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2001 Annual Conference

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Rita Caso; Jeanne Rierson; James Graham

that this objectivemay be accomplished most meaningfully and usefully by studying the individual TAMU maincampus program, taking into consideration the particular repertoire of program tactics employedand the particular contexts in which they have been implemented. The Coordinators of theTAMU campus AMP program were interested in exploring both the effectiveness of theirprogram, but also the differential effect of various program tactics, all with an eye toward furtherimproving the TAMU AMP program. Specifically, the current study uses a variety of outcomevariables to measure the effectiveness of the TAMU AMP program across time and at differentperiods in students’ academic careers. Additionally, post hoc explorative analyses wereconducted to

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mark Otter; Ken McLeod; Yi-Xian Qin; Partap Khalsa; Michael Hadjiargyrou; Danny Bluestein

, but engineers who were required to learn most, if not all, of their design skills aftersecuring their first engineering position. By the 1980s, the effect of this policy was evident in areport on the status of engineering education worldwide, which noted the students’ remarkablelack of curiosity about the physical meaning of the subjects they were studying2.Unfortunately, this extensive emphasis on analysis rather than synthesis has contributed in asubstantial manner to the decline of engineering as a career objective for many bright youngstudents who in the past would have entered this field. Even if students undertake anundergraduate degree program, many (perhaps most in the field of Biomedical Engineering) arenever employed as practicing

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

1999, and has submitted the Ph.D. in Microelectronics-Photonics into the approval processfor implementation in May 2000.These degree programs are designed to give their graduates not only state-of-the art researchtraining and deep level subject knowledge, but also provide them with the soft skills necessary toefficiently utilize their knowledge early in their professional careers. Unique elements of theprogram created to support these design objectives include: a) An interdisciplinary curriculum of applied physics and chemistry courses, as well as engineering courses from multiple departments. b) Students grouped together as a pseudo-industry engineering group, with each student reporting both to their research professor

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2000 Annual Conference

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Winston Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht II

college awareness seminars, and fieldtrips to local businesses and industries. Professionals in the engineering and technological fields,including many minorities, discuss career opportunities.The program has been very successful in identifying and educating high ability middle schoolstudents. Evaluations by the participants, their parents, and by local and state officials who havevisited LaPREP have been excellent. No current or former participant has dropped out of highschool and 84% of exiting participants have indicated that LaPREP has increased their desire tostudy math and science. Moreover, all 55 former participants who have graduated from highschool have enrolled in college and more than 90% of those responding to a survey indicated

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2000 Annual Conference

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Rosa Buxeda; Ramon Vazquez Espinosa; Jorge I. Velez; Lueny M. Morell

student’sacademic career. The program’s outcome is a graduate that is knowledgeable of the RS/GIStechnology and applications, and, possesses the necessary skills either to enter graduate school orbecomes a professional in these areas with success.The program also aims at developing values such as diversity, teamwork, global awareness andcommunication. PaSCoR goals will be achieved through five tasks, namely: 1) curriculumdevelopment, 2) undergraduate research & student mentoring, 3) industry collaboration, 4)outreach, and, 5) assessment. This paper describes the curriculum development strategy andexpected major outcomes.II. The PaSCoR ProgramOne of the principal objectives of PaSCoR is to provide an “alternative track” or “option” forundergraduate SMET

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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Uriel Cukierman; Jorge Vélez-Arocho; Ciristián Vial; Miguel Torres-Febus; John Spencer; Lueny Morell

ü Career Fairs 1 4. MSR UR Programs ü Interviews 1As a result of our commitment to work with UPRM and the success we haveMhad ü EDU Account 2 SR UR Research in Chile and 5. 6. Other (LCA, Alumni,Argentina, we are working to continue both the investment and the outreachExec) into Brazil andMexico. The Learning

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Dardy; William Krantz; Kettil Cedercreutz

pioneering programin 1906. Professional Practice is the name given by the University of Cincinnati to its model forco-op education. Co-op exposes the student to the real world of work and to career options. Thebenefits of co-op are multifold: · It helps students to interrelate theory and practice; · It promotes a sense of independence and professional maturity; · It increases opportunities for career positions following graduation; · It provides an opportunity for students to ‘test drive’ their career choice; · It greatly strengthens a student’s resume; · It gives students an edge in hiring and salary in the job market; · It permits students to earn while they learn2.2 How Co-op WorksThe co-op program is administered by the

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Assessing the Humanities in Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lee

-graduation lives. 8 In another study, engineering students werespecifically studied. 9 The investigators reported that 63% of the respondents felt that humanitiesand social sciences (H&SS) courses were meaningful to their engineering education; 57% feltthat this meaningfulness extended to their future professional careers. Furthermore, 67% felt thatH&SS courses did develop their critical thinking skills and 69% thought that such courses madethem more aware of social issues. They also found that 46% of the students planned to furtherstudy an area of the H&SS while still in school.In this paper, the term “humanities” is taken to be the summation of literature, philosophy, art,music, religion, and language. This is consistent with the

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NSF Opportunities for Undergrad Eng Ed

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Neal

support from Erie Community College, the University at Buffalo, and our industry-academia partners is also acknowledged.1 Introduction and Project OverviewThe Web-Net Tech Program is being developed by Erie Community College in collaborationwith the University at Buffalo, guided and supported by education-industry partners. This NSFproject is designed to assist industry meet its needs for a well-trained information technology(IT) workforce and prepare students for professional careers in IT, focusing on the high-demandarea of web-network technology. The primary target population for the new Web -Net TechProgram includes industry personnel in need of IT skills training or upgrading, students inacademia, and persons desiring to join the IT

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jan Rinehart; Jim Morgan; Jeffrey Froyd

 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering degree could assist their realization of career and/or lifelong goals, students formtheir impressions of careers after graduating with an engineering degree based on theirexperiences in lower division courses in science, engineering and mathematics as well asconversations with other students and faculty. In general, experiences in these coursesdiscourage students. Based on the work by Seymour and Hewitt1, lack of/loss of interest inscience, engineering and mathematics is principal concern mentioned most often as a factor thatencourages some engineering students to change their major to something different fromengineering. It is also one of the concerns mentioned most often by students

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2001 Annual Conference

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Shlomo Waks; C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Barry Lunt

interest in this area. It was noted thatmany jobs are being filled by people with “Certification” training beyond the high school level.While these certified practitioners fill a valuable role the representatives expressed the feelingthat a full four-year BS, with graduate work options is highly desirable as a basis for a leadershiprole in this field. Certification is essentially a fairly narrow training, as witnessed for example, bythe fact that certifications expire. A life-long career requires a broader and deeper education. Themathematical and scientific content of a technical BS degree provides a good foundation for thisdiscipline.There are also other external and objective indicators of the need for programs of this type. TheDepartment of

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Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

translates her work in these areasas well as that of other Pitt sustainable engineersinto student projects as the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design.Leidy Klotz, Clemson UniversityAnnie R Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Assistant Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Annie has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Annie brings the latest in green

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; David F. Vreeland, University of Oklahoma; Christopher Robert Griffin, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

. He stated that by seeing the “finished product” and “appliedelectrical engineering” he was motivated to change his career plans and major in electricalengineering. As an ECE student organization leader he has been actively engaged in planningnew recruiting events to attract more students in the same way he was attracted. The followingdata and student testimonials will show evidence of this occurring and provide information onhow it can be replicated. a. Increase in ECE DLC Mentors The first evidence is the growth in ECE students applying to and being accepted into the Dean’s Leadership Council mentor program. “The Dean’s Leadership Council (DLC

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Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard A. Gilbert, University of South Florida; Danielly Orozco, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE); Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Peggie Weeks, Lamoka Educational Consulting

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3364: DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR U.S. MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN STUDENTSDr. Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Cen- ter of Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida and its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways, curriculum development and reform for secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education programs, and professional development for technical teachers and faculty

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Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

providestraining to prepare students for the demands of modern science and biomaterials technology.This paper details about developing and implementing an integrative biomechanics course forSTEM majors. The aim of the proposed course is to provide students with an understanding ofbasic structure/function relationships of biological tissues and systems, mechanical principlesgoverning animal locomotion, and mechanics of biofluids by engaging students with hands-onexperiences in computational, demonstrational, and experimental laboratories. This innovativeand interdisciplinary course is expected to broaden the experience of our STEM majors towardssuccessful careers in STEM related fields. STEM students can also be engaged in peer mentoringand learning from

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

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International

AC 2012-3195: EDUCATING ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO SUCCEEDIN A GLOBAL WORKPLACEDr. Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University Vukica Jovanovic, Ph.D., began her academic career in 2001 when she graduated with her dipl.ing.- M.S. degree at University of Novi Sad, majoring in industrial engineering and focusing on mechatronics, robotics, and automation. She lectured various courses at departments of Industrial Engineering, Me- chanical Engineering, and Mechatronics from 2001 until 2006. She was an active member of a Euro- pean organizing committee of the student robotic contest Eurobot and chief of the Eurobot organizing committee of the Serbian student national competition in robotics. In the summer of 2002, she had an

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Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

professional expertise while also developing anunderstanding and appreciation of the other disciplines in order to be innovative, creative leadersin their fields. In short, they need a “T-shaped” education thatgives them a balance of disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary  Breadth  breadth. After all, given the rate of change of industry (andsociety at large), the college is actually preparing students for Disciplinary   Depth  jobs and careers that probably don’t even exist yet. So, while adeep disciplinary understanding in one’s major will help astudent secure their first job; creativity, critical thinking

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Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso ; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

which students learn communication skills, ethics of the use of technology, and teamwork, among other topics. Gomez presented at the Teacher Networking Technology 2010 conference, where he presented on mobile technologies and the use of Podcast Producer to help the process of creating and publishing podcasts. Gomez also participated in MaST (Math and Sci- ence Teachers Academy) delivering workshops for the students. Gomez, as well, works with the UGLC team to provide Center for Life Learning classes to assist our returning community members in keeping up with the fast-paced and ever-changing world of technology. When not preparing our students for their technology dependent future careers, he assists in the UGLC with

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From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian Charles Dougherty, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Rose-Hulman Ventures Brian Dougherty has spent the last 20 years working in various parts of the product development cy- cle. His early career focused on product design verification and manufacturing test engineering support for new products while the last 12 years has been focused on developing the new products themselves. Dougherty specializes in fast-paced development within the innovation space, and has documented how the project management practices within the innovation space should differ from classical techniques. As the Engineering Manager for Rose-Hulman Ventures, Dougherty fosters an environment where 60 engineers can develop functional proof of client concepts in a way that is more financially viable

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College; Joseph L. Petrosky, Macomb Community College; Douglas A. Fertuck, Macomb Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

manufacturing engineering. He has background ranging from concept creation, analysis, business case management, and design to vehicle development, tooling design and development, launch, marketing, and service. Stark received a bachelor’s degree in mechani- cal engineering from Kettering University and a master’s degree in engineering science, management of technology, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Joseph L. Petrosky, Macomb Community College Joe Petrosky is the Dean of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Macomb Community College with responsibilities for a breadth of career and technical programs including advanced manufacturing, engineering technology, and automotive for degree, certificate, workforce, and

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Andrew J. Holtz P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

typically find jobs with a more diverse group of employers,primarily but not exclusively, in agriculture. The BRAE graduates initially gravitate towardproduct and process design-based work and once in their career, often move into project and/oroperations management. Many graduates find themselves working in agricultural processingand machinery design and development, while a large number focus on irrigation system designand management. The remaining graduates often seek other engineering roles in construction,manufacturing, and R&D.The BRAE graduate often starts their career in the role of a designer, then moves up to a projectengineer position where they oversee small projects. While starting out, they are likely the onlyengineering resource

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

coordinators, and therefore are supporting the work they do with the students. Page 25.1414.2These outreach programs work to increase student STEM content knowledge, attitudes,motivation and career possibilities.Campus-wide Community of PracticeThe project constructed a campus-wide learning community that would bring together the K-12STEM outreach providers and leaders, NCSU’s student recruitment and enrollment managementleadership, and experts in educational research and evaluation to collectively analyze and revisecurrent outreach practices around robust data analytics. The campus network will fostercommunication, encouraging the formation and

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

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Design in Engineering Education

the rest of their academic career. The project course hasalso been shown to have an impact on the student's enthusiasm and self-confidence in theirpersonal ability to succeed in engineering 1.Typically, the topic or scenario for early project problems are created by the faculty. Viewedfrom a cynical point of view, problems may appear to students as “cooked-up” , perhaps a bitstale, and in some cases students expect that they are not “real” design projects... after all, theyare just assignments in a university course, not design in the “Real World”. Unfortunately, eventhough the learning can be excellent, the experience of students can be influenced by their beliefof whether or not the design project is “real”.This paper describes an approach

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Karl Louis Wuensch, East Carolina University; William W. Swart, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

UniversityDr. Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is a professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industrial career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Prof. Karl Louis Wuensch, East Carolina University Karl L. Wuensch is a full professor in the Department of Psychology at East Carolina University. In addition to teaching the three graduate courses in statistics and research design

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

the BS level of achievement and theapplication level of achievement is made up entirely by engineering experience, which arguesthat formal education is not necessary to reach the full performance level of achievement forthose outcomes. It is only in the area of technical specialization that graduate level work isneeded to grow past the application level of achievement and up through four levels ofachievement in Bloom’s taxonomy to reach the full performance level. However, deep technicalspecialization is not needed to pass the FE exam or to begin one’s career in engineering as anEngineering Intern. Technical specialization is something that can well wait until the youngengineer has gained a little experience and identified an area of

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Ameen Basim Al-Khafaji, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan; Martha Jane Neubauer, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 25.1190.4Course content. Clear explanations that connect to students’ prior knowledge foster students’ability to integrate new knowledge and skills into their mental frameworks of a discipline27, 28.As students come to courses with various levels of proficiency, professors are tasked withmeeting students at their level of understanding; one approach to this is to provide extra materialor exercises for students who lack essential background knowledge or skills10. Students’perceptions of the usefulness of content affect their motivation to engage with course material,and therefore their desire to persist in STEM majors29, 30, 31. Establishing the relevance of coursematerial to students’ potential future careers, applications of the material

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

productive work. We heard the same complaint at various workshops and the conclusions ofthe Engineer of 2020 proposal1 reinforces this complaint about engineering education in general.The two course instructors, Wilczynski and Crowley, are well familiar with industrial needs.Both of them went from academic research to industry and entrepreneurial careers beforereturning to the university to teach. Our students are talented, but the evolving workplace often Page 25.1264.2outpaces our curriculum. We needed to find a way to maintain contact with the needs ofindustry; otherwise, we are seen by industry as mostly irrelevant. In particular:1. Working On

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2001 Annual Conference

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Barbara L. Christe

appropriate technologies to be used within the class, including voice, video, etc. Development of a section for students which contains information about o university integrity, o academic schedules, o tips for success (including time management), o contact information for the instructor, o technical assistance sources, o positive outcome identification, that is, explain the advantages of successful completion of the course, for example, discuss the benefits of life-long learning as well as potential career improvements. Use of experts (individuals in the field of specialization who have very specific knowledge in a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Caroline Hembel Beard

National Center for Educational Statistics requires thatIPEDS-GRS include data on transfer students, treating transfer programs in the same manner asassociate degree programs. This obligation to report introduces a number of complex tracking issuesfor institutions with such programs, in that students who begin their college careers in transfer programsfrequently take a path other than completion of the 2+ program, acceptance by the sister institution, andgraduation with a bachelor’s degree in engineering.IPEDS-GRS compliance places institutions with 2+ transfer programs in a position of having to justifythe completion rate from such programs. Any institution with a transfer program would therefore bewise to avoid the appearance of a high drop-out

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Loewer; Ken Vickers; John Ahlen; Greg Salamo

perceptions ofstudent creativity and overall success. After six months, managers will be surveyed regardingtheir perceptions of early career effectiveness of the students they hired. These evaluations willinclude characteristics such as job performance, creativity, interpersonal skills, team buildingeffectiveness, and leadership skills. Follow-up questionnaires will continue to be administered toemployers at yearly intervals for five years. The longitudinal tracking of student performance isintended to provide a measure of long-term success and career advancement. Program graduateswill be also be surveyed on the same schedule regarding their perceptions of their academicpreparation for the current job in which they are employed. Survey instruments