AC 2008-3: INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERPROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE INTO CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSESThomas Cavicchi, Grove City College Thomas J. Cavicchi received the B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1982, and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Grove City College, Grove City, PA, where he teaches year-long courses on digital communication systems, digital and analog control systems, and the senior labs (including co-teaching the senior capstone design projects). He also has recently taught
University of Northern Colorado (1983) and his M.S. in Computer Science from the Air Force Institute of Technology (1984). Dr. Shomper received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Ohio State University (1993), specializing in computer graphics with minors in software engineering and distributed computing. His dissertation was in the area of visual degugging of computer programs. Dr. Shomper's research interests include computer graphics, distrubuted simulation, and virtual reality. Page 12.348.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 CedarLogic - a new Graphical Digital
1991 in Dhulikhel, Kavre District at the edge of theKathmandu valley in Nepal. The University is unique in Nepal in that it was built withGovernment funding, but intended to be self-supporting and is a not-for profit, non-governmentalinstitution. Following its vision statement “To become a world-class university devoted tobringing knowledge and technology to the service of mankind”1, the university is working todevelop world class programs in STEM fields plus other professions such as medicine andbusiness to promote economic development in the country. As part of this push, the universitycontinues to develop its college of engineering which currently has five departments as well asMasters and Ph.D. programs. Within the college great emphasis
AC 2012-4524: EFFECTS OF STUDENT STRATEGIES ON SUCCESSFULPROBLEM SOLVINGMs. Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University Sarah Grigg is a Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Clemson University.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Page 25.508.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effects of Student Strategies on Successful Problem SolvingAbstract In order to analyze students’ problem-solving strategies, tablet PCs were used to capturestudent problem solving attempts for 3 separate problems (n=76) completed by students in anintroductory engineering course. Specific
AC 2012-3055: PARALLEL SIMULATION OF MANY-CORE PROCES-SORS: INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONProf. Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College Tali Moreshet is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Swarthmore College. Her research interests are in computer architecture, energy-efficient multiprocessor, many-core, and embedded systems. Her research is funded by NSF. Moreshet earned a B.Sc in computer science from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Brown University.Prof. Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park Uzi Vishkin has been professor of electrical and computer engineering and permanent of the University of Maryland Institute for
usingweb based forms for peer evaluation, a copy of the code can be down loaded fromhttp://www.humboldt.edu/~cdc/peerrev/AboutPeerRev.html.Course Overview: ENGR 111, Introduction To DesignHumboldt State University has one of the oldest and largest accredited programs inenvironmental engineering in the country. The Environmental Resources Engineering Departmentwas accredited in the 1970Õs and currently has about 270 majors. Students work in teamsthroughout the curriculum of the ERE major. All ERE majors are required to take ENGR 111Introduction to Design, which has no prerequisites, and provides an introduction to the types of 3skills that students need to be successful in the major . Students
Paper ID #14485Scaling-up a MOOC at a State University in a Cost-effective MannerDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He teaches courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and numerical methods. Paul’s research interests are studying the impact of technology in engineering education and computer modeling of atmospheric systems.Dr. Todd Dale Coburn P.E., California
AC 2009-824: DESIGNING A CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND TRACKINGSYSTEM BASED ON A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKJimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State UniversityXiaojing Yuan, University of HoustonMequanint Moges, University of Houston Page 14.425.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design of a Continuous Monitoring and Tracking System based on Wireless Sensor NetworkAbstractToday the way we work and live has been changed by the deployment of ubiquitous intelligentwireless sensor networks. The infusion of such emergent technology into the current under-graduate lab designs becomes a critical issue in order to prepare and engage our
the authors are gastroenterologists, this is not the sort of feedback we are used toreceiving from students, but it – along with the data we have presented – helps to confirm thatwe are, indeed, helping to unclog the calculus pipeline for these students and allowing them tofind success in calculus and beyond.ReferencesAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (2016). “Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs, 2016 – 2017.” (Jun. 29, 2018).Downing, Skip (2017). On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, 8thedition, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA.Shepherd, Mary D., and van de Sande, Carla C. (2014). “Reading mathematics forunderstanding – From novice to expert.” J. of Mathematical Behavior,10.1016/j.jmathb
First Year Experience for Digital-native Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology Session: First year experienceThis paper discusses undergraduate freshmen experience in the core studio design course in theprofessionally accredited architectural program. The studio curriculum focuses on teachingdigital and traditional tools in the design context while considering the level of knowledge andthe nature of a student body. Design studio curriculum introduces students to traditional modesof creativity such as sketching and physical models. This preliminary stage is paralleled by anintroduction of digital skills
ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Manufacturing System Coordinated Optimization Model and Its Application* WANG Zhiguo1,GONG Bengang2 YANG Shanlin3 Department of Management Engineering The School of Management Anhui Polytechnic University Hefei University of Technology Wuhu, China Hefei, China E-mail: kingdom0526@126.com
college resources input,” Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 111 LNEE, 2011, pp.267-272. [25] N. Xie and J. Xiao, “The efficiency evaluation of the college which REFERENCES based on DEA,” Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on[1] T. Ahn, A. Charnes, A. and W.Cooper, “Some statistical and DEA Education Technology and Computer Science, ETCS 2009, 1, evaluations of relative
scientists and engineers by blending social, political and technological spheres. She prioritizes working on projects that seek to share power with students and orient to stu- dents as partners in educational transformation. She pursues projects that aim to advance social justice in undergraduate STEM programs and she makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research.Agniprava Banerjee, University of Texas, El Paso Research Associate for NSF EBJ INCLUDES Aspire West Texas Regional Collaborative and doctoral candidate in Materials Science and Engineering.Jana Foxe, University of WashingtonJames P. GroverGigi N. Delk ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
Paper ID #36640Work in Progress: A Visualization Aid for Learning VirtualMemory ConceptsJohn A Nestor (Professor) John Nestor is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Lafayette College. He received the Ph. D. and MSEE degrees from Carnegie Mellon and the BEE degree from Georgia Tech. Prior to joining Lafayette, he was a faculty member at Illinois Institute of Technology. His interests include computer engineering, digital design, VLSI, engineering education, and the history of semiconductors and computers.Zheping Yin Zheping Yin is a Senior undergraduate student at Lafayette College. His research interests are
Paper ID #36793Implementation of a Virtual Job Shadowing Experience forSTEM Students Participating in a Corporate-STEMConnection ProgramDonald P. Visco (Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)Nidaa Makki Nidaa Makki is a Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at the University of Akron, with expertise in STEM Education. She has served as co-PI on several NSF projects, investigating STEM education interventions at the K-12 and undergraduate levels. She also has expertise as program evaluator for various STEM education programs, and has led teacher professional development in
AC 2011-549: TEACHING DIGITAL FILTER IMPLEMENTATIONS US-ING THE 68HC12 MICROCONTROLLERLi Tan, Purdue University North Central DR. LI TAN is currently with the College of Engineering and Technology at Purdue University North Central, Westville, Indiana. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico in1992. Dr. Tan is a senior member IEEE. His principal technical areas include digital signal processing, adaptive signal processing, and digital communications. He has published a number of papers in these areas. He has authored and co-authored three textbooks: Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and Applications, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007; Fundamentals of Analog and
currently working toward the B.CS degree in honours computer ecience (Bioinformatics Option) at the University of Waterloo. He is interested in pursuing research at the graduate level in bioinformatics or other related fields of applied computer science. He is also a Captain of the University of Waterloo Varsity Men’s Track and Field team.Dr. Manoj Sachdev P.Eng., University of Waterloo Page 25.1336.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Road to Success for STEM Student-AthletesAbstractVarsity athletics and university science, technology, engineering, and
Paper ID #37519Improving the Quality of Data Graphics in Materials EducationDr. Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is a Metallurgist and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). He has nine years of experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving the Quality of Data Graphics in Materials EducationAbstractMaterials education is an inherently image-intensive and data-rich endeavor. Educators draw onprimary and secondary
Paper ID #37960Best Practices and Lessons Learned on Organizing EffectiveCohort-based Undergraduate Summer Research duringCOVID-19Daqing Hou professor of software engineering at Clarkson UniversityYu Liu Dr. Yu Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. Prior to joining Clarkson University, he was a research scientist at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) from 2013 through 2017. In addition, he was employed at Motorola as a senior software engineer from 2003 through 2007, and IBM from 2011 through 2013. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from
that focuses on basic programming concepts (variables, conditionals, loops,pointers etc.), early data structures, debugging, and documenting software. The course meets forthree 50-minute lecture sessions and a 165-minute computer lab session. Programming 1 is arequired course for students in a wide range of majors including: computer science, computerengineering, electrical engineering, data analytics, mathematics, and physics. The studentpopulation also includes those pursuing a CS minor from disciplines such as mechanicalengineering, manufacturing technology, statistics, and finance. As expected with a course housedwithin a college of engineering, the majority of the students are first-year engineering students.Furthermore, as computer
Paper ID #33395The Impact of Brief, Detached, Mandated Verbal Participation Activitieson Student Learning Habits in an Introductory CourseAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Mary Staehle, Rowan University Dr. Mary Staehle is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Before joining the faculty at Rowan, Dr. Staehle worked at the
Paper ID #32979Participation and Learning in Labs Before and During a PandemicMs. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological En- gineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was
,” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 28, pp. 188-192.23 Minerick, A., 2009, “A Desktop Experiment Module: Heat Transfer,” ASEE 2009 Annual Conference,Austin, TX.24 Abdul, B., Shide, E., Bako, R., Golter, P., Babauta, J., Van Wie, B., and Brown, G., 2009, “An evaluation ofPedagogical Gains in a Fluid Flow Class When Using Desktop Learning Modules in an African University,” ASEE2009 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HW, AC 2009-1122.25 Millard, D., Choulikha, M., Berry, F., 2007, “Improving Student Intuition via Rensselaer’s New Mobile StudioPedagogy,” ASEE 2007 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HW, June.26 Belcher, J., Dourmashkin, P. and Dori, Y., 2004, “Technology Enabled Active Learning (TEAL): Studio Physicsat MIT,” http
Louis University Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor and the Civil Engineering Program Coordinator in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while his engineering education research interests focus on experiential learning at both the university and K-12 levels. Dr. Carroll is the chair of ACI Com- mittee S802 - Teaching Methods and Educational Materials and he has been formally engaged in K-12 engineering education for nearly ten years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Speech Recognition Linear Systems LabIntroductionThis
. Ilene J. Rosen, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey lIene Rosen has been an educational administrator serving students in higher education for 35 years. She earned her doctoral degree in educational psychology from Rutgers University Graduate School of Ed- ucation. Currently the Associate Dean for Student Services at Rutgers, School of Engineering, she also served as the director of several programs including the NJ Educational Opportunity Fund Program at Rutgers School of Engineering, the NJ Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology, and the North- ern NJ Junior Sciences Symposium. Rosen has been recognized as the Educator of the Year in Higher Education by the Society of Hispanic Professional
learning insuch settings where encouraging instructional experiences and learning outcomes, particularlybetter interactions between instructors and students, were discussed. 3 While technology-enhanced learning has changed perceptions and practices in engineering education and isexpected to create opportunities to advance learning ,4-7 traditional means of teaching have beenchallenged, and instructors are no longer considered the sole knowledge provider. Page 23.814.2Despite the positive impact of active learning strategies on improving student learning, whichhas been demonstrated by numerous studies, engineering classrooms continue to be
AC 2011-841: ROOM WITH A VUEJohn A. Nychka, University of Alberta John was an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky for two years before returning to Canada and his alma mater, the University of Alberta, in 2007. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering teaching and coordinating the second year introductory mate- rials engineering service course to many disciplines of engineering. John is active in the departmental Teaching Enhancement Committee which is mandated with improving the quality of teaching within the department. He has organized and co-organized teaching workshops to bring international speakers to the University of Alberta on topics of
entrepreneurial mindset. Her previous research experience includes examination of implicit bias in the classroom and application of VR technologies to improve student engagement. Darby hopes to pursue a career in STEM education and educational research.Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University Kaitlin Mallouk is an Associate Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Prior to beginning that role, she spent five years an Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering and Experiential Engineering Education Departments at Rowan. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring the Relationship between Transfer Students’ Social Networks and their Experience of
of such practice [7] [21]. Figure 1 illustrates these three tenetsof culturally relevant pedagogy and how they can inform the development of CBL models. Fig. 1. Connections across culturally relevant pedagogy and CBL.For engineering educators, critical consciousness has relevance in the emerging scholarshipsurrounding the unequal benefits of new technology (or, in extreme cases, its harmful effects)across social strata [22]. Recently, scholars have proposed models of CBL that directly addresssuch engineering “blind spots” through partnering with community stakeholders across theengineering design process, from needs-identification to implementation of solutions [23]. Thismodel can be translated into homework assignments that
the development of WebPA: An on- lne peer moderated marking tool," British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 329-341, 2009.5 M. Ohland, H. R. Pomeranz and H. W. Feinstein, "The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: A New Peer Evaluation Instrument," in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2006. J. E. Deaton, B. Bell, J. Fowlkes, C. Bowers, F. Jentsch and M. A. Bell, "Enhancing Team Training and6 Performance with Automated Performance Assessment Tools," International Journal of Aviation Psychology, Page 24.1293.11 vol. 17, no. 4