. Deborah Grzybowski is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on making engineering accessible to all students, including students with visual impairments, through the use of art-infused curriculum and models. Prior to becoming focused on student success and retention, her research interests included regulation of intracranial pressure and transport across the blood-brain barrier in addition to various ocular-cellular responses to fluid forces and the
Paper ID #25483A Study of an Augmented Reality App for the Development of Spatial Rea-soning AbilityDr. John E. Bell, Michigan State University JOHN BELL Professor, Educational Technology, College of Education. John Bell earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Michigan State University, and then his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. His research considered various user interfaces for human- computer interaction among users with a wide range of technology skills. Bell later completed a post doc at UC Berkeley focused on teaching programming to non-computer science majors, and
AC 2007-851: DEVELOPMENT AND BETA-TESTING OF ADISTANCE-LEARNING FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSE SERIESCarolyn Skurla, Baylor University Carolyn Skurla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. In addition to the freshman engineering course, Dr. Skurla teaches courses in materials engineering, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering. Her research interests are in biomaterials and total joint replacements.Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University Steven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at
AC 2008-633: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE TINKERING ANDTECHNICAL SELF-EFFICACY IN ENGINEERINGDale Baker, Arizona State University Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at ASU and is the Co-Editor of The Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She teaches courses in science curricula, teaching and learning, and assessment courses with an emphasis on constructivist theory and issues of equity. Her research focuses on issues of gender, science, and science teaching. She has won two awards for her research in these areas.Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona
AC 2012-3542: IMPACT OF INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM COURSEON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE PREPARATION FORGRADUATING ENGINEERING SENIORSDr. Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Hunstville Derrick Smith is an Assistant Professor of education at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. His re- search agenda focuses on STEM education for all students, including those with disabilities.Dr. Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville Monica L. Dillihunt, Ph.D. is a graduate of Howard University, where she received her degree in edu- cational psychology and a sub-specialty in educational leadership and administration in 2003. She also received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Tennessee
educational research projects and grant funded projects requiring an assessment component. Her own research interests are in inquiry methodology, gifted students, and curriculum design. Page 24.396.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing Critical Thinking Skills in a Mixed-Signal Test and Product Engineering CourseAbstractStudents were encouraged to follow a deep approach to learning in a Mixed-Signal Test and Prod-uct Engineering course to improve their critical thinking skills. The course used hands-on labora-tory experiences containing
Paper ID #9964Development of student motivation in a required Electrical Engineering (EE)course for non-EE majorsDr. Alexander Ganago, University of MichiganSudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of MichiganMr. Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan Matt DeMonbrun is a Ph.D. Student with the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan concentrating in Academic Affairs and Student Development. He currently serves as a Graduate Student Research Assistant with the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Educa- tion at the Center. Matt has previously presented on topics such
Outcomes Assessment in International Engineering Education: Creating a System to Measure Intercultural Development Matthew Mayhew1,3, Melissa B. Eljamal2, Eric Dey1, and S. W. Pang2 1 School of Education 2 College of Engineering The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 3 Current Address: University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403AbstractThe University of Michigan College of Engineering has developed a
to reach out to K-12 students,exposing them to engineering and encouraging them to consider it as a career. These effortsinclude summer camps, demonstrations conducted by engineering students or professors in theK-12 classroom, and the development of teaching materials that explicitly cover engineeringconcepts. Many of these efforts can be found on the ASEE Engineering K-12 Center website2.Douglas, Iversen, and Kalyandurg6 identify using specially-trained K-12 teachers as a means toimprove K-12 engineering education and outreach. If teachers are trained in and understand thepractice of engineering, they can both teach prepared curriculum covering engineering andindependently integrate engineering into their curriculum. A significant
Session 2560 Achieving a Global Perspective through Interdisciplinary Mini-Terms: Electric Power Development in New Zealand James M. Kenney, Thomas K. Jewell Union College Schenectady, NY 12308BackgroundTwo emerging themes in engineering education are an interdisciplinary approach to engineeringproblem solving, and exposure to how such problems are addressed in a global perspective. Theengineering curriculum at Union College now requires an international experience to help attainthis global perspective. One way that
Session 1630 Developing and using rubrics to evaluate subjective Engineering laboratory and design reports Rebecca Sidler Kellogg, J. Adin Mann, Ann Dieterich Iowa State UniversityAbstractIn the past two years several faculty in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics atIowa State University have been utilizing rubrics to evaluate student work in laboratory coursesas well as the engineering design course sequence. The laboratory course had primarilysophomores and the design course sequence were graduating seniors. Developing rubrics is notan easy task
. Jalili, “Comparison of Environmental Responsibility of Construction Management Students Based on Exposure to Sustainability in Curricula and on Campus,” Int. J. Constr. Educ. Res., vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 96–110, 2014, doi: 10.1080/15578771.2013.826752.[12] A. Tinker and R. Burt, “‘Greening’ the construction curriculum,” Int. J. Constr. Educ. Res., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 26–33, 2003.[13] ACCE, “Standards and criteria for accreditation of postsecondary construction education degree programs,” 2021.[14] ABET, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. p. 3, 2024.[15] L. R. Brunell, “Integrating the united nations sustainable development goals and the
knowledge and preparing students for their futureroles [6]. Meanwhile, it also comes with challenges to integrating sustainability into theengineering curriculum, such as gaining student awareness of sustainable development andproviding practical experience for students [7]. Thus, a course term project is introduced anddiscussed in-depth for the following purposes: 1) to understand pedagogical elements that mightaffect students’ learning experience of sustainable development; 2) to demonstrate the potentialof integrative design thinking for fulfilling the learning outcomes related to sustainability and 3)to suggest a teaching strategy to overcome challenges of applying integrative design process insustainability learning. The students who worked on
Session 2521 Student Design, Development, and Operation of Sounding Rockets at the United States Air Force Academy Thomas B. Joslyn Kenneth E. Siegenthaler Department of Astronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThe FalconLAUNCH program is a unique, dynamic rocket launch vehicle researchprogram that serves as a capstone course for Astronautical Engineering majors at theUnited States Air Force Academy. The goal of the program is to give students theopportunity to “Learn Space by Doing Space.” The program results in a rocket
can bedirectly assessed by the SDLRS, though it fails in assessing the leadership elements of others’knowledge and skill gaps and creating an organizational climate that encourages others to learn37 . So in order to answer the basic question of the instructional strategies’ effectiveness, theeffectiveness of developing students’ leadership skills must be assessed to answer the basicquestion of how it can be taught in a doctoral setting.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation’s Innovations inEngineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure program, under Grant No. 0935039. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and
Engineering from the University of Michigan. rihanaa@udmercy.edu ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of Embedded Technical Writing in a Junior-level Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory ClassJames J. Lynch, PhD, P.E., Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering,University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 West McNichols Road, Detroit, Michigan 48221 Email:lynchjj@udmercy.eduAlexa Rihana, PhD, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering,University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 West McNichols Road, Detroit, Michigan 48221 Email:rihanaa@udmercy.edu Proceedings of the 2025 ASCE North Central Regional Conference
learning. Dr. Voicu is dedicated to exploring innovative applications of AI to enhance learning and problem-solving in complex environments.Dr. Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D. Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Office: 470-578-7241 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Educating Engineers in the Design of AI-Enabled Agriculture Robots: From Concept Development to Field ImplementationAbstract:The growing global population requires a higher demand for agricultural production, driving theneed for intelligent solutions to automate tasks and optimize field operations. This paper proposesan engineering education curriculum integrating research and development
Paper ID #47274Pilot Implementation of a Game-Based Learning Module for Levee Inspectionand Development of Engineering JudgementVictoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Victoria Bennett is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She is interested in improving undergraduate engineering education through hands-on, experiential, and game-based learning, especially designing activities for the development of engineering judgment in undergraduates.Dr. Casper Harteveld, Northeastern University Dr. Casper Harteveld is an Associate
them in practical scenarios such as system design, optimization, orsimulations [16,17]. Furthermore, integrating programming into the curriculum is essential forpreparing engineers to solve problems more efficiently by accelerating computations, automatingtasks, and enabling the rapid analysis of large datasets to generate insights and predictions,ultimately improving real-world problem-solving and minimizing errors [16].The following sections of the paper will outline our process in developing and implementing theinstructional approach, provide reflections from both students and instructors, highlight successstories and challenges, and discuss future directions. 2. Outline of Our ProcessOur team is composed of three members from the
, and to help them approachinteractions, tasks, and product design while considering the perspectives and needs of others,educators should think about how to embed empathy into the curriculum. Employing appropriatelearning activities can be beneficial for developing empathy in students. Prior research on K-12students has shown that infusing empathy into STEM lessons can advance interest in pursuing acareer in STEM, and it can also foster a sense of belonging [4, 5].While such practices may be efficacious in higher education as well, more understanding isneeded. It is important to foster empathy in undergraduate/graduate students and faculty to worktowards more inclusive mindsets and environments. Previously Hess and Fila [6] demonstratedthat
assessments of the targeted course outcomes showed a positive changein the students' knowledge, attitudes and habits, as related to professional development. Some ofthe strongest student-perceived changes over the course duration were focused around graduateprogram planning, the job search process, work-life balance, conflict resolution, and negotiation.Tangible outcomes included curriculum vitae, Gantt chart for progression through the graduateprogram, academic application packet materials, and outreach activities targeted to prospectiveand first-semester graduate students. The course was considered to be a success by the instructorand students, and can be used as a model for the implementation of similar courses withinengineering departments or
their differences andenable them to build relationships and to work together effectively” [1]. As a result, interculturalcompetence, “the complex abilities that are required to perform effectively and appropriatelywhen interacting with others who are linguistically and culturally different from oneself” [2], hasbecome a highly desirable skill for all workers in the 21st century. Therefore, helping studentsdevelop their intercultural competence has become an important mission for higher education[3]. The development of students’ intercultural competence has been positively associatedwith the study abroad experience and program and curricular interventions. However, little isknown on how study abroad curriculum impacts students
learning environments in academic settings. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (an Ethics in Science and Engineering project to develop frameworks for developing ethical reasoning in engineers, and a Cyberlearning project to develop collaborative design environments for engineers), and by corporate foundations, the Department of Homeland Security, the College of En- gineering, and the Purdue Research Foundation. She has been recognized as the inaugural Butler Faculty Scholar, a Faculty Fellow in the CERIAS institute, a Service Learning Faculty Fellow, Diversity Faculty Fellow, and recipient of the Violet Haas Award (for efforts on behalf of women), all at Purdue University. This year she is
Session 2125 Learning How to Identify Customer Requirements: A Key Component of Product Development Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A crucial step in the process to develop a new product is the identification of thecustomer requirements. The
quitedifferent from traditional graduate education for scientific research. The design of professionalgraduate education for creative engineering practitioners, who are emerging as innovators andleaders of technology development in industry, requires a different professional curriculum andapproach than that presently used for the graduate education of academic research scientists. Itrequires a different type of faculty, approach, and focus.4. Professional Education for Innovation ─Leading to the Professional Doctor of EngineeringThe National Collaborative Task Force recognizes that educating engineers as innovators andleaders is not a one time event. Rather, professional education is a process that extendsthroughout the engineer’s professional career
novices. We speculate that becausethe academic experiences of novice designers so infrequently engender iteration, they fail torecognize that downstream design activities, like prototyping, are part of knowledge building thatcan inform reframing of problems, including requirements. Instead, design activities may beengaged or perceived as largely linear input/output stages.From these studies, we see a clear need to further our understanding of how students develop theskills necessary for deriving and working with engineering requirements. The development ofthat skill should extend beyond obvious opportunities, like cornerstone and capstone designcourses. Thus, this research is motivated to identify other places in the curriculum where thisskill
interests play alarge role in the determination of identifying structured-specific activities. Noting that a person isactively seeking to learn that material is a clue; this characteristic is shared with unstructured-specific. Though what distinguishes the two types of activities is how the individual chooses tolearn: curated content matches to structured, while open exploration characterizes unstructured.Structured-Diversive Activities are taken by individuals seeking to learn broadly about manytopics across a wide variety of spaces. The activities, though, are similar in-kind to structuredspecific: developed curriculum, curated topics, offered courses and classes. Often, withstructured-diversive activities, a mentor or supervisor facilitates a
process.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to describe the approaches to creating open online mechanicshomework problems by faculty in engineering and physics at three institutions. Very littleresearch has examined strategic approaches to curriculum practices for enhancing Physics andMechanical Engineering in diverse university contexts. We will focus on approaches to problemdifficulty level, usage plans, and development processes. Our research question is: Whatapproaches and strategies toward creating open online mechanics problems are being used, andhow are these approaches and strategies perceived by faculty and student developers?Integral to the primary research question are the following sub-questions (SQs):SQ1. What contextual factors influence the
the longitudinal career pathways of engineering PhDs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Influence of Experiential Learning on Student Professional Development: A Literature ReviewAbstractThis literature review examines the influence of experiential learning through student organizationinvolvement on students’ professional development and career expectations. Prior to students’transition into the workforce, their socialization into the engineering profession can be shaped byinvolvement in experiential learning, including student organizations. Previous research hasestablished a breadth of benefits of involvement in student
Exploring Approaches to Professional Development of Engineering Educators in the Arab Gulf RegionAbstract: The increased mobility of engineers worldwide poses new and difficultchallenges to country and/or region–based systems of engineering education, whoseadvocates now face the possibility that their graduates may not possess the skillsrecognized as valuable in other countries or by international employers operatingwithin their own country or region. One of the world’s regions where engineeringeducation is rapidly evolving, and becoming increasingly international is: the ArabGulf Region ((Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, andOman), which faces significant challenges as it seeks to meet the demands