Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian Kennedy, Clemson University; Christopher Kitchens, Clemson University; Joseph Santaniello; Spencer Davenport, Clemson University; Kaitlynn Conway, Clemson University; William Ferriell, Clemson University

doctoral student in Biomechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Davis graduated from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. His discipline-specific research focuses on computational design methods. His engineering education-based research focuses on methods for increasing participation in engineering and the assessment of instructional approaches.Spencer DavenportKaitlynn Conway © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work In Progress: Initiating a graduate teaching fellow program to support transfer students into engineering and computingIntroductionThe Student Pathways in

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 2 - Trends in Student and Faculty Support

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Springer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kathryne Newton, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

by their ability to provide greatertechnology innovation management and leadership.In essence, the more education one acquires, the greater the likelihood for continued gainfulemployment and the greater the financial rewards. As is the case with any entrepreneuriallyoriented individual, the acquisition of a doctoral level education is highly sought after. Currentwait lists reflect this backed-up demand.Job Role Differentiation and Rewards –In business/industry titles and roles map to product life cycle phases. As a project evolves fromConcept Exploration to Operations and Support, different skill sets are required. In the earlyphases of the product life cycle, research and systems thinking/engineering are dominant. As theproduct life cycle

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

database applications development. His interests are in open source software deployment, programming, applications design, and project management.Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Construction and is the director of the Innovation for Construction and Engineering Enhancement (ICEE) center. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela and his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interest is on the impact of information technology resources on construction and engineering education and training

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #19885Reinventing the First-Year Seminar and Student Support Programs to De-crease the Number of Failed Grades in the First Semester and to Reach a 90Percent First-Year Retention RateDr. Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida Dr. Goodwin, who has engineering degrees in industrial and environmental engineering, is the Director of Student Services in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. She worked in industry for nine years and more than 23 years in higher education, focusing on engineering education and retention issues. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Computer-Supported Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Hekman, California Baptist University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #42730Automated Grading with Rapid Feedback for SOLIDWORKS FilesDr. Keith Hekman, California Baptist University Dr. Keith Hekman is a full professor in Mechanical Engineering. He has been at California Baptist University for since 2008. Prior to teaching at CBU, he taught at Calvin College and the American University in Cairo. His Ph.D. is from the Georgia Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Automated Grading with Rapid Feedback for SOLIDWORKS FilesAbstractSOLIDWORKS is a frequently used CAD program in various

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

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Design in Engineering Education

patents.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been teaching Sophomore Design, Senior Design, and Combustion Engine Systems, testing of catalytic engine systems, conducting action research in the college classrooms, teaching and documenting open-ended problem solving, and designing professional development activities. He is a Member of the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium that produced and field tested a three component Design Team Readiness Assessment. He is a Co-PI on the NSF Enriched Learning Environment grant with primary responsibility for the formation and ongoing development of a community of research

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki; Md Mahabubul Alam; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill; Annmarie Ward

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ASEE Board of Directors

Cybersecurity with a Self-Learning KitAbstractThere is an exponential growth in the number of cyber-attack incidents resulting in significantfinancial loss and national security concerns. Secure cyberspace has been designated as one ofthe National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challenges in engineering. Broadly, thesecurity threats are targeted on software programs, operating system and network with theintention to launch confidentiality, integrity and availability violations. Existing undergraduateand graduate-level cybersecurity education curriculum rely primarily on didactic teachingmethods with little focus on student centered, inquiry-based teaching, known to improve studentlearning. With growing number of security incidents taking place, it

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1176: THE EFFECTS OF PRIOR COMPUTER EXPERIENCES INCONSIDERING ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ABILITY TO SOLVE OPEN-ENDEDPROBLEMSChristian Hipp, University of South CarolinaVeronica Addison, University of South Carolina Page 12.1417.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The effects of prior computer experiences in considering engineering students’ ability to solve open-ended problems ABSTRACTThis paper relates one part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded, exploratory researchproject in the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI). The researchproject’s objective is to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1429: STUDIO-BASED INSTRUCTION IN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMSChristopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas After a 24 year career in industry, Dr. Greene joined the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering where he teaches in both the Electrical and Mechanical engineering programs. He principally teaches Signals and Systems, Digital Electronics and Control Systems. Page 12.1326.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Studio-Based Signals and SystemsAbstractOne of the more challenging aspects of most undergraduate electrical engineering programs isthe Signals and Systems

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Martin E. Gordon DFE P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Barbara L. Christe, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Ronald E. Land, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Lara L. Sharp, Springfield Technical Community College

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Diversity

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

-0805) Mechanical/Mechanical EngineeringTechnology/Technician, which is defined as, “A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation.” [8].This CIP is related in the CIP-SOC Crosswalk [9] to the SOC (17-3027) MechanicalEngineering

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Justin Charles Major, Rowan University ; Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. in Mechanical Engineering and Secondary Math- ematics Education at the University of Nevada, Reno (’17). Atop his education, Justin is a previous National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and has won over a dozen awards for research, service, and activism related to marginalized communities, including the 2020 American Society for En- gineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Best Diversity Paper for his work on test anxiety. As a previous homeless and food-insecure student, Justin is eager to challenge and change engineering education to be a pathway for socioeconomic mobility and broader systemic improvement rather than an additional barrier.Ms. Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Punch, Michigan State University; Richard Enbody, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Computers in Education

Engineering Sciences, an undergraduate bachelor of science degree program in the MSU College of Engineering. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE. Page 15.864.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Measuring the Effect of Intervening

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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Systems Engineering

. Page 24.812.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Introducing Systems Competencies During Undergraduate DesignA faculty team (professors of professional communication, mechanical engineering, and physics)at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology have collaboratively designed and taught an intensivemultidisciplinary design program in which undergraduate engineering and science studentstackled one of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges [1] during a 12 credithour 10 week summer program. The program is centered around designing a system to utilizesolar energy for use in a less developed country [2] with major components of systemsengineering integrated throughout the experience in

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Venkatesh Uddameri; Elma Annette Hernandez, Texas Tech University; David L. Ernst, Texas Tech University - Construction Engineering

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Computers in Education

interpolation, regression, numerical integration and solving linear systems ofequations. This course is not intended to cover all numerical methods students may need insubsequent courses in their degree plan but rather to provide a basic skill set they can build onthroughout their education. Table 1 lists the topics covered in the Introduction to Engineeringcourse. The first section of Table 1 lists the topics related to numerical methods and the latersection lists the topics related to programming. Page 24.1223.3Table 1. Introduction to Engineering Course Topics Course Topics Geometry and Trigonometry Review

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle MBA, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Plan Review and Annual Business Forum Committees. In addition, she has served on the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council and as a founding Director for the Business Growth Network. She also served on the board of the Division of Professional Affairs Advisory Council for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Known for her candor and high ethical standards, positive energy and astute people skills, she has become a valued resource for business incubator programs throughout Virginia and her success as a business consultant is reflected in the successful outcomes of her clients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Social Mechanisms of Supporting

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Design in Engineering Education

Brazilian universities by expanding the educational and researchexperience of U.S. and Brazilian students through a structured exchange program. We proposeto expand the program by leveraging on the long-term educational and research alliances alreadyin place among faculty members at the partner universities. Page 22.919.22. Senior Capstone Design Project Class and our Prior International ExperienceThe Department of Mechanical Engineering curriculum is capped with a one-year senior designproject in which the students will bring together their technical knowledge working in teams todesign and implement products or systems under the sponsorship of an

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

requirements. o The KEEN grant web page. • Invited speakers for the following topics: o Entrepreneurship o Patents and intellectual property o The university’s patent policy • The vision of entrepreneurship by the vice president of academics and where it is leading the university. • Post-workshop assessment questionnaire. • Dinner, roundtable discussions, and networking.Assessment ProcessAs stated previously, the belief was that the workshop would educate faculty of the importanceof including entrepreneurship in the engineering curriculum and increase support forentrepreneurship education in the engineering design programs. To assess that hypothesis, thefaculty were asked to participate in

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

customized trainingopportunities for incumbent and displaced workers; (3) integrating work-based activities and/orinternship programs for students in the educational process; (4) developing initiatives to increaseenrollment in the Engineering Technology Programs, particularly of under-represented students;(5) enhancing faculty development opportunities with local industry partners; and (6) promotingdiscussion, collaboration, and a working relationship among interested industrial stakeholdersvested in the tri-state (NJ, PA, and DE) area. This project is supported by the AdvancedTechnological Education (ATE) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) under GrantNo. 0703836.IntroductionThe demand for highly-skilled manufacturing engineers and

Conference Session

New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales; Rebecca Gunter; Cheryl Peed

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Continuing Professional Development

performancemeasures and assessment tools, and processes used in getting support from key stakeholders ofthe university. Next steps will be outlined with a plan of development and implementation toincrease the international awareness and opportunities for the engineering student.BackgroundAlthough international programs have been important to the College of Engineering at VirginiaTech for many years, widespread commitment to this area has recently seen a marked increasein the college as well as the university.The university as a whole has several offices in place which support international programs.The College of Engineering utilizes these resources with the goal of not duplicating theservices that they offer. For example, the Education Abroad Office

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education--I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Jackson; Larry Miller; J Hines; Harold Dodds; Dr. Ronald E. Pevey; Dr. Lawrence W. Townsend; Belle Upadhyaya

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”LabView Internet Development Toolkit (www.ni.com). This technology allows students theopportunity to view the virtual instrument displays in real-time and have the ability to interactwith the experiment. The first experiment to be developed was based on a SpectraQuestvibration simulator. Faults in the system were detected and diagnosed using data basedtechniques taught in the class.4.0 RESULTS:The newly offered distance education programs are in demand by nuclear engineeringprofessionals. The distance students enjoy the convenience and flexibility offered by theCyberClass delivery system. In fact, the University of Tennessee was selected by Knolls AtomicPower Laboratory (KAPL) to be their

Conference Session

Active learning in BME, Session II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #22432Benefits of Active Learning Embedded in Online Content Material Support-ing a Flipped ClassroomDr. Jean-Michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California Jean-Michel Maarek is professor of engineering practice and director of undergraduate affairs in the De- partment of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His educational interested include engaged and active learning, student assessment, and innovative laboratories c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Benefits of active learning embedded in online content material

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University - Dwight Look College of Engineering; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; Cecelia Diane Lawley, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

, Texas was one of five majorityminority states11. These partnerships increase educational opportunities and support efforts toproduce engineers reflective of the community. This paper shares the challenges and successeslearned during the first three years of the program and the planned expansion to further recruit,retain, and graduate a more diverse engineering demographic through a pathway of co-enrollment and partnership with two-year institutions.II. Background of the PartnershipsThe Texas public education system includes 39 public universities, 50 public community collegedistricts with multiple campuses and 75 of the 409 designated Hispanic Serving Institutions(HSIs) in the United States (18.3%)12,13. From 2000 to 2015, the number of

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

. Page 25.904.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Low Cost Educational Laser Based Vibration Measurement System with Improved Signal Conditioning, Python and MATLABAbstractThis project involves a laser based vibration measurement system that has educational value andcan be used in a student laboratory. The system must be small, inexpensive, and convenient touse, without extensive programming. The LabJack U3 acquisition system was used with a laptopand a netbook computer. Our use of Python and MATLAB are suitable software choices for thissystem. The vibration measurement system provides cross-disciplinary educational opportunitieswith hands

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Dan Ewert

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

behaviors of the participants and the systems within which these participantsact must have change. Changes in education practices are unlikely to develop and persist withoutconcurrent and structural changes at the administrative level; thus this study focuses onunderstanding the activities of individuals during an administrative change. Further, this studyhighlights the importance of how change agents work with the various groups, or sub-cultures,within universities as well as the opportunity for leadership from the faculty and departmentchair ranks.This study seeks to better understand the change management activities and opportunities thatoccurred as the Iron Range Engineering program was developed and implemented. Iron RangeEngineering (IRE) is

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

homogeneous. They are very different in terms of theirimportance, implementation level, magnitude of possible impact on future engineeringeducation, and even possibility of ever being implemented. For instance the firstrecommendation, although reasonable and relatively simple, seems to be possible only bybringing all majors stakeholders to the same table and developing a brand new, nationallyrecognized system of engineering education supported by professional licensing standards andindustrial promotion criteria for practicing engineers. On the other hand, various otherrecommendations such as: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12 can and should be implemented directly at auniversity/school level, as we attempted to do when developing our new engineering program

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

8.613.4through all levels of engineering responsibility for project leadership, program leadership, and technology “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”policy making. Appendixes D, E, and F reflect the framework for innovative curricular design as anintegrated system of lifelong learning which supports a coherent sequence of graduate studies through theprofessional master’s, professional doctoral, and fellow levels of engineering proficiency respectively.5. ConclusionThis paper has established the conceptual framework for innovative curricular design in reshapingprofessionally-oriented graduate education

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Broad Impact

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Feruza Amirkulova, San Jose State University; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Lalita G Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kira Abercromby, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Younghee Park; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica C Bennett, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Paper ID #47935Case Study: Impediments to achieving systemic changes to support diversity,equity, and inclusion in the engineering professoriateDr. Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno Dr. Kimberly Stillmaker is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State University, Fresno and currently serves as the Director of Foundations For Success, the Lyles College of Engineering’s first year program. Her areas of expertise are in structural engineering, specifically seismic design and analysis of steel structures, and gender equity in engineering. She teaches undergraduate

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

College of Engineering and hosts a comprehensive series of pre-engineering outreach, recruitment, and community building programs in support of this vision.In the past year, WE@RIT has hosted over twenty programs and over 2000 students (K-16 andgraduate) and K-12 educators participate annually. Pre-engineering outreach programs targetfemales in grades 4-12 and include [program name] (one day program, grades 4-5); [programname] (two day program, grades 6-8); [program name] (one day program, grades 8-10);Everyday Engineering Summer Camp (multi-week day camp series, grades 5-12); [programname] (9-week online course, grades 10-12); SWE Sleepover and Shadow Program (two dayprogram, grade 11, hosted by SWE Student Section); Student to Student

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Javed, University of Florida/Boyle Engineering; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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Civil Engineering

students are : Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and EngineeringScience, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Civil and Coastal Engineering,Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Electrical and ComputerEngineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering(BSISE/ENM, BSISE/MBA), Materials Science and Engineering, and Nuclear andRadiological Engineering.4. DiscussionAlthough the system of graduate education in the United States is one of the best in theworld for training scientists and engineers, it has lately come under attack for itsinflexibility and for turning out a steady stream, if not a flood, of academic researchersduring a time when government support of research is dwindling and the demand for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

into Why Well-Supported StudentsLeave a First-Year Engineering ProgramAbstractThis complete research paper examines retaining traditionally underrepresented groups (URGs) inSTEM fields. For the purposes of this paper underrepresented groups include women, first-generation students, and underrepresented minorities (URMs). The retention of URM students inSTEM fields is a current area of focus for engineering education research. Following a literaturereview and examination of best practices in retaining the targeted group, a cohort-based,professional development program with a summer bridge component was developed at a large landgrant institution in the Mid-Atlantic region with a programmatic goal to increase retention ofunderrepresented students