Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry N. Bland

" 7 The examples discussed above have been facilitated on an informal basis by a limitednumber of people. No course hour credit was provided. The time in country was limited to oneor two weeks that did not provide for immersion into the culture. The results to the hostcommunity were significant, but the cultural development of the students was limited.Alternative Not all students can travel internationally. Thus, some schools envision an on-campusGlobal Studies course to bridge the gap for those students who cannot participate in the studyabroad program. Schools like Georgia Institute of Technology require this type of course prior togoing overseas. While a Global Studies course includes no lab or technical design component,the

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University; Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

forinterpretation and problem solving. These added modules can be made available to other usersto reduce the time commitment for integrating a CLICs project for their own campussustainability systems. Page 26.351.14References1 Stuart, L., E. Dahm, 1999. 21st Century Skills for 21st Century Jobs. Federal Publications. Paper 151. (accessed May 8, 2012).2 The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 2012. Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (accessed 5/8/12).3 The Information Technology Association of

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

emerged among departments in theSchool of Engineering, as well as the Departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology,and Science & Technology Studies, that this proposed plan of action is necessary and on target. Page 10.354.13 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Rensselaer has taken bold, innovative steps in the past in undergraduate engineering education –interactive learning, studio classrooms, integrated laptop computers – and, in every case, wehave put in place a

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

called, “The Urban Universities Portfolio Project: Assuring Quality forMultiple Publics.” 8. Universities, technology vendors, and publishers are currentlydeveloping electronic portfolio tools because of their budding usage and the notion thatthey may in fact become, “the biggest thing in technology innovation on campus.Electronic portfolios have a greater potential to alter higher education at its very core thanany other technology application we've known thus far.” 5 Literature on portfolios often makes the claim that they can be “powerful tools”when it comes to learning and assessment. Four basic electronic portfolio characteristicshighlight how these tools have the potential to transform information into knowledge

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

obtained fromhttp://litee.auburn.edu. Page 6.562.1 1 Introduction In the information age, where engineering and technology are part of every daylives, many engineering companies have been sued for product failures, improper design,and copyright violations due to unethical behavior. In order to determine solutions to thevarious ethical issues that arise in the workplace, it is crucial for every engineer tounderstand what is considered to be ethical behavior in the engineering profession. Theneed for this ethical knowledge in professional engineering decisions has

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Joseph White, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Steel Institute, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers(IEE). National governments also began to support standardization. For example, the U.S.Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology, was established in1901.History of the Canadian Standards AssociationThe Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is one of North America’s oldest and most prolificstandards development organizations (SDO). Interest in standardization emerged in Canada inthe early 1900s. In 1905, the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE), the principalCanadian engineering society since 1887, formed a small committee to investigate collaborativestandardization activities in Great Britain and the United States and to make recommendationsfor

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

quality of life in the U.S. and global settings. This paper emerges not from abelief that the authors of the Grand Challenges hold some particular ideological position abouthealth, sustainability, energy production, or any of the geopolitical matters surrounding theseareas of human enterprise. Rather, it derives from a powerful sense that the well intentionedauthors and promoters of these 21st Century Grand Challenges are operating at a distance fromthe critical scholarship in which those fields engage.19 The document fails to engage with theimportant historical finding that technical knowledge is necessary in order for technical expertiseto improve human welfare, but not sufficient, as historian of urban technology Scott GabrielKnowles has put

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

College of Engineering and Technology. Before coming to BYU, he worked in the military aircraft industry developing tools for advanced aircraft design and manufacture. He received a B.S. and M.S. from BYU and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He has pursued research in design tools and processes, team formation and management, design education, and commer- cialization of new mechanism technologies. Magleby teaches design at the graduate and undergraduate level and is interested in educational partnerships with industry. He has been involved with the capstone program at BYU since its inception, has worked with the Business School to establish special graduate programs in product development, and helped to

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

obtained by PhD in 2018 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) addressing the novel use of control algorithms, statistical diagnostic tools, and real-time feedback on a full-scale tensegrity structure to enable smooth deployability, damage detection, adaptation, and learning (https://youtu.be/FeXxjerleZE). During my masters of applied science obtained in 2014 at the University of Waterloo (UW), I built full-scale aluminum pedestrian bridges for vibration characterization and control. I completed my bachelor of applied science in civil engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2012. Before coming to the University of Illinois, I completed a postdoctoral position at the University of Michigan

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Christopher Newport University; Daniel P. Richards, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #19747Developing a Faculty Learning Community to Support Writing across Dif-ferent STEM DisciplinesDr. Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Vukica Jovanovic is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology Program. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technol- ogy, focus on Digital Manufacturing. Her research is focused on mechatronics, digital manufacturing, digital thread, cyber physical systems, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Co-Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a

Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David Lawrence Stevenson; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, University of Utah; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Jamshoro; Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University

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Diversity

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International

), member of the UN Committee on Develop- ment Policy (CDP), member of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council, member of the Central Board of Governors of the State Bank of Pakistan, and member/secretary of the Presidential Committee on Higher Education. In 2002 he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (SI) for his services to research and education.Prof. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, University of Utah Research Professor, Economics Department, University of USA, and Deputy Project Director, US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan.Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Jamshoro He is a working as Professor in U.S.-Pakistan Center for

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cameron M. Ford, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida ; Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

focus on preparationof the student (developing talent) to meet STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics) workforce needs in order to be globally competitive.Background Information on the College of Engineering & Computer ScienceThe University of Central Florida (UCF), a public university (Carnegie Classification RU/VH:Research Universities - very high research activity), is the second largest university in the nationin terms of student enrollment; Fall 2012 enrollment was 60,101. Enrollment in the College ofEngineering & Computer Science (CECS) was 8,041 (6,739 undergraduates and 1,302graduates), or approximately 13% of the university’s enrollment. Among the 11 stateuniversities, the University of Central Florida awarded 16

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mallen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University; Natalya A. Koehler, Franklin University, OH; Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University

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Construction

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Workflow for the development of online content for a hybrid learning courseIntroductionHybrid learning, or blended learning (an alternative terminology with similar meaning), isintended to combine the best features from a traditional face-to-face learning environment withthe added benefits that can be obtained by using a technology-based learning environment 1.Typically hybrid learning courses include e-learning activities such as online lectures, onlinequizzes, synchronous or asynchronous discussions, and group work sessions 3. Hybrid learning isan emerging concept which, when executed correctly, has been proven to increase efficiency forthe institution and learning for the students 2. An early

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 7: Natural Language Processing and LLM Applications

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikayla Friday, University of Connecticut; Michael Thomas Vaccaro Jr, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

emerged as powerful tools in education, offering thepotential to transform classroom dynamics through automation, personalization, and enhancedstudent engagement [1]. Educators have already begun utilizing LLMs to generate lesson plans,streamline grading, and provide personalized feedback to students [2]. Additionally, LLMs havebeen implemented as Intelligent Tutoring Systems, assisting students in gaining a deeperunderstanding of challenging topics by offering tailored explanations and interactive learningexperiences [3]. One particularly promising but underexplored application of LLMs in educationis their potential for personalized learning (PL), specifically in the realm of text adaptation.Unlike traditional PL approaches, which categorize

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Ethics in ML/AI

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annika Haughey, Duke University; Brian P. Mann, Duke University; Siobhan Oca, Duke University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, NC, USA. She received her B.Sc. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Master in Translational Medicine from the Universities of California Berkeley and San Francisco. She completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 from Duke University. Her research interests include applied medical robotics, human robot interaction, and robotics education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Case Study: Using Synthetic Datasets to Examine Bias in Machine Learning Algorithms for Resume Screening Annika Haughey, Brian Mann, Siobhan Oca Mechanical

Conference Session

Poster Session-Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Md Sakib Ullah Sourav, Concordia University; Yong Zeng, Concordia University; Hua Ge, Concordia University; Ali Akgunduz, Concordia University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

workforce. The infusion of AI into engineering education addresses the growingneed for engineers proficient in emerging technologies. A report [2] highlights that AI istransforming higher education, particularly in STEM fields, by offering opportunities to enhancelearning outcomes and better prepare students for AI-driven industries. This transformationnecessitates a curriculum that not only imparts AI knowledge but also integrates it across variousengineering disciplines, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to problem analysis and design.However, challenges persist in the seamless integration of AI into existing programs. A study [3]exploring the impact of AI tools on engineering education reveals that while students recognizethe benefits of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

departments, and help shapepromising practices for promoting LGBTQ equality in engineering.Surveys: In the fall of 2015 the survey of Engineering and Technology Deans was completed asdescribed previously [41]. The reader is referred to the paper by Cech, Waidzunas and Farrell[41] for more information, but a summary of the findings is useful in the context of this paper.While only about 1/3 of deans were aware of incidents of LGBTQ bias within their colleges,most deans did express strong support for a variety of LGBTQ-inclusion initiatives. The strengthof their support for these initiatives suggests that engineering deans may be an underutilizedresource for supporting changes that promote LGBTQ inclusion. This research also identified apotential

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose G. Rangel-Ramirez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Saul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco P.E., Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

keywords.Figure 4 shows where the innovation in research is in the research work related to this paper:i) historical thinking-based learning, active methodologies (peach color cluster on the topcenter), ii) technology in learning (AI), and iii) real-time feedback approach, this last onerelated to the topic of this work.Problem statement and objectives of the strategyTo set a starting point, some of the challenges to be addressed with the implementation of aneducational strategy to improve the teaching-learning process can be summarized in thefollowing problem statement: "The student must adapt to a high rate of information flowfrom the course theme that will be taught in 5 weeks, while maintaining motivation, attention,and developing skills, which in

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new devices and systems. Her work considers the intentional and unintentional consequences of durable struc- tures, products, architectures, and standards in engineering education, to pinpoint areas for transformative change.Kevin O’Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder Kevin O’Connor is assistant professor of Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. His scholarship focuses

Conference Session

Integration of Current Issues into Manufacturing

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Manufacturing

, digitization and automation caused teams to become diverse andexpand globally [3]. Hence the requirement of interdependence and effective communicationwas prominent in teams. Teamwork in this era became more complex which made researchersdevelop robust frameworks on teamwork to enhance productivity, efficiency and profit inengineering workplace.The most recent industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 (4IR) has been introduced in severalmanufacturing industries globally which is characterized by the application of information andcommunication technologies. In this era of manufacturing, production systems will movetowards automation through expansion of network connections and enhancement ofcommunication with other facilities through by using disruptive

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and Identity,” Engineering Science, Skills,and Building, 2006, 165-185.47. Kowalewski, S.; Waukaw-Villagomerz. “Storytelling and Career Narratives in Organizations.Global Journal of Business Perspectives, 4, 2011, 83-92.48. Langer E. J. “Mindfulness.” Merloyd-Lawrence, 1990.49. Leifer L. J. and Steinert M. “Dancing with Ambiguity: Causality Behavior, Design Thinking, andTriple-Loop-Learning,” Information Knowledge Systems Management, 10: 2011, 151–17.50. Levina N. and Vaast E. “Innovating or Doing as Told? Status Differences and OverlappingBoundaries in Offshore Collaboration,” MIS Quarterly, 32: 307-332, 2008.51. Levina N. and Vaast E. “The Emergence of Boundary Spanning Competence in Practice:Implications for Implementation and Use of

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Catherine Lilly, University of Virginia; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

practices in technology-enhanced learning environments. Prior to beginning doctoral work, she taught secondary mathematics for four years as well as created and implemented an interdisciplinary, project-based mathematics, science, and principles-of-technology curriculum for fresh- men and sophomore high school students in Albemarle County, Virginia.Ms. Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia Anne M. McAlister is a PhD student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on identity development in higher education, and how STEM graduate students balance and

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

authenticity inthe project. The project was introduced to the students during the fourth week of the semester.Students were informed that they would be working on teams as employees of a company namedPeach Inc. They were tasked with proposing a design for a semiconductor device of interest toPeach. Due to Peach’s recent interest in CSR, they were also expected to account for CSRconsiderations in every technical design proposed by their team.   The students were informed that their projects needed to meet the following learning objectives:   Explain the relationship between a semiconductor technology and one dimension of social responsibility (e.g. labor, manufacturing practices and the environment, mining, social impacts of

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

industry and academia. Through his research on product modeling, variant design, design-with-manufacture integration, standardized product data ex- change, as well as digital and virtual engineering he has made numerous contributions to the advance- ment of cross-disciplinary integrated design of complex engineered systems. At the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) he started spearheading research on Cloud-based Design and Manufacturing, now an emerging high-impact area in which he and his team stand at the forefront. A passionate educator, Dr. Schaefer also conducts research on design education, personalized learning, distance learning, and professional faculty development. His work has resulted in approximately 130

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Jeffery S Horsburgh, Utah State University; David E Rosenberg, Utah State University; Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University; Laura G Hunter, Utah Education Network; Courtenay Strong, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

University. Dr. Ames is a registered professional engineer and in 2010, he received the Early Career Excellence Prize from the International Environmental Modeling and Software Society and the Idaho State University Distinguished Researcher Award. He is the creator of the widely-used open source GIS software MapWindow; has worked on several GIS and modeling related projects funded by EPA, USGS, NOAA and NSF; and presently leads the development of HydroDesktop, a free software client for the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System. Page 23.1321.1Dr. Laura G Hunter, Utah Education Network Dr. Laura G. Hunter is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (1)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University; Tessa Sybesma, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Monika Kwapisz, Montana State University; Emma Annand, Montana State University; Shannon Ranch, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduateengineers develop as leaders through the lens of identity constructs [3]. The purpose of the studyis to better inform education practices that seek to promote engineering leadership skills inundergraduates through the development of a grounded theory. This work has progressedthrough three phases, beginning with quantitative analysis of two national data sets, followed bycollection and analysis of qualitative data from three large universities, and concluding with theimplementation and review of informed classroom interventions. The design of the pilotintervention is the focus of this paper.Literature ReviewWith the increased complexity of technological problems and the need for technical experts toprovide solutions, there is increased interest in

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

prototyping and realistic constraints and budgets. The course managementprocesses and methods are themselves unique.The primary objectives of the course are to help the students to:• Quickly learn and become productive in advanced CAD programs.• Become familiar with computer-based prototyping.• Experience emerging and new industrial environments for design and product realization applications.Some of the sub-objectives are to include:• Theory as a part of practice.• Practice-based design and collaboration to learn product development.• Integration of design and manufacturing issues.• Preparing an engineer for the 21st century.• Incorporating knowledge of current technologies and tools at the senior level, thus improving students’ marketability in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Rabiatu Bonku; Mercy Fash; Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Alesia Ferguson

Paper ID #38355Examining STEM Learning Motivation Challenges inUndergraduate Students During the COVID-19 PandemicAndrea Nana Ofori-boadu (Dr.) Dr. Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu is an Associate Professor of Construction Science and Management with the Department of Built Environment within the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Her passion is to utilize her God-given talents to advance sustainability in construction materials, processes, and workforce development. Andrea has over 20 years of occupational experience, with her most recent experience being in

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Timothy Newby, Purdue University

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Mathematics

(AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science [AAAS] 2006) 1 . Scaling related concepts aredirectly applied to the study of phenomena in the micro, nano, and atomic level. As new tools,techniques, and instrumentations that allow study of phenomena in the micro and nano world aredeveloped, new and complex technologies rise resulting in new fields of science and technology.As a consequence, new global markets emerge as well as the need of a workforce to meet them.Engineering is one of these disciplines that requires a strong spatial ability involving scale, aswell as the ability to reason proportionally when using scale models. In addition, advancingnanosciences is opening new opportunities for engineers to pursue opportunities for

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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First-Year Programs

talent in an increasingly technological world. The President’sCouncil of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a report in 2012 that states: Economic projections point to a need for approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than the US will produce at the current rate over the next decade if the country is to retain its historical preeminence in science and technology.3The conversation about how to address student attrition in STEM majors is finding it difficult to Page 26.1784.2make much headway. People have been studying this problem for many years and variousapproaches have been tried with mixed success. The one