Conference Session

Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO

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International

Paper ID #24531International Perspectives on Intersecting Engineering’s Grand Challengesand the UN’s Sustainable Development GoalsDr. Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Christina White is currently a postdoctoral engineering education research associate with Singapore- MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Innovation Centre. She completed her Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University where she studied engineering education. She is the Global Chair and founding director of the National Academy of Engineering Longhorn Grand Chal- lenges Scholars & K12 Partners

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 5: Online Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #29891Experiences in Developing a Robust Popular Online CS1 Course for thePast 7 YearsJoe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside Joe Michael Allen is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of California, Riverside. His current research focuses on finding ways to improve CS education, specifically focusing on introductory programming courses known as CS1. Joe Michael is actively researching the impact of using a many small programs (MSP) teaching approach in CS1 courses. His other interests include educational games for building skills for college-level computer science and mathematics.Prof

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Molly Victoria Shea, University of Colorado

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Community Engagement Division

across settings 9. In engineering education, such authenticcontexts have been developed through “problem based” and “project based” activities 10. Amongthe advantages of such approaches are that students have greater opportunity to be mentored andpractice aspects of engineering for development that are often missed in the “core curriculum” oftraditional engineering education. Specifically, through “project based” engineering education,students work to: - formulate and solve ill-defined problems under complex conditions; - understand professional and ethical responsibilities associated with these complex conditions; - communicate with other engineers and with non-engineering professionals and the general public; and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

initiatives in southwest Virginia.Mr. Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia TechDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Dr. Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI. Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, the effects of curriculum on design cognition, the effects of differing design pedagogies on

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3702: GRANTSMANSHIP AND THE PROPOSAL DEVELOP-MENT PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OFPROGRAMS FOR JUNIOR FACULTYDr. Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta- tion Office of Strategic Research Development. She has B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineer- ing (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she started working on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently, she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Lisa A. Nutt, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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International

. Page 24.415.93. Center for Global Engagement (CGE)For 90 years, RMU has delivered academic excellence with a professional focus. Today, weemphasize engaged learning and promote a global perspective. As such, the Center for GlobalEngagement is charged with carrying out the various initiatives related to this core value,including servicing and supporting international and exchange students, managing the RooneyInternational Scholars Program, working with faculty to international the curriculum anddeveloping and executing an assortment of education abroad opportunities. 3.1. Support for FLEAPs Program Development and Recruitment: ● Meet with previous leaders to discuss successes and failures ● Provide

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill, Hope College; Daniel J. Langholz

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

explaining the operation of atechnological system for non-engineers.The goal technological literacy for all citizens shares many issues in common with efforts todevelop a pre-college engineering curriculum. Work in cognitive development and learningscience focused on K-12 engineering has identified the importance of system function andbehavior of technological artifacts as core organizing concepts that are foundational to thediscipline2,3. The structure-function-behavior framework developed by Gero and others has beenused to explain designed physical systems and applied to electrical devices such as anamplifier4,5. The effort reported here represents a simplified approximation of these methods in aform which can be learned and applied by non

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; James E. Richie, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

measurable outcomes for the project are (1) increased student satisfaction, and (2)development of on-line lecture and preparation materials for five hybrid laboratory courses. Forthe second goal, to date three of the five laboratory classes are fully converted to the hybridformat: Circuits Laboratory 1, Digital Electronics Laboratory and Instrumentation Laboratory;Circuits Laboratory 2 has online modules for almost half of the laboratories with the others onhold to accommodate upcoming changes in the electrical engineering curriculum. Since theconversion process began, the overall structure of the Analog Electronics Laboratory has Page

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Fetter; M.P. Sharma

addresses many of the pedagogical, technical, attitudinal, andenvironmental challenges encountered by the educators in the process of developing, designing,and implementing an engineering course for online delivery at the University of Wyoming.IntroductionWith the advent of Web and Internet technology, engineering education is entering a new andchallenging age. One of our biggest challenges is integrating online technology and assessingthe outcome of our engineering curriculum. As most of us know, the Internet/World Wide Web(WWW) is a powerful tool, which provides unprecedented opportunities to expand and enhanceteaching/learning resources and environments. The information created is accessible on demandanytime, anywhere. Recent advances in

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Osborne; Bill Carroll

Session XXXX CS/EE Online – Lessons Learned in Planning, Developing, and Operating a Joint, Web-Based Master’s Program Bill D. Carroll, William P. Osborne, Behrooz Shirazi, C. D. Cantrell, Saibun Tjuatja UT-Arlington/UT-Dallas/UT-Arlington/UT-Dallas/UT-ArlingtonIntroductionCS/EE Online is a web-based master’s degree program being jointly developed by TheUniversity of Texas at Arlington (UT-Arlington) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT-Dallas) with funding from The University of Texas TeleCampus. Students may choose to majorin computer science, computer science and engineering, or electrical engineering

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

AC 2011-1975: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EN-GINEERING (IREE) 2010 CHINA: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY COMPE-TENT ENGINEERING RESEARCHERSBrent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brent K. Jesiek is assistant professor in Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. His research examines the social, histor- ical, global, and epistemological dimensions of engineering and computing, with particular emphasis on topics related to engineering education, computer engineering, and educational technology.Yating Chang, Purdue University

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

experience in curriculum development. Page 25.447.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development and Implementation of i-Laboratory for Instrumentation, Sensors, Measurements and Controls CoursesAbstractComputing, information and communication technologies have strong impacts on education, bysignificantly improving the distance and online collaborative learning, via the virtual or remoteexperiments and simulations. One of the distinguishing features of engineering technologyeducation is the laboratory work and hands-on experience as an integral part of the

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-5457: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS AND INTELLI-GENT SYSTEMS LABORATORY FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCHDr. Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University Biswanath Samanta is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. His expertise and research interests include broad areas of system dynamics and control, robotics, mechatronics, intelligent systems, advanced signal processing, prognostics and health manage- ment, and applications of computational intelligence in engineering and biomedicine. Samanta has de- veloped and taught numerous courses in these areas and supervised students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has more than 100 refereed research

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Miles Griffin Evans; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4413: DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHING ENGINEERINGSELF-EFFICACY SCALE (TESS) FOR K-12 TEACHERSDr. So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette So Yoon Yoon, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at INSPIRE in Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in educational psychology with specialty in gifted education and holds a B.S. degree in astronomy and meteorology and two master’s degrees in astronomy and astrophysics and research methods and mea- surement. Her work centers on development and validation of instruments, particularly useful for P-16 STEM education settings and investigation of P-16 students’ spatial ability to understand its association with their academic performance and to identify their talents in STEM

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Paper ID #43764Experiences of Nuclear Workforce Pipeline Development and Maintenanceat a Historically Black College University (HBCU)Dr. Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University Dr Kinyua is an Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and currently affiliated to the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Morgan State University (MSU) as a lecturer teaching Engineering Physics and Earth Sciences. He has more than 30 years of experience. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Experiences of Nuclear Workforce Pipeline Development and Maintenance at a Historically BlackCollege University (HBCU

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

intended to serve as motivation in providing aerospace experiences by faculty andinstitutions with limited resources. It will detail UAF’s new aerospace program elements andopportunities; how it was purposefully grown in response to student desires and to provide increasedacademic and research opportunities within limited personnel/resources; how existing academiccourses and design team opportunities were leveraged to satisfy student interests; and how thisprogram satisfies University of Alaska (UA), State of Alaska, and federal needs in developing a vibrantand sustainable Alaska aerospace ecosystem supporting arctic research, industry, and nationaldefense. The paper is authored by UAF’s lead faculty for developing the aerospace engineeringprogram

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 23

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Roth, Bucknell University; Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41854The Effects of COVID-19 on the Development of Expertise, Decision-Making,and Engineering IntuitionMadeline Roth, Bucknell University Madeline (Maddi) Roth is an undergraduate student with majors in Neuroscience and Psychology and a minor in Education.Miss Joselyn Elisabeth Busato, Bucknell University Joselyn Busato is an undergraduate student at Bucknell University, majoring in creative writing and biology.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. ˘ in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

multiple hands-on opportunities regardless of their initial skill level. Reflection The reflection narrative clearly explains why this lesson was developed for the specific learning standard(s), performance indicator(s),and core curriculum; It includes what was learned from implementing this lesson; how the lesson was reviewed and what was learned from the review; how it reflects current scholarship in the Page 15.823.7 teacher’s field and “best” classroom practice; how the lesson prepares students for life outside of school; how was the lesson received by students accompanied by some analysis of the assessment data

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Bowe; John Feland; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

engineeringstudents at various universities. This data has been analyzed for application to student learningas well as for possible use in career counseling and student retention strategies [McCaulley 1990,1983, 1976]. Other examples include using MBTI to develop self instruction materials [Smith1973], using MBTI comparisons between freshman and senior students to determine the changein preference brought about during the four years of engineering curriculum [Rodman 1986] andwork which has shown the potential to increase academic success of struggling students bystrengthening their non-preferred areas [Rosati 1993].The present work uses what is known from MBTI type preferences and their affects on groupcommunication in order to guide continuing improvements

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-475: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANINTRODUCTION TO STEM COURSE FOR DUAL-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMSHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Horacio Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), in Edinburg, Texas. His current research interests are in the areas of control systems, mechatronics, measurements and instrumentation, and engineering education.Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Arturo Fuentes is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UTPA. His current research interests are in the areas of engineering education, finite element

Conference Session

Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mandy Wheadon, Purdue University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #10495Student Perspectives on Developing More Relevant Ph.D. Programs in STEMDisciplines through Professional Skills TrainingMandy Wheadon, Purdue UniversityDr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is responsible for the launch and devel- opment of the university’s multidisciplinary undergraduate entrepreneurship program, which has involved

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6224Talkin’ Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Developmentover Project CompletionDr. Greg Kremer, Ohio University Robe Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, and the director of the ”Designing to Make A Difference” ME senior capstone design experience. Page 23.1131.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Talkin' Teams – Strategies for Elevating Student and Team Skill Development over Project CompletionAbstractThe purpose of this

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Thomas Dodson; Nicholas Mattei; Joshua T. Guerin; Judy Goldsmith; Joan M. Mazur

development. J. M. Mazur affiliated with Department of Education, University of We believe that some of our findings are particular toKentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 (jmazur@uky.edu).978-1-4799-5233-5/14/$31.00 ©2014 IEEEEngineering, Computer Science, or other majors which have a either left school or moved to a non-engineering major. Astrong career focus within the curriculum. Indeed, we saw a more recent study conducted at Rowan University [10] — avery strong bias in the student responses toward advising college which has embraced current “best practices” withinformation related to the effect a given course would have on respect to student retention, and retention of female students intheir future careers

Conference Session

ECE-Career Development and Program Structures

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Where Great Teaching Begins: Planning for Student Thinking and Learning, ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) publishing, Alexandria, VA, 2011.12. B. Burnett, “Odyssey Plans: What is an Odyssey Plan?” youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnU5DaIPr2Q (accessed Dec. 15, 2024).13. P. Bhatti & S. Tridandapani, “Designing your failure portfolio: Capacity building for lifelong learning.” IEEE Potentials, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 11-16, 2022.14. J.W. Drisko and T. Maschi, Content Analysis. Oxford University Press, USA, 2016.15. A. Godwin, “The Development of a Measure of Engineering Identity,” In ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jan. 2016.16. J. Rohde. L. Musselman, B. Benedict, D. Verdín, A

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 10: Research Infrastructure and Institutional Insights

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pallavi Singh, University of South Florida; Joel Howell; Joshua Karl Thomas Ranstrom, University of South Florida; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

the needs of government andmilitary research initiatives [6][4][3]. While this transition addressed critical national priori-ties, it also introduced a gap between academic preparation and the practical expectations ofindustry. In response, there is presently a renewed emphasis on developing industry-readyengineers by integrating experiential learning and professional competency development intothe curriculum. The Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) program at the University ofSouth Florida (USF) aligns with this contemporary shift by equipping students with real-worldskills, ethical foundations, and structured career development practices rooted in experientiallearning. Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches further support

Conference Session

GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parker Boggs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sydni Alexa Cobb, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #47919Understanding How Skill Development During Graduate School Can PrepareStudents for Engineering Industry Career PathwaysParker Boggs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Chief of Strategy in the College of Engineering and Special Assistant to the Provost. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators (NEE) Technical Session 3 - Professional and Faculty Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie DeLeo-Allen, DKB Solutions, LLC; Alicia Boudreaux Kiremire MS, PE, PMP, FlowStream Management LLC; Katie Evans, Houston Christian University; Anne Case Hanks, University of Louisiana Monroe; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

the University of Toledo and a PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she focused on Atmospheric Chemistry. Dr. Case Hanks is a passionate advocate for STEM education, training, and teaching. She is committed to advancing innovation in STEM pedagogy within higher education and supporting faculty development in the sciences. She also works to promote STEM within K-12 to motivate and create the next generation of scientists. Her recent work includes developing a Natural Hazards and Disaster curriculum for high school, summer outreach for elementary and high students interested in STEM, and helping to establish a Louisiana Mesonet.Dr. Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech

Conference Session

ERM: New Research Methods and Tools

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Joanna Li, University of Toronto; Jenifer Hossain, University of Toronto

theories,engineering competencies, methodological taxonomy, conceptual or theoretical frameworksIntroduction Engineering students’ experiences and outcomes constitute a major focus area ofengineering education research (EER) although studies with such a focus may not be labelledusing the same terms. For example, Borrego and Bernhard (2011) recognized student learningand its assessment as well as retention and diversity of engineering students as two of the threemajor areas of EER, along with instructional or curriculum development. As another example, aspecial report “The Research Agenda for the New Discipline of Engineering Education,”published by the Journal of Engineering Education in 2006, identified engineering learningmechanisms (i.e

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

teachprofessional skills, helping students develop these skills is more difficult than it may seem. Manyeducators view professional skills as important aspects of practice. However, there is sometimesresistance from engineering students and educators to emphasize these skills in the curriculum.There are many reasons engineering faculty still struggle with teaching these skills. Cajander etal. suggest “that many educators have an intuitive grasp of what professional skills are, butstruggle to give a clear definition of them and to define rubrics for their assessment. (p. 1)” 20Other reported reasons from computer science include limited room in the curriculum, lack ofexperience or familiarity with professional skills, and a view that professional skills are

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzam S. Maleki P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Gail M Stephens P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Ocean and Marine

preliminarystudies were conducted to justify the suitability and feasibility of the minor. During departmentfaculty meetings the proposed minor degree, Marine Construction (MC) minor, was announcedand an unofficial vote was taken to determine the faculty’s opinion. Once the proposed minorwas approved within the department, an official “academic minor proposal” was submitted to theUniversity’s “Curriculum Committee” and “All University Committee” for consideration andapproval.A critical step in the developing the academic minor is establishing the Program EducationalObjectives (PEOs) and the course outcomes. While the MC minor is not in itself an accrediteddegree, the authors referred to ABET criteria for accrediting engineering degrees [1] indeveloping the