Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalena G. Grohman, University of North Texas; Matthew J. Brown Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; Nicholas Raphael Gans, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jeff Glenn Edwards, University of Texas at Dallas

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Interdisciplinary Cultures (CLIC) research project, Nersessianand Newsletter use a cognitive-ethnographic approach to study a biomedical engineeringresearch lab [22]–[24]. Nersessian et al. studied how the lab members—as situated learners—coevolved with the distributed cognitive system of the laboratory. As a cognitive system, the lablearns how to produce empirical knowledge on one hand, and how to improve its knowledge-producing practices on the other hand. The lab members, situated within that system, learn howto skillfully participate in the knowledge-producing distributed cognitive activities [19]–[21].Nersessian and Newsletter [23] have also demonstrated that engineering research laboratoriescreate an environment that empowers robust and fast agentive

Conference Session

Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sage Maul, Purdue University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Ruth Wertz, Purdue University

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Diversity

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

Paper ID #42549Accommodations for Disabled Students in STEM Fields: Research Considerationsand a Literature ReviewSage Maul, Purdue University Sage Maul (they/them) is a third year PhD student in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Sage’s research explores structural factors on student experiences for disabled students and in electrical and computer engineering courses. Sage graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue and worked in industry for 5 years before starting graduate school. Their experiences with accommodations in undergrad and getting diagnosed with ADHD as an

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Anderson, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Phillip Himmer, Montana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

currently the Chair of the Department of Teaching & Learning at Washington State Uni- versity. He has collaborated with engineering scholars on numerous projects, providing expertise in cur- riculum and instruction, learning, and K-12 schools.Dr. Phillip Himmer, Montana State University Phillip Himmer received his B.S. in Physics at Washington State University and M.S. in physics at Mon- tana State University. He obtained his PhD in engineering at Montana State University in the Electrical Engineering department. His PhD research focused on the design and fabrication of micro-optical elec- tromechanical systems for aberration correction in imaging systems. As a postdoctoral researcher at Montana State University he

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, University of New Haven; Judy Randi Ed.D., University of New Haven; Amanda Lynn Becker, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

need for instructional resources and strategies to teachcommunication skills, engineering faculty at the University of New Haven have beencollaborating to develop technical communication curriculum, including a series of onlinemodules. The present study is a pilot study intended to evaluate the implementation of selectedinstructional resources and strategies integrated into a chemical engineering laboratory course,where students were required to write bi-weekly technical memos based on the results ofexperimental work.One innovative aspect of this pilot project was the team-taught approach to instruction. In thislaboratory course, the engineering instructor collaborated with a writing instructor to plan anddeliver instruction. Although team

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

associatedaccess, training, and supervision pertinent to each hazard class) in machine shops and makerspaces.28Other examples of classification systems related to higher education makerspaces include thePostsecondary Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (which establishes common practices forinventorying space at postsecondary institutions), the International Building Code Use and OccupancyClassification (that designates factory, industrial and hazardous spaces) and the North AmericanIndustry Classification System (that classifies business establishments by industry).The use of classification systems is also common practice in engineering. The InternationalClassification for Standards, National Electrical Code, European Commission Standards

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Marino Nader, University of Central Florida

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Diversity, Professional Papers

completion of his Ph.D. he began working in the Aerospace Industry where he spent over 10 years as a Stress Analyst/Consultant. At present he enjoys working on Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) with his students, designing, analyzing, constructing and flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Dr. Nader won a few awards in the past few years, among these are the College of Engineering Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2023), Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising for the College of Engineering and Computer Science (2020). In addition, he is also a Co-PI on the NSF-supported HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Enhancing Student Success in Engineering Curriculum through Active e-Learning and High Impact

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Charles D. Parker; B. Neal Whitten

member and the university. Theprofessional development plan is a significant portion of tenure and promotion offaculty9. Engineering technology faculty can aspire to become professionally registeredwhich not only makes them more desirable outside academia but also makes them morecredible in the classroom when they are teaching1. If the tenured faculty has relevant andcurrent experience, there is less need to rely on adjunct faculty to fill the void. Thisresults in better coherency in the curriculum, because the faculty is better prepared toteach the current issues instead of hiring outside professionals for practical experiencetype courses.Some students feel that faculty members should be practitioners in the field they areteaching11. Students

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Musab Kazi; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Justin Merchan; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38459Work in Progress: Engineering Identity Development after Two Years ofUndergraduate EducationJanet Aderemi Omitoyin, Janet Omitoyin is a PHD student in the Department of Curriculum and Instructions, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). An astute scholar, Janetˆa C™s quest for a solution to the problems of mathematics learning based on her experience as a student andDr. Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago Renata Revelo is a first-generation college student, migrated from Ecuador to the United States as a teenager with her parents and sister. She is the first in her family to obtain a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

experienced in developing inverted classroom lectures and facilitating students’ learning through authentic engineering problems. She is also the Co- PI for the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments grant awarded to the Mechanical Engi- neering department at Seattle University to study how the department culture changes can foster students’ engineering identity. Dr. Han received her BS degree in Material Science and Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, her PhD degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. She is a member of American Society of Engineering Education, American Society

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Vercellino P.E., Youngstown State University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

critical need for qualified engineering graduates to join the workforce. The mostrecent U.S. Bureau of Labor projections through 2020 show significant growth of jobs in thescience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Marra1 et al states thatengineering and science fields will grow at more than 3 times the rate of other disciplines.However, in the midst of the demand, institutions of higher education are faced with thechallenge of retaining students within their engineering programs1-5. Student attrition has beenattributed to several factors including: student attitudes and a sense of belonging in discipline,preparation for the course material, and quality of teaching and compatibility with studentlearning styles1,6-10. Although

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

up so far capital advantage ahead in what he had planned for the curriculum, he's like, ‘I've got a couple friends from different walks of life. We're gonna have one of them come in every, each day this week, and they're gonna talk about what they did’ . . . An [electrical engineer] came in . . . talking about what he did, showing us some of the stuff he does at work . . . So, I think that's where I made that switch, like sophomore year of high school was when I really got behind engineering

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mumtaz Usmen; John Raad; Haluk Aktan

will be retrofitted Page 2.20.2 2into the existing structural member and connections existing rebars needs to be made. Currentlythe most prevalent use for this technology is to locate reinforcements before drilling anchorageholes into a concrete member. However, as our infrastructure continues to age, and retrofittingand upgrade projects increase in number and complexity, this technology is expected to becomeincreasingly popular.Corrosion Mapping: A major component of strength in a concrete member is the condition ofthe rebar. At early ages the properties of steel reinforcements are fairly

Conference Session

Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University ; Natacha Meyer

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

process from mini-design problems, which focus on problem solving skills, to majorcapstone design projects, which encompass many skills 2, 4, 9, 26, 30, 31, 33, 35, 47. Leifer has notedthat instructing students in the engineering design process provides an opportunity forintroducing constructivist learning experiences into engineering student classroom activities 22.He drew on Kolb’s experiential learning model which describes learning as taking place in aniterative cycle of four basic steps: reflective observation, concrete experience, activeexperimentation, and abstract conceptualization. Based on this cycle, Leifer suggests thatengineering design and technical concepts should be intertwined. In this way, students can bestlearn technical

Conference Session

Care and Inclusive Teaching

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

through self-efficacy and funds of knowledge ​[8], [9]​, and how theyexperience engineering by looking at specific experiences in engineering research settings,design teams, and other personal campus experiences ​[10]–[14]​. Researchers have also looked atinclusive values of peer educators, engineering identities, and first years’ behaviors ​[15]–[17]​.There has also been work looking specifically at retention practices for underrepresented groups,such as inclusive environments in first-year classes and reviewing the successes and challengesin this type of work ​[18]–[20]​. Higher education studies have also looked specifically at how toimprove teaching in STEM, with different teaching styles such as Project Based Learning.Higher education

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Marylin Dyrud

in, they soon discover that the field is vast, asare available resources. This paper offers suggestions, from the perspective of what studentsreally need to know as they begin their professional careers, for technical instructors new to thefield of ethics, focusing on the following: resources, approaches, and case methodology.ContextWhile many colleges and universities offer ethics classes through specialized departments, thispaper advocates an “ethics across the curriculum” (EAC) approach. Similar to the writing acrossthe curriculum movement of years past, EAC proponents integrate the study of ethics intocourses in the major, rather than farming it out to a philosophy department. As Cruz and Frey,University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, note

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

graduation. Improved development of critical thinkingskills, assuming it occurs, should produce better engineers.In Section 5.1 some of the currently planned revisions are discussed. Section 5.2 addresses howthe students will have follow-up assessments to track their progression towards graduation. It isthe hope of the Speed School of Engineering that the follow-up assessments show an increase incritical thinking skills.5.1 Planned course revisionsThe ENGR 100 course is currently going through a comprehensive curriculum (syllabus,assignments and evaluation) and assessment revision. The goal of this revision project is toexplicitly include the Paul-Elder model of Critical Thinking throughout the course. This revisionis supported by the department

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Beth (Ann Elizabeth) Wittig, City University of New York, City College; Alison Conway, City University of New York, City College; Naresh Devineni, The City College of New York

extremes analysis, statistical methods, water sustainability and risk assessment and water systems analysis. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design of novel courses to bridge knowledge gaps in engineering and reduce attrition and graduation delaysIntroductionNationally and internationally, engineering programs experience more attrition and longer timesto graduate than other majors. Yorke and Longeden [1] document this from a public policystandpoint at various universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and SouthAfrica. Long et al. [2] and [3] opine that the main reasons for student attrition include:  Poor

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #32704Engineering Students Coping With COVID-19: Yoga, Meditation, and Men-talHealthDr. Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University Kacey Beddoes is a Project Director in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at San Jose State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Women’s and Gender Studies, and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and Managing Edi- tor for Engineering Studies. She is also the past Chair of the Working Group on Gender and Diversity

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

scientists often develop new technologies ordiscover new phenonena from basic science research and seek to identify problems they cansolve. Technology-first designers follow a design process as they work on ill-defined problemswith many uncertainties and approach tasks with no right or wrong answers, only better or worse[20], [21].The I-Corps participants follow the curriculum developed by Steve Blank to investigate thecommercialization potential of their technology and identify various uses of technologies using astandard process that entails customer discovery to identify potential partners and meetings withinvestors to gain insights on developing a viable product [22]. Participants in the program arerequired to complete over 100 interviews with

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer En- gineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include creating systems for sustainable improvement in engineering education, promoting intrinsic motivation in the classroom, conceptual change and development in engi- neering students, and change in faculty beliefs about teaching and learning. He serves as the webmaster for the ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Heersink, Colorado School of Mines; Wanda Dann, Carnegie Mellon University; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka Herriger, Purdue; Steven Cooper, Purdue

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-90: INVESTIGATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ COMPUTINGBELIEFSDaniel Heersink, Colorado School of MinesBarbara Moskal, Colorado School of MinesWanda Dann, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAlka Herriger, PurdueSteven Cooper, Purdue Page 15.813.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Investigating High School Students’ Computing BeliefsAbstractMany projects throughout the United States are underway that seek to increase the appeal ofcomputing as a field of study. This article reports the results of pre and post attitudes surveyswhich were administered before and after two interventions. One of the interventions wasdesigned to change students’ attitudes with

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Trini Balart, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

Electrical and Computer Engi- neering, having joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1983 as an Assistant Professor. She is also serving as the C0-Director of the Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Session XX Understanding Faculty and Student perceptions of ChatGPT AbstractThroughout one year Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) has touched and changed the fabric ofour world exceptionally fast and on a scale we have never seen before. Engineering educators havebeen quick to

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Mohammad Javad Ahmadi

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

overseen by a global nonprofit organization with a long historyof implementing projects in Iraq. This organization initiated a collaboration between a US-basedinstitution with highly ranked and respected engineering programs and one of Iraq’s topuniversities. The engineering colleges of both Universities set out to collaborate on meetinginternational quality standards, through faculty exchange and professional development,curriculum development, and joint projects. In this evidence-based research paper, we present both the details of the design of theprofessional development workshop as well as the findings of the ensuing research conducted bymembers of the partnering institutions and organizations. The sections are presented as follows

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

collaborate on multidisciplinary teams addressing real world challenges and with industry engagement. College signature programs include the Texas A&M I-Corps Site, Ag- giE Challenge, INSPIRES, and two annual Project Showcases. Magda is the Principal Investigator of the Texas A&M University I-Corps Site grant and has been active in promoting entrepreneurship both at the local and national level.Dr. So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University So Yoon Yoon, Ph.D., is an associate research scientist at Institute for Engineering Education and Innova- tion (IEEI) in College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). She received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

Auckland in 1978, 1980 and 1984 respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland in 1984 where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Department’s Radio Systems Group and his (disciplinary) research interests lie in the areas of radio systems, electromagnetics and bioelectromagnetics. Over the last 20 years he has taught at all levels and has developed a particular interest in curriculum and course design. He has received numerous teaching awards from his institution. In 2004 he was awarded a (National) Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in the Sustained Excellence in Teaching category and in 2005 he received the

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Student

- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico Thomas A. De Pree is an ASERT-IRACDA postdoctoral fellow in the School of Medicine at University of New Mexico (2020-2023), where he holds a research appointment with the UNM Metal Exposure and Toxicity Assessment on Tribal Lands in the Southwest (METALS

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

. Subject librarians can prepare to aid faculty and educate students by gaining anunderstanding of engineering data management and sharing behaviors. Faculty may benefit fromRDM support through all stages of the data life cycle and students may benefit from RDMliteracy introduced into their curriculum. The described survey results in this paper aim to helpthe subject librarian identify where they might best offer support for faculty and students.IntroductionDisciplinary norms for data sharing vary widely. Some disciplines in the sciences have a longhistory of making their data available for reuse and to demonstrate reproducibility andreplicability [1], [2]. For engineering, open science practices that include data sharing throughdata deposit are

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 13

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janis P. Terpenny, National Science Foundation; Tracee Gilbert, System Innovation

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Diversity

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

. They need projects for their capstoneprojects. By taking advantage of expertise and collaborating with other departments anddisciplines, we do not need to know and do everything. Collaboration is key. She alsoemphasizes the wealth of resources available to educators. Cool stuff found in YouTube videosand more.Experiential and Interdisciplinary LearningIn its earliest incarnation, engineering education programs focused on practice. Apprenticeshipsand hands-on experience with shop work were common. The early 1900s saw a shift to moretheoretical and mathematical analysis in the curriculum. Spurred by technology needs of WWIIand early space programs, engineering then took on a science-based focus. In more recent years(1990s and beyond

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Daniel Cox, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2057: DESIGN ASPECTS OF A DATABASE FOR REMOTE LAB-ORATORY MANAGEMENTRainer Bartz, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany Rainer Bartz studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen, Germany, and received his PhD degree for research on the application of pattern recognition mechanisms to problems in the automotive engineering domain. He worked in automotive industry for 13 years, focusing on control and data analysis tasks. In 1997 he became full professor at Cologne University of Applied Sciences. His main areas of interest are signals & systems, industrial communication, and computational intelligence. Rainer Bartz is actively involved in the ASAM e.V. (Association for Standardization of