Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Fitra Khan, U of Texas at Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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primary goal of this infrastructure is toenhance the existing curriculum in the undergraduate level by providing a state-of-the-artenvironment, isolated from the university campus network, in which Computer and InformationSciences (CIS) students can get hands on experience in areas such as Networking, Ad HocComputing, Wireless and Mobile Networking, Operating Systems, Image and Video Processing,Computer Vision and Distributed Processing.The involved faculty, joined by top selected students, went through three distinct phases increating the networking and distributed processing lab (NDPL): design and setup, specificationand implementation, and integration into CIS curriculum. The design phase of the project relatesto setting up the physical and

Conference Session

Computers in Education 1 - Programming 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Andrew M. Nuxoll, University of Portland; Nicole C. Ralston, University of Portland

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. Exam scores were improved when measuring studentsability to create use cases, especially clarity and completeness. Student performance was greatlyimproved when writing use cases, especially clarity and completeness which was reflected inimproved projects. Quantitatively, the same mindset objectives were assessed in other coursemodules as part a larger curriculum wide effort in Engineering. The numerical results indicatethat the modules in this course outperformed other modules in the curriculum for most of themindset objectives. Ultimately, the results indicate these types of modules may play an importantrole in entrepreneurial mindset development for computer science students.IntroductionThis paper describes a set of modules designed to

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University

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Computers in Education

undergraduate courses effectively in areas of heat transfer2, machine design,and various areas in undergraduate research3.Traditionally students at the author’s institute have learned the concepts of fluid dynamicsthrough textbooks and few lab demonstrations on selected topics. Our curriculum does not offerseparate fluid lab experiments or CFD simulation class. An elective course on final elementanalysis (FEA) offers basics of computer simulations on partial differential equations on Page 25.1410.2complicated geometery but with limited topics of solid mechanics and stress analysis.Therefore, students were never exposed to computer simulation experience on

Conference Session

COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Alisan Oeztuerk, German Army; Ben Servoz, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

(such as branch statements and functions) will beintroduced in similarly slow and step-by-step fashion, and early on during the curriculum.Students will still learn about binary representations of numbers and characters; but rather thanfront-loading the curriculum with these topics, they will be introduced in places where they canpresent an “aha” moment. For example, once students have experienced the results of integerdivision, the binary representation of integers will be introduced in order to explain theunexpected observed behavior. Once students have seen that counting (integers) up by 1’s willeventually yield a negative number, the binary 2’s complement will be introduced. And oncethey have experienced round-off errors with decimal

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Since September 2016, she co-leads the NSF STEM+C project, Curriculum and Assessment Design to Study the Development of Motivation and Computational Thinking for Middle School Students across Three Learning Contexts, that builds on TECHFIT. Professor Harriger’s current interests include outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University Arjun Shakdher is currently a graduate student in the department of Computer and Information Tech- nology at Purdue University. He has been working as a Graduate Research Assistant since 2017 on an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 1: Topics Related to Engineering - Part 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John Jongho Park, Penn State University

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Diversity

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curriculum and inadequatetraining of teachers.” A faculty member wrote, “We have a hard-enough time to teachfundamentals in our disciplines. I am concerned we may not have enough time to incorporate AIappropriately.” How to integrate AI into school settings and the curriculum is a concern. Onefaculty stated that it is “haphazard at the high school level, while overly focused on machinelearning in our universities.” Another offered more specifics by sharing “there is not enoughfocus on problem formation and epistemology.” Student preparedness for AI is an ongoingdilemma and is due to issues such as the “lack of sufficient mathematical education (foundation)to understand AI algorithms.” For faculty, there is some concern about “attempts to

Conference Session

COED: IOT and Cybersecurity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

must deliver upper-level microcontroller/microprocessor curriculum content have reliedon producing component level skills and aptitudes in the students. It matches well with the subjectmatter and presentation of knowledge in textbooks. Reliance on developing electronics and computercomponent level knowledge to the exclusion of other knowledge has its critics [1].Broadly said, this work addresses, in part, the program's electronics and computing faculty concern thatthe program must make room for "timely content" in our semester lengthmicrocontroller/microprocessor curriculum. It must reach for a theme that could not be reached bysimply gluing component skills together. It must exercise “integrating skills” helpful to success insenior projects

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Kuczenski, University of Notre Dame; Joshua Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame

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platforms for self-expression, and they can bemaintained dynamically over time. Some e-portfolio applications permit varying degrees ofaudience access, so the same portfolio might be used for multiple purposes. There are benefits tousing an electronic portfolio over a traditional portfolio; they can hold a great deal of informationwhile taking up little space, they can be accessed with minimal effort, and they can includecollaborative student work. Additionally, e-portfolios can be enhanced by the addition of sound,music, pictures, graphics and even video, and can serve to enhance computer and technologyskills.In particular, we hope to achieve four fundamental objectives with our NDeP project: 1) engagestudents in their learning and allow students

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Christopher Foreman, University of Louisville; Aly Farag, University of Louisville; Asem Ali, University of Louisville; Islam Alkabbany, University of Louisville; Marci S. Decaro, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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to train an artificial intelligence (AI)model, replacing human observers to allow real-time measurement of many to all studentssimultaneously.An automated system was developed by [22] utilizing eye-gaze tracking collected on eachstudent from which attention and engagement are inferred, which relied on expert humanobservers for validation. The EMS proposed in this paper collects and integrates many morepieces of information to infer emotional, behavioral, and cognitive engagements and reportsthese in both a summarized instructor dashboard and more detailed analysis archived foroffline use.2.1 Previous Work on Classifying Emotion from Facial Expres- sionPrevious work supports the ability to select facial features from an image of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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loggers and computers7. Educational studies indicated the positive effectof this practice on fostering higher order thinking skills of the students.In this study we constructed an automatic titrator and a computer controlled dispenser andfollowed up their use by high school students in chemistry laboratory experiments. The StudentLearning Environment Inventory (SLEI)8 was employed in order to examine students' perceptionsof a learning environment which integrates the automation devices in basic chemicalexperiments. Page 15.815.2Automation System DevelopmentWhile in the conventional chemistry laboratory experiment the learner deals with the reactor

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Culllen G. Wilcox, Penn State Great Valley

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Computers in Education

exposure to ROS tostudents who possess the requisite Linux, Python and/or C++ skillset. In order to integrate ROSmore fully into the curriculum, and across engineering disciplines, another approach is needed.In 2015, MATLAB released the Robotics System Toolbox which provides a ROS interface andassociated robotics algorithms and tools. This MATLAB product enables engineering students,especially in an introductory course, to more easily communicate with any ROS-enabled robotsfrom standard Windows OS and/or Mac OS workstations running MATLAB. The advantage ofthis MATLAB solution is to provide students with a more intuitive and interactive programmingenvironment, visualization tools, and easy integration of other MATLAB toolboxes such ascomputer

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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need for innovativeapproaches and an ability to offer laboratory courses online, but there is a parallel need forassessment tools that allow the collection and analysis of course outcomes and objectives, in aseamless manner. A web-based assessment system might have more potential in terms of accessand flexibility for teachers and administrators in terms of overall effectiveness and efficiency ofproducing “Learning Analytics” 2. Various approaches specifically geared toward helpingprograms document and measure ABET EC2000 program educational objectives and outcomesexsit 3,4 but few such as Blackboard Learn and TK20 feature a fully electronic, rubric basedapproach that integrate well with existing student information systems5. The philosophy

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University; Sheikh Khaled Ghafoor, Tennesse Technological University; Kassy Moy Lum

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: Using Hardware-based Programming Experiences to Enhance Student Learning in a Senior Feedback Controls Lecture Course Abstract This paper describes proposed enhancements in the re-design of a senior-level MechanicalEngineering Feedback Controls course. Though several changes in course design have beenmade over the sequence of three successive offerings of the course, the primary focus of thispaper is improving students’ ability to apply programming and computational problem-solvingskills to understand and solve Controls problems. This investigation builds upon a model to usehardware to integrate programming experiences throughout the curriculum; in the model, thethree learning principles deemed critical for

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina

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Computers in Education

ofthought ignores the realities and interconnectedness of the world. Some writers such as PeterBlewett have expressed dissatisfaction with “professional programs that treated humanities andsocial sciences as an after-thought at best and an onerous irrelevancy at worst.” 2 Others call foreach discipline to recognize and appreciate the value of disparate fields of thought. “Scientistswould doubtless be better people if they were culturally literate, and ditto for humanists if theywere scientifically informed.” 3The importance of a broad based education is reflected in current ABET curriculum Page 12.959.2requirements for engineering and engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun University; HsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University

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, project-based learning can take acentral role. A flexible methodology which allows for English skills and subject-based ortechnical skills to be developed in an integrated way, project-based learning enables teachers andstudents to move beyond the limitations of the traditional intensive English curriculum” (p. 23).Practitioners also report that project work results in improved decision-making abilities, analyticaland critical thinking skills, and problem solving. Therefore, the purpose of this study is toestablish a podcasting instruction mobile learning system for a project-based e-commerce Englishto help students improve their English ability and enable them to focus on their weaknesses incertain e-commerce content.Research Method A

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

find students truly learn when challenged with defeating a computer protocolor architecture.This paper outlines our cyber warfare curriculum with emphasis on our Cyber Attack and CyberDefense course sequences. The paper focuses on methods used to teach the various phases ofcyber attack to computer and electrical engineers, computer scientists, cyber operators as well asother technical majors. The paper also addresses our participation in the US National SecurityAgency-sponsored Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). The overarching goal of the curriculum is toprovide students with an understanding of how to attack and defend in the cyber domain usingthe CDX, as well as numerous course-oriented exercises, as proven effective teaching tools.Identifying

Conference Session

Software and Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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as it is delivered in the following iterations in thefuture classes.The developed case studies can be integrated in the curriculum either as home work assignmentsor as in-class exercises. The authors have utilized the case studies in both ways and it issuggested here that the more complex case studies should be assigned as home works whilerelatively narrow and focused case studies may be discussed as in-class exercises. It should benoted here that appropriate theoretical framework needs to be established via lectures to lay thefoundation before case studies based on the relevant topics are given to the students. In classquizzes are then utilized to assess the effectiveness of student learning where students gain thenecessary theoretical

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Lars Knipping, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin Page 14.622.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Facing the information flood with Tablet PCsAbstractWe present the application OneNote by the use of Tablet PCs in a sophomore lecture atTechnische Universität Berlin, aimed at teaching students how to cooperate in their project-workusing a collaborative platform. The implementation is described and a first evaluation ispresented. Finally, a highly desirable extension for integrating mathematical notation is outlined.IntroductionInformation flood is an essential aspect of the digital age1, 2, 3. Consequently

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shaya Wolf, University of Wyoming; Rafer Cooley, University of Wyoming; Mason Johnson, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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outreach camps for elementary school students and teachers Large Group drove conversations with the participants about notions - Outreach opportunities for teachers to earn micro credentials Collaboration introduced by the class-wide conversations (5-10 students). - 1-2 day professional developments to help elementary school teachers meet engineering education standards • Class-wide conversations were driven by volunteers with - Week-long professional developments to help K-8 teachers integrate computer science lessons in their curriculum

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hans Nagl, Penn State Berks; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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State Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor in the division of engineering at Penn State-Berks. He got his B.S. from University of Mysore, his DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, his M.S. from Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. from Drexel University. He has worked in electronic packaging in C-DOT in India and then as a scientific assistant in the Robotics laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, India. He worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics and Virtual Reality. His research interests are in the areas of unmanned vehicles particularly flapping flight, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching with technology

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Posters: Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara N. Kimmey; Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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Paper ID #19676Elementary School Use of the Sidekick Basic Kit for TI LaunchPadTMMs. Tara N. Kimmey 5th grade teacher in Manassas, Virginia. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Liberal Studies from Longwood University in 2011 with a concentration in Elementary Education. She then went on to earn her Master’s of Science in Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education K-12 in 2012.Dr. Thad B. Welch, Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of

Conference Session

Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhou Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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, 2009.[27] Padir, T., Gennert, M.A., Fischer, G., Michalson, W.R. & Cobb, E.C., 2010, “Implementation of an undergraduate robotics engineering curriculum”, Computers in Education Journal, Vo. 1, No. 3, pp. 92-101.[28] http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~ctc27/tenkey.html, accessed in January, 2019.[29] Chang, Y., Aziz, E.-S., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M. & Esche, S. K., 2016, “Usability evaluation of a virtual educational laboratory platform”, Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 24-36.[30] Chang, Y., Aziz, E.-S., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Esche, S. K. & Chassapis, C., 2014, “A platform for mechanical assembly education using the Microsoft Kinect”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical

Conference Session

Computers in Education 10 - Technology 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeffrey Todd McDonald, University of South Alabama; Dawn McKinney, University of South Alabama; Todd R. Andel, University of South Alabama

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PETGUI program.2. BackgroundFor digital logic courses, PETGUI offers a rich set of useful functionalities that can be integratedinto course curriculum and educational outreach. The software is a front-end for a Java-basedcode repository that supports advanced experiments in program protection and exploitationrelated to hardware security that has been part of several master’s and doctoral thesis topics [1-11]. The software integrates popular algorithms and synthesis tools such as UC Berkeley’sEspresso [12] and ABC [13] in an easy-to-use interface. Visualization from the graph-based JavayEd library [14] provides the ability to see relationships between circuit form, structure, andfunctional representations. It also supports advanced concept

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley

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Computers in Education

using the C++programming language. This work describes our current effort, as a pilot project, which can beused in an evaluation process by those departments that would like to substitute Matlab for C++.Those who would like to continue the current practice, but are looking for more challengingproblems or projects involving Matlab can also use the project outcome. The main reasonbehind switching to Matlab from C++ is the fact that many engineering faculty at Penn State, invarious departments, have recognized that the current courses teaching programming skills usingC++ are not fully utilized in later required courses in the curriculum. Increasingly inundergraduate courses in various engineering disciplines, Matlab is being used for

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University-Los Angeles

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number of presentation software tools (e.g.Class Presenter, Ubiquitous presenter, DyKnow’s Software, etc.) have been developed to providean integrated Tablet PC-based instruction environment that supports dynamic presentation, real-time polling, on-line coursework submission, etc. B. Simon, et al, have presented their work onusing Class Presenter and Ubiquitous presenter in engineering classrooms4-5. V. Diaz, et al, havepresented how to use DyKnow’s Software to improve teaching efficiency in large classesthrough active learning, practice, and faculty engagement6. Tront introduced an enhancedsoftware tool WriteOn to allow dynamic broadcasting of the computer screen with real timeelectronic ink and synchronized audio7. Most literature reported

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

engineering department (Biological Systems Engineering) using Jerome Bruner’s spiral curriculum theory. Currently, Dr. Lohani leads an NSF/REU Site on ”interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering” which has already graduated 56 excellent undergraduate researchers since 2007. This Site is renewed for the third cycle which will be implemented during 2014-16. He also leads an NSF/TUES type I project in which a real-time environmental monitoring lab is being integrated into a freshman engineering course, a senior- level Hydrology course at Virginia Tech, and a couple of courses at Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke for enhancing water sustainability education. He is a member of ASCE and ASEE and has published

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus

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inhabited by humans.The contest has been successfully integrated into an undergraduate robotics course andinto an undergraduate research activity. Educational resources, such as a database ofcampus path pictures, are available to facilitate the computer vision algorithmdevelopment. An example of a successful robot platform and a software developmentenvironment (based on MATLAB) has been provided. This prototype can be used as aguide or as a benchmark for educators and students to assist in the development of a robotsolution. Additional resources can also be found on the website for the contest [3]. Page 13.1116.10Overall, the contest has been very well

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Theresa Mae Swift, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Amardeep Kaur, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla MO

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Computers in Education

-Based Statistics,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.3. J. Wasserman and R. Jendrucko, “Early Introduction of Statistical Concepts in an Undergraduate BME Program,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, 2005.4. M. E. Prudich, D. Ridgway, and V. L. Young, “Integration of Statistics throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum: Use of the Senior Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory as an End-of-Program Statistics Assessment Course,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.5. D. Mukai and T. McDonald, “Nonparametric, Computer Intensive Statistics Course Modules for Engineers,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, 2009.6. R. Van Til, M. Banachowski, C

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Logan N. Collins; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; John D. Whitcomb, Texas A&M University; John Edward Angarita, Columbia University

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background of the modern engineering student can vary, theimpact of technology in the education environment cannot be underestimated. Studies haveshown that games have considerable impact on training pilots 1–5 and surgeons 6 , buildinglanguage-learning skills 7, etc. These studies suggest that the technological capabilities of themodern engineering student should be incorporated into the learning environment of said student.In fact, the technological background of the student should be more and more integrated into themodern engineering curriculum and pedagogy.Motivation of emerging eBook technologyIt may appear to be self-evident what the purpose of e[lectronic]Books (eBooks) and electronicpublication (EPUB and often written as simply ePub) are

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Baibak, Kettering University; Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

instruction for all different aspects of life. Puzzles to learnlogic, mathematical games to enhance basic math skills, and even reading games to increasereading ability have all been used successfully to teach children the basic skills that they willneed in life. It logically follows, then, that using computer games is an effective way to teachcomputing skills, and utilizing course curriculums that teach how to program computer gameswould invariably teach the basic skills required to program anything.While learning basic programming skills, students who are assigned to program video games willlearn the ability to formulate algorithms to solve particular problems, and will do so not onlybecause are they having fun in creating these games, but they are