Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Blake PE, Austin Peay State University; John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

programs, catastrophic accidentswith spacecraft, or other problems with our technological infrastructure. People who produce thenews stories, people who propose legislation or sit on juries, and people who vote need to knowsomething about engineering. To be prepared for the future, people need to know somethingabout engineering.State of the ArtIn the 1990s, a push came from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE) to make it a national priority to increase the technologicalliteracy of the general public in the United States [4,5,6,7]. In the modern engineered world, aperson needs to know something about engineering to have an understanding of technology.This effort, documented in works such as Technically

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Steven Michael Ansorge, Madison Area Technical College; Adam Gusse, Sunvest Solar, Inc; Nicholas J. Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #30133Enlightened Education: Solar Engineering Design to Energize SchoolFacilitiesDr. Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College Dr. Walz completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Laboratory and Rayovac. His studies also included re- search with the University of Rochester Center for Photo-Induced Charge Transfer. Since 2003, Dr. Walz has taught science and engineering at Madison Area Technical College, where he serves as the director of the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University

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International

speakers.So far, three common projects with students from DTU-Denmark and Purdue-USA have beencompleted. For the American students the projects are their senior capstone projects and, for Danishstudents, the project is a component of a course called Innovation Pilot.International companies from Denmark and/or USA generated the project topics: 1. Schneider Electric: “Automation Feasibility Project”. Participants were 3 students from Purdue and 4 students from DTU. 2. Cabin Plant:”Vibration Unit”. Participants were 2 students from Purdue and 4 students from DTU. 3. Danfoss A/S: ”Thermal Based Efficiency Measurement of High-Performance Power Electronics”. Participants were 3 students from Purdue and 4 students from DTU.In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobin Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Stephen Knisley, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Jared Webb, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Arvind Chandrasekaran, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

smaller than that of the effect on self- efficacy. Methods Students in six undergraduate engineering courses that were reformulated to providestudents with consistent opportunities to engage in needs finding and engineering designactivities were administered a pre-test and post-test survey. The survey contained measures ofEngineering Values, Self-efficacy, and Identity. There were six engineering self-efficacy itemsarranged on a 7 point Likert scale. Students’ scores on these 6 items were summed to create acomposite Engineering Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) with a possible range of 7 to 42 (α=.778;N=88)1. The items assess a general form of self-efficacy as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caitlin Snyder, Vanderbilt University; Dawit M. Asamen, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Mohammad Yunus Naseri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Niroj Aryal, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University; Abhishek Dubey, Vanderbilt University; Erin Henrick, Vanderbilt University; Erin R. Hotchkiss, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Manoj K. Jha, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Steven X. Jiang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Emily C. Kern; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Landon Todd Marston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher P. Vanags, Vanderbilt University; Kang Xia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

capabilities that we can educate the next generation of engineers andscientists on. These core capabilities are: (1) Reliable Infrastructure for data collection andanalysis; it is important to educate the students about the importance of privacy as well; (2)Application of machine learning and data analytics across multiple domains; and (3) Distributedapplication development for deployment of services and applications in an efficient manner.3. Framework3.1 Module Types Based on the NSF guidelines for “Data Science: the science of planning for, acquisition,management, analysis of, and inference from data” [10], this study focused on Data Analysis andInterpretation through Interdisciplinary Learning. As seen in Figure 3, this includes activitieson

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

communication and teamwork skills.ABET therefore now proposes improvement for the knowledge, skills and professional values for thegraduating students. In addition, analysis of the industry studies, together with the review of theABET accreditation criteria and study of engineering education reveals that the industryemployers and the students are looking for significant changes to the current philosophy anddelivery of engineering education [5]. These issues can be summarized as follows: 1. Engineering curricula does not provide sufficient integration of engineering science and technical topics to industrial practices. 2. Programs at times do not provide sufficient design experiences to students. 3. Graduates lack communication skills as well

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Richard J Schuhmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Atieh, Taibah Univeristy; Peter Dietrich, Corvinus University Budapest

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

value of this collaboration experience is generally positive, butadditional enhancement opportunities exist. We hypothesize that we can improve team performance ifstudents learn to understand the ways in which the culture and worldviews of the team members affectthe team’s decision-making and performance. In fact, when cultural accommodation does not take placeone might expect worse team performance in a mixed culture team. This would produce a U shape or“bath tub” performance curve when both cases are included - lots of bad and lots of good results, and notmuch in the middle. This means students must first understand their own cultural orientation andworldview and how representative it is of their home country, then achieve a similar

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

communication between lecturers and students.13,14 A session is booked by thelecturer for a specific time. The software produces a unique web address that is distributed tostudents in the class. Once the session begins, the presenter and students have access to an on-line whiteboard, real-time voice, video, and text transmission, and a number of single-clickindicators that students can use to simulate actions in a classroom, such as raising one’s hand,answering yes or no, and being in agreement or disagreement (figure 1). A list of students Page 20.18.3logged into the session is always visible. The lecturer has the ability to directly share with

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

assessment ofthe student’s performance in the areas of Technical Accuracy and Completeness,Organization and Development of the presentation material, Neatness andProfessionalism, and use of Visual Aids and Presentation skills. These areas are rated bythe panel on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest level of performance. The results of thefour-member panel are given below: Table 2: Industry Panel Scores Average Score out of 5 Technical Accuracy and 3.9 Completeness Organization and Development 4.4 Neatness and Professionalism 4.6 Visual Aids and Presentation skills

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

total of 36 credit hours, including 15 credits of coreeducation/pedagogy courses, 15 credits of Technology Education courses and 6 credit hours of aspecial project that will be administered jointly by faculty in CED and COE (Table 1). Therequirement of an engineering education-based project in lieu of the thesis makes it possible forstudents to complete the degree within one year. Page 26.16.4Table 1. Plan of StudySemester (Credit Hours) Course (Credit Hours)Summer Session I, II (8) Summer I: TED 530: Foundations of Teaching Technology (3) TED 692: Research

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 9: Credit Loss for Engineering Transfer Students: Visualizations Across Students and Structures

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Amy Jo Richardson, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions

CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS EXPRESSED IN THISMATERIAL ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT NECESSARILYREFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. NATIONAL PRIORITY INCREASE GRADUATES BROADEN PARTICIPATION President’s Council of Advisors on Underrepresented groups in engineering Science and Technology estimated that are also the fastest growing segment of the United States will need 1 million the general population, and so it is also additional STEM professionals. important that the field similarly reflect the population it serves.Among the national priorities are increasing graduates in STEM and

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 15.1364.3government funding commitments enjoyed by other countries are examples. Currently within the United States, there are very few avenues to standardization education.These include either on-job training sessions, typically to specific standards, general courses heldby major standards development organizations (SDOs), or by enrollment in specific graduatecourses at one of only four universities (The Catholic University of America, University ofColorado at Boulder, Purdue University, and the University of Pittsburgh) (1). At this writing theseuniversities are the only US institutions that offer courses dedicated to advanced knowledge /understanding of the standardization processes (American National Standards Institute, 2009

Collection

2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Mridusmita Saikia; Stephanie Fuchs

Work in Progress: Can studio-style instruction promote the application of engineeringprinciples in biomedical problem solving. Analysis of type 1 diabetes treatment designssubmitted by biomedical engineering students in their sophomore and junior year studio.Mridusmita Saikia1 and Stephanie Fuchs11Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAAbstract: Solving complex global problems requires innovative thinking and efficient design. Inour role as engineering educators, we endeavor to create the future generation of engaged andcreative problem solvers. In this study we explore whether studio-style instruction, a pedagogicaltool recently incorporated into our biomedical engineering curriculum, can be used to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (1)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University; Tessa Sybesma, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Monika Kwapisz, Montana State University; Emma Annand, Montana State University; Shannon Ranch, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

projects and corresponding support activities are instrumentalin engineering student leadership development.IntroductionIndustry has consistently called for professionals with a mix of technical and professional skills.The combination of which is not only necessary to successfully navigate the workplace, but it isalso needed to allow teams with diverse skill sets to effectively solve the complexinterdisciplinary problems that exist today. While the education system has worked to increasegraduation rates of technical professionals-- such as engineers—there are persistent demandsfrom industry to improve professional skill competencies [1], [2]. This NSF-funded project hasworked to bridge this gap by developing a data-driven understanding of how

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

assignedaccordingly. Further readings and homework, directly relating to engineering, technology, anddesign, are assigned by ETHOS administration and engineering faculty to supplement each classsession’s topic. Table 1: EGR330 Class Session Number, Topic and Facilitator Class Topic Facilitator 1 Introduction and General ETHOS Administration Information 2 Language Prep Spanish Department 3 Language Prep Spanish Department 4 Language Prep Spanish Department 5 Language Prep Spanish Department 6 Appropriate Technology ETHOS

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

Session 1348 A Novel Approach to Integrating Communication and Technical Skills Creating a Seamless Transition into Today’s State of the Art Engineering Technology Industrial Environment Jerome Tapper, Walter Buchanan Northeastern University, School of Engineering Technology, Boston, MAAbstract - Today’s engineering professionals are faced with many technical challenges. It can beagreed that the majority of colleges and universities across the country do an excellent job ofeducating our engineering and engineering technology students. However, not all technicallycompetent students are

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Brown, Chippewa Valley Technical College; Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired); Jeffrey Fancher, Western Wisconsin Technical College; Walter Hedges, Fox Valley Technical College; Terry Fleischman, Fox Valley Technical College; Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College; Richard Lokken, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Thomas Martin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Daniel Merkel, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired); Michael O'Donnell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Terry O'Laughlin, Madison Area Technical College; Mark Porubsky, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Robert Steker, Waukesha County Technical College; Timothy Tewalt, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Appendix C.EET Electronics Bridge CoursesThe courses that are unique to EET relative to Electronics Technology are now described. Thetechnical composition course is available in all districts and just needed to be specified as arequired course in the AAS-EET curricula. The calculus courses start with analytic geometryand progress through single and multivariable calculus. Typical coverage is contained in the firstten chapters of Technical Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 4th ed., by Peter Kuhfittig(Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2006), for example. The development of the mathematical capability ofstudents is essential to their success in the subsequent +2 BS-EET program.The two other unique courses at the AAS-EET level are generically named DC/AC III

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Mohan Wang, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Spencer Mark Sullivan; Kevin Chen

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).Mr. Spencer Mark SullivanProf. Kevin Chen c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Project-Based Learning of Optics and Photonics: How to Teach a Stand- Alone Technical Elective “Niche” Course?AbstractAt the typical engineering school, lasers and optics is an elective “niche” area, often with astandalone senior course offering. This course is generally taken by students in their final yearswhen they are ready to graduate and start their careers or graduate school. For

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

was matched based on complementing skills andinterests. Creating such collaborative teams was intended to promote both horizontal and verticallearning in an interactive environment, thus laying the pathway to mold independent researcherswho are also team players. During this time, they were immersed in hands-on researchexperiences comprising of a transformative research project, capsulated technical sessions andcomplementary lab practice, field tours, research seminars, and professional developmentworkshops; this on-site experience was supplemented with a 1-year follow-up for continuedinteraction, growth, and guidance for pursuing advanced study. Student deliverables includeddissemination of research results, and a follow-up plan tailored to

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

Session 3432 Improving Technical Writing through Published Standards: The University of Texas at Tyler Electrical Engineering Laboratory Style Guide David M. Beams Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Tyler Lucas P. Niiler Department of English and Writing Center Director, University of Texas at TylerAbstractThe writing of technical reports is an integral part of the duties of practicing engineers. Theaccreditation criteria of EC2000 recognize this by placing emphasis on "soft skills

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley

integral part ofprofessional engineering education, we will need to go beyond generalizations and readyexplanations to inquire into (1) the specific knowledge, skills, and experiences that constitute the Page 2.442.1ability to communicate effectively about technical matters and (2) the cultural and historicalcontexts that have shaped contemporary views of engineers and technology.We need a new vision of technical communication that is interdisciplinary and integrative andestablishes strong links between communication and intellectual activity. It should have severalkey components.1.) It should be consistent with the notion of career preparation

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Sameer Hamoush, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #34966Teaching STEM Early-college Students: A New Methodology to Teach En-ergyComplex SystemsDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universities), in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in the journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and simulation of

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

targeted workshops that launched during the Fall 2003 semester and repeated during theSpring 2004 semester (per above). Workshop topics were developed in response to courserequirements, based on discipline-specific writing conventions and writing problems evident inpast student work. Topics fall into three general categories: 1. Course assignments / engineering documents (proposals, progress reports, technical reports, posters, extended abstracts) 2. Discipline-specific writing problems (comparing / contrasting abstracts, introductions & conclusions; tone and professional communications; paragraph structure and organizational cues; integrating figures with text) 3. Mechanics and proofreading (review and practice

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Caroline Baillie, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(NSF). Dr. Lord is among the first to study Latinos in engineering and coauthored The Bor- derlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering. Dr. Lord is a Fellow of the IEEE and ASEE and is active in the engineering education community including serving as General Co-Chair of the Frontiers in Educa- tion Conference, President of the IEEE Education Society, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). She and her coauthors received the 2011 Wickenden Award for the best paper in JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

oxygen conducting mixed oxide membranes and teaching reactor engineering, and she has been teaching back at CSM since 2004. She is now a Teaching Professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at CSM. Her primary research focus is in pedagogy, specifically in utilizing online resources and other technology and different teaching methods to increase student engage- ment and reduce/eliminate lecturing in the classroom. She likes to play with her kids, play racquetball, run, bike, swim, and play pool in her free time. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Creating and Facilitating an Engaging, Rigorous, Fully-Online Technical Course (or just Online Content

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kist; Barbara Goldberg; William Lin

Session 3650 The Impact of a Problem-solving, Team-based, Team-taught, Interdisciplinary Learning Community on Nontraditional Technical Students at a Commuting Institution Barbara M. I. Goldberg, Ph.D., Thomas M. Kist, M.S, William T. Lin, Ph.D. DeVry Institute/DeVry Institute/Indiana University, Purdue University at IndianapolisAbstractThis study focused on nontraditional, commuting, full-time students at a proprietary,technical, two and four year college in a large metropolitan area in central New Jerseyand the impact of a problem-solving, team-based, team-taught, interdisciplinary

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica B. Setien, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Stephen B. Knisley, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the Department of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Work in Progress: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Learning Methods, Personal Decisions, and University Experiences of First-Year Engineering StudentsAuthors: Monica B. Setien, Tobin Walton, Matthew McCullough, Stephen KnisleyIntroduction The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 as a highly contagious respiratory disease has impactedthe way every person lives day to day [1]. Specifically, this pandemic has caused educationalinstitutions all around the world to take immediate

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Forsman

Session 3438 Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping: A Senior Level Technical Elective for Mechanical Engineering Technology Students and Much More. David R. Forsman Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractStudents in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program at Penn State Erie, theBehrend College are highly versed in application oriented computer techniques for problemsolving. Nine years ago, a senior level technical elective was developed that would allowstudents with an interest in CAD modeling and design extending beyond

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

continued outreach and recruitment efforts, current rates of engineering enrollment arenot sufficient to meet the nation’s growing need for technical and engineering graduates. Recentefforts to address this problem aim to increase interest in engineering among PreK-12 students.However, past research demonstrates that interest is not always sufficient to help students pursueengineering majors, particularly for rural students [1]. Influential adults (family, friends,teachers) are often the primary influence on rural students’ college and career choices, whilefactors such as strong family and community bonds, lack of social and cultural capital, limitedaccess to advanced courses, and inadequate financial resources often limit their

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark E. Snyder, Illinois Institute of Technology; Matthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Page 24.215.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Assessment of Students’ Changed Spatial Ability Using Two Different Curriculum Approaches; Technical Drawing Compared to Innovative Product DesignIntroductionImproving student performance on academic tasks in mathematics, science and engineeringappears to occur when students’ spatial visualization skills have been improved. Studies havefound improving spatial visualization can increase success in chemistry (Carter, et.al, 1987)1,reduce math anxiety (Maloney, et.al., 2011)2, improve calculus grades (Sorby, et.al., 2012)3, andincrease retention and success in science and engineering curricula (Potter, et.al., 2006