Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County; Ratneshwar Jha, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

institution’s assessment offices must be developed.Finally, in order to receive Federal financial aid, students must pursue coursework applicable to adegree program in which they are matriculated. Therefore, in order to earn up to 90 credits totransfer to the baccalaureate degree-granting institution, students must maintain aid eligibilityand matriculation status beyond the initial 60 credits for an associate degree. One manner inwhich this can be accomplished is through the pursuit of a second aligned associate degree, inAdvanced and Continuous Studies, in which there is no duplication of credits and allowsstudents to progress to the 90 credits needed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree-grantinginstitution as a senior.Baccalaureate Degree

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

, hands-on experience, and integrates analytical and designskills acquired in the companion ME courses. The course objectives are (1) designproblem solving, creative thinking, project planning and teamwork through a challengingdesign and build project; (2) to provide experience in fundamental engineering reportingand communication including project plans, design reviews, and project reports. ACapstone Design program has now been developed and has become an integral andimportant component of the mechanical engineering curriculum. This program nowallows the students to address more significant and practical design projects.The ME Capstone Design Program added an Industry Partner Program for the 2005/06student projects. This program was successfully

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Anuradha Nagaraj, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Srivenu Seelam, Texas A& M University-kingsville; Ali Pilehvari, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Chemical Engineering

tools that allow them to: (1) applyfundamental ideas in chemical engineering over a greatly expanded range of temporal and lengthscales; (2) apply chemical engineering fundamentals to emerging technology applications; (3)construct novel solutions for more complex, open-ended problems and processes; and (4)translate fundamental concepts and knowledge to novel challenges.To achieve the above curricula objectives, three major strategies have been identified anddefined to facilitate implementation. These include: (1) curriculum content reform anddevelopment; (2) student assessment activities, and (3) faculty development initiatives.(7,8) Thesethree strategies are being implemented through the following six key mechanisms: i. Identification and

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

increasingly felt, mirroring a general societal trend.This is not a mechanism to impugn any singular decision or gainsay specific individuals involvedin the ensuing events following Katrina. Instead, this is a conduit to a dialogue about theteleology of engineering education. Moreover, the paper is an opportunity to examine howplacement within the confines and suasion of a neoliberal system is affecting engineeringeducation.As a work of history, social scientific analysis and personal narrative, the following accountattains objectivity through situated knowledges.1 The author was a freshman in college at thetime of the storm, scheduled to partake in orientation week events when Katrina made landfall.The personal narrative offers insight into the

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

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Engineering Management

) strategic thinking,and (4) leadership. Our belief is that competency in these areas is required by engineeringleaders/managers for success in various engineering leadership roles in both large and smalltechnology-based companies. We aim to strengthen the students’ analytical, verbal, creative andemotional intelligences through a curriculum that includes six classroom-based courses and twosignificant workplace-based projects. Students progress through the program in a cohort; thiscontributes to an environment that allows students to learn from each other and to take risks thatare essential to their development. The six classroom-based courses are: • Quantitative Methods; • Project and Operations Management; • Product and Process

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

used beyond its original capacity. In 2016, Dibner Library issued a LibQual survey to its patrons in order to assessinformation control, affect of service, and library as a place. 182 members of the NYU Tandoncommunity responded to the survey, of which 65 were undergrads and 108 were graduatestudents. The library was found to be underperforming in the category of library as a place. Ofthe 93 comments made by respondents, nearly two thirds of these comments were related tolibrary spaces and noise levels in the library. Example comments included remarks such as,“Noise levels are too high and have gotten worse. I think I’m not alone in that I would like morequiet places to study, and those areas should be clearly set aside for quiet study

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

this educational activity.ResultsDetails of Course Content: Six Critical Elements. While a full description of the entire coursecontent of CArE 5619 Environmental Engineering Design is beyond the scope of this paper(please contact the author for full course content), six critical elements of the course content arediscussed below, in detail.In brief, Appendix A includes the learning objectives and the key references for requiredModules 1 through 6; whereas Appendix B includes the learning objectives for optional designModules 7, 8, and 9. When reviewing Appendix A, the reader will note that sub-disciplineaspects of environmental engineering design (i.e., life-cycle principles, uncertainty, risk,sustainability, and environmental impacts) (i.e

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - AI and Digital Futures in Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniene Byrne Ph.D., Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

. This caninclude images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content[4]”. GenAI uses unsupervisedstatistical processes of data analysis that rely on machine learning, deep learning, and neuralnetworks to process massive datasets. It includes weighting data to capture relevant patterns [5],[6]. Large language models (LLMs) are a form of GenAI, that uses natural language processing(NLP) to generate text used in chatbots and personal assistants, in response to prompts based onword order probabilities. Beyond GenAI, a “stronger” form of AI, known as ArtificialSuperintelligence or ASI, is under development and expected to “surpass a human’s intelligenceand ability[6]”. AIs have been described as being on the verge of changing “not just the field

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel E. Horenstein, University of Denver; Daniel D. Auger; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

, Florida.[2] D. Jonassen, J. Strobel, and C. B. Lee, “Everyday Problem Solving in Engineering: Lessons for Engineering Educators,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 139–151, Apr. 2006.[3] E. P. Douglas, M. Koro-Ljungberg, N. J. McNeill, Z. T. Malcolm, and D. J. Therriault, “Moving beyond formulas and fixations: solving open-ended engineering problems,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 627–651, Nov. 2012.[4] I. Denayer, K. Thaels, J. V. Sloten, and R. Gobin, “Teaching a structured approach to the design process for undergraduate engineering students by problem-based education,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 203–214, Dec. 2010.[5] P. Winkelman, “Perceptions of mathematics in engineering,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

readily identified,and informal discussions about your own research will elicit obvious responses (eitherpositive or lukewarm) in the student. Another vehicle for helping promote studentinterest is to give the student options within a theme. For example, I recently recruited astudent to work on the study of the historically significant thin shell masonry structuresby the Guastavino’s. I gave the student the choice of either going through archivalmaterial, or looking at constructability issues, or researching the folk tradition in theCatalan region of Spain, where this method originated. The student chose the last option,because he is a native speaker of Spanish and is interested in studying that region.3. At the undergraduate level, analysis

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

ability of students to identify andresolve errors through the different life-cycle phases, therefore, resulting in most errors gettingcaught at the very downstream phase of systems integration – when the entire system is beingassembled and tested for the first time. A further drawback of this methodology is that thestudents are not able to establish and trace the functionality of the system throughout the life-cycle resulting in the need for rework. Engineering curricula are necessarily concerned with specific engineering information,techniques and technology which lead them and their teachers to practice partial design, asreflected by the organization of engineering schools into specialized departments. In order toaddress the above

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic; Jeff Piquette; Melvin Druelinger; David Lehmpuhl; Helen Caprioglio; Juyun Cho; Paul Chacon; Michael Mincic

SymposiumTutoring and Mentoring ActivitiesMath and physics tutoring was available through the Math Learning Center at CSU-Pueblo.Tutoring in engineering subjects was available in the Engineering department. The CIS programprovided its own tutors for all their students. To serve the whole S-STEM cohort, a graduatestudent was given an office space and was scheduled two to four hours per day to perform eventand meeting scheduling, tutoring, and administrative duties dealing with the S-STEM grant.While the tutoring function was advertised to all S-STEM students, again, there was no demandfor this activity. This result was anticipated by the S-STEM Project Management Team.Most of the mentoring activities dealt with undergraduate research and special design

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 23.1187.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Dynamics of Attracting Switchers: A Cross-Disciplinary ComparisonAbstractMany retention studies focus on which students enter engineering or how long engineeringstudents persist. We propose studying an alternate pathway, students who switch into engineeringfrom other majors. Examining such pathways reveals a previously understudied aspect of theengineering pipeline and may be leveraged through institutional policies and programs designedfor attracting engineering students from other fields.Survival analysis is a longitudinal statistical method used to analyze the time at which peopleexperience an event, rates of event experience over some

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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Materials

appropriatedefinition is that a portfolio is a collection of evidence that is gathered together to show aperson’s learning journey over time and to demonstrate their abilities. This is the approach takenin the work developed in the materials science and engineering subjects to understanding andimplementing engineering concepts9. When extending the definition to the graduate experience,the portfolio is considered as a way of documenting all aspects of professional and personalgrowth when progressing through university and their career. However, not all portfolios are thesame. Recent work done in developing portfolio concepts for mathematics education, definedthree types of portfolios: showcase (which focused on the student's best and most representativework

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

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Biological & Agricultural

% Year2 80% Year3 75% Year4 70% a b c d e f g h i j k ABETOutcomeFigure 1. Assessment of student performance on portfolio assignments by ABET a-k outcome(from Christy, 2013)ABET program evaluators have been very complementary about the portfolios, and how theyprovide the accreditation evaluator with a good overview of student outcomes attainment on anoutcome-by-outcome basis. Employers

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 2 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Tiffany D. Pan, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin P.E., University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

. 14REFERENCES[1] V. C. Lundy-Wagner, C. P. Veenstra, M. K. Orr, N. M. Ramirez, M. W. Ohland, and R. A. Long, “Gaining Access or Losing Ground? Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students in Undergraduate Engineering, 1994—2003,” J. High. Educ., vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 339–369, May 2014.[2] M. W. Ohland, M. K. Orr, V. C. Lundy-Wagner, C. P. Veenstra, and R. A. Long, “Viewing access and persistence in engineering through a socioeconomic lens,” in Engineering and Social Justice: In the University and Beyond, .[3] W. R. Earl, “INTRUSIVE ADVISING OF FRESHMEN IN ACADEMIC DIFFICULTY,” NACADA J., vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 27–33, Sep. 1988.[4] D. Schenider, D. P. Sasso, and L. Puchner, “Adviser and Faculty Perceptions of the Benefits and Feasibility of

Conference Session

Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Hua, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

: Design and methods, vol. 5. sage, 2009.[36] K. Charmaz, Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative analysis. sage, 2006.[37] I. Goodson and P. J. Sikes, Life History Research in Educational Settings: Learning from Lives. Open University, 2001. [Online]. Available: https://books.google.com/books?id=qddkzgEACAAJ[38] G. D. Fenstermacher and V. Richardson, “The elicitation and reconstruction of practical arguments in teaching,” Journal of Curriculum Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 101–114, Mar. 1993, doi: 10.1080/0022027930250201.[39] J. Saldana, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. SAGE Publications, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://books.google.com/books?id=jh1iCgAAQBAJ[40] J. W. Creswell and C

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Allison L. Kinney, University of Dayton; Kevin Patrick Hallinan, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

understanding through standard testing forstudents who had learned through a PBL approach [8]. Boaler that PBL led to superior student ability toanswer applied and conceptual problems [9]. While some suggest that there remains a debate on the valueof project-based learning [10], Michael Prince’s seminal study of active learning approaches seems todemonstrate that debate should be put to rest. His comprehensive review of literature documenting thevalue of active, collaborative, cooperative, problem-based, and project-based learning is certain, …, ifdone right [11]. It is not surprising that the U.S. common core curriculum for K-12 now preferencesinquiry, problem, and project-based learning approaches.Capstone Engineering Creative Problem Solving

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Kuester, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

engineering judgements in formulating conclusions about real-world problems.The last objective listed above is particularly important for a fluid mechanics laboratory course;being able to observe fluid mechanics at work (through sight and sound) can help students connectconcepts they learn in the classroom to practical applications [3]. From an accreditation perspective,the objectives listed above are also emphasized in ABET Student Outcome #6: “an ability to developand conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgementto draw conclusions.” [4] The hands-on experience gained through a fluid mechanics laboratorysupports student learning and is an important component of the mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

and satisfaction.Active and collaborative learning environments, have repeatedly and consistently been shown toimpart a variety of benefits to students and departments1–3:  gains in learning4–7;  improved retention of course material8;  higher student self-assessment of their educational experiences7,9;  improved student retention, particularly in underrepresented groups5,10–12;  aid in ABET assessments13.Given such benefits, STEM education reform recommendations have recognized the need formore authentic and active learning within core curriculum, from the K-12 to the undergraduatelevel14–16. Furthermore, research has revealed that developing a sense of community andbelonging within a department can also

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Ms. Iryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on competency-based education and assessment, micro-credentialing, and program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology – a

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Sherris, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Christine Reiser Robbins, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

(RQs): RQ1: How effective is the first iteration of workshops in fostering student learning outcomes in intercultural competence, community-engaged practice, and qualitative data analysis? RQ2: How did the workshops promote transdisciplinary approaches to climate change solutions?Future environmental professionals will need a broad understanding of the dynamicrelationships across natural, social, and engineering systems. These workshops represent ascalable curriculum that can be offered to graduate students from diverse disciplines as a co-curricular dimension to their degree plans. Through the completion of these workshops, theintent is to help grow students as future environmental professionals who will

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland-College Park; Anik Singal, Affiliate Classroom, Inc.; David Barbe, University of Maryland-College Park; James Green, University of Maryland-College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

products through a revenue-sharing agreement. Customers join through a $30 monthly subscription fee. In addition, AffiliateClassroom is preparing signature technology for merchants to use to allow them to effectivelyinteract with and train their own webmasters. Affiliate Classroom, founded in 2005, is currentlyserving a customer base measured in tens of thousands.At 19 years old, Anik Singal launched his first internet business in 2002, with a business modelbased in affiliate marketing. Within six months, he earned over $10,000. In fall 2004, AnikSingal was accepted into the Hinman CEOs Program with hopes of bringing his newestinnovation to market before graduation. By diving into the entrepreneurial community andembracing all facets of the

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Roy T.R. McGrann

. In these courses, Solid Edge 3 is used. First-year studentsare also introduced to the design process through two projects. In the first semester, they perform areverse engineering team project and, in the second semester, there is a team conceptual design project.In the curriculum of the mechanical engineering department at Binghamton University, the Computer-Aided Engineering course (ME 481) was a technical elective until 2004-5. The course is now requiredin the first semester of the third year. The prerequisites for the course are the mechanics courses(statics, dynamics and solid mechanics). This course is the initial course in an upper-division four-semester design sequence. It is followed in the second semester of the third year by the

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Roy T.R. McGrann

. In these courses, Solid Edge 3 is used. First-year studentsare also introduced to the design process through two projects. In the first semester, they perform areverse engineering team project and, in the second semester, there is a team conceptual design project.In the curriculum of the mechanical engineering department at Binghamton University, the Computer-Aided Engineering course (ME 481) was a technical elective until 2004-5. The course is now requiredin the first semester of the third year. The prerequisites for the course are the mechanics courses(statics, dynamics and solid mechanics). This course is the initial course in an upper-division four-semester design sequence. It is followed in the second semester of the third year by the

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Roy T.R. McGrann

. In these courses, Solid Edge 3 is used. First-year studentsare also introduced to the design process through two projects. In the first semester, they perform areverse engineering team project and, in the second semester, there is a team conceptual design project.In the curriculum of the mechanical engineering department at Binghamton University, the Computer-Aided Engineering course (ME 481) was a technical elective until 2004-5. The course is now requiredin the first semester of the third year. The prerequisites for the course are the mechanics courses(statics, dynamics and solid mechanics). This course is the initial course in an upper-division four-semester design sequence. It is followed in the second semester of the third year by the

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 2: The Broadening Face of Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Y. Curtis Wang, California State University, Los Angeles; Jim Kuo, California State University, Los Angeles; He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; David E. Raymond, California State University, Los Angeles; Mathias J. Brieu, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

- efficacy? The case of project-based learning in Korea,” vol. 85, pp. 45–57, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2019.05.005.[15] J. K. Liker, The Toyota way: 14 management principles from the world’s greatest manufacturer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.[16] J.-H. Thun, M. Drüke, and A. Grübner, “Empowering Kanban through TPS-principles – an empirical analysis of the Toyota Production System,” vol. 48, no. 23, pp. 7089–7106, Dec. 2010, doi: 10.1080/00207540903436695.[17] M. G. (Mark) Yang, P. Hong, and S. B. Modi, “Impact of lean manufacturing and environmental management on business performance: An empirical study of manufacturing firms,” vol. 129, no. 2, pp. 251–261, Feb. 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.10.017.[18] R. Shah and P

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel; Jason Geathers, The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

degree are key for many programs todemonstrate accomplishment of program educational objectives. The students gain valuableinformation speaking to different companies and learn to think quickly on their feet. The earlyexperience of a career fair demonstrates the need for the skills they will be developing, furtherencouraging them to persist through the early difficulties many engineers experience in collegeto eventually attain the degree. The resumes for freshman students are further refined in thespring to prepare for summer internship opportunities.Career Center. The Career Center expanded its roles beyond just hosting career fairs toestablishing databases of companies that may or may not attend a career fair. In addition to theresume writing

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

. Beyond this limit attenuation becomesworse. Further work will be done as outlined above and it is expected that as progress is madeother factors that will need to be investigated will become apparent.References[1] “Ministry to Promote ICT in Schools” www.ghanaweb.com, Friday, December 21, 2007.[2] “580 Rural Communities to Benefit from Electrification Project” www.ghanaweb.com, Monday, January 7, 2008.[3] Ofosu, W., “Enriching a Curriculum with Local Content” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 22-25, 2008, CD-ROM[4] Tomasi, Wayne, “Electronic Communications Systems; Fundamentals Through Page 15.123.7

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

classrooms. While thebenefits of active learning are clear, simply breaking students into small groups to work onproblems during class does not automatically address the pervading issue of student motivation.Biggs and Moore (2) classify four primary types of motivation: 1. Intrinsic – learning because of natural curiosity or interest in the activity itself 2. Social – learning to please the professor or their peers 3. Achievement – learning to enhance your position relative to others 4. Instrumental – learning to gain rewards beyond the activity itself (better grades, increased likelihood of getting a high paying job etc.)As such, an active learning activity that addressed all four of these motivational categories wouldbe useful