Conference Session

S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

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Full Papers

rational decisions taken with creativeproblem-solving to achieve certain stated objectives within prescribed constraints. The role of design inan engineering curriculum is a key factor contributing to its success [1]. Engineering design projectsprovide students with a broad view related to the material presented in lectures. Through project-basedlearning, students are encouraged to assume responsibility for their learning experience and to shift from apassive to an active learning style [2,3]. To contribute to the development of engineering students, weincorporated a team-based design project informed by service-learning into a first-year engineeringcourse. This paper aims to outline the implementation of this project and evaluate its

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Nation; Leah Jamieson; Jill Heinzen; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes; Joy Krueger

pollutants through the soil and into the groundwater wellheads along with the water cycle on the surface. Water and pollution movements are shown with LED’s. Mixer – density is demonstrated with an interactive exhibit that allows children to mix colored tanks of water and oil and observe their mixing and separation in a settling tank.The EPICS teams have continued to be integrated into the operation of IS which also serves as ascience resource for area schools. Many schools use facilities like IS to insure they meet statescience standards. These standards and the use of the exhibits to meet these standards becomepart of the design constraints. An example of this is the Wellhead Protection/Water Cycleproject. Initially, it was

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

undermined by amyriad of additional non-cost-related sociocultural factors”.9 Therefore, a way to expandparticipation by Hispanic students is to allow them to pursue personally rewarding, group valuedinterests while providing them with a rich and dense social support network. We includedcomprehensive student mentoring as an integral part of the HCB initiative to draw the highschool students into both the university and the technology communities.Several studies10 11 12 show that Hispanics generally have greater intrinsic motivation orunderlying interests in social and relational issues. That is, they could be attracted to computingif it was presented in a social context as a means to solve “community problems” that were

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Frederick Carroll, University of Florida; Janice Mejía, Northwestern University; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Sheila Castro, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Mej´ıa, Northwestern University Dr. Mej´ıa is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences. She also teaches in the Design Thinking and Communication (DTC), Masters in Engineering Management (MEM), and College Prep programs. Her research interests focus on mixed methods research in engineering education, curriculum assessment and development, and engineering identity.Dr. Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida Kent Crippen is a Professor of STEM education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Sheila Castro, University of Florida Sheila Castro is a

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

. Boelter rose to the position of Associate Dean by1943. The earliest proposal to offer an engineering curriculum at the Los Angeles campus datedback to 1937, but it was only in the context of war preparedness that the University of CaliforniaRegents finally authorized an engineering degree program in 1941, initially in industrialtechnology. It was through direct legislative intervention, as backed by a special appropriation aswell as through the vocal support of a UCLA alumni organization, that UC President RobertGordon Sproul was compelled to open a new College of Engineering at UCLA in 1944. Involvedin the planning process, Boelter placed himself in the candidate pool for the deanship.11Boelter is generally credited with pioneering a unified

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

). Agrowing body of data supports the conclusion that active learning is indeed superior to thetraditional lecture format, both in terms of student retention and student performance(Natl.Acad.Sci, 2009; AAAS, 2011; PCAST, 2012; Singer, 2012). Recent efforts at ColoradoSchool of Mines to integrate biology into our engineering curriculum have led to a revisedfoundational biology course that has rigor and relevance for our engineering students. The movefrom traditional lecture to an active learning environment was key in our efforts to engage ourstudents, with the intent of improving our students’ comprehension of biology. Our course re-design involved a three-pronged approach in which we: (1) renovated a classroom to create astudio environment with wet

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Pong P Chu

be configuredduring synthesis.Figure 7. Block diagram of thermal monitor subsystem Figure 8. Block diagram of heat generator core Figure 9. Block diagram of LUT-FF chain5. Curriculum integration In the past, it is hard to obtain the device junction temperature and adjust the systemoperating frequency. When the subjects of power analysis and thermal management arediscussed in class, the exercises and homework assignments are mainly theoretical analysis onpaper. The thermal monitor core and heat generator core can be used for hands-on experiments toobserve the power and thermal behavior of physical digital systems. Two experiments aredescribed in the following subsections. These experiments are part of the computer engineeringlab

Conference Session

ECE-Career Development and Program Structures

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

interests are in sociocultural norms in engineering and the professional development of engineering students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Designing Futures: ECE Graduate Students’ Experience with a Professional Development and Career Planning ModuleElectrical and computer engineering (ECE) degree programs aim to prepare their students tosucceed in their future professional endeavors. Not only must these programs help equip studentswith disciplinary skills and knowledge, but they must also help students develop the mentalhabits that will enable them to find career success. Given the breadth of career opportunities inECE, there is an opportunity to integrate professional

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity, International Forum

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The STEM Loop: Undergraduate Engineering Students Create a STEM Children’s BookAbstractThis paper documents an innovative project in which undergraduate mechanical engineeringstudents created and produced a children's book about combustion engines. Funded through agrant provided by Texas A&M University at Qatar, students researched, designed, and wrote achildren's book intended to promote interest in STEM fields. The book, written in both Englishand Arabic, will be used in Qatari public schools and in the Texas A&M University at Qatar’sSTEM Outreach Program. The interdisciplinary project was co-led by a mechanical engineeringprofessor and an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego; Ravi D. Patel; Farnia Nafarifard, University of California, San Diego; Chen Du, University of California, San Diego; Kien Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

technical development and an afternoon session focused onprofessional development. Lesson plans were scheduled five days a week during a regular workweek. Fig. 1. Major technical and professional topics introduced in the five-week program.In the technical session, important topics such as Python, microcontroller and circuit basics,machine learning, 3D modeling, PCB design, and app development were covered. These topicswere selected as they lend themselves to preparation for certain advanced coursework in thedepartment curriculum. In the professional session, networking, resume building, industry andfaculty interaction, campus resources, mock interviews were introduced in the form of guestspeakers or workshops. In the last week of the program

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elise Anne Basque, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Christine Brodeur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal; Manon Du Ruisseau, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Jimmy Roberge, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Arina Soare, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Marie Tremblay , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

students represented 50%of Master's students and 78% of PhD students [2].For many years now, the need for enhancing information literacy (IL) training in universities hasbeen well documented. It has been nearly 20 years since Polytechnique Montréal introduced inits academic curriculum a mandatory and credited IL course for graduate students. This coursewas created and updated with guidance from the Association of College & Research Library(ACRL), most notably the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education [3]and the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education [4].The main objectives of this paper are to describe the evolution of the course and to discuss thefactors that have contributed to its success. An

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Patrizia Bethania Santaniello, Florida International University; Ioannis Zisis; Amal Elawady; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

space has recently been given to WSE education and dissemination [8]. Windengineering (WE) emerged in the mid-1960s when Cermak conducted the first comprehensivestudy of wind loading on a structure for the construction of the World Trade Center Towers. Thisstudy was performed at Colorado State University, since, at that time, it was the only institutionin the world that had an atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind tunnel [9]. WSE has only beentaught for about 50 years and thus there are limited wind engineering (WE) tracks within civilengineering (CE) programs worldwide with limited streamlined or ideal curricula.The goal of this study is to identify and propose a streamlined and ideal curriculum for WEtracks within CE programs. To achieve this

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

result, theyend up with a higher level of design skills because they can implement their higher levelelectronics designs. Lastly, the setup, use and curriculum for this facility has been disseminatedamong a wide group of educators. With a new educational emphasis towards concurrentengineering that combines an understanding of design and production, other institutions will beable to use this prototyping facility as a model in developing their own approach.Based on my discussions with industry employers and my own experience, I believe it isimportant for students to graduate with the knowledge on how to make their designs become areality. Without sacrificing other aspects of their education, we are able to improve our studentslearning experience

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Mohammad Shafinul Haque; Anthony Battistini; Soyoon Kum; Azize Akcayoglu; William Kitch

, an integrated “experiential learning” thatincludes all modes of learning is reported to be effective for knowledge acquisition [12-14].Experiential learning includes four processes: Concrete Experience (CE), Reflective Observation(RO), Abstract Conceptualization (AC), and Active Experiments (AE). Table 1: Steps performed to develop the 3D coordinate model Member selection: Aluminum extrusions were selected due to their lightweight, corrosion resistance, and ease of machining compared to steel. A T-shaped channel allows mounting various fixtures on the extrusion facilitating various statics and dynamics problems set up in 3D space. SolidWorks CAD models were used to visualize the system and to verify geometric constraints. Prototype: A corner

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; David Eddington, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Hugo Caicedo, University of Illinois at Chicago

. Microelectromech. Syst., 2001, 10, 286.[2] F. Laugere, R. M. Guijt, J. Bastemeijer, G. van der Steen, A. Berthold, E. Baltussen, P. Sarro, G. W. K. van Dedem, M. Vellekoop and A. Bossche, Anal. Chem., 2003, 75, 306.[3] G. Pandraud, T. M. Koster, C. Gui, M. Dijkstra, A. van den Berg and P. V. Lambeck, “Evanescent wave sensing: new features for detection in small volumes,” Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 85, pp. 158-162.[4] I. Papautsky and A. A. S. Bhagat, “NSF CCLI: A problem-based microfluidics laboratory course for undergraduates,” ASEE Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.[5] I. Papautsky and A. A. S. Bhagat, “Introducing microfluidics to electrical engineers: an integrated problem- based learning experience,” ASEE

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Girma Tewolde

that integrates the academic curriculum with professionalof regional and national robotic competitions. This paper experience in the industry. So students see the directpresents a pre-college summer program in robotics and applications of their education in the practical world. TheySmartphone programming that is developed for high school also bring back their rich co-op experience to the classroomstudents with the goal of attracting them to the field of that further enhances their theoretical understandings.engineering. The program offers great opportunities for the To offer opportunities and attract highly motivated andparticipants

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

projects.Acknowledgements This work was supported by grants from The MathWorks and The Lord Foundation of NorthCarolina.Bibliography1. Educating the Engineer of 2020. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2005, National Academy of Engineering.2. L. J. Shuman et al., “The future of engineering education,” in Proc. 32nd Annu. Frontiers in Education Conf., Boston, MA, Nov. 2002, vol. 1, pp. T4A-1–T4A-15.3. B. Olds and R. Miller, “The effect of a first-year integrated engineering curriculum on graduation rates and student satisfaction: A longitudinal study,” J. Eng. Educ., pp. 23–36, Jan. 2004.4. J. H. McLellan et al., “Using multimedia to teach the theory of digital multimedia signals,” IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 336–341, Aug

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Phillips, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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ASEE Headquarters

has extensive experience providing instruction for engineering and technology students, including Purdue’s first-year engineering program. Her research interests include finding effective methods for integrating information literacy knowledge into the undergraduate engi- neering curriculum. Ms. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic University of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Mrs. Nastasha E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nastasha Johnson is the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Information Specialist for Purdue Libraries and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Peer Mentoring/Learning, Teaching Assistants, and Career Mentorship

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

been taking university classes in an EHLscenario (i.e., freshman) and others had transitioned to this EHL environment from a primarilyin-person university learning (IP-EHL) scenario (i.e., sophomores, juniors, and seniors).However, the data in [31] required a deeper exploration of the needs of these groups.Only two qualitative questions from the validated instrument were analyzed in Christensen’sstudy [31], which were “What challenges or barriers currently exist for you in establishing peermentoring relationships?” and “In what ways could the College of Engineering support you inestablishing peer mentoring relationships?” Themes garnered from the qualitative coding ofstudents’ responses to these questions were integrated with quantitative

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

effective textbook for reinforcement.• Offer an integrated equity-based curriculum, not just during special months or celebrations This suggestion seems to fall into the same category as the previous in that many courses in a technical engineering curriculum offer little opportunity to support this. Even so, there are some courses that do and those should be carefully leveraged. With issues of sustainability and resiliency becoming better integrated throughout the civil engineering curriculum, there will be more natural opportunities for discussions of social, global and political and equity issues throughout the curriculum. Even the special months or types of equity celebrations can be a more difficult fit into an engineering

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

and reports, the committee engaged in an all-encompassing and exhaustive discussion of all possible changes to the CEPC. The final product was an initial draft of the proposed Civil Engineering Program Criteria. The road to consensus started with a question: To what extent does the typical baccalaureate-level civil engineering program have room for more accreditation requirements given the credit-hour constraints on civil engineering programs around the country? Committee member opinions ranged from the current curriculum being full already to there is still room for seven to eight additional substantive accreditation requirements. The most common response was there is still room for three to

Conference Session

GIFTS II

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FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Ryan McAfee Grudell, Ohio Northern University; Mark Mintzlaff, Ohio Northern University; Ethan Berei, Ohio Northern University; Grace Lawson, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity, FYEE 2025

mobile devices. Underfunded schoolslack the resources to provide these sorts of devices to all students or even to entire classrooms. This leavestheir students at a disadvantage for learning when compared to students from well-funded schools.Math Quest aims to solve this issue. We have created an inexpensive, effective learning tool to assiststudents and teachers at underfunded schools. When looking at other products in this market, our teamwas surprised to see how clunky and unengaging they were. This led us to design Math Quest to resemblea handheld game controller. We chose this shape since game controllers are a tried and true handheldproduct design that prioritizes comfort, modularity, and ease of use. This design also lets us

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

education which is being applied atthe Mechanical Engineering Department at Alabama A&M University to facilitate continuousimprovement of the curriculum. This perspective has been developed to better position theprogram in the context of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)criteria 2000, which emphasizes an outcome-based philosophy. This paper examines thedevelopment, implementation and results of the use of assessment tools in seeking continuousprogram improvement in Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University.Under the new ABET criteria 2000, engineering educators are being challenged to, not only,revise the content, depth and perspective of the engineering curriculum, but also to adjust, andadapt or re

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato; Ronald Welch

integrated schedule,program assessment, and an in-depth look at the key components – presentation ofteaching pedagogy, veteran classes, new faculty practice classes, class assessments forboth veteran and new faculty, and administrative classes that help smooth new facultytransition into the department. We will also highlight a one-week course for thoseschools that are not able to devote time to train their own faculty. We will assess the CME faculty training program’s effectiveness both through thecomments of those new instructors who have participated in the program as well ascomparison of their student ratings to other instructors at the USMA. Through thisassessment, we will show whether the faculty training program is an effective use

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. A. Tennyson; R. J. Eggert

Session 2525 Re-Engineering Open-ended Problems & Computer Simulations For Effective Development of Student Design Skills R. J. Eggert and S. A. Tennyson Boise State University Boise, Idaho 83725ABSTRACTConsidering the broad philosophy of Design Across the Curriculum (DAC), a variety ofstrategies can be employed to integrate engineering design coursework during the four-yearcurriculum using just-in-time learning, an increasing breadth-then-depth approach. Thesophomore and junior years, in particular, can be used to reinforce

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Mone Smith, University of Texas at Austin; Earl W. Huff Jr., University of Texas at Austin; Hansika Murugu, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

curriculum couldbenefit from further differentiation to cater to students with varying levels of experience and tobetter complement existing course offerings. The semester project, which required designing an accessible digital product, was acentral component of the course and a significant learning experience for students. It allowedthem to empathize with users, identify real needs, and follow a thorough design process todevelop inclusive solutions. One participant remarked, “This course was nice because we had asemester-long project, that is always good to do, especially when you think about the UX world,and I think this was talking about technologies. I do think that in some weeks we didn’t reallytalk about technologies as much as I would

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Maria Jane Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.[10] Brown, O., & Hensel, R. A., & Morris, M. L., & Dygert, J. (2018, June), An Integrated Supplemental Program to Enhance the First-year Engineering Experience Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah.[11] Darbeheshti, M., & Edmonds, D. R. (2018, June), A Creative First-year Program to Improve the Student Retention in Engineering Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah.[12] Loughmiller, K., & Keen, J. A., & Benton, K. M. (2018, July), Improve Recruitment and Retention Based on Student Interests Paper presented at 2018 FYEE Conference, Glassboro, New Jersey

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; George D. Ricco, Miami University; Catlin Wells

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Paper ID #43911Take this Job and Love It: Identity-Conscious Self-Reflection as a Tool toSupport Individualized Career Exploration for Graduating Biomedical EngineeringStudentsDr. Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology Uri Feldman is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Mark Highum; Mark Kinney; Scott Kuhl; Aleksandr Sergeyev

advanced robotics curriculum that aligned with that of its university partner.Even with grant funding, creating separate academic programs to meet each of the diverserequests from area employers was impractical. Instead, Bay College and Michigan TechUniversity aimed to create a single program that contained elements of each employer request.For example, rather than creating an entire program surrounding the need for graduates with anelectronics skillset, and yet another program focusing on hydraulics and pneumatics, a singleprogram would be created that included introductory coursework in each of these areas and thatallowed students to customize the remainder of their educational experience to the specificindustry or employer they wanted to target

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4- COVID and Virtual Learning

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Marshall Zarazaga, Southern Methodist University; Janille Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Cindy Hua

problem set [3], [4]. Drawn from models of professionaltraining in medicine, and touted as a student-centered learning strategy, project-based, orproblem-based learning (PBL) has become a popular model to integrate specific challenges ofprofessional engineering into the learning process by incorporating the complexities of humanand site-based work into engineering curriculum [5], [6]. While pointing out the overly-broadrange of instructional methods justified under this title, critics agree that the active andcollaborative processes have value for student learning in engineering [7], [8], [5].For civil and environmental engineers, whose work is often connected to construction, land, andwater issues on specific sites, and whose work heavily