Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Loren Christian, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

concepts.In this paper, we report the outcomes of a Design Heuristic implementation study in anintroductory engineering course. In one section, students were instructed on the use of DesignHeuristics as a means of generating new ideas for an unfamiliar design task. In a different secondsection, students were asked to use Design Heuristics as concept modifiers with their existingideas for a class project. Our goal was to observe the ways students used Design Heuristics inthese two different scenarios. In this paper, we present five case studies from each scenario,showing ideation outcomes as a result of working with the heuristics, and discuss successes andobstacles involved in the implementation of Design Heuristics in the engineering classroom. The

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC; Duc T. Nguyen, Old Dominion University; Melinda R. Hess; James A. Eison, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University; Glen H. Besterfield, University of South Florida; Corina M. Owens, Battelle Memorial Institute

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Computers in Education

decision support in healthcare, and engineering educa- tion research. He teaches courses in the areas of systems modeling and performance analysis, information systems design, production planning, facilities design, and systems simulation. He is also the co-author of the Design of Industrial Information Systems textbook which was awarded the 2007 IIE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award.Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC Gwen Lee-Thomas, Ph.D., is currently serving as the Assistant to the President and Provost for Special Projects at Old Dominion University and CEO of Quality Measures, LLC. Lee-Thomas has been an ex- ternal consultant for more than 13 years, serving businesses as

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM; Lupe Munoz Alvarado, Great Minds in STEM

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attract and retain new high-tech industries. According to the U.S.Department of Commerce (Langdon, McKittrick, Beede, Knah, & Doms, 2011)1 over the past 10years, STEM jobs grew three times faster then non-STEM jobs. Between 2008 and 2018, STEM jobsare projected to grow by 17 percent compared to 9.8 percent growth for non-STEM jobs. Theconcern for the U.S. is being able to supply a well-educated technical workforce.Education provides individuals with the 21st Century knowledge, skills and competencies that areneeded to fully participate in the New Economy. By 2016, four out of every 10 new jobs (40percent) will require some advanced education or training (Dohm & Shniper, 2007) 2. Fifteen of

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

have to be addressed in the context of engineering design in orderto produce products and infrastructure that are safe and effective. This paper will explore variousaspects of complexity in technology, particularly in engineering design and analysis, and suggestsome ways that engineering education may need to be adjusted to address these needs, with aspecial focus on the complexities addressed by the interdisciplinary field of complexity theory.Complexity in TechnologyFor some, it may be intuitively obvious that technology is increasing in complexity, based on theincreasing scale and scope of our technological projects. However, our perception of the extentto which this is occurring is likely influenced by our own interpretation of the term

Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol E. Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Alison Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

Education, 2012 Perceived Levels of Faculty Value, Influence, and Satisfaction by Gender, Rank, Ethnicity, College, and Department at a Large Private UniversityAbstractThe ADVANCE IT-Catalyst project, “Establishing the Foundation for Future OrganizationalReform and Transformation at Rochester Institute of Technology” (EFFORT@RIT) was a multi-year study conducted from 2008-2010 across six colleges which include Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The overarching project mission is to increasethe representation and advancement of women STEM faculty. In order to achieve this mission,the project goal was to develop an evidence-based approach to address factors resulting in theunder

Conference Session

Examining Problem-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New Engalnd Board of Higher Education; James A. DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4035: PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN A PRE-SERVICE TECH-NOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION COURSEDr. Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College Nicholas Massa is a Full Professor in the Laser Electro-Optics Technology Department at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Mass. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engi- neering from Western New England College and a Ph.D. in educational leadership/adult learning from the University of Connecticut. Massa is currently Co-principal Investigator on the NSF-ATE STEM PBL Project of the New England Board of Higher Education.Dr. Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State UniversityMs. Judith Franzosa Donnelly, Three Rivers Community

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

data acquisition, rapid control prototyping, and control of amultitude of multidisciplinary experimental test-beds. In addition, in summer 2000, wedeveloped the MPCRL web site to facilitate remote access to our laboratory test-beds via theworld-wide-web. The MPCRL web site features online-experiments, information/navigation/resource centers, prerecorded videos of experiments, live video stream of online-experiments,and a chat window. The MPCRL supports undergraduate and graduate control courses includingthe capstone design projects. Finally, its outreach efforts have included summer workshops forgraduate and high school students.Introduction Engineering education is facing unprecedented challenges and exciting opportunities.Advances in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Taylor; Sumalatha Adabala; Jose Miguel-Alonso; Jose Fortes; Rudolf Eigenmann; Renato Figueiredo; Nirav Kapadia; Luis Vidal; Jan-Jo Chen

developedin research projects provide text-based interfaces. Such interfaces, while being e cient forexpert users, are an additional overhead to a novice user. If many tools are intended to beused throughout the semester, the overheads are magni ed by the number of needed tools. and is currently available as part of the NETwork-computer for Computer ArchitectureResearch and Education | NETCARE | a three-university consortium consisting of PurdueUniversity, Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin. The infrastructure provides access to large pools of heterogeneous hardware resources,promotes reusability of software installations, documentation and educational content, andprovides standard Web-based user interfaces 8 . It has been

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Taylor; T. Egolf; R. Klenke; M. Salinas; J. Stinson; H. Carter; Vijay K. Madisetti; James H. Aylor; Anthony J. Gadient

Institute of Technology, University of Virginia, University of Cincinnati, Raytheon, andArthur D. Little has developed a new digital system design curriculum and supporting courseinfrastructure in the form of an electronic archive of instructional material – course modules,labs, projects, and interactive educational CD-ROMs. Included in this electronic archive ordigital library are over 200 hours of instructional material suitable for immediate insertion atthe undergraduate and graduate levels. To date, over 80 educational institutions have obtainededucational material developed by the RASSP E&F team. In this paper, we present the technicalgoals and rationale, including an Educational Maturity Model (EMM), motivating our efforts.Additional

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

, especially for high- technology areas, like microelectronics, bioengineering, computer networks, where 10- or even 5-year old equipment may be of little use not only for research work, but even for education purposes;• poor financial status of industrial companies, resulting not only in a diminishing number of research projects supported by industry and little demand for staff training programs offered by the universities, but also affecting decisions of candidates to university studies who tend to prefer studies in arts or business over engineering programs.Only institutions that could quickly adjust to the new environment by restructuring theireducational programs and management schemes have a chance to successfully face the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Hasan Asif, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

research projects, working towardssignificant findings, and delivering oral and written presentations of the results [19].On the other hand, research conducted within a laboratory is typically confined to hands-onexperiments and the subsequent writing of lab reports. The scholars pressed that this distinctionis crucial to avoid conflating the broader research experience with the specific activities carriedout in a research laboratory setting [19]. Such insights underscore the importance of recognizingthat research experiences can encompass various activities beyond traditional lab work,contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the research landscape thatundergraduates navigate.MethodsThe approach used in this study employed

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YaXuan Wen, Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yanru Xu; Ji’an Liu

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

effort in this regard.2.2 the OIPI initiative’s practice detailThe OIPI stands for Open platform, Individualized pathways, Project-based learning, andInductive tutoring. The OIPI initiative was launched by one of China’s elite universities(S University afterwards) in 2019, seeking to broaden the participation of higherengineering education in China, especially in the field of electronic design[13]. Toachieve this, it aims to, on the one hand, widen the accessibility of students enrolled innon-elite universities to high-quality educational opportunities; on the other hand, supportthese students’ self-forming agency to acquire desired academic success, which means totape out in this initiative.1Open platform consists of ‘open in’, ‘open resources

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Glandorf, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; Catherine Brewer, New Mexico State University; Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation ; Paulette Vincent-Ruz, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

, New Mexico State University Dr. Catherine Brewer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at New Mexico State University.Dr. Wendy Chi, ABC Research & Evaluation Dr. Wendy Chi is director of ABC Research and Evaluation, specializing in education research and program evaluations of projects focusing on educational equity issues; specifically, the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields. Dr. Chi earned her PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Paulette Vincent-Ruz, New Mexico State University Dr. Paulette Vincent-Ruz is an Assistant Professor in Chemistry Education Research in the Chemistry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Salinas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Griselda Salinas; Elizabeth Salinas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Yocelin Chavez; Virginia Santana; Sherlyn De Alva; Sheila Cardenas Vazquez

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

knew each other and shared similar family values,conflicts did not have a negative effect. The collaboration that emerged in these events wasstrong and everybody helped in the ways they could. This sort of relationship is what made AVEFrontera seem like a big family. We know each other, we understand each other, and we arealways there for one another.Developing ownership among first-generation college studentsA collaboration with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley produced the FIESTA (FamilyIntegrated Education: Serving & Transforming Academia) project, funded by the NationalScience Foundation. This allowed families not only to visit a university campus but to presenttheir experiences in the classroom through the form of interactive

Conference Session

Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raul Mishael Sedas, Caltech; LIGO

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

everyday ingenuity. This project positioned bothparticipants and the author as co-designers of a workshop prototype, targeting younger MexicanAmerican youth as our future users.BackgroundGrowing up as a quiet kid in Mexico, I loved spending my free time assembling and paintingmodel airplanes and one day, I decided to make my own. I built the cylindrical body of the planeby experimenting with a discarded soda bottle and papier-mâché, a crafting technique I hadlearned in school to make piñatas. I used a few leftover materials and a couple of common tools.I made the wings from cardboard and used some leftover paint to match the design of a Mexicanairline. When it was finished days later, I beamed with pride at my creation and my parentspraised my

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #43367Board 423: What Drives You? Exploring the Motivations and Goals of Low-IncomeEngineering Transfer Students for Pursuing EngineeringAnna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine Dr. Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist within the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. In her research, she aims to understand how students’ motivation and interest in the STEM fields can be fostered to secure their educational persistence and long-term career success. Trying to bridge the gap between theory and practice, she is currently involved in an NSF-funded project aimed at fostering the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Britney Russell, University of Connecticut; Antigoni Konstantinou, University of Connecticut; Ayah Abdallah, University of Connecticut; Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

,graduate students excel academically and become well-equipped for seamless transitions intotheir prosperous careers in the professional setting.Scientific communication is emphasized in undergraduate engineering programs but receives lessattention in graduate programs. Undergraduate engineering curricula prioritize the developmentof technical writing and presentation skills. These skills are integrated into coursework likecapstone projects and senior design and are standard across engineering disciplines in almost allinstitutions. In contrast, resources for developing communication skills in graduate programs areoften limited [2,3,4] and need to be more structured than the undergraduate level [5], making itchallenging for students to convey

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangda Zhu, University of Florida; Rui Guo, University of Florida; Yuanzhi Wang, Cornell University; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Eddy Man Kim, Cornell University; Chenglu Li, The University of Utah

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, the home assignment wasdesigned to encourage continuous engagement with GAI, integrating it into the conceptual design of theirfinal course projects. The primary goal of this study was to delve into design creativity regarding the use ofGAI for design, guided by specific research questions (RQs): RQ1: Does GAI enhance student creativity in conceptual design? RQ2: How does GAI influence student creativity in conceptual design? To assess the impact of GAI on students' creativity, we applied several methods. Firstly, wegathered students' perspectives via an open-text survey questionnaire administered after the homeassignment. Additionally, we analyzed the creative artifacts produced by the students for the assignmentusing

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University ; Elizabeth Sanders, Purdue University ; Corey T. Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

“effort to understand the way they [people] do thingsand why, their physical and emotional needs, how they think about [the] world, and what ismeaningful to them.” Other scholars have offered principles or beliefs to guide an empathicdesign methodology [7,9], wherein the principles span the entirety of the design process. Indeed,while Empathize is the first aspect of the d.School model, the team emphasizes an iterative andnon-linear design process, highlighting the role of empathy throughout one’s design process.In the context of engineering, the ways in which empathy manifests within design may varybased on the goals of a design project or the phase of the design process. This study builds on ourprior work establishing this theory with an

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Villanueva Rosales, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ann C. Gates, The University of Texas at El Paso; Lani Nicole Godenzi, The University of Texas at El Paso; Francisco Osuna, The University of Texas at El Paso; Angel U. Ortega, The University of Texas at El Paso; Veronica A. Carrillo, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

of technical projects that empower the next generation of engineering students.Francisco Osuna, The University of Texas at El Paso Francisco Osuna is a Software Engineer with a Master’s in Computer Science from The University of Texas at El Paso with over 15 years of experience designing and developing robust software systems. Francisco spearheaded the design and development of Engage, a groundbreaking student success information management system that has been adopted by over 25 national academic institutions. This project alone has transformed academic administration by streamlining processes, reducing reporting overhead by an impressive 95%, and delivering on-time results through meticulous project management.Angel

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorian Bobbett, University of Michigan; Jeanne Sanders, University of Michigan; Larkin Martini, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41428Work in Progress: Design and Preliminary Results of a Survey to ExploreRelationships Between Faculty Mentoring, Engineering Doctoral Student PsychologicalSafety, and Work OutcomesDorian Bobbett, University of Michigan Dorian is a 1st-year Engineering Education Research Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2023. Dorian currently works with Dr. Karin Jensen at the University of Michigan on projects related to mental-health and well being and mentoring at the graduate student level. She was previously involved in

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Martin Trenor, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Kyle G. Gipson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

literature for designing a complete cognitivevalidity evaluation of an instrument, particularly for instruments that measure self-report items.We aim to describe a particular use of VRMs (specifically, think-aloud sessions) in this paper asan example of its potential utility for other researchers in engineering education by presenting anapplication of this model to our specific engineering education research project (details of whichare given later in this paper). It is a primary goal of the current study to construct a model thatengineering education researchers (and other relevant fields) can use to establish a case for thecognitive validity of their survey instruments, giving confidence that participants will have theintended interpretations of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees

several ofthese benefits. Improving processes by process intensification requires engineers to integratemany fundamental concepts and go beyond traditional unit operations. Currently, most chemicalengineers are trained in fundamentals using a unit operations approach where the material issubdivided between courses. Engineers are often taught how to synthesize a process by linkingtogether standard unit operations, but are frequently not trained to combine/exploit fundamentalconcepts in new ways for novel and efficient process designs. This project seeks to correct thisdeficiency through the development of process intensification instructional modules for use inexisting courses.Four core chemical engineering courses are targeted: fluid flow

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

manner. Furthermore, students not only enjoy flexibility in their early curriculabut also enjoy through their later semesters where specialization courses dominate thecurriculum. The aim of this research is to provide a new metric for describing the flexibility ofengineering majors and further the discussion into how student progression through a major willrequire significant, future work.Introduction and BackgroundThe work of the MIDFIELD group has been widely disseminated and can be found on theMIDFIELD website.[1] Previously, the project has focused extensively on important engineeringeducation issues such as: the persistence of students in engineering disciplines; the success ofwomen in engineering using quantitative and qualitative

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

, the problem of transfer of credit is avoided. Programs in the study ofGerman and cultural experiences accompany the technical courses.Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Global Perspective Program4 is a project-based study-abroadprogram where student complete an engineering project during a typically two-month period.Typically the project is nine semester-units with an additional 4.5 units of site-specificpreparation. Page 22.345.3Shorter format programs follow an intensive study format popularized by National University(NU)5 and others. NU claims their one month per course format gives the student, among otherbenefits, “unprecedented focus” in

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Ranjani L. Rao, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

research with NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory Materials Course, Tracking Student Learning Trajectories of Atomic Structure and Macroscopic Property Relationships, and Assessing the Effect of Learning Modes on Conceptual Change.Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University Jacquelyn Kelly is doctoral student in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her Master’s de- gree is in Materials Science and Engineering and her undergraduate degree is in Physics and Chemistry. Her principle research interests are situated in engineering education and include conceptual develop- ment, engineering academic language acquisition, and the role of motivation and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell D. Meier

watching professors. I joined Project LEA/RN™.Project LEA/RN™ is a faculty development program at Iowa State University. Its purpose is to“enhance professors’ knowledge and skills related to teaching and learning to increase studentlearning2.” This is learning about learning. Faculty members participate from a variety ofcolleges within the university. Faculty members within the College of Education coordinate theactivities. The focus is on active learning within university courses. A faculty member beginsby attending an introductory workshop series, and can continue studying by joining a base groupof faculty members. The base group meets to discuss and explore topics prepared by the ProjectLEA/RN™ staff or the group members. Much of the material

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

responsibilities, Dr. Culver conducts focus groups and surveys campus-wide and provides in-depth analyses of those projects to multiple audiences.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department (EngE) and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He led a major curriculum reform project (2004-09), funded under the department-level reform program of the NSF, at Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Identifying Engineering Interest and Potential in Middle School Students: Constructing and Validating an InstrumentAbstractDue to the projected U.S. market demand in 2014 for 1.64 million engineering educated andtrained individuals45, it is vital that we help children understand engineering concepts, explorecareer choices in the field of engineering, and determine if pursuing engineering would be a goodfit for them.Today’s curriculum is very focused on mathematics and writing due to the demands ofstandardized testing, however with a national interest in Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics (STEM) education, there is a movement to incorporate engineering into thecurriculum. Since children make career choices by 7th grade57