Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

thinking aboutteaching one. In this process, crafting and preparation of online exams without sacrificing theeducational quality and exam security is a crucial issue to the faculty. Psychological setbacksand barriers among engineering students also add another concern for the faculty teaching in adistance education environment, i.e., students may have fears of losing partial credit in an onlinemultiple-choice exam. The asynchronous and economical advantages of distance education andlearning that make offering and taking them very popular force the profession to re-examine andre-engineer some of these exam-related issues.In this paper we discuss issues as they relate to crafting online exams for the distance learningstudents in engineering and

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

produced a variety ofinteresting results, especially the similarity of concerns from both faculty and student alike.Since the surveys focused on the need for specifics and not the general attitude that “engineerscan’t communicate, it was important to gain insights about where the actual concerns lay.The principal areas of concern for both groups were the issues of grammar, punctuation, andspelling. These concerns were followed closely by lack of organization skills, unclearexpression of ideas, poor verbal skills, difficulty with writing introductions and conclusions, andweak logic. The rankings for each group were as follows:Faculty StudentsGrammar GrammarVerbal skills

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 2: Long-Term Institutional Outcome Evaluations and Capstone Innovations

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Patrick, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mary Brewer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kimberly Johnston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole Gholston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Broniak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

not only a student’s academic concerns but theirpersonal and social needs have resulted in more confident students, increased retention, and timelymatriculation [2]–[5]. However, many times professional academic advising remainsunacknowledged and underappreciated [6], [7].Engineering education research has established the importance of academic advising and studentsuccess[8], [9]. Yet many department stakeholders (i.e. faculty) are often not aware of theprofessional academic advisors' contributions. This lack of awareness about what professionalacademic advisors contribute stems from multiple factors. Advising doesn’t have the "scientific"rigor and mathematical foundation that engineers tend to value. Additionally, most advisors

Conference Session

Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jani C. Ingram, Northern Arizona University; Angelina E. Castagno, Northern Arizona University; Ricky Camplain; Davona D Blackhorse, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Careers in the Chemical Sciences. She received an associate degree from Yavapai College, a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from New Mexico State University, and a doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Arizona. She was a staff scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory for twelve years before joining the faculty at Northern Arizona University.Dr. Angelina E. Castagno, Northern Arizona University Angelina E. Castagno, PhD, is the Director of the Din´e Institute for Navajo Nation Educators, and a Pro- fessor of Educational Leadership and Foundations at Northern Arizona University. Her teaching, research, and consulting focus on equity and diversity in U.S. schools, with a focus on Indigenous education

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Mark Bannatyne, Purdue University; Sheila Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Troubled, Emotionally-Challenged, and Difficult Students: Perspectives, Interventions, and Resources in Engineering TechnologyAbstractRecent tragic, news-worthy events of troubled, emotionally-challenged, and difficult students oncampus have reinforced to faculty the potential risks, resources, and responsibilities they face inthe teaching and learning process. Most faculty engage in the teaching-learning process becausethey are passionate about their subject matter. Indeed, it is often a shock for new professors torealize that not every student shares their enthusiasm for the discipline. Even more shocking forthese faculty, however, are the nature and types of student issues and behaviors they

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roli Varma

ofsociety. The 1940 Statement states: “The common good depends upon the free search fortruth and its free exposition”.2 Academic freedom is an intra-academic privilege soughtexclusively to protect the independence of faculty from state legislators, governors,trustees, administrators, colleagues, students, alumni, and public. The best way toguarantee that faculty will pursue truth freely and objectively is if they have no fear ofbeing penalized in case they break the tradition, try new approaches, or turn up unpopularresults.8, 11 Tenure gives faculty the independence to speak out about controversialmatters and to challenge the administration on curriculum issues. The First Amendmentalso guarantees freedom of speech, but the Constitution does not

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Lesley Rigg, Northern Illinois University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

journalpapers were initiated. Overall this has been and continues to be a very impressive and profitableundertaking for all of the parties involved and all of the constituent groups served.Developmental Issues EncounteredThe most important issue encountered in this project to date is the mode in which team taughtcourses are treated in the loading of a faculty member. To the faculty member, this is not a majorissue, however, to the departments, it is a major concern. At the start of the project, it wasdiscussed at a high level, and the governing board was told that it will be no problem. At thispoint in time, several courses have been offered using interdisciplinary faculty teams, typicallytwo-three faculty members. Again, at this point, the departments

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Stratton; Ranaye Marsh; Jonathan Lawson; Jay Kunze

Session 1547 Bridging the Gap - between Engineers and Technicians Jay F. Kunze*, Ranaye J. Marsh, Jonathan Lawson, William E. Stratton Idaho State University, Pocatello ID 83209AbstractWorkplace contention between those trained in the engineering profession and those with associatedegrees (two or three years) in technology is commonly observed. The issues are generally createdby pride and misunderstanding. Improved communication would be an obvious approach tomitigating the contention. Further questions are how much of this contention and concern may befostered initially in the academic setting, and how much might

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

educate technicians for the rapidly expendingtelecommunications field.The Institution has also made a commitment to revitalizing mathematics and science education,and in particular, to addressing the needs of non-science students. Instruction will be organizedaround broad themes reflective of the current scientific and technological issues facing societytoday.The development and implementation of new, and the restructuring of existing curricula are aconsorted effort of faculty and administration to improve mathematics, science and technicaleducation. Barriers that traditionally prevented significant changes to occur at institutions arebeing removed in order to more effectively respond to the needs of the populations that we serve.The New Jersey

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanna M. Horton, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

regarding power outletavailability in classrooms. One faculty member explained, “Students are saying that Tablet Page 22.1030.8batteries aren’t lasting long enough to get them through the various classes. There are very few 7classrooms that have outlets for students really to be able to plug in." This issue also detersstudents from using their Tablet PCs during class, explaining, “I would go to an engineeringclass and by the end the battery would die.”Another area of concern was compatibility of the technology course material and with

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila Edwards Lange; Joyce Yen

collection of best practices for retaining faculty across all ranks. In this paper, preliminary findings from search data, and interviews with department chairs and search committees about their experiences utilizing the recruitment toolkit are presented. The paper focuses on the impact that the recruitment toolkit has had on university searches, reviews the elements of the companion retention toolkit and explores implications for future uses of both on other campuses.IntroductionGiven the changing demographics of the nation, the need to diversify the faculty is wellunderstood by academic administrators.[1, 2] How to recruit and retain a diverse faculty,however, is still an issue struggled with on many college and

Collection

2020 PPC

Authors

Kazem Kazerounian; Jelena Kovacevic; William R. Berkley

culture that is conducive to learning, scholarship, creativity and entrepreneurship. This demands an environment that is welcoming and inclusive to all and is free of bias, harassment and bullying. News articles highlighted a 2016 incident that showed there had been a lapse in our standards “A graduate student in the College of Engineering died of in a faculty members research group. The article suicide three years ago. Several changes related to the lab acknowledged that actions had been taken. Here environment and mental health resources have been made is what we have done and are doing

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Claudia Bascur, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

intelligence (AI) into higher education has acceleratedsignificantly over the past decade, with AI increasingly being leveraged to personalizelearning experiences, streamline administrative processes, and enhance data-drivendecision-making. Despite this rapid expansion, there remain considerable challenges andgaps in knowledge regarding the effective and ethical implementation of AI technologiesin educational settings. Many institutions continue to grapple with issues related to dataprivacy, algorithmic bias, and the broader implications of AI on both teaching andadministrative practices. This work in progress seeks to explore the perspectives andexperiences of key stakeholders, specifically faculty and academic management staff,concerning the

Collection

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

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

greatthings that the pandemic brought, new technologies, new platforms, some new approaches. Yet,we are still facing students and faculty with increasing mental health challenges, and we realizethat in many ways we need our approaches, classrooms, and words to be more inclusive.There are many questions, and this workshop will focus on three main topics. All topics will beintroduced, and participants may choose which topic they wish to explore further in the activityportion of the workshop,The first section will discuss the rising concerns regarding the mental health of our students andpresent some lessons learned on inclusive design for teaching and inclusive teaching practices.The next section will explore student motivation and methods for better

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Berry; Jonathan Olinger; Paul Benkeser

according toprofession and workplace: engineers may be chiefly concerned with ethical responsibilities thatrun to employers, clients, and end-users; physicians may be concerned primarily withresponsibilities to patients; and the most salient ethical issues for researchers may center on theuse of animal or human subjects in experiments. The BME curriculum is already crowded due tothe demands of developing interdisciplinary scientific and technical expertise, and faculty arealready stretched to the limit meeting the demands of interdisciplinary instruction. Ifundergraduate BME ethics demands both in-depth and wide-ranging treatment of these difficult

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schuyler; Kenneth Quinn

college wide debate began on whether or not these weresuitable courses that should be offered by a TAC of ABET accredited institution. The debate was centered on threemajor concerns brought forth by the faculty.The first concern was the issue of education verses training, and the debate that surrounds this topic. This debatehas existed in engineering and engineering technology schools and colleges for decades and resurfaces periodicallyas new topics and material come to light and the demands from industry change and often focus on specializedtechnical skills. Many faculty felt that these courses represented “training” and not “education” and our offeringthem might damage the reputation of the college and somehow jeopardize our accreditation. Some

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Michael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, the objective of the capstone sequence in theElectrical Engineering Program is primarily focused on the design and execution of appliedresearch or industrial sponsored projects. Over time, the faculty have assessed that the studentsstruggle with elements of project execution such as planning and meeting intermediate deadlines.In order to improve the student learning, the faculty has revitalized the design sequence byincorporating project management techniques often found in the industrial setting.The new additions to the sequence include a score card rating system and the inclusion of projectmanagement techniques and strategies. Student teams present the current state of their workduring design reviews to faculty. A score card rating has been

Conference Session

Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Magun-Jackson

first reexaminetheir teaching role by helping students to experience cognitive conflict and take a socialperspective. This may be accomplished in the following fashion.1. Know where your students are developmentally: The faculty should understand or attempt tounderstand the different developmental characteristics/stages present in their students. This isespecially important since the average age of students in higher education has increasedsignificantly and within any given engineering classroom one can have students in most of thestages. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways.Moral reasoning can be assessed with an instrument, the Defining Issue Test (DIT)12 thatmeasures how people reason morally about social problems. It is a multiple

Conference Session

Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to emphasize that the most promising place for impacting these issues was at thelocal level. Each program was asked to send one or more faculty members, staff members,graduate students, and undergraduate students.At the first meeting the results from the CBE survey were shared and immediately generatedinterest in delivering similar surveys in other units. A theme from the discussion of those resultsemerged that highlighted the role that faculty could play by acknowledging these issues directlyin the classroom. Faculty were understandably nervous about being responsible for counselingand did not feel prepared to deal with suicidality. The strategy to address their concerns was tohave undergraduate students present their survey results in

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

safety concerns into their courses to help prepare students forfuture leadership responsibilities in the 21st century workplace.IntroductionThe workplace can provide many career opportunities and challenges for graduatingstudents. The recent global recession has highlighted the need for students to developmultidisciplinary skills for successful careers1, 2. While pursuing their careers, manyengineering and technology students will perform roles that are outside their principalacademic fields of study3, 4. In addition to having to deal with career issues related toglobal competition and technological change, an additional challenge students are likelyto encounter is safety management. As future leaders and professionals in industry,engineering

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara E. Marino; Sandra Yost

mentors are verysuccessful and quite personable, but they are just too busy to be effective. They do not have thetime to invest in all that a mentee needs. On the other hand, new faculty members also contributeto this situation by not actively seeking mentors.Tell tale signs of the Invisible Mentor:• Does not exist.• Is too busy.• Does not initiate dialogue. Many of the new educators we heard from felt they needed more from a mentor. Whethernot having a mentor or having a mentor that was too busy to be helpful with the day to day issues,new faculty found they needed advice on everything from housing to the inner workings of thedepartment to proposal writing. One respondent, however, was against the idea of one

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; J. Weggel; Aly Valentine

departments or programs that are not within the realm orresponsibility of the faculty and staff working within the tDEC program. Those areas of concerninclude: A need for better study space on campus Providing quiet space within the dorm environment Creation of a better climate/program for commuter students Creating a more cohesive orientation program that prepares a student for the fall termThe specific areas of concern that were addressed within the focus group session should beshared with the tDEC council (a team of faculty and administrators dedicated to the principles oftDEC, continuously seeking new challenges for curriculum development and delivery) the tDECfreshman teaching team (team leaders for the

Collection

2020 PPC

Authors

Miriam Quintal

retention of foreign STEM studentsWhy it Matters for Tomorrow• Many members care deeply about national security but are less familiar with university roles supporting DOD and the defense industrial base through research and workforce dev.• Highlight concerns over large technological investments by adversaries –Engineering support is essential to keeping US superiority and protecting the warfighterScience and SecurityOutlook•Concerns continue about protections of IP in basic research related to critical technologies•Continued attempts to add new restrictions in NDAA, but community successfully pushed alternative SASTA legislation•Administration’s focus has shifted to disclosure requirements, conflicts of interest policies, and information sharing

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

importance of professionalism, communication, safety, quality and planning in the construction industry.Areas of Concern 1. Very time consuming. It is imperative that faculty be given additional support or release time to properly address the course demands. 2. Documentation for the company needs to be standardized to improve communications and consistency. 3. Credit hours offered for the course needs to be increased. 4. Student issues. - Not all students take the course seriously. Time conflict of students in their senior year and conflicts with job interviews.Student FeedbackPositive Aspects 1. Good experience. Simulates real construction projects

Conference Session

Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

department stems from concerns about whetherprojects will align with rapidly changing industry trends…concerns about the overall workload,equivalency, and students' workload estimation." To resolve these issues, universities must integrate VIPgoals into their strategic plans and ensure alignment with broader institutional priorities. While the VIPmodel has traditionally been engineering-focused, the shift towards addressing sustainable developmentgoals (SDGs) [5] necessitated greater collaboration across faculties and disciplines. For example,Strathclyde diversified its research teams to include students and faculty from non-engineering fields,ensuring projects aligned with the complex and interconnected nature of SDGs, such as pandemicresilience

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

grant-supported sections under semesters were less than or equal to the baseline. The average GPAat CSUB also decreased in Fall 2016, which suggests that students were primarily strugglingwith the semester conversion rather than facing any specific issues in the grant-supportedmathematics courses.In summary, multiple administrative challenges led to changes in both the schedule of co-teaching sections and the approach to verifying modules. Most of these administrativechallenges were related to staffing issues. While the grant had sufficient funding to supportthe program through faculty release time, it did not contain funding to hire new facultymembers. CSUB faced a large growth in STEM enrollments during the grant period, whichput increasing

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Nathan Podoll; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Hudson Jackson

biweekly meetings and managedissues that arose concerning curriculum, teaching media, physical facilities, and scheduling.Having identified the benefits of course coordination, USCGA has successfully used thisapproach for more than 10 years. The approach used at USCGA, while described here in a linearfashion, is cyclical in nature with constant feedback within the activities shown in Figure 1.Apart from the identified benefits, another contributing factor to using a course coordinationapproach is that a third of the faculty is rotating military personnel. Course coordination helpsmaintain a high level of academic consistency and performance as new rotating military faculty(RMF) develop their teaching skills. As has been shown from studies by

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Ford; Jana Goodrich; Robert Weissbach

initial course offering, the faculty identified two principal areas ofimprovement. The first area concerned student team dynamics. Engineering and technologycurricula often focus on the technical abilities of students, neglecting the “soft skills” that willoften determine success or failure for a graduate when (s)he enters the workforce. As anexample, project management skills are often neglected in an engineering curriculum, requiringadditional training for those engineers who end up in management positions6. Skills such as theability to lead and work effectively as a member of a team are frequently identified as critical tothe success of an engineer, but typically are lacking in new engineering graduates7. The same istrue of business students

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

engineering, there were concerns about how social distancing, especially in laboratory exercises,would affect accreditation. The engineering and technology accrediting board, ABET, issued informationrelatively early about changes due to COVID-19. ABET determined short-term changes due to COVIDwould not need to be reported (ABET, 2020). In addition to concerns about having in-person classes andlab exercises, another concern expressed was how to communicate online in ways that are as effectiveas in person. Universities were prompted to provide additional faculty support for teaching and someeven identified some “hacks” that could be used for a graphical interface (University of Nevada Reno,2020). Other lessons learned include better ways to grade

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

environment was of women, there wasaccountability for sexist behavior within the department, and that sexual harassment issues areaddressed proactively within the institution. These are factors that impact perceptions ofcollegiality and, as with other dimensions addressed by the research, are elements of theexperiences of faculty that departmental leaders have the potential to influence positively.This paper shares results from one part of a larger study. Data from a survey of facultymembers in colleges of engineering at 8 institutions are used to answer the following researchquestion: Are there significant differences in perceptions about gender-related elements of theuniversity and departmental climate in colleges/schools of engineering among