Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Terri A. Camesano; Elizabeth Wilson; Valerie Smedile Rifkin

economy [1]. The need for lifelongabout how to scale up and further support the AC market. This learning and training opportunities is growing as employeespaper explores the structure, impact, and lessons learned from find ways to adapt and respond to the rapidly changingthis initiative, highlighting its potential for improving workforce industrial landscape. Dede and Richards discuss the need for adevelopment, corporate training, and career progression. The “60 year curriculum,” in which higher education must shift topaper also examines challenges such as audience identification, serve the needs of students over the course of their lives [2].pricing models, and marketing strategies, providing insights into

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Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Isaac, HEDGE Co.

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

studies from Old Dominion University in 2015. Isaac’s consultancy, HEDGE Co., focuses on working with formal and informal educators to grow the numbers of females pursuing engineering or technology careers. Additionally, she is a conferred Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Does How Pre-College Engineering and Technology Role Models See Themselves Relate to Girls' Engagement in the Fields? [Research to Practice]IntroductionSince the Equal Pay Act in 1963, female participation in engineering has increased only eightpoints, from less than 5 to 13% [1], while, in the fields of medicine, female participation

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jennifer S. Linvill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

, and to Awareness Trainings related to destructive workplace behaviors presented at local high schools. Dr. Linvill is a Member of the Advisory Committee on Equity for the Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at Purdue Univer- sity. She has also served as a Mentor for the USAID Liberia Strategic Analysis Program, mentoring an early-career Liberian woman on leadership and communication skills, professional development, and networking. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Changing the conversation surrounding students’ professional skills: Makingthe case for the importance of professional skills, and more inclusive languageAbstractThe engineering education community

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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Lockhart, Texas A&M University; Noor Hakim; Vainavi Chilukuri, Texas A&M University; Jason Champagne; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

persistence.Psychosocial Factors Influencing Engineering PersistenceSAT math scores, ACT math scores, high school GPA, first-year college GPA and Calculus-readiness upon college entrance are not the only variables that have been identified asinfluencing engineering persistence. Some scholars have undertaken a psychosocialinvestigative approach into uncovering non-cognitive and affective factors influencingpersistence in engineering (or STEM) degree programs and careers. Students’ contextualidentities in STEM (e.g., engineering identity) are central to many of these investigationsexamining factors influencing STEM persistence [16]-[20]. In particular, several scholars havedocumented the significant, positive influence of students’ engineering identities to their

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Mechanical Engineering: Student Growth

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

University in NJ. Data on studentadvising was collected via email inquiries over these four semesters specifically for theMechanical Engineering department. Themes were identified into queries related to courseenrollment, course grades, majors and minors, certificate programs, retention/attrition, courseadd-drop, attendance, hardships experienced, transition to newer learning platform and technicaldifficulties associated with it, graduation requirements/criteria, career/internships, ProfessionalSocieties, personal issues, health/mental issues, and Waivers. By studying the above data, theauthors hope to identify how advising changed pre-Covid and during Covid phases. Themotivation was to provide insights into which areas to focus and strengthen if

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #37276Development and First-Year Outcomes of a NSF-Funded Summer ResearchInternship Program to Engage Community College Students in EngineeringResearchDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, embedded systems, and engineering education. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Y. Stevens, WGBH Educational Foundation; Joshua Littenberg-Tobias, GBH; Ranida McKneally, GBH; Ethan Cayko

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

she spent time researching gibbons. She is continually inspired by nature and has dedicated her career to engaging students in STEM. Her current areas of focus include building climate resilience and promoting environmental stewardship through science and engineering education. She has published two children’s books to help foster early interest in science.Ethan Cayko ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Designing a Curriculum to Broaden Middle School Students’ Ideas about and Interest in EngineeringIntroductionEffectively addressing complex societal problems of the 21st century such as climate change andresource scarcity will require an extensive cadre of

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arezoo Sadrinezhad; Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker, P.E., California State University, Fresno; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Catalina Eleonora Cardenas Arriaga; Feruza Amirkulova; Maryam Nazari; Kira Abercromby; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

-Progress) Arezoo Sadrinezhad, Lalita Oka, Kimberly Stillmaker, Lizabeth Thompson, Catalina Cardenas, Sue Rosser, Maryam Nazari, Kira AbercrombyAbstract:Mentoring interventions, particularly mentoring that incorporates networking, have beeneffective at meeting the professional needs of women and under-represented minority (URM)faculty. However, women, especially URM women, in STEM careers report feeling left out ofnetworks and thus face decreased social and administrative support. The isolation of women,especially URM women, in engineering in the California State University (CSU) System isapparent in the fact that many CSU engineering departments have only a few women faculty andno more than a single URM woman faculty. Thus

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Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Kimberle Ann Kelly; Janel L Ortiz, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shawanee' Patrick, Texas A&M University; Philip Olawale Adebo; David Chimene; Joseph William Newton Leo Reustle, Hampton University Department of Marine and Environmental Science

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD)

. Participantswould work on relevant funding opportunities or specific job postings. In the second year, as thecohort members progressed at different paces and paths towards their academic career goals, thewriting sessions became more informal, targeting individual needs. Weekly writing sessionscaptured writing for grants, research manuscripts, response to reviewers’ and editor’ comments,cover letters, teaching/research statements, diversity statements, patent applications and otherforms of writing as needed. During the third year, as the cohort members accepted academicpositions, the focus shifted to targeted grant writing (specifically including NSF and NIHproposals with early career focus) to increase the resilience and competitiveness ofUnderrepresented

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Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Daniel Gingerich, Ohio State University; Sneha Prabha Narra, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Casey I. Canfield, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Faculty Development Division

dissatisfaction, howeverall must complete service activities to fulfill their job obligations [8], [10], [15], [17]–[23].Depending on the institution, faculty service may include service to all or some of the followinggroups: students, department, institution, profession, and community. These different categoriescan each yield improvements to the institution, through improved student performance orresearch output, while still advancing the faculty’s career aspirations [24]. Interdisciplinarymodels allow faculty to pursue service activities intersecting with research and/or teaching, thusallowing for greater faculty benefit [25]–[27]. Faculty service strengthens the tie between thefaculty and the institution by increasing faculty commitment to

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Elizabeth Dell; Anne Lucietto; Elaine Cooney; Liza Russell; Emily Schott

Session ETD 335 Diversity in Engineering Technology Students Elizabeth Dell, Anne Lucietto, Elaine Cooney, Liza Russell, Emily Schott Rochester Institute of Technology/ Purdue University/Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI)/Purdue University/Purdue UniversityAbstractIn the US, there are two academic pathways to a career in engineering: Engineering andEngineering Technology (ET). Engineering Technology attracts more African American andLatin American students than traditional engineering programs. Nationally, African Americanstudents are more

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Getting Students on the Right Track: Exit Surveys and Levels of Awareness in First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe goals of a first year engineering program are to both provide students with a soundacademic preparation for engineering study, and to allow them to explore variousengineering disciplines. Through academic advising and career counseling, our programhelps students discover the career path that is right for them. We find that about 30% ofstudents choose to leave engineering by the end of their first year of study. Thesestudents voluntarily complete an Exit Survey, which includes questions on their level ofcertainty upon entering the program, people with whom the decision to leave

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Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Women in Engineering

Following the examples set by these researchers, thisstudy does not differentiate among the terms self-concept of ability, self-efficacy andexpectancies of success and considers all under the single term ability beliefs. As shown inFigure 1, ability beliefs address the question, “Can I do this task?” or specifically in this study“Can I be an engineer?”. Using the expectancy-value framework, researchers have shown that competence beliefs arelinked to actual performance in an activity 9, 15, contribute to beliefs about what tasks areimportant 16, 17, decrease with increasing age for primary and secondary school children 16, andpredict career aspirations. 18, 19Methods This research incorporates multiple case study methods with each participant

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Electrical and Computer

The ABET criteria does not define the various attributes of “ability to engage in life-long learning.” The various institutions create their own definitions. By virtue of thesedifferences, each institution also creates its own assessment process and tools. From the basicconcept of life-long learning, we will not measure this outcome while the student is at ourinstitutions. Life-long learning can only be demonstrated over a thirty-plus year career. Wemust look at career learning interventions, understand which interventions have the greatestimpact on life-long learning, and implement those attributes that can be implemented well in aclassroom. Education and learning take place along a four-part continuum with formal, non-formal,informal

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

due to their cultural background, lack of proper academic guidance, andother institutional-based factors. These challenges oftentimes hinder their exposure, access, andparticipation to such academic resources that are necessary components for securing employmentpost-graduation or establishing fundamental research knowledge for graduate school. In theprocess of performing research, the faculty member serves as a mentor by providing extensivetechnical guidance and offer emotional support to strengthen academic development whilesimultaneously advocating post-graduation career venues. In a piloted study, the proposed modelwas implemented by a faculty member in a small private university in Texas to proactively identifyand recruit engineering

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union; Laura C. Broughton, City University of New York, Bronx Community; Elizabeth J. Biddinger, City College of the City University of New York

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

lack anunderstanding of what an engineering career entails [14, 15]. Thus, to increase the number anddiversity of students choosing STEM careers, it is important to develop pipelines for students tointroduce them to STEM careers before college and to increase their confidence in STEM-relatedskills.Programs to address STEM skills, self-confidence, or understanding of STEM careers havetargeted various time frames throughout the STEM pipeline, including high school [16, 17],summer bridge programs for high school to college [14, 18, 19], co-curricular support in college[20, 21], and 2-year to 4-year college bridge programs [13]. The majority of summer bridgeprograms target students already accepted to a college for an intensive summer program

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Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

include engineering education, identity and equity. Address: Engineering Training Center II (ETC) 204 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78712 Email: apatrick@utexas.eduDr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas, Austin Maura Borrego is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford P.E., Virginia Tech; Crystal M. Pee, Virginia Tech; Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Chanee Hawkins Ash, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from Workforce ScholarshipResearch Aims The purpose of this study to synthesize existing literature on barriers to participationfaced by African Americans pursuing careers opportunities in the engineering and CS workforce,and identify opportunities for future research. While the overarching question guides this and allSLRs in this project, the sub-questions associated with this review are: 1. What topics are being studied, and how are they motivated? 2. What are salient characteristics of the research designs guiding these studies? 3. What are the most salient barriers to participation experienced by African Americans in the engineering and computer science workforce? 4. What are some of the most promising opportunities for

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Rush Leeker, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

to produce equivalentbenefits which intend to produce advantageous results in STEM education programs, many ofwhich are focused on African American and other disenfranchised populations [1]. Theseprograms extend from financial grants and awards to schools, educationalists, and localcommunities, to less formal activities including industry involvement through volunteering andmentoring. Despite these well-meaning investments, present metrics seem to display only slowmovement to validate positive demographic changes in STEM fields and little to no slowing in thedecline of STEM associated career interests for all students including African American and otherunderrepresented minority students [2].Presently, African Americans make up only 3.9% of

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Faculty Development Toolkit

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

undergraduate civil engineering technology curriculum. His research interests include soil behavior and behavior of laterally loaded transmission line foundations. Page 11.1126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Short and Long-term Influence of Excellent Instructors on Graduates in Engineering Technology: a Case StudyAbstractA survey asked engineering technology (ET) faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown(UPJ) to recall the instructor they feel had the most influence on their career/life and indicate thequalities possessed by the instructor and the reasons the instructor was able to

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

of a national science policy forscientific research. 5The United States has not had a coherent policy during the last several decades for the graduatedevelopment of its domestic engineering graduates in the U.S. engineering workforce. These areengineers whose professional careers are not centered on academic scientific research, but ratherare centered on creating, developing, and innovating new, improved, and breakthroughtechnology in industry for competitiveness and the nation’s defense. (See Appendix G)Whereas the nation invested heavily during the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s in the graduateeducation of the U.S. scientific workforce for basic academic research, we have not as a nationplaced a balanced emphasis in the further professional

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Oliva, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #9182Counter Current - Perspectives from My Move to the Corporate World fromAcademiaDr. John C Oliva, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation Dr. John C. Oliva has had a diverse career spanning the fields of academia and industry. John spent the first half of his career teaching mechanical engineering as a fulltime faculty member, first at Kettering University and later at Grand Valley State University. He then transitioned to the corporate world where he has spent the more recent half of his career as a professional engineer. John currently works as an engineering analyst at Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation. His

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

@nsula.eduAbstract'Going global' is a popular term in academia and industry today. In order to maintain leadership ininterdependent global economy United States must possess an adequate technically literateworkforce. Unfortunately there has been a substantial decline in enrollment in the engineering andtechnology programs in North American colleges and Universities since early ninety's. At this timeof phenomenon growth, sweeping changes of technologies and the economic globalization it isrewarding to focus our whole hearted effort to recruitment. That is why, the author has identifiedthe related target areas: to influence the students towards engineering and technology career inthe K-12 level, to change the admission criteria and standards, to explore the need

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

Section 3575 Learning to Juggle: A Model for New Engineering Faculty Development Rose M. Marra, Thomas A. Litzinger The Pennsylvania State UniversityIntroductionNew faculty are faced with many challenges, not the least of which is learning to juggle themany aspects of their new careers. While many universities and colleges offer new facultyorientations, many such activities feature an endless array of “talking heads” fromadministrators, or perhaps “how to” lectures on the mechanics of pedagogy. Having discussedsuch workshops with other new faculty (and, we admit

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

manufacturers while simultaneously providing newand rewarding career paths for the region’s youth.The challenge of transforming academic institutions into educators of highly qualifiedmanufacturing employees that are skilled in mathematics, science and technological innovationis a critical one that has drawn national attention. In southwestern Pennsylvania, the response tothis challenge has taken the form of an innovative partnership called PRIME. The Partnershipfor Regional Innovation in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) is an industry-driven, five-collegesystem delivering innovative manufacturing education and career development in southwestPennsylvania. Established in 1999, PRIME brings together Robert Morris University (RMU),Pennsylvania State New

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Migri Prucz

the expertknowledge needed to identify their best choices for both a suitable engineering disciplineand an appropriate educational institution.II. Why Is Customized Advice Needed? Why do so many people encounter so many doubts and uncertainties when giventhe "privilege" of evaluating a myriad of possibilities before they converge to just oneeducational and career path of their choice? Even though this decision, for a few, may begoverned by a single criterion, such as geographic location, family ties, or the "glow of ahigh salary at the end of the tunnel" through college, in general it is not, by any means, aneasy task when each and every option has to receive serious consideration. What aboutadding other guiding factors, or

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Richerson, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Amy Aldous Bergerson, University of Utah

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

electrical engineering with a mathematics minor in 1985, M.S. degree in elec- trical engineering in 1988, and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Utah in 1994. Dr. Furse has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, mi- crowave engineering, antenna design, and introductory electrical engineering. Dr. Furse works to interest young students, particularly women and minorities in engineering and routinely volunteers in Utah’s K- 12 schools as an engineering mentor, science educator, and engineering career guidance counselor and is active with the Society of Women Engineers, Junior Engineering State, Expanding your Horizons, School-to-Careers, MESA, Girl Scouts and

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaishalee Naruka; Stephen Raper; William Daughton

for the study was gatheredfrom focused interviews of forty current students and ten alumni in industry. The results showedthat Engineering Management students, just like others, choose a career path that satisfies theirneeds. These students tended to like the technical field, but they also desired to combine it witha more people oriented approach. Engineering Management as a distinct discipline is relativelynew and still faces some challenges due to lack of understanding. Nonetheless, industriesrecognize Engineering Management as a much needed discipline.IntroductionEngineering Management is relatively new among other engineering programs. “TheEngineering Management program at the University of Missouri – Rolla began as aninterdisciplinary

Conference Session

Engineering Engagement Activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

appeals to students of all ages, fostering an interest in STEM subjectswhile encouraging critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. This paper describes aweek-long engineering summer camp program designed for middle and high school students in2023 at East Tennessee State university (ETSU). The main goal of the camp was to introducestudent engineering, programs in the department and job prospects and to spark their interest inpursuing engineering education and career. During the camp students engaged in hands-onlearning experiences and featured lessons focusing on 3D scanning, drone technologies, 3Dprinting, circuitry, robot building, and prototyping. Students also learned about ETSU admissionprocesses, educational programs, financial aid

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

In the “Online Classroom”:Teaching Communication for Technical LeadershipPaul Ross (pross @engr.wisc.edu) and Gisela KutzbachTechnical Communication Program, Engineering Professional DevelopmentCollege of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstract: The authors developed “Communicating Technical Information,” a 3-creditcourse delivered as part of the on-line Master of Engineering in Professional Practice(UW-Madison). The course is based on “engagement theory”; the methods of the coursedraw both on the capabilities of current technologies (WebCT, Placeware, PowerPoint)and the virtues of the traditional classroom. An emerging theme is that of “TechnicalLeadership” and its relationship to the success of engineers in their careers and