Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Ronald Lee Cutshall Sr., R. L. Cutshall Sr., Consulting; Steven J. Swanson; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Chemical Engineering

, anexplosion in a Massey Energy mine in West Virginia killed 29 workers in the worst mineincident in four decades. Also, in 2010, an explosion on the Deep Water off-shore oil platformin the Gulf Coast left 11 dead and caused yet to be understood damage to the environment andeconomy. The fines and lawsuits associated with these three incidents have been and willcontinue to be horrendous2. Process safety management must continue to improve and beadhered to if employees, communities and the environment are to be protected.A revision to the ABET program criteria for chemical engineering programs in January 2012requires that the curriculum “enable graduates to design, analyze, and control physical, chemicaland/or biological processes, and address the

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Community Engagement Division

education and their larger communities(local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge andresources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement isthe partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public andprivate sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum,teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values andcivic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.”1We have incorporated the theme of community engagement as an important aspect of theeducational experience for all students in our program. One reason is that the

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

curriculum for practicing engineers who have analready established technology competency base, and whose careers are centered on the practice ofengineering for the conceptual design, development, innovation, and need appropriate graduate educationleadership of new and future technologies such that they are quick to respond to real-world needs. At thislevel, a professional’s postgraduate education must be built upon an integrated approach that includes notonly a curriculum of learning of further advanced studies, but also a curriculum of learning that combinesself-directed learning, experiential-based learning gained through progressive experiences in engineeringpractice, and innovation-based learning gained through actual engagement in the

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamal Bichara; Raj Chowdhury

Educationsuccessfully integrated its technology curricula providing a seamless access from certificate toassociate to baccalaureate and master of technology degree throughout the Kent State’s eight-campus system. Challenged by the new competition created by technology as a tool, the Schoolof Technology has structured its curriculum through an innovative approach to teaching andlearning, competency based skill development, distance and distributive learning, and apractitioner based degree programs aimed at impacting the knowledge-based economy.Master of Technology Degree OverviewIn an effort to provide easier access to high quality, technology-based education, Kent StateUniversity’s School of Technology provides academic programs in a variety of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

stronger technical background. Work on this project is continuing with additionalcourses at the participating universities, and with additional university partners. This additionaldata will allow the researchers to investigate whether these patterns continue to hold.IntroductionA number of studies have assessed the value of including failure case studies in the civilengineering curriculum. It has been argued that failure case studies should be integrated into theengineering curriculum, early enough in order for young professionals to connect with theproblems encountered by engineers and perhaps trigger interest, excitement, and relevance of theprofession. In other words, exposing students to factors that result to failure and disaster canhelp them

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 26

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher A. Sanchez, Oregon State University; Kahlan Fleiger-Holmes, Oregon State University; Brian John Zhang, Oregon State University; Naomi T. Fitter, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41868Evaluating and Comparing Delivery Strategies for Hardware-Based OnlineLabsChristopher A. Sanchez, Oregon State University Dr. Sanchez is a cognitive psychologist with explicit interests in STEM education; specifically in the areas of engineering and design. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Psychology at Oregon State University where he heads the Applied Cognitive Theory, Usability and Learning (ACTUAL) Laboratory.Kahlan Fleiger-Holmes, Oregon State UniversityBrian John Zhang, Oregon State UniversityProf. Naomi T. Fitter, Oregon State University Dr. Naomi T. Fitter is an Assistant Professor in

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos; Mina Guirguis, Texas State University

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Computing & Information Technology

to solve problems. They also call for students to make physical system modelsthat demonstrate their learning and understanding [9, 10]. PBL as an instructional practicemeets these objectives and can result in a novel curricular approach that include flexiblystructured activities and learning objectives around distinct learning standards in mathematics,science, engineering, or computer science.Research also indicates that using an interdisciplinary or integrated curriculum providesopportunities for more relevant, less fragmented, and more stimulating experiences forlearners [11]. Recently, there has been a particular interest in finding the overlap betweenengineering education and science, mathematics, and even the social sciences. While

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia George-Williams, Southern Methodist University; Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Libraries

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Beyond Our Horizon: Reaching out to Engineering Faculty to Teach Spatial Literacy Beyond Our Horizon: Reaching out to Engineering Faculty to Teach Spatial LiteracyAbstractThe National Research Council of the National Academies has recognized the importance ofspatial thinking as an important skill in the 21st century, and in its report “Learning to ThinkSpatially”, supports its integration in the K-12 curriculum. Building on universities’ increasinglyrecognized and integral support for Information Literacy, comes the realization that SpatialLiteracy should be another of those skills that should be taught at the tertiary level. Recognizingthe

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine McGough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #43687Board 387: S-STEM: Iron Range Engineering Academic Scholarships forCo-Op Based Engineering EducationDr. Catherine McGough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato Catherine Spence is an Assistant Professor at Iron Range Engineering through Minnesota State University, Mankato. She received her PhD in Engineering and Science Education in 2019 and a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2014 at Clemson University.Dr. Emilie A Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato Emilie A. Siverling is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Engineering and the Iron Range Engineering Program through Minnesota State University

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

microcontrollers to controlvarious devices. Read input from sensors, perform analysis through software, and then providecorresponding control signals. Currently, students perform labs on stand-alone project MPUproject boards. Another course is CPET 4381 Digital Signal Processing Applications Lab,experiments in signal processing using commercial DSP processors for performing variousimage and speech processing task. Previously, the lab is made through MATLAB simulation,and TI DSP 6416 boards just become available recently. We are planning (4) To introduce LabVIEW to integrate the Freescale or TI board with the software. Embedded project manager is an add-on toolbox to make teaching embedded systems using DSPs or MPUs easy and affordable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ciera Ferrone, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Phoenixmetropolitan area has served nearly 3,700 students. Further, implementation of EPICS targetsunderserved communities, including Title I and Hispanic majority schools. Because EPICS isconstrued as a service-oriented learning experience, the program inherently encourages a diversegroup of student participants. In other words, EPICS is not billed as an engineering course, butrather as a service-learning opportunity [15], [16]; this diversifies the students who are interestedin engaging with the program. Finally, EPICS features an adaptable curriculum that can bemolded to fit any of the following options: i) in-school model EPICS is a required course: anexample is where the school uses the EPICS course as a senior capstone experience; ii) in-schoolmodel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Angela D Wenger, Center for Aquatic Sciences; Patricia Lynn Hurley, Rowan University; Roisin Breen, Rowan University; DeMond S Miller, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Kara Ieva Ieva, Rowan University; Megan Casey Mittenzwei

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University and local high schools to infuse cyber- infrastructure learning experience into the pre-engineering and technology-based classrooms, the collab- oration with community colleges to develop interactive games in empowering students with engineering literacy and problem-solving, the integration of system-on-chip concepts across two year Engineering Science and four year ECE curricula, and the implementation of an educational innovation that demon- strates science and engineering principles using an aquarium. Her work has resulted in over 100 journal and conference papers and book chapters.Dr. Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University; Tom Brown, Eastern New Mexico University

preparation in these areas to be incorporated into the Page 15.454.2engineering curriculum at the college and university level. ABET stated in EC 2000, “Criteria”for Accrediting Programs that one program outcome and assessment measure for engineeringprograms is to demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to function on multi-disciplinaryteams.2The team members in our S-STEM project course were from undergraduate disciplines inmathematics, computer science, electronics engineering technology, biology, computerinformation systems, chemistry, biochemistry, and geology. To provide mentorship to thefreshman students, teams were organized to include

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Maughmer

its design requiresthe interaction of many disciplines. An obvious example is the interdependence between theaerodynamics and the structure of a wing. The integrated problem approach demonstrates to thestudent the importance of the different fields during the design process. It also helps the studentto appreciate the relevance of certain subject he or she learns during the undergraduate coursework. The ideal student, who enrolls in this course beginning freshmen year, is exposed to thisintegrated problem view, often much earlier than through the conventional curriculum. Thisincreases the interest in other curriculum courses, especially after having seen the usefulness of aparticular subject in solving a specific problem. Additionally, over

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Ann Shannon, Iowa State University; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Approach to Empathetic Electrical Engineering CoursesAbstractBackgroundThe ability to empathize provides the basis to understand others, an often-overlookedprofessional skill in engineering curriculums. Studies have shown that engineering students haveless empathy after completing their degree than when they had entered. Having low amounts ofempathy in engineers can result in less concern for public welfare and social considerationsduring the engineering design process.PurposeIn this work, we consider when engineering students are entering an empathetic cycle. Moststudies develop a model based on an educators’ perspective and how empathy is a teachable andlearnable skill. This study examines how engineering students can

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University; John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

. Educ., 90(2), 193 – 197.[2] Jenkins, S.R., Pocock, J.B., Zuraski, P.D., Meade, R.B., Mitchell, Z.W., and Farrington J.J. (2002). “Capstone Course in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 128(2), 75–82.[3] Raebel, C.H., Hasler, F., Erdogmus, E., and Parfitt, K (2019). “State of the Art of Architectural Engineering Education as a Contribution to the Foundation for the National Agenda: A Snapshot of Four Programs”, 2019 AEI Conference, April 3-5, Washington DC[4] Dougherty, J. and Parfitt, M. (2006) Enhancing Architectural Engineering Capstone Design Courses Through Web-Based Technologies. Building Integration Solutions: pp. 1-12. doi

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverlee Kissick; Alysia Starkey; Jung Oh; Judith Collins

withthe emerging, technology-embedded literacies of the future? A small group of faculty andlibrarians have been meeting regularly at our college to consider this question.The IL Group: collaborative course innovationThe IL Group at Kansas State University-Salina College of Technology and Aviation is a groupof four: two librarians and two faculty (English and Chemistry committed to developing a matrixof instructional activities to enlarge the role of IL in the "life of the curriculum”12.Kissick and Alysia Starkey, Library Technology Specialist, had launched an online tutorial oflibrary services the previous year, wanted to make contact with faculty to learn more about therole of the tutorials in student learning, which have been shown to support

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

partner, in 2012, in the biometric area. He is also the president of a national Technical Committee (CT 136) for information system security standardization, and integrates frequently advice and scientific committees supporting civil, governmental and military organizations in the Information Security subject. During the second semester of 1990, under an ERAS- MUS program, he was teaching at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, where he was recognized as University Academic staff.Prof. Victor F. A, Barros, Science and Education Research Council Prof. Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros is a professor at Brazilian Federation of Library Associations, Institutions and Information Scientists (FEBAB). Currently Barros is

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

The IEEE Virtual Museum: Using Web-based Education and a Humanistic Approach to Promote Engineering at the K-12 Level Michael Geselowitz, Kim Breitfelder IEEE History CenterAbstractThis paper examines ways that the humanities can be integrated into the science andtechnology curricula of an international audience of pre-college students. Historically,engineering curricula at the college level have ignored the humanities and liberal arts.This division has its roots in the elementary and secondary school levels where littleeffort is made to bring an understanding of one branch of learning into the context of theother. This results in an under appreciation of the engineering

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chitra N. Javdekar

curriculumdemands, have been noted.Characteristics of current typical Engineering curricula:One of the major characteristics of engineering curriculum as it was pointed out in a 2008 CarnegieMellon report (Shepard et al, 2008)on engineering education, unlike fields such as the Law andMedicine, an undergraduate Engineering degree is the first professional degree for engineers who areexpected to work in their profession immediately after graduation thus requiring to have built the set ofskills and knowledge required for the profession during their four years within engineering schools.This usually results in a packed curriculum that hopes to prepare students for their profession in thefour undergraduate years and in a first year curriculum that is often

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Wiedenman

of the United States Military Academy8. “As the sole institution of higher education inthe nation whose primary responsibility is to educate cadets for career service as professionalArmy officers, West Point incorporates a dynamic, challenging, and integrated curriculum,organized around a set of interdisciplinary goals drawn directly from Army needs.” Further, theUSMA Dean of the Academic Board, Brigadier General Daniel Kaufman, states in his Vision forthe Academic Program that he envisions an academic curriculum that is “dynamic,interdisciplinary, and integrated”9. Within the ME and EE programs, a mechatronics tracksatisfies all of these requirements. Perhaps most important of all the reasons for teaching mechatronics, however, was

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

faculty members resided in different buildings, hindering interactions and cooperation.2. The CpE program was patched together using existing CpS- and EE-coded courses and had no distinctive qualities.3. Through the internal self study, the following areas were identified as having deficiencies warranting academic-program revisions: a. Use of high-level languages in the curriculum; b. Formal integration of hardware-software issues; c. Use of contemporary engineering design tools; and d. Major engineering design experience.4. The two electrical-engineering laboratories that serviced the CpE program were outdated.5. Only weak interactions existed between the employers of CpE graduates and the CpE faculty.6. Only weak

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; John Ziadat, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology where her research interests include novel manufacturing and characterization techniques of polymer and com- posite structures and the incorporation of multifunctionality by inducing desired responses to mechanical loading.Dr. Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Shaobo Huang is an Assistant Professor and the Stensaas Endowed STEM Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Her research interests in- clude student retention and academic performance in engineering, student achievement evaluation and assessment, and K-12 STEM curriculum design.Dr. Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Somayeh Asadi, Penn State ; Matthew M Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Tiffany M. Lewis

practices [5].The Building Education RET site is a collaboration between engineering faculty in ArchitecturalEngineering and science education faculty at the Center for Science and the Schools at PennState University. As designed, the program emphasizes the intersection of sustainability, systemsthinking, and the practices of engineers to provide a holistic understanding of the nature ofengineering research. In this paper, we describe the structure of the Building Education RETprogram from the teachers’ technical research to curriculum development, and finally curriculumimplementation. The level of integration of the engineering practices into secondary curriculumbased upon the teachers’ research experiences is explored. We present an exemplar case

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Thompson; Eric Vilar; Beth Davidson; John Brader; Michael Matthews; Elisabeth Alford; Sirena Hargrove-Leak

Page 8.776.15Information Technology, University of South Carolina, where she is currently a co-PI of an NSF “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”EEC Research Communications Studio project She received her Ph.D. in English (Rhetoric andComposition) from USC in 1993, and has since developed programs to integrate professionalcommunications into the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Her research interests includethe role of writing and communications in cognitive and metacognitive development.Dr. Nancy S. Thompson is an associate professor in the English Department at the University ofSouth Carolina

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aiman S. Kuzmar

Construction Management students.Key Words: Statics, Construction Management, Design.Introduction:Statics is an important subject in many Engineering and Engineering Technologydisciplines especially Civil Engineering and Civil Engineering Technology, andArchitectural Engineering fields. Construction Management graduates dealextensively with architects to construct structures which are designed by civilengineers. Statics is a fundamental and required course in Civil and ArchitecturalEngineering curricula. Many Construction Management programs require Staticsin their curriculum for various reasons including accreditation requirements.The author has taught Statics to Engineering students for ten years at Penn StateUniversity. Simultaneously, he also

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

problems and produce solutions” 1. A good case cantherefore be made to provide students with the opportunity to perform workshop exercisessuch installing and maintaining networked PCs in an environment that mimics standardcommercial/industrial practices and is more directly relevant to student needs.4. Curriculum Design – Computer TechnologyAt ECU a new curriculum was designed consisting of four units – Computer Installation &Maintenance (CIM) and Network Installation & Maintenance (NIM) both prerequisites toComputer Systems Management (CSM) and Network Design & Management (NDM). Theunits CIM and NIM were introduced first. The success of these two units led to theintroduction of the other two units.The unit CIM attempts provides a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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NSF Grantees

, and programming mechatronic products. It emphasizes creative thinking, innovation, problem solving, and hands-on teamwork.2) FIRST Robot Kits represent the latest robotic technology used in the industry. In the FRC division, the National Instrument’s state of the art CompactRIO (cRIO) programmable automation controller is used as the robot controller17. The cRIO features an embedded real- time processor for reliable stand-alone or distributed operation and is embedded with a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip to provide the flexibility, performance, and reliability for custom hardware integration. This will enable us to create projects that touch all aspects of mechatronic design and applications. The FTC Kit which is

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 2: Assessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, Curiosity, and Workplace Preparedness

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Eleanor Ita, Arvinas; Amanda Marie Singer, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

practicing engineers. Thus, developing and integrating a curriculumthat instills and fosters curiosity in engineering students is essential. To assess studentdevelopment of curiosity, a direct and an indirect assessment for curiosity were integrated intothe curriculum for a first-year engineering honors program at a large midwestern university. TheFive-Dimensional Curiosity Scale (5DC), a 25-item instrument developed by Kashdan andcolleagues, was implemented as the indirect assessment. The direct assessment for curiosity wasdeveloped by the research team and tasks students to brainstorm about a topic and then write 10distinct questions about that topic. Both assessments were administered at two time points in theacademic year. A subset of data of 54

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 2: Enhancing the Cultural Competence of K-12 STEM Teachers through a Global Research Experience

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston Langston; Elizabeth Generas

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

of how cultural norms affect engineering design and the adoption of engineeringinnovations. Specifically, participants will: Increase their self-knowledge of interculturalcompetence, and explore and adopt strategies for developing their own interculturaleffectiveness; Explore and evaluate engineering innovations within a framework of communitywellbeing and sustainable development; Integrate cultural knowledge, ideas and concepts intoSTEM curriculum and pedagogy. Therefore this paper will focus on the research question:“Does participation in the NSF RET Global STEM program positively impact participants'intercultural competence?"In an effort to address this research question, a convergent parallel mixed method evaluationdesign (Creswell &