Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David N. Long, James Madison University; Karim Altaii, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

solutions to significant, real-world problems. 2. Work with others, such as team members, project sponsors, and faculty members. 3. Situate their work in the relevant social context(s). 4. Develop and deliver a clear, convincing oral presentation and 5. Write an extensive professional report. The team for this project consisted of three students (one female and two male students).Two of the three students had never been outside the United States, so cultural and extensivelogistical preparations were made before the trip. The team decided to redesign and implement asystem to address water scarcity, which required technical skills and creative problem-solving.As mentioned before, this was part of

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

notbe required to taste anything prepared in or for class. Counsel also required that the classavoid working with raw meats. Students signing up for the course provided a signedrelease recognizing that they would be expected to handle and prepare food in this courseand to disclose any allergies or religious / cultural food prohibitions. In practice, this wasseldom a problem.Course Design and StructureThe complex nature of the subject matter combined with the relative ease of connectingthe material to ‘real world’ experiences and the instructor’s desire to makeexperimentation a significant portion of the course suggested a problem-based learningformat could be a successful pedagogical approach (26). The course is therefore brokeninto six

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

. Projects contain engineeringrequirements, schematics, software code, and results. Then, an example of a student project utilizingdata acquisition and Wi-Fi is provided.IntroductionData acquisition (DAQ) involves sampling signals utilizing sensors that measure electricalparameters, processing these signals into real-world values, and displaying the information. Thissystem is typically implemented with a USB DAQ device (e.g., myDAQ, etc.) connected to aPC, and software employed with graphical or text-based programming (e.g., LabVIEW, Matlab,etc.).A variety of courses encompassing both electrical and computer disciplines involve dataacquisition. One such course is Measurements and Instrumentation [1]. This reference describes ajunior-level course

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

results of the exergy analysis? The objective of this paper is to present a conceptual approach to teach the exergy analysis sostudents can answer above questions as well as being able to solve numerical problems. The concept of availability and exergy is one of the most abstract ideas in thermodynamicsbecause it is difficult to find any physical parameters that represent exergy in the real world. As aresult, undergraduate mechanical engineering students have a difficult time to understand theexergy analysis.New approach for teaching exergy This paper presents the approach that the author has developed to teach the concept of theexergy analysis (not just mathematical formulations). In order to start the discussion on theexergy analysis and how

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

produce larger amounts • Pharmaceutical Principles of ibuprofen in less time and more economically. a) Compare the atom economies to determine which process has the best – Multi-step API synthesis b) synthesis efficiency using this metric Review the literature to determine what other aspect of the new process is a – API process development green improvement Cann and Connelly, M.E. Real World Cases in Green Chemistry, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2000

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

pursue. Further, real-world problems require real-world expertise, often in the form of professionals of various backgrounds. While some schoolsmay have expertise in specific areas, addressing a variety of problems may require expertise thatis not readily available at that university. Finding guest lecturers or mentors takes time, and maybe impossible if expertise is sought within an individual university on a very specific topic. Ifcollaboration across universities is made possible, seeking expertise theoretically becomes morefeasible due to the larger web of knowledge.Need for Multiple PerspectivesWicked problems are characterized as including multiple stakeholders, each with different sets of

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

andconstruction firm, and an engineer software developer just to name a few. Each of these, andother speakers, were able to communicate a more diverse and unique view of the profession thatprofessors were not able to bring, as well as to get the students to view the profession in a newand different light.Internships and enrichment opportunities can also provide large doses of inspiration to studentsand provide a nice change of pace from the classroom. Often a glimpse of the real world is allthat is required to make the classroom seem all the more applicable and important. We have hada successful relationship with the US Army Corps of Engineers for more than 20 years wherethey have provided summer internships for students on various projects and in labs

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; Douglass Klein, Union College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

develop experience and comfort with riskand uncertainty. Interaction with technology developers in incubators, with entrepreneurs, withcommunity members as customers, and with real-world applications motivates students.d. Programs that Span the Curriculum – While many reforms necessarily focus on existingengineering degree programs, wiping the slate clean and proposing entirely new programs isanother model that should be studied for its potential to transform engineering education.Examples include existing prototype projects that result in engineering programs built arounddesign, innovation, and Grand Challenge problems, multi-disciplinary learning communities, andintegrated dual-majors. These projects integrate engineering and the liberal arts

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

instilling a sense of civic responsibility. Involved faculty membersdeclare service-learning to be a “valuable pedagogical tool”1 that is synergistic andcomplementary to abstract theories taught in the classroom. By engineering solutions to practicalproblems with real-world constraints, students construct the necessary scaffolding to achieve adeeper understanding of classroom concepts. While the academic advantages are recognizableand numerous, they do not comprise students’ motivation for being involved. The truly uniqueand engaging quality of a service-learning project is the potential for each eye-openingexperience to engender personal growth within the student. The challenge herein lies in thevalidation of this transition.This paper presents an

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

mutant world thatcontemporary society is living at the beginning of 21st. Century. It is the application of Science tohelp society to reach the goal of achieving the same level of development as the technological.Following this thought and due to the nature of the urgency in promoting the society in a nearfuture COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and Sciences and OPASS –Organization ofResearches in Environment, Health and Safety have designed an engineering program with theobjective to form engineers to act in more effective and accurate ways in order to solve socialproblems and avoid future ones. It is a Social Engineering Program, under graduation, five yearsduration, full time students, it is based on the humanities and social

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Senro Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Instructor-Student Communication,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society of Engineering Education, 2005 National Conference.8. Hanson, J. L. (1999). “Early Experimentation in Civil Engineering Materials,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education National Conference and Exposition: Engineering Education to Serve the World, p. 1935-1943.9. Pullen, J. M. (2001). “Applicability of Internet Video in Distance Education for Engineering,” Proceedings, 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, T2F-14-19.10. Felder, R. M., Felder, G. N., and Dietz, E. J. (2002). “The effects of personality type on engineering student performance and attitudes,” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, v 91, n 1, 3

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Zheng, Beihang University; Yu Han; Ruilin WU; Jianglong Zhang; Ye Jinxin; Zijiao Jiang

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

continuouslyemerging beyond disciplines, knowledge practices and innovations are constantly transforming bytechnologies,studentsweeducatetodaywouldbenefitfromhavingacompetencetomakeconnectionsamongconceptsandexperiences,andremixknowledgeandmethodsfromdifferentdisciplinestoapplythem through real-world engagements. Therefore, students must play a key role to make integrativeleaninghappenwithin-depthcommitmentandengagement,theSFTcurriculumdevelopsanewkindofscaffolding that allows students going beyond a particular discipline and focusing on discovery andcreativitytowardsfuturetechnologieswiththeirmentorgroupstodistinctivelyconnecttheircurricularlearning,projectexperiences,andcampusandcommunitylife.5. ConclusionsThis paper provides a shortcut into the case of SFT

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

. Admission policies, for nearly all eight colleges,are based on grades obtained in an official examination sanctioned by the Ministry of Education,upon completion of the 12th grade. Additionally, an entrance exam and evidence of proficiencyin English, a requirement imposed by many of these colleges, may exempt the applicant from apre-engineering “prep year”, administered as a separate unit from the college. Statistics haveshown that over 80% of first year engineering students do attend the “prep year,” during whichstudents embark primarily on improving their English skills.(13)The author has proposed to reform the “prep year” by making it two years, and widening thescope of the subject matter to include (in addition to building up English language

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda M. Head, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Integrated CurriculumIntroduction and BackgroundThere have for many years been efforts to bridge the gap between educational experiences inengineering and the liberal arts and sciences. Such efforts typically take the form of coursesdesigned to promote technological literacy for liberal arts majors, or courses designed toencourage engineering or science majors to consider the social and political implications of theirprofessions.Technological literacy for non-technology majors has been addressed in a variety of ways. Onevery popular version is to provide a course for students, early in their collegiate career, to learnan engineering application that has direct relevance to their lives. This approach has been used atYale University in the course

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

skills that are needed to make lasting connections after graduating college.The program cultivates a sense of belonging to international members who may not have theirfamilies close to home for support. The program has been deemed highly beneficial forinternational students due to the fact that it enhances the network for individuals to discover newemployment opportunities. After graduation, program graduates can potentially benefit fromthese relationships by obtaining a highly desired employment position or by receiving anoutstanding recommendation from various industry CEO’s who have a first-hand demonstrationof the student’s real-world experience and professional demeanor.Introduction Middle Tennessee State University’s Human Exploration

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

, D. (1995) The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. New York; BasicTools.[8] Creswell, J. (1994) Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative approaches. Calif: Sage.[9] Silverman, D. (2005) Doing Qualitative Research, 2nd Edition: A Practical Handbook. London : Sage.[10] Doyle, B. (2010) Lighting Controls & their Associated Problems; Lambert Academic Publishing,Germany.[11] Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. (2003) Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. UK; Sage.[12] Robson, C. (2002) Real World Research 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science.[13] King, N.(Template Analysis) in Symon, G. & Cassell, C. (1998) Qualitative Methods & Analysis inOrganisational Research. London: Sage

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

pairs engineering students with community agency partners. Teams were required toevaluate and hypothesize if and how this model might be effective in Chania and developcreative alternatives. The first step was to help them develop a common understanding of thevalues and goals of the EPICS program. Guest speakers included faculty director, Bill Oakes,and two representatives from local partner agencies. The key characteristics of EPICS include:• Multidisciplinary engineering design course that provides engineering and non-engineering students the opportunity to work together with not-for-profit community partners on technically based problems• Long-term (multi-year) team projects that give students real-world experience and

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

J Ledlie Klosky, USMA and Stephen Ressler, USMAIntroductionAs the world continues to flatten (Friedman, 2005), student demand for significant overseasexperiences has intensified. This demand is seen broadly across the nation, but at the UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA), it has manifested in the Dean’s goal of getting 15% of allstudents at USMA to spend a semester studying abroad. This translates to roughly 150 studentseach year—all of whom study in countries corresponding to the seven foreign languages(Chinese, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese) taught at USMA. A quicksearch of almost any university’s website, large or small, reveals that similar drives towards abroad, internationally-informed education for all

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #6: World-class STEM Leader

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Mottel; Lauren Shipp; Menansili Abraham Mejooli; Ghodeejah Higgins; Maleshigo Mabye; Hannah Christine Watkins; Kimberly L. Bothi; Kathryn Alexa Jackson; Julie Carol Karand, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

proposed tools for assessing globalengineering competencies, which highlights the recent interest in evaluating these skills in ourstudents [6].For students to have greater exposure to global engineering topics, we developed a weekendworkshop open to all undergraduates interested in improving their low-resource medical devicedesign skills. The program allows students to learn from international cultural mentors anddevelop solutions to real-life challenges. Students are presented with scenarios from currentchallenges in sub-Saharan African healthcare settings. The program is free for all participants,and under-represented students and those who have not traveled internationally were encouragedto apply.In November 2021, we held our first workshop to

Conference Session

Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

projects, the models on which they were implemented,and factors in their success or failure is instructive. Riley and Miller20 discuss the structure andcontent of the Smith course in greater detail. Using pedagogies that focus on praxis, connectinglearning with action, will ground student critiques of neoliberalism in the real world, informingand transforming their perspectives and ultimately resulting in reflective action for change.342. Ask who wins and who loses. Students need to develop an understanding of powerrelationships, a sense of the history of colonialism and its relationship to globalization today.Neoliberal economic policies produce winners and losers, and students need to develop a senseof how market economies play out to help

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

recombination of existing techniques, ideas or methods, to discontinuous, radical, quantum-leap innovation see e.g.[8]. Another aspect regards the who for which the innovation is new. This may range from new to the world, a country/society or an industry, a company or an individual. In the present paper, new means: new, somewhere on the continuum, to the company involved.In relation to innovative development, theoretical concepts, methods and tools only give sense whenlinked to praxis in a real company as illustrated in figure 1. EXPLOITATION Innovation ”OPERATIONAL” Concepts

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #30306It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and I Need a Job: A QualitativeExploration of Mid-Year Engineering Students’ Future Possible CareersDr. Catherine McGough, Minnesota State University, Mankato Catherine McGough is an Assistant Professor at the Iron Range Engineering Bell Program through Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She received her PhD in Engineering and Science Education in 2019 and a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2014 at Clemson University. Her research interests are in undergrad- uate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineering problem solving skill development and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayatollah Yehia, University of Virginia; Jacqueline Chao, University of Virginia; Connor Lyons, University of Virginia; Mehrdad Shafiei Dizaji, University of Virginia; Devin Harris, University of Virginia

members before they are designedin elements in various structures. However, before students can learn about structural design, abackground in structural mechanics is required. The field of structural mechanics deals with thebehavior of bodies under loads through the use of theoretical models and simulations. Thus, asolid foundation in structural mechanics is required for students to understand the fundamentalsof structural design.As a result, a considerable portion of structural mechanics education involves the introduction ofthese models to describe the behavior of real-world structural elements. However, the gapbetween theoretical description and numerical simulation of the behavior in the classroom versusthe experience and perception of the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mojgan Jadidi, York University; Damith Tennakoon, York University; Aman U. Usmani, York University; Muhammad Usman; Apostolos Vasileiou, York University; Sasha Latchaev, York University; Melanie Baljko, York University; Usman Khan, York University; Matthew Perras, York University

technologies to gain more insight of those attributes(Hayes and Clarine, 2020). On the other hand, Virtual Real-ity (VR) provides a mode for people to be immersed in a com-pletely new environment, away from the physical world they arecurrently in, through the use of interactive applications, wherethe user can move around and interact within the virtually cre-ated environment (Hayes and Clarine, 2020). Both these tech-nologies are very capable of changing the traditional norms oflearning in education and are already making a noticeable im- Figure 1. A schematic 3D Scene generated in the physicalpact in schooling and professional training (Sinha, 2021). In the Augmented Reality Sandboxclassroom, AR technologies can

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Loveless, Baylor School; Louie C. Elliott; Benjamin H. Holt; Ramon Antonio Herrera; Elizabeth Burnette

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #40010Implementation of a Multiyear Pre-Collegiate Engineering Research ProgramDr. Mary E. Loveless, Baylor School Mary Loveless is the Director of the Baylor Research Program at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN. Holding degrees in Computer Science (B.S.) and Biomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.), is the director of Baylor Research as well as one of the leads in the Engineering Branch of the Baylor Research Program as well. She mentors pre-collegiate students through the research and engineering design process through real-world collegiate-level research projects.Louie C. ElliottBenjamin H. HoltRamon Antonio

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Sippel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Hannah Blum, University of Wisconsin - Madison

tension members, beams,columns, and simple connections, which builds on students’ previous structural analysis knowledge.An important step in developing an understanding of structural steel framing design is merging theindividual element design concepts with how various components are connected, constructed, andused in practice. Traditionally, the classroom experience has relied on photographs and diagrams toconvey the information, which have improved due to new technologies [1]. A typical enhancementto the classroom experience is providing a physical field trip where students can combine theinformation they are learning in class with real world experience [2]. A visit to a construction siteprovides students with the opportunity to better

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leah Bug, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

challenges were theme based, focusing onthe school garden. At the conclusion of the workshops, teachers were sent an email with a googledrive link to the presentations, the engineering challenges, and other resources used in theworkshop.Choosing Activities for Each SessionOne benefit of engineering design challenges is the ability to scale them up or down, based upongrade level standards and age level ability. Focusing on a theme can create real-world relevance,content connections, and provide the bases for a problem based learning scenario. In this case,both our engineering design challenges connected to their school garden: A Bug in the “name ofschool” Garden Classroom and Too Much or Too Little: Engineers Make it Right. Eachchallenge has a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Torres, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ann Sychterz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

education,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 748–763, 2020. [8] F. M. Dinis, A. S. Guimar˜aes, B. R. Carvalho, and J. P. Poc¸as Martins, “Virtual and augmented reality game-based applications to civil engineering education,” in 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2017, pp. 1683–1688. [9] A. McCabe and D. McPolin, “Virtual reality: immersed in the structural world,” The Structural Engineer, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 20–23, Mar. 2015.[10] O. Halabi, “Immersive virtual reality to enforce teaching in engineering education,” Multimed Tools Appl, vol. 79, pp. 2987–3004, 2020.[11] G. O. Deniz, “Emerging cad and bim trends in the aec education: An analysis from students’ perspective

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Lynn Biesecker; Justin McFadden; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

combination of three distinctand equally important dimensions (3D): 1) Disciplinary Core Ideas, 2) Crosscutting Concepts, and3) Science and Engineering Practices. Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) are fundamental scientificthemes that have the greatest significance across four domains: Physical Science, Life Science,Earth/Space Science, and Engineering. Crosscutting Concepts (CC) help students exploreconnections across these domains and are intended to assist students in developing acomprehensible and scientifically based view of the world around them. Science and EngineeringPractices (SEPs) encompass the typical methods and/or tools that scientists use to investigate andengineers use to design and/or build. Students utilize SEPs to supplement their

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland Baltimore County; William Easley, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

engagement in STEM education and careers.Amy Hurst, New York University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023The Impact of Participating in an Afterschool Professional Training Program on Youth Employees (RTP)1. IntroductionAfterschool STEM training programs for youth provide valuable opportunities to learn hands-on,real-world technical and social skills and develop STEM career interests [2,21]. However, manyyouths, especially in urban contexts, face financial pressures and may instead take afterschooljobs in non-technical fields such as food service or retail [5,30]. Paid out-of-schooltime (OST)professional training programs that can offer youth learning experiences while earning an