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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Chad L File, LeTourneau University

and possiblybefore the visit, consisting of: “Representative examples of graded student work including, whenapplicable, major design or capstone projects.” The glossary further clarifies that Student Workexamples should “span the grade range from excellent to poor.”a Engineering Technology is within the ETAC of ABET, and the other two programs are within the EAC. This paperrefers to both ETAC and EAC review expectations. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education 2Since ABET encourages display

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin; Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. She draws on her experiences in technical recruiting and mathe- matics education to influence her research. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master’s in educational psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.Ms. Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin Margo Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and profes- sional development advising, capstone projects program, research experiences for undergraduates, first- year interest groups, and other special programs.Dr. Laura Suggs, University of Texas

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Brad Dennis, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

the undergraduate level. Through the years, there have been several projects aimedat creating case study modules for teaching. Most recently, the Software Development CaseStudy [8] project developed a set of case studies that can be used across the software engineeringcurriculum based upon the digital home. However, while testing materials were part of theproject, the materials were not focused specifically on verification and validation.A later NSF project, Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification andValidation User Community [9], focused on developing active learning exercises for softwareengineering. This paper provides initial feedback on the usage of one such activity in a softwareengineering program.About the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University; Rachel Tuttle, The Ohio State University ; Jan Upton, Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

88.2 2 33.3** Community service through Scholars Program 13 76.5 3 50.0 Optional service learning course or trip 8 72.7 2 50.0 Field trips/tours 12 70.6 2 50.0 Taking Humanitarian Engineering Scholars 11 64.7 Not Applicable Seminar (Scholar 1100) Humanitarian Engineering Capstone project 2 50.0 Not Applicable Serving on the Humanitarian Engineering 3 42.9

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

IT 424 Computer System Security for IT (3) ElectiveSummer: MGT 471 Project Management (3) Required IT 499 Capstone Project (2) RequiredAdditional BSIT Graduation Requirements: 12 Units of additional IT Electives: Any IT course may be taken as an elective, such as: IT 402 Advanced IT Programming (3) IT 400 e-Commerce (3) IT 401 Web Intelligence (3) IT 469 Artificial Intelligence & Neural Networks for IT (3) Other courses may be considered as electives, such as: Art 324 Web Design (3) Art 326 3D Animation (3

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren

. Programs such as the FIRST RoboticsCompetition and Project Lead the Way are highly successful. The paper also highlights threeinnovative high schools in the Waco area that are addressing these issues with limited success.Lastly, the paper outlines several new activities at Baylor university to encourage students tobecome engineers. One such program is the mentor program that is being undertaken by BaylorUniversity student organizations in engineering to address some of these secondary schools’needs. IntroductionThere is a shortage of engineers, or so we are led to believe by recent headlines in the media.The bottom line is that engineers are in short supply and the demand is increasing. Currentheadlines

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Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Big 15 Learning Picture Authentic Beliefs Learning Tasks Context Transfer 6 Assessment/ Activities Evaluation Beliefs Integrating Learning Activities Manufacturing Experience Closure/ Capstone Generalization ExperienceFigure 1. Instructional Design Model

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel; Jason Geathers, The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

long-term effects (timely graduation) of dropping any course.The Change of Major Form that also requires the Department Head signature. This allows theDepartment Head to provide a larger vision for working through academic difficulties as well ascollect critical data as to why students are choosing to leave engineering. During the mandatoryadvising each semester, students discuss their career goals, leadership opportunities, student clubactivities, pursuit of a minor, undergraduate research, and internships.Student Excellence Day. During the past three years, students have had the opportunity topresent their senior capstone, research, service, and competition projects late in the springsemester. Engineering students observe and question their

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana R. Haidar, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael C. Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

,students are taught modern making skills to enable them to create proof-of-concept prototypes oftheir engineering designs. Historically, mechanical engineering students across the US, as wellas many globally, develop functional prototypes for their senior capstone project. At CarnegieMellon University, students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering conduct prototypingin at least one core course each year of their undergraduate career.The safe and correct use of rapid fabrication equipment is taught individually through hands-ontraining in class and directed practice outside of class. Students were surveyed before and aftercompletion of the course to self-assess their ability to apply modern making skills in the areas ofCAD software, 3D

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Maraj, Imperial College London; Colin Paul Hale; Andreas Kogelbauer; Klaus Hellgardt

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Design in Engineering Education

theMechanical Design Project module taught to chemical engineering students at ImperialCollege London (ICL).The MEng Chemical Engineering programme at ICL is currently undergoing a review of itscurriculum and we believe that this study and its results would be valuable to inform anddirect future module design within the programme in which many modules are team-based.This could involve and lead to the introduction of new- and the strengthening of existing peerlearning opportunities which could transform the way we teach and learn in our department.The role of academic self-efficacy, peer learning and team efficacy within PBLThe use of PBL in engineering education is widespread [7, 8, 12 - 15]. In PBL, real-lifeproblems are presented as the stimuli to

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; H. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #21713Assessing and Enhancing Standards Education for Environmental Manage-ment and SustainabilityDr. Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deanna H. Matthews is Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Teach- ing Professor in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as the academic advisor to undergraduate students in the department and teaches introductory and capstone courses for engineering students to understand the complex nature of technology solutions in society. Her research interests include developing student meta-cognition and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Sami Ainane, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineers. 2. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education 3. Society of Automotive EngineeringPROPFESSIONAL SERVICE ABET Program Evaluator Member, Board of Advisors, Prince George’sPublic Schools Project Lead the Way U.S. Representative for IJSO (International Junior Science Olympiads) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Changing Mindsets, Transforming Learning Environments: A Collaborative Approach to Innovation and EntrepreneurshipIntroductionThe national government of the United Arab Emirates has set transitioning to a knowledge-basedeconomy, including the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship, as a key pillar of itsVision 2021 National Agenda [1]. With this initiative, the country

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #26017Board 72: Why Engineering Ethics? How Do Educators and AdministratorsJustify Teaching Engineering Ethics?Dr. Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University Soheil FatehiBoroujeni received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Merced in 2018. As a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University, School of Engineering Education, Soheil is working on a multi-institutional project characterizing governance processes related to change in engineering education, and pursuing other research interests in epistemology and design, among other philosophical topics in engineering

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Clinkscales Verdell, Mississippi State University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Vemitra White Alexander, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

corporatesponsor and was heavily tied to real industry needs. By working with corporate mentors studentsbecame better acclimated to the engineering profession through the use of engineering acumen,and problem solving techniques. This opportunity allowed students meaningful early exposure tothe engineering discipline and helped to shape their understanding of the field. This engagementprovided a basis for future skills needed for project based learning such as capstone coursework[7].Among the major University partners for the Summer Bridge Program are the Math and ChemistryDepartments, the Learning Center, University Library, Career Services and the Writing Center.Each of these provide unique services that benefit the program. For instance, the Math

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; William Rasnack; Nicole Hoekstra, Western Washington University; Chloe Boland, Space Exploration Technologies; Eric Leone; Isaac Santos; Katherine Rust Healy; Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University; Sunni Shoepe

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Manufacturing

a. Custom resin formulations 5. Industrial Quality Assurance a. Control charting of results from testing i. Cpk studies ii. Measurement Systems Analysis 6. Capstone Projects a. Senior projects i. Resin formulating ii. Process ImprovementsAs a hands-on development tool for students through use in demonstrations or labs, studentscould experience a process not used by many at an undergraduate or even graduate level.9. SummaryThe research team was able to successfully automate the lab scale prepreg treater into acontinuous system within the prescribed budget. The treater was qualified through a processingrun that produced 23 feet of prepreg which

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related

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Programmatic Integration of Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Oudshoorn, High Point University; Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., High Point University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

for Social Scienceswithin the university core. This required the course to conduct some surveys and analyze the datain a meaningful way, and this activity had to be a reasonable percentage of the course content.Fortunately the four-credit course structure permits this to happen and still retain sufficient classtime and activities to explore project management, the functions of an engineering team within thecontext of a business operation, and aspects of entrepreneurship. The course allows the engineeringstudents to have a basic understanding of business principles and terminology.3.2 ABET AssessmentWhile much of the liberal arts core does not directly contribute to ABET assessment, the courseon Engineering and Technology Ethics will be used

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CPDD Session 2 - Professional Development - Where Are We Going?

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr. Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kathy Newton is an Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Success for the Purdue Poly- technic

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Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Computers in Education

1999 Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award (Qualitative Research Methodology) and the 1998 Selma Greenberg Distinguished Dissertation Award (Research on Women and Education) from the American Educational Research Association. She received the 2006 Distinguished Paper Award for her article “Engineer Identity” from Cultural Studies of Education. She is currently the PI of ESCALATE: Engineering & Science Careers in Academia, Learning from ADVANCE and Translating Effectively, an NSF ADVANCE-PAID Project. Address: #319 Education, 5425 Gullen Mall, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-577-1764 (v), 313-577-5235 (f), ag7246@wayne.edu

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Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

describe their experience with engineering design, juniorengineering students often refer to their cornerstone design course but not to their second andthird year coursework. This means that students do not recognize their analytical training as anecessary part of their design preparation. Despite this disconnect, these students are expected topull their analysis training together with their first year design experience to successfullycomplete a capstone design project in their senior year. Based on this, we assert that designlearning needs to be enhanced to integrate seemingly disparate pieces of design knowledge andskills. Empirical evidence supports this assertion.2A proven way to enhance learning is to engage students in their own learning

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

Session 24685. Design. With a strategy incorporating a computer equation solver with the ‘raw’ fundamental symbolic equations, design and redesign activities can be naturally introduced in the first mechanics of materials course. The authors’ aim in this introductory course is to introduce design through short, simple and well-defined projects. As the student progresses to more advanced courses, i.e., machine design, structural design, etc., projects become lengthier, open-ended and difficult, leading to the capstone design experience. The implementation of this approach carries with it the following significant challenges:1. Symbolic Equations. The difficulty in requiring a symbolic approach with sophomore and junior engineering

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Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Posinasetti Nageswara Rao, University of Northern Iowa; Kanchan Das, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Automation 14.3% 14.3% 35.7% 35.7% 13. Computer Integrated manufacturing 23.1% 15.4% 38.5% 23.1% 14. Project and Organizational Management 16.7% 25.0% 50.0% 33.3% 15. Capstone Projects in manufacturing / Senior 21.4% 14.3% 50.4% 21.4% Design Projects 16. Sustainable manufacturing 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 44.4% Table 5: The manufacturing engineering technology contents covered by the participating faculty B.S. in

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

are required to develop an electronic portfolio that includessamples of their most important learning experiences, which may be projects, term papers,extracurricular experiences, and internship reports. The electronic portfolio is reviewed andassessed by faculty members on a regular basis to monitor student progress. During their finalsemester, students finalize their electronic portfolio and present their achievements to a facultypanel. The electronic portfolios allow students to document and reflect on their learningexperiences. Integrating learning outcomes into the curriculum provides a mean for faculty toassess the effectiveness of the academic programs.1. IntroductionUniversities in the USA and worldwide are taking a critical look at

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn J. Smith; Bethany Bodo

beginning learner is at the periphery of the knowledge base, and theresearcher/expert is at the center, delving ever deeper into the veins of knowledge. In mostengineering curricula, synthesis is left to the "senior capstone design course". Various "freshmenexperiences" try to provide perspective and enable synthesis, but cross-disciplinary thinkingoften stalls there. A primary obstacle is that undergraduates are the only people who are expectedto integrate knowledge and have perspective; professors and graduate students are "specialists".ADL inverts this model, as seen in Figure 2. A design-centered introduction (DCI)7, is the centralgateway, set at the freshman level. Immersed in the design process unique to the school, thelearner visits each of

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tahlia Altgold, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

. 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/story-driven-learning-in-biomedical-engineering-quantifying-empathy-in-the- context-of-prompts-and-perceptions[14] K. L. Morgan, C. L. Bell-Huff, J. Shaffer, and J. M. LeDoux, “Story-Driven Learning: A Pedagogical Approach for Promoting Students’ Self-Awareness and Empathy for Others,” presented at the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Jul. 2021. Accessed: Oct. 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/story-driven-learning-a-pedagogical-approach-for- promoting-students-self-awareness-and-empathy-for-others[15] G. Guanes, L. Wang, D. A. Delaine, and E. Dringenberg, “Empathic approaches in engineering capstone design projects: student

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Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Page 20.12.3including biomedical electronics, biomechanics and biomaterials, BME capstone projects, design,and BME elective courses as well as courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Mechanical Engineering, Math and Physical and Life Sciences. These are often complimented byan array of courses in Humanities and Social Sciences.Students may be offered a choice of tracks, depending on the emphasis to be placed in the BMEprogram. These tracks include biomechanics, bioelectronics, biomaterials, etc. The selectedspecialization will determine which courses are appropriate for students to gain relevant expertise.In order to ensure a well-rounded training, related programs have generally begun to increase thelaboratory, design, and

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Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

industry can provide substantial direct experience in the types of work that mightbe assigned. A prominent example would be serving on selection committees, where theindustry experienced faculty member has likely screened, interviewed, and hired morecandidates than most departments might work with in a decade or longer. Additionally, it isimportant that industry experience candidates look for ways to leverage service into the otheraspects of their appointment. For example serving on an internal research grant or NSF selectionreview panel can provide insight into how decisions are made to fund proposals, while servingon a group to solicit industry capstone projects can potentially lead to research activities andfuture publications.26 Finally

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6759Negotiating Masculine Spaces: Attitudes and Strategies of First-Year Womenin EngineeringDr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion and teamwork in engineering, design education, and engineering identity. She was awarded a CA- REER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide, and is co-PI on NSF . Her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

Engineering Education Midwest Section Conference to more advanced courses, i.e., machine design, structural design, etc., projects become lengthier, open-ended and difficult, leading to the capstone design experience. The implementation of this approach carries with it the following significant challenges:1. Symbolic Equations. The difficulty in requiring a symbolic approach with sophomore and junior engineering students is motivating them to write a complete set of governing equations in symbolic form before substituting numerical values. They just are not familiar with formulating problems this way. Their training in high school and college has primarily involved sequential solutions of the applicable formulas. The good news is that

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brendan Egan, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Dechant, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christopher Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1342: BUILDING AS A POWER PLANT: MODELING AND SELECTIONOF A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM FOR AN ADVANCEDCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGBrendan Egan, Milwaukee School of EngineeringStephen Dechant, Milwaukee School of EngineeringChristopher Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Page 12.330.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Building as a Power Plant: Modeling and Selection of a Combined Heat and Power System for an Advanced Commercial BuildingAbstractIn this Mechanical Engineering senior project, combined heat and power (CHP) systems wereevaluated based on their effectiveness in supplying the