engineeringstudents in an introduction to engineering course reveals that transfer can be enhanced throughstrategies such as writing-specific feedback and writing focused class activities, thus helpingthese students to see a clearer connection between their first-year composition courses and thewriting they are tasked with in their discipline.This project started as a result of the authors being asked to join an assessment committee todevelop a plan for assessing writing across all programs at West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology. The initial plan for cross-curricular assessment includes English faculty assessingwriting from first-year composition courses and senior capstone courses from a variety ofprograms. This assessment will be used to
goals at thebeginning of each semester and reviewed their status at the semester close. The studentsdesigned and executed a capstone project during the spring semester that operationalized theirlearning.ResultsApproximately 35 male freshmen participated in the seminar, graduating one cohort over the 4-year period of this analysis. Participants persisted 15 percentage points higher than the averagefor all underrepresented minority students on campus. They also assumed campus leadershippositions, suggesting high levels of institutional integration. However, there was no difference incumulative GPA among those who participated in the seminar compared with all other enrolledAfrican American males who lived outside of the dormitory. On the other
all PennState campuses, there are over 50 instructors teaching 70+ sections annually. Over the past twoyears, the course has been significantly revised to reflect changing academic and industry needs.This paper describes the current state of the course, highlighting newly developed coursematerials that leveraged the expertise of a team of interdisciplinary instructors.Prior to recent efforts, the curricular objectives for EDSGN 100 were formally updated mostrecently in 1995 when the course was changed from Engineering Graphics (EG 50) toEngineering Design and Graphics (ED&G 100), signifying the shift from a predominatelygraphics-based course to one incorporating team-based design projects. In 1998, the course wonthe Boeing Engineering
they may be able to trackthe impact of the integrated project as students’ progress through the curriculum.References 1 Striebig, B., Ogundipe, A., and Morton, S. 2014. Lessons in implementing sustainability courses into the engineering curriculum. 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 15-18th, 2014, Indianapolis, IN. 2 Striebig, B. 2016. Applying US EPA sustainability criteria to capstone design. Engineering for Sustainability. ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, March 13-15, 2016. Tuscaloosa, AL. 3 Striebig, B. and Morton, S. 2016. A Sustainability Indicators Based Curriculum. Engineering for Sustainability. ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, March 13-15, 2016. Tuscaloosa, AL. 4 Striebig
teaching and learning.Dr. Maria Jane Evans, Penn State BrandywineDr. Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is actively involved in the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education and in the Latin American
of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a unique MOOC
Chemical Engineering. She coordinated STEM outreach for the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences.Dr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely with the departmental leadership to manage the undergraduate program including
, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his