Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

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International

modernize engineering education at Herat University. Phase I of the programincludes a number of activities such as curriculum review and revision, faculty development, andlaboratory upgrading. Currently we are midway in Phase I. Phase II focuses on expanding thecurrent undergraduate engineering program to areas beyond civil engineering that are critical forthe continued development of infrastructure and capabilities in Afghanistan.While reviewing and planning to expand the current engineering program to areas beyond civilengineering, the focus evolved to adding two new undergraduate engineering programs, one inelectrical and one in mechanical. However, after further evaluation of the needs, priorities,financial constraints and infrastructure

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

of Technology Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, ABET, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, The International Journal of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, and The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology on Education. She is the recipient of the 2007 HP Technology for Teaching Award and the 2008 Rose-Hulman Board of

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Tara Gomez, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Pamela Aschbacher, California Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and postdoctoral scholars as well asstaff sought educational and outreach opportunities. Through a partnership with _____faculty applying for a Research Center, the XXX received four-year support from theHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to hire a part-time coordinator, expand theprogram, and create summer lab research opportunities at ______ for high schoolstudents.HHMI funding also provides travel support for XXX directors to learn from otheroutreach centers and disseminate our work at conferences, and support for programevaluation to explore ways to improve the program and document its effects onparticipants. This paper describes our partnership model, findings from the 2008formative evaluation, and plans for improvement.Community

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W.G. Steele; M. H. Hosni; H. W. Coleman

initiaJ planning (general uncertaintyanalysis) to detailed design, debugging, testing, and data analysis (detailed uncertainty analysis). The main objective of this article is to describe how Mathcad@ software maybe used to facilitateuncertainty analysis calculations in undergraduate laboratory instruction. This objective is accomplished byperforming general uncertainty analysis calculations for several example problems using Mathcad”. Theseexamples show how quick uncertainty analysis calculations using Mathcad@ during the planning phase of anexperiment may assist students to select appropriate measurement equipment. Furthermore, an example ofdetailed uncertainty analysis is presented to investigate the contributions of the elemental bias

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

significantly, but has resulted in moreprograms not meeting the established standards. Vital to the strengthening of the design requirement is theimprovement of faculty design capabilities. The two-week workshop on Enhancement of Faculty DesignCapabilities held at Southern Methodist University from July31 -August 10, 1995 is part of a three-year plan forenhancing engineering design skills of faculty from all engineering disciplines. Engineering i%culty participatingin this workshop developed and documented 70 design exercises for use in the engineering sciences: mechanicsof solids, electrical theory, fluid mechanics, and transfer and rate mechanisms. A significant number of theseexercises were developed for introduction into the first year course with

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianne Atkinson

. The followingmaterials detail one assignment used this past year to help students become more effective oral communicators,especially in the interactive one-to-one situations they can expect to encounter as engineering professionals.2 Professional Issues in the Curriculum An existing course, the Sophomore Seminar, already provides space for professional issues. Outsidespeakers are usually mechanical engineers describing their career decisions and discussing professional options.Speakers from inside the school provide information about plans of study and special opportunities within theschool. As homework for the course, students complete a series of assignments in professional genres--letters,memos, and short reports, all relating to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John H. Damell

, which are g;ne;ally for specific int;rests; and businessand industry, which often require contracts and carefully monitor the research or project to see that the business’goals are being met. A successful grant writer is one who has a good projector research idea, has goals that are consistentwith the granting agency, has carefully thought through the project plan, and has a strong, well-written proposal.Even though the project or research idea maybe outstanding, the granting agency must have the same goalsbefore a grant will be awarded. Before spending time and effort writing and submitting a proposal, the writershould check to be sure the granting agency or business is interested in the research idea or project and for anywritten

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John H. Damell

, which are g;ne;ally for specific int;rests; and businessand industry, which often require contracts and carefully monitor the research or project to see that the business’goals are being met. A successful grant writer is one who has a good projector research idea, has goals that are consistentwith the granting agency, has carefully thought through the project plan, and has a strong, well-written proposal.Even though the project or research idea maybe outstanding, the granting agency must have the same goalsbefore a grant will be awarded. Before spending time and effort writing and submitting a proposal, the writershould check to be sure the granting agency or business is interested in the research idea or project and for anywritten

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

. COURSE GOALS We had several hypotheses (goals) in mind when we planned the course this semester. 1. Students will become better designers if they use a road map containing the essential design steps. 2. More effective communication occurs when the communicator clearly understands their purpose and audience. 3. Student writing, speaking, and problem solving improves with practice. 4. Making students better evaluators of their own and others’ process and work product will make them better employees when they graduate. These hypotheses were approached by using the following pedagogical methods. METHODS

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary R. Martin

placement. In 1985, Ilaunched a similar chain of events with Siemens Company in Germany. The idea grew in itsappeal with more students and companies. Concurrent with this trend, we began hearing moreand more of such terms as global economy,# "cross-cultural sensitivity,# "improved internationalrelations,# etc. in various professional engineering circles. So around 1993, it occurred to us thatit might be helpful to provide some structured guidance for preparing students for theseinternational Co-ops by making available a plan whereby students could take internationally-oriented courses prior to such a Co-op, and receive an "International Engineering Minor# degreeupon such completion. This paper presents our formal published guidelines for this

Conference Session

Integrating Design in Electrical Engineering Curriculum (1232)

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College

, PROCESS, IF-THEN-ELSE, CASE..WHEN, Conditional Assignment (WHEN...ELSE structure), and ‘EVENT.The ENGR221L laboratory, which meets each week for three hours, emphasizes CAD-baseddesign using standard components (primarily LSTTL) and programmable logic devices. In thelast three years the ENGR221L laboratory has employed Altera CPLD's and the associated CADtool-set, Max+Plus II. Since most of the students are sophomores, ENGR221L offers a firstexposure to engineering laboratory practice. Many plan to major in engineering, but some willmajor in such fields as computer science, psychology, and chemistry. Students generally workin teams of two in the lab, but on large projects several teams will combine their efforts. Teamsdevelop their designs before

Conference Session

Applying What We Teach to IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Ben Cranor, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

evaluations. Thisfeedback indicated the program needed to provide the senior-level students with a more realisticindustry experience. Currently, the IE internship course, IE 471, and Industrial Systems Design(IE capstone course), IE 495, are in the IE program curriculum to introduce and provide thesenior engineering student an insight into the industrial world. These two courses wereevaluated according to the continuous improvement plan for the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and changes were recommended.The IE 471 Internship is offered to give students an occupational experience in an industrialfacility. Students and faculty have experienced several disappointing obstacles in executing thisIE 471 internship course, including

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

“regular” option must complete132 credits to obtain their Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Engineering.A recent innovation in this option is the creation of the ADM3313 course. The course teaches,among other things, how to create a start-up company, technology assessment, the businessplanning process and how to create a business plan. Local entrepreneurs and professionals bringtheir experiences directly to the classroom. Page 14.580.4The Faculty of Engineering collaborates with the Telfer School of Management to maintain theoption and to make sure that it continues to meet the students’ needs. If the Faculty ofEngineering wishes to change the content

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Monica Wright, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

’ difficulties and to generate suggestions about effective instructional interventions. Inthe sections that follow, each of the three dimensions contained in the IPS model are discussedindependently. This discussion is followed by a presentation of the model itself.Problem Solving ProcessSince Polya’s seminal work in mathematics,8 the utility of learning and using a sequence of stepsduring problem solving has been widely accepted. Although several specific models exist, ageneric 4-step model captures most: (1) Represent the Problem, (2) Goal Setting and Planning,(3) Execute the Plan, and (4) Evaluate the Solution. In the first step, problem representation, thestudent must read the problem statement and discern the objective. Correct execution of this

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

EffortAbstractThis paper focuses on the development of a sustainable assessment plan for the ElectricalEngineering program at the University of Detroit Mercy. Other programs at theuniversity have adopted variations of this plan, which requires coordination amongdepartments. The paper will discuss the merits and shortcomings of this approach to thecontinuous assessment problem and explain why the adopted process was chosen.Background and Preparation for First EC2000 VisitIn the late 1990’s, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET)Engineering Accreditation Commission published new criteria for the accreditation ofengineering programs, Engineering Criteria 2000.1 Criterion 3 calls for programs todefine program outcomes and to measure

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

for the University and the State in developing new strategies to secure job growth in high-tech industries.BackgroundThe Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET) programs’faculty established MISL in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for theundergraduate students. The single semester, “trashcan” project model typically employed inacademia was expanded to a two-semester sequence for (1) project planning and (2) projectexecution.4,5 This resulted in three key benefits to the curriculum. First, because the studentswere given an additional semester to complete their project, the faculty noticed a significantincrease in the quantity and quality of effort by the students. Second, this increase in

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Minorities in Engineering

% 2.3% 4.5% 91.4% 8.6%In a recent survey we asked a representative sample of the high school students the followingquestions, and obtained the following responses.Are You Planning to go to College?When asked, “Are you planning to go to college?” 98.1% of the students responded: “Yes”, and1.9% responded that they were not sure (0% said “No”).Will These Students Enroll in an Engineering Program?We then asked the students, “In what program are you planning to enroll?” Thirty-seven percent(37%) responded that they were going to enroll in an engineering program, 11% indicated theywould enroll in a non-engineering, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)program, 44.4% had not made a decision, and 7.6% were planning to enroll in a

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

McNair Program, 17 of the 27 students indicated that they did intendto pursue graduate studies, and another seven were undecided. Only two students stated thatthey did not plan to pursue graduate studies after completing their baccalaureate degrees. Incomparison, the post-summer survey showed 17 students intending to pursue graduate studies,six undecided, and two not planning to do so. Even though the aggregate numbers of replies areconsistent, quite a few students changed their intentions, indicating that they were impacted bytheir participation in the McNair Program. Half of the students who were undecided before theprogram decided to pursue graduate studies. Conversely, three students who planned to pursuegraduate studies became undecided

Conference Session

Pre-College: Evaluation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah A. Lange, Carnegie Mellon University; Donna M, Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; Judith R. Hallinen, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Annette M. Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Alicia Angemeer, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Lynn Berard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

time for adequate preparation. We are exploring a solutionto this challenge that will serve to increase the participation of our STEM outreach volunteersand provide the recipients with a more complete STEM experience. The proposed solution is theadvance preparation of stand-alone kits, complete with a scalable lesson plan, that will fit in acontainer with the approximate size of a ‘shoebox’ and will be stored and catalogued in theengineering and science library.The original intent of the kit approach was to facilitate the College of Engineering’s collectiveinclusion of more stakeholders at the university (the library and maker space, for instance). Inaddition, teachers in the local school districts have had valuable input and look forward to

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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Community Engagement Division

, integrated teaching andscholarship program focused on community engagement. Several research and capstone projectsaimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs at the food bank are summarized.Then, opportunities for expanding the scope and impact of the research agenda are discussed.Specifically, these opportunities focus on interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the use ofsustainable urban agriculture as a means to increase access to fresh produce within theemergency food network, improve health outcomes for socially disadvantaged people, revitalizeneighborhoods, and alleviate urban poverty. Finally, plans to incorporate formal assessment andreflective activities related to community engaged learning are presented.1

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Alan Bugg P.E., Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Scott William Kramer, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Construction

construction management courseat California Polytechnic State University that was designed to incorporate service learning goalsand objectives into a hands-on construction experience. Students were tasked with completingvarious small renovation projects in their local community, which included the full spectrum ofconstruction management responsibilities, including safety planning and assurance, clientrelations, project scope development, estimating, scheduling, project tracking anddocumentation, construction execution, and project closeout. Post-completion student surveyshighlighted the success of the course, with comments such as “It was a great feeling to applyprevious class materials while at the same time helping families in need.”Study AbroadThe

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan A Munden, Fairfield University

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Community Engagement Division

. pneumatic actuators d) Select the wiring, circuit breakers, and power distribution needed to connect the robot controller, motor encoders, and controllers to meet FIRST specifications. 2) Design an autonomous behavior routine for the robot as they: a) Distinguish between open and closed loop feedback control systems b) Program, debug, and modify a series of software commands c) Connect and operate various sensors such as vision, encoders, limit switches, ultrasonics, etc. 3) Develop a strategic plan by analyzing key features and analyzing performance dataCivic Outcomes – Students will be able to... 4) Apply best practices of service learning team management as they: a) Demonstrate co-leadership by guiding youth

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Howard, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Education, 2017Evaluating the Success of Peer Led Student Interventions in a Freshman Year Experience ProgramAbstractThis paper is a Work in Progress and will discuss the process and assessment of a structured peermentor intervention plan implemented in a Freshman Year Experience (FYE) program at NewMexico State University, a Hispanic serving institution. The FYE program was implemented inFall 2014 as an attempt to increase retention. After the first year of implementation, retentionsrates from freshman to sophomore rose by 14.6%.The FYE program has several different components, including a hands-on introductory course,peer mentoring and tutoring, exposure to the engineering disciplines on campus, and othersuccess initiatives. In Fall

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Andreas Febrian, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

final yearand it is not yet finished. Some qualitative data analysis and educational activities are not yetfully completed. Therefore, the researcher will request an extension for the project for one moreyear. Self-regulated learning (SRL), or self-regulation, is defined broadly as a complexrepository of knowledge and skills for planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, andcontinually improving the learning process [1]. The effective use of self-regulation helps astudent oversee his or her learning process by interpreting requirements, planning andmonitoring ongoing cognitive activities, and comparing outcomes with internal and externalstandards [2]. The influence of SRL in learning and problem solving has been demonstrated

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Niaz Latif, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

addition, afixed plan of study with a technology leadership and management concentration is offered that isfully on-line. The program is housed at the College level and not at the academic departmentlevel. Most students enrolled in the program take a full load of 9 credit hours and the programgraduates over 60 students per year. Over 95% of these graduates obtain employment withinthree months.This paper discusses the strategies of initiating, implementing, and sustaining such graduatedegree program in Technology with various concentrations. Further, a fiscal model for theoperation of the program by maintaining the program quality, high enrollment, and highemployment rate of graduates is also discussed.IntroductionPurdue University Northwest

Conference Session

PCEE Resource Exchange

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Paige Huschka, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Maria Baklund, University of St. Thomas; Esmée Verschoor, Playful Learning Lab

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Pre-College Engineering Education

designed to solve the same problemto compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.1-PS4-1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials canmake sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds ofmaterials by their observable properties.2-PS1-2 Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine whichmaterials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.*4-PS4-3 Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transferinformation.5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on theirproperties.MATERIALS

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

integrated through teacher views that produce dynamic project-basedlesson plans. The system encourages an interdisciplinary approach that requires studentsto draw on multiple subject areas simultaneously to solve real world problems.This paper presents the results of the initial evaluation of the DLMS. After providing thedetails regarding its infrastructure, a critical evaluation of the platform and how itsupports both teachers and students in a balanced approach to learning is presented. Thisevaluation draws upon the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model (FSLM) in thatelements of the DLSM are evaluated within the context of the models four dimensions.The initial results of a pilot project aimed at evaluating its effectiveness in schools

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mary E. Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gene Paul Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the week, and will be quizzed on boththe lectures and the reading assignments.The two credit course, Design Practicum, is a hands-on design course with lectures and labs thatwill introduce students to relevant topics in engineering including: problem solving, team design,innovation, information technology, engineering, ethics in engineering, community engagementand social responsibility. This course will require partial departmental financial support, thus notall departments are currently committed to participating due to budget concerns. Just over halfof our engineering college is currently planning to participate, with approximately 600 studentsexpected to enroll this coming year. (Fall 2016/Spring 2016) This course is modeled after

Conference Session

Panel Session: The Grammar Elephant in the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis; Ruth Ann McKinney, The University of North Carolina School of Law; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experts to publish Core Grammar for En- gineers, a discourse-specific, self-instructional program for engineering students that will be released in 2016-17 (see www.thegrammarproject.com).Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment and Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include tech- nical communication, assessment, accreditation, and the development of change management strategies for faculty and staff. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho Ph.D., University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology