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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haroon Malik, Marshall University; David A. Dampier, Marshall University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

). While military training andexperience are valued they, does not always translate to a clear and straightforward career incivilian life after retirement or when servicemen (i.e., military personnel, soldiers, and officers)separate from the military; every year, about 2000,000 veterans leave the military. Over the nextfive to ten years, an increasing number of those 2000,000 people will become engaged in datascience and machine learning, driven by their interests, skills, backgrounds, and changing businessneeds[26]. The reason for this is (a) Data science will drive every type of business, and (b) TheArmy on a continuous basis, will need skillful personnel ( data engineers, analysts and scientists )to embrace its growth in emerging analytic

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 1: Programs & Curricula

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ALEJANDRA ESTEFANIA CERVANTES; Miguel Andres Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

high rates of universitydropout and the determination of its main causes and solutions [1]. Dropout affects significantlyboth personally and socially. Deficient education for dropouts can be reflected in a significantdecline in their future economic and social well-being [2]. Furthermore, a shortage of skilledworkers can undermine a country's productivity [2]. Currently, universities have high dropoutrates that are evidenced in the data officially presented by official institutions. According to theUnited Nations Organization, dropout exceeds 40% in Latin American countries such asColombia and Ecuador, and even 50% and 54% in Costa Rica and Brazil respectively [3]. Theserates worsen significantly when emphasis is placed only on STEM careers

Conference Session

Session 7 - Track 1: Expanding Conversations about Accessibility to Include Faculty

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Cali Anicha PhD, North Dakota State University; Cecilia Aragon, University of Washington; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Larry Napoleon Jr., North Dakota State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, University of Washington Through her work at the DO-IT Center at the University of Washington, Brianna Blaser works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in science and engineering careers. She is the associate director for AccessComputing and AccessADVANCE. Her work includes direct interventions for individuals with disabilities and working with faculty, employers, and other stakeholders to create institutional change.Dr. Larry Napoleon Jr., North Dakota State University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Expanding Conversations about Accessibility to Include

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reed Marshall ; Daylen James McGhee, United States Military Academy; Lixrine Epie Ngeme, United States Military Academy; Joseph Carl Price ; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Increasing the interest of students in the STEM field will present the growingneed for engineers as a necessary change to sustain the increasing demand for infrastructure,houses, businesses, energy, water, and infrastructure.In a 2008 report, a public high school authority in the U.S. discovered an extremely low level ofinterest for participating in STEM-related career academics in high school among middle schoolstudents; however, the students showed higher interests in arts, literatures, businesses, andentertainment-related careers, especially the females who make up only 25% of the STEM jobs[3], [4]. Recently, a 2018 research conducted on behalf of Junior Achievement and Ernst &Young LLP (EY) revealed a significant drop. Only 24% of boys were

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emmett Jacob Springer; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

constructed to analyze what predictorconstructs contribute to a stronger identity for either engineering or science and how theseidentities influence career path goals and choices. This study shows that recognition from othersis a significant predictor of individual identity and that personal interest is a significant predictorof how an individual views BME. Gender was not found to influence professional identity orperception of BME in this study.1. IntroductionWhile biomedical engineering (BME) continues to grow as a discipline and the number ofprograms increase, there continues to be difficulties with defining BME [1][2]. BMEincorporates aspects of several science disciplines including biology, chemistry, and physics, aswell as traditional

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Gonser, United States Military Academy, West Point; Todd Mainwaring P.E., United States Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

LEED credential earned by the students and its usefulness intheir careers as perceived by themselves and their employers. This builds on research about thegeneral perceptions of the value of LEED GA credentialing by looking at a specific industry,querying the employers in addition to the former students and adds a time element.Literature ReviewABET and SustainabilityThis paper’s literature review will investigate how engineering courses receive feedback fromthe industries they feed as well as looking at the marketability of LEED credentials now and inthe future. Much of this revolves around the ABET process that accredits engineering programs.Increasingly, the concept of sustainability has been integrated into the student and

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

, technology development andinnovation has changed substantially since 1945, the U.S. system of engineering graduateeducation has not kept pace with the modern paradigm. As the Committee on Science,Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) has pointed out, graduate education in engineeringhas evolved primarily in the United States as a byproduct of a national science policy forscientific research.9 The United States has not had an effective system of professional graduateeducation during the last several decades for the vast majority of its domestic engineeringgraduates, whose professional careers are not centered on basic research but rather are centeredon advanced engineering practice for creating, developing, and innovating new, improved

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

equipping students with relevant skills, an overviewof professional engagement, and a major project. The major project for the course involvedteams of 3-4 students working to design one of two civil engineering challenges: either a 20-footcantilevered wooden bridge or a 25-foot diameter wooden tripod. There were two fundamentalpurposes to the course: students were to learn more about their specific discipline so as toestablish realistic goals and motivations for their education and career, and students were tocomplete a major project in order to develop teamwork skills, integrate into the program, andbuild confidence in their ability to overcome intimidating challenges. These initiatives wereintended to improve student engagement with the course

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University; Romy Beigel, Montana State University; Emma Annand, Montana State University; Monika Kwapisz, Montana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Society for Engineering Management and serves as an Associate Editor for both the Engineering Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development.Mr. Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University Brett Tallman is currently a Doctoral student in Engineering at Montana State University (MSU), with focus on engineering leadership. His previous degrees include a Masters degree in Education from MSU (active learning in an advanced quantum mechanics environment) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell. Prior to his academic career, he worked in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

as a frameworkfor promoting professional development and community building for graduate students.Building on the themes of the book, this program sought to promote reflection amongparticipants about the choices and actions that women can take to position themselves forsuccess—and encouraged exploration of students’ personal vision of success. Results of pre-and post-tests, along with observational data gathered by the facilitators, indicated that studentswere concerned largely by two topics: concerns about how to balance their career ambition andtheir goals for a fulfilling personal life (whatever that may be), and how to have positive andbeneficial relationship with mentors or advisors. Students also shared their challenges andfrustration

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

administered to the junior and senior level industrial engineering studentscompleting the manufacturing processes course. In addition to data collected on studentsatisfaction and motivation with course delivery, the survey also collected data inquiring priorstudent knowledge of manufacturing processes, perception of manufacturing, and student interestin manufacturing careers before and after taking the manufacturing processes course. The surveyalso inquired on student internship and co-op trends for the industrial engineering studentscompleting this manufacturing processes course.Background and MotivationThe manufacturing industry is still a significant and viable career opportunity for industrialengineers in the United States of America (USA). In

Conference Session

Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francesca Dupuy, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Paul G. Richardson, Independent Consultant/Engineer

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

significant predictor of job satisfaction and well-being (Mor Barak &Levin, 2002).One of the most significant issues facing Black engineers is a cultural mismatch between theirown identity and the White male-dominated workplace culture (Dotson, 2008; Gibbs, 2008;Ross, 2016; Ross & Godwin, 2016;Hofacker, 2014). To combat that mismatch, some Blackengineers turn to personal agency to maintain their personal identity in the workplace (Ross,2016; Ross & Godwin, 2016).While the various studies cited above provide some information to understand the experiences ofBlack engineers in the workplace, considerably more work is needed to fully understandworkplace culture and how it impacts the career pathways of Black engineers. Most of thestudies

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Constance Jones, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Fresno

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

faculty in the California State University systemLalita Oka 1*, Kimberly Stillmaker 1, Constance Jones 2, Arezoo Sadrinezhad 1, Maryam Nazari 11 Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering, California State University, Fresno2 Department of Psychology, California State University, Fresno* Corresponding AuthorAbstractGiven the low representation of women among engineering faculty, it is important to ensurewomen in engineering academia have networking opportunities and resources necessary toadvance in their careers. To this end, an online survey was sent in April 2018 to engineering facultyemployed at California State University (CSU) campuses offering a degree in engineering orcomputer science. The main objective of this study was to evaluate

Conference Session

Engineering Design for Elementary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Oliva, Corteva Agriscience; Diane Spence

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #251684th Grade Engineering – Building Upon the Curriculum of Science, Math,and Creativity to Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers (Evaluation)Dr. John C. Oliva, Corteva Agriscience Dr. John C. Oliva has had a diverse career spanning the fields of academia and industry. John spent the first part of his career teaching mechanical engineering as a full-time 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 portion of his career as a professional engineer. John currently works as the Tools &

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Kaitlyn J. Bunker; Nilufer Onder, Michigan Technological University; Raven Rachaun Rebb; Laura E. Brown, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

climate and persistence with the intent of providing universitybenchmarks for improvement. The three surveys overlap on questions regarding perception ofprofessors (within the classroom and their personal treatment of students), perception oftreatment with respect to gender, the contacts and interactions with fellow students, and thestudents’ perceptions of the field of engineering. The three data sets were analyzed individuallyand collectively to determine what impacts student persistence (including factors such as major,gender, student-student and student-faculty interactions, and career opportunities). Our analysisrevealed agreement among the three surveys on topics related to persistence. We foundsignificant gender differences were not

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

confidence.1. IntroductionChoosing a major is a pivotal decision in a student's academic journey, setting the course fortheir future career and professional development [1], [2], [3], [4]. Engineering is a cornerstone ofmodern society, driving innovation, solving complex problems, and improving the quality of lifefor people around the globe. As a field of study covering a broad range of disciplines, includingmechanical, electrical, civil, and computer engineering, engineering offers diverse career pathsand opportunities. However, the decision to pursue a major in engineering is not one to be takenlightly, given its rigorous curriculum and the demands of the profession. As a result,understanding engineering as a major is paramount, not only for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiqi Liang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Qing Li, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

careers in bothacademia and industry. Our prior studies collected students' immediate feedback from fourcohorts during their training, indicating GAPS' effectiveness through the short-term assessmentof students’ positive transformative project management awareness and application regardless oftheir intended professional trajectories. The purpose of this study is to further assess the long-term effectiveness of GAPS by surveying alumni 3-24 months after completion andunderstanding their current PM application status in their professions. To achieve our goal, thethreshold concept [17] is implemented to assess GAPS alumni’s perceptions of implementingPM techniques into their work by capturing the transformative, integrative, and possiblyirreversible

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blanca Esthela Moscoso; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

@uce.edu.ecAbstractThis study focuses on testing a pedagogical model designed to foster collaborativeentrepreneurship competencies in students pursuing technical careers. Entrepreneurship as a keycompetence for the economic and social progress of the country. However, the current training intechnical careers does not adequately cover the collaborative skills associated withentrepreneurship. The general objective was to test Moscoso´s pedagogical model that integratesspecific competencies, such as leadership, team communication, and team mediation, within thecurriculum of technical careers. The specific objectives focused on designing and proposing apedagogical model for the development of each of these competencies, comparing responses to aquestionnaire applied

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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Aerospace

. and international universities to key elements and the business realities of industry by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths. They will leave the program with an understanding of Boeing's business including its research needs, with an improved understanding of the practical application of technical and business skills and with a network of contacts within Boeing and among their faculty peers that can form the basis of long-term relationships”1In all, 149 faculty from around the globe have participated in this program since its inception.The objectives of the Welliver Program are1: 1. To

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Borrelli

, values, and beliefs that are transmitted from onegeneration to the next" Kerr and Bowen 3 (p 224). Larson and Wilson 4 investigated theusefulness of Bowenian family systems theory on career decision making by college students.They offered findings that suggest that ‘fused families’ may sharply limit the career decision-making of children and the child may either revolt against or meekly accept these attitudes andpreferences. They also discovered that when anxiety is evident in individual family members orin the family processes, the offspring are unsure about making career decision. Thisenvironment “negatively influences the young adult developmental tasks of career decisionmaking, a process requiring more of a balance of intellectual and