Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder

National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Education grants, theIntegrated Teaching and Learning (ITL) Program’s outreach initiative has engaged engineeringgraduate and undergraduate Fellows in K-12 classrooms as science and math content experts andengineering role models for the past six years. One program goal is to improve thecommunication and instructional skills of engineering students, while providing them withclassroom experience that serves as a foundation for those who pursue a career in academia. Theprogram also seeks to enhance the graduate Fellow’s engineering education experience byimproving their ability to teach to diverse populations. In addition, their fellowship affords theman opportunity to understand and appreciate the

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

current industry specific technicalsubject material in their programme.However, as part of ongoing course review procedures, three factors influenced afurther change of course delivery: • Recognition that school leavers have an incomplete view of how a course in chemical engineering will lead to a career in the process industries. • Feedback from graduating students on their performance at job interviews. • End-of-year course assessment suggesting limited choices of optional modules in year five.As a result of this process, two new modules have been introduced into the degreeprogramme • A second year class in “Business Management Practices”. • A fifth year (for MEng students) class in “General and Strategic

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

. A large body of research hasaccumulated examining social cognitive variables, especially self-efficacy, in relation to variousaspects of academic and career-relevant behavior. Social cognitive career theory (SCCT)2 wasdeveloped a decade ago to help organize and lend direction to this inquiry. SCCT was designedto explain the processes through which people develop educational and career interests, translatetheir interests into occupationally-relevant choices, and achieve varying levels of performanceand persistence in academic and work domains. Research findings have consistently supportedthe theory’s utility in predicting the academic choice and performance behavior of students inscience, math, and engineering fields3.While social cognitive

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Merredith Portsmore; Kaitlyn Conroy; Melissa Pickering; Emily Ryan; Brian Gravel

show these traditional pedagogical methods are ineffective at pulling womeninto the field.The work of Tobias (1990) identifies problems for women such as too narrow a focus, a lack ofapplication, and missing context [3]. Rosser (1990) suggests a number of inclusionary methodsfor teaching science, math, and engineering that include connecting women’s life experiences tothe subject matter, exploring fewer military problems and more problems “of social concern,”and describing the global, holistic contexts of problems being solved in class, usinginterdisciplinary and interactive approaches to teaching [4]. Previous work suggests that women(and many men) may benefit from seeing explicitly how engineering can be used in careers thatare personally

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry; James Farison

, and fits naturally the general Engineering name; or, aninstitution, as a consequence of either its mission or its administrative structure, may choose tocontinue a general Engineering program as its only engineering program. Second, an institutionmay offer, for specific programmatic reasons, a general Engineering program alongside one ormore designated engineering programs. Frequently this is to provide additional flexibility in thecurriculum for students with unique career interests; or the general Engineering program may be Page 8.1113.1used as an incubator for developing new designated engineering programs. “Proceedings of the 2003

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brown; Patricia Click

anability to engage in life-long learning; and (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.Description of the ProjectFirst-year students entering UVA’s engineering program must take TCC101, a communicationsclass that also explores the engineering sub-disciplines to help prepare students to declare theirmajors. During the first half of the semester, students are involved in the Research InterviewProject in which they each interview an engineer to learn more about engineering careers, as wellas a typical research project. The students then use the information obtained in the interview tocomplete a number of assignments, ranging from a simple summary memo to a research proposaland oral presentation. Fourth-year students are required to take TCC401 and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Eisenbarth; Siddhartha P. Duttagupta; Robert Walters; Paul Dawson; Joseph Guarino; George Murgel; Christopher Pentico

initial development of the microelectronicslaboratory facilities, have been documented.1 The State of Idaho recently approved theestablishment of four new M.S. programs in Electrical, Computer, Civil, and MechanicalEngineering. The impetus to initiate each of these programs came principally from the demandsof local citizenry, industry, and institutions to meet local technical education needs. This articlewill describe the efforts that have been undertaken by the Engineering faculty in partnership withthe community as a whole, to ensure that these programs will adequately prepare students forengineering and other high technology careers with an emphasis on technology management.II. Development of M.S. programsThe challenges faced when developing

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau; Robert Pangborn

attractive to, and effective for, both its students and faculty. In the College ofEngineering, the seminar program was configured as a mix of offerings tuned to the differingneeds of the 1000 incoming first-year students, as well as to stimulate interest among the facultyto teach them. The resultant array of more than 50 distinct courses ranges from those that allowexploration of a variety of majors and careers, sections that emphasize particular disciplines,offerings that help students develop key academic skills or that provide hands-on and laboratoryexperiences, and seminars that are developed around a special interest of a faculty member or aprofessional or technical theme. An attractive funding mechanism was developed to helpmotivate faculty

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha C. Wilson

can also be created. Engineers who advance into the ranks of upper management in anorganization are able to conceptualize problems, understand the full range of implications ofengineering and business decisions, and provide leadership and managerial support for theorganization. The engineer who has not achieved career goals due to the lack of these types ofabilities can become disenchanted, unhappy, and unproductive. This “career ceiling” wasrecognized by the Colorado School of Mines and, in the late 70s, they embarked upon anundergraduate honors program in the arts and humanities to address, in part, the careerlimitations faced by their engineering graduates. This undertaking has proven to be successful,and the Colorado School of Mines

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary John O'Hair; Mark Nanny; Teri Rhoads

education and engineering.I. IntroductionIn March of 2001, the National Science Foundation awarded 24 projects nation-wide in itsGraduate Fellow K-12 (GK-12) program. Of those awarded, 5 states received two awards. TheUniversity of Oklahoma is the only institution to have received two awards – the AuthenticTeaching Alliance (ATA) and Adventure Engineering (AE). The long term goals of the initiativeare to increase the number of secondary math and science teachers, increase the number ofsecondary students choosing careers in science engineering and technology, and increase thepublic’s science and math knowledge.A potential shortage of qualified K-12 teachers is a looming educational crisis. The NationalCenter for Education Statistics estimates, for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

April Brown; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

transform teacher education programsthat prepare K-12 teachers in the areas of science, engineering and mathematics (SEM). The titleof the NSF sponsored project, InGEAR (Integrating Gender Equity and Reform"), suggested itspurpose: To promote equal access to quality science and mathematics education for boys and girls across Georgia. Equal access includes encouragement to explore and discover, intellectual challenge, and success that is born out of these opportunities. Access also includes awareness of career opportunities associated with science, mathematics and related technical fields, such as engineering.4The Georgia Institute of Technology was designated the lead institution in the consortium due toits reputation

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, incorporating research into the teachingcurriculum, and mentorship have been noted in past literature (1; 2). These, along with otherrecommendations, are explored in this paper in an effort to assist new faculty members instarting a successful career in academia.Lessons LearnedExpectations of new engineering faculty are higher than ever before. Faculty are expected topublish in top tier peer-reviewed publications, obtain funded external research, adviseundergraduate and graduate students, provide service to their department, college, university,community, and profession, and be effective teachers. Because of these high expectations,faculty are spending more hours during each week working on teaching, research, and serviceactivities, often working late

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yegin Genc, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

modules, links,and assignments carried internet-based components. The self-directed learning modulesimplemented in the capstone senior design course required students to reach the ASME’swebsite to read online material.4,5 Some universities and programs developed virtuallearning environments to deliver the online resources to their students, which will in thelong run help the students to develop self learning skills. 6 The components ofinformation technology have been widely used in engineering education.7 As thetechnological advancements are used as an active component of lifelong learning, theconcept of lifelong learning transformed from being taking some courses after graduationto a learning concept that encompasses the entire career. 8The

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College; Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park; Fuat Keceli, Intel Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Parallel Simulation of Many-core Processors: Integration of Research and EducationAbstractProviding undergraduate students with an opportunity to experience meaningful academicresearch has a potential impact on their future career choice. Our approach combines twoseemingly contradicting attributes: (i) to make it exciting, the effort targets a grand researchobjective; and (ii) to make the experience self-assuring and overall positive, the concrete taskhanded to a student is feasible, given their background and time constraints, while stillcontributing towards the grand objective. We believe that this can motivate a wider range ofundergraduate students, including

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, academic affairs, and program coordination, Pariyothorn has a passion for student affairs. He serves as university advisor to the Philippine Student Association (PhilSA) and Beta Tau Omega (BTO), an Asian-interest fraternity. Pariyothorn completed a B.S. in industrial/organizational psychology (business minor), M.S. in management (human resource management emphasis) from the Mays Business School, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in human resource development, all from Texas A&M University. His research interests include workplace mentoring relationships, career development, and graduate school recruitment.Dr. Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

and Large Scale Structures, are based on the overall goal of giving the ARCHand CM students the structural engineering skills and the understanding of structural engineeringprinciples that will serve them in their careers as project leaders. These courses, structuralengineering for architectural and construction management students, are very unusual with littlepublished material on the subject. The engineering education literature includes discussions of anumber of interdisciplinary courses. Some of these interdisciplinary courses include engineeringstudents from multiple discplines1,2 or engineering students and business or marketing students3,4and some interdisciplinary courses are focused on the design and construction disciplines

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Regina Zmich; Thomas Wolff

pursue majors and careers in technical fields.Participation in the program is selective for incoming freshmen with majors in the Colleges ofAgriculture & Natural Resources, Engineering, and Natural Science. The majority of thesestudents, about 150 of 200, are Engineering majors, with the rest from the College of NaturalScience and the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. The primary components of theprogram include a common residence hall, a seminar course, reserved sections of commonfreshmen courses, tutoring and provision of peer leaders in the residence hall. The program hasbeen in place for eight years, providing the opportunity to relate some lessons learned and performsome program assessment.II. Why a Living-Learning Program

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Andrew Lau; John Wise; Robert Pangborn

-student workshops, the following specific goals were adopted, along withpotential strategies for achieving them:1. Introduce students to a specific field, or encourage their exploration of a number of fields, of study in engineering; • familiarization with the engineering majors and career options and with the objectives of general education and other components of the curriculum • development of a particular topic, contemporary issue, emerging or inter-disciplinary field of concentration, or professional responsibilities in engineering • plant tours or demonstrations of engineering facilities2. Acquaint students with tools, resources and opportunities available to them in the Department(s), College and University

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Ritter; Barbara Lazarus; Susan Ambrose

doctoral program, it’s the beginning of a long and arduous—butexciting—educational adventure. Over those next few years, the student will work closely withboth superiors and peers. She will form professional relationships with some and closefriendships with others. And as she goes through this very important phase of her career, she willrely on that network of people to talk with, get feedback from and offer help to.The most important professional relationship a student will have in graduate school is with heradvisor. Her success as a student depends on it—and the course of her career may depend upon itas well. The advisor is an indispensable resource. She or he suggests what courses to take, directsthe program of study, supervises research and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Seagrave; R. Vigil; Debra Hawker-Schreiner; Charles Glatz

preparing reports with and without specificcourses and instructors being named.The focus of the Junior Survey is the advising system within the department. This survey hasbeen in place for several years with slight modifications. Students are asked which resourcesthey consider to be the most helpful for a variety of situations, such as receiving career assistanceand obtaining various forms. A report is generated consisting of tallies of the responses,computation of averages and variances, and evaluating comments for general trends. Thisinformation is discussed with the students to help determine what changes should be made to theadvising system. One of the major outcomes of this process was the development of adepartmental undergraduate booklet

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; A. Dean Fontenot

traditionally have been underrepresented in science and engineeringdisciplines into educational and career paths in these fields. In addition, the program alsodirectly addresses the problem of the growing “digital divide.” This program putscomputers in students' homes and teaches them meaningful ways to use the technology torelate to their schoolwork, family, and community. At-risk students work side-by-sidewith their parents and teachers to build their own computers and learn to use them byparticipating in community-oriented projects that incorporate essentials of science,mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) disciplines. They also developcommunication and writing skills with curriculum components involving essay writing,business

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Yale N. Patt; Kevin J. Compton

2 1 0 3 1 3Changing interest in a career in software and hardware designTables 7.1 and 7.2 contain the raw data as follows: Each row represents the degree of interest (1= no interest, 5 = very strong interest) before the course started. Each column represents thedegree of interest at the end of the course. Table 7.1 is for a career in software design. Table 7.2is for a career in hardware design. Note that 64 of the 222 respondents increased their interest ina career in hardware design, while 40 students decreased their interest. Table 7.1 Interest in a career in software design

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Campbell; Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gustavo Roig; Gordon Hopkins

the South Florida area. Unlike manyother mentor programs, PRISM included fifteen mentees who had grade point averages below 3.0on a 4.0 scale. All of these mentees were minority students, including both persons of Hispanic andAfrican descent, with a good gender representation (5 students or 33% were females). Severalactivities were held over a nine month period which included meetings with the mentors, a “get-to-know-you” breakfast, and a seminar where the mentors spoke about their careers and lifeexperiences. Anecdotal responses from students, mentors, and professors have shown that theparticipants all found the program to be very valuable. Due to their participation in this program,the mentees have already seen a correlation between their

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert K. Tener; Vincent Drnevich

Page 3.433.1 and superb technical capabilities, but following industry’s lead, those colleges must educate their students to work as part of teams, communicate well, and understand the economic, social, environmental and international context of their professional activities. In today’s world and in the future, engineering education programs must not only teach the fundamentals of engineering theory, experimentation and practice, but [also] be RELEVANT, ATTRACTIVE and CONNECTED: • RELEVANT to the lives and careers of students, preparing them for a broad range of careers, as well as for lifelong learning involving both formal programs and hands-on experience; • ATTRACTIVE so that the

Conference Session

Flanders' Fellowship: Building STEM Community Impact, Hi-Diddly-Ho!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

‭understanding and interest in engineering in order to pursue it as a career option. However,‬ ‭literature has shown that children hold misconceptions about the engineering profession, which‬ ‭can deter potential future engineers from the field. This underscores the importance of‬ ‭introducing engineering concepts at a young age. Over the past ten years, the Next Generation‬ ‭Science Standards (NGSS) have been integrated into state school curricula, increasing the‬ ‭emphasis on engineering in K-12. Although the NGSS helps introduce engineering at a young‬ ‭age, it can be difficult for teachers to incorporate engineering into their lessons without the‬ ‭required background knowledge. To help mitigate this challenge, a

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Baka, Youngstown State University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

State University. He completed his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his PhD is in Engineering Education, also from Virginia Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Perceived Efficacy and Support of Faculty Mentors of Undergraduate Students in Engineering AbstractThis full research paper explores the role of faculty mentors in supporting student mentees.Faculty mentors of undergraduate students have the ability to make an academic, professional,and/or personal impact on their students. For example, mentors may provide assistance withcourse planning, share career goal

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

more international students come to the U.S. for their education andemployment after graduation because they realize many benefits of American education, notablyhigher education. The benefits of studying in the U.S. for International Students include [2]: • Academic excellence • Diverse programs • Flexibility in choosing subjects • Best for research programs • Supporting environment for international students • Advancement in technology • Diverse cultures • Career opportunitiesTherefore, international students are motivated to come to the U.S. for their college studies,especially their graduate studies.Benefits for International StudentsIn addition to the benefits for international students, many students from India

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rahman Tashakkori, Appalachian State University; Jennifer R. McGee, Appalachian State University; Cindy Norris, Appalachian State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

amount of need and also if they showed high academic potential.Scholars were recruited into HAIS during their freshman year or at any point in theirundergraduate career. The scholarship was available to qualifying students for four years,allowing some students to complete both an undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree as anHAIS student. Each of the five degree programs nominated students for HAIS based on thesequalifications, with specific attention paid to scholars from the mountain counties surroundingthe university.B. Data Collection Surveys were administered to scholars during each academic semester (fall and spring)from fall 2018 to spring 2023. The surveys included evaluative questions regarding thecomponents of HAIS along with

Conference Session

Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandika D'souza, University of North Texas; Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas; Hyun Kyoung Kyoung Ro, University of North Texas; Debbie Huffman, North Central Texas College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Excellence in Engineering Network at UNT advised by industry and academia. She is an alumni of Leadership Texas (Class of 2013).Hector R. Siller, University of North Texas Dr. Siller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Technology Innovation from Jaume I University, Spain and holds a master and a bachelor’s degree from Monterrey Tech, Mexico, in the fields of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, respectively. His research areas include advanced manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing, micro-manufacturing, and metrology. During his career he has advised more than 30 graduate students and has published around 60 research