Conference Session

Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo; Randy Yerrick, Fresno State University; Manoj Madabhushi; Rachith Ramanathapura Ramaswamy, University at Buffalo

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

definition, and problem solving discourse among students, faculty, and practitioners. Dr. Olewnik is also the Director of Experiential Learning for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Dr. Randy Yerrick, Fresno State University Randy Yerrick is Dean of the Kremen School for Education and Human Development at CSU Fresno. He has also served as Professor of Science Education at SUNY Buffalo where he Associate Dean and Sci- ence Education Professor for the Graduate School of Education. Dr. Yerrick maintains an active research agenda focusing on two central questions: 1) How do scientific norms of discourse get enacted in class- rooms and 2) To what extend can historical barriers to STEM learning be traversed for

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mallette, Boise State University

Paper ID #37174Centering Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Collaborationand WritingJennifer C Mallette (Associate Professor) Jennifer Mallette is an associate professor of English at Boise State University, where she collaborates with engineering faculty to support student writers. Her research builds on those collaborations, examining best practices for integrating writing into engineering curriculum; she also explores women’s experiences in engineering settings through the context of writing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

Conference Session

Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

thinking, problemsolving, and critical thinking.7MethodsResearch DesignThis study involved twenty-five students from one class, adopting pre-tests, mid-tests andpost-tests in a single-sample experimental design. The research instruments, analyticalmethods and administration times are listed in Table 1. The independent variable wasinstructional strategy with two multidisciplinary PBL projects: an Underpass Flooding project(Project 1; P1) adopting a competitive approach to PBL and a Floating Garden project (Project2; P2) emphasizing interdependence and collaboration. Both projects addressed real-worldand local problems occurring in very close proximity to the living environment of the students.Projects were completed in teams for both PBL approaches

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Matthew Paul Jouffray

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

]. Inthe spirit of presenting research findings in ways that promote adoption of evidence basedinstructional practices by STEM education practitioners, this project employs UCD tools toanalyze and present project results in an easily accessible and memorable usage model format.The purpose of this paper is to present an approach for using student data to construct contextualstudent “usage models” [10] using common UCD tools. This paper expands on related work inSTEM education [9, 11] that explored the use and/or implementation of singular UCD tools (i.e.,personas) for curricular design and student-focused communication among curricularstakeholders. By implementing a multi-faceted usage model that uniquely combines multipleUCD tools (i.e., personas

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

his/her graduate research project, each student willstudy, design, or create experiences for people with disabilities that will empower them toovercome existing obstacles or barriers in their lives and learning. The findings are expected tobroadly impact learning among students.Overall Program StructureLWD was initially created as a concentration among four of WSU’s existing Ph.D. programs:BioMedical Sciences (BMS), Engineering (Eng), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), andHuman Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology (HF/IO). While these programs reflectdifferent methodological and theoretical traditions, there are many potential points ofoverlapping interest and intersection that favor an interdisciplinary approach. For example

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyi Wang, Penn State University; Robert M. Leicht, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan L. Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

design and construction projects [1]. Many AE graduates areconfronted with these fragmentation problems in real-world construction projects, such as poorcommunication and lack of cooperative consciousness or experience [2]. Compounding this, the problemof fragmentation also exists in the education field that leads to certain consequences and a cyclic educationdeficit problem. Studies from researchers illustrate that most engineering students were taught technicalknowledge via isolated and, thus domain-specific courses with limited to no teaching of integratedapproaches. This limited educational focus causes a lack of knowledge and experience in collaboration forstudents entering the workforce [3]. Moreover, the education model of the AEC

Conference Session

Approaches to Encouraging Student Engagement

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brantly Edward McCord, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

integrationof students is pivotal in their ability to persist to graduation [1]. The theory of socialinterdependence [2], [3] elaborates that inclusive, cooperative work is characterized by studentsbeing highly committed. During the Fall 2017 semester of Purdue Polytechnic Institute’sintroductory video game development course (CGT Game Dev I), a course design emphasizingcollaboration among students was employed; an extremely collaborative atmosphere and anunusually high lab attendance rate was then observed. The following year (Fall 2018), the designof CGT Game Dev I was altered to emphasize a more individualized curriculum; decreasedattendance was then observed until end-of-semester groupwork began [4].The problem addressed by this project is that

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Stuart, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in the global market place and what islikely to happen tomorrow. They need to study the proper reasons for outsourcing and when notto outsource. The labs we have and the experiments we work on must be designed to not onlyshow the students the properties of materials that were popular in the last century but they moreimportantly need to show the student how to design and select the best materials for design andmanufacture for the next century. We need to instruct our students on the rapid turnaround ofcomplex design drawings and yet have them capable in the art of sketching and asking all of theright questions when faced with a design project or a product to be manufactured. These are allqualities that industry is asking for in the graduates

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

sociocultural dimensions of engineering education.Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park Andrew Elby’s work focuses on student and teacher epistemologies and how they couple to other cognitive machinery and help to drive behavior in learning environments. His academic training was in Physics and Philosophy before he turned to science (particularly physics) education research. More recently, he has started exploring engineering students’ entangled identities and epistemologies.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

course, and students satisfy thisrequirement in a variety of ways. A large proportion of students participate in real-world,industry-sponsored projects. Nearly all programs have a strong connection with industry at thecapstone level, leveraging their geographical location both to identify design projects and toinvolve people from industry as adjunct faculty in the classroom. In addition, there is interestamong some faculty and administrators in allowing student credit for activities such asundergraduate research or competitive design projects sponsored by student organizations.At the ASU Polytechnic campus, the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) degreeprogram enrolled its first students in fall of 2005 and graduated the first cohort of

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Cultural Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Creamer, Robert Morris University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

-academia partnership in the area of Software Verification and Validation. In his current role he serves as the University’s Sponsored Research Officer, manages research grant applications/awards, supervises all international programs, and teaches undergraduate software engineering and graduate engineering management courses. Dr. Acharya plays an important role in international students recruitment at his University.Jennifer Creamer, Robert Morris University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Opening the Doors for International Students - Are we Ready? AbstractHigher Education Institutions in the United States are facing the effects of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumer Pial Das, Lamar University; B. D. Daniel, Lamar University; Stefan Andrei, Lamar University; Lawrence Joseph Osborne, Lamar University Computer Science Department

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

on October 3, 2015 on thecampus of LU. Over 120 students and faculty attended sessions created to emphasize improvingSTEM education. College and university faculty members, administrators, and peers involved inSTEM education, or interested in getting involved, were invited to share and explore research,best practices, and ideas with their colleagues around the states of Texas and Louisiana. Theconference was also attended by eight S-STEM PI or co-PIs. This paper describes the ASCENTapproach, its structure and its expected results.Keywords- Bridge program, undergraduate research, STEM retention, timely graduation Introduction ASCENT is a collaboration between the Department of Mathematics (MATH) and

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Computer Science Department at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) at Pakistan for eight years and was recognized for outstanding teaching with the year 2013 teaching award. Saira was also the recipient of the ”President of Pakistan Merit and Talent Scholarship” for her undergraduate studies.Dr. Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Muhsin Menekse is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering Education and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Menekse’s primary research focus is on exploring K-16 students’ engagement and learning of engineering and science con- cepts by creating innovative

Conference Session

Mr. Burns' Brainchild: AI in the Springfield STEM Classroom, Release the Hounds!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvin Talmadge Hughes IV, University of Florida; Jacob Casey Yarick, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Hajymyrat Serdarovich Geldimuradov, University of Florida; Sarah Louise Langham, University of Florida; Katherine Miller, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #42713Developing an AI and Engineering Design Hybrid-Remote Summer CampProgram for Underrepresented Students (Evaluation)Alvin Talmadge Hughes IV, University of Florida Alvin (TJ) Hughes is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering and a minor in Engineering Innovation. He has interests in additive manufacturing, materials analysis, and data analytics. He is the Data Science/AI curriculum lead for the EQuIPD grant at the University of Florida currently manages teams working on Python Professional Development for teachers interested in Data Science, as

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry M. Clever, New York University; Allison Graham Brown, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the learners by allowing them to modify, or “tweak” their role. For reasonspreviously stated, gamification of this experiment was intrinsically motivating as was the noveltyof controlling a MUAV.2. Collaboration and cooperative learning: On the day before the experiment, the students weredivided in the groups of their respective role and given ample time in class to meet and discusshow they might approach the experiment as a whole. Likewise, they had ~10 minutes toexchange thoughts at the parking lot just prior to beginning the experiment when theirexcitement was building. In between each trial, the graduate researcher instructed each group tothink critically out loud about the previous trial and how their role affected it. As a result

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

academic and professional futures.3. Course Design and ObjectivesThis course is a small component of a Title V project, the City Tech STEM SuccessCollaborative, funded by the US Department of Education, aimed at enhancing retention,graduation rates, and workforce readiness among Hispanic and low-income students interested inSTEM fields. The project emphasizes the early academic support and integration of academicresources to foster career awareness, engagement, multidisciplinary collaboration, hands-onproblem-solving, and alignment with current industry practices. This initiative aims to streamlinethe educational journey, minimizing time to degree completion and reducing the accrual of non-contributory credits.Course objectivesThe 'Exploring

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University, Center for Engineering Education Research; Morteza Pourmohamadi, Tabriz Islamic Art University; Sarah Abdellahi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University ; Yuzhen Luo, Utah State University, Department of Engineering Education; John S Gero, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #18145Work in Progress: Quantifying the Differences Between Professional ExpertEngineers and Engineering Students Designing: Empirical Foundations forImproved Engineering EducationDr. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University, Center for Engineering Education Research Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering design

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Todd P. Shuba, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

1these concepts. Practices such as interactive engagement through cooperative and collaborativelearning, just-in-time teaching, case-based teaching, service learning, peer instruction and concepttests are some of the most common EBIPs used to facilitate student learning and engagement [8].However, the practices used in classes are typically at the discretion and expertise of the faculty[9]. Therefore, the questions of "What evidence-based instructional practices are currently beingused in first-year engineering courses? How do engineering faculty epistemological beliefs aboutteaching and learning influence what practices they use and their reasons for using particularpractices?" remain. This paper documents the beginning of a broader research

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler; Dr. Rose Marra; Dr. Jack Mitchell; Dr. Charles Croskey

littleopportunity to explore areas tangent to their stated concentration. The size of the University andDepartment (500 undergraduate majors) makes personal interaction with the faculty difficult. Aproject course, therefore, that offered a high degree of such interaction, as well as lab spaceavailable for the undergraduate use was very popular. In fact, a case could be made that thepopularity of the project was an expression of student interest in collaborative learning preceptsin contrast to the predominant lecture format.Several factors support the notion that the sounding rocket is an ideal basis for an active learningprogram. Rockets carry a certain mystique that is hard to rationalize. The attraction to “NASA”and to “rockets” seems to transcend

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Research Investigations in the Context of Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

diverse spectrum of knowledge,including fostering flexible modes of thinking, qualitatively demonstrated enhanced creativityand collaboration within design teams. Additionally, they reported developing a deeperunderstanding of themselves and cultivating more profound purposes.Building on this trajectory, this paper explores the implications of the HE pedagogy onengineering design education, examining its role in preparing students for engagement in designpractices, and considering what may motivate their deeper understanding of design. It provideshistorical context underscoring the pivotal role of design in engineering education and advocatesfor a more holistic approach to design methodologies. The research also investigates whetherexpanding

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 14

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayaam Osman, Purdue University ; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

various aspects such asstudent recruitment, funding allocation, and public perception [3]. It is crucial for a university toinvestigate retention to understand the reasons behind student departures. Retention rates amongcollege students are frequently employed as a metric for gauging institutional accountability andsuccess. Moreover, these rates are increasingly utilized as a basis for allocating resources.Gaining insights into the factors that influence college student retention has become imperativefor institutions of higher education. The ongoing issue of low graduation rates among students inengineering programs remains a significant cause for concern within the higher educationlandscape. Many students drop out early in their undergraduate

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Christopher E. Hartman, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Yakov Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Rakesh Joshi

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

surfacewaters. It has served as the basis for senior design project for several engineering students atUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and continues to provide a development platformfor a multidisciplinary team of STEM students to meet all of the design requirements withsupervision of a team of UMES faculty members and collaborators from United States Departmentof Agriculture (USDA). The design and data analyses efforts will also serve as the basis of amaster’s thesis work for a STEM graduate student at UMES.At present the base platform has been designed and utilized for navigation using remote control tospecified locations to collect water quality data and sampling of surface water on a UMES pond.For visualization purposes geo-located

Conference Session

ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

discussed inertia as a reason tocontinue to use tests. One relevant observation is that Charlie might be open to using other forms ofassessments, evident in Figure 5 as the course grade weighting shows a project used in theircourse. However, when asked about the project, Charlie did not make any explicit connectionsbetween the project and test usage. Instead, they included the project because it was an outcomeof a collaboration with an engineering education researcher, and Charlie decided to keep itbecause they found it different for their students in a thermodynamics course and the studentsliked it.“The credit for the project all goes to [engineering education researcher]. She had the idea for aproject that we did as part of an NSF project

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

longer remain as it has for essentially the past 40 Page 25.1233.2 years. The subjects of globalization, diversity, world cultures and languages, communication, leadership, and ethics must constitute a core component of the overall engineering education just as physics and mathematics do.” [3, p. 87]The important role that engineering education plays in preparing engineering graduates of thefuture is emphasized in several scholarly publications4, 5. In [4], the authors explore the currentstate of engineering education and provide recommendations for improvement. In particular,they emphasize the importance of giving students a

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Erik Fisher, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

, the proposed research has the potential to broaden participationin STEM by increasing engagement, retention, and graduation of underrepresented minorities.Second, in building SocioTechnical Learning capacity, the research will also contribute to newapproaches for community centered solutions that leverage cultural assets of underrepresentedstudents and consider alternative knowledges in collaborative technology design, development,and implementation. As students graduate and enter the workforce, they carry with them thecapacity to respond to human and societal dimensions of technology in daily practices.3. Conceptual FrameworkThe literature characterizes multiple separate flavors of social learning and techno-centriclearning in the context of

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto; Yunze Wei, University of Toronto; Milad Moghaddas, University of Toronto; Kashish Mistry, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering; Tamara Kecman, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

analysis of these data was two-fold: (a) to validate the themes and sub-themes that had beengenerated from the focus group data; and (b) to identify more teaching practice that facilitatedstudents’ effectiveness in learning. We have included illustrating quotes from these survey datato complement the findings from the focus group data in the Findings section.FindingsWe have synthesized the subthemes from our analysis into three emergent themes to addresseach of our three research questions. In the following section, we have provided examples thatspeak to each question. Student names have been replaced with a numbering system (e.g., ST1)for ethical/privacy reasons. Please note that while participants mostly shared their experienceswith engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jeff Ma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

art as a communicationtool.1. Introduction1.1 Problem IdentificationAlmost all scientists that left a big impact on human civilization such as Isaac Newton,Descartes, and Michael Faraday were interdisciplinary researchers. The famous mathematicianand astronomer La Place says “to discover is to bring together two ideas that were previouslyunlinked” [1]. In the recent years, interdisciplinary research has become a necessary educationaltool for successfully finding solutions to real-world problems. It increases the experience-basedlearning, assists students in exploring unknown fields and discover new ideas and motivatesthem to complete their degrees. However, interdisciplinary collaboration can mostly be seen inthe postgraduate degree levels

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; R.J. Bennett; R. Jacoby; M.I. Mendelson; D.A. Keating

Page 5.413.1 21.3 Funding of U.S. Graduate Education for ResearchAs the 1995 NRC report noted:“ … The American system of graduate education of scientists and engineers, organized around an intensive andrealistic research experience, has become the world model for simultaneously conducting basic research andeducating graduate scientists and engineers.The efficacy of our system originated in a series of policy decisions that were prompted by the major role thatscience and technology had in the outcome of World War II. Among those decisions were the following:• The public, through a number of government agencies, would assume an

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas G. Westfall, Virginia Tech; James Edward Taylor; Serena Lise Emanuel, Virginia Tech; Mathew Verghese, Virginia Tech; Nick Falls, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, he was a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering.Thomas G. Westfall, Virginia Tech I am an environmental engineering graduate student researching water quality issues in urban streams and rivers. I am specifically interested in developing methods using real-time environmental data for stakeholders in the urban community.Mr. James Edward TaylorMs. Serena Lise Emanuel, Virginia Tech Ms. Serena Lise Emanuel is a Biological Systems Engineering student in her third year at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Focusing on watershed management and protection, she has explored water resources in Hangzhou, China and Dublin, Ireland through

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

college in a timely manner.Initially, when approaching how to investigate areas in the GREAT framework, the task forcedeveloped research questions to use as a guide in the exploration. Additionally, best practiceswere considered for each area. This aided in creating a foundation to build a plan addressingstrengths and weaknesses in each component of GREAT.GraduateSince the GREAT framework examines school improvement from a reverse-engineeringstandpoint, graduation is the starting point in the process. Increasing graduation rates is aconstant struggle for urban universities and many factors were discussed to address issues thatcurrently prevent students from graduating in a timely matter. Urban colleges typically attract alarger population of