Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W Wait, Marshall University; Sameh M. El-Sayegh, American University of Sharjah; Salwa Mamoun Beheiry, The American University of Sharjah

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Engineering Economy

American University of Sharjah. He holds a Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Texas A&M University, USA, and an M.S. in Construction Management from Texas A&M University, USA. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) since 2006. Prior to his academic career, he worked in the construction industry in Greece & Yemen with Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and in the US with the Morganti Group Inc. His areas of research and teaching interest are construction & project management, project control and construction contracting. He published over forty research papers in international reputed project management journals

Conference Session

Integrated Activities for Green Energy and Manufacturing Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Engineering , he earned a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a concentration in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing (ISE) at Unniversity of Texas in 2016. His research is focused on undersanding Complex Technical and Socio-Technical Systems from an Infromation Theortic approach. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufactur- ing and Green Energy Manufacturing. His research interests are in Systems Engineering & Architecture, Complex systems, Systems testing and Application of Entropy to Complex Systems.Dr. Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso Eric D. Smith is currently an Associate Professor at the University

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico; Kevin Orner, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

students (n=79) at a Hispanic-Serving Institution(HSI) through a semester-long group project. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costanalysis (LCCA) were used to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of energyrecovery, water reuse, and nutrient recycling processes from a small-scale agriculturalwastewater treatment system in rural Costa Rica. Students’ ability to solve problems and producesolutions that accounted for environmental, economic, and social factors were evaluated usingdirect measures of student performance on specific assignments (e.g., final report, final videopresentation) and indirect measures using a self-efficacy questionnaire. Direct measures weregraded by the instructor of the course and an in-country partner

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

include quizzes, homework, exams, and course projects, with a primary focus onmeasuring student skills. It is important that, along with mastering the skills, students should alsopossess self-belief that they will be able to perform required tasks with those skills. An importantresearch question is: How should self-efficacy be measured in engineering courses? This paperaddresses this question by highlighting the results of a longitudinal study conducted on students inengineering modeling and design (junior-level) courses at Arkansas Tech University. This courseis selected because the teaching method is based on project-based learning activities. Using thecollected data, we have analyzed the effect of learning style preference on the perception of

Conference Session

WIP It! Faculty Development Style!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rucha Joshi, University of California, Davis; Jason R White, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

, learning, outreach and diversity of engineers, along with instructional innovation in biomedical engineering. Her current research looks at applying human-centered design thinking to approaching challenges in teaching engineering. Dr. Joshi is actively involved in educational entrepreneurship projects, STEM popularization activities and making engineering accessible to underrepresented high school students in the U.S. and India.Dr. Jason R White, University of California, Davis Dr. Jason R. White is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Dr. White has been at UC Davis since 2015 and he has been an instructor of several un- dergraduate chemical engineering

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Om Prakash Jain, Independent Consultant

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

from our experienceof carrying out various initiatives at different Indian institutions and relies on our twin findingsthat the faculty that have goal clarity perform better [12] and most faculty members requireextrinsic motivation [13]. This paper describes the CCAARR framework’s six phases -Choosing, Conditioning, Assessing, Allocating, Realizing, and Recognizing, and ends withconcluding remarks.The CCAARR framework The framework’s broad goal is to build the institution and develop potential leaders. Theframework achieves this by potential leaders progressing towards fulfilling the vision-mission byidentifying and implementing projects in the areas of their interest and expertise. As an example,a vision statement at a college is ‘to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University; Samuel Molina, Rice University

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Mechanical Engineering

analytical or numerical schemesduring a design process. However, most of the students’ academic development is centered onderiving tedious equations and solving textbook problems, which are difficult to visualize andphysically understand, and cloud their intuitive nature to comprehend a problem on its entirety.These conventional approaches and methods of disseminating content in the classroom have atendency to exclude diverse learning styles of students. Thus, teaching schemes solely focused oncovering themes verbatim from a textbook or paraphrasing from a slide presentation are hinderingthe students’ ability to understand and apply all the engineering principles in design projects. Suchtechnical concern is observed during their senior year capstone

Conference Session

Subjects in 3D Printing and ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Sarah R Hoffman, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Steven Kibler, Northern Embedded Solutions; Alfred Upton, ACUASI; Patrick Bakke Dewane, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Fairbanks.Dr. John Monahan, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Upward Bound John Monahan is currently the Director of University of Alaska Fairbanks, Upward Bound and Princi- pal Investigator of the National Science Foundations EPSCoR Track 3 ”Modern Blanket Toss” project investigating the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in K12 classrooms.Ms. Sarah R Hoffman, University of Alaska Fairbanks Sarah graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, concentration in Aerospace and minor in Mathematics. She then joined the ACUASI team designing mechanical integration of payloads using CAD programs and a 3D printer. Poked and prodded almost daily for a year by her supervisor, she

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University; Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

is the first and only individual from his native country and Texas Tech University to have received this prestigious award. Fur- thermore, he was a recipient of the Texas Tech University President’s Excellence in Diversity & Equity award in 2014 and was the only graduate student to have received the award, which was granted based on outstanding activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding of equity and diversity issues within Engineering Education. Additional projects involvement include: Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Project; Computational Think- ing/Pedagogy Project; Rocket Project of SystemsGo; World MOON Project; East Lubbock Promise Neighborhood (ELPN) Project; and Robotics

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Marya H Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University; Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Leonardo Andres Madariaga, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach / Federico Santa Maria Technical University

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First-Year Programs

coursework and the design process of undergraduate students in project-based courses.Marya H Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University Marya Schnedeker is a M.S. student at Tufts University in Human Factors Engineering. Her research focus is instructional design. She is currently researching methods of training novice users on CAD software and 3D printers.Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Sarah Coppola is a graduate student in Human Factors Engineering at Tufts University. Prior to attending Tufts, Sarah worked as a reliability engineer and completed an AmeriCorps service year teaching in an engineering magnet high school in Paterson, NJ. She draws

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Regina Ruane Ph.D., Drexel University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universi- ties and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents findings from an impact study of a lower division student experience withinan undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. This experience, culminating in the secondyear of the curriculum, is integrated across multiple first and second year courses and includeselements commonly found in senior-level capstone project courses. An introductoryprogramming course utilizing an embedded platform is the first course in the sequence. Thefinal course in the sequence requires students to design, build, and test an autonomous mobilerobot. Through a series of milestones, students systematically complete both the hardware andembedded software tasks required for the project. The final milestone

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

lieu of a formal laboratory, is taught as an interactivedemonstration/experimentation session. Simulation and experimentation is used to demonstratethe new concepts from each week. In addition, students are grouped into teams (the size of theteams can vary from two to six and depends on the topic and the equipment available) and aregiven an opportunity to perform their own experimentation as well. Some of this work is done inclass while some is given to the students as hands-on work to be done outside of class. Finally,the course has a final project (design of a simple direct-conversion receiver) that the studentsperform in teams of six outside of the normal class time. The lectures, interactive exercises, andthe project are discussed in more

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shraddha Sangelkar, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; William C. Lasher, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Erie we are limited to three 50-minute class periods to teach concept generation.Given this limitation, a balance must be chosen between quantity of the methods taught, and thedetail in which students learn them.In spite of the wide array of ideation methods, undergraduate students often end upimplementing only the basic brainstorming method for their capstone projects. The senior designprojects in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) capstone program at Penn State Erie, the BehrendCollege vary widely from traditional mechanism design and construction projects where standardconcept generation techniques are appropriate, to design optimization problems with a strongfocus on mathematical modeling where concept generation relies heavily on the results

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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Computing & Information Technology

learning resources and modes), employer-relevant and practical (project- based learning) than traditional engineering programs at a lower price point. 7. Employing faculty who are a smart blend of engineers + educators, who explore innovative teaching, and are mentors.The GalvanizeU/UNH Academic Model and Pedagogy GalvanizeU/UNH’s program places hands-on, collaborative, project-based learning at thecenter of education. Emphasizing real world experience, communication, leadership andentrepreneurship, it offers a diverse body of students the opportunity to experience data scienceas an engaging and collaborative profession, pairing technical training with 21st centuryprofessional skills. A priority goal of GalvanizeU/UNH is to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yufeng Ge, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

accredited biological and agricultural engineeringdegree programs. Students participate and interact in small teams for a course with enrollments of60 students or more. The course assumes the student to be a junior, senior, or first year graduatestudent who has completed an introductory electronics course and most core and elective courses.Weekly laboratory activities include bread boarding of basic instrumentation circuits followed byspecialty exercises on sensor response times and controls. Two signature laboratories include openchannel and pipe flow water flow measurements and an internal combustion engine test exercise.Student teams also develop semester projects which are presented as posters and papers at anannual department open house

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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International Forum

pedagogies applied and results are also discussed in this paper. We also discuss ourNSF-UC Berkeley funded collaboration on Context-Based Learning and the IEEE-CPMT/SCVSection’s support for Humanitarian Engineering Students Projects at Ohlone College.Female and Underrepresented Ethnic Group Students in Engineering To continue advancement in energy science and research and to thrive in a global economy, the U.S. will have to rely on scientists and engineers to develop innovative and high-value- added products and services, as well as improve productivity through the use of technology- based tools.1 This pipeline of scientists and engineers, with its under-representation of women and underrepresented minorities (African Americans, American Indians or

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Shannon Walton, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Tech University and a Master of Science degree in Statistics from SMU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Insights on Retention of Underrepresented Minority Electrical and Computer Engineering Transfer Students (Experience)AbstractFrom 2009-2013, Texas A&M University (TAMU) received funding for the EngineeringTransfer Scholar (ETS) project under the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) program. The goal of ETS was toincrease the quantity, quality, and diversity of the engineering workforce in the state, the UnitedStates (US), and globally

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

and assessment toolshave been used:Pre-course assessment survey consisting of 27 questions inquiring about their pre-requisites knowledge of the topics has been conducted (see Appendix A for a list ofsample questions)PowerPoint slide presentations with embedded YouTube videos and other onlinedemonstrations (for example, using Ashby charts)In-class activities with real life automotive components (both steel and aluminum, for a“Touch and feel” and for comparison)Class work and Homework (with solutions)Quizzes (with solutions)Examinations (with solutions)Project(s)/Project PresentationsPost-course assessment surveyOthers (Field Trips, etc.)Out of the above, Field trips could not be arranged due to short duration of time to meetand also with

Collection

2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force; Traci A. Sarmiento, United States Air Force Academy; Cory Cooper, U.S. Air Force Academy; Donald William Rhymer, United States Air Force

emphasizes technology infrastructure through its Computer Systems Capabilities and CyberOperations blocks, encompassing approximately 2/3 of the course material. Specific questions on the finalexam will provide assessment data for this proficiency.6: The course emphasizes implementation (prototyping), testing, and iteration throughout its AlgorithmicReasoning block, encompassing approximately 1/3 of the course material. A sub-score for programimplementation on a programming project will provide assessment data for this proficiency.8: The courses emphasizes the Understand – Design – Implement – Test systematic problem-solvingstrategy throughout the Algorithmic Reasoning block and afterwards in the course project. Homeworks,in-class assessments

Conference Session

Graduate Student Support

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz P.h.D., University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

ofgraduate-level engineering research [1, 2]. The overall hypothesis of this effort is that the two-course sequence we will describe, which utilizes the Richard Paul/Linda Elder framework of CT[3], will effectively and consistently facilitate students’ acquisition of information literacy andwriting skills, and speed the development of intellectual independence.The two courses are designed for just-in-time intervention to graduate students at key juncturesin their programs of study. The first course is for new graduate students who have selected aresearch project and who are expected to begin developing breadth and depth of understandingthereof. Course 1 focuses on information literacy: finding, assessing, and critically reading theresearch

Conference Session

Opening Up: Data, Open Access, and Open Educational Resources

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily A. Bongiovanni, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

mini-grants include addressingaccessibility, dissemination, and copyright concerns. This project contributes to the discussion onthe role of OER in STEM curriculum and techniques librarians can use to facilitate OER adoptionat their institutions.IntroductionAccording to the College Board’s estimated student budget for 2018-2019, undergraduatestudents at public four-year institutions are expected to budget an average of $1,240 a year ontextbooks and course supplies [1]. According to Mines’ 2019-2020 Cost of Attendance, theinstitution informs students they should budget $1,500 a year on books and supplies, whichmeans the university’s approximately 5,000 undergraduate students should collectively budget$7,500,000 this academic year.Universities

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

evolving innovativeideas into business ventures, convincing students of the importance of being entrepreneurial intheir future endeavors, improving students’ communication and teamwork skills, and recruitingstudents for further academic and entrepreneurial pursuits in the University of Kentucky (UK)College of Engineering. In order to meet these objectives, the students participate in a number ofactivities including team building exercises, hands-on engineering labs, engineering companytours, networking opportunities, a group business venture competition, and recreationalactivities. Through the group project, students are involved in concept development, productdesign, prototyping, business plan development, and public presentation.This paper will

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Miller, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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Educational Research and Methods

concerned if steps can be taken to reduce thelag time.Several obstacles exist that can lead to uncertainty and a longer transition into industry. First,students can no longer determine the type of problem they are facing or which equations applysimply by recognition of the section of the text they are studying. While in school, material isbroadly segmented into courses that are refined into chapters and topics. The proper problemapproach is easily recognized and their success verified by the answers in the back of the book.When initially given a project the young practicing engineer may feel insecure and unsure of theapproach that should be taken. They feel lost without the safety net of the course leading theway. Try as they may they will not find

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-1867: EXPERIENCE WITH AND LESSONS LEARNED IN A STEMSUMMER CAMP FOR TRIBAL COLLEGE STUDENTSWei Lin, North Dakota State University Dr. Wei Lin is an Associate Professor of environmental engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of the interdisciplinary Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate program. Dr. Lin teaches environmental and water resources courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His research areas include water and wastewater treatment technologies, wetland studies, and river water quality modeling and management. He has participated in the ONR, NASA and ND EPSCoR funded Native American educational outreach projects as

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Engineer of 2020 and highlights their callsfor what we term “inspiring students.” The paper then analyzes various effects and parts of acivil engineering program to include guest speakers, case studies, field trips, summer enrichmentopportunities, ASCE Student Chapter events, and service learning projects that can be used to domore than merely educate and train students, but also to inspire them.IntroductionThe purpose of any educational endeavor is to impart learning; for engineering education, anadditional practical element is included to provide students with the necessary skills andattributes to prepare them for their future applications of engineering. At this point, the exactneeds of the future are not known; but we do know that engineers of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kyle F Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. and the University of Illinois

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Conversion project lead with the iFoundry and on the steering committee of the College of Engineering’s Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program.Kathryn F Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignProf. Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael C. Loui is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He serves as editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Accountability in Research. He is a Carnegie

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College; Carmen Sidbury, Spelman College

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First-Year Programs

Page 23.389.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing a Summer Bridge Course for Improving Retention in EngineeringAbstractThis paper outlines the details of a summer bridge, project-based, cooperative, introduction toengineering pilot course developed and successfully implemented at Spelman College in aneffort to increase the retention rate of students to be enrolled in its dual-degree engineeringprogram. The course aims to expose incoming students of any STEM discipline to a broad arrayof practical and theoretical engineering principles for the purpose of helping students makeinformed decisions about pursuing engineering as a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Akundi, RIMES, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #7004A four-year experience with the graduate curriculum for Systems Engineer-ing at UTEP and its convergence/divergence with GRCSEMr. Aditya Akundi, RIMES, University of Texas at El Paso Aditya Akundi earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and is currently a doctoral student within the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) track. He has worked on a number of projects, including a Student Government Association (SGA) funded Green Fund project to engineer and approve a new Wide-Area Student Busing System.Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University

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Electrical and Computer

performance inan elective applied digital signal processing course. First, we overview course organization andlearning objectives. Next, we present data and analysis on student performance. We assessstudent preparedness over the period from 2002 to 2012 using, as a course pretest, the discrete-time signals and systems concept inventory (DT SSCI) developed by Wage and Buck. Pretestperformance establishes a baseline for various student performance data, including hardware-based project grades over the same eleven-year period. Final exam performance data ispresented from 2006, the year the course adopted a standardized final exam that is similar instructure to the DT SSCI but custom designed for this particular course. Particular attention ispaid to the