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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 4: Supporting Success 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristian Saavedra-Acuna, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

the quality of institutional management, additional factors have been found thatinfluence students' academic performance in STEM degree programs. For example, Russell& Zafonte [5] report that first-year students have valuable skills that enable them to succeedin their careers, such as critical thinking. Nevertheless, this study argues that studentsconsider writing skills and collaborative work less important for their career development.Regarding those mentioned above, it has been widely documented that university studentsrequire a broad set of skills to be successful in their careers. For example, it has been shownthat collaborative work helps students to promote conceptual learning, developcommunication skills, foster interdependence

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

wellness skills. Each course is designed toprovide early exposure to concepts that are deemed to be critical to success in STEM fields, andthat will either level the playing field for low-income students or in some cases give them aprofessional edge. For instance, all Endeavour scholars receive two class sessions of career fairtraining (including résumé writing) in their first semester that is designed specifically for thisprogram, and then are required to attend a career fair within the first two months of school. TheEndeavour Program staff, in partnership with the Engineering Career Center, provide thestudents with padfolios, résumé paper, one-on-one advising, clothing assistance, networkingopportunities, and a dedicated check-in table at the

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

an important aspect of engineering practice during the second industrial revolution, which started in the late 19th century. Today, the importance of teamwork skills for engineers is codified in the ABET accreditation requirements (ABET 2021). Too often, we, as instructors, put students in teams and assume they will learn teamwork skills organically. As a result, the majority of students report at least one type of interpersonal problem on projects and many report reduced learning as a result (Wolfe et al. 2016). In most cases, we don’t learn about the problems until reading student peer evaluations or we don’t learn about them at all. Either way, the opportunity to correct the situations has passed and the damage is done. In

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Callan E. Monette, Stanford University; Alexis Seymour, Stanford University; William T Yu, Stanford University; Leighton Terrance Wan, Stanford University; Andrew Sho Perley, Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering; Ross Daniel Venook, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

,” Commun. Teach., vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 116–129, Oct. 2008, doi: 10.1080/17404620802382680.[10] J. Gilmore, M. A. Maher, D. F. Feldon, and B. Timmerman, “Exploration of factors related to the development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants’ teaching orientations,” Stud. High. Educ., vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1910–1928, Nov. 2014, doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.806459.[11] M. Di Benedetti, S. Plumb, and S. B. M. Beck, “Effective use of peer teaching and self-reflection for the pedagogical training of graduate teaching assistants in engineering,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., pp. 1–16, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2022.2054313.[12] J. Agarwal, G. Bucks, and T. J. Murphy, “A Literature

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Jingyi Xie, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

, the framework was also evaluated by peers andexperts at different times.Figure 1. Research approach and development of the framework 6Development of the FrameworkA team of professors of engineering education and graduate researchers from communication,education, and engineering developed this framework. Figure 1 shows the structure of thedevelopment of the framework. Before the development of the framework, the study hadcompared and mapped ABET Criterion 3: Student Outcomes and EAB Criterion 2: StudentLearning (p 15-16) Objectives to illustrate and visualize potential differences (Refer to Table 2).Overall, the ABET criterion emphasized abilities

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Technical Session 13 - Paper 3:Uncomfortable Conversations with Faculty and Students in Zoom: Experiences with diversity and inclusion spurred by police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S.

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Christine A Stanley, Texas A&M University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

biases, white privilege, cultural appropriation, stereotypes(i.e., the “angry Black man”), racial slurs (particularly the n-word), systemic racism, the mythof reverse racism, the criminal justice system, the struggles faced by black families, interracialfamilies, ally-ship, and anti-racism [2].Faculty and students at Texas A&M University felt compelled and committed to set aside the timeto meet and discuss Emmanuel Acho’s book and the societal events that led up to the writing ofthe work. A total of sixty of these faculty and students chose to use the video conferencing clientZoom to form a book club and conduct these discussions due to the looming COVID-19 pandemic.A diverse group of facilitators in science, technology, engineering, and

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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Diversity

Stevens, as a part of a required sequential first-year writing course, all first-year students arerequired to participate in human subjects research. Alternative assignments are available to thosewho wish to opt out of participating in research studies, although only a small percentage (~2%)of students select this option. In Spring 2022, an adaptive expertise survey developed by Fisher& Peterson [7] (see Appendix 1 for survey items) was listed as one of the research studies in thesubject pool. A total of n=208 low-income first, second, third, and fourth-year STEM studentscompleted the AE survey, where low-income is defined by the Stevens Office of Financial Aid.Participant demographics for the low-income student survey population (such as

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University

, comparative outcomes research, and biomedical sciences. He has successfully published several peer-reviewed articles in biomedical sciences, physical medicine and rehabilitation, modeling and simulation of physiological signals, motion analysis, and engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A New Synthesis Procedure for Designing Digital Filters Based on Optical Fiber Structures Mohammed Ferdjallah Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Marshall University Huntington, WV 25705

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

EngineeringDivision has historically hosted round-table discussions on topics relevant to the division membership,so it was only appropriate to have a discussion that would focus on effects of the pandemic so that ourmembers could learn from each other. Although the sessions were open to all ASEE members, weanticipated this roundtable to be an intimate discussion specific to the construction engineeringdiscipline. It turned out that 196 ASEE members from at least 18 Divisions and representing 122institutions attended, providing a broad perspective on the topic.LITERATURE REVIEWAs the meeting was held shortly after schools moved to online learning, there was very little in the wayof peer reviewed research on this topic. However, our participants shared

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jason C. Ganley, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

. An introduction to process simulationsoftware (ASPEN Plus, Aspen Technology Inc.) is also included, making the course ratherunique among those computation-based courses offered by our peer institutions.The primary mathematical modeling and analysis software package used in CMCE is MATLAB(MathWorks, Inc.), which is provided to all students at no cost via a University-funded sitelicense. The mid-semester MEB modules which focus on time-dependent mass and energybalances coincide with the introduction of methods for the numeric solution of ODEs in theCMCE course. In CMCE, such examples are examined following discussions of the temporalODE systems which arise from chemical reaction kinetics, such as those encountered by studentsin general

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Student Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda N. Quay, Stanford University; Callan E. Monette, Stanford University; Stacey A. Huang, Stanford University; Alexa Wnorowski, Stanford University; Anjali Mulchandani, Stanford University; Ronnie Miller, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Student

aqualitative paper outlining our student chapter experiences over the course of 2020’sunprecedented events. We also documented our writing experience, including future paper ideasand their anticipated project timelines, so that future officers will have a streamlined pathway topursue more involved ASEE conference papers.Chapter 3: Executing an informed pivot in chapter roles & responsibilities (June-December 2020)3.1 New strategies for increasing participation/engagementBased on feedback from our expert elicitation, we aimed to improve advertising of our chapter’sevents. Before the start of the academic year, we updated our website with current information(including our mission and values statements) and integrated a calendar on our homepage

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

]. • “My career was spent programming within teams, so the new design is right on target as to what careers will be like” [5].The deployment of peer teaching assistants (TAs) to grade the new courses provided an idealsource of evaluation. They had just completed their first two semesters of college with theprevious curriculum, and were then contracted to provide guidance and grading support in thenew classes. They were tasked with learning Python just ahead of the new students, whichprovided a running commentary of comparison to their first year courses.Peer teaching assistants are insatiable learners, so the opportunity to explore and guide a newcurriculum deployment was enthusiastically embraced. They provided constructive

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Daniel Sherwin P.E., University of Pittsburgh

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Industrial Engineering

determine if changes in the course affected the studentexperience.1 IntroductionLike many of their peers in other engineering disciplines and at other universities, IndustrialEngineering students at the University of Pittsburgh culminate their undergraduate experiencewith a Capstone Design Course (IE1090). The course provides students with a hands-on learningexperience in a relatively unstructured environment as they prepare to enter the workforce aspracticing engineers. Course outcomes and curriculum align with Criterion 3 and Criterion 5 ofthe ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs [1]. Students enrolled in the class,which is traditionally offered each Spring and Fall term, are matched in teams consisting of 4-6students and tasked

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and to all other group members(Smith et al 1981; Johnson et al 1991). Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners haveshown that positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded as crucial to today’s learningcommunities. They reduce uncertainties and increase the quality of social adjustment andintegration into college life. Isolation and alienation, on the other hand, often lead to failure. Twomajor reasons for dropping out of college are: failure to establish a social network of classmatesand failure to become academically involved in classes (Mckeachie et al 1986; Tinto 1994).The

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Shelly Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

University. Her thesis is on conducting an engineering and financial analysis for a local wastewater plant facility.Ms. Shelly Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Shelly Tan is an undergraduate researcher working with Dr. Lucietto. She is currently pursuing a Bach- elors of Science in Health and Disease at Purdue University, and began working with Dr. Lucietto in the summer of 2019 as part of the Summer Stay Scholars program. In addition to her biology course- work, Shelly is pursuing minors in Studio Arts and Chemistry. Outside the classroom, she enjoys writing creative fiction, making art both physical and digital, and moderating for her favorite online communities. American

Conference Session

Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph F. Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Allyson Jo Barlow, University of Nevada, Reno; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

EER, yet who are experts within their own engineeringdiscipline. Engineering faculty frequently have little experience conducting rigorous researchusing established social science theories and methods. RIEF mentors are experiencedengineering education researchers. Mentorship in the context of a RIEF grant is unique, as it isdifferent from graduate student training or peer mentorship between faculty in the samediscipline. Common conceptions of mentorship include a novice receiving guidance from anexpert, whereas RIEF PIs and co-PIs are both experts in their own domains. Mentoringrelationships between faculty are understudied, especially in the context of faculty with expertisein different disciplines that have unique training needs. Therefore

Conference Session

Classroom Methodologies

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tiffany Wenting Li; Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Classroom methodologies, Diversity

rotations. Students who wereidentified as having weak spatial skills compared to their peers were advised to take a half-semestervisualization training course. The gender trends from the visualization assessment fit with past data, andadditional race and ethnicity trends in the data are presented. Male students who are not in underrepresentedminority groups generally performed the best on the assessment. The effectiveness of the spatialvisualization training course was determined by giving those students the same assessment again that all ofthe students took initially. Overall, the course provided significant gains in spatial visualization skills tothe students, consistent with past results with similar courses. This course was offered entirely

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University; Peyton Leigh Pittman

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. and B.S. in manufacturing engineering and electrical engineering, respectively, from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Nagel’s long-term goal is to drive engineering innovation by applying her multidisciplinary engineering expertise to instrumentation and manufacturing challenges.Prof. Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University I do research on the anatomy, development and evolution of amphibians and I teach courses on the com- parative anatomy of vertebrate animals, animal development, human development and evolution, scientific writing, and biology in the movies.Dr. Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia Ramana Pidaparti, is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at VCU. Dr

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark, Aston University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

before thepenultimate section looks at the project outcomes and next steps. The conclusion incorporatesa set of recommendations for colleagues in similar situations wishing to improve theirinstitutional attrition rates. 4. Interventions & Actions 4.1 The Resource Study Pack & Tutorial SupportAn important part of the project was to put in place a number of bespoke learning and teachingresources. The most notable of these was a “Resource Study Pack” which the project leadersdeveloped based upon the academic profile of the sample. Each Resource Study Pack,comprised a number of ‘virtual’ resources for maths, physics and chemistry; it also providedinstructive guidance with regards to academic writing and referencing. A quiz on

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Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanics

the ABET learning objectives as well as its effectiveness on peer collaborationand team work. The survey results when compared with the final course grades shed somevaluable light on the relationship between a student’s perception of the effectiveness of thisactivity on learning, and the actual student performance on the exams. This paper will present thedescription and outcomes of this project in detail.1. IntroductionDynamics is universally regarded as one of the fundamental courses for undergraduate studentsmajoring in mechanical and civil engineering among others. It is often a basic prerequisite forsubsequent courses and one upon which advanced curriculum concepts are based. Since the early1970s substantial work has gone into developing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Candace Rose Wiwel, University of Michigan; Max William Blackburn, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Impact of Flexible Classroom Spaces on Instructor Pedagogy and Student BehaviorIntroductionThe use of active learning techniques, such as asking students to respond to multiple-choice“clicker” questions or to work together with their peers to solve a problem in class, has beenshown to benefit students by improving their retention of information, conceptual understanding,self-esteem, and attitudes about their program of study [1], [2], [3]. However, many barriers stillremain to the implementation of active learning, including insufficient training for instructors, alack

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel, University of Arkansas

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FYEE Conference Sessions

determine any intervention for creating student success inlevels in science and math differ, the persistence in engineering.engineering, perception of engineering, study and social I. Course Descriptionsskills did not show significant difference between studentsof varied backgrounds. All FEP students are required to participate in the FEP peer mentoring program and in the weekly drill sessions whichIndex Terms –Freshman attitudes, honors, math placement, include information about the different engineering majorsPFEAS, retention

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MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

males at the university. TheBMC also sponsors several other programs each year, including general membershipmeeting, discussions on academic and career success, a Black Men’s Retreat, and aKwanzaa celebration, to name just a few. Cross-generational mentoring and rolemodeling occurs in the BMC informally and through the connections made between Page 12.1451.4participants. A formal peer mentoring program was recently developed to foster anintentional link between continuing African American male students and first-yearstudents. Overall, the BCM is perceived by the Rutgers administration as havingprovided a successful initial attempt to help develop and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Center for Writing, Language, and Literacy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and PI on the NSF sponsored Diversity in Engineering Technology (DIET) project.Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School National Board Certified Math Teacher at Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, North

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Ardis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cheryl Dugas, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

different projects, thus experiencing greaterdiversity of architectural challenges than would have otherwise been possible.Some changes to the traditional classroom setting are necessary in order to practice this newmethod. Students need to work in small teams, 3 or 4 students at most, during regularly-scheduled classroom hours. The roles of individual teams must be scheduled so that sufficienttime is available for each team to play each role. Fortunately, software architecture lends itself toshort periods of intense team activity, with reporting and peer review of results later. We believethat this active learning style is an effective approach for most subjects, but especially forsoftware architecture.IntroductionThe methods described here are

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kasarda, Virginia Tech; Brenda Brand, Virginia Tech; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

develop:1) mentorship and leadership skills, 2) skills and strategies for facilitating and monitoringgroup/team processes, 3) skills in planning, implementation and assessment, and 4) thebackground and specialty skills necessary for participation in the regional and national FIRSTcompetitions. The engineering students’ skills are actualized through field based applications inthe high-school robotics laboratory.Focusing and then building on others’ strengths and talents (both peer undergraduate studentsand the high-school students that they are working with) is the central responsibility of goodleadership and contributes to building positive, constructive and long-lasting relationships thatchange people and their institutions in positive

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; William Hughes, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the multiple natural known-relationshipswithin the learner’s development to promote a greater internal drive for learning.Over the course of a three-year period, three cohorts (totaling ~120 students) have participated inlearning experiences which have been designed according to the relationships in the Four-Domain Development Diagram. Engineering students in "learning experiences" designedaccording to the diagram report significantly higher levels of interaction with peers as learningcollaborators, greater use of integrative cognitive strategies during self-directed learning and ahigher degree of moral reasoning than comparison groups (these results are being publishedelsewhere). While it is not possible to establish a definitive cause

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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

“current entrepreneurship education tends to migratetowards its natural focus of ‘least resistance’ – the traditional business management processareas”32 is thankfully expanding to include growth in curricula and programs.34 However, withthe offerings serving 18 to 22 year-old students so similar to MBA-level activities to includebusiness plan writing, case studies, and guest speakers, one must ask if undergraduates are beingeducated in a way that aligns with their unique needs and interests.If the opportunity discovery experience by traditional undergraduates differs from adult nascententrepreneurs (to include MBA students), the questions become “how” and what are thepedagogical methods that will increase students’ abilities to discover

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vernon Ulrich, Grove City College

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Mechanical Engineering

system including guidelines for writing studentobjectives and grading rubrics are presented along with an assessment of the success of thesystem.IntroductionEngineering capstone design is a course unlike any other course at Grove City College becausethe purpose of the course is for students to apply the knowledge they have gained across many ofthe subjects they have studied during the previous three years of engineering school. The goal isfor students to have an opportunity to practice engineering in a team environment similar to theenvironment they are likely to experience upon graduation. A different type of class calls for adifferent process for assessing student performance than might be found in more theoreticalcourses. In their survey of

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) [1] which is a large country-wide organization (and local chapters) with lots of opportunities for networking, job search, career advancement, etc. (10) Write a follow-up paper to be submitted to the ASEE Conference for dissemination.In addition. it is important to establish a pipeline from our BS to our graduate programs and fromhigh schools to our BS programs. This pipeline will help us in recruiting. It is also important to offerall minority students in engineering mentoring on the issues of retention, graduation and careeradvancement.To pursue these objectives, we received a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.After the first quarter, we held a survey of freshman mostly in Engineering