Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

ModulesAbstractEngineering Sustainable Engineers, a program sponsored by National Science Foundation, wasdesigned to improve undergraduate student knowledge of and competency in addressingsustainability issues in engineering design and problem solving. The program involvescollaboration among faculty in Civil, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering at the University ofTexas at Arlington. One of the key program elements is development and implementation of 12sustainability modules for implementation in 17 undergraduate engineering courses. Six of thesemodules were implemented in Industrial Engineering Courses: • “Sustainability: What Does It Mean for Industrial Engineers?” (Introduction to Industrial Engineering), • “How Can Engineering Probability Help

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney S. Smith, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Annual Conference and Exhibition. 2011. Vancouver, BC, Canada.35. Matusovich, H.M., et al. Motivating Factors in Problem-Based Learning: A Student Perspective on the Role of the Facilitator. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2011. Vancouver, British Columbia.36. Tenebaum, H.R., F.J. Crosby, and M.D. Gliner, Mentoring relationships in graduate school. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2001. 52: p. 326-341.37. Johnson, Rose, and Schlosser, Student-faculty mentoring: Theoretical and methodological issues, in The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring, T.D. Allen and L.T. Eby, Editors. 2007, Blackswell: Malden, MA.38. Ong, M., et al., Inside the double bind: a synthesis of

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

standing still. The World Economic Forum dropped Americafrom first to seventh place in its ranking of nations’ preparedness to benefit from advances ininformation technology; the number of US citizens entering engineering school declined stillfurther; the remnants of the legendary Bell Labs, the birthplace of the laser and the transistor andthe home of many Nobel laureates, were sold to a French firm; a new generation ofsemiconductor integrated circuits—the mortar of the modern electronics revolution—wasintroduced; the largest initial public offering in history was conducted by a Chinese bank; another$650 billion has been spent on US public schools while the performance of its students onstandardized science tests of those about to graduate

Conference Session

Expanding STEM Access and Belonging: Programs and Practices for Inclusive K–12 Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Swindell, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

EfSC curriculum was the engineering design challenge.Students were to create a functional prototype of an innovation that addressed a communityconcern surfaced by the community survey, that was described above. At this point, Ms. Bencouraged a larger degree of autonomy in the students, both in terms of which communityconcern was most salient to them and therefore what they would want to innovate and build aprototype of. The only factor Ms. B managed was time. The students had 2 ½ days to completetheir functioning prototype and be prepared to present it to a local community of stakeholders(including parents, other teachers, local university faculty). There was no issue with classroommanagement because the students were clear about the end goal

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of patents, with particular attention to issues of patentability ofsoftware. The course concludes with the law of copyright, including fair use. Some of the casesare more fun for the students than others. The classroom session on the fair-use case of Campbellv. Acuff-Rose Music, which involved 2 Live Crew’s parody of Roy Orbison’s recording of“Pretty Woman,” featured excerpts of both recordings. Table 1 presents an outline of thecourse’s content. Table 1. Outline of Course Content 1. IP overview and common-law misappropriation of “hot news” (1 week). The case law on misappropriation (e.g., INS v. AP (1918); National Basketball Ass’n v. Motorola, Inc. (1997)) provides a basis for understanding the nature of

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

ethical discussions andproblem-solving activities into their courses, there are many challenges to doing so, including: 1) the difficulty of finding out the ‘best’ ways to teach these topics and subsequent development of new course materials 2) the need expressed by engineering faculty for instructional modules to have quantifiable, measurable outcomes 3) instructor hesitancy to teach about issues in which they may have little or no training 4) already-packed syllabi that allow little room for introduction of new (and non-technical) topics 5) the challenge of identifying relevant and appropriately scaled case studies.To be successful in incorporating ethics across the entire engineering curriculum, it is

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

backgroundinformation for the pandemic, the broad institutional response, and online education.The COVID-19 PandemicThe World Health Organization identified the COVID-19 virus as a public health emergency ofinternational concern on January 30, 2020 [3] and declared the infectious disease a pandemic onMarch 11, 2020 [4], as it spread worldwide. COVID-19 was initially categorized as having azoonotic basis where the pathogen is transferrable from an animal host such as a bat to a human[5]. The US exceeded 500,000 fatalities in January 2021 due to COVID-19 [6]. COVID-19became the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer for individuals betweenthe ages of 45 and 84 [7]. The average age of faculty falls within the 45 to 84 range.The virus is

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A Gray

context of control charts provides significant feedback that allows primary employees to evaluate their own process, and 3) The only way to improve the output of a process is to change it, ergo, “If you do not like your grade, change your process.” These three ideas paint a realistic picture of the college enterprise, and provide the students with context that allows them to evaluate their own progress and to make decisions directed toward improvement.Messiah College’s engineering department has long had concern for successful transition of first yearstudents into the academic rigors of our engineering program. Reflecting this concern, we

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David A. Gray

context of control charts provides significant feedback that allows primary employees to evaluate their own process, and 3) The only way to improve the output of a process is to change it, ergo, “If you do not like your grade, change your process.” These three ideas paint a realistic picture of the college enterprise, and provide the students with context that allows them to evaluate their own progress and to make decisions directed toward improvement.Messiah College’s engineering department has long had concern for successful transition of first yearstudents into the academic rigors of our engineering program. Reflecting this concern, we

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David A. Gray

context of control charts provides significant feedback that allows primary employees to evaluate their own process, and 3) The only way to improve the output of a process is to change it, ergo, “If you do not like your grade, change your process.” These three ideas paint a realistic picture of the college enterprise, and provide the students with context that allows them to evaluate their own progress and to make decisions directed toward improvement.Messiah College’s engineering department has long had concern for successful transition of first yearstudents into the academic rigors of our engineering program. Reflecting this concern, we

Conference Session

Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Greses Pérez, Stanford University; Patrick Marcel Danner, Technical University of Munich; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

madeclear for us the need for a new measure to understand students' changes after the course. Eventhough the code “social” exists in the MWF exercise, it does not capture these types of topicsadequately. In the MWF, the term “social” refers to aesthetics, safety of people, travel, damage2 These themes would be elaborated in a future manuscript.to property, tourism, floodplains concerning people, infrastructure or agriculture. In contrast,some of the topics we noticed in students’ responses show an awareness of issues deeply rootedin society around topics of diversity and social justice. Thoughts about these social justice issuesdemonstrate a broader awareness that goes beyond the context of the flooding prevention project. To grasp better

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Qualters, Northeastern University; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Thomas Cullinane, Northeastern University; Ann McDonald, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

supply chain. The projectexplores the hypothesis that millennial engineering students approach learning in a communal,active manner using trial and error approaches. Results of this pilot exploratory project suggestthat engineering students are able to learn new information in a collaborative game approach,which impacts their confidence and self-awareness of their knowledge base.1. IntroductionThe goal and challenge of the board game entitled Shortfall is for students to learn to maximizeprofit with an increased awareness of environmental impact. The objectives of the game are tofoster better understanding of these issues and to encourage potential future industry leaders tomake these practices part of every day planning. The auto industry

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center; Mary Frances Agnello, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Construction

-disciplines, withsustainability concepts and practices incorporated into the mix of a discipline’s courses asappropriate. Certainly, many courses are discussing sustainability or environmental issues aspressing topics; however, this is done primarily on an ad hoc basis and with little reference to thetheories and practices of sustainability science. The critical factor is likely the lack of knowledge,time or incentives on the part of instructors to build these concepts into their course materials.There is also an indifference or marginalization of environmental concerns in dominanttextbooks. And existing engineering curricula are limited with prescribed credit hours and noplace to add more courses. For example Construction Engineering Technology

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Scott W. Case, Virginia Tech; Natasha Smith, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the issues associated with large class size that impact students’performance in engineering are (i) the lack of development of mentorship relationships withinstructors [8], (ii) lack of active learning [3], and (iii) lack of cognitive engagement [3] (studentsin large classes lack engagement as they feel invisible). Furthermore, teacher effects on studentsare directly related to achievement, a positive impact that is easier to develop in small sizeclasses [9].To address concerns associated with FECs, it is important to understand prevailing educationalenvironments in these courses and identify critical points where improvement and change isneeded. Most research focuses on early identification of at-risk students, however, this is notalways a

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

of lab courses in these areas.HTU has been quite aggressive in developing pipelines for middle and high school students toenter college in science majors through the successful Pre-Freshman Engineering Program(AusPrEP) summer program. The AusPrEP program is part of a $238,000 grant to Huston-Tillotson from the U.S. Department of Education for math and science initiatives. This grant hasinitiated additional funding from industry. Applied Materials, a semiconductor equipmentmanufacturing company, awarded HT $20,000 to add to the AusPrEP program. We plan onleveraging on the success of this program to add modules to it specifically related to nuclearscience and engineering issues. Funding will provide support for HTU faculty and students aswell

Conference Session

Design Teams 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeanne M. Homer, Oklahoma State University; James Beckstrom, Oklahoma State University; Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

2007 ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award, and the 2006 Halliburton Excellent Young Teacher Award. In addition to carrying on an architectural practice while teaching, many of her scholarship and creative activities relate to teaching in the Comprehensive Design Studio. Topics include multidisciplinary collaborations and integration of systems. She has collaboratively created educational material covering basics of egress design which has been viewed by students and professionals worldwide, and has led multidisciplinary design teams and research projects. She has presented at a variety of architecture, engineering, and fire protection academic and professional venues.Mr. James Beckstrom, Oklahoma State University

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

) Major, M.M. (1994). “Surviving the crunch.” ASEE Prism. 3(7), 14-19.11) McCuen, R.H. (1194). “Constructivist learning model for ethics education.” J. Proft. Issues in Engrg. Educ. And Pract., ASCE. 120(3), 273-278.12) Palmer, S.R. (2000). “Student responses to Activities to develop generic professional skills.” J. Proft. Issues in Engrg. Educ. And Pract., ASCE. 126(4), 180-185.13) Weingardt, R.G. (1993). “Engineers need a broader perspective and a better image.” ASCE News. 18(6), 7-11. Page 13.969.10

Conference Session

Centering Black Experiences in STEM: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne McAlister, University of Virginia; Jessica McDermott, University of Virginia; Juan Carlos Garibay, University of Virginia; Lindsay Wheeler

students from historically racially minoritized backgrounds[1]. Prior frameworks, however, often do not integrate students’ concerns for social justice (see[1], [13], [14] for systematic reviews) even though research has shown that students of coloroften choose STEM majors to address issues of inequity [15]–[18]. In order to fill this gap, we used a single case study methodology [19] to explore waysthat engineering identity, social identity and identification with social justice may be co-developed. Given that traditional engineering cultures have been shown to play a negative roleon students’ social justice concerns [15], [17], [18], [20]–[23] we chose to examine thecounternarrative of an Afro-Latino undergraduate engineering student who

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

students (70%), theSL environment was a new experience for them with less than (5%) of the students indicatingprevious regular use of SL or other similar virtual environment. Finally, hardware and softwarecompatibility, availability and connectivity are all significant concerns when evaluating theusefulness of a new communication media within academia.A small percentage of the students (12%) experienced some sort of hardware or softwarecompatibility issue with SL demonstration, yet all students were able to eventually resolve theirconnectivity issues and were able to complete the demonstration. Table 2: Survey Results: Population BackgroundSecond Survey Concept: Initial Learning CurveThe second group of four statements in

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

trained to think about technologies particularly new, emerging, andconverging technologies.2 Engineers and technologists need to learn how to participate in thelegislative and policy-making process that will frame developing and existing technologies.3 If engineers and technologist were to develop an understanding of the mechanics ofpublic policy they may be able to assist in the shaping of public policy that influences technologyinnovations.4 “Opportunity to provide public policy background to engineers and technologists isduring their undergraduate experience in the form of a planned curriculum in Engineering andTechnology Public Policy (ENTPP)”.5 One concern is how would such ENTPP courses fit in to an already full engineering

Conference Session

Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Engineering Education and Educa- tional Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered De- sign Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices and policies, interdisciplinary teaching and learn- ing, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Graduate Funding

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

and retention of women in CS is a problem, this paper onlyGeneral Terms addresses the retention issue.Human Factors Although the gender imbalance is a global problem, in this paper we will use the case of the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD)Keywords to introduce the problem more specifically. And we look into theWomen in computing; use of social media to encourage retention problem with the introductory courses [7, 10] in CS at UMD. Everyof women; issues concerning women in

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minju Lee, University of Connecticut; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut; Sophia Fenn, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

students the opportunity to altertheir perceptions of climate change (NAS, 2017).ENGINEERING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS The College of Engineering at the University of Connecticut launched a new major inMultidisciplinary Engineering (MDE) and has developed corresponding human rights andsustainability required courses, including “ENGR/HRTS 2300: Engineering for Human Rights.”This 3-credit seminar enrolls undergraduate students interested in the broader socialimplications of engineering and technology. The faculty who designed and teach this coursedefine engineering for human rights as “a paradigm that draws on a universal set of principlesto shape individual ethical obligations and the norms of the profession to mitigate risk, enhanceaccess to the

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

-level academician. Thus, the burden of effort falls to the jobseeker. In this paper the author lists helpful locations to check for information, both high-tech andlow-tech, regarding entry academic job openings as well as institutional data which might be of usein evaluating job opportunities.To add to the fun, the schools which need new faculty members are widely varied not only ingeographic location but also in focus. Schools value different experience and abilities based ontheir departmental needs and school academic or research mission statements. Determining andfinding the right mix for the candidate is imperative for a good pairing, so the author discussessome considerations which aid in determining whether openings match a candidate’s

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Field

furthering their students’ understanding of the interrelationships ofvarious technical disciplines that are encompassed by Industrial Technology at ISU. Placingfoundation materials in the context of professional practice increases interest levels and retentionrates of new students. This process of contextual learning also helps faculty more realisticallyassess student learning by tying student outcomes to specific tasks.Business Lab projectsProjects undertaken by Business Laboratory students are provided by the corporate partners whoidentify actual projects within their own operations that meet two criteria—they must be of realvalue to the corporate partners and must have objectives that can be reached by student teamsover the course of a semester

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

University of Manitoba. Since thenadditional Chairs have been announced, with an ultimate target of 16 programs in universitiesacross Canada.Definition of Design EngineeringIn the Guide for Applicants issued by NSERC, Design Engineering is defined as; “. . . the enabler of innovation. It is the activity that creates the concepts and designs, and develops the new and improved products, processes and technologies that are needed in industry and in other sectors of the economy.”The Guide goes further to note that; “Design engineering is concerned with the design and development of new and improved products, processes and technologies that satisfy specified requirements in an effective and efficient manner.”Given

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

of new students the following year.We have a process in place with LMA where our faculty discusses the needs andpriorities of the corporation to define areas of possible collaboration. Once these areasare understood and prioritized, LMA and UTEP develop a Statement of Work (SOW) ofexpected outcomes and deliverables for on-campus developmental projects and/or on-sitedeployment of students under a particular project. For on-site deployment studentsinterested are encouraged to submit their application for LMA review. After LMAreview they choose candidates to be interviewed and LMA decision makers select thestudents they want to hire for on-site deployment which usually happens during thesummer. During the interview process, LMA managers and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank J. Fronczak; John G. Webster

emphasize that suggestionsare just that, suggestions, and they are not to be construed as mandates. Very often students willtake off-the-cuff comments as gospel and respond accordingly.In addition to helping guide the students through the process, the instructors also served as asource of some specific technical knowledge. This is also consistent with the faculty serving therole of a supervisory engineer. While the students were able to expect that they could consultwith us on particular technical issues, they understood that our primary job responsibility was toprovide them with guidance in the process, not to solve their problems. We reminded thestudents that we were not members of their design team. We would give advice, but certainlynot do

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James R. Sherrard

prepared by the NAC to reiterate their concerns to the Chancellorand again request an exemption from this credit reduction requirement. A definitive response hasnot been received as of this report preparation, but a one year extension for all technology programsto implement the credit reduction mandate has been granted. An altered curriculum at the 68-creditlevel for the nuclear engineering technology program is now required for implementation for theFall 1998 semester, thereby giving the program and its advisory committee a one year period toresolve this important issue. It should be noted that the nuclear program is the only such program inthe northeast and supplies technicians to the entire nuclear-dependent New England region. Aseparate

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann M. Bisantz; Amjad Aref; Alexander N. Cartwright

Session 2353 Introducing Students to Engineering Using a Case Study Approach Ann M. Bisantz, Alexander N. Cartwright, and Amjad Aref School of Engineering and Applied Sciences State University of New York at BuffaloI. Introduction Improving student retention in engineering programs is an on-going and important goal.Some reasons given for poor retention of engineering freshman are lack of contact withengineering faculty during freshman courses, and a lack of understanding on the part of studentsof what they will do as engineers when they graduate3. Case studies are one