Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Daniel, University of Cincinnati; James Allen, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

engineering andmathematics (PSTEM) career women who expressed the importance of supportive family,friends, professional organizations and mentors in achieving their career objectives. Kondrick4 Page 11.663.2later states that “the under-representation of women in physical science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (PSTEM) career fields is a persistent problem.” In her review, she states thatconfidence issues were found to be a barrier while goal-orientation was an asset. In addition,negative environments were offset by positive social support networks. While female studentsare definitely capable of high performance in mathematic and science

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

,noting that the single “A” grade was in English, and sarcastically suggesting that his son mightbetter pursue “literary engineering” rather than the real thing.1 Hickam finished his engineeringstudies and enjoyed a successful engineering career but he is best known for his “literaryengineering”, in particular a narrative of the rocket launching campaign he and his friends, all thesons of West Virginia coal miners, embarked upon in the shadow of Sputnik, a story brought tothe screen as the popular movie October Sky.Hickam is not alone. Engineering has provided a starting place for a surprising number of quitesuccessful creative writers, including poets, short story writers and novelists. These writer-engineers have won awards, gathered smash

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

overview of theretention strategy. Next, HMHY is described in detail. Then the assessment strategy willbe discussed as well as how the support program impacted the participating students. Thepaper concludes with advice for others interested in starting a similar program.IntroductionIn an attempt to create a positive environment and provide support to undergraduatestudents, universities often offer student support in various forms such as mentoring,living-learning communities, and summer bridge programs. This paper will focus onmentoring. Formalized mentoring is a popular form of support 1, 2 and allows individualsto provide undergraduates with career advice, success strategies, academic assistance,counseling, and encouragement 3. In situations

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

manner as Round 2 in order to achieve more stable basic information. If the Round 2results showed little change from Round 1, then Round 3 was planned to be used to gatheradditional information on early career modes of professional preparation. Page 23.739.3Participants were instructed in Round 1 and Round 2 to describe expected achievement levelsusing Bloom’s taxonomy using Key Set #1 as follows: 1 = Knowledge, 2 = Comprehension, 3 =Application, 4 = Analysis, 5 = Synthesis, 6 = Evaluation. These key set numbers were consideredto be ordinal variables. Participants were provided the Bloom’s taxonomy definitions as part ofthe survey questionnaire

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

as coauthors. He was the first recipient of an NSF research initiation grant (now CAREER Award) at UALR. He has a strong grant funding record and in 2011, he received funding from NSF for curriculum development in the area of Photo-voltaic (PV) Solar Energy. The project involves developing exemplary course modules and innova- tive laboratory modules for adaptation at other schools for undergraduate/graduate teaching and research. Recently, he completed three projects for Arkansas Highway and Transportation department related to highway lighting using solar energy. He established a commercial PV system with solar panels on the rooftop of ETAS building for teaching and research with funding from Arkansas Energy

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Ragsdell; Halvard Nystrom

course is helpful. 10. I prefer the lecture videos to the blackboard (shockwave) presentation. 11. I prefer the blackboard (shockwave) presentation to the lecture videos. 12. I would prefer a traditional presentation, where the instructor lectures, and lab and project work is done Page 8.1016.7 outside the class time. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education 13. I think this course will help me after my military career. 14. I think this course will help me in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Gautier

includes “hands-on” learning of the new theory.A third approach incorporates visual learning concepts. Even students who can easilycomprehend new material benefit from visual tools that affirm and increase the depth of theirunderstanding of concepts presented. A final approach uses guest speakers from industry whosecareer reflects the subject matter of the course. The speakers can provide information, giveadvice, and answer questions about career related topics; thereby, enriching students’ perspectiveson various career paths. The guest speaker often reinforces material that has been presented orchallenging assignments that have been assigned by the professor. Computer and Information Science courses which have been taught using

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Bruning

teach grades K-6 and23 or 35% teach grades 7-12. Forty-nine or 74% of the respondents teach mathematics. Forty-sixor 70% of the respondents teach science. Twenty-five or 38% teach technology subjects. Someteachers had participated in mathematics, science, and technology outreach or in-service activitiesin the past three years. The business/industry surveys were distributed to business/industryrepresentatives who attended technology-related career/job fairs, professionals on industrialadvisory boards, and business/industry representatives associated with partnership groups thatcurrently exist with the College of Engineering at Iowa State University.Part one of the teacher survey included self-assessment questions about confidence levels

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Painter P.E., Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

results and indicate that almost all the students expect toface ethical issues during their careers, but less than one-third say they have discussed an ethicalissue in any of their technical engineering courses. Page 25.544.21.0 IntroductionThe ethical and societal aspects of engineering practice are the subjects of several ABET 2000outcomes. ABET 2000 criterion 3(f) states that "Engineering programs must demonstrate thattheir graduates have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility." Criterion 3(h)states – "Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have the broad educationnecessary to understand the

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Education Core Team. Jacobs has spent his professional career committed to helping colleges and universities gain enhanced access to teaching tools and to advancing the learning opportunities available to their students. By managing and growing innova- tive education initiatives for technology companies, Jacobs has provided programs and resources to assist institutions of higher learning in preparing their students for academic and career success. Jacobs has worked in key positions for such well-known global market leaders as Autodesk, Avid Technology, and Addison-Wesley Publishing. During his career he has held positions as, among others, Director - World- wide Education, Executive Editor, Senior Product Manager, and

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technological advances means more jobs for science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers. The need for technical workers in STEMfields continues to grow as technology moves forward. The U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics projects job growth of 22% for STEM occupations as a whole by 2014.Preparation for success in STEM areas should begin in middle and high school, throughrigorous college preparatory coursework and extracurricular activities. Studentsparticipating in extra-curricular STEM activities during the academic year and in summercamps increase their interest in college education, explore career options, and are betterprepared to pursue and successfully graduate in STEM majors, especially engineering.Workers in STEM occupations use

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Anthony Donaldson, California Baptist University; Joan Ozdogan, Chantilly High School Academy

having an outstanding undergraduate engineering curriculum. In addition to this NSF effort in mathematics, he has promoted the development of inquiry based physics, and an introduction to chemistry for engineers. He is developing and teaching a pilot introduction to the major course at CBU and an introduction to engineering design course. He previously directed the engineering programs at Seattle Pacific University where he led a successful accreditation effort and was responsible for numerous innovations in curriculum and facilities.Joan Ozdogan, Chantilly High School Academy Joan Ozdogan is a Career Experience Specialist in Career and Technical Education at Chantilly High School Academy

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

technology. ABET-TC2K Criterion 1.Program Educational Objectives states “Although institutions may use differentterminology, for purposes of Criterion 1, program educational objectives are broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program ispreparing graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. ….”Figure 1. A Framework for Accomplishing Educational Performance ExcellenceA set of program educational objectives, as shown below, is built around connecting andreinforcing department leadership, institution mission and goal alignment, inputs fromconstituencies, and ABET TC2K criteria. The assessment and continuous qualityimprovement should be integrated at various levels of teaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona Sate University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Henson Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Thomas R. Palmer, Eastern Arizona College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three engineering texts on classical controls, linear systems, and multivariable control. Dr. Rodriguez has

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

International

and support/supportive environment: This scale, consisting of seven items, sought to learn about students’ relationships with instructors and students, and their perceptions of how supportive their instructors were. 3) Value: The four items in this scale asked students about their perceptions of the value of the topics covered in their courses, specifically regarding how interesting, challenging, and relevant to their future careers they considered these topics to be. 4) Self-efficacy: Similar to the self-efficacy scale used in the first-year survey, this five- item scale had the goal of revealing students’ levels of confidence in their abilities to succeed in engineering and in their courses. 5

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny PhD, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

them better understand their own learning (63% M, 73% E), andincreased responsibility for their learning (62% M, 69% E). Also, students felt the muddiestpoint exercise did not take too much effort (85% M, 79% E), make them feel anxious orfrustrated (88% M, 87% E), and did not require too much time (92% M, 87% E). Lastly,students felt that the material learned in the course will be of value after graduation (96% M,96% E), will be useful in their careers (94% M, 94% E), and helped them see real-worldrelevance of the material (94% M, 96% E). These results are summarized below in Table 1. INTEREST/ATTAINMENT VALUE Agree motivated me to do well in the course 50% (M), 58% (E

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Hoshin Kanri X-Matrix Drives Engineering Leadership Program SuccessAbstractUniversities with technical leadership development programs are challenged with demonstratingthe effectiveness of these training programs with measurable results. This is an especiallydaunting task given the fact that we are trying to inspire undergraduate students who already feelover-burdened by a rigorous major and little to no work experience to know the value thatleadership skills can bring to their career. The solution is to apply the Hoshin Kanri X-matrix tothe leadership development program so the students can understand how their individualleadership efforts in their own student organizations benefit the entire

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah; Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Crystal Orantes, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

activity that may encourage students to study civilengineering. Engineering Ambassadors a unique perspective when discussing the career outlook withprospective students. Talking to high school students helps them process what they are learningin their degree program, and helps them identify potential careers that would be of interest tothem. While they do not have experience working as engineers, their enthusiasm aboutengineering and projects they have worked on may help others see this as a possible collegemajor and future career choice.Enrollment at the University As stated in the introduction, our engineering ambassador programs have been an integral

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching and learning. Storm began his career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Cornel Chavez, California State University Northridge; Stephanie Marie Jaco, California State University Northridge; Alejandro Roldan, California State University Northridge; Matthew Ferrer, CSUN; Joyceanne Sim; George Youssef, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

integration andtroubleshooting. This is also apparent in current K-12 curricula which lack hands-on engineeringconcepts due to time and resource constraints imposed on science educators by administratorsand state standards. The cumulative effect of these approaches to education over a student’s pre-college academic lifetime results in: 1) a shortage in career-ready high school graduates; and 2) alimited number of college bound students pursuing STEM education and careers. Moreover,those graduates who seek STEM education may have strong analytical skills, but lack the criticalthinking, hands-on and practical skills needed for scientific applications, i.e. engineering orexperimentation. This serious problem is further elevated by the sporadic

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

his/her engineering career.” Itis clear that critical thinking, which is the essence of life-long learning, should be emphasizedin course design since it supports current and future productive research, knowledge synthesisand interdisciplinary communication of knowledge.11,12,13,14 Therefore, the authors strived toinclude student activities that would encourage the development of critical thinking with anemphasis on self-direction.15,16 Student perceptions of the value of the BOK2 were useful indeveloping these activities.17,18As there is no college directive on how to include life-long learning in our curriculum, thefaculty role in meeting this objective and the details of curriculum incorporation are analyzedand assessed by applying this

Conference Session

Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

non-traditional adult students.Mr. Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley Page 23.234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Authenticity Promotes Student Engagement and Learning in a Stand-Alone Technical Communications CourseTechnical Communications for Chemical Engineers has recently been reintroduced to thechemical engineering undergraduate curriculum at the University of California, Berkeley. Thegoal of the course is for students to gain skills in written, oral, and interpersonal communicationsthat will help them excel in their careers and in senior-level

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

the past through the exhibition and interpretation of historical significant artifactsand documents related to electronics technology1. The education goal of the museum is toprovide visitors with an understanding of the basic concept of electronics and an appreciation ofevolutionary milestones of sophisticated electronics systems. In support of these objectives, themuseum’s priority is to provide a motivational environment for students of all ages to gain anunderstanding of basic engineering and the career opportunities available through highereducation. With this priority in mind, the Historical Electronic Museum started the YoungEngineers and Scientist Seminars (YESS) program in the fall of 2002, for highly gifted highschool students from

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

express apathy toward the field of engineering.Upon finally reaching graduation, some are so burned-out that they are not able to look forwardto beginning a new career. At OSU some were specifically asking for more opportunity to havecreative input in their education. It was believed that if they could take more ownership in theirprojects—by expressing their unique ideas, that they would feel more pride in their work2. Thus Page 10.1015.1projects that had been exhausting because of their abstractness might become less exhaustingbecause of the personal pride and motivation of working toward one’s own creative expression3. Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

any kind of career, Silverman and Pritchard 2 found that if girlsare not informed about the aspects of a variety of careers by eighth grade, they may not make theconnection between classroom learning, world-of-work, and classes available to them in highschool. Silverman and Pritchard contend that this could limit options for girls to select highwage careers, such as engineering. Therefore, it is important to look at ways in which middleschools and outreach programs, such as Botball, can be useful in expanding women’s horizons,especially when it comes to engineering.According to Sheila Widnall, the main reasons women don’t go into engineering are a “Lack ofconnection between engineering and the problems of our society. Lack of understanding

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wicklein; David Gattie

for teacher educators and in-service teachers.Current issues of concern for the overall academic K-12 education subjects have developed dueto low nationwide performance in mathematics and science subjects, and a general absence of K-12 programs that motivate and prepare students to consider engineering as a career option.8Recently, the field of technology education has attempted to address these concerns byincorporating engineering concepts into its educational schema, thereby providing a formalstructure for synthesis of science, mathematics, and technology. The recently developedStandards for Technological Literacy (STL) “defines what students should know and be able todo in order to be technologically literate and provides standards that

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Edington; Melissa Eljamal; Stella Pang

will engage both itsundergraduate and graduate student populations to develop global skills. Programs rangein duration from a few hours to the length of an academic career and include languagelearning and cross-cultural training. These programs are accompanied by a strategicmarketing plan that has resulted in a steady increase in participation, with more graduateswho are well-equipped to deal with the challenges posed by working in multi-nationalcorporations.I. IntroductionEngineers are increasingly asked to work with international suppliers, co-workers, and clients.Global assignments for companies in industries such as communications, informationtechnology, and automotive manufacturing, require engineers to integrate technical knowledgewith

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Simo Lehto

the same reasons, high-quality EEis essential to the future of developing countries.Structure and organization of current EEThe situation during this decade places new demands on the EE organizations for deeperlearning, more efficient and innovative teaching, more responsibility for student employment Page 9.1318.2and career success, and responsibility to society. In the field of education, the transition to thedevelopment mode is still at its infancy. The profound changes in societies and the dramaticdevelopments of technology have had relatively little effect on the structure of the EE. Mostof the current EE organizations and programs have

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

schools. PLTW has developed a four year sequence of courses which, whencombined with traditional mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students tothe scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and engineering technology prior to enteringcollege. The courses are Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing, Principles of Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development.Providing a technology based introduction at this level will attract more students to engineering,and will allow students, while still in high school, to determine if engineering is the career theydesire. The PLTW graduate will be better prepared for college engineering programs and willmore likely be successful

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

evaluations and high discouragement for the new engineeringeducator. This paper gives seven simple and easy to remember “tricks of the trade” for newengineering educators to be effective instructors.1 IntroductionWhile every Ph.D. engineering program prepares the student for a career in research, manyprograms fail to prepare, even superficially, the Ph.D. student for a career in instruction [1], [20].Some universities identify students with aspirations to be engineering faculty and prepare themfor the three main faculty duties: instruction, research, and service. Ideally, the future “newengineering educator” (NEE) is educated in, or at least exposed to, learning styles [5], [23],instructional methods [17], [18], basic cognition theory [23], and