• Understanding Students
  • Engineering student retention
  • Ethical decision-making in engineering
  • Student motivation
  • K-12 students and outreach
• Faculty and the Profession
  • Teaching evaluation and improvement
  • Engineering education
  • Involvement in professional organizations
  • Graduate student mentoring and career preparation
• Teaching and Technology
  • Educational technology
  • Technology in the classroom
• Curriculum and Assessment
  • Curriculum and course development
  • Innovative course content
  • Teamwork

Understanding Students

Engineering student retention

• Davis, C.-S. G., & Finelli, C. J. (2007). Diversity and retention in engineering. In M. Kaplan & A. T. Miller (Eds.), The Scholarship of Multicultural Teaching and Learning (pp. 63-71). New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Koch, D., & Herrin, G (2006, June). Intervention strategy for improving success rates in calculus. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Meadows, L.A., Nidiffer, J, Ball, S.R., Davis, C.-S.G., Finelli, C.J., & Schultz, W.W. (2006, October). “Work in progress: An initial assessment of the effect of the first year experience on under-represented student retention in engineering.” 36th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. San Diego, CA. 10/28/06–10/31/06. Click here for file.
• Meadows, L.A., & Jarema, S. (2006, June). An evaluation of the impact of a service learning project in a required first-year engineering course. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Veenstra, C. P. (2008). Modeling freshman engineering success. Dissertation Abstract International, 69(3). (UMI No. AAT 3305098) Retrieved September 22, 2008, from Dissertations and Theses database.

• Carpenter, D. D., Finelli, C. J., & Harding, T. S. (2008, July). Investigating the linkages between unethical professional behaviors and engineering undergraduate cheating. Paper presented at the Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Davos, Switzerland.
• Carpenter, D.D., Harding, T.S., Finelli, C.J., Montgomery, S.M., & Passow, H.J. (2006). Engineering students’ perceptions of and attitudes towards cheating. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(3), 181–194. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C. J. (2007). Academic integrity among engineering undergraduates. University of Texas Faculty Innovation Seminar. Austin, TX. 10/03/07.
• Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., Carpenter, D.D., & Mayhew, M.J. (2007, June). Academic integrity among engineering undergraduates: Seven years of research by the E3 Team. Poster presented for the NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Arlington, VA. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., Carpenter, D.D., & Sutkus, J. A. (2007, September). Academic integrity among engineering undergraduates: Seven years of research. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C. J., Sutkus, J. A., Carpenter, D. D., & Harding, T. S. (2008, July). A longitudinal study of the ethical development of engineering and non-engineering students at a national research university. Paper presented at the Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Davos, Switzerland.
• Harding, T.S., Carpenter, D.D., Finelli, C.J., & Passow, H.J. (2004). Does academic dishonesty relate to unethical behavior in professional practice? An exploratory study. Science and Engineering Ethics, 10, 311–324. Click here for file.
• Harding, T.S., Finelli, C.J., & Carpenter, D.D. (2008, November). Understanding ethical decision-making in engineering education—An empirical study. Paper accepted for presentation at the Association for Moral Education 34th Annual Conference, South Bend, IN.
• Harding, T.S., Mayhew, M.M., Finelli, C.J., & Carpenter, D.D. (2007). The Theory of Planned Behavior as a model of academic dishonesty in humanities and engineering undergraduates. Ethics and Behavior, 17(3), 255-279. Click here for file.
• Mayhew, M. J., Hubbard, S., Harding, T. S., Finelli, C. J., & Carpenter, D. D. (2008, March). Using structural equation modeling to validate the Theory of Planned Behavior as a model for predicting student cheating. Paper presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
• Passow, H.J., Mayhew, M.J., Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., & Carpenter, D.D. (2006). Factors influencing engineering students’ decisions to cheat by type of assessment. Research in Higher Education, 47(7), 643–684. Click here for file.
• Sutkus, J. A., Carpenter, D. D., Finelli, C. J., & Harding, T. S. (2008, October). “Work in progress: Building the survey of engineering ethical development (SEED) instrument.” 38th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY. 10/22/08–10/25/08. Click here for file.

Student motivation

• Burn, H., & Holloway, J. P. (2006, June). Why should I care? Student motivation in an introductory programming course. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.

K-12 students and outreach

• Andrews, J., Meadows, L., and Oguntebi, J. (2008, June). Engineering graduate students: Engaging today’s teachers, training tomorrow’s scientists and engineers, and opening new academic and career paths for K-12 students. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Bodner, G., Delgado, C., Fornes, W., Giordano, N., Hutchinson, K., Krajcik, J., Shin Hong, N., Stevens, S., & Yunker, M. (2007, June). Secondary students’ beliefs about their interests in nanoscale science and engineering. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Chesney, D. (2006, October). An adaptable curriculum for middle school education in electrical engineering and computer science. Paper submitted to the ASEE Global Colloquium, Brazil.
• McAfee, L. & Kim, A. (2007, June). Successful pre-college summer programs. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Pasek, Z., & Lyons, L. (2006, June). Enhancing engineering outreach with interactive game assessment. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.

Faculty and the Profession

Teaching evaluation and improvement

• Finelli, C.J. (2008, November). JEE Selects: A way to enhance teaching. ASEE Prism Magazine. 53. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C. J., Gottfried, A.C., Kaplan, M.L., Mesa, V.M., O’Neal, C.M., & Piontek, M.E. (2006, June). Evaluating methods to improve teaching in engineering. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C. J., Ott, M., Gottfried, A.C., Hershock, C., O'Neal, C., and Kaplan. M. (2008). Utilizing Instructional Consultations to Enhance the Teaching Performance of Engineering Faculty. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(4), 397-411. Click here for file.
• Finelli, C.J., Kaplan, M.L., & O’Neal, C.M. (2006, October). How different types of instructional consultations affect faculty teaching practices. Paper presented at 2006 Annual Professional and Organizational Development Conference, Portland, OR.
• Pinder-Grover, T. (2007). Teaching practice: Emphasis on active learning. In C. Ross and J. Dunphy (Eds.), Strategies for teaching assistant and international teaching assistant development (76-80), San Francisco, John Wiley & Sons.

• Allendoerfer, C., Bates, R., High, K. A., Meadows, L., Masters, K., Stwalley, C., & Adams, R. S. (2007, October). “Special session: Communities of practice in engineering education: How do we investigate diversity and global engineering?” 37th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Milwaukee, WI. 10/10/07–10/13/07. Click here for file.
• Litzinger, T. A., Atman, C., Finelli, C. J., & Fortenberry, N. L. (2008, June). Engineering education centers and departments as drivers of change. Workshop presented at the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA.

Involvement in professional organizations

• Norton, J., & Rogers, R. (2006, June). Victim of success: The changing mission of an ASEE student chapter. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Rogers, R., Lachawiec, A., and Ringenberg, J. (2008, June). To sink or swim: Effective strategies for maintaining and nurturing an ASEE student chapter. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.

Graduate student mentoring and career preparation

• Murphy, T., & Phillips, J. (2005, June). Preparing for an academic career through team teaching as a graduate student. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR. Click here for file.
• Phillips, J., & Murphy, T. (2005, June). Mentoring graduate students in engineering education through team teaching. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR. Click here for file.
• Pinder-Grover, T. (2007, October). Fostering a teaching community through graduate student peer mentoring. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Conference.
• Pinder-Grover, T., Root, S., & Cagin, E. (2008, June). Preparing graduate students to be successful as teaching mentors and as future professionals. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.

Technology and Teaching

Educational technology

• Bellerose, J., Deline, C., Gilchrist, B., Li, Y., Liu, T., Oaida, B., Ramos, R., Redick, R., Renno, N., Sandoval, S., Smetana, A. & Washabaugh, P. (2007, June). Challenges facing the Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory and lessons learned. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Biehle, T., Dioniso, L., Gallaher, N., Gilchrist, B., Lessack, S., Liu, T., Ramos, R., Smetana, A., Thorne, K. Washabuagh, P., Wind, R., & Woelk, W. (2007, June). Microgravity flight testing as a case study on the student space systems fabrication laboratory. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Mazzei, A. & Richard, S. (2007, June). Broadening student knowledge of dynamics by means of simulation software. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• McAfee, L. (2007, June). Factors for an effective LSAMP REU. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Pomales-Garcia, C., & Liu, Y. (2006). Web-based distance technology: The impacts of web module length and format. American Journal of Distance Education, 20(3), 163-179.
• Pomales-Garcia, C., Liu, Y., & Mendez, D. (2005, October). Web-based distance learning technology: Does appearance matter? Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL.
• Pomales-Garcia, C., Liu, Y., & Soto, V. (2006, June). Excellence in engineering education and educational technology: Views of undergraduate engineering students.Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Rogers, R. (2008, June). Communicating in an electronic environment: Effective teaching using electronic applications for office hours. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Samson, P.J., Van der Pluijm, B.A., & Teasley, S.D (2007, January). Web-based responder systems for the geosciences. Paper presented at 87th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Technology in the classroom

• Hohne, D., Fu, L., Barkel, B., & Woolf, P. (2007, June). The wiki approach to teaching: Using student collaboration to create an up-to-date open-source textbook. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Pinder-Grover, T., Millunchick, J. M., & Bierwert, C. (2008, October). “Work in progress: Using screencasts to enhance student learning in a large lecture material science and engineering course.” 38th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY. 10/22/08–10/25/08. Click here for file.
• Ringenberg, J., & Chesney, D. (2007, June). mySpace in the classroom: Classroom note taking collaboration via a social networking model. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Samson, P.J, Teasley, S.D., Van der Pluijm B.A., & Knoop, P. (2006, July). Using handheld PCs and peer instruction to improve science teaching and learning in higher education. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Learning Sciences, Bloomington IN.
• Van der Pluijm, B.A., Samson, P.J., & Teasley, S.D. (2006, October). Active learning in class: Teaching with wireless technologies in large survey courses. Paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Curriculum and Assessment

Curriculum and course development

• Adriaens, P., Clark, C., Sulewski, R., & Wolfe, J. (2007, June). Optimization of green roof systems for multifunctional buildings: A three-year integrated civil and environmental engineering design course experience. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Adriaens, P., and Faley, T. (2008, June). Entrepreneurial business fundamentals for scientists and engineers. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Barkel, B., & Woolf, P. (2006, June). Process control: A relevant approach. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Daida, J. M. & Hildinger, E. (2008, October). “Work in progress: Developing multi-country, multi-team, multi-term projects for a large, introductory engineering design course.” 38th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY. 10/22/08–10/25/08. Available on CD-Rom. Click here for file.
• Faley, T., and Adriaens, P. (2008, June). Developing a joint engineering/business school entrepreneurial curriculum. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Luntz, J., Almeida, E., Tilbury, D., Moyne, J., & Hargrove, K. (2006, June).The distributed reconfigurable factory testbed: A collaborative cross-university manufacturing system testbed. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• McAfee, L., Najafi, K., Gianchandani, Y., Wise, K., Mahargiz, M., Aslam, D., Bergstrom, P., & Friedrich, C. (2006, June). MEMS and microsystems courses with national and international dissemination. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Montgomery, S. (2008, June). A hands-on course on teaching engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Montgomery, S., and Johnson, R. (2008, June). Design, the next generation: A first-year course in product design. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Ringenberg, J., Soloway, E., & Chesney, D. (2007, June). Curricular middle management: The role of the graduate student instructor in a senior-level design course. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Available at
• Schmedlen, R., Adam, M., Sulewski, R., & O’Donnell, M. (2007, June). A real introduction to engineering and biotechnology. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Veenstra, C. P. (2007, October). “Work in progress: Innovation using the Baldrige process.” 37th IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Milwaukee, WI. 10/10/07–10/13/07. Click here for file.

Innovative course content

• Chesney, D. (2006, June). Big fish: The lost art of story-telling in the engineering classroom. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Ganago, A., Watchorn, A., and DeBusscher, J. (2008, June). A set of computer-controlled experiments in introductory electric circuit laboratories for electrical engineering (EE) and non-EE majors. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Holloway, J. (2007, June). Teaching flux in the age of desktop Monte Carlo. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.
• Hill, R., & Tilbury, D. (2006, June). Introducing discrete event systems into an undergraduate controls course. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL. Click here for file.
• Keith, J., Fogler, H. S., Thomas, V., Chmielewski, D., and Gross, M. (2008, June). Cache module development for introducing energy into the chemical engineering curriculum: Fuel cells. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Mazzei, A., and Scott, R. (2008, June). Introduction of modern problems into beginning mechanics curricula. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for file.
• Schox, J., & Chesney, D. (2007, June). How to teach patent law to engineers. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI. Click here for file.

Teamwork

• Ohland, M.W., Loughry, M.L., Carter, R.L., Bullard, L.F., Felder, R.M., Finelli, C.J., Layton, R.A., & Schmucker, D.G. (2005, June). Developing a peer evaluation instrument that is simple, reliable, and valid. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Portland, OR. Click here for file.

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