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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yuan Lai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Justin A. Lavallee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alice Nasto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; M. Mehdi Salek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Shepardson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Curriculum Designer with the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program in the School of Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. He leads the incorporation of 21st century skills into the NEET program curriculum and teaches thinking skills to undergraduate students. Rea received his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. His research interests in STEM education involve the fostering and assessment of thinking skills involved in complex problem-solving, with special focus on systems thinking, creative thinking, and metacognition. His doc- toral research systems thinking assessment received

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

to assess more frequently and reliably. This is complicated by the fact that there is ahigh degree of self-reporting and self-reflection that is part of this process.Conclusion Teams gain confidence, trust, and sense of belonging from early external leadership. Under-performing teams usually struggle with team dynamic problems, such as lack of commitment,rather than technical issues. A rubric, based on teamwork concepts from Execution,5 helpsmeasure team formation and growth. Mentors and faculty observe that teams research earlier andcreate better customer interview questions as a result of graduate student leadership early in Page

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Carter; Sarah Rajala

Session 3530 EC2000 Criterion 2: A Procedure for Creating, Assessing, and Documenting Program Educational Objectives Michael Carter, Rebecca Brent, Sarah Rajala North Carolina State UniversityIntroductionCriterion 2 [Program Educational Objectives (PEO)] is arguably the most important part ofABET EC2000. PEO embody the broad vision for an engineering program that drives theoverall accreditation process. They also provide a crucial nexus point for the assessment of eachprogram, the point at which the programmatic issues of the other EC2000 criteria—curriculum,faculty

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Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Megan Mize, Old Dominion University; Rochelle Rodrigo, University of Arizona; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

students enrolled in the course. Twentysix of those students completed the ePortfolio assignment. Twenty five of the students whosubmitted an ePortfolio pass the ePortfolio assignment with a C. Conclusion Student feedback was mixed. Some students did not care for the Fotobabble assignmentnor having to submit it to Twitter, but they did agree that it probably was an effective way to learnabout other individuals in an online forum. A more significant issue was that some students didnot feel comfortable sharing material in any form on the internet (including the reflectionassignment nor ePortfolio). For instance, one student felt so strongly about this that he submittedhis ePortfolio without his name. Such students expressed concerns

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 15

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Alberto Garcia Mora, University of North Texas; Abdalrahman Elkharoubi, University of North Texas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Nandika D'Souza P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

-17, 2009. pp. 14-1370.[23] S. L. Rodriguez and B. Berhane, “Creating a culture of servingness for Latinx engineering students in Hispanic-serving community colleges,” New Directions for Community Colleges, vol. 2024, issue 205, March 2024, pp. 73-85. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.20613[24] Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities, Who makes up the alliance? HSRU. https://www.hsru.org/[25] University of North Texas, Hispanic serving institution initiative. https://vpaa.unt.edu/initiatives/hsi.html[26] University of North Texas, About UNT. https://www.unt.edu/about-unt.html[27] Y. S. Lincoln and E. G. Guba, Naturalistic Inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1985.[28] J. Saldaña, The Coding

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

-based learning and the associated advice, based onboth their Capstone and subsequence post-graduation experience, that alumni provided toincoming students for overcoming those challenges.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to share feedback Brigham Young University (BYU) Capstonealumni provided concerning the challenges faced when beginning project-based learningexperiences and suggestions they recommended to new students for being successful. The BYUCapstone program started in 1990 as a two-semester senior design experience. The program wasdeveloped by BYU faculty members and industry leaders to answer the needs for improvedengineering education.1 From its small beginnings in 1990 of just four projects, the Capstoneprogram has steadily

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Natalie Marie Villwock-Witte P.E., Western Transportation Institute

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College Industry Partnerships

[10], [11]. Emerging technology platforms likevirtual and augmented reality, provide new opportunities to overcome barriers to site visits byproviding for interactive and collaborative safety experiential learning in safe environments [12].While new educational platforms based on these technologies are being developed and tested,they are not yet widely implemented by faculty in the classroom [11].MethodologyThis paper documents research to determine to what extent degree programs in constructiontechnology, civil and construction engineering, and construction management cover safety topicsthrough coursework and work-based or experiential learning. For the purposes of the safetycareer pathways development process for highway construction, the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Jonathan Aguilar, Kansas State University; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan Robert Hansen, Kansas State University; Nathan P. Hendricks, Kansas State University; Gaea A. Hock; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

with core NRT leadership team to identify topics to further clarify orexemplify.Faculty interviews highlighted a handful of approaches for training graduate student to doexcellent interdisciplinary research: Get practice (do interdisciplinary research); Haveexperiences in the field; Reframe expectations each time students start a new project; Embrace aprofessional paradigm; and Work to develop knowledge and skill for interdisciplinary work:Communications, Project management, Team skills. The NRT has had these approaches in itsprogram: NRT research is central to students’ research, and research activities occur as a part ofcoursework and outside of courses.In addition, NRT faculty recommended that an interdisciplinary traineeship help students

Conference Session

LEAD Tech Session #2: Assessing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Development.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Volpe; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Simmons, University of Florida; Danielle Weisenfeld, University of Florida; Jackson Carcaba, University of Florida

drop an organization," like, Why do you do this?" like, "It's not important to do all this stuff," and it really actually gets me kind of angry just because ... or sometimes let's say I want to do a new leadership role and one of the cons that they'll do for me is kind of like too overly involved and I get why that can be a negative thing if your work ethic is not there and you can't manage it all, but I think judging a person for being really involved as a negative instead of a positive is something...it's like a button that people push on me. Here Alex expresses her exasperation with faculty members judging students based on their involvement in OCCAs or thinking that they cannot handle their

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Student and Curriculum Development

dilemmas. Proceedings from the 33rd AS EE/ IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO.19. Stein, B., Haynes, A., Redding, M., Harris, K., Tylka, M ., &Lisic, E. (2009). Faculty driven assessment of critical thinking: National dissemination of the CAT instrument. Proceedings from the 2009 Internati onal Joint Conferences on Computer, Informati on, and Systems Sciences and Engineering, Bridgeport, CT.20. Johnson, R. L, Penny, A. J., & Go rdon, B. (2009). Assessing Performance: Designing, Scoring, and Validating Performance Tasks. New York: The Gu ilford Press.21. Noor, K. B. M. (2008). Case study: A strategic research methodology. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 5, p. 1602-1604.22. Yin, R

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

useful and relevantguidance to extremely talented and independent individuals. Students use resources availableover the web with confidence and comfort – the issues are to see where they find them, how theyselect them, and how to direct them to resources that the faculty believes to be most appropriate.III. National efforts to develop a SMET&E Digital LibraryDeliberations on the development of the National Science Digital Libraries 16-21 have led to thecreation of approximately 43 funded projects on the NSDL, in addition to several large projectsunder the Digital Libraries Initiatives numbered 1 and 2. Points relevant to the present paper aresummarized from Ref. 16 below. DLs can be used for the following:· Incorporate inquiry and

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Waugh, Hewlett-Packard Company; Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Nancy Hafkin, Knowledge Working

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International

faculty and students through attrition during the war. By equipping keyuniversities in the region with high-end servers, PCs, printers and networking, and money fortravel related to joint research and exchange visits with the Diaspora around the world,universities upgraded their research, increased enrollment and retention, and joined the globaluniversity research community. I asked Arnaud if we could expand the project to Africa, givenour new focus in UR. Conversations with UNESCO and HP Philanthropy were alreadyunderway. The UNESCO team has selected Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya andZimbabwe to receive grants. Education ministers in these countries will select key universities toparticipate in the African Brain Gain initiative. 13

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Foundations of Design Theory

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sourojit Ghosh, University of Washington; Sarah Marie Coppola, University of Washington; Arpita Bhattacharya, University of Washington

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

believed that the theory content of DT was important forgraduates of our program to be well-rounded critical thinkers and design engineers. Becausethere is no departmentally-required order in which students take these 300-level classes, thetheory and practice courses could be taken in any order and with multiple courses between,which created issues for understanding and shared experiences. Additionally, there werepotential college-level changes in technical writing offerings, so we sought to incorporatetechnical communications into the new curriculum. Course Design To design the new 2-quarter foundations sequence, we reflected on our experiencesteaching these courses and sought input from a variety of sources. We informally askedgraduating

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David B. Lanning

students whowould likely be graduated, or close to graduated, by the end of the Spring 2012 semester.Finally, this would be a group of students still well-remembered by the faculty, who could lendsome qualitative information to an analysis of the cohort.The author obtained all the data by combing through the transcripts for each student. At thetime, ERAU was transitioning to a new student data management system, Oracle’s PeopleSoftCampus Solutions, and no easy or robust method for data mining was available to the author (nor Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education

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Capstone and International Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; William C. Barott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

environment.For the faculty, each academic year introduces a new cohort of students. It is difficult for facultymembers to know the strengths, weaknesses, overall technical competency, interpersonal issues,etc. of all of the students in the class. This makes it difficult to assign the students to teamsbecause they are unaware of each student’s level of knowledge, work ethic, and leadership. Page 25.1431.2To address these challenges, the authors have introduced the notion of mini-projects to theircapstone design course sequence. A mini-project is a small project that is designed for a smallgroup of students (4 to 5) working on a task for about two weeks

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Ann Cave, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

representatives fromindustry, faculty, students, engineering societies, and the Division of Student Affairs staff. Basedon feedback received from the advisory board, changes may be made to the tracks and topicswithin each track. Additionally, there is flexibility built within the PLI that allows for theaddition or subtraction of tracks or topics, as appropriate.The ethics curriculum is taught by the Conflict Resolution team on campus, and by engineersworking in both the public and private sectors. Ethics is also incorporated into many of theworkshops within the other four tracks and some of the technical curriculum. The ethics contentconsists of sessions such as Academic integrity, which covers ethical issues that students mayencounter in the university

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

the information from the instructor on specific areas (direction).The second research question concerns how well can the institution’s new leadership assessmenttool be used in a variety of courses—how versatile is it? Although originally developed as anoverall assessment tool for traditional student leader development, the survey has beenimplemented in engineering senior design courses. This paper shows that it can be employedearlier in the curriculum as part of a project-based learning event in the technical writing andcommunications course. It is not evident to the authors how much formal leadership education isnecessary so students can provide fair constructive feedback to their peers. However, theinstitutionally validated model described

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

., Harris, D., and F. Mayadas, “Online Engineering Education: Learning Anywhere, Anytime,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jan 2005, pp. 131-146.2. Boroughs, D., “Millions Log In,” Prism, Jan 2009, pp. 29-33.3. Reasons, S.G., Valadares, K., and M. Slavkin, “Questioning the Hybrid Model: Student Outcomes in Different Course Formats,” Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol. 9, Issue 1, March 2005.4. Boettcher, J.V., & Conrad, R.M., The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips, Jossey-Bass, 2010.5. Grand Challenges for Engineering, National Academy of Engineering, 2010, http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/.6. Cheng, Y.C., New Paradigm for Re-Engineering Education

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Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Liberal Education

objects in an area of inquiry are not there to be discovered but are invented or constructed.38. Bucciarelli, Louis, L (2003) Engineering Philosophy. Delft University Press, Delft, Netherlands.39. This account of Plato is greatly simplified. See Copleston, F (1946). A History of Philosophy. Burnes Oates & Washbourne, London. Paperback edition 1993, Doubleday, New York. See also Scott-Kakures, D et al (eds) (1993). History of Philosophy. Harper Collins, New York. On the particular issue i Copleston writes: “if a man is asked what justice is, and he points to imperfect embodiements of justice, particular instances which fall short of the universal ideal e.g. the action of a particular man, a particular constitution or set

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hitesh D. Vora, Oklahoma State University; Brad Rowland, Oklahoma State University; Joe Conner, Oklahoma State University; Brian K. Norton P.E., Oklahoma State University; Qinang Hu, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

with total funding of $1.8 million. For those not familiar, the Industrial As- sessment Centers help small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers to save energy, improve productivity, and reduce waste by providing no-cost technical assessments conducted by university-based teams of en- gineering students and faculty. He is actively teaching several courses and pursuing research in advanced (smart/cyber) manufacturing and energy management to improve energy efficiency (reduced energy, cost, and throughput) for small to medium-sized manufacturers. In addition, he is a Matrixed Professor in the ENDEAVOR Digital Manufacturing Maker Space located in the new ENDEAVOR building, which is a 72,000-square-foot and $30 million

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas J. Caccese, CBE Consultants, Inc.; Robert S. Cargill II P.E., CBE Consultants, Inc.; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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Biomedical Engineering

. Previously the Engineering Director at JP Research, Inc. and President of Cargill Bioengineering, LLC, and prior to that a Senior Managing Engineer with Expo- nent, Inc., Dr. Cargill has many years’ experience evaluating forensic issues related to injury causation and product liability concerning: power tools (portable and stationary); specialized fall protection, fire- fighting, and rescue equipment; amusement rides and devices; industrial and construction equipment; and American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #34467 automobiles and heavy

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.

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Continuing Professional Development

implications about how to organize this sprawling combination oforganizations often located in many countries. There are few precedents to show how tomanage the combination of complexity, rate of change and diversity of functionalcomponents. Solutions are invariably an ad hoc combination of technical and businessmethods. As a result, the expertise may largely be classed as ‘tribal knowledge’. It is apragmatic approach that works tolerably as long as there are no rapid changes. However,many systems companies now face a major demographic risk as a large proportion oftheir senior engineers retire in the next few years. Concern has been widely expressedthroughout the high-tech sector 1,2. A training solution to prepare the next generation oftechnical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

relatively comfortable graphically oriented point and click typedevelopment environment. During this first phase, instructor led exercises direct students towork cooperatively to practice new skills. Students discuss and implement example programs.In the second phase, students work cooperatively to practice skills they have learned and toencounter practical issues. In particular they learn to use peripheral devices. It is common for theinstructor to outline a program by describing the underlying algorithm in words or in the form ofa flowchart. Groups of students cooperate to write their own program source code. On someoccasions, fine details are left for the students to discover for themselves, and when discoveredare shared with the whole class

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #16293Automated Multiparameter Water Monitoring System as an Experiential Learn-ing Platform for Undergraduate STEM MajorsMr. Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Xavier Henry is currently a doctoral student in Food Science and Technology Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). His research involves the use of algae-based Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems to address the global trilemma concerning food, fuel, and environmental pollution.Dr. Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Madhumi Mitra is currently a professor of

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

interested in the freshman engi- neering experience and student self-efficacy related to capstone courses. Bauer’s educational background centers around human factors and ergonomics, and she is particularly interested in issues that concern the safety and comfort of middle school students. Her research has also included topics such as design for the seeing impaired, backpack safety of college students, safety of pedestrians, and ergonomics of industrial tools.Dr. Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State UniversityDr. Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University Page 25.98.1 c American

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Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Evaluation, Assessment, & Performance

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch, Washington State University, Vancouver; Sean St. Clair, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #36811Refining Instructional Modules for Engineering Lab Writing Using aCommunity of Practice ApproachDr. Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 15 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He im- plements classroom demonstrations at every opportunity as part of a

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Ryan Milcarek; Ryan Falkenstein-Smith; Jeongmin Ahn

faculty,administrators, and facility leaders to work together and gradually transform the curricula in itsentirety, thus paving the way for a new generation of professional engineers and an excitinginnovative future.AcknowledgmentsThis work was partially supported by the College of Engineering and Computer Science FacultyExcellence Award and the National Science Foundation under grant CBET-1403405.References1. S. D. Sheppard, K. Macatangay, A. Colby, W. M. Sullivan, Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (2008).2. E. J. Coyle, L. H. Jamieson, W. C. Oakes, Integrating Engineering Education and Community Service: Themes for the Future of Engineering Education

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Cultivating Global Competencies

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Match Wai Lun Ko, University of Hong Kong; Kei Yiu Mo, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chan, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, University of Hong Kong; Tien-Hsuan Wu, University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

by the SIGs. Instead, teams are requesting additional spaceand longer usage periods that exceed their actual needs. Consequently, new project teams encounterresistance from existing SIGs, who are worried about potential reductions in the space resourcesallocated to them.Redundancy in activitiesA significant issue arises from the redundancy in the training programs provided by different SIGsfor their new members. For example, Table 1 illustrates a student-initiated course from the 2021/22academic year. Numerous robotics-oriented SIGs independently created training workshopscovering introductory robotics courses, electronics, software, and operating systems (ROS). Thisduplication of training efforts poses challenges for new members of the

Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Equity in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lara K. Schubert, UCLA; Cal State Los Angeles; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

and values within structural engineering put an increased burden on engineers whowork on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion because the work goes unrecognized and doesnot explicitly count for advancement. [1] This can be broken down as follows: First, there is ahierarchy at play in the commonly recognized binary classification of technical vs. social or non-technical. SE3 does not count as technical and so work in this committee does not count inperformance reviews the way professional service work in technical committees does. Second,billable work is valued over non-billable work. Because there is no existing calculus fordetermining the monetary value of the work of SE3, it is not valued in the same way as directlybillable work or

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Douglas E. Melton, Kern Family Foundation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

necessarily imply majorproblems such as those from The Grand Challenges for Engineering. Complex problems impliesthose which require multiple connections to solve, or the need to integrate information from avariety of sources. Solutions to complex problems may, for example, require technical/scientificacumen coupled with an understanding of regulatory issues and environmental impact (such as inthe case for handling cooling water flowrates for a power plant). Systems Thinking: Thisdescribes the process of understanding how a subsystem influences a larger system of which it isa part (or vice versa). Design: In reference to the “Complementary Skills” shown in theAppendix, this refers to the process of creating a new product, service, or solution.2