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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 26.651.6Figure 1. Research laboratory dedicated to engineering-wide self-directed undergraduateresearch.Results The course has now been offered three times since its inception. The first time the course wasoffered, it was piloted with students participating in faculty-mentored undergraduate summerresearch through the Armour College of Engineering Program for Undergraduate ResearchEducation6. These students were ideal for this class, as they clearly had an interest in performingresearch. In the pilot course, students participated by forming teams and pursuing small researchprojects distinct from their faculty-mentored research. Piloting the course in this manner allowedus to fine tune our lectures and adjust the scope based on

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; Shah Rukh Humayoun, San Francisco State University; Khanh Nguyen; Yongjian Pan

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

well. Theirorganization has several committees including one for Disaster Emergency Services (DES). TheDES cooperates with the State of California to provide rosters of trained engineers trained toparticipate in reconnaissance post-natural hazards (e.g. earthquakes) to evaluate the safety ofstructures following set criterion. To participate as a rapid-evaluator, engineers must have theirprofessional engineer’s license and complete the Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluatortraining. SEAONC offers this training every 18 months.The training is conducted through a one-day event consisting of presentations from experts in thefield along with case study examples conducted in small groups. These case studies select astructure and present to the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

issues considered by the steering group to be most relevant to the workshop: (1) desiredoutcomes of a newly minted undergraduate fluid mechanics course and of the workshop; (2)motivation for faculty participation in such a program; (3) course and workshop assessment; (4)use of multimedia in the classroom and beyond; and (5) administration and pedagogy of thecourse and the consortium. Workshop participants were free to chose their working group.We report the findings of the subgroups. The first group considered the desired outcomes of a new Page 6.568.3course, and of the workshop. The new course material included a national pool of high-quality

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Rachel Ann Baker; Thaddeus J. Milton, Purdue University; Joshua T. Yeggy

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

support and educate these students in engineering.This executive summary describes the first phase of our research. We have developed acomprehensive survey of students’ latent attributes developed from an extensive literature reviewas well as pilot interviews with students. Thirty-four ABET accredited institutions with a commonfirst-semester engineering course were recruited to participate in this study. This recruitment wasdone via a random stratified list of institutions based on engineering undergraduate enrollment toensure representation from small (7,750 or fewer), medium (7,751 to 23,050), and large (23,051or more) institutions and prevent overrepresentation from a few large institutions in the sample ornumerous small institutions [11]. The

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 4: Professional Preparation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University; Timothy Cyders; Cody Petitt; Kouree Chesser, Ohio University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

ThroughePortfolios," International Journal of ePortfolio, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 17-27, 2019.[16] T. Scartabello, M. Abate, and L. Slimak, "Impact of a Portfolio Program on Self-Assessment SkillsInvolving General Longitudinal Outcomes," International Journal of ePortfolio, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 103-114,2018.[17] S. Sheppard, K. Macatangay, A. Colby, W. M. Sullivan, and L. S. Shulman, "Educating engineers:Designing for the future of the field," Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2009.[18] S. Adams, "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life,"Portfolio, Oct. 22, 2013.[19] G. Kremer, "Designing to Make A Difference: Authentic Integration of Professional Skills in anEngineering Capstone Design Course," in

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CANCELLED: Track 3: Technical Session 2: Learning and Adopting Principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice through the Development of a Sustainability Mindset Among First Year Engineering Students

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Krystal Colón-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

college students. To date, the enrollment in the scholarshipcohorts matches the approximate 2:1 men:women ratio of the overall enrollment in engineeringat our campus (numbers of students reporting alternative gender identifications are small, andtherefore not reported). As the program matures, more efforts need to be made to increase thenumber of women applicants and awardees.In a prior work (Colón et al. 2024), the team provided a first view of the development of thestudents’ sustainability mindset as a result of analyzing the participants from the 2023sustainability engineering cohort, measured using a four-dimensional framework of knowledge(K), skills (S), behaviors (B), and attitudes (A). We found that students progressed in all

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederic-Charles Krynen, Stanford University; Carl E. Wieman

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

assessment tool to measure students’ problem-solving skills independent oftheir performance on the course final project.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank HHMI for their continued support of students from underrepresentedbackgrounds through our science education programs. 12References [1] S. D. Sheppard, R. L. Anderson, and T. W. Kenny, “Three stanford faculty write about change & engineering education.,” Advances in Engineering Education, 2021. [2] E. Seymour, A.-B. Hunter, R. Harper, and D. Holland, “Talking about leaving revisited,” Talking About Leaving Revisited: Persistence, Relocation, and Loss in Undergraduate STEM Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Kathleen Dinota, Stony Brook University; Hechuan Wang, Stony Brook University; Amanda Esposito, Stony Brook University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33070A University-designed Middle School Remote Summer Engineering AcademyMrs. Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University Zahraa Krayem Stuart received Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University in 2016. In 2017, she joined the PhD program in Electrical Engineering Statistical Signal Processing. Zahraa designs, develops, and instructs engineering teaching laboratories for both high school and middle school students since 2016.Dr. Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University M´onica F. Bugallo is the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Professor

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware

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Biological & Agricultural

-CAPA, for HW problem delivery in large introductory physics classes. They investigated anumber of factors including student gender, grade point average (GPA), and ACT scores. Theyfound that the “technology can have a profound impact on learning if it is used in a way thatcapitalizes on its unique ability to “interact” with students, provide them with immediatefeedback, and facilitate interactions among students and between students and teaching staff.”They did not have a way to make direct comparisons with conventional hand-graded HW,however.Pascarella6 looked at learning styles of students in large introductory physics classes and howthose learning styles and associated solution strategies for HW problems were related to HWproblem format. Two

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Zina Ben Miled; Paul Salama; Mohamed El-sharkawy

courses, the paper will presentthe results of our continuing efforts to assess student satisfaction of the PCB/ASIC designlaboratory as well as our progress in the two laboratory components.I. IntroductionWith the continued and rapid increase of computer and electronic equipment usage, electronicmanufacturing has become a significant sector in the manufacturing industry. Electronicproduction worldwide is undergoing a revolutionary change in both component manufacturingand manufacturing techniques used in chip and board technologies. These new technologies havereduced component size and costs, and have improved the reliability of electronic products.Advancing the state-of-the-art in electronic manufacturing technology presents a challenge

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Shea

, new sample data should fall between the control limits. If a process shift occurs itbecomes more likely that a new data point will be outside of the control limits. The process isimproved by eliminating assignable causes and reducing the common cause variation. It is important that students in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME)department at Oregon State University (OSU) obtain a solid understanding of statistics and SPC.Many of the IME students participate in the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program(MECOP) and are frequently expected to utilize SPC during one of their internships. To apply SPC, students must gain a solid understanding of its statistical foundation and beexposed to some of the issues associated with

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

incur large levels of credit card debt10-14. Other skills may soundtrivial but their absence will certainly contribute to student stress and time managementproblems. These skills include how to do laundry, how to cook, how to use computerseffectively, and how to go about choosing a major.II. A Course to Help Students to Adjust to College The University of Arizona offers a one credit colloquial seminar course to freshmen andtransfer students who are in the honors program and have declared engineering as their college.The class meets for one hour every week and has approximately 90 students enrolled eachsemester. An older version of the course involved student tours to different labs within thecollege, but did not appear to be useful for

Conference Session

Faculty Development Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

, including conducting research related to classroom and innovative pedagogical strategies. Her own intersectionality led to her passion in promoting and researching pathways into Engineering especially for underrepre- sented minority groups.Dr. Kyle Nathan Winfree, Northern Arizona University Dr. Winfree is the Associate Director of the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems as Northern Arizona University. His research focuses on wearable technologies as applied to health assessment and rehabilitation. He teaches in both Electrical Engineering and Informatics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Optimizing Student-Faculty Rapport for the Engineering

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC; Dennis Arthur Conners

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #25156Systems Thinking Concepts and Applications for Engineering LeadershipDevelopmentDr. B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC B. Michael Aucoin is President of Leading Edge Management, LLC and Electrical Expert, Inc. in Col- lege Station, Texas. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from the University of New Orleans, an M.Engr. in Electrical Engineering and a D.Engr. from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Dr. Aucoin has performed research and teaching in academia and has worked in large and small organizations. He served on a Mishap Investigation Board

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Thomas Procko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Omar Ochoa, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

Paper ID #38541Microelectronic Technology, AI and Academic Dishonesty: An AgileEngineering ApproachMr. Tyler Thomas Procko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mr. Procko graduated ERAU in 2020 as a software engineer. He has over five years’ experience in applied Ontology, Linked Data and Semantic Web work. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science under the auspices of the Department of Defense through the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program. Mr. Procko spends each summer participating in research at the Air Force Research Lab’s Information

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

student participates inthese projects and benefits from project-based learning, exposure to emerging technologies,industrial contact, teamwork experience and technical communications.The Clinic SequenceThe College of Engineering at Rowan is comprised of four departments: Chemical, Civil andEnvironmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical. Each department has been designed toserve 25 to 30 students per year, resulting in 100 to 120 students per year in the College. Thesize of the College has been optimized such that it is large enough to provide specialization inseparate and credible departments, yet small enough to permit a truly multidisciplinarycurriculum in which project-based courses are offered simultaneously to all engineering

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James R Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Bryan Basham, Software Alchemy (with RIT)

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Software Engineering Division

create user stories, a class structure diagram, a sequencediagram for a system feature, or a statechart for a web application interface or to define thebehavior of a class. The case study questions that require a class decomposition have acomplexity in the range of 10 classes.The team and individual exercises vary in complexity and difficulty. Some are as simple as doinga screen shot to show that an online tool, such as a Trello planning board, has been setup. Othersrequire team discussion or individual programming activity. Most of the Before-Class individualexercises are completion of a small quiz assessing a minimal knowledge of the topic based onreading and viewing a subset of the resources provided on the topic page. Most exercises areworth

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Olatunde A, Adeoye, Prairie View A&M University; shuza Binzaid; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

Professor in the SMART Center at Prairie View A&M University. He has 20 years of experience in various projects for leading and supervising innovative teams of engineers at professional, academic graduate, and undergraduate levels. He has more than 14 years of experience in various fields of energy effects, energy conservation, renewable energy, VLSI microcontroller systems, and automation engineering projects. He is very experienced in the systems- level design of sensors and sensing modules, computational modeling, programming microcontrollers, energy conversion process, and interface design for advanced electronic applications. Also, he has more than 12 technology innovations and 68 technical publications.Dr. John

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

containing correlations to various corresponding elements in an associateconcept map. As is depicted in Lines 17-21 the answer “Computer Engineering” is correlatedwith two concepts in a concept map labeled “Mechatronics” and “Computer Engineering” andthe linking phrase “Is A Synthesis Of” which together establishes the full relationship“Mechatronics is a synthesis of Computer Engineering.” Similar correct answers are ElectricalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering (lines 23-30 and 39-46, respectively). Table 2represents only a small portion of the overall concept inventory and each question in theinventory is similarly encapsulated in the XML schema. 1 2 3 4 5 Mechatronics includes concepts from which of the

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Kney; David Brandes; Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Engineering Ethics: Teaching Moral Theories to Engineers Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Mary J.S. Roth, David Brandes, Arthur D. Kney Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeIntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has long required thatengineering programs address professional issues, including ethics, in their curricula. Whileengineering programs have approached this mandate from a variety of perspectives, adding code-based “ethics components” to existing courses in the curriculum seems to be the most commonstrategy.1The Engineering Division at Lafayette College, a small, undergraduate institution, has chosen toaddress this requirement with a course

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University; David Kelley, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3980: INCREASING HANDS-ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENTEXPERIENCE VIA ROTATION OF NOTEBOOK RECORDING DUTIESDr. Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University Peter Mark Jansson is currently an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Prior to joining Bucknell, he was with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rowan University and spent nearly 20 years in professional engineering in large and small firms and as a consul- tant. He received his B.S. degree from MIT, an M.S.E. from Rowan University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has more than 33 years of professional and academic experience in renewable energy and power systems

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Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7508Science Literacy and Text Book BiasesDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Dr. Gisele Ragusa is an associate professor at the University of Southern California (USC). She is jointly appointed in the Viterbi School of Engineering’s Division of Engineering Education and the Rossier School of Education. Her research interests and areas of expertise include: engineering education, STEM college access, teacher education and retention, literacy education, content literacy, special education and deaf education as well as assessment and measurement in STEM education. She teaches courses in sci

Conference Session

Student Services & Supports

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Erin Kennedy Duhon, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

problems.Literature asserts that creativity in the classroom fosters creative students [8]. A classroomfavorable to developing creativity is one that promotes social interaction, reduces stress,generates attraction and interest, and elicits positive emotions. While many educators claim thatthe function of adding the ‘A’ (the Arts) to STEM (STEAM) is in developing creativity,literature concludes that whether STEM or STEAM, the program should encourage cooperativework, the resolution of real-life problems, and have relatable utility for daily life to have apositive impact on student creativity. Researchers have suggested methods for teaching creativeproblem-solving in small groups. Common across these methods is the idea of placing studentsin realistic, ill

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Thomas Dalton Stephenson Jr.

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

learn facts and concrete material that relate tothe real work, doing hands-on work, and tend to be more practical. Intuitive learners preferworking with abstract concepts and mathematical formulations. In the input scale, visual learnersprefer when the material is presented using pictures, diagrams, flowcharts. Verbal learners preferwritten and spoken materials. In the understanding scale, sequential learners prefer material to bepresented in linear steps that logically follow the previous one, from small parts to whole. Globallearners prefer when the big picture is presented first and learn in large jumps, when they areable to connect the information to the big picture.Several studies have reported US undergraduate engineering students

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

implementation ofthe modules by having students work together in small teams as part of their analysis phase butthe final code writing, performed after all the analysis and design work has taken place, needs tobe done independently. The requirement for all modules is for an operational MATLAB code tobe submitted on-line which needs to work unambiguously. Code that is only partially operationalor non-operational receives a large point deduction and the final coding has to be by the persondoing the submitting. Obviously, individual instructors in other courses are free to imposedifferent work requirements.BackgroundStudent familiarity with and use of YouTube videos has grown enormously over the last few yearsand these videos have been embraced by the lead

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., United States Military Academy; Emily Arija Ezerins, United States Military Academy; Dalton Jefferson Alexander Combs, United States Military Academy; Jacob Neil Palmer, United States Army

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Environmental Engineering

designs. Additionally, Eppes and Milanovic observe that integrativecapstone experiences feature conspicuously in many programs’ student outcome assessmentevaluations, which are so important for accreditation, like ABET, and program rankings.11 It isin the interests of the student and the higher education institution, then, to offer the best seniorintegrative engineering experience possible. Assessing students’ professional growth through near open-ended design can be difficult.Student reflections are often used to address this problem. Student reflections can serve twopurposes benefitting the student and the curriculum assessor in turn. Reflections give studentsthe opportunity to consider alternatives, understand professional practices, and

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Priscilla C. Fonseca; Riley Popp

engineering structure fails, an investigation a stereomicroscope to examine a material sample surface by is usually launched to determine the cause of failure, which can manually tracking the location of flaws and voids. The data include an assessment of the materials used. For example, if a is collected and analyzed using principles of stereology. This concrete structure collapses, samples of the concrete are taken and examined through a petrographic analysis. A petrographer process can be tedious and slow. As an alternative, a flatbed traditionally requires the use of sophisticated microscopes and scanner may be used for image capture. Flatbed scanners are costly proprietary software programs, placing a high barrier

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #19240Studio Biology For Engineers: Lessons LearnedDr. Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines Teaching Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines. Interested in developing active learning ex- periences and undergraduate research programs. Educational background in molecular biology with em- phasis in genetic engineering.Dr. Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of MinesSarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Making the Change from Lecture to an Active Learning Environment:Lessons LearnedAbstractWe recently transformed a traditional

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University; J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

universities with smaller programs that do not havestructural engineering laboratories. SLU is a large, private, four-year, highly residentialuniversity with doctoral programs and high research activity (R2); Rose-Hulman is a small,private, four-year, highly residential university without doctoral programs, classified as specialfocus four-year: engineering schools. Neither institution had a structural engineering laboratoryprior to this implementation, but both focus heavily on the undergraduate learning experience.The project utilizes the Modular Strong-block Testing System [3] when needed to test larger-scale specimens. While a full structural engineering lab would be ideal to conduct such tests, theself-contained system provides an economical

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin Hawkinson, Seattle Pacific University; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College

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Educational Research and Methods

22.591.4order to make the engineering identity measurement. Further, since persistence in theengineering workforce varies by degree, interviews fit that measure best as well. Finally, open-response interview questions are the best approach for seeking out unknown factors relevant topersistence.To recruit participants we emailed prospective participants a request to complete an onlinesurvey to briefly assess identity and persistence in a quantitative format. We emailed the requestto engineering alumni at three institutions: all engineering alumni at one small, private universityin the Northwest; all engineering alumnae who graduated after 1980 of one small, private collegein the Midwest; and all the engineering alumnae of a large research university in