Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff McAdams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Julia Glauberman, Binghamton University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

, mechanicalengineering, systems engineering, engineering technology, and construction management fromthe William States Lee College of Engineering (COE).In all of COE’s undergraduate programs, formal library instruction is generally limited to anoptional workshop that first-year students may attend for extra credit. Approximately 78% ofeligible students participate in this workshop during which they receive a basic introduction tolibrary resources in the context of an assignment focused on career planning. In addition to thisannual workshop, interested professors may contact the engineering librarian directly to requestlibrary instruction sessions. These individual requests from professors, which generate a fewsessions each semester, are usually spurred by

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College, Flint, Michigan; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

totalcredit reduction.6. The number of technical elective courses needed for students to graduate was reduced from 4to 3.7. There were several other small changes that resulted in a net reduction of credits to bring thetotal number to 120. The current structure of the curriculum following ABET interpretation isgiven in Table 1. This continues to satisfy Criterion 5 of the Engineering AccreditationCommission of ABET.Table 1. BS ME Curriculum Structure Area of concentration Credits % of total credits Math and Basic Sciences 31 25.8 Engineering Topics 71 59.2 General Education 18 15.0 Total 120 100 Other curriculum

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt A. Thoroughman, Washington University; Alessandra Hruschka, Washington University in St.Louis; Patricia Widder, Washington University in St. Louis

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

expert to help introduce the relevant topic. Inclusion of experts within student discussionsbuilds real-world relevance and expertise in students’ individual understanding and group work,fostering deeper idea development and personal connection to entrepreneurial mindset. Afterteam discussion of introductory material each team generates questions that they would like toask the experts. These questions are filtered by an EVS administrator and then forwarded on tothe experts. The expert’s responses are then given back to the students to serve as bases forsummative discussion. We deliver four modules around the four cornerstones of KEENentrepreneurial mindset: Technical Fundamentals, Business Acumen, Societal Values andCustomer Awareness.EVS KEEN I

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo; Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate; Siwakorn Wisawakornwisit, University of Waterloo; Tesse Klompstra; Aotian Guan, University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

(see Table 1) It is evident from theresults that institutions have different approaches first year requirements. Universities that offergeneral first year engineering courses offer a broad curriculum to all incoming students. Incontrast, universities that offer non-general first year courses offer a set of courses specific toeach engineering major.Table 1: General first year and non-general first year universities General First Year Non- General First Year Carleton University British Columbia Institute of Technology Concordia University Lakehead University Dalhousie University McGill University McMaster University

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Muthu Govindaraj, Thomas Jefferson University

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Mechanical Engineering

‘project’ that they dowith a few other students in a team as a final course. The students hardly think about humanempathy, interface, ethical questions, contemporary perspectives, and other issues critical in acapstone course. Concept maps help to emphasize the integrative elements of the senior designcourse. Placing all the important elements in a single diagram facilitates the students’understanding of the course. In this respect, we cannot overstate the importance of concept maps.Figure 1 shows the construction of the concept map for a senior design course in mechanicalengineering with the liberal arts, sciences, math, engineering, design theory, and methodology asthe ‘general concepts.’ Then the subconcepts, which expand and explain the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

. Various regions and points on the stress-strain curve.Electrical workshopThe objective of Electrical workshop was to expose students to Arduino microcontroller toencourage student engagement by a fun project-----Autonomous Vehicle [12]. The projectincluded 2 sequential labs: Lab 1 Pulse Width Modulation, and Lab 2 Arduino Pulse WidthModulation. This workshop included both software and hardware. Students were exposed tocoding (loops, conditionals, and debugging), wiring, oscilloscope, DMM, function generator, andDC power supply use.Lab 1 Pulse Width Modulation: the students were introduced to the basic benchtopinstrumentation as used a function generator, oscilloscope, digital multimeter, and power supply.The challenge was to generate pulse-width

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

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Engineering Design Graphics

head parameters and port flowareas from an external spreadsheet.Phase OneDuring phase one, students participate in discussions on cylinder head design and port flow overthe course of six one-hour course segments. Key parameters, identified in [5], are includedvalve angle, intake and exhaust valve size, valve seat geometric design, and port area scheduling.An additional three hours per week are dedicated to the initial design process with studentsactively generating CAD geometry.Students are provided handouts containing data on intake and exhaust valve dimensions, valveseat dimensions, and valve spring dimensions. Table 1 below shows representative data. Theyare also able to utilize their own data for a different engine size. Hand drawn

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

undergraduates were first-generation college students in 2015-2016, students who are not first-generation can outnumberfirst-generation students in engineering by 2:1 [9]. The identities, interests, performance, familysupport, and self-efficacy of these students are often different than students who come fromfamilies with college experience, thus altering the internal landscape and comfort levels of thesestudents in engineering classrooms [10].International Status: While women, racial/ethnic minorities, and first-generation collegestudents have been studied extensively in the higher education literature, studies of internationalstudents are lacking in some part due to the presumption that these students do not face thebiases and barriers that domestic

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Simon Jakob Barth, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

individual innovative behaviorThe term innovation lacks an explicit definition agreed upon by all scientists. Rather, there ismuch debate on the topic depending on disciplines or research areas [9, 10]. One definitionthat is often used in organizational research and reasonably covers the focus of our study isformulated by Thompson [11]: “innovation is the generation, acceptance and implementationof new ideas, processes, products or services”.Figure 1: The four innovation tasks according to Kanter [12].In contrast to all the debate about the definition of the term, there is broad consensus amongvarious researchers that innovation occurs as a process. This current research study followsthe perspective of Kanter [12] who describes this process as the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

centers around the potential impacts of the WP program,addressing the following research questions: How does the WP intervention affect: 1) collegestudents’ intentions to persist in an engineering major? 2) college students’ understanding ofengineering professions? 3) elementary school students’ understanding of the engineeringprofessions? 4) elementary school students' intentions to attend college? 5) elementary schoolstudents’ intentions to major in engineering? Finally, these potential impacts will be examinedfor demographic differences, including sex, underrepresented minority students, low-income,and first-generation students. Pre- and post-surveys for the college and elementary students usingelements from existing surveys with strong

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Hixson, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

forward.Design Action 1: Developing a capstone design metrics canvasThe instructor begins the semester by giving a prompt such as, “What makes a good capstonedesign project?” After a brainstorming session, students list out and then rank the top features.They are then asked to turn their ranked features into a one-page graphical canvas, with agraphical element corresponding to each feature. This activity can occur over a short period oftime (0.5-1 course sessions) and then be iterated upon using multiple forms of feedback to makethe canvas better. Examples of two student-created canvases utilizing this process are shown inFigures 1 and 2 (captions provide additional detail). Figure 1: Several students used

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Prosser, Arizona State University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

information use over time: A comparative study of undergraduate engineers,” Proc. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 938–940, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1002/pra2.904.[26] E. Dommermuth and L. Roberts, “Listening to first generation college students in engineering: Implications for libraries & information literacy,” Commun. Inf. Lit., vol. 16, no. 2, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.15760/comminfolit.2022.16.2.2.[27] M. Phillips, M. Fosmire, L. Turner, K. Petersheim, and J. Lu, “Comparing the information needs and experiences of undergraduate students and practicing engineers,” J. Acad. Librariansh., vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 39–49, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2018.12.004.[28] C. C. Kuhlthau, “Inside the search process: Information

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Innovative Teaching Strategies I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jiaxi Li, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ninghan Zhong, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Abstract To efficiently create books and other instructional content from videos and further improve accessibil-ity of our course content we needed to solve the scene detection (SD) problem for engineering educationalcontent. We present the pedagogical applications of extracting video images for the purposes of digitalbook generation and other shareable resources, within the themes of accessibility, inclusive education,universal design for learning and how we solved this problem for engineering education lecture videos.Scene detection refers to the process of merging visually similar frames into a single video segment,and subsequent extraction of semantic features from the video segment (e.g., title, words, transcriptionsegment and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and instructors were first analyzed using open coding.Individual elements of each definition were isolated. For example, one student’s definition was“It means to take a risk and to start a business.” The elements of this definition were “to take arisk” and “to start a business.” From these elements, axial coding techniques were used toidentify general themes. As a result, an individual definition might be classified into severalthemes. After examining all of the initial themes, the responses were examined again forcongruence, which resulted in a final total of sixteen themes. The themes were then grouped intothree more general categories. The faculty and student responses were then compared (Table 1),and the student responses were

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Denine A Northrup, Western New England University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

importantfor realizing design functionality, and to aid in the communication of engineering design ideas to others.The constructionist theory identifies that the act of creating an external artifact which can be shared andreflected upon will promote learning and lead to the generation of new ideas [1-2]. As engineering designinstructors, it is often difficult to get students out of the conceptual design space and into the mindset ofprototyping and building physical artifacts. To evaluate the student experiences, engineering self-efficacycould help to understand the intrinsic motivation as well as their academic performance [3-4], especiallywhen evaluated in a making environment that utilizes the constructionist framework in the designclassroom.The

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 7 Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

critical practice that appears in early design and impacts thedirection of the process and possible solutions designers generate [1], [2], [14]. Schön [14]describes problem setting or framing as “…we select what we will treat as ‘things’ of thesituation, we set the boundaries of our attention to it, and we impose upon it a coherence whichallows us to say what is wrong and in what directions the situation needs to change” (p. 40).However, before designers can create a problem frame, they need to develop an understanding ofthe problem itself. To develop a problem understanding, designers may gather knowledgethrough various means, for example by interviewing clients, stakeholders, or potential users [3],[4] conducting background research on the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and intentional split, between traits and skills. Paraphrasingthe authors, a person’s skills can be nudged with education, but traits are more stubborn andinherent. Ultimately, through two rounds of correlation studies, the EMP settles on seven traitsand seven skills to capture entrepreneurial mindset, Table 1. Table 1: EMP categories of traits and skills Traits Skills Independence Future Focus Preference for Limited Structure Idea Generation Nonconformity Execution Risk Acceptance Self-Confidence

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luis Horacio Hernandez-Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Monica Daniela Hernandez-Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

necessity for activities that allow both, lecturer and student, generate aclass dynamic that promotes active interaction.In order to achieve the academical objectives in all types of scenarios, not only in thecontingency one, teachers must take into consideration that the new generation of students needsfrequent stimulus in order to acquire their attention and optimize their acquisition of knowledgeand competencies development. Adding interactive elements to class session can increase thestudents’ attention span [1]. In online courses, this can present itself as a challenge or anopportunity. Institutional learning has entirely changed its dynamic process as consequence ofthis necessity, introducing methods as: gamification, flipped-classrooms

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

10 8 6 4 1 Gender Race Ethnicity Language Generation Generation in the US in college Figure 1: Frequency of Demographic Markers Used for the 36 Analyzed Articles A detailed description of a participant’s ethnicity was discussed in only six articles.Overall, the majority of studies did not describe the term used to identify the Latinx populationof the study. The following terms were used in the studies reviewed: Chicana/o, Hispanic,Latina/o

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schmueser Ph.D., Clemson University; Johnell Brooks, Clemson University; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Clemson University; Pierluigi Pisu, Clemson University; Andrej Ivanco; Robert Gary Prucka, Clemson University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

methodology is generally the same as thatemployed during the last century and dates back to the early 1940’s1. In a recent study, theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) identified aspects of US engineeringeducation that are currently ineffective, with a focus on mechanical engineering2. The mostsignificant shortcomings were practical experiences, a general system perspective, anunderstanding of engineering standards and codes, problem solving skills, critical thinkingskills, oral and written communication skills, and project management skills. To close thegap between the current educational state and these identified changes, ASMErecommended the following actions for curricular change: (1) Create curricula that inspireinnovation and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

throughout the production facility. 4. Project Title: Automated Frame Spacer/Pin Removal Design Team: 3 ME & 3 ECE Sponsor: General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly is a light duty truck assembly plant which manufactures ½ ton - 1 ton trucks at a rate of about one truck per minute. Frame spacers are installed between the chassis to allow the chassis to be transported in a stacked configuration and protect the frames during movement. The current manufacturing process begins as these frames are removed from the rail car. These stacked chassis are then separated and introduced into the assembly line using an incoming buffer conveyor. It is at this point where four

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

ISBN: 978-1-118-00439-5.2. Smart Grid Handbook, Chen-Ching Liu (Editor-in-Chief), Stephen McArthur (Editor-in- Chief), Seung-Jae Lee (Editor-in-Chief), ISBN: 978-1-118-75548-8.3. IEEE Papers specifically papers from the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Smart Grid Conference Proceedings.Topics CoveredThe following topics were covered in the course. In addition to the textbook and references listedabove, material was also collected from recent IEEE papers [14]- [25] and software tools [26].1. An overview of power systems was given and a quick review of complex power, powerfactor, and real and reactive power was provided. The main elements of power system includingpower production and generation, power transmission, power distribution

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; Stephan Wagner, Cornell University

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

“lessons learned” from two versions of this alternativegrading scheme are presented here as “best practices” which we hope will be useful for otherfaculty wishing to implement standards-based grading on a large scale.IntroductionAlternative grading schemes encompass a large variety of course assessment rubrics and a largevariety of implementations of the different styles. Some examples include Mastery BasedGrading, Standards Based Grading, Specifications Grading, and Ungrading, among others [1, 2].Motivations for implementing a course assessment scheme different from a traditionalpoint-based rubric include encouraging a growth mindset in students, reducing testing anxietywhich may occur due to high-stakes exams, and requiring students to solve

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Sherris; Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Ramirez; Tushar Sinha, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Francisco Haces Fernandez, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Christine Robbins, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Marisol Pirozzolo, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mohammad Azayzeh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Alberto Aguirre, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Danielle Maynard, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Yara Green-Jordan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; jianhong Ren, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mariee Cruz Mendoza, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

objectives of the meetings were reiterated, as they hadappeared in an earlier email, as follows:1. Identify natural systems relevant to flood planning;2. Identify human systems relevant to flood planning;3. Generate questions to guide scientific simulation and modeling using our list of natural systems; and4. Generate questions to guide scientific simulation and modeling using our list of human systems;The introduction to the first session and re-presentation of the objectives with a small bit ofelaboration took about six minutes. It was followed by an icebreaker, in which everyone wasgiven two minutes to write down something they knew about themselves that others did notknow. Short narratives were shared with one

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga; Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Lu Zhang, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

Simulation Trainings. Toanalyze students’ presentation skills improvement through the VR-activity, the authorsconducted peer evaluations for pre and post-activity presentations. Additionally, after the VRactivity, the authors conducted an exit survey, obtaining the students’ perception of theactivity. The data obtained from the different surveys and evaluations allowed the authors to(1) develop an ordered probit regression model to understand the influence of several factorssuch as academic level, gender, first-generation and international status; (2) identify themajor deficiencies in CM students' communication and presentation skills; and (3) assess theeffects of VR-based presentation simulations on CM students’ presentation skills. The

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovative engineer. This work highlights thepotential for such an instrument to help transform engineering education by enhancing studentinsights about innovation across programs.1. IntroductionWith the constant drive for innovation in our economy and the increasing demand to graduatestudents who are more innovative contributors to society, it is little wonder that interest indefining and measuring individual innovativeness is growing. Attempts date back to the 1970s,with some scholars focusing on a general definition and assessment of innovativeness, whiledomain-specific work has tended to focus on consumer behavior. Somewhat surprising is the factthat efforts to define and measure engineering innovativeness as a construct have been few andfar

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Jeanne H. Norton; Dan Spielbusch

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

) anability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-definedengineering problems appropriate to the discipline; (3) an ability to apply written, oral, andgraphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and anability to identify and use appropriate technical literature; (4) an ability to conduct standard tests,measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes;and (5) an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams. Thecourses detailed in Table 1 below are specifically designed to meet these objectives. Table 1: Degree Options with Required and Elective Courses

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Systems Engineering

, in general the purpose of the class is tofamiliarize freshmen with the mechanical engineering profession, to provide a brief introductionto the technical subjects that students will cover during their mechanical engineeringundergraduate studies, and to develop some basic skills that will be useful in multiple courses. Inthe case of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), the course is ME-110Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and it is a two-credit class that is listed in the first semesterof the freshman year.A freshman-level introduction to mechanical engineering course is an attractive choice to presentan overview of the product development process (PDP) and to expose students to some basic STand SE concepts. The

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

fossil fuel-based energy resources; � is cognizant of the impact of personal energy-related decisions and actions on the global community; and � strives to make choices and decisions that reflect these attitudes with respect to energy resource development and energy consumption. As engineering faculty, the authors believe that a technically literate public is crucial tothe development of rational energy policies. With this in mind, a faculty team from the Collegeof Engineering & Science developed a course on energy for nontechnical students. The coursehas been adopted into the university’s core curriculum, satisfying the objective for scientificliteracy in natural sciences. It is the first general education offering from

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Systems Engineering

science on student learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Building and Revising an Assessment to Measure Students’ Self-Efficacy in Systems Thinking Mark D. Bedillion1*, Cassandra M. Birrenkott2, Marsha C. Lovett3, Karim H. Muci-Kuchler2, and Laura O. Pottmeyer3 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University 2 Mechanical Engineering Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology3 Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Technology, Carnegie Mellon University