Conference Session

The Citizen Engineer

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Isadore Davis; barbara waugh; Charles Pezeshki; Lueny Morell; Tom Roberts

routinely deal with large problems, and haveexcellent analytical skills. They are trained in working with interdisciplinary teams, andare taught to consider multiple options before selecting one for final work—a core ideaembodied in NEPA. Yet engineers are rarely exposed to the notion of broaderparticipation in a democratic society. If given the option, most faculties around theUnited States choose to add more technical specialization to a program of study, thatoften have a very short half-life with regards to an individual’s career, instead of fillingout the budding professional with an ensemble of “softer” skills, such as negotiationskills, or an explanation of how one participates in their government.My own experience as a professor in

Conference Session

ET Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Fisher; David Roth; Fredrick Nitterright

to their classmates, all of whom are seniors interested in what experiences might await them upon graduation. • Many interns agree that this oral presentation is a great experience. It often is described as their first technical presentation that they really enjoy. • Freshmen from the major are given extra credit in their Freshmen Orientation course for attending the internships oral presentations. This has proved to be the best way to orient freshmen as to what engineering technology is, and what they might learn in their college career. • Guests are encouraged to attend the presentation, especially from lower-level classes and through the student section of the American Society of Mechanical

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Gomez

attention to the rubric that you and your students create together for the case studyas many solutions will fit into the criteria, while some may be only a slight tweak of an existingdesign. Make sure students have data, drawings, designs and research to support the majorimprovements or minor changes to existing packaging.V. Engineering program descriptionThe course at Madison West High School, Principles of Engineering, is offered to sophomores,juniors, and seniors. We developed this course at the national level through a grant from theNational Science Foundation, its origin based on the need for pre-college survey courses thatstimulate interest in careers in engineering and technology. This course explores the relationshipbetween math, science

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Kathleen Carvalho; Elizabeth McCullough; Marilyn Barger

Session 2386 Using Technology Equipment to Teach Chemistry Laboratory Exercises in Community Colleges Marilyn Barger, Elizabeth McCullough, Kathleen Carvalho Hillsborough Community College/ Hillsborough Community College /University of South Florida St. PetersburgAbstractThe drive to attract students into science and technology careers at all levels has led to creativeprograms and efforts across the country. At Hillsborough Community College in Tampa Florida,a new associate in science manufacturing technology degree program focused on high techmanufacturing

Conference Session

Professional Practice in CE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Cleary

descriptions of typical contracting forms.There is additional information about careers for engineers in construction.There is a body of information currently available to introduce constructibility and economicissues into a typical structural design course, particularly in the area of steel design. Much ofthis is written for practitioners but is presented in ways that most undergraduate students will beable to follow. Examples include a discussion of the economics of constructing a steel buildingand practical advice on how contract documents and design details can influence the cost 4 andsimilar advice on reducing steel fabrication costs5 and joist costs 6. Advice on creating effectivecontract and shop drawings is also available 7, 8. Concrete

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Keating

© 2002, American Society for Engineering Education § “Many of the job opportunities of the future will favor students with greater breadth of academic and career skills, so the universities and their partners in the graduate-education enterprise (industry and government) should therefore cooperate to broaden curricular options for graduate students.” § “The process of graduate education is highly effective in preparing students whose careers will focus on academic research. It must continue this excellence to maintain the strength of our national science and technology enterprise. But graduate education must also serve better the needs of those whose careers will not center on research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Atashbar

Session number 1526 Bridging the Freshman Engineering Gap by Building Mobile Robots1 M.Z. Atashbar, D.A. Miller, F. Severance, R. Tanner, and M. Suchowski Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008Introduction:Many freshman-engineering students have little or no idea of exactly what an engineer does. Inaddition, these students often lack even the most basic technical skills that will be requiredthroughout their careers. These skills are often are taken for granted by instructors, e.g., use ofhand tools and identifying basic components. These

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University; Arun Srivats Mohan, Pennsylvania State University; Frank Christopher Barber

through some of the examples that have occurred in my career withProfessor Sottile and Mr. Mohan. It was an interesting flash back in time to when I was gettingready to graduate with my engineering bachelor’s degree, but it was also a stark reminder of howunprepared I felt to deal with some of the interpersonal and ethical issues that exist in industry. Itwas also interesting to see how the questions morphed throughout the process and how theexpected decisions and outcomes were analyzed by Mr. Mohan. Through the course of theproject, we touched on many more topics than I originally thought that we would, bringing intofocus just how interconnected the spheres are between intellectual property, product quality,interpersonal interaction, and

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Susannah GAL, Wentworth Institute of Technology

from them applying experiences from different classes, discussions in this class, or anexample given by another student in this class. The improvements suggested by the studentsincluded: • Use case studies (some specific ones suggested) • Use Jigsaw cooperative learning method • Add pre-class discussion questions or pop-quizzes after lecture • Create videos showing lab protocols or safety, using specific instruments, solving problems or explaining specific tough topics • Have students find new labs to conduct • Use simulations for lab or modeling concepts before class • Assign a bacterium to each student to follow through the semester* • Have students reshape curriculum toward their career interests*This was

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Alejandra Zapata, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Krishan Kaushal Ram, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

about evolving technologiesand industry trends throughout their careers. This further prepares them to successfully navigatethe workforce with an openness to new ideas and a capability to address complex problems in theindustry. These skills are essential for roles that require analysis, decision-making, andmaneuvering through complex situations. Additionally, the project enforces the students todevelop extensive management skills through hands-on experience in planning, organizing, andexecuting projects, providing valuable expertise in various professional settings.Since the project integrates several areas in electrical engineering, it therefore provides a broadunderstanding of the interplay between these fields, enabling the practical

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University

registered engineer in the State of Texas (PE). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Session XXXX Embedding Teamwork Skills in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum AbstractEngineers work in teams. According to ABET, teamwork should be a major component of anyengineering curriculum. Both administrators and educators agree on how important this is inpreparing engineering students for their careers. However, what they do not necessarily agree on ishow to get the students ready! Some try to embed this from the early stages of the

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 9: Establishing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities for Supporting Faculty Creating More Inclusive Engineering Classrooms

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Dianne Delima, University of California, Irvine; Pheather R Harris, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

has worked in postsecondary education for over two decades in various capacities. She be- gan her career at Santa Monica College as a counseling aid at the Extended Opportunities Programs and Services office prior to her role as an Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Southern California. She then moved to Cambridge, MA to pursue her Master’s Degree in Higher Education, with a focus on Risk and Prevention, and began working at Tenacity, a non-profit organization focused on social-emotional learning and literacy development for middle school youth, as a Prevention Specialist. Dr. Harris formally moved to the east coast when she began her work at the Gates Millennium Scholars Program as a Senior

Conference Session

Track 2: Technical Session 1: An ecological belonging intervention for equity: Impacts to date and promising directions

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Heather Lee Perkins, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin R. Binning

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a 2016 National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Out- standing Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Conference Session

Track 7: Technical Session 5: TechArts & Crafts: Supporting STEM Capital Development for Marginalized Students

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Sandra Roach, Duke University; Alia Carter, Duke University; Raeven King; Mark Nabeta

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

thriving incomputing careers. 1 Positionality- Before diving into our presentation today, each of us will give a brief positionality statement to situate our perspectives in this work.- Hello, my name is Alia Carter. My pronouns are she/her. I am an able-bodied, cisgender Black woman living in the United States. I am a research scientist in the electrical and computer engineering department at Duke University. I have worked in informal and formal STEM education for the past 15 years including serving as the director of science engagement at a science center and teaching math and 2

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Jessica Allison Manning, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #40886Community Cultural Wealth from an Engineering and Science EducationDepartmentMr. Tim Ransom, Clemson University Doctoral candidate with the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University re- searching computer science education.Randi Sims, Clemson University Randi is a current Ph.D. student in the department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity. Her research interests center around undergraduate research experiences using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Her career goals are to work as an evaluator or consultant on education- ally based research

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 4: Safe Space Warm Embrace: Building Blocks to Support Black & Brown STEM Scholars

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

DeAnna Katey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Terrance I Harris, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

way to help prep our students, we partner with one corporatesponsor (previous years Altria, fall 2023 Alpine). Where students learn the properattire for the event, receive resume assistance, and work on their elevator pitch.Takes place the week before SEC Career Expo.Major Scoop – is an annual event that allows students to come to one place and learnabout the different engineering majors offered at VT and eat ice cream. Typicallytakes place right before course planning for spring.End of mentor celebration – takes place at the end of mentoring program (last weekin October). 11 2021 to 2022 VT Peer

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Kelly Tenzek

The portrayal of faculty wellbeing in popular media: a comparison of STEM vs non-STEM facultyFaculty are key players in the success of colleges and universities, performing the teaching, research,and service necessary to keep programs thriving. However, it is often challenging to balance theirmultiple commitments, resulting in lower motivation [1]. Such challenges are heightened for facultyfrom different marginalized groups [2]. The perceived challenges of faculty work, including those of poorwork-life balance, have been identified as a deterrent to new generations of graduate students topursue faculty careers [3]. In a large survey of graduate students at the University of California System, itwas identified that students’ career goals

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

related content (i.e., lectures, homework assignments) intheir traditional curricular courses (i.e., reaction engineering). The introduction of new content orthe proposal of new courses always face the constraint of the limited availability of time in awell-packed traditional curriculum. Chemical engineering students at our institution follow arigid sequence of six pillar semester courses after the common first-year engineering courses.These pillar courses provide for the career fundamentals (mass and energy balances,thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reaction engineering, process control and processdesign). These lecture courses are reinforced with simultaneous specific laboratory courses. Thecurriculum is enriched with additional mathematical

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

well as for the K-12 Outreach Division. He has also served in various leadership roles in disciplines related to Career and Technical Education. Dr. Clark is recognized as a Distinguished Technology Educator by the International Technology Engineering Education Association. He currently consults to a variety of businesses, educational agencies and organizations. Page 24.982.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Pictorial Visual Rotation Ability of Engineering Design Graphics StudentsAbstractThe ability to rotate visual mental

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahender Mandala, HERL/VAPHS; Mary R. Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman, Human Engineering Research Labs

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

scienceeducation” [5]. The students exiting the K-12 schools are often under-prepared for a career inSTEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) and require remedial courses to begin post-secondary education [6]. One of the problems identified by the National Science Foundation isthe growing number of inadequately trained STEM teachers [7]. Research has shown that well Page 24.1027.2equipped and knowledgeable teachers in precollege grades can improve the educationalachievements of their students [National Science 5]. In an effort to enhance teachers’pedagogical techniques and provide resources for professional development through theteachers’ career

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

0.2 After Lab 0.1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Student Rating Figure 4: “This class stimulates my scientific curiosity and imagination and thus increases the likelihood that I will continue my career in the engineering fields (graduate school, engineering industry)” Question 4 1 0.9 0.8 Class Percentage 0.7

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles B. Owen, Michigan State University; Sarah Coburn, Michigan State University; Jordyn Castor

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

include a group design component. Thereare several additional “Design Assignments” that require students to solve a design problem andsubmit UML diagrams. The design assignments are subject to an anonymous peer reviewsystem.The course is taught in the C++ programming language and students enter the course with oneprevious course in that language. The assignments are all graphical user interface applicationsusing the wxWidgets class library.7 Visual Paradigm is used as a UML editor.8 NetBeans is usedas an integrated development environment. Students work on the Linux platform.3 The StudentJordyn became interested in computers as a career from an early age. She began using acomputer in the second grade and it was obvious to her and her family that

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hans Nagl, Penn State Berks; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

doors, to ensureyou have your seat belt on, house alarm systems, traffic monitoring and control,almost every industrial process and many more applications. Using sensors andsensor data in engineering classrooms is becoming increasingly beneficial forengineering education. It motivates students to pursue science and engineeringdisciplines as well as associated career paths1. Lessons in the classroom quicklybecome more interesting2 and engaging3. Advances in mobile devices, education, business and research have resultedin the use of powerful microprocessors with an array of capabilities and sensorsbuilt in4. Mobile devices are capable of word processing, Internet access, andsome are even capable of preliminary human motion analysis4. It seems

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ian Popp; Claudia Smith; Heather Walker

visits with a presentation and activity. Future work will expand the scope ofthe project to include online resources for rural schools.KeywordsUndergraduate Student Poster, Chemical Engineering, K-12 Outreach, Engineering EducationIntroductionDemand for engineers continues to grow. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the demandfor chemical engineers is projected to grow by 14% from 2021 to 2031. This outpaces theprojected 5% growth of the rest of the field of engineering and the growth rate of all occupationsin the US [1]. To meet this demand, engineering needs to be promoted at all levels of education.Early engineering education is important in the development of future career goals. Studentsneed to develop a strong background in math in

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Mollie Petersen; Emily Fitzpatrick; Chloe Mann; Jessica Deters

both technical expertise and interculturalcompetence. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) emphasizes abroad education by promoting global awareness for career success, aligning with national callsfor engineering students to develop intercultural competence [1]. Employers seek graduates whocan work effectively with colleagues and clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, a critical formany domestic and international projects [2]. Thus, fostering intercultural competence inengineering students is essential for their professional development.While study abroad experiences have traditionally enhanced students’ intercultural competence,engineering students often face barriers such as financial constraints and rigid

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Randy Hurd; Sulahb Khadka; Yudi Lewis; Alicia Christensen; Dustin Grote

for a wide range of possible STEM fields, that count towardgeneral education if the students decide to change majors, or both. The program will be deliveredin a controlled space to facilitate an environment where students will have specialized support –from instructors, mentors, and tutors – to support them in learning and processing the contentbeing delivered. The program will have 30-40 students who will participate in two courses thatwill provide a head start on an education in the engineering and/or technology fields. In addition,students will participate in several career exploration activities and presentations that willintroduce them to the details of college life and the benefits of attending college. Theseadditional activities will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Xiaoqi Feng, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland; Hanna Aarnio, School of Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland; Julia Sundman, School of Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland; Felicity Bilow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maija Taka, Aalto University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marko Keskinen, Aalto-yliopisto/Elektroniikan, tietoliikenteen

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

addition, studies on students’ experiences ingraduate programs stress that interdisciplinary graduate students often struggle to developpositive senses of identity, belonging, and motivation necessary for pursuing interdisciplinarywork as early-career academics [25], [26], [27]. They are challenged to understand and integratediscipline-based expectations of Ph.D.s [15] and to find and sustain the kinds of collaborativeinterdisciplinary experiences necessary for their persistence in interdisciplinary engineering anddesign careers, often with little support [9], [17], [26], [28], [29]. These barriers suggest that weneed to develop more robust understandings first of how students conceptualize interdisciplinarywork, which in turn can help inform

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa M. Simonik, State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

throughout the process. A previous assignment designed for thesepurposes required students to research teamwork and write a 5-page essay on it during the firstfew weeks of their college career. This assignment failed to convey the true importance ofteamwork skills and the relevance to their own teaming situation, resulting in the sense that itwas only busy work assigned to satisfy the general education requirement. The main objectivesof the new assignment are to improve both cognition, or the core mental processes required forproductive teamwork, and metacognition which involves empowering individuals and teams tomonitor, evaluate, and adjust their cognitive strategies; the result ultimately contributing to thedevelopment of effective team skills

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Institute and State University Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Mr. James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University I’ve been an Academic and Career advisor for first-year engineering students for nine years. I help first-year engineering students develop their career goals and set off on academic trajectories to help them achieve those goals.Mr. Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Sara Kern, Pennsylvania State University

across the badge.Each topic is based on an actual problem or current issue in engineering that the student mayencounter during their academic career. These themes are: • Renewable Energy Sources • 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) • Artificial Intelligence • Fluid Mechanics (anything from fuel flow to stormwater run-off) • Human-Machine InterfaceThese themes were chosen because they are major areas of research for the College ofEngineering, meaning that there is an excellent chance that students will do either in-lab or fieldresearch on one of them before they graduate.Once a student completes all required modules successfully, they are awarded the badge throughthe College of Engineering’s badge system. Students can post