Conference Session

WIP Poster Session: Emerging Research and Practices in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

support autistic students in K-12 education, higher education, and employment. Theauthors stress the need for ongoing efforts to prepare educators, employers, and peers to betterunderstand and support autistic individuals. As a result, this requires developing new pathways toengineering education and opportunities that address both their potential and their specific needs (Ehsanet al., 2019; Kouo et al., 2021). Additionally, the focus of many research articles related to broadening participation for autisticstudents in engineering is often within an article that explores STEM more broadly (Ehsan, 2018;Nachman et al, 2024; Wei et al, 2017) or more broadly addresses students with disabilities (Bellman et al,2018; McCall et al, 2020; Moon

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

isgiven to the class the first week of the semester. (See the example for Fall 2005 in theAppendix.) Each student has three weeks to write a formal proposal describing andevaluating at least two distinct concepts for a solution to one or more of the requiredfunctions of the project, e.g., concepts to satisfy the Initial Testing requirements.(Instruction in technical communications is provided with “just-in-time” workshopsgiven by the University Writing Center during the course “studio” time.) Normally, adraft is submitted, graded, and returned for resubmission. The draft and the resubmissionusually count equally, together representing about 10% of the individual course grade.Students self-select into teams of four (to the extent possible) in the

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cognition. She created the synthesis and design studios in the environmental engineering program and is currently developing the professional and design spines for the upcoming mechanical engineering program. She is also interested in faculty development and recently co-organized the NSF-sponsored PEER workshop for tenure-track engineering education research faculty. Page 23.597.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty Reflections on a STEAM-Inspired Interdisciplinary Studio CourseAbstractConcerns regarding America’s

Conference Session

Building Community and Inclusion in Pre-College Engineering Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Jenna Gist, Purdue University; Min Jung Lee, University of North Dakota; Tugba Boz, Indiana-Purdue University; Stephanie Oudghiri; Lauren Cabrera, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

necessitatemultimodal communication such as writing, drawing, and gesturing, and “displaying informationmultimodally supports [MLs’] receptive language” (p. 267). Studies have also proposed effectiveways of teaching engineering to MLs. For example, Lee et al. [6] proposed that MLs benefitfrom engaging with multiple modalities (e.g., visuals, diagrams, and linguistic models). Garlickand Wilson-Lopez [7] recommended using contextualized, relevant, and culturally responsiveengineering challenges.Building on these insights, the present study aims to contribute to the literature by exploring oneteacher’s experience as a teacher of MLs within the context of culturally relevant engineeringeducation in her classroom. The purpose of this study was to understand how

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Ilana Karpman, University of California San Diego

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

career track. The study also examined the factors of support within the institution, withan emphasis on understanding the effectiveness of various programs and policies (i.e. family-friendly policies, mentoring programs, faculty diversity initiatives) designed to support womenfaculty in engineering.Background on the Problem Compared to their male peers in academic engineering programs, the female faculty isless likely to reach full professorships (Easterly and Ricard, 2011; Touchton, 2008). Rather,women are concentrated at the lower ranks of academia as assistant professors, lecturers andadjunct faculty (Fox, 2010). In 2006, women accounted for 30.5% of non-tenure track instructors,  but only 11.9% of associate professors and 3.8% of full

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Ye Yuan, Nantong University; Jing Yan, Nanjing Forestry University; Justin R. Allison; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

toparticipate in community service. Through collaboration with the Community LearningCenter at the authors’ institution and instructors for the course University Success 100,students from selected sessions of the course were required to identify any problems that existand need to be solved at their community service site, and then propose innovative solutionsto the problems. They were also required to write a process journal and final project report todescribe their reflection on their self-regulated learning and creative problem solving processand their final solutions to the problems. They were also provided with the process model ofSelf-Regulated Learning and Creative Problem Solving [13, 14] and scaffolding throughquestion prompts to facilitate

Conference Session

Research Methodologies – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neha Kardam, University of Washington; Shruti Misra, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students want from TAs in engineering education settings.Prior Use of NLP in EducationThe use of NLP in education has been significant, particularly in the assessment andclassification of student learning. Assessment involves determining the quality and level ofstudent learning, while classification aims to comprehend student learning without evaluating it.Automated assessment is an attractive solution for large student populations, and one of the mostcommon applications of NLP in education is the assessment of student writing in the Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) [3]. NLP is used to evaluate grammar, mechanics, wordusage, complexity, style, and organization of student essays. NLP-based assessments havedemonstrated remarkable

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Anna Sadovnikova, Monmouth University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

development of these competencies at the college level. The student-centered pedagogy is an increasing trend in the STEM disciplines [14]. Itutilizes the approaches like active learning, collaborative learning, and project/problem-basedlearning, which require students to work in teams and extensively communicate with peers tocomplete assignments. While the extensive teamwork experience should create high proficiencyin student professional communication and collaboration skills, the primary focus of theassignments and the instructional support still remains on the core technical knowledge and skillsand often lacks direct instructor’s interventions with respect to the communication andcollaboration skills [14], [15]. However, the best results

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

thesematerials. It is primarily a call to consider how students engage in their college experience,and to search for proper tools that can be deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Withincooperative activities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefitall other group members. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shownthat positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial totoday’s learning communities. They increase the

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

(for GSU Mission Annual Faculty Institutional Peer Review Merit Review Effectiveness of Faculty Review (Annual) COST Mission Every 3 years Success Faculty Review

Conference Session

Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

with thesematerials. It is primarily a call to consider how students engage in their college experience,and to search for proper tools that can be deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Withincooperative activities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefitall other group members. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shownthat positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial totoday’s learning communities. They

Conference Session

Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annwesa Dasgupta, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

researchers in understanding andinvestigating the educational phenomenon. Throughout the project, we collected data frompublic, private and home schools as well as science center settings.a. Public and Private School Settings In order to capture the whole classroom dynamics and actions made by teacher andstudents (for instance, an interaction between students and teacher, students’ behaviors,collaborations, social interactions among their peers) videotaping with a high-quality audiorecording method is an effective and acceptable technique to collect the targeted data. In the firstyear, a single camera was often used to record the whole classroom for class-wide activities andto zoom in on a single randomly-chosen group (with complete consent

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

with thesematerials. It is primarily a call to consider how students engage in their college experience,and to search for proper tools that can be deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Withincooperative activities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefitall other group members. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shownthat positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial totoday’s learning communities. They

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

with thesematerials. It is primarily a call to consider how students engage in their college experience,and to search for proper tools that can be deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Withincooperative activities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefitall other group members. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shownthat positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial totoday’s learning communities. They

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering; Stefan M Turcic II, University of Michigan; Gail Hohner, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Page 26.1066.5importance of reflection in courses is demonstrated in Wong et al. who suggested that studentwriting can be used as evidence of reflective thinking and learning.14As previously stated, there are several ways to engage in critical reflection. Kavanagh listed endof course meta-learning, portfolio reflections, peer assisted learning sessions in their engineeringcourse,2 and as seen in O’Moore and Baldock,19 they discussed online reflections, and teamreflections. Each technique has strengths and weaknesses, but they provide a different approachto understanding of learning outcomes and experiences. Journal writing has also been seen in theliterature,13, 14, 17 and in these instances, reflection can occur in the journal entries and

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

-time research or scholarship[,]… [and it] is viewed as preparatory fora full-time academic and/or research career,” among others. Although this is what is typicallythought of regarding postdocs, a consistent definition of what a postdoc position actually is, isstill lacking, which makes studying the postdoc experience a challenge2.Possibly due to the lack of a consistent definition of what a postdoc appointment is, there can bemany different responsibilities that characterize postdoc positions. Akerlind3 writes that there is“substantial variation within postdoc roles and responsibilities, even within the same disciplinaryarea.” These responsibilities, as listed by Akerlind3 include: being completely in charge of aresearch project and all it

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech; Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech; Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, National Association of Counties, and the United States Economic Development Administration. She is the author of Dealing with Deindus- trialization: Adaptive Resilience in American Midwestern Regions (Routledge 2014) and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles focused on economic resilience, economic restructuring, and economic development.Dr. Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech Dr. Jennifer Irish, professor of coastal engineering at Virginia Tech, is an expert in storm surge dynamics, coastal hazard assessment, and nature-based infrastructure for coastal hazard mitigation. Since entering academia in 2006, as lead Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI, Irish received research grants from agen- cies

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

  Time management  4.50 Presentation Importance of Skills to Career Path Writing  Teamwork  Leadership  4.00 Research  Teaching  3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.00

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

interested in transferring to a bachelor’s program in engineering.The purpose of the course is to introduce potential Grove students to the practice of engineering Page 23.249.4research in the engineering disciplines the school offers. The course consists of a group researchassignment, lab and library visits, guest lectures on engineering ethics and statistics, groupreports and presentations, math tutoring, and writing exercises analyzing a research article andexploring a research problem. A program description is provided in appendix 2. The studentswere recruited by Grove’s office of student programs using its contacts in many communitycolleges and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Larkin-Hein; Dan Budny

) Time of Day D) Mobility A) Motivation B) Persistence 5. Psychological/Cognitive Processing C) Conformity/Responsibility A) Global D) Need for Structure Provided by Source B) Analytic C) Right or Left Hemisphericity 3. Sociological Work or Learning Choices D) Impulsive-Reflective A) Alone/Self B) With One Other Individual C) With Peers D) With an Adult E) Varied, Responds to Situation or Environment

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

novel electronic and optical materials, with a particular emphasis on rare earth dopants in semiconductors and laser produced single crystals in glass. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has been awarded several patents for his work.Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University Himanshu Jain is the T.L. Diamond Distinguished Chair Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Director of Institute for Functional Materials and Devices at Lehigh University. He helped establish and served as the director of NSF’s International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass, which pioneered globalization of glass research and education, and led to multiple international

Conference Session

Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

%. This assignmentasked student teams to do some self-directed learning about a particular healthcare disparity oftheir choice and dig deeper into its impact. Additionally, teams were asked to create engagingand informative infographics, which were printed and on display for the entire class to see. Thisshowcase facilitated a great deal of discussion and energy, as well as peer learning.The case study assignment was also quite effective at increasing social justice issues awareness,with 93% of participants rating it as Very or Somewhat Well. Here, students were asked todiscuss healthcare disparities that have affected them or someone they love in small groups,choose one, and write a case study for the rest of the class to read and comment on

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacklyn Wyszynski, University of Pittsburgh; David Adam DeFrancisis, University of Pittsburgh; David Pabst, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew M. Barry, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

improve their ability to ask meaningful questions [12]. It has demonstrated a positive effecton several aspects of education, including learning interest and achievement, knowledgeretention, and explicit reasoning [13]. It is believed that ChatGPT, if implemented correctly, canenhance student creativity and critical thinking [14].On the contrary, the software can also be used to violate academic integrity policies. Itstext-generation capabilities are especially alarming for writing assignments, including researchpapers and dissertations [15]. Indeed, a survey sent to college students in the US found 53% usedChatGPT to write papers and 48% even used it during exams [16].With many policies and decisions being made in higher educational settings, it

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Developing Lab and Research Skills for BioE/BME Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase, The Johns Hopkins University; Natsuki Furukawa, The Johns Hopkins University; Brooke Hardesty, The Johns Hopkins University; Akash Patil, The Johns Hopkins University; Amanda Ruci, The Johns Hopkins University

chain I really liked the gRATs, going over information with peers The cancer lectures were extremely interesting. Electron Transport Chain demonstration with proteins and electrons! The DNA technology lectures were really interesting. I liked the hands-on oxidative phosphorylation demonstration we did in class. I honestly enjoyed the TBL's, I really liked my group and I think that it was an effective way to learn about the content. My favorite activity was the optional paper assignment. I really care about the ongoing research world, and at times I thought some of the best ways to learn the MolCell content was to read research articles. It was a very fun assignment to write a mini review paper that was relevant to concepts in the class. I

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

transmission of basicinformation. The flipped course design also allows for strategies like active learning that help allstudents to succeed.4 Thus, students encounter foundational information in structured, guidedwork done while they are away from the professor. When they are in the group learning spacewith access to peers and the instructor, students engage in activities that require them to engagein higher-order cognitive processes, like application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.Because the instructor is present during the most difficult parts, students get help moving pastdisciplinary bottlenecks, support and structure when they are frustrated or unmotivated, andtimely guidance and feedback to help them avoid developing bad habits or

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

the ever-increasing diversity in the U.S., expected large-scaleretirements from the STEM disciplines, and the need to ensure a stable future STEM workforceto maintain U.S. competitiveness in science and engineering. Nelson and Rogers write, “Ifsignificant progress is to be made within the next couple of decades, new and totally differentapproaches to solving problems facing women and minority faculty will be needed.13”This paper presents a comprehensive multi-dimensional approach to addressing the above three-body pipeline problem that result in low production of URM PhD and under-representation ofURM faculty in STEM. The model premise is that multi-campus recruiting pipeline, graduatementoring, retention system, and institutional receptivity

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

which aligns “with contextual knowingand with synthetic and evaluative tasks. (p. 4)” 31 Another tool, originally termed the curriculardebrief and now termed the Engineering Professional Skills Assessment (EPSA), was developedat Washington State University to measure all of the ABET professional skills criteriasimultaneously 32, 33. This assessment places students on teams and tasks them with a complex,real-world scenario, giving them merely 45 minutes to “determine the most important problem/sand to discuss stakeholders, impacts, unknowns, and possible solutions. (p. 2)” 33 Other morecommonly used tools such as performance reviews and peer assessments have also beenreported.In order to help engineering students acquire proficiency in

Conference Session

Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Christopher X J Jensen, Pratt Institute; Ivan J Baiges-Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Krystal Colón-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Papadopoulos has diverse interests in structural mechanics, sustainable construction materials (with emphasis in bamboo), engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis, and after many years, he has finally (maybe) learned how to teach Statics, using an experiential and peer-based learning ”studio” model. As part of the UPRM Sustainability Engineering initiative to develop a new bachelor’s degree and curricular sequence, Papadopoulos is PI of A New Paradigm for Sustainability Engineering: A Transdisciplinary, Learner-Centered, and Diversity-Focused Approach, funded by the NSF HSI program, and he is also a

Conference Session

Reviewing Emergent Topics and Theory in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander V. Struck Jannini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

approach and avoidance achievement motivation.,” J. Pers. Soc. Psychol., vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 628–644, 1999, doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.76.4.628.[37] S. Purzer, T. J. Moore, and E. Dringenberg, “Engineering cognition: A process of knowledge acquisition and application,” in Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education. Innovations in Science Education and Technology, Y. J. Dori, Z. R. Mevarech, and D. R. Baker, Eds. Springer, 2018, pp. 167–190.[38] R. Ferrari, “Writing narrative style literature reviews,” Med. Writ., vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 230– 235, 2015, doi: 10.1179/2047480615z.000000000329.[39] J. A. Byrne, “Improving the peer review of narrative literature reviews,” Res. Integr. Peer Rev., vol

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

level is not, in and of itself novel. A simple Google Scholar search willgenerate over 24,000 citations elaborating upon such efforts. Peer-reviewed research on thistopic can be summarized into categories of innovation and specialized project development -including industry involvement (Goldberg, Cariapa, Corliss, et. al., 2014); professionalpreparation, and attribute/competency development (Hotaling, Fasse, Bost, et. al., 2012); andcapstone best-practices, pedagogy and assessment approaches (Newell, Doty, & Klein, 1990;Behdinan, Pop-Iliev, & Foster, 2014). Noticeably, however, the presence of recent innovativescholarship in this area appears scant.Looking back however to 1990, Newell, Doty, and Klein suggested that anecdotally, there