Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2025)
This Work-In-Progress paper underscores the impact of a 6-week summer internship program for high school upperclassmen in a cohort of participants. The purpose of this study is to explore how participation in the internship program affects students’ STEM career interests. Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s …
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2024)
Traditionally, an introductory Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Modeling course involves students learning by drafting models and exercises primarily from textbooks. Whereas this method has been used for a long time and has been very effective in its intended purpose, it does not provide students wit…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2024)
Fostering heightened interest and engagement in engineering, cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the engineering workforce, and equipping students to thrive in an industry characterized by rapid technological advancements stand as pivotal objectives in Science, Technology, Engineer…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2024)
Early exposure to engineering is a valuable strategy to ignite interest, curiosity, and enthusiasm among students from a young age. Early exposure to engineering programs - such as after-school activities, career exploration events, guest speakers, and industry visits - can provide engineering conce…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2024)
In the Computer Architecture curriculum, teaching the complex topics of single cycle and pipelined datapath to senior students is challenging, which this paper addresses through a hybrid pedagogy combining Technological Pedagogical Knowledge with flipped learning (TPK-FL) and multiple practice exerc…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2024)
New engineering educators need to be equipped with instruments that can provide easy and meaningful insight into students' self-directed learning (SDL) status so they can better foster students' success.Students who are self-directed learners can independently initiate and take full responsibility f…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
Advanced manufacturing technologies have been identified as a critical and emerging field in the U.S. by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Consequently, the U.S. government is encouraging universities and other educational institutions across the country to promote manufacturing pr…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
3D printing (3DP) has been becoming more and more popular throughout the education system from Kindergarten to University. High school is a critical period for students to decide their imminent university major selection which in turn will impact their future career choices. High school students are…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
Project-based learning has become popular and prevalent across higher education. Additionally, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology also emphasizes the ability to function in multidisciplinary teams. These educational practices have resulted in the implementation of team-based projec…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
This research paper presents results from the second stage of a sequential mixed-methods study exploring the impact of undergraduate curriculum on lifelong learning orientations in the context of varying alumni career trajectories. Lifelong learning mindsets and skillsets are essential for graduates…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
First, let's be clear; the building and technical skilled trades cannot exist without engineering. They are based on standard engineering principles and require knowledge and understanding of basic engineering concepts. For various reasons, the demand for workers trained and educated in the skilled …
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2023)
Built upon the earlier literature review and research efforts on engineering pathways, we selected a total of 76 peer reviewed articles for a systematized literature review. Three inter-related developmental theories -the “life span, life space” theory, the Relational Developmental Systems Theory, a…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
The purpose of this research paper is to describe how stress manifests in undergraduate engineering students who are working in paid engineering positions while completing their upper-division coursework, through the analysis of reflective prompts on wellbeing, and engineering belongingness. Previou…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
This article reports on student perceptions of an innovative graduate construction engineering course using BIM and industry-academic collaboration with extensive construction site internships. The course, Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction, was designed and implemented to help stud…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) program has grant funding opportunities available to support CTE and STEM technician program development. NSF-ATE grant funding opportunities are intended to help educators develop or improve their 2-year technician programs.…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
Two different implementations of PBL projects in a fluid mechanics course are presented in this paper. This required junior-level course has been taught since 2014 by the same instructor. The first PBL project presented is a complete design of pumped pipeline systems for a hypothetical plant. In the…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
In the face of ever-growing advancements in information and manufacturing technology, the future of work will demand cross-disciplinary skills. In such a future, individuals will need to continually acquire a breadth of skills and knowledge that goes beyond any one discipline. At present, our educat…
Published:ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
(2022)
This is a work-in-progress paper to share the latest outcomes of an ongoing research project focused on developing and assessing the effectiveness of a novel approach for construction engineering education based on guided active exploration in a digital game environment. The objective of this study …
