Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber P.E., Cedarville University; Mackenzie Booth, Cedarville University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

well as their impacts on all of society throughthe global context (topics 2-5, respectively, with one module for each topic). All of the first fivecurriculum modules are intended to be generally applicable to students from any engineering,computer science, or other technology design majors, and the design contexts defined in theframework align directly with the contexts described in the ABET Engineering AccreditationCommission’s student outcomes 2 and 4. In addition to the general understanding ofsustainability developed through these introductory modules, it is also critical that students learnto apply these concepts within their intended fields. In the remainder of the SaS Framework,students are introduced to the topics of systems thinking

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Visual Strategies in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Krina Patel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Eli Patten, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

focused on one type of activity” [7]. Such responses demonstrate that studentsintended to change their design behavior, in essence to self-regulate their design activities withgoal-directed actions through metacognitive planning, monitoring, and evaluating [12], [13].The design educators in this situation, however, were left to wonder if student engagement withone classroom activity would indeed change future behavior. This led to several seminars with asmall number of students who did a deep-dive into the concept of “design awareness” [14].Students engaged with the design expertise timelines along with actively engaging with designprocesses in multiple ways. Specifically, inspired by Chong and Foster’s 2011 ASEE workshop,they made tracings of

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Suzanne S. Hicks, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

quickly.The MSPS program prepares students with science, technology, engineering, and mathbackgrounds to take on management roles when they enter the job market by providing themwith the skills needed for a successful career. A compelling aspect of this program is the capstoneinternship. Students have the opportunity to gain exposure to their field of study. Students andtheir internship employers report that the MSPS program coursework prepares students for asuccessful internship. The internship program is mutually beneficial for the student and theemployer. The students are continuously rated with above-average skills, including interpersonalskills, knowledge of concentration, oral and written communication, quality of work, and overallperformance

Conference Session

COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Literature The heightened awareness of racial inequity in the U.S. has resulted in scholarsinvestigating the impacts of racism on targeted groups. Hammond et al. accentuate the gap betweenengineering students' desire to discuss racial injustice in the classroom and faculty anxieties infacilitating such discussions. This study was conducted to examine the grounds behind thedisconnect between students and faculty in discussing racial injustice in engineering classrooms.The results revealed that students wanted to engage in discussions on racial injustice, but they feltuncomfortable and needed more support from faculty members. On the other hand, facultymembers were anxious about managing discussions on racial injustice and feared

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

publically, one must learn to be a functionalperfectionist.Lesson 2: Define and clearly communicate your goals. Our course is grounded in the tenets ofscientific teaching and engineered learning. Thus, our course has clearly defined learning goalsand measurable learning outcomes that are paired with assessments and classroom activitiesdesigned to engage a diversity of students (Handelsman et al., 2004; Couch et al., 2015). Foreach activity, we explicitly state the learning goals and expected student outcomes. We cannotunderstate the importance of stating these learning goals at every opportunity, as this helpsstudents focus on the important concepts and promotes an enduring understanding of thematerial. Learning outcomes are driven by our learning

Conference Session

Advancing Diversity in Engineering Education: Insights and Perspectives from Underrepresented Communities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Delu Louis Zhao; Meghana Gopannagari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Xiuhao Ding, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Alan Tao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yun Huang; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Robert Dignan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Bobbi Lee Battleson Hardy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

brainstormed ideas based upon the aforementioned training class content and scheduledtopics for weeks. Weekly, student research assistants wrote content based upon the selectedtopic, our communication coordinator edited the content for action-oriented verbiage, structure,and format, then pushed and scheduled the email through the email system. A guiding principlewas to provide useful digestible information at different levels of reader engagement with eachweekly nugget. For example, recipients might ● Only read the subject line and never read the email contents. ● Skim read the content of the email, or only the initial portion of it. ● Read the full email but not open any additional content. ● Open links and read more on the topic

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ofosu

introduced to the employees. These were going to be working colleagues for the next four weeks. Many of them engaged him in discussions at different times during the four weeks. The discussions centered on two points. One of these points was the types of programs run at the Wilkes-Barre campus, the courses taught and the possibility of some students joining their company after graduation. The other point concerned the types of mobile units NCP had built in the past and the plans for the future as well as the types of events they televised. These formed part of the discussions with the classes. As part of the program, the faculty member was invited to attend the PAB annual conference. He

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L. Kussmaul, Green Mango Associates, LLC; Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates; Maria Torres-Demas, Westminster College of Salt Lake City; Chris Mayfield, James Madison University; Helen Hu, Westminster College of Salt Lake City

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

communication [17].2.2. Observation ProtocolsTo fully understand the complexities of student engagement and other factors in a class, the bestresearch method is direct observation of students and faculty, defined as making a qualitativeanalysis of the setting and the interactions that occur in it [18]. Observation can reveal detailsthat students and faculty might not notice during class or might not want to address in interviewsor surveys. These observations, along with data directly collected from the faculty and students,can provide a detailed understanding of the learning setting, including the fidelity ofimplementation for specific pedagogical practices.However, different observation protocols focus on different factors and can yield

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

AC 2011-1250: ENGINEERING TRANSFER STUDENTS: CHARACTER-ISTICS, EXPERIENCES, AND STUDENT OUTCOMESFrankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University Frankie Santos Laanan is an associate professor in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University. He is director of the Office of Community College Research and Policy. His research focuses on college access, college impact, minority students’ pathway to STEM degrees, and the impact of community colleges on society and individuals. He is PI and co-PI on three NSF grants focused on increasing women and minorities in STEM fields.Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University Dr. Jackson is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Office of

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aaditya Khanal, The University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, "The value of student created videos in the college classroom-an exploratory study in marketing and accounting," International Journal of Arts & Sciences, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 273, 2012.[20] S. Taylor, G. Hunter, H. Melton and S. Goodwin, "Student engagement and marketing classes," Journal of Marketing Education, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 73-92, 2011.[21] T. Hawk, "Being “Physically Present While Cognitively Truant”: On the Likely Impact of Digital Technologies on Learning," Journal of Management Education

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Hadi Bozorgmanesh, University of Connecticut; Manisha Srivastava, SurePath Evaluations LLC; Randi Mendes, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

not limited to any one discipline, the E-REU project has solicited project ideas from across the school of engineering, and has broad representation across disciplines. The multidisciplinary research project mix allows the cohort to discuss ideas across disciplinary boundaries and fosters creativity. 3. Provide the E-REU cohort with a formalized program on Engineering Entrepreneurship focusing on the creative process, idea generation, prototyping, and business basics. In addition, students will develop communications skills through oral presentations and written reports.Assessment of the program’s impact covered numerous different themes, but the overall focuswas the impact on increases (or decreases) in the

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elissa Morris, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for teachingengineering design concepts.References[1] Torrance, H., 2007, "Assessment as learning? How the use of explicit learning objectives,assessment criteria and feedback in post‐secondary education and training can come to dominatelearning. 1," Assessment in Education, 14(3), pp. 281-294.[2] Topping, K., 1998, "Peer assessment between students in colleges and universities," Reviewof educational Research, 68(3), pp. 249-276.[3] Yoo, M. S., and Chae, S. M., 2011, "Effects of peer review on communication skills andlearning motivation among nursing students," Journal of Nursing Education, 50(4), pp. 230-233.[4] Casey, D., Burke, E., Houghton, C., Mee, L., Smith, R., Van Der Putten, D., Bradley, H., andFolan, M., 2011, "Use of peer

Conference Session

Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh, Harvard Medical School; Prakriti Dance; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools; Jimena Bermejo; David Freeman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M. Fry; Alex L. Hindelang

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and Associate Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and as a Visiting Scholar- in-Residence at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. At Harvard Medical School, Dr. Venkatesh works with faculty on improving the first-year PhD courses in molecular biology and biochemistry, trains teaching assistants, expands programming to build community among graduate students, and researches the best ways to train and assess PhD students in skills such as experimental design and science com- munication. Her other work includes contributing to dance performances that raise awareness about the human impacts on marine life and designing and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Stewart, Roger Williams University; Maija A. Benitz, Roger Williams University; Lillian Clark Jeznach, Roger Williams University; Charles R. Thomas, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

environmental impact a build has on the world.Anecdotally, teams with poorer performance on the final testing day were able to reflect verballywith faculty that they wished they had done more testing and reiterating on their designsthroughout the project. Meanwhile, a student from the top performing team across all foursections of the course, shared a particularly rich reflection about the EDP and soft-skills, shownbelow. Upon completion of the project, I learned a lot. To start, I learned about how effective the engineering design process is. […] I was also able to learn how to effectively communicate and collaborate with a team to reach a common goal. Mainly, however, I was able to learn about time management and how to make the most of the

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda S. Parker, University of Colorado Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

recruitment approach described herein is scalable as an engineeringcollege’s female population grows. Thus the study results have wide applicability to engineeringcollege recruitment programs in general, and this recruitment strategy could serve as a modelthat other engineering colleges could implement.Ultimately, from our narrow “putting the “E” in STEM” perspective, the best recruitmentinitiatives are only worthwhile if the female students are successfully retained and graduate withengineering degrees. Thus, the authors are also involved in extensive retention work to cultivatea community of engagement and support to interest and retain female students throughout theirengineering education. They and their colleagues have published several papers on

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Michelle Hatfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Heather Elizabeth Lyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering students. Her re- search focuses on internationalization of higher education, faculty engagement, and international program assessment.Ms. Heather Elizabeth Lyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Heather is the Graduate Assistant for the Virginia Tech Global Engineering, Engagement and Research of- fice. She supports the College of Engineering in developing international partnerships and implementing student-oriented programs. She works across-sectors with diverse partners in order to provide interna- tional opportunities for engineering students. Heather earned her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Georgia in May of 2012, where she also served as a Student Ambassador

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Inventive Thinking & Student Beliefs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Emily Dringenberg, The Ohio State University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

occurred at a single university, failing toprovide a perspective on chemical engineering students on a broader scale and thus limiting thetransferability of these results. Future iterations of this project do plan to incorporate a largersample population from other institutions to account for this limitation.In the reflection survey in phase 2, two criteria—leadership and relationships—were accidentallycombined into a single criterion called “personal relationships”, which is inconsistent with theconceptual framework. This only had an impact on third column of the student’s GAP Profilesand subsequently had limited impacts on the results shared as part of this study whereby themajority of discussion associated with the GAP Profile was focused upon

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Kramer, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Colleen M. Seifert, Univ. of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

stakeholders through ethnographic data collection. Julia also has ex- perience as an undergraduate Instructional Aide working as a liaison between communities in Detroit and engineering students at Michigan. She works in two courses: a first-year design course related to urban agriculture and an upper-level cross-disciplinary design course focusing on engaged urban design.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Engi- neering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research focuses on idea gen- eration

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas Woodson, Stony Brook University; Rachel Faye Perlman, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Lauren J. Donovan, Stony Brook University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

colleges; 4-year colleges areoften located in a different community from where the transfer student lives, and academicexpectations are different from community colleges to universities. Moreover, many transferstudents do not receive the same university orientation and enculturation as entering first-yearstudents [3]. These factors all impact the ability of community college students to succeed at4-year universities.Many of the challenges faced by transfer students are further magnified when they pursueSTEM majors. STEM majors are notorious for not accepting credit from other universities.Moreover, STEM degree programs, especially engineering, have more required credit hoursthan non-STEM fields [4].At Stony Brook University (SBU), administrators

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey P.E., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Hicks, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

attendance in theprogram, as an inducement to continue in attendance and complete the program.The organizing faculty decided the program would consist of a mix of engineering presentations,guest lectures, and activities intended to engage participants with engineering principles, similarto previous summer bridge programs [1,3,16]. To allow for interest in different engineeringdisciplines and to facilitate group activities, participants were assigned to student teams. Cohortswere formed based on participants’ current or anticipated engineering discipline, while a fewteam members were placed outside their field to balance the sizes of the teams. Cohorts wereformed for the following disciplines: Chemical Engineering; Civil and ArchitecturalEngineering

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

one technique necessary to capture attention of Freshmen students. • Technical education should begin in high school with hands on training in all aspects of machining, welding, electronics, controllers, etc. The focus should be hands on. After high school those with engineering aspirations can take their education to the next level while others are well prepared to move into higher paying skilled labor employment. • Students need to have the ability to communicate effectively on a professional level, and be able to act/react ethically when they begin their career. A basic understanding of business fundamentals could greatly improve their contribution to an employer as well. • In order

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

technical learning by producing podcasts and technical video content.1. IntroductionIn an era when most college students are digital natives, integrating digital media into courseworkis important for fostering a sense of connection and belonging. [1] Podcasts, for example, deliverdigital audio files through the Internet and are a medium to disseminate, transmit, andcommunicate information to a broader audience. More than just a tool for communication, theyare a powerful resource for enhancing learning. A vodcast is produced when a video is recordedin a podcast session, combining auditory and visual elements of digital engagement. Platformssuch as YouTube have significantly enhanced the dissemination of vodcasts/podcasts to diverseaudiences. As of

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

empirical documentation of howengineering students perceive makerspaces, how they interact with and within the spaces, and what theyare learning while using the spaces. We are assuming that the learning in engineering makerspaces isrooted in social interactions and that the community of practice (the idea that learning happens as acommunity where information and experiences are shared [17]) they are a part of encourages a culture ofexploration and shared teaching and learning. However, few empirical studies have been conducted onthe impact makerspaces have had on engineering student learning so there is a lack of evidencesupporting the assumption of how students learn in these spaces.Others have identified a gap in empirical evidence related to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Education, 2015 No Lab? No Shop? No Problem: Intentional Design of a First Year Engineering Learning Center with Enlightening OutcomesAbstractIn Fall 2013, the First Year Engineering Program at Northeastern University opened a new 1600ft2 Learning Center that was designed to provide first-year engineering students with: (1) acollaborative teaching and learning space that fosters communication, teamwork, applied activelearning and self-directed learning, (2) a dedicated workshop setting with accessible hand toolsto facilitate their hands-on design projects, (3) a central office and meeting location in which toengage with their first-year instructors for office hours, extra help and advising, and (4) anacademic resource and community

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Byrne Cole, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University; Bradley Joseph Priem, Northeastern University; Caroline Ghio, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

purpose of this study was to analyze relationships among students’ use of supplementalinstruction (SI)—such as tutoring, office hours and group study—in a first-year engineeringcourse, factors that may predispose a student to use such support, and the impact of SI on bothgrade within the course and GPA after three semesters. Factors considered included a student’sself-reported gender, their previous experience with resources for SI, their intended major, andtheir perception of the importance of the course for their engineering degree. Based on previousdemonstration of the association between use of SI in courses taken during a student’s firstsemester in college and long-term academic success, identifying incoming student populationsless likely to

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-learning project inour required one-credit seminar for American Indian students. Students in theclass were vertically integrated in groups to develop an engineering-relatedactivity that could be used by 5th to 8th grade teachers to teach Montana mathstandards. In this paper, we discuss the curriculum for the service-learningexperience, give examples of activities that the student teams developed, andreport assessment results from the pilot test. We are convinced that this approachprovides benefits not only for our American Indian engineering students, but alsomay interest 5th to 8th grade students in studying engineering.Background and RationaleThe seminar component of the Designing Our Community Program requiresstudents to enroll in a one-credit

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Student Collaborative Group Work on Advanced Course Materials in an Introductory Physics Course for Engineering Technology Majors Vazgen Shekoyan and Sunil Dehipawala Physics Department, Queensborough Community College, CUNYAbstractWe studied the effect of exposure to physics topics beyond the expected course level on studentsin an algebra-based General Physics course. General Physics is a required course of EngineeringTechnology and Computer Technology programs at Queensborough Community College (QCC).During the study, same instructor taught two sections of the same

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie McClurkin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Velvet Fitzpatrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

to learnabout skills such as teaching, educational research, diversity, and community-building(www.cirtl.net). Although a few programs focus on students’ preparations for industrycareers, the majority of such programs focus upon the preparation of students foracademic positions, since one of the purposes of doctoral programs is to socializestudents into future academic roles8. At the graduate level, several changes have beensuggested to engage students in activities that promote students’ professional skills,focusing on the inclusion of non-technical skills such as communication, management,leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork 2,4,5,9,10,11,12 . Since the majority of graduateprograms allow students to acquire depth in technical areas

Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Fang Liu; Thanh Nguyen, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

to utilize computer–aided tools in laboratory facilities, improve andincrease the students’ communication skills in a variety of media, and attract underrepresentedstudents to participate in these activities. The evaluation process focuses on these points inaddition to providing any relevant feedback pertaining to the program, especially feedback abouthow to improve the program.PROJECT BACKGROUND Additive manufacturing and its processes are unique for the engineering field in that theycan construct almost any complex three-dimensional mechanical parts with its internal featuresin ways that are tool-less, minimize scrap material, and have functionally graded materialproperties. Missouri S&T conducts a large amount of research on

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

MaineCampus Recreation program offers two-hour sessions on the Challenge Course with trainedfacilitators from the Maine Bound program to develop team skills. 18 During the secondlaboratory session the students in MET 100 meet with the Maine Bound facilitators to engage inteam-building activities through field games and low ropes and elements. The facilitator debriefseach group at the end of the session and elicits several realizations such as: teams need leadersand cooperation of all members, cooperation requires listening and communication, and studentsrely on each other for support and help when completing a degree program. Students leaveknowing a few other students’ names, and with some basic team experiences that we can go backto during the