Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Hussain AlHassan; Navarun Gupta

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Brain Signals Analysis during Concentrated and Diluted Modes Hussain AlHassan and Dr. Navarun Gupta halhassa@my.bridgeport.edu, navarung@bridgeport.edu Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United StatesAbstractOne way of avoiding procrastination is by activating areas within the brain where we switchfrom one mode of thinking to another. Scientists say the primary cause of procrastination is thatpeople tend to become uncomfortable when they are not sure what

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Keenya Mosley, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Christopher S. Stronen, Savannah Technical College

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #18247Summer Education Internship ProgramDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University Asad Yousuf is the Coordinator and Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Savannah State UniversityDr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University Mohamad Mustafa is a Professor of Civil Engineering Technology and the Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Savannah State University (SSU). He has six years of industrial experience prior to teaching at SSU. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.Dr. Keenya Mosley, Savannah State University

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14518Annual Documentation of Assessment and Evaluation of Student OutcomesSimplifies Self-Study PreparationDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydrothermal simulations, unit commitment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new technologies

Collection

2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

Authors

Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Marc J Louise Orque Caballes; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Xuejun Qian, Morgan State Univeristy; Jingwen Xue, Morgan State University; Yulai Yang, Morgan State University; Margaret Ajuwon; Seong Lee, Morgan State University; raghulkumar chandrasekaran, Morgan State University

overall fabrication process [1]. A more engaging learning method identifiesa critical need to maintain student interest and encourage young minds to seek/pursue a STEMfield of study and, ultimately, a career [2].Morgan State University (MSU) is one of the renowned Historically Black Research Universitiesin Baltimore, established in 1867 with more than 7,000 enrollments in both undergraduate andgraduate programs. MSU offers 60 distinct undergraduate degrees concentrated into 51 majorswithin 23 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, MSU awarded 970 undergraduatedegrees in 2017-2018. Despite the continuous enrollment, the university still lags the few otherHBCUs in the country that offer Aerospace Engineering Program until the year 2018

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Pointer, Biologically Inspired Design for Resilience(BID4R) lab.; Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

. Rizzo, “What most facilitates thriving for undergraduate engineeringstudents? A rank order investigation of engineering experts,” 2022 ASEE Annual Conference& Exposition Proceedings, Aug. 2022. doi:10.18260/1-2--41107[3] J. Marcus, “Student-Veteran Graduation Rates Astonishingly Low - The Atlantic.”Accessed: Nov. 04, 2024. [Online]. Available:https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/04/why-is-the-student-veteran-graduation-rate-so-low/523779/[4] M. Rowlands, “The Mind-Body Problem,” Encyclopedia of Consciousness, pp. 43–55,2009, doi: 10.1016/B978-012373873-8.00053-0.[5] R. B. Lawson, J. E. Graham, and K. M. Baker, “A History of Psychology,” A History ofPsychology, Oct. 2015, doi: 10.4324/9781315665214.[6] “Biometrics | Homeland

Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Zachary Reinert, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

programs for engineering continue to grow in popularity among schools anduniversities, the corresponding curriculum that gets delivered to students has becomeincreasingly compartmentalized to each specific discipline. This shift has occurred naturally aseducational departments desire to highlight direct applicability of their education to theirdepartment label. However, much of the knowledge and many of the skills obtained in individualfields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) can be applied to variousother STEM fields. Yet, preconceived barriers between each discipline often create mental gapsin the minds of students that render their abilities to think of their education’s applicabilityoutside of the department they are

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

challenges that came up during the design and build phase, noneof these technical issues were outside the scope of what one might expect when performing anyengineering design project, and in all cases provided the students working on the project withvaluable engineering experience. These technical issues included packaging of manycomponents into small spaces, while being mindful of transportation laws governing maximumallowable axle weights, sizing of components such as dyno’s, the generator, HVAC systems,heat exchangers, pumps, wires, and plumbing components.The more interesting challenges are the logistical issues. Most academic institutions are not wellversed in the heavy duty transport industry, yet many of the same laws and regulations

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Pionke; Christopher Williams; Karen Chou

Society for Engineering Educationdifferent form (called modes) and in different patterns (called paths). With all of theseparameters and conditions in mind, it becomes apparent that actual hands-on examples canbecome very costly. Current in-class illustration includes small scale models of the before orafter version of tensile member system. Each model only shows the failure mode due to aspecific loading condition. While an example of this nature does allow students to see how aparticular system reacts to a given load, it does not exemplify the dynamic propagation of thefailure through the material and it does not allow for any variation of the parameters. Forexample, the students cannot physically view the various paths of crack propagation that

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 3: Working in Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed LeRoy Michor, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

course, and the confusion is grounded in real world concerns.Using as theoretical framework Productive Disciplinary Engagement [11], [12], we analyze thevideo data episodically, investigating the group’s interactions leading up to and including this“glorious confusion.” We argue the state of engagement characterized as glorious confusionreflects real engineering work and develops ways of sense-making and habits of mind that alignwith the higher-level capabilities needed in practice [13].In this case study, we investigate the following research questions. 1) How do student teams take up an engineering task designed for them to adopt roles reflective of professional engineers? 2) In what ways might confusion be a productive state of

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter R Hondred, Iowa State University; Denise Crawford, Iowa State University; Debbie Ann Victor, Des Moines Independent Schools; Michael R. Kessler, Iowa State University

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Materials

generators, melting plastics, using electrical appliances,or “playing” detective in a crime scene accident, applying scientific topics to concrete technology andactivities solidifies the concepts in students’ minds. Students can strengthen their knowledge of thescientific concepts and the relevance to their lives by being introduced to engineering concepts at an earlyage, especially through hands-on activities9,10.Several students have expressed in class that they would be more interested in pursuing a career inscience after their 8th grade experience because they can see how applicable science class can be on adaily basis. Most were not aware of how prevalent scientific technology is around them and theopportunities for careers in science. Often

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Kevin Otto; Joseph Bezdek; Daniel Jensen

analysis, a chasm still exists in integrating and bringing the skills to bear on a design problem.With these six motivating factors in mind, we sought to develop and apply reverse engineering asa component in our design courses. A more detailed description is presented below, beginningwith an overview of our reverse engineering process.4 The Niche: Reverse Engineering and Redesign4.1 Reverse Engineering and Redesign in a NutshellOur efforts to include mechanical dissection in our courses are based on the reverse engineeringmethodology presented in [43-47] and inspired by the aforementioned work of Brereton [4] andSheppard [38]. Its goal is not so much to simply allow students the opportunity to dissect anindustrial product, but

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

Session 2432 A Methodology For Planning Distance Learning Courses Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractThis article is based on personal experience gained as a result of facilitating over sixtyasynchronous classes over the last four years. The article is organized into five areas ofreview and consideration which can assist the faculty member to plan and develop alearning-centered course intended for distance delivery. Whether in the classroom or onthe Internet, critical scrutiny and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. T. Bieniawski

their employees “on-the-job” and execute continuing education bysending their engineers to study at the W institutions abroad and attend “en masse” industrial and researchconventions; (10) Japanese corporations, with their long-term objectives, outspend their US counterparts inresearch and development by a factor of 5:1 and are constantly on the look-out for research findings elsewhe~which could be adapted to their work, (11) in terms of living conditions (expensive housing), working conditions(same cubicles for all), salary previsions (lower than in the US) and family life (not a priority in Japan), theJapanese am much less demanding than Americans in terms of their remuneration and quality of life. (There is noquestion in my mind that my

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Boyan Li

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineers do.IntroductionEngineering students often have difficulty explaining their chosen profession to non-engineeringstudents. Their motivation to finish an engineering degree and to fit within their socialenvironment can be enhanced by doing something interesting yet useful for the community. Withthis in mind, mechatronics engineering students approached the Humans vs. Robots WorkoutChallenge lab. The main justification for the lab was to use various pedagogical learninginstruments such as project-based learning, peer learning, and increased student engagement, allin the function of learning basic robotic concepts and robot programming, as well as developingcommunication skills. Student engagement was directed towards increasing awareness

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

In practice, teams are used for engineering projects for many reasons, including: P To gain innovation from a variety of creative minds. P To utilize people with different expertise and strengths P To address a task in greater detail P To serve as a check for each other, identifying potential errors and problems. To better prepare the students for the work environment, a capstone project can be assigned to teams of students [10, 11]. Capstone Projects that Use Industrial Clients Incorporating an industrial problem can enhance the capstone problem itself [6,15]. Student motivation is greatly improved by the challenge to solve a real

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Joi D. Aybar, Morgan State University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Shonda L. Bernadin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abdelnasser A Eldek, Jackson State University; Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Petronella A. James-Okeke, Morgan State University; John Carey Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Ben O. Oni, Tuskegee University; Stella A. Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Michel A. Reece, Morgan State University; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #26861Board 65: Work in Progress: Growing and Sustaining a Successful Collabo-ration of Programs Developing and Implementing Experimental Centric Ped-agogyDr. Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Dr. Craig Scott received his Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. His educational scholarly endeavors include conduct- ing pedagogical studies on learning technologies and remedial math preparation for engineering students. He instructs courses in computer vision, computer graphics, computational electrical engineering, elec

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ross

“technical leadership” become an effective theme for your work in CTI?Representative Responses: The main area in need of improvement for me and many engineers is communication especially in presentations. This is a major area that I think holds engineers back from being able to advance into leadership positions that they are technically qualified to perform. Aspiring to be a great technical leader starts with practice. Principles of technical leadership can be used in CTI for the classwork, especially the project, for exactly that purpose. This is everything – it sums up all of my career goals. Put me on your mailing list for discussions! I will keep in mind that it is insufficient to just

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Oliva, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation

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College Industry Partnerships

, they were quite cognizantthat things had changed since they took up teaching, and current professional engineers couldprovide insight into the modern approaches used in practice. Industry advisory boards, employersurveys, and consulting subject matter experts are a few examples of this type of informationsharing.In this same vein, during my days in industry, I have found that many practicing engineers lookto academia as early adopters of the latest and greatest methodologies and technologies. Manyengineers view the academics with a sense that they are the ones doing truly advanced researchthat is out of the grasp of the more practically minded industry engineers. For many, the primaryexposure to professors, or PhD’s in general was during their

Collection

2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University

than business ventures andstartups. It is about having a curious mind to identify opportunities, and generate solutions /solve problems by connecting information from various sources, aimed to create value forcustomers and society. This paper presents a gamified way to introduce EM to first-year studentsvia a simulated experience with a potential customer.Context in the courseThe core objective of the Introduction to Engineering course is for the students to learn and applythe engineering design process (EDP) in their course project. Thus, the first week is spent onexplaining various stages of this design process e.g., problem identification and definition,research, brainstorming, modeling, design finalization, prototyping, testing and

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul A. Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical

senior design capstone course and a translational course following senior design. To promote biomedical/bioengineering, Marcia works with Women in Engineering to offer outreach activities and is engaged at the national level as Executive Director of the biomedical engineering honor society, Alpha Eta Mu Beta.Prof. Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rohit Bhargava is Bliss Faculty Scholar of Engineering and Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a faculty member with affiliations in several departments across campus (Pri- mary – Bioengineering: Affiliated - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Science and En- gineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas M. Mattox; David D. Mattox

the internal rate of return (IRR)of their business depends on the assumptions made in other tables. They then adjust theassumptions where it is feasible, or change the design approach to improve IRR. The resultsof the sensitivity analyses usually come as great surprises to the students. In particular, theeffects of receivables and inventory are usually seen to have great impact on profitability.Economics - Engineering Integration: It is after the sensitivity analyses are completed thatthe business economics and engineering design functions become integrated in the minds ofthe students. For the items of greatest sensitivity, the students are asked to indicate what theengineering implication of the particularly sensitivity is. For example, when

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

that is useful fordeveloping courses that smoothly integrate the major facets of course design. The results of thisstudy also demonstrate a process for validating the contents of the instrument and a process forimproving the rating consistency among coders.References Page 23.1032.61 Felder, R.M., Brent, R., & Prince, M (2011). Engineering Instructional Development: Programs, Best Practices, and Recommendations, Journal of Engineering Education, 100(1), 89 –122.2 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press

Conference Session

Transformative Learning in STEM: Accessibility, Social Impact, and Inclusivity in Higher Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Thais Alves, San Diego State University; Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Saint Martin's University; Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Gloria Faraone; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Moses Tefe, Norwich University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #41607Teaching Social Justice in Infrastructure: A Community of Practice Frameworkfor the use of Case StudiesDr. Claudia Mara Dias Wilson, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Dr. Claudia Mara Dias Wilson is an Associate Professor in civil engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). She earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Florida State University. Although she specialized in earthquake mitigation and the development of control algorithms for semi-active dampers to reduce seismic vibrations on buildings, her research interests are broad and include topics

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkat Allada; Rajiv Mishra; Ming Leu; Anthony Okafor; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

willsignificantly impact UMR’s two BS degree option programs in manufacturing and MS degreeprograms in manufacturing, and FV’s manufacturing engineering and technology programs. Wewill establish an integrative and collaborative manufacturing program to reinforce and sharpencritical competencies of students. The centerpiece and uniqueness of this program will be asenior-level, two-semester capstone manufacturing project course that will provide students withthe experience of integrating business and engineering skills toward rapid, distributed productrealization, and a 2-plus-2 articulation between an AS degree Manufacturing EngineeringTechnology program to a BS degree Manufacturing Engineering program. The term“distributed” is used to emphasize that the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley J. Sottile, Pennsylvania State University; Abbie Canale, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Emporia State University; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

first-year engineering coursesmight also provide new pathways for transforming curricula aimed at educating the 21st-centuryengineer [14].Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHW) has been attributed to student success in higher education.While engineering undergraduates and their faculty agree on the need for improveddissemination of information, students desire a broader scope, including information relating tocourses and hands-on experiences [15]. Mindfulness training can support the development ofintrapersonal and interpersonal competencies that transfer directly into supporting students'engineering education experience as well as their personal lives [16].Inclusion and a sense of belonging matter as well. Creating learning communities for

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

; Operations Management in the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University. Page 23.1129.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Systems Learning Within the Context of Subject LearningIntroductionConnecting curriculum to practice is one of the more difficult things to do in education andtraining. In manufacturing practice we must consider many aspects to a problem; whereas ineducation we often explore one topic at a time. Interdependence of the topics, however, is oftenmore important than the topics themselves. Engineering practice requires a systems orientation.1In a recent

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

1 14. I feel satisfied with the Highly Agree 10 Highly Agree 5 Highly Agree 8 course. Agree 8 Agree 9 Agree 13 Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Disagree 1 *No answer means that these students had already made up their mind on the choice of their major.Looking at the student response, it can be concluded that the objectives of the course have beenwell satisfied. Although the students cannot be definitive about their preparation for futurecourses, the answers indicate that the course has provided them with confidence for future studyin engineering/technology. The

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

fromgroups typically underrepresented in engineering are still less likely to persist. We seeintroductory-level engineering courses as having the potential to play a critical role atuniversities like ours that serve a large percentage of such students. With this purpose in mind,we redesigned an introductory chemical engineering course at a research university that isminority-serving. Participants included students enrolled in two sections of the original course(n=117) and one section of the redesigned course (n=53). Data include pre/post surveys ofstudent beliefs about design and interviews. We coded student responses and interviews tounderstand how they perceived the original and redesigned course. We conducted a repeatedmeasures ANOVA to examine

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

developed with theneed to reform upper level engineering education in mind. The goal of the course is to enable thestudents to identify the appropriate joining technique to join two materials for a givenapplication. This involves not only analyzing the functional requirements of the joined apparatus,but considering cost associated with a current or potential joining process and the potentialbenefit of a change-over. The former involves synthesizing knowledge learned in fundamentalengineering courses (e.g., statics/strengths, thermal sciences, and engineering materials), thelatter requires the non-technical skills required of engineering graduates9 (e.g., communication,business).A brief comparison between two welding processes and a soldering

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Noah Salzman; Christopher Emery; Kevin Kloesel; Sandra Cruz Pol; Omnia El-Hakim; Kathleen Rubin

tracking and prediction. Over the course ofthe week, the teachers learned about electronics, networking, radar, meteorology, and complexengineered systems. They also learned about diversity and grant writing, and gained familiaritywith the Massachusetts science frameworks, one of the first state frameworks in the country toinclude engineering as a core focus. The summer content institute was sponsored by CASA, theNational Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensingof the Atmosphere. CASA is developing a distributed network of small, low-cost radars andother sensors designed to observe weather phenomena in the lower part of the atmosphere. Thisnew sensing system will allow for better observation, tracking, and