Conference Session

WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Zapata, Universidad Andres Bello; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello

, design of instructional material and teacher training. She teaches undergraduate courses related to environmental management, energy and fundamentals of industrial processes at the School of Engineering, UNAB. She currently is coordinating the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit at the School of Engineering (UNAB) that is engaged with the continuing teacher training in active learning methodologies at the three campuses of the School of Engineering (Santiago, Viña del Mar and Concepción, Chile). She authored several manuscripts in the science education area, joined several research projects, participated in international conferences with oral presentations and key note lectures and serves as referee for journals, funding

Conference Session

WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College; Jason Silverman, Drexel University

major and in the field [3], [4], [15], [21], [22].Women are known to be major contributors to creativity and innovation in the engineeringprofession [3], [4], [23]. Creative self-efficacy (CSE) within engineering curriculum has beenstudied as a part of student success in engineering education, and with respect to the retention ofwomen engineering students in the major [15], [24], [25]. Curricular and extra-curriculareducational experiences that involve project based learning (PBL) and spatial reasoning are anintegral part of engineering-centered curricula [26], [27], [20]. These experiences cultivate thecreative aspect of the industry and have been shown to increase spatial abilities. They have beenstudied with respect to encouraging students

Conference Session

Session 2 - Track 3: From website to work environment: Exploring minority undergraduate engineering students conceptualizations of engineering careers

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Acaydia Campbell; Venicia Castro Villatoro; Angel Alexis Lopez, Florida International University; Janice L. Hall, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #36458From website to work environment: Exploring minority undergraduateengineering students’ conceptualizations of engineering careersMs. Acaydia CampbellVenicia Castro VillatoroAngel Alexis Lopez, Florida International UniversityDr. Janice L. Hall, Florida International University Janice L. Hall is a postdoctoral associate in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and En- gineering Education (SUCCEED) at Florida International University (FIU). Her research focuses on en- gineering careers and workforce development as it relates to broadening the participation of historically underrepresented groups in

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua C. Palmer, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Kenneth D. Birchler, Southern Illinois University; Joseph David Narusis, Southern Illinois University; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

education focused curriculum. Twoparticipants (i.e., 20%) reported a component related to coursework. Each of the followingcomponents were reported by one participant (i.e.,10%) respectively: joint five-year engineering-business degree program, professional education component (tailored for working professionals),an internship co-op with local companies, certificate program, and hands on learning throughpeer collaboration on projects. One participant (i.e., 10%) did not provide an open-endedresponse.Table 4Engineering Leadership Components Offered Degree Minor Certificate Coursework Other Response Freq. % Freq. % Freq. % Freq

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Brown; Devlin Montfort; Kip Findley

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Educational Research and Methods

conceptual understandingof the topics. Application of validated concept inventories also suggests that standardinstruction does not significantly improve student understanding of these basic concepts.In order to address these issues new instructional methods are being developed. Thesenew approaches are based on theoretical and applied studies of why some concepts aremore difficult to learn than others.II. Literature ReviewA simple theory that explains many aspects of student learning and suggests plausible Page 12.1318.3solutions is Micheline Chi and Rod Roscoe’s theory of misconceptions.2 Building uponthe commonly accepted theoretical backgrounds of

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Karen Luces, New Mexico State University

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Graduate Studies

. Page 12.402.2Additionally, graduate education is meant to provide students with an opportunity to learn first-hand about the research process via a more individualized program of study. This is in contrastto undergraduate education, which is characterized by a fairly rigid set of prescribed classes withfew opportunities available for most students to engage in independent research. Furthermore,undergraduate programs of study involve substantial credits outside their major department whileat the graduate level, students spend most of their time in only one department, often working ina specific faculty member’s laboratory.Table 1. Trends in Graduate Degrees in Engineering, Selected Years Total Percent

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

, University of Pittsburgh Harvey Wolfe is the William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. After many years working in the area of applying operations research methods to the health field, he is now active in the development of models for assessing engineering education. He is a co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press, 1997). He holds the B.E.S. in Industrial Engineering, M.S.E. in Operations Research, and Ph.D. in Operations Research (Johns Hopkins University).Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Mary Besterfield-Sacre is an Associate

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Management

Page 14.526.5 Figure 3: Host College or DepartmentCurricula Statistics: To understand what students with EM degrees are learning, the curriculumof each program was investigated to determine the topics covered in core curricula, electives, andcapstone requirements. The focus of this part of the benchmark study was on topics covered inthe curricula, not simply courses. This approach removes variances caused by the assortment ofcourse structures, traditional semesters, quarters, modules, and short courses. Some programsoffer specific core courses, while others allow selection from core offerings. In this latterscenario, the topics covered in core offerings were credited as part of the core curricula. This isjustified

Conference Session

Targeted Harassment in Engineering Education: What It Looks Like, Why Now, and What Is at Stake

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L Pawley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Donna M Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

pedagogy, spatial skills, and inclusion and diversity. She has been honored by the American Society of Engineer- ing Education with several teaching awards such as the 2004 National Outstanding Teaching Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning, and she was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland)tephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Panel session

Conference Session

The Best of First-year Programs Division

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin D. Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew B. James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

focuses on contemporary and inclusive pedagogical practices, industry-driven competency development in engineering, and understanding the barriers that Latinx and Native Americans have in engineering. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence fellow, a Diversity scholar, a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Dr. David Gray, Virginia Tech Dr. Gray receieved his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2002 and 2010, respectively. Much of his graduate education focused on semiconductor devices physics and ma- terials

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa N. Rihana Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Environmental Engineering

. His research interests include thermal/fluid modeling using computational techniques, with applications in the automotive, manufacturing, and energy fields. Dr. Schumack earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Environmental Energy Course Adopted into University’s Core CurriculumAbstractMost people are aware of the global energy challenges of pollution, greenhouse gas production,dwindling nonrenewable resources, and the environmental consequences of resourceexploitation. Although recognition of these problems is widespread, many studies have shownthat America’s “energy literacy” rate is low. This

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

implications of their designs.Dr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and the Director of the Abilities, Creativity and Ethics in Design [ACE(D)]Lab. Bairaktarova’s ongoing research interest spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance and professional decisions are influenced by aptitudes and abilities, interest, and manipulation of physical and virtual objects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Exploring the Relationship Between Ethical Awareness and Personality Traits of Undergraduate Engineering

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis S. Tenney, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Two-Year College

bachelor programs at their college or at another institution after completing theAM program.Data Collection and AnalysisOur data were composed of interviews and secondary data analysis. For our interviews, weidentified and interviewed at least one faculty member or administrator from each of theprograms illustrated in Figure 1. Early collaboration with partners at the case sites provedinstrumental for us to identify additional faculty and administrator for participation in this study.We used a semi-structured interview protocol to learn about their AM programs’ emergence. Weprovide the interview protocol in the Appendix. We interviewed seven participants from the fivecase programs. We transcribed each interview for qualitative thematic analysis as

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie A. Obenland, Rice Office of STEM Engagement; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

minorities, and the shortage of highlyqualified teachers. The goal of Grad Student STEM Share is to connect graduate students inSTEM with diverse K-12 students and provide these students with role models while excitingthem about new developments in science and engineering. While not all graduate students gointo teaching careers, it is important that they learn how to communicate effectively and havemeaningful experiences with diverse students. Grad Student STEM Share allows graduatestudents to have introductory classroom experiences in a guided manner. Graduate students need to be confident that they can help improve STEM education byvolunteering in schools and mentoring students, even if they do not pursue academic careers. Inaddition

Conference Session

Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, vol. 32, no. 2, 2008.[20] F. Ngo and W. Kwon, "Using multiple measures to make math placement decisions: Implications for access and success in community colleges," Research in Higher Education, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 442-470, 2015.[21] L. Campbell and B. Campbell, "Beginning with what students know: The role of prior knowledge in learning," in 101 Proven Strategies for Student and Teacher Success, Thousand Oaks, CA, Corwin Press, 2009.[22] R. Marzano, "The importance of background knowledge," in Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, Assocation for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004.[23] H. Biemans and P. Simons, "CONTACT-2: A computer assisted instructional strategy for promoting conceptual change

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

reviewprocess. This article is one of four contributions aimed at presenting various programs developedat the Armour College of Engineering under the umbrella of the Distinctive Education Initiative.The other activities include course-based experiential learning, development of student-basedengineering portfolios and a course based approach to engineering research education (referencesto papers will be inserted here following blind review). The Distinctive Education Initiativeoffers students extra-curricular and curricular opportunities for educational enrichment. FourEngineering Themes were identified at the launch of the initiative in 2011 as having societal andscientific relevance and deserving of consideration as areas of enrichment of the

Conference Session

Engineering Economics Teaching Tools

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

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Engineering Economy

deviation of the project’s PWor IRR.Most investments including retirement plans are made up of ‘portfolios’, a mixture of differentkinds of investments put together in order to balance risk and return. Individuals are increasinglybeing given the responsibility of managing their own retirement portfolios. They need tounderstand the fundamentals of risk and return so that they can effectively manage theirportfolios instead of blindly following the advice of others (who may not have the individual’sbest interest at heart).Many finance courses use a simple two-stock portfolio model to explain the value ofdiversification in achieving better combinations of risk and return. The math would be easy forengineering students, and the lessons learned can be

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, Auburn University; Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East

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Mechanics

. Although the bracket appears to be a simplecomponent, accurately simulating its nonlinear behavior under loading is a challenging problemeven for upper-division undergraduate engineering students.BackgroundAdditive Manufacturing (AM) is a computer-automated process in which objects are built up,generally layer-by-layer, by the addition of material. Since its invention in the mid 1980’s, AM(also called rapid prototyping) has advanced in both materials and processes. Early AM usedmostly polymer-based materials and was employed mostly for design conceptualization and formand fit checking. More recently, advances in processes and materials have led to a greatexpansion in the usage of AM to include the direct fabrication of functional products across

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; John R Luchini

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #15197What is the Length of a Toilet Paper Tube? A Hands-On, Team-Based Lessonin the Ethics of Data CollectionDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guili Zhang, University of Florida; YoungKyoung Min, University of Florida; Matthew Ohland, Clemson University; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

that the variances of the twogroups are equal. Based on the results of the tests for equal variances produced by the PROCTTEST procedure in SAS, the stayers group and leavers group have unequal variances forsemesters 1 through 10, and have equal variances for semesters 11 and 12. While the t test isrobust to heterogeneity of variance if the groups being compared have equal number ofparticipants, that is not the case in this study. Therefore, for semester 1 through 10, the usual ttest is not appropriate, and Satterthwaite’s t test is used instead. This test computes anapproximate t value based on the assumption that the variances of the groups are unequal. Table 1. Statistical Comparisons of Stayers and Leavers GPASemester

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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International

RADHA BALAMURALIKRISHNA has an educational background in engineering, industrial education, and business administration. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Illinois. He received the Faculty of the Year award in 2000 sponsored by the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. His primary areas of expertise are computer-aided design and process improvement methodologies. Page 11.1294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE GLOBAL RELEVANCE OF BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES TO ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAbstractThe society in which we live has developed

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter L Schmidt P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Devin Hatley, UNC Charlotte; Kathleen Ann Boutin-Pasterz, UNC Charlotte

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Systems Engineering

and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, decision analysis, designed experimentation, and systems design and optimization. His current research interests include on the education side development of simulations and cases for active learning, and on the model- ing side supply chains and logistics management, and production systems planning and optimization, and applications in different industries.Dr. Peter L Schmidt PE P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter L. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Rose-Hulman

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Andrew Almodovar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kyle Mattson, Timken; Evan Karl Day, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sean McKibben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Yoo; Johnson Samuel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David E Silverman

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

inmanufacturing engineering [1-4]. Devine and Zimmerman developed a low cost industrial robotactivity that targets second grade students. The goal of their activity was to change theperception that robots are not just androids of the future but that they have practical uses inindustry today [1]. Chen et al. [2] developed an outreach program with the Girl Scouts of Americathat included several unique workshops that covered topics such as materials, computer-aideddesign, virtual and rapid prototyping, and manufacturing processes. These workshopshighlighted the key concepts of manufacturing engineering through demonstrations andactivities. Jack [3] wrote about an initiative to increase the number of students seekingmanufacturing engineering education. He

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Deran Hanesian

students learn the skillsand knowledge of the standards. In addition, the teachers must be exposed to engineeringprinciples and design in formal classes if this integration is to be institutionalized in thecurriculum for the time beyond the training period. Teacher training programs and Page 8.725.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum development have been implemented with the emphasis on engineering design,and on specific engineering disciplines including electrical9 and mechanical11

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh

a student must learn is the optimum feed location. Standard texts such as Wankat(1988)11 present these concepts in a deductive manner. Some courses in chemical engineering, such as process dynamics and control and processoptimization, are computer intensive and can benefit from dynamic process simulators and othersoftware packages. Henson and Zhang (2000)12 present an example problem in whichHYSYS.Plant, a commercial dynamic simulator, is used in the process control course. Theprocess features the production of ethylene glycol in a CSTR and the purification of the productthrough distillation. The authors use this simple process to illustrate concepts such as feedbackcontrol and open-loop dynamics. Clough (2000)13 presents a good

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Women in Engineering

with responsibilities for undergraduate student re- cruitment and engagement, K-12 programming, career services, residential-based learning communities, scholarships, and student government for the School of Engineering and Technology. She works very closely with current students. She is responsible for the Commitment to Engineering Excellence program which is a university funded program that provides scholarships and research funding for underrepre- sented students in engineering and engineering technology programs. Dr. Talbert-Hatch is also a Co-PI on a recently funded NSF STEM grant that provides scholarships, academic support, and career planning for 2nd year students with unmet financial need who are enrolled

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lenea Howe; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

are $500, $300 and$200. In addition, the mentors for those three projects receive $1,500 each for their extrawork with the students during the summer.Participant SelectionAll applications are reviewed at the same time for admission into the REU program. Ifan application is not complete it is set aside until the necessary documents are received.Applicants finishing their freshman or senior year, or with a GPA lower than 3.0 are notconsidered. If a student is studying in a discipline far removed from one of the usualones in the Center ( ME, IOE, Computer Science, EE, Math, Physics), the application isset aside for consideration later. What’s left at that point is the active applicant pool. Theapplications are carefully evaluated and the

Conference Session

Vendor Partnerships with Engineering Libraries

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Paulsen; Amy Van Epps; Lisa Dunn; Jay Bhatt

are encouraged toensure participants understand the technology, and short assignments reinforce learning. Knovelworks with librarians to promote these sessions and continues the dialogue with attendeesafterward. On-site demonstrations are one of the most effective ways to educate users about newtechnologies and new content. The Information Services Librarian for Engineering at DrexelUniversity will discuss Knovel's use of on-site workshops to promote electronic engineeringinformation awareness. Librarians at smaller institutions often do not have the time andresources to devote to a full-scale on-site workshop. They need an "out-of-the-box" solution thatis quick to deploy with an interface that is self-evident to users. Complete integration

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Wilson

women may influence their desire to enter engineering.8,9 Finally, anotherauthor contends that the problem is the image that engineering is not about helping society, afrequently cited desire of female students.10Although most of these factors were addressed on the survey administered during Spring 2001,one factor, the lack of role models may be significant. There are 27 tenured and tenure-trackfaculty in the three engineering departments at UMD: Industrial Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, and Electrical Computer Engineering. Each department has one non-tenuredwoman in a tenure track position, and all three have been in their current positions for less thanone year, with two beginning in Fall 2000 and one in Spring 2001. The Chemical

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

tight engineering education job market and significant changes in the philosophy and“modus operandi” of engineering education (and practice). One simply cannot fall behind incomputer technology and educational “innovations” such as multimedia, distance learning, etc. orhe/she may become unemployable or unable to adjust to a “higher-tech” environment at anotherinstitution. Again, this makes it difficult to sit back, rest on ones laurels, and watch the world goby; one will be left behind unless time and effort are expended to stay up-to-date in theexplosively changing engineering profession. After 10-15 years of working “in overdrive,” subtle realizations begin to creep in. Onebegins to occasionally resent the never ending and often