Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

of the full impact of thisinitiative, the early indications point to the growing interest on the part of the undergraduatestudents to seek greater involvement in technical society activities.Motivation for Engagement of Technical SocietiesTowards the middle of the 20th century, engineering education trends began to shift heavilytoward engineering science and theory with less emphasis on engineering practice andapplication. This shift in emphasis led to the growing acceptance that many engineeringgraduates were not adequately prepared for the workforce, and companies needed to spendadditional time and resources on supplemental professional development. The engineeringindustry started to recognize the deficiency in undergraduate education in

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

through an annual retreat and research symposium. Additionally, a more thoroughevaluation of the program will be developed to determine which program components have themost significant impact on student success.AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation Scholarships inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) program, Award No. DUE0849660.Bibliography1. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). (2012). Engage to excel: Producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Retrieved December 2013 from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

factors such as gender, financial situation, extracurricular activities andsocial networks, amongst others. Takahira, Goodings, & Byrnes, 1998, identify GPAs and SAT-math scores as the primary factors associated with student persistence. A model that identifiessignificant pre-college characteristics relevant for freshman engineering student success andretention is developed in Veenstra, Dey, & Herrin, 2009. The impact of different types offinancial aid on student commitment, their integration into the academic and social componentsof the institution and on college persistence is addressed in Alon, 2005, and Cabrera, Nora, &Castaneda, 1992, as well as Chen & DesJardins, 2008. Attitudes and perceptions that influenceengineering

Conference Session

WIED: Analysis, Challenges, Success, and Impacts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Liesl Folks, The University of Arizona; LAURENE TUMIEL BERHALTER, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Nancy Schiller, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

eight months of contact with each cohort of students, and has been offered three times overthree years to different cohorts of students, with assessment tools deployed to collect data on allthree cohorts. Thus far, NAVIGATE has reached 135 women graduate students in STEM (SeeTable 1 for list of disciplines represented at NAVIGATE), with a fourth workshop completed inMarch 2022.Why Use Case Studies? 1Case studies, often used as a method of instruction in the teaching of business or law principles,involve assigning realistic scenarios to stimulate students to actively engage in analysis related tospecific topics. While case studies are widely used to

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the story in place, students are required not just to focus on the technicalaspects of the challenge but also on the elements of design that may not be adequatelyemphasized in a typical project-based design course such as consideration of customer needs,team organization and planning, tabulation of student access to materials and tools, andbudgetary limitations. This ensures that the experience the students go through is engaging onmultiple levels that a professional design process requires, with the important exception that theconsequences of failure are benign. As we gather from the literature, many seniors come to theirsenior capstones technically equipped, but face difficulty in making design-decisions arisingfrom the added constraints of

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan P. Devine, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

especially crucial towards proper career development. The data attained fromlab assignments can remarkably improve students’ understanding of classroom concepts byallowing students to observe the strengths and weakness of various scientific theories.Compared to traditional engineering disciplines (civil, mechanical, etc.), biological engineering(BE) students have been found to have different motivations for entering the engineering field;therefore, it is paramount that the BE engineering education community capitalizes on thisdifference to address the systemically lackluster engineering student retention rate.[1] BE studentsare largely driven to the field for the opportunity to benefit society, which differs compared totraditional engineering majors

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Wang, University of California San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

EnvironmentAbstractThe maker movement merges creative makers and advanced technologies such as the Arduinomicrocontroller and 3D printing to drive advances in manufacturing, engineering, industrialdesign, hardware technology and education. Design-build-test challenges not only provideopportunities for students to learn deeper through making, but also educate next generationengineers in practical concepts such as technical communication, teamwork, and design reviews.The incorporation of 3D printing and computer aided design (CAD) in these courses also allowsstudents to encounter the realities of the manufacturing and design processes and promotesstudent engagement. These projects not only “provide an alternative assessment method forstudents who may not excel on

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; G. Beate Zimmer, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

board (or similar basic processor board) along with acollection of sensors. The kits are available to be checked out to students, especially those whoare participating in remote learning. The IoT-based lab topics include an introduction to IoTtechnology, connecting and reading data from sensors and logging it to a website, and remoteaccess/control to an IoT enabled device via the internet. Utilizing the IoT learning kits, theseexercises keep students engaged and involved with hands-on learning. Through this introductionto and experience with applications utilizing IoT devices and technology, students will gain a betterunderstanding of and have the opportunity to integrate IoT technology in their senior capstonedesign

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

presented with lessons on conceptual design based on material from Ulrichand Eppinger (Chapter 4: Identifying Customer Needs, Chapter 5: Product Specifications,Chapter 6: Concept Development, and Chapter 7: Concept Selection). 9 These materials werereinforced through in-class examples and required as part of their design projects. Student teamswere required to develop a minimum of 5 concepts that were communicated through annotatedsketches. Through the design projects, and smaller design activities, students had opportunitiesto engage in all major phases of engineering design including problem analysis, conceptualdesign, embodiment design, and detail design. During the conceptual design phase, studentsused the different tools available to express

Conference Session

The Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18125Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into First-Year Engineer-ing Course:: Results of a National SurveyDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the ABET assessment coordinator for her department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice

Conference Session

New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; William Randall, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

more pervasive and invasive in society, the need forengineers and computer professionals to possess a set of moral principles to the application oftheir labor has only become more and more important. This need appears almost universallyendorsed given the myriad of ethical codes promulgated by professional organizations in thesedomains (e.g. [1, 2, 3]). ABET specifies that it “expects [evaluators] to behave in a professionaland ethical manner” and lists “an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities” asa required Student Outcome of accredited programs [4, 5]. The American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) has long held and succinctly insists that “because engineeringhas a large and growing impact on society, engineers

Conference Session

Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Yixian Zhou

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Students’ Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership Skills, vol. 57, no. 3. Springer Netherlands, 2016.[5] B. A. Burt, D. D. Carpenter, C. J. Finelli, and T. S. Harding, “Outcomes of engaging engineering undergraduates in co-curricular experiences.”[6] L. C. Strauss and P. T. Terenzini, “The Effects of Students’ In- and Out-of-Class Experiences on their Analytical and Group Skills: A Study of Engineering Education,” Res. High. Educ., vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 967–992, Dec. 2007.[7] A. L. Miller, L. M. Rocconi, and A. D. Dumford, “Focus on the finish line: does high- impact practice participation influence career plans and early job attainment?,” High. Educ., vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 489–506, 2018.[8] S

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

participation in the process by the student2, 3. There is increasing awareness among theacademic community that this style of teaching often times does not meet the learning styles ofmany students, so students tend to pick and select what to process and ignore the rest. Theresulting effect is that some of the material is not learned. However, research shows that ateaching style, which embraces a variety of techniques to meet the learning styles of moststudents, is the one that makes the most impact on student outcomes1.This realization has led researchers to explore more hands-on variations to the traditionalteaching style. In some of these research studies, student performance is compared acrossdifferent classroom environments or under different

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

agents of the social norms that privilegewhite students in engineering classrooms and organizations. In a study of African-Americanmale experiences on multiracial student engineering teams, Cross and colleagues found that thesocial norms of the engineering community decreased African-American students’ sense ofbelonging.18 Contributing factors included but were not limited to indifferent faculty interactions.The authors recommended that multiracial team projects should be monitored carefully byfaculty to ensure positive experiences of all team members.A study of Asian and Asian-American students in engineering showed that many students facedstereotypes from peers and faculty that detrimentally impacted their education, including that ofbeing the

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Roman V Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Galina Romanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Dzhamilia Renatovna Nugmanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

effect of socio-psychological workshops on the process of first- year students’ adaptation Introduction: In the constantly changing modern world, mobility of population isgrowing and, as a consequence, the number of young people willing to receive an educationoutside their region or country is increasing. This tendency is backed by 48 countriesmembers of Bologna process which aims to support student mobility 11,22. This is particularlyimportant for students of engineering specialties, as engineering is one of the professionalfields free of cultural and social impact. Nevertheless, training outside of their region orcountry means leaving one’s comfort zone and implies adaptation to new life a conditions

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 1: The Practice of EMD

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christina McCoy P.E., Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

outcomesaddressed include the following: 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives This paper will look at key issues of the report as they are presented by NCSEA and fromthe perspective of engineering educators. The conclusion of this paper proposes a “short course”or workshop outline in order to facilitate implementation in a curriculum at a small scale. It willcover SE3 topics relating to management and organizational leadership and consider theirapplicability to students in both engineering management and

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Ayush Vasu Gowda, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

different knowledge levels and to engage diverse audiences—ranging from peers with similar backgrounds to novices unfamiliar with the research area. This skill not only proved invaluable for communicating within the team and disseminating progress outside the project, but also enhanced the student’s overall ability to convey complex ideas in an accessible and impactful way.During and immediately after the project, the student received multiple awards for their research,presentation skills, and also technical abilities. These successes along with a newly enhancedskill to clearly explain his ideas led to several job offers before graduation. Notably, in one jobinterview, the student had to describe complex computer science

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; William George Griffiths IV, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Computer Education, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 53-63 (Winter 2010). 6. M. Butler, and R. Zerr, ―The Use of Online Homework Systems to Enhance Out-of-Class Student Engagement,‖ The International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, Vol.12, No.2, pp. 51- 58 (2005). 7. B. Gutarts and F. Bains, ―Does Mandatory Homework Have a Positive Effect on Student Achievement for College Students Studying Calculus?‖ Mathematics and Computer Education, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 232- 244 (Fall 2010). 8. S. Hauk and A. Segalla, ―Student Perceptions of the Web-Based Homework Program WeBWorK in Moderate Enrollment College Algebra Classes,‖ The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Vol

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

U. P. Kahangamage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Randolph C. K. Leung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Gloria S.L Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Alan S. L. Kwok

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

curriculum change happened across alldegree awarding universities had a common set of goals: to provide the students with broaderacademic experience by putting greater attention to non-academic learning components andextra-curricular experience; to focus on all-round development of students; to promoteenhanced linkage to the workplace; to enhance opportunities for further studies abroad; toproduce graduates capable of succeeding in the global knowledge economy and able to meetsociety’s rapidly changing needs. With the additional year to the degree programmes, ascompared to the previous 3-year undergraduate curriculum, students got more opportunitiesfor generic skill development and engage in more experiential learning components such asinternship

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Bourne, Wright State University; Craig Baudendistel, Wright State University; Zulima Guilarte Rhodes, Wright State University; Jannet Chermi Anders

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

UniversityZulima Guilarte Rhodes, Wright State UniversityMrs. Jannet Chermi Anders c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The predictive quality of high school grade point average on the outcomes ofunderprepared students in a first-year engineering mathematics intervention course: How motivation and effort correlate to student success.AbstractPrevious research on the impact of a mathematics intervention course on engineering studentsrevealed a strong correlation between students’ high school grade point averages (HS GPA),academic conscientiousness and motivation. Further analysis revealed a better than expectedgraduation rate after this intervention course for students with higher than average HS GPAs, evenfor

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

support was provided to 20 incoming freshmen, and four students with juniorstanding for the fall 2008 cohort. Two freshmen were added in spring 2009 to replace those wholeft the program that semester. The fall 2009 cohort consisted of eight incoming freshmen andfive students with upper level standing. The scholars program demographics support the targetedunder-represented students.Retention of students in engineering is a primary goal of the project, and of all 22 students whowere part of the S-STEM 2008 freshmen cohort, only four changed majors, three in a STEMdiscipline and one in mass communication. One student who continued in engineeringtransferred to a smaller university at the end of the fall 2008 semester. This yields a first

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Judith Waalen; Malgorzata Zywno

effect on students’ achievement2, 3. It also has a positive impact beyondquantitative measures of academic outcomes, such as changes in students’ thinking, intellectualdevelopment, and personal growth4. The course designers therefore placed emphasis not only onthe provision of a solid theoretical foundation, but also on the extension of the theory to practice,and on teamwork and communication skills. Real-time experiments in servo-motor control,demonstrations (fuzzy logic and optimal control of a 3D helicopter simulator), realistic design,testing, and implementation using advanced computer simulations (MATLAB and Simulink5)became an integral part of the course in and outside of the classroom6, 7.Non-technical skills became a larger part of

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Joshua Quesenberry, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Western Community College; Kevin Diomedi II, Virginia Western Community College; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Richard Clark, Virginia Western Community College; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

support the needs of theincoming transfer students and students engaged in co-op and internship programs,we decided to develop a distance learning hands-on laboratory course, anopportunity that is possible due to the flexible platform offered by LiaB. Lectures oneach experiment and other supplemental learning materials have been developed,used in the on-campus course during Spring 2010, and converted to Powerpointslides with embedded audio for use in the on-line course. A key component to theon-campus laboratory course is regular one-on-one interactions between eachstudent and the course instructor or graduate teaching assistant (GTA). Hence,‘face-to-face’ communication was immediately identified as a critical requirementfor the success of the on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Elif Ozturk; Ke Liu, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

situations 9. These are exactly the type of skills that would bevaluable in an innovative and dynamic MBE. Fisher and Peterson propose four main dimensionsof adaptive expertise: multiple perspective, metacognition, goals and beliefs, and epistemology10 .There has been a call to introduce more educational exercises that promote both efficiency andinnovation; namely, the type of exercises that would promote adaptive expertise. Contextualexercises have been shown to have a positive impact on students’ cognitive and affectivedomains 11. Students learn more effectively when they engage in activities that have personalmeaning; with respect to CAD education, this may mean modeling objects connected to daily lifeor personal interest. There is currently a

Conference Session

Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

cognitive engagementare: Authenticity – relating with real life; Inquiry – collecting, analyzing, interpreting data;Collaboration – team work; and Technology. Thus, engaging online learners brings in addedchallenges which primarily center around communication and accessibility of content [12], [13].This paper provides experiences of implementing strategies for effective engagement in a remotelearning environment that were primarily designed for a flipped classroom. Challenges duringCOVID-19 pandemic with the remote instructions are discussed. This paper also provides resultsof the impact of the approach on students’ engagement and motivation.MethodThe strategies to engage students in a remote learning environment were implemented in severallower

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Supporting and Evaluating Student Learning in BioE/BME Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dosmar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

learning opportunities for Rose-Hulman students. Williams’ publications on assessment, engineering and professional communication, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, among others. She has been awarded grants from Microsoft, HP, the Engineering Communication Foundation, the Kern Family Foundation, and National Science Foundation. Currently she supports the work of the Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (NSF RED) grant recipients. She has received numerous awards including the 2015 Schlesinger Award (IEEE Professional Communication Society) and 2010 Sterling Olmsted Award (ASEE Liberal Education Division

Conference Session

Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Wendy Roldan, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Information on Student Reactions to Reflection Activities AbstractReflection and reflection activities are potentially valuable components of the instructionalexperiences educators design in order to support student learning. Published scholarship containsmany allusions to students having reactions to reflection activities, but the nature of thesereactions are rarely engaged in depth. In this work, we focus on four complications we haveencountered while developing a survey to explore student reactions to reflection activities:complex reactions within a single student, complex patterns of reactions between students,students being differentially aware of their reactions to reflection, and students

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Joseph Morgan

Session 2147 Project LIVE: A Classroom for Students on the Go J. R. Porter, J. A. Morgan, and J.A. Ochoa Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Abstract The classical lecture environment represents one of the most important opportunities todirectly interact with students, allowing professors to leverage an array of communication andteaching techniques and to be immediately responsive to students’ questions. However, during alecture students must absorb considerable amounts of new information

Conference Session

Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

changes at all levelsof education in serving such diverse students, particularly in the classroom. Speaking to theSTEM fields specifically, Garvin-Hudson & Jackson [17] emphasized that the increasingdiversity in today’s schools also makes it imperative that science classrooms adjust to meet theireducational needs. STEM fields are expected to have considerable growth that will impact theeconomy. Despite demands by stakeholders and federal investment to diversify studentpopulations entering STEM fields, reaching and engaging students from marginalizedcommunities continues to be challenging. Part of the problem in engineering education is thefocus on attracting diverse students and the lack of focus on retaining and making engineeringprograms

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Molly Scanlon, Virginia Tech; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communities. In the associated lab, students would build on the previousweek’s audio processing topic and implement a MATLAB model of the cochlear implantultimately allowing them to process audio and listen to an approximation of what a user of theimplant would hear. 3.2 Data Collection 3.2.1 Contemporary Issue Report assignment and InterventionIn the assignment students wrote a research paper in which they were to: a) Investigate and describe a contemporary issue related to electrical and computer engineering or computer science, b) Discuss the issue in terms of problem, possible solutions, and trade-offs, and c) Discuss any ethical issues or societal impacts of the issue or solutions. Students were provided with a handout