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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael R. Kozak

Session 3647 Partner With Industry to Increase Enrollment and Update Curriculum Michael R. Kozak University of North TexasWhat may be surprising to many nonscientists is the fact that the vast majority of products madetoday are being produced with traditional methods developed between forty and fifty years ago. 1Technology Vision 20201 is a call to action, innovation, and change - a study stimulated by arequest from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In 2020, manufacturingand operations will be agile, reliable

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas H. Baxter

studioclasses will propagate throughout the curriculum as the present freshman class progresses. Tradi-tional lecture courses will continue to be replaced with studio courses. Those involved in teachingthe present freshman studio courses are examining how students utilize their laptop computerswithin and outside of the classroom in order to better develop subsequent studio courses.One conclusion from teaching studio courses is that students must quickly master the use of theirlaptop computers and how they work with the computing system at Rensselaer. The students com-puters are connected to the Rensselaer system in their classroom via an ethernet connection.Ethernet connections have been installed throughout the campus in major study areas (such as

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zaniyah Victoria Sealey, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University

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keep your integrity? Do youcopy and cheat on homework assignments just to get through the end of the semester? Doyou fail a course and retake over the next semester/summer? Not everyone has the money,mental health, nor the support to adapt to these changes in such a short timeframe. Yethere we are as students contemplating the value of an honest education. I know I certainlydidn't pay nearly $22,000 for this semester only to be taught by a pre-recorded lecture andpowerpoints, so why should I be perfectly honest? The system is flawed currently and Icannot blame our staff for the nature of their emergency plans, after all this was veryunexpected. What we should be discussing is how we can better teach and reinforcelearning, rather than enforcing

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Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama

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Computers in Education

reporting a more clear idea of what was expected from them and abetter overall team experience. Most students report that the experience of this embeddedsystems course was “realistic” and “help them to know what to expect upon employment”. Manystudents participating the course described here accepted jobs in industry as embedded systemsdesigners. Alumni participants report that the experience was an excellent preparation for theirprofessional responsibilities.References[1] ACM/IEEE, Computer Engineering Curricula 2016: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering, Dec. 2016.[2] J.W. Bruce, J.C. Harden, and R.B. Reese, “Cooperative and progressive design experience for embedded systems,” IEEE

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polinpapilinho Katina, Old Dominion University; Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC

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Systems Engineering

characterized as global, long term, complex problems c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Towards a systems theory-based curriculum for Complex Systems GovernanceThe purpose of this paper is to explore challenges associated with the development of acurriculum for an emerging field of Complex System Governance (CSG) that could be used forinstruction and teaching leaders, managers, and students interested in increasing their knowledge,skills, and abilities about CSG. CSG has been suggested as a means to (1) explore deep systemissues impacting performance, (2) introduce practitioners to new thinking, technologies, tools,and methods to address these issues, and (3

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #16344Experiences in Establishing an Outreach Program for Attracting and Retain-ing Minorities to EngineeringDr. Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University Rocio Alba-Flores received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. Her main areas of interest include control systems, robotics, digital systems, microprocessors, signal and image processing, and engineerign education.Dr. Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University Fernando Rios-Gutierrez was born in Mexico City

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Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University; Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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totransition instead of remediation resulted in an increase in URM student performance andretention [13, 14].In January of 2004, after benchmarking the Challenge Program at Georgia Tech and similarprograms at large predominant white institutions around the country, a minority program in alarge selective Midwestern university launched a five-week summer bridge program to simulatethe rigor of the first semester of the freshman engineering curriculum. It was designed with afocus on URM student transition, preparing incoming URM freshmen engineering students forthe cultural shift from high school to global competition at a selective institution.This study quantitatively examines the effect of this summer bridge program on the URMengineering student

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Prakash NA Ranganathan, University of North Dakota; Jamison Jangula, University of North Dakota; Utku Kose, University of North Dakota; Neena Goveas, University of North Dakota; Shree Ram Abayankar Balaji, University of North Dakota

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Diversity

actualtypes of cyber threat types also cannot be enumerated easily as there are a wide variety of riskfactors which are still expanding. There is an increased frequency of cyber threats in criticalinfrastructures (e.g., power grid, water utilities, and oil and gas industry) and across all applicationsectors. Further, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) expands this threat landscape toanother new level by integrating sophisticated ways (e.g., automated coding, deep fakes, socialengineering) of manipulating or exploiting humans, systems or networks. Therefore, there is anurgent need to train the next generation cybersecurity workforce by building a curriculum toaddress this skill gap in cybersecurity. A cybersecurity professional needs training

Conference Session

Computers in Education 4 - Online and Distributed Learning 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juliana Lynn Fuqua, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Faye Linda Wachs, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Deanna Miranda Barrios; Cecilia Nguyen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Computers in Education

technology in engineering education. He has served on the ASEE Pacific Southwest Section Board of Directors since 2014, including as the PSW Section Chair for 2018-2019.Ms. Deanna Miranda BarriosMs. Cecilia Nguyen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessing the influence of an online video tutorial library on undergraduate mechanical engineering studentsAbstractSince 2013, the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) has created over 600 videos for its curriculum across 12 courses.These videos are available to the public as an

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

AC 2001-1092: USING DESIGN AS THE BACKBONE OF A BME CURRICULUMWillis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison Page 6.1104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2001 Session 2209 Using Design as the Backbone of a BME Curriculum Willis J. Tompkins Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstractIn this paper, I summarize my experiences as an advisor supervising biomedical engineeringdesign projects in three different programs: 1) first-year

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odon M. Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Julio Proano, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Systems Engineering

semiconductor and telecommunications industries, I worked in the following technologies: Mobile phone integrated systems, high-speed optical/copper LAN/WAN Ethernet, Storage Area Networks, Optical Transmission Networks, IP telephony, Cable-TV, Cable Networks architectures, Analog Broadcast Video, Voice/Data Network, Hard Disk Drive technology, etc. I am co-inventor of nine US patents, and I have an additional US patent application pending, the areas of invention include Optical networks, Storage Area Networks (SAN), SONET, Ethernet, and Hard Disk Drives/read-channel technologies, etc. Four years ago I joined the fac- ulty of the Metropolitan State University and I have developed curriculum for the following courses: Dig

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Ray Diez; Luke Huang; David Yearwood

amuch larger scale, into the three-credit capstone course. The result of which was to allowstudents the opportunity to integrate what they have learned into practice by starting andoperating a simulated, or in some case, an actual, viable business. Based on theuniqueness of the approach by the faculty in the department and the desire tocontinuously improve the quality of education, the designed capstone curriculum musthave the following three distinctive characteristics: 1. That the curriculum ensures integration of all major courses in the program in the capstone course. Page 9.301.2 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society

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Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stetler; Stuart Kellogg

Portfolios and Digital Archiving: In an effort to eliminate problems that occurredusing the paper portfolios, electronic portfolios (E-portfolios) began to be utilized in fall 2001.Webpage authoring and construction of an online E-portfolio page accessible from a studentsWWW homepage is now an embedded part of the curriculum. Table 2 contains a list of therequired posts that are to be placed online prior to the end of the semester. This list representsthe minimum required E-portfolio content that is used in the assessment process and studentsmay supplement this material with other documents and from other courses, as many do.However, past experience has shown that by the time assessment was performed, many E-portfolios were either not assessable

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Juliano; Ronald Rockland; George Gonzalez; Joel Bloom

type and levels of pre-engineering programming currently inoperation at various secondary school sites. Some schools were ready for advanced projectdevelopment, while others were more interested in basic curriculum and alignment work. Thus,there was a need to look at curriculum from several viewpoints, and from the perspective ofseveral different career ladder goals.The development and/or revision of articulation agreements between the community collegesand the participating high schools, community colleges and NJIT and between the participatinghigh schools and NJIT are an integral part of this program. NJIT has worked with theeducational partners, to review such items as curriculum, student subject matter performancelevels, the degree to

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Underwood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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changes to anarchitectural engineering program in the Midwest. Responses were collected across 52 closedand eight open-ended items to gain an industry perspective on the relative importance of coursetopics in the curriculum, the selection of Architectural Engineering (AE) degree concentrationoptions, the format of graduate degree capstone projects, and the factors that AE&C employersconsider when hiring graduates and experienced employees. The curriculum changes inspired bythis survey are presented together alongside the program’s previous AE curriculum to morethoroughly characterize the program attributes that are desired by the AE&C industry.IntroductionThe Architectural Engineering (AE) program considered in this study is at the

Conference Session

Effective Use of Technology in Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Virginia Gutierrez, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Frida Diaz Barriga, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Computers in Education

that they usually perform by means of his/herPLE. Infographics were selected in order for them to make a visual representation that describesgraphically the elements that are part of their PLEs. For the design of the infographics an onlinetool called Easel.ly was utilized. This tool allowed students to realize infographics fromtemplates that they designed and integrate the elements they considered as important to illustratetheir PLEs. To make infographics, an instruction was given to students to identify the threefundamental elements of a PLE: tools, resources, and networks8 so they could determine whichones were used in their learning processes. Twenty-eight metacognitive maps were obtainedfrom Industrial, Chemical, and Logistics Engineering

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Barry Nagle, Evaluation and Action Research Associates

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Minorities in Engineering

events and conferences, as well as at the chapterlevel. Whereas minority engineering organizations significantly support professionaldevelopment outside the classroom, some engineering programs include professionaldevelopment as part of their integrated curricula. In the right setting, practical professionalengineering skills can be taught to students[33], giving them an advantage in the workforce. Bycreating a more holistic experience of engineering education, professional development supportsgreater engagement[9], particularly for minority students who may not have had much interactionwith workers in their desired career. Professional development of both students and faculty iscrucial for the continuing success of the student[13].Financial aid

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University; Debakanta Mishra, Oklahoma State University; Sondra M. Miller, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

resiliency computations consisted of integrating a provided function givencertain boundary conditions to relate to loss of functionality given the occurrence of a hazardousevent. Data collection and results from student work are discussed in outcomes and resultssection of this report.CE 330 is only offered during the spring semester, at which time the implementation of thesustainability ALM was performed. Implementation only consisted of the sustainability ALM.The method of implementation was performed by lecture with accompanying Power Point. Afterthe lecture an in-class activity was given to the students, in which they could either workindividually or in groups. The activity consisted of comparing head loss and power generation ina section of pipe

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Allen Hayden Ph.D., Indiana State University; Randell W. Peters, Indiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

what you were taught. Go through the book, e.g., a chapter a week. Go through a list of topics, e.g., a topic a week.Ideally, course content is determined by planning the program’s curriculum so that the content ofeach course plays its part in achieving the program’s educational objectives [5], [6], [7]. This isunlikely to translate to any of the above bullets. Neither academic freedom nor faculty purviewimplies that the faculty member can teach whatever they want to [8], [9]. See Figure 1. In a well-functioning department, e.g., fully accredited with complete ABET approved syllabi, the newfaculty member should be able to focus on interpreting the bases of each pyramid in Figures 1and 2. In an imperfect scenario, e.g., the faculty

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Sanders, University of Michigan; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gretchen M. Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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IllinoisBridge Status Survey,” 2010.[12] Gleason, Jim et al., “Integrated engineering math-based summer bridge program for studentretention,” Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1–17, 6/2010.[13] Raines, Joan M, “FirstSTEP: A Preliminary Review of the Effects of a Summer BridgeProgram on Pre-College STEM Majors,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovations andResearch, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 22, 2012.[14] Matthew E Elam, Brent L Donham, and Stephanie R Solomon, “An Engineering SummerProgram for Underrepresented Students from Rural School Districts,” Journal of STEMEducation : Innovations and Research, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 35, 1/4/2012.[15] Walton, Gregory M and Cohen, Geoffrey L, “A Question of Belonging,” Journal ofPersonality and Social

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

., Session 2793 (2001).5. Ofosu, W., Garner, J. and Metz, D. Laboratory Exercise on Demodulation of a PAM Signal. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Session 1426 (2001).DENNIS SILAGE received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. He is aProfessor, teaches digital communication and digital signal processing, and is the trustee of the Temple UniversityAmateur Radio Club K3TU (http://www.temple.edu/k3tu), which he has integrated into the undergraduatecommunications curriculum. Dr. Silage is a past chair of the Mid Atlantic Section of the ASEE. Page 8.255.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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interaction groups ofthinkers who have identified a social problem, analyzed its sources, and devised a solution”(p.22).”30 Coherent groups are the intellectual arm of social movements, yet there is littlescholarship on how they operate to produce new scientific knowledge and cultural change inscientific institutions.30 This paper addresses this gap in knowledge. Further, we also add to thisbody of scholarship by providing an intersectional analysis of collaboration across not justscientific disciplines but also across social identities such as race/ethnicity, gender, andsexuality.Furthermore, scholars from a range of social sciences highlight the important role of emotions inscientific knowledge production.2, 34, 30, 34 Integrating science and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Morales P.E., Universidad del Turabo

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) activities for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District ofColumbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. VirginIslands [10], is also requiring universities to publish the results of licensure exams on theiruniversity websites, starting in 2017 [11]. The revision is part of MSCHE Standard II on Ethicsand Integrity [12]. These two developments in 2017 will assist researchers in engineering education as datawill become readily available to track the progress of first time exam takers and repeat examtakers.Conclusions This paper described and discussed the results of an experiment that was conducted bythe author in a course that trains mechanical engineering students to pass the

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

currently in system testing and system integration. Due to the unforeseen delay in a studentdropping the injector system and breaking a critical valve, system testing has been delayed. We fullyexpect the students to successfully testfire their system, as all subsystems are working correctly. Resultswill be presented at the conference in June.XII. Pedagogical Aspects of the Railgun Capstone ExperienceABET requires the inclusion of a capstone design experience in its engineering accredited programs.Therefore, our university has to include a capstone design project in its curriculum. Therefore, we are notdoing anything novel by having a capstone project. However, we have been able to compare theelectromagnetic railgun capstone project with the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

Using Learning Objectives for Course Design and Curriculum Improvement Donald D. Carpenter Civil Engineering Department Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075AbstractLearning Objectives are statements of specific observable actions a student should be able toperform after an established period of time (a lecture, course, or curriculum). LearningObjectives, which are also commonly referred to as Instructional, Teaching, or EducationalObjectives, clarify the expectations of faculty in terms of measurable or observable studentperformance. In other words, these statements describe the ability of

Conference Session

Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego; Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #42979Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of a Curriculum-Wide Chemical ProcessProjectDr. Alyssa Powell, University of California, San Diego Alyssa Powell is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California San Diego.Dr. Justin Paul Opatkiewicz, University of California, San Diego Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering in the NanoEngineering Department at UCSD since 2012. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of a Curriculum-Wide Chemical Process ProjectAbstractThe chemical engineering program at

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Ladesic

awareness on the part of faculty to regularly upgrade curriculum relative to the student learning abilities and to include rapidly advancing technologies used in the profession.”For example, it was during the middle 1970's that engineering and scienceprofessors nationwide debated whether students should be permitted the use ofnew electronic calculators - an item considered by some as novel and faddishtechnology – rather than slide rules on exams. Many of those who opposedcalculators prophesied doom in the profession as a result of students' inability tothink, assimilate, and process information. Essentially they argued students hadnot learned the basics in the same fashion they had. This prophecy proved falseand today no one would think

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

networking parts implemented with Programmable Systems on a Chip (PSOC). In turn these vitalelectronic computers provide physical systems with real-time sensing, control and communicationsfunctions and are the practical embodiment of the Internet of Things.This paper explains how as IoT, Vital Electronics, and related initiatives gain traction in academia andindustry internationally, that the process can lead to the definition and implementation of the ABET,Inc., (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited Global Computer Engineeringand Science Curriculum and the IEEE Certified Global Computer Engineer. An operational definitionof an IEEE Certified Global Computer Engineer – is a practicing engineer possessing a dated

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University ; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Alexander Luis Odicino, Claremont Colleges Library

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Diversity

3 Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering EducationThe course curriculum relies heavily on previously existing materials from the CaliforniaCommunity Colleges Accessibility Center1 and Pennsylvania State University’s guide,Accessibility and Usability at Penn State,2 as well as feedback from stakeholders across campus.The target audience for the course is faculty at Mines creating OER, however it is open to theentire campus and to educators across the state to participate. The course is now also publishedas an OER in Canvas Commons, enabling adoption beyond Mines. 25ACE provides extensive information on accessibility issues found in STEM materials andaddresses the specific challenges such materials pose for accessibility

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #8102Equipping an Army of Ambassadors: A Workshop Model for a STEM Ca-reer Speaker’s BureauMs. Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette Meagan Pollock is a Doctoral Candidate at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, and is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She received a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a engineer for Texas Instruments