Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #32327Developing an Equally Effective Alternate-access Plan forVision-impaired and Blind Students Enrolled in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology CoursesDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nancy E. Study is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend where she teaches courses in engineering graphics and rapid prototyping, and is the coordinator of the rapid prototyping lab. Her research interests include visualization, standardization of CAD practices, design for 3D printing, and haptics. Nancy is a former chair of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division

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2016 ERC

Authors

Robert Morse

Data Collection Procedures U.S. News: Measuring Research Impact Robert J. Morse, Chief Data Strategist U.S. News & World Report ASEE Engineering Research Council 2016 Annual Conference Sheraton Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD March 8, 2016 LIFE’S DECISIONS MADE HERE.The Engineering Rankings that U.S. News is doing now• Best Graduate Schools -2017 Edition – Public relations preview for schools only- 3/9/16 – Public release on www.usnews.com–3/16/2016 – Best Graduate Schools 2017 edition: Multi-discipline guidebook. On sale Early April 2016• Best Colleges --- September 2016- Undergraduate

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kauffmann

study with a specified content boundary that isappropriate for this field. This issue then can relate to identification of why such a field of study isuseful to graduates, how it is differentiated from or similar to related fields, and the potentialimpact on career opportunities. This endeavor requires a research agenda that is discussed indetail in following sections.The ASEE Engineering Management Division (EMD) is the organization that spans educationand educational research and its members are best suited, equipped, and credible to pursue thisagenda. Consequently, proposal of and discussion of the research agenda with the members ofthis group is an essential first step in pursuing the general goal of a research agenda. The result ofthis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Rebecca M Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Dr. Eddy received her doctorate in Applied Cognitive Psychology and has spent her career focused on ap- plying the principles of learning and cognition to evaluation of educational programs. Her work includes published articles and client technical reports as President of Cobblestone Applied Research & Evalu- ation, Inc. and a faculty member at Claremont Graduate University. Work at Cobblestone focuses on advancing the numbers of underrepresented minority students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Eddy has conducted evaluation or applied research studies on numerous university projects including clients programs funded by the National Science Foundation; U.S. Depart- ment

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8680Changes in Elementary Students’ Engineering Knowledge Over Two Yearsof Integrated Science Instruction (Research to Practice) Strand: Engineeringacross the K-12 curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sci-ence, and the Common CoreMariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mariana Tafur is a Ph.D. candidate and a graduate assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a M.S., education, Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia; and a B.S., electrical engineering, Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia. She is a 2010 Fulbright Fellow. Her research interests include

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

. Challenges for the facultyand staff include; providing enough raw materials to keep up with the students' phenomenalvolume of work, helping make the work fun and exciting, and expanding the students horizonsbeyond the immediate research focus of their team. As the summer progresses, the students takeover day-to-day management of the projects. To ensure that all the students are engaged in theresearch and understand its goals and challenges, weekly meetings are held to discuss progress,difficulties and preliminary results. Keeping the work fun and exciting, while granting thestudents control of the research process, encourages the students to pursue graduate study. Several research sponsors make this challenging program possible. Each of the

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Jorge Leon, Texas A&M University; Luis San Andres, Texas A&M Univeristy

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Manufacturing

. Participants will explore a new technical field in such a way to stimulate further study.3) To prepare students with soft skills for successful researching. Participants will work with others to develop a productive teamwork attitude and improve their communication skills.4) To motivate participants for research career. Participants will be given information about graduate schools and expose to research environment in industry.5) To promote diversity. Participants will be selected in such a way to enhance diversity and maximize the program impact.6) To continue improvement. Participants will provide continuous feedback to improve current and future program.7) To complement other institutions. This program provides research experiences to

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Computing & Information Technology

the constraints of ensuring appropriate institutional oversight.Our approach could be used as a simple model that could be trialed or adopted at otherinstitutions currently attempting to navigate the MOOC space.The Case StudyIn the Fall of 2013, a graduate student’s program of study required that he take one additionalcourse outside his home department. This student was unable to find a course within theinstitution that matched his learning interests and needs at the time. Thus, in an effort to combinethe graduate student’s research interests of online learning and course requirement completion,he worked with his program’s faculty members and graduate school administrators to create anindependent study. This independent study followed the “a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

ensure a positive educational experience.During the freshman year, students are selected and introduced to the research topic. Thesestudents enroll in an independent-study course in order to learn basic concepts related to futureresearch work. In the sophomore year, the participating students obtain practical experience inmechanics experiments. During the junior year, the students perform mechanics analysis andmore advanced experiments. In the senior year, the students create numerical models using finiteelement analysis. All the students involved in the research work have good academic standing.These students become more interested in cutting-edge research work and some of them decideto pursue graduate degrees after graduation.IntroductionA

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Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

perhaps engineering programs should be equipping students with a greaterknowledge of the range of research methodologies and methods.Engineering examples?The first author is a chartered engineer with a background in electrical engineering andenergy management, and he holds an education doctorate. The second author hasundertaken extensive education research studies that used both quantitative andqualitative methods and he also believes that qualitative research plays an important rolein engineering and hence should also be included within engineering education programs,particularly at graduate level.The first author currently employs qualitative methods for post occupancy evaluation ofbuildings. That is, to find out if building users are satisfied

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

was finding a motivated student able to get up tospeed quickly on FPGA design and assigning a project within an existing framework created bythe graduate student. The availability of the graduate student during the first six weeks of the Page 25.1389.3summer to assist the undergraduate student was also helpful.In the Fall 2010, another undergraduate student (MC) expressed interest in FPGAs throughlearning about CM’s work. An independent study for the Fall 2010 semester was set up for MCto learn how to design with FPGAs and an appropriate research project was assigned to him. Thecriteria for an appropriate project for an undergraduate is one

Conference Session

Manufacturing Partnerships

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

that students enjoyed theprogram and learned from the research experience. Eleven out of 16 students who havegraduated are currently attending graduate school, and eight papers have been published.MotivationNational surveys in 2011 and 2012 showed a continuous decline in the number of U.S. studentswho move on to attend graduate school [1]. In addition, there is a shortage of highly educatedskilled workers in the manufacturing sector [2]. With increased pressure for accountability inundergraduate education from stakeholders such as parents and state legislators, higher educationinstitutions are investigating avenues to improve the quality of education. Prior studies byBrownell and Lynn [3], Crowe and Brakke [4], Laursen [5], Lopatto[6], Taraban

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alan S. Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

," Research in Higher Education, vol. 47, no. 3,249-279, 2006.[22] T. Riley, and C. Ungerleider, "Self-fulfilling prophecy: How teachers’ attributions,expectations, and stereotypes influence the learning opportunities afforded Aboriginalstudents," Canadian Journal of Education/Revue, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 303-333, 2012.[23] D. Gillborn, "Critical race theory and education: Racism and anti-racism in educationaltheory and praxis," Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, vol. 27, no. 1, pp.11-32, 2006.[24] F. L. Smyth, and J. J. McArdle, "Ethnic and gender differences in science graduation atselective colleges with implications for admission policy and college choice," Research inHigher Education, vol 45, no. 4, pp. 353-381, 2004.[25

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, San Diego State University; Enrique A. Ainsworth, University of California - Los Angeles; Casey Ann Shapiro, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Hannah Whang Sayson, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, University of California - Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

implementation of any URM-based program. Additionally, over the past three decades, many studies have investigated the structureand impact of engaging undergraduate students in meaningful and rewarding researchexperiences. Some studies reported on the effectiveness of such research programs on attractingunderrepresented and underserved minorities as well as women to attain STEM undergraduateand graduate degrees. These studies provided evidence of increased interest in the specificdiscipline in which students performed their research [7–11], increased grit to continue theirdegrees [8,12,13], improved research skills [7–9,14], improved overall skills [8,9,14,15], andincreased likelihood of pursuing graduate school in STEM [7–9,14,15]. It is

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 4 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Bala Ram P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

(2019). Computational Methods in the Study of Interdependent Graphs. INFORMS Computing Society. University of Tennessee- Knoxville.3.5 professional development and outreachThe following professional development activities (one hour each) were arranged for eachcohort:• Workshop by reference librarian on EndNote;• Workshop on applying to graduate schools and preparing for the GRE;• Workshop on applying for graduate scholarships and fellowships;• Workshop on writing a research abstract; and,• A talk on the discipline of Computational Science & Engineering.Each cohort was taken on field trips to institutions or corporations such as SAS, Inc., theResearch Triangle Institute (RTI), and RENCI (Renaissance Computing Institute), all in the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brenda Morton; Raymond Thompson

projects.The role of the graduate assistant is important due to the nature of his or her placement in thestructure of the program. The research assistant usually has the most experience with theprojects. Generally the student has been a research team member as well as a successful projectleader. The graduate assistant acts as a mentor for the other members and leaders. The graduateassistant runs the oversight committee meetings and acts as a liaison between the committee andresearch teams. Part of the duties of the graduate assistant are to ensure the research teams havethe resources, information, training, and help the leaders organize their projects. The role of thegraduate assistant is to set up and ensure accountability with proper roles and

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang Gong, Beihang University, Beijing, Institute of Higher Education; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qing Lei, Beihang University, Beijing

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-980: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGHONORS PROGRAMS BETWEEN US AND CHINAXiang Gong, Institute of Higher Education, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China Xiang Gong is a Ph.D. student from the Institute of Higher Education, Beihang University (BUAA) in Beijing, China. He is now a visiting graduate student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research focuses on engineering leadership education.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of As- sessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

VEX Robotics program. After graduation, Brianna plans to continue her academic studies in trans- portation engineering to earn a Master’s and eventually a Ph.D. She stated that conducting undergraduate research has opened her eyes to so many possibilities of what she could do with her future.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles H. Dowding; Joseph J. Biernacki

many forms which interdisciplinary researchmay take including peer groups working in similar areas of study, peer groups working indifferent areas of study and peer groups working on thematic problems with a commongoal. Students engage in a course of study that introduces them to a wide spectrum ofresearch topics relevant to the central theme of civil engineering materials. They alsoattend a seminar activity designed to coach them in skills ancillary to research includingliterature search, report writing, oral presentation and laboratory safety. Teams of threestudents are advised by three individual faculty mentors and three graduate coaches.Teams meet weekly to formally review and cross-fertilize their research projects withinput from their

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Marc J. Sanborn, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

standards.In order to understand our current level of research achievement, the authors posed the followingresearch question in performance of this study: “What level of rigorous educational research isrepresented in the ASEE Civil Engineering Division papers accepted to the annual conferenceover the past four years?” The authors were motivated to undertake this study by a desire torecognize the current state of scholarship in the CE Division’s educational research and tocontribute to the potential improvement thereof. This manuscript includes a discussion of whatconstitutes rigorous educational research and will attempt to model performance of suchscholarship.Literature ReviewIt is not unusual for academic communities to occasionally self-assess

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

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International

2006-1619: STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech Jan Helge Bøhn is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. He received his BS in Computer Science, and his MS and PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1988, 1989, and 1993, respectively. Prof. Bøhn's research centers about geometric modeling, software engineering, and the engineering design process.Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt Manfred J. Hampe graduated as chemical engineer from Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany, in 1976. He received his PhD from Technische Universität München, Germany

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Methods in Graduate Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Delgado Jr., Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Students’ Response when Considering DepartingAbstractThe purpose of this Empirical Research paper presented in Research Brief format is to exploreengineering students’ response when departing or considering departing from their doctoralprograms. Although numerous studies of doctoral attrition have been published, attrition ratesremain high, in particular in engineering, indicating that the influence of structure and process ofgraduate education on attrition remains to be understood. This study employed qualitative methodsand analysis to understand how graduate engineering students express doctoral discontent whichhas led them to depart or consider departing, and what was the response (or lack thereof) to thisdiscontent. In particular, we explored

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

about the relative decline in the United States in the science and technology market place andthat the competitive nations had increased public funding for research and development makingsignificant investments in higher education. The report included many statistical studies such as:a Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. NationalAcademy of Science, ISBN 0-309-65442-4, 592 pages (2007).aOffice of Assessment and Institutional Research at City Tech 102 1- The United States graduates more visual arts and performing arts majors than engineering. th 2- We are ranked 27 among developed nations in the

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2016 ERC

Authors

Amy Haberman

of EHS expectations Students can earn Safety Certificate Monthly seminars have t-shirt, embroidered lab coat give- away, food, etc... OFFICE OF SAFETYEngineering Safety Certificate Case Studies to Date: Complete all UF offered EHS training that is Legacy chemicals & acute applicable to your research. toxin ordering process Attend 5 Safety Seminars offered by the College of Engineering; or find comparable external safety training Serve as an active member of your department’s Student Safety Council for at least one semester. Demonstration of practical application of safety knowledge through a case study. Certificate Awarded at Gator

Conference Session

The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

Technology and Graduate Studies Divisions of ASEE. Mark is a Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management (formerly NAPM). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Tier 1 Research University Study of Fee-Based Corporate Students and Their Representative Business/Industry OrganizationsAbstractCorporate participation in fee-based programs changes over time based on numerous corporatecriteria; corporate finances, availability of applicable programs and perception that the availabletraining and educational opportunities provide for a positive return on investment.While we want to attract and serve the needs of professional working adult learners and theirrespective

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

business value that can be achieved rather than the details of the technology. Topics include business operating models; IT portfolios; IT investment and justification; business strategy and IT alignment; IT infrastructure; IT architecture and IT governance. Draws heavily on research and case studies from MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research. Restricted to graduate students.Master of Science in Materials Science and EngineeringMathematical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers – 12 units Mathematical techniques necessary for materials science and engineering topics such as energetics, materials structure and symmetry, materials response to applied fields, mechanics and physics of solids

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Clemencia M. Cosentino, Mathematica Policy Research; Margaret D. Sullivan, Mathematica Policy Research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the American Sociological Association Annual Conference. Denver, CO, August, 2012. Ohland, M.W. and C.E. Brawner. “A Mixed Methods Approach to Characterizing the Experience of Transfer Students in Engineering. Presentation to the 11th National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students Annual Conference. Frisco, TX, February 2013. Shealy, E. C. E. Brawner, C. Mobley, and R. A. Layton. “A Descriptive Study of Engineering Transfer Students at Four Institutions: Comparing Lateral and Vertical Transfer Pathways.” Poster presented at the First Annual Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS), Clemson University, Clemson, SC, April 2013. Poster awarded Second Place Prize. Mobley C. and C. E. Brawner

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Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Joann M. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jeffrey Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Tyrone Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Ricardo Maldonado; Cristina Rivera-Vélez, GREAT IDEA; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM

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Community Engagement Division

Engineering from the University of San Antonio Abad. After graduation, Mr. Chacon worked in the development of transportation infrastructure projects in rural areas for about two years before stating his graduate studies. His currently starting his Ph.D. studies in which the focus of his research will be the development and promotion of sustainable transportation systems.Mr. Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM Pablo Jose Acevedo earned undergraduate degrees in civil engineering at University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (2011). Driven by his necessity to further inquire into alternative development processes and ecological sustainability, in the beginning of 2012 he traveled to Colombia to participate in an intensive training course

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susannah Spodek; D. Joseph Mook; Lester Gerhardt

Engineering University of NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Buffalo, NY Institute Troy, NY “As an engineer I didn’t think it was possible to study abroad. But my friend studied in Denmark, and he said anybody can study abroad, so I did a lot of research and found I could take classes for credit overseas. The only reason I might not have gone abroad is because it was my last year and I was worried about missing on-campus recruitment… But, out of 35 industrial engineers who graduated, only 10 had job offers, and I was the only one with two offers! Study

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, supported by the School of Engineering andComputing, advances undergraduate research and demonstrates notable student progress. Futureplans include assessing the program's impact via data analysis, targeting enhancedcommunication, teamwork, problem-solving skills, retention, and readiness for graduate school.This paper describes the program's structure, participant diversity, and offerings, concluding withsurvey results and a sample drone assembly research project from summer 2023.1. IntroductionThe realm of undergraduate education is continuously evolving, with an increasing emphasis onproviding students with not only theoretical knowledge but also practical, hands-on experience intheir field of study. In this context, the URSR at Fairfield