Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick D. Desautel

. experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.5. To develop students’ ability to communicate and Outcome 4: Have an ability to function on multi- work effectively in teams. disciplinary teams. Outcome 7: Have an ability to communicate effectively.6. To develop students’ understanding of multicultural Outcome 6: Have an understanding of professional and global perspectives, as well as ethical choices and ethical responsibility. inherent in the engineering profession

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Laboratory and Research Skill Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jeffrey R. Errington, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; David A. Kofke, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Maura Sepesy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Mark T. Swihart, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

(nine full pages with the required sections= 100%). Students submit intermediate drafts of report sections during the semester to providesome structured accountability for progress.Content requirements for the written report include the following: • Title • Abstract • Introduction o Background o Broader Impacts (societal impact, ethics, safety, environment, and other contemporary issues) • Materials and Methods • Results • Discussion • Conclusions • References (use EndNote: all author names, article title, journal title, volume, page numbers, year). Generally, ACS, IEEE, or NIH are reasonable scientific reference styles in EndNote.Note that within the Introduction section of

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MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Sterling, Auburn University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

surface. To broaden the activity and scale itback, simply bring the failed assembly into the classroom for analysis without the investigationroom. Even simplified for expediency, this is a worthwhile activity that will still require studentsto think critically to identify the failure mode and comment upon whether it was as predicted.Phase 2, in the form presented in this publication, supports ABET Student Learning Outcomes 1(identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems), 4 (ability to recognize ethical andprofessional responsibilities), 5 (function effectively on a team), 6 (analyze and interpret data,and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions), and 7 (acquire and apply new knowledge)[11].Phase 3: Presentation. Teams are

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Communication X X X Life-Long learning X X X Teamwork / Leadership X X X Professionalism X X Adaptability X Creativity* X Critical Thinking X X Ethics X Feedback & Criticism X X Life Skills X X

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 28

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice A. Cabrera, University of Michigan; Shannon M. Clancy, University of Michigan; Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan; Jingfeng Wu, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, andthe environment is also vitally important. There is increasing recognition among engineers,educators, and industry leaders of the importance of preparing engineers to account for thesesociocultural dimensions [1]-[4]. We use the term “sociotechnical dimensions” or “practices” torefer to social or contextual factors such as ethics, engagement with stakeholders, and therecognition of power and identity and their role in engineering broadly. Environmental factorssuch as sustainability and the potential future impacts of engineering work are also categorizedas sociotechnical dimensions as they draw attention to possible consequences to the naturalenvironment. A call for broader engineering skills is reflected in the Accreditation Board

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

), humility (pride), kindness (envy), patience (wrath), and temperance (gluttony).The virtues form a bridge between the individual and the community because they regulate howthe individual should behave toward the others in the community. For example, charity andgreed describe how one should treat resources, either sharing them with others or hoarding themfrom others. Chastity and lust describe intimacy between the individual and others, particularlysexual intimacy, though not limited to this aspect.The virtues thus appear to be a valuable tool to explore the relationship of the entrepreneur asindividual and the entrepreneur at the nexus of a community network. Although their primarypurpose is to encourage ethical and moral behavior (and we do not

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Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri; William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering Management Program engage others through effective oral,technical and written communication evidenced by:• active listening• clarity and conciseness in presentation• an ability to adjust content and presentation style to audience• confidence and discernment in asking appropriate questions to obtain information vital to the project or task at hand.Professional Behavior: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program will continually grow in theirawareness and understanding of the societal, ethical, cultural, legal and political issues prevalent in an increasinglyglobal society.Integration: Drawing on proficiencies in the areas described above, Graduates of the Engineering ManagementProgram are able to integrate

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Josh Iorio; Kelly Scarff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Angelo Biviano, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Caroline Finlay Branscome, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kathleen Carper, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sara L Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Virginia TechCurricular Problem. Developing communication skills that target non-technical audiences,particularly the general public and community stakeholders impacted by mining operations.Solution. Integrating a communications-based “Sustainability Project” into a sophomore levelcourse on leadership, ethics, and responsible mining. The project consists of two deliverables: awritten op-ed and an Oxford style debate.8Educational Environment. Virginia Tech’s Department of Mining and Minerals Engineeringinitiated its “Writing and Communications Program,” in the mid 1990s to develop critical spoken,written, and visual communication skills that its graduates will quickly rely upon early in theircareers

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

determine most of the ethical costs and benefits.Everything is designed but not everything is designed well, and the sheer volume has nowbecome critical.According to a recent analysis in the Economist,1 most of the economic activity in human historyhas taken place in the 19th and 20th centuries. The world population has grown 10-fold since1811 and when the growth of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is factored in, the resultsare even more remarkable. “Over 23% of all the goods and services made since 1AD wereproduced from 2001 to 2010, ...” That is, almost a fourth of all the goods and services producedin the last 2,000 years were produced in the last 10 years. It is hard to believe that thisexponential growth has a very long future, even if

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Omar S. Al Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Moosa Salim Al Kharusi; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

| Standard of living | Cost savings | Equal Profit | Economic opportunities Growth | R&D Socio-Economical: Business Ethics | Fair trade | Workers’ benefits Figure-1 The three major attributes of sustainability, and their interactionsFigure-1 shows the three major aspects of sustainable development

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Drzymalski, Temple University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

tasks including things liketechnical coordination, human resources and problem solving in diverse environments [4] [5] [6].To tackle today’s engineering challenges, students must be made aware of societal issues,particularly with relation to injustice and inequity, and the human element which interacts withthe problem at hand. Very often, topics such as social justice and ethics are thought of astangential to the engineering curriculum, to be covered in other general education classes or notat all. This omission conveys to students the idea that these issues are separate from “realengineering” (or worse, inconsequential), lessening their ability to meet today’s globalchallenges [7].Many engineering educators will argue that it is not our place

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 5: Work-in-Progress Part 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iram Rahman, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

an environment ofunprecedented change, so their curriculum needs to prepare them for these social, cultural, andtechnical challenges.In a 2017 review of the academic literature on climate change education strategies by Monroe etal., the authors identified increases in curricular guidelines that address climate change,coinciding with increased interest in and funding for climate education [3]. ABET incorporatessustainability and ethics in criterion 3, in student outcome 2: “an ability to apply engineeringdesign to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety,and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors” andoutcome 4: “an ability to recognize ethical and

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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Diversity

[12] T. Martin, K. Rayne, N. J. Kemp, J. Hart, and K. R. Diller, “Teaching for adaptive expertise in biomedical engineering ethics,” Sci. Eng. Ethics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 257–276, Apr. 2005, doi: 10.1007/s11948-005-0045-9.[13] T. Martin, S. D. Rivale, and K. R. Diller, “Comparison of student learning in challenge-based and traditional instruction in biomedical engineering,” Ann. Biomed. Eng., vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1312–1323, Aug. 2007, doi: 10.1007/s10439-007-9297-7.[14] K. Rayne, M. Taylor, S. Brophy, N. J. Kemp, et al, “The development of Adaptive Expertise in biomedical engineering ethics,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 165–173, Apr. 2006.[15] D. L. Schwartz and T. Martin, “Inventing to Prepare for Future Learning: The

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Gary, Arizona State University

vulnerabilities – misuse cases, user stories, SQUARE, security standardsModel underlying program construction, build, Module 4: Verification & Validation (V & V) for Security -deployment, and execution to identify software Penetration testing, Experience testing, Static analysisvulnerabilitiesExplain the importance of software security in Module 5: Security and Software Architecture and Designmodern life from ethical and societal impact Module 6: Security and Software Constructionperspectives. Module 7: Social Impacts of SecurityThe first 3 modules are a mini-course in IT-oriented security, while modules 3 through 6 focuson different aspects of the software engineering

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Understanding Inclusivity and Equity in STEM Contexts: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan; John Callewaert, University of Michigan; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Joanna Millunchick, University of Michigan

compatible with the six criteria defined by Lyden and Lucena[19] toguide engineers through the process of incorporating social justice perspectives into their work.Equity-Centered Engineering Undergraduate Learning ObjectivesOverview: Engineering, as a discipline that seeks to ethically improve the common good, shouldbe inclusive and equitable in its outcomes, education, and practice. Our goal is to equipengineering students with strategies to help make this vision a reality throughout their careers.We seek to achieve this not only by developing and implementing a shared educationalbackground in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but also by creating an environment that fosters anopen, honest, respectful, and developmental dialogue in the delivery of

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CIT Division Technical Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology; Qiping Zhang, Long Island University; Duo Li, Shenyang City University.

Paper ID #37306Do Undergraduate Data Science Program Competencies Varyby College Rankings?Elizabeth Milonas (Dr.) Elizabeth Milonas is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Systems Technology at New York City College of Technology - City University of New York (CUNY). She teaches various topics related to data science and relational and non-relation database technologies. Her research focuses on organization techniques used in big data, ethics in data science curriculum, and evaluation of data science programs/curricula. She has a Ph.D. in Information Systems from Long Island University, an MS

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CIT Division Technical Session #5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mandy Korpusik, Loyola Marymount University; Jordan Freitas, Loyola Marymount University; John David Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University

at the same time. • Early incentive gives me a goal to work toward in getting things done. Having no policy, at the very least, takes some of the time pressure off and enables me to make sure everything is done well. • Turning labs in late always stresses me out, but during a week full of other exams, it’s nice to know you can turn it in later. • I think policies that reward good work ethic are more effective and fair than policies that punish poor work ethic. Some people aren’t as organized as others or have differing condi- tions, and that should be okay. Of course, if it recurs, it should be addressed nonetheless. For that reason, having no policy is probably the worst, since although no one has

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Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Aldrich, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans; Kleio Avrithi, Mercer University; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers; Anthony Kulesa

.  A system for certifying that individuals possess such knowledge before being licensed or otherwise allowed to practice.  A commitment to use specialized knowledge for the public good, and a renunciation of the goal of profit maximization, in return for professional autonomy and monopoly power; and  A code of ethics, with provisions for monitoring individual compliance with the code and a system of sanctions for enforcing it.For the civil engineering profession, the American Society of Civil Engineers has developed allthe above, except a system for certifying that individuals possess such knowledge.Appendix A provides examples of professional societies, institutes, associations, and foundationsthat have

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DEED Technical Session 10: Empathy and Human-centered Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

Construct in Engineering DesignAbstractEmpathy is vital to ethical, effective design, yet vexing to teach. While research suggestsempathy can be developed through human-centered design, students still tend to narrowly scopedesign problems, ignore the heterogeneity of the stakeholders, and focus on only mainstream orvery few individuals with specific need. While engineering education has come to valueempathy, literature suggests that we still have a very limited understanding of its nuances. Weaddress this issue by introducing the construct expansive empathy, which we define as the abilityto understand and generate inclusive design solutions that incorporate the complex interactionsamong the engineering system and the needs

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Romero Galvao, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs

enough for constructioncompanies? Second, what are the primary skills that the construction companies are looking for?Third, do our students know how to express their opinions in a meeting, write a report, make apresentation, work in a team, and finally, know about ethics and compliance? IntroductionSimilar to engineering, construction management is about providing better, safer products andservices; being trusted, while following clients’ expectations and specifications andcontemplating the triple constraints (scope, time, and budget) [1]. This translates to completingthe project within the planned schedule and budget while keeping the stakeholders satisfied withthe final delivery. It is unique within

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #1: Global Competency

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tunno; Dr. Angela Rothrock, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University

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International Division (INTL)

with a range of audiences • (4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts [2].These meaningful documents guide all engineering programs and are more than aspirational.They are strategic and designed to affect change, so implementing action to produce studentswith global awareness and competency starts with the faculty.UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University’s Strategic Plan (2016-2025) spotlighted the need forgraduates to have more global awareness and competence. Its mission statement (abbreviated)below shows global engagement

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby Flanagan, Clemson University; Madison Pollock, Clemson University ; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

, comprised of threetopics with many ties to engineering ethics. Service to society describes a broadening of thetraditional ideas of economic development and expansion to include a deeper consideration ofhuman and nonhuman impacts of engineering. Dignity and worth of all stakeholders opens theidea of what is traditionally considered to be a stakeholder to include the natural environment.Engineers as whole professionals questions the assumption that engineers can be entirelyimpartial in their work, but instead that they bring their own culture, personality, and morality totheir work. All these aspects of empathy should be considered in engineering education.MethodsFollowing the work of Sochacka et al. [9] using the propagation paradigm, the original

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2004 GSW

Authors

Shunmugham R. Pandian

engineering (microelectromechanical systems or MEMS, and assistivetechnologies)3-5.Robotics and mechatronics are also spawning newer disciplines like intelligent systems,embedded systems, and hybrid systems. Project-based LearningThe recent revolutionary, rather than evolutionary, changes in the engineering educationaccreditation criteria by the ABET show that acquisition of technical knowledge alone isnot sufficient for graduating engineers in the globalized workplace today. The studentsfurther need training and experience in the areas of technical communication, ethics, teamwork, economics and ergonomics of system/product design, relationship betweentechnology and society, civic engagement, sensitivity to cultural

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Hugh L Mcmanus, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University

them) topics such as intellectual property, ethics, and societaland global impacts (Bauer, 2012). Some groups failed to fully understand these requirements ormissed out on opportunities to increase the value of their work by including them.An intervention to improve this situation was desired, but the bandwidth of both the studentteams and the course coordinators was very limited. Success data and student commentscollected over several years suggested a possible approach. Student feedback on the coordinatorteam check-ins and writing consultations were quite favorable as seen in Figure 1 later in thispaper. Students clearly valued any amount of personal attention, coaching, and mentoring fromthe course coordinators. This combination of factors

Conference Session

For Students to Know and Grow

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan; Caitlin Hayward, University of Michigan; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan; Rebecca L. Matz, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

findingsof both explicit sexism and racism as well as more systemic patterns in how identity shapesexperiences in engineering, perhaps especially in teamwork. This paper discusses the tool itself,our goals for its further development, and ethical questions we have encountered while workingto help design this teamwork support tool to detect and push back against systemic inequities inteamwork experiences.BackgroundTeamwork pedagogy is common in engineering courses, especially in first year (cornerstone) andsenior year (capstone) design courses, but also across the curriculum. Faculty have multiplegoals for teaching using teams, including improving students’ teamwork skills as a coreengineering competency as well as pedagogical goals like increased

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

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Diversity

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Materials

career-development activities to bolster their readiness for post- graduation. 3. Be exposed to a wide variety of career options in STEM. 4. Learn details about graduate school. 5. Broaden their scientific network through multiple means. 6. Demonstrate scientific communication. 7. Acquire and demonstrate scientific knowledge in materials science. 8. Demonstrate competency in scientific ethics. 9. Develop and plan for participation in an outreach/broader impact activity. 10. Develop a sense of belonging in their role as a citizen in the scientific community.Program Structure and BackgroundPenn State University has a long-standing summer research program for undergraduates inmaterials research that has been supported by a

Conference Session

Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS); Cara Tang, Portland Community College; David Gibson, United States Air Force Academy; Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Casey W. O'Brien, National CyberWatch Center

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Two-Year College

learner capability maturity in foundational security con-cepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures; and formative credentialing solutions that increase the numberof capable professionals.Casey is the Technical Editor of five textbooks: Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense, Linux Server Fun-damentals, Information Security Fundamentals, Introduction to Scripting, and Networking Fundamentals.Casey earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas and an M.A. in Psychology fromDuquesne University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Need for ABET Accreditation of Associate’s Cybersecurity Programs Rajendra K

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jia Li, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Chemical Engineering

interpret data c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) an ability to communicate effectively h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global economic, environmental and societal context i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j) a knowledge of

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

M Abdullah Canbaz, Indiana University Kokomo; KeeJoh OHearon; Michael McKee, Indiana University Kokomo; Md Nour Hossain

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

,devices including development, deployment, security, surpassing 75 billion devices by 2025 [2]. A largeprivacy, and ethics. For every new device, a set of portion of these connected devices is in the categoryprocedures and algorithms need to be developed to of the IoT devices designed to ease people’s dailyenable them to connect, interact, monitor, analyze, lives. With the overwhelming presence of IoT in ourand augment the device’s physical attributes. Given lives, from smart appliances to industrial IoTs, there isthat the data generated and processed by the IoT drastic concern surrounding IoT device securitydevices contain a large amount of private information

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Tom Tretter, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

utilizing a 3-factor model (discussed in detail below) to measure first-yearengineering students’ maintained interest in the engineering profession as a career choice.1. IntroductionNational retention rates in STEM undergraduate programs continue to average about 50% [1].More specifically, there has been an undesirable decrease over the past several decades in thenumber of students persisting in engineering degree programs [2-3]. Increasing first-yearengineering retention increases the number of engineering students earning undergraduatedegrees, yet doing so has proven challenging because associated factors are multifaceted and notthoroughly understood [4-6].Aptitude and work ethic certainly play a role in retaining students in the engineering