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Technical Session 9 - Paper 1: The New Normal: Student Perspectives on Supportive University Policies during COVID and Beyond

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

time of data collection. The College ofEngineering contains eight departments and around 6,000 undergraduate students, with alarge number of community college transfer students. There are differences between thesystems that support students at the department, school, and university levels, as there are atany large university. At the university level, a student affairs office oversees a variety ofresources, including recreation, counseling/psychological services, and career services. Theofferings by specific engineering departments are more varied, but the faculty in thesedepartments and department-focused administrators of undergraduate degree programs arepartial advisors as well. Support staff at all levels try to reach students using various

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CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 7 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

academic year, with over 500,000 in science, technology,engineering, or math (STEM) fields [3]. At the same time, findings from a 2018 national collegehealth assessment indicated that 60% of college students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety,40% reported experiencing depression, and 15% reported having both depression and anxiety[4]. In engineering education, international students are often discussed as a part of anotheridentity group (e.g., Black international students [5], female international students [6]); there is asmall but emerging body of literature on mental health in engineering education (e.g., Jensen [7]and Sanchez-Pena [8]). Given the large population of these students in engineering, it isimperative that we expand and deepen our

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ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maartje E.D. Van den Bogaard, Delft University of Technology; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Joanna Millunchick, University of Michigan

Paper ID #36864Student experiences with the online learning environmentduring COVIDMaartje E. D. Van Den Bogaard (Research Fellow) Maartje Van den Bogaard holds a MSc. in Education Science from the University of Groningen and a Ph.D. from TU Delft, both in the Netherlands. She studied student success using linear and complex models and was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award by the International Society for Educational Planning. Maartje worked as a senior consultant in curriculum and instruction at Leiden University and served as head of program at the TU Delft STEM Education and Communication graduate

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K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Catherine Lewis; Susan Etheredge; Thomas Gralinski

science, engineering, and technology. Page 10.1348.1Founded in 1999, Smith’s Picker Engineering Program was created to establish Smith College asa center for excellence and innovation in engineering education, building on its leadership in “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”supporting women and minorities in science and engineering. As the nation’s largest liberal artscollege for women, Smith College encourages students to excel in fields that women have nottraditionally entered in large

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah Riddle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Todd Schenk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lucas Michael Goodman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

from the Convergence at the Interfaces of Policy, Data Science,Environmental Science and Engineering for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance NationalScience Foundation Research Traineeship (CIP-CAR NRT), as well an invited guest whograduated from the CIP-CAR NRT program. Participants were primarily graduate students andfaculty from Civil and Environmental Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, the Schoolof Public and International Affairs, and Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education.The invited guest who participated works in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. VirginiaTech is a large, R1 (i.e., research-intensive) public institution in the Southeastern United States.Game participants were divided into groups of eight

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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus B. Bartels, San Antonio College; Charles Chris Navarro, The DoSeum

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

) participate in an organizedservice activity that meets identified community needs, and (b) reflect on the service activity insuch a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of thediscipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility” (p. 112). Service-learning has been found to enhance students’ collaboration skills [5], civic engagement,interpersonal skills [6], [7], and their ability to apply knowledge to problem-solving [8].There is a large variety of service-learning projects developed at other institutions of higherlearning [9] – [11] such as EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service), PROCEED(PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING DESIGN), PublicService Design

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

theoreticaland simulation results and analyzed the differences. Through this process they gained valuablehands-on skills and deeper understanding of the theory and the limitations of the simulationsoftware and the laboratory instruments. This course generated positive student responses that wereindicated in the student reports and in the course evaluation.I. IntroductionGenerally new students enrolled in our electrical engineering program came with very little handson laboratory experience. For example, some of them could not identify basic electronic parts suchas ceramic, mylar, and electrolytic capacitors; inductors; trimpots; transistors; operationalamplifiers; etc. They were not aware of capacitor and inductor letter codes. Few had used

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Miles Book, Bucknell University

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Construction Engineering

before the demonstration.The version of the model consisting of the 3 by 3 grid of columns requires the printing of 126distinct pieces, as shown in Table 2. Similarly, the 2 by 2 grid of columns requires 61 pieces. Thetotal time required to print these pieces is estimated to take several days, depending on printspeed, and print surface.One more limitation is that for more effective instruction, and to engage all the students in aclass, the researchers suggest multiple sets be printed so that students can separate into groups,allowing them to engage with the model. For small classrooms, this limitation might not be anissue, but for large lectures, printing multiple copies might not be feasible. Table 2: Break-up of all the

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Matthew Schnell; Kathryn Newton

, including risk and capital budgeting assessment. This course was designed to becentered around a course project which involves a mock industry scenario complete withfinancial data and strategic goals. Students will be required to work in small groups to developthree alternative strategies for smart technology implementation.Students will be exposed to various Industry 4.0 technologies through weekly lectures,supplemental readings, and discussions to inform their strategies. Each week, students will begiven a case study over a smaller mock industry scenario along with practice problems. The goalof the course is to provide students with the tools they need to demonstrate how projectinvestments in Industry 4.0 technologies can generate new business

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Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Meiliu Lu, California State University at Sacramento

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ASEE International Forum

areas such as Data Warehousing and Data mining, Computing Theory and Programming Languages, Introduction to Computer Programming, Machine Learning, Knowledge-based Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Web Database Applications, Data structures and Algorithms, and Algorithms and Paradigms. Page 21.12.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013An Interactive Courseware for Learning Data Warehousing on the Web1. Introduction Building on our own experiences, we address two issues related to global engineering education3, 4 in most universities today in this paper. These issues are, how

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

René F. Reitsma, Oregon State University; Brian Gordon Hoglund, Oregon State University; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder; Andrea Marks, Oregon State University; Michael Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Pre-College Engineering Education

aligned curriculum from teachengineering.org as well as other curriculum providers.Ms. Dua Chaker, University of Colorado Boulder ”Dua Chaker is the Project Engineer for the TeachEngineering Digital Library in the Integrated Teach- ing and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Born and raised in Boulder, CO she received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a Structural emphasis from the University of Colorado Boulder summa cum laude in 2013. She has been working for the TeachEngineering digital library for the past 7 years supporting K-12 Engineering curriculum development and dissemination.”Ms. Andrea Marks, Oregon State University Andrea

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoumeh Farhadi Nia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Grace E. Callen; Gayatri Aroskar, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Charles Thompson, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kelilah Wolkowicz, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Max Denis, University of the District of Columbia

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

the University of Massachusetts LowellJustin An, University of the District of Columbia Justin An is a senior undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently researching Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). His past research experience has been in ultrasound and seismic acoustics.Prof. Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Kavitha Chandra is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Professor of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering in the Francis College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She directs the Research, Academics and Mentoring PathwaProf. Charles Thompson, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell Charles Thompson is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Waskiewicz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Ideen Taeb, University of Colorado; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Frank Barnes, University of Colorado; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder

received by the students in the coursewho found the questions difficult but well-suited to their knowledge level. The appendixcontains some example questions.6.0 - Course AssessmentOne of the primary goals of this project was to increase the number of students utilizing on-lineremote experiments so that greater amounts of assessment data may be collected. Experimentsassessing student learning in the field of distance learning suffer from small sample size. This isdue in part to the difficulty in organizing large courses based around new equipment andmethods. The assessment data collected in our course does display positive trends, however thesample size is insufficient to make dramatic claims

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

diagnostic factors in the field of (virtual) learning and cooperation, human-machine interaction, change and innovation man- agement.Mr. Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University Sebastian Reuter received a joint graduate degree (Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.) in mechanical engineering and eco- nomics from RWTH Aachen University (Germany) in 2011. Between 2008-2009 he studied Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University (China) where he received his M.Sc. in Automotive Engineering. He is currently working as a Ph.D. student at the Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engi- neering at RWTH Aachen University. He is scholar of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the Post-Graduate Research Program ”RampUp

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Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University

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Mechanical Engineering

paper will describe the involvement of theundergraduate students in the organization and execution of the event, the activities proposed andselected, and the advantages of students’ active participation. Finally, the lessons learned andchallenges experienced will be discussed.1 IntroductionOutreach events have demonstrated to be an effective approach to promote engineering majorsamongst young generations at the same time that they support the mission of engineeringprofessional societies and universities. Literature presents a large number of examples of pre- Page 25.1017.2college (K-12) level outreach programs undertaken by universities

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Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

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Electrical and Computer

TAMIU. In addition, Sof´ıa was a Research Assistant for the project ”Topography of an Object: Detection and Display (Software and Hardware)” and was Project Manager of the Engineering Senior Project De- sign entitled ”New Classroom Propulsion Demonstrator.” She is presently a Special Program Aid at the Department of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics at TAMIU. Page 24.50.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Flipped Classroom Experience: Approach and Lessons LearnedAbstractWhile a number of issues affect student success, an area of great concern is student

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong Tao; W Bao; R Moreno; Marc Zampino; Yiding Cao

variety of learning styles. Of greater concern, engineeringeducation methodology is not as attractive to woman as it is to men. Engineering education hasbecome too mathematical, too abstract, and is not employing recent pedagogical trends, such asproblem based learning, and cooperative learning, in large scale. The impact of this has beennoted in industry, which has clearly had a major impact on the development of new accreditationcriteria for undergraduate engineering programs. Starting in 2000, ABET’s (Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs has stressedthe need for engineering programs to initiate cooperative learning environments with teamworkand communication skill development, as well

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

the module for content, effectiveness and impact was done with the helpof a survey composed of nineteen multiple choice questions, student comments and face-to-facediscussions. It was observed from students’ responses and the survey that the module has drawnsignificant interest on fluid mechanics and microfluidics. It also inspired a significant number ofstudents to work or conduct research on microfluidics and related areas. The students, in general,were more than happy to see how the concepts they were taught in the class are applicable tomicrofluidics.IntroductionFluid mechanics is a junior level required course in mechanical engineering curriculum. Some ofthe mechanical engineering programs around the country offer the course as a two

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ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

cells This year we remade the solar panel and upped the number of solar cells placed in series from36 to 42. This was to increase the voltage add a large buffer window in which the solar panelgenerates over 12 volts. To protect the cells we encased them in silicon and covered that withPlexiglas.D. Battery Switching Charging A simple NPN transistor relay switch circuit couldn’t be able to switch between such big loadswe have since they are just able to switch between low loads. After some research, we decided touse Darlington Transistors circuit. Where the sensitivity and the current gain of a relay can begreatly increased. The circuit would be controlled using a signal from Arduino connected to thebase of the first transistor. When

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Sharnnia Artis, Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

hours in ways that are comfortable, such as meeting with small groups of students in public spaces. 5. Find quick and helpful alternatives to saying “no” or “I’m not the one to ask about that.” Instead you could say, “That’s a good question” or “Let me think of a good place to start.” 6. Interact with your students in respectful, challenging, and collaborative ways. Learning student names and facilitating small group work can help.This publication has since been replaced by a set of two publications focusing separately onwritten and oral communications.Little research can be found on the dissemination of this type of information to faculty. Thepurpose of this research study was to assess the effectiveness of

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ET Design Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Clay Barbee; Brian Lenahan; Michael Warren; Joseph Morgan

providean infrastructure that would be used by Engineering Technology students and faculty for educational andresearch purposes. The Wireless Infrastructure Project (WIP) became a real worldclassroom/laboratory environment for the team members to learn about wireless communications,networking, and authorization and authentication security and to gain practical experience in projectmanagement, technical communications and presentation skills.Additionally, the Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Program is developinginnovative ways to leverage the new infrastructure that depart from traditional administrative uses.Professors and students are developing coursework that utilize the infrastructure for the monitoring andcontrol of

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Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zdanna Tranby; Scott K Van Cleave, Science Museum of MN; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Science Museum of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

been engagement tools within clinical contexts as a therapeutic tooland for play therapy4. Puppets provide a concrete focal point that enhances children’scomprehension, interest, and engagement during a discourse activity5,6. So instead ofdiscussing their own insecurities, fears, or opinions, the puppet is used as a surrogate aschildren project their own persona onto the puppet. Puppets have also been used toencourage children in mathematical lessons7, promote engagement in science9, and teachphonics9. Puppets have been shown to: • Decrease children’s fears of the interview process • Lower anxiety levels • Help assess children’s knowledge • Help children to adjust to environment • Provide effective

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Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

, American Society for Engineering EducationManagement of Technical Organizations IET 415 Spring 2004Dr. SummersContract Negotiation (50 points)Negotiations, large and small, take place on a daily basis in industry. Good negotiatingskills are critical for successfully interacting with others. The following scenarios weredeveloped to enable you to apply the negotiating skills discussed in class. The topics ofthese scenarios can be related to a variety of chapters in the text.Goal:Your goal during this simulation is to play your assigned role and reach an agreementwith the opposing side. Strive to reach an agreement, but remember you are responsiblefor protecting the goals of

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Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo

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Mechanical Engineering

laboratory course consists of experiments in deformable solidmechanics including stress and deflection analysis, fatigue life evaluation, stability andmechanical vibration. Prerequisite courses for this laboratory are Mechanical Design Iand Mechanical Vibrations. In line with the program objectives of the department, thefollowing list of objectives has been defined for this course: “Upon successful completionof this course, the students should have: (1) become knowledgeable in the use of standardinstrumentation for static and dynamic structural testing, such as strain gages, loadframes, impact hammers, and spectrum analyzers; (2) reinforced material studied inprevious mechanics and vibrations courses; (3) improved data analysis skills, and (4

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

’ assessment of the course; (5) The instructor’s experience,assessment, and recommendations for using this course or a similar one to teach engineering to non-engineers. 11. Genesis and Educational Goals of the CourseThe primary motivation for the course was the instructor’s experiences with students taking a “coreengineering sequence” at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. West Point students (cadets) canmajor academically in their choice of a wide variety of subjects, including engineering, economics, andscience, but also including history, management, leadership, foreign language, literature, and other non-quantitative subjects. However

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

’ assessment of the course; (5) The instructor’s experience,assessment, and recommendations for using this course or a similar one to teach engineering to non-engineers. 11. Genesis and Educational Goals of the CourseThe primary motivation for the course was the instructor’s experiences with students taking a “coreengineering sequence” at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. West Point students (cadets) canmajor academically in their choice of a wide variety of subjects, including engineering, economics, andscience, but also including history, management, leadership, foreign language, literature, and other non-quantitative subjects. However

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Hoda Ehsan, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Christopher Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Euisun Kim, CEISMC; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. In addition, she has been external evaluator for various NSF Projects over the past nine years. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis and quantitative methods such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, and Structure Equation Modeling. As part of an NSF funded project, she directed a longitudinal study that focused on measuring engineering curriculum impact on student learning and 21st Century skills. She also has directed a large multi-year multi-institutional social network analysis study to measure changing collaboration patterns among pro- gram investigators as a part of a NIH funded grant. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, with a concentration in Research, Measurement, and

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #20023Global Engineering: What do We Mean by It and How are We Preparing ourStudents for It?Dr. Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Giovannelli, Director of the Herbst Program of Humanities, has taught literature and philosophy seminars to engineers at CU Boulder since 1989. She has also designed and taught multiple courses at the intersection of STEM and Humanities/Social Science, including Engineering in History, The History of Modern Science, and The History of Western Medicine. All of her courses use texts from many disciplines, nations, and eras to bring students to self-knowledge through

Conference Session

Student Engagement, Socioemotional Needs, and Social Support During Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo; Chloe Otis, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

goals. She achieved her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Before engaging in Engi- neering Education research, she completed graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Statistics and contributed to a wide range of research areas including genetic disorders, manufacturing optimization, cancer biomarker detection, and the evaluation of social programs. Dr. Sanchez-Pena is passionate about teaching engineering students and First-Year Engineering students in particular, from whom she draws in- spiration because of their energy and creativity. She takes as her mission to foster such traits and support their holistic development, so they can find their unique engineering path and enact positive

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Nelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

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International

research data from Public Funding (2004). 5) The Cape Town Open Education Declaration arises from a small but lively meeting convened in Cape Town, South Africa, in September 2007.The aim of these meetings was to accelerate efforts to promote open resources,technology and teaching practices in education.OER InitiativesOpen education and open educational resources (OER) continue to explode.OpenCourseWare (OCW) from MIT is well known but just a small percent of all thecourse material now available free. MIT OCW can be considered a large-scale, Web-based publication of MIT course materials and not as an interactive experience with theMIT faculty.The importance of OER has been fortified by international and national organizationsinitiatives