research overview
- Dr. Knight conducts mixed methods research in engineering education including K-12 outreach and the impact of Capstone Design courses on participants.
- Contact Info
Knight, Daniel W
Positions
- Assoc Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Academic Services Program Mgr, Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- Engineering Education, K-12 Outreach, Capstone Design
Publications
selected publications
-
conference proceeding
-
Counterspaces: Underrepresented Students Find Community and Supportive Learning Spaces During a Global Pandemic
2023
- Exploration of role assignment in engineering design teams on leadership. 2023
- Self-Assessment of Leadership Behaviors Over Time Among Students in A Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Course 2022
- Teams, Tantrums, and Tears: Conflict Resolution in 2020 2022
- Organizing outreach for cultural transformation: The design of a STEM education learning pathway. 1157-1160. 2022
-
Educators' Perceptions of the Influence of Academic Environment on Ethics Education: A Comparative Case Study of Two Engineering Departments
2021
- Alumni reflect on their education about ethical and societal issues. 2021
- Engineering alumni rate the impact of co-curricular activities on their ethical development. 2021
-
Transitioning to the Middle Years: Learning from RedShirt Engineering Students
2021
- Undergraduate engineering students’ exposure to, and valuation of, ethics through the lens of socialization. 2021
-
Educating Civil Engineering Students about Ethics and Societal Impacts via Cocurricular Activities.
Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
2020
- Sustainable Engineering Ethics: Teaching Sustainability as a Macroethical Issue 2019
- An air quality inquiry: A curricular approach to preparing student mentors of air quality research projects in rural schools. 761-770. 2019
- Exploration of the Ethics and Societal Impacts Teaching Practices of Anglo and Western European Educators. 319-328. 2019
- Development of an Ethics Survey Based on the Four-Domain Development Diagram 2019
- Hidden Curriculum Perspective on the Importance of Ethics and Societal Impacts in Engineering Education 2019
- Institutional Variations in Ethics and Societal Impacts Education: Practices and Sufficiency Perceptions Among Engineering Educators 2019
- Student Views on their Role in Society as an Engineer and Relevant Ethical Issues 2019
- Exploring the Range of Methods Used to Assess Engineering Students' Education on Ethical and Societal Impact Issues. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2018
- New Engineers' First Three Months: A Study of the Transition from Capstone Design Courses to Workplaces 2018
- Effective Ethics Education: Examining Differing Faculty Perspectives 2018
- Ethics and Societal Impacts in the Education of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Students 2018
- Evolution of Leadership Behaviors During Two-Semester Capstone Design Course in Mechanical Engineering 2018
- Faculty Perceptions of Challenges to Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal Impacts 2018
- Faculty Perceptions of the Most Effective Settings and Approaches for Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal Impacts 2018
- A Qualitative Investigation of Success and Challenges with Team Roles in Capstone Design 2018
- Preliminary Results from a Study Investigation the Transition from Capstone Design to Industry 2018
- An Overview of the Microethics and Macroethics Education of Computing Students in the United States. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2017
- Ethics Across the Curriculum? Integrating Ethics and Societal Impact Topics into Core Engineering Courses 2017
- Analysis of Macroethics Teaching Practices and Perceptions in Engineering: Results of an International Survey. 621-629. 2017
- Further Along the Engineering Pathway: The Impact of Design Spaces on the Development of Engineering Student 2017
- Institutional Differences in the Education of Engineering and Computing Students about Ethics and Societal Impacts. 53-71. 2017
- Challenges and Opportunities: Faculty Views on the state of Macroethical Education in Engineering 2017
- Exploring the use of the Competing Values Framework in Engineering Education 2017
- Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into First Year Engineering Courses: Results of a National Survey 2017
- Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into Senior Capstone Design Courses: Results of a National Survey 2017
- Broadening and Sustaining an Air Quality K-12 Curriculum through a Digital Library and Undergraduate Service Learning Course. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2016
- Macroethics Instruction in Co-curricular Settings The Development and Results of a National Survey. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2016
- Macroethics Education in Engineering and Computing Courses. 154-166. 2016
- Assessment of a Cross-Disciplinary University Startup Accelerator 2016
-
Efficacy of Macroethics Education in Engineering.
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
2016
- AC 2012-3802: K-12 ENGINEERING FOR SERVICE: DO PROJECT-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING DESIGN EXPERIENCES IMPACT ATTITUDES IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING STUDENTS?. Proceedings / CVPR, IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 2015
- The Powerful Construction of Norms Within Sophomore Engineering. Frontiers in Education Conference. 748-752. 2014
- Distinguishing Engineers of the Future: Comparisons with EWB-USA Members. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014
- Evaluating the Implementation of Design Heuristic Cards in an Industry Sponsored Capstone Design Course. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014
- AC 2012-3802: K-12 ENGINEERING FOR SERVICE: DO PROJECT-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING DESIGN EXPERIENCES IMPACT ATTITUDES IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING STUDENTS?. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012
- AC 2012-3805: SERVICE-BASED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROJECTS: DO THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012
- INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING: PREPARING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FOR AN INFORMED MAJOR CHOICE. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012
- An Assessment Plan for Evaluating a Four Site Undergraduate Research Program in Biofuels and Biorefining Engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2011
- A geometric model for self-formed channels in uniform sand. 354-359. 1995
- Lateral shear in a compound duct. 51-56. 1995
- Anomalous measurements in a compound duct. 311-320. 1994
- SWAGING. 126-128. 1994
- BOUNDARY SHEAR IN MEANDERING CHANNELS. B102-B107. 1992
- ON QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR NUMERICAL TIDAL MODELS. 149-160. 1992
- PREDICTION OF DEPTH MEAN VELOCITY AND DISCHARGE IN NATURAL RIVERS WITH OVERBANK FLOW. 419-428. 1989
-
Counterspaces: Underrepresented Students Find Community and Supportive Learning Spaces During a Global Pandemic
2023
-
journal article
-
Multirater Feedback of Leadership of Underrepresented Groups in a Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course.
Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
2021
-
Educating Engineers to Work Ethically with Global Marginalized Communities.
Environmental Engineering Science.
320-330.
2021
- Influences of Engineering Students' College Experiences on Leadership Skill Assurance. International Journal of Engineering Education. 1454-1465. 2021
-
Exploratory Investigation of Personal Influences on Educators' Engagement in Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts Instruction.
Science and Engineering Ethics.
3143-3165.
2020
-
Educating Civil Engineering Students about Ethics and Societal Impacts via Co-curricular Activities.
Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
2020
- Competing Values Framework to Map the Development of Leadership Skills as Capstone Design Students Transition to the Workplace. 2020
-
The role of prototypes in communication between stakeholders.
Design Studies.
1-34.
2020
-
Analysis of macroethics teaching practices and perceptions in engineering: a cultural comparison.
European Journal of Engineering Education.
866-881.
2019
-
Disciplinary Variations in Ethics and Societal Impact Topics Taught in Courses for Engineering Students.
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice.
2019
- Transitioning from Capstone Design Courses to Workplaces: A Study of New Engineers' First Three Months. International Journal of Engineering Education. 1993-2013. 2019
-
Intersections between Engineering Ethics and Diversity Issues in Engineering Education.
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice.
2018
-
Increasing the Use of Earth Science Data and Models in Air Quality Management.
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association.
431-444.
2017
-
Contributions of Learning through Service to the Ethics Education of Engineering Students.
International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering.
1-17.
2016
-
Accelerating emergence of engineering education via the International Conference on Research in Engineering Education (ICREE).
Journal of Engineering Education.
281-282.
2007
-
Engineering education research aids instruction.
Science.
1175-1176.
2007
- The broad and strategic value of the freshmen engineering experience - FEE. International Journal of Engineering Education. 1241-1251. 2006
- RADIO AMATEURS LICENSE. Wireless World. 68-68. 1982
- DETECTION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY FORMATION OF FERRIC HYDROXAMATES - AN IMPROVED METHOD. Journal of Chemical Education. 781-&. 1970
-
Multirater Feedback of Leadership of Underrepresented Groups in a Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course.
Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
2021