Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azim Houshyar, Western Michigan University; Bob White, Western Michigan University; Steven E. Butt, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

continuous ABET accreditation to date.Historically, the IE program was a traditional program, requiring the typical combination of math,science, engineering science, engineering design, and IE topics focusing on work design,production, economics, operations control, facilities design, and operations research. Thistraditional IE focus served students well in the economy of the 70’s and 80’s which wasproduction-oriented. Students received good, well-paying jobs, and enrollment in the programremained at a healthy level between 110 and 130 students. Beginning in the late 1990’s and intothe early 2000’s, economic developments at the national level, and especially in the State ofMichigan, resulted in changes in the skills employers were looking for in our

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation is realizedevery year.In the senior design course, student teams use a decision matrix to evaluate options for the mostimportant design decision of their project. The students identify and research options. Todevelop the list of options, they rely on the discovery competencies: associating, questioning,observing, experimenting, and networking. To determine which options are viable, they use Page 22.154.10their Discipline Competencies. Only the viable options are evaluated in the decision matrix.Their client either picks or approves the criteria the students use to evaluate the options, and theclient decides the relative importance of each

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Slim, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Melika Akbarsharifi, The University of Arizona; Kristina A Manasil, The University of Arizona; Ameer Slim, University of New Mexico

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

relationships and dependencies withinthe university setting. This approach is not limited to predictive capabilities, as seen in traditionalmachine learning models; it also enables us to engage in objective “what-if” analyses. These anal-yses delve into counterfactual reasoning, allowing us to explore hypothetical scenarios and theirpotential impacts on student outcomes. We aim to utilize this model to better understand the causalrelationships between curriculum complexity and student performance metrics. By doing so, weaim to contribute a novel perspective to educational research discourse, offering theoretical insightsand practical implications for curriculum design and student success strategies. This study not onlyseeks to fill a critical gap in

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard N. Shapiro, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

makea significant commitment to keeping up with the pace of the course. This is less of an issue withtraditional on-campus graduate students engaged in research and who have traditionalassistantship support. But those students were a minority in the course described here, which isincreasingly characteristic of online students and, as noted, on-campus students as well.Data reports from the course management system indicate that the online students accessed thewebsite primarily on the weekends and at rates that were about twice the average of the on-campus students. The synchronous class session for the online students was held on Wednesdays,but there was no apparent spike in web activity in preparation for the session. As noted, though,the

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

examining RFID adoption for the college’s library. The intention is for EE,CS and business to gain from working together and the department will carefully assess this“multidisciplinary” aspect of the course going forward.The course addresses specific business related topics including: • Business opportunities, planning and best practices • Supply Chain Management • DOD and Wal-Mart Mandates • Creating a Pilot Project Plan • Moving from Pilot to Production • Pharmaceutical Applications • Cargo Security 6The topic of RFID lends itself very well to discussions on the global impact of engineeringsolutions. For example

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

examining RFID adoption for the college’s library. The intention is for EE,CS and business to gain from working together and the department will carefully assess this“multidisciplinary” aspect of the course going forward.The course addresses specific business related topics including: • Business opportunities, planning and best practices • Supply Chain Management • DOD and Wal-Mart Mandates • Creating a Pilot Project Plan • Moving from Pilot to Production • Pharmaceutical Applications • Cargo Security 6The topic of RFID lends itself very well to discussions on the global impact of engineeringsolutions. For example

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John Adams; Charles Kochakian

examining RFID adoption for the college’s library. The intention is for EE,CS and business to gain from working together and the department will carefully assess this“multidisciplinary” aspect of the course going forward.The course addresses specific business related topics including: • Business opportunities, planning and best practices • Supply Chain Management • DOD and Wal-Mart Mandates • Creating a Pilot Project Plan • Moving from Pilot to Production • Pharmaceutical Applications • Cargo Security 6The topic of RFID lends itself very well to discussions on the global impact of engineeringsolutions. For example

Conference Session

Topics in Computing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naeem Seliya, Ohio Northern University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Ziad Youssfi, Ohio Northern University; Matthew Schweinefuss

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

- Business Security, Ch. 9, 2018. Taylor & Francis, CRC Group.[6] P. Kendeou, P. Broek, A. Helder, and J. Karlsson J, “A Cognitive View of Reading Comprehension: Implications for Reading Difficulties,” Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 29(1), pp. 10–16, 2014.[7] L. McGarrity, “What Sentiment Analysis Can Do for Your Brand?” Marketing Profs, April 2016. Available online: https://www.marketingprofs.com/opinions/2016/29673/what- sentiment-analysis-can-do-for-your-brand.[8] A. E. Barth, S. Vaughn, P. Capin, E. Cho, S. Stillman-Spisak, L. Martinez, and H. Kincaid, “Effects of a Text-processing Comprehension Intervention on Struggling Middle School Readers,” Topics in Language Disorders, 36(4), pp. 368-389, 2016.[9] E. M

Conference Session

Identity, Culture, and Socialization

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas A. De Pree, Bucknell University; Rafael Julián Burgos-Mirabal, University of Massachusetts- Amherst

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #30045The Modalities of Governance in Engineering EducationDr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is a the current Chair of the ASEE Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation; Chair of the International Network for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

2006-2582: PROJECTS IN DEPARTMENT-WIDE JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEERINGCOURSESLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M UniversityJames Morgan, Texas A&M University Page 11.1046.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Projects in Department-Wide Junior Civil Engineering CoursesIntroductionThe civil engineering department at Texas A&M University (TAMU) has modified two junior-level courses, dynamics and introductory structural analysis, to incorporate design-oriented teamprojects based on realistic civil-engineering systems. This change represents a move towardsproject-based learning, a pedagogical approach that closely models engineering practice. Theseprojects are

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Katey Shirey, EduKatey; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University; Rhea Dutta, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

allows a gateway to improved learning andbroadening participation as engaging in SoTL requires faculty to think more critically as they adoptand disseminate research-based practices. However, the vast majority of disciplinary engineeringPhD programs (e.g., non-Engineering Education programs) do not prepare graduates for teachingand/or disseminating best teaching practices through the scholarship of teaching and learning(SoTL) [7]. As a result, the limited teaching preparedness of new college and universityengineering educators has the potential to turn students off from engineering [8], which directlyimpacts retention and completion rates [9].Several factors potentially contribute to this problem. First, most disciplinary engineering PhDprograms

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University; Nasr Al-Hinai, Sultan Qaboos University; Sayyad Qamar, Texas A&M University

modified, and assessment plans were reworked.The Industrial Engineering (IE) program at our university has now started to revise some courseswith a view to inculcate CT ability in the graduates. A few of the course outcomes that definitelyneed critical thinking skills in some of the IE courses are mentioned below. Product Design andManufacturing (PD&M) course: be competent with a set of tools and methods for product designand development; be aware of the role of multiple functions in creating a new product; understandthe impact of PD&M in a global and societal context; etc. Facilities Design and Logistics course:make highly effective, efficient, and successful plans; develop, select and evaluate alternativefacility layouts; reinforce

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

Page 9.540.1 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineeringand various social and economiccharacteristics, such as family income,their ethnicity, and family stability, allof which can have an impact onacademic achievement. They leave theschool, it is hoped, with much greateracademic skills than when they entered.From the value-added perspective, thegreater the student outputs compared tothe student inputs the more successfulthe school. Traditional school ratings at theK-12 level, by contrast, rank schoolsstrictly by outputs. For example, allschools in a state might be comparedon the basis of how well their studentsperformed on a state-wide reading test. Figur e 1. A value-added modelIn practice, such

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 10: Broadening Participation in P12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dayna L. Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Deanna Drako; Andrea D. Beattie; Ashleigh Tierney; Enrique Guzman; Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

the first two years of its operations.These findings aim to highlight the impact and growth of this program to date, make data-drivenrecommendations for programmatic improvement, and provide best practices which can beapplied to similar programming for Hispanic and other minoritized groups in STEM andeducation more broadly.Program Description and ObjectivesSHPE’s Virtual Stem Labs (VSL) are grounded in the belief that all Hispanic pre-collegestudents can excel in STEM if they are provided access to the tools and resources that supporttheir progress toward a STEM degree regardless of where they are in their academic journey.VSL is a pre-college program that brings STEM concepts to hundreds of Hispanic and Latinx K-12 students with a variety of

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University; Ashley Nicole Venturini, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Paper ID #32364Student Opinion on Teaching Thermodynamics Through Synchronous andAsynchronous Distance LearningMs. Tara Gupte Wilson, Wright State University Tara Wilson is a graduate student in Wright State University’s Biomedical Engineering program. She cur- rently works as a clinical researcher & data specialist for Kaleidoscope Innovation, an Infosys company. During her undergraduate career at The Ohio State University she spent four semesters as a teaching assistant for the Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department’s thermodynamics course. She was also a teaching assistant for OSU’s fundamentals

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, educators havetried to design curricula that foster this associative learning —which, we know from our ownexperiences, is how we learn best outside of the classroom. Twenty-first century engineeringeducators have been mindful of ABET’s EC2000 student outcomes a-k, including ethicalunderstanding, the ability to communicate effectively, and “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context.”2 Engineering educators who struggle to help students achieve these ABETlearning outcomes might consider working together with liberal arts faculty to integrateengineering with humanities understanding. What the environmental historian William Crononwished for liberal arts

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eddie L Jacobs, University of Memphis; Amy L de Jongh Curry, University of Memphis; Russell J. Deaton, University of Memphis; Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis; Douglas Clark Strohmer, University of Memphis

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and Biomedical Engineering at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) through the Joint Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering at UM/UTHSC. Dr. Curry received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis. Her current research interests include cardiac and neural electrophysiology with applications in cardio- and neuro-modulation via implantable electrostimulation devices, computational modeling and visualiza- tion, and best practices in undergraduate engineering education. These efforts have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Heart Association. Dr. Curry is a member of

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2: Experiential Learning in Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabia Zehra Abidi, Rice University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

(and throughout the world) could be helpful albeitwithout sacrificing technical degree requirements. As a result, inclusion of arts within thecurriculum may aid in counteracting the reduced enrollment trend and broaden participation inengineering [10], [11]. Studies indicate arts inclusion directly impacts recruitment and retentionof females and underrepresented minorities [11]. Without changes to current higher educationengineering curricula, the lackluster innovation trend in many global economies is likely tocontinue. Unfortunately, limited literature exists that showcases best practices for integratinginnovation and entrepreneurship into mid-level engineering coursework from a STEAMperspective.1.2 Current Approaches and Associated

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Paterson; Samantha De Bon; Jean-Yves Chagnon; Deborah Wolfe

, upon request, foreign engineering education programs.These evaluations follow the CEAB’s policies and procedures, but may only lead to a decision of“substantial equivalency” for such programs in foreign institutions. The term “substantialequivalency” means comparable in program content and educational experience and it impliesreasonable confidence that the graduates possess the academic competencies needed to beginprofessional practice at the entry level. The CEAB recommends that the CCPE’s constituentmembers treat graduates of programs evaluated as substantially equivalent as if they weregraduates of CEAB-accredited programs for the period that substantial equivalence is in effect.Since CEAB accreditation is designed to provide graduates with

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

are but tools to assist our reflection. The engineering profession is empowered as wellas constrained by a number of firmly held assumptions.17 Liberal education should strive to helpstudents re-imagine engineers’ roles in society by reflecting on the most powerful andconstraining assumptions.Knowledge is meaningful only within particular contexts. This lesson applies to not onlyengineering but also history, literature, music, and any other field of study. Understanding thecontextual nature of knowledge will help students assess engineering knowledge morecomprehensively and practice engineering in ways more sensitive to local and global contexts.AcknowledgementsThis research is partly supported by Philip L. Alger Fellowship for graduate study

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. Ross, Florida International University Monique Ross, Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences and STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, designs research focused on broadening par- ticipation in computer science through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and disciplinary identity; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women (specifically Black and His- panic women) in computer-related engineering fields. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., MacEwan University; Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

) and later at different stages (post andmid-first-year) in the first-year program. Specifically, the goal of this research was to determineif the student scores could elucidate deficiencies in their math skills, and whether or not it mightbe feasible to use these results to develop interventions to deal with these deficiencies and/orguide instructors in best teaching practices.The overall pre-university math assessment averages indicate that the students are not ready forfirst-year engineering, since the averages for both groups are only 50%. The data also shows thatthese scores are not consistent with students’ overall high school averages of 80%. This studysuggests that high school averages and first-year GPA have a weak correlation with the

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Assessment/Evaluation

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Dean; Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Jacob Reddington, United States Military Academy; Frederick Davidson, United States Military Academy; Michael Osmon

Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses on thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, renewable energy and energy conversion, heat transfer, and mechanical engineering design. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida, where he researched thermodynamics and renewable energy systems. His research at West Point has included laser target interaction, sustainable energy for installations, deployed military energy usage, and designing field expedient capabilities and weapons systems for soldiers.Jacob Daniel Reddington Josh Dean is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. He is a graduate of West Point, earning a B.S

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and the industry, a model thatbarely exists in this region. The impact of this experience has been recently measured by the factthat this course was full at the first week of registration, a trend that was not seen. Students haveapproached me asking me to develop some undergraduate research opportunities in the area ofsolar energy. Two students who are graduating this year got accepted for a Masters degree in theUnited States of America (USA) in the area of photovoltaics. A study tour to Spain is currentlybeing organized with the emphasis on CSPs and wind turbines. At the end of this semester, asurvey will be conducted to see the impact of this course on the students and to study thepossibility of offering more related courses.V. ConclusionIt

Conference Session

Navigating Diversity and Equity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

constituting changed power dynamics. To the extent that these officestend to be risk adverse and to focus on risk management [12], their guidance may limitopportunities to respond boldly and creatively to the new legal landscape.Based on the results of this work as described above and the research on best practices for HEFSprofessional development [13], we recommend that efforts to serve all students begin byaddressing the needs of the HEFS who impact student experiences: • Recognize and acknowledge that HEFS have a variety of intense feelings and opinions about legal changes. Our results show that some opinions are strongly held and that there are intense feelings about the changes as well. It is essential that those working with HEFS

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Atadero, Colorado State University; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Melissa Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christopher Griffin, West Virginia University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Scott Leutenegger; Ronald Delyser; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Anne Marie Casper

related grants funded by the National Science Foundation, and a prior paper by the P4E research team was awarded Best Diversity Paper at the ASEE Annual Conference in 2015. She also conducts technical research with civil engineering and construction management graduate students. She and her students study ways to extend the safe and useful life of existing structures, particularly concrete bridges, through enhanced inspection, management and repair techniques. This research has been funded by the Mountain Plains Consortium, a USDOT University Transportation Center, and the Colorado Department of Transportation. She teaches courses in structural engineering such as reinforced and prestressed concrete design and civil

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

area and regional math and science teachers inDiscovery Weekends for high school students. Our overall goal is an annual increase in STEMgraduation rates from 220 students per year to a sustainable 300 students per year.High School Partnerships and Discovery WeekendsThe goal of TechSTEP is the development of partnerships with key feeder high schools in ourarea. These partnerships are formed through a series of three Teacher Workshops, each leadingto a Discovery Weekend for students. They are held on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00pm andare designed around a common engineering or science theme for the year. The TeacherWorkshops, led by engineering, mathematics, and science faculty at Louisiana Tech University,illustrate practical applications of

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, Page 15.1162.42. Promote collaboration in Systems Engineering education and research,3. Assure professional standards for integrity in the practice of Systems Engineering,4. Improve the professional status of those engaged in the practice of Systems Engineering, and5. Encourage governmental and industrial support for research and educational programs that will improve the Systems Engineering process and its practice.III. Systems Engineering Degree ProgramsA comprehensive study of Systems Engineering degree programs in the United States waspresented at INCOSE 2005, based on 2004 data.9 That study provided a descriptive benchmarkof programs encompassing academic content, administrative structure, accreditation status, andrelated topics. It was

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joona Kurikka, Aalto University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

experience and collaboration aspects for the participatingstudents.IntroductionCERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has been carrying out groundbreakingfundamental research in particle physics for over 60 years and has made numerous importantdiscoveries in the field – latest widely known example being the Higgs boson in 2012. Thecurrent research endeavors gather over 12 000 scientists from around the world to collaborate inscientific experiments, and to develop new hardware and software solutions for the highlyaccurate technology-driven prototypes. Over time, some of the research discoveries andinstruments have found their way to wider audiences and have had a significant impact on oureveryday life, as in the case of the World Wide

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

designs might cause harm, even when wellintentioned. And because most programs provide few opportunities for students to frame—andreframe—engineering problems from different points of view, students tend to frame engineeringproblems from only one, often dominant point of view. We argue the writing process can hold akey role in developing framing practice, as it can be threaded into core coursework to supporttechnical understanding that is contextual and open to critique.In this paper, we detail our approach to and student outcomes from a comprehensive andcollaborative writing intervention. Our approach supports students to develop as critical thinkersand writers in tandem with technical understanding. Our approach builds on past research