Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Nicholas Young, University of Michigan

, is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial & Operations Engineering Department and an Engineering Education Faculty Member at the University of Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University; an M.B.A. degree from Governors State University; and a B.S. degree in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to her graduate studies, she worked as a professional in the areas of manufacturing, operations, technical sales, and publishing for ten years. She also served as an adjunct faculty in the Engineering Technology Program at Triton College in River Grove, IL for seven years

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Crystal R. Emery, URU The Right to Be, Inc.; Valeria Sinclair Chapman

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #28475Creating a Bridge to SisterhoodDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Engineering and Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 30 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE and IEEE Fellow and PAESMEM awardee.Ms. Crystal R. Emery, URU The Right to

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander R. Murphy, Florida Polytechnic University; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Polytechnic University; Jim Dewey, Florida Polytechnic University; Karim Elish, Florida Polytechnic University; ONUR TOKER, Florida Polytechnic University; Matt Robert Bohm, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #47721A New Approach to Capstone Design through Multidisciplinary Collaborationat Florida Polytechnic UniversityDr. Alexander R. Murphy, Florida Polytechnic University Dr. Alexander Murphy is currently an Assistant Professor at Florida Polytechnic University. Before this position, he held a Research Associate appointment at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He was awarded an ASEE eFellows fellowship funded by NSF for the postdoctoral research position at UTD. He completed my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in July of 2021 at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. In Spring of 2018, he was

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Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

educators and students. Technology changes and new ideas for projectsand course material emerge on a regular basis therefore the spirit of continuous improvementmust be honored in order to keep the course fresh and responsive to the educational needs of thestudents and to changes in contemporary society. This course should be exportable to other institutions that favor student-centered, project-based learning environments with relatively small class enrollments. An initial investment inhardware and software and periodic updating as technology changes are necessary expenses inorder to provide an optimal and efficient teaching and learning environment. There are severalmeans of export that are being actively considered including educator

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First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

María del Carmen Garcia-Higuera, Universidad Panamericana; Rocio Chavez-Telleria, Universidad Panamericana; Armando Alemán-Juárez, Universidad Panamericana ; Isabel Joaquina Niembro García P.E., Universidad Panamericana

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First-Year Programs

composition and content creation for pedagogical faculty support. He is immersed in the field of research for innovation in higher education. Likewise, he has participated as a speaker in numerous conferences and events such as 1er. Congreso Internacional de Innovaci´on Educa- tiva at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), GESS Mexico, XV Congreso CTI-FIMPES 2015, and the Inter-American Prize – Educational Innovation in Higher Education of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE). Currently, he works as researcher and content developer at the Center for Innovation in Education (CIE), Universidad Panamericana. Between his interests are the learning of languages and the acquisition

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Northeastern University; Christopher Wishon, Northeastern University; Colleen Fritze, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

initiative strongly supports the efficacy of the QM program and provides evidence thatthe use of Quality Managers has appreciably improved activities in classroom and lab settingsand has enhanced the academic experience of the QM’s themselves.Introduction and BackgroundIn their work on engineering education, Upadhyay et al., state, “Quality consciousness hasbecome a central theme for any human endeavor in today’s competitive world. The system ofhigher education is not devoid of this concept.”9 Baldwin another educational advocate, refers tomeeting the challenges in our current STEM classrooms and considers possible innovativesolutions to such demands: “Today many of the efforts to strengthen undergraduate education inScience, Technology Engineering

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Faculty Development: Student Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Marisa Chrysochoou, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

thought to make up around 20% of the generalpopulation [4]. However, studies indicate that they make up only 3-5% of undergraduateengineering students [5], [6]. These levels decline even further at advanced levels. Neurodiverseindividuals comprise only 1 to 3% of students in graduate science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) programs [7]-[9] and less than 3% of the STEM workforce [10].Even so, the past decade has seen the emergence of an increasingly robust body of literaturechallenging the deficit framing of neurological differences and highlighting neurodiversity-related traits that may be considered assets in STEM [11]-[14]. For example, ADHD has beenlinked to divergent thinking, risk-taking, and hyperfocus on tasks of interest

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Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts, Lowell ; Christopher J. Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #13394Design and Implementation of an Inexpensive Laboratory for Providing Hands-On Design Prototyping and Manufacturing Experiences to Engineering Stu-dentsMr. Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering Ph. D candidate with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering with a Design and Manufacturing Concentra- tion who develops CNC technology for academic research and education. He also designs experimental hardware, electronics and software coding to automate mechanical systems.Dr. Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellProf. Stephen Johnston, University of

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont; Holly Ann Buckland Parker, University of Vermont

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, University of Vermont Holly Buckland Parker is an educational developer at the Center for Teaching and Learning at the Univer- sity of Vermont (UVM). Holly coordinates the Graduate Teaching Program and conducts workshops on pedagogy and educational technologies. Dr. Buckland Parker continues to work on her research interests regarding the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and inclusive teaching practices in Higher Education. Holly is also a part-time faculty member in the Higher Education and Student Af- fairs Program in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont. She teaches graduate courses on the implementation of anti-racist teaching practices, inclusive teaching

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenn Campbell, University of Virginia; Leidy Klotz, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

environments [35], [37], [38] to peer interactions and working onteams [28], [39], [40]. For example, belongingness has been linked to extroversion on teams,suggesting that speaking up and trying to fully participate on a team can increase sense ofbelonging [28]. Yet this can be challenging if the team is not a psychologically safe one,suggesting that psychological safety may be an antecedent for sense of belonging on teams.2.3 Psychological safety and engineering teamsPsychological safety is an emergent characteristic of teams that is of interest when discussingsense of belonging in engineering education. Edmondson defines psychological safety as a“shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking” [5, p. 354]. An individualworking on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Meghan Berger, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, North Carolina A&T State University; Scott Grant Feinstein; Gloria Jones-Johnson, Iowa State University; Luis Gonzalez-Diaz

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

experiences of Black women and girls based on theirracial/ethnic and gender identities. The analysis included studies that investigated negativeexperiences amongst both race and gender groups. The emergent themes in the study thatsampled Black women and girls in STEM discussed personal identity or self-imagedevelopment, interests and confidence in STEM achievement, and social support for STEMidentity development (Ireland et al., 2018). Camacho and Lord (2011) introduced themicroaggressions concept to the engineering profession with a study that explored theA TALE OF TWO UNIVERSITIESintersectional experiences of Asian, Hispanic, and White women. They discovered that Asianand Hispanic female students had a greater occurrence of interpersonal

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Underrepresented Minority StudentsAbstractBoise State University (BSU) implemented an across-the-board reform of calculus instructionduring the 2014 calendar year. The details of the reform, described elsewhere (Bullock, 2015),(Bullock 2016), involve both pedagogical and curricular reform. Gains from the project haveincluded a jump in Calculus I pass rate, greater student engagement, greater instructorsatisfaction, a shift toward active learning pedagogies, and the emergence of a strongcollaborative teaching community. This paper examines the effects of the reform on studentretention. Since the curricular reform involved pruning some content and altering courseoutcomes, which could conceivably have negative downstream impacts, we report on studentsuccess

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

each other.The individual narratives we develop from our participants’ stories will incorporate both theindividual and structural aspects to explicitly call attention to racism within the workplace. Thus,we aim to make connections and provide example cases depicting that the ways in which racialdiscrimination → racist ideas → ignorance/hate → in/authenticity.Implications for Engineering EducationWith this paper, we aim to advance awareness and action within engineering education. Theframeworks discussed have utility for studying many aspects of engineering. For example, weare applying these frameworks within the computer and information technology industry for ourown study on engineering workplaces. While studies have examined ways Blacks cope

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Willie Lewis McKether; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Augustine, Trinidad, her M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She joined the faculty at the University of Toledo in 2004. As the Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement she leads the development and execution of initiatives and programs to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and success of women, students from underrepresented groups and first generation students. These duties are well aligned with her current research interests and external funding in engineering education.Dr. Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University Aaron Adams is an assistant professor in the

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Multidisciplinary Engineering. Her work focuses on instructional strategies in engineering, and educational technology. She is also passionate about student mental health and broadening participation in engineering.Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Dr. Matilde S´anchez-Pe˜na is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo – SUNY where she leads the Diversity Assessment Research in Engineering to Catalyze the Advancement of Respect and Equity (DAREtoCARE) Lab. Her research focuses on developing cultures of care and well-being in engineering education spaces, assessing gains in institutional efforts to advance equity and inclusion, and using data science

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Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul E. Slaboch, St. Martin's University; Floraliza Bornasal, Oregon State University; Rico Picone, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

of reasons. The ME program atSt. Martin’s University is a small program that typically offers each required course only onetime per academic year. Due to this restriction, the concurrent nature of all three courses did notseem to be an undue burden on the students’ scheduling. In the rare case when a student musttake them out of sequence, the student generally will take Mechatronics first, as this coursecontains most of the underlying electrical concepts.Some of the course learning outcomes and concepts are common to both lecture courses andreinforced by the lab. When students are being exposed to the same concept from differentperspectives they tend to internalize the information more effectively. These courses weredesigned such that

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Jessica Townsend, Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Teaching Award, the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Award, and LeTourneau University’s top research and scholarship award. He was also a Finalist for the IEEE Global Humanitarian Engineer of the Year award in 2013. He serves as an engineering program evaluator for the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the sole entity for accrediting engineering programs in the United States. Dr. Gonzalez is Founder and President of LIMBS International (www.limbs.org), a 501(c)3 non-profit humanitarian organization that designs, creates and deploys prosthetic devices to transform the lives of amputees in the developing world by restoring their ability to walk. Since its

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Staying in or Getting Out: The Relationship Between Undergraduate Work Exposure and Job Satisfaction after GraduationIntroductionPast research has focused on the ways engineering students talk about the work they hope to doas professional engineers after graduation, which the authors refer to as their ‘images of work.’1These authors found that students’ initial images of work were marked by hopefulness andaspiration; students wanted to design new technologies and engage in innovation. As the studentsmoved through their undergraduate education, however, their images of work became moremundane. Often this mundaneness emerged as a

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

provided information with regard to curricular content andcapabilities of departmental graduates. In a way, the capstone experience reported on in thispaper, serves as a microcosm of the four year program. Experiences and outputs from the coursecan be used to provide guidance and insights into curricular changes, teaching methods, andexposure to civil engineering practice in the Region; and helps in establishing enduringconnections with the industrial sector.IntroductionDesign is widely considered to be the central and the most distinguishing activity of civilengineering. It has also long been understood that engineering institutions should graduateengineers who could design effectively to meet societal needs. Historically, engineering

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Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

Society and the American Society for Engineering Education.Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma Assistant Director/Research Associate at the Research Institute for STEM Education (RISE) at the University of Oklahoma. Cindy received her M.A. in Anthropology from Western Michigan University. As an anthropologist, her research interests include ethnography of marginalized populations, cultural theory, issues of gender and underrepresented populations in STEM education and the cultural/historical construction of women’s cultural identities and roles in past and present societies, with special focus on emerging nationalist projects

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

fouryear program.The basic features of the Rowan program directly address a number of the institutional factorscited as diminishing persistence in the engineering field, and are considered cutting edge forundergraduate engineering education. The interdisciplinary teamwork and holistic projectexperiences, for example, exemplify the kind of learning experience which Rosser18 andMargolis & Fisher13have suggested as necessary to increase the retention of women in science,engineering, and technological fields--and which the 1995 NSF Workshop on RestructuringEngineering Education recommended for all engineering learning environments15. Theimpersonality of traditional engineering school climates is replaced by a strong faculty-studentmentoring and

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Track 6: Technical Session 5: Student-based Recommendations to Increase Accessibility in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Emily Violet Landgren, University of Texas at Austin; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

as a bottleneck illuminates the ladder of barriers disabled students have to climb tosucceed [6]. We, the authors, typically take a social view of disability in presenting information forengineering instructors to change their practices to be more accessible to all students. A socialperspective of disability defines disability as a consequence of inaccessible environments, ratherthan an inherent problem in individuals. In other words, the environment is disabling, which inthis case is the classroom and administrative system of obtaining accommodations. Instructorscan use the insights gained from these interviews to develop awareness for accessibility in theclassroom beyond formal accommodations and become aware of the ways

Conference Session

AI Integration in Engineering Economy Course

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Samandari, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy Division (EED)

highlight AI's role in providing real-timefeedback, simulating real-world scenarios, and solving complex problems, thus preparingstudents for industry challenges. Additionally, Harris and Kittur [2]emphasize the need forundergraduate engineering students to leverage generative AI, such as large language models, tostay competitive in the rapidly evolving technological landscape. However, concerns about theethical use and accuracy of AI-generated content persist, suggesting that AI's integration intocurricula must be carefully managed to avoid undermining academic integrity [3], [4]. Forexample, Peuker [4] investigates the utilization of generative AI among first-year mechanicalengineering students, showing that while students recognize the potential

Conference Session

ERM: Mental Health and Wellness

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Luke Nyberg; Justine Chasmar, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jodi Nelson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marissa Tsugawa, Utah State University - Engineering Education

that they could learn and reflect on goal setting, planning, self-monitoring,self-evaluating and other self-regulatory strategies successfully within the context of a course[42]. More recently, a study of civil engineering undergraduates showed that includingself-regulated learning and goal setting were vital for cognitive engagement in courses [43].Self-directed learning has also shown useful for engineering majors during the COVID-19pandemic, as a mediator of other external and environmental effects [44].MethodIn this study we utilize an exploratory qualitative approach with thematic analysis and aposteriori coding scheme, informed by literature in wellbeing, belongingness, and self-directedlearning. Although some frameworks exist, such as

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; M Parfitt

the development of this course, careful combinations of pre-stressingfoundational knowledge, with a focus on PT, along with practical examples and applications wereinterwoven with a series of industry leaders in PT on both the design and construction side. This integrateddelivery approach is intended to instill practical aspects of how PT is utilized in building projects. Thispaper discusses the formulation and refinement of the course structure and the technical content, along withhow industry experts are engaged and contribute to the educational experience.Topics for Structural Engineering Programs In the rapidly advancing building and infrastructure environment there is an emergent need forstructural engineering students to know

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for Their Professional Practice

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Megan Ellery; Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering graduate attrition. To better understand this phenomenon, weconducted N=42 hour-long semi-structured interviews with participants recruited via emailsurvey from the top 50 engineering Ph.D. granting universities in the United States. Usingemergent coding, we analyzed the narratives of students questioning whether to remain in theirPh.D. program and those who decided to depart. Students discussed their conception of graduateschool before they began and what experiences they anticipated. Participants were asked toreflect on their thoughts surrounding graduate school before arrival, how well those thoughtscorresponded with their lived experiences, and what information if known, would have helpedthem earlier. Findings reveal that participants

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

/geomorphology, engineering economics, mechanics, material properties,systems, geospatial representation, and information technology.” There is an increased emphasison ethics, leadership, social awareness, political understanding, public policy, and businesspractice. The outcome that requires an understanding of asset management suggests the use oftools and techniques that include “design innovations, new construction technologies, materialsimprovements, geo-mapping, database management, value assessment, performance models,web-based communication, and cost accounting.” As program assessments become moredetailed, the commentary will need to be examined carefully. In the USMA assessments, thefaculty team made general judgments, but did not have to define

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Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota; Emine Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Erin Lacina

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #42220Impact of Professional Development in Culturally Relevant Engineering Designfor Elementary and Middle School Teachers (RTP, Diversity)Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota Frank Bowman is Thomas C. Owens Endowed Chair, Professor and Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of North Dakota. He holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology and a B.S from Brigham Young UniversityDr. Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota Beth Klemetsrud is an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota where she studies equity and culturally relevant pedagogy

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

it’s not always possible to find these people – they-they’re not in your building, like they aren’t in department.Students noted that the advent of digital technology in academia has allowed for convergentresearch collaborations unbounded by geography as well as broader access to interdisciplinarycourses and mentorship, but they also highlighted these technologies designed to combat thelimitations of physical distance between scholars also means that they missed out on “how to besocial and how to interact with people outside of a screen” and on those spontaneousconversations considered essential to idea generation (Students X and W, 2021). Student F(2021) described the dynamic as a need for informal student spaces to talk, collaborate

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul Jason Weinberg Weinberg, Oakland University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. 6 Our approach to learning by design included efforts to embody (Lakoff & Nunez, 2001;Barsalou, 2008) and mathematize (Freudenthal, 1973; Kline, 1980) a system of levers (Figure 1),highlighting how a fulcrum disrupts the straight path of a lever. Abrahamson and Sánchez-Gárcia(2016) described a theory of action-based mathematics learning that informed the instruction inthis study. The approach was anchored in a body-syntonic (Papert, 1980) wherein initialmathematical description emerged from bodily activity, which was then re-expressed with theoperation of the physical system of levers. This study’s embodiment was called the Rope Walk (Figure 3). In the Rope Walk, onestudent held one end of the rope and remained in place