Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Koren Aragaki; Daniel M. Ferguson; Margaret Huyck

establishing anassessment process that purposefully introduces students to assessment as a life-long learningskill that they can use to identify and build on their strengths and improve their weaknesses.Aside from the benefits of utilizing a survey instrument and debriefing process, there are severalchallenges which can be seen as potential limitations to the present study. First, although allteams are strongly encouraged to participate in the assessment process, participation remainsvoluntary. The decision to participate ultimately resides with the faculty member leading theproject team, and about one third of faculty members declined to participate during the initialsemester that formed the basis for this analysis, though subsequent participation

Conference Session

Engineering Futures: Navigating the Pathways of Education, Inclusion, and Professional Growth

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajita Singh, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

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

identitiesshould be explored, as giving students a safe space to exist in a classroom may allow them astronger connection to the major. It is easier on Zoom, as was discussed, but methods that allowstudents to engage with the classroom content anonymously in person and online should be studiedin relation to creating a stronger engineering identity, as there may be a stronger benefit and astandard to ensure students feel safe being connected.Additional research should be done on finding a standard for making an accessible human-centeredengineering education approach. Underrepresented students take well to that teaching approachbut standardizing it for all forms of underrepresented students will be helpful for the generalinclusive classroom. Additionally

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University; Mary K. McDougal, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains on the financial

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Andrew McMahan, Central Carolina Community College; Gabrielle Temple; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

Paper ID #36702Results of 2021 Energy Education Stakeholder SurveyKenneth Walz Dr. Walz has been a faculty member at Madison Area Technical College since 2003, teaching science, engineering, and renewable energy technology. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in Environmental Chemistry and Technology, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Laboratory and Rayovac. Dr. Walz is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and he has also worked as a visiting

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova

and as members of society possessing ethicalbehavior and a good understanding of a broad variety of academic disciplines.References[1] Azalov, P., S. Azaloff & F. Zlatarova. Comparing Student Assessment Tools in Computer Science: Empirical Analysis. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, (CD Version), ASEE/IEEE/IEEE Computer Society, October 20-23, 2004, Savannah, GA, pp. F2G.18–F2G.19[2] East, J. P. & J. B. Shafer. In-Person Grading: An Evaluative Experiment. INROADS ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, February 2005, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 378-382[3] Finelli, C. A Team-Oriented, Project-Based Freshmen Problem Solving Course: Benefits of Early Explore. The 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999[4] Groth, D

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Schultz; Darryl Sale; Chang-Hee Won; William Semke; Arnold Johnson

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationteam also introduced the students and faculty to many aspects of group dynamics, a relatively newexperience for the team members.2. Group DynamicsDealing with group dynamics helps students to polish their “soft skills,” which are vitally importantin today’s business world. Soft skills, including oral, written, and interpersonal communications, areoften the most important skills that a person must possess in order to advance one’s career. Workingin large groups as a part of the undergraduate curriculum provides students with a chance to honetheir people skills, which generally occurs only

Collection

2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Soyoung Kang, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Per G. Reinhall, University of Washington; Kathleen E Kearney, University of Washington; Jonathan T.C. Liu, University of Washington; Jonathan D. Posner, University of Washington; Erin Blakeney, University of Washington; ERIC SEIBEL, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #40551Innovations in Remote Teaching of Engineering Design TeamsProf. Soyoung Kang, University of Washington Soyoung Kang (she/her) is an assistant teaching professor and Clary Family Foundation early career pro- fessor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Washington (UW). She is also the executive director of the Engineering Innovation in Health (EIH) program that partners teams of multidis- ciplinary undergraduate and graduate students with health professionals to develop technical solutions to pressing health challenges. Dr. Kang works closely with faculty from across the UW to foster

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lynn Cozort, Arkansas State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; B.L. Ramakrishna, Arizona State University; Deirdre Meldrum, Arizona State University; Brian Lunt, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Albert Valdez, Arizona State University; Victoria Yarbrough, Arizona State University

societal relevance. ASU faculty facilitated the inquiry processand the venue for the first two days of the project was the newly constructed “BioengineeringDesign Studio” at ASU. The last two days of the workshop were held at the Santan school andthe discussions were mainly on cross-curricular integration and mapping to standards.Third Quarter: Evaluations were done in order to assess the student’s attitude toward STEM,awareness of engineering, societal connections of engineering, and perceptions about engineers.The students spent a day at ASU experiencing “A Day in the Life of an Engineer “ designingpaperclips, working with ASU undergraduate and graduate students and building a rapport with

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Faas, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Lucy Lenhardt, Pennsylvania State University, Erie (Behrend College); Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies. In addition to this work, she is interested in professional societies and how they support careers of their members.Dr. Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University Gretchen Hein is a senior lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech. She have been teaching ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Carla Ann Judith Navar, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

institution requires we gain approval from the certifying body for theuniversity's state. All institutions in the state must evaluate the effectiveness of their UCC atregular intervals. Our teaching methods and content has evolved such that the institution's componentcourses and pedagogies of Team Teaching are vital to achieving the desired outcomes. Ourmodel is an "all in" team endeavor; our instructional team meets with all classes, and such is anenterprising dynamic, engaging faculty, staff, and near-peer teachers, working together. Modeling teamwork is a core attribution of our approach. Research-to-practice becomespractice-to-research as we learn new ways to help our students succeed while growing theirpreparedness for future success

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Jiusto; David DiBiasio

agency. A typical project could have a CSmajor, an ME major, and a Chemistry major work on low-cost sustainable housingimprovements for shack dwellers in Namibia; advised by a Management faculty member andsponsored by the Namibian Renewable Energy Bureau.Although space prevents a review of the literature on international programs and studentlearning, most educators assume that off-campus sojourns have positive effects on studentlearning, particularly dimensions such as those involved in LLL. Because WPI aims to preparestudents for LLL, and it sends so many students off-campus to do significant amounts ofnontraditional, non-classroom based work, an opportunity existed to measure growth in SDLreadiness in a large sample.Assessment Options

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Feng Wang P.E., Texas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

be approved by the instructorbefore students can proceed to the building and competition stages. Students are encouraged towork individually, but small teams (2 members, for example) are allowed. Small objects can beattached to different locations on an aircraft to change the center of gravity and to facilitateflying of the aircraft. Students can explore such effects during their test fly and undersupervision of the instructor. At the end of this session, aircraft that flies the longest distance ischosen as the winning design, regardless of weight or size. This module is the least challengingbecause the design process involves fewer steps and foam boards are easy to handle for highschool students.Figure 6: Aircraft Design and Competition

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Page 25.521.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Emphasizing Core Calculus Concepts Using Biomedical Applications to Engage, Mentor and Retain STEM StudentsAbstractWith an increasing demand for biomedical and bioengineering professionals in the comingdecades, educators are tasked with readying a greater number of STEM students who are able toapply mathematical concepts to critical health care decisions. In this work, we have developed aseries of for-credit, applied learning modules that are being given in parallel to the freshman andsophomore calculus curriculum. These modules use creative inquiry and applied learningexperiences to

Conference Session

Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susheela Shanta, Governor's STEM Academy @ the Burton Center for Arts and Technology - Center for Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

integration andcollaboration.Further research needs to be conducted to follow up with developing better classroom-readyinstruments for classroom assessments in authentic problem solving challenges. In addition, alarger study that includes follow up of students’ performance post-graduation (from high school)to seek an understanding of the impact on their pursuit of STEM education (speciallyengineering) and careers would be recommended.References[1] Partnership for 21st Century Learning (2015). P21 Framework Definitions. P21: Washington, DC.[2] S. Haag, N. Hubele, A. Garcia, & K. McBeath, “Engineering undergraduate attrition and contributing factors,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol 23, no. 5, pp. 929- 940, 2007.[3] T

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga; Arif Mohaimin Sadri, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

pedagogical approaches in STEM education. Dr. ElZomor has been integrating innovative and novel educational paradigms in STEM education to support student engagement, retention, and diversity.Mr. Piyush Pradhananga, Piyush Pradhananga is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Piyush holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tribhuwan University (TU). Following his graduation in 2016, he joined a leading real estate corporation in Nepal as the site engineer working on a multi-million project. He later joined a research firm based in London where he worked as an En- gineering Graduate Researcher. Piyush is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the Moss School of

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Ethics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University ; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and is good for exposing students to a more general background of ethics; however,this sacrifices the disciplinary context covered by the within-the-discipline method [30]. Theacross-the-curriculum method presents students with ethical dilemmas repetitively in multiplecourses during their engineering education; while effective, this method calls for a commitmentamong faculty members to conduct ethics discussions in their courses [30]. Lastly, an effectiveapproach of bridging engineering with societal concerns involves the use of a curriculum modelwith a range of required courses that have ethics components which highly emphasize engineeringethics and the role of engineers in society [11], [30].However, despite such efforts, it continues to be

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret E.B. Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

number of opportunities andassociated identity development [48]. Whether it was caused by social pressure to take on high-value careers or to tend to family [22], the job market, need for money and documentation [37],or discrimination towards displaced people [60], displaced students were disadvantaged by thelack of opportunities they faced with uncertain career plans [73][74]. In addition, this instabilityand lack of ability to choose freely from all pathways available translated into displaced studentsreporting high levels of anxiety, depression, and PTSD, amongst other mental health issues[34][39][73][75][76]. The lack of control over choices associated with building a career as adisplaced person revealed the limitations on students’ decision

Conference Session

Balancing Act: Ideas in Pre- & Post- Surveys and Assessment of Professional Skills

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

may have diminished; previously when FE review was part of a gradedcourse it seemed to send a stronger message from the program and its faculty that the exam wasimportant to the students’ future career. For example, on the 2011-2012 graduating seniorsurvey, students were asked “how important is it to you whether or not you passed the FEexam?” Among the 56 respondents, 9% selected not at all/not very and 9% answeredmoderately; we believe that all students should respond moderately or higher. Also, it was feltthat the level of knowledge and learning acquired in the senior design course was insufficient formany of the professional skills. For example, the ability of students to analyze issues inprofessional ethics was not being documented

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

not reported to theinstitution. Generally, they claim that minority students may require additional support tofacilitate inclusivity, whether they are members of an over-represented or under-representedminority. This article exemplifies a message that is repeated in other sources: that while studentsfrom a particular background may face similar obstacles, we need to be careful not to stereotype,but instead to consider how diversity, both visible and invisible, can result in a disconnectbetween the learner and the learning environment. There are a variety of valuable recent articlesin this field for further reading that are directly applicability to first-year engineering. 23,24, 25In terms of creating a framework for addressing the needs of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

H. Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education 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 practice and culture of engineering fos- ter 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 diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

). There are significant increases in perceptions of an obligationand personal empowerment to make changes in society. Students and faculty engaged in theSLICE program experienced increased sensitivity to the social, cultural, and environmentalconsequences of engineering decision making. 9 Similar findings are reported by Kremer(personal communication): >95% of students engaged in a PBSL capstone design experience selfreported high awareness of the social impact of engineering, significant increases over selfassessments with non-SL projects. Students also had an increased interest in volunteeropportunities and civic engagement. Students engaged in SL have also been shown to haveincreased self-confidence and self-esteem.57 Further, engagement in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Dor Hirsh Bar Gai, George Washington University ; Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University; Erica Cusi Wortham, George Washington University; Annamaria Konya Tannon, George Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Improve Student Engagement and Enhance the Curriculum of Engineering EducationAbstractIn February of 2019, the authors convened a workshop to explore ways to improve student engagement inengineering education. The two-day workshop assembled an uncommon range of stakeholders includingprofessional engineers, engineering faculty, psychologists, anthropologists, pedagogy and educationalscientists, students, curriculum developers, entrepreneurial evangelists, members of the diplomaticcommunity and representatives of industry. Collectively we sought to share existing approaches toimproving student engagement in order to discern what works and what does not. Uncovering strategies toimprove student engagement has meant

Conference Session

Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Zanin, The Citadel; Dena Garner, The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, The Citadel; Jeffery M. Plumblee II, The Citadel; Daniel B. Bornstein, The Citadel; John H. Lewis Jr, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

watergeneration system, related to the professor’s research focus on humanitarian engineering anddevelopment. The system under investigation combined desiccant and solar still technologies toharvest humidity from the air at night and evaporate the water in the desiccant, condense it, andcollect the water during the day. The student began by exploring the state of the art in solar stilltechnologies and performed a multi-criteria decision analysis to determine an optimal design forprototyping. In parallel, the student and mentor researched appropriate desiccant materials forthe specific application. The student constructed two prototypes under supervision of his mentorduring the research experience. These prototypes were initially tested solely for their

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kairys Grasty, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Shivani Sakri, Arizona State University; Amanda C. Arnold, Idaho State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Ashley K. Randall, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

: Needs assessment and utilization of counseling services,” J. Coll. Stud. Dev., vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 247–266, May 2006, doi: 10.1353/csd.2006.0030.[10] C. M. Rummell, “An exploratory study of psychology graduate student workload, health, and program satisfaction,” Prof. Psychol. Res. Pract., vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 391–399, Dec. 2015, doi: 10.1037/pro0000056.[11] M. Deziel, D. Olawo, L. Truchon, and L. Golab, “Analyzing the Mental Health of Engineering Students using Classification and Regression,” 2013, p. 228 231.[12] E. Hocker, E. Zerbe, and C. G. P. Berdanier, “Characterizing Doctoral Engineering Student Socialization: Narratives of Mental Health, Decisions to Persist, and Consideration of Career

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

technology education. National Research Council (NRC) Comprehensive research study report summarizing How People Learn10 current research in the learning sciences and actual practice in the classroom. Army Leader Development The Army’s comprehensive approach to developing Strategy11 leaders for the security challenges of tomorrow. West Point Leader Development An institution level document that implements the System (WPLDS) Handbook12 Army’s Leader Development Strategy and defines student outcomes which explain what a graduate must Be, Know, and Do. Educating

Conference Session

Design Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Michael R. Maughan P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Matthew John Swenson P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Daniel J. Robertson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Michael Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

skills from the time a student begins engineeringstudies until graduation. The differences in the design processes between high schoolengineering students and expert engineers have been explored [29]. High school students tend tospend less time determining the feasibility of their ideas, evaluating alternative ideas anddecision making than expert engineers.Comparative, or longitudinal, studies have proven beneficial in showing the progress of designskills and indicating which skills should be focused on early in the curriculum. Researchers [30]compared design skills between student and professional engineers, and showed that theprofessional teams were more likely to outline an overall design philosophy and not overlookdetailed specifications

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the interventions was consistent for each offering of the course. Two of thesections were taught by a member of the research team and a third section was taught by a faculty memberwho worked closely with the research team. An additional class section (Fall 19) participated in this study asa control group (no interventions were embedded but students were asked to complete the surveys). It isimportant to note that the interventions were not embedded into all available sections of the 104 course duringthe research period due to inconsistency in staffing which resulted in slight variations of the course. Inadditional, not all faculty members who were scheduled to teach the course were interested in embedding theinterventions into their course

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel, University of Houston; Rick P. Greer, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Sara Jolly Jones, University of Houston; Victoria Doan, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #26879STEM Engagement through Mentoring: Motivations of STEM MentorsDr. Jerrod A. Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT) Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He joined the University of Houston after six years as a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Illinois. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

) Page 13.31.7students are partnered with outside firms and asked to explore and analyze a particularalternative or option for the firm. While this process may give students more focus and anidea of what is expected from them it can also stifle creativity. The ILE course empowersits students by leaving all the decisions up to them but relies on the judgment of itsadvisors to oversee this process and intervene when necessary.It is extremely important that the advisors have a good working relationship with otheruniversity faculty and staff, because the student teams meet with many differentuniversity staff members to research their projects. In some cases it was difficult toarrange meetings with staff members who are busy. Advisors with strong

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

defense industry,interpreted diversely by the student body. Theprevalence of these organizations, as reflected in thestudent quotes, suggests that the Clark School heavilyleans on this network for career opportunities,influencing the perceptions of student’s professionaltrajectories post-graduation, as the following participantquotation captures, “It's for all engineering majors, but it is Figure 7: Image of Corporate Sponsors especially for aerospace, and it's the constant and Military Organizations Associated dilemma and ethical tension about what to do with the Engineering School with all this military-corporate attraction. And I would say that opportunities from the Clark School grow very