Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Walters; Albert Lozano

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSOCIATEDEGREE IN NANOTECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Robert Walters and Albert Lozano Commonwealth College The Pennsylvania State UniversityWhile not long ago nanotechnology was confined to university research laboratories,nanotechnology techniques are today becoming integrated into mainstream industries. A sharpincrease is predicted in the number of industries and processes that will use differentnanotechnology approaches for their products in the near future. In fact, the NSF predicts thatnanotech innovations will create a $1 trillion business within the

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

to incorporatethe vastly growing types of various digital media being employed in engineering design.Additionally, only one copy of a paper notebook exists as compared to the ability to share anELN (or part of one) with the involved parties. Here we outline the processes used to implementthe ELN and initial student and faculty survey results comparing paper notebooks to an ELN.IntroductionOur Biomedical Engineering (BME) undergraduate students participate in real-world, client-based design projects throughout the curriculum in teams of four or five students.1 The designcurriculum is advised by up to 13 faculty members per semester, each overseeing up to fourteams. In these courses, from sophomore through senior year, the students not only

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

experiencein the senior year, students in this unique multidisciplinary engineering program experience thehabits of mind and practice of engineering over three years, with their final year being used inleading the design/build solution finding for a live theatrical performance.This work examines a novel instance of engineering capstone design inspired by Wiggins andMcTighe’s backward design instructional approach (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005), informed bythe CAP- Content, Assessment, and Pedagogy framework (Streveler, Smith & Pilotte, 2012), andexecuted as an instance of practice-based education (Mann, Chang, Chandrasekaran, et. al,2021).Utilizing a qualitative case study research design this formative and integrated(engineering/performance arts

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Tedesco; Sanford Bordman; Iftekhar Hasan

individuals perform better in quantitative questions,while intuitive individuals seem to have an advantage in theory questions.This research has a great significance for an interdisciplinary curriculum such asthe ECO-MGT integrated course. It argues for innovative teaching and testingmethods not only to extend MBTI sensing types but also to encourage moreintuition and thinking as well as perception for the disciplines. Given the averagepersonality types (introversion, thinking, judgment, and sensing preference) ofengineering students, it is important to introduce issues and topics that encouragethem to examine, analyze, and communicate not only the overview, patterns, andconnection between materials but to approach situations in a creative and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Van Kirk; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Emily York, James Madison University; Shannon Conley; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Marisa Renee Brandt, Michigan State University; Kathryn Peck

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Engineering, Design, and Society. She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and international studies from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, and an M.S. and PhD in STS from Virginia Tech. She conducts research on engineering practice and pedagogy around the world, exploring its origins, purposes, and potential futures. Marie’s interest in values and engagement in professional cultures also extends to innovation and its experts. With Matthew Wisnioski and Eric Hintz, Marie co-edited Does America Need More Innovators? (MIT Press, 2019).Emily York, James Madison University I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Integrated Sciences at James Madison University (JMU). Drawing on the fields of Science and

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University

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Computers in Education

curriculum, theNanoBoard 3000 was used. The NanoBoard 3000 has a variety of peripherals include analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, audio CODEC, speakers, touchscreen LCDdisplay, pushbuttons, and RGB LEDs3. The NanoBoard 3000 has three different variations, eachcontaining an FPGA a different manufacturer. The variation of the NanoBoard 3000 used in thecurriculum contained a Xilinx Spartan-3AN device FPGA.Hardware description languages (HDLs) can be used to configure an FPGA. Two HDLs aremostly used today: VHDL and Verilog. VHDL stands for VHSIC hardware descriptionlanguage while VHSIC stands for very-high-speed integrated circuits. The FPGA curriculumwas originally developed using both VHDL and Verilog. However, it was found

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene C. Koch Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 25.1360.6around the world that are living in poverty? What materials and methods can easily been foundand used for efficient and attractive houses and buildings?Energy and sustainability. What can be done to increase efficiency and decrease dependency onelectrical plants, coal, oil, iron, or land resources? What products or byproducts can wereuse/repurpose, and how? What can be created that saves energy?A future goal is to STEM, especially technology, to real-world problems. Some examplesproblems that can be integrated into science and math are:Developing trusses for construction. Trusses in the shape of a triangle are stronger. The tools tobe developed will cover calculating the length of the trusses as well as an understanding of

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Penn State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #41579Augmenting Machine Design textbooks by Integrating vendor-supplied resourcesDr. Rungun Nathan, Penn State University Rungun Nathan, a professor and program chair for the mechanical engineering department, joined the faculty at Penn State Berks in 2007 as an assistant professor and was promoted in 2012 to associate professor. He has over 25 combined years of increasing responsibilities in industry and in academia, including at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a telecommunications technology arm of the Indian government, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore, and Villanova

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

the class session to explore the range of viscous behaviorswithout leaving the room. For concepts such as unsteady mass balances, students might spendthe first half of a class session working in groups on a theoretical model of a recirculating druginfusion problem. Immediately following the solution of the problem, students then move to thewet benches to run an experiment which demonstrates the theoretical result just derived. Overall, we anticipate that this approach to integrating lecture and lab exercises willenhance the educational experience of the biomedical engineers. As the Biomedical Engineering Page 10.565.1

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe L. Carvalho, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

a low-cost USB-interface JTAG hardware reference design. It iscompatible with Windows and its main functionality is to provide an efficient and the necessaryconnection between the baseboard and a PC. Similarly to the OMAP DSP, this emulator is alsolow-cost and low power, and it only requires a USB port to be powered. This emulator in parallelwith the TI’s baseboard provides the sufficient hardware for the processing of digital signals. 3. Code Composer Studio™ v5TI’s Code Composer Studio™ (CCS) is an integrated development environment (IDE) for TI’sembedded processor families. CCS provides an efficient IDE for the development and debuggingof embedded applications. The software is based on the Eclipse open source softwareframework, which

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alain Desrochers

principles follows rather than precedes its use in tutorials.Apprenticeship of CAD software in engineering curriculaLearning CAD software in engineering curricula is usually not and end in itself. Indeed, CADsoftware apprenticeship alone is generally not being recognized as “units” by engineeringaccreditation boards in North America, unless it is coupled as laboratory to more traditionalformal courses on CAD theory and principles. Also, the definition of units and the manyobjectives of CAD courses make it such that a limited number our hours can effectively bedevoted to CAD software apprenticeship. At the same time, CAD systems have become anessential tool for creating digital products, a now common input source for an increasing numberof

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Alexandra Mansbach, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

integratingthese tools into instruction can foster deeper understanding of complex engineering concepts andproblems5-7. In particular, these types of representations are particularly useful for helpingstudents understand microscopic or abstract phenomena.The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign is synthesizing computational tools and skills across the curriculum. Overtwo years, using a collaborative course-development approach, a team of six faculty (one tenuredprofessor and five assistant professors) have integrated training in computational competenciesacross five courses (MSE 201 – Phases and Phase Relations, MSE 206 – Mechanics for MatSE,MSE 304 – Electronic Properties of Materials

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin; L. D. Benefield; William Walker; S. MacGuire

Session 2353 An Evaluation of an Integrated Pre-Engineering Program: Results From the Freshman Year and Beyond Glennelle Halpin, Gerald Halpin, Larry D. Benefield, William F. Walker, Susanne MacGuire Auburn UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 1996, faculty in engineering, mathematics, and physics departments at AuburnUniversity launched an experimental pre-engineering program. The 2-year program consists of ateam-taught sequence of mathematics, engineering, and physics courses that have been integratedso as to enable pre-engineering students to grasp

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

W. F. Walker; S. MacGuire; L. D. Benefield; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

Session 2353 An Evaluation of an Integrated Pre-Engineering Program: Results From the Freshman Year and Beyond Glennelle Halpin, Gerald Halpin, Larry D. Benefield, William F. Walker, Susanne MacGuire Auburn UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 1996, faculty in engineering, mathematics, and physics departments at AuburnUniversity launched an experimental pre-engineering program. The 2-year program consists of ateam-taught sequence of mathematics, engineering, and physics courses that have been integratedso as to enable pre-engineering students to grasp

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Universities. Page 22.918.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of architecture and sustainable engineering principles to achieve an energy-efficient design Ahmed Cherif Megri Associate Professor, amegri@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural Engineering Department Laramie, WY, USAThe design of commercial office buildings is a complex process, in which variousdesigners from different perspectives involving the

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

Integrating Project Management Knowledge Modules in Engineering Education Vijay Kanabar, Carla Messikomer, Boston University, Project Management InstituteAbstractA survey of twenty-two programs by Project Management Institute (PMI) in 2013 revealed thatthere is an opportunity to strengthen undergraduate project management (PM) education inengineering schools and colleges. In response to this need PMI sponsored a “for academics byacademics” global curriculum project to baseline undergraduate PM competency. This newcurriculum framework was launched in February 2015. It was the result of five exploratoryworkshops involving eight-five faculty as well as a

Conference Session

Track 1 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Jensen, NSF Center for e-Design –BYU Site; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company; James Fehr, The Boeing Company; Matthew M. Symmonds, The Boeing Company; David E French, The Boeing Company

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Track 1 - Student Development

GC 2012-5608: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED DE-SIGN AND MANUFACTURING MULTI-SITE ”CLOUD-BASED” CAPSTONEPROJECTDr. Michael Richey, The Boeing Company Michael Richey is an Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and innova- tion research at the Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting research projects to improve the learning experience for engineers and technicians. His research encompasses, Complex Adaptive Systems, Learning Curves, Learning Sciences and Engineering Education Research focusing on understanding the interplay between knowledge spillovers, innovation, wealth creation, and economies of scale as they are manifested in questions of growth

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fitratullah Khan, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Mahmoud K Quweider, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Ala Qubbaj, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Emmett Tomai, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Liyu Zhang, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Hansheng Lei

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Computers in Education

thinking, and programming skills.Dr. Liyu Zhang, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Liyu Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He received his Ph. D. in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo in SeptembDr. Hansheng Lei ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Infusing Raspberry Pi in Computer Science Curriculum for Enhanced LearningAbstract— With the advent of cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mobilecomputing, CS faculty are continuously revamping the curriculum material to address suchburgeoning set of technologies in practical and relatable

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shuhui Li; Rajab Challoo

Session Number: 3433Restr uctur ing Ener gy Conver sion Cour se Using An Integr ative Appr oach and Computer Assisted Teaching Tools Shuhui Li and Rajab Challoo Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Texas A&M University – Kingsville Kingsville, TX 78363ABSTRACT The course of Energy Conversion is a required course in EE curriculum at Texas A&MUniversity – Kingsville (TAMUK). Traditionally, this course dealt with topics of transformersand electric machines, and was normally presented under

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

that the processor will not evolve and will remain available many years intothe future.One very elegant solution is found in the usage of an FPGA development board and a soft coreprocessor. The soft core processor can be placed in flash on the FPGA development board toautomatically configure each time the board is powered up. In this configuration, the beginningstudent is not aware that the board does not have an integrated discrete processor.Using the soft core processor approach allows the instructor to control the features, and in turnthe concepts presented in the class or lab. By isolating the teaching platform from the vendor-supplied development environment, the teaching of a beginning microprocessors class is nolonger controlled by what

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Leonard Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nakisa Alborz, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13380Intra-Disciplinary Integration in Civil Engineering Education: An Approachto Integrate the Various Civil Engineering Disciplines with the Use of a De-sign Studio LabProf. Michael J. Davidson, Wentworth Institute of Technology Michael J. Davidson, P.E. – Assistant Professor, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering Technology, 550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, davidsonm2@wit.eduProf. James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology BSCE-Univ. Maryland, MSCE-Purdue University. Geotechnical engineer 27 years with Haley & Aldrich, Inc. Boston, MA before taking

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella J Ducamp, University of Virginia; Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Teaching About Electricity Gabriella J. Ducamp and Crystal J. DeJaegher University of Virginia Page 23.731.2INCORPORATING ENGINEERING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE 2 AbstractThe overarching goals of this study are to introduce engineering concepts to middle schoolstudents through digital fabrication, and increase science competency while stimulating interestin STEM careers. This pilot study incorporates digital fabrication, engineering design, andvisualizations into a comprehensive unit that integrates hardware

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID; Dale Brown, Boise State University; Richard Livingston, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University ; Curtis Heishman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; David Estrada, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11248Production and Characterization of Graphene and Other 2-dimensional Nano-materials: An AP High School Inquiry Lab (Curriculum Exchange)Mrs. Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID Mrs. Alison Fielding teaches Advanced Placement Chemistry and College Preparatory Chemistry at Centennial High School in Boise, ID. She earned her BS in Earth Science Education from Boise State University in 2013 with a minors in Chemistry. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Science degree in STEM from Boise State University. In an effort to explore new pedagogical approaches she worked with Boise State

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

institutions.Interactive exercises where workshop participants learn new concepts and are engaged to exploreways to improve the courses they teach were an essential component of the workshop. The team-based interactive approach practiced at X University was used to integrate concepts of newtechnologies into the traditional undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum throughlaboratories/demonstrations, in-class/homework problems, and case studies. This approach hasbeen shown to significantly enhance student learning and interest in technology. It is alsoessential for outreach efforts to increase interest in and preparation for engineering studiesamong K-12 students.6workshop modulesEach module in the workshop is self-contained and can be adapted for use in

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; David Zabner, Tufts University; Jennifer Light Cross, Tufts University; Dustin Ryan Nadler; Steven V. Coxon; Karen Engelkenjohn

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Paper ID #37605Board 157: Conducting the Pilot Study of Integrating AI: An ExperienceIntegrating Machine Learning into Upper Elementary Robotics Learning(Work in Progress)Ms. Geling Xu, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Geling (Jazz) Xu is a Ph.D. student in STEM Education at Tufts University and a research assistant at Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach(CEEO). She is interested in K-12 STEM education, playful learning, MakerSpace, LEGO education, making and learning, and course design. Her current work at Tufts CEEO Fetlab is on integrative AI and Novel Engineering for upper elementary school

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

the program will be studied along adifferent stream with the integration of a capable and robust 3D cad/cam/analysissoftware package. And the same criteria of program effectiveness will be used tocompare the achievement and performance of the program.This is an evaluative study of efforts to integrate the design curriculum with acomprehensive unifying design software. Twenty final year students in a capstone“Machine and Tool Design” course used the robust design software. At he culmination ofthe course they were asked about their design skill experience and the effectiveness of thecourse. The survey revealed that “ Student learning and professional design developmentwas enhanced with the use of an effective cad/cam integration tool that

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 6: Underserved Student Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia M. K. Schauer, Georgia Institute of Technology; August Kohls, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

integrate into the scientific community at the same rate as non-URM students. When URMs do integrate into the scientific community, such as by formingstudy groups, participating in undergraduate research, and getting involved in clubs ororganizations, their likelihood of completing an engineering degree increases [9], [31]. URMswho leave engineering fields cite a lack of sense of belonging or engineering identity, furtherdemonstrating the importance of becoming integrated into the field [32]–[35].Beyond factors such as these that push URMs away from engineering, research has indicated thatURMs may be pulled towards other careers, particularly by an interest in altruistic and socially-relevant work, which can be difficult to fulfill in a STEM field

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

multi-media presentations on leadership, diversity and opportunity at various military installations in Colorado and Wyoming. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in Electronic Design CourseAbstractIn recent years, more universities and faculty are engaged in incorporating entrepreneurialminded learning (EML) into the engineering curriculum. However, it is not easy for students tobuild up entrepreneurial skills within one course or a couple of courses in an already crowdedengineering program. The College of Engineering (CoE) decided to embed entrepreneurial skillsin engineering learning activities for a number of courses throughout the program

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raenita A. Fenner, Loyola University Maryland; Peggy O'Neill, Loyola University Maryland

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University Mary- land. Her primary research is in writing pedagogy and assessment, and she has taught a wide variety of writing courses including first year composition, professional writing, rhetoric, and style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Integrating Writing into Engineering Labs: Developing Curriculum and Creating a Writing Fellows Program I. IntroductionThis paper presents a Works-in-Progress. Communication competency is critical for practicingengineers [1]. Research demonstrates that learning to write and communicate in engineering islinked to learning to think like an engineer and to developing a professional identity as an engineer[1], [2]. ABET lists

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica M. Harlan, University of South Alabama ; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10284Using Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Modules to Improve Understand-ing of Math and Science Content and STEM Attitudes in Middle Grade Stu-dentsJessica M Harlan, University of South Alabama Jessica M. Harlan is a PhD student in Instructional Design and Development at the University of South Alabama (USA). She is currently working with the USA evaluation team for the Engaging Youth through Engineering middle school engineering module program. Prior to her work at USA, Jessica was a train- ing officer for the Office of Research at the University of California, Davis. She continues to work as an instructional