Conference Session

ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-4591: TCNJ ADVANCE PROGRAM (TAP): ASSESSMENT ANDFACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR FOSTERING CAREERADVANCEMENT WITHIN A PUI ENVIRONMENTDr. Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey Karen C. Yan is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the College of New Jersey. Her teaching and research interests include biomaterials with tissue engineering applications, composite materials, and materials science.Dr. Lisa Grega, College of New JerseyDr. Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey Suriza Van der Sandt conducts research in the broad area of pre-service mathematics teacher education. Her research interests include geometry teaching and learning, focusing on spatial orientation and spatial

Conference Session

The Best of Computers in Education Division (COED)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phyllis J. Beck, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #41184An Initial Investigation of Design Cohesion as a IDE-based Learning Analyticfor Measuring Introductory Programming MetacognitionDr. Phyllis J. Beck, Mississippi State University Phyllis Beck is a blend of art and science having completed an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts at MSU and a Ph.D. in Computer Science, where she focused on applying Artificial Intelligence, Natural language Processing, and Machine Learning techniques to the engineering education space. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Research Professor at Mississippi State University in the Bagley College of Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Don R Gilman PE, PMP, Texas A&M University; Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Timothy Allen Robinson, Penn State University; Anthony R Kovscek, Stanford University; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sukesh K Aghara, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education, 2013 Live Energy: An Initiative for Teaching Energy and Sustainability Topics with the most Up-to-date and Relevant Content Abstract This paper presents the ongoing activities of a National Science Foundation (NSF)- funded collaborative research project, its iterative research design, and the preliminary findings. Five engineering professors at five university campuses, [Texas A&M University (TAMU) College Station, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), California State University Long Beach (CSULB), The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), & Stanford University] as well as a technology expert and

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; George Tolomiczenko, Caltech; Nadine B. Afari, CHOC Children's Health Orange County

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #32441Work in Progress: Novel Initiatives for Senior Design CollaborativeProjects With Healthcare Workers and Undergraduate Students—a COVID-19Response Nursing HackathonProf. Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine Dr. Christine King is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. She re- ceived her BS and MS from Manhattan College in Mechanical Engineering and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UC Irvine, where she developed brain-computer interface systems for neurorehabil- itation. She was a post-doctorate in the Wireless Health Institute at the University of

Conference Session

Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

initial visits have been verypositive.References[1] National Research Council. (2013). Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing? Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.[2] NGSS. (2016). Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved from http://www.nextgenscience.org[3] NCWIT, Roadshow-in-a-Box: Capitalizing on Models for Outreach. Retrieved from https://www.ncwit.org/resources/roadshow-box-capitalizing-models-outreach.AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Cooperative Agreement#NNX15AW22A) and the Golden LEAF Foundation (Grant# FY-2015-2014).

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

several education-related papers for engineering faculty and gives faculty development workshops on active learning. He is currently participating in Project Catalyst, an NSF- funded initiative to help faculty re-envision their role in the learning process.Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Research and Learning North and associate research scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition, she actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

years. Other engineering universities, communitycolleges, and at least one college of teacher education, Montclair State University havealso been involved in K-12 engineering outreach. 1Engineering Our Future NJ OverviewThe EOFNJ initiative is a multi-pronged effort launched in 2005 that includes: pre- and Page 13.516.2in-service teacher professional development; policy initiatives; partnerships and capacity-building efforts; promotion; and a research component. Its stated goal is to ensure allstudents experience engineering, with a focus on innovation, in the context of required,regular classroom coursework in elementary through high school by 2010

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Rebecca Holcombe

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Bachelorˆa C™s and is working on her Master of Science in mechanical engineering. Her research focuses are on undergraduate engineRebecca Holcombe ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Initial findings of engineering faculties’ perceptions of mastery assessment in a project-based engineering programAbstractThe purpose of this work in progress NSF grantees poster is to disseminate initial findings onfaculty perception of mastery-based assessment in a project-based engineering program.It is understood that pedagogical approaches influence more than what students learn but alsoimpact their mindsets, motivation, and how they see themselves as engineers. Mastery-basedlearning has seen

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wei Yao, Zhejiang University; Shunshun Hu, Zhejiang University; Zhaowei Chu, Zhejiang University; Bifeng Zhang, Zhejiang University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

a priority forimplementing the B&R which need PCEE to give assistance.Universities have richexperience and activity forms at PCEE, which can help enterprises to carry out PCEE andultimately promote B&R construction. Therefore, the successful university-industrycollaboration participating in the PCEE of B&R should be reflected in four factors:professional knowledge training, cultural exchange & transmission, International studenteducation and joint research. Only to achieve the above four points can it be said to besuccessful.But all things are difficult before they are easy. At first, enterprises did not realizethat universities could help. Few enterprises took the initiative to seek cooperation withuniversities, and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Haley; Calvin Mackie; Sundiata Jangha

2003-1936 FOCUS: A Recruiting Initiative for African American Graduate Students at Georgia Institute of Technology Sundiata K. Jangha1, Robert G. Haley2, Dr. Calvin Mackie3 1 George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering 2 College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tulane UniversityIntroduction In today’s changing world, many industry, government and academic leaders havereached

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Yih-Fang Huang, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18510Work in Progress: Development of Optional Summer Video Content for Prepa-ration for Sophomore Year, with Initial FindingsDr. Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame Dr. Victoria Goodrich is the Director of the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame. Her research focuses primarily on Engineering Education issues, especially focused within the first-year engineering experience.Dr. Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame Dr. Leo H. McWilliams is

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YaXuan Wen, Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yanru Xu; Ji’an Liu

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Diversity

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

study investigated how an OIPI initiative broadens participation in China’s stratified HE system, not only through opening high-quality educational resources inelite universities to students enrolled in non-elite universities; but more importantly,through building supportive learning environments and teaching practices to facilitate theconversion of access (valued opportunities) to success (desired learning outcomes)through enhancing students’ learning agency. Together, the OIPI initiative contributes tothe participation of China’s HE system from the dimensions of both access and success.This article examines the efforts of this initiative by answering the research questions:What are the specific conversion factors contributing to students

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #8571The Wicked Problems in Sustainable Engineering (WPSE) Initiative: PilotResults of a Cross-Institutional Project-Based Course OfferingJustin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette Justin Hess is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his BS in Civil Engineering in 2011 with a minor in philosophy and hopes to receive his MSCE in December of 2014, both from Purdue University. His research focuses on understanding engineers’ core values, dispositions, and worldviews. His disser- tation focuses on

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas S Goodman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

females) students. For the Engineering Physics IIsections, the control group had a total of 17 (9 males and 8 females) students and the testgroup consisted of 17 (10 male and 7 female) students. In the spring of 2017, theEngineering Physics II cumulative totals were 64 students (56 male and 8 female) for thecontrol group and 33 (29 male and 4 female) in the test group. Although the populationstudied in this initial survey was small, we can detail several different metrics fordiscussion.3.3 Metrics: Physics education research has developed subject specific Concept Examinations(CE) as a useful tool for the measurement of overall retention and gains in knowledge.We use these standards to assess if the MLM test groups show an appreciable gain

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Blake Stringer, Kent State University; Dakota William Bunner; Robert William Winkler

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Aerospace

Paper ID #21080Aerospace Capstone Design: Interactive Initial Sizing Estimates for Increas-ing Designer Intuition and Mitigating Risk in the Early Stages of AircraftConceptual DesignDr. D. Blake Stringer, Kent State University Blake Stringer, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of at Kent State University. He is the founding faculty member of the university’s aerospace engineering program. Prior to joining the faculty at Kent State, Dr. Stringer served in the Army for 20 years as an army aviator, West Point faculty member, and research engineer. He holds a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering from the US Military Academy, a

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, LGBTQ+

appropriate because the researcher had few a prioriexpectations of what the quantitative findings would show. The survey was distributed viarespondent-driven sampling/snowball sampling where the author used her contacts gainedthrough the ASEE VCP to supplement her personal network to spread the survey announcementand encourage participation. In addition, she emailed 158 of the ASEE Deans Initiative Lettersignatories who were identified as being affiliated with institutions that met the doctoralinstitution inclusion criteria. In her email, she requested that the signatories forward theinformation to all faculty members due to the typically hidden nature of eligibility forparticipation in the study [14]. Although a few deans and deans’ representatives

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

the current study.Sommers’ four-year study of student writers from across the disciplines notes that “students whomake the greatest gains as writers throughout college (1) initially accept their status as novicesand (2) see in writing a larger purpose than fulfilling an assignment” (p. 124). Carroll suggeststhat writing proficiency develops throughout the course of a student’s academic career asstudents assume new tasks—new roles—as writers, and not in a single freshman coursesequence. Sternglass’ study of at-risk students enrolled at CCNY, with its provocativeframework of richly detailed case studies, offers a strong example in qualitative methodology.These researchers’ findings are intriguing—in them it is possible to see the limits of

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-1456: A SEVEN YEAR REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF LAWRENCETECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY’S ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENGINEER-ING PROGRAM INITIALLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM THESTATE OF MICHIGANRobert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Techno- logical University in the summer of 2003, after several years of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience. Dr. Fletcher earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems from Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield

Conference Session

Interactive Session - Community Engagement Implementation for K-12 Settings

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly Y Mollica, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, The Ohio State University; Meg West, The Ohio State University; Peter Vuyk, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #14642Community Service as a Means of Engineering Inspiration: An Initial Inves-tigation into the Impact of the Toy Adaptation ProgramMs. Molly Y Mollica, The Ohio State University Molly Mollica earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University in 2014. She is currently a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering with a research focuses in bionanotechnology, mechanobiology, and engineering education. Molly has been working with the Toy Adaptation Project since its start at OSU in 2013.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor of Practice in

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

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International

AC 2012-4972: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE AT SAN JOSE STATEUNIVERSITY: RESULTS OF SEVEN YEARS OF AN INTERNATIONALEXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTSDr. Belle W. Y. Wei, San Jos State University Since her 2002 appointment as Don Beall Dean of SJSU’s Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, Belle Wei has led a college dedicated to educating engineers who can take on today’s problems and produce tomorrow’s solutions. Under Wei’s leadership, the college has launched programs to enhance students’ global awareness and enrich their professional networks. A signature program is the College’s Global Technology Initiative (GTI), a two-week study-tour to Asia. Since its inception, GTI has sent student-teams to China, Taiwan, or India

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NAE’s Engineering Research andAmerica’s Future 22. In a 2006 forum, Preparing for the Perfect Storm: Taking Action Together,there was a recommendation for a stronger focus on engineering design and its integration intoK-12 instruction as a motivator that integrates discovery, exploration, and problem solving 23.The SPIRIT initiative helped to support this collaborative reform effort using the context ofengineering and robotics to support a motivating and flexible STEM learning environment formiddle school students.The vision of the SPIRIT initiative was to provide a model for the transformation of math andscience instruction in order to ultimately promote student achievement through the use ofinnovative, inquiry-based robotics activities 2. The

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34897Providing Support to High School STEM Teachers at UnderrepresentedSchools Through a Yearlong Professional Development Initiative (WIP,Diversity)Dr. Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University In addition to her primary roles of undergraduate coordinator and instructor for the Department of Com- puter Science at Southeastern Louisiana, Dr. Achee also serves as faculty advisor for the student chapter of ACM-W, Women in Computing. She founded the Lion’s Code Coding Camp to provide a summer program for pre-college students and recruit students to the discipline and university. Her research focus is

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #26664Board 85: Integrated Engineering Leadership Initiative for Teaching Excel-lence (iELITE) Year Two: Assessment of Intermediate-Term Outcome forGraduate Teaching Assistant TrainingDr. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a faculty in 2015, she worked at IBM

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2008-1233: A DRAFT REFERENCE CURRICULUM FOR A MASTERSDEGREE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: A JOINT INDUSTRY, ACADEMICAND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVEArthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Pyster is a Distinguished Research Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, the Stevens Director of the Applied Systems Thinking Institute (ASysT), and a member of the Board of Directors of INCOSE. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President and Director of Systems Engineering and Integration for SAIC, Deputy Chief Information Officer and the Chief Scientist for Software Engineering at the Federal Aviation Administration, Chief Technical Officer at the Software Productivity Consortium, director at

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1945: INCREASING STUDENT ACCESS, RETENTION, ANDGRADUATION THROUGH AN INTEGRATED STEM PATHWAYS SUPPORTINITIATIVE FOR THE RIO SOUTH TEXAS REGIONArturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanStephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan AmericanHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanCristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanOlga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American Page 14.730.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Increasing Student Access, Retention, and Graduation Through an Integrated STEM Pathways Support Initiative

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robinson; Demetris Geddis; Adam Austin; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

that Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationemphasizes conceptual understandings, multiple representations and connections, mathematicalmodeling, and mathematical problem solving.”[4] Educators looking towards K-12 as the keytime to build STEM proficiency in students have begun to recognize that the various fields ofengineering are a rich source of the types of “real-world” problems for K-12 mathematics andscience education advocated by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics[4] and theNational Research Council[5]. The initiative discussed in this paper is an outgrowth of thisrecognition

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Clifford Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University

2006-1688: EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOPROMOTE MINORITY ENTRY INTO THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYDISCIPLINES – THE INITIATIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROJECT SMILEAndrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University ANDREW W. OTIENO has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology at Northern Illinois University (NIU) since August 2000. He received his Ph.D. from Leeds University, UK in 1994, in mechanical engineering. Dr. Otieno has worked in various capacities at several institutions both in the United States and in Kenya. Before joining NIU, he was a Post-doctoral research fellow at the Intelligent Systems Center, University of Missouri-Rolla. His research interests

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18533Advancing Diversity Initiatives in the Civil Engineering Profession: Impactsof an NSF S-STEM Grant at a Regional Undergraduate Teaching InstitutionDr. Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Prior to joining the faculty at The Citadel, Dr. Watson earned her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. She also has BS and MS degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson University. Dr. Watson’s research interests are in the areas of engineering education

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ester B. Johnson

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) Minority Programs, Initiatives and Partnerships By: Dr. Ester B. Johnson Director of DiversityThe primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is to provide Wisconsin ‘slargest metropolitan area with a major comprehensive university. In the fall semester of2003, UWM served over 24,000 students with a staff of about 3,000 employees and a2003-2004 budget in excess of $400 million. Given the size of the university andbreadth of its mission, the student population and the programs in which they areenrolled is

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education

regularly contributes to writing assessment initiatives. Our research designis in part grounded in three longitudinal studies of student writing ability performed by Sommersand Saltz at Harvard 11 (2004), Carroll at Pepperdine12 (2002), and Sternglass at the City Collegeof New York 13 (1997). Sommers and Saltz find that students must understand their writing ashaving a purpose beyond that of fulfilling the expectations of a single course 14. Carroll notesthat student writers greatly benefit from instruction in writing throughout their entire academiccareers, and not just in first-year composition courses 15. And Sternglass sees in her cohort ofresearch subjects a general lack of awareness of the value of writing, both in their classes and inthe