Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

, basic sciences and engineering sciences without seeing anypractical application.Second, the ME faculty were concerned with student retention after the freshman year. Whileretention numbers at Rowan are relatively high (between 80-85% after freshman year) it was feltthat introducing discipline-specific design content earlier in the curriculum could raise thesenumbers. At most universities Mechanical Design is taught at the sophomore or junior level.This is not strictly necessary, however, since traditional Mechanical Design courses do notrequire high level mathematics. In fact, most (if not all) Mech Design courses employtrigonometry and differential calculus exclusively, with a limited amount of linear algebra insome cases. Thus, it seemed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W Glancy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, like mathematics or science. Therefore, it is necessary forresearchers to continue to explore engineering content, practices and pedagogy at this level togain a better understanding of what engineering could and should look like and how to supportthe integration of engineering into K-12 settings.Project Overview The project, PECASE: Implementing K-12 Engineering Standards through STEMIntegration, was the Early Faculty Career Award for Tamara J. Moore [NSF #1442416]. Thegoal of this project was to better understand engineering integration in K-12 schools through aSTEM Integration research paradigm (Moore, Glancy, et al., 2014). Dr. Moore and her researchteam were concerned primarily with how K-12 standards, curriculum, teachers, and

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

with education consultants, industry professionals, graduate students, and oneanother to gain knowledge and create units that focus on STEM careers and curriculum. Theunits, known as TIME (Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering) Kits, are storedelectronically on a free teacher resource site for use in classrooms across the country.www.thesolutionsite.comThe 12-hour units of instruction are developed during a week-long workshop that providesclassroom teachers with the opportunity to work with engineering faculty, graduate assistantsand industry experts. The model is based on providing time for teachers to learn, tools forteachers to use and strategies to assist them in focusing on and connecting engineering to STEMcourse work. By connecting

Conference Session

Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Alyssa M. Spomer, University of Washington ; Brianna M. Goodwin, University of Washington; Shawn Israel, University of Washington, Departmet of Rehabilitation Medicine; Anat Caspi P.E., University of Washington; Heather A Feldner, University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

cars for children with disabilities, since 2012. Heather’s research focuses on investigating the impact of traditional and alternative mobility technologies on the experiences of people with disabilities and their families, and the direct and indirect influences of physical and social environments, technology design, industry, and disability orientation on those experiences.Dr. Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington Dr. Steele is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Washington. She received her BS in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MS and PhD in mechanical engi- neering from Stanford University. Her research group is dedicated to designing new tools and

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

1results indicate benefits and pitfalls of the program, allowing for program improvement andrecommendations for establishing a similar program. This research identifies the keyrelationships and program impacts that will guide the direction for future investigation.IntroductionAs technology becomes ubiquitous, it is increasingly important that all citizens becometechnologically literate1,2. Professional engineering societies have also become concerned withthe growing demand for a diverse pool of qualified engineers, and have begun to promote effortsto increase technological literacy at a younger age3. In an effort to address these issues, state andnational engineering and technology standards are becoming increasingly common fromelementary school

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Industry-Based Software ToolsIntroductionService learning or civic engagement is a goal being pursued by many institutions of higher education.This goal is addressed by computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) programs whichencourage or require some form of real world experience. However, students in computer science and inother science fields are not typically attracted by community or real world projects. Faculty and staff inthese disciplines have a responsibility to connect students with the community and the world that theywill support upon graduation. This paper describes a paradigm for community-based capstone coursesthat uses industry-sanctioned software engineering support tools. A discussion of the supportingpedagogical

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; Xi Lin, East Carolina University; Biwu Yang, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #45579Lessons Learned from a Cybersecurity Summer CampDr. Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University Dr. Te-Shun Chou is a Professor in the Department of Technology Systems (TSYS) at East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology (CET). He coordinates the Master’s program in Information and Cybersecurity Technology for TSYS and is the lead faculty for the Digital Communication Systems concentration within the Consortium Universities of the Ph.D. program in Technology Management. Additionally, he serves as the point of contact for the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) at

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Peter Vogt, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah

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Manufacturing

, Active Learning (SPIRAL) ApproachAbstractEngineering is continuously evolving and producing increasingly complex systems. The com-plexity of these systems requires a wider breadth of material to be covered, which makes it moredifficult to provide high quality education. Also, while student numbers are vastly increasing,faculty, staff, and resources are dwindling. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Uni-versity of Utah has been focusing on a new curriculum that covers multiple engineering subjects,design techniques, methodologies, and knowledge of skills in professional practice. This is knownas the Student-driven Pedagogy of Integrated, Reinforced, Active Learning (SPIRAL) approach.This paper describes teaching manufacturing using

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Oleksandr Kravchenko, Old Dominion University; Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Phillip Dillulio, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

note thatSCS undergraduate students reported significantly fewer mental health symptoms (3.50) thantraditional undergraduate students (4.69) per Figure 2. The mental health of engineering studentsis of concern [26] and can be fostered by faculty and administrators with program/curriculum re-designing efforts to balance required and elective courses, stress-management resources andtraining, promotion of self-care and utilization of campus health resources, and individualizedconsideration of student needs. Moreover, SCS undergraduate students demonstrated higher academic self-efficacy (4.14)compared to their traditional counterparts (3.82) and similar levels of mastery and performanceapproach goal orientations, self-esteem, and self

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Assessment/Evaluation

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Altmann, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

(SAE) team. The purpose of the course is to: 1) provide students with access to a faculty mentorthat can provide automotive engineering expertise, 2) compensate students participating on theteam with GPA hours, and 3) motivate students to participate on a competition team early intheir academic career. Throughout the semester, students are educated on common design,analysis, and testing procedures used to build the Baja SAE car. In addition, connectionsbetween the theory and homework assignments students are currently completing in their courses(e.g., Statics, Solid Mechanics, Instrumentation, Dynamics, and Machine Design) and thephysical application of the material in a hands-on project are made. Presently, the integration ofthis course into

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mark Maughmer, Penn State University

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Aerospace

AC 2009-394: IS STUDENT PERFORMANCE DECLINING? A LOOK ATTWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF DATAKathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the School's commitment to finding ways to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation. Contact k.schmidt@mail.utexas.eduMark Maughmer, Penn State University MARK D. MAUGHMER is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. When he is not teaching, he is involved in

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

processes, d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate to program objectives, e. an ability to function effectively on teams, f. an ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems, g. an ability to communicate effectively, h. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning, i. an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities, j. a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues, k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Leonard Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nakisa Alborz, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

start of thedesign studio lab, the students are presented with the project information such as drawings, soilborings, and digital files. The faculty has the license to add underground tanks, contaminatedsoil and other Civil Engineering issues to the project data. The set-up of the design studio laballows for significant change from semester to semester. Several of the intra (sub)-disciplineexperiential laboratories are discussed in the paper. As an example, the structural group interfacewith the geotechnical group in the development of building foundation loads, the performance oflaboratory tests on the site soil to estimate differential settlement of the foundation and the inputof this data into structural analysis software to determine the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhong Gu; Sheela Ramanna; James Peters; Hal Berghel; Daniel Berleant; Steve Russell

benefit pedagogically from some application ofsoftware engineering, and work with them to make that happen. The chief intended result is toleverage learning in diverse courses, thereby benefiting pedagogy of non-software engineeringtopics. An auxiliary important result is to increase awareness among both students and faculty ofthe software engineering body of knowledge.Many software engineering approaches to understanding and solving problems in the softwarelife cycle can also address a variety of learning needs across disciplines in ECE and CS. Forexample, there are software engineering techniques that can emphasize visualization (benefitingstudents who respond to the visual modality), logical sequences (benefiting sequential learners

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

U.S. patents issued in a variety of surgical fields. He has been responsible for the identification of new technologies and the review of new business opportunities. His responsibilities have included transitioning projects into development and potential commercialization. He has identified and successfully created research programs with lead- ing academic institutions and formed strategic alliances with other high technology companies. He has served as a Director with the Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). His academic interests include capstone design and the development of high performance student teams. He also remains active in the field of

Conference Session

LEAD Tech Session #2: Assessing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Development.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; Elizabeth Meier, University of Florida

; Guest Lectures; Student EngagementAbstractWhile industry, faculty, and students alike recognize the need for leadership education inundergraduate courses, there is still a gap between the students’ experience in applying theseskills and industry expectations. In academia, these skills are typically measured during team-based senior design courses. Courses may invite guest speakers to provide a wide perspective ofsuccessful leadership. The assumption is that students will appreciate this diversity, thus helpingthem remember, understand and apply the lessons. This study provides an analysis of how agroup of students valued these types of trainings with respect to three categories: the courseobjectives, their upcoming professional careers, and

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering education community to develop more energy harvesting applicationsand new curriculums for renewable energy and energy harvesting topics. Nowadays, there is anincreasing interest to harvest energy at a much smaller scale, for applications such as the onesfound in many embedded systems where the power requirements are often small (less than 100mW). Sustaining the power requirement for autonomous wireless and portable devices is animportant issue. However, this progress has not been able to keep up with the development ofmicroprocessors, memory storage, and wireless technology applications. For example, inwireless sensor networks, battery-powered sensors and modules are expected to last for a longperiod of time. However, conducting battery

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Qing Li

has been shownthat new curricula emphasized fundamental relationships among subject areas are able to improve studentlearning satisfaction significantly. Improved curricular placing emphases on problem-solving, technical writing,team work are also proven to be effective in helping students to overcome the barriers associated with relevance(Besterfield-Sacre, et. al., 1998; Bernold, et. al., 2000; Dichter, 2001: Dym, et. al., 2005).Overall college environment. Elements like social support, staff support, interaction with faculty, opportunitiesof involvement in research, cultural atmosphere of institutions, etc. form an overall college environment.Research findings have shown that overall college environment plays an important role in students

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xixin Qiu, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

adverbialclause of purpose (to improve the accuracy of cross-section) denotes the reason why“molding techniques” can help address the problem stated in the preceding sentence, therebysaving readers’ time and effort to figure out the logical connection by themselves. “In Literature Review, sometimes we just found the issue, and then propose or use a way to deal with that issue. And a new issue came out, we just found another way to deal with this new issue. So the problem is we need to use some linking adverbials to keep the information flow.” (Laoshi, reflective presentation; emphasis added)Figure 3 A screenshot of Laoshi’s reflective presentationBesides benefiting from writing and revising his own paper, Laoshi brought up his recentprogress

Conference Session

Efforts to Understand and Support Students' Socioemotional Factors

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Douglas B. Samuel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

reportfrom the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), which involves the data of more than160,000 students seeking counseling services across 147 colleges and universities, showsinstitutions experienced an increase between 30% and 40% in the utilization of counselingcenters while enrollment only grew 5% [3]. Anxiety and depression have been identified as themost common concerns among the college population but the rates of self-threat and suicidehave steadily increased [3] with suicide being the current leading cause of death among thispopulation, and mental health disorders and substance identified as risk factors [4]. It isimportant to notice that these rates are higher among female and gender nonconforming students[5], [6].While these

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Frederick A. Peck; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Cafarella is a PhD student in Educational Psychology & Learning Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Before moving to Colorado, she worked as a public school teacher in New England. Her current research focuses on issues of access and equity in STEM education.Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Director of the Idea Forge—a flexible, cross-disciplinary design space at University of Colorado Boulder. She is also the Design Center Colorado Director of Undergraduate Pro- grams and a Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received B.S. and M.S degrees in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sima Parisay

ensures achievement of theeducational goals. The nature of subjects covered in a course and the students’ background andtheir learning styles will also play an important role in deciding how much and in which mannerwe can incorporate multimedia in our courses. The issue is not only the incorporation ofmultimedia, but also how every pedagogy tool used in a course will weave together. Upgradinga course in this direction requires tremendous amounts of time and dedication from theinstructor’s side. Universities that are interested in moving in such directions should consider asystematic support and encouragement for faculty members.7. AcknowledgementI would like to thank the Instructional Technology and Academic Computing (ITAC)administrators and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin J. Renken; John Reisel

the overall laboratory to allow for the installation andoperation of four industrial-sized air compressors, and the initial setup of the sensors for monitoringthe environmental conditions in the laboratory and the operating parameters of the air compressors(Figure 1). Each air compressor was approximately 450 kg and had dimensions of 102 cm x 79 cm x117 cm (L x W x H). Figure 1. Air Compressor Experimentation Facility. Page 5.283.2The primary issues to be addressed by the student in the design of the laboratory layout were themanagement of the air exiting the compressors, and the development of a suitable back

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Societal Impact in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby Osgood, University of Prince Edward Island; Reilly Sullivan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #48039Shifting Charity Mindsets to Justice Mindsets: An Evaluation of One ReflectivePedagogical TechniqueSr. Libby Osgood, University of Prince Edward Island Libby Osgood is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada, where she teaches design, is a 2024 3M Fellow, and is the academic advisor for her faculty. She is a religious sister with the Congregation of Notre Dame, and researches the intersection of faith and science, Teilhard de Chardin, justice, humanitarian engineering, and design pedagogy.Reilly Sullivan

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto; Adetoun Yeaman, Northeastern University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, S. (2017). Exploring the Relationship between Mindfulness and Innovation in Engineering Students. 12. Riley, D. (2008). Toward a More Socially Just Engineering. 13. Strobel, J., Hess, J., Pan, R., & Wachter Morris, C. A. (2013). Empathy and care within engineering: Qualitative perspectives from engineering faculty and practicing engineers. 14. Walther, J., Brewer, M. A., Sochacka, N. W., & Miller, S. E. (2020). Empathy and engineering formation. 15. Yeaman, A., Bairaktarova, D., & Reid, K. (2020, June). A qualitative study of empathy in the experiences of students in a first-year engineering service learning course. 16. Khan, R., Romkey, L., & Slotta, J. (2022). Towards forming

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

(Brunhaver, Gilmartin, Grau, Sheppard, & Chen, 2013). Therefore, conductingobservations of particular cohorts can quickly become too resource intensive in terms of both timeand funding. At the same time, issues of organizational access have been noted (Stevens & Vinson,2016) as another specific challenge of such research; not all organizations are willing to allowresearchers to observe daily work practices and collect on-site data. And although periodicinterviews with new graduates can provide the thick, rich description that is vital to qualitativeresearch, those interviews are necessarily limited by their retrospective nature; we thus needadditional methods to develop a more holistic picture of the phenomenon and triangulate

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Johnson, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Pauline Entin, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

supports Students are focused on disciplinary futures; promotion of professionalism Other supports Navigation in a new environment Other sources of support Faculty/ departments Connections within academic disciplines Recommendations Longer scholarships important; additional post- graduate information needed STEM futures Students are focused and ambitious Prominent themes that emerged from the coded data are described below, organized bycode, and illustrate the role of student involvement in the university, and into their disciplinaryprograms and fields.Transfer experience

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

systemspecialization meant for them. After discussions with the industrial advisory board and based onfeedback from students and industry partners, the faculty team decided in 2018 to split theelectrical systems concentration in few more specific ones, aligned with industry trends and jobmarket demands [15]. As a result, the communication systems, embedded systems, mechatronicssystems and power systems concentrations were introduced, to replace the former electricalsystems concentration. The differences among these concentrations are minimal, mostly two orthree courses, and the students have the option to change among concentrations if such theydecide at any time during their studies, but the major gain with the new partitions is that thestudents get a much

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Kristine Guzak; Kurt Paterson

Learning Through Service: Student Motivations Authors: Kristine Guzak, Ph.D. Student; Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., P.E.1. BackgroundOver the last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations thattechnical expertise is no longer solely sufficient for the development of futureengineers.1-5 Additionally, in the United States engineering programs continue to struggleto attract students, especially women and minorities, despite decades of strategies tochange these patterns.6-9 Independent of these challenges, students have rapidly createdextracurricular service efforts, of considerable note is the quick emergence of EngineersWithout Borders chapters at more than 200 universities within eight years.10

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara M. Samuel, University of Michigan; Natsuko Hayashi Nicholls, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan; David S. Carter, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan

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Engineering Libraries

. Concern overtextbook prices has encouraged libraries to research various options for students4, and theemergence of the e-book has provided a more affordable option. We have sought to provide thisoption to the students whenever possible. In fall 2012 we purchased eighteen e-booksspecifically because they were listed as textbooks in engineering courses.It is expected that our library will increase the investment in e-books, so it is beneficial toinvestigate the students’ use of e-textbooks from the collection of engineering e-books, includingtheir expectations and usability issues they encounter. Brahme & Gabriel capture this sentimentwhen they state that “it is essential for librarians to understand the needs and preferences of