Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Burford J. Furman, San Jose State University; Ping Hsu, San Jose State University; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

compared with an assessment done in 2002 using the sameinstrument. Impacts of these particular projects on students’ excitement about engineering andmotivation to pursue engineering were measured with a new instrument. A large majority of thestudents report that the projects got them excited about engineering and motivated them tocontinue.IntroductionAs has been documented in many studies1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, persistence of students in engineering relieson a complex set of interrelated issues including demographics, high school preparation, selfefficacy, motivation, commitment, academic performance, satisfaction with curriculum,interaction with faculty, financial difficulties, and others. Of particular interest is that students’expectancy for

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney PE, Seattle University

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First-Year Programs

?Many leading sources seem to indicate that social responsibility is in fact an important goal for Page 24.1089.2both engineering and college graduates. Social responsibility was included among “essentiallearning outcomes” in College Learning for the New Global Century.5 The American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE) “sees civil engineers as being entrusted by society as leaders in creatinga sustainable world and enhancing the global quality of life. …the profession’s primary concern[is] protecting public safety, health, and welfare.”6 In the American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) Vision for 2028 the guiding theme was “technology

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as an adjoint professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering, Teaching & Learning, and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University where she partners with other universities in NSF-funded research to develop the Engineering Design Process Portfolio Scoring Rubric . She ran an NSF-funded programs such as Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) for nine years. She served as the Associate Dean for Outreach in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering from 2007-2010. She established the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) engineering pathway from K-12 with Race to the Top funding in 2010-2011 and is working with the state of Tennessee on potential adoption plans for the new Next Generation Science

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Rogers, Benedictine College; Taylor Goring; Joel Michael Iwanski

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41259Pass-Fail Grading of Technical Writing in a Material Science LaboratoryProf. John R. Rogers, Benedictine College Dr. John Rogers is a member of the Benedictine College School of Engineering faculty where he teaches courses in mechanical engineering including materials engineering laboratory, mechatronics, vibrations, and design. He earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2003. He has a range of engineering and teaching experience. As an ocean engineer, he developed towed systems for underwater listening, and structures that reduce ship noise. As a structural

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

interests are in the field of electric power distribution systems analysis, design automation, and systems engineering.matin meskin, University at Buffalo received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 1999 from Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz, Iran, and the M.Sc. degree in 2014 from State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. He is now pursuing the Ph.D. degree at State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. His research interests are power system protection and smart grid.Prof. Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY . Mohammed Safiuddin received B.E. (Electrical) degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India in 1959 and MSEE degree from the University of Illinois in 1960. Later he received MBA

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Howison, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

the last [3], but that alsoleads to shorter attention spans, a lower threshold for boredom, and a resistance to memorizationand homework [4]. Learning styles of these students are more visual and active rather than verbal.Given the characteristic preferences of these students, educators are exploring different andinnovative teaching strategies that effectively address students in terms that they easily recognizeand comprehend. For effective instruction to follow, educators should accommodate the needs ofthe learner. Brown suggested that authentic learning requires the learner to communicate detailedunderstanding of a problem or issue rather than memorize sets of isolated facts, and it must resultin achievements that have relevance beyond the

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

-based approach is that these standards tend not to beinterdisciplinary and to reference one another. And if this is true within the STEM areas,how much more so when in comes to integrating STEM with the humanities and socialsciences? At the collegiate level, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and InTechnology (ABET), has recently become concerned with the integration of technologyeducation with its humanist context. In 1995 ABET revised its accreditation standardsand the new standards, known as Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000), explicitly adoptthe approach that had long been advocated by the IEEE History Committee. EC2000states that “in the interest of making engineers fully aware of their social responsibilitiesand better able to

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Salinas, ITESM; Eliud Quintero, ITESM

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Mathematics

Paper ID #8153Integrating digital technology for the innovation of Calculus curriculumDr. Patricia Salinas, ITESM Dr. Patricia Salinas is a Full Professor of the Mathematics Department at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Mon- terrey Campus, with previous appointments as Full Professor at the School of Physics and Mathematics at the Universidad Aut´onoma de Nuevo Le´on. Her professional concern is about issues with the teaching and learning of Mathematics, this guided her preparation committed to the research on this field. She obtained two Master degrees, and her Doctoral Dissertation in Mathematics Education was recognized

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

moreimportant for employers. To meet these new challenges, active learning methods provide a richenvironment with the many ways that it can be offered such as: design projects, technology drivenhomework assignments, classroom exercises, working problems in small groups, guided and facilitateddiscussions, online quizzes, online threaded discussions, students presenting new material to the rest ofthe class, discussion-based learning, and plant tours.Wlodkowski [2] indicated that analyzing and studying real life problems are essential components of anyproblem-based learning (PBL) environment. These motivate critical thinking, collaboration, andprofessional skills. Weber [3] indicated that it is important for PBL to have defined rubrics for success inorder

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Geddes, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Mark Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

, and the emergent themes fromthe qualitative student responses map well onto theoretical frameworks for self-direction andself-regulation. Results are discussed in terms of pedagogical issues to consider when designingcurricular experiences aimed at development of self-directed learning competency.IntroductionImportance of self-directed learningCalls for educational reform emphasize the need for new student-centered learning approachesthat aid development of broader skills and attitudes to complement traditional knowledgeacquisition.1,2,3,4 A capacity for lifelong learning is often identified as a critical outcome foreducational systems, and many assert that a self-directed learning (SDL) approach best facilitatesthe deep conceptual

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC; Dennis Arthur Conners

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #25156Systems Thinking Concepts and Applications for Engineering LeadershipDevelopmentDr. B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC B. Michael Aucoin is President of Leading Edge Management, LLC and Electrical Expert, Inc. in Col- lege Station, Texas. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from the University of New Orleans, an M.Engr. in Electrical Engineering and a D.Engr. from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Dr. Aucoin has performed research and teaching in academia and has worked in large and small organizations. He served on a Mishap Investigation Board

Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

in STEM. I have a strong interest in expanding inclusion effortsin engineering and have participated in several mixed methods projects in engineering education.Author 3: I am a cis, heterosexual white woman with a strong Catholic identity who has beenstudying issues of oppression, equity, and inclusion for more than 20 years—including recentwork on these issues in engineering education. I am a second-generation American whosegrandparents immigrated from Italy and from the Austria-Hungary region in the early 20thcentury. Growing up in a working-class family embedded in a strong immigrant—predominantlyItalian—community just north of New York City, I then moved to a mid-sized city in centralPennsylvania. Neither of my parents attended college

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tris West, Lewisburg Area School District; Abe Feuerstein, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Science andEngineering (S/E) Career Interest Survey (CIS); a validated engineering career interest surveydesigned for middle school students5. Findings indicate that through participation in the“WebQuest” students became more interested in possible careers in engineering. This projectwas undertaken as part of an NSF Cyber Infrastructure Teams grant to explore new techniquesfor enhancing engineering education through cyber-supported product dissection that includesnine universities and 34 faculty members.Section 1: IntroductionProduct dissection has been used in a variety of ways to successfully engage engineeringstudents in their learning. Intellectual and physical activities such as dissection help to anchorknowledge and practice of engineering

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David A. Dillard P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Lord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin Edward Chaback, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Anita Walz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

particularly concerning‬ ‭because engineering has historically had low representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities,‬ ‭and first-generation students, so addressing diversity issues in engineering is a national priority‬ ‭[8]‬‭. Reducing financial barriers related to course‬‭materials could help improve equity and access‬ ‭in engineering.‬I‭ mproving engineering courses, particularly concerning the cost of course materials, is‬ ‭increasingly important to broaden participation in the current higher education landscape.‬ ‭Engineering programs and course instructors can explore alternative course materials, such as‬ ‭Open Educational Resources (OER), to help minimize financial strain on engineering students

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Nadia Albishi; Peter Cavanaugh

families[11]. These concerns must be addressed if educational effortsare to reach their full potential and if Saudi Arabia's youth are tobe prepared for a future of global competition. A major issue in the implementation of educationalinitiatives in Saudi Arabia is the inadequate dissemination ofinformation regarding new program objectives and standards.Educators find it difficult to take part in the exercises completelybecause of the absence of clearness, which sets them in a placeof vulnerability. Additionally, the top-down decision-making Figure 3: Rogers' Diffusion of Innovationstyle of the system gives teachers the impression that change isforced on them rather than the result of a collaborative effort[57]. The failure of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Impelluso, San Diego State University

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Mechanical Engineering

both extraneous issues such as the operatingsystem and the compiler and then the intrinsic issues such as the syntax of the language andapplication areas. CLT can mitigate challenges in such cases when learning loads are diverseand high. According to CLT, information can be stored in long term memory after first beingproperly integrated, by working memory, into a mental structure that represents the schema ofthe material. However, the faculty of working memory has limits and this, unfortunately, canhinder learning, especially when many extraneous and ancillary facts compete to challenge thecognitive learning loads (which, in the case of programming, encompasses text editing, operatingsystems and compilers). CLT posits that there are

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Electrical and Computer

of recommendation and caution: • Frustration levels may be higher for some of the students as they are pushed to perform in a new environment. But the assessments indicate that learning is enhanced, classroom time is opened to additional application and real-life situations, and students are gaining learning skills that should carry throughout their career. Page 11.223.10 • The success of this process is encouraging other faculty to adopt this teaching process. This was initially placed into the first course of a three course sequence; Electrical Systems I. It is now being implemented into the two courses

Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

:  Offer additional non-credit workshops in specific areas, such as technology, quality, leadership and strategy in Tanzania based on past experience and processes previously set by program experience  Maintain collaboration among industry and academia to provide relevant educational topics  Recruit mentors who have experience to provide guidance to program alumniSome issues that the program has faced have been beyond anyone’s control and some allow foradjustments and improvement that can be embraced by faculty and administrators. Commoncomplaints students made involved bandwidth capabilities, and personal financial costs requiredby the students. The usefulness of the internet for higher education coursework directly impactsthe

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

solutions. All these tasks are listed at the higher level of learning inBloom’s taxonomy in the cognitive domain1. They need to understand the importance of criticalthinking as they prepare for real-world experience in their professional careers. Critical thinkinginvolves reasoning, decision making, and problem solving while seeking for effectiveness,novelty, and self-direction2. Critical thinking is effective because it avoids common pitfalls, suchas seeing only one side of an issue, discounting new evidence that disconfirms one’s ideas,reasoning from passion rather than logic, and failing to support statements with evidence. Thereare many methods that can be implemented to encourage students to develop critical reasoning,decisive analysis and

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Marcela Alexandra Mera Trujillo, West Virginia University; Yasser Alshehri, Yanbu Industrial College ; Dale G Dzielski MBA, CMA, PMP, SAFe 4 Agilist, West Virginia University; Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University

Electrical Engineering which includes both a Graduate Certificate and a Master of Sci- ence in Software Engineering. In this role, he coordinates 10 instructors and faculty, offering 24 graduate courses online, oversees the marketing efforts of the program, leads the program admissions committee for new admits, advises all program students, leads the Quality Matters effort to improve curriculum and alignment of the courses to a state and national online standard, and teaches five courses in the program. He has participated on various research grants including CITeR and ARPA-E GENSETS programs. He is performing Software Engineering research for NASA IV&V through the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium in the areas of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, U.S. Military Academy; Kyle Wilhelm, United States Military Academy; William M. Meier, United States Military Academy; Krista Watts, United States Military Academy; Susan M. Lintelmann, United States Military Academy; Suzanne M. Christoff J.D., United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

. W. Capps, G. A. Lucero, C. S. Gerving, “Thayer 2020(T21): Combining Physics Education Research (PER) and Thayer Method Effects for Advanced and Common Core Physics,” Master Teacher Program Paper, 2018.[12] Amy E. Shell, “The Thayer Method of Instruction at the United States Military Academy: A Modest History and a Modern Personal Account,” Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, 12:1, 27-38, 2007, DOI:10.1080/10511970208984015.[13] David Sokoloff and Ronald Thornton, “Active Learning with Interactive Lecture Demonstrations,” New Faculty Workshop, American Physical Society, American Center for Physics, June 13, 2017.[14] David Sokoloff and Ronald Thornton, “Active Learning with

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

performance; maintaining standards of integrity and honesty  Initiative and innovation: readiness to act on opportunities; being comfortable with novel ideas, approaches and new information  Achievement drive: striving to improve or meet a standard of excellence; persistence in pursuing goals despite obstacles or setbacks Social awareness  Empathy: seeing others’ feelings and perspectives and taking an active interest in their concerns  Service orientation: anticipating, recognizing and meeting customers’ needs  Organizational awareness: reading a group’s emotional currents and power relationships

Conference Session

Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Yang, Stanford University; Crystal Nattoo

problem of underrepresentation or repair the leaky pipeline without deeplyinterrogating these structures” and call for social justice to be at the center of redesignedengineering institutions [14, p. 336]. These examples showcase how critical thought can beapplied to social justice issues in engineering. We define the process of expressing one’s experiences and critiques as critical theorizing.Critical theorizing is described by Secules drawing from bell hooks as the method through whichmarginalized individuals “make sense of their current situation as well as imagine new 4possibilities. Theorizing is an interwoven process of understanding

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; May Hou, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

grip the puckCase Study 2: Lessons LearnedThe class as a whole produced novel and useful designs through the AHP-based design process.Furthermore, the case study clearly showed that convergent thinking has been enforced fromStep 2 to Step 5. However, the exercise revealed several concerns on the instructor’seffectiveness in delivering the AHP-based process to the classroom, in its current format. 1. The design of an ASV requires a broad knowledge base. The six hours of the course module was not sufficient for the instructor to provide adequate domain knowledge for students to be creative. Students are unable to produce new concepts and new knowledge

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas

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College Industry Partnerships

usually the first and most common argument against the use ofinternships towards major requirements but there are plenty of reports where such concerns weresuccessfully dealt with and even reports where internships assisted the accreditation process [e.g.6-8].Senior Design as a Capstone classOur approach to this issue was to ask students for the classes in their degree plans that wereimportant to their senior design project.Q10. Which class(es) in your degree plan contributed significantly to your ability to carry out thesenior design project? Rate up to 5 of them in the table below in order of contribution. Answerwith respect to the tasks/portions of the senior design project that are assigned to you. Thisquestion is not about the listed

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

about working in teams and collaborating while building drones) and team outputs(a jointly-constructed drone and a team-designed plan for a pro-social drones) are evident basedon focus group and observational data. Focus group data is particularly useful for allowing teamsto talk together about common experiences or issues of concern [17]. But socially difficultissues, or issues that might be awkward to discuss, may be avoided in the context of a focusgroup. For this reason, observational data is also brought to bear.Survey DataOnly twenty of the twenty-four students enrolled in the course completed both a pre- and post-course survey (14 engineers and 6 non-engineers) and this analysis focuses on those responses.Survey questions focused

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

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Community Engagement Division

Civil Engineering Capstone Courses,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 128(1), pp. 12-18, January 1, 2002. 8.) G.B. Feyerabend, M. Pimbert, M. Taghi Farvar, A. Kothari, and Y. Renard, “Sharing Power: A Global Guide to Collaborative Management of Natural Resources,” Earthscan, 2007. 9.) L. Carlsson and F. Berkes, Co-management: concepts and methodological implications, Journal of Environmental Management, 75, pp. 65–76, 2005. 10.) Jeffrey P. F. Howard, “Academic Service Learning: A Counternormative Pedagogy, New Directions for Teaching and Learning”, 73, Spring 1998, Jossey-Bass Publishers. 11.) P. Little and M. Cardenas, "Use of "Studio" Methods in the Introductory

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mitch Cieminski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Institute, studying the intersections of engineering cultures, peace and ethics, educational power structures, and the experiences of disabled, queer, and trans engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Ethics Education as Enculturation: Student learning of personal, social, and professional responsibilityIntroductionThis paper explores how engineering students understand the meaning and role of ethics withintheir own life experiences, the context of their education, and their projections of professionalpractice. While the majority of work in engineering ethics educational research seeks toimplement and assess new educational activities, approaches, or paradigms, this

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; Brent L. Donham, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Computing and Information Technology

member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the SAFE Association. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in 1983, Dr. Nelson worked as a design engineer in industry and taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and Texas A&M University at Galveston. In industry he was primarily involved in design of floating and fixed structures for the offshore petroleum industry. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Nelson joined the civil engineering faculty at Texas A&M University. He joined the civil engineering faculty at Clemson University in 1989 as Program Director and founder of the Clemson University Graduate Engineering Programs at The Citadel and became Chair of Civil Engineering in 1998. In

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

approach meets the intent of providing the student with a basiclevel of understanding in the discipline. Environmental engineers as well as engineers in otherdisciplines, however, apply their skills in a dynamic environment where single solutions are theexception rather than the rule. A static approach to problem solving cannot fulfill the curriculumgoal specified in most ABET accredited programs. Additional “significant experiences” arerequired to help students develop a holistic appreciation for professional practice issues and toprepare them for the workplace. Such experiences should relate course material to professionalpractice; be commensurate with a student’s skill level according to their progression through acurriculum; and should be