Conference Session

International Research Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gloria J. Kim, University of Florida; Yong Kyu Yoon, University of Florida ; Jin-woo Choi, Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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International

curriculum overview • Mandatory items - travel documents, weekly progress report, survey responses Korea - weather, packing tips, arrival information, meeting point at the airport, safety tips, must- have apps, getting around, accommodation • Research - expectations, lab culture in Korea • Professional Development workshop while in KoreaStudents were assigned homework for orientation II (picking an attraction to visit and explaininghow to get there using the recommended app) and orientation III (uploading questions to a livedocument on Dropbox).Summer 2019 Cohort: In-country ActivitiesAll the students arrived in Korea on June 15 (Sat), were greeted at the airport and shown to theiraccommodations by Prof. Kim. Students

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Micromachining in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; John Graham, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-2149: A LASER MICROMACHINING D.O.E. TO INVESTIGATEMATERIAL REMOVAL VOLUMESWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Technology Department at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, Penn State, and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively. His interests include Six Sigma quality, manufacturing, coordinate measuring machines, and laser micro-machining.John Graham, Western Carolina University John D. Graham is an applications engineer in the Kimmel School at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC

Conference Session

Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Dr. Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University Michele J. Grimm is the Wielenga Creative Engineering Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to her scientific research, Dr. Grimm has spent a large part of her career focused on curriculum development and enhancement of student learning in engineering. She served on the faculty of Wayne State University for 25 years, where she developed and implemented both undergraduate

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Braddom; Charles Campbell; Shad Reed; Robert Floersheim

conducted. The student survey had645 respondents from 11 engineering courses with active websites as shown in Figure 1. TheUnited States Military Academy curriculum is unusual in that it requires all students, not justthose majoring in an engineering field, to take a series of engineering courses. Therefore, whilemost respondents were civil or mechanical engineering majors, at least 82 respondents (13%)were not. Student responses were taken from the spring and fall 2002 academic terms. Thebreakdown between terms is 196 responses or 30% of the total from spring 2002 and 449responses or 70% of the total from fall 2002. The spring 2002 and the fall 2002 surveys had 7and 8 questions respectively. The first 6 questions were identical, but the seventh

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

, pp. 491-497, 2001.4. Webb, Wendy, “Laptop Lessons,” Online Learning, vol. 5 no. 3, pp 50-54, 2001.5. Wankat, Phillip and Oreovicz, Frank, “An Over-stuffed Curriculum,” Prism, vol. 11 no. 2, pp. 40-41, 2001.Biographical InformationPATRICA M SHAMAMY, P.E. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LawrenceTechnological University in Southfield, Michigan. Besides teaching she currently doesconsulting work in materials and manufacturing and also serves on the University E-LearningCommittee and the College of Engineering Entrepreneurial Program Planning Committee.Address: Mechanical Engineering Dept., Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West TenMile Road, Southfield, MI 48075; e-mail: shamamy@ltu.edu

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bandi Surendra Reddy, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management; Rohit Kandakatla, KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology; Gopalkrishna H. Joshi, KLE Technological University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

Strategy, Operations, and Human Resource Development at KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology. He also has an adjunct faculty appointment with the Cen- ter for Engineering Education Research at KLE Technological University. He completed his Bachelors of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Manipal Institute of Technology and Masters in Embedded Systems from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad. His research interests include education policy, faculty development, understanding organizational development in higher ed- ucation, and integration of technology and entrepreneurship in engineering education. He was awarded Young Engineering Educator Scholarship by National Science

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Diggelman; Michael McGeen

Engineering EducationAll incoming full-time students are enrolled in a mandatory laptop computer program.Many classrooms are wired for connection to the network and Internet and manysoftware packages are installed directly on the laptops. Students can work withoutconnecting to the network and do laboratory work from many locations on campus,including the library and campus center building (http://www.msoe.edu/ae/).Curriculum changesOver the years, Milwaukee School of Engineering’s programs, in an effort to remain atthe cutting edge, continued to add new courses and content without realisticallyevaluating whether students were able to graduate in four years. Recently, engineeringprograms at MSOE re-evaluated course credits required for graduation.MSOE

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-791: LABORATORY-SCALE STEAM POWER PLANT STUDY —RANKINE CYCLER™ COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSISAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jian Yuan, Beihang University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

improving the practical effectiveness of engineering ethics that draws on theories in hermeneutics, practical philosophy, and discourse ethics has recently been awarded the ”Outstanding Dissertation Award” in Liaoning Province, China.Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Gray; Andrew Miller; Francesco Costanzo; Charles Randow

Session 3268 Mathematica Notebooks for Classroom Use in Undergraduate Dynamics: Demonstration of Theory and Examples Charles L. Randow, Andrew J. Miller, Francesco Costanzo, Gary L. Gray The Pennsylvania State University Abstract The use of the commercially available software package Mathematica, which is capable of both solving equations and visually presenting the results, is described to assist in the teaching of an introductory course in dynamics. Improving instruction within the classroom environment and assisting

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

occurring in the manufacturing andproduction sector. These exercises provided an immediate avenue for the direct application of thetopics under consideration. Page 15.493.11Case studies were also developed to put the student into a real-world situation where they have touse what they have learned to resolve the problem or issue. In each case, the students are to applytheir knowledge of improvement programs to the assigned projects and case studies; thenanalyze their effectiveness, suggest improvements, and implement them. Additional case studieswere developed from the study's findings and used as an integral part of the lecture anddiscussion sections

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shah Galib Habib; Arif Sirinterlikci

manufacturing design process. On the contrary, cost is not an issue for academicinstitutions since many software companies have educational programs offering drastic pricereductions.This study presents a general manufacturing process course utilizing manufacturing processsimulation tools as instructional aids. The objective of the course is to accomplish intelligent useof the software tools in learning design of parts, processes or tooling. Basics of numerical analysismethods, upon which the software are based, are also taught in the proposed course. With theassistance of these tools, students can visualize and better study the manufacturing processes.Issues such as cycle time, load and power requirements, material flow, solidification

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

. Explain that humans are an integral part of the Earth’s system and the choices humans make today impact natural systems in the future.Physical Sciences A. Demonstrate that energy can be considered to be either kinetic (motion) or potential (stored). B. Explain how energy may change form or be redistributed but the total quantity of energy is conserved.Science and Technology A. Explain the ways in which the processes of technological design respond to the needs of society. B. Explain that science and technology are interdependent; each drives the other. C. Predict how human choices today will determine the quality and quantity of life on Earth. D. Design a solution or product taking into account needs and

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

integration, yet few engineering undergraduates understand thisprocess.2 Bokulich [2] adds “the state of education in this country, especially in science,engineering and technology, has become a matter of increasing concern to many of us inAmerican industry.”At the graduate level, industry and universities actively collaborate in research and developmentprograms. This results in a supply of highly qualified technical specialists which industry uses tocontinue the process of development. This collaboration is not typical at the undergraduate level,and industry simply “accepts the ‘output’ from university with the knowledge that they have tocomplete the training process through in-house training programs.”3 In an increasing

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34808Introducing Engineering Principles in a Diverse InterdisciplinaryVirtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in RuralLouisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University Mehmet Emre Bahadir is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology at Southeastern Louisiana Uni- versity. His teaching and research interests are in the field of product design, industrial ecology, sustain- able manufacturing, and additive manufacturing.Dr. Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University Ahmad Fayed is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, a former member

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34826Introducing Multidisciplinary Engineering in a Diverse InterdisciplinaryVirtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in RuralLouisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University Ahmad Fayed is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, a former member of the Experiential Learning team, and the Teaching Excellence Team at Southeastern Louisiana University. Ahmad holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and taught several engineering classes at multiple

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua David Edgcombe, Grand Valley State University; Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

distances.The advantages of an SDR/GRC approach to offering communication laboratoryexperimentation is well described; however, the specific implementation details are less welldocumented. While conceptually not overly difficult, there are many non-trivial pitfalls andobstacles that must be overcome to actualize such communication experimentation, especiallyfor RF over-air communications. The intent of this paper is to address this knowledge gap andprovide clear implementation details for a turn-key laboratory in a first or second course inanalog and digital communications. To do so, a series of communications experiments aredescribed, including all processing at both the transmitter and the receiver (including timingconsiderations), the interface to

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-1793: ENHANCING MACHINE-SAFETY EDUCATION THROUGH THEUSE OF VIRTUAL MACHINERYDarrell Wallace, Youngstown State University Darrell Wallace received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State in 2006. Dr. Wallace has worked actively in a variety of manufacturing industries since 1991 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Youngstown State University in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Darrell R. Wallace, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 Email

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

likelycontributing to increased belief and recognition to address climate change but an educational gapstill persists in understanding. Future research should explore why misconceptions still existeven when climate change is taught in engineering courses and how particular concepts areexplained and how student experiences shape understanding and interest.IntroductionCivil engineers, who design and construct society’s built environment and maintaininfrastructure services, have a responsibility to ensure safety and wellbeing for people and theplanet [1], [2]. As the global population continues to grow exponentially [3], demand for non-renewable energy is leading to extreme levels of greenhouse gas emissions [4]. The currentconsumption rate of non-renewable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Funk, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jim Lewis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leilani Pai, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Johan Benedict Cristobal, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Brittany Rader

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education, 2024“Someone has invested in me to do this”: Supporting Low-Income Students to Persist in STEM through an NSF S-STEM grantThere have been numerous, widespread national efforts to address the challenge of a growingneed for STEM professionals. In a 2012 report, the President’s Council of Advisors on Scienceand Technology suggested that the United States needed to produce one million additionalcollege graduates in STEM fields by 2022 in order to keep up with the expected growth inSTEM positions [1]. Between 1970 and 2018, STEM occupations grew 79% [2] and areexpected to continue to grow 10.8% between 2021 and 2031 [3]. Evidence suggests that thenumber of STEM degrees is increasing, as is the diversity of those obtaining STEM

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and lower the barriers to QISTentry? As outlined in the literature [11]–[16], various factors, such as learning environment, design andorganization of the curriculum, assessment, feedback, and learning new tools outside thestudent's comfort zone can impede learning. This research focused explicitly on identifyingfactors that could serve as barriers within the newly designed modules for the Introduction toQuantum Computing course (EEE 4423).Course Structure of Introduction to Quantum Computing (EEE 4423)The course syllabus was designed to cover the 9 key concepts for Quantum Information Science(QIS) learners [17]. This course aims to provide engineering students with an in-depthunderstanding of quantum computing software as well as some

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalena G. Grohman, University of North Texas; Matthew J. Brown Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; Nicholas Raphael Gans, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jeff Glenn Edwards, University of Texas at Dallas

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

a strategy in which an expert provides the necessarysupport for a learner to accomplish a specific task, differentiated according to the learner’sability and situation. As the learner obtains more independence, the expert’s support is graduallydiminished. Typically, scaffolding is part of teaching strategy implemented at different levels ofinstruction (a task, a syllabus, a curriculum). But what we observed in MHR Lab occurredspontaneously and without formal planning or instructional design. We call this type ofinstructional strategy an “organically occurring scaffolding” and discuss it in more details in aseparate publication [37].Peer-to-peer learningPeer-to-peer learning, understood as partnering with more experienced lab members

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

has to be anotherway to meet this challenge. In conventional course occurrences, events like a midterm, final andassignments tend to overlap between classes, and can cause big spikes in student workload. Withan increased number of students in each class, students can also feel the pressure of increasedcompetition. These stresses’ on both faculty and students, negatively affect the positive outcomesdesired by both groups. This paper describes the formulation, design, and execution of twoplanning methods used to help balance the needs, workload, and time resources for both thefaculty and students in an Engineering curriculum. One approach compares weekly instructorworkload for the planning and delivery across three classes. Covering items from

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University; Charles McDonald Cowan II, James Madison University; Robin D Anderson, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Dr. Elise Barrella is an Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty Member of the Department of Engineer- ing at Wake Forest University. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she conducted research in transportation and sustain- ability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Dr. Barrella has investigated best

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Samara R. Boyle, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Jacqueline Gilberto, Rice University; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Anila K. Shethia, Rice University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

physical activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities, integrating sustainability into the engineering curriculum and creating an engi- neering sustainability minor. He has published several articles in the Transportation Research Record, other journals and conferences on these and other related topics. He is currently serving on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Aircraft/Airport Compatibility and is a past member of the TRB Committees on Traffic Flow and Characteristics and Transportation Network Modeling. Stephen is also a member of the Ameri- can Society

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University

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Liberal Education

during the design of an engineering project. It also examinedthe level of integration of that knowledge in project designs. The data gathered offers aglimpse of the characteristics of an integrative engineer and provides insight into the rolethat engineering educators play in producing engineers who are able to consistentlyutilize flexibility, adaptability, and resiliency to ultimately become lifelong learners.Overall, this research provides a framework for engineering educators for reforming theengineering classroom so that the curriculum is more meaningfully linked to thehumanities and social sciences courses from the liberal arts scope and technicalcomponents of the curriculum and thus enhancing the likelihood of developing reflective

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Nelson; Osama Abudayyeh; Edmund Tsang; Molly Williams

communication skills necessary in industry. Equally important, they becomeaware that design is not a unique solution—rather, there are many acceptable designs for a singlesystem.The Proposed Concept:Presented herein is a new curriculum for the civil engineering program at Western MichiganUniversity that: • Is based upon the evolving engineering office of the 21st century, • Utilizes modern technology and computational tools from the onset of the educational process, • Utilizes student teams and project work throughout the entire educational process, and • Stresses oral, graphical, and written communication, and team skills.An integral part of this curriculum is a freshman experience that stimulates

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eisa A. Khawaja, Alpharetta High School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

and practices. The preliminary findings revealed that manydeveloped resources and curricula focused on secondary education, specifically middle school.However, recently there has been an increase in curriculum development for primary education.IntroductionArtificial Intelligence (AI) has gained significant attention in recent years across all sectors andfields [1]. In the past, AI was traditionally limited to industry. However, the integration ofengineering and computer science (CS) in pre-college education has led AI to emerge as the nextimperative topic in K-12 education [1], [2], [3]. With new technologies emerging rapidly, such asAlexa and Tesla’s self-driving cars, students must understand these tools and their utilizationstarting in

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

preliminarydesign with estimates to rule out some design options, and the early integration of sustainableengineering practices in the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Thisearly site work can then be integrated through the curriculum with the site being the source ofsoil for soil site investigation and testing, and subsequent geotechnical designs for foundationsand retaining walls. Similarly, the site can be further investigate in the hydrologic engineeringcourse, in stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP), and in any other areas of thecurriculum that might use an “actual” project as a source of real-world problems. This early sitedesign and analysis through the individual courses in the curriculum then culminates in

Conference Session

Technical Session 13 - Paper 4: Promoting First-Semester Persistence of Engineering Majors with Design Experiences in General Chemistry Laboratory

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

curriculum basedon its potential to be supportive of learning for all students. PBL is an educational designapproach which guides learners to “conduct research, integrate theory and practice and applyknowledge and skills to develop a viable solution to a defined problem” [29]. PBL has beenshown to increase long term knowledge retention, the motivation of learners and their ability tosolve authentic problems [30]. More specifically, PBL has been shown to be effective in helpingthe persistence of underrepresented students in STEM. For example, in a case study of at-riskfemale students in a physics classroom, the use of a PBL curriculum was shown to have positiveeffects on both student collaboration and self-efficacy [31]. An additional exploratory