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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and ap- plied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, numerical modeling, elec- tromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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AC 2010-1615: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FACULTYAND ADMINISTRATOR GOALS AND STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WITHETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at U-M. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional ethics education, college student outcomes assessment, and quasi-experimental research design in higher education. He is currently a member of the American Education Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, and NASPA-Student Affairs

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Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Paper ID #30039Student Response to Instructional Practices (StRIP) Survey inEngineering Classrooms: Validating a Spanish VersionDr. Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile Monica Quezada-Espinoza is professor and researcher at the School of Engineering at the University Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile. She holds a bachelor degree in Engineering Physics from UACJ, a master degree in Education, and a doctoral degree in Innovational Education, both from Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her research has been carried out within Physics Education Research in which she studies students’ conceptual learning

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Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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brought in specifically to focus on IPRO courses, and has led over 50 IPRO project teams in the past four years. He has an undergraduate degree in liberal arts and mechnical engineering, and graduate degrees in Business and Industrial Engineering. For over 20 years he led consulting businesses specializing in financial and information process design and improvement, professional training/education for industry, market research and professional publications. He has been instrumental in implementing many of the assessment processes and interventions now used by the IPRO program. He also supervises the student employees providing operational and systems support for the IPRO program.Margaret

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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the issues of students' strategic processes in learning settings. Currently, she is working on NSF funded projects in engineering including projects to incorporate design experiences into engineering classes and the design of interventions for students in Statics.Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University Gül E. Okudan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla. Her research interests include product design and product design teams. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Design Studies, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emad A Mansour, University of South Florida

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enhancing university teaching.There is also a potential additional benefit for STEM departments at US universities, particularlywhere the number of foreign students, especially at the graduate level, are relatively high.Foreign graduate students represent 21.9 percent of total graduate students in the US (equivalentto 1 in every 5 graduate enrollments in 2022) [16]. Therefore, inviting students from foreignbackgrounds (as well as all demographic backgrounds) to participate in this study not onlyfosters a sense of belonging but also underscores the value of their voices in improving theireducation.The objective of this study was to introduce this innovative complementary approach forevaluating faculty teaching effectiveness, using trained student

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor Franklin, Cornell University

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) thatare more reliably correlated to postsecondary academic success [13]–[15]. However, thesefactors are studied in students post-matriculation, and manipulation of admissions procedures toprioritize such factors has predominantly been applied to graduate admissions [16], [17].Alignment between post-matriculation success metrics and undergraduate admissions protocolswould benefit from additional research into the latter. Undergraduate engineering admissionsrepresentatives use private methods to assess the qualifications of high school applicants [18].This secretive enterprise has resulted in a lack of scholarship in engineering education tounderstand how undergraduate admissions occurs and how it shapes who becomes an engineer.As legal judgments

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hye Sun You, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,000 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Effectiveness of Professional Development: Integration of Educational Robotics into Science and Math Curricula1. IntroductionTo ensure the continued U.S. competitiveness and prosperity, it is critical to foster K-12 students’learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines so that they becomeSTEM-capable workforce of tomorrow. However, the current decline in the number of studentschoosing to

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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonte Bernhard, Linköping University, Sweden

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AC 2011-923: INVESTIGATING STUDENT LEARNING IN TWO ACTIVELEARNING LABS - NOT ALL ”ACTIVE” LEARNING LABORATORIESRESULT IN CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDINGJonte Bernhard, Linkping University, Sweden Jonte Bernhard, Ph. D. (Eng.), is an associate professor in experimental physics, especially electronics, at Linkping University, Campus Norrkping, Sweden. His research is presently focused on engineering and physics education, and he has initiated the Engineering Education Research Group at Linkping Uni- versity. Dr Bernhard has developed and taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in engineering physics since 1987 and graduate level courses in science, physics and engineering education since 2000. Previously Dr Bernhard

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. He has been recognized with the Olesen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Ernest A. Reid Fellowship for engineering education. He has served as a graduate affiliate for the Center for Teach- ing Excellence. He is currently the Information Chair for the ASEE Student Division and the Immediate Past Chair of the Graduate Engineering Education Consortium for Students.Dr. Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Mark Somerville is a professor of electrical engineering and physics at Olin College, where he also serves as Associate Dean

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ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University

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Paper ID #25649Student Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS ProjectsDr. Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University Becka Morgan takes great joy in teaching students computing languages, a subject she has been passionate about since she learned to program in 2006 as a non-traditional student. She is driven to create an inclusive environment. Consequently Dr. Morgan was drawn to teaching FOSS and HFOSS development based on work that is being done that suggests underrepresented groups are attracted to HFOSS participation. She teaches a one-term HFOSS course to both senior and graduate level students. The goal of the course

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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unique for learning makingthe adoption or adaptation an extant survey unlikely for meeting our research goals. Therefore, wemaintain we had warrant for creating a new set of persistence and motivation in learning items for asurvey framed in terms of learning engineering and contextualized for engaging in makerspaces.Exploring persistence as it relates to the influence of makerspaces on undergraduate engineering studentsprovides us with a framework for delving into how and why makerspace engagement may influencestudents’ propensity to remain engaged in studying engineering despite facing academic challenges andbarriers. Again, the nature of the projects in makerspaces that may include the requirement formodifications and multiple iterations

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #21558You Either Have It or You Don’t: First Year Engineering Students’ Experi-ences of BelongingnessMs. Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University Jacqueline A. Rohde is a first-year graduate student at Purdue University as the recipient of an NSF Gradu- ate Research Fellowship. Her research interests in engineering education include the development student identity and attitudes, with a specific focus on the pre-professional identities of engineering undergradu- ates who join non- industry occupations upon graduation.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science

Conference Session

Survey and Assessment Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Little II, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University

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Paper ID #13261Measuring Student Perceptions of Engineering Classroom Activities and theUse of Such Measures by STEM Faculty: The Development of the StudentClass Activity and Engagement InstrumentDr. David L. Little II, Oregon State University Dr. Little is a post-doc scholar at Oregon State University and a graduate of the STEM Education program at the University of Kentucky. He specializes in education measurement across the STEM disciplines, sustainability education at the post-secondary level, and interdisciplinary research and teaching within the STEM disciplines.Dr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Li Coffman, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding and Perception of the Affective Domain of LearningAbstractThis paper is a research paper. Learning is an integral part of our lives. Each one of us learns thesame things differently based on our preferred way of learning. We can learn by building mentalmodels; through feelings, emotions, attitudes; and by physical movements. The different ways welearn, or the domains of learning, are broadly categorized as cognitive (knowledge), affective(attitudes), and psychomotor (skills). This research study will focus on the affective domain alone.The affective domain emphasizes learning using emotions, attitudes, and feelings. The

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ean H. Ng, Oregon State University; Ganapathy S. Natarajan, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Chukwudiebube Atagbuzia, Oregon State University; Nathan Mast, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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undergraduate student population in the US [4]. However, NTSattrition rates are higher than traditional students’ attrition rates [2][5]. While organizations andgovernments have developed measures to manage college completion and attrition rates, thedeveloped measures mostly favor traditional students and are less effective for managing NTScompletion and attrition rates, since the constructs are not generalizable to the NTS context[6][7]. In engineering-related fields, only 16% of NTS that transferred into engineeringgraduated with a degree, while 32% of traditional students graduated with a degree [8].Literature ReviewExisting studies on NTS mainly focus on factors that lead to various NTS outcomes such aspersistence, completion, attrition, and

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Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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. Her research focuses on methods to improve the teaching and learning of team effectiveness in engineering design courses.Dr. Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto Penny Kinnear currently works with the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto where she focuses on the development and delivery of Professional Language support for a highly student body. She has a background in applied linguistics, second language and bilingual education and writing education. She is co-author of the book, ”Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An in- troduction through narratives.” Her current research projects include a longitudinal study on professional identity development of Chemical Engineering

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Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Jalpa Bani, University of Bridgeport; Ying-ju Chen, University of Bridgeport

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assistant professor. His primary research interest is in the multimedia database management. His work also includes techniques for multimedia data mining, video processing, multimedia ontology, and medical imaging. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. He is a program committee of IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia 2006, ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) 2007, and International Resources Management Association (IRMA) 2007.Jalpa Bani, University of Bridgeport Jalpa Bani is a M.S. student of Computer Science at University of Bridgeport. She completed her under graduation in Computer Engineering from Saurashtra University, Gujarat, India. She has a deep urge to know more in the

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ERM Technical Session 17: Student Cognitive Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adaline M. Buerck, University of South Florida; Maya A. Trotz, University of South Florida; Estenia Ortiz Carabantes, University Of South Florida; Daniel Arnulfo Delgado Jr., University of South Florida

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NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers (Water Awareness Research and Education), and Research Experience for Undergraduates (Tampa Inter- disciplinary Environmental Research), and Department of Education funded (Multidisciplinary doctoral graduate fellowship program at the water-energy-materialshuman-nexus) programs. She also served as a co-PI on an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. award from 2004-2012 designed to increase minority Ph.D. graduates from baselines of 0 in 2004, and has been the departmental program coordi- nator with 10 Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) graduates to date. Dr. Trotz is currently the President of the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; James John Bale Jr., University of Georgia ; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Transformations Institute (EETI) in the College of Engineering. The Engineering Education Transformations Institute at UGA is an innovative approach that fuses high quality engineering education research with systematic educational innovation to transform the educational practices and cultures of engineering. Dr. Walther’s research group, the Collab- orative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic interdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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thepositionality of the authors. London and Berger are members of two separate RED teams, andMargherio, Litzler, and Branstad are part of REDPAR (RED Participatory Action Research), anNSF-funded project to study the process of change within the RED schools. We utilized aninsider methodological approach, in part because of London and Berger’s affiliations. Insiderresearch is typically conducted by researchers who are currently members of the group they wishto study18. This approach afforded us an in-depth view into how group context facilitates (orhinders) the team’s success—each of the insiders has significant access to the group processesinvolved in the grants. Further, insider positionality lends itself to studying the process, ratherthan the outcome

Conference Session

Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben Pelleg, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University ; Kevin Ayers, Drexel University; Philipp A. Boettcher

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Paper ID #14839Utilization of an Engineering Peer Tutoring Center for Undergraduate Stu-dentsDr. Ben Pelleg, Drexel University Dr. Ben Pelleg is an Assistant Teaching professor for the engineering core curriculum department at Drexel University. He earned a B.S. degree in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 2014.Miss Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University Kristin Imhoff graduated from Drexel University with her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering in 2009. She began her career at Drexel in 2009 as an academic advisor for the Mechanical

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omar Jose Garcia, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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suchas gender and ethnic biases, the competitive nature of seeking funding in research, having theresources to adequately support students, and discovering how their branch of study will fit withinthe boundaries of the university.Keywords: academic career, engineering doctoral students, teaching preparednessIntroductionDoctoral students who choose an academic career path will essentially be required to teach courses.However, the structure of graduate education typically prioritizes developing researchers, ratherthan future educators [1] Additionally, the teaching experience they have is through their graduateteaching assistantships, which may or may not have associated training on how to teach. Teachingcan be difficult if you are not fully aware

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petr Johanes, Stanford University

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Paper ID #23156A Multi-Epistemological Mapping of Knowing, Learning, and Analytics inMaterials Science and EngineeringMr. Petr Johanes, Stanford University Petr Johanes is currently a PhD candidate in Learning Sciences and Technology Design (LSTD) at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. He holds a B.S. and M.S. from the Department of Materials Science at Stanford University and has experience teaching in Engineering as well as Education. Petr’s main research interest is in building data-driven digital environments to investigate the role of epistemology in the experience, design, and research of learning

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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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(h) Begin with the specific and move to the generalIdentifying Critical engineering Concepts and Misconceptions Misconceptions related to heat, energy and temperature are widely recognized in the literature(Carlton, 2000; Jasien and Oberem, 2002; Thomas et al., 1995; Sozbilir, 2003). This study focuses onfour targeted concept areas related to heat transfer that were identified from previous research as beingboth important and difficult for students to understand (Nottis et al., 2009; Prince et al., 2009; Streveler et Page 22.1510.3al., 2003): (1) temperature vs. energy, (2) temperature vs. perceptions of hot and cold, (3

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Digital Technologies and Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hergenrader, University of Southern California, Information Sciences Institute; Joanna Drummond, University of Pittsburgh; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

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, as the number ofstudents posting would increase9.With the notion of widespread achievement in mind, we hopeto provide factors that can help predict the total length of threads, and by doing so, provideincentive to further analyze how instructors can help bring about longer threads with more activeposters, and thus, as advocated by various studies, increase student success.Our data comes from an operating systems course at the University of Southern California thatoffers enrollment for both graduates and undergraduates. The intended benefit of the onlineforums was for students to have questions and issues addressed while others could referencethese threads to avoid similar problems. Four team projects dictate the organization of the forums

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They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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studies, she worked as a micro-opto- electromechanical systems engineer for Texas Instruments. Meagan began working for Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) in the area of teacher professional development in 2009. Meagan is passionate about providing awareness of engineering to K-12 teachers & counselors so that they can inform and advocate this important career to their students. Her research interests include gender equity in the K-12 Classroom, assessment of K-12 engineering education, curriculum development, and teacher professional development.Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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. Santiago is NCWIT academic alliance member, member of Henaac, SACNAS, IEEE, and ACM.Dr. Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Dr. Jimenez is a professor at the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department in the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). He earned his B.S from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Do- minican Republic in 1986, M.S. from Univ. of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in 1991, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1999. His current teaching and research interests include design, characterization, and rapid prototyping of information processing systems, embedded cyber-physical systems, and engineering education. He is the lead author of the textbook Introduction to

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Project-Based Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernard David, University of Texas, Austin; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin

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Paper ID #19627Resolving Epistemological Tension in Project-Based Introductory Engineer-ingBernard David, University of Texas, Austin Bernard David is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds an appointment as a Graduate Research Assistant and serves as a Teaching Assistant in the UTeach program. In 2011, he received his B.S. in Physics, and in 2012, he received his M.Ed. in Secondary Teaching in Physics, both from Boston College. During his M.Ed. program, Bernard was awarded the Science Educators for Urban Schools Scholarship funded by the NSF Robert Noyce

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Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Yale University

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/medical sciences, where women currently make up 53% and 51% of the workforce,respectively. However, only 26% of computer scientists and mathematicians are female, andwomen represent only a staggering 13% of engineers in our American workforce [1].While this problem is not new, it is certainly persistent. As such, it comes with an impressivecollection of research and literature all seeking to answer the question, “Why aren’t girlsinterested in STEM?”. The perplexing finding is that they are. In a recent study on Women inSTEM [2], researchers found that in the United States, two-thirds of young children (males andfemales alike) said they like science. However, the numbers began to drop-off in middle schooland became increasingly divergent in high