Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Arbaaz Hussain Syed; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

, cybersecurity risks, and lack of digital expertise [1].Additionally, there are concerns about the impact of AI on the workforce, with fears of jobdisplacement and the need for new skill sets. This study aims to address these challenges byproviding a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and barriers to adopting AI in construction.Through a combination of survey methodology and literature review, this research targetsconstruction professionals and their perceptions about AI’s Role in transforming US constructionindustry practices. The findings will cover demographics, company positions, work experience,technology usage, and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of AI in the workplace. Byunderstanding these factors, the study aims to provide

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Laurie Moore, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter); Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Andreea Mihaela Fintoc; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Calvin Ling, Stanford University; Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, VentureWell; Anna K Breed

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

attendees’ takeaways and “top of mind” thoughts havingparticipated in the first segment of the Summit. Attendees’ responses were analyzed thatevening; the issues that emerged (based on coding and counts) became the basis for sevenroundtables during the lunch on Day 2. These issues were: • Evidence of Success of Entrepreneurship Education Faculty Development Around Entrepreneurship Education • Research 101 • Sustaining Our Community After the Summit • Turning Barriers to Entrepreneurship Education into Opportunities • Understanding an Engineer’s Perspective on I&E Page 26.746.8 • Using Surveys to Understand Student

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM

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Engineering and Public Policy

. The concern for the U.S. is being able tosupply a well-educated technical workforce.It is estimated that by 2016, four out of every 10 new jobs will require some advanced educationor training (Dohm & Shniper, 2007) 2. In fact, fifteen of the 30 fastest-growing fields willrequire a minimum of a bachelor's degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007) 3. However, theparticipation of underrepresented groups in this STEM Enterprise, fails to keep pace with theirrepresentative population growth. In fact, among Latinos, they only constitute 8.7 percent of theengineering workforce (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007) 4.In 2009, President Obama, set a national goal that by 2020, America would once again have thehighest proportion of college

Conference Session

Reimagining Pathways: Nurturing Diversity and Identity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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

students toinclude their lived experience and reframe engineering as a sociotechnical field.At the same time, the engineering industry projects itself to be more reluctant to shift to thisreframing [11], [12]. There is frequent news in the media about large technology companiesprioritizing benefits over the safety of minoritized users, the welfare of their employees, and thewell-being of the planet [35], [36], [37]. While the news does not represent the wholeengineering industry, it can influence how engineering students perceive what the industryvalues. This image of the engineering industry being built within a capitalist system [38] andbeing inattentive to social justice issues begs the question of how engineering students aremaking sense of

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

2 ENGR 122 2MATH 240 3 MATH 241 3 MATH 242 3CHEM 100 2 CHEM 101/103 2/1 PHYSICS 201* 3* Students in chemical engineering postpone physics and take an additional chemistry in this quarter.Our first year experience boosts experiential learning through student ownership of a“laboratory” platform in a new curriculum that we call “Living with the Lab10.” Approximately800 first year students enrolled in the new curriculum between the fall of 2007 and the winterquarter of the 2008-09 academic year.The Living with the Lab Concept. Our faculty members have found that when teachingtraditional

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Christian Matheis, Guilford College; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, etc.Lastly, the process of liberation cannot happen in isolation; there is a need to move from thenotion of individualism to solidarity fostering new and resilient relationships among theoppressed in a liberation struggle [25].3. Liberatory struggle and imaginationTo bring imagination, not as a mere emotional faculty or stimulation to sentiment, and not as atool in service of creativity [29], but as a bridge between modes of theory and practice forliberatory purposes, we turn to liberation scholars and in particular, Gloria Anzaldúa, aninfluential feminist scholar, and Paulo Freire, a prominent scholar of liberatory pedagogy.Anzaldúa [30] illustrates imagination as the cornerstone for her program, spiritual activism, fordecolonizing reality and

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

Class, in Computer Science from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a senior tutor in the Department of Computer Science, with 9 years of experience teaching programming courses and has interests in contribution based learning. He developed the PeerWise tool to support this approach, and has experience incorporating other eLearning technologies into course design.Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland Margaret Hyland (FIChemE, MASM, and MRSNZ) is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering and Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Engineering. She has taught in a wide variety of chemical engineering and materials engineering courses, from first year to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Globig, University of Dayton; Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

motivate all of thestudents.Near the end of the first session, homework is assigned. Beginning the first session immediatelywith circuit analysis and ending with a homework assignment serves to send a message to thefirst year student that, although we are going to have some fun, “We aren‟t in Kansas anymore,Toto!”At the end of the first session, extra time is allowed for questions – any questions the students Page 25.1344.2have for the instructor; feedback on teaching style, concerns they may have heard from otherstudents, etc. The very last point made by the instructor before adjournment is that passing thecourse is a give and take proposition

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA; Rhoda Baggs, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

via dynamic binding or late binding.Dynamic binding eliminates the implementation of the look up table when similarfunctionality is required.Object Oriented Methodology and Design Patterns to Refactor Software DesignAn intrinsic property of software in a real-world environment is its need to evolve.Software evolution concerns every phase of the software life cycle: the requirementsphase through the maintenance phase. The traditional software life cycle includes phasesfor software requirements, implementation, testing and maintenance. Software evolutionmay involve 1) introducing new behavior in which case it is considered a maintenanceactivity; 2) modifying and extending the existing software design behavior in which caseill posed requirements

Conference Session

Materials in Design and Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice.” Undergraduate engineering students willface these significant challenges and their education and training must adapt in order toadequately prepare the next generation of engineers for these new realities.Engineering faculty at MU started to develop an sustainable nanotechnology program forundergraduate students. We are developing a new course and laboratory modules throughenvironmental nanotechnology research to integrate them into the existing engineeringcurriculum. Research activities related to sustainable nanotechnology and challenges insustainable engineering education were discussed. By integrating the sustainable nanotechnologyresearch into the undergraduate curriculum, students will

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

of the working prototype and the presentation of all documentation andmarketing elements. Team interaction in the course has been effective thoughsometimes frustrating to the student. Student response to the course has been positive.The course has provided a good preparation for the full-year senior design project. Thepaper also discusses creativity issues, the use of computer tools, the application ofreliability factors, student evaluation techniques, and some of the product designs.“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” PlutarchI. IntroductionThe engineering faculty at John Brown University began discussing a junior-leveldesign laboratory in 1990. Students were spending extensive amounts of creative timein the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

directors of the Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers. He also holds memberships in ASME and AIAA.Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Al-Masoud, Associate Professor, earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in 2002. Dr. Al-Masoud has taught at both graduate and undergraduate level courses at University at Buffalo, he joined Central Connecticut State University as an Assistant Professor in 2003. At CCSU, he teaches courses at all levels in the three major areas in mechan- ical engineering, namely: mechanics, Thermo-fluid, and Control Systems and Dynamics. Dr. Al-Masoud research interests are in the fields of Control Systems

Conference Session

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Isil Anakok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Cornell University; Andrew Whitehead; Sowmya Panuganti, Purdue Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

for this, such as thestudy protocol not prompting participants to consider DEI or participants simply not associatingDEI concerns with engineering ethics education. This study takes up this research methodologyand line of inquiry, with the ultimate objective of bridging discourses across ethics/DEI andacademic/practitioner communities regarding how engineering ethics and DEI relate.Study OverviewOur objective in this study was to identify research quality considerations associated withstudying engineering faculty members’ and engineering practitioners’ mental models ofengineering ethics and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). A focus on research qualitystrategies helps ensure that our overall methodology is authentic to individual’s

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tilman Wolf, University of Massachusetts Amherst; C. V. Hollot, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts; Bryan Polivka, Shorelight Education; Chris Hoehn-Saric, Shorelight Education; Janet Donghee Kang; Katherine Newman

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

, specifically, low persistenceand completion rates in online courses and difficulty staffing international branch campuses withhigh-quality faculty members. To address these problems, we have developed a novel mode of dis-tance education that offers a high-quality learning environment for students and quality instructionfrom instructors who remain on the home campus. We describe the implementation, operation, andassessment of the Live Platform used in our Field Degree Program to demonstrate the effectivenessof this new mode of synchronous cohort-based international education.1 IntroductionUniversities in the United States, Europe, and Australia have for many years attracted internationalstudents to their residential programs. Students have engaged in

Conference Session

Full Papers I

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

DeAnna Katey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Terrance I Harris, Drexel University

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Diversity, FYEE 2025

the complexities of theiracademic and social environments.Informal community spaces are also significant in the success of minoritized students. These spacesprovide a setting where minoritized students can gather, share experiences, and build a sense ofcommunity. Informal community spaces allow students to connect with peers and faculty who sharesimilar identities and experiences, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. The study found thatthese spaces are crucial for promoting a sense of belonging and reducing feelings of isolation amongminoritized students.This research explores the prominent issue of persistence of Black engineering students by raising thefollowing research question: How does participation in a peer mentoring

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 13: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Santillan, Duke University; Lupita TeMiquel-McMillian, Duke University; Jennifer Ganley; Stacy Tantum, Duke University

Progress paper will describe efforts to integrate wellness and career advising intothe academic advising model for first-year engineering students at a medium-sized privateuniversity, a whole-student advising initiative we have termed 360 Coaching. While traditionalcurricular advising is critical, it may not capture a large portion of the student experience,especially for first-year students who are transitioning to university life. Our 360 Coachingprogram is designed to support the entire student condition and experience, rather than focusingadvising on specific coursework or curricular questions and concerns. By supporting and guidingstudents as they face life issues that may have the potential to impact their academic success, weare providing

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale A. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University; Satish M. Mahajan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University; David Tyrell Laxton; Logan Atkins; Kendall Morgan Hall; Ogle Basil Hall III, Tennessee Technological University; Samantha Brooke White; Michael Gage Babb; Sam William Keener, TTU Baja SAE

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

conduct workshops by sharing their expertise in Baja competition and safety.Both faculty and students concluded that the opportunities of this experience far outweighed thechallenges and risks. There is often reluctance to undertake foreign travel with students due tothe inherent challenges. These may include jet lag, health issues, scheduling, being in aminority, and differences in food, language, and cultural expectations. Although students on thisjourney experienced all of these challenges, the challenges paled when compared with theamazing opportunities.In their first encounter, all of the students discovered that their shared passion for Baja created animmediate bond. These Baja-related conversations were heart-felt and intense. Students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

thedevelopment of the brand guidelines for use by the university/Hydro One partnership.The class was given a two-hour presentation on background issues: statistics, imagery and storiesrelated to the field of engineering, low female enrollment, past and present notable women inengineering, the findings and key messages of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE),images of stereotypes held by girls and boys, information on the Millennial Generation, andexamples of other efforts to rebrand professions in an effort to increase awareness and interest.The students were also asked to conduct research, and to reflect on their own experience as agrade 9/10 student; to interview and/or observe grade 9/10 girls to ascertain their likes, dislikes,and concerns; and

Conference Session

Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaylla Cantilina, University of Michigan; Robert Loweth, University of Michigan

researchmethods for interrogating issues of equity and justice [51]. Additionally, autoethnography as aresearch method has been used to explore topics that address systemic and structural inequitiesexperienced by marginalized students and faculty [66], [67], questions about belonging andidentity [68], and persistence of students with marginalized identities [21], [69], [70].While acknowledging the power and importance of autoethnographic methods, we have chosento apply collaborative autoethnography (CAE). Like autoethnography, CAE allows eachresearcher participant to explore their experiences. However, CAE differs in that researchersengage in meaning-making and in-depth inquiry in community with each other to unpack andilluminate similarities and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Pedagogy: Teaching for Real-World Impact

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuxin Xue, Zhejiang University; Tuoyu Li, Zhejiang University; Min Ye, Zhejiang University

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

of digital intelligence innovation inrelated engineering fields, responding to the new demand for high-level engineeringmanagement talents in the context of digital intelligence. Secondly, the case is novel.The program has begun recruiting and cultivating Doctor of Engineering in thedirection of digital intelligence innovation and management in conjunction with anumber of engineering faculties from 2023. Thirdly, it is convenient to obtaininformation. Our research group has long been concerned about the cultivation ofengineers and Doctor of Engineering at Z University, and has reliable and stableinternal channels to obtain relevant information. In summary, the case selected by thisstudy has certain typicality, representativeness and

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

programlarge discussion was not only preferred by students, it was also more effective. For example, inthe second session, students broke up in small groups for one activity and then in pairs foranother. In these environments, students were visibly and audibly less engaged: fiddling withphones, talking with neighbors not in their group, etc. In the last session, with the largestattendance, a full-group conversation held the group together in one cohesive unit. Despite thelarger size, students still engaged directly with each other instead of ping-ponging to thefacilitator; students introduced their own topics and concerns, moving the conversation incompelling new directions without formal prompts. By this final session, the group had becomeself

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

names and personal details fosters belongingness: recognizing individuals establishes aspontaneous personal connection with the instructor, and the mere act of being noticed can even createa moment of pride in the student. It has been shown that personal interactions with faculty are criticalto success [16]. Warm interactions between students and faculty lead to higher self-efficacy [21], [42],[43]. High levels of faculty concern lead to the best classroom experiences for students [44].We have noted very strong positive responses from students when we as instructors show up on thefirst day of class knowing everyone’s name on sight, even in a class of over 100 students. To accomplishthis task, we download our course photo roster from the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University; Jill Wittrock, University of Northern Iowa; Mary E. Losch, University of Northern Iowa

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Graduate Studies

paper describes how we are working towards meetingthese challenges. Initial results show that the students have more contact with faculty acrossdepartments than single discipline graduate students and that the students are open to learningabout new areas. However, we are still grappling with issues such as finding the best mechanismfor balancing student skills as they start their program in leveling activities such as bootcampsand initial course training.Program Overview:The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Predictive Plant Phenomics (P3) Specializationimplements the T-training model proposed by the American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB)[ASPB, 2013]. The goal of the Predictive Plant Phenomics (P3) program is to prepare graduatestudents with the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

organizations, while striving to contribute value for stakeholders. An internship alsoprovides an immersive experience in the messiness of the real world, where a student willobserve situations that highlight inevitable distinctions between theory and practice. In addition,topics and issues that may not have been part of their formal academic curriculum make eachinternship unique and enriching, as each student becomes deeply knowledgeable concerning bothtechnical and social concerns specific to their internship context.The experiential learning from internships can support three changes that have been promotedfor professional education for many decades: “First, a new philosophy and new outlook whichwill comprehend the human and social as well as the

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Marcella Norwood, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

World Academy of Science and Engineering Volume 28. ISSN 2030-37409. Irizarry, R. (2002). Self-efficacy and motivation effects on online psychology student retention. USDLA Journal, 16(12). Retrieved September 5, 2008, from http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/DEC02_Issue/article07.html.10. Joy, Ernest H. and Garcia, Federico E. Measuring Learning Effectiveness: A New Look at No-Significant- Difference Findings. Journal for Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 33-39, June 2000.11. Nitsch, W. B. (2003). Examination of factors leading to student retention in online graduate education. Paper – ED 7212 Administration and Leadership of Distance Education Programs. Retrieved September 5, 2008, from http

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John I. Hochstein; Deborah Hochstein

excellent documentation to help satisfy the new Engineering Criteria 2000(EC2000) accreditation guidelines published by The Engineering Accreditation Commission ofThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). One component of thecurriculum development plan is to perform several DACUM workshops focused on differentindustries that hire significant numbers of our graduates. Over the past few years the departmenthas recognized that an increasing number of our graduates are being hired by localmanufacturing companies. Although several members of the faculty have industrial experience,most have little experience with the small to medium size manufacturing concerns that areprevalent in Memphis. Given the limited experience base, and the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill

surveys from other institutions and consultation with faculty from ourcampus with survey expertise, a five-part alumni survey was developed (See Appendix). Eachpart is described briefly in the following paragraphs.Part I. Educational Outcomes – General: This segment focused on the ABET EC2000 Criterion 3Program Outcomes and Assessment. Alumni were asked to rate twenty-five skills, abilities andattributes generally expected of an engineering graduate in two ways. First, they were askedhow important each has been relative to their needs and employment experience sincegraduation. Second, they were asked to rate each item relative to their abilities. Response forImportance was divided into a five segment Lickert scale. For scoring they were weighted

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

higher than the GPA of students’ peers in thesame entry class. There is some concern with the ability to retain students at community college.Given that two of the three partnering community colleges are terminating their associate’s inengineering program, the PI is currently working to establish a new partnership with a larger andmore stable community college. Discussions are currently underway to provide scholarships tostudents at a fourth partner college in order to impact more students that would be possible underthe current arrangement. Moving forward it is anticipated that more students will transfer fromthe partnering community colleges to ECU. The programming created by this project haspotential to be sustained and to impact students

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

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International

. Whileboth agencies had previously flirted with international activities, neither one had accredited aprogram or college of education outside of the US and its territories. So in addition tomerging two accreditors and managing the implications of that merger at the federal, stateand institutional levels, an entirely new agenda is being prepared for offering accreditationinternationally. The double challenge is daunting. The law of unintended consequences,however, sometimes works in positive ways, as will be demonstrated in what follows.Over the past two or three decades many international students came to the United States toearn doctorates in education. These graduates then frequently returned home to becameuniversity faculty themselves, as well as

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Design Projects

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Prototypin E E E E P E E g & Rev. Engr.In addition, student interest and attitude towards the course subject and the projects have alwaysbeen positive, other than the concern about the additional work-load required. That was thereason that the author went back to the toy design projects. The learning experience is similar toa capstone project where students need to start with a concept and follow through theengineering design and development process to reach the final prototyping stage.While most of the teams attempt to be creative and develop a new concept, some teams resort tomodifying or reengineering existing toy designs. The interdisciplinary make-up of