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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #15994Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Innovation for Engineering and Busi-ness Student TeamsDavid G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico Dr. Alexander’s research interests and areas of expertise are in teaching pedagogy, capstone design, renewable energy systems, thermal sciences, vehicle system modeling and simulation, heat transfer, new product development, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. He is PI and adviser of the Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. He is also working on an undergraduate research project modeling solar cells using a thermodynamics approach and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor in the Office of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award

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Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily McLeod; Tania Tauer, Techbridge Girls

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

University and her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests are in the areas of girls’ and women’s identities in STEM fields, engineering and computer science in K-12 education, and iteration.Dr. Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Alexandru Belu; Zhengmao Ye, Southern University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

developing countries and may change the socio-economic structure of countrieswhere the population general wellbeing has been taken for granted. Power and energy industriesare going through evolutionary periods, while technologies are changing the way the electricityis generated, transmitted, delivered and used, with new applications in the forefront. Workforcedemands in power industries are evolving with new and extended expectations and requirements.In order to be a successful proficient power engineer in the 21st century, one must have multipleskills in cross disciplinary areas. The industry is demanding engineering education to broaden inareas such as computing, networking, control, power electronics, data analytics, along withinformation

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Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas at Austin; Priyadarshan N. Patil, University of Texas at Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin. Priyadarshan received his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2015. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Systematic Review of Argument Assessment Frameworks in Engineering EducationABSTRACT:Argumentation, the process in which students construct spoken or written arguments to articulateand justify claims or explanations, has been well-studied in the context of mathematics andscience education. Engineering has not received the same treatment, as very few studies assessthe quality and nature of arguments in

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

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, and validation lifecycle.III. program launchThe Capstone Experience was originally designed as a 5 credit-hour, one-quarter-long projectcourse. Projects were solicited from internal faculty and from local industry, tapping into thecontacts of members of the EE Advisory Board. A faculty member (the author) was the facultyadvisor and, in lieu of charging companies to participate in the Capstone program as someschools do, each company was asked only to provide material support, such as the cost offabricating a printed circuit board, and provide an engineering mentor for the team. The mentor2 The author is quite knowledgeable about the technology lifecycle, having come late to teaching after spending themajority of his professional career as an

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 4 Slot 1 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

, operate and maintain thestructures and infrastructure that form our modern society. These facilities include 5buildings, bridges, highways, water supply systems, environmental protectionsystems, ports, railroads, dams, airports and many others.Computer EngineeringThis program trains undergraduate students in the fundamental electrical engineeringprinciples, design of computer hardware and software, and embedded systems.Construction Engineering TechnologyCal Poly Pomona's Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Technology(BSCET) program has produced over 1000 graduates. The BSCET program isaccredited by ABET under the Engineering Technology

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

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Diversity

the construction, start-up, and op- eration of a $50M optical fiber factory in Suzhou, China where he was the sole in-country representative of his US-based company. Following China, Peter joined the RVCC Science and Engineering Department in Fall 2014 where he instructs Physics and Engineering courses and also remains the Chief Technology Officer of the China company. He holds a BS in Chemistry and MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Laser Music – Authentic Engineering Product Development for a Real Customer T. Rokosky, J. Rodriguez, K

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ray Lynn Littlejohn

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #21039Probing Correlations Between Undergraduate Engineering Programs’ Cus-tomizability and Gender DiversityDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder Marissa H. Forbes is a research associate in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the Uni- versity of Colorado Boulder and lead editor of the TeachEngineering digital library. She previously taught middle school science and engineering and wrote K-12 STEM curricula while an NSF GK-12 graduate engineering fellow at CU. She went on to teach advanced placement and algebra-based physics for the Denver School of Science and Technology, where she

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Theresa F. S. Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Danilo Zeppilli, Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Danielle Macey

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA). Prior to 2016 she was a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at Rowan for eigh- teen years. Dr. Farrell has contributed to engineering education through her work in inductive pedagogy, spatial skills, and inclusion and diversity. She has been honored by the American Society of Engineer- ing Education with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning, and she was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland)tephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and was 2014

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International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral, University of Minho - ALGORITMI; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Magda Oliveira Pinheiro, University of Minho

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International

(Order of Engineers) since 2010.Prof. Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho Rosa Maria de Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos is a Associate Professor at the Department of Textile Engi- neering since 2005. Degree in Textile Engineering by the University of Minho. Professor at the University of Minho since 1984. PhD in Engineering –Technology and Textile Chemistry by the University of Minho in 1993. Rieter Award, 1993. Responsible for several curricular units in the integrated study cycles in Textitle Engineering and Engi- neering and Industrial Management, in the 1st cycle course of Design and Fashion Marketing, and also in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute; Sami Ainane, The Petroleum Institute

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

sustainable and/or green design principles typically have higher design costs (9.4%) e) The people I study with are increasingly interested in sustainable and/or green design principles in mechanical systems (4.7%)16. How does your school provide opportunities for learning about sustainable design principlesand/or technologies? (Check all that apply.) a) It doesn't (8%) b) Extracurricular projects and/or competitions (24%) c) Whole major / minors devoted to sustainable Engineering (20%) d) Special assignments on sustainable engineering (40%) Page 26.681.8 e) Special elective classes on

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Jorge Americo Acosta Feliz

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

may not have a lot of discretionary time to devoteto formal out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs,which foster the subsequent pursuit of STEM careers.1 Moreover, working youth may not haveextra disposable income to devote to many STEM activities such as attendance at sciencemuseums or the purchase of STEM magazines and materials, which also foster the pursuit ofSTEM careers.2, 3 High school students’ workplaces may thus be promising sites for fosteringequitable STEM learning because they are sites inhabited by many youth who do not have thesame access to formal STEM learning opportunities as youth from more affluent families.The purpose of this study was to identify the types of engineering-related

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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raian Islam, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Kian G. Alavy, University of Arizona; David Ruiter, University of California, San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38599Equitable Attainment of Engineering Degrees: A Tri-University Study &Improvement EffortRaian Islam, The University of Arizona Raian Islam is a current Master’s student and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. She received her BSc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2019. Her current research interests include higher education data analytics, ma- chine learning and photovoltaics.Prof. Gregory L. Heileman, The

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Lisa's Legacy: Guiding Students Toward Engineering Careers, Excellent!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #41858High School Students’ Perspectives on Pre-college Engineering EducationCourses (Fundamental)Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University Jialing Wu is an incoming first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at the Ohio State University. She earned her M.Ed. in International Education Policy and Management at Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from China. Her research interests encompass international engineering education, pre-college engineering, as well as the application of quantitative methods and advanced technology in Engineering Education

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Hanna, Kent Place School; Suzanne Tracy, Kent Place School

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

(CS&E) Department was formed to support the growth ofcourse offerings at a small-sized, independent school for girls. Prior to the establishment of theCS&E Department, computer programming and robotics courses were taught by staff membersof the Technology Department. The staff members of the Technology Department wereresponsible for the school’s infrastructure, educational technology support, learning managementsystem, and in-the-moment tech support for students, faculty, and staff. In support of advancingSTEM opportunities for students and providing an academic structure to support thedevelopment of a robust computer science and engineering curriculum, the school allocatedhuman, financial, and space resources to establish the CS&

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico, E4S, LLC; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10+ years including serving as Chair from 2017-2019. Dr. Matusovich is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Advances in Engineering Education and she serves on the ASEE committee for Scholarly Publications.Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri is an Engineering Educator and People Research Scientist. Sreyoshi’s expertise lies at the intersection of workforce development, AI and emerging technology, and engineering education. As a Research Scientist in the tech industry, Sreyoshi leverages AI for mixed

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Elisabeth Roberts, Northern Arizona University; Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University; Haylee Nichole Archer, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

that improve STEM education with a particular focus on teaching science with geospatial technologies. She is currently researching best practices for facilitator development models as well as out-of-school time educator needs.Haylee Nichole Archer, Northern Arizona University University of North Dakota, Physics, B.S., 2017 Northern Arizona University, Teaching Science, M.A., 2017-PresentDr. Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham is an educational researcher who works to make engineering and science more relevant, accessible, and understandable, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. A vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston since 2003, she founded

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sahid Linés Rosado Lausell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; George Reese, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Adam Poetzel, University of Illinois

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Technology Education (MSTE) at the University of Illinois. Before coming to MSTE, Jana spent 34 years as a public school classroom teacher. She currently coordinates education and outreach for four NSF/DOE funded energy and cyber related projects. She helps engineers and research scientists connect their work to educators, consumers, and students. She is author of curriculum modules in computer science, mathematics, and science including, Discovering Computer Science & Programming through Scratch and The Power of the Wind, published as part of the National 4-H STEM Initiative.George Reese, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign George Reese is the Director of the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

processes to the market [6]. In engineering education, innovationis often associated with creativity and entrepreneurship, with programs aiming to cultivate futureinnovation leaders [3,7]. Research has shown strong correlations between students' self-ratedinnovation skills and abilities and factors such as creativity, product development, start-upprocesses, leadership, and financial value [8]. However, the characteristics and behaviorsassociated with innovation may vary across industries, job types, and disciplines. Dyer et al. [9]identified questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting as key innovative behaviors,which may manifest differently depending on the context. Additionally, different types ofinnovation, such as technological

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatan Government Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

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Diversity, International Forum

senior staff, are looking forward to find the way to increase the number of mexican professionals trained in the latest technologies and greater economic potential. Page 19.19.1 Martha Ortega is an Computer Systems Engineer by the ”Instituto Tecnol´ogico de M´erida” and has a Master degree en Information Technologies Management. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing the Number of Sponsored Mexican Graduate Students in Engineering Colleges in the United StatesIntroductionThe presence of international students in graduate degree programs in

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Academic Success and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Oluwafemi J. Sunday, Washington State University; Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., Utah State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33771Investigating Factors that Predict Academic Success in Engineering andComputer ScienceDr. Olusola Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is a Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Profes- sor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia re- sources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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often includeelements of other engineering disciplines, require systems thinking in problem formulation andsolution, and asserts that we must educate engineering students for a technological era ofincreased scope, scale, and complexity. However, this directive requires greater sophistication incurricular design, providing an interface between basic science and engineering at the systemslevel, and leadership for innovation. These curricular priorities also exert their influence on thekinds of engineering skills needed in the work force. Expertise related to communication,innovation, and leadership will be required to a much larger degree in accelerated productdevelopment. Topics such as these are typically not a significant part of the

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 17

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University; Ryan A. Brown, Illinois State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

believed to be accessible to a population with limitedengineering training. Both authors had engineering training and engineering education expertise, Social: often team-based; develops through X X X client, peer, and colleague feedback and insightthe first author also had career experience in engineering. The questions were designed to beauthentic enough that engineers with expert knowledge relevant to the scenarios may have space Interdisciplinary: science, technology, and X X

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Kerry Greer, University of British Columbia; Katherine A. Lyon, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Women in Engineering

given women’s different rates of enrollment between, forexample, computer (11.3% women) and environmental (45.2% women) engineering.Outside of engineering, women tend to be overrepresented in communal or “helping” fields, suchas work perceived to be care-related in education (e.g. preschool teaching) and health care (e.g.nursing)13. The same process may be occurring within engineering itself. Disciplines such asBME and ENV are framed with a “concrete and explicit intention to help -- rather than simply toadvance knowledge or technology”14. While not necessarily more helpful than other disciplinesin actual outputs, these newer and interdisciplinary specializations are presented as being tieddirectly to health and environmental benefits that can

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University; Hamed Dhafi Alsharari, Saudi Elecrtonic University

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Women in Engineering

the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1998 and 2004, respectively, from Ohio University, Athens, OH, U.S.A. He is currently an assistant professor in College of Computing and Informatics, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, King- dom of Saudi Arabia. His research interests are in remote sensing applications, fiber optics, semiconduc- tor, and in the area of wireless digital communications, especially spread spectrum (SS) communications and its applications such as CDMA, channels, and DSP board applications. Also, his research interests are in engineering education and transfer technology. He attended and participated in many local and international conferences. He has over twenty publications

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina McDaniel, University of Michigan, Dearborn; DeLean Tolbert, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Minorities in Engineering

engineering later in life (senior year in highschool). Historically,African American and other communities of color have not had that same access to the pre-college STEM education as White communities. Yet, members of these communities of colorhave contributed to technological innovations and STEM achievements.Underrepresentation of minority communities in STEM fields is not an accurate representation ofthe contribution of these communities to the field of engineering. In fact, there is a history ofinnovation and engineering ingenuity and display of engineering attributes in the AfricanAmerican community [4]. The historical engineering contributions of African Americans provideevidence that in the Black community, there might be common knowledge or

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

program, students will have a concentration in engineering leadership notedon their transcript.Formal coursework is designed specifically for undergraduate engineering students. The coursesexplore topics including: self-awareness and emotional intelligence, leadership styles andtheories, servant leadership, team dynamics, motivating and guiding others, diversity in theworkplace (cultural, gender, etc.), communication, conflict management, ethical leadership,leading change, leading technology and innovation, market analysis, product development,entrepreneurship, and strategic and financial planning.A variety of assessment methods were employed in the first year. A pre- and post-testleadership inventory was administered to students to during the

Conference Session

Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

, NRC, NASA and NSF, and generated over 50 journal and conference papers.Dr. Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Pedagogy, Renewable Energy, Nano-Technology, Heat & Mass Transfer, and Com- bustion. He is managing multi-million dollar external research grants from NSF as PI. Previously, he worked as a Professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University

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Gender Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Julie Robinson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst ; Martina Nieswandt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Elizabeth McEneaney, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Diversity, Gender

Formorethanhalfacentury,researchersandeducatorshavegrappledwiththephenomenaofgenderinequitiesinvariousSTEMdomains(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics).WhileallstudentscontinuetoshowdecreasedinterestinSTEMbeginninginthemiddleschoolyearsandcontinuingbeyond,thiscrisisisaffectinggirlsdisproportionatelytoboys[iii,v]. 1 Further,thiscrisisisaffectinggirlsdifferentlyacrossthevariousdisciplinesandsub-disciplinesofSTEM[ii].Avarietyoffactors,fromsocietalstereotypestofamilialexpectationsandeducationalstructures,contributetothisdecreaseingirls’STEMengagement,resultinginnotonlydecreasedmotivationthroughouttheirschoolyearsbutinanunder