Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumito Nagasawa Ph.D. in Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Hatsuko Yoshikubo Ph.D., Shibaura Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

University in Japan in 2002. She is currently a Professor in the Innovative Global Program, a research-based full English degree engineering program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. She is a Principal Investigator of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Grants 24K06133 and the Shibaura Institute of Technology Grants for Educational Reform and Research Activity in the AY2024. Her current main research interests are: 1) how including humanities courses in an engineering education curriculum can help students to gain flexibility, and an appreciation of equity, and a greater richness of ideas; and 2) systematic issues impacting the effectiveness of engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Danielle Harlow, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ron Skinner, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation; Alexandria Muller, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

implemented before the field trip and one is implemented after the field tripprogram. The lesson plans for school teachers to complete before and after the field trip include“educative” materials [4] to help teachers develop their capacity to introduce engineering in theirclassrooms. All activities are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).The primary Research Practice Partnership (RPP) [5] is between MOXI, The Wolf Museum ofExploration + Innovation (MOXI), and researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB). See [6] for an overview of the multiple interacting programs and related research thispartnership has produced. Our work follows a design-based implementation research model [7-9], which is “a systematic but

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Deborah Nykanen; Ashley Rehder

into aschool district’s required curriculum. Benefits for the kindergarten teacher as well as theengineering professor will also be discussed.1. IntroductionKindergarten is a transitional stage in a child’s life. Their young minds are soaking in new ideasand learning every day. The kindergarten curriculum not only focuses on their social andemotional development, but it also emphasizes the importance of academics such as reading,math, science and problem solving. Bringing fun, hands-on activities into the classroom thatdemonstrate simple engineering concepts is an excellent opportunity to introduce these studentsto engineering at a young age and motivate their interest in learning. There are numerousresources available for teachers through

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carol Shields

Engineering Our Future New Jersey Elementary School Carol Shields CIESE Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractEngineering is Elementary (EiE), developed by the Boston Museum of Science, is a set ofcurricula that integrate engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary sciencelessons. Each EiE module contains lessons that integrate an elementary school science topic witha specific field of engineering and features hands-on activities that engage students in theengineering design process.Two modules, Water, Water, Everywhere (environmental engineering) and Catching the Wind(mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

130 13.9%2 433 46.2%3 276 29.4%4 56 6.0%5 or more 43 4.6%Q9: Successful PrototypeYes 831 88.7%No 106 11.3%ConclusionWe have developed kits capable of teaching students aspects of engineering design using hands-on activities rather than passive learning techniques. We have already deployed one of these kitsin a freshman engineering class. The first kit tasked student teams to create a ping pong balllauncher with limited materials. This first kit addressed the following steps of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

], productarcheology [9], and evaluating entrepreneurial knowledge in engineering students [10] and [11].One of the stated goals from the Grand Challenges of the National Academy of Engineering is to”enhance student interest in engineering, science, and technology entrepreneurship.” [12] Severalrecent studies suggest that when student engineers use the entrepreneurial mindset of curiosityand connections to create value, combined with the engineering skillset of opportunity, design,and impact, the resulting educational outcomes are significant. See Karl Smith’s body of work[13]. In addition, the Iron Range Engineering program assesses Outcome M (EntrepreneurialActivities), as an extension of the ABET outcomes in our program, as follows:Outcome M: An ability to

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Micheal Hanyak; Matt Higgins; Marie Wagner; Ed Mastascusa; Dan Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Bill Snyder; Michael Prince

. Included is our assessment of the effectiveness of this effort, both in termsof impact on Bucknell faculty and on the workshop participants.IntroductionBucknell's College of Engineering is implementing Project Catalyst, a three-year effort todevelop a general-purpose model for the nationally recognized need of systemicengineering education reform. This NSF-sponsored project focuses on the four-yearundergraduate curricula in all five engineering disciplines (chemical, civil andenvironmental, electrical, and mechanical and computer science) at Bucknell University.Specifically, Project Catalyst provides an environment in which to promote change andencourage faculty members, students, and administrators to re-envision their roles in theengineering

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Oyemayowa Luqman Abioye, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

student centeredenvironment.The objective of this project was to introduce a new module on electronics to students enrolled ina first year engineering program. The module was incorporated in an engineering problemsolving course and was designed to include reading material, practice problems, hands-onactivities, and a project. This paper describes the content of the module, how the module wasimplemented, and its impact in students’ perception of engineering.Methodology:Sample Size: 42 students enrolled in an engineering problem solving course participated in thisstudy. All students were enrolled in a first year engineering program at a land-grant institution inthe mid-Atlantic region; none of the students have been accepted in a major

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carlson-Dakes, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Gregory W Harrington, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

developengineering leaders of the future. As engineering faculty, the challenge in front of us todevelop future engineering leaders is one that industry partners and potential students areexpecting us to meet. Yet this challenge comes at a time of dwindling budgets, higherenrollments, and more rigorous research expectations. Many of us feel as if our hands aretied – we know the need, and feel the urgency, yet realize we are ill-prepared to act. To seeaction, we need individual commitment, surrounded by institutional support, toward a globalneed. This leaves us with a central question: How do we do more with less? Page 23.847.2

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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Computers in Education

students to theengineering design process while teaching them fundamentals related to problem solving,communication, teamwork, ethics, etc. The first course in the sequence focuses on problemsolving using tools such as Excel, MATLAB, and C/C++. Additionally, students participate indifferent labs each week, each of which highlights a different discipline of engineering givingstudents a place to work in a hands-on environment. Following the labs, students completeabstracts, lab memos, or lab reports on the content of the labs in order to enhance their technicalwriting skills. Some of these assignments are done individually to give students an opportunity

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #20401Learning from Engineering Disasters: A Multidisciplinary Online CourseDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational ma- terials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and how engineers learn from engineering disasters and how failure and risk analysis can be used to teach about ethics and societal implications of emerging technologies. Halada also coordinates the Long Island Alternative Energy

Conference Session

Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Mazzurco, University of Queensland; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Laying the Foundations of a Learning Platform for Humanitarian Engineering: Methodological Approach and ResultsIntroductionHumanitarian engineering (HE), global and local service learning, and similar courses andprograms have increasingly appeared in U.S. engineering schools1, in part because they allowinstitutions to meet accreditation requirements. At the same time, such experiences

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Kilduff, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jong-In Han, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Environmental Engineering

material and energy balances. Table 1includes the suggested topics and the time that will be spentBasic MicrobiologyFundamental microbiology such as cell biology, metabolism, kinetics, and molecularbiology, will first be taught. Uniqueness of this part is that a significant amount ofengineering aspects will be incorporated, in particular in the area of metabolism andkinetics, which the science counterpart does not traditionally emphasize. This allowsengineering students to have a clue on how much and how fast substrate includingpollutants will be transformed. A goal of this part of the course is that students becomefamiliar with basic microbial concepts and terminologies

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College

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Diversity

the project students were assessed regularly by quizzes, examsas well as student assessment of learning gains (SALG) and science learning attitude (CLASS)surveys. At the end of the semester cumulative final examination was given to assess all topics inthe course. Comparisons of the student performance on their research project topic to othertopics were done to effectiveness of this method.Introduction:The Physics department of Queensborough Community college offers a variety of introductorylevel physics courses. Among them PH 201, General Physics, is a required course forEngineering Technology and computer technology majors. However, approximately 50% ofstudents failed to meet minimum requirements to pass the course. Even after passing the

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

:  Eight TPub graduates and four SPri graduates  Six women and seven men  Four majored in chemical engineering, four majored in petroleum engineering, two majored in mechanical engineering, and one each majored in engineering physics, management science and engineering, and metallurgical and materials engineering.  During the EPS, 10 were working in engineering jobs, one of those 10 was pursuing an engineering graduate degree in the evenings, one was a full-time graduate student in engineering, one was working in a non-engineering job, and one was a full-time graduate student in a non-engineering field.  All were US citizens; two were naturalized immigrants.  Ten reported their ethnicities as

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Nichole Lehto, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE); Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

environment to be less supportiveoverall [1]. In terms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors,studies have also found that first-generation students are 6% less likely to complete a degree inthese fields compared to their continuing-generation peers [2]. Research focusing on theengagement of first-generation college students in engineering is a topic that has not been widelyexplored up to this point. Because of the present battles that first-generation students face, moreresearch on their engagement is essential to aid them in achieving their educational goals.This work-in-progress (WIP) research utilizes the National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE) as the main data collection instrument [3]. This survey is 40 questions

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

support for fundamental researchand industry investment in applied research and product development have resulted inmore than 100 fold increase in funding for nanotechnology.In Japan, formal research on nanotechnology started in the 1980s. By 1996, the Ministryof International Trade and Industry (MITI) and its sub agencies started spending about$120 million annually for nanotechnology research. In China, a ten-year programknown as the "Climbing Project on Nanometer Science" (1990-1999) and a series ofadvanced materials research projects with more than 3000 engineers and scientists startedthe core of nanotech research and manufacturing activities. Similarly, countries likeKorea, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia in the far east have allocated

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 21

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Elliott, Iron Range Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering educationresearchers considering using SNA to answer their research question a starting point and willdemonstrate methods for making large SNA achievable at a reasonable resource cost.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the first author’s National Science FoundationGraduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant DGE1745048. Any opinions, findings,conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.References[1] G. Putnik, E. Costa, C. Alves, H. Castro, L. Varela, and V. Shah, “Analyzing the correlation between social network analysis measures and performance of students in social network-based engineering education

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Dickson, General Motors; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

B.S. from MIT in Materials Science & Engineering in 2014, and followed that with a M.Eng. from the University of California at Berkeley in the same field. On top of the technical classes, Will gained a passion for leadership, diversity, hard work, and continuous learning in order to make an impact on the world. After roles in Michigan for General Motors as a hardware-in-the-loop simulation engineer and assistant program engineering manager for General Motors’ full-size pickup truck, Will has led GM’s embedded presence in the MIT and Boston ecosystem since late 2017. GM’s open innovation strategy in the Boston area involves proactively sharing technical problems with small communities who can accelerate our

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burns, Western Michigan University; Megan Hammond, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

numerous, interdependent, and complex that more effort is expendedmaintaining the status quo than is spent on improving and adapting the course’s content,instructional methods, and outcomes to a changing world.In this work-in-process paper, we will outline our initial work for a two to three-year effort toredesign a multidisciplinary, lab-based, engineering statistics course at a large public university.The course was originally designed nearly 20 years ago for the college’s Industrial Engineeringprogram and today serves six programs and approximately 25% of the college’s undergraduatestudents. The timing of this effort coincides with an ever-increasing interest in data science andanalytics, and a larger effort to restructure the university’s

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

statisticallyinsignificant. Also, there is a concern that a skewed minority of respondents (i.e., those whochoose to respond) could drive program change as a result, taking decision making out ofexperienced faculty hands and placing it into a questionably unreliable numerical assessmentprocess. However, if it were possible to obtain satisfactory response rates, then there are stillother issues to deal with. First, there are external factors that significantly affect the state of thealumni in the intervening three to five years after graduation to the extent that the assessmentdata become noncausal with respect to the program’s curriculum. As expressed in one of thesurvey comments: “I believe that the university's job of training future engineers ends once a

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Atkins Pruet, STEMWorks; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Public School System, the University of South Alabama, and area business and industry. Change the Equation, a non-partisan, CEO-led commission focused on mobilizing business communities to improve the quality of STEM learning in America, recognized the EYE Modules as one of Change the Equation’s STEM Works Programs. Dr. Pruet has served on a number of education boards and commit- tees including vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Engineering Coalition (AMSTEC) and Executive Board member of the American Society of Engi- neering Educators (ASEE) K-12 Division. Dr. Pruet received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College, her master’s

Conference Session

Program Support Initiatives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

University of Louisville program in the CEBOK1 (AppendixL) [4], the BS/MS combined program at the University of Cincinnati [26], and the graduateprogram at George Mason University [27]. The majority of CEBOK2/CEBOK3 outcomes thatwere difficult to meet in BS programs (e.g. humanities, social sciences, business and publicadministration, leadership) are not typically associated with traditional graduate education, whichtends to focus on providing additional technical depth. Examining graduate programs withrespect to the CEBOK is an under-explored topic.A large study by the National Academies which explored graduate education in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) noted that “recent surveys of employers andgraduates and studies of

Conference Session

Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

). Program learningoutcomes were established for each stage as competencies and performance indicators weredeveloped for assessment in the form of a rubric. On completion of the first stage, theperformance of the students using the course assessment was compared with the performanceassessment using the indicators aligned to competencies. The results showed a very highlevel of academic performance at the course level assessment, but this result was not reflectedat the performance level assessment. This indicates that a direct assessment of programoutcomes is important to develop employable engineering graduates for the industry. Thispaper demonstrates the need for a direct assessment of program outcomes which will ensurethe readiness of hands on

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Dominique Okon, The Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Biomedical

research, and the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)industries [Guerrero 2016; Machina 2013; Pence 2016]. ABET has indicated that preparingengineering students in technical communications is one of the essential skills needed to enterthese fields [ABET 2016]. As a result, technical communication in the electronic setting may bea critical skill for engineering students seeking employment.One way for students to gain and practice documentation and technical communication skills ina practical setting is through the experiential courses throughout the curriculum (i.e. laboratorycourses). In autumn 2016, we transitioned the biomedical engineering laboratory course,biomechanics, from paper-based to electronic-based laboratory

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Alberto López Pulido , University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

problems. Dr. Mejia’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of engineering education, literacy, and social justice. He is particularly interested in engineering critical literacies, Chicanx Cultural Studies frameworks and pedagogies in engineering education, and critical consciousness in engineering through social justice.Prof. Alberto L´opez Pulido , University of San Diego Professor Pulido is founding chair of the department of ethnic studies at the University of San Diego. His scholarship is community-based where he works closely with local community groups and organizations. He has published extensively in the areas of Chicanx spirituality, material culture and education. He is currently at work on

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Kay Gallagher, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

twice in the spring to explore Ohio’sNew Learning Standards in Math and Science, two weeks in the summer in which the teachersparticipated in Engineering activities and an in-depth look at either classroom application ofrocketry, Lego Mindstorms, or robotics using Vex Robotics. This was the second of two similarworkshops hosted at Ohio Northern University.Since time was limited, we decided to use a blended approach, incorporating significant onlinecontent and assessment. The two week workshop was face-to-face and then we were able toprovide more content through electronic modules. During the summer workshop, participantsengaged in a number of hands-on activities. One of the activities presented during the workshopwas from tryengineering.org

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

since then. A generous grant from the ARCO Foundationcovered the cost of registration and materials and a modest stipend provided to participants. Atotal of 116 math and science teachers and college counselors completed the two-credit hourcourse during the first four offerings. Course evaluations indicated that the course wasextremely well received and accomplished the stated objectives. This paper discusses the needfor such a course, the course objectives, strategies for accomplishing the objectives, and theparticipants’ feedback on the course. It is hoped that this paper will motivate other engineeringschools to implement a similar course for teachers and counselors in their geographic area.IntroductionHistorically, student interest in

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Computers in Education

and validation, it is important to understand the differences in theinstitutions’ profiles’ and activities. This section provides background information on the twoprograms’ profiles in this article. a. Robert Morris University (RMU) Robert Morris University offers an accredited Bachelors of Science degree in engineering (Software Engineering concentration), and has been accredited since 2002. The emphasis is on small class sizes (10:1 student to faculty ratio) and hands on experiences through class assignments, course projects, internships (150 hours mandatory), and an interdisciplinary capstone project (3 credits). RMU also offers B.S. in Engineering degrees in Mechanical, Industrial, and Biomedical

Conference Session

Instructional Showcase

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Wilkerson, Texas A&M University; Justin Wilkerson, Texas A&M University

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Professional Interest Council (PIC)

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

ASEE 2024 gi PCEE DIV En for Famil ies! RESOURCE EXCHANGE Natasha Wilkerson | nwilkerson@vivifystem.com Justin Wilkerson | wilkerson@tamu.eduHOST A STEM FAMILY NIGHT!A STEM Family Night is an evening of hands-on science, technology,engineering, and math activities for students and families to completetogether and works best