Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Alberto López Pulido , University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

toooften face in U.S. classrooms. It posits that Laura engaged in activities that have similarities toengineering habits of mind and dispositions, yet her knowledge can potentially beunacknowledged or honored in engineering classrooms. At the core of this problem is the lack ofvalidation of the material realities of the adolescent. Often, the narratives of people of color areomitted from the engineering curriculum; thus, continuously reproducing social inequalities andacademic hierarchies. In engineering, particularly, the material realities of students of color–which are perceived as non-sophisticated epistemologies–are replaced by dominant discourses.The embodied knowledge, practices and forms of expression of Latinx youth have a place in

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Henrique Dinis Santos, University of Minho; Victor F. A, Barros, Science and Education Research Council

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

effect in students who can see the value of solidknowledge in basic sciences as a start point for their formation and the importance of these asvaluable tools.It is important to remind the students that education is not an abstract term. It is established incultural economic, individual, philosophical, scientific and social advancement. In other words,education is the mean for developing the mind for the betterment of the individual and society.Advances in science and technology mean that the world will continue to change rapidly, so thatthe knowledge learned by students in specific careers will have a short lifespan. In contrast, thosewho achieve a general engineering education will develop adaptive skills, which will serve themwhile their

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

SESSION 1960 Textbooks 101 A Primer on Writing Your First Book Steven Barrett, Daniel Pack Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3295 e-mail: steveb@uwyo.edu, (307) 766-6181 Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO 80840-6236 e-mail: Daniel.Pack@usafa.af.mil, (719) 333-6967AbstractThis paper presents a guide on the “A, B, Cs” of writing a textbook. Eighteen monthsago

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

solve problems similarlyto engineers, but their goal is usually to explain, model or understand how the world worksaround them. Engineers, on the other hand, may solve problems with a pragmatic picture inmind. Their perceived value of discovery and information is encoded in the systems they buildrather than in scientific laws or facts.21 Engineering students frequently solve large systems withthe “big picture” in mind. Many young students in science deal with small-scale, detailedexperiments and may not be able to translate their findings into a solution with far-reachingimplications. Or, these science students may be more skeptical of what science can do for theworld than their engineering peers. These ideas may explain our measurement that

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #20518Essential Components Found in K-12 Engineering Activities Devised by En-gineering EducatorsDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Elementary Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 20 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kinney

Session 1230A Course in Statistical Analysis for Engineers in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum John Kinney Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is one of a number of institutions comprising theFoundation Coalition which is funded by the National Science Foundation. The Coalitionseeks to create model programs in engineering for national use which are tested at theCoalition institutions. With a freshman integrated program in place, a team at Rose-Hulman created asophomore program in engineering during the summer of 1995. The philosophy of

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Nuclear Science and Engineering. Each individual research project is overseenby a faculty member within their lab, often with direct mentorship from a graduate student orpost-doctoral fellow. Several communication deliverables - a proposal, a conference poster, ajournal article and an oral presentation - are required throughout the year, based on eachstudent’s research.We have two principal challenges. First, our students’ numerous and varied engineeringdisciplines each possess their own underlying and often tacit reasoning patterns, habits of mind,and foundational assumptions2, see also 3-6 - all of which must be taken into account as studentscommunicate their research. Second, the tacit quality of these assumptions and mental processescreates

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Kai Zhuang; Dimpho Radebe; Mojgan Jadidi

-Inspired Pedagogies: Six Reasons for Bringing Art into EngineeringEducationReflecting on our experiences developing and applying these art-inspired pedagogies, we havedeveloped a list of six reasons (Figure 3 below) for bringing more art into engineering education: 1. Whole Head: To help students develop both the methodical and logical mind, as well as the spontaneous and creative mind. 2. Whole Heart: To invite students to bring their passion and emotions into the world of logic, reason, and equations. 3. Fun and Creativity: To create spaces for students to explore their creativity and have fun with learning. 4. Meaning and Purpose: To offer meaningful opportunities for students to learn and create with prosocial

Conference Session

Professional Development/Scholarship & Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hall, Northwestern State University; Steve Schneiderman, Murray State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

members. And so in thepromotion evaluation process without excruciating and unlikely effort unless the ETapplicant looks just like science faculty, engineers and liberal artists regarding research, Page 11.1030.3the promotion application can be snubbed.Observe Figure 2.9Nearly all observers see either a young or an old woman. And seeing either makes itdifficult to see the other. “The human mind has difficulty coping with complicatedprobabilistic relationships, so people tend to employ simple rules of thumb that reducethe burden of processing such information.”10 Clearly, the mind-set of traditional liberalarts promotion criteria cannot be easily amended

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Beau Vezino, University of Arizona; Scott A Weiler, Amphi MIddle School

Engineering Connection. Identify and describe how you will explicitly address theways in which your lesson or activity is representative of the processes, habits of mind andpractices used by engineers, or is demonstrative of work in specific engineering fields.i At leastone of those must be within the first four listed, below; i.e., do not only check “other”. Check allthat apply: Use of an engineering design process that has at least one iteration/improvement Attention to specific engineering habits of mind Attention to engineering practices (as described in the NGSS/Framework and as practiced by engineers) Attention to specific engineering careers or fields related to the lesson/activity Other

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Questions were reviewedand refined through a peer review process to ensure that question wording was clear. The intentof each question was described to the peer reviewers and further refinements were made. The sixquestions that were used for the protocol are: 1. Close your eyes. In your mind, picture an engineer. Picture what this engineer looks like, what they like to do, how they interact with people. 2. Can you describe this image that you pictured in your head? 3. What experiences or sources have influenced this picture? Think of all of the different influences that contributed this picture and describe them. a. If they do mention media sources… You mentioned _______(media source)...can you tell me a little

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

and curricular resources forachieving engineering literacy for all. This resource exchangedocument will provide a brief introduction to the framework andexplore how the highlighted concepts can build upon each otherto influence more immediate and purposeful instructionalpractice. The complete framework can be downloaded forfree at https://p12framework.asee.org/.Defining Engineering Learning: The framework operationally defines Engineering Learning as three-dimensional which includes 1) the Engineering Habits of Mind (i.e., Optimism, Persistence, Creativity,Systems Thinking, Collaboration, and Conscientiousness) that students should develop over time throughrepetition and conditioning, 2) the Engineering Practices (i.e., Engineering Design

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Furthermore, engineers value habits of mind, such as persistence, that are alsoincorporated into the Criterion 3 outcomes. The differences between the characteristics thatengineers associate with tinkering and technical activities and the Criterion 3 learning outcomessuggest that the ABET criteria may need to be reviewed, discussed, or debated in light ofchanges in the profession in the innovation-driven global economy. Page 12.561.2IntroductionThe ABET Criterion 3 a-k learning outcomes have been used for a decade and have had a majorinfluence on the structuring and evaluation of engineering curricula. Consequently, we shouldexpect that the

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

avisible validation for their sometimes-secretive writing activities.The particulars of the poetry contest, assessment by writers and readers of the submitted works,and an overview of why poetry contests should be instituted in all colleges and schools ofengineering is detailed in the paper. Since the contest now attracts entries from students (bothcollege and high/middle school), faculty, staff, and alumni it is clear that this one simple genre canbe used as a means to get students, especially engineering students, to write with enjoyment as thefocus.'Variety's the spice of life, that gives it its flavor." These lines in "The Task, I" by WilliamCowper (English poet 1731-1800) reflect an attitude that must he fostered in the minds ofengineers. No

Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

techniques of engineering economicsin a small number of classes or laboratory sessions, with possibly some material in therequired senior-level design course. This approach meets the accreditation requirement;however, it does little to adequately prepare graduates to be economically-minded as theyenter the engineering workforce.The purpose of the panel discussion is to develop innovative, plausible approaches toincluding the most important concepts and topics of engineering economics in allengineering curricula in such a fashion that faculty might accept them as a primaryknowledge base, even in the face of these external pressures.Following a brief stage-setting introduction and potential discussion questions/topics bythe moderator, the session will

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

probably a really good experience.” 2. Joining extracurricular activities. One participant described it as follows: “And then completely not engineering related, there’s a dance club that I’m doing which is nice to keep up with. So I’m not just focusing everything on engineering but be able to balance it out…I keep all my interests in mind.” 3. Having good and enjoyable classes. For example: “I just love that [engineering design] class. My teacher has been great. I’ve learned a lot, really…I really like the fact that we’re working on real projects, not just some made up. But it’s a real company that’s come in and asked us to design this new process for them, so I think that’s really cool.” 4. Meeting

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

Page 9.850.2outcomes, we have to understand thoroughly the research design and process which was Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationfollowed. Although we teach this level of explicitness to senior design teams, we have notpracticed it as a community in engineering education research. Let’s now consider each principleand the criteria and lessons it provides, keeping in mind that this paper is only one possibleinterpretation of the principles.Scientific Principle 1: Pose significant questions that can be investigated empirically Two important criteria are embedded within this principle

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

the desiredskills of the engineering knowledge. Switching from teaching to learning is a corner stone ininstructional techniques. Teacher role should be changed to the role of an educator and shouldwork in the lab or classroom with students as a movie director. Instead of memorizing differentformulae, students should be aware of the nature and assumptions behind each formula. Theyshould be trained to select the proper formula for the given problem and know how and when toapply it. Instead of memorizing knowledge, students should be trained to collect information andproduce knowledge. This will help to create the sense of discovery in the minds of students.4. The Total Lab ConceptThe total lab concept19 relies on combining the three methods of

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Neuroscience, 8, 1704-1711.[24] Bundy, A., Byrd, L., Luger, G., Mellish, C., & Palmer, M. (1979). Solving mechanics problems using meta-level inference. The 6th Conference of the International Joint Conference for Artificial Intelligence. Tokyo, Japan.[25] Gray, G. L., Costanzo, F., & Plesha, M. E. (2005). Problem solving in statics and dynamics: A proposal for astructured approach. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Portland, OR.[26] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience,and school (Expanded Edition). Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press.[27] VanLehn, K., Siler, S., Murray, C., Yamauchi, T. C., &

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Effects of Selected Core Components of the ―Legacy Cycle‖ and HPL Model. in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2007. Honolulu, HI.16. Cordray, D.S., et al., The value of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center: Assessing and evaluating the effects of educational innovations on large educational research projects in bioengineering. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, 2003. 22: p. 47–54.17. National Research Council, How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. 1999, Washington, DC: National Academy Press.18. Schwartz, D.L., et al., Toward the development of flexibly adaptive instructional designs, in Instructional design theories and models, C.M. Reigelut, Editor. 1999, Erlbaum: Hillsdale

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2007-130: MARGINALIZING DISSENT: ENGINEERING AND THE PUBLICHEARING PROCESSDavid Haws, Boise State University I like to think of myself as a boundary spanner—bridging between “hard” science and “soft” skills. The bridge metaphor is attractive, but it probably implies more precision than I deserve (urban sprawl comes more to my mind). My “professional” degrees are in Civil Engineering (an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah; and a master’s and Ph.D. from Brigham Young University). I also have an undergraduate degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley, and master’s degrees in Instructional and Performance Technology, and Technical Communication from Boise

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kayla Chapman; Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #32573Can I have More Problems to Practice? Student Usage and Course SuccessRelated to Auto-graded, End-of-chapter Problems in a Material and EnergyBalances CourseKayla Chapman, Kayla Chapman is currently studying chemical engineering at the University of Toledo and expects to earn a B.S. degree in 2021. She has assisted with multiple areas of research and data analysis regarding zyBooks reading participation and challenge activities. She became interested in performing research after completing a chemical engineering course that used zyBooks.Prof. Matthew W. Liberatore, The University of Toledo Matthew W

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Chemistry and the principles for GreenEngineering are discussed. As an active learning experience, the studentsexplore the application of such principles in their own co-op. This exercise hasproved to be very insightful. The students’ experience indicated that their co-opemployers already use most of the Green Engineering principles in theirprocesses. However, they believe that most of those practices are related to thereduction of manufacturing costs. A final analysis showed that most of the co-opcompanies perform regular recycling activities and prevention of waste. Also,most of the companies are mindful about the safety of their products and theimpact on their communities. At the same time, the students explore theprinciples of Green Chemistry

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Dee K. Mooney, Micron Foundation; Janine Rush-Byers, Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.; Nathan Dean, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, industrialengineering, and aeronautic/aerospace engineering. The participants had taken an average of4.58 (S = 2.83) college level science courses and 4.42 (S = 2.40) college level mathematicscourses.MeasuresThe overarching question of our research was “why do students want to be engineers?” We Page 24.1379.5developed a brief demographics and engineering focused survey to gather information that wefelt was necessary to answer our research question. As a team we created an initial list of items,keeping in mind the desire for the survey to be completed in about 10 minutes. After severalrounds of item development, we vetted the survey with a dean and a coordinator

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Transitions: From Conceptual Ideas to Detail Design Durward K. Sobek, II Montana State UniversityAbstractIn previous meetings, we presented preliminary work on coding student design journals as part ofan effort to better understand how design processes affect design outcomes. We have alsoconducted a number modeling efforts on a dozen student mechanical engineering projects thatcorrelate key process variables to design quality, client satisfaction, and designer productivitymeasures. One of the main patterns across the different analyses is that system-level design,which falls between concept design and detail design, consistently appears as a

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Velasquez-Bryant; Gokhan Pekhan; Ahmad Itani; Pamela Cantrell

teachers. It was gratifying to see how muchpersistence all the teachers had as they grappled with difficult content until they understood.Another struggle all the teachers had was attempting to come up with a suitable topic for theengineering project within the modules. Most science at the secondary level is taught as purerather than applied, so it was difficult at first for the teachers to adjust their mind set to come upwith a suitable engineering project that fit with the science standards for which they areaccountable. One group thought they were on the right track as they began developing theirmodule on inertia and friction relative to movement of air, earth and water. The engineeringprofessors had to redirect their thinking to include a

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Shoemaker

Session 1732 An Accredited B.S. Program in Optical Sciences and Engineering J.A. Reagan, *R.L. Shoemaker University of Arizona, ECE Dept., Bldg. 104, Tucson, AZ 85721/*University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, Bldg. 94, Tucson, AZ 857211. Introduction and BackgroundResponding to pleas from industry in Arizona, an Optical Engineering B.S. program wasinitiated at the University of Arizona (UA) in the middle to late 1980's. This effort was led bythe Optical Sciences Center (OSC) which is a freestanding academic and research unit, but not atraditional department within a college. While

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Paterson; Samantha De Bon; Jean-Yves Chagnon; Deborah Wolfe

raised in the Canadian context, each in its own wayalso has implications in the global sense, particularly as engineers are increasingly mobile. Thechallenge for the CEAB will continue to be to facilitate innovation within universities, whileremaining fully mindful of the “public interest” expectations.References1. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board 2001 Accreditation Criteria and Procedures, Ottawa, 2001.2. Paterson, W.G., Ruth, D.W., and Wolfe, D., Accreditation Issues Workshop, Ottawa, 2001.3. Paterson, W.G., Some Thoughts on Accreditation, Canadian-style, Ottawa, 2001.BiographySAMANTHA DE BON received a degree in Biochemistry and a Masters in Business Administration from theUniversity

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Weinstein

company, students needed to meet as a team with a“customer” (the instructor) who feigned no engineering background and claimed to bemerely acting as an agent charged with overseeing a project. The “customer” would oftenrandomly change his mind about how the product and its specifications should look andwork.The students were given only nine weeks to create a company, establish projectrequirements and deliver a functional prototype. Holidays, personal engagements andother matters often got in the way of their schedules. At the beginning of the course, thestudents encountered difficulty trying to operate as a team. They discovered that it tooksignificant effort to form a team from five individuals to achieve a common goal. Then, theteam needed to

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terra Smith

active, dynamic process in which the connections are changed and the structure reformatted. The excitement of learning comes when new connections are made, sometimes transforming the structure, pulling apart some connections and making new ones. Sometimes new information will result in the "Aha!" experience that connects previously unrelated facts. The point is that new information results in meaningful learning when it connects with what already exists in the mind of the learner. 2 The benefits of this project to undergraduate engineering students and the community can be Page