The purpose of this research review is to open dialog about quantitative, qualitative, and
mixed research methods in engineering education research. Our position is that no …

Teaching engineering design through senior project or capstone engineering courses has
increased in recent years. The trend toward increasing the design component in …

This paper is based on the premises that the purpose of engineering education is to
graduate engineers who can design, and that design thinking is complex. The paper begins …

In this paper, five major shifts in engineering education are identified. During the
engineering science revolution, curricula moved from hands-on practice to mathematical …

Background Despite decades of effort focused on improvement of engineering education,
many recent advances have not resulted in systemic change. Diffusion of innovations theory …

BACKGROUND Innovation in design depends on successful concept generation. The
ideation stage of design is intended to produce multiple, varied concepts from which to …

Despite at least two decades of effort, the United States has made little progress in
addressing the health disparities experienced by its most vulnerable residents. For many …

We identified and examined how the instructional elements of problem-based learning
capstone engineering courses affected students' motivation to engage in the courses. We …

BACKGROUND Capstone design courses seek to prepare engineering students for industry
by challenging student teams to solve real-world problems. To improve this preparation …

ABET EC 2000 Criteria 3 and 4 specifically focus on student learning objectives and
associated assessment and evaluation practices that are often integral to capstone design …