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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sivaraman Narayanaswamy, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu; Abhinav Dixit, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY; Sunil Rao; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Arizona State University; Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University; Mahesh K Banavar, Clarkson University; Sameeksha Katoch; Emma Pedersen; Photini Spanias; Pavan Turaga; Farib Khondoker, SenSIP Center - Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

unsupervised methods for ML is the k-means clustering. It has extensiveapplications in IoT systems [24], and more recently solar analytics [3]. The introduction of k-meansin education, using our award-winning J-DSP was described in [11,16]. In this paper, we discuss howk-means is introduced in our classes in the context of solar energy monitoring and control. We have used the k-means algorithm as part of our Cyber Physical systems project [6] and havedescribed a method to detect and characterize solar array faults [4,5,17]. In this education project, weform a J-DSP simulation of k-means for fault detection to present to class for the purpose of showinghow ML is used in solar energy systems. The results obtained using k-means is shown in Fig. 7

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Emily Fuller, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University; Euisuk Sung, Indiana University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

year graduate student at Tufts University’s Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She received a bachelor’s degree in child development from Texas Christian University. She currently works as a research assistant on the Role Models in Elementary Engineering project, which studies how elementary school students develop engineering role models and assume identities as engineers.Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher in science education at Indiana University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in Inquiry Methodology from Indiana University in 2006. She managed a consulting business for 10 years working on evaluations that

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ASEE TUESDAY PLENARY FEATURING BEST PAPERS & INDUSTRY DAY SPEAKER Sponsored by University of South Florida & University of Maryland

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abisola Coretta Kusimo, Stanford University ; Marissa Elena Thompson, Stanford University ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Member Council

mastery experiences.Fourth, the mitigation of negative interpretations of somatic and emotional states during the taskcan help develop self-efficacy. Physical and psychological experiences such as increased heartrate and rapid breathing before a presentation, or tiredness of muscles after exercise, can eitherbe interpreted as a positive performance-enhancer or as something to be avoided. Reframingnegative interpretations of these states can build self-efficacy directly and encourage moremastery experiences.Contextual examples of each of Bandura’s four sources of self-efficacy in undergraduateengineering education: first, mastery experiences could consist of completing practice problemsto master theory, engaging in project work and hands-on

Conference Session

Engineering Design for Elementary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Oliva, Corteva Agriscience; Diane Spence

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

related careers was more complete andaccurate.In-Class Presentation OverviewThe “4th Grade Engineering” sessions that are the subject of the paper at hand comprised just asingle class period each year lasting approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours. This is significantly lessambitious than the outreach programs that other authors have documented which extend to six oreven eight sessions spread out over the course of an academic year [11], [12], [13]. At this point,this pilot project is in its fourth year, and the “4th Grade Engineering” classroom activity has beenrepeated 10 times for a total of approximately 150 to 160 students.Introduction to EngineeringTo directly address the already noted identity issue that engineering suffers from, the “4 th

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

premise behind LP is that you do not document aprogram. Instead, LP has you write a document that contains a program [6].Using LP, educators can provide their students with an executable text – high-quality prose withdetailed explanations, figures, diagrams, hyperlinks, etc. Simultaneously, students can read,learn, compile, execute, and explore ideas. Knuth’s LP paradigm is also consistent with cognitiveload theory [12], which states that keeping related concepts close, temporally or spatially, canimprove the ability of students to grasp difficult ideas [13][14]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Title: Parallel to Serial Converter (PAR2SER) -- Project: ASEE 2019

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kyle D. Feuz, Weber State University; Linda DuHadway, Weber State University; Hugo Edilberto Valle, Weber State University; Richard C. Fry, Weber State University; Kim Marie Murphy, Weber State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

his Ph.D. in Physics in 2008 and MSc. in Physics in 2006, both from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). His research interests are in IoT devices, Data Visualization, Software Development for particle detectors, sensors, microelectronics, and embedded systems. Previously, he was a member of the PHENIX collaboration at RHIC.Dr. Richard C Fry, Weber State University Richard Fry is a full professor at Weber State University in the School of Computing. He is actively involved in service-learning research and continues to partner with both local and global community organizations to engage Computer Science students in building sustainable Software Engineering projects. In 2014, his students took 2nd place in a

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James Sobczak, University of Miami; Buenaventura Basco, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Libraries

the University of Miami – througharticle-level bibliometrics using Web of Science® (published by Clarivate Analytics). Given theimpending ramifications of global climate change, a particular interest to the residents and highereducation institutions in the state of Florida, this study also takes a closer look at those publicationsdirectly and indirectly focused on topics of climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resilience.By establishing solid benchmarking criteria within this narrow band of research activity, this studycould be expanded to include other similar departments at many colleges and universities. Throughfuture projects like this one, engineering and science librarians could gain a better understandingof similar engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Ariel Cervantes Lafuente; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Shani O'Brien, University of Colorado Denver

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Colorado DenverShani O’Brien, University of Colorado - Denver c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Three-Years of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis on Engineering Learning Communities: Impact on Retention of First-Year StudentsAbstractIn this evidence-based practice paper, we explore the first three years of an Engineering LearningCommunity (ELC). The research group at our University recognizes the need to increaseretention rates at the Engineering College and has created the ELC to support increasedretention. Three cohorts of ELC students have been observed to determine the potential successof this project. The results from this study indicate that participation in the ELC is beneficial

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

consulting firm, and the director of Missouri’s Dam and Reservoir Safety Program. Since 1993, he has been at the University of Evansville, serving as department chair for the past 21 years. He continues to work as a consultant on projects involving the design and construction of new dams, modifications to existing dams, and the investigation of dam failures.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Engineering Technology

, networking, communication systems, along with digital, analog, and machine-control electronics. He is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence at Eastern and has been nominated multiple times for the Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award. His professional interests include implementing active teaching and learning strategies, metacognition, integrating open-source software/hardware with online control, and deploying electrical and telecom technologies in community-based organizations. He is always seeking opportunities for collaborating on teaching, scholarly, and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical/creative and communication skills

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

-efficacyof engaging in interdisciplinary practices in comparison to their mechanical engineering peers [3].Their study also reported how both mechanical and interdisciplinary engineering alumni ratedcross-disciplinary practices as important in their current roles. Yet, interdisciplinary engineeringalumni were more likely to select a non-engineering career pathway after graduation, such ascareers in the medical field, law, or business [3].Purpose of StudyThe purpose of this analysis was to explore the career pathways of alumni from BME, EnvE, andIDE/MDE programs and to understand how these alumni perceived their careers to be related toengineering. This preliminary analysis comes from a larger research project surveying the earlycareer pathways of

Conference Session

Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

Paper ID #28573Factors that Affect Retention and Satisfaction Among Newly HiredAerospace EngineersLucas Davis, Iowa State UniversityDr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.Ms. Yun Dong, Iowa State University Yun is a Ph.D. student in the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program at Iowa State University (ISU). She is currently involved in the research project titled Workplace Socialization in the Aerospace Engi- neering Profession, identifying the actions of managers and newly hired engineers during the onboarding

Conference Session

Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Wendy Roldan, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

], the research team first suggested questions to cutindividually and then engaged in a lengthy discussion within the research team of four. With thisinformation in hand, we converted our survey to a digital version to run a larger scale datacollection effort.Preliminary statistical analysis. After deploying the survey with about 30 students in anengineering studio session, there was enough data to run preliminary statistical analysis,something the project had not done before for this project. This deployment was critical for ourteam to understand how users were filling out the survey and what their responses meantindividually and in aggregate. This data provided insights into how much variation there couldbe in student reactions to the same

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

results and confounded datain the studies referenced above.The First-year Engineering ProgramThe Northeastern University College of Engineering, following a successful pilot in 2014,decided to adopt a “Cornerstone to Capstone” curriculum design for all incoming first-yearengineering students. The Cornerstone course incorporates hands-on, project-baseddesign work with computer programming. Previously taught in two separate first-yearcourses, the new Cornerstone course model blends programming and design in a way thatdemonstrates the intertwined nature of the two skills. The project-based Cornerstoneincludes occasional incongruent learning of course content. By highlighting the fact thatproblem-solving in engineering brings together groups of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Graduate Studies

, Michigan Technological University As Professor of Practice - Engineering Communications, Dr. Nancy Barr developed a multi-faceted tech- nical communications program in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She delivers embedded communication and teaming instruction to undergraduate students, teaches two graduate engineering communication courses, assists faculty and GTAs in crafting and evaluating assignments that reflect real-world engineering situations. Her current research focuses on gender dynamics in collaborative projects and portfolio assessment practices. The author of three mystery novels and an award-winning short story, Barr has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric

Conference Session

Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Educational Research and Methods

institutions to enhance their experience indesign and/or leadership roles, and thus attract employers of interest [6], [10].Other students engage in undergraduate research opportunities as an alternative venue given itsimmediate and long-term benefits [5], [6], [12], [17], [25], [27], [32]. Research efforts indicatethat undergraduate students participating in research obtain greater confidence in research andprofessional abilities, attest awareness of a graduate school environment, gain significant growthin structuring and conducting research project, and pursue STEM careers and Ph.D. studies post-graduation [3], [25], [26], [27].Nonetheless, procuring internship positions, joining research groups, or being accepted intograduate school, highly depends

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, real-life projects [1]-[4]. PBL allows learners toengage with complex problems which require them to use and develop problem-solvingstrategies in collaborative groups [5]-[7].Problem-based Learning is also a student-centered approach to learning [6], [8]. In the PBLenvironment, the instructor serves as a guide as opposed to the purveyor of knowledge. Aslearners work together in collaborative groups, the instructor supports and facilitates the learners’knowledge construction through the problem-solving process. This complex learning approach,rooted in solving authentic problems, promotes higher-order thinking skills, cooperativeproblem-solving, and has as its goal the transition of the learner from novice to expert [9]. Theliterature tells us

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University ; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Shelly Tan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

moving into higher business leadership positions, but some women may bediscouraged from pursuing one due to a lack of female presence in MBA programs [3].Certifications/Licensure & Continuing EducationA Professional Engineering license is the primary form of licensure for engineers and requiredby some fields of engineering, especially civil and structural as it allows the engineer to sign offon drawings for public use projects such as bridges and roads [4]. This licensure is also requiredfor those who operate their own engineering consulting business or any other business with“engineering” in the name [4]. However, licensing is not always required in other engineeringpositions, such as at large corporate firms as an exemption allows

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Corey T. Schimpf, Concord Consortium; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charles Xie

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #28754Reflection in Time: Using Data Visualization to Identify StudentReflection Modes in DesignDr. Corey T Schimpf, The Concord Consortium Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist at the Concord Consortium with interest in design re- search and learning, learning analytics, research methods and underrepresentation in engineering. A ma- jor strand of his work focuses on developing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ design practices or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. A closely related strand focuses

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

, students’ perception, educationalinnovation, higher educationIntroductionTo understand gender and socioeconomic differences in scientific and technological areas,studies that deepen the understanding of each culture or region are necessary. This papercontributes to the understanding of high-school students’ perceptions about physics by genderand different socioeconomic statuses in Mexico.This study was conducted in Mexico within a larger project in which the objective was toidentify the actors and factors that influence ninth-grade students’ perceptions of their academicor future professional work activities in the STEM areas of science and technology. We focusedour study on students in Nuevo Leon in the northern part of the country and Chiapas in

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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Mechanics

correlating the course and lab material, and reduced the time tocomplete the reports.I. BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONBackgroundCurrently, there are numerous teaching and pedagogical methods that target student engagement,comprehension, and scholarship abilities in engineering education. One of the most prominent isknown as Project-based learning (PBL). PBL focuses on the application of knowledge rather thanthe acquisition of knowledge and its primary objective involves enhancing student comprehensionby incorporating project-based instruction [13], [19], [20]. An alternative instructional methodincorporated in engineering education is the implementation of visual cueing, which according toresearchers, is verified to increase retention rates in less time

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New Engineering Educators 1: Learning Aids

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eric G. Shaffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicolas Nytko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #29449A case study of early performance prediction and intervention in acomputer science courseProf. Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mariana Silva is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been involved in large-scale teaching innovation activities, such as the de- velopment of online course content and assessments for the mechanics course sequence in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department and the numerical methods class in Computer Science. Silva is cur- rently involved in two educational projects

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Bernard White, George Mason University

Fernandez9, factors that must be taken into considerationwhen initiating curriculum redesign and development that meet today’s needs include, but arenot limited to the following: • Level of technical skills required in the major as well as in the profession • Other specific technical skills needed • Non-technical skills needed • Amount of previous work experience required.For an appropriately prepared computing professional, the list of technical skills may includeprogramming languages, operating system and networking management, database developmentsand management, software engineering and project development. Other technical skills mayinclude Web-based technologies, hardware installation, etc. The non-technical

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New Approaches to the Development of Online Learning and International Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Batts, East Carolina University; Richard Monroe, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University; Cheryl McFadden, East Carolina University

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Continuing Professional Development

of training or revisions to currenttraining to make the training more palatable.It is suggested that research projects be continued in order to gather more information concerningtraining faculty members to teach online. Data collected, such as current available training atinstitutions, student satisfaction, and student evaluation could prove to be important in promotingstudent success by training faculty to be successful online instructors.References1. Allen, E, & Seaman, J (2006). Making the grade online education in the United States, 2006.Needham: Sloan-C.2 Bower, B. (2001).Distance Education: Facing the Faculty Challenge. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. 4, 1-6.3 Braxton, J. M., Olsen, D

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byoung-Kyu Dan, Korea University; Seung-Won Jung, Korea University; Junh-Yung Kim, Korea University; Tae-Shick Wang, Korea University; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Sung-Jea Ko, Korea University

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International

exchange of research information by various means such as offering seminars for researchers at each other’s institutions whenever possible, • To seek joint research projects within the policies and guidelines of both institutions. • To encourage students to apply for graduate studies at each other’s institutions.” Page 13.1037.2Based on these principles, there were exchange visits between the School of Science,Engineering and Technology Director, Penn State University Harrisburg and the Headof the School of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Korea University to formalizeand to put into practice some of the aspects of the July 2005

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

-methods approach incorporating survey instruments,interviews, and weekly self-reflective journal entries was utilized. Triangulation of data from themixed-methods approach revealed emergent themes and insights that otherwise would have goneun-captured using quantitative data alone. A more detailed description of the potential benefits ofsuch an approach can be found elsewhere11.Participants completed online pre- and post-program survey instruments, which were conductedas part of a larger National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarshipon Engineering Education (CASEE) Postdoctoral Fellowship project conducted at Virginia Tech.The University of Houston site was one of 22 NSF-funded summer REU sites to participate inthe

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Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

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International

) Programming Systems History Training (CS 409) IIIA (CS 423) (CS 453) (CS 455) Data Structures Software Network Project Branch Military Branch 8 & Algorithms Engineering Security (CS 499) Training IIIB History Training IV

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of equipment purchased included a BioRadgel documentation system, a table-top refrigerated centrifuge, four New Brunswick ScientificBioFlow 110 fermentors, a refrigerator/freezer, two incubators, shaking heating blocks, verticaland horizontal gel electrophoresis equipment, and microcentrifuges. In addition, a number oflarge shakers were previously available in the laboratory, and these were placed into theenvironmental rooms, eliminating the need for shaking incubators.Equipment purchased by Chemical and Biological Engineering DepartmentDue to the large amount of equipment that was already available in the microbiology laboratoryand the microplate reader costing substantially less than was projected, we were able to purchasemajority of the

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ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

presentation.Remember that the principal part of your presentation is usually your results; hence, it is veryimportant to allow ample time to discuss them. Look at the time throughout your presentation tomake certain that you are on schedule. Never run over your time limit even if keeping on timerequires that you delete material from your presentation.5c. VocalizationIt is very important to speak loudly. This is easier for men with stronger voices than for women.For this reason women need to work on projecting their voice. Use a microphone if it isavailable. Avoid talking directly into and then away from the microphone; this can cause veryannoying variations in the loudness of your voice. Do not speak in a monotone voice; use voiceinflections occasionally