Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

education; however, historically, it has a deeplineage and debate among the social sciences. Researchers have investigated various perspectivesof agency through multiple lenses such as the structure agency dialectic prioritized by sociologists,which is often rejected by psychologists who support the idea of personal agency where individualsinfluence their actions [5], [6]. Often, anthropologists straddle the line between an individualizedand dialectic conceptualization of agency [7]. These fundamental understandings of agency havebeen extended into research areas in STEM education to understand student learning, engagement,equitable learning experiences, and critical agency [8]. Only recently have engineering educationresearchers begun to explore

Conference Session

Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, Berea College; Scott Heggen, Berea College; Emmaley Clare Powell; Oussema Khlifi; Trayvion Jalan Newton

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

their preferred teaching style, but that teachingstyle often does not align with the needs of the class or take into consideration the changingnature of their student demographics. Furthermore, new educators are often encouraged to use anactive learning pedagogy, particularly in STEM fields, where students learn best by constructingtheir own knowledge about a particular subject, but these instructors may have no priorexperience in implementing these strategies effectively.This paper is centered around lessons learnt in the implementation of an introductory electricityand electronics class, which covers various topics including: fundamentals concepts such asvoltage, current and Ohm’s Law; use of mathematical skills to solve circuits; hands-on

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ala A. Qattawi, Automotive Engineering Department at Clemson University –International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR); Paul J. Venhovens, Clemson University; Johnell Brooks, Clemson University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering since it enables the students to evaluate their solutions and adjust them if needed. This is one of the most important stages of the students’ learning process because often they experience that the perfect solution that they developed using computer based tools may not be what they expect in the real world. These mock-ups also allow for heuristic evaluation feedback from the Human Factors team members. Finally, the students have the opportunity to validate their final design in the lab using the engine/vehicle dynamometer and circuit testing for vehicle wiring and electronics. Technical Writing. To record the design specifications, solution space and the design process, the students document and illustrate their finding and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

functionality.3. Related Research Work3.1 TPACK ImplementationInnovation on design and implementation of TPACK framework in education is an active area ofresearch. A few recent works on TPACK framework have been reported in the literature thoughthe volume of research works on the TPACK framework seems to be too little as compared to theexpected volume. In [2], Mishra and Koehler presented the fundamentals of the technologicalpedagogical content knowledge. Ferdig highlighted the assessment of technologies for teachingand learning, and also emphasized on the understanding of the importance of technologicalpedagogical content knowledge in [3]. In [4], Mishra and Koehler also discussed the ways ofconfronting the wicked problems of teaching with technology

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uchechukwu Abanulo; Ananth Iyer; John Helferty, College of Engineering, Temple University; Joseph Fischgrund, The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

needed individual assistance simultaneously. At first, the instructors communicated directly with students Page 12.659.8 through writing on the board or on sheets of paper, but they gradually learned basic ASL and began signing to students. This not only enhanced the line of communication, but gave students a sense of warmness and welcome, and definitely improved their learning process. 4. The course was relatively difficult: Learning Electrical Engineering, regardless of how much simplification is made to the material, is expected to be a hard task for high school freshmen. Moreover, as mentioned earlier, the reading

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College; David Wayne Kelley, Department of Geography, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Warren Roberts

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Environmental Engineering

ability to visualize and interpret location, distance,direction, relationships, movement and change through space is fundamental to contentunderstanding and problem solving. Learning to think spatially is a form of learning how tolearn8.” The National Academies Press published a report in 2005 likens spatial literacy to‘writing across the curriculum’, a curricular subject not belonging to one discipline1.GIS education in engineering disciplines has involved scaffolding across multiple courses3,5, aswell as adding modules to already-existing courses4,6. These studies argue that it is difficult to fita GIS course into an already-crowded curriculum. This paper presents one way to fold GIS into asingle, already-existing undergraduate Environmental

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski, M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE Center; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 26.1330.14afforded by "opening the window" is seldom available to building occupants. In Germany, everymulti-story building we entered had operable windows in use.”22 All of these culturalobservations led to much discussion amongst the participants; several also discussed ways toincorporate and facilitate this type of discussion in their classrooms.There were, of course, many other areas of interest and many other observations made during thecourse of this project. Some of these involved the adoption or adaption of German practices suchas boosting environmental literacy by contextualizing environmental topics in writing, readingand the arts (in addition to within STEM courses); welcoming very young students (K-2) intopost-secondary labs

Conference Session

Technology and Design in Engaging and Analyzing Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

ourexistence.3 On an average day, most, if not all, of our interactions involve some variant oftechnology, whether it’s driving to work, using an elevator, or sipping from a water bottle.During the initial explosion of consumer technology, technology as social progress was a“fundamental belief,” continuing a perspective advanced during the Enlightenment. “Science isprogressive,” Thomas Jefferson declared in a letter to John Adams.4 In the early 19th century, theview shifted to technocracy, the belief that “scientific and technological innovation [is] thebasis for general progress,”4 as epitomized in the mass production system introduced byHenry Ford. In the past few decades, however, the belief that technological progress more orless guarantees social

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University; Erica J. Lewis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

facultymember from these disciplines who are actively involved in each weekly class session. Theweekly 3-hour class sessions are taught as a “laboratory” experience with students mainlyinvolved in active learning of fundamental principles for effective interdisciplinary collaboration.Students work in mixed teams toward a tangible solution to a community health challenge as partof the course project for the duration of the semester. The class is taught in a MakerSpace; anovel instructional space developed according to constructivist learning principles26 in whichparticipants co-learn and co-create27. The MakerSpace is an essential element of the course, as itfacilitates students’ problem solving through prototyping and testing a solution with

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Emily A. Sarver, Virginia Tech; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #21399Student Learning About Engineering and Corporate Social Responsibility: AComparison Across Engineering and Liberal Arts CoursesDr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica Smith is Co-Director of Humanitarian Engineering and Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. As an anthropologist, her research interests focus around the mining and energy industries, with particular emphasis in corporate social responsibility, engineers, labor and gender. She is the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West, which was funded by the National

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

operations. However, theseactions all come with a cost in terms of capital, personnel, and time. For many smallorganizations classified as job shops, this may limit their choices to a few actions that must work.However, how is performance monitored and measured? To answer that question a study wasconducted in 2008 into one basic type of job shop; the American tool and die shops that fabricatemolds, dies, and tools fundamental to the production process. The intent was to understand issuescrucial to their existence while they work to improve performance in terms of quality products,satisfied customers, and profits. These are criteria used to judge success for all organizations andas a result, practices from other small businesses may be applicable and

Conference Session

Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Diversity

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

be a new concept toengineering education researchers who were exclusively trained in quantitative research methods[18], it has recently been shown to “impact six fundamental aspects of research: research topic,epistemology, ontology, methodology, relation to participants, and communication” in engineeringeducation research [19]. Though this process can be time-consuming [20], successful completionof Phase 0 is essential to producing high quality RTA results as result quality relies upon theresearcher’s understanding of their own perspectives and subjectivity [12]. It is also important torecognize that this reflexive process of understanding oneself is never truly completed and newinsights may emerge at any point in time [12].Phase 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

knowledge: Crowded engineering curricula may neglect some fundamental tools that should be a part of undergraduate learning. Students can learn simultaneously if the learning process is carefully planned. Though use of failure case Page 12.276.5 studies, students will learn Obj. a. the process of failure analysis, Obj. b. engineering ethics, Obj. c. engineers’ role in and value to society 2. Greater depth of knowledge: Mastery of engineering tools requires depth. Deepening knowledge demands a “supercharged” learning process, driving students more quickly to use higher level learning

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Lynn Brugnano, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ann E. Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical

engineering. would raise further questions)Abstract Writing (g), (j) -Present scientific information in a Abstracts too format that is easily understood by technical – not technical and non-technical personnel. written for general -Identify and describe contemporary audience issues impacting biomedical engineering.Peer Evaluation (g) -Evaluate oral and/or written Providing critical presentations for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Trahan, University of California, San Diego; Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Jasmine L. Sadler, University of California, San Diego; Darren J Lipomi

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

can be done through a course that focuses on teaching the conceptsand skills, or it can be embedded within the engineering classroom experience. For example, areview of growth mindset approaches identified effective interventions including courses andother learning experiences like workshops, discussions, reflective writing, online tutorials, andcourse-embedded tutors [10]. Metacognitive strategies are also commonly taught outside theclassroom through campus teaching and learning centers. There is an emerging focus onmetacognition and self-regulated learning embedded within STEM classrooms [14], [15], [16].Proactive identification and advising of studentsProactive advising, built on the concept of intrusive advising [17], [18], involves

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University Chicago; Vincent Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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Design in Engineering Education

theamount of time that would be devoted to coding. One of these respondents wrote, “runninginto errors is innately frustrating.” Two more students (7%) were put off by the piecemealprocess, with one explaining that it was hard to stay excited about the project when it is spreadout across several semesters. One student (4%) was nervous about continuing the project,writing, “it's intimidating to learn so much about something that used to be ‘untouchable’ forme.”Students’ responses to the StRIP Instrument are detailed in Table 1. The four StRIP subscaleswere considered at the beginning of semester 5 and at week 8 of semester 5, after thecardiograph lab was completed. Overall, these findings demonstrated that students are engagedin the engineering

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Johanna Kristiina Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT; Hanna Niemelä, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

LUT with main research interests re- lated to technology and society, gender diversity and engineering education.Dr. Hanna Niemel¨a, Hanna Niemel¨a received the M.A. and PhD degrees in translation studies from University of Helsinki in 1993 and 2003, respectively. She is currently working as an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland. Her professional experience ranges from translating to teaching and language consulting. Her interests include electrical engineering, scientific writing and special languages. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Chelita Pate, Brigham Young University

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International

change triggered by technology; to understand other cultures, especially the societal elements of these cultures; to work effectively in multinational teams; to communicate effectively—both orally and in writing—in the international business language of English; to recognize and understand issues of Page 13.600.2 sustainability; to understand the importance of transparency while working with local populations; and to understand public policy issues around the world and in the country in which one is working. It will be these fundamental capacities that will enable 21st- century engineers to develop into

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Materials

. Studentsare often drawn to engineering by a desire to benefit mankind. For example, faculty andundergraduate students at the Colorado School of Mines are helping EMI to evaluate thefeasibility of small-scale solar-powered UV water disinfection systems. The authors assert thatstudents are motivated to take part in research that helps people in developing countries improvethe quality of their lives.IntroductionMaterial science and testing is a fundamental component of undergraduate education for multipleengineering disciplines, including civil and mechanical. As undergraduate engineering studentsprogress through their curricula, they gain the ability and the opportunity to participate inresearch. Many engineering programs encourage, if not require, a

Conference Session

Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Faculty Development Division

and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic in- terdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineer- ing, art, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research methodologies in engineering education, the pro- fessional formation of engineers, the role of empathy and reflection in engineering learning, and student development in interdisciplinary and interprofessional spaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building communities of engineering faculty, staff, and students engaged in educational

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Architectural Engineering

Paper ID #21211Advancing Critical Building Code Education through Modularized LecturesDr. Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ryan Solnosky is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky started at Penn State in July of 2013 and has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated Professional Bachelor of Architectural Engineering/Master of Architectural Engineering (BAE/MAE) degrees in architectural

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #15994Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Innovation for Engineering and Busi-ness Student TeamsDavid G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico Dr. Alexander’s research interests and areas of expertise are in teaching pedagogy, capstone design, renewable energy systems, thermal sciences, vehicle system modeling and simulation, heat transfer, new product development, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. He is PI and adviser of the Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. He is also working on an undergraduate research project modeling solar cells using a thermodynamics approach and

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; David S Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Alyssa M Batula, Drexel University; Michael Caro; Jeffrey Scott, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Kara Martine Lindstrom, Drexel University, ExCITe Center

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, musicinformation retrieval, music recording and production, transduction of audio signals usingspeakers, and a grounding in the fundamental wave-based nature of sound.The SMT program is heading into its 10th iteration in 2015 and has enrolled over 200 high schoolstudents to date. Each year, the curriculum is revised with new material, including significantcontributions from graduate and undergraduate engineering students. These revisions areprimarily based on student feedback and instructor observations during the activities. Studentparticipants fill out surveys after each activity, providing feedback on how interesting and difficultthe activity was, as well as how much the students feel they’ve learned.2 BackgroundThere exists a growing body of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from the Reflective and Perceptual sub-scales of the instrument.14• Moral Disengagement: 24 item scale that measures eight interrelated moral disengagement mechanisms.15Engineering Ethics Scenarios: • Ethics Knowledge Questions: We are using the same five knowledge/scenario questions that were employed in the earlier SEED research project.16-17 The format of these items is similar to questions that appear on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. They are multiple- choice format; each has a preferred answer. • Engineering Ethics Scenarios: We have adapted three situational-judgement situations focused on ethical issues in engineering practice adapted from prior work by Jesiek et al.18 Each multiple-choice question

Conference Session

EDGD: CAD, CAM, and AI

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Rudy Ottway, Murray State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

the design review presentation was one of the easier parts of the project.”“Coming up with a design that was different from the others.”“Working with my teammate.” 2. What was the most difficult part of the catapult design project?“Carrying out the design properly and getting everything to fit.”“Figuring out the tolerance for the holes, for the parts to assembly correctly.”“Making things fit in the build plate.” 3. What did you learn about design during this project?“I learned a lot about how things fit together in real life (it’s a lot different thanSOLIDWORKS).”“A knowledge of the materials being used is important.”“I need to think more about the size of parts.” This freshman level course teaches students the fundamentals of

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayara Saliyeva, Nazarbayev University; Dinara McLaughlin; Moulay Rachid Babaa, Nazarbayev University; Hella Tokos, Nazarbayev University; Stefaan Jan Rogier Simons, University College London; Sarim Naji Al Zubaidy, Nazarbayev University; Joseph A. Menicucci Jr., Nazarbayev University

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Chemical Engineering

integrated into Engineering Systems Laboratory, a ten-laboratory course that will be taken by all engineering students in the second semester of theirsecond year in the School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University. The aim of this course wasto teach students how to analyze experimental data and interpret results. At the successfulcompletion of the course, students are expected to be able to:  analyze a problem,  state an experimental objective,  develop and implement an experimental plan,  analyze data for statistical significance,  draw conclusions from experimental data, and  write a technical report.Engineering in Society is an elective course that was first offered in the fall semester of thesecond academic year

Conference Session

Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Blake Williford, Sketch Recognition Lab; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33574Assessing Drawing Self-efficacy: A Validation Study Using ExploratoryFactor Analysis (EFA) for the Drawing Self-efficacy Instrument (DSEI)Ms. Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University Donna Jaison is a PhD student under Dr. Karan Watson and Dr. Tracy Hammond in the Multidisciplinary Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, College Station. She is a Graduate research assistant at the Institute of Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI) at Texas A&M University under director Dr. Tracy Hammond. She completed her MEng. in Computer Engineering with specialization in VLSI from Texas A&M

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #19121WannABET? Historical and Organizational Perspectives on Governance inEngineering EducationMs. Stephanie M. Matos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Stephanie is a Gradaute Research Assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She has a BS in Industrial Organizational Psychology, a BA in Sociology, and a Certification in Women and Gender Studies. She is a Virginia Tech Pratt Fellow and a Virginia Tech Graduate McNair Scholar. Her research interest are in Engineering Culture, Institutional Behavior, Women & Racial Minorities in Engi- neering, Responsible Civic

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

: “Engineering programs required science and mathematics, but drafting and laboratory and fieldwork remained integral parts of the curriculum through the end of the Second World War [4].”It is worth noting that this is one of the few references to “fieldwork” in the engineeringeducation literature. Where it does appear, the term tends to refer to surveying.The changes in engineering education that flowed from the Grinter report in the mid-1950smeant that laboratory instruction, like the curriculum more generally, took on a more theoryrather than practice orientation. The ascendancy of the fundamentals and theoretical knowledgemeant that engineering graduates did not acquire the practical understanding of how thingsworked, something that

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

, but felt the need to start from where she is now, not where she was inthe early stages of her career. Page 22.1431.10 I needed a place that would respect what I brought to the program as a returning graduate student. A school that seemed to say, you know what, I don’t care what you know, you’re going to be treated like you’re a 22-year-old and, you know, and there’s no advantage whatsoever to what you bring, you’ll be grunt labor and you’ll be my whipping child… You know, I’ll make you do all my grunt work and write my papers for me for the next several years – was not a place that was going to be conducive