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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Pre-College Engineering Education

project completion” (p. 9). A similar description by Yu et al.[21] was labeled as spectator; a caregiver that provides encouragement and help when needed.Another difference in role identification was based on the approach and perspective of theresearch study. For example, [4] defined roles by the ways that caregivers promote awarenessand understanding of engineering (e.g., engineering career motivator) while [22] consideredcaregiver roles through their interactions with children and facilitators during traditional anddigital fabrication activities.Regardless of the differences in role names, descriptions, and approaches, looking across thescholarship on caregiver roles, it is clear that there are multiple roles that caregivers enact anddescribe

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Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University; Loretta Driskel, Clarkson University; Erin Blauvelt, Clarkson University; Laura Perry, Clarkson University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #34187Class Exercises Involving Ethical Issues Reinforce the Importance andReach of Biomedical Engineering (and the Impact of the Coronavirus onTeaching Strategy and Measures of Assessment)Dr. Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University IEEE Life Fellow, AIMBE Founding Fellow, U.N.E.S.C.O. Academician. Director, Center for Rehabilita- tion Engineering, Science, and Technology (CREST), and Shulman Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (Retired) Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) in 2015 and inducted as a charter member of the University of Arkansas Academy of Computer Sci- ence and Computer Engineering in 2017. He established an endowed faculty award in Computer Science, an endowed undergraduate scholarship in Chemical Engineering and an endowed undergraduate scholar- ship to attract under-represented students to Engineering to help establish the College of Engineering’s Early Career Awareness Program (ECAP). Dr. Schubert lives in Tontitown, AR, USA with his wife Kathryn, and son Tucker.Dr. Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas MANUEL D. ROSSETTI is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. He

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Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daiki Hiramori, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

theother four. Studies like this show the academic significance of examining diversity in the use ofCCW among students from systemically marginalized racial/ethnic groups. In particular, weargue that it is useful to focus on STEM students in this study because, while students who areracially and ethnically marginalized in STEM fields are as likely to enter STEM majors as theirwhite counterparts [6], the proportions of Hispanic, Pacific Islander, American Indian/AlaskaNative, and Black students awarded STEM bachelor’s degrees are lower than that of Asian andwhite students [7]. Moreover, racial and ethnic inequality in persistence to STEM degrees ismore pronounced than in non-STEM fields [8]. Research shows that careers in STEM fields havethe

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University; Nanami Furue, Tokyo University of Science; Chunchen Xu

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

-solving, whereasEuropean educators focus on preparing students for career mobility by restructuring degrees,expanding nontechnical contents and creating student-exchange programs. Zhou and hercolleagues (2015) found a push-pull difference of teacher-student relationship between China andthe U.S., in that teachers are regarded as the owner of learning and need to push their students tolearn in China, whereas U.S. students perceive themselves to be the owner of learning. Lessresearch is focused on the culturally-shaped values and orientations of engineering learnersthemselves. Drawing on a learning pathway perspective, Nasir, et al., (2020) analyzed howidiosyncratic upbringings and educational cultures would channel engineering students

Conference Session

Critical Conversations on Being Valued

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Minha R. Ha, York University; Jeffrey Harris, York University; Aleksander Czekanski , CEEA-ACEG

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

Engineering at York University, Canada. Before beginning his academic career, Dr. Czekanski worked for over 10 years in the automotive sector. Dr. Czekanski attention is dedicated to newly established Lassonde School of Engineering (York). He devotes his efforts towards the enrichment of Renaissance Engineering program by including interdisciplinary learning, industry collaboration and designing for positive social impact which contributes to the uniqueness of York’s engineering program. As an active participant in the establishment of the undergraduate and graduate Mechanical Engineering programs, his attention is devoted to providing students with both experiential learning and soft skills

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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ASEE Board of Directors

. Almost all IEP assessments are summative. The net assessment work has Assessment and increased with IEP but a number of novel tools have been developed for the feedback evaluation of individual contribution to IEP project work. Teaching and learning support and training is provided both through the Teaching and central IEP and through the College. Also the University has several programs learning support such as UCL Arena and UCL: Changemaker that supports teaching and learning and collaborations in these areas. Career tracks are divided into an academic track, an education-focused track Reward and and a research track. University

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Academic Success and Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Danika M. Dorris, North Carolina State University; Julie L. Swann, North Carolina State University; Julie Ivy, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

features of the dropout population and to extractsignificant predictors of eventual dropout using student information systems (SIS) data collectedearly on in a student’s academic career. This framework is built on a three-phase approachinvolving (i) statistical testing for comparisons, (ii) cluster analysis, and (iii) logistic regressionpredictions, where the earlier analyses inform the later ones. Specifically, we first identifysignificant differences between graduate and dropout populations with hypothesis testing. Then,we use clustering to identify subgroups within the cohort and categorize each group according toa set of defining characteristics. Lastly, significant predictors are extracted from a set of logisticregression models predicting

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kate Caroline Batson, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

concern, arguingthat graduate student1 ability to “communicate well both in written and oral forms is essential fora successful career” (p. 1) and the ability to write “will profoundly shape both initial and longterm post-PhD career opportunities” (Maher et al., 2013, p. 707). Moreover, in the United States,research suggests that engineers spend more than 30% of their time writing (Covington et al.,2007; Kreth, 2000). In a survey of U.K. engineers, more than 50% of the respondents spent morethan 40% of their time writing (Sales, 2006).This important shift of emphasis towards improving the written proficiency of engineeringstudents has led to an increasing amount of research that has investigated how to supportstudents in successfully engaging in

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pooneh Sabouri, New York University; Shramana Ghosh, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Michael and Leo, came from two different schools andrecruited two students each from their schools. The two teachers did not know each other prior tothe program and were randomly assigned to work as a team together.Michael had started his teaching career as a mathematics teacher. Through Math for America hetook a course in Arduinos that sparked his interest in robotics and later he started to teach andcoach robotics clubs in his school. In his current school, the school administration was seeking todevelop and implement a new curriculum for robotics and Michael had been assigned to developthe curriculum. For him, attending this robotics workshop was an opportunity to learn more aboutrobotics and to get advice about the curriculum that he was

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

for these projects. Emaazelaborated, But when it comes to external funding for education research, there are few agencies or opportunities for us to get funding, get connected to the network of engineering education research… such as ... that is a real challenge. This is one thing [Emaaz].Hiring professors with EER background was a challenge and hence most Indian universitiescollaborate with international universities in conducting EER however these collaborations are notvery fruitful considering the accessibility of the international experts is limited. Emaaz explainedthis, career progression when I refer to in my institution how many people can my institution afford to have in engineering education research? Is a question of

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Katie Schneider; Amy Martin; Terri S. Hogue

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AEE Journal

Authors

Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto; Ginna Paola Castro Castaño; Mileidy Alvarez Melgarejo

solve problems, using the technicalknowledge developed in their professional career, it has been considered that these skills make iteasier for them to reach results that involve the solution of mathematical problems, or those relatedto science, through the use of technical skills, research or analysis and synthesis. In this sense, theacademia seems to have placed the emphasis on hard and technical skills, while, non-technical ones,have been left in a secondary stage in the case of engineers, ignoring their role on their professionaldevelopment. This project proposes a model that will bring together more than 180 engineeringstudents and 4 university professors, by involving them in a real challenge that they might solve bymeans of their

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

socioeconomically just engineering education.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering (by courtesy) at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the prac- tice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

influence – often negatively – their pursuit of careers in engineering and computerscience [2], [5]–[9].While at one time, computer science was seen as a profession that was both welcoming and open todiverse membership [10]–[15], this vision was either never realized or quickly lost [16]–[19]. Culturaland gendered expectations (what everybody `knows` and commonsensically `performs`, but fewactually think about) that have been part of the lived reality of this technological society seem to havefound their way into computer science, and it is not working in everybody’s favor. Faced with claimsthat computer science’s `face` as stereotypically white or Asian, and male, is somehow reflective of asort of evolutionary inevitability – `that’s just the way

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria R. Young, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Madeline A. Gilleran, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

educational resources that provide detailed information about best practices or facultymentors with in-depth expertise on these topics [4]. Further, because students frequently engage in designactivities outside of the classroom and at different points in their academic careers, novice design practitionerswould benefit from on-demand access to training materials and hands-on learning opportunities coupled withreal-time feedback regarding performance to practice these challenging skills.We have designed, implemented, and researched a learning block model that combines an online learningplatform with face-to-face practice and real-time evaluation. Each learning block consists of five distinctcomponents. First, students complete a ‘Prior Knowledge

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

expe- rience. I plan to continue on a path of lifelong learning as I hope to obtain a graduate-level education in the future. My engineering identity and career are underpinned by a hunger for knowledge and a desire to serve.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on

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Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

into other ventures (POED 5c) (carry-forward) Figure 4: Table outlining the changing questions asked in the ‘Current Status’ section of the MII surveys. In each question, linked to a particular POED, we assess student confidence in the utility of that POED in the short-term. In the second section of the survey, we ask students to rate agreement as it applies tothem individually, of ten statements tied to particular knowledge of design using the same five-point Likert scale as the first section. As in the first section of the survey, a preamble promptsthe students completing this section to consider how their knowledge may be applied in the long-term (capstone, their careers, etcetera). Unlike in the first section, however

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

science. Most students, 89%, are domestic students, and the majorityare from Midwestern states. The university maintains an emphasis on “career-focusedprofessional education” and prepares students for participation in “an active, global society” andmotivates them “toward a life of significance and worth.” The 2015 class containedapproximately 40% first-generation students, with an average composite ACT of 21, and anaverage SAT of 937 (critical reading and math combined). The course was part of a pilot program called the First-Year Engineering Academy(FEA) that was designed for students entering as engineering majors but considered ‘moderatelyat-risk’ due to math placement in trigonometry. Due to their need for additional mathdevelopment

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

independentlearning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Holistic Mentoring Through Sharing an Entire Course Built on the ExCEEd ModelAbstractFaculty mentoring is a process/activity that can occur early, mid-career, or even whenadministrators are returning to a teaching role. Mentoring can take on numerous forms to includeclassroom observation, discussions on content within a course, philosophical discussion overwhat content to include and how it can be best delivered, formal/informal review of coursecontent, review of individual lesson notes, sharing a syllabus and text, and the sharing of lessonnotes, homework, exams, design problems, and study guides or any portion of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Xiafei Yang, University of Virginia; Sitong Wang, Chongqing University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, theirpractice and belief systems. Your What you think Chinese Your Answer Chinese students students’ Answer before class would answer answer After class 1. What is engineering ethics? 2. Do you think engineer ethics mean individual virtue? Why or why not? 3. How do you define a successful engineer? 4. Does ethics education contribute a successful engineering career? 5. Who is your role model in engineering? 6. What are the top 3 most important qualities of being an

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Gulf Region at the start of their academic career, and argues thatthe introduction, early on, of “well thought out” professional development strategiesof engineering educators would raise their self-confidence as teachers and help inequipping them with the tools they need in disseminating knowledge in theclassroom. This does not mean that learning and teaching does not go on in Region’scolleges of engineering; I think that a great deal does. But there is every reason tobelieve that introducing a higher level of professionalism would enable young facultyto create and sustain a more powerful form of engineering education for the Region.The author draws on his own experience in the Region, as a faculty member and anadministrator, and looks

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.109.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Service-Learning Project in Digital Media Designed to Develop Professional SkillsAbstractIn well-developed instructional programs, professional skills such as business writing, teamorganization, project management, and oral presentation skills are built into courseworkthroughout the curriculum. Because of limitations of the classroom environment, theseexperiences only simulate those encountered in the field, making it difficult for students toappreciate the importance of these skills in their career preparation. In the Digital Media (DIGM)program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), students often see professional skillsaspects of

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Software Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentin Razmov, University of Washington

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

studentsreceived from instructors and peers, as well as questions aimed at capturing student perceptionsof what had worked well and what had not.Among the encouraging results are that students almost unanimously report feeling betterprepared for industry careers after taking the course. They also increasingly come out with aheightened appreciation for the value of incremental project development and of many of the“softer” (non-technical, human) issues in engineering. In contrast, the main aspects that ouranalysis identifies as needing further improvement are the choice of course readings, as well as astronger emphasis on quality assurance practices and techniques for dealing with ambiguity –both aspects that students tend to find unfamiliar and unnatural

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1468: TEACHING 101: INITIAL CONVERSATIONSElizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Elizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and 10 years as an advocate for Women in Science and Engineering. She has been a contributor to Engineering Education conferences, and an advocate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since the early 1990s, and is currently a member of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education executive.Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at the University of

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applications of the use of computer technology in the classroom. Instructional equipment, including a miniature roller coaster setup, laptop computers, data acquisition apparatus and software, is supplied to the schools.‚ In-class roller coaster design units taught by college students in 8th grade technology and HS physics classes where all students benefit from the data acquisition, mathematical modeling and design experience.‚ Extra-curricular programs for disadvantaged youth that include activities based on the roller coaster project and sessions to provided students and parents with information on college and career preparation in STEM fields and the financial aid and the college admission process.‚ Additional events to get

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education

release, and the Three Mile Islandnuclear reactor near melt-down.Causes related to personal ethics include the immoral actions of people that contribute tocatastrophic failures. This type of cause is usually opposed in the engineering curriculumthrough the study of engineering codes of ethics and case studies to help students clarifythe moral responsibilities inherent in their chosen career and to apply them faithfully.Causes related to societal evil include the political and economic contexts in whichmodern technology operates that contribute to engineering disasters. While some of theseissues are dealt with in the context of engineering ethics, often they are better dealt within liberal arts courses which intentionally raise the consciousness

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering Programming at Northeastern University. These juniors each have had 3 cooperative learning experiences, working outside the university in IE and have taken a strong interest in Motivation and Learning in Engineering Education, undertaking this research above and beyond their course and career work.Alison Reppy, Northeastern University Brittany Damon and Alison Reppy are 5th-year students in the 5-year Industrial Engineering Programming at Northeastern University. These Seniors each have had 3 cooperative learning experiences, working outside the university in IE and have taken a strong interest in Motivation and Learning in Engineering Education, undertaking this research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Fleming, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Vedant Jain, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology

[13], and general and career interest in science and enjoyment in science, adaptedfrom Fraser [14]. Next, the participant was given a very brief introduction of the Linear AxisRDS and instructed in how to “think aloud” [15] as they performed the tasks. The participantwas then given a list of tasks to perform. The list consisted of three tasks that covered most of thefunctionality of the Phase I Linear Axis RDS: Task 1: Select and simulate the controller. Generate model. Task 2: Select and emulate the controller. Generate model. Task 3: Go back and implement a pre–existing controller.The participants were occasionally prompted during the process with questions like “what areyou thinking right now?” and “what is going on in

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

. ¬ ENGL I and II, and HUM-SS I and II, are typical composition courses and humanities or social science electives, respectively. ¬ Circuits I and II, and Physics I and II are calculus-based. ¬ Computer Programming (CMP PGM) is a course on computer-based engineering problem solving. ¬ The courses E & ET I-IV could be designed to keep the students engaged throughout the curriculum. These would play a significant role in reinforcing the CDIO philosophy, in advising/retention and career planning, in clarifying the differences in the academics of E and ET programs, and in helping the students identify their strengths and interests; the sequence gives opportunities to cover topics in innovation, creativity & design