Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Simoneau, Keene State College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Diane Dostie, Central Maine Community College; Lisa C. Hix, Keene State College; David J. Tuttle, Platt Technical High School

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Manufacturing

reactionto the lingering economic downturn. A most ironic and costly notion is that the current economicdownturn can be solved through a coherent innovation policy leading to a robust manufacturingsector, which on the face of it, is correct1. Regardless, there is an underlying assumption thatthere is a robust manufacturing education base ready and capable of undertaking the dauntingtask of supporting economic recovery. Despite many excellent manufacturing programs, theability to meet this growing demand is dubious at best, given the lack of a strategic planning anda general movement and emphasis away from manufacturing at all educational levels.Although the public is favorably disposed toward manufacturing and understand its importanceto the overall

Conference Session

Engineering Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Jay Caponigro, University of Notre Dame

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ingoing to college, exposure through hands-on activities with college students can increase theirinterest level in STEM fields. Future plans for improved program administration and assessmentare discussed.Introduction / BackgroundThe I2D2 project conforms to STEM outreach goals of providing a low cost program12 for thebetterment of the community schools, especially those with high minority populations5 with abroad goal of increasing student interest in science and engineering10. Further, it offered theadditional benefit of providing a meaningful experience to undergraduate engineering studentswhich has been shown to increase retention by offering “a sense of purpose”8,10. Specifically,program development began by working with the University’s

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Rona Tamiko Halualani, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

girls persists through high school into college [9]. This confidence gap is presumed tobe partially responsible for the gender gap in engineering and other STEM fields (e.g. computerscience, physics) [10].In 2009, women earned only 17.8% of bachelor’s degrees in engineeringin the U.S. [11]. Although recent research indicates that the confidence gap may be closing (seeRittmayer et al [12] for a review), the numbers of women choosing engineering careers has notappreciable changed.Self-efficacy refers to the belief in a person’s ability to perform a specific task [13]. It is definedas one’s individual judgment about the ability to plan and implement a series of actions requiredto reach a specific goal [14]. Self-efficacy is a predictor of academic

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda A. Haven, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Michael Kenneth Fabian, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Alexander James Herring, General Electric - Aviation; Marissa Pinnola, Purdue University; Devan DUPLICATE Berg, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

exceeded our course project budget of $1,000. Since a machinedblade was not possible, the students examined casting methods and materials. The studentslooked at bismuth alloys due to their low melting point and also aluminum alloys. Potentialcasting methods included the lost wax method and the “green sand” method which utilizes amoist clay-based sand material for the mold.A test plan was developed for the work-horse blade so any testing and analysis issues could beresolved prior to the testing of the actual cast blade. The test plan included all procedures tomount the blade on the shaker table, conduct vibration testing on multiple axes, and a method toreduce the data and compare it to the analytical Campbell diagram. ANSYS modal analysis ofthe

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker PE, Villanova University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Alfred Andrew Fry

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Civil Engineering

) • an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (ABET k, BOK 8)Educational OutcomesTwenty-six educational outcomes were developed based upon the ACRL standards3, 4. Theseoutcomes are divided up by what we expect a student to be able to do by year; however, some ofthe outcomes are assessed more than once.By the end of the sophomore year, the students should be able to:1. explore general information sources to increase familiarity with a topic2. identify key concepts and terms that describe the information need3. define a realistic overall plan and timeline to acquire the needed information4. read text, select main ideas, and restate textual concepts in their own words5. identify

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian F Martensen, Minnesota State University; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

andaccreditation boards such as functioning on multi-disciplinary teams; understanding ethicalresponsibilities; developing a sense of the global and societal context of STEM work; andsupporting the idea of life-long learning.1,2 While these are clear workforce needs, students willbe part of a global society and are likely to work with people on distance-based teams. With theinclusion of students learning on a campus 275 miles away, our cohort is also able to experiencewhat works and what does not work when interacting at a distance. In planning for the program,we knew we would have access to interactive classrooms and various forms of Internet-basedcommunication and we had a rosy, naïve vision of implementing technology-enhancedcommunication. While our

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam

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Manufacturing

goal of the leadershipcurriculum is to see that undergraduate receive an education that enables them to develop,practice, and exhibit leadership and innovation skills. The five learning outcomes are defined as“Graduates will have:  had experiences that promote a high level of professionalism and integrity, responsible decision making, confidence in approaching opportunities, and pride in their activities.  had experiences that promote the understanding of themselves and others, sensitivity to other cultures in the context of globalization, and interpersonal skills.  had experiences that promote the ability to analyze unfamiliar situations, assess risk, and formulate plans of action.  been made aware of the

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Calcagno, George Mason University; Jessica Bowdoin, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

purchase”policy for textbooks.17 Libraries with this policy identified budget constraints as the mainreason for not purchasing textbooks. From a collections standpoint, a “no purchase” policy fortextbooks makes sense because they may go out of date as new editions are published. Severalstudies found that the time between the original publication of a textbook and its new editionaveraged only 3 to 3.8 years and frequently, the faculty did not see any significant changes to thecontent.5,6Recently, several university libraries have created textbook collections as part of their coursereserves program.9,10,11 In 2009, the Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Libraryrecognized the students’ needs for textbooks and began planning a program to place

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University

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Construction

,” retaining 10% of read material, but 20 to 30% ofwhat is seen,”12 we move from the verbal learner to a more visual learner. In addition,“documents that are text-based are not as popular as documents rich in images, including screenshots and step-by-step instructions.”12 The focus of the student is primarily visual, and to cater tothis learning style may provide better outcomes in the classroom.As a future skill, time management is a challenge for the millennial. They require coaching on,“how to handle day-to-day tasks and responsibilities in the midst of daily interruptions.”Instruction and training on breaking up, “larger projects into manageable pieces,” is necessaryalong with aid in meeting deadlines and planning their time. They fail to

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Computing & Information Technology

provide examples of the curriculum,what is covered and how we cover it. We also provide examples of laboratory projectsthat are used to complement the class lecture sessions. We use MATLAB software in allthe lab projects.We also discuss possible implementations of the speech coding and processing usinghardware such as DSPs. In the future, we plan to introduce the use of FPGAs for thisapplication as well.Details of the course and our experiences in developing and offering them will bepresented at the conference.IntroductionPreviously, we have developed three graduate-level courses in the Multimedia area ofSpeech to teach the fundamentals of speech coding and voice-over-IP. They are a 3-course sequence (1) ELEN 421 (Speech Coding I) (2) ELEN 422

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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Design in Engineering Education

power electronics project was used recently in the first seniorproject course to help augment the program curriculum. The department has not offered manypower-related electives in recent history, but is seeking to provide additional offerings inresponse to local and regional needs. A student survey shows that the power electronics projecthas served to stimulate student interest in this subject, prior to the planned offering of a powerelectronics elective next year. Student feedback also shows that the project course has beeneffective in developing student design and professional skills.IntroductionThe major design experience of students in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at University of the Pacific occurs in a two-course

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Kettering University; Ada Cheng, Kettering University; Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic

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Mechanical Engineering

progress students from one level of mastery to another.Second, these trajectories do not have the same linear, hierarchical structure that the AugmentedSyllabus or the Knowledge/Skills methods employ. By developing connections between specificcontent areas an individual trajectory on its own does not provide structure to a curriculum.Instead, these trajectories support success within the larger goals and display what is presentrather than what is desired. This is especially important since at many institutions there arestudents that engage with the curriculum outside of the planned approach (i.e. seniors who endup taking Chemistry I, students who end up repeating a given class, or transfer students). These

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

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International

, the department was able to arrive at aunanimous decision on this name at a departmental meeting held on 15th January 1998. Thename Surveying and Geoinformatics portrays a discipline that deals with acquisition, analysis,storage, distribution, management and application of spatially-referenced data. However, the Page 15.33.7name Surveying and Geoinformatics has not actually defined the programme in its entirety. Theneed for planning, modelling and analysis of geospatial systems is very crucial to meet the dailychallenges of human beings in their environment.A New Geomatics Engineering Curriculum for Training the Surveyor in NigeriaA review

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

, constructs, andimplementation plan.1. Sustainable Engineering DesignInstrumentation:The sustainability engineering challenge questions are open-ended, reality-based questions Page 15.543.6designed to neither encourage nor discourage incorporation of economic, societal, andenvironmental aspects into solutions.The rubrics are designed to minimize the biases inherent to qualitative research. Answers will bescored according to how in-depth they are with respect to economic, societal, and environmentalaspects and whether the interdependency among these aspects is evidenced. The rubric schemewill be adjusted to capture a range of answers after coding

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

using the shake table. In addition, I was exposed to many virtual resources that helped further explain and explore earthquakes, which really helped in my understanding of the concept. I like how the course integrated math, science, and technology and showed the ways in which interdisciplinary planning can be beneficial to student learning. Page 15.1339.11 I really enjoyed the tour of the earthquake lab and the explanation of the different equipment and tests that were going on. I thought the part of the workshop that allowed students to create a building to be tested on the shake table

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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New Engineering Educators

sustainable,assessment plans must make efficient use of faculty time. This paper will presentstrategies for collecting assessment data that serves multiple purposes beyondaccreditation, using the Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic as anexample.The Rowan University Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic is a multidisciplinary, project-based course required for engineering students in all disciplines. Students solve realengineering research and design problems, many of which are sponsored by localindustry. Because each clinic project is unique, grading student work and maintainingapproximately uniform expectations across all projects is a significant challenge. At thesame time, the Clinic is the course within the Rowan Engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

’ standards discuss the importance of a problem-solving process even though theterminologies are used differently. First, the science education standards use the term ‘inquiry’defined as “Asking questions, planning and conducting investigations, using appropriate toolsand techniques to gather data, thinking critically and logically about relationships betweenevidence and explanations, constructing and analyzing alternative explanations, and Page 15.324.4communicating scientific arguments.”4 A similar problem-solving process is found in the technological standard, namely the‘design’ process. The design process is defined in the technological

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fanorious Chalkiadakis; Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen

7-Mar 8-Mar 9-Mar 10-Mar Day Figure 5. Sample wind speed data recorded from March 6 through March 10, 2004.Figure 6 illustrates wind speed data recorded for a period of six months. November andDecember are mostly the windiest months. June and July are the weakest in terms of wind speed, Page 10.399.6however in the future we plan to add Photovoltaic (PV) modules to compensate for this problem. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Coleman; Hisham Alnajjar; Hesham Elsaghir; Alan Hadad; Donald Leone

, customizing a system using inexpensive or free software became theoverriding issue. Fortunately, the new PowerPoint in Office 2000 allows for both audio andvideo inputs synced to the PowerPoint slides automatically. However, if both audio and video areadded to the conventional PowerPoint slides, the files become quite large. Since the video forthis class is essentially that of a talking head, which adds the least stimulus to a technical lectureof this kind, the initial lectures were planned with audio only. While the audio is automaticallysynced to the slides, you cannot annotate or physically interact with the slides in a spontaneousmanner as in the Eluminate or vClass systems. However, with PowerPoint, you can broadcastlive or place the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Harlow, Western Kentucky University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the dust collector. Ducttransitions were desired so that the effects of the transitions with respect to air flow could beobserved. The set design specifications gave the student worker the opportunity to gainexperience in experimental planning, methods of measurement, and selection of instrumentationas set out in the ME Program’s design of experiments components.1,4,5 Page 15.570.3Design of the Test BedIn order to meet the design specifications there were four major components that needed to bedesigned and/or selected: Ductwork, Dust Collector Connection, Duct Supports, andInstrumentation. The design and selection process for each of these

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

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Mathematics

)    Physics I   Figure 1: A pictorial illustration of the sequence of the common EXCEL courses taken by an EXCEL cohort.Calculus classes that are bold-faced are classes blocked for EXCEL students and taught by EXCEL faculty. Coursesthat are italicized are new courses that have been introduced by the EXCEL program and taught/supervised byEXCEL faculty  A pictorial that shows the sequence of EXCEL classes planned for an EXCEL cohort(starting in the fall of an academic year) is shown above, in Figure 1. The bold-facedmathematics courses are EXCEL only sections. Note that the EXCEL cohort is divided in twogroups. The group that is not Calculus ready and is placed in the Pre-Calculus Class for Fall, andthe group that is

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

, workshops for academic administrators andfaculty on climate issues, and the development of male faculty as advocates and allies. Within allthree of these components there are specific, funded incentives to support change efforts. Theresearch component is a particularly significant aspect of the project designed to assess if and howthe incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goals and, ultimately, to institutionaltransformation.19, 20In addition to designing an evaluation plan and collecting and analyzing baseline data, we beganwork on several key initiatives. These are the establishment of the Advocates and Allies program,the Commission on the Status of Faculty Women, cohort mentoring program for junior faculty,academic administrator

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

that is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retainsnew information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any givenage aren’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In adifferentiated classroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out variedapproaches to content, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differencesin readiness, interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “caninfluence a students’ IQ by 20 points in either direction, that’s a 40 point IQ

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Fouad El Khoury, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

details of their project plan and work done to date. Each group should create a page containing the following information. Background - What is your group doing? Describe what your subsystem is. - What is your group contributing and how does your design fit into the overall project? Technical - Provide schematics, drawings, code, pictures, etc. of you design. Information - Describe the information contained in these items. Schedule - Provide a timeline for your progress. - How is the project progressing against the schedule? - Be specific about what has been accomplished and what tasks remain

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Janet Braun, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

organization. Research activity andproject based instructional best practices could cover effective activity planning, includingpitfalls to avoid, and departmental / university protocol.While there typically are orientation sessions for grant writing provided by senior faculty orfoundation administrators, this can be one of the more difficult areas for those new to academia.Tips for effective, or at the very least, ineffective methods from colleagues in the same contentarea could make the difference in a successful R&D program or grant proposal.Another area of concern for new faculty deals with the successful implementation of courses ofindependent study. Best practices, or even departmental SOP’s could help to provide definitionof consistent

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

). In order tosee what student group consisted of, we also asked what the student planned on doing aftergraduation (Figure 6). Half of the students will be applying to or are interested in medicalschool, which is consistent with the Biomedical Engineering department at Vanderbilt as awhole. 10 8 Survey Respondents 6 4 2 0 Helped Didn't hurt or help Hurt

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

rather than Hoover, would tend to relieve Hoover’s obligation ofgratitude. Certainly, justice wouldn’t demand that Hoover always put Moreing’s interests (orLoring’s) ahead of his own. Hoover probably should have informed Moreing of those plans,which might adversely affect Bewick, Moreing (there is some indication that he did this, in 1904when he decided to eventually leave the firm, and in 1910, when he and Moreing came at crosspurposes over the oil pipeline proposal in Russia). The implications of Virtue Ethics for engineers subject to changing employmentrelationships is that employers should provide opportunities for the growing competence of their

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Moore Furneaux; Randa Shehab; M Jayne Fleener; Kim Warram; Elizabeth Kvach; Betty Harris; Anne Reynolds; Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Walden; Teri Murphy; Deborah Trytten

attitudes and behaviorsexpressed by students and faculty from both outside and within Industrial Engineering (IE) affectthe perceptions that IE majors and potential majors have of IE as a discipline. In turn, thisperception impacts the attractiveness of IE as a major and a career path.The perception of IE surfaced in the context of a three-year study to examine reasons that theSchool of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU) has achieved gender parity(award NSF-GDSE #0225228). The achievement of gender parity in this School wasspontaneous, instead of being the result of a carefully-conceived and well-financed plan to Page 9.2.1

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

outcomes described above. The presentation is organized intocourse aspects - first semester, course aspects – second semester, and course evaluation.Course Aspects – First Semester The course was originally developed in 1998 as a single spring-semester course but wasrevised in the 2000-2001 academic year to a two-semester sequence: Senior Design A and SeniorDesign B. In the fall semester of their final year students take the lecture course Senior DesignA, during which the planning and preparation of the robotics project take place. In the followingspring semester students take the lecture-laboratory course Senior Design B, during which the

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard R Harris, Northeastern University; Lauren Machunis, Northeastern University; William Tiga Tita, D'Amore-McKim Business School, Northeastern University

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Minorities in Engineering

undergraduateengineering and non-engineering students to understand engineering problem-solving from asocial and culturally relevant context for further entrepreneurial growth. Moreover, studentswere able to make direct connections between global initiatives, such as the United NationsMillenium Development Goals and the WorldBank strategic plans, to the work that they weredoing at the local level. Effectively, students were challenged to understand what it truly meantto think globally, and act locally.Therefore, the students’ work, if taken into consideration by local authorities, could lead tosustainable community development and an improved standard of living there.Student engagement involved stakeholders at all levels of the Cameroon community