Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1375: OUTCOMES OF ENGAGING ENGINEERING UNDER-GRADUATES IN CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCESBrian A. Burt, University of Michigan Brian A. Burt is a doctoral student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. He serves as a research assistant at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering. His broad research interests include understanding the doctoral student experience.Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and the Director of Assessment at Lawrence Technological University. Prior to being Director of Assessment, Dr. Carpenter was the Founding Director for

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Moeller; Margaret Pinnell; Bernard Amadei; Jay Shah; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt; Robyn Sandekian

Boulder (CU). As part of the program, an EDC option in theEnvironmental Engineering (EVEN) B.S. degree is being proposed. Given the success of theEngineers Without Borders (EWB) outreach and service program, it is expected that studentinterest in the EDC option will be significant. At a workshop on “Integrating Appropriate-Sustainable Technology and Service-Learning in Engineering Education” held at CU onSeptember 27-29, 2004, participants were surveyed on existing courses and programs at theiruniversities that are relevant to EDC. A description of the proposed curriculum, option coursesand technical electives for the proposed EDC emphasis in EVEN are provided. Relevant socialscience and humanistic electives are recommended. The information will

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

, and civic organizations. Since 1990 Mr. Erikson has been interested in andpromoting the concept of Appropriate Technology in the Third World as well as in urbanareas around the world. He has worked in Kenya, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Guatemala. Aspart of the Collaboratory, Professor Erikson is Energy Group Advisor. The Energy Group isresponsible for solar photovoltaics, solar hot water, biofuels, and wind energy projects. 246 Global Engineering: Taking the Engineering Classroom to the Real WorldAbstractThis paper includes an update on previous papers/presentations at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter ofASEE conferences given by the author on the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and theCollaboratory for

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole J. Glen, Bridgewater State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

design: transformation or assimilation?” Paper presented at the annual meeting ofthe American Society for Engineering Education.[18] National Association for the Education of Young Children. (NAEYC) 2009.Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children fromBirth through Age 8. Position Statement.http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSDAP.pdf[19] B.M. Capobianco et al. 2011. “What is an engineer? Implications of elementary schoolstudent conceptions for engineering education.” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 100, no.2, pp. 304-328.[20] C.M. Cunningham et al. 2005. “Assessing elementary school students’ conceptions ofengineering and technology.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Koen

Section 1761 On Defining Engineering Ethics: A Challenge to the Engineering Community Billy V. Koen Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas/Austin, USA koen@uts.cc.utexas.eduIntroductionWhen the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) established EvaluationCriterion 3: Outcome #f, it signaled a renewed interest in instruction in ethics at colleges ofengineering in the United States.[1] Outcome #f states that “Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates have an understanding of

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

broadcontext, presenting not only science, technology, and mathematics but also the reasons that these Page 14.735.2subjects are important.” [4] The purpose was to introduce non-engineering students to conceptsof engineering design and details of technology as well as expose engineering students to societalimpacts. Stengel used models created in Mathematica™ to demonstrate typical systemengineering models. Brandt et al developed a first-year course for engineering students at the USAir Force Academy that has students apply the systems engineering approach and then “frame”and resolve ill-defined problems. [5] Later in 2007, George and Brown demonstrate

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

include: “Engineering design is the systematic, intelligent generation of specifications for artifacts whose form and function achieve stated objectives and satisfy specified constraints”14 “engineers ... apply their scientific and engineering knowledge to the solution of technical problems, and then to optimize those solutions within the requirements set by material, technological, economic, legal, environmental and human-related considerations.”15 “Engineering design is the communication of a set of rational decisions obtained with creative problem solving for accomplishing certain objectives within prescribed constraints.”16While commonalities exist within the above definitions, each one focuses uniquely on differentaspects

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin; Keith Johnson; Craig Leendert

ETD 455 CAD OER – Equity in Access for Engineering/Engineering Tech Students Mohammad Moin Uddin, Keith Johnson, Craig Leendert East Tennessee State UniversityAbstractComputer-aided design (CAD) is the use of specialized computer hardware and software togenerate drawings used in the architectural, civil, mechanical and other engineering disciplines.Virtually everything that is constructed or built today is first designed on a CAD system. As aresult, a CAD course is a required course in almost all engineering programs around the world.The Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology and Surveying at

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Shaw; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

offeredpioneering, innovative courses in Engineering Entrepreneurship, Technical Marketing, HighTech Product Strategy, and Technology Commercialization strategies. In these case studycourses, students develop real world marketing and business plans for commercializinginnovative new products and technologies.1 Some of the innovative product development andtechnology commercialization ideas have won accolades at regional business idea pitchingcompetitions.While meeting the increasing demand for holistic, interdisciplinary education, these innovativecourses have greatly enriched the students’ educational experience, broadened their perspectives,significantly enhanced their career prospects, served as community outreach/networking forumsand integrated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Roy Teahen, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Masker, Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University; Laura E Brown, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

UniversityDr. Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as an environmental engineer. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University. Her research interests include technology adoption, problem based and service learning, and sustainability.Dr. Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor with the Engineering Fundamentals Department (EF) and Affiliated Faculty with the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences (CLS). He served as Chair of EF from 2014-2020, leading a successful effort to design a

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Donald Wellman Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology; Dazhong Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sungshik Yim, Georgia Institute of Technology; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-3017: DISTRIBUTED COLLABORATIVE DESIGN AND MANU-FACTURE IN THE CLOUD - MOTIVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, ANDEDUCATIONDr. Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology Dirk Schaefer is an Assistant Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Schaefer was a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Durham University, UK. During his time at Durham, he earned a Postgraduate Certificate in ”Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.” He joined Durham from a Senior Research Associate position at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in computer science. Over the past 10 years, Schaefer has been

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Samantha Dale Strasser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison F. Takemura, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dirk R. Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #18458Technical Communication Instruction for Graduate Students: The Commu-nication Lab vs, A CourseAlex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alex Hanson is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT and a tutor in the Communication Lab. He earned the S.M. degree from MIT in 2016 and the B.E. degree from Dartmouth College in 2014.Dr. Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Peter Lindahl graduated with his Ph.D. in Engineering from Montana State University in 2013. He is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Research Laboratory of

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

Paper ID #22303Standardizing the Statics Curriculum Across Multiple InstructorsDr. Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology Kimberly B. Demoret, Ph.D., P.E., teaches Statics and Aerospace Engineering Capstone Design at the Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Florida Tech in 2015, she worked for eight years at Kennedy Space Center on development of launch systems in support of NASA’s space exploration goals. Before that she was a US Air Force officer for 20 years, supporting several aerospace programs as a developmental engineer and manager.Dr. Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey D. Radloff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #22419Exploring the Use of Approximations of Practice in the Context of Elemen-tary Teachers’ Attempts at Implementing Engineering Design-based ScienceTeachingProf. Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brenda M. Capobianco is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, M.S. in science education from Connecticut Central State University, and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She teaches elementary science methods and

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

Undergraduate Programs since 2011. Her research focuses on the intersection of science and engineering identity in post-secondary and graduate level programs.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Laith Al Any; Jodi Reeves; Carl Josephson

retrain them in different disciplines ifnecessary.Engineering education in the US has traditionally involved the classical engineering disciplinescivil, electrical, and mechanical, as well as some special disciplines such as chemical, industrial,petroleum, among others. However, with the changing needs of our technical society, theworkforce now needs a wide variety of engineers with specialty skills. Even in the area ofelectrical engineering specialties are as diverse as information technology (IT), computers,networks, data systems, security, communications, and even mechatronics and nuclearengineering which may cross over several engineering disciplines. Also, we now have dozensof subdisciplines connecting engineering with wide variety of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects, Pandemic Adapted Mechatronics Lab, Call for Change

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Nathan Hedgecock; Skylar Franz, United States Military Academy; Mark Sallot, United States Military Academy; Morgan Ernst, United States Military Academy

Paper ID #37745Evidence of the Benefits of Interdisciplinary EngineeringTeams: Incorporating Systems Engineering into CivilEngineering DesignBrett Rocha CPT Brett Rocha is a first year instructor at the US Military Academy in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA in 2012, her M.S. in Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2016, and her M.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2021. She teaches mechanics of materials, design of steel structures, and design of concrete structures.Aaron T

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; X. Chang Li, Lamar University

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Mechanical Engineering

), Baltimore, Maryland, in May 2003. Her research interests include mechanical applications in microelectronics, biomechanics, system dynamics, and system optimizations, etc.X. Chang Li, Lamar University X. CHANG LI is currently an assistant professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. He received his Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. His research interests include gas turbine cooling technologies and energy conservation. Page 13.514.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Gpikpggtkpi"Ocvjgocvkeu"hqt"Ogejcpkecn

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Raymond B. Landis

attitudes and behaviors that need to be changed will be delineated andpedagogical approaches for changing those attitudes and behaviors will be presented.Biography – Dr. Landis is a nationally recognized expert in engineering student success and isthe author of the best-selling textbook Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a RewardingCareer. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from MIT and a Ph.D degree from UCLA, all inMechanical Engineering. He was an engineer for Rocketdyne Division of RockwellInternational, a professor and chair at California State University, Northridge, and the Dean ofEngineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles.His awards include the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amendra Koul, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Keith Hoover, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Vysakh Sivarajan, Missouri University of Science and Technology; JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Drewniak, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-351: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CHARACTERISTICIMPEDANCE CALCULATORAmendra Koul, Missouri University of Science and Technology Amendra Koul received his B.Tech in electronics and communication from Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, India in 2006 and is currently pursuing his M.S. in electrical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He won the second place in the IEEE India Council best student paper contest 2004. From Jan’06 to June’06 he was selected on a scholarship to pursue his undergraduate project in electromagnetic compatibility laboratory in ESIGELEC France. From July 2006 to July 2007, he was working with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald R. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology Donald Webster, Ph.D., P.E. is the Karen & John Huff School Chair and Professor in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Webster earned a B.S. from the University of California, Davis (1989), and M.S. (1991) and Ph.D. (1994) degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty in September 1997 after completing a postdoctoral research appointment at Stanford University and holding a non- tenure-track faculty position at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Webster’s research expertise lies in environmental fluid mechanics focused on the influence of fluid motion

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faik Karatas, Purdue University; Amy Micklos, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

influenced by their ideasregarding the NOS.7,8 Some science educators have claimed that an informed view of the NOSwill improve students’ attitudes towards science, help them internalize science, and eventuallyenhance their science learning.9,10 The same argument could be appropriate for and can beapplied to the engineering field. In other words, an understanding the nature of engineering(NOE) could improve students’ learning outcomes of engineering and technology. It could alsoaffect how engineers see and conduct their professional lives after they graduate.11Research has shown that the attitudes of high-school students toward engineering become morefavorable as their knowledge of engineering increase.12 The International Technology

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe D Manous Jr P.E., Institute for Water Resources, USACE; Jon D Nelson, Tetra Tech, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Licensure Board, which normally includes passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.  Civil Graduate – A person holding a baccalaureate degree from a civil engineering or technology program.  College Graduate – A person holding a baccalaureate or associate degree from a college or university.ASCE is interested in CETs because they recognize their importance and realizes that CETs arenot a well-defined group. Technologists perform important technical work, but do not perform itas a licensed engineer – they are not in responsible charge – and therefore lack recognition.Through the creation of a certification program for CETs, the roles, responsibilities,salary scales, and career paths for individuals working

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14988From LEGO to Arduino: Enhancement of ECE Freshman Design with Prac-tical ApplicationsDr. Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Carlotta A. Berry is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the director of the multidisciplinary minor in robotics and co-director of the Rose building undergraduate diversity scholarship and professional development program. She has been the President of the Technical Editor Board for the ASEE Computers in Education Journal since 2012. She is a member of ASEE, IEEE, NSBE, and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Program Descriptions and Learning Analytics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Aurand, Dunwoody College of Technology; Peter Walls

Paper ID #37707Balancing the Disciplines--RecalibratedJonathan Aurand (Associate Professor) Jonathan Aurand has been teaching mechanical engineering at Dunwoody College of Technology since 2016. Prior to joining the faculty at Dunwoody, Aurand practiced as an engineer in the power industry serving as a consulting engineer for Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) in combined cycle power plants. Aurand is a registered professional engineer in Minnesota and holds an MSME degree from the University of Minnesota. He currently resides in Minneapolis, MN.Peter Walls (Senior Instructor) Peter Walls is a Senior

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University Cheryl Cass is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University where she has served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs since 2011. Her research focuses on the intersection of science and engineering identity in post-secondary and graduate

Conference Session

Virtual Engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Indumathi Jeyachandran, San Jose State University; Laura E Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University

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Conference Submission, Diversity

Paper ID #35751Civil Engineering Accreditation Assessment in a Forced Online LearningEnvironmentDr. Indumathi Jeyachandran, San Jose State University Dr. Indumathi (Indu) Jeyachandran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering at San Jose State University. She is a Certified Mapping Scientist- Remote Sensing, offered by the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and a LEED Accredited Pro- fessional. Dr. Jeyachandran has been adapting high-impact teaching practices including Universal Design for Learning, Active learning, backward design principles in the courses she

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Lehman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

graduate courses in teacher action research and gender and culture in science education. Her research interests include girls’ participation in science and engineering; teacher’s engagement in action research; and science teachers’ integration of the engineering design process to improve science learning.James Lehman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. James D. Lehman is a Professor Emeritus of Learning Design and Technology and former Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Purdue University. He is member of the leadership teams of two current NSF-funded projects, Science Learning through Engineering Design (SLED) and Profes- sional Development for Computer Science (PD4CS). He holds a B.S. and M.S. in

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Jay Caponigro, University of Notre Dame

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

LEGO®Mindstorms NXT technology over several weeks. To prepare for the event with the 5th gradestudents, there was in class discussion and assignments that guided the engineering students toconsider the importance of customer input in the design of a product. This included the design Page 25.707.3process introduced by IDEO, international design firm and innovator, for the redesign of ashopping cart1 which highlights the importance of understanding and meeting customer needs.The goal of this design project for the engineering students was to design and build a robotic petthat both looked and behaved like the type of pet they determined was

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann P. McMahon Ph.D., Ann P. McMahon, LLC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering design process stepsarticulated in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworkcan be identified clearly in the Nightline story about The Deep Dive, IDEO’s design process, and3) the Massachusetts Framework was used in the creation of elementary engineering curriculumunits that were used by some participants in this study. Furthermore, the engineering designprocess in the Massachusetts Framework is identical to the engineering design process that hasbeen incorporated into the recently released A Framework for K-12 Science Education:Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.27Theoretical Background and Research Design The theoretical basis for this study is the work of Wenger28 and Lave and