Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida; Harrison N Oonge, University of Central Florida

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

Central Florida Dr. Harrison N Oonge is an assistant dean for academic planning in the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Harrison leads articulation and the curriculum alignment effort of 53 gateway courses between UCF and DirectConnect partner institutions. Prior to joining UCF, Har- rison worked for three years at West Virginia University (WVU) as a project specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs and an adjunct professor in WVU’s College of Education and Human Services where he taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Harrison holds a B.A. in Education (Kenyatta Uni- versity, Kenya), a M.A. in Special Education (WVU), and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (WVU

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Sahera Yasmin Abumariam, Tennessee Tech University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

iterative application of the two paradigms: this mimics the action of the pistons of a © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferencetwo-cylinder engine. During this strategy, student-teams will identify a plan on how to conduct theprocess (Organization Tools), they will integrate needed Resources, apply the plan to acquireknowledge (Learning Cycles) and perform the transfer of this knowledge to the challenge (LinearEngineering Sequence, LES) always towards the development of the PIT. In this particularapplication, students use the Foundry as the overall, or “macroscopic” level strategy in the learningand the finer details related to the application

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chang Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Dongji Feng, Auburn University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

system. The Development team willneed to pilot test the system, and at the end of the first cycle of development, the team will needto have users validate that the system works as anticipated. Finally, near the end of this cycle, thedesign team and content experts verify that the planned scenario meets the specified requirementsfor the target users9,10,11.Speech DatabaseThe ASR modules in the system have to deal with the disordered speech from children, which isnotoriously harder to recognize than the standard speech. One of the barriers to developing ASRmodels that can handle disordered speech is the scarcity of datasets publicly available for trainingand testing, especially for young children. The Speech Exemplar and Evaluation Database (SEED

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Patrick J Martin, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joseph Adams Shelton, Virginia State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

students selected “expert knowledge” for all categories as well aspre-/post-experience, which is likely not a realistic response to the survey. Thus only four of thesix quantitative results were used to compute an average measure of their knowledge acquisition.The categories and their averages are reported in Table 1. Pre-Experience Average Post-Experience Average A: Modern robotics software frameworks, e.g. the Robotics Operating System middleware (ROS) 1.75 3.25 B: Autonomous robot “sense , plan, act” cycle 1.75 2.75 C: Biometric recognition and biometrics- based

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

(Appendix). The purpose of thisconnection was to teach the students how to build team dynamics through planning andexecuting a project.While the regular project allowed the students to propose a solution based mainly on functionalassessment, the EM project asked them to consider technical feasibility, customer value andeconomic viability as well. In the process of searching for technical feasibility, the studentslearned how to integrate information from many sources to gain insight. In this project, it wasshown that a carefully designed strut composed of elastic elements can provide the needed springaction (Solid Mechanics connection), and an actuator with a proper orifice can provide adequatedissipation of energy (Fluid Mechanics connection

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Shanti Bhushan, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

subsequent classes. None of these students haveentered the ESD course yet, which one author is planning to teach in Spring 2023, when the firstsmall, sample set of Spring 22 Thermo I students should arrive in that course. The Spring 2023semester will also yield more of these Spring 22 Thermo I students in Heat Transfer and ThermoII. In the Fall 2023 semester, significantly more of this Thermo I cohort should be present inESD. The instructor for this ESD has thus far reported that Fall 2022 was the worst semester hehas seen in terms of student preparation and performance, and he should be interacting withstudents who took Thermo I in late 2020 through 2021, during which time the least consistentinstruction in Thermo I was applied. Ideally, more

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University; Betsy Pingen, Union University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

an engi-neering student mentor. Several of the students, as well as their engineering student mentor, wereparticularly interested in music and partnered with a thirteen-year-old girl with cerebral palsythat loves to listen to music. The girl is confined to her chair, is nonverbal, and struggles withfine motor skills. The team visited the girl and had an opportunity to interview her mother andnurse. Both expressed a desire for the girl to be able to independently control her own music ei-ther through her TV or Alexa.The team brainstormed ideas and developed an ambitious design plan (see Figure 5a) that in-volved a control unit with large assistive buttons connected to a micro-controller based MP3player and speaker that can give eight distinct

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

this course, quite afew students had already chosen projects in Lean Ops & Strategy and were actively engaging withme on their projects. They were able to get incredibly superior results on their projects and werevery motivated.Engineering Technology is an exciting field where students can bring theory and practice together.They can also get a flavor of the business world and learn to put themselves on the path of success. Bibliography1. Fred E. Meyers and James Robert Stewart (2001)- Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing2. Stephen N. Chapman (2006) – The fundamentals of production planning and control3. Shigeo Shingo (2007) – Kaizen and the art of creative thinking4. Kiemele, Murrow & Pollock

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Donald U Ekong P.E., Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Engineering, (theundergraduate cybersecurity program in) the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and theSchool of Business. The degree is awarded by the School of Engineering, and requires 30 credithours of graduate course work. The program was first published in the university’s academiccatalog during the 2021-22 academic year. The first iteration of this joint program had four coreareas: Cybersecurity for Business, Cybersecurity Operations, Embedded Computer Systems/IoTwith Cybersecurity, and Software Security. The program required three foundation courses (9hours), four courses from a core area (12 hours) and three elective courses, including thesis orother approved courses (9 hours). Accorning to the initial plan, the Business school would be

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Kidambi Sreenivas, The University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Alec Blade

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

that may be affecting our results. In thefuture, we believe this apparatus will provide a significant improvement to our lab, as well asenhance students' understanding of flow fields in general. We are considering examining otherflow fields such as the parabolic distribution for fully developed laminar flow in a round pipe, andpossible flow over external surfaces in our water tunnel.While we plan to only have one or two apparatus for the current setup, there should be considerableopportunity for all students to interact with the system, due to the short duration of the experiment.If we are successful in setting up differing experiments, with varying flow fields, we believe allstudents will be greatly impacted in their understanding of both

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Liling Huang, George Mason University; Matthew Gardner

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

group at Dominion Energyin exploring the ongoing research projects and observing how the power system was planned,designed, procured and operated, broadening the faculty’s view on research and educationaltopics. Furthermore, the faculty networked with prominent professionals at Dominion Energy,and later recruited them to develop and teach the power engineering curriculum to strengthenweaker connections. Industry professionals have the opportunity to educate future powerengineers or the future employees of the company through classroom teaching, research andclass project collaborations as well as guest lectures.The collaboration did not end after the faculty completed the summer internship at DominionEnergy. The faculty continued providing

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

composite member, (2) elasto-plastic deformation of an axially loaded rod, (3) torsion of acomposite shaft, (4) torsion of a bar with a square cross section, (5) bending of a composite beam,and (6) bending of an elasto-plastic beam. The models of the listed problems are presented in thesame order they are planned to be used in the course. The studied problems were selected fromR.C. Hibbeler’s Mechanics of Materials text7, since this is the text used at Georgia SouthernUniversity to deliver the Mechanics of Materials course. It should further be stated that in thisproject the simulation files were developed in a manner that they can easily by modified to generatethe solution of variety of other problems. This greatly extends the utility of the

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

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

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

. Working for the project helped me to improve my interest for active participation. 4. The course project experience enhanced my ability for systematic planning in problem solving. 5. The project-based learning approach improved my confidence in solving engineering problems. 6. Working in a group for the design project helped me to improve teamwork skills. 7. This course encouraged me to be more of an “active learner” compared to other courses I take.Table 9 CMG250 Student Survey Summary (Followed by the Survey Question Sample) Survey Spring 2020 Spring 2021 Questions Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough, High Point University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. 7. an ability to acquire a nd apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.1In addition, students must be prepared for practice by a curriculum including a minimum of 30semester hours of mathematics and basic sciences, and a minimum of 45 hours of engineeringtopics appropriate to the discipline, “consisting of engineering and computer sciences andengineering design, and utilizing modern engineering tools.”1The minimum requirements above would certainly indicate

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Andres Clarens, University of Virginia

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

graduate students is expected. Grades and comments will be given to each group so that suggestions can be acted upon for the final written report. 7. All participating students, High-school teachers, and faculty will complete a survey on their perceptions on the organization, structure, logistics, strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement of the exchange experience. These will be used to help document the impact of the course.It is anticipated that students will learn from each other through the multiple case studies, theresearch and presenting as peers. The plan is to consult with professionals from the Center forTeaching Excellence at HU and UVA to design case studies that are sufficiently broad to

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Vincenzo Alessandro Macri, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

feedback and firsthand observation to ensure that the final design is working as planned and meeting all project requirements.We will now share an in-depth breakdown for the reader on how we used the 6-step processnoted above to go from our problem description to a system-level final design.1. Understanding the problem: The problem solving process began with understanding the core problem and its importance.Without an understanding of the problem, it is impossible to start formulating solutions andwithout a clear understanding of its importance, the motivation behind finding a solution canbecome unclear. Given the open-ended problem of using the visual looming algorithm to keep awheeled robot a given distance away from an object, the

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

- tions, trigonometric identities and equations, the inverse trigonometric functions, polar coordinates. Applications involving triangles, vectors in the plane, and complex numbers. • Calculus: Limits, continuity, derivatives and integrals of functions of one variable with applications.Students participated in 18 hours of math sessions throughout Monday through Thursday, and onFriday, they were encouraged to schedule an appointment with the Testing Learning Center oncampus to take the Accuplacer. A description of the Accuplacer can be found below.Social, Team-Building, and Student Success Activities: In addition to attending math sessions, thestudents interacted with peer mentors, who planned daily activities to help the students

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Wayne M. Johnson, University of Georgia; Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

' participation in EDC increased 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0.025their desire to pursue a Science, Technology,Engineering or Math (STEM) careerI plan to use the Ender Pro 3D printer for future 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% 100% 0.18(non-EDC) activities with students Legend: SA: Strongly Agree, A: Agree, N: Neutral, D: Disagree, SD: Strongly DisagreeConclusionEDC 2022: Eagle-3D was successful in achieving its primary objective of developing anengaging engineering experience to increase participant’s knowledge of 3D printing and theengineering design process. A statistically significant increase in the participant’s pre/post-testscores was observed. This correlated with the self-reporting survey questions

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Sohan Gyawali, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

. The authors intend to makethese assignments an integral part of the future instances of these two courses.Several lessons learned with respect to the structure of the assignments, the staging of theassignment and the related guidance will be applied in future iterations. The authors are alsoworking with other education initiatives performed or planned to be performed on top of ESDN.The learnings and the outcomes of the assignments described in this paper can be used tocomplement innovation competitions organized on the ESDN platform13.References 1. F. Meneghello, M. Calore, D. Zucchetto, M. Polese and A. Zanella, "IoT: Internet of Threats? A Survey of Practical Security Vulnerabilities in Real IoT Devices," in IEEE Internet of

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

andassociated AVI animation files produced in the study are planned to be used to better clarify someof the more important structural engineering topics and further enhance an introductory StructuralAnalysis course in the Civil Engineering and Construction Department at Georgia SouthernUniversity. To establish the significance of the project, sample produced simulation models forsome of the studied structures are provided and discussed in the paper. By interacting with theproduced models during the lectures, the instructor can effectively enhance the students’understanding of the behavior of structures subject to various loads and further promote studentlearning. Included in the paper is also the student assessment of the effectiveness of the

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Dorina Marta Mihut, Mercer University; Sahar Hasim, Mercer University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

catheters, dental im-plants, and prosthetic devices) motivates the development of preventive strategies to control theinfection.13-15 Current investigation uses silver and copper nanoparticles in the form of thin filmscoated on fibrous substrates and explores their effects on annihilating Candida spp. Students par-ticipate both in the coating process and biology-related testing and investigation. The independentstudy class aims to develop students ability to "function effectively on a team whose membersestablish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, provide leadership" in agreement to Outcome 5(ABET).MethodsMicrobial growth and biofilm formation are investigated for two types of substrates: fibrous filters(30 microns porosity) and fibrous membranes (2

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

serve society. Despite the wealth of 96 data and impressive advances in the field of engineering, experimentation also raises several 97 serious ethical, social, and public-policy concerns. Though scientists and engineers have often 98 maintained that their work is value free, they are now increasingly required to factor in diversity, 99 equity, and inclusion responsibilities as they plan to conduct their programs of research.100 Analytical tools from STS can help engineers better understand the sociotechnical systems of the101 profession, including how engineering impacts DEI.102 The course titled “How Engineering Impacts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” considers103 the writings of a variety of authors and a few films

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Colin J. Reagle P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr, Morgan State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

should bepursued along with a formal policy and a plan to implement it.An opt in process was suggested where students would propose the four courses they wished totake along with a letter, addressed to their advisor, which documents a strong personal interest inthe proposed courses or a substantial connection to the mechanical engineering major. Studentswould then meet with their advisor to discuss the proposal and seek approval. The student’sadvisor would send the form to the Director of the Mechanical Engineering UndergraduatePrograms for final approval. In the semester immediately prior to graduation, students wouldmeet with the director to submit the university substitution forms which would replace thetechnical electives

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Gafar Abbas Elamin P.E., The Citadel

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

nervousnessand frustration for the student. While most institutions teach thermodynamics and fluidmechanics as separate courses, some have recently integrated the two courses into a two-coursesequence, Thermal-Fluid Systems I and II. The Mechanical Engineering Department at TheCitadel was established in 2014 and adapted the integrated model of teaching courses as ablended two-course sequence. After teaching these subjects in this model for eight years (2014-2022) by many different instructors, the department planned to assess the effectiveness of thisteaching model. To support the department in making the right decision, the goal of this workwas to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the blended model for teaching thethermodynamics/fluid

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferencesatisfy the contemporary industrial needs and at the same time prepare the students with moretheory knowledge and skills? • What are the gaps between current engineering curricula and industrial needs?As the faculty instructor of capstone projects, the author delightedly found that most of the studentscan apply the theoretical knowledge and skills they have learned, including executing thebenchmark survey, deploying a decision matrix to help them choose the plan, applying computer-aided design, using the 3-D printer to build prototypes, tracking the project progresses with Ganttchart, conducting failure analysis, etc., which is very promising to the faculty instructors. But, atthe same time, the

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, North Carolina School of Science and Math

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

; Mantzavinou, A. (2018) Design thinking in development engineering education: a case study oncreating prosthetic and assistive technologies for the developing world. Development Engineering, 3, 166-74.11 Wurdinger, S., Haar, J., Hugg, R., & Bezon, J. (2007). A qualitative study using project-based learning in a main-stream middle school. Improving Schools, 10(2), 150–161.12 Boaler, J. (1998). Alternative approaches to teaching, learning and assessing mathematics. Evaluation and Pro-gram Planning, 21(2), 129–141.Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, PhDDr. Marjorie Letitia Hubbard is a member of the engineering and research faculty at the NorthCarolina School of Science and Math (NCSSM) in Durham, North Carolina. As an engineeringinstructor at NCSSM, Dr

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Karen Dinora Martinez Soto, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

differently depending on the expertise of the instructor:Even though the introduction materials -like the one shown in Figure 1, were less interacted withthan the other pieces of the assessment package, instructors said that they positively impactedtheir lesson planning. Instructors that have been teaching this class for several years used theintroduction documents to check the alignment of the new homework assignments with theirexisting teaching material. Two experienced instructors admitted to only having looked at theintroduction documents during the first week of class. One said he only opened the introductiondocuments at the beginning of the semester. Once he saw that what was in the document was thesame as what he had been teaching, he felt

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

asubstitute to traditional teaching methods or textbook material.This paper has been successfully assessed with 45 students. We plan to further assess it with alarger audience. We hope that instructors find the examples useful when introducing the conceptof derivative.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Brittanney Adelmann for encouraging students to thinkcreatively and Clint Hatcher for his very helpful contributions and support. We also thankMichael Levine for his support of this project. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section ConferenceReferences[1] Azad, Kalid. Math better explained. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2013.[2

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Edwin Lim, University of Georgia

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

engineering courses at Tacoma Community College. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S.degrees in Civil (structural) Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as B.S.degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. At present, he enjoys teaching and preparingfor new courses such as Building Information Modeling and Structural Design, researching ondigital models to help students learning, and serving as an advisor for the UGA Society of AsianScientists and Engineers.Katie GullifordKatie Gulliford is currently serving as Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives at TacomaCommunity College, leading Strategic Planning, Accreditation, and Guided Pathways. Prior tothis role, Ms. Gulliford was a Chemistry professor at two different community

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Mexico, June 2001.[14] A. Fentiman, R. J. Gustafson, J. Merrill, J. Demel and R. Freuler, "Developing and implementing a facilities plan for a freshmen engineering course sequence," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.[15] S. L. Bishop and M. Besterfield-Sacre, "Freshmen engineering leadership team: Student mentors for recruitment and retention," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Washington, DC, June 1996.[16] A. Mahadevan-Jansen, C. Rowe and S. Klein-Gardner, "Assessing a freshman engineering course," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.[17] B. Boardman and L. Peterson, "Freshman engineering courses: Discipline specific vs. interdisciplinary