Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paea LePendu, University of California, Riverside; Cecilia Cheung, University of California, Riverside; Mariam Salloum, University of California, Riverside; Pamela Sheffler, University of California, Riverside; Kelly Downey, University of California, Riverside

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

into K-12.Nevertheless, many students complete high school never having the chance to learn CS.We have created a summer coding camp for high-school students (including 8th graders entering9th grade) and designed a multi-year study to assess its effectiveness as an informal learningenvironment, based on theories of human motivation such as Self-Determination Theory 1 .The camp is a 1-week immersion experience, 9am to 5pm with food and activities, that introducesbasic programming via MIT APP Inventor. Lecture material and in-class exercises draw uponmeaningful applications, many appealing to “social good.” One unique aspect is the inclusion ofprofessional and career development activities that engage students and broaden perspectives onCS and

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Lee Keel, Tennessee State University; Charles David McCurry, Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

infused throughout our four-year curriculum with a series of project-basedand problem-oriented learning modules. The pedagogy of vertical integration is implemented tocut across artificial course boundaries. The feedback from the initial implementation is verypositive and encouraging. The students enjoy what they learned and have more confidence andmotivation to pursue advanced studies and careers in CPS/IoT area.Background and motivationDue to our insatiable desires for more electronics functionalities and higher performancecommunications, computing, and automation, electrical engineers serve a vital function in ourmodern world. Currently, undergraduate electrical engineering (EE) students are in highdemands to be hired with the highest median

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

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Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Kevin C. Dittman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

project management in engineering is typically of interest to engineers who want todevelop broader skills to advance their careers by learning the holistic aspects of bringing aproduct or program to market successfully [1], research has shown that engineering students whoare exposed to project management skills exhibit heightened sense of understanding andapplication of their coursework as well as develop self-regulation. [4]. As the world transitionsfrom a project management mindset to a more product-oriented approach, understanding thesenuances is essential for future engineers [5]. A broader perspective, business skills, anddemonstrated use of soft skills like communication and collaboration can set engineers up forfuture leadership positions

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Health Research. She is a Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and the SPIE.Ms. Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison Julia N. Savoy, M.S., is an Associate Researcher in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison. One aspect of her research examines the effects of professional development participation on the career pathways of doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career faculty. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Lyndsey McMillon-Brown, NASA Glenn Research Center; L. Nicole Smith, NASA Glenn Research Center; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

support lifelong career success for our graduates. • Sponsoring, supporting, and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.DiscoveryThe appreciative inquiry process uses a strengths-based approach to identify the current state ofthe group. Since the strategic plan was being developed during 2020 with the constraints of thepandemic, a survey method was used to efficiently collect the information from the members onthe strengths of the committee. Ten of the fourteen committee members responded to thequestion and prompts including “What are the strengths of the committee? What is thecommittee doing really well? What are the best things about the way the committee has workedtogether? What are the personal strengths and

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Work in Progress: Assessment, Evaluation and Hands-on Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Joana Marques Melo, Purdue University; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Chemical Engineering

Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering fos- ter or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering stu- dents’ identity development. She has won several awards for her

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 4 Slot 1 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University; Craig Wanklyn P.E., Kansas State University; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, Kansas State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

position at acompany in the region that recruits every year at the university's career fair. The event II keynotespeakers were from a company in the region that recruits at the university's career fair but were notalumni of the institution and were not in a technical position. The event III keynote speaker was analumnus who held a vice president of diversity affairs position at a major company thatoccasionally recruited students from the university. The event IV keynote was an alumnus whoheld a chief diversity officer position at a major company that had high brand recognition withengineering students.Many students attending event I and II mentioned their interest in learning more about the keynotespeaker’s company. Event IV included more than 10

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering, Art and Society

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Andrew Greenberg, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Ashley Brown

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

women full ChE professors in the country, her research interests are in interfacial phenomena and recently biomedical systems. She is the first Associate Dean of Faculty Ad- vancement in NC State’s College of Engineering. Awards/service include 2015 AAAS Mentor Award, Fellow in American Institute of Chemical Engineers Board of Directors, NSF Presidential Award for Ex- cellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring, Council for Chemical Research Diversity Award. She is the founding director of the Promoting Underrepresented Presence on Science and Engineering Faculties (PURPOSE) Institute”. A certified coach, Grant consults and empowers STEM individuals at all levels in the academy towards excellence in career

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

establishing a variety of programs that provideteaching training for PhD students, which is much more effective in developing their teachingskills than relying on them to mimic their former instructors [2]. While many of these programsaim at improving the teaching ability of current graduate teaching assistants in lab courses [3] aswell as a more holistic approach involving student-led discussions about the TA experience [4],other programs focus on a more general method for preparing PhD students for careers inacademia with an emphasis on teaching training. Some universities provide teaching experienceby thrusting graduate students into the instructor of record role for small courses [5], but agentler and more common approach is a formal program

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia (UDC)

- ture, embedded systems, system on a chip, and renewable energy.Dr. Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Research Interests: Dr. Zhang’s research expertise and interests are neural networks, fuzzy logic, compu- tational intelligence methods, and their applications on pattern recognition, signal and image processing, time series prediction, renewable energy, and autonomous robot navigation. Career in Brief: Dr. Zhang received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the Wuhan University of Tech- nology, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her research was funded by

Conference Session

Computing Track - Technical Session I

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Atalie Garcia; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A Weiss, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University

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Computing, Diversity

built from the constructsof recognition, interest, and performance/competence is strongly predictive of the choice of acomputing career [20]. These findings are still under review and therefore mentioned asrecognition of work in progress in this space. However, all references to the role of identity inpersistence will largely be from the body work established in STEM identity. Figure 1. Computing Identity Framework4 DATA AND METHODSThe data was collected as part of a large National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project,[title and grant number blinded for anonymity], geared towards enhancing the educationalexperiences of high-achieving underserved students in Florida. The project focuses onsupporting first year

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jaclyn Duerr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Monica Lauren Singer; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity, Race/Ethnicity

Professor in Industrial and Manufac- turing Engineering at Cal Poly, SLO. In her current role she overseas Engineering Students Services and diversity effort in the college. Coming from a 24 year career of practicing innovative pedagogies from Project based learning to flipped classrooms, she now works to transform the institution of high education through structures and practices.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jane Lehr is Chair of the Women’s & Gender Studies Department and a Professor in Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is also the Faculty Director of the Cal Poly Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority and Underrepresented

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rachel Ann Baker

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Diversity, Gender

and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue University.Rachel Ann Baker c American

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Jun Jian Liang, San Francisco State University; Christopher Alexander Amaro, Cañada College; Adam Albert Davies, ASPIRES ; Priscila Joy Silva Chaix, Cañada College; Jesus Caballero, Canada College; Juvenal Marin Sanchez, San Jose State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Diversity

. ˜Priscila Joy Silva Chaix, Canada College Priscila Silva is currently a student at Ca˜nada College majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Her interest include AI technology and mechatronics and hopes to pursue a career in Mechanical Engineering.Jesus Caballero, Canada College Jesus A. Caballero is a third year student at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. He is currently studying Mechanical Engineering. Jesus is interested in further researching 3 Dimensional printing and mechatron- ics, and hopes to work in an Electronics Industry.Mr. Juvenal Marin Sanchez, San Jose State University Juvenal Marin Sanchez is currently a junior at San Jose State University that is majoring in civil engineer- ing with an emphasis on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Brian P DeJong, Central Michigan University; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Ahmed Abdelgawad, Central Michigan University; Ishraq Shabib, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

northern lowerpeninsula of Michigan; (2) broaden and deepen science and technology teacher/faculty’s contentknowledge and pedagogical tools by engaging them in engineering research to solve open-endedproblems; (3) improve middle school, high school, and community college student science andtechnology achievement, and (4) stimulate student interest in STEM careers through improvedinstruction and curriculum delivered by RET participants in rural Michigan.These objectives were to be achieved through (a) engaging participants in cutting-edge researchon smart vehicles through a vibrant team of CMU engineering faculty mentors, communitycollege faculty (CCF), IST, PST, and undergraduate engineering students; (b) developing skillsand abilities of

Conference Session

Technical Session 3d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Gilbert Ramirez, Cañada College; Javier Robert Piccolotti; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Tim L Mitchell Jr; Matthew Ward Carlson, Cañada College; Shane Sharp, San Jose State University; Jesus Alexis Caballero, Cañada College

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Pacific Southwest Section

, in 2006, the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in computer engineering from University of Rhode Island, Kingston, in 2009 and 2013 respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University. Her research interests include embedded systems, wearable technologies, neural-machine interface, and cyber-physical systems.Mr. Tim L Mitchell Jr ˜Matthew Ward Carlson, Canada College Matthew Carlson is a sophomore at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA, who is studying mechanical engineering. His research interests include 3D-printing and aerospace engineering, and hopes to pursue an engineering career after attaining a bachelors degree.Shane Sharp, San

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

-Energize professional development to learn about and include green energy educational modules into our STEM curriculum; 2) "start-up green lab" on our campus through funding from the collaborating four-year institution so that faculty can conduct classroom demonstrations and students can perform undergraduate research. This initiative diversified and continued our undergraduate research program by including our Eco Centro, a community outreach center for environmental sustainability, into this program; 3) promote additional outreach and educational efforts to support our students and encourage them to seek careers in STEM and green energy-related fields; and 4) participate in on-going evaluation and research

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Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea K. Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

Paper ID #23686The Development of a Context-based Summer Research Program for Com-munity College Faculty in Science and EngineeringMs. Lea K. Marlor, University of California, Berkeley Lea Marlor is the Associate Director of Education for the Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, a NSF-funded Science and Technology Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She manages undergraduate research programs to recruit and retain underrepresented students in science and engi- neering and also outreach to pre-college students to introduce them to science and engineering career opportunities. Ms. Marlor joined

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S. Ziker, SRI International; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University ; Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

base regarding effectivestrategies for enhancing STEM educational opportunities for minority males, and webinars. Theproject partners have also created a roadmap for a NIC to address the challenges describedabove. This paper describes a work in progress and will provides an update on the NIC to thebroader engineering community.BackgroundMinority males are underrepresented in STEM careers in comparison to their numbers in thegeneral population. As shown in Figure 1, Black males are 5.6% of the US population but only2.9% of the engineering workforce. In comparison, white males are 31.8% of the US population,but are overrepresented in the engineering workforce at 63.5%. Disparities betweenrepresentation in the S & E workforce versus the

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, Ohio State University; Robert B. Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

DevelopmentIntroductionAlbert Einstein once said, “intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only atdeath.” 1 To develop students who can achieve lifelong learning is a goal of higher education.2Because lifelong learning is vital to an engineer's career, the accreditation board for engineeringand technology (ABET) included lifelong learning as one of its student outcomes. ABET statesthat by graduation students should have "a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage inlife-long learning."3At The Ohio State University’s Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC), students areoffered a wide range of engineering courses through the first-year engineering program and asenior-year multidisciplinary capstone program. A requirement for all first

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management andSystems Engineering course offerings, as well as complementary innovative courses in Technical Page 12.630.5Marketing, High Tech Product

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Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovative idea generation have not been seen ascentral to the engineer’s role. However, to compete in a changing marketplace fraught withrapidly changing technology, shorter product life-cycles, downsizing and outsourcing, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show more Page 12.1339.5entrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Charles Coddington, East Carolina University; Paul Petersen, East Carolina University; Fonooni Hamid

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New Engineering Educators

). Page 12.1058.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mentoring New Faculty: How Much, How Often, and How?Abstract The Department of Technology Systems (TSYS) at East Carolina University hasimplemented a new faculty mentoring process to enable junior faculty members to learn fromsenior faculty members as they prepare for a career in academia. Five tenured professors andassociate professors in the TSYS department have recently established a new process to mentorfaculty members within the department who have begun not yet completed their initial tenureprocess at a major university. This process includes a series of workshops regarding academicperformance expectations during the early stages of an academic career. Our

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Sarah Roux, Arizona State University; Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State University; Mark Rager, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-1508: PERSPECTIVES ON A FRESHMAN TREATMENT OFELECTRONIC SYSTEMSJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium.Sarah Roux, Arizona State University Sarah Roux is a proud Texas native with a background in the Semiconductor industry in the US and France. She was in the 2006 class and is currently a Control Systems Major with an interest in Alternative Energy. Her career goal is to help develop a progressive national energy policy.Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State

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Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Continuing Professional Development

learning Lifelong learning Flexibility Source 1. ABET 2004 General criteria for accreditation of all engineering programs (USA) [3] 2. IChemE 2001 Guidelines for accreditation of degree programmes in chemical engineering [4] 3. AGR 2004 Association of Graduate Recruiters (UK) – all graduates [5] 4. GCCA 2004 Graduate Careers Council of Australia – all graduates [6] 5. LTSN 2003 Learning and Teaching Support Network (UK) – all graduates [7] Table 2. Main Transferable Skills [2] Chemical engineering graduates are expected to be: 1 Good at communicating in a variety of forms (written, oral, etc) 2 Able to work well in teams 3 Able to

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2003 GSW

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Ifte Choudhury; Ricardo E. Rocha; Richard Burt

College Station, Texas AbstractThe purpose of the study was to determine industry’s perception regarding the need fortechnical writing skills among Construction Science graduates. A standard Likert stylesurvey was used to gather the data related to the technical writing skill set of constructionscience graduates. This survey was sent to members of Texas A&M University’sDepartment of Construction Science Career Fair Database and faculty members of in theAssociated Schools of Construction. The results of the survey were used to analyzewhether industry and faculty perceive technical writing skills to be a necessity. The datawas analyzed by administering one-sample and two-sample t-tests to the responses

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

for a NSF grant awarded in the ATE program area from 2002-2006. He is experienced in industry as well as the teaching profession with a career spanning five years in engineering design, several years part time consulting in industry and 21 total years of teaching first high school, then community college and presently university level courses in the engineering technology subject area. Dr. Irwin has a research focus on evaluation of teaching and learning in the area of computer aided design, analysis, & manufacturing subjects introduced in the STEM related courses in K-16 educational levels.Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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First-Year Programs

industries, since those are the predominant employers for graduates in thisgeographic region. The speed information session provided access to professionals who discussalternative engineering career and/or additional professional development skills needed that arenot covered in another topic. Guests included the LSU International Programs/Study Abroadgroup, engineers in medical and law professions, representatives of the Graduate School, MBAprograms and current graduate students, and representatives from the Louisiana ProfessionalEngineering and Land Surveyors (LAPELS) Licensing Board.Introduction to Engineering, ENGR 1050 Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1050) is an interdisciplinary course gearedspecifically to assist students academically

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Kobus, Hillsborough Community College; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

, research presentations, and social activities. All of this informationis available on the program’s website at http://www.csee.usf.edu/BPC/. In summary, CSTEPpursues the following objectives:≠ Increase the enrollment of minority students in Computer Science programs. CSTEP generates interest in Computer Science through the use of informational materials, personalized identification, advising, and tracking activities. Marketing for CSTEP includes information on why Computer Science is an attractive and viable career. CSTEP especially targets Hispanic students as they constitute a high percentage of the student population at HCC.≠ Retain students in Computer Science programs. CSTEP offers summer program scholarships

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Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

program are either interested in engineering management careers, or areusing the degree as a foundation for careers other than engineering. Because of the diversestudent interests, the course is designed to allow the students to understand the pervasive role ofgovernment in the technical arena, and the need to use/manage technology within that context.The emphasis of the course material is on the federal level, however international, state, andlocal differences are included. This paper presents the curriculum for EP251 and discussesinstructor observations about how well the course works for sophomore engineering students.The instructor is interested in feedback about the need for such a curriculum.IntroductionLafayette College offers a sophomore