Conference Session

Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

the fair includes engineering and the Next GenerationScience Standards (which inform our state standards) incorporates engineering design practices,we feel our findings on S&E fairs will inform P-12 research on engineering education.Despite the possible benefits, S&E fair projects are often optional and students must rely heavilyon parental resources and knowledge to design a successful project [9, 10]. In the third author’sexperience in running a regional S&E fair, schools with higher poverty rates and fewer schoolresources are less likely to hold school-level fairs at all. When these schools do hold fairs andsend students to the regional competition, the projects are noticeably lower in quality fromstudents who come from better

Conference Session

Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wayne Coots, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher.Dr. Dawn Laux, Purdue University Dawn Laux is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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International

is seeing and being managed asbusiness, which it is and valued as a noble mission as well.These aspects lead to the fact that prepared engineering educators will certainly contribute to thesuccess of the program. So it is also very important to prepare the engineering professor05.4. The Engineering ProfessorThe initial training for teachers in higher education, in the manner as has been practiced involvesthe acquisition of skills as a researcher and production of knowledge in specific areas, because ofthe tendency for teachers to make the choice by admission to graduate programs in their areas. Itis perceived that specific knowledge of the contents are more valued in detriment of knowledgeof teaching and so research ends up getting more

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas

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Civil Engineering

semester, andwas used during end-of-semester grade determination for CE 765 students.In addition to the graduate-undergraduate tiered mentoring, an additional level of mentoring wasadded to the undergraduate project. Practicing engineers serving as project panel members metwith design teams for a mid-project meeting. Design teams presented to the panel completed loadcalculations, conceptual framing layout and rationale, and plans for project completion. Panelmembers were able to provide feedback and offer suggestions to design teams. This additionalmentoring from practicing engineers represented a change from previous iterations of CE 562,where the panel only interacted with students during final presentations.Results and DiscussionThe student

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jose E Castillo, San Diego State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #42584Board 235: Design and Implementation of a Professional Development Coursefor Interdisciplinary Computational Science Graduate StudentsProf. Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

third is aset of specific sustainability principles, which provide the foundation for the vision and the road map.More details on these three elements, which are described next, can be found in [20].A Vision for Built Environment SustainabilityA vision for Built Environment Sustainability (BES) has three levels: a global level, an industry level,and a project level visions. At each level, there are questions that could be answered through research,problems and needs that could be solved and satisfied through design and construction, opportunitiesthat could be realized through entrepreneurship, and aspirations that can be fulfilled through practice,outreach, service, education, and/or research. The full vision for BES offers an initial

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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International

to Chinese officials and Tibetan villagers to ascertain what direction the programshould take to best support the target community. The travel team then would conduct on-siteassessment tasks and build a solid foundation for continued program implementation.The Tufts student chapter of EWB is strongly controlled by its students. Students must assumethe leadership role in project development, design, implementation and funding. Engineeringstudents took the technical lead in developing three preliminary designs of select components (asdetermined by the sponsor) of the project: a water quality assessment process, solardecontamination of medical wastes (via a modified solar cooker), and construction of acomposting latrine. Originally, the goal of

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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International

AC 2007-460: ASSESSMENT STUDIES OF GLOBALLY DELIVERED ONLINECOURSES IN BUSINESS AND ENGINEERINGIsmet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University Dr. Ismet Anitsal is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Tennessee Tech University. Dr. Anitsal holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research interests focus on customer productivity and customer value in services marketing, specifically at technology-based self-service environments. He formerly worked in the manufacturing, banking and retailing industries and has taught at several universities. His research has been published or accepted for publishing in Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Services Marketing

Conference Session

Labs and Experiential Learning

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Gurcan Comert; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis; Balaji Iyangar; Esmail M Abuhdima, Benedict college; Negash Begashaw, Benedict College

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Diversity, Labs and experiential learning

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35162 Prefer open-ended problemsPrefer closed-ended problems Prefer hands-on Prefer teamwork Research confidence Research exp will benefit me Interested in related career Will do graduate study Disagree Slight D Slight A Agree Strong A Figure 1: Pre-experience learning preferences and plans Critical thinking Teamwork PresentationsLiterature research Data analysis Research design Coding Disagree Slight D Slight A Agree Strong A Figure 2: Pre-experience

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Cody A. Chapman, University of Tulsa

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Diversity

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International

international research programs found that, in addition to the technical andprofessional impacts, the global or transcultural aspects of these experiences include: a) fuelingthe emergence of ‘best practices’ effective in sustaining transcultural collaborations, b)encouraging the innovative development of a ‘shared work space’ to accommodate culturaldifferences, c) developing and extending research communities beyond the U.S., d) increasingnon-English language proficiencies, e) affirming the centrality and power of language, and f)contributing to solutions of the ‘Global Grand Challenges’.23Despite these benefits, there remains a need for more assessment of specific outcomes. Aworkshop report issued by Sigma Xi regarding how to assess international

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College

University Professor, Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, and Director, Assessment and Evaluation Center, Washington State UniversityRobert Gerlick, Washington State University Graduate Research Assistant, Engineering Education, Washington State UniversitySusannah Howe, Smith College Director, Design Clinic, Smith College Page 14.237.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessing Design and Reflective Practice in Capstone Engineering Design CoursesAbstractEngineering practitioners in the twenty-first century face complex challenges with social,political

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Robert Renaud PhD, University of Manitoba

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Educational Research and Methods

listed – Engineering Knowledge,Problem Analysis, Investigation, Design, and Engineering Tools – the more ‘traditional’ engineeringskills – even if this emphasis was not intended by CEAB. In fact, research in the field indicates thatteamwork and communication skills – competencies found in the ‘middle’ of the list – are topcompetencies for engineering practice. Additionally, the need to investigate potential clusters ofcompetencies has been emphasized in this research, identified as a gap in both engineering educationand research.Considering the research, and motivated to inform engineering education curricular design andimprovement at the University of Manitoba, an exploratory case study was designed in part toinvestigate how the CEAB graduate

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Angela Henshilwood, University of Toronto; Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Mindy Thuna, University of Toronto; Siu Hong Yu, University of Waterloo

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Engineering Libraries

many cases where processes are not established forstudents to follow, the results of a literature review or the data mined may be lost. The turnoverof graduate students (Fig. 2) upon degree completion was noted to have an impact on research.One researcher commented, “in practice we’ve lost the vast majority of data that students collectover the past. The stuff that’s in the thesis lasts forever, the stuff that’s electronic we don’t have asystem for that, and that is a weakness.”Fig. 2: Turnover of graduate students and their expected tasks throughout their academic careerAt U of T, the research data management (RDM) librarians have created workshops specificallyfor graduate students to provide them with tools and methods for RDM best practices

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #43247Impacts of Near-Peer Mentoring Between Graduate Students and UndergraduateTransfer Students in Engineering and ComputingShannon Conner, Clemson UniversitySkylar Hubbarth, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering & Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. His work focuses on how technology supports knowledge building and transfer in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impacts of

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chieloka Mbaezue, Stanford University; Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ingrid Joylyn Paredes, New York University ; Rui Li, New York University; Sooah Kwak, New York University ; Chris Woods, New York University; Dominic Roy Krusniak, New York University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Dr. Li earned his master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2009 from the Imperial College of London and his doctoral degree in 2020 from the University of Georgia, College of Engineering.Sooah Kwak, New York UniversityChris Woods, New York UniversityDominic Roy Krusniak, New York University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Creation of a Workshop Series on Inclusive Teaching and Design Practices for Engineering Undergraduate Teaching AssistantsAbstractThis complete evidence-based practice paper describes a workshop series on inclusive teachingand design practices for undergraduate engineering teaching assistants of a cornerstone designcourse taught at a large private university

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, University of Colorado; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

mentors interactand develop their working relationship. For instance, at the University of Texas at Austin theGraduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering or GLUE program links 24undergraduates in their 2nd and 3rd years with graduate student research mentors each springsemester. GLUE is well known locally and is cited as the reason many GLUE alumni have foundsuccessful careers in engineering industry as well as academia, and is renowned for providingwomen and underrepresented minorities with valuable community-enriching experience [9].Despite the existence of GLUE and other undergraduate mentoring programs discussed here,there still remains a lack of peer-reviewed studies that describe the best practices and necessaryattributes for

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Sylvester A. Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Minorities in Engineering

, 1997.[8] G. Kalonji, " Capturing the imagination: High-priority reforms for engineering educators.," National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC2005.[9] C. BAILLIE, E. KO, W. NEWSTETTER, and D. RADCLIFFE, "Advancing Diverse and Inclusive Engineering Education Practices through Interdisciplinary Research and Scholarship," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 100, pp. 6–13, 2011.[10] A. Walser, "Changing Policies and Practices for the Promotion of Student Retention," presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[11] K. L. Jordan, S. A. Sorby, and S. L. Amato-Henderson, "Pilot Intervention to Improve ”Sense of Belonging”of Minorities in Engineering," in ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo; Nathan R. Johnson, University of South Florida; Fernando Sánchez, University of St. Thomas; Walter R. Hargrove

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #34067The Politics of Citation Practices in Engineering Education: A CitationAnalysis of IntersectionalityDr. Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo Kristen R. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses primarily on technical communication and issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice. She is the author of Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn: Building Coalitions for Action (2019), in addition to a range of articles. She has received a number of awards for her research, including the Joenk Award for the best article

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

lifelong learning (2.7) · Knowledge of contemporary issues (2.2)In addition to feedback on the course obtained during and at the end of the course, there is amechanism in place to obtain feedback at the end of a student’s educational experience. On exitsurveys given to graduating engineering seniors, the junior design course is frequently cited inresponse to both the item, “List two engineering courses you feel were most useful for yourengineering education,” and the item, “Describe one or two of your best experiences in theDepartment.” While the course is challenging and time consuming, students tend to view it as aseminal experience in their overall educational process.IX. DiscussionThere are several heuristically deduced benefits that the

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Results of a National SurveyAbstractThe new ABET EAC accreditation outcomes recognize the importance of educating studentsabout their ethical and professional responsibilities, and how these relate to the impact ofengineering in societal and environmental contexts. This research explored how the educators ofchemical engineering students viewed the sufficiency of education on ethics and societal impacts(ESI), as well as their own teaching practices for ESI. Two online surveys gathered feedbackfrom chemical engineering instructors, resulting in 107 respondents representing 76 institutions.A large percentage of the chemical engineering respondents felt that undergraduate educationwas deficient on

Conference Session

WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Wellman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Yash Ajay Garje, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

associated with thoseindustries. The research team drew upon Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) for guidingthe design of the two-week student experience. SCCT emphasizes the interplay betweenpersonal attributes, environmental factors, and behavior in shaping career choices and outcomes.Participating high school students received a stipend of $1,500 to participate in their two-weeksummer program. Our research question was, “What impact did the stipend have on students’participation in this program?” This study utilized a qualitative research methodology. Studentresponses from an initial application to attend the program and student comments made during afinal focus group reflection activity were analyzed to identify themes and evidence of

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

- ington. When he finds the time, he enjoys cooking, photography, bicycle repair, and cycling (instead of owning a car).Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri is in the Design Group of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Besides teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on structural analysis and design, she serves an administrative role as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Her research focuses on the study of educational and career pathways of people interested in technical work (and how to make K-20 education more supportive of these pathways). Page 23.621.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 From Freshman Engineering Students to Practicing

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Burbach

Pyramid and NC A & T began as part of the Talent 21 Program at NCA&T. The Talent 21 Program, funded by the National Science Foundation as part of its HBCU-UP program, is a comprehensive academic enhancement project designed to promote SMETcareers among minority students. As part of the Talent 21 Program, NC A&T received fundingto start an undergraduate research training program in geophysics. The purpose was to provideSMET students with opportunities to participate in practical, hands-on research projects whichinvolved real-world application of physical science. Pyramid heard of the project and offered tohelp provide expertise, guidance, and student mentoring in geophysics. Pyramid committed toprovide both staff time and resources

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mansfield, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; N. David Theodore, Arizona State University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #22495Misconception Clarification in Online Graduate CoursesMs. Jennifer Mansfield, Arizona State University Jennifer Mansfield is an instructional Designer at Arizona State University (ASU). She is housed in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering within the Global Outreach and Extended Education (GOEE) de- partment.Dr. Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University Dr. Alford holds the rank of professor in the School for the Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy. He currently integrates JTF tools and concepts into his on-line course delivery.N. David Theodore, Arizona State University

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

between U.S.engineering graduate education and the creative practice of engineering ─ has contributedto a long-term underdevelopment of the nation’s graduate engineers for technologydevelopment and innovation, reflected in a long-term decline of our core competence forengineering innovation of new technology which has been a contributing factor to thenation’s long-term decline of U.S. competitiveness. It is now evident that one-size ofgraduate education for the nation’s academic scientific researchers, who are pursuingcareers of scientific discovery and inquiry at research universities, and that of graduateeducation for the nation’s graduate engineers who are pursuing professional careers ofadvanced engineering practice for technological

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, & Curriculum Design Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Donna M Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Donna Riley is Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education and Professor of Engi- neering Education at Purdue University

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 13.687.4 to share his/her experiences with our students (both graduate and undergraduates). (4) Attend the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program called “Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (PAESME)” for faculty. [4]. This is a two day workshop providing a forum on the needs, goals, methods, and best practices for mentoring engineering students interested in an academic career. (5) Ensure that our minority graduate students get the financial support to present the results of their thesis research at technical conferences. This will enhance Santa Clara’s academic excellence and help the students prepare for future careers as academics if they choose

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

support inthese three areas in a professional development program may contribute to improving STEMcurriculum design. Despite the rise in interest in integrated STEM education, there is little research on thequality of STEM curricular materials and professional development opportunities for teachers tosuccessfully integrate STEM. This study provides evidence for the impact of a professionaldevelopment program that aims to provide opportunities for teachers to explore STEMintegration and develop their own STEM units. Thus, the study findings have implications for thedesign of new STEM education professional development programs for teachers. First, teachersneed opportunities to learn new knowledge and skills to implement integrated

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

practitioners, andargues for engaging properly selected adjunct faculty in the teaching-learning process, inpartnership with full-time, regular faculty members. The impetus here is three fold. First, thegeneral belief that well-seasoned and experienced practitioners can be a tremendous resource totap; in combination with regular “full-time” faculty- who are, in most instances, the “research-type” who have not had the opportunity to practice engineering. Second, industry’s prevailingperception that engineering education does not prepare graduates adequately for the practice.Therefore, from industry’s perspective, the quality of education for engineering practice is seenas deficient. Third, The importance of blending practical experience in teaching