So and B. Kim, "Learning about problem based learning: Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER), vol. 2, pp. Student teachers integrating technology, pedagogy and content 31-38, 2011. knowledge," Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol.[12] R. Van Oostveen, W. Muirhead, and W. M. Goodman, "Tablet PCs 25, pp. 101-116, 2009. and