Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

with the IMSE department’s curriculum committee andfaculty will ensue.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge Iowa State University’s Miller Faculty Fellowshipprogram, the John Deere Foundation, and the Iowa Space Grant Consortium for providing thefunding necessary to implement and assess the impact of this pedagogy in an industrialengineering curriculum.References[1] Yoder, B.L., “Engineering by the Numbers,” www.asee.org/colleges, accessed 03FEB19.[2] Lichtenstein, H.L. Chen, K.A. Smith, and T.A. Maldonado, “Chapter 16 – Retention andPersistence of Women and Minorities Along the Engineering Pathway in the United States,”2013, Cambridge Handbook of Engineering education Research, pp.311-334.[3] US Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

an impact on persistence.Course Description“Wellness Strategies for Women Engineers” is an interdisciplinary course that offers femaleengineering students an introduction to wellness by combining traditional and non-traditionalphysical activities with current research in gender communication and career development. Thisthree-credit course (which satisfies the health and physical activities general educationrequirement at Penn State and is included in the calculation of a student’s overall GPA) providesthe information that students need to plan and integrate a wellness-based lifestyle into ademanding curriculum and into the development of their career plans. Integrated throughout thecourse is a recognition that engineering as a course of

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Bower, Kansas State University-Salina

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Computers in Education

source code of the kernel modules and the Linux kernel. Students are required to writea detailed lab report for each project showing their own source code, program output anddemonstrating an understanding of the topic studied.The student response to using Linux kernel module projects was fairly positive. At the end ofthe fall 2005 semester, a survey was conducted to measure student response to the approach.Every student responded that they either agreed or strongly agreed with the followingstatements. 1. Using Linux kernel modules in the lab activities provided a good opportunity to learn about operating systems. 2. I liked the fact that by using Linux kernel modules, we developed code that integrated with the kernel of a real

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and ideas and help promote interpersonal skills. Twoparticipants acknowledged an increase in awareness of the complex, dynamic nature of researchgroups: “Through this research group, I have learned the dynamics of working in a team with engineering peers. This has included learning to compromise and combine ideas that other members may have, as well as reaching out to them for more information or specific requests when necessary.” “From working with others, I have learned that not everyone approaches the same problem in the same manner, and there are multiple effective ways to solve a problem.”These responses shed light on the importance of integrating a scaffolding technique to promote thetechnical, communication, and

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

inclusion at each institution has also been an ongoingconsortium research focus and theme [6].As Redshirt programs represent an alternative access pathway to and through engineering fornon-traditional engineering students, research efforts were initially focused on the programcomponents first encountered by Redshirt students - namely the first-year academic curriculum,community-building including pre-matriculation summer bridge programs, providingscholarships via the NSF S-STEM grant, and establishing a culture of high-touch academicadvising and support services from the first year onwards [9]. This paper continues the focus oninvestigating diverse student success in Redshirt programs, but extends the analysis beyond theexperience of first-year

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Masters in Liberal Arts from DePaul University, Chicago (USA), and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University. Page 13.265.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Building an Entrepreneurial Engineering Ecosystem for Future Generations: The Kern Entrepreneurship Education NetworkAbstractThe integration of entrepreneurship and innovation into undergraduate engineering education hasbeen found to enhance student performance and improve retention rates (Ohland, 2004). It alsoprepares graduating engineers to work in rapidly changing environments defined by acompetitive global

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Taylor, University of Alabama; Keith A. Woodbury, The University of Alabama

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Computers in Education

Page 22.665.18 22-25, Pittsburgh PA.3. Woodbury, K.A., Taylor, R., Huget, J., Chappell, J., and Mahan, K., 2008, “Vertical Integration of Excel in the Thermal Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” IMECE 2008-69165, 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Oct 31-Nov 6, Boston MA.4. Huget, J., Woodbury, K. A. and Taylor, R.P., 2008, “Development of Excel Add-in Modules for Use in Thermodynamics Curriculum: Steam and Ideal Gas Properties,” AC 2008-1751, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 22-25, Pittsburgh PA5. Chappell, J., Woodbury, K., and Taylor, R., 2009, “Excel in ME: Packaging Add-ins and Providing On-line Help,” AC 2009-2297, .2009 ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Computers in Education 1 - Programming 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pat Ko, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Jonathan G. Harris, Northern Gulf Institute; Jamie Lee Dyer, Mississippi State University; Yan Sun, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

has a strong focus on transdisciplinary approaches to scientific problem solving and education.Dr. Yan Sun, Mississippi State University Dr. Yan Sun is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Instructional Systems and Workforce Devel- opment, Mississippi State University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Learning, Design, & Technology from Purdue University and completed her post-doctoral research work at Texas A&M University. Dr. Sun’s research revolves around the area where STEM education intersects with technology. She has ex- pertise in quantitative and mixed-methods research and has been applying quantitative and mixed-methods methodologies in her research on innovative technology-integrated STEM

Conference Session

Computational Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1464: PUTTING BELLS & WHISTLES ON DSP TOOLKIT OFLABVIEWMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineer- ing courses. Prior to teaching at Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. He started his career at Drexel University where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer exper- iments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovative introductory

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

provide ample evidencefor targeted, programmatic efforts that not only increase overall baccalaureate attainment but canalso increase the number of STEM graduates.Retention theory. Theorists 9-12 hypothesize that student degree progress and completion areinfluenced by social and academic integration within an institution. More recent integration Page 26.1052.7theories also posit other aspects of the institutional environment that play a role in retention of  underrepresented students, such as climate and practices fostered by institutional agents.13, 14Researchers in retention theory suggest

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

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Minorities in Engineering

, these are not the only factors that influence the integration and persistence ofBlack students in engineering majors. However; this paper seeks to fill a gap in the literatureregarding these particular factors. Tinto’s14 integration model serves as the theoreticalframework for this study. Tinto suggested a twice revised theoretical model that described howstudents make decisions about remaining in higher education. Through all iterations of themodel, the idea of integration and the nature of interactions between students and members of theinstitution remained. To put it simply, students’ choices concerning remaining at an institutionare a function of their academic and social integration within their institutions. While students’characteristics

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Parten, Texas Tech University; Michael Giesselmann, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

Page 12.1066.9 5. M. E. Parten, "A Different Approach to Engineering Laboratory Instruction," Proceedings Frontiers 7 in Education, November 1994, San Jose, Calif.6. M. E. Parten, "Progressive Design for Instrumentation Development in Project Laboratories," 1993 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, April 1-2, 1993.7. M. E. Parten, "Design and Research in Project Laboratories,” Proceedings of Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation and Integration, Engineering Foundation Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, January 1992.8. M. E. Parten, "Design in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory," 1988 ASEE Gulf-Southwest

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

with the New Basics standards recommended by the National Commission onExcellence in Education (NCEC) for high school graduation. Kentucky New Basicsrequirements (in Carnegie units) include: 4 units of English/language arts, 3 units Social Studies,3 units Mathematics, 3 units Science, 1 unit Health/Physical Education, and 1 unitArts/vocation.[8] The pre-college curriculum (PCC) required for admission into the University ofLouisville is in alignment with the NCEC requirements, including an additional 2 units in foreignlanguage for incoming freshmen. Table 2 shows the PCC required for incoming freshman at theUniversity of Louisville. Although most high school students are told by their high schoolcounselor the coursework requirements for

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

Creation of an Assessment Plan for a Project Based Electrical Engineering Program Stacy S. Wilson, Mark E. Cambron Western Kentucky UniversityAbstract A joint program in Electrical Engineering has been created with Western KentuckyUniversity (WKU) and the University of Louisville (UofL). The program resides at WKU withUofL faculty delivering 16-24 hours into the curriculum through distance learning methods. Thefocus of the new EE program is a project-based curriculum. The mission of the new program isto build a foundation of knowledge in electrical engineering by integrating a variety of projectexperiences at every level throughout

Conference Session

COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Jane N. Moorhead, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

open courses (MOOCs) provide a number of modern offerings; for example, EdXprovides an offering of Valvano’s embedded systems course [7] and Coursera offers an ARMand a TI MSP 430 course [8]. However, both courses offer large, weekly programming projectsrather that small exercises integrated with the instruction. In contrast, the approach introduced inthis paper relies on the use of small, low-stakes assessments and exercises to enable the studentto quickly determine what they don’t yet know, then review the missing information.To fill this gap, the Runestone Interactive platform [3] provides a set of tools for creating interac-tive textbooks, with a focus on in-browser execution of (JavaScript-emulated) Python, a popularprogramming language

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparna Sukhavasi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

of GIS into the Civil Engineeringcurriculum was developed, in order to repeat the exposure of this tool to students in the civilengineering curriculum. The Geotech module used for the management and presentation ofgeotechnical data was incorporated in the existing courses without having to increase theamount of credit hours. The learning system which was developed for the civil engineeringcurriculum focuses on a geotechnical application. The module consists of a comprehensiveproblem and an associated repository of learning objects organized using a progressivescaffolding approach 4 5 6 7. The system consists of three parts, introductory knowledge incivil engineering, GIS (Arcview® software), and an applied problem. The system wasdesigned to

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathieu Desnoyers, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Michel Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1339: TEACHING REAL OPERATING SYSTEMS WITH THE LTTNGKERNEL TRACERMathieu Desnoyers, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Mathieu Desnoyers is the maintainer of the Linux Trace Toolkit (LTT) project since November 2005, taking over the development with the new LTTNG. He is the author of Linux Trace Toolkit Next Generation (LTTNG) and the main developer of Linux Trace Toolkit Viewer (LTTV) since the project started in 2003. He did an internship at the IBM Research T.J. Watson Research Center in 2006 where he applied tracing in commercial scale-out systems. In 2007, he did an internship at Google, where he integrated ideas from Google ktrace into LTTng to merge themin a single project. He

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Anna Newsome, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-authored three ASEE papers on FIRST LEGO League and engineering in the middle school classroom. My current projects include an NSF research project called Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering, and Robotics (SLIDER) and a NASA online professional development course for K-12 teacher on Using LEGO Robots to Enhance STEM Learning.N. Anna Newsome, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) atGeorgia Tech Anna Newsome serves as a Program Coordinator for the Center for Education Integrating Science, Math- ematics, and Computing (CEISMC), the K-12 outreach arm of Georgia Tech. She provides input and assistance to various projects at CEISMC, including Science Learning Integrating Design

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Howard E. Jackson, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the classroom, who will implement throughteaching and learning, the explicit authentic articulation of engineering in 7th-12th grade math andscience classrooms. As a result, CEEMS has developed three pathways to educate in-service andpre-service teachers in engineering content and pedagogy so that they may, in turn, effectivelyprepare their students to understand engineering design and consider careers in engineeringfields: 1. Masters in Curriculum and Instruction (CI) degree with Engineering Education (MCIEE) specialization: This pathway provides opportunities for a) pre-service teachers with a degree in math, science, or engineering to obtain an initial Ohio Adolescent to Young Adult (OAYA) teaching license and for b) in

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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Computers in Education

undergraduates tends to include an understanding of transistors as digitalswitches, transistors organized into logic gates, and structuring logic gates into more complexfunctions such as arithmetic units, memories, and finite state machines. There are a number oftopics in this process including optimization for speed, area, power, and ease of design. The lastof these leads us to exploring schematic design versus HDL design (and possibly high-levelsynthesis techniques). These topics can be spread out over three to four courses, but can also havebeen taught in one to two courses depending on a universities resources and curriculum. Finally,most courses in this domain are accompanied with practical lab design, normally, throughsimulation in software such

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kouo, The Institute for Innovation in Development, Engagement, and Learning Systems (IDEALS) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education; Jeannie Chipps, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Katey Shirey, eduKatey LLC, STEAM Education Services; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #38035Board 155: Broadening Participation and the Mission of Engineering forUS All (e4usa) through Design Projects That Engage Students withDisabilities as Stakeholders (Work in Progress)Dr. Jennifer Kouo, The Institute for Innovation in Development, Engagement, and Learning Systems (IDE-ALS) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education Dr. Jennifer Kouo is an Assistant Research Scientist at the IDEALS Institute. Jennifer’s areas of expertise include Universal Design for Learning, technology integration, assistive technologies, and serving stu- dents with a range of disabilities, particularly autism spectrum

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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Pacific Southwest Section

engineering.Dr. Tracy Huang, Canada College Tracy Huang is an educational researcher in STEM at Ca˜nada College. Her research interests include understanding how students become involved, stayed involved, and complete their major in engineering and STEM majors in general, particularly for students in underrepresented populations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strengthening Community College Engineering Programs through Alternative Learning Strategies: Developing an Online Engineering Circuits Laboratory CourseAbstractIn an effort to extend access to the lower-division engineering curriculum for non-traditionalstudents, three community colleges from

Conference Session

Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Ben Perry Dillard III; Hope Epps Rivers, SC Technical College System

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Two Year College Division

. CA2VES distinctive approach has yielded many exciting deliverables and results that may beimmediately utilized by 2-year college faculty and administrators in advanced manufacturing andengineering technology programs. (1) Creation of an innovative, high-impact personalized digital learning curriculum model for educating 2-year college students and industry employees in advanced manufacturing (over 30 virtual reality tools and simulations and over 80 advanced e-learning modules, developed by CA2VES, are being integrated into technological education programs nationwide). Page 26.319.2 (2) Development of recruiting and

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins P.E., California State University, Chico

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Computers in Education

reasonable proficiency inparametric solid modeling software fairly early in the curriculum. This also gives them easyaccess to commercial FEA tools long before any such concepts have been taught in theclassroom. Since they will likely be exposed to these FEA tools in the workplace, or even beexpected to have competency in them, it is imperative that they have an understanding of theirproper application, and limitations, in the solution of engineering problems. As others havestated,3 it’s not exactly clear what should be taught in today’s FEA course.The Traditional FEA CourseThe FEA course at California State University Chico is preceded by two prerequisite courses intechnical computing. The first, Introduction to Technical Computing, is a foundation

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gennady Gor, New Jersey Institute of Technology

that I encounter are solving these engineering problems by handor Excel instead of utilizing the powerful resources that Python offers. This course might soundssimilar to Chemical Engineering Computing, but that course only involved barely relevantchemical engineering problems, except for the project at the end of the semester. This course isvery relevant to most ChE courses. I believe that students could better perform in the core ChEclasses if they took this course.This comment certainly resonates with the vision of the instructor: in the ideal case, this (orsimilar) course should be available to all chemical engineering students, rather than to those whochose it as an elective. The question then is where in the curriculum should it be

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer Kelso Farrell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Gina Elizabeth Mazzone, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Associate Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She has a PhD in English Literature (Science Fiction) from Louisiana State University (2007), an MA in English from Montana State University, and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. At LSU, Jennifer was part of the Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC) and worked in the Engineering Communication Studio. Jennifer has published articles in The Leading Edge, Carbon, The Journal of Popular Culture, and Foundation.Dr. Alicia Domack, Milwaukee School of Engineering I am associate professor and chair of the Humanities, Social Science, and Communication department at MSOE. I am also the IRB Director at MSOE. My background is in Developmental

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

(summarized, by priority, in Table 1, below) include innovation;engineering education best practices; preparing students using a hands-on, project-based approach; integrating the traditional lecture format and laboratoryexperiences into a seamless “class-lab” format; strong professional developmentand service learning components; and an emphasis on a broad base of core skills,complemented with depth in focused concentrations: mechanical engineering(manufacturing focus) and chemical engineering (pharmaceutical focus). The initialconcentrations reflect regional and state engineering employment opportunities,the university’s historic strength in the health sciences, a forward-looking view ofengineering in the 21st century, and a desire to attract a

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Ronald Bucinell

Session 2268 Statics as a Special Case of Dynamics, An Alternative Way of Teaching Mechanics Ronald B. Bucinell, Ann M. Anderson Union College Department of Mechanical Engineering Schenectady, NY 12308AbstractFor the past 8 years Union College has been teaching a course in the kinematics and kinetics ofparticles and rigid bodies. This course replaced the traditional statics and dynamics coursesequence that use to be taught to mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Vivian Xian-wei Chou, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University ; Gabriella P. Sugerman, University of Texas at Austin; Cassandra Prince, LGBTQ+ STEM Issues and Advocacy; Jeffrey Marchioni, The University of Texas at Austin; Ria Upreti

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

queer engineering reading group comprised of undergraduate andgraduate students and faculty members. Studies over the last decade have shown that LGBTQIA+engineering students have continuously felt excluded and devalued in STEM spaces. A key factorin this chilly climate is the social-technical dualism that is often strictly enforced in engineeringcurriculum. Professors and students alike see discussing politics and social issues as irrelevant tothe highly technical curriculum. As a result, queer identities are erased from engineering andstudents are never able to formally connect engineering with their queer (or other) identity in anymeaningful way. In an effort to combat this, we have implemented a LGBTQIA+ reading groupthat challenges the

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

as a result can make quickdecisions regarding curricular changes. In this sense, ETIs are the ideal locations to test newcurricular ideas and pedagogical techniques. For example, many of the pedagogical reformssuggested by the NAE report “Educating the Engineer of 2020”2 can, in principle, be more easilyand quickly implemented by ETIs. Most importantly, ETIs have a single focus on teachingundergraduates. At my current institution, for example, this is the sole source of income forinstitution (we accept no federal or state money). Thus, it is essential to develop faculty intoexcellent teachers and to continually improve curriculum and teaching facilities. In other words,it is what we do and are expected to do.We do an excellent job educating