Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M Nathans-Kelly, U of Wisconsin-Madison; Cornell University

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Continuing Professional Development

on: • Topical overview • Audience members • Positives of the talk • Elements to work on for future talks • Outcomes of the talk • Next steps for personal presentation improvementThis structure allows students to not only perform a careful analysis of their ownperformance, but also to compare and contrast others’ experiences with audience andpurpose during the presentations of their peers, all of whom present technical topics in avariety of engineering organizations. In this way, students are able to norm theirexperience with benchmark professionals in their own and other industries. In studentself-reports, this norming process plays an integral role in helping them feel morecomfortable with presenting and more confident in

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-peng Wu, University of Wisconsin at Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #12194Accessibility, Usability, and Universal Design in Online Engineering Educa-tionSheng-peng Wu, University of Wisconsin at Madison Sheng-peng (Hank) Wu is an Instructional Support Project Assistant in Department of Engineering Pro- fessional Development, and also a PhD candidate in Digital Media program in Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UW-Madison. Wu’s current projects focus on dynamic web design, qualitative and quan- titative data analysis, computer language acquisition, and gamified learning management systems

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, Boeing

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Continuing Professional Development

if there are no questions I know they get it [ ] I watch for a student to nod his/her head [ ] I have to believe that the students are learning – no time to think about itNeuroscience and, in particular, how the brain functions, is an integral part of learning and thusan integral part of a teacher’s toolkit. Several questions attempt to ascertain the level ofunderstanding that prospective teachers in the workplace have with regard to common brainmyths (choices 1 and 2), plasticity (Choice 4), cognitive overload and habituation (choice 3). Our brains are constantly being shaped by experience [ ] Brain is fixed and it is just a matter of attention and memory

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison; Kevin Hoag, Southwest Research Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

SummerResidency.Feemster11 and Mohamidi et.al12 utilized MATLAB/SIMULINK in an educational setting.MATLAB/SIMULINK is utilized in the four credit hour Engine Systems and Controls course forthe MEES program.MEES Program design-The design of this on-line master’s degree was based on several critical elements: - An identified need - A vision and mission statement - A determination of the students’ skills and knowledge to be developed by the program - A well thought out curriculum - Course design incorporating instructional design methodologies and the strengths of the on-line learning environment - A program and delivery method that meets the needs of the students - Outstanding and competent IT (Information Technology) resources - A financial and

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alina Ilyasova, Institute of Additional Professional Education Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Continuing Professional Development

regions. Cluster is understood as a group of adjacent interrelatedcompanies and connected with them organizations that work in a definite sphere. Thisassociation is characterized by commonness of activity. They mutually reinforce each other.Therefore some researchers point out their positive role in the national economy [9]. Duringthe recent years the term “cluster” was defined rather precisely: it is an industry-specificgeographic concentration of enterprises, closely related branches, mutually promoting eachother’s marketability. Many researchers emphasize strategic framework nature of cluster as itsattributive feature. Peculiar features of clusters are as follows: integrated dynamic structures,stable nuclear of distribution of new knowledge

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Francisco Cocozza, CITIC; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Continuing Professional Development

include in software testing, human-computer interaction, and computer science education.Ing. Francisco Cocozza, CITICDr. Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica Alexandra Martinez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), where she has worked since 2009. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Databases, Software Testing, and Bioinformatics. She has done applied research in software testing, software quality and bioinformatics at the university’s Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC). Previously, she worked as a Software Design Engineer in Test at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA, and as a