Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jeff Ma

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

technology students enrolled in the Principles ofMechanical Systems course participated in this study, and were tasked with the design of avehicle that would solve overcrowdedness in urban areas in the next century. Focus of theresearch was on innovative bio-inspired design that is backed by scientific evidence and the useof arts to convey the design. The students then expressed their opinions on their design projectusing a photovoice reflection of their learning. Student responses to the photovoice reflectionprompts related to the design were qualitatively categorized under three themes: 1)demonstrating the importance of entrepreneurial thinking from the end user’s perspective 2)stressing the importance of teamwork and communication and 3) using

Conference Session

Equity and Ethics in Engineering-I

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jennifer Pelletier, University of British Columbia

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Conference Submission, Diversity

and the engineering community, and we hope makes it more likely they may considergraduate school or industrial research, perhaps in partnership with the university.There was also a recognition that undergraduates often lack certain skills or knowledge whenthey first join a research lab, and that a bridge or training program would be advantageous. Therehas also been discussion of which identities are most often excluded from research opportunities,and how to provide equitable access and meaningful support to have our research undergraduatesbetter reflect our overall student demographics.Our program was awarded $91,405 (~9%) of the overall university-wide pool in a competitionwith a 22.7% acceptance rate. The funding was partially matched by

Conference Session

PCEE Technical Session 6: Engineering Design in High School

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Plaster, The University of Akron; Nidaa Makki

about who their customer is, what needs the customerhas, and how to meet them. In other words, they are developing an entrepreneurial mindset [2].In order to meet this shift in societal thinking, the importance of exposure to engineering [3] andentrepreneurship earlier in education increases. In this study, Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) enrolled in an engineering educationcourse where they completed an entrepreneurial Problem-Based Learning (PBL) unit. ThroughPSTs’ reflections, post-assessments, and lesson plans, we gathered their perceptions regardingthe integration of entrepreneurial mindset within their content and future teaching. The researchquestions we investigated are: 1

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Online Learning and the Impact of COVID-19

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Dick

towards student mental health and circumstances during the pandemic. • Focusing on change for the long-term, not specific to the COVID-19 period. • Mitigating potential academic misconduct challenges.In response, the first-year engineering design curriculum was adapted to a flipped classroom modelusing a modular approach for content. For each module, a framework of individual and team-basedreadiness assessment quizzes, videos highlighting key content, associated studio activities, and a finalmodule exam was used to assess student learning. For each term, deliberate activities that aimed tohelp students build resilience to the stress of isolation included a personal time off (PTO) planningand reflection exercise, creating a community

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Design and Robotics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Walter Silva Sotillo, University of South Florida

local vendors in their countries.Student Reflection SurveysCourse benchmarks focused on responses from student evaluation surveys and performance on the finalproject showcase. Three sets of surveys were conducted to assess students' perceptions of the course.First, pre-course questions not listed in this paper gathered students' location and preferred team roleassignment in the first week of classes. Students were then paired into a team of up to 5 students basedon their survey entries. Additional surveys were conducted during the mid-and end of the semester. Thesurvey questions shown in Table 4 was conducted mid-semester to analyze students' experience in thecourse with the intent to circumvent any pitfalls before the completion of the project

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 5 - ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Julia Noginova; Min Jung Lee, Old Dominion University; Stacie Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Kidd, Old Dominion University

semester. During thosemeetings the instructor played the role of “the client” or “the senior engineer in the consultingfirm.” These meetings prevented the students from falling behind and provided them with usefulinformation to continue the design. Also, during the meeting, each team showed what they havedone up to that moment. There were no points for attending the meetings. To assess the PBL implementation, the students were required to take a shortened versionof the NCEES FE exam at the beginning and at the end of the semester. They also took a finalCATME survey and were asked to complete a set of questions reflecting on the project work. In Fall 2019, the design tasks were modified after the course sequence was adjusted

Conference Session

ERM: Design!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Titiksha Singh, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

analytical frameworks (e.g., from data science or complexity science) and (3) conducting design-based research to develop scaffolding tools for supporting the learning of complex skills like design. He is the Program Chair for the Design in Engineering Education Division for the 2022 ASEE conference.Titiksha Singh © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comExploring how students attend to the nature and dynamics of complexity in their design problemsAbstractAuthentic design problems necessarily reflect the complexity of real-world dynamic, open systems thathave numerous components and nonobvious connections across different systems or

Conference Session

WIED: Partnering with and Supporting the WIED Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College; Jason Silverman, Drexel University

themselves as not creative and reported that they lacked talent in thearts. Forty percent (40%, n=2) described it in terms of innovation, and none of these participantsexpressed that they had talent in the arts. Participants reflected on the interview question, “Describe how you view yourself as acreative person.” Eighty percent (80% , N=12) of all participants reflected on artistic talent as aprimary measure of creativity, and 73% (N=11) referenced innovation. A notable difference ofstudents with the lowest levels of CSE was that only 40% (n=2) of these students mentionedinnovation, in contrast to 83% (n=5) and 100% (n=4) of participants with medium and high CSErespectively. Participants with higher CSE highlighted their talent and enjoyment

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 3 Capstone Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Salinas, Colorado School of Mines; Joel Bach, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

of Mines has been refining a ‘Job ShopApproach’ to capstone in an environment dedicated to implementation of a design firm model withstudents working on multiple projects at different stages of development. A recent study of our studentexperience and overall course assessment provided opportunities for reflection on areas for continuedgrowth.Within HCDS, the dynamic nature of the design studio allows for project timelines that do not alignneatly with the academic calendar. Students serve simultaneously on three different projects over thecourse of two semesters, providing a multi-project, multi-team, multi-client, and varied timeline learningexperience. Similar to traditional capstone models, HCDS student teams work through the designprocess

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; Jenny Patricia Quintana-Cifuentes, University of Louisiana at Monroe; Akash Kumar

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

instance, it is assumed that students learn debugging by havingexperience with debugging [13]. However, a study by Whalley and colleagues revealed thatstudents’ reflections on their experiences with debugging tend to be negative [14]. In this study,students expressed that exploring strategies such as print statements frequently will make themmiss the program’s general idea, forcing them not to follow a methodological approach [14].Although debugging is a challenging task, it is also an essential skill that students must master toacquire other computational thinking skills [15]. Consequently, exploration of students’debugging skills is essential to develop teaching and learning strategies that fully explode theiralready-in-place preferences and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Christine Chesebrough, Drexel University; Lutfi Agartan, Drexel University; Aaron Herbert Bernard; Jen Katz-Buonincontro; Evangelia G. Chrysikou, Drexel University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

powerful tools for capturing one’s true affective state, asthey are implicit, cannot be reflected upon, and are typically not amenable to participants’voluntary control.Yet, both explicit (self-report) and implicit (psychophysiological) measures can capture differentfacets of complex behavior. A framework that combines phenomenological andpsychophysiological indicators poses the possibility of a balanced and disciplined account ofcognitive phenomena at multiple levels of analysis that can help bridge the biological mind-experiential gap [7]. Although limited in their scope, several recent investigations have providedevidence in favor of joint phenomenological and psychophysiological indicators of complexhuman experience. For example, combining a

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rawle D. Sookwah, University of South Carolina; Sona Gholizadeh, University of South Carolina; Shanta A. Jerideau, University of South Carolina; Lindell D. Diez; Ryan G. Carlson, University of South Carolina

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

inengineering education. We sought to identify how exemplar engineering students describe familypatterns that influence their engineering success. Career genogram construction and semi-structured interviews reflected intergenerational family patterns that contributed to the success ofthree exemplar senior students in engineering. Case-studies were selected using ExemplarMethodology (ExM). Data was collected on familial career exposure and attitudes, resulting inthe development of genograms. Findings reflect supportive communication, encouraged help-seeking, and reliable support were normed in each family system. Observing family memberswith engineering experience, engaging in pre-college STEM-related activities, and familyattitudes about the value of

Conference Session

Making in Design Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander R. Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Danielle M. Saracino, Georgia Institute of Technology; Beyza Akgun, Georgia Institute of Technology; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

submission of reflective design reports.Participants assigned to the iterative condition created two prototypes and a final design insequence (Figure 1, left). After the first prototype was 3D-printed and returned to participants inthe iterative condition by the research team, they could test their designs before making changesto their CAD model for the next round of production. This process was repeated for their secondprototype. After receiving their second iteration, participants in the iterative condition couldmake changes to their CAD model for their final design.Participants assigned to the parallel condition created two prototypes simultaneously followed bya final design (Figure 1, right). The research team 3D-printed both prototypes for

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara Freix, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Western Community College; Akshat Kothyari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Environmental Engineering

students to several topics including problem solving,information literacy, written and oral communication, teamwork, professionalism, ethics, thedesign process, significant figures, dimensional analysis, spreadsheet software, mathematicalsoftware scripts, descriptive statistics and technology applications within the field ofengineering.Within these topics, the current implementation will focus on facilitating learning activities thathelp students to solve problems by developing problem definitions, formulating hypotheses,stating their assumptions, identifying the knowns and unknowns, exploring resources,developing explanations, and communicating and reflecting on their proposed solutions in ateam-based setting. Planned subsequent activities

Collection

Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Joseph Holles; Lawrence Schmidt

) provide a focused application of RDM to activevitally important since they are in a special position to inspire research projects. These goals were then separated into indi-future students with the excitement and understanding of vidual learning objectives as reflected in the assessment, below.cyberinfrastructure-enabled scientific inquiry and learning.”[9] One recommended textbook was used for the course: DataFaculty studies concluded that researchers felt that some form Management for Researchers by Kristen Briney.[15] Additionalof data information literacy was needed for their students.[2] resources for the course included DMPtool[16] and the Data Graduate student education on RDM has generally taken

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

Scott Franklin, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University; Mary Bridget Kustusch, DePaul University

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Faculty

synthesizing results into a theory for climate change. Afternoons arespent in explicit metacognitive reflection, learning about a variety of affective and metacognitiveconcepts that affect learning. By hosting the field school concurrently with the IMPRESS summerexperience, participants could engage in a hands-on experience with logistical and ethical aspectsof classroom video data collection and management, as they pursued research questions ofinterest.Given the distributed nature of the ongoing research after the field school, participation in thismodel is targeted at high autonomy individuals and groups, who are often somewhat isolated attheir home institutions. Over four years, the number of participants has grown each year from sixin 2014 to

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

collect and return a portionof the assignments. A majority of assignments associated with this course are writingassignments in the form of technical memos and reflective essays. Students are asked to readand analyze a technical article or professional code and submit a summary or opinion. As such, Page 12.1532.5this process can be handled electronically.The survey feature of Blackboard is utilized for students to complete online quizzes aftermodules of the course have been completed. The survey feature is utilized for end of termlearning objective evaluation, assessment of hybrid techniques, etc.The Blackboard feature that has the most significant

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alhaji Cherif, Cornell University; Gary Fleming, University of Maryland; Siaka Kroma, Cornell University

of texts into multi-dimensional paradigm or matrix, where theidentifications, comparison, linkage of ideas in various levels are facilitated. Students will bemore motivated to become problem-solvers, and to demonstrate, communicate and reflect onmathematical ideas.Mathematics Textbooks In the proceeding section, we discuss the taxonomy of mathematics, implication of theelements, fabrication and modification of graphics organizer, and how elements in the taxonomyof the texts can be used to comprehend the texts.Mathematics and Scientific Textbooks: Taxonomy of the Texts Page 12.1304.4 Modern mathematics and science texts use colors

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

, studies of Organizational Leadership assert that each student in a design teambrings varying degrees of both content knowledge and communication strategies, and aninstructor’s understanding of these characteristics is essential to modeling and promotingeffective teams. Our study integrates theories of Organizational Leadership, EngineeringEducation, and Educational Psychology to investigate our students’ perceptions, attributions, andlessons learned in relation to team experiences.The methodological approach of this study was designed to elicit team members’ perceptions ofshared team experiences through a mixed-method research approach. Primary data for this studywas obtained from a Reflective Essay assignment, submitted by all Capstone Design

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

and summarizing the outcomes of aphenomenography of how design professionals experience design allow for an exampleof what a phenomenography looks like as it goes through the development stage and isanalyzed for outcomes.Research Approach Page 14.1189.2Phenomenography is grounded in the idea that what people remember and aspects onwhich they reflect about concrete experiences are related to the meanings they associatewith a particular aspect of the world, discerning critical components of an experiencefrom non-critical components2. These memories and reflections can be defined asconstituting a person’s awareness. Each person’s awareness is unique

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Renee Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

effectively used to introduceconcepts in engineering contexts, but also increased women’s interest in engineering23, 24.Another relevant MEA extension has been provided by Lesh, Hamilton and their colleagues indeveloping a series of reflection tools (RTs) that, following an MEA activity, help studentsrecord significant aspects about what they have done (e.g., strategies used, or ways the teamfunctioned) so that later they could use this information to engage in reflections and discussionsabout the effectiveness of various roles, strategies, and levels and types of engagement25. RTsoffer the potential to be an important research observational tool, while helping students betterdevelop conceptual frameworks for thinking about learning and problem

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

module explains a number of basicconcepts related to the design problem. Students are asked to develop solutions to real-worlddesign problems to explore the specialization areas within the discipline, practice their problem-solving skills on real, sometimes "messy" problems, grow their engineering intuition and learn todistinguish between realistic and improbable solutions. Students will compile a learningportfolio throughout the semester documenting their design solutions for each module, as well asself-reflections on their initial choice of specialization and the impact modules had on theirchoice of specialization (either confirming their initial choice or providing evidence why analternative may be a better fit).The intended advantages of

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University

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International

. Describe some of the risks and opportunities of working abroad.10. Understand the ramifications of engineering in an emerging economic power.Instructional MethodsTo achieve the educational outcomes, a series of lectures, site visits and guest speakers arearranged using the identified country specific issues as the underlying themes. For example, the2011 version of the course planned the activities in China so that students would have first-handexperiences associated with the learning goals mentioned above. These activities includedengineering site visits, presentations and discussions led by the hosts, students’ reflections in groupdiscussions and students’ individual journaling. The class visited four types of sites: 1. Engineering sites such

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

an employment agreementbetween pipe fitters and the city’s engineering department. Each team learns how toprepare for the negotiation by exploring each other’s needs, interests, and positions.Then, the students negotiate and experience the challenges of reaching an agreement thatsatisfies both parties. Our assessment materials include the outcomes of the negotiationsthemselves (whether teams reached an agreement and whether they met their ownrequirements) as well as student reflective essays on the experience and what theylearned. We present this course module as a case study that can be adapted in differentclassrooms.  Introduction and statement of the problemIn 1970, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) created a unique and innovative

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne A. Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

and old-age dependency, however, is evenmore revealing. Figure 4 below [1, p. 6] reflects this combined dependency on the working agepopulation. From the below figure, two lines in particular are worth noting. In the year 2020, thetotal dependency ratio, as a measure of the burden on the working age population, is 64. Meaning,in the year 2020, there will be two dependents for every three working age adults. The combineddependency ratio, with the elderly population taking a higher percentage of the total dependencyratio, increases steadily through 2060, the last of the current estimated years. This dependency is,again, a reflection of a slower growing population, a declining fertility rate and a generally agingpopulation

Conference Session

Engineering Design for Elementary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

roller coaster fora local amusement park in 60 minutes. Their interaction was videotaped and pictures of theirdesigns were captured. We have analyzed the video data video analysis approach based on thecodebook we developed by reviewing literature on problem scoping. The instances that we haveseen in mom-child interactions and conversation provided evidence that the child with autismwas capable of engaging in all three actions of problem scoping. The behaviors we haveobserved were mostly associated to Problem Framing and Information Gathering. However, wehave seen some evidence of Reflection. We believe, that the findings of this study laysfoundation for future studies on children with autism and engineering design, and how toeffectively engage

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

insights about howstudents’ frame their decision making, surfaced by difficulties encountered in applying theframework; and 3) five strategies the students use to seek information. We conclude that DSAholds promise as a framework from which to develop a bridging language. However, futurework is needed to investigate the feasibility of applying it in real time as a reflective tool. Wealso suggest a number of implications for how the lens of DSA might support students' in havingstronger design rationale through development of information seeking practices.2: Design as Decision Making2.1 Design as Decision MakingPeople use metaphors to think and reason about abstract concepts and the metaphors we useaffect how we understand these concepts [9]. Design

Conference Session

Mental Health of Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

experience of the new doctoral students and postdoctoralresearchers. Given the high attrition rates in graduate education, the retreat was also designed tofoster retention by integrating attributes of the Workforce Sustainability model.The retreat was framed around four objectives: (1) build community, (2) communicate groupnorms and expectations, (3) develop individual strategic plans, (4) and introduce research skills.The retreat encouraged individual and collective reflection on goals, deliverables, andexpectations. The experience was guided by the notion of beginning with the end in mind and, inthis case, meant aligning individual professional development plans with that individual’s long-term career goals and vision of the research group. The

Conference Session

Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

gaining experience working with populations of a different age group than their standardclassroom teaching. Additionally, regular feedback and reflection during training and campsensure that teachers have input into what they need in order to be successful for camp, and intowhat activities are enacted during the camps (see below). The program is also sustained, withcamp-specific workshops following general engineering workshops, followed by several weeksof practice.Perhaps most importantly, and what sets it apart from most out-of-school professionaldevelopment experiences, is being contextualized in the summer camp environment. This hassimilarities to a classroom in the typical population of students and schedule similar to a schoolday, but also

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (MERGED MEMBERSHIP WITH COE); Bruce Alan Race FAIA, FAICP, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

emphasizes students understanding the world in a holistic way byintegrating disciplinary knowledge into a more comprehensive view while willing to collaborateand learn across the barriers between disciplines [1]. This course prepares students to addresscontemporary environmental policies demanding pursuit of the most effective solutions. Theprofessional context for students taking the course reflects emerging professional ethics andbusiness models emphasizing sustainable and resilient community development. To meet theseprofessional and environmental challenges, students need to be prepared to lead in the design andmanagement of high-performance buildings and districts.1.1 The need for an Inter-Disciplinary course on Sustainable Technology