Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Thomas Johnson, Besam Entrance Solutions; Tom Benson, Pass and Seymour-Legrand; Dean Nestvogel, Pass and Seymour-Legrand

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Engineering Management

productivity improvement for Hitech firms. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. His teaching and research is on supply chain management, production control, lean systems, decision analysis and systems optimization. Dr. Ozelkan is the recipient of IIE’s 2006 Lean Division Excellence in Teaching Award.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is Professor and Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Teng holds a P.E. license in the State

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management andSystems Engineering course offerings, as well as complementary innovative courses in TechnicalMarketing, High Tech Product Strategy, Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization Strategies to produce “The Engineer of 2020” as described by the NationalAcademy of Engineering.Despite the popularity of these engineering entrepreneurship-related courses, the word“entrepreneur” is often misunderstood by engineers and some employers as it conjures visions oflarger than life empire-builders who create high risk business ventures that promise either

Conference Session

ChE: Outreach Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

number of programs have been initiated throughout the country where either highschool teachers are retrained or students are exposed to science and engineering through summeroutreach programs. The College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology (CEAT) atOklahoma State University (OSU) has also developed a multi-disciplinary weeklong residentsummer academy for high school students called REACH (Reaching Engineering andArchitectural Career Heights interested in engineering, architecture, or technology. Throughmodule-based instruction, students are introduced to various engineering fields. This report describes one of the new modules used in the 2005 academy where studentswere introduced to biomedical and biochemical engineering

Conference Session

Program Support Initiatives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel Robert Rabb is a professor and the Mechanical Engineering Program Director at The Citadel. He previ- ously taught mechanical engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy and his M.S.E. and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching interests are in mechatronics, regenerative power, and multidisciplinary engineering.Dr. Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel Alyson G. Eggleston is an Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

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Engineering Management

/Operations Planning and Scheduling; Work Methods, Standards and Design; Product and Process Design; Quality Systems; Modeling and Analysis of Operation. It seemed that this option could also eventually lead to accreditation. 5. Provide an engineering management certificate based on a 12-15 credit management related course sequence. Courses for the certificate could be comprised of existing business and engineering courses (particularly Engineering Economy, Construction (or Project) Management, and Information and Technology), and/or some of the new offerings suggested above. 6. Provide a 30 -33 credit (1 Academic year) Engineering Management Master's Degree program that includes the proposed new

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 10: Broadening Participation in P12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Collins, National Society of Black Engineers; Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Withmomentum from the 2020 Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program year,NSBE was able to secure funding that enabled the program to grow participation, create newpartnerships that allowed expansion to middle school, and integrate the SEEK program into thesummer school curriculum of a large public school system. SEEK is generally the firsttouchpoint participants have to the National Society of Black Engineers and, for many, their firstexposure to engineering concepts.Since 2007, the program has served more than 24,000 students. In Summer 2021, the virtualformat created the opportunity for students all over the world to benefit from the program, andstudents from 42 U.S. states and six other

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Teresa A. Johnson, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Assistance Program to support companies and communities affected by defense spending cuts - Helping to develop the human network for the Ohio In- novation Exchange with the Ohio Department of Higher Education on a research expertise portal project that will connect Ohio academic and technical institutions with industry partners - Producing a ”Man- ufacturing Tomorrow” podcast series on iTunes University to highlight innovative manufacturers and the partnerships that propel their efforts (www.mfgtomorrow.org) - Collaborating with state and national partners on advanced manufacturing education pathways and manufacturing engineering technology pro- grams - Organizing industry-focused events such as the Central Ohio

Conference Session

Programs and Pedagogies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #23451Impact of Process Tampering on VariationDr. Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University Dr. Mustafa Shraim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & Man- agement at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He received both of his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio University in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1996. He has over 20 years of experience in the quality management field as a quality engineer, corporate quality manager, consultant and trainer. His experience is extensive in quality management systems as

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #15132Supporting Student Attainment and Management of Competencies in a Trans-disciplinary Degree ProgramProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy S. Van Epps is an associate professor of Library Science and Engineering Librarian at Purdue Uni- versity. She has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective meth- ods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Prof. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from

Conference Session

Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Kyle, Columbia University; Rachel Lauré Sattler, Columbia University, Biomedical Engineering Department; Hanzhi T. Zhao, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Christine Kovich, HYPOTHEkids

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Canada and a Bachelor of Education from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 HYPOTHEkids Maker Lab: A Summer Program in Engineering Design for High School StudentsINTRODUCTIONThe current deficit in the quality and quantity of K-12 STEM education in the U.S. [2, 3, 6-10] isparticularly detrimental to minority students, who often do not have access to, or do not chooseto take, STEM-related courses [5]. This non-participation at the K-12 level is attributable to avariety of factors, including: i) under-trained teachers, as many science teachers

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandana K.K. Jayasooriya, Engineering Technology Division, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

control systems, circuit design, signal processing, communication systemsand many more applications. The popularity of Matlab among these communities is mainly dueto its simplicity in coding and availability of vast number of functions related to variousdisciplines. In Matlab, results can be visualized more easily unlike other programming languageslike C/C++. In most of the academic institutions Matlab is being used at the graduate school, butnot as much utilized in teaching undergraduate students.Double-sideband amplitude modulation (DSB-AM) is used in this paper as a case study. Due tovarious reasons, a message signal is used to modulate a carrier signal before it is transmitted. Thereverse process (demodulation) – recovery of the original

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10127Industry-sponsored Vs. Internal design projects at the Iron Range Engineer-ing ProgramDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, MankatoJeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering Jeffrey Lange graduated from Iron Range Engineering (IRE) in 2012 with his Bachelors of Science in Engineering with an emphasis in electrical engineering. He is currently working as a Project Mentor at IRE and passing on the knowledge and the love of the program that he developed as a student. Jeffrey completed his first two years of schooling at Anoka Ramsey Community College and then transferred to the University of Minnesota, Twin

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University from 2007 to 2010 and a research and teaching assistant at Istanbul Technical University in Instanbul, Turkey from 1999 to 2007. He was a consultant at Brightwell Corp. in 2007, and a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company from 2000 to 2006. Dr. Kaya was a visiting assistant in research at Yale University from 2004 to 2005. Dr. Kaya received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from ITU. His research interests in electrical

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Scott Pettit, Abilene Christian University; John D. Homer, Abilene Christian University ; Kayla Michelle McMurry, Abilene Christian University; Nevan Simone, Abilene Christian University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #13887Are automated assessment tools helpful in programming courses?Mr. Raymond Scott Pettit, Abilene Christian University Raymond S. Pettit teaches courses in programming, artificial intelligence, objected oriented design, al- gorithms, theory of computation, and related subjects in ACU’s School of Information Technology and Computing. Prior to joining the ACU faculty, he spent twenty years in software development, research, and training the Air Force Research Lab and NASA’s Langley Research Center as well as private indus- try. His current research focuses on how automated assessment tools interact with student

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Lifelong Learning Characteristics 1 Relate academic learning to practical issues 2 Engage in self-direction and self-reflection in job performance 3 Locate information to complete engineering projects 4 Adapt learning/problem solving strategies to solve open-ended problems 5 Meet deadlines 6 Manage time in an effective manner 7 Take responsibility for seeking informationResults and DiscussionAdvisor Survey ParticipantsThe survey was distributed to 13 former faculty advisors who had worked with the programduring the period 2013-2015. Out of the 13 advisors, 11 completed the survey. While thissample size is small, in the history of the program there has only been

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of CM education differs from that of civil engineering in that it tendsto be more applied and devotes more attention to management and techniques than itsengineering counterpart, and less time to basic science, mathematics, and design19. However,there are many similarities between the two fields of study in terms of general program content.Since there is a dearth of research specifically relating to writing in the field of constructionmanagement, we will often draw upon closely related findings from engineering. Page 22.1193.2Previous research suggests that the workplace success of new graduates is ultimately affected bytheir oral and

Conference Session

Meet at Springfield Middle: Where Engineering Meets Education, Woozle Wuzzle!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Olivia Lancaster, University of Florida; Areesha Razi, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

are crucial. Theseoperational frameworks ensure that the program can be run smoothly and effectively, with theability to adapt to changing circumstances or scales. It is the synergy of these elements—community relations, trained leadership, reusable materials, and robust systems—thatcollectively define and drive the sustainability of K-12 programs.By developing partnerships with schools and districts, these initiatives ensure a broad andinclusive reach that impacts thousands of children and their teachers with varied backgrounds,allowing them to engage, learn, and grow together to build a more equitable future in STEMindustry sectors.IntroductionThe Goldberg Gator Engineering Explorers (GGEE) Summer and After-school Program providesinformal

Conference Session

FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs, Women in Engineering

between the experiences of women in undergraduate engineering programs and their malecounterparts.1-5 Many existing explanations of women’s under-representation in engineering andphysical sciences are based on differences in intrinsic values, psychological needs, preparation,work-related values, family obligations, and lack of “critical mass.”3,6-14 Without ruling out thepossible significance of these factors, this paper explores an alternative factor, one over whichthe engineering profession itself might have greater control: the culture of our classrooms. Inparticular, we introduce several frameworks from the psychology and gender studies literaturethat shed light on how classroom climate plays a role in student experience and, in turn, in

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark J. Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Computers in Education

2-2-3 CS-401 Senior Design Project II 2-2-3 Figure 1 MSOE Computer Engineering Computer Programming Related Curriculum Courses (Version 2.12)Based on senior exit interviews (samples of which are given in Figure 2) and other coursefeedback, there was a strong consensus that the placement of the software engineering coursewas too late in the curriculum. As part of a curriculum overhaul, a decision was made to convertthe existing software engineering course into a sophomore level course2. This resulted in theComputer Programming related sequence shown in Figure 3. In addition to moving the coursesooner in the curriculum, the course also received a credit reduction

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

is redeemable for giftcards upon conclusion of the program. Page 14.180.3 Figure 1: Who Wants to be an Engineer? Each year the final design project (as well as the mini-design challenges) is changed tooffer students different engineering experiences from mechanical engineering related problemsto chemical and bioengineering problems to systems engineering problems and in the future,environmental engineering related problems. Changing the curriculum content each year helpsmaintain interest in the program, as well as affording students the opportunity to participate on ayearly basis as the program activities will

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica B. Setien, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Stephen B. Knisley, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Engineering from Michigan State University in biomaterial and genetic tools to improve the tissue-electrode interface.Dr. Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University My research is focused on developing interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and methodological de- signs capable of modeling the social and psychological drivers of behavior, decision-making, and infor- mation processing across multiple domains (e.g., STEM education, food security, the environment).Dr. Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Dr. McCullough is an professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bioengineering, and is the B.S. Bioengineering program director. He

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University; Emily Fredette, Purdue University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

paper will explore first-year female students’ perception of and self-confidence with respect toengineering. Results and conclusions from this study may be used to improve the support andresources provided to first-year women in engineering with the ultimate goal of increasedpersistence.Introduction and Related WorkA student’s perception of and self-confidence in engineering have been shown to influence theirpersistence in undergraduate degree programs. College students with a strong understanding of theengineering profession are more likely to persist in engineering, however, those without may switchmajors and exit engineering 1 . The more familiar students are with the variety of engineeringoccupations that are available to them, the higher

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

[4], [5]. Some universitieshave realized an increase in the number of students from underrepresented groups and lowersocial economic status after dropping the dropping the requirement of submitting SAT or ACTscores [4], but others have not [6]. While some universities stopped using entrance exams due tothe belief that there are better predictors of performance, retention and graduation [4], [7]. Educational studies investigating college performance, retention and graduation haveused scores on the ACT and SAT as a predictor or covariate variables when attempting to craftmodels that predict positive performance in college coursework [8]. The same is true of theresearch related to engineering educational research [9]–[11]. Some research

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Goodwin, Iowa State University; Amy Brandau, Iowa State University; Deb DeWall, Iowa State University; Bing Du, Iowa State University

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First-Year Programs

this tool, along with thedevelopment of partnerships with engineering advisors and instructors across different colleges.Initial findings indicate that the early warning system is having a positive effect. The results andevaluation of this program is also detailed.IntroductionThe transition students make from high school to college creates many new challenges forstudents. One of the adjustments to college that students must make involves separating fromparents. As students experience anxiety related to this separation, they act out their attachmentstyles1. Secure attachment to parents has been found to be positively associated with personal,social, and academic success in college students2,3,4,5. Insecure attachment leads to anxiety andthe

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Framework to Support Engineering Student SuccessMotivationThis work in progress describes a program recently implemented at our institution to proactivelyprepare students to deal with poor mental health, periods of intense stress, and mental andemotional disorders (MED) generally. In a review of 11 articles, Storrie et. al. determined thatthe number of students with documented MEDs is increasing dramatically [1]. Approximatelyhalf of the students involved in the various studies reported that their MED started after theybegan their undergraduate studies [1]. At our institution we are seeing dramatic increases in thedemand for counseling services. A related concern is the prediction of an impending enrollmentcrisis in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

interaction generally focuses on humans, there areexamples of non-human participants in the design process, bringing particularly broadviewpoints [7]. Similarly, our program takes an approach to teaching engineering and design thatis heavily focused on understanding and exploring context and stakeholders, as a means ofdeveloping engineers who understand that a successful design must work in the real world.The first semester of the first-year general engineering program focuses on a project in whichstudents learn to think about context. This is done by asking students to identify, explore, andstructure complex problems affecting their lives on campus. In part of this project, studentsidentify stakeholder groups and conflicts at the core of their

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Getting Students on the Right Track: Exit Surveys and Levels of Awareness in First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe goals of a first year engineering program are to both provide students with a soundacademic preparation for engineering study, and to allow them to explore variousengineering disciplines. Through academic advising and career counseling, our programhelps students discover the career path that is right for them. We find that about 30% ofstudents choose to leave engineering by the end of their first year of study. Thesestudents voluntarily complete an Exit Survey, which includes questions on their level ofcertainty upon entering the program, people with whom the decision to leave

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-182: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES FOR TECH-NOLOGICAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AT COLLEGE LEVELRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J. Gustafson, P.E., PhD Honda Professor for Engineering Education and Director of the Engineer- ing Education Innovation Center Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering College of Engineering The Ohio State University.John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI USAJames F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Houston, TX James F. Young received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1965 and 1966

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1570: PRODUCT INNOVATION ENGINEERING PROGRAM: TRAININGSTUDENTS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKINGMartin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Page 12.1187.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Product Innovation Engineering Program: Training Students in Entrepreneurial ThinkingAbstractWhen measuring innovation in Europe, Sweden is in the top end concerning resources put intoresearch; almost in the top concerning education, but behind concerning innovation. KTH, thelargest technical university in Sweden, has set out on a path to create a systematic changeaffecting engineering education toward innovation engineering

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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First-Year Programs

engineering design experience aimed at a design course that iscollaborative, multi-disciplined, hands on, aerospace industry focused, and helps studentsidentify strengths and weaknesses they may have when working in team environments [1][2].While focusing on aviation projects, the faculties from both the engineering and aviationprograms seek to address the issues faced by students in both programs in a way that benefits thestudents. Practical projects provide the students with the understanding that their work isaddressing a relevant industry need. Additionally, design projects such as this one introducesstudents to the type of group dynamics that they are likely to encounter at their future sites ofemployment where they will be expected to perform