Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

integrated circuits and microprocessors. 1980’s – The “Information Age” begins, fueled by advancements in microelectronics, computers, and the creation of the World Wide Web. This brought productivity gains to the white-collar workers of industry, and the “dotcom” revolution during the 1990’s. 2000’s – The “Energy Age” begins as we enter a new millennium and witness the growth and industrialization of new economies in China and India, soon to be followed by Africa. This growth coupled with people’s desire for a better standard of living would create intense pressures on the world energy supply. We are facing a daunting challenge to minimize the amount of energy consumed per unit of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David LaGraffe, Air Force Institute of Technology; James Petrosky, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

berequired to have a broad scientific base of knowledge with a standard “tool kit” of skills,combined with a related advanced expertise in one of these fields. Using Bloom et al’staxonomy of cognitive learning as a guide 11 , students could initially establish the broad base inall three N, C, and B areas – achieving the knowledge, comprehension, and application levels oflearning. Later, specialization in a specific area N, C, or B, would enable the students to achievethe analysis, synthesis and evaluation levels in that specific area. In addition to the broad base ofN, C, and B education, and requisite mathematics and engineering support courses, studentrequirements include a risk analysis course and a capstone that requires them to apply policy

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Teo, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Manufacturing

. Perform iterative test-runs while monitoring quality, tool wear, and cycle times.5. Finalize changes by incorporating data from the test runs into the program.6. Optimize programs after finalization to further improve performance.A description of these six steps as taught at Arizona State University follows. Then a case studyimplemented by a student is provided.Determining the machine tool performance envelope. The first step is to learn the limitations ofthe machine and tooling. The torque and power output characteristics of the machine should bestudied using manufacturer-supplied charts. (The data and examples below are for the FanucRobodrill g-T14iAL used in the case study reported later in the paper). Here the goal is toachieve a maximum

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling

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Graduate Studies

international conferences and other journals. Schilling is the recipient of the Ohio Space Grant Consortium Doctoral Fellowship, and is a member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Reliability Society, ACM, and ASEE. Page 13.816.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Issues Affecting Doctoral Students Returning to Engineering Education Following Extensive Industrial ExperienceAbstractIt can be said that the best time for an engineer who desires to enter academia to earntheir Doctoral Degree is after a four to five year period working in industry. During thistime period, a practicing engineering

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Lasich, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Women in Engineering

responsibility of sharing the funding and resources needed tosecure the new SWE advisor. By increasing the scope of institutional commitment, aswell as partnering across areas of responsibility, each entity had the opportunity to benefitfrom its association with SWE student section. 7In addition, the WISEM executive director agreed to serve in an advisory capacity to boththe SWE advisor and to the SWE membership. This included such things as co-sponsoring events, providing funding, and serving in the absence of the SWE advisor. In2003, the institution made the commitment to establish the WISEM House. The WISEMHouse is also the home of SWE. WISEM provides office, meeting and storage space forSWE, a SWE computer and printer, and other office-related items

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Schreuders; Sara Driggs

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Biological & Agricultural

1214. Cho H, Gay G, Davidson B, Ingraffea A. Social networks, communication styles, and learning performance in a CSCL community. Computers & Education 2007;49(2):309- 329.15. Denning PJ. Network Laws. Communications of the ACM 2004;47(11):15-20.16. Dorogovtsev SN, Mendes JFF. The Evolution of Networks. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2003.17. Barabasi A-L, Bonabeau E. Scale-Free Networks. Scientific American 2003;288(5):50- 59.18. Watts DJ, Strogatz SH. Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks. Nature 1998;393:440-442.19. Freeman LC. Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification. Social Networks 1978/79;1(3):215-239.20. Wasserman S, Faust K. Social network analysis: methods

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2003 GSW

Authors

Shantanu Bhattacharya; Jordan M. Berg; Darryl James

entry level fluids engineering positions and for more advanced courses in heat transfer[8]This emphasis is completely understandable. Graduates of the department go on to design andanalyze stationary power plants, gas turbines and jet engines, cooling systems for automobileengines, aircraft systems, and a variety of other traditional careers. Furthermore, these are theareas in which the majority of the faculty have experience. It could well be said that any otherchoice of emphasis would be irresponsible. Unfortunately, it is also true that students interestedin learning about microfluidics enter the field equipped with hard-won engineering intuition thatis that can be misleading at the microscale.Micromixer design is still an active research

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2003 GSW

Authors

H.W. Corley

each year’s contest receives a $1000 scholarship, which also gives in-state tuition forup to three semesters for a non-Texas resident. As a result, approximately 10% of all engineeringstudents participate. This paper provides details of the contest’s philosophy and administration,as well as past contest puzzles. Moreover, other engineering schools are invited to participate inan intercollegiate competition. IntroductionStudents learn best when they enjoy doing so. Thus the illusory goal of engineering educationhas always been to make technical material entertaining. Unfortunately it is usually not. Thesubject matter is always demanding and frequently dull. Therefore, the author has established themore

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narciso Macia, Arizona State University; John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University; Brigid Dotson, University of Washington; Maria Macia, Veritas Preparatory Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

term can be computed for each surface ofthe house. That is: Te _ sw / Ti Te _ nw / Ti Te _ ew / Ti Te _ ww / Ti Te _ sr / Ti Te _ sw / Ti Te _ nr / Ti QT ? - - - - - - Rsw Rnw Rew Rww Rsr Rsw Rnrwhere Te_sw represents the Sol-Air temperature of the south wall. The same notation is used forall the other terms in the equation. Then, the differential equation can be expressed as: dTi 1 ? QT - dt C C

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

. Additionally, she holds a co-professorship at the TU Berlin, in particular targeted towards the co-ordination of the design of new curricula in technology-oriented studies and the coordination of several eLearning and eResearch projects.Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin Akiko Kato studied physics, computer science and human medicine, and received both her Diploma in 1999 and her Ph.D. in 2004 in physics from the Berlin Institute of Technology. She wrote her dissertation in the field of statistical physics and quantum-thermodynamics. She has been doing research and teaching mathematics and physics at the same university since 1997, from 1997-1999 as a student assistant, from 1999-2004

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Musa Jouaneh, University of Rhode Island; William Palm, University of Rhode Island

development of two experimental setups. These setupsare: a DC motor with tachometer, and a temperature measurement system. The kits are plannedto be initially tested in two mechanical engineering courses in the Spring 2009 semester.IntroductionMost Mechanical Engineering curricula include courses in system dynamics, controls,mechatronics, and vibrations. At most schools, these courses do not have a laboratorycomponent. Even at schools that have such a component, laboratory access is often limited. Weneed to supplement the course lectures with experiential learning. Providing engaging laboratoryexperience is one of several challenges to effective undergraduate education in STEM disciplinesas reported by The National Research Council (NRC) [1].To make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Sweety Agarwal, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University

). (a) (b)Figure 5: Detail view of CMM probing of laser machined acrylic test pieces.Internet-based Machine Vision Measurements In addition to the CMM measurements, similar sets of measurements on the samelaser-machined test pieces were performed using machine vision inspection. The machinevision set-up is comprised of a CCD camera connected to network electronics and a PCwith image processing software (Figure 6). Machine vision packages for the CognexDVT 540 computer vision system are configured as a set of tools for Internet-basedinspections and measurements. SoftSensors are the working class inside Smart ImageSensors. Every type of SoftSensor serves a specific purpose, and the combination of

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Hashim Mahdi, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

scholarships.IntroductionLike most engineering programs across the country, the undergraduate mechanical engineeringprogram (B.S.M.E.)at The University of Texas – Pan American (UTPA), is engaged in theimplementation of a process of continuous quality improvement that promotes students’academic and professional success and supports program and institution accreditations. Basedon this premise, student academic advisement has been a priority for the UTPA ME faculty sincethe beginning of the B.S.M.E. program. In general, engineering, computing and applied scienceprograms seeking accreditation by ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology)must demonstrate, among other things, that they evaluate student performance, advise studentsregarding curricular and

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

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Minorities in Engineering

, University of Texas, Tyler Dr. Odell currently serves as the Director of the School of Education and the Cecelia and Sam Roosth Chair in Education. His research interests include Earth Systems, Space Science, Engineering Education, Online Learning, Design, and Integration of Technology into Teaching. Page 14.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Session XXXX Assessing Peer Attitudes Among STEM Students and The Potential Effects on the Retention of Minorities in STEM Programs

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Merl Baker

Session 1255 REENGINEERING Ph.D. PROGRAMS Merl Baker College of Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Abstract Recent articles by John A. Armstrong, “Rethinking the Ph.D.” [1] and Phillip A. Griffiths, “Reshaping GraduateEducation”, [6] prompt faculty and administrators responsible for graduate education to study and implement changesthat are needed in our programs. An analogy is

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Qatu; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

.9 The course is organized into 14 modules, onefor each week of the semester. The first module serves as a mini freshman experience course that entailsproblem solving sessions, team building exercises and tours of the engineering laboratories. The secondmodule is dedicated to basic computer literacy. The remaining modules are divided among electrical,mechanical, and robotics and automated manufacturing areas. Six faculty teach the various modules, which require the use of six different laboratories throughoutthe course. The instructor for each module reports student grades for that module to the coursecoordinator, who assigns the final course grades. There is minimal coordination among the individualinstructors. It is important that

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon E. Freckleton

witnessedproduction of units with name plates of the major supplier. The qualified supplier was a verysmall company. Is it ethical for a company to subcontract equipment and then claim in aproposal that it is produced in house? Where is the line drawn between a typical purchasedsubassembly which goes into a larger product? Case 2 - Unfunded Equipment Development. A working level engineer came up with avery creative approach to improve the UL required High Potential Leakage Tests. He proposedmodifying a very complex piece of computer based test equipment to aid final line personnel indiscovering causes for failure when the final assembly was tested on a standard High PotentialTester. He convinced his unit manager of the value of his proposal. His

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John G. Nee

to the development of a student’s technical skills and knowledgeand must be in direct support of the student’s major or minor. Students pursuing the IndustrialInternship are typically employed in such jobs as electronics, construction, manufacturing, designand engineering graphics, computer-integrated manufacturing, graphic arts, etc. The IndustrialInternship is designed to provide university credit for relevant work experiences under actualemployment conditions. Such intern experiences are appropriate for students pursuing careers inbusiness and industry. Goals and ObjectivesThe goal of the intern experience is to encourage students to obtain meaningful off-campuspositions related to their future

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Minorities in Engineering

% 0% Pre-Calc Calculus Chem Physics B/C/P (US Dept. of Education) (US Dept. of Education)It is precisely because of the challenges highlighted earlier in this paper that the underrepresentedminority students and the institutions of higher learning they are accepted into must work pro-actively to counteract both the social cognitive factors and the inadequate academic grounding.The Northeastern University Program in Multicultural Engineering (NUPRIME) iscommitted to cultivating and supporting diversity and academic excellence in the study ofengineering at Northeastern University. NUPRIME helps provide an access point, for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Elsa Garmire, Dartmouth College

AC 2009-605: EFFECTIVE: EXPLORING A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATINGCOURSES ON TECHNOLOGY IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTSJohn Krupczak, Hope College Senior Fellow, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) National Academy of Engineering and Professor of Engineering, Hope CollegeTimothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Engineering Design and Director, The Learning Factory, Pennsylvania State UniversityVince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College Professor of Engineering and PhysicsKate Disney, Mission College Engineering InstructorElsa Garmire, Dartmouth College Member, National Academy of Engineering and Sydney E

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; David Winget, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

evaluate studentperformance in CE492 on the course engineering design problem (EDP) and simultaneouslyassess CE program and BOK outcome accomplishment, grading was performed through the useof a computer spreadsheet into which a standardized cut sheet was incorporated. Thespreadsheet shown in Figure 1 provides details from the final EDP submission; several othersubmissions existed in the overall EDP, but only the final submission is included for thisexplanation. The figure shows how the majority of activities in the EDP (e.g., executivesummary, grading, drainage and utility plan, etc.) mapped directly to one or more of the 17 CEprogram outcomes. This mapping included weighting factors that accounted for the extent towhich a given program outcome

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott, University of Michigan; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

equilibrium states and their stability and (v) anumerical simulation of a sweep test (forced motion of a single-degree-of-freedom system inwhich the forcing frequency varies with time), showing that if the sweep rate is too fast, noresonances will be observed.IntroductionThe use of software as a teaching aid in undergraduate mechanical engineering courses has beendiscussed by several authors. A common type used is mathematics software which allows for awide range of applications from basic to advanced engineering courses. MATLAB®,MATHCAD® and MAPLE® [1] are some common examples.In a previous paper [2]one of the authors (Mazzei) discussed his experiences on usingcommercially available simulation software for dynamics teaching and improving learning

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, Texas A&M University; James H. Gill, Jr., Jr., Louisiana State University

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Engineering Ethics

/global/Articles/EthicalPracticeSurvey.pdf . Last accessed November 1, 2005.11. Senge, 1990. “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.” Doubleday Currency, NY.12. Dean, Evanecky, Harter, Phillips, and Summers, 2004. “Systems Thinking: Theorists Anchored in the Real World” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3642, American Society for Engineering Education.13. Ackoff, 1994. “The Democratic Corporation.” Oxford University Press., NY.14. Frank, 2002. “Characteristics of Engineering Systems Thinking - A 3-D Approach for Curriculum Content”. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics – Part C: Applications and Reviews, Vol. 32

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary D. Herrin, University of Michigan; Cindy Veenstra, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

test forboth calculus and chemistry. The result of the math placement test is a placement of a studentinto either pre-calculus or calculus I. AP tests are used to place students in Calculus II or higher.Because it is recognized that the correct placement into the appropriate calculus is a critical partof the learning process, both a placement test and a math advisor is part of this placementprocess. The result of the chemistry placement test is a placement of a student into the regularfreshman college chemistry course or a remedial section of the freshman chemistry course. Thechemistry placement test is also used to place students into the sophomore level chemistrycourse.In addition to calculus and freshman chemistry, most freshmen engineering

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-curricular support: A multi-case study of engineering student support centers,” Virgnia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2015.[16] J. Nosoff, “Minority Engineering Student Organizations,” in Handbook on Improving the Retention and Graduation of Minorities in Engineering, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc, 1985.[17] G. Young, D. B. Knight, and D. R. Simmons, “Co-curricular experiences link to nontechnical skill development for African-American engineers: Communication, teamwork, professionalism, lifelong learning, and reflective behavior skills,” in Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014.[18] W. C. Lee and H. M. Matusovich, “A Model of Co-Curricular Support for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Dandan Chen, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to our study because at our institution theADVANCE team works with department chairs as a means of improving departmentalmicroclimates to foster faculty job satisfaction. Department chairs receive little formal trainingas administrators45 so it is understandable that they encounter situations (such as a pregnantfaculty member) that they’re not readily prepared to handle. Our primary aims through ourdepartment chair activities are (1) to provide information and case studies on policies andprocedures that affect faculty work life and advancement, and (2) to provide space for discussionso that chairs may network and learn from each other’s experiences.Institutional mentoring, in this context, refers to formal (institutionalized with explicit

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 12: Creativity and Problem Framing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Lerdal, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Kristen S. Cetin, Iowa State University; Bora Cetin, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

creativity in engineeringclassrooms including deductive approaches that produce a single “right answer” and theconsideration of engineering as serious and accurate rather than creative. Kazerounian and Foley[5] present a strong case for how the environment negatively impacts creativity in engineeringstudents. They suggest that the elements inherent to creativity – use of non-standard approaches,risk, and learning through failures, are not amenable and are actively discouraged in engineeringeducation.One additional barrier to including creativity as an outcome in engineering course is determininghow faculty can assess the effectiveness of these efforts. This study aims to aid faculty andresearchers interested in adding creativity as an objective in

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Pisano, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

readyfor college-level mathematics, rather than for calculus placement. The highest level ofAssessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) is pre-calculus. The MAA MaplesoftPlacement Testing Suite offers both Calculus Readiness and Calculus Concept Readiness Tests,but no distinction between Calculus I and Calculus II or Multivariable Calculus. In addition,both Texas A&M and the New Jersey Institute of Technology use math placement tests, butthese tests are focused on determining proficiency in pre-calculus because they are onlyinterested in evaluating readiness for Calculus I. See [1], [2], [3].Hsu and Bressoud [4] reported on placement policies and strategies across a variety ofinstitutions. As a PhD granting institution with below

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Poynter, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Swapnil Bansode; Tejesh Charles Dube, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jing Zhang, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

extrusion) design and modeling (http://www.engr.iupui.edu/˜jz29/) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of SAE Student Competition with Project CourseAbstractIn the past, the project courses at our university do not have any metrics to measure their success in a real-worldenvironment. We recently merged a few capstone design teams with the Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) student competitions. The outcome and benefit of the change are clear. The students are more motivatedand willing to adopt new technologies in their project courses. Through competitions, students learned how tocomplete the project in the context of system. The paper describes the technical details that the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University; Pamela H. Sheff, Johns Hopkins University; Evelyn Carolina Torres-Alfaro, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

surveyquestionnaire short to avoid “survey fatigue.” Others were dropped because of updatededucational methods and trends over the last 30 years (Table1).Table 1: Additions and deletions from Kallio’s survey instrument.Deletions from Kallio survey [8] Additions to MEM surveyValue of degree from here Availability of technical engineering courses, as well as management coursesPost-graduate job placement A cohort-based programWork of particular faculty Hearing about the university from friends and familyResearch and computer facilities Opportunities for developing career