Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

abilities at theconclusion of their undergraduate career. In the wake of ABET 2000, it came to play anexaggerated role in fulfilling the program outcomes of Criterion 3. Of the eleven outcomes,seven are covered in this one course, four of them are covered here exclusively.By 2009, when the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) reviewed the seniorcapstone design course, it was felt that the students were not making the best use of thisopportunity. It was viewed by students as simply another lab-based course. The demands ofteaching professionalism topics, project management and the design process meant that therewas seldom time in a single semester for students to complete an extended project that hadmeaning for their professional development

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel P Bumblauskas, University of Missouri Harvard University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Sales for Engineers I, and is focused on teaching students how tobe effective technical sales people. Faculty and administrators reached out to an industrialadvisory committee comprised of organizations to develop the program with a vested interest;specific organizations that hire students from the College of Engineering at Iowa StateUniversity for career tracks in technical sales and marketing were solicited.The course, taught by one instructor since 2008, uses a combination of various sales techniquesand strategies from established technical sales programs to frame the syllabus for the course.This course has now been offered for five consecutive years, with surveys taken of students atthe beginning and end of the course for four semesters

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

received his B.S in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Design) from Stanford University’s Center for Design Research.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

and actually across the globe, the number of courses, seminars, andsuggestions for providing students with materials to help them in their future careers abound. Wehave courses focusing on how to properly maneuver through a dining experience and how tocarry on a conversation in an elevator. We try to teach young men and women how to dressproperly for success while giving them tips on how to formulate resumes and cover letters. Wemarch any number of employers through our classrooms providing those students with masses ofinformation on those companies and their products. All in all there is nothing wrong with thisapproach. We know what they need to know and we try to provide as much of it as possible. Butwith that there is a sense that we have

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

public policy impacted the citizens (society, general public). None, again, discriminate interms of the scope of the impact. None mentioned topics related to commitment, neither for Page 23.391.3decisions.Subjects showed high interest in pursuing public policy careers and in taking public policycourses. Among the 24 respondents, 17 (70%) said that they are or might be interested in a careerin public policy. 20 (83%) have not taken any policy related course, yet 16 (66%) were interestedin taking public policy related courses.17 subjects (70%) have never been involved in creating or influencing public policy, but 22(92%) agreed that understanding

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hyuk Park, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

utilization of non-visual curriculum3. Currently, there are only a fewefforts focused on encouraging students with visual impairments to pursue higher educationand computing career opportunities at the precollege level, which include the National Centerfor Blind Youth in Science4, the Access Computing Alliance5, and Project ACE (AccessibleComputing Education)6.One of the popular activities that encourage K-12 students to focus their future career goals inthe computer science and engineering fields is the utilization of robotic platforms7. With themultidisciplinary characteristics of the robotics field and its basis in math and science, therobotics curriculum can provide an intriguing and challenging environment for students

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Rust, Western New England University; Andrew Wellesley Browne, Harvard Medical School, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

within BME432 – Lab on a Chip, which introduces students to the theory and application of microfluidicsystems in medicine and biology. Once the project had been described to the students on the firstday of the course, all subsequent lectures were designed to deliver content required for eachstage of the device development process, including concept generation, design, fabrication, andtesting. In order to assess the impact of the project on student interest and attitudes toward theLab on a Chip research field, pre- and post-course surveys were developed and administered.The results from the surveys showed increased student-reported knowledge, confidence indeveloping devices, and level of interest in pursuing further studies, training, and careers

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ferris, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

paper discusses the design of the lab in detail, with anemphasis on the benefits of practical experience for students entering the electrical powerindustry workforce.The Portland, OR, metropolitan area hosts numerous power-related entities, including aroundtwo dozen power engineering consultancies, two investor-owned utilities, two significant federalentities focused on hydropower and transmission, several power plant developers & operators,and a growing number of high-tech manufacturers and software companies focused onsmart-grid products and services. In order to provide students with practical hands-onexperiences in preparation for careers in the local power industry, we have designed theprotection lab curriculum around using standard

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Cynthia Mann

Society for Engineering EducationStudents retained until graduation sometimes also express apathy toward the field of engineering.Upon finally reaching graduation, some are so burned-out that they are not able to look forwardto beginning a new career. At OSU some were specifically asking for more opportunity to havecreative input in their education. It was believed that if they could take more ownership in theirprojects—by expressing their unique ideas, that they would feel more pride in their work2. Thusprojects that had been exhausting because of their abstractness might become less exhaustingbecause of the personal pride and motivation of working toward one’s own creative expression3.Additionally, industrial employers seek innovative solutions

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Long; Kevin Sutterer; Frederick Berry

Session 3580 EXPLORE ENGINEERING: Rose-Hulman’s Outreach to Middle and High School Students Dale Long, Kevin Sutterer, and Fred Berry Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionRose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) places a high priority on reaching out to the localcommunity. This is part of the formula for its success. Such outreach fosters serviceopportunities so students can discover engineering, mathematics, and science careers are aboutmore than calculations, theories and books. Service is a fundamental aspect of being aprofessional and thus

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

this study is to investigate the impact of how metacognition strategies can beutilized to improve the confidence level of students, which may affect academic performance andprofessional career choices.This study utilized quantitative analysis by measuring confidence levels with in-class surveysbefore and after lectures. Exam scores were recorded to measure the impact of the variablesusing non-parametric descriptive statistics, repeated measures correlation, and paired sample t-tests. The results demonstrated that all three groups (first generation students, female students,and students from different ethnic backgrounds) improved their confidence level and academicperformance through metacognition strategies. The utilization of metacognition

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, including making substantial gains in student achievement, closing achievement gaps,improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring student preparation for success in collegeand careers. Our state has focused its RTTT program to include STEM initiatives throughoutPreK-12 to teachers looking for new curricula with a STEM focus, which in turn has fosteredcollaborations among STEM high school teachers. As a result, a higher percent of scienceteachers attended our Professional Development (PD) workshop last summer and are currentlyusing our engineering design curricula in their traditional science classrooms. Further, one of thetechnology education teachers using our curriculum has partnered with physics and biologyteachers to provide supplemental

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Alabama, Huntsville. Virani’s research interests include engineering education, empirical software quality, and cognitive perspectives of systems engineering teams. She teaches decision and risk analysis, software systems architecture, and systems integration, verification, and validation. She is a member of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) and IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers).Ms. Iris B. Burnham, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts Iris B. Burnham is the Founder and Superintendent of the Burnham Wood Charter School District in El Paso, Texas. The Da Vinci School serves grades 5-12 and has been designated an Innovative STEM Academy by the Texas Education Agency. Burnham ’s career

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

International

developing inPeru. The paper presents an overview of some of the international service activities currentlyunderway which have resulted in good participation, and exceptionally strong interest by URMstudents. Students will be surveyed as to their desire to integrate service in their careers andways that involvement in the club has fulfilled these desires. On outline of such a surveyinstrument is presented. Page 25.834.2Introduction Engineering student retention represents a significant challenge in engineering education.Only about one half of students who enroll in engineering will actually earn an engineeringdegree1. This challenge is further

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

high school students and teachers as they apply engineering design processes to technological problems. She is also the Principal Investigator of ”The Influence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students,” a program funded by the DRK-12 program at NSF. This exploratory study examines the influences that those MESA activities have on students’ perception of engineering and their self-efficacy and interest in engineering and their subsequent decisions to pursue careers in engineering. Page 25.856.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Investigating

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

project in 2004, recognizing that, although there aremany resources available to inform, motivate, fund, mentor, promote, and support minorities andwomen to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but finding theseresources is not easy. MIND Links gathers and updates each year links to resources in anorganized manner that is useful for parents, students, professionals, academics andadministrators. Special attention is paid to provide useful resources to every stage of forming theengineer, including • Exploratory and motivational stage: K-12, enrichment activities, competitions • Preparatory: scholarships, fellowships, rankings of undergraduate and graduate engineering programs, internships

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

they often lack the mentorship, educational opportunities, or role modelsnecessary to make this a realistic career path. The educational system further narrows theselection of students in engineering as most technologically rich courses are delivered in asequential manner with no active exercises or connection to the real world. This approach placeschildren who learn in global, sensing, visual, and active modes at a disadvantage and restrictsopportunities for diversity. Engineering outreach that provides interactive projects and addressesthe spectrum of learning styles can enhance both interest and diversity in engineering. A modelfor K-12 outreach teaching has been incorporated into an undergraduate engineering courseentitled, Structural

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

diploma)should be positively framed to express the school’s commendation. The task force also felt thatby their senior year, students should be aware of the job hunting process, proper interviewprotocol, and have a well-developed career plan. Finally, some type of exit mechanism shouldbe in place to gather feedback from the graduating students and an invitation to involve studentsas alumni should be made.Shea1 explains that universities have the responsibility to ready students for life after college:“Advising and counseling seniors through the job search process, providing some type of closureon the college experience, motivating alumni relationships, and evaluating experiences are someof the responsibilities institutions have in easing the

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Barta, Sweet Briar College; Bethany Brinkman, Sweet Briar College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

factors that contribute tothis phenomenon, including societal bias and the environment of the STEM classroom. As asociety, it seems to be a natural assumption that the subjects of math, science, and engineeringare traditionally “male” subjects. Research has been done to show how “stereotypes can lowergirls’ aspirations for science and engineering careers over time.”2 In order to eliminate societalbias, the environment and manner in which STEM subjects are taught to girls must change. “Ifgirls grow up in an environment that cultivates their success in science and math with spatialskills training, they are more likely to develop their skills as well as their confidence andconsider a future in a STEM field.”2 This project was designed to target

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

who have college degrees roughly doubled over the past three decades, as did theshare of those with some college education. Over the same time, the share of those attaining ahigh school diploma or less declined. Employment of college graduates is projected to growfaster than average from 2006 to 2016 [2]. Increasing demand for technological advances meansmore jobs for STEM workers. More STEM workers also will be needed to replace those who areleaving these occupations. Many highly skilled workers will retire, change careers, or move tomanagement positions over the next decade. Employers are expected to hire about 2.5 millionSTEM workers who are entering their occupation for the first time [3,4]. Along with near futurehigh demand for a well

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the last day to assess studentinterests and opinions. The survey contained the following questions, with a 5 pointLikert scale labeled as “not at all” (1), “slightly” (2), “somewhat” (3), “quite a bit” (4)and “very much” (5). Q9 and Q10 were only included on the post-camp survey. Page 24.754.5 Q1 I am familiar with the field of materials science and engineering. Q2 I understand the career opportunities in materials engineering. Q3 I want to study engineering in college. Q4 I want to study materials engineering in college. Q5 I want to go to UAB for college. Q6 I like to take things apart to see how they work

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

their curriculum while 52 % claimed BIM contentwas embedded in conventional courses 4. It is important to note that some programs have morethan one BIM courses. The same study also suggested that partnership might be the solution toadvancing BIM education as well as BIM staff acquisition in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction industry4. The process of BIM created new career paths for young professionals6.New positions such as “BIM engineer/BIM manager” became a choice for current collegegraduates and may become their future career path. While the industry, especially medium tolarge size contractors, is progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, structured BIMeducation at university level is slowly progressing. It is critical to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of design projects in first-year engineering courses, little research to dateexamines the effect of such courses on student motivation. Broad studies of retention inengineering education show promising results for women and other under-represented studentsin project-based courses2; however, engineering educators need a richer understanding of howspecific project-oriented pedagogies affect students’, and in particular women’s, motivations forengineering and their intended career plans. This study focuses on women because of theircontinued underrepresentation in engineering3, 4 and the need to ensure effective retention effortsin the midst of a movement to enact large-scale curricular transformation in engineering.To address this need, this

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Fleming; Kimarie Engerman; Ashley Griffin

institutional factors that are necessary for persistence in engineering? Using grounded theory,persistence factors have emerged inductively from the body of qualitative data (i.e. unstructuredethnographic interviews). The six persistence factors that surfaced were: (1) family influences;(2) financial motivation; (3) mathematics and science proficiency; (4) academic advising; (5)quality of instruction; and (6) availability of faculty. The findings of other researcherspertaining to these factors and their impact on students of color are highlighted below.Family InfluencesPearson and Bieschke1 found that family relationships influenced career development. Earlierworks by Ogbu2 and Leslie, McClure, and Oaxaca3 had considered the impact of familyinfluences

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

Document: 2004-2243Division: Emerging Trends in Engineering EducationPROFESSIONAL ENGINEER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAT THE COUNTY LEVEL: SETTING HIGHER STANDARDSFOR ENGINEERING PRACTICE Adnan Javed1, Gary Downing, P.E.2, Thai Tran, P.E.3, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi41 Boyle Engineering/University of Florida, 2, 3 Sarasota County Government, 4 University of FloridaABSTRACTOne of the most important decisions a young engineer can make early in his/herengineering career is to place oneself on a professional course and becomelicensed as a professional engineer (P.E.). The profession regulates itself bysetting high standards for professional engineers, and by law, many jurisdictionsrequire

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhanmin Zhang; Susan Tighe; Gerardo Flintsch; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

reason for the recentdecline in the number of North American students interested in pursuing careers in infrastructuremanagement. There was some disagreement about the real magnitude of the problem; however, Page 9.564.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringthere was consensus that the universities with the largest graduate programs in the field haveexperienced great difficulties in attracting domestic students. Two important points were raised: • There has been an overall decline in Civil

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Wankat

and summer programsinstead of a systematic reorganization of graduate education. Recent developments such aschanging ABET requirements and NSF education and CAREER grants have highlighted theimportance of formal training in pedagogy. Teaching, learning, and the scholarship of teachingand learning are central to the emerging discipline of engineering education. All engineeringprofessors can become effective and efficient teachers, assess student learning, and improveengineering education. And for professors interested in engineering education, this disciplinewill also provide a new career path.A Short HistoryThis short history is based on Grayson’s1 history of engineering education in the United Statesand Canada. Formal education in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Viviana Cesani-Vazquez; Maria Irizarry; Freya Toledo-Feria; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

fact that 80% of students at UPRM havesome kind of financial assistance, might explain why this question did not get a higherpercentage of positive answers. In Puerto Rico, students have a great opportunity to study anengineering career. All it takes is a good high school performance in math and doing well onthe College Board exam. Unlike many other school systems, math in Puerto Rico is arequired course through K-12. Page 10.753.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

-stepengineering design process to create and test an orange juice concentration process. KateZiemer, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, developed this unit where students arechallenged to provide good-tasting orange juice to Boston Schools for $0.15 a glass. This unit isdesigned to be flexible enough to fit into any teacher’s current curriculum and is divided intoactivities that can be run independently of the entire unit. The entire unit takes approximatelyfour weeks to run from start to finish and each kit costs approximately $100.The goals of The Great Orange Squeeze unit are to: - Involve student interest in an enjoyable and equitable way - Build a connection between engineering careers and helping society - Illustrate as

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

colleges and MSU-Bozeman dedicated to providing undergraduate research and scholarship opportunities for American Indian students in career fields of science, math and engineering. • Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP): MAP is a summer academic enhancement program designed for American Indian juniors and seniors in high school. MAP has been running for 22 years and has hosted over 300 students from all over the U.S. MAP is a six- week program that provides pre-college academic preparation, and offers students experience in a scientific-research laboratory. Eighty percent of students from MAP enter college. • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): The AISES student chapter at MSU was chartered