Conference Session

Thinking Outside the STEM Box: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Fernandez, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ankita Kumar; Mariam Alkattan

- NAE’s Engineering Grand Challenges [24] Engineering Grand Challenges Make solar energy economical Provide energy from fusion Develop carbon sequestration methods Manage the nitrogen cycle Provide access to clean water Restore and improve urban infrastructure Advance health informatics Engineer better medicines Reverse-engineer the brain Prevent nuclear terror

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

concernscontinue even after fundamental changes to accreditation criteria have been introducedworldwide. In a survey to assess the effects of these changes, only about 50% of Americanemployers thought that engineering graduates understood the context and constraints thatgovern engineering, and there was a majority assessment that graduate understanding haddeclined in the last decade8. This agrees with persistent feedback from employers in Australiathat graduates lack appreciation of fundamental knowledge and engineering courses aremisaligned with industry needs. Graduates themselves have acknowledged theseweaknesses9. A survey of industry requirements for engineering education in Britain foundevidence of skill deficits and concern that “the grade of

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Technical Session 2 - Paper 2: Lessons Learned from Conducting a Diversity-Focused Faculty Cluster Hire at a Predominantly White Institution

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Dana Francesca Stamo, University of Colorado Boulder; Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) faculties. We present adescriptive case study that recounts a recent cluster faculty hire at the University of ColoradoBoulder. The study is designed to share processes used at our institution that were, in part, basedon work previously shared by other institutions embarking on similar efforts to improve theinclusivity of their faculty search processes. We discuss the complex and controversial issuesthat arose while searching for tenure-track faculty and explain how we navigated thosechallenges to meet our institution’s goals. We also discuss the institutional, college, anddepartment-level support systems that were deemed crucial for recruiting faculty, with theirlong-term success and retention in mind

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computing & Information Technology

commented that they would have like additional modelsto support their design, and for the updates to those models to be more frequent. When asked ex-plicitly if the collaboration improved their designs, most students suggested that it did, though Page 24.193.16two students commented that the collaboration forced them to examine the project in a higherdetail than working alone.Participants were asked if the collaboration created additional learning opportunities, causingthem to learn things not directly related to their course outcomes. All respondents claimed thatadditional learning occurred, with the most common response referring to how the

Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Brooks Michael Leftwich, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

institutions for the1996-97 academic year. His findings in [11, p. 460] showed that “less than 27% [of the 242institutions] require[d] all their students to take any ethics-related course.” Even of the less than27% that had such a requirement, many of the programs with ethics requirements were coveredin philosophy or religion classes at institutions with previous or current religious affiliations [11].Stephan’s statistics in [11] suggested that engineering students were not receiving adequateemphasis on ethical development, and ABET Criterion 3.f was implemented shortly after thisstudy to better standardize ethics education requirements across engineering programs.ABET Criterion 3.f, created as a part of the Engineering Criteria 2000, marks a pivotal

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

whosuccessfully persisted from their first to their fourth year in engineering. The study aimed tounderstand what characteristics made Latina students successful and how their experiencesmotivated their persistence in an engineering major.The data collected in this study revealed that the parents’ consistent expectations for success andhigh academic achievement was a significant motivating factor in the Latina participants’persistence in an engineering degree program. From the data collected, the researcher providessuggestions for engineering programs to implement and adapt activities and support systems thatcan improve the retention and graduation rates of undergraduate Latinas in engineering.IntroductionIn 2006, women earned 19.5% of engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering students, and thehigh school student participants. Not only the materials needed for the activities, but also lunchand giveaways were donated by businesses surrounding the Purdue Campus in West Lafayette,Indiana.Evaluation of ProgramOver the last year, through the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, PFSD has partnered with thePurdue College of Education to examine ways to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan forPFSD. These evaluations will continue to be refined and expanded and the use of evidenceprovided will improve both effectiveness and the program.Grade school Students and ParentsEvaluation sheets are distributed to all grade school students to complete. These evaluationscontain background details on each of the school students

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Marta Alicia Panero, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

), Professors William Werner, and Ely Rabin, ECE faculty Dr. Ziqian Dong, and two teams of ECE seniors on a Parkinson's Disease posture detection technology project. The team is modifying the existing technology of a moving handrail prototype to a portable, user-controlled motorized walker that delivers haptic walking-speed cues, specific to the environment by virtue of its motion to aid the gait of patients at risk of falling. The mode and pace of the walker can be set by the user, and also by sensors that adjust or halt procession according to terrain or obstacles. This cost-effective tool for improving posture and gait and to prevent falling will be modified, tested, and optimized for use by elderly individuals and

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Unpacking Latent DiversityThis theory paper explores how diversity apart from social identities like race and gender is framedin the engineering education literature and how these concepts promote a different but compatibleapproach to understanding diversity—latent diversity. Latent diversity is a new approach todiversity work that captures underlying affective and cognitive differences that provide potentialsources for innovation but are not visible. This approach does not examine other non-visible socialidentities like sexual orientation, first-generation status, socioeconomic status, etc. Prior literaturesuggests that diversity in approaches, problem solving, and ways of thinking improve innovationin engineering design more reliably than does

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

good?One outcome of this thinking is eco-effectiveness. “You might start to envision the differencebetween eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness as the difference between an airless, fluorescent-litgray cubicle and a sunlit area full of fresh air, natural views, and pleasant places to work, eat, andconverse”3(p76). Eco-effectiveness is about working on the right things, products and systems,rather than trying to make the ‘wrong’ ones less ‘bad’. “It is far more powerful to design aprocess that does not require energy than one that has been optimized to use as little energy aspossible”2(p88). Eco-effective design expands the scope under consideration from the primary

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Piyush Tandon; Larry Powell; Seth Polsley; Tracy Hammond

WorldHealth Organization, drowning has been overlooked by governments and research bodies as apublic health issue [4]. One in five drowning victims is a child under fourteen [5]. Over 50% ofAmericans do not know how to swim and 61% of American children cannot swim [6, 7].Improving and further integrating swimming safety with education is thus of vital importance.With the rising popularity of water resistant smartwatches, we hope to explore ways to improveswimming techniques and reduce the impact of poor swimming skills on drowning.Water competency is difficult to define, and its very definition has changed in recent years. Thismeans that creating a more unified curriculum for swimming education, particularly in children,has long been a complex

Conference Session

Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Lewis Caulfield; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

Paper ID #38758Learning from an Omnidirectional Mentorship Program: Identifying Themesand Outcomes through a Qualitative LensMatthew Lewis CaulfieldDr. Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University Daniel I. Castaneda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Univer- sity. Daniel earned his PhD in 2016 and his Master’s in 2010, both in civil engineering from the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously earned his Bachelor’s in 2008 from the University of California, Berkeley. His course development includes civil engineering materials, dynamics, engineering design

Conference Session

Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Annie AnMeng Wang, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Biomedical Engineering

annualsalaries than other engineering disciplines. Despite the challenges, students continue to pursueand persist through BME undergraduate degrees. If the perception is that their options arelimited in industry, it is important to identify and understand the careers that BME studentsconsider pursuing. To explore what BME students perceived as possible for a career upongraduation, this study examined changes in BME students’ career perceptions over the course ofa year of their undergraduate program. Fourteen (14) undergraduate BME students wereinterviewed three times over the course of their third year at a large R1, public university. Aqualitative analysis identified patterns of change at the individual and group levels. Findingsindicated that most

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chia-Keng Lee, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside; Robert C. Calfee, University of California, Riverside

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

effectiveinstruction.Our system embodies several innovations including a novel instructional technique thatfocuses students’ attention on a system boundary as a tool for constructing free bodydiagrams, a tutorial feedback system based on “buggy-rules”, and a hierarchical feedbacksystem which promotes independent problem-solving skills. In winter 2010, the tutoringsystem was used by 100 students in an undergraduate Statics course at the University ofCalifornia, Riverside. Results from pre- and posttests reveal measurable learning gains evenafter only a short exposure to the system. In an attitudinal survey, students reported that,while there is room for improvement, the interface was preferable to a WIMP interface andthe methodology implemented in the system was

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henriette D Burns, Washington State University, Vancouver; Kristin Lesseig, Washington State University Vancouver

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

. Henriette’s research agenda is unveiling and understanding the identity of non-typical STEM bound students; especially girls in engineering, through interest, belongingness and recognition by promoting empathy-based projects in instruction and practice.Dr. Kristin Lesseig, Washington State University Vancouver Kristin Lesseig is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the College of Education at Wash- ington State University Vancouver. She earned her PhD at Oregon State University and currently teaches elementary and secondary mathematics content and methods courses as well as doctoral level courses focused on research in mathematics and science learning at WSUV. Kristin’s research focuses on mathe- matical

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Shatha Jawad Jawad, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Pradip Peter Dey; Mohammad N. Amin, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

courses, write code in programming classes, and even whole student papers basedon a few simple prompts. Considerable concern has been expressed over the emerging use of AItools by students for completing assignments in their classes. Reactions by those in academiahave been mixed, with some describing such use of AI tools as “cheating” while others compareit to the use of calculators in the classrooms of twenty years ago and see it as the impetus forenabling deeper learning by students.Susan Agostino wrote “Humans have long relied on writing assistance, powered by artificialintelligence to check spelling and grammar, predict text, translate, or transcribe. Now anyonewith an internet connection can access an AI tool such as OpenAI or Moonbeam, give

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Schulz, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Suzanne Stathatos, The California Institute of Technology; Cassandra Shriver, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

. Moore received the Georgia Tech Teaching Effectiveness Award in 2018. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Utilizing Online & Open-Source Machine Learning Toolkits to Leverage the Future of Sustainable EngineeringAbstractThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a foundational metricfor advancing engineering education in non-traditional ways, similar to the NSF’s Big 10 Ideas andthe Grand Challenges. Recently, there has also been a national push to use machine learning (ML)and artificial intelligence (AI) to advance engineering techniques in all disciplines ranging fromadvanced fracture mechanics in materials science to soil and water quality

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Vivian Xian-wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University ; Gabriella P. Sugerman, University of Texas at Austin; Cassandra Prince, LGBTQ+ STEM Issues and Advocacy; Jeffrey Marchioni, The University of Texas at Austin; Ria Upreti

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

inSTEM. Finally, we would recommend working to get authors or other speakers to join the groupfrom time to time. When we invited an author to join the group to discuss their publication, wefound the discussion was particularly successful and students enjoyed getting insight directly fromthem.We also saw multiple areas for improvement in the group. First, we noticed retention slowlydeclining over the course of the semester as students got busier and were not able to keep up withreading papers. For future implementations, we will incorporate other media (such as videos,podcasts, etc.) to lower the barrier to participation. Furthermore, we made the mistake of allowinga faculty member to drop in on a discussion in the middle of the semester. This

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University; Minnie Patel, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Prepared a list of follow-up questions to elicit further details on key issues, based on feedback received at the conference presentation 8. Contacted the entrepreneurs for further information 9. Modified the case based on information obtained from the entrepreneurs and from secondary research 10. Tested the case study in class and administered a survey to receive students’ feedback on the case 11. Further modified the case based on student feedbackThe case study was included in the syllabus for the Introduction to Entrepreneurship courseduring Fall 2007 and 2008. Engineering students take this Entrepreneurship course to obtain aminor in business or as a technical elective course. The students in the class were asked

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Gong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; N. Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Melloch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

alternativeconceptual frameworks of EM concepts have been extensively studied. Students’ difficultieswith mathematical thinking and manipulation in the contexts of EM have also been reported.However, most of the previous research studies were conducted using either multiple-choicesurveys, or in-depth interviews conducted outside of class. There have been few efforts,however, to address students’ performance on the topic of EM fields and waves throughexamination of the artifacts that students create as part of their course i.e. homework.To get a broader and systematic understanding on students’ learning difficulties and knowledgedevelopment in EM, we conducted a comprehensive study in a junior-level EM fields class in thedepartment of electrical engineering

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Ryan Duckett, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC; Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Uchenna Asogwa, University of Toledo; Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Trine University

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Educational Research and Methods

]need to implement a rigorous system of evaluation of their pedagogical assessments through theuse of a measurement model that makes such demands on the data. To that end, theimplementation of Rasch measurement models will provide robust validation for the measures ofstudent learning outcomes, which in turn can improve course curricula by accurately targetingdomains and transferable skillsets critical to the development of this generation’s chemicalengineers.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.DUE 1712186. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leila Zahedi, Florida International University; Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Samira Pouyanfar, Microsoft; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing and Information Technology

engineering through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the engineering workplace; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Head and Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringlead, in the near future, to these products becoming a de facto standard for design firmsmuch as the Microsoft Office suite has become the standard for all word processing andspreadsheet applications.Justification and Need for Curricula Improvement In order to prepare our graduating engineers for the environment they will befacing, universities in the US must implement PLM into the curricula. The specific skillsgained by the students will make them more employable, and will make the US morecompetitive in the world marketplace. If schools in the US do not implement PLM, or atleast familiarize the students with the

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4380: ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTESSAYS ON ENGINEERING INTERESTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF DIF-FERENT CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONSDr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Benjamin Mertz is currently a lecturer at Arizona State University, where he is a part of a team in charge of developing and improving the first-year engineering classes. Besides the Introduction to Engineering class, he also teaches aerospace and mechanical engineering classes at ASU. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005.Dr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

Conference Session

Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

give the corpo- ration the right to get the first look at the results, and faculty members have titles such as Weyerhauser Professor of Forestry, (4) the loss of any shared nationwide curriculum, (5) the collapse of good schools at the low end of a cohort, and, of course, (6) the impact of shopping for branded education not just as a way to enter the institution (early admis- sions, negotiated tuition) but as a method of choosing a course of study. What looks like dumbing down is in reality a predictable effect of competitive branding.49With grade inflation built into the brand, now nearly everyone and anyone can purchase fauxmarks of academic distinction, high grades, as part of the package on offerand

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Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe; Tim Mulroy

which they can best contribute to the business and most effectively develop their own potential; f. experience in carrying out engineering tasks to build confidence in the application of knowledge to the solution of real problems.ContextIt is important to state that the authors’ accept the essentially orthodox position that the value ofinternships within the engineering degree is high. However, there are critics of sandwicheducation, notably Smithers6 who sees the industrial training period as purely experiential, andno different to the traditional three-year full-time student who takes a vacation job as a forklifttruck driver or a gardener. Smithers argues that work undertaken by students on sandwichcourses bears

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42250Exploring Diverse Work Personas of Engineering Design Graduates throughCluster AnalysisDr. Xiao Ge, Stanford University Xiao Ge’s design research focuses on understanding creative work theory and practice to improve practices of creativity, interdisciplinary teamwork, and engineering education. Her research at Stanford spans across disciplines in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Psychology Department at Stanford University.Dr. Mark Schar, Stanford University The focus of Mark’s research can broadly be described as ”pivot thinking,” the cognitive aptitudes and abilities that encourage

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

, an M.S. in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Purdue University. She teaches mathematics education courses for teachers and mathematics specialists in the Mathematics Education Leadership master's and doctoral programs. Her research interests are in students' learning of mathematics in engineering, design-based research, curriculum, and assessment. Page 14.891.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Multi-Dimensional Tool for Assessing Student Team Solutions to Model-Eliciting ActivitiesAbstractThe effective use of open-ended problems

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Dickson, General Motors; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

includes surveys of NEET students in 20189 and 201911, as well as end-of-semester course evaluation data12 . This data will be analyzed in greater detail, however, some of theobvious operational improvements have been implemented in the 2018-19 academic year, e.g.,providing greater operational clarity about program requirements across different majors, providingonline course roadmaps, increasing the flexibility of offerings, and working towards sorting out conflictsin class scheduling. The learning from these informed the launch of two new threads in Fall 2018 andhelped to refine the second offering of Autonomous Machines and Living Machines as well as preparefor implementing pilots of other threads in Fall 2019.We are working with the Teaching

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

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New Engineering Educators

of these funding sources is evaluatedfor undergraduate research suitability with respect to typical timelines, funding agency’scriticality of success, the undergraduate’s class year, and the professor’s time before tenurereview.I. IntroductionPh.D. granting universities have long expected their faculty to conduct an active researchprogram, however in the past two decades an increasing emphasis has been reported in theamount of emphasis undergraduate-only engineering schools are placing on their faculty to buildresearch programs.1 While some studies have questioned whether this has a negative impactupon the teaching experience, especially of technical subjects2,3,4, it will likely continue toincrease as administrators seek to improve faculty