Conference Session

COVID-19, Next Generation of STEM Professionals, and Racialized Organizations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessye Talley, Morgan State University ; Lealon L. Martin; Veronica J. Oates, Tennessee State University; Saundra Duplicate Johnson Austin, Charis Consulting Group, LLC; Jiangnan Peng

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

. Johnson Austin earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. At the University of South Florida (USF) she leads the project coordination for the National Science Foundation Florida Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (FL-AGEP), a $2.4M award to Florida A&M University (with a subaward to USF and Virginia Tech), Bethune-Cookman University, Florida International, and Florida Memorial University. Also, Dr. Johnson Austin is the project coor- dinator and Co-Principal Investigator

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Community Engagement Division 4 - Cultivating Engineering Excellence through Mentorship and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University; Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University; Hannah Grace Duke, Lipscomb University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

. She primarily teaches thermal-fluid sciences as well as introductory and advanced design courses.Amelia Elizabeth Cook, Lipscomb University Amelia Cook is an undergraduate student in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. Amelia is studying mechanical engineering and, following her graduation, will be starting her career in engineering consulting as an EIT. She is currently researching the connections of humanitarian engineering projects affecting views of diversity, inclusion, equity, and professional development.Lewis Ngwenya, Lipscomb University Lewis Ngwenya is an undergraduate student at Lipscomb University. He is studying electrical and com- puter engineering and plans to get some

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Lynn Biesecker; Justin McFadden; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville; Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

-basedpersonnel. Over the course of a 6-week research experience, each cohort of teachers (20 teachersin the first two years, with 10 more forthcoming in year three) was paired with an engineeringfaculty member on one of five “energy-focused” research project (2 teachers per project). Inaddition to participating in a research project first-hand, teachers also received support developinga curricular unit for the upcoming school year that incorporated their learning from the summerresearch experience.1. IntroductionIn 2009, a Carnegie Foundation commission of notable national leaders, educators, and researcherscommenced the establishment of the NGSS. The primary factor driving this endeavor wasextensive data suggesting the U.S. system of science (and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Thomas Limbaugh, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #32564WIP: Engaging Software Engineering Students in Synchronous andAsynchronous On-line CourseDr. Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than forty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intelligence, and computer science education. Dr. Maxim is Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Michigan—Dearborn and the Nattu Natarajan Professor of Engineering. He established the GAME Lab in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott Gerald Shall, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

complete over a dozen projects on four continents. Shall’s work in this arena has been disseminated widely, including presentations at Third and Fifth International Symposia On Service Learning In Higher Education, lectures at Brown University, the University of Maryland, and the New School for Design, publications by the AIA Press and the University of Indi- anapolis Press and exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia, the Sheldon Swope Museum of Art, the Goldstein Museum of Design, the Venice Architecture Biennale and MoMA. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering Change: Addressing Need through Collaborative

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Gail Luera, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #28768WIP: Teaching a Knowledge Engineering Course Using Active Learning,Gamification, and ScaffoldingDr. Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. His research interests include software engineering, human computer interaction, game design, social media, artificial intelligence, and computer science education. Dr. Maxim is professor of computer and information science at the University of Michigan—Dearborn. He established the GAME Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-1423: ACTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING IN A GRADUATE COURSE ONMODELING AND NUMERICAL METHODSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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International

classes in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has authored or co-authored 13 archival journal publications and 27 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy that is funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Oliveira is an ABET evaluator

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Junior and Senior Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael David Mau Barankin, Colorado School of Mines; Kevin J Cash, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, where he taught both in Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado School of Mines. His primary teaching and course

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering

as the Operations Officer. In 2001, CDR Fleischmann became a member of the Facilities Engineering Branch at the USCGA. During this tour, she served as both the Safety Officer and the Construction Officer where she was the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) as well as Civil Engineering Project Manager for the Academy’s $5.2 million dollar construction program including all aspects of the construction process: cost estimation, general scopes of work, management of change orders and contractor evaluations.Dr. Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Dr. Jackson received his PhD from Rutgers University, specializing in Geotechnical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 30

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

for educational training purposes. Furthermore, Dr. Webster has received vari- ous professional certifications from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SOLIDWORKS, the Project Management Institute, and NACE International. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Learning-Centered Educational Paradigm: Case Study on Engineering Technology Students’ Design, Problem-Solving, Communication, and Group SkillsAbstractThis case study explores how a learning-centered educational paradigm affects undergraduateengineering technology (ET) students’ engineering design, problem-solving, communication, andgroup skills. Evidence for the study comes from twenty-three mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Diversity and Global Experiences

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #23158Supporting Diversity in Teams Through Asset MappingDr. Jamie Gomez R, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez, Ph.D., is a Lecturer Title III in the department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) at the University of New Mexico. She is a co- Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Professional Formation of Engineers: Research Initiation in Engineering For- mation (PFE: RIEF) for the project- Using Digital Badging and Design Challenge Modules to Develop Professional Identity. She is a member of the department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Com- mittee, as

Conference Session

Active & Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico

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Electrical and Computer

chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the California State University, Chico in 2017. She is actively involved in the development of mobile hands-on pedagogy as well as research on other topics in STEM education, the synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials, and fermentation processes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing Control Systems Design Course by Using Experiential Learning ModelIn this paper, authors present the outcomes of implementing an experiential learning model toexplore innovative teaching pedagogy in CSU Chico EECE 482 Control Systems Design course.To reach this goal, multiple projects and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a chairman of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 5.4 on Industrial Software Quality, and of an International Federation of Automatic Control Technical Committee on Safety of Computer Control Systems. His major research interests include safety related, real-time embedded and cyberphysical computer systems, and computing education. Page 26.769.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Lora Mavrouli, Ohio State University

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Industrial Engineering

over 27 years. She worked as project manager, engineering manager, utility manager, maintenance manager, and finally as the Resident Engineer managing all technical areas of the facility. During her tenure, the brewery saw dramatic increases in productivity improvement, increased use of automation systems, and significant cost reductions in all areas including utilities where they received the internal award for having the best utility usage reduction for 2014. Since joining Ohio State, Aimee has joined the American Society of Engineering Educators and serves as the treasurer of the Engineering Economics division.Miss Lora Mavrouli, Ohio State University c American Society for Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Center for Entrepreneurship California State University, Fullerton Pradeep Nair Computer Engineering Program California State University, Fullerton Amy Cox-Petersen Elementary and Bilingual Education Department California State University, FullertonUsing Business Entrepreneurship Practices to Engage Middle School Students in STEM Learning: Three Years PerspectiveAbstractSTEM-Inc is a 3-year NSF ITEST project designed as an after-school program targeting 7th and8th grade students from traditionally underrepresented groups. This project created a

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Glen Hordemann, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Christos Zahopoulos, Northeastern University; Rajini Jesudason, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

clusters, one of which is clean energy. Inone state, this is due in part to the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), whichmandates that greenhouse gases be reduced in the state to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and80% by 2050 [1]. To address the growing need for investment in job creation, a privateuniversity, an urban high school, and an industry partner collaborated to create a program forhigh schoolers to instill excitement in this growing field. Specifically, this program addressesthe increasing need for a diverse and highly skilled STEM (Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math) workforce with a focus on Clean Energy. The program was designed to: ● Offer an introductory engineering design course which used project-based learning

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ronald Cox, Iowa State University

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Manufacturing

manufacturing sectors.This three-credit lean course, which is comprised of a weekly two-hour lecture and two-hour lab(considering holidays and exam days), will be restructured into two major sessions: (1) 32 hours of lecture and lab activities for learning lean tools and principles, such as visual management, 5S, standardized work, quick changeover, pull system using kanban and poyayoke, and how to cost justify a lean project. (2) 22 hours working as a lean team at a local manufacturing company located less than 50 miles of campus, thus enabling students to conduct onsite a full- or half-day project.The final result is a lean presentation from the team to industrial mentors at the end of the semester. Itis

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

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Mechanical Engineering

purpose of single-variate and multi-variate regression analysis. 3. Flow of water in a tank (Filling, Draining, and simultaneous filling and draining of water from a cylindrical tank) to verify the thermodynamics and fluids concepts related to the “open systems”. Curve fitting and numerical integration results are used. 4. Ice melting: correlation of experimental results with theory and numerical approximation. Page 13.467.3A number rating of 0-69 (poor), 70-79 (satisfactory), 80-91 (good), 92-100 (excellent) has beenused in the assessment of the student performance. Also, the group project is evaluated asfollows

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

showcase students’ problem-solving skills andtheir ability to analyze and synthesize information. In the College of Engineering at the University of Texas (UT), an electronicportfolio system called Polaris is in use and undergoing iterative development. Thissystem developed in house has been created so that students can document theireducational progress and share what they have accomplished with an audience (i.e., theirprofessors, their peers, prospective employers, their parents). By using Polaris, studentshave a tool to record their course work, present projects, and evaluate their owneducational progress. Polaris benefits students by giving them a personalized yet professional lookingwebsite. Also, the system provides students

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-700: UNDERWATER ROVS IN PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION:UNIVERSITY-K12 PARTNERSHIPS THAT GO BEYOND THE COMPE-TITIONSDouglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Mr. Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. At its core, this program supports K-12 teachers who are leading teams of students in long-term STEM projects. This work is the latest in Oppliger’s history of working in K-12 STEM areas. For the past 10 years he has developed and taught first

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed; Lucy King; Matthew Sanders; Jacqueline El-Sayed

– a project with Mechanical Engineering students fromGeorgia Tech, University of Maryland and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigncollaborating to design an amphibious utility vehicle for the John Deere Corporation. They planto involve students from Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Business and other disciplines in thefuture.There are many other universities that educate their engineering students in multidisciplinaryareas by introducing new courses. However, literature is lacking that shows the work ofuniversities in multidisciplinary areas using their existing courses. Integrating existing coursesoffered by different departments to provide students a multidisciplinary experience is a new stepthat Kettering University faculty have

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

teaching a given course must apply for and receivecertification. With respect to the overall WAC requirement, the current ME curriculum hasseveral WAC-certified courses with the senior project satisfying the senior writing experiencerequirement.The College supports the writing activities by maintaining a Writing Center. This center isstaffed by student writing consultants. The student tutors are available to help writers in gettingstarted, writing drafts, and final editing -- in academic and nonacademic writing tasks. Uponrecommendation by faculty, the Writing Center hires some engineering students who can serveas consultants for technical writing.We feel it is important for students to have a broad exposure to different types of writing.Students

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Zhou Zhang, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Yizhe Chang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Professional Papers

Zhang, Z., Chang, Y.AbstractGenerative Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized various sectors, including engineering educa-tion. This paper explores the integration of Generative AI tools into engineering curricula, focusingon their potential to enhance project-based learning (PBL), foster creativity, and offer personalizedlearning experiences. By leveraging Generative AI, educators can provide tailored feedback, pro-mote knowledge expansion, and facilitate hands-on learning, addressing challenges faced by bothlower-level and advanced engineering students. This study investigates the outcomes of imple-menting Generative AI in courses such as Circuit Analysis, Dynamics, Electrical Power, and In-dustrial Power. Results indicate that students

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

performance and material behaviorwhen exposed to the combustion product flow-field.Consistent with the typical operational characteristics of a hybrid rocket, the CHRD system utilizes asolid fuel grain and fluid type oxidizer. The solid fuel grain is composed of Acrylonitrile ButadieneStyrene (ABS) plastic produced using simple 3D printing approaches and the oxidizer is gaseous NitrousOxide (N2O) or Gaseous Oxygen (GOX / O2). As a result of the conversion into a high temperature testingsystem, the baseline CHRD system, as developed in the undergraduate senior project series, hasundergone modifications and upgrades to develop it into a testbed used to evaluate experimental hightemperature materials produced by MARS on behalf of academic, government

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

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Civil Engineering

has published a number of books on the architect R.M. Schindler; she co-edited, with Lionel March, R.M. Schindler: Composition and Construction (Academy Editions, 1993) and authored ”R.M. Schindler: Works and Projects” (Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1998) and R.M. Schindler (Phaidon Press, 2001).Gary LeMarr McGavin, AIA, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Department of Architecture B.Sc. Geology UC Riverside 1973 M.ARCH CSU Pomona 1978 CA Registered Architect 1981 Member CA Seismic Safety Commission Member AIA Member EERI Page 22.148.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gorman; Edmund Russell III; Donald Brown; William Scherer; Kathryn Neeley

range of intended goals. The University of Virginia’s engineering school hasboth an undergraduate thesis that has been required of every student since the early 1900s and anestablished Systems Engineering capstone project that has been in place since 1988. Both projectstreat constraints in areas such as economics, the environment, ethics, politics, sustainability, andsocial considerations as integral parts of engineering problem solving and decision-making. In sodoing, they anticipated and reflect the integrated approach of EC 2000.Most students who major in Systems Engineering (SE) use their capstone project as the basis forthe undergraduate thesis, which is jointly advised and must be jointly approved by a facultymember from the humanities

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 13

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

allow for exploration of the concepts embodied in the materials tetrahedron while atthe same time exploring through project-based learning sustainability and engineering designthinking practices.Course Design: The course is designed to address major concepts important to sustainable designand development and incorporate more deeply the role of materials engineering in sustainabledesign with a focus on polymeric analysis techniques. There are student learning goals for content,professional skills, and technical skills. The course is organized into modules by topic includingSafety, Teamwork Practices, Engineering Entrepreneurship and Mindset, EngineeringDesign, Sustainability, Materials Screening and Selection and the Design Project

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Melissa McCabe, University of Dayton; Vincent Lewis, University of Dayton; Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; James Brothers, University of Dayton; Phil Doepker

multidisciplinarycollaboration between engineering and business majors through experiential learning.Consequently, the Stitt Scholars Program (SSP) was instituted to allow students to engage inmultidisciplinary collaborations. The focus was to acquire and enhance their entrepreneurial andinnovation skills. Through the Stitt Scholars Program, startup companies provide projects formultidisciplinary teams of students to execute. Each student puts in ten hours of work each week.The startup companies have no financial obligation as the students are paid from the Stitt ScholarsProgram fund. The students also take a 2-credit hour course which incorporates lecture series andother weekly academic engagements. This course's goal is to help the students understand theengineering