Conference Session

Assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brown, Abilene Christian University; Timothy Kennedy, Abilene Christian University

mechanics curriculum, as well as the efficacy of differentiatedlearning both within this class and as students continue through their curriculum in both subjectareas.BibliographyB. S. Bloom, “Mastery Learning,” in Mastery Learning: Theory and Practice, New York:Rinehart & Winston, 1971, pp. 47–63.Durm, Mark W. "An A is not an A is not an A: A history of grading." In The educational forum,vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 294-297. Taylor & Francis Group, 1993.Agrawal, Ashok K., and Stephanie Harrington-Hurd. "Preparing next generation graduates for aglobal engineering workforce: Insights from tomorrow's engineers." Journal of EngineeringEducation Transformations 29, no. 4 (2016): 5-12.Nilson, Linda B. Specifications grading: Restoring rigor, motivating

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Christine Beimborn, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

recipients.Students receive scholarship money to help them meet their college costs. In this paper, wedescribe the program elements beyond the scholarship money. Additionally, students have beensurveyed on their opinions of the value of the different on-going program elements and theirlevel of enjoyment in the program elements. We describe the results of this survey and providesuggestions for other programs to consider in their own S-STEM programs based on the surveyresults.PECS Program ActivitiesThe PECS program consists of a variety of activities for the scholarship students. Most of theseactivities are not unique to the PECS program, and you can find similar S-STEM programactivities at many other schools [1-10]. As expected of an S-STEM program, these

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of a Solar- Harvesting Circuit for Batteryless Embedded Syatems,” IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, vol. 56, pp.2519-2528, Nov 2009.8. Hirak Patangia, “Assisted Night Vision for Motorists in Highway Construction Zones: Phase II,” www. Mackblackwell/MBTC2064.9. K. Shukla, S. Sampath and K. Vijayamohanan, “Electrochemical supercapacitors: Energy storage beyond batteries”, General Articles.10. Marin S. Halper, James C. Ellenbogen, “Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview”, MITRE McLean, Virginia, March 2006.11. H. Patangia, “Amplitude Division Multiplexing Scheme in Analog Signal Processing”, in Proc. IEEE Int. Midwest Symp. Circuits & Systems, August 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio12. H. Patangia and D. Gregory

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teaching Engineering Decision and Process

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London ; Chris Dakes, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John P Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Angela Kita, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, August. Flipping classrooms, sowing seeds and developing confidence: teaching engineering judgement to undergraduate engineering students. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. [3] Glaser, B. and Strauss, A., 1967. Grounded theory: The discovery of grounded theory. Sociology the journal of the British sociological association, 12(1), pp.27-49. [4] Charmaz, K., 2008. Reconstructing grounded theory. The SAGE handbook of social research methods, pp.461-478. [5] Bruhl, J.C., Klosky, J.L., Mainwaring, T. and Hanus J.P. (2017), Accelerating the development of engineering judgement in students through inquiry-based learning activities, In 2017

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christina McCoy P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Charlotte Guyer

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Architectural Engineering

given loadings. Beyond the obligation to teachcode, architectural engineering programs should help students develop the skills to understandstructural systems, behaviors, and load paths.This paper describes the development of a required Structural Loadings class for undergraduatearchitectural engineering students. The class described aims to not only teach how to determinestructural loading, but also to give an understanding of load application and load behaviorwithin structural systems. Within the course, which is designed to be taken in the third year of afour-and-a-half-year bachelor’s degree program, students cover loading topics such as tributaryarea, framing layout, load distribution, structural diaphragms, and lateral systems. A

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhen Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

development in manufacturing.Evidence shows that co-designed programs are more likely to align with industry-specificrequirements and deliver measurable outcomes [5].While existing literature provides general frameworks for fostering collaborative relationships[6], there is a noticeable gap in research addressing systematic methodologies for engagingmanufacturing employers in PWD programs. For example, Valiente Bermejo and colleagues [5]emphasize the well-recognized advantages of collaboration in curriculum design and delivery butnote that existing models often lack sufficient concreteness for practical application orgeneralizability beyond their original disciplines. Similarly, a study by the National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) [7

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

assignment byproviding a guided process for selecting competencies, a mechanism for finding experiences todevelop those selected competencies, and a place to indicate goals for future experiential learningengagement in a format that continues with them beyond completion of the course [15]. Asstudents engage with these experiential learning opportunities, they can use Spire to reflect onhow they have grown in the related competencies and how these competencies (and experiences)play a role in their future success as engineers. Progressing through Spire, students can earn abadge that can be pushed to LinkedIn as a credential. This tool is now available to students whoenroll in ENGR 110, but was not yet available to the students who took the course in

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University; Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Michael Costarell, Youngstown State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

another, it became apparent that customary does not always equatewith optimal or necessary. When team members became willing to challenge conventionalparadigms, many new opportunities for energy savings emerged.It is beyond the scope of this paper to go through a detailed discussion of all the innovations andhow they evolved. For the purposes of this paper, it should be adequate to summarize some ofthe key innovations, their magnitude, and to discuss how they challenge conventionalexpectations.Key InnovationsImprovements that were made to the production systems at the new plant were made primarilythrough changes that conflicted with industry-standard designs. The innovations presented hereare indicative of the small but controversial changes that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Pawley

classes, printed and internet-based advertising, and/or “girl-power” mediaprogramming to make engineering’s image more appealing – for example, as fun, socially useful,and multidisciplinary. Concurrently, engineering instructors and faculty are redesigningengineering education using different classroom techniques more congruent with currentmanagerial trends found in industry. These lean towards a focus on group work andinterdisciplinarity, which have the added advantage through their political and materialreputation as being purportedly more “women-friendly” than traditional methods. Thesedifferent interventions are crucial in the nation-wide quest to have men and women moreproportionately represented in engineering. Arguably, the last bastion is

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micaela Sandoval, Texas A&M Health Science Center; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University; Mary Kathryn McDougal, Texas A&M University; Mary E Campbell, Texas A&M University; Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Mary E Campbell, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University Dr. Bruce Herbert is Professor of Geology and currently serves as the Director of the Office of Scholarly Communications in the Sterling C. Evans library At Texas A&M. As Director of OSC, Dr. Herbert is responsible for strengthening the Library’s efforts in scholarly communications and open access through engagement and collaboration with the faculty across campus at Texas A&M University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Building service focused multidisciplinary groups to develop adaptable

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

the adult working world 14.Thus, mentoring influences protégés’ academic achievement, career motivation, self-esteem, andleadership capabilities 15,16,20,21. These achievements are accomplished through the developmentof mentoring relationships between mentors and protégés over time.Formal and informal mentoring The structure of mentoring can be formal or informal. Typically, mentoring relationshipsthat are arranged are considered to be formal mentorships 15. Formal mentoring programs orrelationships are typically initiated by a third party who desires to implement mentorships. Thisthird party initiation may affect the dynamic of mentoring relationships that develop. Formalmentorships “entail a degree of pressure; the mentor and the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Lee, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Siddhartan Govindasamy, Boston College; Diana S. Dabby, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Paul Ruvolo, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

described in [4], [5], and [6]. This sequence integratesfoundational mathematics, physics, and engineering in applied contexts through modules tiedto specific practical applications. The ESA course described in this paper is a follow-on coursecovering material traditionally presented in a major-specific way in ME and ECE programs. Itprovides students with a toolkit of useful linear system approaches, the theory that underpinsthese tools, and practical experience conducting analysis and experimentation on a real system.Key design principles and overall course goalsThe following design principles were used to guide the development of the ESA courses.1. Promote self and peer learning. The benefits of self-directed and peer learning are wellrecognized

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Scott Hendershot, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Ma Oo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Adam Hilton, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Design in Engineering Education

) time (sec) (a) (b) Figure 8. Acceleration measurement over three axes during a falling testFrom the above measurement results, we can see that different types of human motion generatedifferent patterns in the acceleration reading. Therefore, it is possible to classify different humanmotion through the analysis of the recorded acceleration data and warn against abnormalactivities such as falling. However, this task requires extra time and major research effort, whichis beyond the scope of this senior design project.5. ConclusionsThis paper describes a capstone senior design project that builds a wearable wireless sensorsystem to acquire data concerning the

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

engineering educators in the United States: re-examine their curricula to find ways to instill aglobal awareness in US educated engineers. Graduates of U.S. institutions are currently requiredto meet the Accreditation Board’s Outcomes (a) - (k) as described in ABET2000 Criterion C.These outcomes call on engineers to be knowledgeable of contemporary issues and to embracelifelong learning, but do not address the preparation of U.S. engineers to function on the worldstage and with a global perspective.This paper addresses the educational challenges in adjusting the Bachelor of Science in Electricaland Computer Engineering (BS/ECE) curricula to respond to the engineering profession’s marchtoward globalization. Issues ranging from communication skills

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

engineering educators in the United States: re-examine their curricula to find ways to instill aglobal awareness in US educated engineers. Graduates of U.S. institutions are currently requiredto meet the Accreditation Board’s Outcomes (a) - (k) as described in ABET2000 Criterion C.These outcomes call on engineers to be knowledgeable of contemporary issues and to embracelifelong learning, but do not address the preparation of U.S. engineers to function on the worldstage and with a global perspective.This paper addresses the educational challenges in adjusting the Bachelor of Science in Electricaland Computer Engineering (BS/ECE) curricula to respond to the engineering profession’s marchtoward globalization. Issues ranging from communication skills

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Diana Karen Chen, Arizona State University; Jorge Luis Roldan

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Educational Research and Methods

go beyond my engineering degree andbecome an extremely well-rounded, and well-qualified engineer.” This student stated that anearly course helped her to identify her interests and future career path. She confirmed her careerpath when she conducted her own research project focused on applying bioengineering to createa more sustainable manufacturing process for chemical products, and traveled to the UK toattend a Fulbright Summer Institute with students from around the world to learn about climatechange. She subsequently completed courses in global energy trends and business concepts forengineers, and started her own social entrepreneurship project to create a green air compressor.Next, we will comb through the data corpus to search for

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-1859: A NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EFFORTAT SUNY-ONEONTAKamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta Dr. Monisha Kamala Mahanta is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the State University of New York College at Oneonta which offers a baccalaureate degree in Physics with emphasis on undergraduate research and a three two engineering cooperative program. Dr. Mahanta has been pursuing research in the fields of Quantum Information Processing(QIP) and Nanotechnology for several years. The QIP research was carried out at the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY through several summer fellowships and a two year (2004-2006)Senior

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Maciek Czyz

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

studentresponses to problems where a decision (would you approve this mission?) followed acalculation. High intuition was indicated by making the correct decision through accuratereasoning. Our previous work suggests that engineering intuition may be best discernible through“stretch” problems. A “stretch” problem is one that requires information beyond the problemstatement but is related to prior knowledge which is easily found by other resources such as theinternet or a textbook [7]-[9]. We have not performed a study to determine if this tool willenhance student’s learning, but previous studies on virtual experiments have shown learninggains [10]-[13].Issues with developing intuition often first arise in the decision regarding what problem to use

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hudson James Harris, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

insights to educators,policymakers, and curriculum architects, ensuring that future engineers are not only well-versedin their core disciplines but also adept in leveraging AI's expansive capabilities. This researchstudy answers the following research question, “What is the current state, trends, and future ofgenerative AI in undergraduate engineering?” and this will be accomplished through a systematicliterature review (SLR).The SLR included the following phases (I) Explore different academic databases including GoogleScholar, IEEE Explorer, Web of Science, Engineering Village, ERIC, Science Direct, and WileyOnline Library to retrieve articles using the search terms. The search terms include Generative AIor Artificial Intelligence + College

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

factors were beyond the control of theresearchers on the program evaluation team.The DTRA consists of two parts. In part I, each student was individually tested forhis/her knowledge of engineering design through a 15-minute written test consisting ofthree open-ended questions. The three questions were on: engineering design process(henceforth referred to as subscale 1A), effective teamwork (subscale 1B), and effective Page 11.886.4communication (subscale 1C). Part II consisted of questions to test how students appliedknowledge about team design in a simulated design assignment. It was administered inteams, with a time limit of 45 minutes. The four

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

) on a project connected tothe faculty member’s work. Participation in REU’s is competitive and generally done through aprocess designed to pair students interested in a particular research area with faculty doing workin that area. REUs are also generally flexible in design with hosting institutions having a greatdeal of control over the organization and content of the program. These factors allow hostinguniversities to create REUs that can maximize local resources to provide unique educationalprograms to best benefit student participants.An interdisciplinary approach to summer REU programs can help address the challenge ofproviding soft-skills training within an engineering education environment (see for example [2],[3], [4]). In so doing

Conference Session

Technical Session 7: Online and Distributed Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otto Borchert, Missouri Southern State University; Abigail Byram, Virginia Commonwealth University; Debra Mardell Duke, Virginia Commonwealth University; Alex David Radermacher, North Dakota State University; Mourya Reddy Narasareddygari, North Dakota State University; Gursimran Singh Walia, North Dakota State University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #26837Experiences Using a Cyber Learning Environment in CS1 ClassroomsDr. Otto Borchert, Missouri Southern State University Dr. Borchert received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Dakota State University in 2015 and has been teaching introductory computer science courses for four years (at Gonzaga, North Dakota State University, and Missouri Southern State University). His research interests include immersive virtual environments for education, mobile app development, and STEM education through technology. He is currently an assistant professor in the Computer Information Science department at Missouri

Conference Session

Programming Education 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler James Stump, The Ohio State University; Abbey Darya Kashani Motlagh, The Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

technological age, the need to study and understand computation and the scholarship andteaching employed to prepare the next generation of engineers has become a priority for currenteducation researchers. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,reported in a 2018 report by stating, “It is a time for institutions to consider their missions andconstituencies they serve and to determine what role computing should play in the experience,knowledge, and skills of its graduates 2025 and beyond,” [1]. Computing has been identified as anecessary skillset for engineers entering the workforce to employ computational solutions tocomplex global issues. Computing educational researchers have embarked on the journey touncover the evidence-based

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M. Nickel, Bucknell University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the project as successful in meeting thedesired learning outcomes.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation through TUES Type 2Collaborative Research Grants DUE-1122296, DUE-1122344 and DUE-1122299.REFERENCES 1. A. K. Jain, P. Flynn and A. A. Ross, Handbook of Biometrics, Springer, 2008. 2. The Global Biometrics Market, BCC Research, January 2007. (http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/18766). 3. A. K. Jain, A. Ross and S. Prabhakar, “An introduction to biometric recognition”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2004. 4. S. Cotter, “Laboratory Exercises for an Undergraduate Biometric Signal Processing

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Jonas Bergman Arleback, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, Syracuse University

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First-Year Programs

., Cramer, K., Doerr, H. M., Post, T., & Zawojewski, J. (2003). Model development sequences. In R. A. Lesh & H. M. Doerr (Eds.), Beyond constructivism: Models and modeling perspectives on mathematics problem solving, learning and teaching (pp. 35-58). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.[14] Bursic, K., Shuman, L., & Besterfield-Sacre, M. (2011). Improving student attainment of ABET outcomes using model-eliciting activities (MEAS). In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.[15] Verleger, M., & Diefes-Dux, H. (2008). Impact of feedback and revision on student team solutions to model- eliciting activities. In American Society for

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Lorena Villarreal, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christian Hassard, Digipen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Engi- neers. In 2013, she was invited as a visiting researcher to collaborate with the EVOVision Group at the computer department of CICESE in Baja California. In 2014, B. Lorena Villarreal earned a nomination on MIT Technology Review’s ”Innovators under 35 Mexico” (TR35) list for her work on the development of an artificial olfactory system for odor-source tracking and localization using rescue robots. In 2015, she was awarded through a program between INFOTEC, CONACYT, the Newton Fund, and the Mexican Secretariat of Economy, with the opportunity to participate in a training course on technology commer- cialization as part of the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship program offered by the Royal Academy of

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Callie Charleton; Miral Desai, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Carissa Elaine Noriega; Celeste Yi ming Soon Ramseyer; Elise Gooding; Michael S. Reyna, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Jeff Jones, Cuesta College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

a loose relationship with connections established by individual faculty orstaff members without formal ties. These individual connections have now grown to includesignificant National Science Foundation (NSF) scholarships in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (S-STEM) grant known as Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access, GrowingEngineers (ENGAGE). This creates a partnership between the institutions to support studentsuccess through pre-transfer, during transfer, and post-transfer stages. This is done byminimizing economic barriers and supporting student development in five areas: academic,engineering transfer/career path, personal, connection, and professional. ENGAGE is alsodesigned to create sustainable change so that our

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

students wererandomly selected during their first year and invited to participate in three hour-long interviewsessions. During the interview, each student reflected on his or her view of knowledge,education, and learning. The interviews were transcribed and sent to a rater experienced inassigning positions relative to the Perry Scheme based on student responses to these types ofquestions. While it was hoped that students would progress from simple dualistic views(position 1 / 2) through complex dualism (position 3) and relativism (4 / 5) to commitment inrelativism (position 6+), most students in this sample did not make it beyond position four. Thispaper will review the findings with an eye towards curricular activities that may or may

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

others and a big-picture understanding of the broader implications their actions mayhave, and lifelong learning, through an increased awareness of the world outside the immediatecontext of the engineering field and an ability to make meaningful connections among the chaosof detail.Bibliography1. S. Manuel-Dupont, “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 19962. K. A. Field, “When Good Engineers Are Bad Writers,” Design News, October 20, 2003.3. S. McLoed and E. Maimon, “Clearing the Air: WAC myths and realities,” College English, May 2000.4. J. Morello, “Comparing Speaking Across the Curriculum and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs,” Communication Education, January

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Nasr; Basem Alzahabi

implementation of anassessment plan. It will go beyond EC2000 outcomes by identifying diagnostic and criterionassessment mechanisms. The assessment process will focus on the performance criteria,performance metrics, grading methods, and tracking and feedback for continuous improvement.A survey-feature of the assessment plan will be tested on a typical engineering course and anexamination of how such a course would fit in the larger picture of an engineering program willbe performed. Finally, this paper concludes in matching EC2000’s educational outcomes (a-k)to the educational objectives of the course, maps the assessment tools of the course to Bloom’staxonomy of learning, and comments on the usefulness of an outcomes-based assessment survey.I