Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University; Cindy Jong, University of Kentucky; Donna Joy Dockery; Mary Hermann, Virginia Commonwealth University; Teresa Jones Carter, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Women in Engineering

STEM education, biomedical signal and image processing with machine learning and international development STEM activities. She served as the Engineering Associate Dean for Graduate Studies for five years and in 2003 she was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Diplomacy Fellowship.Dr. Cindy Jong, University of Kentucky Cindy Jong is an assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of Kentucky’s STEM Education Department. Her research aims to understand preservice teachers’ conceptions of teaching and learning mathematics along with examining issues of social justice as they connects to STEM education.Dr. Donna Joy DockeryDr. Mary Hermann, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDr

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael McGeen

Session 2406 Recent Architectural Engineering Projects Using Rapid Prototyping Michael McGeen, AIA Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractIn today’s construction industry, with the introduction of new materials, free-form shapesof buildings, special problems with historical preservation, LEED Certification ofbuildings and even buildings with very large components that move, there are many newchallenges for architectural engineers. This paper highlights some of the work done atMilwaukee School of Engineering by undergraduate students in summer of 2002 and2003 that links architectural

Conference Session

Managing Dual-Career Issues

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Women in Engineering

New Mexico State University3 havetried programs that provide some financial support for departments hiring spouses of facultycandidates. They found this to be unsustainable and now have programs similar to thosementioned above. Other schools, like University of Michigan4 have based their programs out ofthe provost’s office rather than Human Resources and provide support at that level to work withdepartment chairs wanting to accommodate dual-career couples. They also provide resources fordepartment chairs and faculty search committees that help answer commonly asked questions onthis process.Table 1: Panelist and Spouses. Panelist will be at the session, but in all cases, spouses are notexpecting to attend.A Beena Sukumaran, Ph.D

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Laingen, Illinois State University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Thomas J Brumm, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs inthe early stages of developing new program evaluation techniques. Introduction The College of Engineering (COE) at Iowa State University (ISU) has used on-lineassessment surveys since fall 2001 to collect workplace competency assessment (WCA) data toquantify internship students’ demonstration of 15 workplace competencies linked to the ABETCriterion 3 (a-k) outcomes [1]. This study examined how engineering programs at ISU utilizeWCA data for continuous improvement activities as part of the ABET accreditation criterion forachievement of student learning outcomes. Data collected from engineering internship student’sself-assessments and their supervisors’ assessments provide important

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

additional two 30-minute lecture/discussions were needed before students couldperform well on the assignment.The makeup of the class has been more varied than classes taken by CS majors due todifferences in majors and in experience. While this made it more difficult to create appropriateassignments as well as lecture level, it added to the collaborative work done in and out ofclass[8]. Business students might have a different perspective on an issue than would engineeringor telecommunication students. This resulted in good dialog on the several group work issuesand a healthy variety of proposed solutions.A final thought is on the “research aspect” of the course. Every student, even the engineeringsenior, was confronted with something new in this

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Emily Wisniewski, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

to beginning his faculty career in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he co-founded Automated Cell, Inc. He has been a Visiting Professor of Bioengineering at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering as well as a Visiting Scholar in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He also has led R&D teams at Organogenesis Inc. and Polymerix Corporation developing tissue-engineered medical products and drug- generating biodegradable polymers, respectively. He has been the recipient of an Early Career Develop- ment Award from the NSF, a Searle Scholar Award, and the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award and is the inventor on seven issued US patents. He currently is the

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

agenda or stimulating debate; educating researchers and others to take up new positions with broader understanding of renewable/energy issues; and stimulating dialogue amongst decision-makers. • Affecting the Energy Policy Regime: The modification of existing energy policy in Puerto Rico; and fundamental redesign of its major components This typology was tested within ITEAS in the training of faculty, including engineering professors. This also constitutes the overall framework of the endeavors described in the remainder of the paper. The main focus of the work in ITEAS has been Puerto Rico’s electric power system.III. A Multi-Sector Approach The future of electric energy systems is usually discussed from a technological

Conference Session

Current Issues in Construction Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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Construction

Magazine, entitled, “Industry Engaged Leadership Development for Career and Technical Education Programs”. This magazine is affiliated with the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and has generated new interest in the approach to construction related education programs. The article described a grant program developed specifically for adolescent learners currently enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs in high schools that relied on competent personnel with actual field experience to present a portion of the lesson plans associated with the program’s developed curriculum.  The program’s curriculum and related lesson plans were developed to fit the chapter outlines of the National Center

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

student and provide a forum in which the studentwrites and develops those skills, students writing proficiency improves. Employers andprofessors recognize that engineering technology students, while technically competent, lackwriting proficiency. There are a number of hypothesis of why this deficiency exists, however weare more concerned with ways to remedy the situation once students matriculate into theengineering technology program. A variety of techniques have been used, and we havedeveloped an assignment that is intended to increase writing proficiency while learning thetechnical material.This work provides examples of the resulting writing assignments, such as the “Big QuestionReflection.” This assignment was designed to develop technical

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

., and G. Rogers. “A new sophomore engineering curriculum – the first year experience,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996.14. McLaughlan, W.H., and R.A. McLaughlan. “Development and implementation of an integrated engineering curriculum for the sophomore year,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997.15. Grigg, N.S., M.E. Criswell, and T.J. Siller. “Integrated civil engineering curriculum: Implementation and management,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, October:151–155, 1996.16. Farbrother, B.J. “A new approach to electrical and computer engineering programs at Rose-Hulman institute of technology,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1997.17

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Meyer

. The left side of the figure represents the land, biological, and water resource sector (alsoreferred sometimes as the natural resources base). Biological materials are withdrawn from the naturalresources base. The right side represents the processing or manufacturing sector. The two pieces fittogether to form a single discipline. Ultimately, all materials must return from the manufacturing andprocessing sector to the natural resources base as the ultimate repository. Biological systems engineersare concerned with the engineering issues associated with the sustainable operation of the cycle. The ABET-accredited BSE undergraduate degree program at the University of Nebraska iscurrently defined by three emphasis areas: (a) Water and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Skaggs, American University in Cairo

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6252Tension of Legacy: Self-Authorship of Female Engineering Students and TheirProfessional ChoiceDr. Jennifer A. Skaggs, American University in Cairo Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education and co-Director of the STEAM Center at The American University in Cairo, Egypt. Jennifer earned a Ph.D. in higher education with a concentration in gender studies from the University of Kentucky and received her MS in College Student Development from Miami University, OH. Her research focuses on: Student identity and development; Cultural issues in undergraduate STEM/STEAM education; International social

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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First-Year Programs

thequantitative questions concerning the service-learning experiment are shown in Table 2;the complete questionnaire is shown in Appendix B. In the following paragraphs weelaborate on some of student comments and in-class feedback.In general, a high number of students, initially, were not comfortable with interactingwith the disabled children, particularly those with very severe physical and mentaldisabilities; this was also true about some of the engineering faculties involved in theproject. In fact, in their feedback some students indicated that they wished they could justdesign a ball throwing machine rather than customizing it for a child with special needs.For many students accepting such responsibility seemed to be overwhelming. In theirinitial

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1079: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AHIGH-SCHOOL TEACHER.Rod Paton, University of Auckland Rod Paton holds BSc and MSc degrees in physics from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has been teaching high-school science and physics since the start of 1994. For the past 12 years he has been Head of Physics at Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland, New Zealand. Rod has integrated ICT into the school’s physics programs and developed problem-solving books and practical manuals to enhance the skills and abilities of all students. His main research interests are centred on implementing steps to improve the problem-solving and academic-writing abilities of high-school

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

were mostly addressed by the StudentCounseling and Career Development Centre (SCCDC) workshops discussed in Section 2.1. Thecomponents of the current WELA programme such as the Wellness questionnaire for highereducation (WQHE)15, the strengths assessment, True Colours; Team-building exercise andAssertiveness and Conflict Management workshops were designed to improve the self-efficacyof WELA members to help them overcome their fears and concerns. The introduction of theSelf-Leadership workshop in the new WELA LDP is aimed at further improving WESs personal Page 23.1180.8belief in their capabilities to organise and execute the courses of action

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

from a small number of participants will be more effective inprompting engineering education leaders to think of new ways to address institutional issues thataffect underrepresented students' academic success.This paper describes the research project’s theoretical foundation, drawing on gender and racetheory, Smith’s idea of the “ruling relations” and Crenshaw and others’ work regardingintersectionality, and both the methodological foundations and the method itself in great detail.Despite engineering education researchers’ increase in interest in using qualitative methods, weoften only sketch out our methods in publications due to space limitations and publicationconventions. And yet, using venues such as conference papers to more explicitly

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Associate Professor of the Sociology Department and Affiliated Faculty in both the Ethnic Studies Program and the Gender Studies Program at the University of San Diego. She is fluent in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and uses theories from interdisciplinary sources including cultural studies, critical race, gender and feminist theories. Her research examines questions of culture, power and inequality through both macro and micro lenses. She has presented and published her research on several projects including: the paradox of “modernization” via state-led development projects in Mexico, narratives

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

professional certification.One of his arguments in support of his position is that certification provides credibility, but healso notes that it does not provide the same level of credibility at that obtained through licensureor accreditation.Through the use of certification material one raises the issues of professionalism and life-longlearning. Those who go into one of the IT fields usually find themselves in an ever-changingenvironment, as the languages and technologies experienced as an undergraduate quicklybecome obsolete. As a consequence, in order to survive and prosper in the corporateenvironment, one must be able to learn new languages and technologies essentially on their own.Exposure to certification books provides an insight to a systematic

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for Engineering Education, 2014 “Is it Going to be on the Test?” An Introductory Study of the Factors Influencing Engineering Technology Student MotivationIntroductionAnyone teaching college students has likely been subjected to questions such as, “Is this going to beon the test?” or excuses for why students did not want to complete the homework assignments thatare so vital to student learning. In the experience of the authors as well as anecdotal evidence fromtheir colleagues, this lack of motivation seems to be on the rise. As faculty members, we may havetheories about the cause for this lack of motivation with little data to support them. For example,Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU; the site of this study

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Lauren Chapman, Boston College; Mac Cannady, Boston College; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

doctoral candidate in the Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation de- partment in the Lynch School at Boston College. Her research interests include the implementation and evaluation of school-wide reforms, with a focus on high needs schools. She can be reached at chap- mala@bc.edu.Mac Cannady, Boston College Mac Cannady is a doctoral candidate in Boston College’s Educational Research, Measurement and Eval- uation department. His research interests include teacher education and retention, science education and program evaluation.Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston ENRIQUE BARBIERI received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1988. He was on the faculty of the Electrical

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Davis; Melissa Dark

subset of computer science, howevermany of the issues that professionals address require knowledge and skills drawn fromtraditionally non-computer disciplines. IA is truly a multidisciplinary endeavor, blending topicsthat span the disciplines of computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, managementinformation systems and business, political science, and law1. Additionally, key processes used byIA professionals (e.g., vulnerability assessment) require a deep understanding of how importantconcepts in each of these disciplines are connected to each other.The rationale for the project is based in the need to develop a consensus on core IA skills and1 This first step was focused on the more familiar computer science and computer

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Soyoung Lee, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

many ofthese issues in the next phases of our research project. A constructive-developmental framework offers educators a way to understand that howstudents make meaning shapes their receptivity to career and academic advice. The learningpartnerships model10 identifies principles and practices that educators can apply to promotecomplex decision making and problem solving to foster self-authorship. Such interventions focuson creating safe environments where students have the opportunity to reflect on the process theyhave used to make an important decision and to explore the role that values and identity play inpersonal decisions with long-term consequences. An interdisciplinary context, such as offeredby block scheduling of new students

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

A conceptual framework for designing team training in engineering classrooms Bianey C. Ruiz Ulloa – M.S., Stephanie Adams - PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln Changes in customers’ perceptions about service and products and technologicaladvances have compelled companies to change the way they do business. The use of teams inorganizations has become an effective way for organizations to satisfy new customers’ needs.Research has shown that teams promote creativity and enhance performance in the form ofspeedy processes and quality products and services. However, the team approach is notsuccessful in every situation. Organizations recognize that

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Albee; Laura Dillon; Jonathon Oleszkiewicz; George Stockman

in our CS1 and CS2 courses sign up for ascheduled two-hour closed lab session each week where they get supervised exercise in C++from a teaching assistant (TA). During spring semester of 2003, we used two of the labs in CS1and four of them in CS2 for programming exams; the results of these exams are reported below.Computing Support for AssessmentWe are concerned with the interaction of two pedagogical issues: (1) the need for assessment ofboth individual student achievement and course instruction, and (2) the use of current computingresources, including extensive network connectivity and programming developmentenvironments, in such assessment. Modern computing resources provide considerable supportfor teaching and learning. 3,4 Ironically

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bowler, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Thomas David Drummer, Michigan Technological University; Joanna M. Schreiber, Michigan Technological University; Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Ted W. Lockhart, Michigan Technological University; Jingfang Ren, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

Member of philosophy faculty at Michigan Technological University, 1978-2010 Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, 1977-1978 Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, 1976-77 Engineer in aerospace industry, 1968-1970Joanna M Schreiber, Michigan Technological University PhD Candidate in Rhetoric and Technical Communication at Michigan Technological University.Thomas David Drummer, Michigan Technological University Page 22.510.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Does a STEM

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Bilodeau

Session A Novel Student Laboratory on Electromagnetic Induction, Magnetic Field Measurements and Shielding T.Bilodeau, D. Hartle , R. Jennings, and T.Dawley Electrical Engineering Technology Department 120 Nevaldine Hall State University of New York at Canton Canton, NY 13617Abstract This paper describes a novel laboratory procedure ( referred to as the MagneticField Effects Laboratory, or MaFEL ) that enables Electrical Engineering Technologystudents to gain insight

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Plebani, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Our concern was notthat the computer programming issues were not important, but that too much time wasbeing cannibalized from DP modeling issues (such as choosing between the availableequipment replacement models described above) in order to discuss computer science issues.Specifically, the objectives of our developing the framework was to assist in the instructionof dynamic programming by: 1. Standardizing the Representation of Dynamic Programs: The versatility of dynamic programming is highlighted by the various ways in which one can “write a DP down.” A systematic approach is devised for a user to define a DP in order to proceed towards a solution. 2. Developing Dynamic Programming Solver Software: Given a standard form of

Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

networking systems. He has designed several models of high frequency oscilloscopes and other electronic test and measuring instruments as an entrepreneur. He has delivered invited short courses in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. He is also the author of a textbook in power electronics, published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences. His current research is focused on renewable energy technology, smart energy grid.Prof. Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest Omer Farook is a member of the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, Nothwest. Farook

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

in engineering. These barriers stop some women fromchoosing engineering as a field of study, and impede some women from completing a degree inengineering. However, there are few young female students who complete their engineeringeducation despite the presence of obstacles throughout their college years. Systematic researchthat studies the experiences of these women is lacking. Research concerning the experiences offemale scientists and engineers is needed because it is likely to suggest methods for improvingthe engineering environment in a manner that will attract further female participation.This study sought to advance current women in engineering research by identifying the obstaclesand factors related to the pursuit of a degree in

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

manufacturing design process. On the contrary, cost is not an issue for academicinstitutions since many software companies have educational programs offering drastic pricereductions.This study presents a general manufacturing process course utilizing manufacturing processsimulation tools as instructional aids. The objective of the course is to accomplish intelligent useof the software tools in learning design of parts, processes or tooling. Basics of numerical analysismethods, upon which the software are based, are also taught in the proposed course. With theassistance of these tools, students can visualize and better study the manufacturing processes.Issues such as cycle time, load and power requirements, material flow, solidification