Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Katherine Robert

., 2018; Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Robert, 2023; Tayloret al., 2019; Ward & Webster, 2018). This ques�oning is more common with invisible disabili�es likecogni�ve differences rather than physical disabili�es that are visually obvious (Cueller et al., 2022).Common reac�ons from faculty include suspicion and accusa�ons of lying, chea�ng, stealing, or takingadvantage of the “fair” educa�on system (Bolourian et al., 2018; Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Robert, 2023;Slaton, 2013; Ward & Webster, 2018. Students are greeted with hos�lity, doubt, irrita�on, andstatements that the student is extra work (Dwyer et al., 2023; Long & Stabler, 2021), a drain on resources(Long & Stabler, 2021), lazy and without a work ethic (Chrysochoou et al., 2022

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 13

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Naghshbandi, University of Toronto; Sharon Ferguson, University of Toronto; Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Engineering at the University of Toronto. She previously completed her Bachelors in Industrial Engineering also at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting women in Engineering and STEM more broadly, both within and outside of her research. She has held fellowships in Ethics of AI and Technology & Society organizations.Dr. Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto Alison Olechowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice. She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ©American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddhant Sanjay Joshi, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Preeti Mukherjee, Purdue University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; James C Davis, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

rubrics.MethodsThis paper is part of an ongoing project to investigate how systems thinking can be used incombination with popular threat modeling frameworks like STRIDE to teach and assesscomponent-level and system-level threat modeling to upper-level software engineering students.In this section, we provide an overview of the methods we used in our study. We begin bydescribing the software engineering course where we piloted our study. Next, we discuss our datacollection strategy, introduce the pilot version of our rubric, our data analysis approach (scoringstrategy using our rubric), and ethical considerations.Data collectionTo answer our research question, we collected data on the students’ team projects. In the project,student teams had to deliver the

Conference Session

Principal Skinner's Secrets: Cultivating STEM in Remote Locations, Steamed Hams!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota; Emine Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Erin Lacina

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

with her students, inviting community members whowere impacted (many of her students’ relatives) to come present to the class. As a result, the fourth-grade students engaged in the engineering design process to construct and test dam designs withthe community context in mind, grappled with the ethics of engineering, and offered alternativesolutions. This example demonstrates the power of connecting an engineering task to place, localhistory, and community and cultural contexts to increase relevance and importance for students.Other CRED tasks developed by teachers included areas of interest such as: designing a filtrationsystem to improve indoor air quality, developing a severe weather app to be used by teen drivers,creating a model of a

Conference Session

Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Engineer Inclusion; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School ; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Lauren Thomas Quigley, IBM Research

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Mechanical Engineering from Bahonar University in Iran.Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri is an Engineering Educator and People Research Scientist. She employs innovative and ethical mixed-methods research approaches to uncover insights about the 21st century workforce. Sreyoshi has a doctorate in Engineering Education, and Masters degrees in Applied Statistics (M.A.) and Mechanical Engineering (M.S.), from Virginia Tech. She earned her Bachelors degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Manipal University in India. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence (VTGrATE) Fellow, a Global Perspectives Program (GPP) Fellow, a Diversity scholar, and was inducted in the

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

solution of differential equations. ethics, and historical societal responses to scienceWe first look at the physical model, then make and art. The development, implementation, andthe appropriate numerical scheme, error analysis assessment of this team-taught course at Lafayetteis done, code is written, solutions are studied College will be discussed.and then finally we look at differences betweenlinear and non linear equations and the onset I.A.3. Integrating Writing into the Engineering of chaos. Curriculum, or How to Build a Dog House Students are expected to

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

courses in flow visualization, this course assumesare motivated by problems seen in the no a priori familiarity with fluid flow or withtraditional calculus course, such as Newton’s photography. The fundamentals of both areroot finding method, numerical integration and taught and practiced in a studio setting. Studentsdifferentiation. are engaged in an interdisciplinary discourse The second half of the course is the study of about fluids and physics, photography, scientificthe numerical solution of differential equations. ethics, and historical societal responses to scienceWe first look at the physical model, then make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lynn Cozort, Arkansas State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; B.L. Ramakrishna, Arizona State University; Deirdre Meldrum, Arizona State University; Brian Lunt, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Albert Valdez, Arizona State University; Victoria Yarbrough, Arizona State University

therefore adversely influence the career choices thatthe students make. For example, Barrington and Duffy found that girls are more likely to pursuecareers in engineering and science if engineering is presented in a more socially relevant contextsuch as engineering service-learning projects3.Engineers indeed perform an incredibly wide variety of functions applying science andmathematics to solve problems of interest to society. Therefore, in addition to science andmathematics skills, engineers must have effective communication skills, be highly team-oriented,have high ethical principles, be familiar with and understand major societal problems,demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the impact of their work on society. The factthat the next

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius

has to be viewed as an ethical human endeavor that addresses the needs of aglobal society. Engineers are inventors and designers; they apply science and mathematics; anduse their imagination and creativity to make ideas a reality. They create technical solutions tomeet societal needs. This forms the core of engineering activities2,3. Yet, there is a decline inhigh school students’ interest in careers in science and engineering resulting in a decline inengineering enrollment, both undergraduate and graduate. Engineering doctorates have declinedin recent years and are still below the levels of the 1980s3.Adolescents seldom lack curiosity, but as they go into the teenage years their enthusiasm forlearning Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; R.N. Olson; R.E. Morrison; P.Y. Lee; L.M. Coulson; K. Gonzalez-Landis; J.P. Tidwell; J. O'Brien; Isadore Davis; H.J. Palmer; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; D.H. Quick; Albert McHenry; Jay Snellenberger; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

technology have beenredefined for the 21st century per the National Academy of Engineering report Technically Speaking. 7Engineering and technology are no longer misinterpreted as “applied science.” As William Wulf,president of the National Academy of Engineering, pointed out in his plenary address to ASEE:“Engineering is design under constraint.”8 Some of those constraints are socio, economic, legal, ethical,and the natural laws of science. Accordingly, the National Collaborative Task Force believes that themodern paradigm and process for needs-driven engineering can be reflected as shown below: 9 Engineering → Technology

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Gunnar Ryan Gladics, University of Idaho, Integrated Design Lab; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Ery Djunaedy, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho IURDC, McKibben + Cooper Architects

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Architectural

curriculum should include the use of building simulation and the idea of energyand comfort performance as an important driver for the design process. This will support studentdesign decisions based upon the affect on a building’s lighting, heating, cooling performance,and the comfort of future occupants. In this setting, for example, the glazing of a façadebecomes less about referential stylistic applications and more about whether the window patternprovides the defined daylight illumination levels while avoiding thermal penalties. Aestheticsmust play a central role in creating vitality between people and the built environment, but in theproposed curriculum it will be founded upon an ethic that design must also be grounded inphysics and energy

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Prudich, Ohio University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Robert Y. Ofoli, Michigan State University; Robert B. Barat, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Norman W. Loney, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ali Pilehvari, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, University of Washington; Jim Henry, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Bridget R. Rogers, Vanderbilt University; John F. Sandell, Michigan Technological University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Horacio Adrian Duarte, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Charles Nuttelman, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pablo LaValle, University of Michigan; Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia; Sergio Mendez, California State University, Long Beach; Arne Biermans, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

lose it” prevailed.The faculty responded to this situation by re-designing our undergraduate unit operations courseto include both statistics content and its direct application in the planning of laboratoryexperiments and analysis of data.The original junior-level three-credit course was comprised of two hours of lab (two 2 ½-hoursessions per week) and one hour of lecture. The course included a good blend of traditional andmodern experiments and lecture topics on lab safety, writing skills, professionalism and ethics,and a token discussion of statistics and experimental design. When a one-credit junior seminarcourse, “Chemical Engineering as a Profession,” was introduced in our curriculum, studentslearned about many of the professional topics

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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First-Year Programs

Page 22.1461.14relationship benefiting her professional development and stayed away from other purelysocializing activities. Jessica framed her limited social involvement as an ethical standard thatshe had to subscribe to in order to succeed in the highly demanding field of her study. Amanda: Like, I‟m talkative… but, I value my alone time. Like, you know, when I‟m finished with classes or whatever, I‟m fine to just go back to my room and kind of like shut myself off. I‟m… I‟m perfectly fine with that. And that‟s how I was in school. My friends always felt like I didn‟t want to do anything with them or go out. But, it was just… I was a homebody and I was fine entertaining myself. (omitted some conversation

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

“older,” “mature,” “adult,” “non-traditional” or “returning” students, have had a variety of careerand life experiences between their undergraduate and graduate studies. These returning studentsdiffer from direct-pathway graduate students; they are often more motivated and mature9,10, moregoal-directed4,10, more aware of ethical issues9, have better teamwork skills9, have a high workethic10, and more skilled with a variety of tools and types of equipment10. They also utilize timemanagement strategies more effectively than younger students, and model effective studystrategies for direct-pathway students to emulate11. These characteristics can add to theclassroom environment and enrich the graduate experience for the student body as a whole9,10

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy White

. Because law is a reflection of the ethical and moral climateof a jurisdiction, it will change as that climate changes. New legislation is passed. Decisions in older Page 4.451.5cases may be overturned or modified. However, the parties in those old cases cannot now return tocourt and get the decisions in their particular case changed – only the law has changed, not theircase. In actual practice it is unlikely the parties even know their case has been overturned or the lawapplicable to their case has changed. Many years or decades may have elapsed.4. The River of Case LawWith all of these different courts making and interpreting the law, how do

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

definition.With growing attention from industry 16, 17 and in the literature 7 given to professional skills,accreditation organizations began to include these skills in their outcomes. The AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering criteria began to explicitly requireprofessional skills as student outcomes in 2001 18 and has continued to include them in revisionssince 15. ABET came to see these skills as needed by all engineering graduates. The following sixof the eleven outcomes specified in the ABET engineering criteria fit within the literature list ofprofessional skills 7:  an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (3.d)  an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (3.f)  an ability to

Conference Session

CANCELLED: Track 6: Technical Session 1: A Student-Centered, Theory-Informed, Integrated Model to Academic and Career Advising to Educate the Whole Engineer: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Conference Session

Building Community and Inclusion in Pre-College Engineering Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Jenna Gist, Purdue University; Min Jung Lee, University of North Dakota; Tugba Boz, Indiana-Purdue University; Stephanie Oudghiri; Lauren Cabrera, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

the states covered by the grant) were invited toparticipate. All project recruitment, activities, and data analysis followed the requirements of thegoverning ethics review board. The PL began with a 5-day-long intensive online summer sessioncontaining both synchronous and asynchronous activities designed to introduce teachers toNGSS aligned science and engineering instruction. Following the summer PL, Serenaparticipated in four additional online engineering-focused PL sessions and volunteered to join anengineering learning community (ELC) with other rural elementary teachers to further supportthe development and implementation of a community connected engineering lesson using theCRED Framework. Serena was the only ELC member whose students

Conference Session

Equity, Identity, and Pedagogy in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rasha Malaeb, American University of Beirut; Elsa Maalouf, American University of Beirut; Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Jana Sabra, American University of Beirut

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

following years. In August 2024, the program welcomed 300 public and privatehigh school students of all genders from different Lebanese regions, to tackle the country’s mostpressing challenges through engineering and design. This study was conducted during the 2024summer program.5. Methods5.1 Data CollectionWith the target sample being the high school participants in the summer program, the data for thisstudy were collected through an online survey disseminated after the program. The survey wasthoroughly developed and tested by research team members to cover key aspects of the study. Thedata was collected over two weeks after the study received the Institutional Review Board (IRB)approval ensuring all ethical standards were met. The consent of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Paul Summerfield, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Brian Ernst, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Chris Bode-Aluko, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

” is not a valuable use of time, especially when other jobrequirements and expectations are more pressing.Furthermore, there is a burden to ensure and sometimes prove that new material is in factrelevant to the course and does not represent a dilution of the required course material. Thisobstacle is particularly salient when interdisciplinary material is considered. Finding a place formeaningful engagement with concepts like engineering ethics and environmental justice isdifficult when courses are already filled with technical content. If there is no dedicated course forsuch interdisciplinary material, it is easy for it to be pushed to the side.The authors have not encountered institutional opposition; rather, it is institutional inertia

Conference Session

Reimagining STEM Transitions: Bridging Gaps and Building Resilience in Post-Pandemic Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas Ivanov, University of Toronto; Nhien Tran-Nguyen, University of Toronto; Ferdinand Avikpe, University of Toronto; Ruonan Cao, University of Toronto; Derrick Lim, University of Toronto; Felicia Hope Mikrogianakis, OISE, University of Toronto; Kimberly Meredith Seaman, University of Toronto; Dawn M Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

schools were within the second, third,and fifth quintiles of LOI rankings; higher rankings on the LOI indicate schools exhibitinggreater resource constraints. Table 1 shares teacher aliases as well as their years of experience,their respective Discovery subjects, and associated school. Interview protocols were approved bythe University of Toronto Research Ethics Board (protocol #00047071); each teacher providedwritten informed consent prior to participation.2.3 Teacher interviewsAll interviews followed a prescribed list of questions that were organized sequentially into thefollowing sections: (i) student engagement in both regular classroom and Discovery activities;(ii) relative student performance in Discovery-deliverables versus other

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Accessibility and Empathy in Engineering Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Trini Rogando, Stanford University; Sean Patrick Dougherty M.S., LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Mirelys Mendez Pons, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

conversations, a director at LightHouse connected Mouallem toDougherty, who currently directs accessible user experience projects at the non-profit. Mouallemand the LightHouse team, including Dougherty, then iterated on drafting a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU). The MOU covered the purpose and the scope of the project, itsanticipated outcomes, ethical considerations, deliverables, dissemination plan, evaluation steps,timeline, and budget. Next, the MOU was expanded to discuss the shared goals of the project forboth the Stanford research team and LightHouse, the resulting benefits from the project for bothentities, a plan for exchanging and sharing resources and expertise, and a timeline of theinvolvement of each entity and their responsibilities at

Conference Session

Bridging Content and Context in the Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Ellen Ko, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

transition- ing to an education-focused career track, Melissa taught at Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and Foothill College. These engagements have included courses within and outside the major, aimed at undergraduates at all years, high school students, and working adults. Melissa is now the Science and Engineering Education Fellow (SEEF) for the Bioengineering department, where she works on broader educational research projects and curricular change. Her work includes trying to better understand and support student development as ethical and quantitative thinkers. Through work with Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Melissa has also developed diversity and inclusion content for instruc

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

: including“specified criteria for success” as they go about defining problems, and planning and carryingout “fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identifyaspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.”6 Another principle for elementary through high school engineering education, accordingto the Committee on K12 Engineering Education, is that it promotes engineering habits of mind.Specifically, the committee referenced the following habits of mind: “systems thinking,collaboration, ethical considerations, creativity, communication and optimism.”7 Optimism“reflects a world view in which possibilities and opportunities can be found in every challengeand an understanding that every technology can

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

characteristics of high quality STEM integration, including providing“opportunities for students to learn from failure and redesign.”18 Many in engineering educationpromote the idea of teaching it through the habits of mind, or how engineers think and do theirwork.19 These include: “systems thinking, collaboration, ethical considerations, creativity,communication and optimism.”20 Failure, although not explicitly named, is best exemplified aspart of the habit of mind of optimism. Resilient responses to design failure include an optimisticmindset that the problem can indeed be solved or that the failure can be overcome. Theseresponses are representative of a growth mindset, in which students learn from failure andbelieve that growth is a natural byproduct

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

dichotomy of relevant versus irrelevant, or fair versus unfair, frames the feelings of manyengineers when it comes to their treatment of ethics. Unlike many aspects of engineering ethicslooks mostly in hindsight, not at all with innovation. It is usually seen as a reaction to a crisis.This hindsight is framed by topics that were seen as unimportant, the first pillar of Cech’s theoryof disengagement [17]. The final pillar is prevalent in many undergraduate and graduateengineering departments to an extreme measure. Numerous studies have pointed to the need toweed out the weak students from undergraduate programs. This builds on the very foundations ofengineering education as a vocational degree for the brightest students. This overarching concernwith

Conference Session

Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Criterion 3 Student Outcome 5 [4]). Passow [5]surveyed ~2000 engineering graduates in 11 engineering fields at 2 years, 6 years, and 10 yearsafter graduation and asked them to rank the ABET competencies (a-k in 2012 [6]) in order ofimportance for engineering practice. Practicing engineers ranked teamwork, data analysis,problem solving, and communication skills as the most important competencies in theirprofessional experience. These skills were ranked significantly above the other ABETcompetencies surveyed (math, science, and engineering skills, experimental design, processdesign, ethics, impact, life-long learning, engineering tools, and contemporary issues). Morerecent studies similarly emphasize the importance of teamwork skills [7] as well as a

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Should theuniversity instead not engage in the debate and attempt to influence and moderate the wayuniversities are compared and consequently ranked?The authors argue strongly that universities must attempt to ensure that they are measured andcompared against a set of meaningful measures that captures the full extent of what theycontribute. This is particularly true for engineering and technology education because of thegrowing awareness of importance of the social and ethical dimensions to engineering andtechnology education.Typical Critiques of University Rankings and ComparisonsClearly there have been many well-intentioned attempts at ranking and comparisons. But, it isalso true that other approaches exist that seem to be weak in their