Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Stewart; William Lin

apparent that, inorder to meet the needs of local and regional employers, some topics that were normallycovered in BSEET communications courses had to be integrated in the existing AAScurriculum in New Jersey. In early 1995, the North Brunswick EET department proposedan associate-degree curriculum that would include such communications topics in itsfive-trimester EET program. Implemented started later that same year.II. Program development and considerationThe new curriculum was designed to provide the AAS graduates some exposure to bothAM/FM and digital/data communications. The original curriculum was concentrated onfundamentals of analog and digital electronics with an emphasis on microprocessors andtheir applications, and included both calculus

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R. Essig, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary D. Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of Communication, Purdue University Josh Boyd is associate professor and director of undergraduate studies at the Brian Lamb School of Com- munication, Purdue University. He frequently teaches writing-intensive classes, and he studies ways to improve writing and assessment of writing across the curriculum. Page 26.1382.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Something to Write Home(work) About: An Analysis of Writing Exercises in Fluid Mechanics TextbooksAbstractWriting has been identified as a critical skill and element of the engineering

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

research. He has received numerous teaching awards and authored five widely- used textbooks on embedded microcomputer systems. He has co-founded a successful medical device company called Admittance Technologies. His research involves integrated analog/digital processing, low-power design, medical instrumentation, and real-time systems.Dr. Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Jonathan Valvano is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and holds the Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Electrical Engineering. He received his S.B. and S.M. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from MIT in 1977 and his Ph.D. in 1981 from

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong-Kyu Jung

An Innovative Rapid Processor Platform Design for Early Engineering Education Yong-Kyu Jung Texas A&M University-College StationAbstractA new course for the early stage of digital design education is demonstrated. An innovativeusage of technologies and an effective organization of numerous subjects to leverage the currentclassroom practices are presented. In particular, the new course objectives and organization areexplained to provide an overall view and details of our rapid design process, as well as to achieveengineering educational goals for reducing a gap between the technologies used in industry andin academia. Expected

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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Curriculum and Lab Development

integrated customizable online equipment and adjustable virtual laboratories. To facilitate these methodologies for academic education, corporate and military training, his company developed new ground-breaking e-learning solutions, as well as relevant assessment and authoring tools. Dr. Cherner holds an MS in Experimental Physics, and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science. He published over 100 papers in national and international journals and made dozens presentations at various national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Cherner has served as a Principal Investigator for several government-funded educational projects.Dr. Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College ParkProf. Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Drexel University; Manuel Figueroa, Drexel University; Chatchai Kokar, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering concepts and applications; and through an engineering design andtechnology curriculum. Similar trends were observed in both groups.Specifically, we examine the responses from a 5th grade science class and both 6th and 8th graderobotics classes, who participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored GK-12Program with Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. In each class, a doctoral candidate in anengineering discipline developed and delivered lessons and activities along with the teacher.Fellows were responsible for designing inquiry-based lessons to enhance the understanding ofscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts with the purpose ofinspiring students to eventually pursue engineering disciplines. In

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Zoe Wood Wood; Alana Christine Snelling

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Curriculum and Lab Development

by Downeyet al, 2006 3 – ”global competency” for engineers is the “knowledge, ability, andpredisposition to work effectively with people who define [engineering] problems differentlythan they do” (p. 4). That is, cultural competency is an integral component of globalcompetency. GLOBAL COMPETENCY WITHIN PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVESWhile there are ideas of what global competency means and there are proposed ways ofeducating global engineers, assessment of the success of these ideas and methods is currentlystill in development.4 For example, Purdue University, has been a leader in the development ofan internationally focused field of engineering, and Penn State and Worchester Polytechnic alsooffer engineering programs overseas designed to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salih Sarp, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Zafer Acar

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

students. It can be aseparate bachelor-level engineering technology department or graduate-level program, such asMS and Ph.D. in Engineering Technology, as well. Furthermore, data science has incorporatedvarious techniques from the field of signal processing, encompassing signal analysis, neuralnetworks, deep learning, IoT, and others. Some experts view machine learning as an extension ofstatistical signal-processing methods. That’s why our focus in this paper is on developing andintegrating of data science curriculum for Electrical Engineering Technology (EET).A problem that we have identified is that the traditional Electrical Engineering Technologycurriculum does not usually cover these topics and that there is a need for integrating

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

, contentdelivery began to shift in order to focus more on pure mathematical content for MPL preparation.While such a strategy may be suitable for improving achievement of the prior goal of the course, itignores the importance of the secondary goal. As EGR 1010 represents the immediate gateway toentering the engineering curriculum for students within this pathway, such an approach posessignificant risk of jeopardizing the success of these students.Over the past year, accelerated growth in the enrollment of internationally mobile undergraduate Page 20.11.6students has significantly expanded the number of enrollees entering the pathway at thepreparatory

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Biology and EngineeringAbstract:This paper presents planned activities and some recent successes related to collaborative effortsbetween engineering and biology at North Carolina A&T State University. For many years,faculty in engineering and biology have teamed up to submit research proposals, much of thiscollaboration has occurred through personal relationships among faculty members. Morerecently, the university has encouraged a formal and intentional cooperation between the twodisciplines in an effort to find mutual benefits. Spurred by the establishment of newbioengineering degree programs and helped by the NSF Engineering Research Center

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

in engineering requires that students understand their professional and ethicalresponsibilities. ABET also asks programs to ensure that students integrate ethicalconsiderations into a "major design project." Even a quick look at these ethics requirementsmakes it clear that the ethical component of this new engineering curriculum cannot becompletely delegated to the ethics expert, for example, a philosopher who would teach afreestanding course in engineering ethics required of all engineering students. For reasons thatwe will discuss below, the freestanding course, while an essential part of a successfulengineering program, does not by itself achieve the integration of ethics into the engineeringcurriculum that ABET requires.One of the

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with step-by-step instructions showing how to build and troubleshoot the motor. In addition, preliminaryexperiment testing and student reactions are presented.1) IntroductionMotors are an important part of the mechanical engineering (ME) curriculum as well as incurricula developed for high school science and robotics clubs – in fact, this experiment wasdeveloped as part of a curriculum to accompany the Navy’s SeaPerch program1, which focuseson junior high and high school students. In college ME programs, motors are introduced infreshman and sophomore introduction to engineering courses, and then elaborated upon in higherlevel classes, such as system dynamics, control systems, and mechatronics. Most commonly,experiments involving motors focus

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

2006-674: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PHOTONICS TRACKAlfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida Dr. Alfred D. Ducharme is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology and the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida. He is currently the Program Coordinator for the BSEET – Photonics program instituted in 2003. His research interests include solid-state lighting, imaging system testing, and laser speckle. Dr. Ducharme earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida (CREOL). Dr. Ducharme was awarded the Rudolf

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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Student and Curriculum Development

academic workforce requires adequate laboratory skills and experience level;c. A more specific requirement that resonates with the global competency of KU engineering graduates originates in the undergraduate engineering curriculum requirement dictated by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education, which states that, at the end of the junior year, every student must take an outside-the-university internship position related to her/his major (such as a hospital laboratory intern for biomedical engineering majors, or a software troubleshooting intern position as a computer engineering major, etc.);d. Lastly, despite the significant local-specific start-up parameters and constraints, the demographics of the UAE (a Gulf nation inhabited by 20

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

component of these initiatives is no doubt closing the gap between high schoolsand higher education institutions, and making higher education institutions more approachable.This study will provide an overview of the proposed program that is currently being developed,and discuss components of the curriculum and laboratory development. It is important to notethat this particular program is designed within the frame work of 7th-12th grade secondary scienceeducation in New York State.Introduction:High school students often have hesitations when it comes to decisions regarding collegeapplications and major selection. These hesitations are usually tied to misconceptions such ascollege not being affordable1 or the level of math and science skills needed

Conference Session

Design Cognition II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4180: TIME ALLOCATION SCAFFOLDING IN PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING CURRICULUMDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, Mankato Currently, Mohammad Habibi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering at the Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU), working with the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) Program. The IRE program, created and directed by MNSU and Itasca Community College, is a 100% project- based learning model. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in electrical engineering and worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin from 2010 to 2011. He has more than 10 years of engineering experience worked in industry sector and more than five years of

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

correspondingproblem-solving methodology must be strictly enforced in the senior level capstoneexperience in a manufacturing engineering technology curriculum. The basic elements ofthis concept as well as “design thinking” must originate at the cornerstone freshmandesign course and permeate through the sophomore, junior and senior classes. All theseproposed enhancements and modifications to the curriculum are highlighted in this paper.IntroductionThe manufacturing engineering technology (MET) at the author's institution is accreditedby the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The ABET criteria1require that the students graduating from an engineering technology program demonstrate"an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

CurriculumAbstractWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently started a new undergraduate degree program inrobotics engineering (RBE). As of the fall semester of 2011, the program is the seventh largestdiscipline at WPI in terms of undergraduate enrollment. At the core of the curriculum are foursignature courses called Unified Robotics I-IV. The goal of these courses is to introduce studentsto the multidisciplinary theory and practice of robotics engineering, integrating the fields ofcomputer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The sophomore levelcourses, RBE 2001 and RBE 2002, introduce students to the foundational concepts of roboticssuch as kinematics, pneumatics, circuits, electric motors, sensors, signal processing andembedded system

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering ; Michael Richard Carlson

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

components are unclear on thesyllabus and suggested that workshops or talks can help clarify them. They also suggested thatfew design components such as Background Survey & Patent Search, Statistical Analysis &Experiment, Economic Analysis & Mass Production and Reliability & Sustainability Analysiscould be combined. An additional comment was that the grading was confusing if a senior and ajunior work on the same paper. These comments will be implemented in the new improvedversion of syllabus for spring 2013.References 1. Wilczynski, V., Douglas, M., (1995) ” Integrating Design Across the Engineering Curriculum: A Report From the Trenches,” Journal of Engineering Education, v84 n3 p235-40 2. Nicolai, L.M., (1998

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

have a large base of talent to recruit from. A combination ofglobalization, economic conditions, and other factors has lead to increased competition for jobsof every discipline. It is for this reason that educational institutions need to adapt to changingdemands if they are to prepare their students for what will be expected of them as they begintheir professional careers. At the undergraduate level, laboratory courses are often where newtechnology and teaching methods are integrated into the curriculum. However, since the 1970s,many institutions have decreased the quantity or consolidated laboratory courses offered in aneffort to curb increasing costs. A shift in the focus of faculty towards research combined withshrinking department budgets

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Robert W Fuessle, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

profession.The new CEC curriculum permit students to seek emphasis in international program,sustainability, or infrastructure.The CEC had the vision and foresight to realize the paramount importance of internationaleducation to the future of the civil engineering and construction professions. The mindset wasthat future employers would be seeking engineers with some international experience andexposure to the various cultures. Furthermore, ABET promoted internalization by one of itsoutcomes: “broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental, and societal context.” Therefore, the Department of CivilEngineering and Construction conceived of an idea to hold an international study abroad

Conference Session

The Best of First-year Programs Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Charles Minor, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

disconnected math and engineeringconcepts can lead to decreased student motivation, lower academic performance, and reducedretention within engineering courses and majors at the university level. Additionally, the dividebetween mathematics and engineering departments’ foundations and expectations for studentscan also cause frustration among faculty. As a solution, an integrated engineering mathcurriculum, often taught by the engineering faculty at a given institution, has been proposed andeven implemented at several colleges and universities [4], [5], [6].As a leader in this curriculum shift, Wright State University developed an engineering mathcurriculum for incoming first-year engineering students over fifteen years ago [4]. The NationalModel for

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

an Engineering Technology curriculum provides an opportunity forstudents to integrate both technical and non-technical skills in the solution of a complex problem.As such, in addition to reinforcing skills and knowledge acquired in earlier coursework, it is anideal point in the curriculum to address and assess the knowledge of students as it relates tocontemporary issues in the profession, professional responsibilities to society, and the need forself-study and lifelong learning for professional success. It is traditional in many engineeringand engineering technology programs to supplement the Capstone Experience with lectures onprofessional topics, such as the design process, reliability and safety in design, and intellectualproperty law

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #13734Implementation of an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum to Prepare21st Century LeadersMs. Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University Ms. Trevey currently serves as the Director of Engineering Leadership Programs in the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University. She has more than 10 years of experience creating leadership development programs for undergraduate students. In early 2014, she was hired to run the newly created E-Lead Program (a three-year people-focused, technical leadership program offered to undergraduate students in the College of Engineering). Her responsibilities include

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

used. Another key contributing factor has been to examinehow specifically an institution prioritizes one set of subject matters over any other so as to makenew graduates more technologically attractive to their constituents (Perspective employers) at thesame time use technology and course delivery that is attractive to students. To encourage andhold the interest of students, much effort has gone into research and development of innovativemethods of teaching. So in an effort to increase student enrollment as well as produce highquality graduates according to institution’s mission both faculty and administration are alwaystrying to attempt different approaches to design attractive curriculum as well as to try appealingmodes of delivery of course

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Megan Elizabeth Sharp, IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology; Alison L. Stevenson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

Page 21.18.2Engineering and Technology, we have historically had difficulties engaging students in studyabroad opportunities. Having a curriculum that is structured to provide background on a topic,geographic region, and culture - before the study abroad opportunity is addressed - will hopefullyencourage student engagement.In the School of Engineering and Technology, approximately 7% of students are non-residentinternational students. Our curriculum provides our local students with an opportunity toenhance their experience at IUPUI by working together with the international student population– both groups of students will benefit from working together and learning from each other’sdifferences.Justification“Business is increasingly conducted in

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4186: LEARNING SCIENCES GUIDED HIGH SCHOOL ENGI-NEERING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTDr. Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin Leema Berland is an Assistant Professor of science education at the University of Texas, Austin. She earned a Ph.D. in the learning sciences from Northwestern University in 2008 and was a Doctoral Fellow with the NSF funded Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (2003-2008). Berland is broadly inter- ested in facilitating and studying students as they engage in complex communication practices. She is currently focused on exploring the dynamics of how and why students are able (or unable) to productively communicate in engineering classrooms, in the context of UTeachEngineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael M. Umbriac, University of Michigan; Amy Hortop, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16979Promoting Safety Throughout the Design-Build-Test CurriculumMr. Michael M. Umbriac, University of Michigan Michael Umbriac is a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Michigan, where he teaches the sophomore and junior design-build-test classes.Mrs. Amy Hortop, University of Michigan c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 WORK IN PROGRESS:   Promoting Safety Throughout the Design­Build­Test Curriculum  Abstract  The undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum at the University of Michigan has a unique team­based

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

in their careers.2-7These and many other reports and studies have also addressed questions about what specifickinds of attributes are important for the so-called “global engineer.” For example, one forward-looking NRC report published in 1999 outlined a “global engineering skill set” with four mainitems: “(1) language and cultural skills, (2) teamwork and group dynamic skills, (3) knowledgeof the business and engineering cultures of counterpart countries, and (4) knowledge ofinternational variations in engineering education and practice.”3 Many other authors and groupshave since compiled or created their own partially unique lists of attributes, and other efforts ofthis type are ongoing.9-22 Accreditation guidelines and curriculum reports

Conference Session

Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria; Erika Müller, University of Pretoria

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11547Design of an extended engineering curriculum to increase retention and eq-uityProf. Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria Diane Grayson is Extraordinary Professor of Physics at the University of Pretoria and Director: Institu- tional Audits at the Council on Higher Education, which is responsible for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa. She designed the ENGAGE program when she was academic development manager in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria. ¨Dr. Erika Muller, University of Pretoria, RSA Dr Erika M¨uller