Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Hamid Shokrollah Timorabadi

An Effective Teaching Method for Problem Solving in Engineering Hamid Shokrollah Timorabadi Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto 10 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, CanadaAbstractThis paper presents a tandem method for teaching procedural problem solving concepts tostudents. This method improves the quality of students’ learning by allowing instructors to applyand relate course concepts to solving problems. An example of a procedural approach in problemsolving is the design of sequential circuits in the Digital Systems course taught to engineeringstudents where a procedural algorithm consisting of many steps is introduced. Typically

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas

c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The TCCNS and the effect of variations on transferability AbstractWe consider the importance of transfer credit and efforts by State Government, Community Collegesand Universities to facilitate transferability. We focus on the issue as it applies to the State of Texaswhere many students start their higher education at a Community College and then continue on toBachelor’s degree programs at Universities. The Texas Common Course Numbering System(TCCNS) facilitates transfers of credit among over 100 community colleges and universities in thestate. A further step was undertaken in the past few years to establish Fields of Study (FOS

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Awlad Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

topics including ceramic processing, Pb-free solder development, experimental design, and biomechanics. Page 25.1295.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Effect of Surface Area and Thermal Diffusivity in Transient CoolingAbstractWe have recently developed a new one-quarter heat transfer course as part of our MechanicalEngineering curriculum. This course includes a significant laboratory component to reinforce thematerial taught in the lecture. The students normally do not have too much trouble with steadystate heat transfer. However, transient heat transfer often causes confusion

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

to receptive students is not effective for all students. A dynamic and energeticlecturer, who utilizes the latest technology (clickers, screencasts, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.)and crafts a thoughtful presentation, can significantly improve student learning and engagement.Even so some students will still remain unengaged, whether due to lack of sleep or thedistractions inherent in a large lecture hall. In an attempt to keep the students current on theinformation covered in class, attendance is required in many lecture classes. For many first-yearcourses, this provides additional structure that aids the students in their transition from highschool to college. It is thought that if students are given the option of not attending class

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

effects of informing individuals of their interpersonalbehavioral tendencies as characterized by a quantitative metric, the Kolbe A Index. The Kolbe AIndex is used to assess each student’s instinctive tendency to use certain approaches in handlinga problem (i.e., their conative ability). It is hypothesized that merely knowing ones instinctivetendencies as measured by the Kolbe Index will improve team performance, regardless of teamcomposition. The results indicate that something more than merely knowing ones Kolbe Index,such as stronger coaching and support for use of the index, is needed to improve teamperformance.The students involved in this study are all in a first-year engineering class at the University ofArizona that involves three

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

engineering instructors deem it important enough to introduce it into theirclasses?) EAC, on the other hand, shows students how ethical issues arise in day-to-dayengineering practice. When students see that the engineering faculty is so committed to ethicsthat they include it in ordinary technical courses, then students will revaluate the importance ofethics, giving it more priority. Hence, engineering faculty who teach ethics in their classesprovide effective role models; they mentor their students by sharing with them their concernabout ethical issues that arise in engineering practice. Students will realize that making ethicaldecisions is an essential part of engineering work. They will also come to see that they cannotdelegate ethical decisions

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Shadi Balawi; Abdelrahman Youssef; Youssef Elmasry

their skill sets andbe well versed in team dynamics. Students may be facing an overwhelming challenge to their learningand them attainting the course outcomes. This is particularly impacted by the team dynamics. Onesuggested answer to this pedagogical dilemma is for educators to have a clear idea on how to formteams that are more effective.This research addresses the following questions: What team formation method(s) has proven to besuccessful? Can identifying student learning styles be an effective means of forming balanced teams?This study investigated various methods typically used by educators to form teams. Examples of thesewould be random, self-selection, GPA, learning skills, and hybrids of these.During the first year of this study, the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 1: Programs & Curricula

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Timothy M. Whalen

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #38369WIP: Designing disciplinary projects in an honors first-year engineeringcourse to improve retention and participation of first-year students.Dr. Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Joseph A. Lyon is a lecturer in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering education, an M.S. in industrial engineering, and a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include models and modeling, computational thinking, and computation in engineering education.Dr. Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University at West

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Sheng Pan, University of Toronto; Aniruddha Redkar, University of Toronto; Sowrov Talukder, University of Toronto; Parth Sindhu, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

to conduct a larger-scale study with a larger group of volunteers tofurther validate the effectiveness of Lab Container in improving the overall quality ofprogramming courses. The team will also consider expanding the scope of the application tosupport other programming platforms to make Lab Container a more versatile tool.ConclusionIn conclusion, the team has developed a web application called Lab Container that provides aninteractive environment for programming students to complete lab assignments. The toolprovides all necessary resources for students and allows instructors to track students’ progress.The results of the preliminary testing showed that the most favourable responses were for thecategories responsiveness and look and feel

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

operation since 1998. He is committed to creating interdisciplinary, innovative, sustainable, and engaging design projects in engineering education. His educational background is in Aerospace Engineering and has worked in the aerospace and motorcycle industries. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and SAE. Dr. Goff teaches first-year, senior and graduate design courses and is the faculty advisor of the VT Baja SAE Team. His research areas are in curricular design and design education. Page 15.447.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Effects of Student-Customer Interaction in a

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usman Ghani, DeVry University, Addison, Illinois; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ABSTRACTThe continuing growth on the technological front has been challenging all of us with the newways to convey information. From the early days of radio to the new age of the Internet, theunderlying purpose remains the same. The key components to the success of every newinstructional or communication technology are the dissemination of information, its timeliness,and its effectiveness. It is no secret that today’s Internet and associated technologies areencouraging evolutionary learning techniques both in academia and the corporate world. From acorporation website to a college online system, new ways are being implemented daily toformulate information and enhance delivery mechanisms to improve effectiveness. The Internet,with its distributive

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Harding

Session 0455 Training Graduate Student Instructors Effectively: The University of Michigan Model Trevor S. Harding Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136IntroductionMost of todays graduate student instructors (GSIs, a.k.a. "the TA") were undergraduatesthemselves a mere semester or two before. Can we say with confidence that theseindividuals are adequately prepared to teach their former peers and perhaps some-daytake the place of their professors? We must look not only at how GSI training programsmight improve

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

good source of information for PFF participants. Currently this fledglingdepartment is already working on improving freshman retention through tutoringprograms and a restructuring of the freshman Introduction to Engineering course, whichwill become mandatory for all freshmen when the move to semesters is completed. Thusthere are good potential opportunities for PFF participants to be involved with thesecourses and to be exposed to engineering education research projects.Information on Academic Careers and on Engineering EducationAs mentioned, UC already has a nascent Engineering Education Department, whoseprograms can serve as an additional resource for PFF in Engineering students. Muchuseful information is also being generated by the two

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Ann Kos, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

from Yale University in chemical and environmental engineering, where her doctoral research produced a bio-based water purification system for removing arsenic from developing world water supplies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Grade-a-thons and Divide-and-Conquer: Effective Assessment at ScaleABSTRACTThis complete evidence-based practice paper will describe our successful grading andassessment practices of a large freshmen engineering course. In the Fall of 2016 we taught“Introduction to Engineering”, a course designed to help students transition from high school tocollege and learn strategies to help them become successful engineering students. Over 70% ofthe students had not yet

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning, University of California, Irvine; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #27213Fighting ”Plug and Chug” Structural Design through Effective and Experi-ential DemonstrationsJoel Lanning, University of California, Irvine Dr. Joel Lanning is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine. He spe- cializes in seismic design of civil structures such as bridges and buildings. His research focuses on the development of tools and methods used in structural design and those used in experimental physical test- ing aimed at improving structural resilience during an earthquake. Lanning is passionate about teaching and is also focused on research and development of

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wookwon Lee P.E., Gannon University; Pezhman Hassanpour P.E., Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

storage systems. Dr. Tiari received his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) in 2012. He also received his Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from the University of Tehran in Iran. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Effectiveness of a Software-Based Service-Learning Project in First-Year Seminar Course for Engineering Freshmen during COVID-19 Pandemic1. Background and Motivation The Service-Learning Project (SLP) component in an introductory engineering freshmencourse at the University requires that students complete an engineering project from

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - the Best of NEE

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; David Dalpiaz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Chrysafis Vogiatzis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Zhiyuan Xiao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Sujit Varadhan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jeremy Louie, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Deepak Moparthi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Paper ID #37639A Digital Book Based Pedagogy to Improve Course ContentAccessibility for Students with and without Disabilities inEngineering or other STEMcourses (WIP)Hongye Liu (Teaching Assistant Prof.) Hongye Liu joined the Illinois Department of Computer Science after years of research experience in Biomedical informatics primarily in the Boston Longwood Medical area including Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals. She received her B. E. from the Univ. of Science and Technology of China and her PhD from MIT with thesis work on modeling for 3DPrinting. Her research focuses on Universal Design of

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

classroom,’ Retrieved: September 20, 2011. 15. Hou, Huei-Tse, ‘Exploring the Behavioural Patterns in Project-Based Learning with Online Discussion: Quantitative Content Analysis and Progressive Sequential Analysis,’ Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v9 n3 p52-60 Jul 2010 16. Goldberg, Nisse A.; Ingram, Kathleen W., ‘Improving Student Engagement in a Lower-Division Botany Course,’ Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v11 n2 p76-90 Apr 2011 17. Khalid, A., Nuhfer-Halten, B., Vandenbussche, J., Colebeck, D., Atiqullah, M., Toson, S., Chin, C., ‘Effective multidisciplinary active learning techniques for freshmen polytechnic students,’ Intellectbase International

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Robert J Culbertson, Physics Department, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

relationship between educational policy and STEM education. This provides policymakers and the educational community an improved understanding of how changes in educational policies impact STEM teaching and learning. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co-developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1200 times and his publications have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

experiences of our industry partners. The development strategies and methodsused to ensure effective and timely development of cases varies depending on the source used.This paper describes the development methods used to successfully develop sustainable sourcesof engineering design case studies, and offers lessons-learned perspectives from our developmentand implementation experiences.IntroductionWaterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) was established with the support of the NaturalScience and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), General Motors of Canada Limited(GMCL) and the University of Waterloo (UW) to enhance the teaching and learning ofengineering design in all courses across the entire Faculty of Engineering.Case studies and specifically

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

,” “communicating and inspiring a shared vision with others,” and finally “enlisting,engaging and empowing followers.” Page 24.207.3Learning OutcomesThe course learning outcomes are explicitly given to the students before the class. They include Differentiate between leadership and management. Learn the fundamentals of leadership and the skills needed to become real and effective leaders. Learn lessons of leadership by listening to and asking probing questions from a select group of speakers who have served in various leadership roles in their careers. Interact and bond with other members of the class. Improve the class with your studies

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins

Session 3125 Peer Learning: Observation of the Cluster Effect in Multidisciplinary Team Settings Jennifer L. Miskimins Colorado School of MinesIntroductionTeamwork education and multidisciplinary integration have become progressively more importantover the last decade. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), which isresponsible for the accreditation of engineering programs, specifically states that engineeringprograms “must demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2018 Best PIC and Zone Paper Presentations

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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ASEE Board of Directors

This creates a cycle where becoming a more active professor in astudent’s life helps improve their engagement, their grades, and in turn the faculty member’sevaluation scores. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Zone II ConferenceIn this vein of a more positive faculty perspective, course evaluations play a supportive role inthe tenure process as comments from students aid in perfecting the craft of teaching. Continuousadjustments to teaching practice, in pursuit of learning effectiveness, can only happen through asupportive feedback loop. However, a contemporary concern, raised by the authors in the formof a hypothesis for this preliminary research, is that

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Development and Application of a Comprehensive Questionnaire Used to Evaluate the Effect of Engineering Ethics CoursesAbstract:Different countries, colleges and universities, and even majors provide students withdifferent kinds of engineering ethics courses. Practical course evaluation is conduciveto presenting students' learning effects and subsequent course improvement. In theexisting research and practice, the evaluation of engineering ethics education focusingon students' learning output has produced many positive results. On this basis, fromthe perspective of the sustainable development of the curriculum and benefiting morestudents, this study proposes

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University; Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

Paper ID #49630Tuition Equity: Adverse effects of tuition policy on engineering studentsDr. Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University Nicholas Baine, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering. His expertise is in the design of electrical control systems and sensor data fusion. As an instructor, he specializes in teaching freshman courses as well as control systems.Dr. Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University Karl Brakora is an Associate Professor in the area of electrical engineering at Grand Valley State University. He previously worked for small companies and as an independent

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato / Iron Range Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

environment. In his TEDx talk from Feb. 2014, Zichermann says, ”If we want to takeadvantage of the power of games, we need to collectively decide to actively put the power ofgames to work, to inspire creativity and innovation.” [5]There are many examples of using gamification being currently used in engineering classes tobenefit student learning from individual student response systems [6, 7] to gamifying a learningmanagement system for a virtual learning environment [8, 9]. The authors decided to use multipledifferent online and physical gamified activities throughout the Fall 2017 semester in theirengineering courses and observe the effectiveness of the student learning.Active Learning in Program ContextThe Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

– 279. 12. Mullin, W. J. (1989). Writing in physics. The Physics Teacher, 27(5), 342 – 347. 13. Rice, R. E. (1998). ‘Scientific writing’ – A course to improve the writing of science students. Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(4), 267 – 272. 14. Sharp, J. E., Olds, B. M., Miller, R. L., & Dyrud, M. (1999). Four effective writing strategies for engineering classes. Journal of Engineering Education, 88(1), 53 – 57. 15. Kalman, C. S. (2007). Successful Science and Engineering Teaching in Colleges and Universities. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 16. Larkin-Hein, T. (2001). Writing as a Teaching and Learning Tool in SMET Educaton. Journal of SMET Education: Innovations and Research, 2(1&2

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Otis, University of Washington; Linda Whang, University of Washington

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Electrical and Computer

engineers who received instruction in informationaccess and use as undergraduates were able to identify more information resources available tothem and had a higher opinion of formal sources of information, such as libraries, than did Page 12.577.3respondents who did not receive library instruction as an undergraduate.12 More recently,Okudan and Osif studied the effect of including library instruction in the curriculum of anengineering design course at Penn State University and found that the “[a]ddition of a guidedresearch intervention to the engineering design teaching improves the design performance inengineering teams.”13In this study, we

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Young, University of Auckland; Robert Kirkpatrick, University of Auckland; William Svrcek, University of Calgary

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-113: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CHEMICALPROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGNBrent Young, University of Auckland Brent Young is a Senior Lecturer of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He received his B.E. (1986) and Ph.D. (1993) degrees in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Dr. Young’s teaching and research interests centre on process control and design. He is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Enineers. He is actively involved in industrial research.Robert

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1378: CHARACTERIZING THE MENTORING PROCESS FORDEVELOPING EFFECTIVE DESIGN ENGINEERSAnn McKenna, Northwestern University Ann McKenna is the Director of Education Improvement in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. She also holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. McKenna received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from the University of California at Berkeley.James Colgate, Northwestern University