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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramazan Asmatulu; Waseem Khan; Humphrey Wamocha; Adebayo Adeniji

careers innanoscale science and engineering [6-10]. Our team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State Universityalready started developing a nanotechnology laboratory. The objective of this laboratory is todesign, fabricate, analyze, and test structures and systems at nanoscales. In this laboratory, ourstudents will learn nanotechnology to improve their skills, which will also improve their job 2finding opportunities and leadership in the near future. We strongly believe that laboratoryexperiments in nanoscale research and development are essential for engineering students toenhance their practical knowledge after fundamental concepts. For this reason, following testsare

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Surendra Singh

involvement with OCAST helped me transition from being an intern to a full-timeemployee. My experience at Tucker Technology gave me a glimpse of what it was like in thework field. It also gave me an idea of what I was looking for in my career path. I gained someuseful skills working as an intern for Tucker Technology, but the job was more technical thanwhat I was interested in. I realized that my interests lay more in human relations and less in thetechnical area. After Tucker, I did an internship with PSO and found my niche. I do enjoy thetechnical side of my work, but more importantly I get to work with lots of different peopleincluding customers, contractors, and engineers. After three months as an intern, I was offered afull-time position and

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

so long to acquire. Despitenumerous papers written and many presentations made throughout their college career, many ofthese people will not be able to communicate their engineering skill via written communication.This article seeks to highlight the importance of writing skill in engineering education. Makinguse of recent literature with regard to the subject, and examples of less-than-adequate writing, thecase will be made that some premium should be placed on writing skill as a means of betterpreparing students to function in today’s working world.IntroductionIndustry today wants engineers who are not only technically proficient, but who also can writewell. The most common complaint about graduating engineers is their poor writing skills

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University at Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University at Salina

searchsummary integrated with a context-sensitive information fluency lecture, prior to inquirylab on “Chromatography” with required librarian in-service lecture/conference andwriting center consultation visit and (2) search on “Chemicals in Consumer Products” toevaluate benefits and precautions. The two assignments are designed for maximumflexibility; allowing students to research a Chemistry concept within the realm of theirrespective disciplines. This not only leads students to further recognize how Chemistryplays a role in their future career, but it affords them an opportunity to familiarizethemselves with the professional literature and information repositories of their field.Another goal of the assignments is for the student to reflect on

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank M. Croft

Dr. Frank M. Croft, Jr.Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science The Ohio State UniversityFRANK M. CROFT, JR. is an Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering andGeodetic Science at The Ohio State University. Prior to assuming this position at OSU, he servedon the faculty of the Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville (1976-1984) and WestVirginia Institute of Technology(1973-1976). Before beginning his academic career, Croft was anassociate engineer/scientist with the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach California (1969-1973). Croft holds abachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering, earned at Indiana

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Eisner

them in their overall careers within the enterprise.Finally, if students have special ideas that might contribute to improvements in the variouscourses, they are able to move forward with them in two distinct directions: (1) bring them updirectly in the classes themselves, and (2) send them off to the appropriate personnel within thefirm or agency (i.e., their employers).Selected Experience This author has been directly associated with cohort-based programs for more than ten years. Ithas therefore been possible to both establish such programs as well as observe how they operateover this entire period of time. All of this experience is at one University so the author has nofirst- hand knowledge of how such programs have been operating at other

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vladimir de Delva; Keith McIver; Katherine Whitaker; Stephanie Farrell; Mariano Javier Savelski; C. Stewart Slater

beingtaught. They are also informed of the existence of the specialization of pharmaceutical chemicalengineering as a possible career path after graduation. Published literature, such as patents,textbooks, handbooks and reference works, on the subjects of pharmaceutical design,manufacturing and engineering were studied to ensure the values and processes described in theproblems were realistic representations of the pharmaceutical industry. Felder and Rousseau wasused as a guide for the selection of engineering principles and subjects to be covered in newproblem development.Once complete the problems will be publicly distributed on the PharmaHUB website2 forprofessors at Rowan University and others to use in their courses. Feedback from

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Pritpal Singh

by civil engineering and mechanicalengineering students and are motivating and often transformational, in the student’s interest anddesire to pursue an engineering career after graduation.Having seen these examples of excellent engineering projects that were available to students ofother engineering disciplines, I was inspired to develop project opportunities for electrical andcomputer engineering students. There are several areas where electrical and computerengineering (ECE) students may participate with regard to humanitarian projects including theareas of power generation and distribution, communications systems, and computer-basedsystems of various types. We have developed a number of projects, primarily in developingcountries, that

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

. Hawken, P., Lovins, A., and Lovins, L. H., “Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution,” BackBay Books; 1st edition (October 2000) ISBN: 03163530008. Gardiner, K. M., “Discovery, Learning and Research in a Classroom Factory,” Proceedings, ASEE Mid-AtlanticSection Fall Conference, Temple University, 2007 (CD).9. Alava, J., and Gardiner, K. M., “The Development of the First Year Engineering Experience," Proceedings, Fall2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova University (CD).10. Landis, R. B., “Studying Engineering – A Road Map to a Rewarding Career,” Discovery Press, Los Angeles,CA., Third Edition, ISBN 978-0-964-6969-2-1 Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Atin Sinha

complete the project. Based on the past four years of experience it is safe to say that the 3Dscanning/reverse engineering/rapid prototyping project will continue to motivate our students towards anexciting engineering career in the coming years.Bibliography 1. Grimm, T., “User Guide to Rapid Prototyping,” Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2004 2. Stratasys, Inc., http://www.stratasys.com 3. NextEngine Inc., http://www.nextengine.com 4. 3D Digital Corporation, http://www.3ddigitalcorp.com 5. Creaform, http://www.creaform3d.com 6. Rapidform Global Headquarters, INIUS Technology, Inc., http://www.rapidform.com 7. Geomagic http://www.geomagic.com 8. Sinha, A., “AC 2009-514: Integrating Reverse Engineering Project in

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang

multidisciplinary teams design a homogeneous or heterogeneous team ofautonomous robotic platforms. This would incorporate concepts of cooperative robotics, allow multipleplatforms to work together, and have cadets start looking at some of the relevant current research.Another avenue of approach is to look at convoying these autonomous platforms or applying algorithmsto implement simultaneous localization and mapping. These platforms could also be test beds for variousnon linear state space controllers or digital controllers. These concepts are more complex and it may takemore effort and time to develop robust experiments in these areas. Regardless whether the cadets pursuea career in the military, graduate degree, or work in industry; mechatronic systems

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andrew Grossfield

of schooling, a schooling that will nurture curiosity,wonder and imagination as well as offer a safety net for the mistakes that naturally result from curiosity.References1. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 19932. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 20003. David Acheson, 1089 and All That - A Journey into Mathematics, 20034. Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson, Math Made Visual, MAA, Washington, 2006Biographical InformationThroughout his career, Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics.He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Abdelrahman M Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath; Dawna Schultz

addition to the EOFNJ partnerships, a new coalition has formed in the state of New Jersey to advanceK-16 engineering education. Partners in the New Jersey Engineering Education Coalition (NJEEC),which was formed in December 2006, include representatives from the New Jersey Commission onHigher Education, engineering universities, industry, and representatives of the state Chamber ofCommerce. While still in its early stages, this coalition is working to increase the number of students,traditional and underrepresented, who enter and succeed in undergraduate and graduate engineeringprograms, who pursue engineering careers, especially in New Jersey, and who bring the benefits of a solidengineering foundation to their lives as citizens. The NJEEC is a

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

but that in it is notsufficient. The ability to clearly and succinctly communicate technical information is the key to asuccessful career as an engineer. Unfortunately as engineering faculty, we have not instilled inour students the true value of knowledge gained from a liberal education. Because of thisimportant factor we engineers do not play significant leadership roles in our society. 7Guide for assessment of Senior Capstone Design Project Presentation(Evaluation with Suggested Corrective Actions)Grading of Technical ContentThe students’ technical content should be reviewed to ensure that there are no errors in theory.Technical accuracy of

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Walter W. Buchanan; Muhammad H. Kehnemouyi

Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 32 2activities that encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. ASEE also uses itswebsite and newsletters to publicize top Prism articles about engineering. Other top ASEEpublications include the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE), our peer-reviewedinternational journal that is published quarterly by ASEE in partnership with a global communityof engineering education societies and associations

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shahryar Darayan; David Olowokere; Xuemin Chen

which individual courses succeed in achievinginstructional objectives which contribute to educational objectives and program outcomes;program level assessment evaluates the effectiveness of degree programs in achievingeducational objectives and program outcomes, and career level assessment is aimed at evaluatingthe professional success of graduates, as well as their ability to function effectively in the realworld. These are all related to the program assessment.As part of an academic institution, a department will have many stakeholders, or constituents.Our department lists its stakeholders for our undergraduate students as follows:  Current and prospective undergraduate students  Faculty of the department  Faculty of the

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud; Masud Salimian

appropriate videos and post it through discussion groups and Facebook. During the lecture and subsequent class discussion of the processes under review, students are expected to add to the transfer of knowledge by sharing points and information gleaned from the digital sources and their textbook. The lecture is supported by a weekly hands-on laboratory. Students are questioned, in a non-test environment, while working on their lab projects about relate theories and concepts.IntroductionIn an industrial Engineering curriculum, a manufacturing processes course meets three categoriesof students’ employment needs after graduation: (1) Students whose professional career directlyinvolves

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

José L. Torres; Vijendra Agarwal

,technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines has existed much longer than socialsciences and humanities. It is not surprising given the fact that faculty in STEM areas havebeen discussing ways to integrate UR as a capstone experience longer and found that URenhanced student learning, increase critical thinking skills and steered students into successfulSTEM related careers. It has also been relatively easier to provide UR experiences in sciencesand engineering because faculty typically have their research laboratories to fit in one or moreaspiring undergraduates. In the current global competitive environment and United Statesfacing a critical shortage of students majoring in STEM areas, it is more critical than everbefore that institutions

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orlando J. Hernandez

EngineeringDesign Experience at TCNJ. With this platform, students receive a solid foundation inmicrocoontroller based design. The goal is to provide student with powerful learning experiencesthat they can easily transfer to a future workplace.References[1] MCDOWELL, CHARLIE; WERNER, LINDA; BULLOCK, HEATHER E.; FERNALD, JULIAN; “Pair programming improves student retention, confidence, and program quality”; Communications of the ACM, v 49, n 8, Music Information Retrieval, 2006, p 90-95.[2] A-WIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; “C Stamp Syntax and Reference Guide Manual”; v 1.5.[3] REYER, STEVEN; WRATE, GLENN; WHEELDON, JOHN; PETERSEN, OWE; “Freshman electrical engineering course addressing retention and career choice”; ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2002

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Philip L. Brach; Pathickal Poulose; Ahmet Zeytinci

part of a Department of Education Grant to create a two-course sequence that maybe used to interest and motivate students to pursue careers in science, engineering andtechnology.The original design is for the course to be a college freshman level course. However, theexperiments are being designed so that they may be stand-alone experiences that may beincorporated into high school curricula as well. As such the mathematical rigor may be variedbased on the ability of the student population to be served. It is important to recognize andacknowledge that the rigor of math and science incorporated with any experiment is notintended to diminish the importance of these tools to the study and practice of science,engineering, and technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Matthew Paul Pusko; Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; JeeHee Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jacimaria Ramos Batista, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1076158.pdf.[5] K. Mattern, J. Radunzel, and P. Westrick. “ Development of STEM Readiness Benchmarks to Assist Educational and Career Decision Making.” ACT Research Report Series, 2015 (3). ACT, Inc., 2014[6] A. Sithole, E. T. Chiyaka, P. McCarthy, D.M. Mupinga, B.K. . Bucklein, and J. Kibirige. “ Student Attraction, Persistence and Retention in STEM Programs: Successes and Continuing Challenges”. Higher Education Studies, 7(1), pp.46-59, 2017[7] E. R. Kurban, and A. F. Cabrera. “Building readiness and intention towards STEM fields of study: using HSLS: 09 and SEM to examine this complex process among high school students”. The Journal of Higher Education, 91(4), pp.620, 2020.[8] W. Lake

Conference Session

Empowering Change: Cultivating Inclusive and Sustainable Futures in STEM Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Alexandra Schindel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Kate Haq, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Paper ID #41946Bridging the Equity Gap: Environmental Justice Education in K–16 for EngineeringTeaching and LearningDr. Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Monica L. Miles, Ph.D. is an early career Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo in the School of Engineering and applied sciences. Dr. Miles considers herself a scholar-mother-activist-entrepreneur where all her identities work in harmony as she reshapes her community. She is a critical scholar who seeks transformative solutions to cultivate liberated and environmentally just environments for Black

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Evalyna Bogdan; Heather Jean Murdock; Nadine Ibrahim

assigned player roles. Such insights are crucial for understanding potential moraland ethical challenges they may encounter in their engineering careers. We also asked whetherthis game increased their understanding of flood risk governance. The average rating was a 3.54(n=13) on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). Over half of the respondents (54.26%)rated their understanding as between 4 (very) and 5 (extremely), highlighting substantial learninggains in flood risk governance. One student commented: “When floods occur, communicationcan easily break down despite even the best efforts.”Lastly, we investigated RQ 2) Did students feel more engaged by the FRC game than bytraditional teaching techniques such as lecturing and reading

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Junnan Cao

one end term survey situation. This is critical and important especially to thoseearly career higher education instructors on the teaching effectiveness and comprehensive coursematerial preparations.In other word, increment of course evaluation frequencies could significantly impact teaching andstudent learning outcomes. Continuous evaluation of course content is crucial for effectiveteaching and learning. The timing of evaluations, whether after lectures or at the end of the course,can impact the feedback received. Moreover, student perceptions, as indicated by Mukherji [10],play a significant role in course evaluations, with perceived learning strongly correlated withevaluation scores. Research by Brockx et al. [11] also concluded that

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert; Douglas R. Carroll

Engineering Program at MSU begin. 3. August 2008 Engineering 110 class, Studies and Careers in Engineering, offered for the first time. 4. August 2009 first engineering students in the Cooperative Engineering Program are admitted to Missouri S&T. 5. August 2009 first engineering courses from Missouri S&T offered on the MSU campus as part of the Cooperative Engineering Program. 6. October 2011 ABET visit to the Cooperative Engineering Facilities on the MSU campus. Accreditation through Missouri S&T expected in the summer of 2012. 7. May 2012 first graduates from Cooperative Engineering Program.Structure of the ProgramThe Program is administered by a full-time Director employed by Missouri S&T but stationed

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wenli Guo; Vazgen Shekoyan

centrally hosted eLearningNote that homework was graded without any environment offering a wide range of course delivery,comments by the instructor. assessment and collaboration products and services. In b) Students should reflect on what they did or particular, it allows students to create ePortfoliosthought wrong in their original solution. They should (electronic portfolios). The primary purpose of havingwrite an explanation on what was wrong in their student ePortfolios is to engage students throughoutoriginal answer and why it was wrong. Without this his or her academic career. By having an electronicstep students were not allowed

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

autobiography.After students had time to fill out the autobiography in class quietly on their own we would goaround the room and share the responses to the questions. Students were comfortable with thatstructure and sharing. The author would summarize occasionally for the group what commonthemes she heard or ask follow-up questions about activities students mentioned. This entireactivity takes about 40-50 minutes and is best used as an ice breaker on the first day of class.The author would also share her own technical autobiography about what drew her into STEMand emphasizing the idea that career paths can be wandering and unconventional, but that isprobably more common than people may think. The lesson objective is that students getcomfortable with each

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

JERRY-DARYL FLETCHER; LeeRoy Bronner; Yacob Astatke; Odesma Dalrymple

].Administrators, however, make decisions regarding the academic careers of teachers, specificallyin terms of tenure decisions. Tenure is typically granted after a teacher or researcher hassuccessfully completed a probationary period and performed with adequate distinction, asdefined by the relevant institution [6]. This definition of adequate distinction however, is largelyambiguous at many institutions. Furthermore, policies, procedures, and criteria for the evaluationof teaching in higher education contribute to the marginalization of teaching within the rewardstructures of universities and colleges [5]. Many institutions unintentionally marginalize teachingby over-emphasizing scholarly research and funding. When this occurs, oddly enough

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Victoria Schuele; Ronald Edwards; Don Gillich; Andrew Kovanen; Brian Moretti

project sponsor at the end of the year. Additionally,cadets give a poster presentation at USMA’s annual Project’s Day held during the Springsemester each year.ConclusionThe pyroelectric crystal accelerator at West Point provides the cadets in the Department ofPhysics and Nuclear Engineering a unique opportunity for outside the classroom, discoverylearning. Cadets can apply classroom skills to real world applications while gaining valuableresearch, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. This project will help them to be moreproductive in future academic endeavors as well as in future career fields.1. Naranjo, B., Gimzewski, J.K., and Putterman, S., “Observation of Nuclear Fusion Driven by a Pyroelectric Crystal”, Letters to Nature