Conference Session

Computational Thinking in Pre-College Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda Clara Emberley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26465Actions and Approaches of Teachers Communicating Computational Think-ing and Engineering Design to First Grade Students (RTP)Emily M. Haluschak, Purdue University, West Lafayette Emily M. Haluschak is an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering working within INSPIRE In- stitute at Purdue University. She primarily focuses on data analysis for K-2 STEM integration while also editing STEM curriculum.Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University Kristina M. Tank is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the School of Education at Iowa State University. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in

Conference Session

Track : Collegiate - Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Jon Carter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Amy Suzan Klinkovsky, Texas A&M Engineering

Tagged Topics

Collegiate, Diversity

 visibility for their particular campuses. Houston Community College at Spring Branch is located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Beltway 8—two of the busiest highways in Houston. They used the entire $15,000 allocation to develop a highway facing sign for the academy and light pole banners for their parking lot. While there is not an effective way to capture data regarding how many people learned about the program from seeing the sign and banners, one student indicated through additional remarks on a marketing survey that the sign and banners were the reason they searched for the program online. The Engineering Academies team now includes unique URLs on all marketing so impact can be measured and evaluated. Conversations are ongoing with

Conference Session

Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jane Kulhanek; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, recent engineering graduates enteringthe workplace are still reported to be deficient in written and oral communication skills.This work investigates student perception of written and oral communication skills after theirparticipation in game-based activities as a means to determine whether game-based pedagogycould serve as a potential tool to enhance these skills in engineering undergraduates. Game-basedlearning incorporates game design elements in non-game contexts, balancing subject matter andgame play to help players engage in the information being presented, while allowing them tolearn how to apply it in real world contexts, such as communication in industry.Game-based communication activities were incorporated into one section of

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

(currentcourses, projects, etc.), professional (job opportunities, academic areas), or personal (on careerdevelopment), that can resonate with alumni experience or interest. In addition, faculty suggestedincluding a conversation on the “alumni role” considering recommendations to keep and fosterthe loyalty, service, and engagement with the institution. However, it was emphasized that thetopics and arrangements were open to be decided by the students and alumni.The objectives for the project were summarized as: a) To add to the formation of senior students the guidance of experienced alumni in the areas of industry, academia, management, and personal wellness, b) To promote the engagement of committed alumni, fostering their institutional loyalty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jose Morocz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bryan D Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Craig R. Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

solving technical problems because they highlight the Page 26.1631.2creative aspects of engineering and build a community of practice that increases students’ senseof belonging.The two main objectives of this project are to assess the impact of university maker spaces on thestudent population and to determine the best practices and novel approaches associated withdevelopment of highly effective university maker spaces. Both of these objectives will beimplemented in the construction of general and transferable guidelines for universities desiring todevelop, or improve their maker space.To determine the impact of university maker spaces on the

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interest is in professional development for K-8 teachers in engineering education. Erin works at Tufts Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO), managing their industry outreach program. Page 11.718.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Impacts of Industry Employee Volunteering in K-12 ClassroomsAbstractEngineering education has the potential to improve K-12 students’ problem-solving and criticalthinking skills while motivating them to learn science and math. However, for teachers toeffectively implement hands-on engineering activities in the classroom, they may need additionaladult

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California - Irvine; Robert M. Cassidy, University of California - Irvine; J Michael McCarthy, University of California - Irvine; John C. LaRue, University of California - Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California - Irvine

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First-Year Programs

withinthe department. Students with declared majors also benefited from these presentations as it gavethem a basic understanding of other engineering disciplines and highlighted highlyinterdisciplinary emerging fields such as internet of things, clean energy, nanosystems, etc. Thisinteraction with faculty engaged and encouraged students to explore research opportunities.Similar to Fall quarter, Winter quarter consisted of one one-hour lecture and one two-hour labper week. Topics including sensors, microcontrollers, programming and control were integratedinto the course to satisfy the autonomous delivery aspect of the project. Additional lectures ontechnical and professional communications were included in the lectures to prepare students

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Kasi Kiehlbaugh, University of Arizona; Paul Blowers, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

8female students—most effective at improving the retention rate of undergraduate women inengineering. There are three in particular that have had a significant positive impact: 1) assigning formal teams that include at least two women; 2) employing instructional language that fosters a warm and inviting atmosphere and focuses on mastery experiences rather than performance goals; and 3) actively knowing and using individual names and personal details throughout the course.Note that while these interventions were employed in a classroom set up to facilitate collaborative andactive learning, they could be employed in any type of classroom by instructors using a more traditionallecturing approach.It is known that underrepresented

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Figure 1 - Sample distribution of students in ENTC 315. Page 14.140.3In order to keep both engineering and non-engineering majors motivated and engaged in thelectures and labs, classes such as ENTC 315 need to be constantly updated. But one might ask:why voice over IP and not other new technology? First, from a teacher’s perspective, our effortsare to modernize the telecommunications classes to teach packet-based communications(including real-time voice and video) (Figure 2). Internet Protocol (IP)-based communicationshas had great penetration in the telecommunication markets. There is a need in the industry forstudents, and recent

Conference Session

Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Investigating the relationship between self-efficacy and perceived importance of communication skills among engineering studentsIntroductionCommunication skills are critical for engineers to succeed in the workforce. Research on theskills that engineering graduates use in professional practice supports this idea [1-5], with onestudy even concluding that “technical abilities are a given, [whereas

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

science, evaluation, assessment, and research-related topics at the college level. His research involves program evaluation in educational settings with the general objective of understanding and improving the teaching and learning process. His research has a specific focus of evaluating technology integration, assessment policy, and educational practices.Dr. C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityMr. Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University Holt Zaugg will be completing a doctoral program in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University in the Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation program in the summer of 2012. His research focuses on communication patterns of engineering students working on global

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Guerriero; Elizabeth Chain; Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Matar; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Engineering ModulesThe METS team has created modules of engineering-related learning activities that communitycollege instructors can access to engage their students’ interest. The purpose of these modules isto offer engineering-related learning activities that can be utilized in currently taught curricula,and can help such instructors build interest in engineering. Each activity features an engineeringproblem set in the context of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) subject taughtin the Maricopa County Community Colleges. A best practice dictum suggests that educators“encourage discovery and hands-on, constructivist learning” when teaching STEM subjects towomen and underrepresented minorities.Chosen modules were based on activities

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch Dr., University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

students’ approaches to generating, maintaining and communicating visual-mental imagesThe ability to synthesise and manipulate graphical information is a core cognitive aptitude.Visual-mental images are crucial to problem solving and design processes. The ability tomanipulate and communicate perceptual and conceptual information graphically often leadsto creative discovery and aids mental synthesis. Graphical education in Ireland supports thedevelopment of these ‘concept driven competencies’ through the study of plane anddescriptive geometry and through engagement with design problems 1.Previous research by Delahunty et al. 2 has highlighted a worrying issue of mechanisticconditioning within graphical education in Ireland. This

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan A. Pruet, Mobile Area Education Foundation; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Engaging Youth through Engineering

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as they develop solutions to problems of relevance in the worldtoday. Engineering is defined “to mean any engagement in a systematic practice of design toachieve solutions to particular human problems.” 1 As part of a current National ScienceFoundation award, a longitudinal comparison study of the impact of the EYE Modules isunderway and will be completed in 2014. In addition to early indications of the Modules’ impacton students and teachers, one impressive result is the impact of the Modules on the large, diverseschool district (65,000 students, 100 schools, 70% poverty, 50% African American) and itsdecision to reform its science and mathematics curricula to now require the implementation ofengineering design challenges as the integrator

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1684: IMPACT OF TEACHING ENGINEERING CONCEPTS THROUGHCREATING LEGO-BASED ASSISTIVE DEVICESMorgan Hynes, Tufts University Page 12.828.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Impact of teaching engineering concepts through creating LEGO- based assistive devicesAbstractLEGO robotics is not all that new to the classroom. Teachers have used the toolset to teachSTEM subjects in exciting and hands-on ways. Sure students appear to be more engaged andappear to be learning, but how does such a curriculum impact students’ attitudes and knowledge?How do you design such a curriculum of robotics to also appeal to female students? These

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Page 22.801.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Impact of Project Based Learning in Introduction to Engineering /Technology ClassAbstract Project based learning (PBL) has a proven record as a teaching tool. Concepts that areoften hard to grasp are made easy by the use of project based activities. The constructivismlearning theory suggests that people learn better by actively participating in the process oflearning. The Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Technology class has been modified toinclude project based learning kits to engage freshmen early on in the program. The goal is

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Daniel Anderson, University of Portland; Jose Israel Bastida De Jesus

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

hands-on (really getting something, not just memorizing). Plus noted that this lab forces [their emphasis] them to learn better communication and cooperation, We have to learn how to divide up tasks fairly, and to communicate our calculations clearly.” • Group 6—ditto the above, plus one member noted “I went into Engineering to have these hands-on experiences, to be more engaged, and this is definitely more engaging. It’s more like how we learn. I’m going to retain this way better.” • A student questioned in line waiting for next set of materials offered “this is so helpful for me to actually SEE how the values change during the calibration. You can read calculated values, but it’s a lot

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 4: Minoritized Student Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; John Roberts, UK College of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

have utilized social media, websites, texting,email, blogs, IP targeting, retargeting, and more to market and recruit students. Chapman [57]was the first to integrate institutional communication into his model of college choice, andJohnston [58] highlighted the importance of peer-to-peer communication in recruiting diversestudents to enroll. Digital advertising has a powerful impact because, if done correctly, can besegmented to reach “target audiences.” This is the idea behind market automation and behavioralintelligence – both of which use machine learning to automate messaging based on the datapoints of each individual student. Segmenting communication based on racial, cultural, or genderlines can create challenges, because it can give way

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. The findings in this study hint at possible future studies. Within this HFYE curriculumthe instructional team can now track changes in pedagogy and approach against a baseline ofdata to see how new interventions impact student learning. For instructors not using a studiomodel of learning, they could baseline their student performance data and perhaps begin tointroduce elements of the studio model, Peer Programming or even PLTL to see how it impactsstudent perceptions and most important, learning outcomes. There is a wealth of literature toshow benefits to the retention and outlook of students who engage with their peers as part of PairProgramming but less evidence of learning outcomes. The research on PLTL shows promisingdata, but many of the

Conference Session

Teaching Statics: What and How?

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, San Jose State University; Josh Taylor Hurt; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

- versity. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management and Civil Engineering Technology Programs, and her research focus is in student engagement and retention in engineering and engineering technology education. Contact: talley@txstate.eduDr. Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Julie S. Linsey is an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technological. Dr. Linsey received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas. Her research area is design cognition including systematic methods and tools for innovative design with a particular focus on concept generation and design-by-analogy. Her research

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 5: Motivations for Engineering Faculty Engagement in an Inclusive Pedagogy Program

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Renee M. Desing, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Karen Thomas-Brown, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

promising shift towards more inclusive and equitable practicesin engineering education at our university. The faculty participants are motivated by a strongcommitment to personal growth, student success, community building, and creating broaderinstitutional change. While we are in the first phase of our inclusive excellence facultydevelopment initiative, we are excited about the potential impact on our faculty participants andtheir students, including their academic and professional success, cultural awareness, and criticalconsciousness. Our future work will consist of a longitudinal analysis to assess how faculty’sinclusive teaching practices evolve over time, particularly after they redesign and implementtheir courses based on the training

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-on laboratory approachinto the Industrial Engineering (IE) undergraduate curriculum allows the student population toget a new and innovative type of training and preparation for the engineering workforce, and tostrengthen it through increased awareness in learning how to use robotic-related software tomodel systems. In addition, students can determine solutions for various manufacturing andservice scenarios and engage in realistic applications of manufacturing systems through the newlab modules.Overall, the CCLI project has had a significant and broad impact as the engineering studentshave participated in these courses and the results show that the students have gained much fromthem. Due to the interest in taking these new elective courses

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano; Vincent Liu, Brandeis High School; Justin Jin; Parker Olkowski; Yu-Fang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

as design, build, manufacture, integration, optimization, and testing, 2) inits encompassing technical learning on mechanics, electronics, and programming 3) in itsintegration of technical and non-technical learning such as communication, business, andteamwork, and 4) in its fostering leadership and community engagement through growingstudents as not only learners but also knowledge transmitters and producers. Student participantsalso have the flexibility of identifying areas of special interests and strengths to develop theirskill sets and prepare for future academic and professional development.The LPS educational framework has been implemented through the formation of a teamparticipating in an international robotics competition, FIRST

Conference Session

Engineering and Technology for Everyone

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Ryan M. Gerdes, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

subject and class goals. Finally, the instructorwill have to aid in identifying, discussing, and elaborating on student ideas for final projects.Impact of Technology, an Example: Engineering Studies 265To a greater or lesser extent, we were able to incorporate the above into a course on the impact ofengineering taught at Iowa State University in the fall of 2008. Our experience indicates that it ispossible, with a bit of priming (mainly through the selection of initial texts for discussion) fromthe lecturers, to engage nontechnical students in a thoughtful examination of technology and itsplace in their own fields and society in general. By requiring students to place their notes and anyaccompanying material on a class wiki, we were able not only

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

betweenengineering and STEM education. These categories include: family-, peer-, university-, work-,and community-related socializers. Family-related socializers include parents, grandparents,aunts and uncles, and family-friends. Prior to entering college, students can be influenced byfamily related socializers. For example, family may influence students to take on a familybusiness or trade [14]. Peer-related socializers include classmates, friends of friends, recentgraduates, siblings, and cousins. Those who are similar in age to the students share manyexperiences, which can influence students’ job search. When students engage with peer-relatedsocializers, they may gain insights on job and internship postings or company and industryculture. This insight

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Anthony, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Marjory Palius, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Carolyn Maher, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

research.Within this relatively insular community, discussion of research may be predominantly focusedon the strategies and techniques for conducting experiments, with little time spent discussing themotivation for the research or the broader impact of the research on related fields of inquiry. Yetthe making of clear connections among the motivation for the research, the details ofexperiments and their results, and the implications of those results for academic and/orcommercial ventures is an essential skill for doctoral students to acquire.Within the context of our IGERT project, we are concerned with addressing both the learningchallenges and the dissemination challenges that our group of doctoral students face. That is, wehave sought to broaden the

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

from a Student Perspective?AbstractThis paper investigates student perceptions of the relationships between social media,engineering, and leadership. Participants in this study consisted of freshmen engineeringstudents enrolled in a first-semester introduction to engineering course at the University of SouthCarolina. A grounded theory approach was used, in which instructional activities and datacollection processes occurred concurrently, were guided by one another, and developed over thecourse of the study. The phrase “social media engineering leadership” is developed within thispaper to include social media mediated communication within an engineering leadership context.The results of this study suggest that social media engineering

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. White, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #8588(In)Visible Me? An Empirical Study of Engineering Librarian Online Pro-filesMr. Michael J White, Queen’s University Page 24.11.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 (In)Visible Me? An Empirical Study of Engineering Librarian Online Profiles1. IntroductionThe transition of information from print to digital formats over the last two decades has had amajor impact on academic libraries and librarians. As the volume of online information hasgrown, the perceived value of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

outcomesassociated with stacking high-impact practices on top of PBL that is facilitated within aclassroom. The study contributes a new frame for thinking about expanding access to high-impact practices and scaling their implementation: considering the relative value of spreading asingle high-impact practice, in this case, course-based projects, against the value of providingeach student with the opportunity to experience multiple high-impact practices.2 Literature ReviewWhen implemented well, project-based learning (PBL) has been documented to have broadimpact on undergraduate students and it has been widely embraced in undergraduate STEMprograms [9]. PBL can be used to develop professional skills such as communication and projectmanagement [16-18] that

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur C Heinricher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kent J Rissmiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the impact of project-based learning (PBL) onstudent engagement, student retention, and student learning, we know of no other attempt tostudy the impact of PBL over such a long time period. The population surveyed included alumniwho were students when Richard Nixon was president and used a slide rule for homework andexams. It also includes students who graduated while Barack Obama was president and havealways had a calculator on their smartphone. It includes graduates with almost 40 years of careerexperience as well as graduates in their first year on the job.All of the alumni surveyed completed at least two significant projects during their undergraduatestudies. Both projects were required for graduation and neither is part of any