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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William Lorenz; Ross Lee; Karl Schmidt; Pritpal Singh

framework. The industrial ecology and circular economy concepts are also addressed in this course.• Economic and Social Equity Integrators – This course provides an approach for identifying and evaluating the balance of environmental, economic and social equity issues and the impacts of a product, process or infrastructure project. Specific tools for evaluating and measuring the impacts are introduced, with additional focus on systems thinking, risk management and resiliency.• Sustainable Materials and Design – This course provides a comprehensive, systems- focused basis for selecting materials for new uses and as sustainable alternatives. A whole systems perspective, coupled with the understanding of the STEEP aspects, help in

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rachel A. Brennan

project in the island community of Roatán, Honduras, through the development of anew course in Ecological Engineering.Project LocationLocated 40 miles off the north coast of mainland Honduras (Figure 1), the island of Roatán ishome to a diverse set of ecosystems, socio-economic conditions, and immersive learningopportunities. The key facets which justify the launch of this initiative in Roatán include:• Favorable conditions for success: Isolated from complex economics of larger countries, island communities possess “micro grids” of energy, water, and economic infrastructure and offer excellent opportunities to engage in the deployment of sustainable and resilient technologies;• Unique setting for sustainable technology deployment: The warm

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

focus of thispaper is teaching methodologies employed in Digital World 20/20, an interdisciplinary Gen-Edtechnology course offered at Temple University’s ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering)department. The course covers the fundamental principles of digital information capture,compression, storage, transmission, and management. The course intends to provide an overallview of the information infrastructure both at the implementation hardware and applicationsoftware level suitable for non-engineering majors.It is obvious that when selecting appropriate course material and designing a well-structuredsyllabus, students’ background should be considered. Subsequently, courses such as this areusually not intensive in mathematics. As shown by