Conference Session

Statics Fanatics 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Fredette, Cedarville University; Michael Kennedy, Cedarville University

-9830.2006.tb00885.x[5] M. Prince, “Does active learning work? A review of the research,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004. doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00809.x[6] L. D. Feisel, and A. J. Rosa, “The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 121-130, 2005. doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x[7] A. Cheville, “Designing Successful Design Projects,” presented at ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.[8] A. Shekar, “Project-based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Practices,” presented at ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Works-in-Progress room 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Tantum, Duke University; Sophia T Santillan, Duke University; Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University; Genevieve M Lipp; Benjamin Cooke, Duke University; Victoria Akin, Duke University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

of the Practice for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering. She graduated with her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2008 and has been teaching at Duke since 2010. She teaches classes such as Signals and Systems, Modern Diagnostic Imaging Systems, Freshmen Design and Communication, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging class and a graduate version of Signals and Systems.Dr. Genevieve M Lipp Genevieve Lipp received a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from Duke University in 2010 and a Ph.D. in 2014 with a focus on nonlinear dynamical systems. She now works in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoel Rodríguez; Antonios Varelas; Clara Nieto-Wire; Nieves Angulo; Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting

. HEAT aims to examine the impact of this combined mentoring model on theoutcome of its scholars. We report positive impacts of this model on student academicperformance as assessed by rates of retention and 4-year college matriculation in engineeringdisciplines: 90% of the scholars remain in the program, have graduated with an A.S. inEngineering, and/or working in engineering. Here, we examine the HEAT Scholars’ perceptionabout the program. HEAT Scholars have reported that the combined mentoring model is themost valuable aspect of the program. Altogether, HEAT serves as a model for improvingengineering / STEM education outcomes and enhancing socio-economic mobility amongunderserved communities for adoption by other community colleges and 4-year

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

well-rounded team.6 They are: leader, team player,researcher, expert, planner, creative, and communicator. Our students need to become aware oftheir team member type and how this impacts the team in order to be more productive to apotential employer. At Baylor University, neither team types nor team member types are coveredanywhere in the curriculum.Why Work on Teams?There are distinct advantages to working in and on teams. West lists a number of advantages, afew of which are listed below:7 1. Teams are the best way to enact organizational strategies. 2. Teams enable organizations to develop and deliver products and services quickly and cost effectively. 3. Teams enable organizations to learn more effectively. 4

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Hassan Tanvir, University of Florida; Gloria J Kim, University of Florida; Jing Guo, University of Florida; Philip Feng, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41920Board 432: Work in Progress: Immersive, Hands-On, and Interactive QuantumInformation Science and Technology: Empowering Undergraduate Studentsin Quantum ComputingMr. Syed Hassan Tanvir, University of Florida Syed Hassan Tanvir is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s in Software Engineering. His research is focused on investigating the factors that influence engineering undergraduate enrollment, retention, graduation, and dropout. For his Ph.D., he plans to incorporate stealth assessment techniques to foster

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 8 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Philippa Anne Martin, University of Canterbury; Eileen Frances Britt, University of Canterbury

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Frances Britt, Eileen Britt is a Clinical Psychologist and member of the Motivational Interviewing (MI) Network of Trainers, an international collective of MI trainers and researchers who promote excellence in the practice and training of MI. Eileen teaches MI at the University of Canterbury on the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology programme, as well two postgraduate papers on MI within Health Sciences, and has experience in providing MI training to a range of health practitioners. She has been involved in a recent project training MI to staff from the College of Engineering at the University of Canterbury. American c Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Cvetkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sarah Elizabeth Lindley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Bethan Owen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

approach to problem-solving, innovation, and value creation” [4]. The KEENframework emphasizes three primary components of the entrepreneurial mindset: curiosity,connections, and creating value. Project-based learning in which students are given a specificaudience to understand and design for is one way in which students learn to create value withtheir technical skills. Projects with simulated or real-world applications also provide students theopportunity to practice situational curiosity [5].Effective science communication is particularly necessary in the process of commercializingtechnology. When engineers create goods and services that are to have a societal impact oraddress a need, it is crucial for their success that the value of these

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Russell Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University; Janie Moore, Texas A&M University

. Example 2: An instrument question designed to test social impact understandingThe ethics of engineering and its impact on society are an important part of cognitivedevelopment and enculturation. While the distractors in Example 2 have degrees of correctness,the best answer is the life-saving advantage of automated technology to society.Implementation of Position-of-Stress SurveysThe second major research result from year two is the implementation of a quantitative three-question survey administered to students as they complete activities that are judged to bepositions of academic stress. The goal was identification of student cohorts that were gaining,losing, or remaining the same in confidence about major choice as they study

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

compound. For example, funded research is needed so undergraduateshave a reason to be on campus during the summer to take a class. The reverse perspective is thata relevant class is needed to make the research more appealing. Another example is there needsto be enough undergraduates interested in an area to support graduate student research (enoughgraduates are also needed to guide undergraduates). Any of these areas decreasing below acritical mass could, in turn, negatively impact other areas and upset the program’s balance.Obstacle 2-The “Real World”: A concern for some students is what they are doing in collegedoesn’t apply to the “real world”. This idea is often supported by friends, family, and those witha job in the “real world

Conference Session

Poster Session-Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

of this project was to use Keysight ADS (Advanced Design System) Via DrawingUtility software for a detailed examination of the worst-case impact of vias on the signal integrityof a signal when traversing a printed circuit board with 5 and 9 layers, respectively. The insightsgained from simulation and modeling show the best practices and design strategies for mitigatingsignal integrity challenges on industry standard PCB layer thicknesses. The first step is to designthe 3D model. This is done in the Layout modeler in ADS. In the Layout modeler, the next step isto open the substrate window. In the substrate window, layers are then added until we reach thenumber of metal layers needed for the simulation. The bottom and top substrate layers are

Conference Session

DSAI Technical Session 7: Natural Language Processing and LLM Applications

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Frias, University of California Merced; Shrivaikunth Krishnakumar, San Jose State University; Ayush Pandey, University of California Merced

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

identifying common anti-patterns observed in classrooms, pedal can providemore nuanced feedback to students alongside feedback on rubric-based evaluations such as “Doesthe code correctly use a for loop?”. Alternatively, another approach [19], combines program repairtechniques with automated grading to directly evaluate the logic and structure of student sub-missions themselves. These innovations can effectively handle diverse solutions and demonstratea scalable approach for assignments in which students design unique projects, propose problemstatements, and implement customized solutions. However, to the best of our knowledge, none ofthe existing autograder tools can fully evaluate open-ended assignments. Most available tools aredesigned for well

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Huma Shoaib, Purdue University; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

CT in K-12 and higher education. From this effort, over 20different definitions and frameworks for CT have emerged. Although the availability of literatureon CT has been increasing over the last decade, there is limited research synthesis available onassessing CT better. Besides, it is known that in higher education designing assessments for CT ischallenging and one of the primary reasons is that the precise meaning of CT is still unknown.This research paper, therefore, presents a systematized literature review on CT frameworks andassessment practice. We search three different databases and review 19 journal articles that addressCT assessment in higher education to answer the following two research questions: 1) What doesthe literature

Conference Session

Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph; Makary Nasser, University of Guelph

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

practice in engineering education at the national level in Canada, before beginning a faculty appointment in 2022 with a teaching focus. Mattucci’s favourite courses to teach are engineering design, mechanics (solids), dynamics, and anything related to leadership and professional / transferable skills. His favourite things to do are backcountry camping, and going on adventures with his family.Makary Nasser, University of Guelph Nasser is a Biomedical Engineering Graduate student at the University of Guelph. His exploration in educational leadership initiated as he began working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant under Mattucci’s guidance. This introduced him to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) providing fresh

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rick I Zadoks, Caterpillar Inc.; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council

development representsjust the beginning of a journey that requires careful attention toward human resource planningand course marketing. Without careful ongoing attention to the customers, including their needs,schedules, and availability, the best designed course will remain unexercised and fall short of itsidealized potential.ConclusionIn this paper, an innovative graduate level engineering education course was outlined. Thecourse, Harnessing Engineering Expertise in Industry, focused on exploring relevant literatureand methodological approaches for research tied to the central topics of expertise, knowledgecapture/loss, and organizational learning. The course’s development was discussed and exploredthrough the novel lens of Six Sigma’s six

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Richard Douglas Stock; Vanisa Turney

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Association.[9] Guthrie, J. T., & Ozgungor, S. (2002). Instructional contexts for reading engagement. In C. Collins Block andM. Pressley (Eds.), Comprehension instruction: Research-based best practices (pp. 275–288). New York: GuilfordPress.[10] Palincsar, A., and Magnusson, S. (2001). The interplay of firsthand and text based investigations to model andsupport the development of scientific knowledge and reasoning. In S. Carver and D. Klahr (Eds.), Cognition andinstruction: Twenty five years of progress (pp. 151–194). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.[11] Renaissance Learning, Inc (2014), STAR Reading™ is most accurate predictor of Ohio grade 3 readingassessment scores. Retrieved from the Renaissance Learning Website:http://doc.renlearn.com/kmnet

Conference Session

Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA, in 2016, and the B.S. degree in intelligent transportation engineering from Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China, in 2014. He was Graduate Teaching Assistant for ECE1013 Foundations in ECE, ECE1022 Foundations in Design, ECE4713/6713 Computer Architecture, and ECE4753/6753 Introduction to Robotics at the undergraduate level and as a guest lecturer delivered graduate-level courses, ECE 8743 Advanced Robotics and ECE8833 Computational Intelligence. He received the ECE Best Graduate Researcher Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University in 2023. He received the Research Travel Award from Bagley College of Engineering

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet L. Gbur, Case Western Reserve University; Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

workshops organized in either collaborations by industry, government,and academia12 or as a singular effort. Initiatives from universities include use of standardsin capstone projects12-13 and design classes.14-15 Academic libraries also play a role instandards education by providing campus-wide access to standards collections, teachingabout standards through research guides,16 library instruction sessions,17 collaboration withfaculty18 and organizing small scale local workshops, etc.On our campus, the analysis of a library survey sent to returning co-op students by theengineering librarian revealed a strong need for standards education. There was also interest indeveloping a standards workshop from two graduate students who were active members

Conference Session

Technical Session 6 - Paper 3: Practitioners' Reflections on Developing and Implementing Virtual Educational Programming During COVID-19

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Paula Davis Lampley Esq., University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Krizia L. Cabrera-Toro

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

narratives shared by the four practitioners may provide insight on best practices to delivereffective, inclusive, and equitable educational content when virtual implementation is used as themethod of delivery in STEM programming for the historically excluded.LimitationsThe practices and methods discussed in this paper are subject to some limitations. The virtualprograms hosted by the practitioners were specifically designed for women students, faculty, andstaff, as well as racially and ethnically diverse middle school, high school and entering first yearcollege students. The paper reflects the experiences of four practitioners employed at the samehistorically White, tier 1 research institution in the Midwest during a single program year.Moreover

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

industry after graduation andtherefore would benefit from the experience and lessons learned from those who have reallyencountered the problems while functioning as a full time practicing engineer. The theory is thesame but the practical execution and frame of mind are different than that of the researcher.Today’s students need both perspectives if they going to be able to compete in the highlycompetitive global economy. The student of today needs to be more job ready and know morethen just theories if they are to compete for the jobs of tomorrow. Exactly how this uniqueperspective has helped to shape the curriculum at Eastern Washington University’s (EWU)Engineering Technology Programs will be described. Engineers who return to the classroom

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Zhao, Michigan State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Meltem Duva, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

workforce research characterizing, expanding, sus- taining, measuring and training the technical and professional construction workforce in the US. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, productive, diverse, and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people.Meltem Duva, Michigan State University Meltem Duva is a PhD student and graduate research assistant in the Construction Management Program in the School of Planning Design and Construction at the Michigan State University. She holds a B.S. de- gree in architecture and M.S. degree in construction management. She has worked for several companies and projects prior to starting PhD. Meltem Duva pursues

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

AC 2009-793: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: DISTANCE-LEARNINGTECHNOLOGIES IN AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL BME DEPARTMENTMia Markey, University of Texas, Austin MIA K. MARKEY is an Associate Professor in The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering. The mission of her Biomedical Informatics Lab is to design cost-effective, computer-based decision aids. The BMIL develops decision support systems for clinical decision making and scientific discovery using artificial intelligence and signal processing technologies. The BMIL's research portfolio also includes projects in biometrics. Dr. Markey’s primary interests in improving engineering education are the identification of effective strategies

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Donn Clark, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

demonstrate thesequalities in addition to the ability to apply engineering to the design and analysis of systems andexperiments. Instead of adding more courses to satisfy ABET requirements, these criteria aremet by S-L projects in existing core courses. For example, having community partners on S-Lprojects essentially guarantees that students will work on multidisciplinary teams. With thecorrect structure of S-L projects, the students will examine the impacts of engineering solutionsin a societal context. Also, if S-L projects replace traditional analytical exercises in courses, theoverall workload will typically not increase for the students. If students are motivated to spendmore time on S-L projects, they are free to do so and should learn more in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT); Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Conference on Neural Networks. His research interests are: applications of neural networks, fuzzy logic controllers, and design of fuzzy logic controllers for industrial applicationsDr. Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT) Mequanint Moges earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and M.Sc. degree in Communication Systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia. His research interests are in the areas of wireless sensor networking, load scheduling in parallel and distributed systems and

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

Page 10.91.1learning objectives, appropriate course content and teaching methodology [1.4], we hypothesize Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Educationthat soliciting their opinions on what constitutes a good educational experience, and whatinstructional delivery methods they prefer (in their own words), then mapping these attributes toappropriate teaching methodologies rooted in published best practices, should result in a bettereducational experience for the students and increased learning. The objectives of this study,therefore, was to1. Develop an approach that views the students as ‘the customer

Conference Session

Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Roorda, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Sathish Gopalakrishnan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

interdisciplinary study of best practice, politics, and ethics associated with technical solutions to humanitarian assistance within Canada and abroad. [...]’ c) relating implicitly, or in part, to environmental sustainability For example, Waterloo’s CIVE241: ‘Transportation Principles and Applications: Application of scientific principles to the planning, design, maintenance and management of transportation systems. [...] Transportation economics, environmental impacts, and demand estimation.’ d) relating implicitly, or in part, to social systems and social responsibility For example, UofT’s APS360H1: ‘Applied Fundamentals of Deep Learning: A basic introduction to the history, technology, programming and applications of

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cornelia Asiedu-Kwakyewaa, Michigan State University; Dong Zhao, Michigan State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

collaboration. Also, studentsgenerally reported feeling comfortable, committed, and supported by their peers, fostering a strongsense of community and shared responsibility. However, some students felt like outsiders, whichaffected their sense of belonging. This research provides valuable insights into how virtualcollaboration shapes student engagement and offers guidance for designing effective onlineengineering education programs.Keywords: engineering education; virtual learning; virtual design; virtual collaboration; studentengagement.IntroductionVirtual learning environments offer flexibility in creating communication channels and shapinghow engineering students would interact, engage, network, and collaborate with their peers, whileremoving the

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan E Burns P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janille A Smith-Colin P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Wes Wynens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisa Gail Rosenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

) from Florida International University in 1996; a Master of Science in Civil Infrastructure Systems in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineer- ing (Infrastructure Systems) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. She directs the Infrastructure Research Group (www.irg.ce.gatech.edu) at Georgia Tech, a group whose vision is to develop thought leaders in engineering and policy development for sustainable development. The IRG focuses on the study, development and application of systems method to manage civil infrastructure as assets for sustain- able development. Kennedy has developed undergraduate and graduate courses in Systems Engineering, Transportation Asset Management, and Sustainable Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

freshmen need tocomplete an introductory assignment on Matlab, and some of the lab managers offer tutorialsoutside of class hours to guide students through the Matlab assignment. The freshmen also havea Thursday noon lecture series which introduces them to a variety of opportunities throughoutJohns Hopkins. Lab managers can present their research, study abroad trip, and/or design teamprojects at one of these lectures. Lab managers prepare slides for a short oral presentation, andtalk about the challenges and benefits of their experiences. In fact, the student-run Thursdaypresentations were rated significantly higher by the freshmen compared to the more formalpresentations by the Career Center, BME faculty, or other guests. Over 96% of the freshmen

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty

have been implicitly doingthis for sometime, the focus on outcomes now requires it to become explicit.This new focus on student learning outcomes will have an impact on curriculum at the programlevel. The traditional way of building an engineering curriculum is based on providing afoundation in the sciences, adding engineering science and then introducing program subjectmatter with increasing levels of depth. A parallel process exists for skill development,particularly for acquiring the important engineering design skills. Here, one starts with freshmanexperiencing simple design processes. By the senior year, the student is expected to incorporate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

will bring new excitement toeducation by introducing reconfigurable electronics with a new world of possibilities for studentprojects, such as robot competitions, video game design, embedded systems and more. Finally,the project will develop industry, K-12 and university partnerships to facilitate pathways tocareers in the exciting field of reconfigurable electronics for first-generation, minority and otherunder-served populations, including veterans. In summary, this project will provide the trainingand educational resources and promote best practices for community college, university, andhigh school instructors to enable them to teach new hardware technologies to a broad range ofstudents, including those who have not previously had access to