Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the future.Currently, we have in-class activities, individual and team homework assignments, andindividual assessments. In general, it was observed that as students work through the coursematerial, both their confidence and competence increased. This is part of “the masteryexperience” described by Bandura.1 When students are confident in a given skill, they mayperceive activities as busy work. On the other hand, faculty perceive them as meaningful skillbuilding activities. By better understanding our students’ incoming skill set and confidence, wecan tailor in-class activities and homework for individual class sections. In future work, we willinvestigate which aspects of the course have the greatest impact on student confidence

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

learning strategy allows the focus of faculty-student interactions in class to be on theapplication and higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy that are usually targeted in engineering andsimilar technical courses.While these pre-recorded lecture videos are an essential component of an inverted coursestructure, little data has been made available on how students actually watch these recordedvideos. This paper presents the results of a study of student viewing behaviors for pre-recordedvideo content in an inverted introductory sophomore mechanics course. Data is presented forboth theory-based lectures intended to be viewed prior to class, and for recorded exampleproblem solution videos that review problems solved during class meetings.Data from the video

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Awatif Amin, Johnson C. Smith University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

the attention ofhigher education leaders throughout the country, including HBCU institutions [17]. Faculty andadministrators of HBCUs should make every effort to continue to retain their STEM studentswho can do satisfactory academic work despite obstacles such as lack of resources and funding.Despite the important contributions of HBCUs to U.S. economic growth, these institutionsreceive insufficient support. Suitts [18] wrote, “during the 1990s, for instance, HBCUs receivedless than 2% of the total amount of $140 billion in federal grants awarded to America’sinstitutions of higher education for science and engineering programs” (p. 205).Research is sparse and the body of knowledge small regarding the effectiveness of data miningalgorithms

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain

internal combustion enginescourse are presented. The CHON functions for MathCAD are available for download athttp://www.eng.uab.edu/me/faculty/smcclain/me448/CHONdata.mcd, and may bereferenced by any other MathCAD worksheet.IntroductionAn introduction to combustion is an important component of a first course in internalcombustion engines. The current manufacturers’ emphasis on lowering emissionsrequires that student engineers wanting a position in engine design and developmentunderstand the basics of combustion and equilibrium. Since combustion fundamentalsmay not be covered in their applied thermodynamics course, this material must becovered in an internal combustion (IC) engine fundamentals course.The combustion material covered in an internal

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan J.S. Lasser; Ronnie Chrestman; Matthew Ohland

beneficialfor minority student development. In addition to the value of adding to the base of evidencesupporting the use of this model, the result of this study is significant because of the breadth ofoutcomes and the length of the period studied. The study compares the performance of programparticipants to a control group of minority students from the same cohorts and with a similarmatriculation profile in terms of age and of a predicted grade point ratio based on SAT / ACTscores, high school rank in class, and quality of high school.Black student retention and the Treisman approach to improving itHigh failure rates in introductory college mathematics courses, notably among underrepresentedstudents, have been of concern for many years.1,2 Table 1

Conference Session

Spotlight on Diverse Learners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, University of North Carolina; Debarati Basu, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

must go beyond the pure scientific facts and alsoconsider if new science should be done and who is impacted by the development of newscience.In one of the early reports (1976) presenting the challenges that women from minority groupsface in science [14], Malcom et al. present the status of women in science, with a particular focuson the experiences of ‘minority women.’ This report is. sadly, still relevant today. A recentsystematic review of the literature on broadening participation in computing [15] shows that manyof the challenges highlighted in [14] still exist today in terms of representation, inclusion, andpromotion of women in computing.More than a decade ago, Scientific American [16] dedicated a special issue to “How DiversityEmpowers

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Dr. Jacobson joined the faculty in 1985 after receiving a PhD degree in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University in 1985. Dr. Jacobson is currently the director the Iowa State University Information Assurance Center. Dr. Jacobson teaches network security and information warfare and has written a textbook on network security. Dr. Jacobson has received two R&D 100 awards for his security technology and has two patents in the area of computer security. Dr. Jacobson has given over 50 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

utilize computer simulations inconjunction with hands-on laboratory experimentation to stimulate their understanding ofengineering concepts. Through a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Research Experiences forTeachers (RET) program at the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), several high schoolteachers worked with engineering faculty on research problems related to hazard mitigation. Theproject used for the work presented here was entitled “Air Dispersion Modeling: Planning forAirborne Terrorism Releases in Dallas/Fort Worth.” The RET participants used AERMOD, adispersion modeling software based upon Gaussian dispersion principles, to predict the ambientconcentrations of chlorine gas that would result if released from sites near

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Cortina

these results.1. INTRODUCTIONColleges and universities continue to struggle with the choice of programming language for thefirst programming course, typically denoted CS1 [1] [7]. Traditionally, the choice of languagehas been based on personal preferences of faculty members based on previous experience orinfluence from industry, high schools, and other faculty members [9]. Many papers have beenpublished describing experiences using one particular programming language to teach CS1 (e.g.[10], [11]).During the summer of 1996, an experiment was run at Polytechnic University to determine if thechoice of programming language truly affects how a student learns how to program a computer.A set of approximately 100 eligible high school students were

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Mischo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ivan Favila, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dana Michelle Tempel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Libraries

of first- and second-year students enrolled in the COE. CARE offers peermentoring and tutoring, study and instructional programs (including information literacyinstruction), health and wellness programs, and collaborative and formal study group activities.CARE also offers course exam reviews, TA and faculty office hours, and periodic workshops ina variety of support areas. The CARE space and programs have been available to students sincethe beginning of the Fall semester, 2011. CARE employs more than 40 students as tutors andpeer advisors that offer their tutoring/advising services for over 30 different subjects, from noonto midnight Sunday through Friday. A number of techniques are being used to assess the efficacyof the CARE program. Since

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Dillon; Huseyin Sarper P.E.; Nebojsa Jaksic; Jude DePalma

methane production rate. I couldn’t remember so I’d appreciate that info along witha copy of your presentation and any publications on the topic that you have.”There were four faculty members and one lab coordinator who provided help to the students. Inaddition, Pioneer Astronautics of Lakewood, Colorado, a privately-held company, advised thestudents on the project’s technical matters without compensation. This created a uniquelearning environment for the students. Students worked on a real engineering/ scientificproblem with high aspirations – enable a human mission to Mars. They worked in teams withmembers from different backgrounds and different experience-levels. Although there was adegree of overlap, teams worked on specific subprojects

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Aiman S Kuzmar, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Engineers. For 10 years since 2015, Dr. Aiman Kuzmar has been an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Islamic University in Madinah Saudi, Arabia. His industrial experience includes working as a Consultant Structural Engineer for one year in 1994 and 1995 with Stewart Engineering, Inc. in North Carolina. He worked as a Pavement, Materials, and Structures Research Staff Engineer with the Research and Development Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Raleigh, NC for five years between 1995 and 1999. He was a Bridge Engineer with the Structures Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Raleigh, NC for one year in 1999 and 2000. His other academic experience includes the

Conference Session

Applied Mathematics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Mathematics

AC 2007-458: SCOPE OF VARIOUS RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS IN ANTSYSTEM APPROACH FOR TSPS.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology Syamal K Sen (sksen@fit.edu) is currently a professor in the Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), Melbourne, Florida. He did his Ph.D. (Engg.) in Computational Science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India in 1973 and then continued as a faculty of this institute for 33 years. He was a professor of Supercomputer Computer Education and Research Centre of IISc during 1996-2004 before joining FIT in January 2004. He held a Fulbright Fellowship for senior teachers in 1991 and worked in FIT

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10322When, Why, How, Who – Recruitment Lessons from First Year EngineeringStudents in the Millennial GenerationDr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University Jane Lehr is Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies at California Polytech- nic State University. She is also Faculty Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) in STEM Program at Cal Poly and Co-Director of the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program. She previously served as elected co-chair of the Science & Technology Taskforce of the Na- tional Women’s Studies Association

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Angela Marie Jones, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

Introductory Structural Engineering CourseAbstractA new introductory structural engineering course has been developed at The University of Wis-consin-Platteville (UW-Platteville). The course follows Mechanics of Materials in the structurescurriculum, where a traditional curriculum would typically provide a structural analysis course.While this course introduces methods of structural analysis, it does so in the context of structuralmaterials (steel, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber) and design so as to remove the unnatu-ral distinction between analysis and design.In addition to the innovative design of the course, the grading of the course is also of note.Grades are not determined based on a typical “points” system. Instead, an outcomes-based

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Smyser, Northeastern University

of hybrid lab model in response to thedemands of the COVID pandemic. Recently published literature shows a variety of outcomes forthese newly developed lab courses. Several authors reported moving completely to onlinesimulations and videos in order to convey the material that could no longer be experienced in thephysical lab. These courses included mechatronics courses, dynamics and control courses, andfluid mechanics courses [13-15]. Although some authors found this to be an excellent way toimprove upon outdated physical labs [15], others reported that the students were unenthusiasticabout the simulated experiments [14]. Learning outcomes did not seem to suffer from the moveto virtual labs but student engagement was either not discussed or

Conference Session

Technical Session 13 - Paper 2: Program: A focused, 5-year effort to increase the number of African American, Hispanic/Latino(a), Native American (AHLN) 7th-grade students who are academically prepared to take algebra

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Virginia Lynn Booth-Womack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saundra Johnson Austin, University of South Florida; Renee Serrell Gibert, Purdue University; Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Tamara Markey, Purdue University, Minority Engineering Program; Cynthia Murphy-Ortega, Chevron Corporation

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Toledo. Her research interests are in the areas of com- posites and fibrous materials and engineering education. She received her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad, her M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She joined the faculty at the University of Toledo in 2004. As the Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement she leads the development and execution of initiatives and programs to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and success of women, students from underrepresented groups

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Allen Henderson, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Bracken, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Stephen Harris, Community College of the Air Force

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Design in Engineering Education

, Community College of the Air Force Stephen Harris is an adjunct faculty member at the Pennsylvania State University’s Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies. He served in the USAF as an Electronic Warfare Officer and completed both a military and a civil service career with a total of 42 years of Federal service. In his final civil service position he served as the Dean of the Community college of the Air Force. His research and teaching interests include problem solving science and leadership with a focus on the impact of cognitive style based upon Adaption Innovation theory. Dr. Harris received his Ed.D. in Career Technology from Auburn University. c American Society for

Conference Session

Academic Success and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danika M. Dorris, North Carolina State University; Julie L. Swann, North Carolina State University; Julie Ivy, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is an affiliate faculty in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at both NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining NC State, Swann was the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There she co-founded and co-directed the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS), one of the first interdisciplinary research centers on the Georgia Tech campus. Starting with her work with CHHS, Swann has conducted research, outreach and education to improve how health and humanitarian systems operate worldwide.Julie Ivy

Conference Session

Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

attended state-wideresidential science and mathematics schools where one- to two-thirds of the faculty havedoctorate degrees. None of these STEM magnet graduates discussed their college credit classesoutside the context of their high school experience. In other words, those who discussed theirmathematics background did so without identifying that part of their course work was collegiatelevel and earned college credit.Five of the nine students earned credit in college algebra, trigonometry or both. This groupincludes three students from STEM magnet schools and two from small town or rural schools.For one student who graduated from a STEM magnet high school, the pre-calculus courses weretaken to prepare for attending the junior and senior level

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael M. Malschützky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany; Christine Kawa; Marco Winzker

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #38795Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: AnExperimental Analysis of Small-Group Collaboration in Web-Conferencing ¨Michael M. Malschutzky, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany Michael M. Malsch¨utzky is a Research Associate at the Centre for Teaching Development and Innovation (ZIEL) as well as Affiliate Faculty at the Department of Management Sciences at Hochschule Bonn- Rhein-Sieg, University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS), Germany. He received his Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) in Mechanical Engineering from H-BRS in 2005. After working as Test & Validation Engineer and Program

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kaitlyn Kreider, State University of New York at New Paltz; Kevin T. Shanley, State University of New York at New Paltz

. Shanley, State University of New York at New Paltz Dr. Shanley was the first faculty hired into the newly formed Mechanical Engineering program at SUNY New Paltz. He came to New Paltz after 4.5 years working as a technical specialist for the Rolls-Royce Corporation. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University, M.S. in Applied Physics at UMass Boston, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University, and B.A. in Engineer- ing at Saint Michael’s College. He was an EPA Graduate Research Fellow and a member of the Rolls- Royce Aerothermal Professional Leadership Scheme. Currently, he provides leadership and direction to the Mechanical Engineering program at New Paltz and is responsible for the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Online Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University

put into pairs and given an already worked example. They were asked to take turnsas the presenter, explaining the steps in the problem. In our case, the professor called this activityEE rather than TAPPS to be clearer to the students and because the EE assignment expanded onthe original TAPPS approach to also include an element of explicit reflection.The explanation of this assignment as presented in the course syllabus is below: “Example Explanations: Three times during the semester, each student will be paired with another student and will complete an “example explanation.” These assignments are based on a fantastic study by Brent and Felder (original paper is available on Canvas) that showed that students developed

Conference Session

Studies of Shifting In-person Courses to Online and Students' Online Behavior

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammed F. Farghally, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Derek A. Haqq, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly Rebecca Domino, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

education research. Dr. Farghally’s work is mainly directed towards developing inno- vative technologies to help students better understand abstract CS concepts. Furthermore, Dr. Farghally is interested in analyzing students interactions with online eTextbook material to better understand students’ learning behaviors.Mostafa Kamel Osman Mohammed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Assiut University Mostafa Mohammed is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech. He is planning to defend his dissertation on June 2021, Mostafa’s background includes extensive teaching experience and significant contributions to the computer science education research. Mostafa’s work is mainly directed towards developing eTextbooks

Conference Session

Critical Conversations on Being Valued

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily Gwen Blosser, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

math andscience, young women make up approximately 21.9 percent of undergraduate engineeringmajors [3].Efforts aimed at persuading girls and young women to pursue engineering include increasedscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM) extracurricular activities in schools, mediacampaigns to raise awareness and the development of new science and technology toys designedfor girls and young women [4], [5]. Recruiting young women to engineering, however, is notwithout challenges. Engineering is often perceived of as a traditionally masculine occupation thatis unwelcoming to women [6], [7]. Studies also regularly find that women in engineeringencounter discrimination, difficulties cultivating a sense of belonging and obstacles to

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

developed by talking with other people,investigating research documents, utilizing past research, or reviewing previousexperience.For example, Alan discussed how tradition is the place to start within architecture,looking at what has been done and how it has been done and using that as a context inwhich to relate a new design: So in a sense doing that and breaking completely with tradition leaves you without any sort of relation to tradition which sort of leaves you with non- architecture because you’re left with objects that are not relating to each other because each have their own shape and architectural language and proportions…. It will be a break from tradition or a break from the context that way, but it

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge

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Mathematics

ASEE study, pinpoints a peculiar inconsistency in grasping thenature of the profession of engineering. Engineers are perceived as smart, wise, knowledgeableprofessionals who work with tangible objects to solve practical problems. In their work,engineers are engaged in a prolific intellectual activity that demands a great deal of self-imposeddiscipline and concentration. As a result, they are stereotyped as isolated abstract thinkers withprofound insights, often single-minded, awkward, weird and socially inept. In other words, theabstract thinking engineer is often perceived as a "nerd" or "geek", logically contradicting theimage of a practical engineer with "hands-on" ideas and the ultimate goal of designing, creating,and developing products

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

behaviors in student designers. She previously worked as an environmental engineer specializing in air quality influencing her focus in engineering de- sign with environmental concerns. She earned her B.S. in General Engineering (Systems Engineering & Design) and M.S. in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign.Ms. Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Joanne Lax is the graduate technical communications specialist in the College of Engineering at Purdue University, where she develops and runs workshops on communications topics. She serves on the board of the ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section. c American

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Industrial Engineering

predict, to some extent, future behavioror performance of a system [45]. Because of the inherent limitations of modeling (they areabstractions), all models are wrong [46]. Yet, we seek usefulness and not truth when doingmodeling in engineering – all models are wrong, but some are useful [47].While there are several engineering decisions that affect the probability of injury or death ofpeople interacting with the system during its development of operation, we use reliability as anexample in this paper. Specifically, we define a notional system and its reliability, defined as theprobability of failure leading to death of its users. We have chosen reliability because it is acharacteristic of every engineered system, most engineers are familiar with

Conference Session

Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; James Kaklamanos, Merrimack College; Katerina Ziotopoulou, Virginia Tech; Suresh Immanuel P.E., University of Evansville; Dennis J. Fallon, The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Kaklamanos is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Merrimack College in North An- dover, Mass. Prior to joining the Merrimack faculty, Jim completed his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. He specializes in geotechnical engineering, and his published work has included research on ground-motion prediction equations, site response analyses, un- certainty in earthquake engineering, and engineering education. At Merrimack, Jim has taught courses in geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, earth retaining structures, earthquake engineering, engineering mechanics, and engineering probability and statistics.Prof. Katerina Ziotopoulou, Virginia Tech Katerina