Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook; LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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Graduate Studies

, Engineering, and Mathematics DisciplinesAbstractThis study seeks to determine key factors influencing the career choices and experiences ofunderrepresented minority undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and facultymembers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Specialattention is given to exploring factors influencing decisions to move along paths leading to theprofessoriate. Questions being studied include 1) what are the key factors influencing minoritystudents' decisions to pursue graduate study in STEM, 2) what are the key factors influencinggraduate students' decisions to select the STEM professoriate as a career choice, and 3) what arepatterns in the experiences of minority graduate students

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Miller, Brigham Young University; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University

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Construction

“industry sharing” with academic institutions strengthens our programand likewise better prepares their future employees. After our students graduate we anticipatethat they will be comfortable in sharing new ideas or trends with us because they benefitted fromtheir predecessors sharing with them.Acknowledgment that BIM Specific Personnel Currently Have a Limited Career PathThese visits also revealed that BIM provides a limited career path to those students who wish torise to the executive level. Students would be better served by either pursuing a position as aproject engineer or one in preconstruction, with an emphasis in BIM. Students interested in BIMalso seeking to move up to the executive levels in a company should look for job titles like

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan T. Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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First-Year Programs

encourage completion of a baccalaureateengineering degree in the traditional time frame. To accomplish the goal of integrating the students through academic and social supports,the proposed action plan was to implement program activities through two strategies. The firststrategy was to develop a set of student support activities that included academic, financial, andsocial components that would facilitate mentoring, community building, and retention. Second,internship opportunities were to be developed to enhance career development and post-graduatecareer preparation. However, a selection of the student support activities became non-operational. This was due in large part to the different needs that transfer students bring withthem to the

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

well. Boylan3 provides data from theAmerican College Test (ACT) high school profile that shows the percentage of students planningto major in engineering has decreased from 8.6% in 1992 to 5.3% in 2003 which magnifiesconcerns given the rising need for engineers and the aging of the current engineering workforce.Furthermore, findings from a 2010 study by the National Research Council’s Committee onExamination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) Workforce Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs indicate that “as aconsequence of inadequate educational opportunities in elementary and high school, careers inscience and engineering (S&E) become beyond the reach of students who might

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

maintaining its status as an advanced industrialized nation. TheU.S. could lose its scientific and technological competitive edge over other industrializedcountries over the next few decades because of the lack of a labor force in technological fields. A Page 25.989.3study by the NSF in 1996 reported that during their last year of high school, male students weremore than three times as likely to pursue an engineering career, as compared to femalestudents [30]. Some researchers believe that increasing the interest of female students inengineering fields should increase participation of women in engineering careers.Researchers are searching for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mezbahur Rahman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

, professional and life skills.IntroductionFacilitating professional development and mentoring for STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) students can be a challenge for programs but is important for students’ultimate success and satisfaction with their careers. A National Science Foundation S-STEMgrant allows our Midwestern comprehensive university to award scholarships to cohorts of 23students enrolled in one of the following majors: Mathematics; Computer Science; Biology;Information Technology; Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Computer Engineering; andElectronic, Manufacturing, Automotive and Computer Engineering Technology. Scholars canrenew their $5000 scholarships (which provides almost full tuition assistance) for up to a total ofthree

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

out employer and employee obligations upon termination. But what ethicalrights and obligations concerning the end of employment is the engineer or the engineer’semployer morally obliged to respect, how are those rights affected by investments or personalbehavior, and ought ethical rights limit or supercede contractual stipulations? This paper will examine the moral dynamics of changing jobs in the engineering marketplacefrom the ethical perspectives of virtue, duty, utility, and care. Examples will be drawn fromHerbert Hoover’s career as a mining engineer. Suggestions will also be made concerning theintegration of this discussion into a lecture or module of instruction on engineering ethics.Engineers seldom stay with the same employer for

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chen; John Tharakan

). Additionally, thereis a unique research opportunity for both educator and NASA career employees in the NASAAdministrator's Fellow Program (NAFP).NAFP Program The NAFP program provides opportunities for both NASA employees and theMathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology (MSET) faculty of Minority ServingInstitutions (MSIs). The NAFP program is designed to enhance the professional development ofthe participants. Furthermore, NAFP program assists NASA by increasing the ability of theparticipating MSIs to respond to its overall research and development mission. The NAFP hasbeen successfully implemented since 1997, with participants from all NASA Centers, JetPropulsion Laboratory, and MSIs, which are listed in Tables 1 and 2, respectively

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charla Triplett; Eugene Eckstein

Alliance for Industrial Internships: Growth and Sustainability C.K. Triplett1 and E.C. Eckstein2 1Biomedical Career Center, Chandler, AZ 85226 2 U. Memphis & U. Tennessee Joint Graduate Program in BME, Memphis, TN 38152-3210 Abstract - The Biomedical Engineering Alliance for Industrial Internships (BMEAII) is a network of member universities throughout the United States that cooperate forthe benefit of biomedical engineering students. Coordinators at the universities work intandem with the National Director and in regional networks to further facilitate placementof individual students, promote awareness of program

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Musiak

succeed in their first yearof college life. The elements that make up our efforts to facilitate learning are: learning communities where like-minded students live and study together, proactive advising/mentoring where we discuss with each student theiracademic progress and career goals on a regular basis rather than waiting for the student to come to us for advice,workshops dealing with campus living issues, real career mentoring, and a technologically enhanced living andlearning environment.The learning community concept was introduced on our campus two years ago. The idea is to have students withsimilar academic interests and classes (including class schedules) to be near each other in the dormitories so that theywould have the opportunity to

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Ibrahim

from highschool to community college to university. Participating companies play an important rolein defining competency gaps, developing case studies, placing students in internships, anddeveloping state of the art laboratories. Competency gaps serve as a driver to curriculumdevelopment. One objective of the program has been to enhance diversity and encourageunderrepresented minorities to pursue careers in engineering by presenting them with aseamless pathway early on in their education process. The paper will also provide answersto such questions as: How to develop a stable pipeline of students? What is the role ofindustry in program development? What are the significant achievements of the 2+2+2program after three years of implementation

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

. This istrue; but the underlying problem is not being addressed for these students. As Dr. Carl Whitestated at a Saturday Academy Partnership Workshop, “These groups are putting SEM careers in Page 6.1000.1front of these students, yet they are not giving them the tools to actually participate in these Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationfields.” The Morgan State University School of Engineering Saturday Academy, developedthrough the ECSEL Coalition, has evolved into a program that is trying

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Joseph Flieger, Northern Arizona University; Eddie Hillenbrand

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

. Stories of even higher DFW rates in aComputer Science 1 (CS1) course are not uncommon. At the same time, there are unprecedenteddecreases in diversity as young women have fled the field; DFW rates for women have soared atan even greater pace than that of men7.Although the high DFW rate in CS1 is undeniably a complex phenomenon, two central factorsare that students simply need more opportunities to practice basic skills and the experience needsto develop confidence and motivate long-term learning and career goals. Some students may notengage in sufficient practice due to low motivation, boring exercises, frustration with syntacticminutiae, and time management. If students fail to see a direct connection between learning andreal problems and career

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

(VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication, and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore identity and interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design.Mr. James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech Page 25.283.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Capstone Design Faculty Motivation: Motivational Factors for Teaching the Capstone Design Course

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

, in road construction, and this work began her environmentally focused ca- reer path. She served as a Chemical Engineer at the Office of Mobile Sources of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Ann Arbor, Mich., from 1987-1989 and as a Senior Project Leader in International Regulations at General Motors Corporation in Warren, Mich., from 1989-1991. She subsequently pursued her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan from 1991-1998, under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Adriaens and Dr. Jeremy Semrau, and her dissertation topic focused on bioreme- diation and oxidation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by methane-oxidizing bacteria. Lindner began her academic career at UF

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

parallel programming or object-oriented design. It is also well known that engineering students are more likely to pursue andcomplete CS degrees if they perform well in their freshman programming courses. Consequently,the importance of stimulating long-term CS interest at the K-12 level cannot be understated.K-12 CS programs that dwell on the high-level benefits of a CS career can sometimesoverwhelm new students. Typically, these programs will introduce students to recent researchprojects or high-end products in the market. While these methods inspire interest in CS, they canalso be discouraging when students realize their introductory work (e.g. basic programming) isso far away from the advanced projects that were introduced.Alternatively

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students inthis region, exposure to professional STEM careers will likely need to occur outside the home.Supplemental classroom and summer camp experiences that promote STEM play a critical rolein many students’ lives in these important transition years. Increasing the number of graduates in Page 25.1056.2STEM programs in South Texas will require encouraging and preparing underrepresentedminority middle and high school students through special programs focused on STEM. Onesuch program with proven success in attracting and preparing minority students is the Pre-freshman Engineering program (PREP). Nationally, attracting a greater number of students

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4441: TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 25.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Creative Thinking Using Problem-Based LearningAbstractAs global competition and technological innovation continue to challenge businessorganizations, the ability to solve diverse and complex problems has become essential forstudents in every academic discipline. While pursuing their careers, technology andengineering students will soon realize that the development of creative problem solvingskills is fundamental for success in today’s

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Baartmans; Sheryl Sorby

they are receiving is simply not exciting them to learn more. At MichiganTech there is an unusually high percentage of students who are excited enough about mathematicsand science to pursue careers in these areas. Currently, 88% of the university’s student body (82%of the minority students) are pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, computer science, or engi-neering. It seems evident that graduate students from Michigan Tech have something special toshare with students and teachers in K-12 schools.Michigan Tech’s GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program. This is a three year program which linkshigher education at Michigan Tech with primary and secondary schools in the Copper CountryIntermediate School District (CCISD). Ten graduate students and 2-3

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Golding; Walter Fisher; Stella Quinones

interdisciplinary team whose goal is to promotestudent success. Student success strategies, self-responsibility, and critical thinking skills aredeveloped in the university seminar course. The developmental math course provides the mathbackground necessary for these students to enter college-level math courses. Most of the studentshave little difficulty in passing the developmental math course, but they have very poorunderstanding of how to use the abstract concepts learned in math to solve problems. Thisweakness causes many students to do poorly in subsequent technical courses and/or to give up ona career in engineering. The introduction to engineering course serves as a bridge between theabstract concepts learned in math and their application to ÀrealÀ

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Johnson

pressure times flow rate. Details about these and other applicationscan be found in Biological Process Engineering, by A. T. Johnson (John Wiley, 1999).Teaching students about the principles underlying transport processes, and illuminating thepossibilities of analogous application can enable engineering students to conceptualize in a waythat will be forever valuable to them, whether they remain in engineering careers or take otherfuture career pathways. To be agents of change, they will realize very simply that they mustincrease motivation (effort), reduce resistance, overcome inertia, and maintain sufficient capacitystorage that will not be depleted.ARTHUR T. JOHNSONArthur T. Johnson is currently Professor in Biological Resources Engineering at

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Villanueva; Amy Strobel

advisor refers thestudent to speak with a faculty advisor regarding course selection or clarification of educationand career goals. The student and the faculty advisor begin to build an advisee/advisorrelationship. Once a semester, staff advisors, a faculty advisor from each department, and theAssociate Dean, meet to discuss every student on probation. During this meeting the groupreviews each student’s semester gpa, cumulative gpa, degree gpa, and department admission gpa.The group also monitors matriculation through courses required for admission into departmentstatus and accordingly sets specific and measurable goals for each student. Collaboration withstaff and faculty advisors has increased matriculation into the departments.TechnologyWhile

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy N. Chang; Daphne l. Chang

level, have been made.Specifically, it is generally considered that the students are not as "good" as they used tobe. However, It has also been observed that the best students, in terms of indicators suchas GPA, are not always the ones to excel in their careers.The central issues facing academic institutions are then:• How to assess student performance with respect to broad-spectrum academic/industry benchmark.• How to provide a learning environment so that the students can realize their full career potential.• How to improve team-work and communication skills.This paper discusses the summary analysis of an electrical engineering graduate coursetitled "Real-time Control Systems". This course has been offered to graduate studentsfrom

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Sureshkumar; J. Sato

placed to the MEMC Inc., St. Peters, web site and to theacademic research laboratories that work on silicon manufacturing through CVD and non-CVDprocesses. This will enhance professional awareness and improve career prospects.Introduce experimental and software tools: Software tools will includeMaple/Mathematica/Matlab and special purpose software such as FIDAP, Fluent, POLYFLOWetc. This could complement the introductory course on computing (CS 265 at WashingtonUniversity). Similar introduction to applications of flow visualization [4] digital particle imagingvelocimetry (DPIV), infrared thermal imaging (IRTI), Rheometry etc. could also be given throughthe IRIMs.K-12 Education: IRIMs developed based on simpler illustrations of engineering target

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Himani Sharma; Jennifer Hadley Perkins, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Ohio State University (OSU). He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. He recently joined OSU after having served as an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within Arizona State University’s Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE) where he was the Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems & Design (EESD) Ph.D. Program. He is currently a Deputy Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education and co-maintains the Engineering Education Community Resource wiki. Additional career highlights include serving as Chair of the Research in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vianney Lara-Prieto, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Maria Ileana Ruiz-Cantisani, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Marcela Paola Bentin; Maria Haydée Peralta, National University; Laura Romero, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

of women atvarious stages of their STEM careers. Employing a mixed methods approach, this study seeksto evaluate the individual impact of participation in a women's network committed tofostering a culture of gender equality and celebrating the accomplishments of recent years.Some initiatives organized by the Matilda Chair include books featuring the inspiringjourneys of women, expert panels, conferences, webinars, mentorship programs, social mediacampaigns, and research publications. This joint effort hopes to serve as an inspiration and toencourage other institutions to embark on similar journeys, advocating for equal rights andopportunities for women in both academic and professional areas. Together, we strive tocreate an equity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

workplace.” Participants emphasized specific examples of improvements, such as theircommunication with managers, understanding of job duties, team collaboration, problem-solving, and work ethic. Practical applications of engineering in their courses helped them totranslate theoretical knowledge into employment opportunities. As stated by one participant, “Ifeel like I was one of the few people in my internship … that was actually able to take myresearch in my own direction.” Additionally, participants expressed that the program heightenedstudents’ confidence in exploring career opportunities in engineering and engineeringtechnology. They identified examples of how the skills students develop in the engineeringprogram contributed to their efforts in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracie Ferreira, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Shakhnoza Kayumova, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

awards, engineering is ranked fourth [1]. Despite intentions to pursue further education,the realities of full-time employment and the extended duration required to complete a degreepart-time often deter these students from achieving their educational aspirations. Literatureindicates that students who continue in engineering careers typically demonstrate high levels ofself-efficacy and identify strongly with the engineering community [1,2]. Although research onself-efficacy and engineering identity has expanded, it predominantly focuses on the initialcollege experience [3,4]. Limited research exists on self-efficacy and engineering identity amongstudents persisting in engineering education and into their professional careers [4,5]. The

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

numerous benefits received from enrollment in a LC. Most notably,they report the following 5: 1. Making connections with other students, peer mentors, faculty, and advisors, 2. Academic advising (e.g., knowledgeable, available when needed assistance), 3. Experiencing environment that promotes and respects diversity, 4. Becoming familiar with campus and academic support resources, 5. Deciding on a major or future career, 6. Adjusting to college. The Summer Bridge (SB) program is a specific type of LC intended to bridge the gapbetween high school and college. The intensive 2 week SB program, developed as an additionalsupport for incoming, first year students, provides a high-impact, high-touch experience tostudents in a major

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Debra M. McCallum, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Rosanna E. Guadagno, University of Alabama; Beverly Roskos, University of Alabama; Carmen Burkhalter, University of Alabama; Marion J Goldston, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2446: EFFECTS OF ENGAGING CLASSROOM STRATEGIESAND TEACHER SUPPORT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES OVER SCHOOLTRANSITIONSJoan Barth, University of Alabama Joan Barth is a research social scientist at the University of Alabama. Research interests include psycho- logical and educational issues in school settings. Current projects include a study of personal, social and life goal factors that affect interest in STEM careers from elementary through college years.Debra M. McCallum, University of AlabamaBeth Todd, University of Alabama Dr. Beth Todd is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama.Rosanna E. Guadagno, University of AlabamaBeverly Roskos, University of AlabamaDr. Carmen Burkhalter, The