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1996 Annual Conference

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D.E., Lt. Col. Randall K. Liefer

built a full scale construction laboratory wherecadets experience building design and construction methods by doing it themselves. The AeronauticalEngineering Department teaches flight test by putting cadets in Cessnas and having them do flighttest. Those of us teaching Astronautical Engineering, here and at other schools around the country,face an especially difficult challenge in this regard. We can’t put our students in space and it is verydifficult and expensive to put their projects there. Space educators and experimenters are nothing if not innovative. They’ve used a variety ofmethods to get student projects into space, close to space, at least, into a regime that’s a lot like space.Sounding rockets in a variety of sizes are used

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1996 Annual Conference

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E. J. Mastascusa

. 48-50.BiographyE. J. MASTASCUSA, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University, also taught at theUniversity of Wyoming. His interests include development of an interdisciplinary computer-assistedcontrols laboratory, modelling and simulation in control systems, and development of electronic modules forintroductory EE material. Page 1.333.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘o..,yyRc,:

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William R. Conrad; Earl F. Brune; Elaine M. Cooney

be used with a common schematicentry point. This paper explains the actual program fiuwtions that allow CapFast to be used as a schematic entry to 2interface with PSpice , for an analog circuit, and with CUPL3 for a digital circuit to be programmed in a PLD.Students use the software as a prelab exercise. Then the actual electronics laboratory was conducted to veri~the simulation tool. The students were pleased with the experiments because they could do computersimulation using the schematic as the entry point. Using a schematic as the entry point for electronicscomputer simulation programs is an advantage over writing the netlist files by hand. CapFast is a schematiccapture program which intetiaces with a variety

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1996 Annual Conference

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Steven Widmer

remember in a technical class to include basis in the course. Thestudent is not far removed from high school and still cannot see the light at the end of tunnel. How and wherewill the student potentially apply the knowledge from the course? Associate some application or variedexperiences that students can identify with in the very first class session. The automobile has to be the mostoverworked application and article of identity used in technical courses. Try other ideas such as processesused to manufacture household products or even services. Association is a very powerful tool and can be usedto gain the attention of the learner in every single lecture or laboratory session.Do not omit the obvious The obvious for one person may not be

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1996 Annual Conference

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Richard Korchak; David Swanson

improving manufacturing profitability A secure public funding base Availability of competent and experienced staff Unbiased recommendations Responsiveness to the needs of industry Excellent leadership and management Accurate evaluation systems Cost effective delivery systems Political and industrial support Links to training, education and research Defined plans and objectivesBiographical InformationDR. DAVID H. SWANSONA guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from the Georgia Institute ofTechnology. Former director of the Economic Development Laboratory. Directed the Center for IndustrialResearch and Services at Iowa State University and several

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1996 Annual Conference

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Zhongming Liang

,identification, and visual servoing and navigation,1 the manufacturing technology department sees theimportance of teaching fundamentals of machine vision. It has been a difficult topic to teach since it involves anumber of concepts that many students in manufacturing technology programs are not familiar, especiallywhen laboratory support was not completely ready. In the spring and the summer of 1995, with help of a student majoring in electrical engineeringtechnology, the author used the basic vision system to develop a number of experiments for robot vision. Theyinclude thresholding, image binarization, edge detection, object recognition, image feature extraction andrandom object picking. This paper will briefly discuss all the

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert O. Harger

), imageprocessing (e.g., motion blur removal, character recognition, Markov random field generation for textures),adaptive filtering, adaptive equalization, wireless voice communication, QAM communication with v34 protocols(accompanied by actual implementation on DSP chips in a contemporaneous laboratory course), and manyothers. The limitations of Mathcad for large data sets is sometimes encountered: but learning to fit the problemto the computer is a valuable professional skill. For many students, their project presentation is their first quasi-professional presentation and the relaxed atmosphere is helpful. Communication outside of class is mainly by email. Traditional office hours are held, with the bookrunning on a laptop computer with an

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William Messner; Dawn M. Tilbury

to the complete index of the tutorials, the list of Matlab commands, and the NationalScience Foundation, which provided funding for this project.to not only to other types of software, but also to the use of laboratory equipment. Somepossibilities are discussed in Section 6.3 Structure of the TutorialsThe tutorials are designed to help students learn how to use Matlab for the analysis anddesign of automatic control systems. They cover the basics of Matlab, the most commonclassical control design techniques (PID, root locus, and frequency response), as well as somemodern (state-space) control. A “page” here refers to one Web page; each page will typicallytakes up a few screenfuls on a monitor

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

research to communities beyond the laboratory and address the work’s possible“Broader Impacts” to society. NSF CAREER awards and many of the NSF Research Centergrant solicitations are even more explicit, requiring that grantees craft educational initiatives thatare based in best practices, bring the academic research to the broader community, and positivelyimpact the pipeline of students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) education and careers. For new faculty, and even veteran faculty, these requirementsfor creative educational initiatives that significantly affect a community outside the confines ofthe laboratory can be very daunting. This paper addresses how to design an effective educationalplan that incorporates

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

, and develop asynchronously9.In engineering education, there are two major types of courses: theoretical and experimental.Theoretical courses are usually held in the classroom. All the students sit and listen to theinstructor. Experimental courses are usually held in the laboratory, and students can movearound freely. Theoretical courses are predominantly an auditory environment in which thecurriculum, textbooks, teaching methods, and the teachers themselves are sequential. The over-reliance on auditory-sequential methods in these courses works against the visual-spatiallearners. Laboratory courses are predominantly a kinesthetic environment. The students who arevisual-spatial learner face disadvantages in mastering material in the normal

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.; Xiangwei Liu, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Jeffrey Taylor, Clarkson University; David Schmidt, University of Maryland-College Park; Kambiz Nazridoust, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

interface for the module for Brownian particle motions in cross flows.Module III, Experimental The course sequence includes several experimental modules. One mainexperiment is the measurement in the aerosol wind tunnel with the use of Particle ImageVelocimeter (PIV). The aerosol wind tunnel is located in the Turbulence and MultiphaseFlow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser used was a 120mJ Nd:YaG laserwith a 20° adjustable width sheet generator. In this experiment, the sheet width was 0.5 Page 11.981.4mm. The digital camera that was used was a Kodak ES1.0 MegaPlus camera. The 3camera

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Teamwork is very important in order to succeed at engineering design.3. Becoming an engineer demands dedication.Among the highest rated (mean = 4 for very useful) parts of the Bridges workshops andprofessional development were: • What engineers do • Steps in the design process • Tours of engineering design firms • Students’ perspective on engineering • Communication skills in engineering • Engineering sciences • Engineering laboratory exercises • Engineering design results • Women in engineering • International design.Among the most low rated (mean = 3 for useful; not very low at all) workshop components are: • Principles of statics • Design process in industry • Principles of kinematics, dynamics • Gears and

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; William Semke, University of North Dakota; Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota; Arnold Johnson, University of North Dakota; Ofer Beeri, University of North Dakota; George Seielstad, University of North Dakota

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Design in Engineering Education

discussed his interest in the BugHunter payload and why he needs mosquito populationsamples for his research on biogeography, and Dr. Nilles introduced the participants to potentialbiological pathogens that could use an airborne detector flown as a UAV payload to protectagainst bioterrorism. Two NASA experts were also brought to campus to meet the students. Dr.Adam Steltzner, Flight Systems Chief Engineer with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,California, talked about his experiences in helping to design and build JPL’s twin rovers, Spiritand Opportunity. Dr. Steltzner discussed the rovers’ development, testing, and recent trip to theRed Planet. In the “Marsapalooza” tour sponsored by JPL in 2004, he talked to over 10,000 K-12students, and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College; James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Computers in Education

areconverted to PowerPoint presentations and more problem-based case studies that support criticalthinking, interactive learning, and team/peer instruction are added. The Engineering Technologycurriculum has many problem-based courses and laboratory exercises that can be used to supportactive and collaborative learning while using the wireless tablet PC.The wireless capability of the tablets allows for the quick conversion of a regular classroom to acomputer lab. All that is required is the wireless tablets and an access point connected to theInternet if Internet access is desired. The instructor can use the tablet PC and projector to makepresentations. Using the pen input, the instructor can easily annotate PowerPoint slides duringthe presentation

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

23 3.96 0.69 integral calculus avg 4.04 st dev 0.14 3 12 6 2 23 3.30 0.80 I feel that I am prepared for MECE 3369 (mechanics of solids) and MECE 3336 (dynamics)As noted above, course surveys such as the ones already described in this document are notsufficient to demonstrate learning. Once it has been determined which Outcomes are to beassessed in which course, the next step is to determine exactly what type of assignments will beused to directly assess student learning related to these designated outcomes. Possibilitiesinclude specific homework assignments or problems, projects, laboratory

Conference Session

Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Madeline Schreiber, Virginia Tech; Katrina Ramsdell, Virginia Tech; John Muffo, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

question then arises: Issuch a design the most effective at having the audience retain the main assertion of theslide? According to Robert Perry of Hughes Aircraft and Larry Gottlieb [2] of LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory, the answer is “no.” Since the 1960s, Perry has argued fora succinct sentence headline on presentation slides. Following Perry’s lead, Gottlieb hascome to the same conclusion at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. Although the sentence-headline design is the standard at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the design is seldomused outside of that laboratory. In The Craft of Scientific Presentations, Alley [3]presented an argument for using succinct sentence headlines. More recently, Jean-lucDoumont [4] and Cliff Atkinson [5

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John C. Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Ali Reza Osareh, North Carlina A&T State University; Lisa D. Hobson, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

middle school, high school, and community college students to expose and increase their interest in pursuing Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Astatke travels to Ethiopia every summer to provide training and guest lectures related to the use of the mobile laboratory technology and pedagogy to enhance the ECE curriculum at five different universities.Prof. Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Petru Andrei is Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at the Florida A&M University and Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Projects in Manufacturing Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); David English; Michael Naceri Hazm

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Manufacturing

experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Mr. David English David English received and Associate in Electrical Technology Degree from New England Institute of Technology, presently David is about to complete his Electrical Engineering in Technology Degree from Drexel University. David has been employed in the power generation field for the past 10 years. The facility where David is presently

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Materials

consisted of a set ofhands-on laboratory experiments on material testing while for spring 2016 a non-hands-onproject was assigned. For spring 2016 the students were required to simulate a material propertyor a basic manufacturing process using any finite element analysis software, or write a shortreview article on a topic closely related to the subject of materials and manufacturing. It was 3intended to add enrichment to the learning experience beyond the confines of the traditionalclassroom and positively impact a students’ academic performance. This would also lead todevelopment of better pedagogical practices by the engineering faculty, help the college to bettermeet the ABET objectives by

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Iolani Pettiford, Liberty University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Domestic Undergraduate Engineering Students," in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011.[2] C. Ciocanel and M. Elahinia, "Teaching Engineering Laboratories Based On A Problem Solving Approach," in Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Pacific Southwest Annual Conference, 2008.

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Technical Session 8: Virtual Reality

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Mirabolghasemi, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; David Cole, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

, risk, reliability, and vulnerabilityin critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His pub-lications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers& Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded projects exceed $ 4.2 M including National ScienceFoundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Industry, and other Research Laboratories. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Understanding the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality to Support Teaching Drilling Trajectory ConceptsAbstractAs technology in the classroom gains popularity, the interest in virtual reality (VR) in

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

diverse student populations, as prior work has shown that low self-efficacyis often a contributor to attrition [5, 6].Within an undergraduate curriculum at a small, teaching-focused institution in the southeast, anintegrated student outcome thread focused on development of civil engineering design skills wasadopted and mapped by faculty across a series of 16 departmental courses. The design outcomethread encompasses instructional material from courses in 1) Introduction to Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, 2) Dynamics, 3) Geomatics Lab, 4) Highway Engineering, 5)Mechanics of Materials, 6) Hydrology and Hydraulics, 7) Asphalt and Concrete Laboratory, 8)Measurements, Analysis and Modeling of Civil Engineering Systems, 9) Reinforced ConcreteDesign

Conference Session

Continuous improvement of programs, practices and people.

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti

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Continuing Professional Development

drawn from academia, industry and national research laboratories.  Objective 2: Pilot, Evaluate and Revise Curriculum. The CyberAmbassadors training will be piloted on university campuses, at appropriate CI conferences, and at other institutions and laboratories. During the pilot process, at least 75 individuals will be trained as CyberAmbassadors and the curriculum will be evaluated and refined based on these experiences.  Objective 3: “Train the Trainers.” The CyberAmbassadors program will collaborate with groups that provide technical CI training (XSEDE, Blue Waters, Software/Data Carpentry, etc.) and that provide facilitation skills training (Tau Beta Pi) to “train the trainers” and

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Peyton Jones, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

logic before introducingstudents to the ‘higher-level’ topics of microprocessors and the Internet Of Things (IOT). Analternative and potentially more motivating approach is to reverse this sequence. This paperdescribes the design of a new hardware kit and sequence of laboratory exercises which aim togive students hands-on experience with Embedded systems and IOT at an early stage in theiracademic careers. The kit is based on a low-cost, wireless-networked, 32-bit ARMmicrocontroller with integrated Cloud support. The sequence of lab exercises which buildincrementally on one another is described in detail, and the experience gained running them forthe first time is reported. Outcomes relate to the ability to extend knowledge from an

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Keller, University of Wisconsin, Platteville ; Jodi F. Prosise, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

our students that are designed to build on our strengths and provide new areas of success.IntroductionMakerspaces are no longer novel or rare and are regularly being established on campuses and inurban spaces across the United States and beyond. A variety of research has been conducted tocatalog the positive impacts of makerspaces especially as it relates to engineering education. Ascampuses develop makerspaces, they have used the spaces as a type of laboratory to test theimpact of projects and courses related to making. We will build on this growing literature as wedevelop programming and policies for our Innovation Center (expected to open in the Fallsemester of 2022) that will promote an open and inclusive experience for users.New

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Safia Malallah, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

these barriers, results showed that student CT improved overall. Although a statistical comparison showed that scores from the United States were higher than the scores from Kuwait, Kuwaiti females scored statistically higher than US females for CT abilities. Therefore, the investigation concludes that the STEM outreach program effectively promoted CT concepts in Kuwait.IntroductionThe objective of computational thinking (CT) is to increase computer science (CS)knowledge so that students can take what they learn in the classroom and laboratory andapply that knowledge to the modern workplace. Early CT exposure is critical for futureeducational outcomes because it helps students understand the connection between

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

CoursesBelow is a brief description of the four required courses, as well as a description of the virtuallaboratory in which all labs for the three core technical courses are run. Several of the electivesand graduate courses also are implemented in the environment. More details about the coursesincluding a recent syllabus can be found on the Iowa State University Information Assurancewebsite [4]Virtual Laboratory – ISELabThe ISELab virtual laboratory provides a real world networking environment for students. TheISELab provides 120 publicly addressable IP ranges “borrowed” from the Internet. These IPranges are connected to the backbone “Internet” network within the ISELab to allow students towork in or run their own “corporate” network. ISELab is air

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Scott Liddicoat, Green Bay Southwest High School; Cris Folk, Madison College

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

for the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE). With funding from the National Science Foundation, CREATE seeks to advance renewable energy education nationwide by supporting faculty and academic programs in renewable energy. Dr. Walz is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) Program, and he is an instructor for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Summer Institute, providing professional development for middle and high school STEM teachers. Dr. Walz has been recognized as Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and as the Energy Educator of the Year by

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

outcomes were assessed for the actual course (F and J),but all could be considered. These assessment tools are representative examples, and moreexamples could be created. The new ABET outcomes would also be able to map similarly to thecourse activities. Student Outcome Potential Assessment Tool(s) Mathematics: cryptology proof; science: electromagnetic (A) An ability to apply knowledge of mathemat- side-channel attack recreation or simulation; engineering: ics, science, and engineering any of the laboratory assignments listed in Table 1 (B

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilse B. Nava Medina , Texas A&M University ; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #20154Comparing the Effectiveness of Semester-long vs. Accelerated-summer CourseOfferingsIlse B. Nava Medina , Texas A&M University Ilse earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. During her doctoral study, she has been a graduate teaching assistant for General Chem- istry and Organic Chemistry laboratories. She is also currently teaching the Metallic Materials (MMET 207) laboratory, as part of the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering