Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron J. Turner, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

interest in evaluating the progress of our program underABET criterion 3 through the Engineering Senior Design Program. ABET criterion 3 specifiesthe following outcomes: (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; (d) An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams; (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (f) An understanding of professional and

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4544: INOCULATING NOVICE SOFTWARE DESIGNERS WITHEXPERT DESIGN STRATEGIESDavid R. Wright, North Carolina State University David Wright earned his Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina State University. He is currently a Research Associate in the Computer Science Department, overseeing the day-to-day operations of four different research projects. Wright has taught a variety of undergraduate courses at NCSU and other local institutions. His research interests include software design and engineering education, focusing on ways to help students think more like engineering professionals than students, as well as developing teaching and learning tools and strategies that help keep students interested in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Suzanne Grassel Shoger, The Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Ohio State University; Mitsu Narui, The Ohio State University Multicultural Center; Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #15952Empowering Male Students as Allies for Gender Equity Within an Engineer-ing CollegeDr. Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University Dr. Lisa Abrams is currently the Associate Chair for the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University (OSU). She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineer- ing and PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State. She has seven years of industry experience in the areas of Design and Consulting. Her research focuses on the recruitment, retention, and success of undergraduate students, especially those populations who are under-represented

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Yale University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the case study approach and use of multipleinformation sources to build understanding of the connected contexts wherein failure occurs.Figure 1. Theoretical framework for regulated responses to design failure.MethodsCase ContextThis close examination of students’ design work was situated in one implementation of a 9th-grade curriculum unit exploring soft robotics. Soft robotics uses compliant, soft, and bioinspiredsystems to solve robotics problems [25]. The field of soft robotics is interdisciplinary [26] andyoung [27]; therefore, by introducing new paradigms and materials for robotics, the unit wasconceptualized to increase interest and dispel student misconceptions about engineering. Ourprevious work has described the design-based

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omoju Miller, UC Berkeley

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

” series asCS10—a CS course designed for non-majors.CS10 was specifically designed for non-majors to broaden participation. Since its inception, thecourse has been phenomenally successful in attracting female students, with the spring 2013offering breaking the 50% female barrier1 . One of the goals of this work is to see if CS10 is ableto serve as a successful gateway into the major, and more important, if a significant portion of thefemale students feel a strong sense of CS belonging.Cognitive PerspectiveThis work draws from the cognitive perspective on learning, emphasizing the understanding ofconcepts, of reasoning, and how they influences problem solving 9 , with particular emphasis onconstructionism 10 . A lot of the ideas for this research

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

programdevelopment at course and departmental levels. Our framework helps identify connectionsbetween human-centered design processes and mindsets and literature-based engineering designactivities. It also supports collaboration by building on our previous work, which identified fournecessary collaborative problem-solving processes to support group-level work. We intend foreducators to use this framework to understand engineering students’ journeys and build learningtrajectories for engineering students to build human-centered engineering design knowledge,skills, and abilities. In this paper, we introduce the framework and its utility and explain how itcan be used as a tool to help instructors identify opportunities to create HCED learningexperiences, make

Conference Session

Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aqdas Malik, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Habib Karbasian, George Mason University; Rajat Handa; Hemant Purohit, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #21703#EngineersWeek: Broadening our Understanding of Community Engage-ment Through Analysis of Twitter Use During the National Engineers WeekDr. Aqdas Malik, George Mason University Aqdas Malik is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Information Sciences and Tech- nology, George Mason University. His multidisciplinary academic and industry experience spans two key disciplines: Human-Computer Interaction and Social Media Communication and Analytics. He is currently engaged in a number of research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In some of his recent projects he has applied

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering from Colorado State University. His research is focused on how people relate knowledge in engineering forums. Page 24.633.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 From the mouths of students: Two illustrations of narrative analysis to understand engineering education’s ruling relations as gendered and racedAbstractMuch research done in engineering education on white women and people of color’sunderrepresentation relies on methods which necessitate collapsing the experiences of all womentogether and the experiences of all people of

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Capobianco, The College of New Jersey; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee

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Student

struggles the preserviceteachers in the preliminary study had. All of the data and outcomes created a solid foundation forour future work.References1. Cunningham, C. M. Engineering is Elementary: An Engineering and Technology Curriculum for Children. Eng. Educ. 1–17 (2007).2. Moore, K. D. Effective instructional strategies: From theory to practice. (SAGE Publications, 2015).3. Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. in Understanding by Design (ed. Davis, K. M.) 191–226 (Pearson, 2006). Appendix B: Lesson plan format preservice teachers used Title: ______________________________________ Unit #____ Lesson #_____ Day # _____ Aim/Focus QuestionAim/Focus Question

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylie Denise Stoup, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #16129Engineering Students’ Self-Concept Differentiation: Investigation of Identity,Personality, and Authenticity with Implications for Program RetentionMs. Kylie Denise Stoup, James Madison University Kylie Stoup is a senior honors engineering student at James Madison University. Ms. Kylie Stoup grad- uates with a BS in Engineering in May 2016. She is in the second year of her 2-year-long engineering capstone project so far, involving the design and implementation of a greenway system in Harrisonburg. Her career interests include transportation infrastructure and city planning with a focus in social equity, as

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

School of Engieering and Technology. In spring 2001, Dr. Farahani was the recipient of the Mediated Classroom Teacher Award for his performance in Fort Hays State Unversity's College of Business and Leadership. He served as the chair of the department of Management and Information Systems at National University (2002-2004). Dr. Farahani's research interests are in optimization theory and algorighm design. He is also interested in mathematics and computer science education.Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marah C. Lambert, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dilara Yaya Bryson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Edith Gnanadass, The University of Memphis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Learning, ”New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education” in New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, and a chapter entitled ”Gender still matters in distance education” in the Handbook of Distance of Education. She is the co-editor of Adult Education Quarterly and guest editor of the upcoming Being Black in the U.S. themed issue of Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Expectations versus reality: Understanding women STEMdoctoral students' perceptions and experiences on doctoral mentoring relationships IntroductionThe representation of women within the STEM field

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines

. Page 12.1513.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Understanding and Overcoming Student-Based Difficulties when Transitioning from Multiple-Choice (Clicker) to Open-Ended Questions for Real-Time Formative AssessmentAbstractThe utilization of Tablet PC technology to facilitate open-ended questioning for real-timeformative assessment is a very powerful pedagogical tool. We describe the challenges ourstudents faced as we transitioned from multiple-choice (clicker) to open-ended questions for real-time formative assessment in two upper-level engineering physics courses. These difficultieswere of three main types: increased student stress, more obvious differences in rates and levels ofstudent learning

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd C. Hufnagel, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

electrical engineering at Virginia Tech, where he was named the Paul E. Torgersen Leadership Scholar. Page 23.364.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Deepening Conceptual Understanding in an Introductory Material Science Course through Active learning Strategies Page 23.364.2IntroductionIn this paper we report on a quasi-experimental study to explore the effect of instructionalmethodologies on student learning gains in a core materials science course at a large researchuniversity in the Northeast. The

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Charity Watson

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18710Work in Progress: Understanding how Action Modes R can Help or HinderStudents in Self-paced CoursesKhushikumari Patel, Clemson University Khushi Patel is an Engineering and Science Education graduate student at Clemson University. She re- ceived her undergraduate degree in Chemistry with a minor in secondary education from Millsaps College. She also holds a secondary license to teacher chemistry and general science for middle and high schools in the states of Mississippi and Tennessee. She received her master’s degree in chemistry from Tennessee State University.Dr. Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University

Conference Session

Dynamics - Wow! They accelerate

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #6308Correlation of Students’ Basic Understanding of Rigid Body Dynamics andPerformance in StaticsDr. Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University Page 23.344.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 CORRELATION OF STUDENTS’ BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF RIGID BODY DYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE IN STATICSIntroductionOne of the most common specific difficulties that students display at the completion of a Staticsclass is the inability or unwillingness to consistently consider both force and moment equili-brium

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reem Nasr, Boston University; Steven Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Garik, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1919: STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS: THEROLE OF INTERVAL MATCHING IN STUDENT REASONINGReem Nasr, Boston UniversitySteven Hall, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPeter Garik, Boston University Page 12.1317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Student Understanding in Signals and Systems: The Role of Interval Matching in Student ReasoningAbstractThis study was designed to investigate student understanding in signals and systems, particularlythe study of continuous-time linear, time-invariant systems. In this paper, we report on a principalfinding of this investigation, namely, the importance of the interval

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatima Glovena Fairfax, Duke University; Elyse McFalls, Duke University; Alex Rogers, Duke University; Jabari Kwesi, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Helen Xiao, Duke University; Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. She also served as an associate professor and in- terim co-chair in the School of Computing at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologies, programs, and curricula to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Currently, through this work, she is the Backbone Director for the Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education as well as Education and Workforce Director for the Athena AI Institute. Having garnered over $40M in funding from public and private sources to support her collabo- rative research activities, Daily’s work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes

Conference Session

Computers in Education 10 - Technology 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baiou Shi, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Siddharth Ravi; Dan Fenner; Rand Garrity, Penn State Erie

Paper ID #37502Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulation as a Tool forHelping Student Understanding of Fluid Flow ConceptsBaiou Shi Mechanical Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA, USASiddharth Ravi Siddharth Ravi is a graduate of Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on simulating nanodroplet behavior when interacting with a substrate in different environments. He is an avid enthusiast of aviation and is in the process of earning a private pilot license.Dan Fenner (Chemistry Teacher Maplewood Jr/Sr High School

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamal Ardister, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #43404Paper or Silicon: Assessing Student Understanding in a Computer-basedTesting Environment Using PrairieLearnMr. Jamal Ardister, Michigan State UniversityDr. Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University Geoff Recktenwald is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Geoff holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University and Bachelor degrees in Mechanical EngineeringSara Roccabianca, Michigan State University Sara Roccabianca is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn University; Chaohui Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Sutanu Bhattacharya

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

Paper ID #45562Empowering Undergraduates with NLP: Integrative Methods for DeepeningUnderstanding through Visualization and Case StudiesNilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn UniversityChaohui Ren, Auburn University [1] Mohamed, Abdallah. ”Designing a CS1 programming course for a mixed-ability class.” Proceedings of the western Canadian conference on computing education. 2019. [2] Shettleworth, Sara J. Cognition, evolution, and behavior. Oxford university press, 2009.Dr. Cheryl Seals, Auburn University Dr. Cheryl Denise Seals is a professor in Auburn University’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. She

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karina Sylvia Sobieraj, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

Paper ID #30906Paper: Using Qualitative Techniques to Understand the Types ofUndergraduate Research MentorshipKarina Sylvia Sobieraj, The Ohio State University I am a fourth-year biological engineering student pursuing a minor in biomedical engineering. I am active in many clubs on campus including Make a Wish and the Society of Women Engineers and I am also an undergraduate researcher for an engineering education research group.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 3 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Monica McGill, Knox College

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

areas of scholarship are computer science education research with a current focus on diversity and improving the quality of research to examine effective practices on a large scale. She oversaw the recent development of , a website with manually curated data from over 500 articles and a list of over 90 instruments for evaluating computing education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE OF DIVERSITY EFFORTS IN K-12 COMPUTING USING ‘- Adrienne Decker (University at Buffalo) Monica McGill (Knox College, CSEdResearch.org) 1Good morning

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian, Florida Institute of Technology; Jinan Ziade; Mohd A. Khairi, Najran University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #16037How Cultural Understanding Influences Business Success in Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA)Dr. Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA Ali has received a BS degree in Electronics, a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Systems and a second M.S. degree in Operations Research from the University of Central Florida and has received a Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). His research interests include knowledge management, data mining, object-oriented methodologies, design patterns, software safety, genetic and optimization algorithms. Dr. Shaykhian is a professional

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #31347Challenges of Developing a New Engineering Drawings Course for CivilEngineersMr. Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan Brad Schmid is an assistant professor in Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering at the Univer- sity of Saskatchewan. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Challenges of Developing a New Engineering Drawings Course for Civil EngineeringAbstractThe landscape of engineering graphics and design have changed substantially in the last twentyto thirty years, yet in many ways the courses and curriculum have often not

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

begin with a description of the pre-engineering program at the University ofWisconsin-Marathon County, including how it fits into the University of Wisconsin System.Next, the issues governing the creation and design on the new engineering graphics course isdiscussed. That is followed by an outline of the new course, including topics, scheduling,textbooks, and assignments. The implementation of the new course is then detailed includinginstructor and student reactions to the new course. Finally, conclusions will be made regardingthe new engineering graphics course.Pre-engineering programTo understand the pre-engineering program at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County,the structure of the University of Wisconsin System must be grasped. The

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Rebecca D. Swanson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #30161”I understand their frustrations a little bit better.” – Elementaryteachers’ affective stances in engineering in an online learning program(FUNDAMENTAL)Dr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Dr. Merredith Portsmore is the Director for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (www.ceeo.tufts.edu). Merredith received all four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in de- signing and constructing solutions to engineering design problems and evaluating students’ design arti

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, and 5. To use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The assessment of the effectiveness of the novel elements in Design I was conducted by meansof survey at the end of the course. A Likert scale from 1 to 5 was used. There were 16 sectionsof Engineering Design I offered in Fall 2005. The total number of students enrolled in the coursewas 346 and the survey response rate was 42 % (145 students). While designing our coursesurvey questions, we made sure that the course objectives discussed earlier were beingaddressed. The survey questions are listed below: A-1. You are

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. Page 25.1189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Perspectives of Engineering Design EducationIntroductionLearning how to design plays a vital role in engineering education to prepare students to solveopen-ended, complex problems. The demand from industry for holistic engineers, with theability to innovate and compete globally, calls for high quality design education. This researchaims to advance the teaching and learning of engineering design by considering undergraduateengineering students’ perspectives of engineering design. The purpose is to understand the waysstudents think about design by looking at the meaning students assign to design within theengineering context. By

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

many engineering programs have developeddesign courses and programs to better reflect the needs of society and the environment, perhapsone of the first academicians to note the interdependence among technical engineering skills, andthe arts and social sciences is Duke University Professor of Civil Engineering Henry Petroski.Although much of his work has addressed the role of failure in design, Petroski was one of thefirst to consider engineering an integrated discipline. In what many consider his seminal work,To Engineer is Human, Petroski refers to engineering practice as a human endeavor, a practice ofboth science and art, one that is “part of our human understanding and experience.”1 Petroski is particularly referring to working in