Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

offers all four years of Electrical Engineering (EE) on theEastern Shore. Upon successful completion of the EE discipline, the students receive aBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from College Park. The College ofEngineering at UMCP programs lead to the Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Page 12.666.2Engineering, Biological Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering,Fire Protection Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Undesignated Engineering. In addition, each ofthese programs may be

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer, Texas State University; Sara Garcia Torres M.Ed., Texas State University; Laura Rodríguez Amaya

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

participate. Each summer, at least one week-long camp was offered forstudents in grades 3-8th, each with a distinct theme per grade-level. The eighth-grade theme was“rocketry and algebraic reasoning.” Each camp is organized to include a morning teambuildingactivity, a STEM career awareness module, an algebraic reasoning model, a science contentmodule, and an engineering module. The curriculum was developed by Martinez Ortiz (2015) asan integrated program that embeds NASA science and engineering hands-on activities along witha variety of career awareness readings, videos and online resources as guided by science and mathlearning standards for eighth grade. The content was delivered by an instructional team consistingof a teacher, a college pre-service

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Bloomington; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University Bloomington

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

creating objects that were beyond their knowledge about materials and skills to handthem. For example, one child’s knowledge of robots was limited to the human-like robots, whichis often the common or dominant representation of robots in science and technology. Weexpanded her understanding about robots by introducing the Roomba as a way to create herprototype. We often had to consider caregiver and child’s knowledge and skills of materials, aswell as a balance between complexity and simplicity when suggesting materials.STEM momentsThis case study aimed to examine interactions between caregivers and children in their home asthey engaged with the engineering kits that have potential to support children’s foundationalunderstanding of STEM concepts

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Davis, Auburn University; Joni Lakin, The University of Alabama; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Edward Davis, Auburn University

materials, and 3) facilitate the development of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive STEM workforce through educational research, outreach activities, and DEI training and organization initiatives. In particular, she is interested in how science and engineering fair involvement and framing engineering as altruism affects STEM identity development.Joni Lakin (Associate Professor) (The University of Alabama) Joni M. Lakin (Ph.D. , The University of Iowa) is Professor of Educational Research at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include educational assessment, educational evaluation methods, and increasing diversity in STEM fields.Daniela Marghitu Dr. Daniela Marghitu received her B.S. in Automation and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Paterson; Samantha De Bon; Jean-Yves Chagnon; Deborah Wolfe

engineering on society. Thus, accredited engineering programsmust contain not only adequate mathematics, science and engineering, but they must also containadequate complementary studies that deal with central issues, methodologies and thoughtprocesses of the humanities and social sciences. Page 7.474.4 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The criteria are intended to:· identify those programs that develop an individual’s ability to use appropriate knowledge and information to convert, utilize and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentin Razmov, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

conclude in Section 4. To give the reader a concreteview into the nature of our questionnaires, the Appendix contains the full list of questions from Page 12.198.2the most recent end-of-term student questionnaire.2. Course Structure and Context around Doing Student QuestionnairesThe course is intended to be an introduction to software engineering for junior and seniorstudents of Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Our main goal in teaching the subjectis to enable students to learn how to work effectively in teams and to deliver value on long-termprojects. Toward that end and in the spirit of experiential learning, students work on term

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams PhD, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

this paper are the ExxonMobilBernard Harris Summer Science Camp (EMBHSSC) for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth graders,Introduction to Engineering (ITE) for rising high school juniors and seniors, and the Leadership,Education, and Development Summer Engineering Institute (LEAD-SEI) which is also gearedtowards rising high school juniors and seniors.Each of these curriculums consists of hands on activities, lectures and presentations given byUniversity professors and graduate students, team building exercises, field excursions and toursof both faculty laboratories and the campus. In addition to these traditional enrichment activities,the LEAD-SEI program initiated a group research project strategy, which was highly praised byvisiting sponsors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius

and qualitative), curriculum design, curriculum implementation, and sustainability.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale Baker, Ed.D., is an international expert in equity issues in science education. She was honored in 2006-07 as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for this body of work. In 2008 she was elected fellow of the American Educational Research Association. She is a former editor of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Ph.D., is professor of Materials Science and Engineering. His research in engineering education has focused on misconceptions and he has expertise in the development of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard W Freeman; Carl J. Bern; Steven Mickelson

ourintroductory engineering graphics and design course for the past six years3. This developmentwas part of the NSF Engineering Synthesis Coalition begun in 1993. The Synthesis Coalitionwas a union of diverse institutions supported by the National Science Foundation. The keyissues and concepts addressed in the Synthesis model, as stated in the Stategic Plan of theSynthesis Coalition4 were: 1. Synthesis Interdisciplinary Content 2. Concurrent Engineering and Industrial Practice 3. Laboratory/Hands-On Experience 4. Communication and Social Context 5. Advanced Delivery Systems and Learning EnvironmentsProduct dissection helped to address items 2-4, with the strongest emphasis on meaningfulexperiential, hands-on

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shreeekanth Mandayam; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Yusuf Mehta

traditional and are required to follow standardmethodology. It is anticipated that other institutions will adopt the experiments that weredeveloped as all educational materials are provided through a dynamic website.IntroductionThe College of Engineering at Rowan University received funding to establish a Digital Imaging(DI) laboratory and develop digital imaging course material by a team of Rowan faculty. Facultywith expertise in digital imaging technology from all engineering disciplines have developedhands-on experiments that can be readily used by various engineering and science disciplines.Funding was obtained from the National Science Foundation to purchase equipment tostrengthen our DI laboratory and also to develop innovative educational

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

educationalportals allow instructors to post instructional materials that other instructors can then adapt to usein their classrooms. These seemed to be ideal repositories for our work on the IDEAS project.However, while these projects have been popular within the first-year engineering program atMichigan Tech, we wanted to verify that they could be adapted and interesting to a wideraudience. To aid in this, we enlisted the help of Mind Trekkers.The Mind Trekkers organization is a student organization at Michigan Tech that travels thecountry sharing over 100 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) demonstrationswith students and their families. All of the demonstrations are 3-5 minutes long, hands on, andexciting. The volunteers, Michigan Tech

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul A. Klenk Ph.D., Duke University; Gary A. Ybarra, Duke University; Rodger D Dalton Jr, Techsplorers

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

throughfocus group data collected from the same state. Focus groups, conducted by Compass ConsultingGroup who is responsible for the external evaluation of the project, have provided means forgetting more detailed information on the engineering concepts students learn from thecurriculum. Instructor surveys indicate an increased level of comfort with the material and thatthe material is of high quality for use in their after-school programs. In addition, challenges tointroducing engineering in an after-school setting indicated by focus group data are discussed.TechXcite is an Informal Science Education program funded by the National Science Foundation(Grant 0638970).IntroductionTechXcite is a partnership between the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

gregory zieren, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Institute ofTechnology and Stevens Institute of Technology as engineering curricula worthemulating by German technical universities. He believed that the hours spent in practicallaboratories, as the best American programs required, offered hands-on and practicalexperience for engineers in training. Materials testing facilities offered both faculty andstudents the opportunity to perform real research of value to the engineering professionand society at large.Riedler’s conclusions won quick approval in professional engineering circles inGermany. The Association of German Engineers took up his recommendations andincorporated them into a series of resolutions to be forwarded to state governments toincrease the funding for technical universities, to

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Debra J. Coffey, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

recognize the value of better integrating the teaching and learning of STEM fields.It is assumed that students who have learned disciplinary core ideas, practices, and crosscuttingconcepts of science and engineering will be scientifically literate citizens who can engage inpublic discussions on related issues and can be careful consumers of scientific and technologicalinformation, and can pursue careers of their choice, including STEM careers. Engineering designallows teachers to effectively blend disciplines and integrate math and science as a means ofbuilding student understanding of and skills for engaging in both content areas and appreciationfor both content areas (Lehman & Capobianco, 2012). Pre-college engineering education

Conference Session

Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nethra Iyer, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

and highly theoretical concepts. Theseconcepts, such as fugacity, can lend themselves to be difficult for not just students but alsoinstructors to conceptualize and explain1. This is due to the fact that many STEM (science,technology, engineering, and mathematics) concepts are not overtly or obviously visual or easy tomodel via experimentation, demonstrations, or traditional hands-on tools. Therefore, visualinstruction is key for all learners, not just those who have a proclivity for more visual modes ofinstruction. Studies have shown that a combination of images and text2,3 has improved students’retention of the information. Thus, an educational tool that incorporates visual elements is atechnique that can be used by instructors, especially

Conference Session

Teaching Green Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

alternative reaction pathways, exposure and releases of processes, andthe environmental evaluation of process flowsheets and unit operations. The secondsession will deal with incorporating portions of the textbook in current chemicalengineering courses, including process design, transport, unit operations, andthermodynamics. The final session will provide hands-on activities for participants, whereapplicable software will be utilized in a case study format to illustrate green engineeringmethodologies. This grant will continue the development of these materials for thisworkshop.Conclusions The chemical engineer, as the designer of chemical processes, also has a central rolein designing chemical processes that have a minimal impact on the

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Preparation inengineering also needs to be sensitive to the demand on elementary teachers to integrate acrossthe curriculum, and the lack of time in the school day to do stand-alone engineering. Pre-serviceelementary teachers will be interested in ways to accomplish multiple objectives at once byintegrating other subjects with engineering and vice versa.There is a strong and growing base of evidence showing that with carefully designed support,pre-service elementary teachers can develop at least three key capacities important to highquality science instruction. First, when planning lessons, they can demonstrate understanding ofthe nature of scientific inquiry by adapting existing curriculum materials to better promotestudents’ engagement in each of

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Utah have been developing an engineeringsummer camp program to help recruit students into higher education. This paper describes a fewof the summer camp options we have implemented and discusses the challenges, opportunitiesand lessons learned from our experiences. The idea of using summer camps to promote STEM disciplines is not new; it is typically partof a multi-prong approach to attract future science and engineering students. Other effectiverecruitment tools include outreach into K-12 schools, on-campus open house sessions, hands-onworkshops, robotic competitions and demonstration/information sessions. A review of theliterature yielded several themes related to the planning, implementation, and assessment ofsummer STEM camps

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Liesl Hotaling; Susan Lowes

Student and Teacher Kits and supporting materials in exchange for supplyingevaluation data on the materials.3.0 ConclusionThe pilot Engineering Our Future New Jersey program met with great success with middle-school grade levels throughout New Jersey. The expansion plans of the EOFNJ program areunderway and include: 1) continued support of the Museum of Science, Boston, and Society ofAutomotive Engineer’s curricula as it is implemented in additional schools across the state ofNew Jersey, 2) professional development for an additional 2,000 K-12 New Jersey classroomteachers in the next two years, 3) expanded engineering curricula offerings, and 4) developmentof engineering curricula for high schools. The entire effort will bring us closer to

Conference Session

Professional Development for Teachers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Jorge E Loyo Rosales, Rice University; Alice Chow; Carrie Obenland, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering from the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, and served as a postdoctoral fellow in the College of Pharmacy at UT Austin. Prior to joining Rice University, she worked at Boehringer Ingel- heim on innovative drug delivery systems and she was an Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Radiology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she conducted research on nonviral gene therapy systems. At Rice University she has developed and taught courses in The Department of Bioengineering includ- ing Numerical Methods, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Systems Physiology, Biomaterials and Advances in BioNanotechnology.Ms. Christina Anlynette Crawford, Rice University As Associate Director for Science and Engineering of the Rice Office

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

represent some of the emerging areas: polymer processing, foodprocessing, environmental reactor design, fluidization, membrane separation. These experiments havebeen utilized by chemical engineering faculty at a unique hands-on industrially integrated NSF workshopon Novel Process Science and Engineering conducted at Rowan University. We have integrated theseexperiments into our curriculum so that students can see chemical engineering principles in action andtherefore improve the quality of education. Introduction Hands-on laboratory experience is a critical element in undergraduate chemical engineeringeducation [Par94, Gri97]. Chemical engineering programs are often confronted with how tomore

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

engineering through a variety of small groupdesign projects (modules). The primary objectives of the course are based on ABET criteria andare to: enhance critical thinking and design skills; introduce students to a broad view ofengineering analysis and design; reinforce the importance of mathematics and science inengineering design and analysis; emphasize communication skills, both written and oral;develop teamwork skills; offer experience in hands-on, creative engineering projects; provide anintroduction to different fields of engineering; and introduce students to the ethical context ofengineering. This past year a service learning and leadership module was added to thetraditional curriculum. Students worked in teams to teach the engineering design

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; John Glime, Granite School District (UT)

businessperformance.2) John Glime teaches 6th grade in Holladay, Utah. He earned his Master of Education fromWestminster College where his research investigated effective use of classroom technology.During his twelve years teaching, he has taught a range of socioeconomic and racially diversestudents in three different elementary schools, including 3 years in a Title 1 school. He is ESLcertified and teaches all subject areas including math, science, and language arts. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Introducing Industrial Engineering and Systems Thinking to Middle School StudentsAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas P Langhoff, Skyline College; Eva Schiorring; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

materials in a regular face-to-face course which will beused to inform subsequent on-line delivery. Additionally, student surveys and interviewsare used to assess students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the course resources, alongwith their sense of self-efficacy and identity as aspiring engineers.1. IntroductionEfforts to remain competitive internationally in engineering and technology require asignificant increase in the number of STEM graduates in the United States. A recentreport prepared by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology statesthat currently less than forty percent of students entering college to pursue a STEM careerend up completing a STEM degree, citing that students typically leave the STEM field inthe

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Michigan; Yili Liu, University of Michigan; Virginia Soto, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

views in agreement with undergraduate engineering students’perception of what is considered excellence in engineering education? This is the first researchquestion addressed in the present study.Educational TechnologyIn general, technology is defined as a collection of processes, devices, capabilities and theknowledge that accompanies them6. Education technology in particular, uses multimediatechnology or audiovisuals as a tool to enhance the teaching and learning process 6. Thisdefinition presents the physical science concept which views the various media as aids toinstruction and tends to focus on the effects of devices and procedures, rather than thedifferences of individual learners7. Another definition of educational/instructional

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

include plenty of graphics and written-out material. For the tactile learners it is important to include laboratory exercises and hands-on projects that reinforce the material. Fortunately, our curriculum is strongly project-based and includes several hands-on projects that back up theory. Page 13.1013.14 2. The estimated ability to concentrate on a problem for 30 minutes or more is encouraging in the light of comments about “generation Y” having a very limited attention span. Thirty minutes should be adequate to set up most homework problems and to solve many textbook problems. Although students may be

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University; Jada Farrell, Mercer University

Paper ID #40980Understanding Wear Performance: New Mechanical Engineering Labora-toryDesignDr. Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University Dr. Dorina Marta Mihut is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mer- cer University School of Engineering. She graduated with Ph.D. in Materials Science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D. in Technical Physics at Babes-Bolyai University, Romania; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Technical Uni- versity Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her teaching and research interests are in the area of materials

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

brought into the first year and integrated withintroductory calculus and science courses. The goals of the curriculum are to provide (1) motivation andcontext for the fundamental material taught in the first-year mathematics and science courses; (2) arealistic and positive orientation to the engineering profession, and (3) training in the problem-solving, study,and communication skills that correlate with success in engineering school and equip individuals to belifelong learners.Curriculum Structure and Instructional Approach In the fall semester of 1994, IMPEC students took the first courses in calculus and physics(mechanics) as well as a one-credit engineering course. In the spring of 1995, students continuing in thesequence took the

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

in solvingsocietal problems in their careers, interest and competence in science, and more positivechemistry experiences that distinguish them from other engineers and suggest some similaritiesto chemists. On the other hand these same chemical engineering students have a stronger interestand competence in physics and math, more economically and personally motivated career goals,more positive attitudes about technology and its possible applications, and not as fully developedlaboratory skills than chemists which are more representative of an engineering approach to the Page 23.872.10world. These findings along with previous work about chemical

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

taken to nurture the intellectual development of underrepresentedgroups so that the pool of scientists and engineers expands to include more women, minorities,and persons with disabilities.This paper will provide a summary of the concepts, strategies, implementation and lessonslearned from the first two years of the high school summer camps that are a component of theNSF funded Diversity in Engineering Technology project1, 2. These camps, which incorporateinstruction and hands-on activities for each of the disciplines housed in the EngineeringTechnology Department (Civil, Electrical, Fire Safety and Mechanical), involve high schoolstudents in an intensive week-long program on the UNC Charlotte campus and show them thatengineering and