both social and educational Use undergraduate students as leaders / organizers to foster engagement with near peersReferences[1] A. Evanoski-Cole, K. Catton, and B. Vermeulen, “Confidence of Undecided First-YearEngineering Students in Choosing Their Major and Implications for Retention,” 2017 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, June 2017.[2] R. A. Hensel, J. Dygert, and M. L. Morris, “Understanding Student Retention inEngineering,” 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, June 2020.[3] A. Osta, J. Kadlowec, A. Papernik, and A. Ferreira Dias-Liebold,“ Work in Progress:Studying the Factors Affecting Women Recruitment and Retention in Engineering,” 2020 ASEEVirtual Annual Conference, June 2020.[4] S. Chopra, G. R. Bertoline, and C. M. Laux
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National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is among the first to study Latinos in engineering and coauthored The Bor- derlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering. Dr. Lord is a Fellow of the IEEE and ASEE and is active in the engineering education community including serving as General Co-Chair of the Frontiers in Educa- tion Conference, President of the IEEE Education Society, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). She and her coauthors received the 2011 Wickenden Award for the best paper in JEE and the 2011 and 2015 Best Paper Awards for the IEEE ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China
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is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award; the ASEE
. Rios’ research and teaching interests include: robotics, design, kinematics and dynamics of machines and engineering education.Dr. Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Fadda is Clinical Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His background includes two decades of professional engineering practice in the energy industry where he has held numerous positions. Dr. Fadda has worked in product research and developed patented products for chemical, petrochemical, and nuclear applications. He is a professional engineer and an ASME fellow. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Using Computer Simulations in a Freshman Mechanical Engineering
potentialcourse restructuring.References[1] KEEN Engineering Unleased, Retrieved from http://engineeringunleashed.com/keen/[2] KEEN Framework, Retrieved from http://engineeringunleashed.com/keen/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/KEEN-Frameworks-2016.pdf[3] K. Thoroughman, A. Hruschka, and P. Widder, “Engineering virtue studio keen modules to fosterentrepreneurial mindset in an integrative first-second year online course”, Proceedings of the 121st ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 15-18, 2014, Indianapolis, Indiana.[4] K. Reid, D. M. Ferguson, “Enhancing the entrepreneurial mindset of freshman engineers”, Proceedings of the118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 26-29, 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[5] S. Condoor, M. McQuilling
include first-year design, makerspace education, hands-on learning, diverse student engagement & retention.Dr. Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida Lilianny Virguez is a Lecturer at the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education at University of Florida. She holds a Masters’ degree in Management Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. She has work experience in engineering and has taught engineering courses at the first-year level. Her research interests include motivation to succeed in engineering with a focus on first-year students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Making the Makers: Building Hands-on Skills to Help
member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the American Educational Research As- sociation and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science and engineering departments on diversifying their undergraduate student population. She remains an active researcher, including studying academic policies, gender and ethnicity issues, transfers, and matriculation models with MIDFIELD as well as student veterans in engineering. Her evaluation work includes
- neering program evaluator for ABET. He is an American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Fellow, a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.Dr. Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Komisar is the Backe Chair and Program Director of Environmental Engineering at FGCU c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning in Engineering Project Management Classes: Does Technology Matter?AbstractIncreasing the interest, attention and engagement of engineering students in learning engineeringand construction project management is a genuine challenge. Appropriate use of educationaltechnologies such as cloud-based student
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programs across the United States. We hope that the datapresented here can facilitate conversations amongst faculty – both pre and post tenure –regarding appropriate expectations, mentoring, and maintaining a work-life balance in both thegeneral structure of academia as well as on a departmental and even personal level.MethodologyThe survey was conducted during the Fall 2019 semester. Two notification emails were sent to atotal of 3,158 faculty identified. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical EngineeringTechnology faculty were defined as the faculty belonging in programs accredited by theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). In total 339 different programswere identified for mechanical engineering, and 66 programs for
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interventions, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 18:6, 924-941.(29) Good Therapy. 134 Activities to add to your self-care plan. https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/134-activities-to-add-to-your-self-care-plan/ Access date: October 2023.(30) Versypt ANF (2019) Self-evaluation and reflection for professional development of chemical engineering students. Chemical Engineering Education, 53 (3), 157-161. https://journals.flvc.org/cee/article/view/114405(31) Versypt ANF (2017) Self-reflection assignments for evaluating non-technical skills and setting goals for professional development. Proceeding of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference. https://peer.asee.org/28819
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. He is an affiliated faculty member of the NTU Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) and the NTU Institute for Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH). He serves as the Director of the World MOON Project and holds editorial roles as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education and Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. He is also the upcoming Program Chair-Elect of the PCEE Division at ASEE. His current research interests include STEM+C education, specifically artificial intelligence literacy, computational thinking, and engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Cultivating a
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other organizations. Content for this table wasderived from Claude AI (December 18, 2024) and edited as well as re-organized into categoriesby the author. To complement the AI derived practices, below is also a list of literature derivedstrategies that have been used by organizations to mitigate the challenges to building diverseteams. Such evidence-based strategies can help us advance diversity, equity, and inclusioninitiatives in higher education also.Recruitment, Screening, and Interview Phases: • Regular bias training (Gino and Coffman, 2021; Applebaum, 2019) • Broad recruitment across historically excluded groups (Cosgriff-Hernandez et al., 2022) • Structured interviews (Levashina et al. 2014; Williamson et al., 1997) • Blind
& Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, June 24-27, 2018.[6] A. Badir, J. Liao, G. I. Papkov, and R. J. O'Neill, “Exam Wrappers, Reflection and Student Performance in Engineering Mechanics – Part II,” in 126th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, USA, June 15-19, 2019.[7] R. J. O'Neill, A. Badir, G. I. Papkov, and J. Liao, “Work in Progress: A Study of the Effect of Graded Homework in an Engineering Mechanics Course,” in 127th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtual, June 22-26, 2020.[8] M. Lieberman, “Introducing a New(-ish) Learning Mode: Blendflex/Hyflex.” Inside Higher Ed
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
and BA in Spanish language & literature from North Carolina State University, and a MS/PhD in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exposing Undergraduates to Design, Fabrication, and Large-Scale Experimentation in a Structural Steel Design CourseAbstractDuring Fall 2017, Spring and Fall 2018 quarters, various hands-on design, fabrication, and large-scale experimental projects were incorporated into a 10-week undergraduate structural steeldesign course offered in the Department of Architectural Engineering at California PolytechnicState University – San Luis Obispo. Through these projects students
. Miskioglu and K. Martin, “Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Instrument to Measure ‘Engineering Intuition,’” in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Tampa, Florida: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2019, p. 33027. doi: 10.18260/1-2--33027.[22] E. Miskioglu and K. Martin, “Is the Answer Reasonable or Ridiculous? Common Factors among Students Who Display High Engineering Intuition on Technology-aided Solutions,” in 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Columbus, Ohio: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2017, p. 28592. doi: 10.18260/1-2--28592.[23] E. E. Miskioğlu et al., “Situating intuition in engineering practice,” J of Engineering Edu, vol. 112, no. 2, pp. 418–444, Apr. 2023, doi
, engineering, and mathematics programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #26880Dr. Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Spiegel is the Director of the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at the Colorado School of Mines. He previously served as Chair of the Disciplinary Literacy in Science Team at the Institute for Learning (IFL) and Associate Director of Outreach and Development for the Swanson School of Engineering’s Engineering Education Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh, he was a science educator at
Paper ID #36630An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Group Work in a MechanicalEngineering ProgramMs. Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University Elizabeth Whitehurst graduated from Mississippi State University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in me- chanical engineering. She now works as a mechanical design engineer in the defense industry, supporting efforts to help protect and propel the capabilities of the warfighter.Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University Graduated from Mississippi State University and the Bagley College of Engineering in 2021 with a Bach- elors in Biological Engineering. Currently a graduate
contextualized anddecontextualized problems in the first place. In January 2019, in the winter term of the samecourse, we presented a decontextualized problem from a first-semester course for all engineeringmajors and asked students to write a context for it.ENEE200 is a general education class on engineering ethics. It is a large lecture class withapproximately 80 students that meets three times a week: twice as a whole group lecture andonce in smaller discussion sections of approximately 15 students. The course is open to anystudent, but approximately 65% are engineering students, as the course is based out of theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department. The remainder of students come from a widevariety of majors, including computer science
Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of Accomplished Chemical Engineers for Transform- ing Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
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Education, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[4] R. S. Harichandran, D. J. Adams, M. A. Collura, N. O. Erdil, W. D. Harding, J. Nocito-Gobel and A. Thompson, "An integrated approach to developing technical communication skills in engineering students," in 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[5] R. Gregory and S. Green, "A collaborative assessment tool for technical writing and communication," in 2019 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference, Raleigh, NC, 2019.[6] L. Wahlin, "Chapter 2: Understanding your audience," in Fundamentals of Engineering Technical Communication: A Resource & Writing Guide for the Fundamentals of Engineering Program, The Ohio State University, pp. 15-25