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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University

(REU) Site on Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection;this has been offered since 2017. The REU site goals are to enhance the knowledge and skill-level ofundergraduates through empowering, hands-on and interdisciplinary research experiences inmetrology and non-destructive inspection (NDI) technologies. As part of this program, each year,10-12 undergraduates who are external to the university spend ~10 summer weeks on campusengaged in a research project; they take part in the aforementioned NDI workshop during this time.As a result, the site impact is to create empowered future researchers and a workforce well-rooted inmetrology/inspection techniques, and to motivate them to pursue advanced study and STEM

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Track 3: Technical Session 7: Promotion of Student Well-being via Successful Navigation through Conflict Resolution Pathways

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Boni Frances Yraguen, Vanderbilt University; Bettina K Arkhurst; Stuart Montgomery, Georgia Institute of Technology; Derek Ashton Nichols, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer Molnar, Georgia Institute of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

attrition in the biomedical sciences," Journal of College StudentRetention: Research, Theory & Practice, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 205-226, 2020.[31] B. J. Barnes and J. Randall, "Doctoral student satisfaction: Anexamination of disciplinary, enrollment, and institutional differences," Researchin Higher Education, vol. 53, pp. 47-75, 2012.[32] E. Zerbe, G. M. Sallai, and C. G. Berdanier, "Projections as preparationfor persistence: Exploring expectations for engineering graduate school," in2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2020.[33] M. Artiles and H. Matusovich, "Doctoral Advisor Selection in ChemicalEngineering: Evaluating Two Programs through Principal-Agent Theory,"2022.[34] M. Bahnson, M. Wyer, C. Cass, and A. Kirn, "Graduate

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University

objectives slide, andbased on the level of interactivity and the content that needed to be covered, we built slides fromthe ground up by adding characters from the media library, interactive buttons from our toolbars,and textboxes, etc. for any narrative/readable content we wanted to add. The organization treeguided the slide deck flow for the module or scene. Additionally, we were able to use slide layersto manage our project flow, but setting up triggers was our main approach to ensure our sceneflowed properly. An example of the scene view can be seen in Figure 2. 2. Slide and Object TriggersWhat made Storyline 360 so unique was the ability to set up triggers to set up object and slideactions and restrict flow within the course. For example, if

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

projects and the ASCE student chapter. His research interests include engineering licensure policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Benefits of a Decade Dedicated to FE PreparationAbstractA decade ago the authors at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) reported on how the addition ofan engineering course dedicated to preparing students for the Civil Specific Fundamentals ofEngineering Exam (FE) enhanced the capstone experience [1]. Preliminary results indicated thatthe course, which did not specially teach to the FE exam but covered an array of topics, didimprove pass rates and

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Karen N Nix, Auburn University ; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University

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Diversity

cyberattacks on K-12 schools. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 2023report revealed a massive increase in cyber-attacks on K-12, from 400 to 1,300 incidents over thethree-year period (2018-2021), and the U.S. government projects that the threat level willincrease. Cybersecurity workers are in high demand in the private and public K-12 sectors,government, and industry because of the increased cyber threats. In the U.S., there are over600,000 job openings, according to Cyberseek and the National Institute of Standards andTechnology (NIST). The shortage of workers provides job opportunities for individuals withAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism comes with serious challenges but several strengths,and given tasks that serve

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Showkat J. Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

, this grant plans to provide academic support likementoring, undergraduate research opportunity, and career/professional development activities toenhance student success, degree completion, proper employment and/or continuation to graduateschool. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of scholarships and variousproject activities on retention, success, and graduation of minority African-American students inengineering & technology [8]-[12]. The institutional data required for this analysis are obtainedfrom AAMU Office of Institutional Planning & Research (AAMU Fact Book) [13].2. Support Systems and InterventionsThe overall goal of this project is to increase the success of low income academically talentedminority

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

, they express a preference for group projects and hands-onexperimental work to better understand science topics. This same group believes that acombination of group presentations and individual assignments would enhance theircommunication skills, public speaking, and scientific writing during their first year of college.Discussion & InsightsThe underprepared and undecided first-year engineering student demographic represents avulnerable group, prompting universities to implement creative initiatives aimed at retaining andengaging these students while enhancing the essential skills required for more advancedcoursework. This study, conducted during the middle of the first academic semester for 24students enrolled in two introductory

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 5: Disrupting Computing Department Cultures, One Cohort at a Time

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

key readings, provide more time for completion, incorporate structured opportunities to discuss and apply concepts.2. Offer practical guidance - Share models and provide opportunities to practice applying concepts to deliverables and initiatives beyond the classroom.3. Give project feedback - Provide mechanisms like office hours, mentors, or peer groups to give deliverable feedback.4. Build in accountability - Use tools like checklists, 18 partnerships, or program completion certificates tied to deliverable implementation.5. Facilitate community building - Incorporate networking opportunities within and across Cohorts. Clarify expectations around Fellows

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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Huiliang Wang, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Edward Castillo, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

since the Show is centered on conversation.Another benefit of the talk show format is the informality. Both the guest and the hosts are seatedduring the Show which projects an aura of intimate conversation among friends, although they areseated on counter-height chairs at the front of the room for visibility to the audience (Figure 1). Thetalk show format encourages the faculty (Show hosts), seminar speaker (Show guest), and audiencemembers to speak more frankly than they would typically do in a “lecture” setting. In order tofurther set the guest at ease, they are offered an opportunity before the Show to suggest questions tothe hosts that they would like to be asked and/or to provide background about themselves to informthe conversation. The

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

-semester grade in the course.To further analyze the responses, future work could involve organizing them into categoriesusing a taxonomy such as Bloom’s [13] and coding the data using content analysis to understandwhat students struggle with the most. The latter would be used to structure homeworkassignments and the active learning activities of the flipped classroom.References1. Bishop-Clark, C., C.E. Nelson, and B. Dietz-Uhler, Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide to the Process, and How to Develop a Project from Start to Finish. 2012: Routledge.2. Kolb, A.Y. and D.A. Kolb, Experiential Learning Theory: A Dynamic, Holistic Approach to Management Learning, Education and Development. The SAGE

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Larisa Olesova, University of Florida; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University

in an inquiry-basedshared learning environment in relation to teaching presence?2. What are STEM graduate students’ perceptions of metacognition in an inquiry-based sharedlearning environment in relation to teaching presence?3. Are there differences in cognitive presence and metacognition across course modalities, i.e.,in-person versus online in relation to teaching presence?Research DesignThis exploratory quantitative research study examined STEM graduate students’ perceptions ofcognitive presence and metacognition in relation to teaching presence. All the participantscompleted a version of the learning modules during the Fall 2023 semester, in which they learnhow to perform research and developed a research project related to their course

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

Paper ID #40884University Student Enrollments during the next DecadeDr. George D Ford, Mississippi State University Dr. George Ford P.E. is a Professor at Mississippi State’s Building Construction Science (BCS) pro- gram. Dr. Ford has 15 years of industrial experience including corporate work, and 20 years of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.Dr. Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University Saeed Rokooei is an assistant professor of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State Univer- sity. Saeed obtained his bachelor’s degree in Architecture and then continued his studies in Project and Construction

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Lucas Verdan Arcanjo Schwenck; Andrea Contreras-Esquen; Richard Woods; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University

of the mechanisms in © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024the classroom before presenting the topic based on Kolb’s four stages of the experiential learningcycle, (2) engage students by creating short in-class activities such as “Why” and “What wouldhappen if I changed certain parameters?”, (2) assign class homework/project or lab handouts sostudents can design the mechanism, obtain the equation of motion as a differential equation or setsof the equation, and compare the theoretical and simulated responses.Although instructors are not limited to those, we designed two learning activities in MATLAB liveeditor to illustrate as example assignments that are available on the open-source GitHub

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

and MATLAB in support of student projects and engineeringcourses was considered. In redesigning of the computing course described in this paper, priorpositive experience and success of the author in effective utilization of Excel and MATLAB playeda convincing role in the selection of these two specific tools. Involvement of the author in offeringother higher-level engineering course such as the Introduction to Finite Elements, has alsoconvinced him that Mathcad is also an important tool for civil engineering students and thissoftware should also be included in the departmental computing course. This application softwarehas proven to be especially valuable when dealing with problem solutions which involvemanipulation of matrices and solving

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

ISAAC DAMILARE DUNMOYE, University of Georgia; VINCENT OLUWASETO FAKIYESI, University of Georgia; Wayne Johnson, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Georgia

? 1Methodology A. Study participants and study context This study is action research that focuses on the study sheet strategy used by the instructor of a required second-year engineering course, “Engineered Systems in Society”. Study sheet and exam grades were collected from thirty-three students which they prepared for Spring 2023 mid-semester examinations. The course incorporatescontemporary readings, team projects, and experiential learning to enhance students’ conceptual and practicalunderstanding of socio-technical systems. The use of systems thinking concepts and tools are used to help studentsframe socio-technical problems with an emphasis on stakeholder perspectives and ethical decision making within ahistorical and contemporary context

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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Diversity

potential in underrepresented minority students,” American Journal of Physics, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 374–379, 2011.[19] L. J. Conner, “Summer graduate bridge project at the university of new mexico,” in 2008 GSW, 2021.[20] C. Lira, M. Worden, and D. Briedis, “Graduate bridging and continuing education in che via the web,” in 2001 Annual Conference, 2001, pp. 6–526.[21] D. Blackwood, D. Peters, and E. Gross, “Disciplinary migration of engineering master’s students: Why do some students change their majors and others do not?” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2019.[22] D. L. Peters and S. R. Daly, “Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Joseph George, Western Michigan University; Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University; Alvis Fong, Western Michigan University

to the proteomics domain.I. Introduction In the conventional ML project workflow, navigating through pre- and post-processingsteps such as: data cleaning, balancing, and fine-tuning ML models poses a considerablechallenge, often requiring substantial technical and domain expertise. Acknowledging thishurdle, this paper discusses novel methodologies such as Neural Architecture Search (NAS)1,Efficient Neural Architecture Search (ENAS)2, and the Google AutoML/AutoKeras4 libraries asProceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section ConferenceCopyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education 1accessible alternatives that ease the ML development process. While these methodologies haveproven

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University; Josh Wiseman, Ohio Northern University

Paper ID #44603Work In Progress: A Hands-On Activity on Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies inStaticsDr. Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University Dr. Ardakani is an Associate Professor in the Kokosing Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer- ing and the Coordinator of Statics for the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He has previously served as a Project Engineer at Englekirk Structural Engineers and a Lecturer at South Dakota State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interests include engineering education

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University

40.In 2015, 12 percent of adults over 25 years of age had earned a masters, although the completionrate for finishing a master’s degree was about 61 percent. So when making the decision topursue a Master’s, there is a 39 percent chance that the degree may not materialize. This maybe because so many students are pursuing their degrees while working, raising families or justlose interest. There are many reasons for delaying the completion of the final project/thesis.ConclusionThere are many professions that require higher degrees to become employable with a reasonablesalary. Engineering isn’t one of those professions. A higher degree is a choice for those who arelooking for more out of engineering. Some of those choices may be better made

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

project was recently initiated to study these questions within the context of using videosand video podcasts as a teaching/learning tool specifically in engineering education. Chief amongthem is the question of how its use can improve the teaching/learning of engineering material. Areview of recent literature regarding this was performed, and a brief summary of the findings ispresented. Another major question relates to how these videos and video podcasts are producedand made available for dissemination, and how much time and effort this requires from an alreadyover-worked engineering educator. So the various approaches for doing so, and how muchtime/effort they require, are also described. In addition, this paper provides a few examples fromthe

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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International

individually, via information sessions and orientations on:  Alumni’s request that our students have more international exposure when entering the work force.  How highly skilled workers are at the fore-front of the global economy and are requested by their employers to take on international assignments and projects at a higher rate than lower skilled workers.  How engineering is a global and diverse discipline. Even if graduates are based in the US they will likely be working on an international team.  How the challenges of studying, working or volunteering internationally will lead to increased independence, maturity and perspective.A big part of student motivation is peer outreach. The Director of

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Hopkins, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Alexander Michael Kibbe, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

they have installed the student version of Matlab. Many of them have done that. Feedback about the lab from students, including official course evaluations, has been almostuniformly positive, which we attribute largely to the fact that many students consider the Arduinoto be something like state-of-the-art, want to know more about it, and feel that this lab gives themgood exposure to it. Another major factor in student satisfaction is that on the relatively rareoccasions when technical problems do arise, they are fairly easy to understand and to fix. Severalstudents have gone on to use the Arduino in other projects, such as Senior Capstone projects.References[1] D. Wilcher, “Physical Computing and DC Motor Control” in Learn Electronics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Page McDanel, Dept Chemical & Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. de Grazia, University of Colorado, Boulder; James K. Ferri, Lafayette College; Christopher R. Anderson, Lafayette College; Michael Senra, Lafayette College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mentored related senior design projects. He led product development at Targeson, Inc., a start-up company where he developed targeted contrast agents for ultrasound imaging of tumor growth. He earned his and M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia, where his research focused on the molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth, and he earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from Bucknell University.Michael Senra, Lafayette College Page 24.1073.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Screencasts for Enhancing Chemical

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Anne Hegedus, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Heidi B. Carlone, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Aundrea D. Carter, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and school: Making sense of difference. Science Education, 95(5), 824-851.2. Carlone, H. B., Scott, C. M., & Lowder, C. (In Press). Becoming (less) scientific: A longitudinal study of students’ identity work from elementary to middle school science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching.3. Carlone, H. B., Webb, A., Archer, L., & Taylor, M. (In Preparation). What kind of a boy does science? A critical perspective on the science trajectories of four scientifically talented boys.4. Cunningham, C. M., Lachapelle, C. P., & Hertel, J. (2012). Research and evaluation results for the Engineering is Elementary project: An executive summary of the first eight years. Boston, MA: Museum of Science.5. National

Conference Session

Data Analytics in Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hon Jie Teo, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

thread-based online discussion forums. Overall, the study providesevidence that interaction dynamics between the learners based in their discussion roles is acritical consideration in evaluating the quality of interaction in online engineering communities.IntroductionWith the exponential growth of information communication technologies, researchers andpolicymakers have coalesced around the use of technology to advance learning opportunities inand beyond the formal educational institutions1. Their projections and vision are essential as thecurrent generation of students are highly proficient with using computers and have learninghabits that are associated with the frequent use of the Internet2. Online communities represent anavenue for these

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College, Flint; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

modules.Module Topics and lab experimentsMaterials Science Sample preparation for microstructural analysis, microstructural analysis using a microscope, Rockwell hardness testingEngineering Computation: Using Excel and Matlab to solve linear simultaneous equations, singleExcel and Matlab nonlinear equation, matrices, eigenvalue problems. Graphing.Mechanics of Materials Tensile test of steel and aluminum specimens, Charpy impact test, deflection of beamsComputer Aided Basic rules of sketching, drafting and projection. Creating 3-D objectsEngineering using ProEngineer software.Advanced Manufacturing

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela D Hutson-Stone, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Julie M. Little-Wiles, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

exists surrounding gender engagement in onlinecourses to reference or compare. The most in-depth research found on gender was more than 10years old3. This research references online learning in an internet and web design course. In it,McSporran and Young state that the number of women in technology classes is lower than otherclasses. Survey results also found that women preferred online courses to traditional classroomsettings. In that particular course, it was found that the women scored higher than the men onassignments, projects, and the final exam. In addition, women engaged with the online sessionsand quizzes more often than the men3. Beer, Clark and Jones noted no significant differences ingender in online learning in their study and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Yan Shi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #10865Teaching Basic Class Diagram Notation with UMLGraderDr. Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering Rob is a professor in the software engineering program at Milwaukee School of Engineering where he teaches courses at all levels. He was recently at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, where he taught for 17 years and helped develop an undergraduate program in software engineering and an international master’s program in computer science. In addition to academic experience, Rob has worked on a number of projects in industry ranging from avionics to billing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Summer 2013E: Strongly disagree Fall 2013 E: Too slow Fall 2013 (c) (d) Q5: Knowing the lab objectives, we Q6: Giving the same working time should improve: and project, I prefer: 0 10 20 30 40 50 0

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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Civil Engineering

Traffic/Transportation Engineer for ten years with a private consulting firm in Ghana called Associated Consultants, before proceeding to the Netherlands in 2002 to pursue a Master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure Engineering and Management. After completion in 2004, he returned to Associated Consultants until 2007 when he gained admission to The University of Alabama. His work experience include traffic studies, signal design, pre-contract services like writing of technical proposals and post- contract services like project supervisionProf. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E., Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Norwich University. Norwich