Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

the highest degree, or both, as criteria in their numerical evaluations. So, more researchmonies could lead to higher numbers of lower ranked instructors if faculty are buying out ofclasses. The perception of the ranking services is that adjunct faculty may be less experienced orhave lower qualifications because they would be working as full time faculty for higher salaries ifthey could. However, the impact of adjunct faculty on student experiences is not clear because noresearch has been conducted on this issue. This could be evaluated with more data as well. Another argument against using the number of technical papers published as a correlatingparament with ranking criteria for undergraduate education is that very few

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Laura-Ann S. Chin; Kenneth A. Kroos; Justinus A. Satrio

 university.  However,  newer  students  do  not  work  that  way.   They   need   a   reason   and   motivation   to   buy   into   an   engineering   education,   thus   an   inviting   and   creative   approach  is  needed  early  on.  Rather  than  telling  students  to  have  faith  and  wait  patiently  for  their  sophomore   year,  VU’s  engineering  program  engages  them  in  their  first  semester.       VU  Engineering  has  strategized  this  teaching  opportunity  through  a  series  of  freshman  mini

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Laura-Ann S. Chin; Kenneth A. Kroos; Justinus A. Satrio

 university.  However,  newer  students  do  not  work  that  way.   They   need   a   reason   and   motivation   to   buy   into   an   engineering   education,   thus   an   inviting   and   creative   approach  is  needed  early  on.  Rather  than  telling  students  to  have  faith  and  wait  patiently  for  their  sophomore   year,  VU’s  engineering  program  engages  them  in  their  first  semester.       VU  Engineering  has  strategized  this  teaching  opportunity  through  a  series  of  freshman  mini

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. ¬ ENGL I and II, and HUM-SS I and II, are typical composition courses and humanities or social science electives, respectively. ¬ Circuits I and II, and Physics I and II are calculus-based. ¬ Computer Programming (CMP PGM) is a course on computer-based engineering problem solving. ¬ The courses E & ET I-IV could be designed to keep the students engaged throughout the curriculum. These would play a significant role in reinforcing the CDIO philosophy, in advising/retention and career planning, in clarifying the differences in the academics of E and ET programs, and in helping the students identify their strengths and interests; the sequence gives opportunities to cover topics in innovation, creativity & design

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan J. Ely, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana; Kelly Marie Sparks, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

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

professional formation inengineering education by determining the impact of interdisciplinary user-centered designcurricula and service-learning projects on the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of engineeringstudents with respect to critical multicultural social attributes. Additionally, this project evaluatesthe impact of engineers on society through collaboration with social science students andinternational communities. As such, it builds on previous studies examining the impact of service-learning on engineering students, by also evaluating the impact of shared perspectives from socialscience students on engineering students' design process. The project also imparts understandinginsight not only into how community engagement impacts engineers but

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

class’ new engineering report assignment and method. Thestudents were assigned to write a one- to two-page reflective statement responding to the promptbelow. The students were directed to target as primary audience the Dean of the College ofEngineering, with peers and the instructor being a “transparent” secondary audience. Prompt: "How and why (or why not) did your experience working on the Lego car assembly line Report Project provide you with educational benefit(s) toward developing your engineering communication skills?” Page 23.15.15To remove instructor bias from the review of student feedback, the instructor solicited

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

into Societyof Hispanic Professional Engineers’ (SHPE) chapter-based programming. SHPE has continuously grown from a single professional chapter in Los Angeles, CA toan organization comprised of over 200 student and 80 professional chapters across the U.S.SHPE’s mission is to change lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullestpotential and impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. 1 Asthe organization grew across the country through the 1980-1990s, SHPE’s internal organizationinfrastructure evolved and consisted of a staff and board that focused on the fiduciary, governance,and operational duties of the organization. Throughout the 1990s-mid 2000’s, the chapter andmembership growth of

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

Industry 4.0, the FourthIndustrial Revolution and COVID-19 are creating a new sense of urgency to drive collaborationbetween industry and education.In 2022, academic institutions offer three paths to prospective engineering students, whichstudents qualify for via standardized testing;Path 1) 4-year bachelor degrees with “R1” research focus: typically following on to postgraduatedegrees and careers in research or academia.Path 2) 2-year associate degree (community college): typically leading to a career based on atechnical skill or trade.Path 3) 4-year bachelor degree with industry focus: typically leading to careers in technical-based industriesThis paper presents a new approach to the “third path,” the industry-based bachelor degrees. Thenew

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandre Probst, Colorado School of Mines; Aarthi Krishnaswamy, Colorado School of Mines; Vinita Singh, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Cyndi Rader, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

various researchers comparing traditional and multimedia instruction and concluded that, in general, interactive lessons have a positive impact on both students‟ learning and attitudes. Using this prior research as a framework, this article describes an effort to develop culturally relevant software designed to support the scientific learning of students at a secondary school in St. Denis, Uganda, Africa. The secondary education system at St. Denis is based on a traditional, lecture format. Teachers within this system seek to transfer their knowledge to students by writing on the blackboard while their students take scrupulous notes. According to the research previously discussed, this passive method of instruction may place students at

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

elevator talk is a 30 second jargon freesummary of one’s field of study used to engage and prompt interest of one’s audience. Duncan’s[4] Denver Business Journal article on the elevator talk was adapted for theCommunications seminar. In workshops one and two students were required to composeelevator talks about their research projects for a fifth grade audience. During this activityeach student participant individually presented their elevator talk to the other students andthe SURE Program Coordinator, whom acted as the fifth grade audience. This activityprovided the students with a general understanding of their research project and builtconfidence in their research communication skills prior to conducting their researchexperiments. Students

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Rachel Margaret Best, University of Memphis; Charles V. Camp, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Transforming a Civil Engineering Curriculum Through GIS IntegrationIntroductionThe role of Civil Engineers is evolving beyond that of a technical professional with recognitionthat civil engineers play a critical role in the planning, management, and development of theinfrastructure of a community. One critical element of Civil Engineering, as demonstrated byrecent reports developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Academyof Engineering1, 2, 3, is the ability to visualize the impact that design decisions will have not onlyon the technical aspects but also on economic, social, environmental, and politicalconsequences. Geographic information systems (GIS) enable users to visualize some of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg

safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d) An ability to function on disciplinary teams and/or to lead multidisciplinary teams. Page 14.999.4 e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by selecting and applying appropriate M&S tools and techniques. f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities. g) An ability to communicate effectively. h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of M&S-based engineering solutions in a global, economical, environmental, and societal context. i) A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

community involved. The EECI has been expanded to includemore topics and we are currently in the process of engaging the engineering economycommunity in improving its effectiveness.Jorion, et. al. [19] have presented a framework for testing the validity of concept inventoryclaims. They categorized the types of claims that are typically made by concept inventories andthen set out to find support for each type of claim for the SCI (Statistics Concept Inventory),CATS (Concept Assessment Tool for Statics), and DCI (Dynamics Concept Inventory) using theframework they proposed. The types of claims they outlined for concept inventories are thosethat enable one to infer 1) students’ overall understanding of all concepts identified in the CI, 2)students

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

addressed using case studies and the case method, either individually or in combination. Criteria 1 A knowledge base for engineering 2 Problem analysis 3 Investigation 4 Design 5 Use of engineering tools 6 Individual and team work 7 Communication skills 8 Professionalism 9 Impact of engineering on society and the environment 10 Ethics and equity 11 Economics and project management 12 Life-long learning

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

education.13 Although PLTW is a pre-engineering curriculum, many of the methods can easily be applied to the universityenvironment. The method is called APP-B Learning, that is, learning based on the use ofactivities, projects and problems.The importance of APP-B LearningActivities are a method of instruction that involve directed teaching of a particular processor procedure. Activities “engage” students in learning skills that are later applied in morecomplex situations. Project-based learning is a comprehensive approach to instructionthat presents a project or relevant activity that enables students to synthesize theknowledge they have received and to resolve problems in a curricular context. Problem-based learning is an instructional strategy

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

Tagged Divisions

International

program officers plan to follow post docs into their next career step and those who end up in an academic career will be asked to assess their experience as to their ability to influence curriculum, enhance student experiences, and develop strategies to enhance graduates’ skills and competencies for the workforce; as well as the impact on their research plans.IX. The future This program aims to provide engineering post-docs with unique experiences in corporate labs to restore and maintain national innovation by funding a number of positions at corporate R&D labs for top science and engineering post-docs, thus providing a bridge to the workforce for recent PhD graduates and the possible creation of new jobs through new

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

problem, identifying basic principles andknowledge related to a research problem, and communicating research findings through writing.For each dimension, a majority of respondents felt they had made “good” to “great” gains. Thelearning dimensions that had the highest perceived gains included: identifying basic principlesand knowledge, communicating research findings through technical posters and presentations.The second section of the survey asked former participants to rate how important—on a 4-pointscale ranging from “not important” to “very important”—the 11 skill and knowledge areas wereto their work. The majority of students felt that most of the dimensions were either “important”or “very important”. However, students were evenly split

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

are woven through the course. In the science fiction course multiplepieces of literature are used to explore the question, “What is the author asking about therelationship between society and technology?” The interdisciplinary learning activities designedfor both courses included reading assignments, classroom content discussions, and specificintegrated assignments where both classes participate simultaneously. By involving students inboth classes to engage in discussions together on the topic of societal impacts of new technology,the authors expect that student learning should be enhanced. Not all institutions will have thesespecific courses, but some institutions may have courses with similar themes such as inengineering design or

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Hossein Hariri, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

ease) that their instructor demonstrated with the technology. These students didnot demand that the faculty member’s use was flawless, and they understood when technicaldifficulties lay beyond his/her control. Overall, however, students were more willing to see apositive impact with the new technology if the faculty member demonstrated a clear pedagogicalrationale for the change and modeled for students’ effective usage. As one student in a civilengineering course commented, “tablets are great as long as they get used in a way that allows studentsto stay active and engaged in the material.”Finally, the impact of the hardware/software interaction on faculty is profound. As a result of re-imagining how content should be presented in this new

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay Wille, University of Connecticut; Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut; Marisa Chrysochoou, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

into regular practice through participation in an epistemic community, waseffective in catalyzing shifts in faculty mindsets and the adoption of inclusive teaching practices.The adoption of inclusive teaching practices enhanced engagement, sense of belonging, andlearning outcomes for students. The findings point toward success creating departmental change,with sustainability of the work as the next milestone. With this in mind, we present a practicalvision for institutionalizing transformational practices as the project comes to a close amidstmulti-level transitions in leadership.IntroductionThe Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) initiative provides a pathway for visionaryleaders to create groundbreaking transformations of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joan Kwako, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deanna Byrnes, Lawrence University; Thatcher Root, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Clif Conrad, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2006-2390: TRANSFORMING COLLEGE TEACHING COURSES INTOAUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES: LEARNING THROUGH DIVERSITYSandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sandra Shaw Courter teaches technical communication courses in the College of Engineering. As director of the Engineering Learning Center, she also coordinates professional development experiences for graduate students, staff, and faculty. She has been involved with several NSF proposal. First, as a member of the management team for the NSF Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), Courter is responsible with a multi-disciplinary team for developing and teaching a course for graduate students on teaching science and

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

cities, including Atlanta,Birmingham, Knoxville, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, are included within the region. However,West Virginia is the only state considered to be entirely within Appalachia’s borders1.It has long been believed that high-tech industries with higher-paying jobs would improve thelives of residents of Appalachia. Careers in the sciences, technology, engineering and math(STEM) are one route to improved economic stability in the region and improved quality of lifefor families and communities. Yet, by almost any measure, the difficulties in attracting highschool students to STEM careers are exacerbated in Appalachia, and especially in West Virginia.Declining population and, in particular, out-migration of college graduates and in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Schnell, Stanford University; Johann Elmar Nordhus gen Westarp, Technical University of Munich (TUM); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions of Engineering Graduates: What contributes to increase intentions and continued entrepreneurial skill developmentAbstractSome engineering graduates have the intention to become entrepreneurs. To bring this kind ofintention to reality, graduates need additional skills beyond their engineering knowledge by thetime they start their entrepreneurial career. In this paper we analyze Entrepreneurial Intentionsof engineering graduates and explore the impact of activities to convert intentions into actions.Furthermore, we investigate what entrepreneurs were already doing as students in order to gatherrelevant skills for starting a venture. While previous research has focused more on

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Shruti Brahma, University of New Haven; Siddhant Alhat Rajendra, University of New Haven; Ardiana Sula, University of New Haven

reflective of the diverseinternational student enrollment with economic and policy pool of applicants, consisting of 31.2% from Connecticut,influences at a Midwestern U.S. university using the Seasonal 35% from other United States states, and 33.7% international.Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) model. In order to maintain student privacy, all institutional recordsThe study discovered that tuition increases had a relatively were anonymized, or all personally identifiable informationlow impact on international student enrollment, suggesting was deleted. The dataset was also audited for regional bias,that factors such as academic reputation and career prospects and no statistically

Conference Session

ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Women and URM Experiences in MakerspacesAbstractAcademic makerspaces represent an ideal opportunity to present engineering students withactive, experiential learning opportunities that reinforce theoretical concepts through conceptualdesign and prototyping. When appropriately supported, experiential learning in makerspaces hasthe capacity to drive development of technical skills and positive self-efficacy among noviceengineers. However, research suggests that students who identify as part of historicallyunderrepresented groups (i.e. those who are not White and male) can experience makerspaces inways that marginalize their success. Thus, care must be taken in makerspace design andoperation to create an environment that has a positive impact on

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Wang P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera P.E., University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Jiajun Xu, University of the District of Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

infrastructure systems to prevent damages before the disturbance events (e.g., natural hazards),mitigate the losses during the events and improve recovery capability after the events [11]. Thiscourse aims to expose and prepare new generation of engineers with the fundamental principles ofrisk and resilience thinking for holistic design and management of engineering systems. The coursewill inform and empower students with in-depth, state-of-the-art knowledge on risk and resiliencefor real-world engineering applications [4, 12-15].Learning Outcomes: After taking this course, the students will have a basic understanding of thenatural and man-made disasters and their impacts on engineering systems. Students will be familiarwith the risk and resilience

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

process 13. Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and systems. The applicability of ITEEA standards 14 - 20 depends on the ETK topic. Applicable NCTM Standards are: Geometry (use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems) Measurement (understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurements; apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements) Process/Problem Solving (build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving; solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts; apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Much less or less than 5 Faculty members publish more years ago 15% 81% about courseware Publications reference the 18% 79% development or use of courseware Rewards for publications about 16% 81% courseware are Courseware has had a positive 51% 46% impact on student learning 0% 50

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

VirginiaAbstractNontechnical engineering skills are integral to the successful practice of the engineeringprofession. However, the dominant image of engineering rarely evokes ideas of typing pages ofprose. A field that has been adopted into the engineering curriculum to help engage engineeringstudents in higher education is Science, Technology, and Society (STS). As an interdisciplinaryfield, STS offers an active-learning environment to refine nontechnical engineering skills likeproblem-solving and communication. One recent question amongst STS scholars for engineersis: what role will generative AI play in the learning process for written communication? Perhapsone question that has not received as much attention is how this kind of AI could be beneficial inuniversity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Gilbert Jew, Arizona State University; Atota Bedane Halkiyo, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Towards a National Agenda for Broadening the Participation of African Americans in Engineering and Computer Science: Insights from Year One OVERVIEWWhile more students are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM), representation of African Americans remain low and is not on par with nationalrepresentation [1], [2]. As a result, broadening the participation of African Americans inengineering and computer science continues to be an effort that is of interest to variousstakeholders in the STEM community. As part of the effort to improve diversity in STEM, theresearchers