Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Katrien Kraft, Arizona State University; Laura Baughman, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

public university in thesouthwest. Eight of the instructors were male, and three of the instructors were female. All ofthe instructors were experienced engineering educators at the university. Many of theparticipants have been at the university for many years. All of the participants agreed toparticipate in the study and were observed teaching typical lessons.AnalysisDuring the observations, special attention was given to 1) teaching strategies (introductoryactivities, technology, etc.), 2) collaborative opportunities for learning (group work, whole classdiscussion), 3) knowledge building (connections to other course content, upcoming events, andfuture careers), and 4) teacher directed activity (giving instructions, guidance, and info

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Sternberg

for these activities originate from many different sources including the coursetextbook3 which includes a section entitled ‘Classroom Demonstrations and LaboratoryExperiments’ that lists a huge number of ideas from the National Educators' Workshop--Standard Experiments in Engineering Materials, Science, and Technology, proceedingsfrom 1988 to 1999. Additional idea sources originated from students, colleagues, and theauthor’s daily experience with the world. References for similar activities and ideas areincluded in the following experimental procedures. All of the ideas discussed in thispaper have been fine-tuned and applied to local constraints by the author and his students.ProceduresThe following section lists the hands on activities used

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

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

., Neeley, S., Hatch, J. B., & Piorczynski, T. (2017). Learning scientific reasoning skills may be key to retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Journal of College Student Retention : Research, Theory & Practice, 19(2), 126–144. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251156116169. Xu. (2015). Attention to retention: Exploring and addressing the needs of college students in STEM majors. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v4i2.114710. Kritzinger, A., Lemmens, J., & Potgieter, M. (2021) Effectiveness of the blended design of a first-year biology course, International Journal of Science Education, 43:12, 2025-2043.11. Chiki, J. (2016). “The Effectiveness of Proactive

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Roy, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #43474Neurodivergent Student Characteristics and Engineering Course OutcomesDr. Manish Roy, University of Connecticut Manish Roy is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering (Hons.) at Jadavpur University in India. He obtained his MS and Doctoral degree in Civil Engineering at the West Virginia University and the University of Connecticut, respectively. He worked for nine years in the industry as an engineer/manager in India and Bangladesh before starting his

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ray A. Luechtefeld; Steve E. Watkins

Suboptimization of Motivation Approaches in Engineering Education Ray A. Luechtefeld, Steve E. Watkins Missouri University of Science & Technology ray.luechtefeld@ieee.org, steve.e.watkins@ieee.orgAbstractEngineers of the 21st century will be called upon to work and learn in ways theirpredecessors never experienced. They will face novel, ambiguous, complex problemsthat will require adaptability, innovation, and leadership. To meet the challenges theirstudents will face in the future, engineering universities need new approaches andstructures to motivate their future graduates. The use of extrinsic (rather than intrinsic)motivation to prod

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Eric Trevor McChesney, University of Pittsburgh; Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University; Anne-Ketura Elie, University of Pittsburgh; Gerard Dorvè-Lewis, University of Pittsburgh; Maricela Bañuelos, University of California, Irvine; Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University; Kevin R. Binning; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Beverly Conrique, University of Pittsburgh; Liwei Chen, University of Pittsburgh; Carlie Laton Cooper, University of Georgia; Rachel Kelly Forster, University of Pittsburgh; Danielle V. Lewis, SUNY Fredonia; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

degrees in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology (STEM). A further strand of his research examines the development of interdisciplinarity in the sciences and works to define the mechanisms by which it is formed, identify the contexts conducive to its flourishing, and develop the educational experiences that accelerate its development.Erica McGreevy, University of Pittsburgh Teaching Associate Professor Department of Biological SciencesNelson O. O. Zounlom`e, University of Pittsburgh Nelson O. O. Zounlome, Ph.D., is the Founder, CEO, and a mental health & academic thrive consultant through Liberate The Block (https://liberatetheblock.com/) ˜ an agency dedicated to helping Black, Indigenous

Conference Session

Advancing Research on Engineering Leaders’ Confidence, Careers, and Styles

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic; Emily L. Moore, University of Toronto

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

team member at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead). Mike has an MA in Higher Education and a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.Ms. Milan MaljkovicDr. Emily L. Moore, University of Toronto Dr. Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional chemical engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leading innovation and technology development efforts in a major engineering firm. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 “Counting Past Two:” Engineers’ Leadership

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Michael Kozicki, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2008-1514: ASSESSING THE TRUE COST OF DELIVERING NANO-HYPEJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium.Michael Kozicki, Arizona State University Michael Kozicki is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at ASU. His interests center on development of new non-volatile memory structures. He holds a number of key patents in this emerging area of nano-technology and has spun-off two companies.Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #15251Effect of Packing Density of Particles on RFID PenetrationDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational

Conference Session

Technical Session 3c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, California State University, Long Beach

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

principles are (i)real-world engineering design and operations combined with quality management, (ii)communication and teamwork skills, (iii) critical and creative thinking abilities, (iv) ethicspractices and (v) connecting between technology and society6. Additionally, for civil engineeringcurriculum, interdisciplinary among all engineering disciplines is needed. For instance, a designmethodology combines the answers to all the demand of the structure, an integrated designproject7. Moreover, other professions such as social, environmental and economic issues shouldbe included8. Accordingly, many of emerging concerns associated with future engineeringeducations are integrated in CE 101 class prior to early preparing our students toward

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #7647BYOE: Mobile Experiment for Signals and Systems - Analysis of a GuitarStringDr. Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Bonnie Ferri is a Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. She received her BS in EE from Notre Dame, her MS in MAE from Princeton, and her PhD in EE from Georgia Tech. She spent two years working for Honeywell, Inc. as a controls engineer. She has spent 10 years working on hands-on education and has won several awards including the Harriet B. Rigas Award from the IEEE Education Society.Dr. Aldo A

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; John R. Duncan, Clemson University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2377: WOMEN: SUPPORT FACTORS AND PERSISTENCE INENGINEERINGYong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Yong Zeng is currently a Ph.D. Student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Human Resource Education department and has completed as Masters in Education (2005) and Bachelor in Engineering (1995). Yong is a doctoral fellow with the National Centre for Engineering Technology Education (NCETE). He has worked as engineer in the field of mechanical engineering and computing engineering since graduation in 1995. Served as co-PI, his proposal of ‘Women, Career Choice, and Persistence in Engineering’ was funded in June 2005 through NCETE. Yong is an active member of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Aaron Robert Hamilton Thielmeyer, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Zhihui (Sherry) Chen

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

really feel like an expert and I saw classes like electricity and magnetismin my college curriculum and was like, I want to study engineering because that’s where scienceand design and math and technology all meet up. I feel like it’s such a varied field you can dowhatever you want with it.My mom pushed me to take piano classes for several years and to be creative. However,unfortunately, the downside of being in such a science and technology-heavy high school held meback from other things that I’m good at like English and Art. There were no art classes, there wereno music classes, the English curriculum was not very good at all. That’s why I’ve been trying tomake up for that in college by taking fun Gen Eds like theatre, anthropology, cooking

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Services in the NASA Center for Success in Math & Science at Estrella Mountain Community College, she utilizes her academic preparation and extensive engineering background to prepare students for successful careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields through student internships and summer research experiences. Page 13.1289.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Tinkering Self-Efficacy and Team Interaction on Freshman Engineering Design TeamsIntroductionIn the book Talking about Leaving, Seymour and Hewitt interviewed hundreds of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xumin Liu; Erik Golen; Rajendra Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

Paper ID #38288Developing a Hands-on Data Science Curriculum for Non-Computing MajorsXumin LiuErik GolenRajendra K Raj (Dr) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Developing a Hands-on Data Science Curriculum for Non-Computing Majors Xumin Liu, Erik Golen, and Rajendra Raj {xmlics, efgics, rkrics}@rit.edu Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the design and development of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-1386: ENHANCING LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS BYINTRODUCING USB CONNECTIVITY INTO LAB ENVIRONMENT USING FTDIGurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA) Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is the Chair of the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Gurinder Singh brings almost a decade of experience in the electronics industry to his position as Senior Field Applications Engineer

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Vazquez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Erica J. Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

of Nevada, Las Vegas Kaya is a PhD candidate in science education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is working as a research assistant and teaching science methods courses. Prior to beginning the PhD program, he received his MS degree in computer science and engineering and holds a BS degree in chemical engineering. He taught K-12 STEM+CS for seven years. Additionally, he coached robotics teams and was awarded sev- eral grants that promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Computer Sci- ence(CS) education. He is also interested in improving STEM+CS education for minorities. He has been volunteering in many education outreach programs including Science Fair and Robotics programs such

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul William Viglucci, Binghamton University; Aaron P. Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14561ENoCS: An Interactive Educational Network-on-Chip SimulatorPaul William Viglucci, Binghamton UniversityProf. Aaron P. Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Carpenter is an Assistant Professor at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. In 2012, he completed his PhD at the University of Rochester, focusing on the performance and energy of the on-chip interconnect. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 ENoCS: An Interactive Educational Network-on-Chip Simulator Paul Viglucci∗ and Aaron Carpenter

Conference Session

Disciplinary Engineering Education Research – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakshi Solanki, Utah State University; kiana kheiri; Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University ; Hamid Karimi, Utah State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Technologies (ICECCT), 2021, pp. 1–7.[29] C. G. P. Berdanier, C. Whitehair, A. Kirn, and D. Satterfield, “Analysis of social media forums to elicit narratives of graduate engineering student attrition,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 125–147, Jan. 2020.[30] Z. Chen and A. Gillen, “How Do Engineering Students Characterize Their Educational Experience on a Popular Social Media Platform Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic?,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022.[31] H. B. Rosqvist, N. Chown, and A. Stenning, Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.[32] T. Eagle, “Exploring Collective Medical Knowledge and Tensions in Online ADHD Communities,” in Companion

Conference Session

Session 8 - Track 2: Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineering

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Victoria Beth Sellers, University of Florida; R. Jamaal Downey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

educator, engineering educational re- searcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for stu- dent professional development and training. In addition, she has developed unique methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and engineering makerspaces. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Resistance to advocacy around hidden curriculum in engineeringIntroduction We analyzed participants’ experiences with hidden curriculum (HC) in engineering, orthe unacknowledged, unwritten, and often

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University; Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul Glass, Carnegie Mellon University; Davneet Minhas; Elvira Garcia Osuna, Carnegie Mellon University; Liang Tso Sun, Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Siefert, Carnegie Mellon University; Judy Shum, Carnegie Mellon University; Portia Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University; Arielle Drummond, Carnegie Mellon University; Bur Chu, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical

Pittsburgh, PA. Warren is completing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon where he previously earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He received his S.B. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, Warren served as a Health Science Specialist in the VA Boston Healthcare System, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, studying cell physiology and signaling processes. Warren’s research interests include cell mechanics, stem cell therapy, bio-MEMS/NEMS design, microfluidics, and mechanotransduction.Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University Justin Y. Newberg is a doctoral candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

International Science and Technology Award. Dr. Salado holds a BSc/MSc in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University of Valencia, an MSc in project management and a MSc in electronics engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the SpaceTech MEng in space systems engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a PhD in systems engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a member of INCOSE and a senior member of IEEE and IIE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Industrial Engineering beyond Numbers: Optimizing under EthicsAbstractOptimization is a major component of industrial engineering. Simplistically (and naively), theeducation of industrial

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Kate Roach, UCL; Emanuela Tilley, University College London; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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Engineering Leadership Development

leadership that resonate with working engineers: technical mastery,collaboration based on teamwork and leading teams, and organizational innovation.Our case studies touch on all three of these areas in various ways, but perhaps the category whichis most interesting and elusive is the ‘organizational innovator’. In Rottmann et al.’s work, thisemerges as an entrepreneurial function with a technological orientation, which incorporates adiverse set of skills, such as understanding markets, needs, values inherent in the goal, and likelyimpacts of the goal.Hartmann and Jahren [11] provide a slightly different view on ‘engineering leadership,’ as theyreported on industry employers who specifically request leadership skills as part of the suite

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex C. Szatmary, King's College

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Mechanical Engineering

consensus thatearly-career mechanical engineers need more practical experience and better integration oftechnical and professional skills. There is less clarity on the value of any given technical topic.Even so, handbooks, working engineers, and job advertisements can support development ofuseful technical curriculum content.IntroductionEngineering curriculum evolves gradually over time in response to technological developments,institutional pressures, new pedagogical methods, and shifts in industry demand. Engineeringcurriculum is rarely designed—that is, developed to meet a need by iteratively inventing optionsand selecting the best ones based on evidence.Engineering curriculum has evolved in ways that are inconsistently tied to evidence

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #11544Ethics Education as Philosophical History for EngineersDr. Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University Daniel J. Biezad is professor emeritus in the aerospace engineering department of the College of Engi- neering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). He received the B.S. in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT-1966), the M.S. in astronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT-1972), and the Ph.D. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University (1984). He has received the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jessica Wilbarger, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

the past decade.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses offer engineering students a culminating design experience on anapplied engineering project. With a longstanding history reinforced by support from theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), these courses have becomecommon in engineering departments across the United States. The composition of capstonecourses, however, varies widely. In 1994, Todd et al.1 conducted a survey of engineeringdepartments throughout North America to capture educational and logistical practices incapstone design courses at the time. Their results2,3 provided a wealth of information about theirrespondents' capstone courses plus comments about plans for future modifications.Since then, a number

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 2003-2531 AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING COURSES IN ENGINEERING Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell, and C. S. Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701 Reviewer Comments: This was an interesting and informative paper. One thing that I would like to see is an assessment of student learning using the inductive approach vs. the deductive approach. This

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Kirstin Collette Busch, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 25.969.4Table 2. Unit Plan for “From Pinholes to Pixels”Lesson Set 1: Understanding and Characterizing (3-5 days)Description Lessons The students are introduced to the topic from 1. We need Engineers and the scientific viewpoint to understand how Engineers Need Us science and technology exist in parallel with 2. Describing the Need the evolution of societal needs and that 3. Characterize and Analyze engineers are the people who apply scientific the System knowledge to solve societal needs.Lesson Set 2: Creating and Selecting a Concept (3 days)Description Lessons The

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #10333Engineering Students’ Experiences of Workplace Problem SolvingDr. Rui Pan, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering and Education at Texas A&M. After studying philosophy and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri- Columbia. He worked at Concordia University, Montreal and has been the director of the Institute of P-12 Engineering Research and Learning at Purdue

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineeringBachelor’s degrees awarded, only 8.4% were awarded to African Americans, while 65.1% wereawarded to Caucasians9. The American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE)publication, “Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges” (2008) supports thedata in the NSF (2007) report10. In 2006, 5.0% of African Americans earned Bachelor’s degrees,compared to 66.7% of Caucasians. From this set of data, researchers are cautioned about the Page 22.403.2need to better understand the low numbers of African American students earning degrees inSTEM disciplines (Donawa, 2009). STEM disciplines became the focus of this study as theresearcher seeks