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New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Kenneth J. Williamson, Oregon State University; Jeffrey A. Nason, Oregon State University; Goran Jovanovic Ph.D., Oregon State University; Chih-hung Chang, Oregon State University; Adam Z. Higgins, Oregon State University; Craig M. Gates, Oregon State University; Richard Mark Roehner, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Jeff Nason is an Assistant Professor of environmental engineering at Oregon State University. His re- search interests are in the area of physical/chemical treatment of water, with a focus on particle removal processes. He is also interested in developing effective techniques for implementing active learning activ- ities in high-enrollment engineering courses.Prof. Goran Jovanovic Ph.D.Dr. Chih-hung Chang, Oregon State University Chih-hung (Alex) Chang is a professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University. He is a SHARP Labs of America Scholar, and a recipient of Intel Faculty Fellowship, AVS Graduate Research award, National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, and awardee of W.M. Keck Foundation. His

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Margaret Wheeler; Gregory Branch

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.246.1 Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationI. IntroductionDuring the authors’ extended industrial careers they gained a detailed view of what specific skillsengineers need. Repeatedly they saw that graduate mechanical engineers did not understand howthe most common stock material was manufactured and specified, nor how the productionmethod and specification greatly affected the finished raw material’s strength, appearance,tolerances, availability, etc.. For example, a majority of recent graduates could not even tell thedifference

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jahan Kauser; Carlos Sun; Ralph A. Dusseau; Jess Everett; Joseph Orlins; Beena Sukumaran; Douglas Cleary

will be: • Knowledgeable engineers, who are able to remain current during their professional careers; • Problem-solvers, who are able to obtain needed information and identify, formulate, and solve problems; • Well-rounded engineers, who understand professional, ethical, and global issues and are able to work in multidisciplinary and diverse groups; and • Communicators, who are able to disseminate information to professional and lay audiences.In some cases, two similar ABET objectives were combined in our assessment system. For thisreason, we use a numbering system to describe CEE objectives (ABET objects are identified by aletter). A summarized list of the ABET Objectives is given below, for the readers

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Betsy Palmer; Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

science, math, and engineering courses do not adequately address the rapidchanges that these students face in their industrial careers. Specifically in engineering, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)— which is the only agencyresponsible for accreditation of education programs leading to degrees in engineering — hasrecently published new standards which increases the focus on students’ ability to perform real-world job tasks (PRISM, 1997).Augustine (Augustine, 1997) tells us that ABET is correctly responding to fundamental changesin the engineering profession that push us to accredit programs on more than simplyprofieciencies in traditional engineering skills. Because of these changes, todays engineer mustbe able to

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Equity and Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

. My education and career inengineering took place in predominantly white, male settings. Because of the privilege Iexperience as a white person and the sheltering of experiences that my privilege offers, I haveundergone a massive amount of learning to identify systems of oppression embedded in theculture that may limit others in the profession. My goal with my research is to explore norms inengineering to understand and identify systems of oppression embedded in the culture that maylimit marginalized communities in the profession.Author 2: I am a queer, white woman raised by upper middle-class parents in a suburb to a midsized Southeastern city. I attended a mid-size public high school that was mildly diverse in termsof race and socio

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marnie Jamieson, University of Alberta; John R. Donald P.Eng., University of Guelph

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

with respect to the pervasive hegemonic and meritocratic ideologiesaccompanied by an intense commitment, workload and limited participation by women that arecharacteristic of the engineering profession. Women in engineering are often faced with difficultchoices with respect to their legitimate desire to have and raise a family, a choice that has nottypically impacted a man’s career or ability to work fulltime [19]. Additionally, work-lifebalance can be a challenge with respect to workload in engineering studies and professionalpractice.Engineering practice is regulated by self-governing professional bodies while engineeringeducation is regulated by academic missions and institutional quality assurance frameworks andevaluated for “foundational

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Flaming Moe's Influence: Bio-Inspired STEM Explorations, Hot Stuff!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc Weissburg, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

theengineering design process [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26]. However, for students to reap the fullbenefits of BID integration in pre-college, it is important first to prepare teachers who are willing andwell-prepared to teach BID in pre-college engineering [11], [27]. Therefore, exploring teachers’understanding and perception of BID integration in engineering is essential for BID to become anintegral part of the pre-college curricula.Teacher PerceptionsTeachers significantly influence student learning in the classroom since they play a vital role in students'achievement, subject selection, and future career choices. Teachers’ perceptions and understanding ofcurricula influence how they teach. Studies have shown that teachers’ beliefs and

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

the subject and facilitates faculty learning communities and is the co-author of ”Studying Engineering – A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Evaluation of the Utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools among First-Year Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractGenerative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, are freely available to anyone,including college students. Some perceive these tools as a game changer for higher educationbecause they can enhance student learning experiences in various ways. The integration ofgenerative AI tools in higher education has the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autumn R. Deitrick, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

– Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program.Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Engineering Graduate Students’ Perceptions of

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TUESDAY PLENARY & Corporate Member Council Keynote Speaker

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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 J. Seibel, University of Washington; Shayla Payne

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Corporate Member Council (CMC)

Paper ID #45146Best Overall Zone Paper: Zone IV - Innovations in Remote Teaching of EngineeringDesign TeamsSoyoung Kang, University of Washington Soyoung Kang (she/her) is an assistant teaching professor and Clary Family Foundation early career professor 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 multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate students with health professionals to develop technical solutions to pressing health challenges. Dr. Kang works closely with faculty from

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon M Clancy, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Foundationdivisions of Engineering Education and Centers in the CAREER program under Grant No.1943805 and the Graduate Fellowship Program under grant no. DGE-2241144. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2005, p. 11338. doi: 10.17226/11338.[2] J. Mills and D. Treagust, “Engineering education - Is problem-based or project-based learning the answer?,” Australas. Assoc. Eng. Educ., vol. 3, 2003.[3] D. Therriault, E. Douglas, E. Buten, E. Bates, J. Waisome, and M. Berry

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 23

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zain ul Abideen, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Talha Naqash, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

University Angela (Angie) Minichiello is a military veteran, licensed mechanical engineer, and associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Her research examines issues of access, equity, and identity in the formation of engineers and a diverse, transdisciplinary 21st century engineering workforce. Angie received an NSF CAREER award in 2021 for her work with student veterans and service members in engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Systematized Literature Review on Problem−Solving in STEMEducation Exploring the Impact of Task Complexity on Cognitive Factors and Student EngagementAbstractThe profound

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NEE Technical Session 1 - Educator's Tools

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalase Opanuga, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

. Perry’s current work centers on understandinGrace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where she conducts discipline-based education research. Her research interests include faculty change, 3D spatial visualization, gender inclusive teamwork, and studying authentic engineering practice. Dr. Panther was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2024. Dr. Panther has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences both nationally and internationally, has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts ; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

observed but no long-term career outcomeevaluation. These studies collectively demonstrate the positive impact of inquiry-based learningin scientific education, albeit with a need for more extensive, long-term evaluations.Dickerson et al. [20] employed a distinctive approach to foster reflection among engineeringstudents within the context of a digital circuits course. This method integrated computer-basedsimulation for digital circuit design with reflective thought prompts administered after a midtermexam for post-exam analysis and contemplation. The study also underscored the significance ofemploying thought-provoking question prompts designed to voluntarily elicit comprehensivereflections after a significant milestone event, such as a midterm

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

287 engineering doctoral students from 28 institutions in the U.S. Weidentified the scale’s latent factor structure for construct validity evidence and evaluated internalconsistency reliability evidence. Results from studies using the finalized survey are expected toindicate specific policies, practices, and procedures that may serve as interventions to enhanceorganizational performance specifically in the strategic area of doctoral student retention at thedepartment level.I. IntroductionThe long-term vitality of the U.S. workforce relies on the full range of science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career pathways being available to all Americans [1]. Theincreased participation of women and members of racially minoritized and

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Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo Rojas; Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; Jaime Elizabeth Styer, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

consideration of the socioeconomic development of the local workers.[29]Targeting five main audiences (workers, governmental officials, scholars, professors, andstudents), Schlezak aimed at influencing academic research, partnerships, and policies for thedevelopment of environmentally sound and socially just interventions related to e-wastemanagement and promoting safe working conditions in Argentina. At the global level, sheintended to motivate action towards occupational safety in the informal sector and call theattention of traditional mining and engineering professionals, scholars, and educators into futurework in the field of urban mining.The RT activities that this early-career researcher conducted were designed differently accordingto each

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - DEI and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi Ying Chan, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

2015-16 academic year and the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award (Individual Award) in the Faculty of Engineering for the 2012-13 academic year. Additionally, he has been honored with the Teaching Excellence Award in the Department of Computer Science for the academic years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16. Furthermore, he was a shortlisted candidate for the UGC Teaching Award (Early Career Faculty Member). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Embrace Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Makerspaces with a Network of Tutors (Work in progress)AbstractThe Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing [1] (a.k.a. the HKU Inno Wing) of the Faculty ofEngineering at

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Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Amin Azad, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

, however processesfor effective team management are also critical. As other disciplines are brought into theconversation, this importance of consultative communication – listening and incorporatingvarious perspectives to build a shared mental model – will be even more challenging. Creating asafe and engaging classroom environment, where students can ask questions, float ideas, makemistakes, and give and accept feedback, is important, given the iterative and collaborative natureof systems mappingFuture WorkMany students expressed a desire to see the introduction of systems thinking/mapping toolsearlier in their undergraduate careers, particularly in design courses where students are quick toconverge on a given understanding of the problem. Given

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley; Denia Djokic, University of Michigan

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

between students and recompression cycle must be to help students learn the their instructors. Instructors (or designed and analyzed, a subtlety “correct” way to analyze. textbook authors) in this mindset are which otherwise easily • Students and early-career authorities who have the right confounds the inexperienced engineers are easily confused by answers to help easily confused analyst” [17] (pg xxii) certain engineering topics. students. This, however, is only one way of viewing the dynamic

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Bosarge, University of South Alabama

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

Synthesis of Findings 4.3 Results for RQ2: Ethical Discussions 4.4 Results for RQ3: Evaluating Stakeholder Involvement 4.4.1 Analysis Framework 4.4.2 Evaluation of Stakeholder Involvement in Selected Articles 4.4.3 Synthesis of Findings 4.5 Results for RQ4: Stakeholder Perceptions5. Discussion6. Limitations7. Conclusion1. IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront, which is a signal for considerable changesacross career fields and our daily lives in the era of rapid technological evolution. As AIbecomes a necessary element of the modern workforce, the imperative to teach students thefoundational AI skills and competencies has never

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University

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Materials Division (MATS)

perspective in which the interactions of large numbers of atoms lead to theemergence of larger-scale properties. Models showcasing emergence fit perfectly with the classicMSE paradigm which emphasizes that a material’s properties emerge from its structure whichemerges from the processing the material undergoes. The course utilizes computational agent-based or atomistic models (ABMs1) designed specifically for educational purposes. Beyondproviding computational skills that students will need in their careers, these models will leveragea truly transformative aspect of computation in education: the ability of the computer to representscientific phenomenon in new, powerful, and intuitive ways.1.2 ABM in Education and RestructurationsRepresenting content

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Application in Manufacturing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israa Azzam, Purdue University; Farid Breidi, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Society of Phi Kappa Phi, placing her among the top 10% of Purdue Graduate students. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge and contributing to technological innovation in XR control systems. Her professional aspirations include applying for an Assistant Professor position upon completing her Ph.D. This career trajectory aligns with her desire to leverage her accumulated experience and knowledge to mentor and guide emerging talents. A central component of her vision is inspiring and supporting aspiring scholars in pursuing academic and professional excellence, facilitating impactful change within our field.Dr. Farid Breidi, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Dr. Farid

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enas Aref, Western Michigan University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

instructions on how to work in a team, it is important to helpthem learn more about themselves and explore their strengths and capabilities. To help them acquire thisinsight, students are given instructions to complete two tests: the Jung Personality Test and the Team RoleTest. Jung’s psychological typology was first published in 1923 [48], and since then several tests havebeen developed and used by human resources, career coaching, organizational development [49]. It hasalso been used in higher education as a basis for learning styles and also to shed the light on individualdifferences [48]. Jung’s typology is best known for the concepts of extroversion and introversion [50],and sensation -intuition and thinking-feeling. The test result is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

end goal of creating a new venture [5, 20,21]. It was clear that engineering professors do not have a background in or embed theseopportunities into their courses: CD indicated: I want to say it’s (entrepreneurial mindset) important, although I don’t know a lot about it. I think a lot of students are interested in it and I think it’s an important skill but it’s not something that I had when I was a student and it’s not something that I really gained (laughs) during my career in academia.It is important to note there are stand-alone courses in entrepreneurial thinking for engineeringstudents at the site. These courses were developed by the business school, and are mostly taughtby adjunct professors that are not part of

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 23

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Bostwick, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alex George, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Trinity Lee, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

practitioners, as engineers frequently start theircareer as recent students. Prior work [4] has shown that some practicing engineers continue toneglect variability later in their career—the results from this study suggest that features ofengineering pedagogy may contribute to this behavior. However, future work with direct study ofpracticing engineers is necessary to fully understand their views on the relevance of variability toengineering practice.All three student participants described concrete ways in which variability seemed relevant (ornot) to engineering practice (RQ 1), and the specific experiences that influenced their views (RQ2). Prior evidence suggests that variability has not been considered relevant to certain quantitiesin engineering

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Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Nor Farida Harun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Chemical Engineering

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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

education research. He has been involved in faculty development activities since 1998, through the ExCEEd Teaching Workshops of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Essential Teaching Seminars of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the US National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and being named the University of Florida Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

student not only to develop an understanding ofspecific concepts, but also a way of thinking. In addition, in many learning environments,students are forced to learn a new tool, in the form of the programming environment being used,along with these concepts and patterns of thinking3. Because of this, many students will notdevelop a sufficient level of proficiency in programming, even after progressing through thetraditional two or three course introductory programming sequence4, 5. This is a significantproblem, especially in the engineering disciplines, where many students will be required to usesome form of programming during either their academic and/or professional career, but very fewreceive more than one or two semesters’ worth of

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Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

projects in their classes or extra-curriculars, previous experiences in their engineeringcoursework, and current desired career path.To construct a sample for the semi-structured interviews that was representative of eachcombination of gender and disciplinary affiliation examined in this study, students‟ disciplinaryaffiliation and gender were taken into consideration. In addition, all the students invited toparticipate in the final interviews needed to have participated in all of the previous phases of thestudy (including others not presented in this paper). This provided the researcher with theopportunity to explore each phase of the study with each participant. Since none of the studentswho participated in the focus group were classifed as male