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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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Engineering Ethics

group. Adding unexpected ethical twists requires further innovation.Background This paper builds on a paper presented at the 2011 Vancouver ASEE conference entitled A FirstCourse to Expose Disparate Students to the BmE Field.1 This present paper expands on animportant didactic element of that course, namely an emphasis on story writing and reflection,but with an added ethics twist. This inclusion arose from the author’s participation in a Consor-tium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE) workshop at the 2016 ASEEConference in New Orleans.2 That participation led to the publication of a short CPREE activityguide on the topic of story writing as a tool for enhancing engineering education.3 Story writingwas also employed as a core

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Michael Rogy; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #8528Examining the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Senior Chemical Engineering Stu-dents as a Result of Exposure to the Epistemic Game ”Nephrotex”Mr. Kerry Michael RogyDr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Cheryl A. Bodnar, PhD, CTDP is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her certification as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Laura Ochs Pottmeyer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #33304Building and Revising an Assessment to Measure Students’ Self-Efficacyin Systems ThinkingDr. Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Marsha Lovett is Associate Vice Provost of Teaching Innovation, Director of the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, and Teaching Professor of Psychology – all at Carnegie Mellon University. She applies theoretical and empirical principles from learning science research to improve teaching and learning. She has published more than fifty articles in this area, co-authored the book How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

: personalization and codification,” Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 15, pp. 307-325, Jan. 2007.[3] S. R. Rosas and J. W. Ridings, “The use of concept mapping in measurement development and evaluation: Application and future directions,” Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 60, pp. 265-276, Feb. 2017.[4] J. P. Donnelly, “A systematic review of concept mapping dissertations,” Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 60, pp. 186-193, Feb. 2017.[5] G. J. Hwang, F. R. Kuo, N. S. Chen and H. J. Ho, “Effects of an integrated concept mapping and web-based problem-solving approach on students' learning achievements, perceptions and cognitive loads,” Computers & Education, vol. 71, pp. 77-86, Feb. 2014.[6] J. D

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli PE, Old Dominion University

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Ocean and Marine

. ODU is uniquely positioned to support these goals aims due to its strategiclocation in the southeastern Virginia, home of the largest naval base and third largest volumeport on the U.S. east coast. The region hosts the largest concentration of ship repair andmaintenance industries in the U.S. This academic program is designed to attract brightstudents early, engage them in a multi-disciplinary, marine-related engineering andtechnology curriculum, provide project-based learning and internship experiences that areboth exciting and relevant to ensure student retention, and produce highly employablegraduates to the marine industry. One of the new courses developed under ODU’s marineengineering and technology undergraduate program is an

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Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Wolf, University of British Columbia; Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia; Christoph Johannes Sielmann P.Eng., University of British Columbia

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Paper ID #43795Pedagogy of Engagement: Exploring Three Methods in an Engineering Ethicsand Professionalism CourseJessica Wolf, University of British Columbia Jessica Wolf is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC. Her research focuses on equity issues in engineering education, particularly looking at the impacts of engineering outreach programs on historically marginalized groups in STEM.Gayatri Gopalan, University of British Columbia Gayatri Gopalan is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Her research

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

James Righter, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, Pennsylvania State University

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Professional Papers

Paper ID #45840Application of a House of Quality Intervention in an Engineering CapstoneDesign CourseDr. James Righter, The Citadel James Righter is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, his MS in Military Studies from the Marine Corps University Command Command and Staff College, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. His research interests include engineering leadership, design methods, engineering design education, and manufacturing.Dr. Nathan John Washuta P.E., The

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International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudha S Anilkumar, University of Delaware; Ruth Wilhelm, University of Delaware; Julie C Karand, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

currently works as an Engineer for W.L. Gore & Associates’ Medical Product Division.Julie C Karand, University of Delaware Julie Karand is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD). Throughout her engineering career, she has tried to integrate global engineering into her work. Prior to working at UD, she spent the final year of her PhD at the University of Cape Town and a year in Tanzania, teaching and conducting clinical research as a Fulbright US Scholar. Now at UD, her scholarship work includes embedding global engineering opportunities into the engineering curriculum through study abroad programs, new courses, serving as an advisor for UD’s Engineers Without Borders, and

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

currently consults with faculty and teaching assistants. She earned her Ph.D. in educational administration at UW-Madison. She is PI for the ”Aligning Educational Experiences with Ways of Knowing Engineering (AWAKEN): How People Learn” project. As a member of the man- agement team for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), she is collaboratively responsible for a course about teaching science and engineering.Ms. Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison Page 22.817.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing an Effective

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Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

that resulted in the 2014 report, STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research. He was the study director for the project that resulted in publication of Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? (2010) and Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects (2009), an analysis of efforts to teach engineering to U.S. school children. He oversaw the NSF-funded project that resulted in the 2013 publication of Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action and the 2008 publication of Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering and was co-editor of the reports Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #15970Redesigning Engineering Education in Chile: How Selective Institutions Re-spond to an Ambitious National ReformDr. Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile Sergio Celis is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Universidad de Chile. He conducts research on higher education, with a focus on teaching and learning in STEM fields. His primary research interest is in how multiple forces, internal and external to the institution, influence what and how we teach in colleges and universities. His doctoral thesis investigated how social and intellectual movements influenced the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gerri Cole, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

suppliesand with E-Girl logistics (food, reserving rooms, etc.), and provided funding to expand theprogram to include more K-12 students. All the components mentioned in this section werecritical to the success of the model and to achieve the desired impact.The sustainability components discussed above were all developed and integrated during the firstyear of the program, and they were improved in the subsequent years. The CPP CoE students,faculty member, administrators and staff engaged in the different symbiotic program componentsto meet the program goals. The success of the complex collaboration was an important outcomeof the project. One of the recommendations for universities or colleges that would like to developa successful and sustainable

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session #3: Student Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia; Indrani Sen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Columbia Mishra, Maxar Technologies ; Mona Mona; Venkata Sai Naveena Bathula, SWE

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

was around the concept of belonging. Asmentioned in Sense of Belonging: A Vital Mental Health Concept, sense of belonging is “theexperience of personal involvement in a system or environment so that individuals feel themselvesto be an integral part of that system or environment” [24]. “I have heard at least most if not all my engineering female friends share that they feel they don’t belong in engineering. This is more universal amongst women from all backgrounds. In fact I had a boss, a woman, who suggested I leave engineering and consider other careers. This is after I already had received my PhD and had a string of accomplishments, patents, and scientific publications to my name. Unwrapping all these

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Technical Session 6: Diversity

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Prosser, Arizona State University

, librarians can promote diverseresources through library guides. For STEM librarians, this can be an important tool. Suggestionsfor diverse STEM readings and resources can be found as part of larger library guides aboutgeneral engineering resources [14], about equity, diversity, and inclusion in science andengineering [15], and about diversification and decolonization of the curriculum [16].Beyond support through policy statements and library guides, librarians have also takenanalytical roles in evaluating the diversity of their collections. These efforts to identify thediverse nature of collections include examining LGBTIQ+ representation [17], auditing acollection of play scripts [18], analyzing the representation of indigenous and global

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Khaled Elshazly, University of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Electrical and Computer

curriculum. The importance and ubiquity of switch-mode powerconverters, however, are matched by their complexity. Students are expected to have developed arigorous understanding of electrical circuits, semiconductor physics, signal processing, controltheory, digital logic, and wave mathematics before being introduced to power electronics.Students at our institution are introduced to fundamental concepts in lectures then they put theminto practice in hands-on labs, which are limited to three-hour-long experiments conducted in astrictly controlled environment due to safety concerns. This leaves little room for exploration andindependent trial-and-error. We have developed LabSim, an out-of-the-box functional softwareimplementation of the switch-mode

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Justin Miles, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

provides support in the development of new lab exercises and integration of new equipment and components in all of the undergraduate laboratories. Page 26.1635.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Upgrading Digital Signal Processing Development Boards in an Introductory Undergraduate Signals and Systems CourseAbstractThis paper presents the results of a controlled one semester study where students responded to ahardware upgrade from the Texas Instruments TMS320C6713 DSK development board to theBeagleboard-xM platform in the laboratory associated with the first

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Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

can bedirectly assessed by the SDLRS, though it fails in assessing the leadership elements of others’knowledge and skill gaps and creating an organizational climate that encourages others to learn37 . So in order to answer the basic question of the instructional strategies’ effectiveness, theeffectiveness of developing students’ leadership skills must be assessed to answer the basicquestion of how it can be taught in a doctoral setting.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation’s Innovations inEngineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure program, under Grant No. 0935039. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12630From Pretending to Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic en-gagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Fundamental)Mary McCormick, Tufts UniversityDr. Jessica Watkins, Tufts University Page 26.804.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Pretending and Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic engagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Strand: Fundamental)IntroductionRecent reports, frameworks, and assessment criteria1-3 have

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Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Chitra N. Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Marina Bograd

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

need of essential skills, recruit and train a labor pool in need of these skills and competencies,and break down the traditional mindset of only one pathway from education to the technicalworkforce.Cost effective program modelThrough TRANSFORM, we have partnered with industry to develop an AdvancedManufacturing curriculum specifically addressing the technical skills gap liberal arts majorsmight have, being mindful of the skills they already hold. Building on current workforce trainingguidelines and through review of existing associate level course content we have developed ayearlong intensive program of study and workplace skill development offered at a price pointpalatable to those struggling with current student loan debt. The program

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paula G. Leventman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

-time modules that NortheasternUniversity (NU) has introduced in their first-year engineering curriculum using a “High-TechTools & Toys Laboratory” (HTT&TL). At NU, the HTT&TL is used to teach MATLAB andC++ to first-year engineering students through a set of structured exercises leading the studentsto image a shape concealed in opaque gelatin using 1MHz ultrasound (MATLAB) and to use astepper motor mechanism to color-sort dyed Ping-Pong balls imaged by a video-cam (C++). The Page 25.46.3community college faculty members were participants in an NSF-supported STEP grant, andwere supported through ALERT stipends to attend the

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Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Aerospace

Graded Homework and Hello to Homework QuizzesAbstractIn higher education, an ongoing issue is assessment of student learning. We wonder how toassess, how often to assess, why we are assessing, and even how are we, as faculty, going tohandle all the grading and management of assessment. Engineering students are frequentlyassessed on homework, quizzes, projects, and exams, but given today’s connected world,students may be copying or sharing homework solutions. Often, they do not realize how workingproblems is integral to their success in a class as well as to their understanding of engineering. Inaddition, across the disciplines we are more aware of how students study and that they often donot select the most productive

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Design in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Aleman, James Madison University; Kelly Sadel

,traditional, and in-person expectations. Engineering communities coupled to programs had toadapt to the online switch. RQ1 seeks to identify the community features that were importantfrom the students’ perspective for the engineering program. Research Question 1: What are the key features of a community that are important to undergraduate students in an engineering program?The ways in which the individuals and community adapted may provide insight into foundationalelements of engineering student community. Through categorization and identification of themesin how students adapted to the changes, educational strategies might be identified for guidingfuture course and curriculum adaptations. RQ2 seeks to understand how students understood andmade

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, Illinois State University; Jaby Mohammed, Illinois State University; Joshua Brown

performance can beimproved through an independent spatial visualization course [1-4]. Students in the EngineeringTechnology program at Illinois State University are required to take TEC116, an introductoryconstraint-based modeling and engineering graphics course. Exercises from Introduction to 3DSpatial Visualization: An Active Approach [5] have been integrated into this course since the fallof 2010. The course also includes an introduction to part modeling, drawings, and assembliesusing Autodesk Inventor. During the fall 2015 through the fall 2018 semesters, students wereadministered the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT:R) [6] andthe Mental Cutting Test (MCT) [7] as pre and post-test measures. This paper will

Conference Session

Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; José M. Reyes Álamo, New York City College of Technology; Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

), computer-based simulationprojects of similar complexities were used to address the same topics.Creative thinking is an important skill needed for modern workplace in engineering and technology fields[3]. Instructors in higher education consider various ways of integrating creativity and innovation into thecourses they teach to better prepare students for their future careers [4]. Study shows that between the twocommonly-used approaches that enhance creativity, i.e., teaching vs. practice creativity, stimulatingcreativity by practices is considered to be more effective [5]. In addition, many professors used project-based learning [6, 7] when trying to foster creativity in their courses [8, 9].Due to robotics’ multi-disciplinary nature, we think

Conference Session

Teaching Assistants, Supplemental Instruction, and Classroom Support

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barukh Ben Rohde, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, and that of McLaughlin et al[24], who found that flipped classrooms are significantly better than traditional ones, is thepresence of a dedicated teaching assistant or team of teaching assistants to run the flippedclassroom. The TAs hold office hours, grade assignments, “functioning at the level of efficiencyand expertise of the instructor, especially as it relates to providing thoughtful written feedback”[24]. This interaction is especially important in mathematics or programming courses, whereworking problems is an important part of the curriculum. Mok [25] is an important example ofthis, having a team of dedicated teaching assistants that roved the classroom, allowing pairs ofprogramming students to engage a TA at will whenever “stuck or

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, Ohio State University; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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Biomedical Engineering

their senior capstone projects. His current projects include indus- try integration in the curriculum, undergraduate professional development, and entrepreneurial minded learning in the classroom.Dr. Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The Ohio State University Dr. Nathan (Hyungsok) Choe is a research assistant professor in department of engineering education at the Ohio State University. He obtained his PhD in STEM education at UT Austin. His research focuses on the development of engineering identity in graduate school and underrepresented group. Dr. Choe holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from Illinois Tech. He also worked as an engineer at LG electronics mobile communication company.Amena Shermadou

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Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

. Page 12.386.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Comparison of Three Unique Student Populations in an Engineering Technology Strength of Materials CourseAbstractThe Engineering Technology (ET) department at The University of North Carolina at Charlottehas historically been a plus two program, offering only the junior and senior years of the BSETcurriculum. In the fall of 2004, the department began offering all four years of its programs,accepting freshman students for the first time. That first freshman class has now matriculated tothe junior year, joining a new class of transfer students entering at the same point in thecurriculum.Four-year ET programs also opened the door to transfer students from the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller

Session 1475 Group homework: A new faculty member’s experiences in an introductory engineering course D. C. Miller Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityIntroduction As described recently1, most new engineering educators teach in the manner they weretaught. Many recognize that more effective methods of instruction must exist; however, theyoften become overwhelmed with literature that is written in “a language that is foreign to them”and, lacking the time to decipher the jargon

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

variation, measurementoptions, and other process options seem an integral part of an engineering or engineeringtechnology student’s introduction.Introduction and discussion of engineering concerns at the equipment is meant to link the processoperation to the deeper learning objectives. However, we found that students are increasinglyimpatient with demonstration discussion on engineering considerations and tend to disregard asirrelevant topics beyond what they think they need immediately to operate that equipment.Certainly those of us instructing in the lab (instructor and lab technician) were also frustrated atthe time it seemed to take to introduce important processes, tooling, and the processconsiderations. We were already examining ways to use

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Use of Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry M. Clever, New York University; Allison Graham Brown, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

) educators have soughtinnovative ways for integrating technology in teaching and learning to engage and build theinterest of secondary school students in STEM disciplines as well as to capture their imaginationabout STEM careers. Recent technological advancements have allowed design, development,and commercialization of low-cost mini unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAV) that offer a noveland ideal platform to support STEM disciplines in high school classrooms.1 This paper focuseson one illustrative example wherein four sections of a 9th grade quantitative research course,consisting of 25 to 30 students each, were engaged by a graduate researcher through an ARParrot 2.0 (see Figure 1) MUAV-based lab activity, which considered the research question“How