Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2009-1387: INTEL: PROMOTING LEARNING AND RETENTION IN ASTATICS CLASSSue Rosser, Georgia Institute of TechnologyLaurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJanet Murray, Georgia Institute of TechnologyWendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of TechnologyChristine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.779.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 InTEL: Promoting Learning and Retention in a Statics ClassAbstractStatics, a foundational engineering course, introduces a unique approach to problem solving,which is characterized by model-based reasoning. The major intended course outcome is forstudents to develop the ability to create and utilize free body

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Margaret Hellie Huyck, Ph.D., is Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, within the Institute of Psychology. Her graduate work at the University of Chicago focused on life span human development and the sociology of education. Her academic specialities are adult development and program evaluation. She has major responsibility for the evaluation of the IPRO Program at IIT. Page 13.1099.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Stimulating and Developing Reflective Thinking In Undergraduate Students

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Haiyan (Henry) H Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

– Present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette, Indiana 1994 - 2007 Senior Specialist, Automatic Transmission Engineering, Chrysler Technology Center, Chrysler Corporation, Michigan 1992 - 1994 Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1990 – 1991 Research Assistant, University of Akron, Ohio 1986 – 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 1983 – 1986 Research Assistant, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Research Interests - Mechatronics, Precision Machine Design - Digital Hydraulics, High Efficiency Hydraulics - Electric Vehicle

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary I

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Marwan T. Abdelhamid, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

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Partner Society Plenary

,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am indeed honored to be given the opportunity to participate at the 2013 ASEEInternational Forum and to address such a distinguished group of high-rankingfaculty, professional engineers, industry leaders, planners and key decision-makers,who have gathered here from the various parts of our globe to discuss one of the mostpromising issues "Preparing the Global Engineer," since it has been acknowledgedthat the 21st century is the century of science and technology. Thus, investing inengineering education and technology development offers a real promise for thefuture of mankind.Your Excellencies, Ladies and GentlemenFirst, please allow me to give you a very brief introduction about the WorldFederation of Engineering

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

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Partner Society Plenary

national and international organizations in the field of online technologies. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journals of ”Online Engineering”, ”Emerging Technologies in Learning” and ”Interactive Mobile Technolgies”. Michael Auer is Founding-President and CEO of the ”International Association of Online Engineering” (IAOE) since 2006, a non-governmental organization that promotes the vision of new engineering working environments worldwide. In September 2010 he was elected as President of the ”International Society of Engineering Education” (IGIP). Furthermore he is one of the founders and Secretary General of the ”Global Online Laboratory Consortium” (GOLC), which is the result of an initiative started in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project ”The Status, Role, and Needs of Engineering Technology Education in the United States” and the Chevron Corp.- funded project ”Guiding Implementation of K-12 Engineering Education in the United States.” He is also study director for the public- and private-sector funded study ”Integrated STEM Education: Developing a Research Agenda,” which is a collaboration with the NRC Board on Science Education. He was the study director for the project that resulted in publication of Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? (2010) and Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects (2009), an analysis of efforts to teach engineering to U.S. school children. He oversaw the NSF-funded

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; James H. Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman, Michigan State University; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. from Howard University, M.S. from the University of Illinois and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. Dr. Johnson’s research interests include the treatment and disposal of hazardous substances, the evaluation of environmental policy issues in relation to minorities, the use of nanomaterials for environmental restoration, the development of environmental curricula and strategies to increase the pool of underrepresented groups in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. He is the chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, a member of EPA’s Science Advisory Board and the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tolga Cangar; S. Engin Kilic; Ömer Anlagan; Burak Sari

2793WEB BASED CIM LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN ME CURRICULUM: PART DESIGN, NC-CODE GENERATION AND WORK ORDER DISPATCHING VIA INTERNET Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research Group Sari, B., Cangar, T., Anlagan, O. & Kilic, S. E. Department of Mechanical Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyAbstractThis paper focuses on how basic CIM laboratory work can be enhanced through the use ofInternet. In the typical CIM laboratory experiment students are asked to produce their NC-Codesfor a given task. By the

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Emad Y Tanbour, Eastern Michigan University -School of Engineering

) Appointments Academic: Associate Professor & Associate Dean, GameAbove College of Engineering &Technology, Eastern Michigan University 08/16-present Assistant Professor Central Michigan Univer- sity 07/14 - 08/16 Visiting Faculty Central Michigan University 01/14 – 06/14 Dean of Accreditation PMU, Al-Khobar, KSA 08/09-12/14 Adjunct Assistant Professor The University of Iowa 2000-2005 Lec- turer National Community College, Jordan 1990-1992 Industry: Director of Engineering Gail Industries, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1993-1997 Senior R&D Manager HNI Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa 1997-2005 Mgr., Product Dev. Eng. A.O. Smith Corporation, Tennessee 2005- 8/2009 Closely Related Publications • Emad Tanbour and Suleiman Ashur

Conference Session

EE/NEE Joint Panel Discussion: Ideas for an Enjoyable and Productive Sabbatical

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Andino P.E., Arizona State University; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON), New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

our rivers. He teaches core Sustainability courses, labs in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, electives in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, the First-Year Engi- neering program, and International Study Abroad programs.Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Missouri Uni- versity of Science and Technology, and her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri- Rolla

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-152: ENGINEERING AND THE MEDIA: BUILDING A NEWRELATIONSHIPTylisha Baber, Michigan State University At the time this paper was written, Dr. Tylisha Baber was serving as a National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Michigan State University. Tylisha’s dissertation focused on the design and implementation of a biomass conversion process for improving the fuel properties of biodiesel. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yin Pan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Yacci, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sumita Mishra, Rochester Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #21250Assessing the Modular-based Digital Forensics Game for Entry Level Stu-dentsDr. Yin Pan, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Yin Pan, Professor in the Computing Security department, received her Ph.D. in Systems Science and M.S. degree in Computer Science from Binghamton University. Dr. Pan holds four US patents in the areas of Network Quality of Services, Voice over IP and Artificial Intelligence. Since joining RIT in 2002, Dr. Pan has been actively involved in the IT security area, especially in security audits and computer forensics. Her current research interests include game-based digital forensics

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 13: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Li, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Ingrid Paredes, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

frontier technologies (e.g., robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and blockchain) with applications to natural and intuitive human-robot interaction, digital health, and STEM education. Under the Research Experience for Teachers Site, GK-12 Fellows, DR K-12, and ITEST projects, all funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative, funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K- 12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. His STEM education research, conducted as a collaborative partnership involving engineering and education faculty, postgraduate

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Donovan Colquitt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

school students and its effects on student retentionSTEM INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 2A systematized literature review of STEM intervention programs for high school students and its effects on student retention AbstractThis study describes a systematized literature review on articles relevant to the effectiveness ofScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) intervention programs atidentifying and retaining underrepresented minority students in high school. The review detailsthe methodology of the literature search through relevant databases for journal articles related toSTEM programs

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University; Reda M Abdulaal P.E., King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department; Abdelfattah Y. Soliman, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering; Faisal I. Iskanderani, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

actually the acting director of the College Academic Accreditation Unit. Dr. Al-Bahi is a Registered Professional Engineer in Egypt and senior member of AIAA.Reda M.S. Abdul Aal, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering Department Dr. Reda M.S. Abdul Aal received his Ph.D. from the School of Industrial Technology, Bradford Uni- versity, (1986) England. Actually, he is a Professor of Operations Research and System Analysis and Design in the Industrial Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and the vice-director of the college Academic Accreditation Unit. He participated in constructing and imple- menting the Strategic Plans for several public and private

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

into 4 core categories namely, software, hardware, human-computerinteraction and networking. Further each category curriculum is divided into 4 levels: (1) Level1 (basic/system level) courses broadly include Software Engineering, SOC (System on a Chip)overview, Principles of User Interface Design, and Internet technology; (2) Level 2(intermediate/component level) courses include Object Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD),System Level Design, Operating Systems (OS), and Computer Networking; (3) Level 3(higher/expanded level) courses could include Aspect Oriented/Extreme Programming,Computer Architecture, Modern Computer Design, OS Design, Grid Computing etc; and (4)Level 4 (detailed/micro level) courses include Data Structures &

Conference Session

Bart's Big Plan: Engaging High Schoolers in Engineering Adventures ... Ay Caramba!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Monica McGill, Institute for Advanced Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

(SIGCSE TS) ACM Transactions on Computing Education (ToCE) Frontiers in Education (FIE) IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EduCon) IEEE Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RE- SPECT) IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE) Journal of Educational Computing Research (JECR) Koli Calling (Koli) Taylor & Francis Computer Science Education (CSE) Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WIPSCE) Table 1: Research Study SourcesEach abstract from the set of venues is reviewed to determine whether it meets the inclusioncriteria. Then, data for over 40 variables are logged for each included article; this

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-154: THE ACADEMIC VALUE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: ALITERATURE REVIEWTylisha Baber, Michigan State University At the time this paper was written, Dr. Tylisha Baber was serving as a National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Michigan State University. Tylisha’s dissertation focused on the design and implementation of a biomass conversion process for improving the fuel properties of biodiesel. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A&T

Conference Session

Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes.

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore PE, F.ASCE, D.WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

true learned profession, similar in rigor, intellectualbreadth, preparation, stature, and influence to law and medicine, with an extensive post-graduate education and culture more characteristic of professional guilds than corporateemployees.2. To redefine the nature of basic and applied engineering research, developing new researchparadigms that better address compelling social priorities than those methods characterizingscientific research.3. To adopt a systemic, research-based approach to innovation and continuous improvement inengineering education, recognizing the importance of diverse approaches–albeit characterizedby quality and rigor–to serve the highly diverse technology needs of our society.4. To establish engineering as a true

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. M. Kendall, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology have been added tothe traditional K-12 science and mathematics frameworks and standards.7,8,9,10 Many standardspresent engineering design as a sister process to science inquiry.10,11 Engineering design, as anintegral part of every engineering discipline,3,12 is a natural way to introduce students to thepractice of engineering while integrating learning from other subjects. However, according to theNational Academy of Engineering's 2009 survey of K-12 engineering research and literature,2there are several gaping holes in what is known about how students think about and doengineering. They found: "no widely accepted vision of what K-12 engineering education shouldinclude or accomplish" (p.7); no attempt within the research community "to

Conference Session

Reimagining Pathways: Nurturing Diversity and Identity in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

students toinclude their lived experience and reframe engineering as a sociotechnical field.At the same time, the engineering industry projects itself to be more reluctant to shift to thisreframing [11], [12]. There is frequent news in the media about large technology companiesprioritizing benefits over the safety of minoritized users, the welfare of their employees, and thewell-being of the planet [35], [36], [37]. While the news does not represent the wholeengineering industry, it can influence how engineering students perceive what the industryvalues. This image of the engineering industry being built within a capitalist system [38] andbeing inattentive to social justice issues begs the question of how engineering students aremaking sense of

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

technological or interpersonal structures are used in learning,interactions of learners and learning facilitators, why a given topic is deemed important to learn,and the internal and external influences on learning systems including the goals of variousstakeholders). An example of engineering education research applied to student retention isgiven by Fortenberry et al.[10].We believe U.S. engineering education practice could benefit from the pursuit of engineeringeducation research and the careful application research findings. For example, the statistics onthe drop-out rates of engineering programs indicate there is room for improvement in currentpractice. On average, 40% of undergraduate students nationally leave engineering beforegraduation, with

Conference Session

Student Division Technical 2: Instruction & Learning Delivery

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibukun Osunbunmi, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Ning Fang, Utah State University

project-based learning, which He will present his work-in-progress at the upcoming American Society of Engineering Education conference.Ning Fang (Professor) Ning Fang is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, U.S.A. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dynamics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, and the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS); Cara Tang, Portland Community College; David Gibson, United States Air Force Academy; Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Casey W. O'Brien, National CyberWatch Center

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Two-Year College

evaluator and is currently on the Executive Committee of ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission. He received his PhD in Computer and Information Science from The Ohio State University.Dr. Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Dr. Lawrence G. Jones has broad and deep experience in multi-million-dollar project management and software engineering consulting, public speaking, and technical publication. He has over 30 years’ expe- rience in nonprofit leadership involving accreditation of university STEM programs, performing arts, and software engineering and computer science education. He is currently Chair of the Board of EPIC, a new, ”non-stuffy” chamber music program. Dr. Jones

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Ding, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Alicia Koontz, Human Engineering Research Laboratories

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-2496: USING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO INSPIRE, EDU-CATE, AND EMPOWER UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATESIN STEMMary R Goldberg, M.Ed., Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh Mary Goldberg, M.Ed. coordinates the Education and Outreach programs for the Department of Re- habilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh and the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center. Ms. Goldberg facilitates the Research Experience for Undergraduates pro- gram, a new initiative entitled ELeVATE to transition veterans with disabilities to higher education, and continuing education activities to name a few. Ms. Goldberg is pursuing a PhD in Administration and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

-serving engineering universities in the U.S. Dr. Traum coordinated MSOE’s first crowd-funded senior design project. He also co-founded with students EASENET, a start- up renewable energy company to commercialize waste-to-energy biomass processors. Dr. Traum began his academic career as a founding faculty member in the Mechanical & Energy Engineer- ing Department at the University of North Texas - Denton where he established a successful, externally- funded researcher incubator that trained undergraduates to perform experimental research and encouraged matriculation to graduate school. Traum received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he held a research

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

technological advances as well as the globalizationof businesses, economies and cultures in the twenty-first century, the importance of engineeringdisciplines and education has reached a critical state and prompted several examinations withinthe past few years. Although numerous studies and research on changing or restructuringengineering education have been conducted over the last century, many findings have remainedthe same over time, such as (a) what to include in the curricula, (b) how long engineeringeducation should be, (c) what level of specialization, (d) how to prepare students, and (e) how tomeet the needs of society. The trends in engineering education that we found to be mostprevalent in reviewed reports and articles are increased attention

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chanel Beebe, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

perceptionsbased on their social demographic. To investigate this hypothesis, our research team collaboratedwith two university sponsored summer programs that taught engineering to young students. Before participating in these summer programs, 85 students were interviewed and asked“What do you think mechanical engineers do?” Participant responses and organized by thedemographic data of the students. Student responses fell into one of the following six categories:(1) Mechanical/Moving Things, (2) Computers/Electrical Technology, (3) Civil Engineering, (4)Manufacturing/Building, (5) "More than Engineering," and (6) I Don’t know. Results indicatethat across races and genders, students interviewed primarily associate mechanical engineeringwith

Conference Session

CoED: Embedded Systems and Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J Richardson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #20390Transformation of an Introduction to Microcontroller CourseProf. Jeffrey J Richardson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) At Purdue, Professor Richardson teaches courses in electric vehicle technology, prototype construction / project development and management, and courses in embedded microcontroller sequence. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Professor Richardson routinely mentors undergraduate students through his various applied research projects across the university campus. Current research projects include the creation of systems to support autonomous electric

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Killgore PE, D. WRE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Kingdom recognizes three kinds of engineering competence12 including:  Engineering Technician (EngTech);  Incorporated Engineer (IEng); and  Chartered Engineer (CENG).This program is administered by the United Kingdom’s Engineering Council.In the late 1990’s Great Britain increased the requirements for Chartered Engineer status toinclude “an accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology plus either amaster’s degree accredited by a professional engineering institution, or appropriate furtherlearning to the master’s level”. Alternatively a candidate could complete an accreditedintegrated MEng degree. Previously Chartered Engineers were not required to completeadvanced education. Engineers not completing advanced