Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

context of theaerospace engineering program at GIT.Aerospace engineering requires depth of understanding. Engineering recruitment in industry andgovernment is usually based on perceived depth. Engineering curricula are designed on thereasoning that a firm foundation in basic disciplines gives the graduate a lifetime to gain breadth.Universities also try hard to “teach students to work in teams”, build breadth into the curriculumand retain the interest of learners in STEM (science/ technology/engineering/mathematics)careers, without compromising on depth or rigor of specialized learning or increasing time to 1graduation. Beyond preparatory first year courses, a course

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Anders V Warell, Lund University, Industrial Design; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University; Carl-Henric Lennart Nilsson, Technology management

Tagged Topics

International Forum

contributors of value. Thus, design,as a competency alongside engineering and business, contributes to innovation by offering an approach, whichintegrates disciplines and knowledge domains and builds user-centred value.6. AssessmentThe effects of the course have been analysed in 2 ways. Firstly using Pertex analysis (Helmersson, (2010)) andsecondly a frequency-analysis of (the Swedish) students’ career choice: employment or entrepreneurship.PertexThe Pertex Analysis1 (Helmersson, 2010) is best described as intuitive text-analysis. As opposed to traditionalanalysis methods, Pertex uses the text writer’s frame of reference as found embedded in the text, rather thantranslating to categories defined by the reader/analyser. Pertex uses three axiomatic

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Cavenett is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Professional Practice (Engineering) at the School of Engineering at Deakin University. Prior to joining Deakin University in 2007 his 20 year career was based in industry. His career includes a number of significant achievements both in Australia and inter- nationally, particularly involving the design and implementation of leading edge telecommunications and IT technologies. Simon has extensive experience internationally; having worked professionally based the United States for over 11 years prior to returning to Australia to join Deakin University.Ms. Eloise Gordon, Deakin UniversityDr. Matthew Joordens, Deakin University Matthew A. Joordens (Member -IEEE, Fellow - The

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

courses. In the assessment process, we found surprising results,particularly in the summative assessment process of collecting data for continuous improvementand ABET outcomes. Some possible explanations for the results will be offered.BackgroundIn the late 1990’s, engineering and technology educators received perhaps the greatest shock oftheir careers – accreditation was changing to outcomes-based assessment from a decades-old listof topics. After the shock wore off, it took several years of hard work for most educators just tounderstand outcomes-based assessment, let alone perform any meaningful assessments.The difficulty most engineering and technology educators have with outcomes-based assessmentcan be easily understood by studying the mental

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Preston McCrary; Chip Ferguson; Aaron Ball; Wesley Stone

, a strengthened partnership was created.Caterpillar:Western Carolina University has maintained a close relationship with the precision seals division Page 10.531.5of Caterpillar. Through part-time and class projects, students have gained valuable experiences “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”in preparation for engineering careers. The following is an example of the type of projectscompleted by students at Western Carolina University.During the Spring semester of 2003, the Engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Drnevich

ofsubspecialties or at least work with people in other subspecialties as their careers progressed.Furthermore, people with the broader vision were more likely to advance to leadership positions.This approach appears to have been appreciated by at least some of the students (typically thebetter ones) and there was more widespread ownership of the work, i.e. increased teamwork.Use of the Web for all Course Materials and Products - The worldwide web also is becomingan increasingly important component to the teaching, design, and construction processes. In themid-1990's, instructors of this course began using the web for course information so that studentscould get ready access to this information. In Spring 2001, the author with the assistance of hisco

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jana Renner Martinez; Ann Darnell

mentoring and professional development for students interested inpursuing research as a career. Numerous programs have assessed the impact of researchexperiences on under-represented minority undergraduate students. Nagda et al[2] investigatedthe impact of participation in the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research OpportunityProgram (UROP) on the persistence of 1,280 lower division (freshman and sophomore students)minority students. Participation in the program had a significant impact on the persistence ofAfrican American students. While the persistence rates of White and Hispanic students werehigher for participants than for non-participants, the difference was not statistically significant.Other studies have examined the effectiveness

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Tracy; Jason Immekus; Susan Maller; William Oakes

self-report measures to assess program outcomes.1. Introduction Service-learning is the focus of considerable research and is a feature within manyengineering programs. Within engineering education, design courses embedded in service-learning provide a way to promote students’ development of technical and professional skills forsolving applied problems. The ability to create learning environments for engineering students toapply mathematical and scientific principles when solving applied problems is critical forpreparing students for careers in engineering2. The need for engineering programs to producestudents proficient in these skills upon graduation is reflected in ABET EC 2000. Service-learning courses may provide engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Russomanno; Anna Lambert

or summer internships with industry partners of theprogram;4) To improve employment placement in highly sought-after positions.Specifically, the CSEMS program provides a focused, integrative academic experiencefor scholarship students through the processes of emphasizing career and personalcounseling, tutoring, mentoring, career development, research or application-orientedopportunities, student collaboration, and countless other academic and personaladvantages gained by being fully engaged in the University community.Program RationaleStatistical data relating to attrition and retention of students majoring in science,technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields continues to be alarming, with high-ranking administrators and researchers

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sally Blake; Eric MacDonald; Scott Starks

data collection methods, and experimentresults. Students conducted research primarily through the internet on the topics of proteincrystallization, microgravity, NASA’s biotechnology program, and careers in biotechnology.These topics are introduced into their essays. The essays were graded and the top twenty essayswere identified.The twenty winning essayists were invited to participate to an actual flight sample loading thatwas conducted by scientists and engineers affiliated with the NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter. The flight sample loading was held during the final week of TexPREP. The flightsamples were frozen so that they could then be flown to the International Space Station via theSpace Shuttle. The twenty students were promised a trip

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Wiedenman

increasingly technologicallyadvanced Army. During their careers, USMA graduates will be the leaders who employmechatronic devices. It is vital that they understand the basic concepts behind thesetechnologies. Beyond the Army’s need for technologically competent officers, however, anothermotivation for the current effort has been the desire to integrate the engineering curriculum.Educating engineers who can function in a multi-disciplinary environment directly supports theprogram outcomes delineated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) in their Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs7. The need for multidisciplinaryintegration at West Point is explicitly stated in the Operational Concept for the AcademicProgram

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tolga Duman; Cihan Tepedelenlioglu; Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola; Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

immersing them into ElectricalEngineering communications and signal processing research. Our objective is to raise the interest ofundergraduates in thesis-oriented research and hence attract them to graduate education programs orprepare them for research careers in the industry. The innovation includes the development of researchmodules that expose UG students to signal processing for communications (SP-COM) research. Thesemodules are taken by students across the Electrical Engineering SP-COM curriculum. Four interrelatedmodules are first injected in early junior-level “Signal and systems” and “Random signal analysis”courses and then in senior-level “Digital signal processing” and “Communications systems” courses. Inaddition, a new senior-level

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

training in high-status careers. One line of inquiry that is used to justifywomen’s self-selection into lower status jobs is research on early gender-role socialization. Inthis line of research, women are often described as choosing to leave engineering because itconflicts with the traditional gender roles that they have assumed from early childhood familyand educational experiences.Gender socialization research looks at the attributes that women and men bring with them toeducation and the workplace. There is a growing body of literature that reports on the role of thefamily and the schools in shaping children’s perceptions of work as “male” or “female” and ofthe various traits considered essential for success in each type of occupation. “[M] ale

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Willis; Duane Dunlap

pointed out, one of the distinguishing attributes indeveloping and sustaining high quality professional graduate programs for workingprofessionals is that of employing part-time adjunct professors who work full-time asprofessionals in the non-university workplace as well as full-time faculty who have spentpart of their professional careers in non-university work settings.Whereas a primary strength of research-based graduate engineering education resideswithin the academic research faculty, a primary strength of professionally-orientedgraduate education resides within the professional-oriented faculty. But they are twodifferent types of faculty, with two different types of missions and scholarly pursuits. Inengineering practice (which

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manoj Patankar

: Faculty workload at a public comprehensive university8 Public Comprehensive Tenured On Track Not on Track Number of Career Publications 25.0 12.6 7.2 Number of Recent Publications 6.9 6.0 2.8 Number of Committees 2.8 2.3 1.1 Number of Graduate Committees 2.1 1.4 0.7 Number of Undergraduate Committees 0.7 0.9 0.4 Number of Classes 3.4 3.4 3.6 Weekly Scheduled Office Hours 6.4 6.4 6.4

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Brazel

diversity in thechemical engineering curriculum prepares students for a career that may include one of theseindustries. The course is taught as a 3-credit lecture class, and with funds awarded by the Camilleand Henry Dreyfus Foundation, four laboratory experiments were developed to involve thestudents in active learning and allow them to work directly with biological compounds and cells.The experiments emphasize some of the main points taught in lectures, namely in the areas ofenzyme kinetics, fermentations, cell growth/nutrient supply, and bioseparations. Each of thestudent teams give one presentation on theory as the subject fits into the regularly scheduledlectures, and complete experiments before submitting a final report and giving a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Iken; Mahima Ashok; J.C. Lu; Alexander Quinn; Amy Pritchett; George Nickles

the user’s needs when searching for the database. Forexample, students can search for examples of related topics to a concept introduced in lecture,and professionals can search for definition and description of terms and theories that they havebeen asked to apply in their careers. When uploading topics to the system, the instructors areasked to provide information about them. This information is added to the topic database and isused to determine related topics, proceeding and succeeding topics, to highlight related materialwhen viewing a topic, and to support topic searches based on format, method of instruction, etc.The search function, concept maps, and hyperlinks on the topic information pages will provideinterfaces into the topic

Conference Session

New Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

; professional growth throughout a career as anofficer in the United States Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the nation.”1 In order toaccomplish this mission, USMA puts their cadets through a 47-month program that includeseight academic semesters. Upon graduation, the cadets receive a Bachelor of Science degree andare commissioned as officers in the United States Army. A very unique aspect of the academic program at USMA is that each cadet is required to takea minimum of five engineering classes regardless of their major or field of study. This meansthat about 500 cadets will have taken the one-semester course in thermodynamics. Thethermodynamics course taught at USMA is different from others throughout the country. Withinevery class

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo

Society for Engineering EducationSenior Design, the capstone Mechanical Engineering course - and in their future careers. Thiscan be best done by introducing engineering design earlier in the curriculum in a comprehensivecourse that presents the different components of the design process in one complete package.Based on the feedback gathered and presented above, the objectives of offering a newIntroduction to Mechanical Engineering Design course are then: • to deliver the existing three courses worth of material to the students in a more effective manner, without sacrificing too much content, • to expose students earlier in their educational careers to the types of challenges that they will confront later in classes, on co-op, and in

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; John Misasi PhD, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

the forefront and expect facultyto be positive role models. When they experience a cultural climate that deviates from thisexpectation, it can lead to negative social/emotional experiences which may lead some toquestion their decision to pursue engineering as a career path. The students leading the workshowed a deep commitment to sharing the student voice however, they also experienced anemotional impact due to the uncertain and challenging nature of the work. Overall, they reportedthis as a rewarding yet challenging experience through which they learned about thecomplexities involved in navigating change and advocating for an inclusive culture. Thedepartment benefited from hearing the student perspective as has inspired them to develop

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University

. IntroductionInstitutions of higher education have long sought ways to meet the needs of the workforce.Research shows that there is a shortage of qualified STEM graduates in the workforce.1, 2, 3 Researchfrom the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (2022) indicates that K-12 studentsare not well-prepared to enter into STEM degrees. This is likely one factor in the lack of STEMgraduates from 4-year institutions. Due to this lack of entry into the pipeline to STEM careers, thosethat choose this path need to continue to graduation. Studies show that there is more attrition inSTEM fields than in other fields.5A challenge faced by the majority of institutions of higher education is student retention. Typicalmodels that institutions of higher

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 3: Examining how Graduate Advisors in STEM Support Mental Health among Black and Latinx Graduate Women

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston ; Stephanie Marando-Blanck, University of Massachusetts; Pavneet Kaur Bharaj, California State University, Bakersfield; Aisha Farra

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40780Examining how Graduate Advisors in STEM Support Mental Health amongBlack and Latinx Graduate WomenDr. Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of Radical Investment in Strategic Solutions towards Equity (RISSE) Consulting LLC and an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is an NSF Early CAREER award recipient whose research broadly focuses on advancing equity, access, and wellness in STEM.Stephanie Marando-Blanck, University of MassachusettsPavneet Kaur Bharaj, California State University

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Amy Borello Gruss, Kennesaw State University ; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Collective Orientation score and positive interview data was collected from thediverse population that participated, which varied in year, major, race/ethnicity, and gender. Thisstudy shows VTS can be a powerful, free, low-stakes tool to help increase team cohesion andefficiency in any course.IntroductionThe ability to work in teams is a vital skill for engineers when designing for and responding todesign challenges in their professional careers; however, developing this interpersonal skill isoften insufficient across the curriculum as there is a lack of consensus among instructors on howto teach teamwork skills to undergraduate engineering students [1]. For example, it is commonfor engineering design classes to engage in group work that provides a

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Chan-Jin Chung, Lawrence Technological University; Joshua E Siegel, Michigan State University; Mark Wilson, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Education 1increased research career interests and strengthened students’ confidence, self-guidedcapabilities, and research skills, while additionally supporting the development of workshopmaterials, simulators, and related content that provide valuable resources for others planning todevelop an undergraduate curriculum to teach self-drive and networked vehicle development.IntroductionElectric, automated, and connected vehicles represent a leap in mobility with the potential forincreased efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Such vehicles will reduce emissions, alleviatecongestion through optimized routing, and minimize accidents caused by human error

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-2472: MAKING A COLLEGE-LEVEL MULTIDISCIPLINARYDESIGN PROGRAM EFFECTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING THE OUT-COMESShanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Engineering and the Design Science Pro- gram at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on teaching and learning design and innovation strategies in interdisciplinary contexts.A. Harvey Bell, University of Michigan . Harvey Bell, IV was appointed Professor of Engineering Practice and Co-Director of the Multidisci- plinary Design Program on September 1, 2010 after a 39 year career in the automotive industry with General Motors. During his career with General Motors some of his significant positions

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities and specialchallenges to the incorporation of engineering into the traditional school day. Lessons learnedover six years through several federal, state, and corporate-sponsored programs show that:blending research-based engineering curricula and professional development with scienceinquiry and support for science content learning for teachers has significant impact on teacherlearning and student learning; that elementary teachers, students, and other stakeholders embraceengineering once initial concerns are allayed through professional development and evidence onlearning gains; that awareness of engineering careers and engineering/technology contributionsto society increases; and that addressing the particular needs of various partners

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-630: THE ACADEMIC EFFECTS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-TION EXPERIENCES: DOES CO-OP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ENGI-NEERING COURSEWORK?Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Caroline R. Noyes is the Assistant Director of the Office of As- sessment at Georgia Tech. Caroline received her A.B. in Psychology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, her M.A. in Student Affairs and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Geor- gia. After a faculty career teaching psychology, she changed career paths to focus on assessing student learning and institutional effectiveness.Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJoe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Ludlum

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

with poorly developed andmarginally developed spatial skills. Variables to be examined include: grades in graphics,mathematics, and science courses and retention rates.BackgroundSpatial cognitive skills have been an area of educational research over the past century. In 1964,Smith1 reported that there were at least 84 careers (mostly in the Science, Technology,Engineering and Math (STEM) fields) for which spatial visualization skills play an importantrole. Given the explosion of “new” technical careers since 1964, it is likely that this number ismuch higher today. Others have examined the role of spatial skills in career success. Norman2,found that a person’s spatial skill level was the most significant predictor of success in his/herability

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valeria Quevedo, Universidad de Piura; Susana Vegas, Universidad de Piura; Reynaldo Villar, Universidad de Piura

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Industrial Engineering Universidad de Piura, Peru 1994Reynaldo Villar, Universidad de Piura Principal professor. Universidad de Piura-Per. Industrial engineering Universidad de Piura 1978-1984 Page 22.1321.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Statistical approach for measuring the effectiveness of a remedial program for low-achieving undergraduate engineering candidates in PerúAbstractIn Perú most University students who choose an Engineering career do not meet the minimumacademic standards required to succeed during the first semesters of their undergraduate studies.Therefore