Conference Session

LEES 4: Understanding and Disrupting Engineering Cultures

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Fatima Abdurrahman, University of Maryland College Park; Danjing Chen, University of Maryland College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland College Park; Amol Agrawal; Sona Chudamani

Paper ID #37621Examining the “narrow” and “expansive” socio-technicalimaginaries influencing college students’ collaborativereasoning about a design scenarioJennifer Radoff (Assistant Research Professor) Jennifer Radoff is an assistant research professor at the University of Maryland in College Park. She studies teaching and learning in K-16 STEM, with a focus on the interaction of conceptual, epistemological, and affective dynamics of learning amidst cultural and ideological landscapes. She supports educators as they work to create more equitable opportunities for students’ disciplinary engagement.Chandra Anne

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Christopher R. Shearer, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28532Implementation of a laboratory experience in reinforced concrete coursesDr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an assistant professor of structural engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Cade Robert Creason, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

to fail quicklyas a means to assist in advancing toward success are often discussed as fundamental keyattributes of successful entrepreneurs. Despite this, factors that influence and contribute toentrepreneurial success and how to increase entrepreneurial success through support mechanismsare far more understood than methods that would help support entrepreneurs in learning fromfailure, or finding ways to fail early and often in a way that helps them as opposed todiscouraging or demoralizing them. Given the rapid increase and interest within colleges ofengineering in introducing and exposing students to entrepreneurial experiences, and also indeveloping programs that help students start entrepreneurial ventures, it is timely to

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Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

ESL courses at Mada Walabu University for over seven years, where he also served the university assum- ing various positions such as being Quality Assurance Director, Teachers Development Leader, Pedagogy Trainer as well as English Language Center Coordinator. Atota was also a principal investigator of the project entitled ”Engendering Higher Education Curricula”, where he, along with four project members, investigated gender issues in higher education and devised comprehensive interventions in the form of training for students, academic, support and administrative staff as well as by writing guidelines for the university. Atota is interested in working to ensure equity and quality in higher education, particularly for

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Bruce Galloway, United States Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

culture includes the principle thatleadership is everybody’s responsibility and that it is essential to High Performance. This madethe notion of training a newly hired engineer in leadership fundamentals more natural.To begin the journey toward crafting the systematic development process, we began bysurveying the top business schools across the country. With our needs clearly in mind and abudget estimate in hand, we ended up selecting the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) toprovide our basic management training and the University of Notre Dame (ND) to provide theleadership training and to facilitate the internal development of the program. The UTA offerings

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

research projectand focuses on how researchers and participants construct a shared understanding of the latter’s“experience-near constructs”14, that is, the participants’ accounts of their social reality in theirown terms. Handling Data shifts the focus of meaning making to the research team with the goalof developing the “experience-distant constructs”, that is, the knowledge claims or contributionsto theory that are grounded in participants’ lived realities but are constructed within the meaningconventions of the relevant research community.(ii) Typology of validation constructsThe typology comprises five validation constructs that conceptualize fundamental aspects orprocesses that constitute overall quality. These constructs are offered as a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Stern

-laboratory courses at Iowa State, for a required fluid mechanics sequence atCornell, and for an aerodynamics course at Howard. Descriptions for Iowa, Iowa State, Cornelland Howard follow.Iowa The introductory level fluid dynamics course at Iowa is a 4-semester hour junior levelcourse required in Mechanical and Civil & Environmental Engineering and frequently elected byBiomedical Engineering students. Traditionally, course used 4-lectures per week for AFD with afew additional EFD labs for purpose of highlighting fundamental principles. Course restructured Page 9.450.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American

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CIT Division Technical Session #8

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tasmeer Alam, Morgan State University; Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Shujun Yang; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Corey Graves, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE)

University in Baltimore, Maryland, is the lead institution for this program. TheSCR2 program is designed to engage underperforming REU students in research opportunitiesdemonstrated to improve students’ retention and graduation rates. In addition, teachers fromlocal community colleges and high schools are recruited in this program as RET participants.The experience of RET participants in hands-on engineering research projects helps themencourage their students to pursue engineering as a career. The SCR2 program offers summerresearch experience (eight weeks for students and six weeks for teachers) focusing on smart andconnected cities. In this paper, we present our learnings from the last three years of the SCR2program, which will inform the progress

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanne Baltazar Vakil, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #31431Ohio Technology Education Status Study (Fundamental)Joanne Baltazar Vakil, The Ohio State University Joanne Baltazar Vakil is a STEM Education PhD Candidate at The Ohio State University. She holds a Masters in Mathematics for Educators from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She has taught middle school/high school for sixteen years, with a focus of mathematics and science, in which she had students implement the engineering design process with challenge-based learning.Dr. Paul E. Post, The Ohio State University Ph.D. in Industrial Technology, Purdue University M.S. in Industrial Education, Purdue University B.S

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Owen Terry Crocker, University of California, San Diego

the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Owen Terry Crocker, University of California, San Diego Owen is a third year undergraduate at UC San Diego, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Physics. Owen worked on literature review, data analysis, and writing the manuscript. Owen is also an instructional assistant, having taught in ”Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Design” and ”Statics and Introduction to Dynamics” courses. They are also a team lead in Human Powered Submarine at UCSD, leading the design and construction of the submarine’s hull. Owen plans to continue their study in a graduate Mechanical Engineering program at UCSD and hopes

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WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yash Ajay Garje, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #47595BOARD # 209: More Than Just a Toy: Uncovering the Complexities andUntapped Potential of Robotics in K-12 STEM Education (Work in Progress)Yash Ajay Garje, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Yash is a Ph.D. student at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research aims at broadening student participation in STEM through robotics education. His research focuses on enhancing STEM participation through robotics education, employing learning technologies and storytelling to craft inclusive educational experiences that foster student belonging.Dr. Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West

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ECE-Circuit Courses: Instructional Innovations and Student Success

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Sun, Northern Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

through hands-on learning to research projects, withmany reporting increased interest in pursuing careers or further research in embedded systemsdesign. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of integrating PCB (Printed CircuitBoard) design, system debugging, and industry collaboration into the embedded systemscurriculum to maximize student learning outcomes. As the demand for embedded systemsengineers continues to grow, equipping students with practical, hands-on experiences throughtools like the MISL-ASE board is crucial for preparing the next generation of engineers. 1. Introduction The field of embedded systems plays a pivotal role in the development of modern electronicand computer technologies. With applications spanning from

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 7

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Sheila Davis, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

and identifying as people of color. This paper attempts to shedlight in this area.Conceptual FrameworksOur conceptual framework is underpinned by the hidden curriculum and funds of knowledgetheories with intersectionality to elevate systems-driven implications.Hidden curriculum. Villanueva et al. write “Within educational and professional environmentsand settings, individuals don’t just learn ‘what is formally being presented . . . but alsoaccumulate other hidden lessons in the process’ [27, p. 1550]. The hidden curriculum inengineering is likely a significant factor in enculturating and socializing people into themeritocratic, hegemonic, and masculine norms of engineering [27]. Hidden curriculum duringgraduate education is receiving

Conference Session

Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia; Christoph Johannes Sielmann P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Paper ID #43795Pedagogy of Engagement: Exploring Three Methods in an Engineering Ethicsand Professionalism CourseJessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research focuses on equity issues in engineering education, particularly looking at the impacts of engineering outreach programs on historically marginalized groups in STEM.Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia Gayatri Gopalan is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Her research

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 6: Learning by Doing - Contextual and Community-Based Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Campbell, Robert Morris University

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

Paper ID #47916Development and Implementation of a Project-Based Framework for Introductionto EngineeringDr. Ben Campbell, Robert Morris University Ben Campbell is a Professor of Engineering at Robert Morris University, where he serves as a coordinator of the University Honors Program and a Coordinator of Outreach. For the past 14 years, he has taught courses in electronics, mechatronics, and engineering management, in addition to Introduction to Engineering. Dr. Campbell spent the first eight years of his career as a Laser Engineer at the Penn State Electro-Optics Center, specializing in laser micromachining research. He

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DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lauren Stewart, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Larissa Simoes Novelino, Georgia Institute of Technology

Systems course, and is a member of the instructional team for several CEE undergraduate courses.Lauren StewartWayne Li (Oliver Professor of Practice)Larissa Simoes Novelino © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comWork-In-Progress: Teaching Innovation, Design Thinking, and Leadership through OrigamiAbstractIn the past two decades, origami has been used in an increasing number of applications, acrossengineering disciplines. In addition to solar panels, surgical devices, robotic systems, and otherengineering applications, origami has also been employed as an educational tool throughout theP-20 continuum. Specific to undergraduate

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; James Walker, Michigan Technological University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Division

found in [5].)3.2 Corresponding courses at MTUThe Computer Science and Software Engineering programs at MTU have equivalent courses toQU’s TSP and SPM. TSP is required for CS and SE majors, and SPM is required for SE majors.A significant number of non-majors take both courses as well. TSP is a junior-level course whichmajors take after having completed introductory programming courses and data structures, whileSPM is a senior-level course usually taken by undergraduate majors in their last year, and bygraduate students.In TSP, during the first five weeks students learn fundamentals of software development in a team,including UML documentation, revision control, and automated testing. Students are taught thebasics of the Scrum process and

Conference Session

Best In DEED

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Cristian Hernandez; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Anne Kary, Smith College

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

. I’m nervous that they’re gonna be like,man, she doesn’t know anything. But otherwise, no, [I’m not nervous]. I think just because it'shands-on, I feel prepared for it, you know, like as far as my technical writing skills and my teamwork skills and my people skills and that kind of stuff.[Now that I’ve been at work for 3 months] Mostly my responsibilities are just doing whateveranybody tells me to do, so that can range anywhere from working on [specific softwarepackage], which is something that I actually know how to do personally … or working on areport or attaching wires or testing some sort of a component. I’m not having to learn a whole lotyet, but for the stuff that I’m doing, I feel completely prepared for it. [...] I read up on

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AEE Journal

Authors

Gail Goldberg

design, portfolio assessment, scoring BACKGROUND Today, decades after the term “rubric” began to enter common parlance among educators, onemight well ask, “What more is left to say about rubrics that has not already been said?” Articles,book chapters, and entire volumes have been written about rubrics—what they are, what typesexist, how they are created, and how and why they should be used. Many of those involved in edu-cation were first introduced to rubrics in the 1970s and 80s as scoring tools to facilitate the directFALL 2017 1 ADVANCES IN

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; Kun Zhang P.E., California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico; Webster R. Johnson, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Engineering in 2012. She was an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Instrumentation Department of Los Medanos College during 2016-2017 academic year. She was an Adjunct Faculty at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College during 2015- 2016 academic year, and an instructor at UWM from January 2014 until May 2015. She is the principal investigator on several grants such as National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation for the acquisition of FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging system, Student Success Grant, and CSU Chico Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. She is also a co- principal investigator on another NSF-MRI grant and an Office of Naval Research Grant. She is currently the director

Conference Session

Preparing for Practice

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Huff, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

thelatter depicts how they might actually view design, supported by quotes regarding the activitiesof designing in the workplace. In other words, a participant might explicitly articulate design asseparate from a social world, but when describing the actual design experience, the experienceclearly is recognized as a social activity situated across many actors.Design as Lifecycle:“[N]obody just takes something, just writes something and builds then sells…because thingshappen in cycles, things happen in stages and phases, and that is a basic fundamental concept ofhow ideas materialize…” (emphasis ours). This statement, made by Rajesh, articulated a salienttheme that we found to pervade the transcripts. The alums tended to construe design as

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teaching Engineering Decision and Process

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fiona C. Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #47638Integrating Complexity Leadership in Thermal Fluids Capstone DesignDr. Fiona C. Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Fiona Zoutendyk is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science. She draws from her cross-functional team experience in applied research and development prior to moving into academia.Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Conference Session

Milhouse's Moment: Engineering Inclusivity, Everything's Coming Up Milhouse!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia; Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Shouka Farrokh, University of British Columbia; Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia; Robyn Newell, University of British Columbia; Jenna Felice Usprech, University of British Columbia; Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #43909Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of STEM Outreach on HistoricallyMarginalized Groups in Engineering: a Systematic Literature Review (Other,Diversity)Jessica Nhu Tran, University of British Columbia Jessica Tran is an oncoming graduate student pursing a master’s degree in engineering education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). They are interested in exploring justice-oriented pedagogies and praxis, decolonization, and EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) within engineering education spaces, particularly within K-12 STEM outreach.Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Siddarth Hari, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10492The Effect of the Inverted Classroom Teaching Approach on Student/FacultyInteraction and Students’ Self-EfficacyDr. Micah Stickel, University of Toronto Dr. Micah Stickel (ECE) is Chair, First Year, in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. He is also a Senior Lecturer in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Dr. Stickel first came to the Faculty when he started as an undergraduate in 1993. Since that time, he has completed his BASc (1997), MASc (1999), and a PhD (2006) — all with a focus on electromagnetics and the development of novel devices for high

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking: Who, Why, and How?

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; Sean M. Eddington, Kansas State University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

so that the DTparticipants could avoid design fixation or prematurely moving toward solutions as needed in theinformation processing of design sessions [26] and as a fundamental tension in DT itself [16,10]. He said, these would be a potential solution that we could begin to discuss and the underlying challenge is that we are limited in our resources, time, that our perceptions of how the world works. If we are going to value something, how do we incentivize it, right, with real value-added components like money, time, support. right. There’s always some value trade off. There is a design decision trade off. How do we optimize the situation.At this point, he decided to be overt in his direction but in a way

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, University of Texas at Austin; Kiersten Elyse Fernandez; Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin; Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #37875Evaluation of Summer Camp Recruitment Methods and Campers’ Percep-tionsof Engineering (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Gabriella Coloyan Fleming is a research associate in the Center for Equity in Engineering within the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin in 2014 and 2018, respectively. In addition to leading research and practice in the Center for Equity, her research

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

Paper ID #35691From Social Distancing to Enhanced Learning in the LaboratoryDr. Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania Alison is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering and her M. Eng. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Her research interests are in drinking water treatment of emerging contaminants and the production of disinfection byproducts. At York College, Alison loves to use hands- on exploration, both in the field and the lab, to trigger curiosity and get students

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland, College Park

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #13336A reflection on the process of selecting, developing, and launching a new de-sign project in a large-scale introduction to engineering design courseMr. Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park Kevin Calabro is Keystone Instructor and Associate Director in the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Research Assistant Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Rick Pendergraft, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 26.1093.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Leveraging the ASEE Annual Conference Robot Competition to Increase ECE Recruiting and RetentionAbstract:In 2008 a corrective action plan was implemented at the University of Oklahoma to reversedrastic declines in ECE undergraduate enrollment. The ECE enrollment numbers in fall 2008were 246, but by fall 2014 they soared to 440. The research that went into the plan revealed thata freshman engineering course is a critical place to start. In response, multiple ECE led freshmanengineering orientation sections were created that were open to all engineering majors. Thesecourses were found to produce good results in retention and also

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #15181Improving a Flipped Electromechanical Energy Conversion CourseThomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh Thomas E. McDermott is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, with over 30 years of industrial experience in consulting and software development. His research interests include electric power distribution systems, renewable energy, power electronics, electromagnetics, and circuit simulation. Tom is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and an IEEE Fellow. He has a B. S. and M. Eng. in Electric Power from Rensselaer, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia