Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Nelson

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) established theJoint Task Force on Computing Curricula 2001 (CC2001) to undertake a major review ofcurriculum guidelines for undergraduate programs in computing. The effort was to match thelatest developments of computing technologies in the past decade and last through the nextdecade [1]. The “Computing Curriculum 1991” [2] and other previous efforts of the IEEE-CSand ACM did not distinguish computer science from computer engineering programs. TheIEEE-CS and ACM established the Computing Curriculum - Computer Engineering (CCCE)Task Force in 2001 to develop a separate volume on computer engineering curricula tocomplement the CC2001 report. Other task forces also emerged to prepare separate volumes forcomputer

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Benenson; El Hadji Diop; José Sánchez; Alphie Mullings; Nadine Simms

students have the maturity and sense of responsibility to makepositive contributions as teachers. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 1National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for SchoolMathematics. Reston, VA: Author, 1989. National Research Council. National Science Education Standards. Washington: National Academy Press,1996. ! International Technology Education Association, Standards For Technology Education (Draft). Blacksburg,VA: Technology For All Americans Project, 1997. " Panitz, Beth. Evolving Paths. ASEE Prism, Oct. 1996, Pp. 22-28. # National Science Foundation. Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus

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Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aura Gimm

highly relevant to materials education at theundergraduate level: the optical transform kit2 and LED color strip kit.3 We will demonstratehow these relatively inexpensive educational materials can be used in the classroom to helpstudents learn nanoscale material properties.IntroductionThe emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering has tremendous potential to allow Page 10.1448.1scientists and engineers to design materials with unique properties that can improve existingproducts or form the basis of enabling technologies for new applications. In order to realize this Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program. Engineering isElementary (www.mos.org/eie) is a research-based, standards-driven, and classroom-testedcurriculum developed by the Museum of Science, Boston that integrates engineering andtechnology concepts and skills with elementary science topics. EiE materials also connect withliteracy, social studies, and math. The EiE project has reached over 1.7 million students and22,000 teachers in all 50 states to date. In North Carolina, EiE with supplemental materials inkindergarten and first grade is used in some fashion in approximately 30-40 elementary schools,including three whole school implementations where every teacher teaches engineering to everystudent.The development of a technologically literate citizenry is imperative to not only

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Pre-College Engineering Education

representative of other cases [31]. In this studyeach case is a caregiver-child dyad and the roles that each caregiver enacted while workingalongside their child during a program focused on engineering solutions to a self-identifiedproblem. This study is a holistic case study with embedded units or families as we wereinterested in looking at the same phenomenon, but through analysis of three families focused onthree different engineering projects and working alongside different volunteers as part of aprogram [32].For this project, we invited families with at least one child in grades 3-6 to engage in engineeringdesign practices with an emphasis on emerging technologies (i.e., making, DIY electronics) intohome environments. The first-year of the program

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K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8903MISO (Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach Through Data-DrivenDecision-Making): Building and Evaluating a Community of PracticeMs. Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University Tracey Collins is the Project Coordinator for the Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach through Data-Driven Decision-Making (MISO) Project, at North Carolina State University. Her responsibilities include implementing activities of the project, coordinating efforts among K-12 science, technology, en- gineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in Engineering Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brooke Odle, Hope College; Greg Bassett, Hope College

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Engineering Ethics

how sciencefiction can be used to further engage studies. Inspired by this work, we present a complete lessonplan based on a collaborative approach to teach engineering computing ethics using sciencefiction and popular culture. Our lesson plan includes detailed information about a culminatingpodcast project that can be assigned to further engage students. The project also providesstudents with an opportunity to communicate what they have learned and apply technical andethical concepts to propose solutions to technological problems. In particular, this lesson planwas developed for an introductory engineering computing course, which covers basic computingconcepts. We anticipate that this lesson plan is appropriate for any introductory

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

of the saphenous vein used in coronary artery bypass surgery. ‚ Market research and feature development for a new car options package to appeal to young (so called Gen Y) buyers. ‚ Design and development of a steam test facility for evaluating new energy efficient steam turbine system design concepts. ‚ Concept development and evaluation of new energy efficient in-door air quality technologies. ‚ Design of systems that can be used to help seniors live safely and comfortably in Page 11.806.4 their own home. ‚ Exploration of information technologies and system layout for a new investment trading

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Frank X. Wright; Marie-Pierre Huguet

-Pierre HuguetMarie-Pierre Huguet is an award winning instructional designer who, for the past 16 years, hasbeen designing instruction and training for a wide variety of media. At Rensselaer PloytechnicInstitute since 2001, she provides instructional design guidance to faculty as they integrate Web-based and emerging technologies into their face-to-face classroom.Email: huguem@rpi.edu 9 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Farhad Sharifi

effective. Page 7.292.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Many chemical engineering courses cannot be taught without personal computers andknowledge of information technology. For example, modeling and simulation is a very importantsubject that is essential in modern education and industries. It is vital to familiarize the studentswith software training packages, which are meant to guide them in design, modeling andsimulation of chemical engineering problems without requiring

Conference Session

"Modular" Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University; William Todd French, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #6273Using Energy Modules to Introduce Sustainable Engineering and ImproveRetention of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate StudentsDr. Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University Dr. Jason M. Keith is a professor in and director of the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. He is also holder of the Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr. Chair. Prior to joining Mississippi State University, Dr. Keith was employed at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Keith has received numerous teaching and research awards, most notably the Raymond W. Fahien Award from the Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Michael Alvin Brewer jr., University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

understandingof empathy in engineering [12] and, in parallel, practical educational interventions to explicitlyfoster empathy in engineering students [13, 14]. Below, we briefly outline the results of our priortheoretical development efforts, which informed the design of the four empathy modules weimplemented into the sophomore engineering and society class.A context-appropriate and intellectually robust model of empathy in engineeringThe model of empathy in engineering presented in Figure 1 emerged from a four yearinterdisciplinary dialogue between the first three authors of this paper (two researchers fromengineering education and one researcher from social work education). This dialogue wasmotivated by prior research that called for a “unified and

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Two Year College Division

. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers

Conference Session

Instrument Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Developing an Instrument to Understand the Social-Structural Integration of Diverse StudentsIntroductionThe purpose of this research paper is to present the development of a social networking survey,for use in a large-enrollment, multi-section, first-year engineering design course, to betterunderstand how diverse students are integrated into the social structures. Engineering educatorsare challenged to bring more people into engineering and broaden the pool from which

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nrupaja Bhide, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Yağmur Önder, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Sydney Free, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Michael Dunham, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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

work has involved studying intersectional and spatial visualization devel- opment.Sydney Free, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sydney Free is a junior in mechanical engineering at Purdue University and has been working with the DeBoer Lab within the Purdue School of Engineering Education since the Spring semester of 2022. Her work involves developing adaptable learning technologies for displaced communities.Michael Dunham, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Dunham is an undergraduate at Purdue majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and has worked with the DeBoer Lab in Purdue’s school of Engineering Education Research since 2022. His work has focused on the use of educational tools in engineering curricula in

Conference Session

Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth J. Stewart, University of Michigan; John G. Younger, University of Michigan; Michael J. Solomon, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

, University of Michigan John Younger, MD, is a Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition to being a practicing physician, he leads a research laboratory focused on issues re- lated to bacterial fouling of materials. In the context of human health, the work concentrates on infections of implanted medical devices. In other contexts, his work focuses on ways to prevent, or even facili- tate, bacterial interactions with engineered surfaces. Examples of the former include preventing fouling of industrial surfaces. An example of the latter is the development of new technologies to enhance the detection of low-level bacterial contamination in clinical samples and food.Prof

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

Design and Electrical Engineering at Penn State. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, teaching technological entrepreneurship, and global product design. He is course chair for ED&G 100: Introduction to Engineering Design. He is member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi. Page 11.1315.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The One-Minute Engineer: Getting Design Class out of the Starting Blocks Beverly K. Jaeger* and Sven G. Bilén

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Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moe Tajvidi P.E., Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Mechanics

attractiveness of text-animation combinations in order to promote theirapplications7, 9, 37, 38, 39. More complex capabilities, such as 3D representation and rendering,were added to animations thereafter, which improved the learning impact of animations andsimulations22, 38, 39. In the past decade, interactive features have been added to CSA modules,which increase their effectiveness as well as students’ involvement with these modules.Costanzo8 identified five necessary characteristics for computer-based learning: (1) hands-onlaboratory experience, (2) a multidisciplinary approach, (3) systems perspective, (4) anunderstanding of information technology, and (5) an understanding of the importance ofteamwork. It can be seen that many investigations focus

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington-Seattle; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Burpee

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Engineering Ethics

and appreciation of one’s self in the world and of world issues), and • Global civic engagement (active engagement with local, regional, national and global community issues).2Instruction in engineering ethics contains elements of all three dimensions in globalcitizenship. Ladd3 subdivided engineering ethics into microethics and macroethics.Microethics considers individuals and internal relations of the engineering profession.Macroethics pays more attention to larger societal problems and values the collective socialresponsibility of the profession in making decisions about technology relevant to the good ofsociety.4 Most of the current teaching in engineering ethics has focused on microethics.5 Asa result, this educational focus

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Texas Tech University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, she has a passion to tackle diversity and inclusion issues for students and faculty in institutions of higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Women Engineers in Entrepreneurship (WE²): An Alternative PathwayIntroductionThe majority of the population in the United States (US) are women, 50.7% (United StatesCensus Bureau, 2014). Women earn more overall undergraduate degrees than men, yet remainunderrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduatedegrees and workforce (NSF, NCSES, 2015). Women represent a total of 31.7% in theengineering workforce as engineers (12.9%) and engineering and related technologist ortechnician (18.8%, NSF, NCSES, 2015

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4365: ENGINEERING TEACHING KITS, EXPERIMENTS, ANDDEMONSTRATIONS AS PART OF WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TOFACILITATE LEARNING OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGMiss Caridad Cruz, Universidad de las Americas, PueblaMs. Lourdes Gazca, American University in Puebla, MexicoProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learning.Dr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Enrique

Conference Session

AI in the Engineering Management Classroom

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nahid Vesali, The Citadel

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

improves students' ability to use AI tools responsibly but also helps themrecognize and mitigate errors in both AI responses and human prompts. This paper contributes tothe growing body of knowledge on integrating AI into engineering management education andprovides actionable insights into how educators can leverage these technologies to improvelearning outcomes in scheduling and project management courses.Key WordsArtificial Intelligence (AI), Scheduling, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, PMIInfinity, AI in Education, Prompt Engineering, Engineering Education, AI-Driven ProblemSolving, Comparative Analysis of AI Tools, Critical ThinkingIntroductionArtificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have rapidly emerged

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank J. Fronczak; John G. Webster

systems, most of the firstsemester course projects involved relatively straightforward physical principles based onmechanics. However, because the students have a wide variety of interests, and one of theobjectives of the course is to have the students be exposed to a wide variety of technologies, notall the projects fit the ideal mold. The projects which the students worked on were:• Fluid Tissue Dissection Stabilizer• Microdissection Device for Blood Vessels• Forearm Prosthesis• Mouth-Based Electrotactile Information Display• Development of a Vaporized Substance Delivery Device for an MRI Machine (two groups)• Knee Ligament Injury Simulator• Mini-Mental Status Data Acquisition ProgramOne particular point about the faculty who taught the course

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

emerging technology. Both industry and government - in the U.S. and abroad - areconcerned about safety and are working together to advance the understanding of nanomaterialsproperties and risks. This session provided all with an outlook on how much research is stillrequired to determine the risks of specific nanoparticles, yet offered insights on best practicesthat could be adopted to prevent worker exposures. Legal issues and regulation were alsodiscussed in light of all the companies that are already using and producing nanomaterials.In evaluations of the REU program, there has been disagreement in ratings for the Page

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Marymount University; Abhilasha Mishra, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

different parts of a complexsystem interact and influence each other [1]. Applying systems thinking simplifies the analysis ofcomplex problems and makes it easier to make informed decisions. According to Peter Senge[2], systems thinking is “a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeingpatterns rather than static snapshots. It is a set of general principles spanning fields as diverseas physical and social sciences, engineering and management.” In all cases, applying systemsthinking makes it easier to make informed decisions by focusing on solutions that consider theroot cause of a problem rather than just addressing the symptoms.Interest in systems thinking has greatly increased in recent years with applications in

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dawson, Northern Arizona University; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

areavailable at no cost online. Understanding the IM selection practices of STEM college instructorswould assist librarians in selecting more relevant materials for student use, aid publishers andproducers of OER in the development of new textbooks and other materials, and lead toimprovements in curated online collections of OER and other IM. However, these practices arenot well documented in the literature [4], [5], [6].Our research questions are: ● What criteria do STEM college instructors use when choosing instructional materials for students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical science (STEM) courses? ● Where do instructors get information/suggestions for instructional materials?Literature ReviewRecent

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nan Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eunhye Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical Engineering

18 19References[1] U. food and drug administration FDA, “Are You Taking Medication as Prescribed?” .[2] B. B. Granger and H. Bosworth, “Medication Adherence: Emerging Use of Technology,”Curr. Opin. Cardiol., vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 279–287, 2011.[3] L. Osterberg and T. Blaschke, “Adherence to Medication,” 2005. 19 20Workshop Part II Stakeholders involved • A patient with a specific condition is prescribed medication from this

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

information technology industry. International Journal of Innovation Management, 9(3), 371–383. 14. Markides, C. (2006). Disruptive innovation: In need of a better theory?. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 23, 19–25. 15. Petre, M. (2004). How expert engineering teams use disciplines of innovation. Design Studies, 25(5), 477–493.16. Fila, N. D., Fernandez, T. M., Purzer, Ş., & Bohlin, A. S. (2017). Innovation and the zone of proximal development in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship, 8(1), 1–15.17. Atkins, L., Martinez-Morena, J. E., Patil, L., Andrews, K. J., Wu, M. S., Dutta, D., . . . Bresler, L. (2015). Fostering innovation skills within the

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)

personalgrowth among student leaders. These leaders showcased a shift in perspective when offeringrecommendations for the improvement of the Innovation Wing. Comparing them with the 2023/24cohort of leaders, these individuals displayed a more proactive approach to enhancing the overallfunctionality and effectiveness of the makerspace for one another, rather than solely focusing on thebenefits of their individual SIGs.Keywords Team-building, academic makerspace, leadership, study tour, internationalIntroductionThe emergence of Student-initiated Interest Groups (SIGs) within academic makerspaces hasdemonstrated itself as a successful strategy in cultivating technology exploration and developmentamong undergraduate students [1]. At the Innovation Wing at

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Joseph F Dues Jr., Purdue University

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Computers in Education

4scores to stakeholders, and especially those who are unfamiliar with SUS, it's best to convert theoriginal SUS score into a percentile so a 70% really means above average (Sauro, 2011). Figure 1. SUS Score NormalizingVirtual Reality for EducatingAlmost a decade and half old, (Salvendy, 2002) statement concerned with VR stills rings true. The field of virtual environments (VEs) emerged some 40 years ago as a very exotic, extremely expensive technology whose use was difficult to justify. The discipline has matured, and the cost of VE technology has decreased by over 100-fold, while computer speed has increased by over 1,000-fold, which makes it a very effective and viable technology to