Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park; Felicia James Onuma; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

students attend, asserting that they are grievouslyunderfunded and lacking in critical educational resources. The educational resources often citedby scholars as lacking in these schools include qualified and effective teachers, high-qualitycurricula, and computer and internet access (Babco, 2003; May & Chubin, 2003; Busch-Vishniac& Jarosz, 2004; Jordan, Mendro, & Weersinghe, 1997; Glazerman & Max, 2011; Peske &Haycock, 2006; Sanders & Rivers, 1996; Tanenbaum, 2014). To be sure, emphasizing thesubstandard pre-college preparation that many Black students in the U.S. receive is justified.Indeed, data reveals that a sizeable percentage of Black high school students, in fact, receiveinadequate preparation in science and math

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Crockford P.E., Sam Houston State University; Bruce Hamby, The Hamby Law Firm

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Design in Engineering Education

entrepreneurship to hard core engineering. Some resourcesavailable to the faculty are heavy on the business side of the problem and somewhat lighter onthe technological and engineering side. To more effectively balance these topics, tweaking ofavailable resources must be done. In general, these types of courses involve a project thatproduces a 3D solid computer model of the product, or a physical prototype. An inevitableconsequence of this is that either existing products must be designed (actually copied) for theproject, or intellectual property must be considered. This paper discusses three areas ofrefinement to commonly available resources, two of which are technical in nature and one ofwhich is entrepreneurial. They are: (1) enhancement of engineering

Conference Session

Using a Real-Options Analysis Tutorial in Teaching Undergraduate Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. White Jr., University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy

included, as well as examples ofcalculations of the values of financial options and real options for a variety of investment scenarios.Implications of real-options analysis on the way engineering economy is taught are also treated.Specifically, the need to incorporate multiple discount rates, continuous compounding, and terminalvalue analysis in economic justifications is addressed. Lessons learned are shared from using thetutorial in 2015 and 2016. IntroductionAfter many years of teaching engineering economy (EngEcon), an opportunity was presented in 2014for me to teach advanced engineering economy (AdvEngEcon). AdvEngEcon is a 3-credit-hourcourse offered during spring semester; it is a technical

Conference Session

Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcon, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

curriculum (one that is contextual to their uniqueroles and identities of people in their learning/working environment), individuals either: (1)change their environment, (2) change themselves, or (3) perform no or minimal action.Particularly, majority women (White American) tended to perform the first two strategies morecompared to women of color (Black American, Latinx, Native American) who took no or minimalaction regarding their surrounding hidden curriculum. More recent unpublished research has alsofound similar findings among self-identified men and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The findingsuggests that for situational hidden curriculum, the actions, and decisions one may take to facepower is contextual and vary by different gender/racial/ethnic

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Victoria Wrobetz, Front Range Community College, Colorado

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

students to excel in an engineering degree and career.However, certain skills are often neglected in the classroom and deserve special focus. A 2015study by Marra et al. concluded that group projects and teamwork skills are particularlyimportant for community college students, as these skills help students engage in their degreepathway. Additionally, community college students come from a wide range of academicbackgrounds and many require additional spatial reasoning development to succeed inengineering (Sorkin et al., 2019). These skills should be emphasized in the engineeringclassroom. Because many of these students are only on campus for classes, instructors shouldn’trely on students learning these skills outside of class. While academic skills

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

evoke their original metaphorical imagery or meaning. For example, when we use “cell”in biomedical engineering or “virus” in computer science, we probably do not think of theiroriginal metaphorical meanings. However, some researchers prefer the terms “sleeping” or“waking” metaphor since “as long as metaphoric expressions are transparent, metaphoricity canbe vitalized” and foregrounded [10, p. 297]. For example, when comparing metaphor in researcharticles, textbooks, and student interviews, [11] found that the term “greenhouse” appeared as apurely technical term for experts but that textbooks encouraged students to consider its figurativemeaning, which often appeared in students’ explanations of the greenhouse effect. In otherwords, while the

Conference Session

Research Frameworks for Identity and Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Umair Shakir, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sarah Ovink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

used in this paper is in its early development stage. A user requires advanced knowledgeand skills in both NLP and computer coding to manually adjust the codebase to fine-tune theparameters of NLP systems to produce optimal clustering results. Additionally, the process ofadjusting parameters of NLP systems is an admittedly subjective one, balancing intra-clusterheterogeneity (or homogeneity) and the number of clusters. Nonetheless, we believe the potentialof this approach to assist qualitative coding of a large collection of interviews offers newopportunities to the research community; therefore, we chose to present the work even in itsnascent stages. Third, there were also additional limitations regarding the manual qualitativecoding process

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 5: Collections & Spaces

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanette M. Mueller-Alexander, Arizona State University Library; Alexander Soto, Labriola National American Indian Data Center; Bethany Maureen Leonardi

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

OR Ootham OR Authum)) OR ((Pima OR Papago OR “Sand Papago”) n/1 (Indian* OR Tribe* OR Communit* OR Nation* OR Reservation*))While we did explore the NOT command; however, we still advise against its use because ofwhat it excludes.We note that the search engines are not case sensitive at this time, they are included in this articleas capitalized to follow publication standards. We also discovered that the coding for the “é” inDiné can be read and translated by different computer programs into several odd characters inthe searching process or printing of the word in the saved search strategy, so both the accentedand unaccented terms were used. This should be

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Arab, Middle Eastern 2 American Indian 1Note: All demographic information collected was optional, however participation was complete from longitudinalparticipants. Options from the demographic questionnaire with no responses have been omitted from this table.*Cutoff values for department size were determined by the team before recruiting participants. The site institution’slarge departments were considered to be Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, andComputer Science (approximately 500 students or more); the medium departments were considered to be Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, Materials Science and

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

Cincinnati Carla C. Purdy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.Paige Smith, University of Maryland Paige Smith is Director of the Women in Engineering Program, James A. Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland.Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation Samuel L. Truesdale is Manager of Employee Development, Strategic Engineering, Business Improvement and the Chair of the Engineering Education Council at the Rolls-Royce Corporation. Page 13.706.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

operating profits of almost $5 billion. Since 1982, rail employment has beenreduced by 48 percent because of mergers, longer trains, centralized dispatching, use of computers to replacemany administrative tasks, and the elimination of superfluous positions such as the brakeman. Intermodal trafficis the fastest-growing segment of rail. It combines highway trailers and marine containers via rail flatcars. Sincethe 1982 deregulation of intermodal transportation, rail intermodal transportation has expanded on average 6.8percent each year. Page 1.489.5 ----- ?$!iii: } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton, York College of Pennsylvania; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Body ofKnowledge 3 (BOK3), completed by the BOK3 Task Committee in November 2018 [4]. Followingthe systematic 8-year review cycle adopted by ASCE for review and update of the BOK and theCEPC [5], [6], the Committee on Accreditation will soon appoint a Task Committee to review, andif needed, revise the CEPC. A summary of current practices will help inform the next generationof the CEPC, scheduled to begin development in October 2020.BackgroundABET is a federation of 36 member societies that represent the engineering, engineeringtechnology, computing, applied science, and natural science disciplines that ABET accredits. TheGeneral Criteria for engineering programs, established by the EAC/ABET, are

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali R. Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University; Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11357Design of Shaft and Bearing system in Eccentric and Nonaligned Gears Mountedon Rotating ShaftsDr. Ali R Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University Ali R. Mohammadzadeh is associate professor of mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State Univer- sity’s Padnos school of engineering and computing. He earned his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His research interest is in the field of fluid solid interactionDr. Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University Salim M. Haidar holds a Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University and is a Pro- fessor of

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Hayen, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

concerning structural dynamics and control for the Kajima Corporation of Japan, and he currently provides technical analyses and performs computational simulations for the United Launch Alliance in Denver. Jef- frey earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University, and his Ph.D. degree in Applied Mechanics and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Rocking/Rolling Half-Disk Vibratory SystemIntroductionA topic routinely covered in an elementary physics or (to a greater extent) mechanical vibrationscourse is the case of an object exhibiting small-amplitude oscillations with no

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Lawrence Behr, LBA Group; Kenneth Dingle, Allvac

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Manufacturing

, computer screens, telecommunications, broadcast facilities, mobilesphones and their base stations. In manufacturing, concerns have been raised about electricitygenerating equipment, resistance welders, induction and dielectric heaters, plasma etchers, andradio frequency identification systems. In the field of medicine concern has been raised aboutmagnetic resonance imaging and many other diagnostic and therapeutic instruments.In addition to the biological effects of radio frequency radiation there is also the effect of RF oncircuitry in a variety of devices found in the modern workplace. These concerns, althoughdifferent in mechanism and standards are also important to a thorough education in RF safety.Such effects are known to affect medical

Conference Session

Systems Engineering And Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Arrasmith, Florida Tech

name a few. Often, the successes, failures, and lessons learned from these projects are passed on from oneteam to the next by word of mouth alone and no process exists for retaining corporate knowledge,system optimization, or for implementing a spiral development process. Adopting a systemsengineering approach for multi-disciplinary, complex university projects would provide long-term stability, a means for integrating the activities of diverse faculty, and a proven approach tomanaging cost, schedule, and technical aspects of complex university projects/programs. As an example, we present a systems engineering analysis/approach to providing an adaptiveoptics and atmospheric turbulence compensating capability for a newly acquired 80 cm

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

in, and diffusion of effective models of engineering education. Page 13.891.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Metrics to Assess Broadening Participation in STEMAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has long advocated increased diversity among itsgrantees, in particular through the Broader Impacts Criterion for grant proposals that looks at theimpact of NSF support for research on education and on NSF support for both research andeducation on such things as a) advancing public understanding of science and engineering b)advancing learning, c) increasing the participation in the science and

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

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International

2006-1619: STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech Jan Helge Bøhn is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. He received his BS in Computer Science, and his MS and PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1988, 1989, and 1993, respectively. Prof. Bøhn's research centers about geometric modeling, software engineering, and the engineering design process.Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt Manfred J. Hampe graduated as chemical engineer from Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany, in 1976. He received his PhD from Technische Universität München, Germany

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintin Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

study in depth. Information-rich cases are those from which one can learn a great deal about issues of central importance tothe purpose of the research... (Patton 2002, 46).”35 To gain a deeper understanding of theexperiences of successful black undergraduate engineering students during their pre-collegelives, students were targeted at two stages of success: high school success (having successfullycompleted high school and been accepted into the College of Engineering) and collegiate success(having successfully earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering). Therefore,entering freshmen and CoE alumni were targeted as potential participants of the study. Enteringfreshmen were expected to give a fresher description of their high

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

Loader(HMAL) to lift the first constraint of the initial design while maintaining or potentiallyimproving on the second constraint.With the birth of HMAL–200 (described in Appendix D), a second prototype was attempted withthe necessary modifications and improvements. The Truss Frame is successfully designed andconstructed. The unit displays appreciable deformations under several loading scenarios. Theexperience gained in this process has been quite valuable both for the Coordinator and thecollaborating student designers. Design and manufacture of another experiment and apparatus -"Stresses in an I–Beam," has benefited substantially from the valuable lessons learned in thisexercise.A photograph of the unit is placed in Appendix: B. This

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hoffman; Christopher Zappe; Steven Shooter; Michael O'Donnell

urgency with which the company needed to accept this order.A memorandum from the technician was the essence of the case study, which presented theproblem at hand, gave a possible cause, and provided all the data that was available to theengineers.After a 20-minute introduction, the engineering groups were given the task of creating apresentation aimed at convincing their managers to discontinue sales of their product in itscurrent form. The contract with the University is the imminent sale in question. Due to timelimitations, this period was split into 30- and 50-minutes segments. Each group was providedwith a computer that facilitated access to the Internet and told that the presentation could not lastmore than 20 minutes and must be

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

teamknowledge include strategies for making knowledge conscious. Examples of tools are: • US Army After Action Reviews. • Comparison of a team’s expectation of event with actuality, to find reasons for differences between the two. • Hard questioning, proceeding in depth to the “Five Whys” to determine true causes. • Learning-History studiesIV. Application of KI/KM techniques to the Team Project ProblemIssues encountered in the team project problem, and their relevance to KI/KM, are listed in table1. Many of the issues faced by industry teams setting up “discrete projects” 5 were faced by thestudent team as well. Flow visualization in complex air flows, using pulsed light sources,involves some trial-and-error adjustment in any facilty

Conference Session

Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE P.E., Virginia Tech and Academic Applications International

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

the SCSE category) offer 109DCSE programs across several engineering domains. These are given in Table 2. Table 2. Domain Centric Systems Engineering (DCSE) Program Counts BS MS PhD Total SE with Biological Engineering 18 10 6 34 SE with Computer Engineering 7 5 3 15 SE with Industrial Engineering 17 17 13 47 SE with Management Engineering 1 2 0 3 SE with Manufacturing Engineering 1 8 1 10 Totals

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3989: PK-12 COUNSELORS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, ANDBEHAVIORS RELATED TO GENDER AND STEMMs. Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette Engineer turned engineering education enthusiast, Meagan Ross is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She received a B.S. in computer science from Texas Woman’s University and a M.S. in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) engineer for Texas Instruments. Ross is currently a K-12 STEM consultant, curriculum developer, professional development

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York

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Two Year College Division

counselors, library privileges, access to computer labs,locked-in tuition rates for four years, application fee waivers, invitations to special campusevents, and priority on-campus housing. However, not all programs are open to part timestudents or those who transfer credits from other institutions.Some four-year institutions have developed applied baccalaureate programs specificallydesigned to incorporate the associate of applied science degree [10]. Applied baccalaureateprograms treat lower-division technical courses as valid courses that can count as part of themajor field of study. Additionally, the upper-division courses required for completion of theapplied baccalaureate typically include a high number of general education courses, which in

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Hall; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne

short supply (a deficit of more than 10 million copies) and most students had to share printed materials.d. Lab equipment for physics, chemistry, industrial education, and physical education was almost impossible to secure, not to mention computers (Zlobin, 1996, p. 152).e. The wages of teachers had improved only slightly.f. The Russian government had committed only 2.5% of the federal budget for education. By comparison, Japan had budgeted 11.7%, and the United States 13.7% (Pravda, Sept. 1, 1994).Under these circumstances, any attempt to try and solve the problem of declining enrollments inthe universities and colleges has proved, to date, unsuccessful. In an article entitled, $Here youhave students

Conference Session

Engineering Inclusivity: Challenging Disparities and Cultivating Resilience in Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Dick, Vancouver Island University; Kodi Rivera, Simon Fraser University; Michael Sjoerdsma, Simon Fraser University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

institutions. • improve program efficiencies at sending institutions.4 University of British Columbia - Vancouver campus; University of British Columbia - Kelowna campus; Simon FraserUniversity - School of Engineering Science (Burnaby), School of Mechatronics Engineering (Surrey), School of SustainableEnergy Engineering (Surrey); University of Victoria; University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George), andThompson Rivers University (Kamloops). • assist reporting for accreditation. • expand capacity and improve access to engineering education. • inspire community engagement and partnerships. • enhance the learning environment for students.Because of the CFYEC, most rural and urban colleges and TIUs in BC now offer a defined

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

for training socially responsible engineers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Wellbeing of Graduate Engineering Students: A Systematic Review 1. IntroductionRecent studies show that students in graduate school often face difficulty in terms of their mentalhealth and wellbeing which affects the quality of their learning and experiences. In this regard,Evans et al [1] found that graduate students face mental health challenges at a rate six times higherthan the general population. This increased mental health crisis among graduate students is linkedto specific aspects of their academic journey, such as difficulties in managing time, unclear andunpredictable academic processes, a feeling of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Thompson

? Page 4.424.2Two examples from Virginia Tech illustrate alternatives to obtaining an electronic resource.Both of these products consisted of CD-ROM based databases used in conjunction with full textCD-ROMs.A CD-ROM database with links to CD-ROM full text of the ASME Boiler and Pressure VesselCode had been in the collection for several years. When budget constraints forced a collectionreview, engineering faculty indicated that the CD format was not an advantage. Because it wasnot campus networked, the CD provided no office desktop access and a trip to the library wasstill necessary. Reading the scanned pages of full text on the computer screen was more difficultthan browsing through a paper copy. Printing the scanned images at the library's

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Morris; David Zietlow

mounted inverted and attached to a load cell. The output of theload cell is measured using a computer controlled analog-to-digital (A/D) converter. Thesampling rate of the A/D is selected by the individual teams with a maximum possible rate of10,000 samples per second. A lab assistant is available to operate the test stand and to deliverthe raw data. The students are informed that they should expect variability in the thrust outputbetween rocket motors and this variability could effect the agreement between their predictionsand the actual rocket performance. They are encouraged to test more than one rocket motor.However, it should be noted that the teams are required to use their budget to pay for all of therocket motors that they used. In