Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

0.64 - 1 -2 -1 1 1 -2 1 Overall 0 -17 -33 -40 -41 -18 -40 -54Students and Faculty FeedbackFeedback on the Multidisciplinary Senior Design sequence related to course structure andpresentation is collected mid-quarter and at the end of the quarter. During the fall 2006 quarter,feedback indicated that the students had concerns with the new workshop format, but that theywould be much more in favor of the new workshop format if they were given a chance toimmediately apply what they learned during workshops (63% were in favor of this).During the winter quarter

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

courses is included in the appendix.Our Technology Entrepreneurship Program is part of an institution-wide EntrepreneurshipProgram that manifests itself in different ways in different parts of the institution. Theentrepreneurship program was established after the engineering business minor and puts moreemphasis than the business minor does on activities that are outside of courses and classes. Itsaims are similar to those of most engineering entrepreneurship programs: to promote a mindsetthat charges students and faculty to challenge the status quo, create, innovate, and drive change.Specifically, it aims to (1) prepare students to play crucial roles in the new venturecommunity—whether as founders, funders, policy makers, technologists, or

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

by 66 students and 15 faculty members at our institution. Foreach objective measured, the survey data showed similar trends that may be summarized asfollows. On average, student and faculty believe (a) the objective is emphasized in engineeringscience courses, (b) the objective is important, (c) students can develop the requisite performancein the context of an engineering science course, and (d) present performance levels aresatisfactory. These results provide evidence that performance criteria developed in this study arealigned with professor and student perceptions of quality. These results also provide a plausibleexplanation for the resistance that we have encountered when we have raised issues associatedwith teaching and learning of

Conference Session

Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Andrés Cristancho, Purdue Engineering Education; Leonardo Pollettini Marcos, Purdue University; eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College and Purdue University

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

curriculum can bechallenging because of an already busy curriculum and a lack of pedagogical guidance forinstructors. Not addressing these challenges can thus hinder institutions’ ability to developsocially and environmentally responsible engineers. Due to technological and scientificdevelopments, the engineering curriculum is frequently expected to cover more and moretechnical content, which makes the incorporation of other aspects more challenging [10]. Ahorizontal integration of social and environmental justice is an effective approach to dealing withthis issue, and it simultaneously helps defuse faculty resistance to non-technical content[11,12,13]. It has also been pointed out that social justice in engineering contexts usuallynecessitates the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hermine Vedogbeton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Crystal Brown; Gbetonmasse B Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Krueger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

results from the data informed the development of interventions to improve the campus climate for Black students. The results of the interventions will be reported in another paper.ResultsThe analysis of the interviews and focus group discussions conducted with Black alumni led tothree (3) major themes to describe their experiences during their time as students at theinstitution. These themes summarized in Figure 1 were further explored through surveys withcurrent students to assess the prevalence and persistence of those issues. We summarize here themain findings by theme. Transition Wellbeing and Belonging Financial Concerns Figure 1

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, and vocabulary sets in Quizlet. Extra explanationand these resources have helped assuage concern and uncertainty for some students about theirbackground and preparation for an introductory materials course. To inform students thatprocessing methods may be new material and that they will learn it adequately over time also helpsto lower anxiety.Crystal Structures IBSAnother foundational topic area earlier in the course which can have IBS is crystal systemsincluding structures, directions, planes, and defects. It can be that, in initially teaching in this area,an instructor might assume that engineering students have moderately developed spatial-visualskills, which is critical for developing material components, devices and systems. Such skills

Conference Session

Broadening Perspectives in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

on the learning technology infrastructure for delivering coursework, it became evident thatnot all communities had the same level, specifically rural, economically disadvantaged, and/orminority communities. The concern for rural communities is not unique to the U.S., with manyother countries reporting a similar phenomenon. The research objective of this paper is todetermine if any structural issues limit students graduating from MSI, more specifically fromconstruction programs. The methodology used in this paper includes a robust literature review toassess the state of the learning technology infrastructure at MSI and non-MSI, particularly theconstruction programs. The literature review indicates very little research on MSI as a whole.Based

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Nicholas A. Baine, Grand Valley State University; Samhita Rhodes, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering. His expertise is in the design of electrical control systems and sensor data fusion. As an instructor, he specializes in teaching freshman courses as well as control systems and design of digital and embedded systems. While at Wright State University, he was part of the group which developed a new model to teach mathematics to engineering students. As a faculty member at Grand Valley State University, he is working with faculty to continuously develop and improve the freshman design courses.Dr. Samhita Rhodes, Grand Valley State University Dr. Samhita Rhodes is the Assistant Director of the School of Engineering and Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Program at Grand Valley State University. She received her

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Harriet Cornachione; Tim Brower

increased mentoring are current goals to help relievethe first issue, lack of academic preparation. In addition, SWE is making increased efforts atcollaboration with ASME and other engineering-related clubs on campus. These efforts canonly help diffuse, and perhaps in time alleviate the latter issue for many women students. Moredirect communication between genders, disciplines and with faculty is seen as an attainable goalfor this small campus, and is considered a long-term goal to boost retention.VI. Concluding RemarksAs Oregon Tech struggles to increase its enrollment of women in its engineering programs, weask ourselves questions such as:1) Is the disparity between the numbers of women in the engineering program, i.e., the CE program, compared

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

are consistent with employing a CoP as a theory of change, more evidence isneeded to scale the change.Recent funding and new membership have created opportunities for the CoP to lead change at amuch broader level across civil and environmental engineering education (CEE) in the U.S. A2021 survey of CIT-E members suggested that civil engineering faculty members both areinterested in incorporating issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice into courses andcurricula and are looking for help with how to do so effectively [4]. The survey also revealedthat while the CoP is more diverse in terms of gender than the civil engineering faculty in theU.S., engaging colleagues more intentionally with greater attention to other dimensions

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Corradini

The Use of Undergraduate Minors to Meet National Needs in Nuclear Fission Power Engineering Michael L. Corradini, James J. Duderstadt, William R. Martin University of Wisconsin/University of MichiganAbstractWith the renewed interest in nuclear power as a key component of the nation’s energy portfolio,there is a growing concern about the availability of engineers trained in nuclear technology inview of the very significant erosion in university nuclear engineering programs and facilitiesover the past two decades. Even with a rapid infusion of new resources, the time required torebuild the necessary faculties and facilities and stimulate student interest makes it

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

used for itsintended purpose. This R&D effort has also been instrumental in establishing a relationshipfrom which to build internal and external funding opportunities for students and faculty. Allpartners have had active roles in advising the students and managing the projects. Weeklyteleconferences along with periodic site visits to each facility for design reviews have workedwell. The final critical issue discussed in this paper involves establishing ownership rights onthe intellectual property that is jointly developed. Page 11.181.2I. IntroductionIn order to have an effective partnership between a university and a company, both

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

engineeringprinciples. Faculty members teaching these courses are oftenconfronted with the challenge of integrating these two componentsto help students learn the subject in the most effective manner.In the past ten years, the authors have tried several methods toachieve such a goal and found that a problem-based learning (PBL)[1] is a very promising method to address the problem. Thismethod is in essence a guided design process which mixes student-centered learning with a structured course syllabus. This paperis to discuss how PBL is used in teaching the Thermal SystemsDesign course. Thermal Systems Design is a required 3-credit hour course inour Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The course is for seniorstudents after they have completed Thermodynamics

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daina Briedis

) embrace these concerns and, therefore, include within the requiredprogram outcomes of Criterion 3 the instilling of lifelong learning skills in our engineeringgraduates4.Questions are often raised about the means used to substantiate attainment or, at least, thedevelopment of these skill sets in our graduates. Frequently programs rely on alumni surveys toprovide such evidence. However, a more important issue deals with proactive strategies thatengineering programs may use to jump-start interest in and appreciation for lifelong learning inits students. This can be done as a part of traditional engineering courses on campus.Students in the undergraduate fluid flow and heat transfer course in chemical engineering atMichigan State University (MSU

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Expanding horizons

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Justin L Hess, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nael Barakat, The University of Texas at Tyler; Sara E Wilson, The University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

online. Mostattendees were affiliated with higher education institutions or private firms, along with a fewparticipants who were retired, associated with non-profit organizations, or working in smallerconsulting firms. The event was framed as part of an ongoing needfinding process designed toidentify specific opportunities for future “ethics R&D” initiatives, i.e., targeted efforts togenerate new ethics content or interventions for engineering students and professionals. Throughthis event and other related activities, we more specifically aim to investigate what content (e.g.,ethical issues and topics), pedagogies (e.g., instructional strategies and frameworks), andassessment approaches (e.g., measurement tools) are needed to advance ethics

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

Tagged Divisions

International

started, with a small team of staff members, toreflect upon the past, the present, and the future. The bean-counting process was somewhatsuccessful, but we still have several concerns, some weaknesses, an interim report in 3 years, anda new evaluation visit by the end of a six-year period.Some fundamental curriculum modifications were carried out starting from the year 2003. Oneaspect of these modifications was to follow the example of several institutions in introducingengineering design and problem solving skills at the freshmen level4-7. Based on a courseinitially developed by Arizona State University, two introductory freshmen engineering designcourses were introduced in 2003 and 2004 respectively. A focus group adapted and redesignedthe

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Whalley; Harriet Svec; Harvey Svec; Teresa Hall

. Students who have traveled overseas and studied othercultures have benefit of knowledge that can have considerable impact on future engineeringdesign choices, environmental sustainability issues, and even socio-political decisions.Many universities are adopting international experience and global citizenship themes in thecore curriculum; South Dakota State University is among this group. However, the studyabroad experience has yet to be widely adopted: only one percent of the Americanundergraduate population in 2002 had earned academic credit in this manner.1 The financialconstraints of overseas travel compounded with the lack of faculty participation [due tofunding issues, time constraints, or teaching load issues] negatively affect study

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

towards real-world applications through a varietyof mechanisms. Instructors demonstrated moderate support for STSE, with a strong orientationtowards problem solving and design, but shared concerns, in particular about exploring issues ofsocial justice and fairness and the possibility of imposing bias on students. This is reflective ofwork in engineering education that highlights the apolitical nature of engineering and itsresonance in undergraduate engineering programs. Finally, a reframing of STSE is offered toacknowledge the role of problem solving rather than issue exploration in engineering, whilehighlighting the need to further consider the context of engineering activities, aligned with recentwork on sociotechnical thinking and social

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Wayne Hall; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

, to address the issues and incorporate theideals of Sustainability into the education of young, new engineers?# There are several ways that the concepts of Sustainability can be brought into civil andenvironmental engineering education. At the institutional level, the engineering collegesthemselves can make the conscience decision to carry out their operations in a sustainablemanner, and follow up by aggressively implementing that decision. In addition, practicessupportive of Sustainable Development can easily be incorporated into the philosophy of all civiland environmental engineering curricula as one aspect of their global goals and objectives.Finally, the ideas of Sustainability can be integrated into classroom material as a

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Page 13.570.5engineering that integrate a variety of ethical considerations that mean to address critiquesencountered throughout the course. Forms of resistance including dissent of individualexperts41,42, collective dissent of professional societies43, and citizen action44. New visions ofdoing and teaching science in response to macroethical concerns are presented45-49, along withdiscussions of teaching and doing engineering in ways that promote peace and social justice 50-52.Challenges posed by the content. It may be apparent that at least some of the readings presentedhere, particularly those that draw either on philosophy or critical theory (or both), may be quitechallenging for engineering students. If this material is important to their

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

planning of the whole supply chain of the fast food industry.13 7. The construction of Brunelleschi’s dome in Florence.14 8. The topic of the safety, roll-over tendencies and fuel efficiency of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV’s) was used with reliance on items then current in the media. 9. Energy issues using source texts from Heinberg,15 Kunstler16 and Tertzakian17 complemented by ample and debatable resources on the web and in the media. These topics are inevitably interleaved with environmental concerns and specifically global warming. 10. Current local and international issues relating to genetic engineered (GE) or modified (GM) materials in the food supply chain starting with agriculture and animal

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University; Kathryn R Pynn, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the marketing of this program and offered scholarships toattend. During the summer bridge program, students are housed together on campus andenrolled in a math course, a writing course or a social science/humanities course, and anengineering seminar.Several curricular revisions have been made within our SummerStart program over the past fiveyears. In 2009, we collaborated with a faculty member in Mathematics and Math Education todesign a new math course for our summer bridge program. This course replaced a traditionalcourse in pre-Calculus or Calculus I and allowed all engineering and computer science studentsto have a unified experience in math. The course was designed to prepare students in the bridgeprogram to succeed in their first

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

produce competitive students, especiallythose who may not continue to the Ph.D. level. Diffusion of Innovations10 provides someperspective as to why this may be. In the first chapter Rogers describes four steps for a new idea,to become widespread and accepted. The four main elements are the innovation itself,communication, time, and a social system.If formal, degree granting, optics education is considered an innovation, then needs such asadvantage, compatibility with current values, complexity, trialability, and observability come intoplay. For optics education, advantage over physics or electrical engineering and the compatibilityof values for faculty and students in those departments is important. Complexity or factor ofunfamiliarity is one

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadreza Ostadali Makhmalbaf, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

development and Hispanic workforce safety in the construction industry.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech Dr. Denise R. Simmons, PE, is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and in Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Until 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience working with public

Conference Session

Practices for Student Learning Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Amit J Lopes, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

needed to be successful in Engineering study. As part of this effort, the following tools are highlighted: Winning The First Month; Math Stress Quests; and Semester Project. The above efforts assisted in changing the ‘Foundations of Engineering’ course from a teacher dominated instruction and philosophy course to a more student learning centered, engaging, hands-on, engineering problem solving course that improves student-faculty interaction and student motivation which will better prepare them to have a successful engineering education and career. A survey was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the course redesign.I. Background on Undergraduate Engineering Issues In recent decades engineering schools worldwide are focusing on

Conference Session

Vendor Partnerships with Engineering Libraries

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Paulsen; Amy Van Epps; Lisa Dunn; Jay Bhatt

/Vendor Partnerships and a New Reference Book ParadigmAchieving a productive and valuable partnership requires input and responses from the partiesinvolved. Typically, in the management of an online information product those parties consist ofthe library and the online vendor. In some cases, the scope of the relationship is much largerthan just an interface between librarian and vendor; the relationship includes many liaison roles,such as communicating with faculty, graduate students and undergraduates 9. In 2002 a surveywas conducted by the Working Group on Liaison Relationships, a task force that focused onfinding answers about what services were most valuable at the Rutgers University Library. Thestudy revealed the community’s preferred

Collection

ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Penn State University; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Robin Havens Tate, The Pennsylvania State University; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University

. With the guidance ofa faculty advisor assigned within the student's first semester, the D.Eng. recipient will beprepared to: • research and develop new products or processes that can benefit industrial, governmental, or military entities; • analyze and synthesize critical information within a discipline, and, where appropriate, across multiple disciplines; • communicate the major issues of a discipline and effectively disseminate research findings through technical reports, presentations, and peer-reviewed papers; and • lead high-performing research and development teams, divisions, and corporations.D.Eng. Learning ObjectivesThe D.Eng. program established a set of learning objectives, which are: 1. Develop

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Navigating Risks and Cross-Cultural Challenges

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Nicewonger, Virginia Tech ; Shea Fitzgerald Hagy, Chalmers University of Technology; Catarina Östlund

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

. Instructors must balance the educational objectives of their programs withthe needs of the communities they serve while also considering equity issues when distributingresponsibilities among diverse student design teams. Interestingly, the instructors involved in thisresearch project have long been concerned about the ethical considerations surrounding thesustainability of course projects.In the early 2000s, instructors received external funding to establish a joint course collaborationwith a local university in Kenya. However, once the funding ended, it became impossible tosustain the partnership. In 2020, just before the pandemic began, a new partnership was formedwithout funding in order to explore ways to integrate students from a Kenyan

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

project. Instead of using an office full of desktop computerseach running a client application to communicate with the server, each computer need only havea web browser. Through the web browser, one can manipulate data and produce reports with theneed for custom software. This eliminates distribution of new versions of client applications.Entire SystemThrough making decisions that would enable the entire system to address the concerns that wereaddressed earlier we have built a system that is robust and easy to use. Since the database can beaccessed through the WWW front end, it eliminates the need to distribute custom applicationsand train clients to use new and unfamiliar programs. The Web front end supports manysimultaneous users from a wide

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Melguizo, University of Southern California; Federick Ngo, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

tailoringinstruction in math classrooms. Even though this information might be helpful for math facultyand student support center personnel, we focus in this paper on faculty since our interest is on theconnection between A&P data and classroom instruction. The study thus sheds light on facultyperspectives about A&P policies and their link to teaching, which have largely been missingfrom the national debate concerning the improvement of developmental education andassessment practices.Background Examining placement testing and the use of data in community colleges is importantbecause community colleges are the entry point to higher education for about 40 percent of allU.S. undergraduates (National Center for Education Statistics, 2016). However