Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4342: GOVERNMENT POLICY AND MANUFACTURING EDU-CATIONMr. Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State CollegeProf. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of TechnologyDiane Dostie, Central Maine Community College Diane Dostie has served as Dean of Corporate and Community Services at Central Maine Community College since 1999. In that position, she leads a staff that provides training programs for business, gov- ernment, non-profit, and other organizations throughout the central Maine region, as well as non-credit classes and certification programs to individuals in those communities. She is the Principal Investigator for the Virtual Ideation Platform, a National Science Foundation grant. The goal of this project is to create an

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

familiar with some computerapplications, but not very sophisticated in general.In addition to differences in computing background and skills, our students also varywidely in learning styles and motivation. Some students become excited about what theyare learning and try to master these programs to a high level of expertise. Others must beforced to achieve minimum competence. In labs, about 80% of each class feels the levelof instruction is about right. Of the remainder, about as many object that the class is toodifficult as say it is too easy. Regarding the lab scripts, some students resent being toldtoo much, others feel we tell them too little; most work through the assignments with nocomplaints

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

redesign • To develop measures and benchmarks for business processesThe pedagogical strategy of the course is to combine the lecture style of teaching and in-classcase discussions. Each lecture starts with a presentation of major concepts underlying thesubjects to be covered by the instructor and accompanied with in-class discussion of the casestudies related to these concepts. The course also provides the students with the success andfailure factors of BPR through the case studies. This facilitates the students’ ability to relate thecourse topics to real-world context. The course is designed to teach students BPR methodologiesand the modeling technique that accompanies the methodology. The students are required toapply the concepts covered in

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hanna Lee; Sven Bilen; Robert Pangborn

Session 2625 Linking Student-Initiated Projects to Engineering Design Education Sven G. Bilén, Robert N. Pangborn, and Hanna Lee College of Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 168021. Introduction The engineering design process is paramount to the practice of engineering; hence,engineering programs have made increasing commitments to teaching design as part of designcourses, particularly capstone design classes. In the engineering colleges of most

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sundiata Jangha; Richard Peltier; Pamela Reid; F. Scott Cowan; Christal Gordon; David Woessner; Douglas Edwards; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

actual process of creating a new NSBE Jr. chapter is quite simple, requiring only anassociated collegiate chapter, written approval by the principal, five student members, and oneadvisor. To generate interest, STEP fellows presented talks about NSBE Jr. to classes of juniorsand seniors. These talks were sufficient to interest nearly all of the students in starting a NSBEJr. chapter. At one school, membership in NSBE Jr. was a requirement for students in the Page 8.1276.3Introduction to Engineering class, taught by one of the co-Advisors of NSBE Jr. Therefore, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

analytes, such as glucose for patients with diabetes. At Penn State University, she teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and a graduate-level Engineering Design Studio course.Dr. Sven G. Bilen P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sven G. Bil´en, Ph.D., P.E. is Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State and Head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, innovation in design, teaching technological entrepreneurship, global product design, and systems design. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Rajai; Mel Mendelson

students to real worldproblems and entrepreneurship. This invention has received extensive media coverage since itsdevelopment. Over 30 million people worldwide heard about the project and its abilities throughvarious media channels such as TV, Internet, radio, and newspapers. This paper focuses onmarketing aspect of the product, which includes writing a successful business plan.IntroductionIn the real world, global out-sourcing is causing industrial products to be developed in virtualteams to reduce costs and development times 1. These needs have created the opportunity forthis proposed project. Here product teams must design, manufacture, and market new productswhere the team members are not co-located in the same place at the same time 2. It is

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Maurizio Manzo; Huseyin Bostanci

, especially in thefield of industry 4.0, but it has been applied also to other industry fields such as healthcare andconstruction [1-3]. The concept expresses the blending of virtual and real worlds to predictsystems behaviors based on data driven virtual products and verification [1], [4]. Programming isan important part of the digital twin concept [5].In fact, programming has becoming more relevant in our lives as we live in an immersive digitalage and is often associated to algorithmic thinking, which is not only a skill related to computersbut becomes something more general that can be applied to other fields [6], [7].Often, the class curriculum stays behind, despite different initiatives are suggested forimplementation such as the USA initiative

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Dyke Ford, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

they share similarities in their capstone program design (project-basedinvolving industry sponsors and beyond), differed from each other in more than just geographiclocation. One institution is private, while the other 3 are public. One of the public institutions isclassified as an HSI. The participants were particularly from 3 mechanical engineering programsand one engineering science program in their senior year of the undergraduate program. Thegraduating class size ranged from small (20-30 students) to large (350 students) per class.Students worked in small teams or sub-groups of a larger team. There were around 4-6 studentsper team working in the capstone projects.Data CollectionThe data collection for the project was carried out through

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

theprimary focus was on mechanics, kinematics and control, with the primary paradigm of a two-link manipulator. Classical books, such as Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control8focused primarily on manipulator dynamics and kinematics. The application side of such acourse was implemented in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering programswhere industrial robots were examined within the context of assembly line manufacturing.Another class on introductory robotics books examined cognitive aspects as an application of AI,such as The Psychology of Computer Vision9. During the 1990’s additional courses wereintroduced with more sophisticated control theories (fuzzy neural network controllers, adaptivecontrollers) being the newer

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Baldwin Wallace University; Melanie Amadoro, Rowan University; Anu Osta, Rowan University

-Atlantic public university, the students completed the project during a 2 to 3 week time period ineach of Statics and Dynamics during the course of one semester. This course is 4 credit hoursduring a semester with some additional time for projects and problem-solving. Students weregiven one class period in each of Statics and Dynamics to meet, discuss, and ask question of thefaculty. Other work outside of involved student teams meeting with faculty and supplementingthe homework with the project. At the private university, Statics and Dynamics is 4 credit hours,3 credits for lecture and 1 hour of laboratory. There the students completed the project during 42-hour laboratory sessions over a 5 week timeframe. The project was one of several

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

and ways to adapt it forshorter class times will also be shared.Activity DescriptionThe introduction to engineering course at Arizona State University is a two credit 15 weekcourse with a weekly 50-minute lecture and a 3-hour lab that is conducted in a makerspace. It istaught in sections of approximately 40 students and focused on the engineering design process,engineering problem solving, and skills that are essential for engineers. Students usually work inteams of 3 or 4 on two hands on design projects throughout the semester. During the first labperiod, a small hands-on design activity is done to engage students from day one and to provideopportunities for them to work with their team that is just formed. During recent years, thecourse has

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaakov Varol; William Sparkman; Walt Johnson; Nancy LaTourrette; Jesse Adams; Jeffrey LaCombe; Gary Norris; Ellen Jacobson; Norma Velasquez-Bryant; John Kleppe; Pamela Cantrell; Eric Wang; Ted Batchman

analysis.JOHN KLEPPE is Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is also thedirector of the Lemelson Center for Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. He has been active in developingand teaching senior Capstone classes and first year experience classes for electrical engineering studentJEFFREY C. LACOMBE is an Assistant Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University ofNevada, Reno. In addition to his education-oriented research activities, Dr. LaCombe's research lies in the areas ofkinetic processes in materials (such as diffusion and solidification), nanoscale manufacturing methods, and remotelyoperated aerospace & satellite systems.NANCY LATOURRETTE is a lecturer of

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

- sponsible for supporting curricular assessment and developing instructional support programs for faculty in the College of Engineering. In her research role, Dr. Zappe is interested in the integration of creativity into the engineering curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Zappe holds a doctorate in edu- cational psychology specializing in applied testing and measurement. Her measurement interests include the development of instruments to measure the engineering professional skills and using qualitative data to enhance the response process validity of tests and instruments.Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University; Ashlynn Kogut, Texas A&M University; Michael Ryan Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Libraries

Fundamentals 1 Pump 201 Advanced Pump Fundamentals 2 • Past Subjects, Undergraduate IDIS 303 Mechanical Power Transmission IDIS 403 Fluid Power Technol- ogy IDIS 281 Manufacturing Processes ENTC 206 Non-Metallic Materials ENTC 429 Managing People and Projects Research Interests: Strategic business development, Product innovation, Entrepreneurship in Engineer- ing, Project management, Fluid Power Technologies, Mechanical Power Transmission, Condition based monitoring and Reliability. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA Name: Michael R. Golla Department: Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Date hired or assigned to department: 2002 Number of years of service to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Virginia Tech; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Colorado School of Mines; Ryan Thorpe

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

first-year students’ ethical reason- ing, as well as research on the development of culturally responsive ethics education in global contexts. He is an active member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN), the Institute of In- dustrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and serves on the First-Year Engineering Education (FYEE) Conference Steering Committee.Dr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Colorado School of Mines Rockwell Clancy is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines and Guest Researcher in the Department of Values, Technol- ogy, and Innovation, at Delft

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida; Emily Hope Ford; Allison Kathleen Porras; Andrew John MacIntosh

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

class structure of the two-semester program follows typical patterns seen in traditionalcapstone design courses, laboratory courses, and seminar courses. Class time consists of a singleweekly three-hour seminar-style session that starts at the beginning of the fall semester (semester1 of the program) through to the end of the spring semester (semester 2 of the program). Thethree-hour weekly class is effectively a traditional instruction experience for the first severalweeks of the first semester as students become acclimated to their teams, coach, and project. Theweekly class eventually fulfills more of a seminar function as teams begin retreating into thespecifics of the life cycle of their project. Seminar topics include several broad

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council

school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell. Page 26.957.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015  Industry Immersion: The Impacts of a Sabbatical Deep­Dive   Abstract  Sabbatical experiences provide an opportunity for faculty to immerse themselves in current scholarship, to explore new areas of research, and/or to pursue professional development.  This paper reports on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brittany Lynn Butler; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Fron- tiers of Engineering Education Symposium in 2013 and awarded

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

- ceived a doctorate in business administration from Duke University, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. Page 25.830.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Interdisciplinary Pedagogy for Pervasive Computing Design Processes: An Evaluative AnalysisAbstractDeveloping intelligent computer products that are desirable, user-centered, andtechnically feasible requires interdisciplinary expertise and effective interaction acrossmultiple disciplines. From an interdisciplinary design class that brings together

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

physical health. These activities include tripsto the university recreation center, yoga classes, nature walks, journal reflections, laughter,meditation, and art classes and field trips.Assessment and ImpactAssessment of the workshop is carried out via surveys during and after the duration of theworkshop. Select visits are made to schools to watch teachers integrate and deliver the materialprovided to them during the ECT workshop. Teachers are invited to a fall and spring follow upmeeting to discuss the impact of the workshop and the ease or difficulty in delivering theengineering clinic modules. This assessment provides key information in planning activities forfuture years. Successful teachers are invited back to participate as mentors in the

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #26448Examining How Skill-building Workshops Affect Women’s Confidence overTimeMs. Megan Keogh, University of Colorado, Boulder Megan Keogh is an undergraduate student studying environmental engineering and environmental policy at the University of Colorado Boulder. Megan has been involved in education outreach and mentorship for much of her college career. She completed a STEM education class in which she shadowed a local 5th grade teacher and taught three of her own STEM lessons. Megan has also been a new-student mentor through her department’s peer mentoring program. Now, Megan is interested in researching

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Ronald Bonnstetter, Target Training International; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International

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College Industry Partnerships

-future-of-work/generation-z-entersworkforce.html: Sept 19, 2017.[20] D. Pistrui, J. Layer and S. Dietrich, “Mapping the Behaviors, Motives and ProfessionalCompetencies of Entrepreneurially Minded Engineers in Theory and Practice: An EmpiricalInvestigation,” The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship, ASEE Special Issue, Vol. 4, No. 1,Winter 2013, pp. 39-54.[21] S. Dietrich, “A Critical Examination of the Construct Validity of the TTI PerformanceDNATM Survey for the Purpose of Differentiating the Entrepreneurially-Minded Engineer”Doctoral Dissertation, College of Technology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 2012.[22] D. Pistrui, R. Bonnstetter, B. Bonnstetter and C. Fry “Creating, Educating and Assessing aNew Class of Entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

week; the project lasted the entire school year. Atthe end of the project, students gathered at Schlumberger’s Middle East Learning center in AbuDhabi to assemble their hardware and present their projects.The students dealt with challenges associated with “working in four different time zones,negotiating cultural differences, communicating across language barriers, dealing withincompatible school calendars and delivering functional prototypes under tight time constraints.”Penn State runs an international design and entrepreneurship course involving virtual teams fromPenn State and Corvinus University of Budapest.6,7,8 The experience begins with a four weekclass in international project management and engineering design. Students review case

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Didem Ozevin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in Fall 2018. The course was alsoprovided to cohort II scholars in the Fall of 2019 after minor modifications. The ENGR194implementation and its impact on student's academic success and retention were described indetail in Nazempour et al. [4].In Spring 2022, ENGR194 was offered to cohort III of scholars for the third time. The course hasbeen modified based on our evaluations of the same course offered in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019.The course content included math and science discussion groups, four-year study plandevelopment, major selection, entrepreneurship challenges, time and stress management,introduction to undergraduate research projects and internship, engineering identity construction,and introduction to math application in

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Northwest; James B. Higley P.E., University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

requirements have changed as thecampuses and student focus have changed. The following paragraphs describe this change andPNW’s plans to keep senior capstone projects relevant through 2030 [11].Organization of Senior Design courseEngineering Technology programs have been in place at Purdue University Northwest since the1960s. As soon as Bachelor of Science Degrees in Engineering Technology became available,senior capstone courses were part of the curriculum. Initially at PNW, these courses wereinformal, often did not meet on a regular class schedule and consisted of a project at the student’splace of work loosely supervised by a faculty member. While this was an informal process, itwas typically successful because of the industrial basis for the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

senior year (and never looked back ever since). For undergraduate studentswho take their first course in EM the picture usually looks even more dismal. Allow me to quotesome of the students who took Applied Electromagnetics class with me last semester – these aretheir responses to the question “What is your perception of EM?” posed during the first classmeeting: − “…I was apathetic towards EM. I knew it was very math and physics intensive and I thought that it would be very boring.” − “…I actually was very interested in EM…and found it to be the only part of physics that was not so predictable…I couldn’t think of many applications off the top of my head.” − “…I was very intimidated by the subject. When I glanced

Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

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New Engineering Educators

Ph.D in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, his M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the classroomis an ideal setting to introduce interactive activities where the students can learn by doing orexperiencing (stage one). Reflective observations of this experience are also incorporated into Page 12.1571.6classroom activities or out of class assignments. Thought provoking questioning techniques areincorporated during Guide/team meetings in order to enhance reflective student observations.The experiential learning model is applied while designing a course to ensure that plannedactivities give full value to each stage of the learning process. Prior to the recent redesign, theMSD course sequence was taught in lecture format which

Conference Session

Technical Session M5A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Katrina L Carlson, Michigan Technological University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Montana Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University

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Full Papers

onthe type of project that is the focus of the class, such as an environmental focus, system design,alternative energy, humanitarian design, engineering and the arts, and entrepreneurship, and itwas found that students were very motivated in the class with the focus they chose. The authorsreport that 81% of the students had a better understanding of what an engineer does as a result oftaking the class, according to the end of semester survey. As FYE students become moreknowledgeable about engineering, all of the various branches and disciplines of engineering, andthe skills necessary to be successful, they will be better able to match their interests and skills tothe area that is a best fit for them. A best fit for the student increases the