Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2: Career Development and Employability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fangyuan Chai; Yi Wang; Zhaoping Feng; Jing Jin; Jun Zhu

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Student Division (STDT)

represented in thesample spanned 19 distinct categories found in vocational colleges and universities,along with 12 academic fields within undergraduate and graduate programs, thusensuring a broad and representative sampling. This study selected exclusively undergraduate students specializing in engineeringdisciplines as its research subjects. The initial phase involved meticulous datasanitization and consolidation, resulting in a final cohort of 3,160 undergraduateengineering students. Among them, male students accounted for 74.1% of the totalsample, a significantly higher proportion than female students (25.9%). This genderdistribution aligns closely with the demographic trends observed within engineeringfaculties across Chinese tertiary

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2023 PSW

Authors

Helen Choi

trained writing consultants forone-on-one tutoring and offer various professional career and mentoring workshops,retreats, and student-led writing groups. Research suggests that GWCs can helpstudents cultivate professional skills and can provide emotional support in anenvironment that can often be isolating. Such services offered by GWCs have beenshown to supplement writing coursework in shortening the duration of doctoral degreecompletion and attrition rates in Ph.D. programs.As over half of engineering graduate students are from outside the U.S., GWCs thatserve this group must also offer support for students developing academic literacy inEnglish. This sometimes involves embracing approaches traditionally disavowed bymany writing centers, such

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Reynolds; Nick Huisman

of the currentstate of online Master’s and PhD programs would serve to demonstrate how fast these programshave grown in a short time. The information could also be useful to others who wish to furtherstudy the topic and online engineering education in general. And ultimately it is hoped that thesuccess of the online graduate programs could serve as an example of how to implement onlineeducation at the undergraduate level as well. This study was conducted by exploring the USNews and World Report school rankings and filtering the results to show only schools that offersome type of graduate program in engineering. This search yielded 198 schools that offer either a Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Valle, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Israa Ali, University of Michigan ; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, p. 11]. Circle overlaps and connections via solid black lines and dotted thin blue linesrepresent dialectic relationships between concepts. The dotted thin blue lines are alsorepresentative of constructed barriers across domains of power, where barrier (and thus opening)size is a function of overall approach, constraining or creating opportunities to navigate towardliberation. As such, the action of engineering graduate students engaging in the strike as alearning method becomes a focal point for this research, where this research study providesparticipants with a reflective space for their own critical consciousness raising around theinterconnections between engineering and labor. Simultaneously, their reflections allow theresearch team to

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona

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Aerospace

professionalconferences has also helped the students in developing lifelong learning skills and desire topursue studies for graduate degrees. At least four students are pursuing or planning to pursuetheir studies for PhD degrees in the area of UAV technologies and related areas. This is as aresult of the exposure to the area of UAV technologies and mentoring of the students for anextended period of time. Study has shown that participation in research projects motivatesUndergraduate students for graduate degrees19. As stated above, the students involved in theUAV projects are working in a research environment even if they are working on their seniorprojects. Number of Students Pursuing Studies for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

more about disciplinary research and study abroad opportunities,graduate school programs, interviewing skills, and resume building.Two annual hands-on workshops targeted the needs of COMPASS scholars at different stages.The first focused on strategies for improving academic skills such as studying, reading, testtaking, etc. Most attendees were students in the incoming cohort. The second workshop was anintensive GRE preparation mini-course, held as a series of four two-hour sessions. The focus wasmostly junior and senior students. Career development workshops and seminars support the goalof improving the academic experience of students and preparing them for a STEM career. Thehands-on workshops received very good ratings, despite requiring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Jennifer L Pratt, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service; Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

improvement (QI) tools that streamline agency processes, improve customer service and enhance agency efficiency and effectiveness.Ms. 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 Engagement and Service Learning as a Pedagogical Practice in Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittney Hope Jimerson, North Carolina A&T State University ; Eui Hyun Park, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech; Steven M. Culver, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #5842Enhancing Engineering Ethics Curriculum by Analyzing Students’ Percep-tionMiss Brittney Hope Jimerson, North Carolina A&T State University Brittney Jimerson is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina A&T State University. She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a M.S. in Industrial and System Engineering in 2013. She was an undergraduate research scholar and earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2009. She is an Alpha Pi Mu Engineering Honor Society Member, NSBE member, and IIE member.Dr. Eui Hyun Park, North

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Karen J. Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

of Engineering Education. She is current the Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Programs and the former Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and practice related to graduate student mentoring. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, was nominated for a Graduate Advising Award in 2015, and won the 2018 Graduate Student Mentor Award for the College of Engineering. Dr. Matusovich has gradu- ated 10 doctoral students since starting her research program in Spring 2009. Dr. Matusovich co-hosts the Dissertation Institute, a one-week workshop each summer funded by NSF, to help

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

, 9-11 weeks during the summer months [33], [34], [35]. Students have theopportunity to work directly alongside faculty and graduate student mentors, complete an oralpresentation or research paper, and sometimes pursue publication of their work [34], [36].Students who participate in REU programs are commonly asked to answer surveys that detailtheir perceptions of their skills and experiences [11], [34], [37], where students commonlyexpress having an increase in research skills, such as keeping lab notebooks and writing/readingresearch papers [31], laboratory skills [34], and collaboration [37]. In Nepal et al.'s study [11],students answered pre- and post-surveys about their experiences in mechanical, industrial, andsystems engineering REU

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Zsamia Barnes, Prairie View A&M; Ramalingam Radhakrishnan

Paper ID #35843The Chemical and Structural Analysis of Pipeline Repair MaterialsZsamia Barnes, Prairie View A&M Zsamia Barnes is currently a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Texas Woman’s University and has previous experience in food microbiology. Barnes’ research interests are in the areas of food engineering, optimization of energy systems, bioengineering, and sustainability.Dr. Ramalingam Radhakrishnan Dr. Ramalingam Radhakrishnan is a professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Casey Preston; R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory Course”, presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the AIChE, Dallas, TX, October 31-November 4, 1999.Biographical InformationCASEY PRESTON Casey Preston is currently a first year graduate student in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. He graduated from MSU in May of 2000 with a BS in chemical engineering and an option in biochemical engineering.DAINA BRIEDIS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has conducted research in bioadhesion; she is currently studying development of effective learning tools for the multidisciplinary classroom. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation.R. MARK

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Texas State University; Lillianna Franco Carrera

Paper ID #38430Effects of Community Cultural Wealth on Black andHispanic Women’s Persistence in P-20 Computing EducationShetay Ashford-Hanserd ASHFORD-HANSERD (Principal Investigator)Lillianna Franco Carrera Lillianna Franco Carrera, PhD is the Postdoctoral Scholar at Texas State University in the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies. She received her doctorate in higher education at Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola University Chicago, Lillianna served as a teaching assistant in the higher education program and as a graduate research assistant where she contributed to research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Kovanen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior; John R Gallagher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John S Popovics P.E., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Laboratories from 1988-1990. His research interests include optical spectroscopic studies of novel magnetic and superconducting materials at high pressures, high magnetic fields, and low temperatures. Since 2013, he has co-taught (with Celia Elliott) a graduate-level technical writing course each spring to physics and engineering graduate students.Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Zilles is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. She received her B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to research at the intersection of

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Katz; Donna O'Kelly; Sheldon Landsberger

judiciously employed these techniques in their research areas. In the 1960’s and 70’s,the Department of Energy actively supported many university programs involving radiochemistryresearch and the Atomic Energy Commission gave out many fellowships in the nuclear chemistry.Training of radiochemists at the graduate level was easily achievable through the existence of fundedresearch programs at various US universities. However, by the mid 1970’s with fewer opportunitiesfor funded research and the appearance non-destructive techniques that did not require sophisticatedradiochemistry techniques, many chemistry departments began to down-size or eliminate graduateresearch in radiochemistry. At first, the reduction in trained radiochemists to meet DOE and

Collection

2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #35489Workshop: Transcending Engineering’s Weed-Out Culture Through Feed-backto StudentsCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Ohio State University’s Department of Engineering Education. She is Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering classrooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State University, Cassie earned her B.S. (2017

Conference Session

Technical Session 11 - Paper 2: Completing the engineering and computer science transfer pathway: Transfer students’ post-matriculation experiences through a four-year institution

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Michael Grote, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janice Leshay Hall, Florida International University ; Hannah Glisson

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, tends to leverage large-scale institutional, state, or national data sets, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. He has B.S., M.S., and M.U.E.P. degrees from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Pennsylvania State University.Mrs. Amy Richardson P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Amy Richardson is a Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education along with an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College. She has been teaching math and engineering courses at community college for

Conference Session

Promoting Social Sustainability, Cultural Assets, and Assessing Equity and Diversity Index

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Judith Rivera, Florida International University ; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

students and graduates have that limittheir possibilities of excelling in the Professional Engineering Examination and improvements tothe curriculum to increase the likelihood of success in the P.E. exam and address the poorpassing rate. The research analyzes large-scale perishable historical data provided by the PuertoRico examination board and Universities. This study will have two theoretical andmethodological contributions to the literature. It will: (1) advance our understanding to addressdiversity, equity, and inclusion issues related to our workforce and their success in theengineering and construction industry; (2) inform the literature on how to reform our educationcurriculum to accommodate the necessary tools needed to prepare minority

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinary program inbiophotonics at the PHOE department which is supported by a grant of $100,000 from the LillyEndowment (2007-2010) and Saint Louis Institute on Nanomedicine: Phase 1 (2009-2010) and Page 22.1058.5Phase II (2010-2011). This research-educational program focuses on physics, optics, laser 4science and nanotechnology in biological and health-related research. This study enables ourundergraduate and graduate physics, optical, applied biology and biomedical engineeringstudents to have the option to pursue open-ended multidisciplinary research projects in bio- andnanophotonics at the cutting

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

of engineers are graduated at thebachelor’s level. In many cases they are of less than desirable quality, with a considerableamount of their time at a university spent in remediation of primary and secondary schoolshortfalls. Many of these graduates stay in the developing country doing routine work –but often the better graduates go on to post-graduate study in a well developed country.With a master’s or doctoral degree from a recognized engineering program in adeveloped country, these advanced level engineers will often choose to seek employmentin a developed country rather than returning to their home nation. This phenomenon ispopularly referred to as “brain drain”.Even when post-graduate education is done in the home country of an

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Thomas F. Quinn; Ronald H. Brown; George F. Corliss

2GasDay Project OverviewMarquette University’s GasDay Project licenses a natural gas demand software application to 24natural gas utilities around the United States. On a typical day GasDay software installed at thoseutilities forecasts over 20% of the nation’s natural gas demand. The models and softwareapplication are developed by undergraduate and graduate engineering students at Marquette,under the supervision of faculty members and a business manager.The GasDay Project was begun in 1993 by Ronald Brown, Ph.D., as a research project funded bythe Wisconsin Gas Company. Additional funding came from the Wisconsin Center for DemandSide Research, and then from the Gas Research Institute (GRI), a natural gas industrycollaborative. That effort

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

courses they should be taking at the community college-level. In this paper, we investigate the success of our transfer students as compared to freshmen.The hypothesis we test is: "When studying at an institution with high levels of supportservices, transfer students are no less academically successful than freshmen." We trackstudents who majored in our program between years 2000 and 2016, and provide data about theirsuccess as measured by the time to graduate and their major and cumulative GPAs. We contrastthe performance of transfer students with that of freshmen, and compare students across the 11local community colleges and a 4-year university. We also study the students’ preparation for thetransfer process and how it differs depending

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

hinder or support success. The research aims to identify patterns in enrollment, retention, and graduation rates, whilealso uncovering the cultural, financial, and structural factors that impact student persistence. Earlyevidence points to the importance of mentorship, community-based support systems, and targetedoutreach efforts that raise awareness of construction management as a viable and rewarding career.HBCUs—despite challenges with funding and accreditation—have a proven track record ofproducing Black STEM graduates and are well positioned to lead the charge in diversifying theconstruction management workforce. Findings from this study will inform a framework of best practices for enhancing HBCUCEPs and increasing African

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carmen M. Lilley, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #31474RIEF: Mapping the Development of Leadership Skills for UndergraduateEngineering Students in Leadership PositionsProf. Carmen M. Lilley, University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in the nuances of how the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender affects professional development in the area of leadership and the long term career trajectory of an individual. Her other research interests are focused on syntheses of low dimensions

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Foeday Zinnah, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #46137Work in Progress: Impact of Non-Degree Credentials on STEM WorkforceDevelopment-A Systematic Literature ReviewMr. Foeday Zinnah, Utah State University Foeday Zinnah is a graduate researcher and a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds a master’s degree in soil and water sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Liberia. His PhD research includes engineering workforce development through non-degree credentials and work-based learning. His prior research experience includes soil

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; Song-Lin Yang; David Labyak

, positively impacts theacademic performance, retention, and time to graduation of ETS transfer students as compared tothose following the traditional engineering transfer pathway. The study encompasses all transferstudents, regardless of ETS enrollment, in the objective assessment with a total of 481participants, including 12 ETS transfer students in ET majors, and 469 traditional engineeringtransfer students.Objective measures and results, including GPA, retention rate and time to graduation, weresourced from institutional research on campus to evaluate student academic success. The studentt-tests were employed for annual data analysis. Additionally, a subset of students (n=4 ETS,n=52 traditional) completed a survey in May 2023, consisting of four

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

education. Dr. ElZomor has been integrating innovative and novel educational paradigms in STEM education to support student engagement, retention, and diversity.Mr. Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University Piyush grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal. Following college graduation in 2016 from Tribhuwan University (TU) in Kathmandu, he worked for a leading real estate corporation of Nepal on a project worth over ten million USD. He then joined a Research firm based in London where he worked as Engineering Graduate Researcher. Piyush now is a Ph.D. Candidate at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Teaching/Research Assistant at Moss School of Construction, Sustainability and Infrastructure, Florida

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Shawn Schumacher, DeVry University; Lynn Burks, DeVry University

2006-2154: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING: PREDICTING STUDENTLEARNING AND SUCCESS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN CONTEXTOF FACULTY AND STUDENT TRAITSAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

major. By far, a 100% ofundergraduate placement for totally 2006 graduates has been maintained at the JI. Over 80% ofthe graduates pursued higher level studies in graduate schools, mainly in the US. Among thestudents who pursued graduate studies in US universities, over 55% were admitted to the top 10engineering schools. The students who chose employment after graduation were placed inengineering as well as non-engineering organizations.Different forms of multi/inter-disciplinary effort have been tried with some successes achievedand lessons learned [1][2][3]. Publications suggest that integrating curricula and organizingactivities across disciplines are not easy [4][5]. Yet it is believed that interdisciplinary curriculaand activities relate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Powell

is to allow seniors an opportunity to bridge the intellectualgap between skills learned in the classroom and their application in industry. Additionally,seniors have the opportunity to interact with adults who could act as models and mentors. Thepurpose of the survey was to obtain feedback from graduating seniors on the effectiveness of thecapstone course in achieving that objective. A specific objective was to assess strengths andweaknesses of the capstone Course.The survey responses were divided into three groups - majors and non-majors. The majors areSystems Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Engineering Management andOperations Research cadets. The non-majors are Systems Engineering Field of Study andSystems Engineering