Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

. 2006.9. Ref. 510. Ref. 811. Van Aken.,E..,Watford B., Medina-Borja A. The Use of Focus Groups for Minority Engineering Program Assessment, Journal of Engineering Education, July 1999.12. Krueger, Richard A., Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research, SAGE Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 1994.13. Amer. Assoc, o.U.W., Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America, in AAUW Publications. 1991: Washington, D.C.14. Levenson, N., Educational pipeline issues for women. Comput. Res. News, 1990. October: p. 11-13.15. Melymuka, K., If Girls Don’t Get IT, IT Won’t Get Girls, in Computer World. 2001.16. Gilligan, C., In a Different Voice. 1982, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.17. Belenky, M.F., et al., Women’s Ways of

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Tommy D Ball; Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

-efficient teaching practices into these new courses fromhere-on in order to give the students the best and facilitate their learning in these new fields.To do these, according to a recent article by Linda C. Hodges, Associate Vice Provost forFaculty Affairs, Director, Faculty Development Center, University of Maryland, we wouldneed to address three basic best practices that can have positive impact on the way we presentthe course that will emerge in the areas of Renewable Energy, heretofore: Page 23.994.31. Begin with the end in mind.2. Generate criteria or rubrics to describe disciplinary work for students.3. Embed “assessment” into course

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Allen Calhoun, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Siqing Wei, University of Cincinnati; Aarohi Shah, University of Cincinnati

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Social Relation Models. He studies and promotes multicultural teaming experiences to promote an inclusive and welcoming learning space for all to thrive in engineering. Particularly, he aims to help students improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency through interventions, counseling, pedagogy, and mentoring. Siqing received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award in 2024 from Purdue College of Engineering, the Bilsland Dissertation fellow in the 2023-24 academic year, and the 2024 FIE New Faculty Fellow Award.Aarohi Shah, University of Cincinnati Aarohi Shah is a third-year Computer Science student at the University of Cincinnati. She is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Clayton, Villanova University; James O'Brien, Villanova University; Kenneth Kroos, Villanova University; Amy Fleischer, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

, etc.) will be discussed interms of material properties, application, and design issues. Other content changes beingconsidered is a shift to more difficult design topics such as optimization and advanced decisionmaking techniques.In the laboratory section, planned changes are not as significant due to its success. Plans are tocontinue to develop the existing laboratories based on student feedback. New laboratories will bedesigned when needed to complement the planned changes to the lecture section.7. ConclusionsIn this paper, the development and evolution of the sophomore-level introduction to ME class atVillanova University – ME2505 Mechanical Engineering Analysis and Design – was presented.This course focuses on introducing ME through a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

element is the change in the course form fromdeductive to inductive practice. The second element of our project tests ICT devices(iPod Touches) to facilitate collaborative, conceptual, and peer learning, along with basicknowledge acquisition for individual learners.In the new class format, students complete conceptually targeted problem sets each classmeeting and term-long research papers in collaborative groups. Additionally, there areample opportunities for concept questions, peer learning, case studies, and low stakesquizzes. MSE education applications for the iPod Touch have been built to supportcollaborative as well as peer learning and self-evaluation quizzing. In-class conceptquizzes, mini-lectures, and just-in-time reading assignments are

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

:• Faculty and student exchange• New and/or higher level academic programs• Dual/joint degree and certificate programs• Distance, continuing and e-education• Laboratory development and sharing of resources• Curriculum development, course equivalency and accreditation support• Faculty development, including higher degrees• Industry internship, cooperative programs and career development• Joint training and research programs, and solicitation of funds• Development, commercialization and transfer of technology• Dissemination of scholarly achievements and other accomplishments by member institutions. Page 14.296.3LACCEI has developed some initiatives and

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of entrepreneurship education. This latter controversy often subvertsefforts to identify the appropriate means.4Despite this lingering and—most likely—enduring means/ends debate, there are logicalarguments that may shed light on the ends of entrepreneurship education; thus, shedding lightalso on the most effective means of teaching the subject. This paper explores the curricularapproaches listed above from a logico-deductive perspective and suggests that a new means ofteaching entrepreneurship is required. It begins with an overview of the amorphous debate aboutentrepreneurship education means and ends, and concludes with strong recommendations for anew curriculum—called the “Business Process Perspective”. This perspective is articulated

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas H. Baxter

Page 6.480.8comments from students indicate they expect a live lecture. Having the three teaching“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”assistants is not what they expected. It is hoped that the focus groups will be able to betterdraw out the students’ concerns. The software issues are less course related as theyconcerned students interacting with Rensselaer’s support structure. SolidWorks andInternet Explorer come installed on the freshman laptops; other students had to loadSolidWorks from the RPI server. While most were successful, some students haddifficulties.An examination of the final grades and of

Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Todd Easton

failed to answer a question. Making failure acceptable is critical for a successfulimplementation of lecture based tutoring.2.2 Concerns and Dangers of Lecture Based Tutoring As with any method there are techniques to aid with an implementation of lecture basedtutoring. This section describes various concerns, traps and pitfalls that could diminish theimpact of this method. A primary concern from faculty is the pace of the course. Numerous students respondingshould decrease the material covered. Surprisingly, the instructor has discovered the opposite.In a semester long course, at least the same amount of material was covered with lecture basedtutoring as was cover with a lecture based format. The primary difference is that each

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Otter; Ken McLeod; Yi-Xian Qin; Partap Khalsa; Michael Hadjiargyrou; Danny Bluestein

Session 2509 Engineering Methods in Biomechanics: A Contextual Learning Strategy for Biomedical Engineering Pedagogy Partap S. Khalsa, Danny Bluestein, Mark Otter, Michael Hadjiargyrou, Yi-xian Qin, Ken McLeod State University of New York at Stony BrookAbstractUndergraduates studying biomedical engineering can easily become overwhelmed by the sciencewithin their coursework and miss much of the engineering. To address this concern, anundergraduate course in biomechanics was developed consisting of six contextual learningmodules (CLMs). Each CLM emphasized a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce D. Oestreich, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fron- tiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2013 and awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research Methods Faculty Apprentice Award in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Fostering Curiosity, Creating Value, and Making Connections in First-Year Students Through Product ArchaeologyAbstractIntegration of entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into the engineering

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #7801Training Industrial Engineering Students as Energy EngineersDr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Faculty at Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State University.Mr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State UniversityMs. Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering Early career engagement as a systems and logistics engineer by Department of Defense contractors, Avis Ransom, applied a bachelors in chemistry and MBA in the management and development of technology and in the application of engineering to address DoD requirements. Following 15 years of self employ- ment as a business

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norine Meyer; Deborah Fisher; Cynthia Villanueva; Amy Strobel

goals and objectives. The Instructors carriedout all of the above-stated curriculum goals and exposed the students to “real” engineering Page 6.964.11scenarios, allowing them ample opportunity to work out problems within teams, resolve intra- Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationpersonal issues associated with projects that are not selected, re-align into new teams and redirectenergies toward another creative process building on previous experience. Observation alongwith qualitative and

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been working with local schoolsand community partners to deliver service-learning STEM activities for K–12 students since 2020.These activities were developed by graduate students in engineering with guidance fromengineering faculty members, an outreach specialist, and an education specialist. It has been achallenge to interact with K–12 educators as part of the development process, largely due toeducators’ reluctance of taking on more work on top of their already heavy workload during theregular school year. To address this issue, the team offered a paid summer workshop to engagethem to provide feedback on the current process of developing and delivering service-learningactivities. More than twenty-five educators

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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Educational Research and Methods

thentriangulate the results for a deeper understanding of the issue. For the quantitative phase, a closedform questionnaire was developed for the entire class that measured student attitude and theirunderstanding of core concepts related to a specific topic. For the qualitative phase, a conceptmap was developed for the specific topic for one-on-one interview sessions with a representativesample. The data was collected with the two instruments for five consecutive semesters (n1=253,and n2=44). Our analyses of the data have identified some inherent flaws in the teachingmethodology for service courses that contribute towards rote learning. These courses need to bemade more relevant and conceptually grounded along with a refocusing of the course

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Anderson; Sarah A. Rajala; Matthew Ohland

processing), early and multidisciplinarydesign, explicit success skill development, and exposure to professional practice. The curricu-lum model also incorporates processes and systems to enhance student learning through the useof technology-based delivery systems (e.g., multimedia, electronic delivery, electronic advisingand mentoring), the development of faculty (e.g., teaching/learning style awareness, student per-formance evaluation, self-evaluation), the establishment of a learning support system (e.g., stu-dent mentoring, pre-season programs), and the institution of a continuous improvement culture(e.g., outcomes assessment tools, continuous curriculum renewal).The retention of engineering students, as measured by those students who have

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Adam Sears, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

; Rapid Prototyping Lab, and Massachusetts Digital Games Institute. He joined WPI in 2015 as a Professor of Practice through the support of the Kern Family Foundation to create a vibrant entrepreneurial mindset culture on campus with both faculty & students. Prior to WPI, Curtis has 20+ years of experience in leadership positions at large corporations, including American Express, MasterCard, United Retail, and Bethlehem Steel. He’s held full ”Profit and Loss” responsibility for several multi-million-dollar businesses, generating double-digit annual growth for each. He also held positions in new business development, marketing, strategic alliances, and R&D implementing new technology into manufacturing

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pat Pyke; John Gardner; Marcia Belcheir; Janet Callahan; Amy Moll; Cheryl Schrader

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First-Year Programs

, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, level of math preparedness, and other parameters.In this paper we will explain how this model and algorithm have provided greater clarity onretention issues and trends affecting pre-freshman and freshman level engineering students atBoise State University. The data prompted our engineering college to respond in several ways,such as creating a new introductory engineering class for pre-freshman level students, enhancingemphasis on advising, and supporting math education through a variety of programs. We will Page 12.215.3also explain how the sorting algorithm is a method easily adaptable and portable to

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

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Construction

entering theindustry. BIM education in CEM curriculum is still the early adoption stage even though severalconstruction programs have offered BIM courses to their students. It may be necessary tounderstand the reasons why BIM is slowly adopted in CEM curriculum and the issues inimplementing BIM technology to support the teaching-learning process.Sabongi30 investigated several obstacles to integrating BIM into the undergraduate courses.According to his study, one of the barriers is faculty members’ unwillingness to change the Page 25.898.10existing curriculum for incorporating BIM. Becerik-Geber et al.6 identified the reason for slowadoption of BIM

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

pseudo-extension campus in the abroad country at some sort of permanent facility. Courses are usually taught in English by faculty from the home university.Internship or Co-op Students work abroad at a foreign company or at an international branch of a U.S. company. An internship is often less structured than coursework yet can include a lot of informal learning, regarding issues such as teamwork, communication, design, manufacturing, etc.Mentored Travel Under the guidance of an advisor, students travel to the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Glynn P.E., Villanova University; Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

management creates an environment within the group ofstudents which encourages creative thought, rewards the self-driven sharing of ideas andconcludes with a final product which is of a quality much higher than that achievable by any onemember of the group individually. The academic challenge for engineering faculty is to carefullycraft a course, or a suite of courses, through which these concepts are introduced, practiced,measured and honed. One of the goals of Civil Engineering Fundamentals is to attempt toaddress that challenge through an organized and measurable approach.As noted in Figure 1, Fundamentals is structured around five modules, each of which has amajor written or oral report associated with it. Four of these modules are technical in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Sarah Appelhans, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

built in tointernal processes in higher education through electives or offering multiple appropriate pathways to adegree [30]. Another issue is that to be effective higher education needs to respond to changes in society,models focused on control by management may not be able to respond sufficiently rapidly [28].Other authors have noted that since implementing effective CQM methods requires an organization-widecultural change it can 1) be difficult to implement in higher education [31] and 2) changing universitycultures to emphasize pragmatic outcomes and relativism can be in conflict with disciplinary ideologies[32]. Another cultural mismatch is the autonomy of individual faculty; CQM is predominately a teameffort. The value placed on autonomy

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Silliman Stephen; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

initial results from datacollection efforts, including an interpretation of surveys and exit interviews, in an effort to beginto address the issues listed above.Description of the First-Year CourseBrockman et al.1 present the details of the motivation and development of the new first-yearcourse. In addition, the course web site explains the basic structure and content of the course(www.nd.edu/~engintro). It should be noted at the outset that the course development processfocused on improving the learning experience for engineering intents, and did not directly addressretention issues. Improving the learning experience remains the primary motivation for anyimprovements to the course.The course, identified in Notre Dame’s system as EG 111/112

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francesco Costanzo; Gary L. Gray

are correct.4 ConclusionsIn a previous publication [9] we have presented the theory and pedagogical philosophies behindthe Interactive Mechanics concept. In this work, we have presented some of the details associ-ated with implementing a new teaching philosophy such as this. In doing so, we have tried to ad-dress many of the issues and questions that would arise if a faculty person at another college oruniversity were to teach in this “interactive” way.AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank the reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions. In addition,we would like to thank the Penn State College of Engineering and the Department of Engineer-ing Science and Mechanics for providing course enhancement funds and to acknowledge receiptof

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

A. Ieta; R. Manseur; M. Hromalik

include traditional stand-alone instruments as well as sets of computer-based laboratory equipment. Thefirst ECE courses offered at the outset of the new ECE program consist of introductory Electrical Circuits andjunior-level Microprocessor Applications. Both courses are developed as prototypes and offered for the first time instudio format. Student reactions and faculty experiences with both the development process and these first courseofferings provide valuable feedback for other courses scheduled for the following term, including Signals andSystems and introductory Digital Design, offered in studio-format as well. This article reports the initial experienceswith studio teaching for two major core courses in the ECE curriculum, including

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering Ph.D. studentsrequires relevancy to the research field of students. Among other inferences, we see that giventhe time-strapped situation of most Ph.D. engineering students, instruction that relates closely toin-progress work is meaningful and thus, an anchor to attention and improvement. To improvefluency and flow, in writing and speaking, a topical focus on ethical issues has served to linkspecialized technical information to broader social communication that ultimately helps connectsstudents to greater communication opportunities.IntroductionPh.D. engineering students and faculty alike understand the critical need to communicateeffectively in order to lead research projects, teach, mentor, write papers and proposals, and togenerally

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Enrique Hernandez, University of Michigan; Xinran (Maria) Xiang, University of Michigan; Ye Eun Park, University of Michigan; Ivan Goenawan; Freda Yawson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Design in Engineering Education

connections put inplace by local electricians, which directly led to intermittency issues in the local electrical gridand safety concerns in the community (Figure 3). Page 22.809.6Figure 3. Dangerous electrical connections found in many homesCommunity members reported the unemployment in Rancho al Medio to be a significant need.Without local employment, the men were forced to look for work in nearby cities during theweek, while the women and children stayed behind. Small ventures in the local community werelimited to a few local stores, motorcycle taxis, cattle-raising, and small-scale farming. Somewomen expressed an interest in learning vocational

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Design in Engineering Education

from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a Masters of Business Admin- istration from Nova Southeastern University and a Batchelor of Science in Materials Engineering from Auburn University. He has authored several articles on follower component of leadership and is active in research concerning energy, engineering education, and leadership processes. He has served as newsletter editor/secretary, program chair, division chair and awards chair (or equivalent) in both the Engineering Management and Engineering Economy Divisions of ASEE. He is a fellow of the American Society of Engineering Management and serves as Secretary of the Society and will be president in 2015. Dixon also serves on the Eugene L. Grant

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

, participantswere most interested in faculty positions but that interest decreased over time (M = 3.60 to 3.33). Theirinterest in obtaining an industry research position increased over time (M = 3.40 to 4.33) and it was thehighest among other options (e.g., a faculty position, a research position in a university, start-up) in Year3. From the responses to an open-ended question, it seemed that participants got into the program with asolid career goal, primarily a faculty position, but they changed their mind as they became more aware ofspecific interests they had. “Upon first entering the graduate program, I had complete desire to enter academia and become a professor. However, I am the type of person who likes to try new things, and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Alford, University of Michigan; Heather Rypkema, University of Michigan; Ryien Hosseini, University of Michigan; Megan Beemer, University of Michigan; Harsh Jhaveri, University of Michigan

subdirectories and version control • Ability to serve the assessment, grade the assessment, and return the results to the student without interaction by the teaching staff other than the initial set up • Ability to easily grant deadline extensions • Ability to scale up to 1000 students with no issues (within reason) • Availability of prompt and professional help, especially as we adopt a new platform • Ability to re-use questions from semester to semester without egregious or widespread cheatingStructure and Logistics of the New AssessmentsA common concern with computer-based exams and assessments is the threat of cheating.PrairieLearn provides guidance on the pros and cons of various choices of assessment settings[18