Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy

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College Industry Partnerships

state of Illinois. In the Innovate Now: Report on Innovation, Pistrui provided a series ofrecommendations for educators to employ to build the Metro Chicago and state of Illinois talentpool [18]. Table 9 provides an overview of the recommendations from the report. Table 9 - What Universities and Community Colleges Can Do BetterThe following seven-point action plan to support the development of entrepreneurship and theinnovation talent pool: 1. Make entrepreneurship and innovation education a priority on every campus. 2. Develop and support a group of “innovation champions.” 3. Demand cross curriculum and interdisciplinary collaboration between students, faculty, universities and industry. 4. Invest in educating and

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Wood , Olin College of Engineering; Selin Arslan, Lawrence Technological University; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Andrew Mark Herbert, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged, but they needed a different type of program to capture 7their attention amidst the din of demands on their time and to provide more structured supportthrough a challenging process of self-discovery. The stage was thus set for transformation.The realization that the students might benefit from a new program structure was energized bycollaboration with the community formed by this work. It also was catalyzed by the coincidentaloccurrence of a change in program director, when the previous program director shifted to a newopportunity and an incoming junior faculty took over the role: this shift in leadership was anatural point for new ideas to be

Conference Session

Faculty Development 1: Social Justice Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patricia Morreale, Kean University; Ann C. Gates, University of Texas at El Paso; Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas at El Paso; Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

used to guide faculty mentors throughout theeight-week vREU. ARG is a CAHSI signature practice with a focus on deliberate, structuredfaculty and student research, technical, communication, and professional skillsdevelopment. At weekly meetings, faculty were provided resources and discussed a specificskill to support students’ research experience and development, which faculty put intoimmediate practice with their students. Evaluation findings include no statistical difference instudent development between the face-to-face and virtual models with faculty and thebenefit of training as an opportunity for faculty professional growth and impact. This facultydevelopment model allows for rapid dissemination of the ARG model through

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

one sentence. Answer: Meeting the needs of the present without impacting the ability for future generations to meet their needs Explanation/Reflection: The lesson introduces the class to the Brundtland definition above, plus definitions from ASCE and other organizations. Students are engaged in a web quest activity during the lesson to explore definitions and report back to the class. Page 24.1348.125. Are natural hazards a factor for consideration in sustainability of civil infrastructure projects? Explain why or why not? Answer: Yes, with many possible explanations. Seeking descriptions that relate to risk, long

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

learningoutcomes and objectives of the three courses which are part of our LC. Next we describe thecommon assignment shared between the three courses, followed by the evaluation criteria for thecommon assignment. We then present data comparing the performance of the LC students withother students who took the same courses but were not part of the LC. The paper concludes witha discussion of the findings.2. First-Year Learning Community (LC)A LC is a group of students who enroll in two or more courses, generally in different disciplinesthat are linked together by a common theme, in an academic semester.8 LCs are one of the tenhigh-impact educational practices recognized nationally to improve student persistence using datafrom assessment to increase

Conference Session

ECE-Cybersecurity and Quantum Technology Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

training since2005. With over 90 competitions, the CDC framework emphasizes technical rigor, usability, andreal-world defense strategies. Iowa State University hosts five CDCs annually, engaging studentsat the university, community colleges, and high schools, with ICDC serving as its internationalextension. The CDC model has consistently demonstrated its effectiveness in preparingparticipants for the evolving cybersecurity landscape [1,2]. ICDC expands the CDC's coreprinciples of defense, survivability, and teamwork globally by bringing together students andprofessionals to tackle high-stakes cybersecurity challenges.ICDC's primary objectives are fostering collaboration across borders, enhancing cybersecurityeducation through hands-on experiences

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Northeastern Univeristy; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

,especially those who research the design process, teach the design process, or engage in thedesign process themselves. We also expect this workshop to be of broader interest to first yeareducators who incorporate mindful practices in their courses or are interested in developing self-awareness in students as an effort to educate whole people. The main emphasis will be onstrategies to develop a reflective design process, including equipping participants with tools totrack and reflect on the design process. We will also discuss ways to encourage and support firstyear students to develop these design awareness skills.Workshop GoalsThe intent of this workshop is to teach participants how to build self-awareness for their studentsand themselves through

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Komarek have employed extracurricular designprojects, often cast in a major issue with broad societal impact, to stimulate the same sense ofpersonal empowerment in engineering students. They found that through such projects “studentsbuild innovation self-efficacy through successful task completion, social persuasion, and vicariouslearning in communities of practice with clients, peers, industry professionals, and faculty.”(Gerber, Olson, & Komarek, 2012) Based on the findings of Wagner and Gerber, et al, one of thevery best ways that engineering faculty can develop the innovative confidence of our students isto engage them in projects of real social significance and continually cast other classroom projects

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology; Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Page 26.685.4Case-Based ApproachFor those new to teaching ethics, cases are an engaging way to involve students in applyingethical decision-making to real-life or simulated, realistic examples. Passow recommendsframing technical work within realistic “decision-making situations” to help students developprofessional skills required by ABET, such as ethical problem solving, along with technicalskills.24 Real instances are preferable to confected textbook cases as reality-based situations aremessy and may entail considerable complexity with no clear-cut “right” solution.BenefitsCases provide a practical way for students to be “hands-on” in analyzing situations they mayface in the workforce. A recent study concluded that students’ knowledge of

Conference Session

Bringing a Different Perspective

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Andrea S. Webb, The University of British Columbia; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan; Jennifer Kirkey, Douglas College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

typically prioritizing the project output ofdeveloping good problems that will be useful for students and instructors, and are also oftenworking at one site or in one context. This can limit the opportunity to compare approaches.Since the time and cost for developing online homework problems is substantial, the benefits ofexploring the online homework development process may also be substantial. More effectivedevelopment processes may increase output, quality, usability, or other factors that couldimprove the impact of such projects for the student end users and their learning. As three facultymembers working in concert on problem development, yet coming from different contexts andtaking different approaches, we wanted to explore this development

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tan, Texas Tech University; Sampa Halder; Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

inexperienced combined with adesire for academic success would stimulate self-motivation and encourage creativity. The second unique aspect was the multidisciplinary teamwork. Each engineering team mustinclude at least one medical student from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Themedical student joined the team through the Sling Health Network, a national student organizationfor medical innovation. Students were expected to learn through practice to translate customerrequirements to engineering specifications and effectively communicate with non-engineers ontechnical issues. The third unique aspect of this elective was that it required students to manage the problemtopic selection phase. To aid in the stimulation for self-motivation

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Sue Rosser, California State University System, Office of the Chancellor

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

to attract more women to CS by takingcomputing to where the women have demonstrated an interest by their presence, e.g. humanities,social sciences and biology; these courses, majors or minors can be characterized as X+CS orX+Computing. The Promoting Inclusivity in Computing (PINC) program at San Francisco StateUniversity exemplifies such a X+CS initiative where computing expertise is offered to femalestudents in majors such as biological sciences where they already are fairly abundant [53].Students who may have chosen to limit their math and computing have discovered that thecomputational tools used for simulations and genetics enable them to more deeply engage withtheir existing interest in ecology or biology. PINC is one of six programs

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas, San Antonio; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Luis E Montero-Moguel, The University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #39345Board 219: Asset-Based Practices in a Steam Middle School: LessonsLearned from Teachers’ PerspectivesDr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, The University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an Associate Professor with joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at The Uni- versity of Texas at San Antonio. His research has contributed to the integration of critical theoretical frameworks in engineering education to investigate deficit ideologies and their impact on minoritized communities. His work seeks to analyze

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 3 - Diversity

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Rosene Conover Kimmel, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Maya Sri Miriyala, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hanwen Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Megha Agrawal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kaitlyn Tuvilleja, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

enhance the quality and impact of scientific research.While most students achieve the learning objectives in the bioinstrumentation lab course,anecdotal evidence suggests that the environment creates different levels of inclusion, belonging,and access which can increase stress for some students. This disconnect illustrates the motive tobridge the gap between attaining academic goals and promoting a positive learning environmentfor all.Background on UDL, EM, and HCD Approaches Applied to CoursesUniversal Design Learning (UDL) is a concept that aims to maximize learning by applyinguniversal design to all aspects of instruction [1] and challenges the notion of separating the classinstruction based on students’ disability status, instead focusing on

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 4: Bring Your Own Experiments +

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

students to immerse themselves in the learning, promote theirintrinsic motivation to master S/G fundamentals, and empower them to become active data usersand analysts in their professional career.We will assess the impact of our project-based learning on improving student learning outcomesof fundamentals and applications of photogrammetry. Two mechanisms, an instructor-basedassessment on students’ performance and a student-provided survey, will be employed to testwhether students that participate in the project show difference performance than non-participating students. Details about the assessments will be reported in a follow-up study. Fig. 1. Point cloud data before (top) and after

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

children11. 8.2 Health Impact The project team conducted a baseline health assessment during the initial assessment trip, and will continue to measure community health statistics through the project process. The community's health effects will be measured by monitoring the occurrence of gastro-intestinal sicknesses (Cholera, Dysentery, Acute Diarrhea, etc.), before and after implementation of the project. The health assessment will be conducted through personal interviews of the community, and follow up interviews performed by students on subsequent trips in the Marcala region. Efforts will be made in employing a school teacher or community doctor to perform regular health surveys to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education for Emerging Technologies and Competitiveness

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Firasath Ahmed Syed, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

recruitment ofengineering students through a middle school program and collaboration with an art school. Thetechnology has opened a new window for engineering education and other areas.The reason that RP became so popular in education is mainly due to the simplicity of itsoperation and the positive impact on learning experience. The benefits of involving RP inengineering education found in literature have been summarized as follows. • RP was helpful in visualization and it presented a real-world application of course materials taught in class10. It closed the gap between theories and practices13. • Students gained improved comprehension of three-dimensional CAD models4. • In early courses, students use the RP models to communicate complex

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Thisraises the question – Why are Irish males and females underperforming in spatial skillsassessments if the education system is promoting a broad development of all aspects of theindividual? This question is further explored in the next section in the context of a semester1 freshman graphics course on an initial technology teacher education program.An insight into Design and Communication Graphics 1Design and Communication Graphics 1 (PN4011) is a first semester course offered tostudents on a four year Initial Technology Teacher Education (ITTE) program at theUniversity of Limerick. The course is the first in a series of six courses solely dedicated tographics that the students study over the four years. The purpose of PN4011 is to facilitatethe

Conference Session

Diversity Trainings, Inclusive Learning, and Distance Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Qasrawi, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Tulio Sulbaran, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

and Context Author1 Name , Author2 Name, and Author2 Name Author1 Affiliation/Author2 AffiliationAbstractSummer is an ideal time to expose students to experiences that increase their knowledge aboutfuture career choices and awareness. Unfortunately, many students nationwide lack the resourcesand opportunities to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)careers. In terms of STEM proficiency, the US lags behind other high-performing countries.Among forty-six participating education systems, the US ranked fifteenth for fourth-graders andeleventh for eighth-graders. Further, a STEM-focused workforce is imperative for the nation.Therefore, there is a growing focus on STEM

Conference Session

PCEE Session 12: STEM, Technology, and Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Jennifer Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder; Ivonne Santiago, University of Texas at El Paso

underrepresented and underserved youth. Jennifer develops engineering education curricula that focus on integrating the engineering design process and design thinking into STEM education and works with K-12 educators to increase teacher capacity in classroom engineering education. She also teaches a first-year Engineering Projects course at CU. Prior to pursuing a career in higher education, Jennifer taught middle school science for 15 years and she received a Teacher of the Year community award and guided her students to numerous state and national sustainable project awards, including the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. After transitioning from the classroom, she joined the CU Cooperative Institute for Environmental

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

official ruling designating an individual or a group in an engineering capacity as meeting the definition of "Professional Engineer" (P.E.) under the Taft-Hartley Act or the Fair Labor Standards Act.PS 433 also addresses the use of the term “engineer” by others in the engineering community bystating that— Only persons in one of these categories should be designated by the title "engineer" or "professional engineer." This policy shall not be construed to prohibit using the word "engineering" as a modifier in titles such as "engineering assistant," "engineering aide" and "engineering technologist" where the title clearly implies that the duties of the position are not those of professional engineer.ASCE Policy

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

research in education and there is a consensus about its positiveeffects on the academic achievement of students at all schooling levels [3]. The meta-analysisperformed by Johnson et al., on the impact of cooperative learning on college students [2], showssubstantial, significant improvement of student achievement in cooperative settings comparedwith competitive or individualistic learning settings. In addition, the studies showedimprovement in students’ relationships and psychological health. In engineering education, tworecent studies showed that, under the appropriate conditions, the students in cooperative learningperformed better that the ones in individualistic learning conditions [4, 5]. The importance ofcollaborative learning is further

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Kendra L Wallis, The University of Texas at Arlington

education requires eliminating disparities, fostering tolerance, and providing enhancedopportunities for employment. In order to provide the highest quality education, move towardgender equality, and reduce inequalities among students, the goal of grading must be reconsidered.Sufficient evidence exists that traditional approaches to grading, which may be classified asnormative or summative, aim to differentiate students by communicating performance relative toothers rather than indicating actual achievement of the student learning outcomes for a course orprogram. These methods foster negative competition among students and promote conflict betweenfaculty and students as partial credit and fairness become topics of argument. On the other hand

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Penn State Harrisburg; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

centralconsiderations in teaching: the means of representing information, the means for students’expression of knowledge, and the means of engagement in learning” (Rose et al. 2006).The “flipped classroom” approach has been used for years in some disciplines, notably withinthe humanities. Barbara Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson promoted the use of thisapproach in their book Effective Grading (1998). They propose a model in which students gainfirst-exposure learning prior to class and focus on the processing part of learning (synthesizing,analyzing, problem-solving, etc.) in class.To ensure that students do the preparation necessary for productive class time, Walvoord andAnderson propose an assignment-based model in which students produce work (writing

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Aric M. Gillispie; Mathew Benton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

 different.   The results for the Fall 2012 TCI were only available for 10 students due to students either  missing the first or last drill sessions.  The results in Fall 2014 for the TCI includes 22 students  that took both the TCI pre­test and post­test. The ​ Gain ​for the Fall 2012 class was ​ 15%​ and was  17%​  in Fall 2014.     To further understand the subject area impacts on the TCI Gain, the percent improvement (not  the gain) was calculated for each student for each of the subject areas contained in the TCI. The  results for average percent improvement are shown in Table 3

Conference Session

Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Travis P, Dunn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Naomi E. G. Stein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Louis Uniman, Steer Davies Gleave

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, includingtwo teaching assistants both of whom were engaged in research on HSR or similar topics, threeHSR researchers who volunteered to mentor the project teams, visiting doctoral student Diana Page 25.797.9Leal (from the University of Coimbra in Portugal) who served as the in-house expert onPortuguese culture and attitudes towards high-speed rail, two guest lectures from the MITfaculty, and one guest lecturer from a partner university in Portugal. The incorporation ofresearch into the classroom was exciting to all of these individuals, attracting their attention andultimately their participation—perhaps the most beneficial and enriching

Conference Session

Track 7: Technical Session 1: Agriculture & Nutrition for Girls While Encouraging Leadership & Stem-Enrichment (ANGELS) Program

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sandra C Affare, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Marissa McElrone, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Rachelle Pedersen, Texas Tech University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

interdisciplinary grant collaborator as it relates to STEM. Dr. Affare served as the Co-PD on the USDA Grant mentioned. The Program Director is UTC Biology Professor and Agronomist, Jose Barbosa. Her fellow Co-PDs were Drs. Angelique Ramnarine (Math Professor), Melissa Powell (Nutrition Professor), and Marissa McElrone (external evaluator).Marissa McElrone, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Dr. Marissa McElrone is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the Department of Health and Human Performance. She teaches courses and advises students in the Master of Public Health Program. She earned her doctoral degree in Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis in Community Nutrition at the University

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

course structures improved student learning and the2015 structure in particular improved student thoughtfulness.2. Course Structure by YearBoth authors have taught this course in different years and both were dissatisfied with studentlearning outcomes resulting from the traditional style. There also seemed to be a lack of “return-on-investment” from the substantial grading load. They both reported in FCARs that changesshould be made to better engage the students, both during the lab period and when they weredoing the analysis.2.1 Pre-2014The experiments, manual, and instruction methods for this lab were developed and utilized from1995 – 2007 by one of the authors. This same author taught the course in those years and in2009. In 2008 and 2010

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

participate each year. In 2005, studentscompeted in the FIRST robotics competition.In the fall of 2006, a Georgia Tech STEP Fellow worked with the NSBE Jr. chapter to initiate thefirst high school chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Recent research shows that someminority students are interested in a career that serves society or the community. Understandinghow engineers contribute to society helps stabilize students’ commitment to the STEM field. 14Student involvement in EWB may have an impact on the persistence of students in science andengineering at WHS. Most of the high school students in NSBE Jr. were also members of EWBand seven of these students attended the EWB International Conference in 2007 where theypresented on their solar