Paper ID #29133Not standing at the same starting line - investigation of priorprogramming experience on student performance in an introductoryprogramming course in ECEMs. Ziyue Li, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Ziyue Li received her B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in 2019. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in ECE from the same institution with the Systems Networking Research Group. She has assisted with undergraduate ECE courses for six semesters and was involved with the development of numerous online courses offered through Coursera. Off cam
Paper ID #29247Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability withGeographical AggregationMr. Bennet Thomas Krull, Illinois State University In 2018, I graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Renewable Energy and two minors in both Engineering Technology and Business Environment & Sustainability. During these programs, I discovered my passion for renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency. I began working as an intern for the Office of Sustainability on campus in 2017. As an intern, I worked on many projects involving lighting upgrades and retrofitting leaking faucets on
Paper ID #29401Work in Progress: A Study on Motivation in Teams Using SelfDetermination TheoryProf. Mirna Mattjik, Colorado School of Mines Mirna Mattjik is a Teaching Associate Professor in the EDS Division, Cornerstone Design@Mines Pro- gram. Mirna is also faculty in the Thorson First Year Honors Program, and part of the inaugural teaching cohort. Mirna’s formal education is in industrial technology, international political economy, project management and leadership. Her active research agenda is about improving teaching and learning for engineers and applied scientists - which interests include but not limited to
Paper ID #28666Implementing Serial Communication for the Instructional ProcessorDr. Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel Ronald J. Hayne is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Citadel. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy, his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia. Dr. Hayne’s professional areas of interest include digital systems design and hardware de- scription languages. He is a retired Army Colonel with experience in academics and Defense
, speech recognition, natural languageprocessing, audio recognition, social network filtering, even lottery hypothesis [1] and drugdesign [2]. Today, deep learning is an attractive topic in higher education and manytalented students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)programs are eager for hands-on experiences and applications that are related to deeplearning.Central State University (CSU) is a relatively small institution with a large diversepopulation of undergraduate students. Funded by an 1890 Land Grant Evans-Allenresearch program and a USDA Capacity Building Grant, we have been developing AI-assisted plant classification and detection systems for precision weed control since 2017.A number of undergraduate research
”Collaborative Research: Improving Representational Competence by Engaging with Physical Modeling in Foundational STEM Courses”.Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl is assistant professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community Col- lege. His teaching and research interests include developing, implementing and assessing active learning instructional strategies and auto-graded online homework. Eric has been a member of ASEE since 2001. He currently serves as awards chair of the Pacific Northwest Section and was the recipient of the 2008 Section Outstanding Teaching Award.Todd Haskell, Western Washington University Todd Haskell is a cognitive scientist interested in learning and the
advisor, Dr. Rabih Younes, on his research in engineering education. Her research interests involve the development and overall effectiveness of education technology. She also serves as a tutor and mentor, providing academic support to children in local elementary and middle schools. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Simple Steps to Lower Student Stress in a Digital Systems Course While Maintaining High Standards and Expectations Rabih Younes1 and Cecil´e Sadler2 1 rabih.younes@duke.edu, 2 ces120@duke.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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questionnaire. Thissurvey asked students about their preparation and motivation for a STEM career through thefollowing factors: a) commitment to major; b) motivation for their intended career; c) confidencein their ability to succeed in their intended career; d) outcome expectations for their career; e)other career interests; f) perceived barriers to their career choice; g) role models in STEM areas;h) experiential learning in STEM areas; i) previous shadowing experiences; j) immediate familymembers in STEM careers; k)participation in special HS courses (pre-engineering-PLTW, pre-technology, etc.)One thousand seventy-two (1072) first-year STEM students received an invitation e-mail alongwith an online survey link. The team did not include biology or
Paper ID #31442Design and Development of a Sensor/Actuator Module to EnhanceProgrammable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory ActivitiesMr. Brad L. Kicklighter P.E., University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program
Paper ID #30713The role of prototyping in design and policy making: Visual stimuli,selective attention and decision makingHadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Hadi Ali is a doctoral student in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020The role of prototyping in design and policy making: Visual stimuli, selective attention and decision making 1. OverviewThis is a theory paper. In this study, we integrate research on visual stimuli
Software Engineer at zyBooks.com, a startup spun-off from UC Riverside that develops interactive, web-native learning materials for STEM courses. Alex is also a research specialist at UC Riverside, studying the efficacy of web-native content and digital education.Prof. Roman Lysecky, The University of Arizona Roman Lysecky is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside in 2005. His research focuses on embedded systems with emphasis on medical device security, automated threat detection and mitigation, runtime adaptable systems, performance and energy optimization, and non-intrusive observa- tion
, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Teaching Coral before C++ in a CS1 CourseAbstractCommercial languages like Python, Java, or C++, have syntactic, semantic, andcompiler/interpreter issues that make them less-than-ideal as a CS1 language. The free Corallanguage, which uses ultra-simple statements, auto-derived flowcharts, and a web-basedgraphical educational simulator with clear error messages, was developed in
Paper ID #29659Novel Courses for the Professional Development of Graduate Students:Results and ReflectionDr. Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina Professor Matthews received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1986. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1993, and has been at the University of South Carolina since 1994. He currently is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Vice Dean in the College of Engineering and ComputingDr. Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina Dr. Gina M. Kunz is Director of the Research Institute in the College
, prevention and translational science, public health, adolescent and young adult risk-taking decision-making and behaviors, stress reactivity, and mindfulness-based programs. She adopts c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #28512 a collaborative approach to research and evaluation projects; collectively, she and her colleagues have re- ceived funding from local, state, and federal agencies. She has authored or co-authored over 50 articles published in top-tired journals, over 100 scholarly presentations, and over 200 technical and evaluation reports. Dr. Dariotis is committed to
education: A survey of the research." InteractiveCollaborative Learning (ICL), 2015 International Conference on. IEEE, 2015.[4] Mealy, Bryan. “A single-course approach to computer design and assembly language programming”, ”,Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone IV Conference[5] Nwokeji, Joshua C., and Terry S. Holmes. "The impact of learning styles on student performance in flippedpedagogy." 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE, 2017.[6] Pratheesh, N., and T. Devi. "Assessment of student's learning style and engagement in traditional based softwareengineering education." Intelligent Interactive Systems and Assistive Technologies (IISAT), 2013 InternationalConference on. IEEE, 2013[7
Paper ID #29852Usability of Data Visualization Activity Worksheets in the Context of aCritical Data Visualization Workshop: Findings from a Usability SurveyDr. Vetria Byrd PhD, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Vetria Byrd is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Byrd is the founder and orga- nizer of the biennial Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz) Workshop. Dr. Byrd has given numerous invited talks on visualization and has been featured in HPC Wire online
: Supporting Community College Transfer Pathways and Access to High Impact Practices during Transfer TransitionAbstractWhile scholarships help reduce the financial burden of higher education, scholarships alone donot increase STEM bachelor degree completion by low-income academically talentedstudents. Developing strategies to support STEM transfer students is key [1], [2], [3] as isengaging students in high-impact practices such as internships and undergraduate research [4].We share approaches developed in our National Science Foundation Scholarships for Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) program to support student successand to increase access to research and internship opportunities
biophysical chemistry from Case Western Reserve Univer- sity. Currently, Adams is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF). At UAF, Adams studies the bio- chemistry and biophysics of proteins that play roles in the onset of cancer, and his research has garnered more than $3,000,000 in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foun- dation (NSF), the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA), and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute since 2007.Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas Xochitl Delgado Solorzano is the
analysis of unsteady flow simulations. He has completed a research internship at Argonne National Laboratory in summer 2018. He received his BSc (2014) and MSc (2016) in Software Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. During his Master’s pro- gram, he conducted research at the VRVis Research Center in Vienna and continued acquiring experience during a research internship at the University of California, Irvine.Miss Wenqing Chang, Xi’an Jiaotong University Wenqing Chang is currently a senior student in Information Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong Univer- sity. In 2018, she joined NUS Summer Workshop, developing a 2D webpage game using WebGL and rendering 3D animation using OpenGL. From the fall of 2018 to
-holder of a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively.Mr. Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Barb is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity. He spent six years in the United States Navy working in a nuclear power plant aboard a fast attack submarine. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Visual and Engaging Approach
Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and
STEM teacher professional development, and preservice teacher preparation in STEM.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 15 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, incoming chair of the ASEE Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational climate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM
Paper ID #28311A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOTDr. James Peyton Jones, Villanova University James Peyton Jones is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control at Villanova University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOT J.C. Peyton Jones Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova PA 19085AbstractTraditional curricula often teach low-level fundamentals of digital
a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using Experiences for Explaining the Concept of Discontinuity Daniel Raviv College of Engineering and Computer Science Florida Atlantic University Email: ravivd@fau.edu
Paper ID #30878Towards creating motivationally supportive course structures forintroductory calculusDr. Paran Rebekah Norton, Clemson University Paran Norton is a lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson Univer- sity. She received her B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of North Georgia in 2013, her M.S. degree in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University in 2015, and her Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University in 2020. She has taught introductory mathematics and statistics courses at Clemson University. Her primary research focuses on improving
Paper ID #29566Helping Students Write it Right: Instilling Good Report Writing Habitsin a Linear Circuit Lab CourseDr. Eva Cosoroaba, University of Vermont Eva Cosoroaba is a lecturer in the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Vermont. She received her PhD form the University of Texas at Dallas in December of 2017. Cosoroaba was a research assistant in the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology (REVT) Labora- tory and a teaching assistant at UT Dallas. Her expertise lies in electric machines and design, multiphysics simulations, and magnetohydrodynamics and its possible use for
Paper ID #30333Critical Incident Assessment as a Tool to Reflect on Student’s EmotionalResponse During International ExperiencesMr. Matthew Korey, Purdue University Matthew Korey received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University (2011) where he studied the toxicity of various chemical compounds on hepatocytic cells. Matthew then joined the re- search groups of Dr. Jeffrey Youngblood and Dr. John Howarter at Purdue University in 2015 where he specialized in building a more robust understanding of sustainability in plastics through considering the full lifecycle of a product. For his work at Purdue
computational thinking by modeling playground environments. She seeks to expand her experience by volunteering and helping to facilitate STEM workshops.Dr. Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University Dr. Josh Weese is a Teaching Assistant Professor at Kansas State University in the department of Com- puter Science. Dr. Weese joined K-State as faculty in the Fall of 2017. He has expertise in data science, software engineering, web technologies, computer science education, and primary and secondary outreach programs. Dr. Weese has been the lead developer for the PhysPort Data Explorer, a data analytics and visualization portal that enables physics faculty to upload assessment data and receive instant feedback on their students
Paper ID #29845Design Activity Worksheets for Developing Research QuestionsDr. Vetria Byrd PhD, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Vetria Byrd is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Byrd is the founder and orga- nizer of the biennial Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz) Workshop. Dr. Byrd has given numerous invited talks on visualization and has been featured in HPC Wire online magazine (2014), and numerous workshops nationally and internationally. Dr