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Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder

on a Collegiate Teaching Experience #1In 1999, Daria began her teaching career at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Atthat time, she instructed a Parametric Design course for senior and graduate students inmechanical and industrial systems engineering. Walking into class the first day, Daria realizedthat she had no formal training in college teaching. Concerned with her inexperience, Dariawondered what possible credentials qualified her to develop students’ talents and aptitudes. Shewas not familiar with education research or the word “pedagogy.” The only background thatDaria drew upon was the positive learning experiences in her own secondary and post-secondaryeducation. During the next 10 weeks, Daria used a syllabus that

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

they wanted to study and practice that topic in whatever way seemed best, as long as theycould demonstrate mastery of a computer architecture. This final learning agreement gave thestudents autonomy that was comparable autonomy to a senior design course (see Figure 2). Figure 2: Comparison of learning activities for the Control IE and Experimental IM sections.Increased levels of choice and autonomy in the Experimental IM sections are highlighted in bold. The level of autonomy in a Senior Design course is included for reference. Page 25.357.83.3 IM Course Design Procedure To create this autonomy-supportive environment, we

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

. Von Kotzebue, and B. J. Neuhaus, “Effects of Cognitive Activation in Biology Lessons on Students’ Situational Interest and Achievement,” Res Sci Educ, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 559–578, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1007/s11165016-9517-y.[18] S. L. Eddy and K. A. Hogan, “Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work?,” LSE, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 453–468, Sep. 2014, doi: 10.1187/cbe.14-03-0050.[19] K. S. Cooper, “Eliciting engagement in the high school classroom: A mixed-methods examination of teaching practices,” American educational research journal, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 363–402, 2014.[20] J. Sawyer and R. Obeid, “Cooperative and collaborative learning: Getting the best of both words,” How we

Conference Session

Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wei Zakharov, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lan Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

diversity on team effectiveness and the relationship between them in practice of teamformation and mentoring with pedagogy related to team-based learning or project-basedlearning. How to effectively access the benefits of cultural diversity and overcome theconcomitant barriers remains unanswered and further research attention is needed to guideteaching and mentoring.We found that gender diversity could have a negative impact on team effectiveness. Whileinstructors could consider addressing this when assigning students to teams, Schneid et al. [25]recommends that instructors instead make efforts to interrupt negative social categorizationphenomenon that can be introduced by gender diversity (such as women being compelled totake on clerical roles

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin; Tayo Oladunni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid

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Educational Research and Methods

30% fornon-retained students. Significantly decreasing the number of inputs (i.e., only using thoseitems that appeared to have the strongest influence) had little impact on the predicativeaccuracy of the retained students. However, the reduction in inputs decreased the predictiveaccuracy of the non-retained students by approximately 10%. Results for the same cohort alsoindicate that the neural network prediction rate is independent of gender.Introduction Engineering programs typically attract the top graduates from high school in terms ofgrade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores, but attrition out of engineeringcontinues to be a major issue; programs often see some of the most statistically qualifiedstudents leave engineering

Conference Session

Research, Innovation and Careers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Dee Dixon

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

Development of Undergraduate Research Experience,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2014.[8]. A. Ieta, “Implementation of an Undergraduate Research course,” Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2012.[9]. B. Lawton and O. A. Owolabi, “Shaping the Undergraduate Mind through Research,” Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference[10]. G. D. Kuh, “High-impact educational practices: what they are, who has access to them, and why they matter,” Association of American Colleges and Universities; 2008. 50 p

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Design Teams 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amarto Pramanik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #32927Design and Validation of a System to Assign Students to Projects Basedon Student PreferencesMr. Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette Siqing Wei received BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education program at Purdue University. After years of experience of serving the peer teacher and a graduate teaching assistant in first-year-engineering courses, he is now a research assistant at CATME research group studying how cultural diversity impacts teamwork and how to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency by

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luanna B Prevost, Michigan State University; Kevin C Haudek, Michigan State University; Emily Norton Henry, Michigan State University; Matthew C Berry, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor Center for Engineering Education Research Undergraduate Studies Office College of Engineering Michigan State University Dr. Urban-Lurain is responsible for teaching, research and curriculum development, with emphasis on engineering education and, more broadly, STEM education. His research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories inform the design of instruction, how we might best design instructional technology within those frameworks, and how the research and development of instructional technologies can inform our theories of cognition. He is also interested in preparing future STEM faculty for teaching, incorporating instructional technology as part of instructional design, and STEM

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Augsburg College; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

higher education in the region.Background and overview of prior workOver 40 students participate annually and perform research in all six engineering departments atthe AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management. First, starting in summer 2012, aformal assessment tool is now distributed to students to measure the impact of the researchexperience. Second, starting in summer 2013, students are now provided with four careerbroadening programs that are informed by student survey results in 2012. These programs aremade possible through a partnership among AFIT, the LEADER (Launching Equity in theAcademy across the Dayton Entrepreneurial Region) Consortium, and the Southwestern OhioConsortium for Higher Education (SOCHE). The partnership

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

]. Research also suggests that women are more likely to have amastery orientation (e.g. a focus on learning rather than outward appearances) to course materialthat is at odds with the performance-based, competitive orientation fostered by norm-referencedgrading [12]. It is reasonable to hypothesize then that women may find left-of-center gradingmore frustrating and confidence-shaking than men. Our study focuses on the perceptions of thisvulnerable population to a grading practice our interviewees claim is common in the engineeringcurriculum.2. Methods2.1 Participants:Eighty-three participants were interviewed for this project, including 27 faculty (16 female; 11male), 24 professionals (19 female; 5 male), and 32 students (19 female; 13 male). The

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato; Ronald Welch

different grading process than thosethat have an easily defined solution. This paper explains how, through the use of a blendedcriteria and norm based assessment and evaluation process, to clearly communicate standardsand outcomes, fairly grade dissimilar designs, and effectively encourage continuousimprovement of design products. Evidence of these outcomes will be assessed through thestatistical analysis of student feedback from the United States Military Academy.Introduction United States Military Academy (USMA) civil engineering majors are required tocomplete a one-semester capstone design project as a requirement for graduation. The capstonedesign provides the best integrated experience to assess student performance on the USMA

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hjorth; Barb Eichler; John Morello; Ahmed Khan

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationII. Elements of “Best Practice” Teaching: ConstructivismDuring the past several decades, constructivism has gained popularity and advocacy as educatorshave searched for better ways to teach and learn. With traditional methods teachers have notedpersistent shortfalls in students’ understanding and a great deal of passive knowledge across allages and grades, including the universities. According to the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1constructivism is a "viewpoint in learning theory which holds that individuals acquire knowledgeby building it from innate capabilities interacting with the environment" (p. 64).Constructivist teaching is based on recent research about the human brain and what

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Guangming Yao, Clarkson University; Kelly Black, University of Georgia; Michael W. Ramsdell, Clarkson University; Matthew K. Voigt, San Diego State University; Kalani Kithuliya Rubasinghe Kattadige, Clarkson University; Wen Li, University of California, Los Angeles

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Educational Research and Methods

throughoutthe US which includes incorporating deep and engaging mathematical content as well as the useof variations to traditional calculus courses (e.g., calculus for physics, stretched out calculus).In further research [9] in a national study of precalculus through calc 2 programs has shownthat course variations can help support student success outcomes, and level the playing fieldfor students with less mathematical preparation. Additionally, there is emerging evidence thatcourse variations that holistically target students with less preparation can support students indeveloping productive dispositions to mathematics [10]. Yet these previous studies which focuson national trends fail to capture the impact and implementation considerations of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

study (other thanthrough attrition due to non-responsive participants). Students that leave the university will stillbe tracked, if possible. If an excessive number of participants become non-responsive afterrepeated contact, they will be replaced with others (similar class level) to ensure cohorts remainadequately sized. The qualitative data will be transformed in the analysis phase into quantitativeterms that enable the integration of both sources of information. This approach, concurrenttriangulation design, is a mixed-methods design in which researchers collect and compare bothqualitative and quantitative data in a single study 20. For student assessments, we will seek toaddress the following indicators to give us insight into the impacts

Conference Session

Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle N. Wagner, Purdue University; Sukrati Gautam, Purdue University; Peyman Yousefi, Merck Group; Nuela Chidubem Enebechi, Purdue University; Andrew Pierce, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Pharm Educ. 2000;64(2):153-165.8. Reeves TD, Marbach-Ad G, Miller KR, et al. A conceptual framework for graduate teaching assistant professional development evaluation and research. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2016;15(2):1-9. doi:10.1187/cbe.15-10-02259. Volkmann MJ, Zgagacz M. Learning to teach physics through inquiry: The lived experience of a graduate teaching assistant. J Res Sci Teach. 2004;41(6):584-602. doi:10.1002/tea.2001710. Haque A, Meadows KN. Impact of the Lead TA Program on the Perceived Disciplinary Instructional Competence of Graduate Teaching Assistants. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2020;11(2). doi:10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2020.2.1110311. Thomas K, Worthen. Graduate

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

needs to be done about these “decks of drudgery,” as one of ourengineers labeled them. And in our own academic interface with industry, we have founda way to encourage more thoughtful slide design, and thus better organizationalcommunication, within the engineering and technical fields.The Design: Crafted from Research in Engineering Education and CognitiveScienceBeginning in 2006, using the emerging research from engineering education and drawingupon the established research on multimedia learning from Richard E. Mayer and JohnSweller, we designed a technical presentation component into our online graduate courseenrolled with practicing engineers. This new component of the course curriculumchallenged the slide design methods widely in use in

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Rogers; Ferdinand Walbaum

Germanapprentices coming to the U.S. and four U.S. interns working and studying in Germany was verysuccessful. The initial UCF students continued part-time work at Siemens during their senior yearand were offered full-time employment upon graduation. Not only did the German studentscomplete their work, but some of them returned for employment in the U.S.Siemens, as a multinational enterprise, is preparing technologists and engineers to understandproduct design and manufacturing for integrated systems in international markets. Students willbenefit from an understanding of the systems, standards, and cultures involved. The internshipmodel being developed uses the best from the German and U.S. systems and merits further studyand implementation.INTRODUCTIONThe

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

of Assess- ment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue Uni- versity. Purzer has received her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Science Education at Arizona State University. She has a B.S. degree in Physics Education and a B.S.E. in Engineering. She has journal publications on instrument development, teacher professional development, and K-12 engineering education. Her creative research focuses on design problem-solving, collaborative learning, and assessment research.Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West LafayetteMonica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of As

Conference Session

Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

over a decade of professional experience designing embed- ded electronic hardware for industrial, military, medical, and automotive applications. Ryan is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University. He previously earned his MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Saint Thomas and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Student-Developed Learning Objectives: A Form of Assessment to Enable Professional GrowthAbstractThis Evidence-Based Practice paper proposes a unique and flexible form of assessment that helpsprepare students for a changing

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

University. She led the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Ad- vancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Dr. Adams received her PhD in Education, Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Adams’ research is concentrated in four interconnecting areas: cross- disciplinary thinking, acting, and being; design cognition and learning; views on the nature of engineering knowledge; and theories of change in linking engineering education research and practice.Junaid A. Siddiqui

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Chih-Hao Wu; Kim Troboy; Tracy Cole; Loretta Cochran; David Roach

making a decision that leads to ethical behavior.Teaching Ethics Engineering faculty of different universities have approached teaching ethics in a varietyof ways. For instance, Cummings17 used a Valued-Sensitive Design (VSD) approach to teach herstudents at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) the concept of ethical responsibility inengineering design through human-computer interaction research. In her work at MIT, sheProceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 4defined the major components of Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) as conceptual, technical andempirical and used a case

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Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #35645The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational ThinkinginFirst-Year Engineering Experience.Dr. Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University Dr. Mendoza Diaz is Assistant Professor at the College of Education and Human Development with a courtesy appointment in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She obtained her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning- INSPIRE at the School of Engineering Education-Purdue University. She

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nolan Alexander LaSota, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

concepts, research andpractice. This involves feedback between clinical investigations and practice with computational,statistical and mathematical analysis and modeling.”4 The generalized clinical issues that can beaddressed in the systems medicine field are diverse, including disease progression and remission,disease spread and cure, treatment responses, and disease prevention.4 However, medicalpractice is for a specific disease impacting an individual patient. As a result, it is crucial to havea thorough understanding of disease-specific characteristics (e.g., what agents can be used totreat lung cancer and what are the trade-offs of using them) in order to have clinical impact at thepatient scale. Similarly, the discovery of early warning

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Student

and directives to move courses entirely online createdchaos in the higher education ecosystem and collapsed many of the support structures studentshad taken for granted, such as campus communities, study groups, and regular routines. As aresult, this research project conducted during the initial months of the pandemic reflects notmerely the challenges of working online, but rather working online under social isolation.MethodsOur study was based on utilizing semi-structured interviews from a broad spectrum of subjects.The interviews I conducted were part of a paired study design: a postdoctoral fellow to theproject, later joined by a graduate research assistant to the project, interviewed engineeringeducators, ed tech executives, and

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

and research, and a broad body of discipline-specific knowledge in standards, best practices, and lessons learned,2. Provide a testbed of validated knowledge and instrumented knowledge management tools to enable experiments that evaluate the effectiveness of the students and instructors using the collaboration environment in learning and applying software engineering knowledge,3. Conduct focused experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of these collaborative tools and knowledge objects in helping students meet learning objectives,4. Based on experiment results and further research, incrementally improve the collaboration tools, knowledge, testbed, and experiments toward creating and assessing innovative and effective

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary V. Villani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Lisa Cullington, National University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

advisor for Women in Computing club at Farmingdale, contributed in Grace Hop- per Celebration as a technical committee member and reviewer. Dr. Aydin has published and presented in peer reviewed venues about women in computing and broadening the participation over a decade.Lisa Cullington, National University Lisa Cullington, Ph.D. is an educational researcher with expertise in curriculum development, learning outcomes and educational assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Director of Learning Outcomes for National University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Director of the Honors

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madasamy Arockiasamy, Florida Atlantic University; Sudhagar Nagarajan, Florida Atlantic University; Hassan Mahfuz, Florida Atlantic University; Michael R. Maniaci, Florida Atlantic University; Ishwarya Srikanth, Florida Atlantic University; Stephen Michael Castillo; Reinaldo L. Dos Santos, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Student-Centered Program to Increase STEM Interest through NASA-STEM ContentAbstractThis article is an evidence-based practice paper which is based on NASA Minority UniversityResearch and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy (AA) program implemented atFlorida Atlantic University (FAU). The program is focused on student-centered methodology forinfusion of NASA-STEM contents into the existing curriculum in middle and high schools. Thisnovel program aims to increase awareness and create interest in underserved minority students inGrades 6-12 for pursuing STEM fields. FAU has designed and embedded the NASA-STEMcontents into Florida’s existing Next

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

discussed, and opportunities for furtherstudy will be proposed.Literature on Student Attitudes towards EngineeringResearchers have used academic measures, demographic information, and survey instruments, totry to develop an understanding of how students decide to major in engineering and thepersistence of those students in engineering programs. Most commonly, statistical procedureswere used to relate high school performance, standardized test scores, and demographicinformation to retention in engineering, or engineering GPA. For example, one study appliedlogistic regression to a database of more than 80,000 students to assess the impact of high schoolGPA, SAT scores, gender, ethnicity and citizenship affected graduation rates.1 They concludedthat

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 2 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Julia D. Thompson, University of San Francisco; Amalia Kokkinaki, University of San Francisco; Jes Parker, University of California, Berkeley; Hana M. Böttger, University of San Francisco; N. Jeremy Kasdin, University of San Francisco

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #32217Designing a new holistic engineering programDr. Julia D Thompson, University of San Francisco Julia Thompson is an Assistant Professor at University of San Francisco. She has a passion for integrating the soul’s work into the engineering design process and technology. She is driven to help students, and people in general, look at technology as a pathway toward healing of earth and unjust social structure. Julia did her undergrad in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley and her PhD in engineering education at Purdue. Her research interests focus on how engineering design practices impact the relationships that

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Dixon

along in their careers, they may beresponsible for divisions or entire companies that are producers of goods. To understandthe production of excellent products, one must understand the essence of excellence fromthe perspectives of both producers (from the design and manufacturing vantages) as wellas consumers. The course fits well within a manufacturing program because it highlightsthe importance of design. If the design is poor, average or good at best, manufacturingcannot make it better than it is. If excellent, manufacturing can certainly make a designless than it should be.Excellence in Product Design – A Unique ApproachI graduated in 1994 from St. Thomas having earned the Master of ManufacturingSystems Engineering (MMSE) degree. I was