Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Porter, Alabama A&M University; Ralph (Phil) Bording, Alabama A&M University; Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University

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Computing and Information Technology

University. He received his Ph.D. from The Uni- versity of Tulsa in 1995. Active in computational science education he has worked on seismic modeling and data analysis for many years. Currently, he is developing algorithms and educational materials for massively parallel computing machines.Dr. Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University Dr. Yujian Fu is an associate professor of computer science department at Alabama A&M University. Her research interests fall in formal verification of cyber physical systems, behavioral analysis of mobile security, software architecture and design analysis of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. Her projects are supported by NSF, Air Force and DoD. She have several

Conference Session

Software and Programming

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #17215Introducing High-Performance Computing to Undergraduate StudentsDr. Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University Suxia Cui is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). She joined PVAMU right after she obtained her Ph.D. degree in Com- puter Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. Her research interests include image and video processing, data compression, wavelets, computer vision, remote sensing, and computing educa- tion. Her projects are currently funded by NSF, United States Department of Agriculture, and

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Alireza Yazdanshenas; Joseph Oyedele; Emilli Morrison; Chung Hyun Goh

Practicum of Systems Integration in Engineering Education Alireza Yazdanshenas, Joseph Oyedele, Emilli Morrison, Chung Hyun Goh* Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75799, U.S.A. *cgoh@uttyler.edu Abstract desired product. Systems integration (SI) facilitates efficient delivery for the overarching This project asked engineering students to functionality in the product. This SI technique hasdevelop a multi-subsystem design that would been widely used in many companies, even thoughproduce electricity

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Joel Townsend, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

given many workshops and pres-entations. Her research in this area has been funded by the NSF, DOE, Sloan Foundation, EiF, and the NCIIA. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Engineering Education.Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Industrial Engineering. His areas of interest are improving the engineering education and the study of ethical behavior of engineers. As Associate Dean, he has introduced a many curricula innovations. He has been principle or co-principle investigator on over 20 sponsored projects funded by the NSF, HHS and DoT, the RW Johnson Foundation

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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First-Year Programs

multiplefreshman groups from two universities, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and TexasA&M University - Kingsville, encompassing electrical engineering freshmen, engineeringtechnology freshmen and freshmen students representing general engineering. The tasksinvolved in the cooperative learning project stimulated student interest and engagement inaddition to enabling the students to acquire information, knowledge and skills that the instructorsoutlined in their corresponding project objectives and outcomes. Evaluation was performed bythe successful completion of the project, student satisfaction surveys, and the studentacknowledgement and awareness of challenges and resolutions along the way. Studentdeliverables and presentations demonstrate

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

their design project as a daily exercise in paperwork rather than a year-long experience of learning and implementing a technical design process. 2. The conclusion of the first semester of design can be unsatisfying Like many other institutions, our senior design is a two-semester sequence where the first semester concludes with a written design proposal and the second semester culminates in a functional deliverable. As such, teams are typically far from a final deliverable at the conclusion of the first semester. For students who are accustomed to finishing a course project at the end of the semester and experiencing a strong sense of completion, the first semester of the capstone leaves many students

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Susan Murray, University of Missouri-Rolla; David Spurlock, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG)

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Engineering Management

video technology has become a widely used medium for education. A prominentimplementation of this technology, interactive distance learning, involves groups of students atlocal and remote sites connected by audio and video teleconferencing. This approach has madethe task of delivering vital undergraduate and graduate engineering courses to distributedaudiences much easier.As this approach has permeated more curricula, distance education instructors have increasinglyassigned projects that require distance learners to work together as an element of the final coursegrade. This trend presents an interesting opportunity for researchers to understand the nature ofinteractions among course participants involved in project teams.This paper presents the

Conference Session

Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tyler Fischer, U.S. Navy; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Hydro Kinetic Energy Devices would fit the call in the graduatedivision and it is consistent with the division objectives. Furthermore, the study is relevant to theASEE division’s mission and the scope is interdisciplinary including design, development andresearch. The research paper was a term project for a public works engineering and managementclass that is offered each fall semester. This makes it relevant to the theme of the ASEE GraduateStudies Division.How Tidal Energy Works Tidal Energy uses the earth’s gravitational interactions with the sun and moon to converthydraulic energy into usable electric power for various uses. The orbital and rotational effects ofthe sun and moon create tidal patterns which may be reasonably predicted

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Matt Albrecht, Quanta Services

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College Industry Partnerships

achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in 2011. He also

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Amir Barakati, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

Design and Build a Water Channel for a Fluid Dynamics LabAbstractWater channels are used for a variety of educational and research purposes includinghydrodynamic and aerodynamic studies. The design, construction, and operation of suchfacilities involve numerous engineering challenges that make it a well-suited choice for anundergraduate capstone project whose emphasis is on multidisciplinary engineering capabilities,exposing to research, and learning and applying state-of-the-art methodologies. Since there was aneed to build a water channel facility for the new Fluid Discovery Lab at Penn State Universityat Berks, a project was defined and presented to the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology(EMET) students as an option for their Senior

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

perceived divisions between STEM andthe liberal arts by linking those perspectives and assignments to broader habits of mind that arenecessary for engineers and designers. We then describe our strategies for integrating a richdesign experience into the course and consider how that integration alters typical approaches todesign projects. Finally, we discuss our plan to implement assessments that account for bothstudents’ technical abilities and their application of course theories and concepts.Course development was supported at the Institution by a summer course development grant thatencouraged faculty to partner across disciplines to create unique course offerings. Thepartnership between the Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) and the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; David Jacob Taylor, Arizona State University; Ian Derk

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

recipient of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a unique MOOC

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

TransformationThe National Science Foundation’s funded ($625,179) SPIRIT: Scholarship Program Initiativevia Recruitment, Innovation, and Transformation at Western Carolina University creates a newapproach to the recruitment, retention, education, and placement of academically talented andfinancially needy engineering and engineering technology students. Twenty-Seven new andcontinuing students were recruited into horizontally and vertically integrated cohorts that will benurtured and developed in a Project Based Learning (PBL) community characterized byextensive faculty mentoring, fundamental and applied undergraduate research, hands-on designprojects, and industry engagement. Our horizontal integration method creates sub-cohorts withsame-year students from

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

Mines Leslie Light is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Division at the Colorado School of Mines, and the Director of the Cornerstone Design@Mines program. She received a B.S. In General Engineering, Product Design from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Entrepreneurial Management. Prior to joining Mines she spent 20 years as a designer, project manager, and portfolio manager in Fortune 500 companies and smaller firms in the Silicon Valley and abroad. She is passionate about bringing the user-centered de- sign principles she learned at Stanford and in her career to Mines’ open-ended problem solving program

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

federally funded projects. Dr. Sydlik’s interests are in supporting efforts to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of undergraduate and graduate STEM students. She is or has been the lead external evaluator for a number of STEM and NSF-funded projects, including an ERC education project, an NSF TUES III, a WIDER project, an NSF EEC project through WGBH Boston, two NSF RET projects, an S-STEM project, a CPATH project, and a CCLI Phase II project. She also currently serves as the internal evaluator for WMU’s Howard Hughes Medical project, and has contributed to other current and completed evaluations of NSF-funded projects.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; Farman A. Moayed, Indiana State University; Alister McLeod, Indiana State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #29080Strategies for increasing enrollment, retention, and graduation in twobaccalaureate degree STEM programs: Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) and Safety Management (SM)Dr. A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University A. Mehran Shahhosseini is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology Man- agement and director of the PhD Program in Technology Management at Indiana State University. He has published over 50 articles in different journals and conference proceedings. He has served as an investi- gator for research projects sponsored by National Science Foundation, Ford Motor Company

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

wheresustainability is only in environmental engineering or biology, this minor is open to every students.Undergraduates interested in sustainability can also apply for Experiential Learning in CUAS (EL CUAS).Through EL CUAS, 8 to 10 undergraduates per year work collaboratively in a yearlong program wherethey complete courses, participate in professional development and carry out a project with a sustainabilityor urban agricultural focus. Students selected for the experiential learning (both science and non-sciencemajors) gain valuable project management skills, communication skills and the ability to scientificallyanalyze project data. All groups are also required to design and build technology to solve a sustainabilityor urban agriculture problem. Thus

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thompson, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

community consists of aseries of linked classes where cohorts of students are registered together, co-curricular activities.Some learning communities also offered a residential component where students are assigned tothe same floor of a residence hall. Service-learning has been integrated as a curricular tie for allthree of the First-Year Engineering Learning Communities.Students elect to participate in a learning community. Information about the learningcommunities is distributed in the spring and students register for them as part of the class andhousing registration process. The expectation of a service-learning project was made clear toeach participant. The honors learning community is only open to students in the Engineering

Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Miller, Brigham Young University; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University

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Construction

engineering from the University of Utah. He worked as a geotechnical engineer for eight years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University.Dr. Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University Justin Weidman received his BS and MS degrees in Construction Management from Brigham Young Uni- versity and a PhD from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in Environmental Design and Planning Justin worked as a project engineer and project manager in the construction industry for 3 years. And has a current appointment as a

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

information, the basis for a price quote,equipment specifications, company profiles, standards compliance and a myriad of other types ofinformation. Throw in issues of ethics and determining the validity and reliability of sourcesamong the millions on the internet, information literacy becomes a critical instrument in thepractitioners toolbox. Yet few classes address practitioner's needs for broad informationresearch literacy skills.This paper details strategies for a student research project that new faculty may use to enhanceundergraduate technical research experiences in an information literacy context within anyengineering or engineering technology discipline. It leverages the internet plus the resources ofa well-endowed, or even a modestly

Conference Session

DEED Melange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby Osgood P. Eng, Dalhousie University and University of Prince Edward Island; Clifton R Johnston P.Eng., Dalhousie University

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Design in Engineering Education

techniques in engineering education, specifically service learning and social justice.Dr. Clifton R Johnston P.Eng., Dalhousie University Page 24.360.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Design Ability Assessment TechniqueThere is an ongoing debate to determine which engineering design projects provide the greatestlearning opportunity for students. Variations include: whether the client is hypothetical, fromindustry, or a member of a community organization, whether the product is a paper design,prototype, or fully functioning product, and whether the length of

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zack Bowles; Philippe E. Tissot; Jeremy Flores; G. Beate Zimmer; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

Water Level Forecasting along the Texas Coast: Interdisciplinary Research with Undergraduates. G. Beate Zimmer, Philippe E. Tissot, Jeremy S. Flores, Zack Bowles, Alexey L. Sadovski, Carl Steidley. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78412.Abstract:While pure mathematics makes it sometimes difficult to involve undergraduates who have notyet completed the higher level math courses in research projects, research in applied mathematicsis generally more accessible to these students. We present an example of an integrated researchenvironment including faculty, research professionals and students which has facilitated theproductive

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve York

Session 2525 TEAM BUILDING THROUGH EARLY DESIGN/BUILD OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS Steven C. York and Katharine Davenport Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ABSTRACTTeamwork is crucial to the success of any large engineering project. The AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and employers have stressed theimportance of incorporating teamwork skills within the engineering curriculum. AtVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, this is being implemented using aseries of hands-on and early-design projects during

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

parallel programming or object-oriented design. It is also well known that engineering students are more likely to pursue andcomplete CS degrees if they perform well in their freshman programming courses. Consequently,the importance of stimulating long-term CS interest at the K-12 level cannot be understated.K-12 CS programs that dwell on the high-level benefits of a CS career can sometimesoverwhelm new students. Typically, these programs will introduce students to recent researchprojects or high-end products in the market. While these methods inspire interest in CS, they canalso be discouraging when students realize their introductory work (e.g. basic programming) isso far away from the advanced projects that were introduced.Alternatively

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Cardenas; Patrick Little

in a self-taught mode with guided computerexercises to the other extreme in which students work on open ended design projects under amentor who encourages and comments on ongoing work, and guides the students to engage invisual and creative application of principles. In light of this range of reported experiences, it maybe useful to review the experience of other, less technical, disciplines’ approach to studio, andthen consider a set of specifications offered initially by Kuhn in the context of architecture.1.1 Characteristics of Studio EducationOne could look to any of the artistic disciplines for insights into studio education, as suggestedby Walker and Jennings, above. A number of papers have, for example, considered the role andpurpose

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Eckehard Doerry; Bridget Bero; David Hartman

corporate design contents, placing increasing emphasis onindividual problem-solving creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and teaming and projectmanagement skills. NAU’s Design4Practice program explicitly teaches these skills within anovel curriculum centered around a carefully crafted sequence of project-oriented courses. Thispaper discusses our efforts to extend the program to provide international training opportunities,including integration of the Design4Practice curriculum with that of partner institutions abroad,support for joint projects, and international teaming in interdisciplinary project-oriented courses.1.0 IntroductionA characteristic feature of economic change in the last decade has been the growing trendtowards globalization

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Debra Lasich; Barbara Moskal

period in theAmerican Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. This number wasincreased for another three year period, to 195,000 through the American Competitiveness in theTwenty-first Century Act of 2000 12. After the year of 2003, it is hoped that the availability ofU.S. trained scientists and engineers will increase to the level that is necessary to fill theavailable positions. The project described in this article is a direct response to the currentshortage of U.S. scientists and engineers. One manner in which to increase the overall pool oftrained scientists and engineering majors is to increase the participation of underrepresentedgroups within these fields 9, 10, 13.Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is dedicated to the belief

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

thinking of industrial experience as what they didwith a company many years ago. Everyone must start seeing both academic education andemployment experience as a project of life-long learning. According to many, the cornerstone of building a strong education curriculum isbalancing practical experience based knowledge with academic inquiry.3 Then why is not thesame required of the faculty, that is, a blending of industrial experience with academicknowledge, thereby fusing practical applications with theory. This would strengthen the ties, andredefine the boundaries between education and practice in the preparation of professionals. Amore professionally involved faculty would also improve the interaction between industry andacademia, and

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia; David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Sonia J Garcia, University of Georgia; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

Paper ID #43262Board 130: An International, Bilingual Engineering Design Course: Faculty/StudentExperiences and Lessons LearnedDr. Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia Dr. Rodriguez serves as the industry capstone project coordinator for the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He is a faculty member of the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering.David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia I am an atmospheric scientist with a background in agriculture, astrophysics, and applied statistics that turned up in an engineering program. My major engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Xinghui Zhao, Washington State University; Kristin Lesseig

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering students. The course contains active learning and project-based learningcomponents. Specifically, a smart flower pot device was integrated into the lectures of the courseas an active learning platform. In addition, the course incorporates team projects involving designof smart products. The agile method, often used in software development companies, isintroduced to the mechanical engineering students to manage their project development process.The paper concludes with assessment details from the first offering of the new course.1 IntroductionToday, there are many consumer smart products in our lives such as smart door locks, bike locks,smart kitchen appliances, irrigation controllers, smart thermostats (e.g. Nest), and Amazon Echo,just