Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

showed greaterconfidence and engagement. Teachers also noted increased student capacity for independence,creativity, problem-solving, and productive collaborative work.1. OverviewThe integration of engineering within K-12 education is a revolutionary addition to standards andis part of the paradigm shift encompassed in the three-dimensional approach to STEM instructiondescribed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [5]. Engineering education allowsstudents to authentically apply content related to real-world phenomena so they can understandhow the interdependent nature of science and engineering address many of the local and globalsocietal issues they are facing today. This focus has major implications for elevating STEMinstruction in

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Evensen, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

quizzes used in a typical course present a single, high-stakes chanceto demonstrate one’s knowledge. This then leads to problems when a student’s academic worldcollides with their “real” world: illness, personal issues, or simply too many exams on the sameday can mask their true abilities. Additionally, this can become another point of debate betweenthe instructor and the student, where the student may request a second attempt, or a revisedweighting, or may just feel frustrated by bad luck.There thus can be a disconnect between how courses are traditionally conducted and the ultimategoal: a student’s demonstrated mastery of the course material. A means to shift a course’s focusto this ultimate goal is known as Specifications Grading, or “specs

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

K-12 pipelineresults from fewer students graduating from college and transitioning to graduate school. Third,at the academic professoriate level is the graduate pipeline challenge resulting from fewergraduates completing PhD in the STEM areas and transitioning to academic careers.Studies sponsored by the National Science Foundation show that although the preparation forcollege is improving for African American students, the percent of high school graduates whoenroll in college has not increased due to deficiencies in quantitative literacy in K-12 curriculaand the lack of activities that relate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) toreal world experience4. The American Association for the Advancement of Science Project

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Track 6: Technical Session 6: Stewardship of the Stories: Learning from Black Engineering Students' Lived Experiences

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Donna Auguste Ph.D., Auguste Research Group, LLC; Cynthia Hampton Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

theoretical methods and design. Narrative-based methods have been used acrossmany types of studies including ethnography, narrative inquiry, and phenomenology. Uses ofstorytelling by way of narratives are prevalent and a significant tool for studies in which a viewof a participant’s world is requested, with specific but shifting bounds of time, place, and topic 6[25]. Further, storytelling elicits an opportunity for stories and experiences that are unheard,unacknowledged, and often willfully ignored due to the lived realities of individuals and theiridentities. Counter-storytelling is a method that is used as a tool to push back on normalizedideologies

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

moves are now gaining more traction among state legislatures inLouisiana, Maryland, and Wisconsin.32 This turn toward privatization and neoliberal policies inhigher education has the veritable ability to affect engineering education in deeply existentialways from the literal existence of programs to their more philosophical raisons d'être. That wasthe case in 2015 when Gov. Scott Walker proposed striking language from the University ofWisconsin System’s mission statement about “extend[ing] knowledge and its application beyondthe boundaries of its campus” and instead adding in a phrase that “the mission of the system is todevelop human resources to meet the state's workforce needs”.33Shifting back to New Orleans, by the late 1800s, Tulane had

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman, University of Maryland, College Park; Sona Chudamani, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

dehumanizing practices by constructing human relationships as “inputs and outputs…increasing organizational efficiencies by minimizing inputs and maximizing outputs” [11], [12].This understanding of ideology as a barrier to sociotechnical reasoning is consistent with thepresiding interpretation of ideology in the Learning Sciences, where the term is commonly usedto evoke a stable set of beliefs that constrain learning [13]-[21].Stuart Hall [22], however, offers an alternative to ideology being simple dogmatic attitudes withhis conception of ideology as collective systems of unarticulated assumptions used to make senseof the world in a way that is “fragmentary, disjointed, and episodic”. Philip et al. [9] drawparallels between Hall’s emphasis on the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Dylan Ryman, University of Cincinnati

impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. He is internationally recognized for his work in active/collaborative learning pedagogies and is a co-author of a text on teaming called Teamwork and Project Management. His engineering education leadership has produced fundamental changes in the way students are educated around the world. His current research interests include: epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness; experimental mechanics; and piezospectroscopic techniques.Jeff Kastner (Professor Educator) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wickenheiser, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

/Capstone design projects. In the former category, projects are usually highly structuredand uniform in scope across the class, and roles on the team and subgoals are typically specifiedto the students [1]. In contrast, Senior/Capstone projects range in scope and complexity fromteam to team depending on the sponsor, team size and composition can vary, and subgoals mustbe generated and managed by the students themselves [2,3]. Increasing complexity andambiguity are essential for simulating a more “real-world” design experience; however, they cancreate conditions for behaviors and situations that are detrimental to the growth of individualteam members [4,5].Certain types of conflict and bad team behavior can develop as the structure of the team

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wonki Lee, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

education context, engineering design is defined as “a systematic,intelligent process in which designers generate, evaluate, and specify concepts for devices,systems, or processes whose form and function achieve clients’ objectives or users’ needs whilesatisfying a specified set of constraints” [7, pp. 104]. Engineering design thinking implements acomplex cognitive process associated with the skills and abilities adopted by good designers(e.g., handle uncertainty, make decisions, tolerate ambiguity, inquiry, maintain sight of the bigpicture) [10]. By implementing a focus on the ‘client and user’ in the context of engineeringeducation, design thinking provides additional and essential insights to engineering studentsthrough exposing them in a real

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Klaus Castrén, Aalto University; Sine Celik, Aalto University; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Niina Nurmi, Aalto University, School of Business

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

exploration to the context of industry sponsored courses thatutilize the design approach as the core methodology, and where the students are in charge ofsolving complex, open-ended, real-world challenges [4]. Therefore, the main researchquestion is identified as: "What are the various benefits expected and perceived by theliaisons of the sponsoring companies of project-based design courses?"Understanding value is a key factor in strategic management [5,6] and creation of value forthe customers is the key to sustaining competitive advantage and company success [3,7].However, when looking at the academic discussion on value - one that can be argued to be asold as the concept of economics itself, with contributions by the likes of Aristotle, Plato

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

interconnected in an organized manner”. Svinicki then describes constructivisttheory as a learner having schemata that are “a very complex and unique world view peculiar toeach individual, having been constructed out of all the learner’s prior experiences”. Thesetheories, if incorporated into teaching and learning, have the implication that the student musthave deliberate and distributed practice with the content in order to learn. Learning here meansencoding information into long-term memory. B. Work on the Hard PartsThis section outlines the printed material that will be provided to the student at the beginning ofthe course. The foundation of this part of the course is the inclusion of the seven principles ofMaking Learning Whole [8] in

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Ted Campbell, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

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Mathematics

(prescribed) or is dependent on the change process itself (emergent). Borrego and Henderson3note that actual instructional change efforts “… can and perhaps should…” involve more thanone category of change strategy (p. 223). Thus, these categories can be seen as overlapping andmay be mutually supportive. Moreover, the use of precise combinations of change strategiesmay be “particularly powerful” although evidence is needed to substantiate this claim3 (p. 243).Methodology In this qualitative study, the research team adopted an interpretive theoreticalperspective10, 17, 18, 19 by openly assuming that humans “…experience the world…in differentways”17 (p. 152). This perspective encouraged deep exploration of a single process of changefrom multiple

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

material on the white board versus PowerPoint to build board contentwhile using questioning techniques, etc. Then the faculty completed the same lessonusing Camtasia screen recorder software (voice over PP and/or a talking head). Thefaculty team assessed the quality of these techniques and determined what was missingfrom the ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Model within the distance education products. Basedon the assessment by the faculty, the team determined what adjustments in teaching stylewere needed to increase the quality of instruction using the available distance educationplatform. The ultimate goal was to provide the best quality instruction no matter themedium. The real challenge will be laboratory lessons where the students usually need tosee the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelley E. Dugan, University of Michigan; Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Systems Engineering

visualization tool for showing the numerous elements in a real-world situation [29]–[31]. There are no formal modeling symbols that people need to use, thoughin in some spaces the use of standard symbols has become accepted [30]. Rich pictures were theleast structured visualization among the five variations of concept maps, and used in two of thesix assessments—Vanasupa’s and Rehmann’s. This lack of structure aligns with how Checklanddiscouraged the use of pre-defined visuals in rich pictures because individuals need to find the“ways which are as natural as possible for them as individuals [to develop ‘rich pictures’],” [29,p. 22]. Rich pictures rely on the rationale that “pictures are a better medium than linear prose forexpressing relationships

Conference Session

Using Technology to Support Learning in Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yonghee Lee, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Mechanics

conceptual understanding, andapply this understanding to real world problems. In this collaborative learning environment,student participation becomes active; student engagement is interactive. I think the last class we had, one of the questions was, "What is the force of friction on the tires of a rear drive car?" So, he [the instructor] had the answer, and then people were like, "But, shouldn't it be this [coordinate direction] way?" And people were coming up to the board and drawing their own diagrams. Then, he was drawing his diagrams, and they were talking. We didn't really come to a final answer because we took about 30 minutes…Sometimes we'll get into a larger discussion where people come down

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Sarah E Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs ; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

, beneficial, time-consuming, and meaningful.Stake’s (1995) four-step deductive data analysis process of direct interpretation, categoricalaggregation, pattern recognition, and naturalistic generalizations was utilized to refine the themesthat emerged during the inductive data analysis process. A structured coding protocol was firstdesigned using the SCCT theoretical framework components (Lent et al., 1994), the protocolfocused the analysis process by narrowing the postdoctoral scholars’ learning experiences thatinfluenced their views on pursuing a career in the professoriate, as well as the career decision-making process. Through the application of the first step of Stake’s deductive data analysisprocess, each interview transcript was reviewed

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

capstone designinstructors included: • student oral presentations (8x) • performance appraisal interviews • rubric-graded discussion sessions (3x) • oral progress reports • student-led discussions • real-world project completion with demo • judge feedback at annual end-of-the-year design expoSome of the write-in comments appeared to elaborate on choices that were provided:• team based engineering projects in which students • group deliverables, assessment of the use of need to identify the ethical, societal, environmental process, risk analysis and problem tracking, and legal issues related to their projects safety considerations• written reports that are

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Egemen Ozbek, Colorado State University; Scott Glick, Colorado State University

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Construction

. He is serving as the faculty advisor for the Construction Management Association of America Student Chapter at Colorado State University.Dr. Scott Glick, Colorado State University Scott Glick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University. With over 30 years in the industry he has expertise in residential construction, land develop- ment, real estate, and public administration relative to construction and development. He holds a Ph.D. in Education, Human Resource Development, an MS in Construction Management; an MPA, and a BS in Accounting and Finance. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker, and LEEDTM Accredited Professional. His research interests are in

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Marcia R Friesen P.Eng., University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Douglas Warren Ruth

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ retrospective experiences Page 26.1417.3 and perceptions of their participation in a structural engineering course designed using project-based learning, in the anticipation of analyzing the data for findings related to   student learning outcomes, specifically professionalism. The following overarching research questions guided the study: How do students experience and perceive the application of a project-based learning approach to a structural engineering course? In what capacity did students meet the instructor’s educational learning objectives, specifically professionalism, in the course? In this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Nora Sieworiek, University of Pittsburgh

Research: Improving Engineering Students' Learning Strategies Through Modelsand Modeling” is a CCLI Type 3 project involving seven university partners: CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, Colorado School of Mines, Purdue University, United States AirForce Academy, University of Pittsburgh, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and PepperdineUniversity. We are building upon and extending the model-eliciting activities (MEA)constructoriginally developed by mathematics educators, that has recently been introduced intoengineering education. These posed scenarios simulate authentic, real-world problems that teamsof students then address. MEAs were first developed as a mechanism for observing thedevelopment of student problem-solving competencies and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Spray; Lori Donath; Nancy Thompson; Theresa McGarry; Elisabeth Alford

motivation leads to improved recruitment,retention, and student success. Systems of inquiry-based learning build authentic and productiveconnections among research, teaching, and learning to the benefit of students, faculty, andinstitutions.However, the field lacks concrete data on how theories of guided participation and distributedcognition work in the real teaching and learning situations of engineering research. A criticalquestion concerns how to define and identify the characteristics of the engineering researchenvironment as a “community of practice” that make knowledge accessible to novices.According to Lave, “communities make possible certain kinds of transformations ofunderstanding, identity, and knowledgeable skill, not simply changes of a

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Kathleen Connolly, Tufts University; Christopher Wright, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Mike Barnett, Boston College; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Ismail Marulcu, Boston College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design in the classroom – sharedways of recording, discussing, and making sense.Bibliography1. Fortus, D., Krajcik, J. S., Dershimer, R. C., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2005). Design-based science and real-world problem-solving. International Journal of Science Education, 7(3), 855-879. Page 15.958.162. Kolodner, J. L., Camp, P. J., Crismond, D., Fasse, B., Gray, J., Holbrook, J., et al. (2003). Problem-based learning meets case-based reasoning in the middle-school science classroom: Putting Learning by Design (TM) into practice. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 12(4), 495-547.3. Mehalik, M. M., Doppelt

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodor Richardson; Jed Lyons

. The development view labels processes and theinteraction of processes by messages and procedure calls. The process view consists of modulesand subsystems with a set of dependencies among each other where interaction occurs. Thephysical view describes the hardware and the location of the software components and theirnetwork interactions. Scenarios describe real world uses of the system; these unify the differentviews by describing the interaction of the components within each view. An example of theseviews for MMO can be found in the figure below.Figure 5. Example architectural views for Math with Montague Online: (a) Process View of the MMO architectureand (b) scenario of “Student enters software and begins solving [arbitrary] problems” with

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

replicated in a collegephysics class.37 Other small interventions that have enhanced academic success at the collegelevel include telling students that grades tend to improve after the first year38, that intelligence ismalleable,39 and that worries about social belonging decrease over time.40 The conscientiousnessfeedback intervention employed in the current study is similar in scope. While relativelyminimal, its potential effectiveness depends on its ability to alter self-perceptions and motivatebehavior in adaptive directions.Multisource (360-degree) feedback interventions for professional success The first known systematic use of multisource feedback was by the German militaryduring World War II.41 Supervisors, peers, and subordinates

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto; Daniel W Baker PhD P.E., Colorado State University

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

materials.Authoring Design Choices:When asked which elements authors felt were essential in their OER and why, authors respondedwith a broad range of topics, which could generally be summarized within the following themes. • Interactivity: Many authors included interactive multimedia, animations, and video lectures to make their content more engaging and allow users to interact with the concepts. • Practicality: Authors expressed the need to include practical applications and real-world examples. These elements helped ensure content applicable to real-life and professional contexts. • Accessibility and Engagement: Authors also stated the desire to make resources accessible, free, and engaging, focusing on clear

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

inengineering and the sciences.While the US has historically led the world in the quality, scale, and accessibility ofpostsecondary education, that lead is diminishing, particularly in light of these added demands.12As framed by the Commission on The Skills of the American Workforce, America’s pipeline is“leaky.”13 For every hundred 9th graders, 40 enroll directly in college. Of those who enroll, only27 continue enrollment beyond their first academic year. Of those who continue beyond yearone, only 18 earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.12 These proportions representimprovements in the U.S. educational system over the last half-century, but comparableimprovements in the educational systems of other nations have been greater.13 The United Statesis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

demands, especially inengineering and the sciences.While the U.S. has historically led the world in the quality, scale, and accessibility ofpostsecondary education, that lead is diminishing, particularly in light of these added demands.12As framed by the Commission on The Skills of the American Workforce, America’s pipeline is“leaky.”13 For every hundred 9th graders, 40 enroll directly in college. Of those who enroll, only27 continue enrollment beyond their first academic year. Of those who continue beyond year one, only 18 earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.12 These proportions

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

class. This made it difficult for me to understand problems conceptually as I felt rushed in class to "just get the work done" with my group, as opposed to being able to visualize the big picture. I felt like the theory behind the design was glazed over in preference to team- based learning, and I am a strongly individual learning. Lab was excellent, on the other hand, because we had time to ask questions and explore the problem before diving into analysis and calculation - and it provided real-world applications to work out. I strongly prefer the traditional method of teaching in lecture, but this other method is suitable for lab activity.”This last complaint about workload is historically a common complaint about this class

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

increasing, raising the question of whether the U.S. postsecondaryeducation system can respond. This phenomenon calls into question the public’s confidence thatU.S. higher education can respond sufficiently to these growth demands, especially inengineering and the sciences.Erosion of leadership in United States postsecondary educationWhile the US has historically led the world in the quality, scale, and accessibility ofpostsecondary education, that lead is diminishing, particularly in light of these added demands.10 As framed by the New Commission on The Skills of the American Workforce

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering; Stefan M Turcic II, University of Michigan; Gail Hohner, University of Michigan

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

courses,experiential learning can promote lifelong learning, a common goal for many higher educationinstitutions.6 The research also found that professional skills are best cultivated and enhanced bypracticing them through real experiences.6 Davis et al. also stated that it is difficult for studentsto achieve leadership skills in a lecture format.11ReflectionExpanding on the experiential learning theories, reflection is an increasingly important elementthat must be discussed in student learning. Self-reflection is a way to bridge connectionsbetween elements of specific experiences and contributes to true learning and positive changes.4Similarly, Wong et al. stated that reflection integrates theory with practice and appreciation ofthe world.14