Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Adams, Cuesta College; Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College; Carol Haden; Yushin Ahn

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her con- sulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a focus in Water Resources. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts target ways to support and encourage diversity among students and how to create an inclusive learning environment. Professional interests include undergraduate research opportunities, service learn- ing, STEM outreach, team

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cijy Elizabeth Sunny, Baylor University; Kathleen Koenig, University of Cincinnati

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education research community in the U.S. has specified the nature of instructionalstrategies in retaining students in STEM-related courses, with a focus on an integrated STEMcurriculum designed to improve non-cognitive factors, such as interest, while developingpositive attitudes towards STEM [5][6][7]. Interests and attitudes in science develop early in astudent’s life, and it is important to develop these attitudes as they are motivators towardspursuing STEM fields and careers [8] [9]. More recently, the National Academies of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2017 report on supporting student’s college success hashighlighted the importance of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies and the evolvingneed for labor market recruits to

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 4 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #28137FACT: Femineer R Active Learning with Computational ThinkingDr. Kristina Rigden, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Rigden is the Director of Outreach Programs and the Women in Engineering Program for the College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. In her position, she secures funding and provides several different outreach programming events to engage K-12 female students to pursue STEM majors and/or careers. Dr. Rigden’s research focus is the STEM pipeline from K-12 to college and career for underrepresented mi- norities. Her teaching and scholarship are grounded in the

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 5 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

8witness and call out misogyny. Her first workplace was a toxic environment thatdisadvantaged her because her coworkers did not know how to talk to women. Shehad to be the one to speak out and call out racism and sexism because she was theonly one experiencing it.Even at the start of her career, Leanne was placed at a disadvantage because thehomogeneity of engineering has failed to provide her a network to obtain jobs. It wasdifficult for her to get a position, yet easy for her peers who had connections withinthe industry. This shows the connectedness of racism within engineering and itseffects on opportunity. 8Masking identities in college“I was not the ideal

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

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

Authors

Nancy Mariano, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Undergraduate Education

to these disparities.At Seattle University, if we analyze all students who matriculated between 2002 and 2010, and who atsome point in their academic career were enrolled in an engineering program, we find that only 19.5%identified as female, and only 9.3% identified as URM.Seattle University’s mission and values statement includes a commitment to the importance of diversityin educational excellence. While we have seen an increase in the percentages of female- and URM-identifying students entering our engineering programs over recent years, there is still much progress tobe made before we will reach a state of equality.A recent grant from the Boeing Company provides resources to address the barriers to access andsuccess currently faced by

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Saly Mohamed Ali Awadh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Lara El Said, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Engineering Student in Qatar: Successes, Challenges, and RecommendationsIntroductionWithin the context of socio-economic transformations in the Arab Gulf and the development ofknowledge-based economies in the region, this faculty-student collaborative study investigatesthe experiences of female engineering students in Qatar at Texas A&M University at Qatar(TAMUQ). This project looks at personal experiences and institutional strengths and challenges–at university and industry levels, so as to present recommendations on how to better support,encourage, and prepare our female students for working in engineering-related careers. Byexamining TAMUQ students’ experiences within engineering, this research aims to contribute tothe

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin C. Wong, The Cooper Union; George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union; Elizabeth M. Waters, The Cooper Union

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

career pathways. The Cooper Union is acollege located in New York City that has been delivering STEM programming in the summerfor over 30 years. The high school summer STEM program offered by Cooper Union has varioussections that have traditionally been instructed by professors specializing in one of the fourengineering majors at the college: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Eachyear, the program lasted six weeks and consisted of 120 hours of informal project-based learning,with each section grounded in different engineering challenges.Starting in 2015, the institution began to offer a new section called the “Makerspace” section inorder to address the demand for modern technologies and skills sets, such as rapid

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lee Anne Cox, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-school SettingAbstractFor both genders characteristics of effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath) after-school programs include opportunities for youth to build competencies, form bondswith peers and staff, and participate in program decisions. After-school program characteristicsfound to foster STEM interest and persistence of girls in particular across age, race and ethnicdiversity include collaborative, hands-on activities, mentoring, parent and community support,emphasis on practical applications, and teaching of science or engineering in a more holistic andsocial context 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. In addition, programs for girls that combine hands-on activities, rolemodels, mentoring, and career

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

identification of theskills needed by early career engineers as they enter the workplace.The Academic Pathways Study was originally designed to investigate these research questionsusing data from four cohorts of participantsa. In 2005, a fifth group was added (referred to as theCross-sectional Cohortb) that included students not in the original design and provided cross-sectional data from all four undergraduate years.APS Longitudinal data were collected at four pseudonymous institutions: Technical PublicInstitution, Urban Private University, Suburban Private University, and Large Public University.The Cross-sectional Cohort data were collected at a fifth institution (another large publicuniversity). The Broader Sampling Cohorts expanded the number of

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and mathematics (STEM) careers. These E3programs seek to create interest, provide exposure, and develop the academic skills necessary forstudents to pursue an engineering career. In addition, all pathway programs require parentparticipation. Our proposed E3 Pathway Programs are in line with the “best practices” describedin the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) Region Page 14.946.3C Model Program Workbook21 and NACME’s Academic Gamesmanship: Becoming a “MasterEngineering Student”22.The students recruited into the UC’s College of Engineering through the aforementioned E3Pathway Programs are invited to

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mona Ghali, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Participants in Vinson and Stevens’ studyreported that industry-based internships helped them to clarify their career pathways [9]. Their studyfound that students who completed multiple internships had a better understanding of the sectors andenvironments in which they would like to work and were able to secure more desirable jobs thanthose who lacked such experience. Extra-curriculars, as Tomlinson notes, help students to build so-called ‘soft credentials,’ which they use to differentiate themselves in the labor market [10].Employers in Atkinson and colleagues’ study believed that extra-curriculars facilitate the formationof leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills and that students who participate in them are betterable to get along with a

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

education with the programs on hand. This includesexperience with UAS vehicle design, construction, and flight experience, as well as team dynamicsand exposure to the SEDP.Motivation.The desire for educational programs within the field of aerospace engineering continues to bepopular. This is both due to the increasing availability of technology and job opportunities withinthe aerospace engineering career field. According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of LaborStatistics (April 2018), “Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations.” Rationale for this growth isattributed to several factors, including the increased use of cubesats, aircraft

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Arnold Neville Pears, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

. AssociateProfessors can be appointed without these higher education course credits but are required totake these credits within four to five years to receive tenure.Systems of career recognition have been established in a significant number of theseUniversities. Examples include appointment as Excellent Teacher at Uppsala University, and noless than four different models for appointing Excellent Teaching Practitioners at LundUniversity. Winka in her review of processes for career recognition in teaching at SwedishUniversities in 2017 [5] concluded that 22 of 47 Higher Education Institutions had establishedsuch systems. Similar requirements are emerging in many European countries [6].There is also a substantial movement in some UK universities to provide

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

/ Philosophy of Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics. Mr. Hilgarth has a 29-year career in academia instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality

Conference Session

Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

preventing them from doing those activities, if anything.] 6. Understanding of engineering as a career Now I would like you to picture someone with a job where they design, create, and build things. What comes to mind when you think about this person? What do they look like? [Probe for characteristics of engineers as well as ideas about what the engineer does] [If student has not already used the term engineering] If an adult did that kind of work (designing, creating, and building) what would you call that? [Don’t use the term engineering--use their own terminology.] Do you know anyone with a job like that? [If yes: have them describe what those people do] What

Conference Session

Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington, College of Education LIFE Center; Laura E. Meyers, City University of Seattle; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Danielle LoVallo Vermeer, The Boeing Company

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Deepa is responsible for developing Boeing’s strategies to support early learning, primary and secondary education, and ensure alignment with post-secondary workforce initiatives across the company. Through- out her career, she has worked on a range of issues including U.S. public health, global health and eco- nomic development, the arts, and nonprofit capacity development. Prior to Boeing, she was a senior pro- gram officer for the MacArthur Foundation and a consultant with McKinsey. In 2012, President Obama appointed her to the National Council on the Arts. Deepa has an MBA from Northwestern University, an MPA from Harvard University, and an AB from the University of Chicago.Dr. Timothy Kieran O’Mahony, University of

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Shawnisha Shonté Hester, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

biology and technical careers. 10 Language, Literacy, and Provides professional development for participants in Culture, PhD Candidate the Black Engineer of the Year national conference.Table 2 below provides the major categories presented in the PSOC framework, brief definitionsand key terms, and descriptive quantitative results of the number of responses that fit within eachcategory. The information presented in the table showcases results, which are discussed belowwith examples of each category provided in participants’ own words.Table 2: Results of phenomena observed in “non-STEM” data, based upon PSOC framework

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Galczynski, University of Maryland - College Park

Tagged Divisions

Student

extracurricular activities as an opportunity to gain further hands onexperience and knowledge about subjects that relate more to the real world. For example, Jimmysuggested he was eventually interested in joining the Engineering Car Racing team because hewas simply interested in learning more about how cars work and function. Beyond learning,Jimmy did not see too much value in extracurricular activities. Because he expected thatengineering companies would be more intently focused on his grades when considering him forinternships or future careers, Jimmy designated that he intends to prioritize his studies rather thaninvolving himself in extracurricular activities. This decision seems to align well with Jimmy’searlier assertion that responsibility and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michelle Ferrez, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya taught mathe- matics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools. She is a PhD student in the School of Education at University of Colorado Boulder studying Learning Sciences and Human Development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, and Curriculum Design Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Tikyna M. Dandridge, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sharlane Cleare, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shalin Lena Raye, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Casey E. Wright, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

Paper ID #24998Engaging in STEM education equity work through a course: studying race,class and gender theory in engineering educationMs. Tikyna M. Dandridge, Purdue University Tikyna is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Mr. Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hassan Al Yagoub is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, advising and mentoring, students’ persistence, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate Technical Session 12

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Collegiate, Diversity

Research (CLUSTER). In her research, she is interested in understanding how engineering students develop their professional identity, the role of emo- tion in student learning, and synergistic learning. A recent research project uncovers the narratives of exemplary engineering faculty who have successfully transitioned to student-centered teaching strategies. She co-designed the environmental engineering synthesis and design studios and the design spine for the mechanical engineering program at UGA. She is engaged in mentoring early career faculty at her univer- sity and within the PEER National Collaborative. In 2013 she was selected to be a National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Faculty

Conference Session

Mental Health of Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

dissemination of an online resilience and interpersonal communication training program.Prof. Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University Bianca L. Bernstein, Ph.D. is Professor of Counseling and Counseling Psychology in the College of In- tegrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University. Dr. Bernstein guides the CareerWISE research program, supported by the National Science Foundation since 2006. Her over 250 publications and pre- sentations and over $4 M in external support have focused on the application of psychological science to the career advancement of women and underrepresented minorities and the development of effective learning environments for graduate education. She is a fellow of the American

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin O. Andreasen, University of Delaware; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware; Yvette A Jackson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

at the University of Delaware. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University. An organizational sociologist, Dr. Vican in- vestigates the adoption and implementation of new employment practices and corporate social behaviors. Across her research, Dr. Vican explores how organizational policies and practices, managerial behavior, and workplace culture shape individual career outcomes as well as broader patterns of labor market in- equality. Her current research includes a qualitative study of corporate diversity management strategies and a series of mixed-methods projects on diversity in the academic workforce.Prof. Yvette A Jackson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Yvette Jackson, Professor of

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4740: GENDERED SOCIALIZATION DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER:CONTRASTING EXPERIENCES OF MALE AND FEMALE TRANSFER/NON-TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter Tkacik is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering within the motorsports focus area. His largest area of research is in the engagement of high school students and early career engineering col- lege students through hands-on learning activities and exciting visual and experiential research programs. Other research activities are related to the details of the visual and experiential programs and relate to race car aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, color-Schlieren shock and compressible flow

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Suzana Brown, University of Colorado, Boulder; Adam J. Blanford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Corrina Ladakis Gibson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Eric Donnelly Kenney

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First-Year Programs

MCENGuidelines for the weekly discipline module activities are presented in Table 5. The moduleinstructors had great liberty in designing weekly activities; the only requirement was that thestudents be divided into teams to produce a single module deliverable. The deliverable was ateam presentation to demonstrate that the team had explored the application of the modulediscipline to at least one of the Engineering Grand Challenges. As discussed earlier, the NAEEngineering Grand Challenges1 were used to focus all the discipline modules onto a common setof “big” problems that will likely shape the careers of many of the current first-year students.The module curriculum focuses on the process to generate engineering design requirements. Inthis way, the

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

AC 2012-4541: LESSONS LEARNED ON PREPARATION, MOTIVATION,EXPECTATION, AND REFLECTION WHILE TEACHING AND MENTOR-ING AS A GRADUATE STUDENTKacie Caple D’Alessandro, Virginia Tech Kacie C. D’Alessandro is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Structural Engineering and Materials Pro- gram of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.). She received both her B.S. and M.S. from Clemson University. Once completing the Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech, D’Alessandro plans to pursue a career in academia to teach and to continue research on concrete structures. She also plans to pursue opportunities with engineering education research and K-12 outreach programs

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; Steven Saville, Clemson University; O. Thompson Mefford, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

incorporation of „conference style writing‟ as a teaching toolinto an introductory multidisciplinary (Bioengineering and Materials Science) laboratory course.The goal of this work was to evaluate the use of “conference style” abstracts, oral presentationsand poster presentations to teach undergraduate laboratories, and evaluate the students perceivedvalue of these tools and skills in their future engineering careers. A 1 credit (3 hours per weekfor 16 weeks) materials science laboratory was used to instruct 7 materials science laboratoriesusing pre-lab conference skills tutorials, pre-lab content quizzes, individual student 1 pageabstract submissions, team conference presentations and final team poster presentations. Theresults of this work show that

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Ronna Turner; Greg Salamo

Session 3142 Graduate Student Practice of Technology Management: The Cohort Approach to Structuring Graduate Programs Ken Vickers, Greg Salamo, Ronna Turner University of ArkansasBackgroundMany conferences have been held to discuss the skills needed by engineering and technologyprogram graduates to be successful in technology based careers. These conferences strive tounderstand the full spectrum of job requirements by typically including representatives ofacademe, government, and industry. A common result of these conferences 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 has beenlists of

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

prepare electrical engineering students to enter theworkforce with the necessary skills to be successful in their careers and remain in a professionthat holds so much promise for this country's future. The intention of this study is to beexploratory in nature, and therefore the resulting goals are not meant to be an exhaustive list ofthose important in the electrical engineering profession. It is hoped that the results of this studywill be merely a starting point for further discussion and research into the values shared bydifferent sectors of the profession so that these groups can then use this information to betterprepare future electrical engineers for practice.MethodsData To address the research question, the author used interview data

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Viktoria Zelenak, University of New Haven; Michael J. Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

directly out of high school to work in engineering-relatedfunctions such as assembly. In the recent past, it was common to have a career path that led toengineering positions within the same company or industry for these individuals. Today, themajority of entry-level engineering positions require a BS degree, and technical experience aloneis not enough to be competitive for such jobs.4Additionally, adult student and graduate student enrollment traditionally increases during periodsof financial recession, with some programs seeing adult education applications double over thelast few years (Master’s programs in Education at Texas State University). These studentsrepresent a growing segment of the population. They are often unable to attend classes