Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Danny Rubin, Rubin

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Mechanical Engineering

, and these skills help with that tremendously.  An engineer needs to be able to communicate their thoughts- especially those which are more technical. Being able to explain something technical to those who don't have the knowledge you do is important.  It is essential to be able to share your work or answers in an effective manner, so people can understand what you are doing.  So that ideas and designs can be communicated clearly without any mix up. This will help the overall design and safety of products.Question 2 - What did you like most about the professional communications curriculum?  It made me examine my own writing  I liked that they gave me updated ways to write an email and a variety

Conference Session

Design Methodology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Rinehart, NIOSH; Donna Heidel, NIOSH; Andrea Okun, NIOSH; Michael Barsan, NIOSH

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1973: DIFFUSING PREVENTION THROUGH DESIGN PRINCIPLESTHROUGH ENGINEERING TEXTBOOKSRichard Rinehart, NIOSH Richard Rinehart works with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Education and Information Division, and is currently on assignment to the International Labor Organization in Cairo, Egypt. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with a doctorate in Occupational Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He has worked in many countries to promote good occupational safety and health practices from informal enterprises to multinationals and governments. Prior to moving to Egypt, he helped NIOSH launch and coordinate the Prevention through

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #44073Board 418: Understanding why some African American Students Chose EngineeringTechnology over Engineering and the Implications of this ChoiceDr. Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo Lesley Berhan is currently the Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Toledo. Her primary research interests are engineering education. She received her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad, her

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

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Educational Research and Methods

experience with program design and evaluation and he has consulted numerous organizations, including the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, on designing, evaluating, and disseminat- ing effective interventions and training programs. He has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, which he uses to better understand and help organizations create and engender safer, healthier, and more fulfilling workplaces. Dr. Cigularov has conducted numerous needs assessments of targeted student populations, including medical residents, STEM students, transfer students, graduate students in sciences, and second career engineering students.Mr. Phillip Dillulio, Old Dominion University Phil

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, materials, andenergy into a finished product. He described a general state of intellectual stagnation pointing outthat: “A major obstacle to fixing engineering design education is the mistaken idea that engineering design is an art or a skill that can be learned only through experience…” and further that “… (design) is largely a cognitive activity based on knowledge – of facts, science, engineering science, design, manufacturing principles, processes, strategies, and business organizations.”He also listed other obstacles including: a lack of support for design research, engineeringeducators not understanding design versus analysis, not knowing the difference betweendesign experience and education, limiting design

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudolph Eggert

Session 3125 Engineering Design Education: Surveys of Demand and Supply Rudolph J. Eggert Boise State UniversityAbstractTwo surveys were conducted in 2002 to learn more about the demand and supply of specificengineering design topics and activities, resulting in 1006 industry respondents and 182academic respondents.Academia appears to be meeting industry’s demand for Engineering Design Specifications,Teamwork and Overall Design Process topics. However, there appears to be a supply gap inacademia’s current coverage of Creativity Methods, Project management

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick A. Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Michael, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Page 25.401.7 developing the report and nothing. 6. What could be improved on the project to make a more valuable learning experience? The students responded again, nothing, and also to have the weight of the part be more important and more time to do the project.Although not included as a survey question, students have verbally responded that the mostimportant lesson learned from this Design Optimization Problem was the importance of materialselection as well as the geometry. In other words, they understand that an optimal productincludes both the optimal geometry and optimal material. Also, through many engineeringdeisgn iterations they come to realize that engineering a product in the real world is timeconsuming but the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rabb; Ronald Welch

Session 2425 Projects Day: Completion of the Engineering Capstone Design Robert J. Rabb, Ronald W. Welch United States Military AcademyAbstractProjects Day at the United States Military Academy (USMA) is an annual event to showcasesenior design projects. The goal of Projects Day is to “promote academic excellence” 1 byproviding senior students “with a public forum in which to present their senior theses or designprojects.” 1 The students work on these projects all semester and, in some cases, all year.Projects Day allows the students to present their projects, relate their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Sawchuk, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ethan Hilton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technological. Dr. Linsey received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas. Her research area is design cognition including systematic methods and tools for innovative design with a particular focus on concept generation and design-by-analogy. Her research seeks to understand designers’ cognitive processes with the goal of creating better tools and approaches to enhance engineering design. She has authored over 100 technical publications including twenty-three journal papers, five book chapters, and she holds two patents. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #41094Understanding Students in Times of Transition: The Impact of the COVID-19Pandemic on Engineering Students’ Math Readiness and Transition into EngineeringOlivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #23826Understanding and Diversifying Transfer Student Pathways to EngineeringDegrees: Preliminary Findings on Engineering Transfer Students’ Percep-tion of the Transfer ProcessDr. Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University Andrea M. Ogilvie, P.E. (aogilvie@tamu.edu) serves as Assistant Dean for Student Success and Assistant Professor of Instruction at Texas A&M University. Since 2013, her research has focused on engineering transfer students and their experiences at both sending and receiving institutions. To further enhance understanding of this unique student population, her research explores differences

Conference Session

CE Rap Session and Toys in the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Emerson

Session 1815 Enhancing Student’s Understanding of Key Engineering Concepts Through the Use of Civil Engineering Toys in the Classroom. Assistant Professor Tonya Emerson Civil Engineering, California State University, Chico, CA 95929-0930I. AbstractAssisting students in developing a solid understanding of the many conceptual ideas presented inour undergraduate engineering courses is a significant task. In one key course, Mechanics ofMaterials, the abstract and sometimes intangible ideas of stress and strain, and what causes them,continue to be a great source of confusion for our engineering

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

designed to provide an understanding of the industrial environment and what industry expects of students upon employment.”1Similarly, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) organizationrequires a capstone or integrating experience in its accreditation standards stating the projectmust provide opportunities for students to develop competencies in applying both technical andnon-technical skills in solving problems.2 Often it is the non-technical skills of teamwork,confronting issues of diversity, and communication (both written and verbal) that are lacking intraditional engineering courses but are often experienced in a capstone project.Regardless of whether an ET program is accredited, these standards bring to

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Educational Research and Methods

in the construct ofthe MEA. This is likely because many of the faculty have students do similar project basedlearning activities in their coursework. Specific to the real-world connection, many engineeringfaculty are intrigued with how to maximize the value of projects to multiple ABET outcomes. Inprior research we have found that although MEAs can improve conceptual understanding ofengineering topics, their primary value has come with helping students acquire certainprofessional skills, such as teamwork, written communications, and understanding engineering ina global and societal context.Case 2- Mechanical EngineeringThe Load Cell Transducer MEA is usedin a junior/senior level ExperimentalMethods in Mechanical Design technicalelective. In

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and then able to give verbal feedback using VoIP.A global design project also teaches students how to manage design time when workingwith a global team. This is a skill that will be needed of our future engineers. It takes atleast a day to get simple responses on design aspects that would take an hour if everyoneon the design team was located in the same place. Global engineers need to know how toplan their time with the mindset that the design will continue at the end of the day.Designs are literally passed on to the team that is just waking up on the other side of theworld. Proper understanding of use of global time is effectively developed byparticipating in a global engineering environment.A tool that helped everyone manage and coordinate

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Novoselich P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Tom Weis, Rhode Island School of Design; Harry Howard Jones IV

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored project that asked West Pointcadets to design a system that would sustain SquadX in a dense urban combat environment forup to 72 hours. A multi-disciplinary team of Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering,Engineering Management, and Defense Strategic Studies students embarked on this designchallenge during the 2017-2018 academic year. The team quickly realized the need to betterunderstand the dense urban operating environment. To remedy this gap, the faculty at WestPoint collaborated with the Industrial Design department at the Rhode Island School of design(RISD) to create an intensive, two-day experience that allowed both West Point cadets and RISDstudents the opportunity to better understand the

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Nasr; Raghu Echempati; Arnaldo Mazzei

order to assist them in performing several iterations, they are expected to either write acomputer program or to use any computational tool. The students are expected to understand the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.1131.7 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdifferent failure modes of each component of the subsystem so that the assembly can be welldesigned.Project Problem StatementsMini-project 1: Design a transmission shaft subjected to combined bending, axial and torsionloads. Design appropriate bearings to mount

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri; Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri; William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

offer insight intothese concerns, a study of academic departments will be conducted to determine how both fieldsare defined and what real similarities and differences exist. As part of this study, curricula fromdepartments in both fields will also be compared to better understand the similarities anddifferences in these degree programs in regard to course requirements. The results of this studywill be provide insight into differentiating characteristics of the engineering management degreeas an aid to successfully marketing it to prospective students.IntroductionEngineering Management is a broad and diverse field of engineering, thereby making it difficultto define exactly what the degree encompasses, with differences occurring even between

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

, Rogers has created the Social Innovation and Commercialization initiative by collaborating with business, engineering, and design colleges. This program applies multidisciplinary student teams to define, design, and commercialize products for people with disabilities. Partnering with local non-profit organizations, teams define unmet problems working with people with various disabilities, problems that can be solved with an innovative product. The student teams apply a co-design process working with end users to fully understand the problem and to assist in the overall design and validation process. The educational goal is to provide experiential learning with a social outreach. The social goal is to produce product

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #21363A Hardware Security Curriculum and its Use for Evaluation of Student Un-derstanding of ECE ConceptsProf. Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Carpenter is an Assistant Professor at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. In 2012, he completed his PhD at the University of Rochester, and now focuses his efforts to further the areas of computer architecture, digital systems, cybersecurity, and computer engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Hardware Security Curriculum and its Use for Evaluation of Student Understanding of

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla S. LoPiccolo

studentspreferred modality.3 Teaching a lecture course that is not supplemented by a laboratorycomponent may offer a few challenges to „doing is understanding‟ and hands-on kinestheticlearning if the subject matter is a topic such as the construction of a foundation, or an energyefficient wall to roof detail. Other than incorporating field trips to construction sites and modelbuilding – which time may not permit – the use of videos, slides and construction details prevail.Over the course of their college education, engineering students in lecture style classrooms areshown visual aids to enhance spatial thinking in a variety of forms and from many sources.Spatial thinking is “the mental manipulation of objects and their parts in 2D and 3D space.”4One type

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Richard Lesh, Indiana University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 15.1085.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Model-Eliciting Activities: A Construct For Better Understanding Student Knowledge and SkillsIntroductionThe ABET criteria for engineering programs include that students should have “an ability toapply mathematics, science and engineering”, “an ability to design a system, component, orprocess to meet desired needs”, “an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineeringproblems”, and “an ability to communicate effectively”, and “a knowledge of contemporaryissues”1. One manner of integrating teamwork and engineering contexts in undergraduateengineering is through the educational construct of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs). MEAsare a class of

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

iterativemethods to refine their understanding of a problem and to improve their designs. In contrast,many novice designers do not perceive iteration as an important activity within the designprocess. Yet, novice designers’ perspectives of iteration tend to shift after initial designexperiences, viewing iteration as one of the most important design activities. Given this shift andthe critical role of iteration within design practice, the purpose of this study is to explore iterationmore deeply and uncover students’ perceptions about how this aspect of design is related to thebroader design process. Students within a senior level aerospace engineering design course at alarge public university were given an open ended survey prompt to document their

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy; James E. Bluman, United States Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy; Matthew Dabkowski, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

modeling. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessing the Impact of an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Course on the Capstone Design ProcessAbstractEngineers use scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items tosupport humanity. A fundamental understanding of the design process and applying it to novel,ill-defined problems and situations is integral to success as an engineer. Introduction toengineering courses have become ubiquitous in engineering programs across the nation. Thesecourses provide first-year students with a broad overview of the engineering profession and oftenprovide students an

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Rudolph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Herbert H. Einstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Pedro M. Reis, Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9085Enhancing Design Students’ Comfort and Versatility in the Shop: A Project-Based ApproachDr. Ari W Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ARI W. EPSTEIN is a Lecturer in the Terrascope program and the Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering (CEE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he specializes in team-oriented, project-based, student-driven learning. He is particularly interested in developing ways to integrate free-choice learning (the kind of learning promoted by museums, community-based organiza- tions, media and other outlets) into the academic curriculum

Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Weiner, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Mesa, AZ, and worked as a behind-the scenes engineer for season 3 of the PBS engineering design reality TV show Design Squad. He also held the Guinness World Record for the largest number of steps – 125 – in a working Rube Goldberg machine. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Making Identities: Understanding the factors that lead young adults to identify with the Maker MovementIntroductionThis research paper explores the factors that contributed to the formation of Maker identity in apopulation of young adults. Within the last fifteen years, numerous education reports havehighlighted a collection of skills and competencies, such as practical ingenuity

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1064: ACTIVE LEARNING IN ACTION, UNDERSTANDING THEEFFECTS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “NEW” WEARS OFF IN TEACHERTRAININGAustin Talley, University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN TALLEY is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin. His research focus is in design methodology and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University. He previously worked for National Instruments Corporation. Contact Austin@talleyweb.comKathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas; Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #32729WIP: Understanding the Communication Preferences of First-Year StudentsBefore and During a Global PandemicDr. Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Oziel Rios earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 where his research focused on design of robotic systems with an emphasis on kinematic and dynamic modeling for analysis and control. Dr. Rios teaches the first-year and CAD courses in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Rios has also taught kinematics and dynamics of machines and graduate-level CAD courses

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS, Inc.; Bridget Ogwezi, ANSYS, Inc.

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

education, especially at the pre-university and first year level.Dr. Bridget Ogwezi, ANSYS, Inc. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Understanding the Impact of Industry Sponsorship for Student Teams: a Case StudyMotivation: the rapidly-changing job landscape and its impact on student preparednessThe rapidly changing job landscape is causing significant challenges for educators and industryalike. The World Economic Forum (WEF) published their Future of Jobs 2023 Report[1], whichhighlights the impact technology has on various career sectors. Technology, digitalization, andsustainability are highlighted as sectors with some of the fastest-growing roles and analytical

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Bill, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Anne-Laure Fayard, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

unique approach to the assessment ofmakerspaces that allows us to develop a rich understanding of the perceptions and uses of thespace.Building upon the literature on spaces, collaboration and innovation and the literature oncommunity of practice, this paper presents findings about the emerging community in the spaceas well as the ongoing efforts made by the makerspace team to foster a sense of community and aculture of innovation and practice. Future work will build on this research to assess how thecommunity of practice supports and reinforces engineering design education.Literature ReviewConditions for successful collaborative spacesThe role of spaces in promoting innovation and collaboration has been studied by organizationalscholars