Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Lisa Shatz

. Althoughthis task may prove daunting to English professors who assign papers on classics or historyprofessors who ask students to research well known historical events, the technical writinginstructor can have students write about original technical work that the student works on inclass. Class time in a technical writing class needn’t be spent on having the instructorlecture about the features of good technical writing since, unlike certain technical concepts,writing concepts are not difficult to understand. They are, however, difficult to implement,and the only way for students to learn these concepts is for students to spend a lot of timewriting and re-writing.Class time can be used in creative ways to help students develop engineering skillsClass

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Huh? What Did You Say? What Does That Mean?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Becker, United States Air Force Academy; Timothy Frank, United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan, United States Air Force Academy

Paper ID #37351Integrating Technical Communication Block in a ComputerApplications Course: Lessons LearnedJoel Sloan (Permanent Professor and Head) Colonel Joel Sloan Ph.D., P.E. is the Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering as a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is an ASEE member and a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. His research interests include geotechnical

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kurr, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Jimmy A. Landmesser Jr., UT-Battelle

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Paper ID #38098Technical Standards in Engineering Education: A Survey AcrossProfessional SectorsMs. Amy Kurr, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Ms. Amy Kurr is a polymer engineer with three years of experience as an electromechanical design engi- neer for Schneider Electric where she served as a technical product owner for electrical protective devices (e.g., shunt trips, miniature circuit breakers, panel boards, electrical cables). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in Macromolec- ular Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, University of New Haven; Judy Randi Ed.D., University of New Haven; Amanda Lynn Becker, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #20453Assessing the Value of Different Techniques for Teaching Technical Commu-nication SkillsDr. Amanda Simson, University of New Haven Amanda Simson was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering in August 2015. Her re- search focuses on using heterogeneous catalysis in applications like emissions control and alternative energy technologies. Amanda received her Ph.D. from Columbia University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering in May of 2013. Simson’s work at Columbia focused on developing more efficient hydrogen production processes for PEM fuel cells and her work was sponsored by BASF

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Huff, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4269: ENGAGING THE IMAGINATION OF YOUNG PEOPLETO INCREASE TECHNICAL LITERACYIsabel Huff, Smith CollegeDr. Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is a professor of engineering at Smith College who teaches courses in engineering science and methods for teaching science and engineering. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering and oper- ations research from Princeton University. The winner of numerous teaching awards, Ellis received the 2007 U.S. Professor of the Year Award for Baccalaureate Colleges from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. His research fo- cuses on creating K-16 learning environments that support the growth of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer S Mullin, UC Davis

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #29475Developing Technical Self-efficacy through a Maker-inspired DesignProjectDr. Jennifer S Mullin, UC Davis Jennifer S. Mullin is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis. Her work concerns the intersection between design, communication and prob- lem solving skills in engineering by enhancing all three through informed instructional choices using a ”learn-by-doing,” hands-on approach. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Developing Technical Self-efficacy through a Maker-inspired Design ProjectAbstract:This

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Roderic Coates, Pennsylvania State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #42804Design of an Aerospace Industry-Informed Technical Writing and CommunicationCourseGlen Roderic Coates, Pennsylvania State University Glen R Coates received his B. S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Penn State University. He then went on to receive an M. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State and a second M. S. degree in Management of Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute. Working in the Aerospace industry as a Senior Analytical Engineer for the past 45 years, he also has taught undergraduate mathematics and physics at several institutions as an adjunct professor. These

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Carl Eger

teamwork. The teams working on these projects are diverse in major, discipline, education level, gender and ethnicity. 8. Enhance the ability of students to communicate their ideas/solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical people: Students are required to write a technical report, a reflection paper and to present their experiences and/or work to the campus community or a specific class. Furthermore, students are required to write reflections as part of the cultural immersion workshop on non-technical issues. Students are required to submit electronic weekly status reports to the ETHOS director while participating in their service-placements. In most cases, students are required to speak

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Markeya S. Peteranetz; Tareq A. Daher; David Jones; Lance C. Perez; Daniel G. Linzell

coordination with a strongtechnical foundation. The purpose of this paper is to provide context and justification fordeveloping the Complete Engineer® program, overview the framework for the program,summarize the six Complete Engineer Competencies: Inclusive Excellence, Communication,Self-management and Leadership, Civic Responsibility, Teamwork, and Professionalism andEthics, and to serve as a guide for engineering programs that have similar student developmentobjectives. We conclude the paper with our next steps and future goals.KeywordsComplete Engineer, student development, non-technical skillsIntroductionThe world needs qualified engineers that are competent technically, personally, andprofessionally. An engineering graduate with a solid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Dawn Hilliard, The Johns Hopkins University; Ryan Hearty, The Johns Hopkins University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

, 2024 Empowering Engineers: Enhancing Communication Skills through a Technical Communication LabAbstract Communication labs and writing centers at universities support ABET-accreditedengineering programs’ mandate to train students “to communicate effectively with a range ofaudiences” [1]. In this paper, we describe efforts to establish and analyze a new technicalcommunication lab within the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University. In its first threesemesters in operation, consultants at the Technical Communication Lab (TCL) completed over1,000 sessions for 294 students. On a post-session survey, almost all students rated their sessionexcellent, stated they would return to the TCL, and affirmed they would recommend the

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; James Steck, Wichita State University; David Koert, Wichita State University; Larry Paarmann, Wichita State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-710: A CLASS FOR UNDERGRADUATE TECHNICAL LITERACYUSING LEGO MINDSTORMSLawrence Whitman, Wichita State UniversityJames Steck, Wichita State UniversityDavid Koert, Wichita State UniversityLarry Paarmann, Wichita State University Page 12.12.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A CLASS FOR UNDERGRADUATE TECHNICAL LITERACY USING LEGO MINDSTORMSAbstractMuch effort is underway to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics. There is a growing base of infusing these necessary skills andattitudes to stimulate the pursuit of these avenues as careers. There is also much effort aimed ataddressing the

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Redesign of Writing Instruction for Engineers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bercich, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Mayhew, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-Hulman Institute of Technology. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, measurement systems, and aerospace engineering. He was a USAF officer for 13 years before joining Rose-Hulman. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Technical Communication across the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at Rose-HulmanAbstractEngineering students can benefit from intentional development and reinforcement of technicalcommunication (TC) skills throughout their undergraduate studies. In this paper we will presenta flow chart that captures all TC instruction currently taking place in the mechanical engineering(ME) undergraduate curriculum at Rose-Hulman. This flow

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #26021Experiential Learning and Communication: iFixit in the Technical WritingClassroomDr. Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel Alyson G. Eggleston received her B.A. and M.A. in English with a focus on writing pedagogy and linguis- tics from Youngstown State University and her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Purdue University. Her research and teaching interests are in technical and scientific writing pedagogy and the interaction of language and cognition. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Fine Arts, and Communications at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.Dr. Robert J. Rabb

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan J Ely, Ivy Tech Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #16058Teaching the Teachers: Expanding Impact of Technical Education ThroughSecondary SchoolsMrs. Susan J. Ely , Ivy Tech Community College Ms. Ely has successfully hosted numerous teacher training programs in the areas of Logistics, Sup- ply Chain Management, Industrial Technology and Advanced Manufacturing. Both in support of this NSF ATE award and in relation to other projects, Ms. Ely has trained secondary educators from various backgrounds all across the nation and have prepared multiple training modules as ready-made teaching solutions for multiple levels of K-12 curriculum. c

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Alan Nygate, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #13262Improving Technical Writing Skills through the Judicious Use of Infograph-icsProf. Joseph Alan Nygate, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Current position Associate Professor, College of Applied Science and Technology, RIT Previous employment 10 years as Vice President of Technology and Architecture, Amdocs 6 years as Director of Architecture and Business Development, Nortel Networks 10 years, MTS Research and De- velopment, AT&T Bell Labs Education PhD Computer Engineering, 1994, Case Western Reserve University, USA - AT&T Bell Labs, PhD Scholar MSc Computer Science, 1985, Weizmann

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University; Karla C. Lewis Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, SERVE Center

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #23532Using Distinctive Student Engagement Elements in a Technical Elective CourseDr. Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University Rambod Rayegan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Prairie view A & M University. He has a strong background in conducting research in building energy efficiency and renewable power generation for buildings. He served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at University of North Texas before joining PVAMU. He oversaw the research in the Zero Energy Laboratory at UNT and worked as a researcher at UNT in

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #8098Interactive Session: Including Ethical Discussions in your Technical ClassesDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, home of the Iron Range and Twin Cities Engineering programs. She was a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Prof

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Estelle M. Eke

541 Introduction to Technical Problem Solving using MATLAB and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Estelle M. Eke Professor of Mechanical Engineering California State University, Sacramento. CAAbstractThe modern day engineering student is eager to combine theoretical principles with practicalaspects. This paper gives an overview of a junior level course titled “Introduction to TechnicalProblem Solving,” that combines computer programming with engineering design. The use ofMATLAB and the LEGO Mindstorms NXT in

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven; David J Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #8570An Integrated Approach to Developing Technical Communication Skills inEngineering StudentsProf. Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is the Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven. He leads the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits and implemented a similar program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University when he was the chair there. Dr. Harichandran received his BE in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and his MS and PhD from MIT. He was a faculty member

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino

Session T4A3 Challenge-Based Instruction in an Engineering Technical Elective Course Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Vanessa Svihla3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin AbstractThis paper presents the methodology and results of teaching an engineering technical electivecourse using a challenge-based approach. The challenges consisted of eight

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #16586The Dynamics of Perspective-taking in Discussions on Socio-technical IssuesDr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained analysis of video data both from a micro- genetic learning analysis methodology (drawing on knowledge in pieces) as well as interaction analysis methodology. He has been working on how learners’ emotions

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Judy Randi, University of New Haven; Jenna Pack Sheffield, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, Kairos, and College English. Sheffield was also part of the CCCC Research Initiative grant-funded project, ”The University of Arizona Longitudinal Study of Student Writers,” in which she served as Research Assistant during the initial phases of the study. As part of the study, she conducted interviews with research subjects about their writing practices in and outside of the classroom. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Exploratory Study of Engineering Students’ Misconceptions about Technical CommunicationIntroductionThis paper reports results of a mixed methods study that examined engineering students’acquisition of technical communication

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Cornucopia

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, The Ohio State University; Tyler Milburn, The Ohio State University; Brooke Morin, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #34409Scaffolding Technical Writing Within a First-Year Engineering LabExperienceCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Ohio State’s Department of Engineering Education. She is Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering class- rooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017) and M.S

Conference Session

Approaches to Virtual Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #17753Pedagogical Considerations in Use of Online Problem Sets in Technical CoursesDr. Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware Carmine C. Balascio, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the departments of Plant and Soil Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. He earned bachelor’s degrees in agricultural engineering technology and mathematics from UD. He earned an M.S. in agricultural engi- neering and a Ph.D. double-major in agricultural engineering and engineering mechanics from Iowa State University. He has taught engineering and engineering technology courses

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

add communication to their technical skill base; about a quarter have aspecial interest in communication because of a career emphasis on technical marketing orsales; and about a quarter are students who want to make technical communication theirprimary career. Most students are from the College of Engineering, but a substantialnumber are from other science and technology areas as well as from English and otherliberal arts departments.The Technical Communication Certificate Program (TCC) is primarily an undergraduatecampus based program. In addition, The Technical Communication Program at UW-Madison teaches a graduate course on campus (mostly serving Masters and PhD studentsand those preparing papers for conferences and for publication

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

course are probably just a small fraction of the course enrollment, so it may bedifficult to obtain information about their performance. While we rely on other departments toprovide the bulk of the students’ exposure to the soft skills, we have tried to incorporate soft -skill material into the technical curriculum. This allows us to obtain some direct assessment oftheir attitudes and performance. This paper describes the incorporation of internationalizationmaterial into an electric power course, which is required in our EET curriculum. The studentswere required to read a case study related to global warming and the Kyoto protocol and toanswer questions concerning these topics. The answers were brought to class for discussionalong with other

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #23162Motivational Factors of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Introduc-tory Non-technical CoursesDr. YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia Dr. YunJeong (Eunice) Chang is a Research Scientist at the University of Virginia. She earned her PhD in Learning, Design, and Technology program from the University of Georgia. Her research interests involves supporting teaching and learning in higher education and designing online or blended learner- centered learning environments within STEM context.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology &

Conference Session

Industrial Technology/Industrial Engineering Technology Forum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-222: SUCCESSFULLY TEACHING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTCONTENT IN A TECHNICAL CURRICULUMKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Page 13.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Successfully Teaching Supply Chain Management Content in a Technical CurriculumAbstractThis paper explains how supply chain management is being taught at the graduate andundergraduate levels in engineering and technology programs. It overviews the objectives,content areas, teaching methodologies and evaluation methods that were developed for a course.For the purposes of this paper the author’s university will be referred to as university A and

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Mercedes de la Cámara, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Javier Saenz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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International

learning of technical skills and cultural skills, and improved methods of blended learning and others. He works in the open educational resources area. He is Leader of an Innovation Group in Education in the UPM. He is Executive Director of OCW UPM Office and member elected of the Board of Directors of the OpenCourseWare Consortium. He is the author of many papers in engineering education, and he is a member of the Steering Committee and Co-chair for Europe of Frontiers Education Conference (FIE) and member of IEEE RITA Editorial Committee. He is IEEE Senior Member, Past Chairman of the Spanish Chapter and, as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society, he is currently Chair of the Distinguished

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Felicity Bilow, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

primarily on developing students’ technical skills, and have developed and piloted astudent survey for that study. This paper investigates student responses to a group of open-endedquestions included in the pilot, which illuminate interesting findings in how sophomore-levelsociotechnical and technical engineering courses affect students’ sense of belonging and views ofthe relationships between engineering and social justice, as well as social responsibility.2. Methods2.1 Student Sample and CoursesUndergraduate engineering students enrolled in two sophomore-level engineering courses at CUparticipated in a survey pilot: ES220: Statics and BR200: Introduction to Biomedical &Rehabilitation Engineering, Science, and Technology. ES220 is a multi