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Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1262: OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY STEMMINGFROM ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REFORMDavid Spang, Burlington County College Dr. David I. Spang holds a PhD degree in Material Science & Engineering and a MBA degree, with a concentration in Innovation & Technology Management, both from Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey. He has over twenty years of experience in the Solid State Materials and Chemical Process Industries in various Research, Process and Business Development positions. He is currently the Dean of Science, Mathematics, and Technology at Burlington County College, a position he has held for the past five years. Dr. Spang has previously

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wo; Pei-Fen Chang

Mechanics National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan 106Abstract Although the outcome-based approach of Abet EC 2000 is widely used in the UnitedStates as a tool to enhance learning and teaching processes, and to assure qualityimprovement, it is a brand-new phenomenon in the engineering education of Taiwan. It is anincreasing concern that the traditional lecture-based instruction is failing to fulfill the needsof development of active learning skills of engineering students in Taiwan. Through a carefulliterature review, this paper first summarizes the crucial events in engineering education thatled to the formation, implementing, and assessing of a team-based faculty

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barnett, Saint Louis University; Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2296: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS: INTEGRATING THEUNDERGRADUATE INTO THE FACULTY LABORATORYDavid Barnett, Saint Louis UniversityRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Page 12.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Projects: Integrating the Undergraduate into the Faculty LaboratoryAbstractOpportunities for undergraduate students to become involved in faculty research and designprojects can vary widely by institution. We have developed a senior projects sequence thatenables students to complete a yearlong faculty sponsored project that immerses the student inthe laboratory. While a majority of

Conference Session

Understanding Students and Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Nadia Frye, Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Paul M. Smith, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Understanding Faculty and Practitioner Involvement in a Capstone Interdisciplinary Design ExperienceIntroductionEngineering education innovations are continually being developed and promulgated in thehigher education engineering community. It is the hope of the engineering education communityas a whole that these innovations will lead to an overall transformation of engineering educationthat will have a positive impact on students, programs and the professional engineeringcommunity. The push for this change is widespread ranging from individual engineeringeducation professors to the National Science Foundation.One of the ways in which engineering education

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michael S. Lehman

specifically for the new master’s program. These courses take place in adedicated studio/classroom facility that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to which onlyprogram students and faculty have access. The TE program is also fortunate to have a dedicatedfaculty, who were hired specifically to create the collaborative space and develop and deliver thecurriculum. The result of this dedicated approach includes two cohorts of graduates who arerunning their own companies, are working as key team members in start-ups, are innovating inmore established companies and are working at organizations that provide support toentrepreneurs. This impact of this dedicated approach has also received national recognition forits role in talent development by the

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Support for the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Pennsylvania State University. In her current position, Dr. Zappe is responsible for supporting curricular assessment and developing instructional support programs for faculty and teaching assistants in the College of Engineering. Her work in engineering education focuses on assessment, faculty development, and teaching and learning issues.Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University Elizabeth Kisenwether is Assistant Professor of Engineering Design and co-Director of the Lion Launch Pad at Penn State University. Liz holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State (1979), and M.S.E.E

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

Session 2364 Teaching Materials To Engineering Students: National Support For Materials Faculty Adam Mannis and Caroline Baillie Imperial College, London and UK Centre for Materials EducationINTRODUCTIONIn the UK, government higher education funding councils have since 1999 placed ahigh priority on developing schemes to foster and support education developmentsembedded within disciplines. Part of the rationale for this is an acknowledgement thatacademics best appreciate, assimilate and implement a pedagogic

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Varma; Virendra Varma

toinstitutions due to costs associated with the recruitment processes, and other investments madeby the institutions in professional training and development of new faculty. The initial facultysupport system offered to new faculty through skillful mentoring proves beneficial to both thenew faculty and the institution. Mentoring involves a mosaic of services of several experiencedfaculty and the department chair. This paper addresses the important steps in establishing astructured mentoring program for new faculty; it keys in on the needs of new faculty andhighlights the contributions that the senior faculty and the department chair can make to creatementoring relationships that foster collegiality among the junior and senior faculty and enhanceretention

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith E. Miller; James E. Groccia; David DiBiasio

Education has recently summarized notable developments in addressing this probleml. Most of the programs cited are limited to training of graduate students for jobs as teaching assistants, and few describe effective teaching programs for engineering graduate students. Thus, most engineering Ph.D.’s who enter academia are very well trained for research, but have little or no training in teaching. Colleges are continually being challenged to increase productivity and reduce costs. Downsizing of faculty and severe budget cuts are an all-too-common scenario in American institutions of higher learning2’3 . Retention of the global pre-eminence of American higher education system must come from the rethinking of how teaching and learning take

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his M.S. (1980) and D.E. (1983) de- grees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. Page 25.841.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Faculty Research to Undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Cindy M Walker, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Luciana Cancado, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dian Mitrayani , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

–such as increased likelihood of graduate school attendance – may not be appropriate measures ofa successful experience. To develop the definitions, we have surveyed and interviewed studentswho have been engaged in undergraduate research experiences in engineering, faculty memberswho have supervised undergraduate students working on research projects, and industrialrepresentatives who have employed recent engineering graduates. In this paper, we present theperspectives of these groups. With the perspectives of the three groups as input, the definitionsof a successful undergraduate research experience for non-elite engineering students have beendeveloped and are presented.In addition to these definitions of a successful undergraduate research

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

aerospace, automotive, and rail structures. He has been the author or co-author of over 180 peer-reviewed papers in these areas.Dr. Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 10 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Assessing Faculty Implementation of Laboratory Report Writing Instructional ModulesAbstract“An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, anduse

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 12.1096.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program – A STEM Faculty Fellow’s Point of ViewAbstractThe NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is a unique program designed toenhance the professional development of NASA employees and Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty at Minority Institutions (MIs). Through exposureto NASA-related research and facilities, STEM faculty can build relationships with keypersonnel at NASA and gain valuable experience to further their professional research andteaching goals. With this program, it will also increase the capability of MIs to respond toNASA’s research, development, and education

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

participantcourse. While implementing the semester long collaborative project the faculty needed to ensurethe achievement of course objectives. With this in mind, each faculty developed a time plan forhis respective course. In addition to the time plan, each class had its own grading criteria anddeadlines for submitting interim reports. An example of the time plan, deadlines, and gradingcriteria for TECH 430 is provided in Appendix-B. The students needed to submit interim reports Page 11.126.5in a timely manner so that faculty could monitor their progress and provide summativeassessment as students evolved through the semester. Apart from these, the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

discussed include: how to be a successful and happyfaculty member, the Michigan Technological University (MTU) student body, total student development,university learning centers, and preparing for the first day. The orientation is followed by weekly seminarsthroughout the year. The weekly seminars, particularly in the fall, discuss just in time topics such as preparingfor quizzes and exams, dealing with marginal student performance, student evaluations, classroom assessment,grading, active vs. passive learning, reflective teaching, etc. The orientation is directed at new faculty, i.e.,faculty at the university for three years or less. The weekly seminar series includes more experienced teachersas well. The goal is to encourage an exchange of ideas

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 5: Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy Program

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

State University.Dr. Joyce Yen, University of Washington Joyce Yen, Ph.D., is the Director of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change at the University of Washington where she focuses on advancing women and underrepresented minority faculty in STEM fields and leading faculty professional development programKaren Thomas-Brown, University of Washington ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy ProgramAbstractAlthough the imperative for inclusive and equitable teaching practices within engineeringeducation has gained significant traction, many engineering faculty members still lack

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

efficient researchgroup quickly1. Unique research results need to be obtained almost immediately in order toincorporate them into manuscripts since the peer-review process can take over a year beforepublication. The new faculty likely has well-developed project plans for the beginning graduatestudent; however, the student also needs to be educated more extensively as they progresstowards their degree on independent problem solving and generation of ideas. While there is nosubstitute for experience in this endeavor, following certain guidelines can allow the new facultymember to optimize the development of their graduate students in these areas. To be as inclusiveas possible, we also discuss the development of undergraduate research students as

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Marta Alicia Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

School for Social Research with a concentration in economic development and environmental economics. She graduated Summa cum Laude from Fordham University with a B.A. in Social Studies. Panero grew up in Latin America and is fluent in both English and Spanish. Page 23.543.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center: Bringing Together Industry, Faculty, and StudentsAbstractThe School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (SoECS) of New York Institute ofTechnology (NYIT) is launching a new Entrepreneurship and

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Barbara Clark, Purdue University; Susan Geier, Purdue University; Christie Sahley, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

, thepercentage of female PhD holders in full-time STEM academic positions at 2-year and 4-yearcolleges and universities has increased from 10.6% in 1985 to 25.1% in 2006 1. This increase hasbeen attributed to the increase in the number of females earning science and engineering PhDs.However, progress in faculty representation at research intensive institutions has been painfullyslow. A study of the top 100 science and engineering departments (as ranked by NSF) shows thatfemale science and engineering faculty had increased only 3% in the past five years up to a totalSTEM representation of 17% 2.In 2001, the National Science Foundation announced the ADVANCE program to address thedisparity in faculty representation. The goal of ADVANCE is to “… develop

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

for renewal and tenure. How good must teaching be? How do weconvey the professional development and scholarship achievements associated with consulting tothe promotion and tenure committee? How do we compare ET faculty (Ph.D. or M.S.) who arenot performing research based activities with a professor in social science or humanities who isresearch oriented? What other things can be accomplished to make the ET faculty member looklike other faculty on campus?Rose4 states that: “Promotion and tenure of engineering technology (ET) faculty requiresevaluation of an individual’s proficiency in teaching, scholarship and service. The importance ofeach of these may vary from one institution to another. For a new ET faculty member,understanding what is

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Cutright; Helen Qammar

that faculty grades and the PSU ratings are not the only measurements ofperformance since this data is owned solely by the faculty. Building on the theory ofconstructivism and the usefulness of self-reflection in the learning process, the students’ self-assess their abilities at the end of each course. An example of a student learning survey forProcess Controls is shown in the appendix. The statements in the survey were developed,primarily by the course instructor, based on the specific outcomes that course is slated to quantify.The outcomes statements are not used directly because they lack specificity to that course andmay be misinterpreted by the students. The department staff compile the survey results andfaculty use the survey information

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

/sabbatical/professional affiliation conflicts are excluded, faculty attended 43 percent of theseminars, while students attended 52 percent of the seminars.Introduction: A weekly zero credit hour graduate seminar was developed to facilitate a community oflearning within the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. Over thecourse of a semester, presentations covering each of the four sub-disciplines within the CivilEngineering Department are presented: geotechnical, structural, environmental, andtransportation. At least 14 seminars will be offered during each semester (the number ofofferings is dependent upon the number of class days excluding holidays and vacations). Eachseminar is presented by either: professionals from

Conference Session

Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger

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New Engineering Educators

betterunderstanding of the teaching pedagogy which includes multi-disciplinary teaching andintegrated lecture laboratory of the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at FGCU. While ourprimary focus was on student learning, we also conducted surveys to understand the student’sperspective of the WSOE teaching approach. We also had the opportunity to workcollaboratively and learn from other faculty’s teaching style. Although our teaching willincrease, the information gathered through development and teaching of this course will impactour future classes and our engineering career thereafter.ServicesGiven our nascent program, it is not surprising that there is currently only a small number offaculty in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering with 8 total faculty

Conference Session

Transfer Programs at Two-Year Colleges in Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agniprava Banerjee, University of Texas at El Paso; Sara Rodriguez, University of Texas at El Paso; Benjamin Flores, University of Texas at El Paso

Paper ID #37732ASPIRE West Texas Regional Collaborative: A MentoringModel For Future FacultyAgniprava Banerjee PhD Student in Materials Science and Research Associate for Inclusive future faculty preparation for STEMSara E. Rodriguez Educator and Higher-Ed administrator with a focus on grant and program development. Extensive experience with federal funding management and student professional advancement. Currently, coordinator for the UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and Co-PI for the Aspire Alliance West Texas Regional Collaborative (WTxRC)Benjamin C. Flores (Professor

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Diversity

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International

experience. This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities for instructors withinternational backgrounds as they teach at US institutions. The paper attempts to address issuesin temporary and permanent positions including diversity, teaching, professional development,mentoring, service, and communication. The authors share their own experiences and that of asmall sample of other international instructors who are teaching at US institutions. The majorityof international faculty who responded to a survey were tenured, full-time professors.Professional development appears to be the leading reason attracting international facultypursuing teaching careers in the US. The majority of those who taught in other countries used alanguage of instruction

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

capacities including serving as learning coordinator for two international faculty learning projects, collaborating as an innova- tion coach to assist with scaling up innovations in technical education, developing curricular and learning materials based on learning science, and facilitating groups in a variety of settings. In addition, Mary is tenured faculty at Bellevue College where she chairs the Digital Media Arts program.Dr. Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College Dr. Walz completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in Environmental Chemistry and Tech- nology, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Lab- oratory and Rayovac. His studies also included

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bryan John Hubbard P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction Engineering

additional challenge was posed because only a single faculty memberwas allowed to be credited for the course in a given semester their institution which can be adisincentive for the proposal and deployment of shared courses. Some of the alternatives foundby Ball State University faculty to manage the challenges posed by team teaching of the capstonecourse were to only use co-teaching when it was necessary, having some presentations recordedand recruiting the help of teaching assistants when scheduling conflicts cannot be resolved [7],[8]. Another study within the construction education field is by Metzinger et al. [10]. Teamteaching is not the focus of the study, it described the development and deployment of a recentteam-taught course with

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn L. Peterson, The University of Texas at Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shanna E Banda, The University of Texas at Arlington; Karthikeyan Loganathan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Nila Veerabathina, The University of Texas at Arlington

faculty in bothinstitutional policy decision-making processes and the professional development initiatives that canempower them to meaningfully contribute to the change processes stemming from those decisions.Our own institution, UT Arlington, sent a team of faculty members to this institute to examine the roleof our Academic Professional Track (APT) faculty members, our term for non-tenure track faculty.The 4-day workshop was a great success and as a result, a year-long plan is formulated to focus onAPT faculty with a teaching mission to create institutional and far-reaching effects. The plan will beaccomplished by working groups, which will be formed to develop projects and examine identifiedissues. It should be noted that these activities will

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego; Lal Tummala, San Diego State University

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Engineering Technology

creativity, there is also an increasingneed for faculty to educate students on the ethical implications and environmental consequencesof the tasks they perform as future engineers. The faculty has to balance this with other dutiessuch as scholarly development, accreditation, committee assignments, and other servicerequirements. In short, to be successful it is imperative that the engineering faculty acquire andpossess strong management expertise along with varied technical skills.Typically, all faculty members in universities have certain common responsibilities such ashaving to commit themselves to their teaching obligations; participate in the development of theprograms of their departments and schools and of the university as a whole, engage in