Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

, as an integrated exchange engineer.Ms. Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group Corinna M. Ward currently works at Capital Group Companies having graduated from Cedarville Uni- versity cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing in 2018. Corinna holds various industry licenses including her SIE, Series 6, Series 63, and Series 65 through FINRA. She competed in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge to compete globally against more than 5,000 peers from 1,000 institutions qualifying in the local finals as one of four teams represented in 2018 and is currently studying for her Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification through

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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College Industry Partnerships

of 2003. In this position, he focuses on coordinating and contributing to the conceptual design and evaluation of future Gulfstream product opportunities. Over the past 18 years, Wolz has participated in, or led all of Gulfstream’s con- ceptual vehicle design studies. Currently, Wolz is the Director of Project Engineering for Gulfstream’s Advanced Aircraft Program Organization. His responsibilities include leadership of the New Product Development Project Engineering Team, requirements management, and systems Integration and cross functional leadership. Wolz is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- nautics (AIAA) and has served in leadership positions at both the local and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

designing,manufacturing, and selling a product in the marketplace. This product has to beat thecompetition to the marketplace and preferably do it with better quality. Timing and quality areconsidered to be essential and both of these are dependent upon the design of the product.12Engineers help to make all of this happen and are considered one of the company’s keyresources. The present day model of engineering education tends to emphasize engineering sciencewhere engineering classes and design are taught only after a solid background in science andmathematics has been established. This emphasis on engineering science and the resultingresearch associated with this science is integral to the present research university system thatRichard

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Lourdes A. Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Michelle Beadle Holder, University of Maryland, College Park; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Dissertation Fellowship, Graham Endowed Fellowship, Marie Underhill Noll Graduate Fellowship, and General Electric Fellow- ship, while also becoming a scholar of the Center for Integrated Health Delivery Systems at Penn State. She is member of Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering honor soci- ety, and Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Currently, she holds the position of Media Director of the Manufacturing and Design Division of IIE and track co-chair of the education track for 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC).Michelle Beadle Holder, University of Maryland, College Park Michelle Beadle

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Henslee, Wake Forest University; Adetoun Yeaman, Wake Forest University; Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon, Wake Forest University

decision-making, which (3) allows students to reflect on and develop theirown motivations and character development (Koehler, 2020).In this work in progress paper, we will describe our motivations for and the implementation of avirtue ethics module in a senior-level Mobile Robotics technical elective course. Though we willdiscuss specific motivations of this module in the context of robotics and AI, our aim is to presentthe broader scope of this module towards integrating ethics across the curriculum. The goal ofthis module was to increase student efficacy in using the framework for ethical reasoning, developstudent critical and ethical reasoning skills, as well as to allow students to reflect on specificcharacter virtues they deemed important as

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Author Names Ruayruay, Ekarut;Kirtikara, Work-Integrated Learning Competencies: A Case Krissanapong;Nopharatan Study in a Food Engineering Practice School a, Montira;Chomsuwan, Program Komkrit;Suwannathep, ProQuest Sasitorn Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information

Collection

2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Soyoung Kang, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Per G. Reinhall, University of Washington; Kathleen E Kearney, University of Washington; Jonathan T.C. Liu, University of Washington; Jonathan D. Posner, University of Washington; Erin Blakeney, University of Washington; ERIC SEIBEL, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

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Diversity

leverages the strengths and expertise of professionals trained in different fields”[6]. This innovative model for integrating team science training within an existing biodesigneducation program was previously described, along with preliminary evidence of effectiveness[2]. The team science model for the EIH program and evaluation activities were adapted from thepre-pandemic learning environment to the remote-learning environment instituted during thepandemic, allowing for comparison of outcomes before and during the pandemic.MethodsPrevious course adaptations around team science were made and tracked by the teaching teamduring each of three academic years (Y1: 2018–2019, Y2: 2019–2020, Y3: 2020–2021) [2].Impacts of adaptations on team functioning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

skills can be readily obtained on the job; the entrepreneurial mindsettakes years of practice/refinement. In particular, extensive feedback from employers indicatesthat creativity and innovation are two of the most highly sought skills of engineering graduates.“Established companies understand the value of creativity…. IBM surveyed 1,500 chiefexecutives in 33 industries around the world in 2010 to gauge how much they valuedcharacteristics like creativity, integrity, management discipline, rigor, and vision in anincreasingly volatile, complex, and interconnected world. Creativity topped the list.”1 Anothersurvey of 305 employers conducted on behalf of the Association of American Colleges &Universities found that the one of the “most important

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

Conference Session

TUESDAY PLENARY & Corporate Member Council Keynote Speaker

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soyoung Kang, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Per G. Reinhall, University of Washington; Kathleen E Kearney, University of Washington; Jonathan T.C. Liu, University of Washington; Jonathan D. Posner, University of Washington; Erin Blakeney, University of Washington; Eric J. Seibel, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

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Corporate Member Council (CMC)

observed that teams that appeared to be organizationally high-functioning(e.g., teams that set and achieved milestones, and addressed challenges in ways that did not leadto interpersonal conflicts) had better engineering outcomes (e.g., quality of innovation,measurable outputs). For these reasons, the teaching team introduced team science approachesinto the EIH program. Team science is defined as “a collaborative effort to address a scientificchallenge that leverages the strengths and expertise of professionals trained in different fields”[6]. This innovative model for integrating team science training within an existing biodesigneducation program was previously described, along with preliminary evidence of effectiveness[2]. The team science model

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 23

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zain ul Abideen, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Talha Naqash, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

enhanced flexibility afforded by the chances to interact with suchproblem scenarios. According to research made by Montero and Gonzalez [36], open−endedcomplex problems are best suited for skill development and if a meaningful percentage isassigned to the problems in assessments, student engagement can be improved. They alsosuggested that complexity needs to be heightened gradually so that students remain engaged.Jollands et al. [44] examined student engagement in a project−based course of SustainableEngineering, a core course for chemical engineers that contributes to the development ofcapabilities including problem−solving and decision−making through the integration ofreal−life based problems and compared them with the students engaged in

Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Conrad Newberry

45graduate quarter credit hours in length. The actual program length could exceed 45 credit units,depending upon the number of electives taken, and the decision by the student to complete eithera comprehensive examination or thesis. It is expected that at least two electives will be taken byany student completing the model missile system design engineering program.It may be noted that this proposed model missile system design engineering curriculum leans tothe comprehensive examination option rather than to the thesis option. Detailed coursedescriptions are provided in Appendix A. Page 10.56.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Mansour Karkoub; Chun-Lin Yang; Wael Karkoub; Moutafa Raslan

and reviews and concluded that learning styles did not have significant effects on thelearning process. However, almost all of the experiments used to refute the claim that learning stylesimprove the learning process were not related to engineering education. Based on experience teach-ing engineering courses at different levels of the curriculum and the work done by Koh and Chua(2012), Felder (2020), and many others, it is believed that leveraging learning styles in the learningprocess could be very beneficial in engineering education. Many definitions of leaning styles areavailable in the literature; however, the most appropriate one is found in (Dunn & Dunn, 1992, 1993;Dunn et al., 1994) where a learning style is defined as the way in

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

David Reeping; Lisa McNair

and reviews and concluded that learning styles did not have significant effects on thelearning process. However, almost all of the experiments used to refute the claim that learning stylesimprove the learning process were not related to engineering education. Based on experience teach-ing engineering courses at different levels of the curriculum and the work done by Koh and Chua(2012), Felder (2020), and many others, it is believed that leveraging learning styles in the learningprocess could be very beneficial in engineering education. Many definitions of leaning styles areavailable in the literature; however, the most appropriate one is found in (Dunn & Dunn, 1992, 1993;Dunn et al., 1994) where a learning style is defined as the way in

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling; Nhu Y Tran; Lia Marie Applegarth

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International

global matters” (p. 8).12 However, programs such as EWB and EWHare not equally viable global competency training mechanisms for students from all fields ofengineering. For example, biomedical, environmental, and mechanical engineers participate atgreater rates in these organizations than those students with training in aerospace engineering,computer engineering, or materials science engineering.For engineers currently working within the corporate world, formal training programs viaprofessional/continuing education are significantly less visible, but include the Certificate inGlobal Integrated Systems Engineering at the University of Washington (jointly offered by theUW College of Engineering and the UW Foster School of Business in collaboration

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

engineering projects. The National Academyof Engineering [1, 2] argues that the “Engineer of 2020” must not only be technically capable, butalso be able to understand the contextual requirements and consequences of their work.ABET program accreditation criteria[3] promote contextual engineering practice in several of itsoutcomes criteria [italics added]: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

itsoutcomes criteria [italics added]: (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.In this research, we define contextual competence as an engineer's ability to anticipate andunderstand the constraints and impacts of social, cultural, environmental, political, and

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Devayan D. Bir, Loras College

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Diversity

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Aerospace

a gap in literature. Due to the limitedliterature available on migrators and the similarity in their experiences with leavers andpersisters [14], the factors that lead to STEM attrition highlighted by the reports [1, 2] arediscussed.To understand why students, drop out of AE we will use the framework described by Tinto(1993). According to Tinto (1993), the decision to drop out is influenced by student Goalsand Commitments (post) which have evolved from how well they have integratedacademically and socially at the university (Integration). This Integration into the universityoccurs from the various Institutional Experiences a student has in the Academic and Socialsystems. The initial decision to pursue a degree is made from the influence of

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

Paper ID #11895Leading Large-Scale Change in an Engineering ProgramDr. Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Dr. Allendoerfer is a Research Scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington.Prof. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, home of the Iron Range and Twin

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

college, the University of Idaho, and worked as an engineer in design offices and at construction sites.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov is an adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho where he has taught for 27 years. He is involved in course design, course delivery, assessment of student learning, and pedagogical studies related to solid modeling, senior design, lean manufacturing, and thermodynamics. For the past four years he has participated in a multi-institution

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Lorena Villarreal, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christian Hassard, Digipen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #27274A Second-Year Project-based Course for Embedded SystemsProf. B. Lorena Villarreal, DigiPen Institute of Technology B. Lorena Villarreal is an Assistant Professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology. She graduated with honors from Tecnologico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering in 2008, and her Ph.D in Robotics and Intelligent Systems in 2014. She also took courses in automotive engineering and design at the Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbutel in Wolfsburg, Germany, and courses in Lean Manufacturing endorsed by the Institute of Industrial

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University ; Jacob W. Benton, Primoris Services Corporation; Traci Aucoin, GEAR UP; Gloria E. de Zamacona Cervantes, Saint Louis University; Adam O'Neill, Saint Louis University; Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

developing STEM based course work. He is also interested entrepreneurship and lean business development.Miss Sana M. Syed, Saint Louis University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20073Sana Syed studied biomedical engineering and has proceeded to pursue her PhD in biomedical engineer-ing and engineering education at Saint Louis University. She aspires to go on to work in industry whereshe will be able to mesh her passion in biomedical engineering and healthcare as well as in educationreform in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering Ethics

dealingwith the negative impact of toxic waste from solar cell manufacturing plants so that USA’salternative energy needs don’t end up trumping the needs of another community for access toclean air, water, and soil. Thus perspective-taking is at the heart of many engineering ethicsdilemmas [7]. In the lack of such perspective-taking, it is much more likely that the interests ofthose who have lesser access to conventional means of power will again get marginalized, and itis also likely that the solutions that emerge will be brittle - in the sense of being out of harmonywith the local context and thus over time being discarded, or disused [9].Within engineering ethics education, while there have been efforts to design course experiencesthat encourage

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Educational Research and Methods

in-depth analyses of the tensions that emerged betweendifferent disciplinary goals in these STEM learning environments. These results point to the needfor increased attention on how teachers manage the different disciplinary practices and goals inSTEM activities, particularly when incorporating formative assessment strategies or adopting aresponsive teaching approach.IntroductionThere is widespread agreement among educators and researchers that assessment should be anongoing, integral part of teaching and learning 1,2. Formative assessment provides feedback toteachers about where students are in their learning so that they can make decisions about what todo next. As opposed to assessments that occur at the end of an activity or unit

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

period,he served as a consultant to a number of Engineering Programs across the United States. In2012 he was co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon Prize forInnovation in Engineering and Technology Education.He served on the ASEE/PSW Board for over 17 years, first as Vice-Chair for Student Awards,then as Chair in 2002-2003. Until 2014 he continued to serve as Executive Secretary. I Table of ContentsAgile Capstone Integration of Free, Disparate Cloud Services Produced a Prototype Applicationthat Tracks Airborne

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

of Situational Leadership in Engineering 114 Classrooms  Jin-Lee Kim, et al., Effectiveness of Using Visualization in Construction Education 125 Concurrent Session Presentations04 00 05 15 PM Experiential Learning  Stacy Gleixner, et al., Service Learning Project in a Multi-Disciplinary Renewable 134 Energy Engineering Course  Lily Gossage, On Exploring the Connection between Hispanic Engineering 143 Students’ Educational Goals and Communal Obligations: For Projects-Based Learning through Community Engagement  Shoba Krishnan, et al., Projects Integrating

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

that leads it, so rather, so for example, I think um, lectures could still be, could still be an aspect of self- directed learning, but rather than the professor determining the curriculum for the whole, no, whatever skill set you’re trying to learn, it’s, you’re deciding what that skill set is. So lectures could for example, be a component of self-directed learning, but for me, I think the key is that, um, the learner is the main driver.” [person D]EffectivenessThese learners, when experiencing self-directed learning, are concerned with theexpediency and effectiveness of the learning. They view self-directed learning as beingthe level to which the processes are like lean manufacturing. “It means the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”Student outcome (d) stated “an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.” Student outcome(g) stated “an ability to communicate effectively.”In fall 2017, ABET Board of Delegate approved several major changes to the general criteriaproposed by the EAC [14] and the implementation of these changes started in 2019-2020accreditation cycle. The revised ABET-EAC general criteria included changes to previousCriterion 3 and Criterion 5. The definitions of the terminologies used in the general criteria wereimproved and expanded. In the new general criteria, criterion 3 consists of seven studentoutcomes. Student outcome 2 replaces SO (c) of the previous general criteria. It states

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning.A systematic survey of Journal of Engineering Education articles published from 1999 to 2008found only three articles that dealt with student collaboration and communication over theInternet. 37 One study compared performance and satisfaction of face-to-face and virtual teams ina random control experiment in a graduate course on lean manufacturing.70 The investigatorsreported similar performance on the project and in the group process patterns, but the face-to-face teams were more satisfied with the experience. A second report, involving virtual and face-to-face design teams, found no difference in completion times and quality of task outcome.30The third article reports that first-year students that participated in a learning community

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Beau R. Vezino, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

planning for emergency vehicle systems. Dr. Goldberg received the Ph.D. from the Michigan, in IOE 1984, and the M. ENGR.and BS from Cornell in ORIE in 1980 and 1979 respectively. His research interests include designing and operating emergency vehicle systems, and using mathematical models to help solve decision problems. He was a recipient of the Shingo Prize for excellence in manufacturing (outstanding paper award, 1994), and spent a year at West Point as a visiting professor in the Department of Systems Engineering. In 1999 he was given the University of Arizona’s EL-Paso Natural Gas Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for outstanding teaching and research. His textbook The Design and Analysis of Lean Production