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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia R Laugerman P.E., University of Iowa; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

=74.254, df=30,p<0.0001; RMSE=0.056, Comparative Fit Index=0.984, chi-square/df ratio=2.475). First springUniversity GPA and credit hours, CC transfer credits toward core engineering courses, first fallcredit hours after transfer, first fall University GPA, and University core course GPA aresignificantly related to graduation in engineering. This research may help increase the success ofCC transfers to engineering, emphasizing the importance of core engineering courses.IntroductionThis is an exploratory study to determine the strength of the relationships between coreengineering coursework and graduation in engineering for community college (CC) transferstudents. The longitudinal study accounts for the coursework taken at the CC prior to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton; Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton; Susamma Barua, California State University, Fullerton

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22913Effectiveness of Freshman Level Multi-disciplinary Hands-on Projects in In-creasing Student Retention Rate and Reducing Graduation Time for Engi-neering Students in a Public Comprehensive UniversityDr. Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Tiwari is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at California State University Fuller- ton. His research interest includes geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil behavior, slopes dams and embankment, natural hazard mitigation, and engineering education. He developed and implemented the hands-on project based course, Introduction to

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Fellows have improved theirpublic speaking skills, felt more prepared for their careers, and felt that they were makinga difference simply by being positive role models. In addition, by working with OSTclubs, the undergraduate Fellows work directly with the graduate Fellow who exposesthem to new areas of research, helps strengthen their math and science skills and providesan opportunity to discuss their post-undergraduate plans. Among the NCSU Fellows amuch higher percentage of undergraduate Fellows plan to attend graduate or professionalschool, as compared to similar statistics for the entire university undergraduatepopulation. The graduate Fellow benefits in much the same way and additionallydevelops managerial and administrative skills.Out-of

Conference Session

Exploring Research Methodologies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech; Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech

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Student

original research questions guiding the study.Subsequently, we discuss how three graduate students separately used this qualitative data set incompletion of their dissertations. Specifically, two graduate students used the data for secondaryanalyses to ask new questions of the data and another graduate student used the data to pilot anobservation protocol as part of her dissertation study. We discuss how those graduate studentsdetermined that the data set was viable for their individual research agendas, and outline someguidelines that others could use in doing so. Lastly, we conclude with the implications particularin designing a qualitative study around secondary data analysis. We believe that the informationin this paper is valuable to graduate

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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Student and Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8362Multi-purpose Advanced Teaching and Basic Research Analytical and Phys-ical Chemistry Laboratory at Khalifa University’s Biomedical EngineeringDepartmentProf. Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research Abdel F. Isakovic graduated with PhD in physics with focus on spintronics (University of Minnesota, 2003), where he was also trained in cooperative teaching method. He worked as postdoctoral research associate in nanotransport, nanofab and X-rays (2003-2006) at Cornel University, where he also served as a lecturer (2006), after which he moved to Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY to

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Miguel A. Padilla; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

both the schools and the students within the schoolssimultaneously, thereby eliminating aggregation bias and misestimated standard errors that resultwhen the nested structure is ignored. In the present study, a hierarchical linear model is fitted tothe SUCCEED longitudinal database using only students that graduated. As an example,cumulative GPA is regressed on Carnegie school classification, school setting, degree received,gender gap, and citizenship gap with SAT total score and number of terms attended ascovariates. The results indicate that there is significant cumulative GPA variance betweenschools, accounting for 19% of the variance. Additionally, the gender gap and citizenship gapaccounted for 6% of the within school cumulative GPA

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Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M. Arnett, New Mexico State University; Sandra M. Way, New Mexico State University; David G. Ortiz, New Mexico State University; Lorissa B. B. Humble, New Mexico State University; Analyssa D. Martinez, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame and his interests include social movements, political sociology, Latin American Studies, sociology of disasters, digital media communication, and research methods. Most of his work is cross-national, comparative, and with a regional focus on Latin America, Mexico and the US-Mexico Border. His work has been published in Mobilization, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Perspectives, and Qualitative Sociology, among others.Lorissa B. B. Humble, New Mexico State University Lorissa Humble is a recent graduate from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor’s in sociology and a minor in math. She is set to begin her Master’s program in applied statistics in Fall

Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Ray Waller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Louis Tay, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33406The Impact of Department Diversity on Student Persistence and Success inEngineeringMr. David Ray Waller, Purdue University, West Lafayette David Waller is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research focuses on understanding engineering student experiences from a complexity paradigm. He is interested in how network-based methods can be used to study complex educational systems and how these methods can inform data-driven decision making. Prior to starting his PhD, David completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and his Master of Applied Science

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

advisors, graduate program structure, and the role of peer support. Thepurpose of this research is to explore the impact of the institutional climate at a state-sponsoredresearch university on doctoral students’ pathways by examining the experiences of participantsin a program that prepares students for academic careers.Experiences of Engineering Graduate Students in Academic Career Preparation ProgramsMany studies in the last decade have explored professional development approaches that maysupport the preparation of engineering doctoral students for academic careers or other careersthat include teaching (e.g., Austin and colleagues1,7). These studies highlight key factors thatmay affect a program’s impact on a graduate student’s overall

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Felix Ndashimye, Universty of Missouri-Columbia; Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 College Engineering Attainment among Rural Students (Work-In-Progress)IntroductionAttracting more and diverse students into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) majors has been identified as one of the strategies for achieving the overall national goalof increasing the number of STEM graduates needed in the United States workforce [1].However, research shows that barriers to entry and high dropout rates for students in engineeringprograms pose a challenge to achieving this goal [2]. Although much attention has been given tothe gap in engineering degree attainment across racial and gender groups (for example, see [3],[4], [5

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Sara Skiles, University of Notre Dame; Sean Kelly, University of Notre Dame; Leo McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

15.971.2with alternatives.In engineering, both as a specific career path and as a discipline of study, there exists an imbalancebetween the need for engineers in the work force and the level of student interest in the field.4This imbalance has driven educational researchers to study engineering education in terms ofeducational and professional persistence and the associated influencing factors. One such studyreported that engineering actually has a higher rate of persistence to graduation than other fields,but nevertheless noted that the lower enrollment of women in the discipline and the limitedpathways in to the discipline both contribute to lower numbers of engineering graduatesnationwide.5 Other studies of engineering educational persistence

Conference Session

Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

geographicallydistributed campuses united around a common theme. Though logistically challenging, such aprogram can expand participants’ networks while maintaining a sense of cohort and community,which is important for researcher identity development. The current study investigates theoutcomes of an REU Site run across four campuses within the National Science Foundation(NSF)-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban WaterInfrastructure (ReNUWIt). Participants to date have been 69% female and 39% from historicallyunderrepresented racial or ethnic groups. Outcomes include participant skill-building,development of researcher identity, pursuit of graduate school, and pursuit of careers in STEM.Assessments include pre- and post

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Emily Parry; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

social good?AbstractThis research paper explores the beliefs that students hold around major social issues includingsocial justice, global disparities, and the role of technology in alleviating injustice. In a surveycompleted by almost 400 students from four different areas of study at a major public university,scores from three subscales of social responsibility beliefs show that education andenvironmental studies majors express stronger beliefs about global disparities than engineeringstudents. Significant differences among environmental, education, business, and engineeringmajors also emerged regarding beliefs about the potential for technology to support solutions tomajor social issues. In contrast, no significant difference among

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozgur Eris; Tori Bailey; Helen L. Chen

-one-half of the study are being used to refine the survey instrument,including assessments of internal consistency of the variables. We also describe how datacollected from an accompanying set of structured interviews are being used to inform thedevelopment of the instrument.I. IntroductionThe Academic Pathways Study (APS) of the Center for the Advancement of EngineeringEducation (CAEE) is building upon knowledge related to retention in engineering education byemploying quantitative and qualitative approaches to establish a longitudinal research base onengineering student learning. This paper focuses on the Persistence in Engineering (PIE) surveyinstrument developed as a part of the APS.A. BackgroundWhile engineering educators have engaged in

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica L. Castaneda-Kessel, Utah State University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

linkedto start-up packages, the researcher examined the national engineering trends for salary andplacement as well as the limited number of studies on engineering start-up packages [1].According to the National Science Board (NSB) and National Science Foundation (NSF) [3]between 2011–2019, slightly more than 90,000 engineering doctoral students graduated from USuniversities. While a select few entered the workforce in academia, there were other careerpathways chosen by the doctoral graduates. In fact, the primary place of employment for doctoralholders has changed from being 90% in academia (i.e., 1980s) to 70% in academia in the present[3]. Table I demonstrated the median doctoral salaries in the engineering workforce in the US in2019 across all

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming P.E., Howard University; Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University; Ashley R. Griffin, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3728: PERSPECTIVES ON THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT:CLASSROOM CULTURE AND SOCIAL TRANSACTIONS AT AN HBCUMs. Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University Afiya Fredericks is a Ph.D. student in Developmental Psychology at Howard University. There, she works as a Graduate Assistant with the Department of Civil Engineering. Her graduate research focus includes teacher expectations, implicit theories of intelligence, and the academic performance of minority students, specifically in STEM fields. Frederick’s research seeks to contribute to the extant literature and the field of education through the investigation of factors that promote academic persistence and strategies that instructors and policy makers can utilize to

Conference Session

Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE P.E., Virginia Tech and Academic Applications International

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Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering. Accordingly, the overarching raison d’etre for developing andoffering this prospectus as an ASEE-SED paper are the existing Systems Engineering degreeprograms (without modifiers) for which there is not yet a designated ABET lead society.Although the certification of System Engineering degree programs is given as the title of thisprospectus, program certification is not suggested as the preferred end. It is offered to bringfocus and needed study to quality assurance within the SE undergraduate degree sector and therapidly growing SE graduate degree sector, defined in Section III as Systems Centric SE.Domain Centric SE, also defined in Section III, is of secondary concern, because this sector isprovided regular oversight by

Conference Session

Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

Paper ID #41725Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities: Reflectionson Three Past Practices, Exploring Current Practices, and Speculating onFuture PracticesDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Senior Program Officer with the Board on Science Education (BOSE) in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She conducts studies, workshops, and other projects focused on equitable, inclusive, and effective STEM education at all levels. From 2006

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

had the privilege of working with HPE’s top customers, and helped many business units develop their value proposition and future direction. In December 2016, Susan gave the commencement address for the Colorado State University College of Engineering Fall commencement ceremony. She lives in Fort Collins with her wonderful husband of 30 years, Randy, and they have two incredible children, Miranda and Marcus. All four, and even her son-in-law John, are proud Colorado State University graduates. Go Rams! American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020You had me at undergraduate research: starting a successful researchprogramAbstractThis evidence-based

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Donald P. French, Oklahoma State University; YoonJung Cho, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

consider themselves teachers, or who arenot aware of their roles and responsibilities. Because GTA selections are often influenced byadvisors‟ needs for their research programs and which graduate students „need‟ funding,irrespective of whether they are qualified or prepared to be GTAs, teaching quality amongbeginning GTAs can be extremely uneven. GTAs often receive no or little systematic training[11- Page 22.1097.414] , and are unprepared to take on their teaching responsibilities due to lack of exposure to thebest practices in teaching and classroom management[15, 16]. At the institution under study, thereexists little coordination of the

Conference Session

System 1 in Engineering Education and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

subsequent semester of study on the “stretch” problems,as well as describe our future study design. We measure engineering intuition by student successon these “stretch” questions and identify common factors (major, career aspirations, engineeringinternship experience, military service, learning preferences, overall GPA, engineering GPA, andoverall homework score) among students who display high engineering intuition, in an effort tobetter understand how we may promote this skill in all students.MethodsIn this research, we aim to assess how students evaluate assumptions or results in simulations on“stretch” problems. Here simulations refer to using software to solve problems (such asspacecraft orbits) which would otherwise be difficult to model. The

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Moshe Hartman, Retired

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Women in Engineering

2006-1856: ATTITUDES TO GROUP WORK: GENDERED DIFFERENCES?Harriet Hartman, Rowan University Harriet Hartman is Professor of Sociology at Rowan University, and was p.i. on an NSF grant to study gender and engineering at Rowan University. She is lead author on articles in the Journal of Engineering Education and the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering on this research. She and Moshe Hartman were awarded WIED and PIC IV Best Paper awards for their joint paper at ASEE in 2005.Moshe Hartman, Retired Moshe Hartman is retired Professor of Sociology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and was co-p.i. on an NSF grant to study gender and engineering at Rowan University

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Rebecca Payne, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

only on the number of correct answers with no penalty fora guess while the SAT has a correction for answering wrong (guessing). Much research has beendone trying to validate the use of these tests in the admissions process and conclusions haveranged from claims of unfair biasing towards females, minorities and low-income students to thecomposite score being a significant predictor of course grades from first-year to senior year.16 Inthe context of predicting general intelligence, or g, Frey and Detterman show that it is possible toconvert a SAT score to IQ, supporting the notion that SAT is an adequate measure of g and is auseful tool in predicting cognitive function.9GRE. Graduate programs in the United States place varying emphasis on their

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas; Lee Peddicord, Texas A&M; Jerome Davis, University of North Texas; Charles Bittle, University of North Texas; John Poston, Texas A&M University

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Nuclear and Radiological

trained in the nuclear area, the utility companies requested thatthe State of Texas assure its own economic development by providing for the training of therequired workforce within the framework of the state’s system of higher education. To assist inassuring the availability of a trained workforce, the Texas Workforce Commission awarded agrant of $2,000,000 to the Texas A&M University System to foster the growth of nucleareducation and graduation of students prepared to enter the nuclear workforce. In response, A&Mestablished the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI). NPI met with industry and many educators in thestate to develop a plan for meeting the goal of training a new nuclear workforce. The utilitiesrequested that the emphasis be put on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Clemencia M. Cosentino, Mathematica Policy Research; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their under- graduate student population. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. She remains an active researcher with MIDFIELD, studying gender issues, trans- fers, and matriculation models in engineering.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 20 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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International

Man- ufacturing and Management, Award from the Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization and Award from the Word Council on Communication and Arts. She has over two hundred published articles in several conferences and journals.Prof. Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho Associate Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering since 2005. Degree in Textile Engineer- ing by the University of Minho. Professor at the University of Minho since 1984. Ph.D. in Engineering –Technology and Textile Chemistry by the University of Minho in 1993. Rieter Award, 1993. Respon- sible for several curricular units in the integrated study cycles in Textitle Engineering and Engineering and

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Kavitha D Ramane, Purdue University ; Neha Choudhary, Purdue University Programs

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Educational Research and Methods

in Engineering Education department. Her research interest includes graduate studies, global engineering, design for community services. Page 26.442.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Defining and Assessing Global Engineering Competency: Methodological ReflectionsIntroductionResearchers face manifold challenges as engineering education continues to grow and evolve asa distinct field of scholarly activity. For instance, discussions about criteria for evaluatingengineering education research have intensified, including through published

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.S.A. Dinesh Kumar, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Janardhanan Gangathulasi, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Shanmuganeethi Velu, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

graduated with Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University from Illinois, USA.Dr. Shanmuganeethi Velu, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India Dr. V.Shanmuganeethi, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering working in the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Chennai India. He has around 20 years of experience in the domain of information Technology training and Engineering education research. He has obtained his doctorate in the area of Web Application Security. His area of expertise includes Education Learning Analytics, web technologies, programming Paradigm, Instructional technologies, and Teaching Learning Practices. He has been

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

alternativepathways for students with less interest in laboratory work. These students are generally moremotivated by design oriented team projects that focus on developing skills for immediateemployment following their baccalaureate. For laboratory-focused students, we have added apreliminary sequence of junior level independent research courses that provides them with moretime to explore the project and to reach more rewarding objectives. This approach also improvescollaboration within the laboratory, as students overlap from year to year, and providesadditional peer training and feedback.In order to assess the success of these projects we look at several measures. From 2002 to 2005the number of graduates that continued on to some type of graduate program

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Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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Student

thisstudy, my reflexivity throughout the work, as well as the details and decisions that influenced  how I conducted various aspects of the research. I will connect these decisions with the sixcategories of validity and reliability in the Q3 framework by including the appropriate categoryof quality in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.Turning my Interest in Cross-Disciplinary Experiences into a Research StudyMy motivation to study cross-disciplinary teams stems both from my past academic training aswell as my current work as a graduate student in Engineering Education. I have a cross-disciplinary background: a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a master’s degree in MechanicalEngineering. When transitioning from Physics to Mechanical Engineering