desirable, result.By interviewing students, we discovered common patterns in the way OU IE majors perceivetheir discipline. The patterns discovered in the analysis fell into three broad themes: CareerProfile, Discipline Profile, and Discipline Meta-Profile. Career Profile addressed the types ofenvironments in which IEs work, as well as the level of status they feel it is possible to attain.Within Discipline Profile, participants compared IE with other branches of engineering,indicating that IE is more people-oriented, broader, and more systems oriented. Discipline Meta-Profile emerged from students’ perceptions of how other engineers perceive IE as a discipline.Participants used soft, easy, or imaginary engineering to express how they feel many of
Session 1656 Leonardo as Artist, Scientist, Engineer Diana Dabby Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringAbstractStudents find Leonardo’s complex persona and the richness of his artistic and scientific inquiryvital for understanding Leonardo, ingegnere (the engineer). Taking his life and work as itsdomain, Leonardo as Artist, Scientist, Engineer develops the following skills in its range:discovery, discussion, identifying a monograph’s major points, building a scaffold of knowledge,individual research, and creative conveyance of information. It further addresses the time-honored
. Swart’s experience is diversified between industry and academia. In academia, he served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at East Carolina University, Dean of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Old Dominion University, Associate Dean of Business and Economics at California State University, Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida. In industry, he served as Vice President for Operations Systems and Vice President for Management Information Systems at Burger King Corporation. Dr. Swart’s professional achievements have been recognized by the Institute of Industrial Engineers with the 1994 Operations Research
Robin Fowler is a Technical Communication lecturer and a Engineering Education researcher at the University of Michigan. Her teaching is primarily in team-based engineering courses, and her research focuses on equity in communication and collaboration as well as in group design decision making (judgment) under uncertainty. She is especially interested in how power relationships and rhetorical strategies affect group judgment in engineering design; one goal of this work is to to understand factors that inhibit full participation of students who identify with historically marginalized groups and investigate evidence-based strategies for mitigating these inequities. In addition, she is interested in technology and how
Evaluating the Outcomes of a Service-Learning Based Course in an Engineering Education Program: Preliminary Results of the Assessment of the Engineering Projects in Community Service - EPICS. Jason C. Immekus, Susan J. Maller, Sara Tracy, & William C. Oakes Purdue UniversityAbstract Design courses embedded in service-learning are rapidly emerging within the curricula ofmany engineering programs. The learning outcomes service-learning courses seek to promote arewell aligned with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology criteria 2000 (EC2000)1. The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program
Session 1625 Educating Designers on Design via Distance Learning Edward Lumsdaine, Harold A. Evensen, Paula F. Zenner Michigan Technological University Monika Lumsdaine, ConsultantAbstractThis paper describes the experiences of the Department of Mechanical Engineering-EngineeringMechanics at Michigan Tech University in teaching conceptual capstone design to corporatedesigners, and it presents the challenges of adapting the traditional course delivery to studentslearning at a distance. This design course includes the integration of creativity with design
State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining CSULB, he was the head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at Penn State. Dr. Sathianathan has been actively involved in engineering education initiatives since 1994. He led several NSF funded initiative to enhance engineering education, especially focused on retention. He is the co-founder of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program and the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Penn State. He has received the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and Boe- ing Welliver
Paper ID #45761A Gender-based Comparative Analysis of Motivations and Challenges in ConstructionEducationDr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an associate professor in the Department of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State University. Dr. Rokooei’s primary research interests include community resilience, engineering education, simulation and serious games, project management methodologies, data analytics, creativity and innovation, and emerging technologies.Mr. George D Ford P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. George Ford P.E. is the Director of Mississippi Stateˆa C™s Building
Paper ID #46796Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Construction Engineering andManagement EducationProf. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is a professor of Construction Management at Central Connecticut State University. His research focuses on leveraging emerging technologies to improve construction efficiency and collaboration. He is also dedicated to advancing construction education and training through innovative technologies and pedagogical approaches.Dr. Thomas SJ Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato Thomas SJ Kim is a Ph. D. in Building Construction. He had diverse
Engineering.To address the culture within the college and its departments, training workshops on issues ofdiversity, equity, and inclusivity have been introduced for both students and faculty/staff. Wehave hired a team of student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ambassadors who aredeveloping programs for students, faculty, and staff, beginning with regular college-wide townhall meetings for students, faculty, and staff to have open and informal conversations aboutstudents’ experiences. We have established a faculty & staff reading group on diversity, equity,and inclusion, with discussions emphasizing how the readings can be turned into actionablechanges in how we interact with our students and with one another. We have also developed amodel
Paper ID #37814How Does Working on an Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Project vs. aDisciplinary Design Project Affect Peer Evaluators’ Teamwork Skills?Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University Isaac K. Kumi is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at Old Dominion University. He has a B.Sc in Biomedical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, and an M.E. from Old Dominion University in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests are in biomechanics and biomechanical modeling and simulation.Dr. Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University Stacie Ringleb is a professor in the
applications had higher resolution, doctors did not trust the new images. Theengineers who developed the solution did not seek first to understand or empathize with thepotential users, which delayed the use of the new technology.5-Consider the rights of others: What is considered to be a “right” may vary according to societalcontext, ethnic context, country, common practice, and so on. In addition, what is legal may notbe ethical. The case of cancer cells removed from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge orpermission is a famous ethical case study. The use of HeLa cells to test cancer treatments, tostudy the human genome, and to develop the Polio vaccine has saved millions of lives. Mrs.Lacks, a poor Black woman, and her family, were never informed
) [7]. This integrated theoreticalframework can be used to examine the different strengths and assets of a student whilesimultaneously assessing the influence or proximity of the capital to the student and to society.This paper contributes a novel way to examine the aspirations of Black students. As an asset-based framework C2WEST considers the scope and categorizes the capitals of CCW in Blackengineering students. We look specifically at the aspirational wedge in the C2WEST frameworkto explain the aspirations evidenced in interviews with two Black engineering students. Ourmotivation for using this framework is to be able to inform both students and engineeringeducators about ways to categorize and define the aspirational capital of students
processes of disciplinary and professionalenculturation affect core values. In taking this approach, we take up the call to become “ethicalengineers”: “Moral philosophers become ethical engineers who use their expertise in ethicaltopics to criticize existing “moral technology” and construct new concepts, tools, and theoriesthat better answer the current challenges for living a good life” [13]. Moral foundations theory isjust such an emerging moral technology with the potential to answer some of the key challengesof engineering ethics.3. The Moral Foundations QuestionnaireThe primary instrument we used is the validated and publicly available Moral FoundationsQuestionnaire, a 30-question survey designed to examine participants’ intuitions and
declaration: Creating a sustainable world that provides a safe, secure, healthy life for all peoples is a priority for the U.S. engineering community. It is evident that the U.S. engineering community must increase its focus on sharing and disseminating information, knowledge and technology that provides access to minerals, materials, energy, water, food and public health while addressing basic human needs. Engineers must deliver solutions that are technically viable, commercially feasible, and environmentally and socially sustainable.5Clearly, sustainability education will play a major role in providing society with engineers whoare environmentally conscious and critically aware of the global engineering
perspectives on teaching and learning. He has developed and delivered numerous workshops on student-centered-learning and online-learning-related topics during his service in Indonesia. Dr. Lawanto's research interests include cognition, learning and instruction, and online learning. Address: Department of Engineering and Technology Education – College of Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322; email: olawanto@engineering.usu.edu.Scott Johnson, University of Illinois Professor Scott D. Johnson is Chief Information Officer and Associate Dean for Online Learning in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been involved in technical
determinewhich activities or experiences were most meaningful to the students’ development and whatthemes emerge in student descriptions of the program’s impact. This paper adds to thecommunity’s body of knowledge on the types of leadership development experiences deemedmost impactful to students, as well as on the use of portfolios as an assessment method.In spring 2018, each student in the Zachry Leadership Program in Texas A&M’s college ofengineering created a personal leadership portfolio describing which experiences or activities inthe program were most meaningful to them and how the program impacted their leadershipdevelopment. In this study, we review the portfolio text using Hay’s iterative coding process [1]to identify and quantify common
final delivery of the project is a working prototype and a report thatdelineates the task of the prototype, theoretical information that pertains to the design, materialsand methods, results and conclusion on the project.INTRODUCTIONIncreasingly our appliances, machines and even the clothes we wear are equipped with sensors.As educators, we need to educate our emerging workforce to design, fabricate and maintain thesenew “smart” appliances. Through the maker movement [1] many high school students arefamiliar with smart technology equipment before arriving on our campuses and our challenge isto engage them in developing a more rigorous engineering approach to the design, testing anddeployment of sensor systems. In response to this challenge we
that included their decision justifications. The students, rather thanpassively taking in information from the instructor, became actively involved in theapprenticeship. As part of this transformed role, the students were encouraged to reflect onchanges in their problem solving approaches in the final progress report. The students’ reflectiveresponses were then qualitatively analyzed for insight into their problem solving processes. Astatistical comparison of the project scores was also done to assess improvement. Theinstructor’s assessment of the students’ use of his feedback and their problem solving approacheswas gathered via semi-structured interview and included as part of the overall evaluation.1. IntroductionEngineering education must
or has taught courses in engineering design, engineering projects, new product development, value chain management, and intellectual property management strategy. Joe is also a co- founder of Sun Buckets, Inc. (www.sunbuckets.com). Sun Buckets develops, builds, and commercializes thermal energy storage technologies and products primarily targeting energy scarcity in developing re- gions. His research focus is on technology management, product development, and policy – how information is used and managed within an innovation system. He is interested in challenges at the interface of product development, technology management, intellectual property management, public policy, and en- trepreneurship
opportunity for a university to respond to calls for greater accountability andoutcomes-based accreditation. While students gather evidence of their own learning, ideally theywill go through the steps described earlier 9, starting with questioning and organizing, and endingwith adapting.E-portfolio construction contributes to students’ development and internalization of activelearning processes. Because these processes are needed to support life-long learning, portfolioshave the potential to contribute to professional development well beyond the college years. Withthe current generation of students being greatly influenced by information technology 19
.Bibliographical InformationJOHN D. FERNANDEZDr. Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computing and MathematicalSciences. Having served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and 10 years in private industry, Dr. Fernandez brings real-world experiences into the classroom for his students. His research interests are in HCI, information assurance, andsoftware engineering.LARRY YOUNGMr. Larry Young is a retired Air Force officer who served 22 years in various technology leadership positions inthe U.S. Air Force and 5 years in private industry. He is currently a computer science graduate student and anadjunct instructor in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. His current research interestsinclude software
’ Success and Persistence. Journal of Engineering Education. October 2005, pp. 419-425.10. Zhang, G., Anderson, T., Ohland, M., and Thorndyke, B. Identifying Factors Influencing Student Graduation: A Longitudinal, Cross-Institutional Study. Journal of Engineering Education. October 2004, pp. 313-320.11. Seymour, E., Hewitt, N. (1997) Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Westview Press.12. Arnet, J. (2004). Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties. Oxford University Press.13. Frank, M., Lavy, I., and Elata, D., Implementing the Project-Based Learning Approach in an Academic Engineering Course. Journal of International Journal of Technology and Design
architecture and graphic design the emphasis is similar to engineering, while in fine arts the emphasis is not oriented to solving problems for people.Hence the act of Design is the fundamental mode of operation of an engineer. In our teachingwe must reflect this; we must teach problem solving and creative design. George Polya explainedthe four main steps well in his book ``How to solve it.''4 First one must understand the problem,then devise a solution, then put the solution into practice, and the reflect on the solution (both toevaluate and to reuse parts of it). While the book was about mathematical problem solving itapplies well in many areas of Engineering.This leads to our approach to teaching Design. Students must emerge from our programs
Session 2132 Writing to Design/Designing to Write: Using the Correlations between Communication and Engineering to Improve Student Reflection Jeff Froyd, Texas A&M University Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractCurrently engineering programs in the U.S. are incorporating design into technicalcurricula, from first-year design experiences to senior capstone, client-centered projects.Included in the engineering design emphasis is a focus on inter-personal skills thatenhance professional engineering work, particularly
getting in and getting out. One question asked [of the panel was] about how the classes you take in college relate to the task you perform on your job. For this question each panelist related certain topics which they had learned in college to the technologies they were developing on the job. I personally found this topic very useful and informative. I believe the main focus was on how to be successful. Whether in school or on a job. I will be the first to admit that I learned a lot. For instance, I did not think having a master’s degree would make a whole lot of difference as far as salary wise. Now I am at the point of considering graduate school. Now, I want to attend graduate school and finish the education
Paper ID #8751The Traditional Engineer vs. The Innovative EngineeerDr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards supporting research in engineering education. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University and Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests include engineering innovativeness, entrepreneurial engineering, teamwork, and mindset changes and learning strategies of both engineering students
Paper ID #46096Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Construction Management throughExperiential ProjectsDr. Dalya Ismael, Old Dominion University Dr. Dalya Ismael is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. She holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on advancing sustainable design and construction practices through behavioral interventions, immersive visualization, and data-informed decision-making. With over a decade of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Ismael is also a LEED Green Associate and Envision Specialist
Rebekka Darner, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CeMaST) at Illinois State University (ISU). As the leader of CeMaST, her work involves immobilizing broader ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #49230 impacts of ISU scholars’ research to extend the benefits of scholarship to the public, enabling evidence-based STEM teaching methods across the K-16 continuum and in informal learning spaces, and supporting broad representation of many perspectives within STEM disciplines. Her research focuses on fostering non-STEM majors’ motivation
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