Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Galczynski, University of Maryland - College Park

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Student

journey through their education to someone preparing for a standard tripin the section below.Before someone starts on a journey they typically consult a map to make sure they know wherethey currently are and where they are planning to go, so that they can chart a course of traveland best prepare for what is to come. Travelling to their specified final destination is madeeasier by having this sort of awareness. The same could be said of college engineering students,as they seemingly begin their education with the goal of becoming a practicing engineer. Theinstructors whose intentions are to teach and guide the students to this destination, have alreadytraveled to the end point of graduation that students wish to travel to. As such, the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K. Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yosef S. Allam, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. Dr. Allam’s interests are in spatial visual- ization, engineering design education, diffusion of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfill- ing the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first-year engineering educational environment through the use of active and collaborative learning, real-world application and examples, problem-based and project-based learning, classroom interaction, and multiple representations of concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Role of Instructional Coaching

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; April Tallant, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

their classmates. More importantly, these contracts can be a part of a researchproject to help advance the faculty member’s scholarship, or a response to industry orcommunity needs, which help solve real-world problems [4]. Benefits of Honors contracts to thestudent include working closely with a faculty mentor, tailoring their education based on theirinterests and take a greater responsibility in their education [5].The impact of the Honors contactsin undergraduate engineering research at WCU has been far-reaching and significant.In this paper, the motivations, practices, and impact of the Honors contracts are examined.Student perceptions and the applications of Honors contracts, in developing an undergraduateengineering research experience

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Okere, Washington State University; Chris Souder M.S., California State University, Chico

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Civil Engineering

for temporary structures,and in addition, propose a course format for teaching temporary structures.2. Literature ReviewIn construction, the contractor chooses the best construction methodology to get the job done.Those construction methods include resources such as labor, equipment, and material.Temporary structures are part of those tools that a contractor must use in order to construct thepermanent structuresIn practice, the contractor is responsible for making sure that temporary structures are capable ofcarrying, supporting and resisting loads that they are exposed to. As such, the contractor isresponsible for temporary structures, the design and the selection of a design firm to design thesystems.The question then is why should a

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

impact practice.) With 90% or more of student respondentsindicating they have strengthened their desire to pursue an engineering degree, feel moreconnected to CSU Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, and would recommend the SUREprogram to their fellow students, CSU has designated SURE as a high priority program tocontinue to fund in future years. While faculty input was not statistically significant, results didshow a strong interest in continued participation in the SURE program, with some faculty evenwilling to foot part of the bill for their SURE student in the future.Additional observations:While many students are willing to volunteer in research labs in order to get experience, bypaying the students for their research hours, SURE is

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

training required. Thestudy's restriction to faculty, alumni, and recruiters at a business school in southern Californiawas acknowledged by the authors as a study drawback. They suggested conducting moreresearch to see if there are any potential discrepancies in issues similar to those raised in thecurrent study [29].The previous studies have confirmed that there is a gap between engineering education andindustrial practices and skills. Much of this gap can be attributed to the lack of the engineeringfaculty's industrial experience, as most universities focus on research [16]. Other reasons for thisgap can be related to differences in the way of thinking and differences in their goals andobjectives, as academics strive for recognition from their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-tions create a pressing need for graduates capable of systems thinking2 and understanding themanufacturing and product development cycle, from making informed cost- and quality-baseddesign decisions, analyzing these designs, to producing and ultimately testing these designs toensure conformance with specifications.Our educational project aims to harness the recent proliferation of low-cost, multi-axis computer-numerical-control machines to address these evolving market needs within the constraints of en-gineering design education. The lower-cost and lower-accuracy hobbyist CNC machines havelargely benefited from the support of a growing hobbyist and open-source community eager todevelop and capitalize on advanced machining and prototyping

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

variety of program-relatedareas – not just the overall “best.” Based upon the anecdotal comments provided by students,faculty, mentors and reviewers, as well as the successful outcomes observed since TDC’sinception; the Program’s methods serve to engage students in a well-rounded real-worldengineering experience that successfully motivates and whets individual appetites for additionalspace-related research, design and careers. As one student aptly put it, “Participation in this program has continued to improve my impression of both NASA and the TSGC. I have worked on other NASA related projects before, but this project is in a very different field than my previous experience. I have enjoyed learning about the additional

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Integrating Computing into the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Jeffrey A. Davis, Grant MacEwan University; Olivia Tronchin, University of Alberta

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First-Year Programs

students”, ”Development of Student Assessment Software”, and ”Improving Student Engagement through Active Learning”.Miss Olivia Tronchin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Using LEGO® Mindstorms and MATLAB in curriculum design of active learning activities for a first-year engineering computing courseThis paper is an evidence-based practice research study to improve course delivery in computerprogramming. Courses and materials in computer programming tend to be abstract, which canlead to many students having difficulties learning and being engaged with the material. With amore hands-on practical approach, students may find themselves immersed in the material andmotivated to understand and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kang Xia; Mohammad Yunus Naseri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University; Manoj Jha, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Erin Henrick, Vanderbilt University; Emily Kern; Caitlin Snyder; Landon Marston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abhishek Dubey; Christopher Vanags; Niroj Aryal; Steven Jiang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Erin Hotchkiss; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brendan McLoughlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sambridhi Bhandari

Education and Sustainable Development from Kathmandu University, a master’s in Biosystems Engineering from Michigan State University and a dual-major doctorate in Biosystems Engineering and Environmental Engineering from Michigan State. Dr. Aryal’s research interests are in water quality, hydrology, phytoremediation, agricultural conservation practices, urban best- management practices (BMPs), and ecological engineering. Pertaining to education, his interests are in innovative instructional techniques to enhance student motivation and learning.Gautam Biswas Gautam Biswas conducts research in Intelligent Systems with primary interests in monitoring, control, and fault adaptivity of complex cyber-physical systems. In

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

mission. SEI at Texas A&M’s Spacecraft Technology Center is an exclusive partnershipwith NASA focused on preparing engineering students for a career in the space industry.Throughout the school year, SEI students participate in hands-on projects and practical trainingin various fields of engineering. This is a unique opportunity, as a first-year student at TexasA&M, to work on projects to aid NASA in developing technology for the International SpaceStation (ISS), Space Shuttle, or human exploration of the solar system.Engineering Academic Programs OfficeThe Engineering Academic Programs Office (EAPO), in the Dwight Look College ofEngineering, handles all undergraduate and graduate academic business for the College ofEngineering. In

Conference Session

Session 2 - Track 4: Sparking shifts in STEM: Facilitating equitable change through workshops on emerging and understudied research questions

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Joan M Herbers, ARC Network; Heather E. Metcalf PhD, WEPAN, Inc.; Virginia L Rhodes M.S., The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

) workplaces. The RAB decides the themesbased on recent scholarship, interests of the community, and current events. Forexample, the RAB selected the 2019 theme of identity-based harassment given acombination of new reports on sex- and gender- based harassment released by theNational Academies, the #MeToo movement, and the dearth of literature consideringharassment from an intersectional perspective, for example, by looking at gender-based harassment in tandem and intertwined with race-based harassment ratherthan in isolation from one another.These two-day workshops are designed to engage participants in facilitated discussionson current research and practice, identify areas of synergy and unanswered questions,and then prioritize where additional or

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Huh? What Did You Say? What Does That Mean?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

related to theircapstone design project or team and/or their future careers. These reflections were due two daysafter each speaker’s presentation to keep students from falling behind.3. Methods 3.1 Research questionIn our research, we set out to assess the impact of the redesigned CE Codes and Regulationscourse on students’ learning related to ethics for the practicing civil engineer. This study aimedto answer the following research question:Can professional, civil engineering-focused ethical instruction scaffolded in a Codes andRegulations course impact students’ preparation to be successful, ethically-minded civilengineering practitioners? 3.2 Participants, data collection, and analysisAt Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the CE Codes

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

companies. In 1996 the pilot courses IPD won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ curriculum innovation award and in 1997 IPD won the Newcomen Society award for the promotion of America’s free-enterprise system. Dr. Ochs holds a MS and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. He often supervised mechanical engineering students in interdisciplinary design projects of Lehigh sports facilities.Richard Weisman, Lehigh University Richard Weisman is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lehigh and served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs for 11 years, finishing in 2006. His teaching and research is in the field of water resources engineering with concentrations

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and en- gineering makerspaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Understanding Industry’s Expectations of Engineering Communication

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

designs andbuilds custom apparatuses, such as a rig for 2 DOF torsional system developed by Souza et al.4Also, with a custom apparatus, custom instrumentation and transducers are required – which mayor may not be research caliber instruments. One unique apparatus that the author experienced asa graduate student at The Pennsylvania State University in the 1990’s used an air-hockey liketrack to connect mass elements with springs and measured using accelerometers and a 2-channelHP analyzer. It worked well, but a leaf-blower like device was required to produce enough airflow, which was noisy and sometimes would break down. When parts break down on customapparatuses, repair or replacement is usually more difficult than a commercially

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Postcard and Student Essays

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Josiam, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

, University of Texas, Austin Maura Borrego is Director of the Center for Engineering Education and Professor of Mechanical Engi- neering and STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Edu- cation, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Byron Williams, Mississippi State University; Gary Butler, Mississippi State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students throughresearch. While conducting basic research is important to developing hypotheses and acquiringknowledge about a phenomena, applied research is required when the goal is technologycommercialization. Applied research is designed to solve practical problems in the real world.Conducting applied research provides value not only to the researcher, but also to the populationwhom the research benefits.In order to motivate faculty to have a focus on applied research that has the potential forcommercialization, the promotion and tenure process must be augmented. A tenure process thatpromotes commercialization should provide incentives for working with industry, starting a

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Maureen Kelliher; Jonathan Michael Broyles, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan L. Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Heui Young Park; Lily X. Li, Pennsylvania State University; Baraa J. Alkhatatbeh; Lorine Awuor Ouma

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Engineering at Penn State. Their work focuses on grid-interactive building controls. They are passionate about undergraduate engineering education and research.Baraa J. AlkhatatbehLorine Awuor Ouma ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Energizing High School Students Towards Building Design: A Summer Camp Experience Architectural Engineering (AE) is a critical engineering major for the future of building designgiven how important buildings impact our everyday lives as well as our environment. However, the majorof AE is comparatively small and relatively unknown as compared to other majors like civil engineeringand mechanical engineering. It has been shown in the pre-college literature that the

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez M.Ed., Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34082Engineering Virtual Design Competition – A Solution for High SchoolSummer Outreach During the Pandemic and Beyond (Evaluation)Ms. J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona J. Jill Rogers is the assistant director for ENGR 102 HS at the University of Arizona. ENGR 102 HS is an AP-type, dual credit college level, introductory engineering course offered to high school students. In 2014, the ENGR 102 HS program won the ASEE best practices in K-12 and University partnerships award. Over the years Rogers has developed K-12 science summer camps, conducted K-12 educational re- search, developed engineering

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

practice and increased competition:The engineering practice is more global and to be successful, engineers must understand andhave a good appreciation of the culture and history of the negotiating partners. At the same timethe global competition is increasing and the international partnerships among firms are growingto meet these challenges. This shows that the engineering education is now more global in natureConcept-to-product time shortened:It is said that the useful life of a product is only until a better product emerges in the market. Thedesigners have to reduce the cycle time for product design and build the best in available timeCompanies narrow their focus to the core business:Companies have realigned and narrowed their focus to selected

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Bushey-McNeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Two Year College Division

Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Mr. Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette Russell Long is Director of Project Assessment at the Purdue University School of Engineering Education. He has extensive experience in assessment and student services in higher education and has worked for eight years as the Data Steward of the MIDFIELD project

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Pyke; John Gardner; Amy Moll

engineering professors will often tell a student, “You HAVETO be superior at math to be an engineer.” This statement also implies that you have totake advanced placement math and AP Calculus in high school to succeed in anengineering college. Are these statements really true? And what impact do they have onthe student’s career choice?The authors suggest that it is a myth that students HAVE TO be excellent at math to bean engineer. Clearly math is a very important tool for engineers. All engineers musthave some level of competency at math. However, once students are no longer takingclasses at a university, the amount of math used in engineering positions varies widely.For many B.S. level engineers in the workplace, advanced math is not a regularly

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University; Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

dependent on their capacityto implement, plans for sustainability, innovation, STEM engagement best practices, more high-risk students, schools within the business vicinity, and sponsor priority [12].Post-secondary sample. In Spring of 2019, an updated APT-STEM was administered to 667students enrolled in a first semester calculus-based introductory physics course for engineers.This was done for continued validation of the instrument. However, because this was an oldergroup of students, the items were slightly reworded by the primary researcher in collaborationwith the course instructor. Also, this updated version had a total of 30-items compared to 24-items from the post-validation phase of the 2017 sample. This resulted because the items werere

Conference Session

Teamwork: Priming, Empathy, and Metacognition

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea L. Schuman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Desen Sevi Özkan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Gray receieved his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. He then earned a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University; Megan Gray, Duke University; Medha Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Amy Arnold, Duke University; Kelly Perri, Duke University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

at a job site. Further, these jobs take place during thesummer, and involves full-time, paid work with a variety of companies. Internships andcooperative opportunities (although the latter are not discussed in this paper) have long beenlauded as a meaningful practice for increasing student retention in computer science andengineering [14]. In fact, some research has found that a single internship experience cansometimes mean the difference between taking a job after graduation or choosing another field[15]. Generally, these experiences are representative of what a student might be doing in thefield as they learn the various tools, practices, and workflows of industry. Beyond hands-onpractice in the field, in a 2013 study, Samuelson and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William M. Pottenger; Soma Roy; Shreeram A. Sahasrabudhe; Qiang Wang; Jeffrey J. Heigl; G. Drew Kessler; David R. Gevry

classes in connection with object-oriented design. In the past,graduate students have found it difficult to master this material from lecture and textbooks alone.Our premise is that multimedia will help students understand the material better, objectively, andalso improve their design of actual ADTs to solve a problem.* This project is funded by National Science Foundation (Grant Number EIA-0087977) Page 7.364.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFor CS0/1, we began revising both the

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Laura Darrah, Residence Life, Western Michigan University; Paul V. Engelmann, Western Michigan University; Cynthia Halderson, Western Michigan University; Bryan W. Thumme, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

. The project expanded in 2012 toinvolve a larger group, which resulted in more complicated logistics and longer planning. A keyto success is when everyone is invested in the outcome of student success, and the end result is anear-perfect hybrid of best practices and new ideas.Conclusion and Future WorkBy leveraging the expertise and resources of Student Affairs through joint planning andimplementation, CEAS is able to implement support services in close proximity to wherestudents live. Preliminary results of the three research pilot projects show the added value ofcollaboration to student success.Future work includes rethinking Engineering House since the community is relocating to anotherbuilding with significantly more space for fall

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1565: FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF TERMINOLOGY ON ENGI-NEERING EXAMINATIONSChirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests include maximizing inclusivity, accessibility and usability of engineering education via universal instructional design and innovative instructional methods. He is an active Canadian member of the SCC division of ASEE, co-chair of the Leaders of Tomorrow (Graduate) program and teaching assistant in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. He received his B.A.Sc. (2009) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

graduates need a broaderperspective of the role they and their activities play in the world at large.In addition to the practical purpose of strengthening our graduates’ engineering careers, theliterature also has much to say about the role of engineers in society, and the societal value ofHSS in preparing engineering graduates (who may function as engineers, managers,entrepreneurs, lawmakers, etc.) for that role. “The liberal arts help equip us for citizenship,”states Unfinished Design [2, p. 7]. “They can sharpen our critical powers and help us examineour preconceptions.” (Ibid.) Arms writes about “the development of the student as a person” [4,p. 141], and emphasizes Drexel’s E4 program’s selection of “[m]eritorious texts … to