Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Engineering graduationsboard decided to place an Introduction to Engineering course, aimed at giving freshmen a sign ofwhat they are expected to achieve and the attitudes they are likely to develop. This course coversa range of topics that are supposed to, on the one hand, give students the opportunity to acquire aset of important techniques (such as personality recognition and learning styles, effectivenessand effective use of time and problem solving), and on the other hand, to encourage/induce themto adopt cooperative learning and proactive behaviors, both within the classroom and during thetime spent studying. To lecture this course a set of professors were chosen: academic/scientific,managers of regionally important enterprises and technicians

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly A. Patterson-McNeill; Carl Steidley

compilersare being successfully used as a basis for a Programming Languages course.1. Why Study Programming Languages?The study of programming languages is beneficial to all levels of programmers whether they becomputer science students, engineering students, or computer engineering students. The nature ofthe work done by graduating students requires that they be familiar with at least oneprogramming language. Yet, this language will probably not be the one they actually use on thejob. By studying programming language concepts, students can gain an increased capacity toexpress ideas, an improved background for choosing appropriate languages, an increased abilityto learn new languages, a better understanding of the significance of implementation, and

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Andrew Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Christi Madsen, Texas A&M University; Cesar Malave, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

done such that the student’s families could observe the presentations. Awinner was selected from each project group, and an awards ceremony ended the camp.Description of ProjectsDuring the initial planning stages for the summer 2008 camp a consensus was reached that theprojects and the hands on portion should not belabor that you need to know science and math,but rather focus on the overall approach in tackling engineering problems. All three projectsfocused on some identifiable need for the project, a set of required tasks to assess the project,logging observations, and a list of deliverables for the design poster. In addition, team buildingskills, communication skills, and use of computer skills were incorporated.The three project groups

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Jones; Karen Berger; Tamara Knott

facilities at Virginia Tech duringtheir stay, there has long been a desire among the coaches and mentors to have the studentsparticipate in an activity more directly related to engineering. This December the Virginia Techstudent section of the Society of Women Engineers (VT-SWE) provided the opportunity for thestudents to participate in a hands-on engineering program, Exploring Engineering Day.Attendance at the Exploring Engineering Day was expected to be more than 320, with 15 SWEmembers and an additional 10 non-SWE members as volunteers. Over the course of theafternoon event participants visited four engineering activity stations, highlighting AerospaceEngineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Ocean Engineering, emphasizingthe

Conference Session

Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Valerie B. Smedile Rifkin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

, 2021 Anytime-Anywhere Engineering ExperimentationAbstract: This work examines the delivery of quality, hands-on engineering experimentation in a homeor remote environment. The course was designed to develop experimental skills in engineeringmeasurement methods, based on electronic instrumentation and computer-based data acquisitionsystems, using the microcontrollers Raspberry Pi and/or an Arduino. The learning outcomesinvolved developing student confidence, proficiency in data acquisition, statistical assessment ofdata, experimental setup and implementation. There were 6 formative modules to developconfidence in making engineering measurements with a variety of sensors and a summativemodule that involved a student-created

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

class that draws inspiration from the popular Discovery Channeltelevision show MythBusters. The MythBusters examine scientific principle through theexamination of myths, to either confirm or disprove them. This class introduces a variety ofengineering fields to children ages 8 to 12 in a fun and hands-on environment. Specific episodesof the television show are shown to generate interest in a topic. Experiments related to thatepisode are then created and implemented by the kids.The class introduces students to aerospace, plastics, mechanical and civil engineering with someadditional physics and chemistry. As an example, students design a car that can only be poweredby puffs of air with a limited amount of materials.Survey results indicate that

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Gaughran

connotations in every day language. In the not toodistant past many young people who were naturally left-handed were forced to changeto right- hand use, for example in writing. Not too many centuries ago being left- Page 7.297.2handed was seen as sufficient reason to be burnt at the stake. Do such attitudes stillProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationexist, even in a subtle way? Being 'right' has to do with 'correctness', 'good', 'proper' andso on, but being left or left-of-centre is completely the opposite.To

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

Session 1330 Piaget and Engineering Education Lawrence J. Genalo, Denise A. Schmidt, Melanie Schiltz Iowa State UniversityAbstractThomas Edison was a noted engineer while Jean Piaget made his fame in children’s educationalpsychology. Piaget’s “cognitive constructivism” has been adopted in many early childhoodprograms, but it also applies to engineering education and its “hands-on” approach, especially inlaboratories and project-based courses. The direction of education dramatically shifted whenJean Piaget developed a child-centered developmental learning theory. According to his

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

employment as military officers and arerequired to demonstrate proficiency in a five course engineering sequence. The Department ofCivil and Mechanical Engineering prepares students with a broad background in mathematics,science, and the humanities, but limited engineering problem solving skills through a sequenceof engineering courses, from traditional Statics and Dynamics to Mechanical Design. Studentsundertake the mechanical engineering five course sequence during their final four or fivesemesters. The experience increases the students’ technological literacy, communication skills,ability to use the computer, and hands-on experience through engineering science instruction.Additionally, the progression of courses enhances student learning and

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Melinda Gallagher; Lawrence J. Genalo

as a leader in global affairs and to solidifying ourposition in the emerging global economy (Report of the Expert Panel for the Review ofFederal Education Programs in Science, 1993). Furthermore, this situation placesspecial responsibility on American educators to guarantee that students at all levels gainexposure and encompass opportunities to pursue quality science, mathematics,engineering, and technology (SMET) education. To ensure that students are receivingquality educational experiences in the above areas, teachers must be competent andcapable of providing their students exemplary learning experiences, yet many educationprograms are currently graduating future teachers that are unprepared to teach science,math, and technology. K-12

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

postmoderns are more incredulous.”2 But what doespostmodernism have to do with engineering or more specifically, engineering education?Engineering thought of as simply direct application of science to produce technology has little todo with postmodernism. For example, Shearer sees the two as nearly polar opposites: “There is,however, a curious dichotomy that pertains to engineering and the civilization it has improved;indeed, an ironic split. For, while engineering has to be a discipline that is linear to the core, thecivilization itself — Western civilization, for now — has become postmodern, andpostmodernism is least of all linear.”3In contrast to Shearer, engineering conceived as a discipline founded on creativity and trade-offs,as divergent

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cassel

entrepreneurs often possess both leadership and managerialqualities. However, seasoned partners of top-tier venture capital firms believe that a visionaryleader with a passion for technology is critical to the successful creation and growth of a high-tech venture. For an entrepreneurial startup, managers are important, but a visionary, passionateleader is paramount. In the words of one nationally recognized and respected venture capitalist,“Visionary engineers are America’s heroes. We can hire execution.”16Penn’s Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramDesigned specifically for students of engineering and applied science, Penn’s 2-courseengineering entrepreneurship sequence appropriately resides in, and is taught by faculty of, theSchool of Engineering and

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jiawei Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

in Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University. He is a problem solver with strong hands- on skills and industrial experience. Currently, he is working on the characterization and fabrication of soft robotic grippers.Prof. Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Rebecca Kramer is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. She holds the degrees of B.S. from Johns Hopkins University, M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley, and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her lab, the Faboratory, contains a leading facility for the rapid design, fabrication, and analysis of materially soft and multifunctional systems. Her research expertise is

Conference Session

Undergraduate Students' Professional Skills and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University; Abdennour C. Seibi, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University

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Educational Research and Methods

. The instructor explains, “Analogy and metaphor are powerful ways of explaining hard concepts. Moreover, analogies are an intimate part of the structure of physics.”At Michigan Tech, a move was made to develop a course which addresses the university’semphasis on writing in engineering and applied science courses. The resulting third-year courserequires students to work collaboratively in producing full-scale engineering reports in a project-based environment.UVU could have considered working toward establishing Writing Intensive (WI) rather than WEcourse in each discipline, and articulating how many of these courses students need to take. AWI course is a common model used at some universities. Drexel’s WI program describes such

Conference Session

Automation in Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Measurement and Analysis of Carved Surfaces Made on a Self-Assembled and Tested Mini 3-Axis CNC RouterAbstractComputer numerical control is a very broad term that encompasses a variety of types ofmachines — all with different sizes, shapes, and functions. But the easiest way to think aboutCNC is to simply understand that it is all about using a computer as a means to control a machinethat carves useful objects from solid blocks of material. Traditional CNC machines areexpensive, complicated, and typically only found in large manufacturing companies that canafford them. Small hobbyist CNC machines can run anywhere from $7,000 and higher;professional machines can cost

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Perlman; Roli Varma

, there does not exist an ethics rulebook with hard and fast "do’s and don'ts" whichengineers could be taught to follow. Instead, students need to learn to use analytical tools andapply them to experiences necessary for judging the appropriateness of various actions anddecisions in their professional life. This requires bridging a gap between abstract ethical theoryand rules (including codes of ethics), on the one hand, and case studies, on the other hand. Page 6.940.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Chinedu Okonkwo, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Roy Uzoma Lan; Ibukun Gabriel Awolusi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jiannan Cai

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Diversity

approach involving pre- and post-implementation surveys was deployed to assesschanges in students’ AI knowledge, confidence, and perceived relevance of AI to their careers.Through this assessment, the study documents the effectiveness of integrating AI into an existingcourse and provides insight into best practices for designing similar modules in other constructionor engineering disciplines. By showcasing how AI can be embedded into the teaching of traditionaltopics such as construction materials and testing, this study highlights the potential for hands-on,practice-based learning to equip the next generation of construction professionals with cutting-edgeskills. Hence, this study builds a compelling case for the continued modernization of

Conference Session

Springfield's STEM Spectacle: Evaluating Engineering Excellence, D'oh!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Meintel, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Kyle Turner, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

, a third year of Ph.D. student in Engineering Education from the University of Cincinnati. I have 10 years of experience as a vice principal and STEM teacher in STEM-based elementary schools and host of several workshops for kids and parents about engineering and hands-on activities in STEM. My research area is in PreK-12 and diversity. Have an engineering background in my Master’s and Undergraduate.Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed., University of Cincinnati Blaire MH Bartish M.Ed. is a STEM Educator from the Cincinnati area. She specializes in community engagement, informal learning, early career exploration, DEI initiatives, and early childhood development. She holds a BA in Early Childhood Education from Ohio Wesleyan

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Holling

and Technology (ABET) is “The profession inwhich a knowledge of the mathematical or physical sciences gained by study, experience and practice is appliedwith judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit ofmankind ”.6 The American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Engineering Technology Council hasdefined Engineering Technology as "… the profession in which knowledge of the applied mathematical andnatural sciences gained by higher education, experience, and practice is devoted to application of engineeringprinciples and the implementation of technological advances for the benefit of humanity. EngineeringTechnology education for the professional focuses primarily on analyzing

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winthrop J. Aldrich; M. Catharine Hudspeth

sophistication required by science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) majors. -The compartmentalization of their previous education is not conducive to the synthesis of material across disciplines that is necessary for sophisticated problem solving. -The bulk of the students do not submerge themselves in the intellectual life of the campus because of commuting, family, and work commitments. -Most Latino and African American students perceive academic success in terms of isolated, individual effort in a competitive environment.The campus has two well-developed academic support programs for historically under-represented students in SEM majors: Maximizing Engineering Potential (MEP

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuosheng Ma, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Kai Qian, Southern Polytechnic State University; Dan Lo, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

software,embedded system is always listed as an essential course in both electrical engineering andcomputer sciences (or software engineering) curriculum. However, one main challenge in thesemajor-oriented curricula is that students won’t gain comprehensive knowledge in both hardwareand software design by only taking one course in their major department. For example, studentsin EE major might learn materials focus on hardware design but lack of programming skilltrainings. Rather, students in CS major might only learn microcontroller programming withouthardware exploring. Thus, students can’t be exposed to all cutting-edge technologies and can’tgain strengths from both disciplines.In addition, most engineering curricula required lab sections5

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, University of South Carolina; Elias Bou-Harb, University of Texas at San Antonio; Elie Kfoury, University of South Carolina; Jose Gomez, University of South Carolina; Antonio Mangino, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

with hands-on activities in IT, electrical engineering, andcomputer science programs. Topics include Local Area Networks (LANs), congestion-controlalgorithms, performance tools used to emulate wide area networks (WANs) and their attributes(packet loss, reordering, corruption, latency, jitter, etc.), data transfer applications for high-speednetworks, queueing delay and buffer size in routers and switches, active monitoring of multi-domain systems, high-performance cybersecurity tools such as Zeek’s intrusion detection systems,and others.The training platform has been also used by IT professionals from more than 30 states, for self-pace training. The material provides training on topics beyond general-purpose networks, whichare usually

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dardy; William Krantz; Kettil Cedercreutz

Division of Professional Practice at the University ofCincinnati. Participation in the co-op program is mandatory for undergraduate students in theCollege of Engineering and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. It is optionalfor students in the College of Business Administration, College of Applied Science, College ofArts and Sciences, and University College. The focus of this article will be on the co -op programin the College of Engineering and College of Applied Science.The University of Cincinnati operates on a quarter system, in part because it lends itself so we llto the co-op program. All students in the co-op program are enrolled in the Division ofProfessional Practice, which is administered by Professor Kettil

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer L. Bonniwell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joshua D. Carl, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Brian E. Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Luke Gerard Weber P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2021 It’s All About Engagement: Infusing the Mobile Studio Approach Throughout the Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractAn ongoing trend in electrical engineering programs is the adoption of mobile studio pedagogy,which champions small, portable, low-cost hardware/software systems in support ofstudent-centric educational activities. Engineering education literature on mobile studio usage hasfocused on the implementation of a mobile studio platform either in a single isolated course orseveral courses within a sequence. This work proposes infusing a hands-on mobile studioapproach throughout the electrical engineering curriculum, providing cohesive experientiallearning for students throughout

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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Minorities in Engineering

students, not about theinstructors. 2) Project-based, but not a design project. Engineering students have manydesign project opportunities and this class must offer something different. 3) Hands-on,visceral experience. 4) Provide role models. 5) Be honest brokers of information. Whatwas necessary is that the students experience a close to real-world approximation ofengineering activities. The students need an experience on which to base a career choice. So, a project based on failure analysis of a mobile robotic system was chosen asthe basis of the course material. Failure analysis provides structure for problem solvingmethodologies that is critical in engineering study. The basic concepts of mechanicalengineering in structures, gearing

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2008 GSW

Authors

Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

moreimportant that citizens are able to make informed and responsible choices, whether asconsumers, as parents influencing a child’s career direction, as voters, or as users of thenatural environment. Further, in an ‘advanced nation’, science and engineering should be apart of our culture like our literature, music, etc. - a source of enjoyment, excitement andpride.” These are ethical principles controlling public engagement focus on the benefits tosociety. Theodore von Karman who was not only a distinguished engineer but also a scientistonce said, “The scientist seeks to understand what is; the engineer seeks to create what neverwas.” There remains the problem of putting all the facts of our society into harmony with itstheory and the logical ideals

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3: Veterans in the Lab Environment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Michel Albert Audette, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Dipankar Ghosh, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Paper ID #23620Creating the Fleet Maker: Lessons Learned from the First Series of Work-shops on Maker Concepts for Active Duty PersonnelDr. Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University Dr. Karina Arcaute received her BS in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de Chi- huahua, and her MS (Mechanical Engineering) and PhD (Materials Science and Engineering) from the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Arcaute is an Assistant Professor in the Department of STEM Educa- tion and Professional Studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.Prof. Michel Albert Audette, Old Dominion University Dr. Michel Albert Audette

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Anthony Carnegie, Victoria University, Wellington; Craig A. Watterson, Victoria University, Wellington

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Electrical and Computer

academic ability and the perceived career opportunities. However, additionalsignificant influencers in this subject selection decision include the opinions of their peers,parents, teachers and careers advisors4.These findings are very important given that engineering is not specifically covered in oursecondary school curricula. Students are able to participate in science (physics, chemistry,biology) and technology (materials, computer applications, etc.) classes, but are generallyunaware of how engineering is a distinct discipline. So given that one of the primarymotivations of students is subject interest, the absence of engineering options at secondaryschool level significantly impacts on the number who choose to pursue tertiary levelengineering

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Technology

in itsentirety on the CMU campus. The third cohort of ME students is graduating in May 2014. TheCMU/CU-Boulder ME Partnership Program enables students to earn a Bachelor of Science inME degree and complete the entire program in residence at CMU. The first two years of classesare offered by CMU and taught by CMU faculty. Upper-level ME specific classes are offered byCU-Boulder and taught by CU-Boulder faculty on the campus of CMU. The successful studentcompleting all requirements then earns the degree from CU-Boulder.In collaboration with and to complement the Partnership, CMU is offering a 4-year MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET) Program. CMU is only one of a handful of universitiesnationwide that offer both E and ET degrees under a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Nuclear Aerospace Industrial Demographic Factors Chemical Hands-on activities; Math and Science Interest Environmental constructing and building (and Perceived Proficiency) Environmental Cues - School clubs and memorable buildings or