Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

aspect of fluid mechanics andaerodynamics relevant to critical environmental, societal, ethical, and economic issues, such asdeveloping alternative energy sources or improving agriculture for developing nations.It was hoped that the course would excite students about a rigorous STEM discipline byexposing them to aspects that have real impacts on society, and by demonstrating the innovativeand creative ways in which fundamental science is used to solve problems on the cutting edge oftechnology. Fluid mechanics is important to a number of scientific disciplines (e.g. physics,meteorology) and engineering fields (e.g. civil, chemical, mechanical, aerodynamic). However,in contrast to many other scientific subjects such as neuroscience, nanotechnology

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

of temporary surface casing. D. In conclusion, I hereby certify that the intersection sight distance at the proposed access for [address] conforms to the requirements for sight distance as set forth in the [CityName] Development Code.Sentence 7A opens a tech memo, re-establishing the contractual agreement between the firm andclient and explicitly stating the work the firm did. In 7B, the writer makes explicit the firm’sdirect observations (distinguishing them from information received from the client). Sentence7C is very direct about the firm’s recommendations. Sentence 7D provides a direct, legalcertification where the agent (I) is important because he has legal authority to certify sightdistance. In these cases, as in

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa K. Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Women Engineers as well as a Co-advisor for the all Women’s Baja SAE Team at ERAU. Her research interests involve the retention of women in engineering degree programs and effective pedagogy in undergraduate engineering curriculum. Page 25.108.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Study on the Effectiveness of Team-Based Oral Examinations in an Undergraduate Engineering CourseAbstractThe conventional and pervasive written exam format used in undergraduate engineering courses,while practical, may be neither the most effective

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

offer here [see 16, 17, 18], I aim in this section to introduce some of thehistory of thought related to the intersection of anthropology and design and how by engagingwith the materiality of design, the researcher can come to understand pedagogical problems andredesign curriculum to address those problems.According to Otto and Smith [18: 5], anthropologists and other social scientists have beenutilizing their knowledge and skills to support the design of the industrial landscape, particularlyregarding questions of productivity and efficiency, since as early as the 1930s. Such studiesconducted by these early “industrial anthropologists” contributed to the design of industrialstructures and management practices [18]. This tradition continues

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Katrina Marie Robertson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

University, Prescott Dr. Brian Roth is an associate professor in the aerospace engineering department at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. His teaching focuses on design courses such as Intro to Engineering and Capstone Design. This informs his research interests in team formation, development, and assessment.Katrina Marie Robertson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottTrey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Small Shifts: New Methods for Improving Communication Experiences for Women in Early Engineering CoursesDr. Jonathan Adams, Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDr. Elizabeth Ashley Rea, Embry

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Anne Wildschut, Calvin University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

also be administered by the instructor during class. Whether student-initiatedor instructor design, more practice tests are better than fewer and increased spacing betweenpractices is better [5]. In whatever format retrieval practice is implemented, it is a no-costintervention with high impact [8].Distributed (spaced) practiceDistributed (spaced) practice spreads out opportunities for memory storage and retrieval oftaught information to develop complex schema that improves long-term retention as compared tolast-minute “cramming” or massed practice [2], [9]. After a topic is introduced, forgetting beginsand continues to decline [9]. Think back to this morning, what did you eat for breakfast? Can yourecall what you ate last Thursday? Probably

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

styles as a guideline for incorporation of thehypermedia into the instructional design of the course.I. IntroductionBackgroundThe study took place in the sixth semester Control Systems course (ELE639) in an undergraduateprogram in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto. The course,redesigned in 1997, stresses the extension of theory to practice, with active learning supported bya lab structured around real-time experiments in servo-motor control. Realistic design, testing andimplementation, advanced computer simulations, demonstrations, and email communications withinstructors are an integral part of the course1, 2 . To enhance active learning and visualization, theauthor embarked on developing instructional

Conference Session

ERM: Let's Talk about Tests! (Tests Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He teaches mechanics, materials science, design, computational analysis, and engineering mathematics courses, and has co-authored the undergraduate textbook Intermediate Solid Mechanics (Cambridge University Press, 2020). He is dedicated to engineering pedagogy and enriching students' learning experiences through teaching innovations, curriculum design, and support of undergraduate student research.Mia Minnes (Associate Teaching Professor)Alex M PhanCurt Schurgers (Teaching Professor) Teaching Professor at UC San DiegoHuihui Qi (dupe) (Assistant Teaching Professor) Dr. Qi is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California, San Diego.© American Society for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Szczesny, Pennsylvania State University; Alyssa Salazar; Ann Cameron Casasanta

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

first-and second-year graduate students in the biomedical engineering program were enrolled in theseseminar courses since they are required to complete a degree (BS/MS/PhD) in biomedicalengineering at PSU. Second, these seminar courses provide professional development forbiomedical engineering students by presenting current research and career opportunities throughweekly invited speakers. The overall professional development learning objectives of the courseswere compatible with our education modules designed to increase student understanding andcompetency of topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Third, the format of the courses(i.e., weekly invited speakers) made it easy to insert our content into the curriculum. During each

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Evaluation, Assessment, & Performance

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline M. Jenkins, Cleveland State University; Fred Hussein

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

students the difference in thepercentage of graduate students earning C and F grades was determined.The results indicate that each of the different approaches taken to implement a retake policy inthe two different courses positively impacted student success, measured in terms of an increasein letter grade. There was also a reduction in the number of students earning unsatisfactorygrades. The results are discussed in terms of the additional workload needed by the instructors toimplement the retake policy.IntroductionSome believe that there is no place for retakes in college curriculum, as illustrated by thecommentary by Snare [1], who grouped retakes, dropping the lowest score, and curving scores asapproaches that can be used by professors to

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Sizemore, Mesa Community College

be an exhaustive investigation.Until the statics class, labs are “fill in the blank” style. Labs are very explicit in classes before statics, andstudents exercise little creativity in finding results. These statics labs intend to pose a general problem inwhich steps are intentionally not specified. Students develop skills in designing experiments, measuringquantities, analyzing results, and writing freeform lab reports. Students must determine two distinctlydifferent methods to measure the quantity or work out the theory that predicts the outcome andcompare the results, including finding the error. Students must show mathematics using a soundproblem-solving methodology such as SOLVE (see Appendix). Finally, students must write their own

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barney Wei, University of Toronto; Mohammadreza Karamsoltani, University of Toronto; RUI ZENG, University of Toronto; Mingyu Zheng, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

developed to provide instructors and studentswith an e-textbook that is customized to specific requirements in a course. BT offers a zero-costavenue to deliver and access curriculum content in a standardized, but collaborative and dynamicmanner. The goal is to reduce the financial barrier to education, allow students to have access toup-to-date educational content, and leverage modern technology to improve pedagogy andlearning. We proceeded with a trial run of BT involving both instructors and students in a first-year course and collected their feedback. Survey results identified that all participants found BTto be a useful educational tool and would use it upon its release.1.0 Introduction and MotivationOpen Educational Resources (OER) are

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Awatif Amin, Johnson C. Smith University; Suryadip Chakraborty

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

readiness for successful remote learning can be achieved byproviding mental health and medical services, provide teacher training for on-line teaching,adjust and develop the existing curriculum.[6]While there was increased social isolation and mental distress, institutions also madeimprovements in content and service delivery. Advancements in technologies were made forvirtual teaching, assessment, and service delivery in addition to increased proficiency of staff andfaculty in utilizing the available technologies in an intentional manner.[7]Global inequalities in internet access and availability of technology access material crucial forvirtual learning where the present racial gaps in education cannot be ignored. InternationalTelecommunications

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Thomas Dalton Stephenson Jr.

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

: 10.5815/ijmecs.2012.11.05.[11] C. M. Mamchur, A teacher’s guide to cognitive type theory & learning style. Alexandria, Va: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1996.[12] R. E. Mayer and L. J. Massa, “Three Facets of Visual and Verbal Learners: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, and Learning Preference.,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 833–846, Dec. 2003, doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.95.4.833.[13] A. Young and J. D. Fry, “Metacognitive awareness and academic achievement in college students,” J. Scholarsh. Teach. Learn., vol. 8, no. 2.[14] R. M. Felder, “OPINION: Uses, Misuses, and Validity of Learning Styles,” 2020.[15] M. Gokalp, “The Effect of Students’ Learning Styles to Their Academic

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail E. Heinz, Rowan University; Matthew Strauss; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

) answered prompts in front of the entire class and were surveyedcomprehensively in the beginning, middle, and end of the semester. This course was held inSpring 2020, where students started the course fully in-person and shifted to synchronous virtualinstruction shortly after the mid-semester survey. The course was at the introductory level, and itwas the first major-specific course in the curriculum. The course is typically taken in the springsemester of the second year, so students may know each other and have some experience withcollege level instruction.The other cohort (Cohort B) started the course in Fall 2020 with synchronous virtual instructionwith plans for partial in-person instruction. Cohort B students completed a one-question

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

andcounted for each instance of an identified theme.Student ReflectionsAs illustrated in Figure 1, the Intro to Engineering lecture content is broken into 3 main contentBlocks. Block 1 focuses on “Student Success and Development” and content in this Blockcontains the Student team rules/norms described previously. In addition, topics in this Blockinclude 3 modules of content and discussions on Growth Mindset & Attitude, Skillset &Stereotyping, and Learning & Approach to Learning. Throughout the Block, students are alsoworking on a 3-week team project scaffolded around Block content. For Block 1, the teamassignment was to research and create an infographic around a team-selected academic skill suchas ‘note-taking’’, ‘study groups’, or

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Rebecca Bates; Andrew Petersen

gh a d g. A he was the only one of his group to getthe answer correct on the individual test but was unable to persuade his peers to change theirminds. After written and verbal encouragement, this student began to advocate his knowledgemore strongly. At other times, we have observed students who are prepared but not confident intheir knowledge be pleasantly surprised to find that they are at the same level, if not higher, thantheir peers.4. TEAM TESTING IN THE CLASSROOMTeam testing has been employed in a total of nine different courses at two separate institutions:Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) and the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).The classes spanned the curriculum, ranging from first year programming to third

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

learning. An amateur beekeeper, he mentors a project for applying engineering solutions to the plight of honeybees.Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a teaching associate professor with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also has a courtesy appointment as a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brenda Morrow, IUPUI- School of Engineering and Technology

Tagged Topics

Classroom methodologies

allof these components1. This model is one of three learning community models at IUPUI designedto engage all freshmen in high-impact practices that are developed to address equity and accessto programs defining their first-year experience2.The Themed-Learning Community at IUPUI that is the subject of this study is a combination ofthree freshman-level, related courses required of the Interior Design Technology program titled"Designers in the Making". It is part of the University’s First-Year Experience program and linksrelated courses together for a group of up to twenty-five freshmen to take as a cohort. Studentsare able to connect with their faculty and fellow students during the course of the semester.Activities are designed to bridge

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Genny Beemyn, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Topics

Diversity, LGBTQ+

topics leads to good job prospects and careers; moreover, science shows us that a greater diversityof perspectives in engineering teams leads to better results [6]; it is thus both a moral and practical imperativeto find ways to achieve greater diversity within engineering and technology fields.This paper describes experiences developing a new course at UMass Amherst, called Queer Lights, that aimsto share the excitement and potential of electronics and computing with students who might not otherwiseexperience these topics by pursuing an engineering major. The course has the following description: “QueerLights will cast light on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA) topics while the studentsin the class literally cast light

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten R. Basinet, Western Washington University; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

generally placed their microphones 1-2’ from the microphone tomaximize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Figure 2: Experimental Setup of Multiuser Acoustic Transmitter and Three ReceiversImplementationWestern Washington University (WWU) has recently started a degree program in electricalengineering (EE), and in the conception of this new program, hands-on and project-based learningwere identified as key components of the curriculum. As such, the senior-level digitalcommunications course (EE 460) has a weekly lab, as do all but 2 of the 30 courses in theprogram. This exercise was given to the students as the first lab of the quarter, before the studentshad been exposed to multiuser system concepts. Students entering this digital communicationscourse

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie E Sekeres, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Student

Paper ID #17868What’s So Funny About STEM: Examining the Implementation of Humor inthe ClassroomMs. Carrie E Sekeres, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Carrie Sekeres graduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, with a concentration in Astronautics, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she also works as a research assistant in the Engi- neering Fundamentals Department. Ms. Sekeres interned in the Integration Engineering branch of the Launch Services Program Directorate, working to develop and implement a working online collaboration space for several of the branches at Kennedy Space Center. Ms

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graves P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Young Hwan Chun, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Page 26.1741.2that carryover from one course to the next is unreliable at best. This is especially true over thesummer and is particularly challenging for most students transitioning from statics tointroductory mechanics. The work described in this paper was undertaken to quantify the extentof that deterioration of knowledge and to attempt to establish linkages between that deteriorationas it relates to both past and future performance.With that in mind, the authors have developed two basic research questions about the statics andmechanics sequence at the United States Military Academy, which is very similar to theprograms of instruction at other institutions: 1. Do students retain sufficient mastery of the basic material to enable effective

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-wavelength, five-axis laser machining centerfrom Oxford Lasers in Oxford, England has provided those Engineering Technology students theopportunity to learn and practice high-tech skills related to laser machining, part marking, datamatrices, and computer-aided design and manufacturing. Additionally, the data from this multi-faceted machine can be used to develop soft skills that are transferable across industrial fields,such as those practiced in the six sigma quality methodology. The results presented in this papershow some of the capabilities of this machine, as well as two DOEs (design of experiments).The DOEs illustrate the relationship between data matrix quality (2-D barcode) and process inputparameters, namely pen style, power, hatch, and

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute; H. Francis Bush, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and the University of Vermont. Prior to joining the faculty at the Virginia Military Institute in the fall of 2004, Dr. Sullivan was employed by JMAR Inc. where he was involved in research and development of next generation lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dr. Anthony English received a BASc in engineering physics from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby British Columbia, Canada, an MASc in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada, and a PhD in Medical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

speech processing theory and analysis in the classification of human vocal patterns for determining speaker demographics (i.e., dialect, language, etc.), speaker characteristics (i.e., gender, dimensions, etc.), and speaker state (i.e., emotion, stress, etc.). Additionally, Dr. Moore’s interests in engineering education have involved improving the implementation of technology in distributed education for creating active learning environments. He has been awarded grants from HP and Microsoft to support his research efforts in this endeavor. In 2005, Dr. Moore received an NSF CAREER award for the development of new techniques for extracting and integrating features of the voice source into

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meltzer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-1505: INVESTIGATING AND ADDRESSING LEARNING DIFFICULTIESIN THERMODYNAMICSDavid Meltzer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Page 13.812.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Investigating and Addressing Learning Difficulties in ThermodynamicsAbstractStudy of thermodynamic principles forms a key part of the basic curriculum in many science andengineering fields. However, there are very few published research reports regarding studentlearning of these concepts at the college level. As part of an investigation into student learning ofthermodynamics, we have probed the reasoning of students

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Mario Ortiz; Professor Andrea Mammoli; Professor Peter Vorobief

operating conditions of the solar array working in combination with the thermal storagesystem, absorption chiller and cooling system. This research enhances engineering education forundergraduate and graduate students at the University of New Mexico. Also, key concepts fromthis research are translated into standards-based middle school science curriculum. IntroductionIn response to concerns about sustainability, energy conservation, global warming, rising fuelprices and the current geopolitical climate, faculty and students in the Mechanical Engineering(ME) Department at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are taking steps to demonstratemethods which will result in drastic reductions in the carbon footprint

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Brocato, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

definitely the Page 14.1288.9next step. Future work also includes the ongoing process of incorporating more and differentcase studies in this process, since reusing the same cases over and over is good neither forstudent-teacher boredom nor for academic integrity.References 1. M. Davis, "Ethics Across the Curriculum: Teaching Professional Responsibility in Technical Courses." Teaching Philosophy, 16:3, September 1993. 2. M. Davis, "Developing and Using Cases to Teach Practical Ethics." Teaching Philosophy 20:4, December 1997, pp. 353-385. 3. L. Grossenbacher, “Debating the Ethics of Engineering Controversies: Encouraging

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William P. Darby; Nancy Shields; H. Richard Grodsky

engineering.Overview of the Program One goal of this program was to address the critical need for the enhancement of mathematics skillsnecessary to ensure a smooth transition from high school mathematics to the rigorous mathematics requirementsof a pre-engineering curriculum. Often, the nature of the transition from high school algebra and trigonometryto college calculus determines whether a student will pursue a degree in engineering. Our objective was toensure that mathematics would not become a barrier. As a result, the students spent each morning taking eithera specially developed precalculus course or a college calculus course depending on how they scored on amathematics proficiency examination. It should be noted that the calculus course was a