Explore a selection of publications produced by the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University below.

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Submissions from 2025

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Learn How to Design High-Quality Qualitative Educational Research! - A Workshop for Disciplinary STEM Faculty by Disciplinary STEM Faculty, John R. Morelock, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Heather Chenette, Sara Hooshangi, Betsy Chestnutt, Sarah Wilson, Azadeh Bolhari, Kirsten Dodson, Iglika Pavlova, and Rebecca Reck

Submissions from 2024

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Work-in-Progress: Preliminary Work Introducing Automated Code Critiques in First-Year Engineering MATLAB Programming, Laura Albrant, Pradnya Pendse, Laura Brown, Jon Sticklen, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Leo C. Ureel II

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Work-in-Progress: Python Code Critiquer, a Machine Learning Approach, Laura Albrant, Pradnya Pendse, Danieal Dasker, Laura Brown, Jon Sticklen, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Leo C. Ureel II

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A Replication Study: Validation of the 19-item Short Form for the MUSIC Inventory for Engineering Student Engagement, Susan L. Amato-Henderson and Jon Sticklen

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Engaging Novice Programmers: A Literature Review of the Effect of Code Critiquers on Programming Self-efficacy, Mary E. Benjamin, Laura E. Brown, Jon Sticklen, Leo C. Ureel II, and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Beyond Summer Reading: Enabling Covert Student Learning Through a Cross-Campus Connecting Theme, Laura Fiss, Brett Hamlin, Heather Love, Linda Ott, Charles Wallace, and Steven A. Walton

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Co-sharing secondary qualitative research data to understand technology adoption in engineering education courses, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Dominik May, Deborah Mayoki, Katrina Carlson, and Landon Smith

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Extending the Usability of WebTA with Unified ASTs and Errors, Joseph Roy Teahen, Daniel T. Masker, Leo C. Ureel II, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Jon Sticklen, and Laura Brown

Submissions from 2023

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Potential Interventions to Promote Engineering Technology Adoption among Faculty, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Learning to Teach Well in Any Format: Examining the Effects of Online Teachers’ Training on University Faculty Teaching, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Thomas M. Freeman, Janet Staker Woerner, Mary Benjamin, and Luis Fernandez-Arcay

Works from 2022

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Work in Progress: Utilizing the MUSIC Instrument to Gauge Progress in First-Year Engineering Students, Susan L. Amato-Henderson and Jon Sticklen

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Preparing First-Year Engineering Students to Think About Code: A Guided Inquiry Approach, Briana Christina Bettin, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Kelly S. Steelman, and Charles Wallace

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Transient nonlinear vibration characterization of building materials in sequential impact scale experiments, James Bittner and John S. Popovics

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First Year Engineering Student Definitions of Systems Engineering: A Comparison Between Two Institutions, Katrina L. Carlson, Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Amanda Marie Singer

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Shifting the Power Dynamic - Does Grading by Near-Peer Mentors Impact their Effectiveness?, Amy Hamlin and Amber J. Kemppainen

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Workshop: Promoting Technology Adoption Among Engineering Faculty, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart and Alfred Owusu-Ansah

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Weaving Academic Grace into the Fabric of Online Courses and Faculty Training: First-Year Engineering Student Advice for Online Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Faculty Responses, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Amanda Marie Singer, Marika Seigel, Mary Raber, Thomas M. Freeman, Brett Hamlin, Amy Hamlin, and Michael R. Meyer

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Facilitating Conditions for Engineering Faculty Technology Adoption, Michelle Jarvie-Eggart, Alfred Owusu-Ansah, and Shari Stockero

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Comparing Team Evaluation Software (Team+ and CATME), Amber J. Kemppainen, Amy Hamlin, Matthew Barron, and Mary Raber

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'It Can't Tell You How to Do That.' Suggesting a Faculty-Focused Subgenre of Instructional Writing, Alfred L. Owusu-Ansah and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Familial Influence on the Choice to Study Engineering: Insights from a Cross-University Study, Amanda Marie Singer, Katrina L. Carlson, Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Sarah Tan

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Student Perceptions of the Role of an Engineer Prior to Completing First Year Design Projects, Amanda Singer, Margot Vigeant, and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Student Perceptions of the Role of an Engineer Prior to Completing First Year Design Projects, Amanda Singer, Margot Vigeant, and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Implementation of Game-Based Programming as a Means to Engage and Excite Students in First-Year Engineering Courses, Kenneth Thiemann and Brett Hamlin

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Implementation of Game-Based Programming as a Means to Engage and Excite Students in First-Year Engineering Courses, Kenneth Thiemann and Brett Hamlin

Works from 2021

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Developing a Comic-Creation Assignment and Rubric for Teaching and Assessing Algorithmic Concepts, Briana Christina Bettin, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Kelly S. Steelman, and Charles Wallace

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Validation of the Mathematics Motivation Questionnaire (MMQ) for secondary school students, Logan Fiorella, So Yoon Yoon, Kinnari Atit, Jason R. Power, Grace Panther, Sheryl Sorby, David H. Uttal, and Norma Veurink

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Engaging Students in Synchronous, Remote, or Hybrid First-Year Engineering Courses, A. J. Hamlin, Amber J. Kemppainen, Amanda Marie Singer, Nathan Manser, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Ken Thiemann

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Engaging Students in Synchronous, Remote, or Hybrid First-Year Engineering Courses, A. J. Hamlin, Amber J. Kemppainen, Amanda Marie Singer, Nathan Manser, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Ken Thiemann

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Factors Motivating Engineering Faculty to Adopt and Teach New Engineering Technologies, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Alfred L. Owusu-Ansah, and Shari L. Stockero

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First Year Engineering Student Advice for Succeeding in Online Courses, Amanda Marie Singer and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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First-Year Engineering Student Reflections on Service Learning: The EWB Australia Challenge, Amanda Marie Singer, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Judith Perlinger

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Student Preference: ONLINE or Face-To-Face Instruction in a Year of COVID-19, Jon Sticklen and Susan L. Amato-Henderson

Works from 2020

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Examining the role of spatial skills and mathematics motivation on middle school mathematics achievement, Kinnari Atit, Jason R. Power, Norma Veurink, David H. Uttal, Sheryl Sorby, Grace Panther, Camille Msall, Logan Fiorella, and Martha Carr

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Infusing Computing Identity into Introductory Engineering Instruction, Briana Christina Bettin, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Kelly S. Steelman, and Charles Wallace

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A new theory of slow dynamics: Mechanistic diffusion model, James Bittner and John Popovics

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Three Years After Rollout: A Report on Systemic Changes in a First-Year Engineering Program, A. J. Hamlin, Amber J. Kemppainen, Brett Hamlin, Norma Veurink, and Jon Sticklen

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Parent and family influence on first-year engineering major choice, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Amanda Marie Singer, and Jason Mathews

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Work in progress: Student perception of computer programming within engineering education: An investigation of attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, Kelly S. Steelman, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Kay Tislar, Charles Wallace, Nathan Manser, Briana Bettin, and Leo C. Ureel II

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Are college algebra students ready to enter an engineering curriculum?, Norma Veurink and Mary Fraley

Works from 2019

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Best practices in promoting faculty-student interaction in online STEM courses, Thomas M. Freeman and Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart

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Online programs increase the availability of education, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Thomas M. Freeman, and Amber J. Kemppainen

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Supplemental Instruction in a First-Year Engineering Course: A study from the Learning with Academic Partners (LEAP) Program, Amber J. Kemppainen, Amy Hamlin, and Nathan Manser

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Preparing for STEM: Impact of spatial visualization training on middle school math performance, Sheryl Sorby and Norma Veurink

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Sustainable change in a first-year engineering program, Jon Sticklen, A. J. Hamlin, Amber J. Kemppainen, Brett Hamlin, and Douglas Oppliger

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Work in Progress: Student Perception of Instructional Staff’s Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes and its Impact on Their Performance, Ariana Gabrielle Tyo, Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, and Nathan Manser

Works from 2017

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WIP: Longitudinal outcomes of a requirement for student-owned laptop computers across a college of engineering, A. J. Hamlin and Jon Sticklen

Works from 2015

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Tendencies towards DEEP or SURFACE learning for participants taking a large massive open online course (MOOC), Amber J. Kemppainen, Jon Sticklen, Barbara Oakley, and Denzel Chung

Works from 2014

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The RepRap 3-D Printer Revolution in STEM Education, John L. Irwin, Joshua M. Pearce, Gerald C. Anzalone, and Douglas Oppliger

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Computerizing exams: The Michigan Tech Testing Center, Amber J. Kemppainen, Gretchen L. Hein, and Michael R. Meyer

Submissions from 2013

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Panel: Opportunities and Methods to Encourage More Women Toward Research Commercialization, Adrienne Minerick, Babs Carryer, Mary Raber, Abby Thompson, and Louise C. Dunlap

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Life-cycle economic analysis of distributed manufacturing with open-source 3-D printers, B. T. Wittbrodt, A. G. Glover, J. Laureto, G. C. Anzalone, D. Oppliger, J. L. Irwin, and J. M. Pearce

Works from 2007

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Welcome To The "Real World" Balancing Practical, Legal, And Educational Issues In Implementing Industrial Sponsored Student Design Experiences, James Baker, Mary Raber, and Richard Jason Berkey