Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

technicalskills. What is more interesting, is the relative performance ratings of new graduates in these attributes.With regard to problem solving, industry rated graduates’ preparation as 7 (l-First, 10-Last) and alumnirated it 4. The rating for performance in communication skills was 8 for both rating groups. If our goal as educators is to produce the desired attributes our engineering graduates will need toperform successfdly in their careers, we must listen to this feedback and modify our curriculum designaccordingly. Teachers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizonahave been working on ways to better educate and prepare our students specifically in the areas of problem

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell A. Aubrey; Dennis O. Owen; Jack Beasley

: Page 1.436.1. fitii’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘@lll~c+.$ .1. Provide a rich and motivational technological environment that would encourage the students to further investigate possibilities in technology studies and careers.2. Develop a cooperative and involved relationship between the university faculty and the high school teaching staff. As stated in the paper, “Tech Prep: A Comprehensive Approach,” by James C. Wood and Diana M. Walter, Tech Prep programs involving an Associate Degree Institution must be a cooperative approach.1 a. Previous presentations by university faculty to high school

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David B. Beyer

Session 3586 Associate Degree Program in Telemedia Communications Technology David B. Beyer P.E. Middlesex County College, Edison, N.J.IntroductionUnder a grant from the National Science Foundation, Middlesex County College faculty isdeveloping a two-year associate in applied science degree program in TelemediaCommunications Technology (NSF grant 9602375). As the name implies, telemedia is thetransmission of multimedia information over distances. This program will prepare techniciansfor careers in the telecommunications industry, and indeed, in any organization where technicianlevel

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

they can build to meet the challenges associated with theirindividual career paths and to adapt to the rapidly changing technologies. To that end, thecreation of cohesive course sequences as an opportunity to implement the reform was identified.Three cohesive course sequences, so called “track”, have been offered to the students. The Designand Manufacturing track provides seven closely-integrated courses to help students learn how toapply engineering fundamentals to practical design and manufacturing problems. The trackcourses include: Engineering Materials, Numerical Analysis, Manufacturing Processes, MachineDesign, Computer-Aided-Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, andManufacturing Systems. The track courses will not only cover

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Niku, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

industry-oriented, with many having spent some part of theirengineering career in industry. Therefore, all projects in this sequence are industry orindustry-type projects. Because of our hands-on nature and our learn-by-doingphilosophy, Cal Poly engineering graduates are known in the industries of the State ofCalifornia as industry-ready upon graduation. This change in our design curriculum hasenhanced our reputation even more. Industrial participants in our design sequenceinclude Boeing, Solar Turbines, Parker Hannifin, the Golden Gate Bridge, the DeutschesMuseum, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and a host of other companies. With theelimination of individual projects and the introduction of many industrial projects, thedesign sequence has developed a

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learned in one course to material in other courses, and applyingacademic learning to situations outside the formal classroom. Many of the new pedagogies thathave gained attention in recent decades aim to foster students’ abilities to perform these higher-order intellectual tasks. But too often, we expect students to carry out these tasks with littlesupport. The result is that many students experience college education as a fragmented series ofcourses and requirements that fail to add up to any coherent body of knowledge. Thisfragmentation is exacerbated when students attend college part-time or attend several institutionsover their college careers, patterns that are increasingly common1.At the same time, society’s need for “integrative thinkers

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students also need to have confidence in their own skillsin engineering and a network of peers and mentors who can support them through their studiesand their careers [5]. Another important element, especially for girls, is having a role model towhom they can relate on a personal level, rather that a role model who is perceived as being astar in the field and thus unapproachable [3]. This indicates that undergraduate women inengineering could effectively mentor younger students because they would be able to relate tothem as individuals. Finally, the assessment of one longitudinal program that brought scienceinto elementary schools indicated that parents increased the amount of time spent talking aboutscience with their children over the course of

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Jennifer Ruchhoeft, University of Houston; Frank Claydon, Unviersity of Houston; Stuart Long, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers meaningfulengineering-related research experience that they can draw upon to educate their students aboutengineering career opportunities.To date, the UH-RET site has hosted 25 participants from 17 schools in nine independent schooldistricts, with another 14 participants expected in the summer of 2006. The diverse nature of theHouston community allows RET participants to subsequently reach a wide range of ethnic andsocio-economic groups, including numerous under-represented minorities. Teachers who haveparticipated teach a variety of subjects and levels, including courses in mathematics, physics,biology, chemistry, computing, and technology.Each teacher works closely with an engineering faculty member and graduate student(s) toconduct

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

manufacturing industry are for machineoperators. However, industry’s needs are much broader. Manufacturing is more thanmachining. The personnel needed by this industry must be able to perform multiplefunctions from design to distribution. In other words, the manufacturing industry needs tobe seen holistically – as a complete system involving many people of varying educationalbackgrounds. Companies are looking for individuals with diverse technical expertise toperform multiple functions in support of their manufacturing enterprises. Many youthand adults have little knowledge of engineering and manufacturing career options.Parents, teachers, and educators lack exposure to the understanding of the highlytechnical manufacturing world. Early education is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Withiam, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Susan Dawkins, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

curriculum since itsinception and its content was closely monitored from year to year. The seminar was alwayscoordinated by a senior Engineering Technology faculty member, the “promoter” who becameresponsible for developing a seminar format which would successfully merge and integratetopics related to the division and some of the topics found in The College. For example, thetraditional ET seminar was used to introduce students to the Engineering Technology Divisionfaculty, students, and activities. Speakers from other campus locations were also invited tospeak. Students learned about Career Services, the Learning Resource Center, CooperativeEducation, and the Counseling Center.Because the seminar was a 0-credit course, no exams were given and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

a variety of design classes so that the students willsee that this is a very important aspect of all phases of an engineering career. In each design class,at least one class discussion will be devoted to a case study in which the importance ofengineering ethics is emphasized. Thus, students will be exposed to engineering ethics in avariety of design courses by a variety of engineering faculty, most of whom are ProfessionalEngineers. Obviously, this approach could be used within any engineering discipline.I. IntroductionEthics has been defined as a body of moral principles or values, dealing with right and wrong andthe morality of motives and ends.Accordingly, it is an issue that individuals must deal with throughout their lives. Growing up

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to women from 1999through 2004; values varied in different references2,3,4,5From 1990 to 1993, Seymour6 conducted interviews and focus groups with 335 current andformer science, mathematics and engineering (SME) majors or intended majors on sevencampuses in order to discover the relative importance of factors contributing to the loss ofundergraduates from these majors; 51.9% of all the study participants were women. Seymournotes: “In the process of developing and clarifying their career goals, however, women expressedmore altruism than men and were more likely to switch to career paths that reflectedhumanitarian goals or offered more satisfying work.”6 Based on this research finding, it was ofinterest to look

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

-qualified pre-college teachers of mathematics, science, and technology.” Thereport’s recommendations include:8 • To make pre-college teaching more competitive with other career opportunities, resources must be provided to support programs in teacher preparation at institutions that succeed in integrating faculty and curricula of schools of engineering and science with schools of education; and • To improve effectiveness of pre-college teaching, stakeholders must collaborate to support outreach efforts to K-12 by science and engineering professionals to motivate high quality curricular standards and expand content knowledge for classroom teachers and support research on learning that better informs K-12

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

time in the student’s career when they have completed most ofthe required coursework. These types of exams are easy to administer and less open tosubjectivity or bias10 of typical course based work samples. Certification exams provideemployers with a standardized, legitimized, and credible toolset for examining individuals11.Since certification exams are nationally normed across institutions, they provide not only ameasure of individual performance but an indication of the value of the program and curriculumat preparing students for the examination. Success on certification exams is perhaps the mostrecognized and respected performance measure by external constituents. While many faculty and administrators may think that standardized or

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

; ability to apply engineering &critical thinking skills to engineering analysis, (2) knowledge & skills to design, conduct,evaluate experiments & work in teams, (3) an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, (4) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context, and (5) a knowledge of contemporary issues.AssessmentA survey instrument was developed by Duffy et al. [12] which was filled out by 29 out of 40freshmen taking “Introduction to Engineering II”. The average age of these students was 20.These students were asked to rank several attributes representing their career values based ontheir S-L experience

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Elfer, Tulane University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Kaitlin Fair, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

development and began the first steps to unify thesegroups. The organization’s focus is nurturing young academics in STEM fields, but membershipis open to all gender identities and disciplines. Speciality committees that focus on personal andprofessional growth of WISE members have formed within the organization. These specialitycommittees include those interested in academia, industry, or government careers; mental andphysical wellness; international interests; LGBT; and social networking.FundingWithout the support of university administration, WISE would not have been possible. Whilemany resources are available for graduate students and postdocs around the university, unifyingthese resources under a single heading and also tailoring them for what

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

based on these lessons. Finally, we present several lingering issues and problemsthat still must be addressed.2 The PartnershipThe courses described here were created in a partnership between the University, a local for-profitsoftware development school, and a state funded job training and placement program. This groupwill hereafter be referred to as ”the partnership”. The University provided an experiencedgraduate student to teach the course. The development school provided project management.They also leveraged connections with the local chamber of commerce and technical companies inthe area to secure speakers and guest lecturers for the course. Finally, the career training centerrecruited students, provided connections to scholarships

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

). Professor Bazylak started his career as a manufacturing engineer in a new product introduction division of a large telecommunication manufacturer. He returned to academia first as an engineering co-operative education coordinator and then as an engineer-in-residence. He joined the University of Toronto as a teaching focused professor where he is heavily involved in design education and diversity studies.Prof. Ruth Childs, University of Toronto Ruth Childs is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association. She teaches courses in research design and measurement theory and has conducted many

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin; Walter M Stroup, University of Massachusetts

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

(ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase students'motivations and capacities to pursue careers in fields of science, technology, engineering, ormathematics (STEM). The Group-based Cloud Computing (GbCC) for STEM Education Projectinvestigates pre-service teacher designing, developing, implementing, and enacting a socio-technological system for group-centered STEM teaching and learning consistent with anationally recognized pre-service program. The project takes a design-based research approachto creating and studying technologies and materials that support generative teaching and learningin STEM. Computational thinking, including agent-based modeling, and simulation acrossSTEM domains as well as geo-spatial

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

questions (hydraulic and pneumatic). Semester Question Fall 2016 Spring 20171) Have you ever worked with hydraulic systems within a as a - Yes (2) - Yes (5) - No (21) - No (17) profession professional career? - Yes (2) - Yes (3)2) Have you received any training on safety of hydraulic - No (21) - No (19) systems

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering1. In addition, globalization has introduced more job opportunitiesabroad along with intense competition for employment. Thus, it is more likely that Americanstudents will see more competition for employment opportunities2. The challenge of how toenhance student competitiveness and competency for a global market propels the continuousreformation of improvement in engineering education. Research studies have shown thatproviding entrepreneurship education could broaden student career choices and perspectives, andprovide an alternative career path for graduates3-4. Motivated by the significant roles ofengineers transferring technology to industry, during the last two decades, hundreds of programswith diverse approaches in entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsy Ecclesiastre, University of South Florida; Robert Hogan Jr, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

this course with a high confidence rate. There are too many factors to be able to get a preciseand accurate evidence such as: student financial problems, lack of interest in any undergraduatestudy, illness, personal issues, or sway from guardians to follow a specific career path. However,feedback from students will be able to improve the transition into the University’s College ofEngineering, as well as providing useful information to make the Foundations of Engineeringcourse an experience they greatly appreciate.

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

of the economy, that doctoralprogram was designed from its inception to raise up a new generation of scholars.However, there are many professionals who find that their lives are incompatible with thetraditional PhD’s structure and philosophy. Take, for example, a working engineer in her 40swho is earning a six-figure salary, has a family (spouse, kids, dog, and mortgage) and is eager toadvance her knowledge and career. Because we offer online master’s education options, she canpop open her laptop and take graduate-level courses in the evening after the house is settled.Once that master’s degree is in hand and she finds herself hungry for the depth and research-intensive experience of doctoral education, though, what options does she have

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maha Sultan Alsheeb, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Amy Hodges, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

traditional values [4]. The same survey found that 8 out of 10 Qataris agreed or stronglyagreed that women should be allowed to work out of the home, as shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. Level of Agreement with this Statement: “A married woman should be allowed to workoutside the home if she wants.” [4]While these changes in the behavior and perception of Qatari females indicates that the broadersociety values their pursuit of education and employment, problems still exist. A recent study offemale engineering students in Qatar found that they experienced gender bias from bothprofessors and male peers, as well as companies in the engineering industry [5]. The transitionfrom university to an engineering career has been shown to be a significant factor in the

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Shiliang Zuo; Jinhao Zhao, Tsinghua University; Wai-Tat Fu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julia Laystrom-Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Wolters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

spatial visualization. He teaches courses at the University of Illinois where he serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of Aerospace Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Towards Understanding Interrelated Growth Mindset and Spatial Visualization Skill Training Abstract Spatial Visualization skills is a key predictor of students’ academic performance in STEMclasses, retention rate in STEM majors, and future career choice. Previous research focusing onstudents’ spatial visualizations skills has impacted educational practice, including the formation oftargeted training to help

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Communication in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

time at Rowan and UMass, she developed a passion for undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Understanding the gap between communication in the classroom and communication during an industrial internshipAbstractWhile it

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Lee Russell, Grand Canyon University; Maria Zafonte, Grand Canyon University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

]found that in the STEM majors only 58% of students remain in those fields at the end of theirfreshman year. While there are numerous reasons for this attrition, it is likely that a part of theproblem is that first–year engineering students may not have an accurate understanding of theskills necessary for a successful career in engineering. Similarly, these first year students come tothe career with different motivations. The purpose of this research was to better understand theperceptions of first-year engineering students as they entered a program that was developed witha hands-on, practical focus in order to prepare students for industry after graduation. Because ofthe program’s foundational idea being that the BS in Engineering is an

Conference Session

Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

education. We have collected data from undergraduate junior-standingengineering modeling and design students at our university through a longitudinal studyspanning the last three years. The statistical analysis has helped us identify important factors thatcan influence success of students in their future engineering careers. These include problemsolving, communication, and logical thinking skills, perception of self-efficacy to developstudents’ self-belief, and their course grades. The purpose of present work is to examine theeffect of PBL activities on engineering students’ grades and self-efficacy. Furthermore, weinvestigate whether there is a difference between students’ course grades based on their genderafter engaging in PBL activities

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Girum Urgessa P.E., George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

) more than 15 years ago that perked his interest in joining theengineering professoriate. ITM is still running to this day and it is by far the largest gathering ofracial/ethnic minority PhD scholars who are interested in faculty careers in academia, includingmany McNair Scholars. A closer examination of the 2019 ITM roster reveals that only 36 of the113 R1 schools studied in this paper sent college representatives to this important gathering. Thisdoes not inspire confidence about the commitment of the engineering professoriate to movebeyond symbolic gestures and addressing this disparity.Much has been written about strategies and practices that can promote a more robust applicantpool and a fairer selection process [4]. Lessons can be learned

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Texas A&M University, post- graduate training in evaluation at The Evaluators Institute (TEI) at George Washington University and the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute. Besides teaching, she has worked as an evaluator in grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Currently she is the internal evaluator for the projects Recruiting, Retaining and Engaging Academically Talented Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups into a Pathway to Successful Engineering Careers (PEARLS) and for Building Capacity at Collaborative Undergraduate STEM Program in Resilient and