Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Jessop

student.Each student comes with different strengths, weaknesses, background, and priorities. As amentor, it is important to recognize this so that you can define who they are and how best tointeract with them. Taking time to listen to the student and building this relationship carefully(Tips #1 and #2 above) play an important part of this definition process. When a new studententers my research group, I conduct a “mentoring interview” to learn about their career goals,prior experience, preferred management style, etc. Villarruel provides a helpful list of questionsfor this interview, examples of which are listed below:2 • What are your strengths? Tell me about the things that you believe you do well. • How important is it to you that you

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawna L. Fletcher; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

, SWE had been invited to participate in the leadership retreat, whichprovided an opportunity for personal bonding of students from SWE and CEMS. In this settingSWE events were coordinated with those of CEMS but not totally incorporated. One of thesuccessful events that the four organizations hosted, as a result of SWE’s participation in theretreat, was their invitation to include CEMS in the SWE sponsored “Evening with Industry.”This resulted in the CEMS/SWE sponsorship of the “Diversity Evening with Industry” or DEWI.VI. Diversity Evening with Industry (DEWI)The ASU Career Services hosts an annual “Career Fiesta” in the fall. This career fair session is auniversity wide event and draws a number of corporations to ASU to recruit candidates

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley P. Lipschultz; Jean Landa Pytel; Jayne Klenner-Moore

or careers. Instrumentssuch as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Birkman Method, Campbell Interest and SkillSurvey (CISS) ask students to answer questions about what they like to do, where they want tolive, what is important to them, etc. These may be starting points, but the difficulty is thatstudents that have selected to enroll in the College of Engineering have many similar skill setsand attributes. One of the most common reasons given by students for being in engineering is:"My high school guidance counselor said that I would be good in engineering because I wasgood in math and science". Such factors may separate the engineers from accountants, but theydo not differentiate among the engineering majors.Little information is available

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ray Price; Jonathan R. Dolle

by department, muchof the material in the course covers other areas as well, ranging from campus health services toweb page construction. This paper will first provide an overview of the content and structure ofthe Engineering 100 program from the perspective of a first year student, then from theperspective of a student facilitator, and finally from an administrative point of view. In addition,it is a goal of this paper to convey some of the educational philosophy that has driven thisprogram forward over the last six years and, in our opinion, made it so successful.IntroductionEach fall at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over 1,100 new engineeringstudents begin their careers as engineers. In their first semester, every

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 1692 Engineering Alive: A Summer Engineering Camp for Middle School Students and Teachers Laura J. Bottomley, Elizabeth A. Parry North Carolina State UniversityAbstractMiddle school is a crucial time for kids deciding on possible career paths. Especially in the stateof North Carolina, kids are expected to have their career decisions ready by the time they enterhigh school, so sixth, seventh, and eighth grade are critical times for contact with the fields ofengineering from a recruiting perspective. This paper describes a summer camp held

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Manufacturing

5. Use certifications to empower employees and careersFinancial 5. Make programs relevant to industry to encourage more funding 8. Industry must support educators who want to teach new technologiesPipeline 10. Industries should preferentially hire manufacturing graduates 13. Support career pathways that do not include collegeMany of these goals are less about developing new initiatives and more about taking advantage of efforts Page 25.374.5that already exist. Some of the successes to date are listed below. • Recently the (US

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Jude W.P. Patin, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

with information received from the industry representatives.Detailed feedback are collected through survey instruments form the companies that hire full-time employees or interns from the program. In addition, the program’s Industry AdvisoryCouncil annually reviews the content and delivery of the construction courses through theirCurriculum Committee. The student review elements include student evaluation of individualcourses, specially designed exit surveys for graduating seniors, and alumni surveys for thegraduates five and ten year into their careers. The paper also includes discussion about thechallenges of defining a common terminology for the different assessment elements and creatingthe data collection system using

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

nest,the question is what did we prepared them to do? Where might they go and what do wehope/expect them to do? Hence, the sequential process of program development is: • ABET Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad statements that describe the expected career and professional accomplishments of the first several years following graduation that the program prepared the graduates for. • Student Outcomes (SOs) constitute the body of knowledge of what students are expected to know and attributes they will have developed by the time of graduation such that they will have the capability to successfully fulfill the program objectives. • Program Curriculum is the last piece of the process and is developed to

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

pipeline into the STEM fields for low-income and/or minority, first-generation-to-consider-college, and rural students [2]. As of2007, 52% of the current STEM workforce had reached at least 50 years of age. TheBureau of Labor Statistics projects job growth of 22% for STEM occupations between2004 and 2014 [1]. Nearly all the major STEM groups are expected to have about the samerate of growth as the national average of 13%. Most of the highest-growth occupationsrequire a postsecondary education. Increasing the STEM workforce will be of particularimportance within the next decade as the U.S. is dealing with large infrastructure andmaintenance needs. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has stated that, over the course of anaverage career, an individual

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zdzislaw Kremens

knowledge and skills. Nevertheless, universities should not sacrifice depthof knowledge for current technical skills. By maintaining intellectual integrity, universities makeit easier for graduates to ensure a career in the long-term. Successful practices and experiencesfrom CSSU illustrate the possible ways to better respond to industry needs.I. IntroductionWhat can universities do to facilitate the increasing demand for Science, Engineering andInformation Technology workers? Why has the gap between the number of graduates and thenumber of openings grown dramatically during the last several years? Although these basicquestions are primarily directed to universities, the answers should come from all constituencies.Universities themselves are

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arturo Fuentes; Cristina Villalobos

, American Society for Engineering EducationThe University of Texas at El Paso is the second largest Hispanic educational institution in theUnited States. Over 67% of its approximate 15,000 students are underrepresented minorities,primarily Hispanic, and an estimated two-thirds are the first in their families to attend college.First-generation students are usually uncertain about their careers and university demands. Parentsand family members may also be uncertain about university requirements. At UTEP, a significantproportion of minority and non-minority students arrive at the university inadequately prepared todo college-level work, particularly in mathematics. Because many UTEP students find itnecessary to work to finance their college education

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel C. Jones

students. It was noted that engineering curricula should focus on Page 4.277.2 2developing these types of skills, recognizing that it is not possible to cram all theknowledge that a graduate will need over his or her career into four years of courses.Considerable discussion focussed on what kinds of mathematics are appropriate forengineering students currently. Some Congress participants argued strongly for thetraditional exposure to classical math – algebra, calculus, differential equations, etc. –because such exposure develops the ‘way of thinking’ that engineers

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly J. Hunter; James L. Hales

Session 2647 A Twenty-Year History: Perspective From the Past James L. Hales, Beverly J. Hunter University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown ABSTRACT All new graduates of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown are surveyed annually bythe Office of Career Services. The Engineering Technology Division has done periodic surveysof all its alumni. This paper examines the data collected through these instruments. Conclusionsdrawn from the results are useful in evaluating the effectiveness of the programs and in planningfor the future

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karina Ivette Vielma, University of Texas at San Antonio; Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas at San Antonio; JoAnn Browning P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

introducestudents to research work through rhetorical analysis of scholarly work. These first-timeundergraduate researchers are recruited from various universities and bring with them diverseexperiences based on their backgrounds. The REU program is designed to prepare students forgraduate studies by immersing participants in a authentic research conducted within a tier oneresearch facility alongside graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty.The program also provides career development workshops on applying to graduate school,writing personal statements, developing a professional network, working in academia andindustry as well as creating graduate level research products (i.e., posters, presentations, andpapers).The Natural

Conference Session

Sustainability and Student Health in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Raheleh Miralami, Mississippi State University; George D Ford, Mississippi State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

,students continued with the main survey in which they responded to a series of demographic, self-report sleep habits, and perceived career-related questions. In this phase, a total of 152 constructionstudents participated in the study. The data were coded, cleaned, and modeled in statisticalsoftware.ResultsThe first section of the survey consisted of demographic questions, in which 88% of respondentswere male and the rest 12% were female which was slightly above the female gender rate for theconstruction program. Also, junior (47%) and sophomore (44%) students comprised the majorityof participants, followed by freshman (7%) and senior (2%) level students. In the next question,participants were asked to report their GPA. The pre-defined categories

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Figard, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

integrated with the 12th grade science course. The high school program isdivided into two tracks: a.) High School Diploma Track and b) Career Readiness Certificate Track. Thestudents in the Diploma Track are working towards earning a High School Diploma. The CareerReadiness Track consists of students aged 14-21 who are working toward earning a High SchoolCertificate of Program Completion. There are three students enrolled in 12th-grade science. Consideringtheir primary disabilities, two of the students have autism while one student has multiple disabilities.Additional information about the students is presented in Table 1.Table 1. Learners’ Profile Student Age High School Track Profile Ava 18 Diploma Track

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Mark Allen Weiss, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

underrepresented in computing. Scholars receive support throughout theirgraduation and beyond should they pursue graduate studies in a STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math) discipline at any of the three participating institutions.Besides funds, the program provides an expansive career pathway opportunity to each of itsstudents, accompanied by various supporting services, a dedicated advising team, experientiallearning offices, career services offices, and graduate schools. Supporting services includeinternship fairs, panel discussions with alumni, resume workshops, graduate school applicationworkshops, and career fairs. The project brings together the unique collaboration of threeinstitutions for each of its supported activities to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Thompson, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University; William A Booth, Baylor University; Taylor Wilby, Baylor University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

,and employing predictive analytics. Major goals of the project included developing expertise inusing a student dashboard and integrating student data, with the potential broad impact ofinforming the STEM community of best practices for timely interventions, improving retentionand graduation rates, and facilitating career development. The Navigate platform is used for predictive analytics and to track and document ECS Scholarprogress toward achieving benchmark goals in the areas of retention, graduation rates,internships, undergraduate research experiences, and job placement. The use of predictiveanalytics has significant potential for helping students arrive at successful outcomes. However, itis an assumption of this project that the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arvin Farid, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

College of Engineering (S and G) were asked to complete theFirst-Year Survey as they entered their program. This survey was repeated every semester forthese students over the three following semesters. The survey consisted of 10 questions askingabout their motivations for enrolling in their program, career aspirations, motivations, supports,and barriers. Barriers and supports were rated on a 4-point Likert scale responding to, “To whatextent have the following factors supported you/served as barriers to you in considering and/orattending the graduate program(s) indicated above?” (1 = not at all; 4 = a great deal). Statementsabout these supports and barriers were then phrased as “I” statements (e.g., “I can keep up withthe workload of graduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky; Joseph H Hammer; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Sherri S Frizell, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

at Urbana-Champaign. As a graduate student, he was a NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Graduate Fellow and mentor for the Summer Research Opportunities Program. Dr. Henderson has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students on pathways to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will impact their lives and academic pursuits. He, along with Rick Greer, co-founded the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention that introduces underrepresented and underserved fourth and fifth-grade students and their families to hands-on STEM experiences. Dr. Henderson is the immediate past Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES, pronounced

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Ron Eaglin, Daytona State College; Sam Ajlani; Mori Toosi; Sidney E Martin III, Saint Petersburg Junior College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Susan Frandsen

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Demonstrate proficiency in use of quality assurance methods and quality control concepts. 6.0. Demonstrate proficiency in using tools, instruments, and testing devices. 7.0. Demonstrate basic troubleshooting skills. 8.0. Demonstrate appropriate communication skills. 9.0. Demonstrate appropriate math skills. 10.0. Demonstrate an understanding of modern business practices and strategies. 11.0. Demonstrate employability skills and identify career opportunities.The full framework including all of the specialization outcomes is available in the appendix andalso at https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2022-23-frameworks/manufacturing.stmlAdjusting Standards to Meet the Skills GapThis project emerged from

Conference Session

Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ira Hysi, Northeastern University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

graduate levelengineering programs, the motivations behind student involvement and success in this field mustbe examined and adapted to accordingly. In this study, an educational comic has been created anddistributed to university students to investigate whether career prospects impact student motivationin pursuit of chemical engineering on an institutional level. This comic was then distributed tostudents beginning their first undergraduate year at Northeastern University and who had not yetdefinitively declared their major. This comic dismantles two key misconceptions that may discourage students from pursuingchemical engineering: limited scope of industrial opportunities and restrictive skill sets relatingexclusively to chemistry and math

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

their growth in the clinic’s learning outcomes (LOs) and the impact of the clinicexperience on their career preparation via a post-clinic survey. Students’ clinic products and theresults of the survey are presented. We anticipate future work to examine the learning of bothstudents designing the modules and students engaging in the modules.BackgroundSoft Robotics is a new and growing field that emphasizes developing robotic solutions thatprioritize compliant materials, embodied intelligence, and biomechanics in their design [1], [2],[3]. Emerging around 1995, soft robotics designs have been shown to have previouslyunprecedented capabilities [4], leveraging high degree-of-freedom actuators to adapt to theirsurrounding environments, change shapes

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Shameeka M Jelenewicz, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

. • Increase students’ industry-relevant skills (described in the course learning goals). • Introduce students to the variety of career opportunities within medical devices industry.The scope of this Work in Progress is to describe students’ perceptions of the pilot course.Course DescriptionBMEG260: Introduction to Medical Device Design was piloted as an elective in spring 2022 andenrolled 10 students, prior to becoming a required course for all sophomore-level BMEundergraduates in spring 2023. Students were notified about the pilot through emails sent to allBME undergraduates; any second year BME was eligible to register. The course learning goalsand performance indicators are provided in Appendix A.To achieve these learning goals, students worked

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Shannon Davis, Washting State University; Chelsea Nicholas, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education, 2011 Practicing Engineers Conceptions of Sight Distance and Stopping Sight Distance within the Context of Highway DesignIntroductionCivil engineering departments strive to prepare their graduates to be productive andinnovative design engineers. Yet, high passing rates on the Fundamentals of Engineeringexam coupled with low scores on concept inventory tests show that while many studentsmay know how to apply their knowledge to straightforward mathematical problems, theirconceptual understanding of the fundamental ideas may still be lacking. Innovation anddesign in the workplace may be challenging for early-career engineers if they possess lowconceptual understandings after

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Robert F. Giles, University of Michigan; Hongwei Liao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

are clearly explained inthe manual; 75% feel that the in-lab assignment helped them understand the principles of thesystem; 57% feel that they can apply the concepts and skills learned in this project to othercourses; 54% students feel that these concepts and skills are valuable for their future careers. Page 22.1099.2  Page 1 of 15   File: 2011-03-11 Final paper.doc Last printed 3/11/11 5:01 PM IntroductionAll engineering fields are getting intertwined with Electrical Engineering (EE) due to theunprecedented progress of analog/digital electronics and programmable devices. For example,many systems in

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2011-534: USE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATION INA FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COURSENaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Cynthia M D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag K. Srivastava, Washington State University; Soumya K. Srivastava, Washington State University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

interests include smart grid, power and energy system as well as engineer- ing education. Dr. Srivastava is a member of ASEE, Sigma Xi and Eta Kappa Nu and a senior member of IEEE. He is the vice-chair of IEEE PES career promotion subcommittee and secretary of IEEE PES student activities.Soumya K Srivastava, Washington State University Soumya K. Srivastava joined as an Assistant Research Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University in August 2010. She obtained her PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University in August 2010, M.S from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago in 2005 and B.S from R.V. College of Engineering

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence J. Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College; Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

more of these categories. Please email him at terence.fagan@cpcc.edu if you want any more information or interested in collaborating on a project or two.Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way Gerald Holt began his career as an engineer with Schlumberger in 1991. Among his responsibilities the experience of mentoring junior engineers sparked a passion for teaching, prompting him to leave the Petroleum industry after a nearly a decade to pursue a career focused on education. Following that passion of inspiring students, Gerald introduced and taught several Project Lead The Way (PLTW) engineering classes to high school students in Charlotte, NC. Through his leadership the pre- engineering program grew quickly at that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

of Minnesota, and as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Advanced Microelectronics Laboratory at Northern Arizona University. Dr. St. Omer is an active member of IEEE, MRS, ASEE, and NSBE AE. She has also held several leadership positions at the national level during her academic career. Page 22.607.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Veteran PathwaysAbstractThe University of Kentucky (UK) is extremely proud of its long-standing relationship with themen and women in uniform that bravely serve this country. The state of Kentucky