Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meiqin Li, University of Virginia; Heze Chen, University of Virginia

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

, enabling them to save a significant amount oftime by benefiting from the insights presented in this paper.In this paper, the examined methods were divided into two broad categories: (1) pedagogicalmethods focusing on specified linear algebra contents such as “span”, “linearly independence”,“linear transformation”, etc., and (2) general instructional pedagogical methods focusing on thecourse instead of specific topics, such as “flipped classroom”, “active learning”, “technologyintegration” etc. We read more than 70 literatures and only included those methods that areapplicable for teaching engineering students in this paper. For instance, we excluded theliterature that investigated different approaches to master proofs of some linear algebra

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

outcomes in their survey. Among many other findings they found that thethree highest ranked student outcomes are “personal and professional learningoutcomes,” (i) pertaining to working in teams where knowledge and ideas from manyengineering disciplines must be applied (ii) communicating effectively and (iii)valuing that students taught and learned from each other. The three highest ranked“technical learning outcomes” include (i) being able to generate multiple designconcept alternatives, (ii) recognizing the need to consult an expert and (iii) applyingbasic scientific and engineering principles to analyze the performance of processesand systems.2.4 Assessment of Capstone ProjectsLaguette [10] argues that a capstone project should be assessed for

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Thomason, Mansfield ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington; Erick C. Jones, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jay Michael Rosenberger, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jaivardhan Sood, The University of Texas at Arlington; Vishnu Sharma Kaipu Prabhakar Sharma, The University of Texas at Arlington; Soulmaz Rahman Mohammadpour, The University of Texas at Arlington; Rahsirearl Dominick Smalls, Everman ISD/The University of Texas at Arlington; Jocelyn Sigler M.Ed., The University of Texas at Arlington; James Hovey

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

conduct the DACE process,employing sustainable building design software tools as computer models for the experiments. Inthis paper, we propose and illustrate the DACE process as a training framework for noviceresearchers who are brand new to research. The DACE process provides a general set of researchtools, consisting of four steps: (1) Calibration of the computer model(s) for the application ofinterest, (2) Design of experiments to organize a set of computer model input parameter settings,(3) Execution of the computer model(s) to generate performance metric outputs, (4) Analysis ofthe input and output data. For sustainable building design, the performance metric outputsrepresent dimensions related to the pillars of sustainability: people

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

) should:1. Pose significant questions that can be answered empirically2. Link research to relevant theory3. Use methods that permit direct investigation of the question4. Provide a coherent and explicit chain of reasoning5. Replicate and generalize across studies6. Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critiqueThe National Science Foundation has funded engineering education coalitions that havelooked specifically at teaching of engineering. One was the Center for Advancement ofEngineering Education (CAEE)12. Their final report from 2010 states that engineeringfaculty need to be educators who are capable of using the research on the studentexperience. “This involves not only preparing tomorrow‘s educators with conceptions

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Christos Zahopoulos, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Foundations of Engineering” text during this academic year. We surveyed the currentclass about the level of the material and the difficulty of the quantitative and conceptualproblems contained in the book. Results compiled from 24 responses out of a class of 30 areshow in Figures 1-3.In general, the students find the course to be quite challenging. The Engineering Leadershipprogram mixes together students who have studied in all engineering disciplines. Ourobservation is that students with a background in electrical or mechanical engineering have aneasier time with the course than those with a background in civil or industrial engineering, withchemical engineers somewhere in the middle. It is notable that, as shown in Figure 1, thestudents find the

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Joseph Ottway

, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WYResultsThe descriptive research study surveyed 780 individuals (643 CSWPs and 137 CSWEs) locatedwithin the United States, of which 193 (24.74%) provided some feedback (answering allquestions was not mandatory) and met all inclusion criteria. The respondents were primarilyeducated (unlicensed) white males between the age of 26 to 54, who worked for corporations ingeneral engineering fields (see Table 2). Figure 1 shows the diversity and number ofcertifications held by the respondents and Figure 2 shows approximately when respondentsattempted a SOLIDWORKS certification exam(s).Results show that 88.89% of respondents perceive that, in general, a SOLIDWORKScertification is valuable (i.e., has relative worth, utility, or

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 1 - Capstone & Case Study

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Jack Moravec, The University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kelli R Kopocis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Terry Lee Stentz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Construction Engineering

was a calling to enter the constructionindustry not as a business specialist, but as an engineer and I truly believe there was anadvantage that I had over some of the other graduate students that were entering the program.While I did not have some of the technical expertise that a construction engineering orconstruction management student might, I did possess many skills that put me ahead of the curveof some of the students.One of the more integral parts to being a construction manager is the knowledge andunderstanding of budgets, cost reports, forecasting and general cost accounting. The ability, orinability, to understand these functions on a job site can differentiate between successfulconstruction managers and unsuccessful ones. Upon

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas; Maria Hasenhuttl, University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

than theenrollment growth). Figure 1 shows freshman retention in the School for the past 14 years.Figure 2 shows four-, five-, and six-year graduation rates for the school for the past six years. Page 26.1017.3Generally, these rates are viewed internally as low, and especially so in view of the fact that theschool brags about the quality of its freshman class (in terms of SAT scores, National Meritfinalists, Terry Scholars).Student services in the School include a program that assists students with internships (fromresume preparation, to coaching for interviews, to career fairs, internship database). In terms ofplacements, the program is among

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

engineering management orproject management. Table 9. Other required courses Other required courses Number in Percent of Number Percent of 2005 programs in 2015 programs General education electives 90 98% 89 100% English 79 86% 72 81% Economics 38 41% 32 36% Technical writing 36 39% 31 35% Speech or communication 37 40

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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College Industry Partnerships

supported by the National ScienceFoundation under Grant No. (NSF 1700581).1.0. IntroductionAdvanced manufacturing (AM) employers are challenged to find enough adequately trainedworkers. One reason may be that the K-12 educational system has failed to engage or exposestudents to technical application or workplace skills either early or extensively enough, orarticulate high school students to 2- or 4-year manufacturing programs [1, 2]. Another reason isthat institutions of higher education (IHEs) often produce too few graduates to fulfill AMindustry demands, and many engineering technology graduates are not gaining the right skill setsfor available positions [3]. Quite possibly, this misalignment may include skills that can be hardto manage and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

students are required totake Calculus II while the Applied Tech students must complete Precalculus II, the prerequisitefor the course. The topics in Table II are covered in detail and you will note that two of theobjectives are on both lists. Table II Course Objectives related to Spreadsheet Use 1. Use spreadsheet software to design structured, efficient, well-documented workbooks with data entry cells, summary results, statistics cells, and commented cells. 2. Create graphical presentations of data in standard technical formats and fit a curve to a data series. 3. Transfer data between text files, word processor, spreadsheet, database, and project. 4. Track and account for cost information for your

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Biological & Agricultural

, peer-, and self-assessments were also performed throughout the course and on final project. Additionally, aSpecific Course Rubric that included technical aspects regarding food product development aswell as abilities of the team to present their product and answering questions raised during oraland poster presentations, and during tasting of developed food products. For this specific rubric,the scale varied from 1 (novice) to 4 (expert).Mean values from Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric assessment of final projects were 2.35 forAcquiring Competencies (attaining strategies and skills within a particular domain), 2.42 forTaking Risks (may include personal risk, fear of embarrassment or rejection, or risk of failure insuccessfully completing

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Choi, University of Southern California

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

responses 3 4 1 0 0Q5: Please add any comments you have about the framework. (n=4)a. "This is a good idea - a deliberate approach."b. "I liked how we could disagree about AI and still have a productive discussion."c. "The framework can have different outcomes for different people - I think that's ok since we are at least talking about it and we can see people are acting with intention. I learned a lot about LLMs such as their environmental impact."d. "The framework sparked great discussion."While not statistically relevant, these initial survey responses indicate a generally favorableresponse to the framework and related discussions about

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenli Guo, Queensborough Community College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

this article, reflection through journal writing wasimplemented in a Conceptual Physics class in a community college setting, which is rarely seenin literatures. The description of the study, preliminary data and results are presented.II. Description of the studyThe typical PH101 Conceptual Physics course has three 50-minute lectures and one 1 hr 50minute long laboratory per week. The official textbook for the course is “Conceptual Physics” byPaul Hewitt. Students are generally required to write lab reports for each lab they do but they do Page 24.1152.4not do any other writing except homework for lectures. Regular student-centered lectures

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Industrial Engineering

evaluations by students can prompt a bitter discussionbetween professors about the effectiveness of teaching versus the likability of the professor.Evaluations in general have long been the topic of disgruntled professors and students.A transformed ergonomics lab structure resulted in low student evaluations prompting a quickfix using active collaborative learning techniques. The results of active collaboration on theinstructor evaluation were surprising. A substantial increase in perceived teaching effectivenessbased on a 5-point Likert scale shows the positive effect of active collaborative learning in theergonomics industrial engineering laboratory and classroom

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

required to meet thedemands of the future. A comprehensive examination from the national reports [1] of suchprograms summarized five themes over the past 40+ years that include: the approaches used,policies implemented, establishing institutional culture and climate, information and knowledgegenerated, and investments made. These key features demonstrate the increasing awareness andpurposeful actions needed to encourage increased and successful engagement from racial andethnic minorities, women, low income students and other non-majority identities. Engineeringcolleges began offering support services to students who were underrepresented in engineeringand responded by developing minority and/or women in engineering programs that featuredembedded

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Shawn A. Carson, University of Tennessee; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; William H. Knight, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Often it is helpful to start with a customer’snon-linear problem. Then identify ideas that could solve step 1 for teaching in the conceptualframework. Baldrige criteria in systems engineering techniques are deployed in the Ideation stepin the overall teaching of the entrepreneurship process. Following the framework in Figure 1 wegenerate in dialogue with a customer to go from a non-linear idea to a funded project plan [18].We refer to this as technical support to the marketing of technology innovation. The inputs andoutputs shown in Figure 1 provide the dynamics for the overall entrepreneurship process. Stepone consists of Idea Generation. Lateral thinking or drawing on the right side of the brain areexamples of the non-linear Idea Generation

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaoping Xiao; James Buchholz, The University of Iowa; Casey Harwood; Jae-eun Russell; Venanzio Cichella; J. Ezequiel Martin, The University of Iowa

thecareer students anticipate, whether or not that career is in support of the Navy?2. Naval Science and Technology Program2.1 Program curriculum and facilitiesThe Naval S&T program was launched in 2019. Students need to take at least 18 semester hours(sh) or six courses to earn the certificate, as described in Table 1. Factors influencing thestructure of the curriculum include the need to address a broad range of topics relevant to theNavy, constraints on faculty resources available to develop and deliver the program, and thespecific technical strengths within the UI. The ME Department at UI administers the program.Naval hydrodynamics has been an area of strength for several decades, and the areas ofautonomous systems and artificial

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Cabezas, Universidad de San Buenaventura; Eileen Webb, Accreditation Preparation

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Software Engineering Division

not a single definition ofsustainability suited to all engineering disciplines. However, the main elements of asustainability model are general enough to be applied to most engineering disciplines.In this paper, sustainability is addressed as a software engineering design concern that involvessustainability principles and multiple dimensions at different moments in time. The presentedexperience is aimed as a guide for teaching and assessing sustainability during a softwareengineering capstone design. It is based on the Karlskrona Manifesto for sustainability design,involving societal, individual, environmental, economic, technical dimensions, and considering,short, medium and long-term effects of engineering solutions. A sustainability matrix

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason, Tuskegee University; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

. Students focus on practicing simplified engineering problems by solvingequations without understanding the real reasons for certain material behavior at the macro scale[1-3]. It is necessary to help students connect their learning in materials with mechanics at differentscales to improve mechanics education.Due to the current excitement about additive manufacturing, we focus on additively manufacturedmetallic materials to provide a solid platform for engineering analysis of length scale effects onmaterials properties. Our goal is to design and experiment with new approaches to help studentsunderstand the relationship between material structure, processing, and properties. In contrast toconventional and subtractive manufacturing methods, additive

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Matt Albrecht, Quanta Services

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College Industry Partnerships

industrialtraining site and receive classroom and practical application training on full life-cycle utilitiesproject management with the help of company experts from Quanta Services.IntroductionAs the technology innovates quickly, a pro-active industry-university partnership has constituteda backbone to an effective future workforce development including engineers, engineeringtechnologist and technicians who can adopt the technological innovations promptly andeffectively in the industrial environments. As the highly-skilled and experienced technicalemployee from the baby-boomers generation begin to retire in vast amounts, stable and quickreplacement of management and technical workforce with the qualified employee has been achallenging problem to solve [1

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

grading, but it was generally much better than technical reports with minimal issues with grammar, spelling, wordiness etc. • Students were encouraged and rewarded for exercising creativityFor the future, instructors are developing a survey to use for more targeted assessment of theassignment, and are considering ways to push for higher levels of ethical understanding whilemaintaining the fun and creativity of the assignment. With a smaller cohort of students, ameeting with the instructor to provide early feedback would help develop more ethical grey areasin the scenarios. One interesting addition would be to invite a professor from the EnglishDepartment to give a session on creative writing. Also, offering a follow-up discussion

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in terms of the students’ understanding of the technical material and theirunderstanding and views on the importance of entrepreneurial minded thinking in technicalareas. Specifically investigated are how the​ ​project changes students’ opinions of theapplicability of the entrepreneurial mindset in a non-design course, and improvements instudents’ attitudes and self-awareness of the entrepreneurial mindset.The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 details the general framework forimplementing entrepreneurially-minded project-based learning (EML/PBL) developed by theauthors. The specific implementation in a system dynamics course is presented in Section 3.Section 4 then presents how data was obtained to determine the

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

. Her primary research areas include 1) mycotoxin risk assessment and treatment in stored grains and 2) innovate instructional strategies for Biological and Agricultural Engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Mapping learning outcomes across Biological and Agricultural Engineering concentrations within the curriculumBiological and Agricultural engineers possess knowledge, skills and abilities which allow themto work in many technical sectors. Oftentimes, due to their breadth of knowledge and lack ofexposure, they must distinguish themselves from other engineering disciplines. Biological andAgricultural engineering (BAE) undergraduate curricula provide

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

- Results of Plant Walk Surveys to Gauge Interest in iREP-4-PACE Pre Plant Walk Responses Post Plant Walk Responses Are you a TU student (Yes, No, Do not wish to disclose) Do you enjoy walking in nature – Scale of 1 (No!) to 5 (Yes!) The next set of questions queried the knowledge of the participants – farming in general andmolecular farming in particular. The responses for these questions were critical to the assessmentand they were overwhelmingly positive as shown below. Although, it was unlikely that a PlantWalk made the participants experts in farming, it was precisely the kind of interest, which theproposing team hoped to generate in the minds, hearts of the youngsters

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; Timothy J. Pettit, National University

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Engineering Management

University students with their facultyadvisors and instructors in the EM program are described below.Project 1: Economic Viability of Solar System for Homes [Ahmed, Naik and Troung, 2018]The objective of this project was to develop both a technical model and financial model to determine theviability of solar systems for single family homes in San Diego County. The research methodology usedwas Descriptive-Correlation Method. This approach provided the development of a mathematical modelsupporting the objectives of the project with the model being validated with case-studies.The project addressed the technical aspects of solar power generation and the financial aspects with bothindependent and dependent variables in each case. The mathematical model

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Sahar Razavi, Northern Arizona University; Nihal Sarikaya, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

pursue any form of higher education,and of those, just 13% attain bachelor’s degree. “American Indian/Alaska Natives constituted 0.9percent of the college-age population, yet earned only 0.3 percent of engineering degrees” [5].Native American women constitute 0.07% (1 out of 13,000) of the US Engineering workforce.These numbers suggest that “support is especially crucial for Native Americans, who trail otherunderrepresented minorities in STEM education and account for less than 0.2 percent ofengineering doctorates” [7].Furthermore, first-generation students are at risk for failing to successfully complete programs inengineering. Though the pursuit of engineering or STEM degrees by first-generation studentsremain understudied, reports suggest

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacoba Ubidia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Víctor Viteri, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: Miguel Andrés' research focuses on (1) decision-making for the design and construction of infrastructure projects, (2) the planning of sustainable, smart and resilient cities, and (3) the development of engineers who not only have solid technical and practical knowledge, but also social understanding for, through infrastructure, address local and global challenges on humanitarian, environmental, social and equity issues. (iii) EDUCATION RESEARCH: Related to STEM education, Miguel Andrés is developing and applying contemporary pedagogies and tools for innovation and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

venturing self-efficacy scale wasused (see Appendix A). It measures venturing self-efficacy based on survey items that reflect theskills needed for developing innovation for the launch of new ventures such as recognizing andevaluating new opportunities, estimating costs of new projects, marketing and selling, andpersonnel selection. It measure technical–functional self-efficacy measures with survey itemsrelated to performing science and technology tasks that play a role in developing innovation.Survey items ask respondents to rate their confidence on a scale of 1 to 10. Pre- and post-measure for both measures were significant, with an increase from 4.92 to 7.62 post forventuring self-efficacy and 6.88 to 8.82 for technology-functional self

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Ocean and Marine

throughout history. Unlike the conventionalelectric power generation systems, in energy harvesting concept, fossil fuels are not used and thegeneration units might be decentralized. There are many sources for harvesting energy, such assolar, wind, ocean, hydro, electromagnetic, electrostatic, thermal, vibration, and human bodymotion. Even the energy of radio frequency waves, propagated due to television and radiobroadcasting in the environment, can be harvested. However, advanced technical methods shouldbe developed to increase the efficiency of devices in harvesting energy from variousenvironmentally friendly resources and converting them into electrical energy. Thesedevelopments have sparked interest in engineering community as well as the