Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

2004-307 THE ENGINEERING STUDY GROUP INITIATIVE AT VIRGINIA TECH: INVOLVING ENGINEERING FACULTY IN THE DISCUSSION AND EXPLORATION OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES William J. Devenport, Glenda R. Scales, Terry M. Wildman Virginia TechAbstractAn initiative to promote the formation of voluntary study groups amongst engineeringfaculty at Virginia Tech is described. The groups provide an opportunity for faculty tofreely discuss and exchange their teaching ideas and collaborate with more and lessexperienced colleagues, thus reducing the isolation they often experience

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-3861: UMES STEM FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF COL-LABORATE TO ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES RELATED TO EN-ERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUREDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of robotics and control, remote sensing and precision agriculture, and biofuels and renewable energy. He received his M.S. degree from Tulane University in 1989 and Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 1992.Dr. Madhumi Mitra Ph.D

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico

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Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #31599Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Faculty Mindset AmidstProfessional Development ActivitiesKristen Ferris, University of New Mexico Kristen Ferris is a student in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences program at the Uni- versity of New Mexico. Her research interests include faculty mindset change, change management, and organizational citizenship behavior. Much of her research is part of a National Science Foundation grant at UNM where the chemical and biological engineering department is redesigning curriculum to support diverse student retention and graduation. She intends to further

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

system design needs to ensure that: assessment data are collected consistentlyby the faculty, the faculty is involved in the analysis of these data, and any changes made inresponse to the data are implemented by the faculty.At Western New England College, a program outcome assessment system has been designed tomaximize faculty buy-in and participation by carefully defining the faculty interaction with thesystem. Most of the quantitative outcome data are delivered to the system from specific courseswithin the curriculum. The instructor of a course needs to be concerned with predefinedoutcome measures and deliver data to support that measure. This works well because instructorsare centered on the day-to-day activity within their courses. This

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan; Amy Moll, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

leaders in research; yet, other women faculty were originally hired to contributeexcellence in the teaching arena. Some of these faculty express that they feel stressed or leftbehind due to the new emphasis on research. Obstacles, Barriers, Suggestions for Change Rank Workload balance issues including lack of schedule flexibility and lack of flexibility or clear 1 expectations in balancing teaching, research and service Inadequate family-friendly policies such as family leave or tenure clock extension 2 Administration climate issues such as unsupportive, insensitive or discriminatory actions by senior 3 faculty and people in leadership Need for

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. McAlister, The State University of New York, Buffalo; Sarah Catherine Lilly, California State University, Channel Islands

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #37897Integrating Technical and Social Issues in Engineering Education: AJustice Oriented MindsetDr. Anne M. McAlister, The State University of New York, Buffalo Anne M. McAlister is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Engineering Education at the Uni- versity at Buffalo. Her research focuses on engineering identity, social justice, and equity with the goal of broadening ideas about who engineers are and what they do in order to empower students to tackle the big issues in today’s world through engineering. Dr. McAlister has a PhD in Education and a MS in Systems Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariafé Taeví Panizo, James Madison University; John Hollander, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin D. Anderson, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

, 2014 Engineering Faculty Perceptions of Student EngagementIntroductionThere is a national concern about the relatively large proportion of students who leaveengineering programs. Even with tremendous efforts in place such as summer bridge programs,learning communities, mentoring programs, integrating authentic problems and projects incurricula, etc., key trends have not changed, and retention rates still range from only 40% to 60%for the majority of engineering programs1. Researchers conducted the present study at auniversity with retention rates similar to national averages.Numerous studies focusing on the persistence problem have suggested that attrition is related tostudent engagement 2, 3. Ohland and colleagues4 published an

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-2208: BRINGING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INTO THECLASSROOM: FACULTY EXPERIENCESKaren Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato Karen C. Chou is Professor of Civil Engineering and former Civil Engineering Coordinator at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Chou has over 25 years of professional experience and is a registered P.E. in New York, Tennessee, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota.Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato Deborah K. Nykanen is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her teaching, research and professional experience focus on water resources, hydrology and hydrometeorology. Dr. Nykanen has 8 years of

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

conversation about whether it was more important to have the appropriateresults or to have “good” writing, with one participant stating that the results do not have anymeaning without the appropriate context that can only be provided in written reports. Without the writing, the results have no meaning and no context. So the results by themselves just presented in data tables and graphs and charts and equations I think are insufficient because without context and conclusions drawn from the data the meaning is not successfully communicated.The new faculty stated that they assigned lab reports because they were expected to. They alsounanimously expressed concerns about grading the written portion of the reports because theyhave no

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Angela Boronyak, University of Cincinnati; James Edward Roethler, Spalding University; Aimee M. Frame, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

were looking forward to and iftheir concerns were realized.Models of college persistence focus on academic and social integration, or the students feelingthey are part of the academic and social systems of the university [2]. In our preliminary surveyused to inform this study, students listed meeting new people and learning new content(particularly related to something they were interested in) as experiences they were lookingforward to. Based on the 2018 Your First College Year (YFCY), which is administered annuallythrough the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) and measures studentdevelopment in the first year of college, many college students spend time building their socialnetwork. In 2018, (n = 5,204 first-time, full-time

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

semesters if it covers both electronics and industrial engineeringtechnology areas. The faculty advisors mainly help them towards the technical aspect of it, asthere is no formal course describing the basics of entrepreneurship. So, the students take all theinitiatives in their own time and pace. The entrepreneur sprit of the students is not recognized bythe system. The students with contacts (part time employees in the industries) have better luckfor project topics. Most of the students are interested in making a prototype to get over with it.All other phases of new product development including innovation, patent law, product liability,business, sales, marketability and venture capital are left out. Eventually most of the successfulprojects are

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2008-141: SITE SPECIFIC FARMING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ANDASSOCIATED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDE A PLATFORM FORACTIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITYAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked at Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of applied

Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel A. Tillman, University of Texas at El Paso; Thomas Joseph Soto, University of Texas at El Paso; Song An, University of Texas at El Paso; Carlos Paez, Navajo Technical University; Alice Carron, Blue Marble Institute of Space Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

equip minority-serving middle schools with new innovative scientific and mathematicalreasoning instruction by providing middle school students’ families with access and training onhow to use basic and accessible health data collection and analysis devices. The project offers aninnovative instructional pathway for increasing underrepresented minority participation in STEMdisciplines. Additionally, the project has the potential to significantly advance knowledge inculturally-responsive STEM technologies learning interventions by addressing the unique publichealth concerns that are challenging Hispanic individuals across America’s minority landscape. This project leverages a multi-tiered interdisciplinary approach that involves health

Conference Session

Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

, equity, andinclusion at a given institution [6–8]. Similarly, a literature review that predated the new legallandscape focused on the preparation of engineering faculty to address DEI issues [9]. It found apaucity of studies, leading to the conclusion that faculty DEI-related beliefs are not often studied.Synthesizing the studies that do exist, the authors conclude that most engineering faculty believethat DEI efforts are important, but they do not act on those beliefs due to lack of support. Worksurrounding perceptions of DEI as an intellectual movement, political issue, and/or target oflegislation (as opposed to the DEI-related climate or willingness to enact DEI efforts) are lesscommon (In other words, the literature explores faculty beliefs

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

. These differing expectations beg the question: What are the possibleconsequences of pursuing educational initiatives in addition to your research agenda? Arethere ways to address these issues and concerns? The answers to these questions dependvery much on what type of scholarship is valued at your particular university. Even that isoften difficult to assess, as it involves formal stated policies, the vagaries of committeedecision making, and general faculty attitudes. However, typically, faculty at researchintensive universities face more questions regarding the wisdom of investing time ineducational initiatives than do faculty at a regional university or liberal arts college. Thelatter are generally far more receptive to educational

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Mark Shaurette, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Wendy Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hyun Joo Kwon, Purdue University; Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Barbarash, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

opportunity for more breadth than depth). • Students will have interdisciplinary exposure.Results obtained in the workshop showed positive feedback from the industry. However, someareas of concern arose, and three of them are directly related to the selection of design coursesfor the major. In order to address those issues, the faculty involved are still working on a varietyof design options for students, considering the opportunity for more breadth of design coverage(design courses in multiple design programs at Purdue University). Ultimately, the goal for theDCI student is not to create practicing designers, but to allow students to establish a commonvocabulary and shared viewpoint. This awareness

Conference Session

LEES 7: Experiments in Experiential and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cao; Jennifer Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jingshen Wu; Bingzhuo Liang

students' weekly reflective submissions duringthe project and involves instructors' evaluation of students' knowledge and motivation,communication, practical skills, thinking skills, responsibility, and project execution. This paperreports a qualitative interview-based case study investigating student and faculty perceptions ofthe new assessment system. We interviewed ten students (out of a class of 33) and six faculty (allPjBL instructors) about their perceptions of the assessment system. The analysis of the studentinterviews showed their concerns about the turnaround time of weekly assessments and thequality and objectivity of the feedback. The study of the faculty interviews captured the debateabout the weighting of the items in the assessment

Conference Session

Research! Research! Research! in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

,practical matters tied to the logistics of implementing a new activity in terms of material storageand equipment set-up, and deeper concerns about whether activities might come at a cost tocoverage. In the few times this did not occur, we note that there was no up-take of new practices.While not all workshops that included such time led to implementation, they still served as ameans to normalize the changes faculty were making.Case 3: Co-peersCo-peers, as we have defined, can include faculty and staff with a range of expertise and titles,such as faculty developers and learning scientists [12, 19] who offer teaching and learningexpertise and can provide demonstrations, troubleshoot alongside faculty, and guide a process ofcritical reflection. Our

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland

to various meetingsor other service related issues. Students will appreciate knowing there might be a substitute oran alternative assignment.Full use of a class time is one of the most difficult areas for a new faculty member, but one wayto make sure that a class is not finished too early is to plan on covering more material than can betaught in one class period. Sometimes, more material can be presented than originally planned,and the last portion of a class might not have any material to cover. Once a new faculty memberteaches a class for the first time, a better understanding of time management for each class willoccur. An alternative to planning on covering more material is to plan on alternative classexercises. It is better to have a

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli

grant money, it is unlikely that the faculty member will continue theirthesis work. Often the faculty member must select a new unfamiliar research topic. Severalparameters influence the selection process including time constraints, adequate facilities,guidance, and fiscal opportunities. These concerns are not unique to faculty members at small,predominantly teaching institutions, however they are most poignantly felt in institutions withlittle ongoing research. We addressed these concerns by first forming a collaboration amongourselves and then initiating an off-campus project with a senior researcher at another university. Two physicists, and an electrical engineer (all junior faculty members) from GMIEngineering & Management

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

in the areas of current technology. Technology changes rapidly in theComputer Graphics field and the faculty find themselves continually updating and changing theircourses to keep step with current changes in the technology, both in hardware and software.Course consistency in the form of learning objectives and outcomes is an important assessmentmeasure. Many problems can arise in assessment while keeping up with the technology, to thepoint where some assessment measures may become obsolete. In response to that, this paper willexplore a number of questions that deal with the issue of rapidly changing technology within thelearning environment. This paper will explore teaching and learning styles, technology issuesand how to develop a base for

Conference Session

Issues of Building Diversity

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carla Purdy; Mara Wasburn

Diversity in Engineering Education--What Are the Perceived Issues? Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati (carla.purdy@uc.edu) Mara Wasburn, Purdue University (mwasburn@purdue.edu)AbstractAt the Annual ASEE Conference in June 2004, three ASEE divisions--the Graduate Division,Women in Engineering, and Minorities in Engineering--co-sponsored a panel session on"Recruiting and Building Diversity". In this paper we summarize the issues raised by the panelmembers and by members of the audience in June 2004 as an introduction to a further discussionof diversity, along with a plan for action, by leading engineering educators. Issues of concern atthe 2004 session

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kane; Carla Purdy

Session 2492 Achieving Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education--What Are the Major Issues?Carla Purdy, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Computer Science, Univ. of Cincinnati (Carla.Purdy@uc.edu), Ronald Kane, Dean of Graduate Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology (Ronald.Kane@njit.edu)AbstractWhat are the benefits of diversity in graduate engineering education? Reasons for increasingdiversity among undergraduates also apply at the graduate level--a larger pool of highly trainedworkers, increased technical expertise among the

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

applaudedduring the classes and were encouraged to keep up with the good work in the courses. Thebenefits and challenges that new faculty experienced participating in this program are presentedwith the intention of guiding new faculty members who may be interested in implementingsimilar programs. 1. Introduction Engineering graduates remain in demand in the United States workforce and institutes ofhigher education continue to strive to improve educational practice and experience forengineering students. Issues related to student retention, persistence and academic successremain important topics of discussion and research within engineering education communities.Prioritization of diversity, equity and inclusion also prompts us to pay special

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

been explored to handle debris? c. What factors should be considered to determine order of debris removal? Whose (government, businesses, residences, etc.) debris should be removed first, second, third, etc. and why? 4. Contamination Issues a. Discuss types of contaminants (i.e., animal/human waste, fuel, etc.) and concerns with each type b. Describe current plans to deal with contamination and possible long term effects c. Should residences and buildings be constructed in areas where contamination may exist? 5. Rebuilding New Orleans a. Describe types of local industries in New Orleans and their relative importance on a national

Conference Session

Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University; James P Abulencia, Manhattan College; Powell Draper, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

assurance as us and intellectualproperty laws are sometimes loose. Companies who outsource work are only concerned withimmediate profits. At first, only lowly, routine tasks were sent to China and India, but nowworkers in those countries have the ability to design innovative new products. It is only aquestion of time until foreign companies sprout to supplant the companies in this country.Where will we be then?Survey ResultsFigure 10 shows where students stand on globalization. The trend of responses to this ethicalissue was nearly identical. This ethical issue almost equally divided both engineers andnonengineers, and they both narrowly supported viewpoint B, lose our lead, with pluralities of40% and 39%, respectively. Both 28% of engineers and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Erlandson

non-engineering faculty becomecomfortable with the new material. ETL experience at WSU has been that non-engineeringcolleagues understand the need for inclusion of accessible design material, but lack the time todevelop such new cross-disciplinary material. Page 6.133.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2001, American Society of Engineering EducationConclusionsThere are very important reasons why undergraduate engineering programs need to includematerial on accessible design issues and principles. These reasons follow from ethical

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Safford; Andres Sousa-Poza; David Dryer; Charles Keating; William Peterson

an interpersonal relationship. Communication Education, 49, no. 3, pp. 207-230, 2000. Page 7.1053.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFusani, D. “Extra class” communication: Frequency, immediacy, self-disclosure, and satisfaction in student-faculty interaction outside the classroom. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 22, no. 3, pp. 232-238, 1994.Isaacs, W. Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together, Doubleday, New York, N.Y., 1999.Jaasma, M. & Loper, R. The

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvester Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

author believes that this paper brings up timely issues regarding the engineering technologistand about the future of Engineering Technology. New requirements for licensure of the futureengineer seem to suggest that it will be more difficulty for the engineering technology graduateto obtain permission to apply for licensure as professional engineer. Page 14.681.2IntroductionA review of literature indicates that the terms engineer and technician have been aroundrelatively longer than the term engineering technologist. In addition, there is ample evidence thatthe terms engineer and technician are more precisely defined and that they are more

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-2549: DOCTORAL DEGREES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: WHATARE THE REAL ISSUES?Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 11.494.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DOCTORAL DEGREES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES?ABSTRACT In 1982 I published a paper in the ASEE, Journal of Engineering Education, which attempted to bring the issues concerning graduate education in engineering technology into focus.i At that time it was the masters degree that was the point of contention. Engineering technology educators wanted masters degreesii, but the broader engineering education community was still ambivalent about